Engineering Seminar. LTC Starke has published over 10 peer reviewed research arti- cles and has presented his research at national and international meetings (most recently Portugal). Most recently, he led a service learning project with 5 students to build a latrine-based biogas system in west- ern Uganda for an elementary school of 1400 students. LTC Starke is a registered Professional Engineer (Delaware), member of several professional associations, and is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank Dr. Ed Bouwer (Johns Hopkins
. Forexample, a well-designed pretest posttest for computer architecture with built-in flexibility toincorporate specific course outcomes at different institutions for a course in computerarchitecture will serve the following purposes. 1. Provide an educational innovator with a measure for testing the effectiveness of the innovation, without having to invent and validate a new one. 2. Provide a potential adopter the same measure to test the effectiveness in their institutional context. 3. Add credibility to the entire project by facilitating the validation and transferability of the innovation by providing a resource for all adopters to use. 4. Enable both the innovator and the adopter to publish the classroom experiment results
, scheduling, communication, and inter- personal skills. Prior to entering academia, Stuart spent 25 years working in the construction industry as a tradesman, designer, and project manager. Bernstein’s interests are in improving both classroom and online teaching methods and technologies, and has developed a new, interactive, synchronous distance learning platform that is structured for the development of emotional presence and intelligence.Brett Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Blended Learning to Address Instructional Challenges in a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstract This study analyzed
Paper ID #15856Using the Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT) for Ethics InstructionMs. Alison J. Kerr, The University of Tulsa Alison Kerr is a graduate student at The University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational settings. She is currently assist- ing on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and presentation.Prof. Bradley J
placed in the front office of the Engineering Opportunities Center (EOC). The EOC is a location within the WCOE that offers resources on tutoring, career opportunities, community, and retention (Engineering Opportunities Center, 2016). During these hours, students can walkin and ask general questions to the Diplomats. Popular program marketing materials are available for Diplomats to hand out and they utilize computers to help students navigate the IEP website. These three things are some of the largest uses of time for IEP advisors and by utilizing the Diplomats, IEP advisors are able to work on projects and other duties. The IEP has worked hard since the organization’s creation to grow membership, expand duties, and increase their presence
: Budget of the United States Government FY 2017 . Projected deficit is $503 billion. © AAAS | Feb. 2016 8/26/15 3 Total R&D by Agency, FY 2017 budget authority in billions of dollars, including new mandatory Commerce, $1.9 USDA, $2.9 All Other, $6.2 Total R&D = $152.9 billion NSF, $6.5 NASA, $12.0 DOE, $17.4
Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://peer.asee.org/7513[2] Head, L. M. (2011, June), Signals, Systems, and Music: General Education for an IntegratedCurriculum Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC.https://peer.asee.org/18807[3] Shepard, T., & Carlin, B. W. (2014, June), A First-Year Soldering and Analog Music to LightModulator Electronics Lab Project Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference,Indianapolis, Indiana. https://peer.asee.org/19940[4] Rhudy, M., & Rossmann, T. (2015, June), Musical Analogies as a Teaching Tool forEngineering Concepts Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24517[5] Park, W. (1998, June), Electronic Music Techniques
Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Multi-Institutional Study of Pre- and Post-Course Knowledge Surveys in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering CoursesIntroductionGeotechnical engineering is not a list of procedures, but a list of challenges1. Geotechnicalengineering projects are designed and analyzed based on data available at a particular site, whichin turn are subject to quality and budget considerations. Two project sites are highly unlikely toshare the same subsurface conditions1,2,3. Thus, solving a geotechnical engineering problemheavily relies on a strong understanding of the basic principles of soil mechanics and asignificant amount of judgment. In most introductory geotechnical engineering courses, there isoften
Development at Purdue University. Ed has been developing a new approach to developing strategies for complex col- laboration in open, loosely connected networks. Called ”strategic doing”, this methodology emphasizes the strategic value of collaboration in today’s global economy. For over twenty-five years, he conducted strategy projects throughout the U.S. His work won the first Arthur D. Little Award for excellence in economic development presented by the American Economic Development Council. Prior to starting his economic development work, Ed worked for Telesis, a corporate strategy consulting firm. In this position, he served on consulting teams for clients such as Ford Motor Company, Volvo, and General Electric. He
Tsinghua University in China in 2007. Her research interests focus on educational studies that can help improve teaching, learning, and educational policy decision makings using both quantitative and qual- itative research methods. Her current research project in National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) focuses on measuring engineering students’ entrepreneurial interests and related individual characteristics. Her Ph.D. dissertation involved using statistical modeling methods to explain and predict engineering students’ success outcomes, such as retention, academic performance, and grad- uation.Ms. Carolin Christin Dungs, Stanford UniversityDr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D
17 to do Mentions specific company / university Technology 17In response to Question 2, students tended to mention intrinsic motives more often than extrinsicmotives. Interestingly, both the enjoyment of math and the enjoyment of science appear in thislist, indicating that many of the students do understand the reality that engineers focus theirstudies in mathematics and science.For Question 3, the most frequently mentioned codes prominently refer to people who wereinfluential to the student’s decision to pursue engineering. Many students mentioned their father,and many of these stated that he was an engineer or did something related to engineering(professional trades, computer science, project
data wasused to map successful cognitive (math) progression to non-cognitive attributes like self-determination, grit and motivational drivers for minority students. Because the Collegehad limited available retention data from which to begin this project, the retrospectivebaseline for the study was established using descriptive and regression analysis first-yearengineering students (N=1,484) who entered the college in Fall 2011, 2012 and 2013.In examining the available student data, the attrition rate for first-year students in theCollege averaged 25%, with an additional 25-30% leaving engineering by theirsophomore year. In the following chart, SAT Math scores correlated to results onuniversity math placement exams, yielding the following
would implement a second collective based motion such as the leader based collectivemotion illustrated here in Figures 3 and 4. This simulation assignment in which students wereallotted two weeks to work on the simulation allowed students to simulate simple multi-agentsystems. This was part one of a class project. The other half was for a system engineering model fora complex system. 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0
Paper ID #16954Engineering Students’ Perception of Relevance of Physics and MathematicsProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Professor of the Physics Department at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. He is a member of the National Research System in Mexico and is the leader of the Physics Education Research and innovation Group. He has 74 papers in journals and proceedings, 6 books, 8 book chapters, 137 presentations in Mexico, Korea, Denmark, Hungary, Cuba, United States, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina and 26 workshops in Mex- ico, Chile and Argentina. He has participated obtaining projects funded by the
Course Textbook: Applied Naval Architecture by Robert B. Zubaly, 1996 [5]. Coursematerial supplemented with instructor material.Software (online) / Labs: GHS, Rhino, ORCA 3D, Ship Stability Simulator, Shipyard tour,Principles of Sailing lab, overview of CFD for marine applications.Students must conduct an independent research project on a topic pertaining to navalarchitecture. The instructor gives several suggested topics to show the breadth of topics thatcould be selected. All students are required to submit their proposed topic and abstract to theinstructor for approval. Students could also work in pairs, however the requirements (depth ofresearch and length of paper) are increased accordingly. Students submit a draft and theinstructor
College Rebecca Citrin is a presently employed as a Site/Civil Staff Engineer for Langan Engineering and Envi- ronmental Service. Rebecca graduated from Lafayette College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Environmental Science. She previously worked with Lafayette College and North Carolina State University faculty members on an NSF funded education project. Rebecca has conducted research on various informal K – 12 engineering education projects and has worked on devel- oping assessment methods for these projects. Rebecca has also organized various student events such as the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl and the Lafayette College STEM Camp, to both promote
applications - solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen separation membranes, sensors and catalysis.Dr. Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida Haiyan Bai, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Research Methodology in the College of Education and Human Performance at the University of Central Florida. Her interests include resampling method, propensity score analysis, research design, measurement and evaluation, and the applications of statistical methods in educational research and behavioral sciences. She is actively involved educational and social science research projects. Dr. Bai has published books and many professional articles in refereed national and international journals. She has won several competitive awards
. Yet muchremains to be learned about how to hone MOOCs into cost-effective tools that provide valuewithout overly burdening a cost-sensitive public education system. This paper provides insightinto the issue by reporting on the efforts of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CalPoly Pomona) to scale-up a MOOC from a small $8000 pilot project. The pilot MOOC was a 10-week introduction to computer programming course that took place during Spring 2014 and wasopen to everyone in the world for free. Over 2100 participants enrolled in the pilot MOOC with16% successfully completing the course. Results from the pilot MOOC were reported in theProceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference.A scaled-up version of the pilot MOOC took place
using bubble-pump technology. • A business to business venture around HVAC energy discounting. • A blimp-type drone for search and rescue operations. • An electronic bike venture for college campuses. • An on-person medical records system to assist with EMT trauma and pharmacy interaction with Alzheimer’s patients. The self-directed components of the program (idea voting, team formation) ensuredthat students felt a sense of buy-in and commitment for the projects. Students were thenpresented with an overview of the lean launch pad methodology [1]. Teams were giventime to then work on the lean launch pad canvas pertaining to their particular ventureclosing out day one. Figure 4: Students present
analysis.MotivationWe need more engineers and community colleges provide a pathway for additional engineeringstudents [1, 2]. Currently, there are seven million students in community colleges nationally andover two million students in public California community colleges [3, 4]. Understanding andimproving pathways to engineering via the community college route has the potential tocontribute currently untapped engineering talent to help fill the projected engineer deficit.Metrics should be established in order to assess the current rate of success and identify areas ofimprovement in community college transfer programs.Background on transfer program goalsSuccess of engineering transfer programs can be defined by how well it meets its objectives. Theauthors
/07/RHC-Self-Evaluation-2014-Report-Final.pdf3. Community College Week, Associate Degree and Certificate Producers, 2015, retrieved fromhttp://ccweek.com/articles.sec-17-1-top-100-charts.html4. See http://www.riohondo.edu/mathematics-and-sciences/mathematics-and-sciences-homepage/starss/5.Strayhorn, T. L., A hierarchical analysis predicting sense of belonging among Latino students, Journal ofHispanic Higher Education, 7(4), 301-320, 2010.6. Spieler-Persad, G., Progress Report Form, California Community College Chancellor’s Office, Academic AffairsDivision, 2016.7. Cole, D and Espinoza, A., Examining the academic success of Latino students in STEM majors, Project MUSE,49(4), 298-299, 2008.
