Paper ID #29143Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Project Collaboration acrossClassesProf. Franz J Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Franz J. Kurfess is a professor in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches mostly courses in Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, and User-Centered Design. Before joining Cal Poly, he was with Con- cordia University in Montreal, Canada, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Ulm, Germany, the International Computer Science
deep and targeted materials cost ofthe unit was $300. The design project was assigned to two Mechanical Engineering Technologystudents as their second design project for the senior level "ETME 475-Mechanical SystemsDesign" course. As final designs, one student used steam; the other one used hot water to heatsoil. A canister steam system was purchased and used as steam generator and an available 20-galelectric heater was used as water heater.Limited soil temperature measurements were done with steam sterilizer, in a trash can filled withsoil. Steam was injected into soil in four locations and soil temperatures, at five locations, wererecorded by the student. Field testing was done by the first author and it was found quiteeffective in growing
is a complete evidence-based practice paper. The purpose of pilot study is to evaluate first-year engineering student’s technical confidence and to begin understanding how they experiencetechnical aspects of a hands-on open-ended physical computing design project. A mixed-methodapproach was utilized to explore freshmen (n = 51) learning experiences with the technology andtinkering aspects of the communication and introduction to engineering design course. Atechnical problem-solving and tinkering self-efficacy instrument developed by Baker et al.(2015) was used pre and post to assess changes in student’s technology self-efficacy. Datacollected regarding prior experiences with the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, electronics, laser cutterand 3D printer
Paper ID #28538Do Open-Ended Design Projects Motivate First-Year Engineering Students?Dr. Chao Wang, Arizona State University Chao Wang received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is currently a senior lecturer in Ira. A Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Do Open-Ended Design Projects Motivate First-Year Engineering Students?AbstractThis complete research paper examines students’ situational motivation responses to open-endeddesign projects with varying degrees of autonomy control in a freshman
Paper ID #29596Incorporating Information Literacy in MET Design Project: PilotImplementationDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineer- ing, at the University of Toledo. She received her Master in Aerospace Engineering from The University Politehnica of Bucharest, her Master in Physics - Professional in Photovoltaics, and her Ph.D. in Engi- neering, in the field of thermal sciences, from The University of Toledo.Prof. John B. Napp, The University of Toledo John has been the Engineering Librarian at the University of Toledo
Paper ID #30959Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Projects Experience: Developing a MarketReady WorkforceDr. Tamer Omar, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Tamer Omar is an Assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cal- ifornia State Polytechnic University. Dr. Omar earned his Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering depart- ment at Iowa State University, USA and his MBA with emphasis on MIS from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt and his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt. Dr. Omar research interests include wireless networks
Paper ID #28980Learning in Engineering Project Management Classes: Does TechnologyMatter?Dr. Long Duy Nguyen P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Long Nguyen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Before joining FGCU, he was the deputy director of Tuan Le Construction and a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). Prior to his tenure at HCMUT, he worked as a construction consultant at Jax Kneppers Associates, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. He is a professional engineer registered in California. He earned his B.Eng. in
Paper ID #29459Modernizing an Introductory Civil Engineering Course with Project-BasedLearningDr. John Komlos, Villanova University John Komlos, Ph.D., is a Teaching Professor with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Villanova University. Dr. Komlos teaches environmental engineering as well as general civil engineering courses. His research examines the fate and transport of contaminants in natural and engineered systems with an emphasis on water quality, geochemistry, and hydrodynamics. His current research focus is on subsurface metals and nutrient retention mechanisms as they pertain to pollutant removal
Paper ID #31392Engagement in Practice: A Second Year Project-Based Learning SequenceDr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in mechatronics and robotics and also has a deep interest in promoting STEAM education rounded with professional skills and ethics. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, MS in Mechanical Engineering with Bionengineering from Florida Atlantic University, and
Paper ID #28924Engineering Application Projects for Teaching Engineering Mathematicsand Numerical MethodsProf. Shengyong Zhang, Purdue University Northwest Shengyong Zhang (syzhang@pnw.edu) is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Pur- due University Northwest. He has teaching and research interest in the areas of computer modeling and simulation, vibration and acoustics, system dynamics, and automobile lightweight design.Prof. Alain S Togbe, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Alain Togbe is a professor of Mathematics at Purdue University Northwest. He received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Universite Laval
Education, 2020Work-in-Progress: Engineering Students’ Epistemological Thinking in the Contextof Senior Design ProjectsAbstract Senior Design Projects, as culminating, comprehensive design experiences forengineering undergraduates, were hypothesized to be associated with the steep growthin students’ epistemological development during the last year of college. Nevertheless,few studies have specifically explored engineering students’ epistemological thinkingand the associated factors in the context of senior design. This work-in-progressadopted a mixed methods design, and explored engineering students’ epistemologicalthinking in the context of senior design projects. A validated survey framed in Perry’stheory was used to explore engineering
