scholarly journals Biomimetics as problem-solving, creativity and innovation tool in a first year engineering design and communication course

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Eggermont
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
First Year ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

scholarly journals BIOMIMETICS AS PROBLEM-SOLVING, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TOOL

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Eggermont
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Structural Biology ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sustainable Product Design ◽  
Additional Component ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Good Design ◽  
Sustainable Product ◽  
Student Projects ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Engineering sketching, as taught in our first-year design course, exists somewhere between writing and formal drawing as a means of formulating ideas. In our third year of teaching engineering sketching assignments were given several additional components: the visualization of engineering concepts, sustainable product design and biomimetics. This was done for a number of reasons: Students were given the opportunity to integrate knowledge from other first year engineering courses; Students were challenged to think spatially, socially and philosophically (but not always in that order); Students who were not necessarily strong artists felt they could make up for this in the ‘additional component’ category;  First year students seem to have a great interest in the study of structural biology as it applies to engineering design. Now in our fifth year, this paper discusses biomimetics, the abstraction of good design from nature, the transfer of technological ideas from nature to artificial applications, and the resulting student projects.

First-Year Engineering Computing Courses in Canadian Engineering Programs

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Maw ◽  
Janice Miller Young ◽  
Alexis Morris
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Expected Value ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Digital Computation ◽  
Pedagogical Philosophies ◽  
Introductory Computing

Most Canadian engineering students take a computing course in their first year that introduces them to digital computation. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board does not specify the language(s) that can or should be used for instruction. As a result, a variety of languages are used across Canada. This study examines which languages are used in degree-granting institutions, currently and in the recent past. It also examines why institutions have chosen the languages that they currently use. In addition to the language used in instruction, the types and hours of instruction are also analyzed. Methods of instruction and evaluation are compared, as well as the pedagogical philosophies of the different programs with respect to introductory computing. Finally, a comparison of the expected value of this course to graduates is also presented. We found a more diverse landscape for introductory computing courses than anticipated, in most respects. The guiding ethos at most institutions is skill and knowledge development, especially around problem solving in an engineering context. The methods to achieve this are quite varied, and so are the languages employed in such courses. Most programs currently use C/C++, Matlab, VB and/or Python.

Assessing General Creativity and Creative Engineering Design in First Year Engineering Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Charyton ◽  
John A. Merrill
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
General Creativity

STEM Gives Meaning to Mathematics

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 422-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas J. Hefty
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Design Challenges

Applying mathematics during engineering design challenges can help children develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.

scholarly journals Promoting Problem-solving Proficiency in First-year Engineering: PROCESS Assessment

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Grigg ◽  
Lisa Benson
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
First Year ◽  
Process Assessment ◽  
Engineering Process
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