Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

participants were members of the University’s Honors College and completed the coursein their first or second year on campus.In the initial offering, the course focused on a single problem: how to increase the sustainabilityof the supercomputer center on campus? Students enrolled in this problem-based researchseminar learned about the problem area through in-class instruction and homework assignments,and then worked with the instructors to develop individual projects examining various solutionsto the shared research problem. In the second year the course was offered, the focus shifted froma specific problem to the broader topic of image analysis workflows, which are used in manySTEM disciplines to analyze data from photos and videos. In this workflow

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. L. Kolar; K. Gramoull; T. R. Rhoads; R. C. Knox

Preliminary Results from a “Course-less” Curriculum Study R.L. Kolara, K. Gramoullb, T.R. Rhoadsc, R.C. Knoxa a School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science b School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering c College of Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 kolar@ou.edu (contact author) ABSTRACTIn 2002, we received an NSF planning grant that builds upon our Sooner City project,which was funded through the Action Agenda program

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wayne Blanding; Scott Kiefer; Kala Meah; Tristan Ericson

essentially a full summer semester) and the following spring. The first semester isfocused on research and design, and the second semester is dedicated to build and test. At thebeginning of the first semester, students are already placed on capstone projects and the researchphase begins in earnest to allow enough time to complete a project design by the end of thesemester. We have historically targeted projects that require at least eight students, andsometimes up to twenty, that require students from our various engineering disciplines(mechanical, electrical, computer). Recent examples include autonomous robots for theInternational Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) and formula style race cars for the Society ofAutomotive Engineering Formula Student

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Brian Savilonis

Societal Impact of Thermo Fluid Design Brian Savilonis Department of Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA Topic: Project Design CoursesAbstract ABET accreditation criteria include non-technical topics such as knowledge of contemporary issues and the consideration of design within a larger context. Mechanical engineering criteria require students be able to work professionally in both mechanical and thermal systems. Students in the WPI Thermodynamic Analysis and Design course work in project teams on design projects such as geothermal heat pumps, co

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sydney Nguyen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Franz J. Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Elise St. John, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jingzhe Wu, The World Bank; Gudrun Socher, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences; Anurag Uppuluri, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Angie Paola Garcia Arevalo, The World Bank; Erin Sheets, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural Engineering

can save time and money in determining the structural type of school buildings to assess their vulnerability. Under this collaboration, students felt empowered working on such a highly impactful international development project involving real-world challenges, and considered it a transformative learning experience.IntroductionThe siloed structure typical of higher education institutions makes cross-disciplinaryproject-based collaborations organizationally challenging to support. With the exception ofdiscrete general education courses, students rarely work closely with other students outside theirmajors in project-based learning exercises. The work described here was done at CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, San

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, therefore it is necessary forthe educational community, to explore and develop valid and reliable assessment tools specific forengineering and technology education.When teaching engineering and technology, the expectation is that students will demonstrate theiracquired knowledge through the design of projects that will serve as an alternative assessment. Toencourage the creativity of the students, it is desirable to use self-directed projects, where students decideand select the project they will design, which will be then graded through a rubric. The structure andassessment protocol for the self-directed project will be introduced and discussed in conjunction withsamples of different projects produced by students at the college level in the

Conference Session

Social Identities and STEM Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Chan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Julia Cannon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

, Director of Women’s Engineering Programs, and CENG Interim Associate Dean. Although she has taught over 25 different courses she current teaches Financial decision making, First year engineering, Senior project, and Change management. Her research is in Engineering Education where she has received $9.8 million of funding from NSF as either PI or Co-PI. She researches equitable classroom practices, integrated learning, and institutional change. She spent the 2019-2020 academic year at Cal State LA where she taught and collaborated on research related to equity and social justice. With her colleagues at Cal State LA she recently received an NSF grant called Eco-STEM which aims to transform STEM education using an asset-based

