Paper ID #26289Digital Teaching and Learning Projects in Engineering Education at Technis-che Universit¨at BerlinMr. Florian Schmidt, TU Berlin Florian Schmidt is a research associate at the chair Complex and Distributed IT-Systems from the TU Berlin, Germany. He finished his M. Sc. Computer Science at TU Berlin in 2015 and his B. Sc. Computer Science at the Leibniz Universit¨at Hannover in 2012. His main research focus is anomaly detection algo- rithms for high-frequent data streams. More details: http://www.user.tu-berlin.de/flohannes/florianschmidtDr. Franz-Josef Schmitt, Technische Universit¨at Berlin Dr. Schmitt is
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Low-Cost Robot Positioning System for a First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design ProjectAbstractResearchers in autonomous robotic design have leveraged a variety of technologies to simulatethe Global Positioning System (GPS) on a smaller laboratory or commercial scale. In the interestof cost and accuracy, a system was developed for The Ohio State University Fundamentals ofEngineering for Honors (FEH) Program's "Cornerstone" Design Project. The system utilizes highdefinition commercial web cameras to accurately simulate a GPS for the autonomous robotscreated by students.For the past 21 years The Ohio State University has provided a "Cornerstone" Design
Paper ID #12380Facilitating Team Processes in Virtual Team Projects Through a Web-BasedCollaboration Tool and Instructional ScaffoldsDr. Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University Pilar Pazos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. Her main areas of research interest are collabo- rative work-structures, virtual teams and team decision-making and performance.Ms. Nina Magpili Page 26.754.1 c American
Experimental Design Course Projects Involving the Use of a SmartphoneIntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering senior laboratory course at the University of Idaho is a project-based course that focuses on experimental design and requires students to design, perform andanalyze their own statistically based experiments. A difficulty that arises each semester,especially in the Fall when there are 40 plus students, is finding enough appropriate experimentsthat can be designed, ran, and analyzed in the last two-thirds of the semester (the course is onesemester) with minimal funds. In the past, we used “canned” projects or Senior Capstoneprojects; however, the canned projects were not interesting to the students and it is becomingharder to develop
expected to have acurriculum culminating in a major design experience, commonly referred to as either a “seniordesign” or a “capstone” project, based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework. One challenge that programs face is providing appropriate technical and professionalfeedback to students on their capstone projects. For example, students may be working in anapplication domain in which the faculty member has limited knowledge, or may be using newertechnologies that the faculty member has not used before. To overcome these problems, it isoften advantageous for the team to partner with an industrial mentor. The industrial mentor canprovide technical assistance to the project as well as provide impartial and unbiased feedback
Paper ID #13868An Integrated Project-Driven Course in Computer Programming for Me-chanical Engineering StudentsProf. Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She primarily teaches freshman design and programming courses.Prof. Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah Stephen Mascaro received the B.A. in Physics from Houghton College, the B.S. in Mechanical
Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Simple Multitasking Library for Student Projects and Introducing Embedded Operating Systems PrinciplesAbstractThe cxlib multitasking library is written for teaching embedded microprocessor principles toelectrical and computer engineering students, serving as a stepping stone toward real timeoperating systems. The students also use cxlib in their projects. The library supportscooperative multitasking and a recent change allows for preemptive round-robin scheduling.The cxlib library was first written during the spring 2002 semester as the author surveyed theliterature for material to use in a new course.The intent of the cxlib library is to provide simple multitasking that
AC 2008-142: INTEGRATION IMAGE ANALYSIS PROJECTS IN ANINTRODUCTORY COMPUTATIONAL METHODS COURSE USING MATLABSOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked in Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME, SME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, robotics
AC 2010-1655: SWARM ROBOTICS: A RESEARCH PROJECT WITH HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTSChiraag Nataraj, Conestoga High SchoolSanjeev Reddy, Radnor High SchoolMark Woods, Villanova UniversityBiswanath Samanta, Villanova UniversityC. Nataraj, Villanova University Page 15.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 SWARM ROBOTICS: A RESEARCH PROJECT WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTSAbstractThis paper is concerned with an educational project to provide a rich research experience onswarm robotics to high school students. A group of three mobile robots (the popular Lego NXT)was used to implement a ‘search and rescue’ operation. A bio
Astronautical Engineering (1991) all from The Ohio State University. Page 24.369.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Design of a Full-Featured Robot Controller for Use in a First- Year Robotics Design ProjectAbstractFor the past nineteen years, the first-year engineering honors program at The Ohio StateUniversity has included a robotics design project as the cornerstone of its yearlong curriculum.Over these years, the MIT Handy Board has served as the controller for the autonomous roboticvehicles built by students. This paper details the design of a new
AC 2010-527: INVESTIGATING DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES OF LEARNERSLEARNING PERFORMANCE TOWARD UBIQUITOUSLY PODCASTING INPROJECT-BASED ENGLISH LEARNINGHui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun UniversityHsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University Page 15.811.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Investigating Demographic Variables of Learners Learning Performance toward Ubiquitously Podcasting in Project-Based English LearningAbstract Project-Based English Learning (PBEL) in teaching has resulted in numerouspositive outcomes, including students’ improved language abilities and increasedcontent knowledge (Stoller, 2006) 17. This e-commerce English course has aspecific
