people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the in- tersection of designerly epistemic identities and vocational pathways. Dr. Lande received his B.S. in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Me- chanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Making Spaces to Supporting Formal, Informal, and Nonformal Learning Spanning a University's Makerspace Learning EcologyIntroductionThis cross-case case study [1] project aims to ascribe characteristics of differently orientedmakerspaces across the learning ecology [2] at a
to solve a social good.Mr. Jacob Lam Herring, University of Virginia Research assistant with the team since Summer 2020Sin Lin, University of Virginia Undergraduate Civil Engineering Student at the University of Virginia.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is the co-PI on the SCC Harlem project funded by the NSF that explores
engineering approach withalternative implementations of the capstone engineering courses by other colleges anduniversities6-13. Specifically, any capstone projects involving 3D printing and Arduinos todesign a quadcopter are investigated and summarized13-23. The paper also attempts to comparethe student’s prototype with other popular commercially available quadcopters, including somecost comparisons24.Description of the Original Master of Science in Electrical EngineeringUniversity’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineeringprogram offers an in-depth understanding of modernsystems design for emerging and evolving technologies.Students experience design projects in digital, spread-spectrum and space communications, CMOS circuitry andcomputer
Paper ID #21594Improving Senior Design Proposals Through Revision by Responding to Re-viewer CommentsProf. Judy Randi, University of New Haven Judy Randi, Ed.D. is Professor of Education at the University of New Haven where she is currently teaching in the Tagliatela College of Engineering and coordinating a college-wide initiative, the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH).Dr. Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering. He led the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits at the Tagliatela College of Engineering. All
design (capstone course in computer engineering). The approach comprises modular course pack development, suitable for alternative teaching models, such as team teaching and development of multidisciplinary courses; team projects to give students hands-on experience with embedded systems; and incorporation of innovative teaching techniques designed to facilitate and enhance the student’s learning experience. Curriculum developments focus on embedded systems and our courses. In the software engineering course, students are exploring how object-oriented development techniques can be applied to industry-oriented embedded system projects, such as pro- cess controllers for numerous appliances (e.g., washing
Wisconsin, Madison Faculty Associate, Institute for Cross-College Biology Eduation Page 15.1154.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Sustaining Appropriate Technology Enhanced Learning in STEMDisciplinesAbstractThe focus of this paper is on our collective experience in a Technology EnhancedLearning (TEL) project with the shared goals of promoting faculty development andencouraging the use of TEL solutions in STEM disciplines at the University ofWisconsin-Madison. Specifically, we will discuss the implementation strategies andresults from a collaborative TEL project in light of the key instructional motivatorsand entry points for
, SacramentoDr. Milica Markovic, California State University, Sacramento Milica Markovic is a Professor of RF Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. She grad- uated from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests are high-frequency circuits and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Engineering Gateway Course Redesign for Equity through Critical PathsAbstractIn this paper, we describe an ongoing project involving a comprehensive redesign of sixElectrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) undergraduate courses at
-world job assignments. Approach: Working along these lines, we contacted three local surveying companies5. In order to understand their business, and keeping database concepts as the key point of discussion, we spoke to their project managers. Since the profession of surveying is typically about data collection and its manipulation to generate meaningful reports, some of the questions we asked were: 1. What type of projects do they work on? 2. How is the data collected for any typical project? 3. How is the data stored, retrieved, or manipulated when needed? 4. What is the typical size of their databases? 5. What types of DBMS tools do they use
undergraduate research projects. I then moved on to Michigan State University where I took a position as a teaching specialist concentrating on undergraduate classroom instruction. I finally settled at York College. I have been at York for over ten years and feel as if I have found a place where the focus on teaching and students aligns well with my background and interest. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Machining Experience in a Freshman Mechanical Engineering ClassAbstract While working as a mechanical engineer does not necessarily require that a person havemachining experience, this paper provides evidence as to
Paper ID #38037Mixed results for gendered patterns in confidence of teamsuccess and collective efficacyRebecca Matz Becky Matz is a Research Scientist on the Research & Development team at the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan. She directs and supports research projects across CAI’s portfolio of educational technologies. Becky has research experience in assessing the efficacy of software tools that support student learning and success, analyzing quantitative equity disparities in STEM courses across institutions, and developing interdisciplinary activities for introductory
important impact on students, though onlinestudents are likely underrepresented in undergraduate research. The Research Scholars Programuses existing support systems of the campus while also building new components. These newcomponents developed for this project are a research mentoring program, a workshop series, anda guided independent study course. The Research Scholars Program formalizes the process foronline students at the Worldwide campus to participate in undergraduate research with a goal ofhaving students publish and present their work.IntroductionResearch indicates that due to access limitations, distance students are likely underrepresented inundergraduate research, a high impact practice that offers disciplinary learning gains [1], [2
people worldwide playing video games [1]. Asignificant percentage of those 3 billion people were high school and college-aged [1]. Videogames are becoming a normal sight around the world. In the past decade, the world has seen theintroduction of budget-friendly SBCs (Single Board Computers), microcontrollers, 3d printers, andmassive contributions from the open-source community. [1, 2, 3, 4] This has made the design andimplementation of a DIY handheld video game console more affordable and realizable.The main component of the project consists of an SBC, an operating system to run on the SBC, aHID (Human Interface Device), a power system, a 3d printed case, a display, and speakers. TheSBC used in this project is a Raspberry Pi 4B, however almost
typical chemical engineering undergraduate corecurriculum has not adapted to prepare students for the multiple needs encompassed by thechemical industry. Lack of industry-relevant examples/topics and applications in the coursecontents results in less motivated and/or engaged students. Students therefore often struggleto identify with the profession and are not ready for the workforce when they graduate. ThisNSF PFE: RIEF project examines a unique experience where a student-faculty-industryintegrated community is created to help bridge the gap between industry needs and thecompetencies developed within chemical engineering programs.The project's main goal is to better understand how implementing up-to-date industryproblems into one of the
to control devices, take datafrom sensors, and analyze that data. Each module, inspired by one of the engineering majorsavailable on campus, culminates with a small design project. Each project lends itself tohighlighting different aspects of the design process, as well as different ways of sharingprototypes.Most modules take four laboratory periods, and the basic structure of each module is similar.During the first three lab periods students work in teams of four to build a physical device orobject. The procedures for these first three periods are fairly prescriptive and introduce studentsto new tools, components, techniques, and concepts. As the module progresses, students startconsidering elements of a design challenge that applies their
engineering educators to make changes intheir curriculum to provide engineers who are career ready when they hit the workforce(Agrawal 2016). One possible such change is toward student-centric learning, which can take avariety of forms. The most common of these is experiential learning, in which a student learnsthrough an experience that either consists of or mimics a “real-life” experience, such as aninternship or an industry-sponsored project. Another less common student-centric tool isdifferentiated learning or differentiated instruction, in which some aspect of the classroom istailored to the needs of specific student groups.For years, experiential learning has been at the core of engineering education through capstonecourses, labs, and real
, and directed many interdisciplinary projects related to design. Dr. Pidaparti’s research interests are in the broad areas of multi-disciplinary design, computational mechanics, nanotechnology, and related topics. Dr. Pidaparti has published over 250 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Pidaparti received a Research Initiation Award from the National Science Foundation and the Young Investigator Award from the Whitaker Foundation. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau, and Who’s Who societies. He is a member of professional societies including AIAA (Associate Fellow), AAAS (Fellow), ASME (Fellow), RAeS (Fellow), and ASEE (member). Dr. Pidaparti will move to University of
understanding of engineering practices and anengineering mindset - in order to engage youth learners more authentically inengineering activities. Launched in April 2022. The website is organized around the 10 Practices for an Engineering Mindset, representing ways that engineers engage in their work to solve problems [1].PCEE Division - ASEE 2023Contact: Dr. Rebecca D. Swanson (rebecca.swanson@unl.edu)Project Team: Dr. Saundra Frerichs, Ann O’Connor, Dr. Merredith PortsmoreThis work is supported by STEM Next Opportunity FundClick2Engineering.OrgResources and Learning Opportunities Learning Blasts and Video-Learning Modules Learning Blasts are asynchronous guides that
Session T3A2 Pre-Engineering Education and the STEM Career Expressway John W. Hansen Center for Technology Literacy University of Houston AbstractThis project describes the statewide activities of the University of Houston’s Center forTechnology Literacy to transform Technology Education in 6 – 12 public schools into theScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Career Expressway. The STEMCareer Expressway represents the integration of the physical sciences, mathematics
3-4 member teams withprojects sponsored by industry, faculty, and institutions (like the AIChE design challenge) orbased on textbook or other literature source [1]. An essential component of those projects is theuse of process simulation software (mainly Aspen), with additional support from some othermathematical software (EXCEL, MATLAB) [1]. The use of textbooks is very diverse, but someare very popular like Turton et al. [2]. The dominant technical content of the course (processdesign, simulation, economics, heuristics, synthesis, plant design, energy integration,optimization) has been increasingly enriched with professional skills (i.e., teamwork, projectmanagement, organizational skills, conflict resolution), ethics, and a broad
Professor at the State University of New York, Maritime until August 2016 where she taught power electronics and electric drives. During her tenure at SUNY, she succeeded in se- curing funding for multiple research projects in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Structural Health Monitoring for Offshore Structures from UTRC and American Bureau of Shipping, respectively. Pre- viously, she worked at Philips Research North-America where she focused on developing mathematical models and applying parameter estimation techniques for large-scale lighting control of transportation systems and smart buildings. Prior to that, she was a research fellow at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology working on
prepared.The second principle, flexibility and use, is applied to provide wide range of individualpreferences and abilities [14] for the exams and assignment. For a large course with more than100 students, having oral examinations or multiple project options is challenging. Instead, thelargest component of the grade, the final exam, was chosen for flexibility and as a make-upopportunity for neurodiverse and all students. Students can choose the format of their finaldeliverable. In addition, 1.5 time or double time extension for all exams was allowed for allstudents without requiring an accommodation letter. There was no student who didn’t want toreceive this accommodation because students could finish the exam earlier if they could.To note, for the
Swarms with Distributed Swarm Control 3. Enhancing Security of Cloud-Connected UAS ServicesStudents were placed onto teams based on their prior course experiences and the projectrequirements. Common resources were provided for all students to train them in conductingresearch. Teams were then tasked with developing a more comprehensive research plan for theirspecific project and carrying out that plan throughout the 2020-2021 academic year.Students completed a pre-survey at the start of the project and a mid-project survey shortly afterthe winter break. The surveys combined project specific skills questions as well as relevantquestions from the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA), an NSF-fundedassessment tool to measure
c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design and Development of a 3-D Printed Hexapod RobotAbstractThe area of robot design has undergone tremendous growth in recent years. A major contributorof this growth has been the advances in microcontroller design, artificial intelligence, machinelearning, sensor design, computational intelligence, and computer vision. The remarkablegrowth in robot design has given rise to a demand for engineers with experience in designing andimplementing these systems. Robotic companies are focusing significant research anddevelopment efforts on these systems. They are recognizing the need for a large, well-trainedworkforce that can conduct these research and development projects
Biomechanics Lab at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ringleb research interests include, biome- chanics and rehabilitation engineering as well as multi-disciplinary approaches to improving engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University Dr. Jennifer Kidd is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Her research interests include engineering education, computational thinking, student-authored digital content, classroom assessment, especially peer review, and diversity issues. She currently has sup- port from the National Science Foundation for two projects related to engineering education for preservice teachers.Dr. Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University Pilar
Education, 2020 Undergraduate Research: Experimental Study on Performance of Marine PropellersAbstractApplication of computer-aided technologies in design, manufacturing, and engineering analysisis one of the major undergraduate research in the MANE-manufacturing engineering program atVirginia State University. In summer 2017, a manufacturing engineering student engaged in aproject titled Computer-Aided Reverse Engineering of a Boat Propeller. The objective of theproject was to assist the student to boost his knowledge of reverse engineering and gain hands-onexperience in the solid modeling of complicated products. Since 2018, the project has continuedto investigate the performances of standard marine propeller
control. For severalyears, first-year engineering design was taught at this institution using the Lego® Robotics systemas the vehicle for solving engineering design problems presented to each class. While thatapproach proved to be effective, it was desired to extend the concept of problem-based learning toencompass a variety of realistic scenarios while fostering creativity through enhancedcommunication and visualization enabled by CAD and 3D printing. The new approach adds twonew learning outcomes and removes one from the earlier approach. Assessment of studentperformance is made primarily through individual assignments, quizzes, a final team project andan exam.Two significant challenges have arisen with the CAD/3D-printing approach. The first
others.Dr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara manages the evaluation of several NSF- and NIH-funded projects, primarily working with national professional development programs for early-career academics from groups underrepresented in STEM. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institutional change.Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington Ms. Doten-Snitker is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Washington’s Center for Evalu- ation and Research for STEM
(NIST-‐ MEP) q Program Advisory Boards Discovery Center Strategic Planq Strategic deployment: q Differen3ate from consul3ng q Leverage strongest university capabili3es with preference for interdisciplinary projects q Engage at mul3ple levels (student, faculty, company, industry) q Provide key project management support q Assess and confirm needs q Develop scope of work/contracts and manage expecta3ons q Create and manage project teams (w/in and third party) q Streamline engagement processes
teaching an online graduate Operations Management course.A combination of instructional approaches including active learning, cooperative learning andproblem-based learning were applied in teaching through threaded discussions, BlackboardCollaborate sessions and project etc. In addition, students developed simulation games in theirgroup project to simulate business operations and dynamics. The design of the games not onlyhelped students quickly gain a conceptual background of the real world operations problems, butalso increased the depth of their learning. A rich combination of project work and exposure toengineering practice throughout the curriculum provided excellent vehicles for students todevelop their critical thinking and problem-solving