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis; James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Labs and experiential learning

project management professional (PMP).Mr. Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis Payton studied Mechanical Engineering at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis. Among the first class to graduate from the program, Payton has remained in the Indianapolis area, working for a local utility company, Citizens Energy Group. Working for Citizens as a mechan- ical engineer, he enjoys supporting the community while maintaining Indianapolis’s system for water, wastewater, gas, and thermal utilities. Payton is also a member of ASME.Mr. James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis James Emery is the Laboratory Manager for Mechanical Systems at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2008-1230: GLOBALIZATION: A NEW FRONTIER FOR CAPSTONECOURSESGregg Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg Warnick came to Brigham Young University (BYU) in May 2006 as the External Relations Coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He actively works to recruit approximately thirty industrially-sponsored projects each year for the Engineering and Technology capstone course. He is currently working to increase international project opportunities for students and faculty. He is also the internship coordinator and helps students develop and improve their resumes and interviewing skills and to help identify potential job opportunities. In addition, he is responsible for

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Institute of Technology to weavesustainable design principles throughout our civil engineering undergraduate curriculum, withthe expectation that the civil engineering students incorporate sustainable design principles in amore thoughtful and logical manner in their civil engineering projects.The CE Department has previously reported the incorporation of sustainable design principlesfrom freshman to senior years and its impact on our students’ understanding of sustainability.However, we found that many students still struggled to incorporate social sustainability in theircapstone project designs. In response, we created and implemented a community engagementengineering module for our Codes and Regulations course. The module consisted of

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rebecca Kassa; Ibilola Ogundare; Brian Lines; Jake Smithwick; Kenneth Sullivan

Management4Professor, Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering School of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment *Corresponding AuthorAbstractThe construction industry confronts a critical workforce shortage that significantly impacts projectperformance and productivity. Traditional project performance metrics such as time, cost, quality,safety, and client satisfaction rely on skilled professionals’ competence. However, the prevailinglabor gap necessitates targeted talent development strategies. Construction organizations’investment in effective talent-development programs is a pivotal approach for attracting,developing, and retaining staff. This paper proposes

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

engineering majors. As a result,one of the ever-present challenges in teaching a required introductory MSE course to a broadengineering audience is creating student buy-in. We posit that this barrier can be overcome bysituating materials selection within the context of a college campus. In this study, we implementa final project in an undergraduate Intro to Materials Science course which requires students toweave together technical knowledge from the course with their own life experience to solve aproblem on campus. Through a student survey, we seek to understand the sources of knowledgestudents leverage in order to identify and address an on-campus materials-related challenge. Wefurther explore the impact of this project and the MSE course as a

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Courtney D. Giles

and bias, and the ability to leveragecampus resources. A project-based structure was adopted to incorporate these learning outcomesinto two projects: (1) “Micro-Design Projects”, to practice teamwork and design while buildingsimple mechanisms and structures (floating table, mechanical hand, water-balloon launcher), (2)“Semester-long Projects”, in which students address a campus-based problem, posed by apartnering campus organization (Facilities, Waste, Transportation, Health and Wellness). In bothcases, students voted on their desired project and were placed into interdisciplinary teams.Semester project options spanned three themes (Energy, Resources, Health) and seven specificchallenges. Students presented their proposed solutions to the

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas; Amy Miller; Heather Spicuzza

Dance + Engineering: A Collaboration for Freshmen Engineering Design Students AnnMarie Thomas1, Amy Miller2, Heather Spicuzza2 University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN1/ The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN2ABSTRACTThis paper examines a collaboration between the freshmen-level engineering graphics and designclass at the University of St. Thomas (UST), dance students at Macalester College and theUniversity of St. Thomas, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Diavolo Dance Theater.Traditionally, students in ENGR171 completed a design project for a fictitious client. Throughthis collaboration, however, the students were

Conference Session

Technical Session 10: Simulation and Modeling

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Computers in Education

project.After students became comfortable with using some of the analysis tools, listed in Figure 1 andshown in Figure 2, they were challenged to develop their own modelling tool for use in asupersonic nozzle design project. A survey of student perspectives on the various modellingtools developed by the students was used as an evaluation tool to help determine the mosteffective platforms for future projects and to expose students to a variety of analysis tools.Figure 1: Web Site with sample programs for evaluating thermodynamic systems of equationsFigure 2: Samples of web page platform for thermodynamic systems (supersonic nozzle and ICengine)Project AssignmentFor many years, in an advanced undergraduate thermodynamics course, students have been

