performance,… technology, or discipline(s), must be much more highlyintegrated than in the past” [1] Students partaking in the engineering exercise are forcedto confront concepts outside of their normal field of expertise in the short span of asemester and make decisions on a cost and design schedule.ENGAGING STUDENTS WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLESStudents in the Spring 2008 Engineering Design course were given a written designproblem statement and presentations by two of the Aviation Sciences faculty in theirDepartment. Students were asked to design and build a deployable parachute system fora model aircraft. The initial meeting included a question and answer period wherestudent could ask key design questions to the faculty members playing
. Typical questions include: “Whattechnology does this idea rely on?”, “When would this be available?”, and thevery important “Who would want to use our product-idea?” This methodologyhelps clarify intricate details about project ideas since these often-generalquestions can pick out inconsistencies and dependencies that might go byunchecked.A new creative technique emerges: the birth of “The Survivor Idea Challenge”Having analyzed all the ideas that were generated, we now stood atop piles ofinformation that covered most aspects of an initial engineering design: socialimpact, economic cost, similar available products, technologies required, andpossible implementation strategies. What was left was to decide upon an idea.Over the course of the idea
of the new two-semester sequence is anticipated for Fall 2009.Conclusions:The redesign of a course can be viewed as a design process just like the students are asked toperform. It is an open-ended process. No matter how many changes are introduced, there will Page 14.886.7always be ample opportunity to still improve the course. This point can be considered a designreview to track changes and their effectiveness. The author hopes that this paper will help othersin the need of changing their courses.References1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET-Accredited Programs, www.abet.org, AccessedJanuary 2008.2. Hugh, J., “A
labs that develop an understanding of methods to solve problems related tosustainability. We will discuss the concepts of this course as well as discuss course assessments.IntroductionThe Design for the Environment (DfE) course has been incorporated into the undergraduate andgraduate engineering curriculum within the Swanson School of Engineering (SOE). DfE wasfunded by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) whose focus is onencouraging the incorporation of sustainability and product innovation into curricula. Thelearning objective of the DfE course is for students to understand the social, economic, andenvironmental impacts between product and process design decisions. Since green technology isemerging as the most
practical engineering knowledge to the classroom, student projects, and research. His approach is to inspire and apply critical thinking to real-life problems, then look toward innovation and technology to provide a solution. His research interests include digital image processing and animation, innovation, product portfolio design and dynamics, and structuring organizational ecosystems for success. He works with the Nerd Girls on renewable energy technology and design.Katie Su, Smith College Katie Su is a sophomore economics major at Smith College.Sarah Pedicini, Smith College Sarah Pedicini is a sophomore engineering major at Smith College
to improve engineering education. techniques to enhance creativity in the design process and also techniques to improve engineering education.John Wood, United States Air Force Academy DR. JOHN J. WOOD is an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University and is a retired Air Force officer. The current focus of Dr. Wood’s research includes the pioneering development of micro air vehicle systems using innovative conceptual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections, applied in the framework of a senior capstone design course. Other
pressure for educators to take a serious look at curricula,especially in the areas of mathematics and science, selected to support local, district, state, andnational learning priorities. Creating and implementing both rigorous and relevant mathematicsand science curricula is also necessary to support U. S. business and industry in meetingemployment and training needs for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)careers (NSF22, 2004).Despite the standards based movement to improve science and mathematics curricula in schools,the nation continues to lag behind others. The 1999 Trends in International Mathematics andScience Study looked at the ways that mathematics and science instruction differs among sevencountries. High-performing
AC 2009-1038: BRIDGE DESIGN ON THE RESERVATION: A STUDY OFCURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION WITH AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTHSiddika Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Siddika Selcen Guzey is a PhD candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota where she also received her MA in Science Education. Her research interests focus on science teacher knowledge development, technology integration into science classrooms, and STEM education.Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota Dr. Tamara Moore is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Engineering Education. Tamara is a former high school mathematics teacher and her research involves helping students engage in STEM disciplines
AC 2009-2216: DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE DISTANCE COURSE USING ASYNCHRONOUS AND HYBRID E-LEARNING APPROACHAsad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA in 1982, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas in 1991. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, decision making under uncertainty, biocomputing, and use of computers and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate education to improve and enhance teaching and learning
. Pharmacy, Engineering, Science, Arts, Law, Business,Administration, Education, Dentistry, etc. The alumni are all over the world contributing tosociety in their sphere of influence.Currently the university has about 25,000 students enrolled pursuing degrees in 13 Colleges andabout 70 departments. The campus claims to be the most beautiful campus in Africa. There arestriking beautiful architectures, landscaping and buildings. The university is also one of thelargest with some 4000 acres of land, most of it yet undeveloped. Currently OAU has about7,000 faculty and staff and about 5,000 visitors everyday. You can also explore the universitywebsite http://www.oauife.edu.ng [1].The School (Faculty) of Technology has 9 Departments: Electronic and
