cooking.Dr. Walter BolesDr. Ahad S. Nasab P.E., Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Ahad Nasab received his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987. He then worked as a research scientist at the Center for Laser Applications of Physics Research Group of University of Tennessee Space Institute. In 1991 he joined the faculty of Middle Tennessee State University where he is currently the coordinator of the Mechatronics Engineering degree program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An indoor Bocce game played by autonomous robotsAbstract: This paper presents a course project assignment in an upper-division engineeringcourse: Controls and Optimizations. Students
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 NSF CAREER: Towards a framework for engineering student innovationAbstractThe ability to innovate is essential in the rapidly evolving technological landscape. Many effortshave been made in engineering education to support student innovation (e.g., innovation andentrepreneurship programs and targeted courses). Yet, research on how engineering studentsapproach and experience innovation has been limited. In this CAREER project we conducted aseries of empirical studies using interviews, think-aloud protocols, and surveys to examineengineering students’ innovation skills, views of the innovation process, and experiences thatsupporedt their development of innovative competencies. Informed by
and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Holistic Interdisciplinary Design: Everyone Does Everything (Engineering Students as Sculptors)IntroductionThe ability to offer students an interdisciplinary experience under a team work setting isinvaluable in preparation for a career in the built environment. A hands-on approach coupledwith a real project presents unique opportunities in student learning. Learning in regards to thedynamics of team personalities, deadlines, approval procedures, and deliverables. One suchhands-on based real project was to design, build, and install an
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Education: PhD. Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Applied Mathematics Profes- sional Engineer License Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Current Position: Associate Chair Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Director Industrial Experience Over 20 years of industrial experience initially as a Royal Naval Dockyard indentured craftsman machinist and Design Draftsman and project manager on Leander class Steam Turbine Naval frigates and diesel electric submarines. Most recently includes 12 years in Research and Development and Lean Six Sigma process improvement experience troubleshooting process issues in the Paper, Chemical, and Converting Industries
and unconscious assumptions throughout his career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Costing into an Engineering Economics CourseIntroductionThe Engineering Technology department at Tarleton State University has been working with itsindustrial partners for over 20 years to allow students the opportunity to engage in real worldprojects during their senior capstone projects. Over the past few years, the projects haveincreased in complexity and have shifted from facility layout and safety based projects to nowinclude tool and process design, with the added benefit that many of the companies are taking theprojects and implementing them at some point after students have
these databases allow recruitment effortsto continue year-round. In addition, past participants, faculty acquaintances, and collaborators onother projects, have been valuable source of quality applicants.The applicant pool tended to range between 30 – 60 individuals who were selected based on theiracademic record, a narrative essay about their motivation and goals, and on a letter ofrecommendation. The applicants were first arranged into two groups, target and non-targetapplicants. Each pool was then ranked against others in that pool. It has been found that GPA is akey predictor of success and benefits of undergraduate research, but this factor has a much higherimpact for students at the junior or senior level.8 Thus, a holistic approach was
support STEM education in developing nations, thus, open source applications would be the solution to this dilemma. Open source software technology depends on collaborative work among people from all over the world, therefore, students in developing nations can gain their experiences while they are contributing to open source projects and earn their degrees while they are at their home county and no need to travel to study abroad. Schools can utilize STEM open source for teaching that leads to build robust education for students and help build their future and move out of poverty.In this paper we discuss Open source as tools and applications to enhance students learning inSTEM education. Examples of open sources, Oracle VM
Paper ID #20501It’s Elementary: Promoting the Construction Industry to ChildrenMs. Jennifer A. Warrner, Ball State University Jennifer Warrner is an instructor and internship coordinator in the Department of Technology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.Dr. James W. Jones, Ball State University Dr. James W. Jones is the Construction Management Program Director and an Associate Professor in Ball State University’s Department of Technology. He has taught in the areas of leadership and construction management for more than 14 years and has more than a decade of experience managing construction projects in both
and research purposes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Cannons to spark thermal-fluid canonsAbstractHands-on projects are launch pads for sparking student interest. Specifically, design-build-test(DBT) projects can be effective tools for boosting students’ confidence in their ability to applytheoretical knowledge to practical engineering. Recognizing the need for relating the theoreticalaspects of thermodynamics to its application, an air cannon design-build-test project wasenvisioned and implemented.Air cannons can be simple and inexpensive to construct, while offering a robust platform toexplore thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics concepts. At the same
