Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and inno- vation research at The Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting engineer- ing education research projects that focus on improving the learning experience for students, incumbent engineers and technicians. His research encompasses, Sociotechnical Systems, Learning Curves, and Engineering Education Research. Additional responsibilities include providing business leadership for engineering technical and professional educational programs. This includes development of engineering programs (Certificates and Masters) in advanced aircraft construction, composites structures and prod- uct lifecycle management and digital
Paper ID #8442African American and Hispanic STEM Students’ Engagement at Predomi-nantly White InstitutionsDr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for Inclusion, Diversity & Academic Success (iDEAS) at The Ohio State University.Ms. Fei BieMr. Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University Leroy L. Long III earned his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University and his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University. He is now a doctoral candidate in STEM Education with a focus on Engineering
the significance of multipleperspectives and experiences that the students bring to the classroom establishing a unique“community of practice” (Wenger, 1998, p. 6) when they interact as a team or group. Thisheterogeneous team or group contains students that may typically include: Different majors or disciplines Different student levels (i.e. freshman, sophomore, junior or senior) Different program representation (i.e. graduate or masters) Different ages ranging from 18-40 Different genders including male and female Different ethnic or cultural backgrounds Different levels of professional experienceWhen working in a team or group, the team members surround yourself with other individualsthat will look
engineering design process and what the pathways of design learning may look like forelementary students.Theoretical FrameworkIn this work, we consider the idea of design learning progressions. The concept of a “learningprogression” is described as an “empirically-grounded hypothesis of successively moresophisticated ways of thinking about a fundamental disciplinary idea and practice” [8, 9] as away to guide instructions and learning goals. These hypotheses describe pathways students arelikely to follow to master core concepts [9].With respect to the engineering design process,understanding students’ learning progressions can enhance our understanding of how we mightapproach teaching the design process to 2nd graders, and how this might differ from
Page 24.183.5the mathematics instruction and results.The bridge program was a residential program, with all students living in an on-campusdormitory and participating in supervised and structured programs during the day whilebeing given free-time in the evenings. The mornings of the program were devoted to 2.5hours of structured work on mathematics, with students working in a computer lab on theALEKS software. Instructors were available to provide more hands-on explanations andassistance as needed. Before beginning the program, students had taken the university’smath placement exam, and their individualized programs were set up to best help thestudents master the material which they most needed in order to place into a highercourse. The
Paper ID #8691Applying Research-Based Principles and Theory to Practice: The redesign ofa graduate student instructor seminarMrs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is the Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with
communication, mul- tidisciplinary education, and educating engineers for global practice.Dr. Jamal Sheikh-Ahmad, The Petroleum Institute Dr. Ahmad has earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from NC State University in 1993. Since then he has held faculty positions in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. His teaching and research interests are in engineering design education and manufacturing.Dr. Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his PhD in Indus- trial Engineering from University of Louisville (2006), masters in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville (2003) and also a master’s in business administration from Indira
the Senior Project assessment process is described.4.1 Data CollectionOne source of assessment raw data is the set of completed projects – presentations and artifacts.The data are extracted by applying rubrics to the presentations and artifacts. The agents applyingthe rubrics are evaluators, faculty members or industry clients, and student team-members.Unsurprisingly, the master rubric, Senior Project Rubric11, has eight sections, one for each of theeight Student Outcomes, see Section 3.2:• The first five sections, (a) Foundations, (b) CS Core, (c) Software Development, (d) Programming, and (e) Ethics are check-lists completed by the evaluators. In each section, the sum of the check-marks (1 if checked, 0 if not checked), up to a limit
and to argue for attention management as a fundamental technologyliteracy skill that needs to be integrated in technology and engineering education. The paperpresents evidence about the costs of distraction and multitasking, reviews theoretical frameworksthat explain the functioning of human attention and the possibility to train it, and introduces anempowering perspective for enabling students to master their own attention. A simple method forattention training is presented and data that validates the concept of integrating attention traininginto higher education is presented.IntroductionWe live in a culture of distraction. Information technology and online communication bring morestreams of information than ever to our fingertips and
consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute.Mr. John Pickard, East Carolina University I am a teaching instructor at East Carolina University in
research focuses on storage security, applied cryptography, and security aspects of wireless networks. He is a member of the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society.Dr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is Past Chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.Dr. Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of
