Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, Jun. 2015.[10] D. Kotys-Schwartz, D. Knight, and G. Pawlas, “First-year and capstone design projects: Is the bookend curriculum approach effective for skill gain?,” presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, Jun. 2010.[11] S. Sheppard and R. Jenison, “Examples of Freshman Design Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 248–261, 1997.[12] S. M. Lord and J. C. Chen, “Curriculum Design in the Middle Years,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 181–200.[13
underserved elementary schools to promote STEM literacy, and provided in school STEM training for both teachers and students. She began her career at Rice in 2010 as a post-doctoral research fellow and then project manager in the Colvin labs. She joined the office of STEM engagement at the beginning of 2015 as Director of Programs and Operations. In her role Carolina is responsible for overseeing the program operations and the research efforts for the RSTEM group. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers Enhancing STEM EducationAbstractTeachers serve a vital role in improving the nation’s STEM education and
standards involved in designing engineering curricula. He is currently conducting research on an NSF project led by Dr. Stephen Krause, focused on the factors that promote persistence and success for undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Eugene Judson, Arizona State University Eugene Judson is an Associate Professor of for the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Aca- demic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Cen- ter for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His
process Design in its many facets is the heart of the Architectural Engineering AE profession All the tools of mathematics the sciences communication and the varied analytic methods of the disciplines in which our students specialize are chosen to support and enhance the design process and product (ow we teach design for Architectural Engineers is the subject of a year long study that ) ve undertaken as a sabbatical project )n the literature there are many papers addressing specific aspects of design classes particularly freshman and capstone design as well as some looking at the entire curriculum There is also a vast literature about general engineering design addressing everything from the latest theories in the learning
varying levels of trainingcan learn to use the Design Heuristics cards within a short instructional session, and then go on tosuccessfully create their own novel and diverse concepts[20]. One study of 48 first-yearengineering students given different subsets of 12 Design Heuristics used Design Heuristics inover half of their created concepts for a portable solar oven[28]. Further, the concepts resultingfrom the application of Design Heuristics were rated by blind coders as more creative designs.Studies with more advanced engineering students showed that design teams made use of theirconcepts including Design Heuristics in senior capstone projects across various designproblems[29]. Even non-engineering students have been shown to be able to apply
Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lab-Integrated Librarians: Engagement with Unreachable ResearchersAbstractSubject liaison librarians are working at the crossroads of the practical and emerging needs ofresearchers, seeking to connect with them throughout the research life-cycle rather than at thebeginning when literature reviews are conducted or at the end when a scholarly publicationemerges. In STEM disciplines, where research is oftentimes conducted in secure lab facilities,engagement is particularly challenging. In 2016, librarians at North Carolina State Universityembarked on a project to overcome this difficulty by joining selected research groups andattending regular lab meetings. This paper’s findings will suggest that lab
students an opportunity togrow their skills over the course of their degree program. While engineering mechanics coursesare not always associated with student team projects, these courses provide the opportunity toshow students how teamwork and diversity are relevant to problem solving. And, as mechanics-oriented courses often dominate the sophomore and junior level of many engineering programs,they can be an important venue for providing continuous instruction to students about workingwith others and in teams. This paper introduces and examines the effects of a teamworkintervention in Engineering Mechanics: Statics aimed at teaching students about the importanceof diversity and inclusion in engineering with specific attention on problem solving
: These required courses in the fall (E101) and spring (E102) allow the college of maintain connectedness with students during the critical first year. College of Engineering Welcome: This event is held within the first weeks of the fall each year for all new engineering students. The goals are to promote the community of Engineering Family, reinforce success strategies, and host a noted keynote speaker [reference here]. First Year Engineering Design Day (FEDD): Associated with the fall E101 course this end-of- semester design day event is modeled after a capstone design event. FEDD is a single-day event where ~350 student teams present and compete with their semester design projects. Promotes connectedness to the college, each
librarian in the Engineering Library. He was director from 1987-2001 and 2006-2008; from 2002-2005 he went on partial research leave as Director of Collection Development for the NSF-funded National Science Digital Library Project.52 In 2009 he was appointed Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resourcesand Special Collections. He served as principal investigator on the Kinematic Models for DesignDigital Library (KMODDL)53 involving the Reuleaux Collection of 19th-century kinematicmachines. He led the Task Force to examine library-related needs for the Cornell Tech campus inNew York City
