indicated that there is a need for engineering technology graduates with hands-onmanufacturing skills combined with basic engineering knowledge. Engineering technologypositions in the region range from $47,920 to $118,790 and earn a median annual salary of$73,260, which is above the national average of $61, 960 [1]. The state and region alsoencourage entrepreneurs who will create jobs in the community to support many of the area’shigh-tech and manufacturing industries.This new educational program was created to support regional industry needs, to recruit newstudents from diverse populations, retain existing students, improve undergraduate education andstudent training, and enhance career opportunities for our students. The B.S
Paper ID #40083Development of a Cobot Lab to Support Next-Generation AppliedEngineering TechnologyJeritt Williams, Illinois State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Development of an Industrial Cobot Lab to Support Next- Generation Applied Engineering TechnologistsIntroductionOne of the big ideas of the Industry 4.0 concept is that modern manufacturing is shifting frommass production to customized production, signaling the need to deploy advanced technologiesthat allow the future workforce to work in a flexible, highly productive, and adaptable way [1].To this end, collaborative
innovative pedagogies that can help enhancethe employability of students. In response to this need, an exploratory study was conducted at asatellite campus of a large, Midwestern research-focused university. The intervention includedthe implementation of an entrepreneurially minded and communication-focused project,developed by the instructor of an upper-level undergraduate manufacturing course. Post-completion of the project, a metacognitive reflection assignment was administered to theparticipants and subsequently, data was collected. Participant responses were qualitativelyanalyzed using thematic analysis which led to the discovery of three themes: (1) identifyingvalue in nature-inspired design, (2) confidence in communication and self-expression
residential use. • For new construction, dwelling units must meet DOE Zero Energy Ready Home National Program Requirements (Rev. 07). For the commercial portion of building, the source EUI must be less than the source EUI target shown in Table 1 in Section 3.1. Below in Figure 1.0 you will see the shipping container points of reference we began with. • 40ft by 8ft by 9.5ft • 320 sq ft • Rugged steel construction • Workhorse of the global shipping industry.Figure 1.0 Shipping Container DataNet-zeroThe
Number Course Name Pollution Prevention and Green CEE 455 Engineering CEE 446/546 Urban Stormwater Hydrology CEE 447/547 Groundwater Hydraulics CEE 458 Sustainable Development CEE 482 Introduction to Coastal Engineering CET 332* Water Resource Engineering CET 420* Hydrology and Drainage CET 456 Resiliency and Sustainability Table 1. Existing CEE and CET courses included in the minor.The approach balances theory with practical engineering and technology solutions for coastaladaptation and resilience
transport water to higher altitudes requires pumping infrastructure. In the absence of suchfacilities, communities that reside in isolated areas encounter water scarcity affecting drinking,sanitation, farming, and other needs. These issues can economically be solved by employing ahydraulic ram pump, which does not require electricity to function as they are powered by thewater source itself resulting in a negligible operational cost. The goal of this study was to modifythe design of an existing ram pump to improve its overall performance. A ram pump setup wasbuilt using various materials including valves, PVC pipe and connectors, and digital pressuregauges [3]. Many modifications are implemented to improve efficiency [3-5]. Figure 1 showsthe
. Many of these students may not have opportunities forpractical engineering training without this course. In a survey conducted at the end of the course, studentsreported improvement in all of the following three areas: (1) knowledge and skills in and out of theirmajors, (2) self-efficacy in solving complex problems in diverse team settings, and (3) soft skills such asleadership, collaboration, and public speaking. Many students indicated the course offered very valuablereal-world experience during their engineering education. Students also commented that this courseexperience is challenging but inspiring and motivating for them to pursue engineering careers. Theirresponses to open-ended questions revealed a high level of engagement and
research assistants are partaking in all portions of the work which includes theintegration of the structural system from Revit to the Unity platform into a 3D model; definitionof materials, textures, and light sources; and development of the user navigation system. Studentassessment is conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the project approach to see how they wereable to successfully apply the concepts of human technology interaction in the engineeringapplication of virtual reality technology. Based on this assessment, future work will endeavor to:1) perform user studies with civil engineering professionals and students to evaluate the usabilityof the underlying environment as well as its effects on cognitive load on users’ memory, and 2)develop
