Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

thisinstitution. The available sample size is small (about 20 students per incoming class) and theprograms are new (first cohort graduate in the 2003-04 academic year). Hence, clear andsubstantive data is not yet available regarding longitudinal impacts of the approach. From priorexperience implementing the bridge-associated projects at another university, it is anticipatedthat there will be significant impacts in both retention of students and of knowledge5.For future implementations, specific budgetary and geometric constraints for the bridge projectswill be adjusted. In the case of the West Point Bridge Design project, some students clearlyspent little or no effort in satisfying the budget. A more exhaustive examination of designoptions will be needed

Conference Session

Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; Bryce Fledderman, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

, and Lifestyle”: Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Homelessness and Implications for Social Justice EducationAbstractThis paper describes how engineering students in a lower division user-centered design courseframed issues of homelessness within an engineering context. We focused on the issue ofhomelessness as the context for the course’s design project because it is one of the largestsocial justice issues impacting the area where the University of the Borderland (pseudonym) islocated. The goal was to determine how the project influenced students’ perceptions ofhomelessness and the role of engineers in this social justice issue. Results indicated thatstudents tend to frame issues of homelessness in simplistic terms aligned

Conference Session

Computers in Education 5 - Online and Distributed Learning 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffanie R. Smith, Lincoln University; Susan Ellen Safford, Lincoln University; Chidera Iguwe; Mofoluwasho Akinlade

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

difficultto navigate through the app and complained about designs and other minor issues. Ultimately, theproject was temporarily halted and a new application is currently being designed and developedwith the same objectives. It will only have a different framework and personnel on theproject.The new path for the project includes switching to React Native for cross-platform mobiledevelopment and a goal to create a functional product for evaluation for final exam review.Thischange also follows best practices in app development as described by Wardynski1 and wouldserve all students with a mobile phone 1 . Future plans would include creating a Professorfunctionality that helps the professor see the efforts made by the students and assign grades basedon

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Carlye Lauff; Joanna Weilder-Lewis; Kevin O'Connor; Daria Kotys-Schwartz; Mark Rentschler

team. By capturing theseinner layers of the trajectory, even closer comparisons can be made between different design Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 230trajectories for engineers. An analysis of the differences in the design trajectories can be viewedin the Overall Findings section. Figure. 1. Design team trajectory where the more obvious (outer) and less obvious (inner) parts of project #1 directly impacts a person’s trajectory to project #2.Research SettingThis exploratory study took place in

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

, recognizing the importance of technology in the progress of underdeveloped regions,and understanding the role of the future engineers in the advancement of technology, it wassuggested to offer a workshop as a forum for exchanging best practices, creating networks forinternational engineering educational experiences involving the Americas (research projectcollaboration, design projects collaboration, entrepreneurial project collaboration, andinternational internships) and sharing resources for promoting engineering design, innovationand entrepreneurship in the engineering institutions of the Americas.Workshop ProgramThe NSF sponsored workshop entitled The Global Engineering Education Challenge for theAmericas was held in Tampico, Mexico May 29 – June

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University; Ashtyne Klair Monceaux; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

cohort students for interacting with employers at the Career Fair; and 9. Industry tours to allow students to explore potential work environments they might enter after completing their studies.The SUCCESS Scholars cohort originally consisted of 24 students chosen from a pool ofapplicants that met the requirements of the S-STEM Program (low-income, academicallytalented). The goal was to combine best practices of other S-STEM programs together to providetiered support for the students using the nine elements mentioned above. The initial focus of theeffort centered around direct academic support (elements 1, 2, and 3 above). However, asstudents progressed further into their studies, the program’s focus shifted toward

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gautom K. Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

. Vipperman, “Designing At-home Laboratory Experiments Using Smart Phones and Basic Test Equipment for Senior Mechanical Engineering Students”. ASEE Virtual Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2021.[7] O. A. Owolabi, J. Ladeji-Osias, M. Shokouhian, O. S. Alamu, S. W. Lee, G. B. Oguntimein, A. Ariyibi, H. J. Lee, K. Bista, M. T. Dugda, S. Ikiriko, C. Chavis, “Best Practices for the Implementation of Home-based, Hands-on Lab Activities to Effectively Engage STEM Students During a Pandemic”. ASEE Virtual Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2021.[8] H. Shen, D. Fan, L. Huang, Y. Gao, H. Lian, J. Zhao, H. Zhang, “Effects of microwaves on molecular arrangements in potato starch” RSC

