Preparing future faculty for teaching engineering design

Janis P. Terpenny, Richard M. Goff

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Abstract

This paper reports on a new core course that has been developed for the recently established Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The course is focused on preparing future engineering faculty members to teach engineering design as well as how to function more effectively in industry design environments. Material related to theories of student learning and appropriate pedagogical approaches to teaching an open-ended subject such as engineering design are included. Having successfully completed this course, students are able to describe engineering design process and compare and contrast design across engineering and non-engineering disciplines. Students develop a syllabus for a design course in their own discipline, including assignments and projects. They also learn about effective project management and are able to characterize and demonstrate effective means of teaching/coaching/mentoring of various design projects. As future educators, students are able to describe the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) requirements for design courses (Capstone, etc.), describe and demonstrate various theories of learning and pedagogy, and are able to navigate the course design and approval process. Descriptions of student mentoring of K-12 design teams in the FIRST LEGO® League competition are also provided

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005
Subtitle of host publication17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages13-18
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)079184742X, 9780791847428
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
EventDETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - Long Beahc, CA, United States
Duration: Sep 24 2005Sep 28 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005
Volume5

Other

OtherDETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beahc, CA
Period9/24/059/28/05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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