Using Teamwork and Communication Skills to Monitor and Strengthen the Effectiveness of Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Design Projects Charles P. Coleman, PhD Boeing Assistant Professor Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jennifer L. Craig, M.S., M.A. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Program in Writing and the Humanities Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstract:Earlier work in a 2nd year undergraduate engineering design course suggests that there isa strong correlation
Paper ID #8444Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork in a Project-based, Team-based First Year Introductory Engineering CourseDr. Laura K Alford, University of MichiganDr. Robin Fowler, University of MichiganDr. Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan Dr. Sheffield is a Lecturer in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Page 24.554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork
Paper ID #9523Expanding and Improving the Integration of Multidisciplinary Projects in aCapstone Senior Design Course: Experience Gained and Future PlansDr. Michael P. Frank, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dr. Michael P. Frank has been coordinating the involvement of Electrical and Computer Engineering stu- dents in the Senior Design program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering since 2011. He previously advised several individual senior design teams as an assistant professor in the ECE department during the period 2004-2007. Prior to that, he coached several industry-sponsored multidisciplinary senior design teams in
solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State UniversityDr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is
, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; Page 24.286.1 writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. c American
Paper ID #9666Impact of Computational Fluid Dynamics use in a First-Year EngineeringResearch Design Project on Future Performance in Fluid MechanicsNicole L Hird, Ohio State University Nicole Hird is a 3rd year Biological Engineering student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has been an undergraduate teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Hon- ors program since her 2nd year, and worked closely with the development of CFD teaching materials accompanying the microfluidics and nanotechnology research-design project.Dr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University Dr. Grzybowski is a
Paper ID #8397Implementation of a Low-Budget, First-Year Engineering Project Based Ex-perience: The Design of a Mini-Golf HoleDr. Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University Dr. Meyers background is in Engineering Education with experience in assessment, specifically of pro- grams that might influence an incoming student’s experience, affect retention rates and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Director of the STEM College’s First-Year Engineering Program, the entry point for all beginning engineering students designed to provide a smooth
AC 2012-3467: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE GRADING SYS-TEM FOR DISTRIBUTED GRADING IN A LARGE FIRST-YEAR PROJECT-BASED DESIGN COURSEProf. Mary Kathryn Thompson, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Mary Kathryn Thompson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). She is engaged in design research at the boundary, both within engineering and beyond, and is actively working on the development and application of formal design theories to civil, environmental, and urban engineering. She is also inter- ested in non-traditional applications of the finite element method, especially for surface phenomena
School Students to Study Engineering Technology through Hands-on Mechatronics Product Design ProjectsAbstractThis poster presents the work on using hands-on mechatronics design activities to attract college, aswell as high school students, to study engineering technology. This work is supported by a grant fromNational Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Education (ATE) division. TheMechatronics Technology Center (MTC) established by the grant enables faculty members fromdifferent engineering technology fields to collaborate to introduce mechatronics technology to collegestudents through multidisciplinary hands-on design projects, enable students from mechanicalengineering technology, computer engineering technology, electrical
Paper ID #6295Barrier to Green Building Construction on Long Island, NY – A lesson LearnFrom A senior Project AssignmentDr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale Dr Bandyopadhyay is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Architecture and Construc- tion Management Department at Farmingdale State College. He is also the Director of Green Building Institute at the college. He is currently (2012-13) the Chair of Engineering Technology Accreditation Commssion of ABET. Page 23.239.1
