improvement in undergraduate instruction. SACS is the recognized regionalaccrediting body in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia for those institutions of highereducation that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. “An effective QEPshould be carefully designed and present a focused course of action that addresses a well-definedtopic or issue(s) related to enhancing student learning.”[1]In January 2005, a QEP Team of faculty, staff and students were charged with developing such aplan for the University of Louisville. A university-wide survey was conducted to identify areasof instruction that needed improvement, and solicit suggestions on ways
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finals, coupled with various business and Christmasactivities of employees of CenterPoint Energy, and business travel by the PHEV representativemade it impossible to gather a group of CenterPoint Energy employees for the studentpresentations. Thus, only the CenterPoint Energy PHEV representative and the project professorwere gathered to hear the student presentations. A rating form was prepared for the CenterPointEnergy representative and the professor to rate the presentations. It is illustrated in Figure 1below. The students did not rate one another’s presentations because of the difficulty ofproviding anonymity. PHEV PROJECT CLASS PRESENTATION RATING SHEETPRESENTER(S) _______________names pre-typed by professor____PRESENTATION
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for careers as industrial engineers.The project work presented in this paper is ongoing. Future work includes expanded analysesthat will focus on assessing the impact of various factors on individual efficacy and satisfactionquestions, rather than average scores. The data will also be used to develop a predictive modelof career efficacy. Finally, the project will be expanded beyond industrial engineering, todetermine if similar conclusions can be drawn in other disciplines.Bibliography1. Hoitm, M. and M. Ohland, The impact of a discipline-based introduction to engineering course on improving retention, J. Eng. Edu., pp. 79-85, Jan. 1998.2. Courter, S., S. Millar and L. Lyons. From the students’ point of view: experiences in a freshman
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AC 2010-1890: INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE HANDS-ONEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS:INTEGRATING "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY" INTO A FIRST YEARCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS COURSEDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth
department to engineering physics students fora long time. Previously, our microcontroller course centered on Intel 8086 chips and the ISAbuses. Students learned 8086 assembly language and how to interface a PC with the externalworld via the ISA buses through various peripheral devices, including timers, RS232 serial ports,and interrupt subroutines. Software coding and debugging were performed under DOSenvironment using command-line instructions. Obviously the content of this course had stayedin the 1980’s and had not evolved with new generations of hardware and software. During ourdepartment’s internal curriculum review process for our 2006 ABET accreditation visit, wereached consensus that this course needed major revision to reflect the current
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that does not require the effort in the first place.Yet, thoughtfully planned and executed, assessment evidence can powerfully affect manypersistent institutional challenges including resource allocation, curricular design, value creation,institutional reputation, and student enrollment, among others.6. Bibliography[1] Lawson, S. and R. Dragusanu. 2008. Buiding the World: Mapping Infrastructure Demand. Goldman SachsGlobal Economics Paper No: 166. 20 pp.[2] AAEE. 2008. Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge Summary Report, Environmental Engineer:Applied Research and Practice, Summer 2008, 21-33.[3] ASCE. 2008. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer for theFuture. Second Edition. American
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t andManufacturing Proceesses coursess within the engineering curriculum with an empphasis on theeformer coourse. A pro oject-based learning l (PBBL) approachh was incorpporated into the t New ProoductDevelopm ment course through a reeal-world meedical devicee project andd local entreepreneurs serrvingas judgess in the assesssment of finnal projects. The coursee was redesiggned to provide acombinattion of lecturres, case stuudies, guest speakers, s andd a hands-onn final team project p thatrequired the design and a developm
software on their own, building upon the foundation of the software thatthey had previously obtained through their structural engineering courses.During the early stages of the modeling of the pedestrian bridge, the group found themselvescoming across a problem of accurately designing the cable members which support the concretedeck. After a series of unsuccessful attempts at accurately modeling the cables, the group beganto search SAP2000’s documentation in hopes of determining a method to solve this problem. Inthe SAP2000’s reference manual, the group found a tip stating that one could substitute a straightline object (i.e. an angle member) in place of a cable5. The documentation stated that this couldbe done when only the effects of the cables
