Student-Directed, Project-Based Learning in an Integrated Course Block Jonathan Stolk, Robert Martello, and Steven Krumholz Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA 02492AbstractImagine a course block in which students discuss the cultural implications of 17th century ironworking in North America in one hour, and design experiments to examine connections betweencomposition and strength in modern steel padlocks immediately afterward. In the Paul Revere:Tough as Nails course block, students don’t just study materials science and history oftechnology topics … they experience them. Through a series of
Paper ID #15514Intellectual Development for Sustainability in Design and ManufacturingDr. Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his PhD in Indus- trial Engineering from University of Louisville (2006), masters in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville (2003) and also a master’s in business administration from Indira Gandhi National Open Uni- versity (2001). His research interests include advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and engineering education. He previously taught at
design. Hence, if engineering students would have a project which wouldinvolve scanning their own bodies and developing a sizing system, not only that they would learnmore about reverse engineering, but they would learn about technologies which are used in otherindustries which involve products with complex surfaces such as automotive, aerospace anddefense. Figure 1: Application of 3D body scanners in fashion industry14 Mass Customization and Personalization Mass customization manufacturing systems are designed to enable personal approach toproducts and services15. They have to be designed carefully with real customer needs in mind,with not too many options which customers might sometimes find overwhelming
strengths of allied science departments, particularly those in the lifesciences and ecology. This has enabled a BS degree in biological engineering and MS inbiological engineering and a PhD degree. Soon after the BS degree was approved, the Universityembarked on a program to convert from quarters to semesters. We expended much effort inredesigning the undergraduate curriculum of both the agricultural engineering and the biologicalengineering, resulting in “burnout” when the time came to discuss the graduate curriculum. Suchdiverse activities require that departmental faculty be of one mind and a unified vision. Extremefocus on the undergraduate curriculum coupled with the inherent specialization with the PhDdegree fostered a collective need for the
a great tool to use for increasing the interest of those students who are engineering oriented. Trey truly enjoys your classes and looks forward to learning more about the options available to him in the field of engineering (especially with Robots).”(b)“I would like to thank you for everything that you all did to make this camp a success! As I watched the kids, I noticed they really were enjoying themselves. They didn’t mind sharing what they had done. Please consider more opportunities for learning with the middle school students (to urge them to consider this major and as a possible career path). If possible, I would like to see more of this during the school year and possibly culminate with a visit to Georgia
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PARAMETRIC MODELING SOFTWARE FOR YOUR ET PROGRAM Greg Murray, Tim Thomas Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KSAbstractKeeping up with technology has always been a challenge, and parametric modeling software is aprime example. This paper presents findings from a project that deals primarily with answeringa few key questions that every Engineering Technology program should ask when incorporating3D graphics software into its program: What software is being used in industry? Whichsoftware packages should we use? Is it beneficial for students to be familiar with more than onetype of software? How important are
Paper ID #34252Work-in-Progress: Computer Simulations to Deliver Inquiry-BasedLaboratory Activities in MechanicsMr. Jacob Matthew Cook, Oregon State University Jacob Cook received his Honors B.S. in Bioengineering and his Honors B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Oregon State University in Spring 2020. During his undergraduate studies he was a researcher and software developer for the Koretsky Education group, focusing on web-based JavaScript physics simulations. His primary research interests include engineering education, biomed- ical devices/instrumentation, integrated circuit design, computational
Paper ID #35073REU: A Balancing ActMs. Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin Ms. Cousins leads the academic advising team for Biomedical Engineering (BME) bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs since 2011. She oversees programming and advising activities aimed at improv- ing student success and professional development for all BME students. In addition to advising students individually, Ms. Cousins: teaches professional development workshops; facilitates first-year student in- terest groups; facilitates the department’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site BME
Paper ID #19460Work in Progress: Using Conceptual Questions to Assess Class Pre-Work andEnhance Student Engagement in Electromagnetics Learning Studio ModulesProf. Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University Branislav M. Notaros is Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, where he also is Director of Electro- magnetics Laboratory. His research publications in computational and applied electromagnetics include more than 180 journal and conference papers. He is the author of textbooks Electromagnetics (2010) and MATLAB
