on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by U.S. Department of Education, focusing on com- puter science and cybersecurity pathways, and from Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR projects related to the additive manufacturing training of active mili- tary. She is also part of the research team that has multiple projects funded from NSF focusing on veteran pathways and their success in engineering. She leads the team that delivers the summer program to nine graders that focus on broadening participation of underrepresented
Paper ID #30537An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Project Based Learning onStudents’ Skills in Engineering Modeling and Design CoursesDr. Muhammad Safeer Khan, Arkansas Tech University Dr. Muhammad Safeer Khan received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Presently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engi- neering at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas. Dr. Khan is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Arkansas. He has over 12 years’ experience of innovative and design-driven research to develop smart
Paper ID #28813Assessing a Summer Engineering Math and Projects Bootcamp to ImproveRetention and Graduation Rates in Engineering and Computer ScienceDr. Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University Chico, received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wiscon- sin Milwaukee in May 2015. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Amirkabir University (Polytechnic of Tehran) with honors in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and another Master of Science from University of Wisconsin
various research and development projects in industry and academia for more than 15 years.Dr. Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University Nicholas B. Conklin received a B.S. in applied physics from Grove City College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in physics from Penn State University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Gannon University, Erie, PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessment and Analysis of Use of Self-Regulated Learning in Laboratory-Based Extracurricular Undergraduate/First-year Graduate Research ProjectsAbstract This paper in the Research category examines student use of the self
Paper ID #32133Best Overall 2019 PIC Paper Winner & PIC II - Assessment of ProjectBased Learning Courses Using Crowd SignalsMr. Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University at West Lafayette Georgios is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue Univer- sity and has completed his undergraduate degree at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). His research concentrates on a new approach to project risk assessment that is human-centric and allows for prediction of upcoming failures, which gives practitioners the opportunity to prevent them.Dr. Karen Marais, Purdue University at
Continually Challenged with Integrated Design ProjectsAbstractIntroduction: The undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) curriculum should preparestudents to confidently approach complex problems, as graduates will enter the workforce in anenvironment of rising healthcare costs, decreasing average life expectancy, and significantsocioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. With this landscape, solutions to contemporaryproblems will require innovative thinking and groundbreaking medical technologies, suggestingthat the future of BME will be increasingly design-oriented. BME curricula generally includelaboratory and project components aimed at preparing students for senior capstone; however,students may begin capstone
Paper ID #29953Collaborative project-based learning approach to the enculturation ofsenior engineering students into professional engineer practice ofteamworkMs. Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University Yu Xia is a doctoral candidate in Learning, Design, and Technology program in College of Education and research assistant in Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education in College of Engineer- ing at Penn State. She is currently doing research of collaborative learning in various learning contexts.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Stephanie Cutler has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia
mechanics and aerodynamicsexperimental tests. Wind tunnels are commercially available but can be expensive for smallengineering programs. Considering its fairly simple structure, it can be an attractive designproject for senior undergraduate engineering students. It provides sufficient technical challengesand ample enlightening opportunities to allow students to apply their knowledge in fluids,materials and manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and economics. With this consideration, the college ofengineering decided to design and manufacture a subsonic wind tunnel. It was planned as seniorcapstone design project that spanned three consecutive years. The first-year team finished thedesign based on the constraints of budget, space, power supply, and specific
Paper ID #31086Development and Implementation of a Final Year Civil EngineeringCapstone Project – Successes, Lessons Learned, and Path ForwardDr. Andrew C. Brown P.E., The University of Auckland Dr. Andrew C. Brown is a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland. He has profes- sional experience in retaining wall design, slope stability analysis, forensic engineering, litigation support, construction management and quality assurance, erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, field instrumentation, performance monitoring, geoenvironmental engineering, and project management. He incorporates
Paper ID #31050Development of A Holistic Cross-Disciplinary Project Course Experienceas a Research Platform for the Professional Formation of EngineersDr. Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University Dr. Kakan Dey is an Assistant Professor at the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering, West Virginia University, WV, USA. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2014 and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University in 2010. Dr. Dey was the recipient of the Clemson University 2016 Distinguished Postdoctoral Award. His primary research area includes intelligent
