Coca-Cola Bot- tling Company Consolidated, Abbott Laboratories, and Burlington Industries. She is a national member of ATD and has twice presented at the ATD International Conference and Exposition. Dr. Hughes is a Langevin Certified Master Trainer, Harvard Management Development Fellow, and a Darden School of Business Minority Executive Education Scholar. She has a PhD in Career and Technical Education from Virginia Tech, Master of Textiles in Textile Technology Management from NC State University, B.A. in Chemistry from Clemson University, and MBA in Management from University of Arkansas.Dr. Karen A. High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education
each week (lecture and labs). Some of the previous lab assignments were set-up toallow students to work together in groups of three or four on a coordinate measurement machine.Adjustments were made during the Fall 2020 semester to minimize the physical distancebetween individuals in the classroom and laboratory while also giving students the option foraccessing the classroom remotely through Zoom and the software remotely through Citrix.Students who felt uncomfortable being around other individuals were given access to themetrology lab outside of normal class hours. This paper will describe the parameters in whichfaculty at Illinois State University used to make decisions about the mode of instruction in theircourses, describe the adjustments
theimportance of power engineering education in the power engineering profession.A hands-on laboratory course is also crucial, along with a lecture-based course in power systemsengineering, as this delivery mode will better help the students to understand the smart gridconcepts. However, current curricula mostly include traditional topics for laboratory courses,such as electric power and machinery. The laboratory courses should also update along with theupdated lecture courses and cover smart grid technologies, i.e., renewable and green energyintegration, energy efficiency, energy storage. Authors in [15] propose a hands-on laboratorycourse consisting of three major components, (1) Power System Simulations performing on aminiature real-world power
Dr. Jonathan Hubler is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer- ing at Villanova University, with expertise in geotechnical engineering. His research interests include geotechnical earthquake engineering, static and dynamic response of soils in the laboratory and field, soil liquefaction, and beneficial reuse of recycled materials in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Hubler teaches a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Soil Mechanics, Foundation Design, and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.Dr. Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at
of graduate and undergraduate courses in popula- tion health such as epidemiology, environmental health, and global health. He regularly publishes articles in peer-reviewed journals with both undergraduate and graduate students and presents his research ac- tivities in national and international conferences in the US and beyond including the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) annual conference.Dr. Rasheda Rasheda Sultana, Sam Huston State University Dr. Rasheda Sultana has been at Sam Houston State University since 2020. She teaches a unique combi- nation of classroom and laboratory-based courses and has more than 10 years of instructional experience in multiple disciplines of Health Sciences
sevenacademic units. Research in these units includes both experimental and modeling andcomputational work. The experimental work is housed in several laboratories and a fewcenters. Research with a modeling and computational emphasis is conducted in single or smallfaculty group research laboratories, and in some instances, the high performance computingfacilities in the College. In 2010, the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)department was established. CSE has graduate programs at the MS and PhD levels (but noundergraduate program) and houses the primary high performance computing facilities in thecollege. Using the foundation offered by the small faculty group’s research laboratories and theCSE program, we implemented a Research Experiences
no need for it to be thedefault tool. Also, the focus will remain on hydrogels but redefining the allowed materials toinclude other skin contact materials such as creams will be explored.1. Feisel LD, Peterson GD, Arnas O, Carter L, Rosa A, Worek W. Learning objectives for engineering education laboratories. 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education. Vol. 2. IEEE, 2002.
Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. Imbrie is nationally recognized for his work in ac- tive/collaborative learning pedagogies, teaming and student success modeling. His engineering education leadership has produced fundamental changes in the way students are educated around the world. Imbrie has been a member of
. References 1. Attarzadeh, Farrokh, “Innovations in Laboratory Development for Computer Engineering Technology Programs,” IJME, Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2007, http://www.ijme.us/, Accessed on 2/10/2008. 2. Attarzadeh, Farrokh, “Empowering Students to Become Highly Skilled Professionals for the 21st Century Industries,” Proc. of The 9th Annual IJME-INTERTECH International Conference, Session EN, October 19-21, 2006, Keen University, Union, NJ. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering
of belonging to their program of study. While this was a known problem for theEE program, a closed-loop educational assessment and improvement was conducted to close thegap and relate students to their field of study as early as the first semester of study. In this newapproach to the lower-division courses students will start system view courses and currentprototyping circuits and tools were used to set up the laboratory experiments. The goals of thisstudy were: a) Integration of courses and providing a system view in the lower-division courses. b) Improving retention and engagement in early years of study. c) Closing the gap between lower-division and upper-division courses by practicing system view projects using
Paper ID #34076Toward a Quantitative Engagement Monitor for STEM EducationDr. Aly A. Farag, University of Louisville Aly Farag, Fellow, IEEE and IAPR: received B.S. in EE from Cairo Univ. M.S. in Bioengineering from the Ohio State and the Univ. of Michigan, and PhD in EE from Purdue. He is a Prof. of ECE at the Univ. of Louisville, and director of the Computer Vision & Image Processing Laboratory, focusing on research and teaching in computer vision, biometrics and biomedical imaging. He introduced over 13 new courses into the ECE curriculum, authored over 400 papers, edited two volumes on deformable models and a
