, embedded quiz questionsthroughout the videos. Questions are drawn randomly from a quiz bank where possible to avoidacademic misconduct issues.Students are given the opportunity to integrate domain knowledge and creative problem-solvingskills during their interactive laboratory sessions. This course component was designed around astudio format that allows students to work collaboratively while seeking personalized feedback[7], [8]. Instructors and teaching assistants coach students through weekly assignments inpreparation for a larger design-based project. The final design task encompasses technical andcreative aspects that provide students with some autonomy and flexibility as they implement therequired technical elements.MethodologyThis research
Paper ID #26093Creating a Learning Environment that Engages Engineering Students in theClassroom via Communication StrategiesDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State University. c American Society
. Morespecifically, our research study will identify NOE views of Vietnamese engineering faculty priorto and after training. While Nature of Engineering (NOE) views are increasingly growingstateside, it is equally important to look at the views of NOE globally. Following the Vietnamesefaculty research experience with hands-on laboratory projects under US engineering researchmentors, we will examine how Vietnamese engineers’ NOE views have changed throughinterviews and open-ended written assessments. Although there are some attempts in assessingteachers’ and students’ NOE views, according to the authors’ knowledge, there is no priorresearch which assessed NOE views of international engineering faculty in a higher educationsetting. In this work-in-progress
toexpose students “to the language of the mechanical things that surround us” [3] (pg. 2). Due tothe success of this work, product dissection in engineering education has become moreprominent in introductory engineering courses [7]. While prior work has also brought awareness to the potential learning benefits of physicalproduct dissection, there are still many obstacles that keep dissection from being adopted on awider scale [8, 9]. For instance, there is a wide range of the products dissected in these courses;early adopters dissected anything from a see-and-say children’s toy to a four stroke engine [4, 5,10]. In addition, the material cost and the space and safety requirements of the laboratories alsohinder the large scale deployment
39 Working in Teams 37 Project Management 36 Analyzing Things 34 Presenting Your Ideas to Others 25 Doing Background Research 25 Working with Clients 22 Working in a Laboratory 21 Drawing/Graphical Communication 21 Working at a Computer 20 Stakeholder Engagement 8 Writing Reports 6 Grant Writing
and laboratories that willbe included as part of the academic preparation. The involved team is developing a targetedcurriculum to achieve these goals.To implement this initiative, the three university campuses established a collaborativeintercampus cooperation platform. This agreement will allow faculty from the campuses todevelop an integrated curriculum that will enhance the educational experience. Each of thesecampuses offers a different educational component relevant to the interaction required to trainstudents to provide integrated design solutions. One campus offers a bachelor’s degree onEnvironmental Design. Another one offers degrees in Civil, Electrical, and Materials Scienceand Engineering, among others. The third campus (the
variations of this experiment which can be used as a laboratory or as ademonstration. More combinations of straight hole sizes and counter-bored holes could be used.If more time is available, each group could test multiple tube lengths and conduct more repeatruns. Other fluids could be used as well.There are a few parameters where there is a significant potential for error. Only twomeasurements are made during the experiment: the drainage time and the amount of watercollected. In both cases, the larger these values the lower the relative error. For example, if thedrainage time is 30 s with a 1 s uncertainty, this equates to an uncertainty of 3.3%. However, ifthe drainage time is 5 min with an uncertainty of 1 s, that would only be an uncertainty of
Education, 2019 Disparate Electrospray Systems for Undergraduate and Graduate EducationAbstractElectrospray thrusters are low thrust, high efficiency devices that use electrostatic fields toaccelerate droplets of non-volatile liquid propellants. With numerous applications in precisionattitude control and propulsion of small satellite platforms, electrospray systems are gainingprevalence in the field of electrostatic propulsion. These thrusters present unique educationalopportunities to expose students to comparatively novel technologies in a laboratory setting,requiring only modest university resources and development time.In support of its “Learn by Doing” pedagogical philosophy, the Aerospace
Auckland, NZ, developer of the Xorro assessment authoring tool Xorro-Q. His entrepreneurial career spans education, health, energy and gaming sectors. Pablo is an enthusiastic advocate for solutions and practices which open new learning and collaboration horizons.Mr. Wyatt Banker-Hix P.E., California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Wyatt Banker-Hix is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California with over four years of industry experience in structural and transportation engineering. He also serves as a part-time lecturer at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) in the Civil Engineering department. He enjoys teaching a hands-on materials laboratory course sprinkled
Paper ID #24851Efficacy of Social Media Communications for Enhancing Student SuccessDr. Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Everett is the MacGuire Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett’s current research is in the areas of Mechatronics, Freshman Programs and Student Engagement. Having multiple years of experience in several National Laboratories and Industries large and small, his teaching brings real world experiences to students. As a former NSF Program Director he works regularly helping faculty develop strong education proposals.Dr. Norman
