AC 2007-1295: PANEL SESSION - EDUCATING GRADUATES FOR A FLATWORLD - 3Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is the Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at
AC 2007-1297: PANEL SESSION - EDUCATING GRADUATES FOR A FLATWORLD - 4Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is the Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at
book approach for teaching computer implementation ofindustrial control systems”, IEEE Transaction on Education, Feb. 2003, Vol. 46, pp. 177 – 184.[4] E. W. Kamen, M. J. Gazarik, “A course in industrial controls and manufacturing for EE students andother engineering majors”, Proceeding of the 1997 American Control Conference, June 1997, Vol. 5, pp.3160 – 3165.[5] J. C. Anderson, “Design a flexible industrial controls lab module”, 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education,Nov 2002, Vol. 1, pp. 17 – 22.[6] J. Rehg, “PLC laboratories – the next generation”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June2002.[7] J. J. Blakley, D. A. Irvine, “Teaching programmable logic controllers using multimedia-basedcourseware”, International Journal of Electrical
, circuittheory, or other technical example. The totality is reinforced when students are required to document their resultsin writing. The JIT approach will improve the coordination and integration of existing modules, courses, andprograms. JIT education will utilize computers and multimedia material-preparation equipment presently availableto many educational institutions. JIT materials can be accessed via hard-copy by those educational institutions thatdo not have more sophisticated computers. Institutions may customize JIT to fit their local needs. JIT outcomeswill be models rather than specifications so educational institutions can prepare custom modules, courses, andprograms. The JIT approach is to ● improve teaching productivity via
history of learn-by-doing, the technology evolution in the lastdecade challenges instructor ability to deliver industry-relevant laboratory experience; this isespecially true in advanced (400-level and 500-level) hardware-based courses. In the era whereone square-inch of board space packs more technology than we cover in the entire EE curriculum(no exaggeration), technology outpaces the rate of instructors' professional development. This ismostly due to the confluence of different technical fields. As depicted in the prism analogy inFigure 1 such convergence is observed in many industry sectors creating new system-of-systemsparadigms. In practical terms, instructors may be able to teach 'point-of-confluence' courses andexplain how key concepts
Paper ID #12946Curriculum Exchange:Framing Engineering – Templates to aid in instruc-tional designDr. Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engi- neering Page 26.434.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Target Grade Level: K-12Designed for: Teachers, Content Coaches, Instructional Specialists, CTE leaders, CurriculumDesignersBackgroundFraming routines are a widely used literacy strategy to support
prosthetic foot. This immediately got me hooked on applying engineering to medical applications. I obtained my Biomedical Engineering PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My work focused on computational biomechanics. More specifically, developing musculoskeletal models of the body to simulate movement and see how surgery and soft tissue injury affects movement. During my graduate work, I was also a teaching assistant for Introduction to Biomechanics where I developed a love for teaching. I then did postdoctoral research at the University of Kentucky where I experimentally measured movements (e.g running form), which provides data that can be used to validate the models I build. Here at Gannon University, I will
AC 2007-1291: PANEL SESSION - EDUCATING GRADUATES FOR A FLATWORLD - 1Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is the Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at
resource-basedindustries such as paper or in textile mills which were widely dispersed geographicallyaround the state, the textile mills in the more populous southern part of the state and thepaper mills in the north. In the 1960’s, however, these industries began a slow,precipitous decline which accelerated in the 1970’s and 1980’s. At the same time, newindustries, which required higher skill sets, began locating in the greater Portland area.These included such companies as National Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor,Pratt and Whitney, Idexx Laboratories and other. These industries were interested inhaving a local institution which would not only provide educational opportunities fortheir employees but also would be a source of new engineers
recentstudies have shown this effectiveness2,3,4,5. Even though computational methods are valuable,hands-on learning through conducting experiments is also an important teaching tool6.Therefore, there is an effort to develop laboratory work that supplements numericalinvestigations in the field 7. Page 15.23.2In both the numerical analysis and the experimental testing, students work in groups of two tofour students. This was done to promote teamwork and it has also been found that groups closeto four in size are preferential from a learning point of view8.This work is an improvement upon previous work by the authors1. Several changes were made.First, the
Paper ID #9861Collaborative Research: Center for Mobile Hands-On STEMProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Kathleen Meehan, University of GlasgowDr. Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY Dr. Dianna Newman is Research Professor and Director of the Evaluation Consortium at the University at Albany/SUNY. Her major areas of study are program evaluation with an emphasis in STEM related programs. She has numerous chapters, articles, and papers on technology supported teaching and learning as well as systems change stages pertaining to technology adoption.Dr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman
] and portfolio-based additions to capstone courses at the senior level.For the past two years, a research and teaching team in the chemical engineering department at NorthCarolina State University has been iteratively designing and implementing a junior-level writing andspeaking module as part of a larger NSF grant.[4] The purpose of this module is to provide instruction intechnical writing, oral presentation, teaming, and project management skills within the context of thelaboratory course. This serves as a precursor to a similar senior capstone course that includes instructionin multidisciplinary teaming.Design featuresThe Teaming, Writing, and Speaking (TWS) instruction series is a discipline-specific module andconsultation series that was
applied to understand and to model different aspects of asystem. Case studies of the kidney, cellular metabolism and the circulatory system have beendeveloped. Finally, a group term project focused on modeling an organ and describing an assistdevice synthesizes material. The term project also emphasizes team work and written and oralpresentation skills which are taught in conjunction with the Cain Project in Engineering andProfessional Communication. Assessment includes extensive mid-year and terminal surveyswhich focus on content, mode of presentation and quality of teaching. Conservation Principles inBiology and Medicine is serving as the template for incorporating ABET 2000 into a newdepartment. Course notes are being developed into a textbook
authors would like to thank Ms Maria Ho and Ms. Jacqueline Rettig of Texas Instrument’s DSP UniversityProgram for the donation of DSP starter and teaching kits, which was used to introduce DSP based experiments inthe electrical engineering technology curriculum at the State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica,New York.Bibliography1. Stevens J, “ DSPs in Communications”, IEEE Spectrum, September 1998.2. Qazi S, “Implementation of low Data Rate Modem Using Digital Signal Processing Starter Kit”, Final Report for Summer Faculty Research Program sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Site, New York, September 1999.3. Texas Instrument, Inc., TMS320C3x DSP Starter Kit User’s Guide, 1996.4. MATHLAB: The language of
technology discipline.At the undergraduate level, many courses related to robotics, design, and materials are offered tothe students in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology program. Courses such asRobotics and Mechatronics, Quality Control, Manufacturing Materials, Microcontrollers, andApplied Mechanics can benefit from the laboratory experience in applications of mechatronics,robotics, and rapid prototyping. As well as helping in the teaching of various courses, suchexperience benefits students who are pursuing degrees in the engineering field. Students in theMechanical, Electrical, and Industrial fields along with many others can learn many new skills
Chemical Engineering atManhattan College where he was active in chemical engineering curriculum development and established alaboratory for advanced separation processes with the support of the National Science Foundation and industry. Dr. Page 4.117.7Slater’s research and teaching interests are in separation and purification technology, laboratory development, andinvestigating novel processes for interdisciplinary fields such as biotechnology and environmental engineering. Hehas authored over 70 papers and several book chapters. Dr. Slater has been active in ASEE, having served asProgram Chair and Director of the Chemical
model, undergraduate students exploredundergraduates in Biomedical Data Science Laboratory class to AI hyperparameters tuning such as the number of epochsthrough computational and machine learning projects for ● Students implemented dice overlap metric and lossidentifying disease and objects in biomedical images. ● Students gained experience implementing the training loop and Materials and
and ISDN Systems Journal, 28(1).[10] Marín, R., Sanz, P. & del Pobil, A. The UJI Online Robot: An Education and Training Experience. Autonomous Robots 15, 283–297 (2003). https://doi-org.srv- proxy2.library.tamu.edu/10.1023/A:1026220621431.[11] Cardeira, C. and Da Costa, J.S., 2005, November. A low cost mobile robot for engineering education. In 31st Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2005. IECON 2005. (pp. 6-pp). IEEE.[12] Candelas Herias, Francisco & Gil, Pablo & Medina, Fernando & Zamora, Francisco & Puente, Santiago & Pomares, Jorge. (2004). Virtual remote laboratory for teaching of computer vision and robotics in the University of Alicante. Comunicación presentada en
ofroad design is the geometric design that focuses on locating the road on a topographic map.Introduction to Engineering Design is a laboratory-based course for first-year students at theauthors’ university. In this course, students work on a civil engineering-related project during thesemester. In the Spring 2019 and 2020 semesters, students were introduced to geometric designby working on a road design project. Three main sections were implemented in this project. Thefirst piece was understanding of topographic map. In this piece, students were asked to select anon-flat site located in the United States. The topographic map of the selected site was printedand provided to the students. Students were asked to draft the topographic map in
Annual Conference of ASEE, June 25-28, 1995; Anaheim, CA. pp. 2262 - 2269.5. DeMeter, Edward C., Jorgensen, Jens E. and Rullan, Augustine: "The Learning Factory of The Manufacturing Engineering Education Program." Proceedings, SME International Conference on Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century, San Diego, CA. March 1996.6. Mukasa E. Ssemakula and Gene Y. Liao: ‘A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Product Development’ World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education vol. 5, no. 3 (2006).7. Mukasa E. Ssemakula and Gene Y. Liao: ‘Implementing The Learning Factory Model In A Laboratory Setting’ IMECE 2004, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 13-19, 2004; Anaheim, CA.8. Olds
. Futureacquisitions planned include one or more tunable light sources and an interferometer.Objective c) refers to training faculty to teach courses in the program. Faculty members havereceived training primarily through the self-paced online courses offered by OP-TEC. Thecourses are offered in a flexible format. The lecture portion is conducted online through aclassroom management system, followed by hands-on laboratory experiments at the end of thecourse. This has worked very well for three instructors from Baker College, allowing them to bewell prepared to teach the program photonics courses.Objective d) focuses on outreach activities. The number of outreach activities promotingphotonics increased during the second year of the grant. We continued to offer