Paper ID #30282Educational Opportunities of a Designed-Based Project that ChallengesFreshman Students to Build a Miniature Racing CarProf. Farid Breidi Farid Breidi is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 2010, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012, and his Ph.D. in the area of fluid power, dynamic systems and controls from Purdue University in 2016. His research interests include digital fluid power systems, modeling and simulation of dynamic
Paper ID #24057From Technology Elaboration Toward Application Innovation: An Instruc-tional Transformation in a Project-oriented Capstone Course of DynamicControl SystemsMr. Kuan-Yu Chou, National Chiao Tung University Kuan-Yu Chou received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2010. M.S. degree in computer science and information engineering from National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan in 2012. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Institute of Electrical Control Engineering from National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. His research interests include
Paper ID #22713Implementing Collaborative Projects Using a National Academy of Engineer-ing (NAE) Grand Challenge: Provide Access to Clean Water.Dr. Kamau Wright, University of Hartford Kamau Wright is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. He specializes in thermo-fluids and plasma engineering. His technical research interests include applications of high voltage plasma discharges to liquids and wastewaters; fouling prevention and mitigation for heat exchangers; oxidation of organic matter in water; and inactivation of bacteria using high voltage plasmas.Dr. Ivana Milanovic, University
Paper ID #22587A Multimedia User-experience System with 3-D Simulation for the Construc-tion Process of Nanwang Water Diversion Pivotal Project on China’s GrandCanalMiss Jing Wen, Ohio State University Jing Wen is a graduate student at Ohio State University. She has a B.S. in Engineering Management from Hebei University of Technology, and is currently working towards an M.S. in Civil Engineering at Ohio State University and concentrating on research about the construction process of Nanwang Water Division Pivotal on China’s Grand Canal.Mr. Jin Rong Yang, Ohio State University Jin Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at the Ohio
State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Enhancing Critical Life-Cycle Decision Making in Complex Engineering Projects in the Context of Engineering Economy CoursesAbstractComplex engineering projects (CEPs) such as electric transmission networks and transportationinfrastructure are becoming increasingly important to the public in general and even more so toengineers. These projects are large-scale in terms of money and time and contain significantuncertainties over their life-cycle, with fluctuations in input and output costs. Due to theseuncertainties, there are conditional opportunities (e.g., on prices) to make critical decisions
Paper ID #23168Findings from the First Year of a Project that Partners Engineers and Edu-cators in Rural SchoolsDr. Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Veronica van Montfrans, Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr
designed to prepare a workforce to fill the IIoT skills gap.Central to this education network infrastructure is a remotely accessible Converged Plant-wideEthernet/IP (CPwE) hands-on lab environment that provides synchronous access to IIoTlaboratory experiences.This paper details an interdisciplinary project involving the design, development, andimplementation of a remotely accessible lab environment that integrates enterprise IT withindustrial automation and control systems (IACS) into a fully functional CPwE manufacturinginfrastructure. The CPwE laboratory environment provides a platform for students and facultyfrom ECU and regional community colleges and high schools to develop critical IIoT skillsthrough collaborative hands-on lab
Paper ID #22588Designing a Sustainable Large-scale Project-based Learning (PBL) Experi-ence for Juniors in Electrical and Computer EngineeringProf. Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University Stephen M. Schultz has received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, in 1999. He worked at Raytheon Missile Systems from 1999-2001. He has taught at Brigham Young University since 2002 and is currently a Full Professor. He has authored or coauthored over
Paper ID #23744Development of a Design Division for an Industry: A Capstone Project in aMaster’s of Engineering Management ProgramDr. Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University Dr Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan – Siva is a Srilankan by birth and a citizen of the United Kingdom. His experience in Sri-lanka started with an year’s post-graduate apprenticeship in the manufacturing shops of the Government Railway and nine years in the Cement Industry. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from University of Srilanka, and obtained his Masters from the University of Aston and PhD from City University of London
Paper ID #20091On the Design of Exoskeleton Suit: An Interdisciplinary Project DevelopmentPlatform for Experiential Learning in Engineering EducationDr. Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Lei Zhang received his Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering on 2011 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Since 2012 he is working in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore. His main research interests include image processing, autonomous system, optical SoC/NoC architecture, and on-chip optoelectronic device design.Mr. JeanPaul Badjo, Badjo-T Industries Electrical
