Paper ID #22506Interdisciplinary Embedded Systems Design: Integrating Hardware-OrientedEmbedded Systems Design with Software-Oriented Embedded Systems De-velopmentMs. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University CYNTHIA C. FRY is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Baylor University. She worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Senior Project Engineer, a Crew Training Manager, and the Science Operations Director for STS-46. She was an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy (IRR), and worked with the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center as a Scientific/Technical Intelligence Analyst. She was the owner and chief
, Computer Graphics, Materials Science and laboratory courses. Since 2015 she has been actively involved in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s ”Redefining Engineering Education” strategic plan on educational innovation. As part of this plan, Dr. Basalo worked with 2 other faculty members to organize inaugural Senior Design Expo in May 2017, an exposition where over 200 senior students showcased their Capstone projects to the University of Miami community, alumni and industry leaders. Starting in 2016 and through her work with the University of Miami’s Engaged Faculty Fellowship program, Dr. Basalo incorporated an academic service component into the final project for a sophomore-level Measurements Lab
soybean oligosaccharides before joining Central State University in 1989. Dr. Lowell maintains a re- search program in directed energy weed control. She mentors undergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Augustus Morris, Central State University Dr. Augustus Morris is the Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering department at Central State Univer- sity, Wilberforce, OH. He is also the Program Director of the NSF funded grant, Implementing Pathways for STEM Retention and Graduation (IPSRG). His research interests include robotic applications in agri- culture, haptic devices, high altitude balloon payload design, and cellulose-based composite
engineers to theentrepreneurial mindset. This paper will review in depth three different modules created and presented to students.The projects vary from elective courses (intro to biotechnology and polymer science) to requiredcourses (heat transfer operations and process design). The projects included an attempt to explorea contrarian viewpoint by evaluating “bad” plastics, design of a shower without electricity and thedesign of a heat exchanger for commercial scale brewery. The projects were all evaluated usingstudent surveys and post implementation reflection by the faculty. The authors believe these samemodules can be implemented in similar classes at other institutions with equal success.Background The National Academy of
partners (and a new engineering program) for service learningBackground and MotivationService learning as a pedagogical strategy is well documented. At its best, service learningallows an opportunity to bridge technical education in the classroom to practice. Additionally, itencourages student development of communication skills, leadership, critical thinking, activelearning, and cultural understanding [1]. These skills learned through service learning benefitstudents upon graduating, as they will be expected to interact with people from diversebackgrounds in order to solve complex problems. For engineering students, these goals andneeds are no different, as engineers work on multidisciplinary projects that
conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 RESEARCH-BASED TEACHING IN UNDERGRADUATE THERMOFLUID MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSES IN A PRIMARY UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY Farshid Zabihian California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California, U.S.AAbstractThis paper presents the author’s approach to use open-ended research and design projects assupplement to traditional teaching in undergraduate thermofluid mechanical engineering courses.It is widely accepted that teaching and research in higher education, especially in engineeringprograms, should support and supplement each
Paper ID #21636Teaching Software Testing with Automated FeedbackJames PerrettaDr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan Andrew DeOrio is a lecturer at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web, machine learning and hardware projects. His research interests are in ensuring the correctness of computer systems, including medical devices, internet of things (IOT) devices, and digital hardware. In addition to teaching software and hardware courses, he teaches Creative Process and works with students on technology-driven creative projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018
Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigned Application Oriented Integral Calculus CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the development of an application based curriculum for an integral calculuscourse, a project funded by the KEEN Foundation. Textbook examples are frequentlydisconnected from students’ immediate environment or use past data of little interest. In addition,information given on the subject is at most sketchy and the practical purpose of solving theseexamples is not clear. This lack of vivid applications in calculus courses motivated us to developcontent that can be used by instructors to enhance students’ learning experience by engagingthem directly in solving problems and applying attained skills to real life
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engineering Pathways and Integrated STEM for P-12 Teacher PreparationWhen the preparation of the next generation of STEM teachers is discussed in education circles,few think of teachers earning an engineering degree as a pathway to entering the teachingprofession. Teachers prepared with an engineering degree are well equipped to help younglearners “connect the STEM dots” through design, problem solving, experimentation, making,and understanding the balance between the designed and natural world in which they live. STEMlearning is often abstract and STEM subjects are too often taught in isolation without referenceand meaningful connections. This NSF-IUSE project broadens the STEM
