capstone design project reports. However,the difference here is to have a structure to provide multiple formative feedbacks from theinstructor, the peers, and the student writing fellow (trained by the writing center) to helpstudents reflect on their weaknesses in writing through multiple interactions and assessment overa period of a semester. Furthermore, this vigorous writing-to-learn process is repeated in twosubsequent courses to ensure students proficiency in the process. In this format, the benefits ofusing writing-to-learn methodology have been expressed in many ways in the literature, such asimproved student writing, increased student learning and engagement, student-facultyinteraction, collaborative learning, and critical thinking to name
Paper ID #25038The STEAM Conference: An Event to Promote Youth to Explore STEAM-related Fields and Potential CareersMr. Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College, Chicago Marcelo Caplan - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am involved in the outreach programs and activities of the department. I am the coordinator of three outreach programs 1) the NSF-ISE project ”Scientists for To- morrow” which goal is to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in community centers in the Chicago area, 2) the Junior
and international committees for many international conferences.Dr. Shinming Shyu, Eastern Michigan University Shinming Shyu is a faculty member of College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University. Earning his Ph.D. degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Dr. Shyu, LEED AP BD+C, has been engaged in teaching and research activities in building performance and sustainable design. Being a registered architect since 1992, Dr. Shyu involved in numerous large-scaled projects, ranging from hospital, museum, library, church, and corporate headquarter, and is equipped with a wealth of experiences accumulated in the field of architectural design and building construction. With deep interest
online survey was distributed to faculty, students and practitioners to understandhow engineers use reflection both in their professional practice and in their personal lives.Faculty and students surveyed were from four distinctly different institutions, while practitionerswere identified from industry advisory boards, capstone project mentors, alumni, and colleagues.Responses were obtained from 460 respondents – 67 faculty, 267 students, and 93 practitioners.Researchers randomly selected a sample of 220 respondents (34 faculty, 141 students, and 45practitioners) to analyze for this study.Data Collection: The original survey consisted of five questions to better understand how eachrespondent defined reflection, used reflection in their daily
, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice.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 com
, and emotional intelligence emerge.1. Introduction1.1 Teamwork in Engineering EducationEffective teamwork is a common theme in engineering education. Teamwork skills frequentlyrank at the top of desired engineering skills lists, along with analysis, problem solving, design,and communication,3 and the ability to work well in teams appears in the current and proposedfuture set of ABET Student Outcomes for programs accredited by the Engineering AccreditationCommission.4 Team projects are a hallmark of engineering curricula, especially in laboratorycourses and capstone design courses. Many engineering educators discuss strategies for teachingteamwork skills to their students, especially through collaborative and cooperative learningapproaches.5
but not solarge as to invalidate the tools. Steps should be considered to educate students about potentialbias.IntroductionTeamwork is an integral part of Engineering and Engineering Education.1 Well-designed groupand team projects can help students gain valuable teaming skills, and accrediting bodies requirethese skills of engineering graduates.2,3 But teamwork is not without its problems. Social loafingand “I better do it myself, if I want an A” syndrome are part of many peoples experiences withgroup and teamwork.4 A well-designed peer evaluation process can improve the studentexperience and lead to more powerful learning outcomes.Peer evaluation can be used to foster a better team experience and to equitably recognizeindividual student’s
Paper ID #12684General Engineering Plus: Creating Community in a Flexible yet TechnicalEngineering DegreeDr. Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder Malinda Zarske is the Engineering Master Teacher for the General Engineering Plus program at the Uni- versity of Colorado Boulder. A former high school and middle school science and math teacher, she has advanced degrees in teaching secondary science from the Johns Hopkins University and in civil engi- neering from CU-Boulder. Dr. Zarske teaches engineering design in First-Year Engineering Projects and Engineering Projects for the Community, a sophomore-level course
usefulness of the material offered herein, the author wishesto acknowledge that portions of this material are no doubt better suited for upper-divisioncourses or capstone project courses. However, if appropriately adapted and carefully interpretedby an experienced instructor, there are also elements of this material that should prove Page 26.1273.21meaningful and valuable for most students in engineering mechanics and physics courses.Appendix: A Typical Value for the Parameter Most of the results produced by means of the cubic law are fairly accurate if 0 2 . It is thenprudent to obtain a typical value of for a real-world situation
American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrated e-Learning Modules for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Direct Assessment of Student Learning AbstractIn an effort to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in all our engineering and computer sciencestudents, the University of New Haven is embedding entrepreneurial concepts throughout the 4-year curricula in their majors. This is done with the use of several short e-learning modulesdeveloped by content experts. The modules are integrated into engineering and computer sciencecourses by faculty who reinforce concepts through a related activity, project, or assignment. Thee-learning modules, available online through course
