professional uses of Termediator include collaborative projects (both inter- andintradisciplinary) and telecommuting work situations. Termediator also has a distinct role in ITeducation, where it is imperative to include pedagogy that sensitizes students to the potential formisunderstanding because of semantic differences in commonly used terms.1. INTRODUCTIONCognitive dissonance refers to a situation when an individual is simultaneously holding twocontradictory beliefs. The term was coined in 1954 by psychologist Leon Festinger, whoproposed the combined presence of contradictory beliefs produces psychological discomfort inthe individual, and the greater the discomfort, the greater the desire to reduce the dissonance ofthe two cognitive elements20
engineering literacyor other introductory course. This approach promotes engineering literacy by organizing coursematerial around the underlying structure common to technological systems.Major ThemesA set of major themes was developed which serve as a framework for describing the engineeringof technology. A main goal was to establish a relatively small set of general concepts which canbe elaborated upon in greater depth throughout the course and used in the analysis of particularexamples. These major themes are summarized below. They are explained in more detail in alater section. The term Function-Component-System-Domain (FCSD) attempts to convey themain focus of the framework.1.) Technology created for a function accomplished through
incorporatingtechnology into the education and work life of engineer 1, 2. College graduates should expect towork in culturally diverse workplaces, work across national borders and understand globalchallenges.According to published reports 1,2,3, looking at particular skills and successful attributes of theEngineer of 2020, top priorities are: strong analytical skills; exhibit practical ingenuity andpossess creativity; good communication skills; business and management skills; lifelonglearners; ability to frame problems and put them in a socio-technical and operational contest.Creativity (invention, innovation, “thinking outside the box”) is an indispensable quality forengineers, and given the growing scope of the challenges ahead and the complexity and
they were givensupplies and tools to sew the circuit. This activity was given one hour and was to be completedevery week of camp.Camp ComponentsSeen below in Figures 1 and 2 are schedules for the campers for both Advanced and Basic camprespectively. While the girls spent most of their time in classes, they also spent time doing Page 26.911.5 engineering related activities, such as watching an engineering related movie or previewing workof undergraduate engineering students with quadrocopters. All meals were served in one of theuniversity’s cafeterias, and classes/workshops were taught in academic
detail below.Lectures Currently, the course is based on the textbook Electronic Communications: A SystemsApproach by Beasley, Hymer, and Miller and published through Prentice Hall.6 The courseessentially covers the first eight chapters of the text. Because the book is written at a fairly highlevel, the course is augmented by more in-depth material on actual communication electronicsdesign. Table 1 outlines the weekly topics that are introduced in the two weekly lecture sessions. Table 1. Weekly Lecture TopicsWeek Topic1 Signals in the Time Domain, Log Units, Noise2 Information, Mixing3 Modulation, Analog4 Modulation, Digital5 Basic
fiveprincipal parts: 1. Ideas, is a portal to allow clients to submit project ideas, problem statements,budgets and contact information. 2. Project Selection, is a drag-and-drop ‘draft style’ interfacethat allows students to quickly choose projects or submit pre-proposals for a project prior toselection. It also ensure an appropriate number of teams are started based on the desired teamsizes and it automatically creates project websites for each team. 3. Project Builder, is a toolused by one student on each team assigned the role of BWIG who maintains his or her team’sproject websites and submits deliverables electronically through this interface. 4. Course, is aself-generating semester course schedule, list of design course advisors (contact
category of the Top 10 BestGraduate Programs in Environmental Engineering2 (Table 1). The Top 10 Best GraduatePrograms in Environmental Engineering category was chosen to gain insight from the bestprograms in the U.S. which are specifically ranked because of their environmental engineeringgraduate program. Page 26.484.3Table 1. Universities included in the survey of existing programs3-12 listed in order of U.S. Newsand World Report ranked order2. Thesis- Course- Best Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs based based Stanford
working with threeother engineering departments (17 MD projects in 2013-14 and 19 MD projects in 2014-15) withgreat than 50% of our projects being MD projects in recent years14 as shown in the following twotables. The last column in Table 1 shows ME senior students who participate MD design projectsas compared to the overall ME enrollment. As an example, 65 ME students work on 19 MDprojects while the total enrollment of the class is 117 working on 31 projects. The total numbersof MD teams are also included in the parenthesis to show the growing trend from 5 in 2009-10 to19 in 2014-15. Table 2 shows the ongoing MD projects with titles this school year and thecomposition of each team. We have also indicated those projects that contain
documentation were selected with a particularemphasis on Entrance and Exit criteria for testing. The SE aspects selected for the CockpitSystems & Displays course focused on improving the Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, andRisk Management aspects, in addition to improving the project management and tracking.Courses Descriptions and ModificationsFigure 1 displays course relationships for the three courses contained in the project. The capstonedesign course sequence consists of Aerospace Vehicle Design I and Aerospace Vehicle DesignII, each one semester long, offered in successively. Cockpit Systems & Displays is also a onesemester course and is an optional course students can complete. Students may elect to takeAerospace Vehicle Design II and
balanced; manual balancing valves must be set to flow more than is reallyrequired to offset the piping heat losses. This inevitably leads to oversizing the recirculation Page 26.972.2pumps which increase installation and operating costs. The flow velocities are then higher thannecessary, often leading to flow induced erosion of the piping which eventually results in waterleaks and high repair and replacement costs [1-6].Domestic hot water recirculation and keeping consistent hot water temperature at the sinks andbath tubs are important, especially in the buildings there is a colder climate. If the temperature ofthe hot water keeps dropping, the
from the existing power grid andother critical infrastructures, more automatic control systems are being applied 1-2. With thisgreater reliance on network-based, digital automation and the stresses of pressing existinginfrastructure for greater performance, the power grid and underlying systems have become moresusceptible to both malicious attacks and unexpected, natural threats. Governments and otherstakeholders have chosen to address infrastructure issues by the implementation of a smartergrid. In the smart grid, operators and control systems supervise power generation, distribution,transmission, and loads to utilize these assets most efficiently3. Such extensive monitoring andcontrol over a distributed system cause complexity that challenge
educationalopportunities to develop the associated skills in today’s engineers. The study1 was conducted inthree phases that involved: 1. Understanding intrapreneurship today through corporate visits and sharing information on successful practices and examples 2. Determining the most important competency areas associated with these practices and examples 3. Determining engineering educational opportunities to develop the appropriate skills for these competency areasStarting with the collaborative process used to engage the academic and industry participants,followed by the key competency areas identified, this paper will focus on the ways in whichthese competencies have, and can be developed through engineering education and
evaluation ingeotechnical engineering instruction. Specifically, we summarize the results of a laboratory testprogram designed to assess the "engineering behavior" of different foods. For example, asshown on Figure 1, part of our investigation focused on the consistency of different cheeses. Wepresent our test results with interesting graphics, photographs, and illustrations ready for use asprops by other instructors, in either the classroom or laboratory. The food analogies presented inthis paper can serve as a lighthearted yet engaging introduction to soil mechanics and soilproperty evaluation in a first-class on geotechnical engineering. Student testing of soil samplesand in-depth discussions of actual soil behavior would presumably follow such
of the cross section was transferred to theBoxford Milling Machine as an assemblage of straight lines and Bezier curve segmentsdefined by their control points. The product was manufactured. The students had an excitingexperience and learned an important practical side of Bezier Curves. The methodologydeveloped is generic and can be used to make similar products.1 IntroductionThe course, Introduction to Computer Aided Manufacturing has several learning outcomesincluding (i) students will be able to apply the knowledge of mathematics and engineeringscience to model engineering shapes using parametric curves and (ii) students will be able todraw and transfer data using computerised drawing tools and programming tools. Thelaboratory has (i) four
between the lateral boundaries of theframe. That distance is greatly reduced for circular movement. For instance, if a small steelbearing design was selected for the central spine the entire chassis rotation would have to befocused around that very narrow diameter of the bearing. The unification of the chassis halvesand the application of mechanical force would be similar to the design in Figure 1. Somethingwe don’t expect to survive many “highway” miles. By using a drum or cylinder, the horizontaldistance across the body of the vehicle is greatly increased relative to a small steel-bearingcounterpart. The drum shape provides area to dissipate commonly occurring vehicle stresses.Additionally, the drum was well suited to the use of a worm gear
