Alice AgoginoAssociate Dean for Special Programs, College of Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Brandon MuramatsuLecturer in Mechanical Engineering

NEEDS Project Director

ME39CMultimedia Case Studies of Engineering Design

University of California at BerkeleyJanuary 20, 1999

Outline

Course Introduction– Course Philosophy

– Course Goals Synthesis Coalition and NEEDS The World Wide Web

Freshman/Sophomore Class Design and

develop a

Multimedia

Case Study

http://maclab.me.berkeley.edu/ME39C/

Course Philosophy –Scaffolded Knowledge Integration

Engineering through investigation and design in a collaborative learning environment

Students will be encouraged to construct their understanding and share their knowledge and experience during case studies development with other students

Scaffolded Knowledge Integrationhttp://maclab.me.berkeley.edu/ME39C/philo.htmlhttp://best.me.berkeley.edu/~aagogino/fie95/FIEme39c.html

Goals and Underlying Themes

Multimedia and the World Wide Web as an important, emerging means of technical communication

Design/engineering as a collaborative, multidisciplinary process

Students as integral to the teaching process Make learning explicit, we’re as interested in the

process as we are the outcome Providing skills and tools as appropriate and

neededWe’re going to do things in ways you

probably haven’t seen at Berkeley before

Examples of Past Projects

Spring 1997– Digital Video

– Boeing 777 Spring 1996

– Bicycle

Outline

Course Introduction– Course Philosophy

– Course Goals Synthesis Coalition and NEEDS The World Wide Web

Synthesis Coalition Goals• Reform curricula• Improve retention• Link to K-14• Develop digital infrastructure (NEEDS Digital Library & quality review of courseware)

SouthernSouthern

BerkeleyBerkeley

Cal PolyCal Poly

SynthesisSynthesis

HamptonHamptonIowaIowaStateState

TuskegeeTuskegee

StanfordStanford

CornellCornell

NorthernNorthernArizonaArizona

National Society ofProfessional Engineers

Respondents were asked to rate new engineers’ preparedness in eight areas and then indicate the value their organization places on preparation in that area. [NSPE, 1994]

Value vs Preparedness

Percentage

0 50 100

Preparedness

Value

TeamworkProduct/System Design

LeadershipIntegrative Thinking

Social/Ethics/EnvironmentMath and Science

Market EnvironmentSocial Sciences

Synthesis Coalition Strategy

Introduce multidisciplinary systems design– Mechatronics– Architecture/Engineering/Construction

Bring industry and research into the classroom Enhance laboratory/hands-on learning Increase social context of technology Improve student’s communication and teaming

skills Introduce new delivery/learning styles

Lower Division Strategy

Mechanical (Artifact) Dissection Multidisciplinary, Multimedia Case Studies Integrated Design Projects Early Introduction of Embedded

Computing (Mechatronics Design)

. . .

is an approach to teaching students about engineering concepts and design principles by having them explore the engineered products around them.

involves having students work in small teams to disassemble and reassemble machines.

leads to insight on materials, function, design alternatives, human factors and manufacturing.

motivates and promotes integrative thinking.

Professor Sheri Sheppard, Stanford Universityhttp://www-adl.stanford.edu/

Multidisciplinary,Multimedia Case Studies

Highlight examples of successfully engineered design products

Brings “best practices” from industry into the classroom:

– customer-driven design

– quality and continuous improvement

– multifunctional teams

– design for ‘x’ (assembly, environment, etc.) Complement dissection and design activities Promote integrative thinking

Multimedia Cases & Dissection Promote Integrative Learning

Integrates multimedia case, dissectionand design activities

Abstract Theory & Conceptualization

ConcreteExperiences

ActiveExperimentation Reflection

Mattel Color Spin ExampleQuickTime™ and aVideo decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

QuickTime™ and aCinepak decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Multidisciplinary Mechatronic Cases and Dissection Exercises

Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering User Interface Manufacturing Industrial/Process Engineering Business and Management of Technology

Some of the Disciplines Involved:

Synthesis Courseware Integrates Research, Education and Industry

Education Research

peer, scaffolded & experiential

learning

Technical Research

Disk DriveHigh Speed NetworksMultimedia & Video ServersDesign & Mfg. Integration

Western DigitalIBM Almaden ResearchBerkeley Computer Mechanics Lab

Industry

Virtual Disk Drive Case Study - Game, Dissection Example

QuickTime™ and aVideo decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

NEEDS - The National EngineeringEducation Delivery System

Vision Develop a global digital library and

community of learners in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education (SMETE)

Established Dissemination Tool for Engineering Education– Courseware readily searchable and accessible– Expanding to include Science, Mathematics,

Engineering and Technology Education (SMETE) Established Quality Review Programs

– Criteria for evaluating courseware– The Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering

Education Courseware -- national competition– New user-based review mechanisms

NEEDS: A Multimedia Digital Library of Courseware

Catalog,search,browse,download and reviewcoursewareand multimediaelements

On-going Goals– Continue NEEDS as a service

to the engineering education community– Grow and evolve NEEDS as the foundation for an on-line engineering

education community– Expand courseware review and evaluation efforts– Serve as a bridge towards the development of as SMETE Digital

National Library

Berkeley

VirginiaTech

StanfordNorthernArizona

Oklahoma

UMBC

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Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware

Why Create the Premier Award?– Establish NEEDS as a source of quality learning

materials

– Provide recognition to developers for time and intellectual

Criteria for Evaluating Courseware– Instructional Design (will students learn from the

courseware?)

– Software Design (well designed and usable?)

– Engineering Content (error free content?)

Premier Awardhttp://www.needs.org/premier/

Premier Courseware

Premier Courseware of 1998– Della Steam Plant - P.K. Raju and

Chetan Sankar– MDSolids - Timothy Philpot– SEVE-UNH - Robert Henry

Premier Courseware of 1997– Virtual Disk Drive Design Studio -

David Yu, et al.– Drill and Bike Dissection - Sheri

Sheppard, et al.– Mars Navigator - Kurt Gramoll, et al.

1300 CD-ROMs

2300 CD-ROMs

Outline

Course Introduction– Course Philosophy

– Course Goals Synthesis Coalition and NEEDS The World Wide Web