consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute.Mr. John Pickard, East Carolina University I am a teaching instructor at East Carolina University in
theme that emerges with the increased importance of science is that creativity andresearch become the pinnacle of engineering work. Thus engineering education should focus on:“…the development of able and responsible men fully competent to practice on a professionalplane, especially those who will eventually lead the profession to new heights of accomplishmentthrough creative practice or research.” The Grinter report defines the distinctive aspects ofengineering curricula to be creative: “Education directed toward the creative and practicalphases of economic design, involving analysis, synthesis, development, and engineeringresearch”. Compared with the Mann report, the Grinter report is more prescriptive when itcomes to the engineering
Paper ID #9030Using Multiple Methods to Promote Technological LiteracyDr. William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is a Full Professor, Emeritus of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington Uni- versity. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional En- gineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at
- ests include Model-Eliciting Activities, online learning, and the development of software tools to facilitate student learning. Page 24.1338.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using Natural Language Processing Tools to Classify Student Responses to Open-Ended Engineering Problems in Large ClassesPeer review can be a beneficial pedagogical tool for providing students both feedback and variedperspectives. Despite being a valuable tool, the best mechanism for assigning reviewers toreviewees is still often blind random assignment. This research represents
the President of a high tech start-up company.Ms. Melinda Covert, Northeastern University Melinda Covert graduated in May of 2013 from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. During her time at Northeastern, she held two co-op positions at The Shaw Group (now Technip) and Dow Electronic Materials. Melinda is currently employed as a Process Design Engi- neer for Stantec Consulting in Albany, NY where she provides design services in the consumer healthcare, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing industries. Page 24.323.1 c American Society for
, Langrall, Malzahn, Mohler, Russell, & Whitman, 2005)4. Without the F2Finteraction, communication can be difficult. A study was conducted by a large Midwesternuniversity using students in a F2F environment and students in a computer-mediated distanceeducation environment. Both F2F and DE students were divided up into teams for the study. The Page 24.1138.7course studied was a lean manufacturing course designed to include practical learning forgraduate students (Chaparro, et al., 2005)4. Students in both the F2F and DE were asked to createa value stream map using the Blackboard™ course management system.Students were compared by final project
student described: I think the best is figuring out how to trouble shoot the may problems we encountered. For example, not just with the program, how to make a dribbler on a (soccer) robot, where you have to make many designs to make it work. Also being patient with the program because it takes a lot of trail and error to even get simplest things to work. Another student explained his learning in detail: I gained many things from RoboCupJunior. Some of the most valued aspects are a better ability to problem solve and the ability to seriously check your work for errors - debugging. These skills can be applied in nearly all aspects of life you continue in the profession of
deposition to the lung, improved shipping and vial filling practices for biopharmaceuticals. Most recently her research group has moved to fluid-solid modeling to incorporate structural influences in the optimization of the fluid systems. Her work has been cited 300 times by more than 242 articles resulting in a web of science H-index of 10 and an average impact factor of 2.57. During her 13 years at the University of Denver she has received ˜$1.39 Million in external research funding and ˜2.62 Million in external educational funding from agencies like NSF, DHHS, DOL, DOD, State of Colorado, Keck Foundation among others. Dr. Lengsfeld serves as editorial in chief for the journal Atomization and Sprays
Paper ID #10952A Pilot Study Exploring Augmented Reality to Increase Motivation of Chi-nese College Students Learning EnglishMiss Shanshan Li, Purdue University I am a graduate student in computer graphics technology at Purdue University. My research interest is exploring and analyzing user experience in augmented reality, specifically using AR as a educational and marketing tool. Apart from that, I am also interested in interactive design and web construction, information architecture,persuasive technology.Miss Yang Chen, Purdue UniversityDr. David M Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. David Whittinghill
direct learning7, discovery learningversus traditional methods8 and collaborative learning versus learning from lecture9.Selection of students for these kinds of research is often done through normal studentregistrations. The different course sections are made available to students, and based on theirown preferences and constraints, students are allowed to select the classes that best suit theirschedules. But what happens if students in one class tend to be remarkably more intelligent thanthose in a second class. And if this happen how does it affect the results of the research, sincestudent performance is compared based on a common matrix such as student grades at the end ofthe study period? These are the questions that this study is about to
. Finally, the teams focus on the development of an overall vision of the company,describing the company growth goal, and the strategies for achieving this goal (strategies inproduct design, manufacturing, marketing, etc.). They also address product distribution anddelivery methods, use of information technology, and financial issues (best and worst casescenarios in sales vs. expenses projections). The primary challenge faced by the students preparing the outline of business strategies fortheir potential company is the fact that it is a start-up venture. Therefore, even though they maybe fairly familiar on how to design a typical manufacturing facility, development of a strategythat deals with limited resources available for a start-up
