McMaster University.Dr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Interdisciplinary Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Capstone ProjectAbstractInterdisciplinary capstone projects have been used in engineering education to provide studentsan opportunity to collaborate on a project with students from other disciplines that are differentfrom their
Paper ID #38528Deep Learning Projects for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design StudentsMr. Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Robert Avanzato is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington campus where he teaches courses in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and robotics. His research interests are mobile robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, deep learning and virtual environ- ments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Deep Learning Projects for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design StudentsAbstractDeep
Paper ID #39686Evaluating Student Project Choice, Course Satisfaction, and Performancebetween Community Service, Internal Projects, and Industry-SponsoredProjects in a Multidisciplinary Industry-Sponsored Capstone ProgramEdward Latorre, University of Florida Dr. Edward Latorre-Navarro is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program within the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He joined UF from his pre- vious role as Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. As an educator, he is interested in improving the academic experience
-course sequences that constitute the capstone designexperience. In the first course, student teams learn about the formal engineering design processand project management then develop a detailed proposal for a project to be implemented in thefollowing semester. Over the years, students from both electrical engineering and electricalengineering technology have worked in teams to complete their capstone projects. Whileelectrical engineering students may have a strong theoretical background, electrical engineeringtechnology students have strong hands-on experience, an important skill for building andtroubleshooting electronic systems. This paper provides details about our approach incoordinating the activities in the two-course capstone design
British Columbia in 2011. He also received a minor degree in Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship from the University of British Columbia in 2009. He has over 16 years of industrial experience. Before joining Alfred State, Dr. Rashidi was a Senior Engineer at Siemens, where he worked on research projects from 2011 to 2016. His expertise is in the development of nano, micro and mini sensors and actuators in Biomedical Engineering and Energy applications. Dr. Rashidi was a recipient of several awards including the 2008 British Columbia Innovation award, administered by BC province, Canada. He has written over 30 research articles and is currently a reviewer and technical committee member of several journals and
settings. Dr. Farzan has an interest in innovative instructional technologies, and has co-developed the first lab-based online Mechatronics course, which brings hands-on engineering education to anyone around the world who wants to learn. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Project-Based Learning for Robot Control Theory: A Robot Operating System (ROS) Based Approach Siavash Farzan sfarzan@wpi.edu Robotics Engineering Department Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractControl theory is an important cornerstone of the robotics field
Paper ID #37710Work in Progress: Using a 5-DOF Robotic Arm Project for the Enhancementof Engineering Recruitment and EducationDr. Liya Grace Ni, Biola University Dr. Liya Grace Ni is a professor of engineering and the program chair of physics and engineering in the School of Science, Technology and Health at Biola University. She has over fifteen years of teaching experience in undergraduate engineering education, mainly in electrical and computer engineering. Her research interests include mechatronics, control system, robotics, and engineering education. Dr. Ni is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and
Paper ID #37772Creating Innovation for Interdisciplinary Robotics Workshops: SolvingIssues in the Online Project-Based Learnings in Engineering EducationProf. Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Shibaura Institute Of Technology, Japan Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo is currently an Associate Professor and a deputy director of the Innovative Global Program, a research-based full English degree engineering program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Tokyo, Japan. She is a Principal Investigator of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Grants 20K02943 and the AY 2022 SIT Grants for Educational
Your Hand, a multidisciplinary collaboration between engineering and the artsAbstract: Raise Your Hand is an immersive, interactive sensor-driven dynamic art exhibit.Vision tracking software changes the video projections, mechatronics, and music composition inresponse to the height of a visitor’s raised arm. The 1 ½-year project brought together studentsand faculty from computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrialdesign, mechanical engineering, literature, media and communication, computational media, andmusic technology. Further, students were integrated into the project in different forms, includingcapstone design teams, Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) students, undergraduate research
contributions in developing hybrid 3D bioprinting process, antimicrobial implantable devices, lab-on-a-chip, and fouling- resistant water filtration systems. He is also leading a cross-institutional education project at TTU focusing on transformative pedagogical strategies for biomedical innovation to catalyze the interdisciplinary col- laboration between engineering students and medical students. To date, Dr. Tan has published over 50 refereed research papers and 2 book chapters. He has secured over $1.2 million in federal grants including the NSF CAREER Award. He is the faculty advisor of the IISE student chapter at TTU.Sampa HalderDr. Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky Luke LeFebvre (PhD, Wayne State University, 2010
