NDLI: Beyond the lab report: The place of student-designed research and visual communication in a mechanical engineering fundamentals course

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hughey, B. Kokernak, J. Rubio, T.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (Hughey, B.; Kokernak, J.; Rubio, T.)
Abstract	Student-designed research projects are more meaningful and more similar to professional experiences when they are embedded in a sequence of technical and communication tasks that approximate the evolution of a real-world research project. Instructors part of a mechanical engineering fundamentals course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describe an innovative, semester-long student project known as “Go Forth and Measure,” which prompts students to design, propose, and conduct an original study and communicate its progress and findings through several professional genres interspersed through the term. Sound data and error analysis, effective graphic communication, and professional practices are emphasized in all tasks. Lab instructors and communication instructors, led by technical faculty, coordinate the teaching of a thoughtful sequence of activities. Approaches to teaching the deliberate crafting of the story of data — in a figure, in a research poster — are described here, and preliminary observations on student work and their experience are summarized.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	166228
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457721243
ISSN	2158091X
e-ISBN	9781457721267
DOI	10.1109/IPCC.2012.6408622
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-10-08
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Writing Graphics Mechanical engineering Instruments Mechanical variables measurement Educational institutions visual communication Engineering education poster session student research project technical communication
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Engineering Communication

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