Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Cheryl L. Willis

pipeline of an educated and skilled workforce is known as a demand-driven workforcedevelopment system. The enabling technology for the federal government’s efforts is its labor market informationsystem.In order for STEM programs to meet the needs of the 21st Century workforce, we must understand the componentsof the nation’s labor market information system (LMIS) so that we can fully participate in our regional and localworkforce and economic development planning decisions. The LMIS collects, among other things, data from amyriad of sources on employment across occupations and industries, projections of high demand/high wageoccupations for the next 10 years, occupations and industries likely to see declining demand, and the knowledge,skills, and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 2008 Web-enabled System for Managing Student Applications for a Selective Industry-sponsored Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProgramAbstractIntegrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) is an institutionalized two-semester industry-sponsored multidisciplinary capstone design option for seniors in engineering, business, andpackaging science at the University of Florida. Preparing for the launch of the IPPD program inthe fall semester requires coordinating with dozens of project sponsors, faculty and staff fromnine academic departments and students from more than 12 disciplines. Obtaining 25 suitablemultidisciplinary industry projects each year is a time consuming activity. So too is the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

domains. This trio will be referred to as ‘the facilitators’. Page 13.253.3The goal of the course was to give the students the opportunity to practice BID, so the primaryassignment for the class was a semester-long design project, constituting 65% of the students’course grade. Students were given complete freedom to choose the topic, with the onlyrequirement being that their project had to utilize principles taken from some biological source.The teams gave a proposal presentation in the middle of the semester on their project topic, andthis allowed an opportunity to give guidance and a preliminary assessment to the students. Thefinal product

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Mathematics

. Theprofessors of the new course decided that they may be able to include integral theorems and anintroduction to partial differential equations. In addition to the traditional material that thesecourses would typically provide, many application-based homework assignments and projectswere given to provide engineering context. Each project assignment was given the same weightas a test but the projects were far more exploratory. Students were provided static notes in PDFformat as well as dynamic notes in notebook player file format provided via the use ofMathematica Player by Wolfram to illustrate visually many of the concepts taught. Anonymousstudent comments via Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) surveys – aninternal course

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc.; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Lingguang Song, University of Houston

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Architectural

AC 2009-2143: A SIMULATION APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT EDUCATIONMuhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc. Muhammad Imran Ghatala is a project controls engineer at Gulf States Inc., a general contractor in heavy industrial construction arena. He is involved in the lean construction and six-sigma based strategic planning efforts and is a continuous improvement leader at Gulf States Inc. He was a graduate assistant at University of Houston where he assisted in teaching Construction Estimation, Construction Planning and Scheduling and Reinforced Concrete Construction courses offered at under-graduate level. He was a Student Ambassador at College of Technology, University of Houston and a recipient of the

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oliver Platts-Mills, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

introduced which assesses theeffect that differences between capstone experiences have on student outcomes.The proposed framework identifies sources of variation in a student’s capstoneexperience that are endogenous to the course (e.g., project type, team size) andexogenous to it (e.g., students’ prior knowledge, students’ demographics). This approachemphasizes an understanding of the underlying aspects of each student’s individualcapstone experience. In addition, differences that students bring with them to capstone,including prior industrial experience, academic performance, and demographicdifferences, are integrated into the framework. Understanding the connection betweenthese differences and the fulfillment of desired outcomes is important to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Tranter; Theodore S. Rappaport; Jeffrey H. Reed; Donna M. Krizman; Brian D. Woerner

an unprecedented demand for trainedelectrical engineers with the expertise to design and deploy new wireless communications services,encompassing the high growth areas of cellular telephone, personal communications, paging services, andwireless local area networks. The project described in this paper teams electrical engineering faculty fromVirginia Tech’s Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG) and from the University of Missouri-Rolla to develop an innovative communications curriculum which draws from current research on radiosignal propagation modeling, computer-aided design and simulation of wireless communication systems, anddigital signal processing techniques to improve the performance and spectral efficiency of wireless

