, which oftenhad a tremendous impact on their idea of social responsibility. Jolene: “My dad and I are planning on going to Ethiopia and building a biogas digester in one of their hope centers, which is like a hope for society, which is this big community and they have a school and an orphanage and things like that and model housing for children.”In some cases these service activities were related to environmental activities such as buildingtrails, cleaning up a school, or leading an outdoor exploration camp. Trevor: "I took an ecology class and we went up and down the Merrimack River, which is one of the biggest rivers in New Hampshire and we did water quality testing."Some community service and travel abroad experiences that the
computation by engineering students hasbeen the continuing challenge. We report on our experiences, lessons learned, and plans for thefuture as we revise the course.Course objectivesUse of computation is indisputably part of every engineer's foundational training. However,there does not appear to be a consensus on the extent of such training, or its outcomes. Trainingfor professional software developers (as evidenced by what it would take to be seriouslyconsidered for a professional software development position nowadays) would seem to includethe equivalent of at least several terms of courses to achieve a working knowledge of softwaredevelopment: programming in two or more languages, data structures, performance analysis,software design, and basic
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think about the feelings of a family who is facingdifficulties as food cannot be prepared, children cannot complete their home-work, and theycannot afford a power generator. The compassionate design metric is designed to help theengineer address this kind of situation.After a more formalized approach for compassionate design has been developed, it is planned toincorporate it into design courses. Teaching compassionate design thinking to novice engineerswill help to provide specific ways of thinking while performing engineering design tasks, thusenhancing their knowledge foundation and the ability to critically think through open-endedproblems. Once elements of compassionate design have been made an integral part of
inSection 3. The paper is concluded in Section 4 with discussions on plans for extending thedeveloped prototype to a complete intelligent tutoring system for electrical machines.2. Virtual Education Environment Computer-aided instruction (CAI) systems [5] were introduced as early as 1960's as a meansof assisting students outside the classroom. The first CAI programs were either computerizedversions of textbooks, or drill and practice monitors [6] that presented a student with problems andcompared the student’s responses to the pre-scored answers, and if necessary, provided the student withcanned remedial responses. Improvements were continuously made until computer-aidedinstruction systems evolved into intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) [7, 8
-making is very complex and manytimes not logical; so it is difficult to explain exactly why a person behaves as he/she does. Eventhough the process of decision-making is complicated, there is a model developed by Dhalstrandand Biel that describes a systematic process to changing poor environmental habits into pro-environmental habits6. They propose a series of sub-steps in behavior change so that a personwith a strongly established habit which is detrimental to the environment may develop a newhabit that is more beneficial to the environment. The steps include activation, attending presentbehavior, considering alternative solutions, planning new behavior, testing new behavior, andestablishing new behavior. The results from their experiment
students aware of theimplications of photovoltaic generated energy. In parallel, students learn Matlab & Excelto create plots of data and to understand how data is used. For example, PV peakcompared with demand peak is a topic that the students investigate by plotting actualdata.An activity plan was developed for one hour and a half session (these sessions arerepeated four times per Friday). Each session brought around 20 students; thus, between80-100 students were exposed to these concepts every Friday.Figure 3 shows a simulator built for the Friday Academy sessions. Students use it to learnthe correlations of power and temperature. They also see the output power increase aftera day of rain. The rain cleans the dust from the solar panels
-reaching impact on future students. Theeffort leverages faculty at five institutions to develop curricular modules consisting ofinstructional videos and experiential learning exercises that integrate and provide context to themyriad of topics typically covered in a Circuits lecture. To date the material has beenprototyped at two universities and two additional universities plan to utilize these materials in2014. While preliminary, the assessment data suggests a divergence between the positiveattitudes and perceptions of students at the level of connecting circuits principles and concepts totheir broader engineering and societal contexts, and the negative results for students’ attitudestoward learning of specific circuits topics and self
care about. One of the big concerns with this second approach is that thebroad, general problems in the future might not be addressed in how we live today.However, Groves makes the argument though that if we are really planning for the futurewith the things individual people really care about, then we will be forced to consider thethings that affect these personal interests. Then, this will eventually lead to addressingthe big issues, but almost with more of a passion than the indifferent approach becausewe are then aware of the impact that the broad future issue might have on the presentsmaller issue we care about.” [Student 3, Weekly Paper 2013]Majority of the students struggled with this philosophical paper. It however, made forexcellent
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user can solve equations of equilibrium using a built-in calculating facility. If the userhas written down an equation with one variable (always a linear equation in truss analysis), uponrequest the tutor can solve the equation for that variable. This eliminates the need to use acalculator. The user can substitute such a solved variable into another equation that has morethan one variable. But the tutor does not permit the simultaneous solution of multiple equationsfor multiple variables. This restriction on the solving capability promotes the practice of seekingto find an equation with a single variable, which can be determined and then used in subsequentequations. Such a practice of planning and organizing one’s work is often wise when
. Page 24.455.11Method 3The use of flowcharts in sequential programming has been a popular tool for many years.Method three was designed to bring in the flowchart concepts in order to aid the students beingstudied to better understand the code they were writing. The original plan was to go over a high-level flow chart of what the program was supposed to do as a group before they began coding.This worked for many of the students, though as the semester progressed, many of the studentswould begin working on the assignments, and even possibly complete them, prior to the start ofthe recitation. The method was adapted for these students to have each student, before they leftrecitation, sit down with the TA and go through his/her code. In doing so the
in design.” • R8.19: “I cover it extensively in my graduate class which is new this year.” Page 24.468.193.3. Teaching Uncertainty in Engineering Design – The way forwardIn this study, the authors also tried to understand the future plans of the design faculty who havenot currently incorporated the topic of uncertainty into their design course. Thus, respondentswho answered “No” to Q4 ‘Have you incorporated the topic of uncertainty into your designcourse/courses?’ were asked Q4.2.2 ‘Would you consider incorporating the topic of uncertaintyin future design course?’. Despite the overwhelming response in favor of the importance
or not.This was followed by a (very) short presentation of what the instructor would have done using aKeynote slide presentation.Demonstrations: We used the demonstrations that were typically planned for that part of thesyllabus as a method of group inquiry. We either asked the groups to predict what would happenin our demonstration, or we asked them the explain why we observed the phenomenon that justoccurred. For example, to demonstrate the bcc to fcc phase transformation in pure iron uponheating or cooling we had fixed a length of piano wire (very low carbon steel) to two posts.Passing ac current through it with a Variac heated it resistively. We first asked the student topredict what would happen. Then we did the experiment and asked
theimpact of their design on the environment and the society at large. This paper presents anapproach for revising a traditional course on reinforced concrete design to include an emphasison sustainability in all topics. This course is being referred to hereafter as Sustainable ReinforcedConcrete Design (SRCD) course.The major drawback of concrete is its environmental impact occurring along four phases:production of materials, construction, lifecycle, and demolition. The common critical elementbetween these phases is the polluting emissions resulting from embodied energy or chemicalreactions. The SRCD course will integrate sustainability into the planning, designing, andconstruction stages of reinforced concrete. It will emphasize strategies and
Scholars since my freshman year. Within the program I worked on my teamwork skills by participating in many volunteering and engineering events with fellow members. I also help plan events and projects for the program as a member of both the social and mentorship committees. As the Ohio State University Pistol Club Vice President I have gained valuable experience as a leader; teaching members how to properly and safely handle a pistol. Besides being involved with these activities I enjoy volunteering for my high school Science Olympiad team. I help coach and run events for the team when they attend invitationals in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. I enjoy going back to help the students learn more about science and
Designer: http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm 12. Davis, D.C., Gentili, K.L., et. al. (2002). Engineering Design Assessment Processes and Scoring Scales for Program Improvement and Accountability, Journal of Engineering Education, 91(2)AcknowledgementThe authors would like to thank all students in the School of Engineering, UBC, Okanagancampus, who participated in this study, and the staff in the Educational Research, Planning &Analysis for helping with the administration of the survey. The authors also would like to thankDr. Carolyn Labun for her help with editing this paper. Page 24.506.19
Vehicle Systems International on the Aerospace States Association Suggested Privacy Legislation Plan 2013”. (Accessed online at: http://aerostates.org/wp-content/uploads/AUVSI-Comments.pdf, 3 January 2014), 1 June 2013.10 Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry “Code of Conduct”. (Accessed online at http://www.auvsi.org/conduct, 4 January 2014), August 2012.11 International Association of Chiefs of Police. “Recommended Guidelines for the use of Unmanned Aircraft”. (Accessed online at http://www.theiacp.org/portals/0/pdfs/iacp_uaguidelines.pdf, 4 January 2014).12 Federal Aviation Administration. “Final FAA Privacy Policy for UAS Test Sites” (Accessed online at http
evidence to support that their program is meeting ABET outcomes A through K[25, 28-29].Engineering programs strategically locate capstone design courses within the last year ofundergraduate engineering studies, where students can apply the fundamental technicalknowledge gained in previous courses in an authentic real-world context. Several institutionshave identified Capstone Design as an ideal place for teaching professional skills, which aretypically not emphasized earlier in the curriculum [30]. Howe’s Capstone Design survey of 232engineering institutions showed that the five most common topics taught were: writtencommunication, oral communication, engineering ethics, project planning and scheduling, anddecision making. Only 48% of the survey
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prescribed in a planned sequence to allow students to scaffold critical newknowledge on top of core concepts learned in earlier classes. Students that have difficulty andwithdraw from the core gateway classes risk disrupting the course-taking progression,complicate their ability to register for courses in subsequent semesters, and may requireadditional time to complete their degree. Identifying these students at an earlier point providesmore time to offer supportive interventions and encourage them to consider alternative academic Page 24.586.5strategies besides withdrawing. The study is envisioned as part of a broader analysis to identifystudents
: to be able to peruse through a book onelectronic devices like tablets, laptops, desktops, etc. One can zoom, scroll, rotate, etc. One canhave embedded audio and video. Better still is having links to web resources. Even better is theability to search for key items of interests. Modern engineering textbooks emphasize the strategicuse of colors, sketches, figures, plots, chapter outlines and summaries, realistic situations, etc., toimprove pedagogy 8–11 . Furthermore, the tools for producing eBooks should not distract theprofessor from pedagogy 12–14 . The eBook readers should not be distracted either.The eTextbook concept should not interfere with emerging plans for transforming undergraduateengineering education 15–20 . An eTextbook with
taught in the course. It is unlikely that this interest gap will ever be eliminated but it isclear that a lecture based model seems to be more effective in reducing it. A video lecture muststate the facts as concisely as possible in the interest of time. A good video lecture includes theinstructor’s introspection and should be enthusiastic. However, there is only so much genuineenthusiasm that can be relayed in recorded format. Without interaction, student questions, andclassroom dialogue, it is difficult to inspire the uninterested to want to learn more; particularlywhen the material is not in their chosen field of study. Many times, those inspirational momentscome from a student inquiry or comment in class that the instructor did not plan or
computer science at Michigan Technological University. She received her PhD from the Computer Science Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research areas are artificial intelligence planning systems, decision making under uncertainty, student persistence, and computer science education. She received the Michigan Tech university wide Distinguished Teaching Award in 2013. Her web page can be found via http://www.cs.mtu.edu/.Dr. Ching-Kuang Shene, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Chaoli Wang, Michigan Technological University Chaoli Wang is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science, Michigan Technological University. He received the PhD degree in computer and information science from The Ohio
would utilize them to sketch schematics, this was not always the case. Sketches weremissing from ELNs as well, but some students used the electronic format to include photos frommobile phones. Equipment lists in both paper and electronic format generally tended to beincomplete. Neither format seemed to have an impact on whether students plotted literaturevalues on the same plot as experimental data. We plan to use these assessment results to improvestudents’ performance on good laboratory notebook practice. On the instructor side, the gradingprocess was made simpler by the use of the ELNs, due to the ability to access the students’ workvia computer, as opposed to grading PLNs, where the graders physically remove the labnotebooks from the lab
night due date for summative assessments. Anecdotally, two students reported that theThursday night deadline was difficult because of their work schedules. This was significant tothe author, as students tend to plan their schedules to free up weekends for homework. Becausethe schedule of the flipped classroom is so different from that of other courses, students mayhave a more difficult time scheduling a wider range of deadlines. Page 24.181.7 19% Fair Unfair
such as College of Engineering and AppliedScience Strategic Planning Committee, Division of Natural Sciences Executive Committee, and UWMSenate. Page 24.183.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Analysis of the Impact of Participation in a Summer Bridge Program on Mathematics Course Performance by First-Semester Engineering StudentsAbstractAs part of an NSF-supported project, a summer bridge program for incoming engineeringand computer science freshmen was conducted each summer between 2009 and 2012.The primary purpose of this program was to improve the mathematics