studies investigated curriculum integration where softskills teaching is included in most of the academic program courses.27,28,29 Integrated Teaching FrameworkCurriculum integration was practiced and proven as an effective approach to teachinginterdisciplinary skills.27,28,29 The integration was considered as a common theme in a set ofcourses, or as an application of knowledge from one course to teach another course in anacademic program, or as an industry based projects such as internship or capstone projects. Theapplication of industry teaching approaches used to train employees versus teaching in anacademic setting was also described in the literature.30,31 In this research we propose an integration as a
students (n=79) at a Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSI) through a semester-long group project. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costanalysis (LCCA) were used to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of energyrecovery, water reuse, and nutrient recycling processes from a small-scale agriculturalwastewater treatment system in rural Costa Rica. Students’ ability to solve problems and producesolutions that accounted for environmental, economic, and social factors were evaluated usingdirect measures of student performance on specific assignments (e.g., final report, final videopresentation) and indirect measures using a self-efficacy questionnaire. Direct measures weregraded by the instructor of the course and an in-country partner
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listening are key to success in a highly collaborative working environment [6].Studies have shown that involving students in engineering projects helps improve technical andinterpersonal communication within teams, with the suppliers of technical parts, and non-engineers. It has also helped improve English writing skills for international students [7].One would expect engineering students to possess high levels of these skills upon graduation;however, the results of past surveys show that engineering students are inadequately equipped tomeet this need [8-9]. Although engineering students are typically required to communicate theirdesign to a broader audience at the end of the senior capstone course, there is not much emphasisand attempt to provide
subsystems.It is relatively easy for academic institutions that are starting a new mechanical engineeringundergraduate program to create a curriculum that includes a sequence of courses and learningexperiences to teach product design and development as well as fundamental concepts related toST and SE. Unfortunately, in the case of existing programs it can be difficult to make substantialmodifications to the curriculum. Under those circumstances, the only option is to work within theframework of the curriculum that is already in place. In this regard, most mechanical engineeringundergraduate programs have a capstone senior design experience, and many programs include acourse in which students learn about product design and development. Unfortunately
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Paper ID #27515Board 9: Introducing Bioengineering Approaches through Healthcare GrandChallengesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely
during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.Mr. Joseph F. Santacroce P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Girl Scouts STEM DayAbstractGirl Scouts STEM day is a program at Wentworth Institute of Technology to help 4th or 5th gradestudents explore STEM fields. The event is organized
including capstone type project: design of a retaining wall. CIVL 1 Geotechnical Design a lab experiment to determine an 402 Engineering Lab appropriate, quantitative relationship between void ratio and hydraulic conductivity of sand CIVL 3 Steel Design Design of spread footings for column 406 demands from an actual building. CIVL 3 Water and Wastewater (1) Design a sedimentation basin based on 408 Systems defendable water demand (2) Design selected
cooperative, project-based integrative and interdisciplinary learning. Although aproposed AB program in engineering was neither successful nor sustained, this institutionalsensibility is still reflected in WPI practices at the course level (e.g. [13]) as well as larger-scaleinitiatives.Since the late-1960s moment at which boundary-transgressing programs like the WPI Plan andLafayette College’s AB in Engineering (which later became a program in Engineering Studies)curriculum were launched, disciplinary boundaries have remained strong, sometimes even beingfortified on campuses. Integrative activities flourished only on the margins of traditionaldisciplines, rarely offered much institutional nourishment or light (e.g. [7]). Even at HarveyMudd, the
theprogram content. They provided valuable input that shaped the list of “enduring understandings”and continue to strongly support the program. After several had the opportunity to work with thestudents on a course project or with their senior capstone project, the board has even suggestedwe do not need accreditation. They have seen first-hand the quality of the program. (Nonethelesswe are preparing to seek ABET accreditation.)We hope to gather more formal feedback after we have more graduates and the first graduateshave had some time in the profession. Feedback from the alumni and their supervisors will helpdetermine how effectively the program meets regional needs. We have just developed a morefocused survey to gather such feedback from internship
