, positive reinforcement, and additional help on project tasks,which may be construed as transformational in nature. When compared to more tangible rewardofferings in a professional setting such as promotions, bonuses, and additional vacation time, thefact that contingent reward behaviors load quite strongly with the MLQ’s transformationalbehaviors is not surprising. This conceptual understanding of the leadership phenomenon,corroborated by early works in the theory indicate that this scale may be measuring leadershipbehaviors consistent with the experiences of student mechanical engineers in a capstone setting.Next, the passive-avoidant/laissez-faire scale developed departs from the current construct of theMLQ Form 5X but is consistent with
combination of hand calculations and different meshing strategies. • Courses dedicated to FEA can meaningfully involve industry; in one case, students were given general requirements for a truck wheel and devised ways to reduce weight [37]. • Recognizing that students are not motivated to study FEA if the course starts simply with deriving a stiffness matrix for an abstract network of springs, an instructor instead started the course by introducing a project on reverse-engineering a flexure from the James Webb Space Telescope; as students learned new techniques through the course, they would revisit this task to improve their models [38].Capstone DesignBy the time they reach the capstone design experience
integrating industrial platforms for educationalpurposes is widely spread among engineering institutions – colleges and universities. Forinstance, students of engineering programs are required to undergo an internship at industrialenterprises of the region and perform a capstone project to demonstrate the new competenciesthey have obtained within the internship period. While regional academic-industrialcooperation through cluster partnership demonstrates positive results for training highlyqualified specialists at present, it should involve international experience in order to remainup-to-date in the forthcoming years.However, the idea of expanding clustering to an international level brings up the series ofpotential issues that arise from the
capstone design course about theirdesign decisions. From the interviews, the authors analyzed the students’ interactions withstakeholders and their perception of the interaction. They found that in order for students toconsider a stakeholder interaction as “useful,” the students would either predefine clear goals forthe interaction, only interact with stakeholders whose expertise closely-aligned to their project, orgive control of the decisions to the stakeholder entirely. Information variability and interpretationand application of that information are a key part of engaging stakeholders that is avoided by thesestrategies. Expanding engineering students understanding of the value and purpose of stakeholders isincreasing in engineering
used in allcore course in the non-traditional degree plan.Some flexibility is also provided in the traditional program to allow students to customize theirdegree based on their interests. In doing so, nine semester credit hours are available as electives.However, these electives must come from a predetermined list. Project-based learning is alsoimplemented later in the upper-level course of the degree plan in capstone style courses.Recognition – To build a sense of relatedness and recognition as an engineer for students, thenon-traditional department intentionally seeks to create a sense of community within thedepartment and help students see a connection between their engineering education and theworld around them. Projects and course work
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grow.The certification framework is still being developed as the research team continues to identifythe specific ways that students may obtain the required professional and technical skills throughtheir formal academic curriculum, internships, capstone projects, research, and other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Discovering the relevant and accessible options foracquiring each level of the certification framework is in process and will be completed in thecoming year through the research team’s work with the assistance of subject matter experts.3.3 Professional SkillsThe workforce needs assessment findings informed the professional skills used for thecertification project. The full list of professional skills is shown in Table 3
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control. The classroom experience revealedgains in students’ self-efficacy in engineering design and improvements in ability to recognizekey components of feedback-control systems. Class tests also revealed challenges associatedwith scaffolding both students and teachers at these grade levels and levels of experience orinterest in computational subjects. Students struggled with algorithmic design in particular,which made it harder for them to complete the capstone projects in the curricula. There werealso lessons learned about robust design and instrumentation of physical devices in classes thatmight only use them for a short period of time, posing hurdles for both students and teachers.Software affordances developed for programming and analyzing
to explore innovative projects, develop critical thinking, andenhance problem-solving skills. Expansion of the Capstone Project: Extend the capstone project to span two semesters,allowing students more time to engage in in-depth, real-world problem-solving and projectdevelopment. Development of New Industry-Aligned Courses: Design and implement new coursestailored to emerging industry trends and workforce demands, ensuring graduates are prepared forevolving challenges in applied engineering. Incorporation of Certification Programs: Integrate industry-recognized certificationprograms as a core component of the curriculum to enhance students' professional qualificationsand career readiness. Table 4: Key Components of Curriculum Revision
) Senior Capstone Design Lab on the third floor into a bustling international metropolis. With this developmentof the facility. UWT has the distinction of being the closest four- came the need for warehouses and markets to spring up alongyear program in the world to this famous CE landmark with it both sides of the track near the terminus. This was so that waresbeing located just six miles directly west of the campus. from the east coast could be unloaded and sold to the growing Keywords – place, new engineering facilities, Tacoma Narrows population in Tacoma, and timber milled in large
to social responsibility, but theydon’t examine how faculty or departments believe that they are influencing such views. At the17 institutions surveyed, it would be beneficial for departments to see where their students saidthey were influenced and compare that to where they thought they were affecting student views.Departments could assess if the first-year or capstone projects were influencing the ethicaldevelopment that they expect. Possible single time interventions on ethical or professionalresponsibility are not enough to provide lasting impressions on students such that they wouldhighlight that course years later. This could be an impetus to change such approaches to ethicseducation. More broadly, this work provides a useful approach
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
experiences. ● Junior Year: A two-course sequence in classical and state space feedback control, one in modeling and simulation, and a mini-capstone design experience. ● Senior Year: A required course in articulated-style robotics plus four elective slots that embrace the breadth of modern robotics (e.g. embedded-systems, mobile robotics, advanced control systems, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, artificial intelligence and desktop manufacturing). All students complete an open-ended capstone design sequence, working in teams on projects of their choosing. Figure 1: Students at USNA engaged in project-based learning.Trend: An Increase of Undergraduate Robotics Engineering Degree ProgramsTraditionally
trust, mutualrespect, and camaraderie.Conclusion Two summer research programs for teachers in middle, junior high, and high school wereenacted in the patterns described above. They involved the provision of research training andexperience in a manner that involved other HIPs besides research engagement, collaborativeassignments, mentoring, a learning community, and a capstone project. The projects completedinvolved planning, conducting, and presenting findings from a research undertaking and usinglearning from that process to create new curricular material for use with the participants’ studentsin the coming school year. Evidence gathered indicates that the process increased teacherconfidence in multiple areas related to understanding
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