AC 2009-1630: ASSESSING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT DELIVERABLESJames Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte James M. Conrad received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in computer engineering from North Carolina State University. He is currently an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas and as an instructor at North Carolina State University. He has also worked at IBM in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and
activities.Prior LiteratureInterdisciplinary Collaboration Between Educators, Scientists, and EngineersAs they are widespread and accessible, informal science centers are well positioned to inform thepublic of current science and engineering. Science centers need engaging educational content tocreate visitor programs that are relevant, integrated, and dynamic. At the same time, they ideallyneed to have an adaptable learning environment with updatable content.7 Our research is basedon the premise that science centers can sustain these types of programs through collaborationswith professional scientists and engineers.Multidisciplinary collaborations in public outreach can offer mutual professional development,8with scientists and engineers gaining
resulted in sheep shearing robots (1975- 1993). He and his students produced the first industrial robot that could be remotely operated via the internet in 1994. He was presented with the 1993 Engelberger Science and Technology Award in Tokyo in recognition of his work, and has twice been presented with the Japan Industrial Robot Association award for best papers at ISIR conferences. These are the leading international awards for robotics research. He has also received university, national and international awards for his teaching and papers on engineering education. From 1996 till 2002 he researched landmine clearance methods and his web site is an internationally respected reference point for information on
for three consecutive summers at EQT, a natural gas company head- quartered in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. Megan’s research interests correspond to identifying ways to teach students how to become better designers and learners through creative and non-traditional means.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Julie S. Linsey is an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technological. Dr. Linsey received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas. Her research area is design cognition including systematic methods and tools for innovative design with a particular focus on concept generation and design-by-analogy. Her
. Page 24.1035.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Reinforcing a “Design Thinking” Course by Restructuring Student-Instructor Interactions1. IntroductionIn the past few years, the study of “design thinking”1-3 is drawing increasing attentions in theengineering design community. It dates back to Herbert Simon’s book “The Sciences ofArtificial”, when the notion of design was being viewed as a particular “way of thinking”4.Recently, “design thinking” is increasingly recognized to be an “exciting paradigm”5 to addressmany critical problems in many professions such as information technology6 and business7. Asthe research of “design thinking” keeps gaining momentums, a
strategies, researchers can distinguish various design engagements and also designer'spriority during the problem definition phase [8]. Table 1 presents the definition of each designphase and the correspondent design activities, where all refer to the Dym and Little’s framework[15]. Most of the time, there is more than one person involved in a design project, and eachwill assume or be assigned to at least one role [25]. Working as a team is not an easy task; italways adds complexity to the design process. The configuration of the team members’ abilitiesand work ethics will affect the design delivery time and quality [26]. Consequently, managingteam members is an integral part of most design projects. Table 2. Project management aspects and
the National Science Foundation. The authors would like to thank MitchZielinski and John Broski for their contributions during cross-case analysis.References1. Zhou, C. Integrating creativity training into Problem and Project-Based Learning curriculum in engineering education. European Journal of Engineering Education 37, 488-499 (2012).2. Cropley, D.H. & Cropley, A.J. Fostering creativity in engineering undergraduates. High ability studies 11, 207-219 (2000).3. Blicblau, A.S. & Steiner, J.M. Fostering creativity through engineering projects. European Journal of Engineering Education 23, 55-65 (1998).4. Radcliffe, D.F. Innovation as a meta attribute for graduate engineers. International
duringthe process of idealization?” Recently, this pedagogy has also been int.mchmd into engineering courses. Regan et al. [6]described four laboratory experiments using edible materials. In an attempt to construct an efficient curriculum, Giorgetti[7] combined theory and laboratory experiment into a single course on fluid mechanics. Dvorak [8] discussed integrationof a simple experiment in heat transfer with analytical solution and computer simulation. More nxentl y, authors of thispaper presented a new teaching methodology using home experiments [9]. Our approach integrates simple homeexperiments with lecture courses to develop interes~ understanding and appreciation for theory. In this paper fourteenhome experiments that can be readily adopted
Paper ID #25529Developing a Design Tool for Solution Mapping: Translating Practitioners’Strategies to Support Student EngineersDr. Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan Jin Woo Lee received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Jin’s research focuses on studying and developing design strategies, particularly in problem definition and concept gen- eration.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu
-cost and versatile hardware kit for a remote first-year mechanical engineering design classI. IntroductionEngineering design courses with hands-on laboratories are a critical component of an engineeringundergraduate curriculum. In particular, incorporating design courses early has been shown tohelp with retention rates in engineering, as well as with improved ability of students to solve open-ended problems [1, 2]. These courses have also shown student progress in academic achievementby helping to build confidence in their engineering skills, and by expanding their perspective onproblems and solutions [3, 4]. Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Design is an introductorylevel course, usually taken by
and MSC Software Corp., as well as various consulting and expert witness positions. He also held a faculty position at University of the Pacific and is an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas, Austin. He has received numerous professional awards including a NASA Post-Doctorial Fellowship, ASEE Best Paper Awards, the ASME Most Innovative Curriculum Award, the Ernest L. Boyer - International Award for Excellence in Teach- ing, the US Air Force Academy Seiler Award for Excellence in Engineering Research and the Outstanding Academy Educator Award. He has published over 100 technical articles and generated approximately $3.5 million of research; all at institutions with no graduate program. His research
progress of individual, non-integrated parts. As faculty and audience members areoften not fully informed about the intended vision for the project, the presenting students mayportray an embellished representation of progress to appear successful.At two sites, engineers and project managers used status artifacts attached to walls of designatedrooms meant for status meetings. As discussed in the previous section, Charlie at HenningDevices recognized that he had difficulty keeping abreast of cross-team activities, so he created adesignated room for status with a large community board hanging from the wall. Similarly, atMartin Inc., a team leader noticed his supervisor was not aware of the large volume of work histeam was struggling to complete, so
Page 8.914.5The curriculum has been designed with participation from all partners to include threemajor components: 1. General education component 2. Math, science, engineering science and information technology component 3. Manufacturing engineering componentStudents from high schools are expected to have the necessary preparation to handlefreshman courses in the curriculum, especially math, science and computer skills.Community college students are expected to have completed General Education courses inaddition to the math and basic science courses. An introductory course in InformationTechnology was integrated into the curricula offered at participating high schools andcommunity colleges.Manufacturing Engineering courses
influence factors in the context of SDPs, this studyproposes the following two research questions: 1. What is the epistemological development status of senior engineering studentsbefore and after SDPs? 2. What are the main factors that influence engineering students' epistemologicaldevelopment in the context of SDPs?Literature review SDPs stand as an important bridge for engineering students’ transition from schoolto working environment. As the last learning stage before graduation, it represents aunique opportunity for engineering students to integrate what they have learned in classwith the real engineering world, applying theoretical knowledge to solve actualproblems. As indicated by prior findings, SDPs were found to be useful
firms. Page 15.419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of High Performance Capstone Project Teams and the Selection ProcessAbstractA successful Capstone Design program including companion design courses has beendeveloped1,2 that has become an integral and important component of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum. A variety of challenging projects are created each year to appeal tostudent academic and career interests. Students work in teams with the assistance of a facultyadvisor to tackle a significant mechanical engineering design project. The formation of studentteams
Sampling Methodology for Behavioral Observations: Application to Teamwork”, J. Engineering Education, Vol. 96, No. 4, (2007), pp. 347-357.8. Schmidt, L., Schmidt, J., Colbeck, C., Biglio, D., Smith, P., and Harper, L., “Engineering Students and Training in Teamwork: How Effective?”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, June 2003, Session 1430.9. Edmondson, C. and Summers, D., “Integrating Teamwork Across the Curriculum”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007, Paper AC 2007-348.10. Sheppard, K, Blicharz, E., and Dominick, P., “Developing Team-work Skills through a Core Design Thread”, American Society for
addressed by a service-learningapproach to globally-based humanitarian projects2-4. The importance of integrating bothglobalization and social needs into the engineering curriculum is acknowledged by the ABETcriteria. Human need is also a clear priority of the engineering profession, as indicated in theNSPE creedi. However, the majority of engineering students are not familiar with the contexts inwhich vast needs exist, such as among the physically disabled or the 4 billion people living onless than $2 a day (PPP)5. These conditions represent formidable frontier design contexts,environments and situations outside the experience and expertise of most engineering students. Currently taught design methodologies advocate gathering customer
multiple AE curriculum courses, working well with architecturaldesign, and including communication and collaboration in a team setting. Additionally it is toconsider standards and codes, integrate computer technology, and to consider buildingperformance and sustainability fundamentals. In individual programs this design knowledge isoften referred to as a focus, and in some of the programs this focus in delivered as a degreeoption(s) within the program. Having a degree option in an AE program is not a requirements ofABET, and the majority of programs currently do not offer degree options in their curriculum.For some programs there is not a stated focus or degree option even though one can be seen uponexamination of the program’s curriculum
aseither an undergraduate or graduate student, and asked respondents to rate their experiences on ascale of 1 to 4, where 1 indicates a “poor experience, decreased my overall confidence ofsucceeding in structural engineering” and 4 indicates a “great experience, increased my overallconfidence of succeeding in engineering”. The most popular courses (as reported in Table 8)among the survey respondents were structural analysis and earthquake engineering. Senior(capstone/integrated) design, finite element analysis and foundation engineering were given thelowest ratings. The finding that capstone design was unpopular was somewhat surprising, but thesurvey questions did not allow us to uncover reasons behind these responses.Table 8. Respondents’ ratings
