This paper presents a case of incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) and EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning (EML) to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in a freshman-level, introductory course in mechanical engineering within an ABET accredited program. The course is designed to teach the basic tools and skills of engineering such as graphics communication, solid modeling, and programming, wit...

The E-CARES project, which was initiated in 1999, is committed to researching reverse and re-engineering approaches of telecommunications software systems based on a graph transformation infrastructure. Ericsson’s AXE10 mobile-services switching center serves as a case study during the project. The progress of the E-CARES research project has been presented to this forum in the previous years. ...

Original scientific paper The ongoing Marmaray Project is one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects in the world. The total length of the over ground and underground Marmaray project is 76,7 km. The first part of project is the Bosphorus Crossing (BC1) with a length of 13,6 km. The BC1 project contains the construction of three bored tunnels and immersed tunnel under the Istanbu...

This paper presents a case study based on a complex software engineering project that took place in a Portuguese SME, Small to Medium sized Enterprise. Our initial goal was to evaluate and adapt Software Engineering theory to the reality of SMEs, usually working in chaotic environments, and following no standard method. We refer to such absence of method as the just do it process model. We shor...

In the last years, the requirements of the end-users are notably evolved. A good software must not have only a good functionality cover but it also must have good usability features. From this point of view, the most recent design methodologies focus on the interaction between the end-user and its user experience; in this way, the design focus there is not on the data element (represented as ob...

This paper presents an e-engineering contracting system developed for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) by the EU funded e-HUBs project (“e-Engineering enabled by Holonomic and Universal Broker Services”, IST-2001-34031). As a dedicated service within the Business to Business (B2B) arena, the engineering e-Hub is designed to facilitate the outsourcing of engineering services. The projec...

The process to successfully engineer quality software suffers from challenges identified over 40 years ago. Upon deeper review, a majority of the factors related to software development failure are human factors. Including a Project Coach (PC) who is focused on humanistic issues in the software engineering process will have a positive impact in addressing software engineering challenges. A PC f...

In the 2010/11 academic year the Institute of Informatics at Wroclaw University of Technology issued ’Software Engineering Team Project’ as a course being a part of the final exam to earn bachelor’s degree. The main assumption about the course was that it should simulate the real environment (a virtual IT company) for its participants. The course was aimed to introduce issues regarding programm...

This report describes the initial work with MAPPAMONDO, a ubiquitous computer system set in a kindergarten environment. Its objective is to offer culture knowledge sharing among children to promote cultural awareness and tolerance. In this project the main goal has been to carry out an empirical background study to receive a deeper understanding of the problem domain. In this report we present ...