series of relatively worthless trinkets thathad little to no intrinsic value.This paper describes the design and implementation of a simple bottle opener project that servesas the framework for an entry-level introduction to machining in an undergraduatemanufacturing course. The bottle opener’s design allows students to machine it using variousmanufacturing sequences, so they may start on any of several machines and end up with thesame final product. This paper also provides an assessment of the effectiveness of theimplementation of this project through the use of student grades and performance, an assessmentof the quality of team products and prototypes in a follow-on project, surveys, interviews withstudents, and course-end student feedback
in the capstone experience. However, there is little transition between the highlydefined problems provided in lecture and laboratory courses versus the open-ended projectstudents are asked to solve in their capstone design course. The capstone design projects for theNanosystems Engineering program is provided by faculty across a variety of disciplines.Therefore, it became evident that rather than expecting each faculty mentor to provide certainbasic skills, a more effective approach would be to have all Nanosystems Engineering students towork on a smaller open-ended project in the last quarter of the Junior year to teach all theelements that they would need to apply more deeply in their capstone project the following year.The educational
introductory course on engineering innovation and entrepreneurship ≠ A review of best practices at other institutions, including other efforts supported under the KEEN program. ≠ A faculty workshop to enlist the perspectives of our colleagues. ≠ Development of a long term integration plan to extend these efforts campus wide ≠ Assessment of the courses and processThe course has now been offered twice and here we describe its structure and the studentreaction to it, as well as the broader campus context.2.0 Structure of the CourseThe I & E course consists of lectures, discussions and a project. The course is a collaborativeeffort, taught by the PIs who come from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and theDepartment of
management systems. She was a faculty researcher on a Business and International Education Grant funded by the Department of Education, completing projects on multimodal transport networks and international and global supply chain curriculum development. She completed preliminary work on global, multi-institutional collaborative student teams referenced in this proposal as part of the BIE grant award. Dr. Long is currently a co-investigator on a related Missouri DOT project and is an investigator on a sustainable waste water treatment project in EPA Region 7 funded by Missouri S&T’s Energy Research Development Center. Dr. Long has over twenty five conference and journal publications, is a
allof the lecture material, a syllabus, homework problems, examinations, and possibly laboratoryexperiments. This is a daunting task for anyone, but especially so for someone who hasabsolutely no experience. Consequently, incorporating some type of voluntary teachingeducation into the PhD curriculum could provide graduates who are better prepared for their firstfaculty position and more confident that they are making the right choice in pursing a career asan educator.In this work, a one-semester junior-level electrical engineering class is taught by a team of onefaculty member (mentor, Phillips) and myself, a PhD-seeking graduate student (mentee,Murphy). The purpose of the project is to provide me with ‘real-world’ teaching experience thatwill
Aided Design class with a Technical Report Writing class. This arrangementmirrors how the AE and ME engineering capstone courses are co-taught by a communicationprofessor and an engineering professor, who guide student teams through a year-long designprocess.In the cornerstone courses students carry out two design projects, one of which is a semester-long team assignment. For the team project, students write a System Specification document thatoutlines requirements, a Trade Studies Report, a Design Proposal, and a Final Report that isaccompanied by a drawing package. They also give three presentations. The Conceptual DesignReview, in which they present their selected concepts, is followed a Preliminary Design Reviewthat introduces their chosen
also completed her post-doctoral studies. Her research has primarily focused on the application of data analysis techniques to engineering education research studies as well as industrial accidents. She has over 20 years of experience in various engineering, IT, and data analysis positions within academia and industry, including ten years of manufacturing experience at Delphi Automotive. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024AbstractA forward-thinking course format based on project-based learning (PBL) was employed in anundergraduate engineering course in the summer 2021. We believe this course is forward-thinking given the international, virtual, team-based format driven by industry-led
throughout the program’s curriculum to complete a design project. This paperinvestigates the ongoing work of restructuring a traditional one-semester, 3-credit springcapstone experience in materials science and engineering into a two-semester fall (1-credit) andspring (2-credit) experience. During the restructuring of the capstone experience, the Human-Centered Design (HCD) framework, a method to formalize the design process in discrete stages,was integrated into the course content. Due to course catalog constraints, a 1-credit fall coursewas piloted in Fall 2022 as an elective for seniors (enrollment was approximately 30% of thesenior population); the traditional 3-credit course was still required of all seniors in Spring 2023.Aspects of HCD were
RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). Toimplement this project, we used the SN74LS283N 4-bit full adder IC, the SiFive HiFive1 Rev B boardthat hosts a 32-bit RISC-V processor, breadboard, LEDs, and few resistors. To program the circuit,we used Visual Studio Code with the PlatformIO extension to allow deployment and debugging of theRISC-V assembly code on the HiFive board. The goal of this project was to demonstrate the full 4-bitadder truth table by cycling through different inputs and displaying the adder output using LED lights.The input to the adder was driven by onboard GPIO pins that were actuated through RISC-V assemblycode. Using the SiFive HiFive1 Rev B manuals, we identified the base memory addresses of the GPIOpins and the
