An Innovative Approach to Electronics & Information Engineering

The University of South Australia (UniSA) employs a unique award winning hands-on approach to Smart Electronics, Computer Systems and Mechatronics Engineering studies. This innovative program enhances the students future employment opportunities through a process of: Peer Tutoring, Compulsory Industrial Training and Final Year Project.


Peer Tutoring (Mentoring Program)
The emphasis is to put theory into practice in a real life environment. The students can choose to undergo an intensive eLabtronics sponsored Microcontroller Robotic training program. The students subsequently continue in a Peer Tutoring Program of Robotic Competition for High Schools. This innovative CoreChart Robotic Peer Tutoring program was awarded the 2002 UniSA Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Community Service. It is now incorporated as part of the compulsory BUGE (Broadening Undergraduate Education) subject for engineering students.

Chancellor's Award for eLabtronics' contribution to UniSA Science and Technology Awareness Team. (click view larger)

The aim of the mentoring program is to increase the awareness amongst high school students the importance of science and engineering. The following document from the University of South Australia discusses possible reasons for the decline in the number of school leavers entering science and technology courses at universities, and looks at some initiatives taken in Australia to reverse this trend.

Strategy To Attract Students Into ICT Programs - PDF

Industrial Training
A select number of Peer Tutoring students have the opportunity to continue their Compulsory Industrial Training with eLabtronics in high end microcontroller development and control applications. eLabtronics won international acclaims in Rapid Skills Development with their patented and award winning (World Congress on IT 2002) CoreChart Technology which enables large numbers of High School students to get an early start in learning important microcontroller development and application skills.

Final Year Project
eLabtronics offers a number of final year industrial projects. The students are selected on a competitive basis. Most of the projects are innovative microcontroller based electronic control and applications for a diverse range of industries such as Information Communication Technology (ICT), automotive, agriculture, consumer products and more.

Enhanced Employment Opportunities
It is now evident that a close and continued affiliation between the students and eLabtronics over a two year period of Peer Tutoring, Industrial Training and Final Year Project prepares them well and enhances their future employment opportunities.

The quality industrial training has attracted students from Queensland, Victoria, Malaysia, Singapore, China and France.