, microprocessors, assembly language, and higher-level programming. For programs having capstone experiences, this system could also be used in senior projects. This type of device can be used in traditional classes but will be most useful for distance-learning classes because of its ability to direct the student and collect data. Introduction Before attempting any design, it is important to specify what the design will accomplish, not how it will be implemented. This is typically done with a document called a functional specification. Once it is completed (and approved by shareholders, if necessary), work can begin on the actual components that make up the design. Many
requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students. He has received the Volunteers for Medical Engineering (VME) 2020 Faculty of the Year award, Engineering for US All (e4usa) 2021 Most Outstanding University Partner Award, and the VME 2021 Volunteer of the Year award. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by
Materials Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. After completing a postdoc with the Cornell Active Learning Initiative, he joined the School of Engineering and Technology at UW Tacoma to help establish its new mechanical engineering program. His teaching and research interests include solid mechanics, engineering design, and inquiry-guided learning. He has supervised undergraduate and master's student research projects and capstone design teams.Eric Burkholder (Postdoctoral Scholar) Eric Burkholder is an assistant professor of physics and of chemical engineering at Auburn Univeristy. He received his PhD in chemical
oxidative stress in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. During her prior graduate and postdoctoral work in neurodegeneration, April mentored several undergraduate, graduate, and clinical researchers and developed new methods for imaging and tracking mitochondria from living zebrafish neurons. In her work for the EERC and Pitt-CIRTL, April Dukes collaborates on educational research projects and facilitates professional development (PD) on instructional and mentoring best practices for current and future STEM faculty. As an adjunct instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh since 2009 and an instructor for CIRTL Network and Pitt-CIRTL local programming since 2016, April is
of mathematical models in design and analysis [3]. In professional practice, engineersneed to make numerous decisions in order to mathematize an object or system into a model andto evaluate their decisions or the model’s outputs. Research has shown expertise to be animportant component of engineering judgment [3], [4]. While this means that students cannotpossess complete engineering judgment by the end of their undergraduate education, we stillbelieve that students need to begin engaging in this kind of decision-making early in theireducation. This will allow students to better connect their engineering science courses with theiropen-ended capstone design projects, project teams, and their future engineering career.Our research team has
institutional structures todetermine how teaching can span across disciplines and minimize the silo effect of academicdepartments/individual courses.To address these concerns, a National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEMEducation project team is working toward developing a transformed, authenticallytransdisciplinary, and scalable educational model [referred to as the Mission, Meaning, Making(M3) model] for undergraduate learning focused on democratizing the practice of innovation. Toachieve this task, the project team is testing and refining a model to guide the transformation oftraditional undergraduate learning experiences to span academics silos. This educational modelinvolves a) co-teaching and co-learning from faculty and students
from this opportunity [1] and [2]. Our graduatecertificate fills this opportunity gap by leveraging students' unique backgrounds and experiencesto broaden the participation of computing professionals.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has demonstrated a need for a larger U.S. workforce incomputer science. As a result, there has been a rise in coding bootcamps, MOOC certificates,and micro-credentials to gain access to computing. According to the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment in computer and informationtechnology occupations is projected to grow 11% by 2029, much faster than the average for alloccupations. Within computer and information technology occupations, the employment ofsoftware
curriculum is industry-valued, attainable by any highschool student and portable for virtual or off-campus learning opportunities. This work is fundedunder the Plant Priority Act (PPA) through the United States Department of Agriculture’s(USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).Curriculum Design Process a. Project Team and ExpertiseThe primary author of the paper, Iftekhar Ibne Basith has a Ph.D. in Electrical and ComputerEngineering. A major focus of this curriculum is developing visual learning modules toincorporate and feature within the lesson plans. He is supervising a senior undergraduate studentfrom Film and Animation department, Devyn Matthews, for the development of visual learningmodules. Richard Ford has an EdD in
engineering curriculum, including CAD, mechanics, and capstone design; and she is the Co-Director of the UD Mechanical Engineering MakerSpace, The Design Studio. She is the Co-Founder and President of The Perry Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to diversifying the pipeline in engineering and medicine through hands-on learning.Marcia Gail Headley (Data Scientist) Dr. Headley is a Data Scientist at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware. She specializes in the development of mixed methods research designs and strategies for integrating quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Her work has been published in the Journal of Mixed Method Research. In
programming skills in later courses, such asthe capstone design project, but these were not required to complete assignments before thepandemic. Unfortunately, a portion of the study cohort had their undergraduate educational plansdisrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Students enrolled in the two-quarter capstone designproject in Spring 2020 were not permitted to access laboratory equipment on campus or travel tosponsor companies. Thus, they relied on computational tools to complete their projects.MethodsThis study surveyed students enrolled in a Materials Kinetics course in either Winter 2018 or2019. The new survey was distributed to the cohort in Spring 2021, nine to twenty-one monthsfollowing the expected graduation date (based on course timing
