scholarly journals Teaching Engineering Accountability through Physical Prototyping

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Retzlaff ◽  
David Torvi ◽  
Richard Burton
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Faculty Advisor ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

Professional Engineers are generally accountable for the construction of a physical artifact. Therefore, an important outcome of an engineering education is to appreciate this accountability within the context of engineering design classes. To this end, the second year mechanical engineering design class at the University of Saskatchewan was modified to emphasize accountability through physical prototyping. Significant changes to the structure and facilities used in the course were required to implement this new teaching method. These included schedule changes, faculty advisor orientation, and the establishment of a five-workstation fabrication/prototyping lab. Anecdotal and survey evidence over the first three years suggests the change was a success.

scholarly journals FROM MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN TO DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Dumond ◽  
Eric Lanteigne
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
Capstone Courses ◽  
Engineering Theory ◽  
Teaching Design ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Capstone Design

Traditionally, mechanical engineering capstone courses focused on teaching students the application of fundamental engineering theory to complex mechanical designs. Recently, there has been a transition towards experiential learning initiatives, such as prototyping, in engineering design. This paper looks at the relationship between the mechanical engineering design capstone course and a course in product design and development, which provides students with the opportunity to build prototypes of their designs, at the University of Ottawa. The importance of the traditional capstone course is considered and the implications of implementing these designs are examined. Many capstone design projects would require extensive work so that they could be implemented. A large hurdle appears to exist between analytical design and design implementation, and the term time constraints limit the complexity of designs intended for prototyping. In fact, students require many design iterations before they can build full-scale functional prototypes of their design. Therefore, we have observed that simple products work best for teaching design implementation.

Benchmarking the Integration of Complex Systems Study in Mechanical Engineering Programs in the Southeastern United States

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Kellam ◽  
Michelle Maher ◽  
James Russell ◽  
Veronica Addison ◽  
Wally Peters
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering Education ◽  
The University

Complex systems study, defined as an understanding of interrelationships between engineered, technical, and non-technical (e.g., social or environmental) systems, has been identified as a critical component of undergraduate engineering education. This paper assesses the extent to which complex systems study has been integrated into undergraduate mechanical engineering programs in the southeastern United States. Engineering administrators and faculty were surveyed and university websites associated with engineering education were examined. The results suggest engineering administrators and faculty believe that undergraduate engineering education remains focused on traditional engineering topics. However, the review of university websites indicates a significant level of activity in complex systems study integration at the university level, although less so at college and department levels.

Study of Interdisciplinary Specialized Mechanical Engineering Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 199-200 ◽  
pp. 1676-1679
Author(s):  
Ping He ◽  
Nai Chao Chen ◽  
Jiang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Electrical Machinery ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Interdisciplinary Courses ◽  
Interdisciplinary Course

A novel teaching method is proposed to design the contents of the interdisciplinary courses for the specialized mechanical engineering education. The paper discusses the necessity of assigning the proper interdisciplinary courses on the analysis of currently increasing mixed-talent requirement in our modern society. The characteristics of interdisciplinary research are elucidated in order to obtain the hints for guiding the reform of teaching method to suit for the new status that occur in the interdisciplinary course. The relationships and intersections among the different majors are regards as the most important factor for teaching the interdisciplinary courses well. Refining the associated knowledge from these intersections is the core task for teachers since these contents are very easy to avoid the intense inner anxiety and conflict for the student due to the difference between the own and other majors. For the teacher, the contents of lessons should be designed on the basic of the specialized skill of student’s major and not exceed their knowledge structures on a large degree. Based on this behavior, the detailed knowledge of specialized mechanical engineering is gradually assigned in the classes and terminally the whole specialized industry is learned by the student, which is the desired goal. Finally, the example of electrical machinery is addressed for verifying the effectiveness of the approach of refining the intersections to design the contents and classes. The practical results show that the method proposed in this paper has the high effectiveness on teaching the interdisciplinary specialized mechanical engineering education. In addition, we believe that this schema is also able to be applied for the related interdisciplinary courses.

scholarly journals DESIGN AND INNOVATION IN WESTERN'S INTEGRATED ENGINEERING PROGRAM

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph O. Buchal
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
The University

Society needs innovators to solve pressing design problems, and emerging technologies drive innovation. The Integrated Engineering Program offered at the University of Western Ontario develops engineering innovators by offering an interdisciplinary engineering education with emphasis on emerging technologies and engineering design. The program incorporates design in every year, and offers students the unique opportunity to participate in large multi-year design projects as part of their formal engineering education. A survey shows that students rate these features of the program important and valuable contributors toward their career goals.