Engineering and Arts majors. It sheds the light on how engineering students can beprepared to become ‘outside the box thinkers’ by interacting and working on commonprojects with students from the arts and design majors. The collaborative effortsrevolved around the aspects of “design thinking”, an innovative and broad project basededucational model that uses a systematic approach towards problem solving. Withtraditional engineering education, students are accustomed to breaking down theoreticalproblems and solving them using standard procedures. Although such a way of teachinginstils analytical and methodological thinking, but it is not enough to prepare studentsto be creative in solving future problems. Research shows that engineers who practiceone
. Industrial and Systems Engineering (Ohio State 2003) - M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ohio State 2008) - 7 years experience with consulting firm (civil engineering and project development) - 10th-year Senior Lecturer with EED at The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Incorporating Learning Strategies and Theory into a Multidisciplinary Design Capstone CourseIntroductionThis work in progress paper explains modifications made to the senior-level multidisciplinarydesign capstone course based on student learning theories and strategies. In the summer of 2022,the Multidisciplinary Design
thecertificate, both undergraduate and graduate students are required to attend 6 standards-relatedseminars. The seminar series is described later in this paper.Other requirements for undergraduate students include: • Completing a total of 12 credits (4 lecture courses or a combination of lectures and labs) with a grade of “B” or better in each course. The certificate courses may be selected from a list of MEEN, CEEN, and AEEN courses. • Completing a senior capstone project that has a significant component focused on standards.Graduate student requirements are similar with the following differences: • Completing a total of 9 credits (3 courses) with a grade of “B” or better in each course. The certificate courses are
control and estimation theory, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and cognitive systems. Dr. Gadsden completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Management (Business) and then earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster in the area of estimation the- ory with applications to mechatronics and aerospace systems. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher for nearly three years at the Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technology (Hamilton, Ontario). He also worked concurrently as a Project Manager in the pharmaceutical industry (Apotex Inc., Toronto, Ontario). Before joining McMaster University, Dr. Gadsden was an Associate/Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph and an Assistant
students andalumni demonstrate that many students who come to the college are potentially interested butunsure about engineering. A pilot BA in Engineering Science built out of the physics departmentdemonstrated sufficient interest among the student population attracted to the college,greenlighting development of the currently conceived BA and BS programs in Engineering.The BA and BS will share the first two years of curriculum to develop a strong engineeringmindset among students with project-based classes involving outside stakeholders. At the end ofthe second year in the program, students will choose the BA or BS pathway. For studentsselecting the BA, a complementary area of interest will be recommended: EnvironmentalScience, Biomedical
our communities, orthe structure of our political and economic systems — tend to have the least influence on thosedecisions and how they are made. Design justice rethinks design processes, centers people whoare normally marginalized by design, and uses collaborative, creative practices to address thedeepest challenges our communities face.” [1]. Two core tenets of the Design Justice movementare that “absolutely anyone can participate meaningfully in design,” and “those who are directlyaffected by the issues a project aims to address must be at the center of the design process.” [4]Engineering education community and design researchers generally agree that pedagogicalinnovations are needed to ensure that current and future technologies are
infiltrates many areas of engineering andscience. Yet within engineering programs, students often have few opportunities to developexpertise in data science or even to explore how data science is relevant to their degreespecializations. This paper reports on an NSF-funded study of a program that prepares STEMstudents to engage with data science in coursework and then mentors them as they secureinternships and complete a capstone that demonstrates their application of data science expertise.Drawing on a mixed-methods study, including student reflections, capstone project assessment,and survey reporting, this paper suggests not only that students make deep connections betweentheir existing majors and data science but also that students trained in our
Engineering Accreditation Commission [11] in 2019. Thisexploratory study draws on interviews with industrial advisory board members. The followingresearch questions were formulated to guide the study: 1. What do industry members consider important in terms of the competencies acquired by recent graduates? 2. What are industry members’ views on the role of international accreditation for the enhancement of engineering programs?Conceptual FrameworkTo inform the study, we chose the conceptual framework proposed by Volkwein et al. [12](Figure 1), developed for the project "Engineering Change: A Study of the Impact of EC2000". Itpostulates that the modified EC2000 accreditation standards will effect changes in curriculum
Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His current research is focused at the convergence of frontier technologies (e.g., robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and blockchain) with applications to natural and intuitive human-robot interaction, digital health, and STEM education. Under the Research Experience for Teach- ers Site, GK-12 Fellows, DR K-12, and ITEST projects, all funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative, funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. His STEM
Paper ID #38307How ”Multidisciplinary” Is It? Measuring the Multidisciplinarity ofClasses and Student TeamsMs. Julie Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, Georgia Institute of Technology; Doc- toral candidate in Education Policy Studies at Georgia State University with a concentration in Research, Measurement and Statistics; Master of Education in Education and Organizational Leadership, Univer- sity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Prof. Edward J. Coyle, Georgia
