culturallyimmersive China context. It is these experiences, skills, and opportunities that have beendeemed necessary to prepare graduates for the rapidly globalizing and highly technicalworld they are entering according to industry and the Accreditation Board forEngineering & Technology (ABET). Success factors include: • The transition to an experiential learning curriculum that cross-cultural, multidisciplinary student teams employ in assessing new ventures and internal growth opportunities presented by startup or established firms, • The inclusion of an executive education style workshop attended by sponsor firm personnel, and Page
negatively impacted by the appearance of the equip- ment. Therefore, to attract new students to our area, it is important to utilize state-of-the- art and industrial-grade equipment. • At the University of Minnesota, an integrated Electric Energy Systems curriculum has been developed, which follows a top-down, systems-level approach to highlight interrela- tionships between power electronics, electric power systems, and electric machines and drives 15. Specifically, the topic of power electronics is intended to cover both the funda- mentals and practical design in a single-semester course. The experimental part of the course is based on using a pre-fabricated reconfigurable power electronic board called
evaluation purposesGillian Roehrig (Professor)Elizabeth Ring-whalen Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen is an Assistant Professor of Education at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN and the Director of the National Center for STEM in Elementary Education (NCSEE). She received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction - STEM Education from the University of Minnesota in 2017. Her research focuses on STEM education and what this looks like in PreK-12 classrooms and explores teachers’ beliefs of integrated STEM as well as how these beliefs influence teachers’ practices and student achievement in the classroom. Alongside this research, she has worked to explore the attitudes and beliefs teachers hold about cultural diversity and
, Satisfaction (ARCS) model of motivation to design an Internet-of-Thingsthemed curriculum for CS students in grades 9-12. The ARCS framework is used as aconceptual framework to unpack high school students’ motivational influences inengineering/computer science project-based learning via a series of focus groups. Using theinsights obtained from First and Second cycle coding based qualitative analysis, IoT-basedCS curricular modules that align with Grades 9-12 Computer Science Teachers Association(CSTA) standards were developed. The curricular design centered around creating learner-focused scaffolding in project-based learning environments, improving the relevance of theclassroom content with the real-world context that students have experiences in or
, materials, and manufacturing.The STS curriculum covers the social and cultural dimensions of product development andinnovation, including case studies of successes and failures. Through the design studios, studentswill have the opportunity to translate into practical terms the diverse skills acquired in these twocurricula.The design studios will also challenge students to integrate and balance these two domains oflearning with PDI’s third domain, the aesthetic, including the relevant elements of arts andarchitecture design. This challenge changes from year to year because students will enter the PDIdesign studios with an increasing background from previous studios as well as from engineeringand STS courses. In this light, the two first-year design
masteredthe majority of these constructs, rather than serving as an integrator of those concepts. In general,applied, rich problems, found in most engineering contexts, are likely to have a similarpropensity to involve a diverse set of mathematics.As a result of this study, we have a number of possible ideas that will help guide our futureresearch with this curriculum and with other engineering curricula intending to teachmathematics. For instance, it may be more appropriate to use the engineering design activity as acapstone activity after the prerequisite mathematics knowledge has already been learned in amore traditional way. The engineering activity might then serve to strengthen and reinforceunderstanding of the mathematics ideas rather than
[1,2]. In 2018, 57% ofAmerican students in eighth grade indicated that they had taken or were taking one or moreclasses related to engineering or technology, an increase from 52% in 2014 [3]. Engineering maybe taught as a stand-alone topic or integrated with other STEM (science, technology,engineering, and mathematics) fields [1]. As a result, many students entering engineering majorsin college are likely to have some knowledge and/or preconceptions about engineering. It isimportant that from the beginning, students understand the important role of ethics inengineering.Engineering ethics includes both microethics and macroethics. Microethics encompassesindividual responsibilities (such as avoiding bribery and issues such as cheating in an
