Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Introductory Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suresh Kumar Jayaraman, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74074; Jennifer Robinson Glenn, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University; Karen A High, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

nonlinear programing, and multicriteria decision making. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A distance-education model for project and lab-based coursesAbstractRecent increases in engineering enrollments have spurred interest in developing course structuresthat can increase both the efficiency and effectiveness of course delivery. This need isparticularly acute in project and lab-based courses. One potential model is to convert thetraditional learning environment to an internet-based e-learning system. Such an e-learningsystem can be structured to be essentially independent of class-size, time, and geographiclocation. Online courses also mimic the realities of industrial projects in that