postdoctoral research associate. He also worked as a mixed-signal CMOS In- tegrated Circuit designer and a system engineer at NewLANS, Inc. in Acton, Massachusetts until 2010. He became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010. Since August 2012, he has been with the School of Engineering at Western Illinois University, Quad Cities as an Assistant Professor of Engineering. His current academic interests include project-based learning with real-world problems, training in critical thinking for students to improve efficient problem solving skills, and enhancement of interactive teach- ing/learning inside and outside classroom. His main
Paper ID #19534A Collaborative Capstone Industry Project for Community College StudentsDr. 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
Paper ID #19604An Evaluation of Two Industry-Sponsored Senior Design Project ProgramsDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively. c American Society for
Paper ID #19194Graduate Automotive Engineering Education Innovation – Deep Orange Pro-gram Collaborative Industry Partnerships Enable System Engineering BasedApproach for Project-Focused LearningDavid Schmueser Ph.D., Clemson University David Schmueser joined CU-ICAR in August 2013 as Adjunct Professor of Automotive Engineering. He also is a consultant to the US University Program at Altair Engineering, where he served as University Program Manager, 2007-2015. He received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering Mechanics, and a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Prior to
Paper ID #20603A methodology for civil engineering technology senior capstone projects withpublic, private, and federal agency collaboration to assist underserved com-munitiesDr. Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University Dr. Knakiewicz has seven years of field experience as an Interior Systems Estimator, Construction Crew Supervisor, Municipal Engineer/Inspector, and small business owner. As an Engineer and Inspector for the Village of Dundee, MI from 2006-2010, he managed projects relating to the design, construction, and reconstruction of subdivisions, roadways, public utilities, and site plans, including the Village of
with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration
, hiring and staffing restrictions, and need tocontinue to execute engineering projects, the electric utility company needed an innovativeworkforce development solution. It was critical that any support services solution address theirimmediate and long-term talent needs and scale up or down to meet future businessrequirements.Engineering Services ModelShortly after the restructuring in 2010, the electric utility company entered into a partnershipwith EASi. EASi’s solution to addressing the electric utility company’s workforce developmentchallenges in Ohio was to create a unique engineering support services model that incorporated atalent development pipeline.According to Mr. Castelino, the structure and approach of the solution were designed to
in the areas discussed previously. Programming of this type wasfirst offered as a pilot for Information Sciences and Technology students in 2012-2013 at a sistercampus. The program introduced 20-25 students to alumni/industry experts and recruiters fromseveral local Fortune 500 firms. As a result of the real-world projects, industry lecture series andpanel discussions during the pilot study, 6 students (25%) received offers for and acceptedinternship and/or full-time positions with these organizations. We adapted this program to servethe engineering curriculum at Penn State Hazleton in 2013.This employer engagement model we employ is integrated with existing classroom activities andhelps to bridge the gap between the support services that
forinstitutions to follow in undergraduate engineering programming includes: engineeringknowledge; problem analysis; design/development of solutions; investigation & experimentation;modern tool usage; engineers and society; environment and sustainability; ethics; individual andteamwork; communication; project management and finance; and lifelong learning15. Guidelinesto assess these (or similar) competencies are created within each of the oversight organizations.The overarching purpose of these guidelines is to aid in the relevance and technical strength ofengineering students’ preparation for professional practice. Subsequently, educators andresearchers globally have applied the recommended guidelines and assessment frameworks togauge development of
advisory committee (IAC) at Western Carolina University of the ConstructionManagement program have reported shortages of craftsmen and project managers to such aserious degree that they are not bidding on and refusing work where they anticipate a seriousshortage of workers. The opportunity for these companies for profit growth is lost whereworkers are not available. Many companies are at a loss as to a course of action to replaceretiring workers. Many state funded trade craftsmen programs across the country have beeneliminated at vocational and technical colleges due to budgeting issues. Many parents of collegeage students are reluctant to recommend construction programs to their offspring due to therecent memories of the 2008 housing market crash
and closely related industries (Statistics, 2015). The literature reviewseemed to indicate that there would be no drop in value and demand for STEM field graduates(Covers, Jones, & Watson, 2011). The industry employment and output projections report,seemed to highlight that the largest STEM occupations are related to computers with an averageannual wage for STEM occupations being $77,880 in May of 2009. This average wage could beconsidered a motivating factor for students to pursue STEM related professions. While thesestudies indicate how STEM occupations are highly sought after because of varying factors suchas higher paying jobs and political and industry promotions of the STEM field. They still fail toaddress or identify why there is a
implementation of the Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Laboratory, which opened in August 2008 and houses classrooms and laboratories used by the 2000 students in Purdue’s First-Year Engineering Program. He oversaw the daily operation of the i2i lab, and was responsible for the personnel, logistics, and technology used in the classroom and labs. Eric also helped build and directed the College of Engineering sponsored Artisan and Fabrication Lab (AFL), which houses a machine shop, carpentry shop, and a prototyping lab used by all students in the College of Engineering for project work. In 2009, he received a New Employee Staff Award of Excellence from the College of Engineering for his work in launching the i2i lab. Eric has served