knowledge concepts, and skills from each of the workshop presentations?MethodParticipants. The targeted program participants were undergraduate and graduate master’sstudents at various stages of their program with major emphasis on upperclassman.Research Design. The design used to address the research questions was a cross-sectional designwhich allows for the gathering of individual’s perceptions and opinions about fundamentalaspects of a program, issue, or intervention. This type of design is very effective since itprovides a quick “snapshop” of current behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs in a particularpopulation.Instruments. As a means of assessing the quality of the individual workshop presentations, aworkshop evaluation scale was developed. This
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. In 2000, he joined New York City College of Technology, City University of New York (CUNY) where he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Systems Technology. Since 2005, he has been a member of the doctoral faculty at the CUNY Graduate Center. His research interests include computer science and engineering education and the use of computational models to understand and solve problems in biology. Page 24.1334.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using Interdisciplinary Game-based Learning to
Adjunct Professor in Computer Science at FIU. He has developed and taught several software engineering courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in academia, and has also trained software professionals in industry. His research areas of interest include software testing, autonomic and cloud computing, model-driven software engineering, and computer science education. He is a member of the ACM and IEEE Computer Society. Page 24.1115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Observations on Student Use of Tools in an Undergraduate
Diversity Kona 7&8 Mohan Jr. High Urban/High DiversityCasesTo report the findings from this research, each of the 5 curricular module “cases” will bepresented. This will include a short description of each curricular module followed by adescription of how each module used content and/or context integration. Finally, a cross caseanalysis of the findings will be discussed.Human Impact on Mississippi River Recreational Area DesignThis 7-lesson curricular module aimed at 5th grade students invites students to design a way topreserve the land in a park from human impacts related to landforms, in
[8], and an additional number of papers on the subject have supported this conclusion.This paper begins with a review of the role of modeling in simulation in teaching undergraduatepower engineering topics according to Bloom’s Taxonomy. An analysis of the publishedliterature is then presented to identify best practices and knowledge-gaps. Using this analysis,the requirements for computer simulation tools for use in undergraduate education is developedin context of the power engineering domain. The paper concludes with examples of the use ofsimulation in modeling in a modern energy systems course at Purdue University and a survey ofsimulation tools used by electric utilities to connect the research to academic and industrialpractice
, J., & Duveen, G. (1998). Recent research on gender and educationalperformance. London: OFSTED.[4] Bussière, P., Cartwright, F., & Knighton, T. (2004). The performance of Canada’s youth in Mathematics,Reading, Science and problem solving: 2003 first findings for Canadians aged 15. Ottawa: Human Resources andSkills Development Canada, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada and Statistics Canada.[5] S. Sjoberg and C. Schreiner. (2010). The ROSE project: An overview and key findings. Technical report,University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.[6] E. Marasco and L. Behjat. (2013). Developing a cross-disciplinary curriculum for the integration ofengineering and design in elementary education. Proc. of the 2013 American Society of Engineering
Experience committee, chair for the LTU KEEN Course Modification Team, chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer (PE) whose expertise includes Low Impact Development (LID), innovative stormwater best management practices (BMPs), hydrologic and
SolvingAbstractWorkplace problems are different from traditional textbook or classroom problemsbecause they are ill-structured and complex in nature. Research shows that engineersneed a wide range of knowledge and skills in order to succeed in workplace problemsolving. However, it is unclear how engineering students, who will become professionalsin the workplace after graduation, experience real world engineering problem solving.Motivated by a desire to better understand engineering problems and prepare students forengineering practice, this study aims to explore students’ experiences of workplaceproblems solving. As previous research points out that educational programs such as theCo-Op program provide opportunities for students to observe and experience
Saginaw River. She has been a member of the Engineering department at Harvey Mudd College since 1995, and has served as Associate Dean of Faculty for Academic Affairs. She is the co-author of the Journal of Engineering Education paper, ”Use of ”Studio” Methods in the Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum” and co-developer of the sophomore-level rocket-based experimental engineering lab course at HMC. Dr. Cardenas is currently exploring novel pedagogy for Introductory Environmental Engineering courses and researching marine hydrokinetic turbines. Page 24.164.1 c American Society for
USA The sensors at the bottom of the ocean floor collect process(e-mail: welmanna@my.bridgeport.edu). and relay the data to the surface substation in the moving ship, K. Elleithy is the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School ofEngineering at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 USA (e- which in turn transmit the collected information to the onshoremail: elleithy@bridgeport.edu). sink. A. Shrestha is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science UWSNs deployment differs from terrestrial WSN asand Engineering at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 USA(e-mail: shrestha@my.bridgeport.edu
