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research using Multi-Institution Database for InvestigatingEngineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). MIDFIELD is a rich longitudinaldatabase with student-level records for all undergraduate students at nine southeastern publicuniversities from 1987-2005. The MIDFIELD database contains records for 857,001 uniquestudents of whom 462,443 received at least one bachelor’s degree, 135,860 who were at somepoint enrolled in engineering with 71,277 receiving a bachelor’s degree in engineering. First-time-in-college students who are U. S. citizens or permanent residents make up approximatelyhalf of this population and are the focus of this study.While many types of institution are not represented in the dataset, MIDFIELD includes datafrom multiple
protect an account with a strong password if the answersneeded to reset the password are just a few clicks away. That was the case with Yahoo accounts[23, 24]. A user trying to recover a forgotten password is asked to enter his/her e-mail address. Page 14.954.4Then (s)he is given the option of e-mailing a new password to an alternate e-mail address, orimmediately resetting the password through a form on the current Web page. If the user choosesProceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 3Copyright 1 2009, American Society for Engineering Educationan immediate reset, the site prompts
a librarian is asked a question, s/he may nothave to answer the same or similar question in the future. Imagine that students can askquestions online and are able to receive their professor’s answers even while that professor is offdoing his or her research, on sabbatical, or just on down time. A natural language knowledgemanagement system could be the solution. An integral component of knowledge managementsystems, a knowledge base, is used to optimize information collection, organization, and retrievalfor an organization, or for the general public [1]. Functions of a natural language knowledge basemake it possible to answer specific questions that are likely to be asked repeatedly by other usersbut perhaps in a slightly different manner
. Hwan, Y. S., Echols, C, Wood, R. Vrongistinos, K. (2001, April). African American college student’s motivation in education. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Assoication. Seattle, Washington.9. Deci, E.L. & Ryan, R.M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self- determination in human behavior. New York:Plenum.10. Dweck, C.S. (2006). Is math a gift? Beliefs that put females at risk. In S. J. Ceci & W. Williams (Eds.), Are sex differences in cognition responsible for the underrepresentation of women in scientific careers? (pp. 47-55). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.11. Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., & Deci, e. (2006). Intrinsic verus extrinsic goal
engineering curricula to meet the needs of a modern industrial society. Also, arecurring theme from American business and industry is that leadership must emerge at all levelsif we are to maintain our competitive edge. Because of the changing nature of modernengineering, young technical or staff engineers must grow into leadership roles faster than theirpredecessors.”2 In general the current engineering education system has been primarilyconcerned with the development of technical expertise and has not taught or promoted leadershipeducation and development in a systematic way. Since the 1990’s industry has, beenencouraging educational institutions to spend more effort on the development of communication
Cohoon and William Aspray. 2006. p. 205-238.3. DEEP: Developing Effective Engineering Pathways. NSF grant DUE-0336517.4. Eggleston, L. E. and Laanan, F. S., Making the Transition to the Senior Institution. In Transfer students: Trends and issues. New Directions for Community Colleges, edited by F. S. Laanan. 2001. p, 87-97. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.5. Glass, J. C. and Harrington, A. R. Academic performance of community college transfer student and "native" students at a large state university. 2002. Journal of Research and Practice, 26, p. 415-430.6. Hills, J. Transfer shock: The academic performance of the transfer student. The Journal of Experimental Education , 33(3), (Spring, 1965). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED
AC 2009-1473: LEARNING MECHATRONICS THROUGH GRADUATEDEXPERIMENTATIONJohn Rogers, United States Military Academy John Rogers received the B. S. degree in aerospace and ocean engineering from Virginia Tech in 1986, and the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Montana State University in 1993, and his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2003. Dr. Rogers is an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. His research interests are design of mechatronic and robotic systems, and modeling of dynamic systems. Dr. Rogers is a registered professional engineer.Robert Rabb, United States Military AcademyChristopher Korpela, United States Military
theirgraduate student or post-doctoral mentor than with their faculty mentors, although satisfactionwith both was generally high (Table 2). Participants felt like a welcome member of the universityand the department, the program left them with a positive impression of research, and they allwould recommend the program to a friend (Table 2). Participant Survey Results Ave ± SD My grad student and/or post-doc mentor(s)... was available to assist me 4.7 ± 0.7 had a positive impact on my experience 4.7 ± 0.7 My faculty mentor... Was available to assist me 4.0 ± 1.4