Paper ID #21307Work in Progress: Development and Implementation of a Self-guided Ar-duino Module in an Introductory Engineering Design CourseDr. Jillian Beth Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Jillian Schmidt is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She teaches primarily first and second- year engineering design courses, and her research interests include technology incorporation and team dynamics in project based courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018
, South Dakota State University Todd Letcher is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at South Dakota State University. His research focuses of on additive manufacturing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Designing 3D Printed Heat Exchangers in a Senior-Level Thermal Systems CourseAbstractA senior-level technical elective course for Mechanical Engineering students at South DakotaState University is ME 418 Design of Thermal Systems. The purpose of this course is tointroduce students to a systems approach to the design, modeling, and simulation of thermalsystems. In the Fall 2017 semester, the authors introduced a new design project to
DMP typically addresses the following major topics: 1) Data that will be created, 2) Datadocumentation and organization, 3) Data storage and security, 4) Data management andpreservation after project completion, and 5) Data accessibility for reuse and sharing. TheseRDM courses typically include a student assignment or term project to develop a DMP. ThisDMP assignment is usually focused on the graduate student’s research project with a goal ofhelping the student manage their research data. While the broad array of RDM education approaches and courses from the literature havefocused on the consensus of teaching graduate students how to write a DMP, there is notconsensus in the RDM courses discussed in the literature over exactly what
Austin. Dr. Al-Aubaidy is certified by the Center for Policy Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law. She was also the President of the Central Texas Section of AACE-International, 2013 – 2014. She served as an Education Board Member of AACE-International (formerly the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) from 2012-2016. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Micro-House Design and Construction into the Construction Management and Engineering CurriculumThis paper shows how micro-house design and construction projects are integrated into thecurriculum in Norwich University’s Civil Engineering and Construction Management
research methods. She also serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #22830 innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and
Paper ID #23209Engagement in Practice: Developing a Sustainable K-12 Outreach STEMProgramDr. Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Joan Schuman is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri S&T. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Arkansas and completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi. Schuman is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified through the Project Management Institute. She worked for several years
[4]. However, in this program, consistent with most peer mentoring programs, only the beststudents are selected for mentor roles. Thus, only the most academically-successful students gainthe benefits of such an experience instead of all students.Our team was interested in the feasibility of a peer-mentoring program in which all students intargeted courses act as mentors in some fashion. We piloted a peer-mentoring program in twodepartments: Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE), and MechanicalEngineering (ME). Within each department, peer-mentoring projects were embedded intocourses in a similar program stream (i.e., upstream and downstream courses were related basedon content). This pilot program focused on three types
and leadership abilities, and that they weremore prepared to go into the workplace after their experience as a peer mentor in this program[4]. However, in this program, consistent with most peer mentoring programs, only the beststudents are selected for mentor roles. Thus, only the most academically-successful students gainthe benefits of such an experience instead of all students.Our team was interested in the feasibility of a peer-mentoring program in which all students intargeted courses act as mentors in some fashion. We piloted a peer-mentoring program in twodepartments: Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE), and MechanicalEngineering (ME). Within each department, peer-mentoring projects were embedded intocourses in
Architectural Engineering. Here at Penn StateUniversity, architectural engineering (AE) encompasses: Mechanical HVAC Design, Lighting/electricalDesign, Structural Design and Construction Engineering and Management.The pinnacle of the program is the yearlong capstone with inherent multidisciplinary aspects to it. Withan industry interface, the capstone is critical to enrich the student experience in complex building designthrough simulating the project to be “more real world” than traditional capstones. This capstonedistinguishes itself by the level of relatively independent work done by the student teams (vs. teaching bythe faculty), heavy industry practitioner interactions, mentoring roles of the faculty and lastly, utilizingreal industry projects
1996, respectively. In addition to her current positions she has held various positions at the Naval Research Lab- oratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Breaking Down the Silos with an Integrated Laboratory Experience: Preparing Students for Capstone Design, Part IIIntroduction:In many electrical engineering programs, students are required to demonstrate the success oftheir senior capstone design project by building and testing a prototype of their design.Depending on the nature and complexity of the project, the final prototype may be a blend ofanalog and digital, hardware and