Engineering in the New Century. National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2004.5. Sattler, Melanie; Chen, Victoria; Dennis, Brian H.; Mattingly, Stephen; Rogers, K. Jamie; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson. "Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Engineering Sustainable Engineers," Accepted for the American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.6. Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Chen, Victoria; Mattingly, Stephen; Rogers, K. Jamie; Sattler, Melanie. “Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment.” Accepted for the American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.7. Rogers, K
hoc or singular, intuitive concept generation techniques. Througha suite of techniques, fixation, group think, and other cognitive barriers may be mitigated, wesurmise, leading to an enhanced ability to ideate. Page 15.602.2 Creativity & Innovation in Concept Generation Morph Matrix: Finger Nail Clipper Function Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3
Paper ID #15236Exploring Interdisciplinary Design in Relation to Workplace Success andCampus CommunityDr. Lisa M. Del Torto, Northwestern University Lisa Del Torto is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Bobbie & Stanton Cook Family Writing Program at Northwestern University. She teaches and coordinates Northwestern’s first-year design course, Design Thinking & Communication, a collaboration between the Cook Family Writing Program and the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Del Torto completed her PhD and MA in Linguistics at the University of Michigan and her BA in Linguistics and Spanish
complexity and scale of the types of problems engineers solve[1]. Students’capability of working effectively in engineering teams is cognizant among employers in industrywho seek to hire new talent into their organizations [2]–[4]. One of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) student outcome criteria is to have the ability to functioneffectively in high performing teams. This requires universities to better prepare students withteamwork skills and to incorporate teamwork as an important part of engineering curriculum [5]In today’s world of engineering, companies are shifting towards working in larger team sizes dueto the complexity of solving engineering problems [6]–[8]. Engineering programs need to findways to effectively
Paper ID #29355Creating value in project-based multidisciplinary design coursesMr. Klaus Castr´en, Aalto University Klaus Castr´en has a MScBA degree in International Design Business Management and works at Aalto University as an Innovation Ecosystem Specialist in Aalto Design Factory, where he promotes collabora- tion between students, academia, industry, and the society. His interest are focused on creating meaningful learning experiences for learners in all stages of life as well as on creating organizational change towards better learning environments.Dr. Sine Celik, Aalto University Sine Celik is a postdoctoral
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AC 2008-1709: COMPARING THE DESIGN PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESSESOF PRODUCT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING STUDENT TEAMS IN THE US ANDUKSenay Yasar Purzer, Arizona State University Senay Yasar-Purzer is a Ph.D. candidate in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University (ASU). She currently works as a graduate research associate in the Communication in Science Inquiry Project, an NSF-funded teacher professional development program. She earned her master’s degree in Science Education at ASU. She has a BS degree in Physics Education and is currently pursuing another B.S.E degree with a concentration in mechanical systems. In 2007, she received the Dean’s Excellence award
Paper ID #8494Teaching Applied Engineering Through Practicum CoursesDr. Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Pete Hylton is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He earned his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S de- grees from Purdue University (Mechanical Engienering) and IUPUI (Applied mathematics) and Ed.D. from Grand Canyon University (Organizational Leadership). Dr. Hylton is currently the Director of Motorsports Engineering at IUPUI and his interests include motorsports safety, automotive
design in both countries. Several other publications discuss singularengineering capstone programs in Australia and New Zealand.4,5 An additional report6 addressesassessment practices at engineering capstone design courses at many institutions in Australia,summarizing the results of a multi-year grant-funded research project.There seems to be a growing initiative in Australia to study capstone curriculum across a broadrange of disciplines and to connect the community of capstone educators nationally. The websitecapstonecurriulum.com.au provides resources, reports, and blog posts about capstone coursepedagogy, assessment, and structure.7 A recent paper8 on capstone curriculum provides rich dataacross multiple disciplines from several countries
qualitative andquantitative assessment results. Page 23.1327.2IntroductionThe capstone design course offered at many universities provides engineering students with theopportunity to apply lessons learned throughout their education. These courses are an importantmethod used to prepare future engineers and help to fulfill many of the requirements specified byABET. Specifically these courses meet ABET criteria 5 which states “Students must be preparedfor engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based onthe knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriateengineering standards and
Paper ID #34174Leadership and Communication Network Identification and Analysis withDependency Structure Matrices in Senior Design TeamsDr. James Righter, The Citadel James Righter is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, his MS in Military Studies from the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College, and his PhD in Mechanical Engi- neering from Clemson University. His research interests include design methods, engineering leadership, collaborative design, and engineering education.Prof