Paper ID #19381An Interdisciplinary Learning Module on Water Sustainability in CitiesDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steven J. Burian has advanced water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability through research, led multi-disciplinary water initiatives, and inspired students with his passionate approach to engineering ed- ucation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Environmental Engineering and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has
. Some representative quotes are: “The REU gave me a taste of grad school. Before I started the REU, I had a fuzzy idea of getting a masters sometime later. Now I plan on getting a PhD before I start to work.” “After the first week of the program I was unsure if I could continue due to a mixture of intimidation, nervousness, and overall uncertainty regarding whether I had what it took to contribute to the research instead of holding it back. I explained my doubts to [my advisor]; just having him take time out to talk to and reassure me rejuvenated my confidence and inspired me to believe that I had what it took. I accredit the rest of my progress in the program to that experience and I’m grateful
camera display systems that can see structural components insidewalls (e.g. the opus caementicium inside the masonry walls), VR glasses that project documentsor images of interactive objects, and mobile device applications that provide information in real-time; any of these could be useful for filling in the gaps of the Colosseum as it stands today, viamapping the real-world version and superimposing the digital model over it. The list of issues and setbacks in AR is quite large compared to VR, meaning that AR wouldbe considerably more difficult to master than VR in the context of the Colosseum project. Kruijffet al. [9] provide a more comprehensive list of possible issues which can be classed into anumber of categories: Environment (external
engineering outcomes, then a case has been presentedto students that mathematics in engineering is not about knowing how to solve a mathematicalproblem, but rather to know when to apply a mathematical solution and why that applied solutionmakes physical sense or is consistent with engineering theories. Mathematics will not be anothersubject of little real-life use, but rather an important modelling tool of which reasonably accuratetangible results can be achieved.Long Division and “Trivial” Methods – Are They Truly Worthless?Upon getting elementary students to master the concept of multiplication, the mathematicaldiscussion often proceeds to the teaching of quotients. At the elementary level, students are oftentaught to perform long divisions to
. London: Bloomsbury Publishing (1998).[11] T. Pearce. “Building personal skills into a master of engineering degree.” Proc. GlobalCongress on Engng. Educ., Cracow, Poland, 369-372 (1998).[12] R. Cross, R. Rebele, & A. Grant. “Collaborative Overload.” Online.https://hbr.org/2016/01/collaborative-overload. Jan-Feb. 2016. [Accessed: Feb. 4, 2018].[13] J. Walther, S.E. Miller, & N.W. Sochacka. (2017). “A Model of Empathy in Engineering asa Core Skill, Practice Orientation, and Professional Way of Being.” Journal of EngineeringEducation, Vol.106(1), pp.123-148.[14] B. Penzenstadler, G. Haller, T. Schlosser., & G. Frenzel (2009). “Soft skills required: Apractical approach for empowering soft skills in the engineering world.” Proc
, life cycle benefit analysis, structural dynamics, structural reliability, social sustainability EDUCATION 2002 -2008 Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de M´exico, UNAM PhD 1996 -2000 Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de M´exico, UNAM Master Degree 1987-1993 Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Per´u, PUCP Civil EngineerProf. Graciela del Carmen Fern´andez de C´ordova, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Peru´ Professor of Arquitecture and Urbanism School at Catholic University inLIma-Peru.Dr. Marta Vilela Vilela, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Peru´ Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru - PUCP c American Society for Engineering
education to help students develop deep understanding. This work hasmostly been at the K-12 level; but argumentation is even more important for undergraduates in en-gineering and computing (and other STEM fields). Not only will argumentation help engineeringstudents master concepts, it will also better prepare them for their professional careers where theycan expect to engage in vigorous arguments about trade-offs in various approaches to addressingproblems in their design/implementation projects.Prior research has shown that some key requirements must be met to ensure that argumentationis most productive: The argumentation must be in small groups of 4–5 students each; each groupmust include students with different approaches to the topic; and the
broadly focuses on equity and diversity, the social psychological development of students, and institutional diversity in American postsecondary education. Specifically, he centers his inquiry on two aspects of higher education: (a) the student, particularly graduate (e.g., masters, doctoral, professional) student socialization and mentoring and (b) the institution, with a focus on specialized institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Institutional Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’ Success in Engineering and Related STEM FieldsAbstractDiverse people and perspectives are needed to
Paper ID #21443Integration of Research Topics into Undergraduate Information TechnologyCourses and ProjectsDr. George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology M.S. BioEngineering, University of Illinois at Chicago B.S. Purdue UniversityDr. Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University Northwest Name: Dr Niranjan Desai Qualifications: Ph.D Civil Engineering University of Louisville, USA MES (Master of Engineering Studies) Civil Engineering University of Sydney, Australia BTECH (Bachelor of Technology) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. Work Experience
further increase the self-efficacy of the returning LTC? These questions and morecould be answered by comparing survey results from the pilot study with those of the 2018expansion of the study. Finally, it is hypothesized that incorporating additional pre-service teachers as both LTCand LT could produce a more cohesive leadership team. In 2017, engineering students still filleda large portion of leadership, and many of these students were enrolled in summer courses orcommitted to other priorities. A number of engineering students in leadership is still desirable forproviding role models and content masters, but by having more teachers in these positions, thegoals and expectations of the leadership team could be better aligned, resulting in
