Engineering class to showcase projects at Exploration Place Engineering class to showcase projects at Exploration Place

Students in Wichita State University's Engineering 101 classes will present their final projects at Exploration Place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Come play with all sorts of electronic and mechanical contraptions, including a robotic arm, electronic pong reloaded, a motion-capture camera and a drum machine programmed with discarded records.

WSU's Engineering 101 course offers students an overview of the engineering discipline, a review of good study habits and hands-on experience as a practicing engineer.

For their final projects, students learn introductory digital electronics with microcontrollers by exploring their own interests through problem-based learning. This year the course was taught by John Harrison, adjunct instructor in WSU's College of Engineering and former director of WSU's Center for Research in Arts, Technology, Education and Learning (CRATEL).

Exploration Place is located at 300 N. McLean Blvd. For more information about Exploration Place, call 660-0600.

For more information about the final engineering class project, contact John Harrison at john.harrison@wichita.edu.