(1) the speaker shows ownership ofthe information, (2) the speaker has the potential to make effective eye contact with the audience,and (3) the speaker could adjust the talk if circumstances called for that. One disadvantage is thatthis style of delivery requires much preparation. A second disadvantage is that novice speakersoften lack the confidence that they will remember the planned and practiced sequence of ideas.What Expert Engineering Speakers Do: Fashioning Sentences on the Spot Historical writings reveal that the best speakers of science and engineering do not readfrom manuscripts or speak from note cards or projections of bulleted lists.7 Rather, thesespeakers fashion sentences on the spot, but after practice with a planned
equipment.This paper discusses a small scale lab network used to investigate the key capabilities of MPLS.This same lab network can also be used to instruct fundamental computer and datacommunication concepts to students, while maintaining low cost, ease of configuration, anddesign flexibility. The network design and concepts illustrated are taken from a master’s thesisresearch project at Southern Polytechnic State University (now part of Kennesaw StateUniversity) that investigated the performance of MPLS networks.The telecommunication lab at Southern Polytechnic State University is comprised primarily ofseveral Cisco-based routers (2600, 2800, and 2900 series) and switches, a reconfigurable systemof cables and patch panels, and various support
textbooks than their counterparts in previous generations12.Improved learning may occur when teaching styles match learning styles than when they aremismatched, thus it is important that engineering education respond to the learning stylesdominant among the population of students.Evidence strongly suggests that one of the crucial factors in the educational development ofundergraduate students is the degree to which the student is actively engaged or involved in thelearning experience. Studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)education13 14 15 16 have informed on teaching methods centered on the student, such as inquirylearning17, problem-based learning18 19, project-based learning20, and just-in-time teaching21.These
. Page 26.1554.3Multiple styles of apprenticeship pedagogy describe the interaction between master andapprentice. Cognitive Apprenticeship from the field of instructional design6 fits this project; ithas been applied widely in the context of language, reading comprehension, and mathematics.7The Collins-Brown model includes several key features: Course content explicitly provides those rules of thumb and heuristic knowledge that experts use (often without knowing it). Course content is provided in authentic contexts based on real situations where it would be used. Course content and facilitation supports students’ development of skills and knowledge of processes with appropriate scaffolding, gradually removing
an assistant editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learn- ing and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman
studies, and discussion. Course instructors presented the Code of Ethicsfor Engineers from the National Society of Professional Engineers. Students were then presenteda variety of short ethical scenarios on projected slides and had to make their own ethicaljudgments using clickers. The voting results were presented on the screen, and the results werediscussed as a class in light of the Code of Ethics for Engineers. Students also examined a fewcase studies by viewing an interview with an engineer who attempted to stop the Challengertakeoff and news footage covering the Challenger and Columbia explosions, as well as aninterview with a survivor of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion and associated newscoverage.Creative Fiction
draw a special class of free bodydiagrams called “trusses” in a second-year statics class. A truss diagram could be used to findthe forces of tension and compression in members of a bridge framework, for example.Despite the importance of such hand-sketched diagrams for engineering education and practice,large class sizes common in US engineering education often prevent provision of carefulevaluation and feedback on such diagrams, and the situation with MOOC’s is even more difficultdue to size. Only recently has computing technology become powerful enough to enable rapidand detailed feedback on engineering hand-sketched diagrams. The Mechanix project isdeveloping and evaluating software that enhances student skills for creating and applying
about how well what students learn transfers to the workplace. Our researchattempts to highlight the importance and necessity to effectively evaluate how and what studentslearn, transfers to real life work situations.This project will illustrate how instructors can use technology judiciously to increase studentlearning. The MATLAB® modeling and simulation components of the engineering statics ELMreduces the time that students usually dedicate to computation. When students solve problemsthat have several equations and unknowns, they often commit manual errors. Introducing theMATLAB® component, as we do, after the students are exposed to the concept allows thestudents to spend more time reflecting on the theoretical aspects, setting up the
Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a
aerospace science and engineering. Angela’s mission is to use the ability of space to ignite the human sense of wonder; to engage Montana students, teachers and researchers in aerospace activity, capitalizing on our inherent fascination with discovery and exploration to further the drive to achieve great strides in STEM fields; to conduct research in solar astrophysics with an emphasis on student involvement; to cultivate a spirit of service.Dr. Christine M Foreman, Montana State UniversityDr. Brett W Gunnink, Montana State UniversityDr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of En- gineering at Montana State University (MSU
, to encourage students to consider EE and toexpose them to energy and power concepts, Suffolk EE freshmen and other Suffolk students have Page 26.1232.3been visiting for the past two years the science and engineering classes and clubs from all threepartner schools, performing experiments with the high schools students that teach about power, 2energy and sustainability and answering questions about college life as part of their final project froma freshman seminar class taught by Suffolk’s EE program. This past year, each school nominatedone senior per year to be considered for the first year
