easily understand the limitations and assumptions used inthe classical formulation of mechanics problems. Some of the examples explored in the projectinclude the analysis of axially loaded members, torque loaded shafts, bending of beams, combinedloading of structural members, and pressurized thin-walled vessels.As an added measure to further maximize the effect of the project and to creatively enhance theeducational effect of the undertaken project for our program as a whole, the developed modules forthe mechanics of materials are also planned to be utilized in a newly developed undergraduate-graduate finite element course offered in spring 2017. Obviously, the intent for utilization of thesemodels in the FE course will be different than what is
share with their fellow studentsand employ throughout their professional careers. The proposed curricular project also aimed tofoster entrepreneurial mindset behaviors related to “curiosity” and “creating value.”MethodologyCourse Planning and Project ImplementationThe project ran through the final five weeks of the Fall 2015 semester. Students completed mostof the work out of class – only four lectures (out of 45) were dedicated to in-class time for theproject.To make space in the lecture schedule (compared to prior offerings of the course where there wasno ideation project) some course content was provided offline. Technical content for the courseis roughly 40% anatomy and physiology and 60% mechanics. For the Fall 2015 offering of thecourse
continually improve and expand the activities for a wider age and experience range.Additionally, the author plans to extend several of these activities to cover more advancecomputer science topics. For example, with the “Network Topology and Problem Solving”activity, have multiple types of white hats each labeled to demonstrate that there are differenttypes of nodes within a network and discuss the role of each. Another example is expanding the“Sorting Algorithms with Paper Bags” to cover more complex sorting algorithms and morecomplex data structures. The “Linked List with Yarn and Paper Bags” could be easily beextended to cover not only doubly linked lists but circular linked lists as well. The author choseto focused early iterations of using these
BSc in Electronic Systems Engineering from Tec de Monterrey (2004) a MSc in Space Sci- ence and Technology from Helsinki University of Technology and University of Lule˚a (2009) and is work- ing towards his PhD in Automation, Systems and Control Engineering in Aalto University (planned for 2017). His areas of expertise comprise electronic prototyping, space technology and distributed robotics. His main role in Aalto University lies at Aalto Design factory, where he manages the electronic prototyp- ing facilities that support mostly courses in new product development that usually are ran in partnership with companies such as Audi, Airbus, Kone, Nokia, Sako, Vaisala among others. He also created the Challenge
. Universities can embed this in courses and supplement with experiencesoutside of class (Itani, M., Srour, I., 2015). Career planning should also be provided inprofessional development.Pilot Year: Suite of Support ProgramingPeer Mentoring: “Leadership Opportunity”Current MS students were asked to volunteer to meet with a small group of new MS students toanswer questions, offer advice, and share contact information. The active students developedleadership skills and added to their resumes by volunteering. The new students were given accessto experience community building and sense of belonging.A few volunteers were recruited through a “call for leaders”. The rest were recommended byfaculty. Eighteen current students led small groups of four to five
developing understanding of the kinds ofoptimization issues that characterize many areas of engineering with a group-based activitydesign and infrastructure.In Project Based Instruction (PBI), students experience a process of inquiry in response tochallenges or driving questions. While allowing for some student autonomy, projects arecarefully planned, managed, and assessed to ensure students learn key academic content, practice21st Century Skills, and create authentic products (Markham, Larmer, & Ravitz, 2003). TheLegacy Cycle also helps to organize learning activities into an inquiry cycle. It begins with achallenging problem so learners discover information about the problem as the need arises,provides opportunities for continual formative
deadline with a deliverable. The small group had the autonomy toaccomplish the task using their experience and expertise – student’s toolbox of skill sets.The initial group meeting was to gain buy-in from everyone and to confirm the responsibilitiesand role of the overseer. The role of the overseer is to guide, which may include hard decisionsto keep the project on track, and the responsibility is to enforce deadlines and producedeliverables. Once buy-in was gained, more conventional project planning and performance wasemployed. The project planning was divided into traditional intermediate goal phases –conceptual (or schematic) design, design development, construction, and installation. The projectperformance incorporated small group tasks and
