scholarly journals A Hands-on, Introductory Course for First-year Engineering Students in Microsystems and Nanomaterials

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Evensen
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Hands On

scholarly journals Integrative Activities for First Year Engineering Students-Fuel Cell Cars as a Linking Project Between Chemistry, Mechatronics Concepts and Programing

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Hulls ◽  
Chris Rennick ◽  
Mary Robinson ◽  
William Melek ◽  
Sanjeev Bedi
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
First Year ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Team Environment ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
The University

In Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, a joint project involving small, inexpensive fuel cells cars was introduced to show how courses in the first term relate to one another. Additionally, the project was designed to provide the students with hands on learning, to give the students a taste of what to expect in later years, and to start incorporating many of the CEAB's graduate attributes at an introductory level. The fuel cell car consists of two low-voltage cells, a low power microcontroller and several sensors mounted on a motorised platform. Students employed concepts from chemistry, programming and mechatronics systems throughout the project, submitting reports at key milestones. during the projet, students needed to make decision in a team environment on which strageties to implement to meet the goals of the project. The project culminated in a final competition and report. Students were surveyed at the start, and end, and the term to measure any changes in attitude with regards to the courses as well as their satisfaction with the project. The project was well recieved by students but significant challenges remain to be solved.

scholarly journals Tackling Kirkpatrick: Creating and Improving a First-Year Electromagnetics Activity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Wright
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Kirkpatrick Model ◽  
The University ◽  
Increasing Student Learning

–At the University of Waterloo, 1B electrical and computer engineering students participate in a series of hands-on, open-ended design activities. In particular, a wind-your-own motor activity has been trialed on four occasions. The activity is widely recognized as being fun, but are the students designing or kludging? The Kirkpatrick Model of Training Evaluation was used as a framework to assess student perceptions of the activity and to guide focus group discussions. The activity was iteratively improved to maintain a positive reaction while increasing student learning.

“It’s not pronounced Mahna-mahna”: Creating a hands-on activity to teach first-year engineers about pressure measurement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Robinson ◽  
Eugene Li
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The University

Chemistry is a fundamental course that all first-year engineering students must take. However, many students cannot make the connection between the material learnt in class and their growing understanding of engineering. This is exasperated in the Mechatronics program at the University of Waterloo which does not have any physical labs but focuses heavily on analysis. To address this issue, the authors developed a short 90-minute activity which the entire class completed during an open-ended design event. This activity had students experience basic lab practices and gain a further understanding of pressure measurement, and the course materia

scholarly journals Design and implementation of a student-taught course on research in regenerative medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Naveed Tavakol ◽  
Cara J. Broshkevitch ◽  
William H. Guilford ◽  
Shayn M. Peirce
Keyword(s):  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Undergraduate Major ◽  
Early Introduction ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The University

In the Undergraduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at the University of Virginia (UVa), there are few opportunities for undergraduate students to teach, let alone develop, an introductory course for their major. As two undergraduate engineering students (D. N. Tavakol and C. J. Broshkevitch), we were among the first students to take advantage of a new initiative at UVa SEAS to offer student-led courses. As part of this new program, we designed a 1000-level, 1-credit, pass-fail course entitled Introduction to Research in Regenerative Medicine. During a student’s first year at the University, opportunities to build research skills and gain exposure to topics within the field of the biomedical sciences are relatively rare, so, to fill this gap, we focused our course on teaching primarily freshman undergraduate students how to synthesize and contextualize scientific literature, covering both basic science and clinical applications. At the end of the course, students self-reported increased confidence in reading and discussing scientific papers and review articles. The critical impact of this course lies not only in an early introduction to the popularized field of regenerative medicine, but also encouragement for younger students to participate in research early on and to appreciate the value of interdisciplinary interactions. The teaching model can be extended for implementation of student-taught introductory courses across diverse undergraduate major tracks at an institution.

scholarly journals AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Bishop ◽  
A. Hurst ◽  
B. Mantin ◽  
S. Bedi
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Clinic Experience

This paper describes an experientiallearning activity to promote skill development infirst year engineering students. The exercise involvesthe assembly of a remote-control car using readilyavailable part kits. Students work in small teamsunder the mentorship of experienced faculty membersfrom a variety of engineering backgrounds. The goalof the exercise is to introduce engineering design intofirst year engineering by providing students with anengaging, hands-on experience. The exercise is oneof several new activities being incorporated into theIdeas Clinic Experience for engineering students atthe University of Waterloo.

First-year Engineering Students Engagement by Hands-on Experience with Star Wars Robotics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vianney Lara-Prieto ◽  
Jacob de la Cruz-Hinojosa ◽  
Eduardo J. Arrambide-Leal ◽  
Francisco Palomera-Palacios ◽  
M. Ileana Ruiz-Cantisani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
Hands On

scholarly journals MENTOR-MANAGED DESIGN CHALLENGES FOR FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn MacGregor ◽  
Linda Carson
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Systematic Design ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Design Challenge ◽  
Suitable Scope ◽  
Design Challenges

The authors identify the main challenges facing engineering students and instructors during hands-on design projects and give an overview of the mentor-managed approach they take in a first year design course. Key features of the course include mentor management, choosing a design challenge of a suitable scope, providing an appropriate systematic design methodology, and structuring the design project around staged deliverables. They describe, in more detail, two distinctive components of the course: usability testing with modified design walkthroughs, and an introduction to creative practice and design through a Scrapheap Challenge.

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