over a three-month period. An initial draft of the instrument was prepared from thequalitative themes identified in a prior study (Dalal & Carberry 2018; Dalal, Archambault, &Carberry, 2019) using a mixed methods instrument development process of joint display(Creswell, 2015). Further refinement followed the scale development procedures recommendedby DeVellis (2003). A five-point Likert scale ranging from “not at all important” to “extremelyimportant” was used to measure importance of various activities associated with different waysof thinking, particularly in the context of participants’ EER projects. A definition of the specificway of thinking was provided before the Likert-type questions to provide clarity. The instrumentwas
classroom in Texas and was awarded the PTA District School Bell Award for her service in STEM Education. She has been a leader in engineering education in the state of Texas throughout her career. Projects include creating and leading new teacher boot camps, developing the Texas standards for the Math/Physical Sci- ence/Engineering teacher certification and most recently developing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills frameworks in STEM education. Widely known for her work with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), she served as the State Lead Master Teacher training over 700 teachers in PLTW Core Training Institutes for 15 years. Shelly holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Design and Development and an M.Ed. in Teacher
Paper ID #26363A Real-World Approach to Introducing Sustainability in Civil EngineeringCapstone DesignDr. Leslie R. Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Leslie Brunell, PhD, PE is a Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. She coordinates both the civil and multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students design an innovative solution to a complex problem. She has recruited professional sponsors who mentor the civil engineering design projects. The projects expose the civil
in multiple projects, including the Development of a Model for The Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process. Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri was the chair of the NCAT CAM’s Education subcommittee. He contributed to the outreach CAM since 2015. He is currently, responsible for the outreach program for the STEAM’s research project.Dr. Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University Professor and Chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering DepartmentDr. Rachid Belmasrour, Southern University at New Orleans Dr. Belmasrour holds a Ph.D. from University of New Orleans in Mathematics, and he obtained his M.S degree in Mathematical Informatics from University of Versailles Saint Quentin, France
recipient of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a unique MOOC
Programs at the Batten College of Engineering & Technology.Edwin Merino, Old Dominion UniversityJayson Carl Alberto Kreger c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Undergraduate Research in Augmented Reality SystemsAbstractThis Work-in-Progress paper presents a multidisciplinary undergraduate research project todevelop an augmented reality system for the U.S. Marine Corps weapon maintenance andoperation. The project utilizes low-cost, market-leading AR hardware and software to developan interactive AR application for maintenance and operation of M16A4 rifle. The ARapplication contains interactive presentation and visualization of
Scientist with interest in design research, learning analytics, re- search methods and under-representation in engineering, A major strand of his work focuses on develop- ing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. His disser- tation research explored the use of Minecraft to teach early engineering college students about the design process.Ms. Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium Dr. Sherry Hsi is the Executive Vice President of the Concord Consortium. She leads the strategic de- velopment, design, and research of learning technologies using her background in engineering
require Grand Challenges Scholars to work ininterdisciplinary teams. To foster such collaboration and lay a foundation bridgingengineering and the liberal arts, we developed a linked pair of first-year-seminars addressinga “grand challenge.” Building on the WPI Great Problems model [2], these two First YearSeminars are team taught by a mechanical engineer and a political scientist, each addressingthe problem of global hunger. Students from both sections work together in project teams andparticipate in discussions of course topics and shared readings. The course includes acommunity-based learning component as well as the development of a research &development plan for future engagement.Table 1. The 14 Grand Challenges issued by the National
computer simulations in this class in a team-baseddesign approach. Past work has shown that incorporating team-based design projects into first-year engineering courses is beneficial since it increases motivation and improves retention [1-3].In this work, a computer simulation is defined as a program that accepts inputs and performscalculations based on a mathematical model of a system with the intent of understanding thebehavior of said system [4-5]. In our freshman-level course, students used SolidWorks three-dimensional (3D) CAD software to simulate kinematic motion, structural integrity, fluid flowand heat transfer processes (conduction and convection). These types of computer simulationsare often introduced in courses taken later in a typical
institutions (UGI) and minority-serving institutions (MSI), have not been exposedto advanced or cyber-based manufacturing research and education. This paper presents a casestudy of NSF-funded summer research experience for undergraduates (REU) site incybermanufacturing. The paper describes the student recruitment process, demographicinformation of the most recent cohort, sample student projects, and other enrichment activitiesthat were organized during the 10-week summer REU program. As a part of program evaluation,the participants were surveyed before and after the REU experience. The survey questionscovered a wide range of topics including their scientific research knowledge and skills, careerknowledge and interest, and professional skills. Survey
several other organizations for a total of more than $2 million. His current research interest focuses on rural community engagement for transportation projects, road user cost, sustainable design and construction for knowledge based decision making, and engineering technology education. He also con- tributed to data analysis methods and cost effective practices of highway construction quality assurance program.Dr. Uddin is a proponent of project based learning and developed innovative teaching strategies to engage his students in solving a real-world problems and prepare them with skills and knowledge that industry requires. Dr. Uddin is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TRB and CRC. Dr. Uddin is active with ASEE engineering
