/Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & Diversity at UTRGV. He is also a full professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Qubbaj received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma with specialization in combustion and energy system. His research has been sponsored by NSF, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.Liyu Zhang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Liyu Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He received his Ph. D. in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo in September 2007. Before that he received his M. S. (2000) and B. S. (1997) from
Engineering at Quinnipiac University, only activities requiring faculty expertise, such as guidance and mentorship, are considered value-added and are performed by the faculty advisor. There are other frequently-performed advising activities, such as navigating the course management system, that do not require the expertise of a faculty member. These tasks are deemed to be non-value-added tasks when defining value from a faculty’s perspective. As such, these tasks are handled by the PM, a senior in the major. The PM meets with the student for a pre-advising session. S/he compiles an executive summary of this pre-advising session and provides it to the faculty advisor prior to the faculty advising session with the student. This
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Center for Sustainability & the Environment fortheir financial and institutional support for the ongoing research that is made possible throughtheir support of student research stipends and laboratory space.References1 – Online available: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/8965.aspx2 – P.M. Jansson, W. McGrath, E.L. Jansson and M.E. Jansson, “A Novel Sensor Network Capable ofObserving the Hypothetical Mach Field,” SAS 2017, Glassboro, New Jersey, 13-15 March 20173 – P.M. Jansson, W.S. Zanardi, P. Kaladius, E.L. Jansson, S. Sedig, W. McGrath, “Mach Field DetectorRefinements and Analysis of Results,” 3rd Advanced Propulsion Workshop, Estes Park, Colorado, 10-14September 20184 – P.M. Jansson, W.S. Zanardi, P. Kaladius, E.L. Jansson, S. Sedig
, ideally coupled with similar studies at otherinstitutions, would lead to increased statistical significance when quantifying preferences forteaching tools and learning styles and ultimately set our students up for success when developingsolutions for environmental problems in the future.References[1] Sukalyan S., T. Nawaz, and J. Beadry, “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery fromWastewater,” Water Pollution, Springer, New York, NY, USA, 2015, 1,3:155-166.[2] National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency, available from https://www.epa.gov/npdes/npdes-permit-writers-manual,accessed 19 September 2018.[3] Molinos-Senante, M., N. Hanley, and R. Sala-Garrido. Measuring the CO2 Shadow Price
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a mock meeting and pretending the audience is the design team that the presenter(s) is(are) a part of. • I liked all aspects of the course, and it helped to learn a lot about different writing styles and how to get my point across simply and quickly.One key theme noted in these comments is the positive reflection on the different writing styles.This is encouraging, since students appreciated the value of learning different outlets, rather thanpushing back on having to learn about new techniques for each project. It is also encouragingthat the students identified the value of the short writing assignments in refining their thinkingand improving their communication skills.ConclusionsOverall, this project was successful in
their careers in their chosen profession. As educators, we have theinherent responsibility to provide our students the best opportunities for them to grow and learn inour classrooms. 2019 ASEE Zone 1 Conference, April 11-13, 2019 – Niagara Falls, New YorkReferences[1] R. B. Barr, and J. Tagg, “From teaching to learning: A new paradigm for undergraduateeducation,” Change, vol. 27, pp. 12-25, November/December 1995.[2] S. D. Downs, “Testing in the College Classroom: Do Testing and Feedback Influence GradesThroughout an Entire Semester?” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, vol. 1,no. 2, pp. 172-181, Apr. 2015.[3] J. Cranney, M. Anh, R. McKinnon, S. Morris, and K. Watts, “The testing effect, collaborativelearning, and
software development environment can be created in advance and students just need toderive the C code to access the I/O registers and recompile the main program.3. Detailed Case Study: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Overview of HC-SR04 The HC-SR04 module is an inexpensive (about US $3) ultrasonic distance sensor, as shownin Figure 2 [5]. It measures the elapsed time of a reflected ultrasonic pulse. The distance thencan be calculated by a simple formula: distance = elapsed_time * speed_of_sound / 2The measurement range of the module is between 2 cm to 400 cm and the resolution is 3 mm(which corresponds to the17-s elapsed time). Its main application is to help the roboticnavigation by detecting the obstacles in the path
administration was to gather initial datathat would describe students’ sociotechnical thinking before receiving instruction that addressesor develops their understanding of this concept. In the future, we will use this instrument tomeasure how students’ sociotechnical thinking changes from before to after the in-classintervention(s). A primary contribution of the current paper is understanding what engineeringstudents know intuitively or based on prior experiences about sociotechnical thinking. That is,this survey data provides a snapshot of students’ prior knowledge and assumptions onsociotechnical thinking and associated engineering habits of mind. Additionally, the inclusion oftwo universities and courses at multiple education levels supports a
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feedback loop. Whenever there is a link,we identify if a change in the cause creates the same or opposite change in the result. The formeris indicated by an “S” next to the arrow, and the latter an “O.” It is common for there to bemultiple connected and interacting loops for any problem in a real organization. Indeed, one canoften come up with very complicated CLDs to adequately capture the fullness of an issue. Wujec’s exercise begins by asking participants in a group to each on their own sketch how tomake toast. It is a simple exercise that anyone can do. In the next step, they share their sketcheswith the group. The sharing stage results in laughter. Some people draw one or two steps, whileothers may draw an elaborate process that involves a
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project-based learning that we use is based on problem-based learning. Each project has oneor more problems that need to be solved and often these problems can be broken down to smallerproblems that each team can address. These problems are centered around the goal(s) of eachproject. For example, a competition project may need to build a rocket that exactly reaches 5,280feet. This problem can be broken down to smaller problems such as the size of the motor, weightof the rocket, and other problems that contribute to the goal of obtaining that altitude.The projects we have involve multiple disciplines and multiple problems to be solved. With theexample of the rocket project, we have aerospace, mechanical, chemical, electrical and
defense to the findings of this study, attention is drawn to thedefinition of shame here operated within. The term “perceived” is essential in depicting the truenature of shame. Expectations are interpreted by the individual. Nicole recognized multiple timesthat her perception of expectations may not be absolutely identical to reality. However, despitelogical recognition of reality, her emotional experiences still operate within forms ofexpectations that are interpretations determined by the self.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported through funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF EEC1752897). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do
BackgroundSome background on the educational system in the United Kingdom is needed to appreciate thecontext for the examination. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland following an Education Actof 1944 a tripartite selective system of secondary schooling was developed which began to bereplaced by a system of comprehensive schools in the 1980’s. Selection to these types of schoolswas by means of an aptitude test at age eleven (known as the 11+). The schools that made up thetripartite system were: secondary modern, most of which educated children to the then schoolleaving age of 15; secondary technical which in addition to the basic curriculum offeredtechnical subjects up to and beyond the school leaving age; and grammar schools that offered anacademic
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analysis and requirements specification. Students respond byRequirements saying the needs statement could be represented as a Decision(50 mins) Tree, a Decision Table (truth table) or a Use Case. The answers are then discussed in class.ALT: In this exercise students Identify the ambiguity (or ambiguities) in RequirementsRequirement the given statements. They then discuss and propose how the ManagementAmbiguity ambiguity may be corrected.(50 mins)ALT: Stated and In this exercise students read the given stated need and write RequirementsImplied down implied need(s). The answers are then discussed in class. ManagementRequirements(25 mins
allows projects in EPICS toaddress complex and compelling needs in the local or global community. EPICS teams, or course sections, each consist of 8-25 students and are student led witha faculty or industry instructor, which we call an advisor. Graduate student teaching assistantssupport the advisors and each one supports 3-4 sections providing a mechanism for consistencyacross teams. Each team or course section comprises multiple sub-teams, each one of whichsupports a single design project. Once a project is delivered, a new project is then identified bystudents under the guidance of their faculty mentor(s) and community partner(s). Exampleprojects include designing assistive technology for people with disabilities, developing
profession” [6]. It is critical that we understand how all students, and 3especially those from underrepresented groups, come to negotiate the cultural norms within thesemaker communities [7] and the impact that it has on their identity development as engineers.IdentityIdentity is a process of understanding one’s self within the larger sociocultural context [8-9].According to Erikson, identity helps individuals make sense of and find their place in the world.In the 1980’s, McAdams extended Erikson’s work on identity, arguing that as an individual tellsand retells their story and how they fit into the world, they are developing their identity. In
ResearchInfrastructure Improvement Award # IIA-1348352. We would like to thank the UNHCooperative Extension field specialists Sarah Grosvenor and Claes Thelemarck for theircurriculum development work and inquiry-based teaching methods utilized in the summerprogram. We are also thankful to all participating CTE directors' support and collaboration.References[1] S. Grover and R. Pea, "Computational Thinking in K–12: A Review of the State of the Field. Educational Researcher," vol. 42, issue 1, pp. 38-43, 2013.[2] J. Peckham, L. Harlow, D. Stuart, B. Silver, H. Mederer, and P. Stephenson, "Broadening participation in computing: issues and challenges," In Proceedings of the 12th Annual SICSE Conference on Innovation and technology in computer science
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