requirements of transfer students since they have multiple entry and exit points in theengineering education ecosystem and follow multiple pathways for degree completion [31].After selecting required or offered courses for a particular department, we looked at publiclyavailable titles and descriptions of these courses in each university’s course catalogue for the2019-2020 academic year. We used publicly available information since it is free andconsistently available which enabled us to collect data for all 289 departments included in thisstudy. To identify those required or offered courses where “ethics” and “engineeringdesign/capstone project” are mentioned together, we searched “ethics” (or a grammatical variant)and “engineering design” or
engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology in 1994. He was a lecturer and Director of the Design Studio at Yale University for four years, and then returned to his alma matter, UC, San Diego, in 1999. He is now a tenured lec- turer and Director of the Design Center in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He teaches hands-on design courses including an introductory design class, a mechatronics class, and a capstone design class. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design projects. Page 25.1096.1
technology in a professional setting.Within engineering education, wikis have been used in several ways at several different levels.One example is the creation of ePortfolios in a freshman engineering design course8. Thestudents were given writing assignments in which they reflected on the human implications ofdesign. Another example can be found in a team-based capstone design project in which thewiki was used to document social knowledge and assess group performance9. A third example isa student-written online textbook5. In a senior level chemical engineering process controlscourse, an open-source text was written, edited, and reviewed by the students to allow them tolearn the course content though teaching it.This paper describes the use of a
pursued six entrepreneurial projects in the four years since theentrepreneurial SEC II project was implemented.VI: Summary and ConclusionMany engineering programs seek to introduce design skills into the lower levels of thecurriculum, rather than confining design to the capstone design course. This paper describeshow entrepreneurship was integrated into a sophomore design sequence. The “Create your ownentrepreneurial design project” is a semester-long design experience in which teams of 4-5students pursue entrepreneurial ideas. The goal of the project is to start with an idea and developit to the point where the team can make a compelling case that the idea has enough merit todeserve funding from either an internal or external source. The primary
NexOne, Inc., in the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) located at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. He taught in the AF Academy Department of Engineering Mechanics for four years, where he earned his Assistant Professorship and served as the Director of the Applied Mechanics Laboratory. He currently works as an advisor for a senior capstone research team and mentor to multiple mechanical instrumentation project teams. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering with minor in engineering mechanics from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT. He spent 22 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and is a Flight Test Engineer graduate of the USAF Test
Paper ID #32695Work in Progress: Senior Design Day During a Pandemic: Virtually theSame as In-person?Dr. C. Richard Compeau Jr, Texas State University C. Richard Compeau Jr. is a Professor of Practice in the Ingram School of Engineering, and the Electrical Engineering Academic Program Coordinator. He is interested in teaching and curriculum development. His work is typically project-specific for the EE Capstone courses, with an emphasis on applied electro- magnetics.Dr. Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University Dr. Austin Talley is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas
are resource-intensive and often a one-time intervention.The growth of academic makerspaces has provided an opportunity to infuse more hands-ondesign learning experiences throughout students’ education. These spaces also offer resources tostudents outside of engineering majors and make room for more interest driven learning thanmore formal design courses. While academic makerspaces are seen as a place for students toengage in design practice, how much explicit support do these spaces provide for designlearning? Many students use makerspaces as a means to engage in fabrication work for courses,such as senior capstone design courses, that formally teach and scaffold design for students.How do students engaging in interest driven fabrication
design processhas been the subject of many studies of how best to teach the concepts, tools, andprocesses11,20,22,25,29,32,40,42,54,60. In a comprehensive review of design teaching and learning, Dymet al. note that designing “effective solutions to meet social needs”(22 p.103) is a fundamental skillfor engineering graduates and that “design thinking is complex” (22 p.103). The process of design isoften taught in a “crawl, walk, run” approach by introducing fundamental concepts that areapplied in a number of project based learning (PBL) experiences of increasing complexitythroughout the curriculum43. These experiences may range from reverse engineering exercises19,small design projects, to capstone design experiences20,43 with a corporate
participated in hands-on workshops, class workand independent projects since its inception.In conjunction with establishing the PIDS, the required first-year drawing course was modified toinclude design projects scoped at a district hospital. The projects selected were a traction systemfor femoral fractures and a manual cast-cutting device. With the curricular modifications, allfirst-year students completed several steps in the engineering design process and createddimensioned drawings as well as low-fidelity prototypes of their design solutions in the PIDS.The final-year capstone design courses in mechanical and electrical engineering have also beentransformed to emphasize prototyping. Final-year students with access to the PIDS completedmore steps
– concept generation through volume production in less than three hours1. AbstractDesign for manufacturability (DFM) is the practice of engineering products such that they aremore easily produced in volume. DFM is traditionally taught by lecture and students aresubsequently encouraged to utilize the underlying concepts in their engineering design coursesand capstone project. One of the problems with this approach is that the design is rarely taken tovolume production, giving students little chance to see firsthand the benefits of employing DFMin their work. To address this, we have developed an in-class activity which allows studentteams to design a widget and take it to volume production all within the span of a single three-hour
