graduation on designingthese types of projects.IntroductionMasonry construction dates back as early as man’s civilization when cut stone was used to buildpyramids. Burned clay bricks have been in use for a long time and use of grouted brick masonrydates in the U.S.A. as far back as in the 1860’s. Laws governing construction with masonry goesback to the 18th century with the Code of Hammurabi; “If a house collapses and kills the owner’sson, the son of the builder shall be put to death”. To date, design and construction requirementsfor masonry structures are specified in the International Building Code which references the Page 14.718.2MSJC.In
(two prospective freshmen females, two freshman minority student, one juniorminority student, and one sophomore). The duration of the study was eight weeks. A rubric forresearch notebooks was developed and discussed. The rubric has a potential for usage as aneffective tool to map creativity instances during team activities in a research project on design.Acknowledgement The first author would like to acknowledge the grant from the ?? program at ?? University. Page 14.1304.4Bibliography1. Ekwaro-Osire S, Orono PO, "Design notebooks as indicators of student participation in team activities," in Proceedings of 2007 Frontiers in Education
the course being taught? (level of blend, delivery mode, teaching style, …) • And most importantly, Why? Why use the technology or the tool? Why teach the course? Why select this specific objective? … Trying to answer the “why?” of everything is often the most effective, albeit challenging, tool in course design.At the heart of the constructivist instructional design is the instructor, the “i" in our formula. Ourresearch showed us that s/he is the most critical, integral part of effective instruction, just as thestudent is the most critical, integral part of constructivist instruction. The instructors mustconsider their teaching style29 and teaching methods, and as they do, map them against theirstudents’ learning styles.Create a design
students’ design performance. Although there arenumerous existing studies that investigate how metacognition impacts performance, similarstudies may focus on the investigation about how each of the components of the self-appraisaland self-management from various groups of engineering students relate to design performance.A standard method of assessing students’ design performance needs to be formulated to increasethe validity of the data.References1. Chan, L. K. S., and Moore, P. J. 2006. Development of attributional beliefs and strategic knowledge in years 5 to 9: A longitudinal analysis. Educational Psychology 26(2): 161-185.2. Graves, D. H. 1983. Writing: Teachers and children at work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books.3
effort into the design project, will not be proud of the results of the project.As shown in the correlation analysis, this will also result in a lower perceived quality of learningin senior design, which is independent of the efforts of the instructor!Table 1. Evaluation items correlated with “Taking this course is helping me make thetransition from being a student to being a professional.”Evaluation Items Quarter Correlation Coefficient(s)*Rate the quality of your learning in this course Fall 0.572Rate the instructor’s overall performance in this Fall
survey link were asked, in addition to completing the surveythemselves, to send a link with the survey to their students encouraging them to take the studentsurvey too. Hence, respondent pairings of faculty and students were expected. Figure 6 showsthe numbers of students associated with a given faculty member or a group of faculty from thesame department, for those faculty and students who clearly reported their discipline; each circleon the chart represents one set of students with its respective faculty member(s). As is clear fromthe figure, the majority of faculty responses are connected with 0-4 student responses, though afew faculty members had 19 or more students from their class(es) respond
bigger corpus, but also extend their hypotheses to see how connections betweendifferent ideas in an engineering project evolve with time.AcknowledgmentsThis research was supported in part by National Science Foundation grant EEC-0203448.Bibliography1. Mabogunje, A., Carrizosa, K., Sheppard, S., and Leifer, L., Towards a science of engineering design teams, International Conference on Engineering Design ICED’01, Glasgow, August 21-23, 2001.2. Krsul, I. V., Software Vulnerability Analysis, Ph.D. Thesis, Purdue University, 1998.3. Dym, C. L., Representing designed artifacts: The languages of engineering design, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 1(1), pp. 75-108, 1994.4. Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Problem-Based Learning: What and
specific course topics”Q7. “The case study, and its activities, consistently provided sufficient background informationand data for the activities (e.g. calculations, discussions, etc.)”Q8. “The graphics or multimedia content of this case study, and its activities, consistentlyhelped me to understand these specific course topics”Q9. “Are there sections of this case study, and its activities, where your understanding of thecase material could be enhanced by adding graphics and/or multimedia?Q10. “In addition to reading this case study, what case-related activities (e.g. calculations,discussions, etc.) did your class carry out to help you understand these specific course topics?Q11.”Small group discussion(s) of the case, its activities, etc., helped
