facilitate the problem solution.According to its focus, educational collaboration can be classified in three groups (Thune2011): development of new educational programs, industry invocation in teaching and learning process by thesis supervision, lecturing or conducting research projects, transfer between studies and work life (internships, career fairs, trainee or other recruitment programs).While the last group of activities is relatively easy to realize in short-term, the first two typesof cooperation might cause certain difficulties. The problems mostly occur because of thedifferences in nature and culture of the academia and industry worlds (Bruneel et al. 2010;Cerych and Frost-Smith 1985
students from the U.S. participated in a twoweek residential engineering leadership camp, entitled Setting Up Collegiates for Careers in Engineering through Social Support (SUCCESS) alongside 30 Liberian undergraduate female engineering students from three Liberian universities (Stella Maris Polytechnic, University of Liberia, St. Clements University College). The camp was held in Kakata, Liberia, West Africa and carried out by 5 U.S. graduate students. The camp was structured in a workshop format with an average of three workshops a day. The workshops included academic and professional skills sessions covering topics related to graduate school application process, personal statement writing, leadership development, crosscultural communication
’ perception of how much they learneddramatically shifted towards the above average and well above average categories after theimplementation of the 3D technology project. Another set of questions in which the majority of the students agree on their perceivedlearning is shown in Figure 6 for the first year and Figure 8 for year two. In this set of questions theagreement of the students was higher than 60% and lower than 70% for year one and between 80%and 82.6% for year two. Here we can see that the 3D technology project had a high impact in theareas of time management, engineering career awareness and planning, research methods andtechniques, critical thinking concepts, and unit systems and conversions. From previous research wehave confirmed
Paper ID #14607Twelve Years of Growth and Success at Douglas L. Jamerson ElementarySchool Center for Mathematics and EngineeringDr. Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Founda- tion and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways
consumer those devicesoffer customization to a level that was never seen before. However, such customizations requiredevelopment of computer programs to control the devices and data streams. When electrical andcomputer engineers are trained, it is becoming more imperative that nearly all acquire some level ofcomputer programming skills to effectively function as engineers in their careers. The nature of workperformed in industry changes as they progress in careers. Lack of programming ability andexperience may challenge their opportunities for technical and even managerial advancements. Forexample, a senior engineer without programming experience would not become a project manager ifthat project requires a significant amount of software to be
visualize, but the technical aspects of learning thesoftware were difficult at first. Students also noted the high level of construction knowledgerequired for this course. The study pointed out that students were very motivated to learn thissoftware and concluded that “properly structured BIM courses would provide industry-requiredknowledge to prepare student to successful careers in the AEC industries” 33.Members of the Associated Schools of Construction Education (ACCE) have been working onimplementing BIM into their curriculum 30. The have recommended that educators should beinvestigating how this powerful tool can enhance their curriculum. Building InformationModeling can better integrate a construction curriculum 2. During a class
Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Hands-on Entrepreneurial Engineering Management Course and Its Experiential LearningAbstractEntrepreneurial Engineers are educated for the forthcoming economy and market, whereentrepreneurs with technical skills have tremendous opportunities and career options. This newcourse was developed in Spring 2015 and offered in Summer 2015, delivering skills sets inengineering, marketing management, economics and globalization for the 21 century’s state-of-the art Renaissance Engineers and Managers as a faculty-led program in Turkey.The authors strongly believe in experiential learning. Traveling, experiencing, and exploringother cultures helps students grow personally and professionally
engineering faculty to form a partnership to createdynamic lesson plans that promote inquiry in the classroom. The stigma very often placed on themath and science classroom is that the content is difficult and uninteresting. By providingmultiple professional development sessions, constant communication with the engineeringprofessors, and peer review with other teachers within the program, teachers developed lessonplans that helped not just one, but all teachers interested in bringing engineering to life in theirclassrooms. When presenting math or science content at the middle and high school level, these initialexperiences could potentially be the catalyst to drive students toward a career in these essentialfields. The goal of persuading
Paper ID #14669Introducing Physics Concepts with Illustrative StoriesProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State University. His academic career started in China; in 1989 he obtained master’s degree on Physics from Zhejiang University and then was employed as technical staff in the Institute of Semi- conductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After receiving PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2000, he started to work as a faculty member in University of Wisconsin
conducted manufacturing cost studies in the U.S., Japan, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Sweden, and France. Ed started his professional career in Washington, D.C., where he has served as a legislative assistant to an Ohio Congressman, staff attorney in the Federal Trade Commission, and staff counsel in the US Senate. He holds a BA degree cum laude with honors from Yale University and MBA and JD degrees from the University of Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016WIP: A Pedagogical Borderland? Comparing Student and Faculty Attitudes and Actions About Teaching and LearningIntroductionThis Work in Progress (WIP) paper describes early results from a new research study
Scholars Program at The Ohio State University. She graduated with her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Ohio State in 2007 and with her M.S. in Structural Engineering from Ohio State in 2013. She worked as a Structural Engineer for J.D. Stevenson & Associates in Chicago, IL for 2.5 years designing structural components within nuclear power plants in the midwest. In her current role, she teaches, mentors, and advises first and second year Ohio State engineering students in their pursuit of a degree and career in engineering.Miss Meg West, The Ohio State University Meg West is a third year Civil Engineering undergraduate student at The Ohio State University. She is an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Engineering
International Electro Information Technology Conferences. Hossein served as 2002/2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. He was IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and now serves as MGA Vice President (2013/2014) and Van Valken- burg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. Dr. Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009. He is recipient of ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE, has been a reviewer for IEEE Transactions including the Transactions on
? How do we measure the IV curve of a solar panel? Howdoes the shading affect the solar panel output? According to the lab report, it indicates that theexperiment helps the students understand the theories in the lectures; they also obtain certainskills in the testing, system design and implementation of the solar electricity; they have moreinterested in a renewable energy career. The experiment also makes the students realize that theengineers are not only familiar with solar panels but also the balance of system, such as powerelectronics.4. Conclusion The solar energy experiment is designed for the students to comprehensively understandthe energy conversion and get hands-on experience to measure, test, and set up the PV system.Some
future employers.Question 11 in the student survey and questions 4 and 7 in the presenter survey attempt to gainfeedback from students and industry professionals to answer this question. These questions arepresented below.Question 11 from the student survey: “Was it helpful to you to meet industry professionals inperson and network with them with the intention of possibly working with them in the future?”(Y / N)Question 4 from the presenter survey: “Do you think that the proposed course would benefitindustry professionals by providing them with a recruiting / networking tool in the form of thiscourse?” (Y/N)Question 7 from the presenter survey: “In addition to the traditional approach of networkingwith students (i.e., campus career fair), do you
, especially in STEM-related programs 6,7.Nonetheless, the soft skills necessary to succeed in engineering are highlighted in accreditingagencies such as ABET 8,9To mitigate the lack of empathy, employers will often hire engineers who share empathy with theproduct’s target user. For example, the automotive industry has recognized that while femalesbuy 52% and have a significant influence on 85% of all car purchasing decisions, less than 20%of the automotive workforce is comprised of females 10. To address this disparity, theautomotive industry is actively seeking means to increase female employees within variousautomotive sectors. Likewise, it is important that engineering careers that design forhandicapped or elderly target users attract handicapped
outcomes [3] .Additional questions asked about perceived value of curriculum, and participantlikelihood of future entrepreneurial pursuits. Finally, the survey investigated studenttolerance for risk by directly asking about aversion to various forms (General, Financial,and Career), and presenting a hypothetical business investment scenarios. Thesevalidated measures have also been identified as important for individuals consideringbusiness creation [4] [5]. Collected data were analyzed in aggregate, and a Student's t-test was used to determine if there was a statistically significant (p < .05) positivechange for all survey questions.Results and Discussion Figure 8 shows average participant response to complete startup related actions. Forall
computer science and engineer- ing. His research interests include optical networks, real-time computing, mobile and wireless networks, cognitive radio networks, trust and information security, and semantic web. He is a recipient of the US Department of Energy Career Award. His research has been supported by US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratories, Ohio Supercomputer Center, and the State of Ohio. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Software Defined Radio based Signal Detection and RF Parameter Estimation Platform for Enhancing Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculaAbstract: Supported by an
? Would QM skill, if well developed, be useful in your Engineering Career? Would you think that QM should be taught in all Engineering disciplines programs? If a student can understand Basic QM mathematical formulations well, then would you think dealing with other physical concepts such as electromagnetism, thermodynamics, classical mechanics, etc…. be easier ? Would knowing QM be enabling you to communicate more effectively in any physical arguments? Don’t you think that knowing QM as an intellectual tool would impress your interviewer and generally in your resume for job application would show an outstanding advantage? At some stages during physics class some students feel so overwhelmed by
communication capabilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Peer Feedback on Teamwork Behaviors: Reactions and Intentions to ChangeIntroductionThe ability to work well in a team has been identified by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) as one of the required graduate outcomes that engineeringprograms must address to meet accreditation standards1. A career in industry will inevitablyinvolve team membership, as companies utilize teamwork to ensure quality control and processsmoothness2. Given this need, engineering programs must encourage the development of theinterpersonal skills necessary for teamwork in their curricula in order
came “Analysis of Networks and Strategies” and “DataMining and Risk Assessment” in the fall 2014 and then “Informatics and SoftwareDevelopment” in 2015.These new courses were seen as critical to an engineering managers’ career success giventhe countless systems producing massive amounts of data in today’s businessenvironment. Engineering professionals are necessary who can analyze complex data,extract knowledge from it, and deploy management strategies based on their insight togive or maintain a competitive advantage to their company.5 The business world hasalready made known that there will be a dire need in the next decade for professionalswho can harness data into meaningful information that can be used in the making ofcritical decisions.6
