, andefficacy of, the program as reported by former and current WiSE-FPP Associates. We find thatmentoring for career success, access to a community of like-minded women and the developmentof strategies for maintaining a viable work/life balance continue to be important to women’sperseverance in STEM fields and show how WiSE-FPP supports women’s persistence andresilience.IntroductionThe science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) worlds of academia and industryunderwent undeniable changes in composition over the last half of the 20th century.i Once theexclusionary domain of white men, both sectors have made strides towards gender diversity inemployment. Though notable improvements have been made, the pace of change has beenuneven across
/ environmental engineering as his academic program and field of study, as a way to grow within my al- ready existing career field. For the past six years, he has worked in the civil engineering profession as a Designer/Draftsman. He has worked closely with civil, environmental, and structural engineers on a daily basis; for him, becoming a Civil Engineer was his next logical career progression. Over the past few years, he has come to realize that he is limiting his potential by remaining a simple Draftsman. He has slowly, over time, developed his mind to work in a critical thinking environment, much like a Civil Engineer must do every day. He has become familiar with civil engineering, and engineering in gen- eral
) instructors should keep in mind that learning newconcepts builds on previously learned concepts when developing a course1. EngineeringEducators strive to create environments that promote learning on a deep level in engineeringclassrooms. Many papers have been written by engineering educators with the conceptsidentified by the National Research Council as their underlying themes2, 3, 4. EngineeringEducators understand the need for students to transfer their knowledge of a concept from oneclass to another. Many of the courses in an engineering curriculum build on one another. If astudent does not have a deep understanding at the beginning, it will be hard for them to succeed
, • the complexity of the organization's environment, • the size of the organization • the amount of residential expertise in doing strategic planning. • the leadership philosophy and practices of the organization's leaders,With this in mind, let us first describe the characteristics of the DCT department and the culturein which it lives. We will then describe the planning model chosen, why it was chosen and howit was implemented. You will also read examples of what the faculty of the departmentdeveloped as they completed each step of the strategic planning process.Characteristics and Culture of the DCT Department at IUPUI:The DCT department is housed in the IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology. Their
AC 2012-2949: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING USING FLEMING & MILLS’VARK LEARNING STYLESDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a
AC 2012-5435: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: CHALLENGES TO DEVELOP-ING ONLINE HOMEWORK FOR UPPER-LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSESCindy Stowell Ph.D., Sapling Learning Cindy Stowell is the Director of Content at Sapling Learning. She obtained her B.S. in chemical engi- neering at Virginia Tech and her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at University of Texas, Austin. She began working for the online learning company Sapling Learning in 2006. Page 25.1488.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Work in Progress: Challenges to Developing Online Homework for Upper-Level
AC 2012-3431: DESIGNING NOVEL NONDESTRUCTIVE ATTACHMENTMETHODS: A METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION TO ENERGY HAR-VESTING SYSTEMSMr. Sumedh Inamdar, University of Texas, AustinKrystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin Krystian Zimowski graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engi- neering. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in design and manufacturing. His research topic is to develop innovative wind energy harvesters to power remote bridge sensors under the studies of Dr. Kristin Wood and Dr. Richard Crawford.Lt. Col. Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE Kevin Gibbons is a Senior Scientist for
AC 2012-3903: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE VER-SUS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES VIA INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMSKristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University Kristine Louise Guzak is a Ph.D. student of environmental engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She is the lead graduate student on a larger project assessing the impacts of learning through service on undergraduate students. Her research interests include engineering education with some focuses on international programs.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the
Green Design Project Part 1: The Hybrid Powertrain ProjectAbstractSubjects that are separate in the curriculum, such as thermodynamics and mechanical design, areintegrated in practice, since thermal and mechanical systems must function cohesively in realmechanical systems (e.g. an air conditioner). With this in mind, we are beginning theimplementation of a novel, potentially transformative approach to integrating courseworkthrough five semesters of the core mechanical engineering curriculum.The centerpiece of this research is a long-term design/build/test project that will be developed bystudents over the course of five semesters. The project, a bench-scale hybrid powertrain, isimplemented in modules, so that parts of the
AC 2012-5017: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTREACH ACTIVITYINTRODUCING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NAN-OTECHNOLOGY AND CARBON NANOTUBESTasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tasha Zephirin is a doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and her research interests involve incor- porating concepts from learning theories, international and global education, and multicultural education to best advise the development of STEM education to diverse audiences across the education continuum.Mr. Mohammad Mayy, Norfolk State UniversityDr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West LafayetteMs. Tanya S. David, Norfolk
