Paper ID #21199In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) as a Sociotechnical System: Using Actor-networkTheory (ANT) for Teaching Undergraduate Engineers About the Ethics ofAssisted Reproductive Technology (ART)Prof. Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD is Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia in the program of Science, Technology and Society (STS) within the department of Engineering and Society. She received advanced degrees from the University of Virginia, in Communica- tion Studies, and in Religious Studies with a focus on Bioethics. Rosalyn
American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Dr. A.C. Megri ASEE 2018 paper ID 22284 A Teaching Methodology towards a Sustainable, Affordable 3D-Printed House: Heat Transfer and Thermal-Stress Analysis Ahmed Cherif Megri, PhD, HDR North Carolina A&T State University Ismail Megri1; Sameer Hamoush2; Taher Abu-Lebdeh3 1 Northwest Middle, Greensboro NC 2,3 North Carolina A&T State UniversityDr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR
Paper ID #23844Work in Progress: Research-based Teaching in Undergraduate ThermofluidMechanical Engineering Courses in a Primary Undergraduate UniversityDr. Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento Farshid Zabihian, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering California State Uni- versity, Sacramento Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering,Ryerson University, 2011 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 1998 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology, 1996 Authored or coauthored more than 70 papers in Journals and peer-reviewed
. The data showed that itpromoted increased metacognition and career formation, coursework engagement, classparticipation and a sense of belonging. Recommendations on further research are tohighlight specific cognitive aspects of peer teaching.Kim et al. (2014) were interested in understanding the impact of peer teaching on studentlearning in a theory based and laboratory Electric Circuits course. Their case study isdesigned to allow teams of two student Peer Assistants (PAs) to prepare and presentcourse materials for the week they are assigned. Each week a different team presents andby the end of the course each student has become a PA. The authors start the report withintroducing the concept of peer teaching, defining it and describing
Paper ID #22218Work in Progress: Leveraging the Diverse Backgrounds of Community Col-lege Students to Teach Team-based, Multidisciplinary EngineeringDr. David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Dr. David R. Ely is the Engineering Program Chair at Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette since 2013. He enjoys teaching engineering students at Ivy Tech and advising them on the different engineering career paths that best match their interests and skill sets. Dr. Ely received his B.S. in Physics from Houghton College in 2002 followed by his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Purdue University in 2010, where he re- searched
Paper ID #23190Fundamental: Examining the Variations in the TPACK Framework for Teach-ing Robotics-aided STEM Lessons of Varying DifficultyMr. Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Abhidipta Mallik received his B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India, and M.Tech. degree in Mechatronics from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, West Bengal, India. He has one year and ten months of research experience at the CSIR-CMERI, India. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of
Paper ID #21148A Project-based Learning Method to Teach Concepts of Viscoelasticity and itsApplications to Seniors and Graduate Students in Biomedical, Civil, Chemi-cal, and Mechanical EngineeringDr. Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Mehta has extensive experience in teaching pavement materials and pavement systems. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Project Based Learning
the students’own experiences.Research activityThe greatest change proposed and eventually implemented relates to the teaching process andhow the teacher-facilitator presents the physics concept. In the pre-existing paradigm, teachersintroduce the theory of a new concept prior to running an experiment or discussing contextualapplications of the theory. The physics laboratory objective is solely to verify or support thepresented theory. Teachers then encourage students to extrapolate implementation contextsthrough discussions that follow the lab experiment. The focus of the student lab report is ontheory, procedures, data collection and applying that data to the theoretical equations. Reportconclusions recount how well the experiment matched
programmable platforms to develop a graduate level coursefor Computer Engineering curriculum to bridge the gap between computer engineers andsoftware developers. This course would allow students from engineering and computer sciencemajors to be able to develop and implement applications on FPGAs using Python programminglanguage and overlays that are similar to software libraries. This paper describes our experiencein teaching the students to develop applications on the new PYNQ platform. The paper isorganized as follows: the next section describes the main features of the PYNQ Platform courseand introduces our integrated lecture / learning activity / laboratory approach. Then we talk aboutthe teaching tools in the form of hardware and software that we
discussion rent sessions sections, managing laboratory classes, or handling office hours. 55 min each In the second session, participants choose one of the following topics: teaching problem solving, grading, or handling office hours. Undergraduate Teaching Orientation Graduate Teaching Orientation Practice In small groups (5-7), participants take turns delivering a five-minute explanation on a Teaching topic of their choice. Peers and one trained facilitator act as students during the lesson, 2 hrs then provide written and oral feedback on the teaching.Table 1: Engineering teaching orientations during the Fall of 2017.As seen in Table 1, the new instructor
