guided problem through the application of intradisciplinary technical skills. In Phase 3, thejuniors start on a more complex project that typically spans into senior year and Phase 4:capstone design [1-4].Over the last five offerings of BME 201, this course has evolved to cohesively combine threecomponents (lecture, lab and a design project) into modules throughout the course that representthe field of BME, both from a curricular and industry standpoint. To effectively teach thestudents in the course and maintain current course content, we utilize a three tiered instructionalapproach: instructors, three teaching assistants, and up to 20 undergraduate student assistants, allbringing their educational and industry experiences to the course. The
Undergraduate Studies (2009- 2013) and Interim Dean (2015) in the College of Engineering. Dr. VanderGheynst’s research focuses on next generation biofuels and bioproducts and agricultural biotechnology. Current projects examine the management of microbial communities in applications including water treatment, food and energy production, and soil treatment for the control of pests and pathogens. More than $9 million of her ex- tramural funding at UC Davis has been in support of undergraduate and graduate student preparation in engineering. This includes a NSF GK-12 award to improve leadership, communication and collaboration skills, and teaching capabilities in engineering graduate students pursuing research in the
because of the open-ended nature of the activity [30]. Sinceproject-based learning is often done in teams, students engage in reflective dialogue and weighvarious perspectives that further promote critical thinking. Students are also given moreownership over their learning process than they would with traditional course pedagogy, whichfacilitates positive motivations [29], [42]. Capstone design projects, required of all ABET-accredited programs, is just one example of such open-ended, team-based projects. 6Providing real-world scenarios with no right or wrong answers provides an ideal context forstudents to learn how to apply critical thinking to
teaching methodology of the courses is Challenge Based Instruction (CBI)because of its proven effectiveness over traditional lecturing. The course subjects developedincluded Water Science, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Systems Modeling. All threecourses were administered to returning TexPREP fourth year students.At the beginning of each course, students were given the challenges of building a Stirling engineusing items that can be found at home, designing and constructing a solar car, and creating awater theme park for the Systems Modeling, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Water Sciencecourses respectively. They were then guided through a series of lectures, mini projects, andassessment exercises to help them obtain the necessary knowledge to
themas a cohesive framework to connect and integrate the individual courses. The lab framework willkeep the lecture content intact but update the experiments and projects to make students aware ofthe big picture, help them to relate the individual subjects, and apply and integrate the previouslearning in a new context. The labs spread over all hardware related courses, including freshman engineering,introductory digital systems, advanced digital systems, computer organization, embeddedsystems, hardware-software co-design, and senior capstone design. The complexities andabstraction levels of the experiments and projects gradually grow as students progress throughthe curriculum. The key concepts are repeated in different courses with increasing
, providingstudents with a unique platform alongside traditional laboratory work. Through this approach,students not only gain insights into wind energy concepts but also acquire 3D modeling skills,learn the basics of virtual reality, and develop programming proficiency. The virtualimplementation of wind turbine setups facilitates better understanding and visualization, andstudents also acquire essential skills such as SolidWorks designing, understanding thesignificance of virtual reality, working with UNITY 3D, programming, and creating simulationsand interactive platforms. These hands-on, interdisciplinary efforts serve as both laboratoryexercises and capstone projects, enabling students to integrate and apply their STEM skills andknowledge acquired from
Morgantown, Pennsylvania as a Quality Engineer. Then in 2017, she joined the New Jersey Department of Transportation as a Mechanical Engineer Trainee. Within her five-year tenure there, she was promoted to Assistant Mechanical Engineer (2018), Principal Mechanical Engineer (2019) and Program Specialist 3 (2022). Pooja is certified in Sustainable Fleet Management as well as Six Sigma Lean Green, and Black Belts. She has served as a panelist for two Transportation Research Board projects and served as the Secretary of the Northeast Partnership in the Equipment Management Technical Services Program (EMTSP). Pooja is currently a Program Manager at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Strate- gic
. Learning through doing (reading, designing, building, testing, and post-project analysis), reflecting and internalizing the principles of engineering design. 3. Learning to frame, postulate a plan of action, and then implement that plan of action for the capstone project in the following semester. 4. Transitioning from being a student in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman to a junior engineer in a company. 3 The Principles of Engineering Design (POEDs) woven into our assignments and based onthe ‘Learning by Reflecting on Doing’ theme
Hospital, Royal Oak, and was a research associate in radiology, nuclear medicine, and bio- mechanics at Wayne State University. Ken has taught at Lawrence Tech evening programs as an adjunct instructor since 1965. His senior projects class, where students generate project ideas, research, design, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #24614manufacture, and assess the market for inventive products is the capstone course. Cook also has enjoyeda long side career in magic finding his hobby very useful in teaching. A highlight for his students eachyear is the two-hour magic performance he offers as a
Paper ID #22318An Outreach Program Focusing on Design Process and 3-D-printingDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universites), in 2011, and his PhD in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and simulation of materials. He participate in multiple projects
