that all AC wires terminals are isolated properly and secured. Configure the communication between the PLC and PC. Complete and finish wiring check and test the conductivity before turning the main switch ON. The objectives of the intermediate PLC wiring are foe students to be able to a- Write a small PLC program b- Test the inputs signals and send signal to activate the solenoid valve to extend the stroke.The fluid power course is offered every semester during regular academic year and theenrollment, though varies, is about 20 to 28 students. The course instructor is planning to have 3students work on a single portable pneumatic trainer (so, a total number of 10 trainers will bebuilt) and at the end of the lecture, each group
), ability to plan and design a system, component orprocess that meets desired needs (abet c), ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineeringtools necessary for engineering practice, including computer tools and information technology(abet k), and the ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data(abet b).The course topics traditionally include computer-aided structural analysis of trusses, 2D-framesfor gravity and lateral loads and load combinations, computer-aided structural design of 2D-frames, setting up of an experiment on a small shake table and dynamic experimentation,computer-aided structural dynamic analysis with time history, and verification of computer-aidedanalysis results with
generatea wide list instead of focusing specifically on engineering fields. This emphasized thatresearchers may utilize a wide spectrum of lenses to study different aspects of EEPs due to theinterdisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship education and the nascent state of research in thefield. Furthermore, this reiterates the need to consider the key theories when researching EEPs,specifically student participation for our case. To identify the key theories, the documentedtheories were assessed for their level of use based on the number of times they were cited in the359 articles. Theories that were cited in at least 10 articles were shortlisted, yielding a total ofseven key theories – 1) Theory of Planned Behavior [32], 2) Theory of Reasoned Action
fundraising strategy and action plan according to the target budget. [IDENTIFY unexpected opportunities to create extraordinary value] (3/4) Illustrate the impact of the triple bottom line on the design project. [EXAMINE societal and individual needs, DISCERN and PURSUE ethical practices]The subset of learning objectives for Competition Projects 2 (Spring) associated with anentrepreneurial mindset are as follows with Bloom’s taxonomy levels in parentheses. Eachlearning objective is also matched to associated entrepreneurial mindset example behaviors asdefined in the KEEN framework. (6) Justify through presentation the value of the vehicle. [EVALUATE technical feasibility and economic drivers, CONVEY engineering
collecting attendance at each session and administering programmaticassessment tools throughout the semester.In an effort to continually improve the program, the SI Program Coordinator reformed thetraining activities for the fall 2017 semester, based on the learning outcomes of the University ofMissouri Kansas City’s Supplemental Instruction Training Conference program in the summer of2017. The program strongly emphasized implementing peer-led, collaborative practices inside SIsessions, conducting observations early and often, and requiring all SI leaders to plan theirsessions with engaging activities that they submitted prior to the session for feedback anditerative cycles of improvement.At the end of each semester, the SI coordinator collates all
learning course is to provide freshmen the opportunity not only to complete a hands-on project but also to learn and develop real skills that would benefit them in future coursework, student group activities, research and internships. Moreover, the course was also designed to meet in small (24 students) sections to allow engagement between students, and between the faculty instructor and the students. Lastly, the project focus affords students the opportunity to gain experience with the design process, teamwork, and communication. In this paper, the course is described in detail along with examples, results, impact and future plans. Course Organization and Development An important first consideration in the development of
systems. His further research is done through the United States Navy emphasizing in technological upgrades to the surface fleet.Mr. Alexander John Norway, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Alexander Norway is a senior in the Mechanical Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He is seeking a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with no plans for a minor. He has conducted research under Dr. Kimberley, focusing on Dynamic Deformation. His further research is done with Dr. Kimberley and Dr. Grow in cooperation with Los Alamos National Labs.Ms. Victoria Joyous DuPriest, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Victoria DuPriest is currently a sophomore studying Mechanical
Processing with their favorite color or hue filling itin. This is a way for students to see if they are coding colors correctly. If students finishearly, they can add more shapes and more colors before each shape; they will see thateach shape can then be filled in with different colors!PurposeStudents can connect this activity to the engineer design process as seen below: Ask: Imagine: Plan: Students ask how to Students will begin to think Students will need to pick a create a colorful shape in Processing. → of ways to explore hue, color, and