are formed, the early design stages, prototyping and test, oralpresentations, and conference attendance for the last two years. The students’ evaluationmethods and outcomes assessments are also presented. Finally, the problems and challenges inthe Senior Design course are discussed. Overall, this “new and improved” Senior Design coursehelps students to develop many skills which were not previously developed. As one example ofa successful student project, “Sense-o-matic Cane: Ungrounded Detection for the Blind” wonSecond Place in Technology and Engineering at the 2008 HBCU-UP National Researchconference.IntroductionThe Computer Engineering Program at the Virginia State University, a small Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCU), was
Human MotionAbstractAssessing abnormal movement resulting from poor health is essential for monitoring patients’health status and quality of life. In this paper, we describe a capstone senior design project thatuses wearable wireless sensors to measure and collect signals with information about the motionof a person in need of medical care. A triaxial body-fixed accelerometer is used to record humanmotion. Sampled data are transmitted using an IEEE 802.15.4 wireless transceiver to a datalogger and passed to a PC. The analysis of the recorded data facilitates possible characterizationof human motion. The implemented system allows for inexpensive and unobtrusive monitoringduring normal daily activities at home or in a nursing home environment.1
engineering design coursewith an embedded capstone design project. In addition to attending weekly 100-minute meetingsto learn about engineering design theory, methods, and tools, students in these courses metoutside of class to work on their capstone projects. The model for this course has previouslybeen published previously [18][19][20]. The following table showcases some of the differencesbetween the section taught using a more traditional lecture-based format and the section using aformat that rewarded adaptive expertise. Lecture-Based Adaptive Expertise- Feature of Course Section Based
these courses, project toproject differences might lead to very different learning outcomes for students. For example,capstone design projects that are ill-defined and where stakeholders are easily available forinteraction would provide students much greater opportunity to develop stakeholder interviewingskills than projects that are rigidly defined and where stakeholders are not easily accessible53.Limitations and Future WorkWithin this study we were not able to control for participants’ ability to synthesize theinformation collected and apply it to requirements development. Therefore, we were not able toestablish a causal relationship between a participant’s ability to conduct interviews in line withbest practices and the final quality of his
that provide a significant design experience. While most engineering programs around theworld introduce design at distinct points in a curriculum, such as freshman and capstone design courses,we present the concept of a “4-D” design pedagogy, where design is integrated across courses, semesters,years, and extra-curricular activities. This pedagogy, or framework, may be implemented in whole or inpart in any engineering program.Building on this design pedagogy, we present the context of designiettes in terms of educational theories,the I-Engineering, and assessment. We then explore the strategic development and use of designiettes,and present a literature review on small scale design project efforts as they relate to the concept ofdesigniettes
. Feel concerned or happy for another. Empathic Distress Self-oriented affective process. Experience distress as a result of feeling for another.MethodsSetting & ParticipantsThis study was conducted in a junior capstone design project course, a prerequisite to the seniorcapstone design course. This junior-level, team-based course provided students withopportunities to explore a design problem for innovation in the biomedical engineering field andpropose a prototypical design solution at the end of the semester (Spring 2019). Throughout theone-semester course project, each student team had two presentations. The first one was a reportof the project progress and an initial version of the problem
, mathematics, and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources into solutions. Engineering design involves identifying opportunities, developing requirements, performing analysis and synthesis, generating multiple solutions, evaluating solutions against requirements, considering risks, and making trade- offs, for the purpose of obtaining a high-quality solution under the given circumstances.” (formatted for emphasis) [19].Engineering design courses, such as cornerstone and capstone courses, can provide students withexperiential learning opportunities which approximate the real-world problems they will faceafter graduation by employing a project-based or problem-based learning (PBL) model [1] (notethat project
experience between HighSchool and University students.H3. There is no significant difference in importance and satisfaction between male andfemale students of High School and University students.Literature ReviewEngineering design is a critical element of engineering education and a competency thatstudents need to acquire1. Previous investigations have shown that students engaged intechnological project learning achieve higher grades than those taught using traditionallab experimentation2. The students involved in these projects demonstrated a strongpositive correlation between learning principles and their applications and achievedhigher grades. In the capstone design course, students were required to design anddevelop a product from concept to
approach was initiated to build a teaming thread through the earlydesign sequence as preparation for and reinforcement by the capstone design experience. Thefirst phase commenced with Freshmen in the Engineering Design 2 course. This course followsup on the first design course in having a sensors and systems theme and again includes a major Page 13.399.4design project. The students were not just asked to reflect on their first semester teamingexperience, but were now given instruction in teaming skills using material prepared incollaboration with a faculty member in technology management with expertise in teaming andleadership development.A
