betweenleadership and management, understand and develop ethical principles of entrepreneurialleadership, and recognize various entrepreneurial strategies and apply them as appropriate.MethodsThis course provides an analytical framework to improve understanding of individual and sharedownership models in entrepreneurial organizations, and the way alternative ownership decisionsaffect organizational dynamics. It also looks at the mechanisms that entrepreneurs can use tocreate specific ownership structures and organizational cultures.This course is a half-semester long (7 weeks) covering: 1. Introductions a. Present current state of equity for your project b. Introduction to the pluses and minuses of equity dilution for founders c
., LT-spice) to optimize the existing previously designed circuit.Then, they designed their own board and assembled the components. In the end, they thoroughlycharacterized the circuit that they put together. In the ten-week period, the students went over thecomplete board-level circuit development flow: from the design to the test. Their understandingsof electrical circuit theory was dramatically improved as manifested in their project report andfinal presentation. The feedback from the students demonstrates that the NASA CIPAIR is aneffective method to engage underrepresented minority students to learn electrical circuit theorywith the learning-by-doing method.IntroductionElectrical Circuit Analysis is a fundamental course that is of great
and associate chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University. Dr. Richie is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. Page 24.429.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of On-Line Lecture and Preparation Resources for Electrical Engineering Laboratory CoursesAbstract –The goal of this project is to convert five electrical engineering undergraduate teachinglaboratories at our university to a hybrid teaching format to increase student satisfaction with thelaboratory experience and promote
plotting.An overarching idea behind the SLC is to help students realize that the topics of Calculus I,Physics I, and Programming are most effective when used together in engineering. Theseconcepts in engineering applications are not siloed and nor should the coursework be. Thereforeto address this conceptual misalignment, all three faculty developed mini-projects, or specificassignments incorporating concepts from each of the three disciplines. All three facultycollaboratively developed the real-world application problems that required leveragingknowledge horizontally across all three courses.The bold faced common themes were then mapped to provide a framework in the developmentof the interdisciplinary mini-projects. It was critical to ensure the
students. Dr. Cadwell currently consults on a $1.2 million NSF grant that she procured in partnership with the Univer- sity of Idaho faculty in Curriculum and Instruction, UI Extension, and two local Native American Indian Tribes: the Coeur d’Alene (CdAT) and Spokane (ST) tribes. The grant, ITEST, Strategies Project—Back to the Earth (BTTE), is addressing a national call to increase the STEM workforce pipeline by supporting and improving the STEM educational experiences for Native American students. Dr. Cadwell is a member of the grant leadership team with expertise in STEM content, curriculum development, and technology ed- ucation. The team is using an interdisciplinary framework to reach under-served populations. The
, Fairfax, VA, USA. He studies the use of informa- tion and communication technologies (ICT) for engineering learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He is a co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Ed- ucation Research (CHEER), Cambridge University Press (2014). He can be reached at ajohri3@gmu.edu. More information about him is available at: http://mason.gmu.edu/˜ajohri3Prof. akshay sharma, Virginia Tech, Industrial Design Akshay Sharma, an Associate Professor, is passionate about creating thin interfaces in analogue as well as digital media and about using design as a catalyst for the empowerment of women. Currently he is working on projects related to: micro
engineering. A National ScienceFoundation supported project at Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education andOutreach aims to provide this support to elementary teachers as they learn to develop andimplement integrated engineering and literacy (IEL) activities in their classrooms. As part of theongoing professional development (PD) for this project, participating teachers discussinstructional practices for creating and implementing literature-based engineering activities intheir classrooms. These instructional practices involve attending to student reasoning andfostering student engagement in engineering areas of problem scoping, conceptual planning, andrealizing and testing design ideas.This qualitative research study focuses on elementary
Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovativeness and information literacy. Page 24.1155.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Teachers’ Attempts Assessing Middle SchoolEngineering Design WorkAbstractEngineering has made its way into many K-12 classrooms over the past ten years. Teachers areasked to teach engineering through engaging engineering design projects with little
model; little attention to incorporating entrepreneurial focus explicitly into PhD THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT DARTMOUTHDartmouth “Engineering PhD Innovation Program” - 2008 Designed to be SMALL, SELECTIVE, FOCUSED Goal: LIMIT to 5 new students per year Separate criteria beyond PhD - extra COURSEWORK, write and present BUSINESS PLAN, conduct late-stage 6 mo. INTERNSHIP REVERSE FELLOWSHIPS - funded yrs 3-5 of PhD PROJECT SEED FUNDING also provided Luce Foundation grant 12/08 THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT DARTMOUTHPhD Innovation Program – Fall 2013, 5 year status updateComplements ugrad and MEM offerings, enabling representation of full
Research Associate at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Her area of expertise is reading and writing instruction, particularly in the content areas and in project-based learning contexts. Her current research focuses on the effects of text-based engineering units on reading comprehension and oral argumentation. She is particularly interested in how interactive, hand-on learning environments can support literacy development among students with reading disabilities.Dr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Page 24.1358.1 c American Society for
