examination of the course is differentiated depending on which learning outcome to assess.Students’ knowledge on product development theory is assessed through written examscontaining questions on the contents of the course literature (textbooks and research papers).The ability of students to perform a structured development project, including to identify andsolve problems, evaluate solutions as well as their use of tools and methods is evaluated andassessed in weekly meeting with the examiner. At these meetings, each student has to be reportand reflect on the work done and results obtained. Finally, the work is summarized by the studentgroups in an extensive written report. The project is also presented orally to the class.3. Product Development
from the middle of thefront tire touching the ground to the middle of rear tire touching the ground. Although these measurements do not represent all vehicles, it will suffice for our initialtesting. The speed reducer should be wide enough so that no noncommercial or nonemergencyvehicle can drive over it without having to turn. So, from the measurements gathered, 80” shouldbe a suitable test Width and 148” for Base. These numbers both reflect the measurements of theChevy Silverado because it is the largest consumer vehicle that we measured. Since our exampletarget for the speed reducer will be 25 miles per hour we can convert this to feet per second todetermine the distance for each turn: Now that we know the distance a vehicle
opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Howe, S., "Where are we now? Statistics on Capstone Courses Nationwide." Advances in Engineering Education, 2010. 2(1): p. 1-27.2. Howe, S. and J. Wilbarger, "2005 National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses," in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2006: Chicago, IL. p. 21 pp.3. Wilbarger, J. and S. Howe, "Current Practices in Engineering Capstone Education: Further Results from a 2005 Nationwide Survey," in ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. 2006: San
sequential or structured process eventhough design instructors try to focus attention on the iterative decisions, tradeoffs, andcomplexities associated with successful product, process, or service development. TheInnovation Canvas was developed with the intent of more closely representing the process as itoccurs in practice – a complex integration of design, business, and market themes. As aneducational tool, the Innovation Canvas provides opportunities for design teams to organize,communicate, refine, and reflect on ideas and decisions in an integrated and linked framework.A prototype version of the Innovation Canvas was introduced to thirteen biomedical engineeringdesign teams (40 students) during a regularly scheduled capstone design lab to
part of Nicole Esposito’s Masters thesis at Texas A&MUniversity. During her time as a graduate student, her work was supported by the NationalScience Foundation Award Numbers CMMI-1000954 and DUE-0942400. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Sauer, J., and Rüttinger, B., "A new framework for the design of ecological domestic appliances: design- centred product development", Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting: SAGE Publications, 2000, pp. 6-319-316-322.[2] Esposito, N., and Linsey, J., "Principles of Green Design: Analysis of User
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another to Reduction in degree of freedomfreedom perform the task by breaking down (Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976) the problem.Marking critical A peer asks questions in order to Marking critical features (Woodfeatures understand why and how the other et al., 1976) came to a certain conclusion. This helps students to identify and reflect on discrepancies in the design.Fading support A peer initially helps another but Ongoing diagnosis gradually modifies his/her role so (Wood et al., 1976
for improving the overall effectiveness ofthe IPPD Program in meeting educational goals and for maintaining long-lasting relationshipswith sponsoring companies. Students have always been a central stakeholder, yet no professionalpractice guide had ever been provided as a reference for effective interactions with IPPD. A Page 24.1240.4guide was needed to span the IPPD interactions inside and outside the classroom, such as Louinotes in student reflections, a student “would be a professional “both on and off the clock”because being a professional is integral to a person’s identity”11.Streamline procedural, professional, and legal information into