ENGINEERING UP FRONT Engineering up-front includes hands-on engineering laboratories and design, the integration of the mathematical and scientific foundations with the technical topics of Engineering, and the integration/coordination of the Humanities in a parallel continuum rather than the traditional layered serial approach. This program is student centered, addressing how we teach as well as what we teach, teaming, communications, and professional development. Emphasis is placed on an undergraduate program that is a set of interlinked parts that should work synergistically rather than a mere collection of independent courses.

There are 17 projects in this section. 1. Assessment Plan OSU Freshman Engineering Programs 2. Chemistry Lab Tutorials 3. Columbia Gateway Lab Overview 4. Communication in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory - Then and Now 5. Engineering Design & Laboratory 6. Engineering Design for Freshmen 7. Engineering Explorations with Maple 8. Freshman Engineering Honors program 9. Freshman Engineering Conference 10. Freshman Program 11. Introducing k-12 Students to Chemical Engineering and Chemistry through Laboratory Measurements 12. Introduction for GIS 13. Introduction to Electrical Engineering 14. Introduction to Engineering Design 15. Introduction to Engineering Experimentation 16. New Curriculum Innovation 17. Report-Enhancement of Freshman Engr Lab through Remote Web 1. Assessment Plan OSU Freshman Engineering Programs Organization: Ohio State University This is the interactive assessment plan used in the college of Engineering Freshman Programs at Ohio State. The plan shows areas to be measured, tools used, actions, timetable, and evaluation decisions. Within the plan are several links provided to show examples of tools and results. Click Here To Visit Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 2. Chemistry Lab Tutorials Contact Name: Golgen Bengu Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology Chem.-Lab multimedia based pre-lab courseware material is prepared for Freshman Engineering students and is used in NJIT and Rutgers Universities, Newark NJ. Before entering the lab, students are required to study the courseware and demonstrate their understanding by taking an online Pre-Lab quiz. Those students who pass the quiz are admitted to the actual lab, while others keep trying. For those students who are having difficulty in passing the quiz, an Intelligent Tutoring System called Study Buddy is available. The courseware uses multimedia presentation and includes play to learn style test games for self-assessment. The courseware currently contains 12 lab units. The design of the courseware is based on a holistic approach where lab units are linked to real life case studies when applicable. Each case study is presented with chemistry knowledge as well as social, historical, economical and environmental issues. The idea is to prepare a complete engineer.� The technology is infused with the addition of a context sensitive dictionary to help freshman with the new technology terms. Click here to View Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 3. Columbia Gateway Lab Overview Organization: Columbia University Introductory Lab presents a unique course taught within Columbia's Fu Foundation SEAS. This lab created to bring "Engineering Up-Front" to first-year students. Presentation features 30 minutes of interviews with instructors about theory, course material, feedback, and assessment. Written material and web based links are presented to support topics. Click here for high bandwidth Version Click here for low bandwidth Version [Back to Index/Top] 4. Communication in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory - Then and Now Contact Name: Angelo J Perna Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology This paper contrasts the written and oral communication component of chemical engineering laboratory courses of the past with current practice. File Type: PDF File Size: 361 Kb Click here to View Document [Back to Index/Top] 5. Engineering Design & Laboratory Contact Name: R. Carr, R. Quinn Organization: Drexel University This program is intended to begin the student's preparation for future practice. It introduces a small but important segment of the present "State of the Art." The subject matter of the program focuses on areas which are critical and central to the present SOTA and very likely to remain so in the foreseeable future. The segment consists of six areas, 1) interdisciplinary fundamentals, 2) the pivotal role of experimentation, 3) the transcendent role of the computer in the practice of the profession, 4) the imperative for superior communications skills in engineering practice, 5) the importance of teamwork and 6) the practice of design as the defining element of the profession. [Back to Index/Top] 6. Engineering Design for Freshmen Contact Name: Richard Weggel Organization: Drexel University This text describes an engineering design program taken by freshmen at Drexel University. The text documents how the program is conducted, graded and coordinated with the humanities program so that others might conduct a similar program, either adopting the Drexel program or adapting it to their special needs. The design program is part of a larger sequence of three courses termed Engineering Design & Laboratory (ED&L;) I, II & III which includes other design experiences as well as computer and physical laboratories. The design program, started as a component of Drexel�s E4 program, has been offered since 1989 in one form or another. It has changed over the years as experience has been gained and continues to evolve. Other schools have explored Drexel�s approach and this text has been supported by the Gateway Coalition to provide documentation and support for these efforts. A unique element of Drexel�s freshman design program is its close ties with the freshman humanities courses, HUM106, 107 and 108. Humanities faculty are fully apprised of ED&L; design program requirements since they are involved in formulating them and have adapted their humanities courses to support students in the design course. Design is a