. Christopher S. Greene, University of Saint Thomas Christopher Greene got his B.S. degree in electrical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and then did his master’s and Ph.D. at MIT, where he studied control theory. Following a 23-year career at Honeywell and another industrial company, he joined the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering. He is currently the Director of the Electrical Engineering program at St. Thomas and does research on the applications of control theory.Mr. Scott Edward MorganDr. Miguel Angelo Rodrigues Silvestre, University of Beira Interior Miguel Angelo Rodrigues Silvestre is an Assistant Professor at University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Portugal and an Integrated Researcher
globalization trends encourage furthereconomic and social interdependencies across disparate geographic regions. Given these trends,engineering educators are being challenged to provide engineering students with a variety ofglobal and professional competencies needed for career mobility and success. At the same time,many reformers are looking beyond traditional bodies of knowledge and skill sets to ask whatvalues, attitudes, and dispositions are important for future engineers. These kinds of “affective”characteristics comprise a key – and yet often overlooked – part of identity formation for manyprofessionals, including engineers. This paper argues that such attributes are especially importantfor global engineers, who require high levels of cross
Planning. Blanco earned his Ph.D. in physics at Penn State University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees also in physics at CSU, Northridge. He has more than 35 years of academic, administrative, aerospace research, and management experience. He has supervised 14 master theses and 11 honor undergraduate theses, as well as supervised research and postdoctoral fellows. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles and has participated in lead roles in research projects over his career in excess of $100 million. His area of expertise is experimental condensed matter physics, particularly in the characterization of semiconductor thin films used in the elec- tronic industry. Currently, he is leading the
young children exhibit an interest in engineering in their classrooms.Dr. Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Demetra Evangelou, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained her B.A. in psychology from Northeastern Illinois University, and a M.Ed. and Ph.D. in education from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society. Evangelou was awarded an NSF CAREER grant in 2009 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2011. Evangelou’s current research focuses on engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy, and human
Illinois University, and a M.Ed. and Ph.D. in education from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society. Evangelou was awarded an NSF CAREER grant in 2009 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2011. Evangelou’s current research focuses on engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy, and human- artifact interactions.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and
AC 2012-3515: UTILIZING PROJECT-BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY DE-SIGN ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE STEM EDUCATIONDr. Andy Shaojin Zhang, New York City College of Technology Andy S. Zhang earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York in 1987 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1995. Zhang’s research area includes materials testing, product design and prototyping, CAD/CAE, and mechatronics. From 2007 to 2009, Zhang served as a member of the Pre-engineering Advisory Commission of Advisory Council for Career and Technical Education of NYC Department of Education, which was designed to help high schools to enhance existing technology
ethics project as well as my other school work. You have been a great help to me over the past few years. I really appreciate how you went out of your way to help us when you did not need to. I feel that in doing so I have learned a very valuable lesson that I can look back on throughout my career. I am very glad that I made this mistake now when I could fix the problem rather than later and lose my job. I hope that the presentations we did can help the freshman be more aware of the situation and avoid making the same mistakes that we did. I am also excited to hear that you are writing a paper on the situation. I agree that our experiences could definitely benefit other young engineers elsewhere. Thanks again for
. Consequently, a successful career forbio/chemical engineers will require an adequate functional knowledge of RC guidelines. Anexposure to RC guidelines and its implementation can help chemical engineering students tobecome more marketable and get a head start with their careers.It is important to prepare chemical engineering graduates who will grow to become goodcorporate citizens. Recent industrial disasters (such as Deepwater Horizon spill, Imperial SugarRefinery explosion, Alumia plant accident in Hungary, etc.) have all pointed to a breach in RCand the possibility of engineering personnel’s involvement in making the wrong decisions cannotbe ignored. Thus it is important to cultivate chemical engineers with strong ethics and
lectures. The samecompany regularly conducts free training classes in photovoltaics at their facility that faculty,staff, and students have attended. We have learned about trade shows in the region with lowadmission fees that have been of particular benefit to our department's electronic technician.Several companies from outside the region we spoke with in the exhibit halls at variousconferences also hold free training webinars, such as Solectria Renewables and Dupont.Faculty at community colleges typically have very little access to grant funding. One grant wecan access is the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act funding. The federalgovernment allocates block grant funding to the states, who then allocate it to colleges
initiatives with all engineering departments. One of his key initiatives was the introduction of an elective ”Multidisciplinary Design Stream,” in which students participate in a series of courses and industry sponsored projects that build significant and relevant skills to foster creativity and innovation in their future careers. Strong has received multiple awards for teaching and student support, most recently as the recipient of the 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. Prior to his appointment at Queen’s, Strong spent over two decades in the private sector in engineering and management. His experience spans three different areas: the primary aluminum industry, biomedical and biotechnology instrumentation, and