, “Are Designers The Enemy Of Design?”, BusinessWeek, March 18, 2007.7 A Tan and TC McAloone, “Understanding and Developing Innovative Products and Services: The EssentialElements”, International Design Conference – Design 2006, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 15-18, 2006.8 W Buxton, “Innovation vs. Invention”, Rotman Magazine, University of Toronto, Fall 2005, pp. 52-53.9 Ibid.10 C Owen, “Design Thinking: Notes on its Nature and Use”, Design Research Quarterly, 2(1), 2007, pp. 16-27.11 Ibid.12 N Cross, “Expertise in design: an overview”, Design Studies, 25(5), 2004, pp. 427-441.13 K Kazerounian and S Foley, “Barriers to Creativity in Engineering Education: A Study of Instructors andStudents’ Perceptions”, ASME Journal of Engineering Design
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Page 14.1224.5overall project grade. A summative examination is given to teams over their block diagrams;this is discussed in detail later in the manuscript.After the teams create a block diagram of their project, individual students research how toimplement the function of the block(s) assigned to them. This research phase asks students toexplore alternative implementations as well as model their circuits using electronic CADsoftware; This stage represents the research and modeling phases of the design cycle shown inFigure 1. A short, circa two page, written report is submitted by students when they meetindividually with TA’s at the completion of the research phase. As with each stage of the projectif students are unable to demonstrate
continued to utilize a common theme (design of a portable illuminationdevice) to provide context for new course material and design tools; however, a more open-ended approach was used to stimulate student creativity and emphasize the importance offunction over form in the early stages of conceptual design. Delaying the selection of aflashlight as the illumination device helped illustrate a more comprehensive application of thedesign process – better preparing students for their out-of-class and capstone design efforts. The individual design project (design a device to store a West Point class ring) continued asthe framework for out-of-class homework assignments, but it underwent several changes aimedat streamlining the course‟s transition to
, which of the “Ten Faces” do you think best describes you? Why?This assignment is completed and turned in during the next class period and is designed to startthe students thinking about the role(s) where they feel they can contribute in a team environment.Official team roles are not assigned, but effective team management techniques are discussed.Project Selection: At the end of the first three weeks of the course, each team of four studentshave developed an extensive list of “bugs”, approximately 28 total bugs per team. The teamsthen choose one of their bugs (or a variant thereof) to explore further. The teams write a memo tothe instructor describing the bug, but are encouraged to remain open to the actual solution totheir bug. It is
personality-based teams outperformed the C Hour self-selected teams in bothhang time and accuracy (as measured by the average distance their rockets landed from thetarget) as can be seen below: B Hour C Hour Instructor Assigned Teams Self Selected Teams Avg Rocket Hang Time Avg Rocket Hang Time 6.20 s 5.82 s Avg Distance to Target Avg Distance to Target 47.8 ft 60.6 ft Figure 7: Section Performance on EDP 2The personality-based
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5 3 3 4 7 6 6 TIPS 0 27 0 9 4 10 6 7 TOTAL # CONCEPTS 96 71 100 89Note from the table that the students were also asked to rate the “innovativeness” of each of theCG techniques. While this is quite subjective, it is interesting to note that each team chose adifferent CG method as most innovative (red 10’s in the table). There are some observabletrends in the innovation data. The 6-3-5/Morphological Analysis, Design by Analogy/WordTrees and Far-Field Analogies ranked high while Transformational Design/Mind maps rankedlower. However, the relative dissimilarity of the ranking
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due dates. The EGR 481 syllabus is as follows:Course Syllabus: EGR 481 - Fall 08 Project Design Principles and ApplicationsProfessor’s name: Dr. S. MonemiOffice location & phone: 9-527, 909-869-2520Email: ssmonemi@csupomona.eduClass time and location: MW 1:00-1:50 PM, Room 9-329Course prerequisites: Upper division standingOffice Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00 - 10:00 AMTextbook: Class notes and handoutsCourse Description: Completion of a capstone senior design team project under faculty supervision. Results are presented in a formal report.Course Coverage: Learn how to design, develop, and analyze
Cp ? (1) 1 τAU ♣3 2To assess the rotors, the performance curves (i.e., Cp versus rotational speeds of completedturbines) were measured at distinct load points for two different wind speeds (5 m/s and 3 m/s).The score that a design received was calculated as the average of the maximum Cp valuesdetermined from the two performance curves.A numerical grade was assigned to the technical performance based on the turbine’s averagemaximum Cp value. Initially, the following algorithm was proposed: An unoptimized wind