faculty attributions of attrition in high and low-completing doctoral programs in the United States,” High. Educ., vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 97–112, Jul. 2009.[30] S. W. Rogers and R. K. Goktas, “Exploring Engineering Graduate Student Research Proficiency with Student Surveys,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 263–278, Jul. 2010.[31] H. Perkins, M. Bahnson, M. A. Tsugawa-Nieves, A. Kirn, and C. Cass, “WIP: Influence of Laboratory Group Makeup on Recognition and Identity Development in the Engineering Graduate Student Population,” presented at the 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2018.[32] A. Godwin, G. Potvin, Z. Hazari, and R. Lock, “Identity, critical agency, and engineering: an
, likecamps, as a factor in identity development (e.g. [36], [38]). Hughes, Nzekwe and Molyneaux [9]investigated two camps offered by a national laboratory for middle school students, one co-educational and one all-girl camp, focusing on the effect of these camps on girls’ identitydevelopment. This work was further extended by Hughes to investigate the longitudinal impactof the all-girls camp [37]. These studies concluded that both of the camps had a positive impacton girls’ STEM identity immediately after the camp but that the impact of the all-girls camp doesnot necessarily translate to girls choosing STEM disciplines in college. The longitudinal studyfollowed eleven girls who participated in the all-girls camp during middle school until
. Also, though insightwas gained into engineering leadership styles, it is unknown to what extent these styles compareto those employed in other disciplines. In order to improve upon this study, a larger sample ofengineers as well as individuals in additional disciplines could be considered. Using aquantitative approach, established leadership assessment tools could be used to determinedifferences in leadership behaviors across disciplines. This comparative approach may serve tofurther enhance the understanding of leadership within an engineering context.References[1] Hartmann, B. & Jahren, C. (2015). Leadership: industry needs for entry-level engineering positions. Journal of STEM Education, 16(3),. Laboratory for Innovative
degreesoffered, profiles of recent alumni, and hands-on activities related to that major. Next, students wererequired to attend a student panel, an alumni panel, and laboratory tours. In each case, students wererequired to attend these events for only one department (sessions for each department were offered inparallel so that each department met in a separate room), but they could attend additional departmentofferings based on their interests. Finally, students were required to attend 3 events outside of class timethat would contribute to their major discernment. These included but were not limited to events put on byengineering student groups, departments, and the Career Center as well as individual meetings withfaculty, alumni, or upper-class
children’seducations, before the child enters grade school [12]. This practice benefits upper-class andupper-middle class families, as they have the income to save, leading to a continuing cycle ofcollege attendance and social mobility [12].Pre-College EducationThe education and opportunities provided to students while in high school play a significant rolein their confidence and success in college as well as their selection of major [13, 14]. Hands-onwork such as laboratory experience, FIRST Robotics, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and otherprograms encourage development of STEM skills before students enter college. The courseworkin the PLTW program features hands-on projects for high school and middle school students thataim to teach critical thinking and
the last two years, the project has been carried out asindependent undergraduate research projects for the senior students working in the authors’research laboratory. Under the detailed guidance, the undergraduate students were able toestablish a solid understanding of the 3D printing process, and effect of nanoparticles on theoverall materials’ mechanical properties. In addition, the experience in mechanical testingfollowing ASTM standards emphasized the solid mechanics knowledge the students learned intheir junir year. Three students have participated in the reported undergraduate 3D printing andmaterials testing research. Positive feedbacks were given by the students in the final classevaluation and survey.In order to benefit a broader
refereed jour- nals on these topics, and has presented nearly 65 papers at a broad spectrum of international scientific and professional meetings, including several invited papers. To date, Dr. Schonberg has received over 35 contract and grants from a variety of federal, state, local, and private funding agencies, including the U.S. DoT, NASA, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, Sandia National Laboratories, the U.S. Army Missile Command and the Engineering Foundation. In 1995 Dr. Schonberg received the AIAA’s Lawrence Sperry Award for his work on the design of spacecraft protection systems. In 1998, Dr. Schonberg was promoted to the membership rank of Associate Fellow in the AIAA and
Professor for the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research
, upperclassmen wouldtutor and mentor freshman and sophomore students. Additionally, we witnessed a “giving back” philosophy in which freshmanstudents who were recipients of these services became mentors or tutors when they became juniors and seniors. Mentors and tutorswere employed by the project and paid an hourly wage.What also made this program fit into a student-type “learning community” was it was housed within its own facility located on themain campus. This was a large modular unit which became central to all program activities. This unit contained a student computerlaboratory, faculty digital media laboratory, tutoring center, conference room, and student meeting space. It was open to all STEMstudents and faculty. It essentially served as a
