Title :
Learning from disasters: developing mechanical engineering topics
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Sect., United States Coast Guard Acad., New London, CT, USA
Abstract :
Engineering disasters are compelling events which interest students and provide a basis for teaching professional history and essential skills of the engineering discipline. This presentation outlines the development of disaster cases for undergraduate mechanical engineers, providing the content to integrate skills in research, writing, speaking, critical analysis and ethical evaluations
Keywords :
accidents; engineering education; history; mechanical engineering; professional aspects; teaching; critical analysis skills; engineering disasters; ethical evaluation skills; mechanical engineering education; professional history teaching; research skills; speaking skills; students; writing skills; Databases; Education; Equations; Fatigue; Graphics; History; Mechanical engineering; Search engines; Speech; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual
Conference_Location :
Reno, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6669-7
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2001.964043
