Science at Mississippi State University. His professional responsibilities include project planning and management as well as architectural design practice in private and public construction and engineering firms. He has taught in architecture and construction programs since 2006. Dr. Rokooei’s primary research interests include simulation and serious games, project management methodologies, construction education, data analytics, creativity and innovation, and emerging technologies. He is actively pursuing the development of educational techniques and methods in construction. He has developed construction-based simulation applications and strives to bring aspects of project management into simulation applications.Dr
from Harvard University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Adaptive Scaffolding Approach Based on Team Dynamics in anIntegrated Masters and Undergraduate Bioengineering Capstone Design CourseIntroduction Capstone courses in undergraduate engineering programs serve useful roles for bothstudents and faculty. ABET criterion 5 essentially requires a summative project, which is oftendelivered through a capstone course [28]. For students, these courses represent an opportunity toapply their training and skills to a problem relevant to the domain of their studies. It could beargued that a capstone course is one of the most effective courses by design, given that
by mitigating this mechanism.A team of engineering students studied thrust and acoustic emission of two traditional and fourtoroidal five-inch diameter propellers. The team of students used 3D models of the propellers inComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to compare with real-world experimental laboratory data.Students have tested 3D-printed and off-the-shelf propellers to compare their performance.Students have used Ansys Fluent simulations and the Tyto Robotics Dynamometer Series 1585Propeller Thrust Stand and RC benchmark software to compare propeller designs. The studentsalso designed, built, and tested a safety cage that enclosed the spinning propeller, electric motor,and test stand assembly.The purpose of this project was to develop a
promising strategies that enhancestudent engagement and learning, such as flipped classrooms, online courses, field activities,hybrid or blended learning approaches, hands-on project based activities and more. These haveproven effective tools in capturing students' attention and facilitating their learning. Theselearning strategies are part of the pedagogical technique known as active learning. They helpsolidify abstract concepts and understand theoretical principles by engaging the students in activelearning. Building, testing, and observing real-world systems ignite critical thinking, betterinformation retention, troubleshooting, and improved technical competency among the students.Building educational tools or demonstration devices offer several
Paper ID #41294Enhancing Student Participation in Online Global Project-Based Learnings(gPBLs) Through a Slack-Based Evaluation: A Student PerspectiveMr. Yujiro Iwata, Shibaura Institute of Technology Yujiro Iwata received his Bachelor of Engineering in Science and Mechanics from the Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, in March 2024. He is currently a master’s program student at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. His main research area is the fields of micro-fabrication and micro sensors.Mr. Leo Kimura, Shibaura Institute of Technology Leo Kimura received his Bachelor of
Paper ID #42817Cultivating Robotic Professionals: A Learning-Practice-Service EducationalFrameworkJames Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano James Chengda Lu is currently a junior at BASIS San Antonio Shavano. He has been an active member of the FIRST Tech Challenge community for 4 years. His interests include mechatronics and robotics. Through interning with the NASA SEES (STEM Enhancement in Earth Science) Program, he has recently completed a CubeSAT project under the support of the Twiggs Space Labs. He has advocated for STEM education through organizing international outreaches, attending national conferences, and creating and
ask.After students generate their questions, the instructor brings the class back together to discuss thegiven prompts and develop potential next steps as a group. While students are able to ask theirquestions, there is no requirement that they do so to avoid development of artificial orconstrained questions for fear of peer and instructor judgement [12]. Some example questionsthat lead to next steps will be discussed in one of the first lab sections to model how askingquestions can move a project forward.Students then are tasked with designing an experiment to measure the values they need with theequipment they are given. There are often multiple ways a student could successfully approachthe problem. In early labs, the class will come together
Paper ID #44113WIP: Using Real Materials Scale-Modeled for Learning about ConstructionDaniel Abril CaminoDr. Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ MiguelAndres is an Assistant Professor in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, a M.Sc. in Civil Engineering in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Sustainable Construction from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engineering Education and
credit. Given that honors students often juggle multipledemanding courses simultaneously, striking a balance between workload and academic standardsis paramount. Past iterations of this supplementary work have included additional problemsassigned only to honors students for some course material, creating a quad chart related to theshort hands-on projects, and delivering a 3-5 minute presentation related to the long hands-onclass project.In Fall 2023, the Introduction to Engineering courses have undergone extensive improvementswith regards to course content and delivery methods inspired by principles from Association ofCollege and University Educators (ACUE) training that the FEP faculty attended. ACUE trainingemphasized the importance of meeting
