= Angle of Twist, G = Shear Modulus of Elasticity, L = Length of the Bar.II - Objectives of the Experiment and the ProjectThe following major objectives were set at the inception of the project:1. To develop an experiment and apparatus in order to measure the torsion of bars of severaldifferent materials using an “optical measurement process/system”.2. To create an opportunity for collaborative research and design efforts between theundergraduate engineering student(s) and the faculty.3. To design, produce, test, and optimize a cost-effective, reproducible apparatus withoutstanding features.4. To make all information necessary for fabrication of the apparatus and conducting theexperiment available to engineering
. economic outcomes. Ethics and Awareness of and commitment to Ability to build and maintain Ability to demonstrate the need for Ability to recognize the value of Ability to develop and maintain the adherence to ethical, OH&S network relationships that value Ability to treat all persons fairly, a high level of professional and cultural diversity and apply the trust and confidence of Equity without bias, and with respect. and quality standards. and sustain a team ethic
late. There may be no attack, no moment of epiphany, no catastrophe thatwill suddenly demonstrate the threat. Rather, there will be a slow withering, a gradual decline, awidening gap between a complacent America and countries with the drive, commitment andvision to take our place.”2. The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree In response to this need a new type of degree, the Professional Science Master’s, wasestablished at research universities beginning in the early 2000’s using start-up funds providedby the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It is designed for students who do not wish to continue on toa doctorate leading to an academic career but rather to enter the workforce with a master’sdegree, a degree now viewed by many as having
literature review ofgender in engineering education research papers and found the most often researched topicfocuses on recruitment and retention of female engineers. Perrucii pointed out the career pathsof women in engineering tends to be heavily influenced by life events, such as marriage andchild-bearing.4 Huang et al.’s National Center for Education Statistics report5 supports an overallnotion that much of the racial/ethnic and gender differences in the entry to science andengineering programs in postsecondary education can be explained by examining familyenvironment, family support, student behavior, and school factors across race/ethnicity andgender.Much of this literature focuses on underrepresentation in engineering and how it impacts
Engineering. He provides expertise in workforce development, competency models and assessments, and knowledge management with over 34 years of systems engineering experience from the US Air Force, government, industry, and academia. While serving in the Air Force, Dr. Gelosh worked as a systems engineer on the Space Shuttle as a member of NASA’s Vehicle Integration and Test Team where he was responsible for communications and payload integration and ensuring the Shuttle was ready for launch. Dr. Gelosh also taught electrical and computer engineering at the Air Force Academy in the early 90’s and later served as Deputy Department Head for Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Don
the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall. 3) http://www.vexrobotics.com/ 4) Hibbeler, R. C. (2010). Engineering Mechanics Dynamics, Twelfth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall. 5) Bloom, B. S., & Krathwohl, D. R. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. New York, NY, U.S.A.: David McKay Co. Inc. Page 22.893.8Appendix 1: Dynamic Systems Example Laboratory Slider Crank Laboratory VEX Optical Shaft Encoder
of the American Workforce.2. NAE. (2006). Enhancing the Community college Pathway Into Engineering Careers. Washington: National Academies Press.3. Hestenes D, Wells M, Swackhamer G 1992 Force Concept Inventory. The Physics Teacher 30: 141-16.4. NAS. (2000). How People Learn. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.5. Evans, D.L., Gray, G.L., Krause, S., Martin, J., Midkiff, C., Notaros, B. M. Pavelich, M., Rancour, D., Reed- Rhoads, T., Steif, P., Streveler, R., & Wage, K. (2003, November). Progress on concept inventory assessment tools. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO
weekProfessional Development workshop, we drew upon the latest professional developmentliterature4-11. From this research base six core components of what constitutes „high quality‟professional development were found in multiple studies. These components include: Immersing participants (teachers) in inquiry, questioning and experimentation; Intensive and sustained support; Engaging teachers in concrete teaching tasks that integrate teacher‟s experiences; Focusing on subject-matter knowledge and deepening teacher content knowledge; Providing explicit connections between the Professional Development activities and student outcome goals; and Providing connections to larger issues of education/school reforms. The
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. Page 22.1588.7AcknowledgementsThe authors express our appreciation to the MEEN 360 and 404 students and inparticular to the Team Leaders: Mustafa Hallawa and Abdalla Abdalla.1 Griffin, Richard B., Terry S. Creasy “The Development of a Combined Materials/Manufacturing Processes Course at Texas A&M University,”ASEE Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.2 Griffin, Richard, Terry Creasy, and Jeremy Weinstein, “Laboratory Activity Using Rapid Prototyping and Casting,” ASEE Montreal, Canada, June 2002.3 Griffin, Richard and Creasy, Terry, “Design, Rapid Prototype, Cast, and Test an Aluminum Link,” National Educators Workshop Portion of ASEE Meeting, ASEE Portland, OR, June 2005.4 R. B. Griffin, K. T. Hartwig, R. Barber, T. New, and I. Karaman
enjoyed theMEA in some way. While most group projects are beneficial for the students they are almostnever very popular. To have some consistent feedback that says that students enjoy learning in thisway, even in a small majority, is a successful result.AcknowledgmentsFinancial support was provided by 1) National Science Foundation via Course, Curriculum, andLaboratory Improvement 071759: Collaborative Research: Improving Engineering Students’Learning Strategies Through Models and Modeling and 2) The Donald E. Bently Center forEngineering Innovation at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.References1 Bowman, K. J., Diefes-Dux H. A., & Zawojewski, J. S. (2008). Models and Modeling in Engineering Education:Designing
instructors recognize some of the learning struggles that students must overcome. • Multiple grading scales provide course assessment possibilities that can accurately reflect student mastery of the covered material in spite of their learning style(s).TAARs • The process of working through quizzes individually first and then in carefully arranged teams seems to be a very good mechanism for facilitating active discussion and peer teaching among students. • Embracing TAARs as a primary teaching tool does require the instructor to give up some lecture time, so courses need to be planned accordingly to fit nicely within the semester schedule; text and class material that are used should be accessible for students
would be packaged in mission-specific HA/DR kits for partner nation use; 3. Develop modular, scalable, expeditionary housing systems that possess "green" electric power and water generation, waste and wastewater disposal, hygiene, and food service capabilities. Systems should be designed to blend in to natural/native surroundings and with minimal footprint; 4. Continued investigation and exploration into the realm of the possible with respect to “Immersive” training technologies. Objective is to flood the training audience environment with the same STIMULI that one would experience during actual mission execution. Where possible full sensory overload is desired much the same as experienced in combat. Specific S&T areas for
considered relevant information to thecourse. Thus, team-at-a-distance teaching supports experiential learning techniques and moreeffectively incorporates the knowledge and life lessons provided by the non-traditional studentsinto the content of the course.In a distance broadcast learning environment, the team-at-a-distance approach further supports alearner centered environment and diffuses impressions of hierarchy that can arise between“originating” and “receiving” or “satellite” sites. With an instructor(s) present at eachparticipating site (each regional campus), all sites enjoy a perception of equal importance andstature, and a mutual sense of support. Periodically throughout the course, all sites, at times, willbe originating and, at other
/survey/staying_course [4] J. T. Bell, H. S. Fogler, “Virtual Reality Laboratory Accidents”, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. [5] J. Harward, T. T. Mao, I. Jabbour, iLab Interactive Services – Overview, 2006. http://icampus.mit.edu/iLabs/Architecture [6] University of Houston, SMSL-Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory. http://rsmsl-1.me.uh.edu/ [7] A. Valera, J. L. Diez, M. Valles, P. Albertos, “Virtual and Remote Control Laboratory Development”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 35- 39, Feb 2005. Page 22.1663.8
