videos helped them to become independent in the lab, further data is needed to determineif independence persists and if video tutorials help to prepare students for later courses.Bibliography1. Feisel, L.D., Albert, J.R., “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 121-130.2. National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies, The Engineering of 2020: Vision of Engineering in the New Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004.3. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., and Cocking, R.R., eds., “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School,” Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000. Online at http://books.nap.edu/catalog
Paper ID #37020Board 335: Material Agency with Summer STEM Youth Designing withMicro:bitsMs. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological Engineer- ing Department.Dr. Sherry Hsi, BSCS Science Learning Dr. Sherry Hsi is a Principal Scientist at BSCS Science Learning leading research and development in youth and informal STEM learning involving technology and making. She has extensive
Projects for Pallet Recycling in a Solid Modeling Course Raj Desai Midwestern State University, McCoy School of Engineering 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, Texas, 76308, USA E-mail: raj.desai@mwsu.edu Abstract 2. Innovation The main objective of the projects in our solid modeling Project based learning is a good way to introducecourse was to find innovative ways of recycling pallets. innovation in a solid modeling course. Innovation can bePallets are the single largest consumer of hardwood lumber
Session 2247 The EXPLORE Program - Introducing High School Women to EET Melissa Mattmuller Electrical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityAbstract - As more women enter the traditionally male dominated fields of science and engineering, it is acuriosity that they are still rare in Electrical Engineering Technology, EET. Part of the reason, it would appear,is that the program is not well publicized at the time young women are making the
Paper ID #15907The Student-led Development, Design, and Implementation of an Interdisci-plinary MakerspaceJohn Phillip Shelley, University of Alabama at Birmingham Recent graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) interested in healthcare delivery and innovation. University Innovation Fellow.Mr. Forrest Satterfield , Satterfield Technologies I’m a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, working to create low cost medical devices. As a biomedical engineering major and business owner, I know that success requires an equal balance between entrepreneurship and engineering. Because of this I
AC 2008-773: DATA MANAGEMENT FOR OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTBertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc. Page 13.350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Data Management for Outcomes and AssessmentAbstractOur college faculty has been inundated with requests for data concerning Outcomes and Assessments. Often thequestion on most of the faculty minds is what is the purpose of keeping all this data? Will it improve the qualityof education that we provide? This question is academic because Middle States and Tac Abet are veryconcerned and required analyses of Outcomes and Assessments.To comply with
connecting different instruments. This is a valuable skill for systems engineers since their main job is modular integration. 2. The circuit is very simple so the students can fully understand it and analyze it in detail. This is absolutely necessary in order to be able to improve the experiment. Teaching an iterative design process that converges into a good project is a critical component of a high-quality college engineering program. 3. The measurement result does not depend on the value of the voltage source. Only its short-term stability is needed to perform the balance. 4. The sensitivity of the detector plays the role in determining the balance but keep in mind
students to acquire and apply knowledge central to one or more discipline or content areas? • Does it challenge students to use methods of inquiry Page 5.505.2 central to one or more disciplines? Session 3557 • Do students develop higher order thinking skills and habits of mind? Applied Learning • Does the learning take
and Edge Cam have seen the benefits of the latest technologies, and are currentlyusing it in training courses. After attending training with these companies and witnessing firsthand the impressive nature of new video technology, specifically a program called Camtasia, Ibegan to research it, learn it, and use it in the past year. The following paper will discussCamtasia and how to use it, how to integrate it with other media and software, how it can benefitstudents and professors alike. "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 2The Technology and How to Use It
forefront of the minds formany in the American Public (Bailey & Chambers, 2005).In responding to these concerns, many disciplines within public education are undergoingvarious levels of reform as educators search for ways to improve education(Strassenburg, 2004). In particular, the increased use of technology especially computertechnology, has been incorporated into educational processes as a way to improveeducational opportunities, while enhancing student performance.The 6-week experiment used in this study has shown conclusive results that the use ofdedicated technology in the classroom does improve the achievement results of HighSchool Algebra students. The academic achievement analysis yielded the followingresults: Significance level (p
Paper ID #45886Automated Analysis of Knowledge Types in Computer Science Textbooks: ANatural Language Processing Approach to Understanding Epistemic ClimateMitchell Gerhardt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mitchell Gerhardt is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and a M.S. student in Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and worked as a software engineer for General Motors in Detroit, Michigan, before returning to graduate school. Mitchell’s research focuses on learning in STEM graduate education; in particular, how graduate students recognize and learn the
