Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques to Teach Programming. Results from a Two-Year Project Christina M. Frederick and Lulu Sun Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThis WIP paper presents two years of findings for an NSF funded project under the ResearchInitiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) program. The project (SLA-aBLe) iscurrently in the second year of implementation and assessment. Final results from the projectwill be presented and discussed at the annual ASEE conference. The project used secondlanguage acquisition (SLA) theory and
Paper ID #15916Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students Engaged in Novel Hands-on Experimentation during Summer Research Projects in Wireless Commu-nicationsDr. Maria Lorelei Fernandez, Florida International University Maria L. Fernandez has a PhD in Mathematics Education and is currently engaged in research to better understand engineering students’ learning from and perceptions of experiences involving the use of novel hands-on experimentation in wireless communications. Her research has focused on experiences promot- ing undergraduate student learning and development, particularly with preservice mathematics teachers
Paper ID #27558Using Human-Centered Design to Drive Project-Based Learning in a HighSchool Summer STEM Course (Evaluation)Mr. Austin C. Wong, The Cooper Union Austin Wong is a graduate of Cooper Union with a BA and MA in Mechanical Engineering. The research he is doing pertains to the advancement of STEM education with the help of rapid prototyping at a high school and college level. He is a high school STEM teacher at Grace Church High School, and developed curriculum for the high school physics, robotics, CAD, and engineering classes he teaches and is also the director of the Design Lab at Grace Church School. He also
Paper ID #27384Using Microservices to Modularize Components and Teaching Assistant De-velopment Teams for a Robotics Design Project Computer SystemMr. Jared Dean Mitten, Ohio State University Jared D. Mitten is a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) major at The Ohio State University and is currently an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program. He is a lead developer for several software systems used by the FEH program, including the robot course scoring system and the online robot part store. He will graduate in December 2019 with his B.S in CSE with a focus on
Paper ID #25322Using Poll App to Improve Active Learning in an Engineering Project Man-agement Course Offered to Civil and Environmental Engineering StudentsDr. Long Duy Nguyen P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Long Nguyen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Before joining FGCU, he was the deputy director of Tuan Le Construction and a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). Prior to his tenure at HCMUT, he worked as a construction consultant at Jax Kneppers Associates, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. He is a
Paper ID #25733Using Recycled Photovoltic Modules and Batteries for Engineering Educa-tion, Student Projects, and as Viable Portable, Backup Storage Power SourcesDr. Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University in the summer of 2003, after two decades of various industry engineering positions in research, and product development. Dr. Fletcher earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, and the Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in
Paper ID #23525A Project-Based Approach to Develop Engineering Design Process Skills AmongHigh School Students (Work in Progress)Ms. Mi Thant Mon (Thant) Soe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Thant is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics department at Drexel University where she focuses on developing microfabrication and microfluidic tools for biomedical research.Mr. Robert Shultz, Drexel University Robert Shultz is a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student and a at Drexel University. His research interests include biomaterials, drug delivery, spinal cord injury, neuroinflammation, and
Paper ID #22516Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) High: Preliminary Find-ings Regarding Learning Outcomes for Underrepresented Students (Work inProgress, Diversity)Dr. Alissa Ruth, Arizona State University Alissa Ruth is cultural anthropologist at Arizona State University. Her portfolio of funded research in- cludes testing innovative approaches to supporting minority/first generation students’ transition from high- school to community colleges and universities.Ms. Tameka Spence, Arizona State University Tameka Spence is an education researcher at Arizona State University. Her scholarly interests include
Paper ID #22019Exploring Follow-up Effect of Scaffolding for Creative Problem Solving throughQuestion Prompts in Project-based Community Service LearningProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is a professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over ten years of industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. Ye Yuan, Nantong UniversityMs. Jing Yan
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018IntroductionScholarships in Engineering, Science, Mathematics and Computer Science (SESMC, “seismic”)is an NSF S-STEM project at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a community college in SantaMaria, California. SESMC was funded at $600,000 for five-years. The first set of scholarshipswas awarded during academic year 2013–14, and the final set was awarded during 2017–18.Project activities were based on four foundations blocks: Financial, Academic Skills,Involvement, and Commitment/Motivation (Figure 1). Each scholar was awarded up to $6,000per year. Scholars were required to attend group study sessions, workshops, guest speaker talks,etc., as well as meet twice per semester with a faculty mentor in
Paper ID #21260Lessons Learned from a NSF S-STEM Project in a Rural and Hispanic Serv-ing InstitutionDr. Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College IVAN LOPEZ HURTADO received his B.S. degree in Industrial Physics Engineering from Tec de Mon- terrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1995. M.S. degree in Automation from Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1998 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA in 2008. He is currently the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Northern New Mexico College, Associate Professor of the College of Engineering and Technology, and
Paper ID #22640Work in Progress: Integrating Computational Thinking in STEM Educationthrough a Project-based Learning ApproachDr. Dazhi Yang, Boise State University Dazhi Yang is an Associate Professor at Boise State University. Her research lies at the intersection of STEM education and technology-supported learning. Her current research focuses on integrating compu- tational thinking in STEM education, instructional strategies and online course design for STEM; instruc- tional strategies for teaching difficult and complex science and engineering concepts.Steve R SwasnonProf. Bhaskar B. C. Chittoori, Boise State University
partic- ularly interested in improving the culture and environment of undergraduate education experience for all students, particularly those from underrepresented groups. Audrey has expertise in qualitative research methods including exploratory case studies and narrative inquiry. She is currently exploring the culture and environments of university makerspaces and community colleges through student stories. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Making a New Path: Lessons Learned During the ‘Making the Data’ Phase of our ProjectAbstractIn this NSF-funded Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) project, we are broadlyinterested in understanding how
Paper ID #12790Work in Progress: Mini Projects - Using News Articles to Promote LifelongLearning and Expose Students to Engineering BreadthDr. Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University Chris Geiger is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A.Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S and Ph.D.degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively,and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Prof. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University JAMES D. SWEENEY is Professor and Head
Paper ID #24482Full Paper: A First-Year Computer Engineering Lab Project—Driving anLCD with an FPGA Embedded ProcessorDr. Rod B. Foist, California Baptist University Rod Foist Professor (and IEEE student club advisor), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gordon & Jill Bourns College of Engineering, California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.eduDr. Xuping Xu, California Baptist University Dr. Xuping Xu is currently professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cal- ifornia Baptist University. He received B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and applied mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong
The Impacts of a Human-Centered Design Project on First Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Success Susan M. Bitetti and Ethan Danahy, Tufts UniversityBackground and MotivationIn our rapidly changing world, even more is demanded of engineering graduates than what was previously expected [1, 2, 3]. Research has pointed to a disconnect in the skills that employersdesire of engineering graduates and the skills that university coursework actually emphasize.Employers have been pushing for colleges and institutions to move beyond just “hardengineering” and prepare their students with a myriad of non-technical skills to best succeed inthe 21st century workplace. Surveys of industry
AC 2007-2375: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESWITH LARGE CLASSES, DIVERSE PROJECT TYPES, SMALL TO LARGESTUDENT TEAMS, AND VARIED FACULTY INTERESTS AND APPROACHESJanis Terpenny, Virginia Tech Janis Terpenny is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education with affiliated positions in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is co-Director of the NSF multi-university Center for e-Design. Her research interests focus on methods and representation schemes to support early design stages of engineered products and systems. She is currently a member of ASEE, ASME, IIE, and Alpha Pi Mu. She is the Design Economics area
Maryland-Eastern Shore Mr. James B. Burrows-Mcelwain is a lecturer in the Aviation Program in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences. Mr. Mcelwain also serves as the Coordinator for the Aviation Program.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Page 12.1249.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Rich Learning Experiences for Minority Undergraduate Students thru Inquiry Based Project Activities in the Field and Laboratory Settings AbstractWith support from HBCU-UP (Historically Black College and University UndergraduateProgram) at National Science Foundation (NSF), the ACTION (Advanced Curriculumand
construction professionals who willeventually, however, be required to work together as a team in the workplace. With theSolar Decathlon project at Florida International University (FIU) we demonstrated a freshinterdisciplinary approach to higher education, allowing students from these variousdepartments to work together on a design/construction project, just as would be the casein the “real world.” The project called for the design, construction and transportation of a800-ft2, modular, solar powered house to compete at the National Mall in Washington,D.C., USA, from September 27 to October 19, 2005. In a two-year period, we formed aspecial course in which students participated in the various phases of the project, whileearning their educational
AC 2007-1491: GENERATING ENTHUSIASM FOR RESEARCH THROUGHAUTOMOTIVE PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL MENTORS: LESSONS LEARNEDFROM THE FIRST YEAR OF AN REU PROGRAMLaila Guessous, Oakland University LAILA GUESSOUS (Guessous@oakland.edu) is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. She received her M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1999) from the University of Michigan and joined OU in August 2000. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on computational methods. She is the program director for the NSF and DoD funded Automotive Research and Industrial Mentorship REU program.Qian Zou, Oakland University
AC 2007-1582: FROM CAPSTONE COURSES TO CORNERSTONE PROJECTS:TRANSFERRING EXPERIENCES FROM DESIGN ENGINEERING FINAL YEARSTUDENTS TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTSMartin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Page 12.768.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 From Capstone Courses to Cornerstone Projects: Transferring Experiences from Design Engineering Final Year Students to First Year StudentsAbstractAt KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, large capstone courses havebeen the base of higher engineering programs in product development during the last 20 years.The capstone courses has since the
