Information Systems in the School of Engineering of Uni- versity of Minho where he teaches courses on information systems management and information systems planning to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He is also involved in research projects in the area of methodologies for organizational intervention activities such as; Information Systems Management, Information Systems Planning and Information Systems Development. Other topics of interest are the adoption process of IT applications by organizations and the curricula for Information Systems profes- sionals. He is the head of the Department of Information Systems and is director of the Master Degree
director for teaching and learning initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from CU, and a D.Phil. in mechanical engineer- ing from the University of Oxford, England. Dr. Louie’s research interests are in the areas of engineering student retention and performance, teaching effectiveness and collaborative learning.Prof. Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, COMs. Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder Alyssa is a master’s student with an emphasis in energy and environment
interests include product family and product platform design, trade space exploration and multi-dimensional data visualization, and multidisciplinary design optimization, and he has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers to date. He is the recipient of the 2011 ASEE Fred Merryfield Design Award and has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching and research, including the 2007 Penn State University President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration. He is a Fellow in ASME and an Associate Fellow in AIAA. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.Mr. Marcus Shaffer, Penn State
company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University, both in Civil Engineering. His Ph.D. degree includes a minor in Science and Mathematics Education. His master’s degree is in Environmental Engineering from
an IT Specialist in IBM China, Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State University. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX. His research interests include image and signal processing and image and video coding.Dr. A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Kumar obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He works with multiple school districts on state and national standards, relevance of science in the global economy and expanding
Paper ID #7973A Multidisciplinary Hydroelectric Generation Design Project for the Fresh-man Engineering ExperienceDr. Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University Dr. Prairie is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Norwich University in Vermont where he teaches electrical engineering courses and guides undergraduate student research in electrical system design. Prior to joining Norwich he spent 10 years in industry developing sensor systems after serving as an officer managing Science & Technology development programs for 15 years in the United States Air Force (USAF). He holds a PhD in
Page 23.225.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Communication and Teamwork Skills in Engineering Technology ProgramsIntroductionInstitutions of higher education have acknowledged that an effective teaching/learning processmust involve assessing and evaluating what and how much students are learning. Assessmentand evaluation leads to improvements in the educational experiences.ETAC/ABET Criteria 3.B.e. and 3B.g. require that graduates demonstrate effective skills inteamwork and communication.1 Therefore, the goal of this project was to develop consistent andefficient methods for assessment of students’ skills in these areas for different programs
22.6%their peers. They The Visiting Fellows 3.2%expressed an ability to relate their projects to the real world, to the classroom, and toengineering. In fact, 77.4% of the students who participated in the visiting fellows programstated in a free response that their favorite aspect of the two weeks was either research for orexecution of the projects.Hands-on, problem-based activities are nearly unheard of in Kenyan education, as nearly alllearning is lecture style with some step-by-step laboratory work. As a result, these projects posedan educational paradigm shift for the students. In interviews, teachers also agreed that thispedagogical approach was more engaging and largely unknown to them in their
Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC), an all-terrain wheelchair designed for de- veloping countries that was a winner of a 2010 R&D 100 award and was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s top innovations in 2011. His Ph.D. work focused on adapting the burrowing mechanisms of razor clams to create compact, low power, and reversible burrowing systems for subsea applications such as anchoring, oil recovery, and cable installation. Prof. Winter is a founder of Global Research Innovation and Technology (GRIT). He was the recipient of the 2010 Tufts University Young Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2010 MIT School of Engineering Graduate Student Extraordinary Teaching and Mentoring Award, and the 2012 ASME/Pi Tau
his B.Tech (Ed.) and Ph.D. in Technology Education from the University of Limerick in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He spent six years in the metal fabrication industry developing engineering craft based skills prior to pursuing his studies in technology education. He currently holds a faculty position at the University of Limerick where he teaches engineering graphics courses to under- graduate and postgraduate students of initial teacher education. He was the program chair for the 67th MidYear Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Conference in Limerick, Ireland in 2012. He has been awarded the EDGD Chair’s Award in 2010 and 2011 in addition to the prestigious Oppenheimer Award in 2012. He is the current
-state.edu) is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department atKansas State University. Research and teaching interests include signal processing, the development of advancedinstrumentation, low-noise analog design, audio electronics, electroacoustics, and multidisciplinary education. Healso maintains an active interest in music, playing piano, organ and bass in various local bands and ensembles.FREDERICK W. BURRACK (fburrack@k-state.edu) is the Director of the Office of Assessment at Kansas StateUniversity, and is an Associate Professor in K-State’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance. He also oversees thegraduate program for the Music Program. Burrack’s research interests include student-learning assessment methods,cross
Data Acquisition Systems for the CGA Plasma LabAbstract: This paper reports on the results of an educational collaboration between Physics andElectrical Engineering faculty at US Coast Guard Academy (CGA), to advise a senior capstoneproject. The Physics faculty is constructing a research grade plasma laboratory as a nexus forProject Based Learning (PBL), the development of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) physicstheory applications to support organization missions, and investigations into plasma physicsexperiments that are vital to today’s scientific challenges. The collaborative project was designedto setup an electronic system for the lab’s command, control, and data collection from threeplasma experiments being developed in house.Two Electrical
Paper ID #6832Implementing a Student-Suggested Course in Engineering Career Develop-mentDr. Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University Dr. Julie E. Sharp, M.A.T., M.A., Ph.D., is Professor of the Practice of Technical Communications in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, where she teaches written and oral communication courses in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the General Engineering Division. Her teaching and research interests include job search communication, learning styles, and integrating com- munication in engineering courses. In 2012, she won an Apex Award for Excellence in
Longitudinal Evaluation of a GIS Laboratory in a Transportation Engineering Course”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 137(4), 2011, pp. 258-266.6. Byrne, B.M. (2001).”Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS. Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming”, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2008.7. Cho, M.H. “Online Student Orientation in Higher Education: A Developmental Study”, Educational Technology Research and Development, 60(6), 2012, pp. 1051-1066.8. Chyung, S.Y., Moll, A.J. and Berg, S.A. “The Role of Intrinsic Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, and E-Learning Practice in Engineering Education, The Journal of Effective Teaching, 10(1), 2010, pp. 22-37.9
acollection of learned role behaviors appropriate to college teaching. In more specificterms, students see four types of behavior as evidence of authenticity: i) teachers wordsand actions are congruent; ii) teachers admit to error, acknowledge fallibility, and domake mistakes in public view of learners; iii)teachers allow some aspects of theirpersonality( outside their role as teachers or mentors) to be revealed to students; and iv)teachers do respect learners by allowing them to express their views and by being open tochanging their practice as a result of students’ suggestions. Page 23.897.8Steps towards trust buildings: Trust is not something bestowed
from Drexel University in 1996 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She taught for two years as a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. She has been teaching Environmental Engineering courses in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Penn State University since 2009. She is pioneering the use of online courses for summer courses, flipped courses throughout the semester and professional development in Pennsylvania. In addition, she has advised over a dozen students on the use of Moringa seeds for sustainable water treatment in the developing world.Dr. Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
have identified that women tend toengage in technology transfer at a much lower rate than men. However, a multitude ofprograms, many of which now focus directly on women, exist to help researchers transition froman academic laboratory into business ventures around that technology. Not all of these programsfollow the same philosophy, although all involve teaching business acumens to technicalresearchers. This paper strove to explain, via individual panelists responses, informationresources, educational training, and support programs to help guide women into the researchcommercialization arena such that their research gains wider exposure and visible impact. Anumber of programs directed at students and early career researchers were discussed and
cover (2008). She is an active mentor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activi- ties in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003 and during this time has contributed to numerous ASEE conference proceedings articles and educational journal publications. Page 23.1061.1
) which universities perform.i Government funds research for knowledge, not profit.In exchange, government typically receives a license to use the product of the research but theuniversity is free to commercialize the research and license it to industry. Industry though, isnow also looking to Universities for research. “As companies decrease the size and scope of theirinternal research laboratories, companies are increasingly turning to universities for basicresearch. Federal and state governments are developing funding programs that emphasizecollaboration between universities and companies that will enhance translational research andsupport economic development.” iiThe 1980 passage of the Bayh-Dole Act iii accelerated industry-university
