pace with the number of students enrolled inpublic universities and their needs. In order to satisfy the demand and provide educational facilitiesto create an environment that is conducive to learning, universities are having to search forinnovative solutions for their campuses. This paper explores the involvement of ConstructionEngineering and Management (CEM) graduate students to assist in the pre-construction phase ofuniversity projects. The pre-construction phase includes all the work required to developconstruction documents starting at the conceptual phase and ending at the point where theconstruction contract can be awarded. Having graduate CEM students working in real universityprojects benefits the university by lowering the costs
Paper ID #15004First-Time Experience of Teaching a Project-Based Mechatronics CourseDr. Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania Kala Meah received the B.Sc. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, the M.Sc. degree from South Dakota State University in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1998 to 2000, he worked for sev- eral power companies in Bangladesh. Currently, Dr. Meah is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, Department of Engineering and Computer Science, York College of Pennsylvania
Paper ID #15283Undergraduate Design Project Ideas in Sustainability: Rethinking AmmoniaSynthesisDr. Mahdi Malmali, University of MinnesotaKevin Wagner, University of MinnesotaMr. Michael H. Reese, University of Minnesota - West Central Research and Outreach Center Since 2001, Mr. Reese has been the Director of the Renewable Energy Program at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center. His research and outreach is focused on lowering the amount of fossil-fuel consumed and the decreasing the carbon footprint in agricultural production systems.Dr. Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Paper ID #16909Implementation and Impact of a First-Year Project-Based Learning CourseDr. Liang Li Wu, University of California - Irvine Liang Li Wu is the Director of Academic Innovation, Programs at the Henry Samueli School of Engi- neering, University of California, Irvine. She is responsible for implementing, overseeing and assessing the first-year engineering program and international programs to enhance and support the engineering education at the School of Engineering. She received her Ph.D. degree in Material Science and Engineering from the University of California, Irvine with primary research focuses on the
Paper ID #14876Improved Student Engagement through Project-Based Learning in Fresh-man Engineering DesignDr. Mary S Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design With more than thirty years’ experience in the education profession, Dr. Carpenter has a track record of managing the development of high quality, revenue impacting, blended curriculum. A seasoned professor and corporate trainer, she has delivered valuable learning experiences to students who range in age and ability from Head Start preschoolers to doctoral candidates at one of America’s oldest universities. As a certified Instructional Designer, she has held
Paper ID #15574MAKER: Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project to Print Mozart’s Fortepi-anoDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a
Paper ID #15091Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Project on Self-Replicating 3-D PrinterProf. Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Elaine Cooney is the Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and the Program Director for Electrical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. She is also a Senior IDEAL Scholar with ABET, which means that she presents assessment workshops with other Senior IDEAL Scholars.Dr. Paul Robert Yearling, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Paul Yearling Education: PhD. Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Applied
Paper ID #17530Comparison of Two Project-Based Learning Experiences in Panama City,PanamaDr. Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Aaron Sakulich is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include the development of sustainable cementi- tious materials for infrastructure applications and international project-based learning. The recipient of a 2007 Fulbright award to Morocco, he is now the co-director of an off-campus project site in Panama City, Panama. c American Society for
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Supporting STEM knowledge and skills in engineering education – PELARS projectAbstractIn this paper we present our proposal for improving education with hands-on, project-based andexperimental scenarios for engineering students with the use of learning analytics. We accomplishthis through teacher and learner engagement, user studies and evaluated trials, performed at UCV(University of Craiova, Romania) and DTU (Technical University of Denmark). The PELARSproject (Practice-based Experiential Learning Analytics Research And Support) providestechnological tools and ICT-based methods for collecting activity data (moving image-based andembedded sensing) for learning
Systemic Reform of STEM Education: The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Consortium Consortium Director – Ed Coyle Co-Director – Randal Abler Diversity Co-Director – Eve Riskin Minority Serving Institutions Co-Director – Amos Johnson Evaluation Co-Director – Julia Melkers Consortium Manager – Julie Sonnenberg-Klein Vertically-Integrated Projects Program Primary Goal of the VIP Program: Involve Everyone on Campus in Innovation What is Innovation? “The development of novel products, services, and processes for the benefit of society” (Too Narrow
