boundaries of traditional classroom-basedapproaches to project- concept- and team-based, and skill- and knowledge-integrated approachesusing real world situations. This new teaching approach can improve the effectiveness ofengineering education. Introducing new teaching approaches is always a challenging task andhas been explored using various tactics, and the detailed work is published in the peer reviewedjournals and proceedings8-13. For experiential energy innovation team project, we selectedmagnetism and its application to generate electricity via an innovative approach. Magnetic 1induction was discovered by Michael Faraday in the mid-19th century14
engineering student’s education in managing uncertainty in designdecisions. Our proposition is that while engineering education has advocated designmethodologies that indirectly address uncertainty and teamwork, such as the human-centereddesign approach [12, 13] and project-based service learning [14, 15], we may find a more directapproach to design, uncertainty, and teamwork outside of the engineering discipline.Research Methodology and Description of DataWe employ constructivism as the theoretical framework to explore our research question.Typically in constructivism, we consider the foundational questions “How have the people in thissetting constructed reality? What are their reported perception, ‘truths’, explanations, beliefs, andworld-view
that apply to multiple areas ofengineering (e.g., that students will understand the engineering design process), each section ofthe course may take different pedagogical approaches to achieving those outcomes. In addition,each professor selects his/her own topic and adds specific student learning outcomes to thecommon outcomes that are related to his/her area of disciplinary expertise. The sections of thecourse that serve as the foundation for the work presented in this paper are taught by facultymembers in chemical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering.The authors are motivated by a desire to understand how the different approaches faculty used inthis introductory course impact student learning. In a pilot project in fall
’ experiences and develop a futureprotocol and establish a baseline of identity and community development for FYE students. Thesurvey is part of a multi-year project, and this initial understanding will shape future interviewsallowing the impact of the FYE experience to be further explored. Ultimately, the larger studyseeks to understand the impact various decisions made regarding FYE have on community andidentity development as student move through multiple pathways. The baseline survey will guidethe development of future aspects of this project while providing insights about FYE students’communities and views of themselves.IntroductionOver the last several years, there have been calls for changes to engineering education in order toensure that
flex of the blade.Blade flex creates a change in the section airfoil angle of attack which in turnchanges the aerodynamic forces.An Mbientlab MetaTracker, mountable sensor equipped with wirelessaccelerometers was mounted to the 10inch propeller blade of an existing UAV.The accelerometers transmitted the vibration spectrum to an iPhone with aninterface app provided by the vendor. The app logged and processed the datainto a comma separated variable (csv) file. Matlab will be used to separate thedata for vibration magnitude and direction.The original intention of the project was to capture measurements at steadymotor RPM’s and RPM transition; however, do to controller interface errors,propeller rotation had to be created manually. This accounts
authors attended a three and one-half day meeting called theIntegrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial-Mindset (ICE) Workshop to help students developan entrepreneurial mindset. [1] During the workshop, the authors developed a set of learningmodules focused using KEEN’s model. The student must deliver a presentation and a writtenreport focused on the entrepreneurial mindset for a digital communication course, identified asEE 463. Several Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML) activities prepared students for theresearch project and report. Although the senior and adult students were exposed for the first-time to the KEEN framework, they performed tasks to foster an entrepreneurial mindset based onthe following topics covered in six of the eleven
Paper ID #22077Early-career Engineers at the Workplace: Meaningful Highs, Lows, and In-novative Work EffortsMr. Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich Mathias graduated from Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a B.Sc. ’15 and M.Sc ’17 in Man- agement and Technology. His majors were Computer Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He was also a participant in the entrepreneurial qualification program ”Manage&More”. This is a program of the center for innovation and business creation at the Technical University Munich (”UnternehmerTUM”) which supports innovation and startup projects. While at
Chair ofthe Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech – Savannah. He was also the FoundingDirector of the Systems Realization Laboratory at Georgia Tech.Farrokh’s current research focus is the model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncer-tainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid androbust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His questfor answers to the key question is anchored in three projects, namely,Integrated Realization of Robust, Resilient and Flexible NetworksIntegrated Realization of Engineered Materials and ProductsManaging Organized and Disorganized Complexity: Exploration of the Solution
Embedded in Junior Level Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics CoursesAbstractIn collaboration with the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), the faculty at LawrenceTechnological University developed and implemented fluid-power based modules (i.e.,classroom exercises) for two BS Mechanical Engineering (BSME) core courses:Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. The project aims to teach students the basic theories andconcepts in fluid power and expose them to real-world hydraulic and pneumatic applications.Modules designed for the Fluid Mechanics course focus on addressing hydraulics relatedapplications, and modules designed for the Thermodynamics course focus on pneumatic systems.Fluid power modules include homework to be completed
complex work of design for the first time,knowing how to plan and carry out a design project specific to their discipline, how to documentthe process, and how to make their invisible design thinking processes visible in a blank bookcan be a challenging task. Moore et al. reported on some of the challenges that students andinstructors encounter when using blank engineering notebooks, including confusion about whatshould go in the notebook, uncertainty about the purpose for keeping a design notebook, notseeing the value in careful documentation of design work, and a reluctance to engage inreflection of their design process [5]. The structured engineering design notebook described inthis paper can help support students as they build expertise in
stereotyping on student project teams, the impact this has on student learning, and tools and strategies to empower students and faculty to create more equitable team dynamics. Lisa has also worked with faculty to develop active and project-based learning techniques, including a focus on STEM and social justice, through conferences, workshops, and individual consultations. Lisa has published a number of book chapters and articles that focus on food, environmental, and social justice, particularly in the area of livestock production in the rural southern United States. Her work can be found in The Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Political Ecologies of Meat, and Critical Animal Geographies.Dr. Geoff Pfeifer
University and Delaware State University and an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests are in radio frequency and analog integrated circuit design, embedded systems, biomed- ical electronics, and engineering education. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED) Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical
thinking, guide development of aresearched writing piece, and as a rubric instrument to assess student critical thinking throughwriting. Student oral communication is another key outcome. A subjective rubric has beenreplaced with a transparent, straightforward, binary check sheet rubric.Another signature assignment in the course is a team-based design challenge. Evaluation ofstudent performance was difficult and subjective. Through continuous improvement built onstudent feedback we developed a transparent method of evaluating the design challenge. Wedemonstrate the effectiveness of a simple check-sheet style rubric for evaluation of demonstrateddesign thinking and project management skills in the team-based design challenge.Results of this 6-year
improve quality of life. Experience with financial auditing for state Congress, government projects, and universities in the U.S. demonstrate diverse work and skills. Mission: Global diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. Presence: U.S., Latin America, Caribbean and Asia.Ms. Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Denise N. Williams is a third year Chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as a member of Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig’s nanomaterials research group. She is currently a National Science Foundation AGEP Fellow, a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow, and a research associate of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Prior to her time at UMBC, Denise earned a
efforts that support students in their STEM education and career pathways pursuits. Prior to Science Foundation Arizona, Ms. VanIngen-Dunn served as President of CVID Consulting, build- ing on years of experience as engineer and project manager in human crashworthiness and safety design, development and testing, working for contractors in commuter rail, aerospace and defense industries. VanIngen-Dunn has an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a BSE degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa. She serves on the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering Advisory Board, the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Board of Directors, and the Maricopa Community College Workforce
Ph.D. and M.S. degrees are in materials science and engineering from Stanford University and her B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from the Michigan Technological University.Dr. Carol J. Thurman, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Carol Thurman serves as the Academic Assessment Manager for Georgia Tech’s Center for Serve- Learn-Sustain. She holds a doctorate in Educational Policy Studies with a concentration in Research, Measurement, and Statistics. Dr. Thurman’s professional experience includes higher education academic and program assessment, program evaluation, project management, teaching K-12 both in the U.S. and internationally, teaching university research and statistics courses, and serving as a K-12
implementtheory to practice and increase the likelihood of persistence. In particular, Vogelgesang, Ikeda,Gilmartin, and Keup (2002) report that students participating in service-learning projects in theirfirst-year of college, indicate higher levels of success than those that did not, including academicand personal development. The area of STEM and service-learning is an essential partnershipbecause of the opportunity for students to experience how they can make a difference togetherthrough improvement of lives and communities. In other words, the population of students inSTEM fields, lends itself to align with the primary purpose of service-learning at the institutionallevel. Research Purpose Enrollment of
education that prepares them for career entry as well asfor future degree opportunities if they transfer to four-year degree programs.1Program OverviewIn 2014, the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) received a 3-year grant to host 10community college faculty members in research labs focusing on alternative energy, cybersecurity, wearable medical devices, green and sustainable manufacturing, and nanotechnology.Although these projects were mainly engineering based, CC faculty from all STEM disciplineswere eligible to apply and attend this experience, so as to have a broader impact on the STEMcommunity as a whole. Additionally, students majoring in engineering at a CC take most of theirgeneral requirements in STEM while enrolled at these schools
interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incorporat- ing engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the
model.Our project expands upon the concepts presented in the current literature through offering novelapproaches to collaboration with stakeholders, structure of research guides, and delivery ofengineering information literacy instruction. The CollaborationTo achieve the goals, we targeted student learning outcomes as defined in the ABET GeneralCriterion 3 [1] by upgrading research assistance, mapping library resources to the curriculum,and changing the approach to library instruction. The team consisted of five MSL librarians andtwo UWP instructors, including the course coordinator, who met once a week to craft variouscomponents of the course’s curriculum beginning in late spring 2017 through fall 2017
Wright-Patterson Air Force in applied image processing. In January 1997, he joined the newly developed electrical and com- puter engineering program at Boise State University where he is currently is the chair and an Associate professor. He led the development and starting of the BS and MS programs. He taught several courses and supervised numerous M.S. thesis and Senior Design Project. He contributed to the start of the PhD program and is currently advising three Ph.D. students and two MS students. He also has been conducting research and consultation in R&D for Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard and others. Dr. Rafla’s areas of expertise are: security of systems on programmable chips and embedded systems
Women in MississippiAbstractThe NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC) strives to:generate interest and participation of women in computing; improve recruitment and retentionrates of women in undergraduate computing majors; and help post-secondary women make atransition to the computing workforce. Activities designed to engage girls and young womenwith computing, emphasizing computational thinking and cybersecurity knowledge andawareness, and to illuminate a pathway forward are hosted and facilitated through Alliancepartnerships.The authors will describe a project-based approach to facilitating learning among K-12 students.By engaging students at an early age, we believe we can promote the development of self-efficacy
application of those fundamentals in solving engineering problems. Thus, wehave created a first-year learning community as a solution to low retention rates in engineering.In this learning community, the first-year students take the following courses together: ● An interdisciplinary freshman experiences course, in which we teach the concept of "Design-Build-Test-Improve-Collaborate" to the students. The students take the ownership of their group projects, while working together and building friendships that last. ● An appropriate Math course (Calculus or Pre-Calculus), which is specifically designed to address the applications of math in engineering. ● An English composition class, which focuses on "Writing
Modularized LecturesAbstract Traditional lecturing of building code related topics are commonly taught ad-hoc in courses,often get misinterpreted by faculty unfamiliar with code details, or left out entirely from courses. Toimprove dissemination of code knowledge in our department but also be applicable to two otherassociated departments, a project was undertaken to enhance mechanisms for faculty to better deliverbuilding code knowledge in academic settings. Here, self-contained teaching modules were developedthat can be incorporated within existing courses. Our code education enhancements take what has beentraditionally perceived as passively learned content with little appeal that minimizes studentengagement and immersion, to more active
, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of
nature of advanced manufacturing, and concurrent with this shift in materials and thecorresponding changes in design and manufacturing processes is the need to train the workforceof today and tomorrow in these technologies. This paper presents the collaboration betweenWayne State University and Washtenaw Community College on an NSF project to develop anintegrated curriculum in the emerging technologies surrounding lightweight materials properties,optimization and manufacturing processes. The goal of this project is to engage industry andeducators in developing a talent pipeline and initial curriculum addressing the materialproperties, design for manufacturability and manufacturing processes, as well as optimizationand manufacturing processes
] undergraduatemajor.” The same survey also indicates that more than 75% of those surveyed say they wantmore emphasis on five key areas including: critical thinking, complex problem solving, writtenand oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings.As part of the larger goal to better prepare students for career success and personal development,improving students’ critical thinking ability has been a significant initiative of the University ofHartford’s strategic plan since 2014. In the fall semester of 2017, we implemented a coordinatedlarge-scale project that aimed to promote students’ critical thinking through a series of newly-designed troubleshooting exercises embedded in all fundamental DC electric circuits labs forengineering
Facilities Planning and Management, Introduction to Facilities Engineering Sys- tems, Financial Aspects of Facilities Management and Construction Cost and Bidding. He is a graduate of Purdue School of Engineering and Technology receiving degrees in Construction Technology, Archi- tectural Technology and a Masters in Facility Management. His field experience includes residential and light commercial construction. He has been an architectural designer as well as superintendent for single and multi-family residential construction projects. Mr. Ray worked as an engineering design manager in the Building Components Manufacturing Industry for over fifteen years.Mr. James W. White, Indiana University-Purdue University of
, primarily-undergraduate institution. These changes were made with the goal of improving alignmentbetween in-class assessment practices and ABET assessment requirements. The first majorchange involves reviewing and revising the Performance Indicators for all Student LearningOutcomes. Specifically, the PI’s were rephrased for strong alignment with the revised Bloom’sTaxonomy, with a focus on higher order learning. The second major change is the developmentof descriptive rubrics for several major assessment tools. Two rubrics will be examined asexamples: one for peer assessment of team members’ contributions in the program’s capstonedesign project and the second for a position paper on contemporary issues related tothermodynamics. Initial results from
Scott Stephens, University of Delaware Trevor is a Mechanical Engineering senior at University of Delaware, graduating in 2018. He is the CTO of Sage Smart Garden, LLC, a tech startup dedicated to bringing the smart home to your backyard. He has participated in several entrepreneurship programs, including UD’s VentureOn, VentureWell, and NSF I-Corps sites. He has extensive experience working on interdisciplinary team projects, ranging from commercial toy design to design and construction of a payload-delivering RC airplane. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Lessons learned in the labyrinth: Navigating campus resources to bring a student & faculty smart gardening