initial finding aswell as conduct additional tests to statistically analyze the motivation and engagement throughMotivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire.ReferencesAkçayır, M., Akçayır, G., Pektaş, H. M., & Ocak, M. A. (2016). Augmented reality in science laboratories: The effects of augmented reality on university students’ laboratory skills and attitudes toward science laboratories. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, 334–342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.054Bazarov, S. E., Kholodilin, I. Y., Nesterov, A. S., & Sokhina, A. V. (2017). Applying Augmented Reality in practical classes for engineering students. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 87, 032004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755
involve significant hands-on and/or problem-solving components. In this regard,engineering education has been profoundly impacted by the challenges associated withdelivering laboratory content and design experiences remotely. In a qualitative survey conductedby the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to help assess the impact of thepandemic on the engineering education community [1], respondents overwhelmingly consideredthe loss of lab-based, hands-on instruction to be the leading problem faced by engineeringeducators. Approximately 120 out of 207 responses included the terms “hands-on,” “lab” or“laboratories,” or both, and another 20 mentioned “team,” referring to activities and projects. Incomparison, although lecture courses have
adjust to the distance learning mode include: a) decomposition of the course context into three modules and clear specification of the corresponding learning objectives of each module; b) combination of different technologies to create friendly and inclusive learning environment; c) frequent assessment of students' performance via online quizzes/tests; and d) carefully- designed laboratory assignments via MATLAB simulations that are able to demonstrate the entire feedback control process. A comparison of students' performance under the traditional face-to-face learning mode and the new distance learning mode is conducted. Based on assessment results, we will evaluate the effectiveness of our current teaching methodology/plan developed
learn more about producingreports that support work in a laboratory setting. Each class period begins with a brief lectureabout writing and then moves into lab work and data analysis.Using formal report and memo templates [18], students produce individual and team reports,which give them a chance to add to writing and teamwork skills. In group reports, roles arerotated so each student has experience in writing different sections and acting as the group editor.Figure 10 illustrates the type of comments they receive from the engineering instructor. 14 Figure 10. ENGR 3270 – Laboratory Report – Engineering Instructor Comments.Figure 11
103or, failing that, any other type of non-applied white-collar worker. Thisunderlying national trait makes effective technical education appropriateto the developmental level of the country extremely difficult. Theory isaccepted while practical laboratory and experimental work or research isshunned by students and teaching staff alike.The government has recognized that the Philippines is passing out of thestage of being underdeveloped, into an intermediate developing level 11 11of industrial and technical achievement and is attempting through planningto prepare the necessary educational, industrial and economic infrastructure.At the same time it is trying to revitalize Philippine
Integrating Hardware and Software Filtering in Embedded System Audio Data Processing: An Embedded Systems Course Project Vincent Winstead Minnesota State University, MankatoAbstractThis paper describes a course laboratory project for an embedded systems course. Theproject is intended to provide a real world embedded development task for the students toaccomplish in a few week time using a predefined microcontroller and suggested circuitcomponents. The task combines audio sound recording, off-processor storage andfiltered audio data replay. The paper includes a brief summary of the course conceptsand the particular topics related to the
research use, it often has had a laboratory component. Thechallenge in the first graduate course is to review and build enough of a foundation to launch thestudent into product design and research and to wet his or her appetite for advanced study.IntroductionA half century ago the first course at the graduate level in electromagnetic theory commonly wasbased on a textbook such as Plonsey and Collin.1 The course strongly emphasized Ma eequations and their analytical solution with applications to open- and closed-structures. In manyrespects the course outline followed that of its undergraduate cousin, but at the graduate levelvirtually every topic was approached with increased mathematical rigor. This theoreticalemphasis was especially strong in the
education and research framework forthe emerging interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology occupational and environmental healthand safety to advance the field with respect to (1) the protection and promotion of worker safetyand health in nanomanufacturing enterprises/environment and consumer public health, and (2)the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases through the use of nanotechnology.Nanoparticles can have the same dimensions as some biological molecules and can interact withthese. In humans and in other living organisms, they may move inside the body, reach the bloodand organs such as the liver or the heart, and may also cross cell membranes.Without significantefforts to establish technologies and best practices in laboratories
from the community participating in laboratory work 24 hours perweek over the course of 1 semester with Saturday session for professional development ofall women students. Primary outcomes for the program was to increase interest in STEMcareers, confidence in lab skills and engineering design process, learned persistence,particularly in research. Additional objective were for mentors to gain mentoring skills, andthe formation of community to foster belonging. 5In the first iteration of the WRAMP program, affectionately call WRAMP 1.0, 1 graduatestudent was paired with 1 high school student. Research was designated for 2-4 hours foreach high school
Work in Progress: Thematic Analysis of Engineering Students’ Technical WritingAbstractThis study describes the process of thematic analysis within the context of teaching and learningtechnical writing in a materials testing laboratory course. This process involves searchingstudents’ lab reports for their writing mistakes and sorting the relevant extracts into categoriesand identifying themes. Characterization and theme identification are made by analyzingprevious semesters’ reports for a total of 140 lab reports and pre-defining the themes for futureapplications. Observations may be made at each semester that do not fit into any of the pre-defined categories. For this reason, the themes will grow over the course
