(written, oral, and graphical forms) (ABET SLO G, SLO K) 3. Function effectively on a team (ABET SLO E, SLO I)The Senior Design course draws upon all prior courses by exposing the student to an integrated,capstone design experience. The course is a critical component of the curriculum and providesthe student with a comprehensive opportunity to utilize the skills and abilities obtained throughthe MET program core material as well as the incorporated engineering design content. Inaddition, this course represents a major design experience and allows students to demonstratethat they have the ability to work in teams to design, develop, implement and improve integratedproducts and systems. Senior Design course is not a lecture-based course
Paper ID #18886Formalizing Experiential Learning Requirements in an Existing Interdisci-plinary Engineering CurriculumDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuits, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he su- pervises engineering students in the Communications Technology Group on credited work in the Inte- grated Projects Curriculum (IPC) of the Engineering Department, and those who
inspired by theneeds of creating meaningful hands-on DSP lab experiments in the allotted one term period (tenweeks) and by the goal of improving student success in implementing DSP-based culminatingprojects that meet desired goals within realistic constraints. The benefits of integrating the MCUtools in the DSP course are very promising. It permits more practical DSP laboratories and DSP-based capstone projects that render richer design experiences and makes meeting realistic designconstraints feasible. Furthermore, it provides an integrated laboratory curriculum structurebetween embedded microcontroller and DSP courses which reduces students’ unnecessary effortof learning new tools in different courses. Consequently, students can focus more on
mandatory course (core curriculum) – MET 421, 422 and 423. The syllabus foreach sequence is attached. The course involves developing a comprehensive project during these3 quarters; including a demonstration of a working prototype (a physical product rather than acomputer based model or data from experiments/process/procedure). Students must develop anew or improved product or technology during their senior design sequence. Each project will bedeveloped by a team of 3 to 4 students. Usually teams are a mix of both mechanical andelectrical engineering technology concentrations.This course is an excellent capstone experience, which requires both teamwork and individualskills to solve a modern industrial problem. Senior design project seminars in fall
, urban school districts with research experiences and shared activities designed to increase their understanding of the challenges and demands of nanotechnology, collaborative research, and college/career opportunities in STEM fields. Lead participants in the creation of 15 hands-on, inquiry-based teaching modules (5 per year) which integrate multiple STEM disciplines, convey scientific-process skills, and align with Indiana State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Introduce teaching modules and classroom assessment strategies into targeted school districts in an effort to cultivate a positive image of, and greater interest in, STEM fields among urban secondary students, many of whom are from underrepresented
). Reaching students at an early age is key in the attempt to encourage them to pursue STEMfields. Efforts can start by targeting middle school students, with an integrated approach, drawingsupport from various entities, to increase student confidence and interests in STEM. Morespecifically, with programs like the CCSU NSTI, a curriculum with more hands-on activities andsmall group competitions can suit young people's learning styles and preferences, stimulatinggreater interests in STEM fields and careers.Acknowledgement: We wish to thank the Federal Highway Administration for funding the CCSU NSTI programfor multiple years.References: 1. Nadelson, L. S. & Callahan J. (2011) A Comparison of Two Engineering Outreach Programs for
student learning experience. Linking theory and calculations from the lecture to somethingconcrete to which the students are routinely exposed provides relevancy and can successfullyreinforce key aspects of the topic. This paper illustrates the integration of a practical exampleinto a chemical engineering curriculum, with the example pulled from a Mass and EnergyBalances course.The problem involves calculation of the power required to vaporize the liquid in an electroniccigarette (e-cigarette or vaporizer). Solution of this problem requires a coupled mass and energybalance and requires some knowledge of vapor-liquid equilibrium. Obviously, someassumptions are required to analyze this problem. Even with these assumptions, a reasonableestimate of
moral character and ethical integrity. This professionalrequirement also calls on the engineering educators to develop the engineering curriculumenriched with ethics and professionalism.An engineering undergraduate can passively learn professionalism and ethics through seniorcapstone design, summer internships and undergraduate research. However, these opportunitieshave limitations. Hence, as the instructors in an engineering program, the authors felt more onthe formal teaching and practice on ethics and professional conduct needed to raise theawareness in accordance with ABET Student Outcomes-f and i, and the professional bodyexpectations. Environmental engineering curriculum in the authors’ institution introduces ethicsand professionalism to
engineering,humanities, and entrepreneurship and innovation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI), a technology-focused university in Worcester, Massachusetts. The university isbest known for its 47 year-old project-based curriculum. WPI’s 14-week semesters aredivided into two seven-week “terms.” Our sequence involves a three-credit course in thefirst term (for which students receive Humanities and Arts credit) followed by another 3-credit course in the second term (for which they receive Engineering credit). The twocourses are an integrated six-credit hour sequence.“Humanitarian Engineering Past and Present” provides a deep, integrative learningexperience of benefit to both STEM and non-STEM students, and it is our hope that itwill be taught in
