flagship first-year engineering design and Prototyping and Fabrication course. This practical hands-on course increases student proficiency in the development of prototypes using low fi- delity prototyping, iterative design, and advanced manufacturing tools. Dr. Wettergreen’s efforts to scaf- fold prototyping into all of the OEDK’s design courses were recognized with Rice’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Learning. In 2017, four faculty members, including Wettergreen, combined the engineering design courses at the OEDK to create the first engineering design minor in the US, cre- dentialing students for a course of study in engineering design, teamwork, prototyping, and client-based projects
need to infuse fundamental systems engineering topics / conceptsthroughout conventional engineering curricula.Teaching systems engineering to undergraduate students is difficult for several reasons, amongthem students’ lack of experience in interacting with diverse stakeholders and preference for thewell-defined problems common in engineering curricula 1,2 . In the mechanical engineeringdiscipline there have been efforts to incorporate systems thinking activities in courses rangingfrom the freshman level 3 to the senior capstone course 4 , including several by the authors 5,6,7,8 .The work in this paper targets freshman students, and hence is most closely related to 7,8,3 . Itdiffers from prior efforts by taking a flipped classroom approach
•Raw Notes In person Lab sessionFigure 1: Traditional Lab ProcessThe primary benefit of this lab is the physical interactive experience that students have withinstruments and data, providing an important connection to the theory and thus improvinglearning, which Kolb describes as “a process whereby concepts are derived from andcontinuously modified by experience”[4, p. 26]. In addition to the lab report, it is common toinclude a practical assessment of the students’ ability to physically operate equipment. Thesepractical skills can then be used in a future capstone project, internships, and other coursework.There are, however, some drawbacks to the traditional surveying lab process. These include
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modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.James R. McCusker, 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. Lynette Panarelli, Wentworth Institute of Technology Lynette Panarelli is an Associate Professor of Interior Design at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She teaches across the curriculum with a special interest in technology and healthcare design. Before arriving at Wentworth ten years ago, Lynette
. Solnosky is also a licensed Professional Engineer in PA. Ryan’s research interests include: integrated structural design methodolo- gies and processes; Innovative methods for enhancing engineering education; and high performing wall enclosures. These three areas look towards the next generation of building engineering, including how systems are selected, configured and designed.Prof. M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University M. Kevin Parfitt is an award winning teacher in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State. He has over 38 years experience teaching courses ranging from Freshman Seminar to the 5th-Year Senior Thesis (Capstone experience). He is also the AE faculty coordinator for the annual AE
and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Prof. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Bill Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems En- gineering at the UTEP. He is also a Director of Research Institute for Manufacturing & Engineering Systems, the host institute of Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center at UTEP. He received his two MSIE degrees (MFG & DS/OR) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Ph.D. in
Research Service Award training grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), an institute with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Rylander’s research is focused on imaging in ophthalmology. He has conducted clinical trials on a polarization-sensitive OCT system to measure the changes that occur in the retinal nerve fiber layer in glaucoma. Other projects include a drug delivery device for the eye and measuring blood flow in the eye. He is collaborating with researchers at UTMB to identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in the eye.Prof. Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Mia K. Markey is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Cullen Trust for Higher
Conference Paper submitted to the 127th Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, July 2021, Long Beach, CA.engineering schools with leadership programs in attendance [15]. Below is a summary ofkey take-aways on best practices from this study: • The whole spectrum of program maturity was represented, from mature programs with over 10 years of successful practice to future programs in development. • Undergraduate engineering leadership curricula placement varied. Examples of placements include Major, Minor, Certificate, course electives, integrating leadership fundamentals into required freshman seminar, in-class lectures, and capstone projects. • Leadership curricula consisted of four themes of leadership influence
experts within the fields on their assessment of scenarios andethical problems. The students notably disagreed with the trained experts in half of theidentified scenarios. The disagreement between students and experts possibly shows thatfurther exposure to real-world scenarios may be needed in engineering ethics courses. Thesekinds of disagreement may have implications for algorithm bias instruction as well becausestudents are not trained to respond to cases of systemic bias but may be responding to scenariosfrom an individual perspective.A paper by Bowers, Maccarone, & Ricco [7] discussed their experiences integrating ethical,legal and societal issues within a senior design computing capstone program. The courseintegrated consideration of an
