. The planetary gearset is the centerpiece of thebench-scale hybrid powertrain, which our students are completing over the course of fivesemesters. With the successful completion of the planetary gearset, our students are now readyto begin tackling the challenge of developing an overall control strategy for the hybrid system.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the support of the NSF-TUES program in the Division ofUndergraduate Education, DUE-1044532, which made this research possible. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Toyota Motor Corporation, "Toyota Hybrid
distinct from sex. Connellnotes that gender is not a supposedly biologically-obvious division between men and women, butinstead the way human society collectively makes relevant these reproductive distinctions Page 26.1007.5between human bodies in a social context. For us, the context is engineering education. In its simplest form, gender reflects the set of characteristics, behaviors, and practices that we think ofas “feminine” or “masculine” – characteristics that any individual biological male or female mayor may not embody.Race, like gender, is not a biological category but a social one. And unlike sex, race has nobiological basis, despite a
Paper ID #12276Interest-based engineering challenges phase I: Understanding students’ per-sonal, classroom, engineering, and career interestsCole H Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cole Joslyn is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include holistic approaches to humanizing engineering education (such as ethics of care, human- istic education, contemplative and reflective practices, and spirituality) and how it can shape engineering as a socially just profession in service to humanity. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.Ed. specializing
assurance that thefindings reflect accurate measures and that results are trustworthy. Test reliability further indicates theextent to which individual differences in scores can be attributed to ‘true’ differences. We used the mostpopular measure - Cronbach Alpha for the purpose. Table 2 shows the Cronbach Alpha values for thedata collected for each of the subsets. TABLE 2: CRONBACH ALPHA VALUE - SELF ASSESSMENT Subsets Alpha Value Coding Specific 0.7700 Generic 0.7190Since alpha values for both the sets were found to be equal to or greater than 0.70, the instrument wasjudged to be
collected on STEM self-efficacy, Page 26.1040.6expectations of STEM disciplines, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and groupidentification. While the pilot study involved a small population, the results provide importantinformation about the impact of the outreach activity on the participants’ attitudes towardsSTEM disciplines. In addition, they demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed tool for assessingSTEM outreach activities for high school students. Table 2 illustrates the reliability of thesubscale questions by using Cronbach’s alpha. The latter reflects the internal consistency of aninstrument, that
student motivation tended to have students that earned higher grades. Data collection is ongoing to fully investigate the relationship among Faculty Knowledge of SDT, the classroom learning environment, and students’ objective and subjective learning outcomes.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (ResearchInitiation Grant in Engineering Education) under Grant No. 1340304. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 26.1041.9
experience with Electrical and Mechanicalengineering students enrolled in one course. The biggest conclusion from their study was thatstudents struggled to manage their time appropriately to finish the projects, but were able tocomplete them on time. In this case, the students were charged with creating a complete roboticsystem, not just a subsystem component that would interface to a base unit. They alsohighlighted the importance of using PBL as a tool to put the theoretical content of a class into areal life context.Maxwell and Meedem3 reported in their article the perceptions of students who participated in a1999 robotics competition. One of the students reported enjoying learning to work in a team. Thestudent also reflected on the importance of
choices?□ Could radial and tangential forces on shafts carrying gears be measured? That would con- nect the lab to the analyses in class and the book. It would also connect this lab to the bear- ing lab.□ Learning about gears has encouraged me to think about other mechanical components and how they are made. I would like to learn how real gears are machined. Seems like it would be very specialized manufacturing. Could students be asked to make real components, such as gears and bearings. These ideas and suggestions are a source of new lab activities. Although some are easier thanothers to implement, many are worthwhile and reflect a deep understanding of gear concepts. The experiments have been well received and based on student
an intensive writing and presentation experience with criticalfeedback engages students in a continuous reflection on the elements of the complete designprocess throughout the entire semester. It was found that this approach produces students whoare better prepared for their senior design projects and engineering practice. Students noted anincrease in their understanding of machine design concepts as an integration of all their priorpreparatory training. The effectiveness of the revised course structure was evaluated through asurvey of previous and current students.Introduction and backgroundPrior to 2011, one of the common concerns of the Mechanical Engineering department’s seniorstudents was the inability to “engineer” or practice “design
modifyobservation parameters prior to the start of a class or lab. The observer function records real-timeinstructional data as code strings during a class or lab. The student function assesses students viaLikert scale survey items for formative or summative use for the class or lab. The instructorfunction allows instructors to explore their pedagogy after a class or lab via reflective items. Last,the researcher function compiles the data collected by the other G-RATE functions. Previous papers have traced the evolution of the G-RATE through its development andinitial pilot test3,4. Representing large quantities of the captured rich classroom data in ways