for your teaching. Table 2 Participant Ratings of the Quality of the SLIs 2007 2009 Indicator of Quality N Mean N Mean Overall quality of course 9 3.67 6 4.16 Preparation of the instructor(s) 9 3.78 6 4.33 Level of participant engagement in the session 9 3.89 6 4.33 Time for participants to ask questions and/or share 6 4.16 9 4.00 comments Usefulness of information for your teaching 9
Foundation under GrantDUE-0939823. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References1 Pimmel, Russ and Sheryl Sorby, “Writing Proposals to Meet NSF’s Expectations,” Workshop at 2008 ASEE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22, 2008.2 Olds, Bar: Evolution, Approaches, and Future Collaborations, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94,No. 1, pp. 13-25 (2005)3 National Research Council, Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research, Scientific Research in Education, Richard Shevelson and Lisa Towne, Editors, National Academy Press, Washington, DC (2002)4 National Research Council
1.32 1.71 +.39**o. PowerPoint software 2.50 2.45 -.05p. Blogs 1.19 1.63 +.44**q. Podcasting .58 1.21 +.63*r. Modeling software .88 1.46 +.58*s. Computer game development software .76 1.15 +.39**t. Robotics programming software .54 1.27 +.73**Difference from pre to post is statistically significant at alpha ≤ .05**Difference from pre to post is
are ITU-T G.823, ITU-T G.824,which regulates the corresponding parameters and values in jitter measuring device in 2048kbit/sand 144kbit/s PDH systems respectively.There are many different ways to measure jitter. An eye diagram provides the most fundamental,intuitive view of jitter. It is a composite view of all the bit periods of a captured waveformsuperimposed upon each other. In other words, the waveform trajectory from the start of period 2to the start of period 3 is overlaid on the trajectory from the start of period 1 to the start of period2, and so on, for all bit periods [3]. Shown in Figure 2 is an idealized eye diagram, with verysmooth and symmetrical transitions at the left and right crossing points. The eye shape willinclude the
information andinstructions for completing the questionnaire.4.2. Project Assessment Data Collection: Monitor the 2+2+2 program & collect assessment data;Facilitate research on improving utilization of on-line forum on pedagogyskillsObjective 5. Institutionalize and disseminate both the products and the partnership process tomaximize the impact both regionally and nationally.Performance Objective--By the conclusion of this grant cycle, activities of the CREATEConsortium will be self-sustaining, institutionalized and widely disseminated. Dissemination willfocus on presentations and web activities. The campuses will fold costs into existing budgets orsecure needed funding locally.5.1 Web Communication: Webmaster for CREATE web site/s. Check and
. Page 22.1170.6[1] Timofeev, V., S., Frolkova, A., K., Serafimov, L., A., The Idea and Realization of the Multi-LevelCurriculum Structure in the System of Higher Technical Education, Moscow : MITHT Publishing center, 2002.[2] Frolkova, A., K., Solomonov, V., A., “Multi-level curriculum structure in higher technical education:Russian experience and perspectives”, Vserossijskaja nauchno-prakticheskaja konferencija “Razvitie processaintegracii vysshego obrazovanija Rossii na osnove Bolonskih principov”, Moscow : MSU Faculty ofEconomics, 26 Nov. 2009, p.359-62.[3] Salomonov, V., A., Belyaeva, O., Y., Frolkova, A., K., “On development of multi-level structure of highereducation curricula in Russian Federation”, Journal of International Scientific
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, “create curriculum and working situations for the product designers tofocus on the engineering approach and vice versa. Otherwise, the students will focus on theirnatural strengths and prior education without gaining greater insights to the other‟s realm andresponsibilities,” when planning educational opportunities. These educational opportunities areimportant because the two groups, “need to work together to foster and understanding of each Page 22.1265.5others‟ strengths and weaknesses.” This type of interaction will lead to the most likely positiveoutcome, without possibly negatively affecting the rest of the student’s educational
design project compared tothe reverse engineering project where the students are assigned by MBTI results. For the seniordesign project, students self-identify design teams and competitively bid for their choice(s) ofdesign project. To be competitive, students need to identify the necessary skill sets for theproject(s) that they intend to bid on, and recruit from their peers students with the necessary skillsets. This is a promising entrepreneurial experience for the students and brings a real-worldaspect to project selection. Page 22.1213.103.2 Project Selection ChangesProjects vary significantly. All projects, including internally sponsored