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Research Scientist/Engineer at NorthWest Research Associates. Jeremy believes that curricula should be student-centered and embedded within an engaged, collaborative community who un- derstand the broader, societal implications of their work. He aims to achieve this through the design of project-based and experiential curricula, including a recent redesign of the Computer Engineering pro- gram. He serves on several committees including the steering committee for the Faculty Senate. He also leads ABET accreditation and coordinates assessment for the Computer Engineering program. Jeremy’s research is in space physics and electrical engineering, including atmospheric electricity, radio wave propagation, and digital signal

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough, High Point University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

courses in such areas as Engineering Ethics, Controls, and En- gineering Design. Dr. McCullough has over 30 years’ experience in engineering practice and education, including industrial experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Her research interests include Image and Data Fusion, Automatic Target Recogni- tion, and Bioinformatics. She is a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, and is the delegate of the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE to the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

demonstrate how aerospace exploration and research transcends national boundaries;• Address economic, historical, ethical, and social perspectives;• Use appropriate technologies such as modeling, simulation, and distance learning to enhance aerospace education learning experiences and investigations;• Present a balance of aeronautics, space exploration, and robotics by offering a relevant context for learning and integrating STEM core content knowledge.UAF has attempted to incorporate as many of these concepts into our fledgling aerospace courses,aerospace minor, and design team experiences as possible. This is accomplished through the useof student teams to investigate research topics, individual student-led course material presentationsand

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University; Brett P. Conner, Youngstown State University; Andrew Scott Morgan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

development and implementation of courses that utilizelow-cost, entry level 3D printers for K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and distance educationstudents has the potential for significant impact [26]. With only a few prior educational studieson the use of low-cost, entry level 3D printers in design project experiences, the current studysought to assess student perceptions in a First-Year Engineering Cornerstone design coursewhich address the following research questions.Research Questions 1. Is the use of 3D printing technologies in a First-Year Engineering design project interesting to students? (male / female and honors / non-honors) 2. Is the use of 3D printing in a First-Year Engineering design project deemed relevant from a

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

precise calculations  Conducting experiments – incorporating empirical data into design decisionsOne of the best ways to stimulate this kind of system design thinking is to present students withcomplex problems that require them to address each of these areas as the part of a single project.In engineering education, these kinds of design problems are often presented to teams ofstudents, creating an environment in which questions are raised by others and there is a necessityto argue the advantages and disadvantages of alternative responses. These interactions not onlyaddress ABET criteria and increase communication skills, but also increase the likelihood of asuccessful design outcome, given a diverse team of students [1].For problem-based

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

F.C. Lai, University of Oklahoma; Dong Liang, Laboratory Engineer; Al R Evans, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

related only to thewriting task at hand. The assignments included how to write abstracts, how to effectivelyincorporate figures and tables into writing, quoting and paraphrasing, citing sources, and so on.Two major papers that were related to the students’ final project went through three drafts,including an outline with a complete list of sources. Students could choose their own topic for thepapers. If they had difficulty to decide one, the instructors would provide a list of suggested topicsfor them. These included, for example, effects of tire thread pattern on the car performance, dragreduction using streamlined body, best practice in lubrication, … etc. The students struggled withthe research, as it was almost entirely in the target language

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Technical Session 7: Cybersecurity and Computing

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Angelica Thompson; Leigh Ann DeLyser; Eric Snow; Luronne Vaval; Stephanie Wortel-London

Paper ID #36474Practitioner Perspectives of the Impact of COVID-19 on CSEducation in High Schools Serving Historically MarginalizedStudents (Fundamental)Monica McGill (President & CEO) Dr. Monica McGill is the Founder, President, and CEO of CSEdResearch.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving K-12 Computer Science education for all children by enabling and disseminating exemplary, evidence-driven research.Angelica Thompson (Senior Education Researcher)Leigh Ann DeLyser (Executive Director)Luronne VavalStephanie B Wortel-London (Director of Research) © American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aram Agajanian, DeVry University-Chicago; George Morgan, Colorado State University; William M. Timpson, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-510: A COMPARISON OF MALE AND FEMALE STUDENT ISSUES THATAFFECT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION IN ELECTRONICS ANDCOMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT A FOR-PROFITINSTITUTIONAram Agajanian, DeVry University-Chicago Dr. Aram Agajanian is a senior professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Colorado State University and a CCNA certificate. He teaches electronics and computer technology courses including LAN and WAN. He has 10 years of industrial experience in electrical engineering; his research interests include understanding the issues

