14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee
July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023
August 1, 2023
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10.18260/1-2--44844
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Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to midd
I am an Assistant Professor in Wentworth Institute of Technology. I have completed PhD from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Assistant Professor, Ph.D, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4258, Email: voccioj@wit.edu, Specialization in Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis and Superconduct
In Fall 2022, our university introduced the first-year laboratory course for Mechanical Engineering students as part of the revamped first-year program. The course's primary objective is to equip students with fundamental technical skills and provide exposure to various laboratory concepts through hands-on experiments. The course covers a wide range of topics, including laboratory safety, experiment design, measurement techniques, design synthesis, Computer Aided Design (CAD), algorithmic thinking, simulation, and technical reporting. The main aim of the course is to enable students to gain practical experience in using modern engineering tools and techniques required for engineering practice.
To achieve this goal, students are required to undertake a final research project. The instructor provides a list of technical articles, and students can choose a topic from the list or propose their own topic for approval by the instructor. Then, they must apply the tools and techniques they learned in the course to implement part of the study presented in the technical article. In this paper, the research project's implementation is presented in detail, highlighting the challenges faced and the feedback received from students. Additionally, recommendations are provided to improve the course in the future.
Ma, G., & Kumar, A., & Voccio, J. P. (2023, July), Introducing a Research Project to a First-year Mechanical Laboratory Course Paper presented at 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. 10.18260/1-2--44844
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