Paper ID #12505Student Learning of STEM Concepts Using a Challenge-based Robotics Cur-riculumMercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. She has led several national and statewide K-14 teacher professional development and curriculum development programs in STEM education. McKay is co- PI and Project Director for the NSF-funded Build IT Scale Up project to develop and disseminate an innovative underwater robotics curriculum for middle and high school students. She is a
.3 Though not anexhaustive comprehension, engineering literacy develops citizens through their participation in aculture and society that depends on engineering projects. Engineering literate persons functionfully within such a society, participating in engineering projects not only insofar as engineeringtraining is required, but also in recognition of the broader social impact of those projects. In previous work in engineering literacy, we identified four major factors as significant inself-assessments of engineering literacy: Basic knowledge of engineers and engineering, Impactsof engineering on human life, Thinking and acting like an engineer, and Basic skills in the use oftechnology.4 We used these factors to develop a survey that
managed numerous international construction projects in different countries, and conducted many research projects funded by federal, state/provincial governments and industries. He is an international training expert hired by the World Bank Group, Washington DC, and a visiting professor at several uni- versities. He is the sole author of the new book, entitled ”The Utilization of Slag in Civil Infrastructure Construction”, published by Elsevier in 2016.Prof. John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University John Buckeridge, PhD, CP (Env) FGS is Professor of Natural Resources Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where he maintains wide international involvement in the environment and ethics. He is on
connection to industry. This paper reviews theactions taken to develop this culture based on the four essential areas of change. It also providesinsights on lessons learned thus far and plans to reach long term goals in the coming years.IntroductionIn 2017, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University was awarded a NationalScience Foundation grant to revolutionize the department. The project leverages thedepartment’s small size and close ties with industry to create a culture of “Engineering withEngineers.”This paper summaries the current status of the five-year project and is an updated version of theNSF Grantees Poster papers presented at the 2018 and 2019 ASEE Annual Conferences [1], [2].The project background and objective are
) stimulating self-learning and exploration of new hardware to foster lifelonglearning skills. The students’ lab experiences begin with structured lessons plans regarding analogand digital components and culminates with an open-ended project where students are tasked withdeveloping a robot racer to compete with other students. During the course, students beginprogramming with MATLAB to reinforce engineering programming concepts and transition tousing C programming to implement an embedded solution. A survey was provided to learn aboutthe student’s experiences and to help improve future course offerings.IntroductionAdvances in technology and the increase in affordable computational power have enabled thedevelopment of more autonomous and dynamic
to make clear to thecommunity that the purpose of the virtual college is to provide engineering solutions toengineering problems using dispersed worldwide expertise, and that nominal costs forintellectual property rights exchanges would be involved in realizing the solutions. Eventually,one or more solutions are offered to the community; these solutions were taken to the localgovernment, aid agency, or development organization to realize it with great success.Scenario 2: Faculty and Students Working on a ProjectAs part of their Senior Design project, a multidisciplinary group of students is looking for achallenging and meaningful project. These students belong to an academic institution (e.g. BYU,Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Monterrey Tec
appreciate the need for all that math and science, when theirinterest is to do engineering. Students who survive to the senior year (nationally, about half theinitial freshman class) are then asked to synthesize all that they have learned in a design project,which requires teamwork, project management and communication skills, as well as the abilityto see the world from a broader perspective. Note that they have spent the previous three yearslearning to focus on details of ever-increasingly narrow topics, with an strong emphasis onindividual achievement. It is no surprise that many students have difficulty adapting to the morerealistic nature of work in the senior design course.The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven
2006-1440: MATH AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD: CONNECTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLASSROOM PRACTICES VIA ANEMBEDDED RESEARCH INITIATIVEJanet Lumpp, University of Kentucky Janet Lumpp is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. She received her B.S.Met.E. and M.S.Met.E. degrees at Purdue University and a Ph.D. at The University of Iowa in Materials Engineering. As part of her NSF CAREER Award, she developed the concept of KEEP using microelectronics as a theme in math and science education and implemented the circuit project in middle school and high school classrooms. Dr. Lumpp teaches courses on electronic packaging, lasers, and
Engineering is his main area of study, Brendan also has a vested interest in working to advance the field of engineering education.Dr. Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Yevgeniya V. Zastavker is an Associate Professor of Physics at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Her research interests lie at the intersection of project-based learning and gender studies with specic emphasis on the curricula and pedagogies implemented in the rst-year engineering programs. Page 23.595.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty Perceptions on
. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997.Prof. Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University Professor Nuttall has 25 years experience as both a practicing engineer and engineering professor. He is currently a tenured professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where his teaching focus is on structural and seismic design for engineers, architects and construction management students. His professional experience includes the design of many high profile new construction and renovation projects including the Getty Villa Museum, Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels, Dodger Stadium Renovation and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Restoration.Jill Nelson P.E., California
