Paper ID #21404A Curriculum Innovation Framework to Integrate Manufacturing-relatedMaterials and Quality Control Standards into Different Level EngineeringEducationDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Jerome Clements, Jacksonville University Dr. Lee Ann J. Clements is the Associate Provost for Accreditation at Jacksonville University. Prior to serving in this role she served for twelve years as the Chair the Division of Science and Mathematics. She received her B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia, her M.S. and PhD from the University of South Carolina in Marine Science. Her research projects have included investigating the role of metallic pollutants in altering development, the effects of environmental variability on skeletal regeneration, and the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms. She is also involved in projects that help commu- nicate science to the general public and is one of the
Paper ID #21594Improving Senior Design Proposals Through Revision by Responding to Re-viewer CommentsProf. Judy Randi, University of New Haven Judy Randi, Ed.D. is Professor of Education at the University of New Haven where she is currently teaching in the Tagliatela College of Engineering and coordinating a college-wide initiative, the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH).Dr. Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering. He led the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits at the Tagliatela College of Engineering. All
scientific method.”Students’ vision and mis-concepts of design do require proper alignment with prevailingconditions on the ground. Undoubtedly, the start of any design course should be preceded byexposure to design thinking and related processes. The paper reviews the role of design inengineering programs, and outlines the current research on how design thinking processes couldbe taught and learned. It explores also the currently most-favored pedagogical model for teachingdesign, namely: Project-Based Learning (PBL). The paper identifies several contexts for PBL,along with some available data on it success. Finally, the paper raises some of the questions thatshould be answered to identify the most effective pedagogical practices of improving
- sigh has considerable professional experience. She has worked at various consulting engineering firms on projects that ranged from bridge design and analysis, to large-scale building design and construction. Vassigh has a Master’s of Architecture, a Master’s of Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.Hadi AlhaffarAlbert John Elias IV, Aberrate LLCMs. Giovanna Gallardo, Florida International University Graduate Assistant c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsAbstractThis paper presents an interdisciplinary research project engaging students
Session ETD 525 Renewable Energy Study Ray Floyd Northwest College WyomingAbstract Through a NASA grant, the Science and Math Division at xxxxxxxxxxx College wasable to start a multiple step project on the study of the benefits and effects for renewable energysources applicable to local conditions. In particular, a wind generator was installed as the firststep. The second step, or project, was to determine the effectiveness of the wind generator in thelocal area. Once that was completed, the next step plans to install solar
Concept Inventory Workshop CIEC 2018Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Session ETD 415Copyright ©2018 American Society for Engineering Education Delphi - Round 2 58 topics evaluated 31 expert panelists Topics coalesced into 12 major concepts 37 constructs within the concepts - Visualizing in 2D and 3D - Projection Theory - Mapping between 2D and 3D - Parallel Projection Methodologies - Object Representation – Visual Depiction
the Executive Committee for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and also serves as a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is also a founding member and serves as Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions through a standardized rite-of-passage ceremony. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Partnering to Develop Educational Software Applications: A Four-Year Retrospective StudyIntroductionSeveral years ago, a project was added to the first-year programming sequence at Ohio NorthernUniversity that focused on
also interested in research in improving undergraduate engineering education; including development of student design projects, hands-on activities, professional skills development and inclusion and outreach activities.Dr. Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University Senior Associate Dean Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering College of Engi- neering and Computer Science Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244Ms. Carol Elizabeth Stokes-Cawley, Syracuse University Ms. Stokes-Cawley is the STEM Outreach Coordinator for the College of Engineering & Computer Science and provides administrative support to the Best Management Committee of the ECliPSE grant on faculty teaching & learning
a start-up academic institute, how SCUPI, learning from excellentmakerspaces world-wide, launched innovative maker education activities based on theexisting resources and characteristics of Chinese students. These activities include: 1. Regulartechnical lectures for training makers 2. Hands-on projects based on engineering courses 3.Supporting students in STEM competitions; 4. Involved in feature events and outreachactivities of SCUPI 5. Guiding students to take part in academic research 6. Establishment ofan online maker sharing community. As a result, SCUPI has initially created a dynamicmaker education system based on this small-scale makerspace, which provides guidance tobrainstorming, CAD model simulation, prototype manufacturing and
