back once it looks viable. Ensuring that itties to core competencies and platforms that support existing businesses is essential in thisprocess. An internal venture is separate from the main businesses and may even be moved offsite and given a great deal of autonomy. An example was a new TV guide venture that developeda software solution, connecting home-based applications to the cloud, via high-speed dataconnections. In this case, the technology was successfully tested first as a venture and is nowbeing integrated with the existing strategic business. External ventures can include eitheracquisitions, strategic investment, or spinouts. Most work with external ventures is handledthrough Comcast’s venture capital arm. Comcast Ventures is a
Paper ID #6971Reel Entrepreneurs: Illustrating Entrepreneurship with Feature FilmsDr. Zbigniew J Pasek, University of Windsor Dr. Pasek received his PhD from the University of Michigan (1993). He is currently an Associate Profes- sor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Windsor, Canada. His interests include industrial automation, health care, service engineering and informal engi- neering education. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, SME and IEEE. Page 23.1029.1
). Sydney, Australia: IEEE.10. Cole, D.J., Ryan, C.W., & Fran, K. (1995). Portfolios across the curriculum and beyond. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.11. Cyr, T., & Muth, R. (2006). Porfolios in doctoral education. In P. Maki & N. Borkowski (Eds.), The assessment of doctoral educational (pp. 215-237). Sterling, VA: Stylus.12. Strivens, J. (2007). A survey of e-pdp and e-portfolio practice in UK Higher Eduction. Higher Education Academy. Retrieved from http://www.recordingachievement.org/higher-education/articles.html13. Lorenzo, G., & Ittleson, J. (2005). An overview of e-portfolios. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=ELI300114. Delandshere, G., & Arens, S. A
Page 23.875.1 Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech. He has done work in student learning, academic program development, and the use of technology in the curriculum. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Longitudinal Study of Engineering Majors: Retention and Academic SuccessAbstractThis paper presents the results of a longitudinal study assessing the role of math readiness andpersonality factors in retaining undergraduate students in an engineering program. Participantsare freshmen enrolled in an entry level engineering course who were asked
Paper ID #6633Community Service Driven Student Senior Project and back to Communityfor ImplementationDr. James P. Mwangi P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. James Mwangi received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, a Master of Science degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California, Davis, all in in Civil Engineering (structures) Dr. James Mwangi is currently an Associate Professor in the Architectural Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He
diagnostic instrument known as MASUS (Measuringthe Academic Skills of University Students – see [9] for more information), which looks at thefollowing four areas related to basic, and rhetorical literacy: “transfer and integration of relevantreference material, use of an appropriate genre structure, academic style and cohesion, andcorrect grammar.”[8] Unfortunately, findings from this study were not presented analytically, butholistically in the form of single scores (from 0-100%) for “academic literacy” on each of threeof the writing samples assessed: practice reports (79.4%), draft reports (74.5%), and final reports(77.6%).In the same year, Johnson presented a model for assessing writing by scoring students’ onlineportfolios using an analytical
has become an integral component in engineering education.Senior capstone courses and first-year engineering design courses are becoming ubiquitouswithin an undergraduate engineering education. It has been suggested that attention be paid tothe formation of teams and that training in how to work as a team occurs early and often inengineering education.1 Effective teams can provide many benefits to students, including anincrease in knowledge and skills, such as communication, from working with people unlikethemselves. Furthermore, such skills undoubtedly transition into myriad facets of life aftercollege—rendering the skills an invaluable asset for engineering students.Formation of Teams and Team Dynamics in Engineering EducationTeams and
whom are degree-seeking students. The two institutions have a long history of collaboration in serving industryand community. The WSU-MCC partnership described in this paper refers specifically to thecollaboration between WSU’s Division of Engineering Technology (DET) and MCC’s School ofEngineering and Advanced Technology.In 2005, the partnership was awarded a National Science Foundation–Advanced TechnologicalEducation (NSF-ATE) grant for the “Development of a Learning Environment for HybridElectric Vehicle Technology.” Through this project the partnership developed HEV specificcourses and curriculum, and integrated it with the existing Associate of Applied Science programin Automotive Technology, created an HEV specialized laboratory
