experience through an engineering-based productdevelopment capstone project that also incorporates the key principles of systems engineering.This teaching model is delivered via an Integrated Design & Manufacturing Infrastructure(IDMI), which incorporates virtual resources, such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems,as well as physical resources, such as additive manufacturing machines like 3D printers. Themodel utilizes a cloud computing-based IT infrastructure for collaborative, distributedengineering and can be implemented at either high school or undergraduate freshmen level tointroduce students to a variety of Engineering Design related activities in a holistic fashion.In Section 1, a brief overview of the key elements of the teaching
fundamentals of quantum mechanics with mathematicalrigor. Students are mostly seniors, though a few juniors typically take the class as well. Studentsin the class have all taken Modern Physics, and most have taken the other 300-level courseslisted above. In that sense, Quantum Mechanics is a capstone course and can build on theknowledge and skills gained in the previous coursesWe currently incorporate a computational component as a final project in the course, developedthrough the NSF grant for computation mentioned above (DUE-0311432). In this module,students calculate and plot several electron density functions for a hydrogen atom using the vonNeumann accept/reject Monte-Carlo technique.13 We have developed an additionalcomputational project that
. Capstone design courses, integrationof communication across the engineering curriculum, the consideration of social, economic, andenvironmental issues in the solution of engineering problems, the use of assessment to measurethe impact of pedagogy on student learning: these are all evidence of change in engineeringeducation. As such, they are hallmarks of what Froyd, Wankat, and Smith have identified as fivemajor shifts in engineering education over the past 100 years, which include “a shift tooutcomes-based education and accreditation” and “a shift to applying education, learning, andsocial-behavorial sciences research.”1Now that the ABET Engineering Criteria have been in place since the mid-1990s, we may expectfurther shifts, specifically in the
homework. Game design projects wereintroduced in two specific courses namely : SUS601 Introduction to Sustainability (first coursein the program) and SEM608 Sustainable Buildings (eight course in the program, there are 9courses and a capstone project in the program). Each course has its own CLOs and here are someexamples from the courses that emphasize the sustainability fundamentals tha were directly tiedto the 3 Es: Page 23.759.7 - Evaluate the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of Sustainable Development (SUS601). - Analyze the impact of energy and materials resources affect human performance and well being
. Page 23.1033.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Remote Circuit Design Labs with Analog DiscoveryAbstractThe limited resources in the traditional labs have restricted the effective and innovative circuitdesign projects from freshmen Circuits 1 class to Capstone ideas. The limited number ofmeasuring and signal-generating instruments makes it difficult for students to engage in theseprojects when they need to share these instruments or schedule to use them at a specific time.Furthermore, it is a challenge for students to learn how to use various instruments includingpower supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and function-generators if not used in conjunctionwith each other. Likewise
Page 23.1092.3 Structures DesignCourses in Table 1 are prerequisites for the respective courses in Table 2. In the steel structures,concrete structures and Timber/masonry structures design laboratory courses, the students withguidance from licensed structural engineer faculty prepare complete construction documents(structural calculations, structural plans and structural specifications) for pertinent materialstructures. The faculty member plays the role of the project client and also acts as the buildingcode enforcement agency plan checker.Real world building structures are not built solely of only steel, reinforced concrete, Timber ormasonry. The building system is typically a combination of all the above materials. This
thecontext of capstone design courses, is certainly one of those topics. In the biomusicproject, the MIDI standard fell naturally out of the scope of the project. But another Page 23.1237.4surprising connection came from a question about how the LabView program mapped 3 keyboard strokes to numbers, and why it was the same mapping on Macs and PCs. Thiswas a classic case (many that occurred during the program) where I did not know theanswer. I mentioned that there was likely a standard keyboard layout mapping that wasbeing exploited by the program. After five