Several lessons were designed, with the teaching objective to master applicationprogramming in a gradual manner by proceeding from the simplest to the most complicatedtopics: Lesson 1: Basic Setup and Bluetooth Connectivity Lesson 2: Moving the Robots Lesson 3: Recording Movement Lesson 4: Using the Sound Sensor Lesson 5: Using the Touch Sensor Lesson 6: Using the Ultrasonic Sensor Lesson 7: Using the Color Sensor Lesson 8: Final Project What turned out to be particularly challenging was the design of Lesson 6. By the time thislesson is reached, students should have a reasonable grasp of programming concepts such asif/else statements and looping. The focus shifts to the use of the
innovative, although theseterms are best used relatively across the entire spectrum (i.e., every person is more adaptive thansome and more innovative than others). In this study, Participant 1 (KAI=72) and Participant 2(KAI=88) were more adaptive, while Participant 3 (KAI=119) and Participant 4 (KAI=120) weremore innovative. This gave us a substantial range of KAI scores from which to exploredifferences between the more adaptive and more innovative thinkers. Page 24.367.8In general, people who are more adaptive tend to master details, build on assumptions, and takemore prudent risks, even in generating ideas. On the other hand, the more innovative
Paper ID #8690Designing a stage of ”romance” for programs in technological literacyDr. John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin John Heywood MA MSc LittD (Dublin) M.Litt (Lanacaster). Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College – The University of Dublin and formerly Professor and Director of Teacher Education in the University (1977 – 1996). In addition to a higher doctorate he is the holder of a Masters degree in engineering education (MSc). He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Educa- tion, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
, Diagnosis and Repair has beentaught since 2011. This course exposes upper division undergraduate engineering technologystudents to various kinds of concrete structure and product failure, the mechanisms thatunderlie such failure, and the repair or restorative processes that would “fix” these problems.Such ill structured problems require diagnostic skills based on theoretical knowledge, similarto the medical students’ education challenges that gave rise to the PBL approach in the firstplace. Thus, in addition to mastering theoretical technical content knowledge, it is importantfor students to develop problem solving skills. The importance of problem solving skills forfuture engineers and technologists (engineers hereafter) can hardly be overstated
. Belu and I. Husanu - An Undergraduate Course on Renewable Energy Conversion Systems for EngineeringTechnology Students, 2011 ASEEE Conference & Exposition, June 26 - 29, Vancouver, BC, Canada (CD Proc.).7. Gilbert M. Masters , Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 20048. M.K. Patel, Wind and Solar Power Systems, CRC Press, 1999.9. J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan, and A.L. Rogers, Wind Energy Explained, Wiley 2003.10. R. Messenger and J. Ventre, Photovoltaic System Engineering, second edition, CRC Press, 2003.11. T. Lambert and P. Lilienthal. HOMER: the micro-power optimization model: Produced by National RenewableEnergy Lab. [Online]. Available: http://homerenergy.com/12. R. G. Belu, A Project-based Power
inconjunction with each other. The devices that GC uses on the project site were iPhones andiPad’s. IPhones and iPad’s were very useful devices in the field because of the portability andeasy to use programs wirelessly. The foremen can work in the field and able to check throughthese devices on the activities’ progress they perform. Students in this team conveyed that some planning information during the initial planningwas lacking parties involved in creating the master schedule. One reason for not having allsubcontractors within the planning stage was because they might not fully understand the scopeof work and different construction phases. Also, there were many factors for changes includingvery crowded site conditions. Another important
units. Each teacher was asked to video record an approximatelyone-hour lesson that was more teacher-centered and exemplified a focus on the engineeringconcepts. These videos were used as a learning tool during the second summer institute. Inaddition to the implementation of the engineering-infused units, the teachers were engaged inapproximately 8 hours of face-to-face professional development with the institute leaders duringthe school year. The primary goal of these workshops was to debrief the implementation of theengineering-infused module and learn from the other teachers’ experiences, sharing insights anddiscussing challenges. Two of the project’s PIs and a master engineering and technology teacherled two hours of the professional
).We also reviewed the results of each project. The projects were complete by 10 groups, eachconsisting of 3-4 students. The main findings are summarized as follows:Project 1. Students had more difficulty than we anticipated in determining the internal reactionsas a function of height along the pole. Only 2/10 groups were able to provide credible graphsand equations for all six internal reactions. There appear to be three primary reasons for this: Students have not mastered the concept of making an arbitrary cut in a system and selecting an appropriate subsystem for the governing free body diagram. Specifically in this case, students would make a cut at an intermediate point in the signpost, but then remained
Vaisala Weather Transmitter WXT520measures air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity precipitation and wind speedand direction. In addition, there is a camera installed at a pole near the site which providessupporting visual data of the site conditions. The data from the devices is collected with anembedded computer stored in a control box on site and transmitted through the campus wirelessnetwork to a database. Solar panels mounted on a light pole charge two 12 V batteries connectedin series, which power the entire system. Figure 1. LEWAS Field Site LayoutData from the LEWAS lab is actively used for water sustainability research and education.Currently there are 3 PhD students and 1 Masters student
