information about the process of research. Many of the ideasand plans in place or in progress at the nation’s research institutions are based on ideas laid out inthe Boyer Commission report [6] that highlights an integrated education through undergraduateresearch opportunities.Many of the larger public research schools struggle with low retention rates in STEM. Forinstance, at Washington State University freshman to senior retention in engineering is 48%. Asnoted in the literature [7], many STEM fields use undergraduate research as a capstoneexperience, held until the end of the curriculum as a culminating experience. However, it has Page
team) Oral Proposal/Conceptual Design Review, distribute requested hardware for payloads Solder one Verhage BalloonSat EAsy flight computer and 3-sensor weather station7 Watch move “BLAST” then write an essay on science/engineering, work with peer editor Construction of payload shell – integrate camera, HOBO, flight computer, heater, etc. Program HOBO and flight computer, test camera, conduct “Day in the Life” testing in lab Intersperse building with mini-lectures on Spacecraft Systems and Systems Engineering Submit “Rev. A” of Team Project Doc. – includes Design, Predicted Budgets, Test Plan Structural/strength testing (drop test, yank test) and thermal testing (cold soak) of payload Oral
pressure on the instructor. No longer can theinstructor come to class with a clear, well-defined script for the day’s lecture. Instead, theinstructor finds himself metaphorically “negotiating a swiftly flowing river” in class.15 Thisrequires agile teaching and the flexibility to deal with the unexpected, which is perhaps outsidesome instructors’ comfort zones, particularly for novices or those not confident of the subjectmatter.3 Additionally, it encourages the instructor to give thought beforehand to possible studentmisconceptions and alternative routes for constructing correct understandings, so that on-the-flyadjustments may be more effective. Also, the insights gained by the formative assessment canbe useful for planning subsequent class
likeexperience with the benefits of a computer. The hardware also allowed for Bluetooth devicessuch as a keyboard to connect to the system. The software for textbooks included many featuressuch as note-taking, highlighting, and search that would have made the Kno fit many of therequirements of a fully featured device. There was even a planned SDK for developers to extendthe system including Google Documents, now Drive, and Microsoft Office Live support.Unfortunately, the project was cancelled in April 2011 in favor of a software only approach. Thecurrent Kno software is web-based and includes annotations and highlighting, however, no pensupport. There is also no easy, built-in way to view two pages at one time as the two screenedtablet would have
important authentic performance requirements while satisfying relevant societal and professional constraints. 3. Establish Team Relationships for Quality Students establish relationships and Performance implement practices with team members, advisors, and clients that support high Page 23.560.5 performance and continuous improvement. 4. Manage Project Schedule and Resources Students plan, monitor, and manage project
incorporated in the course. It isnoted that 4 of the 64 students gave a "poor" rating to the use of experiments in the course. Thereason for this low rating is unknown, but, in any case, only a very small minority of the studentsfelt this way.Planned Future WorkThree of the four described experiments (i. e., the electric circuit, the cooling of a cylinder, andthe cantilever beam experiments) are portable and can be moved via carts into the computer lab.Plans are to make a small-scale, portable version of the orifice flow meter experiment that canalso be transported into the computer lab. It is also planned to modify the experiments so thatexperimental results can be projected in real-time on the computer lab screen.ConclusionsThis paper discusses
AECO education, Building Information Modeling based Augmented Reality applications for AECO, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle sensing for applications in construction environments. His industry experience includes the planning and construction of multiple types of infras- tructure facilities including but not limited to transportation, and parking structures, marine facilities, and residential and commercial structures. Dr. Irizarry is a Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Green Professional and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, a Masters in En- gineering Management from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.Dr. Pavan
appropriately addressed. The instructorfeedback is carefully calibrated to engage the students in identifying the gaps in their currentdesign and to direct their thinking on how they can address those gaps rather than simplycorrecting errors in the students’ approach. The team must have its design approved (typically Page 23.598.4after a revision) before they are allowed to run experiments in the virtual laboratory.The team then undergoes the process of iterative experimental design by planning experiments,analyzing data, developing models, and identifying strategies. This process is punctuated by aTeam Update Meeting (TUM
