sutd has integrated dozens of designettes across courses and years

SUTD has integrated dozens of designettes across courses and years

Background: In natural disasters, there is a need for automatic devices to provide sensing, reconnaissance, and search capabilities.

Design Brief: “You are tasked creating a novel automated system to enter a disaster site and provide these capabilities. Your analogy is an animal, insect, or other life-form from nature:

Design Brief: Design an Automated System for Natural Disaster Search and Rescue

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Developing and exploring the anatomy of a designette

Introduce fundamentals - Lecture3

- Demo1

- Podcasts1

- Reading1

Plan concepts - Discussion2

- Ideation2

- Questioning2

Evaluate concepts - Building4

- Role Play4

- Simlation4

Reflect on design - Discussion2

- Critique2

- Journal2

Explore subject - 1D - 2D - 3D

Prototype at low-cost/time - Physical - Virtual - Paper

Motivate - Needs-based - Toy -Self-expression

Design - Variant - Adaptive - Original - Disruptive

Explore concept - Process - Technology - Experiment - System

Kolb’s Learning Cycle1. Concrete Experience2. Reflective observation3. Abstract conceptualization4. Active experimentation

Do designettes at SUTD create active learning of design and fundamental engineering principles?

Over 138 learners to date Over 231 learners to date

1D Studies

EPD Interactive Musical Circuit Designette at the EPD Open House

WatchingDoing

Thinking

Feeling

Ohm’s Law; Lorentz Force; Basic electrical components; Electrical resistivity; Frequency of sound

Music; Self-Expression; Circuit kits; Video examples; Physical product examples; Show-and-tell

Other Elements

Make an infinitely variable resistor by drawing with conductive ink.

Design Brief

Learning Objectives

Interactive Music

Drawing with conductive ink

Circuit modification

Making music

Examples of everday electronics; Videos of unique musical instruments

Guided circuit construction

Lecture on topics

Making music; Sketching

conductive ink line

The Interactive Musical circuit engaged open house attendees in active learning

Likert Scale 1-5

From Past Coursework or Pre-Designette

From the Designette or

Post-Designette ChangeSense of

Achievement 3.8 4.2 +9%

Learning as an Individual 3.7 4.3 +12%

Understanding of electronics

design3.5 4.0 +11%

Understanding of musical

design3.4 4.0 +12%

Results from 27 responses at 2014 Open House

Previous MechAnimal and Interactive Musical Circuit designettes had similar results

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The designiette experience increased my interest in SUTD and its design centered technology curriculum

Circuit Open House 1




Circuit Junior College

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Over 214 responses Over 138 responses

Designettes increased existing interest in design and SUTD

Pre-Designette Post-Designette Change

I am interested in a design centered curriculum.

4.0 4.2 3%

I enjoy linking physics with real life applications.

4.1 4.3 4%

96% agreed that the designette increased their interest in SUTD, including the 52% who strongly agreed

Results of latest open house are similar to previous experiences


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Over 214 responses Over 138 responses

Understanding metrics and resistivity in the Interactive Musical Circuit Designette

Music 'pitch can be measured in…Pre-Quiz Post-Quiz

Hertz 26 76% 34 100%Joules 0 0% 0 0%

Seconds 0 0% 0 0%Ohms 0 0% 0 0%

Decibels 8 24% 0 0%Which wire shape offers the least resistance?

Pre-Quiz Post-QuizShort-thin 8 24% 1 3%Long-thin 2 6% 0 0%

Short-wide 24 71% 33 97%Long-wide 0 0% 0 0%

All the same 0 0% 0 0%

Learning electrical components in the Interactive Musical Circuit Designette

5 -> 28 15 -> 26

15 -> 23

23 -> 2911 -> 29 Out of 29 pre- an post- quiz participants in 2014

Sketching and electromechanical components in the MechAnimal designette

Designettes foster learning of…Creative resource use as a team:

1D SkyscraperDisciplinary theories and concepts:

1D Musical Circuit

Design: 2D Intelligent Home

EXTRA SLIDES AND INFO

Kolb’s Learning Cycle1. Concrete Experience2. Reflective observation3. Abstract conceptualization4. Active experimentation

Form learning objectives- Single subject- Multiple Subjects- Process- Technology- System

