forthe format of the course and allowed all four versions to run in the Spring 2019 semester. Thisdecision created a fruitful context for a comparative case study across different instructionalapproaches. Two of the professors are using a lecture and lab based instructional model, wherestudents attend two, 75-minute lectures each week and learn about computational concepts usingMATLAB. Students then practice these concepts during one 75-minute lab section each weekrun by a teaching assistant (TA), and they also complete weekly homework assignments usingMATLAB. The course culminates in a final project of students’ own choosing to demonstratetheir knowledge of both MATLAB as a tool and computational thinking concepts moregenerally. Each of these
already overcrowded curriculum. This paper presents thegoals, design approach, implementation, and selected outcomes of one integrated project-basedcourse (using Paul Revere and other case studies to integrate materials science with the history oftechnology) and uses it to discuss the advantages of disciplinary integration, particularly withrespect to improved student self-direction and contextual understanding. Assessmentsadministered during and after class suggest that this integrated course successfully engenderedhigh student motivation along with an increase in student aptitudes over the course of thesemester without a corresponding loss of discipline-specific knowledge. The implementation ofthis integrated course and the evaluation of its
. A project in progress,this paper reports on initial observations. Page 13.873.2 Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationMatriculation - Progress towards Degree Nuclear Engineering enrollment figures have increased over an eight year periodby 74% (Figure 1), and the number of un-matriculated students (students showing anintent to major in nuclear engineering) has increased 55% from 15 to 52 (Figure 2). Overthis same period, the portion of the entire undergraduate student body these numbersrepresent
sourcecode or using the solutions posted by the author.The first phase was not due until the fifth week of class and was preceded by lectures fromStroustrup’s C++ book3 and by supplementary lectures on using threads in a Microsoft Windowssetting, as well as by problem-solving activities which exercised their skills at analysis, design,and coding. To complete Project 1 the students were given a very simple thread function andtold to tabulate and graph the time consumed while doing the equivalent amount of work withone, two, four, five, eight, ten, and sixteen threads. Students who did not own a multiprocessorlaptop were told to use a lab machine. Linear speedups were observed and noted by the students,and all were surprised to see that the overhead
content-based instruction to project-based knowledge construction. Thepractical steps are detailed for a full-year design course at the sophomore level.1. IntroductionDesign has changed status from a formal course to a flagship stream. There has been a cleartransition in the engineering curricula from the traditional approach to the alternative paradigm.The former viewed design as a byproduct of engineering education that cannot occur without thesolid formation of engineering sciences1, whereas the latter argues that analytical knowledge isnot adequate for tackling real-life engineering problems, and that design can be viewed as ameans of learning engineering not a result of it. Capstone design courses are fruits of formerapproach. They have
---- Session 2220 An AI Repository as a Course Development Resource Ingrid Russell, Bill Manaris University of Hartford/University of Southwestern LouisianaABSTRACT This paper presents preliminary results on an on-going project with AAAI (American Association ofArtificial Intelligence) to develop a repository of pedagogic resources for the Introduction to ArtificialIntelligence course. This repository is intended to assist educators by providing a variety of resources that maybe utilized in the classroom to facilitate learning of various
success to be enjoyed by that product 1over its marketable life time. In this paper, we discuss the development and delivery of a graduate course that examines many of themanagement, teaming, technology and economic challenges that must be addressed by firms that wish to remaincompetitive. The course focuses on the methodologies, tools, and structures needed for successful new productdevelopment efforts with a combination of lecture, student team product development projects and businesscommunity participation.Integrated Product Development Manufacturers have begun to realize that the product development strategies and organizationalstructures that have worked so well since the 1940s, are no longer
Foundation through a grant to develop high school science and math curriculum content. He is currently working with D. L. Jamerson Elementary School to develop curriculum content for its Center for Math and Engineering. Dr. Gilbert has over 20 patents for biomedical equipment and protocols.Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College ERIC A. ROE is the Director of FLATE, an NSF Regional Center of Excellence in Manufacturing Education. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). During his time at USF, he has researched fluidized bed drying, been a consultant to the Citrus Industry, worked on Florida Department of Citrus research projects, and
in this rapidly evolving area hinges critically on the availability of well-educatedengineers able to bridge the architectural and physical gaps in SoC design. This work is an ambitiouscollaborative effort by the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at RowanUniversity and the Engineering Science (ES) department at Camden County College (CCC) to integrate System-on-Chip (SoC) concepts across the curricula. More specifically, a curricular prototype is under developmentthat cuts across the artificial course boundaries and introduces SoC knowledge through vertically-integrated and problem-oriented laboratory experiments. Beginning with basic concepts, this approachimmerses students in actual system-design projects
environmental challenges in the context Page 11.1400.2of sustainable development. Because phosphorus is a growth limiting nutrient required forintensive agriculture, and because discharge of excess phosphorus stimulate severeenvironmental degradation the problem fits within the mandate of the P3 program to tackle asignificant, complex environmental challenge. Furthermore, to select a program of study thatwould most significantly address the issue of global sustainability, the project team elected to usea scalable approach (e.g., with a range of scales of technology from individual approaches toapproaches suitable for large municipalities) to recover