studentsinvolved remain highly motivated to continue their engineering educations, are more engaged inthe classroom, and have achieved better results in their engineering classes than their peers. Page 15.435.11References1. B. F. Spencer Jr., S. J. Dyke, H. S. Deoskar. "Benchmark Problems in Structural Control - PartI: Active Mass Driver System." Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 1998: 1127-1139.2. K. D. Pham, G. Jin, M. K. Sain, B. F. Spencer, Jr., and S. R. Liberty. "Generalized LQGTechniques for the Wind Benchmark Problem." Special Issue of ASCE Journal of EngineeringMechanics on the Structural Control Benchmark Problem, 2004
calculated for further assembly efficiency improvement. Table 6 – Recognize and Identify insertion difficulties: Assembly part Problem(s) Solution(s) – Redesign recommendation(s)Screw (10×5) down assembly Obstructed access and restricted vision Eliminate 4 screws and use snap fit feature Table 7 – Recognize and Identify handling difficulties: Easy
science and engineering research and education. In many ways, S&T government agencies’ focus areas are aligned with corporate labs’ research focus in that both sponsor and engage "where discoveries begin." Many S&T Government entities’ programs not only provide opportunities to discover and develop new technologies, but also provide a vehicle to transfer these technologies for new business creation that stimulate technological innovation and new business creation in the private sector. These programs strengthen the role of small business concerns in meeting national/regional research and development needs, increase the commercial application of supported research results, and foster and encourage participation by
underrepresented group’s peaked-in percentage terms-in 1999-2000 (11.6%), and have drifted downward ever since, reports the NationalAction Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME). Currently, AfricanAmerican, Latino and American Indian only make up 11.3% of the engineeringundergraduate degrees. These same race/ethnic groups are projected to make up 33.9%of the U.S. population graduating from high school in 2014. Engineering degreesawarded to women have followed a similar trajectory-growth through the 1990’s with apercentage peak in 2000 at 20.6% of the total. In 2003, women represented 20.1% of thebaccalaureates awarded in engineering (Society of Women Engineers).Our university is seeking to help underrepresented students overcome the barriers
daily wind speed was measured to be 5-6m/s,peaking from 9 a.m.-6 p.m8. The challenge was not only to design the most efficient wind energysystem but one that had enough storage capacity to maintain the house during peak energyconsumption hours when no wind was available.After obtaining all the necessary data HOMER, general-purpose hybrid system sizing andsimulation software, was used to identify the best system to supply electricity to the home basedon hourly performance simulations8. It was determined a 10 kW Jacob 23-10 wind turbine wasthe most efficient renewable wind energy system for the house. According to HOMER, a Jacob23-10 wind turbine would be able to support the energy needs of the home, and depending on theavailable wind energy, it
practice aftergraduation.References[1] Dinehart, D., Yost, J., Gross, S., Radlinska, A. The role of structural engineering in multi-disciplinary freshman projects. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010.[2] Comolli, N., Kelly, W., Wu, Q. The artificial kidney: investigating current dialysis methods as a freshman design project. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010.[3] Caverly, R., Fulmer, H., Santhanam, S., Singh, P., O’Brien, J., Jones, G., Char, E., Mercede, F., Weinstein, R., Yost, J. Project-Based Freshman Engineering Experience: The Core Course American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &
authors gratefully acknowledge support for this project from the National ScienceFoundation (DUE No. 0837637 [18]), and the MathWorks Inc. This work is neither endorsed nor Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universitymaintained by the LEGO group. MindStorms, NXT and LEGO are trademarks of the LEGOgroup. Please direct all enquiries to the authors.Bibliography 1. L. Greenwald, and D. Artz, “Teaching artificial intelligence with low cost robots,” In Accessible hands-on artificial intelligence and robotics education, ed. L. Greenwald, Z. Dodds, A. Howard, S. Tejada, and J. Weinberg, pp. 35-41. Technical Report SS-04-01. Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press, (2004). 2. S. Coradeschi and J
, and genetic screening of workers in possible risky industries is beingconsidered. DNA probes also provide breakthrough knowledge in early diagnosis of disease [7].Recent studies have shown that when certain nanomaterials, which differ in surface area, size,shape, surface charge, and energy, and compounds interact with human and animal cells ororgans, they can damage or kill those cells or organs, block blood flow, and cause serious deadlydiseases [15]. Some diseases associated with nanomaterials include asthma, bronchitis, lungcancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Crohn`s disease, heart disease, and coloncancer. Nanomaterials can also affect the quality of air, water, and soil and thus cause publicProceedings of the 2010 Midwest
