Engineering in the Fac- ulty of Engineering and Information Technologies at The University of Sydney. Before this he was a Director of the Centre for Real-Time Information Networks (CRIN) - a designated research strength at the University of Technology, Sydney focused on blending embedded systems and telecommunications in addressing real-world problems. He is also the CEO of the not-for-profit organisation The LabShare Institute, and past President of the Global Online Laboratory Consortium. Professor Lowe has published widely during his more than 20 year teaching career, including three textbooks. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Non-Expert Sensor Based Laboratory
fundamental theory and methods for analyzing anddesigning linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, and for representing biological systems by LTImodels. Furthermore, the course provides students with the understanding necessary to properlyacquire biological signals for subsequent analysis using digital signal processing techniques. Tofulfill the laboratory requirements for the course, students completed three team-based projects,or virtual laboratories, in which they conducted experiments using MATLAB to analyzeunknown systems, both biological and non-biological, through the use of time- and frequency-domain analysis techniques.As expected, engineering students must be prepared during their undergraduate careers to solve“real world” practical problems.2
. Page 26.400.5Project OutcomesAmong the various benefits of implementing a student-driven project like CRP, below are fewthat highlight overall freshmen engineering learning objectives that CRP addresses. These are inaddition to the general focus of introducing freshman students to the engineering profession.1. Measurement and Data Analysis. For CRP, students measure, collect, analyze and interpret data from their tests. Students become inherently familiar with the important role of measurement and data analysis in their tasks. Furthermore, the students have the opportunity to recognize sources of errors in their experiments, which serves as an excellent foundation for their engineering career.2. Teamwork. Students must work within
and Assessment at Duke’s Center for Instructional Technology. She also teaches Sociology of Crime through the Continuing Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Dr. Martin A. Brooke, Duke University Martin A. Brooke received the B.E. (Elect.) Degree (1st. Class Hons.) from Auckland University in New Zealand in 1981. He received the M.S. and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Southern California in 1984, and 1988, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Duke University. Professor Brooke was an Analog Devices Career development award recipient from 1988-1993, won a National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award in 1990, the
, and M. P. Wenderoth, “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, 111(23):8410–8415, May 2014. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319030111.3. D. Derrick Rodriguez, J. Blacklock, and J. M. Bach, “Letting students learn through making mistakes: Teaching hardware and software early in an academic career,” Proceedings of the ASEE Conference, Seattle, WA (2015).4. S. W. McKnight, J. E. Pelletier, and P. G. Leventman, “Introduction to Engineering Course At a Community College Using Hands-On MATLAB Experiment Control,” Proceedings of the ASEE Conference, San Antonio, TX (2012).5. G. W. Recktenwald, “Six Year of Living with the Lab
experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level
Education, January 1999.2. Burton, L., Parker, L., and LeBold, W.K., “US Engineering Career Trends,” ASEE Prism, May-June 1998.3. Morgan, R.P., Reid, P.P, and Wulf, W.A., “The Changing Nature of Engineering” ASEE Prism, May-Hune 1998.4. Engineering Criteria 2000, Criteria for Accrediting Engineeering Programs: Effective for Evaluations during the 1999-2000 Accreditation Cycle: Engineering Accreditation Commission. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; http://www.abet.org/download.htm, 30th November 1999.5. Curricula 2002; Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century; Volume I: David L. Wells, Editor, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995.6. Panitz, Beth, “The Integrated Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, September 1997.7
student learning of one-to-two fundamental concepts, or to demonstrate acomplex theorem, also taught in the companion lecture course. The students are required to havethe equipment available to them throughout their academic career as faculty members can assignhands-on homework assignments or in-class experiments into other courses. Hands-on activitiesusing the electronic platform have been incorporated into courses on electromagnetic fields,signals and systems, and fiber opticsiii.As the circuits laboratory courses were refined, open-ended design projects were introduced toallow students to select and apply an appropriate set of concepts to create a circuit that metspecifications. In our review of the assignments and their mapping to the design
coming together to work on the projects. During the past threeyears, California State University Los Angeles faculty team worked collaboratively to developCPBL-beyond-Classroom pedagogy that has proved to be effective to enhance student learningon commuter campuses. As an extension to CPBL, a specific PBL model developed in theauthors’ previous work to address the retention issues of minority students in theirfreshman/sophomore year [5-7], CPBL-beyond-Classroom aims at preparing senior students forprofessional careers. To address the learning needs of students on commuter campuses, the newpedagogy emphasizes on virtual collaborative learning and community inquiry in a remotefashion. Iterative classroom implementation and assessment demonstrated
#1237868. Portions of this paper were orally presented at the SEACconference (2013), the Frontiers in Education conference (2013) and the National ScienceFoundation EESE PI meeting (2013). Attendees at each of these venues provided valuablefeedback. We are also grateful for the administrative and technical support received fromHUBZero, GlobalHUB, and Eckard Groll.INTRODUCTIONEducating future engineers to effectively handle novel ethical dilemmas they may encounter intheir careers, especially those developing and implementing new technology, is a critical andrelevant challenge for a nation that is advancing science and engineering technologies at an everincreasing rate. However, the ethics education programs of most engineering colleges do
modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic com- patibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published eight book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy, microgrids, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education
, gender and performance in the prerequisitecourses were recorded. Additionally, as students in the course are typically further into theiracademic careers, students were identified by transfer status: first time in college (FTIC) –started their college at University of South Florida, transfer students from a community college(CC) with a completed Associate of the Arts degree, or other (OT) which includes studentstransferring from another institution without a completed degree. All of the above data werecollected from official institutional records.Student achievement in the course was assessed through a combination of homeworkassignments, class activities and examinations, including the final comprehensive examination.The same topics were covered
1987, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1991, all in Mechanical Engineering. Among his many awards he received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the Ralph Teetor Educational Award from the SAE, and the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from SME. In 2006 he won the innovation of the year award from the State of Indiana. He serves in the editorial board of Elsevier Journal of Computer-Aided Design and ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. In 2008 he was a visiting Professor at Stanford University (computer sciences) as well as a research fellow at PARC (formerly Xerox PARC). He also serves on the Engineering Advisory sub-committee for the NSF IIP
extreme events on critical power infras- tructure which included performing damage assessments after several natural disasters, such as hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Ike (2008), and the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake. Dr. Kwasinski is also an active participant in Austin’s smart grid initiative: the Pecan Street Project. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Electrotechnical Association during the years 1994 and 1995. In 2005, he was awarded the Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship and in 2007 he received the best technical paper award at INTELEC. In 2009 he received an NSF CAREER award. Dr. Kwasinski is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
) The Effective Prototype Principle: The concepts that students must formulate, construct, modify, etc. must be robust in terms of their applicability to the future academic and professional life of the engineering students. A high-quality MEA will help students work with several important and common concepts.In a course on mechanical measurements at California State Polytechnic University, we haveused the MEA principles to develop a series of assignments which require teams of students tosolve problems of a scope and nature very similar to that which they are expected to encounter intheir engineering careers. To successfully solve these problems, the students must work inteams, understand the physical principles relevant to the
AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
-based learning environments, conceptual change in mathematics and science learning, and new forms of expertise in technology rich and networked environments. Email: erno.lehtinen@utu.fiProf. Marja Vauras, Centre for Learning Research, University of TurkuGavin Tierney, University of Washington Gavin Tierney is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Washington. He received his B.A. from The University of Puget Sound and his M.A. from The University of Denver. He is currently a LIFE (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments) Center Research Assistant on The Knowledge In Action Project. He is also an Early Career Researcher, working in collaboration with Oregon State University and The University of Turku in Finland
the engineering design process: assessing the impact of a human-centered design course,” Proceedings of 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 26-29, 2011.15. Landis, R. B., Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career, 3rd ed., Discovery Press, pp. 38-39, 2007 Page 23.1142.1216. Kosky, P., et al, Exploring Engineering: An Introduction to Engineering and Design, 2nd ed., pp. 352, 201017. Oakes, W.C., Leone, L. L., and Gunn, C.J., Engineering Your Future: A Comprehensive Approach, 7th ed., Oxford Univ. Press, pp. 341-350, 201218. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/reference
somewhat misaligned with the instructor’s thinking that, primarily, studentsshould learn how to learn to be able to use new tools, equipment, or whatever they may see intheir career. Similarly, the overall course was not intended to be a tool-specific skills workshop;the idea was to help students learn a basic form of experimental design process, so that they havea prototype or a template, so to speak, on which to continue building their expertise in whicheverfield they may be working in future. This message may not have reached some students.It appeared that some students could not or did not want to tolerate the ambiguity of the open-ended project set up as presented by the instructor. They seemed to think that, in a “good”classroom, the
as a Lecturer in Computer Science at two private IT Academies in Esslingen and Dresden. In addition, he was the Managing Director of an IT consulting firm which he founded in 1999. Dr. Schaefer started his career as an apprentice Toolmaker with one of Germany’s leading metal forming companies, where he specialized in CNC machining and the manufacture of compound tool sets for knuckle joint presses. On completion of his apprenticeship he went on to obtain an Advanced Technical College Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and followed this with a Masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Duisburg, Germany. Prior to working in academia Dr. Schaefer gained experience as