Technical College Jill Davishahl is a faculty member in the engineering department at Bellingham Technical College where she teaches courses ranging from Intro to Engineering Design to Engineering Statics. Outside of teach- ing, Jill is working on the development of a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Technology and is currently PI on the NSF funded ATE project grant in renewable energy as well as PI on an NSF funded S-STEM project. She holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.Mr. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl is faculty and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College. His teaching and research interests include
Foundation.References[1] D. King and S. Wood, “The political economy of neoliberalism: Britain and the United States int he 1980s,” in Continuity and change in contemporary capitalism, Transferred to digital printing., H. Kitschelt, Ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006, p. 371.[2] D. Harvey, A brief history of neoliberalism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.[3] J. N. Cohen and M. A. Centeno, “Neoliberalism and patterns of economic performance, 1980-2000,” Ann. Am. Acad. Pol. Soc. Sci., vol. 606, pp. 32–67, 2006.[4] D. S. Jones, Masters of the universe: Hayek, Friedman, and the birth of neoliberal politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012.[5] I. Berlin, Four essays on liberty. London, UK: Oxford University Press
heuristics.Dr. Rachel E. Friedensen, Iowa State University Dr. Rachel Friedensen is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Iowa State University. She recently received her Ph.D. in education leadership and policy with a specialization in higher education from University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also holds a masters degree in history from Western Michigan University and a bachelors degree in history from Bryn Mawr College. Her research interests include: underrepresented populations in STEM; student engineering identity development; institutional diversity and equity policy; history and theory of higher education.Dr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and
Paper ID #21138Manufacturing Applications of the One-dimensional Cutting Stock Problemas a Team Project ¨Dr. Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University H¨useyin Sarper, Ph.D., P.E. is a Master Lecturer with a joint appointment the Engineering Fundamentals Division and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a professor of engineering and director of the graduate programs at Colorado State University – Pueblo in Pueblo, Col. until 2013. He was also an associate director of Colorado’s NASA Space Grant Consortium between 2007 and 2013. His degrees, all
Hunsu is currently an assistant professor of engineering education at the University of Georgia. He is affiliated with the Engineering Education Transformational Institute and the school electrical and computer engineering at the university. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in electronic and computer engi- neering from the Lagos State University in Nigeria, a Masters in Project management from the University of Sunderland, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from Washington State University. His research in- terests include learning and cognition, students’ engagement, and the assessment of learning and students engagements, in engineering classrooms. His expertise also include the development and validation of
development of Advanced Technology Education projects and evaluated the effectiveness of these projects. She has also served as a reviewer of papers submitted to the International Mechanical Engineering Congress. She holds a master’s degree in English and an MBA. She has over twenty years experience in higher education administration.Mr. John Morgan, Yavapai College John H Morgan – Biographical Sketch (a) Professional Preparation Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, Agriculture, Bachelor of Science, 1989 Graduate Insti- tution: University of Phoenix, Administration and Supervision, Master of Arts, 2005 (b) Appointments 2/2011 to Present: Dean, School of Career and Technical Education, Yavapai Community
Degrees (BS) 90 # of META Scholars receiving Bachelor of Applied Arts & Science (BAAS) 6 # of META scholars receiving Master of Science (MS) Degrees 7 # of META Scholars receiving Doctor of Pharmacology Degrees 2 # of META Scholars receiving Doctor of Philosophy degree 1 National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data included only a handful of majordescriptions for the degrees awarded above. These included four BSs in Electrical Engineering,three in Mechanical Engineering, two in Chemical Engineering, and one in Computer Science. Student Status for SAC S-STEM (2013-2017) Recipients (N=52
mastering it does not look rewarding.Moreover, students are unlikely to use BBL once they graduate, while they will probably use GDfor something no matter what career they may enter.An obvious benefit of eLN is that we can keep full copy of student works semi-permanentlywithout taking up physical space. With the paper-binder format, we would return it to thestudents after final grading but many students actually never pick up their binders, which wouldbe sent to recycling after several months as we do not have storage space for them.ConclusionWe are looking for ways to make engineering documentation process less of a chore, and moreengaging and rewarding for students. We also wish to reduce the workload of grading. After thetrial implementations of
course.Table 1: Students’ feelings of capability describing their own disciplinary lens in the pre-classsurvey. Howcapabledoyoufeelin describingthedisciplinary lens/perspectiveofyour degree(majoror masters)? EngineerAverage 4.5 Non-EngineerAverage 4.3Students were asked to assess their ability and comfort with such teamwork-related skills assynthesizing information from across multiple disciplines, communicating with colleagues fromother disciplines, and comfort with planning and implementing projects in an interdisciplinaryteam environment. These questions were not as revealing of
were also demonstrated in their abilities to conduct a lot ofself-directed learning. They actively searched for information online or literature to solve theproblems. These experiences, along with the constant trial-and-error process and feasibilityanalyses have in part helped the development of the independent learning skills. Students realizedthe importance to be a master of the learning process. To solve the problem, students need to learnrelevant knowledge first, to learn to use new software or new machines, new operational methods,all of which can be a self-directed process.“In fact, I think the self-exploration process is a very straightforward process. For example, ifwhat we need is a microcontroller, which is a small program, you need