) describes fourexample projects that were designed to aid in the development of creativity in engineeringstudents along with suggested ways to assess creativity, all of which are rooted in creativityresearch.[6] Related to creativity, it appears that much more work is necessary. Sola, et. al.(2017) found that “freshman engineering students were significantly more creative than seniorengineering students … [and] senior engineering students were found to be no better at criticalthinking than their freshman counterparts.”[7]Another example of studying the development of a specific skill is provided by Paretti (2008)who provides suggestions of ways that instructors can assist the development of communicationskills, specifically within capstone design
to apply theirexpertise within engineering education. “halfway into my first year I got this notice about a workshop [on teaching]. And I thought, okay, I’ll give it a try.” “my capstone project supervisor had some money to investigate simulated labs … to do some simulation of the lab classes that we do.” “when I came to [institution x], which is almost exclusively engineering and engineers, I had multiple other opportunities to extend those early ideas [on how engineers learn to write] and also to test them.”Sometimes these opportunities were consciously sought, and sometimes found through ahappenstance: “…and I kind of just took any job I could
fundamentals. It offers design and hands-on laboratory courses. Designis integrated through the curriculum that includes a senior level capstone design sequence. Thedepartment has established a set of specific learning objectives to support the mission and thegoals of the department and meet the requirements of ABET accreditation under the EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC-2000). The objectives have been reviewed and approved by the majorconstituencies of the department. A process for systematic evaluation and updating of thedepartment’s undergraduate educational objectives and outcome is in place. The faculty of theMechanical Engineering Department and the College Accreditation Committee conduct theseevaluations. The Accreditation Committee has developed
informed judgments incomputing practice based on legal and ethical principles”, and 3) “function effectively as amember or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline”are soft skills that most undergraduate computing programs believe help students havelongevity in their software careers [1]. Tech companies hiring undergraduate softwareengineers state that soft skills like ability to listen effectively, empathize with others, and beagreeable and cooperative during team discussions [2] are skills that new graduates oftenlack. Undergraduate computing capstone courses and sometimes software engineeringcourses are usually a student’s first introduction to both working on a team-based project,creating a prototype
-19: Student perspectivesAbstractThe paper examines students’ perspectives that impact the student learning activities’ transitiondue to COVID-19. The study seeks to determine how face-to-face or in-person teaching to non-traditional or online methods has affected the student, particularly in the construction program.Additionally, as construction courses typically include labs and capstone projects, it is essential todetermine how these courses were delivered as the programs transitioned to the online mediums.The research study compares content delivery before and during COVID-19. The survey questionsare used to determine the challenges students face in accessing the course management system,familiarizing themselves, and being satisfied with
been awarded after a probationary period of five or six yearsand announced simply by a letter in the mail. However, since faculty abilities and interests varywidely, it was not uncommon for some faculty who were moderately or heavily involved inteaching to also produce some significant research results. Natural curiosity, student interests,capstone projects, or monetary necessity might have been the driving motivations. Many facultymembers and administrators at such institutions were aware of the advantages of producingresearch results simply by observing the work of their peers at larger, research-orienteduniversities. As the years went by, the standards of these institutions were admired andgradually were put in place, at least partially, at
Champaign Alison Kerr received a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from The University of Tulsa. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational settings. She is currently assisting on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and presentation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Chemical Engineers’ Experiences of Ethics in the Health Products IndustryAbstractWhile ethics education for chemical engineers has been emphasized, potential
, engineeringdesign, and project management(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility: understand professional and ethicalresponsibilities as they apply to both particular engineering projects and to the engineering profession as a whole(g) an ability to communicate effectively with both expert and non-expert audiences(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context: understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and social context and use thatunderstanding in the formulation of engineering problems, solutions, and designs(i) a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning: the development of the researchand analytical skills
, quiet environment and then 5 min afterwards to write down theirreflections. During the session, some students shared their experiences with the visualizationand described their inner mentor.Session 2: Fear and Unhooking from Praise and CriticismThis session began with a discussion on distinctions of fear brought forward in the book.Pachad is defined as the fear of projected or imagined things. Yirah is a different fear thatcomes forward when connected to a calling or life’s dream. This inspired space brings outfeelings of expansiveness, exhilaration, or awe. In the session there was time to journal aboutexperiences with both fears. Then if there were willing participants, they shared experiences ofyirah with the group.The second part of the
