TY - GEN
T1 - V-learn-fact
T2 - ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2013
AU - Kesavadas, Thenkurussi
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Students in the mechanical engineering curriculum are rarely given opportunities for direct experience in the topics in many areas. This is especially true for the education component of the manufacturing and design curriculums. Some reading and stylized laboratory and group projects often substitute for real experience. In this paper an innovative experiential learning curriculum called Virtual Learning Factory (V-Learn- Fact) is described for teaching manufacturing and design courses. In the V-Learn-Fact curriculum, the entire class takes part in a single large project, which covers product realization from concept to final production stage. V-Learn-Fact was implemented in MAE464/564 - Manufacturing Automation course (senior elective and graduate level course) between 2006-2012. A student survey was carried out to gauge effectiveness of this curriculum. 89% of the students fully or partially agreed that the V-Learn-Fact helped them learn topics in manufacturing automation better than traditional mechanical engineering courses. Written comments also provided interesting insights.
AB - Students in the mechanical engineering curriculum are rarely given opportunities for direct experience in the topics in many areas. This is especially true for the education component of the manufacturing and design curriculums. Some reading and stylized laboratory and group projects often substitute for real experience. In this paper an innovative experiential learning curriculum called Virtual Learning Factory (V-Learn- Fact) is described for teaching manufacturing and design courses. In the V-Learn-Fact curriculum, the entire class takes part in a single large project, which covers product realization from concept to final production stage. V-Learn-Fact was implemented in MAE464/564 - Manufacturing Automation course (senior elective and graduate level course) between 2006-2012. A student survey was carried out to gauge effectiveness of this curriculum. 89% of the students fully or partially agreed that the V-Learn-Fact helped them learn topics in manufacturing automation better than traditional mechanical engineering courses. Written comments also provided interesting insights.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2013-63817
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2013-63817
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903458310
SN - 9780791856277
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Education and Globalization
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Y2 - 15 November 2013 through 21 November 2013
ER -