Paper ID #18320Unique Approach to Teaching Heavy Civil EstimatingDr. Okere O. George, Washington State University George is an assistant professor in the construction management program in the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University (WSU). Before joining WSU he worked for Kiewit Corpo- ration on various heavy civil projects. He received his PhD in Technology Management from Indiana State University with specialization in Construction Management. His research focus is in the area of contract administration on state DOT projects.Dr. W. Max Kirk, Washington State University Max is currently an
often have trouble internalizing the concepts in consistently applicable ways1 . Mohr’s circle diagrams are often used as an important tool for visually representing therelationship between stresses and strains within a material. Indeed, Mohr’s Circle has beenidentified as a “threshold concept” in engineering: a critical concept that integrates multipleimportant modes of thinking within a discipline 2, 3. However, because these threshold conceptsare often complex and difficult to learn, they require careful teaching approaches to ensure thatstudents are able to combine ideas and navigate the complexity effectively. Computational toolsare sometimes employed to help teach or illustrate the Mohr’s circle technique through computersimulation, but
technologies. Truly autonomous automobiles will also need anadditional support infrastructure that will allow vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, aswell as, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) or vehicle-to-roadside (V2R) wireless networking. Therewill need to be an effort made to supply technicians with the skill sets needed to install, evaluate,maintain, and up-grade these advanced automotive systems and support infrastructure as they arepresently being manufactured and envisioned for the future. This paper will attempt to present a“road map” to a future curriculum that will satisfy the needs of this rapidly emergingtransformation in automotive transportation technology.Introduction:For the past four decades, automobile manufacturers have been
Paper ID #19519The EET Communication SimulatorDr. Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Dr. Garth V. Crosby is an associate professor in the Technology Department at Southern Illinois Uni- versity Carbondale. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Florida International University in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, respectively. Dr. Crosby’s primary interests of re- search are wireless networks, wireless sensor networks, network security and active learning strategies for STEM. He has served as a reviewer for several conferences, magazines and journals publications, including IEEE
time, theability to launch projectiles from the cannons carries an obvious appeal for many students. An aircannon design project was integrated towards the beginning of a year-long thermal-fluid sciencescourse series. The primary aim of the project was for student teams to study how air cannonsfunction and subsequently design a prototype that fits “customer” specifications. Each teamconstructed their cannons using PVC piping to launch acetal plastic projectiles. Students wereadditionally required to design a functional release valve mechanism to trigger the projectilelaunch. To aid in evaluation of their designs, students were introduced to a numerical-analyticalmodeling approach to explain air cannon behavior using principles of linear
class. The explanation given was that the extended time provided the student with a deeperunderstanding of the material in the lab.One of the sponsors of the REV2009 conference, National Instruments (NI), demonstrated theirELVIS© Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) modular platform,designed to deliver hands-on lab experience for engineering curriculum. ELVIS is an impressivesystem. It consists of a base unit with an integrated suite of instruments, including a 1.25 MS/soscilloscope and other instruments for analog and digital measurements. Experiments can beplugged into the unit, and it is fully integrated with NIs Labview® and Multisim®.3 Although they complained about having to haul13 Kg of electronics around
depth of conversation regardingmentoring within the panel session. Within the specific areas of math and science skills andcollege credit, continued emphasis within the military service and higher education may helpalleviate these challenges through advising SVSMs early and often in the transition towardhigher education. The unique firehose approach to engineering education for SVSMs is an area worthy offurther inquiry. The SVSM attributes of self-confidence, discipline, and strong work ethic maybe under-appreciated or misaligned with current (traditional) higher education curriculum andpractices. Faculty and administrator may consider intensive summer ‘boot camp’ programs.These programs could provide SVSMs with the additional educational
better poised to identify specific sites of interest that may lead to further study, such as thecomplex process involved in making since of social knowledge repositories in the context ofspecific problems.We hope building on this framework and method will help educators identify aspects of computeruse as part of problem solving activities that may need special instructional attention, as well ashelp students better manage cognitive load (e.g. by isolating certain computer skills andencouraging practice until they become automated). This will become increasingly necessary ascomplex computer tools continue to be integrated into engineering practice and subsequentlyincluded in the engineering curriculum. Rather than present the tools to students as
Ph.D in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, his M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She
research fields.Dr. Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University Nicholas Brake is currently an Assistant Professor in the civil and environmental department at Lamar University. He received his B.S. (2005), M.S. (2008), and Ph.D. (2012) from Michigan State University. His area of expertise is in cementitious composites which includes: fracture and fatigue mechanics of quasi-brittle materials, recycled concrete, conductive concrete, reinforced concrete, pervious concrete, geopolymer, and structural dynamics. He currently teaches a wide array of courses that includes statics, reinforced concrete design, structural analysis, and materials engineering. Dr. Brake actively integrates project based and peer assisted learning
