Open Data Usage by Undergraduate Students

Abstract

Problem based learning is a desired graduate attribute stipulated by National Board of Accreditation. With the tutor as facilitator, this active learning process is highly motivational for the undergraduates of engineering stream. Introducing the concepts of research to these future engineers, suggesting to them that they harness the huge amount of open data available in various fields to produce useful results for the society and also enabling them to publish their innovative projects is discussed in this paper.