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Padmanabhan

pre-college students in such programs need to involve tribal college, university, and school faculty inthe development and implementation of those activities. This paper describes the experience ofthe authors in a multi-year, multi-site project funded by the Office of Naval Research providingenhancement activities for reservation middle and high school students and activities to facilitatesmooth transfer of tribal college students to four-year colleges or universities. The studentactivities in the project were planned, designed and implemented jointly by tribal college,university, and high school teachers. The program has been a success not only in terms of theincreased student enrollment in the activities but also by systemically impacting

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Otieno; Abul Azad; Radha Balamuralikrishna

under the auspices of thedepartment of technology provides for two areas of specialization, Electrical EngineeringTechnology (EET) and Manufacturing Engineering technology (MET). The department alsooffers a degree in the industrial technology track. In the year 2002, the University’s Committeefor the Improvement of Undergraduate Education supported the authors’ joint proposal tochallenge engineering and industrial technology students enrolled in three different courses tocomplete an interdisciplinary project towards part-fulfillment of their course requirements. Thispaper presents a comprehensive view of this case study highlighting the relevance of the project,logistics, and outcomes both from the perspective of students and the authors. This

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ferat Sahin; Wayne Walter

Microrobotics byworking on multidisciplinary projects of mutual interest at various levels. This paper discussesour experience in teaching microrobotics by designing multidisciplinary projects forundergraduates and their integration with research and graduate students. It also discusses thebroader impact of these activities on various levels of students. The activities can be categorizedin three levels: undergraduate teaching, graduate research, and clubs and organizations.This paper explores our experience in developing these projects and related research, includingour lessons learned so far, and our plans for the future. Some statistical data are also provided toshow the broader impact of these multidisciplinary microrobotics teaching and research

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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International

the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur, India where she worked on biodegradation of azo dye intermediates. Jablonski served as Co-chair of UWM’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders for two years since its inception in 2007 and continues to help design and implement water distribution projects in Guatemala. Jablonski was a 2008 recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, the 2008 Wisconsin Water Association Scholarship, and the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 UWM Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards. Marissa is a member of ASEE and EWB. She received her B.S. degree in natural resources and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, in 2003

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vicki V. May

A Cooperative Learning Approach to Designing, Analyzing, and Building a Structure as a Class Vicki V. May1Abstract – Students seem to have little trouble applying equations and using structural analysis methods but theyoften struggle with creating mathematical models, making appropriate assumptions, and approximating the responseof structures, concepts that are not easily addressed with textbook problems. For the past three years students in mystructural analysis course have worked cooperatively to design, analyze, and construct a structure for a non-profitorganization in the community as a class. While active and project-based learning is becoming more popular incollege classrooms

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jessica Wilbarger, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

wasimplemented online, with requests sent via email to representatives of all ABET-accreditedengineering programs (1724 programs at 350 institutions, as of 2004). The online survey yieldeda strong response, with 444 programs from 232 institutions submitting responses. Thiscorresponds to a 26% response rate from engineering programs and a 66% response rate frominstitutions. The results of this survey, with a focus on developments in the past ten years, arepresented graphically and discussed. Particular focus areas include course logistics, facultyinvolvement, project coordination, funding details, and industry sponsorship. The results serveas a snapshot of current practices in engineering capstone design education as well as anindication of trends over

Conference Session

Session/Panel 2: New Opportunities – Breaking into Federal Agencies that are New for You

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2017 ERC

Authors

Addison Stark

(Recovery Act) (FY2011) (FY2012) (FY2013) (FY2014) (FY2015) (FY2016) 2Creating New Learning Curves 3What Makes an ARPA-E Project? IMPACT ‣ High impact on ARPA-E mission areas ‣ Credible path to market ‣ Large commercial application TRANSFORM ‣ Challenges what is possible ‣ Disrupts existing learning curves ‣ Leaps beyond today’s technologies BRIDGE ‣ Translates science into breakthrough technology ‣ Not researched or