construction industry. However, in today’sdynamic landscape, the incorporation of new technologies, sustainability considerations, andevolving managerial demands has increased the complexity of construction projects, bothtechnically and managerially. Consequently, the current construction industry places a premiumon the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities of recent graduates. Regrettably, asobserved in various professional fields, CEM programs have faced challenges in producinggraduates equipped with the necessary problem-solving and critical thinking skills. To addressthis issue, the authors propose the development of a novel senior capstone course using ascenario-based learning approach. The authors’ program is still in the process of
undertaken via observations by the researchers. Essentialexperiential elements of each course were observed, with the researchers observing small groupsof students in the context of their projects (e.g., capstone for EDII, school outreach for SL).These observations triangulate the analysis of innovative teaching practices through studentlearning outcomes.Findings Six generative processing strategies were present in the experiential learning courses (seeTable 1) particularly through the course design in both EDII and SL. Both courses were found tobe rooted in contextual generative learning, particularly learning by teaching and enacting,considered the most high-leverage generative processes [3]. To further examine the context inwhich these
Paper ID #43608Testing an EML Activity in StaticsDr. Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University Dr. Ardakani is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He has previously served as a Project Engineer at Englekirk Structural Engineers and a Lecturer at South Dakota State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interests include engineering education, seismic performance and design of reinforced concrete structures, and computational modeling of structures. He received the 2020-21 Professor Henry Horldt Outstanding
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Link Element Design for a Landing Gear Mechanism in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseAbstractIn this work, we describe a project involving a link element design for a landing gear mechanismas part of our Statics and Mechanics of Materials I course. During this project, students are askedto design a safe and lightweight linkage that will allow the landing gear to safely and slowlyretract from a vertical position to a nearly horizontal one without breaking or stretching more than10% of its original length. This project is introduced at the halfway point of the 10-week term, atwhich point students are familiar with the 2D equilibrium of rigid bodies and the concepts
Paper ID #44046Work in Progress: Igniting Engineering Fundamentals—A Holistic Approachto First-Year Engineering with Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning and a Project-BasedExploration of MarsDr. Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University Dr. Dana Marmolejo has been an assistant professor of practice in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the School of Science and Engineering since 2022. With a background in Chemical Engineering, her expertise lies in Thermodynamics and Process Systems Engineering. Dr. Marmolejo’s primary focus is teaching engineering courses, mostly for first- and second-year students. At
. Educational Setting and ParticipantsThe study was conducted at a large, public, urban, Midwestern R1 institution. In the engineeringcurriculum for the first year, students take two 3-credit hour courses over two semesters. Eachcourse is structured around providing students with significant design experience. Students arerequired to actively participate in team-based projects in addition to engaging in differentfundamental content areas such as design process, ethics, algorithmic thinking, modeling,statistics, statics, and electricity. At the start of each semester, student teams of three or fourmembers are formed by the teaching team, considering factors such as prior experiences,knowledge, and demographics.This research investigated the relationship
concept will be needed, what design requirements are being evaluated by eachmodel, will subsystems be prototyped separately, and will digital or physical prototypes be used(or both). Our previous research indicates that engineering design teams often follow the sameprototyping strategy used in their previous design efforts. However, research also shows that thisis not always the best decision. Careful consideration of the prototyping strategy, based on specificcharacteristics of a design project, can lead to significant benefits for the outcome of the design.This current work provides a method for informing the engineering design team regardingdecisions on when to use digital and/or physical prototypes. Physical prototyping, in this context
Paper ID #42283Tinkercad—Not Just for KidsProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded the best paper award by the ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course development. His research interests are in the areas of
of engineering and design education, the development of spatialvisualization skills is viewed by many as a key to ensuring student success and competency. Spatialskills are crucial for grasping, manipulating, and projecting spatial relationships between objects,and are pivotal in understanding [1] and solving complex problems that involve spatial orientationand design [2, 3]. Such skills are indispensable in various fields, particularly in engineering,architecture, and various other STEM disciplines [4] [5] [6].The engineering design process is profoundly visual in nature, involving the rendition of abstractconcepts into tangible representations. Sketching plays a central role in this translation, which isan important skill for engineers
integration, signal processing, edge computing, end-to-end platformdevelopment, and systems engineering. Our interface facilitates data observation, recording,manipulation, and analysis. Students have access to live data streams, real-time plots of sensorvalues, and the ability to use the command window to run and test individual commands outsideof scripts. We deployed this system in an introductory class where students perform variousmechatronic lab exercises and complete a final project where their robot navigates a maze thencollects and classifies objects using sensor data and neural networks. We surveyed two semestersof students at the end of the course, and students reported that using this interface enhanced theirlearning experience despite