Paper ID #39983Empowering Trailblazers toward Scalable, Systematized, Research-BasedWorkforce DevelopmentMartha Cervantes, Johns Hopkins University Martha Cervantes is a Mechanical Engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labora- tory where she works in mechanical design and integration of robotic systems. Additionally, Martha is the project manger of the CIRCUIT Program at JHU/APL, which connects and mentors students from trailblazing backgrounds to STEM careers through science and engineering projects. Martha received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and she is currently
in Modeling and Simulation and lack of institutions with a degreeprogram in the discipline in our region, designing, promoting and implementing a degree programin an institution that traditionally attracts students from the minority population will represent aviable pathway to increasing the participation of underrepresented minorities in this emerging field.After an extensive search we could not identify any Minority Serving Institution (MSI) that offers adegree program in Modeling and Simulation in our region. This paper will present the ModellingSimulation project which will help students learn the concepts of Modeling and Simulation. Themodeling and simulation project work is supported by the grant from the Department of Education.To
Paper ID #37360Civil Engineering Curricula and Sustainability Education: AnInternational Cross-Case Analysis of Alignments and GapsMiss Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Monash University Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli is a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Education, Monash University, origi- nally from Colombia, with a background in civil engineering and construction management. Parallel to her studies, she works as a research assistant and teaching associate in curriculum development and peda- gogy projects. Her research interests are sustainability education, engineering education, and construction management.Alan Reid, Monash
) ExperientialLearning [4-6], and (d) Career Development. Findings from the review serve as bases toestablish a strategic plan for the SSC.The literature review also revealed several issues that led to the launching of this project. First-generation college students demand extra support to find their path to academic and professionalsuccess [7]. Undecided freshmen desire more educated decision before choosing the right major.Students who have been mostly isolated in their last two years of high school need intentionallyadded support in order to develop their social skills [8, 9]. In response to these needs and toincrease the value of CET student college experience in general, the collaborative team 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section
first-year engineering students has been increasingly studied over recent years. However,many of these studies examine the use of general engineering concepts and subsequently providea connection of how they apply to engineering design. As an example, a program may presentan engineering project and then discuss how mathematics and physics fit within the context ofthe project. While it is imperative that first-year engineering students understand the relationshipbetween these fields and their role within engineering, there are limited studies which examineimmersing first-year engineering students into a teaching environment that is centered around theunderstanding of another closely related major.This paper will present an overview and
in energy systems. Throughout his career, Dr. Kerzmann has advised over eighty student projects, some of which have won regional and international awards. A recent project team won the Utility of Tomorrow competition, outperforming fifty-five international teams to bring home one of only five prizes. Additionally, he has developed and taught fourteen different courses, many of which were in the areas of energy, sustainability, thermodynamics, dynamics and heat transfer. He has always made an effort to incorporate experiential learning into the classroom through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique
2013 for designing the nation’s first BS degree in Engineering Education. He was named NETI Faculty Fellow for 2013-2014, and the Herbert F. Alter Chair of Engineering (Ohio Northern University) in 2010. His research interests include success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneur- ship into engineering, and international service and engineering. He has written texts in design, general engineering and digital electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way.Mrs. Tina Marie Griesinger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tina Griesinger is a PhD student in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Paper ID #20214MAKER: Simple Motor for a Freshman ClassDr. Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Dawn Wendell is an engineer whose past projects range from BattleBots robots to medical devices, for which she holds several patents. She received four degrees from MIT including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She worked as a fluid mechanics researcher in Paris, France before returning to MIT as Assistant Director of Admissions. Currently Dr. Wendell works as a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching design, manufacturing, and instrumentation. c
, occupant impacts, and energy use. She is the Principal Investigator of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project, NSF EFRI-Barriers, Understanding, Integration – Life cycle Devel- opment (BUILD). As the associate director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design, she translates research to community outreach programs and develops sustainable engineering programs for K-12 education.Prof. Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University Kristen Parrish is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environ- ment at Arizona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into
Carolina State University, MBA from King University, and PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Dr. Carrico is a certified project management professional (PMP) and licensed professional engineer (P.E.).Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her
AC 2007-808: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ASDEFINED BY COURSEWORKWilliam Peterson, Arizona State University Dr. Bill Peterson is on the faculty of the Department of Technology Management at Arizona State University where he teaches Strategic Management, Project Management, and Financial Management. He is a past-chair of the Engineering Management Division of ASEE; a past-president of ASEM; a past-president and founding member of Epsilon Mu Eta, The Engineering Management Honor Society; and president-elect of SEMS (IIE). His research interests are the justification and introduction of new technologies as well as engineering and technology management education. Prior to