Determine skill & mind sets- Ideation - Hypothesizing- Needs

Analysis- Decision

Making- Resource

Utilization- Design

Language

Choose low-cost prototyping tools- Physical

embodiment- Paper- Virtual

Identify motivating characteristics- Needs-based - Toy -Self-expression

Create design brief- Variant - Adaptive - Original - Disruptive

Introduce fundamentals - Lecture3

- Demo1

- Podcasts1

- Reading1

Plan concepts - Discussion2

- Ideation2

- Questioning2

Evaluate concepts - Building4

- Role Play4

- Simlation4

Reflect on design - Discussion2

- Critique2

- Journal2

Integrate Kolb’s cycle

Develop assessment tools- Sketches- Concept Quizzes- Journaling- Demonstration- Discussion

Pilot Designett

e

Determine

Designette

ReadinessExecute

Final Designet

te

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The designiette experience enabled me to quickly connect and build rela-tionship with fellow team members






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Junior College Fundamental Un-derstanding Survey

I have managed to link Physics with real life applications through the designiette

The designiette has de-veloped my understanding on Lorentz force law.


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The delivery fashion of the designiette developed my understanding of concepts better as compared to traditional classes






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[The designiette] ...developed my under-standing of concepts better... [than a tradi-

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Circuit Junior College [edited]






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The designiette provided me with oppor-tunities to pursue learning as an individual.






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The ways in which I was taught in the designiette provided me with opportuni-

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I have a sense of achievement from the rapid learning experience offered by the

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Overall I was satisfied with the qual-ity of the designette.






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WatchingDoing

Thinking

Feeling

Simple Mechanics, Design; Sketching; Algorithms; Biomimicry; Terms for Electromechanical Components; Concept Selection; Mid-Fidelity Prototyping

Humanitarian; Disaster Relief

Other Elements

In natural disasters, there is a need for automatic devices to provide sensing, reconnaissance, and search capabilities. You are tasked with creating a novel automated system to enter a disaster site and provide these capabilities. Your analogy is an animal, insect, or other life-form from nature...

Design Brief

Learning Objectives

MechAnimal

Animal Analogies;Consider Algorithms;

Individual Sketching; and LabelingComponents;Individual Subassembly w/Robot Kit

Team Concept Selection;

Class Presentation;

Team Subsystem Selection

Seeing humanitarian contexts; Using animal analogies; Group concept selectionSketching and

labeling concepts

Introduction; Audience of group presentations

Constructing from kit;

Presenting ideas

WatchingDoing

Thinking

Feeling

Parameter optimization; Design of experiments; Flight mechanics; Concept Selection; Mid-Fidelity Prototyping

Toy; Spreadsheet Analysis

Other Elements

Optimize a glider that lands with precision within a target range. Design variables are wing dihedral, wing length, tail type, longitudinal wing position, and tail angle.

Design Brief

Learning Objectives

Glider

Spreadsheet analysis; Glider modifications

Testing Site; Cost-Benefit Of Further Testing

Adjusting prototype

Planning experiments

Introduction to theory

Launching prototype;

Buying spreadsheet

analysis

Plan Experiments

Background: In natural disasters, there is a need for automatic devices to provide sensing, reconnaissance, and search capabilities.

Design Brief: “You are tasked creating a novel automated system to enter a disaster site and provide these capabilities. Your analogy is an animal, insect, or other life-form from nature:

Design Brief: Design an Automated System for Natural Disaster Search and Rescue

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

WatchingDoing

Thinking

Feeling

Ohm’s Law; Lorentz Force; Basic electrical components; Electrical resistivity; Frequency of sound

Music; Self-Expression; Circuit kits; Video examples; Physical product examples; Show-and-tell

Other Elements

Make an infinitely variable resistor by drawing with conductive ink.

Design Brief

Learning Objectives

Interactive Music

Drawing with conductive ink

Circuit modification

Making music

Examples of everday electronics; Videos of unique musical instruments

Guided circuit construction

Lecture on topics

Making music; Sketching

conductive ink line

WatchingDoing

Thinking

Feeling

Structures; Simplified Finite Element Analysis; Decision Analysis; Simplified CAD; Sketching; Concept Selection; Mid-Fidelity Prototyping

Competitive; Aesthetics; Tectonic building systems; Photograph examples

Other Elements

Balance form and function to create an architecturally inspiring and tall structure within an available space and budget.

Design Brief

Learning Objectives

Skyscraper

Sketching; CAD drawing

CAD Modeling; Tectonic building

Design review; Simulation tool

Photographic examples;

Sketching; CAD modeling and

simulation; Design review;;

Introduction

Tectonic assembly

sutd has integrated dozens of designettes across courses and years

Documents

mechanimal designette

open house slide

active learning of design

active experimentation

design discussion

conductive ink line

learning electrical

circuit construction