of practicing engineers through emphasis on principled leadership. The goal ofthis initiative is to establish an integrated approach for concept mapping, knowledge construction,and educational scaffolding of principles needed for graduates to embody the highest ideals ofprincipled leadership in engineering practice.Until recently this program initiative has been limited to courses in the curriculum due to theneed to assess all students against adopted CEE Department program outcomes and standards.However, now the CEE Department’s student leadership development program is beingexpanded to include extracurricular activities, which will be recorded, coded, and aggregated tofurther enhance this crucially important aspect of preparing civil
engineering into the classroom is theteacher’s and student’s misconceptions about engineering. The engineering design process(EDP) is a decision-making process, often iterative, in which basic science, math, andengineering concepts are applied to develop optimal solutions to meet an established objective.Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the development of objectives andcriteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation. Teachers can easilyincorporate the EDP into existing classroom projects or activities and it can also provide aframework for developing new curriculum modules. The EDP is a great tool that teachers canuse in their coursework to enhance their problem solving skills as well as introduce them
Head of Robotics Program at BVB College of Engineering and Technology.Prof. Arunkumar Chandrashekarappa Giriyapur, B.V.Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology Page 23.78.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013New Approach in Mechatronics Education through Project-based Learning, an effort in International CollaborationAbstract The field of “Mechatronics” has changed from being an integrating vehicle formultiple disciplines, into a design philosophy. In the emerging scenario, mechatronics playsone of the key roles in innovative engineering
engineering technical electives, one participated in a capstone designproject, and nearly all students conducted research in a faculty laboratory; no studentsparticipated in an engineering service project, industry internship, or formal clinical rotation asyet.The program supports eight (two at each of the four institutions out of country) studentexchanges per institution, 48 student exchanges total over the 4 year project duration. Theprogram is in its third year; none of the partner institutions have met this target allocation as yet.This may be attributed, at least in part, to the delayed completion of the MOU, personnelchanges affecting incoming student placement as well as recruitment of outgoing students,curriculum revisions affecting
the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing and President of the Foundation for Curriculum Theory. Page 23.591.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty and Student Perceptions of Project-Enhanced Learning in Early Engineering Education: Barriers, Benefits, and Breakthroughs AbstractThe application of problem-based learning (PBL) to undergraduate engineering education hasemerged as an area of research interest over the past few decades. A related form of activelearning is project-enhanced learning (PEL), intended to support integrative
are capable of truly integrating math, science, engineeringanalysis, and design into the classroom.The objectives of establishing this degree program include those that are directed toward ourstudents as well as the profession:• Assure graduates of a truly integrated education equipping them for success as engineers and/or educators, and• Work toward changing the K-12 paradigm: effectively introduce engineering into K-12 by influencing the teaching profession.One of the difficulties of establishing and completing a truly interdisciplinary engineering degreeis addressing requirements from programs, departments and colleges different than typicallyfound in engineering. For example, graduates must complete not only an engineering
foundation for the economics of risk, specifically the development of a rigorous theory of risk in economic terms and suitable for engineering applications in public works and infrastructure projects. 3. Lay the conceptual foundation for risk as an engineering discipline that can be integrated into an educational curriculum using the same building block approach found in other engineering subjects such as structures or hydrology. 4. Understand the role of risk engineering in supporting policy makers or critical decisions for infrastructure projects as well as providing regulatory or programmatic inputs that help in shaping that policy development
