2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Exploring the use of Photovoice with Entrepreneurial Design Projects as a High Impact Practice in Engineering Technology Education

Presented at Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

In the recent years, interdisciplinary research has become a necessary tool for successfully finding solutions to real-world problems. Yet, in the undergraduate engineering technology curriculum interdisciplinary projects is extremely limited (if used at all), particularly in non-capstone project courses. In this study we present findings and lessons learned from an interdisciplinary research project that integrates entrepreneurial mindset, bio-inspired design, and art into in an engineering technology classroom in the junior level of the post-secondary engineering technology education. Engineering technology students enrolled in the Principles of Mechanical Systems course participated in this study, and were tasked with the design of a vehicle that would solve overcrowdedness in urban areas in the next century. Focus of the research was on innovative bio-inspired design that is backed by scientific evidence and the use of arts to convey the design. The students then expressed their opinions on their design project using a photovoice reflection of their learning. Student responses to the photovoice reflection prompts related to the design were qualitatively categorized under three themes: 1) demonstrating the importance of entrepreneurial thinking from the end user’s perspective 2) stressing the importance of teamwork and communication and 3) using art as a communication tool.

Authors

Dr. Khalid H. Tantawi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-6815 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [biography]

Dr. Khalid Tantawi is an Assistant Professor of Mechatronics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . He holds a PhD and MSc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a double MSc. in Aerospace Engineering from the Institut Superieur de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace and University of Pisa. He served as a Program Evaluator for ABET- ETAC commission, as a trainer for Siemens Technik Akademy, and was the elected chair of the Engineering section of the Tennessee Academy of Science in 2022 and 2017. His research interests include MEMS, Lipid Bilayer Membrane sciences, and advanced manufacturing.
Dr. Lisa Bosman Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) [biography]

Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty professional development.
Dr. Maged Mikhail Purdue University Northwest [biography]

MAGED B. MIKHAIL, PhD., is Associate Professor, Mechatronics Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee (2013), M.S., Electrical Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee (2009) and B.S.,
Electrical Engineering, University of El Mina Cairo, Egypt (2001). His dissertation title was “Development of Integrated Decision Fusion Software System For Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring” and thesis title was “Development of Software System for Control and Coordination of Tasks among Mobile Robot and Robotic Arm.”
Dr. Arif Sirinterlikci http://orcid.org/https://0000-0002-3272-0649 Robert Morris University [biography]

Arif Sirinterlikci is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Robert Morris University (RMU) School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (SEMS). He holds BS and MS degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has also been a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE), awarded by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), since 2016. Dr. Sirinterlikci was actively involved in SME serving in its Journals Committee, and Manufacturing Education and Research (MER) Community Steering Committee. He also served as an officer of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Manufacturing Division between 2003-2011 including its Chair.
Prof. Jeff Ma

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