Baltimore , Maryland
June 25, 2023
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10.18260/1-2--44141
https://peer.asee.org/44141
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Dr. Jeunnette is the Director of Engineering Design at the University of Auckland. His early career included engineering work in the automotive industry, engineering education, design consulting, and international development before completing his PhD in remote sensing for small-plot agriculture. His interests include engineering design education, aerial remote sensing for agriculture and the environment, image processing, and international development.
This work-in-progress paper outlines an approach to project-based learning (PBL) in a first-year engineering design course for all students in the school of engineering at a large research university. Compared to the previous version of the course, emphasis is placed on working through uncertainty in the design process, making the course more appealing to indigenous and New Zealand students, and more directly connecting topics to second-year discipline-specific design classes. The course presents a generic design process from problem understanding through to testing and documentation. Two design-build projects, one individual and one team-based, allow multiple “trips” through the process, with chances to reflect on and discuss the presented design process. Process content is supported by skills development in spatial visualisation, CAD and technical drawing, and basic analysis techniques.
Background of staffing, space allocation, material costs, and students are described to provide context; the course aims and methods are described; student feedback is summarized; and plans for evaluation and further development are outlined.
Jeunnette, M., & del Rey Castillo, E. (2023, June), Work in Progress: A Case Study on Large-Course First-Year Engineering Design Projects Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44141
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