standard grading scale: • A: best 10% of students • B: next 25% • C: next 30% • D: next 25% • E: next 10% • FX and F: failIn this scheme FX means “fail-some more work required to pass” and F means “fail-considerablefurther work required”.To compare the 1500-1800 hours “of study” expected for the 60 credits in one year, consider anapproximate comparison with a two-semester year at a U.S. institution (your mileage may vary).If a U.S. student in a technical discipline registers for 16 credit hours each semester, s/he mayhave a semester load similar to this:• One 4-credit course with 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours/week• Two 3-credit courses with 2 lecture hours and 2 lab hours/week• Two 3-credit courses with 3 lecture hours/week
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Page 22.868.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Industry Based Projects and Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century WorkforceIntroductionAt the October 2005 National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education (NSF-ATE)Annual Meeting, Dr. Renee S. Lerche, an executive at The Ford Motor Company and a nationalauthority on global leadership and workforce development, said that, “employers need workerswith deep experience with scientific inquiry, design and problem solving solutions.” Studentsmust be able to apply what they learn to real world problems that are relevant and meaningful. Inparticular, research has documented that contextual learning
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and graduate programs inengineering, sciences, mathematics, computational science and engineering, and technology byoffering an attractive alternative graduate program for the graduates of those programs in thisexciting and evolving field of the future. As new industries and technologies evolve so are theneeds for new educational programs. Historically, new educational programs have evolved tomeet the related needs and opportunities; for example, computer engineering in 1970’s, computerscience in 1980, bioengineering in 1990s, computational science and engineering in 2000s andthe nanoengineering programs of the 21st century. The committee does not believe the proposedprogram will stretch existing resources. Rather we feel it will further
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.3. Cleveland, C. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010 from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill?topic=503644. Munson, B., Young, D., Okiishi, T., Huebsch, W. (2009) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (6th edition). New Jersey. John Wiley and Sons.5. Mourtos, N. 2003. “Defining, Teaching and Assessing Lifelong Learning Skills.” Proceeding so the ASEE/ISEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder CO.6. Hanus, J., Hamilton, S., Russell, J. 2008. “The Cognitive and Affective Domain in Assessing Life-Long Learning”. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.7. Raltson, P. and Bays, C. 2010. “Refining a Critical Thinking
- shots instead of desktop video captures of this navigation because they allowed the instructor to better focus students¶ attention to each of the major tools in these toolbars. In addition, this strategy significantly reduced the demand on the instructor¶s time to produce these materials. Once the
-MARC) NIH Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (NIH-RISE) NSF S-STEM projects in industrial engineering and computer scienceAt this point we are early in the process but several events have occurred. There has been a setof joint workshops to teach MATLAB to biologists but these workshops were also attended byengineering faculty and students. While biology students and faculty learned the modelingcapabilities of MATLAB, engineering students and faculty were exposed to the SIMBIOLOGYtoolbox..Recognizing that research into new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modernmaterials research and therefore is an area worthy of study, the mechanical engineeringdepartment faculty has upgraded the course entitled Modern
Application of a Pedagogical Framework to Improve Existing Instruction”. IEEE Medical Biology. July/August 2003, pp. 71-79. 6. Nelson, J.K., “Work in Progress: Project-Based Assignments for a Graduate-Level Digital Signal Processing Course”. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference No. 36, October, 2006, Session M4D. 7. Fink, F.K., Enemark S., and Moesby E., “UICEE Center for Problem-Based Learning (UCPBL) at Aalborg University”. Presented at the 6th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Wismar, Germany, September, 2002. 8. Sheppard.K. and Gallois, B. “Implementation of Technogenesis in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum”. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB Colloquium, American Society for Engineering
