Engagement Division of the American Society for EngineeringEducation was created in 2012 and now boasts over 300 members.Service-learning continues to increase in the engineering profession. In this context, I amdiscussing the creation of a service-learning course, its evolution over time, and the outcomes ofthis course. This paper is intended to provide information for those who wish to initiate aservice-learning engineering course and for those who endeavor to improve on an existing effort.The service-learning course: model and evolutionsIn 1997, I began teaching a first-year, biological engineering design course whose main purposein the curriculum was to orient students to the major, to provide basic information on engineeringdesign, and to
Paper ID #6681Computer Engineering Design Projects in Collaboration With Industry Spon-sored CompetitionsDr. Robert A. Meyer, Clarkson University Robert Meyer is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. He teaches courses in digital systems design, software engineering, and the senior design course for Comuter Engineers. His research interests are in embedded systems and digital signal processing.Mr. John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor Mr. John McLellan is the North American coordinator of University Programs at Freescale Semiconductor Inc., a global embedded solutions
Paper ID #5853Contributions of a Mandatory Internship Course to an Engineering Curricu-lumDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Dr. Arif Sirinterlikci is a professor of engineering at Robert Morris University. Besides advising Co-Op, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering students, he also serves as the Interim Head of the Engineering Department and Director of Engineering Laboratories. Sirinterlikci has been active in ASEE with K- 12/Pre-college, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Technology Divisions.Dr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University Dr. Tony Kerzmann received both a
Paper ID #7866A Graduate Engineering Technology Online Course in Sustainable and GreenManufacturingDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is currently the Laboratory Technician for Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses, and enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other technologies to enhance Drexel’s Engineering Technology course offerings
Paper ID #7533Motivating Student Learning Using Biofuel-based ActivitiesDr. Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University Dr. Craig J. Hoff is currently Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ket- tering University, in Flint, Michigan, where he teaches in the areas of energy systems and automotive engineering. Dr. Hoff’s research focus is on sustainable mobility technologies.Prof. Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering UniversityDr. Matthew R. O’Toole, Kettering UniversityDr. Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University Page
. The large-sized training units onwheels are for outdoor experiments, and the small-sized training units can be used outdoors orcan be used indoors by with light (light bulb) and wind (fan) when weather conditions are notfavorable. Prior to the period of performance, five of the large training units had already beenbuilt for the mobile energy laboratory. During the period of performance, five more largetraining units were built along with 10 small-sized training units. For wind energy experiments,the large training units connect to a portable commercial wind turbine. Similarly, the small-sizedtraining units connect to peripheral components, such as a 10-inch by 10-inch photovoltaicmodule. Using worksheets, students learn about the function of
Engaging Underrepresented Community College Students in Engineering Research Hao Jiang1, Jose Carrillo2, Alam Salguero2, Ellaine Talle2, Enrique Raygoza2, Xenia Leon2, Ben Lariviere 1, Amelito G. Enriquez2, Wenshen Pong1, Hamid Shahnasser1, Hamid Mahmoodi1, Cheng Chen1 1 School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 2 Cañada College, Redwood City, CAAbstractOne of the effective methods to engage and excel underrepresented minority (URM) students inthe STEM field is to “replace standard laboratory courses with discovery-based research”, asmentioned in the 2012 PCAST report [1
the use of information visualization tools to provide new methods of learning. Their interest is the develop- ment of teaching applications based on emerging technologies as well as motivation and usability studies focusing his work on developing computer applications.Mrs. Cristina Roca, University of Las Plamas de Gran Canaria Page 23.1253.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Tools, methodologies and motivation to improve spatial skill on engineering studentsIntroductionFerguson1 in “Engineering and the Mind´s Eye” points out that an
at UC Berkeley in 2008 and 2010 respectively. Shelby is an ardent supporter of engineering education and community based design research. He has received several awards for his teaching and community partnership activities such as the Center for Research on Social Change Grad- uate Fellows Award in 2011, the Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service, Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability-Pinoleville Pomo Nation Partnership in 2010, Outstanding Grad- uate Student Instructor Award in 2010, and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance’s Page 23.42.1 Advanced E-Team
Page 23.1.8University, Pittsburg State University http://www.pittstate.edu/dotAsset/10561.pdf“many students enter engineering or engineering technology without a clear perception of thedifferences between engineering and technology curricular and their respective employmentopportunities upon graduation.”40 Expertise: The term “applied” and “hands-on” are the traditional nomenclature ofengineering technology. This applied nature of the technology programs manifests itself inlaboratory experiences which play a major role in the educational process. Programs inengineering also contain laboratory courses but as Robison points out “those courses inengineering that contain laboratories show strong orientation toward experimentation orresearch
