Integrating a real life engineering case study into the syllabus of an undergraduate network programming using HTML and Java course

Journal of SMET Education : Innovations and Research, Jan-Jun 2003 by Marghitu, Daniela, Sankar, Chetan S, Raju, P K

Dr. Raju received the NSF Novel and Expedited Research Award (1989), NASA innovative research award (1991), Auburn University's outstanding faculty award (1993). He served as a United Nations expert during 1995-1996. Dr. Raju is the recipient of Auburn University's Birdsong Merit Award in 1996 and the Birdsong Superior Teaching Award in 1999 for excellence in teaching. He received the 1997 Thomas C. Evans Instructional Award for the Outstanding paper in Engineering Education from the American Society for Engineering Education. He also received the distinguished Service Award in 1997 and in 1999 the Curiculum Innovation Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Dr. Raju is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and Acoustical Society of India, member of the ASME, ASEE, INCE, ASA, ASNT, INCE, and Pi Tau Sigma. He is on the editorial board of the North American Case Research Journal and is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of SMET Education - Innovations and Research.

Chetan S. Sankar is Thomas Walter Professor of Management and has been on the faculty of Auburn

University since 1989. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Regional Engineering College, India, his Mas

ter of Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in MIS, engineering management and global telecommunications management. Professor Sankar has published more than 100 refereed journal and conference articles. He along with Dr. Raju received the 1999 Curriculum Innovation Award from the ASME International for integrating theory, practice, and design in a mechanical engineering design course. A multimedia courseware he created along with Dr. Raju won the Premier Courseware Award of 1998 from NEEDS and John Wiley & Sons for its ability to stimulate active participation and teaming by students. He received the Outstanding Research Award from the College of Business in 1997. Professor Sankar along with Drs. Raju, Halpin, Halpin are actively involved in using research methodologies to develop multi-media instructional materials for use in undergraduate classrooms. These projects have been sponsored by the National Science Foundation.