Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Natalia Cardelino, Mercer University; Caroline Bowers

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

research interests include producing sustainable concrete mixes by replacing a portion of energy-intensive Portland cement with blends of limestone powder and metakaolin.Caroline Bowers ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Existing physical structures help civil engineering students understand structural design Caroline Bowers and Natalia Cardelino Mercer University/Mercer UniversityAbstractCivil Engineering students in Structural Design often struggle making the connection betweenwhat they are learning in class and its application to

Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Workforce

Paper ID #223392018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Engineering vs. Engineering Technology: Toward Understanding the Fac-tors Influencing the Academic and Career Pathways of African AmericanStudentsDr. Lesley M Berhan, University of ToledoDr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the

Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Rajat Handa, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

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Engineering Workforce

content of discourse and a topic model provides topics as wordclusters where the clustered words represent semantically related meaning. For instance, a topic ofcomputer engineering in the discourse might be expressed by use of several engineering relatedwords in different tweet messages—computer, software architecture, scalable computing, cloudbackend, system design, development process, etc. We will ultimately use the topical distributionsof such word clusters over messages to automatically partition dataset by different topics, and itwill help us understand dynamics of participation in the discourse related to diverse STEM issues.Sentiment-emotion mining is a text analysis method to understand subjective behavior of the textauthor. Among the

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Reid Bailey

Validation of Approaches to Assess Design Process Knowledge Reid Bailey and Zsuzsanna Szabo College of Engineering/Educational Psychology University of ArizonaABSTRACTRigorously assessing students’ design process knowledge is essential for understanding how tobest create learning environments to facilitate the development of such knowledge. Suchassessment is also quite difficult and hence, no assessment tool capable of measuring designprocess knowledge of every student in a large college exists. Faculty from both the Colleges ofEngineering and Education at the University of Arizona are developing such a tool. In thispaper, results from

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer; Madara Ogot

environment to industry by providing designproblems originating from industry, and a setting for graduating engineers to work in designteams. Industry-sponsored projects not only provide a link between practicing engineers andgraduating students, but also give students a deeper understanding for how they will use theirdiscipline specific knowledge and skills in industry. Thus, although a few concerns areraised 11-12, there is overwhelming evidence for the success of capstone design courses thatemploy industry-sponsored design projects 2-10. Page 10.25.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

Engineering Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies in Capstone Projects Monica E. Cardella, Cynthia J. Atman Industrial Engineering Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching University of Washington Seattle, WAAbstractMathematics is generally considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education.However, there is little empirical evidence characterizing the role of mathematics in theengineering design process. The goal of this paper is to take a research informed approachtowards understanding engineering

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Transitions: From Conceptual Ideas to Detail Design Durward K. Sobek, II Montana State UniversityAbstractIn previous meetings, we presented preliminary work on coding student design journals as part ofan effort to better understand how design processes affect design outcomes. We have alsoconducted a number modeling efforts on a dozen student mechanical engineering projects thatcorrelate key process variables to design quality, client satisfaction, and designer productivitymeasures. One of the main patterns across the different analyses is that system-level design,which falls between concept design and detail design, consistently appears as a

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Penny Hirsch; Ann McKenna

. Eventhough the gain is significant, students’ confidence on this item changed only from “fair” to“good”. This result is consistent with previous data and is not surprising given the focus of EDC.In EDC students are not expected to perform mathematical modeling of design solutions; theemphasis is on understanding and using design process to solve problems. We recognize this gap Page 10.592.6in EDC but do not necessarily see this as a weakness. Rather, EDC builds a foundation for Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6346Define ”Engineering Design”: Understanding how freshman students developtheir understanding of engineering, design, and engineering designMr. Alan Chong, University of TorontoMr. Jason A. Foster, University of TorontoMs. Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of TorontoDr. Robert Irish, University of Toronto Senior Lecturer in Engineering Communication Page 23.365.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Define “Engineering Design”: Understanding how freshman students develop their

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Niloofar Kalantari, George Mason university; Sarah Wittman, George Mason University; Vivian Genaro Motti, George Mason University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

questions guided this study to understand the neurodiverse workers'feelings of self-efficacy. Specifically, the post analyzed elicit 1) What problems do neurodiverseusers usually raise about their workplaces or workspaces? 2) What strategies do they use toovercome job challenges?3. MethodologyIn this paper, we use techniques covered in two courses: Human-computer interaction (AIT716)and Information: Representation, Processing, and Visualization (AIT664) at George MasonUniversity.These courses are designed for graduate students in engineering school and the techniques used inthese courses are applied to a wide range of large-scale domains including machine learning [8],[9], social media analysis [[10] and user study [[11], [12]. However, in this

