Browsing Mechanical, Manufacturing & Biomedical Eng by Subject "Education"

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    • Development of a Humanoid Robot for Education and Outreach 

      KELLY, KEVIN; MCGINN, CONOR (School Of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, 2013)
      Robots have engendered a certain public fascination since the term was first coined by Josef Čapek in the 1920s [1]. In particular humanoid robots have the capacity to excite (and in some cases intimidate) the general ...

    • EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR GROUP WORK IN ENGINEERING CURRICULA 

      KELLY, KEVIN (2015)
      Modern engineers are expected to be able to work effectively in teams and accreditation criteria (e.g. Engineers Ireland [1], ABET - Accreditation Bureau for Engineering and Technology [2]) typically make explicit reference ...

    • Further Experiences in CDIO Implentation 

      LYONS, CHRISTOPHER; BENNETT, GARETH; KELLY, KEVIN (2008)
      The CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate) philosophy has become an increasingly influential engineering educatio n paradigm championed by a range of leading engineering educational institutes worldwide. A ...

    • Implementation of a CDIO compliant syllabus in a large engineering programme 

      Bennett, Gareth; Kelly, Kevin; Lyons, Christopher (2008)
      The role of the engineer in industry has evolved, with to day’s engineering businesses seeking engineers with abilities and attributes in two broad areas - te chnical understanding and enabling skills. Institutions ...