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change request 10 LCA of efficient airplane Comparison between Results for water table wings experimental and experiments computational results Joint ReviewHomework and project assignments are due weekly and cover manufacturing, design andthermo-fluid dynamics. The teaching assistant/s will have office hours with access to the watertable later in the quarter so that students can access the table and conduct tests for the project.Airplanes fly because their wings cause a lift force when air flows past the wings. In addition tothe lift force, the flying airplane experiences thrust, drag, and weight forces (Anderson
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engineering.For future research into reducing attrition, deeper analysis into how students feel about theirmajors may be a better route than looking into their expectations. This could be done throughfurther survey of students or by conducting interviews. While the “Push” and “Pull” data wastoo small to be analyzed further in this study, it does provide a topic for future survey orinterview questions.References[1] M. C. Bottia, E. Stearns, R. A. Mickelson, S. Moller, and A. D. Parker, “The Relationships Among High School STEM Learning Experiences and Students’ Intent to Declare and Declaration of a STEM Major in College,” Teach. Coll. Rec. Teach. Coll. Columbia Univ., vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 1–46, 2015.[2] N. N. Heilbronner, “Stepping
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puzzle-dispatchingpolicies 33 combining reinforcement learning with evolutionary techniques 12 .3.3 Synthetic EvoParsons ExperimentWe then designed a simplistic synthetic teacher-learner model that still captured essentialcharacteristics of our target application. We used fixed-length integer vectors as genotypes forboth learners and Parsons puzzles; g1 , g2 , g3 , g4 with each of the 4 genes taking value in[1..NG ]. The student vs. puzzle interaction was approximated by simply summing the valuesin a learner’s genotype (S L ) and summing those of the practice problem (S P ). S L representsthe expected number of attempts taken by the corresponding learner to solve an arbitrarypractice problem. The higher this number, the more the learner is
students within COSE, which supplied the funding for this study.BackgroundTheoretical FrameworkThe framework of Astin’s, Swail’s, and Tinto’s models are, in their simplest interpretation, aboutstudent involvement in their chosen college and program. Astin’s involvement model shows thatthe academic performance of a student is directly correlated to their involvement level within theircollege or program [2, 3]. Tinto theorizes that poor integration into the many facets of college life,including academically and socially, is an early indication of a student having a higher risk ofdropping out [4-6]. Finally, Swail et al.’s analysis of minority retention in institutions of higherlearning yields the Geometric Model of Student Persistence and
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given the opportunity to attend and present at national conferences, such theAmerican Society for Engineering Education, and they assist with writing the research papers forthese conferences1, 4, 6. The Society of Peer Mentors has also recently implemented a “PeerMentor of the Month” spotlight award to recognize the students who are working hard behind thescenes.References1. King, S., Fadrigalan, S., Steele, A., Dann, S., & Waggenspack Jr., W.N. (2014). Utilizing a Student Organization to Create a Self-Sustaining Mentorship Program in Engineering. Proceedings from the American Society for Engineering Education. Indianapolis, IN.2. DiSC Assessment & DiSC Test: Explained. (2015, February 1). Retrieved February 1, 2015, from
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assessment evolutions. Based onfeedback from each assessment, the program evolves as the Center seeks to close gaps betweenthe program expectations and goals, and students’ experiences. Moreover, the Center strives tointegrate best practices per new research. Concurrently, assessment instruments are updated toreflect the updated programs elements and activities. For example, 50% or more of all theparticipants in the Cohort 2 reported large or very large gains in their laboratory safetyknowledge, openness to having their views challenged, openness to work with people withdifferent beliefs, and openness to consider and discuss new research ideas; however these itemswere added to the assessment after review of Cohort 1’s experiences (thus Table 3 does
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– Very good).Analysis of program ratings revealed overall satisfaction with the REU program (M = 4.17; Mo =4). Ratings of “Good” or higher, as evidenced by mean and mode responses, were obtained forthe following REU elements: working relationship with research mentor(s) (M = 3.17; Mo = 4);working relationship with research group members (M = 3.75; Mo = 4); the amount of time spentwith research mentor(s) (M = 2.83; Mo = 4); the advice given about careers and graduate school(M = 3.45; Mo = 3); and the research experience overall (M = 3.25; Mo = 3). The REU elementof the amount of time spent doing meaningful research received a “Fair” rating overall (M =2.83; Mo = 2), suggesting an important area of improvement for the research program.Table 5
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my path inlearning the skills required to become an engineering librarian at an American University inthe UAE.IntroductionMany academic librarians who liaise with a specific subject area(s), are aware that a certainamount of knowledge about the subject area will help immensely when aiding students andprofessors with their information needs. My own personal experience has shown that with mybackground in biology, I can easily help scientists with library related queries, as I amfamiliar with the terminology. In my first library job, I worked at a medical library in which Iwas required to take a short course in medical terminology to better help the patrons withtheir queries. This short course helped me immensely as I worked in medical
respondents includedinformal oral feedback (oral) during course, one-on-one discussions outside class times,occasional solicited input, and reading reflectionsTable 6 summarizes responses to a question that asked instructors to indicate the types offeedback they give to students (check all that apply). Table 6. Percentage of instructors who provided various types of feedback to students Types of feedback to students % selected Students see graded assignments ① 91.8% Students see graded midterm exam(s) ① 83.6% Students explicitly encouraged to meet individually with you ① 67.2% Students see
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project that was firstpiloted in Spring 2012 and revised.8 For this project, student teams were required to develop aninteractive and educational MATLAB-based program that: “that engages peers (first-year and sophomoreengineering students) in learning how Size & Scale and a least one other big idea of nanoscience apply toone or more engineering disciplines via model(s) or simulation(s).” Each team member was to contributea MATLAB-based simulation tool backed by a mathematical model to their team’s cohesive package.The teams iteratively developed their simulation tools through nine milestones and with continuousfeedback from instructors and the project partner.9 Further explanation of the design projects implementedin Spring 2012 and Spring
. This paper describes the newprototype strategy planning tool, the pilot experiment, and results and conclusions. The veryencouraging pilot results provide a template and strong motivation for conducting a larger scaleexperiment for generic prototyping applications.1 IntroductionAn engineering prototype (physical or virtual) is an initial manifestation of a design concept,either a scale or full-size model of a structure or piece of equipment, which can be used toevaluate performance, form, and/or fit. Prototyping is the process of generating prototype(s),usually between concept generation and design verification stages. Prototypes provide designengineers the opportunity to determine if a concept is technically feasible, optimize
NSF S-STEM grant to increase the recruit- ment, retention and development of underrepresented populations in electrical and computer engineering. She has approximately 20 peer-reviewed publications with two in the Computers in Education Journal. She also recently published a book on Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Inaugu- ral Director of the College of Engineering’s Leadership Minor at Purdue University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in
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SolidWorks Flow Simulation was performed using thefollowing estimated parameters: Velocity 1m/s Fan swirl 2rad/s Turbulence intensity 5% Turbulence length 0.0254m.These parameters and the physical model require refinement based on both measured data andboundary conditions. In SolidWorks, one boundary condition that is pre-programmed for the useris a fan. However, initial experience with this boundary condition indicates that there may not bea convenient way to simulate the rather large center hub area of the real condenser unit fan thathas no blade surface and does have a vacuum. This might be simulated by working on theaccuracy of the fan swirl estimate and by either putting a blocking plate in the center of the fanopening in