like to have experimented also with a model of the system. Bymodel, he meant a simulation, as electrical students are quite familiar using simulation software Page 25.1195.7packages to preview system operation and performance. The author believes this would be ahelpful supplement to the lab learning experience.Two students asked that they be invited to participate further in the lab development beyondthese initial experiments. Their enthusiasm stemmed from their enhanced learning experienceand encouragement to think and „color outside the lines‟, and their interest in the technologiesinvolved from a career perspective.Impact on Final Lab
evolved into a multi-campusinstitution that is the largest independent college in the state of Michigan, offering degrees fromassociate level up to graduate level. Baker College is accredited by the Higher LearningCommission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The mission of BakerCollege is “to provide quality higher education and training which enable graduates to besuccessful throughout challenging and rewarding careers”. The student population is diverse with Page 25.1208.2non-traditional adult students making up a majority of students. The academic calendar is basedon four 10-week quarters: fall, winter, spring and summer
more likely to 5 1 0 0 6 consider sustainable design options in my future career. 83% 17% 0% 0% I would recommend future students to participate in 6 0 0 0 7 sustainable engineering internships. 100% 0% 0% 0% 29 12 1 0TOTAL 69% 29% 2% 0%Student responses to short-answer survey questions are listed below.What was the best aspect of the sustainable engineering internship
persons and as the future leaders in theirrespective fields of expertise in the oil and gas sector of the United Arab Emirates and beyond.One of the goals to achieve in a graduating student is that he/she should acknowledge thattechnologies, economies and societies are in a continuous state of evolution, and should thereforehave the flexibility to manage a career path that changes over time, and that is supported by life-long learning, critical thinking, teamwork, leadership and the ability to span several disciplines.Hybrid programs have expanded well beyond the liberal arts program. Many engineering schoolshave adopted hybrid programs for many reasons some might be into cost benefits and for some itwould be for better academic experience for
develop the ability to take control of their ownlearning, consciously define learning goals, and monitor their progress in achieving them.”A number of studies show a positive relationship between interest in a subject and persistence forscience and engineering majors (4,5). Research shows that lack of commitment to a career inengineering may be key to explaining non-persistence (6). These findings suggest a relationshipbetween interest and commitment. As such, commitment to engineering will be evaluated forstudents participating in the study. In general, retention of students in the STEM fields requires ahigh level of student commitment, particularly for underrepresented students who are faced withunique challenges in addition to the rigors of
& Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Borrego’s engineering education research awards include PECASE, CAREER, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Her research interests include engineering fac- ulty development, specifically how faculty members decide to apply the results of educational research, and interdisciplinary graduate education in STEM. She is an editorial board member for Journal of Engi- neering Education and Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education’s Educational Research and Methods Division. Borrego has developed and taught graduate level courses in engineering educa- tion
experimental IM discussion sections. These TAs changed their teachingactivities and grading activities to focus on supporting students’ autonomy rather than any oneparticular learning outcome. Since these TAs also want to become faculty, this increasedresponsibility for the TAs created a secondary benefit of training these TAs to become agents ofchange in their future careers. To create an IM supportive environment for the TAs, the faculty gave the TAs greaterautonomy to choose the structure of their discussion sections and to choose grading procedures.This autonomy was supported by a weekly one-hour coaching and peer-support TA meeting.This meeting consisted of training in grading schemes, listening skills, team building skills, anddiscussions
his academic career, he worked at the University of Toledo (1997-1999) and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri, Rolla) (1999-2006) before joining UTSA in Aug.2006. For more, please visit http://engineering.utsa.edu/˜saygin/ .Dr. Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio Timothy T. Yuen is an Assistant Professor of instructional technology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas, San Antonio. His research studies tools that mediate conceptual understanding in computer science and engineering. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, AERA, and ISTE and an affiliated faculty member of the Interactive Technology and Experience Center (iTEC
Quarter-Century of Manufacturing Education”, ASEE AnnualMeeting, Louisville, KY, June 2010.6. Waldorf, D., Alptekin, S., Bjurman, R., “Plotting a Bright Future for Manufacturing Education: Results of aBrainstorming Session”, ASEE Annual Meeting, 2006. Page 25.1276.11Appendix A - Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum CommentsNote: Underlined text indicated items not addressed in the survey. • Project management and collaboration is important in today's environment. Soft skills will help one's career as much as technical education. • Focus on design and how it facilitates lean manufacturing. • I believe the portion of
the stated goal of the REU program to help attract and retain students in STEM,including careers in teaching and education research, these programs can help students achieve awide variety of learning outcomes. Some of these learning outcomes clearly map to the ABETcriterion C “A-K” outcomes; such as b “the ability to design and conduct experiments, andanalyze and interpret data”.10 Other outcomes may also be achieved to varying degreesdepending on the structure and activities associated with a particular REU site. For example, theClarkson REU likely improved students’ knowledge of sustainability9, which is a desiredoutcome in both the Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge11 and the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge12.Kardash13 found