accreditation by havinga final year capstone design course as documented by Thigpen et al [3] that tasks students toexecute a project in which most of the principles that were taught and learnt in the curriculum areapplied in the realization of a product that is designed, built, and tested. The overall goal of thecurriculum in mechanical engineering should be to prepare students to pursue differentprofessional endeavors from working with an engineering company, working on their own, orpursuing advanced studies to innovate new products or improve on existing products. In allcases, students must be taught at a level that ensures their understanding and application of thefundamental principles of science and engineering. The formula approach to teaching
Paper ID #36027SEWAGE PIPELINE INSPECTION TOOL & ROBOTMr. Jiaqiao Liang, Wentworth Inst. of Tech. Electromechanical undergraduate student of Wentworth Institute of Technology.James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in School of Engineering. She
Technology Curriculum Paper presented at 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky. 10.18260/1-2—16225 7. Kumar, A. S. K., & Rahman, Z. (2014). Is ELearning a Menace for T-Learning: An Analytical Report. Canadian Intl. Con. on Education, June 16th-19th, Proceedings Published by Infonomics Society, 454-459 8. Mohammed, J., & Dimmitt, N. J. (2012, June), A Coursework Plan for Improving Skills Necessary for Successful Capstone Projects Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2—20796 9. Reynolds, H. L., & Kearns, K. D. (2017). A planning tool for incorporating backward design, active learning, and
and Aerospace Engineering and founding PI of the MERGE ((MEchanical engineeRing desiGn pEdagogy) Lab focusing his research and teaching efforts on Capstone Design, Design for Manufacturing, and developing hands-on manufacturing courses. Sean advises UF's Formula SAE team (Gator Motorsports) and co-advises the UF Rocket Team (Swamp Launch). Sean has worked in industrial maintenance and aerospace, with his graduate work studying soft matter engineering, 3D bio-printing, and biotribology. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Continuous Improvement of an Experiential Learning Manufacturing Lab
Project Volunteer Team Team 2 255, 39% 215, 28% 47, 37% 15, 23% 189, 20% 9, 26% Engineer Help Work Work Event Design 3 192, 30% 100, 13% 37, 29% 10, 16% 180, 19% 8, 24% Project Food Datum Community Work Project 4 172, 27% 97, 13% 21, 16% 9, 14% 133, 14% 8, 24% Design Make Lab Assist Member System 5 113, 17% 95, 12% 20, 16% 8, 13% 130, 14
developing ‘creating value’skills have included exploring success via case studies, evaluating impact of biases, andencouraging students to define their own projects within capstone courses. However, validatedtools for such assessment appear to be less known within the community.While the 3Cs certainly have numerous educational techniques aimed at advancing each,additional assessments via validated tools would appear to be welcomed. Here we introduce theusage of an engineering design self-efficacy tool [7] as a means to assess across all 3Cs. Viamodifying the wording within this questionnaire, one can tailor to specific learning aspectswithin a course and establish a relation to at least one of the 3Cs. Here we use this tool to assessa course that
been active withinternational student projects for several years through the mechanical engineering seniordesign program. Working directly in Senegal, Peru, and Malawi, and indirectly in Rwanda,Dr. Kochersberger has initiated 21 international capstone projects and advised 15 of these ina six-year period, with work focused on agriculture, healthcare, water, and sanitation. Theseprojects have given technicians in Malawi a new latrine pit desludging technology(replicated in Niger), NGOs in Peru a portable exam table for cancer screening, and farmersin Senegal a simple grass chopping system for making silage for livestock.Over a six-year period, more than 130 Virginia Tech students have been exposed to theseinternational projects where design work
a longitudinal plot that evolved as students progressed in theirpathway to complete their engineering degrees. Activities developed for each stage are brieflydescribed below. A. Belonging Stage ActivitiesThe belonging stage of the model used a sequence of two one-credit free electives designed aspart of the program. The courses included:● INGE-3001 – Introduction to Engineering was used for exposing first-year students to all engineering disciplines offered in the College of Engineering.● INGE-3002 – Introduction to Learning Communities: developed a non-conventional learning community connecting first-year students with seniors completing their capstone design project [17].The combination of these two courses allowed for students
), Oct. 2000, vol. 2, p. S1D/13-S1D/18 vol.2. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2000.896621.[11] M. R. Forte-Celaya, A. Sandoval-Correa, and L. F. Reséndez-Maqueda, “Perdurable and Long-term Knowledge Retention Using Project-based Learning,” in 2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Apr. 2020, pp. 1428–1433. doi: 10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125365.[12] J. R. McConville, S. Rauch, I. Helgegren, and J.-H. Kain, “Using role-playing games to broaden engineering education,” Int. J. Sustain. High. Educ., vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 594–607, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.1108/IJSHE-08-2015-0146.[13] K. P. Kubelick, R. L. Gleason, J. K. Rains, and J. B. Stubbs, “Capstone During COVID-19: Medical Device Development at Home to Solve Global Health
have assessed the viability of usingconventional course evaluation instruments (originally designed for traditional in-personclassroom environments), to evaluate virtual lab classes. This article presents a preliminary set ofresults from a study that examines and compares engineering undergraduate students’evaluations of a capstone mechanical and aerospace engineering laboratory course taught in twodifferent environments: in-person and remotely (virtual/online environment). The instrumentused in both cases was the conventional course evaluation instrument that was quantitative anddesigned using a Likert scale. The aim of this study is to understand how this instrument capturesor does not capture the students’ perceptions of their learning of
format typically use specially equipped rooms with cameras,microphones, and large projection screens. When executed well, multi-campus courses providestudents with a variety of study options, extend the reach of exceptional instructors, and offerinstitutions opportunities for cost savings. In some contexts, courses taught using ICT helpbridge cultural boundaries, improve cross-pollination of ideas between institutions, and bringcomprehensive, sophisticated programs to rural areas [1]–[4].Despite dramatic innovations in teaching and communications technology, there remainsignificant challenges to implementing multi-campus programs effectively. Educators, includinginstructors, course designers, teaching assistants (TA), and program directors must
(Fundamentals of Physics, TEC216 (Constraint-Based SolidModeling & Production Drawings), TEC233 (CNC and Machining), TEC234 (Robotics SystemsIntegration), and TEC392 (Capstone: Manufacturing Organization & Management). Since alldata in this study was compiled during the Fall 2021 semester, some students may not havecompleted all their coursework (no grade reported). Figure 1. Grade in TEC116 by Posttest Outcomes.Figure 2. Grade in MAT120 (Finite Mathematics) by Posttest Outcomes. Figure 3. Grade in PHY105 (Physics) by Posttest Outcomes.Figure 4. Grade in TEC216 (Constraint-Based CAD & Prod Dwgs) by Posttest Outcomes.Figure 5. Grade in TEC233 (CNC & Machining) by Posttest Outcomes. Figure 6. Grade in TEC234
with a range ofaudiences), 5 (an ability to function effectively on a team . . .) and 6 (an ability to develop andconduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgmentto draw conclusions) are most easily satisfied through laboratory and capstone design activities.In teaching undergraduate laboratory, the development of a “stable” of good quality labexperiments is essential. The experiments can be either virtual or physical (hands-on with theequipment), although there have been many discussions on the pros and cons of using each ofthese types of undergraduate labs. Korestky et al. [2] offered an opinion that virtual labs arebetter for experimental design, critical thinking and dealing with ambiguity
Paper ID #38427Applying an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Course-basedUndergraduate Research Experiences in STEMDavid G Alexander (Associate Professor) David Alexander (CSU, Chico Alumnus ’92) is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Department at California State University, Chico. He teaches thermodynamics, energy systems, heat transfer, low-speed aerodynamics, and capstone senior design. He has experience and interests in renewable energy, product development, design, commercialization, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship. He
Paper ID #36069Van-Life ShowerMr. Johnathan RettigMr. Tyler John Backs, Ohio Northern Univeristy Mechanical Engineering Major American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Van Life ShowerTyler Backs, Johnathan Rettig, Chase Leonard, Zachary MontgomeryAbstractWet Roads is a senior design capstone team. The purpose of Wet Roads is to design and create ashower system for camper van travelers. In recent years the amount of people buying vans andconverting them into spaces for simultaneous traveling and living, or “Van-Life”, has increaseddramatically. With this increase, the
-based modeling. He teaches courses on capstone design, engineering simulations, and computational techniques for biomedical applications.Dr. Amit BanerjeeDr. Brian A. Maicke, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Brian A. Maicke is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. He completed his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University and worked as a civil, mechanical, and manufacturing engineer before returning to graduate school, earning his M.S. And Ph. D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Dr. Maicke serves on the AIAA Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee as Chair of Web
Paper ID #36407Data And Stakeholder Driven Redesign of a First-Year EngineeringCurriculumJames R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Christopher John Brigham, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Christopher Brigham has received multidisciplinary training in both the life sciences and in engineering. The focus of his
Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, and experiential learning approaches. His research and teaching interests include telemedicine, health informatics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and Restoreskills.George D. Ricco (Assistant Professor) George D. Ricco received the B.S.E. degree in engineering physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2002, the M.S. degree in physics and the M.S. degree in earth sciences from the University of
meet courselearning objectives and the student outcomes of their programs.Although local hands-on and/or laboratory-based components of any technical course were notan option for educators, including any type of senior design and/or capstone projects, all teachingactivities including the term and innovation projects were instructed and practiced virtually tohelp students gain the skill sets offered by their manufacturing courses [2][3].For online delivery of the course content, instructors used reliable online learning solutionsystems like Moodle, D2L, and Canvas [4][5][6]. Numerous institutions have proven that theseonline learning management systems could provide the content and assessment tools needed bythe course instructors to meet the
unilaterally. Forexample, the United State Patent Office 1 must work closely with such organizations asthe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2 to assure that intellectual propertyrights are protected worldwide.Issues of intellectual property are generally dealt with in situ within engineering andtechnology curricula. That is, issues of patents and copyrights are discussed as part ofother topics, such as design, manufacturing, capstone projects, or entrepreneurialactivities. There has been no coordinated curricular effort in this area and accreditationagencies have not been specific in either the value they place on the topic or how IPunderstanding might be evaluated as a desirable outcome. Charles Garris proposed thatintellectual