Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Steneck; Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Susan Montgomery

Session 2230 P.A.C.E.S. – A study on academic integrity among engineering undergraduates (preliminary conclusions). D.D. Carpenter1, T.S. Harding 2, S.M. Montgomery 3, and N. Steneck3 1 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075 2 Kettering University, Flint, MI 48504 3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109AbstractStudent academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has become a serious problem atinstitutions of higher education. This is particularly true of engineering students who, accordingto previous research, are

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University; Marshal Fasika Rice, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

as an [engineering professional], developing confidence in one’s ability to work asan [engineering] professional, and successfully navigating the culture of STEMM” (Science,Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine) [9, p. 37]. Within this study, “positive” mentorshipimplies that both the mentee and mentor identify the mentoring relationship as enriching orbeneficial to their lives in some way. The term “positive” does not however imply a specific lengthor depth of mentoring relationship, nor does it necessarily imply that the mentoring practices theyuse are inherently inclusive. Researchers have frequently demonstrated the reciprocal benefit that is created whenstudents are able to connect with mentors who “look like them” and

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Zachary Owen Dickinson, Gannon University; Hannah Paige Jacobs, Gannon University; Sara Jones, Gannon University; Damien Thiên Ân Chu, Gannon University; Hunter Dawson Yaple, Gannon University; Andrew Donald Snowdy; Zoey McClain, Gannon University; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Wookwon Lee, Gannon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

balloon tracking, our mappingsoftware included a local copy of Microsoft MapPoint for 900 MHz RF-based tracking and severalon-line position-mapping software tools that are specifically associated with the Iridium-basedtracking, cellphone-based tracking, and APRS-based tracking, respectively. As one of the NEBP engineering teams, in early 2023, we had received a new set of balloonpayloads and two ground stations from the NEBP leadership teams and this set of new equipmentbroadened our choices of technology for the 2023 annular solar eclipse and 2024 total solar eclipse.For the 2023 annular solar eclipse, among the various technology choices we had, we adopted thenew set of NEBP equipment as the primary platform and worked on additional payloads

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

these issues.Development and Growth of Design Thinking in a Team EnvironmentAll aspects of design is being recognized and taught today in most institutions as a team processwith socio-technological dimensions.(13) One practical reason is that ABET general engineeringcriteria target the social aspects of engineering education at several levels. In addition to criterion3(c), “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” criterion 3(d)addresses the need to function on multidisciplinary teams, criterion 3(f) social and ethicalresponsibilities, criterion 3(g) communication skills, and criterion 3 (h) addresses global andsocial impact. Constructivist theories of learning, irrespective of the subject matter

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Danielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve UniverMr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University Dr. Ayala received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Cum Laude) from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela) in 1995, MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Associate Professor of Mechanical

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie M. Niehof, University of Michigan; Sarah Barbrow, University of Michigan; Paul Grochowski, University of Michigan; Luesoni Kuck, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

illustrate that librarians face a challenging task in supportingresearchers who need to access such diverse formats as blogs, datasets, fact sheets, memoranda,research proposals, and myriad others. Some, though certainly not all, of the most commonformats of GL used by engineering scholars and practitioners include standards, patents,technical reports, conference proceedings, case studies, preprints, datasets, and dissertations andtheses.Historically, because these resources are not produced by commercial publishers withstandardized distribution networks and because their formats are so diverse and numerous, GLhas been difficult to identify, locate, and access. Lawrence summarizes some of the issues drivenby major technological advances surrounding

Conference Session

The Global and Cultural Dimensions of Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darius Grandvil Carter, San Francisco State University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

UnderstandingIntroduction and BackgroundEngineers have the potential to contribute great benefits to society or enact great harm throughtheir work. This is evident in media reports of large-scale engineering failures (e.g. [1] ), publicdebates about emerging technologies [2], and the commonplace ethical dilemmas that engineersmight confront in everyday practice [3]. As a result, engineering students’ and professionalengineers’ perceptions and understanding of the ethical implications of their work is of greatimportance.In this paper, we use the moral exemplars identified by engineering students as a tool to exploretheir ethical perceptions over their years of undergraduate studies and the subsequent transitionto professional practice or graduate school. Moral