academic plans at college entry, including: Whether students planned to pursue engineering as a career after college. How likely they were to change major during college (on a four-point scale from very unlikely to very likely). The highest degree to which students aspired during their lives. Students’ intended major, included to test differences among engineering fields. The importance of getting a better job as a reason for them to attend college (measured on a three-point scale from not important to very important), assuming this reason might explain why they were motivated to select engineering.A set of institution-level variables collected by both CIRP and IPEDS were included to test forpotential
University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3 Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USAAbstractNeural network system, a portion of artificial intelligence, is increasingly becoming prevalentnowadays. This paper presents a pedagogical study applied in a neural network field. Theapplication of neural network models to function approximation is one of the latest developments inelectrical engineering including robotics motion planning and navigation. It is, however, achallenging task to instruct on this topic in computational intelligence techniques course. In general,a function approximation issue aims to select a function among a well
-engineering major” .More students were confident in their Calculus abilities (76% “Confident” or “Veryconfident”) versus Physics (52%), Computer Skills (45%), or Chemistry (36%).Eighty-nine percent of the respondents thought they had strong problem-solving skills,75% felt confident in their ability to succeed in engineering and 70% thought theyneeded to spend more time studying. Over half planned to join a student engineeringorganization. Interestingly, 42% did not feel they knew what an engineer does and 62%tend to procrastinate, putting off the things they need to do.Overall students gave very positive feedback to the DEE program and to the teachingassistants. Nearly all respondents (98% “Agree” or “Strongly agree”) would recommendDEE to other
, which is authentic reflection on the process. Some of the groups that we looked atdid very thoughtfully reflect on points such as how this assignment and course altered theirperceptions of engineering practice, and how their team carried out the design process to accountfor CSR. However, most team reflections were superficial and vague, at best, a result we havealso seen in past work incorporating reflection into engineering courses [12]. We plan to providebetter guidance to the students moving forward on what high-quality reflections look like. Wealso will work to weave CSR more completely throughout the semester. A few students observedon the end-of-semester course evaluations that it was a focus at the beginning and end of thecourse, but was
sessionsconnected research to practice. First, the leadership team determined the topics for eachworkshop. Then the project leadership created a time management schedule. The projectleadership team then selected readings, websites, videos, or other content for each session. Thisinformation was then utilized to develop PowerPoints presentations.A cohesive “workshop” plan was developed for each session, which then went through athorough review process. Each workshop consisted of an introduction, brief discussion ofhomework results, a mini-lecture covering the main topic for that session, then one or twofacilitated activities (ie. breakout discussions, think-pair-share, active learning activities), andconcluded with a report back from group work or a
andstatistical analyses plans to test their chosen specification. When possible, the teams areencouraged to present the preliminary results or simulations. This project is assigned at thebeginning of the quarter, and the teams are encouraged to work on it throughout the quarter inparallel with their design process. The project results are then presented in class in place of thefinal exam.AssessmentIn the current academic year, the Biomedical Device Evaluation course was taught for the firsttime (N = 45 students). In May 2019, a survey will be administered to assess the students’perceived knowledge of the regulatory and device evaluation topics, their level of confidence inthat knowledge relative to other professional BME topics, and its applicability
coordinator for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level, using both face-to-face and blended online learning instruction. She is an Adjunct Faculty for the Transportation Systems and, the City & Regional Planning programs at MSU. Her research interests include engineering education, student success, online engineering pedagogy and program assessment solutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, bicycle access, and ethics in engineering. She has several published works in engineering education and online learning. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering (Transportation) and Masters of City &
