, parents, preservice and in- service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and project director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams as well as a popular Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Parry is currently a co-Pi on two NSF DR-K12 Projects: the Exploring the Efficacy of Elementary Engi- neering Project led by the Museum of Science Boston studying the efficacy of two elementary curricular programs and Engineering For All, a middle school project led by Hofstra University. Other current projects include
evidence suggests that practicing engineers are increasingly expected to actas boundary spanners who can participate in and manage diverse local and global teams,translate competing stakeholder demands into effective design solutions, and leverage expertknowledge from multiple fields and specialties. The larger project represented by this paperresponds to this reality by proposing boundary spanning as a core meta-attribute for engineeringstudents and early career professionals. This paper more specifically offers a detailed descriptionof the study design for a major phase of this research project that involves conducting in-depth,semi-structured interviews about boundary spanning experiences with more than two dozen earlycareer engineers in the
administration at community college and state levels. She has served as Director of the South Carolina Advanced Technological (SC ATE) Center of Excellence since 1994, leading initiatives and grant-funded projects to develop educational leadership and increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians to support the American economy. Currently serving as Principal Investigator, Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE; Co-Principal Investigator, SC ATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education; and Co-Principal Investigator, ATE Regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education Us- ing Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). The SC ATE Center is
teachers who then“train the trainer” during a summer workshop at UTC that is mandatory for teachersimplementing the course. Hands-on projects include winding of a small generator, creation ofmodel power plants, and the construction of a toy-sized electric car.The energy systems course is currently being rolled out to select high schools in the county withthe intention of expanding the number of schools to eventually include high schools across thestate. This course is entirely optional for high schools to implement and requires the principal’sapproval. The program has grown to new schools each year in response to the positive feedbackand word-of-mouth from students, teachers, and principals. In contract to the flexibility in thehigh school
Paper ID #17286Major Observations from a Specialized REU Program for Engineering Stu-dents with ADHDDr. Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut Dr. Arash E. Zaghi received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he worked on the seismic behavior of novel bridge column and connection details. After graduating, he stayed with UNR as a Research Scientist to overlook two major research projects involving system-level shake table experiments. In 2011, Dr. Zaghi joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at University of Connecticut as an Assistant Professor. His
Paper ID #16587Work in Progress: Designing a University 3D Printer Open Lab 3D ModelHector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso Mr. Hector Lugo works as a Student Technology Success Coordinator at The University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently enrolled as a Master of Science with a Major in Electrical Engineering. His motivation and passion pushes him into research in wireless commu- nication, especially in Bluetooth Low Energy and Near Field Communication as well as building projects and fostering innovation with faculty and staff members. As part of the Learning
relevant courses were contacted directly by email when practical. Thesurvey was conducted online using the open-source survey package LimeSurvey. The surveyquestions this year were developed in consultation with CACHE Corporation and with theAIChE Education and Accreditation Committee. The report consists primarily of the statisticaland demographic characterization of the course and its content, with some additional summaryresponses related to the course from open-ended questions. Additionally, the survey seeks tobring out the most innovative and effective approaches to teaching the course as cited byinstructors.Introduction and BackgroundThe AIChE Education Special Projects Committee conducted surveys of U.S. institutionsbetween 1965-1993
Paper ID #17466Advancing Training Pathways for the Renewable Energy WorkforceMs. Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College Jill Davishahl is a faculty member in the engineering department at Bellingham Technical College where she teaches courses ranging from Intro to Engineering Design to Engineering Statics. Outside of teaching, Jill is working on the development of a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Technology (to be offered at BTC) and is currently PI on the NSF funded ATE project grant in renewable energy. She holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.Prof
engineering program toan online equivalent is conducting courses requiring lab components. Many solutions have beenimplemented to address this difficulty including remote access to on-campus lab equipment7-8and portable lab kits9-10. Other challenges include engaging students in team projects and studentauthentication11.Design and ImplementationThe Digital Design Fundamentals course is a 3-credit 15-week lecture and lab course required ofall electrical engineering students. Students typically take this course during their secondsemester in the degree program. As the first course in electrical engineering, the courseintroduces students to number systems, conversion methods, binary and complement arithmetic,Boolean algebra, circuit minimization, ROMs