Professional in Human Resources. Stephen Page 12.20.1 has taught summers at the Berufsakademie, Mannheim since 1999.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Comparison of Flood Management Practices between Germany and the USA: An Undergraduate Research Project on Sustainable PracticesAbstractThe Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University–Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI) offers a three credit hour study abroad course which focuses onsustainable development, globalization, and German culture. Undergraduate students have anoption to add another three credit
AC 2007-1683: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-LEVEL ASSESSMENT FOR ACROSS-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT EVALUATING THE SYMBIOSIS OF TABLETPC'S AND COLLABORATION-FACILITATING SOFTWARE IN THECLASSROOMrebecca devasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rebecca B. DeVasher received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL (the main campus) in 2000, and her Ph.D. from the same university in 2004 under the guidance of Kevin Shaughnessy. Rebecca was an instructor at the University of Alabama while she was working on her Ph.D. Upon completion of her doctoral degree, she accepted a visiting faculty position at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the academic year 2004-2005. In March
software has been donated for use by students in the SCMTL, aswell as supporting training materials. In particular, the lab was provided with licenses to anenterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is delivered via a web-based applicationservice provider (ASP), representing a unique trend in the delivery of software applications.Indeed, a primary advantage of this software is the ready access that students have to thesystem from any computer with internet access. This paper will discuss a project usinggraduate students in a Global Supply Chain Management course to prepare softwaredemonstration modules to support the teaching of distribution management ERP software.The ADDIE Model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) was
for a community on the Cheyenne River Reservation – an EWB Service-Learning ProjectAbstractEngineering students, with faculty guidance, undertook a service-learning experience focused onthe design of a fish hatchery on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Red Scaffold, SD.The team developed a technical guide for implementation of a commercial fish facility producing100,000 pounds of fish annually that utilizes water reuse technology and local natural resources.The project provided a knowledge base on the existing geothermal well and how it may beutilized to produce electricity. The design assisted the tribe in securing needed funding from theBureau of Indian Affairs. The College of Engineering has
AC 2007-1327: DEVELOPMENT OF SCADA EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMSTHROUGH STUDENT PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE AUTOMATIONCURRICULUM IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMAndrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University Andrew Otieno is an associate professor in the Department of Technology at NIU. He has done extensive research in experimental and theoretical analysis of metal machining problems. His research and teaching interests include machine vision, manufacturing processes, finite element analysis, and manufacturing automation. Page 12.539.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of SCADA
Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Implementation of Design, Build and Test Projects for Heat Exchanger and Air Conditioning in Thermal Engineering CoursesAbstract This paper presents the progress of implementing the developed Design-Build-Testprojects in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum at Florida International University. Inparticular, two DBT course modules were developed and offered: the heat exchanger and scaledbuilding air-conditioning system. The project attempts to improve the relevance of the stand-alone ME lab course to the lecture courses through the execution of DBT activities. Thisadaptation enhances students’ learning of thermal science subjects by providing students anenhanced, open-ended design
corporation provided a community research grant to the Architecture andConstruction Management department to study the economic impact of capitalimprovement of South West Sewer District in Suffolk County, New York. Thedepartment used the grant to include undergraduate students to expose them tocommunity based construction research. The paper describes outcome of the project. Theplanned $25 million capital improvement yearly to the South West Sewer District inSuffolk County will create jobs during both the construction phase and once the projectbecomes operational. Direct expenditures associated with the project will be injected intothe New York State economy and the Long Island economy in general and SuffolkCounty economy in specific and will undergo
in Service Learning and Civic Engagement in a Studio Course with an ADA Accessible ProjectAbstractResearch findings confirm that service learning can benefit students, faculty, institutions, andcommunities by offering “real world” experience to students and quality design solutions tocommunities or organizations.2, 7 Currently, many universities have integrated service learningand civic engagement in university mission statement and curricula. However, the students’emotional and psychological pattern in the design process through service learning has not beenexplored. This paper presents the result of the assessment of a service-learning project in a studiocourse for sophomore students majoring in interior design. The project
AC 2008-1453: PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGINCORPORATING PEER FEEDBACK IN ORDER TO ENHANCE CREATIVITYIN ENGINEERING COURSESAdrian Ieta, Murray State University Adrian Ieta holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2004) from The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Timisoara, Romania (1984), a B.E.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Timisoara (1992), and an M.E.Sc. from The University of Western Ontario (1999). He worked on industrial projects within the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group at the University of Western Ontario and is an IEEE