Project Management In Freshman Engineering

Abstract

Polytechnic University has continued to develop and implement new and innovative ideas to teach real world concepts to freshmen. The semester-long Independent Project for EG 1004, Introduction to Engineering and Design, teaches students the fundamentals of Engineering Project Management. A team of students must build an operational model, either a Robot or a Computer Controlled House, over an 11-week period. The independent project introduces concepts widely used in both the construction and manufacturing industries: Scope of Work, Tasks,