Conference Session

Student Success in ET

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

courses for the new programsand support capstone design projects. Moreover, it will serve as a platform for the development ofstate-of-the-art projects for engineering students. • The proposed laboratory will achieve the following goals and objectives: • Familiarize students with the design, testing, and implementation of emerging technologies desired by local industries. • Evaluate the effect and efficiency of design laboratory experiments. • Introduce the use of test setups emerging in industrial communities, not yet utilized in the undergraduate university environment. • Create a focal point for interdisciplinary learning and present a balance between theoretical and hands-on experience in undergraduate instruction

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

real projects in thedifferent areas of electrical engineering.This paper will present the data collected as a part of the course offering over two academicyears, specifically split into two analysis categories. The first part of the data analysis will focuson the effect of the course on student retention, extracted from the freshman cohorts. The secondpart of the data analysis will focus on student surveys performed at the end of the semester. Thissurvey was designed to measure vital components of overall course effectiveness with finergranularity, including students understanding of topics such as the role of electrical engineersand their impact on society. The data collected and analyzed over the last two years clearlyshows an increase in

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, studentsparticipate in a two-course capstone design sequence during their senior year.Historically, a majority of civil engineering graduates find employment in southeastern Page 15.128.2Michigan. Over the last couple of years, however, a growing number of graduates are acceptingemployment with out-of-state engineering and construction firms. Additionally, many studentsare pursuing advanced engineering and business degrees.The Lawrence Tech website is located on the Internet at: www.ltu.eduB. Overview of BOK2The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), when it published Policy Statement 465 (PS465), Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Roufail, University of Waterloo; Lisa Lachuta; christine moresoli, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

surprise. Instructors at all levels had to quickly learn and adoptnew tools for online course delivery. The adoption of new tools that could capture the uniquefeatures of design courses, which are primarily project based and open-ended, and require in classdiscussions, feedback and teamwork represented a major challenge in an online environment. Itwas not clear how the online environment would affect the perception of instructors and theperformance of the students. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate potentialrelationships between the perception of instructors of the impact of the course delivery on thestudent learning, namely the final course grades and student performance against expectations.The instructors’ perceptions

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric B. Dano, George Washington University; Joost R. Santos, The George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

• Hands-on use of various elicitation methods to gather requirements • Hands-on requirements analysis using various analytical methodsEMSE Senior Senior- • Teams apply systems thinking to holistically Applying,4190/4191 Capstone Fall/Spring examine a selected problem. System Analyzing Project I & II modeling, dynamics, literature reviews, (4190) methodology development and multiple decision analysis techniques are employed

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Lovely, University of Kentucky; Laura Marie Letellier P.E., University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Derek Lynn Englert, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker P.E., University of Kentucky; Neil Moore, University of Kentucky; John F. Maddox, University of Kentucky; Julie Gordon Whitney, University of Kentucky; Doug Klein, University of Kentucky; Whitney C. Blackburn-Lynch, University of Kentucky

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First-Year Programs

program and allow students to explore before committing to a specific plan of study.For the new computer programming course, the content pairs the sensors and actuatorscommonly utilized by a variety of engineers with the programming skills needed to collect andinterpret data. These skills carry over to the team design project that involves programming,sensors, actuators, construction and testing of a complete system. The programming skillscarried into the sophomore level courses have been well received by some departments and lessthan satisfactory to other departments which has led to more deliberate independentprogramming assignments. In this paper, we describe the implementation of in a new coursesequence for ~900 students per year and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Michael Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

- resented youth in after-school programs, which was developed and deployed over the past 3 years with support from an NSF ITEST grant.Mr. John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR John Ristvey, M.S., (UCAR, Principal Investigator), is development lead for Engineering Experiences in collaboration with Dr. Tammy Sumner, Srinjita Bhaduri, and Dr. Randy Russell. He provides expertise in Out of School Time (OST) programming with student supports and STEM education. Ristvey coordinates each of the teams and lead the design team as well as the work of the advisory board. He has conducted extensive research and development work in STEM OST projects such as Cosmic Chemistry (Institute for Educational Sciences, Department of Education) and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

International

which the students meetsocially with others to talk through their experience. Finally, the chance to work withinternational students or to serve as an ambassador for education abroad provides a way forstudents to integrate their experience abroad into their life on campus.Third, the programs address different domains of the reentry experience. Psychologicalcounseling, which has not been discussed here, is something that many schools offer for studentsstruggling emotionally with their adjustment. La Brack’s course and my project synthesis courseallow students to talk through their behavioral missteps, as well as deal intensively with thecognitive aspect of returning. The capstone at Georgia Tech and the Purdue’s GlobalEngineering Reentry course

