Paper ID #12313Development of a Ball and Plate SystemDr. Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University He is an Associate Professor in Mechatronics Engineering at the Kennesaw State University. He has over fifteen year experience in Mechatronics education and research.Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Mechatronics Engineering Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq is a senior year undergraduate student at Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity perusing a B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering. Currently he is assisting Ph.D. Chan Ham of Mecha- tronics department at the Southern Polytechnic State University in research. Email: mohsin.taufiq@gmail.com
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Multidisciplinary Term Project in Low Level CoursesAbstractCurrent engineering students need to be equipped with a wider knowledge base in terms ofenvironmental, economic, and social attributes of engineered systems, work, and materials.Sustainability is a perspective that can be introduced in early classes and not only as a technicaltopic in upper level classes. Lower level sustainability courses can be related to the knowledgegained in the required math, science, humanities, and social sciences through “mind mapping.”This paper presents a comprehensive term project entitled “Greening the Engineering Building”that was utilized to simulate sophomore civil engineering students’ interest in green buildingsthrough the development of a sustainable alternative
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theobjective of providing a “first job” experience. In the summer of 2014, it was decided todo an evaluation of the situation and either terminate this collaborative effort orsignificantly change the approach.The Evaluation and FindingsIn our 2014 ASEE paper it was stated that to some individuals a “cultural chasm” appearsto exist between the academic world and the professional engineering environment, inthat often employers that hire recent engineering college graduates perceive that thosegraduates have not been properly prepared for the engineering profession. With thisthought in mind, it was decided to investigate whether we were mitigating or contributingto this phenomenon in the capstone projects – which are intended to emulate
sustainability in civil engineering, which are often broader and more holistic than the technicaland physics based content typically found in engineering.T and J personality types demonstrated smaller increases in Interest Rating Scores forsustainability. It is possible that their tough-minded, analytical nature was not as affected by thebroader, conceptual discussions about sustainability. F and P personality type preferences areless common in civil engineering and this larger increase in Interest Rating Score forsustainability indicates that sustainability may be a viable way to attract atypical engineeringpersonality types into civil engineering.There was little or no increase in Interest Score for Civil Engineering for all personality types,however
unless other criteria are not met. A primarypurpose of ABET is to ensure engineers are receiving the skills and competencies needed to besuccessful engineers. With this purpose in mind, engaging ABET representatives in discussionsaround multidisciplinary capstones and how they may fit within ABET criteria may be useful –both for the university as well as for the ABET organization.Therefore, industry-university collaboration may be needed to develop an effective andsustainable multidisciplinary capstone. This collaboration could be facilitated by havingprofessionals from academic and industry work together to best understand and articulate what isneeded from the senior capstone course in terms of multidisciplinary content and skills, and thebest
Paper ID #20276A New Online Master of Engineering in Technical ManagementDr. Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University Dr. Ben Zoghi is the Victor H. Thompson endowed chair Professor of Electronic Systems Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University, where he directs the College of Engineering RFID/Sensor Lab- oratory and teaches real-time control system and Engineering Emotional Intelligence. Over the past ten years, Dr. Zoghi has led and been involved in the development of many RFID and Sensor implementation and solutions. A member of the Texas A&M University faculty for 29 years, he has distinguished himself
andimplementation strategies that best fit the students and their needs.Research has shown the multi-model frontloading to be most beneficial for all students, whichprovides opportunities throughout the lesson to accommodate all types of learners, [9]. With thisin mind, frontloading materials were developed, adapted, and refined by the Fundamentals ofEngineering instructional team together with the Disability Services Office and a special educationexpert.At the start of the Fundamentals of Engineering course, the concept of frontloading and the basicsof this study were explained to all enrolled students. In addition, students were made aware of thefrontloading experiences they participated in throughout the semester. General front-loadingtechniques were
- sigh has considerable professional experience. She has worked at various consulting engineering firms on projects that ranged from bridge design and analysis, to large-scale building design and construction. Vassigh has a Master’s of Architecture, a Master’s of Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.Hadi AlhaffarAlbert John Elias IV, Aberrate LLCMs. Giovanna Gallardo, Florida International University Graduate Assistant c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsAbstractThis paper presents an interdisciplinary research project engaging students
personality that does not fit our traditional program profile, but maybe supported with this personality in mind in order to retain them as students. Once thesestudents are identified, it would be beneficial to develop mentoring and programming tohelp motivate them to continue in engineering.Figure 2 shows the DISC behaviors of the male students who stayed in engineering versusthose who switched to other majors. DISC Scores of Male Students who Stayed in Engineering vs Moved 80 70 60 50 40 Stayed 30 Moved 20 10 0 Dominance Influencing Steadiness ComplianceFIGURE 2: DISC scores of male freshman students
disciplines. While the current connected capstone course was designed with the fourinvolved departments in mind, a future goal is to provide the opportunity for collaborationbetween or among any number of disciplines. One main anticipated project output is a model fora multi-disciplinary capstone course that can be implemented across related and unrelateddisciplines at higher education institutions.References:[1] B. L. . Hartmann and C. T. . Jahren, “Leadership: Industry Needs for Entry-Level Engineering Positions.,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovations & Research, vol. 16, no. 3. pp. 13–19, 2015.[2] T. Clardy, S. Sarkani, and T. A. Mazzuchi, “Preferred job competencies of engineering leaders in DOD,” Def. Acquis. Res. J. A
Paper ID #28580Math Anxiety: Engineering Technology Students Problem Solving ThroughRational or Experiential ContextDr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Miss Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University Meher R. Taleyarkhan is a graduate
you choose to do?My interest in interdisciplinarity stems from my experiences as an undergraduate engineeringstudent. My senior capstone project involved working on an interdisc iplinary design projectfocused on designing and developing a vertical takeoff and lift system (VTOL). The problem wasdefined in the context of a 2040 urban rescue. There were four different disciplines involved—industrial and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering,and aerospace engineering. Tensions arose throughout the project among the mechanical andaerospace engineers, including instances where I was left unsure of how I fit besides sharing myknowledge about anthropometric dimensions when designing with ergonomics in mind
involved being able to iterate on a design—starting small, failing, and thenadjusting prototype ideas. The students recalled another engineering faculty member’s visit toclass and her suggestion to prototype using low cost materials (“get a cardboard box and putsome remote cars in there and see if people use it”) rather than giving the students a big budgetto start. They came back to this idea a few times; they want to fail and try again, but they alsowant a variety of projects.How do you describe the engineering design process?As faculty, we were mindful that the course was about engineering design and not tinkering or“making.” Although the students’ desire to “make” helped them engage in the course and the
Paper ID #19764Knowing and Caring about SanitationLeslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDr. David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute David DiBiasio is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Head of ChE at WPI. He received his ChE degrees from Purdue University, worked for the DuPont Co, and has been at WPI since 1980. His current interests are in educational research: the process of student learning, international engineering education, and educational assessment. Collaboration with two colleagues resulted in being awarded the 2001 William Corcoran Award from Chemical Engineering
, assessment methods related to these outcomes that rely onLikert-type responses or structured assignments may be susceptible to social desirability orpositive response bias. When prompted, students will normally agree that ethics are importantand can select the correct answer for simple ESI questions. But what do engineering andcomputing students quickly draw to mind in relation to ESI? To explore this, students were askedto respond to two open-ended survey questions: (1) How do you view your role in society as anengineer or computer scientist? (2) List the ethical issues that you think are relevant to engineersand/or computer scientists. It was of interest to determine if student responses would vary fromthe beginning to the end of a term or across
Paper ID #23665Ethics Education as Enculturation: Student Learning of Personal, Social, andProfessional ResponsibilityDr. Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma is Associate Dean for Curricular Transitions, Associate Professor in Science and Technol- ogy Studies, and Director of the Programs in Design and Innovation at Rensselaer.Mitch Cieminski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mitch Cieminski received a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA in 2017. They are currently pursuing a PhD in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic
, “From Sacred Cow to Dairy Cow: Challenges and Opportunities in Integrating of Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Seattle, WA, June 14- 17, 2015.[14] L. A. Hoffman and T. T. Ngo, “Affordable Solar Thermal Water Heating Solution for Rural Dominican Republic,” Renewable Energy, vol. 115, pp. 1220-1230, 2018.[15] J. Dumit, “Writing the Implosion: Teaching the World One Thing at a Time,” Cultural Anthropology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 344–362, 2014.[16] National Research Council, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.Appendix: Facilitator Guide and Student
priorities to CE students, and realizing that their priorities areminimally geared towards structural efficiency. This type of change in both the CE andArchitecture student group compared to CET students’ perceptions shows a convergence inthoughts between the two disciplines after working for 3 months collaboratively. Anotherinteresting change was how after 50% of the CET students thought that both Civil Engineers andArchitects worked for them, all changed their perceptions that they didn’t (drop from 50% to 0%).This was the same change observed for the Architecture students who thought the same aboutconstruction engineers, and all changed their mind (50% to 0%). This illustrates the idea that thecollaborative work environment reinforced in the
-basedlearning for engineering education: theory and practice,” Teaching in higher education,5(3), pp. 345-358, 2000.[15] J. Lave, Cognition In Practice: Mind, Mathematics And Culture In Everyday Life,Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1988.[16] A. Collins, and J. G. Greeno, “Situative View of Learning,” Learning and Cognition inEducation, pp. 64-48, 2011.[17] J. Lave, and E. Wenger, Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation.Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1991.[18] A. L. Brown, D. Ash, M. Rutherford, K. Nakagawa, A. Gordon, and J. C Campione,“Distributed expertise in the classroom,” in Distributed Cognitions: Psychological AndEducational Considerations, G. Salomon, Ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University
Paper ID #33436Simple Exercises to Provide Continuity and Consistency in the ClassroomAmidst Uncertain or Shifting Delivery ModesAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University Kaitlin Mallouk is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Prior to beginning that role, she spent five years an Instructor in the Mechanical
Paper ID #34498Infrastructure Education in Unprecedented Times: Strengthening aCommunity of PracticeDr. Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infrastructure management and transportation systems, and transporta- tion engineering and infrastructure education. She teaches a variety of courses related to transportation and civil infrastructure as well as engineering economics, and for the last ten years she chaired Lafayette’s interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
-level mathematics,including numerous semesters of calculus and theoretical science courses [7].Engineering technology programs focus on the application of traditional engineering theory. Thedegree course work focuses on applied calculus, algebra, and trigonometry [7]. This area ofstudy includes practical, laboratory, and problem-solving skills, giving engineering technologydegree programs an “implementation” minded focus of engineering theory [5].Figure 1 depicts the hands-on-continuum of engineering technology [8]. Engineering programsstudy coursework geared towards science, theory, and foundational analysis, while engineeringtechnology programs study coursework geared towards industrial application and hands-onimplementation in the workplace
Paper ID #33658TNT Board: An Interactive Electronic Board GameDr. Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State Univ. Lei Miao is currently Associate Professor of Mechatronics Engineering at Middle Tennessee State Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Northeastern University of China, in 2006, 2001, and 1998, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, he was with Nortel Networks in Billerica, MA. From 2009 to 2011, he was with the University of Cincinnati. From 2011 to 2014, he was with NuVo Technologies/Legrand North America. From 2014 to 2015, he was with the State
and opened opportunities forengineering students to conduct research and attend courses taught by non-engineering facultywho recognize the intersectional value of situating technical thought in a global context. Theworking group has established permanent programming to unite the social and physical sciencesand humanities in a way that produces globally minded experts who are equipped to functioneffectively and sensitively in a rapidly changing and diverse international environment.Continued evidence of impact will consist of increased faculty participation, creation ofinterdisciplinary courses, introduction of a student-facing Global STEAM blog, and facilitationof well-attended events that engage both the physical sciences and the
Paper ID #30277The Impact of Internships on Civil Engineering Students’ Exploration ofLearning StylesHwangbo Bae, University of Florida Hwangbo Bae is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. He received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2018 and 2019, respectively. His major interests in research include understanding civil/construction engineers’ profes- sional development, the value of leadership that influences worker safety, and the
education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess the impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains on the financial health of a company. She has published her research in the Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management and peer-reviewed proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the
Paper ID #30538Work-in-Progress: Development of an Interdisciplinary MOOC thatIntroduces the NAE Grand Challenges for EngineeringDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Zhu joined Arizona State University as a full time Lecturer and became a part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engi- neering. She currently holds the title of Senior
faculty. To address an identified gap in mentor training, the EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst initiativewas established to 1) provide mentor training and 2) to build an EFRI-REM mentoring communitycomposed of current and future science and engineering mentors. This initiative was developed withNSF’s perceived need in mind for specific training for EFRI mentors and mentees. The overarchingmission of the EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst is to catalyze a core programmatic change thatpositively impacts the mentors and the student/teacher mentees in view of the importance of facultymentoring. Sustained mentoring by graduate students and postdoctoral associates also guides thedevelopment of the initiative. The goal of this manuscript is to review