Figure 6. Maximal Stresses in the Plates Another assessment was collected from student responses to the first three questions inthe class self-reflection. Students were asked to rank their answers to these questions from 1 to 5,with 1 indicating that the student strongly disagrees with the statement and 5 indicating that he orshe strongly agrees with the statement. 1) Do you agree that what you have learned from MAE 441 is important to your professional career? 2) Do you agree that the class project enriches your learning experience about using NASTRAN/PATRAN for modeling and analysis? 3) Do you agree that the laboratory manual help you in this class?The mean score and associated standard deviation for each question
. Synthesizing these two points, it is evident that inquiry-basedlaboratories require experts to create, administer, and assess. Unfortunately, the requirement forexpertise is directly contradictory to the current atmosphere in science education at large researchuniversities. Luft et al. (2004) provide an excellent discussion of TA culture in the sciences, andsummarize the issue by stating: “Ultimately, graduate students may even be told by their advisors that research should be a focus, and that teaching assistantships should not be held for multiple years because this will jeopardize their careers...Unfortunately the culture in which GTAs exist places them in a situation that is wrought with tension and difficult to change.”In
, supporting the learning. Educational psychologist 1991, 26 (3-4), 369-398.11. Ryan, R. M.; Deci, E. L., Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions.Contemporary educational psychology 2000, 25 (1), 54-67.12. Dunlap, R. A., Sustainable Energy. Cengage Learning: Canada, 2015.13. Landis, R. B., Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career. Discovery Press: Los Angeles, CA,2013.Appendix ABill of Materials for 1 Solar Panel Box 1Item Source Item # Unit PriceSparkfun RedBoard programmed with Arduino SparkFun.com DEV
research at our university. Thiscourse is intended to stimulate creative engineering thinking in students while leading themthrough the process of conceptualizing and performing hands-on engineering research in aclassroom setting. The course is open to all engineering undergraduate students and it is aimed atthe development of student research skills and student preparation to perform mentoredundergraduate research, therefore setting the stage for a more competitive and successful path topostgraduate studies or R&D industry career. In addition, this course helps close the gapbetween student demand for an undergraduate research experience and the often limited numberof faculty-mentored research projects available to undergraduate students in
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2001 she joined the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests include nanorobotic manipulation with haptic (force) feedback, haptic feedback and shared control between robotic devices and their human users for training and rehabilitation in virtual environments, control methodologies for improved performance of haptic interfaces and teleoperator systems, and educational haptics. She is a 2004 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator and the recipient of the NSF CAREER
learning styles of minorities. Minority students were encouraged all the way alongthis course because they saw results and they learned by doing. They got very excited becausethey performed the experiments without following a strict sequence. They were allowed to usetheir previous knowledge and ingenuity to achieve the result when needed. They maintained theirinterest in every experiment knowing that if they got stuck they just needed to send themeasurements and the instructor would provide the needed assistance. When these students sawthe results, they became interested in pursuing careers in science, engineering and technology.ConclusionOne question being investigated in this study was the impact over time on attitudes and interestin electronics
-authored over 85 professional journals and conference publications and 4 book chapters. Dr. Franklin was the recipient of the 1998 Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the National Science Foundation. She is an active member of the MTT-S society in the technical area of passives, packaging, integration and microwave education and is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Microwave Wireless Components Letters.Dr. Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa Page 24.119.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Systems-Centric
program graduates student; at least 50 percent of the as a future professional goal through their early professional program graduates will apply for careers graduate school Survey the participants All program participants will complete before/after the program on (4) Provide instructive and their research appointments; all learning outcomes; assess appealing learning participants will show improvement in
biopsychosocial values by medical students: A test of self- determination theory,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 767-779, 1996.34. G. C. Williams, R. Saizow, L. Ross, and E. L. Deci, “Motivation underlying career choice for internal medicine and surgery,” Social Science and Medicine, 45, 1705-1713, 1997.35. G. C. Williams, M. W. Wiener, K. M. Markakis, J. Reeve, and E. L. Deci, “Medical student motivation for internal medicine,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 9, 327-333, 1994.36. S. A. Wagerman, and D. C. Funder, “Situations. In P. J. Corr & G. Mathews (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Personality, (pp. 27-42), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.37. E. L. Deci, and R. M. Ryan, “The “what” and “why” of goal
Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University Ed Brokesh is an instructor of engineering design in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering de- partment at Kansas State University with teaching, extension and advising responsibilities. His primary teaching area focuses on basic engineering design concepts related to the development of biological and agricultural systems. Ed teaches the senior engineering design course in Biological Systems Engineering and has advised a number of student design projects which have aided disabled Kansas residents. Mr. Brokesh joined the K-State BAE department in 2008 following a 24 year career as a senior design engineer working in the livestock, grain handling and ATV industries. Mr