AC 2012-3949: ENGINEER YOUR WORLD: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACHTO DEVELOPING A HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEMs. Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering Cheryl Farmer is the founding Program Manager and Project Director of UTeachEngineering. Funded through a five-year, $12.5 million Math and Science Partnership grant from the National Science Foun- dation, UTeachEngineering offers a well-designed, well-rounded, design-based high school engineering course that can be implemented at low cost in virtually any setting, as well as a variety of professional de- velopment programs for pre-service and in-service teachers who want to add engineering to their teaching portfolio. Prior to co-founding UTeachEngineering, Farmer spent
AC 2012-4389: INTEGRATED DESIGN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTAND LEARNING SYSTEM (IDEALS):Prof. Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Mike Trevisan is a professor of educational psychology at Washington State University and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education. For more than 17 years, he has worked with engineering educators across the country to develop engineering design curriculum and assessments for a variety of engineering disciplines. His key collaborator is Dr. Denny Davis, Washington State University.Dr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Denny Davis is professor of bioengineering at Washington State University. He has led numerous educa- tional research projects
ElectricalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering Plans of Study. An overview of the course and it’splacement within a vehicle system option in electrical and mechanical engineering is outlined asa context for the data acquisition and control laboratory activities. Course instruction presentsvehicle data acquisition applications while including discussions on the operation and testing of ageneric electric vehicle drive train. An internal combustion vehicle and a vehicle chassisdynamometer are also used in the laboratory experience.A sample laboratory project and assessment discussion is presented. An assessment datasummary is also provided for the previous offering of the course along with the larger setting ofengineering professionalism data in electrical and
: supplements to new or on-going NSF research grants; and, REUSite Grants based on a proposal to support a larger number of students on projects having a well-defined focus. NSF encourages REU Site programs to involve students from institutions whereresearch programs are limited. REU students must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents.A significant number of the REU students should be from outside the host institution.An REU Site program typically involves participation of 10−15 students and is funded at a level Page 10.968.1of approximately $100,000 per year, usually for a period of three years. Renewal proposals from Proceedings
during the workshop: • An introduction to the broad field of engineering • Student panel discussion on what it takes to be an engineering student • Overview of the freshman Introduction to Engineering course at UMBC • High school preparation for an engineering career, including math and science • Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA) program overview and competition • Tour of local engineering facilities at Northrop Grumman • Engineering faculty panel discussion on various engineering disciplines • Opportunities and rewards of an engineering career • Use of the Internet to learn about engineering • ‘Hands-on’ projects to help introduce high school students to engineering • Engineering alumni panel
, andpartially outsourcing the punching operation. The problem was to develop a manufacturingstrategy for the next five years based on a set of alternatives (the outsourcing option wasavailable only in the first two years).The written problem description included a general description of the situation, the sequence ofmetal forming operations, the capacity expansion alternatives, and a range of possible demandprojections over the five-year horizon. Using the system, students create a project in which theyspecify an objective, devise a problem-solving plan, and submit a manufacturing strategy (seetabs across the top of the screen shot in Figure 1 for the different steps). During the course of theproject, justification of each element must be provided and
professional development, detailthe activities covered in the gender equity professional development, and discuss the strengthsand weaknesses of the program determined through the project evaluation.SummerScape Professional Development FormatFor two years 16 middle school teachers per summer were recruited as school teams from Metro-Atlanta area school systems. Teachers participated in 6 hours of professional developmentduring the spring semester to provide them with background information about SummerScape,the National Science Education Standards, inquiry-based science, collaborative learning andgender equity. In June SummerScape staff provided 4 days of professional developmentcovering the scientific content for the classes with an emphasis on using
ultra-deep waters. The SubSea MudLiftDrilling Joint Industry Project (SMDJIP) was formed to develop the technology to successfullydrill in water depth as great as 10,000 feet.1The outcome of this JIP is a drilling process referred to in the petroleum industry as “SubSeaMudLift Drilling” (SMD). SMD is a major step change in offshore oil and gas drilling, and it wasrealized in the very early stages of the JIP that education and training for everyone involved inSMD would be essential for success of the project. In SMD, a set of fluid pumps are placed onthe sea floor to lift the drilling fluid from the wellbore annulus to the surface via a return line,reducing the pressure exerted on the wellbore by the drilling fluid from the sea floor to the
like need-finding and feels-like prototyping. This studyis performed across two offerings of the new class “Augmenting Human Dexterity” at theUniversity of California at Berkeley; it serves as a case study of the lessons presented, andresulting perceptions of its instructors and students. In the class project, students participate inneed-knower identification and recruitment processes. In this preliminary study, we ask: what canstudents learn through this process? Given only a small handful of student groups produce aphysical device that can be given to the need-knower at the end of the term for daily use, we ask:how do students portray this expectation? With the lessons provided, students expand theirunderstanding of disability and accurately
Black (15%), Hispanic/Latinx (12%), and women (17%) [2].Approximately 62% of veterans are first generation students [3]. With 36% reporting a service-connected disability, post-9/11 veterans have the highest number of service members whoseparate from the military with a disability of any veteran cohort in history [2]. These factors, incombination with technical interests and skills, maturity and life experience, and leadership andteamwork training, make SVSM ideal candidates for supporting engineering education inmeeting workforce demands well into the 21st century [4].1.2 Project Goals and Work PlanThis NSF CAREER project aims to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce. The project
