scholarly journals Improving professional skills in a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate engineering students through project-based learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 2102 (1) ◽  
pp. 012001
Author(s):  
K R Ccama-Mamani ◽  
D Chipoco Haro ◽  
M R Gutierrez ◽  
L Palomino-Marcelo ◽  
J C F Rodriguez-Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Projects

Abstract Even though undergraduate engineering education often considers laboratory experiments as its practical component, these activities may not contribute to the development of soft (professional) skills. At “Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia”, Perú, a series of courses called interdisciplinary projects has been created to promote the development of professional skills through project-based learning; herein, we report the experience of an interdisciplinary group of students focused on designing an indoor air filtration system to improve air quality and to reduce the spread of coronavirus diseases. Eight undergraduate engineering students were organized into three groups and worked collaboratively to learn about antiviral nanocomposites, user-centered design, and electromechanical systems design; they showed their progress and received feedback from each other through weekly meetings. In addition, they leaned on applications to organize the group work and share the bibliography consulted; finally, we collected feedback from these students on the proposed learning method. The positive impact of our problem-based learning approach on undergraduate engineering students is discussed.

A High-Flux Solar Furnace for Undergraduate Engineering Education and High-Temperature Thermochemistry Research

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Scott Duncan ◽  
Shahin Nudehi ◽  
Robert Palumbo ◽  
Luke J. Venstrom
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Solar Furnace ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
Energy Science ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering Education ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Engineering Pedagogy

The optical design and engineering features of a 10 kW solar furnace now operational at Valparaiso University are described. The solar furnace is anticipated to achieve a mean concentration ratio of 3000 suns over a 6 cm diameter focus. It will support high-temperature solar chemistry research and undergraduate engineering pedagogy. Many of the components of the solar furnace were designed and constructed by undergraduate engineering students. Some of these students cite their participation in the solar furnace project as the motivating factor for continuing to work in the area of energy science in industry or graduate school.

Experiences of Belonging in Engineering Undergraduate Education at Queen’s

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Buitenhuis
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Profession ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering Education

The purpose of this study is to explore the role that the engineering undergraduate degree plays in the socialization process of professional engineers.  I will look at how exclusion is normalized through undergraduate education.  To do this, I will analyze the history and content of the Iron Ring Ceremony. This ceremony has symbolic significance to engineering students as it marks the completion of the undergraduate degree. It is also a ceremony unique to Canada, which will provide insights into the engineering profession in the Canadian context. I will also conduct interviews with 12 graduates of the Queen's undergraduate engineering program to gain insights into how engineering undergraduate education plays a role in shaping engineering identities. I will use my findings regarding the Iron Ring Ceremony to understand feelings of belonging and patterns of exclusion and inclusion throughout undergraduate engineering education.

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary Project Based Learning Within a Collaborative Framework: A Case Study on Urban Drone Conception

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien Jacques ◽  
Sébastien Bissey ◽  
Arnaud Martin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Human Material ◽  
Scientific Technical

Multidisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) allows multifaceted real-world problems to be resolved with solutions addressing scientific, technical, business, and social aspects. However, such a method can be very challenging in terms of project management (including planning, coordinating, and management of human, material and financial resources) and time-consuming, especially when involving several partners (academic and industrial partners). This paper provides firsthand experience of multidisciplinary PBL implemented in France in engineering education through a case study on urban drone conception. This research project has been proceeded within a collaborative framework in which 3 specialties (electrical energy systems, industrial computing, and mechanics and systems design) of a graduate school of engineering and a start-up company are jointly involved for the first time. This article discusses knowledge and skills that engineering students are expected to acquire at the end of the research project, and the methods of assessment. The designing, manufacturing, and experimental validation of the urban drone are described. The various steps in the project management, and the interactions with the students and partners (teachers and industrial partner) are particularly highlighted. Qualitative and quantitative data have been collected through questionnaires, student logbooks and reports. The results demonstrate that this experience is overwhelmingly positive since it empowers and enhances student learning.

scholarly journals Balancing Complex Social and Technical Aspects of Design: Exposing Engineering Students to Homelessness Issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 5917
Author(s):  
Diana A. Chen ◽  
Mark A. Chapman ◽  
Joel Alejandro Mejia
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Technical Solutions

This paper describes the development and implementation of a classroom experience involving problem-based and project-based learning with community engagement in an engineering design context. While most User-Centered Design courses ask students to critically analyze and synthesize user needs, particularly of users who they see as “not like them”, our version is unique in having students wrestle with concepts of power, privilege, and oppression alongside developing prototypes that address sociotechnical aspects of engineering design that are rarely discussed in engineering courses. The course project described in this paper was developed to integrate issues of homelessness with engineering design. To achieve this goal, we partnered with a local non-profit organization that provides access to safe, mobile showers for our unhoused neighbors. Considering the context and needs of people who experience homelessness, students built solar water heater prototypes that integrated with the mobile shower units of our partners. Our goal with this course is to demonstrate to students that technical solutions are often insufficient for solving sociotechnical problems. In this case, the partnership with the non-profit organization was critical to conveying to students that engineering alone cannot solve homelessness.

The Development of an English Course based on the Integration of Project-Based Learning Approach and Blended Learning Module for Enhancing English Communication Skills at Workplace for the ASEAN Community of Thai Undergraduate Engineering Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Raveewan Wanchid
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Learning Module

The objectives of the study were to investigate the needs of English communication skills at workplaces of engineers and to provide guidelines on how to develop the English course based on the Integration of Project-based Learning Approach and Blended Learning Module to enhance English communication skills at work of undergraduate engineering students. To develop the course, it is generally composed of three main phases: needs analysis, course development, and course implementation and the course evaluation. However, this research reports the results of the needs analysis and provides suggestions for the course development based on the Integration of Project-based Learning Approach and Blended Learning Module. The questionnaires were used to investigate the needs analysis of three main groups of subjects: 15 engineers, 98 engineering students, and 10 ESP teachers. The semi-structured interview was used to gain more in-depth data from the representatives of the three main groups. However, only the perspectives of the students will be presented in this paper. The results of the study theoretically and practically shed some new light to the area of English language instruction for engineers.

scholarly journals Technologies of embedded project-based learning for undergraduate engineering students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 012028
Author(s):  
R Bazhenov ◽  
V Sabirova ◽  
A Samorukov ◽  
S Berseneva ◽  
S Beknazarova
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering
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