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Gary Perks, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

, ASIC development, system electronics and architecture, program management, and senior hardware development manager. Currently, Dr. Liddicoat is the Assistant Vice President for Academic Personnel and the Forbes Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. He teaches digital design and embedded systems courses. His research interests include computer architecture, computer arithmetic, networks, re-configurable computing and engineering education. Dr. Liddicoat received the Professional Achievement Award from the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in 2003, and he is a Senior Member of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Jacob Fish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Henry David Banks, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology con- ducting research on design theory and engineering education. He received an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in creative writing from the University of South Florida. Alexander is excited to have received an NSF GRFP Fellowship for research in STEM Education and Learning Sci- ence. His research has focused on functional modeling and mental models in order to understand how engineering students develop systems thinking skills. He is also a musician and teaches marching per- cussion (specifically the marimba and vibraphone) to high school students. After completing his graduate degree, he wants to become academic faculty and start a business as

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Liberal Education

AC 2010-1296: "BRIEF ENCOUNTER:" A REFLECTION ON WILLIAMSPROPOSALS FOR THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJohn Heywood, Trinity College Dublin Professorial Fellow Emeritius of Trinity COllege Dublin (Ireland. Formerly Professor of Education and Chair Department of Teacher Education.Has published over 50 papers on topics related to engineering and technological education and several books. His book "Engineering Education; Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction" received the best reseach publication award of division i (professional) of the American Educational Research Association in 2005. previously he has been awarded a premium of the Education, Science and Technology division of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuan Li, University of Florida; Peyton Turinetti, University of Florida; Sarah Furtney, University of Florida; Chelsey Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Simmons

nation that incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). NGSS developedtheir standards based on A Science Framework for K-12 Science Education which emphasizesthe importance of integrating science and engineering practice, crosscutting concepts, anddisciplinary core ideas. We hope our program will provide K-5 educators with the tools andconfidence to create and publish curricula to TE to improve STEM education locally andnationally.MethodsIn the three previous offerings of our program, we followed a decentralized Scientist-TeacherPartnership (STP) model in which the individual teachers are embedded in research laboratories,paired with a graduate student scientist mentor, and participate as contributing members of theresearch group

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Alexander Horton, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

BIE as well as computer sciencespecific examples that may be seen in hackathon setting. See Table I and II. Table I: BIE PBL Essential Design Elements CodebookCode Description Computer Science Example A project that allows student to A final project for an embedded systemsChallenging engage in an open-ended manner class being to create an innovativeProblem or that passively requires them to learn Internet of Things product.Question new skills. Students having to do in depth Students having to get communitySustained research on their project in order to feedback on the functionality of

Conference Session

ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sara Vohra; Eileen Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

research is in engineering education. Two of the four members of the research team wereconducting an EFA procedure for the first time during the study, and a third member had limitedclassroom experience with the method. All four members were trained in engineering beforetransitioning to engineering education research.The team was consistently encouraged to carefully and methodically explore the EFA method.The faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate student designed and administered apilot of the survey measure, leveraging their past experiences as engineering students andinstructors during the drafting of the measure’s items. The survey measure was also influencedby results from prior literature and interviews with undergraduate

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Pinkham; Cathryne Jordan; Lisa Peterson

student is placed in a math workshop. Two levels of math are offered, and students areassigned to the workshops based on their University of Washington math placement test scores.The math workshops prepare students for calculus on this campus, and much of Treisman’s16research work is incorporated into the design of these workshops. As other schools have noted,it is key that these workshops not be remedial10. They are challenging, group-oriented, and sinceclass size is small (max=8), there is plenty of room for individual attention. At the end of thesummer students retake the placement exam and typically jump up one course level, andcontinue to do well in their math courses throughout their college career. The paid instructorsare a combination of

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

faculty to be promoted through enhanced recognition of their scholarly work,leadership, research and teaching. A program of initiatives for non-tenure track faculty grew outof discussions between the COE Associate Dean and the university vice provost of facultydevelopment about best practices and promotional policies that were already in place at theUniversity level9. The COE Associate Dean was in a position to advocate for and with COE non-tenure track faculty on enriched career development at the intersection of university policy anddepartmental culture. As a result, the COE Teaching Professors Learning Community wasformed to create a community with shared goals and interests under the leadership of a seasonednon-tenure track professor. The non

