solvingproblems, eliminating defects and improving business results. In order to increase students’creative ability, college should provide them with the Six Sigma. Learning about such a well-structured approach and developing related skills would enable today's students to becometomorrow's more effective employees.In this program, fifty-three students in the class are divided into 13 groups. As project, eachgroup finds college facilities and services to be improved and tries to solve these problems withDMAIC. The curriculum in this class furnishes instant feedback to the students by solving theproblems directly associated with them. The students’ creative thinking and power of expressingare also improved by learning various creative skills and teamwork
paper, we present the reactions of the students whoparticipated in this process.2. Teams of TwoAs part of a junior level computer science database theory class (CS 3520) students wereorganize into teams of two. Each team selected a project from a list of projects providedby the instructor (see Figure 1). Team 1: Employee Database Team 2. Bank Database Team 3. University Database Page 14.1090.2 Team 4. Patient Database Team 5. Recipe Database Figure 1. Projects SelectedFor the first phase of the project
associate professor in the Sociology Department. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessment of a Global Engineering Outreach CourseIntroduction.Since the establishment of Engineers Without Borders in 20021, opportunities for students athigher learning institutions to participate in global development projects has been enhanced. In2007, a multi-disciplinary course for engineering and technology students was established atBrigham Young University where students could work on global problems, researching not onlytechnical but economic and socio-cultural issues. The two-semester Global EngineeringOutreach (GEO) course has involved students who were selected following an applicationprocess
ICIA2017). He is an ASEE, INFORMS, and IEEE member. He is currently an Associate Editor of The 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE-IROS 2019) .Prof. Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne Zhuming Bi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Civil and Mechanical En- gineering, Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. He served as a Senior Engineer at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of USA (2016), a Senior Project Engineer at Northern Ireland Tech- nology Centre, Queen’s University Belfast of UK (2007 – 2009), a Research Scientist at the Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute of National Research Council Canada (2003 – 2007), a
. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group
members of the team composed of students from the UniversidadIcesi and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali participating in the SolarDecathlon for Latin America & Caribbean 2015 was carried out three timesduring the competition: at the beginning stage, in the middle of the project, and atthe end of the competition. The goal was to analyze the attainment of studentoutcomes and their development over time. This team was comprised of 40students from eight professional disciplines (including four industrial engineeringstudents) for more than a year. Furthermore, this study presents how theinterdisciplinary composition of the team evolved throughout the development ofthe project in order to fulfill the requirements of the competition. The
Miami Dr. Montero is an Assistant Professor in Professional Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering under the College of Engineering at the University of Miami. Dr. Montero has over a decade of experience in scaffold fabrication techniques for tissue engineering applications particularly with the electrospinning and bioprinting processes. He has worked in the private sector managing animal labora- tories as well as R&D projects for various private companies and start-ups. Currently, Dr. Montero is part of the faculty team managing all senior design capstone projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress - Introduction to Design Thinking and
studied professional Production Engineering at Malawi Polytechnic, Bach- elors in Industrial Engineering at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa and Masters in manufacturing at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia.Mr. Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic A staff associate at The Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of The University of Malawi, under the Electrical Engineering department. Coordinator of final year projects in the department and an enthusiast of Innovation.Dr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen is a Lecturer in Engineering at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University. He is also the Assistant
Education in Advanced Transportation Sys-tems (CREATEs)Dr. Dan Offenbacker, Rowan University, Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation En-gineering Systems (CREATEs) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Inclusive Learning Approach to Teach Concepts of Pavement Management Systems for Senior-Year Undergraduate and Graduates StudentsAbstract The goal of this paper is to disseminate an enhanced methodology and strategy to collegeinstructors that can be successfully employed in a data-driven, project based course likePavement Management Systems (PMS). PMS is a course offered in the Department of CivilEngineering at Rowan University’s
Structuring Senior Design for Entrepreneurs Ken Ports Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Senior Design course taken near the end of an engineer’s undergraduate tenure isincreasingly recognized as a “capstone” activity, enabling these future professionals to applytheir collegiate education and experience in a team environment to solving real world problemsor to creating new capabilities. Ideally, Senior Design teams are also cross-functional, tobroaden the projects and better replicate the professional world. In addition, there is a growinginterest in linking Senior Design with entrepreneurial activities, even to the point ofcommercializing
courses were discussed. These topics included placement of thecourses in the curriculum, course objectives, solicitation and management of projects, possiblesponsored national or international design contests, and industry sponsorship of project groups. Extensive notes and concept maps were generated for each of the topics discussed as thegroup met as a “committee of the whole.” The essence of the discussions provided a goodgeneral overview of the need by design instructors for mutual sharing of resources and ofindustry input to design courses, both in lecture content and in sponsorship of relevant designchallenges. The group considers that there are several action items that will need to be addressedas time allows, such as: 1. the development