Flexibility IP SCAFFOLDING Zone of Learner Assistance Learner Assistance Towards Independence OF Proximal Instructor Active Learning Peer Learning PLP Project or Exam INSTRUCTION Development Weeks 1-4 Weeks 1-4 Week 5 Student: Faculty ASSESSMENT OF • Non-technical core competency • Formative & summative feedback on model PERFORMANCE AND • Improved understanding of • Feedback on student interactions
. Their current project is CourseNetworking (or CN), an academic social networking and learning platform, which has been used by the NSF Urban STEM Collaboratory project to connect student scholars from three urban universities and facilitate their STEM identity development through ePortfolio building and digital badges. Mengyuan has an EdD in Instructional Systems Technology with a research focus on social learning and innovative learning technology.Tony Chase, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Urban STEM Collaboratory: 5 Years of Lessons LearnedAbstractThe Urban STEM Collaboratory is an NSF-funded S-STEM project
Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Xuefu Zhou received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and 2006, respectively, both from the University of Cincinnati where he joined the faculty as an assistant professor in September 2005 and became an associate professor in September 2010. From July 1995 to August 2000, he worked as a R&D Engineer, then Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the industry designing and developing distributed computer control systems, real-time embedded systems for various process controls. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE
Page 22.498.2In this paper, we describe a pilot project in which the College of Engineering at the University ofArizona offers their Introduction to Engineering course at high schools throughout the State ofArizona. At the high school (HS), the course is taught by HS teachers who are appointed adjunctinstructors by the College. The participating instructors typically have experience teaching APcalculus or science or, alternatively, career and technical education (CTE) engineering courses.The adjuncts receive two-weeks training from university faculty members who have offered theon-campus version of the class. Curriculum is supplied by the college and the HS instructors aregiven the freedom to supplement the curriculum with their own materials
AC 2011-806: COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEM LEANING THROUGHSTUDY OF ENGINEERING CASES USING 3D ANIMATIONSZhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Zhigang Shen is an assistant professor of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Con- struction at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Construction (2007) and M.S in Computer Engineering (2003) from the University of Florida. He had been worked as an architect in Shanghai, China before he moved to the United States. Dr. Shen is the recipient of several federal research grants, from NSF, EPA and DOE. He has many years industry experience in design and construction of large-scale complex building projects in both US and China. His
Session 2532 Redesign Of An Undergraduate Analog Integrated Circuits Course Graciano Dieck, Artemio Aguilar, Sergio Malacón, Manuel E. Macías Electrical Engineering Department ITESM, Monterrey MéxicoABSTRACTThis paper presents a redesign project of the course “E-95-863-Analog Integrated Circuits” that istaken by junior students of the Electronics and Communications Engineering (IEC) Program atITESM campus Monterrey. This redesign project includes a pedagogical procedure before itsimplementation with a pilot group of students. This complete pedagogical procedure consists ofthe following
Morgantown, Pennsylvania as a Quality Engineer. Then in 2017, she joined the New Jersey Department of Transportation as a Mechanical Engineer Trainee. Within her five-year tenure there, she was promoted to Assistant Mechanical Engineer (2018), Principal Mechanical Engineer (2019) and Program Specialist 3 (2022). Pooja is certified in Sustainable Fleet Management as well as Six Sigma Lean Green, and Black Belts. She has served as a panelist for two Transportation Research Board projects and served as the Secretary of the Northeast Partnership in the Equipment Management Technical Services Program (EMTSP). Pooja is currently a Program Manager at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Strate- gic
challenging enough for structural engineering students without thecomplexity of using a textbook with examples from unfamiliar engineering and scientific fields.Moreover, the open-source nature of Python means each library has a separate documentationwebsite to navigate, discern what functions are useful, and how to implement them.The idea of a senior project to develop a Python manual tailored to structural engineeringstudents came from the authors’ experiences in three structural analysis/dynamics computing labsin Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo’s architectural engineering (ARCE) curriculum. The teamrecognized the barriers, lack of confidence, and frustration that learners faced with existingprogramming resources. To determine the topics necessary to
in the design of methods for cross- institutional educational collaborations between higher education institutions in New Mexico.Mr. Timothy L Schroeder, University of New Mexico Tim Schroeder is the Project Director for the STEM Gateway Program at the University of New Mexico. In this capacity, he oversees student support programs designed to improve student achievement rates in STEM for Hispanic and low-income students. Prior to this role, Mr. Schroeder supervised student and academic support services at San Juan College in New Mexico and the University of Alaska Southeast in Sitka, Alaska. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science from Southwestern College and his masters of science in
Association. Email: Shankar@fau.edu. Phone: (561) 297-3470Mr. Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University In 1991, Francis X. McAfee joined the newly established Florida Center for Electronic Communication which was created to demonstrate communications technology and digital media production techniques. As Associate Director of the CEC in 1998, he supervised all aspects of digital video production and 3D computer visualization projects. His grant funded projects included collaborations with Florida Interna- tional University’s International Hurricane Research Center, the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, and archaeological visualization of soon to be lost ancient tombs in Sicily. His recent computer animated