teaching areas are in Electronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education.Dr. Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Ulan Dakeev is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Technology Department in the College of En- gineering, Texas A&M University - Kingsville. His areas of research include renewable energy (wind energy), quality in higher education, motivation, and engagement of students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integrating Geothermal Energy Education to an Engineering Technology
Paper ID #27263An Integrated Four-year Hands-on Design Curriculum: A Case StudyDr. Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Emad W. Jassim is an Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to this position he was the Director of Under- graduate Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) where he also served as Chief Advisor, Senior Design Project Coordinator, and lecturer of thermal/fluid science courses. He received his BS, MS, and PhD from the
at Loyola University Chicago. She teaches graduate-level courses in program evaluation, qualitative research methods, and mixed methods. She has been the PI on seven major evaluation projects that ranged from one to five years in length. Her scholarship focuses on practitioners’ data use and evaluation capacity building within non-profits through coaching. She received a Bachelors in Psychology from Calvin College, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Integrated Social Justice Engineering Curriculum at Loyola University ChicagoIntroductionIn
. Miller is the Undergraduate Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engi- neering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). After earning her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Purdue University (West Lafayette), she earned her MS and PhD degrees at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). Her current roles include teaching, assisting in program assess- ment, student advising, and helping oversee undergraduate curriculum development and enhancement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Vertical Integration of Engineering Design in an Undergraduate BME CurriculumAbstractRelevant and robust
six groups of4 (approximately) members each. The instructor meets with each team individually and discusses theirquestions and explains to them how specific questions can be clarified and improved. Although, theentire activity from start to finish is carefully monitored by the instructor with continuous feedbackand grading of team-performance, independent team work and individual responsibility are alsoemphasized. This activity can be replicated in other CGT courses as well other disciplines. The resultssuggest that it can be an effective means to strengthen CG course pedagogy. This approach willfacilitate assessment of tactile learning methods in CGT course curriculum and help with a continuous‘Course Improvement Plan’. Ultimately this
Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC). He holds a M.Arch degree from UIUC and a Bachelor of Arts degree from China Academy of Art. His current research focuses on transformable structures and its application to adaptive architecture. He works on scissor-based structures with emphasis on geometric design, kinematic analysis, and joint design. The application he is currently working on is emergency shelters. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integrating Shelter Design and Disaster Education in Architectural Curriculum AbstractEducation of the public is greatly important in order
Paper ID #27759Integration of 3-D Printed Drone Project in General Engineering CurriculumGavin Garrett Tipker, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisMr. Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles and 3D printed plastics and metals. He participated and advised several student academic competition teams for several years. His team won 1st place
student skills has itsdrawback.This paper addresses a back-and-forth based pedagogy integrated with the student-centeredlearning for engineering and computer science student curriculum enhancement in ComputerArchitecture course. The objective of this Computer Architecture course offered for electricalengineering, computer engineering, software engineering and computer science students is tocultivate an understanding of modern computing technology through an in-depth study andlearning of the interface between hardware and software. This paper describes a new coursecurriculum development that dedicates to enhancing the quality of student learning by such anintegrated learning pedagogy. In the back-and-forth based learning, course materials
years of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum by implementing a four-course sequence. The researchers of thesestudies measured the effect of curriculum integration on students’ motivation to stay in school,helping non-traditional students in their learning, and increasing knowledge retention of thematerial [14], [15]. Curriculum integration resulted in an overall improvement of students’performance over a three-year period [14].Computers have been used as instructional aids since the mid-40s [16]. VR technology has beenin use in many domains including the military, education, and training [17]. There are manyadvantages of using VR in learning applications [18]. VR technology provides the sense of“being there” [19] and creates a “first person
diverse student populations, as prior work has shown that low self-efficacyis often a contributor to attrition [5, 6].Within an undergraduate curriculum at a small, teaching-focused institution in the southeast, anintegrated student outcome thread focused on development of civil engineering design skills wasadopted and mapped by faculty across a series of 16 departmental courses. The design outcomethread encompasses instructional material from courses in 1) Introduction to Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, 2) Dynamics, 3) Geomatics Lab, 4) Highway Engineering, 5)Mechanics of Materials, 6) Hydrology and Hydraulics, 7) Asphalt and Concrete Laboratory, 8)Measurements, Analysis and Modeling of Civil Engineering Systems, 9) Reinforced ConcreteDesign
