Paper ID #25664Teaching Systems Thinking in a Capstone Mechatronic Design CourseDr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Be- dillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in
, both within and external to” the collegeenvironment (p. 290, 1989). These include student background characteristics and pre-college normative pressures, collegiate experiences and in-college normative pressures, theongoing influence of non-college reference groups and parental socialization, and finallysocialization outcomes such as career choices and aspirations.Weidman’s conceptual framework provides a useful model to understand how socializationcomes into play with other influences, it does not afford means to explicitly measure specificsocialization processes. The field of organizational behavior, however, operationalized twoprimary socialization processes: organization-driven institutional tactics (Van Maanen &Schein, 1979; Jones
Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Project REAP: Reaping the Benefits of High-stakes Assessment Frequency Boosters1. Introduction To help starting engineering students in properly preparing for their engineering careers,introductory engineering textbooks advise them to devote a minimum of two to three hours ofstudy for every lecture-hour they attend [1]. In such textbooks, the point is often made that inhigh school most learning takes place in the classroom, whereas in college most learning takesplace outside the classroom. This important point correlates with other studies based on cognitivepsychology, which point out that the
been shown to be very important in terms ofinterest [12] and overall achievement [13]. In the latter study, using data collected for ProjectTALENT, it was established that spatial ability measured in adolescence predicted career pathand achievement in higher education: “spatial ability added incremental validity (accounted for astatistically significant amount of additional variance) beyond SAT-Mathematical (measuringmathematical reasoning ability) and SAT-Verbal (measuring verbal reasoning ability) inpredicting these math–science criteria” [13]. With regard to particular aspects of the STEMcurriculum, spatial ability has been shown to be significantly related to achievement in variousaspects of mathematics [14], performance in reasoning about
professional development for engineers, employers often lackexperience in creating programs that both effectively develop CAE skills and help theirengineers apply their new skills on the job. Programs specifically designed for workingindividuals can contribute to promoting continuous learning for so that their careers thrive andemployers can remain competitive. This program will be assessed using a well-establishedevaluation framework in order to determine where improvements are needed to meet the needs ofthese adult learners.KeywordsProfessional development, life-long learning, online learning, Computer Aided EngineeringIntroductionDigital manufacturing is comprised of several tools including Computer Aided Design (CAD),Computer Aided Manufacturing
learning. 5 4.75 I can apply what I learned in this course beyond the classroom. 4.25 4.25 I can apply what I learned in this course to my job or career goals. 5 4.5 Student Perception of Learning Mean 4.79 4.47 Figure 4: Student Assessment on LearningThe end-of-course survey reveals the Trifecta of Engagement framework greatly facilitatedstudents' engagement with course contents, peers and instructor. Students took a more active partin their learning process. They gained significant knowledge about the subject and their ability tothink critically, to do research, to write and speak has
from which direction an object is being detected. Then, if both sensors are detecting objects withina certain range, the haptic motors would sync up with each other and vibrate simultaneously. The next step tofurther improve the overall product would be to design a case for the entire board and solder the wires ratherthan using the breadboard. This way it would be one complete and compact piece which could be attached to Figure 8: Student enrollment over last two years Figure 9: Different hands on projects being displayed during career fair and high school visitsthe glove. To further reduce the size of the device that fits on the glove, more compact sensors could be usedto replace the rather large HC-SR04
chapter S362. His mission is to attract top quality talent to an advanced manufacturing career by linking in-demand skilled manufacturing positions with a Univer- sity Degree. Education and Licensure: • Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, No. E-62837 • Master of Technology, August 2003, Kent State University, Kent, OH. • Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, March 1986, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH. Experience: • Twenty years’ experience teaching in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. • Thirty plus years’ of manufacturing and mechanical engineering experience in the design and manufacture of products, automated
Friesel is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Faculty Resources Committee (FRC). The mission of the EAB FRC is ”to promote the continued evo- lution of engineering education and the career enhancement of Engineering, Computing and Technology (ECT) faculty through quality programs/products/services designed to advance innovation in educating engineers”. She is an Associated Editor in IEEE Transactions on Education. She collaborates regularly with many technical universities in Europe, Latin America and USA. Her research interests include math- ematical modeling, system dynamics, control theory, and educational methods in automation, robotics, and in engineering in general.Dr. Sergey Dubikovsky
] students engage with design thinking and how that engagement shapes theirperceptions of what it means to identify as a successful engineer.The research questions for this study are: 1. How do ECS engineering students make sense of design thinking in an academic course setting? 2. How does design thinking in an academic course shape perceptions of what it means to identify as an ECS engineer? BackgroundScholars have suggested that for engineering students to be successful toward the completion oftheir degrees, and then later in their careers, developing an engineering identity is vital towardthat goal1,2. The ability to do something successfully, or to establish mastery with a skill allows
