AC 2008-468: COMMUNICATION IN A PROJECT BASED LEARNING DESIGNCOURSEWilliam Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include design, structural mechanics, transportation safety, energy efficiency and clean energy generation. Prior to Rowan University, he worked for the US Department of Transportation Research and Special Program Administration, and was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mechanics of Materials Branch at NASA Langley Research Center.Maria Simone, Rowan University Maria Simone is the Director of Public Speaking and
AC 2012-3484: INTEGRATING THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CUR-RICULUM USING A LONG-TERM GREEN DESIGN PROJECT PART 1:THE HYBRID POWERTRAINDr. Eric Constans, Rowan University Eric Constans is Chair of the Mechanical Engineering program at Rowan University. His research interests include engineering education, design optimization, and acoustics.Dr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityProf. Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan UniversityDr. Hong Zhang, Rowan UniversityDr. Tom Merrill, Rowan University Tom Merrill is an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering. He teaches thermal fluids courses. Prior to coming Rowan University, he worked in the air conditioning and medical device industries. Currently, he works on developing new ways
student teams to design a widget and take it to volume production all within the span of asingle three-hour laboratory period. Here we present the implementation of this activity in ouroptical engineering and engineering physics capstone design course.3. Activity DescriptionStudents are tasked with putting their understanding of DFM into practice by designing a productand taking it through development and into volume production all in the span of a singlelaboratory period. The course instructor assumes the role of the customer. The activity isorganized into a competition, with self-selected teams working towards the goal of any productdevelopment project – to make money. Performance in the activity is evaluated in two ways –total earnings and
AC 2009-2369: TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE CONCEPT GENERATION ANDDEVELOP CREATIVITYDaniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Science) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. His research includes development of innovative design methodologies and enhancement of engineering education.Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin
2020, all students taking AE Senior Design 1 and thefostering intrinsic motivation [11] [12]. Many have used SDT in an educational setting when first-year Introduction to Aerospace Engineering class had the opportunity to completeattempting to understand and improve student motivation, and researchers have used SDT as a anonymous surveys. Both surveys were optional, but a small amount of extra credit wasframework to examine graduate teaching assistants’ motivation to teach [13]. provided for participation. Both surveys contained the same questions about SDT factors and
AC 2008-1669: WORDTREES: A METHOD FOR DESIGN-BY-ANALOGYJulie Linsey, Texas A&M University JULIE LINSEY is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. Her research focus is on design methods, theory and engineering education with a particular focus on innovation and conceptual design.Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin KRISTIN WOOD is the Cullen Trust Endowed Professor in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Wood’s current research interests focus on product design, development, and evolution. The current and near-future objective of this research is to develop design
view of value, trade-offs, and optimization;3. Understanding system’s interactions and states (modes);4. Specifying system technical requirements;5. Creating and analyzing high level design;6. Assessing solution feasibility, consistency, and completeness;7. Performing system failure mode and risk analysis;8. Planning system families, platforms, and product lines;9. Understanding roles and interdependencies across the innovation process.Within the summer grand challenge program only a subset of these system competencies havebeen introduced.The framework for the system’s competencies aspect of the course included utilization of asystems engineering approach as described by the S*-metamodel (shown in Figure 1)[4]. Themodel based systems
Paper ID #6224Talkin’ Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Developmentover Project CompletionDr. Greg Kremer, Ohio University Robe Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, and the director of the ”Designing to Make A Difference” ME senior capstone design experience. Page 23.1131.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Talkin' Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Development over Project CompletionAbstractThe purpose of this
professional publications and has served as National Research Council Senior Fellow assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. In her spare time, Pat enjoys reading and gardening.William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department William J. Eccles has been teaching electrical engineering courses since 1954. He holds SBEE and SM degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the PhD degree from Purdue University. He has been at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for fifteen years after retiring from the University of South Carolina. His primary activities have been in the senior design sequence and in
2006-1623: AN INTER-UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH/LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR PRODUCT PLATFORMPLANNING: YEAR 2Hansen Lukman, Bucknell University Hansen Lukman is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Bucknell University. He was involved with the REU program of summer 2005 and served as the Bucknell University Host for visiting REU students. He is currently doing research with Steven B. Shooter and Fabrice Alizon on Examination of a Potential Ontology Representation for Product Platform Planning.Steven Shooter, Bucknell University Steve Shooter is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University where he teaches design and mechatronics. As a registered