the choice of assignment(s) with the assessment chair by the second week of the semester to ensure that the proper student work is being assessed. The instructor will be provided with the required rubric from the assessment chair. The rubric will be applied to all of the collected student work for the identified assignment. For archival purposes, the instructor places examples of each of the categories in the outcome binder. Note that an instructor may not have any examples for a given category if they did not rate any of the student work as being of that quality. Complete a summary sheet (a template is provided by the assessment chair) describing the assignments evaluated with the rubrics
TEPEER. The team effectiveness from the one general team effectiveness in the peerevaluation instrument is designated as TECT. The detailed list of the items is shown in Table 2.Constructs are labeled I, G and P, representing interdependency, goal setting and potency, shownas the last letter of “Item ID” in Table 2.Table 2: Peer evaluation items for measuring how a student evaluating their peers.9-items within TEPEER: Item ID Item Description CI021I Collaborates well with my team on all in-class and out of the class assignments. CI022I Contributes to my team's effectiveness by having a clearly defined role(s). CI023I Is a reliable team member. CI024G Often helps my team think of what we were/were not achieving
1 30 School S c Middle School Life Science (7th) 1 1 1 36 School D Computer High School Programming (12th) 1 1 1 20 School M d Elementary School General Science (3rd) 4 4 4 92 School P Science Elementary School (Kindergarten) 1 1 1 20 School L High School Physics
students.IntroductionAccording to the National Science Board (NSB)’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2004,enrollment in undergraduate engineering and science programs in the United States has been indecline since the 1980s1. Clearly, there is a continued need for increased enrollment andretention in science and engineering. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) have become increasingly central to our economic competitiveness and growth. Long–term strategies to maintain and increase living standards and promote opportunity will requireunprecedented coordinated efforts among public, private, and non-profit entities to promoteinnovation and to prepare an adequate supply of qualified STEM workers2.The MSETI - AREA project utilizes an undergraduate
outcomes.Bibliography1. Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development. (2000). Land of plenty: Diversity as America’s competitive edge in science, engineering, and technology. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.2. U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy National Science and Technology Council. (2000). Ensuring a strong U.S. scientific, technical, and engineering workforce in the 21 st century. Washington, DC.3. Chubin, D. E., & Malcom, S. M. (2008, October 6). Making a case for diversity in STEM fields [Electronic Version]. Inside Higher Ed, from http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/06/chubin4. Antonio, A. L., Chang, M. J., Hakuta, K., Kenny, D. A., Levin, S
next series of composite beams isdesigned and hypotheses are made for where the failure will occur.Results Review:Table 1- Sample Data at 0.01 inches per second Loading Rate: Pounds at Failure LoadSeries I II III Iv VII S-2Layers :1 10.1 ----- 1.7 ---- 29.5 19.5 2 18.2 37,4 2.0 6.6 44.2 58.5 3 29.3 78.8 4.5 14.0 27.1 108.9 4 35.4 90.9 4.6 21.3 28.3 197.6Series I is craft sticks without
appropriate format. These graphics were used in conjunction with the text to create both an informative and attractive page. This project moved much more swiftly than was originally anticipated, so the decision was made to create another similar page on computer-generated special effects. The same procedure as for the first page was repeated to create this page. The PWSE homepage (figure 1) can be found at: http: //www.public.iastate. edu/-pwse_info/homepage. htnd . Airplane for Kia!s is an informative page instructing on how an airplane flies (figure 2), the parts of an airplane, the history of an airplane, pictures (figure 3), and a section on omithopters. Most of the
effofi an existing HVAC course has been re-structured to focus on the unique technicalrequirements of these closely related careers. This cooperation takes advantage of the individual strengths ofthe BC and MET Departments and is provided as a working model for other institutions that may want toestablish similar programs.INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION The demand for new buildings, both commercial and residential, was vigorous during the 1980’s andremains strong today. This high level of construction activity has created a strong demand for qualifiedMechanical Contractors who specify and install plumbing, electrical, and climate control equipment for indoorspaces. Once construction is complete, Maintenance Engineers operate and service
Session 1626 Learning Computer Science Through Robotics Maria Gini University of M i n n e s o t a The main purpose of this paper is to describe how we are integrating in our undergraduate curriculuma variety of projects in robotics and describe, in particular, an undergraduate project that culminatedat the robot competition at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in August 1995.This is part of a large effort aimed at exposing undergraduate students to a variety of projects in robotics,computer vision, and 3D modeling. We have
robot. Ray Asfahl discussed the gripping force sensing, the keyboard control, and 1 2 3>4program control of the robot. ’ ’ From an educational point of view, the robot system also demonstrates thedisadvantage of the open-loop control and the necessity of an established hard home, in comparison with otherrobot systems in the lab. Page 1.322.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings .,.7, s.’. Returning the robot to the home position and closing the gripper. It can seen that the program is rather compact due to well-ordered positions