these alternate spaces can increasestudent involvement and interest in the instructional content.It was demonstrated that pedagogies of self-generated stories and informal peer assessmentsprovide a unique opportunity for students to creatively make connections to academic content[1]. When aligned with instructional goals, student-created stories capture their attention andemotional interests while providing instructors a concrete and memorable insight into theirstudents’ learning [2, 3]. Stories also facilitate student learning through engagement, higher orderthinking, and elaboration [4, 5]. Besides using the stories to promote technological literacy [6],stories help students make meaning of their own experiences, building self-awareness
programs in the 1990s and early 2000s [1],[2],[3],[4]. In 2005,the results of a survey of first-year programs showed that over 70% of the response had sometype of freshman dedicated course either in their department or by the college. Over half of theresponses had a FYE program for all students entering the college of engineering [1]. Part of thiswas attributed to a resurgence of emphasizing engineering design. Froyd et al. in 2012 [2]discussed five major shifts in engineering education. The first shift was switching from practicalengineering to more theoretical and analytical, which occurred in response to World War II. Inthe 1990s, engineering education started switching back to an emphasis on engineering designwhich still holds true today.A
and deliverables of the project are clearlystated in advance to keep students informed. The objective of this project is to incorporateIndustry 4.0 skills and knowledge to the students in addition to learn the methods to stay currentin industry. The project deliverables are (1) students will present their work to the rest of theclass, and (2) submit a reflective paper on their experience. This paper will discuss the setup ofresearch problems, survey results of the student experience before and after working on theproject, and summary of findings on the student experience from the reflective papers. Reflectivepapers serve as a tool both to summarize the student experience and for continuous improvementin the context of this project and future
by nature,combining electrical and mechanical areas of study, prepares graduates for industrial andmanufacturing environments in product design, development, and production. Naturally, theimportance of capstone project experience has been appreciated for a long time in an engineeringeducation but not without some controversy, where Hoole [1] wrote in 1991, that “Universitiesshould concentrate on teaching the theory, leaving the completion of the engineer’s education toindustry.” Since then, the importance of capstone project experience is universally acknowledgedand built into educational programs, especially in engineering technology programs. Literatureprovides many examples of capstone project experiences [2, 3, 4, 5] to list a few. The
would embed data science topics related to data retrieval, instrumentation, andapplications related to hardware equipment has not been developed yet, and emergingtechnologies have not watched the pace in the typical engineering technology curriculum that isfocusing on electronics and data acquisition.Data science has dramatically expanded with high demand in many industries, from energy,healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and many more 1 . As a result, there is a growing call for datascientists and engineers who can work with large amounts of data and extract meaningful insightsto support decision-making in all industries, and in particular in manufacturing and processingengineering applications. To meet this demand, the development of a data
equallyimportant for the stakeholder of this projects [1]. While the concept of sustainability is slowlyinfusing into the civil engineering projects, the students are not receiving any formal education inthe undergraduate curriculum on it. As the frequency and extent intensity of the natural disastersare on the rise, it is very important to train the next generation engineers on the sustainabilityconcept from the classroom level. For sustainability to be addressed by civil engineeringprofessionals, students must be educated and trained to consider the concept of sustainability toaccommodate it in any construction project.Capstone/Senior design class intends to accumulate the experience of the students gained fromcourses in the curriculum. Students are
Paper ID #38899Practical Project in Linear Design Course During COVID-19Dr. Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreMahdi Joseph Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreJoel Michael Tomlinson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 1 Practical Project in Linear Design Course During COVID-19AbstractPractical project design in the Linear Course in the Department of Computer Science andEngineering Technology is intended to be a real-world experience to help
education (EOP, 2022). It was developedby The Lemelson Foundation and VentureWell in 2019 and was revised in 2022 afterincorporating comments from different stakeholders. The framework addresses different learningoutcomes in eight major categories namely design, material choice, environmental impactmeasurement, social responsibility, responsible business and economy, environmental literacy,communication and teamwork, and critical thinking as depicted in Figure 1. The learningoutcomes under each category are also separated into core and advanced-level outcomes. TheEOP learning outcomes align with learning outcomes for engineering courses and they alsoaddress the seven ABET student outcomes and the 17 United Nations Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (UN