University, a mid-size Mid-Atlantic public university, we set out to foster anEntrepreneurial Mindset in our first-year engineering students by modifying the ProductArchaeology framework that was first developed by K. Lewis, et al. [1]. In our implementation,we allowed student teams to choose from a bank of products and guided them through the fourphases of product archaeology (preparation, excavation, evaluation, and explanation). For theevaluation phase, each team developed and executed three or more qualitative experiments fortheir product. At the conclusion of the project, students wrote a report that addressed the fourphases of product archaeology, including the results of their quantitative experiments. Eachreport was graded using an
extrapolate these effects over longduration in future because of complicated issue of “sinking” reference datum and rising seaand resultant extent of land estimated to be inundated. This problem presents a challenge thatrequires creating spatial layers of water inundation delineating areas that will be under waterin next several decades based on rising sea levels. The land lost because of rising sea levelswould need a correction in terms of datum and land that is sinking over a long period. Thetask becomes even more challenging because it would need a large amount of real-life datafrom relevant government websites. The data would need to be downloaded, processed,transformed and interpolated before it could be used in a meaningful projection of
the Universityof New Haven is a project-based learning course that includes four projects. Each projectemphasizes a different engineering field while also addressing technical communication,sustainability, entrepreneurship and creativity. Correlations between students’ personality typesand different aspects of engineering such as visualization, sustainability, entrepreneurship,communication and traditional technical engineering are presented. The results of the study maybe useful for improving recruitment and retention practices as more diverse students enterengineering fields.Research Questions and Potential ValueThe following research questions are explored in this work in progress: 1. Do today’s engineering students display the same
York, New York City College of Technology Prof. Yasar is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at City Tech. She is also the director of Research Laboratory SET – Scaffolds for Engineered Tissues. Her research interests are: - Design and Fabrication of Tissue Constructs - Bio-fabrication - Biomechanics - Soft lithography Techniques for Cell Micro-patterning - CAD/CAM ApplicationsDr. Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology Dr. Andy S. Zhang received his Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1995. He is currently the program director of a mechatronics project in the New York City College of Technology/CUNY. For the past 15 years, Dr. Zhang
Course Using Design-Based Teaching ApproachAbstract: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes is one of the core courses in most mechanicalengineering, manufacturing engineering, and industrial engineering programs. The current coursecurriculum and teaching style mainly depend on the lectures for the manufacturing processes thatare aligned and synchronized with the laboratory work (project) to gain the required knowledgeand skills. According to students’ feedback for this course as well as similar courses offered at otheruniversities, the course is time intensive, involves no critical thinking, requires limited classparticipation, and is not well connected with real-world manufacturing problems
. Likewise, instructor satisfaction will also increase and it will be abetter learning experience for all.This paper introduces the framework of Trifecta of Engagement. The author shares theexperiences in designing and teaching an online Operations Management Course. Through well-designed class activities such as online sessions, instructional videos, assignments, threadeddiscussions, journals and group projects etc., student-to-content, student-to student, and student-to-instructor engagement have been greatly improved. The students' feedback and the end-of-course survey were collected at the end of the course, which demonstrated that these teachingmethodologies stimulated students’ curiosity and critical thinking, improved students’ problem
settings, American, Canadian, and British universities are themost committed to its implementation. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabian, African, and Asianuniversities are also adopting lean principles in their practice6.Both newly developed and established administrative processes are potential opportunities forimprovements7. Most projects focus on operations such as financial transactions, facilitiesmanagement, human resources and library services. Based on documented results by earlyadopters in higher education, clear continuous improvement is part and parcel of organizationalstrategic planning and applied within daily operations at forward-thinking institutions.2Improvements from lean in higher education include reduction of waiting time for
various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Simulation for Energy Savings in AC Systems Equipped with Shaded Condensing UnitsAbstractPart of Purdue’s University Mechanical
. Before transitioning to academia, he worked for years as a design engineer, engineering director, and research scientist and holds MS and PhD degrees from University of CA, Irvine and a B.S. degree from Walla Walla University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Top-Down Design Enables Flexible Design of Prosthetic Forearms and HandsAbstractA service learning project where students learn and apply advanced CAD modeling techniques tothe development of a parametric, fully customizable CAD assembly of prosthetic limbs isdescribed. Engineering students, working with engineering faculty, designed and built prostheticarms and hands using 3D printing for children in need within the local community
two examinations (one mid-term and onefinal), the class projects were also important aspects of the class. Table 2describes the grading criteria of the course.In the image acquisition segment (described above), the key thrust was to teachstudents on how to identify the needs of a real world application and then use thatinformation to design and integrate a complete computer vision system for thegiven application. The relevant fundamental and applied aspects of optics,illumination, cameras, lenses, communication, and storage were covered in theclass. Associated cost and safety issues in the design and development of thecomputer vision system were also taught in the course.In a typical computer vision system, the image acquisition system