Succeeding in a Cross-Disciplinary, international, Student Design-Team Project: Auburn University/University of Plymouth Experience Dr. Paul Swamidass, Dr. Bob Bulfin, Dr. David Grieve, Dr. Chetan Sankar, and Venubabu Vulasa Auburn University/Auburn University/University of Plymouth, UK/ Auburn University/Auburn UniversityAbstract Globalization has turned product design upside down. Members of a single design teamin multinational firms may be located in several countries such as the USA, UK, Italy, India andso on. It is a challenge to give engineering and business students a taste of this experience.Auburn University’s Business-Engineering
2005-1410 Closing the Assessment Feedback Loop: The Use of A Qualitative Evaluation Process from the Joint Hybrid-Electric Vehicle/NSF-Penn State Science Education Project Elana Chapman /Pennsylvania State University, Nicola Ferralis /Pennsylvania State University, Robin Tallon /Pennsylvania State University, Leanne Avery /Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Phil Henning /The Henning Group, LLC., William Carlsen /Pennsylvania State University, Daniel Haworth
A Need for Developing Continuous Improvement Plans for Capstone Project Management – Both Students and Faculty will Benefit Steven G. Northrup Western New England College snorthru@wnec.eduAbstractOne of the most important shifts in engineering education, brought about by the adoption of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET’s ) Engineering Criteria 2000, isthe framework of continuous improvement. Department-level self-evaluation narratives addressusing feedback to monitor and improve the education process and thereby improve the students’learning outcomes
Session 1793 Culminating Team Design Project Reinforces Multiple Problem-solving Principles and Skill Sets of an Introduction to Engineering Technology Course Peter F. Baumann, Lennard F. Lema Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractCentral Connecticut State University offers an “Introduction to Engineering Technology” courseaimed at providing an overview of the engineering profession, reviewing basic engineeringfundamentals, and developing problem-solving skills and practices so that these techniques maybe applied to general engineering
Session 1455Framework for Integrating Project-Based Learning, Experience and Practice in Professional Graduate Education for Engineers in Industry Leading to the Professional Master of Engineering D. D. Dunlap, 1 D. A. Keating, 2 T. G. Stanford, 2 A. L. McHenry, 3 E. M. DeLoatch, 4 P. Y. Lee, 5 D. R. Depew, 6 G. R. Bertoline, 6 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 6 S. J. Tricamo, 7 H. J. Palmer 8 I.T. Davis, 9 R.E. Morrison, 10 J. P. Tidwell, 11 K. Gonzalez-Landis, 12 J. O’Brien 13 J. M. Snellenberger,14 D. H. Quick,14 R. N. Olson,14 L. M. Coulson14 Western Carolina University 1 / University of South Carolina 2
Using open-ended design projects in an open lab to teach lifelong learning skills in an IC design course D. W. Parent EE Department, San Jose State University, San Jose CA 95192-0084, email dparent@email.sjsu.edu, PH 408.924.3863, FX 408.924.3925The ABET criterion, recognition for and the ability to engage in life-long learning, is one of themost important, given that we as engineering educators can not teach every concept that studentswill encounter over the span of a 20-40 year career as an engineer. We believe that one methodto teach and verify this critical skill in the area of Integrated Circuit (IC) design, is to have thestudents learn
2005-2051 Penn State University NSF GK-12 Project: Using Web-based Education and Interaction with K-12 and College Freshman to Promote Science and Engineering Elana Chapman /Pennsylvania State University, Angela Lueking /Pennsylvania State University, Robin Tallon /Pennsylvania State University, Leanne Avery /Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Phil Henning /Henning Group, LLC., William Carlsen /Pennsylvania State University, Daniel Haworth /Pennsylvania State
2005-2130 The Integration of Hands-on Team Projects into an Engineering Course to Help Students Make the Transition from Student to Professional Engineer Craig J. Hoff, and Gregory W. Davis, Kettering UniversityThere is considerable concern that current engineering education practices do notadequately prepare students for the practice of engineering. This statement goes farbeyond the often stated requirements that to be successful in their careers engineeringgraduates must have good communication skills, must be able to work inmultidisciplinary teams, etc. There
Session 1668 Research in Statics Education – Do Active, Collaborative, and Project-Based Learning Methods Enhance Student Engagement, Understanding, and Passing Rate? Sudhir Mehta, Zhifeng Kou North Dakota State UniveristyAbstractStudies involving the effect of interactive engagement teaching methods on student performancein the field of physics education research show a significant difference in the understanding ofmain concepts between a group of non-traditionally taught students and a group of traditionallytaught students. However, no such
Session # 2470 Vertical Integration of Students and Mentoring Activities Pave the Way for Phase-II of UMES-NASA Experiential Learning Project Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, Mark Williams, Gurbax Singh, Madhumi Mitra, Robert Conry/ Geoff Bland University of Maryland Eastern Shore/NASA GSFC Wallops Flight FacilityParticipating students: Dianne Dixon, Alan Dellapenna, Joseph Jean-Louis, Matthew Mader, Jolsone Augustine, JadaCottman, Habtamu Yalfalken, Shawn Ward, Marcus Smith, Brian Vetter, Robert Fries, Joseph Ford, James Taylor, JeremyRodgers, Olatunde Alade, Amy Davis, Sushil Milak, Vinod Yadav
