the City University of New York in 2009. Currently she is a professor in the Department of Computer Engineering Technology at New York City College of Technology. Her primary area of interest includes engineer- ing education, formal methods for modeling real-time systems, digital design, Agile testing, embedded systems, and network protocols. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessment of Creative Thinking in an Introduction Robotic Course using Final ProjectAbstractThis study describes development of an assignment (the final project) used for assessment of creativethinking in an undergraduate robotic course. Robotics inherently demands
makes, without argument,conceptual designs using paper and pencil, computer modeling, and implementation of the designsin the physical world essential elements of learning. It is not surprising that KLC has been appliedin civil engineering [3-5], mechanical engineering [5], chemical engineering [3, 4, 6], aeronauticalengineering [5], industrial engineering [7], and manufacturing engineering [3, 4, 8].This work addresses a small laboratory project. Project based learning (PBL), as a part ofexperiential learning, is also well-researched [10-12]. In addition, since students work in pairs, PLis implemented. PL methods are well described and justified in education and psychology literature[13-17]. In engineering education, PL is applied in
Paper ID #33012Work in Progress: Assessment of Automation Labs to Facilitate ContinuousImprovementMr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since
Paper ID #33469Anytime-anywhere Engineering ExperimentationProf. John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor John Sullivan joined WPI in 1987. He has had continuous external research funding from 1988 thru 2013. He has graduated (and supported) more than 75 MS and PhD graduate students. He has served as the ME Department Head and in 2012 was elected Secretary of the Faculty through 2015. Prof. Sullivan has always maintained a full teaching load. He strongly supports the WPI project-based undergraduate philosophy.Prof. Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in
formative assessment of daily concept check points.Every week the next week’s activities are adjusted to ensure the material stayed within thecohort’s zone of proximal development, towards mastery of the content. Projects were designedto reinforce learning outcomes achieved at check points throughout the semester. Summativeassessment included project deliverables, homework based on theoretical problem solving, aswell as a midterm and final that included a take-home portion, a partnered practical lab-basedexercise, and a problem solving section. The primary challenges faced included how to facilitate better connections students madeacross the content and how to assist students in the cognitive shifts necessary in a fast-paced andpedagogically very
the University of Virginia (UVA), a hybrid model was adopted. Students were giventhe option to take the class 100% remotely, or they could attend lab in person every other week.During the second week of the semester, entire sections met online for team forming. Thoughsome attempt was made to group in-person students in the same team, several teams had a mixof in-person and remote students. The curriculum was redesigned into two-week blocks. Duringthe ‘on’ week, students collected data from an experiment they performed in person or watchedvirtually. During the ‘off’ week, they worked in teams on various activities including report peerreview workshops, a team project, and post-processing of the previous week’s experiments. Thispaper will
capstone project, where students designed an assembly, used the propertolerances, optimized their print in Cura, and then submitted their files to the course instructor orto Innovation Commons for printing. Again, the students did not print their own designs.The course was run in this format for two semesters. Feedback was gathered from the studentsvia informal surveys and Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTEs). The course washighly anticipated by the ME students. Two sections were offered in both the Fall 2016 andSpring 2017 semesters; and both sections filled quickly with students requesting additional seatsin the course. Student feedback was mixed. The students enjoyed the course and learned thetopics that were presented to them, but
to measureP-V-T relations for an ideal gas. The second part was a solar-powered hydrogen fuel cell vehicleand focused on energy conversion and efficiency concepts. The third is a project where studentsworked in teams to propose a project in their choice of one of two topics: one is a design projecton solar thermal energy and the other is a research project using calorimetry.The course consists of a 1-hour weekly lecture on Monday morning to discuss theory needed forthat week and present skills such as using MATLAB, uncertainty analysis, writing lab reports, etc.Students then meet in the afternoon on one day (Monday-Thursday) for a 3-hr lab session. Duringthis session, they are divided into breakout rooms to meet and work with their peers on
for input and pin 11 as output to apiezo. If it is bright out and it is hot, implying that it is a hot day in this scenario, the piezobuzzes (alongside the LED already being on due to light). I like to think of this as a circuityelling at you to drink water.”Student electronics designs and code (block or typed) for their final group projects in the courseare slightly more complex than the one-week assignment sample shown in Figures 5 and 6, butthe final project is a group effort and teams are given over a month to develop that larger human-centered functional prototype and report.Quantitative Analysis of Impact of Virtual ToolThroughout the semester in Engineering Design & Society, all students were given the choice onany programming or
such as the electric force as an invisible forcethat is acting at a distance, or how electromagnetic radiation is permeating and propagating inspace. Building physical intuition to manipulate these abstractions requires means to visualizethem in a three-dimensional space. This project involves the development of 3D visualizations ofabstract E&M concepts in Virtual Reality (VR) in an immersive, exploratory, and engagingenvironment.VR provides the means of exploration, constructing visuals and manipulable objects to representknowledge. This leads to a constructivist way of learning, in the sense that students are allowed tobuild their own knowledge from meaningful experiences. In addition, the VR labs replace the costof hands-on labs, by
