Freshman design projects in the Foundation Coalition

Richardson, John; Corleto, Carlos R.; Froyd, Jeff; Imbrie, P.K.; Parker, J.K.; Roedel, R. J.

doi:10.1109/fie.1998.736801

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“…Continuing the trend towards project-based freshman engineering curricula that began in the 1990s, Louisiana Tech University has implemented a sequence of three firstyear engineering courses built around a robotics platform [1]- [3]. This curriculum, funded by a Phase II NSF CCLI grant, is called "Living WITH the Lab" and it seeks to achieve a major increase in experiential learning by putting the ownership and maintenance of the "laboratory" into the hands of the students [4]- [5].…”

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Migration of a robotics platform from a freshman introduction to engineering course sequence to a sophomore circuits course

Harbour

Hummel

2010

2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, Louisiana Tech University has implemented a new freshman engineering sequence of three courses focused on boosting hands-on learning, student confidence and innovation. Every engineering student purchases a robotics kit with a programmable microcontroller, sensors, servos and software along with a toolkit to provide the basis for a mobile laboratory and design platform. An aspect of this Phase II CCLI grant involves the migration of components from the freshmen sequence into our sophomore engineering sequence of courses comprised of statics, circuits and thermodynamics. Three laboratory exercises have been developed for the sophomore circuits course utilizing the robotics platform from the freshman sequence. These three exercises provide additional practice in using hardware and tools introduced in the freshman year and provide important hands-on applications to support fundamental concepts covered in an introductory circuits course. This paper presents details of the three exercises that have been developed, faculty training activities and assessment results.

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Migration of a robotics platform from a freshman introduction to engineering course sequence to a sophomore circuits course

Harbour

Hummel

2010

2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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“…Project-based freshman engineering curricula began in the 1990s due in large part to the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions [1]- [4]. This trend towards hands-on freshman engineering programs with a significant design component continues today at a variety of universities across the country [5]- [7].…”

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“…This trend towards hands-on freshman engineering programs with a significant design component continues today at a variety of universities across the country [5]- [7]. There is a significant amount of literature on the subject that shows many benefits of incorporating projectbased instruction with design early and often within engineering curricula [1]- [11].…”

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Microfabrication of a resistance temperature detector by freshman engineering students

Hegab

Hall

2008

2008 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference

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A hands-on microfabrication project was developed and implemented for Louisiana Tech's integrated freshman engineering curriculum. The project involved the design and fabrication of a simple nickel resistance temperature detector. The project is part of a series of hands-on projects being developed for the freshman engineering curriculum as part of a "Living with the Lab" concept that utilizes a microcontroller-based robotics kit to increase experiential learning. The project was initially piloted in two sections of a freshman engineering course and was extended to seven sections in the current academic year. The project included the direct application of fundamental engineering topics as well as applied technical skills and additionally provided an opportunity to introduce students to some common microfabrication techniques. The sensors were fabricated using optical lithography and etching of a nickel coated microscope slide.Students interfaced the sensors with microcontrollers and calibrated the sensors. The project provided an opportunity for freshman students to gain first-hand experience in the design, fabrication and calibration of a temperature sensor as well as motivated the need for engineering tools such as spreadsheets and CAD packages. The paper presents assessment results for the project's impact on student knowledge and interest in micro and nanotechnology.

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“…The integration of engineering design experiences in first year undergraduate courses have been widely reported and considered to be a valuable experience for students [1][2][3] . One objective for hands-on design experiences is building team-based problem solving skills, in which students gain experience balancing their own contributions with that of their team members 2 .…”

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Work in Progress: The Incorporation of Hands-On, Team-Based Design Challenges in a Large Enrollment Introductory Biomedical Engineering Course

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Freshman design projects in the Foundation Coalition

Cited by 33 publications

References 13 publications

Migration of a robotics platform from a freshman introduction to engineering course sequence to a sophomore circuits course

Migration of a robotics platform from a freshman introduction to engineering course sequence to a sophomore circuits course

Microfabrication of a resistance temperature detector by freshman engineering students

Work in Progress: The Incorporation of Hands-On, Team-Based Design Challenges in a Large Enrollment Introductory Biomedical Engineering Course

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