) Meeting with Industry Focus-Group, (2) Survey potentialstudents and industry sponsors, (3) and feedback from current programs’ Industry AdvisoryBoards, (4) database research on potential job markets, and (5) Industry Letters of Support.The objective of the meeting with an industry focus-group was to determine the skills required forfuture technical managers and identify the skill-gaps in the current workforce; this informationserved as the basis to design the program-level learning objectives (PLO) and curriculum of theproposed METM program. In addition, a large survey was conducted presenting the proposedcurriculum to the potential students and potential sponsors with the objectives of validating thecurriculum and PLO’s. Furthermore, job market
Paper ID #20251The Impact of Veterans and Curriculum Heterogeneity on Online GraduateEngineering Program Performance: An Empirical StudyDr. Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science Douglas M. Schutz is an Associate Professor of Information Systems, International Business, and Man- agement at the Tokyo University of Science in Japan. He received a Ph.D. in Business Administration focusing on Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Fox School of Business of Temple Uni- versity at Philadelphia, an MBA in Information Management from the McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S
this paper wedescribe the design of the new general engineering curriculum at the University of San Diego.The argument for an engineering curriculum with a broad foundation that includes the liberal artsis not novel. Just after the creation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1955, theEngineers’ Council for Professional Development commissioned a study to investigate howengineering education could keep pace with rapid developments in science and technology. Theresult of this study was the influential Grinter report1, among whose recommendations includedan emphasis on the importance of integrating liberal arts into engineering education. While thereport argued for balance between the technical and liberal arts, few current
lead an Innovative Curriculum Design Team and directed OSU faculty and students in the research component of the project. On the smART project, Kerry serves as the arts partner and K-12 education specialist.Dr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University Dr. Deborah Grzybowski is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on making engineering accessible to all students, including students with visual impairments, through the use of art-infused curriculum
knowledge is demonstrated to the learner,(d) new knowledge is applied by the learner, and (e) new knowledge is integrated into thelearner’s world. In the theory classes, new knowledge is explained and their application andskills are enhanced with tutorials. The workshop activated the existing skills and knowledge andprovided an opportunity to integrate the new knowledge with the existing one. It made studentsconfident in their ability to apply the newly acquired skills and knowledge to solve real-worldproblems. The survey conducted after the workshop indicates this. The workshop lasted fornearly five hours, but no group wanted to leave without completing the task to the full.As conclusions the following can be said: - Teaching the theory and
. Professor Washington received his BS, MS and PhD degrees from NC State. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integration of Entrepreneurship in a First-Year Engineering CourseAbstractThis evidence based practice describes the integration of entrepreneurship into a project-basedfirst-year engineering course to encourage student innovation, and to develop student leadershipand self-efficacy. A module featuring a series of lectures on entrepreneurship and business plandevelopment was introduced as part of the curriculum. The module was further enhanced withthe introduction of multiple company founders and industrial leaders who were invited to deliverpresentations and interact with students
hook to a depth of atleast an inch again ensuring the strength of the mold.Once the slurry is poured around the hook and it hardens, the mold is ready to be fired in anatural gas kiln used by the ceramics classes in the art department Though students prepared,mixed, and poured their own molds, the ABS burn-out process was done for them. The kiln wasmanually adjusted to hold a temperature of 1000⁰ F-1500⁰ F for at least 5 hours. Thissuccessfully vaporizes the plastic hook and foam sprues. Too high of a firing temperature or toolong of an exposure can begin to degrade the integrity of the plaster-of-paris mold, causingcracks and fragility.Casting can begin after the molds cool or while still hot if care is taken to handle the hot moldssafely. If
Paper ID #18431Research Design, Data Collection, and Assessment Methods for an IntegratedSTEM Education Model (Work in Progress)Mr. J. Geoff Knowles, Purdue University J. Geoff Knowles is the Executive Director for Ivy Tech Community College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. His background is in environmental engineering and he is a PhD candidate in Technology and Engineer- ing Teacher Education in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University. Currently he is doing research on integrated STEM education through the Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM (TRAILS) NSF ITEST funded project.Dr. Todd Kelley
translational aspects of fundamentalneuroscience towards applied neurodegenerative and neurological neuropsychiatric strategies.Program ModelStudy abroad courses that are faculty led and short term are seen as the major vehicles forstudents to integrate an international experience in their curriculum. The opposite is true for theNYC LSAMP model, which has a term length of 8 weeks or more typically in the summer. Asummary of the program elements at each university site is shown in Table 1. The eleven coreelements of the program were deemed an integral component of the success. For example, thefaculty led designation for the KTH program is linked to the career award of the faculty. TU-Graz/Univ. Graz program is also faculty led, but is based in CUNY at
influencing undergraduate Hispanic and other minority students’ decision to considerengineering as their major; 3) Dual programs for Community Colleges and summer programs aswell as High Schools at one of the institution are providing access for pre-college minority andwomen students to careers in engineering and technology; 4) Our project aims to develop andestablish an integrated research-oriented educational facility to support and enhance teachingand learning in these areas, by providing a set of comprehensive laboratory experiments,teaching and learning modules; and 5) The design and implementation of a computationalworkbench for simulating hybrid power systems and distributed energy resources.2. Curriculum ChangesEngineering and technology