Paper ID #16244Gearhead Moments of Zen: Using Real-World Examples Of Supercar Designto Teach Introductory Design and ManufacturingDr. Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Dawn Wendell is an engineer whose past projects range from BattleBots robots to medical devices, for which she holds several patents. She received four degrees from MIT including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She worked as a fluid mechanics researcher in Paris, France before returning to MIT as Assistant Director of Admissions. Currently Dr. Wendell works as a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"IntroductionThe tenure track period for an assistant professor is both difficult and frustrating. Difficult, in thesense that six and seven-day work weeks are the norm. Frustrating, in the sense that very oftenthe tenure requirements are not listed anywhere but in the minds of other tenured-faculty in theform of a “profile”. At any rate the evaluation process for tenure, in a very broad sense, is basedin two main areas: research and teaching, not necessarily in that order. While one can look atvarious metrics to evaluate progress on research (refereed journal publications, funded proposal,thesis advised, etc.), it is more ambiguous to evaluate teaching. The easiest way (and,unfortunately
students from engineering schools (these are essentially those students who are either attrition students, or are those students who discover that they really don’t like the abstract principles of engineering sciences but instead are tuned to applied aspects of engineering requiring less theoretical derivations)5. Miscellaneous group of students (students who have no specific major in mind when they join college but get recruited on campus by exposure to engineering technology programs). Page 6.549.2 At Missouri Western, these students come from either ‘Undecided’, or ‘Intended Major’ “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for
Session 1547 Advising, the Key to Retention Thomas B. Slack, The University of MemphisAbstract--In the current environment, degrees in the fields of Engineering Technology are anincreasing choice of students. Here are time proven ways to retain those students once they havechosen such a path.Index Terms--Engineering Technology, Retention, AdvisingI. IntroductionAt the present time, many factors in the world contribute to the need for more technicalknowledge in the workplace. As networking technology, specifically web access grows to the300 million
AC 2010-1823: TWO TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVELY PRESENTINGINFORMATION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MULTIPLE TABLET PCSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom. Page 15.1283.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Two Techniques for Effectively
CircuitIntroductionThe 555 Timer integrated circuit was created in 1971, as mentioned by IEEE [1], to accomplishthe simple yet surprisingly difficult task of supplying digital oscillation for electrical andcomputer engineers. These oscillations can be provided with a minimal number of externalcomponents applied in specific configurations with the IC. The 8-pin chip was designed withsimplicity and versatility in mind, making it a widely usable IC for electronic applications.Despite its simple purpose, the internal workings of the 555 Timer can be difficult to understandgiven its complexity.In 2023 a device was conceptualized to assist in the education of the 555 Timer’s internalworkings as well as external configurations. By deconstructing the 555 Timer into its
2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Work in Progress: Improving economic equity in K-12 robotics exploratory activities Kasey Moomau, Emily Fitzpatrick, and Jessica Deters College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractThis work-in-progress paper presents an initiative to improve economic equity in K-12 roboticsexploratory activities through the development of a more affordable educational robotics systemand a pilot intervention program. The project aims to enhance STEM identity development forunderrepresented middle school students, particularly those from less affluent communities,while also fostering positive
detailed design phase. ThisJIT technique worked very well as the immediacy of the need for the knowledge providedadditional motivation for the students and retention was much better as evidenced by theimproved designs and system engineering products produced by the students.To ensure the students learn the importance of identifying and clarifying system requirements,we intentionally introduced ambiguity to initiate discussion and clarification among the studentteam members and faculty. In this project and several others listed in Table 1, we found thatthese discussions served not only to clarify the engineering problem in the students’ minds; but
time in their studiesto explore the questions and grand problems they are interested in and developing solutions morerapidly and better informed than previous students could without this technology. Taylor seemed tobe excited learning that this new technology would be implemented so quickly into the program, andexpressed how they look forward to being a better and more informed engineer now havingfamiliarized themself with the technology, and how every engineer should be ready to embrace thistechnology as time moves forward.Dr. Paige and Taylor both see the benefits these new AI technologies will present for educators andengineers soon, but the question of academic integrity issues seems to still linger in the back of Dr.Paige’s mind while
explores the opportunities, challenges, and pedagogy of a real-world, hands-on,international capstone project. We present a case study in which three faculty members fromdiverse disciplines, including engineering, computer science, and political science, guided a teamof students from the Bachelors in ISAT (Integrated Science and Technology) program at JamesMadison University for a two-year capstone experience spanning the students’ junior and senioryears. The paper describes the overarching pedagogy and goals of the two-year ISAT capstoneexperience and describes how the ISAT “Holistic Problem Solving Habits of Mind” are integralto our teaching and mentoring approach in applied projects. The Habits of Mind are structuredto facilitate student
mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering.Allison Miles, Utah State University Allison Miles is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University.Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University Hannah Wilkinson is a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Utah State University. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in from the University of Utah and an