(formerly Universidad del Turabo)AbstractTypical design (sizing) projects in a Machine Design course tend to rely on abstractions of themachine; that is, situations in which the student must imagine the system, perhaps with the aid ofa 2D schematic, and conduct the sizing calculations in a completely theoretical and abstractfashion. This skill is certainly a requirement of an experienced machine designer; however,novices may be outmatched when exposed to this level of expertise at an early stage in theirdevelopment. This article suggests that the sizing projects should be based on existingmachinery that is available in the university, and that is accessible for inspection and explorationby students. The sizing results are then compared to the
- mentation of internationalization at the university level, especially in respect to embedded mobility and integrative program design. He has previously also worked as educational developer at KTH Dept. of Engineering education, and led a range of projects related to internationalization and language learning.Dr. Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Polit´ecnica de Madrid Isabel Ortiz Marcos is a mechanical engineer and holds Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Universi- dad Polit´ecnica de Madrid. She is Associate Professor of Engineering Projects at this University. She has a Master in Total Quality Management (1995 SGS-UPM). She has been certificated as Project Man- ager Professional (PMP) by PMI since 2006. She is a member
to transferclassroom knowledge to real world practice. Students gain these skills and disciplinary habits ofthought through the practice of doing things in a discipline. Challenges experienced throughprojects become some of the best learning moments. One such challenge was given to a group ofstudents as a special project. The goal of this project was to convert a gasoline powered one-thirdscale Ford Model T vehicle to electric power without a reduction in its prime moving capabilitieswhile retaining as much of its original controls as possible. Other requirements given by thevehicle client included vehicle safety, performance, and cost. The students who undertook thisproject were motivated by the technical challenge and environmental
) ................................................................................................................8 3. Vehicle Movement Signals and Reaction .................................................................................8III. RESULTS AND FURTHER DISCUSSION .............................................................................9 1. Vehicle Movement Findings .....................................................................................................9 2. Project Improvements by a Separate Senior Design Class or Personal Further Study .............9IV. INCORPORATION TO FURTHER EDUCATION ..............................................................11 1. Combination of Prior Education to form a Multi-Encompassing Project...............................11V. CONCLUSION
. He teaches undergraduate design, thermo- dynamics, and engineering experimentation and is the faculty adviser to both the Formula SAE Team (Cooper Motorsports) and Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society.Mr. Estuardo Rodas, Cooper Union Estuardo Rodas is Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Cooper Union for the Advance- ment of Science & Art where he is also Project Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Lab. He is adviser for Cooper’s Formula SAE team and a Lead Instructor for the summer STEM program for high school students. Among his other projects, Prof. Rodas designed the Ike Heller Center for Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics at Brooklyn Tech, collaborated in construction and design of the
-serving engineering universities in the U.S. Dr. Traum coordinated MSOE’s first crowd-funded senior design project. He also co-founded with students EASENET, a start- up renewable energy company to commercialize waste-to-energy biomass processors. Dr. Traum began his academic career as a founding faculty member in the Mechanical & Energy Engineer- ing Department at the University of North Texas - Denton where he established a successful, externally- funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates to perform experimental research and encouraged matriculation to graduate school. Traum received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he held a research
incorporating experimental design to optimize operations. Other research interests include the Deming System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK), developing continuous improvement programs as well as sustainable management systems based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and other international standards. He has over 20 years of experience in the quality management field as a quality engineer, corporate quality manager, consultant and trainer. His experience is extensive in quality management systems as wells as Lean and Six Sigma methods. In addition, he coached and mentored Green & Black Belts on process improvement projects in the manufacturing and service industries. Dr. Shraim is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) & a
Paper ID #25144What Impact Does an Engineering Abroad Program Have on the Motivationand Commitment of Community College Engineering Students?Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College Jo-Ann Panzardi is a Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at Cabrillo College, Aptos, California since August 1995. She is also the Program Director of a USDE Title III STEM grant and Project Investigator of a NSF S-STEM grant. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York and her MSCE in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Maryland. She is a registered civil engineer in California. She was
Jing Guo, D.Eng., Keysight Technologies Kathy Kasley, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor, Pamela Phillips, Professor, Ce Yao, MSEE College of Engineering, Colorado Technical UniversityIntroductionThe key contribution for this paper is that two frameworks were used to apply systemengineering and further promote entrepreneurial-minded concepts for a capstone course at themaster’s level in electrical engineering. In addition, entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML)activities were implemented in several courses in electrical engineering and computerengineering based on the recent results in the undergraduate program. For this project,background and explanation of the frameworks are described in a capstone course for the