State University and a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Ecology using a Hybrid Problem-Project Based Learning ApproachAbstractRecently there has been an increased societal awareness of the environmental impacts ofindustrial activities. Many universities have included courses in sustainable engineering andindustrial ecology in their engineering/technology curriculum to better prepare tomorrow’sengineering professional. A unifying thread that runs through such courses is a “life cycle” basedholistic approach to product, process and infrastructure design. Application of
integrates these program students into a single cohort.IntroductionThe honors program at The Citadel provides an exceptional learning experience foroutstanding students. It has been admitting 20-24 students each year and has an 85 percentretention rate for all four years. The honors program attributes its success to a number ofspecific high impact practices including; 1. Assigning a honors faculty advisor; 2. A honorsstudent association responsible for social and academic activities; 3. Maintaining cohesion byplacing each cohort into nine honors courses in the first three years; 4. Providing honorseminar classes; and 5. Requiring two honors directed research projects. Together thesepractices provide students help in their acclimation and later
Shaffer is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the Department of Educational Psychology, and a Game Scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. His most recent book is How Computer Games Help Children Learn.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can
students’ mindsets and attitudes has not been fully explored. Individually,these research foci give a partial, but incomplete picture of how diverse students navigate theirpathways in engineering. Latent diversity combines these multiple perspectives to understandholistically students’ multiple and layered attitudes as well as how these underlying characteristicsaffect how they negotiate their identity as an engineer. This approach also includes how latentdiversity is shaped by students’ experiences, and thus, latent diversity integrates intersecting socialidentities like race or ethnicity, class, and gender as well as others.A Complementary FocusExamining latent diversity or diverse students’ mindsets, thoughts, attitudes, and potential
to enact inclusive behaviors. Thus, this research studydetails the development of two new scales to measure how students develop an inclusiveengineering identity. BackgroundThe current study. In fall 2015, we developed new curriculum to promote inclusive engineeringidentities within first year engineering courses at a large public university. To assess the impactof the new curriculum, we used two previously developed scales: Appreciation of Cultural andEthnic Diversity scale (Price et al., 2011) and Science Identity survey (Chemers et al. 2010;Estrada et al., 2011) adapted for engineering. While these two scales addressed diversity broadlyand a more general engineering identity, the two scales did not
integrated extensive oral andwritten communication practice, including writing, presenting, interviewing and networking withprofessionals, along with traditional engineering design skills. In addition, classroom lectureswere supplemented with a combination of on-site industry tours, guest lecturers, peer review oforal presentations, and a team design project from an actual consulting firm project. Studentsatisfaction measures on the various classroom activities as well as industry professional andfaculty measures on end of term student communication skills are presented.MethodsA senior level, undergraduate, civil engineering/technology elective on water and wastewaterengineering was designed to integrate oral and written communication skills
Paper ID #20170Flipping the Foundation: A Multi-Year Flipped Classroom Study for a Large-Scale Introductory Programming CourseMs. Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary Emily Marasco is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary creativity and how creative thinking development can be integrated within technical STEM learning. Emily is a co-founder of Learning Academy for Teaching Techniques and In- terdisciplinary Curriculum Enhancement (LATTICE) Development, and is involved in educational tech- nology development initiatives. She is the Canadian
, acontextualized international development project partnering with UNHCR Zambia that the students workon remotely from on campus as part of their curriculum, an extra-curricular design project workinginternationally on a development project with a partner community and a design project based studyabroad project in a developing country. Through this we hope to understand the relative importance ofinternational experience to becoming a globally competent engineer and can students gain a reasonablelevel of competence through introducing global perspectives into their classroom or do they need to travelabroad?IntroductionEngineering student’s ability to graduate and work in an increasingly global engineering marketplace isfundamental to their future success
college by providing an ME-intensive course that allows students to apply the requiredmath and science curriculum and promoting early engagement in the field of engineering. Buildingon the notion of lack of identification with the field of engineering (especially amongunderrepresented groups [34]), research indicates that freshmen are 1.5 times less likely to identifyas engineers compared with sophomores, juniors, or seniors [38], and a review of retentionresearch indicates that students with lower self-confidence and/or self-efficacy are more likely toleave engineering fields [14]. Thus, there is a potential for FIRE to have significant impact onminimizing attrition rates. By engaging students in research and connecting them with faculty at
intentionalinvestment over the summer to orient and prepare new faculty members prior to their firstinstructional class with students. This strategy of integrating new faculty into the institution andof developing a classroom training environment has paid dividends with instructors havinggreater success during their first semester of teaching. New faculty members are given theopportunity to understand their role in the larger institutional outcomes, to learn best practicesand techniques, and to practice teach with their peers and mentors, allowing for refinement,before their first class. The department’s faculty development strategy has been recognized bythe Dean and shared with other departments as an exemplary approach to preparing faculty toteach. Written
