personal andprofessional settings. Another example is the ‘Professional Continual Learning’ module in ECEGR 3710, a spring quarter course forstudents in their junior year. It is at this point that many students begin thinking about post-graduation pathways and exploringopportunities to strengthen their career preparedness. Finally, ECEGR 4870, the first course in a three-quarter senior design (capstone)sequence and a key touchpoint before students enter the workforce, seemed well-suited for the ‘Social Responsibility’ and ‘Bias andMicroaggression’ modules.Table 1: Pilot Implementation Plan for AY 2024-25. An overview of the modules highlighted is included in this paper.Course Course Title Quarter Program Curricular Outcome
combine engineering with otherfields, namely business, mathematics, and the natural sciences 3,9,10. New emphasis on learnercentered strategies for improved Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)instruction10,11 is reflected in recent articles documenting the use of multi- and inter-disciplinaryinstructor teams to enhance introductory and capstone undergraduate engineering courseoutcomes 12,13,14. The largest instructor team (15 instructors) noted was used to teach anmultidisciplinary course in advanced building design to senior engineering students 15.Evidence of use of team teaching pedagogy in synchronous and asynchronous distance educationis documented. In the case of synchronous delivery, video conferencing was used across
thecourse is the primary evaluation mechanism to determine how well the course achieves this goal.However, several students have also mentioned that this course helped prepare them for designingtheir senior capstone project. Therefore, we are planning to implement an exit survey for thesenior design sections within our department to ask students if they took this course and if/how ithelped them with their senior project. We also plan to examine the senior project scores todetermine if there is any correlation between taking this course and improved senior projectperformance.We will also investigate methods to scale up the enrollment size of the course. This coursereached capacity each time it was offered with several students on the waiting list
biomedical engineering design course,comprised of junior and senior biomedical engineers. The students underwent a 3-day prototypingworkshop to develop a low-fidelity upper extremity prosthetic hand with the ability to grip, grasp orarticulate using a five-digit design or prehensor hook [9. 10]. The device needed to be controlled by a body-powered harness to open/close the device using movement by the contralateral side tethered with a cable.Senior Biomedical Engineering Capstone (BME 437) – Medical Device: In this 3-hour workshop,students had to develop a limited functional prototype of their capstone design project. Senior biomedicalengineering students spent 10 weeks researching and developing engineering design ideas following theFDA’s waterfall
include the role of motivation in learning engineering, construction of engineering identities, and faculty development.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore identity and interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Dr. Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech
beenstructured as an engineering design report and uses engineering design terminology. Selectedheadings include both design-focused and education-focused terminology to assist the reader innavigating this structure.Institutional and ProgramThe University of Toronto is a large, publicly funded, research-intensive Canadian university.The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate engineeringprograms, and admits approximately 1300 undergraduate students per year into one of 10programs. All of these programs require that their students take a capstone engineering designcourse in their senior year, and a cornerstone engineering design and communication course intheir freshman year.Our program, the Division of Engineering
militarism inengineering culture, as well as the material reliance of engineers on the military industrialcomplex for employment that Riley details in Engineering and Social Justice [11]. Forengineering majors, most companies at our career fairs and sponsors of capstone projects weredefense contractors. I personally got placed in capstone projects that were for defensecontractors, interned at a large defense contractor in my last summer, and worked there as amechanical engineer for a year before going to grad school. It really felt like all my options foremployment were defense-related in some way, and all the experiences I gained in my programas a mechanical-focused engineering major was geared towards the defense industry. I actuallytried for a
Page 25.356.7their prospective advisors. However, simply discussing expectations and work preferencesopenly during recruiting phases can give students and advisors better information on which tobase their decisions. Another tool that participants suggested was to hold a seminar series aboutgraduate school as part of an undergraduate capstone course. Prospective students will thenunderstand what is expected of them before beginning a research project with the advisor.Knowing what is expected of the student before beginning research will limit the number ofcases where they subsequently leave the group due to a mismatch between student and advisorexpectations. Participants also suggested that even if advisor and group expectations are madeclear
