the sophomore year: continuing the experience dr. dianne dorland dr. patricia mosto
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The Sophomore Year: Continuing the Experience
Dr. Dianne DorlandDr. Patricia Mosto
The Sophomore Year: Continuing the Experience
Integrating requirements
Focus and goals
Course
Design module examples
What works
What’s next
Engineering Clinics
Yr Clinic Theme (Fall) Clinic Theme (Spring)
Fr Engineering Measurements
Reverse Engineering
So Multidisciplinary Project Writing
Multidisciplinary Project Public Speaking
Jr Process or Product Development
Sr Multidisciplinary Capstone Designor Research Project
General Education Requirements
Non-engineering College Composition I College Composition II Public Speaking upper-division
writing-intensive course
Engineering College Composition I Sophomore Clinic I Sophomore Clinic II Junior/Senior Clinic
Sophomore Clinic
Integration of Communications Fall Semester: Writing II Spring Semester: Public Speaking
Communications in the Engineering Clinics meets ABET
requirements efficient integration
Sophomore Clinics
Taught jointly by engineering, writing arts and communication studies faculty
Engineering one lab: 160 min
Communications two lectures:
75 min each
Goals
Produce effective engineering communicators Deliver technical information to a
non-technical audience Promote
creative writing
Course Structure
Integrates engineering design project Requires “communication deliverables” Teaches written and oral communication Has entrepreneurial
focus
Course Planning
Communication and engineering faculty team design course
Faculty team meets for planning prior and during the semester
Single syllabus, assignments, requirements and grades
Course Delivery
Team Taught Engineering Faculty:
provide feedback for technical speeches Communications Faculty:
provide feedback for final presentations
Course Grading Project evaluated through written deliverables Graded jointly
writing participation final grade
Graded separately speeches
Fall Project: The Hoistinator
Design, build, and test crane arm Use aluminum or
plastic Lift 400 lbs,
2 ft high in 4 sec (max 1200 lbs)
Design, build, and test timing device for lift
The Hoistinator: Demonstrations
Spring Project: Microbial Fuel Cell
Design and construct battery powered Lego® Mindstorms robot
Demonstrate reactions stoichiometry/yield metabolic pathways growth curves doubling time
Spring Project: Rocket Launch
Design, build, and test a rocket
Spring Project: Clean Energy
Design, build, and install a photovoltaic system Understand energy and sustainability Demonstrate industry and community impact
Other Projects Guitar effects pedal Can crusher Energy audit Human stair climber NASA Mars mission Backyard bridge Campus recycling Greenhouse gas
emissions
What Works!
Discipline-specific communication skills Project-based learning in the context of
communication Interdisciplinary collaboration Papers, articles, proposals produced jointly
What’s Next!
Reinforce other course communication skills Provide communication resources for
Junior/Senior clinics Continue
assessment Enhance
integration between disciplines
Tesekkürler!
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