Haykoupian © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comDescribing Students’ Approach to Design Thinking in Introductory Materials Engineering CoursesBackgroundIntroductory engineering courses are important because they serve as students’ first exposure towhat engineers do and the basics of their discipline. After a growing concern that engineeringcurricula had become too focused on mathematical modeling and theory, stakeholders called forthe incorporation of design thinking in the undergraduate engineering curricula. Design thinkingis typically incorporated into engineering curricula through capstone projects in the senior
allows cross-institution and interdisciplinarycollaboration on novel design projects and 2) to build students’ technical and collaboration skillsthat will be useful for careers at the intersection of cybersecurity and autonomous systems.Students learned core cybersecurity concepts using closed-ended assignments and expanded theirresearch and design skills with an open-ended design project. Throughout this process, theylearned how to collaborate with other teammates through modern collaboration tools, such asGithub, Google Drive, and Discord. Our student survey indicates that this pilot program achievedits goals and indicates that future iterations should refine the program’s structure and processes.Keywordsexperiential learning, capstone
Performance Evaluation of an Ongoing Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of High- Achieving, Low-income Engineering StudentsAbstractThe present paper reports an update on an NSF-funded S-STEM program currently in its lastyear at the University of Illinois Chicago. Lessons learned during the project implementation arealso listed in the paper. A summary of the paper materials will be presented at the ASEE 2023Annual Conference and Exposition as part of the NSF Grantees Poster Session.The project's objectives are 1) enhancing students' learning by providing access to extra and co-curricular experiences, 2) creating a positive student experience through mentorship, and 3)ensuring successful student placement in
Impact of Student Involvement in a Solar Wall Study for the State of Minnesota Joseph Dobmeier, Joseph Gehrke, Matthew Simones, Patrick Tebbe Mechanical & Civil Engineering Department Minnesota State University, MankatoI. INTRODUCTIONIn 2008 Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) received a grant from the MinnesotaDepartment of Commerce to study the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions achieved throughthe use of unglazed transpired solar collectors (UTCs), as requested by the MinnesotaDepartment of Energy Security. From beginning to end, student contributions were vital to thesuccess of the project. The UTC project was beneficial for
Paper ID #29986Sustainable Low-Cost Household Energy Systems: Solar Photovoltaic andShallow Geothermal SystemsDr. Michael F MacCarthy, Mercer University Michael MacCarthy is an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Mercer Univer- sity, where he directs the Engineering for Development program (e4d.mercer.edu). He has 20+ years of experience in water resources engineering, international development, and project management, including nearly a decade living and working in less-developed countries (as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, an infrastructure and community development engineer in the
University of Texas at Austin AbstractThe ABET accreditation criterion 5 requires a "culminating major engineering design experience"in the curriculum1. This is commonly referred to as the senior capstone design course. Thefreshman engineering education experience is loaded with required science and mathematicscourses, and there is little room for an engineering experience. Nonetheless, most faculty want tohave some engineering course during the freshman year, and many ideas have been tried over theyears. Of these many ideas, the concept of a team design project with hands-on activities seems tobe the most popular and most beneficial. This paper reports on such a proposed freshmanengineering cornerstone
students of both regional leader institutions in higher education.With this undergraduate research in technology development and innovation, both institutionsstart the cooperative work, leading efforts towards effective and strong cross-bordercollaboration. The project was a great opportunity to coordinate future research, takingadvantage of our strategic geographic location and identify future research opportunities tocontribute to the economic development and social wellness, in both sides of the border, dueto its distinctive characteristics – economic development, culture, language, etc. In this paperwe include a description of the enrolled programs, the collaboration method, monitoring andevaluation, lessons learned, resultant outcomes
development ofcourse projects. The Launchpad includes a 32-bit ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller (MCU)integrated with 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY. TI’s Code Composer Studio (CCS) – anEclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and some open source software likethe lightweight TCP/IP stack called IwIP are used for software development. In this course, weintroduce students the TCP/IP protocols, and wireless communication technologies like WiFi andBluetooth. Through course projects, students study the implementation of TCP/IP protocols inpractice, and learn how to use drivers of Ethernet port and WiFi connection to developmicrocontroller-based networking applications. Our primary experiences indicate that TI’sconnected Launchpad with various
and light gauge steel design and construction. Page 13.1130.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sustainable Research and Design in a Civil Engineering Senior Design CourseAbstractIn an effort to help students understand the broader impacts of land development, a significantsustainability component was added to a capstone senior design project course in a small civilengineering program. This year-long course traditionally involves students completingstraightforward designs in the areas of structural, transportation, geotechnical, and municipalenvironmental engineering. In a
courses teach students to work on well-defined andoversimplified problems. Average college students believe that the solution to all problemssimply implies finding the right formulas and plugging data into those formulas. Consequently,the learning of mathematics comes down to remembering formulas. Given application problemswhere the solutions are not based on formula association, most students do not know how to starttheir work. With the increasing complexity of postmodern technology, bridging the gap betweenreal-world problems and problems in textbooks becomes an increasingly critical pedagogicalissue. Berkey and Vernescu 1 presented an extensive survey about the curriculum reform effortof project-oriented education in 30 years. Many articles