about the accuracy of the feedback they receivedand how confident they felt in providing feedback to their peers.Taken together, the present research explores student reactions to this tool and their intentions toalter their behavior after being presented with the feedback generated from the assessment.MethodParticipantsParticipants in this study were students enrolled in an electrical engineering course at a largeCanadian university, N = 159. Students worked with group members over the course of thesemester on a number of projects, thereby building an interpersonal connection to the membersof their team prior to providing the ratings.Materials and ProcedureStudents completed a peer feedback assessment via the ITP Metrics platform, in which
. e. Planning - Project Management (Office Project, Word Processing, Ganttproject, Openproj, etc.) calendars, flow charts, mind maps, etc.). f. Blogging/vlogging - Blogging tool, blogger, wordpress, edublogs, classroom blogmiester, bloglines voicethread, Skype, etc. g. Modeling (Sketchup, Blender, Maya3d PLE, Autocad, tinkercad, thingiverse, Cubify, Mathematica, SystemModeler, Aspen, Minitab, SPSS, several statistical software, Mathcad, etc.). h. Song (finale notepad, garageband, Audacity, podcasting, recording narration, Office Mix, etc.).As can be seen in Figures 3 and 4, cognitive processes related to the cognitive process entitledcreate should
. In one case, the ethical dilemmas causedhim to leave engineering entirely for a career in family therapy. This quote from his interviewillustrates the issue: …there's a fundamental incompatibility that's being for profit and being for the public good… and so there were a few situations where I was asked to do things that I thought were unethical, and I kind of asked around to other people in the field who had been in similar situations where, like, the major client would say like, ‘Oh, we don't think that these laws are accurate. Can you go back and, like, make these changes or...’ …or one of my project managers actually he told me to kind of bury some of the findings that we came up with in text rather
locale, andeventually have a mutually beneficial relations with the industrial sector; not so muchto supplement their income, but, principally, to be able to reach the broader goal, i.e.,to gain valuable experience and be truly involved in real engineering.iii) Third, reaching out to the industrial sector and engineering services in the Region,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied researchprojects in selected domains, is extremely desirable and beneficial. Today, with theengineering profession undergoing dramatic changes on many fronts - there is realneed for faculty and students, to become involved with practical problems and
differentiated-inventive design solutions across all aspects of the user-product experience. As a consultant using this strategy, Dan has worked with large and small companies to create and commercialize many differentiated products and processes for their customers, often creatively redefining these spaces, while at the same time receiving an additional twenty patents for his unique and novel new product solutions. In 2001, Dan challenged himself to create a case study project for his design philosophy, to validate the methodologies of his design strategies, and to provide a sales and marketing tool for his design services. Seeking to create a new and innovative product while emulating the Differentiation by Design process
Semester 2015 offeringof the course the students were given laboratory projects where they used a Doble F6150e PowerSystem Simulator to test either a Schweitzer Engineering Labs SEL-221F microprocessor-basedrelay or a Westinghouse (ABB) Type CO electromechanical relay. The test setup for testing theSEL -221F is shown in Figure 8 below. Figure 8. Protective Relay Testing Lab SetupBased on employer input, the electromechanical relays were not included in the Winter Semester2016 lab assignments, and will not be included in the future. Also based on employers’comments, the students performed the tests individually rather than in teams. This allowed thestudents to gain experience in all aspects of testing – setting
Paper ID #16011The Prototype for X (PFX) Framework: Assessing Its Impact on Students’Prototyping AwarenessMs. Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jessica Menold is a third-year graduate student interested in entrepreneurship and the design process. She is currently conducting her graduate research with Dr. Kathryn Jablokow and Dr. Timothy Simpson on a project devoted to understanding how prototyping processes affect product design. Jessica is interested in exploring how a structured prototyping methodology, Prototype for X, could increase the end design’s desirability, feasibility, and
, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes: local drug delivery, endothelial dysfunction in diabetes, and cooperative DNA diagnostics. Recent awards include the Jeanette Wilkins Award for the best basic science paper at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Dr. Caplan teaches several classes including Biotransport Phenomena, Biomedical Product Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), and co-teaches Biomedical Capstone De- sign. Dr. Caplan also conducts educational research to assess the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies in large classes (˜150 students). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in
an array of active learning approaches that pique their interest and spark excitement about the possible outcomes for their students. After initial exposure to new activities, contextual questions naturally arise for educators, and a clear understanding of the essential features for successfully implementing a teaching strategy becomes necessary. Reflection activities represent one approach for active learning that educators reasonably have questions about before adopting the approach. Reflection is a topic that can have various meanings. For this project, reflection was conceptualized with the following definition: looking back on the past experience(s), to interpret and make meaning of those experiences in order to plan for the future [1