DocumentCode :
3563267
Title :
A practice-then-apply scaffolding approach to engineering design education
Author :
Carberry, Adam ; Johnson, Nathan ; Henderson, Mark
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Technol. & Innovation, Arizona State Univ., Mesa, AZ, USA
fYear :
2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
Engineering students in a project-based curriculum are expected to learn and apply the engineering design process to their course embedded projects. Practice of embedded skills typically occurs through embarking on a new project context provided by an instructor. It is a rare occurrence for students to participate in experiences that break-up the process into smaller chunks providing low-pressure instances to practice. The following work-in-progress describes a practice-then-apply scaffolding approach to teaching engineering design. The engineering design process was broken down into three phases: (1) discovery and ideation, (2) concept development and selection, and (3) realization and experimentation. Each phase was presented to students via a mini-project that inserted students into the design process at various stages of the design. The mini-projects afforded students with opportunities to practice and expand their understanding without always having to start at the beginning. A final project embedded throughout the course provided students with the opportunity to apply what they had learned in the mini-projects. This scaffolded approach methodically slowed the process providing a unique design learning experience with explicit design activities.
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; teaching; concept development-and-selection phase; course embedded projects; design learning experience; discovery-and-ideation phase; embedded skills; engineering design education; engineering students; explicit design activities; low-pressure instances; practice-then-apply scaffolding approach; project context; project-based curriculum; realization-and-experimentation phase; work-in-progress; Blades; Communities; Context; Educational institutions; Prototypes; Testing; engineering design; project-based learning; scaffolding;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014 IEEE
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2014.7044291
Filename :
7044291
Link To Document :
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