engineeringscience requirements in higher education, but unlike the fundamentals-first approach, EiEstudents engage science content through a simple engineering design process. In this process,students are taught to iteratively “ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve” to meet the goal of arange of engineering design challenges.17 The design challenges in EiE work to engage studentsthrough real-world application of engineering design, often in cross-cultural contexts.Unit-by-unit, EiE students explore different science topics by applying engineering design toproblems that are contextualized in countries from Ghana to Denmark.18 In the physical science(iii
Paper ID #11432Enhancing a Blended Learning Approach to CAD Instruction Using LeanManufacturing PrinciplesDr. Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Yip-Hoi received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1997. His dissertation research focused on developing Computer-Aided Process Planning methods and software tools to support automation of machining on Mill/Turn machining centers. In 2003 he joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia. His appointment included a position as junior chair of the NSERC
, directly or indirectly, any gift, payment or service of more than nominal value to or from those having business relationships with their employers or clients; 5. Assist and advise their employer or clients in anticipating the possible consequences, direct and indirect, immediate or remote, of the projects, work or plans of which they have knowledge. ARTICLE IVEngineers shall, in fulfilling their responsibilities to the community: 1. Protect the safety, health and welfare of the public and speak out against abuses in these areas affecting the public interest; 2. Contribute professional advice, as appropriate, to civic, charitable or other non-profit organizations; 3. Seek to
. Contentious issuesincluded what students thought of the midterm and final exams in these courses, what studentsbelieved to constitute cheating on homework, how students used diverse resources to assist incompletion of homework and course assignments, what unofficial activities students did duringlecture periods, and general student opinions of and reflections on their mathematics experiences.Additional data collection in the third semester included gathering historical artifacts related tothe engineering mathematics curriculum and specifically Calc 3 and Diff Eq. Trips to multiplelibrary archives to collect historical course catalogs, building maps and floor plans, architecturaldrawings, and administrative documentation all helped to shed light on
. Swan, C., K. Paterson, O. Pierrakos, A.R. Bielefeldt, B.A. Striebig. 2011. ISES a Longitudinal Study to Measure the Impacts of Service on Engineering Students. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper AC 2011-1328. 17 pp.7. Engineers Without Borders USA. 2010. EWB-USA Strategic Plan. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/stratplan_FINAL_lo.pdf Accessed 1/23/2015.8. Engineers Without Borders – Valparaiso University. History of the Chapter. http://www.valpo.edu/student/ewb/about/history.pdf Accessed
theconstruction. She convinced them to change their plans for waterproofing the foundation whenshe realized that they would require someone to work at the bottom of an eight-foot trench thatwould bury them alive if the dirt collapsed. During her internship at the railroad firm where sheeventually took a permanent job, she similarly enjoyed thinking about the real world spacelimitations of the lightrail, and how its eventual location required not just enough space for theactual rails and cars, but space for people to work on it during installation and maintenance.Julie’s appreciation for the people who do the work of building and maintaining physicalstructures was cultivated through her own experiences helping her father with “constantremodeling” projects
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problem statement and building amodel from fundamental principles using explicit assumptions and application of problem spe-cific information. Thus, the answer produced by the student is supported by an explicit chain oflogic that can be examined by everyone.University of New Haven (UNH)In 2004 Tagliatela College of Engineering at UNH introduced a set of common engineering fun-damentals courses for all engineering programs. The set of courses, collectively referred to as theMultidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral Curriculum (MEFSC)19,20, spanned the fresh-man and sophomore levels. First-year courses include project-based courses to introduce the en-gineering design process, project planning, and the use of spreadsheets with Visual Basic
learning Forums for Improved EngineeringStudent Outcomes in Calculus” 21, 22. The purpose of the TUES study is to explore use of onlinelearning forums to improve student achievement and engagement in STEM courses. The TUESproject plan requires the principal investigator (PI) to assist a mathematics instructor (MI) inimplementing an asynchronous, online learning forum within distance-education calculuscourses taught via synchronous broadcast. In synchronous broadcast course delivery, a singlefaculty member simultaneously instructs students located in the same room and other,geographically dispersed students located throughout the state at several regional campuses.Real-time instruction is provided to all students via two-way audio/video
biological waste treatment.Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel Amber Mills is a junior Civil Engineering major at The Citadel. Originally from North Carolina, she is the student chapter president of the Society of Women Engineers and participates as a varsity athlete. She plans to pursue a graduate degree in Civil Engineering.Dr. Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel Dr. Kevin Bower is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bower’s teaching research interests are in improving active learning environments and the development of classroom pedagogy to improve moral development in engineering students.Dr. Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel
multidisciplinary projects. Described below are three sampleteams that represent common groupings of disciplines in collaborative projects. A top term isthen chosen from Termediator’s list of potentially dissonant terms across the selected domains.Each discipline’s definition is listed in order to see the discrepancy between each team member’sunderstanding of the term.5.2.1 IT + SSE + IS + SEThe top dissonant term in this team using “cosine complete” similarity-linkage is:“risk” • IT: A condition or action that may adversely affect the outcome of a planned activity19 • SSE: Combination of the probability of an event and its consequence22. • IS: The level of impact on organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation
asked to describe the most significantissues and challenges women scientists face as they plan their careers.11 Balancing work withfamily was the number one response in Rosser’s survey distributed to 400 women in researchand education. Fox’s study on women and men faculty in doctoral-granting departments incomputer science, engineering, and science fields in nine research universities found evidence tosupport work-life balance as an important issue for women faculty.42 Compared to men, womenreported that family and work interfere with each other more, most frequently with familyinterfering with work. Fox hypothesized that this finding could stem from the higher family andhousehold expectations typically placed on women.Although women with PhDs
. Additionally, we will continue to provide facultydevelopment both through the department and through the Center for Teaching and Learning tobe sure faculty have what they need to teach the Coherent Calculus. This will allow us to helpfaculty address areas of concern such as the fraction of students who perceive it would be betterto be lectured to during class.The Calculus I project scaled up more quickly and achieved wider buy-in than was initiallythought likely. While this is a clearly positive development, it means that Calculus II is now anurgent priority. The same project lead, working closely with one member of the FLC team, iscurrently launching a Calculus II project with the same general plan but an accelerated time line: Spring 2015
studentsworked through the two components of the C3STEM system: CTSiM (Computational Thinkingusing Simulation and Modeling) and C2SuMo (Collaborative Cloud-based Scaled up Modeling),present the experimental study we conducted, and discuss the results in detail. We end the paperwith a summary of our accomplishments, and directions for future research.1. IntroductionThe Next Generation Science Standards place significant emphasis on combining the learning offundamental concepts with scientific and engineering practices that help students develop usea-ble knowledge that they can apply across multiple problems. In more detail, the standards em-phasize that students develop the skills to build and use models, plan and conduct experiments,analyze and
notlegitimized by the institution. Driven by worries that he will “get kicked out of theengineering school,” Peter designed and patented a “high-end upgrade for 3-D printers,”which he is currently selling online. This involved not only the design and production ofthe device itself, but also the assembly of heterogeneous elements into a viable business,including business plans, financial backers, patent lawyers and governmentalinfrastructure. We don’t yet know whether Peter will eventually receive an engineeringdegree; we do know that he is actively seeking other forms of legitimacy that might notrequire one.MaryMary is a white female student. Like Peter, Mary’s experience in the Access program hasbeen shaped by mathematics. She came into the program
Electronic Enclosure Assembly 8% Setup CNC StaLons Debug Machines/SoPware Setup 10% Misc. Tasks (Design, Part Purchasing) 5% 4% Figure 3-9: Percentage of Time for Specific Tasks to Setup CNC Lab.As seen in Figure 3-9, a large portion of the time was spent on various tasks. These includedCNC enclosure design and refinement, electronics planning, enclosure design, selecting partvendors, hardware sorting and teaching TAs on build process. To reduce the amount of
direct instruction to be more effectivethan learner-centered practices4. With this in mind, new faculty in particular should be concerned Page 26.1727.2about these student perceptions and preferences – they will drive important factors such asmotivation and willingness to work hard for an unknown professor5,6.One of the first (and daunting) tasks of a new educator is the planning of a course. It is temptingto sit down and create one’s syllabus in a linear manner, only considering the content at hand andthe calendar of the term. However, to have a truly successful course, the educator shouldapproach this task as a design task – one is designing
cooperative learning6 techniques to facilitate activelearning on the subject matter for an hour. The LTMs ranged in size from 10 students to up to 20students. The students would meet on campus in a classroom with a peer mentor one hour aweek. Additional optional study sessions were also offered throughout the week. In addition,social activities were planned to help the students to get to know each other. To make sure thatthe one hour a week meeting appeared on the students’ schedules, a zero credit course wascreated. Students signed up for the LTM session during summer orientation with their advisor’sassistance. Once registered, the LTM course would then reserve the classroom space and showup on the students’ class schedule which reminded students to
with them in December and we saw that they did not have anything manufactured on the bike yet and the competition was in April. It was just bad planning, just “let's get this over with type thing.”One competition organization representative, as well as the advisors of some of the moresuccessful teams, told us that most students and many faculty view these competitions asengineering design-build competitions, yet they are actually engineering managementcompetitions. One advisor offered the analogy of the difference between making a movie on thestudio set, where all resources are at hand and making a movie on location, where all resourcesmust be taken to the remote locale. Successful productions have anticipated all eventualities