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CoRe Experience

Explore CoRe Experience EGR 100, a comprehensive engineering course covering various topics like teamwork, sustainability, and professionalism while promoting hands-on learning through labs and projects. Discover the collaborative approach to engineering education at Michigan State University.

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CoRe Experience

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  1. CoRe Experience EGR 100 Update

  2. EGR 100 Statistics • Spring 2015 • 704 Students • 2 Lecture Sections – 1 hr/wk each (C102 Wilson) • 21 Lab Sections – 2 hrs/wk each (G79 & C4 Wilson + Project Labs) • 2 Open Project Labs – 20 hrs/wk each (W9 Wilson & G24 Wonders) • 11 Graduate Student TAs • 20 UG Mentors CoRe Experience

  3. EGR 100 & EGR 102 Enrollments 2015-16 Seats CoRe Experience

  4. EGR 100 Lecture Topics • Design – Communication – Teamwork – Professionalism • Topical design problems • Engineering design, calculations & prototyping • Engineering project management • Collaborative teaming • Technical writing & presentation • Sustainability • Professionalism & ethics • Engineering careers • Intellectual property • Use customized Pearson text CoRe Experience

  5. EGR 100 Course Format • Flipped lecture format – began Fall 2014 • Pre-lecture reading assignments & proficiency quizzes (D2L) • Lecture review/reinforcement with in-class activities • Memo format writing assignment every lecture (15 mins) • Collected papers replaced in-class iClicker quizzes • Labs use pre-lecture & lecture materials in project format • Assignments & non-report submitted work in memo format • All electronic submissions checked for originality (TurnItIn) • Sub-standard writers referred to Engineering Writing Lab CoRe Experience

  6. EGR 100 Engineering Writing Lab • Partnering with English Language Center • Writing assistance for EGR 100 students • Major emphasis on international students • 2 English instructors – 12 hrs/wk each • Drop in sessions held in C108 Wilson (The Hive) • Students directed by TAs based on written submissions • Data collection by MSU Linguistics & Languages • Beginning plans for Fall 2015 CoRe Experience

  7. EGR 100 Major Lab Projects • 5-Week Programming/Design/Team Building • NXT Robotics Competition -> teaming & design • Programming in MATLAB/Simulink • 8-Week Product/Process/Program Design • Open-ended design & prototype -> innovation • Design Specification Development • Multiple Concept Ideation • Selection of Best Concept • Performance Estimation • Prototype Construction • Testing & Design Validation • Reporting & Presentation • Projects presented at CoE Design Day CoRe Experience

  8. EGR 100 Spring 2015 Projects • 171 Teams • Basic Projects • Cell Phone App Inventor (15 teams) • Solar Powered Vehicles (27 teams) • Outreach Projects • Andes Mts. Solar Water Heaters – EWB (57 teams) • El Salvador Composting Latrine Assessment – EWB (3 teams) • Dominican Republic Water Purification System – EWB (26 teams) • Basic Electronics Assistive Tools – RCPD (9 teams) • Basic Math Instruction Tools – RCPD (7 teams) • Residence Hall Waste Reduction – REHS, RISE (13 teams) • Sponsored Projects • Overhead Crane Safety – ArcelorMittal (6 teams) • Autonomous Vehicle Development – Delphi (8 teams) CoRe Experience

  9. Spatial Skills Assessment • Benchmarked EGR 100 students • Fall 2013 & Spring 2014 • Assessed 1295 incoming Fall 2014 first-year students • Those below 60% recommended to skills course • EGR 291 – 4 sections – 1 hour/week each – 136 students • Will assess Fall 2015 incoming students CoRe Experience

  10. EGR 100 RCAH Collaboration • Summer 2014 Cultures of Creativity – Study Away • UGS 103: 7 EGR + 6 RCAH Students • Fall 2014 • EGR 100/RCAH 395: 5 EGR + 4 RCAH students • Initial prototype with Peckham & Impression 5 • Ford Fund Community Corps Program funded • Spring 2015 • 5 Interns: 3 EGR + 2 RCAH students • Building prototype – modify for 2016 Dlectricity • Summer 2015 program initiated • Developing 2016 project with Ford CoRe Experience

  11. EGR 100 Ford Collaboration • Ford Foundation – Ford Community Corps • Program to link universities to local projects • MSU, UM (AA & Dearborn), WSU, Det Mercy, Madonna, Coll for Creative Studies • Emphasis on applications of disciplines • Art@Work Project (2013, $17k) • Developed interface for viewing client art at Peckham, Inc. • Project Re-start (2014, $25k) • Community (Lansing Schools) art w Peckham & RACER Trust • Dedication Fall 2015 • Measure Up Project (2014, $10k) • Assessment of partner projects & outcomes • Project LightPro (2015, $30k) • Lansing area content interactive display for Impression 5 Museum CoRe Experience

  12. EGR 100 Development • Expanding writing assistance • Developing Fall 2015 plan • Integrating on-line text with assessment tools • Have begun work with publisher • Expanding writing tools to include: • Integrated grammar, spelling & sentence structure checking • Content checking with electronic grading rubrics • Increasing industry-sponsored projects • Working with College Development • Developing sponsored service-learning projects • Have identified potential sponsors • Continuing data collection & publication • ASEE & FYEE papers & presentations CoRe Experience

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