sketch of its geometry is shown in Fig. 1,has been recently used in the FlowCOACH experimental setup as a ‘model insert’ to providestudents at CSULA supplemental information through visual appreciation of the flow in alaboratory setting[6]. In reference to Fig. 1, the channel geometry is comprised of three differentsections: (1) a diverging section with dimensions 27 mm and 80 mm at the end points, and alength of 90 mm in the streamwise-direction (x-direction), (2) a squared section, whichcorresponds to the model insert in the FlowCOACH device, with dimensions of 80 mm × 80mm, and (3) a converging section with dimensions: 80 mm and 42 mm at the end points and alength of 27 mm. The squared-obstruction of the model insert has dimensions of 20 mm
intelligence isnot always the most significant factor in students’ performance; and some other factors –such as willingness and ability to focus, concentration and communication- may be evenmore important, and are a function of students’ emotional well-being. A caring facultysupports individuality not only with encouragement and understanding, but also by nottrying to mold students to an image of what they “should be” and how they “shouldbehave”. Instead, students should be encouraged to realize their own visions andexpectations rather than the expectations of others (1, 2).A caring college professor helps his/her students by insuring that that they gain the selfconfidence to be themselves and exploit their uniqueness, to be successful , by
simulation byunderstanding the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the mechanism, and also verifying thestress analysis of critical members via simple hand calculations. A preliminary assessment to the approach was conducted via a web-based survey. The surveycontained several questions aiming to gauge students’ overall opinion of the use of the softwarepackages in the courses. The overall results are very positive and warrant further exploration anduse of the approach.IntroductionNowadays most manufacturing companies rely on computer aided engineering (CAE) softwarefor the design of their products. In a previous work 1 one of the authors discussed the advantagesof using high-end CAE software in mechanical engineering design courses. In that
traditional teaching, meaning face-to-faceinstruction. The students wishing to enter this program will register as full time students atUACH from semester 1 through 6 and register at NMSU as full time students for semesters 7 to9, and must satisfy the entrance requirements at both universities.The dual degree format was selected because of the considerably reduced legal issues related tothe program implementation. According to the Institute of International Education (IIE) in theirreport called “Joint and Double Degree Programs in the Transatlantic Context: A Survey Report”published in 2009 (Kuder and Obst, 2009), there are significantly more double degrees than joint
information literacy instruction in class. Two sections were giveninformation in four 12 minute, integrated information literacy (otherwise known as “just intime”) instruction sessions, prior to the assignment that the instruction was intended to support.One section was given a traditional “one-shot” instruction session of one hour during the secondweek of the semester. The authors used the coding method devised by Wertz et al.1 to evaluatethe quality of citations included in the bibliographies for each assignment.Review of LiteratureThere is no single and most effective approach to providing library instruction and the use of avariety of instructional methods, reaching ever-widening audiences, and addressing ever-changing needs, is preferred2,3
are primarily trained in applied math,science, and engineering coursework that leaves little room for worthwhile soft skills.While engineering technology has been well established at WTAMU for several decades, the mechanical (2003) andcivil (2010) engineering programs are relatively new. Curricula for the newer engineering degree programs aresimilar to other ABET-accredited programs which are constrained in the number of credits that can be allotted toengineering coursework and required general education curriculum. Many engineering programs in the UnitedStates use one of three approaches to ethics instruction: 1) an ethics component built into modules presented in oneor more engineering courses, 2) a required ethics or philosophy course
traditional classroom/textbook/lab instruction5.Content DeliveryThe course content represents the information that the students should know after going throughthe course. In a fully automated online course, the content can be delivered in 3 methods:1. Written content is delivered as web pages or pdf, doc or other file formats. This is the method employed by most online courses that are offered today.2. Pre-recorded content can be in audio or video form. Although some students prefer listening or watching a video of a lecture to reading, this method of delivery offers the least flexibility in terms of making changes to the course. This is due to the fact that even to add a single word, an entire segment usually needs to be recorded anew.3
). Page 25.1002.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Online Delivery of a Project-Based Introductory Engineering CourseIntroductionEngineering education is increasingly moving to nontraditional delivery modes, especially onlinedelivery. According to Allen and Seaman, “Over 5.6 million students were taking at least oneonline course during the fall 2009 term; an increase of nearly one million students over thenumber reported the previous year.”1 This represents a 21 percent growth rate while there wasonly a 2 percent growth rate for higher education student population.1 With this movementcomes the challenge to meet the quality offered by traditional face-to
online courses reached 4.6 million students in 2008 [1].The 17 percent growth rate for online enrollments is significantly higher than the 1.2 percentgrowth rate of the overall higher education student population during the same time period [2].A follow-up report published in 2011 [3] , and other papers [4] , [5], [6] seek to address andprovide answers to some of the fundamental questions related to the nature and extent of onlineeducation. Some of the questions addressed in the report are, whether retention of students isharder in online courses, if the learning outcomes in online courses are comparable to face-to-face (F2F) courses, whether faculty acceptance of online education has increased, or the impact
wonderful technology, providing infinite access to information and, aswell, many innovative communication and educational modalities. The latter, our subject, iswidely debated as the integrity and, by default, the value of online (Internet based) education isquestioned by society, students and more importantly, industry.However, with the demand for education exceeding the ability of universities to supply it, andthe ever increasing budgetary constraints, many are choosing online content delivery [1]. Thissolution allows universities to increase enrollment far beyond the capacity of its physicalinfrastructure, in addition to acquiring students beyond the boundaries of its state or even
requires more flexible class schedule. In order to accommodate theneeds of both groups: the university enrolled students and industry representative, theeducational units must adequately adjust their curriculum providing students with theopportunity to learn via traditional, blended or purely on-line class styles. Figure 1 depicts allthree educational approaches. The first case represents a traditional model, in which the theoryand hands-on activities are delivered in-person. We note that even the traditional approachbranches in two distinctive models (not shown on the Figure 1). One model represents thetraditional engineering curriculum in which the theory of the subject is presented first, followedby the hands-on activities. There is an
where they could use a wiki to manage workingdocuments and a resource manager to store, share and organize resources (e.g.documents, images, urls, multimedia resources etc).ResultsWe begin by reporting data on students’ general use of web 2.0 tools for personal andacademic goals. Table 1-1 shows summative results from the Internet Usage Survey weadministered during our pilot study. The purpose of collecting such data was to find out Page 25.1006.4the students’ experience level with the use of online technologies as well as to gain abetter understanding about the context of where online tools were used.Internet Usage Survey Frequently
tosuggest that the module content was too voluminous for the length (and pace) of the course and ashorter module length was preferred.keywords: civil engineering education, design, learning systems, multimedia, distance learning,blended learning, wood design, wood, online module, wood education, NEESacademy.IntroductionWood is one of the oldest, environmentally sustainable construction materials. Approximately90% (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1994)[1] of all residential and 11%of non-residential (USDA Forest Service, 2008) [2] structures in the United States are built usingsawn lumber and engineered wood products. 1 These modern engineered wood systems requirespecialized design and materials’ specification knowledge. However
major was inplace. From the university standpoint, it was widely agreed that environmental issues, fromclimate change to land and water usage, to alternative energy, represent critical challenges forsociety [1]. Thus, NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy –the ESE Institute – was developed. In addition, the University administration made fundingavailable for development, hiring faculty members and supporting students. The academicprograms developed through the ESE Institute are cross-disciplinary, with the overall goal toaddress societal and scientific needs for a greater understanding of environmental issues [2].Recognizing the complexity of environmental issues, a holistic approach was taken whichconnects
, and if a student failsto finish his or her part, this failure will not affect the entire project. Students from differentlocations are able to participate in the design and mock interview.In this paper, the result of the authors’ finding in this field, new requirements andrecommendations for teaching the senior projects course online will be discussed. Differenttechniques such as web conferencing and group interviewing are employed to replace physicalinteraction.1-IntroductionOnline learning or e-learning has become an increasingly common choice for many peoplepursuing education. A Yahoo search with the keyword “senior projects” will result in more thanten thousand hits, and perhaps all refer to onsite teaching of this course. A search of
developed to explore the potential for remote versus localcomputing of complex geometry stress analysis using FEM. In this engineering tool, 3D modelsin a COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity)1 (.DAE) file format can be uploaded fromlocal memory or from a pre-designed geometry library. The 3D solids tool then volumetricallymeshes the geometry using tetrahedral elements to a user defined level of refinement. Loads andboundary conditions can be applied to the model, and the program solves for nodaldisplacements and stresses.It was found that the use of the 3D solids tool has many advantages in engineering education totraditional, locally installed FEM software packages. The engineering tool is accessible from anymachine with internet access and
, Barbara Page 25.1011.2???-1-4244-1970-8/08/$25.00 ©2012 ASEE/IEEE June, 2012, San-Antonio, TX 40th ASEE/IEEE Session ???AbstractIncreasingly, student entrepreneurial ventures begin as emotional connections, artisticexperiences, and expectations for delivering on research teams. This paper explores studentteam progress and responses to roadblocks while helping a maturing Silicon Valley start-upIMVU consider the role of avatars, creative expression and social interaction in the virtual
each cluster to each other, as ifthey were points in an n-dimensional space is used as our “quality” for each cluster. In an n-dimensional space, n is the number of words in each document.The following math is used to find D, the average distance between the documents in the ithcluster of set C of clusters. (1) (2) (3)The variable P is used to hold the Cartesian product of the set of documents in the cluster withitself, creating a set of pairs of
teaching essential designskills. The working baseline approach provides an opportunity for in-depth technical analysisusing a configuration that is identical for each project team. Accurate system modeling serves toillustrate how analysis-based optimization can be more productive and less time consuming, thantrial-and-error. In addition, it provides a working starting point that motivates the students tostrive for an even better solution. Finally, the approach allows a fairly in-depth design problemto be addressed in a relatively short period of time.Baseline Turntable ProjectThe working baseline project for the senior-level mechanical engineering class is shown inFigure 1. The apparatus consists of a turntable with radius of 79.5 mm. The
, as U.S. employersin high tech industries struggle to find qualified employees amidst a shortage of STEM degreesin the workforce. In August of 2011, President Obama’s Jobs and Competitiveness Councilcalled for an additional 10,000 engineering graduates each year to meet these shortages [1]. Ifthese goals are to be met, educators in engineering disciplines must strive to improve theirgraduation rates, as only 40% of students that begin their education in STEM fields go on tocomplete their degree in that field [2]. Such low graduation rates may be discouraging, but foreducational researchers they highlight the opportunity for significant gains to be made. However,realizing these gains may require a systematic reevaluation of all parts of the
organization. Innovation can be appliedto any existing process, product or a service. The Stanford Center for ProfessionalDevelopment categorized innovation as shown in Figure 1 below9.Figure1: Types of Innovation Doblin (www.doblin.com), classifies innovation into ten types and under four Page 25.1015.3categories: finance, process, offering and delivery. Business model and networkinginnovation comes under financial innovation. The business process management (BPM)strategy of process innovation is expressed in a recognition, development, andstandardization through enabling process and core processes10. Finally, the marketingconcepts of market channels
out in a distance learning mode via the Moodle platform whereall the learning materials are available. The necessary support to accomplish of different tasksis given via E-mail or Skype meetings.The assignments mentioned are composed mainly of lab work where students have toperform some exercises with a “CPLD Board”, a prototyping board developed by theTechnical University of Ilmenau, Germany; CPLD stands for Complex Programmable LogicDevice. This board is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 The CPLD Prototyping BoardBecause of the special conceptual design of this board, students are able test all the topicscovered by the given lectures, e.g. basics of Boolean algebra, combinational logic and simplesequential circuits, etc
paper will describe the involvement of theundergraduate students in the organization and execution of the event, the activities proposed andselected, and the advantages of students’ active participation. Finally, the lessons learned andchallenges experienced will be discussed.1 IntroductionOutreach events have demonstrated to be an effective approach to promote engineering majorsamongst young generations at the same time that they support the mission of engineeringprofessional societies and universities. Literature presents a large number of examples of pre- Page 25.1017.2college (K-12) level outreach programs undertaken by universities
themselves bystating their occupations and why they were visiting the class. They immediately proceeded toraise students’ curiosity by asking them what they thought of the following question “did youknow that a hollow structure weighing .00625 Ibs can support a load of over 30 lb four inchesabove a surface?” Authors showed one 4” x 6” index card for the structural column weight, anda dumbbell for the weight. Students responded to the question in different ways though mostindicated that the index card could not hold such a load. It was discovery time for the middleschool students whether they were ready to prove their answer stood correct. 4” x 6” Index Cards Dumbbell Weight Figure 1
are to 1.) develop systems, design, and entrepreneurialthinking amongst secondary school students and their teachers, 2.) create an affordable,sustainable and replicable innovation space 3.) develop an innovative experiential sciencecurriculum 4.) integrate the indigenous knowledge of the host country into the science educationcurriculum and 5.) develop a sustainable method for building prototypes using universalconnectors.These objectives were operationalized in a Humanitarian Engineering and SocialEntrepreneurship (HESE) class that focuses on integrated engineering design, business strategyand implementation strategy development. Multidisciplinary student teams focused on severalaspects of the project including emergent integration
, crystallization is usually neglecteddespite the fact that it is a key process for forming particles and controlling their properties. In2006, it was noted that crystallization can be incorporated into existing courses to address thelack of crystallization education13. Page 25.1020.3Course ImplementationA new course in Particle and Crystallization Technology (PACT) was taught during the Spring2007 and Spring 2009 semesters as a split level elective class. During the Spring 2007 semesterthere were 15 juniors and seniors, and 2 graduate students; and in the Spring 2009 semester therewere 21 juniors and seniors, and 1 graduate student. The graduate level
clearly the opportunities open to, and obstacles faced by, women in STEM (science,technology, engineering and mathematics) today.The panel will be moderated by engineering educator Cheryl Schrader, who will brieflyintroduce the motivation behind the overall project and the team’s companion research on publicperceptions of women in the history of science and engineering.1 Each of the panelists – history,social science and engineering researchers who also wrote these draft monologues – will speakfor four to five minutes in the persona of a woman scientist, engineer or inventor from thehistorical record. These five draft monologues synthesize the details and distinctive voice foundin primary and secondary source documents with the larger concerns of
may direct their area of study after theirsophomore year in one of four focus areas – robotics, mechanical engineering systems, electricalengineering systems, and civil engineering (land development). Every student, regardless offocus area, must complete a project-based course each semester of his or her degree. The cohortof students was mostly male (91%) with a high percentage of non-traditional students (28%)returning to school.For the study, students were asked during their required engineering project course, to representtheir understanding of how the DC voltage measurement function (Figure 1) works in amultimeter that they assembled. Students were first asked to submit for homework their responseto the following question: Q1
Loop • 20-pin SSOP packageThe rfPIC12F675 is available in three different frequency ranges (Table 1). For this project, therfPIC12F675F utilizing ASK modulation was chosen although any of the three frequency rangeswould have worked. Applications for the rfPIC12F675 include: • Automotive Remote Keyless Entry systems • Alarm systems • Garage door openers • Building door access • Tire pressure monitors • Meter reading • Wireless sensor reading • Low power radio telemetry Page 25.514.3 Table 1 – rfPIC12F675 frequency ranges.The rfRXD0420 is a UHF ASK/FSK receiver that is compatible with