courses; over 1100 survey responses were received. Over 50% of therespondents taught students about professional practice issues and the societal impacts ofengineering and technology in one or more of their courses; only 12% did not include any topicsrelated to social or ethical issues in their courses. Faculty most commonly reported teachingthese topics in senior capstone design (41%); 30% also taught these issues in graduate levelcourses. The majority of the respondents felt that both undergraduate and graduate studenteducation on these issues was not adequate (67% and 80%, respectively).KeywordsEthics; societal impacts; sustainability.BackgroundThere is general consensus that engineers need to perform their duties in an ethical manner
to the globalenvironment is the international senior capstone project introduced at the Purdue PolytechnicInstitute and is fully described elsewhere12. This new approach to increase the awareness inengineering students of the challenges of global teams has already resulted in multi-national teamsinvolving students from Peru, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands and coming in the nearfuture, teams including Denmark, Russia, Australia and Dubai. This mixing of students fromdifferent nationalities stimulated this interest in learning motivation so that project topics for theseteam can be selected that would appeal to a mixed nationality team.MotivationMotivation is a crosscutting element of personality. Motivation reflects the level of identity
early as in theirfreshman year. Effective written communication skills are important for engineering education,with critical thinking being one of the most important aspects of the learning process at thecollege level. However, the efforts in required core curriculum English and communicationcourses are not always further integrated into engineering curriculum. Introducing a technicalpaper writing assignment in lower division engineering courses had the purpose of helpingstudents to be better prepared for major writing assignments in their upper division courses aswell as for their capstone project. For this study a writing assignment was introduced in anElectrical Circuits course, for electrical engineering technology students at Old
, successfully accomplish and reflect upon an activityreferred to as a compassion practicum. The compassion practicum sought to begin thedevelopment of a critical consciousness in students. Students’ projects fall into two categories:(1) a service learning type project which must in some way improve the quality of life of othersand involves a minimum of 15 hours of actual service; and (2) a guided, extensive visit of ananimal rescue society farm in which students confront animals typically used in biomedicalresearch projects and reflect on the entire experience.IntroductionBiomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to medicine.It combines expertise in engineering with expertise in medicine and human biology to
Investigating Student Learning (ISL) Program was funded by the University of Michigan Office of theProvost, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, and the College of Engineering.1. Borrego, M., Karlin, J., McNair, L. D., & Beddoes, K. (2013). Team effectiveness theory from Industrial and Organizational Psychology applied to engineering student project teams: A research review. Journal of Engineering Education, 102, 472-512.2. Davis, D., Trevisan, M., Gerlick, R., Davis, H., McCormack, J., Beyerlein, S., … Brackin, P. (2010). Assessing team member citizenship in capstone engineering design courses. International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(4), 771-783.3. Schultz, T. (1998). Practical problems in organizing students
friends, so we mostly had task division. What he did—he wasn’t calling me or they were just doing it and when I was asking he said, “Okay, don’t worry. We just done it. We went to the lab and we just finished it.” I got so mad and I went to the professor and said, “He doesn’t—just share those projects, because I have to get a grade, too.” He said, “You chose him as a leader, so you have to go take care of it.” I sent him a few e-mails and asked him, “Okay, you should just give me more tasks, you have to just make—” I don’t know; he just never did. For the second semester of capstone I got B, because our professor said, “I didn’t see you doing those electrical engineering things,” and I said
projects with communities in Puerto Rico since 2002. Eight undergraduate electrical engineering students participated in three different capstone projects related to improving water service in rural communities, in particular improving the electrical system for the pump that takes water from the community well. In one of the projects, the team included students from Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, as well as Surveying and Biology students, and students from Purdue University15. Acting as Faculty mentor in the UICD broadened the policy horizon of Dr. O’Neill and was an invaluable capacity building experience that helped in future policy work. Another example of a community-based project is the photovoltaic (PV) laboratory at Casa
) Engineering Project Management (3 credits) International Business Cultures in Engineering and Technology (3 credits) Engineering Leadership Capstone (3 Credits) Intergroup Dialogue (1 credit) Elective (with advisor approval) Notes: Maximum of 6 credits may also be taken
, Center for Electromagnetics Research (CER), Northeastern University. Pub- lications/Papers: Reenergizing and Reengaging Students Interest through CAPSULE; A Novel and Evolu- tionary Method on Educating Teachers to Promote STEM Careers Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (IEEE ISEC 2011); and ”Implementing the Capstone Experience Concept for Teacher Professional Development” Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (ASEE 2011). Rel- evant Presentations: ”K-12 Partnerships” (Department of Homeland Security/Centers of Excellence An- nual Meeting 2009); ”Building and Sustaining K-12 Educational Partnerships” (NSF ERC 2007 - 2010 National Meetings); ”Research Experience for Teachers
