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The World Wide Web in Engineering Team Projects
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, , Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

IJET Volume 3, Number 2, ISSN 1077-9124 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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The introduction of new communication technologies such as the World Wide Web (Web) is creating unique opportunities for engineering professionals to develop new coordination and communication strategies. Of particular interest is the capability of teams to interact remotely in a virtual team environment. Whereas traditional project coordination required regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings, technologies such as the Web are introducing concepts such as asynchronous coordination, remote videoconferencing, and centralized information centers. These remote forms of communication and coordination facilitation introduce a unique set of questions and issues into the engineering domain, such as the efficiency of the technology and the appropriateness of the technology. This paper introduces one approach to examining these issues through the use of the Web as a communications medium in the engineering classroom. The paper provides initial results from studies being conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology and analyzes the issues facing educators and developers in the pursuit of advanced classroom communication technologies (Project URL: http://civilstat90.ce.gatech.edu).

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Chinowsky, P.S. & Goodman, R.E. (1997). The World Wide Web in Engineering Team Projects. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 3(2), 149-162. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 12, 2024 from .

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