necessary for the students to learn and develop thefundamental skillsets that are used in solving a design challenge. At the Schulich School ofEngineering, University of Calgary, first year engineering students participate in an EngineeringDesign and Communications course, as a means of accelerating their design training, andproviding them with a foundation in design that can be built on in subsequent courses leading upto their capstone projects. This paper describes the evaluation and analysis of twoimplementations of a first-year design course experience.Initial Design CourseIn 2002, the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary introduced a pair of coursesin engineering design and communication. The 2002 design course structure
natural resources capable of producing energy,people and businesses are starting to look for better ways to help reduce their increasing electricbills. One way of reducing these costs is to monitor, in real time, how much power is beingconsumed and from these data make informed decisions about how to manage the electricaldevices being powered. A system that can give users an estimate of how much energy is being,has been, and might be consumed will allow them to adjust their habits and lower the costs.In this paper, we describe a capstone senior design project that designs, builds, and tests awireless sensor and actuator network for monitoring the energy use of alternating current (AC)appliances in a home environment. The measured energy use of
Paper ID #5944Building Student Capacity for High Performance TeamworkDr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr. Davis is Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State Uni- versity. For two decades he taught capstone design courses with multidisciplinary teams and developed instructional materials and assessments that enhance student team success. He is a Fellow of ASEE and an active consultant on engineering design education.Mr. Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and
semester-long team projectprovides an opportunity for students to practice their design skills by reverse engineering and re-designing a complex mechanical artifact. The project also provides concrete experiences thatform the basis for personalized observations and lessons learned about the design process. Theentire course is designed to encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of the designprocess and a mental framework for design that can be applied to future projects, including anindustry-sponsored capstone design project in the following semester.In this context, the learning journal provides an opportunity for students to record theirobservations, reflections, and lessons learned from class lectures and activities, projects
collaborative research for senior students in theComputer Engineering Technology and the Industrial Design. Both courses are considered partof the capstone design classes in the two programs. The authors have piloted the project, thepreliminary results were obtained, and the analysis of the design is underway. It is too early todraw any concrete conclusions about how students will use the experience gained once they starttheir professional careers. The authors plan to continue communicating with the seniors aftergraduation to gauge how effective the experience had been.References[1] Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES),http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741, (last accessed on
. Joshua D. Summers, Clemson University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Leadership and communication network identification and analysis with Dependency Structure Matrices in student design teamsAbstractA case study is presented that explores informal leadership emergence within capstone studentdesign teams. The study focused on a ten-person, multi-university, multi-disciplinary, two-semester design project focused on unmanned aircraft solution design and build. This study usesa sociometric survey instrument to determine perceived leadership and communicationrelationships between team members. These relationships are modeled through dependencystructure
goal, it is difficult to quantify its efficacy byitself. Unfortunately, we do not have data showing the rates of students who go on forfurther education for students involved in this program compared to the broader group ofstudents in CTE.The following positive anecdotal experience is offered from one IHS student. David had alove affair with cars, so when he enrolled at IHS on San Jose’s East Side, he went directlyto the highly- regarded automotive technology class. In addition to learning aboutmechanical and electrical components in cars, David participated in a near-peer mentoringprogram where students from his class worked with SJSU Mechanical Engineeringstudents completing their senior design capstone projects. David was inspired. He
features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and
design process. 11. Frame of reference At the University of Oklahoma, we offer an engineering design course in the semesterpreceding their capstone project to expose senior-level mechanical engineering students to theprocess of design. In the course, AME4163: Principles of Engineering Design, we leverageexperiential learning to enable students to internalize the Principles of Engineering Design(POED) and to transition from students to Junior Engineers, who we distinguish from studentsby their ability to identify new principles to suit their needs. From a research standpoint, we areprimarily concerned with improving assessment of student learning in design, build, and testcourses. We assert that
opportunities early and throughout an engineering student’s education to practicedesign is essential. Many engineering programs now require first year design experiences, aswell as senior capstone projects. Between those early and late design courses, there can be a“desert of design” -- many dense analytical courses with few structured opportunities for team-based design work. Institutions that manage to build in design across the curriculum have beenhighlighted as groundbreaking (e.g. [2]). To avoid the problem of encapsulation, or only seeingwhat they learn as relevant within a specific course [3], it is important to provide students avariety of contexts where they can apply their design skills. Notice, too, that the problem ofencapsulation also
analysis: 1) first semester,second-year use-inspired design project course (EGR 201), and 2) first semester, seniorengineering capstone design course (EGR 401). EGR 201 enrolled 213 students (177 consentingresponses; 83% response rate) during the Fall 2015 semester, while EGR 401 enrolled 168students (115 consenting responses; 68% response rate) combining the Fall 2015 and Spring2016 semesters.Data CollectionThe student sample in each of the selected courses were all asked to respond to the followingquestions in class: 1. How do you define reflection? 2. Why do you think reflection activities are used in your engineering design courses throughout your curriculum?These questions were administered to all students enrolled in the Fall 2015