Capstone Project (GD426), had a 1-to-1 mapping between activitiesand gradebook entries. It was therefore expected that manual and automated outcomemeasurements would match exactly. The second class, Sophomore Software Engineering Lab II(CS204L), is similar to GD426 except that one Moodle Quiz activity on software engineeringdesign patterns was administered. However, since this quiz measured only a single courseoutcome, it was also expected to have identical manual and automated assessments.Two instructional courses were also selected for dual evaluation. The first was 3D GameProgramming (CS409). The second was Artificial Intelligence (CS411). These courses hadtraditional homework assignments that generally evaluated one outcome. However, they
students16-18, capstone students15, experts16,19, and elementary teachers19.The two streamlined methods are compared to actual behaviors observed as studentscomplete a design project. Students were given a weeklong design project to complete in ateam. The project focused on the problem of their professor needing to accommodate morestudents in his office during office hours. The exact wording of the prompt used in this study isincluded in the appendix.Whether the team engaged in problem formulation activities was measured simply by observingthe number of teams that came to his office to observe the environment for which they weredesigning (i.e., his office) or ask a key user (i.e., the professor) questions about his needs andwants. All other problem
managed numerous international construction projects in different countries, and conducted many research projects funded by federal, state/provincial governments and industries. He is an international training expert hired by the World Bank Group, Washington DC, and a visiting professor at several uni- versities. He is the sole author of the new book, entitled ”The Utilization of Slag in Civil Infrastructure Construction”, published by Elsevier in 2016.Prof. John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University John Buckeridge, PhD, CP (Env) FGS is Professor of Natural Resources Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where he maintains wide international involvement in the environment and ethics. He is on
being exposed to substantial professional technicalities. Keystone coursescombine theory with hands-on design project courses. Capstone courses aim to allow studentsto integrate professional knowledge in design practices, assessing students’ overall learningresults across their college career. Futures thinking can be integrated in all three clusters ofcourses, though the levels of futures thinking ought to be adjusted according to students’maturity and levels of professional knowledge in civil engineering. By introducingfundamental concepts and methods in Futures Studies, the curricular experiment aims to helpstudents develop comprehensive and long-term thinking skills while being first exposed tothe civil engineering curriculum. To begin
Paper ID #15956Towards a Multidisciplinary Teamwork Training Series for UndergraduateEngineering Students: Development and Assessment of Two First-year Work-shopsDr. Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo Ada Hurst is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She has taught and coordinated the capstone design project course for the Management Engineering program since 2011. She also teaches courses in organizational theory, technology, and behaviour. She received her Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Applied Science and PhD in Management Sciences, all
approach includes three cohortsof graduates who are running their own companies, are working as key team members in start-ups, are innovating in more established companies and are working at organizations that providesupport to entrepreneurs. This impact of this dedicated approach has also received nationalrecognition for its role in talent development by the University Economic DevelopmentAssociation (UEDA).Building a new Master's of Engineering in Technical EntrepreneurshipLehigh University, a private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has anational reputation in engineering, as well as entrepreneurship. Looking back almost twodecades, the undergraduate Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone course sequence inthe P.C
senior design capstone course and a translational course following senior design. To promote biomedical/bioengineering, Marcia works with Women in Engineering to offer outreach activities and is engaged at the national level as Executive Director of the biomedical engineering honor society, Alpha Eta Mu Beta.Prof. Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rohit Bhargava is Bliss Faculty Scholar of Engineering and Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a faculty member with affiliations in several departments across campus (Pri- mary – Bioengineering: Affiliated - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Science and En- gineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
the CommunityCollege system for lower division courses.All campuses will develop a capstone which will comprise the design/development of a solutionfor a specific problem by a team of students from a variety of disciplines working together. Forexample, this could be a solution for a problem in the developing world which has the capacity toinclude many elements of liberal arts, humanities and social sciences such as historical context,anthropology, geopolitics, economics, sustainability, environment, politics and political structureand a complete understanding of the society’s culture and ethics. Engineering solutions are butone piece of the project solution, and students will work in teams with others from differentdisciplines.The minor will
Director for Finance and Administration, Center for Electromagnetics Research (CER), Northeastern University. Pub- lications/Papers: Reenergizing and Reengaging Students Interest through CAPSULE; A Novel and Evolu- tionary Method on Educating Teachers to Promote STEM Careers Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (IEEE ISEC 2011); and ”Implementing the Capstone Experience Concept for Teacher Professional Development” Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (ASEE 2011). Rel- evant Presentations: ”K-12 Partnerships” (Department of Homeland Security/Centers of Excellence An- nual Meeting 2009); ”Building and Sustaining K-12 Educational Partnerships” (NSF ERC 2007 - 2010 National Meetings