useLabVIEW as the computing platform for data acquisition. For the majority of the experiments inthe haptic paddle series, real-time computing is not required, and therefore a standard desktop PCwith a DAQ card is sufficient. Second, the PXI systems offer a versatile platform for use inother courses, in capstone projects, and in research. Therefore, it is felt that this investmentoffers additional capabilities to the department beyond education in this single course, and suchbenefits offset the cost. (a) (b)Figure 5. LabVIEW graphical programming environment for sensor calibration experiment. (a)Front panel for sensor calibration experiment (b) Wire diagram3.2. Computing softwareAn
– 471 Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone Design Design Project Documentation: Problem Definition, Progress Formal Design Reports report, Project Report ( 1 @ 35- 200 pages) Detailed description of design approach, results, and conclusions, with supporting
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, and his MSME and Ph.D. 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 DTEACh program, a ”Design Page 24.133.1 Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to
components(including powertrain design.) Each student was required to complete the project, and fully justify all design decisions. Theproject served as a capstone experience, bridging many of the concepts of the course. One strongmessage that students drew from the experience was the reality of multiple designs – each withits own tradeoffs – that satisfied the challenge.Feedback and Assessment in the Machine Design Laboratory This section of the paper summarizes some of the feedback from students who conducted theexperiments in the Machine Design Laboratory. The “Design of Machine Elements” course hasbeen run only once with the new experiments. There are no results of a longitudinal assessmentstudy. In addition to direct questions to
. Page 8.779.10 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 4–Making a viscoelastic materialBoth the students and their teachers enjoyed the presentations. The following teacher commentswere typical:! Students loved the activities and trying out the experiments.! Presenters were very enthusiastic. Students enjoyed the activities and the lesson.! Great experiment! Very appropriate for this age group.Outreach as a Result of the ClassLouisiana Tech has now received a second phase grant from the NOVA project. We have twomain goals in this second phase. We will
-governance may mean an institution governing itself,Heidegger clearly states that Dasein’s continuous self-examination within the academic sphere isthe only path to subject mastery. The discussion place of the apprentice engineer in modern society and how he or shenegotiates that sphere, and in the greater context how engineering as a whole can be grounded interms of design and soiological principles. Engineering design research currently(41,42) concludesthat engineering expertise and thus engineering mastery is not something that can be explicitlynoted, but something that one knows when one sees it. While there are books, classes, and“capstone” projects in engineering, a real engineer cannot be strictly defined by any textbookdefinition. The
AC 2012-5085: RESPONSES TO AN UNFAMILIAR THING: HOW LEARN-ING ABOUT A STRUCTURAL SCULPTURE CAN MAKE IT MORE AP-PEALINGDr. Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Charles Riley has a background in transportation structures and structural mechanics. He teaches across the curriculum from the interdisciplinary freshman experience through the mechanics sequence, project management, structural design, and into the senior capstone. His interests in engineering education are varied, but are ultimately focused on excellence in the classroom and student retention (both retaining them in the program and having them retain information!).Dr. Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is an Associate
prepared and distributed to the faculty in August 1996. A reviseddraft, specific to the Mechanical Engineering program, was reviewed and adopted by thedepartment in May 1997. In it, an underpinning design philosophy encourages design throughoutthe ME curriculum, involving a progressive breadth and depth strategy for appropriate designknowledge, methods, and skills, to be included in most of the required ME courses. Thefollowing design emphases were suggested to help faculty develop their curriculum: freshmanyear- design as a process; sophomore year - solving open-ended problems; junior year -component and system design; and senior year - capstone design project.This paper primarily deals with using carefully constructed open-ended problems
and project management from industry and government settings.Dr. Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University Dr. Jessica Koehler is the Senior Research Scholar for the Wake Forest University Program for Leadership and Character in the Professional schools. In her role she also supports with the development and assessment of character and ethics education in the engineering program.William N. Crowe, Wake Forest University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Knowledge Surveys with an Intellectual Humility ScaleAbstractAs engineering education and related research evolve, it is also important for assessment toolsand research
engineering work [6] - [8], often touching on such aspects briefly inintroductory or capstone courses, if at all [9]. There is increasing interest in helping engineeringstudents develop socially engaged engineering skills, but instructors must be supported inaddressing potential challenges in doing so effectively, including time constraints, perceiveddisconnects between social dimensions and technical course content, and a need for additionaltools, resources, and training for integrating socially engaged engineering into their courses [10]- [12].The Center for Socially Engaged Engineering and Design (C-SED) in the University ofMichigan College of Engineering offers a number of resources to help advance the developmentof socially engaged thinking and
