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
all engineering projects consisting of conceptual designs,computer models, simulations, and physical implementations essential elements of learning. Forundergraduate engineering education, capstone projects are exceptionally important. Howe andGoldberg [3] analyze current practices, trends, and strategies. Furthermore, since this workaddresses a multiyear design project, the pedagogical value of project-based learning (PBL) as apart of experiential learning, is also well documented [4]-[6]. In addition, since students work inteams, some of the peer learning (PL) practices are implemented. PL is extensively addressed ineducation and psychology literature [7]-[11].Teams undertaking multiyear projects can be either replacing some members each
Engineering ini ated the implementa on of PBL concepts across courses in general engineering, 98 mathema cs, science and English [17]. They presented a model for a PBL-focused first-year curriculum, 99 while poin ng at the fact that most universi es (at that me) were not suitably structured to implement100 PBL prac ces straigh orwardly; and noted that it will take some effort to add PBL prac ces to their101 course material and curriculum ac vi es. They also pointed out that students can handle about 2102 projects per semester efficiently and a er that they might lose the ability to connect project objec ves103 with course material [17]. Courses such as capstone design for senior Engineering students should104 inherently follow a PBL format
Paper ID #42934Integrating a Design Project to Bridge Experiment for Statics learning inGeneral Engineering EducationDr. Yingxiao Song, Muskingum University Assistant Professor in Physics and Engineering Department of Muskingum University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Integrating a Design Project to Bridge Experiment for Statics learning inGeneral Engineering EducationAbstractEngineering Statics, a foundational course for most engineering students, is typically undertakenearly in their academic careers. Integrating hands-on experiments, such as the classic bridgeexperiment, is essential not only for a
solve real-world engineering problems. These courses often involve complex 2projects requiring teamwork, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and timemanagement. Students also learn to present their work effectively and defend their solutions in aprofessional setting. Capstone courses are project-based and faculty guided and will often requirea multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving and team collaboration to leverage each other'sstrengths. Project management skills, critical thinking and team collaboration are keycharacteristics of the capstone.A large volume of literature exists that describes lab and project activities in engineering andscience courses and how it helped in
inthe Introduction to Feedback Control course for several different projects, including linefollowing robot, ball levitator, ball balancer, and inverted pendulum self-balancing robot.Without learning Arduino in Digital Circuits Fundamentals, they would not be able to completethese course projects in just a few weeks. They have also used Arduino in their capstone seniordesign projects to build line following tennis ball shooter, remote controlled mobile trebuchet,robotic cat, robotic dog, Rubik’s cube solving machine, hovercraft, submarine, etc. Prior tolearning Arduino in Digital Circuits Fundamentals, students had to learn Arduino themselveswhile doing capstone senior design. As a result, they often could not build the working prototypeuntil
generallydo not gain experience in open-ended design or entrepreneurial innovation – skills which may behighly valued by future employers or graduate schools, and even in upper-level project-basedcourses such as capstone design.Biofabrication Lab is an upper-level elective laboratory course offering students hands-onexperience in advanced cell culture, computer aided design, additive manufacturing, andprototyping related to translational bioengineering. Quantitative Physiology Lab is a requiredlaboratory course in which third-year bioengineering students conduct experiments to measureand model human physiological systems, while gaining experience in data analysis andpresentation. To expand the breadth of knowledge and experience gained by students, a
senior capstone projects, there's a demand to integratedesign across students' academic journey. The technical intensity of engineering curricula poseschallenges in dedicating courses exclusively to design thinking or applying the design process.An alternative approach is to reimagine laboratory courses by incorporating engineering design.This pilot study explored the integration of engineering design principles in a required 14-week'engineering analysis and design' laboratory course for second-year mechanical engineeringstudents. The course combines lectures with hands-on laboratory sessions, covering topics suchas gears, motors, dynamics, hydraulics, and engines. The course also introduces Ulrich andEppinger's engineering design process and
Chemistry course is a foundational course that our studentstake prior to their senior design (capstone design) course. As a result, the AR/VR technology willassist the students in their capstone projects. From the information presented, the reader shouldbe able to take the concepts listed and apply them to their unique instructional roles.Pedagogical ContextTo meet the goals of this case study, the study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and usage of AR/VRis built into the Environmental Engineering Water Chemistry course. The main course thatintegrated this learning module is the Water Chemistry & laboratory. Water Chemistry &Laboratory has historically been difficult for students in the department especially in visualizingthe modules and