, design processes and student teams. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Evaluating ABET Student Outcome (5) in a Multidisciplinary Capstone Project SequenceAbstractABET has published a revised list of student outcomes detailed under ABET General Criterion 3,which replaces outcomes (a) through (k) with outcomes (1) through (7). The revised studentoutcomes place greater emphasis on measuring students’ ability to consider a wide range of factorsin engineering situations and to address problems in multidisciplinary teams. The wide scope ofoutcome (5) presents unique challenges. This paper describes an assessment method for ABETstudent outcome (5), which assesses
, they increase the number of years it takes to graduate aswell as reduce the likelihood that they will graduate at all. The Utah Department of Workforcejob forecasts and other job trends surveys indicate that while these students can earn strongsalaries without degrees, their careers will not advance as they would with degrees [4].Employers are also feeling the disadvantage of too few job candidates with the adequate trainingprovided by a baccalaureate degree [5]. The lack of adequate number of scholarships inComputer Science and Engineering programs is a significant inhibitor in graduating andenrolling more students.The LEAP Scholarship Program LEAP Project Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of the LEAP project was to increase the graduation
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Performance Balanced Team Formation for Group Study and Design ProjectsAbstractStudents should learn to work in teams in undergraduate engineering courses. In many casesstudents form their own teams for group study and design projects. This paper describes aperformance-based team formation method implemented in two upper-division mechanicalengineering thermal science courses. The instructor formed teams based on early academicperformance in the class. Students with the highest exam scores were assigned as team leaders,and other students were distributed among the teams based on their exam scores in order to balancethe talent among the teams. The team
a way that, unlike other windmills, it rotates around a ring frame, leaving the central portion open for other uses. This enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Project-based smart systems module for early-stage mechanical engineering studentsAbstractSystems thinking is a key ingredient for an engineering career. In this paper, we present details ofa project-based systems thinking module for an early-stage mechanical engineering course. In thismodule, students learn systems engineering concepts through a series of
communi- cation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Projections as Preparation for Persistence: Exploring Expectations for Engineering Graduate SchoolAbstractThe purpose of this research paper is to explore the expectations that engineering students havewhen entering graduate school. Graduate engineering education is understudied, but recent reportshave highlighted the importance of focusing on topics related to graduate student retention andthriving. Our team’s recent work explored how graduate students have come to engineering and,more importantly, captured why they may be considering departing from their graduate studies,finding that students’ expectations and goals
Paper ID #30556Quality Assurance of Capstone Senior Design Projects: A Case StudyMr. AHMED ABUL HUSSAIN, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University AHMED A. HUSSAIN is a Lecturer in the department of Electrical Engineering at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University. He earned his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in the year 1998. Mr. Ahmed has more than 19 years of university teaching expe- rience in Electrical Engineering. He has also worked for Motorola as an Embedded Software Engineer. His research interests include Wireless Communications, Array Signal Processing, Digital and
Paper ID #30526REVERSE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PROJECTIN COMPUTERSYSTEMSMs. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University CYNTHIA C. FRY is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Baylor University. She worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Senior Project Engineer, a Crew Training Manager, and the Science Operations Director for STS-46. She was an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy (IRR), and worked with the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center as a Scientific/Technical Intelligence Analyst. She was the owner and chief systems engineer for Systems Engineering Services (SES), a computer
Paper ID #28989An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Service Learning and Action ResearchProject with Mechanical Engineering and Speech-Language PathologyStudentsDr. James D Carrico, University of Mary James Carrico is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2018. The focus of his doctoral studies was the design, 3D printing, and control of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators, for use in soft robotics. His interests include engineering education, design, active polymers, additive manufacturing, and assistive technology.Dr
- dergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Central State University Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer received his doctorate in Plant Physiology from the University of Kentucky in 2016. In 2011, he obtained a master’s degree in Plant Pathology from Purdue University. He received bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture Science as well as Plant Genetics and Breeding from Purdue University. In 2019, he joined Central State University as a research assistant professor of natural products. Dr. Schluttenhofer specializes in the genetics and biochemistry of Cannabis used for agricultural and medical purposes. He started working with hemp in