Paper ID #18931Maximizing STEM Relevance Through Project-Based Learning for Fresh-man EngineersDr. Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso Aditya Akundi is currently affiliated to Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering department, and Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems at University of Texas, ElPaso. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer En- gineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Intrigued by Systems Engineering , he
Paper ID #17863Redesign of Library Spaces: A Collaborative Project with Engineering Stu-dentsAleshia Huber, Binghamton University Aleshia Huber is the Engineering Librarian at Binghamton University. She has a B.S. in Chemistry and an M.S. in Library and Information Science, both from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her interests include information literacy instruction and usability studies.Jill Dixon, Binghamton University Associate Librarian Jill Dixon serves as the Director of Public Services at Binghamton University Li- braries. She oversees the development and implementation of innovative services and
set of Geomagic Tutorials and supplementing data after a FAROArm demonstration. No further instructions were given. The student faced a large timecommitment over several months but acquired strong background knowledge and great amountof skills in 3D Scanning, 3D Data Manipulation, and 3D Printing, along with AFO designknowledge while successfully completing the task. The student’s competency and confidencealso improved. After completing this project, she took an internship position with a high-techtissue simulation/phantom company and performed successfully with the skill and knowledgegained from this project.IntroductionThe current method of producing ankle-foot orthotic (AFO) devices has been labeled laborious,inconsistent, slow, expensive
Paper ID #19534A Collaborative Capstone Industry Project for Community College StudentsDr. Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University Ibrahim Zaid is a professor of mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering at Northeastern Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron. Zeid has an international background. He received his B.S. (with highest honor) and M.S. from Cairo University in Egypt. He has received var- ious honors and awards both in Egypt and the United States. He is the recipient of both the Northeastern Excellence in Teaching Award and the SAE Ralph R. Teetor National Educational
A Hands-on Project for a Wood Structures CourseAbstractThe material behavior of wood used in structural applications is a complicated topic. Thestrength values differ in each direction and for each type of loading as opposed to the relativelysimple yield and fracture strengths of steel, or the trusty compressive strength of concrete.Professors at two universities have implemented a hands-on project in the Structural WoodDesign course at their respective universities with the objective of stimulating critical thinking inrelation to the behavior of wood structural members. Teams of four to five students are given alist of available wood members to choose from including dimension lumber, plywood, OSB, andsets of nails and
Paper ID #19898A Student Project using Robotic Operating System (ROS) for UndergraduateResearchDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a position with the US Army where he has been ever since. For the first decade with the Army he worked on notable programs to include the M829A1 and A2 that were first of a kind composite saboted munition. His travels
Paper ID #19604An Evaluation of Two Industry-Sponsored Senior Design Project ProgramsDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively. c American Society for
: Alan H. Yorkdale Memorial Award, 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integration of Research Topics into Undergraduate Information Technology Courses and ProjectsIntroductionUndergraduate information technology, computer science and software engineering courses oftenrequire that software projects be completed in courses that allow students to gain experienceworking on real-world-like problems. Senior technology projects (Capstone projects) requirestudents to work on real-world projects that may require collaborating with companies. Research[1], [2], [3] has shown the advantages of using real-world-like projects in courses. Courseprojects, however, can also
Paper ID #24535International Students’ Projects as a Part of Engineering EducationProf. Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark Anna Friesel is Professor at the Center for Electro-technology, DTU Diplom - Technical University of Denmark, Campus Ballerup. She is also the president of the EAEEIE - European Association for Educa- tion in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is a European non-profit organization, with mem- bers from nearly seventy European Universities, most of them teaching in the area of Electrical and In- formation Engineering (EIE). Anna Friesel is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities
Paper ID #22474Introducing Project-based Engineering Laboratory to Non-engineering Un-dergraduate StudentsDr. Sudhir Shrestha, Sonoma State University Dr. Shrestha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State Uni- versity, Rohnert Park, CA. He received his Ph.D. degree from Louisiana Tech University and Bachelor’s degree from Kathmandu University.Dr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director
Paper ID #21837Measuring Broader Impact of NSF-funded Project on Software EngineeringEducationDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Sushil Acharya, D.Eng. (Asian Institute of Technology) is the Assistant Provost for Research and Gradu- ate Studies. A Professor of Software Engineering, Dr. Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Software Security, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also
Paper ID #27274A Second-Year Project-based Course for Embedded SystemsProf. B. Lorena Villarreal, DigiPen Institute of Technology B. Lorena Villarreal is an Assistant Professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology. She graduated with honors from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering in 2008, and her Ph.D in Robotics and Intelligent Systems in 2014. She also took courses in automotive engineering and design at the Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbutel in Wolfsburg, Germany, and courses in Lean Manufacturing endorsed by the Institute of Industrial
Paper ID #26809Assessment of Project-Based Learning Courses Using Crowd SignalsMr. Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Georgios is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue Univer- sity and has completed his undergraduate degree at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). His research concentrates on a new approach to project risk assessment that is human-centric and allows for prediction of upcoming failures, which gives practitioners the opportunity to prevent them.Dr. Karen Marais, Purdue University-Main Campus, West
addition, he is a member of his field’s premier professional organiza- tion, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is a world-wide lecturer and researcher on Supply Chain Risk and Resilience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Assimilating Sustainability Concepts in Engineering Management Graduate Program’s Capstone Projects Ben D Radhakrishnan, M.Tech., M.S., M.B.A., Instructor, Program Director, Applied Engineering Department, Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor, Program Director, Applied Engineering Department
practicalprojects and design projects in the curriculum in order to integrate across the sciences and todevelop the link between the sciences and their application in practice.With the shift towards competency-based accreditation of engineering degree programs thefocus in design projects has shifted away from design as a link between engineering sciencesand their application in practical problems. However it should be noted that while morerecent reports [3, 4] recognize an improvement of the performance of graduates in genericcompetencies, most still struggle to use theoretical knowledge in practice: "Although industry is generally satisfied with the current quality of graduate engineers it regards the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to
University of Alabama. She has experi- ence working with many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to
Session ETD 425 Introduction of electromechanical projects within a Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone program Brett D. Ellis1, Keith Berube1, & John Allen2 1Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 2Electrical Engineering Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469Abstract. Engineering technology capstone experiences are intended to develop studentcompetencies in applying technical and non-technical skill sets. To further this objective,electromechanical projects were introduced within the University of Maine’s two-semester-longMechanical
Paper ID #27759Integration of 3-D Printed Drone Project in General Engineering CurriculumGavin Garrett Tipker, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisMr. Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles and 3D printed plastics and metals. He participated and advised several student academic competition teams for several years. His team won 1st place
Paper ID #29596Incorporating Information Literacy in MET Design Project: PilotImplementationDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineer- ing, at the University of Toledo. She received her Master in Aerospace Engineering from The University Politehnica of Bucharest, her Master in Physics - Professional in Photovoltaics, and her Ph.D. in Engi- neering, in the field of thermal sciences, from The University of Toledo.Prof. John B. Napp, The University of Toledo John has been the Engineering Librarian at the University of Toledo
Paper ID #30959Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Projects Experience: Developing a MarketReady WorkforceDr. Tamer Omar, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Tamer Omar is an Assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cal- ifornia State Polytechnic University. Dr. Omar earned his Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering depart- ment at Iowa State University, USA and his MBA with emphasis on MIS from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt and his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt. Dr. Omar research interests include wireless networks