robotics program uses active learning materials that weredeveloped by the Design Technology and Engineering for America's Children (DTEACh)program. The curriculum for the robotics program is based on the DTEACh 5-Step teachingmodel shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: DTEACh 5-Step Visual RepresentationiThe DTEACh 5-step model is influenced by the Kolb’s Learning Cycle model and Bloom'sTaxonomyii. The Kolb Cycle is based on learning experientially through four stages of alearning cycleiii. Bloom’s taxonomy has six levels of cognitive understanding of a subject.Starting with the lowest level, knowledge, each level of the subject must be understood by theindividual before moving to the next level of cognitive understandingiv.3. Brief
14.325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE MAHARAJA SAYAJI RAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA, INDIA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAAbstractCivil engineering is one of the oldest branch of engineering that includes planning, design,construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure. This include roads, airports,railroads, buildings, bridges, canals, harbors, terminals, Power plants, nuclear reactors, towers,water and wastewater treatment plants, sewers, drainage, flood control, water supply, landfills,and many other facilities.With the advancement of technology and the use of computers, civil engineering has now nolimits. From tall sky scrapper in the sky to the
AC 2009-59: EVALUATING AN NSF ATE CENTER USING BALDRIGE CRITERIAMarilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College MARILYN BARGER is the Principle Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center for Advanced Technological Education funded by NSF and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa Florida since 2004. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College, and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from the University of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technology for water purification. She has over 20 years of experience in developing curriculum for
and Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. She received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering in from the University of Michigan. She also holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Toro-Ramos has been in academic administration for over sixteen years. Her research interests include engineering education, broadening the participation in higher education and transformation of institutions of higher education.Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University Barbara S. Chaparro has a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from
waves and resonance that teachers and students can discoverwhile experimentally investigating retrofitting solutions for buildings subjected to earthquakes.In a NSF sponsored six-week summer Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program,university faculty and high school teachers partnered to develop lessons based on engineeringconcepts. During this program, a team of three teachers researched under the guidance of adedicated faculty and doctoral student ways to improve buildings’ resistance to earthquakes. Thegoals were two fold. First, high school teachers learned the technology and analysis toolsnecessary to implement an engineering research project. Second, they extracted from theirresearch experience, key concepts and ideas that could be
AC 2009-317: A WEEK IN SHANGHAI: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES IN THECONVERGENCE OFBob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University Bob Lahidji Ph.D, is Professor and The Director of the School of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. His primary interest and expertise are in the areas of manufacturing process and CNC/CAM. Dr. Lahidji has been involved with the auto industry manufacturing firms as a consultant in the areas of improving manufacturing processes and productivity. He has written numerous articles and is the co-author of the textbook “Maximize SURFCAM”.Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University Walter Tucker, Ph.D., holds the rank of full professor in the School of Engineering
curriculumand then offer an opportunity to concentrate in a discipline (shown as white). Currentlythere are three programs that provide a major type experience: Civil Engineering, LegalStudies, and Computer Science and Information Technology. Future plans call for aLeadership and Management major, History major and English Studies major. The whitespaces labeled “Elective” are used to hold a space for a prescribed list of courses thatmake up the major experience. They do not represent electives as we understand thatterm in the US. An Afghan cadet chooses his “major,” which then prescribes his courseof study for those electives listed. The curriculum, while not unexpectedly heavilyweighted toward the academic pillar, does incorporate the other three
AC 2009-998: ON THE NEED TO CHANGE CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN THEARAB STATES: TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND FUTURE PLANSWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 14.930.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 On the Need to Change Classroom Practices in the Arab States: Trends, Opportunities, and Future PlansIntroductionThis paper is a follow up to prior papers by the author on engineering education reform in theArab Region of the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar,and the Sultanate of Oman), addressing some vital issues that have been either neglected or havenot been sufficiently addressed.(1-7) The purpose
learning process forstudents so that they more fully engage in the excitement and satisfaction of gaining competencyin science, math and technology(11). The program’s goal has been to inspire and encourage highschool students to consider pursuing mathematics, science, and engineering. Additionally, theprogram aims to inform students about the importance of engineering as well as the numerouscareer opportunities available through engineering. The success of the program was evaluated based on data gathered regarding student’sperceptions of their understanding of key content areas, the difficulty of the seminar, changes intheir confidence levels, and their interest in engineering as a career. Compiled survey data of thepast four years of the
