SERVING THE INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY
 
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1st WIETE Annual Conference on Engineering and Technology Education


Proceedings


Contents

  Front cover 0
  Initial pages 1-5
Z.J. Pudlowski Preface 6
A. Kalanidhi & K. Manivannan Enriching research in academic institutions (Opening Address) 7
H.P. Sjursen Global, integrated engineering education: a curriculum for the 21st Century (Opening Address) 10
A.F. Nesterov & V.M. Zhurakovskiy New challenges for Russian institutions of higher engineering education and their realisation through the priority national project 17
L.G. Boussiakou & E.C. Kalkani Learning through technology, using the Internet at home for first year engineering students 20
E.A. Danilova & Z.J. Pudlowski Public understanding of engineering: consequences and solutions 28
J. Machotka, Z. Nedić, A. Nafalski & Ö. Göl Collaboration in the remote laboratory NetLab 34
A. Nafalski, Z. Nedić, J. Machotka, Ö. Göl, J.M.M. Ferreira &
I. Gustavsson
Student and staff experiences with international collaboration in the remote laboratory NetLab
40
J.M.M. Ferreira, Z. Nedić, J. Machotka, A. Nafalski & Ö. Göl International collaborative learning using remote workbenches for 8-bit microcontroller courses
46
I. Gustavsson, K. Nilsson, J. Zackrisson & L. Håkansson Open your laboratories for remote access to offer experimenting for students on-campus or off-campus 24/7
52
S. Wiak, D. Jeske, M. Krasuski &
R. Stryjek
An innovative interactive e-learning platform
58
P. Anastasiadis & G. Metaxas Sustainable city and risk management
64
W. Makasiranondh, S.P. Maj &
D. Veal
Remote teaching environment for internetworking students in Thailand
68
P. Vohra, M. Tahernezhadi &
R. Kasuba
A system for generating and sustaining interest in engineering
74
L.G. Boussiakou, A. Al-Mozeini & E.C. Kalkani Handwriting in homework associated with student performance
79
N.I. Katsiadramis, A.V. Sotiropoulou, Z.G. Pandermarakis & G. Metaxas Experimental and comparative study on the characteristics of self-levelling mortar for optimisation with marble as aggregate
85
A.S. Rocha, M. Veerachamy,
V.K. Agrawal & S.K. Gupta
Jatropha liquid gold – the alternative to diesel
91
D.Q. Nguyen & Z.J. Pudlowski The internationalisation of environmental engineering education and its significance in creating the future of the environmental engineering profession
97
A. Materka, P. Dębiec, M. Strzelecki, S. Hausman & S. Wiak A secure Internet database system for teaching and research information management at the Technical University of Łódź
102
S. Pushenko Double-Masters programmes as a way for international student collaboration
108
G. Kabouridis An innovative approach to face the first-year mechanical engineering students’ conceptual difficulties in engineering design
110
G. Hassapis, S. Tzortzidou,
V. Alexandrov & C.D. Kloos
A trans-European, multi-departmental course on network and e-business centred computing
114
K. Yoshida, M. Takasugi & T. Suzuki Analyses of loci of bamboomerangs and their educational effects
119
S. Thatcher Development of a low cost flight simulator to enhance students’ learning of technical and non-technical flight skills
123

Index of Authors 128







 
 

 


 

 
 
 
 
     
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