A NEWLY REVAMPED FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSE

Incorporating an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Freshman Mechanical Engineering Course

This paper presents a case of incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) and EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning (EML) to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in a freshman-level, introductory course in mechanical engineering within an ABET accredited program. The course is designed to teach the basic tools and skills of engineering such as graphics communication, solid modeling, and programming, wit...

MATLAB Meets LEGO Mindstorms - A Freshman Introduction Course Into Practical Engineering

In today’s teaching and learning approaches for first-semester students, practical courses more and more often complement traditional theoretical lectures. This practical element allows an early insight into the real world of engineering, augments student motivation, and enables students to acquire soft skills early. This paper describes a new freshman introduction course into practical enginee...

Bringing an emphasis on technical writing to a freshman course in electrical engineering

We have recently added a strong writing component to one of our freshman courses in electrical engineering. The students prepared two kinds of reports—memoranda and formal engineering project reports. Our instructional objectives were to execute well these two forms: to write with a professional tone, and to make good choices about which technical material to include. To meet these objectives, ...

Ac 2007-341: Design of an Introductory Matlab Course for Freshman Engineering Students

An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Approach in Teaching Freshman Engineering Design

1 Deran Hanesian, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science, Tiernan Hall, Newark, New Jersey 07102, [email protected] 2 Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science, Tiernan Hall, Newark, New Jersey 07102, [email protected] Abstract---In the ear...