Fulbright scholar at Purdue University between 2014 -16 where he received his master’s degree in Building Construction Management. His research interests includes: engineering education, international education, higher education leadership, construction site productivity, construction operations simulation and modeling, and BIM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modernizing the Current Afghan Engineering Education System: Challenges and OpportunitiesAbstractHaving an effective engineering education system in place can play a crucial role in thedevelopment and reconstruction process of a war-ravaged country, such as Afghanistan, wheretens of billions of
- industrialized economies, most notably Zambia. Previously, he worked at Battelle Memorial Institute and New England Complex Systems Institute. A proud Buckeye, Eric is a graduate of The Ohio State University (BSME 2009) and recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2016).Dr. Mark Schar, Stanford University The focus of Mark’s research can broadly be described as ”pivot thinking,” the cognitive aptitudes and abilities that encourage innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas
engineering education, is at the forefront of education policy (Obama, 2016) andthe media, but how the US builds a pipeline of teachers to teach the subject to our students is upfor debate (Cannady, Greenwald, & Harris, 2014). The traditional pipeline of K12 STEMteachers relies on collegiate level STEM majors (and minors) who pursue teaching certification.In order to provide an adequate pipeline of teachers capable of teaching CS concepts, the currentK12 teachers in the pipeline should have CS professional development (PD) opportunities. ThePDs should address the challenge facing today's teachers in how to incorporate CS concepts intoexisting curriculum in order to 1) enhance existing instruction, 2) provide relevant examples andcontextual
transform their instruction to amore integrated, project-based, hands-on, and student-centered approach4. Therefore,engineering has the potential to provide an entry point for teaching science in new ways. Thisrenewed emphasis on the application of science through engineering, as well as the newapproach to teaching science will require science educators to adjust their thinking.Along with new possibilities offered by engineering, it important to remember that it adds thechallenge of understanding a new, and often-unfamiliar, content area. Research has shown thatmany K-12 teachers are resistant and feel unprepared to teach engineering due to a self-describedlack of understanding and confidence.10,11 Wendell et al.12 and Lee and Strobel11 also found
Paper ID #17877The CIT-E Model Introductory Infrastructure Course: Summary of the ”Fun-damentals” ModuleDr. Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville Philip Parker, Ph.D., P.E., is Program Coordinator for the Environmental Engineering program at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Platteville. He is co-author of the textbook ”Introduction to Infrastructure” published in 2012 by Wiley. He has helped lead the recent efforts by the UW-Platteville Civil and Environmental Engineering department to revitalize their curriculum by adding a sophomore-level infrastructure course and integrating infrastructure
asbeing “trivial” – contributes no added proficiency in mathematics as they are merely algorithmicor procedural, the observations that can be made from the results of applying these “trivial”methods can assist to expand students’ knowledge in the basic property of numbers, which weargue actually enhances mathematical proficiency.Algorithmic procedures, though probably never used in any real application, can provide a solidbackground for a more advanced topic later. Calculus students are taught Riemann sums and canbe assigned problems to approximate an area under a curve (maybe by hand) prior to introducingthe concept of integrals. After learning how to compute integrals analytically, students maynever use Riemann sums to calculate areas under
, Cleveland State University Xiongyi Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Foundations at Cleveland State University, USA. She obtained her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. Her research interests include technology-facilitated teaching and learning, self-regulation, and assessment and evaluation. Her expertise in research methodology has led her to serve as evaluator of multiple federal and state funded projects for preparing students of various levels for career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering, and math (STEM). Dr. Liu has been actively involved in academic community by publishing in peer-reviewed journals such as Contemporary Educational
Industrial Engineering and an Honors Bachelor in Me- chanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. She also has a Master of Applied Science in Collab- orative Program in Engineering Education. Her thesis investigated team level factors affecting innovation in multidisciplinary capstone design course. In addition to her research in engineering education, she has been involved as a teaching assistance with more than four engineering design courses from first year to fourth year.Prof. Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto Professor Chirag Variawa is Director of First-year Curriculum at the University of Toronto, Canada. He received his Doctorate in Industrial Engineering, focusing on Language Inclusivity in
Hamilton Mayled is a PhD candidate at Grand Canyon University. She is pursuing her PhD in Psychology of Learning, Education, and Technology. Her background in in K-12 education where she has served as a high school science teacher, Instructional and Curriculum Coach, and Assistant Principal. Her research and areas of interest are in improving STEM educational outcomes for Low-SES students through the integration of active learning and technology-enabled frequent feedback. She currently works as the Project Manager for the NSF faculty development program based on evidence-based teaching practices.Ms. Elizabeth Lopez, Arizona State University Elizabeth Lopez is a Master’s student at Arizona State University studying
is the opinion of the authors that ePortfolios canmeet the goals of causing student self reflection, integration of coursework, and documentationof learning outcome achievement in either a one-time effort in a single course or a moredistributed effort spread over several years and several courses, however the distributed model ismore likely to produce a more polished product and more thorough student engagement. Use ofePortfolios is easily included in professional development and senior capstone design courses,where they are a natural way to present an expanded / illustrated resume or capstone projectreport. It is more challenging to find authentic approaches to incorporate ePortfolios in courseswith specific technical content such as Auburn