Paper ID #19724Reflection Enhances Student Engagement and Team Service Project Imple-mentation in a Bioengineering Honors Program (Work in Progress)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington, where she leads the Bioengineering Outreach Initiative, Bioengineering Honors Program, and the Bioengineering Summer Camp in Global Health. She holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching activities at
the impact it can have on society. She is especially interested in broadening the perspective of the introductory Computer Science student beyond the programming concepts typically taught in these courses. She uses HFOSS projects as a means to providing real-world experience and finds that students are motivated, showing increased participation in classroom discussion especially among women. She is Co-PI on an NSF-funded project to assist faculty who are interested in involving students in HFOSS projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Helping Faculty & Students to Participate in Humanitarian Free & Open Source Software: The OpenFE & OpenPath
Paper ID #19741Crossing the line: When does the involvement of human subjects in testing ofengineering capstone design projects require oversight by an IRB?Ryan D Watts, Purdue University West Lafayette Graduated from Purdue University in 2015 with a BS is Biomedical Engineering and currently pursuing medical training.Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Andrew O. Brightman serves as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engi- neering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His research background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue
Paper ID #23549The Future of Project-based Learning for Engineering and Management Stu-dents: Towards an Advanced Design Thinking ApproachProf. Victor Taratukhin, SAP America Victor Taratukhin received his Ph.D. in Engineering Design in 1998 and Ph.D. in Computing Sciences and Engineering in 2002. Victor was a Lecturer in Decision Engineering and Module Leader (IT for Product Realization) at Cranfield University, UK (2001-2004), SAP University Alliances Program Director (2004- 2012). He is Next-Gen Network Global Projects and Regional Director for Silicon Valley and US West at SAP America, Inc., Managing Director, Competence
Paper ID #27223Call It What You Want: Blending Project-based Learning and the FlippedClassroom Model in a Civil Engineering CourseDr. Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University Ari Perez-Mejia earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at the Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana (UNITEC) in Honduras, and did his graduate work at the University of South Carolina. He received his PhD in 2014 and joined the engineering faculty at Quinnipiac University that same year. His interests are in the conservation of archaeological sites and in engineering education. c American Society for
Paper ID #27141Creating a Climate of Increased Motivation and Persistence for Electrical andComputer Engineering Students: A Project-Based Learning Approach to In-tegrated LabsDr. Arthur Ball, Virginia Tech Arthur Ball received his M.S. (2004) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees in electrical engineering from the Cen- ter for Power Electronics Systems at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. After spending nine years in the aerospace electronics industry, he returned to Virginia Tech in 2015 as an instructor in the electrical and computer engineering department. In addition to finding ways of teaching highly-technical theory in an
Paper ID #25064Design of Transformative Education and Authentic Learning Projects: Ex-periences and Lessons Learned from an International Multidisciplinary Re-search and Education Program on Flood Risk ReductionDr. Yoonjeong Lee, Texas A&M University, Galveston - Assistant Research Scientist/Lecturer, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores, Texas A&M University at Galveston - Education Program Director, NSF PIRE Coastal Flood Risk Reduction ProgramDr. Baukje Bee Kothuis, Delft University of Technology Dr. Kothuis is a design anthropologist, researching flood risk reduction structures & strategies and devel- oping
undergraduate research projects, and his research interests in engineering education include writing pedagogy and engineering lab instruction.Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim, Washington State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 HOW ENGINEERING STUDENTS DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM LAB REPORTS AND DESIGN PROJECT REPORTS AT JUNIOR-LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSESAbstractThis case study investigates how engineering juniors draw engineering judgment andconclusions. The scope of the study is student work from two courses: a materials laboratorycourse and a circuit course offered in the Fall of 2018. The terms, engineering judgement andsound conclusion, are defined using open sources in the context of this
Paper ID #26150How to Approach Learning: Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Project-based and Problem-based Learning at an International Branch Campus inthe Middle EastMiss Alaa Abdalla, Texas A&M University at Qatar Alaa Abdalla is a mechanical engineering student, class of 2019, at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Besides engineering she enjoys learning theoretical Math and Physics concepts. She pursued a minor in mathematics alongside her bachelor’s degree. She is also actively involved in writing and reading initiatives on campus. Currently, she is working on her undergraduate research thesis that looks at the
Paper ID #25739Board 28: Progress on a Mixed Methods Research Project Studying Interestand Identity of Participants Engaged in Engineering Camp Activities – Meth-ods and Preliminary ResultsDr. Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno Indira Chatterjee received her M.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in 1977 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1981. Indira is Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. As Associate Dean she oversees undergraduate and graduate