solar monitoring and motor control applications Program a PLC to collect data for a SCADA system using both Analog and Discrete sensors Identify various software packages needed to communicate in a SCADA system Configure and test communications in a SCADA system Page 26.943.5 Create a Human Machine Interface (HMI) that reflects the operation of equipment Troubleshoot problems that occur while integrating a SCADA systemStudent activities and modules developedIntroducing the SCADA curriculum for the first semester was an extreme challenge since the labmodules were untested and it wasn’t clear how much of
our course. Weinclude results and analysis from a student focus group, an anonymous exit survey, and includeour own observations.IntroductionIn the Fall 2011 semester when CPLDs were adopted for our introductory logic circuit course we Page 26.1252.2used an integrated approach, including the use of CAD tools and a hands-on experience with abreadboard. Our students first used discrete logic devices in two laboratory experiments and thena used CPLD module. Based on our research4 we found that in using this module, students caneasily identify the CPLD and with modest wiring they can construct circuits that they feel areboth satisfying and
Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. (2013). Women, Minorities,and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013.http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/pdf/nsf13304_digest.pdf6. Schoenbach, R., Greenleaf, C., & Murphy, L. (2012). Reading for Understanding. How Reading ApprenticeshipImproves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms. (Jossey-Bass) 22 – 29.7. Chen, X., Solder N. (2013). STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields StatisticalAnalysis Report. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014001rev.pdf8. Karp, M., Hughes, K., & O’Gara, L. (2008). An Exploration of Tinto’s Integration Framework for CommunityCollege Students. Community College Research
given a homework assignment but have basically created their own homework and then executed on it [because] to some extent, that’s what we do in the work world.From a management perspective, a project-based learning curriculum is an asset to employers:A project-based learning curriculum makes recruitment, training, integration, and advancementof employees easier for employers. Every employer who had been aware that WPI had a project-based learning curriculum or required students to complete at least one project or team-basedactivity identified experience doing project work—in and of itself—as a reason to hire graduates.Their positions were reflected in the statement of one employer who said that completing aproject in the context of a
surveyed industry and, based on need, added bothrequired and technical elective courses to the curriculum. One of these courses was a technicalelective in the area of communication electronics. This course was recommended because manystudents are hired by companies that manage their own communications infrastructure, thatconsult and maintain communication systems for customers, and that manufacture and providecommunication equipment. The course was developed in the Summer of 2013 and has beendelivered twice, once in Fall 2013 and again in Spring 2014. The communication electronics course is offered as an elective and covers both basiccommunication concepts as well the implementation of these concepts in hardware and software.One of the
India.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and re- flective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice
Vertical IntegrationSustainability has been proven to be a significant need for the civil and construction engineeringand management (CCEM) industries. The concept of sustainability, however, is not commonlytaught in the undergraduate curriculum; it is generally covered and taught in graduate-levelcourses. Though undergraduate students may have an interest in sustainability, their exposure toit comes later in their educational curriculum. In this Transforming Undergraduate Education inSTEM (TUES) project, the researchers develop a problem-based learning framework that (1)introduces sustainability earlier in the undergraduate curriculum, and (2) provides an opportunityfor vertical integration across courses within CCEM curriculum. The goal of
Integrating GIS into Civil Engineering through Pedagogy and Scholarship Janine Glathar, Michelle Oswald Beiler, and Kevin Gilmore Bucknell UniversityOver the past five years, Bucknell has made a strategic investment in integrating GeographicInformation Systems (GIS) across the undergraduate curriculum in teaching and research.Providing students with multiple opportunities to use GIS in different learning settings helpsthem develop critical spatial thinking skills that go deeper than mere technical proficiency. Thispresentation will give examples of how extending GIS integration beyond its traditional useswithin the civil engineering major has enhanced student engagement and helped
studies widely. 3. Educational ContextWPI has long been a leader in project-based STEM education, since the establishment in theearly 1970s of an innovative curriculum that is today called The WPI Plan. Students at WPIenroll in four seven-week terms during each academic year. The Plan allows students openchoice in course work and requires them to complete three significant undergraduaterequirements: the Inquiry Seminar which is a humanities and arts course with a significantwriting requirement, typically completed in the second year, the Interactive Qualifying Project(IQP), which is the subject of our work here, typically completed in the third year, and the MajorQualifying Project (MQP) which is a project completed in the students’ major area
extensive network of professionals and students engaged incommunities in developing countries. It has created successful models for mentoring withprofessionals and students to address real community needs. It has extensive expertise indeveloping community partnerships and appropriate solutions and has become one of the mostpervasive engineering organizations with student chapters on over 200 campuses. EWB-USAprojects are almost exclusively outside of the curriculum. One of the reasons for this is theemphasis on student leadership and ownership which is traditionally challenging to achieve in acourse.This project is a pilot project where the EWB-USA student chapter is integrated with EPICS togive students academic credit that can be counted toward
