A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results—Part I

Author

Das, Shuvra ; Yost, Sandra A. ; Krishnan, Mohan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Univ. of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2010

fDate

5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

201

Abstract

This paper describes the first phase of a Mechatronics Curriculum Development effort-the design of an Â¿Introduction to MechatronicsÂ¿ course, the infusion of mechatronics activities throughout the curriculum and in outreach activities, and assessment results. In addition, the relevance and impact of such a curriculum on the education of engineers in relation to the evolving global economy is discussed. The second and third phases of this effort included development of two advanced mechatronics courses and the formulation of a mechatronics curriculum, which will be addressed in a companion paper, Â¿A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results-Part IIÂ¿ (IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 2, May 2010).

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; mechatronics; course; engineering education; global economy; mechatronics curriculum development; Control engineering education; Curriculum development; Design engineering; Educational products; Educational robots; Electrical engineering; Knowledge engineering; Mechatronics; Mobile robots; Robot kinematics; Curriculum development; mechatronics education; mobile robotics; precollege outreach; project-based learning;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2008.2011539

Filename

5169909