Paper ID #19544Developing a Vertically Integrated Project Course to Connect Undergradu-ates to Graduate Research Projects on Smart Cities Transportation Technol-ogyDr. Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Jack Bringardner is an Assistant Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He studied civil engineering and received his B.S. from the Ohio State University and his M.S and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary focus is developing curriculum and pedagogical techniques for engineering education, particularly in the Introduction to Engineering and
addresses issues of creating such an integrated photovoltaic / piezoelectric energycollection system with communications and display. The preceding discussion has addressedtechnical issues. There are pedagogical and administrative issues in a two-department seniordesign project.The university hosts a strong interdisciplinary senior design program within its College ofEngineering. The program dates back to 1999 when two Mechanical Engineering professors andone Electrical Engineering professor combined their efforts in teaching a two-semester seniordesign course sequence. Initially, there were only a few interdisciplinary projects. Emphasiswas on creating a unified curriculum that spanned the disciplines. Common elements wereidentified and a common
, theprogram faculty consist of members from chemical engineering, electrical engineering,mechanical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, civil engineering, andenvironmental sciences and policy. Program faculty worked the remainder of 2011 and into 2012to develop a curriculum that integrated technical fundamentals and some advanced topics fromexisting courses, economic analysis from existing Engineering Economy and Economics ofEnergy courses, a revived Engineering and Public Policy course, a new Applied SystemsEngineering course, and a few Energy Engineering specific courses on Fuel and EnergyConversions. A flowchart of the current curriculum is included as an Appendix to this paper.It is important to note that the program is substantially
historian or philosopher or writer thinks, are reserved forhistory and philosophy and literature majors in their more advanced classes. In the generaleducation curriculum, integrative learning is little more than a fantasy. For the engineeringstudent, this approach often leads to compartmentalized learning, where students do not connecttheir general education courses to their engineering courses. When it comes to integrating engineering and humanities within a single course, the prospectsare more promising but the effort much more daunting. Engineering and the humanities are sofar removed from one another —sometimes quite literally situated on opposite ends of largecampuses, in separate colleges and institutional environments that make it
to determine which of the MSAs have solutions that are working and emulate themelsewhere where a change is warranted. From an engineering perspective, some of the solutionsthat can be considered are: better body camera data streaming; integration of audio signalprocessing; mobile app development useful to police officers and minority youth, communityblogs for interaction between the two groups, and enhanced transparency among all thesubgroups involved.Discussion:The current status: We have completed one case-study and expect to develop two more case-studies by the end of this year. We will offer concurrent courses in spring ’18 and add the top 3to 4 case-studies from the course to our case-study portfolio. We will also monitor our studentsas
nationally with an award for excellence in promoting professionalism, ethics, and licensure in the curriculum; • Our program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Studies has, since 1970, prepared its graduates to be “technological integrators;” many work as engineers, and many others work in public policy, business, education, medicine, and law. Required coursework includes some fundamental engineering courses, some translational courses in engineering economics and engineering policy, and a sequence of courses in engineering studies – typically seminar-style, discussion- and writing-intensive courses that ask students to consider the history of technology, interrogate the
Paper ID #20421Project-Based Learning Integrating Engineering Technology and Engineer-ingDr. Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. He earned his bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin, masters degree from Penn State, and PhD from Georgia Tech, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include manufacturing processes and quality techniques. He also serves as the program director for Engineering Technology at WCU.Dr. Hugh Jack P.E., Western Carolina
is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 INTEGRATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY IN CURRICULA TO ENHANCE CONCEPT BASED LEARNINGAbstract
drawing is generated from the3D model. This paper presents the experiences and challenges of using MBD technology in anundergraduate manufacturing engineering curriculum for capturing design function andmanufacturing requirements through GD&T. It reviews a junior level Design for Manufacturecourse, where advanced concepts in GD&T are introduced, and where students are required todemonstrate their grasp of these concepts by utilizing MBD. To facilitate this methodology,students receive instruction in the use of CATIA’s Functional Tolerancing and Annotation (FTA)workbench which they are required to use in their assignments and project work. In addition toallowing the integration of annotation with the 3D model, the FTA workbench provides
an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served
Paper ID #18237Self-Guided Professional Development as an Enabler for MultidisciplinaryProgramsProf. Jered H. Dean, Colorado School of Mines Jered part of the leadership team of the Capstone Design@Mines Program in the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. He worked for nine years in product development before returning to Mines to join the Faculty. During his time in industry, he worked on everything from children’s toys to complex electro-mechanical systems. With over 30 products under his belt, you can find products that he and his teams worked on in many stores including Toys