maps organize project requirements, ensuring all aspects are considered. • Design Optimization: Engineers use them to analyze and optimize designs, considering various parameters, components, and criteria. • Communication and Collaboration: Concept maps facilitate conveying complex concepts to team members, stakeholders, and clients, aiding collaborative decision-making. • Knowledge Management: They capture and organize engineering knowledge, preserving best practices and lessons learned for future projects.2.1 Types of Concept Maps Analogous to the various uses of concept maps, their representation can also be dependenton the application. Figure 1 and Figure 2 illustrate how
supports students in building self-efficacy in their abilitiesas electricity and electronics students. 1IntroductionActive learning is a teaching pedagogy which has gained traction in higher education as aneffective method for engaging learners in the process of attaining new knowledge [1]. It movesthe student from a passive role in hearing and absorbing information, to an active participant inconstructing new knowledge, typically through hands-on exercises. Active learning is an umbrellaterm used to describe many different types of practices, including role playing activities, pairprogramming, project-based learning, and many others [2].Many introductory electricity and electronics courses are ripe
Paper ID #44490A Case Study on Using a Mini Project in Structural Material Testing to AddressABET Student OutcomesDr. Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas Dr Lekshmi Sasidharan is a teaching assistant professor in the Civil Engineering department at University of Arkansas. Dr Sasidharan is very much interested in working on ideas to improve the student retention and student success.Tariq Sweidan, University of ArkansasMs. Abigail Mayhan, University of ArkansasPratik Ghimire, University of ArkansasSuman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A case
Paper ID #43435Anti-racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Database Curriculum ThroughGroup Research Projects on Historical, Social and Ethical Database RelatedTopicsDr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining
Paper ID #42435Applied Capstone Project for Working Professionals: A Decade of Experiencesin Design, Execution, and Creating Value for EmployersDr. Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Associate Director of Master of Industrial Distribution program at the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He is the co-founder of the Talent Development Council that works with Distributions on Talent acquisition, management, and development practices. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in
Paper ID #41441Applying Project Management Skills to NSF ATE Funded Grants: A Roadmapto Success for First-time GranteesMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC-retired) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Carolina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Following work in industry and administrative and teaching positions within a two-year college system, she continues leading educational improvement initiatives and serving as Principal
Paper ID #44328Assessing the Effectiveness of Open-ended Engineering Design Projects in aFirst-Year Engineering Programming Course for Improving Students’ Problem-SolvingStylesDr. John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida John Mendoza Garcia serves as an Instructional Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Education within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University, and his Master’s and a Bachelor’s in Systems and Computing Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, in Colombia, and Universidad Nacional
, University of Oklahoma Haley Taffe is an Accelerated Masters student in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. She focuses on first year students and self-reflection opportunities within the classroom to enhance learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Examining the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Design Self-Efficacy, Intentions to Persist, and Sense of Belonging of First-Year Engineering Students through Community-Partnered ProjectsAbstractCommunity-partnered projects (CPP) have been used in education from the 1990’s and have beenshown to demonstrate effective learning by working on real-time problems which are diverse andcultural, social, and environmental
Paper ID #41328Board 204: Barriers and Supports to Divergent Thinking in EngineeringProblem-Solving: An Engineering Student Project ExperienceShannon M Clancy, University of Michigan Shannon M. Clancy (she/they) is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her current research focuses on idea development and ideation tools, divergent thinking, and engineering curricular practices and culture. Her research interests
Paper ID #42026A Self-Efficacy Analysis on the Impact of a Thermoelectric Cooling SystemProject in an Applied Thermodynamics CourseDr. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is the First-Year Engineering Programs Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana Tech University. She is also the Co-Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering at Louisiana Tech.Mr. Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University Casey Kidd is a graduate student in the College of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. His focus is on project-based learning. He earned
the intentional design and assessment of global engineering programs, student development through experiential learning, and approaches for teaching and assessing systems thinking skills. Kirsten holds a B.S. in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and an M.A.Ed. in Higher Education, M.S. in Systems Engineering, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Virginia Tech.Dr. James C Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Exploratory Study on Upper-Level Computing Students’ Use of Large Language Models as Tools in a Semester-Long Project AbstractBackground: Large Language Models (LLMs