paradigm in education through an NSF sponsored program. Long experience in curriculum development. Extensive knowledge in academic programs, professional development programs and on the job training plans. Motivated, fluent in English with multi-lingual capability, internationally educated professional, with work experience in different countries and international organizations. Highly diversified, person- able and outreaching communication skills. Winner of 2012 faculty of the year award at Lawrence Tech- nological University. Nominated for Teaching Excellence and Using Technology in Classroom Awards.Mr. Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University Jerry Cuper is a professor and advisor in the Department of Engineering
Paper ID #26116An Approach to Integrating Learning and Engagement Strategies (LESs) intoCS Class ActivitiesDr. Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University Peter J. Clarke received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) in 1987, M.S. degree from SUNY Binghamton University in 1996 and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Clemson University in 2003. His research interests are in the areas of software testing, software metrics, model-driven software development, domain-specific modeling languages, and computer science education. He is currently an associate
Paper ID #25732FOUNDATIONS – Integrating Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Prac-tices into the Core Engineering CurriculumDr. Gail P Baxter, Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education Gail P. Baxter is the Co-Director, Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. Baxter leads CIESE research and evaluation efforts on several na- tional and statewide K-12 STEM curriculum development and teacher professional development pro- grams and she manages a program to support faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices in the core courses in the
Paper ID #26692Work in Progress: Integrating Civil Engineering Design Software into theCurriculum to Enhance Career Readiness SkillsProf. Todd M. Brown P.E., University of Hartford Todd Brown, P.E. received his MSCE from the University of New Hampshire in 1984. He worked as an environmental engineer in the Army for 4 years and then 28 years at Tighe & Bond working on contaminated sites, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, collection systems, water transmission mains and urban redevelopment projects. In 2016, he became an Applied Assistant Professor in the Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering
, while “business topics” are very much in demand, it is not obvious how to integrate this into existing undergraduate engineering curricula. Finally, as new courses are developed, unintended impacts on potential transfer credits across institutions may occur. • Students will need to be exposed to concepts that are outside of the traditional curriculum. This can lead to resistance to these new ideas – i.e., “I went into X so I wouldn’t need to learn Y.” Additionally, cross-disciplinary courses also pose challenges because any classroom will have an especially wide range of backgrounds and prior knowledge. • Faculty who tend to stay within the “silos” of their disciplines were also seen as a
Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He spent 7 years as a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University that focused on the first-year engi- neering experience, including developing and teaching the Introduction to Engineering course. Currently, he is an assistant professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the Mechanical Engineering de- partment. His teaching focus is in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics but has also taught classes such as numerical methods and introduction to engineering. His interests include student pathways and mo- tivations into engineering and developing lab-based curriculum. He has also developed an interest in
. 2Harvey Mudd College, whose 1957 founding mission was to produce alumni who would“assume technical responsibility with an understanding of the relation of technology to the rest ofsociety” [10], designed its engineering curricula to include one-third of students’ coursework inhumanities and social science fields. In 1970, Harvey Mudd integrated bold reforms thatemphasized connections across disciplinary boundaries, emphasized “the human basis of alltechnical problems,” and encouraged students to cultivate humility in appreciating the limitationsof their knowledge: “Insist that tools take you only so far” [11]. The 1970’s WPI Plan [12] was are-framing of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s technical curriculum in societal context,emphasizing
Paper ID #25912Using LEGO Mindstorms and MATLAB in Curriculum Design of ActiveLearning Activities for a First-year Engineering Computing CourseDr. Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University Shelley Lorimer is an Associate Professor in Engineering (BSEN) Transfer Program at MacEwan Univer- sity. She is an instructor in the introductory engineering courses as well. The BSEN program at MacEwan has grown from forty students since in started almost fifteen years ago, to the current 216 students. The majority of the students in the program transfer to second year engineering at the University of Alberta. Shelley is a graduate of
. He continues to teach online courses in the sociology of education, criminology, and juvenile delinquency for the University of Colorado Denver. Rob earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Emory University in 1998. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Program to Integrate Mobile, Hands-On Experiments into the ME, AE, and ECE CurriculumAbstractThis research effort builds off of earlier work that made extensive use of hands-on mobileexperiments in the ECE Curriculum. Small, inexpensive platforms were developed which, whencombined with student-owned data acquisition hardware and laptop computers, could be used toconduct experiments without the need for a dedicated
, economicanalysis as well as performance predictions. Given the direct connection of 3DP to materialsprocessing and the importance of CAD to engineering and design, the natural place to integratethese topics into the curriculum was the senior year lab courses (Materials PerformanceandMaterials Processing). This paper provides details about the integration of 3DP and CAD into the twosenior-level lab courses in an MSE curriculum, including lab activities and team design projects.The rationale, strategies and evolution of these changes are detailed along with lessons learned inthe development and implementation of these changes, examples, and a discussion of impact.Course Overview Materials Performanceis a fall semester, senior-level course