science and other general education courses, thus, very littleexposure to engineering. Students are dissatisfied with the teaching and advising within theengineering disciplines. Also, the curricula may be too restrictive. Attrition is typically higheramong women and minorities.Fresno State, designated as Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), faces similar challenges. Firsttime/full time freshmen 4-year graduation rate is 14%, 6-year graduation rate is 49%,respectively. Lyles College of Engineering has launched a number of initiatives in relation tostudent success to improve retention. These entail summer enrichment workshops, articulationswith community colleges, academic success workshops, intrusive academic advising for studentsthat are
University of Nairobi, a Master’s of Science in Probabilities and Statistics and a Ph. D in Educational Research Design and Statistics both from Michigan State University. His primary teaching responsibilities are in the graduate educational research courses, educational statistics, and educational program evaluation. His research interests are in the utilization of hierarchical linear models in analyzing school, teacher, and classroom effects on student learning outcomes. Professor Bagaka’s has also been involved in studies utilizing hierarchical linear modeling to identify the value-added indicators of school and teacher effec- tiveness on student achievement. His recent work on the role of teacher characteristics and
-curricular (includingservice learning), and study abroad is provided. We also discuss the presence and integration ofinternational students and scholars and international research opportunities that currently engagestudents, and conclude with some recommendations to enhance internationalization.Internationalization Efforts in the College of EngineeringCurricular ProgramsThe CoE accounts for about 16% of the total undergraduate student population at VillanovaUniversity. All undergraduate engineering students complete a minimum of six courses withinthe humanities offerings in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The CoE is driven by thecore belief that the engineering profession serves society best by improving the lives of people.The CoE mission
pioneers. In this project, participating femaleundergraduate students pursue leading-edge STEM research. At the same time, the studentsidentify, select, contact, interview, and transcribe a new oral history for the entire career offemale distinguished leaders, whose research and career align with the students’ goals. Throughthis process, the students are simultaneously participating actively as researchers in agovernment institution, receiving one-on-one mentorship with distinguished female leaders, andpreserving a critical part of the historic record (the oral histories) at IEEE. One desired outcomeis that the students are motivated by these experiences to graduate with STEM degrees, whichthereby increases the retention of women professionals
, joined group discussions, etc. via chat, teleconferences, videoconferences and other online means. Following sections described some effective & efficient useof e-learning tools specific to our institution.Need for improved engagement in online classesClassroom tools and technologies are means to engage students in online classes and henceimprove students’ learning. In 2008, a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Educationshowed that 97% of 2-year and 89% of 4-year public institutions offer distance-learning courses[4]. Also, according to new research recently released by the University of Wisconsin-Madisoninvolving about 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, an overwhelming 82% of studentssaid they would prefer courses that
practicing engineer tobecome a project manager through a cohort-based professional program leading to a master’s ofscience in engineering management. eli2 support executive through communities of practicewhich provide a forum for executives to share challenges and best practices. This paper providesa detailed description of how eli2 intends to support the undergraduate student.Consistent with the overall eli2 mission, at the undergraduate level our goal is to transform theundergraduate engineer into a working professional. A new undergraduate student comes to theuniversity to become a new engineering graduate and professional. eli2’s role is to helptransform the students to lead their self and to act as professionals in the corporate environment.At
Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 1987 where he cur- rently holds the rank of professor. In 2008, after serving as department chairman for six years, he assumed the position of Associate Dean, Academic Affairs where he was responsible for day-to-day running of the undergraduate engineering program of 850 students in five engineering majors. In 2012, he took the po- sition of Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. His undergraduate teaching has included numerous courses in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, analysis and design, gravity-driven water networks, and laboratories. His graduate courses are heat conduction, convection, computational fluid dynamics
by Wright StateUniversity and has had a significant positive impact on the retention rate for underpreparedengineering students10. Studies of students taking ENGR 107 at WSU show that they havesignificant improvement in their math efficacy11. Additionally, WSU STARS will take MATH108 Trigonometry, the prerequisite for the first calculus course required of engineers. Theremainder of the second semester is CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry (preparation forcollege chemistry), ENGR 120 Innovation in Design (a project-based introduction to engineeringcourse), and general education credits. After two semesters, students will have completed fourcourses required for graduation, lightening the load in the subsequent four years, while alsopreparing
for the student writers and lead to greater analytical and communicative accountability.In sum, we are in the middle of a learning process ourselves as we continue refinements of anintervention designed to improve student metacognition, and in turn, student learning. Writingcan be an important method for helping students to reflect on their understanding of a problem.However, it is clear that the simple addition of a writing-to-learn component is not sufficient foraffecting student performance in this context. Further, our goal is to help find practical methodsthat can improve student understanding through more efficient uses of study and class time,without requiring excessive extra work on the part of either the students or the instructor