Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

” they have to put up with. These frustrations and illfeelings, unless properly addressed and dealt with, early on, would result in seriousconsequences, such as: opting out, changing jobs, or else continue to face problems in theclassroom, and eventually, become demoralized; thus adversely affecting outcome. Given thisrather unpleasant situation, how may young faculty members of the Gulf States, overcome thesedifficulties and survive in this maelstrom of uncertainty? What is the role of the institution inassisting young faculty in overcoming the initial hurdles at the start of their journey?The paper addresses issues and concerns that beset the majority of young engineering faculty inthe Arab Gulf States at the start of their academic career

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.W. Bruce, Mississippi State University; Lee Hathcock, Mississippi State Univ.

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

single, best part ofthe course, while one student felt that the dissection was the worst part of the course. Theremainder of the students felt the lab experience or lectures were the best part of the course.Several students responded to other questions about how they felt the dissection and the coursewill benefit them in the capstone design course and in their future careers. Whether or not thecapstone course designs improve is still to be seen. ConclusionsThis paper described the experiences of the author with dissection of consumer electronics in anoffering of a semester-long embedded systems classes for seniors and introductory graduatestudents. Students disassembled and analyzed a low-cost device. The results of this dissection

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

• Creating a healthy departmental climate • University strategic plan overview • Where the money comes from and what funds are available at the university level • Assessing and improving the departmental climate: managing your departmental operations • Potpourri of new tools: stopping the tenure clock, modified duties, reconciliation and mediation • Options for handling conflicts, dual career, assistance program, leadership development opportunities • How to work with your dean • Moving from a faculty member to a departmental leadership role • Communication • Dealing with difficult people • Working effectively with staff • Planning for future programsThe University of California at Berkeley offers a two-day

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

professional engineering programs; 2. Smooth the transition from high school to college for new freshmen in engineering through proper advising, schedule-building, counseling and monitoring; 3. Assist freshmen and transfer students in career counseling related to both engineering and non-engineering fields; 4. Recruit and retain high quality high school and transfer students interested in majoring in engineering with special emphasis on attracting women and minorities; and 5. Maintain the high quality of instruction and professional development necessary to ensure the accreditation of the professional programs.General Engineering students have varied backgrounds; some are better prepared for the rigor ofcollege studies than

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

addressing diverse student bodies. Assessment of this effort will include determination of theimpact of the IEEE-developed K-12 outreach modules on visited adult leaders of K-12 students via surveys ontheir attitudes about gender equity both before and after their exposure to the IEEE modules. In addition,attempts will be made to measure the evolutions in the attitudes of K-12 students toward engineering andengineering careers over time by identifying selected sites where visitations have occurred repeatedly.Project Lead The Way (PLTW)Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes pre-engineering courses formiddle and high school students. PLTW forms partnerships with public schools, higher education institutionsand the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Linn, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2047: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOMJimmy Linn, East Carolina University Jimmy Linn is a Teaching Instructor at East Carolina University. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He completed a 23 year career with the U.S. Navy as an Electrical Engineer, 11 of which were in research engineering, before getting into academia as an Instructor. Page 12.899.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Technology in the Classroom

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

retain the information. All professors encounterthis problem as depicted in Figure 1. Page 12.222.2In order for STEM material to become an integral part of the student’s knowledge base throughout theirentire educational and professional careers, the students must, in essence, “live the material” every dayand in every course [1-5]. To foster this approach, material must be presented in a more cohesivefashion. The efforts described in this paper are an attempt to overcome some of these issues through theuse of a better integrated deployment of the material with a general theme that exists throughout all thecourses where the material is

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Gabauer, Virginia Tech; Tim Bayse, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, as well as asking the students to explain howor why a particular design works (or doesn’t work). These are applicable to the undergraduatedesign as well – the trick is to find new and innovative ways to awaken the inner curiosity of thestudents. For at least one of the graduate student authors, whose goal is a career in academia,this take home message was an invaluable one.Dealing with the UninterestedOne particular student on author 1’s team was almost entirely not interested in participating inFLL. This was very frustrating to the teacher as well as the mentor. Both teacher and mentoroften asked themselves, “Why did they even bother to show up?” This posed a formidablechallenge; both to get the student involved and prevent the student from