, achievement, and persistence in student-centered courses.Prof. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas
program and allow students to explore before committing to a specific plan of study.For the new computer programming course, the content pairs the sensors and actuatorscommonly utilized by a variety of engineers with the programming skills needed to collect andinterpret data. These skills carry over to the team design project that involves programming,sensors, actuators, construction and testing of a complete system. The programming skillscarried into the sophomore level courses have been well received by some departments and lessthan satisfactory to other departments which has led to more deliberate independentprogramming assignments. In this paper, we describe the implementation of in a new coursesequence for ~900 students per year and
- resented youth in after-school programs, which was developed and deployed over the past 3 years with support from an NSF ITEST grant.Mr. John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR John Ristvey, M.S., (UCAR, Principal Investigator), is development lead for Engineering Experiences in collaboration with Dr. Tammy Sumner, Srinjita Bhaduri, and Dr. Randy Russell. He provides expertise in Out of School Time (OST) programming with student supports and STEM education. Ristvey coordinates each of the teams and lead the design team as well as the work of the advisory board. He has conducted extensive research and development work in STEM OST projects such as Cosmic Chemistry (Institute for Educational Sciences, Department of Education) and
Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of Accomplished Chemical Engineers for Transform- ing Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with
Florida previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.Ms. Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University Grace Tsai graduated with bachelor degrees in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Cal- ifornia, San Diego in 2011. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology, Nau- tical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. She served as an industry advisor and stakeholder in the capstone team, Submersible Exploration Aquatic Labs (SEAL), given her nautical archaeology background, and guided the team by explaining archaeologists’ needs in
program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a qual- ity assurance
work well together [5], whereas instructor assigned groups may bemore appropriate for lower division courses to insure that all students do not feel the socialpressure to join with friends [10] and shy students or students from historically excludedidentities do not feel left out or isolated [11].In addition to group formation, instructors are also responsible for setting the lifetime of groups.They have the choice of keeping the same groups for the entire course or rotating groupsthroughout the semester/quarter. The choice to rotate or not can be constrained by the type ofgroup assignment (e.g. semester/quarter long capstone projects often require a single team), butin courses where rotations are possible, rotations allow students to get to
) Figure 9 - Network Architecture and ConfigurationConclusion and Future WorkThe project was successfully built and tested. The project’s total cost was 1,190.00 US dollarsdistributed over three main areas: 400 for the Pi tower, 340 for the Rock64 tower, and 450 for theFirewall, switches, and Ethernet cables. Three students worked on the implementation,configuration, and documentation for a total of 100 hours during an academic semester. Thestudents reported that they learned by doing hands-on labs and testing, and enjoyed this project.This project is suitable as a capstone or senior group project. Testing results proved that thisproject is suitable for securing the network of a startup company or a small business. This projectcould also be
. g = 0.55 The Concept Questions and Practice Problems 4.49 ± 0.64 4.23 ± 0.70 p = 0.21 helped me learn. g = 0.40 Homework problems and test questions helped 4.12 ± 0.62 3.69 ± 1.20 p = 0.09 me assess my progress learning the course g = 0.56 content. The structure of this course encouraged me to 3.94 ± 1.07 3.85 ± 0.77 p = 0.77 explore outside resources to help me learn. g = 0.09 I can relate what I learned in this course to other 4.12 ± 0.88 4.31 ± 0.61 p = 0.47 courses, my Capstone/Thesis project, and topics
four credit-hour course that meets for 14 weeks. As shown in Table 4 several additionalmodules were developed to cover all topics offered in CIS 375. This course is required of allcomputing majors: Computer and Information Systems (CIS), Software Engineering (SE) andCybersecurity and Information Assurance (CIA) and is taken prior to working on their capstonedesign projects. The capstone projects completed by UMD students involve working withexternal clients for eight months as part of a four-person team to develop software solutions tosmall industrial problems.The term project for CIS 375 was the creation of a small web-based software engineering tool.Each team created a different tool (e.g., cost estimation tool using use cases or a risk
