TY - GEN
T1 - Teaching courses for an engineering student abroad in iraq
AU - Sonnenmeier, James R.
AU - Wu, Yi
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - A student soldier assigned to go overseas was able to continue his education while abroad by taking key courses in an engineering program online. Using a course management system (CMS) software package and the internet, the courses were taught online in parallel with the normal semester courses. Generally, students take a leave of absence from the university when deployed with the military. This time away from study (called a "stopout") lengthens the time required to complete a degree program. However, sometimes it will actually preclude the completion of the program. Offering these distance learning courses was an effort to avoid that outcome. The tools included in the CMS allowed for the exchange of information and assignments in support of guided self-study. The faculty were able to control the student access to the information to maintain course integrity. The result has generally been satisfactory, however possible improvements are discussed.
AB - A student soldier assigned to go overseas was able to continue his education while abroad by taking key courses in an engineering program online. Using a course management system (CMS) software package and the internet, the courses were taught online in parallel with the normal semester courses. Generally, students take a leave of absence from the university when deployed with the military. This time away from study (called a "stopout") lengthens the time required to complete a degree program. However, sometimes it will actually preclude the completion of the program. Offering these distance learning courses was an effort to avoid that outcome. The tools included in the CMS allowed for the exchange of information and assignments in support of guided self-study. The faculty were able to control the student access to the information to maintain course integrity. The result has generally been satisfactory, however possible improvements are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1115/imece2005-79710
DO - 10.1115/imece2005-79710
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33646204037
SN - 0791842320
SN - 9780791842324
T3 - Innovations in Engineering Education 2005: Mechanical Engineering Education, Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Heads
SP - 211
EP - 214
BT - Innovations in Engineering Education 2005
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2005
Y2 - 5 November 2005 through 11 November 2005
ER -