the possibility of Engineering Projects inCommunity Service (EPICS) as a transitional experience to engender global competency amongengineering students. The curricular-based model of EPICS supports vertically-integrated, multi-disciplinary, engineering service-learning projects at a Purdue University. Historically, thislong-standing program has paired student design teams with local, community partners. In thispaper, we document how these partnerships have been expanded to global communities, and howthe current curriculum, in both local and global contexts, can be used to engender globalcompetency in engineering students. We consider the efficacy of EPICS to engender global
projects knownas “Clinics” that students are required to take every semester of their curriculum. As a team ofinstructors who teach the Engineering Electromagnetics (EEMAG) I and II sequence, we weremotivated by a desire to create a set of courses, that require students to do real and relevantengineering electromagnetics – and utilize these skills effectively in later courses and clinicprojects. It is difficult to tackle all topics in a 7-week period so care must be taken to emphasizekey topics and strengthen understanding through real-world laboratory exercises. We present someexamples of a successful implementation of these objectives in this paper. We discuss numerousreal-world applications that are studied during our single semester sequence
Paper ID #42989Assessing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses in Electrical and Computer EngineeringProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded the best paper award by the ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course
equipment. Involvement of undergraduate engineering students ofdifferent levels in research projects with different levels of guidance from faculty or engineersfrom industry has been found to have positive outcomes.At the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, several initiatives have been undertaken to exposeundergraduate engineering students to engineering design. Apart from the conventional upperlevel engineering design courses and senior capstone design courses, the most recent initiativehas been the introduction of design at the freshman level in the Introduction to Engineeringcourse required for all incoming freshmen. Another undergraduate research program - PioneerUndergraduate Research Fellowship (PURF) initiated about a half dozen years ago
, industrial and mechanical engineering. The analysis focuses on astudy of what students express as relevant learning points. We have found students to besurprisingly frank about what they learned and where they thought their experience in thecourse fell short. Over time we have observed common themes that emerge amongstudents concerning their ability to deal with project changes and team dynamics andhave charted the resulting ebb and flow of enthusiasm and motivation over the course ofa semester.BackgroundCapstone projects represent a major milestone in a student’s academic career andprofessional development where they are expected to integrate knowledge and skills fromprior coursework. Capstone also represents a major checkpoint for assessing
accomplishment of the MRDT, a Prototype Project, is also discussed. Introduction One advantage of establishing any organization is the opportunity to rethink the accepted structures and implement innovative programs. The Student Design Teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) strive to create an analog for real world design and construction problems by creating an experiential learning environment. In early 2012, the Mars Rover Design Team (MRDT) became the newest addition to their number. The MRDT structure is organized like an engineering firm and operates like a small business with principle technical and administrative branches. The technical branch is run by a Chief Technical Officer who is
theimpact of self-guided final projects. Farah et al. [9] similarly address the needs of non-STEMmajors by presenting work developing computational thinking via a single web application. Thisapproach requires no software installation and minimizes the challenges of working withmultiple applications including integrated design environments, digital education platforms, andfile system management.This paper presents a course building upon student competency in computational thinkingacquired during prerequisite work. These students expand their learning and expertise tointegrate various applications and technology stacks through robotics. Developing the ability tointegrate contributes to both student satisfaction and professional competency.Robot
teaching difficult and abstract technical concepts that, at the same time, havevery real-life applications and implications. It is natural then to expect that the in-depth analysisand study involved in typical PBL experiments or assignments should enhance the understandingof such concepts.PBL typically involves some sort of real problem set-up and execution. In mechanics courses,this usually translates to assigning design project(s) to groups of students11,12,13. Such designprojects are by definition open-ended and have no unique answer or solution. The students thushave to invoke their imagination and try to integrate a host of previous classes (i.e. previousknowledge) in order to solve the problem at hand. This form of learning is considered
program's model of providing curriculum and equipment through STEP and students'work in a technology, engineering, and design education program integrating a pilot electric dragster (e-dragster)project as a work-in-progress. Furthermore, the paper will communicate initial challenges and successes withinformation on how the program can share resources with the pre-college engineering education community toenhance learner technological and engineering literacy.STEM Partnership Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) partnerships demonstrate STEM concepts andprovide pre-college engineering education experiences unavailable in several schools (1). Partnerships, such as thesupporters of STEP, model a collaborative effort to solve
. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette Paul A. Leidig is a PhD student in Engineering Education and a member of the instructional team for the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Mr. Leidig is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado and has six years of industry experience in structural engineering consulting. Throughout his student and professional activities, he has focused on community-engaged engineering and
Control and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. Pong has been the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full-time faculty and over 25 part-time faculty since 2009.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University Zhaoshuo Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant professor, he worked as a structural engi- neering professional at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP. As a licensed professional engineer in the states of Connecticut and California, Dr. Jiang has been involved in the design of a variety of low- rise and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart
workingcollaboratively to integrate an innovative robotics curriculum into science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in the Boston Public Schools and other raciallydiverse and economically disadvantaged Massachusetts school districts. The project issponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) program, Information TechnologyExperiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). The project targets 7th and 8th grade STEMteachers, with students participating during summer and after school. The project addresses theurgent need to enhance student interest and performance in STEM courses, while fosteringskills that are important prerequisites for IT careers. In the near term, the project is helpingMassachusetts schools and students meet statewide
the jointly-taught entrepreneurial engineering capstone course have been encouraging.Students have demonstrated impressive growth in professional skills and have producedsolutions that have significant business potential. Project sponsors, industry advisors, andbusiness plan judges note admirable achievements of student teams. This course model is offeredto stimulate transformation of capstone design courses to outcomes-driven student learningexperiences that can better prepare graduates for global challenges of the future.IntroductionNational leaders are sounding the alarm: The United States is losing its competitive edge in theglobal marketplace1. Some perceive that the nation is not preparing adequate numbers of peoplein technological
difficult” cannot be ignored. Now is the time for those in industry andacademia to find opportunities that change this stigma and offer a more positive outlook on theengineering industry. This paper addresses a service learning project that involved first yearMechanical Engineering Technology and second year Graphic Design students collaborativelyworking on “How To” delivery systems that would engage middle and high school students.Some of the projects included comic books on “How to Modify an Xbox 360” and videos andpamphlets on “How To Build a Car Stereo,” which encourage them to work with theirhands. The novelty of the delivery systems, coupled with more age-appropriate and interestingprojects, introduce middle and high school students to the
and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Holistic Interdisciplinary Design: Everyone Does Everything (Engineering Students as Sculptors)IntroductionThe ability to offer students an interdisciplinary experience under a team work setting isinvaluable in preparation for a career in the built environment. A hands-on approach coupledwith a real project presents unique opportunities in student learning. Learning in regards to thedynamics of team personalities, deadlines, approval procedures, and deliverables. One suchhands-on based real project was to design, build, and install an
establishment of clear connections between theseoutcomes and the desired research skills including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and thedissemination of results. Special attention was paid to the mentoring of students at various stagesof the sequence. This included regular meetings of the students with their faculty and technicaladvisors and assistance with proposal preparation to seek support for funding of the projects andfor conference attendance. The course sequence also provided opportunities for peer review andpeer mentoring [2].The paper details the development and structure of the two-semester sequence, identification ofdesired student outcomes and how these were measured, and assessment methods used.Features of Undergraduate
measurements and instrumentation course. The module consists of five hours oflectures, which covers the theory, and a design lab project. The lecture covers the IoT conceptssuch as analytics, webservers, communication and data protocols. The design lab project requiresstudents to implement the theory into a practical application.In this paper, the detail of the module is described. It is expected that our experience can behelpful to other engineering instructors seeking to develop an IoT course or just adding a sectionto their measurements and instrumentation course.Measurements and Instrumentation Measurement and Instrumentation (M&I) course is commonly offered for electrical andmechanical engineering or technology students. The main objective
Paper ID #15342Positioning Students to Understand Urban Sustainability Strategies throughVertical Integration: Years 1 through 3Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University Mohamed grew up in Cairo, Egypt. Following college graduation in 2006 from American University in Cairo (AUC), he worked for several consultancy firms. He then joined a leading real estate corporation where he elevated to the post of a Deputy Project Manager for an office park project worth over hundred million USD. After completing his Masters of Engineering in Construction at the AUC, Mohamed could not bear the thought of leaving the School and so
at Delhi and has experience in real estate and land use law.Prof. Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC Lyndsey Miller is an interior designer originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. She holds a B.S. in Interior Design and an M.S. in Architecture, both from Mississippi State University. Lyndsey works on a wide range of projects domestically and has also designed large-scale retail facilities internationally as a part of a team at tvsdesign in Atlanta, GA. In 2008, she joined the faculty of the Interior Design Program at Mississippi State University. Concurrently, she has worked closely with a local developer designing a variety of projects, including retail, restaurants, office spaces and condominiums. Miller has a wide