AC 2012-3617: DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATIONAL GOALS WITHIN THEFIELD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDiana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston Diana de la Rosa-Pohl has been a lecturer in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Hous- ton since 2003. She has worked with the PROMES program to develop project-based learning courses for the first-year curriculum. Currently, she is developing and evaluating project-based multidisciplinary courses for the engineering honors program. Page 25.468.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATIONAL
College of Engineering and Science teamed up withthe College of Liberal Arts to develop an engaging experience aimed at high school teachers andstudents. Developing a cyber-curriculum that is truly interdisciplinary in focus – cutting across both thesciences and the liberal arts –demonstrates a national model for implementing similar programs at otherinstitutions. This integrated approach to teaching strives to educate new scholars who understand notonly the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) but also the political, social,historical, ethical, and legal aspects of this evolving discipline.Designed using the u-Discovery model pioneered by the College of Engineering and Science atLouisiana Tech [2, 3, 4], Cyber Discovery seeks
Page 25.957.6 “it’s hard to judge because this was the only lab where was behind the schedule in we hadn’t learned the curriculum yet.” terms of technical status of the Students thought the experience would have been course. better if done later in the course Students thought the experience was a helpful introduction to real world engineering work Students recommended that the experience start with a This method had been whole-class interactive video between campuses to integrated to other aspects of introduce the project the broader project when
often aconsequence of our reaction to failures1. Hazard analysis which relies on engineering practiceand judgment to identify, classify, and manage risk has continued to have an important role inforeseeing and preventing critical system failure2, 3 . Failure’s role in engineering; including itsvalue in design, design revisions and failure as a source of engineering judgment has beenstudied4, 5. The continued failure of important complex systems has led to assess the question asto how the systems fail despite everything thought to be necessary in the way of process beingdone6.Several engineering curriculums do offer courses based on either laboratories or case studies tounderstand the importance of failures in design as a teaching aid7, 8, 9, 10
semester, students then complete all remaining coursework. A total of 96 units are required for completion of the coursework Master's degree. For information on our Accelerated Master’s Program, download a copy of the degree outline. In addition to the general graduate application requirements, interested students are required to complete the Accelerated Graduate Program Form. Page 25.639.6 11The Integrated BS/MS Program at California State University, Los Angeles The Integrated BS/MS program provides an accelerated route for academically
Integrated Digital Manufacturing Curriculum. She was also lecturing six different courses in the areas of mechanical engineering technology and computer graphics technology. She published chapters in three books, three journal articles, and presented 31 conference papers. Her dissertation research focused on environmental compliance, product lifecycle management, and engineer- ing design of mechatronic products. She is working at the Design Engineering Technology Department at Trine University, where she teaches courses related to engineering graphics and design.Prof. Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University After graduating from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1984, Thomas H
are primarily trained in applied math,science, and engineering coursework that leaves little room for worthwhile soft skills.While engineering technology has been well established at WTAMU for several decades, the mechanical (2003) andcivil (2010) engineering programs are relatively new. Curricula for the newer engineering degree programs aresimilar to other ABET-accredited programs which are constrained in the number of credits that can be allotted toengineering coursework and required general education curriculum. Many engineering programs in the UnitedStates use one of three approaches to ethics instruction: 1) an ethics component built into modules presented in oneor more engineering courses, 2) a required ethics or philosophy course
the developing country The Gambia. These projects are being developed in Page 25.434.11parallel with a curriculum development projected featured in a companion paper. The modeladopted attempts to break away from the typical cycle of Western “experts” solving poorlyunderstood problems in developing countries. Evidence suggests that such projects onlyincrease dependency and the need for additional aid. By focusing on the development of localexperts who are part of the community, we hope to produce an environment where Gambianswork within local resources to solve community based problems autonomously.The summer after the completion of the two PV
