OpenLabs Electronics is a remote operated electronics lab. Students can use to perform electronics experiments online. During my internship at BTH I've worked on on this project and created software to be used in this project. I've created a user interface in Flash/Actionscript 3.0, an HTTP-proxy in …

Described are a number of national and local initiatives that are taken to motivate young people to choose for technical education. From the local initiatives we focus on the area where Fontys and Actemium are located; the southeast of the Netherlands. Not only governmental organizations and foundations …

We found out that 25 % of our students came to study at the Electrical & Electronic Engineering department (E&E) because they were active (as a hobby) in music. Because of this the E&E department offers their students to work in video and audio themes in all projects of their education. From our inquiries …

Described are the results of an investigation in the appreciation of distance learning, limited to a case study with an online lab-experiment. Together with other educational institutes and companies Fontys University of Applied Sciences participated in a number of projects in which distance learning …

Within the profile Technical Information Technology (ICT Department) the most important specializations are Embedded Software and Industrial Automation. About half of the Technical Information curriculum consists of learning modules, the other half is organized in projects. The whole study lasts four …

Described are the results of a study that was set up to get insight into the appreciation of students for distance learning, especially concerning online lab-experiments. We wanted to know whether an online lab-experiment is more or less effective than a regular one and how it can be used in IPD-projects. …

Een aantal studieonderdelen van de Fontys-opleiding Technische Informatica, met name op het gebied van de Industriële Automatisering worden nader toegelicht. In het begin van de opleiding zijn er oriënterende eenheden, zoals de module Productiesystemen (PRS) en het project Industriële Automatisering …

De projecten op gebied van "Integrated Product Development" (IPD) bij Fontys worden beschreven. Aan de orde komen de verschillende vormen, waarin deze projecten in de loop der jaren zijn uitgevoerd en de samenwerkingsverbanden die hieruit zijn ontstaan. Er wordt aandacht besteed aan de onderwijsvormen, …

An on-going investigation in the learning effects of IPD projects. In three subsequent semesters the students were asked how they rated their competencies at the start of the project as well as at the end of it. Also questionnaires were filled out and students were interviewed. A lot of students tended …

Al jaren lang klaagt de industrie steen en been over de teloorgang van het vakgebied Industriële Automatisering. In het algemeen verstaat men hieronder de softwarematige (maar deels ook hardwarematige) oplossingen die nodig zijn voor het besturen en monitoren van industriële processen. Te denken valt …