, however, fullintegration with the avionics and software was not possible at the time. Thus, the smart plug wasrequired to have a standalone application on a Windows-based Master Control Unit that provided agraphical user interface. The team was also required to deliver a minimum of five units to the DSHproject for evaluation.Development ApproachThe ESET Principle Investigators proposed a highly unique development, test and validation approachin their response to the NASA X-Hab Challenge solicitation. The faculty members proposed to sponsora Capstone Design project as part of the funded research effort. This approach, although somewhatriskier than a standard research project, allowed the overall project costs to be reduced to a level thatwas
. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Meagan worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments, including three co-op rotations, before returning to school to earn her doctorate. She has earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a Masters of Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. In addition, Meagan has developed secondary curriculum in STEM for Learning.com and Scientific Minds, and worked as a research consultant for Texas Instruments Education Technology in exploring the K-12 Engineering Education market opportunities. As a researcher, Meagan’s current work is focused on closing the gender gap in engineering, improving STEM career counseling, equipping STEM
Paper ID #8951PBL Field Deployment: Lessons Learned Adding a Problem-Based LearningUnit to a Traditional Engineering Lecture and Lab CourseMs. MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia MaryShannon Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1994; and completed her Master of Arts in Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2004. She spent 10 years working in K-12 education prior to becoming an Instructional De- signer for The University of Texas Health Science Center’s School of Nursing. In 2011, she entered the doctoral program in the
traits are desired traits or characteristics of a skilledpractitioner of critical thinking. These three components are interrelated and eachcontributes to the development of a critical thinker. In the Paul-Elder model, criticalthinkers apply the intellectual standards to the elements of reasoning in order to developintellectual traits (Figure 2). There are two essential dimensions of thinking that studentsneed to master in order to learn how to upgrade their thinking. They need to be able toidentify the component parts of their thinking, and they need to be able to assess their useof these parts of thinking. These two essential dimensions, in concert with the intellectualstandards, elements of thought and intellectual traits, can be organized
, Northwestern State University, and Franklin University. Dr. Bachnak received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. His experience includes several fellowships with NASA and the US Navy Laboratories and employment with Koch Industries. Dr. Bachnak is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, a senior member of IEEE and ISA, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, professor of mathematics, received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Kent State University, in Kent, OH in Fall 1997, three masters in the areas of applied mathematics, mathemat- ics, and actuarial sciences, and a bachelor’s
concepts related to thesecond law (reversibility, impossibility, entropy, and exergy) than those to the first law. Forexample, a Delphi study 1 identified thermodynamic concepts of high importance but with littlestudent-understanding 2; the study reveals a second law concept (reversibility) to be ranked 7thamong 28 concepts because very few students understand it but experts generally consider itimportant. During the development of second-law oriented tutorials, Cochran and Heronobserved severe deficiencies of students’ second-law understanding 3.To address issues about students’ challenges in mastering the second law, it is necessary to Page
update to conclude this interaction and to solicit a new interaction. Figure 3: Process of the team-instructor interaction on design projects5. Case studyThis section presents a case study to detail the implementation of our proposed interactionprocess upon a graduate “design thinking” course offered at University of Southern California.5.1 Course backgroundAME-503, “Advanced Mechanical Design – Innovative Design Thinking”, is a 3 unit graduatecourse offered by the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department at University ofSouthern California (USC). This is a degree-required course for the program of Master ofScience in Product Development Engineering and Master of Science in Mechanical Design atUSC. In the curriculum, this
) Directorate. Ali has earned his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). He has received a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Systems from University of Central Florida and a second M.S. degree in Operations Research from the same university. His research interests include knowledge management, data mining, object-oriented methodologies, design patterns, software safety, genetic and optimization algorithms and data mining. Dr. Shaykhian is a professional member of the American Society for Engi- neering Education (ASEE), serving as the past Program Chair for the Minorities in Engineering Division.Mr. Robert J Beil, NASA Engineering and Safety Center Mr Beil currently serves as a
Paper ID #10751Team-Based Learning Theory Applied to Engineering Education: A System-atic Review of LiteratureMr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Homero is currently a PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is also an assistant professor in the Industrial Engineering department at the National University of Tachira in Venezuela. He holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Tachira in Venezuela and a Master in Business