Paper ID #7713Organizing the curriculum: introducing engineering principles through biomed-ically related experiments: Module DevelopmentDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She ob- tained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and ad- junct professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Farrell has made significant contributions to engineering education
Session 2559K-12 Programs Plug into Technology with Project Lead The Way Curriculum Gerard N. Foster Purdue University, School of Technology, Kokomo, Indiana Abstract Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a national program that offers a pre-engineering curriculum for high schools and middle schools. The high school curriculum consists of five courses covering solid modeling with a CAD package, digital electronics, principles of engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, and implementation of a design project. Teachers learn the technical, project-based course material in an intensive, two- week
Paper ID #49765Full Paper: Improving Educational Equity and Outcomes in a First-YearEngineering Programming Course through a Content and Language IntegratedApproachDr. Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Dr. Motavas is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia, teaching in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Vantage College.Fatimah Mahmood, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Fatimah Mahmood is an Associate Director - Curriculum Development in the Department of Lifelong Learning at Simon Fraser University. Previously, she was an English for Academic Purposes (EAP
power technology has become one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the worldincreasing an average of 32% annually each year over the past five years. It also constitutes oneof the most efficient green power technologies 15-19.The wind power generation in Iowa is a clean, available, and cost effective alternative source ofenergy and, better yet, can be readily integrated into both existing and new power grids 4, 19.While Denmark, a world leader in clean energy generation produces 3,110 MW, Iowa producesonly 471 MW (as forth highest in nation), yet Iowa has more wind capacity 20.Educational institutions particularly universities may play a significant role in promoting windpower technology to the communities. This paper reports how to
AC 2008-410: CACHE MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR INTRODUCING ENERGYINTO THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: FUEL CELLSJason Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his B.S.ChE from the University of Akron in 1995, and his Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. His current research interests include reactor stability, alternative energy, and engineering education. He is active within ASEE.H. Scott Fogler, University of Michigan H. Scott Fogler is the Ame and Catherine Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Paper ID #39777BSc Maritime Technology Curriculum Revision: What Will the Future NavalArchitect Look Like?Dr. Jeroen Pruyn, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Jeroen Pruyn is an assistant professor in Maritime Operations and Management (MOM) at Delft Uni- versity of Technology in the Netherlands. The field of MOM-bridges the gap between economics and engineering with a focus on the maritime sector. He currently acts as Director of Studies for the Bache- lor of Marine Technology at TU Delft and works on improving knowledge retention and commitment of students. ©American Society for
for an integrated lower-division engineering curriculum. Oneaspect of engineering education proposed in this curriculum was “addressing ethics in thecontext of an engineering issue”. To accomplish this goal, courses were designed withengineering ethics topics embedded within the syllabus.In parallel, the past decade has seen extensive growth in the number of electronic journals suchas those from the IEEE, and electronic books available as subscription based library electronicresources. Along with the web, this has created an information overload that is now a majorsource of confusion among students. This paper discusses an effort to integrate these resourcesinto coursework, as collaborative partnerships among the faculty, the library and
Intelligence curriculum, weintroduce students to various nature-inspired intelligence methods such as particle swarmoptimization (PSO), genetic algorithms (GA), and bat algorithms (BA) [17, 18]. These methodsare provided along with their source codes, serving as a ’sparrow’ for students to dissect andexplore how nature-inspired intelligence can be applied to optimize robot path planning. Workingcollaboratively with students, we guide them through the process of revising and customizing theprovided source codes for the purpose of robot path planning.The integration of a pedagogy of SDS with a flipped learning and milestone-driven project-basedmethod in our Computational Intelligence curriculum is specifically tailored to the unique natureof the content
