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complete the project. Based on the past four years of experience it is safe to say that the 3Dscanning/reverse engineering/rapid prototyping project will continue to motivate our students towards anexciting engineering career in the coming years.Bibliography 1. Grimm, T., “User Guide to Rapid Prototyping,” Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2004 2. Stratasys, Inc., http://www.stratasys.com 3. NextEngine Inc., http://www.nextengine.com 4. 3D Digital Corporation, http://www.3ddigitalcorp.com 5. Creaform, http://www.creaform3d.com 6. Rapidform Global Headquarters, INIUS Technology, Inc., http://www.rapidform.com 7. Geomagic http://www.geomagic.com 8. Sinha, A., “AC 2009-514: Integrating Reverse Engineering Project in
multidisciplinary teams design a homogeneous or heterogeneous team ofautonomous robotic platforms. This would incorporate concepts of cooperative robotics, allow multipleplatforms to work together, and have cadets start looking at some of the relevant current research.Another avenue of approach is to look at convoying these autonomous platforms or applying algorithmsto implement simultaneous localization and mapping. These platforms could also be test beds for variousnon linear state space controllers or digital controllers. These concepts are more complex and it may takemore effort and time to develop robust experiments in these areas. Regardless whether the cadets pursuea career in the military, graduate degree, or work in industry; mechatronic systems
of schooling, a schooling that will nurture curiosity,wonder and imagination as well as offer a safety net for the mistakes that naturally result from curiosity.References1. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 19932. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 20003. David Acheson, 1089 and All That - A Journey into Mathematics, 20034. Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson, Math Made Visual, MAA, Washington, 2006Biographical InformationThroughout his career, Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics.He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an
officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as
addition to the EOFNJ partnerships, a new coalition has formed in the state of New Jersey to advanceK-16 engineering education. Partners in the New Jersey Engineering Education Coalition (NJEEC),which was formed in December 2006, include representatives from the New Jersey Commission onHigher Education, engineering universities, industry, and representatives of the state Chamber ofCommerce. While still in its early stages, this coalition is working to increase the number of students,traditional and underrepresented, who enter and succeed in undergraduate and graduate engineeringprograms, who pursue engineering careers, especially in New Jersey, and who bring the benefits of a solidengineering foundation to their lives as citizens. The NJEEC is a
but that in it is notsufficient. The ability to clearly and succinctly communicate technical information is the key to asuccessful career as an engineer. Unfortunately as engineering faculty, we have not instilled inour students the true value of knowledge gained from a liberal education. Because of thisimportant factor we engineers do not play significant leadership roles in our society. 7Guide for assessment of Senior Capstone Design Project Presentation(Evaluation with Suggested Corrective Actions)Grading of Technical ContentThe students’ technical content should be reviewed to ensure that there are no errors in theory.Technical accuracy of
Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 32 2activities that encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. ASEE also uses itswebsite and newsletters to publicize top Prism articles about engineering. Other top ASEEpublications include the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE), our peer-reviewedinternational journal that is published quarterly by ASEE in partnership with a global communityof engineering education societies and associations
which individual courses succeed in achievinginstructional objectives which contribute to educational objectives and program outcomes;program level assessment evaluates the effectiveness of degree programs in achievingeducational objectives and program outcomes, and career level assessment is aimed at evaluatingthe professional success of graduates, as well as their ability to function effectively in the realworld. These are all related to the program assessment.As part of an academic institution, a department will have many stakeholders, or constituents.Our department lists its stakeholders for our undergraduate students as follows: Current and prospective undergraduate students Faculty of the department Faculty of the
appropriate videos and post it through discussion groups and Facebook. During the lecture and subsequent class discussion of the processes under review, students are expected to add to the transfer of knowledge by sharing points and information gleaned from the digital sources and their textbook. The lecture is supported by a weekly hands-on laboratory. Students are questioned, in a non-test environment, while working on their lab projects about relate theories and concepts.IntroductionIn an industrial Engineering curriculum, a manufacturing processes course meets three categoriesof students’ employment needs after graduation: (1) Students whose professional career directlyinvolves
,technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines has existed much longer than socialsciences and humanities. It is not surprising given the fact that faculty in STEM areas havebeen discussing ways to integrate UR as a capstone experience longer and found that URenhanced student learning, increase critical thinking skills and steered students into successfulSTEM related careers. It has also been relatively easier to provide UR experiences in sciencesand engineering because faculty typically have their research laboratories to fit in one or moreaspiring undergraduates. In the current global competitive environment and United Statesfacing a critical shortage of students majoring in STEM areas, it is more critical than everbefore that institutions
