university funded program that provides scholarships and research funding for underrepre- sented students in engineering and engineering technology programs. Dr. Talbert-Hatch is also a Co-PI on a recently funded NSF STEM grant that provides scholarships, academic support, and career planning for 2nd year students with unmet financial need who are enrolled in engineering programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Status of STEM Living Learning CommunitiesAbstractVirtually all institutions of higher learning have developed activities and/or academic programsin the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math disciplines, i.e., STEM. One specific programis called “STEM Living
epistemic cognition11 within an undergraduate experience, we are using situatedlearning5,6, role identity, and epistemic cognition as theoretical lenses. Situated learning providesa framework for us to investigate students’ identity development and epistemic cognition as theyintegrate into a research group, which can be recognized as a community of practice5,6. Throughlegitimate peripheral participation within their URE, students will develop their identities asresearchers and their beliefs about how knowledge is created and justified within the field. In thisinitial phase of our work, we are using situated learning to begin to understand the connectionsbetween identity and epistemic cognition within a URE.Executive SummaryOur detailed plan for
experience was used to create curriculum development teams and to ideate possiblelesson topics and engineering problems to incorporate into their curriculum.Impact of the ACTlab on the Curriculum DevelopmentAs part of the external evaluation process for the NSF-RET program, the teachers were requiredto respond to a weekly evaluation regarding specific programming that occurred that week aswell as their overall experience. Through this evaluation, the teachers reported engaging inactivities in the ACTlab, such as the ‘Speed Dating’ and ‘Bag of Improbable Materials’ whichthey would use in their classrooms. One teacher commented:“There are so many parts to the lesson plan that are crucial to make sure that the STEMeducation the students are receiving
sites during the spring break.Students who participate in these opportunities often receive offers of summer internships andlater, offers of permanent employment. These activities form the basis of the support services ofthis scholarship program.Student Support Services and Programs for Scholars Building on the aforementionedactivities, we provide students who plan study at WSU with mentoring and advising support.Faculty from the Energy Systems Innovation Center (ESIC) provide mentorship to the scholarshiprecipients through regular meetings. Academic advising is provided to these students, and theyare offered the opportunity to take part in the Center’s multidisciplinary research. Through theCenter’s extensive contact with the industry, it acts
research skills and enhance their knowledge of science and engineering concepts13.Teachers worked side-by-side with university research faculty, graduate students, andundergraduate students (participating in a parallel Research Experience for Undergraduates,REU site program) in discovery-based, hands-on research projects.Teachers were provided with the guidance to translate their research experience into classroompractice and develop lesson plans relevant to their area of research14. As part of the programteachers developed instructional modules they could use to integrate into their classroomteaching15. The project also focused on helping the teachers refine their instructional planningskills and providing them with an effective protocol for
Technology.Ms. Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gabrielle is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County studying Human-Centered Computing through the Interdisciplinary Studies Department. She’s a member of the Prototyping and Design Lab at UMBC under the mentorship of Dr. Amy Hurst, researching the potential uses of 3D printing and modeling in education. Upon graduation in May, she plans to continue pursu- ing research involving children’s interactions with technology and how technology could be designed to continue to enable children’s natural sense of creativity and sociability. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017NSF
final public day where students were to Construction give a tour of the house and stage a Documents; Bill of Materials, Construction twenty foot square lot for visitors to walkConstruction Management (3) through. The public day grossed over Plans. Build Site Preparation; Tool 20,000 attendees when a projected 3,000 Storage, Site Power, attendees were
and independent study courses wereexcluded. In spring 2016, there was a total of 1111 students in the sampling frame. A sample sizeof 10 % of this population was considered to have sufficient statistical power to derive theresults.The stratified random sampling method was used to select the participants with the strata basedon course level (e.g. 100, 200, 300 & 400-level courses). The sample was randomly selectedacross the four strata so as to be proportional to the number of students enrolled in each stratum(course level). Table 1 shows the percentage of students selected from each course level resultingin the sample size of 111. Table 1. Participant Sampling Plan Course Number of