the National Network in Manufacturing Innovation-NNMIinitiative6-7 is still extremely minimal. The course structure focuses on gaining self-awareness ofprofessional motivations and provides a knowledge set of the latest innovations, advancements,and entrepreneurship concepts in today’s manufacturing field overall. Guest lectures providedthroughout the semester focus of these key deliverables.A number of tools in teaching with technology is also practiced in MET3060. They are listedbelow: • Classroom Response Systems known as Clickers are frequently used to receive quick feedbacks from course students. Such tools are also efficient to keep students focused on lecture topics and laboratory practices. • G and M functions are
engineering, sciences, business, economics and, perhaps, others.A second conclusion is that this type of learning would be significantly improved by a dedicatedlaboratory space. Thus far, the Microventure Team operates in a corner of the ManufacturingEngineering Laboratory, which is primarily a teaching venue. There is no dedicated space forproject work, which inhibits the effort.A third conclusion is that specialized laboratory equipment is needed. Processing of materials athe dimensions involved in the dental implant project is marginally manageable with conventionalmanufacturing equipment. Experience with other, similar projects suggests that cycle time willbe long, and tool wear will be significantly increased, but that the necessary part
incorporate new technologies throughout their career. The paperrelates not only the professor’s view of the experience but a student view as well.IntroductionNew paradigms are required for undergraduate teaching in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology that are “student centered” [1]. In forming these new directions within the laboratoryexperience, we need to rethink traditional methods to become more flexible and challenging tothe individual student. Accomplishing this requires a new method of delivery that is differentfrom the traditional laboratory instruction [2, 3, 9 and 10]. Allowing the student to use higher orderleaning including problem development, experimental planning and most importantimplementation all though the use of active learning
Engineering at Rowan University. Hereceived his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rowan, he was Professor of ChemicalEngineering at Manhattan College. Dr. Slater's research and teaching interests are in separation and purificationtechnology, laboratory development, and investigating novel processes for fields such as bio/pharmaceutical/foodengineering and specialty chemical manufacture. He has authored over 100 papers and several book chapters. Dr.Slater has been active in ASEE, currently serving as Chair-Elect of the Chemical Engineering Division andpreviously Program Chair and Director of the Chemical Engineering Division. He has held every office in theDELOS Division. Dr. Slater has received numerous national awards
Session Number 1532 Adding Analog and Mixed Signal Concerns to a Digital VLSI Course John A. Nestor and David A. Rich Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lafayette CollegeAbstractThis paper describes a new approach to teaching a VLSI Systems Design course thatintegrates basic analog and mixed-signal design considerations into what was previouslyan all-digital course. VLSI chips increasingly contain both analog and digital components,making it important for students to have some familiarity with both topics. The revisedcourse integrates analog concerns by building on the standard
. Finally, the authors wouldlike to acknowledge the generous support of the National Science Foundation.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation for supporting this project under Course,Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Grant #DUE 0088208.References1 Ashby, M.F., Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 2nd Ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, 1999.2 CES is produced by Granta Design Ltd., http://www.granta.co.uk3 Kolb, D.A., Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development, Prentice-Hall, Englewood-Cliffs, NJ, 1984.4 Kolb, D.A., Learning Style Inventory, McBer & Co., Boston, 1985.5 Wankat, P.C. and Oreovicz, F.S., Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993
this disparity lies in the quality of education our Engineering schoolsimpart to its students. The typical Engineering school in the Philippines today is beset withgrave problems as to give out mediocre results at most. The faculty, for one, mostly lackadvance degrees necessary to enable them to teach with the necessary academic authority. Theschools themselves sorely lack the instructional materials, laboratory equipment, libraryresources, computer facilities, and other such equipment and resources to deliver qualityeducation. So, how does one go about improving the quality of education Engineering Schools haveto offer? One way is for the government to grant loans to finance engineering education in bothpublic and private schools. This
Session 1613 Experiments to Accompany a First Engineering Thermodynamics Course T.C. Scott, J.P. O’Connell University of VirginiaAbstract Engineering Thermodynamics is a challenging subject to learn and teach. Often bothstudents and teachers loose sight of the subject’s physical motivations and connections. Webelieve these can and should be brought into courses to enhance learning. To this end, we havedeveloped and use a series of laboratory, computer workshop and field trip exercises for the firstsemester Engineering
Paper ID #27146Impact of Computational Curricular Reform on Non-participating Under-graduate Courses: Student and Faculty PerspectiveMr. Cheng-Wei Lee, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Cheng-Wei Lee is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research in the Schleife group focuses on non-adiabatic electron-ion dynamics. Specifically, he uses time-dependent density functional theory and transition state theory to study the atomic diffusion under ionizing particle radiation. He is the computational teaching assistant of MatSE SIIP