three dimensions is a cognitive skill that is linked to success in engineering.Spatial visualization skill and its correlation with students’ success has received much attentionin technical education. The ability to understand important topics in engineering drawing such asorthographic projection, isometric drawing, hidden views, and sectional views is very critical asit represents the fundamentals of engineering drawing education. However, research shows thatsome learners with poor spatial ability had trouble understanding basic fundamental concepts ofengineering drawing. This study investigates the correlation between spatial visualization abilityand academic success in a Technical Drawing course which has three sections (i) hand drafting,(ii
students) behind fancy sounding pedagogical techniques. In re-ality, we are still a sage, we simply don’t stand on the stage all the time. An inductive classroomis therefore only “flipped” in delivery, as we are still very much the arbiters of skill and knowledge.What I will present is a way to assign problems and projects where the instructor is not the content Page 26.1532.2expert. Faculty instead make a contract with their students to guide them without being able todirect them with regard to content. The end goal is for students to experience what it is like todrive forward their own learning. I will call such an approach a Faculty Ulysses
. They need to learn to choose carefully elements ofdocument design, visual depiction, inclusion of any needed warnings, cautions, or tips, wordchoice, and sentence structure. A basic instruction-writing assignment in a technicalcommunication course might be to build an original Lego creation, and then write instructions sothat other individuals can successfully reproduce the exact same design. As a warm-upassignment, one of the authors has her students write instructions for how to use the instructionaltechnology in the classroom. Summers and Watt have described “quick and dirty” instruction-writing projects assigned in their technical writing courses, such as creating paper prototypes ofmobile applications, and revising existing instructions
. Anna’s working experience started in 2007 when she took the position of an interpreter at one of the largest chemical companies in the region – JSC Kazanorgsintez. In 2013 she joined the team of Kazan National Research Techno- logical University as an interpreter of International Affairs and a lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages. Owing to her work as an interpreter at industrial site she could share her experience with her students, giving them an opportunity to see the practical side of knowing a foreign language. Anna’s work at International Affairs is multifunctional. it comprises interpreting at international conferences run by the University, administration of several international projects
for improving professional formation in engineering and design activities:RQ1: Does compassionate design enable students to develop self/social awareness? RQ2: Doescompassionate design appeal to a different type of engineering student? and RQ3: How does thecompassionate design framework impact the students’ design process? The primary focus of thisstudy was to find a way to measure changes, specifically increases and decreases, in students’self-awareness and social-awareness to help answer RQ1. The results of this study can serve toinform the larger research project and how to integrate transformative approaches into thecurriculum.Introduction The Grand Challenges facing engineering are essentially human challenges and,therefore
Aviation, Home & Building & Automotive industries. He has been a Project Engineer, a Project Manager and Department Manager (of engineers). Johannes has been an active member of the Michigan Technological University (MTU) School of Tech- nology Industrial Advisory Board.Mr. Branden Owen DeVriesMr. Austin M. OstipowMr. Richard Lee Fowler, Michigan Technological University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 iConnect Lab Training Enhancement Hardware Briefcase Andrew Dorton, Austin Ostipow, Branden DeVries, Richard Fowler, Weican Xiao, Mohsen Azizi, Johannes Eidnes* Electrical Engineering Technology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA
targets engineering and technical professionals andallows them to become future leaders in technical management positions, while continuing to workin their companies. The program’s curriculum, carefully crafted in consultation with industrialleaders, provides a unique blend of industry-critical skills in managing people, projects andprofitability. The curriculum will be taught by three groups of professionals: professors, professor-experts, and the industry experts. The curriculum is 20%, 60% and 20%, analytical, technicalmanagement and capstone project, respectively. The graduates of this program will meet industryneeds for qualified technical managers and leaders resulting from the expected industrial growthin the short- and medium-term
examines the design, research, and development phases of the firewall- seat componentfor the PNW FSAE car. This is one of many projects to be completed in the 2019-2020 season bystudents. These projects give students the opportunity to learn, develop, and apply skill sets crucialto the engineering field prior to learning them in the classroom. In addition, it will prepare them toenter the workforce directly out of college and allow them unmatched exposure to potentialemployers at the FSAE design events. Design and Development of an Integrated Firewall-Seat forFormula SAE car has allowed student researchers to gain a fundamental working knowledge ofvehicle engineering, the engineering V, design optimization, applied mechanics, thermodynamics
recently been hired to work on power electronic system design for General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Page 12.64.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Microcontroller-Based Solar Panel Tracking SystemAbstractRenewable energy is rapidly gaining importance as an energy resource as fossil fuel pricesfluctuate. At the educational level, it is therefore critical for engineering and technology studentsto have an understanding and appreciation of the technologies associated with renewable energy.One of the most popular renewable energy sources is solar energy. This paper describes acapstone design project where