engineeringeducation is strong on imparting some kinds of knowledge, it is not very effective in preparingstudents to integrate their knowledge, skills, and identity as developing professions … In theengineering science and technology courses, the tradition of putting theory before practice andthe effort to cover technical knowledge comprehensively allow little opportunity for students tohave the kind of deep learning experiences that mirror professional practice and problemsolving.”Development of Systems Thinking SkillsSince “systems thinking” skills are an integral part of Systems Engineering attributes, Davidzand Nightingale [21] provide research data concerning the levels of significance of experientiallearning.Integration of Systems Engineering Courses
andmanagement present important aspects of systems engineering, and they were chosen as thefocus of an eight-day long class designed for three cohorts of 9-11th grade students attending anacademic summer camp. The aim of the class was to provide students with the knowledge andskills necessary to systematically identify possible sources of risk and ways to manage them, andin such a way to prepare them to become more critical problem solvers in the world of complexissues. The underlying idea that guided curriculum development was that students might learnbetter when they are able to apply what they learn in the classroom to everyday life, or toproblems that are of interest to them. Thus, the area of risk assessment and management waschosen as appropriate
communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Ms. Candace Mazze, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Candace E. Mazze is a Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her research interests include curriculum design and assessment of learning. She received her master’s degree in elementary education from Pfeiffer University and is currently enrolled in the educational leadership doctoral program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She has prior teaching and administrative experience in private and public school systems.Dr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Sandra Loree Dika is an assistant Professor of
for learning and applying the design process. Students apply design tools includingspreadsheets, system analysis, 3D drawing, model building, research, reporting, and customerneeds, all in a team-based active-learning environment. A ZEH is a high-efficiency home that iswell-insulated and air-tight, oriented and designed to utilize passive solar heat, and fitted withhigh efficiency appliances and HVAC systems (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning). Asolar thermal water heating system further reduces the energy use. The remaining use ofelectricity is provided by an integrated solar photovoltaic system and/or an on-site wind turbine.These homes are grid connected and sometimes draw energy from the grid; at other times theyput energy into
curriculum—andsuggests how to identify an evaluator and work with him or her to get the maximum benefit fromthe evaluation. Why bring in a separate implementation evaluator?It can be tempting to look at that four-question list and think, “Answering those questions is whata good principal investigator or project management team normally does—why divert preciousfunds to pay for someone else to come in and do it?”There are several important reasons, of which the primary one is that while coordinators shouldaddress those questions throughout the life of a project, they generally don’t. Like experimentaldesign, statistical data analysis, budget planning, time and project management, and otherelements of a major research study, program
AC 2012-3120: AT-RISK VISUAL PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATIONIN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICSDr. Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the Integrative STEM Education program of the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. He currently teaches graduate courses in STEM education foundations and contemporary issues in integrative STEM education. Ernst specializes in research focused on dynamic intervention means for STEM education students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and design education.Dr. Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University Aaron C
of 2003. In this position, he focuses on coordinating and contributing to the conceptual design and evaluation of future Gulfstream product opportunities. Over the past 18 years, Wolz has participated in, or led all of Gulfstream’s con- ceptual vehicle design studies. Currently, Wolz is the Director of Project Engineering for Gulfstream’s Advanced Aircraft Program Organization. His responsibilities include leadership of the New Product Development Project Engineering Team, requirements management, and systems Integration and cross functional leadership. Wolz is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- nautics (AIAA) and has served in leadership positions at both the local and