theirundergraduate degree.At the University of Waterloo, student grades are awarded based on a 100% (100 point) scale. Ahistogram of the participants’ cumulative academic averages is provided in Figure 4. A student’scumulative academic average is the arithmetic mean of all of the student’s course grades in theircurrent program of study up until the current point in his or her academic career. In this paper,this term will be used synonymously with GPA. For graduate students, this value only includescourses taken within the student’s current graduate program. Since the interviews wereconducted during a Fall term, an exception was made for freshmen students that had not yetcompleted a full academic term. For these three students, only their midterm averages
Pital and I have decided that I want to make a difference. I feel that with everything I’ve been given, I need to give back to my community. Yes, El Pital is my community.Student perceptions of the effect of the service learning experience.Student reflections provide a valuable insight on the impact of community projects on studentlearning and student perception of their chosen career path. Below are highlights from studentcomments.The effect on student learning:As with any real world project, the EWB project provided the students with a chance to applytheir new skills. As one student noted: There are many benefits for the travel team from this experience. As students, we get to see real world applications for the
AC 2012-3387: ENHANCING CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION IN COURSESWITH A LARGE COMPONENT OF VISITING STUDY ABROAD STU-DENTSDr. Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai Alex Friess holds a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering and a B.Sc. in physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (Troy, N.Y. 1997), and has served as Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at RIT, Dubai, since 2009. In addition to undergraduate activities, he teaches in the sustainable energy concen- tration of RIT, Dubai’s mechanical engineering master’s program. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, most notably as founding faculty in
five original or modified classroom activities that have been used in th7 grade pre-algebra. Activities, their engineering connection, the curriculum connection, andimpact on students’ understanding of engineering will be presented. In the final portions of thepaper, pre- and post-survey data will be presented to show the impact that the IMPACT LAprogram and these activities had on the students.1. Introduction K-12 classrooms typically focus on developing student’s math, reading, and writingskills, while subjects such as engineering are neglected. Without basic knowledge of engineeringand design concepts, high school graduates are less likely to pursue careers in technical fields.Furthermore, many students lose interest in math because
Republic. Byexperiencing other cultures, students felt that they would gain new views and insights to helpthem throughout their careers. Some students participated because they were able to dosomething unique and get credit toward their capstone course. These factors all contributed to thestudents desiring to participate, despite the out of pocket expense that students incurred, and thetime away from home, school, and family.When asked what changes would most benefit future visits, many of the students simply repliedthat they would not change anything, implying that they had a good experience. Students didsuggest that more time could be allotted to the technology exchange seminars, allowing for morematerial to be covered, but more specifically so
that little or no attention has been paid to thissub-discipline, despite its many possible benefits. However, recently the interdisciplinary effort towardsresearch in this area is reaching a high level of academic standard. K-12 EngE could act as a catalyst foryouths‘ interest, increasing the number of children wanting to pursue careers in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) [1]. Despite, its many possible benefits, there are currently nonational K-12 EngE standards in place [2]. According to the National Academy of Engineering and theNational Research council, ―…K-12 engineering education may improve student learning andachievement in science and mathematics; increase awareness of engineering and the work of engineers
of the comments from women indicated the usefulness of the skills and lessons taught inthe module. Several women spoke of the skills’ utility not only in school, but also in a career asa professional engineer and in their own personal lives. Only one noted that the module was notrelevant to engineering. Women’s comments on the usefulness and applicability of theprofessional and leadership skills include: “Lessons taught were very useful and applicable.” “I felt that this class taught me the fundamentals of being an engineer and how to be a leader.” “Engineering Leadership was a very informative and useful course. The material presented duringlectures was applicable and useful in our real and current lives
capableengineering professionals that are readily absorbed by technical industries. Simply consider thefrequent news in 2011 describing the urgent need to curb job outsourcing and the subsequentdecline in national manufacturing capacity; the increased reliance of our society on serviceindustries responsible for over 70% of the monthly paychecks in the U.S.; the shortage ofengineering professionals; the impending reduction in the engineering workforce due to retiringbaby-boomers; and the profound difficulties in attracting the so-called millennial student toSTEM career choices. There continues to be misconception, miscommunication, and confusion regarding ETECand its relation to ENG programs and to engineering as a career. The fact that 2-year
than 18 years.Mr. Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College Aco Sikoski completed his bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering in June of 1990, majoring in in- dustrial control. After completing his course work at the University of Kiril I Metodi, Skopje, Macedonia, he transferred to the United States in 1991, where he continued his engineering education at Purdue Uni- versity. He obtained a master’s of science degree in engineering in 2003. In the meantime, he worked as a project engineer for an engineering consulting company and as an adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech Community College. Intermittently, Sikoski has performed consulting for various institutions and organizations. In 1997, he started his career at Ivy
profession.The course learning objectives for EGR 105 are as follows, the student will: develop project management and team work skills and apply those skills to engineering design projects learn how to solve quantitative engineering problems by creating and utilizing spreadsheets develop oral, written, and graphical communication skills that will be used throughout the students engineering education develop elemental quantitative skills that will be used in introductory engineering coursework develop an understanding of the engineering education expectations for various careers and participate in engineering career