, she is involved in the following projects: National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules and Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Opportunity Fund for North Central Indiana: Development of Integrated Digital Manufacturing Curriculum. She is a student member of the American Society of Engineering Education, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Society of Woman Engineers (SWE), and Woman in Technology (WIT). She published two chapters in two textbooks, two journal articles and presented 23
camless valvetrain control. Page 13.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Optimal Energy Expenditure Using Robotic Platforms and MicrocontrollersAbstractIn this paper we describe an example of a project-centered approach to teaching optimal(i.e. minimal) electric energy expenditure while navigating through a set of coordinatewaypoionts in a mobile vehicle. The platform used is an in-house ruggedized robot designbased on a commercially available robotic chassis design, commercially available parts anda simple sensor suite incorporating a multi-channel Global Positioning System (GPS)receiver module for
. Through a National Science Foundation sponsored REU (ResearchExperience for Undergraduates) supplement, 6 undergraduate students were given theopportunity to work closely with a faculty, a post-doctoral researcher, and graduate students inthe realm of engineering design. This paper presents an overview of the research conducted bythe REU students in the area of engineering design, the structure of the REU program, and thestudents’ overall experience including the effects on student interest in graduate school.Research OverviewThe research projects for the undergraduate students (here after referred as REUs) are mainlyconcentrated in the areas of product family and product obsolescence. These areas representemerging fields in engineering design
AC 2007-71: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.756.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
AC 2007-72: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
ETHOSprogram seeks to provide opportunities where students gain understanding of technology’sglobal linkage with values, culture, society, politics and economy.The ETHOS program facilitates curriculum integrated service- learning programming, includinginternational technical immersions, classroom projects, student organization activities, andindependent/collaborative research. Such opportunities expose students to alternative, non-traditional technologies that are based on fundamental science and engineering principles; thus,allowing higher comprehension of curriculum material in a hands-on, practical and humanitarianmanner. Further, these experiences support the facilitation of appropriate and sustainabletechnologies for the developing world, locally
AC 2007-292: 4D CONSTRUCTION VISUALIZATION: TECHNIQUES WITHEXAMPLESMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Paper ID #5948Growing Assessment Capacity of Engineering Educators through ASSESSDr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr. Davis is emeritus professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State Uni- versity. He is project leader for the National Science Foundation grant supporting the development, implementation, and testing of ASSESS. He has led numerous projects focused on the development of assessment instruments for engineering design learning. He is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University Dr. Jennifer E. LeBeau is a research associate in the Learning and
disciplines. She is a member and active participant of AMA, AMTP, SMA, Allied Academies and a past president of Atlantic Marketing Association. Page 23.777.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Manufacturing, Management and Marketing into International Service LearningAbstractIn this endeavor, hands-on engineering and business courses have been combined into a newlygenerated interdisciplinary course, which is called International Service Learning (ISL).Teaching and learning strategies were integrated into the community projects so that the
. Traditionally, this course consisted ofin-class lectures, along with laboratory projects that required students to develop software for aserious game based on a discrete-event simulation model using Java. The course design processwas built on the waterfall model, integrated with important concepts from extreme programming(XP), including test-driven development using three levels of design and testing (system, blackbox, and glass box) and an onsite customer. When UC recently converted their academiccalendar from quarters (10 weeks) to semesters (14 weeks), the additional instruction timeprovided an opportunity to revisit and expand the design process model of the course. In additionto the existing features of the course that allow effective instruction
photobioreactor for culturing algae with the eventual objective of extraction of oilfrom the algal species and converting the oil into biodiesel, and made environmentally-friendlysoaps from the glycerin produced from the biodiesel. Tools and kits were given to theparticipants to assist them in instruction in the classrooms and laboratories and for furtheradvancing their STEAM curricula with a focus on bioenergy and bioproducts. The evaluationsurveys conducted reveal that the educators gained substantial knowledge in the fields ofbioenergy and bioproducts and expressed their interest in implementing the content as well aslaboratories in their curricula. In the context of this project, discussions are already underway to promote such
instruction is not of the “same quality” as individual-orientedinstruction when it comes to assessment. In this contribution, we will describe someaspects that we believe are helpful to achieve a high level of student involvement in team-oriented environments with a proper assessment of performance. Descriptions related tothese aspects are included below.Why Projects as Final Exams? The use of projects as an enhancement of class instruction,although not widely spread across the curriculum, is known to engineering instructors.These projects, in general, are targeted for the instruction of certain techniques that areeither too involved or too difficult to introduce as a regular topic during the course.However, the assessment of these projects is