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe Manning, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

knowledge to the design of artificial organs including circulatorysupport devices, drug delivery systems, artificial lungs and oxygenators, artificial kidney,pacemakers, neural prostheses, prosthetic heart valves, orthopedic implants, bioartificial organs(tissue engineering), and cardiopulmonary bypass. These lectures demonstrate how thetechniques and knowledge presented in the first part of the class are applied to the design ofartificial organs. The students then complete a final design project for an artificial organ of theirown choosing.1. IntroductionArtificial organs have a significant impact on the types and quality of medical care availabletoday. Artificial organs treat over 4.8 million patients a year in the United States and

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Simmons, University of Queensland; Elise Barrella, Bucknell University; Keith Buffinton, Bucknell University

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First-Year Programs

2006-178: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION BEST PRACTICESTUDY FOR FIRST-YEAR, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSESElise Barrella, Bucknell University ELISE M. BARRELLA is a senior Civil and Environmental Engineering major at Bucknell University. Upon acceptance to Bucknell, she was selected to be a Presidential Fellow, which provided a stipend to support her research on this project. The best study practice was conducted at The University of Queensland, Australia while Elise was studying abroad for the Spring 2005 semester. In addition to her fellowship research, Elise is vice president of programming for Bucknell's student chapter of ASCE, a member of Delta Gamma sorority, and a teaching

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Coyle is a Fellow of the IEEE and in 1998 was named an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus of the University of Delaware. Dr. Coyle was a co-founder, with Professors Leah Jamieson and Hank Dietz, of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue. He was also a co-founder and co-director, with Professors Leah Jamieson and Bill Oakes, of the National EPICS Program, which supports and coordinates EPICS sites at Purdue and 14 other universities. Further information about EPICS is available at http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/. For their work with the EPICS Program, Professors Coyle and Jamieson have jointly received the School of Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Learning 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Valparaiso University; Karl R.B. Schmitt, Valparaiso University; Linda Clark, Brown University; Bjorn Sandstede, Brown University; Katherine M. Kinnaird, Smith College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

has yet to be reached, particularly weighing the disciplinary contributionsof computer science, mathematics, statistics, and other domain knowledge areas. T his need fueledthe rapid growth of data science education training the next generation of data-centric workers.Initially, data science teaching practices drew from data science's parent disciplines (e.g., computerscience, mathematics and statistics). However, because little consensus exists on the appropriateblend of these fields, pedagogical practices need to be critically evaluated for their effectivenessin the new context of data science education.T he Investigations of Student Difficulties in Data Science Instruction project addresses the earlydevelopment of concept inventory topics

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; James M. Thom, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

) increase student feedback opportunities. By making changesto the course lecture and lab sections there was a significant improvement in the students’perceptions of the course.Powerplant Systems CourseThis 300-level course was an aircraft powerplant system lecture and laboratory course containingtheory, applications, and hands-on projects. This course was part of a Federal AviationAdministration (FAA) Title 14 CFR Part 147 certificated program, leading to the students beingqualified to test for the Airframe & Powerplant certificate. In the fall of 2016, the course had thefollowing published objectives from the Federal Aviation Administration: 1) “Students will develop the knowledge and skills required to evaluate the condition of

Conference Session

COED: Online and Blended Learning Part 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a licensed PE in the State of Colorado, a member of ASEE, a senior member of IEEE, and a senior member of SME. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Virtual Reality Course using EON Reality: Students’ Experiences Nebojsa I. JaksicAbstractThis paper describes students’ experiences in a required first-year graduate-level one-semesterthree credit-hour mechatronics engineering course on virtual reality (VR). The course includedlectures with assignments and tests, lab examples, lab exercises, and a final VR project. The VRlab environment was provided by EON Reality. It included one large single screen

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani P.E., University of Maine; David S. Rubenstein, University of Maine; Wilhelm A. Friess, University of Maine

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Aerospace

, aircraft design, and aerospacestructures. The expansion of aerospace engineering education activities included thedevelopment of multiple undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, promotion of aerospacerelated capstone projects, establishment of student chapters of Students for the Exploration andDevelopment of Space (SEDS) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),and creation of an AIAA design-build-fly competition team.This initiative has so far resulted in the establishment of an undergraduate-level AerospaceEngineering Concentration and the Aerospace Graduate Certificate Program. Efforts to expandthe initiative are ongoing, particularly at the graduate level. Aerospace related research activitiesin the college of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Norma Perez, Houston Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

about generating knowledge,project-based learning is concerned with bring that knowledge to bear on a project that is ill-defined. Project-based learning has also been associated with improved self-efficacy12. Project-based learning, when introduced into a mechanics course, improved course outcomes and examscores13. The motivating aspects of project-based learning have also been highlighted14. Bothproblem-based and project-based learning are beneficial in the context of technician-leveleducation programs.One of the oft-cited aspects of project and problem-based learning is the applicability of theproblem or project. Namely, there is a desire that the problems or projects that students are askedto work on be authentic in nature. Authentic

