-2014 was selected to serve as a Provost Fellow at Clemson. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Joining Hands: Using Consortia to Efficiently Create Easily Accessible International Experiences for Engineering StudentsAs globalization has continued to gain momentum as a central theme shaping the modernengineering economy, international experience and global preparedness have becomeincreasingly sought after attributes of graduates headed for industry, professional schools, andacademia. Both practicing engineers and researchers will, at some point in their careers, beexpected to work closely with collaborators across national, linguistic, and cultural boundaries.This fact is
at OSU he spent eight years at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) as a postdoc- toral researcher and member of the technical staff. There, his research on 2nd generation superconducting wire led to an R&D 100 Award in 2004. He received his Ph. D. in Materials from the Pennsylvania State University in 1998. Dr. Gibbons is a 2012 NSF CAREER awardee, as well. That program is designed to develop new environmentally benign piezoelectric materials, which can be used for a variety of sensing and actuation applications including sonar, ultrasound, energy harvesting, and microelectromechanical systems.Prof. William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Professor Joe Stuart
Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recent recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and
inclusion of this channel in the modified delivery system has many advantages, including thecapacity to improve student engagement by emphasizing relevance to their future careers.(Woolley, Rose, Orthner, Akos, & Jones-Sanpei, 2013). While this deficiency could easily beaddressed through integration of applied content within the core delivery system, it was decided toisolate its delivery within recitation meetings, with only limited review of the associated contentprovided within lecture as necessary. The purpose of isolating the two types of content delivery istwo-fold. Namely, through isolating delivery channels, the system becomes increasingly adaptable,allowing for adjustments in the blend of individual content delivery type. This
agraduate program, and eventually the ability to become a licensed engineer. Both purposes alsosupport the public goals of having high quality programs and making information about qualityavailable.The website accreditation.org “is intended to be the preferred resource for all information on Page 24.972.2Engineering, Technology and Computing (ETC) accreditation globally.”1 It contains informationon accrediting bodies by country and information on accords involving mutual recognitionagreements, as well as information on why accreditation is important and information onengineering and engineering careers. It also has a search engine allowing search for
engineers. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award in 2011 and multiple research and teaching awards. Page 24.1005.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Prevalence of inscriptions in transportation engineering text: Clues to contextAbstractThe purpose of this study is to provide insight into contemporary use of inscriptions, whichinclude visual representations such as equations, tables, graphs, diagrams, and photographs, inrepresenting a specific transportation engineering concept (sight distance) within three types oftextual resources. These
Architecture and VLSI Design. His research interests include the areas of reconfigurable computing, mixed-signal and analog circuit design, and engineering education. Page 24.1023.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngaging undergraduate students in meaningful research experiences is considered a high impacteducational practice. Benefits for the students include development of critical thinking skills,career preparation, improved retention within STEM
his career Dr. Belu published eight book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy, microgrids, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education.Prof. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng is an associate professor of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He
Paper ID #8964Restoring Water, Culture, and Relationships: Using a Community Based Par-ticipatory Research Methodology for Engineering EducationMs. Aimee S Navickis-Brasch P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Aimee Navickis-Brasch is a registered professional engineer with over twenty years of practitioner experi- ence in Hydraulic and Stormwater Engineering. The majority of her career was spent working for WSDOT Headquarters Hydraulics and Stormwater Office where she was responsible for providing statewide sup- port including; design, research, training,and policy development. Aimee is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil
. Page 24.1058.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 RoboSim for Integrated Computing and STEM EducationAbstractThis paper describes the design, implementation, and application of RoboSim, a robotvirtual environment, for integrated computing and STEM education in K-12 schools.Robots are being increasingly used in schools for hands-on project-based learning andmotivating students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM). However high costs and hardware issues are often prohibitive forusing robotics as often as desired in mathematics and science classroom teaching. Due tothe tight schedule for teaching math and science subjects, hardware mishap and failure,such as
greatly contributes to studentlearning.Undergraduate Educational Merits The ELEO-Sat project provides a unique opportunity for student learning through a real-world design experience. At the end of the two year UNP cycle students supply a satellite to the Page 24.1067.6Air Force Research Laboratories. Hands on satellite development helps students developimportant career skills such as teamwork, systems engineering, and integration. Students learnthe importance of deadlines and scheduling throughout the design and development process. Ahigh expectation level encourages students to produce quality work and to present it withcompetency at
on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. She is creating and testing innovative, interdisciplinary curricular approaches that engage students in developing models of real world problems and their so- lutions. Her research also involves working with educators to shift their expectations and instructional practice to facilitate effective STEM integration. Tamara is the recipient of a 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on STEM integration with underrep- resented minority and underprivileged urban K-12 students.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette S¸enay Purzer an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering
grad- uate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy technologies, smart grids, control theory, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data anal- ysis, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart micro- grids, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic com- patibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published eight book chapters, several
of three books and author of over 140 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender, and communication, particularly in STEM. Her research has appeared in such journals as Human Relations, Communication Monographs, Management Communication Quarterly, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, and Journal of Applied Communication Research, as well as proceedings for ASEE and FIE. A fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Communities (TLBGC
, engineers will need something that cannot be described in a single word. In involves dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility. […] Encompassed in this theme is the imperative for engineers to be lifelong learners. They will need this not only because technology will change quickly but also because the career trajectories of engineers will take on many more directions – directions that include different parts of the world and different types of challenges and that engage different types of people and objectives. Hence, to be individually/personally successful, the engineer of 2020 will learn continuously throughout his or her career, not just about engineering but also about history, politics, business, and so forth
kinds oflearning: global (denoting the systems and phenomena that transcend national borders),international (focusing on the nations and their relationships), and intercultural (focusing onknowledge and skills to understand and navigate cultural differences).”1 They sum it up by usingthe same language that appears in the Body of Knowledge2, stating that that global learningrepresents the “knowledge, skills, and attitudes” required by students to apply global learningconcepts to their lives and careers. ACE works with participating institutions to audit and assessexisting international initiatives, to develop a strategy for comprehensive internationalizationaligned with mission, to articulate specific goals, and to assess progress towards these
responsibilities ofeducators is to ensure they receive the best possible experience that can be readily applicable.Transforming the traditional lecture style class to project driven class has proven to be successfullearning experience for a senior level construction contracts class has proven to increase thestudent’s learning ability. Utilizing real project problems in relation to construction contractstopics gave the students an opportunity to solve today’s issues and truly understanding the legalimplications when a project goes bad. Student grades and instructor evaluations increasedsignificantly. In a survey the industry participants agreed with the new teaching structure andfound that the students were better prepared for their new careers. Due to the
Paper ID #9832Using a Marketplace to Form Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering Cap-stone Project TeamsMark Ardis, Stevens Institute of Technology Mark Ardis is a Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Insti- tute of Technology. He is interested in the professionalization of software engineering, and its relationship to systems engineering. In his career Mark has helped create academic programs in software engineering at 5 schools. He received a BA in mathematics from Cornell University and a PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland. Mark may be reached at
TABLE II the event, please rate your level of interest in attending this AVERAGE ASSESSMENT SCORES workshop. Group I Group II p-value Students were asked to rate the importance of teamwork Overall Test 48.4% 53.5% 0.011 Scorecommunication skills for their intended professional career Knowledge 49.1% 50.2% 0.594using a five-point scale with extreme points: 1-Not at all Strategic
pertinent to various areas of the objective was attained. Some students also expressed how the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. We studied heat building tours and their exposure to HVAC control systems fit transfer through the heat exchangers, chiller, and into their larger learning goals, gave them a broader context boilers. Aspects of fluid mechanics and for the theory they learn, and helped guide their future projects thermodynamics were relevant as well with the and career goals. components and pumps in the system. E. Discussion of Preliminary Results and Future Work Answer: I thought it was a nice overview
