Building Bridges: Computer Aided Design As A Vehicle For Outreach To High School Students

Ressler, Stephen J.; Nygren, Colonel Kip P.; Conley, C.

doi:10.18260/1-2--6438

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“…High school outreach programs are used throughout the USA to encourage interest in the engineering profession. Literature in the field indicates that the most successful outreach programs involve hands-on student involvement in a design/build/test experience [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Typical examples include contests in building model bridges or designing paper airplanes.…”

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Using Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping in a Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program of High School Students

Musto

Howard

Rather

2004

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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In an effort to attract talented high school students to the engineering profession, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has developed a number of outreach programs. The most successful of these, entitled ‘Focus on the Possibilities’, allows the student to select a specific engineering discipline and experience a week-long program in their chosen area. This paper details the program developed by the Mechanical Engineering Department at MSOE to attract talented high school students to the mechanical engineering discipline. The program consists of an integrated design/build/test experience, centered around the design of a scale-model race car. The program is facilitated by two key technologies available at MSOE: solid modeling and solid freeform fabrication (rapid prototyping). Through creative use of these enabling technologies, the students are able to take the design of their racer from concept to realization and testing in the span of the week-long program.

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Using Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping in a Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program of High School Students

Musto

Howard

Rather

2004

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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“…The winners and runners up were given prizes. This approach has popularly been used by other educators 9 . Figure 5 shows a group of participants working on the project while figure 6 shows testing of the bridge structures.…”

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“…These collaborative efforts culminated into the development of a novel educational program with secondary schools to promote entry into engineering and technology programs, especially amongst girls and minorities. Available literature [6][7][8][9][10][11] shows that if students can be engaged in the tools of the trades and provided with information, then they will have a greater desire to apply themselves in the respective technical areas. Based upon the model which the authors developed for this project, students were invited to attend 2-hour workshops which were presented in several different areas of technology.…”

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Educational Partnerships With Secondary Schools To Promote Minority Entry Into The Engineering And Technology Disciplines – The Initiatives And Achievements Of Project Smile

Otieno

Mirman

Azad

2006 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…During the 1998-1999 academic year, an effort was undertaken to re-engineer the mechanical engineering outreach offerings. Review of background literature indicated that the most successful outreach programs were those that integrated the exposure to engineering topics with hands-on activities [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . This fact, coupled with the development of a new solid modeling laboratory, led to the redesign of the outreach offerings.…”

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The Use Of Solid Modeling In Mechanical Engineering Outreach Programs For High School Students

Musto¹,

Howard²

2001 Annual Conference Proceedings

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In an effort to attract talented high school student to careers in engineering, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) participates in a number of engineering outreach programs. Great successes in these programs have resulted from the use of solid modeling techniques and software to motivate engineering concepts and allow the students to participate in hands-on engineering activities. The outreach programs that now integrate solid modeling technology range from an introductory one-hour experience to a longterm ongoing effort. The four programs specifically addressed in this paper include: 1) a onehour solid modeling exercise, sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers to attract young women to engineering careers; 2) a half-day session, in which both part and assembly modeling exercises are used to give high school students an exposure to Mechanical Engineering; 3) a week-long effort, in which solid modeling is integrated with rapid prototyping technology and other engineering instruction to provide a comprehensive design/build/test experience; and 4) an ongoing relationship with a Milwaukee area private high school, which integrates solid modeling and rapid prototyping technology to produce physical prototypes of student-designed parts. Both the goals of the individual programs and the specific solid modeling exercises designed to achieve the goals are presented in this paper. Conclusions based on student and instructor feedback over the two years of program implementation are offered.

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Building Bridges: Computer Aided Design As A Vehicle For Outreach To High School Students

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Using Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping in a Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program of High School Students

Using Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping in a Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program of High School Students

Educational Partnerships With Secondary Schools To Promote Minority Entry Into The Engineering And Technology Disciplines – The Initiatives And Achievements Of Project Smile

The Use Of Solid Modeling In Mechanical Engineering Outreach Programs For High School Students

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