education.This paper draws from experiences of a multi-disciplinary research team studying researchingtalent management in the tech industry, including an engineering education research scientist,Industrial Organization (IO) psychologist, economists, and program and product managers topresent lessons from leading with science to understand, inform, and better employeeexperiences at a large private technology company. Through examples of two types of analysesthat the multi-disciplinary team has taken on (i.e., conducting experiments and content validationresearch), we exemplify how projects in industry leverage multi-disciplinary expertise. Finally,we provide recommendations for educators teaching engineers as well as training engineeringeducators to
paper describes a recently awarded project comprising the design andimplementation of a Sustainability Engineering (SE) Minor at UPRM. We propose a posterpresentation to discuss our SE Minor plan and collect data about people’s perceptions ofsustainability in engineering.1. IntroductionAddressing "Sustainability" is an overarching challenge for the 21st century, requiring engineersto play a critical role. In the US, undergraduate degree programs that directly attend tosustainability are of two types: (1) interdisciplinary programs that do not grant engineering degreesand (2) environmental engineering programs that are vital but do not entirely address the holisticnotion of sustainability. However, based on our reading of "Strengthening
- neering Department at the University of Connecticut. He is also the co-director of the Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute at the University of Connecticut; a nexus that connects the School of Fine Arts and the School of Engineering, to oversee new specializations and research projects in areas like entertainment engineering and industrial design. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a PhD from the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, with a dissertation on Freehand Drawing in Industrial Design. He is currently finishing a second Master’s in Human Resources Management from Johnson & Wales
questions, and potentially identify areas of research interest. This paperis the outcome of an Innovations in Graduate Education project supported by the National ScienceFoundation. The authors are graduate students from three engineering majors from the Universityof Massachusetts Lowell and the University of the District of Columbia co-creating an educationalmodule with faculty and experts on human balance. The developed module related to analyzingthe vestibular balance system mechanics will be integrated into undergraduate courses acrossengineering departments in partnering institutions. Index Terms Vestibular System, Experiential Learning, Co-creation, Simulation
, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and generalEngineering that included Chemical Engineering and Computer Engineering concepts. Classsizes ranged from 10 – 60 students and included first, second, third, and fourth-year students. Allcourses were previously taught in-person with traditional lectures, homework, exams, quizzes,team projects, and active learning exercises. Five of the classes included labs and 10 of the 12classes traditionally had closed-book, closed-notes quizzes and exams. After the switch to onlinelearning, all 12 of the classes used a blend of synchronous and asynchronous lectures, videos,and office hours using Zoom, and just two classes remained in a closed-book and/or closed-notesformat for quizzes and exams.CE1412
instructional strategies in Engineering Classrooms, supports educational components of grants, facilitates data and assessment project, and delivers teaching-focused professional development for graduate students and faculty in Engineering. His work explores the role of implement- ing online, blended, and flipped models in enhancing instruction and learning in Engineering programs, while bridging quantitative and qualitative methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Designing learning experiences with a low-cost robotic arm1 IntroductionThe increasing popularity of robotics in STEM education can be attributed to its involvement ininteractive and practical learning experiences
professor, he worked as a structural engineering professional at Skidmore, Owings & MerrillDr. Robert Petrulis Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.Dr. Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. He has received many grants from NSF, Department of Education and NASA.Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Xiaorong Zhang received the B.S. degree in
important in programsthat place importance on technical, design, and professional learning. The ABET accredited IREprogram is a work-based engineering program where students not only take technical courses,but also courses in design and professionalism. Design and professionalism courses are co-taughtby multiple faculty and staff members.The IRE program is an upper division engineering program where students complete two years ata community college before transferring into the program. They spend their first semester ofupper division taking technical coursework while completing a design project and participatingin professional development. This combination of activities prepares them for their next twoyears, which they spend in full-time internship
-progress introduces the KLIQED tool along with itsrationale, a template, emerging evidence on its effectiveness from students’perspectives, and tips for instructors. Future work includes survey data analysisand a content analysis of the peers’ comments collected from completed KLIQEDsheets to further assess the effectiveness of the tool.Keywords: Oral communication, student engagement, project-based learning,attentionBackground and MotivationThe value of oral communication skillsCommunication skills, including reading, writing, listening, and presenting, are essentialcompetencies for entering the workforce and for participating in society. Therefore, degreeprograms in all disciplines (e.g. liberal arts, science, and engineering) are expected to
Department of Integrated EngineeringThere are two programs within IE, namely Iron Range Engineering (IRE) and Twin CitiesEngineering (TCE), with IRE being formed first. These programs are catered to junior and seniorstudents who have likely completed their freshman and sophomore years in other places, butthere are potential opportunities to be tied to the program as they complete their freshman andsophomore years. Both IRE and TCE function under the same project-based learning model [1],[13], [14], though individual adaptations, interpretations, and changes have happened over time.The overall goal of the model is, “Student empowered development of technical and professionalknowledge and competencies in context of industry/entrepreneur sponsored