library ofpreviously recorded human motions provided with the software. The second part of the coursewas dedicated to biomaterials and their applications in medicine.Recording and analyzing a human movement were part of a project completed by students as acourse requirement. Students were also asked to research a biomaterial of their choice anddescribe its properties and medical applications in a scholarly paper. Finally students preparedpresentations summarizing the analysis project and the biomaterial paper that were given to theentire class during the final class session.From the first time the course was taught, it was well received by the students, who participatedenthusiastically in the applied portions of the course. Creating our own
The Institute for Engineering Education at SMU – Answering the Shortage of Tomorrow’s Engineers Geoffrey Orsak Executive Director The Institute for Engineering Education at SMU Betsy Willis Director, Student Programs and Outreach, School of Engineering Southern Methodist University AbstractTo help combat the projected shortage of engineers, the Institute for Engineering Education atSMU was founded in 2002 with funding from the national government. The Institute developsengineering
Tutor of the McBride Honors Program, and Ron Miller, Coordinator of the EPICS Program, the key features of the program are: ● modifying existing freshmen course syllabi in humanities, physical and social sciences (chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, and economics), and engineering practices (EPICS) to feature a series of integrated project modules which allow students and faculty to explore appropriate connections between these disciplines, l adding a two-semester Connections interdisciplinary seminar series in which students and faculty will further develop and explore the interconnectedness of appropriate topics from each of the freshman
neatly under the headings that they use. To further complicate the issue, it should be noted that lecturing on the subject of manufacturingsystems integration is not sufficient. To truly understand the difficulties and uncertainties that can arise in asystems integration effort, students really need to be involved in a project that exposes them to theunpredictable and unforeseeable nature of the task.A Solution In the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a course has been developed to address these needs. The course is entitled (not surprisingly)ManufacturingSystems Integration and is a senior-level undergraduate/first-year graduate level course. It is an elective courseand
) industrial exposure. 1) Communication Skills. This is an issue that has been identified to be addressed in the undergraduateeducation of engineering students. The practicing engineer is called upon to make verbal presentations, usingoverheads or their equivalents using the laptop computer, and to communicate through the written word. Thisis independent of the level of education, be it bachelors, masters, or Ph.D. In the context of education we findour students making verbal presentation in classes. There has been an increased awareness and attention beingpaid to tectilcal writing, e.g., lab reports, project reports and so on. At what level, though, are we dealing with communication skills? We still hear complaints about theengineering
. Therefore, it isimportant that these courses address the educational goals for engineers as effectively andcomprehensively as possible. Page 14.20.2 I propose a unique first year foundation course, designed specifically for engineeringstudents, which facilitates the development of communication skills, individual creativity,critical thinking and writing, and requires that students contextualize their work with respect toprofessionals in the field and the world at large. My course, titled "Seeing and Hearing:Communicating with Photographs, Video and Sound", fulfills a first year foundation requirementin AHS and provides a project-based
Page 11.412.3AbstractThe ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs specifically requires design incriterion three and criterion four. These requirements stem from a fundamental need forengineers to understand and carry out the design process and the requirements areunlikely to change in the foreseeable future. ABET criteria do not allow substitution ofresearch for design in an engineering program. What is the difference between researchprojects and design projects and why doesn’t ABET allow the substitution? Theobjective of this paper is to review the rationale for the design requirement in the ABETcriteria; review the differences between design and research; and to propose questionsthat can be used to differentiate between a research
EDUCATION AND TRAININGAbstractCombining teaching, research, and engagement has always been a goal of EngineeringTechnology faculty. Finding “real world” applications which can be implemented at theundergraduate level has always proved challenging as well. One method of achieving thisis to define an application area which can be managed by responsible faculty and whichcan be broken into small enough tasks to be suitable for completion by succeeding yearsof undergraduate students in their capstone design activity.At Western Carolina University and Florida Institute of Technology, a project has beenundertaken which is achieving many of these goals. The Kamikaze AutonomousUnderwater Vehicle (AUV) is currently under continuous
University and is currently a 5th- year Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Prof. Thomas Jaramillo. Her thesis work focuses on developing tantalum nitride semiconductors as photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting—the process of using solar energy to directly split water into hydrogen and oxygen.Gabriel K. Head, University of Pennsylvania c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Sustainable Energy Projects for Undergraduates: Biofuels from Solar-Powered Algae CulturesAbstractRenewable, Green, and Sustainable energy utilizing photovoltaics and wind power are well-established in educational laboratories and as topics for student projects. Biofuels are
Paper ID #17952Industry Certification Program in Quality ControlDr. Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University Ali Ahmad is the Head of the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan; with Highest Distinction) and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Fl, USA). He has diverse expertise in human-computer interaction, quality engineering, and simulating human-machine systems. He previously worked on projects related to transfer of