curriculumand course material to meet the needs of the engineering profession [6].Engineering Management Course at The CitadelEngineering Management is a required three-credit hour course for undergraduate civilengineering students taken during their junior or senior year at The Citadel, and is a prerequisitefor the two-course capstone design sequence. Engineering Management focuses on developmentof professional skills needed to prepare graduates for careers in consulting engineering, publicworks administration, and construction management. In recent years, the curriculum has beenmodified to incorporate expanded professional skill outcomes, as identified by American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) in “A Vision for Civil Engineers 2025,”and ASCE Body
UniversityDr. Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University Assoc Prof of History and Humanities Dept Chair; Grand Challenge Scholars Program DirectorMs. Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Sarah Brownell is the Director of the Grand Challenges Scholars Program and a Lecturer in Design, De- velopment and Manufacturing for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She works extensively with students in the multidisciplinary engineering capstone design course and other project based elective courses, incorporating human centered design, participatory devel- opment, and design for development themes. She was a co-founder of the non-profit Sustainable Organic
. For over 14 years prior to join- ing TCNJ, he was engaged in medical device technology and product development for the Biosurgery and Regenerative Medicine markets. He coordinates the BME Capstone Senior Project course, wherein stu- dents design and prototype novel medical devices within the Design Control framework, preparing them for development careers in the medical device industry. He earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering with Certificates in Biomedical Engineering and Personnel Management from the University of Rochester, followed by a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Rice University for research investigating fluid dynamic shear force effects on platelet activation and genetic regulation of
assessment of student learning, academic policies, and strategic planning.Prof. Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University Dimitris Korakakis, Professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering has been involved with Senior Capstone projects in the department for more than 10 years. He has been the lead faculty for the Lane Experience in Applied Design, the research track of the department’s capstone project and for the Nanosystems minor established in 2010 through an NSF funded NUE. He is also the PI for the Solar Decathlon awards, in 2013, 2015 and recently 2017, from the Department of Energy, advising students from a variety of disciplines across the university and many of these student
, technology, and games can be used to improve student engagement.Dr. Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University Jennifer Cole is the Assistant Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University and the Associate Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research. Dr. Cole’s primary teaching is in capstone and freshman design, and her research interest are in engineering design education.Dr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub
projectwill be done: as a part of a design class, independent study, student society chapter project, orother (explain). The competition may be completed over one or two semesters between Augustand April each year, but all packages are due no later than a specific date in April (e.g. April 28,2018). The 40-page package plus appendices are specified in the guidelines and referred to in theevaluation criteria [13]. In addition to the challenges presented in the guidelines coming fromreal airport issues, these specifications are conducive for use in design or capstone coursesbecause they mimic the real world of preparing proposals. In the guidelines, the teams areencouraged to document their interactions with aviation experts from professional
Paper ID #27072Improving Creative Thinking in Engineering Students Through Art Appre-ciationPatricia Caratozzolo, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Patricia Caratozzolo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received the Ph.D. degree from the Uni- versitat Polit´ecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, in 2003. Since 2005 she has been a member of the faculty of Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, where she is Assistant Professor of Power Energy Systems in the Mechatronics and Sustainable Development Department. She is leading different projects in the area of educational
validation. The design process is itself a complex cognitive process [9] and requiresstudents to undertake deep approaches to learning [10].Chemical engineering design experiences allow students to apply the design process to produceuseful and profitable products to society. However, these experiences are traditionally offeredduring the senior year to meet their Capstone Design Project requirement. Some of the coursesthat may include design experiences are, for example, Process Design, Process and Plant Design,Product Design, and Process Design and Economics [1]. This leaves first-year, sophomore, andjunior students without enough experiences to develop a chemical engineering mindset (attitude)while practicing in "actual" engineering work. Chemical