aeronauticalengineering education and practice. Major aerospace engineering companies (e.g., Boeing) published listsof desired attributes, and leaders of industry urged a new look at the way students were being educated. Thetraditional engineering education is structured to emphasize mathematics, physical, sciences, andengineering sciences. This paper presents the systems engineering approach in UAV design education. Theapproach opens a new horizon to aerospace engineering students and excites them to embrace the newchallenges [2]. Throughout this approach, various techniques for generating creative design alternatives areintroduced. The nature of UAV design project; complexity, multidisciplinary, and various constraints;suggest that the systems engineering
approach which is also engaging and fun. He is an Institute for Teaching Excellence Fellow and the recipient of NJIT’s 2018 Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award.Dr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Professor of Engineering Education at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering located in Newark, New Jersey. He has developed and taught several engineering courses primarily in first-year engineering, civil and environmental engineer- ing, and general engineering. He has won multiple awards for excellence in instruction. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students
Paper ID #28413Work in Progress: Inquiry-Based Lessons for Introduction to EngineeringInstructionDr. Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University Dr. Blum is interested in research in improving undergraduate engineering education; including develop- ment of inquiry based activities for first year engineering courses, improvement of student design projects, hands-on activities, professional skills development and inclusion and outreach activities. Dr. Blum also specializes in high performance materials development and characterization for tribological (friction and wear), structural, and biomedical applications
Paper ID #31292An Electronics Lab Project—Tutorial and Design of Printed Circuit Board”big blinky”Dr. Rod Blaine Foist, California Baptist University Rod Foist Professor (and IEEE student club advisor), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gordon & Jill Bourns College of Engineering, California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.edu. Dr. Foist received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1982 and 1989, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2011, specializing in signal
thetransactional nature of IL: how to evaluate instead of the integration and synthesis of research[3,4]. Those that do examine first-year students do not tie IL to a research paper in the field-most are tied to a design project or no assignment at all. Moreover, studies do not explore ILwith a diverse pool of learners, both in major and in cultural, socioeconomic and academicpreparation. The study analyzes the application and perception of IL of 411 first-year students inthe college of engineering at a public university. The students are from each of the ABETaccredited engineering and engineering technology majors offered in the college and all weredeemed academically ready for college-level English. The study used direct and indirectevidence to assess
of an audio podcast titled, “The Engineering StudentExperience,” whose purpose is to help current and future engineering students thrive in collegeand beyond through long-form conversations with practicing engineers, engineering faculty, andengineering students.In the United States, the demand for engineers is projected to grow at a rate three times greaterthan other fields, but degree production will not keep pace [1]. One possible factor is lack ofknowledge about the field of engineering. Although the Next Generation Science Standardsincorporate some fundamental engineering concepts in K-12 education [2], many teachers werenot exposed to the field of engineering during college, limiting their students’ exposure andaccess to this field [3
, 2013 [3]) sums up the status of K-12education in the US. Several programs have been launched aimed at remedying this situation.Project-based active learning opportunities have been empirically determined to be effective in studentengagement and learning (Prince 2004 [4]; Thomas, 2000 [5]). Project-based learning environmentscan be designed to enhance teamwork, communication skills, understanding of application of STEM inreal life, and self-efficacy. Unfortunately, schools that primarily serve under-represented groups oftendo not have the resources to provide such learning environments. Simply stated, there is a longer-termneed to have more students target STEM related careers, and the best way to do this is via engaginghands-on project-based
State University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017) and M.S. (2018) in Biomedical Engineering from Wright State University.Dr. Michael Parke, The Ohio State University Dr. Parke has over twenty years experience in satellite based earth science research. He has been teaching first year engineering for the past nineteen years, with emphasis on computer aided design, computer programming, and project design and documentation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Introducing Industrial Systems Engineering to First-Year Students via Mr. Potato HeadAbstractThis Complete Evidence-based practice paper explores the effect of a first-year engineering labintroducing
Paper ID #28956Lighter than air vehicles as aerospace focused projects in a mechanicalengineering capstone sequenceDr. Wilhelm A Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the Univer- sity of Maine. Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as inaugural faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consult- ing and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia and Africa
Paper ID #29498Results from University of Alaska Fairbanks AIAA Student Club Design,Build, Fly Competition 2019Levi Purdy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Although tech is my identity, I have spent most of my life on a remote Alaskan island. I am proud to have grown-up with a lifestyle more rustic than average, even for Alaska. The isolated environment gave me important project management skills as I regularly worked on projects including carpentry, plumbing, electrical wiring, system engineering, and programming. At university I am continuing to refine and gain additional skillsets. Developing an advanced teamwork based