software whilestill keeping the content and software separate (software design goal #4).2.2 Creating Content for the Adaptive MapIn order to develop the concept map itself, content developers would start by creating a coursewide concept map of the subject area. There are many software packages that aid in creatingconcept maps, but the developers for this project simply used Microsoft PowerPoint. A processfor creating large-scale concept maps is outlined in previous literature [12]. After a concept mapis created it is converted into an XML document so that the software can interpret the conceptsand links between concepts. This XMLdocument captures the structure of theconcept map (what the nodes are andwhat other nodes they are linked to),while
Paper ID #27384Using Microservices to Modularize Components and Teaching Assistant De-velopment Teams for a Robotics Design Project Computer SystemMr. Jared Dean Mitten, Ohio State University Jared D. Mitten is a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) major at The Ohio State University and is currently an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program. He is a lead developer for several software systems used by the FEH program, including the robot course scoring system and the online robot part store. He will graduate in December 2019 with his B.S in CSE with a focus on
Paper ID #22640Work in Progress: Integrating Computational Thinking in STEM Educationthrough a Project-based Learning ApproachDr. Dazhi Yang, Boise State University Dazhi Yang is an Associate Professor at Boise State University. Her research lies at the intersection of STEM education and technology-supported learning. Her current research focuses on integrating compu- tational thinking in STEM education, instructional strategies and online course design for STEM; instruc- tional strategies for teaching difficult and complex science and engineering concepts.Steve R SwasnonProf. Bhaskar B. C. Chittoori, Boise State University
Education, 2009 Use of a Low-Cost Camera-Based Positioning System In a First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design ProjectAbstractAlthough the concept of autonomous robot design projects has existed in engineering educationfor years as a tool for giving engineering students hands-on experience, in practice, the autonomyof these projects has been limited due to cost. Student programmers participating in theseprojects often have limited ways to interact with their environment autonomously, relying onlow-cost sensors such as touch sensors instead of interacting with a high-cost camera-basedpositioning system. This not only limits the autonomy of the robot, but robs the student ofvaluable design and programming experience
AC 2012-3486: ON THE USE OF A WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISMSIMULATION PROJECT TO ENHANCE STUDENT UNDERSTANDINGOF DESIGN TOPICSProf. Yaomin Dong Ph.D., Kettering University Yaomin Dong is Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dong has extensive R&D expe- rience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dong’s areas of expertise include metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Prof. Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University Arnaldo Mazzei is a professor of mechanical engineering at Kettering University. He specializes in dy- namics and vibrations of
impact scientific research results. Dr. Jariwala has participated and led several research projects from funded by NSF, the State of Georgia and Industry sponsors. At Georgia Tech, he is responsible for enhancing corporate support for design courses, managing design and fabrication/prototyping facilities, coordinating the design competitions/expo and teaching design courses, with a strong focus on creating and enabling multidisciplinary educational experiences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Web-based Tools For Supporting Student-driven Capstone Design Team Formation Varun Agrawal
, interviews, and project assessment. In the paperwe report the results of this experiment and, based on those results, propose recommendationsfor fostering self-efficacy in robotics education.IntroductionRecent research has emphasized the role of affect in constructivist learning and revised thetraditional tendency to explore cognitive processes of science and engineering education inisolation from affective functions. Picard et al. [1] call for "redressing the imbalance betweenaffect and cognition" and "constructing a science of affective learning". This study focuses ondeveloping learning technologies, systems, and environments that incorporate affect.DeBellis and Goldin [2] in their study of affect in problem-based mathematical learning
Department of Secondary Education University of Wyoming mike.borowczak@uwyo.edu , andrea.burrows@uwyo.eduWith the adoption of pedagogical practices such as Authentic Science and Inquiry-based projects withincollegiate level classrooms, researchers focused on delivering advanced concepts investigated the level ofstudent success in conducting authentic science during a six-week long inquiry project. Two main questionsare explored: 1) do students working on self-guided, problem-based projects, engage in active inquiry? and2) is there alignment between exemplar active inquiry projects and other assessments? This pilot researchstudy focuses on twelve self-selected projects from a group
the need for effective tools that will enable multi-universitiesto effectively schedule those distributed group projects. This paper presents a Web-based toolthat was developed in the context of a globally distributed software engineering course. TheWeb-based software enables instructors from multi-universities to view instructors’ informationand schedule projects throughout the year. The authors of the paper discuss the challenges increating multi-university projects, as well as present the main features of the software and anexample of how it is being used to create globally distributed software projects.1. IntroductionTeaching students how to work in globally distributed teams is difficult. But figuring out how toschedule the various
science course in a materials science and engineering program. The course guidesstudents to apply computational tools and methods to solve problems in materials science andengineering. The study assesses the relationship between phases of the problem-solving processand computational literacy skills in the context of MATLAB computational challenges. Studentscomplete five projects that require combined problem-solving skills and computational skills.Results suggest that aligning computational challenges with problem solving phases can supportstudent learning and computational literacy skills development. The findings also suggest thatdifferent computational challenges require different forms of support for the learners tosuccessfully complete the