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Douglas, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

peer mentoring program that links incoming freshmenwomen with upper-level students in each of the disciplines. The program currentlyutilizes a group mentoring structure that matches each mentee with multiple mentors sothat the probability of establishing a close bond between the mentee and at least one ofthe mentors is significantly increased. This structure also supports the freshmen menteesin developing peer to peer relationships that can be maintained as they progress throughtheir college career. The success of K-State’s Women Mentoring Women program iswell documented: • Since 2002, the number of participants in Women Mentoring Women has tripled. • Retention rates after the third semester of college has gradually increased to just

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

retirement. Neither of these choicesis a good one. The junior faculty should be focused on developing research and teachingpedagogy, as well as learning one’s way through the tenure and promotion gauntlet. Whilejunior faculty might have the energy and enthusiasm for promoting assessment, they often lackinfluence with senior faculty. A mature faculty member, on the other hand, will often have theexperience and insight to guide the process but may lack the drive to inspire innovation. A betterchoice is a mid-career faculty member with tenure and experience, who is both invested in theprogram and who will likely have to live with the results of the next ABET visit for some time.Program Assessment TeamworkMeaningful program assessment requires teamwork

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gypsy Denzine, Northern Arizona University

prevents impulsive and violent behavior71. Bandura enters the self-esteem debate by arguing the focus should be in increasing aperson’s self-efficacy for a specific task, which will have a direct and indirect impact onachievement. It follows, once learners experience success, we can expect high levels of self-worth. The construct of self-efficacy is not new to field of engineering education. Much of theliterature is grounded in Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s72 social-cognitive theory of career andacademic interest, choice, and performance. Career self-efficacy is important construct andresearch shows it is a strong predictor of who is likely to choose STEM college degrees andcareers. Perhaps one area still in need of further research

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. References[1] Reese, Susan, “Elements of an Effective Mentoring Program,” Connecting Educationand Careers, v81, n6, p20-21, Sep 2006.[2] Snyder, Ilana ; Jones, Anne ; Lo Bianco, Joseph; Using Information andCommunication Technologies in Adult Literacy Education: New Practices, NewChallenges. An Adult Literacy National Project Report, National Centre for VocationalEducation Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.[3] Bornmann, L. ; Mittag, S. ; Danie, H.-D., “Quality Assurance in Higher Education--Meta-Evaluation of Multi-Stage Evaluation Procedures in Germany,” Higher Education:The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, v52, n4, p687-709, Dec 2006

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

course titled “Introduction to Bioinformatics (CSIS 3200)” hasbeen developed to serve as a major elective course for computer science and information systemsas well as biology majors. This is a lecture-based, computer-assisted course with hands-onapproaches to bioinformatics topics.The main objective of the course is to provide students with both theory and practicalapplications of the subject. Along with stressing the basic knowledge of the key concepts andmethods needed for data analysis, the course also emphasizes the use of standard softwaresystems to access, retrieve, and analyze available biological data. Further, the course educatesstudents about career choices and planning as well as legal and ethical issues.This course has been cross

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that women in engineering canaccomplish. Through these demonstrations, the women’s Baja team provides role modelsfor prospective female engineering students. The exhibit includes interactive displays, apresentation on engineering as a career, a description of the Women’s Baja SAE project,and a description of the role of engineering in modern society. During the presentations,the entire design cycle of the Baja SAE vehicle is described from paper design tofabrication. At the end of the presentation, attending prospective students are given thechance to ask questions and each team member provides insights on their experiences.The presentation concludes with a demonstration of the actual competition vehicle.Prospective students have the

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; Eric Benson, University of Delaware; Lawrence Hotchkiss, University of Delaware; William Balascio, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

active member of the Delaware Chapter of the American Statistical Association (currently Treasurer, Membership Chair and webmaster). He maintains a lively interest in statistical methodology with particular interest in analysis of dynamic data.William Balascio, University of Delaware William Balasio, P.E., is an electrical engineer with Carew Associates in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. His professional career spans over 25 years. He has taught an engineering technology PLC course at the University of Delaware for over 15 years