pools of talent. However,to date no single company or university (we have found) has a complete AIDP construct beingexecuted. To that end, the AIDP construct is the actual threading together of all four tenetsfocused within company needs and university strategies.Table 1. Academic to Industry Developmental ProgramTenets of “Academic Interaction” DescriptionCore engineering classes Provide a feedback loop into undergraduate and graduate coursework to more closely align with industry standard tools and practices.Design Project Based Training Identify and support relevant “Design/Analysis” projects that address real world
“computer intensive (CI)”. In the ENV programcurriculum, the two senior capstone project courses satisfy the WI and OPO requirements;Hydrology and Air Quality are the two courses that are designated as CI and satisfy thegraduation requirements.Engineering topics that are part of the curriculum are appropriate to the discipline ofenvironmental engineering in many ways. Courses like CADD Laboratory, Engineering ProjectAnalysis, and Professionalism & Ethics, Statics, Strength of Materials, EngineeringThermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics support material and concepts in courses such asEnvironmental Engineering Hydraulics, Water Quality, Water and Wastewater Treatment, AirQuality, and Air Pollution Control. Moreover, topics covered in the above
educational team for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN).Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering Edu- cation and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Professional Development on Giving Feedback on Design for Engineering Students and EducatorsAbstractThe goal of this project is to create professional development materials for students, engineers,and engineering educators on giving feedback on engineering design. To achieve this goal, wefirst characterized and
realistic problems to show the students how to apply the concepts with thetheory. If a student can visually see how all the pieces fit together, they will be able to master thesubject and apply it to real world applications.Projects with real world applications are another tool used in teaching MATLAB. Many schoolsuse projects to teach their students a variety of different subjects.At Northern Illinois University5 they used MATLAB to design and simulate a sun tracking solarpower system. The simulation consists of four modules: solar tracking cells, signal conditioningcircuit, controller, and motor. The simulation provides an excellent platform for undergraduateengineering technology students to study the design and theory of a sun tracking solar
thisphilosophy is the on-line, PC Pro course by TestOut.com15. This course, designed to prepare thestudent for A+ certification (PC repair), omits any information about the internal workings of acomputer or explanation of how information is represented or flows in a microprocessor ormicrocontroller. This author has long maintained that technicians that deal with IoT applicationsand cyber-physical systems will need a much different skill set than those of a networking or PCtechnician.16,17,18Tangentially, but relevant to this present situation, there has been a growing “makers” movementwhich involves people who have a desire to make projects or create new things. In a differenttime, electronic hobbyist could build crystal radios or put together more
Paper ID #15359Gamification-Based Cyber-Enabled Learning Environment of Software Test-ingDr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several publications regarding to the research and educational projects.Dr. Peter J. Clarke, Florida International
sets rather than collecting new ones, if these datasets are adequate to answer the research questions being asked.” (p. 351). Economical refers totime and resources that researchers save. Ethical refers to respecting the time and resources ofothers required in collecting large data sets. The former point is particularly relevant to graduatestudents, as they are typically more constrained by both time and resources in their researchagendas.BackgroundHere we present how three researchers used one large data set (that included both qualitative andquantitative data) to meet their own qualitative research needs. First, we describe the originalresearch project associated with this data set, as well as the breadth of data within the data set.The
g)• Learn independently using a variety of commonly available resources (ABET i)• Use common engineering tools and software to solve engineering problems. (ABET k)In order to achieve those objectives, each instructor addressed the following course topicsthrough readings from a common textbook, homework exercises, and project application: Madison Engineering Succeeding in the Classroom Problem Solving Visualization and Graphics Computer Tools Engineering Ethics Units & Conversions Mathematics Engineering Fundamentals.An interactive lecture format with application sessions was the predominant structure for eachsection, although teaching style and specific content varied at the
Paper ID #16378A New Software Engineering Undergraduate Program Supporting the Inter-net of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)Prof. Linda M Laird, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises) I am currently an industry professor in software engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to that, I ran large development projects at Bell Labs/Lucent.Dr. Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Nicholas Bowen is an Industry Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises. His primary focus is developing new graduate programs that combine Systems Engineering & Software
of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new transdisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Terri S. Krause, Purdue University Terri Krause has a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, with 30 years experience in business and industry; and, a MSEd in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in
including the syllabus and majorcontent. Assessment of industry’s need for improvement in engineering leadership, the currentimpact and consequences of poorly led engineering projects and the global risk to thecompetitiveness of companies, if not addressed, was presented in 20122.The program addresses assessment, development of and mastery of 14 specific leadership areasillustrated in a polar chart (Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar Chart), known in the programas the “spider chart”. Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar ChartThe spider chart is also used as the baseline for a 360-degree feedback process to measure thesuccess of students in improving each of these skills.The exercise described in this paper contributes
papers on technology-supported teaching and learning as well as systems- change stages pertaining to technology adoption.Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, Evaluation Consortium University at Albany - SUNY Dr. Kathy Gullie has extensive experience as a Senior Evaluator and Research Associate through the Eval- uation Consortium at the University at Albany/SUNY. She is currently the principal investigator in several educational grants including an NSF engineering grant supporting Historically Black University and Col- leges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program
mentor-student and student-student collaborations. In this context, the integration ofreproductive and interactive training such as role-games, business-games, brainstorms,discussions, creative tasks, and projects are of great practical value for the high schoolstudents.The module education approach was reflected in the design of the interdisciplinary courseapplied by teachers in the Kazan high school, Republic of Tatarstan. The modules arerealized in separate disciplines as well as being included in training courses and extracurriculum work. The main advantage of this approach is the use of creative student groupactivities. Taking into consideration the desired cross-cultural competent standards, thefollowing intercultural education topics are
. Nottis, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an Educational Psychologist and Professor of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He
Paper ID #14932Impact of Class Size on Student Success in a Multidisciplinary Honors Pro-gramMrs. Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park Kylie King is Program Director of the Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) Honors Pro- gram. She has worked with the program since 2010 and currently teaches courses on defining and complet- ing innovation and consulting projects. She is also involved in QUEST’s learning outcomes assessment process. Kylie has a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University and a M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the
level courses with HDL components: Senior level "Advanced Digital System Design," , Graduate level "Advanced Systems on a Chip (SoC) Designs” and “MOS VLSI Design” courses; 4) Enabling electrical and computer engineering students to engage in senior design projects involving HDL and FPGA’s; 5) Preparing graduate as well as undergraduate ECE students for research opportunities in the area; and 6) Providing hardware design tools for computer science major students who choose to take the course as one of their elective courses.This paper addresses the revised course structure and its impact on students’ learning.II. Revised Course StructureAs mentioned, this Sophomore-level 4 credit-hour course, "Introduction to
technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumenta- tion and measurement.Mr. mao ye Mao Ye is an electrical engineering student at the University of Southern Maine, and an equipment engi- neering intern at Texas Instrument, South Portland, Maine. He also worked at Iberdrola Energy Project as a project assessment engineering intern. Prior to attending the University of Southern Maine, he served in the United States Marine Corps as communications chief. His area of interests are microelectronics, Instrumentation, software development, and automation design. c American Society for
Level Instrument in a Sports Drink BottleAbstractStudents in a mechanical engineering program are given the task of converting parts from asports drink bottle into a capacitive fluid level probe. The project begins in a third-yearinstrumentation course when student teams develop a prototype instrument design. During asubsequent computer data acquisition and control course, the students use their prototype withthe addition of an embedded processor (microcontroller) to create a “smart” instrument. Thestudents are given loose specifications for the design of their fluid level probe. The specificationshave enough freedom to allow for creative variation in designs but key factors are tightly definedsuch that the performance of all of the designs can
an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman.Dr. Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from Manhattan
research involves modeling and simulation of protein molecules as nano bio robots with applications in new drug design. The other aspect of her research is engineering education.Ms. Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College Alexandra Lehnes is a senior at Manhattan College majoring mechanical engineering and minoring in mathematics. In the past she has done biomechanical research on aortic aneurysms and worked for an energy distribution company as a project engineering intern. Currently she is the president of the engi- neering ambassadors club and assisting with an National Science Foundation grant to increase engineering awareness using the engineering ambassadors, offering a minor in engineering educations, and encourag
has been a licensed professional engineer for over twenty years and worked primarily in the aerospace and biomedical engineering fields. He has utilized the capabilities of additive manufacturing for over a decade, originally applying it to space suit and helicopter centered projects. At the Academy, he teaches design courses that include lessons on solid modeling, and additive manufacturing as well as classic subtractive methods such as accomplished with a mill or lathe. He earned his B.E. and M.E. at The Cooper Union, and his Ph.D. at Rutgers University. All are in mechanical engineering.Mary Shalane Regan, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Shalane Regan is a native of Massachusetts and currently resides in Connecticut