and instructional practices. The projectincludes efforts at the systems level via collaborative activities and at the faculty level viaindividual projects. The project structure is comprised of the components of collaborativeinquiry, systems thinking, and participatory action research.This Work in Progress seeks feedback from the community on ways to strategically collaboratewith faculty, chairs, administrators, and other offices on improving student retention. During thepresentation (poster session), attendees will be invited to contribute their perspectives by draftinga systems model. The community also will have access to a shared online document thatcompiles resources related to student success and retention and the materials generated
Paper ID #22664Global Humanitarian Engineering Solutions: A Partnership Between MercerUniversity and the United Nations Humanitarian Response DepotDr. Michael F. MacCarthy, Mercer University Michael MacCarthy is an Assistant Professor of Environmental & Civil Engineering at Mercer University, where he directs the Engineering for Development program. He has 20 years of experience in water resources engineering, international development, and project management, including nearly a decade living and working in less-developed countries (as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, an infrastructure and community development
Paper ID #22787How to Increase the Impacts of the REU Experience in an InterdisciplinaryResearch-based REU SiteDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial
early results results from a four-year,mixed-method study which collected data through a combination of interviews and focus groupswith members of the Engineers Without Borders USA organization, analysis and coding ofcompleted project documentation, and observations and notes collected during a field visit to aproject site. We conclude from our early data that students who are able (given sufficientresources) to fully participate in these type of projects do see positive benefits. However, barriersmay prevent all students from having this opportunity. Further, the nature of student servicelearning projects inherently creates challenges for the communities that partner on these projects.Ongoing revisions to the Engineers Without Borders USA
Paper ID #22376Risk Management and Ethics in Capstone DesignDr. Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary teams to complete a 2-semester design and build project. She received her graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and has worked at RIT since 2000.Prof. Wade Lee Robison c American Society for
independent study over developingan advanced course was quite positive. It was important to have interested and dedicatedstudents on this project, which was ultimately fairly time-consuming. It was also essential toextend the work across two semesters to successfully complete all phases of the project: design,build, create specimens, test, and analyze data.1. IntroductionUndergraduate research is a great mechanism for students to apply their basic skills, developexperimental methods, and to address challenging and difficult problems. Kuh [1] identified thisas one “high-impact” educational experience. Research forces students to wrestle with a problemin much more detail – and for a much longer amount of time – than the majority of theundergraduate
undergraduate courses to train engineers who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and able to understand the societal contexts in which they are working to addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century.Dr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a
associate professor in the Sociology Department. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessment of a Global Engineering Outreach CourseIntroduction.Since the establishment of Engineers Without Borders in 20021, opportunities for students athigher learning institutions to participate in global development projects has been enhanced. In2007, a multi-disciplinary course for engineering and technology students was established atBrigham Young University where students could work on global problems, researching not onlytechnical but economic and socio-cultural issues. The two-semester Global EngineeringOutreach (GEO) course has involved students who were selected following an applicationprocess
studied professional Production Engineering at Malawi Polytechnic, Bach- elors in Industrial Engineering at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa and Masters in manufacturing at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia.Mr. Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic A staff associate at The Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of The University of Malawi, under the Electrical Engineering department. Coordinator of final year projects in the department and an enthusiast of Innovation.Dr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen is a Lecturer in Engineering at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University. He is also the Assistant
, self-taught “device descriptions” and “quick lessons”, students submit project proposals and developan IoT-based project. Student projects include a Google calendar-based alarm clock where theuser must solve a challenge before silencing the alarm. Other projects included smart parking,home security, plant care, and a web-based automated brewing system. At the end of the semester,students showcase their projects to faculty, staff, and other students.The IoT lab module was created to improve interest, motivation, diversity, and retention of stu-dents in ECE. Interest and motivation are tracked by University-wide Student Rating of Teaching(SRT) surveys. The results show a greater than one standard deviation improvement in studentsurvey scores
design courses, particularly atthe freshman and senior level, but often struggle to incorporate it into the more technical coursessophomore and junior years. This work presents a framework to help fill this gap in theintegration of EML into the entire degree program.This framework seeks to facilitate the transformation of technical projects into EMLopportunities that allow the full content of the course to be covered while increasing students’exposure to, and understanding of, entrepreneurial thinking. It has been implemented in a systemdynamics course for junior mechanical engineering students at Ohio Northern University duringthe fall semesters of 2016 and 2017. Pre- and post-project surveys are used to assess the project’seffectiveness both