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lupanow, Harvey Mudd College; Donald S. Remer PhD, PE, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #22262Self-Awareness of Student Leaders in an Experiential Undergraduate Engi-neering Clinic ProgramMs. Jessica Lupanow, Harvey Mudd College Jessica Lupanow completed her B.S. in Engineering at Harvey Mudd College in May 2018, focusing on management and robotics. For her clinic projects, she worked on an autonomous trajectory-tracking controller for underwater robots and served as team leader for an autonomous operations project for construction vehicles. She was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and in August 2018 she will begin working on her Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Southern

Conference Session

Topics in Computing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis P. Raje

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Education, 2019 How an NSF S-STEM LEAP Scholarship Program Can Inform a New Engineering ProgramAbstractIn Fall 2014, Utah Valley University was granted a Scholarships in STEM award from theNational Science Foundation. Entitled Strengthening Outcomes for Students in Engineering andComputer Science through Leadership, Engagement, Academic Mentoring, and Preparation(LEAP), the program is now in its fifth and final year. The goal of this project is to increase thegraduation rate for students in Computer Science and Engineering at UVU, an open enrollmentuniversity, and better prepare them for continued education and/or success in the STEMworkforce by providing scholarships to academically talented students with financial need

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, Erebus Labs; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

work looks at the impact of authentic value- added capstone projects on student’s soft skills by comparing results of a multi-year collaboration survey given to multiple senior capstone teams. The observed trends suggest that projects with community impact (irrespective of size or geographic constraint) foster increased communication, participation, and ultimately collaboration.Introduction There is a worldwide push to engage and develop K-12 student interest in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines1. Some STEM collegiate programs,such as civil and mechanical engineering, seem to have a plethora of incoming and returningstudents.Why?Buildingblocks

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Dynamics Research on Undergraduate EducationAbstract The obtaining of an undergraduate degree concludes a successful student universitycareer. For many pursuing an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, the process canbe tedious and difficult. Much like an engineering design, an engineering education requiresspecific tools to see the problem from design to production. For many, the desired solution toproducing the degree is supplemented only by an introductory design class, a few hands onlaboratories that provide an introduction to a few key basic concepts, and a capstone course thatrequires the implementation of the acquired knowledge in a final design project intending tomimic the design process

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #16192STEM-Discovery – An Integrated Approach to DESIGNDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Dr Kelly Crittenden is a member of Louisiana Tech University’s Integrated STEM Education Center (ISERC), and the Harrelson Family Professor of engineering. He earned his PhD and BS in BioMedical Engineering in 2001, and 1996 respectively. Dr Crittenden’s interests lie in K-12 outreach, developing project-driven curricula, and product design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 STEM-Discovery – An Integrated Approach to

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11220Internalizing the Symbolic World: Using Low-Cost Shake Tables to ConveyEarthquake Engineering Concepts to Secondary School Students (K-12 Divi-sion: Curriculum Exchange)Mr. Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego Eric completed his B.S. degree in 2007 and his M.S. degree in 2008 in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego. In 2011, Eric earned his M.B.A. from San Diego State University with a coursework emphasis in finance and a thesis outlining a competitive framework for firms in the transportation industry pursuing Design-Build projects. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at UC San Diego in

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

teaching methodology of the courses is Challenge Based Instruction (CBI)because of its proven effectiveness over traditional lecturing. The course subjects developedincluded Water Science, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Systems Modeling. All threecourses were administered to returning TexPREP fourth year students.At the beginning of each course, students were given the challenges of building a Stirling engineusing items that can be found at home, designing and constructing a solar car, and creating awater theme park for the Systems Modeling, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Water Sciencecourses respectively. They were then guided through a series of lectures, mini projects, andassessment exercises to help them obtain the necessary knowledge to