initially considered medicine as an option, although changedhis mind to engineering after taking a physics course in high school. He also attributes thisswitch to there being a number of engineers on his mom’s side of the family and the “prestige orchallenge of the major”. Additionally, Micheal chose engineering because he thinks it is aninteresting way to make society better; he has hopes of going back to Senegal to start a school or“helping as much as [he] can”.Michael's parents had acknowledged that he excelled in math and science and encouraged him tolook into attending a large engineering intuition in the southeast where they thought he “couldget in [and where] he should go” for school. He applied to two other institutions, but afterrealizing
we start, I want to make sure that it is okay if we record this session so that we canremember what you tell us during our interview today. We won’t post the video anywherethat people outside of our research team can see it, and if you change your mind and wantus to delete it at any time, we will do that. Is it okay if I start the recording? [wait forconfirmation]. “Okay, we are recording. Thank you for filling out the consent form already! We are tryingto learn more about the experiences of engineering students in classes and/or researchpositions with hands-on learning. Universities tout their undergraduate students’ access tolaboratory courses and research experiences, which are credited with increasing students’likelihood to choose
Paper ID #33577How Small, Interdisciplinary Programs Are Contributing to Diversity andInclusiveness in STEM University Departments in the USMrs. Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University Mirit Shamir is the Academic Services Coordinator for the Rural Resource Resiliency NSF Research Traineeship housed in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Policy from Michigan Tech where she was an IGERT scholar, and an LL.M from Tel -Aviv University. As the academic services coordinator, she actively recruits diverse prospective graduate students, and
improvementof undergraduate education [13, 14, 15, 16]. With this in mind, we now introduce the modelthat governs and sustains the teaching and research mission of our university laboratory.The synergistic interaction between teaching and research, their drivers and end-results isalso illustrated. These drivers can be classified into those of resource needs (e.g. qualifiedpersonnel) and technology related issues. Resource needs can be further classified intothree types – (1) design and application engineers, (2) radar system integrators and man- Page 13.89.6agers, and (3) research and development scientists. These needs are met by BS, MS, andPhD graduates
always been done. Standard templates canalso give prominence to "closing the loop" activities to make sure that continuous improvement Page 8.1027.1is not ignored, a real possibility in the normal end of the term grading and assessment rush and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationthe shift into preparing for the next academic term. Usually the closing the loop actions do nottake a significant amount of time, but for maximum effectiveness they must be completed,documented and discussed
Session 2137 Providing a Real World Experience in the Teaching of Computer Technology By Joel Weinstein, Andrew Gilchrist IV, Kyle Hebsch, Jefferey Stevens Northeastern UniversityAbstractOne of the greatest challenges facing engineering technology educators is preparation forwhat graduates will face in the real world. Unlike the classroom, problems are notpredefined, solutions do not come from answer books and personnel are not nearly asexpert as the instructors that have prepared the students. This paper describes a courseand its methodology that helps to better prepare students for
AC 2011-373: CASE-BASED INSTRUCTION: LESSONS LEARNEDWaddah Akili, Iowa State University WADDAH AKILI: Professor (retired) of civil engineering & visiting faculty at Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA. Has been in the academic arena for over 38 years. He has held academic positions at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, Penna (66-70); at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (70-87); & at The University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar (87-00). Akili’s major field is geotechnical engineering. His research interests and experience includes: characterization of arid and semi arid soils, shallow and deep foundations, pavement design and materials, concrete durability, and contemporary is- sues
tool used inindustry and maybe to make some students to pursue a career in energy industry or to enroll ingraduate programs in the energy field. It is important to encourage students to learn to use suchkind of software packages that work with renewable energy systems. Because by taking theadvantage of such tools students can learn and adapt better solutions to fix the energy problemissues. It is is important to keep in mind that how we are using the energy today will shape theway how we live in the future.References1. Engineering Accreditation Commission, "Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,"http://www.abet.org/criteria.html. (2002).2. Petty, I.: Vision 2020 - Education in the next Millennium. In: Hagström, A. (Ed.), Engineering
. Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking, eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Expanded ed. 2003, National Academy Press: Washington, DC.7. Streveler, R., et al., Learning Conceptual Knowledge in the Engineering Sciences: Overview and Future Research Decisions. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 279-294.8. Nentwig, P., et al., Chemie im Kontext: Situating Learning in Relevant Contexts while Systematically Developing Basic Chemical Concepts. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION, 2007. 84(9).9. Prince, M. and R. Felder, Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION-WASHINGTON-, 2006. 95(2): p. 123.10