other; here, we focus onlearning outcomes, since they are better suited for our goals of supporting curricular design.6Learning outcomes defined in this project take many of the properties defined in Harden et al.1999 while also drawing substantially from the CDIO framework.3,4,7 In particular, theseoutcomes match all seven criteria of the framework in Harden et al.: they reflect the mission ofthe department, they are clear and unambiguous, they are specific, generalizable andmanageable, and they are designed in such a way that their interrelationships are clear. However,these outcomes are designed to match a level of specificity beyond what is described in Harden;per the CDIO framework, the space of competencies in engineering and design can
lectureAlthough the first author was mindful that the FYS audience drew from all of the majors acrosscampus (liberal arts and non-liberal arts) and needed to address the nature and value of criticalthinking, the choice of the subject matter and its treatment reflected the usual direction of theconversation about the discipline of the liberal arts in engineering. As a case study of theapplication of critical thinking, the lecture delves into conspiracy theories regarding the collapseof the World Trade Center Towers on 9-11. The opportunity to prepare for the plenary lecturegave the first author the motivation to seriously consider the efforts by a handful of engineersand architects to reopen the investigation of the collapse as part of the 9-11 Truth
objective standards.5. ConclusionImplementation of mastery grading orients homework assignments toward formative assessment.While it does require additional time investment on the part of both faculty and students, it alsoresulted in a positive reception from students and showed other benefits. Faculty members newto implementation of mastery grading kept a journal containing reflections on the process, fromwhich suggestions can be made to other new faculty who may consider implementing thetechnique. Page 26.1187.10 When presenting the method to students, emphasize it as a technique to enhance learning. When doing so, students were
column reflects the percentage of respondents who checked either "agree" or"strongly agree."The preceding survey results show that the majority of respondents felt that InWIC componentswere valuable or changed their lives in valuable ways. Remarkably, five of the survey itemswere given positive marks by every respondent. Only five of the line items received scores inthe seventy or eighty percent range. The remaining questions lie at the ninety percent level.Pairing the preceding positive response rates with the high survey response rate supports theclaim that the Celebration was successful and deserves emulation by additional regional areasseeking to increase the participation of women in computing
surveys are used to measure thestudents’ knowledge and perception of IPD, and how that knowledge and perception changed asa result of the collaborative competition. The paper will also include an overview of the threeprior years of the competition as a reflection of lessons learned and improvements made to thecompetition format to improve student outcomes.IntroductionConstruction productivity has declined at a rate of -0.32% per year for the 48 year period from1964-2012.1 Inefficiency in the delivery of construction projects is one of the driving forcesbehind the shift toward integrated project delivery (IPD).2 IPD seeks to foster collaborationamong the project participants throughout all phases of a project, from the early design phase
responsibilities, and market cycle economics.Course FormatIn this course, information on relevant innovation topics is delivered by traditional lecture, classdiscussion, and through readings. The learning strategy keys on the operationalization of thegained knowledge. In our approach, each topic is presented in a lecture or a series of lectures.Students then receive assignments consisting of two parts, the first asks them to reflect on andexplain the implications of the topic within the framework of innovation in materials or materialintensive industries. This ensures the students have completed the suggested readings and haveunderstood the content of the lecture(s). The second portion of an assignment asks the student tooperationalize the knowledge of
), this tool offers a unique advantage because rather than assessing how each individualis functioning within the team, it focuses on how the team is functioning together as an entireunit. Offering feedback at the group-level allows teams to reflect on and discuss their currentnorms, climate, and team processes. In contrast, other tool typically have team members rateeach others teamwork skills, and this process may lead to tension, animosity, and increasedconflict within a team. Furthermore, research has shown that team-level feedback can improvemembers attitudes toward the team resulting in greater cohesion.In the following section we provide information regarding technical aspects of the scalesencompassed in the Team CARE model. We then
). Third dimension line: distances between the grid lines Fourth dimension: overall dimension of the building. p. Tags: Tags, in sequential order, must be included for all the doors, windows and rooms (room name, number and room area). Rooms shall be renamed to reflect their usage, e.g. Conference Room, Office, etc. (2 points) q. 3D Camera View: Create a view looking from the front of the building. (2 points) r. Sheets: At least two sheets must be created, one for the floor plans and one for the elevation and section plans. (2 points) s. Exterior Rendering: A realistic exterior view shall be created at a “medium” detail level, and saved to as a JPG file. (2 points) t. Create a Walkthrough: starting from
scrutinized, and their BoMs updated to reflect design changes. In this fashion,feedback is provided to the student groups at each critical phase in the design process.By the end of the term, students have designed and built a system in accord with a set ofspecifications. They have written a vetted user’s manual. They have applied and justified the useof relevant codes and standards. And, they have demonstrated their project via a verbalexplanation and demonstration of the project design. All of these the course instructor may use toassess the students’ mastery of the course SOs.5 Assessment MethodsIn this section, we demonstrate the assessment of the design-cycle projects, and the DCPalignment with ABET EC2000 SOs. Assessment results come from
Emission similar to lasingwill occur in the active layer of the junction. Also, In addition to the requirement for an opticalcavity in one direction at end points, an optical confinement perpendicular to this cavity ishelpful to keep the photons that are achieved within the cavity. At the same time change in theindex of Refraction of the adjacent layers, where The active layers normally have a little higherindex of refraction, so that the total internal reflection takes place similar to that in an opticalfiber11 is an important design in the growth of these QW laser diodes.Wavelength dependence of Semiconductor forbidden band gap:The relationship between band gap and the wavelength is given by Einstein Equation12
, reliable and valid self assessment Page 26.1562.5• Recognize strengths and weaknesses• Challenge themselves• Demonstrate strong leadership and project management skills• Demonstrate strong organizational skills• Demonstrate a strong work ethic, and set and pursue personal learning goals.In free responses, students reported that being a mentor helped them cultivate meaningfuldiscussions with their mentees, encouraged self-reflection, taught them how to become a leader,helped them learn more about themselves and helped them become a member of a team.Students who completed co-ops and classes in the Paul Peck Program reported that the variety ofclasses
State model (including all course materials for EGR 101) can befound at www.cecs.wright.edu/engmath/. Textbook information is available atwww.wiley.com/college/rattan.AcknowledgmentThis work has been supported by the NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers undergrant number EEC-0343214 (Department-Level Reform Program), by the NSF Division ofUndergraduate Education under grant numbers DUE-0618571 (CCLI Phase 2), DUE-0622466(STEP Type 1) and DUE-0817332 (CCLI Phase 3), and by a Teaching Enhancement Fund grantat Wright State University. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation or Wright State
and German in 1987, and returned to academia after a 22 year engineering career in industry. During his career Dr. Hamrick served in a broad range of positions including design, product development, tool and die, manufacturing, sales, and management. His teaching style brings practical, innovative, experience based learning to the classroom, where hands on projects that reflect real world applications are valued by students. Since 1998 he has mentored and lead youth organizations including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, and First Robotics, with youth ranging in ages from first grade through high school. He was named a Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Outstanding Teacher for 2013-14
National Science Foundation is to support “basic scientific researchand research fundamental to the engineering process.” This doesn’t mean that NSF willsupport any kind of research, as long as it is of high quality. Rather, the perspective atNSF is that they are funding things in the national good [5]. Since it is not possible tosupport all high-quality research, priorities need to be established. This involvestradeoffs between activities that may not be directly comparable. Is solving an openproblem in cybersecurity more important than, say, developing better methods to makebuildings earthquake safe? NSF’s priorities are reflected in program announcements.Even a proposal that is rated very highly by a panel may not get funded if the
Education, 2015 Understanding Missions for Engineering Outreach and Service: How New Engineering Faculty Can Learn from Past Generations of Ph.D.-holding Engineers and Engineering EducatorsAbstractTeaching, research, and service are the three “arms” of academic success, especially for newfaculty. The roles of teaching and research are relatively concrete in disciplinary standards, butservice is more ambiguous. This paper reflects on the service and outreach of prior generationsof Ph.D.-holding engineers to more fully interrogate the idea of what service means in thecontext of being an expert in the field. This paper studies the role of service and outreach in thecareers of engineering Ph.D.s in academia and industry through
challenge trying to combine all of those three to make one idea.”Implementation “It’s like fun because you get everybody’s ideas on it and when you get it all together, it looks perfect and it works out.”Students might have noted many aspects of collaboration associated with working onengineering design challenges in response to this open-ended question. That their responsesfocused on managing ideas seems to reflect many of these students’ sense that engineeringdesign is largely a process of generating and bringing ideas to fruition and that this process isinherently collaborative. Page 26.1629.4Theme 2. Additional
presentation in more formal webinars.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge that the support for this work was provided by the NationalScience Foundation Award No. DUE-1432107/1431923/1431721. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Reference1. National Academy of Engineering. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. 2002.2. Torrance, E.P. "Can we teach children to think creatively?" Journal of Creative Behavior 6 114-143 1972.3. Mansfield, R.S. "The effectiveness of creativity training." Review of Educational Research 48(4): 517-536 1978.4. Ma
research; evaluation of design solutionslife-long learning project-based research; stretching to new platforms; developing habits for staying abreast of new information (e.g. reading professional blogs)communication skills technical writing; presentation; reports; data presentationcontent mastery and application project based instruction; reflection; design challenges, design critiques Page 26.1656.6technical competencies project based instruction; mentoring; prototyping
enthralled with the one-on-one interactions with this iconic teamas seen in Figure 4. The presentation content and TTU team’s competency boosted the Indianteams’ energy as reflected in the written student feed-back shown below in Table 1. The resultsshow that students gave high scores (8.26 or higher out of 10) to the TTU team’s presentationstyle, competency, and with the Q & A session. Page 26.1659.7 Figure 2. Vellore workshop Figure 3. Demonstration by the 2011 championship vehicle Page 26.1659.8Figure 4. One-on-one interactions with TTU Baja team members and Indian
these activitieswas not only to allow students to express their reasoning, reflect on their thinking, andobtain feedback on their understanding; but also to “catch” unengaged and uncoveredpreconceptions. Several examples of in-class activities are shown in Figure 1 below. Page 26.1672.4 Free-Body Free-Body Shear Force and Bending Diagram Activity Diagram Activity Moment Diagram Activity