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Raman Menon Unnikrishnan; Ricardo V. Lopez

20 Learning Communities Improve Retention in Engineering and Computer Science Raman Menon Unnikrishnan and Ricardo V. Lopez College of Engineering and Computer Science California State University, FullertonAbstract As a comprehensive university, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) servesapproximately 37,000 students from a variety of cultures and backgrounds, with the recentincreases tied to the immigrant population from Mexico as well as Central and South

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Gustavo J. Molina, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

’ fast adoption of innovative and available new technologies. Agrowing concern for engineering instructors and among college writing instructors is that ofArtificial Intelligence (AI) being widely available to students. Although these technologies arenot a main topic of the work presented here, they can potentially impact the teaching of technicalwriting and the assessment of student outcomes, as well as engineering teaching in general. AI asa tool for text development and even to produce numerical solutions to textbook-type problems isknown and is getting more powerful. But it is not clear how capable AI is of correctly handlinggraphical information and integrating it with text. Therefore, its use by students to generatetechnical reports could

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-830: EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PHOTONICS: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERSMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeWayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.529.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractThe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program wasa new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focusattention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

, etc.) • New communication technologies (internet, email, cellular phones, etc.)The following part of the paper will focus on what will characterize construction work in the Page 9.1146.1coming decades in the author’s opinion and what this will mean for construction education. It isto be noted that this coverage below is not in any order of priority. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationChanging Nature of Construction Work and ExpectationsChanging nature of construction work will be

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

that informed citizen of thefuture is a course in Infrastructure for all college graduates. Infrastructure should be taken hereas a widely inclusive term, with many systems and meta-systems (the health care system,electrical power, information technology, transportation, etc.) providing the framework for suchstudies. The how of such a course, what such a course might consist of, possible course syllabi,models and the like, is presented by Hart et al. (2011), but this paper seeks to address a verydifferent question; why require such a course, particularly for non-engineers. More directly put,this paper argues that if we are to address the broad and complex problems posed by ourdecaying existing infrastructure and our demand for future

Conference Session

Managing Dual Careers

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Shannon Bartelt-Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Janet Callahan, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer, Faculty Development Division, Women in Engineering

Board for the Nebraska Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ).Dr. Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder Robyn Sandekian, PhD, is the Manager of Diverse Faculty Recruiting for the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this role, Robyn: works with hiring commit- tees to ensure that faculty searches reach a broad pool of potential applicants, coordinates discussions offered by the National Center for Women and Information Technology to identify and reduce implicit bias throughout the search process; directs a faculty development and leadership program to recruit di- verse PhD students who wish to pursue academic positions after graduation; and manages

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

H. R. Myler

Education Pipeline: Deploying The InfinityProject Statewide. This grant enabled the department to join ten other universities (Baylor,Prairie View A&M, Rice, Southern Methodist, St. Mary's, Texas A&M, University of Texas atArlington, Austin, El Paso and San Antonio) in a consortium to implement various aspects of theInfinity Project2, a program developed to generate interest in K-12 and early college studentsin math and science-based engineering and technology. The project is an educationinitiative that helps educators deliver a maximum of engineering exposure with aminimum of training, expense and time. A key element of the Infinity Project is the useof Digital Signal Processing (DSP) hardware and a graphical software developmentsystem in

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Monica E. Cardella, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

stations would be a good investment based on the rate of consumption andreserves of natural gas [35]. As another example, Corum and Garofalo [34] focused on usingmathematical modeling to support middle school students’ understanding of engineeringtechnology applications. The engineering technologies included speakers, motors, andgenerators. Corum and Garofalo [34] designed the engineering task using the model-elicitingactivity framework [34], which is a pedagogical approach for teaching mathematics-basedconcepts that requires one to represent real-world situations mathematically. The engineering-based mathematics task allowed the students to draw on their knowledge of pre-algebra, algebra,and magnetism to develop a multivariable mathematical model

