RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION DESIGN © 2015 www.PosterPresentations.com • Develop and assign a product-based design project to groups of students. • Develop both in-class and out of class activities to complement the actual design process and skillsets through entrepreneurially minded learning (EML). • Develop rubrics to provide guidance and evaluation scales. Objective Teaming Sample Student work Course: Mechanical Engineering Design I (ME 439) Yimesker Yihun Infusing Entrepreneurial Mindset into the Problem identification and Need assessment Procedure in the Product-based Design Projects The objective of this project module is to integrate the spirit or state of acting in an entrepreneurial manner into the traditional customer-based need assessment and product development cycles. By the end of the module, students will be able to: • Identify the phases and interactions of the product design process. • Integrate information from many sources to gain insight into the existing community and global challenges. • Formulate and communicate design requirements in terms of societal benefits and economic constraints. Implementation Method Problem Statement (i.e., the “Hook”) Mr. Carson wants to establish a new startup company called “Save-Benz”; Save-Benz will focus on developing an Innovative Modular Mechanized Windshield Cover which can be used for both summer and winter season. Mr. Carson is looking for a team of engineers with different expertise to accomplish the need assessment and feasibility study within one month. Project Title: Innovative Modular Mechanized Windshield Cover Activities and Timeline Objective Activity Date/dura tion Practice to acknowledge Pain that leads to an opportunity MadLibs Assignment 01/23/2018 & due 02/15/2018 To introduce key design concepts associated with entrepreneurially minded learning (EML). In-class design challenge to build a “house of cards” to customer specifications 01/30/2018 25 min To direct students to the basics of engineering design analysis leading to decision makings according to the available standards, materials, and manufacturing feasibility to solve engineering problems. A semester long product- based project with three modules 1. Problem Identification and Need assessment 2. Innovative solutions through brain storming, think-write-share, and biassociation 3. Design analysis, prototyping and testing 02/01/2018 Module I-Due 03/01/2018 Module II- Due 04/03/2018 Module III- Due 05/01/2018 Teamwork and individual responsibility Jigsaw technique 02/08/2018 For 30 min Design Project • Spring 2018, Mechanical Engineering Design I (ME 439) has an enrollment of 54 • A brief description were given about the project /modules • Students were tasked to form a group of 5 or 6 members and a specific stakeholder role was assigned for each members. Rubric is provided for each module Module I : Write a coherent and compiled report on your findings and integrate the information and make a recommendation to Mr. Carson on his Save- Benz startup plan. Results The House of Card a Customer Focused Design Challenge Expert group in the Jigsaw Activity What are the most important features for your stakeholder group? Sample identified Stakeholder Constraints Module I- Report II Mr. Carson Save-Benz Houston, Texas Dear Mr. Carson, From our team of experts, we have discussed the Save-Benz project and have found a large need for this product and have come up with some evidence and ideas to solve the problem. There are many attempts to make similar medications, as windshield heating and cooling has been an important safety aspect for a long time. Stakeholders have their own sayings towards the technology, for instance environmentalists would like to have a zero emission system with the car engine turned o the entire time. And customers need the product to be cost effective and functional. With this, the consumer would like the device to be easy to use and not affect the current driving state very greatly. A survey revealed that many people want it to be cost effective up to around $500, an option from the dealer, almost 50/50 on aesthetics and functionality, it needs to be cleaned in an automatic car wash, a long lasting product of good quality, Fuel efficiency can go down marginally for a convenient product, and lastly a 50/50 split on a removable or permanent install. From these statistics, a product will be created to please the people, manufacturer, environmentalists, and investors. To start, the team will need to join forces and work together to make a product that will please everyone involved. Moving forward, the team will work on an excellent solution to the Save-Benz problem and work to the best of our abilities. Sincerely, Group 5. Module I- Report I At the end of the semester, an anonymous survey was conducted to obtain students perception and experience about the PBL/EML activity and student outcomes based on behaviors of the entrepreneurial mindset identified by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). Students were asked to answer questions on to what extent did they used/involve the desired behaviors. The response based on 43 respondents are shown below (Here, only questions related to Module I are presented), where 1- None at all, 2- slightly, 3-on some occasions, 4-many times, and 5- throughout most of the project. Conclusions Based on the survey result, the design project allowed students to gain various practice of entrepreneurial skills. Particularly, students experience in examining customer’s needs in the process is evidenced with an average value of 3.814.