Arab Emirates University. In addition to his experience in the academia, Dr Zaneldin has more than thirteen years of work experience in areas related to design, construction su- pervision, and project management of mega size projects in North America and the Middle East. He has authored and co-authored several journal and conference publications in topics related to engineer- ing education and course management, design coordination, change management, site layout planning, constructability, claims and disputes, and simulation of design and construction operations.Dr. Amr M.I. Sweedan, UAE University Amr Sweedan is an associate professor of Structural Engineering and the Chairman of th Department of Civil and
competence and leadership. His research and teaching interests include developing global agility, globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufac- turing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company. In this capacity he worked as a product development engineer, quality engineer, technical lead, business leader and pro- gram/project manager managing many different global projects. Gregg received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of
language and a BS in an engineering discipline. The fundamental goal ofour program is to create opportunities for students to develop into bilingual, cross-culturallysavvy engineers who possess a keen understanding of and are well equipped to address a varietyof global challenges. In this paper we provide an overview of our project, describe the activitiesthat we have designed and some of the hurdles that we have faced as we have begunimplementing them, and discuss the ways through which we have successfully overcome variouschallenges.Preparing engineers for global challengesWhile only 3.9% of engineering students in the U.S. study abroad, and only 0.1% of those for anentire academic year,3 a full quarter of undergraduate engineering students at
abroad as well as among international students, compared to their counterparts.Differences in specific attributes, including ability to work on a project/product with customersoutside the US, work in a team with members from different countries, and work in a globallydistributed team, were also found. Students who studied abroad and international studentsperceived themselves to be better prepared to work globally.Institutional data were analyzed to identify any areas in which we can make improvements forstudents or that can demonstrate value of international programs to students. For example, weexamined the average deviation from expected number of semesters and years to graduation forthese populations of students. We found no significant
Paper ID #9703Funds of Knowledge in Hispanic Students’ Communities and Householdsthat Enhance Engineering Design ThinkingMr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University Joel Alejandro Mejia (Alex) is a PhD student in Engineering Education and Graduate Research Assistant at Utah State University. He received his B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Uni- versity of Texas at El Paso, and his M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to coming to Utah State University, Alex worked in industry as a Materials Engineer and Project Engi- neer. His current research focuses on how
disseminated disease or metastasis…”Gupta et. al., Cell, 2006 and Siegel et. al. CA Cancer J Clin, Feb 2014In the U.S., Cancer Continues toRepresent an Enormous Burden 574,743 Americans died of cancer in 2010 (585,720 projected for 2013) 1,665,540 Americans will be newly diagnosed with cancer in 2014 (projected) $216.6 billion in 2009 for cancer healthcare costs ($86.6 billion for direct medical) Unlike Other Major Disease Killers, Cancer Continues to Take Nearly the Same Toll as it did in 1950 600 586.8
Paper ID #9485Bluetooth Smart Phone App for Terrain Sensing VehicleDr. Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, PomonaMr. Brian Joseph Lane Brian Lane is a Project Engineer at inhouseIT, a managed service provider focusing on small to medium sized business. He received his A.S. in 2009 in Electronics and Computer Technology, continuing on to get his B.S. in Computer Engineering from DeVry University. His interests include programming applications for any Apple devices and learning new programming languages. Page 24.234.1
Paper ID #9153Control Strategy for a Benchtop Hybrid PowertrainDr. Eric Constans, Rowan UniversityIng. Mariaeugenia Salas AcostaDr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityDr. Bonnie L. Angelone, Rowan University, Department of Psychology I am a cognitive psychologist by training. My primary area of interest is people’s inability to detect changes to visual stimuli, a phenomenon known as change blindness. Through this research I can make inferences about the visual attention system. On this current project I assisted in the assessment of stu- dents’ knowledge
fields.In this paper we describe our efforts at the University of _________ to design and implement a lowcost PIV system. The design has progressed iteratively: first as a summer project for incoming freshmenas a part of an extant National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)Grant, then as a part of undergraduate research (UGR) as part of several local UGR student grants,then for senior capstone design projects aimed at design of systems to make quality measurements tosupport our overall research goals. Details of design, costs, strengths, and challenges are presented. Wenow seek to engage students with PIV, our initial ideas regarding this direction are discussed.IntroductionExperimental fluid dynamics is a field that is
manufacturing, communications and informationtechnology, defense and national security, energy, and health and medicine. While photonicsplays such an important role in enhancing the quality of our lives, higher education programs toprepare technicians to work in this area are few across the country. The existing programs do notproduce a sufficient number of graduates to fill the current and projected industry needs forphotonics technicians in our state and region as well as nationally2. Baker College has startedaddressing this gap by developing and introducing a two-year Photonics and Laser Technologyprogram, the only such program in our state. This initiative has received enthusiastic supportfrom the photonics industry in the state, and is also
the notion that redefining faculty engagement and differencesamong various categories of service, outreach, and engagement would help move the discussionsof outreach – as an essential component of promotion and tenure – in the right direction. Theoverall goal is to better prepare faculty for accepting outreach activities for Promotion andTenure. Outreach Activities as used in this context are activities that may involve students,faculty members, student organizations, business leaders, professional organizations,administrators, or any combination thereof. These activities are designed to create and supportuniversity-recognized projects that have been encouraged – if not officially sanctioned – bycollege or departmental administrators to
geomaterials, Dr. Pando has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring students at both UPRM and UNCC, including 14 undergraduate civil engineering students through the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. Examples of his recent and ongoing engineering education research projects include the development of a Bridge to the Doctoral Program to attract Latinos to geotechnical earthquake engineering (NSF-NEES), use of a multi-institutional classroom learning environment for remote geotechnical engineering education (NSF-TUES), as well as a mixed methods study of the role of student–faculty relationships in the persistence and retention of underrepresented minority students in engineering (NSF
shade and shadow). A Nationalgroups are given a spatial reasoning ability post-test and a Science Foundation (NSF) report titled “Preparingqualitative survey. Each student’s spatial reasoning ability the Next Generation of STEM Innovators” mentionspre-test result is compared to their post-test result to spatial aspects twice in the following statement: Thedetermine how the physical or graphic model project capabilities of STEM innovators often includeeffects their spatial reasoning ability. The results of the “mathematical and spatial abilities alone or inquantitative and qualitative tests in this study will providefaculty with an understanding of the relative benefit of combination with verbal aptitude
lab exercises. To ensure compliance with the “nature of team work”, thefollowing have been instituted: • An “ECE Team Guidelines” document is distributed to all students in the ECE lab sequence (see Appendix A). • A “Teamwork Rubric Template”, used by the “Lab Team Captain” at least five times during the semester, to document the nature of the teamwork through the contribution of each team member to the project (see Appendix B).It is clear that here is where the students learn some of the most important aspects of a globalperspective, (i.e., to employ effective and appropriate interaction and teamwork with people), asillustrated by the attached evaluation form. Even in the absence of team members with
that collaborative tools for education are often chosen with thepurpose of supporting prevailing instructional practices rather than transforming instructionalstrategies. Second, they maintain that current research on collaborative technology has focusedon learner achievement while largely ignoring learning theory. This study describes the experiences of mechanical engineering students assigned to aseries of collaborative projects in two semesters of an engineering materials course.Participating students were given two different online collaborative tools, and two differentinstructional scaffolds for each semester. Participants worked in small groups to solve complexopen-ended problems. We interviewed student and faculty participants to
of all 2.0 students or all 4.0students, which limits the possibility that the average GPA of the team is an important factor inteam success. Over the course of the semester, teams work together on projects in which theysynthesize concepts from previous coursework to design a complete chemical process.Completion of these design projects requires teams to meet for significant periods of time outsideof course meetings, both with and without the course instructor. Data Collection. To understand how Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)1 type make upaffected team dynamics outside of course meetings, we took a document analysis approachduring the Fall 2012 offering of Senior Design that included four data sources: 1. MBTI type results from a
Paper ID #9492The Use Of Peer Evaluations In A Non-Traditional First Year System DesignClassMr. Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Joe Pow is the Associate Director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was the designer and first instructor of a new non-traditional project-based course for incoming Imaging Science freshmen which has had a transformational impact on the Cen- ter. Prior to his arrival at RIT, he was a project manager for the Department of Defense, where he was responsible for the development and production of a wide
semester, studentsbegin to develop problem and needs statements. Those statements begin to take shape as theybegin to identify marketing requirements, design specifications and begin the design process.Students are placed on interdisciplinary teams where they create innovative conceptual solutionsto some of the grand challenges. The conceptual design project in the course has helped studentsrealize where their interests lie. Furthermore, students begin to understand how their corecoursework relates to both the design process and their future engineering courses. In addition to conceptual design, students in the class are introduced to researchhappening within the College of Engineering through both tours of research facilities as well
components,terminology, standards, and design tools and methodologies. Laboratories, also scheduled everyone to two weeks, provide the students with opportunities to apply the lecture material to realmachine components and systems and to develop practical skills in design and machining. Eachlaboratory includes three separate activities for the students to perform, and almost all of thelaboratory equipment was designed and constructed in-house specifically for the course. Thethird component of the course is a design project, which is assigned at the beginning of thesemester and requires the students to integrate what they learn from the weekly lectures andlaboratories, in addition to the material they learn in the Mechanics Based Design lecture
Thiess, Marquette University Page 24.810.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Undergraduate Introduction to Micro-fabrication of Memristors AbstractIn Spring 2012, a pilot project to increase student exposure to nanotechnology was carried out inthe first electronic devices course in the electrical engineering program at our university.Students were given the opportunity to build and test memristors in the nano-electronics researchlaboratory under the supervision of their instructor. In this pilot project, 10% of the students inthe class