Service-Learning Design Projects to Enhance Geotechnical Engineering Education

This paper will discuss themes relatedto the implementation of the engineering designprocess by two second-year engineering studentswhile working in an international setting on a servicelearning project. In February 2015, the authors of thispaper designed, tested, and implemented a novelwheelchair attachment to improve the mobility ofpersons with disabilities in Kenya. This project wascarried out in its entirety during a period of 2 weeks,while staying in the small village of Mikinduri, locatedin Kenya’s Eastern Province. The scope of this paperwill include benefits of implementing such projectsinto engineering design curriculum, along withrecommendations based on the authors’ experiences.Topics such as CEAB Graduate Attributes covered,material availability, and communication barriers willbe compared and contrasted between standard andservice learning design projects

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Direct and Indirect Benefits of an International Service-Learning Design Project: Educational Effects on Project Members and Their Peers

International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship ◽

10.24908/ijsle.v4i1.2224 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 15-30

Author(s):

Peter E. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Service Learning ◽

Cultural Awareness ◽

Learning Design ◽

Educational Benefits ◽

International Service Learning ◽

International Service ◽

Design Project ◽

Senior Design ◽

Design Projects ◽

Direct And Indirect Benefits

It has been well documented that international service-learning design projects in engineering provide many educational benefits to the students involved in these projects. This article addresses the question of whether or not the benefits gained from international service-learning design projects extend to those students who are not directly involved with these projects but are peers of those who are. To answer this question, graduates of the senior design projects course at Valparaiso University from 2003 to 2008 were surveyed on the course learning objectives, their desire to participate in service-related activities, and their social and cultural awareness. The responses from this survey show that peers of students who experienced an international service-learning design project developed a stronger desire to participate in service-related activities than those alumni who experienced the course when an international service-learning design project was not offered. The responses also show that these same peers felt they were more aware of societal issues and other cultures as well. This article discusses the senior design course, the international service-learning design project, the survey, the results of this survey, and suggested improvements that will extend the benefits of an international service-learning design project beyond those students with direct involvement to their peers.

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Integration of Major Research Instrumentation in Geotechnical Engineering Education at Remote Campuses

Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers ◽

10.1061/9780784413272.381 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Usama El Shamy ◽

Tarek Abdoun ◽

Flora McMartin ◽

Miguel Pando

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Geotechnical Engineering ◽

Major Research

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MNC-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Industrial-Strength Capstone Design Projects in China

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research ◽

10.31686/ijier.vol2.iss10.247 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (10) ◽

pp. 54-65

Author(s):

Vincent Chang

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Biomedical Engineering ◽

Multinational Corporation ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Computer Engineering ◽

University Of Michigan ◽

Design Projects ◽

Industrial Strength ◽

Capstone Design

With a growing need to reform Chinese higher engineering education, University of Michigan—Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) initiated multinational corporation-sponsored industrial-strength Capstone Design Projects (CDP) in 2011. Since 2011, JI has developed 96 corporate-sponsored CDPs since its inception, which include multinational corporation sponsors such as Covidien, Dover, GE, HP, Intel, NI, Philips, and Siemens. Of these projects, healthcare accounts for 27%, energy 24%, internet technology (IT) 22%, electronics 16%, and other industries 11%. This portfolio reflects the trends and needs in the industry, which provides opportunities for engineering students to develop their careers. An accumulated 480 JI students have been teamed up based on their individual backgrounds, specifically electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. The corporate-sponsored rate grew from 0% in 2010 to 86% in 2014.

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