practice self-regulated learning, whereby they plan,monitor, and evaluate their progress in the class.Finally, by having the students create new analogies and connections to the course content, theinstructor reaps a plethora of examples to share with the class and future classes to aidunderstanding and retention of course concepts.Potential ImprovementsA number of potential improvements to the format and structure of CRs are discussed below.After-Class Posting OptionIf some of the central learning goals of CRs are to increase student time on topic and alsoincrease student motivation towards the material, the instructor may consider allowing studentsto post CRs after class up until the next class period for a decreased point value. After
knowledge of FE theory, while providing practical experience in applyingcommercial FE software to engineering problems. The lack of experience in using numericalcomputational methods in designing solutions to structural, vibrational, electromagnetic,biomedical electromagnetics, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer is a noted problemfor some engineering graduates16-17. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,Inc. (ABET, Inc.) expects engineering graduates to have “an ability to use the techniques, skills,and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice” such as FE analysis18. Hence,engineering schools have, added or are planning to add, FE analysis to their curricula, but theseplans are not occurring fast
successamong students: self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and identification with computing. Self-efficacy refersto beliefs about one’s ability to plan for and execute steps necessary for future success. 1 Research hasshown that self-efficacy promotes academic performance and motivation. 12 A sense of belonging isdefined as the subjective feeling of fitting in and being included as a valued and legitimate member of anacademic discipline, and is a known predictor of academic persistence and achievement. 9, 10, 35 Finally,domain identification refers to one’s self-definition, or the degree to which one feels that their academicpursuits are an important element of “who they are”. As a frame of reference, consider the differencebetween belonging and
to the WWU Institute for Energy Studies while providing a solid foundation in problemsolving and communication for students planning to enter the workforce directly aftergraduation. The academic courses include math, science (physics and chemistry), English, andeconomics. These academic courses are contextualized to include content related to clean energyin order to increase students exposure to key topics related to the renewable energy industry. Figure 2: BTC AAS-T Degree in Clean EnergyThe industry prep coursework consists of a series of electronics technology courses includingAC/DC Current, Semi Conductors, Operational Amplifiers, Digital Applications, ElectronicsCommunication, and Emerging Technologies. The
; • Coordinator of EMPACC and HOME Programs – six week programs for incoming freshmen to the College of Engineering; • Director of Engineer Starters Program – a two to three week program for middle and high school students; • Assisted with the planning and operations of Para-Researcher and Energy Engineer Starters Programs – two week programs for middle and high school students; • Coordinator of Para-Researcher Program 6 – a six week program for high school students taking a college course; • Conducted Save our Students outreach, in conjunction with the YWCA, during academic year to four area middle schools; • Served as a consultant to the Science Fair at Claxton Elementary School for two years and Erwin Montessori School
postdoctoral fellow in the area of bioacoustics. He teaches dynamics, machine design, numerical methods and finite element methods. He has work for the automotive industry in drafting, manufacturing, testing (internal combustion engines—power, torque and exhaust emissions, vibration fatigue, thermo-shock, tensile tests, etc.), simulations (finite element method), and as a project manager (planning and installation of new testing facilities). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Analytical Solution, Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Cantilever BeamIntroductionThe purpose of this work is to show how a series of labs can be used to provide
instructional methods had a positive impact on student learning.At the time of this writing, we are continuing our efforts for effective and efficient teaching andlearning of how critical life-cycle decisions are made for projects under uncertainties. Forexample, we are teaching an experimental course aimed at undergraduate senior and graduatelevel engineering majors titled, Advanced Engineering Economy for Complex EngineeringProjects. Concurrently, we are in the process of converting journal publication contents intoteaching materials11, 12, 13 with their corresponding visual aids.14As we deepen our understanding of the teaching and learning effectiveness of this importanttopic, we plan to increase our dissemination efforts as well, and we hope to
