AC 2008-1112: IMPACT OF SPATIAL VISUALIZATION TOPIC ORDER ONSTUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ATTITUDESAmy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University Amy Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University where she earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. She teaches first year engineering courses and an introductory spatial visualization course.Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University Norma L. Veurink is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University. Veurink is an active member in the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her research
AC 2009-1642: USING HANDS-ON LEARNING IN AN AFTER-SCHOOLENGINEERING PROGRAM TO PROMOTE STEM CAREERS TOHIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTSJacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAdrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAkibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.1324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Hands-On Learning in an After-School Engineering Program to Promote STEM Careers to High School StudentsAbstractPre-college exposure to Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts cangenerate enthusiasm and encourage students to pursue careers in these fields. This workdescribes an approach to teach STEM concepts to minority high
AC 2009-545: DESIGNING EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FORGRANT PROPOSALSDonna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn is the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)at Georgia Tech. Donna received her B.A. in Mathematics from Swarthmore College, her M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University. After working as a faculty member in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, she changed career paths to lead CETL where she works with faculty, instructors, and graduate students to help them teach effectively so that our students can
2006-1087: GRADUATE STUDENTS AS CO-INSTRUCTORS FOR ANUNDERGRADUATE COURSE: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENTBarath Baburao, Tennessee Technological University Barath Baburao is currently working on his Ph.D degree in Chemical Engineering at the Tennessee Technological University. His research deals with thermodynamic modeling of aqueous hydrogen fluoride mixtures. He received his B.Tech degree from Annamalai University (India) and his MS degree from Tennessee Technological University.Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Donald P. Visco, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Undergraduate Program Coordinator at Tennessee Technological University. He received his Ph. D
Paper ID #19081Getting to Gender Parity in a Top-Tier Mechanical Engineering Department:A Case StudyMs. Kath Xu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kath Xu is a Class of 2016 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied mechanical engineering. She will join the Yale Law School Class of 2020 in the fall.Dr. Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Dawn Wendell is an engineer whose past projects range from BattleBots robots to medical devices, for which she holds several patents. She received four degrees from MIT including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She worked as a fluid
2006-2441: STUDENT-FACULTY PARTNERSHIPSElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at RIT. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and is active in the college’s K-12 outreach programs.Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology CORY A. HOFFMAN, JR. is a fifth year mechanical engineering student enrolled in the BS/MEng program with a concentration in systems engineering. He has worked several
2006-2233: DO SPATIAL ABILITIES IMPACT THE LEARNING OF 3-D SOLIDMODELING SOFTWARE?Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University Amy Hamlin is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University where she earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. She is currently teaching a Spatial Visualization course as well as first year engineering courses.Norma Boersma, Michigan Technological University Norma L. Boersma is a Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University. Boersma is an active member in the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her research interests include
AC 2012-3954: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CAPSTONE DE-SIGN PROJECT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETDr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University Ahad Ali is an Assistant Professor and Director of the master’s of science in industrial engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Mich., USA. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Tech- nology, Bangladesh; M.S. in systems and engineering management from Nanyang Technological Uni- versity, Singapore, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has published journal and conference papers. His research interests include
AC 2011-19: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT COMPETITIVE AC-TIVITIES AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETDonald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Engineering and Director of Entrepreneurial Pro- grams, College of Engineering, at Lawrence Technological University. He teaches Corporate Entrepreneur- ship for Engineers and Structured Approaches to Innovation in the Lear Entrepreneurial Program. Mr. Reimer is the faculty advisor for the Lawrence Tech Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organi- zation. He serves as a Kern Fellow in the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network. Mr. Reimer also serves as the Program Director for the Coleman Foundation Faculty
AC 2010-532: WORKING WITH AND MENTORING GRADUATE STUDENTINSTRUCTORS IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSESMelissa Roberts, Michigan Technological UniversityAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological UniversityGretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University Page 15.1384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Working with and Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors in First-year Engineering CoursesAbstractMichigan Tech University has a history of teaching first-year engineering courses. Annually,approximately 900 first-year engineering students learn basic engineering skills and concepts inthe first-year engineering program. The program offers a
AC 2007-2731: THE ACADEMY OF COURAGEOUS MINORITY ENGINEERS: AMODEL FOR SUPPORTING MINORITY GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THECOMPLETION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREESEric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Brittain is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept. at MIT. He received his BS from Clark Atlanta Univ, and his MS from MIT EECS. His research lies in Brain and Computer Interaction.Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reginald Bryant is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept. at MIT. He received his BS from Morgan State University, and his MS from MIT EECS. His research efforts are currently
Paper ID #15598Engaging Students in STEM Learning through Co-Robotic Hands-On Activ-ities (Evaluation)Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University Saeedeh Ziaeefard is a PhD student and research assistant with Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include engineering education, control and navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles.Dr. Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University Dr. Nina Mahmoudian is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Paper ID #36408Towards the Use of the MUSIC Inventory for Measuring Engineering Stu-dentEngagementDr. Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor with the Engineering Fundamentals Department (EF) and Affili- ated Faculty with the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences (CLS). He served as Chair of EF from 2014-2020, leading a successful effort to design and implement a rejuvenated first-year engineering program serving approximately 1000 matriculating students per year. His research interests have fo- cused on AI
Paper ID #26827Work in Progress: Initial Approaches for Starting Open-Ended Problems inMechanical EngineeringHao Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hao Li is currently a PhD student studying Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Rice University.Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anette (Peko) Hosoi is Associate Dean of Engineering and the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Me- chanical Engineering, at MIT. She received her PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago and went on to become an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT Department of Mathematics and at the
Paper ID #26179The Influence of Learning Context on Engineering Students’ Perceived BasicNeeds and MotivationDr. Karolina Doulougeri, Eindhoven University of Technology Dr. Karolina Doulougeri is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Technological University of Eindhoven. Her research focuses on engineering students’ motivation and deep learning strategies, coaching in design based learning and educational redesign of engineering courses. She received her PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Macedonia, in Greece. She has worked in several international research projects focusing on students and
AC 2008-351: ADOPTING A SUCCESS STRATEGY FOR FIRST YEARENGINEERING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRE-CALCULUSGretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. As such, she has developed various course materials for all of the first year engineering classes. She has developed and taught an upper division Thermo/Fluids class for non-mechanical engineering students.Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Amber Kemppainen is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She has been active in course development and the implementation of WebCT into her courses and
2006-1337: IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROBLEM-FINDING ANDPROBLEM-SOLVING ORIENTED ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT COURSE IN ALARGE CLASSNobuyuki Kitashoji, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Dr.Eng., Assistant Professor Practical Engineering Education Program Nobuyuki Kitashoji is an assistant professor of the Division of Practical Engineering Education Program at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. He has been engaged in the problem-finding and problem-solving oriented engineering experiment course since 1999, endeavoring to improve a learning environment and textbooks so that students will be able to flexibly apply an experiment to deal with problems in any field. He has experience in research in
AC 2010-1638: POSTER: ENGAGING TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSBrittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology Brittany Luken is a doctoral student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Transportation Engineering with her research focus on travel demand modeling in aviation. She was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She was also selected as one of ten recipients nationally of the Graduate Research Award Program for Airport Cooperative Research Group for the academic year 2009-2010. Brittany graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University in
Paper ID #43539Validating Assessment Instruments for Use in Engineering Education: A Primerfor Conducting and Interpreting Factor AnalysisDr. Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University Susan Amato-Henderson is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of North Dakota. Her research interests broadly include STEM education, and focus on individual differences in terms of motivation, self-regulated learning, self-efficacy, grit, resilience, and
Integrating Web-Based Technologies and Knowledge Management Concepts in a Novel Online Model for Modern Education Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Information Systems School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489IntroductionNew web-based technology breakthroughs and accelerated availability of wide-bandwidth tools andresources for preparing multimedia educational materials present a unique opportunity to boostacademic rigor and
entrepreneurialcurriculum will also be discussed.I. IntroductionAs part of the engineering curricular development at Michigan Technological University (MTU)associated with the calendar conversion from quarters to semesters, each engineering departmentwas required to construct their new curricula within several college prescribed boundary condi-tions. One of the constraints relevant to this paper was the required inclusion of a major designexperience, preferably interdisciplinary in nature. As such, two options have been made availableto all students. Within the 'traditional' path a year-long, 6-semester credit senior design sequenceis available in each engineering degree program. This common structure facilitates the formationof interdisciplinary teams when needed
Paper ID #37295Introduction of a Virtual Reality Laboratory in a Tissue EngineeringCourseDeborah Moyaki, University of Georgia Deborah Moyaki is a doctoral student in the Engineering Education and Transformative Practice program at the University of Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology and is excited about the possibilities technology offers to the learning experience beyond the formal classroom setting. Her research focuses on improving the educational experience of engineering students using virtual reality labs and other emerging technologies.Dr. Dominik May, University of Wuppertal Dr
. engineering systems . An engineering (or engineered) system is asystem designed or adapted to interact with an anticipated operational environment to achieve oneor more intended purposes while complying with applicable constraints. Thus, an “engineeredsystem” is a system – not necessarily a technological one – which has been or will be developedor “engineered” for a defined purpose. Engineered systems combine technical and science-basedpractices with perspectives from management science, economics, and various social sciences.The purpose of such combination is to address the design and development of the complex,large-scale, socio-technical systems that are fundamentally important in many aspects of theoperation of modern society [18]. Engineering
Paper ID #37358Implementing Digital Learning to Enhance Post-PandemicCivil Engineering TeachingAmanda Bao Amanda Bao is an Associate Professor and Program Director in Civil Engineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology. She got her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, in 2006. Dr. Bao started teaching at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2010 and she regularly teaches structural engineering courses. Prior to RIT, she worked as a bridge structural engineer at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and Michael Baker International, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, and she
may be a disservice to students looking at differentcareer paths, and could dissuade students from entering in or staying in engineering studies.The typical engineering technical elective course focuses on engineering topics from anengineering perspective. However, there are benefits to exposing engineering students to non-engineering perspectives [7], [8]. These benefits include the engineering students gaining abetter understanding of the problems faced by people in real-world situations, and learning waysto better communicate technical subject matter to people lacking deep technological literacy.Additionally, ABET Criterion 3 – Student Outcomes for accreditation emphasizes the need totake into account global and societal factors in
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enter, sustain, and improvetheir cycles of empathy.Design/MethodA qualitative approach is taken to compare and contrast the end-of-semester reflections fromstudents in engineering and design. Coding, an ethnographic research method used to findthematic patterns and similarities throughout documents, is used to analyze end-of-semesterreflections from students who have taken courses in electromagnetism for electrical engineers,electromagnetism for non-electrical engineers, and an industrial design course with a focus onengineering and technology literacy for designers.ResultsWe propose a multi-cycle model of empathy in engineering that identifies self-awareness as thefirst step to empathy through the cycle of inquiry. Our model incorporates
Session 2249 Experience from a First-Time Offering of a Motorsports Technology Course Joseph F. Kmec Heather L. Cooper John R. Hartin Steven E. Widmer John R. Williams R. Mark French Purdue UniversityAbstractAs part of a continuing effort to enforce the multidisciplinary and applied character of thecourses offered, the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET
Session 1170 Impact of K-16 Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology on STEM Deran Hanesian, Levelle Burr-Alexander, Rosa Cano, Howard Kimmel, Henry McCloud, Diana Muldrow, Angelo J. Perna, Reginald P. T. Tomkins The Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering The Center for Pre-college Programs New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 07102AbstractOver thirty (30) years ago, faculty at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) recognized aneed to develop programs directed at
Paper ID #31746Importance of Active Learning in an Undergraduate Course in ConstructionSchedulingDr. Yewande S Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET) Yewande Abraham Ph.D., LEED AP O+M, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engi- neering Technology Environmental Management and Safety at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Civil Engineering from Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom and completed her Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She teaches courses in construction management at RIT