EngineeringDesign Experience at TCNJ. With this platform, students receive a solid foundation inmicrocoontroller based design. The goal is to provide student with powerful learning experiencesthat they can easily transfer to a future workplace.References[1] MCDOWELL, CHARLIE; WERNER, LINDA; BULLOCK, HEATHER E.; FERNALD, JULIAN; “Pair programming improves student retention, confidence, and program quality”; Communications of the ACM, v 49, n 8, Music Information Retrieval, 2006, p 90-95.[2] A-WIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; “C Stamp Syntax and Reference Guide Manual”; v 1.5.[3] REYER, STEVEN; WRATE, GLENN; WHEELDON, JOHN; PETERSEN, OWE; “Freshman electrical engineering course addressing retention and career choice”; ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2002
part of a Department of Education Grant to create a two-course sequence that maybe used to interest and motivate students to pursue careers in science, engineering andtechnology.The original design is for the course to be a college freshman level course. However, theexperiments are being designed so that they may be stand-alone experiences that may beincorporated into high school curricula as well. As such the mathematical rigor may be variedbased on the ability of the student population to be served. It is important to recognize andacknowledge that the rigor of math and science incorporated with any experiment is notintended to diminish the importance of these tools to the study and practice of science,engineering, and technical
://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1076158.pdf.[5] K. Mattern, J. Radunzel, and P. Westrick. “ Development of STEM Readiness Benchmarks to Assist Educational and Career Decision Making.” ACT Research Report Series, 2015 (3). ACT, Inc., 2014[6] A. Sithole, E. T. Chiyaka, P. McCarthy, D.M. Mupinga, B.K. . Bucklein, and J. Kibirige. “ Student Attraction, Persistence and Retention in STEM Programs: Successes and Continuing Challenges”. Higher Education Studies, 7(1), pp.46-59, 2017[7] E. R. Kurban, and A. F. Cabrera. “Building readiness and intention towards STEM fields of study: using HSLS: 09 and SEM to examine this complex process among high school students”. The Journal of Higher Education, 91(4), pp.620, 2020.[8] W. Lake
Paper ID #41946Bridging the Equity Gap: Environmental Justice Education in K–16 for EngineeringTeaching and LearningDr. Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Monica L. Miles, Ph.D. is an early career Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo in the School of Engineering and applied sciences. Dr. Miles considers herself a scholar-mother-activist-entrepreneur where all her identities work in harmony as she reshapes her community. She is a critical scholar who seeks transformative solutions to cultivate liberated and environmentally just environments for Black
assigned player roles. Such insights are crucial for understanding potential moraland ethical challenges they may encounter in their engineering careers. We also asked whetherthis game increased their understanding of flood risk governance. The average rating was a 3.54(n=13) on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). Over half of the respondents (54.26%)rated their understanding as between 4 (very) and 5 (extremely), highlighting substantial learninggains in flood risk governance. One student commented: “When floods occur, communicationcan easily break down despite even the best efforts.”Lastly, we investigated RQ 2) Did students feel more engaged by the FRC game than bytraditional teaching techniques such as lecturing and reading
one end term survey situation. This is critical and important especially to thoseearly career higher education instructors on the teaching effectiveness and comprehensive coursematerial preparations.In other word, increment of course evaluation frequencies could significantly impact teaching andstudent learning outcomes. Continuous evaluation of course content is crucial for effectiveteaching and learning. The timing of evaluations, whether after lectures or at the end of the course,can impact the feedback received. Moreover, student perceptions, as indicated by Mukherji [10],play a significant role in course evaluations, with perceived learning strongly correlated withevaluation scores. Research by Brockx et al. [11] also concluded that
Engineering Program at MSU begin. 3. August 2008 Engineering 110 class, Studies and Careers in Engineering, offered for the first time. 4. August 2009 first engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program are admitted to Missouri S&T. 5. August 2009 first engineering courses from Missouri S&T offered on the MSU campus as part of the Cooperative Engineering Program. 6. October 2011 ABET visit to the Cooperative Engineering Facilities on the MSU campus. Accreditation through Missouri S&T expected in the summer of 2012. 7. May 2012 first graduates from Cooperative Engineering Program.Structure of the ProgramThe Program is administered by a full-time Director employed by Missouri S&T but stationed
centrally hosted eLearningNote that homework was graded without any environment offering a wide range of course delivery,comments by the instructor. assessment and collaboration products and services. In b) Students should reflect on what they did or particular, it allows students to create ePortfoliosthought wrong in their original solution. They should (electronic portfolios). The primary purpose of havingwrite an explanation on what was wrong in their student ePortfolios is to engage students throughoutoriginal answer and why it was wrong. Without this his or her academic career. By having an electronicstep students were not allowed
autobiography.After students had time to fill out the autobiography in class quietly on their own we would goaround the room and share the responses to the questions. Students were comfortable with thatstructure and sharing. The author would summarize occasionally for the group what commonthemes she heard or ask follow-up questions about activities students mentioned. This entireactivity takes about 40-50 minutes and is best used as an ice breaker on the first day of class.The author would also share her own technical autobiography about what drew her into STEMand emphasizing the idea that career paths can be wandering and unconventional, but that isprobably more common than people may think. The lesson objective is that students getcomfortable with each
].Administrators, however, make decisions regarding the academic careers of teachers, specificallyin terms of tenure decisions. Tenure is typically granted after a teacher or researcher hassuccessfully completed a probationary period and performed with adequate distinction, asdefined by the relevant institution [6]. This definition of adequate distinction however, is largelyambiguous at many institutions. Furthermore, policies, procedures, and criteria for the evaluationof teaching in higher education contribute to the marginalization of teaching within the rewardstructures of universities and colleges [5]. Many institutions unintentionally marginalize teachingby over-emphasizing scholarly research and funding. When this occurs, oddly enough
project sponsor at the end of the year. Additionally,cadets give a poster presentation at USMA’s annual Project’s Day held during the Springsemester each year.ConclusionThe pyroelectric crystal accelerator at West Point provides the cadets in the Department ofPhysics and Nuclear Engineering a unique opportunity for outside the classroom, discoverylearning. Cadets can apply classroom skills to real world applications while gaining valuableresearch, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. This project will help them to be moreproductive in future academic endeavors as well as in future career fields.1. Naranjo, B., Gimzewski, J.K., and Putterman, S., “Observation of Nuclear Fusion Driven by a Pyroelectric Crystal”, Letters to Nature
too much time reading, digesting and getting distracted by all thisinformation.ProtectionAll of this interaction and posting about our lives exposes us to people who might want to takeadvantage of us with that information. It can also allow someone like a prospective or currentemployer or in a future career change to take something out of context and thus have a negativeimpact. Users of Web 2.0 technology need to be aware that when everybody has the ability to 5write anything they want, get it seen or available to be found in a search. This new rapidlychanging environment is causing the law to better define who is a journalist and who and whatsources should be allowed to remain confidential. Just
who worked for a local food companyas a chemical engineer. Another group sought the help of a DOT engineer in assistingthem with their road construction story.For the first draft deadline, students presented their work to the instructor and therationale behind the research that contributed to the book. Students were instructed howto proceed for the next deadline. Students chose a variety of venues to prepare theirfinal books. One group skillfully utilized PowerPoint to create their text and incorporatecreative artwork by a class of 5th grade students. Another group took advantage of usinga digital camera and photographed original pictures for their engineering career book.And yet another group member had her mother, who was a professional
]. There is an urgent need to significantly increase the number of graduates who areprepared for careers in the IA fields. A major barrier to meeting this challenge is that fewUniversities currently offer a comprehensive IA educational program; furthermore, sufficientnumbers of experienced faculty to ramp up such an effort does not exist. Given the growingneed for graduates educated in computer security and the current lack of a capacity to meet thatneed, there is a premium placed on leveraging existing expertise by sharing instructionalmaterials for core concepts. This will succeed on the scale needed only if there is an acceptedIA curriculum framework in place. CNSS Job
course exposes students to critical thinking about the fundamental assumptions,discussing calculated results, analyzing plots of data, posing questions about the meaning ofdefinitions, increasing interest in and connection with course material, and becoming familiarwith engineering writing conventions.I. BackgroundThe College of Science and Engineering is a four-year ABET accredited engineering schooloffering engineering degrees in mechanical & industrial, chemical, computer science, andelectrical & computer engineering. The curriculum emphasizes design, manufacture, andautomation, while preparing students for careers in industry and continued education. A four-credit manufacturing process course is designed for junior and senior
overload.They get accustomed to thinking in terms of decibels. They experiment with different phaserelationships among sinusoids and how these relationships can be exploited in certain receiverarchitectures.The students were queried about the perceived value of this course to their careers. The resultsof that survey are shown in Table 1. Since this course is new and not a modification of anexisting course, there are no previous results with which to compare the data of Table 1. Table 1: Survey of Students “This course enhanced my …” Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree“… skills to formulate and
numerouseducational programs including summer school in micro-systems design held in Udine, Italy, 2004, studentexchange programs with ETH, Zurich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and Slovak TechnicalUniversity of Bratislava. Prof Enikov is a recipient of several prestigious awards including NSF Career award(2001), US Dept. of State Fulbright Research Scholarship in Hungary (2007). Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference
,democracy and even Liebnitz. In fact, by any measure, it is an amazing career. Fairly described,Dewey is a Phiosopher. In his works Dewey discusses experience on may occasions, and hisphilosophy on experience directly relates to our current environmnet. One of Dewey’s lifelong efforts is the improvement of education. It is likely that Deweywas unimpressed by the educational practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In fact, hemakes the following observation in 1902;The source of whatever is dead, mechanical, and formal in schools is found precisely in thesubordination of the life and experience of the child to the curriculum.3This is a good introduction to what Dewey’s concern with experience is about. In effect, heobserves that we
beingtaught. They are also informed of the existence of the specialization of pharmaceutical chemicalengineering as a possible career path after graduation. Published literature, such as patents,textbooks, handbooks and reference works, on the subjects of pharmaceutical design,manufacturing and engineering were studied to ensure the values and processes described in theproblems were realistic representations of the pharmaceutical industry. Felder and Rousseau wasused as a guide for the selection of engineering principles and subjects to be covered in newproblem development.Once complete the problems will be publicly distributed on the PharmaHUB website2 forprofessors at Rowan University and others to use in their courses. Feedback from