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Board 75: Work-in-Progress: Instructor and Student Reflections on First-year Engineering Design

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Poster Session

Tagged Division

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Page Count

13

DOI

10.18260/1-2--42929

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/42929

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182

Paper Authors

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Kyung S Kang Marian University

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Kyung Kang has served as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Marian University since 2022.

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Abstract

This work-in-progress paper summarizes how engineering faculty tried to make the better learning environment for the first-year engineering students by minimizing instructor involvement. In the introductory first-year course, Introduction to Engineering, the engineering design process was introduced with small practical exercises at major design steps, and discussion. Then, two different design projects were assigned to apply the engineering design process that they had learned. The learning experience as a team of 2-3 students through these projects is emphasized in this paper. The instructor provided a guideline for the design process, however, the instructor’s direct inputs towards the problem-solving in the projects were minimized to encourage self-learning and learning while working together. These first-year engineering students as a team independently navigated to complete these two engineering projects. The survey data showed that majority of students felt that their projects were successful and mentioned that they had learned while working with their peers. The students were most satisfied with the projects when they met their own project goals. Even with limited data from one semester as well things to improve, the overall reflections on active learning experience under minimal instructor involvement was encouraging, which will lead us to conduct further in-depth research in the following upper-division engineering courses.

Kang, K. S. (2023, June), Board 75: Work-in-Progress: Instructor and Student Reflections on First-year Engineering Design Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42929

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