, there is a widerange of practices in course-specific learning outcomes and teaching practices across theinstitutions. Based on these results, the authors propose improvements to the survey and a widerimplementation of the survey. The authors also propose a preliminary plan to target the UOlaboratory for safety education in chemical engineering.Survey of Safety Education in Chemical EngineeringUsing the SAChE outcomes as a framework, a brief survey was developed in Qualtrics andcompleted by the authors to assess safety learning outcomes in UO laboratories and more widelyacross the chemical engineering curriculum. The complete survey is shown in Appendix A. Inaddition to asking about SAChE outcomes, the survey also examines potential differences
development of facilities inlimited square footage for a combination of physical laboratories, teaching and computingspaces, in varying areas ranging from 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing to EngineeringMechanics. Additional laboratory design activities have also been carried out for creative andinnovative design spaces including some for integrated capstone and cross-disciplinary projects,along with off-campus development. This paper will summarize educational learning andresearch facility development trends in academia including selection of educational equipment,digital tools, flexible furniture, and utilization of white board paint or magnetic boards. Safetyand environmental issues are covered. The trends in K-12 education and their
Paper ID #22013Creating New Labs for an Existing Required Biomedical Engineering Imag-ing CourseDr. Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University Dr. Bucholz is an Assistant Professor of the Practice for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and has served as the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering for the past four years. She has been teaching for the department for 7 years, and graduated from Duke University with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engi- neering in 2008 from the Center for In Vivo Microscopy under the guidance of
, teaching and assessing upper-level Biomedical Engineering laboratory courses, with particular interest in improving student technical communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Improving Biomedical Engineering Students’ Technical Writing through Rubrics and Lab Report Re- SubmissionsIntroductionGraduates from ABET accredited engineering programs are expected to demonstrate an ability tocommunicate effectively [1-2]. Technical writing skills are particularly difficult to teach andeven more time consuming to assess [3], often limiting the number of opportunities students aregiven to practice and improve throughout their
Paper ID #23512Guided Modules Emphasizing Process-Based Troubleshooting Techniques HelpBelow-Average Performing Students Improve Instrumentation SkillsDr. Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University Renata Ramos is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the De- partment of Bioengineering at Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005: rfr1@rice.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Guided Modules Emphasizing Process-Based Troubleshooting Techniques Help Below-Average Performing Students Improve Instrumentation SkillsAbstractInstrumentation laboratory
-4 (3 lecture hours-2 lab hour-4 credits)credits course which had 2 one-and-half-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week.Main topics of the course were stress and strain calculations, failure theories resulting from staticloading, fatigue failure resulting from cyclic loading, and design of typical mechanicalcomponents. The textbook used for this course was Shrigley’s Engineering Design [1].According to the syllabus of this course, fatigue theory was covered in two-weeks out of the total14-week-semester. For this course, we had both lecture and laboratory, so we developed andimplemented an integrated active learning approach for teaching fatigue theory which includedfour different exposures to discuss and to explore fatigue theory
ferroelectric, dielectric and piezoelectric materials in the form of thin films and bulk composites for sensing/actuation and energy storage/harvesting applications. Dr. Cook-Chennault’s research group, the Hybrid Energy Systems and Materials Laboratory, conducts work towards understanding the fundamental mechanisms and processing parameters that allow for the control of physical material characteristics. In addition to this work, Dr. Cook-Chennault is the director of the Green Energy Undergraduate Program (GET UP) program which is funded through the National Science Foundation and the Student Learn and Achievent in Aerospace and Mechanical (SLAAM) Engineering Program. c American Society for
isour strong beliefs that the publication of appropriate smart grid textbooks has positive impacts onsmart grids education. However, in order to upgrade, restructure and improve our powerengineering courses, an integrative approach and co-active teaching methodologies are employedso that the course can effectively offer students a complete view of modern power industry.3. Project Challenges and Project DevelopmentMajor challenges faced with this project are the lack of adequate laboratory facilities, softwarelicenses, properly trained teaching assistants and longer time since such power engineeringcourses were offered. However, the project feedbacks from alumni and industry wereoverwhelmingly positive and supportive. We have also have to keep
working in the Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science at SUNY-Buffalo. Previously, he held a position of post- doctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also worked as a laboratory instructor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras and his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University
reinforce their knowledge byrelating theory to real-world applications. Physical experiments are effective means to deepenstudents’ understanding of the underlying theory. However, access to these elements, especiallyphysical experiments, are not always available due to limitations in equipment, room capacity,scheduling, facility accessibility, laboratory time, and safety considerations. In addition, thelecture and the laboratory section are often ill-connected as they are taught by differentinstructors, making it difficult to keep the quality of teaching consistent among sections and toclosely relate lecture and laboratory materials. Moreover, students often are not given instantfeedback on their performance due to the traditional laboratory
