Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; M. Razi Nalim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

level appears to have given students aspringboard benefit in the curriculum that persists into later courses and professional practice.Direct and indirect assessments of the project-based method were conducted and the results willbe presented in the paper. The design project is assessed based on classroom presentations and awritten report with technical analysis, design process, and professional conclusions. It is intendedto continue restructuring the course syllabus around this project in the future. Page 14.986.2IntroductionStudent engagement and participation in their learning experience has been known to enhancetheir understanding of the

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

orexclusively online programs.Whether or not there should be an entire undergraduate program devoted to systemsengineering can be debated. However, engineering students can be exposed to theconcepts of systems engineering in mainstream engineering classes throughout theirundergraduate education. This paper describes one approach to introduce the concepts ofsystems engineering to students in a junior-level fluid mechanics course through thestudent’s participation in a team-oriented class project. The model used for studentlearning is an activities, project, and problem-based Learning approach. A survey ofstudent perceptions concerning systems engineering before and after the course ispresented.IntroductionSystems Engineering Around the CountryAccording