Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials
Paper ID #27862Benefits of webcasts ”Muddy Points”Dr. Jean-Michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California Jean-Michel Maarek is professor of engineering practice and director of undergraduate affairs in the De- partment of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His educational interested include engaged learning, student assessment, and innovative laboratories c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Benefits of webcasts "Muddy Points"Introduction and background:Classroom assessment techniques are simple formative activities designed
Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. Her teaching focuses on thermodynamics, heat transfer, renewable energy, and optimization of energy systems. She currently leads a research team working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and fundamental heat transfer. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.Dr. Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He previously worked with digital cell phone systems at Lucent Technologies
the writing features that provides them with more agency with theirreaders. Researchers in ESP have explored the genres of the college application essay (Johns,2015), the laboratory report (Parkinson, 2017) amongst other workplace genres. These studiesreveal aspects what may be considered insider knowledge to others. Johns (2015) identifieshow the application essay or personal statement differs from the standard five-paragraph essay. Parkinson (2017) examines how the student laboratory report differs from the researcharticle on which it is based. Through genre analysis studies there is a greater understanding ofwhat is expected of an academic writer to achieve the required genre expectations. Even thoughESP tends to focus on the
Paper ID #255433D Visualization-assisted Electromagnetic Theory TeachingMr. Enrique Jos´e Gonz´alez-Carvajal, University of South Florida Enrique Gonz´alez was born in Valencia, Venezuela, in 1987. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Carabobo, Naguanagua, VE, in 2012 and his M.Sc. in 2018 from the University of South Florida. He was an Instructor in the topics of Optical Communications and Guided Waves Systems Laboratory at his Alma Mater until the end of 2014, when he joined the University of South Florida. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree conducting research within the
laboratory pedagogies available in our engineering students’ educational milieu.The ChallengesAs previously described, engineers participate in the tasks of scientific discovery in many ways.These include the design of better sensor equipment and arrays, in data collection systems andthe computational algorithms that analyze such collected data. In our students’ summer researchexperience, it was not much different. The challenge we faced as a research team includedmultiple requirements. The feedback that we had received from earlier presentations of theresults of experiments made it clear that in order for a larger portion of the scientific communityto be interested in the potential “discovery” apparent from the empirical results we would have
professional considerations, are considered. ET-540: Digital Computer Theory: Provide an understanding number systems; Boolean algebra; logic elements; multivibrators; clock circuits; decoders; counters; data registers. Laboratory hours complement class workThe course contents for these two classes were modified so that a prerequisite is not required.Also, it benefits students by allowing them to take these courses and remedial mathematics in thesame semester.Women in Technology Summer WorkshopThe goal of any diverse program is to have a group that represents the makeup of the largersociety. Therefore an effort had to be made to increase the female representation in theEngineering Curriculum. Women represented 50% of the population, and over
] cites undergraduate research opportunitiesas a way to engage students from traditionally marginalized populations in STEM. Theseopportunities for students from traditionally underrepresented populations positively impact theirinterest in STEM, exposure to research, career aspirations, STEM identity and self-efficacy.Research experiences and other experiential learning formats are effective means for encouragingpersistence of underrepresented groups in STEM fields.Supporting students with disabilities in research and experiential learning activities is especiallychallenging. These experiences are generally unstructured and multi-faceted. Standardaccommodations made for students in a traditional classroom or teaching laboratory [8] –modifications
alligator clips to make free-form circuits because it was believed this would help the students visualize the circuits and also because of the lower cost. Breadboards were used in the laboratories, and it was observed that students had difficulty visualizing the physical connections in the
successfully completed that process. All three engineering programsproduced their first graduates in spring 2016, were reviewed for ABET EAC accreditation in the2016-17 review cycle, and received ABET EAC accreditation late summer 2017, retroactive toOctober 2015, so graduates from the programs’ first two years have ABET accredited degrees.While this transition was clearly a chance for us to improve the opportunities for program gradu-ates, one of the major concerns for everyone involved was the maintenance of the experientiallearning and significant laboratory components that had been hallmarks of the engineering tech-nology programs and one of the major reasons behind the success of engineering technology pro-gram graduates.We wanted to share our
/ Philosophy of Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics. Mr. Hilgarth has a 29-year career in academia instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality
Paper ID #26657Designing NGSS-Aligned Lesson Plans During a Teacher Professional Devel-opment Program (Fundamental)Mr. Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy received his BSEE from Amrita University and M.S in Mechatronics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical En- gineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, serving as a research assistant under NSF-funded RET Site project. He conducts research in Mechatronics, Robotics and Controls Laboratory at NYU and his research interests include swarm robotics, computer
sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. His research areas are space systems, robust fault tolerant control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components, mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Activities, Research and Development in High-Power Rocket Propulsion and Systems EngineeringAbstractThe Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Saint Louis University primarily focuses on student-run,undergraduate research in high-power propulsion system design and development as well asdesign
“Knowledge.” • “Abilities” refers to the power or capacity to perform an activity or task. For example, having the ability to use a variety of laboratory instruments [5], or the ability to plan and organize. • “Skills” are the capabilities or proficiencies developed through training or hands-on experience. Skills are the practical application of theoretical knowledge. Someone can take a course on investing in financial futures, and therefore has knowledge of it. But getting experience in trading these instruments adds skills [6]. • “Knowledge” statements refer to an organized body of information usually of a factual or procedural nature which, if applied, makes adequate performance on the job possible
Architectures, and Low Power and Reliability-Aware VLSI circuits. He has also been a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of UCF from 2014 to 2018. His educational interests are innovations and laboratory-based instructions, technology-enabled learning, and feedback driven grading approaches. He is the recipient of the Award of Excellence by a GTA for the academic year of 2015-2016 at UCF.Dr. Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida Ramtin Zand received B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2010 from IKIU, Iran. He received his M.Sc. degree in Digital Electronics from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2012. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in
University ofMichigan, students are required to take 41 credits of engineering science courses (32% of thetotal credits required for graduation) and only 19 credits of design and laboratory courses (14.8%of total credits). Furthermore, of the 11 current ABET Student Outcomes only one of these, a) anability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, directly speaks to thecontent of these engineering science courses [1].Despite the prominence of engineering science courses in the curriculum, these courses havebeen studied less in engineering education research than design courses [2]. Ideally, theseengineering science courses should give students the theoretical background that they can applyin engineering design courses, on student
is an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Cal State LA. Joseph is an undergraduate research assistant, the Vice President of CSULA’s Robosub team, and he recently began an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Outside of engineering education, his research interests are in the field of trajectory planning and control for potential future Mars exploration aircraft.Mr. Jorge Diego Santillan, California State University, Los Angeles AUV Mr. J.Diego Santillan is an Electrical Engineer employed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cur- rently pursuing his Master’s in Computer Engineering. Diego acted as the President for the Robosub team as well as the senior design team lead for the same project in
Senior Research Associate (Auditory Protection and Prevention - US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker Alabama), Joint Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology and Built Environment at North Caro- line Agricultural and Technical State University, as a visiting professor at University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Industrial and Production Engineering Department, as a research assistant with Dr. Denise Tucker at University of North Carolina Greensboro in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, School of Health and Human Science, as a Facilities Engineer at Maryland Motor Vehicle Administra- tion Glenn Burnie. Dr. Fasanya holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering
donorcompany.Special emphasis should be given to the importance of the maker space in the development of theEngineering and Computer Science program at Skyline College. The program now has eightEngineering and eight Computer Science courses, most of which are taught in or have projectsconnected to the maker space. The adjunct faculty that started the program is now tenure tracklead of the program. The program faculty consists of one full-time residential faculty member,one adjunct instructor in Engineering, two adjunct instructors in Computer Science, and a full-time laboratory technician who manages the maker space and supports physical scienceinstruction including Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science.South Mountain Community CollegeSouth Mountain
minimum, core essentials in order to allow time for depth of exploration and engagement in labs and projects. As a result of trying to cover too many topics, in- class demonstrations and labs were only offered periodically due to time constraints, even though they were found to be extremely worthwhile. ● There is disparity among personnel regarding preparedness to teach an integrated lab course as well as the depth of content required. Faculty buy-in of laboratory-style teaching is a must. The recommendations for future iterations of this and subsequent courses in this series involve setting the stage for a laboratory-style course both through the design of
was originally designed to have 9-10 predetermined labs.The laboratory experiments cover a wide set of topics including fluid properties, piston speedanalysis, to motor and pump performance analysis. However, students follow predeterminedprocedures and, thus, they lack critical thinking, real and complex problem solving as they areguided through the steps of the experiment and through its analysis by the guided questions. To help improve the students’ experiences and knowledge, two hands-on exercises were designedand added to the course content. The objectives of each exercise were designed to meet theCLOs of the course. Students would have to design, conduct tests and submit a report with alimited duration of time in and out of class.The