Page 26.1144.3graduate robotics course. This paper presents the initial implementation of mechatronics instruction in the under-graduate robotics course. The effect of this instruction is assessed by examining whetherstudents who take the course use the knowledge gained in later courses or student com-petitions. The assessment for this project is the year-long Mechanical Engineering (ME)senior capstone design course. In the senior design course, students give midway and finaldesign presentations, which are open to the public. The authors attend these presentationsto determine whether their cohort of students use the mechatronics knowledge gained inlater courses. In addition, Dr. Bowling is still faculty advisor for the student competitions
, the program members canbenefit from local partnerships to grant access to a copious amount of resources for the solepurpose of designing and creating vehicles.Student AdvantagesThrough the development of the Rover, students gain hands on experience and real-worldapplication which makes them appealing to employers. Many of these students are ahead of theirclassmates in several courses because they are trained in programs like “Inventor” during thedesign phase of the Rover. Seniors that assist in the design and manufacturing of the Roverchoose to use the Rover as their Senior Capstone Project. These students gain recognition fortheir hard work when the vehicle enters the competition. Along with the various awards thesestudents receive, there
. However, the IDI surveys almost always show a higher perceived culturalcompetency than the actual measured developmental level which would need to be taken intoconsideration. Evaluating training or experiences incorporated into classes at multiple levelswould provide a better picture of whether my conclusions are correct. I have incorporated aService Learning project for people in another culture for a Senior Capstone course. Thesestudents did not travel to that location but needed to learn about the culture in order to create adesign that was effective. Based on the research shown in this paper, one project most likely wasnot sufficient to increase cultural competence. However, if students are exposed to manyexperiences over their college
, fabrication, and use of a bench-scale hybrid automotive powertrain.Although not a competition per se, students in this project were immersed in a hands-onengineering project and developed a test stand for use by subsequent students.Senior capstone projects are a natural fit for these types of projects, as the courses attempt tobring together all the fundamental learning into one design exercise. Earlier experiences are alsorelated to this work and provide a proving ground and student recruitment tool for senior projectselection. Such work is performed by Singh Chawla and Leonhardt [5] who describe a projectthat links junior and senior work to the optimization of an FSAE chassis. Previous experimentalwork in the context of a junior-level
Competence for Engineering Formation (Work in Progress)1. IntroductionThe purpose of this project is to determine to what extent global engineering competence can bedeveloped in engineering students through the use of four minimally to moderately intensiveglobal engagement interventions. The specific global engagement interventions evaluatedinclude the use of international engineering case studies in a quantitative analysis course, theintentional formation of multinational student design teams within a capstone design course, aCollaborative Online International Learning (COIL) research project in a fluid flow (transportphenomena) course, and an engineering short course coupled to a community engaged project.The specific
biomedical problems. During biomedical design, a range ofstrategies can be used to identify a problem and to generate and evaluate solutions. At ColumbiaUniversity, we have an established program for teaching biomedical design to undergraduateswhich culminates in our capstone ‘Senior Design’ course. However, no specified designexperience exists for terminal degree BME Master’s students. Design courses are traditionallytaught utilizing a textbook, lectures, and a team design project, with often limited time forinteractions between and among teams and instructors in the classroom. We also recognized thatthe background and educational and professional goals of undergraduates and graduate studentsare unique. Therefore, we saw a valuable opportunity to
, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Lecturer in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem-based laboratories to enhance experimental design skills; developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol); and mentoring and guiding student teams through the senior design capstone course and a translational course following senior design. To promote biomedical/bioengineering, Marcia works with Women in Engineering to offer outreach activities and is engaged at the national level as Executive Director of the biomedical
experimental section had aparti pris pedagogy [31] with a reverse content sequence where the central big ideas ofarchitectural structures preceded their refinement into statics and mechanics. The instructionalmethod is traditional lecture via marker on whiteboard. The learning outcomes are primarilyhomework and examinations. The assessment follows an absolute grading system [27, p. 433]. Capstone Architectural Structures The course originally had a researchemphasis due to the accreditation shift to the five-year Master of Architecture degree. Theresearch projects commonly dealt with building failures and natural disasters [32]. Theinstructional method was discussion [33]. The student work was posters and scholarly papers inthe case
and university engineering curricula in the US have been following similartrajectories for some time. In the early 1900’s, engineering was treated more as a ‘trade’ at theuniversity level, and high schools encouraged vocational studies, including auto repair, woodshop, metalworking, cosmetology and other ‘trades’ to the non-college bound. Between 1935and 1965, most university engineering curriculum moved away from a trade-school curriculumto a more theoretical, mathematically-intensive one, delaying any hands-on design projects untilthe senior or ‘capstone’ design course 11.Similarly, the nation’s high schools tried to erase the division between the trades and the college-preparatory tracks to prepare anyone who might be inclined to attend a
the Executive Committee for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and also serves as a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is also a founding member and serves as Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions through a standardized rite-of-passage ceremony. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Partnering to Develop Educational Software Applications: A Four-Year Retrospective StudyIntroductionSeveral years ago, a project was added to the first-year programming sequence at Ohio NorthernUniversity that focused on