at a variety of modeling software are used in estimating, material takeoffs, and marketingvisualizations,3 while others have studied the shortcomings of 2D vs. 3D representations whenevaluating construction document building assemblies.5 In addition, virtual reality (VR) and 4DCAD modeling have been studied to allow students the opportunity of interactively generating aconstruction project process activity.4Many of these projects required the learning of advanced CAD packages beyond those normallyassociated with current programs in construction management. Because of ACCE minimumrequirements and university imposed minimum General Requirements at the author’s university,advanced courses are not implemented, outside of independent study
participate, the outcome is more drastic.”13 According to a representative fromthe Ames Home School Network, “home school students participate in the TWT programbecause many do not receive a rich technology experience at home and TWT provides achallenging but non-threatening environment to do so. TWT also provides a chance for studentsto work with their peers and collaborate in a group they may not have access to at home.”13During the fall, 2005 semester twenty home school students met on the Iowa State Universitycampus once a week for twelve weeks. Three ISU pre-service teachers and one parent volunteermet with the students as support. Students were given a variety of projects to work on including;basic LEGO car programming, building and testing a
the collection of 2D images that are then translated to 3D byexternal reconstruction software.As with many computer engineering programs, students of the computer engineering program atUtah Valley University (UVU) conclude their degree programs with a semester capstone designexperience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in the first three years ofthe curriculum in the solution of an embedded design problem. This paper summarizes theresult of an undergraduate capstone experience where the feasibility of utilizing ubiquitoustechnology (2D ultrasound) to mimic the functionality of enhanced but expensive 3D ultrasoundmachines is assessed.Capstone Projects at UVUThe goal of projects in our Capstone Design course is to
engineeringprograms, especially between the freshman and sophomore levels. A semester-long research anddevelopment experience can aid undergraduate mechanical engineering students in gaining andreinforcing skills critical to success in their programs. The research opportunity presented to twofirst-year mechanical engineering students at the University of Wyoming introduced them toengineering concepts such as coding, and project management as well as reinforcing conceptslike physical production. The student-researchers were given firm deadlines to design andproduce a wearable badge for a “GenCyber” summer camp sponsored by the NSA. The badgeneeded to harbor a programmable micro-controller in the form of a Microbit, an exchangeablenametag, and a functioning
consultant/ project manager of the Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program (BWRAP), a partnership between EPA, University of Toledo and Lucas County in Ohio from 2012-2016. She is a professional and an active member of the Society of Women Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and Institute of Industrial and System Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementation of a Learning Assessment: Case study of Applied Statistics Course in Industrial EngineeringAbstractAssessment of student learning is an indispensable factor in determining whether students meetthe desired standards of course content. This research focuses on researching the
sectionsof foundational courses each semester. Although having faculty whose sole role is to providequality teaching is an asset, benefits would likely be maximized when such faculty have clearmetrics for paths to promotion, some autonomy and ownership regarding the curriculum, andoverall job satisfaction. However, literature suggests that faculty, like students, note ill effectsfrom large classes, such as challenges connecting and building rapport with students and havingtime to offer individualized feedback to students (Mulryan-Kyne, 2010).This Institutional Transformation NSF IUSE project focuses on instructors of large foundationalengineering students with the belief that by better understanding the educational environmentfrom their perspectives
first year engineering experience, authentic projects and assessments, and P-12 engineering.Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Curiosity, Connection, Creating Value: Improving Service Learning by Applying the Entrepreneurial MindsetIntroductionProviding students with meaningful learning experiences can be challenging. One approach is touse authentic learning, where knowledge is applied in real world contexts. Through contentanalysis of relevant journal articles from different disciplines, Rule outlined four characteristicsof authentic learning.1 First, the problem at hand is rooted in the
Enrichment Program for incoming engineering freshmen and, in the past, the HEARD (Higher Education Awareness Response in Delaware) Project, a college awareness program, funded by the Department of Education through Philadelphia GEAR UP for College Network. Globally in the College, he manages academic programs and policies that impact the careers of all engineering students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Dean Vaughan is focused on enhancing the College’s student/faculty interface by fostering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #16743 successful academic and
improve learning1,2 the process ofencouraging changes in teaching from lecture-driven courses to student-centered instructionremains a challenge. Drawing on results from K-12 teaching development that indicate the needfor ongoing instructional development and the need to support faculty as they make pedagogicalchanges, we implemented a small group teaching development model. In a three-year project, weincluded two phases of teaching development groups. The teaching development model focusedon increasing knowledge about research-based practices, particularly those focused on studentengagement, combined with instructors’ design and testing of interactive teaching strategies intheir own classrooms. In the grant proposal, we asked the following