efficient”,and “How money can decide on what energy source you can have to run your city”. Althoughabout a third of the stu1dents had prior programming experience, the programming in the gamewas deemed hard, and was the tool most likely to require teacher assistance. Given thatprogramming is to play a larger role in subsequent games, we plan to design additionalinstructions and/or internal resources to support use of this tool.Overall, there was considerable variation in responses to most questions, indicating that the itemswere appropriate in addressing a range of student backgrounds and attitudes. Some felt the gamewas too elementary, others found it enlightening about aspects of energy generation. All but onestudent felt that the game was more
. Page 23.640.7 For example, the same one-minute screencast (widescreen ratio) was 1.4 MB when encoded at 854x480 resolution versus 2.2 MB when encoded at 1280x720 resolution (both in .mp4 format). - However, capturing a widescreen laptop screen’s full 1920x1200 resolution and then encoding the video at 854x480 will render details (small text, details of icons and diagrams) very difficult to see. If the resulting screencast needs to have a small file size, set the recording area on the screen to be the same as the expected encoding resolution. - Keep in mind the limits of where you plan to host your screencasts. Your course management software likely has a maximum file size and email attachments
many of them having detailed information toguide users in identifying instruments that match their interests and assessment needs. Inaddition, the adoption research team is preparing the testing protocol for user performance on thewebsite, pilot testing the protocol, and planning a user feedback survey to be used after the site isfunctional and well-populated.ASSESS is a one-stop website in which a variety of engineering educators and evaluators ofengineering education projects can easily access desired evaluation instrument information. Asdemands for assessment and accountability increase, ASSESS offers one solution forovercoming challenges in locating assessment instruments to appropriately measure educationaloutcomes, such as student
internet. Nowadays, computer applicationsare not limited to proprietary software because a range of free, open source applications areavailable online that students can download and learn to use on their own. This type of learningempowers students with specific skills that cannot be acquired through formal academiclearning. Students become more self-directed in their learning when they take the primaryinitiative for planning, carrying out, and evaluating their own learning experiences 9. Theyassume ownership for their own thoughts and actions leading to the notion of “personalresponsibility in learning” 24. Recently, governments have started to recognize the profoundimportance of informal learning in people’s lives because it can help people gain
that took E-Math and compare those resultswith students that took the traditional Precalculus course to the cohort as a whole. We alsodiscuss our attempts to address issues associated with students who enter our program two mathclasses behind Calculus I. Specifically, we discuss the implementation of a course developed tohave the students calculus ready in a single semester.IntroductionIn fall 2007, the Freshman Engineering Program (FEP) was started at the UofA with the intent ofincreasing student retention and success. Students complete a common first year before selectingone of nine degree plans offered by the College of Engineering (CoE). The common core takenby freshman engineering students includes Calculus I in the first semester and
compare differences betweentwo groups and can only examine effects of one independent variable on one dependent variable.It also only indicates whether there is a significant difference between the two groups, with noindication as to where those differences lie. Since there are more multiple independent variablesand dependent variables in this intervention, further analyses are planned. The Analysis ofVariance (ANOVA) can test hypotheses that the t-test cannot. Page 23.731.8INCORPORATING ENGINEERING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE 8 Next, a Two-Factor Randomized-Block ANOVA will be run to
Develop a product manufacturing plan Reliability testing, test to failure, limit testing Define market and its growth potential Design modifications Choose product design from multiple Computer modeling and simulation alternatives Research on material strength and other Page 23.740.3 Create a schedule for the project properties Stakeholder analysis Research on scientific principles 2Evaluation RubricThe evaluation of
