airplane, a model train anda wind tunnel make heavy use of data-acquisition systems, programs written and developed inLabVIEW and MATLAB, and modern communication protocols such as RS485. The entireinterface is through virtual instrumentation, and the lab is also being given the capability of remoteaccess to the students. There are other indirect advantages of this approach in terms of financialeconomy and faculty professional development. This project has been funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) and has resulted in the development of the Integrated SystemsEngineering Laboratory (ISEL) that houses vertically integrated laboratory exercises for twelvecourses from three different curricula.1. IntroductionMost universities have limited
. Drivers for Environmental and Economic FocusStudents can gain a broader understanding and strengthen their comprehension of the economicand environmental consequences of materials choices by incorporating these ideas into existingtechnical courses or new technical electives. Within the Department of Mechanical, Industrialand Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), there are three undergraduate course offerings thatfocus on materials science. Current graduate materials courses provide a good foundation forgraduate students focusing on a degree in materials science. Through required and electivecourses available in the industrial engineering curriculum, students have opportunities to learnabout engineering economy, project management and other pertinent
Work in Progress: Development of a Medical Devices Course for Sophomore Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate StudentsIntroductionThe biomedical engineering (BME) workforce requires competency in professional and technicalskills. BMEs often use knowledge in design, administration and management, and customerneeds assessment [1]. Typical work activities of a BME include analyzing data or information,organizing and planning work, determining compliance with standards, building teams, anddrafting and specifying technical device parts [1]. The undergraduate BME capstone designcourse is often used as a “catchall” to develop these critical professional skills; however, to buildcompetency, it is recommended that these skills be practiced
in Philadelphia and his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. He is currently serving as a research assistant at the Engineering Technology department at Drexel University. Robin has been involved in various projects funded by Pfizer, NASA, NSF and Department of Education. His areas of research include Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, Efficient Solar Energy Systems, Internet-based Quality Control and 3-D Online Education.Matthew DordaiBret Alan Davis, Drexel University Bret Davis is pursuing his B.S. degree in Engineering Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is currently serving as a research assistant at the Engineering
program which actively and purposefully develop desirable graduate attributes.These experiences might include such elements as team projects, field trips, guest lectures, andexperiential laboratories. The USLP is then a capstone experience.Equally the form of site learning can be broadened to include study abroad or exchangeprograms, internships in research laboratories (especially for student considering a researchcareer). Industry sites are then but one of a variety of types of site. Thus we move closer to amodel of education where the students can make some decisions as to the form of a more tailoredprogram of study including the context of learning.AcknowledgementI wish to acknowledge the many people who have made the USLP a success. In
possible open to both engineering and liberal arts students. This requires a multidisciplinary faculty team effort to design and implement the courses. Once these courses are designed, advanced courses and perhaps minors in the area can be developed. 2) Faculty, individually or in teams, introduce various CT topics to their existing courses (e.g., nanotechnology into materials, chemistry, and physics courses; microfluidics and non-Newtonian behavior into fluid mechanics courses, etc.). This tends to “modernize” traditional courses and attract student interest, and hopefully enhance retention. 3) Develop student capstone CT projects with local industry (many of whom welcome the exposure to both
experience for 27 years, in design, research and manufacturing of electro mechanical systems, such as design of various types of gear and gear boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised senior/capstone projects over 5 years. Has reviewed papers for ASEE, SAMPE, ASME and SME. dhanasekaran@canton.edu ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
co-authored a text book chapter and research papers on machining of composites. He has a di- verse industrial experience for 27 years, in design, research and manufacturing of electro mechanical systems, such as design of various types of gear and gear boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised senior/capstone projects over 5 years. Has reviewed papers for ASEE, SAMPE, ASME and
Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He then went to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech followed by research work at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridges. He is currently a professor of civil engineering and the Jackson-Hope Chair in Engineering at VMI. He teaches engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure
of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions. Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University, where he currently teaches first-year programming and user interface design courses, and serves on the college’s Capstone Design Committee. Much of his research involves design education pedagogy, including for- mative assessment of client-student interactions, modeling sources of engineering design constraints, and applying the entrepreneurial mindset to first-year programming projects through student engagement in educational software development. Estell earned his BS in Computer Science