challenges, many engineering colleges and departments are utilizing advisoryboards, and these boards of external advisors are becoming an important part of mostacademic institutions.NU’s School of Engineering, Technology and Media (SETM), since its inception in 2002,has organized and used advisory boards to guide the development and ongoingmanagement of its programs. In addition to assisting in design and development ofcurricula and in specifying and acquiring appropriate resources, these advisory boardscan also serve as an effective mechanism for transferring best practices and ‘lessonslearned’ from industry to academics. In this paper, the roles and responsibilities ofseveral advisory boards constituted within the engineering school will be
thatour graduates will find fewer and fewer job opportunities for themselves, however, the jobs theydo find will require them to be able to abstractly think about manufacturing systems from acritical perspective. By noting the developments in the field of manufacturing, in the state ofIndiana, and conducting an interview with a perennial employer in the state, it is hoped that aframework for the application of theories from the area of DES can be integrated in ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing (CIM) curriculums nationwide. According to the 2011 skills gap reportdone by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, “the changing nature of manufacturing work ismaking it harder for talent to keep up.”Indiana’s Manufacturing Story Indiana ranks
something we had tentatively calledDynaMonkey. It was similar to a three dimensional version of Pong, very different fromSpumone.Although the control group did not have a video game to use for learning, students were requiredto complete two semi-structured, project-based assignments. The first project was a dynamicanalysis of the Vancouver luge track where a 21 year old Olympic athlete had recently lost hislife. In the second assignment, students had to derive equations of motion for an electric cart(four rigid bodies connected by axle bearings and a chain/sprocket) and integrate the equationswith Matlab. Through intuition-guided iteration, students selected cart parameters they thoughtwould give them the best chances of winning a class-wide
learning of technical skills and cultural skills, and improved methods of blended learning and others. He works in the open educational resources area. He is Leader of an Innovation Group in Education in the UPM. He is Executive Director of OCW UPM Office and member elected of the Board of Directors of the OpenCourseWare Consortium. He is the author of many papers in engineering education, and he is a member of the Steering Committee and Co-chair for Europe of Frontiers Education Conference (FIE) and member of IEEE RITA Editorial Committee. He is IEEE Senior Member, Past Chairman of the Spanish Chapter and, as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society, he is currently Chair of the Distinguished
skills instruction provided during the design experience. Thepaper does not evaluate or assess the effectiveness of any one method but rather attempts toprovide a comprehensive look at the variations and possibilities within a major designexperience.IntroductionThe culminating major design experience has been an integral part of selected engineeringcurricula for decades. However, with the introduction of ABET’s EC 2000 it became arequirement for all engineering programs for accreditation. ABET’s current language for the2011-2012 accreditation cycle reads, “Students must be prepared for engineering practicethrough a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge andskills acquired in earlier course work and
on different laboratory techniqueswhere students do real experiments in different labs and write reports about their work.CP follows a fairly traditional US engineering curriculum. There are many different gradedassignments, particularly homework and midterms, in addition to the final exam (which isusually three hours long). Many courses at CP have an associated laboratory, and ofteninstructors will assign additional projects in the class. There is no requirement to do aninternship, although most students seek to do these during the summer break. There is asubstantial general education requirement, including 72 quarter credits. Page
for those suffering from cerebral palsy. A recent exerciseallowed clients to participate in a geocaching activity which integrated retention of presentedmaterials with recall of known facts about their home area.9One of the ways adults with disabilities are supported through the Barber Institute is byproviding vocational training and work-site opportunities. Clients proceed through an initialassessment, hard and soft skills training, individualized and specific site-training, and exposureto labor incentives. Once clients are prepared and qualified, they may move into supportedemployment services.While in supported employment, a client is guided and supported by an employment specialist, ajob coach. Clients (1) may become direct hires, (2) may
with Architectural Engineering Curricula” Architectural Engineering Institute National Professional Conference, April 2011, Oakland, CA 5. Azhar, S.; Hein, M; and Sketo, B. (2008). “Building Information Modeling: Benefits, Risks and Challenges”, Proceedings of the 44th ASC National Conference, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 6. Burr, K.L. (2009) “Creative Course Design: A Study in Student-Centered Course Development for a Sustainable Building/BIM Class.” Proceedings of the 45th ASC Annual Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April 1-4, 2009. 7. Sabongi, F.J. (2009). “The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: An Analysis of Undergraduate Courses.” Proceedings of the 45th ASC Annual Conference
Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, Doubleday, 1990.4 Cochran, D. S., “Enterprise Engineering, Creating Sustainable Systems with Collective System Design:Part II,” The Journal of RMS in Systems Engineering, Spring Journal, 2010.5 Ohno, T., Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, Productivity Press, 1988.6 Monden, Y., Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time, CRC Press, Taylorand Francis, 3ed., 2012.7 Cochran, D. S., Duda, J., Linck, J., and Arinez, J., “The Manufacturing System Design Decomposition,”SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 20, No. 6. (2000/2001).8 Hopp, W. and Spearman, M., Factory Physics, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2nd, 2000.9 Forrester, J., Principles
, Northwestern University Matthew R. Glucksberg is a professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. His tech- nical expertise is in tissue mechanics, microcirculation, and optical instrumentation. His laboratory has developed image-based instrumentation to measure pressure and flow in the circulation of the eye, in- struments to measure the response of pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells to their immediate mechanical environment, and is currently involved in developing minimally invasive optical biosensors for monitoring glucose, lactate, and other measures of metabolic function. He is a Co-founder of Northwestern’s Global Healthcare Technologies Program in Cape Town South Africa and Co-director of an M.S
a more active learning environment where student engagement is increasedand where the instructor may immediately evaluate the comprehension of specific concepts inreal-time and immediately discuss any misconceptions which are discovered with the classresulting in an ideal formative assessment tool. This technical paper reports the findingscollected from various manufacturing technology courses which intensively used clickers as anassessment tool.Keywords: formative assessment, summative assessment, clickers, classroom response devices,active learning, manufacturing, engineering technology, industrial technologyIntroductionThe curriculum in the Manufacturing & Industrial Technology (MIT) program at TennesseeTechnological University (TTU
possible, butstructural integrity of the aerial vehicle can become a problem.Brass pipe fittings are used to connect a modified solenoid valve to the air tank. The solenoidvalve is of the type typically used for lawn sprinkler systems. In Figure 1, the electronics in thesolenoid valve have been replaced with a pressure switch to eliminate the need for a battery. Theinput and output connections are three-quarter inch National Standard Taper Pipe Threads (NPT).The output end of the valve is connected to an adapter and a one-half inch NPT riser pipe. Thepolyvinyl chloride (PVC) riser pipe is twelve inches long and is used as the primary launch tube.Figure 1 shows a rocket/decelerator configuration positioned on the launch tube and ready
AC 2012-3887: ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ VIEWS OF THE ROLE OFENGINEERING IN SOCIETYNathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder Nathan Canney received bachelor’s degrees from Seattle University in civil engineering and applied math- ematics. After graduation, he worked for Magnusson Klemencic Associates in Seattle, Wash., as a struc- tural engineer on high-rise residential buildings. Canney returned to school at Stanford University for a master’s degree and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in civil engineering, with an engineering education research focus.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt has been a professor in the Department
AC 2012-2942: THE EFFECT OF SURFACE AREA AND THERMAL DIF-FUSIVITY IN TRANSIENT COOLINGDr. Awlad Hossain, Eastern Washington University Awlad Hossain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Wash- ington University, Cheney. His research interests involve the computational and experimental analysis of lightweight space structures and composite materials. Hossain received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in ma- terials engineering and science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.Dr. Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington UniversityProf. Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University Martin Weiser is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Design
AC 2012-3555: THE IMPACT OF A HYBRID INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNIN A FIRST-YEAR DESIGN (CORNERSTONE) COURSE ON STUDENTUNDERSTANDING OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESSProf. Susan K. Donohue, University of Virginia Susan Donohue is a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She taught ENGR 1620, Introduction to Engineering, in fall 2011. Her research interests include K-20 engineering education with an emphasis on design, development of spatial skills, and identification and remediation of misconcep- tions. Page 25.1305.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012