global agency related to caring for others. A higher meanresponse to this factor in the lower-division students could indicate that lower-division studentshave different reasons for joining engineering than upper-division students have for persisting inengineering. The lower-division students might be more likely to be optimistic about the use ofengineering in their lives and in society, which might change over time with more exposure todifficult and often grueling degree plans. This is further evidenced by the various commentsabout curriculum difficulty made by the upper-division students in the open response question.One limitation of this data set is the high representation of freshmen and seniors in the sample.Many of the upper-division
A – Model Introductory Infrastructure Course Outline# Module Topic Level1 Fundamentals What is infrastructure and why do we care?2 Fundamentals Basic infrastructure functions3 Fundamentals Systems/network analysis4 Fundamentals TBL/Sustainability5 Fundamentals Social Impacts of Infrastructure6 Fundamentals Teamwork7 Fundamentals Ethics I8 Fundamentals Ethics II9 Fundamentals Traits of effective written and oral communication10 Fundamentals Financing public works11 Fundamentals Safety/licensure12 Fundamentals Land Use and Planning/Growth/Forecasting13 Fundamentals Resilience and risk14 One
write about it and finally to share with the rest of the class. As their instructor, I sharemy particular hero’s journey pointing to the many obstacles and rewards, enemies and friendsthat I encountered along the way.Several purposes are motivating this exercise. First, students have to pause, take a step back andreflect on their own particular journeys—where they came from, where they are and where theyare going. Secondly with the sharing of these stories in class, once again the need to listenquietly to others without judging or planning counter arguments is reinforced.Assessment of the ApproachDuring the last week of the semester, students were asked to reflect upon the experiences theyhad in the combined design and ethics course and
not require abandoningparts of themselves to be successful at doing what they do best, engineer.Future WorkThis work is a first step in identifying important reasons why Black women remain inengineering industry despite challenges associated with climate, culture, and the odds againstthem. Future work includes expanding the study and focusing on Black women in engineeringindustry with at least ten years of experiences to better understand the ways in which “knowingthyself” has influenced their desire to remain engaged in engineering. Additionally, we plan tounpack how these women’s multiple, overlapping identities interact with and combat thestructures in engineering industry. The hope is that such insight could inform the next generationof
withacademia in an engineering education conference in 2010 [18-20].Students first became involved in this project in the spring 2015 semester during a solarphotovoltaic course (17 students) at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). During the course,students were tasked with building a portable grid-tied solar photovoltaic lab equipment afterextensive lectures to learn the theory. Students worked in teams to prepare an action plan for theproject. Four teams were created for the initial steps of the project. The assignments of the teamsare (a) estimates and quotes for the materials; (b) computer aided design (CAD); (c) productionof the portable stand; (d) purchasing of solar photovoltaic related equipment and supply; and (e)building the unit-system
ergonomics. Fraser’s 121 credit hour “generic”plan of study, which she feels describes most IE programs, includes two related courses: threecredit hours of “work methods” and three credit hours of “human factors.” Some portion of theseIE programs require only one three-credit-hour course that covers both work methods and humanfactors topics. IE programs may also offer advanced topics in ergonomics that are available aselectives to undergraduate students. There is also a subset of IE undergraduate programs thathave no required courses in these areas; Fraser’s numbers indicate that this is only about 10% ofABET accredited IE programs.Under the premise that ergonomics is an important subject in an undergraduate IE education, theinitial goal of this
actually responsible, and what kind of institutional failure allowed sucha plan to be implemented. 2. Is simple to understand yet is complex enough to engage students in the problem solving process. 3. Allows for more than one right answer and viewpoint. 4. Can be discussed in one 75-minute class period. 5. Is not overly long or complex. 6. Allows “the instructor to prepare without feeling overloaded.”8I divide the students into groups, give them a few minutes to read the case, and have them followthe instructions written on the case study. They discuss the case in their small groups, and thenwe reconvene to discuss the case as a class.Ethical analysisThe central issue in the case study is whether vehicle code software should
. Despite the importance ofinterviewing stakeholders during design, remarkably few support structures are available todesigners when interviewing or preparing to interview stakeholders28,29. This body of literaturealso documents the challenges associated with interviewing stakeholders such as ensuring thatthe most important topics are covered during an interview,30 asking appropriate questions,31uncovering how people think or feel about certain topics,32 and obtaining broader social,political, or cultural factors that may affect the design33. Additionally, one must not onlyconsider the challenge of conducting a stakeholder interview but the challenge of planning andpreparing for interviews, gathering information from multiple stakeholders
TransferThe Seattle University Facilities Group is planning to remodel the classrooms in the campusAdministration Building, which was originally constructed in 1940. The classroom walls areconstructed of 10-inch thick concrete, 0.5-inch gypsum wall board,a and a building componentreferred to as “tile furring.” A wall section from the original 1940 drawings is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Typical Administration Building Wall Section5The tile furring referred to above was traditionally made from burned fire clay and installed inbuildings of this era for the purpose of moisture protection. It is no longer used because modernpainted wallboard (such as that to be installed in the classroom) serves that purpose
(1st) year courses were found to have thehighest potential for disruption during active learning and a less positive view on active learningsessions. Future comparisons between traditional lecture style and active learning should beperformed during the 1st year to isolate the factors and interventions that may improve disruptionin the classroom. A study is planned for next year using more traditional learning techniques toallow comparisons of student performance on the material and the student’s ratings of disruption.It is possible that the disruptive class environment could outweigh the positive gains in activelearning with respect to retention of diverse students. Overall, this study provides an excellentstarting point on one potential
make a profit on this order and many orders to follow. (Sample just enough cards to make a confident well- informed decision and give the right answer)Bibliography 1) Kalpakjian, S., and Steven R. Schmid. "Chapter 4." Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008. Print. 2) Control Chart Constants and Formulae. Institute of Quality and Reliability, 2013. Web. 4 Mar. 2015. .Appendix: Homework assignment as given to students. ME323 – Spring 2015 Tell me by THIS FRIDAY… if you wish take the Bet! M. Schaefer Plan how you would
Engineeringstudents, art and art education undergraduate and graduate students and art specialists,collaborated in the planning and implementation of all art club activities. Activities. Because origami as an art form can be mechanistic (somewhat analogous tomemorization) for novices, the partners adopted a theme-based approach to the content. Thisapproach encourages conceptual connections across disciplines and is consistent with the contentstandards in all of the STEM disciplines. (By outlining a sample of weekly activities, learninggoals and methods, figure 7 provides a glimpse into how this theme-based integration strategywas enacted within the art club.) The theme-based approach was intended to support origami-related learning experiences that
would have access to the instruments and equipmentthat they would need. This also emphasizes the importance of planning and scheduling whileworking on a project as a team. The university’s library, kitchen in the school’s main cafeteria,an intermodal transportation facility in a downtown area, a barbeque restaurant near theuniversity, residence halls and private residences, and major intersections near the universityhave been some of the sites chosen by students to complete their projects. Tedlar bags, Summacanisters, and Gastec and Dräger samplers and analyzers were typically used for sampling andanalysis. Some of the other instruments that have been used in the recent (past seven) years forsampling and monitoring various air pollutants
(lowest), comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (highest)13. Thisclassification scheme is often dichotomized into lower and higher-order thinking processes.Behaviors that would exemplify the lower levels of cognition include remembering, recognizing,or applying a learned rule. Higher-order thinking is exemplified by such behaviors as inferring,planning, or appraising11. Fig. 1. Critical thinking enhancements through (1) writing assignments with varying difficulty and skill levels throughout the semester (in a junior level environmental engineering course), (2) results of supplemental instruction (classroom instruction, independent and individual learning through collaborative and classroom level discussion on a topic of
Paper ID #17243The Impact of Fluid Dynamics Research on Undergraduate EducationAric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma Aric Gillispie has been actively involved in fluid dynamics research since 2012, writing and receiving several grants for his research and co-authoring numerous papers. Aric received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Oklahoma in May 2016, and will be completing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering by May 2017. After completion of his M.S. he plans to pursue a career in academia either through continued education in a PhD program or by entering the workforce.Mr. Adam
camp.1 In designing the camp, theneeds and interests of teenage girls were identified first. Our planning team identified these topthree factors: 1) they (teenage girls) had little contact with women in engineering fields, 2) theyare flocking to professions where they feel they can make meaningful contributions to society,medicine, justice, and prosperity, and 3) they do not want to work in a cubicle, isolated fromother people. Taking into account the general needs and interests, four message themes weredeveloped as guiding principles: 1) Engineers help the world, 2) Engineers think creatively, 3)Engineers enjoy working with others, and 4) Engineers earn a good living. Finally, methods toachieve the messages were selected that included
understand the overlap betweenbehaving in an ethical manner and conducting high-quality scientific research. This ethics lessonevolved from an earlier exercise on accuracy and precision in scientific measurement, which hasbeen used successfully with large and small groups of high school and college students, and aspart of professional development activities for engineers and scientists. The EnSURE studentswho completed this exercise at MSU in 2015 found the experience to be an engaging and helpfulway to explore some of the ethical considerations of data collection, and the instructor plans tocontinue offering the lesson in future EnSURE programs. This paper includes the handouts andcase studies used in this summer program, and interested educators
classes and was the first person to introduce problem- based learning in the department of agricultural and biological engineering at MSU. James is also the Adjunct Director for training and instruction in the professional development department at ABET. In this role, Warnock oversees the development, planning, production and implementation of the ABET Program Assessment Workshops, IDEAL and the assessment webinar series. He also directs activities related to the workshop facilitator training and professional development.Ms. Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University Vemitra White, a native of Crawford, Mississippi, is currently a doctoral candidate at Mississippi State University where she will receive her PhD in
. Junior internship – continue to learn about BHI and take a course for credit that is taught jointly by BHI engineer and FM. Identify capstone project. Senior internship – take a course for credit that is taught jointly by BHI engineer and FM, plus identify and work on MS project. Fifth year at OU – Work on BHI MS project under supervision of FM and BHM / BHI engineers. Fourth and fifth years: The BHS’s degree plan is jointly worked out by mentors (BHM and FM). Students are provided the opportunity to take customized courses: - Three graduate courses from Petroleum Engineering for ME students and a like number from AME for the PE students. - Graduate electives - Up to two graduate
VPL system is universally accessible as it is developed for mostOperating Systems and current mobile devices. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Section 2 is an overview of virtual tutoringsystems available in the literature. Section 3 summarizes the authors’ previous work6,7 on thedevelopment of VPL. The architecture of the Intelligent Tutoring System is presented in Section4. The paper is concluded in Section 5 with discussions and plans for the future.2. Virtual Tutoring Environment Computer-aided instruction (CAI) systems were introduced as early as 1960's as a means ofassisting students outside the classroom8. The first CAI programs were either computerizedversions of textbooks or drill and practice monitors9 that
; setting goals, specifyingdeliverables and meeting deadlines; testing and modifying their work; and achieving measurableresults.The capstone experience is implemented with two three credit hour courses: ENGR 400Engineering Capstone I and ENGR 450 Engineering Capstone II. In ENGR 400, students fromcapstone teams formulate project specifications, develop a work plan, self-select individual roles,research, analyze, and present potential design solutions including budgets, and provide weeklystatus briefings to project sponsors. ENGR 400 culminates with a formal design proposalpresented in a public forum to project sponsors and any interested faculty and students. In ENGR450, students in capstone stone projects normally implement the proposed design
in Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the fall of 2016.Dr. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Houshang Darabi is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Depart- ment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Darabi has been the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of MIE since 2007. He has also served on the College of Engineering (COE) Educational Policy Committee since 2007. He is currently the Director of Analytics and Capacity Planning at the COE. Dr. Darabi is the recipient of multiple teach- ing and advising awards including the COE Excellence in Teaching Award
Multiple-Entity types such as customers, accounts, products, and vendors;2) User types and usage scenarios such as analysis and reporting; 3) Data governance andadministration features and capabilities; 4) Support for unstructured data and search capabilitiesfor it at enterprise level; 5) Support Centralized or decentralized repositories; 6) Ease to deploy;and 7) Pre-built Domain Data Model. Security and privacy considerations: Security and privacy are crucial in MDMarchitecture and one must take security considerations into account in MDM implementation.Dreibelbis [3] discussed the considerations of security related in MDM implementation: First,Policy is part of general data governance plan. The privacy and security policies are the rules