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approach into CEMcourses 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Traditionally in CEM education, the project-based learning approach hasbeen widely used for CEM courses.Kajewski 32 proposed a PBL course called ‘Professional Studies.’ The course emphasizedstudent-centered and self-directed learning. The course was divided into several units, each unitincluded one problem, and students were forced to solve the problem through research andcollaboration. McIntyre 33 applied the PBL approach into a capstone course to provide studentsreal-world design and construction practices. In addition to these, there have been some attemptsto integrate the PBL approach into CEM education 34
teamwork, ethics, social context, and other broadconsiderations. The need to teach design has traditionally been addressed in Capstone courses.There is a trend to introduce design earlier in the curriculum such as through first-yearintroduction to engineering subjects or through required design “cornerstone” subjects2.A difficulty frequently observed in design projects is that students begin work too late. This hasbeen referred to as “time scallop” -- as deadlines are approached, effort levels rise rapidly andfall back to low levels repeatedly2. A challenge to implementing early design experiences inengineering programs is the readiness of the student population for hands-on design work. Fewstudents have been exposed to manufacturing equipment in
objectives, and outcome definition Advice faculty and students of professional skills expected of graduates Provide the recognition of the faculty, students, and alumni Raise public awareness of the College Raise funds for endowed positions, scholarships and fellowships Provide resources to meet industry’ needs Provide logistical support to collaborators Encourage talented engineers from local industry who is willing to work with students to become part-time adjunct faculty [6]. Enhance partnerships between faculty members and selected people from industry through senior capstone projects and research projects in selected areas [6
paper.SERVICE LEARNING IN ENGINEERINGThe aim of this section is to answer four basic questions regarding service learning:1. What is it?2. Why is it necessary?3. How can it be incorporated?4. How can it be assessed?Although concise definitions of the term ―service learning‖ vary in presentation, there are somedefinitive attributes associated with the term. Service learning is ―experiential education‖12 or―hands-on learning‖13 in which students learn academic objectives by completing a project thataddresses human and community needs12, 13, 14. Factors that differentiate service learning from Page 23.215.3community service are the credit
curricular materials may be found at http://weaverjm.faculty.udmercy.edu. Through his work with Innovation in Action, he has also conducted a number of innovation workshops for industry wherein the participants learn systematic innovation tools and apply them to their daily work.Dr. Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton Ken is currently Director of the Innovation Center at the University of Dayton’s School of Engineering. The Innovation Center recruits real world engineering challenges from industry, entrepreneurs and non- profit organizations to be solved by multidisciplinary senior capstone teams. In addition, Ken teaches courses on innovation and is a frequent guest lecturer around campus. He has conducted innovation
here requires student teams to design and machine an injection mold that will beused to produce plastic parts (see Figure 2). Finally, some though not all students may utilizeCNC machines for fabrication work as part of their capstone Senior Project (ETEC 422 and 424). Figure 2. Examples of Molds Machined in ETEC 335The requirements for project work in ETEC 322, 426, 335 and 422/424 place high demands onthe four machines in the department’s CNC laboratory. The use of verification technology is oneway to reduce the amount of on-machine programming changes needed, identify errors andstreamline the procedures that students must follow before being allowed to execute their workon a machine.Developing and Deploying the
], inspiresophomores and make juniors inquire in their engineering electives [37-38], and help seniorsexplore during their capstone projects [39-40]. Product archaeology represents a low cost,natural extension of product dissection and related hands-on activities that many facultymembers are already using. Its flexibility lowers barriers to entry as we heard from participantsin our product archaeology workshop [41], and they appear to exhibit the same “stickiness” [42]that product dissection does.3. Product Archaeology Implementation and AssessmentIn the most recent multi-university implementation (fall 2012 semester), three universitiesexercised product archaeology modules and teaching strategies. Various assessment tools wereused relative to the style
