Using The Experiential Learning Model And Course Assessment To Transform A Multidisciplinary Senior Design Course Sequence

Abstract

MARGARET BAILEY, registered professional engineer, is the Kate Gleason Chair and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at RIT. She earned her BSE at Pennsylvania State University in 1988 and her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. She conducts research with students using advanced thermodynamic analyses and neural network modeling applied to various, energy-intensive, complex mechanical systems. Dr. Bailey serves in numerous leadership roles within her college, including Executive Director of RIT's Women in Engineering Program (WE@RIT); ME Department Advocate for Engineering Honors Program; and Member of Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Leadership Team.

Development Of Integrated Project Tracks For A College Wide Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Program At Rit

“…It should be noted that while the PRP is generated with the guidance of MSD faculty, the PRP still undergoes the same review process as all of the other PRP's before becoming a formal project. Another interesting observation is that the national trend has been an increase in the number of industry sponsored capstone projects 4 , the bulk of MSD projects are from faculty sponsored research for the AY '06-'07. Having said that, the majority of the sponsored research does have industry backing, but it is the faculty member guiding the project.…”

“…The paper will focus on the project selection process. For a more detailed account of the course redesign and the activities of the other subteams, refer to Walter et al 3 and Bailey and DeBartolo 4 .…”

Studying the Impact on Mechanical Engineering Students who participate in Distinctive Projects in Thermodynamics

“…Prior to the final presentation, each team does a mock presentation to the class where peers provide assessment. Because many of the students in ME 680 are concurrently enrolled in the Multidisciplinary Senior Design course [17,18], elements related to the design process are listed on the milestone schedule (Figure 3) and within the performance criteria (Figure 4) to tie curriculum and reinforce the usefulness of a detailed design methodology.…”