, 2006.8. Ordonez, J.C., Vargas, J.V.C., Morega, A., Luongo, C.A., Shih, C “An International Component to Capstone Senior Design Projects,” 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 28, San Diego, CA, 20069. Ordonez, J.C., Vargas, J.V.C., Morega, A., Luongo, C.A., Shih, C.“International Capstone Senior Design Projects,” Proceedings of the Fifth LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, May 2007, Tampico, Mexico10. Beer J. 1997 Communicating Across Cultures, http://www.culture-at-work.com/highlow.html11. Edward T. Hall. (2011, March 8). http://www.edwardthall.com/12. Hall, E.T. (1959). The Silent Language, New York: Doubleday13. Missana, S., “The
faculty members in an assessment process that is not onerous, weincrease the likelihood of having vigorous and productive discussions of curricular strengths andpotential areas of improvement, and subsequently developing and implementing curricularreforms, which are the desired end-results.Acknowledgements:The authors would like to acknowledge the important contributions of BME AssessmentCommittee members from 2006 to 2010: Walter Block, Pablo Irrarazaval, Wan-Ju Li, KristynMasters, William Murphy, Amit Nimunkar, Brenda Ogle, John Puccinelli, Paul Thompson,Mitch Tyler, John Webster, Justin Williams and Tom Yen.References:1. Website www.abet.org, accessed January 19, 2011.2. Enderle, J., Gassert, J., Blanchard, S., King, P., Beasley, P., Hale
. The interests shown bystudents and faculty to these two courses provide a preview for the forthcoming nanotechnologytrack. The nanotechnology track will provide a regional and national model for building aresearch-based curriculum derived from a strong campus infrastructure that supportsundergraduate research.References:1. Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), IUPUI [Available: http://www.iupui.edu/~indi/index.php].2. Russell, S., et al., “Benefits of Undergraduate Research Experiences,” Science, vol. 316, no. 5821, 2007, pp. 548-5493. Nagda, B.A., et al., “Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships Affect Student Retention,” Review of Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 55-724. Ishiyama, J
basisoften in another location where there may be issues getting particular courses. When a studentleaves early, the program completion rate suffers and there is lost income to the college. As thecurricula were developed, consideration was given to keeping required undergraduate coursesthroughout the last year of the program. The senior design project usually provides thisconstraint in that it may not be possible to offer that course(s) out of sequence. In the case of theElectrical – MBA program in Figure 1, it is typically not possible to complete all of the SeniorElectives (EE Sr Elec) prior to the 5th year.Advanced Placement – Completing both degrees in five years requires that students are ahead ofthe traditional curriculum. Students are best
educational providers, and the interested end users to the world of “free” andaccessible Open Source Technology (OST). In this article, we adopt the definition of “Open Source” as,“of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available.” (fromhttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=open-source). All presented software here can bedownloaded free of charge over the internet or requested from the developers free of charge. In somecase, there maybe a nominal fees associated with the setup and logistics. The costs of the servers andworkstations are not included in these fees, and they should be considered appropriately. Only a shortlist is provided here where it is not an all inclusive list. We only provide some
Investigation Notebooks used after Investigation Present/Absent Scale: – Present, 0 – Absent Driver Codes: T – teacher, S – student, B – balanced VIa. PICTORIAL GRAPHIC CODING Instructions: Identify scale, provide a brief description, and thumbnail sketch (if possible) of any pictorial graphics presented or created in the lesson. ID: Scale Description Thumbnail Sketch Choose one: Teacher
contemplative activities into the Page 22.1582.7course, a socio-cultural theory offered by Cole and Engstrom22 shall be used as the theoreticalframework for the study. Vygotsky conceived socio-cultural theory23 in the early 1920’s. Itemphasizes the central role of social relationships and culturally constructed artifacts inorganizing thinking. It attempts to theorize and provide methodological tools for investigatinghigher cognitive processes by which social, cultural and historical factors shape humanfunctioning. Cole and Engstrom’s model provides several dimensions along which one can studythe classroom as an activity system. They identify factors
