Incorporating the Constraint-Source Model into the First-Year Design Experience
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Daytona Beach, Florida
- Publication Date
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August 6, 2017
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August 6, 2017
- End Date
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August 8, 2017
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Page Count
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4
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--29422
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https://peer.asee.org/29422
- Download Count
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264
Paper Authors
John K. Estell Ohio Northern University
Dr. John K Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University, providing instruction primarily in the areas of introductory computer programming and first-year engineering. He has been on the faculty of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department since 2001, and served as department chair from 2001-2010. He received a B.S.C.S.E. degree from The University of Toledo and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Estell is a Fellow of ASEE, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.
Dr. Estell is active in the assessment community with his work in streamlining and standardizing the outcomes assessment process, and has been an invited presenter at the ABET Symposium. He is also active within the engineering education community, having served ASEE as an officer in the Computers in Education and First-Year Programs Divisions; he and his co-authors have received multiple Best Paper awards at the ASEE Annual Conference. His current research includes examining the nature of constraints in engineering design and providing service learning opportunities for first-year programming students through various K-12 educational activities. Dr. Estell is a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and also serves as a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is also a founding member and serves as Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions through a standardized rite-of-passage ceremony.
James Blake Hylton
Ohio Northern University
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Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He previously completed his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, where he conducted research in both the School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Engineering Education. Prior to Purdue, he completed his undergraduate work at the University of Tulsa, also in Mechanical Engineering. He currently teaches first-year engineering courses as well as various courses in Mechanical Engineering, primarily in the mechanics area. His pedagogical research areas include standards-based assessment and curriculum design, the later currently focused on incorporating entrepreneurial thinking into the engineering curriculum.
Abstract
The purpose of this workshop is to present the Constraint-Source Model (CSM) framework and preliminary evaluation data from an initial deployment of the CSM to the first-year engineering community for review, discussion, and refinement. The CSM is conceptually based on four characteristics traditionally associated with the entrepreneurial engineering mindset: technical fundamentals, customer needs, business acumen, and societal values. Our hypotheses are that, by categorizing constraints such that the source of a constraint is also included, an engineering student can (1) examine each constraint from the point of view of a stakeholder from that source area, thereby allowing for a greater perspective on how such constraints can affect the design, and (2) gain an appreciation for the general education courses that provide that perspective. Resources developed to date in support of this framework will be provided. Attendees will have opportunities to apply the CSM towards different design scenarios, to participate in evaluation of student submissions, and join in a facilitated discussion afterwards.
Estell, J. K., & Hylton, J. B. (2017, August), Incorporating the Constraint-Source Model into the First-Year Design Experience Paper presented at 2017 FYEE Conference, Daytona Beach, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--29422
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