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local, regional, and international conferences. The courseappears to have performed well with respect to many of the ABET outcomes. Page 25.729.9References[1] Bowman, R. J. “Electrical Engineering Freshmen Practicum,” Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2003.[2] Farrow, D., and R. LeMaster. “Automation laboratory development enhances studentlearning.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 18-21,2006.[3] Scott, S., R. Athinarayanan, Xiaobing Hou, and Shuju Wu. “Integrated curriculum andlaboratory development of an undergraduate
AméricasPuebla.Bibliography1. Fogler, H. S. 2006. Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering. 4th Ed. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.2. Jonassen, D. H., Strobel, J., and Lee, C. B. 2006. Everyday problem solving in engineering: Lessons for engineering educators. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2): 1–14.3. Jonassen, D. H. 2011. Learning to Solve Problems: A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments. Routledge: New York.4. Jonassen, D. H. 2010. Assembling and Analyzing the Building Blocks of Problem-Based Learning Environments, in Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Volume One: Instructional Design and Training Delivery (K. H. Silber and W. R. Foshay, eds.), John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.5. Flavell, J. H
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survey provided. Page 25.765.5Figure 1: Green Robotics with Lego Mindstorms Figure 2: Students Utilizing Lego Mindsorms Page 25.765.6S-STEMCurrently, the author of this effort is a co-principal investigator (or co-PI) on a NSF Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) funded grant. This grant hasa primary focus of supporting scholarships for academically talented students demonstratingfinancial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or attending a STEM graduateprogram4. As a co-PI, the author of this effort is responsible for aiding in the selection
AC 2012-3326: INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM FOR ENGINEERING INHIGH SCHOOL (ICE-HS): STATUS UPDATEDr. Shamsnaz Virani, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Shamsnaz S. Virani, Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley, earned her Ph.D.in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Alabama, Huntsville. She also holds a M.S. in human factors engineering from Wright State University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from The University of Pune, India. Prior to joining Penn State, Virani worked with the Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems at the University of Texas, El Paso. She was also a Visiting Assistant Professor at the
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correct any serious design problems before the sensorsare fabricated. A key deliverable is the implementation of the design algorithm, usually in aspreadsheet (see Figure 4).Students were guided toward designing load cell transducers configured as circular aluminumrings because aluminum rings of various sizes were readily and inexpensively available from thedepartment machine shop. Some student teams whose members had machine shop experiencechose to design and fabricate transducers of other types, such as a C-shaped transducer whichhad multiple attachment points to allow its range to be adjusted and an S-shaped transducerwhich was similar to some commercial designs (see Figure 5). Figure 4: Load cell transducer design spreadsheet created by
presents practicalapplications of nanotechnology, fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials, and futurepossibilities. The course gives examples where nanoscale properties are different from bulkscale properties, and how these differences can be exploited for the development of commercialproducts.The paper describes the implementation of the NanoExposed! course including course topics,activities, faculty involved as instructors, guest speaker(s), and resources used. Specific topicsfrom different disciplines are given as examples. It also includes preliminary assessment resultsas well as student data such as the different majors enrolled in the course. The course was firsttaught during the Spring 2011 semester and taught again during the
for writing the paper, their activity was less frequent incomparison to teams 3 and 5. Team 1’s wiki history contributions revealed that only halfof the team members were writers of the paper for the most part. Their activitiesprimarily were content contributions and formatting. With only 17 percent of activityattributed to edits. In contrast, teams 3 and 5 had higher percentages attributed to edits,emphasizing more dialog between team members rather then individual contributions.Contributions history for teams 3 and 5 also showed that there were contributions fromeach of the team members, making their work experience more of a collaborativeprocess.The meaning of collaborative process for each of the team members is an importantconsideration
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work were previously presented at the ASEE Southeastern SectionAnnual Conference in 200818.References 1. Ennis, B. J., J. Green, and R. Davies, “Particle technology: the legacy of neglect in the U.S.,” Chem. Eng. Prog., 90(4), 32-43 (1994). 2. Nelson, R. D., R. Davies, K. Jacob, “Teach ’em particle technology,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 29, 12-16 (1995). 3. Chase, G. G., and K. Jacob, “Undergraduate teaching in solids processing and particle technology,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 32, 118-121 (1998). 4. Dave, R. N., I. S. Fischer, J. Luke, R. Pfeffer, and A. D. Rosato, “Particle technology concentration at NJIT,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 32, 102-107 (1998). 5. Donnelly, A. E., R. Rajagopalan, “Particle science and
interactwith and provide feedback from the customer were substantially improved in the second semester.This implies the faculty’s efforts in emphasizing design innovation rather than design analysis inthe class. a bFigure 1. a) Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOC), Model 1030 S. b) Examples of student’s workfor developing of an automated system for inserting specimen cups in a carbon analyzer: fromrack and pinion traversing design, through belt and chain drives, drum assembly with a swing arm Page 25.5.6to using a robotic arm and four bar linkages.Table 1 shows the top and bottom three scored
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. The results of this study bolster evidence to support theimportance of the first year experience for engineering technology students. Both academically Page 25.331.8strong and weak students drop out of the major equally. Educators hoping to improve thenumber of STEM graduates should explore first year interventions designed to support thesuccess of students. References 1. Beering, S. (2010). Preparing the next generation of STEM innovators: Identifying and developing our nation’s human capital. Retrieved from http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2010/nsb1033.pdf 2. Gibbs, R. (2009