acrossthese media. Environmental engineering practices to reduce these pollutant concentrations at thesource or in the environment are only introduced, and only to make students aware ofconventional means to mitigate environmental impact. Conventional methods of drinking water,waste water, and air pollution treatment are now the focus of attention in the revised EnvEcourse. The primary goals of the EIA course are to engage all CE students regardless of theirspecialization, and create an interdisciplinary forum to discuss and evaluate some of the social,economic, and environmental issues associated with CE projects. The secondary goals of thecourse are to prepare students for two higher level required courses, and promote the utility andimportance of
project sequence, the Electronics and Telecommunications EngineeringTechnology programs, through their faculty and student workforce, will be responsible for the“idea to prototype” phase of product/system development. The proof-of-concept prototype canthen be transferred to the private industry partner who will be responsible for the “prototype toprofit” phase. Because the partner is local, interested students can continue to participate in theprocess. Thus, students will be able to participate in all aspects of the “productization” cycle.The first phase of this project is complete and includes the conceptual design and planningactivities. This paper presents the work that has been accomplished and discusses ongoingactivities associated with E4
teach students the aesthetics and critical thinking with creativity. In thisstudy, we merged two design-based courses modules into the original course curriculum topromote the creativity of students in the field of material engineering. The course module (I)“User-Centered Design-Problem Definition” was offered based on the product and useroriented design aspects. The other course module “Experiential Manufacturing and MaterialAesthetics” was proceeded through project-based learning activities. The two course modules were combined into relevant course, Project Laboratory (1) &(2), on the spring semester (2016) as an elective course to undergraduate students. Studentsshould submit their research portfolios and final report of the program
Paper ID #12425A Module to Introduce the Entrepreneurial Mindset into Thermodynamics -a Core Mechanical Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University Dr. Mallory joined Western New England University after earning her Ph.D. from Purdue University in August 2012. Dr. Mallory’s current teaching interests include integrating problem- and project-based learning into core mechanical engineering courses to enhance student learning and motivation. She is currently the primary instructor for the Thermodynamics I and II courses in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests are in engineering education
project and be part of a design team on a CNC project. These projectsrequire that the students complete fully dimensioned and toleranced engineering drawings and awork order including material selection and a planned build process.The third course in the sophomore year is a product development course focused on sustainableenergy. The lecture content includes renewable and sustainable fossil and nuclear energy. Thestudents complete a supporting lab series including solar, wind, fuel cell and hydroelectricexperiments. During the last half of the course the students design, build, and test an energyrelated product of their own invention receiving guidance and critique throughout the process
accreditation through the Applied and NaturalScience Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) and Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC), respectively. These programs follow an “Introduce, Reinforce, Master” curriculum mapas part of the assessment plan where each student learning outcome (SLO) is assessed in at leastthree courses of different levels, so that each SLO is assessed at each of the three levels(introduced, reinforced, and mastered). We seek to effectively assess, at the introductory level,the proposed ANSAC SLO (2) and the new EAC SLO (2) with a single project and rubric in ourintroductory physics courses. The primary difference between the SLO (2) from the twocommissions is that the EAC is more specific in that students must apply “engineering
include teaching Computer Science courses and labs, utilizing technology to maximize student learning process, developing curriculum and labs, and supervis- ing undergraduate students projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Improving Student Learning and Engagement in Cybersecurity Through Designing and Building Secure Internet of Things (IoT) SystemsCybersecurity education aims to bring the awareness of the importance of security and privacyissues to students. This will help students change how they think when they develop and implementcomputer applications to consider security problems while they design and test their products.As our life these days depends heavily on
Integrating Element of a Comprehensive Civil Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper demonstrates how construction can effectively function as the integratingelement of a comprehensive civil and environmental engineering curriculum. The UnitedStates Air Force Academy offers ABET-accredited undergraduate programs in civil andenvironmental engineering. Throughout these programs, construction is used to providerealistic experience, to teach project management, and to provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary capstone experiences.As in many other engineering programs, students at the Air Force Academy spend thefirst two years of study taking many required courses. Before beginning their junior year,students majoring in civil and
a wide variety of projects within the United States and abroad. A trademark of all the projects was the concept of integrated design where the building solution incorporates the design efficiencies and aesthetics from each building discipline. This approach to design is stressed in all of his courses for engineers, architects, and construction managers alike.Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University Thomas Leslie, AIA is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Iowa State University. He received his B.S.A.S with High Honors from the University of Illinois, and his M. Arch. from Columbia University. For seven years he practiced with the office of Norman Foster and Partners, London, working on the
AC 2012-4082: INTEGRATING SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND BUILD-ING INFORMATION MODELING INTO A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER-ING CURRICULUMProf. Pingbo Tang, Western Michigan University Pingbo Tang is an Assistant Professor of civil and construction engineering at Western Michigan Univer- sity, Kalamazoo, Mich. He obtained his bachelor’s degree of bridge engineering in 2002, and his master’s degree of bridge engineering in 2005, both from Tongji University, Shanghai, China. In Aug. 2009, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Carnegie Mellon University and joined the Mapping and GIS Lab at the Ohio State University (OSU) as a Postdoctoral Researcher. At OSU, he was responsible of managing multiple research projects, most of which are
AC 2010-1609: IMPROVING INNOVATION BY ENHANCING CREATIVECAPABILITIES IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJeffrey Richardson, Purdue UniversityLeslie Reed, Reed Environmental Page 15.698.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Innovation by Enhancing Creative Capabilities in Electrical and Computer Engineering TechnologyAbstractThis project evolved from an existing research effort in electrical and computer engineeringtechnology in which the gap between the creative capabilities students brought to bear whensolving technological problems, and the level of creativity demonstrated in a capstone designproject, was explored
. Page 15.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Process FMEA in an Aeronautical Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractIn the Aeronautical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University, undergraduatestudents gain experience in performance improvement in the capstone project courses. Theperformance improvement proposed and implemented by the students must also consider theimpact on safety. Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) is one tool used in theaerospace industry to identify risks in products or processes, and to take action to mitigate oreliminate the risks. Using the SAE standard for PFMEA, students use a structured method toanalyze the process steps and
communication are keyexperiential components of the program. Supplemental topics in innovation, entrepreneurship,and contemporary issues in product development, are fostered through lectures and workshops.The capstone program is coordinated by a team of faculty representatives from each participatingdepartment. A standard set of assessment tools is employed by the coordinators, faculty teammentors, project sponsors and external reviewers.The design of a state-of-the-art 8,500 sq.ft., multi-disciplinary design workshop is underway. Itwill provide team work spaces as they develop and analyze concepts, and support for assemblyand testing. This facility is made possible by recent gifts from local foundations and industries.At steady state, approximately
ScienceStandards incorporate engineering design processes alongside scientific inquiryin K-12 settings2 . Using engineering design as a medium through which to learn relatedSTEM content has shown promise3 yet it may be difficult for precollege instructors toincorporate into their practice because many K-12 teachers and students lack explicitexposure to engineering design. Students who do engage in engineering projects oftenrely on trial-and-error approaches that may or may not connect to deeper conceptualunderstanding, or focus heavily on building structures without engaging in other designprocesses4.Modeling engineering design explicitly can help students develop design fundamentals,much like the principles of cognitive apprenticeship or explicit models
currently producedwithin the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department includes automatic control,computers, communication, robotics, and environmental systems. These areas are incontrast to the more traditional Systems Engineering topics such as optimization,economics, behavioral science, and decision-making. USNA Systems Engineeringmajors must also complete a significant capstone design project during their senior year.Our senior students choose their own topic for this project and produce a complete design Page 9.1147.1document during the fall semester. They then build, test, and present their project duringthe spring semester. With this mix of
Session 3413 A Student-Driven Enterprise in Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels Jason M. Keith Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931AbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary, research-oriented student project in alternativeenergy at Michigan Technological University (MTU), currently funded by the UnitedStates Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). Students canparticipate in the project as an elective or in pursuit of an “enterprise minor” over aperiod of three
this laboratory are solely forthe purpose of instruction in computer engineering and computer science, allowing system-levelclass projects to provide students hands-on experience. Science and Engineering of WWW(CECS 383) and Parallel and Distributed Processing (CECS 486) are two of the system areacourses enhanced significantly by the laboratory. Science and Engineering of WWW introducesthe fundamental technologies and their applications on the Internet and the Web. Students takingthe course are given a sequence of projects to experiment with the technologies. They are askedto set up and configure their own Web servers, study performance and security-related issues,develop e-commerce applications supported by their Web servers. Parallel and
the freshman Mechanical Engineering majorswho have taken the course have become sophomore Mechanical Engineering majors and 21%have changed majors or left California State University, Chico before becoming sophomores.The history leading to the design of the course as well as the course’s objectives, structure andrequirements are described. The course involves teams of students designing, building andtesting devices that participate in competitions. Examples of these projects are discussed.The ProblemFollowing increasing enrollment in Mechanical Engineering (ME) at California State University,Chico (CSUC) in the early 1980s, the enrollment began to decline (see Fig. 1). This decline wasperceived by the faculty to be a problem. The one-year
in 1987 and a Ph.D. in 1995. He is a reg- istered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth of Virginia. With more than 13 years professorial experience, he has taught a large variety of courses including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Chung-Suk Cho is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction
Page 25.262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 BIM Teaching Strategy for Construction Engineering StudentsAbstractAfter the introduction of Building Information Modeling to construction industry in 1987, todaywe are facing an increasing demand for the new technology and the well trained professionalscapable of implementing it. Recently, the new idea of having a comprehensive 3D intelligentmodel with the ability of being extended to a 4D model has caught a lot of attention and forcedthe construction companies to move toward adopting the new knowledge and implementing it intheir projects. This is due to a variety of reasons such as 1) acquiring the new technology tooptimize project