Session 1392 Go With the Flow - A Student Leadership Opportunity Integrating K-12 Outreach, the Society of Women Engineers, Service Learning and Peer Mentoring Elizabeth Eschenbach, Eileen Cashman Environmental Resources Engineering Humboldt State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a multi-year project that involved the Humboldt State University StudentSection of the Society of Women Engineers in a Service Learning project that now serves as acontinuous outreach project to young children in the community. The SWE club oversaw
Session 2251 Interactive Site Investigation Software to Drive a Design Project in Contaminant Hydrogeology: Successes, Failures and Future Developments Thomas C. Harmon Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of California, Los AngelesAbstractThis paper summarizes the past efforts and proposes future developments associated with amajor educational development intended to serve as a problem-based learning environmentfor helping students to gain a deeper understanding of theory-based course content whileaccelerating their
Session 2625 Service-Learning Approaches to International Humanitarian Design Projects: A Model Based on Experiences of Faith-Based Institutions Matthew G. Green and Kristin L. Wood Steven H. VanderLeest Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering, Calvin College The University of Texas, Austin Grand Rapids, MI matthew-green@mail.utexas.edu svleest@calvin.edu Frank T. Duda Carl Erikson Department of Engineering, Grove City
Session Number Strategic Alliance Between Higher Education, Secondary Schools, and Community Business and Industry to Improve Secondary Mathematics, Science, Technology, and English Education: A National Science Foundation Project Jule Dee Scarborough, Ph.D. and Conard White, Ph.D. Presented by Promod Vohra, Dean College of Engineering and Engineering Education Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois University (NIU), Rock Valley College (RVC), and the Rockford [Illinois]Public Schools (RPS), as well as (a) Peer Master Teacher Leader(s) from Grayslake
Session 3263 Integration of Polymer Processing and Advanced Quality Assurance Courses - An Injection Molding Project using Design of Experiments Tony Lin, Charles C. Davis, Nanda K. Neethimangala Kettering University Flint, MI 48504AbstractKettering University is a co-op college for Engineering and Managerial Studies located in Flint,Michigan. Our students alternate terms of classroom/laboratory work with terms of workexperience with their corporate sponsors. Because of this unique education system, it
Session 2320 Using Modeling and Simulation Projects to Meet Learning Objectives in an Upper-Level Course in System Dynamics Richard A. Layton Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractModeling and simulation projects in an upper-level system-dynamics course are described withan emphasis on using these projects to support course learning objectives. Course-specificobjectives include: modeling engineering systems using Lagrange’s equation; using the Dymolasoftware package to solve the resulting nonlinear differential-algebraic equations; and validatingsimulation
Session 3553 Staying in Engineering: Impact of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First-Year Projects Course on Student Retention Daniel W. Knight, Lawrence E. Carlson and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractThis study evaluates the impact on student retention of the First-Year Engineering Projects(FYEP) course at the University of
Session 2609 Use of a Single Team-Based Written Project to Address Multiple Objectives and Outcomes for a Biomedical Engineering Program Susan M. Blanchard and Marian G. McCord North Carolina State UniversityI. IntroductionMembers of the Biomedical Engineering faculty at NC State have developed a set of studentlearning outcomes based on broader programmatic objectives and ABET criteria.1 Courselearning outcomes are being mapped to program outcomes, and assignments that provideevidence of student learning are being collected and reviewed. Assignments that are identified
Session 1333 Cost-Tailored Load Management for Power Quality in an Independent Power System as an Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Project Herbert L. Hess Electrical and Compute Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, IdahoAbstract An interdisciplinary undergraduate design team redesigns and builds a hybrid windpower-fossil fuel generation facility that provides electricity and water for an environmentally sensitivewilderness location. Students first develop objectives for quantity of power
Session 2525 @ Division 25 A Curriculum Model for Developing Teams, Communication Skills, and Introducing the Design Process for Engineering Programs developed by the TIDEE Project Team. Kenneth L. Gentili Tacoma Community College Jeffrey F. McCauley Green River Community College Richard W. Crain Jr., Dale Calkins Deceased Denny C. Davis, Michael S. Trevisan, Forrest Parkay, Larry McKenzie Washington State UniversityAbstractFaculty struggle to implement outcomes-based engineering education that is neededto satisfy ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 requirements for