Paper ID #6114Lab and Team Project Development for Engineering Problem Solving usingMATLAB, with Emphasis on Solar Power and Engineering for SustainabilityMr. Stanley W. Hsu, University of California, Davis Stanley Hsu received a B.S. degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 and an M.S. degree from University of California, Davis in 2011, both in Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering at UC Davis. His research is in the area of low power mixed- signal integrated circuits for energy harvesting sensor applications. He is also interested in high-speed
OutlineInstruction has four components: 1) a review of past transport principles (momentum, heat, andmass), 2) a demonstration of the power and effort necessary to solve problems numerically, 3)hands-on activities to learn how to use a commercial finite element package to solve biomedicaltransport problems, and 4) an overall understanding regarding the practical considerations in areal medical device company. These four distinct areas are not siloed, instead continually woventogether.There were four course learning goals. Students were told that by the end of this course theyshould be able to: 1. Understand and apply the steps required to attack a biomedical problem: formulation, software implementation, and accuracy checking. 2. Read the
Engineering Education, 2013 Using Software Engineering Concepts in Game Development - Sharing Experiences of Two InstitutionsKey ConceptSymbiotic collaboration between Software Engineering and Computer Game Developmentstudents at two very different universities improves learning and productivity for all involved.AbstractSoftware requirements engineering plays an important role in software engineering curriculum aswell as other computing curriculum. IEEE and ACM jointly have strong curriculum guidelinesthat emphasize the importance of software engineering, and requirements engineering is one ofthe key areas emphasized in these guidelines. Additionally, system development is important sostudents practice the process - taking
separation between the student and the instructional classroom. Reeves,Herrington, and Oliver suggest ten characteristics of authentic learning for use in the design ofonline learning experiences. Authentic activities should: have real-world relevance, be ill-defined to require students to define tasks, comprise complex tasks to be investigated over aperiod of time, provide an opportunity to examine tasks from different perspectives, provideopportunity to collaborate, provide opportunity to reflect, be integrated across learning domains,integrate seamlessly with assessment, create valuable products, and allow a diversity ofoutcomes or solutions. 11To engage engineering students in the process of learning communications skills, it is crucial tomake
learning and increasing teachers’ use of effective STEM instruction in the elementary grades. More recently, her research has focused on using literacy to support scientific inquiry, engineering design and STEM integration.Mr. Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Aran W Glancy is a graduate research assistant at the University of Minnesota pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM Education with an emphasis in Mathematics Education. He received his M.Ed. in Science Education (Physics) from Lehigh University. Prior to enrolling at the University of Minnesota, Glancy spent six years as a high school mathematics teacher and two years as a high school science teacher. His research interests include STEM integration, modeling
Paper ID #5858Educating for Evidence Based Decisions in Engineering: The view as Librar-ian and InstructorProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, in- cluding Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum
history of success, and an established and fine tuned curriculum. Thebranch campus faculty, generally not being representedii in the curricular committees of the maincampus, has little input in home campus curricular decisions, and thus has very limited influencein shaping the curriculum to be suitable for the branch campus. This leaves only two options:either the branch campus receives an appropriate level of curricular independence (for exampleensuring alignment of the outcomes, but not of the week-by-week content), or a decoupling ofthe accreditation process from the main campus may become necessary (which can havenegative repercussions on the marketing of the university and degree to the local students). Anadditional difficulty in maintaining
industry experts, but they also have the opportunity toput them into practice in an experiential laboratory setting. In the Fall 2012, the course was offered for the first time. Anecdotal evidence indicatesthat the course was well received. However, additional work still needs to be done includingcourse development, integrating the course into the Capstone design sequence, and integratingthe course into departmental and university initiatives.Additional Course Development The initial offering of this course gave a rather generic exposure to the strategy ofproduct development. The course fits well into the eSET Program overall curriculum and offersseveral enhancements to that curriculum. Based on survey feedback, several modifications