creative process, not unlike creative writing. Research, clear thinking, exploration of alternatives and revision are common to both good engineering design and good writing. Recognition of this has led to a symbiotic relationship between the humanities courses and the design element of ED&L.; Chapter 2, by Marijo Makufka, provides a description of the humanities content of the design experience. Chapter 3, authored by James Mitchell, gives an overview of how design courses might be structured along with the resources needed to conduct them. File Type: PDF File Size: 324 Kb Click to view/download file [Back to Index/Top] 7. Engineering Explorations with Maple Contact Name: R. Carr, M. Tanyel Organization: Drexel University This book focuses on the use of Maple in solving Engineering problems. The student first becomes familiar with the use of Maple and then it's use as a tool for solution of mathematical operations such as calculating derivatives, solving applied maxima and minima problems, solving differential equations, and calculating integration while solving problems in an engineering context. File Type: PDF File Size: 5812 Kb Click here to view/download file [Back to Index/Top] 8. Freshman Engineering Honors program Organization: Ohio State University Course materials for the freshman Engineering Honors three-course sequence. Includes lecture presentations, procedures, and student resources. Click Here To Visit Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 9. Freshman Engineering Conference Organization: Ohio State University Ohio State conducted an all day conference on freshman engineering in April 2001. Provided is the day's agenda with links to the key presentations on such current topics as cooperative learning, upfront engineering design courses, and faculty development. Click Here To Visit Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 10. Freshman Program Organization: Ohio State University Course materials for the Introduction to Engineering two-course sequence. Includes lecture presentations, lab presentations, procedures, and student resources. These courses are designed to help students develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of engineering, the problems solved and contributions made by engineers from various disciplines, and the engineering design process. Students will lean and practice fundamental skills useful to engineering students and professional engineers in many fields. Students will engage in a design build team project that will integrate the skills learned in this course. This course is divided into two segments: (1) Basic Skills and (2) Laboratory. Click Here To Visit Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 11. Introducing k-12 Students to Chemical Engineering and Chemistry through Laboratory Measurements Contact Name: Rosa Cano Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology The New Jersey Institute of Technology sponsors a range of outreach programs geared toward K-12 students in order to expose and interest them in science and engineering as a career.� These programs have a chemical and chemistry component which is a lecture/laboratory format that is directed to experiential learning and communication skills. File Type: PDF File Size: 136 Kb Click here to View Document [Back to Index/Top] 12. Introduction for GIS Organization: Columbia University This course introduces students to the general concepts of data entry, visualization and analysis, using the ARCVIEW and ARCINFO GIS software.The course examines the principles and application of GIS to specific examples and case studies in the area of the Earth and environmental sciences and engineering. The facilities of the Gateway Lab are used for the course. Click here To view Web Page [Back to Index/Top] 13. Introduction to Electrical Engineering Organization: Columbia University Introductory Lab presents a unique taught within Columbia's FU Foundation SEAS.This lab created to bring "Engineering Up-Front" to first-year students. Presentation feature 30 minutes of interviews with instructors about theory, course material, feedback, and assessment. Written material and web based links are presented to support topics. Click here for High bandwidth Version Click here for Low Bandwidth Version [Back to Index/Top] 14. Introduction to Engineering Design Organization: Columbia University Introductory Lab presents a unique course taught within Columbia's Fu Foundation SEAS. This lab created to bring "Engineering Up-Front" to first-year students. Presentation features 30 minutes of interviews with instructors about theory, course material, feedback, and assessment. Written material and web based links are presented to support topics. Click here for high bandwidth Version Click here for low bandwidth Version [Back to Index/Top] 15. Introduction to Engineering Experimentation Contact Name: Muryat Tanyel Organization: Other A laboratory manual developed over the span of the experimental phase of E4 program (Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineers) at Drexel University. The manual begins with introduction to basic measurement concepts for mechanical and electrical measurements and then addresses specific experiments in each of these areas. File Type: PDF File Size: 5200 Kb Click here to view/download file [Back to Index/Top] 16. New Curriculum Innovation Contact Name: M. Heimer Organization: Florida International University First semester freshmen are engaged in reverse engineering design projects. The second semester features a single forward design project that is suitable for intra-team competition. First semester sophomores begin a mechano-electrical design project that will span their entire sophomore year. All projects require oral presentations and written reports. All courses emphasize developing the emerging professional engineer. [Back to Index/Top] 17. Report-Enhancement of Freshman Engr Lab through Remote Web Contact Name: R. Carr, R. Quinn Organization: Drexel University Report-Enhancement of Freshman Engr Lab through Remote Web-based Experiments. Documents the development, student assessment and results for 3 remote web-based labs. [Back to Index/Top]