c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #26569 Fangzhou Zhang received the degree of master of science in electrical and computer engineering in 2019 from Purdue University Northwest, Indiana. She is currently working for the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS).Mr. John Claude Roudebush, Ivy Tech Community College Biographical Sketch John Roudebush TITLE: PROGRAM CHAIR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette, IN A. Professional Preparation: Emergency Medical Technician Greater Lafayette Health Services Certified, 2000 Indiana University, Indianapolis
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complex, it becomes necessary to move beyondthese basic competencies during research training programs so that the researchers in trainingare able to not only understand and apply what they have learned during their training, but also toinnovate upon it [1-4].In universities today, research training approaches typically include both formal and informalprograms, beginning at the undergraduate level, via research for credit opportunities, research forpay experiences, research bootcamps, and more intensive summer programs, like the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF’s) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Theseprograms frequently rely on traditional master/apprentice relationships, where students learnabout the research process and
coordinator for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level, using both face-to-face and blended online learning instruction. She is an Adjunct Faculty for the Transportation Systems and, the City & Regional Planning programs at MSU. Her research interests include engineering education, student success, online engineering pedagogy and program assessment solutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, bicycle access, and ethics in engineering. She has several published works in engineering education and online learning. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering (Transportation) and Masters of City &
the information they need is his interest and specialty. In addition, he was in charge of User services for many years and has been heavily involved in outreach, collaboration and web services throughout his career at Dibner. He received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College, his MA from Fordham University, and his MLS from Queens College.Ms. Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University Yona Jean-Pierre is the Director of Faculty Innovations for Teaching and Learning (FITL) at NYU Tan- don School of Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Rochester and her Master of Science in Mathematics from NYU Tandon School of Engi- neering (Formerly known as
Paper ID #16448Best Practices for Using Algorithmic Calculated Questions via a Course Learn-ing Management SystemDr. Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods at Southeast Missouri State University. Her research interests are in applying statistical analysis and optimization to supply chain management, transportation management, and engineering education. She holds the B.S. in Industrial Engineering (Lehigh University), Masters in Business Administration (Penn State University), M.S. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh
build by the authors.b. Measuring the D-H ParametersThe purpose of this section is not to help the reader understand how to determine the D-Hparameters for an arm but rather to help the reader understand the complexity of the process. Wefeel that while this process is complex, middle school and older students can master this materialif given sufficient time.The four D-H parameters include the angle the link has relative to the link its attached to, Θ , thejoint offset, d , the length of the link, a , and the joint twist, α . All are constants describing thephysical characteristics of the link except for either Θ for revolute joints or d for prismaticjoints which are variables representing the arm’s current position. The kit can only
Paper ID #17148A Pilot Study of a Novel Set of Three Courses for Teaching Electrical SystemAnalysis to Mechanical Engineering StudentsDr. Paul E. Slaboch, St. Martin’s University Dr. Slaboch is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Master of Mechanical Engineering program at St. Martin’s University. His main research areas are experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer with a focus on vortical flows and aircraft wake turbulence.Dr. Floraliza Bornasal, Oregon State University Floraliza B. Bornasal is an Assistant Professor at Saint Martin’s University. Her research explores engi
they do not havethe necessary construction skills, even if they come from an engineering discipline. Theconstruction is left to both the NGO and the community. ADEC has great experience withconstructing water systems in rural Honduras and employs a few master masons that are skilledat construction. The communities also often aid in construction, especially in the transport ofmaterials, excavation, and installation of pipeline.Overall, the course provides students with a transformative learning experience. This isnecessary as each student explores international development, both to assist in identifying andresolving personal motivations and to identify the needs and expectations of the service recipient.It is the objective of the course to move
backgrounds toengage and master the STEM fields will thereby aid the progress of the national technicalworkforce.S-STEM BackgroundThe National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics (S-STEM) program provides funding for projects that support financiallyneedy students in their pursuit of STEM degrees. Funding for the program comes from H1BVisa fees that companies pay when hiring foreign workers in STEM and other highly specializeddisciplines. The scholarships and other supports are provided through S-STEM with theoverarching aim to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents entering theSTEM workforce or graduate school upon completion of their degree programs. Recognizingthat
G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Fac- ulty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988. In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. She received her
interdisciplinary lab, REU fellows were exposed to a wide spectrum of learning and researchwork, beyond their disciplinary domain. The authors, in turn gained experience mentoring theREU fellows in their research work. The knowledge shared in this paper demonstrates how aninterdisciplinary engineering system/lab can be iteratively built as a result of undergraduateresearch work under graduate mentorship. This study also shows how an REU program cansupport the development of an engineering lab as well as the research of several masters and PhDstudents.Keywords: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), mentoring, interdisciplinary,environmental monitoring.Introduction The LEWAS lab is a unique real-time high-frequency environmental monitoring
Duration Economics of Forecasting 8 hours materials Inventory classification (lecture plus management for Inventory costs and economic hands-on manufacturers order quantity activities) Re-order point and safety stock Manufacturing Master production schedule 4 hours scheduling Bill of materials (lecture plus
Proceedings, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, INFORMS Transactions on Education, and the International Journal of Engineering Ed- ucation, and others. She authored the book Oral Communication Excellence for Engineers and Scientists, published in summer 2013. Over the past 15 years Dr. Norback has given over 40 conference presen- tations and workshops at nation-wide conferences such as ASEE, where she has served as chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Division. She has been an officer for the Education Forum of INFORMS and has served as Associate Chair for the National Capstone Design Conference. Dr. Norback has a Bachelors’ degree from Cornell University and a Masters and PhD from
recitation session if they wanted to. More than 75% responded that it was due toschedule or timing.The class comments primarily dealt with the recitation sessions: • “I like the option of attending recitation if the material is not mastered.” • “I really like the non-mandatory class sessions on Friday.” • “More flexible schedule for recitations.” • “More variety in recitation times.” • “More availability of time for recitation.” • “Nothing on Friday.”Conclusions, Suggestions and LimitationsThree teaching pedagogies for an introductory Circuits Analysis course were compared at a first-tier public research university. Using survey results at the end of the semester, students wereasked questions on the following four
Hall, 200866. R.G. Tweed and D. R. Lehman, "Learning Considered Within a Cultural Context, Confucian andSocratic Approaches", American Psychological Association, Inc. 0003-066X/02/$5.00 Vol. 57, No. 2,89–99 DOI: 10.1037//0003-066X.57.2.8967. D.J. Snowden, M.E. Boone, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, HBR, November 2007.68. T. Utriainen, Mapping the difficulty of design activities in product design team work, Master´sthesis, Aalto University, School of Science, 201569. Wesner J.W. and Dym C.L. “What We Have Learned at Mudd Design Workshop VI, Design andEngineering Education in a Flat World,” Int. J. Eng Ed., 24: 443-448, 2008.70. Worchel, F. Aaron L. & Yates, D. Gender bias on the thematic apperception test. Journal ofPersonality
Paper ID #15704Creation of an Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory with Minimal Fund-ingDr. Amanie N. Abdelmessih, California Baptist University Before joining California Baptist University fall 2013, Dr. Abdelmessih taught in several universities, starting with Northrop University at the beginning of her career, and spent the last 16 years at Saint Mar- tin’s University, where she was the director of the Thermal Engineering Laboratory, which she founded and developed. She led the efforts to start the Master of Mechanical Engineering program, which started fall 2012 at Saint Martin’s University. She developed and taught
flexible than physical laboratories and allow visualrepresentations of phenomena not accessible in a physical laboratory – such as on the molecularscale.The Interactive Virtual Laboratories used in this study were designed to help students master“threshold concepts” in thermodynamics.1 According to Meyer and Land2, there are fourcharacteristics of a threshold concept: troublesome, transformative, irreversible, and integrative.2Troublesome refers to the difficulty of the concept and the fact that students often struggle withit. Transformative means it alters the way students approach the discipline and relatedknowledge. A threshold concept is irreversible in the sense that once students correctlyunderstand it they will not return to the more
Paper ID #15429Design and Implementation of GIS Virtual Learning Environments for Inter-active Visualization Using Desktop Virtual Reality (VR) & iSpaceProf. Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology) Magesh Chandramouli is an Asst. Professor in Computer Graphics Techology at Purdue University, Calumet. Earlier, he was a Frederick Andrews Fellow at Purdue University, West Lafayette, where he completed his doctoral studies. He received Master of Science degree from the University of Cal- gary, MEng from the National University of Singapore, and BE degree from the College of Engineering
Robotics. Robotics are the future and the jobs that are the most secure are the jobs that create, service, and innovate robots.”EF Theme 4: Learning about a non-engineering profession. This theme was only applicableto one experience from the international module: a tour of a local brewery in Munich, Germany.Students were struck by the complexity of the brewing process and the credentials required to bea Brewmaster—it was an example of how a preparation of engineering can lead to any of anumber of career options. As students described, “It was so cool—way more complex andsophisticated than I expected. It actually takes a lot of math and science to be a brew master.”Another student summarized the curricular preparation of the
including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company. In this capacity he worked as a product development engineer, quality engineer, technical lead, business leader and pro- gram/project manager managing many different global projects. Gregg received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master of Technology Management degree and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, from Brigham Young Univer- sity. Gregg also does consulting in project management and leadership working with IPS Learning and Stanford University where he provides
there seems tobe no real standard for how leadership skills are instilled in students. Offerings range fromvoluntary workshop offerings (for example, Brigham Young University’s Weidman Center forGlobal Leadership) to full undergraduate or graduate degree programs (for example, DukeUniversity’s Master of Engineering Management Program). In some instances, partnerships arecreated with other colleges who have expertise in leadership issues, such as business. In almost 3all cases, students only opt in, which creates a self-selection bias. That is, it seems likely thatthose who are naturally inclined toward a leadership skill set are the most likely consumers ofsuch offerings. Thus, the problem
industry experience includes work in the fields of marine outfitting; software design and consulting; medical devices; and heavy equipment. Jim held operational positions in production supervision; master scheduling; materials management; and industrial engineer- ing. In an IT capacity, he served as a software engineer; systems analyst; project manager; manager of programming, quality assurance, and architecture; director of IT governance and program management; and director of business service demand management. He leverages his industry experience to enhance classroom learning. In his three-year teaching career at the University of Pittsburgh he has won four ”student choice” teaching awards from undergraduate and
students. Only14% of respondents would, while 71% would not, recommend to a friend that they take the classin its present format. Some of the key challenges students reported experiencing related todifficulty in understanding how to complete the labs, insufficient familiarity with how to usespreadsheet software (e.g., Excel) to analyze data, and the large time commitment required to besuccessful in the course. Overall, these students went through the class feeling confused andstruggling much of the time. By contrast, the student interviews found a high level of satisfactionwith the overall course experience among a smaller group of students who were highly self-motivated and persistent in their determination to master the material. These students
, Virginia Tech Cassandra is currently a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Her research interests include student engineering identity development, communication practices and discourse strategies, power negotiation, and student artifact development. She earned her Masters (2011) and Bachelors (2009) degrees in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD.Mr. Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech Ben Lutz is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include design teaching and learning, mentoring in design and project work, student experiences in engineering design
historically underrepresented within higher education and engineering. Cathryne earned a BA in Speech Communication, Masters in Public Affairs (MPA), and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.Dr. Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology Dr Matthew Dunbabin joined QUT as a Principal Research Fellow (Autonomous Systems) in 2013. He is known internationally for his research into field robotics, particularly environmental robots, and their ap- plication to large-scale monitoring. He has wide research interests including adaptive sampling and path planning, vision-based navigation, cooperative robotics, as well as robot and sensor network interactions. Dr Dunbabin received his
Conference.3. Jouaneh, M., et al., “Assistive Technology Devices: A Multidisciplinary Course,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference.4. Dave, J., et al., “Remote Assistive Elevator Control Device,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference.5. Underwood, H., “Assistance for Asperger Syndrome from Communications Technology Developed through an Integrated Projects Curriculum,” Proceedings of the Spring 2009 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.6. Thiel, P. and B. Masters, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future,” Crown Business, New York, 2014.7. Patrick, N. and C. Byers, “Prototype Development of the Wireless Enabled Remote Co-presence (WERCware) from Idea
were encouraged to draw upon their prior knowledge, including techniques and methodsthey had mastered in other courses. Their mentors pointed them towards a small number ofappropriate resources e.g. research articles, text books, research groups active in the domains ofinterest. Students were then prompted to independently seek additional sources of relevantinformation in order to build up their prior knowledge before starting developmental work.Elements of peer and collaborative learning were used to help students develop an understandingof the research process. Reciprocal peer learning involves individuals learning from, and with,each other. For many students it plays an integral part of their formal academic learning 34 . Thereal-world
Paper ID #16630Exploring Conceptual Understanding in Heat Transfer: A Qualitative Anal-ysisMs. Amy L. Hermundstad, Virginia Tech Amy Hermundstad is a doctoral student and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Virginia Tech. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Dr. Thomas E. Diller, Virginia Tech Tom Diller was a Hertz Fellow at MIT, which culminated in a Doctor of Science degree in 1977. Af- ter working at Polaroid Corporation for several years, he has been teaching
Paper ID #14697Exploring Interviews as Validity Evidence for the Engineering ProfessionalResponsibility AssessmentDr. Nathan E Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and the role of the public in engineering decisions. Dr. Canney re- ceived bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis