Paper ID #12997Understanding the NSF Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Educa-tion Report – Why are Industry and Academic Pathways toward KnowledgeDevelopment at Odds?Prof. Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University Charles (Chuck) Pezeshki is the Director of the Industrial Design Clinic in the School of MME at Wash- ington State University. The Industrial Design Clinic is the primary capstone vehicle for the School and focuses on industrially sponsored projects with hard deliverables that students must complete for gradua- tion. His research area is in knowledge construction as a function of social/relational
.” Page 26.911.15 One concept that was wrapped into any course that it worked with was that of the engineeringdesign process. There were even several posters of The Works museum’s version of theengineering design process in many of the classrooms. Here we see that the class worked toincorporate not only varying topics of STEM and engineering but also the overarching hope thatthe girls would take away habits of mind that lead to successful engineers.Selected “What I want to know [about engineering and engineering design process]"responses: “I want to know why my LED bracelet didn’t light up. I sewed everything on correctly. I think it might be the way the
analysis.” Prerequisite: Calculus III with a grade of “C” or better.While the course has a good coverage of the statistical topics listed in the catalog description,most of the examples fall into the physical or social sciences rather than engineering. Thestudents learn statistical techniques but they do not see the correlation with their own curriculum.Statistics becomes, in their minds, a separate course with little or no application beyond passinga requirement for their degree16.The degree sequences, especially with regard to the mathematics content, are similar for bothmajors as shown in Figure 1. The course is recommended to be taken in the junior year when thestudents are taking their core electrical or computer engineering courses. Many do
Paper ID #13092Training for Leadership and Team Skills from Freshman Year ForwardDr. Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, her M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her B.S.M.E. at Western New England University. She has held engineering positions in industry (in particular, the materials science area) and was Chair of the ASEE Materials Division. She has written in the area of materials science education and is now
future planThe teaching of the Advanced Manufacturing Systems was a success. This course exploredseveral engineering disciplines with a reasonable depth of discussion for each topic. It refreshedthe students’ minds by introducing the latest trend, state-of-art philosophies and concepts inmanufacturing field. It also provided the students with a systematic way to creatively combinetheory and applications to solve practical problems.By integrating the American teaching style, a student-centered environment was created and itprovided a positive atmosphere to enhance student learning. The students showed high learningpassion, strong interest in solving open-ended questions, significant self-motivation of usingLean concepts to address their research
research also has found that students attention spans during lectures istypically fifteen minutes long and after this time their attention begins to drop dramatically.Therefore, Prince2 pointed out that breaking up the lecture into discrete sections can refresh thestudents’ mind and help to keep them engaged. To engage students, and have a real timeassessment of students’ understanding, a Classroom Response Systems (CRS) has beenincreasingly used in many engineering classroom3-6. A CRS (sometimes called a personalresponse system, student response system, or audience response system) is a set of hardware(clickers) and software that facilitates face-to-face teaching activities. Previous research has shown that CRS can enhance student
Paper ID #12801Work-in-Progress: Student Dashboard for a Multi-agent Approach for Aca-demic AdvisingDr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso VIRGILIO GONZALEZ, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico; and before he was the Telecom- munications Director for ITESM in Mexico. His research areas are in
information onthe achievement of the attributes at/near graduation. With this in mind, the two-semesterCapstone Design course for students in their senior year of their undergraduate engineeringdegree programs assesses eight of the twelve CEAB GrAtts (problem analysis, investigation,design, individual and teamwork, communication skills, professionalism, economics and projectmanagement, and lifelong learning). This paper will examine how the Mechanical EngineeringCapstone Design course assesses the achievement of GrAtts and how the assessment data can beused to continually improve the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree program andcurriculum.Literature ReviewDevelopment of course learning outcomes and valid assessment methods in
offered recommendations on the shape, number and various kinds ofmaterialsFor civil engineering student Stephanie Sanchez, [i]t was an eye-opening experience to see how much we actually do know how to do. We got the chance to visually see and apply what we know and it makes so much more sense when you see it in front of you. Our professors emphasized that the lack of coordination is actually a huge issue in reality between architects and engineers, and we were able to see exactly that in our short time of working with the studio. Whenever I do enter the working field, I will already have in mind what it will be like or what to expect.16
pretty large role when it comes to product design. They are the ones who have the idea in mind of what the product should look like so it is important that they play a large role when it comes to design.”Similarly, another Team 1 student discussed the specific role of stakeholders: “I think that the stakeholders should have a supervisory role in the product design. They should be able to periodically review the design to ensure that their requirements are being met but they should not have direct control over the design of the product itself.”During the semester, Team 1 developed laboratory equipment for a biomedical engineeringresearch group on campus. The project sponsor was an engineering professor and the
