Assessment of EC2000 Criteria 3 (a)-(k) Program Outcomes

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. I. Abu-Mulaweh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Educational Objectives ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Purdue University

A comprehensive assessment process for EC2000 Criterion 3 (a)-(k) program outcomes of the mechanical engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is presented. This assessment process is a part of an assessment plan that was developed by the author with some feedback from the faculty to assess the mechanical engineering educational objectives and program outcomes using internal and external measures. This process involves feedback from several parties that include: courses’ instructors (faculty), students, and graduating seniors, local industries that sponsor capstone senior design projects, and Fundamental of Engineering (FE) examination.

Capstone Senior Design: A Small Engineering Program Experience

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. I. Abu-Mulaweh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Purdue University ◽  
New Guidelines

This paper presents the author’s experience in the development and coordination of capstone senior design at a small engineering program. The mechanical engineering program at Purdue University, Fort Wayne is relatively small and only undergraduate. The capstone senior design in the mechanical engineering program at Purdue University, Fort Wayne has gone through several modifications and upgrades over the last few years. Before these changes, the capstone senior design at our program was criticised by the ABET accrediting teams and was cited as weak. Because of this the faculty developed and implemented a new approach and new guidelines to strengthen the capstone senior design. This effort resulted in a much stronger capstone senior design and the mechanical engineering program was commended and praised in this area.

scholarly journals Providing a Uniform Design Experience in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo A. Salustri ◽  
W. Patrick Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Uniform Design ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Design Experience

The design experience of 3rd year undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering at Ryerson University, and the assessment of student design work, was found to be disjointed and highly variable across the program. To attempt to address this, the authors are constructing courseware to help instructors of non-design engineering courses embed rich and consistent design projects into their courses. A “lightweight” Fast-Design process was developed. Course-specific design project examples of the process are being developed for five 3rd year courses using this design process. Current versions of all courseware are freely available. This paper details the nature of the courseware and how it was designed, developed,and deployed for the project. To date, one case has been deployed, two developed, and two more are under development. While results are so far only anecdotal, there is reason to believe that our approach can noticeably improve the design experience of students in non-design engineering courses.

Providing a uniform design experience in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo A. Salustri ◽  
W. Patrick Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Uniform Design ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Design Experience

The design experience of 3rd year undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering at Ryerson University, and the assessment of student design work, was found to be disjointed and highly variable across the program. To attempt to address this, the authors are constructing courseware to help instructors of non-design engineering courses embed rich and consistent design projects into their courses. A “lightweight” Fast-Design process was developed. Course - specific design project examples of the process are being developed for five 3rd year courses using this design process. Current versions of all courseware are freely available. This paper details the nature of the courseware and how it was designed, developed, and deployed for the project. To date, one case has been deployed, two developed, and two more are under development. While results are so far only anecdotal, there is reason to believe that our approach can noticeably improve the design experience of students in non-design engineering courses.

A Web-Based Online Collaboration Tool for Formulating Senior Design Projects

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sainath Varikuti ◽  
Jitesh H. Panchal ◽  
John M. Starkey
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Team Cohesiveness ◽  
Faculty Mentor ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Project Outcome ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
The Impact

A well formed senior design project is known to have significant benefits in terms of project outcome, student motivation, team cohesiveness, engagement, and student learning. Defining a good problem statement, forming a team of compatible and appropriately skilled students, and selecting an appropriate faculty mentor are critical aspects of project formation. Therefore, students in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University are encouraged to suggest project ideas, form teams, and have them approved by the course coordinator before the semester starts. While there is significant literature on senior design projects, most of the existing work is focused on activities after the problem is defined and the teams are formed. There is a lack of mechanisms and tools to guide the project formation phase in senior design projects, which makes it challenging for students and faculty to collaboratively develop and refine project ideas and to establish appropriate teams. To address this challenge, we have implemented an online collaboration tool to share, discuss and obtain feedback on project ideas, and to facilitate collaboration among students and faculty prior to the start of the semester. Through an online survey and questionnaire to students, we are exploring the impact of the collaboration tool on the senior design project formation process. In this paper we present the design of the tool and the results from our ongoing study in the senior design class at Purdue Mechanical Engineering.

scholarly journals Implementing Mechatronics Design Methodology in Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Design Projects at Old Dominion University

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vukica Jovanovic ◽  
Jennifer Michaeli ◽  
Otilia Popescu ◽  
Moustafa Moustafa ◽  
Mileta Tomovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Old Dominion University ◽  
Design Projects

scholarly journals Comparison of Student and Faculty Perceptions of Team Performance in Capstone Design Projects as Evaluated by Graduate Attribute-Linked Rubrics

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antony J. Hodjson ◽  
Jon Mikkelsen
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Student Evaluations ◽  
Technical Documentation ◽  
Faculty Perception ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Evaluation Scheme ◽  
Continuous Basis ◽  
Design Projects

UBC's mechanical engineering program adopted a new evaluation format two years ago basedmore on 'design dossiers' than the traditional formal engineering report. The intent was to provide students with a more industrially relevant experience of generating technical documentation, in which documents are produced on a more continuous basis. Last year, we introduced an evaluation scheme based on rubrics. This year, we plan to compare student and faculty perception sof team performance as evaluated by this rubric scheme. We expect to collect student evaluations from one third to one half of the class and will present our findings at the summer meeting.

Providing a Uniform Design Experience in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo A. Salustri ◽  
W. Patrick Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Uniform Design ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Design Experience

The design experience of 3rd year undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering at Ryerson University, and the assessment of student design work, was found to be disjointed and highly variable across the program. To attempt to address this, the authors are constructing courseware to help instructors of non-design engineering courses embed rich and consistent design projects into their courses. A “lightweight” Fast-Design process was developed. Course-specific design project examples of the process are being developed for five 3rd year courses using this design process. Current versions of all courseware are freely available. This paper details the nature of the courseware and how it was designed, developed, and deployed for the project. To date, one case has been deployed, two developed, and two more are under development. While results are so far only anecdotal, there is reason to believe that our approach can noticeably improve the design experience of students in non-design engineering courses.

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