More innovative ways of instruction and learning are beginning to infiltrate the field of engineering education. This is motivated by industry demand for entry level employers having more practical decision making experiences, more exposure to realistic and real world engineering problems, the need to improve the learning and retention capacity of students as they matriculate through today's condensed engineering curriculum, and the emerging global competition of the production of engineers. The use of multimedia and information technologies has provided a tool for learning delivery in engineering education, and this project provides a methodology to incorporate real-world experience with decision making in an academic setting. The use of a multimedia case study is used for an engineering design course to encourage team work, improve presentation skills, and simulate real world decision making. An evaluation of the project suggests that students are susceptible to this pedagogy for engineering instruction, and that it can promote critical thinking and team work in an academic environment.
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