, obtaining skills that,until recently, were used only by “pure” engineers. At the same time, the demand for skilledmaintenance personnel is growing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the need foraerospace engineering and operations technicians will increase ten percent between 2006 and2016, compared with a 7 percent overall employment growth in the need for engineeringtechnicians. Furthermore, notwithstanding today’s more sophisticated technology, employers arelooking for a well-prepared workforce that requires little or no on-site training. Another problemin the aerospace industry is an aging workforce (average age mid 40s or older) that will beginretiring in large numbers in the near future. This reality creates an urgent need for
AC 2009-2502: ELECTROCHEMICAL MICRO MACHINING: A CASE STUDYFOR SYNERGISTIC INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY-ACADEMIACOLLABORATIONWayne Hung, Texas A&M UniversitySriharsha Sundarram, Texas A&M UniversityFatih Ozkeskin, University of MichiganMike Powers, Agilent TechnologiesJuan Manriquez, CideteqVenkata Vasiraju, Texas A&M University Page 14.524.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Electrochemical Micro Machining: A Case Study for Synergistic International Industry-Academia CollaborationAbstractMicro fabrication is generally confined to silicon-based processes for microelectronicapplications. The advent of micro electromechanical systems
AC 2009-1328: A NEW ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY FACILITYCOMBINES TRADITIONAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS,COMPUTER-BASED LAB EXERCISES, AND LABS TAUGHT VIA DISTANCERobert Egbert, Missouri State University Dr. Robert Egbert is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, MO. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri - Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology - Missouri S&T). He has industrial experience with Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers in Kansas City and MKEC Engineering Consultants in Wichita, KS. He was a member of the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
AC 2009-754: STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TO FACILITATEIMPLEMENTATION OF "ALIMENTOS DIVERTIDOS", AN INQUIRY-BASEDFOOD SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING P-12 PROGRAMEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education, and Professor, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and building rigorous research capacity in science, engineering and technology education.Aurelio López-Malo
Engineering for his work in engineering education. Page 14.381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Creating Effective and Efficient Learning Experiences While Addressing The Needs Of The Poor: An Overview of Service-Learning in Engineering EducationEngineering educators across the globe face daunting challenges to adapt their curriculato prepare students to prosper in the global economy. Technology continues to advance,adding content that must be covered without compromising the fundamentals that are soimportant for engineers. We are asked to add professional
content, technology, and assessment for understanding student learning and misconceptions in the broadly subscribed Introductory Materials Science course in engineering. The course will employ Just in Time Teaching and Classroom Clicker technologies to provide rapid formative feedback to students and instructors. His expertise and experience will help in integrating the math, physics and technical writing as embedded in the engineering design process in the Frets, Flutes, and Physics course. Page 14.549.3© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Design of
1983. Dr. Hmurcik has 45 publications and 5 grants. He is also a professional consultant with 240 case entries, including 14 appearances in Court and Legal Depositions. Dr. Hmurcik's interests have changed over the years: starting in Solar Cell technology in 1977, Dr. Hmurcik is currently pursuing work in Medical Electronics and Electric Safety. Page 14.713.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Improving Tools and Techniques of Teaching Graduate Engineering Courses Based on Students’ Learning Styles and Multiple IntelligencesAbstractOur study proposes to improve the tools and techniques
AC 2009-1280: LIVING WITH THE LAB: UPDATE ON THE SECOND YEAR OFFULL IMPLEMENTATION FOR OVER 400 FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSDavid Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall is the James F. Naylor, Jr. Endowed Professor and the Program Chair for Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He received his B.S. from Louisiana Tech and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Tech. His research interests include trenchless technology and engineering education.Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University Mark Barker is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from Clemson University where he specialized in flow structures and optical flow diagnostics
/Roper Research and Related Studies Say About Environmental Literacy in the U.S. available at http://dev.neefusa.org/pdf/ELR2005.pdf 4. Velasquez, L. E., & Munguia, N. E. (1999). Education for Sustainable Development: The Engineer of the 21st Century. European Journal of Engineering Education, 24(4), 359-370. 5. Mulder, K.F. (2006) Engineering curricula in sustainable development. An evaluation of changes at Delft University of Technology. European Journal of Engineering Education, 31(2), 133-144. 6. Sinatra, G. M., & Pintrich, P. R. (Eds.). (2003). Intentional conceptual change. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum. 7. Strike, K.A., & Posner, G.J. (1992). A revisionist theory of conceptual change. In R.A
graphical, which effectively helps thestudents focus on the programming design by mere simple drag and drop programmingblocks. This enhances the understanding of programming logic, as an introductoryoverview to first- time programmers rather than asking them to spend hours and days tolearn, debug the various syntaxes in a freshmen level programming course, as in otherhigher–level text based programming courses that educators use to teach at thefreshmen/sophomore level! This may be one of the reason why educators see high student drop-out rates inSTEM courses: students get afraid of enrolling in higher level technology basedprogramming courses, causing them to be unable to complete four year engineering orcomputer science programs [8]. We can
socioeconomic experiences. Page 14.876.2Several mentors have cited outreach through DREAM as broader impacts in successfulfellowship proposals.IntroductionUnderrepresentation continues to be a widespread problem in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics (STEM) fields, and the statistics are particularly alarming in engineering. Inthe year 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 12.3% of the U.S. population was AfricanAmerican and 12.5% was Hispanic or Latino [1]. However, only 11% of baccalaureate degreesin engineering were conferred upon representatives from these two groups combined in 2006 [2].When considered in light of the fact that