students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings–over 60 with students. He has authored three engineering texts on classical controls
Page 23.1097.3of the laboratory courses that are found at bachelor degree granting institutions. The surveywritten and delivered at CC is available in Appendix C. A total of 91 students were surveyed atCC, all from the Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1020) course. CC students are composed ofa mix of traditional and non-traditional students from various backgrounds. Many students are inthe first year of their engineering study, but many have other degrees or have pursued studies inother areas prior to joining the engineering department. At CC, students took the survey on paperafter a lecture and discussion on engineering ethics, without the instructor present. Studentresponses were collected by a student volunteer and results recorded by a
Paper ID #5950Infusing Mechatronics and Robotics Concepts in Engineering CurriculumDr. Anca L. Sala, Baker College of Flint Dr. Anca L. Sala is Professor and Dean of Engineering and Computer Technology at Baker College of Flint. In addition to her administrative role she continues to be involved with development of new engineering curriculum, improving teaching and assessment of student learning, assessment of program outcomes and objectives, and ABET accreditation. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA serving in various capacities
Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at North Dakota State University, where he teaches courses in signals and systems, digital signal processing, ran- dom processes, communications, controls, embedded systems, and others. His main research interests include digital and statistical signal processing, time series analysis, spectral and time-frequency analysis
existence of distance learning technologies,massively open online courses (MOOCs), and financial incentives provided byinstitutions to faculty members, departments and schools that teach or offer entireengineering degree programs on-line.So, what does this mean for the engineering educational system in the U.S. – where arewe headed (Quo Vadis)? The author is convinced that there are huge policy issues thatmust be identified, studied and analyzed in order to develop plans for the future ofengineering education in the U.S. This paper identifies and discusses some of these issuesin an attempt to bring them into sharper focus. IntroductionAccording to a 2011 article in Time magazine1, “everyone from President Obama to theUnited States Chamber of
Paper ID #6345An Analysis of Two Interventions Designed to Improve Student Performancein Engineering CalculusDr. Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville JULIA H. CHARIKER, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She teaches courses in human cognition and learning. Her research combines the psychology of learning and cogni- tion, new information technologies, and collaboration with experts in biology, medicine, and engineering.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Patricia A
Paper ID #6570Applying a knowledge-generation epistemological approach to computer sci-ence and software engineering educationDr. Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University Dr. Stephen T. Frezza, C.S.D.P. is a Professor of Software Engineering at Gannon University in Erie, PA (USA). Dr. Frezza is a Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP), and at Gannon pursues research in Program Assessment, Software Engineering Pedagogy, and Engineering Philosopy. His teach- ing interests include Software Process, Requirements, Design, Testing and Quality Assurance. He is the past chair of the Computer and Information Science Department
companies in the automotive, electronics,consumer goods, and service industries, and also served as manager of the Fitch Japan-based innovationlab called the MadLab (Marketing and Design Laboratory). One of John’s most notable programs wasthe revitalization of the Nissan Motor Company brand. John served as global manager for the interna-tional (U.S., Japan, UK) trans-disciplinary design and research team responsible for the creation of thenew Nissan brand mark and corporate logo design and branding guidelines. John returned to the U.Sin 2001 as Vice President and Director of Client Services for product design at the Fitch San Franciscooffice. John was responsible for the development and management of all Japanese accounts, and somekey accounts
Paper ID #6392Problem-Solving Learning Environments for an Introduction to Food Engi-neering CourseProf. Tammara Ram´ırez , Universidad de las Americas Puebla Tammara Ramrez is a Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches ethics and development complex thinking skills related courses. Her research interests include faculty development, outcomes assessment, and creating effective learning environments.Prof. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaDr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Professor Palou is director of
Paper ID #8131Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team ProjectCase StudyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He has three US Patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s , 50+ M.S. and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division
undergraduate diversity (ROSE-BUD) program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant to increase the recruitment, retention and development of underrepresented popula- tions in electrical and computer engineering. She has approximately 20 peer-reviewed publications with two in the Computers in Education Journal. She also recently published a book on Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study.Dr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global