Connections: Facilitating Student Integration of Chemical Engineering Concepts into a Coherent Framework," 2008 ASEE Conference Proceedings.10. CCR/NSF Discipline Wide Curriculum Workshops, “Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Education: Overview Presentation of Frontiers Initiative”, http://web.mit.edu/che- curriculum/statements/RCA_NSF_ChE_Frontiers_Overview.pdf, 19 May 2008.11. Akay, G.; Mackley, M.R.; Ramshaw, C.; “Process Intensification: Opportunities for Process and Product Innovation” IChemE, 597-606, (1997).12. Ramshaw, C and T. Winnington, “An intensified absorption heat pump.” Proc. Inst. Refrig, 85, 26-33, (1988).13. Oxley, P.; Brechtelsbauer, C.; Ricard, F.; Lewis, N.; Ramshaw, C.; “Evaluation of Spinning
should be covered in the curriculum. 3.3 Hydrogen Technology Green hydrogen production and applications in fuel cells or other power generation devices should be integrated in engineering curricula. 3.4 Small Modular Nuclear energy is an integral part of the decarbonization strategy and should be included in the engineering curriculum, Nuclear Reactor Currently, most of the mechanical engineering programs are not offering nuclear energy even as an elective course. 3.5 Additional Topics Topics like chemical potentials, solutions, and flow through membranes should be covered in the curriculum. Innovative technologies such as flow
aspects of everyday life – starting from household ovens toprofessional supercomputers. As such, curriculum in electrical, computer, andtelecommunication engineering disciplines incorporate the basics of digital systems as amandatory course. Such courses traditionally contain the design aspects of digital systems.Testing of such systems is seldom covered in those courses 1, 2. However, testing of such rapidlygrowing systems is both complex and costly 3. As a result, it has become an important part of theoverall life cycle of any digital system. Due to its importance and significance in the real world,digital system testing needs to be accommodated in the curriculum of the above mentioneddisciplines. Testing of combinational and sequential
Workforce team also provided training in wide bandgap (WBG)semiconductors, an emerging cutting-edge technology. WBG technologies “allow powerelectronic components to be smaller, faster, more reliable, and more efficient than their silicon(Si)-based counterparts” [11]. The benefits of WBG technology cuts across various applicationsincluding industrial motors, electronics, grid integration, utility applications, electric vehicles andplug-in hybrids, military, geothermal, and lighting. The ERC works collaboratively with anorganization that focuses on this technology. WBG has become a component of the ERC’sefforts in research. This technical lab was an opportunity to expose students to this technologybut also recruit into this high demand and
Ethics in Mind, and Body (no matter ifthis is a fundamental principles class or an ethics-as-a-stand-alone class, or any class in-between)AbstractParticipants will walk away from this workshop with insights and confidence to applysocio-technical systems thinking (STS) framework for integrating engineering ethics with otherengineering topics, where learning experiences revolve around three types of practices –analytical approaches, data collection, and body/mind engagement. This is a product of our workin the interdisciplinary field of the same acronym, Science and Technology Studies (STS).Workshop attendees will practice “STS thinking” during interactive demonstrations ofcurriculum, participate in debriefs for reflection and listening, and use
Paper ID #38143Trends of systems engineering job postings and theirimplications for curriculum developmentSergio LunaAditya Akundi ADITYA AKUNDI is an assistant professor in the department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Akundi received hisPhDat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2016. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated the use of information theory to understand and assess complex socio-technical systems. Before joining UTRGV, he worked as a research assistant professor in the Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering department at
Engineers’ Committee on Sustainability subcommittee on Formal Engineering Education.Dr. Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao is an assistant director at the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. She manages the center’s graduate student and postdoc development program, assists faculty with instruc- tional design and assessment for course and curriculum development. Anusha is also an adjunct assistant professor in electrical engineering at IUPUI. She received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and post- doctoral training in educational psychology from Vanderbilt University. Her research focused on tracking and quantifying movement disorders using signal