Ford Donald Peterson issued an edict toFord engineers that they should design to a target value and not hide behind broad specification Page 25.1085.3limits. Also, it can be fathomed that this lesson was conveyed to the manufacturing shop floorASEE 2012 Annual Conference 2that when a target dimension has been specified by design, they should aim to get as close to it aspossible, and not convert it into a bilateral or goal-post tolerance.Specifying Manufacturing Tolerances for Precision Assemblies:For precision assemblies, tolerancing is always unilateral since it is based on limits and fits, andwith a definite fit in mind, a
to skills that are not taught within a traditional engineering curriculum at thedoctoral level. Students should gain hands-on experiences (e.g., interdisciplinary projects, labwork, and internships); should cultivate practical skill sets such as financial analysis andbudgeting skills; should enroll in project management courses; and should increase theirawareness of commercialization. Institutions should create workshops with industryprofessionals or bring in industrial representatives to interact with students; should emphasizerigor in students’ communication skills; should help students to keep the end goal in mind;should assist students in the cultivation of a result-oriented mindset; should engage students inboth research-based and
widget design project. The Electronics Demonstration Device, AutomaticPlant Watering System, Automatic Quartz Crystal Test and Sort Machine, and Parking Systemhad users who provided information and support of the projects, primarily in the form of designconstraints. The results were primarily proof-of-concept prototypes that needed another revisionto be useful for the user. The Trifoiler Data Acquisition and Display and Smart Bowler teamskept users’ needs in mind while designing, pushing the boundaries of disciplines to create usefulprototypes. The Ultimate Faucet team put significant effort into understanding the context inwhich their design would be used, from the engineering constraints such as water flow to
could trainthe teacher candidates to facilitate one activity per month throughout the school year.After choosing the activities, the coordinator then set out to develop the curriculum for teachingthe activities to the teacher candidates keeping in mind that the activity must support the mathand science standards, demonstrate the engineering design process, and provide a fun learningenvironment for the teacher candidates that reflected the fun that they could have with their ownstudents. The curriculum had also to take into account that that the teacher candidates had to, inturn, modify the activity in order for it to be appropriate for any one of first through eighth grade.Teacher candidate trainingThe iTeach “hub” approach to delivering the
AC 2012-3941: LEARNING FROM WORKING ON OTHERS’ PROBLEMS:CASE STUDY OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED GLOBALSERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMDr. Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech Aditya Johri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. Sites of research include distributed work among globally dispersed workers and social development in emerging economies. His research is supported by several grants including a NSF Early Career Award.Prof. Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech
AC 2012-4564: LEARNING TO LEAD IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITYMr. Joseph East, Michigan Technological University Joseph East is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan Technological University graduating in April 2012. During his time at Michigan Tech, in addition to his primary studies in biology and math- ematics, he has progressed through the Pavlis Leadership program and spent several years in the Nan- otechnology Enterprise, holding several leadership roles including president of the enterprise. He will be attending the University of Michigan in Fall 2012, pursuing master’s degrees in Industrial and operations engineering and health systems administration.Ms. Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University
AC 2012-3762: LOOKING AHEAD: SOME TRENDS IN GRADUATE ED-UCATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOL-OGYProf. Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is currently Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet, and profes- sor of organizational leadership and supervision. Page 25.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and Their Impact on Engineering and Technology AbstractIn order to plan for and meet future needs, graduate education in engineering and
AC 2012-3765: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FOR ARCHITECTUREAND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: TEACHING METH-ODS AND CHANGING NEEDSMr. James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Guthrie is an Assistant Professor for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University, San Luis Obispo. Guthrie came to Cal Poly with more than 30 years of structural engineering experience and is a registered Professional and Structural Engineer in the state of California. Guthrie received a B.S. degree in structural engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 1972 and an M.S. degree in structural engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in
AC 2012-3885: STUDENT LEARNING IN MULTIPLE PROTOTYPE CY-CLESDr. Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University Steven Zemke is the Director of the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. This center is chartered to enhance the design courses throughout the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Zemke teaches the mechanical design courses at Gonzaga. His area of research is the pedagogy of design with an emphasis on practically improving student learning. Page 25.1185.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Learning in