Teaching Practicum providesa competitive advantage to the mechanical engineering doctoral degree at Georgia Tech. Theconsensus opinion appears to be in retaining the current topics in the course. Considerationshould be given for adding a session(s) on obtaining research funding and preparing grantproposals. Also, since many graduates do not enter academia, more coverage could be spent onadditional topics from industry and other career paths.Bibliography1. Wankat, P.C., Oreovicz, F.S., Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.2. Norris, Pamela M., Palmer, Sheila C., Effectiveness of the Woodruff School Doctoral Teaching Intern Program,Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 87, No. 3, 1998, pg. 223-2263. Lowman, Joseph, Mastering the
Technology ABET, On-Line, http://www.abet.org/forms.shtml, accessesJanuary 2011.6. Jack Zable, Guest Editorial 2007 National Capstone Design Conference, Advances in Engineering Education,Spring 2010, pp. 1.7. Carlee A. Bishop and Tommer R. Ender , Capstone Projects: Key to the Lifecycle Development of the SystemsEngineer, Proceedings, 2nd National Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June 2010, CD RAM.8. Shraddha Joshi, Joshua D. Summers, Investigating Information Loss in Collaborative Design: A Case Study withCapstone Design Project, Proceedings, 2nd National Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June 2010, CDRAM.9. Daniel A. McAdams and Julie S. Linsey [dDesign Education: A Globally Distributed Capstone EngineeringDesign Experience
. Minimize tunnel length by placing lines in the same tunnel. 5. Use a "Z" network (see Figure E2). 6. Avoid pipe velocities in excess of 8 ft/s. 7. The two AHUs in Concourse 4 are to be placed in parallel.Include the converged Kirchoff or Hardy-Cross solutions, and make sure your logic is explained.Accomplish a preliminary system design and provide: 1. Layout of the network; (a) actual physical layout (pipe numbers indicated) (b) “Z” arrangement for Kirchoff or Hardy-Cross usage (pipe and loop numbers indicated); Page 22.1650.12 Figure
Problem Based Learning Approach for Freshman Engineering,” 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 18 - 21, 2000, Kansas City, MO.[5] Daryl E. Chubin, Gary S. May, and Eleanor L. Babco (2005), “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 73-86.[6] C. Dym, A. Agogino,O. Eris, D. Frey, and L. Leifer, (2005), “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Page 22.1183.7 Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 103-120[7] Wayne Clough (2000), “The Future of Engineering Education,” Stay Informed! Magazine, http://gtalumni.org/Publications
American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.8 Barker, Bradley S., J. Ansorge. “Robotics as Means to Increase Achievement Scores in an Informal Learning Environment” (2001) Journal of Research on Technology in Education 39(3), 229-2439 Petre, Marion; B. Price. “Using Robotics to Motivate „Back Door‟ Learning” (2004) Education and Information Technologies 9:2, 147-158.10 Robinson, Mike. “Robotics-Driven Activities: Can They Improve Middle School Science Learning?” (2005) Bulletin of Science Technology & Society. 25:7311 Usselman, Marion; J. Davis, J. Rosen. (2008) Diversifying Participation in FIRST LEGO League. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual
5Mb/s was set on the communication link,between the control room and the robot. The following figure shows the inside of the controlroom during the competition.Figure 3. Inside of the control room during a competition (MSU students John Ritter, ChrisChing, and Jennifer Hane).In addition to the technical rules, all teams competing had to turn in a systems engineering paper,and an outreach report. Optional items could also be turned in including a presentation about thedesign process and a video showing the design progression. Each of these elements of thecompetition earned points toward an overall team score that was combined with the results of themining competition. One award was given to the team that mined the most overall amount
projects (Engineers without Borders, etc.) Non-engineering related community service or volunteer work Student design project(s)/competitions(s) beyond class requirementsA 1: Not active; 2: Slightly active (attend occasionally); 3: moderately active (attend regularly); 4: Highly active(participate in most activities); 5: extremely (hold a leadership post)Table 4. Curriculum emphases scales for students, faculty, and program chairs. The Cronbach’salpha indicates the internal consistency reliability. Values can range from .00 to 1.00–psychometricians consider scales greater than .70 to be acceptable. Students - Broad and Systems Perspectives (alpha=.84) Overall, how much have the courses you’ve taken in your engineering
students”, this year’s group exhibited none of the skepticism and were eager toget started. More data will be collected at the end of this academic year and will be presented atthe conference. While some constraints do exist that must be considered, the benefits appear to Page 22.1090.6be worth the effort in creating as many reasonable opportunities for cross disciplinary projects aspossible.Bibliography 1. Fruchter, R. and Lewis, S. (2003). “Mentoring Models in Support of P5BL in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Global Teamwork”, The International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(5), 663-671. 2. Orvis, S.M. (2009). Prestressing
the event.Communication is critical with the volunteer group; everyone should be clear on details such asarrival and departure time, what the volunteers should bring (water, gloves, food, etc.), what thevolunteer coordinators will provide (e.g. food or tools), what the task(s) for the day will be, andhow many volunteers are going to show. Almost as critical as the list of tasks is expectations, asthey can make or break a day. Having a crew show up really hoping to weed a site, and thenasking them pick up litter can put a damper on the day. It is important to give the volunteers aclear sense of what they will be doing, if they will be working with other groups, and any otherrelevant pieces of information.As part of having clear communication
institutions recognize onlyScholarship of Discovery, teaching-based institutions have started to recognize the other areas ofscholarship as defined by the Boyer’s Model.Scholarship at Gannon University is broadly recognized by three attributes: professional,communicated and peer-reviewed. Each of these attributes may be found at different levels, suchas University, regional, national or international (recognition, review, publication, etc.).Scholarship activity may be stronger in one of the three attributes; but, the body of a colleague'sscholarship should demonstrate all three to some degree.1. Professional — demonstrably pertinent to the discipline(s) of the individual faculty member.2. Communicated — evidence that the work has been made known
cadetreports are that the project experience thus far is realistic, relevant and exciting. Cadets arefrustrated by the communication challenges but optimistic that this will be the best capstoneexperience in the building.RICHARD W. FREEMAN has served as a lecturer in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’sElectrical Engineering Section since 2008. Prior to joining the faculty, he taught fulltime foreight years. He also worked in the Telecommunications Industry for eight years. He earned BSand PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and a MBA fromSouthern Methodist University. He is pursuing his Professional Engineering License.RONALD S. ADREZIN serves as an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Sectionat USCGA, where he has
special summer internship opportunities, andproposals to the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA and NASA Goddard Space Page 22.1367.7Flight Center have requested summer internship slots as well. A National Science Foundation S- STEM grant was awarded in January 2011. This award will support fifty-three scholarshipsacross the five T-CUP partner campuses over the next four academic years. The long-term planalso includes significant institutional support from NSU, including a dedicated staff person withoffice space to manage and oversee the program long term, faculty release for program advisors(based on achievement of specific enrollment
that will provide highly-skilled and prepared engineering technicians for the current and future workforce needs of the greater Chattanooga economic region.” Page 22.1200.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing an Effective Community College Transfer Pre- Engineering ProgramAbstractMany states are actively addressing strengthening the ties between the states’ 2-year and 4-yeardegree granting institutions. The stated purpose for this activity is to define articulationagreements for A. S. degrees that aid students in completing 4-year degrees
within eachcohort.The cohort each year is defined as the first-time, full-time freshmen officially enrolled for the fallsemester in the College of Engineering. A student is considered retained for a year if s/he is stillenrolled in the College of Engineering in subsequent fall semesters at the time of the census(typically 21 days into the fall semester). For example, the number of first-year students stillenrolled at the time of the census of the second year would measure first year retention, and thenumber of second year students still enrolled at the time of the census of the third year wouldmeasure second year retention.The data consisted of 10 cohorts entering the university between 2000 and 2009. The number ofmen in the entering class sized