Session xxxx Introducing Design Process in Engineering, Engineering Technology Som Chattopadhyay Department of Industry and Technology Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306IntroductionAn innovative set of projects introduced in a regional campus of a state university (withwhich the author was affiliated prior to his current position) forms the basis of this paper.Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is the sixth largest publicuniversity in Indiana with an enrollment of 12,000 students. Typically a commutercampus
an opportunity to apply a three-year comprehensive set of “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”skills and concepts learned in the classroom to an industry related project. Academic liaisonswork with Department of Defense (DoD) and industry to develop problem topics of relevance tothe Army and the Academy, while ensuring projects are scoped to capabilities of project teams.Civilian industry organizations qualify to participate if they service the military in one or more ofthe following five domains: 1) Organizing the force, 2) Manning the force, 3) Training the force,4) Equipping the force
civilengineering: the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition and the AISC/ASCE Steel BridgeCompetition. The benefits of these programs are obvious to those who have participated.Involved students have an opportunity to learn many aspects of project management, fromconceptual design through construction. Previous surveys at Lamar University have shown thatstudents who participated in these competitions perceived their knowledge in several core areasto be greatly enhanced. Significant benefits were derived in the areas of Project Managementand Team Building. [2]Promoting student involvement in extracurricular activities is difficult at small engineering andengineering technology schools. Many factors contribute to this opposition. Engineeringstudents tend to focus
presented. The CAD projects vary widely, e.g. as characterized by the geometric features present in the parts,assembly structure, number of parts in the assembly, overall complexity, physical scale, industry represented, inaddition to coloring and other presentation and viewing issues. The primary purpose of this effort is to elegantlyshowcase the body of quality work generated in a relatively compact manner to permit an enjoyable perusal andreflection that may be of use to others teaching future CAD courses or others, such as students interested in CADwork in a BSME program. In addition, one can see the natural evolution of the course since it was first taught overthe past 3 ½ years. The projects demonstrate the application of CAD knowledge
Session 3249 Enhancing the Education of Engineering Technology Students Through an Honors Program Kathleen A.K. Ossman, Ph.D. University of CincinnatiAbstractThis paper describes the Honors Program in the Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology Department at the University of Cincinnati. Included in the paper is a discussion ofthe requirements of the program, the benefits to both the students and the faculty, and adescription of a specific honors project completed by students at the end of their freshman year.IntroductionThe Honors program
, abusiness development team of several MBA students (coached by entrepreneurial faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers (coached byengineering faculty). The company is responsible for creating an alpha system prototype andcollateral materials such as a business plan and a presentation for entry in academic businessplan competitions. Three pilot entrepreneurial teams chartered in the initial offering completedtheir projects in spring 2004. Funding for these companies was secured through the EconomicDevelopment Administration, the Lemelson Foundation (via the National Collegiate Inventorsand Innovators Alliance), and the University of Florida. A board of directors was formed tooversee the direction of
Session: 2220 Technical Aspects of Creating and Assessing a Learning Environment in Digital Electronics for High School Students Adam S. El-Mansouri, Herbert L. Hess, Kevin M. Buck, Timothy Ewers Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho Moscow, IdahoAbstract To develop an interest and an understanding of digital electronics for high schoolstudents, we have created digital electronic projects using a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA). The approach is module-based
BME Senior Design and Freshmen Engineering Blair A. Rowley, Ph.D., P.E. College of Engineering & Computer Science Wright State University Dayton, Ohio 45435AbstractThis paper reports the results for a senior-freshman teaming event that took place during the fallquarter 2004. It describes the rational for the event, the design leadership required of the seniors,the structure of the design environment, project reports, student reactions, and the eventevaluations.This is the second year that our biomedical engineering seniors have been coupled with ourengineering and computer science
Creating Partnerships between the University and Secondary Schools Laura A. Koehl, Suzanne W. Soled, Anant R. Kukreti and Ted W. Fowler Colleges of Engineering and Education, University Of CincinnatiProject STEP (Science and Technology Enhancement Program) is a joint effort between theColleges of Engineering and Education at the University of Cincinnati to partner with schools inthe Cincinnati Public School system. Project STEP connects engineering graduate students(Fellows) with middle and high school science educators to help bring authentic learningactivities into the classroom. The project is funded through the NSF GK12 program to enhancescience education.The project had two primary goals; 1) to
An Integrated Concept-to-Prototype Capstone Design Experience Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Ph.D., Anthony de Sam Lazaro, Ph.D., Isaac H. Jung, Ph.D., PE Mechanical Engineering Department Saint Martin’s School of Engineering Lacey, WA 98503-1297AbstractThe objective of the two-semester Capstone/senior design program, at Saint Martin’sMechanical Engineering Department, is to prepare student- engineers for the workforce byhaving them participate fully on a design team to solve an open-ended real-world design problem.Students design, then build/assemble their project. For the senior design project