important results within the framework it is necessary tocontinue to build a comprehensive set of assessments which can be used to facilitateunderstanding of the role that variability plays in capstone courses. As the field ofengineering education strives to understand capstone programs, it is important to continueto address the innate challenges associated with assessing such a complex class.Bibliography 1. Bailey, R and Szabo, Z (2006). “Assessing engineering design process knowledge,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 22, Number 3, pp 508-518(11). 2. Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorensen, 1997. A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project- Oriented Capstone
). Page 14.2.9 Figure 1. Design “Tools” Covered in ENGE 1114Table 2. The Phases of the Design Methodology and of the ROXIE Project Design Phase Project Components • Partner with community service group • Serve community group in order to better understand their needsIdentify the problem • Meet with community group leader(s) to identify specific needs and begin project planning • Draft project proposal (must be approved by instructor) Clarify the design • Develop project plan (Gantt chart, Linear Responsibility Chart, Work Breakdown task
andthe Steel Erectors Association of America that identifies the specific decisions structuralengineers can make to improve the safety constructability of their designs.21 Page 14.489.11 10Bibliography1. Cosman, M. and Pfahlert, J. 2006. Safety in Design in Construction Research Report. April, 2006. New Zealand Construction Industry Council.2. ORC WorldwideTM (ORC) EH&S Executive Business Issues Forum [Personal communication, April 12, 2007]. The ORC EH&S Business Issues Forum is a network for executives or directors with overall authority for environmental, health, and safety
experiences, so that practitioner may be able to develop the ability to work with anew approach.The frameworks presented in this paper were aimed to serve as supports to guide interactionswith professional practitioners. They come from our own experiences and our own goals to carryout the implications suggested by our work. In the future a wider exploration and development ofthe framework is needed, particularly due to the apparent disconnect between the results of Page 14.420.9design research and changes in practice.Bibliography1. DALY, S., MANN, L. & ADAMS, R.S., (2008) A New Direction for Engineering Education Research: Unique
fortheir professional development. All responses to the question “Is this course helping you preparefor your future career” were positive, except the following two neutral or partially negativecomments: - “Yes, but it is hard to tell since I already have a job.” - “No, the course has no bearing on my lack of career direction.”As for the comments on the overall course, one student suggested “work in more group activitiesand group discussion,” and another wanted to get a regular grade instead of an “S/U” grade; allother comments were positive. Some answers were - “The ethics section was done well.” - “Everything was great. Thank you very much! “ - “Overall if I was to have had this class before my design project, I would not have
performance,… technology, or discipline(s), must be much more highlyintegrated than in the past” [1] Students partaking in the engineering exercise are forcedto confront concepts outside of their normal field of expertise in the short span of asemester and make decisions on a cost and design schedule.ENGAGING STUDENTS WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLESStudents in the Spring 2008 Engineering Design course were given a written designproblem statement and presentations by two of the Aviation Sciences faculty in theirDepartment. Students were asked to design and build a deployable parachute system fora model aircraft. The initial meeting included a question and answer period wherestudent could ask key design questions to the faculty members playing
. Page 14.1043.9 2. They provide concise clear views of key metrics associated with project execution. 3. They help drive progress toward chosen milestones and encourage chosen behaviors. 4. The scorecards provide ‘early warning’ of projects in trouble allowing students and faculty time to take corrective action. 5. Care must be taken in selecting the metrics as the student teams will tend to focus on those activities and may neglect others. 6. The number of metrics monitored must be kept manageable to encourage use. 7. Successful implementation requires buy-in by all the members of each project team and considerable planning in advance.References 1. Chen, S. Yang, C., and Shiau, J., ‘The Application of Balanced
considered for implementation at other institutions, it is expected that, whilethe list of actual responsibilities and other documents may look somewhat different, the processitself would produce similar positive results in other programs.1. Somerton, C. W., Thompson, B. S., Gunn, C., The Role of the Faculty Advisor in the Capstone Design Experience: The Importance of Technical Expertise, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2. Taylor, D. G., Magleby, S. P., Todd, R. H., & Parkinson, A. R.). Training Faculty to Coach Capstone Design Teams., International Journal of Engineering Education, 17 (4-5) 20013. Gantt, L., Work, Wages and Profit, The Engineering Magazine
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