Implementing Open-ended Hands-on Design Projects throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

A new approach to conducting the capstone design project at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Concordia University has yielded significantly enhanced student learning experiences. The design, manufacture and test phases of the mechanical engineering projects, and the design, implementation, and test phases for the industrial engineering projects, provided students the opportunity to ‘practice their engineering profession’ and to instil technical and personal confidence through ‘hands-on’ realization and achievement of their project goals. This paper describes the new approach and the benefits that resulted.

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INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 1: Background of Problem and Generic Methodology Employed

Experimental Techniques ◽

10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00215.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 23-29

Author(s):

Pete Avitabile

Keyword(s):

User Interfaces ◽

Dynamic Systems ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Graphical User Interfaces ◽

Engineering Curriculum ◽

Web Based ◽

Hands On

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Hands-on Explorations as Background Research for First-Year Design Projects

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.5736 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

A. Trivett ◽

J. Rathlin

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Mechanical Systems ◽

Student Experience ◽

First Year ◽

Preliminary Work ◽

Hands On ◽

Design Projects ◽

Mechanical Devices

Collectively and individually, first-yearstudents in Mechanical Engineering lack familiarity withreal mechanical systems. Individual students have notedthat they have not grown up able to simply “take stuffapart”. As a result, the mechanical engineeringundergraduates have minimal skills or knowledge ofcommon mechanical devices. The foundations course forthe Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics at theUniversity of Waterloo has adopted the role of giving newstudents opportunities to interact with hardware in an“Engineering Clinic” environment.This paper will provide a preliminary work-inprogressreport on the activities and the role theseactivities played in the student experience. The paper willreport on the delivery of the activities, and the initialstudent reactions to the hands-on activities in this context.

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INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 3: Dynamic Systems—Analytical and Experimental System Characterization

Experimental Techniques ◽

10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00217.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 17-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pete Avitabile

Keyword(s):

User Interfaces ◽

Dynamic Systems ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Experimental System ◽

Graphical User Interfaces ◽

Engineering Curriculum ◽

Web Based ◽

System Characterization ◽

Hands On

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Implementing Open-ended Hands-on Design Projects throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Hands-On Design Projects in a Sophomore Mechanical Engineering Course

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 6: Design of a Measurement System to Integrate STEM Material

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 2: Numerical Difficulties Processing Measured Data

Design Projects In The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum At Sherbrooke University Past, Present, And Future

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 4: Alternate Approaches for Teaching Fourier Series Applications

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 5: Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) Assist in Solidifying Analytical Materials

CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 1: Background of Problem and Generic Methodology Employed

Hands-on Explorations as Background Research for First-Year Design Projects

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 3: Dynamic Systems—Analytical and Experimental System Characterization

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 6: Design of a Measurement System to Integrate STEM Material

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 2: Numerical Difficulties Processing Measured Data

INTEGRATING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS INTO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF WEB-BASED ACQUISITION AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Part 1: Background of Problem and Generic Methodology Employed