curricula. Students completebasic mathematics, science, and general engineering courses in the first two years followed bycivil and environmental engineering courses in the remainder of their studies. The CEE pro-gram includes a significant laboratory component and practical design projects in the upperlevel classes. The program culminates in a capstone design class that is taken in the last se-mester in school. Projects for this class are often solicited from communities and non-profitorganizations, and typically incorporate a service learning component.In reviewing the existing UWP CEE curriculum for this curriculum development project, itbecame clear that the curriculum had not changed significantly in over 20 years. To illustratethis, the
/epscor/NATURE/index.html . Recent educational research has shown that students who engage in research projects aremore likely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs when compared to other students4.Increased understanding of the research process5,6,7, a shift from passive to active learning8,9,10,enhanced research and laboratory skills6,7,11,12, and increased understanding and interest in thediscipline are some of the benefits undergraduate students gain by engaging in research. Also inthe last several years, the tribal colleges have been validating traditional tribal knowledge andexploring scientific concepts from Native perspectives. Embedded in this effort is a deep respectfor traditional tribal knowledge and a desire to
during course lectures. Additionally, the h_da semester was nearly overwhen MFGT 341 was conducted. This led to fewer of the German students attending lecturesregularly or participating in social activities with the UW-Stout students, as they were spendingtheir time preparing for exams.Evaluation for the course was primarily designed to mimic the normal practice used in Germanywhere the entire grade is often based on the final exam. However, it was decided that a labcomponent must be part of the grading criteria. Support for this action was twofold. First, thecourse is a pre-requisite to an advanced injection molding course for students in the UW-StoutPlastics Engineering program. Second, applied learning through laboratory experiences is
engineering students are tasked withincorporating design for manufacturability (DFM) in the design of a plastic component andinjection mold that will later be machined by a separate course that contains manufacturingengineering and plastics engineering students. After completion of the injection mold, it isutilized by the part designers (plastics engineers) to mold the components they designed. Eightgroups in each class work together on separate projects in and out of class. Checklists are utilizedto ensure design criteria are met while staying within the scope of the project and the capabilitiesof the university laboratories. The end result is a real-world experience of the workingrelationship between a customer and a supplier, complete with design
simulationenvironments as well as infrastructure for building and testing flying platforms are available andare used to support the general AEBS courses and in particular the AoE in UAS. These assetspossess the level of complexity, detail, and flexibility that allows them to create an excellentframework for the implementation of innovative educational methods including active learning[15-17], experiential learning [18-21], and collaborative learning [22-24]. The AECC relies onpermanent engagement of and interaction between all educational constituencies. The generalstrategy promoted by the AECC is illustrated in Figure 1.Two specialized MAE laboratories are particularly supporting the AoE courses. The UAVDesign-Build-Fly Laboratory is dedicated to student
while the benefits of a common course were many, there were problemsas well. For retention purposes, it is vital that engineering freshman be involved classroomparticipants. To ensure that students were not merely bystanders in their educational experience,thought-provoking, entertaining lab exercises needed to remain a part of the freshman courseexperience. Additionally, each department had department specific content that was necessaryfor their students to be successful in their academic careers. This content varied from departmentto department. There was not time in the semester to give all content to all students. It wasagreed that there still needed to be a departmental component to the class and that componentneeded to be in a laboratory
/ngw/ngupdate.asp8. International, P. E. (2008, February 1). PSEG to Build $150 Million Power Plant. Retrieved June 25, 2008, from http://pepei.pennnet.com/display_article/319003/6/ARTCL/Display/none/1/PSEG-to-build- $150-million-power-plant.9. National Renewable Energy Laboratories. (2007, May). Retrieved June 25, 2008, from Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installations, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41435.pdf10. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (n.d.). Retrieved June 25, 2008, from Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34440.pdf11. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2007, October
included homework assignments, comprehensive problemsets, a laboratory report, two engineering design projects, two midterm examinations, and a finalexamination. The number of assessments by topic are shown in Table 1. A full breakdown of thegraded requirements for the previous and new versions of the course are shown in Table 2.Previous studies indicated out-of-class assignments increased student engagement with thematerial more than in-class exercises [18]. Therefore, the reading quizzes in the previous versionof the course were replaced with out-of-class homework assignments focused on both problemsolving and self-learning. Table 2: Graded requirements for the two versions of MC300
to build the Pre-Engineering Department. He assisted with writing the AMI accreditation report to the HLC, wrote several successful grants, and managed CCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Curricu- lum and Pre-Engineering Educational Consortium. In addition the Advanced Manufacturing initiative at CCCC has hired two undergraduates to run the 3-D/Scanner Laboratory. The aforementioned gives the students hands on training in a STEM related field. Mr. Haefner has 13 years’ experience teaching college STEM courses. He has taught construction man- agement at Westwood College in Chicago; mathematics at Mid-Michigan Community College and Cor- nerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI. Mr. Haefner has taught algebra, engineering