• Challenge. Followers work diligently in helping the leader to be consistent in word and deed and are willing to initiate confrontation in order to examine the actions of the leader and group when appropriate. • Participate in Transformation. Followers recognize the need for transformation and champion the need for change. • Take Moral Action. Self-growth or organizational-digression may require a courageous follower to separate from the leader(s).Incorporation of experience in developing effective follower behavior should be part of anydiscussion of leadership. The structure of an organization incorporating effectiveLeader/Follower cohorts is illustrated in Figure 1 with the leader/follower relationship
Education, 94(1): 103- 120.[2] Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorenson. (1997) “A Review of Literature on TeachingDesign through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education 76(1): 17-28.[3] McKenzie, L., M. Trevisan, D. Davis, and S. Beyerlein. (2004). “Capstone Design Courses and Assessment: ANational Study.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.[4] Davis, D., M. Trevisan, L. McKenzie, S. Beyerlein, P. Daniels, T. Rutar, P. Thompson, and K. Gentili (2002).“Practices for Quality Implementation of the TIDEE ‘Design Team Readiness Assessment’”. Annual Conference ofthe American Society for Engineering Education, Montreal, QE.[5] Conn A.F and W.N. Sharpe Jr. An
Designing Freshman Engineering Experiences Author name(s) and Affiliation(s): Chitra N. Javdekar, Ph.D., MassBay Community College, MA Session: First Year Experience AbstractFreshman engineering experiences are critical from the perspective of overall development of studentsand student retention. These experiences can be particularly challenging to design owing to thedifferences in student backgrounds, and in levels of prior knowledge/preparation in fundamentalscientific concepts. This paper presents an approach for redesigning a freshman engineering designcourse to introduce students to the fundamentals of the engineering design
constraintsof the system. Hence, I needed to know to what tolerances I needed to hold L, F, O l , O s and themode filed diameter of the laser and fiber. As the type of mechanical tolerances required wouldbe in the single micrometer range, there was a question as to whether or not this optoelectronicsystem could be developed at an acceptable cost.So I visited the optical research lab with great hopes. After introductions, I asked the researcher,who had developed the sophisticated software, questions relating to how the coupling of the lightis affected by varying L, F, O l , O s and the mode filed diameter of the laser and fiber. He had noidea. He told me if I gave him specific values for these parameters, he could tell me what thepercent of light
obtained, has always been a challenge. They tend to think of components that are too simple to analyze. Therefore more guidelines have been provided on how to select an appropriate component for the project that addresses all CLOs. Where necessary, an engineering component has been selected for them to work on.As a side note to this, few students always creatively think of a common project topic thataddresses different aspects and requirements to satisfy another course(s) they take during thesame term, for example, a senior capstone design course or another ME elective course such asfailure considerations in design or failure analysis courses. This is a highly desirable as itprovides a total learning experience for the
encouraging and fostering new technical development, and the engineeringeducation community needs to evaluate its role in this process6.There are many recently documented examples of electric vehicle applications withinengineering education. Three course experiences on instrumentation, electric vehicles andproject activities were reported by Rizkalla et al7,8,9. A summary of the outcomes from thesethree experiences are that the students were very satisfied, learned technical content not coveredin other courses, and felt that the course helped prepare them for the real world of engineering.From an instructor viewpoint the course(s) relied heavily on industrial cooperation, and includedhands-on experiences. The authors also noted that an industrial
finalvelocity was a maximum at the point of impact with the water (and could be calculated using the constant acceleration equations ifthe falling distance or falling time was known).In physics, the term momentum (a vector) is used to describe “mass in motion.” Momentum can be found from: p = m × v,with units of kg-m/s. This looks a lot like a Newton, doesn’t it? We know that 1 N is equivalent to 1 kg-m/s2. Read on to see theconnection … When the eggs fell, their momentum changed from a zero initial value (pi = 0) to some final value (pf). Again, wecould calculate vf if we knew the falling distance or time. We could write this change in momentum as
and the company/agency that offers it. The student must researchthe host company and write a single page summary of the company, size, location(s),employment, and main products and services. In addition, a literature and database searchshould identify recent activities of the company, including current business, technical and legalsuccesses/problems. This activity prepares the students to be more active in a subsequent mockinterview with the course instructor.We position the resume/corporate profile and mock interview writing assignments early in thesemester, so they aid students preparing for the Engineering Career Fair as well as corporateinterviewing on campus for summer intern, co-op, and permanent positions