Paper ID #6086Quantitative Impact of Textbook Companion PowerPoint R Slides and Re-lated Instructional Approach on Student Learning in StaticsDr. Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland Dr. Robert T. Bailey is currently associate professor and chair of the Department of Engineering at Loyola University Maryland. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, the latter in 1991. He worked in industry for Westinghouse and Science Applica- tions International Corporation, served as a senior program officer at the National Research Council, and taught
, distance or compressed (Feldhaus & Fox, 2004).5 Andfinally, based on a study by Davies & Graff (2005) students who failed their online coursesinteracted less frequently than their counterparts.6MethodWith all of this in mind, researchers desired to explore student engagement in one ethicaldecision-making engineering and technology course in the School of Engineering andTechnology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) during a two yearperiod. Of particular interest was how the students’ final course grades were impacted by theiroverall site usage, chat and message activity. Researchers were also curious to learn both thestudents’ and instructors’ perspectives on communication, tools, chats and activity within
Paper ID #7550Sustainable Water: Development, Delivery and Assessment of K-5 ModulesAlexandre David Wing, Colorado School of Mines Alexandre is a Masters student at Colorado School of Mines in Environmental Science and Engineering. His research focus includes finding and evaluating opportunities for improving water quality during man- aged aquifer recharge, a sustainable natural treatment method. Alexandre graduated from Montana State University in 2011 with a BS in Biological Science.Ms. Cristal Hibbard, Colorado School of Mines Cristal Hibbard has a B.S. in Engineering with an Environmental Specialty from the Colorado
Paper ID #7166Teaching a Hazardous Waste Management Course using an Inverted Class-roomDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., has been a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) since 1996. Her environmental engineering research focuses on bioremediation of contaminated sites. She has taught hazardous waste management since 1997. Page 23.1136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching a Hazardous Waste
Paper ID #7659Teaching Undergraduate Introductory Course to Mechatronics in the Me-chanical Engineering Curriculum Using ArduinoDr. Jose Antonio Riofrio, Western New England University Jos´e A Riofr´ıo received his B.S. in Engineering Physics from Elizabethtown College in 2003, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and 2008, respectively. At Vanderbilt, Jos´e focused his research in controls, mechatronics and mechanical design. After obtaining his Ph.D., Jos´e worked in the Fluid Power industry designing servo-pneumatic control systems for various motion-control applications
Paper ID #7217Use of Studio-based Learning in a Material/Energy Balance ClassDr. Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University Dr. Richard Zollars is a professor in and associate director of the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has been teaching engineering for 35 years. His interests are learning styles, colloidal/interfacial phenomena and reactor design.Dr. Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University Dr. Chris Hundhausen received the B.A. degree in Math/Computer Science from Lawrence
Paper ID #6254Interdisciplinary, real-world, client-based term projects in an introductoryenvironmental engineering and science courseMajor Andrew Ross Pfluger, P.E., United States Military Academy Major Andrew Pfluger is an officer in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. He holds two graduate degrees from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and is a Professional Engineer in the State of Delaware. He current teaches Environmental Science, Environmental
Paper ID #6623Educating Engineering Students about Ethics: Experiences at Brown Univer-sity and Trinity CollegeMr. David K. Ware, David Ware worked for 36 years as in-house counsel for United Technologies Corporation (UTC), serving as vice president and Counsel at the Pratt & Whitney Military Engines Division from 1993 to 2012. Dur- ing his tenure at UTC, he was responsible for a wide variety of business and corporate legal matters. His work included enforcement of the company’s Code of Ethics, and the integration of ethical considerations into business decision-making. He has lectured at Trinity College and Brown
Paper ID #7136Effective use of an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Design and Man-ufacture of Tools to Assist in Teaching Strength of MaterialsMr. Jacob Lee Finley Jacob Finley came to the University of Southern Maine in spring 2010. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Finley became fascinated with mechanical properties of materials after taking a class with Dr. Ghorashi and observing the applications of the subject. He then teamed up with this professor and developed a way of demonstrating complex concepts in solid mechanics with easy to understand hands-on test set ups. Finley has always thoroughly enjoyed
are only a few of the many groups that havedevoted an enormous amount of time to bringing communication into the minds of individuals Page 23.142.2who many times relegated writing and speaking to other majors. These efforts have opened up awide range of studies that have pinpointed the need to address communication issues outside ofthe English classroom.Instead of simply complaining about the lack of communication skill demonstrated by engineers,it is important that interested parties in engineering departments investigate the actualdeficiencies and concerns of those affected. These parties are comprised of students, faculty, andemployers
Paper ID #6907Best Practices for Engaging Users in a Web Conferencing EnvironmentMs. Giovanna Badia, McGill University Giovanna Badia is a Liaison Librarian at McGill University’s Schulich Library of Science & Engineering for the departments of Chemical Engineering, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Mining & Materials Engi- neering. Her responsibilities include answering reference questions, providing instructional services, and collection development. She holds B.A. and M.L.I.S. degrees from McGill University.Mrs. April Colosimo, McGill University April Colosimo is Coordinator and Liaison Librarian at McGill
: http://www.abet.org [2] S. S. Moor and B. D. Drake, "Addressing Common Problems in Engineering Design Projects: A Project Management Approach," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, pp. 389-‐395, 2001. [3] J. D. Bransford, A. L. Brown, and R. R. Cocking, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000. [4] J. L. Faust and D. R. Paulson, " Active Learning in the College Classroom," Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, vol. 9, pp. 3-‐24, 1998. [5] R. R. Hake, "Interactive Engagement vs. Traditional Methods: A Six
the implementation of this robotics project and uses student surveysand course evaluations to assess its effectiveness. Additionally, assessments of common multi-disciplinary course problems of class size and student level disparity are also performed. I. Introduction:One of the most challenging tasks in engineering education is teaching courses to students thatare outside their major area. Majors other than electrical and computer engineering (ECE) arenot typically motivated about circuit theory and many educators have tried to address thischallenge.1, 2 With this lack of motivation in mind, the College of Engineering (CoE) at theUniversity of Oklahoma (OU) developed a unique curriculum for teaching circuits and
Paper ID #6313Student industry cooperation for the development of thermal system designteaching laboratory equipmentDr. Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Steffen Peuker is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of the Thermal System Design Laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is teaching the Thermal System De- sign, Thermal System Design Laboratory, HVAC Systems Optimization and Introduction to Engineering courses. His work in engineering education focuses on hands-on undergraduate engineering education in the HVAC&R area, student-industry cooperation, and
Paper ID #6547The Case for On-Line College Education - a work in progressDr. Brian E. White, CAU-SES Brian E. White received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Sciences from the University of Wiscon- sin, and S.M. and S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. He served in the United States Air Force, and for 8 years was at M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. For five years Dr. White was a principal engi- neering manager at Signatron, Inc. In his 28 years at The MITRE Corporation, he held a variety of senior professional staff and project/resource management positions. He was Director of MITRE’s Systems En- gineering
process is the succession Page 23.1280.12 of thermodynamic states that a system passes through as it goes from initial and final state.” At this junction, the reader of this article should reflect on what goes in the mind Entropy Increase Principle Entropy Carnot Cycle Refrigerator Heat Engine Second Law
Paper ID #7496Use of an Affordable High Speed Video Camera for Visualization in Mechan-ical Engineering CoursesDr. John R. Baker, University of Kentucky John R. Baker is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Ex- tended Campus Program in Paducah, KY. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engi- neering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After obtaining his B.S., he spent three years working in the Plastics Division of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. He entered his current position in July 2000.Dr. Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky Vincent R. Capece
Paper ID #7817Improve Retention Rate and Performance of Students in STEM Field Usinga Virtual Teaching Assistant SystemDr. Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University Dr. Pablo Biswas received Ph.D. and M.S. in in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX. Dr. Biswas’s research interest is in supply chain management, inventory control, lean production systems, and information
Paper ID #7070Integrating Engineering and Arts through Capstone Design: Creative Cam-pus Meets the Learning FactoryProf. Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Timothy W. Simpson is a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Penn State with affiliate appointments in Engineering Design and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. As the Director of the Learning Factory, he coordinated 150 industry-sponsored senior design projects each year for over 700 students in the College of Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the Product Re- alization Minor. His research
Paper ID #6826Development of a Framework for the Online Portaion of a Hybrid Engineer-ing CourseDr. Natalya A. Koehler, Iowa State University Dr. Natalya A. Koehler has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instructional Technology and Human Computer In- teraction. Dr. Koehler is currently the post-doctoral research associate in Iowa State University’s College of Engineering-Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University Dr. Charles T. Jahren is the W. A. Klinger teaching professor and the assistant chair for Construction Engineering in the Department of Civil