articial intelligence, information processing, and engineering education. He is the author of numerous research and pedagogical articles in his areas of expertise and currently the principal inves- tigator for a US NRC funded project entitled: Establishing a Nuclear Science and Engineering Minor at Fort Valley State University.Prof. Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University Dr. Arora holds a B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. degree in Physics from University of Delhi, India, and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Physics from University of Delaware. Dr. Arora’s research interest is experimental atomic physics and he is well-versed in the use of the van de Graaff accelerator, scalars, MCAs, and other physics instrumentation. He has
Paper ID #13681Instructional Setting on Student Learning Effectiveness Using Flipped Class-room in an Engineering LaboratoryProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd
Paper ID #14204Baccalaureate Program of Sustainable System Engineering – Objectives andCurriculum DevelopmentDr. Runing Zhang, Metropolitan State University of DenverMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is an associate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His work is primarily focused in the realm of appropriate design and humanitarian engineering. He has worked on development projects all over the globe but his most recent humanitarian engineering project is focused locally in Denver where he is implementing the installation
Paper ID #13438Creating a student organization to engage female students betterDr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community
Paper ID #16824Incorporating Engineering Programs for Secondary Schools in Trinidad andTobago (Work in Progress)Miss Tasha Tiffany Tardieu, University of Michigan Recent graduate of the University of Michigan, studied Civil Engineering with an International Studies Minor for Engineers. As a student in the College of Engineering’s Honors Program, I investigated the incorporation of co-curricular engineering programs at the upper secondary school level in Trinidad and Tobago for my capstone project. This project will be continued beyond my undergraduate career.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an
, the Making Connections project hasthree goals: 1) to better understand the perceptions people of color may hold about Making; 2)to better understand the culturally-embedded making practices that people of color may engagein, and 3) to leverage the themes identified in parts 1 and 2 to develop a range of museum-basedMaking activities that may be more inclusive of, and engaging for, members ofunderrepresented communities. In this paper, we focus on the first two goals of the project, andpresent preliminary findings from our exploratory data.Theoretical FrameworkWithout doubt, the ubiquity of creation and innovation across cultures positions Making as anactivity with nearly boundless potential to connect people from all communities to
Paper ID #21489Improving Middle-School Girls’ Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Interests in’Sustainable Construction Engineering’ through a STEAM ACTIVATED! pro-gramDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ofori-Boadu is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Built Environment at North Carolina A & T State University. Her research interests are in bio-modified cements, sustainable development, and STEM education. Dr. Ofori-Boadu has served in various capacities on research and service projects, including Principal Investigator for two most recent grants from the Engineering Information
Institute for Innovation in Education (JI) at the University of San Diego (USD), a research center named after Dr. Irwin and Joan Jacobs of Qualcomm that has a history in investigating best practices for technology in education. He has both a BA and MS in Education and Learning Sciences with a focus on engineering education, as well as a PhD in Educational Technology. For his dissertation, he looked at how technologies can foster cross- cultural collaboration for students from over 55 countries. Over the last eight years, he has presented and published papers on education and technology at AERA and in journals such as Computers in Human Behavior. Currently, he is serving as a co-principal investigator on two projects
surveys fromgraduating seniors and alumni to focus on hands-on experience in the undergraduate program. Alongwith that, there has also been a focus on participating in competitions such as Shell-Eco Marathon byseniors for their capstone project. An opportunity arose to address both these issues by building anengine/chassis dynamometer.A funding request has been granted by a robotics company paving the way for design and build of anengine/chassis dynamometer. The dynamometer, in its first iteration, cost about $10,000 but a reviseddesign costs under $8,000. The dynamometer has been designed for Shell Eco Marathon competitionbut has found its uses in multiple projects over the past year, including a summer toboggan redesign fora local state park
sophomore level two-coursesequence (required for engineering students in all disciplines) in which the primary learningoutcomes are engineering design and technical communication. These courses are team-taughtby faculty from Engineering and from Communications; specifically, Writing Arts in the fall andPublic Speaking in the spring. Historically, the fall course has featured three major coursedeliverables: (1) a “research sequence” consisting of a rhetorical analysis, an annotatedbibliography, and a literature review, (2) a humanities assignment in which students explore theimpact of technology on societal needs, and (3) laboratory and design reports stemming fromhands-on engineering projects completed in lab.During the summer of 2019, the faculty
AC 2007-934: BR: AN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE-PROTOTYPE FOR 3DLAYOUTHenriette Bier, TU Delft After graduating in architecture [1998] from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, H. Bier has worked with Morphosis [1999-2001] on internationally relevant projects in the US and Europe. She has taught computer-based architectural design [2002-2003] at Universities in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands and started a doctoral research at TU Delft [2004]. Her research focuses not only on analysis and critical assessment of digital technologies in architecture, but also reflects evaluation and classification of digitally-driven architectures through procedural- and object-oriented studies. It