employed the use ofscenarios for classroom discussion. During Week two, students were given engineering-relatedscenarios to decide if plagiarism occurred. There was also a short exercise on when to cite.During week five, students identified parts of and types of citations. Since students were incomputer classrooms, they were also directed to find citations online. Citations were chosenfrom various engineering databases to reflect current engineering topics. During week eleven,students were asked to “Name that Trademark” and search for patents on the USPTO website.Some engineering trademarks were chosen as well as popular trademarks. Patents wereselected from the National Inventors Hall of Fame as well as from campus patents andapplications.In
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informed decisions and providethem with the ability to adapt to future environments and act independently on acquiredknowledge. University Core courses expose students to multiple literacies, technologies, andsensitivity to diversity, as reflected in the particular course content. Another goal of theUniversity Core is to engage students in developing a sense of their place in our urbanenvironment and in the greater global environment. Thus, when submitting ENGR 3400 and3600 to the Core Committee, the reasoning was that goals and objectives of these engineeringcourses would fit well within the mission of the University’s General Education CoreRequirements and satisfy core curriculum requirements at the University level. The courseswere then
classes. The presence ofMET students in participants reflects those students taking classes outside their major. No. of Participants by Major 40 35 30 No. of Students 25 20 15 10 5 0 EE ME MET Mechatronics Civil Engr
Instruction, 2003. 13(2): p. 125-139.11. Sambrook, S., Factors influencing learners' perceptions of the quality of computer based learning materials. Journal of European Industrial Training, 2001. 25(2/3/4): p. 157-167.12. Killen, R., Effective teaching strategies : lessons from research and practice. 5th ed. 2009, South Melbourne, Vic.: Cengage Learning. x, 374.13. Department of Education, Queensland, Productive Pedagogies: Classroom reflection manual. 2002.14. Moebs, S.A., A learner, is a learner, is a user, is a customer: QoS-based experience-aware adaptation, in Proceeding of the 16th ACM international conference on Multimedia. 2008, ACM: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. 1035-1038.15. Reichl, P., B
supervised by an engineering systems Ph.D. student or faculty member, and wereconducted in small teams over the course of the entire semester. The projects served to engagethe students’ interest and provided real-world examples for applying the concepts and methodsintroduced in the lectures. This two-pronged approach is illustrated in Fig. 2. Page 25.840.6Figure 2. Two-pronged approach to course design: theoretical instruction and practical applicationThe lecture topics were selected carefully to reflect the introductory level of the course, but alsoto enable the students to acquire understanding of important concepts related to complex,sociotechnical
. Page 25.862.9 Vassiliadis et al., Rocket Payload Development Fig. 9. Cosmic-ray experiment measurements with flight stages indicated (2010). Fig. 10. Radio sounding of ionospheric plasma (2011). Left: transmission of a MHz pulse andrecording of the reflected pulse amplitude (active sounding). Right: fluctuations of the undisturbed plasma(passive). The amplitude of the recorded pulse is plotted versus time from launch. A third mode (not Page 25.862.10shown) used two GHz frequencies tuned so that their beat frequency of a few MHz resonated with theplasma
reflect the views of the NSF. Page 25.892.17References[1] Millard, Don, "Work in Progress: Hands-On Exploration of the "Big Ideas" in Electric Circuits," 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, October 28-31, 2006, pp. M4D-3 to M4D-5.[2] Martinez, Angel and Steve Warren, "RASCL: A Portable Circuit Prototyping Laboratory," 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.[3] Millard, Don, "Workshop - Improving Student Engagement and Intuition with the Mobile Student Pedagogy," 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education
conclusions. Page 25.950.22. Sorting AlgorithmsSorting algorithms can be classified by the following features: Computational Complexity of Comparisons Computational Complexity of Swaps Memory Usage Recursion Stability General Method Used (e.g. Merging)The sorting algorithms used in game development should reflect the best combination of all thesefeatures. A game may use several different sorting algorithms depending on the amount and typeof data, and the degree to which that data is partially sorted.2.1 Heap Sort: “The Heap Sort is well known as the hacked sort because heaps were nevermeant to
newhigh school graduates, student retention, getting them engaged, and enhancing their skill-set. BillGates has rightly said, “Our current expectations for what our students should learn in schoolwere set 50 years ago, to meet the needs of an economy based on manufacturing and agriculture.We now have an economy based on knowledge and technology.”For today’s students, classrooms are not the only form of learning space. They are goal oriented,prefer multitasking, learning in social contexts, and thrive on smart phone app Objective-C is anelegantly reflective language based on C with added Smalltalk style object oriented conceptswhich optimizes Model-view-Controller (MVC) software architecture. It is often used in tandemwith a fixed library of
taskwas completed in a quick time of sixty three seconds. The first half (30 seconds) of the activitysees the participant complete one full revolution of the problem-solving cycle; this was done in adetermined and fluid motion. Problem area was determined early with the appropriate knowledgeand procedures being effectively selected, implemented and assessed. The cycle shows thatParticipant A considered the concept and knowledge (item 10) after each generate and testheuristic (item 22). The second half of task activity sees the participant’s cognitive procedures in ascattered formation: this was observed as the participant being reflective on the final critical stepson completing the initial test, ensuring that the process/plan is carried out
-1106529, Research Experience for Teachers in Manufacturing for Competitiveness in theUnited States (RETainUS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation. Page 25.13.12Appendix – PHREEQC Program Input Files USING HYDROGEN USING DITHIONITESOLUTION 1 PHASES Temp 25 Dithionite pH 7 Na2S2O4 = 2Na++ (S2O4)2- pe 4 Log_ k -4.58
cost low.AcknowledgementsSupport provided by the National Science Foundation CMMI-1000954. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Lidwell, W., Holden, K., and Butler, J., Universal principles of design: 125 ways to enhance usability, influence perception, increase appeal, make better design decisions, and teach through design: Rockport Pub, 2010.[2] Otto, K.N., and Wood, K.L., Product design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000.[3] NASA," Common Lunar Lander Detailed Design Study",JSC-26094,Houston, TX, 1993.[4
nature answering questionssuch as; Why do faculty express certain motivation values? and What motivates faculty to teachthe capstone design course? Addressing such questions can help the capstone communitydevelop its most critical resource: dynamic, engaged teachers.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0846605. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Pembridge, J.J., "Mentoring in Engineering Capstone Design Courses: Beliefs and Practices across Disciplines." Engineering Education, Virginia Polytechnic
with many common tools andbecome more familiar with the OEDK and its resources. During the prototyping phase of ENGI120, the fabrication mentors offer office hours in the OEDK to help the design teams constructand test their prototypes.Assessment of ENGI 120 ProgramStudent SurveysAssessment was conducted at the end of the semester. In the survey, student perception onimprovements in skills, including engineering design, problem-solving, technical writing, andteamwork was probed. Student’s self-efficacy toward engineering and their decision-makingregarding an engineering major were also probed. The authors recognize that these data are self-reported, and may not reflect actual improvement in skills.The students’ perceptions of how they are
ultimately uses IaaS utilities. In addition, the project identified different levels of difficulties in courses to explore more than one layer of cloud services. Figure 4: The proposed CBECS architecture mapping Computer Science courses to the Cloud architecture (courses appearing in multiple layers have different levels). Moving from the SaaS layer to the PaaS reflects the increase in the depth, difficulty, and complexity of a course. Likewise, the move from PaaS to IaaS indicates complexity of a course Page 25.318.8with respect to the needs for details in VM configuration, networking
reflect how a change in user activityaffects product function; the user activities in an activity diagram are independent of the productfunctions. A product representation framework like the actionfunction diagram overcomes thelimitations of the activity diagram, enhances the effectiveness of functional modeling, and Page 25.355.2provides a means to incorporate user-product interactions in the early stages of design.This paper details the procedure for creating actionfunction diagrams with a case study on a canopener. The details of the procedure are based on the authors’ experience in creating, applyingand teaching both actionfunction diagrams
of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.ReferencesBorden, V.M.H. (2005). Using alumni research to align program improvement with institutional accountability. NewDirections for Institutional Research, 126, 61-72.Buyer, L.S. & Miller, K.J. (n.d.) Increasing survey response rates: Combining experimental manipulations.Retrieved March 19, 2012, fromhttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:EgrP6237otUJ:www.govst.edu/uploadedFiles/Institutional_Research/Survey%2520Response%2520Rates%25206.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgXCHcRZHMa2HgJL6Im4E4LIArBAi6_qgOazdxPKNSRkSc0ANQFmVvWUbVFSAAwFZBPaQnH1qgipIPpGy2w4_Z_4JAZgdqnomSleN6jr2-nIEnVzValyb_mo9T2MhB-jnTj1TfW&sig=AHIEtbRh-5HOn7ezW8KpHVe6bnlTIVnD9A
professionals six to eight years after their initial cyberspace training. Cyber 300 isdesigned to provide a broad background at the strategic level in “cyber concepts, includingcapabilities, limitations and vulnerabilities and their associated application and employment injoint military operations”19.6. AcknowledgementsThe author acknowledges the funding and support of the Center for Cyberspace Research. Theviews expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy orposition of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.7. References1. D. Drummond, A new approach to China, http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to- china.html, last accessed 6 January 2011.2
models, they all agree on a systematic strategy thatvaries in the number of steps but could be condensed in to four major phases:Planning: the process of clarifying the task based on the next tools: • Design Specifications: is the key document with the information obtained by the customer. • Design Requirements: is the list of technical details that reflect the Design Specifications.Conceptual Design: “Is the part of the design process where the basic solution is laid downthrough the elaboration of a solution principle.” And its main steps are: • Identifying Functions: “Actions that the designed device or system is supposed to take or meant to do” (Dym and Little). • Generating Design Alternatives: Ideation Methods
exercises and semester projects may be given from following which reflect theexpertise of the STEM faculty instructors: • biomechanics of locomotor systems encompassing dynamic force and moment analyses applied to the musculoskeletal system, and locomotor energetics and physiological constraints. • biofluids of flow systems encompassing kinematics of fluid flow and its application to blood circulation in the body.Each of these two main technical topics offers lecture, demonstration, laboratory exercises andsemester projects as explained below:4.1 Biomechanics of Locomotor SystemsIt is well understood that structure and function are interdependent for species fitness andsurvival. An understanding of material and mechanical
of competency factorsand the developmental path of global awareness; from the deficiency stage of ignorance to anideal high level of competence known as adaptability7. Cultural intelligence reflects a capabilityto gather and manipulate information, draw inferences, and enact behaviors in response to one’scultural setting. To be culturally adaptive, a core set of cultural competencies must be mastered.To achieve the adaptation level, skills that include cognition, motivation and behavior have to bedeveloped7. Young professionals need to learn a variety of information about diverse cultures Page 25.490.4and their cultural customs (cognitive
students Page 25.508.3completed the written portion of the problem in class, they completed a subsequent activityinvolving verbal think-aloud reflection on their in-class work before submitting their assignment.As a result, the sample is not inclusive of all students in the class, as some students did notsubmit their assignment and some students did not turn in self-report surveys of mental workloadbut did turn in solutions. Students worked out problems just as they would using traditional penand paper so as not to artificially influence mental workload; however, they were encouraged touse planning techniques including restating the problem
, when evaluators have seen all the availableSPRIAL-MC materials, they will be asked to answer a questionnaire (shown in the next section) tomake necessary improvements. After receiving feedback from evaluators, we will make necessarychanges and then re-evaluate the course materials by the beginning of June ideally with the sameevaluators and questionnaire.6 Course Evaluation QuestionnaireThis questionnaire will evaluate the course by focusing on University of Utah standard courseevaluation questions: • The course objectives were clearly stated • The course objectives were met • The course content was well organized • The course materials were helpful in meeting course objectives • Assignments and exams reflected what was
able to graduate in engineering. 4.6 4.7 2.17% 16 I plan to join a student engineering organization. 4.6 4.8 4.35% Results from questions targeting the five academic preparation workshops that werepresented over the course of the four-day program are summarized in Table 2. Question 1, which targeted the assessment of whether the program fostered a sense ofcommunity among the 22 participants, showed a 28.6% increase between the pre- and post-surveys demonstrating the success of the program in attaining this goal and ensuring that the newstudents feel part of the school of engineering academic learning community. Questions 2 and 3 were designed to reflect on whether the program was successful in
. Borrego M, Newswander LK. Characteristics of successful cross-disciplinary engineering education collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education. 2008;97(2):123.6. Olds BM, Moskal BM, Miller RL. Assessment in engineering education: Evolution, approaches and future collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education. 2005;94:13–25.7. Borrego M. Development of engineering education as a rigorous discipline: A study of the publication patterns of four coalitions. Journal of Engineering Education. 2007;96(1):5.8. McKenna AF, Yalvac B, Light GJ. The role of collaborative reflection on shaping engineering faculty teaching approaches. Journal of Engineering Education. 2009;98(1):17– 26.9. Birnholtz JP. When do researchers collaborate? Toward a
decision to join a graduate program.Using the above described factors, (Table 1), a numerical assessment can be made toreflect the distribution of strength and weakness (areas for improvement) for all thesefactors. Rating of four or higher in an attribute represents the strength and a rating belowthree reflects the areas for improvement. The generated assessment information can beused along with opportunities and threat to develop a strategic plan. It is also important toidentify relevant constraints that might have contributed to a lower rating of the attributesand if those constraints are financial constraints, policy constraints, economical issuesetc. The temporal nature of the identified constraints needs to be identified as well.2.2.2
, it should bepossible to study the patterns among the participating instructors and identify the compatiblecourses. To address this issue, we need to obtain instructor data over several semesters tounderstand which courses and projects were successfully executed.6. AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0705638. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. We also wish to thank the students who participated in the study, and the manycolleagues (in all four countries who helped make this research possible.7. References[1] P
integrity.” • “I don't want this to turn into some kind of witch-hunt where I have to defend myself for even writing a similar sentence.”These comments reflect the views espoused in other literature on the use of Turnitin6. However,in the selected sample of ChE students, these views were in the minority as indicated by thesmall fraction (<10%) of negative responses from each class. It is suggested by the authors thatthe focus of this particular ChE department on ethics throughout the curriculum may inform themore tolerant nature of students’ views toward their instructor using plagiarism screeningsoftware. Similar views have also been described in other studies pertaining to non-engineeringstudents8, 9.A considerable fraction of students
. Page 25.222.10 Figure 7: Perceptions of activities related to solid modelingSurvey question 2.3: In response to the optional short answer question, “Please name anyrelevant attributes for successful solid modeling not listed above”, fourteen responses werereceived. Some responses were related to some of the solid modeling techniques that wereemphasized in the course, such as avoiding redundancy of model parameters, and creating simpleand changeable models (3X). Other proposed activities were variations of the existingbrainstorming and visualization themes. The one truly distinct item was “time management”. Itwas mentioned by two respondents and probably reflects that given enough time; practicallyeveryone could create a 3D