operator.PLCs are used in almost every factory setting where there is assembly line technologyand automated processes. They are also used to control such things as dishwashers,lighting systems and computer peripherals.3In 1968 General Motors issued a request for proposals for an electronic replacement forhard-wired relay system. The winning proposal came from Bedford Associates 4 whostarted a new company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, selling, and servicingthis new product: Modicon, which stood for MOdular DIgital CONtroller. One of thepeople who worked on that project was Richard E. Morely, who is considered to be the"father" of the PLC.5PLCs are a form of computer that has the specific job of sequencing the steps in a processor the
project: An empirical evaluation. Applied Measurement in Education,22(3), 290-308.Page |3 January 7, 2013 NSF CCLI Phase 3 Grant 0817403, SMARTER Teamwork: System for Management, Assessment, Research, Training, Education, and Remediation for Teamwork 6. Loughry, M.L., M.W. Ohland, and D.D. Moore. Development of a Theory-Based Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 6 2007; vol. 67: pp. 505 – 524. 7. Ohland, M. W., Layton, R. A., Loughry, M. L., & Yuhasz, A. G. (2005). Effects of behavioral anchors on peer evaluation reliability. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 319-326. 8. Kaufman, D
provided with WATTStraining) as well as in the “experimental” year of the study (tutors provided with the WATTS training).Background:The students in the study were senior-year students enrolled in the capstone design sequence of an METprogram. The course sequence meets once a week during the fall and spring semesters and is taught bythe same instructor both semesters. Students are assigned to work on industry-sponsored design projectsin teams of three or four. Each team’s project work is facilitated by a faculty advisor drawn from the METdepartment faculty. During the course of the semester, the students are tasked with applying the designskills learned in other MET courses to their design project. Each student must select a component oraspect of
. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands
. Strategic selection of information sources based on audience needs and quality of information. An annotated bibliography demonstrating the relevance of each selected source to the rhetorical situation (audience and purpose).Overall, the assignment sequence and related skill-development require 10 weeks of a16-week semester. After students receive this major assignment, the librarian providestwo full-hour visits to technical writing sections to give specific instruction in skills fordeveloping key words (the controlled vocabulary of a discipline), and for navigatingsubscription databases. After each visit, students are required to apply the demonstratedskills to their own major project and turn that work in as an exercise for evaluation
. . REFERENCES[1] BUTKUS, M.A., AND KELLEY, M.B. 2004. Approach for integrating professional practice issues into undergraduate environmental engineering design projects. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 130:3, 166-172.[2] CATALANO, G.D. 2004. Senior capstone design and ethics: a bridge to the professional world. Science and Engineering Ethics 10:2, 409-415.[3] CHUMER, M.J. 2002. Towards An Understanding Of User- Centeredness Within Information Technology Diffusion: A Self- Ethnography. Doctoral dissertation, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. Advisor: Ronald E. Rice.[4] CSTB99: Committee on Information Technology Literacy, National Research Council 1999. Being Fluent with
are covered in atraditional undergraduate course, (b) a basic knowledge of finite element theory, and (c) theability to apply commercial finite element software to engineering problems involving thermalsystems. Assessment has been done through the use of pre- and post-tutorial quizzes, studentopinion surveys, and demographic surveys of student learning styles. Furthermore, theimplementation of a design project that involves an application of the knowledge gained from thetutorials is also discussed.Introduction The finite element (FE) method is a widely used tool in industry for analyzing engineering problems. The most basic FE theory and applications are offered primarily as a graduate- level course, or in some cases, as an upper-level
. The introductory class to the design process had a special emphasis on theimportance of understanding the problem and the customer, as well as communicating with thoseinvolved in the design of a product, such as marketing personnel, economists, and projectmanagers. The second and the third class focused on providing students with a real-worldproblem, provided by a professor in the Nursing department for a Capstone class, and requesting Table I. EDP exercise guiding questions. Step 1: Brainstorming 1) Define the problem: and Problem Definition a. Are there any questions that you should ask the customer for clarification? 2) Acquire pertinent data
the defense industry, this study highlights the importance ofengineering education in producing the aerospace leaders of tomorrow. By incorporating CPSchallenges into capstone projects, industry collaborations, and research projects, universities canequip students with the know-how necessary to confront emerging threats in UAV technology.Improving these education platforms will ensure that the engineers of tomorrow are well-positioned to enhance national security and technology.Disclaimer StatementThis research received no external funding, and the authors declare no conflicts of interest. References1. J. Postma, "Drones over Nagorno-Karabakh: A glimpse at the future of war?," Atlantisch
). EEM students showed constraints (e.g., foreign keys).a marked improvement of +1.98, while DB students improved EEM Students' skills assessment focused on crafting AIby +0.97. The Magnitude in Improvement chart (Fig 1) prompts to compare digital/analog sensors in solar energyhighlighted this disparity, with EEM’s gain surpassing DB’s systems (e.g., “Propose a solar energy system design withacross all competencies except problem-solving (Q3: EEM voltage/current sensors”). Rubrics emphasize practical+0.10 vs. DB -0.44). Open-ended responses contextualized feasibility and integration of theoretical concepts. Qualitativefeedback from the EEM skills assessment showed that project
