Overview of the Revised Curriculum for PLTW course Introduction to Engineering Design

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1 Overview of the Revised Curriculum for PLTW course Introduction to Engineering Design V. Goncharoff University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois PLTW Conference Peoria, 18 October Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (1)

2 Introduction to Engineering Design: originally developed in 1997 Revised in 2000 Revised again in , 2005, field tested in Released in the PLTW network for the school year Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (2)

3 Summary of Major Changes: 1. New method of storing the course material 2. Material has been reorganized, expanded 3. Increased focus on design 4. Project-based learning 5. Early introduction to 3D modeling 6. Emphasis on documentation 7. Emphasis on teamwork 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (3)

4 1. Improved method for storing and delivering the course material 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (4)

5 It is now in chm (Microsoft compiled html file) format This 154 MB file contains all of the course material 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (5)

6 Hyper-links tie everything together, authors did an excellent job of cross-referencing material: 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (6)

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11 Files embedded within IED_2007.chm : hypertext (*.html) with links to web Microsoft Word (*.doc) Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf) JPEG images (*.jpg), GIFF images (*.gif) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (11)

12 Advantages: Simple to transfer, keep organized without losing any component files, and navigate Disadvantages: Cannot all be printed easily (it is meant to be viewed on a computer screen) PLTW did not include full-text searching 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (12)

13 2. Material has been reorganized and expanded 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (13)

14 Previous IED Curriculum Unit 1: Introduction ( 4 days) Unit 2: Introduction to Design ( 7 days) Unit 3: Student Portfolio Development ( 2 days) Unit 4: Sketching and Visualization (15 days) Unit 5: Geometric Relationships (11 days) Unit 6: Modeling (50 days) Unit 7: Assembly Modeling (40 days) Unit 8: Model Analysis and Verification ( 3 days) Unit 9: Model Documentation (31 days) Unit 10: Presentation ( 8 days) Unit 11: Production ( 2 days) Unit 12: Marketing ( 2 days) 175 days of instruction total 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (14)

15 New IED Curriculum Unit 1: Introduction to Design Unit 2: Design Solutions Unit 3: Reverse Engineering Unit 4: Design Problems (10 weeks) (10 weeks) (11 weeks) ( 8 weeks) 175 days of instruction total 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (15)

16 Old IED Curriculum: 47 MB (300-page document in pdf format, 41 Powerpoint presentations and 55 additional resource files) New IED Curriculum: 154 MB (Includes 53 Powerpoint presentations, more activities and projects) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (16)

17 3. Increased focus on design 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (17)

18 Unit 1: Introduction to Design Unit 2: Design n Solutions Unit 3: Reverse Engineering (for improved Design) Unit 4: Design Problems 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (18)

19 Unit 1: Introduction to Design Lesson 1.1 Introduction to a Design Process Lesson 1.2 Introduction to Technical Sketching and Drawing Lesson 1.3 Measurement and Statistics Lesson 1.4 Puzzle Cube 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (19)

20 Unit 2: Design Solutions Lesson 2.1 Geometric Shapes and Solids Lesson 2.2 Dimensions and Tolerances Lesson 2.3 Advanced Modeling Skills Lesson 2.4 Advanced Designs 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (20)

21 Unit 3: Reverse Engineering Lesson 3.1 Visual Analysis Lesson 3.2 Functional Analysis Lesson 3.3 Structural Analysis Lesson 3.4 Product Improvement by Design 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (21)

22 Unit 4: Design Problems Lesson 4.1 Marketing and Graphic Design Lesson 4.2 Engineering Design Ethics Lesson 4.3 Design Teams 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (22)

23 4. Project-based learning 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (23)

24 Major Projects: Puzzle Cube Lesson 1.4 (15 days) Design Challenge Lesson 2.4 (12 days) Product Disassembly Display Lesson 3.3 (15 days) Virtual Design Challenge Lesson 4.3 (20 days) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (24)

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26 5. Earlier introduction to 3D modeling 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (26)

27 When is 3D-CAD modeling introduced? Old curriculum: day 50 New curriculum: day Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (27)

28 Also, In the new curriculum Inventor skills are learned and immediately applied to design Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (28)

29 6. Emphasis on documentation 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (29)

30 Portfolio Engineer s s Notebook 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (30)

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32 7. Emphasis on teamwork 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (32)

33 Major Projects involving Teamwork: Design Challenge Lesson 2.4 Product Disassembly Display Lesson 3.3 Virtual Design Challenge Lesson Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (33)

34 Virtual Teamwork: Working with a partner, but not in person (communicating over time and/or space) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (34)

35 Collaborate using: instant messaging paper documents internet telephony teleconferencing 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (35)

36 IED STI (UIC, 2007) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (36)

37 IED STI (UIC, 2007) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (37)

38 IED STI (UIC, 2007) 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (38)

39 Free video conferencing: Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (39)

40 Summary The new IED course of study includes: Design Process Modeling Sketching Measurement, Statistics, and Applied Geometry Presentation Design and Delivery Engineering Drawing Standards 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (40)

41 Videos Required to Purchase: Lesson 1.1: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor DVD Lesson 3.2: SX-70 (an 11-minute film found within a collection of short films on DVD Volume 4 of The Films of Charles and Ray Eames). Lesson 3.4: The Deep Dive DVD 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (41)

42 Finally: Let s s take a look at the material in IED_2007.chm 2007 Illinois PLTW Conference Overview of the Revised IED Curriculum (42)