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kimberly H. Henthorn

career leads to more successful learning overall. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2Ultimately, the job of an educator is to prepare students for life outside the university. Sincemost engineers in the workforce are expected to work effectively in groups comprised of peopleoutside their immediate discipline, the transition from student to employee is much easier ifgraduates already have the skill set to work with others. In fact, many surveys from industrieshiring students have specifically commented that besides technical

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramazan Asmatulu; Waseem Khan; Humphrey Wamocha; Adebayo Adeniji

careers innanoscale science and engineering [6-10]. Our team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State Universityalready started developing a nanotechnology laboratory. The objective of this laboratory is todesign, fabricate, analyze, and test structures and systems at nanoscales. In this laboratory, ourstudents will learn nanotechnology to improve their skills, which will also improve their job 2finding opportunities and leadership in the near future. We strongly believe that laboratoryexperiments in nanoscale research and development are essential for engineering students toenhance their practical knowledge after fundamental concepts. For this reason, following testsare

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Surendra Singh

involvement with OCAST helped me transition from being an intern to a full-timeemployee. My experience at Tucker Technology gave me a glimpse of what it was like in thework field. It also gave me an idea of what I was looking for in my career path. I gained someuseful skills working as an intern for Tucker Technology, but the job was more technical thanwhat I was interested in. I realized that my interests lay more in human relations and less in thetechnical area. After Tucker, I did an internship with PSO and found my niche. I do enjoy thetechnical side of my work, but more importantly I get to work with lots of different peopleincluding customers, contractors, and engineers. After three months as an intern, I was offered afull-time position and

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

so long to acquire. Despitenumerous papers written and many presentations made throughout their college career, many ofthese people will not be able to communicate their engineering skill via written communication.This article seeks to highlight the importance of writing skill in engineering education. Makinguse of recent literature with regard to the subject, and examples of less-than-adequate writing, thecase will be made that some premium should be placed on writing skill as a means of betterpreparing students to function in today’s working world.IntroductionIndustry today wants engineers who are not only technically proficient, but who also can writewell. The most common complaint about graduating engineers is their poor writing skills

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath; Dawna Schultz

addition to the EOFNJ partnerships, a new coalition has formed in the state of New Jersey to advanceK-16 engineering education. Partners in the New Jersey Engineering Education Coalition (NJEEC),which was formed in December 2006, include representatives from the New Jersey Commission onHigher Education, engineering universities, industry, and representatives of the state Chamber ofCommerce. While still in its early stages, this coalition is working to increase the number of students,traditional and underrepresented, who enter and succeed in undergraduate and graduate engineeringprograms, who pursue engineering careers, especially in New Jersey, and who bring the benefits of a solidengineering foundation to their lives as citizens. The NJEEC is a

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

but that in it is notsufficient. The ability to clearly and succinctly communicate technical information is the key to asuccessful career as an engineer. Unfortunately as engineering faculty, we have not instilled inour students the true value of knowledge gained from a liberal education. Because of thisimportant factor we engineers do not play significant leadership roles in our society. 7Guide for assessment of Senior Capstone Design Project Presentation(Evaluation with Suggested Corrective Actions)Grading of Technical ContentThe students’ technical content should be reviewed to ensure that there are no errors in theory.Technical accuracy of

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Colin Campbell; Steve Lambert; Oscar Nespoli

faculty of engineering is a 100% co-op school. Every engineeringstudent is required to participate in the co-op program, alternating 4 month terms at school and inindustry. This provides invaluable engineering experience to the students as they progress intheir academic studies. During their academic career, each student will have 6 such industrialopportunities, which can provide a rich and diverse experience. This experience providesindividual students with an excellent opportunity to mature, to appreciate the relevance ofmaterial covered in class, and to have the opportunity to apply some of this material in specificsituations. Collectively, however, the diversity and depth of experience is vast. Unfortunately,there is no clear mechanism to