andteaching the elementary, middle and high school students about internet safety and security wasgiven special importance during this period [10] [13]. They also have age appropriate resourcesfor kids . AFA has taken a step further to educate students on Cyber Security by organizingactivities for students from Elementary level. The ESCEI aims at teaching the students at theselevels about the importance of STEM education and careers in an interactive way. They designeddifferent modules for K-3 graders and for 4th to 6th graders.Cyber Security programs for Non IT StudentsCyber Security programs usually have multi disciplinary approach covering Management, Law,Business, psychology and Technology areas [18]. Though this course is considered ideal
based on the need of the program constituencies. The current PEOs for the MEprogram at UTSA states that the within a few years after graduation, the graduates will: (1) haveengineering careers in industry, government, and/or will pursue advanced graduate orprofessional degrees, (2) apply their engineering skills to their careers, (3) continue to advancetheir knowledge, communication and leadership skills by using technology, continuingeducation, solving problems, and serving in technical or professional societies, and (4) applytheir understanding of societal, environmental, and ethical issues to their professional activities.These PEOs are consistent with the institutional mission, and the program’s constituents’ needs.ABET EAC used to require
design, manufacturing, and instrumentation.Prof. Amos G. Winter V, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amos Winter is the Ratan N. Tata Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering at MIT. He earned a B.S. from Tufts University (2003) and an M.S. (2005) and Ph.D. (2011) from MIT, all in mechanical engineering. Prof. Winter’s research group, the Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Lab, characterizes the unique technical and socioeconomic constraints of emerg- ing markets and then uses engineering science and product design to create high-performance, low-cost, globally-relevant technologies. The group primarily focuses on assistive devices, brackish water desali- nation
participation, and a summary of lessons learned from thesepolicy experiences.I. IntroductionPolicy entrepreneurs promote significant policy change, and usually: have social acuity, defineproblems, build teams and lead by example1. Entrepreneurs “…wait in and around governmentwith their solutions (already) in hand, waiting for problems to float by to which they can attachtheir solutions, waiting for a development in the political stream they can use to theiradvantage”2. The policy agenda setting process “is one of choices looking for issues, problemslooking for decision situations, solutions looking for problems, and politicians looking for petproblems or policies by which they might advance their careers” 2-3. There are negativedefinitions of policy
- each team found particular difficulties in doing this, but the experience is viewed (both by instructors and students) as beneficial for the students' early career. c. The "client" for the project was represented by the multidisciplinary research team (including views from an agricultural economist, a systems engineer, the director of a renewable energy outreach effort for farming coops, and a policy analyst). Such multidisciplinary input from the "clients" tended to inhibit the student teams' independent search for multidisciplinary information on their own, but it tended to sharpen their action and
pathways study of engineering undergraduates, in Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education. 2008: Pittsburgh, PA. p. 1-17.2. Pierrakos, O., et al. On the development of a professional identity: engineering persisters vs engineering switchers. in Proceedings of the 39th Frontiers in Education Conference. 2009. San Antonio, TX: IEEE.3. O'Callaghan, E.M. and N.D.E. Jerger, Women and girls in science and engineering: Understanding the barriers to recruitment, retention and persistence across the educational trajectory. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2006. 12: p. 209-232.4. Mau, W.C., Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career
. After that a newprogram proposal was submitted and approved by the institute’s governing body.Results and DiscussionThe selected Engineering Technology program has both major and support courses to preparegraduates for technical and supervisory careers in a variety of industries. The program combinestechnical knowledge with communications skills and teamwork to provide the flexibility neededin today’s rapidly changing marketplace. The selected program educational objectives are: Demonstrate technical proficiency in the field Apply quantitative reasoning and critical thinking in solving technical problems Effectively communicate technical knowledge, ideas, and proposals to others, including upper management Lead
description of thesecourses to include the topics covered in the training sessions, thus making them an essential partof the course content.What We Hope to Achieve: We want to expose our students, faculty, and staff to inclusion anddiversity issues of which they might not be aware. By requiring students to go through training inboth the sophomore and seniors years, we hope to achieve maximum impact. The early exposureas sophomores will give the students a chance to apply the concepts they learn throughout theiracademic careers, while the second round of training as seniors will serve as a refresher coursebefore they begin their team-based senior projects and, later, enter the engineering workforce.We specifically designed this training curriculum to
2 =0.04682564∴F(t) = 0.2164i.e., 21.64 devices would fail after 10 years.3. Correlation Between Fundamentals and Preparing the Workforce for21st Century. The technology is evolving all the time, but the fundamentalprinciples hardly change. It is therefore the solemn duty of instructors in theclassroom to integrate the fundamentals in any State-of-Art technology. Thiswill ensure that the engineering students who are product of such teachingmethodology never become obsolete. During my own teaching tenure I havegraduated several hundreds of students who are placed in the high techindustry regionally, nationally, as well as internationally, who are vibrantand dynamic throughout their careers as have been found from the surveysof
more motivating, appealing and thereforeefficient manner through the use of digital animation and computer software7. In addition toutilizing methods like these in the classroom, the authors of this paper are putting forth additionaleffort to better prepare students for their career after college. This is being accomplished byprovided students with instructions describing how to create these interactive images on theirown. The idea is that they can become better acquired with the software which could beappealing to future employers, and they can use these skills for verifying the solution to varioushomework assignments in a variety of classes, and the like outside of college.Model DevelopmentThe topics of the interactive images (recorded