scholarly journals INTEGRATING MAKERSPACES INTO ENGINEERING DESIGN

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Galaleldin ◽  
Justine Boudreau ◽  
Hanan Anis
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

Makerspaces are informal sites in which people with similar interests can collaboratively build creative projects by using emerging technologies. In recent years, makerspaces have been created on most campuses and often linked to STEM learning practices. However, integrating makerspaces in engineering curriculum is often not done formally. In this paper, we discuss how the University of Ottawa integrated its makerspace into its cornerstone design curriculum and its design challenges. Cornerstone engineering design includes first- and second-year courses where students learn and apply design knowledge while working in teams. Each team is expected to develop three prototypes during the semester and solve a design problem for a client. Maker components are integrated in the labs, where many makerspace technologies, such as 3D printing and laser cutting, are taught and used in the development of the prototypes. In addition, the makerspace offers a yearly multidisciplinary client-based design challenge that is open to all students. This paper explores the integration of maker ideology and technology in curricular and extracurricular design activities. The paper outlines the connection between making and engineering design, the maker capacity for inclusion and sharing, the role of making activities in developing the identity of future engineers and the integration of course work into the makerspace.

Engineering Education Through Degree-Long Project: A New Project Based Learning Approach

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Kim ◽  
Teik Lim ◽  
Randall Allemang ◽  
Bob Rost
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Formula Sae ◽  
Race Car ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
The University

A new pedagogical approach called engineering education through degree-long project has been implemented in the mechanical engineering program at the University of Cincinnati as a part of the NSF CCLI project. The approach integrates selected courses across the undergraduate curriculum of the mechanical engineering program using a degree-long project (DLP) as the theme. Design of Formula SAE® race car was employed as the first DLP. In each course in the sequence, the concept of the DLP approach and the role of the assignment in the course in the overall DLP are explained to students. In early-year courses, assignments are simple problems designed to show how abstract concepts are eventually applied to engineering tasks. In later-year courses, more involved design projects are used aiming at nurturing the ability to solve open-ended engineering problems. In conducting the approach, the most difficult part was developing an interesting and challenging problem which is relevant to practical applications, especially in early year courses. Findings through student evaluations and a stake-holders workshop on the improvement of the approach are discussed.

A Team-Based Undergraduate Module in Embodiment Design

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian W. Henson
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Embodiment Design ◽  
3D Solid ◽  
The University ◽  
3D Solid Modeling ◽  
Level 2

Abstract This paper describes a new module in embodiment design that updates the teaching of engineering design at Level 2 in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds. The new module is team-based, uses a 3D solid modeling system and emphasizes the process over the product of the design process. The module replaces one in which students worked alone to produce a detailed drawing of a sub-assembly at a drafting board. The development and content of the module, and the congruency of the learning outcomes with the level objectives, are described. Problems associated with the reliability and validity of assessing process-oriented team-based projects are considered.

The "Nexus" Teaching Method in Mechanical Engineering Courses

2012 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 2199-2202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Fang Wu ◽  
Shu Li Sun ◽  
Hua Liu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Curriculum Content ◽  
Education Philosophy ◽  
Engineering Discipline

Advanced CDIO engineering education philosophy, emphasizing the design of integrated curriculum plans. Traditional mechanical engineering plan is hard to be increased the curriculum content and hours. A "nexus" method is proposed in this paper, through the redistribution of the available time and resources to achieve integration curriculum plans. Theory mechanics as an important course of mechanical engineering discipline is described in detail to implement the “nexus” teaching method. The professional learning interests of students is improved effectively, the bad habit of "learn a new course, forget an old one" for the college students is changed to a certain extent.

A Comparative View of Engineering Training in the US, Germany, and France With Special Focus on Turbomachinery-Relevant Skills

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin von Hoyningen-Huene ◽  
Walter Wedig ◽  
Julie Jeanpert ◽  
André Edel
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status ◽  
The University ◽  
Engineering Training

In this study, the status quo of university engineering education in the US, Germany, and France is presented. The different ways of training mechanical and aeronautical engineers are compared. Based on this, the strengths and weaknesses of their “products”, the outcoming engineers at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, are analyzed in respect to the needs in industry. After a presentation of new tendencies and concepts in engineering education in the three countries under concern, the authors outline their vision of an engineer’s training. Some of these proposals are currently under realization in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Karlsruhe and at the Grande Ecole ENSAM in Paris that jointly have pursued this broad study.

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