development educationalgoal.Learning outcomesThe Mechatronics System Design course aims to address the following learning outcomes: [a] Apply mathematics, science, and engineering to a project. [b] Design systems, components and processes to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. [c] Function in multi-disciplinary teams. [d] Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (analysis, design, verification, validation, implementation, application, and maintenance of a system). [e] Understand professional and ethical responsibility. [f] Learn effective communications – oral and written. [g] Be
AC 2008-1645: RESEARCH AND DESIGN ON WIND TURBINESJoshua Pippin, Frostburg State University Joshua Pippin is an honor student at Frostburg State University. He is a Mechanical Engineering student in the Collaborative Engineering Program with the University of Maryland at College Park.Julie Wang, Frostburg State University Julie Wang is an Assistant Professor of Department of Physics/Engineering at Frostburg State Univeresity, Frostburg, MD 21532 Page 13.1036.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Research and Design on Wind Turbines
the engineers, technologists andtechnicians involved in any aspect of the manufacture and testing of the equipment beaware of these factors. This can be achieved through dissemination of information, andthe time honored approach to dissemination of information is through education. Theideal scenario would be for the manufacturers of the equipment to be aware of all thepertinent factors and to include them in their design parameters. Whether this is thepractice or not, it is important for the user to understand the need for adhering to theseparameters in operating the equipment. It is therefore a necessity that the engineers,technologists and technicians who will operate and maintain the equipment receiveinstructions that incorporate the
Paper ID #11195Capstone Design Assessment and Student MotivationDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past fourteen years teaching mechanical engineering at four institutions. As an exemplary teaching specialist in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Scott received the Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, given to one faculty member in the College in Engineering for outstanding instructional performance. Scott specializes in machine design, vibrations and controls, and mechatronics. He started his career at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the
mathematics, science and engineering b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. an ability to communicate effectively (3g1 orally, 3g2 written) h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and
driver for huge changes in all sectors ofbusiness over the past three decades. As more functions have been integrated on silicon,the amount of component-level design, assembly and test has decreased and with it theneed for large numbers of engineers and technicians with these manual skills. Instead,low-cost assemblies are now produced in relatively few locations but they feed a rapidlydeveloping global market for electronic systems applications. The paper considers thenew skills that the higher educational system has to deliver for future jobs. The changesimpact all engineering education sectors but the two-year schools are in the front line. Anew NSF-funded program has been launched to address the issues.Pittsburgh, We Have a ProblemIf a group
Paper ID #17032Creativity Enhancement via Engineering Graphics: Conceptual Design Blend-ing ApproachNazmun Nahar, Utah State University Nazmun Nahar is a senior at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Her mantra in life is ”Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make it the full meaning of the present life.” Ever since she turned a teenager, she learned to value education as a tool that liberate us from the restrictions of our outlooks that limit our humanity. One of her dreams is to use education to enlighten people’s mind, and broaden their outlook to bring positive changes
AC 2007-1604: SENIOR DESIGN IN A PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENTMark Ackerman, University of AlbertaCurt Stout, University of Alberta Page 12.1267.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Senior Design in a Paperless EnvironmentAbstractDesign is a difficult subject to teach as there are no “right answers” and each design problem isopen ended; that is there are multiple acceptable solutions. Designs typically generatetremendous amounts of paper, either in the form of reports, calculations, drawings orspecifications. The cost of producing this quantity of paper has traditionally been bourne by thestudents, in addition to all of the other costs of taking a
interpret data, (c) an ability to design a chemical engineering system, component, or process tomeet desired needs, (d) an ability to function on an inter-disciplinary team, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g) an ability tocommunicate effectively, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal societal context, (i) an ability to engage in life-long learning, (j) knowledge of contemporary issues, (k) anability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Common ConcernsInstructors were asked what their primary goals were when teaching this course and
Paper ID #10460Computer Aided Design and Project ManagementProf. Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University Martin Weiser is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Design Department at Eastern Washington University. He earned his BS in Ceramic Engineering from the Ohio State University and his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He then joined the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of New Mexico where he taught Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Engineering, and Technical Communication. Mar- tin then joined
, from Illinois Institute of Technology. Farook’s current interests are in the areas of embedded system design, hardware-software interfacing, digital communication, networking, image processing, and biometrics, C++, Python, PHP and Java languages. He has a keen interest in pedagogy and instruction de- livery methods related to distance learning. He has a deep commitment to social justice and in achieving economic and educational equity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. iABSTRACT
. Also, I think this is an important subject that everymechanical engineering graduate should understand completely. This portion of the class usestheir fluid mechanics textbook and additional notes from the lecture. The subjects of heatexchangers and fluid systems (pumps and piping primarily) are subjects that show up in a few ofthe textbooks on thermal systems design. The depth of coverage for a thermal systems designcourse will necessarily depend on the context of the curriculum, the intended use in the thermalsystems design course and the preferences of the instructor.The inclusion of system modeling and simulation, economics and optimization is a good fit in aclass on thermal systems design. The problem may be to integrate them together in
from her employer in 2009, 2011 and 2012 for successful project management. Her areas of work and research interest are device design and regulation on medical devices.Mr. Md Mehedi Hasan, Grand Valley State University I have been working as a research assistant in supply-demand planning of Lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles while pursuing my MS in Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering in Grand Valley State University. I pursued my bachelor in Industrial & Production Engineering from Bangladesh Uni- versity of Engineering & Technology in 2012. My areas of interests are manufacturing processes, quality management, supply chain management etc
Carolina University. Page 24.771.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating Economic Analysis into Capstone DesignAbstractThis paper presents the use of engineering economy methods as a design tool in a seniorcapstone design course sequence within a general undergraduate engineering curriculum. Thesenior capstone design course sequence includes two semesters, small project teams (i.e., 3-4students), and primarily industry sponsored projects. The final reports from the capstone workwere used to classify the engineering economy methods used in the design process. This
Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacyDr. Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Phillip H. Jones received his B.S. degree in 1999 and M.S. degree in 2002 in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2008 in computer engi- neering from Washington University in St. Louis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Course Design Thinking: Navigating Tensions at the Intersection of DesignThinking and Engineering Course
Paper ID #31200A Multi-Major Senior Design ExperienceDr. Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University Avimanyu Sahoo received his Ph.D. and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Missouri Univer- sity of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, and Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India, in 2015 and 2011, respectively. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Division of Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA. His teaching interests include mechatron- ics, control systems, electrical engineering. His current research interests include event sampled control
• Demonstrate BIM modeling software and how it is used in real time on a construction site • Personalize engineering design through students internalizing whether they could see themselves contributing to a structure such as the one being visitedThe students could then take away the following: • Specific new understanding of steel design concepts and details • Awareness of the many disciplines and roles involved in steel design and construction • Awareness of how their class design calculations are used in developing a new building • Increase comfort in being on a construction site and interacting with other disciplinesBased on these goals, specific objectives for the tour could include: • Introduction of members of the
: Set appropriate learning goals Learn and apply relevant 2.a Understand Challenge – and adjust curricula to create science, technology, Understand the design lessons that address students’ engineering and mathematics challenge by identifying specific learning needs. (STEM) concepts relevant to desired performances, criteria 3.b Support Academic the specific design task. and constraints. Learning – Incorporate literacy 1.b Representations & Models 2.b Research & Investigate
design projects is that first-year students lack technical Page 13.494.6sophistication. With this in mind, the first set of seven design projects was developed inconjunction with Engineers Without Borders (Canada). These projects involved relatively low-tech engineering solutions that would benefit disadvantaged communities in developingcountries. The remote setting also emphasized the importance of understanding the conceptualside of design. Students were required to understand the client needs, opportunities, and benefitsand make realistic conclusions about the cost, feasibility, and impact on the community.In previous years, during the second
notebook was specifically developed as a tool forscaffolding the design processes for university-level engineering students enrolled in a studiodesign course. Whereas a blank notebook is just that, completely blank, the structuredengineering design notebook is comprised of prompts, tasks, and spaces for writing andsketching that help to illuminate the process of engineering design and provide design thinkingscaffolds. Interestingly, although these types of more structured design notebooks are a tool seenin K-12 science classrooms where there is a clear need to scaffold the design process for youngdesigners [5], [6], they are largely absent at the undergraduate level. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand students