in developing theepistemic frame of many professions, especially those that require innovation, is some form ofprofessional practicum7,8, which is an environment in which a learner takes professional actionin a supervised setting and then reflects on the results with peers and mentors. Skills andknowledge become more and more closely tied as the student/learner learns to see the worldusing the epistemic frame of the profession. Cornerstone and capstone design courses inundergraduate curricula are examples of professional practica in engineering.Prior work has also shown that epistemic games—learning environments where students game-play to develop the epistemic frame of a profession—increase students’ understanding of andinterest in the
Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Formation of an engineering identity in first-year studentsthrough an intervention centered on senior design projectsAbstractThis “work in progress” paper describes a multiyear project to study the development ofengineering identity in a chemical and biological engineering program at Montana StateUniversity. The project focuses on how engineering identity may be impacted by a series ofinterventions utilizing subject material in a senior-level capstone design course and has thesenior capstone design students serve as peer-mentors to first- and second-year students. A morerapid development of an engineering identity by first- and second-year students is suspected toincrease retention and
effectively 3) Design and conduct experiments 4) Analyze and interpret data 5) Design a system that is within realistic constraintsEngineering educators across the U.S. have recognized the power of this approach. For example,the number of team-based and multidisciplinary team-based capstone classes across the U.S. hasincreased15 since 1995, likely due to the influence of ABET on U.S. engineering programs.16Similarly, the number of “Cornerstone” freshmen engineering design project classes hasincreased, although by no means are they universal in U.S. engineering curricula4. Cornerstonedesign experiences require significant faculty involvement, and from the student’s point of view,projects should be motivating and challenging but not
learning environments in Science, Engineering and Mathematics. He has also written on effective uses of educa- tional technology in mathematics and science education as a natural outgrowth of these interests. To fund his research, Jim has garnered over $20 million in grants to study and improve mathematics education in urban schools. He just finished a $1.8 million research grant to model the longitudinal development of fractions, rational number and proportional reasoning knowledge and skills in middle school students, and is currently engaged in a project studying the sustainability of changes in urban elementary teachers’ mathematics practices. All of his work has been conducted in collaborative partnerships with
active member of Northeastern’s Gateway Team, a select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. She also serves as a Technical Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of numerous awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Richard Whalen, Northeastern University Dr. Richard Whalen is a Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a core member of the Engineering Gateway Team. The focus of this team
Paper ID #20575Work in Progress: Curriculum Revision and Classroom Environment Re-structuring to Support Blended Project-Based Learning in First-Year Gen-eral Engineering Laboratory CoursesProf. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught
Paper ID #28813Assessing a Summer Engineering Math and Projects Bootcamp to ImproveRetention and Graduation Rates in Engineering and Computer ScienceDr. Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University Chico, received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wiscon- sin Milwaukee in May 2015. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Amirkabir University (Polytechnic of Tehran) with honors in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and another Master of Science from University of Wisconsin
assist the undergraduate engineering community inidentifying and developing the types of projects that provide students with the best opportunitiesto achieve their learning outcomes. Another long-term goal is to use such a PBL classification tocharacterize other highly promoted projects in engineering education such as capstone designprojects which by nature are more complex and ill-structured.LimitationsFuture studies should also address the limitations within the current study. The indicators ofcomplexity and structuredness were developed while the reverse engineering project was inprogress. This did not allow us to develop a priori classification ratings for each of theindicators prior to students beginning their project. An a priori
AC 2011-1588: EMBEDDING LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS INTO AFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSE THROUGH INTRODUCTION OFAN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT AND INFORMATION LIT-ERACY SKILLSChris Plouff, Grand Valley State University Dr. Plouff currently serves as Assistant Professor & James R. Sebastian Chair of Engineering Cooperative Education and Educational Development at Grand Valley State University. He is responsible for coordi- nating assessment efforts for the School of Engineering, including the mandatory cooperative education program. His research interests include first-year engineering program development, effective assessment of engineering education, and transition to and from the engineering educational environment
in dialogue with one another around thesecore issues can be a key step in achieving those goals.References1. Dym, C., et al., "Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning." Journal of Engineering Education, 2005. 94(1): p. 103-120.2. Dutson, A.J., et al., "A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses." Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(1): p. 17-28.3. Pembridge, J.J. and M.C. Paretti. "The Current State of Capstone Design Pedagogy." in American Society Page 22.240.6 in Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. 2010
firstyear (Systems Engineering and Freshman Design) and senior level (Senior Capstone). As awork in progress, the goal of this curriculum is to give first year engineering students the abilityto recognize and experience the importance of Outcomes C, D, and G. In addition, the programaims to improve these skills throughout a student’s schooling, into their Senior Capstone, andbeyond. This institution has made several changes to their Systems Engineering and FreshmanDesign course that focus on these three outcomes and as students reach graduation, they arereevaluated to assess the effects that their freshman design course has on their practices used intheir Senior Capstone.The Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) framework for project execution
various research projects. She’s also the founder and advisor of the first ASEE student chapter in Puerto Rico. Her primary research interests include investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in en- gineering sciences, especially for underrepresented populations. She also works in the development and evaluation of various engineering curriculum and courses at UPRM applying the outcome-based educa- tional framework.Dr. Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Nayda G. Santiago is professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) where she teaches the Capstone Course in Computer Engineer- ing. She received an BS
“cornerstone to capstone” curriculum design. The committee considered theresearch on how people learn, consulted published engineering education research oncornerstone programs at other universities, and acknowledged students’ strengths andweaknesses, including their increasing numbers of applying AP credit toward college. Furtherreview led to incorporating the integration of hands-on, project-based design projects withcomputer programming and the “cornerstone to capstone” approach.Review and Literature ReviewAs a result of the ongoing dialogue to improve engineering education and the proven initiativessupported by the National Science Foundation and other funding agencies, cornerstone coursesin the first year of engineering are growing with
engineering and creative/fine arts students have been reported in recentyears, including • Design of automobile option packages at Howard University [5] • Creation of “technology-mediated” sculptural works at the University of Waterloo [6] • Design and construction of an interactive sculpture at Binghamton University [7] • Various projects combining engineering with aerial photography, music, dance, theater, and drawing at Valparaiso University [8],[9]The collaborative engineering-art project assignment described in this work differs from thoselisted above in several ways. The students involved in this work were all first-year students,whereas the above projects were all at the capstone/senior-level. This work
opportunities.Introduction The motivation of this study is to determine whether students at New York Universitywould electively enroll in a second semester of EG 1003. Incoming students are beingincreasingly exposed to engineering concepts in high school, resulting in a desire for engineeringchallenges in a project-based format. Integrating project-based curriculum early in engineeringeducation will introduce the engineering design process to socially relevant engineeringchallenges. The goal of the course is to be a comprehensive cornerstone course for students,which provides the foundation for first-year students to be prepared for the engineeringcoursework and future projects like their senior design capstone course. The cornerstone is oneof the few
mechanics, heat transfer, engineering graphics, and product design. He has designed products using AutoCAD, CATIA, Pro/E, and SolidWorks and is a certified SolidWorks Professional.Prof. Greg Murray, Pittsburg State UniversityDr. Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University Robert Gerlick is Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering technology at Pittsburg State University, where he teaches courses in mechanics, graphics, and capstone design. Page 25.652.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Freshman CAD Modeling Competition to Increase Student
themselves and by the world. Web page development can be an effective way tocommunicate and to share their projects with classmates and the public. In addition, it is a greatway to get the students excited about writing project descriptions with enhanced visuals. Weincorporated web publication within the freshmen class for this study; however, it can and shouldbe used in other classes including senior capstone projects. We suggest that web publication beincorporated as an additional communication tool for all engineering students.Bibliography:[1] Leonard D. The web, the millennium, and the digital evolution of distance education. Technical CommunicationQuarterly, Special Issue: Technical Communication, Distance Learning, and the World Wide Web
top 10 percent University Admission Profile 27-31 95% ranked in top 25 percentIn the senior year, engineering students are required to complete a capstone project to satisfytheir capstone experience. The EEIC offers a Multidisciplinary Capstone program (MDC) as anoption for students to replace their discipline specific capstone experience. Students arepartnered with industry companies to improve processes, reduce costs, or create new products.MDC also offers non-engineering students the opportunity to participate thru the EEIC’sengineering sciences minor program. This promotes discipline diversity in the program whilegiving students’ academic credit. Through
(RSOs) are given class time tospeak to students and raise awareness and potential interest in getting involved with rewardingextracurricular experiences. Additional information pertaining to course structure, includingintegration of the fundamental engineering topics and synergistic collaborations discussed thusfar, can be found in the following section.Course DeliveryThe official title of the final project all ENGR 111 students work towards through the semester isthe “Cornerstone Project”. All J.B. Speed School of Engineering students conclude theirundergraduate career with the completion of a Capstone Project. Starting in the spring of 2019,as a result of the attention and interest ENGR 111 has received from J.B. Speed School ofEngineering
learning in the form of team projects in various courses ranging from theintroductory engineering courses to capstone courses to help students develop this important skill[3-10]. Though these team based projects do provide students with opportunities to gainteamwork experiences, it does not necessarily mean that students will develop effectiveteamwork skills from these team project experiences. In many cases, students are left on theirown to make their teams work, as little formal training is provided to students due to variousrestrictions/constraints. Some examples may include: limited time is available in the courseschedule for in-depth discussions about teamwork skills, and engineering instructors may not beaware of the fundamental research and
ways of thinking)” (p. 2). Theyimplemented a studio requirement each year, where project based learning, community service,and reflection are highlighted. Kellam et al.8 drew from student reflections and focus grouptranscripts in their evaluation of this long-term integration. Guthrie et al.6 used quantitativestudent self assessment and collected student comments to gauge the effectiveness of theirinterdisciplinary capstone design course. Rhee et al.9 in “A Case Study of a Co-instructedMultidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project in Sustainability” discussed a senior capstone coursewhere students engage together with specific shared projects, share classroom space and meetingtimes. Mentors from several engineering and non-engineering disciplines
Industrial Engineering at NCSU in 2010 and has since expanded her research in inventory optimization to include engineering education. Her experiences as an engineer have motivated the work done in this study as well as others that aim to improve the success of students entering the global landscape. She teaches the industry-sponsored capstone design course which has led to a second stream of research focused on developing methods to model problem-solving during capstone design.Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin is a Teaching Assistant Professor working jointly in the College of En- gineering and in the Department of STEM Education within the College of Education at
student aspiration conforms to oneof the basic tenets of “design thinking” in that it is a methodology that imbues the full spectrumof innovation with a human-centered design ethos.At our university we have started to infuse the concepts of design thinking in our initialIntroduction to Engineering course and then later in our capstone senior design project courses.Between those “course bookends” we are working with our faculty to introduce to them thedesign thinking concept of “identifying the need” in place of only teaching “transactional”engineering concepts and theories and how to solve engineering problems.This paper will illustrate how we have introduced design thinking in our first-year introduction toengineering course and then conducted
. Ogot, An investigation on industry-sponsored design projects' effectiveness at the first-year level: potential issues and preliminary results. European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 31(6): p. 693-704.16. Larochelle, P., J. Engblom, and H. Gutierrez, A Cornerstone Freshman Design Experience. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.17. Qammar, H.K., et al., Impact of Vertically Integrated Team Design Projects on First Year Engineering Students. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.18. Dutson, A.J., et al., A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone
adapted fromITC, which provides a multidimensional assessment of creativity.6-8 Possible performance levelswere from exemplar (value of 4) to benchmark (value of 1). Additionally projects were assessedusing the Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric that is made up of a set of attributes that are commonto creative thinking across disciplines.1, 10 Possible performance levels were entitled capstone orexemplar (value of 4), milestones (values of 3 or 2), and benchmark (value of 1).Mean values from Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric assessment of two major projects from thestudied course were close to the highest milestone performance level. In general, mean valuesfrom ITC Rubric assessment of two major projects from the studied course were at anintermediate
engineering community: ≠ Implement SL early in the engineering curriculum via introductory engineering courses. Traditionally, senior-level students experience a SL type of project-based learning in their capstone courses. This study has shown that engineering students can not only complete SL projects successfully in their introductory course but also significantly benefit by SL in terms of improving motivational attitudes toward collaborative teamwork and self- evaluation of engineering abilities. ≠ Seek funding to support SL in engineering courses. As discussed in this report, a lack of funding for the projects was a limitation of the study and is a possible barrier to continuous implementation of
Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development
goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives."[44]. The hybrid mode improves remote students' learning 3 outcomes via creating a collaborative and self-learning environment. All these transferable and 4 remote working skillsets help students better prepare for their future academic and career roles 5 (Table 3). Table 3. The potential benefits for acquiring transferable and remote skillsets Skills Capstone project at senior year Future careers Collaborative Students need problem-solving skills for their Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is Problem-solving Capstone projects [45]. critical to generate efficiency
recruit and retain capable freshmen students from ourintroductory courses (Introduction to Computer Science, and to some extent, Introduction toProgramming, and Programming Methodology) and the second is to remove the anxiety thestudents have, stemming from the unknowns of their future educational experiences. Theprogram works by showcasing the accomplishments of our senior students to our freshmen inthe Introduction to Computer Science and to have a question and answer session between thesenior presenters and the freshmen students. We invite the senior students from different senior level courses, such as Senior SoftwareEngineering Project, our capstone course, and high-level elective courses, for example, DataAcquisition and Control. Each of
AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING ANDENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENTPaul Pagano, Western Michigan University Paul Pagano is a second-year student in Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is active in the student ASCE chapter, assists student teams in the Student Projects Lab, and plans to gain his professional engineers license and employment in a geotechnical engineering firm after graduation.Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University Amanda Rossman is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She serves as a tutor to first-year, at-risk students, and is