, beta testing and subsequent modificationof the process, based on cyclical feedback requires 6 months.Resources required to complete the above planning process, are yet another budgeted itemcontributing to total planning cost. Once the process is defined, the intent is to create centers ofexcellence attendant to each of the many activities; this, coupled with financial pro formas ofincreased residual gains, act to encourage a university-wide distance education solution, and willbring the many current independent distance education organizations under a centralizedumbrella. In the end, maximum efficiencies and cost savings manifest from a centralized versusdecentralized approach to distance education.On the whole, the 12 months will provide a
, mechanicalengineering, systems engineering, engineering technology, and construction management fromthe William States Lee College of Engineering (COE).In all of COE’s undergraduate programs, formal library instruction is generally limited to anoptional workshop that first-year students may attend for extra credit. Approximately 78% ofeligible students participate in this workshop during which they receive a basic introduction tolibrary resources in the context of an assignment focused on career planning. In addition to thisannual workshop, interested professors may contact the engineering librarian directly to requestlibrary instruction sessions. These individual requests from professors, which generate a fewsessions each semester, are usually spurred by
driver to stay in lane, but do not allow fullautonomous driving4-7. GM, in particular, warns that their lane keeping system should not beused while towing a trailer or on slippery roads, as it could cause loss of control of the vehicleand a crash5.Project DescriptionThere are two types of lane assist systems: Lane Departure Warning (LDW), which warns thedriver of lane departure; and Lane Keeping Systems (LKS), which actively apply steering torqueto direct the car back to the center of lane. This project is focused on the lane keeping system. ARC toy car was modified to stay in the center of a lane as it drove along the road by integratingan optical sensor with actuators controlled by a computer and strategy planning/coding. Thevehicle platform
, 2019 Risk Allocation Practices at the Bid Phase of the Construction Project: A Look at Factors that Impact Risk Premiums at the Bid Phase of the Construction ProjectAbstractExculpatory clauses are often used by owners in construction contracts to shift potential risks ofconstruction to the contractor. Conversely, to mitigate those risks, contractors use a risk premiumas part of their contingency plan to reduce the risks associated with accepting exculpatory clauses.The study identified five risks commonly used in construction contracts; namely, design errors,differing site conditions, construction errors, risks of payments, and damage for delays. The studyexamined the correlation among the contractor’s years
sustainability which was thedesign of an aquaponics system using renewable energy sources. Such a project helped studentspractice and further improve skills related to teamwork, communication, and work planning &management when working with others who do not necessarily “speak” the sametechnical/scientific language.Engineering technology and biology students from the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)worked together to design and build the fully instrumented and automated aquaponics systemat our university’s sustainability garden. From a team leading viewpoint, biology students definedthe requirements for the aquaponics system while engineering led the activities to design andbuild the system. The developed system allows interested students to
information, although in sophomore and junior level courses students wereencouraged to take the survey with an opportunity to earn bonus points, while the students in thesenior level course volunteered to take the survey without bonus points.Table 1. Survey questions related to high-impact learning activities Student (high‐impact learning) Related Questions What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning activity (something that you do to learn)? What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning strategy (something that you plan and execute)? Do you have any examples other than this that you would like to suggest as a high‐impact learning activity or strategy? As you answer the
the current structure is more guided than simply asking students about theirproblem-solving process. This structure requires less reflection on their own problem-solving process, butstill provides us with meaningful data. Cyclical resource use (using a resource early in the process andreturning in it) was lost in this iteration of the survey.Future Work In the future, we plan to continue analyzing the qualitative data from the Survey InstrumentVersion 2.2 to learn about possible differences in the data we collected. We also plan to add gradecorrelations to the specific responses on the Version 2.2 Survey Instrument to identify the resourcenetworks and combinations that proved to be the most productive for the students in the course