Sciences, 1st ed. Elsevier B.V., 2009.[15] I. van de Poel and D. E. Goldberg, Eds., Philosophy and Engineering, 2nd ed. 2010.[16] A. J. Dutson, R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, and C. D. Sorensen, “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 17–28, 1997.[17] J. E. Froyd, P. C. Wankat, and K. A. Smith, “Five major shifts in 100 years of engineering education,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 100, no. SPL CONTENT, pp. 1344–1360, 2012.[18] J. Lave, “Chapter 4 Situating Learning in Communities of Practice,” Perspect. Soc. Shar. Cogn., vol. 2, pp. 63–82, 1991.[19] E. J. H. Spelt, P. A. Luning, M. A. J. S. van Boekel, and M. Mulder, “A multidimensional approach
in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Prof. Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jay McCormack is an associate professor in the mechanical engineering
pedagogical research and undergraduate research projects, and his research interests include manufacturing laboratory pedagogy and writing pedagogy.Dr. Wendy M. Olson, Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Wendy Olson is a tenured Associate Professor of English and specialist in rhetoric and composition. She serves as the Director of Composition and Writing Assessment at Washington State University Van- couver, where she teaches undergraduate courses in first-year composition and professional and technical writing, as well as graduate courses in writing studies theory and pedagogy. Page 26.924.1
; 1) development oflanguage and cultural skills, 2) teamwork and group dynamics, 3) knowledge of internationalbusiness and engineering cultures, and 4) knowledge of variations in international engineeringeducation and practice2. Based upon this structure, several engineering programs haveresponded using various methods to address these global competencies. Georgia TechnologicalUniversity, for example, offers a Global Studies Certificate that focuses on international relationsand the global economy through language training in addition to a capstone course and 26 weeks Page 26.930.3of study abroad. Other universities, such as Florida State
students in an inter-departmental capstone course on rapidprototyping of computer systems. An important aspect of the class is that all of the students workon a single large design project. At the beginning of the semester, students are given thespecifications for the desired outcome of the system, at which point the students assignthemselves to functional teams of four to six individuals. Each team is responsible for one aspectof the system (e.g., operating system, hardware/software integration). The class always delivers afunctional prototype to their client at the end of the semester. The course is structuredcollaboratively, allowing the students to learn with and from each other. The instructors take therole of advisors, keeping the students
-generation engineer students.Ms. Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin Ms. Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engi- neering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and professional development advising, capstone projects program, industry partnerships, first-year interest groups, and other special programs.Dr. Cindy D. Wilson, University of Texas, Austin Cindy Wilson is the Director of Academic Projects at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She has worked at UT Austin since 2000. She holds a PhD in Higher Education Administration from UT Austin and an MA Degree from Teachers
education for more than 30 years. As a manager, teacher and researcher, she has served many departments, including Office of BIT President, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Law, etc. In 2011, she built the Center for Faculty Development (CFD) of BIT, which has been named as the National Demonstrational Center by the Ministry of Education of China. Now, professor Pang is the head of Graduate School of Educational and the director of CFD at BIT. Her teaching, research, and writing focused on general education and suzhi education, faculty de- velopment, and higher education management. She has published 8 books, more than 50 papers, and undertook around 15 research projects. Her monograph ”General
currently the Chair of the Department of Teaching & Learning at Washington State Uni- versity. He has collaborated with engineering scholars on numerous projects, providing expertise in cur- riculum and instruction, learning, and K-12 schools.Dr. Phillip Himmer, Montana State University Phillip Himmer received his B.S. in Physics at Washington State University and M.S. in physics at Mon- tana State University. He obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in the Electrical Engineering department. His PhD research focused on the design and fabrication of micro-optical elec- tromechanical systems for aberration correction in imaging systems. As a postdoctoral researcher at Montana State University he
-wayhash that makes undetectable modification extremely expensive, yet verification trivial. This canbe done in myriad ways as long as the agreed upon hashing algorithm is used. Our argument isthat any university, or other institution, that wishes to publish data publicly, non-refutably,unalterably, yet securely, can, with minimal effort, implement blockchain technology.This work also demonstrates the effectiveness of requiring small groups to complete relativelysmall projects on current “hot topics” in computer science and engineering in courses throughouta degree program as a way to stimulate student interest which some will then choose to explorein more depth in a Capstone Project.Bibliography1 Lewis, A. (Feb. 29, 2015) Bits on blocks, a gentle
/database/network courses and capstone project courses. In RPGs,experience points (XP) are used to quantify a player’s (or character’s) progression through thegame. XP can be implemented in different ways. Level-based progression XP are widely applied:Players win enough XP as rewards to reach next higher level 27 . Players in the next level will haveincreased ability. We want to design level-based XP to reflect students’ progress through theircourses. However, we want to avoid associating XP directly with performance-based criteria suchas students’ assignment scores, since this may cause unexpected negative effects. A suite ofindicators that assess students’ progress and effort based on their submissions 8 are a possiblecandidate measure for XP
Wright State University.Dr. Ann D. Christy P.E., The Ohio State University Ann D. Christy, PE, is a professor of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering and a professor of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University (OSU). She earned both her B.S. in agricultural engineering and M.S. in biomedical engineering at OSU, and her Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Clemson University. She worked for an engineering consulting firm before entering academia and continues to collaborate with the consulting industry. She has taught courses in bioenergy, biological en- gineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, professional development, and engineering teaching. Her research interests
every program has something in this category because of the accreditation requirement for the history of architecture. Those AE programs that require students to participate in architecture design studio courses have a much greater number of these courses. • L: Capstone Design – many programs offer a senior project course that requires a complete design of a complex system. It is a culminating experience that requires students to synthesize and use all of the skills developed in the program. The content of these courses would mostly fit into the categories E, F, and G above, but is listed here.The information for making this assessment was taken from the website postings for theindividual universities
Page 11.557.12 Professional Engineer, The Institution of Engineers, Australia.5. Mann, L.M.W. and Radcliffe, D. 2003, 'Using a Tailored Systems Engineering Process within Capstone Design Projects to Develop Program Outcomes in Students', paper presented to ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO.6. Noor, M.J.M.M., et al. 2002, 'A New Engineering Education Model for Malaysia', International journal of engineering education., vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 8-16.7. Noor, M.J.M.M., et al. 2005, 'Developing A Malaysian Outcome-Based Engineering Education Model', paper presented to The 4th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education GCEE 2005, Sydney, Australia, 26. - 29. Sept.8. Walther, J., Mann, L
Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. Dr. Wang teaches educational research and statistics courses. Dr. Wang received a master of applied statistics degree and a PhD degree in educational research from The Ohio State University. Page 12.1083.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MULTI-CAMPUS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED-LEARNING COURSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNINGIntroductionThe project described here began with a civil engineering and biology laboratory
AC 2007-245: SIX YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF ASSIGNMENTS LATER: WHATHAVE THEY LEARNED, AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the
TOTAL 30 20 10 Page 12.1210.2 0 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2006 2000-2009 Projected Table 1: Recently Accredited Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs2 Next General Year Review (NGR) Accredited University
benefits accrue equally to students who have followed a full-time academic Page 23.576.11 program and those whose educational progress has been interrupted by jobs, family or transfers. The efficiency with which experimental competency can be applied later in unscripted applications such as capstone projects. The extent to which faculty and student-generated experiments can be openly distributed to act as a platform on which to build a customized practical learning experience. Can the appeal of Mobile Studio and Lab-in-a-box to students underrepresented in STEM education be scaled up? Does
knowledge in the areas regulatory affairs, and safety which are becomingmainstream capabilities for engineers. To meet the demands for a rapidly changing, technology-driven workforce, the industry and educational advisory bodies have recommended thatacademic instruction should include industry practice training2. Many programs and universitieshave accomplished industry practice training through co-operative education, industry fellowsprograms, guest lectures, capstone projects, courses co-taught with the industry, and field trips3,4. This poster describes an effort to translate some industry practices into classroomeducation. Experiential laboratory, design projects, classroom lectures or seminars can be used toinclude industry practice
concepts related tothermo-fluids and heat transfer areas.Course Development and ImprovementThermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory is a three hour-credit junior to seniorundergraduate core curriculum course designed for all Engineering Technology (ET) students. Page 25.843.3Our ET program majors range from mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineeringtechnology, industrial engineering technology and biomedical engineering technology. Also, thiscourse is one of the main precursors of the capstone Senior Design course. The Senior Designencompasses a student-led team project that has as a main outcome demonstrating a workingprototype
overall critical thinkingprogram, how this relates to ABET outcomes, and the critical thinking goals of the Introductionto Engineering course. Section three describes the critical thinking instructional component ofthe Introduction to Engineering course, including changes made based on analysis of previousyears implementation. Some conclusions and future directions for the ENGR 100 course arediscussed in Section four.2. A critical thinking agenda for the School of Engineering.The i2a initiative is a broad and comprehensive multi-year plan to improve the overall criticalthinking abilities of students that spans general education courses, discipline specific courses,capstone projects, and community engagement1. Dr. Joe Hagerty, of the Civil
, andConclusions – Teamwork (3-5 students/team), 9 short form reports, individualME – 471 Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone DesignDesign Project Documentation: Problem Definition, Progress report,Formal Design Reports Project Report ( 1 @ 35- 200 pages) Detailed description of design approach, results, and conclusions, with supporting documentation Teamwork 3-5 Students/Team Multiple industry interactions, small group presentations