to work in groups to complete projects, which fosterscollaboration and teamwork skills. They help to prepare students for their future careers byexposing them to the safety training, tools, equipment, and processes that they will encounter intheir future professional engineering practice.Since 2000, there have been reported research on exploring virtual laboratory in engineering andscience. A virtual engineering laboratory is presented in [3] for hybrid electric vehiclestarter/alternator experimentation. A virtual laboratory environment is developed in [4] for anelectronic circuits course. Using interactive TV and the internet, Gurocak [5] created a newapproach for distance delivery of a Manufacturing Automation laboratory course. Compared
initial use as a learning platform.Subsequently the IoT toolkit can serve as a prototype environment for the students as they designand implement their IoT solutions.Pre- and post-project surveys will be used to gather data on the efficacy of the learning toolkitsin teaching students about IoT concepts and technology. Questions will also be included toassess the impact of the IoT toolkits on students’ ability to recognize opportunities for exploitingIoT related technology in their capstone projects.ConclusionA collection of exercises has been developed to support remote engaged student learning of IoTconcepts and technology. The exercises are intended to support students that are utilizing anadvanced IoT toolkit to learn about IoT concepts and to
. Overall Course and Laboratory Evaluations based on Question No. 1 and Question No. 2Educational Institution No. 2 - Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FLThe lead author was faculty at this institution from Fall 2015 to Spring 2019. She taught multiplecourses which had both laboratory and theory components here. She also taught some courseswhich were only laboratory based and had no theory component, such as capstone project 5courses. All the courses taught at this institution were taught in-person format at undergraduatelevel.This institution had an anonymous end of semester evaluation system till spring 2016, whichcollected student comments on various questions including,“What were the
and second-order systems through heat transfer and beam vibration problems. Overall, theexperiments conducted were a success in allowing the students to achieve the ABET outcomesduring the process of the experiments. The students were able to research the engineeringtheories, and applied the theories through multiple variations of the experiment to find thedesired answers for the course.Assessment and Impact: Several aspects of what they have done in this course are reflected intheir Capstone Sr. design projects as well as projects in other courses that involve experimentalset-ups and using LabVIEW code, modeling and so on. Numerous groups use data acquisitionset-ups to capture signals to analyze their data. This course also helps them
/Capstone Project IdeasBeyond modules which can be accomplished in a laboratory class setting of two to three hours,the PolyVent can also provide inspiration for larger projects, for courses such as CapstoneEngineering Design not specific to bioengineering but open to many disciplines. Ideas forresearch or advanced undergraduate projects include: ● Designing a PCB to drive an air heater and/or humidifier and creating a supportive software extension ● Designing a nebulizer for drug delivery ● Programming new ventilation modes ● Designing a hardware module to support acoustic ventilation ● Programming the system to become a small animal veterinarian ventilator ● Designing a software control, and possibly a new hardware, to
student societies’ activities.This study was conducted as a senior capstone project by a team of four industrial engineeringand one mechanical engineering senior students. The capstone senior project spanned twoquarters, for a total of 22 weeks, and was sponsored by the OSU Department of EH&S, advisedby an industrial engineering faculty, and assisted by a PhD student in industrial engineering. Thecapstone senior project focused on identifying the root cause of the lack of near-miss reportingamong student societies within the COE through the development of research instruments andpreliminary data collection and analysis.Qualitative Approach of Current StudyExisting studies on academic laboratory safety either focus on formal learning settings
emerging state-of-the-art geospatial technology and 3D data analytics.Evolving geospatial industry labor markets are challenging the traditional skillsets developed atconventional S/G programs at colleges. Yet, higher education graduates may still lack decisionmaking and project application skills, and most importantly, the ability to apply the body ofknowledge from their academic training in college courses to solve real-world problems andmeet the skill challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).To bridge the gap between theory and application of these relevant technologies for industry-ready graduates, hands-on exercises are developed and will be incorporated in a 300-levelphotogrammetry course for SET and Civil Engineering majors
Paper ID #39357Work-in-Progress: Hands-on group activities for large fluid mechanicsclasses in a traditional lecture hall settingDr. Fiona C. Levey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Fiona Levey is an Associate Teaching Professor the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engi- neering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She teaches materials science and thermal fluids classes and advises capstone design projects. She employs active learning and project-based learning in her curricu- lum, using varied approaches for different levels, and correlating course design and teaching techniques to learning outcomes. Dr. Levey
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Paper ID #37969Toy Adaptation in a Laboratory Course: An Examination of LaboratoryInterests and Career MotivationsDr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California, San Diego Dr. Alyssa Taylor is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengi- neering at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Taylor has twelve years of experience teaching across bioengineering laboratory, introductory, and capstone design classes. Through work such as toy adaptation described in this paper, Dr. Taylor seeks to prepare students to engage in Universal Design and consider accessibility in their