libraries at Dalhousie University inHalifax, Nova Scotia. It is located on the Sexton Campus, and serves the faculties of Architecture,Engineering and Planning. A small campus with approximately 2,300 students within thosefaculties, it makes up about 13% of Dalhousie University’s total enrollment of approximately18,000 students.The Schulich Library of Science and Engineering is the second largest library of a 12-branchlibrary system at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. It primarily serves undergraduate andgraduate students as well as faculty in the physical sciences and engineering. There are currently4,289 students enrolled in the faculty of engineering and 5,732 enrolled in the faculty of science.The Engineering and Computer Science Library
Figure 4: Summary of Chapter 3 of The Science of Formula 1 Design• “Information Visualization, such as semantic networks or treemaps, is defined as the use of interactive visual representations of data to amplify cognition. This means that the data is transformed into an image; it is mapped to screen space.• Concept Visualization, like a concept map or a Gantt chart; these are methods to elaborate (mostly) qualitative concepts, ideas, plans, and analyses through the help of rule-guided mapping procedures.• Metaphor Visualization, like metro map or story template are effective and simple templates to convey complex insights. Visual Metaphors fulfill a dual function, first they
, no statistically significantdifferences are found. However, the low overall utilization of the resource may be masking thepotentially significant difference between the two treatments seen in the high-access group.This investigation into homework solution format, as well as best-practices with regards toencouraging student use of the resource, will continue. Specifically, investigations are planned tostudy if providing students with a worked-out-homework solution (from a similar but notassigned problem) before the assignment is due is a more effective intervention than providingsolutions after the due date.Bibliographic Information[1] Steif, P. S., and Dantzler, J. A. (2005). “A Statics Concept Inventory: Development and Psychometric
problem solvingstrategies. Moreover, we are planning on following the students to observe whether some of thestrategies learned in the Fis-Mat course are still being used and we hope to reunite students foranother interdisciplinary experience in some other of their courses.AcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge the support received from our Institution through a research chair grantCAT140 and the School of Engineering. We also recognize and express our appreciation to EricBrewe and his Physics Education Research Group for sharing material they have developed assupport for teaching a Physics course using Modeling Instruction.Bibliography1. M. W. Ohland, R. M. Felder, M. I. Hoit, G. Zhang, T. J. Anderson, “Integrated Curricula in the SUCCEED
in October, more seats are released or additional tours are scheduled. After thesecond week, it is assumed all students are registered and no add additional capacity is added.The actual tour planning and content is determined by the departments. Tours last between 45minutes and 1 hour in length, and occur in the evenings. Each department is allowed to choosethe day and time to make the tour available. The number of sessions offered by each departmentis determined by the projected enrollment and historical data on the choice of major. Thedepartments will use faculty, staff and students to conduct a combination of lecture and hands-onactivities to showcase the opportunities students will have if they decide to pursue that major.For the last
has been studied that there aretwo main reasons hindering the enrollment of CPEG program. The first one is the difficulty ofthe courses in the degree plan since it picks core courses from the two programs—electricalengineering and computer science. The second reason is there are not so many people notice theexistence of the program. In order to introduce CPEG to more and more youngsters, faculty fromPVAMU used this opportunity to show the middle school students how a typical computerengineering project can solve science and engineering problems.Project ImplementationTo implement this weather balloon project, both university professors and middle schoolteachers had a thorough discussion to choose the proper equipment and software
Paper ID #7436Introducing Manufacturing engineering with Kentucky Governors ScholarProgramDr. Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute Dr. Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial engineering from University of Louisville (2006), Masters in Industrial engineering from Uni- versity of Louisville (2003), and also a master’s in Business Administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University (2001). His research interest includes advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning. He previously taught at
meetings with their client and faculty mentor.Each team has a civil engineering faculty mentor to help provide technical project guidance. Thecourse meets once a week for 150 minutes for 10 weeks. The class meets each week for a lectureperiod to review each step in the development of their final report for their project. The weeklylectures are planned and conducted to introduce and facilitate the completion of weeklyassignments that are sections of their report (i.e. project description, project approach, designrequirements, evaluation of alternatives, and cost estimates). Students also have weekly readingassignments on which they are quizzed during the class meeting. During the fifth week of thequarter, each student team gives a progress report