compared.6,7 The existing literature about TFIDF describes it as atechnique used to classify documents based on keywords and modifiers. Specifically, TFIDF isused to describe documents using hierarchical subclasses, or other creative methods where thealgorithm is used repeatedly per subclass. For example, a keyword for a computer hardware partmight be described as “comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware”, and this is an example of where thealgorithm is used repeatedly in a loop within each subclass. From a computational perspectivethis puts a large load on the processor(s), and as such is quite intensive, but the results aregenerally accurate. Although we are not using a repeated looping method within subclasses forthis study, we can still use the TFIDF to
the global Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) enterprise. While national engineering baccalaureate productiongrew in 2010 by 5.3% 78,347, the fractions of this total awarded to African Americans,Latinos, and American Indians, increased only slightly. Degrees earned by these threehistorically underrepresented group’s peaked-in percentage terms-in 2003 at 11.6%, thendeclined for several years and now, in 2010, are back up to 11.5%. These samerace/ethnic groups are projected to make up 33.9% of the U.S. population graduatingfrom high school in 2014. Engineering degrees awarded to women have followed asimilar trajectory-growth through the 1990’s with a percentage peak in 2000 at 20.6% ofthe total. In 2009, women represented 18
consideration. These objectives are noted in eachcourse syllabus and explained to the students in the first class meeting of every semester.The faculty members who are assigned to construction courses identify corresponding examquestion(s), homework assignment(s), and/or class project(s) for each learning objective. Similarto the program level assessment, student work is assessed at the end of the semester for level ofperformance. These results are then grouped under the simplified assessment categories.Table 1 presents the results of the course specific learning outcomes assessment for the CSM4013 Construction Estimating I course. In this example, there are four learning objectives andeach objective is identified with four final exam questions
) Engineering content a) Students identified the role of clients/users b) Students identified criteria/constraints c) Students modeled their solution(s) prior to creating their final prototype d) Students identified connections between engineering and society e) Students utilized peer and teacher feedback to make decisions about redesign f) students utilized data acquired through testing when making decision about redesign3) Gender differences a) Were girls more, equally, or less actively engaged (answer for each stage of the engineering design process) b
; portability of PV equipment; and ability to run the laboratory experiments indoorswhen a controlled solar source is required as well as when weather conditions are not conduciveto the PV experiment. The PV Systems course and corresponding laboratory developed at ourinstitution incorporate all above mentioned requirements.Photovoltaic (PV) systems lecture componentThe first challenge we met was the choice of the course textbook(s). We evaluated all textbookson photovoltaic systems and solar power available on the market at that time. Most of theavailable textbooks had the same flaws as the general course offerings for photovoltaic systems:they were either at the trade level geared towards installer training, or at the four-year schoolengineering level
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necessary ingredient for successful engineeringproject completion?Does any project team member non-commitment 131 6can affect successful completion of engineeringproject?Do you think project manager’s close relations with 134 3his/her project team members contribute towardssuccessful engineering project?Does project management team;s loyalty towards 132 5hid/her project can cause projects overrun in termsof time and cost?Do you think project manager’s promoting a clan 131 6type (family) project culture can contributestowards successful engineering projectcompletion?Data AnalysisIt is evident from the results of the data collected
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also compare 35 incoming students who did not participate in the program. Thisprogram is the initial activity in an undergraduate multidisciplinary design program whichincludes many co-curricular enrichment activities as well as an academic minor. We intend tostudy this group of students through their engineering education and evaluate them periodically.We use both the self-efficacy survey from Carberry, Lee and Ohland (Measuring EngineeringDesign Self-Efficacy) as well as the concepts in design survey from Oehlberg and Agogino(Undergraduate Conceptions of the Engineering Design Process: assessing the Impact of aHuman-Centered Desgin Course – which is an extension of Mosborg S., et.al., Conceptions ofthe Engineering Design Process: An Expert
answer a question about showing initiative, a student might think of a time whenas a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, he or she had the idea to streamline aprocedure for installing the engine. The student would describe the task to be accomplished andthe actions done to complete the task, such as devising the solution, troubleshooting it, makingadjustments, implementing it, and seeing the successful result.Here is another, more detailed example from Drexel University’s Web site: Situation (S): Advertising revenue was falling off for my college newspaper, The Review, and large numbers of long-term advertisers were not renewing contracts. Task (T): My goal was to generate new ideas, materials and
square meter movable solar cells panel mountedso that it was perpendicular to the Sun’s position through out the day. The fixed solar panel wasperpendicular to the Sun’s position only when the Sun was directly overhead.Two simulated locations for the experiment were selected, Morogoro, Tanzania and Huntsville,Alabama. Morogoro has a latitude of 6° 49′ 0″ S and a longitude of 37° 40′ 0″ E which is nearthe Equator. Huntsville, Alabama has a latitude of 34° 43′ 49″ N and a longitude of 86° 35′ 10″W and is located in the middle part of the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth.The four dates selected for the simulation were the Vernal Equinox March 20, 2011, SummerSolstice June 21, 2011, Autumnal Equinox September 23, 2011, and the Winter