Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

delivery – makingsure students learn statics or thermodynamics or transport phenomena – has only an indirectrelationship to professional practices; that is, the mastery of the content is somewhat removedfrom the ability to apply that content within professional work, and not all technical content(even “core” content) is relevant to all positions students may take upon graduation. The utilityvalue these capstone faculty address, however, is linked directly to job experiences andexpectations that most (if not all) students will encounter in post-graduation work.It is important to note that other utility factors also played into faculty decisions, includingmeeting goals set by outside companies, being fair to students/team members, studentinterest

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

ofprofessionalism, experience and knowledge that would not be possible on an undergraduate-onlyproject, also giving context to the career aspects of Systems Engineering for all studentsinvolved.Project DescriptionThe first phase of the project was conducted over two semesters and involved 4 undergraduatesub-teams from Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Electrical & ComputerEngineering and Civil Engineering – each team with 4-5 students, and 7 students from thegraduate Product Architecture program – a total of 24 students. For the second semester theProduct Architecture group dropped to 2 students due to programmatic constraints. Phase II hasthe same disciplines but with smaller sub teams and no graduate students.In the early stage of

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5247: A NEW VISION FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN INSTRUC-TION: ON THE INNOVATIVE SIX COURSE DESIGN SEQUENCE OFJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYDr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University Olga Pierrakos is an Associate Professor and founding faculty member in the School of Engineering, which is graduating its inaugural class May 2012, at James Madison University. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in engineering science and mechanics, an M.S. in engineering mechanics, and a Ph.D. in biomedical en- gineering from Virginia Tech. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineering design instruction and methodology, learning through service (NSF EFELTS project), understanding engineering