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Guilford, University of Virginia; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn M. Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

practices for using the most common tools. They then had to passa quiz on these best practices with a score of 70% or better before being admitted to the shops. Ifthey failed to do so, they were required to return on a different day to re-take the quiz. Thefailure rate on the quiz was approximately 6%.Teams were required to create both first- and second-generation prototypes of a functioningdevice. In fact, teams were suggested to create two first-generation prototypes – one for each oftheir top two conceptual designs. The first-generation prototypes were required to demonstratethe primary function of the device; they could omit any secondary functions or features. Thesewere tested, and presented before the rest of the class to garner feedback. The

Conference Session

Maker Spaces within the University

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Ann Claussen, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

impact of students’ backgrounds in their formation as engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 WORK IN PROGRESS: Design, Creation and Assessment of Innovation Spaces Across an Engineering CampusIntroductionThe Maker movement has expanded over the last several years from the garages of at-home tinkerers to university engineering programs. A “maker” identity has beenassociated with specific attitudes and abilities, such as creativity, the ability to createphysical models, and the embracing of failure, which engineering educators are nowstriving to foster in their students and throughout curricula.1-3 Over the past ten years,makerspaces, or innovation spaces, have been developed

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division: Evolving Workforce and Practices in Modern Construction

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Erin Conaway

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

office, how can we best recruit and retain employees?Using an opportunity to provide an interactive presentation to the Structural EngineersAssociation of Arizona (SEAoA), the authors sought feedback on the need for a more flexiblework environment for consulting structural engineers. Using interactive Mentimeter software,feedback data was collected during the presentation. A lively discussion also occurred, which ispresented in a forthcoming Structure Magazine article. Based on the discussion additionalresearch is required in this area for both individuals and companies to better understand flexiblework models. While many engineering associations offer continuing education credits (CEUs) orprofessional development hours (PDHs) as incentive to

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Oskar Granados, Cañada College; Maryam I Khan; Manuel Alexis Ramirez, San Diego State University; Madoka Oyama, Cañada College; Nathan Carlson, Cañada College

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

California and Japan have caused significantimpact on human society (20 killed, $20B in direct losses during the 1994 Northridgeearthquake, and 5500 killed, $147B in direct losses during the 1995 Kobe earthquake). Similarearthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater can have a more profound impact on the greater SanFrancisco Bay Area. Earthquake engineering research is important to explore new lateral forceresisting systems and to improve existing design methodology for more economical and efficientstructural design. Being a cost-effective experimental method for large-scale civil engineeringsystems, real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) has started to see increased applications in seismichazards mitigation. RTHS combines physical testing and numerical

Conference Session

The Citizen Engineer

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; barbara waugh; Charles Pezeshki; Lueny Morell; Tom Roberts

engineering programs from a different perspective. That is,ABET EC 2000 was designed to employ the philosophy and practice of continuousquality improvement to engineering programs. Engineering Criteria 2000 call for eachengineering program to identify its constituencies and, based upon their feedback, toformulate the services that each program will provide. The first step is the developmentof program educational objectives – statements describing expected achievements ofgraduates in the early years of their careers after graduation as a result of theireducational preparation. Usually, educational objectives are expectations of graduates’performance after they have left the school and been in the workforce for three to fiveyears. Subsequently, the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

pedagogy may be actually deleterious to professional education. Aldred et al37 observedthat PBL pedagogies in professional curricula are driven by instrumental perspectives leading Page 14.100.9to a reduced capacity for critical thought among graduates. Boud and Feletti38 warn that manyPBL courses reduce professional practice to a perception of problematic routines tackledusing existing schema. Students focus on what is needed to solve a problem leading them toinvest only equation learning with practical value. Fenwick39 condenses professionaleducation onto developing an understanding and the practice of framing ill-structuredproblems and solving them

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

growing demands for students with integrated designand manufacturing experience and knowledge of advanced CAD software has resulted in manyuniversities developing some form of CAD curricula. For example, many universities includingPurdue have now eliminated traditional graphics course and replaced it with a CAD relatedcourse. Rapid design and prototyping laboratories have also been established in manyuniversities. The laboratories are integrated with CAD/CAM courses including teaching designfor automated assembly 4,5. Computer-aided design (CAD) tools, used in conjunction withpersonal workstations, have already brought about major changes in engineering practice. Web-based services supporting mechatronic systems design is described for a graduate