lesson plans can be found in the Appendix of this paper.Each prediction activity began with the instructor explaining the demonstration and asking aquestion about what would happen in the system. Students wrote down their predicted answerwith some justification. A brief demonstration followed, allowing students to observe whatactually happened. The instructor concluded the activity with a 5 minute explanation of thetheory governing the system. Within a week of the in-class activity, students in Class Ccompleted a brief set of structured questions, aimed to engage students in reflection. Thesefollow-up activities are in the Appendix.Table 1: Experimental Design. The same HECI test was administered pre- and post-instruction as a quantitativeform
break down the problemstatement aloud to her children and describing in a way that helps them define the scope ofthe criteria to her children. She then starts the the problem better. In particular, Johnconversation below: identifies the fence and the toys as the twoMother: so, what is your plan John? major components of the task (ProblemJohn: I’m gonna build a fence and then toys. Scoping-Problem Decomposition). InMother: what the fence is gonna look like? addition, we see that John is able to imagineJohn ; A large rectangle or may be a circle. the playground in a yard and focus on featuresMaybe, I can use this [pointing to a circular that are common for
residents were asked to reduce the amount of bathroom water used. The reservoir came within one day of having no usable water supply, and the student’s university came close to shutting off the water supply to all dormitories. Luckily, a substantial rainfall event avoided this situation. Anticipating future droughts, City and University administrators asked local engineering firms to develop a plan to reduce the amount of water used by businesses in the area and the dorms serving the students at your university. These plans are to be implemented by the year 2020. Failure to implement these technologies results in stiff financial fines.After reading this description, the students answered questions outlined in Table 2. Thesequestions were designed
feedback about the relative challenge of individualproblems (“The A-problem was just like the example, but man, that B problem was wild!”)If, with careful monitoring, student learning is not going as planned, the instructor must beprepared to deviate from the previously planned progressive peer group. Variations on thismethod that the author has invoked include: having the entire class work on one problemtogether, nominally in groups of threes, but coming together as a class to work through thechallenging portions and discuss ideas on how to proceed. The author has also stoppedprogressive peer work to bring the entire class together to discuss a concept if it is clear there iswide-spread confusion or misconceptions. There have been times where
definition of“design” as “the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object, system ormeasurable human interaction [from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design].” Designing usually needs to consider the aesthetic,functional, economic and societal dimensions of both the design object and design process.Learning the design methods and processes through project-based learning activities seems tobe an important route for students to understanding the merging of materials science withengineering for future challenges as reported [4-6]. Introducing designing processesthrough project-based learning activities will enable students to see how the fundamentalconcepts of science and
. Most of these courses include labs, and students are assigned towork on design projects to satisfy the student learning outcomes1.Senior Design Course Overview:MANE students take MANE 461 and 462 (two credit hours each) senior design courses in theirsenior year as a capstone to accomplish all aspects of the design requirements. Depending on thenature of the selected projects, they may be teamed with computer engineering students. Theprinciples of the design and project planning and control processes are taught by the projectscoordinator faculty through the entire life of the projects. Each project advisor faculty advisesone or two teams on designing and prototyping their project(s). Manufacturing students mostlyare assigned to select topics in
Technical Communication ClassroomAbstractRates of veteran enrollment in colleges and universities are approaching levels not seen since thefifties, due in large part to the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, an educational assistance plan for eligibleveterans. Connecting veteran students with the support skills they need is crucial to theircontinuing success, in the classroom and beyond. Studies suggest that veteran students performto their academic best when given clear objectives and product exemplars, with a focus on best-practice—a result that runs contrary to received wisdom in composition pedagogy research. Thispaper argues that a Technical Writing and Communication (TWC) classroom organized aroundproject-based learning is a best
of years I became a lecturer in the Engineering Department at the University of Virginia where I am teaching now full time. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigning the Calculus Curriculum for Engineering StudentsIntroductionThis paper provides an overview of year two in our calculus redesign project, marking thesecond step in a three-year plan to make over the calculus sequence. In our previous paper [0] wediscussed the motivation for the Calculus curriculum redesign at our institution, as part of agreater effort to improve and innovate the calculus sequence in many universities in the US. TheMathematical Association of America, MAA, with support by NSF, has published
economic development for the town. 7. References[1] Junta Administradora Local Rural de Sumapaz. Plan de desarrollo Económico, Social,Ambiental y de Obras Públicas de la Localidad Veinte de Sumapaz, D.C., 2016.[2] P. Franco and J. Betancur, “La flora del Alto Sumapaz (Cordillera Oriental, Colombia)”.Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 23 (Suplementoespecial): pp. 53-78, 1999.[3] Alcaldía Local de Sumapaz - Secretaría Distrital de Gobierno Comisión Ambiental localde Sumapaz, Plan ambiental de Sumapaz 2013-2016. Bogotá, Colombia., 2012.[4] Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Consejo Universitario. “Resolución 887 de 2015 yAcuerdo número 025 de 2007”. Sistema de Información Normativa, Jurisprudencial y
Engineering Technology (EET) shouldcover the following topics:1) Robots and Degrees of Freedom2) Representation of Rigid-Bodies in 2D and 3D Space3) Kinematic Chains and Forward Kinematics4) Velocity Kinematics and Statics5) Inverse Kinematics6) Dynamics7) Control Systems, Actuators and SensorsActuators, Sensors and Control Systems are important elements of the EET program. We madea point to emphasize these areas of Robotics in the Laboratory section of the course.Course LayoutWe felt the textbook that best fit our needs was “Modern Robotics Mechanics, Planning andControl” by Kevin M. Lynch and Frank C. Park. One of the many advantages of the textbook isshort video lecture segments provided on-line for students to view. The videos covered
engineering courses. This paper will describe theimplementation of standards-based specifications grading (SBSG) in a sophomore-levelthermodynamics course, offered in a hybrid (approximately 80% online) format, in a mechanicalengineering curriculum.Description of CourseThe course was offered in a hybrid format for the first time in the 2017 fall semester. The coursewas taught in a traditional in-person format in the 2016 fall semester by the same instructor usingSBSG. The original plan for the hybrid course involved a face-to-face meeting approximatelyonce every two weeks, for approximately two hours (one lecture hour and one recitation hour).However, the instructor found out a few months before the start of the course that she would beout of the
products.The widespread adoption of LDAP is due to its flexibility, scalability, and compatibility. A computer network related program named Computer Network & System Administration (CNSA) was introduced at MichiganTechnological University in 2003 [3]. The purpose of this program was to serve the needs of industry by educating and training studentsto succeed in the field areas of systems administration and network engineering, with an emphasis on network security. An integral partof the CNSA curriculum is a three credit hour course on Directory Services (DS). In the DS course, students are exposed to topics like planning, designing, implementing and troubleshooting various directory serviceproducts, including Microsoft Windows Active Directory
. Displacement Transducer Mounted on Circuit Breaker with locking pliers and bolts7. Run Test in T-Doble Software a. Select or create test plan. b. Click Run Test. c. When beeping begins, press and hold Safety Switch. The beeping then becomes a constant tone. d. When tone stops, release Safety Switch and view results. Figure 4. Students Creating the Test Plan for the Travel Time Test Figure 5. Students (Trayton Duncan and Kevin Wood) Observing the Circuit Breaker Travel Time Test 8. Break Down a. Remove leads from apparatus b. Disconnect safety ground cableAnalyzing the Travel Time Test ResultsClosing and Opening TimeAccording to [2] the time between when the close coil is
. Since the recording of program genderdata began in mid-2016, 45% of program participants have identified as female. In order tomaximise student participation and minimise disruption to university schedules each Summitis scheduled to run between semesters (Dec-Feb and Jun-Jul). Approximately half of studentshave their participation funded by Australian Government New Colombo Plan mobilitygrants. This grant requires the Summit form a formal part of a student’s university course,whilst most students use the experience as part of required work experience the HumanitarianDesign Summit Program has been integrated into formal curriculum such as research thesisprojects and as part of the ‘Engineering in a Humanitarian Context’ course at the
scheduling, operational costs, and life-cycle costs. D.1: Stakeholder Roles in Architecture: Understanding of the relationships among key stakeholders in the design process—client, contractor, architect, user groups, local community—and the architect’s role to reconcile stakeholder needs. D.2: Project Management: Understanding of the methods for selecting consultants and assembling teams; identifying work plans, project schedules, and time requirements; and recommending project delivery methods.Considering many of these performance criteria are fundamental skills taught in any constructionprogram and that these skills are required of architecture and construction professionals, thisappears to be a natural
performance/cost trade-offs and defend engineering decisions in the design of a customer-based system.6. Account for human and societal constraints in the design of a specified system.7. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills in a team product design.Specific Student Objectives:1. Students will generate a list of performance criteria from a system description.2. Students will convert performance criteria to specifications.3. Students will identify tools appropriate to the design of a system.4. Students will develop a total plan to design and demonstrate a prototype of a specified system.5. Students will independently acquire a familiarity with any tools necessary to the completion of the team project.6. Students will generate
programming support [2].Billard describes a common method for programming of robots—Robot Programming byDemonstration, also known as imitation learning [3]. Nicolescu and Mataric discuss naturalmethods for robot programming, including instructive demonstrations, generalization overmultiple demonstrations and practice trials [4].In the area of industrial robots, Pan et al. provide a comprehensive review of the recent researchon programming methods for industrial robots, including online programming, offlineprogramming, and programming using Augmented Reality (AR) [5]. Wang et al. propose anoptimized path planning method for off-line programming of an industrial robot [6]. Sang Choiet al. present a lead-through method and device for industrial robots
Audrey Ford is a 5th year PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of California Berke- ley.Prof. Sara McMains, University of California, Berkeley Professor McMains directs the Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Lab in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Her pedagogical research interests include engineering design visualization and auto-grading of engineering drawings. Her other research interests include Geometric DFM (Design for Manufacturing) feedback, computational geometry, geometric and solid modeling, CAD/CAM, GPU algorithms, computer aided process planning, additive manufacturing, computer vision, and machine learning. She received her
] “The group contract creation went well. It allowed us to communicate early and often which has led to success as a group. There has not been any major conflict.” [quoted from an IDIS 343 student] Furthermore, 70 out of 79 (88.6%) of students reported that they did not have any conflictwhen creating the group contract. 28 out of 79 students recalled that there were some clauses thatthey wish they had included in the contract; most were in regards to the schedule, plan, andattendance of group meetings (13 responses), and specifications of individual expectations andassignments (11 responses). Many mentioned that the Group Contract had played an importantrole in the project, one student wrote: “When our group created our
students to plan their submission over the break. Graduatestudents are invited to submit a 300 dpi-or-higher image, with title, plus a 200-word,plain-language description explaining how the image relates to their research. Participants mustbe current graduate students in good standing, and images must meet minimum size andresolution requirements that allow printing the images at a length of twenty-four inches on theshort edge. Entries are accepted over a three week period from mid-January to early February.Organizers and campus partners developed the Images of Research Submission PreparationWorkshop for the purpose of offering guidance to graduate students who are interested in makinga submission. For the 2018/2019 competition, the FGSR permitted
steps of the engineering design process: youth learn about a problem, explore availablematerials, plan a design, create and test it, improve it, and finally, groups share their designs in awhole-group “showcase” activity. See Table 3 for a detailed unit map.Table 3. Overview of unit activities Activity Remote Sensing Unit Water Resource Unit Prep 1 Youth are introduced to the Engineering Youth are introduced to the Engineering Design Process as they work together to Design Process as they work together to engineer a tower to support a model engineer a tower to support a model antenna water tank Prep 2 Youth match
educationalparadigm for engineering can no longer be adapt for the emergence of complexsystems and grand challenges. As a response, School of Engineering launched a newLong Range Plan “Engineering with a Big E: Integrated Engineering Education”(Moses, J., 1994), which is essentially the integration of engineering technologies andengineering science at first and the integration of STEM and non-STEM elements aswell (Kong H.B, 2011).The “Big E” strategy led to CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) approachin the Department of Aerospace Engineering (Crawley, 2001) and had a profoundinfluence on engineering education: Olin College of Engineering came up with“Engineering2.0” demanding new qualities for the next generation of problem solvers(Miller R.K., 2017