Paper ID #25152Aggregating Industrial Engineering Concepts Through Cookie Manufactur-ingAimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University Aimee Ulstad, P.E is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Integrated Systems Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State, Aimee was an industry professional in various field in engineering for over 30 years. Aimee received her degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration from Ohio State. She began her career as a packaging equipment engineer at Procter and Gamble, then moved to Anheuser-Busch where she worked for
seem to be masters of divergent thinking, creating a diverse range of ideas without(or with very little) inhibition. Figure 1: Two phases of creativity [8].The study of creativity in engineering education is becoming increasingly popular, but it tends tobe associated with courses on design (and there, only in idea generation) [9]. Likewise, there areonly a few short courses specifically focused on engineering leadership (e.g., EngineeringLeadership at MIT [10] and Leadership Development for Engineers at Rice University [11]), andeven fewer of these courses make creativity a specific focus (e.g., LJMU’s Leadership Skillsmodule). In non-engineering fields, however, such as management, law, and psychology
technical problem solvers anddesigners. For example, the National Academy of Engineering envisions engineers who “willremain well grounded in the basics of mathematics and science, and who will expand their visionof design through a solid grounding in the humanities, social sciences, and economics” and whowill “rapidly embrace the potentialities offered by creativity, invention, and cross disciplinaryfertilization to create and accommodate new fields of endeavor, including those that requireopenness to interdisciplinary efforts with nonengineering disciplines such as science, socialscience, and business” [1]. The American Society of Civil Engineers suggests that “civilengineers will serve as master builders, environmental stewards, innovators and
Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Utah State University and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. Her current research is focused on the development and improvement of electro- chemical sensors for disease diagnosis by breath. Her interest in support for diversity and special interest groups inspired her collaboration on this project.Mr. Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University Michael Scott Sheppard is a graduate research associate pursuing a Master of Science degree in Engineer- ing and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science
preparation – e.g., capstone projects in the senior year – and because students oftentransfer out of science and engineering majors because of difficulties with solving problems,considerable effort has been directed towards helping students become proficient problemsolvers. To assure that problem-solving skills are mastered, problem solving has become a coreelement in engineering curricula. In U.S. engineering education, ABET (Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology) criteria for accrediting instructional programs treat problemsolving as one of the critical learning outcomes to be achieved throughout curricula and isdirectly addressed in ABET Outcome 3.1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complexengineering problems by applying
and Evaluation Gale A. Mentzer, PhD, the owner and director of Acumen Research and Evaluation, has been a profes- sional program evaluator since 1998. She holds a PhD in Educational Research and Measurement from The University of Toledo and a Master of Arts in English Literature and Language—a unique combination of specializations that melds quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She and has extensive experience in the evaluation of projects focused on STEM education including evaluations of several multi-million dollar federally funded projects. Previously she taught graduate level courses for the College of Education at The University of Toledo in Statistics, Testing and Grading, Research Design, and Program
assignment for which they can get formative feedbackfrom you that they can use directly to improve their work on that module’s summativeassessment or project at the end. Examples of this include rough drafts submitted prior to a finalversion, smaller sets of problems prior to an exam, giving feedback on homework which mirrorsupcoming higher stakes assignments, online quizzes which can be taken multiple times untilstudents master the material, or a smaller, low stakes version of the larger, higher stakesassignment at the end of that unit. Your feedback needs to be meaningful, frequent, timely, andinclude specific suggestions for improvement [21] where ever possible. Structuring theseformative feedback opportunities into each module or unit of your
Nancy. At Rice, was awarded six campus-wide teach- ing awards, served as College Master for 10 years, served as founding Director of the Rice Center for Teaching Excellence, as founding Director of BrainSTEM (a weekly outreach program that pairs Uni- versity Neuroscience student mentors with High School Apprentices) and as founding Director of the Gulf Coast Consortium for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. Has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals in Mathematics, Engineering and Science. Coauthored the text, Mathematics for Neuroscientists, with Fabrizio Gabbiani. Joined the Engineering Faculty at Northern New Mexico College in 2016, intent on recruiting, mentoring, teaching, challenging and
studied professional Production Engineering at Malawi Polytechnic, Bach- elors in Industrial Engineering at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa and Masters in manufacturing at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia.Mr. Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic A staff associate at The Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of The University of Malawi, under the Electrical Engineering department. Coordinator of final year projects in the department and an enthusiast of Innovation.Dr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen is a Lecturer in Engineering at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University. He is also the Assistant
operations of the largest engineer- ing major at the school. From 2014 to 2017, she worked in the MILSATCOM Directorate at Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. She was the requirements lead on the Enhanced Polar System and as the Deputy Program Manager on the Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration. Capt Kalyn Tung graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Systems Engineering, focusing in aeronautical systems. She graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2014 with a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering, focusing in airborne and human systems.Lt. Col. Cory Cooper, United States Air Force Academy Lieutenant