increase their odds of success by offering ”pre-signing” development – for which no fee is charged to the author, as publisher pays the fee. For Momentum Press, I recruit academic Collection Editors in Mfg. Processes, Mechanical, Industrial, Instrumentation, Design & Graphics Engineering; then collaborate with these CE’s to develop their Collections by seeking academic author ”experts” to write short (150- page) applied focused titles within larger subject areas – Collections overall are for engineering libraries; individual titles in both digital & paperback formats are for advanced Engr. & Engr. Tech student purchase (via adoption or single copy) for research & course study. Have set foot on over 1200
thelight bulbs went off.Radical Disciplinary Mixing – Brain, Mind and CultureEngineers typically take some number of courses outside of the sciences to fulfilluniversity and ABET breadth requirements. Unfortunately, while they typically performwell, many engineering students do not take these courses seriously. They put on theirhumanities and social science “hats” on in these courses, but then quickly take them offagain once they are back to their engineering life. Those who do gain some lastinginsights keep them compartmentalized.The Brain, Mind and Culture course was co-taught by the author and a professor ofcomparative humanities. It was cross-listed in the departments of biomedical engineering,neuroscience and comparative humanities, with
his B.Tech (Ed.) and Ph.D. in Technology Education from the University of Limerick in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He spent six years in the metal fabrication industry developing engineering craft based skills prior to pursuing his studies in technology education. He currently holds a faculty position at the University of Limerick where he teaches engineering graphics courses to under- graduate and postgraduate students of initial teacher education. He was the program chair for the 67th MidYear Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Conference in Limerick, Ireland in 2012. He has been awarded the EDGD Chair’s Award in 2010 and 2011 in addition to the prestigious Oppenheimer Award in 2012. He is the current
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ofAE.Unfortunately, we do not have a control group with which to compare our results. Thus, we musttemper our conclusions with this in mind. There is evidence that the DBI pilot curriculumincreased students’ innovation when dealing with engineering content. Their attitudes about therelationship between engineering design and innovation were higher than their beliefs about therelationship between engineering design and efficiency. Perhaps a refinement in the curriculumand greater teacher experience with using a DBI curriculum could enhance students’development of AE. The UTeachEngineering group is currently revising the curriculum based onteacher feedback and results from this and other related studies
Paper ID #7620Implementation and Assessment of a Blended Learning Environment as anApproach to Better Engage Students in a Large Systems Design ClassProf. Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an associate professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. Previously, he has held faculty positions centered on engineering design at the University of Arizona and the University of Dayton. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. in 1997 and 2000. He earned his B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1995.Prof
Paper ID #5768On Teaching Capstone Design: The Role of Practitioners in the ClassroomDr. Waddah Akili, Iowa State University Dr. Waddah Akili is an academician and a civil engineering consultant in Ames, Iowa. He has been published in various fields including: geotechnical engineering, foundations, and pavement materials and design. He has been involved with contemporary engineering education issues, addressing a range of topics of interest and relevance to engineering institutions and practicing engineers in the U.S. and abroad
Paper ID #7425Engineering Solar Energy in the Fourth Grade Science ClassroomMs. Christina Hobson Foster, Arizona State University Foster is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education dedicated to improving the status of engineering edu- cation in K-12. His research focus is on identifying ways to motivate K-12 students to learn engineering and on ways to develop systems thinking, a necessary habit of mind for engineers of the 21st century. Currently he is in his third year of studies and is focused on the QESST educational research program with the goal of evaluating and developing resources for renewable energy instruction
of a faculty professional development program is partially due its design. Programs thattake into account factors for adult motivation (e.g., [14]) are likely to be more effective thanthose that do not [2]. For instance, the perceived expertise of the program facilitators must not bein question, and the content must be directly relevant to the interests and goals of theparticipants. The participants must also have a choice in how to apply the presented concepts, aswell as the opportunity to put them into practice.With these criteria in mind, we designed our “Teaching Circle for Large Engineering Courses” toinform faculty about effective teaching practices, influence their approaches to teaching, andgive them the tools to change their
musical environment Create a new musical experience for a traditional musical form (or composition) Create an educational tool (app) that enables a group of people (socially limited, disabled, culturally deprived populations) to communicate or experience emotion or feeling through music Create a musical composition with an audience in mind Figure 2. Abbreviated course content for K-State’s versions of the course.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 6Assessment