been collaborativelyimplemented over five years in middle grades classrooms by math and science teachers. TheEYE Modules aim to improve student Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) performance, including engineering habits of mind, as well as students’ beliefs aboutand interest in STEM. The EYE Modules support NGSS standards in engineering as well asCommon Core State Standards for Mathematics. The partnership to implement these moduleshas positively impacted teachers and students, leading to district level STEM reform. As part ofa National Science Foundation award, a longitudinal comparison study of the impact of the EYEModules has been completed. There is evidence that EYE Module participation has a positiveimpact on
, proliferation of addedsubfunctions, and substitution of component operating principles as described by Basalla23.Function-Component-System-Domain PerspectiveThe major themes which describe engineering outlined above are extended to include essentialcharacteristics of technological systems. The emphasis is on the component as the element offunction used by the engineer to create systems. Around this central idea supporting informationis developed. This section provides a summary of each main theme in the Function-Component-System-Domain perspective.1.) Technology created for a function accomplished through form.Technology exists to provide for human needs and solve problems. Technology is engineeredwith some utility, purpose or function in mind
course redesign process, the instructional team utilized acombination of course design models3-5. Beginning with the end in mind or “backward design,” aterm introduced by Wiggins and McTighe5, the course design process began by considering thesignificant understandings and skills first-year students need to gain prior to moving further intotheir respective ET curriculum. Based on this information, and in association with revisedBloom’s taxonomy6, the student learning objectives (SLO) for this course were updated toinclude the following. Gain awareness of electrical and computer engineering career opportunities. Reinforce critical thinking and problem-solving skills in engineering though team-based and hands-on experiences. Harness
Paper ID #11668Inverting Instruction in a Semiconductor Devices Course: A Case Study of aFlipped Electrical Engineering ClassroomVignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati Vignesh Subbian is an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include biomedical devices and informatics, human- computer interaction, and engineering education.Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, his MSECE
Paper ID #12743Pushing the Boundaries of Mass and Energy: Sustainability and Social Jus-tice Integration in Core Engineering Science CoursesDr. Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech Page 26.1286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Pushing the Boundaries of Mass and Energy: Sustainability and Social Justice Integration in Core Engineering Science CoursesAbstractMy presentation, part of a special session panel discussion on integrating social
). Inside Higher Ed,http://www.insidehighered.com/print/views/2012/07/19/how-colleges/can-best-connect-with-prospective-students-essay. (accessed October 1, 2013)16. Kaplan-Leiserson, E. 2008. Mind the Gap. National Society of Professional Engineers,http://www.nspe.org/PEmagazine/pe_0108_mind-the-gap.html (accessed September 30, 2013)17. Knowledge@Emory. 2010. Managing Millennials in the Workplace.http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1351. (accessed October 1, 2013) Page 26.1740.14
VaNTH ERC on the Educational Practices of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at UTPA." 9. Roselli, Robert J., and Sean P. Brophy. "Effectiveness of Challenge‐Based Instruction in Biomechanics." Journal of Engineering Education 95.4 (2006): 311-324. 10. Bransford, John D., Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking. How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press, 1999. 11. Schwartz, Daniel L., et al. "Toward the development of flexibly adaptive instructional designs." Instructional-design theories and models: A new paradigm of instructional theory 2 (1999): 183-213. 12. Bransford, John. "Preparing people for rapidly changing environments." Journal of Engineering
/or confidence inpursuing engineering and computer science (ECS)? Second, does the LLC impact studentconfidence to pursue an ECS major during the first semester? Finally, what specific aspects ofthe LCC remain influential throughout the undergraduate academic career?The LLC in ECS at Gonzaga UniversityGoller Hall has been run for a number of years as a dorm with preference for students enteringECS. Starting in 2010, this dorm became an official Living-Learning Community associatedwith a grant from the Kern Family Foundation (focused on Entrepreneurially Minded Learning).Students typically enter in the freshman year and remain in the dorm for two years. As an LLC,Goller Hall accepts applications over the summer prior to the freshman year
is thus a long-term endeavour that isproviding many research challenges and learning opportunities.References [1] J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, editors. How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2004. pp. 23–25. [2] J. Cecil, P. Ramanthan, and M. Mwavita. Virtual learning environments in engineering and stem education. In Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, pages 502 –507, oct 2013. [3] A.A. Despande and S.H. Huang. Simulation games in engineering education: a state-of-the-art review. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 19:399–410, 2008. [4] M. Contero and et al. Using games to teach statics calculation procedures: Application and assessment