admittedhaving cheated on an exam. An even higher rate has been revealed in some studies wherestudents self-reported that they had cheated at least once in college9, 10.Given the stringent requirements in engineering programs, engineering students are among thosestudents who are more likely to cheat in college2, 11, 12, 13, 14. Carpenter and colleagues1 found thatover 96% of engineering students admitted having cheated or performed unethical behaviors intheir studies. Such high rate serves as a warning to educators and presents the urgent need toenhance engineering students’ academic integrity and reduce their cheating behaviors. Moreimportantly, academic dishonesty is a strong predictor for violations of professional ethics15.Students who cheat in
Paper ID #11303Active Learning Games; Challenging Players’ Mindsets for Integrated ProjectDeliveryMr. David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University Certified Professional Constructor with twelve years professional experience in civil and construction project management encompassing over $100,000,000 worth of vertical and horizontal construction. An additional ten years involved in college level construction management instruction and administration including contract and project management techniques, estimating, disputes resolution practices, planning and scheduling, safety engineering, engineering practices, and
; Environmental Engineering. Previously she worked as the head of the Physical Sciences Library and as an associate in the Government Documents department. She is a past president of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center Association. She holds a M.L.I.S. from the University of South Carolina, a M.A. from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. from Calvin College. Page 26.998.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integration of Information Literacy to Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects 1. Abstract Searching for
/. Page 26.988.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integrating Systems Engineering Concepts in all Design Oriented Courses in the Engineering Curriculum University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how to designand manage complex engineering systems over their life cycles. This study makes a case forintroducing core systems engineering concepts in undergraduate courses across engineeringdisciplines. We argue that rapid advances in technology, increasing complexity of engineeringprojects, lack of protection in a globalized world, and the pressures of
developing engineering challenge materials for parents and teachers who do not have an engineering background. She was the K-12 and Pre-College Division's Program Chair for ASEE 2013. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: Using Engineering Design Challenges to Foster Integrative STEM EducationAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andother K-12 Workshop promotional activities.We will emphasize the "E" in STEM by demonstrating the inherently integrative nature ofengineering design and how that nature promotes learning in science and mathematics whiledeveloping man
evaluator on this project as well as several other NASA and NSF funded projects. Dr. Small joined Clarkson’s Office of Educational Partnerships in 2006 as Curriculum Coordinator. A career educator, she has been a public school teacher, building principal and central office administrator. Dr. Small has also taught organizational leadership and curriculum and assessment courses at the graduate level. Page 26.351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 CLICS – Integrating Data from Campus Sustainability Projects across
Paper ID #14216Experimental analysis for an energy efficient product designDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical en- gineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, fluid power, and instrumentation & control. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE
, April 1-4). The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses. Associated Schools of Construction International Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference, [WWW document]. URL http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/2009/CEUE90002009.pdf. (Visited October 4, 2012). 6. Deutsch, Randy (2010). Notes on the synthesis of BIM. AECbytes Viewpoint #51, [WWW document]. URL http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2010/issue_51.html (Visited January 15, 2013). Page 26.1470.10
Paper ID #12619Incorporating Training In Research & Research Methods into the Under-graduate Curriculum in Engineering and Engineering Technology-(E&ET).Dr. Cyril B OKHIO, Kennesaw State University Cyril B. Okhio is a Faculty at the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Tech- nology, Kennesaw State University and an Adjunct Professor at Clark Atlanta University’s Dual Degree Engineering Program. He earned his B.S. (Engineering) and Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) degrees from, and was an (Science and Engineering Research Council) SERC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of London
-Charlotte in 2010. She has teaching experience in both the formal educational settings as well as informal settings. She has taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade math, science, social studies and reading comprehension and high school physics and aerospace engineering in North Carolina public and private schools. During the sum- mers of 2013 and 2014, Leyf served as the Academic Director for the Middle School Summer Math Camp and Middle School and High School Biosciences and Engineering Camps at Duke University. Leyf has extensive experience in curriculum development as an editor for teachengineering.org and a lead developer for four Race to the Top courses on aerospace, automation and security. She has also served as a