Linköping, Sweden Belfast, UKIntroductionProject courses in which students design, build and test a device on their own are increasinglybeing used in engineering education. The reasons include that such projects do not only trainstudents skills in design and implementation but can also be exploited in order to increasestudent motivation, to give an improved understanding of engineering science knowledge and topractice non-technical skills such as teamwork and communication. However, design-build-test(DBT) experiences may also be costly, time-consuming, require new learning environments anddifferent specialized faculty competence (Malmqvist et al.1). In particular, design-build-test experiences play a
Paper 2005-2156 A Pilot Study for a “Course-less” Curriculum R. L. Kolar, R. C. Knox, K. Gramoll, T. R. Rhoads University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019AbstractIn 2002, we received an NSF planning grant (NSF EEC 0230681) that builds upon our SoonerCity project, which was funded through the Action Agenda program (NSF EEC 9872505).Briefly, Sooner City is a comprehensive, integrated, infrastructure design project that is threadedthroughout the OU civil engineering curriculum, beginning in the freshman year. For practicalpurposes, the original Sooner City project was implemented in the
A Middle School Program to Attract Native American Students to STEM Higher Education Wei Lin1, Luther Olson2, G. Padmanabhan1, and Carol Davis2 1 North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA 2 Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, North Dakota, USA ABSTRACTA 3-year collaborative project between the Turtle Mountain Community College, NorthDakota and the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, North Dakota StateUniversity, “A Reservation Collaboration Initiative for Pre-college Excellence inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (RECIPE)” funded by NASAcompleted two years and is in
Grumman selects at least 10 Baltimore inner-city high school students forthe program who are entering their sophomore or junior years, based on their interest in pursuinga technical or business degree, academic performance, leadership skills and communityinvolvement. The students work with two Northrop Grumman mentors during the school yearon selected projects tailored to their business interests and technical level. Northrop Grummancollaborates with the University of Maryland Baltimore County to provide a six week summerprogram for the high school students focused on developing technical, business and leadershipskills. Upon graduation from high school, qualified students receive multi-year partialscholarships, in addition the students can return
Development of Simulation Models for Power Converters – Undergraduate Research Experience Peter Idowu Penn State University – Harrisburg, Middletown, PAAbstract – The value of early exposure of engineering undergraduates to research has drawnmuch attention over the past decade, and a wide array of creative options have been explored.This paper discusses the process and challenges of guiding a group of engineeringundergraduate seniors through a research project that holds the potential of exposure torealistic engineering problems, and a motivation for students to pursue advanced studies.Index Terms – Undergraduate research, power
Nontraditional Learning Environments: Do They Prepare Our Students for Life-Long Learning? D. DiBiasio, Department of Chemical Engineering and S. Jiusto, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractRecent research indicates that traditional academic structures may not promote learningconsistent with self-directed learning.1,2 This work investigated whether Worcester PolytechnicInstitute’s (WPI) nontraditional interdisciplinary projects program increased readiness for life-long learning (LLL) and self-directed learning (SDL) using three methods: a calibrated, validatedinstrument called the Self
to design anentire system.2,8,15 This means that students must learn the team building and communicationskills to work with others outside of their own discipline. The Accreditation Board for Engineer-ing Technology (ABET) recognizes the importance of these abilities in its Criteria for Accredit-ing Engineering Programs: “Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates havean ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams”.1,5 The study of robotics provides an excellentinstrument for teaching and learning about working in multidisciplinary teams.The overall goal of this project is the development of a comprehensive undergraduate course inrobotics that emphasizes multidisciplinary teamwork by encompassing many of the diverse
system in Taiwan and manyprograms in education reform have been conducted recently. Among these reforms, the international cooperation hasreceived extensive attention from the academia and the government. There are many ways to conduct internationalcooperation such as personnel exchanges, participating in conferences, holding seminars and working on jointresearch projects. The people involved in these activities could range from undergraduate students, graduate students Page 10.1300.2to faculty members. Among all these activities, personnel exchange is probably the easiest and most popularprogram to implement. For most
a structured approach to the design process,while allowing the students an opportunity to achieve a substantial and rewarding endproduct. The aim is to provide open-ended projects that develop students’ engineeringskills and also allow them to see more directly the connections between engineering andthe larger society around them. Collaborations with fine arts departments provideengineering students the opportunities to address social issues, while developingcreativity and technical skills. This paper describes a collaboration with the Dramadepartment to create special effects for student-written and directed plays.Introduction Engineering is fun. Well, at least it’s supposed to be. Unfortunately, many first-year engineering
(ATE) national centers, two of the premier engineering schools in thecountry, magnet high schools in Monmouth County that focus on technology andcommunications curricula, and a regional leader in the wireless telecommunications industry, ismodifying its existing Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program in ElectronicsEngineering Technology to integrate wireless communications and security, and creating modelAAS degree and certificate programs in wireless communications and security articulated fromhigh school through community college and to the university level. As an NCTT RegionalPartner, the project staff will implement similar programs throughout the region and generallycontribute to program development and improvement at