Conference Session

ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Deepyaman Maiti, University of Virginia; Farzad Shafiei Dizaji, University of Virginia

Paper ID #37276Impact of Covid-19 on Applied Mathematics Courses forEngineering StudentsGianluca Guadagni (Assistant Professor Applied Mathematics) Assistant Professor - Applied Mathematics - School of Engineering - University of VirginiaDeepyaman Maiti Deepyaman Maiti earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2017. He instructs the cornerstone first year Introduction to Engineering course, and also Applied Mathematics courses. He serves as a first year academic advisor, working closely with the Dean’s Office. His current research interests are in the field of using statistical

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

32) in Table 2 and 55% (6 out of 11) of the institutions in Table 3 offer at least one design/visual communication course with titles such as “design communication foundations” and “technical communication.” • Sustainability/Energy/Social Responsibility: 9% (3 out of 32) in Table 2 and 27% (3 out of 11) of the institutions in Table 3 offer at least one sustainability/energy/social responsibility course with titles such as “impact of modern technology on society” and “sustainable architecture.” • Ethics: 9% (3 out of 32) in Table 2 and 27% (3 out of 11) of the institutions in Table 3 offer at least one ethics course with titles such as “engineering ethics and impact of society” and “ethics and

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Amin Malek, California State University, Bakersfield; Robert Hernandez

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission, Diversity

Paper ID #35754Factors Affecting Motivation and Concentration of Engineering Studentsin ClassroomsDr. Amin Malekmohammadi, California State University, Bakersfield Professor Malek Mohammadi is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a Senior Member of IEEE, Member of Engineering Council (CEng), IET and Optical Society of America (OSA) and has published over 90 Scientific Research Papers and a Postgraduate Textbook. Currently, he has two successful commercialized products and is the holder of 4 patents on Telecommunications Systems.Mr. Robert Hernandez American

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Amazon; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Michelle Soledad, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debarati Basu

Applied Statistics (M.A.) and Mechanical Engineering (M.S.). She earned her Bachelors degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Manipal University in India. During her time at Virginia Tech, Sreyoshi was recognized as a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence (VTGrATE) Fellow, a Global Perspectives Program (GPP) Fellow, a Diversity scholar, and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society at Yale in 2017. Sreyoshi is passionate about improving belonging among women in Engineering. She serves as Senator at SWE (Society of Women Engineers) - the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology with over 42,000 global members. She also champions and serves as advisor at Sisters in STEM

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Caron Clark, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Paper ID #36813A study of Well-being among College of EngineeringGraduate StudentsYaoling Wang (Instructional Designer/Graduate Student) Yaoling Wang is an instructional designer in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She works with faculty on course design and development, promoting excellence in teaching and learning by focusing on evidence- based instructional strategies, and supporting innovative instructional technology integration. Currently, Yaoling is working towards a Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include positive psychology and interventions

Conference Session

ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Talal Gamadi; Marshall Watson, Texas Tech University

the professionalism in the class conduct section within their syllabus.4. Students should turn on their cameras during class.5. Reasonable exceptions for privacy, technological, or other issues should be made.6. Utilize participation tools either pre, during, or post online content7. Live polls keep students engaged and ‘catch’ students that have left the computer.8. Surveys of viewed content can help to ensure students have watched9. Breakout rooms to allow more active engagement with students10. Encourage discussion through Q&A11. Include grades for in-class participation in the syllabus Student’s feedback on Synchronous InstructionA survey was sent to petroleum engineering students, in their sophomore and junior

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Lemke, Bethel University; Gabriel Michael Hjelle; Zachary Erickson

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

curriculum through project- based learning,” in 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education, vol. 2, pp. F3F–F3F, Nov 2002. 2. Han, S., Capraro, R., and Capraro, M. M., “How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (stem) Project-Based Learning (pbl) Affects High, Middle, and Low Achievers Differently: the Impact of Student Factors on Achievement”, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1089–1113, 2015. doi:10.1007/s10763-014-9526-0. 3. Stein, K., & Riermann, G. (2022, August), A Low-Cost, Portable, Smartphone Schlieren Imaging System Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/40807 4. Lemke, N., &

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Eric Steward P.E., University of South Alabama; Joseph David Richardson; Tom Thomas; Nicole Carr

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #39470Board 266: Engaging Transfer Students in a College of EngineeringDr. Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama Christy Wheeler West is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at the University of South Alabama, where she also serves as Director of the Office of Undergrad- uate Research. She holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. from the University of Alabama.Dr. Eric Steward P.E., University of South Alabama Associate Professor in the Civil, Coastal, & Environmental Engineering Department at the University of South AlabamaDr

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Thomas J. Krueger; Ronald E. Barr

2005, American Society for Engineering Education References1. Boronkay, T. G., and Janak, D. “Introduction of Finite Element Methods in the Lower Division Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 1997. Session 2238.2. Cole, W.: “Graphical Applications: Analysis and Manufacturing”. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Spring, 1999, pp 43-49.3. Howell, S.: “Finite Element Analysis in a Freshman Graphics Course?” Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Winter, 1993, pp 29-32.4. Juricic, D., Howell, S., Jenison, R., and Barr, R. “Extending Engineering Design Graphics Laboratories to have a CAD/CAM Component – Part II

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Eric J. Steward, University of South Alabama; Joseph D. Richardson, University of South Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #34432Streamlining the Path from Community College to Engineering DegreeCompletionDr. Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama Christy Wheeler West is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at the University of South Alabama, where she also serves as Director of the Office of Undergrad- uate Research. She holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. from the University of Alabama. She teaches material and energy balances and chemical reactor design, and endeavors to incorporate student professional development in her courses.Dr. Eric J. Steward

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Arash E. Zaghi, University of Connecticut; Connie Mosher Syharat, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #32667Redesigning Engineering Education for Neurodiversity: New Standards forInclusive CoursesDr. Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut Maria Chrysochoou is a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She obtained her BS in Physics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, her MS in Environmental Engineering at Technische Universit¨at Dresden in Germany and her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She was hired as Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut in 2007, promoted to Associate

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

helps connect industrial engineering students with industry leaders. For the last year, he has been working as an undergraduate researcher with the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group exploring the nature of student motivation in engineering mechanics courses.Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoDr. Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Ben D. Lutz is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is the leader of the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group at Cal Poly. His research interests include critical pedagogies; efforts for

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Debao Zhou

Engineering Targeted Project Design in Kinematics and Control Classes Debao Zhou Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, USA Email: dzhou@d.umn.eduAbstractLabs and projects will be the important ways to solidify the knowledge learned from classessince hands-on work can help the students understand class materials better. A kinematics andcontrol lab class has been offered in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineeringhere at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The projects in class have been designed to solveactual engineering problems. Through the projects

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #30991WIP: Undergraduate Research Experiences Survey (URES) and EngineeringIdentityDr. Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia Caitlin D. Wylie is an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society in the University of Vir- ginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.Dr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Society Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Educa- tion/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is particularly

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., Howard University; Hyung D. Bae, Howard University

requirements. Generative design tool helps students to have a new way ofdesigning engineering part which can be much lighter and/or simpler than the counterpartsdesigned by human engineers. And the design based on the tools can give inspiration inoptimizing the existing parts. More and more parts can be optimized with generative design toolsavailable on the market combined with the addictive manufacturing and students are prepared toexploit this relatively new technology for their future career. Figure 4 and Figure 5 show twodifferent bracket designs using Generative Design. 4 Figure 4. Bracket designs by Generative Design (Photo credit: 3D Printing Media