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Innovative Freshman Engineering Courses: Living WITH the Lab Experience

The Freshman Engineering program, featuring three 2-credit hour courses, fosters hands-on, project-based learning through the Living WITH the Lab initiative. Students invest in their own Boe-Bots as personal labs, enhancing their engineering skills. Courses include the design and fabrication of a centrifugal pump, closed loop control systems for aquariums, and open-ended product design projects like infrared remote controls. Equipped with a comprehensive array of sensors and technologies, students develop critical analytical, communication, and leadership skills alongside practical ingenuity, promoting lifelong learning and adaptability.

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Innovative Freshman Engineering Courses: Living WITH the Lab Experience

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  1. Freshman Engineering Overview of the Living WITH the LabCourse Sequence

  2. Three 2-credit hour courses. Courses meets twice per week for 110 minutes for the entire year.

  3. Living WITH the Lab • Students purchase their own personal “lab” for $100 (the Boe-Bot) • Provides a way to boost hands-on learning • Provides for project-based learning

  4. ENGR 120 Project: Fabrication of a Centrifugal Pump

  5. ENGR 121 Project – The Fishtank • Closed loop control of temperature and salinity in a small tank • Teams of 2 initially later turning into teams of 4

  6. ENGR 122 – Open Ended Product Design • Infrared glove remote control • Currency identification device

  7. Some students implement these sensors, depending on their chosen project. All students implement these sensors. Whisker Photoresistors IR pairs Temperature Sensor Conductivity Sensor Hall Effect Sensor RF Keychain Transmitter and Receiver LEDs Buzzers Switchable Actuators: Pumps, motors, lights, etc. Continuous Rotation Servos Ultrasonic Range Finder Accelerometer RF ID Tags and Reader GPS Receiver Compass Force Sensor Temperature and Humidity Sensor RF Communication Modules (Boe-Bot to Boe-Bot communication) Embedded Blue Transceiver Appmod (add Bluetooth capabilities to the Boe-Bot) Color Sensor (senses RGB colors at a point) CMUcam Vision System Limited Rotation Servos LCD Display Output GPS sensor

  8. AIM: Implement a threaded curriculum that boosts experiential learning and creates dynamic learners with a can-do attitude. • Strong analytical skills. • Practical ingenuity, creativity; innovator. • Good communication skills. • Business, management skills. • High ethical standards, professionalism. • Dynamic/agile/resilient/flexible. • Lifelong learner. • Able to put problems in their socio-technical and operational context. • Adaptive leader.

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