, business expert, benevolent despot, child, “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”protector, laissez-faire type, common-minded person, cynic, optimist and democrat. Do youimmediately see a type that fits your teaching style or the style of a teacher you know?One could use this list in a parallel manner to describe behaviors and styles of business managersin the workplace. On the job, there are managers who exhibit behaviors and manage in a waywhich would categorize them into a similar taxonomy of 21 types. Based upon the premise thatmuch can be learned through the understanding of these types, it is a
ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. International Education UMANE Atlantis Program EU/US International Bachelor’s Degree Jose Javier – Montaner Mora Luis Miguel – Mora Gonzalez Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at NJIT Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at NJIT NJIT – New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT – New Jersey Institute of Technology UNIPR – Univeristà degli Studi di Parma UNIPR – Univeristà degli Studi di
Paper ID #21753The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on Students’ Conceptions of Learn-ing and their Self-monitoring BehaviorsDr. Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patrick Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. During the 2013-14 academic year he spent a sabbatical in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Cunningham’s educational research interests are student metacognition and self-regulation of learning and faculty development. His disciplinary training within Mechanical Engineering is in dynamic systems and
Teaching”, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1993, p100.3 Piaget,J., “To Understand is to Invent”, Grossman, New York, 1973.4 Vygotsky,L., “Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes”, Harvard University Press, MA, 1978.5 Starrett,S., Morcos,M., “Hands-On, Minds-On Electric Power Education”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 90, No. 1, pp93-100, January 20016 Felder,R., Peretti,S., “A Learning Theory-Based Approach to the Undergraduate Laboratory”, ASEE Conference Proceedings, Session 2413 , June 19987 Pavelich,M.J., “Integrating Piaget’s Principles of Intellectual Growth into the Engineering Classroom”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, pp719-722, 1984, Wash, DC8 Dale,E
design tasks were performed through manual calculations by followingtraditional lecture notes. The conceptual design was followed by more sophisticated three-dimensional design tasks using computer-aided techniques. Finally, the students were assessedcontinuously with respect to their technical contribution, working techniques and interactionwith their peer group at national and international level. They were also probed regarding theiropinion on various aspects of the project using interviews and forms. These surveys have beenevaluated together with the opinion of the academic staff in order to form future directions. For the planning the students had to consider the engine as a whole before distributing the tasksindividually. This enabled
,10 students left engineering/computing majors or the university altogether, and others did notrespond to invitations to participate in the interviews. In addition, four students transferred toother universities but continued to participate in the interviews. Student pseudonyms are used inthis paper. Students were compensated $100 per interview and $10 for taking the online surveys.There are a variety of limitations to keep in mind when interpreting the results of the study. Thestudents interviewed may or may not represent ‘typical’ engineering students. These studentswere initially attending four doctoral-awarding institutions, thus the full spectrum of institutiontypes were not represented (such as liberal arts focused, bachelor’s or
:“I chose the route of meeting with an academic advisor because I don’t feel like I know exactlywhat I would want to do quite yet. I have a general idea that I want to do entrepreneurship orfinance, but I don’t have a specific path in mind.”However, students who chose connecting with a student organization had a clearer idea about themajor/career they wanted to pursue and expressed a desire to explore those interests, whilegaining relevant experience for their future careers. One student said:“I chose this activity because I am interested in mechanical engineering and I wanted to join aproject team that would meet this interest.”Regardless of the chosen activity, many students indicated an interest in making connectionswith mentors and peers
students in traditional disciplines, such as engineeringand education.The future of the field of engineering education depends on the development of new researchers,teachers, and scholars; therefore, the training of current graduate students is of particular interest.Preparing graduate students to become members of the field of engineering education dependsgreatly on the socialization experiences they participate in. Learning about the research in asituated context 5,6 and within a community of practice has been shown to be successful 7.There have been a number of efforts that have this goal of socialization of graduate students intothe field of engineering education in mind. For example, conferences such as the AmericanSociety for Engineering
Paper ID #7458Raising Students’ Cultural Awareness through Design ScenariosAndrea Mazzurco, Purdue University Andrea Mazzurco is a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests focus around global engineering education with an emphasis on cross-cultural education and assessment for engineers, and critical/liberatory/emancipatory pedagogies in engineering projects for sustainable com- munity development in ”less-developed” countries.James Huff, James L. Huff is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University and the assistant edu- cation administrator for EPICS. He earned
Paper ID #25307Work in Progress: Can Faculty Assessment and Faculty Development be Ac-complished with the Same Instrument?Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of