presentation. Studentsconsidering studying abroad, if even for a short three-week period should be encouraged to learna little of the local language. While English is the predominate technical language in the world,one can miss the beauty and richness of reading or learning about something in the nativelanguage. Overall this intensive immersion into overseas engineering education and industrialmanufacturing has been successful in exposing American engineering students to study abroad.Many of the students are already planning for longer experiences abroad. Page 23.826.8
to help build the pool of IPv6 talent through high quality, certified IPv6 courses.The IPv6 Security course is the second in a series of three IPv6 courses we plan to deliver atECU. In summer 2012, we delivered an IPv6 Fundamental course which met with great success.In summer 2013, we will offer both the IPv6 Fundamentals course and the newly developed IPv6Security course. During the 2013 Summer Semester, we will solicit student feedback on theneed for a third course that will cover “advanced” service provider centric IPv6 topics. We willalso continue to work with the Nephos6 academy to develop academic curriculum tocomplement the courses and the lab assignments.Bibliography1. Brustoloni, C. 2006 Laboratory Experiments for Network
second semester at Virginia Tech and havelearned PSpice and many of the measurement techniques before enrolling in the course. Inaddition, tutorials on the use of the oscilloscope, PSpice and MATLAB that were written for the Page 23.842.5first circuits course are posted on the Scholar site for the second circuits course and can beaccessed at any time by the transfer students as well as any student who requires a review.Development of the second online laboratory course for online students: For the summer2011 semester, it was originally planned to move the first circuits course to an online formatwhile offering the companion lab course as an on
the final exam, there was increase in the number of students (from six students to 12 students) from the previous year’s final, who identified possible circuit theories to use, and then justified why they chose the specific law. The author believes this is due to the several challenge problems, which were created because of the flipping of the classroom, utilized this method. In addition, there was a six point increase in the average for the final between this year’s class and the previous class. Both finals utilized similar questions, with the same degree of difficulty. This difference was not statistically significant.Conclusion and Plans for the FutureOne of the main advantages of attempting to “semi-flip” the classroom was to eliminate
result, one may gain better understandinginto the capabilities and limitations of the ranking system.The authors plan to continue this research and keep tracking the results for the next few years. Indoing so, it is possible to figure out whether future results can overturn the conclusion drawn inthis paper. If more evidences emerge from further results supporting the hypothesis of significantdifference in learning performances, the authors will try to identify the strengths and weaknessesof the students at the two universities, and strategies could be made on the development ofcourse components to overcome the weaknesses.References1 MIT Open Courseware. 2008. Time Series Analysis. Retrieved February 1, 2013, from http://ocw.mit.edu
conclude that thedeveloped MITS/DATS system is suitable and applicable for medical imaging curricula toundergraduates. We plan to scale up the development and application (large number of studentenrollment) through the efforts by other participating institutions to produce a professionalmedical imaging teaching product that can be adopted by interested academic institutions.AcknowledgementThis study has been supported by NSF grants since 2002, from the phase of “Proof of Concept”(NSF DUE0123759) to the phase of “Build a Prototype” (NSF DUE0639752), and to the currentphase “Expansion Development” (NSF DUE1022750).References1. Acharya R, Wasserman R, Stevens J, and Hinojosa C: Biomedical imaging modalities: a tutorial. Computerized Medical
are hungry for exposure to the global diversity of structural engineering profession; let the faculty not let them down.Bibliography1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1751_Port-au-Prince_earthquake2. Government of the Republic of Haiti, “Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti”, March 2010.3. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2012-2013”, http://www.abet.org/DisplayTemplates/DocsHandbook.aspx?id=3143.4. Charles M. Vest, “Educating Engineers for 2020 and Beyond”, March 2013, http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/7126/7639.aspx.5. Joanna C. Dunlap, “Problem-Based Learning and Self-Efficacy: How a capstone Course