Paper ID #22797Innovative Mars Exploration Education and Technology Program: Develop-ment of an Informal Learning Curriculum (Work in Progress)Mr. Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology Mr. Srujal Patel serves as the research faculty at Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) at Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Patel earned his dual M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Georgia Tech with specialization in Applied Numerical Analysis and Computa- tional Fluid Dynamics/Aerodynamics. After joining as the research faculty, Mr. Patel worked as project manager for the Manufacturing
the final year of engineering education, as part of the capstone design experience. Studentsfirst begin to develop design skills while they are also integrating their engineering contentknowledge and learning to apply it in authentic (or pseudo-authentic) contexts. In some cases,design is also introduced as part of a “cornerstone” experience in the first year of an engineeringprogram. Generally, however, the bulk of the engineering curriculum consists of engineeringscience courses that rely heavily on theoretical mathematics and closed-ended problem solving.Many design studies have investigated the difference between novices and experts in practicingdesign. Novice designers perceive the design task as a well-structured problem5 and
University of the Incarnate Word Okan Çağlayan, Ph.D. School of Math, Science, and Engineering University of the Incarnate Word AbstractThis paper presents a senior capstone design project to design a remote asset tracking andmonitoring system platform by using an organization’s local network as a cost-effective alternativesolution to a traditional global positioning system (GPS). The proposed system utilizes an existinglocal area network (LAN) infrastructure to train a machine learning (ML) model to predict and mapthe locations of an asset, such as a university shuttle. The proposed system was developed
our students. Each year, engineeringstudents complete approximately 30 senior capstone projects for a variety of businesses. In anygiven semester, over 150 engineering students are out in the work-place on one of their three co-op rotations. Internships in other disciplines drives the number of students to over 300. Withoutour industry partners, we would be unable to provide authentic projects for students or ensurethat they graduate with real-world employment experience.One of the major challenges in getting a mandatory co-op program up and running was buildingour employer network and helping them to understand the benefits of the co-op model. SincePCEC’s co-op model is rare among universities, many companies had no experience workingwith
curriculum-based course projects and capstone initiatives, which are typicallyinstructor-led and driven by curriculum credits, the SIG program champions extracurricularprojects fueled by student initiative and passion. Its core objective is to entrust and empowerstudents to spearhead ambitious innovation and technology ventures that will shape the future.The program fosters an environment where students are encouraged to translate their innovativeconcepts into tangible solutions, collaborating with peers across various academic disciplineswho share common interests. Figure 1. Bio-inspired robotics SIG: A robotic fish Figure 2. Electric Vehicle SIG: A fully functional designed and built by students that set two Guinness electric vehicle
and Modeling course wereused to test the effects of utilizing non-traditional assessments and the change in studentperceptions by incorporating DEI topics.Case StudiesThis research piloted two cases of incorporating DEI topics in the classroom and one non-traditional assessment methodology. A Senior Design Project and a course in Systems Thinkingand Modeling were utilized. Each of these cases are documented.Case I: DEI In The Curriculum, Senior Design ProjectConceptAt the time this was conducted, the capstone senior design sequence was the same for allengineering students, requiring a one credit seminar, followed by a two and then a three creditsenior design course. The seminar is taken in the junior year and in it, all potential projects
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Mechanical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Degree via the “3+1” PathwayAbstractInstitutions of higher education that seek to provide affordable degree pathways that are alignedwith the needs of industry, and ultimately prepare students for employment, must strive todevelop innovative partnerships and educational delivery modes. This paper details thefulfillment of the goals and objectives of a multi-year project, between a two-year college and aresearch university, that has resulted in the creation of an associate to baccalaureate degree“3+1” pathway in mechanical engineering technology. The degree pathway is based on a strongalignment
International Conference Proceedings, 2011.[18] A. Ayob, R. A. Majid, A. Hussain, and M. M. Mustaffa, “Creativity enhancement through experiential learning,” Adv. Nat. Appl. Sci., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 94–99, 2012.[19] Y. Doppelt, “Implementation and assessment of project-based learning in a flexible environment,” Int. J. Technol. Des. Educ., vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 255–272, 2003.[20] N. Hotaling, B. B. Fasse, L. F. Bost, C. D. Hermann, and C. R. Forest, “A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 630–656, 2012.[21] F. Coffield, D. Moseley, E. Hall, and K. Ecclestone, Learning styles and pedagogy in post-16 learning: a
provides a strong educational experience via theorycombined with practice in a class/lab atmosphere. Dedicated faculty and staff are directlyinvolved in classes and labs, and each degree program culminates with a senior design or"Capstone" project, which is required for graduation. Capstone projects emphasize projectmanagement, technical deliverables, and multidisciplinary effort in team-oriented, long-termprojects. As a result of the heavy emphasis on practical, applied, and experiential learning,students who graduate from ISOE are well prepared for careers in all aspects of engineering. Theschool has more than 800 engineering students. In addition to modern classrooms and computerlabs, ISOE has fully equipped labs including a class 1000
retention and success has been the subject of many studies. Forexample, Kuh’s multi-phased study identified high-impact practices including first-year seminarsand experiences, common intellectual experiences, learning communities, writing-intensivecourses, collaborative assignments and projects, undergraduate research, diversity/global learning,service learning/community-based learning, internships, and capstone courses and projects.4Another study published by the California State University Chancellor's Office shows that"Participation in high-impact practices has been shown to improve both learning and persistencefor all students, but especially for the historically underserved."5 This study also indicates thatparticipation in more than one high
an attempt to better align the curriculum and instruction with the practices ofprofessional engineers [1] - [4]. Within higher education, collaborative learning first manifestedas senior design capstone projects then expanded to include team-based design projects in first-year engineering courses and informal in-class collaborative activities. In each of theseclassroom interventions, students are expected to work together with a diverse group of theirpeers (e.g., cultural upbringings, race, gender, ability, and more) to solve a problem. Researchsuggest that students learning through collaborative engagement can result in positive influenceson student achievement [3], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [15], persistence [8], [9], [10], [11], [12
these spaces through a mixed-method study. A quantitative longitudinal studyof students in a mechanical engineering program collected data on design self-efficacy,makerspace involvement, and user demographics through surveys conducted on freshmen,sophomores, and seniors. In this paper, the student responses from three semesters of freshmenlevel design classes are evaluated for involvement and self-efficacy based on whether or not a 3Dmodeling project requires the use of makerspace equipment. The study finds that students requiredto use the makerspace for the project were significantly more likely to become involved in themakerspace.These results inspired us to integrate a qualitative approach to examine how student involvementand exposure to
engineering culture? To answer this research question, we look at the engineeringteaming experiences of African American females in a diverse range of engineering disciplines.BackgroundTeams are a necessary and vital aspect of the engineering profession, and the process of teaminghas been studied widely in engineering education research (EER) and beyond [21]–[26]. Thereal-world problems engineers face are interdisciplinary and complex, requiring a group ofindividuals offering different backgrounds and areas of expertise to solve them. As a result,group projects requiring teams have become a staple in engineering curriculum [21]. Examplesof engineering team projects include freshmen design projects to capstone senior design projects,including
. For over 14 years prior to join- ing TCNJ, he was engaged in medical device technology and product development for the Biosurgery and Regenerative Medicine markets. He coordinates the BME Capstone Senior Project course, wherein stu- dents design and prototype novel medical devices within the Design Control framework, preparing them for development careers in the medical device industry. He earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering with Certificates in Biomedical Engineering and Personnel Management from the University of Rochester, followed by a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Rice University for research investigating fluid dynamic shear force effects on platelet activation and genetic regulation of
Technology from the Technical University of Munich, with specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. She is also an alumna scholar of the entrepreneurial qualification program at Munich’s Center for Innovation and Business Creation (UnternehmerTUM). Professionally, Nada currently works as a Senior Corporate Strategy Manager at a SaaS company. Her student practical experiences include roles as venture capital investment analyst, startup strategy consultant and entrepreneurial coach, alongside being team lead for innovation projects in the automotive industry.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a Research Scientist in the Designing Education Lab in Mechanical
Infras- tructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University. He is committed to advancing research and teaching in the sustainability of infrastructure projects. He believes that educating the next generation of professionals will play a pivotal role in making sustainability a standard practice.Dr. Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Frederick (”Freddy”) Paige is the Assistant Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research and an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the Vecellio
at the undergrad-uate curriculum level is slow and elementary [9], [10]. Few hands-on, lab-based teaching materialsexist in this area both for the undergraduate faculty members and the students. Seeing the value ofSDN through our recent study (Senior Capstone Project), we believe it is a great opportunity anda critical mission to identify and enhance the right tools and platforms that enable educators andstudents to teach, learn, and stay up-to-date on SDN. We also believe that it’s imperative to demon-strate how these tools may be effectively utilized and applied through the development and deliveryof fully tested hands-on labs and exercises to our undergraduate inter-networking classes.The paper is organized as follows. In section 2, we
used tocollect data for three experiences: undergraduate research (N=250), capstone design (N=120),and industry internships (N=60), and comparative analysis revealed that statistically significantdifferences in many of the outcomes existed when comparing the three experiences as well asgender differences [40, 41]. A comparison of undergraduate research and industry experiencesfound that most students participated in these learning experiences as rising juniors and seniorsbut the majority of the participants (about 70%) only participated in either industry internships orundergraduate research. Once students selected to participate in undergraduate research orindustry internships, most of them also continued participating in the same type of
Science and Engineer- ing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He obtained his Diploma and Ph.D. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for
assessment of student learning, academic policies, and strategic planning.Prof. Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University Dimitris Korakakis, Professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering has been involved with Senior Capstone projects in the department for more than 10 years. He has been the lead faculty for the Lane Experience in Applied Design, the research track of the department’s capstone project and for the Nanosystems minor established in 2010 through an NSF funded NUE. He is also the PI for the Solar Decathlon awards, in 2013, 2015 and recently 2017, from the Department of Energy, advising students from a variety of disciplines across the university and many of these student
matter who they are, theyare not alone, and they belong in engineering if that is what they choose to study. Additionally,there will be at least two touchpoints during the semester where freshmen and upperclassstudents see each other’s work. For example, at lesson 15, freshmen will be invited to observe asenior capstone project design review of an engineering discipline of their choice. Theinteraction with seniors, only three years removed from their freshman year, are expected to beanother means to nurture belonging in those taking the first-year course.Helping students connect their personal identities to their engineering identity is one way toincrease persistence [27]. There are several opportunities within the course to highlight thebenefit
, video, an assessment of learning outcomes for that learning object, and an assessmentof the learning object itself unless otherwise noted. Each section also included a generaldiscussion forum. Since the development and implementation of the learning objects was theprimary vehicle to achieve the objectives of this online professional development program,the primary assessment focused on the quality and usefulness of the learning objects. Whilethe teachers found overall that the learning objects were providing the information needed tosuccessfully progress through the online program, they made useful comments that wereincorporated in the revisions of the learning objects.The last section of the program, Capstone Project, is particularly
% 55% 23% 21%Tutoring elementary or secondary 46% 16% 13% 46% 17%children GTutoring college students (unpaid) GR 47% 11% 12% 49% 14% 15%Donated Blood GR 40% 26% 20% 43%In Class Service Learning Project(i.e. service oriented capstone 35% 47% 16% 23%project) GREngineers without Borders (EWB),Engineers for a Sustainable World(ESW), Bridges 2 Prosperity Project, 19% 30% 12% 21% 11% 27%or a similar extracurricularengineering service program GFood Bank Volunteer
and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Bauer holds a doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Dr. Bauer is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships as a young professional. Her primary research interests are: water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy technologies, and pollution prevention. She has worked on a variety of educational projects to enhance environmental engineering education while at Rowan University. Dr. Bauer is an active member of ASEE and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and currently serves as the Faculty Advisor for Rowan’s Student Chapter of SWE.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu
these institu-24 tions. RETE is built through strategic collaboration and inquiry-driven learning to create an en-25 gaged and diverse community of practice among all stakeholders and sustain new ways of think-26 ing, interacting, teaching, learning, and working. The ET department at the UK and the 2+2 ar-27 rangement with BCTC is a foundational step toward meeting the vision. Though designed around28 hands-on practice, the current ET curriculum utilizes traditional pedagogy, including laboratory29 classes, industrial projects in the capstone classes, and additional practical experience opportuni-30 ties through co-ops and internships. The RETE program, though, will allow UK to take the new31 department further, revolutionizing
Paper ID #18351Jigsaws & Parleys: Strategies for engaging sophomore level students as alearning communityDr. Jamie Gomez R, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Lecturer Title III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering For- mation (PFE: RIEF) for the project- Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity. She is a member of the department’s ABET and
settings.Furthermore, we aim to inspire and assist educators and students interested in starting similaraccessibility projects. We include a step-by-step guide to help others interested in using ordeveloping accessible technology within the context of engineering education. In the latter case,development of accessible technology or contribution of new accessible features could beconfigured as a compelling student project for independent study, capstone or similar course, orused as motivating context for undergraduate research. The source for this project is free andavailable under an open source license on our GitHub repository, scribear/ScribeAR.github.io.Though it is possible to run machine models on remote servers, our experience with ScribeARhas shown
Engineering as a Program Coordinator Senior with the K-12 Engineering Education and Outreach team. Since then, Velez has managed such programs as FIRST LEGO League Robotics, MESA, and the National Summer Transportation Institute. She currently coordinates EPICS High (Engineering Projects in Community Service) to engage high school and mid- dle school students in human-centered engineering projects in their communities. Through this program, Velez works to build partnerships with school districts, industry, and non-profits to bring STEM program- ming to underserved communities across the state. Before joining ASU, Velez spent seven years as an elementary educator at a STEM focus school. She currently holds a Masters of
impose any special hardware requirement on the external system. This setting can be used in experiments and projects in hardware related courses, such asdigital systems, embedded systems, microcontroller, capstone design, etc. It complements thenormal I/O devices and introduces the concept of IoT (internet of things).7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work partially supported by the Cleveland State UniversityUndergraduate Summer Research Award Program.Bibliography[1] CNET website. http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed-1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014.[2] H. Abelson and M. Friedman, “App Inventor – A view into learning about computers through building mobile applications,” Proceedings of the 2010 SIGCSE
offered CENG 4097 Civil Engineering Research credit (3 semestercredits for each student), counting as one of their three required Civil Engineering electives. Thismodel proved successful and has been used ever since. That is, students are incentivized withacademic credit for their work and they are mentored by an engineering faculty member. Thisresulted in a publication presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference in 2013 which is co-sponsored by IEEE and ASEE. This project also led to LEED becoming a permanent part of theCENG 4380/EVEG 4380 (Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Design Capstone) courseever since, emphasizing the ABET requirement for sustainability in both of these engineeringmajors.Also, approximately 50 civil