optimal design parameters of thesystem. The study of the process parameters also leads a designer towards specific andinnovative solutions of the design problem.The design process presented in this paper is practiced in a conventional capstone design project,where a group of students are assigned a two semester design project. In the past, student groupswere asked to design a human powered hydraulic system to transport a single person. Withoutusing any direct drive mechanism, the system would transfer the rider’s power to the drivingwheel through the use of a fluid power system. The goal of the design was its functionality,safety, reliability, manufacturability and cost effectiveness. It was implemented as a routine stepby step process of the
Paper ID #14584A Building-Block Approach to Industrial Controls Laboratories Using Pro-grammable Logic ControllersProf. Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an
. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Solid Modeling to Enhance Learning in Mechanics of Materials and Machine Component DesignAbstractThis article reports on a classroom research study
used tocollect data for three experiences: undergraduate research (N=250), capstone design (N=120),and industry internships (N=60), and comparative analysis revealed that statistically significantdifferences in many of the outcomes existed when comparing the three experiences as well asgender differences [40, 41]. A comparison of undergraduate research and industry experiencesfound that most students participated in these learning experiences as rising juniors and seniorsbut the majority of the participants (about 70%) only participated in either industry internships orundergraduate research. Once students selected to participate in undergraduate research orindustry internships, most of them also continued participating in the same type of
Science and Engineer- ing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He obtained his Diploma and Ph.D. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for
more and use “flowery” language when they areuncertain about what they are discussing. In addition, after the unit, students were more familiarwith more specific language regarding CSR, and thus were able to express their thoughts moreconcisely.Overall, this exercise was valuable for the students. The professor of the course observed thatthis group of students appears to understand that CSR is a part of their job, and that engineeringprojects involve many more stakeholders beyond the company and the client. One fourth of thestudents enrolled in the course for this study are now enrolled in a capstone project course withthe same professor. After a visit from the community relations engineer from the clientcompany, many students expressed
Mechanical Systems) 3 EE 349 Senior Design Project 3 EE Elective 3 Eighth CPE 315 Digital Design II with Lab 4 Semester EE Elective 3 (13 Credits) EE Elective 3 CAPS 390 Capstone 32.4 ObligationsThe obligations of WUST includes: • Responsible for obtaining and maintaining any and all necessary approvals and registration to operate the program by the government and all relevant authorities in China
Engineering Design CurriculumAbstractFunctional modeling is often covered as a critical element of the engineering design process inengineering design texts, but little empirical data clearly demonstrates that functional modelingimproves engineering designs or that teaching functional modeling makes students betterdesigners. The overall objective of this project is to determine the impact of teaching function onengineering students’ design synthesis abilities. Two studies are being performed as a part ofthis project: (1) a longitudinal study following students through their sophomore, junior, andsenior year following some being taught functional modeling, while others not, and (2) a yearlystudy looking at capstone project quality of students from
ability to balance the social, economic andenvironmental impacts of the project. It is believed that problem-based learning, as exemplifiedby a capstone senior design project such as this one, provides students with important knowledgeabout green design. In addition, such projects provide students with the essential projectmanagement and engineering skills required to bring complex projects from idea to completion.The prototype was successfully able to navigate autonomously to a programmed destination andcharge its battery using solar energy. Its performance was dependent mainly on the accuracy ofthe GPS module. The prototype demonstrated how a manually controlled vehicle, such as aremote control toy car, could be converted into a very basic
Humanities and Sciencesand Adjunct Professor of Engineering Management, Information, and Systems in the Lyle School of En-gineering. Currall previously worked at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where he servedas Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Strategic Projects and Initiatives and as Professor of Management.As Chancellor’s Senior Advisor, Currall co-chaired campus- wide strategic visioning exercises to positionUC Davis as the ”University of the 21st Century.” He also led planning for an additional campus in theSacramento region, which included the academic strategy, financial plan, fundraising plan, analysis ofphysical facilities, organization of advisory groups, and liaison to the Academic Senate. He has servedas the Vice
impose any special hardware requirement on the external system. This setting can be used in experiments and projects in hardware related courses, such asdigital systems, embedded systems, microcontroller, capstone design, etc. It complements thenormal I/O devices and introduces the concept of IoT (internet of things).7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work partially supported by the Cleveland State UniversityUndergraduate Summer Research Award Program.Bibliography[1] CNET website. http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed-1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014.[2] H. Abelson and M. Friedman, “App Inventor – A view into learning about computers through building mobile applications,” Proceedings of the 2010 SIGCSE
machine Engineering Students (ME) To correct a wobbling issues with a mechanical arm ME470 – Mechanical To generate bold new solutions for Capstone Design Engineering the students’ final projects (6 Sections) SeniorsResults of IdeaKeg Survey:To assess the impact and perception of the IdeaKeg tool at RHIT, a survey was distributed toboth problem owners and participants. Of the 459 participants, 120 (117