, modeling, simulation assignments,laboratory procedures, field activities, and capstone projects [11]. A primary purpose of hands-on activities is to provide learners with actual experiences that allow them to apply engineeringskills to reinforce knowledge and directly observe the outcomes of their efforts, which leads todeeper learning.In this study, a hands-on approach called, the Experiment-Centric Pedagogy (ECP) wasimplemented. This pedagogy has been found to actively engage learners by utilizing affordable,safe, and portable electronics in various educational settings (classrooms or laboratories). ECPcombines problem-solving exercises and constructive learning methods with a hands-on,portable multifunction tool that can be used in place of
ErrorsHaving been edited since the original draft publication (Sottile, 2023), the first ethics scenariopresented respondents with a scenario featuring the issue of concealment of errors. Thequantitative portion of the first scenario prompt was: Please consider the following scenario when answering questions on this screen: Imagine that you are a junior engineer working under the direction of a senior licensed professional engineer (P.E.) with many years of experience in bridge design. During a late- stage design review, significant concerns were expressed about the team’s design possibly leading to an unacceptable level of vibration. The P.E. overrules the concerns without discussion and prepares the bridge design for delivery to the project sponsor
been researched and evaluated in the alternativeenergy lab.14, 21 Understanding the energy usage of robots and alternative energy applicationswithin robots has become a fertile ground for research at Lawrence Tech.22, 23 Approximately 65students have been involved in funded research projects. Approximately 22 students have donetheir senior design capstone engineering project in the lab. These have also resulted in thecustom design and building of equipment for the lab. These senior design projects havesignificantly expanded the research capabilities of the laboratory.7.3) Employment OpportunitiesSeveral employment opportunities have arisen for students who are either still in or havecompleted this energy program. Lawrence Tech is in the heart
and Director of the TransferableIntegrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) project, a Pacific Northwest consortium of institutionsdeveloping improved curriculum and assessments for engineering design education. Dr. Davis teaches and assessesstudent learning in multidisciplinary capstone design courses. He is a Fellow of ASEE.STEVEN BEYERLEINSteven Beyerlein is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he coordinates thecapstone design program and regularly participates in ongoing program assessment activities. For these efforts hewon the UI Outstanding Teaching Award in 2001. He received a Ph.D. in M.E. from Washington State Universityin 1987. His research interests include catalytic combustion systems
real worldmuch more flexible than their artificial course deadlines, but by holding these rigid deadlinesthey were preventing students from learning to manage their time and projects [4]. Anotherauthor realized that being compassionate about deadlines builds community with the studentsand that some of the best work was turned in after the deadline [7]. Fairness was a concern, asstudents who turned in things late had more time to work on them and consider the problem.However, they conceded that few if any students complained about flexible deadlines beingunfair.Deadlines and DiversityIn a 2016 article, Boucher framed rigid deadlines as contributing to student stress and imposingunfair consequences on the most vulnerable students [8]. For
Paper ID #41248Infusing Sustainability into Diverse Courses and Programs Using Open SourceEngineering for One Planet (EOP) Teaching ResourcesCynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting Cindy Anderson (she/her/hers) is a sustainability consultant with Alula Consulting, and a strategy consultant for Engineering for One Planet with The Lemelson Foundation. Cindy specializes in innovative sustainability-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institutions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through courses and workshops, around the world and online, in the fields of biology
contended that the experiential learning is the fundamental base ofeducational settings. Dewey first identified experiential learning as a fundamental foundation informal educational at the beginning of the 20th century. After Dewey, many psychologists andeducators believed that experiential learning is a valuable process and could be added totraditional instructional methods rather than replace them. Others believed that experientiallearning is an enhancement tool of the learning process that cannot be replaced.27Experiential learning is a stage or process where the student is prepared to do more than just anobserver. Labs, workshops, projects, presentations, class discussions, and teamwork all fall intothe experiential learning category
Paper ID #13373Living-Learning Communities Improve First-Year Engineering Student Aca-demic Performance and Retention at a Small Private UniversityDr. William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University William Palm is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Roger Williams University, where he teaches Engi- neering Graphics and Design, Computer Applications for Engineering, Machine Design, Biomechanics, and Capstone Design. Prior to joining Roger Williams, he worked as a product design engineer and con- sultant and taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Boston University. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT
Leadership Training at LSI Corporation and received an award LSI Corporation Worldwide Operations Review 1999 for his significant contributions to the Quality Improve- ment Systems. At LSI Wajid was the PE in charge of the world famous APPLE IPOD 2000-2001 proces- sor WW qualification/production. Over the years Wajid has managed several projects related to stream- lining operations with utilization of state of the art technology and digital systems. This has given him significant experience working with ISO standard quality systems. He is a specialist on ABET accreditation procedures and was appointed by the Dean of Engineering, KFUPM, Hafr Al Batin campus to lead the intensive effort of preparing the EEET program for the
Paper ID #23301Peer Review and Reflection in Engineering Labs: Writing to Learn and Learn-ing to WriteDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a