Best of Ten: Reengineering Makes Industry Meaningful in College Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Rose Marie Lynch Illinois Valley Community CollegeAn entrepreneurial project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in reengineering over the entire course of their two-yeartechnical programs.The four-semester program brings freshmen engineering and electronics students into thecontinuous quality improvement loop in their first semester courses where they analyze andrecommend improvements on products previously designed and produced by student teams.In their second semester, the engineering and
A Study of Learning Styles and Team Performance Musa K. Jouaneh1 Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881Abstract This paper reports on a study that was performed over a 4-year long period in which theperformance of undergraduate mechanical engineering students on a team project, enrolled in asenior mechanical systems course at the University of Rhode Island, was correlated with theirlearning styles as measured by the Brain Dominance Model. To measure the learning style ofeach student, the Brain Works program
allows students topursue various areas of interest and undertake multidisciplinary projects, must be balancedagainst a rigorous foundation. Emphasis on project work, applications and professional practicemust be balanced against developing strong theoretical and analytical skills.This paper describes the new curriculum, the principles underlying it and the plan for itsdeployment. Although in many respects the Cooper Union is a unique institution, it is hoped thatour approach can provide a roadmap for curricular innovations in other engineering schools.An Overview of Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a small school located in lowerManhattan, with total enrollment in the range
belong to A but not to B [11]. (Figure 1.) In addition to Constructive Solid Geometry, 3D CAD applications include the ability tocreate complex solid-based geometry by sweeping two-dimensional shapes and projections [12].These extrusions and swept solids, such as a revolution or linear sweep of a planar face, can alsobe used in Boolean operations. Constructive solid geometry (CSG) uses trees (CSG Trees) totrack the operations on the building block primitives. Conceptually, objects that compose theCSG tree are represented with the root of the tree defining the object, the terminal branches or Page 10.228.2“Proceedings of the
The Senior Design Process at Purdue University Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E., Ph.D. Purdue UniversityAbstract This paper examines the participation of practitioners in senior design based onexperience at Purdue University where senior design involves all seniors in their last semesterbefore graduation and is titled “Civil Engineering Design Project”. It is described in the catalogas “Planning, design, and analysis of a civil project; an integrated and realistic group projectinvolving as much as possible all major aspects of the civil engineering profession.” This highenrollment course (30 to 100 students per semester) has been taught
attitude and personality driven, a significant component involves the appropriateunderstanding and expectations of members representing other engineering disciplines that workon the same design project. The Citadel in Charleston, SC is a military college with traditionalcivil and electrical engineering programs. Traditionally, ocean and marine engineering subjectcontent has only been introduced in a few classes as related to faculty experience. During theirfinal semester, students select and take one of four Capstone courses that include (1) structural,(2) environmental, (3) transportation, and (4) site development. Students in these courses worktogether on multidisciplinary teams to design roadways, subdivisions, buildings, bridges, and awater
– a project with Mechanical Engineering students fromGeorgia Tech, University of Maryland and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigncollaborating to design an amphibious utility vehicle for the John Deere Corporation. They planto involve students from Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Business and other disciplines in thefuture.There are many other universities that educate their engineering students in multidisciplinaryareas by introducing new courses. However, literature is lacking that shows the work ofuniversities in multidisciplinary areas using their existing courses. Integrating existing coursesoffered by different departments to provide students a multidisciplinary experience is a new stepthat Kettering University faculty have
Teaching with Technology: A Strategy for Pedagogy and Practicality using CAE Software Loren Sumner, Renee Rogge Mercer University / Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyEngineering schools across the country face the growing challenge of adapting to rapidlychanging technology. Computer aided engineering (CAE) software exemplifies this trend. TheMercer University School of Engineering initiated a three-year project to establish anengineering analysis center utilizing CAE resources in undergraduate education. Learningmodules have been designed and implemented to enhance teaching of engineering fundamentalswithout compromising the depth or breadth of course
Session 3661 Harmonious Combination of Tradition and Innovation – Making a Connection between Liberal Arts and Technical Courses, and East and West– Yuko Hoshino, L. Wayne Sanders Kanazawa Institute of Technology/Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper is the result of collaboration between a foreign language and cultural studiesprofessor in Japan and an engineering professor in the United States. It discusses a casestudy of the similarities between foreign language study and engineering courses at a privateengineering college in Japan. Project study in a Chinese language
be done during school breaks andsummer time. This paper outlines the background behind this new collaborative undergraduateresearch program. It gives details on the pilot project, which started this program.IntroductionUntil recently, undergraduate students were excluded from the business of research. Onlyfaculty and graduate students in the academic circle and research organizations outside academiaused to conduct and benefit from research. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), aleading research institute ended this practice by establishing the Undergraduate ResearchOpportunities Program in 1969.1 The academic community recognized the importance ofundergraduate research to the students themselves in particular, and to the society