This project, which performed research on web based academic resources, revolved around the focus question "how does one utilize web-based communication media in order to facilitate the self-perpetuating exchange of knowledge in the academic engineering community?". It examined the social implications of self-sustaining web-based resources, and found that any new web resource needs to fill a previously vacant niche in order to gather the user-base required to be self-sustaining.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Funk, Joseph Emil
• Kingsley, James Leonard
• O'Meara, Ryan Stephen
• Butler, Timon Leslie
• Estabrook, Jonathan Graham

Subject

• Computing
• Learning
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042711-102848

Keyword

• Interdisciplinary approach in education
• Education, Higher

Advisor

• Gennert, Michael A.

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-04-27

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright