scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship be- tween educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co-developer of the Re- formed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1500 times and his publications have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen
developing faculty in the context of newteaching and learning paradigms, for the evaluation of the scholarship of teaching and for theresearch-teaching nexus.IntroductionDuring the 1990s there was a sustained global debate about reform in engineering education. TheEC 2000 developed by ABET typify the shift towards a broader set of measurable outcomes thatemerged from this process. Similar reforms have taken place in other countries. For instance inAustralia, the report of the national Review of Engineering Education entitled Changing theCulture1 lead to a change in the accreditation of Australian engineering programs based more onoutcomes with a particular emphasis on the demonstration of broader graduate attributes. Thischange has challenged
Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Pull, Twist, and Break: Helping Engineering Students Visualize Material FailuresAbstractThe materials tested in basic engineering mechanics courses, such as steel and aluminum, havebeen well studied and have consistent material properties. Experimentally testing these materialsin a laboratory setting helps students visualize the difference between the failure behavior ofductile and brittle materials. However, there are thousands of other materials which arecommonly used in industry and academia which exhibit different behaviors or are moreinconsistent between samples. These materials may behave differently when subjected todifferent loading conditions such as tension
, and O.M. Ettouney, “A Model to Develop and Incorporate a Computer- Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory Into an Engineering Curriculum, “ submitted for publication in the International J. of Applied Engineering Education Journal.Biographical InformationOSAMA M. ETTOUNEYOsama Ettouney is an associate professor and chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Department, MiamiUniversity. He earned his PhD degree in mechanical engineering from the Univ. of Minnesota in 1987; hisMS in mechanical engineering from MIT in 1981; and his BS in mechanical engineering from Cairo Instituteof Technology, Egypt, in 1974. His teaching and research interests include: Engineering Design, Computer-aided Experimentation, and CIMS; and he has special interest
critical role in the education strategydeveloped in the CDIO project (Berggren et al.2; CDIO Initiative Homepage3), an internationalinitiative that aims to develop a new model for engineering education, characterized by using theprocess of conceiving-designing-implementing-operating, i.e. the product lifecycle, as theeducational context. A prominent attribute of the CDIO initiative has been the design andimplementation of a new class of student workspaces (design studios, classrooms, study areas,laboratories) that enable student teams to design, build and test in project-based courses. This isin contrast to traditional student labs that are heavily oriented towards demonstrations(Gunnarsson et al.4; Wallin & Östlund5). The proper set-up
years both grading for the Materials Science course and teaching laboratories.Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology MELISSA A. ZACZEK is a student at Rochester Institute of Technology completing her BS and ME in Mechanical Engineering. Her Masters focus is project management with a concentration in business. Her undergraduate focus is bioengineering with an American Politics minor. Page 11.1160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student-Faculty PartnershipsAbstractOne of the biggest challenges facing new engineering faculty members is finding good
University at thePolytechnic campus. ASU’s Department of Technology Management has been offering a totallyonline Master of Science Degree in Technology from Environmental Technology Management(ETM) for the past three years. January 2006 a totally online Master of Science Degree inTechnology from Graphic Information Technology was introduced.27 Other EngineeringTechnology programs are offering individual courses such as Circuits Laboratory and someintroductory AC/DC circuits with a reasonable success.Virtual laboratoriesOne dilemma in higher education is the expense of building and maintaining realistic appliedresearch and teaching laboratory facilities for institutions offering degree programs in electronicsystems technology. Even in states with
ProgramAbstractDuring the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic crisis, classrooms across the globe have abruptlypivoted to virtual learning strategies. This change has posed many challenges with both thepedagogical methodology for instructors and the learning environment for students. Moreover,this transition has prompted the emergence of new virtual instructional techniques. Due to theextenuating circumstance of the pandemic, the author’s institution introduced a wide range ofvirtual teaching modes while holding a limited number of face-to-face classes. Among thesecourses, Introduction to Graphics is considered to be a critical course that requires in-personlearning strategies, as it includes manual drafting with hands-on exercises. In the Fall 2020semester, the
Padre Island, March 28 -30, 2007, on CD-ROM.4. F. Attarzadeh, V. J. Gallardo, E. Barbieri, “Toward Best Laboratory Management Practices” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas–Pan America, March 28-30, South Padre Island, TX5. F. Attarzadeh, V. J. Gallardo, D. Gurkan, E. Barbieri, “Teaching and Graduate Assistants Training” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas–Pan America, March 28-30, South Padre Island, TX6. D. Gurkan, F. Attarzadeh, D. Benhaddou, V.J. Gallardo, and S. Chacón, “Learning-Centered Laboratory Instruction for Engineering Technology,” Proc. of the 2006 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Southern University
Paper ID #15038The Impact of Project-based Learning on Engagement as a Function of Stu-dent DemographicsMs. Alyssa Bellingham, Drexel University Alyssa Bellingham is currently an electrical engineering Ph.D candidate at Drexel University. She re- cieved her B.S/M.S degrees in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 2012 and has a degree in materials engineering from Politecnico di Milano. As a National Science Foundation Stem GK-12 Pro- gram fellow, she has been teaching a robotics course at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia.Mr. John Kamal, Science Leadership Academy John teaches young people
work, she developed and validated a new interdisci- plinary assessment in the context of carbon cycling for high school and college students using Item Re- sponse Theory. She is also interested in developing robotics-embedded curricula and teaching practices in a reform-oriented approach. Currently, a primary focus of her work at New York University is to guide the development of new lessons and instructional practices for a professional development program under a DR K-12 research project funded by NSF.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a
13.1242.2listening to a lecture.3 Undergraduate research also is a recognized method encouraging studentsto pursue graduate studies.4 Research laboratories that participated in the program were theLaser Micromachining Laboratory, the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the ResearchCenter for Advanced Manufacturing, the Laboratory for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics ofMaterials, the Laboratory for Porous Media Applications, and the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory. Several methods were used to advertise the REU program to potential applicants. Thefirst was the development of a website to serve as a central source of information for allinterested applicants. The website included program location and dates, student stipend, housingand dining information, a list
. Special thanksto Jim Byrnes for his help with the detail design of the hardware interface board.References Page 15.1157.131. Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, M. Fox and N. Hackerman, Editors, National Research Council, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2003.2. T. Scott, ‘Two “take home” experiments in fluid mechanics,” In Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, 2000, pp. 6451-6458.3. W. Berg, and M. Boughton, “Enhanced suitcases for upper division electronics laboratories,” In Proceedings of the
, unitoperations laboratory, process dynamics and control, concentration (minor), chemicalengineering electives, free electives, and physical education.We made several important observations in comparing our program with the others:• 19% more credits in humanities and social sciences• 15% more credits in chemistry and physics Page 9.1346.3• 50% more credits in thermodynamics “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” Table I: Breakdown Of Credits (As Of February 2002) For
Paper ID #45467Development of a software tool to improve educational outcomes in a timeconstant measurement experimentDr. Kenneth Marek, Mercer University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of a software tool to improve educational outcomes in a time constant measurement experimentAbstract:In a junior level mechanical engineering experimental measurements laboratory course, studentsperform an experiment in which they determine time constants of various electronic temperaturesensors, based on a lumped capacitance heat transfer model. In the past, many students havestruggled with the
education has been discussed8); (c) Developing a respective multi-disciplinary laboratory for both research and teaching of hardware/software security; and (d) Advancing education through inter- and intra-university research collaborations (it is noted that the authors of this work are from different and diverse backgrounds).We note that a cryptographic system was chosen for deeply-embedded security integration ofresearch and teaching for a number of reasons: (a) efficient and practical use of cryptographywill be one of the major schemes in providing security in future deeply-embedded systems and(b) the cryptographic architectures are modular thus dividing the tasks in performing research orinstructing in multiple independent
an off-campus Master’s program. Growth over a few years hasoutpaced the acquisition of new faculty, space, and equipment. The conflict of accommodatingmore students within the constraints of the limited resources is making scheduling increasinglymore difficult. This work was inspired by standard scheduling duties such as finding overlappingcourse times, faculty load calculation, keeping track of adjuncts, dealing with schedules toaccommodate students out of sequence, and integration with math and physics courses.Tools were created to perform data manipulation and analysis for standard scheduling tasks.These included calculations often foreign to other non-STEM departments such as differingcredit for teaching laboratories. At the point of
process, but payoff may be significant in terms of market dominance. Inthis paper, design of a manually powered hydraulic bicycle using energy efficiency as a primarydesign objective is presented. A laboratory setup is developed to test performance of the hydraulicsystem components. Experimental analysis of component behavior of a functional prototype of thehydraulic system is performed. The analysis result is used to select components for optimumperformance of the system in its desired operational conditions. The methodology can be utilizedin design of similar systems where energy efficiency is a primary design objective.1. IntroductionWorldwide, the vast majority of energy is produced from fossil-based fuels resulting in theincrease of carbon
Methods in Mechanical Engineering, and heat transfer classes.For example, in heat transfer class, students were required to develop a computer code tomodel two-dimensional heat conduction. Parallel computing concepts were introduced. As aresult of this teaching effort, the summer interns of 2002 and 2003 were able to extend theheat transfer computing project to conduct parallel computation for three-dimensional heatconduction. Page 12.671.3The HPC Laboratory is available for use by project participants and by researchers, facultyand students at Alabama A&M University. Students from Mechanical Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Civil Engineering
AC 2008-494: BRIDGING HEALTH AND FOOD SCIENCE TO ELECTRONICENGINEERINGMassoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University Page 13.257.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Bridging Health and Food Science To Electronic EngineeringABSTRACT:The primary focus of most engineering programs is on teaching students the technical aspects ofthe field without much emphasis on how to incorporate that knowledge in real world situations.Technological advancements in today’s society are bringing many fields of study (whichpreviously had little or no correlation) closer together. In order to help our students become well-rounded engineers for the future, it is
instructor to establish a healthyand balanced base of theory and practice.Previously the department owned out-dated electronics workstations (experimenters) and asimulation package that was not current and suitable for integration with hardware. Sincepractice is an important part of the program just like any other technology program,laboratory activities took a good portion of the two courses mentioned above. There waslimited time available for simulation, hence the students lacked computerized design andanalysis skills. This paper elaborates on the efforts of improving the quality of electricity andelectronics education with the help of simulation and virtual instrumentation tools.The author obtained 9 NI (National Instruments) ELVIS (Educational
inthe structural analysis class of 1999 and 2000 whose input and feedback was indispensable in thepreparation of this paper. Thanks are also due to my colleague, Professor Robert Easton forreviewing this paper.Bibliography1. Behr R.A. & Vollenweider, D.S. ANEX Laboratory Manual, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 1992.2. Kukreti, A. R. Teaching Analysis of Structures Using a Small-Scale Structural Behavior Laboratory, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3, July 1998, pp. 215-217.3. Structural Analysis Lab Project Final Reports. Civil Engineering Technology program, Rochester Institute of Technology, November 1999 & 2000ABI AGHAYEREDr. Abi Aghayere is an assistant
with the available equipment.PROJECT 2:Inverted pendulum problem is a standard project for controls laboratories. Offering this project ina course that does not have the subject of controls as its prerequisite can be consideredchallenging to some students. The main components of the project included a cart that wasmanufactured in the ME Department's machine shop, a stepper motor, a potentiometer (angularsensor), and an 80C32 controller. Challenges associated with this project encompassedinterfacing of the sensor with the processor and implementation of the control algorithms usingthe assembly language.EVALUATIONSAs it was predicted several years ago12, embedded computing with the use of microprocessors isexpanding quite rapidly. Teaching the
-learning. The paradigm for thedelivery of these distance classes, particularly the laboratories has been the topic of numerouspublications.1,2,3 Page 7.503.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe initiative discussed in this paper is the result of the convergence of three factors. First, thedepartment faculty was considering how to better respond to the TAC of ABET program criteria(a-k) for technology programs. A theme of these eleven outcomes is that graduates not onlymust be technically
which have IAScurriculum certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) 4. If one of these institutions happens to be within the vicinity, it is strongly advised topartner with such an institution. Especially, institutions designated as Centers ofAcademic Excellence are already well established with several IAS related education,training and research programs. Associating with such CAEIAE institutions andpartnering with the teaching and research faculty at these centers will tremendouslyreduce the amount of initial preparations that are needed to offer IAS courses and trainingprograms at your own institution. The University of Tulsa, in Oklahoma is one of the first few universities that receivedthe CAEIAE designation
/output expansion peripheral for PC computers. Today, many microcomputers and laptops no longer use the parallel interface. Instead, they use the USB interface as an alternative. In this paper, an innovative Digilent PC-based USB I/O Explorer is being investigated for the Microcomputer Systems Technology course. The Digilent USB I/O Explorer provide various on-board I/O devices, which allows our students to write PC based software (C/C++) to interface to the external electronics devices, such as analog-to- digital and digital-to-analog converter. The laboratory development is intended to give students better understanding of USB peripheral device. From this experience, students
Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. Her main areas of research interest are collabo- rative work-structures, virtual teams, and team decision-making and performance.Dr. Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University Dr. Jennifer Kidd is a Master Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Her research interests include engineering education, computational thinking, student-authored digital content, and classroom assessment, especially peer review. She currently has support from the National Science Foundation for two projects related to engineering education for preservice teachers.Dr
Paper ID #16338Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3-D Printing LabProf. Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University (1984), the M.S. in electrical engineering (1988), the M.S. in industrial engineering (1992), and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University (2000). He is currently a Professor at Colorado State University-Pueblo teaching robotics and automation courses. Dr. Jaksic has over 60 publications and holds two patents. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and
with a higher output power range. Page 26.466.14References1. NASA, “SM2A-03-BLOCK II-(1) Apollo Operations Handbook (2.6 Electrical Power System),” http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/ApolloProjectOnline/Documents/SMA2A-03- BLOCK%20II%20Volume%201%2019691015/aoh-v1-2-06-eps.pdf2. A. Rubaai, “Teaching Power Electronics Converter Experiments that Integrates Fuzzy Logic Approach,” Proc. 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20113. R. Belu, “A Project-based Power Electronics Course with an Increased Content of Renewable-energy Applications”, Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20094. W. Thain, “A Laboratory
unique personnel and equipment utilizationissues faced by specialty contractors.The integrated curriculum model described by Hauck and Jackson3 provides tremendousopportunities to engage teaching strategies far beyond the common lecture approach typicallyutilized in many single subject courses. Various methodologies such as cooperative learning and theuse of interactive learning stations can easily be utilized in an integrated learning lab environment.The integrated approach to construction management education requires students to be activeparticipants in their own education, students learn far more by doing something active than bysimply watching and listening2. Therefore, to take advantage of the studio-laboratory format of thecourse proposed