Rochester Institute of technology where he currently is a tenured track assistant professor. His research interests are analog and digital integrated circuit implementation of communications systems, and System-on-a-Chip methodologies.Dr. Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE) Adriana Becker-G´omez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She received the B.S.E.E. degree from Uni- versidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. She obtained the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 1992 she was a Lecturer and a Teaching Assistant at Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1990 she worked as a
Ph.D. degree, Darshi has gained ten years of experience in the construction industry, including working in an array of multinational projects. Also, has three years of experience in other industry sectors. He has, thus, gained cross-disciplinary experience in a broad spectrum of activi- ties: design, construction, maintenance, manufacturing, marketing, research and teaching. Presently he teaches Construction Surveying, Financial and Economic Aspects for Construction Managers, Managing for Construction Quality, Electrical and Mechanical Construction, and Land Development.Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University Thomas Schanandore is graduate student in the civil engineering department at North Dakota
Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor of Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell where he has previously served as Associate Dean. His academic work is motivated by industry experiences with teaching and research related to engineering education, design, manufacturing, and optimization.Dr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an associate professor and founding faculty member of the James Madison Uni- versity Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pier- rakos is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and Director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering
developed (including oversight and assessment internal to therespective branch campus, and which may transition to a peer basis as shared governance isincreased), but which at the same time are aligned with the main campus by appropriaterelationships between the branch and home campus chairs that ensure upholding of the academicstandards.Another important point in the organizational structure, and one that has direct implication onaccreditation status, is the degree of curricular flexibility between the locations. Some degree offlexibility is needed due to the differences in teaching resources and laboratories, quality ofstudents, and qualification of faculty. This need can be difficult to embrace for departments thatpride themselves of a long
partnership programs. His expertise includes assessment in teaching and learning outcomes in k-12 and in higher education, diversity, leadership, community outreach, and curriculum development.Prof. David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University Dr. Olga Pierrakos is an associate professor and founding faculty member of the James Madison Univer- sity Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pierrakos is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineer
visualization graduate degree program using federal funding for the development of the MSdegree, program related laboratories, establishment of the Center for Innovation in Visualizationand Simulation (CIVS), and high performance computing capability.Work on the graduate program began by identifying faculty members who already teach classesor conduct research in MSV-related areas, and were interested in participating in the proposedprogram. A nationally recognized facilitator with expertise in academic new programdevelopment was brought in to meet with the faculty. Under the facilitator’s guidance, thefaculty brainstormed anticipated goals and areas of focus for the new program. Given themission of the university, the ultimate goal of training students
community college students to participate in upper-division university laboratory andcapstone design courses. The third strategy is the development of a research internship programspecifically designed for community college students.Strategy 1: Curriculum Enhancements through Contextualized Teaching and LearningRecently, the California Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative has identified contextualizedteaching and learning as a promising strategy to actively engage students and improve learning inbasic skills courses and career/technical education.18 Contextualized learning has been defined as a“diverse family of instructional strategies designed to more seamlessly link the learning offoundational skills and academic or occupational content by
Americans were 10 percentage points less likely than whites to receive funding (Ginther et al.).”• “In a national study, 238 academic psychologists (118 male, 120 female) evaluated a curriculum vitae randomly assigned a male or female name. Both male and female participants gave the male applicant better evaluations for teaching, research, and service experience and were more likely to hire the male than the female applicant (Steinpreis et al.).” Research on Bias and Assumptions, Eve Fine and Jo Handelsman, WISELI, 2012 Recommendations to reduce the influence of bias1. Increase the representation of women and underrepresented groups in the applicant pool2. Discuss research on bias and assumptions and ways to minimize their
worked with a team of high school teachers and colleagues at the University ofWisconsin-Madison to develop modules for secondary school educators.Prof. Deborah Worley, University of North DakotaDr. Naima Kaabouch, University of North DakotaDr. Mohammad Khavanin, Professor of Mathematics at University of North Dakota Mohammad Khavanin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics , University of North Dakota. Dr. Khavanin’s teaching interests include applied mathematics and differential equations. He has over 25 years experience in teaching Calculus to undergraduate students of different majors. He was the recipient of a grant proposal from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (Dwight D
instructors. First, there isno quantitative way to assess whether different teaching approaches, such as laboratory projects,different classroom formats or curricular ordering, improve students’ conceptual understandingof FEE material. Second, it may be difficult for instructors to determine which fundamental,underlying concepts give students the most difficulty and prevent them from mastering coursematerial at the desired level.A strategy that has been used to address this problem in other fields is the development andimplementation of a Concept Inventory. A Concept Inventory (CI) test is an assessment tool thathas proven to be effective in identifying misconceptions of concepts. The pioneering work in CIdevelopment was the Force Concept Inventory