service, student government, andintramurals, for example. There are more than 140 student organizations and clubs that includethe following categories: sports (3), departmental (42), diversity/cultural (12), honorary (15),religious (9), social Greek (3), and special interest (24). It is believed that participation in suchactivities allows students to feel part of the campus community [14]. Nevertheless, at ourinstitution, most students cannot avail themselves of opportunities to participate inextracurricular activities.A different approach to getting students involvedGroup work in lecture courses can be used as a means of getting students to interact with eachother. Group work is common in laboratory courses, where, generally, data collection is
Paper ID #25241Exploring Parents’ Knowledge and Awareness of Engineering through Mid-dle School Students’ Summer CampsEmel Cevik, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the
committees aligning the Standards of Learning (SOLs) to the Newport News Public Schools pacing guide for biology as well as creating the curricu- lum for Forensic science which is taught in all five high schools within Newport News. She has taught Environmental science, Biology, Advanced Placement biology, Human Anatomy, and Forensic science. Within her three years at Virginia Space Grant Consortium, she has used Qualtrics to examine pre-test and post-test surveys in the middle/high school program that she coordinates to examine its effectiveness in leading students to explore STEM related careers. She received her B.S. in Biology from Virginia Com- monwealth University and her M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Paper ID #25669Extending Systems Thinking Skills to an Introductory Mechanical Engineer-ing CourseDr. Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Karim Muci-K¨uchler is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational
eat at the cafeteria and then return to their studies or bring their food with them. Most studentssimply ate at the cafeteria and then returned to their studies. If students had class, or needed toattend their professor’s office hours or meet with student groups, or utilize laboratory or studiofacilities in their respective colleges, they were able to step out for these engagements and thenreturn. The general idea was to have a central study location that students would study in forthree days straight during the day. They also had vouchers which could be used for lunch. After5:20 pm they could continue their regular evening schedules, which might include studying orcompleting final assignments. This was a mandatory event. On Day 1
easier collaborative modeling, and demonstrates the value of reuse. The hypermodelprofile was created to address this need and will undergo continued development as the author’smodeling approach and skills mature.Bibliography[1] D. Cohen, "SE Transformation - “Shaping our Future…”," in NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory MBSE Symposium, Torrance, 2019.[2] Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering, "Department of Defense Digital Engineering Strategy," Department of Defense, Washington, 2018.[3] L. R. D. McMurray, AFLCMC/CC, Keynote address, Dayton: 2017 Wright Dialogue With Industry Conference, 2017.[4] M. J. Vinarcik, "The NeMO Orbiter: A Demonstration Hypermodel," in Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering
2011 Annual Conference & Exposition,Vancouver, BC, June, 2011, https://peer.asee.org/17982.[3] T. J. Garrison, Exploratory Physics: An Active Approach to Learning Physics. currently self-published, 2014.[4] T. J. Garrison, (2015, June), “Active Learning Laboratories in a Restructured EngineeringPhysics–Mechanics” in American Society of Engineering Education, ASEE 2015 AnnualConference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, USA, June, 2015, 10.18260/p.23489.[5] I. Ruzybayev, “Reinforcing Critical Thinking Skills Using a Homework Layout inEngineering Physics Course” in American Society of Engineering Education, ASEE 2017 AnnualConference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, USA, June, 2017, https://peer.asee.org/28789.
Paper ID #24780Implementation of Visual Supplements to Strengthen Pedagogical Practicesand Enhance the Physical Understanding of Fundamental Concepts in Engi-neering MechanicsDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State
calibrated out usingdead weight loading.The engine mount features a rectangular vent which allows the ejection charge to escape. Thethrust measurement range is between 0 and 25 lbs. at a sampling rate of up to 1 kHz. Commonhobby-grade solid rocket motors (up to 24 mm in diameter) will fit in the cylindrical engine mountusing various adapter sleeves. The entire test assembly is suspended on a mobile cart allowing theunit to be moved between laboratory sites. The finished cart with a rocket engine at thrusting andejection stages are shown in Figures 6 and 7. The details of the test stand design can be found inZongolowicz [18]. Figure 5. Model Rocket Engine Thrust Stand Figure 6. Rocket Test Stand at D12-5
-Atlantic United States. The Department of Biomedical Engineering, started in 2010, offers botha doctoral program and an undergraduate program. The historical biomedical engineeringundergraduate cohort size has been ~55 students. The undergraduate program is ABETaccredited.Due to a biomedical engineering undergraduate curriculum change that was implemented overmultiple years, four cohorts of students with varying degrees of exposure to engineeringstandards emerged (Table 1). Engineering standards are implemented in three courses: SeniorDesign (required capstone, senior year), Junior Design (required course, junior year), and Cell &Tissue Laboratory (required course, sophomore year).Table 1. Cohorts. Due to a curriculum change, 4 cohorts of
competencieswith data from science center and classroom testing. At the outset of this project, there were few resources that specifically consideredteaching CT with 5-8-year-old children and fewer clear examples of what it looked like forchildren to engage in CT. However, there were many, sometimes competing, definitions andapproaches to CT more generally. After further review of the literature and some laboratory andclassroom testing with children, the team refined definitions for the following CT competencies:abstraction; algorithms and procedures; automation; data collection; data analysis; datarepresentation; debugging/troubleshooting; problem decomposition; parallelization; simulation;and pattern recognition. Analysis of hundreds of students