The FED Program at NJIT
In 1992, with support from the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition, NJIT began
developing and offering an engineering design experience for freshmen. The Freshman
Engineering Design (FED) program has undergone several revisions since its inception, and
NJIT faculty members have developed a large collection of associated educational materials.
The FED program has produced significant increases in student retention and graduation rates.
To see a video presentation describing the history of NJIT's FED program, including outcomes
assessment, click on one of the following links.
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To access FED deliverables developed at NJIT, click on any of the following links.
Manuals:
Chemical Engineering (Measurements Laboratory, 2nd edition) (A Laboratory Manual for
Fundamentals of Engineering Design)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Planning & Siting of a Manufacturing Facility using
Hazardous Materials)
Computer Engineering (Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Computer Engineering Module)
Electrical Engineering (EE FED Module)
Industrial Engineering (Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Industrial Engineering Module)
Mechanical Engineering (The Lawn Sprinkler and the Floppy Disk Drive Projects) (FED: The
Lawn Sprinkler and Disk Drive Projects for Mechanical Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering (Project Management and Graphics) (Fundamentals of Engineering
Design: Mechanical Engineering Module)
Workbooks:
The Siting Process, Analysis and Design of a Manufacturing Facility Using Hazardous
Substances in a Residential Community (The Manufacture of Aspirin) (FED Workbook)
The Siting and Process Design of a Municipal Wastewater Facility (Municipal WorkBook)
Papers and Reports:
An Assessment Study on Replacing the Engineering Graphics Course with the Fundamentals of
Engineering Design Course (ASEE Paper: FED Comparative Study)
Comparison of Engineering Graphics and Fundamental Engineering Design Courses: Outcomes
Assessment Study (Comparison of Engineering Graphics and Engineering Design: An Outcome
Study)
Experimental Measurements – A method to introduce Freshman To Engineering (Experimental
Measurements – A method to introduce Freshman To Engineering)
FED Workbook Concepts (FED Workbook Concepts)
Freshman Engineering Design – Process Design and Siting of a Municipal Wastewater Facility
(Freshman Engineering Design – Process Design and Siting of a Municipal Wastewater Facility)
Fundamentals of Engineering Design – A Freshman Measurements Laboratory (Fundamentals of
Engineering Design – A Freshman Measurements Laboratory)
Interdisciplinary Project Based Freshman Engineering Curriculum at NJIT (Interdisciplinary
Project Based Freshman Engineering Curriculum at NJIT)
Interdisciplinary Team Teaching of Environmental Engineering Design Problems to Freshmen
Engineering Students (Interdisciplinary Team Teaching of Environmental Engineering Design
Problems to Freshmen Engineers)
Introducing Chemical Engineering to Freshman Through Measurement Oriented Studies in the
Unit Operations Laboratory (Introducing Chemical Engineering to Freshman Through
Measurement Oriented Studies in the Unit Operations Laboratory)
The Siting and Design of a Manufacturing Facility Using Hazardous Materials (The Siting and
Design of a Manufacturing Facility Using Hazardous Materials)
Using Concepts in Environmental Engineering to Introduce Freshman to Engineering Design
(Using Concepts in Environmental Engineering to Introduce Freshman to Engineering Design)
Presentations and Workshops:
The New Jersey Institute of Technology Experience in Fundamentals of Engineering Design and
Freshman Engineering Courses (FED 1994-1997)
Introducing the Fundamentals of Engineering Design Course in the Freshman Year Works (FED
Poster)
Other items:
Survey forms (Fundamentals of Engineering Design Survey Forms)
Syllabi (Fundamentals of Engineering Design syllabi: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Components)