enjoyed the competitive aspect of the module, the robot kits did notallow for any significant hardware/software co-design or customization, which is integral tomodern EE systems and applications. In addition, the robot kit module was a standaloneexperience with no direct follow-up in our core EE curriculum until the senior year.In the new EE module, students prototype portions of a small satellite using an Arduinodevelopment board as an electronics platform. The Arduino Uno board and its associated shields(printed circuit boards that extend the capabilities of the Arduino) are well-suited to the sizeconstraints encountered in small satellite design. The extensibility of the platform and the well-supported development environment make a variety of
Engineering Education for International Sustainability: Curriculum Design Under the Sustainable Futures Model Valerie J. Fuchs and James R. Mihelcic Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931Introduction: The complete description of this research can be found in the Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education’s 5th Annual Global Colloquium (Fuchs andMihelcic, 2006). Further data analysis and conclusions are found in Fuchs (2007). Note that thisassessment is not an assessment of ABET requirements, although the programs, as part of
• Answering academic/curriculum questions • Referring students to the correct academic resources • Coordinating out-of-class activities • Providing feedback on classroom assignments • Providing in-class guidance when appropriate • Meeting with the core group coordinator once a week Page 6.1108.4“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Assessment of the Learning Community Goals and ObjectivesIn order to measure that our LC objectives were (and are) being met, on-going assessment hasbeen an integral aspect of our ABE
, draws attention to the importance of using courseassignments early in an engineering curriculum to help students appreciate and attend to socialand ethical in addition to environmental and economic aspects of sustainable development. The instructors discussed above successfully integrated learning modules on sustainabledevelopment into required technical courses in civil and environmental engineering. Myendeavor to reorient the patent assignment in STS 1500 around the SDGs builds on and extendsthe learning goals discussed in these studies by applying them to a non-technical engineeringcourse in STS specifically devoted to introducing students to social and ethical aspects ofengineering practice. Like these scholars, I hoped that aligning
them to succeed intoday's fast paced world of electronics and communications, an existing course has beenrevised and updated to include CWDM principles and their implementation examples in thecurriculum. Challenges to include CWDM in the current curriculum include the fact that adifferent set of knowledge and skills on optical sources, photodetectors, amplifiers, etc. needto be integrated into the current one-semester course that only briefly introduces optical fibercommunications. We present in detail the challenges and the methods we use to overcomethem.KeywordsCWDM, 100Gb/s Ethernet, 40Gb/s Ethernet, Telecommunication.Introduction of DWDM and CWDMDense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is a technology that expands the capacityof a
introduced its Criteria 20002, we strove to build ethical considerations into the curriculumfrom the beginning rather than tack them on at a later time. With a small faculty recruited in partbecause we shared this vision for the program, integrating ethics across the curriculum ispossible in ways it might not be at other institutions.Pedagogically, Smith is oriented toward a learner-centered approach.3 The teaching of ethics atSmith is directed toward a spirit of lifelong learning and toward the reflective action (praxis) thatis an outcome of liberative pedagogies.4,5 The goal of teaching ethics at Smith College, then, iswell captured in humanist Algernon Black’s statement of the unifying goal of ethics: “to movepeople from apathy, from an
Session 1347Ã The Distance Education Dimension and its Application to the EET Curriculum - A Proposed Model Stephen R. Fleeman, Thomas Lombardo Rock Valley CollegeAbstractThis paper explores the application of Distance Education (DE) to a curriculum in ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET). The ideas discussed could be applied to other engineering andtechnology disciplines as well. The model presented here is in its design phase and has not yetbeen implemented. The goal of the authors is to establish a framework for the development of aDE model for an EET curriculum.I
of Engineering Education(BEEd), of the National Research Council in cooperation with the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA), the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Academy ofEngineering, The Boeing Company, and Xerox Corporation.For the authors, this report highlights emphasizing the view that engineering education shouldbe that of a systems perspective requiring fluid and continuous interaction among schoolfaculty, administration, professional societies, federal agencies, accrediting bodies and industryto produce the desired educational outputs.Pertinent to curriculum design issues we can extract the following points:- Development of a highly adaptable and flexible system- Integration of both fundamentals with exposure