Paper ID #18096Simulation as Supplementary Tool in Construction Management EducationDr. Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha Saeed Rokooei is an adjunct faculty and a post-doctoral researcher in the Durham School of Architec- tural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Saeed obtained his bachelor’s degree in Architecture and then continued his studies in Project & Construction Management. Saeed’s research interests include Education, Project Management, Data Analytics, BIM, and Sustainability.Dr. James D. Goedert Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska, Durham James D
students’exposure to these frequently used techniques/tools so the students can be prepared for what thenext four years has to offer. In conjunction to these tools the students will experience lectures fromguests that work in the fields of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as the faculty. Theselectures and tool training sessions are used to immerse the student in the field to assure they feellike they belong in this field.KeywordsEducation, Engineering Tools, Team Work, Project LearningIntroductionWith the introduction of the Computer Engineering degree to the EE Department at The Universityof Tulsa, it became necessary that the introductory class "EE 1001" to be revamped to include anintroduction to computer engineering. In the past, the class
controlled system which automaticallyirrigates the university’s garden based on soil water needs. The design of the solar and windenergy collection systems, instrumentation, wireless data transfer, and automation mechanismsare presented. Since such work was carried out as part of engineering technology students’ seniorcapstone project, lessons on project management, budget and schedule development, teamwork,and technical communication are also presented.The USDA funded summer program of the CUAS became the catalyst that enabled us to expandthe impact of projects beyond engineering technology and connect to other majors at UHD. Inaddition, the grant created an opportunity for us to reach out to a local community garden. Weduplicated the solar-powered
industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on
early childhood development class with an engineering design class. Thefocus of the project was to allow the students to partner to accomplish an open ended designchallenge. The challenge presented by the professors was to design and develop the engineeringspecification and collateral documentation to execute the fabrication of a museum display. Themuseum displays are targeted towards teaching early childhood through middle childhoodintegrated STEM topics.The professors systematically grouped the students into 13 groups of 4-6 students from bothearly childhood education and engineering technology and management. The professors held abrief seminar with the students, where they explained the requirements of the design project aswell as providing
rates and the likelihood ofcontinued research participation and higher education. A new initiative at the University of Texasat Austin (UT Austin), the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering (FIRE) program,offers a select group of first-year students with an opportunity to participate in semester-long,faculty-sponsored mechanical engineering research and development projects. In addition to theirresearch, students attend bi-monthly lectures that introduce them to various topics in mechanicalengineering and current research in the field, the successes (and roadblocks) in engineeringresearch and how to overcome them, and career opportunities in engineering. An end of semesterposter session allows students to showcase their research
engineering summer programs at SAC, including instructor for Robotics Camps for 3rd to 5th graders (2012 - 2014), and instructor/coordinator for the Early Development of General Engineering program for high school students (2007 - 2015). Since 2011 he has also served as faculty adviser for numerous undergraduate research projects involving solar and hydrogen fuel cell technologies at SAC.Mr. Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges Steven Lewis served as a training manager for Lockheed and Raytheon corporations around the world and spent a total of 27 years primarily in Colombia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. He assumed the leadership role at the Service, Trade, and Industry Center of Alamo Colleges/San Antonio
. The system consists of a several proximity sensors, a Click PLC, powersupply, and 2 sets of green-yellow-red lights to simulate the traffic light controlled by a ladderlogic program.As compared to fixed time control systems, the foundation of a dynamic system is actually adetector which is nothing more than a simple device that communicates with the traffic light andinforms it about traffic conditions in real time. This time, the traffic light can not only adjusttiming, but also solve traffic congestion by changing the cycle of the traffic light as soon as thetraffic in the intersection gets heavy with cars.This project is using proximity sensors to simulate the switches or cameras that in a real scenerywill communicate to the PLC about the
. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Different Lab Formats in Introduction to Engineering CourseAbstractMany incoming freshmen are ambiguous about which engineering major they are interested in.Exposing them to different engineering labs in freshman year will help them have a clearunderstanding about different majors.The objective of this
Paper ID #18207Engineering Leadership Development using an Interdisciplinary Competition-based ApproachDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Ohio Uni- versity’s Coal Research Center, part of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Envi- ronment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute and director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project) He is engaged in the development of energy and environmental technology such as producing algal-based
within a freshmanengineering design course in which students are asked to conceive, design,implement and operate a Six-Section Rube Goldberg machine. Often in the firstyear of an engineering curriculum there is a project based class designed tointroduce students to, motivate students about, and retain students within theengineering discipline. They also begin to instill skills such as: 1. Team Work 2. Systems Engineering through Experimentation, Testing, and CAD & physical Modeling 3. Written Communication 4. Oral Communication 5. Time Management 6. Team ManagementAt this institution, project based classes allow students to develop these skills andexpressly enforces two avenues of technical communication: between and
Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has worked as a de- sign engineer, as a Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Professor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as the Chief Water Consultant of an international engineer- ing and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development at the University of Utah where he created pan-campus degree programs and stimulated infusion of sustainability principles and practices in teaching and learning activities across campus. Dr. Burian currently is the Project Director of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for
Montgomery County Exemplary Service Award, 2013). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Capstone Engineering Modeling Course for Developing Creative Problem-Solving A.L. Kinney1, M.E. Reissman1, K.P. Hallinan1 1University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.AbstractOver the past twenty years, nearly all job growth in the United States has emerged from new companiesand organizations with assumedly innovative products, services, and practices. Yet, the nurturing ofstudent creative thinking through truly open-ended problem solving is infrequent in engineeringeducation. Engineering design projects most often come with constraints and
students of both regional leader institutions in higher education.With this undergraduate research in technology development and innovation, both institutionsstart the cooperative work, leading efforts towards effective and strong cross-bordercollaboration. The project was a great opportunity to coordinate future research, takingadvantage of our strategic geographic location and identify future research opportunities tocontribute to the economic development and social wellness, in both sides of the border, dueto its distinctive characteristics – economic development, culture, language, etc. In this paperwe include a description of the enrolled programs, the collaboration method, monitoring andevaluation, lessons learned, resultant outcomes
teach students the aesthetics and critical thinking with creativity. In thisstudy, we merged two design-based courses modules into the original course curriculum topromote the creativity of students in the field of material engineering. The course module (I)“User-Centered Design-Problem Definition” was offered based on the product and useroriented design aspects. The other course module “Experiential Manufacturing and MaterialAesthetics” was proceeded through project-based learning activities. The two course modules were combined into relevant course, Project Laboratory (1) &(2), on the spring semester (2016) as an elective course to undergraduate students. Studentsshould submit their research portfolios and final report of the program
R’ Us, Home Depot, Sears and the wireless charging system recently released for Tesla vehicles through Plugless Power. His specialties include systems engineering, design, and project management for new product development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a Mechanical Specialty (’04) and a Master’s degree in Engineering with a Systems Specialty (’09), both from the Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Kristine R. Csavina, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Kristy Csavina is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She has her bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton and her doctorate in Bioengineering from Arizona State
parallel linkages, cams and gear systemsand robot manipulators, to name a few. During the Fall 2016 semester, new experiences in theform of interactive activities, including research projects were developed and incorporatedwithin the course. These activities were specifically designed to enhance the students’knowledge of how the above-mentioned mechanical systems appear in other domains, such asBiomechanics and Biochemistry with the goal of giving the students the opportunity to not onlycross boundaries, but also integrate and use current knowledge in their own area to solveresearch problems in other disciplines.Results related to the three desired learning outcomes (critical thinking, intellectual maturity,and responsibility for own learning
Australia and New Zealand to identify how capstone courses areimplemented outside the United States and what strategies can be shared across countries. As intheir United States counterpart, the 2015 Australia and New Zealand surveys includedquantitative, categorical, and open-ended questions on capstone course information, pedagogy,evaluation, faculty, students, projects and teams, expenses and funding, sponsors, and respondentexperience and opinion. This paper presents highlights of the resulting data by country, drawingcomparisons where possible across countries: Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.Overall, the essence of capstone design courses in the three countries is quite similar; there arevariations in implementation details, but
with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration
knowledge and tools from various courses and experiences and modelparts of a professional work environment.There are several goals for the course: • Bring order to ill-defined problems and recognize the following issues in addressing problems: o All problems are ill-defined. o Most engineering solutions are suboptimal. o All design efforts have ambiguity. • Understand that communication is integral to all professional endeavors. Consequently, students must: o write formal documentation on engineering projects, and o give oral presentations to professionals. • Understand engineering solutions in a broader societal context. Projects and class materials are considered in the