project whereby students in a biomedical engineering classproduced tutorial videos that demonstrated how to construct the Foldscope Microscope, aninexpensive paper microscope developed at Stanford University. The videos were then used in aSTEM outreach program for middle school students, in which the middle school studentsconstructed and used a Foldscope. The majority of students felt the project enhanced a number ofcommunication skills and broadened their perspective of how they could use their engineeringskills to serve others.KeywordsFoldScope, Origami Microscope, STEM Interest, Presentation SkillsIntroductionEmployment is dropping in manufacturing cities, deeming them the Rust Belt [1]. Rather thandeteriorate, these cities have started to
. I am a former member of Dallas Robotics Group at the Dallas Makerspace, and plan to enroll in the National Stem certification program. I have completed PLTW and Robotics and Automation certificate programs, and attended Ar- duino Project and Raspberry Pie. I have been a mentor for the College Readiness and Leadership Program (CRLP) with the goal of implementing student leadership in our school. In addition, I like to work with 3D printing and design, and am a member of Enabling Hand, a team that creates and assembles prosthetic arm designs.Dr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He
toultimately produce higher-quality products [4]. Most of the biomedical engineering teamsconsidered herein are composed primarily of biomedical engineering students, but we alsoinclude students from other engineering disciplines if their expertise would enhance the progressof the project. These out-of-discipline students apply to discipline-specific “openings” on theteam and are matched via a college-wide optimization of student project placement.In previous offerings of the course, we observed that teams suffered from undefined leadership,unstructured communication, and an inability to benchmark or evaluate their progress.Therefore, we have recently implemented a Team Leader model for these design teams.Team LeadersThe efficacy and benefits of the
for educational training purposes. Furthermore, Dr. Webster has received vari- ous professional certifications from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SOLIDWORKS, the Project Management Institute, and NACE International. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Learning-Centered Educational Paradigm: Case Study on Engineering Technology Students’ Design, Problem-Solving, Communication, and Group SkillsAbstractThis case study explores how a learning-centered educational paradigm affects undergraduateengineering technology (ET) students’ engineering design, problem-solving, communication, andgroup skills. Evidence for the study comes from twenty-three mechanical engineering
Paper ID #23158Supporting Diversity in Teams Through Asset MappingDr. Jamie Gomez R, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Lecturer Title III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering For- mation (PFE: RIEF) for the project- Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity. She is a member of the department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Com- mittee, as
Center for Entrepreneurship California State University, Fullerton Pradeep Nair Computer Engineering Program California State University, Fullerton Amy Cox-Petersen Elementary and Bilingual Education Department California State University, FullertonUsing Business Entrepreneurship Practices to Engage Middle School Students in STEM Learning: Three Years PerspectiveAbstractSTEM-Inc is a 3-year NSF ITEST project designed as an after-school program targeting 7th and8th grade students from traditionally underrepresented groups. This project created a
the course as a one-credit seminar two times during 2016 to ~40 students from diverse academicdisciplines, personal interests and backgrounds, including many with no prior background with computerprogramming or electronics. We used the Arduino computing platform [7] combined with programmablelight-emitting-diode (LED) lighting technology and encouraged students to design and build projects thatexpressed some aspect of identity. An example project, shown in Fig. 1, is a wearable light-up pin that showsthe colors of the pride flag (ROYGBV) or the pansexual flag (pink, yellow, blue); the process of creating this pin provided opportunities to focus discussion on identity and
investigating the microbial community ecology in biofilters used for air pollution control. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Building Engineering Professional and Teamwork Skills: a Workshop on Giving and Receiving FeedbackIntroductionThis paper describes the fourth out of a series of six workshops on teamwork targeted atundergraduate engineering students. The series has been designed to provide teamwork theoryand skills in the context of an existing team project within a course, allowing the new knowledgeand skills to be applied authentically and at the time of learning. The
Jacinto College for thirty seven years and as an adjunct at the University of Houston (Clear Lake), for over thirty years, teaching computer science. I served two years as a Lieutenant in the US Army Intelligence and Security Agency, conducted computer research on Project MAC at MIT and started my own computer software businessMr. James LeRoy Meeks, San Jacinto College I am the lead professor in the field of Cyber security at San Jacinto College. In my tenure at San Jacinto College I have also developed other programs in the field of Computer Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Bridges to STEM Careers Project-Based Success1. IntroductionThe NSF Bridges
, Determination, and striving for Excellence, in thisendeavor. This represents the art of building character in the minds of the young students.Non-pedagogical as it may be, that is exactly what we did in 2010 in a pilot project and found itvery rewarding. That is what we continued to do since then making this program a success. Thispaper describes the steps in this systematic approach to implement RE.What is reverse engineering?Experience is the teacher of all things. [2] RE is an invaluable learning experience and ateaching tool. It is “a scientific method of taking something apart in order to figure out how itworks.” [3] The technique does involve “an act that would otherwise be considered a copyrightviolation.” [3] Whereas, “copyright law has allowed