AC 2012-4004: A SYMPHONY OF DESIGNIETTES: EXPLORING THEBOUNDARIES OF DESIGN THINKING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONProf. Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin Kristin L. Wood is currently a professor, Head of Pillar, and Co-director of the International Design Center (IDC) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing
smart phones) have been introduced with significantlyreduced computational capabilities. This is only natural since these mobile devices where notdesigned to perform intense numerical calculations. However, they have become as common asslide rules in the 1960’s or hand calculators for the last four decades. There is now hardly anengineer without a smart phone. The question becomes, why is engineering education not usingsmart phones and tables (mobile devices) for complex engineering analysis? Two main concernscome to mind immediately, their screen sizes are small when compared to traditional desktop orlaptop computers, and they are relatively slow (but still faster than desktop computers in the1980’s). While the screen size can be a problem
of change of habits of mind, particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning of complexity. Page 25.44.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A First Step in the Instrument Development of Engineering-related Beliefs QuestionnaireAbstractAcquisition of new knowledge, skills, and dispositions is recognized as a process of change,largely influenced by learners’ beliefs (i.e. domain-specific beliefs, epistemological beliefs, andontological beliefs) and the richness of their
course for the firstsemester that would primarily address the question, “What do engineers actually do?” Theintention being that if students had a solid concept of what lay beyond the first three semestersfresh in their mind, they would be more likely to endure through the foundational courses andsucceed in achieving an engineering degree. The content of this new course would be gearedtoward introducing the practice of Engineering and the delivery method would be designed tomesh well with the learning style and behaviors of the new generation of freshmen. The new firstcourse was adopted into LeTourneau’s engineering program as part of a comprehensive five partfreshman experience: Part I - Introduction to Engineering Practice I (this course
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AC 2012-4711: IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING-BASED LEARNING INBOSTON ARTS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL STEM COURSESDr. Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University Ibrahim Zaid is a professor of mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering at Northeastern Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron. Zeid has an international background. He received his B.S. (with highest honor) and M.S. from Cairo University in Egypt. He has received var- ious honors and awards both in Egypt and the United States. He is the recipient of both the Northeastern Excellence in Teaching Award and the SAE Ralph R. Teetor National Educational Award.Mr. Ramiro g Gonzalez, Boston Arts Academy High School Ramiro Gonzalez is
successful student: internships, study abroad, studyskills, and extracurricular involvement. Each ambassador hosted a “station” that focused on oneof the four topics. Small groups of students spent 10 minutes at each station before rotating tothe next station. The ambassador provided a 3-5 minute informational conversation starter aboutthe topic and then the remaining time was used for questions and discussion with the students.SummaryIn summary, the goal of each of these events was to utilize the Engineering Ambassadors asrelatable role models to communicate the messages of Changing the Conversation to first yearstudents. These messages are important to keep fresh in the mind of new undergraduates as theydeal with the challenge of core math and
AC 2012-4670: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPATHY IN ENGINEER-ING COMMUNICATION THROUGH A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUEDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ pro- fessional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in en- gineering education. He was the first international
learning module with legacy cycle can be further improved based on the student suggestionsfor the same or other engineering courses.Acknowledgment: This research was partially supported by National Science Foundation grant# EEC-0908672, Research Experiences for Teachers in Manufacturing for Competitiveness inthe United States (RETainUS). Page 25.60.11Bibliography1. McCook, A.“Two-Year Colleges Are Jumping Into the U.S. Research Pool”, Science, September 16, 2011, vol. 333, 6049, pp. 1572-1573.2. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., and Cocking, R.R., “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School”, Washington, DC: National Academy Press
AC 2012-4578: TOWARDS AN ”ADAPTIVE CONCEPT MAP”: CREAT-ING AN EXPERT-GENERATED CONCEPT MAP OF AN ENGINEERINGSTATICS CURRICULUMMr. Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech Jacob Moore is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College Robert Scott Pierce is an Associate Professor of physics and engineering at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Va. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 13 years in industry designing automated equipment.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech
AC 2012-4777: ROBOTIC CELL USAGE IN INDUSTRY: THE REBIRTHOF A FRONTIER FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Alister McLeod, Indiana State Uniersity Alister McLeod is an Assistant Professor at Indiana State University in its Applied Engineering Tech- nology Management Department. He is also the Program Coordinator for the Advanced Manufacturing Management program. In 2009, he obtained doctorate of philosophy in industrial technology from Purdue University. His research interests span the widespread adoption of operational improvement strategies, as well as technologies in the manufacturing sector. Previously, his research has made contributions to the sustainability of lean improvement strategies for first time