development, an equally important objective isthat engineering graduates acquire a set of complementary skills highly valued by industry suchas the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams, leadership, time management, life-long learning, and entrepreneurship mind set. To achieve both objectives, we utilized theVertically Integrated Projects (VIP) model for experiential learning to guide our learning-mentoring approach [14,15]. The VIP model relies on long-term, open-ended, and challengingresearch and development projects with multi-year participation from undergraduate studentsworking on the different aspects of the project. Combined with close mentoring of experiencedfaculty and senior student participants, such learning-mentoring
. Page 26.1731.13References 1. Kaplan, M., Silver, N., Lavaque-Manty, D., & Meizlish, D. (2013). Using reflection and metacognition to improve student learning: Across the disciplines, across the academy. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. 2. Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. Washington, D.C.: Commission on Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Research Council. 2000. 3. Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education, http://depts.washington.edu/celtweb/cpree/, accessed 02.01.2015 4. Mosteller, F. (1989). The “muddiest point” in lecture as a feedback device. On Teaching and Learning: The Journal of the
represents the square root of –1. However, this reasoning appears logically inconsistent.There is nothing imaginary about the symbol i or its use.This paper treats the following interesting topics in the theory of functions of a complex variable:1) sensible introductions to Euler’s i that conform to the way engineers and technicians usethe symbol in analyzing alternating current circuits and mechanically vibrating systems;2) the derivation of the algebraic and topological features of the complex plane and acomparison of these features to the properties of “real” numbers;3) the description of the isomorphism between phasors and combinations of same-frequencysinusoidal oscillations that underlies the theory of alternating current analysis
thosestudents will encounter on the job after they graduate--into the course. We recently team taught amanufacturing projects course to master's-level engineering and business students. This graduatecourse included five participant groups: instructors, students, graduate assistants, sponsors, andboard members who acted as senior managers. Although including multiple participant groupsenriched our students' experience in the course, it also complicated our job as instructors. Thispaper includes a description of our course, challenges we encountered while teaching it, and ourthoughts about how to cope with those challenges. I. INTRODUCTIONThere we were, only one month into the semester, and one of our student project
conceptual understanding through those means alone may be limited. For example, evenwhen students complete pre-laboratory assignments to prepare for cookbook lab sessions, theselab exercises do not necessarily improve student learning in corresponding lecture-based courses[6], [7].Numerous authors discuss the potential merits of inquiry-based learning (hereafter IBL) as analternative to cookbook approaches to instructional laboratories, e.g. [2], [3], [8]. In a recentliterature review, Pedaste and colleagues [8] identified and summarized the core features of IBL.In general, student experiences mirror one or more steps of the scientific method and/ordisciplinary habits of mind of scientists or engineers: (1) articulating testable questions
Paper ID #19292Early Validation of the Motivation in Team Projects (MTP) AssessmentDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. He joined the university in October 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industry experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products using multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience
Paper ID #33066Undergraduate STEM Students’ Comprehension of Function Series andRelated Calculus ConceptsDr. Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University Emre Tokgoz is currently the Director and an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics and another Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing at the University of Oklahoma. His pedagogical research interest includes technology and calculus education of STEM majors. He worked on several IRB approved pedagogical studies to observe under- graduate and graduate mathematics and engineering students’ calculus and
Paper ID #31869Incorporating Design in Electronics LaboratoriesDr. Jean-Michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California Jean-Michel Maarek is professor of engineering practice and director of undergraduate affairs in the De- partment of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His educational interested include engaged learning, student assessment, and innovative laboratories American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Incorporating Design in Electronics LaboratoriesIntroduction and background:Engineering courses
Paper ID #18671MAKER: Large Outdoor Display to Indicate 3D Printing QueueProf. Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego Nathan Delson’s interests include mechatronics, biomedical devices, human-machine interfaces, and en- gineering education. He isCo-founder and Past President of Coactive Drive Corp., which develops novel actuators and control methods for use in force feedback human interfaces. Medical device projects include an instrumented mannequin and laryngoscope for expert skill acquisition and airway intubation training. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University
2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20702Student Self-Explanation When Solving a Rigid Body Kinetics Concept Ques-tionJulia Roche, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo I am currently pursuing my Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. My interests span a variety of things including engineering outreach, hands-on activities, machine shop, pottery, running, and riding my bike! I will be entering the medical device field after graduation in June 2017.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic