Implementing and assessing the converging-diverging model of design in a sequence of sophomore projects

Advances in Engineering Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Dahm, Kevin ^a   Riddell, William ^a   Constans, Eric ^a   Courtney, Jennifer ^a   Harvey, Roberta ^a   von Lockette, Paris ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENTS; COURSE ORGANIZATIONS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN MODELS; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN PROJECTS; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; FINAL DECISIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOPHOMORE LEVELS; STUDENT PERFORMANCE;

DESIGN; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL WRITING;

CURRICULA;

EID: 65449184225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19411766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Dym, C.L., Agogino, A.M., Eris, O., Frey, D.D., and Leifer, L.J. "Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching and Learning," Journal of Engineering Education, 95, 1 (2005), accessible at http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/PAPERS/display.cfm?pdf= 252.pdf
2. Dally, J.W. and Zhang, G.M. "A Freshman Engineering Design Course," Journal of Engineering Education, 83, 2 (1994), accessible at http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/PAPERS /display.cfm?pdf=123.pdf
3. Quinn, R.E. "Drexel's e4 Program: A Different Professional Experience for Engineering Students and Faculty," Journal of Engineering Education, 82, 4 (1993), accessible at http:/ /www.asee.org/publications/jee/PaPeRs/display.cfm?pdf=84.pdf
4. Froyd, J.E. and Ohland, M.W. "Integrated Engineering Curricula," Journal of Engineering Education, 94, 1 (2005), accessible at http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/PaPeRs /display.cfm?pdf=246.pdf
5. D.K. Ludlow and K.H. Schulz, "Writing across the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of North Dakota," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 83, pp. 161, 1994, accessible at http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/PAPERS /display.cfm?pdf=547.pdf
6. J.A. Newell, D.K. Ludlow, and S.P.K. Sternberg, "Progressive development of oral and written communication skills across and integrated laboratory sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31, pp. 116-119, 1997.
7. N. Van Orden, "Is writing an effective way to learn chemical concepts?," Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 67,pp. 583, 1990.
8. Johnston, C.A., Let Me Learn, Corwin Press Inc., London, 1998.
9. Pearle, K.M. and Head, L.M. "Using your Brain to Build Teams that Work: A Study of the Freshman and Sophomore Engineering Clinics at Rowan University," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, accessible at http://soa.asee.org /paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=16944
10. Evans, D.L., McNiel, B.W., and Beakley, G.c. "Design in Engineering Education: Past Views of Future Directions," Journal of Engineering Education, 79, 4 (1990).
11. E. Constans, J. Courtney, K. Dahm, J. Everett, C. Gabler, R. Harvey, L. Head, D. Hutto, and H. Zhang, "Setting the Multidisciplinary Scene: Engineering Design and communication in the 'Hoistinator' Project," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2005, Portland, OR, accessible at http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/ paper-view.cfm?id=21514
12. http://www.pre.nl/eco-it/default.htm, accessed December 5, 2008.
13. http://www.schemmscience.com/physics/labs/sodabottlerox.pdf, accessed Jan. 3, 2007
14. http://hometown.aol.com/hayhurst1/h2orocket.htm, accessed Jan. 3, 2007.
15. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/virtualaero/bottleRocket/ educator.htm, accessed Jan. 3, 2007.
16. Wood, W.H. "Decision-Based Design: A Vehicle for Curriculum Integration," International Journal of Engineering Education, 20, 3 (2004).
17. Von Lockette, P., Riddell, W., Dahm, K., Harvey, R., Courtney, J., Pietrucha, B., Diao, C., and Accini, D. "Bottle Rockets and Parametric Design in a Converging-Diverging Design Strategy," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2006, Chicago, IL, accessible at http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/ paper-view.cfm?id=699
18. Riddell, W.T., Jansson, P.M., and Law, R.J. "Measurement and Conservation of Energy Use in Campus Buildings," Proceedings of the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference, Fall 2004.
19. Riddell, W. T., Jansson, P.M., Dahm, K.D., Benavidez, H.S., Haynes, J., and Schowalter, D. "Conservation of Energy for Campus Buildings: Design, Communication and Environmentalism through Project based Learning," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2006, Chicago, IL, accessible at http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/ paper-view.cfm?id=355
20. J.A. Newell, H. Newell, and K.D. Dahm, "Rubric Development and Inter-Rater Reliability Issues in Assessing Learning Outcomes," Chemical Engineering Education, 36, 3 (2002).
21. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998.