designproject. The common lectures and development of theory are minimized.The justifications for this approach are that (1) students could learn, understand and master moreknowledge and skills by doing the project as the faculty drove students through the designprocess and (2) students have learned the generic design procedure and the mechanics ofmaterial. The pros and Cons of this approach are followings.Pros: Good students can learn, understand and master more knowledge and skills for mechanicalelement design through conducting design project;Cons: Student might not have solid theoretical understanding because design project might justuse portions of design theory; students might be overburdened by learning and exploringmachine element design by
-absent, 1-emerging, Page 23.902.132-developing, 3–competent, 4–effective, and 5–mastering. !" " Engineering Professional Skills Assessment (EPSA) Rubric ABET; Washington State University - College of Engineering and Architecture, University of Idaho - College of Engineering, Norwich University - David Crawford School of Engineering Rater’s Name
] mark and follow eachdiscrete element, with the unique capability of attaching various identifying attributes to each particle as itroutes through compartments maintaining a historical record of compartment contacts. NPT is essentiallyan individual-based (or agent based) method which deduces its rules on how an individual particle will Page 23.925.3move directly from the differential equation representation of the network model. NPT preservescausality. NPT is a stochastic method that is compatible with the so-called “master equation” [10-12]. Inother words, the mean of many NPT simulations agrees with the differential equation
simulations, computational methods, solid modeling, design andfabrication.AcknowledgementThe authors wish to thank NSF’s CMMI (Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation)program for supporting this project under an awarded NSF MRI grant.References1. Kaiser, M. A., Advancements in the Split Hopkinson Bar Test, Master thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Virginia, 1998.2. Kolsky, H., an Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Materials at Very High Rates of Strain, Proceeding of Royal Physics Society, B 62, pp. 676-700, 1949.3. Ramesh, K. T., High Strain Rate and Impact Experiments, Springer handbook of Experimental Solid Mechanics, Springer Science: New York. pp. 929-960, 2011.4. Lang, S. M., Design of a Split Hopkinson
Model.Additional observations 1. The five-point Likert scale (zero to four) used in the survey was effective in giving respondents opportunities to rate the relative importance of each of the 99 manufacturing- related topics over the range: Not Important (0), Useful (1), Important (2), Very Important (3), and Critical (4). 2. The provision of additional modifiers for each rating level was helpful to relate the ratings to how professionals in the manufacturing workforce from production operators, to technicians, supervisors, engineers, and managers are expected to master each given topic. The modifiers were: (0) – Not used or N/A; (1) – Remember; (2) – Understand- Apply; (3) – Analyze-Evaluate; (4) – Create. 3. The
SI units. Non-technical graduates should be given a Page 23.1148.9minimum of two year exposure to SI units, with the goal that they understand the commonly Table 5: M20-50 Teaching Strategy Level SI Content (%) Topics SI Base Units, Conversion Problems. Master measurements in primary base units of length, mass, and time. Physical feel of units by100/1000 20 guessing distances (length, circumference, perimeter) and masses to be emphasized. 20% of assignments
. For example, as it is an aim of the university that all graduateswill have mastered graduate outcomes based on the university‟s values, these values were animportant consideration in the design of the WELA LDP. It was also important to consider whatother universities have done, both nationally and internationally to develop WES. The final twostakeholders whose views were taken into consideration were the women engineers alreadyworking as well as WES currently studying at the university. Input from all of thesestakeholders was considered to develop a WELA LDP.As a starting point to revise the existing WELA programme into a new WELA LDP, the existingWELA programme was investigated with a view of determining if it still met the goals of WELAin
awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field.Mr. Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz, PE serves as an Academic Director in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Rutz is also a registered professional engineer with experience in nuclear power, radiological engineering and mechanical design. Rutz provides administrative and academic oversight of the college’s combined B.S. and M.S. programs, the Master of Engineering program and an outreach program with local high schools. Rutz also serves as co-PI on the MSP project.Ms. Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati Julie Steimle received
, and Biomechanical Engineering, with products as diverse as air bag systems for helicopters, body armor, and orthopedic implants. She received her Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990, her Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Why Some Community College Students Choose Engineering and Some Don’tAbstractFor the past 10 years, engineering outreach programs have been conducted by a major universitywith local and rural community colleges (CCs
InformationAdam Carlton Lynch, PhD ADAM CARLTON LYNCH received the BS and MS degrees in Industrial and SystemsEngineering from the University of Southern California. He received his Master of InternationalManagement from the Thunderbird School of Management (part of Arizona State University).He completed a PhD in Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering (ISME) fromWichita State University (WSU) in Kansas. Dr. Lynch has 30 years of global industryexperience, particularly aerospace. Dr. Lynch now serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in © American Society for Engineering