methods that would be useful for teaching college undergraduates, studyingengineering technology, how to use and program robotic vision systems. It will recommend aninexpensive kit that could be purchased for teaching the basic skills. A course outline will also bedeveloped for a quarter system class that would provide basic understanding of the technologybeing used in industry.The information in this paper will be largely based on the experience of the authors who havebeen doing graduate work in the field of robot vision from the perspective of ManufacturingEngineering Technology. The focus of this work was in the area of part inspection andautomated material handling guidance systems. Many off the shelf products were used todevelop basic
for students in grades 3-5. Lynn is passionate about experiential learning and strongly encourages the inclusion of hands-on activities into a curriculum. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and quantifies the effects of hands-on activities in an engineering lecture.Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engi- neering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical
required to perform testing toevaluate analytical predictions under tight schedules, thus learning to ethically report test results.The goal is for students to assimilate these lessons regarding their professional responsibilities asthey transition from student to practicing engineer.Ethics and ABET CriteriaABET criterion 3f and 3h state that students must have “an understanding of professional andethical responsibility” and “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context”, respectively1.In order to assist students in achieving these outcomes, the faculty teaching Aircraft DetailDesign at ERAU, Prescott campus, have adopted educational practices designed to
Romanowski5 cite overwhelming evidence fromindustry and academic surveys, as well as comments from managers and professors, that ourstudents have poor writing and presentation skills. Sadly, these authors also note that 64 percentof the overall work time of an engineer is spent on some form of communication.The obvious answer to this problem is to better incorporate professional skills and their use intothe everyday engineering classroom. Spinelli,6 of Union College, developed a course on thehistory of electrical engineering, which couples the study of technological developments inAmerican and European civilizations to writing, oral communication and ethics. At theUniversity of Virginia, Richards and Gorman7 used case studies to simultaneously teach
education, and teacher professional development. For ten years she served on the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. She was also at the University of South Carolina for 17 years where she taught undergraduates, had an active research program in paleo-oceanography, and numerous graduate students. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina.Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University Dr. Lynn Rathbun is the Deputy Director of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network and the Laboratory Manager of the Cornell Nanoscale
competency skills2, 5, 8.However, many of the traditional international experiences such as those through study abroadprograms are not available to students with work or family obligations. Students areconsequently often attracted to engineering programs that offer contact with others fromdifferent countries through transnational programs, which are online education programs whereone instructor teaches students who are physically located in two or more countries20.Engineering programs, however, often do not offer transnational programs. Many engineeringprograms are innovative and of extremely high quality: their successes should not bediminished. However, numerous programs are often structured to emphasize technical skills,are domestically focused
microcontrollers. There are also programs where the emphasis of thecourse is on the study of instrumentation and programmable logic controllers.One difficulty in teaching control systems is to provide a good balance between theory and practice. Byincorporating a laboratory component, it could help to provide some connection between the abstractcontrol theory and the real world applications.In the present paper we describe the educational experience gained by including team-based projects intothe control systems course. In these projects students design and implement different controllers forautonomous navigation in a mobile robot. In particular, the design and implementation of three maintypes of controllers are assigned to teams of students, namely: 1) a
Paper ID #6900Training in Troubleshooting Problem-Solving: Preparing Undergraduate En-gineering Students for IndustryMr. Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a graduate teaching assistant and a PhD student in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He formerly held a position as Professor of Telecommu- nication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engi- neering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommu- nication industry where
tenure she created Energy Clubs for students in grades 3-5. Albers is passionate about experiential learning and strongly encourages the inclusion of hands-on activities into a curriculum. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and quantifies the effects of hands-on activities in an engineering lecture.Dr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engi- neering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission
Paper ID #6045Can Pedagogical Strategies Affect Students’ Creativity? Testing a Choice-Based Approach to Design and Problem-Solving in Technology, Design, andEngineering EducationDr. Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker is a Lecturer in Graphic Communications and Technology, Design and Engi- neering Education in the Department of STEM Education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. She teaches courses in Website Development, Desktop Publishing and Imaging Technologies, Tech- nology through Engineering and Design, Game Art & Design, and Ceramics. Jennifer