adventure; and pathways for integrating the online and offline curricula. Figure 1: The Through My Window homepage (left) shows options for reading the Talk to Me novel, engaging in learning adventures and other options. The Team Through My Window homepage (right) shows options for learning about the project and accessing educator resources.III. Imaginative Education Engaging the imagination is not a sugar-coated adjunct to learning; it is the very heart of learning. It is what brings meaning and sense and context and understanding to the knowledge we wish to teach. --Kieran Egan, An Imaginative Approach to Teaching4The learning sciences place great emphasis on developing
to help me create and teach instructional unitsconnecting math concepts to engineering design. The Summer Institute was part of theCincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science Program (CEEMS), which is a Math andScience Partnership grant funded by the National Science Foundation, DUE-1102990. In oneinstructional unit taught to approximately 30 students in my honors pre-calculus class, I mademathematical concepts more relevant to students’ everyday lives by presenting them with theconnections between math, music, engineering, and science. The study of sound through musicis an excellent way to introduce the mathematics of waves. When presented with trigonometry,students are often confused and sometimes turned off by the subject. My
. Augsburg, T., & De Barrosin their paper discusses how they were able to transform a long standing course to aninterdisciplinary and an integrative course by introducing a core course and having smallermodules within the curriculum. In integrative learning knowledge and skills are connected frommultiple sources and they are applied at different setting using different views [1, 11, 12]. Themain idea is to incorporate it as integrated studies that would involve making connections withina between fields major, between curriculum, and multi-disciplinary curriculum [1, 2].Before introducing the sustainability component to the curriculum, it is important to understandthe student perception and knowledge of sustainability. In this paper authors would
!This study explores the student learning of engineering design practices and engineering thinkingskills as a result of one commonly suggested model for implementation, which includesintegrating engineering content and practices with science, mathematics, and/or STEMinstruction5, 11, 12.The research question that is guiding this study is: What evidence of students’engineering learning is present during the implementation of an elementary literacy and STEMintegration unit?BackgroundSTEM integration in the classroom is not yet a well-defined construct. For this research, we takeSTEM integration to require that engineering is the integrator of the STEM subjects and thateach subject has a meaningful role in the STEM integration curriculum
Elective Liberal Arts Core 4 Design (LCA) Design 6 Figure 1: Schematic illustrating the engineering curriculum [5].All students within the program are required to take courses in engineering science (statics anddynamics, thermal fluids, mechanics and materials, circuits and instrumentation, and systems analysis),engineering design, engineering management, and sustainability. Systems Analysis is the culminatingengineering science course in the curriculum, and as such, it builds off of all prior engineering sciencecoursework and integrates engineering design course knowledge through both qualitative andquantitative analysis of complex systems.The Systems Analysis course is innovative
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EM at the undergraduate level (ouremphasis underlined): The curriculum must prepare graduates to understand the engineering relationships between the management tasks of planning, organization, leadership, control, and the human element in production, research, and service organizations; to understand and deal with the stochastic nature of management systems. The curriculum must also prepare graduates to integrate management systems into a series of different technological environments.8Whether in the area of ABET Criterion 3 (a)-(k) student outcomes or in the program criteria,factors such as a restricted and possibly narrow interpretation of engineering topics, universitypressures to reduce the total
educational objectives of the course, there are other, non-curriculum goals. AllAdvisory Committee members are invited to the final group presentations. Advisory companiesare interested in recruiting the best students. The presentations provide an opportunity for thesecompanies to scout the graduating class for potential hires. In turn, students often obtain jobs, awin for both parties. All capstone students are also required to sit for the American Institute ofConstructors (AIC) Associate Constructor (AC) exam providing a benchmark for programassessment. Lastly, all Capstone students are provided exit interview forms which provideadditional program assessment data plus potential alumni information.BackgroundWestern Carolina University (WCU) is
was to a site where a couple of prototype systems had been installed. One of theprototypes was an aquaculture hoop house (which provided a great analogy for how greenhousegases work) that was used to grow both plants and fish. The energy needs of the system’s fans,pumps, etc. were met by a nearby photovoltaic array. In addition to the traditional photovoltaicarray, there was also a building integrated photovoltaic prototype which enabled the students tolearn more first-hand about utilizing different parts of the solar spectrum for different uses (e.g.electrical energy vs. thermal energy). The second tour was of a local 30 MW hydroelectric plant.Students were able to view the several spare turbines as well as the generators and
stateand the region will have a significant economic impact.This paper presents: • An overview of the online MFS program, including the curriculum, enrollment requirements, and graduation requirements. Also discussed is some historical background on face-to-face MFS education at the university. • A faculty training program offered by the university for online delivery of courses. • A discussion of hybrid, or blended, course delivery of two of the program’s courses in Fall 2014 as part of the process of converting them to an online format. • Assessment data from the course blended course delivery in Fall 2014, and assessment plans for future fully online courses