Students and Instructors”, the 44th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Engineering Education (FIE) Conference,2014. J. Kim Vandiver, “Getting More out of Lecture and Recitation Time”, MIT Faculty News, Vol. XIX No. 514March / April 2007.15 Richard Lesh & Helen M. Doerr, “Foundations of a Models and Modeling Perspective on Mathematics”, (Chapter1), in Beyond Constructivism: Models and modeling perspectives on mathematics, (R. Lesh and H. Doerr, editors).Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; (2003), pp 3-34.16 Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on LearningResearch and Educational Practice, National Research Council, “How people learn, Brain, Mind, Experience, andSchool”,: Expanded Edition
textured examples of content found inthermodynamics courses, which elicit engineering students to engage, analyze, and reflect on acertain engineering science topic, drawing on scientific, personal, and social-scientific evidence.However, such resources that guide an instructor to integrate technical content with a complexsocial reality are certainly an exception rather than a norm.Reflective Practice versus “Best” PracticeWith this background in mind, we return to the question that began the former section: Whyattempt to humanize signals and systems? Or in other words, why attempt to guide students inlearning well-established technical concepts as integrated with a complex, value-rich, socialreality? These are questions that the reader might have
Paper ID #11526Teaching software-engineering concepts through industrially used tools earlyin the undergraduate curriculumDr. Temesghen Kahsai , Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Temesghen Kahsai is a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley. His research expertise is in the intersection of formal methods and software engineering, with an emphasis on auto- mated reasoning about software systems. He has extensive experience in the development of formal foun- dations and tools for the analysis of complex critical systems. He is currently leading three projects on contract-based verification of flight
Paper ID #13680Transition to New Personal Instrumentation in a Flipped ClassroomProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a gray iron
Paper ID #12703Structuring Capstone Design Assessment to Achieve Student, Faculty, andEmployer PrioritiesDr. Denny Davis, Ohio State University Dr. Davis is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State Univer- sity and Emeritus Professor in Engineering Education at Washington State University. For three decades, he has led multi-institution teams in the development and testing of curriculum materials and assessments for engineering design courses. He is owner of Verity Design Learning LLC, a publisher of workbooks for design reviews and teamwork development. He is a Fellow of the
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prepares students for careers inindustry and to create effective solutions for societal needs. Creating meaningful learningexperiences for design education in the engineering classroom is paramount to helping studentsthink and act like designers within engineering contexts.Design Thinking and MakingDesign thinking and Making are the applications of empathy-led, user-centered engineeringdesign processes. It can be an empowering way to design solutions through ideation, rapidprototyping, testing, and execution. Mindsets critical to design thinking and Making include:focusing on human values through empathy for users, having vision for complex problems,embracing prototyping processes as a way to validate ideas, being mindful of the designprocesses
Paper ID #12374Vertical Integration of Capstone Projects in Multiple Courses in the Engi-neering Technology ProgramsDr. Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University MORTEZA SADAT-HOSSIENY is currently associate professor and director of Engineering Technology programs at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Sadat received his B.S.in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University, M.S. Manufacturing Eng. Tech from Murray State Uni- versity and Ph.D. Industrial Technology, Iowa State University. His areas of concentration are CAD, Industrial Automation, Alternative Power Generation Methods and his
Engineering Statics course covers most topics of 2D statics, and consists of 20 modules,akin to chapters, with each module based on a set of carefully articulated learning objectives.The modules contain expository text, diagrams, and simulations, with, most significantly, a largenumber of interactive exercises. The exercises offer hints and feedback, thereby providingextensive formative assessment to students. These materials were originally conceived of anddeveloped with an independent learner in mind. But these web-based learning materials havealso been blended into an instructor-led, lecture-based statics courses using either a flippedclassroom format or a traditional format. Student responses on interactive exercises are recorded,which enables
Paper ID #12901Incorporating Multimedia Content to Enhance and Re-focus Course Deliveryfor a Multidisciplinary Engineering LaboratoryDr. Ventzislav Karaivanov, Colorado School of Mines • Ventzi Karaivanov, Teaching Associate Professor, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Col- orado School of Mines. Education • PhD – Mechanical Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, 2009. ”Life prediction modeling of thermal barrier coated turbine airfoils” Teaching and Professional societies • Teaching Interests: Mechanics of Materials, Computer Aided En- gineering, Dynamics, Engineering Vibrations
(see Fig. 1). The examples of the student’s work, which allows to customize for individualcareer focus, include final reports on competitions entered and projects completed, narrativesprepared after attending a seminar or a roundtable, and papers or posters published uponcompleting participation in the Armour R&D program, IIT’s Program for UndergraduateResearch in Engineering (PURE) and Mentored INnovation Development (MIND) program. Therecords of the student’s activities are electronically entered into the portfolio when he/she attendsseminars, roundtables, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The records of critiques by a facultymentor, and any awards and recognitions received by the students are also compiled in theportfolio. These