manufacturingand service sectors of the economy, start to move from “mass production” to “mass customization ?, [21]new ideas are required which make it possible to customize the studies, i.e. “to deliver education as it i;needed by the individual”. In recent years, a number of new ideas have been presented on how to modernize engineering studiesto meet the new challenges facing higher education [11, 20, 16,6,9, 10,7,24,3, 14]. A significant efforthas been taken by many academic institutions all around the world to implement these ideas and adjustengineering curricula to the needs of the rapidly changing society [7, 8, 18,4, 5]0 A s most discussions onrestructuring engineering studies indicate, flexibility and adaptability of the system of study are
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Engineering Design The development of computer-aided part modeling software can be traced to the early 1960’s. These early CAD packageswere two dimensional systems, designed to fulfill only the role of electronic drawing board. During this same period, efforts in the areaof NC machining by companies in the aeronautical and automotive industries lead to the mathematical work in the area of computer-modeling of sculptured surfaces. Finally, computerization of engineering analysis began with the development of finite element analysis(FEA) software. This software relied upon geometric modeling techniques for both pre-processing (development of the modelgeometry) and post-processing (display of the results)5.During the early 1970’s, efforts were
Acknowledgments Much of the hardware used for the classroom was funded by a National Science Foundation grant,contract number DUE-9551815. A grant from the Davis Educational Foundation funded additional hardwareand the development of course materials and methods. Teaching assistants Dave Lambert, Keith Baldwin andVijay Kannan contributed much to development of the custom simulator blocks and project materials. Bibliography[1] "Breaking the Engineering Barrier" an interview of Sheila Tobias by Denise F. Hamlin, ASEE Prism, September, 1994, pp. 26-28.[2] "Designing a Curriculum for the '90's, Why Change?" Currents, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, pp. 4-5, Winter 1992
1 -s . Session 1220 Visualization of PDE Solutions Using Implicit Methods and MATLAB Raymond G. Jacquot, Jerry C. Hamann Electrical Engineering Department University of WyomingAbstract In many engineering curricula the formal techniques of the solution of partial differential equations arenot studied, however, all such curricula examine problems described by such equations. An
Regulations (FAR) 23.473 (g) and FAR 23, Appendix C. This isequivalent to a 2 g impact load on the main wheel and strut. The following deflection formula willestablish acceptable strut cross-section dimensions based upon calculations developed for the Berkutaircraft.Aluminum leaf spring strut nomenclature. ∆ = strut deflection at the axle under 2 g impact load = ((W*l^3)/(3*E*i))*Sec(θ) W = Aircraft gross weight in pounds S = wing area in square feet. l = strut length in inches TD = Tire Deflection E = the modulus of elasticity i = moment of inertia of the strut θ = strut angle from the vertical Vd = descent velocity in ft/s d =vertical stopping distance in feet at Vd=0Note: according to Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 23.473 (d), the
for Technology Innovation: The Framework of Education for Technology Innovation,” Proceedings of the 2008 National Meeting of ASEE, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 20083. Stanford, T. G., D. A. Keating, D. D. Dunlap, and R. N. Olsen, “Enabling the U. S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Role of Competency-Based Learning for Professionals,” Proceedings of the 2007 National Meeting of ASEE, Honolulu, HI, June, 20074. Schuver, M., T. G. Stanford, et. al., “Enabling the U. S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Role of Interactive Learning Among Working Professionals,” Proceedings of the 2007 National Meeting of ASEE, Honolulu, HI, June, 20075. Dunlap, D. D., D. A. Keating, T. G. Stanford, A. L. McHenry
-25. 2000.8 Astin, Alexander W, Executive Summary: How Service Learning Affects Students, Jan. 2000. Higher Education Research Institute. 19 Mar. 2009 .9 Astin, Alexander W, Executive Summary: How Service Learning Affects Students, Jan. 2000. Higher Education Research Institute. 19 Mar. 2009 . Page 14.1276.910 Duffy, John. “Village Empowerment: Service Learning with Continuity”. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. 3(2). pp. 1-12. Fall 2008.11 Driscoll, A., Holland, B., Gelmon, S., & Kerrigan, S. An Assessment Model for Service-Learning
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this topic will support my overall degreeobjectivesExample of Lab Partner Rubric, suitable for groups of twoPlease complete the following table to evaluate your own work and that of your lab partner.Me: ____________________ Did you/she/he . . . . Lab Partner: ____________________Did not Met my Exceeded Did not Met my Exceeded mymeet my expectation my meet my expectati expectationsexpectations s expectations expectation ons s
Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education, Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, 143- 147, 1997. 3. ASA Section on Statistical Education Committee on Training of Statisticians for Industry, "Preparing Statisticians for Careers in Industry," The American Statistician, 34, 65-75, 1980. 4. Barton,R.R., Nowack, C.A., Bisgaard, S., Czitrom, V., Spurrier, J.D., Vardeman, S., “A One-Semester, Laboratory-Based Quality-Oriented Statistics Curriculum for Engineering Students,” The American Statistician, Vol. 52, 1998. 5. Bryce, G. R., “Data Driven Experiences in an Introductory Statistics Course for Engineers Using Student Collected Data,” Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education, American