Preparing engineering students for the international virtual workplace

K. Sheppard, G. Korfiatis, S. Manoochehri, J. Nastasi, K. Pochiraju, E. McGrath, P. Dominick, Z. Aronson

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Abstract

The "new workplace" for engineering is increasingly at the interface of three environments: the Virtual environment, in which designs can be created and explored, with activities that range from interaction via the Internet to 3-D visualization and immersion in alternative designs of engineered systems; the Product Realization environment, in which physical embodiments of designs can be produced and evaluated; and the Human environment, in which people work together in face-to-face and virtual teams, the latter often internationally dispersed, to design and implement products and processes. Functioning at the interface of these environments is a challenge that must be met by engineering graduates. In this paper we discuss how Stevens is addressing this and also considers issues concerning virtual students teams.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004
EditorsY. Akpinar
Pages365-370
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2004
EventProceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 31 May 20042 Jun 2004

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period31/05/042/06/04

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