(7) 5. Manage Interpersonal Relationships (6) 6. Think Critically (4) 7. Manage and Administer (6), (11) 8. Apply Values: Appreciate the contributions of art, literature, science and (2), (5) technology to contemporary society 9. Develop a Successful Career and Personal Life: Develop ongoing motivational (9) growth and life-long learning goalsCourse assessment. The assessment components of this course are linked to the hybrid nature ofthe course, including lecture and laboratory sessions. As students
impacts in all components of the design product.In table 3, there is an outline of the project outcome documents. In many civil engineeringprograms, a design format course is not provided. On the other, engineers are exposed to thesedocuments as soon as they start their career either in design or in construction. The objective is tointroduce the students to routine documents in workspace, to prevent the strangeness of suchmaterial to a novice engineer in career.Selection of the Project TypesSeveral criteria were considered in selecting the term project content. It should be carefullydesigned and presented to meet the learning objectives and not include any complex problem inthe early stages at least. Based on the students’ progress and
field feel strongly that it greatly impacts not only astudent’s education, but also the student’s life. But the long-term benefits were mostlyqualitative and subjective. In 2012, that changed when Dwyer and Peters working for theInstitute for the International Education of Students completed the first large-scale surveyexploring the long-term impact of study abroad. They analyzed data from over 3,400respondents and found that study abroad is a defining moment in a student’s life and hasa lifelong impact on personal growth, intercultural development, as well as educationaland career attainment2.Goodman also from the Institute of International Education (IIE) says that beyond this,study abroad also cultivates global leaders4. Goodman gives
met.Specifically, we asked the following research questions: 1) What did teachers perceive studentslearned through participation in engineering lessons? 2) How did teachers’ perceptions aboutstudent learning differ by grade level? and 3) How did teachers’ perceptions differ by school?Literature ReviewIn a document titled “Engineering for Children?!” 4, engineering is said to integrate multipledisciplines including science and mathematics, foster problem-solving skills, and increasestudents’ awareness of and access to STEM careers like engineering. The American Society ofEngineering Education’s K-12 division agrees that engineering enhances math and sciencelearning while connecting coursework to real-world applications 5. Engineering activities are
summer camp inChattanooga, TN, focused on the kinematics concepts associated with modeling traffic flow.Feedback from the students is helping us enhance the tool capabilities for use in a STEMcurriculum at two high schools in summer and fall, 2014.IntroductionSTEM occupations are projected to grow by 17.0% from 2008 to 2018 in the United States [6].However, there is a growing shortage of students who pursue STEM careers, primarily becausethey seem to develop a lack of interest in STEM topics that may be traced back to unavailabilityof teaching tools and resources that develop STEM concepts in realistic and motivating contextsalong with relevant challenge problems. Often students are not made aware of the link betweenengineering disciplines and
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mechatronic engineer- ing, since 1995. He also has considerable experience in the design and implementation of mechatronic and production engineering courses. His non-academic career is centered on product development and manufacturing processes.Dr. ANA RITA QUEIROZ FERRAZ, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA Psychologist. Master in Education. PhD in Education and Contemporary. Search the relationships be- tween education, art and contemporary body.Mrs. Cristina Voigt Coutinho, Voigt Brasil Recursos HUmanos Director of Voigt Brazil Recursos Humanos. Psychologist graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, with postgraduate studies in Psychodrama at the Brazilian Society of Psychodrama and Orga
, tracks, and /or even one specialized course in security. Werealize that we cannot develop security specialists with our current computer science undergraduateprogram. We do, however, feel that students should have an awareness of the issues and be able toevaluate, make decisions, and take responsible actions in the context of computer security. The best andmost effective way to accomplish this is to provide an early introduction with continued discussionthroughout the curriculum. Almost every career path open to a bachelors degree student encompassessome aspect of security. System administrators must be able to properly configure and maintain asystem; programmers must know how to build secure software from the bottom up; web developmentpersonnel
Paper ID #9544A Multi-Year Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Project for First-Year En-gineering and Technology StudentsDr. Dale H. Litwhiler, Penn State - Berks DALE H. LITWHILER is an Associate Professor at Penn State - Berks in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University and Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer
undergraduate students andalumni of TAMUQ provided us feedback about their experience during the undergraduateresearch experience.The preliminary data stems from most faculty members noticing that such experiencespositively impact the students’ knowledge in their field as well as improving their academicand personal performance (no data provided in this paper). Also, many students indicated thatsuch experiences helped them to identify their future career while many alumni indicated thatit provided them with a speedy start in their first jobs after graduation. Hence, this survey isaimed at compiling these findings and observations.The purpose of this survey to look at these impacts both quantitatively and qualitatively toidentify the importance of these