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Arkansas, and a doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Corrie Walton-Macaulay is now a Geotechnical Engineering Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Bucknell University. He teaches the traditional geotechnical courses of soil mechanics and foundation engineering, but also teaches unsaturated soil mechanics, introduction to transportation engineering and mechanics of materials. HIs research area is in unsaturated soil mechanics, energy geotechnics, and transportation infrastructure resiliency. Address: 1 Dent Drive, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewis- burg
military Frank: 7 years engineering Greg: 21 years engineering Henry: No professional experience James: No engineering experience Kimberly: 8 years, engineeringFour of the participants rose to positions of influence in their organizations before leaving to become facultymembers. Alan was the senior engineering manager, reporting directly to the CEO of his company. Codywas a senior developer in charge of overseeing the team of engineers on his projects. Ethan was a divisionmanager at a prestigious laboratory after completing his career in the military. Greg was the director ofengineering at his company before retiring.Henry began his teaching career immediately after earning his master’s degree in computer science. Jameshad a particularly
Engineering from the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. After serving as USAF pilot in KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, he completed his DPhil in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom and returned to the USAF Academy to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems
performance ofheat exchangers. This new experiment was successful in showcasing applied technologies tostudents and increased their confidence in working with real world equipment. Not all studentsenjoyed the open-ended format, which is a reminder that not all students progress at the samerate and with the same aptitude. The ideal laboratory project will accommodate all types ofstudent learners.References[1] A. Keating, Teaching Transformation: Transcultural Classroom Dialogues. New York, NY:Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, pg. 126.[2] K. McGonigal, “Teaching for Transformation: From Learning Theory to TeachingStrategies”, Speaking of Teaching, vol. 14, no. 2, spring 2005. [Online]. Available: The Centerfor Teaching and Learning, Stanford University: https
controlled in similar fashion. This provides alearning advantage over simply watching a simulation because students are required to do theexperiment themselves using physical movements similar to those used in the real world. As aresult, they learn the procedure by performing it, and will have better recollection of SEMimaging procedures when required to use a real SEM later on.In order to gauge the efficiency of the VR laboratory in teaching students correct lab procedures,a group of 12 students was introduced to the VR lab and asked to complete an experiment. The12 students were selected from UVU's computer science, computer engineering, electricalengineering, and animation and game development departments to ensure they had decentexperience in
assignments. The assignmentshave been designed based on the real life ergonomic problems in different areas ofergonomics. The students were challenged with five different assignments coveringdifferent sections of ergonomics, work design and safety. In addition, each student needsto submit a term paper or case study focusing on any specific application area ofergonomics towards the end of the semester. For each assignment, the students wereasked to study and investigate the ergonomic issues from their daily life accessories,classrooms and laboratories and offer possible solutions for the non-ergonomic designsand issues. For each assignment, the students need to prepare a report including the imageand brief description of the non-ergonomic design
Term,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 48, no. 1, August 2005.5. Hiroyasu, et al., “Use of Student Experiments for Teaching Embedded Software Including HW/SW Co-Design,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 52, no. 3, August 2009.6. Akash Kumar, et al., “Project-Based Learning in Embedded Systems Education Using an FPGA Platform,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 56, no. 4, August 2013.7. Christos Ttofis, et al., “FPGA-Based Laboratory Assignments for NoC-Based Many Core Systems, “IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 55, no. 2, August 2012.8. “Pong game”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong9. “Crossy road game”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossy_Road10. “Frogger game”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogger11. “Space
is also active in ophthalmology research - having co-formed and currently serving as a Technical Director for the ophthalmology-based medical device design lab (ORBITLab) at the UIC Innovation Center. Anthony holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengi- neering.Dr. Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago Miiri Kotche is a Clinical Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently serves as Director of the Medical Accelerator for Devices Laboratory (MAD Lab) at the UIC Innovation Center. Prior to joining the faculty at UIC, she worked in new product development for medical devices, telecommunications and consumer products. She co-teaches both bioengineering
minority high school and college students report STEM-pipeline sustaining gains after participating in the Loma Linda University summer health disparities research program. PLoS ONE vol. 9, no.9, e108497, 2017.[9] B. Yalvac, A. Ketsetzi, A., X. Peng, S. Cui, L. Li, Y. Zhang, D. Eseryel, T. F. Eyupoglu, and T. Yuan, “Cultivating evidence-based pedagogies in STEM education,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 2017.[10] B. Yalvac, H. D. Smith, P. Hirsch, and G. Birol, “Teaching writing in a laboratory-based engineering course with a “How People Learn” framework,” New Directions for Teaching and Learning, vol. 108, pp
Paper ID #22711Work in Progress: Reinventing the Undergraduate Electrical EngineeringCurriculum to Address Tomorrow’s Cross-Disciplinary Global ChallengesProf. Jamie Phillips, University of Michigan Jamie Phillips is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at the University of Michigan. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, in 1994, 1996, and 1998, respec- tively. He was with Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA, and the Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA