Assistant Professor of Computer Science at NC State University. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from NCSU in August 2005, her masters in Computer Networking in August 2002 also at NCSU and her BS in Electrical Engineering and Minor in Applied Mathematics from Kettering University in 1999. Prior to joining North Carolina State University, Dr. Battestilli was a network research engineer at the Next Generation Computing Systems at IBM Research. She worked on the PowerEN Technology, a blur between general purpose and networking processors and hardware accelerators. She identified and studied workloads at the edge of the network that required high-throughput and fast deep-packet processing. Her research
choice between distributed or centralized control16. The WeRMSTrequirements for reconfigurability, modularity, and adaptability eliminated the possibility ofusing pure centralized control from practical consideration. Instead, a simple and finiteconnectivity scheme was determined to be essential for meeting the WeRMST requirements.However, a certain amount of central control was still important for maintaining an efficienthuman interface to the system for configuration specification. As result, a pure distributed agent-based control architecture was also determined to be insufficient for meeting the WeRMSTrequirements.The control architecture of the WeRMST consists of a master controller that is connected to acontroller on each workstation via a
Chemistry for Engineers during the time period of Fall 2007-Fall 2012. - The grade received in freshman chemistry correlated positively with a student’s subsequent GPA after four semesters, with females on average both receiving higher final grades in chemistry and having a higher GPA after four semesters than their male peers. - Students finding SI useful were more likely to perceive that a rigorous required freshman chemistry course was easier to master than anticipated. - The frequent use of SI in a single course taken during the first semester in college can be predictive of long-term academic success. Students regularly attending a structured peer tutoring session, as a form of SI for a freshman
utilized five raters, who are individually referred to as Raters 1 through 5. All fiveraters were students in civil and environmental engineering at Washington State University. Tworaters were PhD students, two were upper level undergraduates, and one was a Masters’ student.Two raters had prior experience applying the rubric to posters. All five raters scored every posterbased on the same set of artifacts.ReliabilityIn rubric assessments, reliability refers to the degree to which multiple raters agree. In much ofthe literature, reliability is used as a general term to describe both consensus and consistencymeasures31-33. Consensus is when raters agree on the scores that projects should receive,including the magnitude of those scores. Consistency
learner must guide the objectives and experience, withthe instructor responding to the learner’s needs as a guide (Ozuah, 2005). Instructors mustalso rethink their traditional beliefs regarding teaching and learning. !The media technology serves as a bridge to learning. Students become a more valuableasset, controlling the pace of their own learning, while instructors serve as facilitators. !The need for instructor interaction, facilitation, and feedback also lies at the core of thesuccess. The move from a traditional classroom to a soft classroom creates a number ofchallenges for faculty members to overcome. It is critical to the success of the course thatthe instructor act as a facilitator and that students take control of mastering the
Paper ID #14433Seven-Year Study on Effectiveness of Traditional, Blended, and Online CourseOffering ModelsProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan
popular YouTube series27. While thedelivery focus of this intervention was game design principles, we used the development ofdifferent games in Scratch to teach CT concepts. Like Mission to Mars, this program consistedof four days of activities. Day one began with an introduction to game design principles. These consisted ofseven principles: (1) Principle of isolation: introducing new elements in a way that allowsplayers to familiarize with new enemies or mechanics before they are set in a real situation. (2)Principle of accomplishment: gives players a sense of motivation and direction either throughstory progression or the mastering of skills. (3) Teach without teaching principle: help playerslearn by doing instead of relying on step-by
Paper ID #16051”Thank you for playing science”: Robotic Education at DLR School LabRWTH AachenMs. Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University Since January 2015, Lana Plumanns has been a PhD student at the Faculty of Mechanical Enigeering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Within the Institute Cluster IMA/ ZLW & IfU, she works in the research group Economic and Social Cybernetics. Before that she successfully finished her Master of Science Degree in Psychology. During her studies she has spent time abroad, studying at, among others, Concordia University, Canada. In her work as scientific researcher, she focuses on
Engineering, 03(01), 352-356.3. Loïc Frund, “Interfacing an Android-based phone-rob ot with Webots”, 2012, Master Thesis Project Report, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)4. Christoph, Reinhard, “Android-Based Low-Cost Robot Controller”, Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA), 2012 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE Southeast Section Conference5. Muhammad, Mirza, “WG11 Android based Surveillance Robot Control System Using Socket Programming with Implementation”, 2015, International Journal Of Multidisciplinary Sciences And Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, March 20156. Ranjit, B.Santhos ,“Android Based Robot Implementation For
has done multiple projects in education data mining, some in collaboration with the Dean of Engineering. His research interests include healthcare and education data mining.Ms. Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois at Chicago Elnaz Douzali is a senior undergraduate researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She’s a part of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and will receive her Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering in May 2016. Since 2015 Elnaz has participated in multiple projects in Educational Data Mining. Her research interests include Educational Data Mining, Process Mining, and Healthcare. Elnaz will begin her Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering at the
learners is an often-stated goal of higher education institutions andprofessional organizations. The ability to develop and master a specific body of knowledge is acommon attribute of both academia (peer-review discipline activities) and professions. Thecontribution of lifelong learners is paramount to the success of these institutions. The UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point presents a unique opportunity to blend the developmentof lifelong learning in our graduates in both their identity as an undergraduate engineeringstudent and a member of the profession of arms. The West Point Strategic Plan (2015-2021)explicitly identifies that the development of professional engineers and Army Officers is notmutually exclusive. The two goals are
Paper ID #15071Assessing Gender Differences between Student Motivations for Studying En-gineeringDr. Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University Anne Dudek Ronan, Ph.D., P.E., is an Industry Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engi- neering NYU. Although her main area of interest is Water Resources Engineering, she teaches across the curriculum – from the freshman Introduction to Civil Engineering course to graduate classes in Ground- water Hydrology and Surface Water Pollution. She also advises PhD and Masters degree students and is faculty adviser for two student clubs. Previously, Anne was an Adjunct Professor
I had worked the problems out and solved out specific issues with fellow students.” “The instruction was excellent and the information was presented in a way that made the concepts easy to understand and master.” Availability of instructors “Being able to ask questions while working out problems in 6 and TAs for questions class is very beneficial for learning the material well.” “I liked working among my friends in the class and having the one-on-one Q & As with the TA or the
American Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings of, Seattle, WA, 2015.[9] Corneal, L., “Use of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges for engineering as a semester-long project for an introduction to engineering course”, in American Society for Engineering Education Conference,Proceedings of, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[10] Argrow, B.M., Louie, B., Knight, D.W., Canney, N.E., Brown, S., Blanford, A.J., Gibson, C.L., and Kenney,E.D., “Introduction to engineering: preparing first-year students for an informed major choice,” in American Societyfor Engineering Education, Proceedings of, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[11] Azarin, S., Ferrier, N., Kennedy, S.M., Klingenberg, D., Masters, K., McMahon, K.D., Russell, J., andHagness, S.C
Paper ID #16674Social Belonging and First-Year Engineering Mathematics: A CollaborativeLearning InterventionJoanna Perry Weaver, University of Louisville Joanna Weaver is a doctoral student in Experimental Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She is involved in research examining how instructional methods and social-cognitive factors influence academic achievement. She holds a Master of Science in Education degree from the University of Pennsylvania (2004) and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wesleyan University (2001). She is a certified Reading Specialist (K-12) and Social Studies
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strives to produce more and better high school physics teachers. He is also director of Master of Natural Science degree program, a graduate program designed for in-service science teachers. He works on improving persistence of students in STEM majors, especially under-prepared students and students from under-represented groups.Dr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is lecturer in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Ari- zona State University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Univer- sity of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in 2012
through the onboard expansionport which uses four digital IO pins, two per actuator, to control whether the scissor jack extendsor retracts. The last subsystem of the electronic controller is the front interface panel. NASA had arequirement to use 3 switches to control the different stages of the experiment. One switch isused as the master power switch, one for controlling the direction of the motor actuation, and thelast for putting the system into a “pause” mode to replace the SD cards for subsequent imagedownload. To indicate which state each NESI+ board was in there is also a single LED per boardon the front panel. These switches are all interfaced through digital inputs to monitor the state ofeach switch. Since a two NESI+ board
. Dean was Director of Operations and Business Development for Clark-Smith Associates, P.C., and served as an Electrician in the US Navy aboard the USS South Carolina and the USS Enterprise.Ms. Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University Carol Considine is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. She has fifteen years of industrial experience and is a LEED AP BD+C. Her area of specialization is construction.Dr. Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion UniversityDr. Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University Petros J. Katsioloudis is an
Paper ID #16840Pioneering a Math-Based Grammar Course for Engineering and Other STEMMajorsMr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California - Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from University of Southern California. Currently focusing his career on engineering communication and professionalism, he has worked as a design engineer and technical education specialist for Parker-Hannifin Aerospace
Paper ID #16000Predicting Success in Pre-Calculus and Engineering Problem SolvingSara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University Sara Hahler is a graduate student at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics education in 2012 from Louisiana College and is currently enrolled in the Computational Analysis and Modeling PhD program at Louisiana Tech. During her time as an undergraduate, she served as a tutor for the mathematics department at Louisiana College. In 2015 she earned her Masters of Math- ematics and Statistics from Louisiana Tech. Currently, she is performing research in the area of mathe
performance mea- surement, decision-making & optimization, service-learning and community engagement. Dr. Luo is a LEED AP BD+C and a CM-BIM holder.Dr. Wei Wu, California State University - Fresno Dr. Wei Wu, LEED AP, CM-BIM, A.M.ASCE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construc- tion Management of the Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with a focus on Built Environment from Hunan Univer- sity in China, the Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management at University of Oxford in the UK, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Construction and Planning at University of Florida. He is an associate
the handling of collisions in a wireless environment,concepts that are critical to understanding RFID protocols and machine to machinecommunication. 802.11 is also used as a platform to teach students additional modulationschemes such as Phase-Shift-Keying and Amplitude Modulation. With Bluetooth, students onceagain have chance to examine the effects of reducing power, master-slave communication andalso see the re-use of frequency hopping techniques from earlier networks.In the final part of the course, we examine specific RFID standards. The two that we look at arethe ISO 18000-7 Active RFID standard and the EPCGlobal Gen 2 standard. We examine everyaspect of these two standards with the student. At this point in the course, many of
Understand the importance of, and demonstrate, planning in successful communication; define and use persuasive strategies Communication Understand the concept of audience and the reason it matters in communication Recognize the importance of graphics in papers and presentations; master creating simple graphics and begin designing complex graphics Demonstrate ability to prepare and present a coherent, engaging presentation in a groupFigure 2: Learning goals for MEP-1, last adjusted June 2015Figure 3: Left, part of the practice session equipment for data acquisition (signal generator,amplifier, NI data acquisition module), right laptop with custom NI interface displaying
Paper ID #16025Targeted Recruitment of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students: TheInfluence of Recruitment Event ChangesMs. Brittain Sobey, The University of Texas - Austin Brittain Sobey is the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Master of Education from Boston University.Ms. Margo Cousins, The University of Texas - Austin Ms. Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engi- neering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and professional
leaders. The eight steps include: 1. Define the Problem 2. Assemble Some Evidence 3. Construct the Alternatives 4. Select the Criteria 5. Project the Outcomes 6. Confront the Trade-offs 7. Decide 8. Tell Your StoryIn teaching engineering students, however, we found that a more programmatic approach basedon this text was necessary. As opposed to students Bardach taught in developing the guide inBerkeley’s public policy school, many undergraduate engineering students had limited educationin public policy as part of their pre-collegiate education, and for the international students thatwe most frequently encountered in master or PhD programs, some of the core principles were notthe same
Wen-an Guo, Columbia University Tiffany Guo is a MD-PhD candidate at Columbia University. Her PhD is in biomedical engineering on the development and testing of point-of-care diagnostic devices for resource limited settings. She TAed for both a senior undergraduate and masters design course. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Re-designing Design: A Technology-Enhanced Graduate-Level Biomedical Design CourseA. IntroductionBiomedical engineering (BME) is an evolving discipline that involves collaboration amongengineers, physicians, scientists and entrepreneurs, in academia and industry to provideinterdisciplinary solutions to
Paper ID #13388Examining the Integration and Motivational Impact of Hands on Made4Me:Hands-on Machining, Analysis and Design Experiences for Mechanical En-gineersMr. Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering Ph. D candidate with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering with a Design and Manufacturing Concentra- tion who develops CNC technology for academic research and education. He also designs experimental hardware, electronics and software coding to automate mechanical systems.Dr. Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellProf. Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin
Paper ID #12674Exploring Implicit Understanding of Engineering Ethics in Student TeamsDr. Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas Eun Ah Lee is a graduate student at University of Texas at Dallas. She received her PhD in science education from Seoul National University in Korea and has worked for STEM education in which she has strong interest. Currently, she is studying for dual masters’ degree in Applied Cognitive Science and in Emerging Media and Communication for her professional development.Prof. Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas Nicholas Gans is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical
Hrastinski, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stefan Hrastinski is Associate Professor at the The School of Education and Communication in Engineer- ing Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Visiting Professor with specialization in e-Learning, Mid Sweden University. His research focuses on online learning and collaboration in educational and or- ganizational settings. Stefan has conducted research and development projects across various contexts, including higher education, school settings, companies, municipalities and the public sector. He teaches courses in e-learning, and supervise theses on bachelor, master and Ph.D. level.Prof. Inga-Britt - Skogh