establishment of a council for promoting the education of SET is essential for the country, since engineers and scientists have a collective responsibility to improve the lives of people around the world including Afghanistan. Many expatriate Afghanis may be willing to help towards this goal. There is a strong need for better planning in order to create a higher education system that can address the present problems of the country and it is sustainable in the long- term using the local resources rather than being dependent on international aid. There is certainly a lack of professionals at the MoHE and Universities to prioritize and manage the multi-million dollars USAID and other funded projects in
development background of computing education in China to form a morecomprehensive and clear understanding of it, and refine the path of the realization ofcomputing education through the structured case study.2 The development of computing education in ChinaThe training for computer science and technology professionals started in the United Statessince the 1950s. Later the training programs adopted by other countries including China, allreferred to the US system.In 1995, on the basis of extensive research, the Ministry of Education approved the plan forthe reform of educational contents and curriculum for computer science and technology. Theproject is undertaken by a team of teachers from 9 universities including Fudan University,Shanghai Jiaotong
% Conflicts between ENT350 and EGE120 19.6% Improve Course Scheduling 9.8% *Some students represented in multiple categories.Discussion:Overall, the collaboration between the entrepreneurial studies program and the department ofengineering was mutually beneficial. Transferring prototype development to engineering studentsallowed the ENT350 students to focus on venture planning and consumer surveying. EGE120students were then guided by their clients toward market-based designs. Moreover, the competingengineering teams from different course sections were able to develop unique products from theinitial design scope, leading to a diverse collection of final prototypes. Students from
PopulationTo provide a better understanding of the size of the student population investigated, some categorical statisticsare presented. The total enrollment (Ne) of students across the six years of data within these four majors is Ne =9381 (BME = 1367, ChE = 3678, MSE = 791, ME = 3545). The total degrees granted (Nd) across these fourmajors is Nd = 3228 (BME = 418, ChE = 1113, MSE = 329, ME = 1368). The analyses and results in this paperare based on these populations.Career Outcomes and SalaryWithin the data set, students have the option to report four possible outcomes upon graduation. These include:career employment, further education, looking for job, and other plans. Career employment (Industry) includesstudents that have accepted a career offer
. This usuallymeans that needed maintenance may be planned while sacrificing little overall energy generationcapability.Campus steam load projectionsUniversity Facilities provided six years’ worth of steam production data. Using this data, steamproduction was extrapolated out to 20 years. This required some error mitigation, correcting forclearly erroneous manual data entries, such as obvious stray values of zero or clear numericalsaturation. Making error mitigation from manual entries was the most tedious and painstakingpart of the project. After normalizing the data, a nearly uniform average rate of growth wascalculated to be approximately 1.7% annually over the past six years. The University Facilitiesdirector projects closer to 3% annual
production.Manufacturing concepts such as inventory planning, production scheduling, and processimprovement (Lean and Six Sigma methodologies) will also be considered. By comparing physicalsimulations with virtual reality environments, this paper provides insights into the applicability ofvirtual reality technologies in the education domain. Research activities will be integrated intoundergraduate courses on manufacturing systems to support problem-solving skill developmentamong students.1. BackgroundSimulation games can be a catalyst for understanding manufacturing concepts among engineeringstudents. Using simulation games allows students to experiment various manufacturing systems ina realistic setting. Moreover, simulation games can provide a means to engage
recognize the linkagebetween the concepts and application in real-world. Lesson plans were developed for several mathand physics concepts integrating the flight simulator activities. To ensure buy-in for classroomimplementation, the topics of these lessons were identified in consultation with the local middleschool STEM teachers. Professional development on using the pedagogical approach was thenprovided to teachers from the middle schools that serve primarily underrepresented populations.Middle school students experienced the learning environment as part of a summer camp to deeplyunderstand some science and math concepts. A quasi experimental between-subjects researchdesign was used. Pre-post content and attitude instruments were utilized to
/ ARCH 3109 “This class has been organized as a design studio with collaboration betweenArchitecture Architecture (Special architectural designers and computer graphics majors.”[9] Experimental) StudioCarnegie Mellon 51-265 “Learn the basic design processes for experience-driven multi-modalUniversity/ Design Environments Studio environments, making meaningful physical and virtual experiences through I: Understanding planning, structuring, and explaining/visualizing; utilize a range and Form & Context combination of analog and digital tools for high fidelity output.”[10
artifact(the mood ring). Project 2 will be a computer-based design implementation using 3-D modelingto support online game design and programming.Outcome of the workshop will also be reflected in participant behavior and hands-on applicationof gained knowledge and skills (we will have to include evaluation plan). Participants will gainexperience in using freely available and popular software tools.The Electronic Mood RingThe original Mood Rings were popular in the 1960s and 1970s; they included a special type ofmaterial that changes color in response to heat. As body heat warmed up the ring, it wouldchange from dark to brown to yellow to green to blue. The electronic ring that girls were askedto design is similar, but it uses a temperature sensor
student feedbacksurveys, quality of student work and course grades.BackgroundThe two courses included in this study are “Quality Analysis” (QA) and “Design ofExperiments” (DOE). Both are required courses in the Industrial Engineering master’s programat the University of New Haven. The main topics covered in the QA course are principles ofquality control systems, control charts for variables and attributes, process capability analysis,measurement system analysis, and acceptance sampling plans whereas the DOE courseintroduces students to fundamental concepts in planning, designing and conducting experimentsand covers various designs such as factorial design, response surface methodology, nested andsplit-plot designs.The course assignments and
people on campus, and the blurred lines between theproject and operations, as the project is nearing completion many of the changes are already partof the new culture. Extensive communication was done throughout the project in order tohighlight new processes, benefits, and expectations. Also, because of the phased transitionschedule, there was a constant rolling of people in all stages of adoption. As more people movedinto the culture of adoption around the new tool, there were models of the new culture for lateradopters to merge into, and already consider normal.With that said, this is a difficult phase. Even with inclusion of the operations team andsignificant planning, the handoff from project and the “network structure” to operations and
students to work on world-like realapplications and problems, 3) increasing retention of content and increasing students’ attitudetowards learning, and 4) improving project management and implementation skills for students.These skills will ultimately lead to retaining students’ interests during class while covering thecurriculum as set by the college and department.MethodologyProject Based Learning (PBL) approach was used in this course. A project was designed to leadthe course and meet the course learning outcomes (CLOs) listed above. PBL can be a powerfulpedagogical tool, however it has its own benefits and risks. The time through which the teamsimplement their knowledge and learn new material should be well planned and guidance shouldalways be
designedto make the student make a plan for their analysis. The second part of the scaffold presentscomponent values for the first time and asks the students to enter the required equations. In thisstep attention was paid to the flexibility of entry. Student frustration with strict syntax serves as abarrier to successful adoption. 6 To avoid this any valid and equivalent equation is evaluated ascorrect. Examples of such equations include: −7I1 + 3I2 + 4I3 = −14 (1) 7I1 − 3I2 − 4I3 = 14 (2) 14 − 4(I1 − I3 ) − 3(I1 − I2 ) = 0 (3
. • Internal Failure Costs: Costs associated activities when product or process fail internally (before and product / service has not been experienced by the customer). Examples include scrap, rework, equipment unscheduled downtime, etc. • External Failure Costs: Costs associated with activities resulting from product or service not conforming to requirements after being experienced by to the customer. Examples include processing and replacement of customer returns, warranty charges, etc.The above costs can be divided into conformance (prevention and appraisal) andnonconformance (internal and external failures). The conformance costs are associated withactivities that are normally planned while the failure costs are not
economic factors I learned to look into how prevalent a disease is in another country in order to determine if marketing a device is worth the profit based on the country’s GDP Determine whether or not a new market is possible within other countries What modifications can be made to make new markets possible Learned the 3 key metrics for success of a medical device Learned more on how to build a market analysis plan. Also more about other countries development in medicine The module was engaging. Allowed students to investigate markets I better understand the economics that goes into introducing a product to a new country More of a market side of engineering I think it