) is a preferred teaching method in many situations.Generally this pedagogy enhances innovation (Lehmann, et al 2008), metacognition (Downing etal, 2008), meaningfulness and thus engagement (Stobral, 1995, Smith et al, 2005, Jiusto &DiBaiasio, 2006), promotes an integrated curriculum (Froyd & Ohland, 2005, Coyle et al, 2006),encourages design thinking (Dym et al, 2005), and is creative and interesting for the instructor.The PBL pedagogy uses an open-ended ambiguous problem or project to provide context forstudent’s inductive reasoning. In project based learning the project is usually larger than inproblem based learning, spanning a week or more in instructional time. Often a large project, ifcorrectly selected, can also match with a
Education Transfer Plan to integrate theknowledge gained through the work experience into the classroom.[1,4] The Georgia InternFellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program is sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technologythrough its Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing.[6] Since1991, this program has placed an average of 75 teachers per year in university and industrysettings to gain practical knowledge about current industry practices.[6] Program evaluations onboth the IISME and GIFT program reveals that after participating, classroom teachers are morelikely to use "real-life" examples, incorporate hands-on activities, integrate other fields ofknowledge within their course curriculum, and use scientific inquiry as a
/softwareare covered. The final two weeks are dedicated to student-initiated experiment-design projects.For pedagogical reasons, the problem-based learning (PBL)2,3 was adopted for this course. WithPBL, students are empowered to self-direct their educational experience by designingexperimental systems and/or subsystems against given specifications. It is an instructionalmethod which uses real-world problems to facilitate students’ critical thinking and problemsolving skills while accomplishing the course objectives. Students get involved and takeresponsibility for their learning experience, and the instructor becomes a resource. The purposeof implementing PBL is to motivate the student to integrate and utilize their knowledge. In thisinstrumentation
contact with instructors, and active engagement inreal world projects. Yet we struggle to find feasible paths to take action. Pressures toincrease enrollment and cut budgets challenge us to find ways to do more with less withoutdiluting the learning experience. Administrators embrace the need to update curriculum toremain current and relevant, yet there is no room to add in a tightly packed four-yearprogram. These tensions require innovative approaches to engineering education andleadership development to meet the challenges of the future.Introduction – An Overall FrameworkThere is general agreement that a renewed focus on leadership development is critical to thefuture success of the engineering discipline (NAE 2004). Our thinking begins to
next stage inthe development process is to engage the support of the campus and faculty. In the case ofSustainable Systems Engineering, faculty support was needed not just from the initiatingdepartment (Engineering Professional Development) for the degree program, but from numerousdepartments and institutes across campus. In particular, two institutions were approached veryearly in the objective and market assessment stage for their support as founding partners: theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison’s Office of Sustainability and the Division of ContinuingStudies.Given the degree subject matter, an endorsement from the Office of Sustainability would showan alignment between the program and the campus’s plan to integrate and enhance research
techniques for their students to facilitate their learning in engineering.Engineering Teachers will integrate engineering, such as engineering concepts, vocabulary,Integration activities, the EDP, EiE, and MEAs, into current curriculum or subjects.Engineering/ Teachers will introduce students to engineering and technology throughTechnology instruction on engineering vocabulary, difference between engineering andKnowledge technology, what engineers do, and examples of engineering in their everyday life.Engineering Teachers will include engineering activities, which are more hands-on and/orActivities use problem solving approaches.Thinking Skills Teachers wanted to develop students
Cruz, CA. 6. C. Bacon, D. Mulvaney, T. Ball, E. M. DuPuis, S. Gliessman, R. Lipschutz, and A. Shakouri, “The creation of an integrated sustainability curriculum and student praxis projects.” International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 12(2), 193208, 2011. 7. E. M. Dupuis and T. Ball. “How Not What : Teaching Sustainability as Process.” Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy 9 (1): 64–75, 2013. 8. B. Yalvac, H. Smith, J. Troy, and P. Hirsch, “Promoting Advanced Writing Skills in an UpperLevel Page 23.537.16 Engineering Class” Journal Of Engineering Education, 96