World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education (WTE&TE)

 

CONTENTS


  Inside pages

Z.J. Pudlowski

Editorial

369

A.K. Ball, J.Z. Zhang &
C.W. Ferguson

An applied approach to teaching a graduate-level research methods and design of experiments course

371

R.K. Upadhyay, S.K. Gaur, V.P. Agarwal & K.C. Arora

A unified quality assurance system for engineering education: an exploratory viewpoint

375

E.A. Danilova & Z.J. Pudlowski

Research on the curriculum development in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) to improve the communication skills of students in engineering and technology studies – a research scheme

385

P. Anastasiadis & G. Metaxas

Issues of importance in engineering education and distance learning

393

M.E. Ssemakula & G.Y. Liao

A hands-on approach to manufacturing education

397

C-Y. Chen, Y-J. Lee & K-S. Kao

The specific practice of the Last Mile project at Taiwanese universities of science and technology: a discussion of the different effects between topping and sandwich teaching methods from the perspective of industry

401

R.B. Ward

Educating – safety

409

S-J. Lou, K-H. Tseng & R-C. Shih

A study on cultivating the application of knowledge management for vocational high school teachers of mechanical engineering

415

G.G. Rogozin

Frankl’s theory of logotherapy – is it a remedy against the world moral crisis attack on university students?

421

H. Zhang, Y. Tang, C. Richmond & P. Mosto

Interactive Mobile Aqua Probe & Surveillance (IMAPS) – a multidisciplinary design project

425

H.I. Abu-Mulaweh & D.W. Mueller, Jr

The determination of the thermal conductivity of fluids

429

K.G. Kalkanis, L.G. Boussiakou, E.C. Kalkani & I.K. Boussiakou

Student gender differences in the final examination of an introductory engineering course

433

R-G. Chung & C-L. Lo

The study of different cooperative learning and problem-based instructions in promoting students’ teamwork competences

441

E-S.S. Aziz, S.K. Esche & C. Chassapis

A scalable platform for remote and virtual laboratories

445

T-C. Wu & C-C. Li

A multiple regression analysis on safety performance in university laboratories

449

S. Kluj

The finding of diesel engine faults and an example syllabus in maintenance training

453

M.S. Al-Ansari

Teaching two-way ribbed slab analysis and design using the MathCAD program

457

G.D. Oliver & J.G. Chow

The use of a morphological model for teaching manufacturing processes to students pursuing an industrial engineering degree at Florida International University

465

A. Elkamel, C.S. Khor & C. Baker

Teaching industry-based intensive short courses and its significant effects in keeping up with current industrial trends and practices

469

F.S. Chen, Y.M. Lin & C.A. Tu

A study of the emotional intelligence and life adjustment of senior high school students

473

J. Njock Libii

Design of an experiment to test the effect of dimples on the magnitude of the drag force on a golf ball

477

S. Khoshaba

A comparison of the fatigue calculation process according to Swedish and American textbooks for higher education

481

M.Y. Chiang

A study on the relationship between mechanical engineering teachers’ creative teaching and students’ technological creativity at vocational high schools in Taiwan

489

J-C. Chang & M-S. Wu

A study of the effect of school background on the performance of innovative management at excellent vocational high schools in Taiwan

493

J. Everett, M. Cinaglia, D. Cleary, K. Jahan, J. Orlins, B. Sukumaran & Y. Mehta

Garden City: a distributed sharing community

497

D.W.S. Tai & T.P-H. Li

The objective-based curriculum design for technological and vocational schools in Taiwan

501

S-L. Yang & Y-F. Yang

Strategies for engineering and technology education in the era of the knowledge economy – the Taiwanese example

505

B. Arthaya, A. Sadiyoko & A. Hadiwidjaja

The design of a maze solving system for a micromouse by using a potential value algorithm

509

Index of Authors  
513

 

 

 

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