MINDS Many new faculty may face challenges related to effective teaching techniques. Student perception of good teaching may often be different from the instructors' opinions. Finding the technique that merges the two perspectives can be challenging and vital. Project-based learning has been documented to be a guaranteed procedure for increasing students' interest in the taught topic, while developing skills that also often reward the instructor with good student evaluations. We present the lessons learned in several capstone courses taught by three instructors at three higher education institutions. Different procedures are used. Although the instructors use different techniques
expanded into funded summer research projects, and several have produced publishable results.”—from a Computer Science faculty member at a regional state university “Absolutely; every such study is focused on my research program. It has been extremely worthwhile doing so. While some students flop, it happens, about a third of my papers are authored with students who are, or were, undergrads. And some of those papers are in top places.”—a faculty member in Informatics at a Research I institutionThe Civil Engineering department at the U.S. Military Academy offers every student anopportunity to undertake an independent-study project.4 These are similar to capstone projects,but they need not include the four subdisciplines that ABET
/Senior Clinic as the capstone design experiences in their programs. While theChemical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering departments haveseparate capstone design courses, these departments also recognize Junior/Senior Clinicas a course that well reflects engineering practice. Consequently Junior/Senior Clinicfigures prominently in the assessment efforts of all four programs. As noted in theprevious section, the Junior/Senior Clinic final reports were included in the portfolios ofstudent work that were reviewed at the end of every year. While the department obtainedvaluable data from the portfolio evaluation, an inefficiency in the process was alsoevident: each paper was being read by the project supervisor(s), who assigned a
learning is often not made in the literature, although it is helpful to distinguish them when trying to determine which pedagogy is most appropriate for a given instructor and course. The most common implementation of project-based learning in engineering is for capstone design courses.• Inquiry-Based Learning: The organizing principle for inquiry-based learning is the scientific method; as such inquiry learning is most commonly used in labs. Students observe a carefully selected phenomenon, develop a hypothesis about that phenomenon, develop an experimental procedure to test their hypothesis, perform their experiment, evaluate their results, and reflect on their learning. Learning is again student-centered, interactive
course at the University of Notre Dame. One challenge associated with instructingCapstone Design is the wide variation in background students bring to the course, both inacademic knowledge and internship or work experience. Additionally, a one semester Capstonehas challenges of placing high academic demands on students due to both lecture material andthe capstone project being completed in the same semester. Compounding this challenge is thedivision of duties among the team within the project. In an effort to increase student agency anddecrease workload on the students, instructor, and teaching assistants, a competency-basedgrading approach was explored. The complex mastery of a capstone course hinges on successful completion of
develop engineering requirements to meet project needs and formal design techniques are studied. MET40100 Planning and design alternatives to meet cost, performance, (Capstone and user-interface goals are emphasized. System tests and 5 project I) measurements are considered. Project planning, scheduling, and management techniques are studied. Different design approaches are compared. TECH12000 (Design See Above 14 thinking in
AC 2008-314: ADVISING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: THE CHALLENGES(AND REWARDS?) FOR NEW ENGINEERING FACULTYCraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received
in Engineering Management.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002, Montreal. (CD-ROM).16. Tilbury, D.M., Ceccio, S.L., and Tryggvason, G. “Restructuring the Undergraduate Curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department at The University of Michigan.” Proceedings, 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI.17. Badiru, A.B., Slagley, J.M., and Smith, D.A. “Project Management Application for Engineering Program Accreditation Preparation.” J. Profl. Issues in Engrg. Educ. and Pract. 136(1), January 2010, pp. 39-47.18. Sobek, D.K. and Jain, V. “Two Instruments for Assessing Design Outcomes of Capstone Projects.” Proceedings, 2004 ASEE Annual Confernece, June 2004, Salt Lake
- 5 students/team), 9 short form reports, individual Tools: MS Word, Excel, Matlab ME – 471 Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone Design Design Project Documentation: Formal Design Reports Problem Definition, Progress Tools: C Programming, Excel, Matlab, WWW report, Project Report ( 1 @ 35- 200 pages) Detailed description
Project Capstone reportTable 1: Summary of electronic notebook usage in courses taught by the authors in the electricalengineering program at MSOE.2.1 MSOE BackgroundAs an engineering education focused institution with strong industry connections, MSOE providesstudents with hands-on learning experiences. The academic year is divided into three ten-weekterms, each with an additional week for final exams. Most EE courses include a lab component,where the lecture and lab together comprise one class section, and the two are tightly coupled.Faculty teach both the lecture and the lab sessions, without the aid of teaching assistants. As aresult, faculty are on the front lines of setting documentation requirements as well as providingfeedback
Paper ID #27072Improving Creative Thinking in Engineering Students Through Art Appre-ciationPatricia Caratozzolo, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Patricia Caratozzolo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received the Ph.D. degree from the Uni- versitat Polit´ecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, in 2003. Since 2005 she has been a member of the faculty of Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, where she is Assistant Professor of Power Energy Systems in the Mechatronics and Sustainable Development Department. She is leading different projects in the area of educational