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

discusses a major group project using model rockets in atwo-hour per week laboratory that is a part of a two-credit course in exploration of engineeringand technology at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.Introduction:A model rocket is a combined miniature version of real launch and space vehicles. Once amodel rocket leaves the launcher, it is a free body in air. Model rockets have been used asprojects before. Boyer et al. [1] report a similar project for sophomore aerospace engineeringstudents. Figure 1 shows a cross section of a ready to launch model rocket with a B6-4 solidengine. Page 26.1643.2Figure 1. Single stage model rocket with

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Di Ma, University of Michigan - Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #15364Mobile Computing & Security Laboratory DevelopmentDr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several publications regarding to the research and educational projects.Dr. Di Ma, University of Michigan - Dearborn Dr. Di Ma is

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ryan H. Koontz, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Eric Jon Holmgren

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Adapting a Freshman Manufacturing Course to Different Learning StylesIntroductionOur mechanical engineering curriculum includes a freshman course in Design ForManufacturing (DFM). This course introduces project management skills via a curriculumemploying project-based learning. These skills include product design, resource planning,process planning and cost analysis, but the primary focus is in producing a design that ismanufacturable. The most recent offering of this course gives the student an option of lab seriesin which to develop the concepts of DFM. One series uses manual machining processes and theother uses Computer Numerical Control (CNC) manufacturing. Ideally each student can learnusing the method they are

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette; Jason E. Bice, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, introduce amultidisciplinary project to teach the fundamental principles of engineering, and to introduce awide array of engineering disciplines within a single course.The assumption entering into this project was that core engineering concepts can be graspedthrough practice, as opposed to traditional classroom lecture, to teach students the engineeringdesign loop, intra- and intergroup collaboration and communication, design methodology, andcritical thinking skills [1]. However, the idea of learning through practice in no way eliminatesthe traditional lecture to communicate topics necessary for practicing engineering, such as staticsor basic circuit design. Therefore, the course that was developed incorporates two learningstyles: active learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Bill Hemphill

Session ETD 325 Design, Prototype, & Build: The Engineering Technology Capstone Experience Mr. Bill Hemphill Engineering, Engineering Technology & Surveying ETSU College of Business & Technology East Tennessee State UniversityASEE Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) Session #ETD 325—Best Practices for Engineering Technology Capstone Projects St. Antonio, TX Feb. 7, 2018 Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea J. Andrews, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2020Reservoir Rescue: A Community-Connected Elementary WaterFiltration Engineering Unit (Resource Exchange)Grade level: 3-6 (meets 5th grade engineering and earth and space science standards)Time: 12, 1-hour lessons. Final Design Challenge can also be a stand-alone design taskStandards: All NGSS 3-5-ETS standards are met, see full documentation for science standardsIn the ConnecTions in the Making project, researchers and district partners work to develop andstudy community-connected, integrated science and engineering curriculum units that supportdiverse elementary students’ science and engineering ideas, practices, and attitudes. In the units,students use human-centered design strategies to prototype and share functional

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

a product by the end of the lesson. Students will need to  be able to determine a community need in addition to designing and creating a smaller-scale example of their solution. They will need to  keep in mind ​who t​ hey are designing for; it is not for themselves! Once complete, students will present their projects in an engineering  exhibit, and evaluate each other’s solutions. Looking for more inspiration?​ You can prompt your students to design something more specific. For example: Have your students design a shelter for victims of natural disasters or political conflict. Have your students design a library for small villages without access to this resource. The possibilities are endless! Project Checklist: What are you trying

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

all students at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA). Ittakes an innovative approach to first-year engineering education by introducing engineering inthe context of the design process. Students are organized into teams and are given assignmentsgeared towards hands-on exposure to five engineering disciplines: astronautical, aeronautical,mechanical, electrical, and civil. The final project requires them to design, construct, and launcha rocket-powered boost glider. The boost glider is produced in a five-stage process whichbalances textbook and laboratory work, with each stage focused on one of the engineeringdisciplines. Faculty from each of the five engineering departments at USAFA teach the course,reinforcing the multidisciplinary nature of