Poletti, Singapore University of Technology and Design I have obtained a double Master degree in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and Ecole Centrale Paris. In 2009 I was conferred a Joint-PhD in Physics from the National University of Singapore and the Australian National University. I am a theoretician working in quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium. I have a particular interest in ultracold gases and quantum machines and to treat these problem I use a variety of advanced analytical and numerical methods. Page 24.763.1Prof. Robert E SimpsonProf. Aditya Prasad Mathur
Paper ID #9099Integration of Manufacturing into Mechanical Engineering Education Cur-riculaProf. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E. is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASME, SME, and ASEE. He is a Fellow of ASEE. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Community and the SME Center for Education and
Paper ID #9091Integration of Materials Instruction in the Field of ManufacturingProf. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E. is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASEE, SME, and ASME. He is a Fellow of ASEE. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Community and the SME Center for Education and he is a
ProActive Network) and was on the organization’s Board of Directors of WEPAN for three years. I am also the advisor to the [Institution] student section of the Society of Women Engineers. Panelist 6: I’m an Associate Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at [Institution]. In the last 3 years I have been serving as the web master for the Women in Engineering Division. In the past, I have served as an officer for the Women in ORMS (WORMS) forum of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). During my career at [Institution] I have worked closely and mentored a number of
. Page 24.819.8In general, people who are more adaptive tend to master details, build on assumptions, and takemore prudent risks, even in generating ideas. On the other hand, the more innovative tend togenerate concepts with less focus on detail, challenge the assumptions, and take more daringrisks. Another difference is that more adaptive people feel less comfortable with ambiguity andprefer more structure, while the more innovative prefer less structure and are more comfortablewith ambiguity. Below, we describe the four participants’ concepts as generated in the session.Participant 1 (KAI score= 72). Participant 1 was the most adaptive student in this experimentalgroup. He generated five concepts (see Figure 4), which were similar to existing
introducing problem based case learning techniques in classes and course structure; presentation of paper in National Educators Workshop. COLLABORATORS AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS (i) Collaborators and Co-Editors Frank Cox, Edmonds Community College; Ruth M. Loring, Nashville State Community College; Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Ed Webster, Institute for Professional Training and Education; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology (ii) Special Material Expert Curriculum development for National Resource Center-CAM composite ma- terials course for National Resource Center at Edmonds Community College.Mr. Sean Maass Currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Passionate
environments’. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 8(2), pp. 179– 190.14 Pohl, Alexander, Gehlen-Baum, Vera and Bry, François (2011) ‘Introducing Backstage–a digital backchannel for large class lectures’. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 8(3), pp. 186–200.15 Bry, François, Gehlen-Baum, Vera and Pohl, Alexander (2011) ‘Promoting awareness and participation in large class lectures: The digital backchannel backstage’, in Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Society,pp. 27–34.16 Highet, Gilbert (1961) The art of teaching, New York, Vintage Books.17 Lowman, Joseph (1995) Mastering the techniques of teaching, Jossey-Bass, Inc.18 Naftulin, Donald H., Ware Jr, John E. and Donnelly, Frank A. (1973) ‘The
switches from lecturer tosubject master expert, to mentor, to facilitator of team progress, the faculty member needsto be more versatile than in a more traditional course.Learning Objectives. The course learning objectives are common for all fourdisciplines. They have evolved since the course’s creation based on the instructors’experience with the course. However two primary objectives have remained: creation ofan interdisciplinary design and functioning effectively on interdisciplinary teams. Thecurrent and more detailed learning objectives are: 1. Create an integrated building design that includes a sound project approach (scope/budget/quality & constructability) including land-use, site development, architectural
and Learning Summit for Michigan Colleges and Universities in an effort to create a platform for shared best practices for student affairs practitioners. She was recently elected as a university representative for the Academic Specialist Advisory Committee. As the Co-Curricular Director she is responsible for the recruitment and retention of student participants. She earned a Masters of Education degree in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from Michigan State University.Dr. Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services
Experience Survey explores graduate studentperceptions about faculty relationships, departmental climate and the relevance of work/lifeissues in decision-making. Responses totaled 574 graduate students from 18 science andengineering departments. The survey data was disaggregated by gender, science/engineeringdepartments, and program level (Masters vs. Ph.D.). Results suggest that there are significantdifferences between male and female graduate students, graduate students in science andengineering departments, as well as different gender issues in science departments than inengineering departments. Logistic regression was used to test the association of climate andintegration factors with graduate degree progress. Multinomial logit regression