which they respondedpreviously. The same pre- and post-activities were used for each iteration of the course. Foriteration six, only data from the pre-activity are included in this study. Table III. Examples of Coded Design Elements from Participants Code Definition Examples Business Procurement and production costs, How many laborers will be involved in the project; target market segments, external find a way to expand outside North America; look at stakeholders, and training for testing and competitors; find a knowledgeable team. manufacturing Customer Target users’ experience and needs
for large classrooms and developing K-16 curriculum in earthquake engineering and spatial visualization.Prof. Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego Nathan Delson is a Teaching Professor at the University of California at San Diego. His research inter- ests include robotics, biomedical devices, and engineering education. He teaches introductory design, mechanics, mechatronics, capstone design, medical devices, and product design & entrepreneurship. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, hands-on projects, and integration of theory into design projects. In 1999 he co-founded Coactive Drive Corporation (currently General Vibration), a company that provides
coreofferings, followed by analytical courses, followed by capstone/internship/project/thesis, followedby statistics/probability/math, followed by programming, followed by businessintelligence/NLP/Machine learning. Least on the list is communication /privacy /professionalism/ethics. In an earlier study [7], content analysis of a total of 59 ALA-accredited Library Master’sprograms in North America listed on the ALA website (www.ala.org/accreditedprograms/directory)in December 2015 were evaluated. Each institution’s course offering documentation on theirwebsites, such as the current course catalog and course description database, were reviewed toidentify data-related programs and courses. The goal of the research was to identify current trendsin
C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the
professional engineer in Virginia and a Project Management Professional. Aaron’s primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection in 2009 for the American Society of Civil Engineers New Fac- ulty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.Lt. Col. Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy Brad C. McCoy is a Lieutenant
Morgan State University. He has authored and co-authored several publications with the recent one on the use of additive manufacturing in building a liquid propellant rocket engine nozzle.Dr. Seong W. Lee, Morgan State University Dr. Lee is currently Professor & Lab Director of Industrial & Systems Engineeing Deparment at Morgan State University.Dr. Lee has been actively involed in development of laboratory hands-on experimental projects using his ongoing research projects to be implemented and used in his teaching classes and capstone design projects.Dr. Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Iowa
], faculty development [17],and e-learning [18].While there are many pedagogical approaches to promote EM, Active Learning Pedagogies(ALP) are extensively cited as an effective approach [9], [10], [18], [19]. ALPs are defined bymethods of learning in which the student is experientially involved in the learning process andinclude practices such as problem-based, discovery-based, inquiry-based, and project-basedlearning. In addition to supporting EM, empirical evidence reinforces the value of implementingactive-learning pedagogies (ALPs) in STEM classrooms – from the positive impacts on studentlearning and performance to the reduction of achievement gaps in underrepresented groups [20].ALPs have been linked to improved self-efficacy and the
Paper ID #32717Exploring Student Responses to Utility-value Interventions inEngineering StaticsMr. Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Lorenzo L. Ruiz is a 4th year Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Throughout his undergraduate career, he has completed internships in various fields being exposed to manufacturing operations, business systems, and continuous improvement environments. He is currently working to- wards a career in technical project management. He has served three years on the board of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers which
; Program Manager for Electrical Transmission and Distribution Contracts, Iraq Project and Contracting Office (PCO), Bagh- dad, Iraq; Assistant Public Works Officer, Program Management Officer, Operations Officer, AROICC, ROICC, and Facilities, Engineering and Acquisition Division Director, Public Works Department, NAS Sigonella, Sicily; Seabee Enlisted Community Manager (BUPERS-325D), NSA Millington, Millington, TN; and Assistant Current Operations Officer (N3C1) and Current Operations Officer (N3C), Navy Expe- ditionary Combat Command (NECC), JEB Little Creek-Fort Story, VA. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electri- cal Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of
bellow:Supplemental Materials – Section I.E.5.b.(2) of the Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual 7states that evaluators will review materials that are sufficient to demonstrate that the program is incompliance with the applicable criteria and policies. Much of this information should be incorporatedinto the Self-Study Report. Additional evidence of program compliance may be made available to theevaluators prior to and during the review, using an online storage location. Each program should makethe following materials available to the team before and during the virtual review, without duplicatingmaterials provided in the Self-Study Report: • Representative examples of graded student work including, as appropriate, major design or capstone
and detailed design, thenmaterial ‘ordering’ and the start of the Build Phase. Next, the second day consisted ofbuilding in the morning, then load testing and presentations in the afternoon. Faculty, staff,and graduate student volunteers facilitated critique sessions after each of the two designphases; the volunteers also acted as the judges on the review panels during final testing andpresentations. Figure 1: In-person AE Design Days event structure [1].Overall, the event was motivated by an inductive learning pedagogical approach. Prince andFelder (2006) stated that inductive learning is better than the traditional deductive learningexperience, with the example given being the use of capstone design projects in