2022, to say nothing of the increasing numbers of mechanical, chemical, andenvironmental engineers who work in extractive industries. Yet new technologies, such ashydraulic fracturing and directional drilling, unlock vast new resources at the same time as theyraise public concern about potential risks to the environment and human health. Even thegreenest of new economies will require mining to meet growing demands for the rare earthminerals required in smart phones, laptops, wind turbines, electric cars and LED lights. “Miningmoves more earth than any other human endeavor,”18 raising fundamental questions of how theindustry’s impacts on ecosystems and human populations should be managed.The growing significance of the energy and mining
Paper ID #14559Using Altmetrics as an Engineering Faculty Outreach ToolProf. Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of library sciences at Purdue University Siegesmund Engi- neering Library. She serves as a liaison to Civil Engineering and related departments in the schools of Engineering, Technology, and Science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Using altmetrics as an engineering faculty outreach toolAbstractEngineering faculty members are increasingly looking at the pros and cons of the number ofresearch communication tools that
Society of America.Dr. Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic UniversityDr. Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University Dr. Christina Drake is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Polytechnic Uni- versity. She is also the chair of the Florida Polytechnic Faculty Assembly and the advisor to the Women in STEM Leadership Program. Her teaching focus is in Design curriculum and her research focus is in sensor technologies. Prior to Florida Polytechnic, Dr. Drake was a Senior Research Engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a post she held since 2008. Prior to that, she was a Nanotechnology Research Engineer at Lockheed Martin. She started and co-chaired the Lockheed Martin Nano-Bio
Paper ID #16219Assessing Impact of Engineering Projects in Community Service on Engi-neering Freshmen Enrolled in Pre-CalculusMs. Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University Magda Lagoudas, Executive Director for Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships, Instructional Associate Professor, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. Mrs. Lagoudas holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. She worked for the State of New York and industry before joining Texas A&M University in 1993. Since then, she developed and taught courses in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Technology. In
Paper ID #16914Espoused Faculty Epistemologies for Engineering Mathematics: Towards Defin-ing ”Mathematical Maturity” for EngineeringMr. Brian E Faulkner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Brian Faulkner is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His interests include teaching of modeling, engineering mathematics, textbook design, and engineering epistemology.Dr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana
systems -- from sub-micronintegrated circuit technology to high frequency Wi-Fi wireless applications -- continueseven as global market competition demands systems with lower cost, lighter weight andsmaller size. Increasingly the role of mechanical engineers in multidisciplinary teams inthe workplace is highly critical in the success of systems’ design and performance. Thetraditionally mechanical disciplines such as manufacturing, packaging, board layout, wirebonding, heat transfer, etc. have a profound impact on an electrical design. It is criticalthat non-EE team members know basic electronics concepts. To boost students’ interest,this message is conveyed to students in this required analog / digital course. Below arethree examples presented in
primary instrument used in this first phase of the study was Schraw, Dunkle, andBendixen’s (2002) Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI) [3]. The instrument is in the form of aquestionnaire and it was administered to 39 female students in their freshman and sophomoreyears in an engineering college in the Arabian Gulf. The results showed that there was very littlevariation between the two levels of students, indicating that the issue of developing students’epistemic beliefs needs to be addressed more thoroughly. This could be done possibly in theintroductory engineering courses or as curriculum infused in other Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses.Keywords—epitemic beliefs; inventory; engineering students; female; Arabian
mutual gain.” 3 While the benefits to science and society of better programs of ethics instruction and inculcation seem obvious, it is far from obvious how this ought to be achieved. While popular media outlets sometimes report research ethics scandals, critical ethical inquiry into science and engineering is usually limited to university study in the various areas of applied ethics. Topics such as pollution and the use of non-‐renewable resources in science and engineering, STEM in the defense industry, the proper use of taxpayer dollars to fund controversial research, and the role of information technology in threats to individual privacy
Paper ID #16838Adding ’Professional Awareness’ to the Software Engineering CurriculumDr. Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh Dr. Dan Budny joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty as Academic Director of the Freshman Pro- grams and an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering in January 2000. Prior to that time he served as Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Freshman Programs at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. and M.S. degree from Michigan Technological University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. His research has focused on the development of programs that assist entering
Paper ID #16519Research and Instructional Strategies for Engineering RetentionDr. Claudia J Rawn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Claudia Rawn is an Associate Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is also the Director of the Center for Materials Processing. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee full time she was a Senior Research Staff Member in the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a Joint Faculty Member in the University of Tennessee’s Materials Science and Engineering Department. She received her
ensuring students and teachers in many K-12 classrooms across theUS will be engaged with engineering education. The framework upon which the NGSSis based states, “Students should learn how science is used, in particular through theengineering design process, and they should come to appreciate the distinctions andrelationships between engineering, technology, and the applications of science”2.Science and engineering complement each other in many ways, but teach studentsdifferent, yet equally important, skill sets. “If the core of science is discovery, then theessence of engineering is creation”3. The challenge of including engineering in schoolprograms is evident4, especially at the elementary level where time dedicated to scienceinstruction is far
as a social experience particularly in terms of gender and race among underrepresented college students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). He has presented his scholarship at research conferences organized by the American Educational Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, and Out in STEM Incorporated. Luis holds professional experience in various STEM student support initiatives at Rutgers University including the STEM Talent Expansion Program, Upward Bound Math-Science, and Project Advancing Graduate Edu- cation. He is a certified K-12 mathematics teacher in New Jersey with a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education and Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from
Theodori, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineeering Ms. Theodori is a Program Coordinator for the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineer- ing’s Technical Management, Engineering Management and Space Systems Engineering. She also has developed online and blended classroom courses for the program and lectures in Information Research and Advanced Technology. Ms. Theodori is a Principal Staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory working in information management, policy and communication. Judith re- ceived her Bachelor’s in Labor Relations from San Francisco State University in 1983, and her Masters in Library Science from Queens College in 1998.Dr. James D Beaty
technological determinism [e.g., 28] and perceptions of engineering expertise [e.g., 29], andexplore the relationship between engineering work and a broader service to society [e.g., 30].In fall 2015, semester-long, group based design challenges around food and sustainability weredesigned to offer students opportunities to experientially ground their developing conceptualunderstandings. More specifically, student teams investigated the broad challenge in specificlocal contexts with a focus on technical, social, cultural and economic factors. Workshopelements over the semester prepared students to engage in observations of the local context andengage with stakeholders to develop and represent a coherent understanding of the chosencontext and system
and motivation, and self-efficacy inengineering skills, technical ability, design, and tinkering, teamwork skills, and their careerawareness. Significant gains in the pre/post populations were evaluated using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test.The results indicate the students in the project-based course show significant gains inengineering design confidence and skills, and have statistically significant higher post-engineering design confidence, motivation, tinkering skills, and engineering skills. The students’in the career-based course show significant gains in engineering design confidence and careerawareness.IntroductionAccording to the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), engineeringgraduates must have the
build for the future through a wide range of leadership roles in industry, government, and academia--not just through technical jobs.”The Academy further adds that: “The next several decades will offer more opportunities for engineers, with exciting possibilities expected from nanotechnology, information technology, and bioengineering. Other engineering applications, such as transgenic food, technologies that affect personal privacy, and nuclear technologies, raise complex social and ethical challenges. Future engineers must be prepared to help the public consider and resolve these dilemmas along with challenges that will arise from new global competition, requiring thoughtful and
Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Louisville where he has taught since 1981. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His area of research is non-destructive testing and evaluation of materials with a focus on concrete structures. He teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of design and con- struction of pavements. He is currently involved in conducting research in condition survey of bridge structures using remote sensing technology. He has also been actively involved the American Society of Civil Engineers, serving on the Educational Activities and Continuing Education committees as well as the Technical Council for Computing and Information Technology
leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology; andto inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growth andservice.The civil engineering program established 16 student outcomes to achieve the mission and meetthe ABET accreditation requirements: Our students upon graduation: 1. Design civil engineering components and systems. 2. Demonstrate creativity, in the context of engineering problem-solving. 3. Solve problems in the structural, construction management, hydraulic, and geotechnical discipline areas of civil engineering. 4. Solve problems in math through differential equations, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry. 5. Design
Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical
Engineering (WECE) study. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University.Dr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. A vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003, she founded and directs Engineering is ElementaryTM , a groundbreaking project that integrates engineering concepts into elementary curriculum and teacher professional development. As of September 2014, EiE has served 6.2 million
] Downey, G., A. Donovan, & T.J. Elliott (1989). “The invisible engineer: How engineering ceased to be a problem in science and technology studies.” Knowledge & Society, 8:189-216.[15] Parsons, Keith (ed.) (2003). The Science Wars: Debating Scientific Knowledge and Technology, Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY USA.
, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also held a position as Professor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Na- tional Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked as a Project Manager developing solutions of high-speed transmission
, University of Colorado - Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and adjunct professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the
Paper ID #16252Mosul Dam - A Study in Complex Engineering ProblemsLt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, protective structures, and
all this, is really nice [interview; Raven; 4/23/2015; 1:34 – 2:02].From engineering and non-engineering students alike, we found an increased interest inengineering, as illustrated by this response to one of the open-ended survey questions: I have amuch greater appreciation for structural art and feel more interested in it [survey response]. Onthe survey and during the interviews/focus groups, students described engineering as a creativeprofession. A student explained: I didn’t have an opinion on engineers before, not having any in my family, except for electrical engineering. I thought that they mainly had to do with technology and that is what they did. So, I guess, it definitely changed my opinion on engineers. I know
Rice University in Bioengineering.Mr. Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is the Academic Director of the Michigan State University College of Engineering CoRe (Cornerstone Engineering and Residential) Experience program and a Senior Academic Specialist in the Department of Engineering Undergraduate Studies. His current teaching and management respon- sibilities include development, delivery and administration of first-year courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computa- tional tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management
ethics and engineering ethics. Yet,professional ethical issues in biomedical engineering are often different from the onestraditionally discussed in these fields. Biomedical engineers differ from medical practitioners,and are similar to other engineers, in that they are involved in research for and development ofnew technology, and do not engage in the study, diagnosis and treatment of patients. Biomedicalengineers differ from other engineers, and are similar to medical practitioners, in that they aim tocontribute to good patient care and healthcare. The ethical responsibilities of biomedicalengineers thus combine those of engineers and medical professionals, including a responsibilityto adhere to general ethical standards in research and
Engineering Technology at Penn State, Wilkes- Barre, where he teaches telecommunications, wireless systems, networking, optoelectronics and analog and digital electronics. He is a member of IEEE, IET (England), and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England. His research interests include RF components and antennas, and Powerline Communication. He is an advocate of diversity in the educational environment. Dr. Ofosu received his Ph.D. from the Electronic Systems Engineering Department at University of Essex in England. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Service Oriented Remote Laboratories in Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper suggests a new approach to perform the laboratories
Paper ID #15530Dimensions of Experienced Responsive Teaching in EngineeringDr. Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts University Aaron W. Johnson is a postdoctoral research associate at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014, where his research focused on human-automation interaction in complex aerospace vehicles. Aaron also obtained a master’s degree from MIT in 2010 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2008, both in aerospace engineering.Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University
Paper ID #15947Integration of Engineering Practice into the CurriculumDr. Ibrahem E. Atawi, University of Tabuk Ibrahem Atawi received the B.S. in electrical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 2005, the dual M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineer- ing management from Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 2013. Since 2013, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department and Dean of Collage of Engineering