courseof study) (at least 8 units at the 300- or 400-level); 24 units of additional coursework in a liberalarts specialization; and at least 4 upper-level LSE courses: two on project-based learning, asenior project course, and a capstone. Students must also either study or intern abroad, orcomplete 2 additional upper-level courses in global studies.As of Fall 2014, 55 students have graduated with a B.A. in LSE at CPSU, and 55 additionalstudents are currently active in the program (48 as LAES majors and 7 currently on a one- ortwo-quarter individualized change of major agreement). (Two other students were denied theirdegree in Spring 2012, 3 students discontinued the program, and 1 student has completed all of
,mathematics, and a final-year capstone design project, etc.). Two distinctions, however, can bemade between the two accreditation bodies. One is that graduate attributes in the United Statesare referred to as ‘student outcomes’. The seven student outcomes formulated by ABET [7] andtheir equivalent CEAB graduate attributes are listed in Table 2. These seven student outcomesmay be complemented by additional outcomes articulated by a particular program [7]. The otherdistinction is a criterion by ABET referred to as ‘program educational objectives’, which is againsomething published locally by a particular program. As far as the authors are aware thiscriterion does not exist in Canada.MethodologyThis section describes the course design and development
beyond the scope of the typical graduate student training.Consider these excerpts from job postings in the Chronicle of Higher Education (all listed underengineering, January 2015): “The responsibilities of the [Engineering Capstone Design] Facilitator include: identifying and recruiting appropriate design projects (summer support available), supporting the project sponsors and technical mentors, monitoring student group budget management, coordinating engineering design course content, and identi- fying and facilitating opportunities and forums for publication/presentation of stu- dent project success.” The candidate must have the “ability to coordinate the engineering operations management
for incoming freshmen students to get themengaged and connected to the College of Engineering. The main freshmen components are the E2 - Encounter Engineering Bridge campand the ENGR 1050, Introduction to Engineering freshmen class. Based on student,instructor and industry feedback, activities have continuously been adapted andimplemented to improve the quality of the program. For example, development andgrowth of a strong peer-mentoring component has helped support scaling the project forlarger numbers of students. Additional adjustments to staffing and funding have beennecessary through the years to accommodate the changing enrollment. In addition, theinformation presented as been updated and revised to best meet the needs of the
track toreach their goals, or to fulfill requirements of their course. If they are in difficulty, theiradvisor may help them think about what might be the most effective ways to improvetheir learning.Self-assessment is often used in medical schools as a way of improving students’ clinicalskills. Nursing education, like teacher education, emphasizes becoming a reflectivepractitioner. Thinking about how current material relates to material learned in othercourses can benefit anyone in a degree program. Capstone courses serve to encourageself-assessment by requiring students to apply previously-learned skills to new contexts.The e-portfolio movement is another practice that encourages self-assessment. Studentsput together work that they have
change anapproach is identified.Here we present the narrative of an educator implementing a weekly reflection activity, theInclusivity Meter (IM), that allows students in a senior capstone course to communicate howincluded they felt in their teams or in the overall class that week. Through the narrative, wehighlight the conversations that happened as the educator reflected on the work in her classroomwith the two other authors. The conversation themes highlighted include the motivation fortrying this new activity, concerns throughout the quarter about student response rates, and twocases that surfaced issues of inclusion, prompting further discussion.After recounting this narrative, we dive into a discussion on how the engineering
industry can provide substantial direct experience in the types of work that mightbe assigned. A prominent example would be serving on selection committees, where theindustry experienced faculty member has likely screened, interviewed, and hired morecandidates than most departments might work with in a decade or longer. Additionally, it isimportant that industry experience candidates look for ways to leverage service into the otheraspects of their appointment. For example serving on an internal research grant or NSF selectionreview panel can provide insight into how decisions are made to fund proposals, while servingon a group to solicit industry capstone projects can potentially lead to research activities andfuture publications.26 Finally
Paper ID #27563Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of a Large-Scale Flipped ClassroomImplementation with Multiple InstructorsRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Paul PhD student at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary where she also works as the Program Evaluation and Planning Specialist. She is the team lead for the faculty on all matters related engineering education including teaching and learning, curriculum development, Capstone design and engineering accreditation. Robyn just completed master’s degree in engineering education where she is looking at the impact of engineering leadership
McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute Turk McCleskey earned a Ph.D. in colonial American history from the College of William and Mary. His research focuses on frontier societies in North America. He is a tenured professor in the Department of History, Virginia Military Institute, where he teaches introductory courses in American history and historical methods, upper division elective courses in colonial American history, and senior capstone seminars on the American Revolution and on North American Indians.Dr. Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University Elizabeth White Baker is a visiting assistant professor at Wake Forest University Schools of Business, teaching courses on Information Systems Management, Strategic