, structural mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had been equally engaged in the study of capacity loss and maintenance implications of local and state
and for the past ten years I have served as faculty member in the Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology de- partment, Computer of Technology at Indiana State University. Currently, pursuing a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education.Oscar Henriquez, Indiana State UniversityMr. Larry D. Pritchett, Indiana State University Instructor at Indiana State University, with former teaching experience at Lycoming College and Penn State University. Industry experience as I.T. Manager at Keystone Veneers, and Project Manager/Prototype Developer at Rose-Hulman Ventures and Structural Fibers Inc. Interests include software development and software engineering, networkng and security, and I.T
science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering and
is inherently a nonlinearsystem. This setup could be used in a more complex modeling class, with students validating anonlinear model. It could also be used to investigate issues of linearization; if a linearized modelis used, students could evaluate for what range of motion they felt it was accurate enough to beuseful.Wind TurbineThe final attachment designed in this project is an adjustable wind turbine. This device, utilizinga single Qube, is comprised of a base plate to attach the turbine to the Qube, a vertical shaft thatmounts to the Qube’s output shaft, a horizontal shaft with slots for propeller poles, 6 propellerpoles, and two miter gears. The propeller poles are adjustable, and additional ones could be madeof different materials
Professor John Sullivan joined WPI in 1987. He has had continuous external research funding from 1988 thru 2013. He has graduated (and supported) more than 75 MS and PhD graduate students. He has served as the ME Department Head and in 2012 was elected Secretary of the Faculty through 2015. Prof. Sullivan has always maintained a full teaching load. He strongly supports the WPI project-based undergraduate philosophy.Miss Kerri Anne Thornton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kerri Thornton is in the Class of 2024 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. She has not yet declared a major but is interested in pursuing engineering.Dr. Maqsood Ali Mughal, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Maqsood Ali Mughal was born in
of the first 6 modules has one or more pre-lab homeworkassignments, lectures that include in-class activities, and an associated lab experiment performedin groups. The Mechanical Measurements module has an optional lab activity that the studentsperform as individuals for extra credit. The final module provides information on best practicesfor oral and written presentations as well as a guest speaker describing how measurements areused in their academic research. In addition, there is a required term project performed with thelab group. For the term project the teams are required to propose, design, execute, and report ona measurement experiment of their choosing. Student teams can borrow lab equipment or usefixed equipment on campus for
Paper ID #32979Participation and Learning in Labs Before and During a PandemicMs. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological En- gineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was
served as a controls engineer in China from 1995 to 2000. His current research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, biosignal processing, and control systems. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), to which he has been an active volunteer.Dr. Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He is primarily affiliated with the ECU
Paper ID #34646An Interdisciplinary Glimpse into the Best Practices for EffectiveStudent Engagement in the Virtual LaboratoryDr. Nathan L. Anderson, California State University, Chico Dr. Nathan L. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing at California State University Chico. He engages in multiple research projects spanning computational materials science to educational pedagogy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the semiconductor manufacturing industry for KLA-Tencor Corporation. Before industry, he spent time at Sandia National
. In IFAC Proceedings, volume 47, pages 9044–9050, 2014. [9] A. Steinhauser. Low-cost carry-home mobile platforms for project-based evaluation of control theory. In IFAC-PapersOnLine, volume 50, pages 9138–9143, July 2017.[10] B. Taylor, P. Eastwood, and B. Ll. Jones. Development of a low-cost, portable hardware platform for teaching control and systems theory. In IFAC Proceedings, volume 46, pages 208–213, Jan 2013.[11] Y. Zhe, S. Binbin, L. Chunrun, B. Minghao, and W. Yutian. Problems and suggestions of online learning for chemical engineering majors in colleges and universities. In IEEE Xplore, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9262494, Jun 2020.
instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Leveraging Inquiry-Based Simulated Laboratory Exercises in a Virtual Classroom EnvironmentTrack Selection: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies DivisionAbstractWe report on the implementation and impact of virtual laboratory modules in a specializedengineering course titled ‘Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws’ offered virtually in
program, a hands-on experience is expected mostly through laboratory classes [4-6]. Theyusually enjoy laboratory classes and look forward to implementing what they had learnt in bookcourses. But most importantly, since project/lab-based learning is one of the most effective andbetter resonating methods of learning, and one that distinguishes between engineering programs[5, 6]; engineering students immediately feel that they are getting their money’s worth whenengaging in a laboratory environment. Different engineering schools struggled to convince their students with “emergency”remote laboratory classes as an alternative to in-person laboratory classes [7, 8]. As ABET has notrelaxed any accreditation requirements, it was mandated that