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Paper ID #6817Incorporating Sustainability into the Civil Engineering curriculum via crosscourse collaborationsClaire L. Antaya, Arizona State UniversityDr. Melissa M. Bilec, University of PittsburghDr. Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Piervincenzo Rizzo earned his Laurea—M.S. equivalent—in Aeronautical Engineering at the Univer- sity of Palermo, Italy in 1998. After serving in the Italian Army Corps of Engineering, Dr. Rizzo moved to the U.S.A. where he earned a master’s degree in 2002 and a Ph.D. in 2004 in Structural Engineering at the University of California at San Diego. In September 2006 he became an
Paper ID #5914Introducing Calculus to the High School Curriculum: Curves, Branches andFunctionsDr. Andrew Grossfield P. E., Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Throughout his career Dr. Grossfield, has combined an interest in engineering and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. de- gree in mathematics at the Courant Institute of NYU at night while working full time as an engineer for aerospace/avionics companies. He studied continuum mechanics in the doctoral program at the University of Arizona. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE and MAA
monitor and control a physical system based on customerrequirements collected. At the component level, learning modules and related hands-on experiments were developedfrom a system design perspective to provide an opportunity for students to learn how to select theappropriate sensors to monitor the physical phenomenon and how to design necessary analog anddigital signal conditioning circuits to connect them to micro-controller/computers. The systemlevel learning modules were designed to help students familiarize themselves with currenttechnology used in monitoring and control such as integrated sensor boards, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) general purpose DAQ hardware and software development environment. At the network level, six hands-on
exposure to potential careers in the CNCand modern manufacturing technology areas of manufacturing, as well as the overcomingprecision metrology skills shortages by incorporating current advances in CNC technology andengineering metrology into our undergraduate program with an emphasis placed on thelaboratory activities and projects that will simulate innovative design, design analysis andprocess simulation, prototyping and improvement cycle. 2) Using Project Centered Learning(PCL) pedagogy in the learning modules, students will develop skills to confront ambiguity anduncertainty as expected and integral part of the solving engineering problems.Through the developed and implemented experimental settings during this project, we arebeginning to
the program into the schools through the Cyber Science class, studentswho could not attend the camp could receive the benefits of the Cyber Discovery content. Theteam expanded the camp curriculum to include more in depth coverage of concepts as well asadditional content. Cyber Science, like Cyber Discovery, uses a microcontroller to conveyconcepts and provide a level of engagement for the students while integrating the engineering,computer science, and liberal arts disciplines. The disciplines are completely interwoven. In agiven week, students will learn various cyber themed concepts6. For instance, students learnabout artificial intelligence by programming the microcontroller to read input from a sensor tonavigate a given route. Then they
Paper ID #8102Equipping an Army of Ambassadors: A Workshop Model for a STEM Ca-reer Speaker’s BureauMs. Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette Meagan Pollock is a Doctoral Candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, and is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She received a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments
; whatmisconceptions, preconceived notions, and biases people bring to learning; how to work withdiverse groups; [and] how to use learning and collaboration technologies” 4, p. 11. However, manystudents do not have the opportunity to teach during their graduate career, and many teachingassistantship programs do not provide pedagogical training. Also, within prevailing academiccultures in engineering, teaching assistantships are often not as highly valued as researchassistantships. Our project addresses this issue through an approach that promotes integrative thinking throughdigital portfolio construction. Our portfolio curriculum guides students through the process ofcollecting and posting evidence of their work in teaching, research, service and lifelong
regarding the impact of the program or a review of research literature on integrated curriculum? 4. Do the authors present information or insights that are likely to contribute to developing a taxonomy for integrated STEM education and/or an agenda for future research? 5. Is the focus of the article/report on formal K-12 education and learning and/or informal learning using an integrated STEM approach or program?Articles did not have to meet all five criteria in order to be included in the review, but meetingthe first criteria was necessary, and meeting additional criteria increased their chance of beingincluded in the final review. Following this initial analysis, full text copies of 200 of thesecitations were obtained to assess
Sharma, Northern Illinois University Page 23.807.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Internet Accessible Remote Experimentation with Integrated Learning Management System AbstractResearchers and academics are developing Internet accessible remote laboratories, but only afew of them are in use for course delivery. One of the main drawbacks of developed systems isthe lack of an efficient Learning Management System (LMS). Most of the available LMS aredesigned for lecture classes (online or hybrid) and are not
focus of design was viewed as a technical problem that does notaffect “others” or “humans”38 (pg. 157). This is a narrow perspective of design, especially in thecontext of vehicle design, which impacts operators, passengers, etc. Page 23.1219.5SummaryStakeholder and operational context considerations can be incorporated into an aerospacecurriculum through a variety of mechanisms. Within an isolated course, students can begin toperceive the critical nature of humans in aerospace design. However, if it is not integrated into thecapstone design curriculum, this course may not be sufficient for providing students with abroader perspective of design
relevance to students provides the unifying theme and “hook” for each module, highlighting the “why Page 23.1342.4 bother” of learning mathematics and science.12 & 13 Modules systematically develop team work/communication skills.14& 15 The engineering design challenges involve technology, equipment and materials in the applications of mathematics and science content, promoting an integrated STEM curriculum.16Doug Clements’ Curriculum Research Framework 17 has guided the research and developmentcycle of the EYE Modules. Consistent with that framework, there have been multiple phases offormative development and
Paper ID #6835Experiential Learning in the Civil Engineering Curriculum: Collaborationsbetween Community Colleges, Research I Universities and National Labora-toriesClaire L. Antaya, Arizona State University theKristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University Kristen Parrish is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainability and the Built Environment at Ari- zona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into build- ing design, construction, and operations processes. She has published journal articles, conference papers, and technical guides on novel design processes
at Georgia Tech completing her Ph.D. research as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University
with sensors and other devices attached. Allprojects were tested in a campus environment to collect data and share the knowledge gainedfrom the projects with other students. Students submitted reports for each project anddemonstrated their projects at the end of the course period. Student feedbacks were compiledabout the projects. All the details (course curriculum, student body, projects, and components)are shared in this paper.IntroductionA microcontroller is the brain of an electronic device. Most electronic and electromechanicaldevices such as an alarm clock, cell phone, printer, digital watch, or game console come with anintegrated microcontroller system. Microcontrollers manage interactions between the peripheralsof a device according to
Paper ID #6941A New Multidisciplinary Course in Sustainability using a Combination ofTraditional Lecture and Self-Directed Study ModulesDr. Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky Dr. Jeffrey R. Seay is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Paducah Extended Campus. Dr. Seay joined the University of Kentucky in 2008 following a 12 year career in the chemical industry. Dr. Seay completed his BS and PhD from Auburn University and his MS from the University of South Alabama, all in Chemical Engineering. His primary research area is process systems engineering focused on
ME.Bringing It TogetherThe integration of courses from another Engineering discipline into an undergraduate degreeprogram seems to be fraught with difficulties. The faculty from each discipline is concernedthose requisite courses define the degree program and that other courses can only be approvedelectives. Although a typical curriculum could include as many as three Engineering electivecourses, the advising suggestion that predominates for such courses is only those from thediscipline. This is especially endemic when preparatory and prerequisite courses are consideredwithin an Engineering degree program.EE courses such as electromechanical systems and power generation and transmission require anEE degree course in electromagnetics and transmission
CommunicationTechnology (ICT) in schools, 53% of Irish high schools are involved in the European ComputingDriving License (ECDL) programme, but the focus of this programme is on computer literacyrather than computer science.The outreach programme, which we have been running for four years, focusing on computationalconcepts and computational thinking, consists of four parts: teaching materials/curriculum, teachertraining, a competition and summer computing camps. Teaching materials/curriculum include a 45hour course designed for high school students. Teacher training is concerned with training primaryand high school teachers. The competition is an annual Scratch competition run for primary andhigh school students. The summer computing camps are run in our
. Page 23.1152.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching Sustainability in an Engineering Graphics Class with Solid Modeling ToolAbstractThere is consensus about the need to teach sustainability, but also concern about how toaccommodate these concepts into a crowded curriculum. Offering a separate course may not be arealistic choice due to resource or credit hour constraints. This paper investigates the capabilityof the sustainability component recently added to SolidWorks, which many universities use as amain Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool. We studied its usefulness in teaching sustainabilityconcepts to engineering students.The study was performed in a
abstract. As a result,both curricula are being developed as project-based curricula that offer plenty of hands-on andexperiential learning opportunities.III. Curriculum DevelopmentThe establishment of the Alternate Energy Innovation Center (AIEC) on the SPSU campusprovided an opportunity for ET faculty to integrate their applied research work into theirteaching. A number of ECET and MET faculty have been engaged in projects through theAEIC. In the initial stages, the center focused on research into Solar Energy Systems and isequipped with roof-mounted solar panels with solar tracking equipment. The scope of work hasrecently been expanded to include the study of Wind Energy Systems, Fuel Cell Technology,Power Electronics and Applications, Energy
Computer Aided Teaching and Learning in an Undergraduate Electromagnetics Class Milica Marković California State University SacramentoAbstractIn this paper integration of commercial CAD programs in an introductory, undergraduateelectromagnetics course at California State University Sacramento is presented. Matlab, Agilent'sAdvanced Design System (ADS) and Momentum are integrated in various activities throughoutthe semester. Students write Matlab code to visualize electromagnetic fields and waves and useAgilent ADS and Momentum to master transmission lines and design a microstrip patch antenna.The course requires students to
. Page 23.396.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing Community for Distance Learners in an Engineering Management ProgramAbstractAs universities explore options for the delivery of high quality degree programs to distancelearners, some students will look for innovative offerings that combine virtual instruction withelements of face-to-face interaction. Distance learners often select programs that support theasynchronous delivery of core classroom material to retain the momentum of established careersand better manage work-life commitments. There is additional value in distance educationopportunities that combine a flexible, academically rigorous curriculum with
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Industry Involvement in an Undergraduate Software Engineering Project Course: Everybody WinsThe “Software Engineering Project” (SE 4485) is a one-semester capstone course in our undergraduateSoftware Engineering curriculum at the University of Texas at Dallas (hereafter, simply referred to asUTD). It is intended to complement the theoretical knowledge that students receive in their prior (andongoing) courses and provide them with an in-depth, hands-on experience in all aspects of softwareengineering. They are expected to walk-through the various phases of a software development life-cyclesuch as
were unanimous intheir belief that an appreciation and understanding of the historic role of engineering in societywould produce better engineers. They reiterated the interest in a course covering all fields ofengineering and technology, which they felt would be particularly useful for first-yearengineering students. They also reiterated the concern that a course offered by a singleassociation might be biased towards that association’s fields of interest.At the same time, they were sanguine about student interest in history, and suggested that such acourse should be required, but there is no longer any space in the curriculum. Having such acourse also fulfill the university’s general education requirement was proposed as a solution.On the
fundamental pieces of intuitive knowledge developed as a result of one’s experience with the world. They are context-free constructs that are abstracted from prior experience and employed to rationalize other phenomena” ([16], p. 24). Misconceptions are generated by mistakenly activating a single p-prim, or a set of p-prims, in an inappropriate context. Page 23.668.3 Ignorance is the other common reaction of learners on new information. There are seven distinct forms of response to unknowing information and anomalous data [17]: ignoring, rejecting, excluding, abeyance, reinterpreting, peripheral change, and theory change. Only
Paper ID #6134Implementing Active Learning Principles in an Engineering Technology FluidMechanics CourseMr. Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University Michael Martin received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Michi- gan Technological University. He then worked for fifteen years in industry; four years at General Motors, nine years at Engineered Machined Products, a Tier I supplier to the heavy diesel industry, and two years at Industrial Maintenance Service, a onsulting/contracting firm. Martin’s varied professional background has given him exposure to many facets of communication
. Page 23.786.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 INTEGRATION OF GREEN CONCEPTS INTO TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIESAbstractWith green industries poised for rapid growth, universities and workforce development centersare striving to develop a workforce that is well trained in renewable energy technologies. Thispaper describes the latest advances in an educational project, sponsored by the Texas WorkforceCommission, to integrate renewable energy technology principles into the technical curriculum.This project has engaged faculty from technology programs in the College of
handwriting of the user is displayedon the tablet screen. There are two common models of tablet PCs. Slate tablet PCs have nolid or keyboard, which makes them slimmer and lighter in weight than most convertible tabletPCs. By comparison, the convertible model has the combined benefits of both laptop andslate tablet PCs through working in either the laptop mode or tablet mode. Both models allowan instructor to write notes on the screen of the tablet PC. If the Tablet PC is connected to adata projector, the contents written on the screen together with any presentation slide materialis projected at the front of the class. With an integrated pen, touch-screen support, digital-inkinput, handwriting recognition technologies, and innovative hardware, ultra
http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/cd/2008/paper/CEUE179002008.pdf, 2008).6. J. M. Taylor, J. Liu and M. F. Hein, Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into an ACCE Accredited Construction Management Curriculum, Retrieved on November 22, 2011, https://fp.auburn.edu/heinmic/Pubs/ASC%202008-Integration.pdf (2008).7. J. D. Goedert and P. Meadati, Integration of construction process documentation into Building Information Modeling, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 134 (7), 509-516 (2008).8. W. Hu, Math That Moves: Schools Embrace the iPad, http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1L3024L5Z-5B9PBH- 104R/iPadsLaptopsinSchool.pdf (2011).9. R. Hertz-Lazarowitz and N. Miller, Interaction in
Paper ID #6084Pilot Study: An Exploration of the Experiences that Influence Women’s In-terest, Pursuit, and Continued Involvement in STEM CareersDr. Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves has been at Virginia Commonwealth University since 1996. Dr. Hobson holds a joint appointment in the Schools of Engineering and Education where she is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests are K-16