required of all TEE undergraduates at CCSU and studentsmust have taken at least one practicum course in the program and achieved junior status prior toenrolling.Similar to the online course, students will work to solve three STEM PBL Challenges, first as astructured problem, then as guided and open-ended. As a capstone project for the course,students will use the pedagogical strategies and technical skills they acquire throughout the Page 22.397.17semester to develop an original multimedia PBL Challenge on a STEM topic of their choosing.As a result, a collection of STEM-related PBL learning tools will evolve and will bedisseminated through the
Paper ID #9492The Use Of Peer Evaluations In A Non-Traditional First Year System DesignClassMr. Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Joe Pow is the Associate Director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was the designer and first instructor of a new non-traditional project-based course for incoming Imaging Science freshmen which has had a transformational impact on the Cen- ter. Prior to his arrival at RIT, he was a project manager for the Department of Defense, where he was responsible for the development and production of a wide
a longitudinal plot that evolved as students progressed in theirpathway to complete their engineering degrees. Activities developed for each stage are brieflydescribed below. A. Belonging Stage ActivitiesThe belonging stage of the model used a sequence of two one-credit free electives designed aspart of the program. The courses included:● INGE-3001 – Introduction to Engineering was used for exposing first-year students to all engineering disciplines offered in the College of Engineering.● INGE-3002 – Introduction to Learning Communities: developed a non-conventional learning community connecting first-year students with seniors completing their capstone design project [17].The combination of these two courses allowed for students
semester ended, discussions across the faculty revealed that the influence of theteaching and learning model was clearly in mind while teaching remotely. Faculty describedchallenges maintaining rapport with students through only computer-based interactions. Theyshared things they did to engage and inspire students by providing videos of demonstrations ormodifying the constraints on design projects to allow students to use common household items.They discussed methods used for the first-ever virtually hosted Projects Day—a West Point -wide, major event every spring term in which teams of seniors present the results from theiryear-long capstone design projects. These conversations led to the observation that manyelements of the model for teaching
instrumentation for combustion science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University Dr. Ahsan is currently an Assistant Professor in the
learn to write through a genre-based perspective for an academicengineering audience. The design of the literature review and the other parts of the Master’spaper to be audience-specific and to make a research argument is incorporated into the writingclass which most online MSME students choose to take. Therefore, the emphasis is not on themaster’s paper as a “capstone report” but is designed to teach students to write for thedisciplinary community, anticipating the needs and expectations of that community, andtranslating the motivation, methods, and results of the project effectively through that lens. Theauthenticity of this experience and evidence of students’ development of academic literacies isdemonstrated in the fact that to date, 15
AC 2008-814: MODELING AND CONTROL OF SMART ACTUATORS:INTEGRATING NANO/BIO TECHNOLOGY INTO THE ME CURRICULUMYing Wu, Iowa State UniversityStephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityQingze Zou, Iowa State UniversityGina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySantosh Devasia, University of Washington Page 13.900.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Modeling and Control of Smart Actuators: Integrating Nano/Bio Technology into the ME CurriculumAbstractA recent projection noted that over 7 million jobs will be created in the nano and bio-related fieldworld wide by 2015. The expected growth of
; Pre-Calculus Physics Composition II Senior Year Capstone Project HIGHER EDUCATION Language & Leadership History I Communication I Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Science, Language & Human History II
capstone project they must execute procedures to assembly and load cutting tools, load and simulate programs on the controller and correctly establish work-offsets for the part to be machined. It is rare that a student runs a program without needing to troubleshoot a problem. For example, a heavy initial cut during a facing operation would indicate an incorrectly set tool length or work offset. Many of these problems can be identified and troubleshooted during the execution of the program. Others that are not immediately apparent manifest themselves in dimensional and surface finish variations in the final part. These provide the basis for students developing the skill of connecting cause and effect. This will be
capstone design project appears at the end of the program requiring studentsto apply creative problem solving and develop innovative design solutions. Instead, it is vital thatstudents have opportunities to practice and develop creative skills from the beginning of theprogram. Rather than giving our students projects that require them to use creative approachesand hoping they can rise to the challenge, this paper provides information and techniques to helpour students develop the necessary skills to do so. Courses of study or experiences directlyencouraging creative thought, at best, should precede working in historically structured coursessuch as engineering. Doing so will develop future engineers who will be better prepared to “thinkoutside the
the program top high schools students from all over theisland.Engineering programs at the UPRM are five years long. In the CE program, the first two yearsare primarily devoted to mathematics, science, humanities, Spanish, English, and economycourses. In years three and four, the basis of CE is built with core courses in the areas ofsoftware, hardware, and communications. In the fifth year, students take mostly technicalelective courses. The program is structured to fulfill both breadth and depth of knowledge andconcludes in the fifth year with a major design experience through a capstone course identifiedas the “Design Project in Computer Engineering”.The particular academic setting where participating students were chosen included four
) 4 CP (2 credits) Produktentwicklung I (product development) Tech elective 1 4 CP (2 credits) Turbomaschinen I (turbomachinery) Tech elective 2 8 CP (4 credits) Umformtechnik I (deformations) Tech elective 3 4 CP (2 credits) TOTAL 30 CP (15 credits) Summer Semester (April 4 – July 21) Praktikum Aktoren für mechatronische Systeme (laboratory on mechatronics) 6 CP (4 credits) Bachelor-Thesis (senior capstone design project) 12 CP (6 credits) Produktentwicklung II (product
, Branner5 describes a sequence of three, four-credit hour courses includinglaboratories in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University ofCalifornia at Davis. The sequence is taught to seniors and first-year graduate students duringthe, fall, winter, and spring quarters. The purpose of the sequential courses is to provide an in-depth understanding of microwave theory, circuits, and applications. The laboratory experimentsprovide hands-on experience with theory taught in class and introduce students toinstrumentation used in industry. The laboratories include projects where students completepaper design, computer analysis, circuit layout, circuit fabrication, testing, and a report.Engelken6 described a sequence of two
7.938.1* For a “virtual tour” of the ITLL visit http://itll.colorado.edu. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAE 2000, midway through year five. The sophomore course ASEN 2002 Introduction toThermodynamics and Aerodynamics is discussed in detail to illustrate horizontal integration,hands-on experiments, design projects, and implementation of the proactive philosophy. Finally,challenges and compromises in maintaining the AE 2000 are discussed.Engineering Knowledge, Curriculum, and a ProActive Philosophy Engineering curricula are continuously revised and updated in the United States
Facilities and Instructor in the Chemical Engineering De- partment at Michigan Technological University. He received a B.S.Engineering degree from Michigan Tech in 1982 and has also worked as a Training Specialist, Project Engineer, and Project Manager. He has over 25 years experience instructing and coordinating Unit Operations and Plant Operations Labora- tory, implementing distributed control and data acquisition systems, and designing pilot-scale processing equipment.Charles Nuttelman, University of Colorado at Boulder Instructor, Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringPablo LaValle, University of Michigan Senior Engineer. Chemical Engineering Dpt. Undergraduate Instruction Laboratories.Naoko Ellis
, Cost/Risk tech risk, safety, uncertainty, whistleblowing, NA 8 NA / 89 Lg, R1 elective, So- environmental protection, organizational Grad, Ind3 Cv25 ethics, IP / discussion, videos, current CS25 events, case studies, reflection Sci-Elect Public, Elective, FY to energy, climate change, NA 35e NA / 40 Lg, R1 Grad, mainly sustainability/lecture, discussion, group non-STEM projects, discussion of contemporary controversy from multiple perspectives SrDsn-Env Public, Capstone Dsn
- environmental protection, organizational Grad, Ind3 Cv25 ethics, IP / discussion, videos, current CS25 events, case studies, reflection Sci-Elect Public, Elective, FY to energy, climate change, NA 35e NA / 40 Lg, R1 Grad, mainly sustainability/lecture, discussion, group non-STEM projects, discussion of contemporary controversy from multiple perspectives SrDsn-Env Public, Capstone Dsn, workplace professionalism, code of ethics, 25 15 e 69 / 42 100 Lg, MS Sr, Env
Intro Activity 1 M&R Intro Activity 5 :45 Hardware Discussion 12:00 Hands-on: Intro Activity 1 Hands-on: Intro Activity 5 :15 :30 Software Discussion :45 Summary & Reflection Summary & Reflection 1:00 M&R Intro Activity 2 Curriculum Discussion 2 Breakout Groups 1 :15 :30 Hands-on: Intro Activity 2 BG1 Report-Out Capstone Project Discussion :45
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assignment was utilized to allow students an opportunity to creatively expresstheir understanding of a particular topic(s) that had been discussed in class. This activity wasgiven near the end of the semester and in some ways served as a “capstone” project for thestudents. Students were allowed to select a topic(s) based on the course readings, class lecturesand discussions, any of the video segments, or topics brought up through the guest lectures. Inaddition, students were encouraged to consider the topic of their short paper as a springboard fortheir creative projects.Students were required to submit a proposal, in 250 words or less, that included an overview oftheir proposed project. Abstracts were submitted electronically through Blackboard. In
associated the acquisition of data skills withprojects and labs. However, upper-class students recognized that all forms of assessments playeda role in becoming more data proficient, emphasizing the importance of experience in data skilldevelopment. Machu Pichu, in particular, highlighted the unique benefits of experiential learningon his intuition: “I believe that intuition plays a significant role in my school experience, particularly as an engineering student who engages in practical activities. The capstone projects provided me with the opportunity to apply my skills in a tangible, real-world context. However, in most of my other classes, there is not much room for intuition. It is more about following the