coursedirector and senior faculty independent assessor. Each minor arc contains two teams with aninstructor and one or more advisors. The dots inside each segment represent students on the team,color-coded by discipline. The faculty names are also color-coded by discipline. There were 13teams ranging in size from four to 12 students. 12 teams were multidisciplinary and fourcontained students from multiple departments. The largest project, Swarms, contained studentsfrom five disciplines and three different departments. One of the external judges at our annualEECS Projects Day, a former faculty member from the 1980s who served a career in industryafter his faculty service and who has extensive involvement with ABET remarked, “The diversityof the teams
papers in high-ranking architectural research journal and conference proceedings. Ms. Matin has over 5 years of experience of teaching in architecture and interior design field at Azad Islamic University and Eastern Michigan University. She has been LEED Green Associate since 2016. During 2018-2019 academic year, she was chosen as the outstanding PhD student of the year at College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University.Dr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Ali Eydgahi started his career in higher education as a faculty member at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute in 1985. Since then, he has been with the State University of New York, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Eastern Michigan
Support, 3D model, and engineering drawingStudent FeedbacksThe Design and Prototyping course was offered to the first cohort of 11 students as aspecial topic in summer 2018. The student feedbacks are extremely positive withcomments such as: - Great class! Best class that I have taken in my career. It is hands-on which helps with learning and being interested in the material presented. - All the techniques we covered were very interesting. I would like to learn how to use all the machines available. - This is a very engaging course, and I only wish it lasted longer. I enjoyed the team-based aspect of this course. - I enjoyed getting to experience so many different techniques and machines that I have never been
that the makerspace allowed for more meaningfulengineering experiences than those of the classroom. They appreciated the opportunity to accesssuch diverse resources. Having the autonomy to create and utilize the skills that these studentshave learned thus far not only helped foster confidence in their engineering identity but alsohelped solidify their future career plans. Melissa, a first-year electrical engineering student,described how her university makerspace has helped her conceptualize her future. “Themakerspace really lets you get a taste of what it really could be like in the workforce. It’s a goodway to make sure you know what you want to do.”The makerspace also allowed for students to take ownership of their projects and see their
skills used for writing reports and preparing presentations are also veryimportant and useful in both upper level courses and future careers.”“Actually working on the design process and learning how to do engineering memos and designreports felt so important to me. Those are skills that I know I will carry with me for years andthat I will actually use. Also, I went from being very shy and not voicing my opinions to feelinglike I can speak intelligently. This class has given me my voice and my confidence.”“I felt most like a maker/future engineer when I was in peer mentor hours or meeting with mygroup outside of class hours. Being able to talk about design with my group members in a lessstructured environment helped us brainstorm more freely and
, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created
usually unseen bystudents and not acknowledged by faculty [1]. When exposed to this approach, many facultyrecall an “aha” moment in graduate school where the common structure underlying engineeringsuddenly became apparent. One of the goals of using the CAP framework is to help students seethis early in their career and use this framework to organize their learning and problem solving.History of CAPIn 1988, a group of faculty at Texas A&M University began work on a new integratedengineering curriculum to replace the core engineering science courses in a typical curriculum.The result was an interdisciplinary sequence of four courses called the Texas A&M/NSFEngineering Core Curriculum, which was organized around what they called the
communicate effectively._____ The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context._____ A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning._____ A knowledge of contemporary issues._____ An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Part BThe following skills and knowledge, and their corresponding growths, are essentialto a career as a practicing engineer._____ Communication_____ Teamwork_____ Project Management_____ Problem Solving_____ Organization_____ Leadership_____ Statics / Dynamics_____ Strength of Materials / Machine Design_____ Modeling, Analysis, and Control
to SpatialVisualization (SV) training specifically in the area of providing feedback hints to students whenperforming freehand sketching exercises on touchscreen devices.SV is the ability to visualize and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes in one’s mind. This skill has beentied to success in many careers, yet this skill is undertaught or not typically taught in most K-12and engineering curricula. A seminal study by Sorby [1] showed that SV skills can be taught andcan result in a significant increase in GPAs and graduation rates. 7000 students were tracked forover 15 years showing similar results [2]. The increase in graduation rates is especiallysignificant for women and other underrepresented minorities in STEM [3], who may have hadless experience
, early in their careers, learn not to make promisesthey cannot keep, yet our students consistently present the boss—the instructor—with the mostaggressive estimated construction times instead of more conservative ones.Finally, teams must roughly estimate the amount of equipment time this project will require.Much more rigor will be put into this decision later, but at this point, teams rely, again, onhistorical data. It is important to note, the equipment—a KNEX crane—is the most expensivehourly cost on the project. Contrary to the aggressive construction times, this equipment costestimate is often overestimated greatly inflating this initial estimate.Teams submit their initial estimates to their instructor. Any material errors are highlighted
students to establishsuch a mental model using solid mechanics concepts is a reasonable approach, which may benefitstudents in their entire engineering career. As shown in Figure 6, fundamental concepts inmechanics can be completely separate in students’ mind before they have a firm understanding oftheir meaning. The M3E approach is expected to help students connect these abstract concepts anddevelop their mental model to represent a network of such complex concepts. A well-developedconcept map, externalization of the mental representation, will show the fundamentalunderstanding of these concepts. Once students have such capability, they can easily adapt it forother engineering applications. The effectiveness of the proposed M3E approach will be