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euisuk Sung, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Todd Kelley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Design in Engineering Education

understand how young students learn design and how design improves STEM education. He joined a team of researchers to create a program to improve learning STEM in elementary grades, and the team was awarded an NSF Math and Science partnership called Science Learning Through Engineering Design (SLED). Kelley is cur- rently the PI on an NSF I-Test project called Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM (TRAILS). TRAILS prepares science and technology education teachers to integrate STEM content through biomimicry inspired engineering design within the context of entomology. Dr. Kelley the program coordinator for the engineering/technology teacher education program at Purdue. Dr. Kelley is also

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University; Jada Farrell, Mercer University

of sand particles during harsh outdoor exposure are all examples of abrasive wearconditions. The resistance to abrasion is recently under study due to its important economic lossprevention and is correlated to the intrinsic materials' mechanical properties [1-4]. Engineeringpolymers and polymer composites have suitable tribological properties, are lightweight, offer highdesign flexibility, cost efficiency and could be an alternative to metals for diverse applicationswhere resistance to abrasive wear is required [5-10].This laboratory is an experimental approach and offers support in understanding different conceptscovered in other related classes: structure and properties of materials, engineering materials,materials lab, senior design, and

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University; Cherrylynne Rochelle Nethken, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #17149Assessing Student Understanding of Reflection in Engineering EducationDr. Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University Dr. Kristine Csavina is Clinical Assistant Professor in the The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, where she is the Associate Director for Engineering Program Innovation. Currently she is the instructor for the senior capstone design experience and active in program improvement for the engineering programs. She is Co-PI on on the CPREE grant; both PIs are active in expanding the practice of reflection in classrooms across the

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Sgro, Eastern Kentucky University; Steve Freeman, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-924: TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING USING UNDERSTANDING BYDESIGNSergio Sgro, Eastern Kentucky UniversitySteve Freeman, Iowa State University Page 13.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Critical Thinking using Understanding by Design Curriculum Development Methods“It is only when students apply what they are learning to actual situations or problems that theycome to see the value in what they are learning”2 (p. 4).IntroductionAcademia is buzzing with the idea of teaching students to think critically and creatively. Thisarticle introduces the reader to the use of the Understanding by Design5 methodology, alsoknown

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #7643Enhancing Design Team Interaction by Understanding Communication StylesDr. Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Gregg L. Fiegel is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is a registered professional engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Construction

AC 2008-243: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RELATIONSHIPSDaniel Davis, University of Hartford Daniel Davis, AIA is a Professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He is also the Director of Design for the Hartford, Connecticut office of Fletcher-Thompson Architects and Engineers. Page 13.1310.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Understanding Construction Project RelationshipsAbstractThroughout history major construction projects have been designed and built using manydifferent project delivery approaches. Thus, it is

Conference Session

Encouraging Students to Think Critically

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington; Terri L. Lovins, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #18388Understanding Reflection Activities BroadlyDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education.Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of WashingtonMs. Terri L. Lovins, University of WashingtonDr

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

, there is stillmuch we do not understand about the synthesis process. Therefore, it seems if we want to helpaspiring engineers become proficient designers, it behooves us to delve into the human synt hesisprocess, to really get at the basic fundamentals of what enables synthesis, what hinders it, andwhat tools and skills are requisite.In 2000, I embarked on a project funded by the National Science Foundation to in part addresssome of these questions. The idea was to study the design processes students use in their senior Page 7.932.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

, to explore changes inthe way technical and ethical expertise are described and manifest in network structures acrossthree consecutive semesters. Specifically, we examine how network structure and positions shiftover time as different individuals become more or less central to the technical and ethicalnetworks. This study extends previous work1 by adding a third semester of data, which enabledus to identify trends and patterns in the social network responses over time. This studycontributes to understanding teams and teamwork in engineering design courses, but places thefocus on students’ perceptions about their teams. Additionally, by comparing technical to ethicalelements, we contribute to extant literature considering the perceived

Conference Session

Design in K-12 Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Corey T. Schimpf, Concord Consortium

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Design in Engineering Education

c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Understanding How High School Students Approach Systems DesignAbstract: Systems thinking is described as the cognition a person uses in the solution and designof large-scale complex systems, often requiring hypothetical and holistic approach.Engineering and systems thinking are commonly part of a K-12 education, particularly in highschool. Because systems engineering is a complex process to undertake, it is increasinglydifficult to understand how secondary students approach a systems design problem. This work-in-progress presents an exploratory approach for understanding how and to what degree highschool students considered multiple systems in an engineering design project in order to

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

). Page 24.690.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Immersive Experience Impact on Students’ Understanding of DesignAbstractTo promote undergraduate students’ understanding of a human-centered design process, weconducted an engineering design course over a three week summer session which included animmersive experience at an outdoor center that hosts camps for children with disabilities. Therewere 13 participants in the course. We measured the participants’ understanding of design bycategorizing their responses to a soapbox derby car design task at the beginning and end of thecourse. We determined that the participants generally made progress toward