AC 2009-2181: UTILIZING THE XO COMPUTER FOR UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESSilas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, MadisonMauricio Rodríguez Alcalá, Skidmore CollegeMaria Rodriguez Alcala, Paraguay Educa Page 14.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Utilizing the XO Computer for Service Learning Opportunities: Collaborating with US Institutions and Paraguay Educa to Support XO Implementation in Wisconsin and ParaguayAbstract The One Laptop Per Child Project, created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)Foundation, the program’s mission is to serve the worlds’ children by providing educationalopportunities
University Institute of Technology I am a student at West Virginia University Institute of Technology working towards a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. I worked with Middle and High School teachers in developing curriculum and implementing Computer Science concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Applying Scratch programming to Facilitate Teaching in K-12 classrooms (Research-to-Practice, Strand: Other)IntroductionThis paper presents a project to apply Scratch programming in K-12 classroom. Scratch is a freeeducational programming language developed by Lifelong Kindergarten at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, oriented toward kids with age from 8
paper, we describe an intervention to address the low retention rates in the course. Ourfocus is to engage students with a project that connects the students’ interests with the conceptsof the course. The goal of the intervention is to increase student retention. To that end, we seekto answer the following research questions: (1) How can we engage students in the first course in programming? (2) What process or processes can be followed to engage students in the first course in programming?The intervention is a context based approach to a semester long project in the course. Themotivation of the intervention is to connect the students with the concepts throughout thesemester and to engage students to attend the class. We call the
Page 15.871.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Microcontroller Controlled Walking RobotAbstract: The objective of this project, funded by the ACTION Program at the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore, was to involve and expose undergraduate students, particularlyminority and under-represented students, in research and real-world projects. One of the uniqueaspects of this project was the involvement and collaboration of a graduating senior student aswell as a freshman student during construction and application of the robot. This arrangementwas intended to provide an opportunity for peer teaching and learning. The construction andoperation of an advanced walking robot was intended to display the
Junior-Level Undergraduate Microprocessors CourseAbstractThis paper outlines the benefits of incorporating the Arduino microcontroller board into ajunior-level course on microprocessors for students majoring in electrical engineering andcomputer engineering. The Arduino is an open-source hardware platform that has recentlygained a wide following among hobbyist and artist communities for its ease of use and theability to build interactive projects with it quickly. A description of a microprocessorscourse that used these boards is provided. Results are presented demonstrating students’learning of microprocessors through their ability to develop projects of their own design.Survey results characterizing student enthusiasm for
project.After students became comfortable with using some of the analysis tools, listed in Figure 1 andshown in Figure 2, they were challenged to develop their own modelling tool for use in asupersonic nozzle design project. A survey of student perspectives on the various modellingtools developed by the students was used as an evaluation tool to help determine the mosteffective platforms for future projects and to expose students to a variety of analysis tools.Figure 1: Web Site with sample programs for evaluating thermodynamic systems of equationsFigure 2: Samples of web page platform for thermodynamic systems (supersonic nozzle and ICengine)Project AssignmentFor many years, in an advanced undergraduate thermodynamics course, students have been
Education Excellence Award.Ivo Wambeke Page 23.1065.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Service Learning: Industrial Embedded Systems CourseAbstractService learning is defined by the National Service-Learning Clearing House as “a teaching andlearning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection toenrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” Aservice learning capstone project was incorporated into a senior/graduate level industrial controlcourse. The course provides instruction on control system
2006-1382: PEER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ALABORATORY-BASED COURSERathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University Page 11.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Peer Assessment Methodologies for a Laboratory-Based CourseAbstractAdvances in technology and the explosive growth of the Internet have called fornew ways of learning environment. The content delivery is no longer the passiveapproach of lecture emanating from the teacher to the student. It is imperativethat computer networking courses taught at the undergraduate level containadequate hands-on implementation based projects and experiments in order tobetter train students. The computing curricula 2001 (CC2001
State. He has forty years experience teaching design related and solid mechanics courses, and has developed expertise in the areas of robotics systems, and micro-robotics. He is an ASEE and ASME member.Timothy G. Southerton, RIT Mechanical Engineering Tim Southerton is currently a fifth year mechanical engineering student at RIT in the BS/MEng Dual Degree program. As a student who enjoyed the Stamp-based Robotics class as an undergraduate, he was very interested in an opportunity to restructure the curriculum for Arduino compatibility. Once involved in the project, he decided to see it through as the teaching assistant for the lab portion of the revamped course, which proved to be an enriching experience. After