Title :
Development of a discrete event dynamic systems curriculum using a Web-based "real-time" simulated factory
Author :
Cassandras, Christos ; Deng, Meimei ; Hu, Jian-Qiang ; Panayiotou, Christos ; Vakili, Pirooz ; Zhao, Chenming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
fDate :
June 30 2004-July 2 2004
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper aims at an integrative and innovative approach to curriculum methods of teaching engineering methodology courses. The course is problem driven where industrial case studies are the basis for the introduction of problems, key concepts, and solution methodologies. The objective of developing this educational environment is to bring the complexity of real world decision making to the classroom and to simulate the dynamics and uncertainties of organisational decision making in a classroom setting.
Keywords :
Internet; decision making; discrete event systems; educational courses; engineering education; organisational aspects; real-time systems; teaching; virtual manufacturing; Web based real time simulated factory; classroom setting; curriculum methods; discrete event dynamic systems; educational environment; engineering methodology course teaching; industrial case studies; organisational decision making;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8335-4