addition to using the concepts and skills of a traditional engineering field [24].Situated Learning in TERM. Learning environments in BME labs have been extensively studiedto identify features (i.e. skills gained, concepts learned, and how) of positive learningexperiences for students and create strategies to improve those lab experiences [24]–[28].Various learning theories have been used to study these lab environments (e.g. distributedcognition [26], cognitive apprenticeships [25], situated learning [24], and agentive learning [28]).One of the studies specifically focused on a TERM research laboratory identified two skillswhich are relevant to the situated student learning environment [28]: the observed need formembers to persevere in the face
Paper ID #25371Facilitating Collaborative Engineering Analysis Problem Solving in Immer-sive Virtual RealityAlexander James Tuttle, University of Georgia Alexander Tuttle is an undergraduate student at the University of Georgia majoring in Computer Systems Engineering. He works in Dr. Kyle Johnsen’s Virtual Experiences Laboratory where he develops and researches various Virtual Reality applications.Dr. Siddharth Savadatti, University of Georgia Dr. Siddharth Savadatti received his PhD in Computational Mechanics from North Carolina State Univer- sity in 2011 and has since been on the faculty of the College of Engineering at
, Canada, 2002.[2] B. Yalvac, H. D. Smith, J. B. Troy and P. Hirsch, "Promoting Advanced Writing Skills in anUpper-Level Engineering Class," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 117-128,2007.[3] J. Parkinson, "The Student Laboratory Report Genre: A Genre Analysis," English for SpecificPurposes, vol. 45, pp. 1-13, 2017.[4] A. Shapiro, "WAC and Engineering, or Why Engineers Can't Write," in The 42nd AnnualMeeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA, 1991.[5] D. Kim and P. Sekhar, "A Preliminary Study on Supporting Writing Transfer in anIntroductory Engineering Laboratory Course," in Proceedings of the 2016 American Society ofEngineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Wilcox, Oak Ridge Historian, in which he discusses GeneralGroves who led the Manhattan Project in WWII. Students are shown original telegrams describingthe Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions in August 1945.In collaboration with the institutional library’s Unique Resources Staff, relevant archival recordsand manuscripts materials are displayed throughout the semester. Sections of these manuscriptsthat mention physics concepts and equations studied by previous students during the past twocenturies are highlighted for the current students to read.The course assesses student technical knowledge with two mid-term exams. There is onecomprehensive final exam. There is a 10-session laboratory program. Required problems are thesame for all students. Each
preparatory workin math, physics, chemistry, mechanics, and liberal arts, the program has a full schedule ofmaterials science and engineering focussed courses in the final two years. The foundationaltopics of thermodynamics and kinetics, including diffusion, are lecture courses in the junior yearas is a course on numerical methods in materials science and engineering. Each of the fiveclasses of engineering materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials andcomposites) is covered in its own lecture class with a focus on structure and properties. Three ofthese classes are in the junior year (metals, electronic materials, polymers) and two are in thesenior year (ceramics, composites). There is a laboratory-based class each semester. In
about GradStudent STEM Share, 60% of teacher responses included some mention of the researcherssharing about their educational backgrounds and the importance of school. For example, oneteacher wrote, “[They shared] how education revolutionizes our abilities and future.” Twoteachers also specifically mentioned that the classroom visits expanded students’ understandingof science by noting, “Knowing there is science everywhere! Even outside the laboratory,” and,“They showed my students how scientific concepts are applied in the world outside theclassroom.” The teachers replied with similar responses to the question, “How did Grad StudentSTEM Share impact your students?” One teacher noted, “Not only did they inform the studentsabout their research
populations.Visscher-Voerman [23] conducted retrospective interviews to identify 16 “principles” used byinstructional designers. Kirschner and colleagues [24] explored how instructional designers (inboth academic and business contexts) used Visscher-Voerman’s 16 principles through a Delphi-type study and a team design task. Perez and colleagues [25] used a laboratory think-aloudprotocol to investigate instructional design practices among both novices and experts.Despite differences in sample populations and data collection methods among the studies byPerez and colleagues [25], Visscher-Voerman [23], and York and Ertmer [6], these studiesreported some similarly themed heuristics/approaches. Each of the studies featured at least one(and usually more) heuristic
otherexisting facilities, CET faculty are mentoring Junior or Senior-level Engineering students duringthe regular semester and also during the summer. Another aspect of the research/project workusing laboratory equipment is to involve the freshmen Engineering students with their seniorcounterpart in some of the experiments and/or demo to excite them about the field and toreinforce their theoretical knowledge through these hands-on experiments. These paid researchopportunities are helping our students from the poor community in reducing their regular workhours from low-paid non-technical jobs, and also in honing their professional skills.Through the support of the grant project, the CET faculty was also able to create several paid (aone-time stipend
of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and has been a full-time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering De- partment at Valparaiso University since August of 2001. He teaches courses in senior design, computer architecture, digital signal processing, freshman topics, and circuits laboratories and is heavily involved in working with students in undergraduate research. Will is also a 2013 recipient of the Illinois-Indiana ASEE Section Outstanding Teacher Award. Upon coming to Valparaiso University, Will established the Scientific Visualization Laboratory (SVL), a facility dedicated to the use of Virtual Reality (VR) for un- dergraduate education. Working exclusively with undergraduate students, Will