Communication Society, he is primarily interested in designing curricula and tools which can help engineers and scientists develop life-long competencies in communication. In the past seven years he has also been the Lead of co-Principal Investigator in projects related to the design, implementation and assessment of learning technologies, especially in the domains of language learning, health communication and public discourse.Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University Suguru Ishizaki is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Design in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon. His current research interests include pedagogy of commu-nication and de- sign for students and professionals in the technology
understanding of mathematicalmodeling, biology, and clinical practice who can interact with caregivers and administrators toimprove clinical outcomes. This field, also known as “systems medicine”, is an area that iscurrently underserved within the undergraduate education community.In response to the need for engineers and scientists cross-trained to effectively work on themedical interface, a National Science Foundation funded Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program (NSF EEC-1156899) has been run for the last three years (2012-2014) at the University of Pittsburgh. This program consisted of students being paired with oneor more mentor(s) on a specific technical project over a ten-week period while receivingprofessional development
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funding is available, provides best chance of success. Students learn many skills not available in curriculum such as programmatic in writing proposals, cost estimates, planning and scheduling. Often much time in graduate school is wasted trying to figure out a project and executing setup of an experiment. Number one problem leading to delays in graduation.US Government agencies have identified betavoltaics as a disruptive technology that is neededand should be pursued, as evident in reports and solicitations. In October 2013, the DefenseScience Board (DSB) issued its report on Technology and Innovation Enablers in 2030. TheDSB technology report specifically addresses the use of radionuclide power to lighten thesoldiers
has evolved and been transferred to otherinstitutions, and the process and results of assessment.Course Development: Context and EvolutionWe first developed our course at an undergraduate college focusing on math, science, andengineering. The general engineering program1 is unified by the concepts that design is thecentral activity of engineering; that engineers typically design systems; and that such designrequires good models and rigorous analyses of the physical systems. Students complete bothcornerstone2 and capstone3 design projects that are inherently interdisciplinary, and fulfillcurricular requirements that provide a broad education in engineering fundamentals.Because the program leads to an ABET-accredited, unspecialized degree in
received. According to the results of thecollected survey, the majority of respondents believe that solution manuals help them to be moremotivated, learn at a deeper level, and earn better grades. Faculty survey results also show thatsolution manuals can be helpful if they are used properly. This paper describes the results of thedata collection.IntroductionHomework is an essential part of learning in engineering education. Most engineering facultyand students believe that just attending the lectures is not enough for students to master thematerial, thus homework and projects are assigned to help student learning1. Walberg et al.reported that homework has substantial effects on students’ learning2. They stated that assigninghomework increases
Paper ID #12706Assessments of Ultra-Low-Cost Venturi Nozzle in Undergraduate Engineer-ing ClassesMr. ARSHAN NAZEMPOUR, Washington State University Arshan Nazempour completed his undergraduate study at University of Tehran in Tehran, Iran in Chemical Engineering. Currently, he is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University and working under Professor Van Wie’s supervision on two projects, synergistic influences of oscillating pressure and growth factor on chondrogenesis in a novel centrifugal bioreactor and hands-on learning solution for students.Dr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University
significantlyincreased during the study. This shows that the students gain more confidence as they advance inthe curriculum. On the other hand, the anxiety of students decreased. Lower anxiety may be dueto an increase in confidence, experience from completed coursework, and internship or full-timejob offers. However, the motivation of students remained constant, which means that theyexperience similar motivation levels when performing projects. This may be due to the fact thatfreshmen start school with a high level of motivation, which remains high throughout theireducation. This study has discovered that an engineering program is able to produce valuableengineers by increasing their self-efficacy and creativity.The bio-inspired design methods study examined
-frequency terms. It was only the keywords and alphabetical strings thatwere used with a naïve-Bayes classifier from the Bayesian Knowledge Discovery project.3 The C4.5algorithm was also used4 and 20,816 cases were analyzed.A similar approach using updated tools could be effective when looking at the interaction betweenemployees in a support environment. There are two sources of text to be analyzed. First, there are chatsessions between employees. Second, when a second-level employee takes a call from a first-level, orsimply provides an assist, there are sets of notes that can be analyzed. The first-level employee shouldbe taking complete notes about the nature of the case and what troubleshooting did not resolve theproblem. Then the second-level
Amigo initiative based on the Capability Maturity Model [4], see Figure 2,an extension of an integrated process improvement model with the goal to increase the processcapability of an institution’s educational processes. The process capability is the inherentability of a process to produce planned results. This engineering model was used to map theactivities required to complete accreditation to an appropriate level of capability of theaccreditation team. Everyone starts at Level 1, where the process are adhoc and results dependon the individuals involved. By applying Project Management techniques a Disciplined Processis developed, leading to Level 2, where the results are repeatable. At Level 2, EngineeringManagement principles are applied to
down from God on stone tablets. Fixed hardcopy textbooks are limited topresenting text and static images; whereas well designed online course allows forlinear and interactive animations as well as virtual instruments and tools thatpermit data input/output that demonstrate the process of programming in a waythat is impossible for any static text.How will your students practice programming? Will they simply re-type theexamples from the textbook (or worse, copy/paste them from an online text)?Using a professional IDE has the advantage of ecological validity, but may resultin an excessive cognitive load [13] for the student. Does an introductory studentreally need to select one of the seven different project types, just to create a“Hello, World
the two sections were not taught in the same academic term. Thomas and Philpot (2012) examined students’ final exam scores and course grades in a mechanics of materials course.6 They found that there was no significant difference between traditional lecture-only sections and "inverted" (i.e., flipped) sections, but class attendance in the inverted sections was optional and primarily devoted to homework. Redekopp and Ragusa (2013) implemented many current best practices into a flipped computer architecture course including brief online assessments following video tutorials and in-class project work.4 They found that there was no significant difference between the two groups of students on "lower order learning outcomes" but significant
is also a primary contributor to PEO #4.The written and oral communications skills described in SO #8 are mandatory for anyone employed as apracticing, responsible professional or a graduate student. The ability to document a project, discussalternative approaches with fellow team members, and to present progress to managers are all essentialparts of being employed or pursuing graduate study. SO #8 is a primary contributor to PEO #1. Thesesame skills contribute to PEO #2, because engagement in understanding and applying new ideas andtechnologies requires interacting with team members as well as other colleagues. This includes both oralinteraction and the ability to interact in writing. SO #8 directly enables PEO #3. Active
processes are in their infancy, andshould be more logically designed and strategically deployed in an integrated fashion withlearning outcomes and textbook content.Keywords: Distance learning, learning management systems, laboratory equipment, text books,workbooks, virtual laboratory, experiential learning, computer science, information technologyIntroductionThe survey results presented in this paper focus on the delivery of experiential, hands-onlearning resources by provisioning computer science labs. The survey data was obtained from ajoint survey project conducted by Pearson Education and iNetwork, Inc. The schools included inthe study had either undergraduate and/or graduate level cyber security degree programs. Thefaculties who responded to
and learning process. The goal of this project is to explore the educational philosophiesenacted in the most impactful undergraduate classrooms, according to graduate students’perceptions, in order to give the new educator a foundation for their own course design process.Previous ResearchWhy Examine Students’ Perceptions of Learning Environments?At the start of the new semester, students enter a classroom not as “blank slates,” but withparticular conceptions about teaching and learning based on their prior experiences5. As a result,the effects of learning activities and perceptions of classroom interactions among the instructorand the students may differ by student5,8. Further, research has also shown that students’conceptions about teaching
. In the mid-1970s, David Kolb published works thatcategorized human learning styles and how they respond to various types of experientiallearning.2 At least three out of Kolb’s four learning styles benefitted most through “concreteexperience” and “active experimentation.”2 Furthermore, Schumann, et. al., reported that manystudents who leave engineering do so because of a lack of interest in the topics.3 In 2010, in aneffort to increase retention rates among engineering programs, the National Science Foundationsponsored a project called “Engage.”4 One of the three objectives of this project is to increaseretention by “Integrating into coursework everyday examples in engineering (E3s).”4 Also, asampling of recent papers that studied the
these things relate to the course goals?With the answers to these questions in mind, the TA and instructor can think about the purposeof other class assignments (pre-class and post-class homework/projects) that will preparestudents with these skills. Questions to consider while creating these assignments, as discussedin the “Active Learning in STEM Courses” mini-course, are as follows: 1. What kind of questions are being asked in these different categories (pre-, in-, and post- class)? Page 26.755.8 2. How do these questions compare across categories and to the exam questions? How do the formats compare? How does feedback on these
expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. Recently, she has joined the expanding Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU to continue teaching Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems. She also serves as a Technical Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of numerous awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her Doctoral degree
education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education.Mr. Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice Pawley is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Program and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are