ChallengesThe Item Shop available purchases and associated costs for this course are seen below in Table2. Table 2: Digital Design Fundamentals Item Shop Item Name LogicCoin Cost ExplanationTilted Hourglass 10 Automatic 2-day extension on any homework (labs/capstone excluded)Regeneration Potion 30 Resubmission of individual quiz with corrections for half credit of points lostCrystal Ball 75 Initial professor review of Capstone project with feedback prior to submittingTrusty
are invited to stay on campus for the live filming of the InVenture Prize, andsometimes K-12 students are featured in the broadcast. In addition, some schools come foradditional field trips to see the Capstone Expo for senior design projects. For more details on theIC offerings, see Moore et al., 201710.MethodsResearch Design: This research utilizes a mixed methods approach employing both qualitativeand quantitative sources (i.e., surveys, interviews, and a focus group) to determine the nature ofteachers’ experiences with InVenture Challenge and teachers’ perceptions of the program’simpact on students.Participants: This study is being conducted with teachers who implemented the InVentureChallenge (IC) in their schools during the 2015-2016
this course the Curriculum Development Team was composed of selectedinstructors from across the state to create a web-based book (Portable Document Format and/oreBook) and online course that teaches the principles of drafting and design at the process level topromote curriculum acceptance and implementations from K-12 to Post-Secondary Education.The team members of this project were given the task to teach the underlying basic principles ofdrafting in generic terms and then supply some supplemental training specific to each CADsoftware package. This approach treats the specific CAD software as just a tool to learn theprocess so the student can solve the problem much like a calculator is to math (just a tool, it doesnot matter if it is a Casio
upper-division courses orsenior design capstone courses at San Francisco State University.For the 2010-2011 academic year, the civil engineering student participated in the design andconstruction of a timber bridge. The mechanical engineering student participated in a project onMaterials and Manufacturing. Both the computer engineering and the electrical engineeringparticipated in projects on Microelectronics. For the 2011-2012 academic year, the civilengineering student participated in the design and construction of a concrete canoe. For fall 2011,the mechanical engineering student participated in a Linear Systems Analysis Lab while thecomputer engineering and the electrical engineering students participated in projects onMicroelectronics. For
success. The major does not require any writing coursesbeyond the general university requirements. However, classes for the major include manywriting assignments: lab reports, essays about issues in the profession, various structure or sitedescriptions (e.g. visiting and describing a bridge for a bridge engineering class), design reports,proposals, tech memos, and numerous other writing tasks. In their capstone design course,students work on a design project for a real client with whom they meet. Some other coursesinvent client contexts for writing – for example, framing a homework analysis problem as aclient’s request for an investigation, with the results presented in a tech memo written to theclient.Ten engineering consulting firms in the
space in one historic building, the Machine Tool Laboratory,offering a common location for students to gather. In addition to the shop, students enjoy acomputer classroom, a capstone project workshop, a laboratory/classroom, and two additionallaboratory spaces. Three faculty members have offices in the building, including the machinetool laboratory instructor who also serves as building manager. One of our primary goals in thepast ten years has been to continuously improve the space so that it presents a professional Page 25.1076.7manufacturing environment. These improvements have included interior and exterior painting,and new floor finishes
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complex sociotechnical and global contexts, as well as designing one’s ownengineering pathway and designing for real-world clients as required in our Capstone Designsequence. For assessing and growing this programmatic spine, we have carefully integrated theassessable performance indicators into our course delivery to expand what it means to be adesign engineer in a socially, and technologically, complex world.Problem Solving Five Years OutAs we develop our students for their post-graduate careers, we consider not only the mission andvalues of our department, but projections for student development and growth five years aftertheir learning experience in our courses. Program educational objectives (PEOs) help us to framestudent success as related
, the researchexperience is greatly dependent on the mentoring provided informally by the research laboratoryand the research advisor. In addition, the Honors College would like to increase the number ofstudents completing their Honors Capstone (senior thesis). To respond to these goals, an“Introduction to STEM Research” course was developed and taught. This course was broadlydesigned to group mentor the students into the research process, prepare them for the subsequentin-laboratory research experience, and scaffold them towards completion of the Honors program.This course is broadly focused to provide a general approach to research and graduate schoolpreparation appropriate for all majors in the Engineering College and other programs in
courses'competitive nature.Engagement is one of the main factors that can be used to predict academic success. An engagedstudent is more likely to have short-term goals such as an intention to participate in an internshipprogram or long-term goals such as intentions to pursue graduate studies or move into the technicalworkforce. Tutoring sessions, field trips, and research projects have been introduced to theundergraduate engineering student's curriculum ostensibly to increase engagement. Peerdiscussions in undergraduate courses have helped develop the personal and social skills to thrivein an engineering major. Peer discussions seem to enhance student learning compared with coursesthat do not allow peer discussions [2]. Capstone projects serve as a great