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students taking capstone courses, senior students are required to fill out an exit survey which consists of 45 questions. These include all the ABET “a through k” outcomes, all the MET or IET Purdue Calumet program outcomes, and many of the questions asked on the T4 program evaluator report when students are likely to have an opinion, or on requirements in the body of the TAC accreditation criteria not referenced in the TC4 questionnaire. Results and raw data are presented to the visiting team in a notebook in the display room. The exit questionnaire and results from the two senior project capstone courses are shown in an appendix at the end of this paper. Students do not see the first column which is provided for reference to the TAC TC2K

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

approximately 100 papers and has been awarded over $3 million of research grants.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Richard H. Crawford is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his MSME in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer- aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Martin A. Watkins, University of New Mexico; Tryphenia B. Peele-Eady Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of Accomplished Chemical Engineers for Transform- ing Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

introductory materials engineering classes. Most recently, he has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for a courses on Connecting Mathematics with Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design.Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University Veronica Burrows is Associate Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology and Associate professor in the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at Arizona State University. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Lavelle; Joseph Herkert

E497B-Franklin Scholars Capstone CourseSTS 302H is an honors version of a Science Technology and Society (STS) survey course, takenin the first semester of study, in which students are exposed to such topics as diverse views ontechnology, technology forecasting and assessment, democratic control of technology,technology and global issues, dilemmas posed by rapid advancements in technology, andalternative visions of technology. STS 304H, taken in the fall of the second or third year, is acourse that was especially developed for the Franklin Program that challenges students to thinkcritically about ethical issues raised by the concept of progress, as well as the relationshipbetween technological progress and social/ethical progress. Both STS 302H

Conference Session

Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julie P. Martin, Ohio State University; Taylor Short, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

distance education is nothing new, the pandemic of COVID-19 forcedinstructors to rapidly move their courses online whether or not they had ever received priortraining in online education. In particular, there is very little literature to guide instructors insupporting students in online engineering design or project-based courses. The purpose ofthis research is to examine engineering students’ report of social support in their project anddesign-based courses at a large research university during the move to online instruction due toCOVID-19 in the Spring 2020 semester and to provide recommendations for instructors teachingthese types of courses online in the future. Our study is framed by social constructivismand social capital theory. We surveyed

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Darren K. Maczka, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Rehan Shah, University College London; Andrew L. Gillen, University College London

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

" ● "contemporary design tools"Mechanical ● "computer-aided ● "numerical methods"Engineering three-dimensional design" ● "heat transfer laboratory" ● "Computer-based analysis ● "modeling of thermal equipment" in support of design" ● "predictive models" ● machine elements and ● alternative energy systems mechanical systems ● "measurement of stress, strain, ● "Advanced 3-D solid vibration, and motion" modeling" ● "capstone design" ● "Computer based design projects" ● thermal systems

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Florida previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.Ms. Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University Grace Tsai graduated with bachelor degrees in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Cal- ifornia, San Diego in 2011. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology, Nau- tical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. She served as an industry advisor and stakeholder in the capstone team, Submersible Exploration Aquatic Labs (SEAL), given her nautical archaeology background, and guided the team by explaining archaeologists’ needs in

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Richard Bannerot

and design faculty would benefit greatly from a gooddose of creative design as practiced by our colleagues in the Arts. The paper will provideevidence of how two aspects of “creativity” are missing from most engineering students. IntroductionWith some exceptions, engineering design as we know it today is a relatively recentmanifestation of the evolutionary development of the current highly science-basedengineering curriculum. In many ways today’s engineering technology programs mirrorthe pre-1950’s engineering programs and today’s engineering programs appear, in somerespects, to be programs in applied physics. So how did we get to this point?The myth is that the Manhatten Project, one of the most

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Dwight Day, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

increased from the new courses approach to teaching its core topics. References[1] D. R. S.-M. Dr. Afsaneh Minaie. "Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using Arduino," 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, 2016, pp.[2] D. S. G. N. Dr. Jose Antonio Riofrio. "Teaching Undergraduate Introductory Course to Mechatronics in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Using Arduino," 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA, 2013, pp.[3] D. Y. E. Dr. Warren Rosen, Mr. M. Eric Carr. "An Autonomous Arduino-based Racecar for First-Year Engineering Technology Students," 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Indianapolis, IN, 2014

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Leaf, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Washington University. He teaches courses in the areas of Robotics, Mechanics, Thermodynam- ics, Fluids, CAD, and Capstone Design.Dr. Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation, Student Learning and Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a qual- ity assurance

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Joseph Callenes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Paul Hummel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

work well together [5], whereas instructor assigned groups may bemore appropriate for lower division courses to insure that all students do not feel the socialpressure to join with friends [10] and shy students or students from historically excludedidentities do not feel left out or isolated [11].In addition to group formation, instructors are also responsible for setting the lifetime of groups.They have the choice of keeping the same groups for the entire course or rotating groupsthroughout the semester/quarter. The choice to rotate or not can be constrained by the type ofgroup assignment (e.g. semester/quarter long capstone projects often require a single team), butin courses where rotations are possible, rotations allow students to get to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. His work has been cited more than 2200 times and he has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Lydia Ross is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at Arizona State University. She is a third year student in the Educational Policy and Evaluation program. Her research interests focus on