-practice model was developed when a team research component was included into theundergraduate aerospace engineering courses of Flight Dynamics and Control I and II. By takingadvantage of the unmanned aerial system fleet owned by the Department of AerospaceEngineering at the University of Kansas (KUAE), students were tasked with developing a physics-based model for one of eighteen different unmanned aircraft platforms, comparing the dynamicmodels to actual flight test data for the platform, and writing papers and presenting them to a panelof KUAE Faculty. As a result, forty-eight independent research projects were conceived, designed,built, and tested by teams of juniors in the aerospace engineering department. Since 2011, eightresearch projects
sustainability b. Evaluate a product/ engineering system’s environmental impacts using Life Cycle Assessment c. Design/ redesign a product/ engineering system to using the engineering principles to improve environmental impactsThe achievement of these goals was assessed through students’ self-evaluations and analysis ofstudents’ coursework. In addition, the objectives are also planned to be assessed throughstudents’ capstone senior projects. But at the time of creation of this work-in-progress paper, thestudents who took this course have not worked on their senior project yet, as a result, this part ofthe assessment is planned to be conducted once the students worked on their senior projects. Toextend and complete this work-in-progress, it
] in Australia, there wereserious issues regarding the low motivation students had to interact with academics, which had an impact ontheir morale. Furthermore, student/staff ratios were very high; hence there was no capacity for any effort fromthe academics. Some academics felt that undergraduates were unmotivated and that there was no value toengaging with them outside the classroom environment. In order to find ways to address these problems, andprovide students with a space to develop sense of belonging and engage with their peers through a co-curricularexperience, the School of Civil Engineering in 2015 developed the Icarus program. Icarus is a voluntary,project-based, research program where students engage with peers in small projects
the field, there are not always theresources to do so, and thus, engineering educators must find creative ways to expose students tothe ways in which they can support sustainable development goals and engage with stakeholders.This paper reports on two activities focused on incorporating sustainable development projectsinto engineering design courses. Both approaches were part of larger projects aimed at reducingor eliminating the use of mercury in mineral processing systems used by artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities in Latin America. In the courses discussed in this paper,interdisciplinary groups of undergraduate engineering students were assigned design challengesthat focused on developing context specific, mercury-free
fruition. Mi- tra was Executive Director, Academic Media Production Services (AMPS), MIT; Senior Vice-President, Knowledge Solutions Business, NIIT (USA), Inc.; the first Chief, Distance Learning Programs Unit, BITS, Pilani, India, and; founder-member, Council of Governors, Pan-Himalayan Grassroots Develop- ment Foundation, Kumaon, India. He has served on the NERCOMP Board of Trustees, USA, was a founder-Board member, Sakai Project Board, USA and co-chaired the Advisory Board, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada. Mitra participated in the formulation of the Government of India’s Na- tional Policy on Education 1986; this led to his being one of the authors of a book titled, ”Challenge and Response - Towards a
impractical for many engineeringand engineering technology programs. This paper proposes a portable engine-dynamometer testcell using a one-cylinder all-terrain vehicle (ATV) engine driving a set of high-currentalternators. Engine loading is to be accomplished with a set of electric resistance heaters and apower switching array.Although associated with a large university, this project is being undertaken by a satellitecampus with limited space and financial resources. The plan is to implement the Engine-DynoProject in phases over a period of years using primarily undergraduate students working ondirected projects. The planned phases at this time are as follows: 1. Build a sturdy but portable cart to hold the engine, load cell, accessories, and
Undergraduate Studies (2009- 2013) and Interim Dean (2015) in the College of Engineering. Dr. VanderGheynst’s research focuses on next generation biofuels and bioproducts and agricultural biotechnology. Current projects examine the management of microbial communities in applications including water treatment, food and energy production, and soil treatment for the control of pests and pathogens. More than $9 million of her ex- tramural funding at UC Davis has been in support of undergraduate and graduate student preparation in engineering. This includes a NSF GK-12 award to improve leadership, communication and collaboration skills, and teaching capabilities in engineering graduate students pursuing research in the
achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in 2011. He also
Mines Leslie Light is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Division at the Colorado School of Mines, and the Director of the Cornerstone Design@Mines program. She received a B.S. In General Engineering, Product Design from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Entrepreneurial Management. Prior to joining Mines she spent 20 years as a designer, project manager, and portfolio manager in Fortune 500 companies and smaller firms in the Silicon Valley and abroad. She is passionate about bringing the user-centered de- sign principles she learned at Stanford and in her career to Mines’ open-ended problem solving program
researchers both nationally and internationally. She has been PI or co-PI on multiple NSF awards and leading PINC project (Promoting Inclusivity in Computing) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018