male 44 NA NA 12.3 ± 1.82006 female 6 NA NA 12.7 ± 1.4NA = not asked in that year of the surveyThe same survey measured students “universal diverse orientation” (UDO) using the previously-validated MGUDS-S instrument.10,18 UDO is “an attitude toward all other persons which isinclusive yet differentiating in that similarities and differences are both recognized andaccepted.”18 The three constructs that comprise UDO are: seeking diversity of contact,relativistic appreciation of self and others, and comfort with differences. UDO may correlate tostudent interest and comfort in different cultures. This instrument is comprised
damagingeffects of isolation and to help promote graduate student retention. Page 22.660.14Bibliography1. Spradley, J. P. (1979). The ethnographic interview. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.2. Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). Discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine Pub.3. Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology,94(1), 95- 120.4. National Science Foundation. (2008). Science and engineering indicators 2008. Retrieved July, 2008, from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/5. Mednick, M., & Thomas, V. (2008). Women and
take the first engineering course, normally during their first semester as GE students, they are assigned reading from the textbook about the different fields of engineering. In the Fall Semester each department presents an Information Session in the evening to give interested students information about their degree program(s). There are thus 13 of these sessions, all on different evenings (since they are offered from the same department, AE/OE and CpE/EE are offered together), including one for the Green Engineering Minor. Students are encouraged to attend at least four information sessions by making attendance a homework grade in the engineering course. The Student Engineers Council normally hosts a
Institute in Freiburg, Germany working on advanced MMOD protection systems for satellites and developing preliminary designs for safe lunar habitats using in-situ materials for pro- tection against meteoroid impacts. This year he served on another NASA Independent V&V Committee to review the MMOD risk assessment process for NASA’s Constellation program. At Missouri S&T, Dr. Schonberg continues to teach a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. Page 22.104.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Streamlined Approach to Developing and
that Aliteracy is at the heart ofworld development and human rights.@[15, p. xiii] Western society, in general, is very attached tothe view that literacy is Acasually associated with earning a living, achieving expanded horizonsof personal enlightenment and enjoyment, maintaining a stable and democratic society, and,historically, with the rise of civilization itself.@[16, p. 303] Literacy is associated with self-empowerment, economic development, and cognitive benefits. In fact, literacy is often linked tothe most positive aspects of human civilization.[17] Illiteracy, on the other hand, Athreatenspeople=s ability to defend themselves, feed themselves, hold a job, and even communicate.”[18]How are these concepts related to engineering? What
and polish the resulting document(s): It’s more work/takes more time to tell thestudent how to fix the writing than to just do it myself. One product of this pattern is student workon the thesis does not accurately represent the student‘s actual writing proficiency.Industry Perspectives and Performance ExpectationsAlthough technical knowledge is essential for expert performance in any domain,15 thatknowledge alone does not ensure successful performance in industry. Rather, Hart argues that―to be an engineer is to be a technical communicator. Engineering is a problem-solvingprofession and clear communication leads to effective solutions.‖16 In fact, most research inengineering education explicitly emphasizes the need to prepare students for
the same as Tuckman, Caldwell and Volger’s18 full-mooner –individuals working full-time outside of the university. Aspiring academic relates to the hopefulfull-timer category. This group is sometimes referred to as freeway fliers, referring to theirpattern of commuting from one institution to the next to compile full-time employment fromseparate part-time contracts. The last group, freelancers, is a composite of part-unknowners, part-mooners, and homeworkers.Demographics of Part-time FacultyThe National Center for Education Statistics, U. S. Department of Education, conducted thelargest survey of part-time faculty to date, during fall 20031. Data collected from more than26,100 faculty and instructional staff with regard to the population of
inInterdisciplinary Studies and the topic has taken a front-line position in science and engineeringresearch in the US with the introduction of the Science and Technology Centers (STC) andEngineering Research Centers (ERC) by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1980’s. Thepreponderance of such centers in research education is clearly articulated by Schuler, who statesthat at some schools “interdisciplinary programs and centers… have become as numerous as thetraditional academic departments 2.” Finally, in 1998 ABET introduced its Engineering Criteria2000, which mandates that “Engineering programs will demonstrate that their graduates canfunction on interdisciplinary teams.” It turns out that interdisciplinary studies in engineeringeducation is rather
, and advocates.5.0 AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantsNos. 1025207 and 1025220. 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.6.0 References 1. ABET (2008). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations During the 2009- 2010 Accreditation Cycle, 21 pp., ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org 2. Aidoo, J., J. Hanson, K. Sutterer, R. Joughtalen, and S. Ahiamadi (2007). International senior design projects – more lessons learned, National Capstone Design Course Conference
have been separated intothree groups aligned with the previous tables. As expected the industrial comments emphasizethe need for competency in a manufacturing environment and help facing the current businesschallenges. Academics, and to the most part other respondents mentioned the many problemsfacing the academic institutions. This is understandable given that manufacturing education isvery much a publicly funded process that serves private industries. Recommendation: The comments should be read to gain further insight to the quantitative survey responses and better understanding of other perspectives.References1. Jack, H., “The State of Manufacturing Engineering Education”, An SME Technical Paper, November 20052. Danielson, S
ability tocreate code in a specific language. In the following sections, a brief introduction tophenomenography, a description of the study exploring student understanding of conditional andrepetition structures, and the results of the study are presented. The final section discusses howthese results can be utilized in the development of an assessment instrument as well as what stillneeds to be done in order to reach the final destination.Phenomenography as a Research MethodologyPhenomenography is an educational research method developed in the early 1980’s by a researchgroup in the Department of Education at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden18. It arose outof work exploring the ways that students experienced learning, approached their
laboratories for physiology research by undergraduate students in biosciences and biomedical engineering. Adv Physiol Educ 2008. 32: p. 256- 260.4. Moraes, C., K. Wyss, E. Brisson, B. Keith, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, An undergraduate lab (on-a-chip): Probing single cell mechanics on a microfluidic platform. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2010. 3(3): p. 319-330.5. Carson, S., J.R. Chisnell, and R.M. Kelly, Integrating modern biology into the ChE biomolecular engineering concentration through a campus wide core laboratory education program Chemical Engineering Education, 2009. 43(4): p. 257-264.6. Dymond, J.S., L.Z. Scheifele, S. Richardson, P. Lee, S. Chandrasegaran, J.S. Bader, and J.D. Boeke
and Computer Engineering from Kettering University. She worked for Delphi from 1997 to 2009 in various positions, most recently focusing in applications engineering and project management. Michelle is doing project management support activities and assisting with software development for the Green Mobility Laboratory.Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ Kevin Bai received B S and PHD degree in Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University., Beijing, China in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He was a post-doc fellow and research scientist in Univ of Michigan-Dearborn, USA, in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Now he is an assistant professor in Department of Electrical and Compurter Engineering, Kettering University
the launcher will be used. A blast deflector to prevent the motor's exhaust from hitting the ground will be used and ensure that dry grass is cleared around each launch pad in accordance with the Minimum Distance table, and increase the distance by a factor of 1.5 if the rocket motor being launched uses titanium sponge in the propellant. • Size: The rocket will not contain any combination of motors that total more than 40,960 N-sec (9208 lb-sec) of total impulse. The rocket will not weigh more at liftoff than one-third of the certified average thrust of the high power rocket motor(s) intended to be ignited at launch. • Flight Safety: The rocket will not be launched at targets, into clouds
Page 22.847.3emphasis on mathematics and science, as well as other traditional EE courses. However, itindeed has a heavy hands-on learning component comprising the core PBL courses. Table 1: Eight-semester course plan for B.S.E.E degree Electrical Engineering ‐ B. S. Degree – Western Carolina University Suggested Course Plan Fall Semester Hours Spring Semester Hours ENGL 101 Composition I 3 ENGL 102 Composition II 3 MATH 153 Calculus I
a introductory mechanics of materials course is to show the student that forceand elastic deformation analysis of single or multiple connected bodies is based on theapplication of only three fundamental sets of equations: rigid body equilibrium equations, material load-deformation equations derived from Hooke’s Law, and equations defining the known or assumed geometry of deformation.The commonality of a general approach to all problems is emphasized, an approach that isidentical for determinate and indeterminate structures containing axial, torsional and/or bendingloads. This general approach is formulated to emphasize: identification of applicable fundamental independent equation set(s) being written
hands-on tutorial on the LiaB experiments and the learning materials toengineering faculty at Virginia Community College System‟s New Horizons Conference inSpring 2011 to initiate the transfer of the pedagogical approach and learning materials to supportthe instruction at these institutions and to receive feedback and suggestions. A similar workshopwas held the Virginia Tech Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy on Feb. 19, 2010, whichwas well received.An explanation of our pedagogical approach to the development of the LiaB courses and theassociated learning materials, a review of the initial evaluation and assessment results, and adiscussion about the methods we have employed to disseminate the results of this project within
overall experience for participants. Also, asmentioned, a second survey will be distributed in May 2011 to all RET participants, discussedbelow.Conclusions and Broader ImpactsThe 2010 summer RET program yielded a successful array of teaching kits and modules linkedto related Standards of Learning for the cohort of fifteen teachers. The post-program surveyconfirmed that participant exposure to research, ability to develop relevant teaching modules,and overall experience of the program was positive and successful. The RET participants willconduct their new teaching lesson(s) across the 2010-11 academic year. In order to achievebroader impacts beyond individual classrooms, the teachers are also encouraged to present totheir fellow teachers at a
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common terminologyand practices. A description of the Agile Software Development course project using Scrum asthe development methodology for Android phone application development follows. The reportconcludes with the challenges and opportunities when using Scrum for student teams in softwareengineering courses and capstone projects.Scrum BackgroundScrum is an incremental and iterative process framework that, while typically associated withsoftware development, can be used for managing projects in a variety of domains. Scrum as asoftware development framework was jointly developed and introduced by Jeff Sutherland andKen Schwaber [11] in the early 1990’s. It was inspired by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonakain a 1986 publication [12] that
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airports andtrain connections, upon arrival and departure from major travel points. Thus far, thiscollaboration has proven significantly more advantageous.Presently, a longitudinal study is being conducted to track students’ perceptions of theirexperiences. We encourage others to continue researching and applying interdisciplinarylearning within a multidisciplinary student environment. We are confident new experiences willbroaden and enrich this model, and seek to learn how to incorporate new learning into our ownexperiences. Page 22.945.13References1. Allen-Gil, S., Walker, L., Thomas, G., Shevory, T. & Elan, S. (2005). Forming a
degree programs, connecting with masters-level programs,reach for more students, and incorporating more disciplines in our programming.introductionShephard et al.’s work [4] emphasized “The central lesson that emerged from the study is theimperative of teaching for professional practice — with practice understood as the complex,creative, responsible, contextually grounded activities that define the work of engineers at its best;and professional understood to describe those who can be entrusted with responsible judgment inthe application of their expertise for the good of those they serve.” Additional reports emphasizethe need for professional practice; Duderstadt [1] claimed “… it is long past time that we rippedengineering education out of the