’ career experiences. Not only do students learn newFPGA design skills, they also learn about the professional positions of electronic engineers. Thisprogram helps students gain valuable skills in teamwork, lifelong learning, and solving practicalproblems, skills that may be difficult to achieve in the classroom. 7The 2018 open national FPGA Summer School attracted nearly 200 students from all over Chinato apply. 120 students were selected to participate in the Summer School by both universityprofessors and Xilinx engineers. There were 19 female students and 101 male students. Half ofthem were undergraduate students and the rest were master students. More than half of theenrolled students came from
problems. Students gain experience inthese disciplines through problem-sets in which specific, algorithmic methodologies areemployed to reach a singular valid answer. This practice has proven historically successful intraining engineering students to solve similar problems but does little to help these studentsconnect with the real-world applications [2]. Without this connection, new engineering graduatesmay struggle to apply these foundational skills as they begin their professional careers [3]. Byadopting learner-centric teaching strategies which promote motivation, curiosity and enjoymentof the foundational engineering sciences, we hope to improve student engagement and learningoutcomes by fostering a meaningful connection with subject contents
addition,much has been written in the literature about the mixed nature of exam results with versus withoutvarious active learning techniques, in particular the flipped classroom, although other benefits mayresult [15], [16]. As will be discussed further, our preliminary exam results thus far have not showndefinitive improvement, although students have qualitatively identified benefits with learning inan active environment.Instructor BackgroundAs an instructor, my adoption and use of various active learning techniques have progressed intime and complexity, starting with my career as a graduate-student instructor. My use of activelearning started naturally, out of a need to focus students and drive their practice of the material. Istarted with and
Paper ID #26140Project Based Learning for a Computer Integrated Manufacturing CourseDr. Zareena Gani, Higher Colleges of Technology Dr. Zareena Gani started her career in Engineering with a degree in Mechanical engineering from MK University, India. She has over 20 years of experience in both academia and industry. She has worked as a Design and Manufacturing engineer in Singapore before joining National University of Singapore from which she obtained her M.Eng degree. She also has worked in Singapore Institute of Manufactur- ing Technology (A*STAR) as a Research Fellow before moving to Canada. She gained exposure with
University of Iowa in November of 2008, she worked at Texas A & M University as a Science & Engineering Librarian. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Quick Understanding Our Engineering Faculty Research Needs Using Topic ModelingAbstractAs engineering librarians, we recognize that understanding our faculty research needs is an ongoingendeavor. It is a continuing learning process throughout our time serving engineering faculty with diverseresearch interests. However, the time-intensive learning process may not efficiently help engineeringlibrarians quickly develop an overall view of the changing and evolving departments. It’s also challengingfor early-career librarians who are new to
any engineering career path. In anotherexample, focusing on instilling ‘action-oriented’ EM in undergraduate students, Gerhart& Carpenter [27] associated EM with a set of skills such as creativity, innovativeness andcritical thinking. Similarly, other researchers presented EM as a reasonable substitute forentrepreneurial skills [28], [29]. 4In other articles, researchers included specific traits in addition to skills in theirdescriptions of EM. In one example, Pistrui, Layer, & Dietrich [30] argued that EM is notspecifically associated with an entrepreneur but rather with other professionals such asengineering students who can think
gives students acomprehensive understanding of Data Mining principles based on major concepts covered inacademia and required by job market. The concepts included in the course are intended toprepare students for careers that involve applying Data Mining skills.We do not have adequate evidence and feedback from the students who have taken the course toverify that the provided strategies are the best overall approach. Future study may include astatistical analysis of how effective our proposed curriculum is in accomplishing our goals ofpreparing students with Data Mining skills, catering to undergraduate level students, andpresenting concepts relevant to Data Mining. This would solidify our proposed curriculum’seffectiveness and provide valuable
portable sensing platform is to try to bridge the gapbetween the existing mechatronic courses and their potential benefits in industrial applications.From the course development standpoint, the portable sensing platform designed in this project isto provide new lecture and lab materials that are closely related to the modern mechatronic areas.The integration of the microcontroller units with other intelligent sensors focuses on theapplication aspects of the courses will help students gain more hands-on experiences andbeneficial to their career choices. From the research perspective, the developed portable sensingplatform can be viewed as a prototype of testbed that can be used for verification of researchideas and algorithm developments
served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chem- ical Company from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NC State since 2000, Dr. Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including the ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award, the John Wi- ley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NC State Faculty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NC State Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Out- standing Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the ASEE Southeastern Section Mid-Career Teacher Award. She is a member of the editorial board for Chemical Engineering Education and serves a Director of the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. She will be a co-author