in online classPBL was integrated in the EENG 3306 Electronics I curriculum in the Fall of 2020 to teach theconcepts of diode circuit models, voltage regulation, and rectifier circuits. The course wascomposed of three lecture hours and three contact hours of laboratory. The lectures were taughtassuming that students enrolled in the class have prior knowledge of circuit analysis methods andgeneral chemistry through the prerequisites. The proposed PBL method replaced the secondmidterm examination in the course. As the course was taught online, students were encouraged todesign their proposed solutions as simulation files. The deliverables also included a comprehensiveproject report with a presentation followed by a short question and answer
, September, 2012. 6. I. Minakov, R. Passerone, A. Rizzardi, and S. Sicari, "A Comparative Study of Recent Wireless Sensor Network Simulators," ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 1-20, July 2016. 7. N. Jovanovi, A. Zaki, and M. Veinovi, “VirtualMeshLab: Virtual laboratory for teaching Wireless Mesh Network,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Volume 24, Issue 4, pp. 567-576, May 2016. 8. Packet Tracer. Retrieved July 21, 2017, from https://www.netacad.com/about-networking-academy/packet-tracer/ 9. Riverbed Modeler. Retrieved July 21, 2017, from https://www.riverbed.com/products/steelcentral/steelcentral-riverbed-modeler.html
basic features, and their implementation are discussed inthe lab description section, with detailed instruction included in the actual laboratory manual. Figure 1. Comparison of FANUC LR mate robot (left) with RobotRun Simulation (right).Software Simulation Advantages,As previously discussed, the use of simulation can offer some distinct advantages, especiallywhen the software comes at no cost to the University, or the students. The obvious mainadvantage is concept reinforcement, and overall exposure to the basic constructs, and commandsof a typical industrial robot. Tasks such as jogging the robot, teaching frames,creating/modifying, and executing programs are essentially identical in the FANUC teachpendant, and the “RobotRun” teach pendant
Department of Wayne State University. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Mian worked as a designer for Visteon Corporation’s automotive electronics division located in Dearborn, Michigan. He also served as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET from 1988 to 1993. He has authored over 90 refereed and non-refereed publications.Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory
Engineering DynamicsIntroductionEngineering dynamics (Newtonian mechanics) is often a difficult subject for students to grasp,particularly when taught in traditional lecture-only settings. In lecture-only settings, studentsoften exercise concepts solely through idealized textbook problems which provide little to noopportunity for understanding or exploring in realistic contexts [1]. This is understandable giventhe considerable expense and resources needed to create companion laboratories where studentsmight otherwise explore concepts through hands-on experimentation. Despite these difficulties, ithas been shown across STEM fields that demonstrations and experiments can dramaticallyimprove student learning compared to traditional teaching methods [2
turnmajority of students who have attempted ME 3293. students spend some of the classroom time to solveThey have used various teaching concepts and student example problems, engage in classroom discussionlearning tools to engage students to help them to learn under the guidance of the instructor, or answer quizthe fundamental thermodynamic concepts [3-13]. questions.” The flipped classroom concept has been aThese efforts include hands-on laboratory hot pedagogical topic in the recent year. Some ofexperimentation in thermodynamics and recent studies have reported that flipping classroomimplementation of thermodynamic software for
disciplines and are considered elective courses at the undergraduatelevel degree. Some schools have added an extra year (fifth year) to allow the student to graduatewith a master degree in addition to the undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. All thesecourses should be elective courses, in my opinion, to allow the electrical engineering student toexpand his knowledge in depth about his or her own interest. It does not make any sense that ageneral electrical engineering degree should be introduced by requiring the student to takemultiple unrelated courses in many disciplines. During teaching undergraduate students inelectrical engineering, I discovered that many students do not pass the communication course forthe first time. Similar
academicinstitution that sustained excellence in teaching and research for almost one and a halfcenturies during which the institution celebrated the elation of success, but also enduredmany tragic events. My hope is to encourage you, the engineering faculty, to get involvedin international engineering education programs in response to the global challenges thatthe AUB and other institutions face and experience throughout the world.A Historical Perspective -- In 1862, what is now Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire, which then ruled most of the Middle East. American missionaries in the region had built a Syrian Protestant College under the direction of the American Board Commissioners for Foreign Missions. They asked Dr. Daniel
engineering.Prof. Jacek Uziak, University of Botswana Jacek Uziak is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Botswana. He received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the AGH University of Technology in Krakow, Poland and his PhD in Technical Sciences from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. For the past 35 years he has been working at universities mainly in Poland and Botswana; his career includes teaching and research assignments also in Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and USA. He specializes in engineering mechanics and teaches courses in this area. He has particular interest in engineering education.Mr. Andreas Febrian, Utah State
using and practicing real life scenarios.Bringing real life examples to impart engineering experience to a student has been verychallenging perhaps due to the way the curricula have been designed. Laboratory experimentstend to supplement what we teach in theory classes; however, not always they go hand in hand toget the students‟ attention and ability to gain insights in to a clear understanding of theunderlying concepts discussed in the theory that they perceive. As instructors, we try our levelbest to narrow this gap by bringing demonstration apparatuses to classes, involve industryspeakers to speak to the class, or show media clips, etc., which certainly help the majority ofstudents to learn engineering principles just in time. Organizations
Paper ID #25104Strategies to Improve Engineers’ Writing of Executive SummariesDr. Cara N. Morton P.E, Washington State University Cara is professional engineer and has three years of structural engineering design experience from the design of marine structures in the Gulf of Mexico to the design of shear walls in seven story concrete buildings governed by seismic loads in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as Clinical Professor at Wash- ington State University teaching the Integrated Civil Engineering Design class where a broad knowledge base from stormwater management to traffic engineering is required. Regarding
Paper ID #30843Introducing High School Students to Engineering Disciplines: Activitiesand AssessmentDr. Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology Nicolas Ali Libre, PhD, is an assistant teaching professor of Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his BS (2001), MS (2003) and PhD (2009) in civil engineer- ing with emphasis in structural engineering, from University of Tehran, Iran. His research interests and experiences are in the field of computational mechanics, cement-based composite materials as well as in- novative teaching techniques. Dr. Libre is the
. Page 12.117.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A spreadsheet-based simulation of CPU instruction executionAbstract The Spreadsheet CPU simulates a central processing unit for teaching purposes. The simulatorprovides interactive instruction execution like the “Little Man Computer,” the LC-3, and othersimulators, but it is not a stand-alone program. Instead, it is implemented atop an off-the-shelfcopy of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet cells make it easy for students toobserve the simulator's internal operation and to modify its operation if necessary. TheSpreadsheet CPU was originally used in introductory computer literacy classes to present theconcept
educational intervention modules for SMEs as well as for engineering and design undergraduates for Interregional EU application. He lectures in design for sustainability across a number of courses in UL, and endeavours to link academic research with industry, through seminars and onsite coaching. He believes that the application of sustainability strategies is not just a moral obligation in manufacturing, but also helps secure competitive advantage. He holds a PhD in Design and Ergonomics from Brunel University.Stephen Burke, University of Limerick Stephen Burke graduated from the University of Limerick with a 1st Honours in Technology Education in 2002. He has served for two years as a teaching
2006-1289: CROSS-DISCIPLINE, CROSS-COUNTRY: A COLLABORATIVEDESIGN STUDIO INTEGRATING ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERINGKevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Kevin Dong, S.E. is an Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering (ARCE) at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. For the past five years he has been teaching classes that emphasize structural systems and structural design to various majors (Architecture, Architectural Engineering, and Construction Management) within the College of Environmental Design and Architecture. His class work utilizes his 13 years of experience with Ove Arup & Partners (ARUP), where he worked in both the San Francisco and London offices. As an Associate with ARUP he worked on
research lab and get aresearch group started. Keeping abreast of the literature sometimes falls by the wayside in-between preparing for classes, ordering equipment, teaching laboratory procedures to students,grading, scholarly writing, writing proposals, etc. As many of us know, familiarity with currentliterature is crucial to conducting sound research. While the new faculty member may haveperiodic cramming sessions with the literature prior to submitting a proposal or other scholarlywriting, their researchers in the lab can overlook this important component of conducting soundresearch.Regular, organized meetings focused only on reading and discussing articles in the literature canhelp overcome this literature lethargy, strengthen the education of
device. Theparameters were set by the cell size. The cells were removed from sub-culture usingbiochemistry laboratories and staff. Resources in the engineering and technology departmentwere used to fabricate the device. The correct electrical field was designed by an electricalengineer. The resources and collaboration between disciplines is the core of what engineering is.In this experience teachers learned to use their strengths, but also know when to rely on otherswith more experience in different disciplines. As a result of this project we have gained anunderstanding that failure is a teaching point and that each prototype created is a success nomatter what the outcome is. Showing students that engineering is fluid and always changing
. Page 23.126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Versatile Compressible Fluid ExperimentAbstractWe have developed a versatile new laboratory apparatus that can be used for teaching a varietyof chemical engineering fundamentals. The new equipment is used in our unit operations lab toaddress misconceptions and a lack of experience with compressible fluids by studying pressuredrop during air flow through a pipe. We extended the range of experiments that can be donewith the apparatus by including a Coriolis meter, an anemometer, an inline heater, a PIDtemperature controller, a vortex tube, and a Tesla turbine. This poster describes how the newequipment can be used in unit ops lab
Paper ID #10850Best Practices in Classroom Management for Today’s University Environ-mentDr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the De- partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in computer engineering. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering
research like other types of research requires a suitable environment andresources. The nature and size of these requirements depend on the scope of the undergraduate Page 10.1367.2research itself, and vary from discipline to discipline. In general, a suitable environment consists “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005. American Society of Engineering education”of offices and laboratories to carry out the research. The resources include equipment andmaterials. In all cases, funds are essential to carry out this research. In almost all cases
logic design, circuit design, microarchitecture, validation,design methodology and tools, and mask-level design. It notes that teaching VLSI is challengingbecause it requires both depth and considerable breadth. As stated in the RFP, Intel would like tosee students with stronger software skills, analog circuit expertise, experience in high speed and/or low power circuit design, exposure to modern submicron semiconductor processes, and consid-erably more hands-on experience designing integrated circuits.The philosophy of the University of Michigan VLSI curriculum has been to give students a broadbackground in fundamental topics, combined with project-oriented VLSI courses that rely onmodern design flows, professional CAD tools, and current
teaches introductory engineering courses such as problem solving and computer programming, statics, and mechanics.Dr. Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Pedro Quintero earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez and an M.S .from that same institution. After spending nine years in the electronics industry, he joined the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez, in 2008 as an Assistant Professor.Dr. Guillermo J. Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Guillermo Serrano received the B.S. degree in electrical
, and retention as the overall demand formoved from the defense needs of the cold war era to the explosive rise of global competition(National Research Council Board for Engineering Education, 1995). The need for change wasinitially recognized in three separate reports targeting engineering education (American Societyfor Engineering Education [ASEE], 1994); National Science Foundation [NSF], 1995; andNational Research Council Board for Engineering Education, 1995). Since those initial studies, Page 15.51.2other reports have called for more specific changes related to teaching and curriculum to supporta more diverse group of learners
Session 3553 Practicing Teachers in a Graduate Engineering Course Lawrence J. Genalo and Melinda Gallagher Iowa State UniversityIntroduction:The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Centurystated that “Better mathematics and science teaching is therefore grounded, first of all, inimproving the quality of teacher preparation and in making continuing professionaleducation available for all teachers 1.”The "constructivist" paradigm 2,3 asserts that learning occurs through a process in whichthe student plays an active role in constructing the set of conceptual structures
at the graduate or senior level, but has beensimplified to the point that freshmen can develop working chips in the time available. This paperpresents the structure of the seminar and assesses its benefits, including closer contact betweenadvisor and advisees and the tremendous enthusiasm it generates among the freshmen. Based onsuccess of the pilot project, a number of other freshman seminars have been developed andtaught at Harvey Mudd College.IntroductionDespite the best of intentions on the part of both faculty and students, freshman advising is oftena bureaucratic process rather than a source of meaningful mentoring. Faculty and students arealways busy and in the press of teaching and research and assignments, it is difficult to
was initially conceived in late 1999. It was developed and implemented by apioneering team of people from Thiess Pty Ltd, the School of Engineering, the Department ofMining, Minerals and Material Engineering, the Teaching and Educational Development Instituteand the library of the university. The first students went on placements in Semester1, 2000.In semester 2, 2000, we offered the USLP to six mining and mineral processing students in thesecond semester of their 3rd year. At the end of 2000, a day long review was conducted tocapture all the lessons learned from the two initial cohorts. These findings from this thoroughevaluation were used to make improvements as necessary. The decision was made to limit theprogram to final year students.In
- ious capacities. He served as chair of manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Fa- cility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial
RPs indicated that these interactions were not the same as pre-COVID campuslearning environments, they appreciated the limited, but real-time interactions with professorsand peers. Nevertheless, they expressed that it was very challenging to even ask questions inthese virtual teaching platforms. An RP noted that ‘I think in the class, you can actually see eachother and have a conversation about what you’re asking and what you’re trying to say ... you’rekind of, like you ask a question, but its 30 to 40 other students who have questions.” RPs alsomissed the hands-on experiences of STEM learning. Considering that most STEM students arevisual and tactile learners, the lack of hands-on STEM laboratory projects in synchronouscourses negatively
as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the Cal- ifornia Water Environment Association (CWEA)- American Water Works Association (AWWA) student chapter. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teach- ing, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treatment pro- cesses, and water education. She is involved in
. Of the participating institutions, approximately two-thirds of the institutions wereabout evenly grouped in one of four categories: programs conducted by a formally recognizeddepartment or division, by someone on the dean’s staff, by a responsible faculty member orgroup of faculty members in addition to their teaching or research duties, and programsconducted in individual engineering disciplines. The remainder of the programs had uniquefeatures that did not neatly correspond with one of the other categories. The paper also presentssurvey data on how faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and others are used inteaching, advising, and tutoring; advising services and how these are handled; and availabilityand administration of tutoring