lecture based approach. Hence, in 2016, as the newcomponents, reviews on ethical case studies and exams were added to the course. Also, thegraduates from the same ENE program, who currently work in the industry and the governmentwere invited as the guest speakers to provide the students their insights and the experiences. Withthe Fall 2016 assessment (Appendix-C), in the capacity of the instructor, the first authorrecommended to incorporate two more components, project management and research conductinto EPS course with the experiences gained from other courses. Project management was foundas a required topic from the course, Senior Capstone Project. Engineering students doingundergraduate research at the authors’ institution have to pass an
realizing their design through 3D printing. In this module, a historic background about 3D printers is first introduced, and then the impact of 3D printers on third industrial revolution is discussed. Students will be able to immediately hold, evaluate, test and use their designs as well as share it with each other and the world. 3. Capstone Design Project The main goal of the third module is to design an assistive technology mechanical object to help people with special needs. Each group of students deliver well-defined 3D solid models, fully functional assistive technology device, formal design report, and formal design presentation.Survey Findings & AnalysisThis paper was written at the
problem-based learning and service learning alsobecame popular approaches to connect course material with field applications, often using client-driven scenarios and open-ended challenges.5,6 This attention to increasing student engagementwas in part prompted by an increased awareness of the value of active learning and team-basedproblem solving.These initiatives manifested themselves in a variety of fashions, including improving studentexperiences using cornerstone and capstone design projects as well as the creation of U.S.Government sponsored initiatives. For example, the grant-funded “Learning Factory” projectwas developed to simultaneously create a practice-based curriculum and the supporting physicalfacilities required to design/fabricate
anexample, one of the first assignments in our first engineering class - EGR 111 (Introduction toEngineering Thinking and Practice) - was a personal statement of what each student hoped to dowith an engineering degree and where they envisioned they would be after graduation. This wasnot an easy assignment but one that we would give back to students on graduation day (nearly 4years later). Similar visioning assignments like an Independent Development Plan (IDP) wouldbe part of the curriculum too and would continue to be improved by the founding faculty team(e.g. Melissa Kenny, Kyle Luthy, Kyana Young, Courtney DiVittorio). Ethical Leadershipassignments and Career Readiness assignments in capstone design, etc. Figure 3: Some of the
students improve their technical writing skills. Thispaper details a comprehensive study of a GTA training program implemented in a largemechanical engineering department. Situated within the field of Writing Across theCurriculum/Writing in the Disciplines, the program was developed to meet the unique needs ofthe department’s GTAs and address perceived deficiencies in undergraduate student writing byteaching best practices in writing evaluation. Two methods were used to assess the efficacy ofthis program: 1) Qualitative methods such as interviews and an open-ended survey were used togain the perspective of the GTAs and their students on a variety of issues; and 2) A summativeassessment compared Senior Capstone Design final reports completed prior
might add more information of different types of welds, what is a poor weld etc. – Nothing • Juniors – Attend more events like this one – Make more stuff – Feel more confident in future machining work • Seniors – Use some of these techniques in future course projects and my thesis or senior capstone class – Better understand how machining works – I am more comfortable with the machines. They are much less intimidating, and I am less afraid to make mistakes.Do you have any suggestions for how we could make this event more useful? • Freshman and Sophomores – This was a pretty good event, I learned something I didn’t know anything about and was good at it and
Paper ID #31377Creating a Makerspace for Cross-disciplinary Teaching and Collaborationwith Limited FundingDr. David G Alexander, California State University, Chico Dr. Alexander’s research interests and areas of expertise are in teaching pedagogy, capstone design, renewable energy systems, thermal sciences, vehicle system modeling and simulation, heat transfer, new product development, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. He is PI and adviser of the Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. He is also working on an undergraduate research project modeling solar cells using a thermodynamics approach and
adjunct associate professor in the Technology, Engineering, and Design department at NC State and earned her doctorate in Technology, Engineering, and Design in the College of Education at NC State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Evaluation of collaborative REU exploring the energy spectrum from body-heat harvesting to smart grid technologyEngaging in research is one of the few and critical project-based learning experiences of theundergraduate engineering career. Typical students are rarely exposed to authentic applicationsof engineering design, research, and/or multidisciplinary content until the capstone course at theend of their undergraduate curriculum
Paper ID #12283Bioengineering Global Health: Design and Implementation of a Summer DayCamp for High School StudentsDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington. She earned a BS in Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in Genetics at Duke University. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching interests at the University of Washington include develop- ing and teaching introductory and honors courses in bioengineering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, and capstone projects. She is committed
observation but less formal depending on the course. I.g. Student traveled to the river to collect water with community members. (Diversity of Stakeholders), (A) (Stakeholder Dynamics), (U)COURSE 4: Global Perspective CourseCurrently as structured within the minor the global perspective category is provided to allowstudents the opportunity to take courses focus on topics such as social/cultural,development/poverty, sustainability/environment, economics/international business/public policyand are meant to help engineers understand their users/clients and the context in which they live.COURSE 5: Global Capstone - Culminating Project workHofstede Cultural Dimensions Activity Students reflect on the Hofstefe cultural dimensions