, mechanics of materials, calculus, and kinematics and dynamic. She has also developed undergraduate fluids laboratories and supervised many capstone projects. Her interest in SoTL is evidence-based teaching strategies, student engagement, faculty development, and teaching and learning communities. Dr. Yan is a registered P.Eng. with APEGBC and has served as reviewer for various international journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Online homework assignments: instructor’s perspective and students’ responsesIntroductionWith the continuous development of technologies, creating online homework assignmentsbecomes possible. For large classes, online
Course and a Senior Capstone Project Design Course. College Student Journal, 47(2), 244-263. . Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1416788555?accountid=7078 11. Townend, M. S. (2001). Integrating case studies in engineering mathematics: A response to SARTOR Page 26.665.9 3. Teaching in Higher Education, 6(2), 203-215.
, students enjoyed the exposure, and they believe that this curricular enhancement was abeneficial learning experience. Future work includes integration of the Analog Discovery in higher level ElectricalEngineering courses, Capstone projects, and undergraduate research projects. The impact of this Page 26.430.11effort on the transition of students between consecutive courses will also be studied.Acknowledgements:This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number1255441 for Experimental Centric based engineering curriculum for HBCUs. The authors wouldlike to acknowledge the
-learning experiences and clinical immer- sion opportunities for students that improve their ability to execute the design process, Dr. Schmedlen has developed an undergraduate capstone design course, biomedical engineering laboratory, and clinical observation and needs finding course. In addition to teaching an introduction to biomedical engineering course for first-year students, she is also serves as an advisor for undeclared engineering undergraduates.Dr. Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan Stephanie Kusano is an assessment and evaluation postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Re- search on Learning and Teaching at University of Michigan. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, M.S. in
conferences, workbooks and monographs.Dr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Sanger is a professor in the School of Engineering Technology in the College of Technology of Purdue University. His focus and passion is real world, industry based, senior capstone experiences both domes- tically and internationally. He has successfully developed this area at Purdue and at Western Carolina University. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Sanger had a successful 30 year career working in and with industry managing and participating in broad range technology development and commercialization.Dr. Petr Osipov c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Best Practices of
Paper ID #23018Is a Virtual Reality-based Laboratory Experience a Viable Alternative to theReal Thing?James R. McCusker Ph.D., Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Mr. Mohammed A. Almaghrabi, Wentworth Institute of Technology Mohammed A. Almaghrabi is a Trainee Engineer at ASM Process Automation, where he helps developing factory automation
, stormwater recycling, and overall sustainable water use within buildings. The current focus of his research is the implementation effects of low im- pact developments, net-zero schools and residences, and constructed wetlands into the built environment. He holds a Master’s degree in Building Construction and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, both from the University of Florida. Dr. Holtzhower has 9 years of professional construction experience including commercial construction management, electrical contracting and management with a fire protection con- tractor. The wide variety of projects includes a flagship institutional project, several municipal projects, K12 projects, office buildings, residential amenities and
Math Education, First Year Engineering Education conference and American Society for Engineering Education conference.Mr. Bruce Wellman, Olathe Engineering Academy at Northwest High School Bruce Wellman is a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT, Chemistry) who teaches Engineering Chemistry as part of Engineering Academy at Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, KS and serves as a Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF funded (DR K-12) research project entitled ”Building Informed Designers”. Wellman is a member of ASEE’s Board of Directors’ Committee on P-12 Engineering Educa- tion. Wellman completed his B.S. degree in general science (focus in chemistry) at Penn State University and his M.S. in Education at the
offerings” [10]. JMU was invited to join the KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) in 2016 [11] and was recognized with aCurricular Innovation Award at the VentureWell OPEN conference in 2017 [12]. For theApplied Sciences Librarian, the most obvious effect of these changes was an increase in thenumber and complexity of the reference questions she received from engineering studentsworking on their two-year capstone projects. A growing competitive intelligence track within theJMU intelligence analysis program also required her to handle challenging questions such ashow to find data on privately held companies.Unfortunately, the Applied Sciences Librarian’s increasing awareness of the connectionsbetween business and the applied sciences
learning(former ABET SO i which now relates to ABET SO 7). Additionally, the research provides a capstone-type experiential learning opportunity forstudents which incorporates a three-week summer internship leveraging relationships withexternal partners and stakeholders through outreach that benefits the Army, Department ofDefense, and the Nation. The internship has enabled students to conduct water research withArmy subject matter experts in hydrodynamic modeling, membrane fouling experiments, andreverse osmosis membrane surface modification while working toward field solutions foridentified capability gaps. Taking this knowledge back to the student’s own lab and extendingthe research into their senior research project is enhancing the
quantitiesof machines under operating conditions. They are required to make observations of machineefficiencies under various loading conditions.In addition to taking courses in circuits, machinery and controls we feel that it is importantstudents be able to pull together much of what they have learned at the associate level so they seehow their knowledge can be applied to a real project. Topics of Applied Design is intended forthis purpose. The course serves as a capstone course at the associate level that requires studentsto apply the knowledge and analysis techniques they have learn thus far. Students work in teamson a project of some complexity such as a regulated power supply or RF circuit. The actualproject can be changed each time the course is
2006-1406: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMBruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. G. Bruce Gehrig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1984 and worked for over 15 years as a licensed professional civil engineer in both the public, private and international sectors. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 2002 and has taught courses in construction methods, cost estimating, project management, hydraulics, and highway design.David Cottrell, University of North
physics curricula in the U.S.A.shows courses with names such as “advanced experimental physics,” “experimental methods,” orsimply “physics lab” or “engineering measurements. 1” (Indeed, a “measurements lab” is also acommon feature of mechanical engineering undergraduate curricula.2) Our institution, theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville, is no different: the “engineering physics laboratory” iswhere students first undertake longer, more open-ended experiments than is done in theintroductory physics sequence.The EP Lab has a prerequisite of Modern Physics, and is typically taken in the first semester ofthe third year. It almost always is completed before our other lab course (Sensor Lab), it is theonly specific course prerequisite for our capstone
generate an appropriate solution or, perhapsmore importantly, to evaluate the solution. We have used exercises in specification developmentin both our freshman “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course and our sophomore designcourse. This paper will describe these exercises and provide an example.Preface“The mere formulation of a problem is far more often essential than its solution…” -- AlbertEinstein1“The most critical step in the solution of a problem is the problem definition or formulation.” 2, 3, 4“The starting point of most design projects is the identification by a client of a need to be met.” 5 The client’s statement of need must be refined in the problem definition in which 1) objectives areclarified, 2) user requirements are
conduct robust and innovative technical education research, and providing educational opportunities on sustainable assessment processes for program continuous improvement worldwide. She is Principal Investigator of a NSF-funded validity study of her direct method for teaching and measur- ing the ABET engineering professional skills and is adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University where she co-teaches the senior design capstone sequence. During her more than 21 years as a higher education administrator and professional educator, Dr. Ater Kranov has led university-wide assessment initiatives, coordinated regional and professional
Page 25.961.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MULTIPROCESSOR EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN A COURSE WITH HARDWARE – SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONAbstractThe paper expounds the content of the course and further explores the context with which thecourse is delivered that finally turns over the ownership of the subject material to the learnerin the form of final projects. The pedagogy of the course delivery is based on “InteractiveLearning model”. The course is conducted in a lab or studio like settings, that integrates bothlecture and laboratory work in the same settings. The paper elaborates the benefits derivedthrough the pedagogical approaches of keeping the learner actively engaged in all aspects
Undergraduate Engineering Education,” J. Engineering Ed., Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 121-130.3. Kline, R., “World War II: A Watershed in Electrical Engineering Education,” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Summer 1994, pp. 17-23.4. Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorensen, "A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, 1997, pp. 17-28.5. Howard, B. “Enough of this Science and Mathematics, Let’s Do Some Engineering,” Proc. of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999, Session 13d2, pp. 8-10.6. Nguyen, D. Q., “The Essential Skills and Attributes of an Engineer: A Comparative Study of Academics, Industry Personnel
areasfor these courses were system maintenance, data communications, network components, networkplanning & design, project management, and operating platforms. These courses were createdalong with 13 other courses to complete the four-year curriculum.Collectively, the courses offered a two-course sequence in computer architecture & maintenance,a four-course sequence in local area networking, a four-course sequence in wide area networking,a five-course sequence in Windows client-server networking, a two-course sequence in open Page 10.809.1source client-server networking, and a two-course senior capstone sequence. Proceedings of the
approximately one quarter of the 128 credit hours asspecified in a typical engineering program. This leaves ample room for the addition oflaboratory courses, a capstone project, electives, and general studies, allowing an institution tocustomize their program. For example, as depicted in Figure 1, ABET currently requires one andone-half years of engineering topics and one year of mathematics and basic science. The discretestructures area and the probability and statistics area often apply as mathematics rather thanengineering areas. The core hours listed for the other 16 knowledge areas in the Appendixwould constitute approximately two-thirds of the required minimum engineering content.Integration of engineering practice into the computer engineering
Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationany assumptions about shape or arrangement) is difficult in materials science, although it isrequired in medical research in many cases. This means that the various classical stereologicalparameters still prevail and must be clearly understood.ExamplesWe present several examples taken from student projects, which illustrate our approach.1). SiC/SiC compositesSiC/SiC composites exhibit excellent tensile (high toughness, strength and strain) and fatiguecharacteristics at ambient and elevated temperatures. The primary challenge in thecommercialization of these composites has been to come up with an
on technology in integrativecapstone courses, such as an engineering senior design projects course. However, capstones canbe narrowly focused since they are usually intended for a specific major. A third possibility istechnology from the viewpoint of a particular discipline, such as history of technology,philosophy of technology, or ethics of technology. Even here, the courses are often comprisedmainly of students in one particular major.III. A Science Fiction and Technology CourseA course that combines perspectives on technology with a focused study of science fictionliterature offers an interesting solution to the problem of introducing students to broader issues oftechnology. Many students have a personal interest in science fiction and
of thefuture teachers themselves. This project moves toward that end.Louisiana Tech University’s undergraduate engineering program has been significantlymodified during the past two years. Emphasis has been placed on creating an integrated(college-wide) program for freshmen and sophomores. A key part of this program is a three-course sequence in the freshman year that largely deals with engineering problem solving.It is our belief that part of the problem with K-12 science education is that teachers do notknow how to relate the science they are teaching to real world experiences. To deal with thatissue, we incorporated what we have learned in developing our freshman engineering coursesequence as a basis to create a new three-hour course in
Session 3550 Using the SAE Aero-Design Competition to Expose Students to Multidisciplinary Design Teams Aaron R. Cowin, Terrence K. Kelly Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractStudents at Saint Louis University have an opportunity to participate in the SAE (Society ofAutomotive Engineering) Aero-Design student competition. The competition challenges studentsto design, fabricate and fly an aircraft carrying a desired weight in a pre-determined flight pattern.Participation in the project draws
Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Net- work Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of ”The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of ”Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” ”Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and ”Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago Dr. Aram Agajanian is a senior professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester, a M.S. in Electrical
year, students continue to concentrate onintegration while completing capstone projects designed specifically for TLP teams.Purpose/need and critical reflection are incorporated into the TLP curricula through theTLP Learning Community. The TLP Learning Community meets every two weeks forone hour with goals of developing a sense of belonging among the students, educatingstudents about the engineering field, strengthening leadership skills among students, andhelping students learn skills for getting jobs and internships. All students in the program– sophomores through seniors – participate in the learning community together. Page 22.1177.3An overview of
influence the downstream design and testing processes. Materials, methods,and tools are outlined, including the use of servomotors and microcontroller-basedcontrol systems. Students in the Engineering Technology program are required to workwith this robotic experiment as part of a laboratory session in the “MET 205 Roboticsand Mechatronics” class. The project provides students with such robot design experienceand enables them to improve their robotic skills by using wireless microcontrollers forperforming different robotic applications.Introduction This paper presents the design of a cell phone-controlled walking robot forteaching and research integrated with the emerging fields of bionics through an NSFproject involving undergraduate and
AC 2012-4072: DEVELOPMENT OF A CRYSTAL SPATIAL VISUALIZA-TION SURVEY FOR INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS CLASSESProf. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is currently conducting research on misconceptions and
work has also been influenced by industry where teams havebecome the prevalent mode of work. In fact, multidisciplinary teams have become anintegral part of product development, process improvement, and manufacturing activities.Such management techniques as concurrent engineering, total quality management, andbusiness process re-engineering are based on people effectively working together inteams. Hence, engineering educators, recognizing these trends, are designing more andmore courses around teams and providing increased opportunities for students to work inteams. These experiences range from short, decision-making exercises to course-longproject management or business simulations, and senior design capstone courses. Suchprograms as MIT’s
with regard to simple (but difficult) lecture topics.Invariably design courses will include open-ended design projects. Certain topics, like designmethodologies and concept development, are standard and repeated regardless of the designproject. Other topics are specific to the particular design project and would not be delivered eachtime the course is offered. For these, the topics may be difficult because the may be outside therealm of expertise of the instructor. That is not to say they are complex, but rather unfamiliar.Consider, for example, a project that requires the design of a fiber optic amplifier housing in acourse where neither the students nor instructor have had prior experience in the fiber opticindustry. To set the problem in
. These activities included humanities and social sciences courses with internationalfocus, a capstone design clinic involving international projects and companies, and a uniqueopportunity to live and work abroad as an intern with a company either in Japan or Germany.Some of the critical issues associated with implementing such an international engineeringprogram, including critical issues for continued program success, are identified.AcknowledgmentsPersonal interest and support of University of Cincinnati President Joseph Steger made the IEPpossible. A grant from FIPSE provided the necessary resources to fully develop, implement, andinstitutionalize a unique international engineering program and provided an opportunity toexplore innovative