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Modified K-12 Instructional Methods for Diverse Learners Applied to an Experiential Interdisciplinary Senior Design Course

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Marietta, Georgia

Publication Date

March 10, 2024

Start Date

March 10, 2024

End Date

March 12, 2024

Page Count

13

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45545

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https://peer.asee.org/45545

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Cameron W. Coates P.E. Kennesaw State University

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Cameron Coates is currently an Assistant Dean of Operations in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering at Kennesaw State University. He has 21 years teaching experience, and has published some 30+ research papers in solid mechanics, computational approaches and/or engineering education, as well as text book on Fracture Mechanics. Dr. Coates taught has taught the Experiential Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone Design at KSU for the last 2 years.

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June Erskine Fulton County Schools

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Dr. June Erskine has been an educator for over 30 years in the state of Georgia. She has taught in elementary, middle, high, collegiate, and graduate schools. She currently serves as the Services for Exceptional Children (SEC), Literacy Program Specialist for Fulton County Schools.

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Abstract

There are multiple challenges associated with having diverse engineering teams (by discipline) learn and execute the design process such that each team member sufficiently gains the required capstone design skill sets. In this paper, we examine theories accepted among the K-12 and college educational literature for educating diverse teams and suggest solutions that have found common ground within both groups. Quality Function Deployment, Engineering Major Commonalities and Design Iteration techniques are explored within these contexts in conjunction with instructor experience. We argue these modified methods have a high probability of success based on their proven success at the K-12 level, when properly implemented.

Coates, C. W., & Erskine, J. (2024, March), Modified K-12 Instructional Methods for Diverse Learners Applied to an Experiential Interdisciplinary Senior Design Course Paper presented at 2024 South East Section Meeting, Marietta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--45545

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