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1366: WORKING WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS IN AN ENERGYSYSTEMS DESIGN COURSEMichael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 13.1410.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Working with Local Developers in an Energy Systems Design CourseThe Energy Systems Design Project Course: Goals and Objectives The Energy Systems Design Project course is an elective course scheduled early in theundergraduate senior year. The course is also open to graduate students with additional courserequirements. For the past several years, the course has consisted of a single 10-week projectassigned to the entire class. The

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kurtanich, Youngstown State University; William Wood, Youngstown State University; Edward Garchar, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

Director of the School of Engineering Technology at Youngstown State University 44555, USA. He has over 30 years of professional experience in design, analysis and investigation of structures. He teaches a variety of design and analysis courses related to the civil engineering profession and serves as Department Chair.Edward Garchar, Youngstown State University Edward M. Garchar is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Youngstown State University. He is a Project Manager for Johnson Controls, Inc., Yougstown, OH 44515, USA. Page 13.530.1© American Society

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1176: A PORTABLE WORKCELL DESIGN FOR THE ROBOTICSINDUSTRYTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Taskin Padir is a visiting assistant professor in the robotics engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to WPI, he was an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University where he taught undergraduate courses in robotics, machine vision and systems integration, circuit analysis, electronics, and introduction to engineering and advised capstone design projects within the robotics and automation option. He received his PhD and M.S. degrees from Purdue University, both in electrical engineering. He received his

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James F. McDonough; Bruce Harding

I Session 3515 .—. Fostering Creative Thinking in Freshman Engineering James F. McDonough, Bruce A. Harding University of Cincinnati/Purdue UniversityIs it possible to successfully implement a design project in the first ten weeks of the first quarter of the freshmanyear of an engineering program? If it is possible, will it have any effect on the attitude of the students towards theengineering program? The following is

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab; Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Hannah French; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #30695Designing Little Free Libraries for Community Partners in a First-YearGraphics and Design CourseElizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab Elizabeth is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering. She works as a peer mentor for the Engineering Graphics and Design course and is a Research Assistant in the Playful Learning Lab.Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas Elise Rodich is studying mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at the University of St. Thomas. She works for the Playful Learning Lab as an undergraduate student researcher on a variety of projects, including the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

DMP typically addresses the following major topics: 1) Data that will be created, 2) Datadocumentation and organization, 3) Data storage and security, 4) Data management andpreservation after project completion, and 5) Data accessibility for reuse and sharing. TheseRDM courses typically include a student assignment or term project to develop a DMP. ThisDMP assignment is usually focused on the graduate student’s research project with a goal ofhelping the student manage their research data. While the broad array of RDM education approaches and courses from the literature havefocused on the consensus of teaching graduate students how to write a DMP, there is notconsensus in the RDM courses discussed in the literature over exactly what

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Curriculum Exchange)Target Grade Level: 9-12th gradeAuthor’s Name and contact info:Jacob Segil (jacob.segil@colorado.edu, 303-735-7313)Brain Huang (brian.huang@sparkfun.com)Lindsay Diamond (lindsay.diamond@sparkfun.com)Curriculum Link: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/876545Curriculum Summary:The SparkFun Introduction 2 Design (SI2D) High School course provides an introduction toengineering through a series of team-based design projects using products from SparkFunElectronics in a typical high school classroom. This curriculum was based on a First YearProjects Course taught at the [University] and is now being studied during a semester-long pilotat [High School] as described by [another ASEE 2015 K-12 paper submission]. Students learnkey

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Festus Ogbaisi, Jacksonville University; Martins Slaboh, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Maria Javaid, Jacksonville University

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

department, we have more students in ME thanin EE. However, it is imperative for all students to have the basics of EE in order to work on therobotic projects. In this case, we mix students from two programs together in the engineeringorientation course. “What topics should be covered in this course?” is always a question and achallenge for the instructors. After 3-year practices and continuous improvements, we decide tocover not only the basics of ME and EE but also diverse soft skills trainings especially theproject management trainings. Three teaching assistants (two juniors from EE and one juniorfrom ME) are assisting a professor in the lab sections. This paper studies the outcomes of severalactivities such as the ethics debates, self-identities