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

community. Three teams with the best presentations were selected and given additional coaching and instruction before giving oralpresentations to the entire class in a special evening event, with additional presentations from Engineers without Borders.Recognition was given to other student teams with awards for best technical reports, most innovative designs, and mostimpressive humanitarian ideas. To ensure that students also learn about modern engineering with direct relevance to careers in North America, the second setof projects were developed in consultation with seven engineering departments and situated in remote Canadian communities.Example topics included: ethanol production, footbridge design, alternative fuel engine, wind

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Gregory E. Needel

which organize robotic competitions also provide students withconnections and networking which will ultimately help in their career decision-making.ConclusionRobotics is an important tool in engineering education. Experiential opportunities, especiallyusing robotic kits, enhance the students' education by allowing them to learn multidisciplinaryconcepts, and integrate those components into a comprehensive view of the engineeringprofession. Students have fun and exercise their creativity with classroom projects and throughrobotics competitions. In particular, competitions allow the students to further develop theirskills and network with others who may be instrumental in determining their future goals.AcknowledgementsThanks to professor Lundgren

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

communication, ethics, marketing, and technical presentation. All of these skills arerequired in the CE Intro to Design course, so weekly lesson plans include learning in these areasalong with learning about report writing, engineering careers, and engineering design. The workreported in this report is the outcome of the department’s desire to provide a common senseframework in which the students could begin to develop many of these important professionalskills.Vision for Our Students – Development as ProfessionalsOur department’s program mission statement is “to provide an excellent civil engineeringeducation that prepares graduates to meet the needs of their employers, clients, and communityin a continually changing world.” Therefore, we see the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

1 2 1 2 3 1) listens carefully to communication from others .7 .8 2) shows appreciation of importance of oral communication in ones .7 .7 professional career 3) understands questions from others well .8 .7 4) appears to lack confidence when presenting orally ** .8 .8 5) delivers a well-organized oral presentation .7 .7 6) uses appropriate presentation techniques (correct eye contact, use of .7 .8 voice, etc.) 7) fails to keep audience engaged when

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Bougie, American University; Philip Johnson, American University; Nathan Harshman, American University; Teresa Larkin, American University; Michael Black, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

).For each selected university, the university website was examined to find the courserequirements for physics majors. For a B.S. degree, the number of physics courses requiredranged between 10 and 15, with the average at 12.5 courses, not including single credit coursessuch as “Departmental Seminar” and “Careers in Physics.” The average number of mathematicsco-requirements was four courses. Additionally, nine schools required at least one chemistrycourse, and four required at least one computer science course. Certain interdisciplinaryconcentrations reduced the number of physics requirements but increased requirements in otherdepartments. A typical number of required physics courses in such cases was nine. Typical B.S.major requirements in

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; John Bugado, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Albert Cruz, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and Lead Faculty of the Engineering Management and Homeland Security and Safety Engineering© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 programs. He leads six full time and fifty-two adjunct faculty members, offering three undergraduate and six graduate programs, with a student population of three hundred. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame; David LeDonne, University of Notre Dame; Steven Kurtz, University of Notre Dame; Joseph Blakely, University of Notre Dame; Constance Slaboch, University of Notre Dame; Andrew Carter, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Barron, University of Notre Dame; Patrick Essien, University of Notre Dame; Megan Wysocki, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Ferro, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

college life, alook at career opportunities, and a chance to meet professional engineers as well asengineering faculty. Students work on several projects, attend lectures, write reports,code programs, give presentations, and do problem solving and design. The IEPcounselors assist the students in their projects during the sessions in the EngineeringLearning Center, and help enforce the rules in the residence halls.Seven of the nine IEP counselors were engineering students at Notre Dame (the other twowere a pre-med student and a business student), and eight of them had either previouslyattended the camp back when they were in high school, or had worked as IEP counselors

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

exhibited that includeda “making of” the project, showing the different stages of manufacturing as well as some funnysituations and good camaraderie.Figure 9. At the end of the presentation, a student performed a demonstration like the onerepresented in this central photo.In the end, students were very proud and considered the activity the “First Design” of theirengineering career. An individual portfolio of all of the assignments was due at the end of thecourse and graded towards their final marks, along with all the other graded work.Table 3. Modules Assessment Methods. Module description Assessment Method Entering Higher Education Report, quiz History