Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

opportunities. 1. Inventors referred by the Small Business Technical Development Center (SBTDC) that is located on campus. 2. Local companies seeking to explore new markets or new technology with little investment or risk. 3. Students enrolled in the entrepreneurship minor on campus. 4. Faculty from other disciplines who have ideas for new products. 5. Engineering faculty and students.An example of a product idea that was selected for development is the concept of a coffeemachine that would roast, grind and brew green coffee beans. The idea originated with a studentin the entrepreneurship minor. Later a business faculty member who had just returned fromNicaragua embellished the idea by suggesting that the coffee machine could be

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State University; James Sturges, Lockheed Martin; David Bogle, Lockheed Martin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, especially for those who areinclined to join the industry workforce immediately after graduation. It could also be made atechnical elective for seniors under certain circumstances. • Any introduction of systems engineering at the undergraduate level needs to emphasize the importance of developing and exploring the “trade space” as part of the design process.The desired outcome from introducing SE into our curriculum would be an improved designapproach as observed during the capstone experience. Our objective is to inculcate the need tointroduce quantitative models during the concept selection phase, and for the students to do abetter job of exploring trade space aimed at optimizing design solutions.Two other aspects that came out of

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

practice from widely disparate fields2.Many first year engineering students are undecided about which field of engineering appeals tothem and are unsure about what engineers do. Many have interests that go far beyondengineering and are eager to explore a wide range of options. PDI offers an attractivealternative. Students who choose PDI often have strong backgrounds in art, humanities anddesign along with strong preparation in math and science. PDI gives students of this kind aflexible engineering program that is responsive to societal needs and satisfies a broad range ofintellectual, practical and career interests3. Page