{"title":"Teaching and learning experience using digital sketching","authors":"H. Eiliat, D. Pusca","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526774","url":null,"abstract":"Technology and its fast pace growth is changing our day to day life in so many levels. It is essential to expand teaching and learning experience using technological tools. Teaching and learning field is longing for new approaches to employ technology in active learning. This research is focused on studying the outcome of replacing paper and pencil with computer tablets and stylus, to bridge the gap between traditional and digital media methods. Environment of this research is an engineering design course with hand sketching as an essential part of the syllabus. The paper presents a methodology on how to use the tablet computers to deliver course material related to the dynamic of the drafting process, along with a comparison analysis on results of students 'surveys before and after their experience with computer tablets in class. Ease of use and effectiveness of this approach in solving design problems, is also discussed.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126985322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An application of “In Thinking” to university-industry collaborations","authors":"W. Bellows, S. Gandhi","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526783","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the authors will provide an introduction to the concept of “better thinking about thinking,” also known as “In Thinking” and explain how it can be applied to university-industry collaborations. This will include the development of an “In Thinking education model”, which schools can implement while continuously collaborating with industry in order to achieve better results for all the stakeholders involved, than when working on an intermittent “on-off” basis.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122195737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immersive and non-immersive virtual reality system to learn relative motion concepts","authors":"M. Kozhevnikov, J. Gurlitt","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526781","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of the current study is to understand the strength and limits of immersive virtual environments as a new media for learning and teaching relative motion concepts. Our results show that while training in both Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) and Desktop (non-immersive) Virtual Environment (DVE) resulted in a significant improvement on relative motion problem solving test in general, the IVE group performed significantly better than the DVE group on solving two-dimensional relative motion problems after training in the simulations. This result supports our hypothesis that egocentric encoding of the scene in IVE (where the learner constitutes a part of a scene being immersed in it) as compared to allocentric encoding on a computer screen in DVI (where the earner is looking on the scene from “outside”) is beneficial for studying two-dimensional problems.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124748903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shaoyi Su, J. Kerwin, S. Crowe, J. Cavallaro, G. Woods
{"title":"Teaching embedded programming to electrical engineers, BioEngineers, and mechanical engineers via the escape platform","authors":"Shaoyi Su, J. Kerwin, S. Crowe, J. Cavallaro, G. Woods","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526766","url":null,"abstract":"We report the development and initial deployment of the Escape Platform, a printed circuit board (PCB) and software base for instructional use in two engineering courses at Rice University: the capstone Senior Design course and the Introduction to Computer Engineering course. The capstone course includes interdisciplinary teams of seniors in Electrical, Mechanical and BioEngineering while the Computer Engineering course is targeted at freshman and sophomore Electrical Engineers and Computer Scientists. In this paper we describe hardware and software features of the Escape Platform and the related content in courses in which it will be used. The first deployment of the Escape Platform in these courses is currently underway; we provide some initial observations of the Escape Platform's utility.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132164313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Instrumentation laboratory at a foreign study center with concurrent instruction","authors":"E. Bardy, M. Reuber","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526776","url":null,"abstract":"In 2006, Grove City College (GCC) launched an International Study Center (ISC) in Nantes, France that utilizes concurrent instruction as well as a French University Partnership to allow mechanical engineering and liberal arts students to study abroad in a partial immersion semester program. The focus of this paper is to present the challenges and evolution of a junior-level instrumentation laboratory course that is taught both at the US main campus and at the ISC. The course is team taught by one U.S. faculty member state side and another U.S. faculty member at the ISC. Students perform experiments that were shipped to the ISC and set-up to mimic experiments given at the main campus. GCC online course management and VPN (virtual private network) course folders are used to manage student assignments and quizzes. Course content is also shared via pre-recorded lectures (U.S. to France), live lectures using web conferencing (U.S. to France), and onsite lectures (in France). Experiments are monitored by an onsite faculty member at the ISC.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121173772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An approach to teaching innovation processes in engineering","authors":"G. Anderson","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526749","url":null,"abstract":"Engineering curricula are typically jam-packed with technical courses, leaving little room for important non-technical topics. One of the subjects many engineers in a wide variety of fields would benefit from is innovation, but the full scope of innovation theory is seldom taught at universities. One reason for this is that innovation is an interdisciplinary topic, with insights available from many different fields. At UALR, we have implemented several classes that teach innovation from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. These classes contain students from a variety of majors, including engineering, business, psychology and art. The mix of students creates an exciting dynamic in the classes, but also raises some challenges. In this paper, our approaches to teaching innovation and design are discussed, with attention paid to successes and failures. Finally, ideas for effectively creating an engineering program that includes innovation theory are discussed.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"263 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116758352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An EDA course module for the topic of reliability using automotive electronics as applications","authors":"Shih-Hsu Huang, Wen-Pin Tu, H. Yeh, Mely Chen Chi","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526768","url":null,"abstract":"In automobiles, the demand of electronic devices has seen a sharp increase every year. To keep abreast of the growing market demand, to improve the reliability of electronic devices used in automobiles is an essential problem. As a result, there is a demand to develop EDA (electronic design automation) tools for reliability analysis and optimization of automotive electronics. In our college, previous EDA courses focus on the introduction to the algorithms in different design stages with timing, area, or power as the objectives. The reliability issues are mentioned but not emphasized in our previous EDA courses. To catch the trend of automotive electronics, we develop a course module to offer students the concepts and experiences for reliability analysis and optimization of automotive electronics. Our teaching materials include the introduction to automotive electronics, such as ECU (electronic control unit) design, and the related reliability issues, such as the aging effect and the thermal effect. Furthermore, students are asked to implement three EDA tools for reliability analysis and optimization of automotive electronics. At the end of the semester, the evaluation of the course by students is very positive.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129443554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chances and risks of using clicker software in XL engineering classes - From theory to practice","authors":"V. Stehling, U. Bach, R. Vossen, S. Jeschke","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526753","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching and learning in XL-classes is a huge challenge to both lecturers as well as students. While lecturers face the difficulty of speaking to a mostly loud and very heterogenic audience, students often lack the opportunity of being an active participant in class. To counteract these difficulties and give the opportunity of immediate feedback, an audience response system has been introduced in the class of information technology in mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128564842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to write your first patent","authors":"S. R. N. Reis, A. Reis","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526785","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents guidelines for students writing their first patent in the field of computer science and electronic/computer engineering. The set of guidelines is comprehensive and presents a step-by-step approach that allows beginners to produce the text description for their first patent. The proposed methodology is used to teach invention abstraction and claiming to both graduate and undergraduate students.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134182489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“What does your building compute, Mr. Foster?” How computer science students can learn from architecture and the built environment","authors":"D. Claveau","doi":"10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDEC.2013.6526779","url":null,"abstract":"The buildings in which we live and work represent a repository of design inspiration for computer scientists. There is much to learn from the many problems and solutions that these buildings embody. This paper presents an approach for computer scientists and computer science students to find inspiration in the architecture around them. It discusses how a computational view can be taken when experiencing architecture. It then shows how this can be used in the computer science curriculum to provide students with a broader view of what it means to compute. A fieldwork approach is described in which students get away from their desks and enter the world around them to look for inspiration.","PeriodicalId":273456,"journal":{"name":"2013 3rd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131793365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}