used.The ability to practice GD&T in student engineering drawings, as well as machining assemblieswith GD&T specifications makes a more competent mechanical engineer, who knows how toreduce the total time and budget required to complete a satisfactory design project.IntroductionIn the Fall and Spring semester of their Senior year, the Mechanical Engineering students arerequired to design and fabricate a machine for their capstone projects. A popular machine for theSeniors to design and manufacture is a Stirling Engine. In the Fall semester, each design group isrequired, among others, to create their designs using a Computer Aided Design software andproduce engineering drawings for all of the parts they plan to manufacture. Prior to this
, engineering technology college courses. Inaddition, warrant officers operate as leaders in their units, not only providing technical expertise, but alsomanaging, planning, organizing, supervising and controlling jobs and worksites in a military setting.How does warrant officer training compare to technology or business courses in a typical four-yearcollege? This paper examines the ACE credit recommendations for ten current warrant officer specialtycourses with technology containing curriculum to compare them to typical technology courses accreditedby ABET, formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology [3]. In most cases, thetraining does not warrant credit recommendations for significant amounts of technical training, but thecredit
instructors. Your University may have apolicy on this. Check your faculty handbook to see if there is a time stipulated by which youmust respond to students online or in email. It is most often either 24 or 48 hour response time.Whichever you select as a logon frequency, it is important to clearly communicate it so thatstudents know how often to expect you in class and how long turnaround time will take ondiscussion postings. Once you have explained what students can expect from you as aninstructor, you can then clearly state your expectations for student logon.It is good practice to ask students to plan on logging into your class a certain number of dayseach week. Most college courses meet three days per week. It is reasonable to expect yourstudents
all the variables within the stratified sampling, but the protocol used was the same foreach institution.Program assessmentFormative and summative assessment instruments will be used to evaluate and assess bothproduct and process to provide assessment results within and between institutions and by cohorttype (F-LEARN and T-LEARN). The assessment plan will use a mixed-method approach [3] toassess the effectiveness in fulfilling the desired learning outcomes, which are:1. Fall-to-fall retention, credits earned, GPA, and graduation rates of LEARN® cohorts will be higher when compared to matched intra-institutional comparison control groups2. Students in the program will show developmental gains in critical thinking and oral/written
novel teaching approach in engineering education because of the many factorsthat go into incorporating writing into a technical classroom. To address these concerns andbarriers, development and research plans for a scaffolded writing pedagogy are described below.Implementation in the Fluid Mechanics ClassroomTo follow the studies that have already been performed by the IUSE group at WSU, the writingpedagogy will be tested in the junior-level, the fluid mechanics and heat transfer course (CHE332) in parallel with the current hands-on learning implementation.i. Targeting Higher Levels in the Cognitive DomainTo target higher levels in the cognitive domain, it is crucial to start with the students’ conceptualfoundation. Identifying common
material and format are deployed with efficacy [18-19]. Inthis particular study the instructor was female, and as noted by other researchers [20], maycontribute to an overall lower impression of knowledge. However, this defense is furthercomplicated because the graduate student leaders in this study were also female in gender. It ispossible that graduate students, despite being female, were able to develop trust/confidence inthe students through spending more time with them. Normally, the format of the LEAP modelallows for about five hours of planned contact between the leader and their students, but it ispossible that the female leaders made additional time investments. This possibility will alter theinformation that we collect during subsequent
participants’ engineering identity (e.g., “I see myself as an engineer” [18]) and belongingnessin engineering (e.g., “I feel comfortable in engineering” [26]).In the fourth section, participants will identify key individuals and experiences encounteredduring their undergraduate program that were influential in forming the participants’ careerpathways. This information will be used to understand key resources that students may takeadvantage of to plan for the future. Finally, we collect information on participants’ year ofgraduation, undergraduate major, gender, and race/ethnicity. In total, we approximate that thesurvey will take participants 10-15 minutes to complete.Survey DevelopmentThe survey will be distributed to alumni in Summer 2019
students received scholarships to cover living expenses only (n = 39, 3%).Primary AnalysesFor our first research question, we were interested in the racial/ethnic and gender composition ofthe scholarship recipients as compared to students who did not receive a scholarship. To answerthis question, we conducted two chi-square tests to examine the racial/ethnic and gendercomposition of the scholarship and non-scholarship groups. For our second research question, wewere interested in examining whether there were mean differences in motivation based onwhether or not a student had received a scholarship. While we cannot infer causation, it isinteresting to consider whether the variables are related, and future research is planned to explorethese
, 2019 Risk Allocation Practices at the Bid Phase of the Construction Project: A Look at Factors that Impact Risk Premiums at the Bid Phase of the Construction ProjectAbstractExculpatory clauses are often used by owners in construction contracts to shift potential risks ofconstruction to the contractor. Conversely, to mitigate those risks, contractors use a risk premiumas part of their contingency plan to reduce the risks associated with accepting exculpatory clauses.The study identified five risks commonly used in construction contracts; namely, design errors,differing site conditions, construction errors, risks of payments, and damage for delays. The studyexamined the correlation among the contractor’s years
sustainability which was thedesign of an aquaponics system using renewable energy sources. Such a project helped studentspractice and further improve skills related to teamwork, communication, and work planning &management when working with others who do not necessarily “speak” the sametechnical/scientific language.Engineering technology and biology students from the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)worked together to design and build the fully instrumented and automated aquaponics systemat our university’s sustainability garden. From a team leading viewpoint, biology students definedthe requirements for the aquaponics system while engineering led the activities to design andbuild the system. The developed system allows interested students to
information, although in sophomore and junior level courses students wereencouraged to take the survey with an opportunity to earn bonus points, while the students in thesenior level course volunteered to take the survey without bonus points.Table 1. Survey questions related to high-impact learning activities Student (high‐impact learning) Related Questions What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning activity (something that you do to learn)? What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning strategy (something that you plan and execute)? Do you have any examples other than this that you would like to suggest as a high‐impact learning activity or strategy? As you answer the
the current structure is more guided than simply asking students about theirproblem-solving process. This structure requires less reflection on their own problem-solving process, butstill provides us with meaningful data. Cyclical resource use (using a resource early in the process andreturning in it) was lost in this iteration of the survey.Future Work In the future, we plan to continue analyzing the qualitative data from the Survey InstrumentVersion 2.2 to learn about possible differences in the data we collected. We also plan to add gradecorrelations to the specific responses on the Version 2.2 Survey Instrument to identify the resourcenetworks and combinations that proved to be the most productive for the students in the course
establishment of a council for promoting the education of SET is essential for the country, since engineers and scientists have a collective responsibility to improve the lives of people around the world including Afghanistan. Many expatriate Afghanis may be willing to help towards this goal. There is a strong need for better planning in order to create a higher education system that can address the present problems of the country and it is sustainable in the long- term using the local resources rather than being dependent on international aid. There is certainly a lack of professionals at the MoHE and Universities to prioritize and manage the multi-million dollars USAID and other funded projects in
development background of computing education in China to form a morecomprehensive and clear understanding of it, and refine the path of the realization ofcomputing education through the structured case study.2 The development of computing education in ChinaThe training for computer science and technology professionals started in the United Statessince the 1950s. Later the training programs adopted by other countries including China, allreferred to the US system.In 1995, on the basis of extensive research, the Ministry of Education approved the plan forthe reform of educational contents and curriculum for computer science and technology. Theproject is undertaken by a team of teachers from 9 universities including Fudan University,Shanghai Jiaotong
% Conflicts between ENT350 and EGE120 19.6% Improve Course Scheduling 9.8% *Some students represented in multiple categories.Discussion:Overall, the collaboration between the entrepreneurial studies program and the department ofengineering was mutually beneficial. Transferring prototype development to engineering studentsallowed the ENT350 students to focus on venture planning and consumer surveying. EGE120students were then guided by their clients toward market-based designs. Moreover, the competingengineering teams from different course sections were able to develop unique products from theinitial design scope, leading to a diverse collection of final prototypes. Students from