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2142: DESIGN OF AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS UNDERSTANDING OFENGINEERING DESIGNKristen Facciol, University of TorontoLisa Romkey, University of TorontoJason Foster, University of Toronto Page 15.360.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of an Instrument to Assess Understanding of Engineering Design Division of Engineering Science, University of TorontoAbstractEngineering design education is an important element of any undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. It is also an element undergoing constant evolution, reflecting the rapidly evolvingneeds of engineering industry and academia

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Eric Durant, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

specific wording, as published inthe annual updates of ABET, most certainly have evolved to provide greater clarity. What is alsoneeded is clarity of how the current understanding relates to and affects program developmentand assessment. This paper provides such details.TOP-DOWN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MODELIf one were to design a new engineering program, from scratch, how would one do it? How doesone think about the process of developing program objectives and program outcomes? Is this achicken and egg type of question? No, the program outcomes derive from the program Page 12.1512.4objectives. The current definition of objectives and outcomes provides a

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4: A Potpourri of Ideas

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel P. Kelly, Texas Tech University; Jeremy V. Ernst, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Erik Schettig, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #32311Understanding Factors of Engineering Student Persistence UsingPredictive ModelingDr. Daniel P. Kelly, Texas Tech University Dr. Daniel P. Kelly is an Assistant Professor of STEM education at Texas Tech University in the De- partment of Curriculum and Instruction. He earned his doctorate in Technology Education from North Carolina State University where he also served on the faculty. Previously, he worked as a middle and high school science, technology, and engineering teacher in North Carolina. Dr. Kelly serves as the Associate Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal and Editor-in-Chief and

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Paige Moorzitz, The College of New Jersey; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

 might  not  connect  with  underrepresented  students.  Maintaining  interest  in  the  major  is  important  for  engineering  programs  concerned  with  improving  retention  rates.    In   traditional   design-­‐based   courses,   it   is   common   practice   to   observe   engineering   teams  gravitating  to  a  final  solution  without  deeply  understanding  the  nature  of  a  problem.  Beginner  engineering   students   tend   to   spend   less   time   in   the   problem   scoping   phase   of   the   design  process   and   forget   to   consider   the   true   needs   of   the   user   [1],   [2].   Students   from   outside   the  engineering  fields  or  high  school  students  may  have  never  engaged  in  the  engineering

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Lei, Drexel University; Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Design in Engineering Education

- gies to aircraft fuselage structures. He was a teaching fellow from 2016 to 2018 at Drexel University. He was a course coordinator, an instructor, and a teaching assistant of multiple Computer Aided Design courses. His interests are in Engineering Education, Machine Design, Additive Manufacturing, Compu- tational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Non-Destructive Evaluation Technology, and Automatic System Control.Prof. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Understanding Design, Tolerating Ambiguity, and Developing Middle School Design Based LessonsAbstractWe have, over three years, developed a set of practices that helped move middle schoolmathematics, science, and special education teachers away from trepidation with engineeringdesign and toward comfort with ambiguity, confronting and reducing content knowledge gapsfor themselves and their students, and engaging a professional support network. Teachers needdeep understanding of the mathematics and science they will teach and knowledge of howstudents develop understanding of content, how to set significant learning goals, how to

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University, Teachers College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of the social high-speeddevelopment. In the same sense, the curriculum arrangement of engineering majors inundergraduate level practical teaching mainly consists of cognition practice, productivepractice, graduation practice, curriculum design and graduation project, among others.1 Beingthe significant component of practical teaching process carried out by engineeringuniversities, productive practice is recognized as the effective measure for consolidating anddeepening the professional basic theory, boosting engineering students’ abilities to linktheory with practice and to deal with practical problems, as well as optimizing the students’engineering practical abilities.Productive practice is a course which closely integrates classroom

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Hoffenson, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jessica Rose Driscoll, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

address and the constructivism principles (black boxes) with which they align.These activities are organized to first understand how students conceive of design, then introducemarket-driven design concepts through an interactive curriculum within the project-basedEngineering Design VI course, and finally observe the ways in which these student conceptionsof design evolve or expand.Current and Future Research ActivitiesThe study is designed around two cohorts of the Engineering Design VI course, during theacademic years of 2019-20 and 2020-21. In the first cohort, data were collected from 130undergraduate students in three different programs: Engineering Management (EM), Industrialand Systems Engineering (ISE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME). The

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Understanding Practical Ingenuity Through the Roles of Low-Fidelity Prototyping in Engineering Design ActivityIntroductionPractical ingenuity is demonstrated in engineering design through many ways. Students andpractitioners alike create many iterations of prototypes in solving problems and designchallenges. While focus is on the end product and/or the process employed along the way, thisdesign methodology study combines these interests to better understand the product and processthrough the roles of initial prototyping through the creation of such things as alpha prototypes,conceptual mock-ups, and other rapid prototypes. We explore the philosophy behind thepurposes and affordances of these low-fidelity prototypes in engineering design