. M., Palmer, B. and Litzinger, T. A. (2000), The Effects of a First-Year Engineering Design Course on Student Intellectual Development as Measured by the Perry Scheme. Journal of Engineering Education, 89: 39–45. [2] Pimmel, R. (2001), Cooperative Learning Instructional Activities in a Capstone Design Course. Journal of Engineering Education, 90: 413–421. [3] Sousa, L.; Antao, S.; Germano, J. (2013), A Lab Project on the Design and Implementation of Programmable and Configurable Embedded Systems. IEEE Transactions on Education, 56(3), 322-328. [4] Faraji, S. (2012). The Enhancement of Students’ Learning in Both Lower-Division and Upper-Division Classes by a Quiz-Based Approach. Chemical Engineering Education. Winter 2012
,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied researchprojects in selected domains, is extremely desirable and beneficial. Today, with theengineering profession undergoing dramatic changes on many fronts - there is realneed for faculty and students, to become involved with practical problems and toshare in providing solutions. We owe it to our students to prepare them to meet thechallenges ahead by focusing on real issues derived from tangible situations. Thesurest road to having a working college-industry relation is to come to a mutualunderstanding that both parties would gain from such a relationship.The discussion noted above may
locale, andeventually have a mutually beneficial relations with the industrial sector; not so muchto supplement their income, but, principally, to be able to reach the broader goal, i.e.,to gain valuable experience and be truly involved in real engineering.iii) Third, reaching out to the industrial sector and engineering services in the Region,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied researchprojects in selected domains, is extremely desirable and beneficial. Today, with theengineering profession undergoing dramatic changes on many fronts - there is realneed for faculty and students, to become involved with practical problems and
. Nonetheless, if we are pragmatic anddesire to do a better job in equipping our students with the “tools of the trade” thenwe need to alert our graduate students( the future engineering teachers) to the need ofdeveloping proper and enduring connections with industries in their locale, andeventually have a mutually beneficial relations with the industrial sector; not so muchto supplement their income, but, principally, to be able to reach the broader goal, i.e.,to gain valuable experience and be truly involved in real engineering.iii) Third, reaching out to the industrial sector and engineering services in the Region,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical
and achieving certain learningoutcomes desired of engineering graduates. This paper provides preliminary analysis in thevalidation process of the E-FSSE survey that began in October, 2006 (see E-FSSE Survey inAppendix I). Thus far, three of the nine universities in the validation project have completed thesurvey, via the web. This paper provides some preliminary analysis in the validation process andnext steps. Several more validation steps are necessary before analysis is complete.IntroductionIn the wake of the National Academy of Engineering’s “Educating the Engineer of 2020” reportand the highly acclaimed National Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report,today’s engineering community is increasingly concerned with and attuned
(e.g., control of dynamicsystems, mass transfer). In this logic, students spend the majority of their time learning a longsequence of engineering “fundamentals” before they are deemed competent to engage in creativedesign problem solving in their final-year capstone projects.3 This approach is understood as“exclusionary” not in the sense of being elitist but in the more general sense of seeking to keepout that which does not belong, including those persons (or those facets of persons) not in linewith the dominant decontextualized, narrowly technical-analytic way of problem solving withinengineering. Lectures and focused problem sets remain the mainstay educational modalitieswithin university engineering education, even as wide-ranging
debt, experiences and perceptions of college worth. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com/services/185924/gallup-purdue-index-2015-report.aspx23. Gibbs, G. (1992. “Control and independence”. In Teaching large classes in higher education: How to maintain quality with reduced resources, (Ed. G. Gibbs), London: Kogan Page, 37-59.24. Li, P., & Toderick, L. (2015, June), An Automatic Grading and Feedback System for E- Learning in Information Technology Education Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.2351825. Chang, M., & Downey, A. (2008, June), A Semi Automatic Approach For Project Assignment In A Capstone Course. Paper presented at 2008 Annual Conference &
individuals.● A student in Dr. May’s online course just complained to her that it was not fair that other students are texting each other for help during their online quizzes.● The student Dr. Lin is advising for the senior capstone project provided some new sourcecode that seems impossible to have been completed since their code review last week.● Dr. West, a newly hired assistant professor had a male student who was openly defiant and disrespectful to her in class. Another student comes to her defense and a scuffle ensues.● A student in Mr. Singh’s course just posted in the online discussion a response to another student that included threats of violence. Additionally, some portions of the post appeared to be unrelated.● A student comes to
University of Delaware. He has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from introduction to engineering science and material and energy balances to process control, capstone design, and mathematical modeling of chemical and environmental systems. His research interests include technology and learning in various incarnations: electronic portfolios as a means for assessment and professional development, implementa- tion of computational tools across the chemical engineering curriculum, and game-based learning.Dr. Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware Allen Jayne is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. He possesses 28 years of
following examples: • Why can’t review solutions be posted on line? (They are.) I would only take a picture with a digital camera then print it anyway. • Page 14.825.10 Is there a reason that the quizzes are worth more than the tests or the capstone project? • How can I see the readings as more of a simple task than an obstacle? The text is very dry, so I seem to become impatient with it…. • Is there going to be an opportunity to earn extra points? • How can I use this information to help me with my major/I think that you already answered that question. • What will the final be? (How long, format