mechanical property test data, then calculated, analyzed andcompared their experimental and analytical property results, and discussed their findingsin their lab reports.Project DetailsFour pure (99.9% purity) aluminum tensile test specimens were sand cast using a matchplate in the lab and were subjected to hardness and tensile tests before and after coldrolling. The specimens’ patterns were 3D-printed ABS parts and mounted on the side ofan aluminum plate. The dimensions of the pattern follow the subsize specimen fromASTM E8M4, as shown in figure 1: Figure 1: Dimensions of the tensile test specimensEach group of students produced four tensile specimens by sand casting. Figures 2 and 3show the sand cast molds and match plates. The
methods.The assessment results from a student self-reflection survey for exposing vibration and modalanalysis support the need to expose mechanical engineering technology students to theseconcepts. Student responses to open ended questions indicate they are able to grasp someconcepts of vibration analysis using FEA as an analysis tool.IntroductionIt is understood that undesirable vibrations in mechanical structures can potentially lead toexcessive deflections and system failures. When the natural frequency of vibration of a structurecoincides with the natural frequency of excitation, resonance occurs, leading to excessivedisplacements [1]. These excessive displacements can cause an annoying oscillation in minorcases or can cause catastrophic failures
. MentoringA skilled mentor can significantly impact what students learn about science and technology [1].To develop a mentor, the process might encompass a long-term maturation, growth, anddevelopment of an individual at the trainee level into an innovative and productive mentor whocan accept expanding leadership roles in his or her chosen field [2]. In the literature, mentoring isdefined as collaborative professional learning characterized by an egalitarian approach of sharingknowledge, working together, and nurturing the whole person to improve practice [3-5].Although mentors and mentees share a learning experience over time, mentoring is traditionallya one-way learning activity. Mentors act as a teacher to counsel, listen, and encourage mentees
hands-on engineering technologysummer camps can attract underrepresented high school students to STEM majors and allow themto engage in authentic engineering design experiences and learn about the various careers availablein the field. The key components of successful hands-on engineering technology summer campsinclude hands-on activities, trivia games, and a focus on boosting self-confidence and teamworkskills.Keywords: Hands-on, STEM, summer camp, underrepresented minorities, engineeringtechnologyIntroductionThe fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are essential foraddressing society's complex problems and driving innovation [1, 2]. However, minority students,including those who identify as Black, Hispanic
andcost-effective methods due to its energy density. It offers a vast range of speed and torque. Animportant characteristic of a hydraulic system is the multiplication of force. Because of this feature,hydraulics are pioneers in the field of heavy load handling. Large load handling would requiresophisticated electronic control and extensive mechanical arrangements with lots of gears andpulleys if tried to execute without hydraulics. A hydraulic circuit consists of some majorcomponents such as prime mover, pump, fluid conductor (hose, tubing, pipe), reservoir, directionalcontrol valve, and hydraulic actuator (cylinder and motor). It also consists of additional supportcomponents such as pressure relief valve, filter, and pressure gauge. Figure 1
. Systemic shortcomingsin the prior method where course outline and instructor assessment data were managed usinguncontrolled Microsoft Word documents and templates on a departmental network drive was amotivating factor to implement a new data management method. These shortcomings included:1) lack of access to the network drive by adjunct faculty members, 2) documents which wereuncontrolled and were without a formal revision record, and 3) data storage methods whichlacked future capability for efficient/timely data analysis and report automation. Once it wasdetermined that an improved method was needed, a variety of options were investigated beforethe department settled upon a solution utilizing modern software tools in the Google Suite. Full-time
electron microscopy. With the establishment of the National Institute for MaterialsAdvancement, this analytical capability has expanded to include thermogravimetric analysis withmass spectrometry, a more powerful scanning electron microscope, and greater X-ray diffractioncapability. KPRC also gives PET students employment opportunities in a working labenvironment while performing bio-based materials research as undergraduates.Plastic Engineering Technology CurriculumPET program graduates will have the following skills upon program completion: (1) an ability toapply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, andtechnology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline; (2