shown that learning activities that reinforce concepts help students understand thecontent they previously struggled to master [12]. This approach also improves theirunderstanding of concepts, the principles that link concepts, and the linking of concepts andprinciples to conditions and procedures for application [13]. It is critical to allow students torelate concepts to their application by providing realistic scenarios for students to solve usingtheir knowledge of STEM. Integrated STEM activities can foster self-regulated/self-directedlearning in several ways. One is by prompting students for explanations via guiding questions,which help students reflect upon and integrate the knowledge they require to solve the problem[14]. For the
method is reminiscent of the overheads projectors and acetateof yesteryear’s classroom, but provides the student with an intimate instruction for relative lowinstructor time investment. However, this technique was dismissed in favor of more advancemethod that would allow animations and the incorporation of schematics and pictures. Our first video productions were created in a similar manner as the Khan Academy and manyother online tutorial sites.[9] We used an off the shelf drawing application called SmoothDraw 3in conjunction with Wacom Bamboo writing tablet. Audio recording and video capture wereaccomplished using Camtasia. Writing on the table took considerable practice and wasextremely difficult to master because it requires you to use a
spaces of P: Ph.D. here as “…” silence. if I have no… no master^^ Shift + 6 Shift + 6 Speak quietly. P: no master studies^^ For the 33 interviews/transcripts analysis, similar themes were grouped together underspecific codes. With these coded results and with an inductive approach, we identified themesthat record the intersectionality framework in minority protégés in STEM fields and theirexperiences with their mentors, in relation to their race and gender. This method of
the classroom context, competence would include mastering course content andtranslating the ability into success in course assessments. Competence has been identified asleading to increased student motivation and achievement [33]. Autonomy as a psychologicalneed is the feeling of acting for oneself or enacting agency over one’s own behavior or“provision of choice” [28, p. 13], [32]. Autonomy can still be achieved by a traditional classroomenvironment through a student internalizing the importance of being in class and seeing the valuein completing coursework [33]. Relatedness includes the need to feel emotionally connected,attached, or related to others [32], [34]. Relatedness has been viewed as an outcome of a studentexperiencing a connected
had enough, built up enough timing that they can trust that, that it’s, ultimately for me it's gonna be about what, how we can provide value.” B said the poem expresses her identity as a researcher based on the experiences and interactions she has learned from: “I kind of see myself as a jack of all trades, master of none. And it's really not about any one particular domain or research question.” “…rambling stream of consciousness. Don't really think, just do. Sort of that's kind of how I get by in life.” “I fully think about and respect that all of the individual pieces and components that make up who I am as a person have influenced where I am in life. Everything that I've
. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve UniverMr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University Dr. Ayala received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Cum Laude) from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela) in 1995, MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Associate Professor of Mechanical
that says it's not enough to have learned. I don't think that's the healthiest exercise and it might be an over correction. I think that [the publishing of medians] came out of concerns that we can't have everyone graduating with 3.85 averages. In the end, you want people to have mastered a certain body of work but this may not be the most helpful way to reach that goal.” [Educator]Professors also said that the current grading system forces them to produce a linear ranking oftheir students, with students who have higher grades at the top of the ranking, and students withlower grades at the bottom. Such a linear ranking does not necessarily capture the individualprogress that students have made, but might be the
Students Define and Develop Data Proficiency1. ABSTRACTThis paper examines how mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) students conceptualizeand develop data proficiency within their engineering curriculum. The growing importance of dataacross all engineering fields means students must master data skills – including advancedtechniques – to remain competitive. However, there's limited research on how non-computerscience majors understand data proficiency and seek opportunities for skill development. Weinvestigate the nature of data proficiency from the perspective of undergraduate MAE students,conducting 27 qualitative interviews at a research institution in the southeastern United States.Using the How People Learn framework
Paper ID #42341Scenario-based Emerging Technologies Workshop for Military LeadersDr. Aikaterini Bagiati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aikaterini (Katerina) Bagiati, Ph.D.: Having aquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Computer and Communication Systems at the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as a software engineer, and as a CS educator in both formal and informal settings for 10 years, in January 2008 I decided to leave Greece and get enrolled at the Graduate Program in the pioneer School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In August 2011
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serving as the division’s Chair 2010 -2011. He is also a member of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Divisions along with the College and Industry Partnership (CIPD) Division. He is a co-author of the book titled, A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Manufacturing, which was published in April 2023.Prof. Jameela Al-Jaroodi Jameela Al-Jaroodi is a professor and coordinator of the software engineering undergraduate program in the Department of engineering at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She is also the coordinator of the master of science program in engineering management. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a M.Ed. in higher education management