, resource recovery from waste, and bioremediation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of a Local ‘Wicked’ Problem into the Environmental Engineering Laboratory CurriculumINTRODUCTIONThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. (ABET) works to ensureconfidence in programs and ensure graduates are prepared for the workforce. One outcome ofspecific importance is ABET outcome j, which is for students to ‘gain a knowledge ofcontemporary issues’ or outcome 4 which comes into effect in 2019 and states that students musthave “an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situationsand make informed judgments, which
, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Notre Dame. Current interests include bone tissue mechanics, engineering pedagogy, and robotic football. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integrating Entrepreneurial Mindset into First-Year Engineering Curriculum through Active Learning ExercisesAbstractEntrepreneurial principles have been an increasing focus of undergraduate engineering curriculaat multiple levels of integration. Here, the Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) has been integratedinto a first-year, general engineering
systems, and hydrogen fuelcell units [10].Reed and Stanchina from the University of Pittsburgh urged the need for new curriculum tofocus on the emerging technologies in electrical power systems such as smart grid and cleanenergy integration [11 ]. Their work on smart grid education model approaches in engineeringcurricula provided one of the best models of engineering education in power electronics andpower systems. Grinberg and Safiuddin developed a multi-institutional smart grid laboratory toenhance modern power systems education and to satisfy the needs of new technology as a resultof the skills shortages and the aging power engineering professional workforce [12]. Kerestes etal. reported an enhanced workforce development study through a
integrates computers, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s background is in Remote laboratories, investigating whether remote and simulated access alternatives to the traditional in-person laboratory experience can provide the high quality learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ- ences not only in students’ learning outcomes but also in their perceptions of these outcomes, when they are exposed to the different access modes. These differences have powerful implications for the design of remote and virtual laboratory classes in the future, and also provide an opportunity to match alternative access modes to the
-semester integrated systems design experience. AbstractEngineering is design. In the last 20-25 years, senior level capstone design courses have becomehighly visible at most engineering universities. They serve a key role in teaching students aboutdesign, recruiting new engineers, and maintaining accreditation. They represent an opportunityfor the students to transition from coursework to successfully executing a practical designproject. This transition is quite useful for graduating students who will be entering theworkforce.However, the senior level capstone experience leaves many educational opportunitiesunaddressed or undeveloped. Learning to do good design work is a skill set that is bestdeveloped
Paper ID #26777Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education with an Integrated 3-D Print-ing ApproachJingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma PhD candidate at OUNoah C. Golly, University of Oklahoma undergraduate research assistant, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Okla- homaMr. Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma I am a first year Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma. I graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in May 2018 from OU. I currently work as a TA and RA in a new additive manufacturing lab lead by my advisor, Dr. Yingtao
Paper ID #26601Project-based Learning: An Integration of Real World Project in a 3D DesignClassMr. Kruse Michael Ranly, Ohio Northern University I am a 4th year student at the Ohio Northern University majoring in Manufacturing Technologies. I have been the Teacher’s Assistant for the TECH 2311: Product Design class for the fall 2018-2019 semester. After school I wish to pursue a career in the manufacturing field preferably designing factory layouts to implement robotic lines.Dr. Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University Feng Jao, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Technology at Ohio Northern University. She has been teaching
University Mary- land. Her primary research is in writing pedagogy and assessment, and she has taught a wide variety of writing courses including first year composition, professional writing, rhetoric, and style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Integrating Writing into Engineering Labs: Developing Curriculum and Creating a Writing Fellows Program I. IntroductionThis paper presents a Works-in-Progress. Communication competency is critical for practicingengineers [1]. Research demonstrates that learning to write and communicate in engineering islinked to learning to think like an engineer and to developing a professional identity as an engineer[1], [2]. ABET lists
Paper ID #26771Incorporating Engineering Standards Throughout the Biomedical Engineer-ing CurriculumDr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and her Ph.D. (2015) in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Jeannie S. Stephens-Epps, Terumo
z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests include recruitment and retention of women and under-represented students in STEM, integrative training for graduate teaching assistants, and curriculum innovation for introductory programming courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: A Balancing Act - Evolution of Assessments in An Introductory Programming Course in ECE After Curriculum RedesignAbstractAs enrollment grows in Electrical and Computer Engineering, it becomes an increasinglychallenging task to implement appropriate assessments in large introductory courses to accuratelyevaluate student learning, while adhering to given resource constraints. This