StrengthsIntroductionIt has long been known that there is much to be learned from failures in engineering. Engineeringcontent aside, we can also learn from the primary causes of these failures. A 1976 study byMatousek and Schneider involving 800 cases of structural failure resulting in 504 deaths and 592injuries found that when engineers were at fault, 36% of the failures were due to insufficientknowledge on behalf of the engineers [1]. In most circumstances, this source of error should beavoidable. Students in engineering and technology are exposed to a vast range of topics in theirgiven discipline making complete mastery of all topics difficult. As instructors it is important toknow that it is unrealistic to expect that 100% of the students leaving the
: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmadfayed/ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Supplementing Engineering Technology Curriculum Through Space Grants (WIP)1. AbstractIn an Engineering Technology (ET) program with 5 different concentrations, it is not possible to cover thedetailed theory and applications of all high-level classes that are taught in a dedicated single disciplineengineering technology program. Through support from space grant consortia, that are annually fundedby NASA to develop and implement student fellowships and scholarships programs, many researchprojects are tailored to equip students with necessary knowledge and skills that are not normally coveredin regular classes. In this paper, a
and teaching methods.The paper presents the degree curriculum, integrated technology used, skill set taught to students,examples of project-based courses, external student training, and the future outlook and challengesfor the program. This paper will provide clear pathways for establishing similar programs atengineering schools worldwide.IntroductionSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education will play a vital role inshaping the future of technology development [1]. In an increasingly complex and technologicallydriven world, implementing STEM skills in K-12 education is crucial for fostering innovation,critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills. In addition to early preparation of studentsfor a wide
practices in engineering technology classrooms.IntroductionFirst-year experiences are critical to students as they transition from their high schoolexperiences into their undergraduate years. Many first-year classes may be the first formalintroduction to the major that a student is interested in pursuing during their time at theuniversity. Because of this, first-year experiences can be formative in building confidence instudents that they can indeed succeed in their chosen major [1]. It is because of that programsmust be vigilant in understanding how they structure their first-year experiences, especially whenretention may already be a concern.Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is currently undergoing the process of designing a first-year
the iterativedevelopment and verification of code on the hardware before, in a real scenario, installing thehardware on the real factory floor. The focus there would be on commissioning the hardware andprimarily troubleshooting electrical connections rather than code.KeywordsSCADA, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), HMI, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), MQTT.1. IntroductionAutomation and robotics are rapidly exploding in popularity around the world. The reasons forthis are manifold, but the ability of automation to replace repetitive tasks is crucial for bothworker well-being and the economic competitiveness of plants. The Wadsworth Dining Hall atMichigan Tech currently uses student labourers to manually wash the dishes for thousands ofstudents
focuses on remediating wastewater with ornamental plant species. He also assists in research related to how students learn project management skills across a range of academic disciplines. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Evaluating project management skill development in engineering and agricultural curriculaAbstract Project management is the use of specific knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques todeliver something of value to people [1]. STEM programs desire to prepare their students toprovide something of value to society. Developing project management skills not only aids inthis but also translates to applications in their personal life, such as
Engineering Technology. Khalid Zouhri 1, Corinne Mowrey1, James A Obermeyer1, . Philip Appiah-Kubi1 1 Department of Engineering Management, Systems & Technology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Kettering Lab 241M, Dayton, OH 45469-0236.AbstractThis study examines the connection between academic achievement and student attendance inearly morning engineering classes, offering insights into the benefits and difficulties of earlycourse scheduling. The study compares attendance rates and grades between early morning(beginning at 8:00 AM) and later-day classes using rigorous statistical analysis and datavisualization techniques, drawing on data collected over six semesters from engineeringtechnology students at a top