Effects on students of a freshman engineering design course

Courter, Sandra; Millar, Susan B.; Lyons, Lyman

doi:10.1109/fie.1996.573103

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“…The timing of engineering design is dealt with by a number of studies, with some authors focusing on the need for early exposure to design, with a view to engendering the design ethic in students at an early stage (Parsons and Klukker 1995, Sheppard and Jenison 1996, Courter et al 1996, Tonkay et al 1997, Patel et al 2002. Particular emphasis is placed on motivation and student retention.…”

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Teaching engineering design through Lego^®Mindstorms™

Ringwood¹,

Monaghan²,

Maloco³

2005

European Journal of Engineering Education

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This paper examines a particular methodology of teaching engineering design to undergraduate engineering students, which relies on Lego ® Mindstorms ™ . A number of important issues are addressed, including the timing of the design module within the programme, prior knowledge required and assessment components. The module, which has been running for three years, was found to have many positive attributes, not only in relation to the core design activity, but also in generating good team-building and engaging students with the degree programme.

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