participants typically spend between 15 and 25 hours to completethe project. More information may be found in Reference 1.ParticipantsStudent participants were from the same cohort in the first term of the senior capstone laboratorysequence at Oregon State University. This class included 27 students majoring in bioengineering,45 students majoring in chemical engineering, and 9 students majoring in environmentalengineering. These students were assembled into 27 three-student teams who all participated inthe virtual laboratory project which was administered between two physical laboratory projects.They had a choice between the three virtual laboratory projects; 15 teams worked on the VirtualCVD Laboratory Project (45 students) and the remainder worked
Paper ID #6799Ethics in Engineering Education Using Virtual WorldsDr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National University in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, electric circuits, and other applied engineering courses. She is also the lead faculty for the Data Analytics program in the School of Engineering, Technology, and Media at National University. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsi
task.Current assessment approaches rely on idea generation tasks, surveys, or project deliverableseach of which have limitations. In this paper, we present an alternative novel approach forassessing individual understanding of innovation process that we argue should be a learningoutcome of any innovation education program or curricula. Our method, called the InnovationProcess Mapping Protocol provides individualized assessment of knowledge and skills and takesabout 30 minutes to complete. The data collected in the form of Innovation Process Maps areevaluated in two ways: using the innovation process mapping rubric and in the form of a Markovchain. We present results from two students and discuss how this instrument can be used inresearch studies and
needs. Our DA and IDA methods assess student (learning) outcomes satisfying the Page 23.230.3MET specific criteria are in coincidence with ETAC Criteria. It’s also to be noted however, thatthere is a considerable overlap between ETAC and MET specific criteria. Two methods –Direct and Indirect Assessment methods are used to assess the studentoutcomes of METs. The DA method uses semester exams, quizzes, projects, lab reports,independent study papers, and capstone design projects, and the IDA method uses end of thesemester self-assessment by students. As pointed out earlier, we need only the raw scores and thetest papers for this model but not
relationships to form and improves the collaboration and end product ofthe team. To facilitate embedding GV teams into regular engineering classrooms, the FultonCollege of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU) undertook a three-year study seeking to embed global virtual teams into advanced engineering courses. The three-year research helped to develop policies, materials, and practices that facilitate a cross-cultural,educational experience for students involved on GV teams. This research had three distinct phases that provided greater understanding and insightsinto the use of GV teams in traditional classrooms. The first phase incorporated GV teams intoan advanced engineering design course and capstone programs
innovatively apply them in more advanced(and less academic) settings, such as senior capstone projects and on-the-job challenges in thefuture workplace. Application of techniques for generating and evaluating ideas are described.To enhance the benefits of group creativity and facilitate real-time electronic brainstorming inthe classroom, we use InkSurvey with pen-enabled mobile computing devices (iPads, tablet PCs,Android devices, etc.). This free, web-based software was developed for collecting real-timeformative assessment of learning, but using it in this setting effectively mitigates many of thesocial issues that typically plague brainstorming in a group setting. The focus, instead, is onpaying attention to the ideas of others while encouraging
: continuous improvement of astandalone manufacturing course for mechanical engineers, and a new application of the fourpillars model of the manufacturing engineering body of knowledge. Having seen an example ofthe four pillars applied to evaluation of a manufacturing engineering program also presented atthe 2012 ASEE conference (paper)3, this method showed promise for also critiquing themanufacturing content within a mechanical engineering concentration.Project GoalThe goal of this project was to evaluate the content of a manufacturing processes course formechanical engineering students using the content areas of the four pillars, in the context of therest of the program course requirements, to help identify opportunities for improvements. Theresults
working on advanced or capstone projects, often with industrial sponsors. Sincethe implementation of EGR 100, selected first-year student teams (the number of first-year teamsprecludes us from having all of the teams participate) have also displayed their projects at DesignDay. Participation in Design Day is an opportunity for CoRe Experience students to demonstratetheir academic success in a setting that provides an opportunity to interact with industryprofessionals and members of the faculty. Preparing for this event is another opportunity forstudents to practice their oral and written technical communication. In some cases, the projectsdisplayed at Design Day are the results of a service learning project. In these cases, students getto share
on Computing education research, 2010, pp. 69–76.9. P. Bender and K. Kussmann, “Arduino based projects in the computer science capstone course,” J. Comput. Sci. Coll., vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 152–157, May 2012.10. P. Jamieson, “Arduino for Teaching Embedded Systems. Are Computer Scientists and Engineering Educators Missing the Boat?,” in International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, 2011.11. R. Balogh, “Educational robotic platform based on arduino,” in Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Robotics in Education, RiE2010. FEI STU, Slovakia, 2010, pp. 119–122.12. “Build Your Own Blocks Homepage.” [Online]. Available: http:// http://byob.berkeley.edu/. [Accessed: 05
and relay them over a medium-range(100 m) wireless network to a PDA8. Interactions between sensor networks and humans arealready judged controversial.Many Capstone and Senior projects by students are being done in this area. One recent exampleis ‘Outlet Power Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks’9.The need for increased power monitoring in residential and commercial units is becomingincreasingly self-evident by the ongoing shortage of natural resources and rising costs ofelectricity. This need has been supported by recent government and private policies towardsreducing power consumption and better power monitoring. This system is one that implementsthese features by taking advantage of several new technologies, including energy
system, one of the key components is the renewable energy tax credit. InUnited States, the tax credit may be offered by federal government as well as an individual state.The main source for this tax credit can be found in a database called DSIRE7 maintained by theUS Department of Energy (DOE). DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state,federal, local, and utility incentives and policies that support renewable energy and energyefficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is anongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable EnergyCouncil, Inc7. For example, 30% tax credit is allowed for solar and fuel cell installations for
drinking water. Each group evaluated a water sample usingdiffering amounts of a coagulation mixture followed by differing depths for the filtrationprocess. The students shared their data, subsequently creating plots that were then evaluatedto find the optimum values for the two processes. They were also asked to expand theirfindings to encompass a full scale water treatment plant and calculate the required amounts ofchemicals and resources.After the students completed the lab analysis using Excel, they were given instruction on howto generate a well-written engineering report. These were group lab reports, so time was alsospent discussing how to share efforts and work together. The senior capstone design classesat USA require group reports, so
exposed to concepts fundamental toboth music and engineering, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the disciplines, with alearning goal of (re)awakening the students’ creativity. The final semester project consisted ofcreating and presenting a musical composition. Students worked in teams of two or three, underthe requirement that each team include at least one music major and one engineering major.Figure 1 presents the specific student learning outcomes for both versions of K-State’s Signals,Systems and Music course, and Fig. 2 provides a brief look at the course content. Johnston’sMeasured Tones,1 a delightful book understandable by both the STEM student and the musicmajor, provided readings from which in-class discussions and elaboration of
. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, P.E., is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is currently the associate chair for Un- dergraduate Education in CEAE and has served as the ABET assessment coordinator since 2008. She began incorporating service-learning (SL) projects into the capstone design course for environmental en- gineering in 2001. This began her journey to determine how to rigorously assess the learning outcomes for students who worked on SL projects as compared to other types of projects in the course. Her engineering education research interests also include students
., Kavanaugh, S. (1996) Capstone senior design at the University of Alabama. Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1, pp. 258-262.2. Newman, D. J. and Amir, A. R. (2001) Innovative first year aerospace design course at MIT. Journal of Engineering Education, 90 (3), pp. 375-382.3. Raucent, J. (2004) What kind of project in the basic year of an engineering curriculum. Journal of Engineering Design, 15 (1), pp. 107-121.4. Song, S. and Agogino, A. M. (2004) Insights on designers' sketching activities in new product design teams. Proceedings of the ASME Design Theory and Methods Conference, pp. 351-360.5. Saunders-Smits, G. N., Roling, P., Brügemann, V., Timmer, N., Melkert, J. (2012) Using the Engineering