, thecomputer application can identify the critical path in the network and calculate the total durationof the project using Critical Path Method (CPM). The construction schedule is then conceptuallyillustrated using the bar chart. The conceptual expression of the schedule has been consideredeffective for illustrating the entire construction schedule. However, it may take many years todevelop a skill for understanding the complicated construction sequence and detecting any logicalerrors hidden in the construction schedule if the construction schedule is depicted using the barchart. Undetected logical errors in the schedule could delay the entire construction project.Project engineers try to proactively detect any logical errors hidden in the
year a student acquires deeper understanding byselecting an emphasis or concentration area. This requires a student to take a minimum offour 4xx-level courses and six credit hours of capstone work (i.e., 18 credit hours) in aspecific technology area. To broaden their undergraduate education, students, in addition tothe ISAT courses, must also satisfy a required 30 credit hours of liberal studies (generaleducation) electives. Twenty-one credit hours are available as approved electives toencourage the student to develop further in an ISAT related area of interest. The capstoneof the program is a senior project, in which students work in teams of four to six membersto solve an industry or government-related problem. These problems are
. Page 25.795.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Business Process Simulation Software into a Facilities Layout CourseAbstractMany companies face productivity challenges brought about by today’s economic impact. At thesame time, computers and their software have become easier and easier to use. Computerizedsimulation of business processes enhances productivity by allowing project teams to test theirsolutions prior to actual implementation. Recently, at the University of Dayton, many industrysponsors of engineering technology senior projects are requesting that student teams developsimulation models of their facility layout designs. At
converting student co-op work term reports into case studies andimplementing them across all courses in the Faculty of Engineering curriculum. Cases havebeen implemented successfully, and show promise in addressing and demonstrating newCanadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attribute requirements. The casemethod also shows promise in integrating these required attributes by expressing real situationsencountered in practice and allowing individual students and student teams to experiencerealistic challenges in a classroom setting.In addition to developing cases from work term reports, cases have been developed from studentcapstone project experiences, Master of Engineering (MEng) design project experiences, anddirectly from the
sequence at Stevens known as the Design Spine3. The first five courses are core designcourses taken by students from all intended disciplines; the last three are taken in the discipline - a juniorcourse followed by a 2-semester capstone senior year project. In most cases the core design courses arelinked to concurrent engineering science courses, thus providing context for the latter. The Design Spineis a key vehicle to develop a number of threads that build both technical and so-called “soft”competencies. The latter include communications, creative thinking, teaming, economics of engineering,problem solving, project management etc. It should be noted that the first four design courses have beentaught by adjunct engineers, either practicing or
integrative event during which students apply theengineering science and design principles learned during their previous studies to an actualproject. At Roger Williams, the course has been undergoing a transition to a client-based formatin which all of the student design projects are undertaken for “outside” clients.This fall a major initiative was undertaken that incorporated into the course a unique block ofinstruction on the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Baldrigeperformance excellence criteria are the framework that any organization can use to improveoverall performance. This instructional unit was introduced to enhance the students’ awarenessof the need for continuous improvement within a highly competitive world
project-based learning model was developed and is generallysupported in the American engineering education undergraduate community. A primary focus ofWestern Kentucky University’s engineering programs is to provide a project-based experience atall levels of the curriculum.Currently, the field of Digital technology is progressing rapidly. The electrical engineeringcurriculum at WKU requires all students to take a minimum of three courses in this field: DigitalLogic, Introduction to Industrial Automation, and Microprocessors. Students take Digital Logicin the first year. In the digital logic course students use the 7400 series TTL chips and XilinxCPLD. Students use an Allen Bradley programmable logic controller and an Atmel AVR STK500 Microcomputer
Session 3425 The Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Experience at Union College Prof. Nicholas Krouglicof Union College Department of Mechanical Engineering Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractDesign of Mechanical Systems (MER-144) is a project-oriented course that provides a capstonedesign experience for the mechanics area of the mechanical engineering curriculum at UnionCollege. Choosing an appropriate design project for this course, one that integrates all of
programs have engaged in comprehensive curricularchange, others have designed new stand-alone communication courses for engineering students4. Manyof these communication-intensive courses target technical communication as a key critical skill to learn5.Other such communication courses for engineers focus on different communication skills such aslistening, teamwork, visual aids, group creativity, and audience analysis6. Most often, the communication and teamwork instruction that occurs in engineering curricula iswithin the senior capstone course (such as a design course). In many of these cases, senior level coursesinclude assignments that require communication and teamwork skills such as team design projects, teambrainstorming sessions, or