Conference Session

Computing Research I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chafic Bousaba, Guilford College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

) Figure 9 - Network Architecture and ConfigurationConclusion and Future WorkThe project was successfully built and tested. The project’s total cost was 1,190.00 US dollarsdistributed over three main areas: 400 for the Pi tower, 340 for the Rock64 tower, and 450 for theFirewall, switches, and Ethernet cables. Three students worked on the implementation,configuration, and documentation for a total of 100 hours during an academic semester. Thestudents reported that they learned by doing hands-on labs and testing, and enjoyed this project.This project is suitable as a capstone or senior group project. Testing results proved that thisproject is suitable for securing the network of a startup company or a small business. This projectcould also be

Conference Session

Assessment Within Engineering Design Graphics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Timothy Daniel Kostar, Daniel Webster College; David N Guo, Daniel Webster College; Jennifer McInnis, Daniel Webster College; Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Capstone Project (GD426), had a 1-to-1 mapping between activitiesand gradebook entries. It was therefore expected that manual and automated outcomemeasurements would match exactly. The second class, Sophomore Software Engineering Lab II(CS204L), is similar to GD426 except that one Moodle Quiz activity on software engineeringdesign patterns was administered. However, since this quiz measured only a single courseoutcome, it was also expected to have identical manual and automated assessments.Two instructional courses were also selected for dual evaluation. The first was 3D GameProgramming (CS409). The second was Artificial Intelligence (CS411). These courses hadtraditional homework assignments that generally evaluated one outcome. However, they

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students16-18, capstone students15, experts16,19, and elementary teachers19.The two streamlined methods are compared to actual behaviors observed as studentscomplete a design project. Students were given a weeklong design project to complete in ateam. The project focused on the problem of their professor needing to accommodate morestudents in his office during office hours. The exact wording of the prompt used in this study isincluded in the appendix.Whether the team engaged in problem formulation activities was measured simply by observingthe number of teams that came to his office to observe the environment for which they weredesigning (i.e., his office) or ask a key user (i.e., the professor) questions about his needs andwants. All other problem

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Susan E Chappell, Penn State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

students connect to industry partners through theincorporation of a real-world project embedded into their full-year capstone (senior design)course. These projects, over the span of three years, have provided students with relevantindustry examples to problem solve and connect curriculum to career. They have also offeredstudents industry-based experiences to add to their resumes, and facilitated informal mentoringand networking opportunities with several local, national and international corporate partners. Insome instances, these partners have recruited students for future internships and/or jobs,particularly after working with them on these projects.3. AssessmentA survey was conducted to assess the impact of these initiatives. Current students

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Rice, Johns Hopkins University; William Smedick, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, including Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Campus Activities, Member of the Board of Directors for the Counsel for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) and President of the Westminster (MD) Wolves Soccer Club. EdD Morgan State University MS Southern Illinois University at Carbondale BS Southern Connecticut State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Tools for Creating and Managing Student TeamsEric Rice and William SmedickCenter for Leadership EducationJohns Hopkins UniversityAbstractCollaborative projects are a means of instruction in engineering, both to gain content specificknowledge within an engineering discipline and to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Erwin; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

teaching and learning strategy thatintegrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich thelearning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities” [5]. Weare interested in SL for two main reasons. The first being that there are efforts toinvestigate whether SL and volunteering has a positive impact on students inmeasures of social responsibility [2],[6]. Yet a caveat is that understanding whichspecific factors contribute to changes in social responsibility attitudes is lacking.Second, engineering and computing programs typically include a capstone project ordesign-based course as a degree requirement. Our project may shed light on SLcomponents that could be integrated into the design of such

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

collaborative team situations arms students with a powerfultool to promote effective teams.Social Style Applications in Engineering EducationSocial style theory potentially has several applications in engineering education — including theareas of teamwork, diversity and assessment. The team has become an important learningmechanism in engineering education, with Capstone senior design project teams common acrossengineering programs and Cornerstone first-year team-based courses ubiquitous.[8, 9] If teams areadopted as an engineering learning mechanism, students must be taught how to work in projectteams, as success is far from assured when five first-year students are assigned a designproject.[9, 10] Our experience, gained though teaching a first-year

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

designprocess’.Introduction Imagine the scenario of a patient with a broken arm seeking help from a treesurgeon. We would hope that before diving into the complexities of fixing a broken armthe tree surgeon would look at the big picture and re-direct the confused patient to anappropriate medical practitioner, perhaps along the way handing out a business card.Such a far fetched scenario is quite often not far from the mark for the engineer. Indeedmany ‘design’ problems are often presented in such eloquent and well specified formatsthat the engineer often feels obliged to dive into a design process. Despite this, it isimperative to take a step back from the initial project proposal, problem description, etc.and undertake a situation