A mobile/desktop application to integrative science,technology,engineering,and mathematics project-based learning curriculum for continuous improvement
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A mobile/desktop application to integrative science,technology,engineering,and mathematics project-based learning curriculum for continuous improvement
This paper presents an information application, which utilizes undergraduate project-based learning curriculum for continuous improvement year by year. The project work curriculum of the undergraduates in engineering college fully complies with the concept and spirit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. They practice all the learning in campus to analyze, plan, and solve the problems they meet in their projects. With the progression, the adviser/mentor of the projects should give them some suggestions timely to find out the right direction. This paper proposed an ubiquitous information application to support the integrative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics project-based learning curriculum for continuous improvement. Finally, we have also successfully implemented and applied this application in Shih-Chien University Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan since 2012. It helps 11 teachers and 772 undergraduates cooperate 258 project works for 11 years (iterations) for continuous improvement.
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