Introduction of mechatronics in pre-college programs and freshmandesign course in an active and cooperative learning framework
Nagchaudhuri, A.
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual
Volume 3, Issue , 2001 Page(s):S2E - 17-22 vol.3
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/FIE.2001.964030
Summary:The burgeoning field of "Mechatronics" has been evolving over the
last few decades as a new field of pedagogy within the engineering
curricula. "Mechatronics" synergistically combines engineering
mechanics, electronics, and computer technology. The development may be
attributed to the growing number of applications and product development
at the interfaces of traditional disciplinary boundaries within the
broad area of engineering education. Accreditation Board of Engineering
and Technology (ABET) is facilitating such efforts by encouraging
engineering programs to promote design activity in multidisciplinary
teams among engineering students. In this paper student activities
related to Summer Engineering Bridge Program (SEBP) and "Introduction to
Engineering Design", a required course for all freshman engineering
majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) are discussed.
SEBP is a NASA sponsored pre-college program for high school students in
transition to college. The program is designed for prospective
engineering majors and is designed to bridge the gap between high school
education and expected standards for freshman engineering majors. Both
the SEBP and the Introduction to Engineering Design course requires
students to participate in a "mechatronic" design project while
cooperating with one another in teams of four or five members
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