responses), with results as shown in Figure 1. The survey results show that theimplementation through SIIP of context-rich collaborative problem solving is a high-fidelityimplementation, with high student satisfaction. In particular, the length and difficulty of theactivity was perceived as about right by students, and they felt that the grading scheme was veryfair (65% fair versus 9% unfair). In terms of content, students considered the material to be veryrelevant to the course (71% relevant versus 8% not relevant) and interesting (70% interestingversus 7% not interesting). The collaborative format of the activity was thought to be verywell-supported by the TAs (91% helpful versus 4% not helpful) and students much preferred todo the worksheets in
faculty-to-student ratio and the faculty members teach all of the courses including labs.The ratio is typically 12-to-1 and the typical size of this course is 30 students. The faculty arerequired to actively engage with the students and have multiple office hours during the week.This paper will present a literature review of similar engineering courses offered online at otheruniversities and compare and contrast the implementation with the one described here. Inaddition, the methods will be described with respect to the objectives, outcomes, format, andassignments. The qualitative and quantitative results of student performance as measured by theassignments and end of course surveys will be compared to the on-campus format. The authorhas also
Institutional Research, Planning,and Assessment (IRPA) Office and the other worked as a member of the Center for the Practiceand Scholarship of Education (CPSE). For the IRPA placement, the funding was provided Page 26.1569.4through grant support, while for the CPSE placement, funding was secured through multipleinternal sources (e.g., collaboration with other programs). As mentioned previously, the fourstudents all participated in meaningfully different projects (detailed in Table 1). In each case, thestudent had contact with faculty, staff, members of the upper administration, and undergraduatestudents at RHIT. Table 1
Paper ID #13909UAS Applications in Arctic Remote SensingDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks MICHAEL C. HATFIELD, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing University of Alaska Fairbanks; Fairbanks, AK 99775.5919 Email: mchatfield@alaska.edu; Office phone: 907.474.6098 1. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Ohio Northern University, Electrical Engineering (Math major), B.S. 1984 California State University Fresno, Electrical Engineering, M.S. 1987 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering, Ph.D. 1999 2. APPOINTMENTS 2013-present: Assis- tant
Page 26.1621.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Understanding Curricular Approaches to Communication as a Global Competency: A Study of the Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills at Three UniversitiesIntroductionAs society grows more global and interconnected, the challenges that must be addressed by thenext generation of engineers are becoming more complex [1-2]. Engineers need deep technicalexpertise, of course, but they also need what have typically been called 21st-century skills, forexample, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and communication. Technicalknowledge and “soft” skills are
while the semanticinconsistency was easily identifiable, the various conceptual inconsistencies wouldrequire multiple papers to resolve. And if the process is supposed to develop anevolutionary roadmap for the engineering education enterprise, it may be helpful more toask what social evolutionary goals exist than accepting implied direction from anarbitrary process dependent solely on the authority of the participants.Systemic and Structural FlawsThough the process is still at its beginnings, it is important to recognize that there areserious systemic and structural flaws in both the process and product. These are: 1. Dependence on unsupported expert authority for KSAs and their priorities.Few would argue that many of the KSAs are important
of Habitat projects.IntroductionHabitat for Humanity, often referred to as Habitat, is an international non-profit organization thatbuilds and repairs housing for low income families by utilizing the labor of volunteers andpartner families, donated materials and professional labor, efficient building methods, modesthouse sizes, and no-profit loans. Founded in Americus Georgia, Habitat has more than 1,400affiliates in the United States and around the world. The organization has built over 800,000homes and shelters. According to Habitat, the “houses are simple, decent and affordable to low-income families around the world, and, whenever possible, build sustainable, energy-efficientand healthy housing” [1].As part of community outreach efforts
with just 1 egg, while a group that was encouraged to iterate was provided a full carton of eggs. This was the only example found of the egg drop challenge with an explicit process of iterative design; understandably so due to the mess involved of many broken eggs. In addition, no cases were found where instrumentation was used to identify causes of failure in an egg drop project and used to improve the design iteration. Hamon et. al.8 evaluated the effectiveness of physical prototyping vs. simulation for a 4 bar linkage challenge, but this type of assessment has been lacking with projects similar to the egg drop exercise. This paper
sabbatical depends on at least three factors: (1) The situation in the applicant’s department,college, and university (staffing, and the institution’s emphasis on curriculum revision, newcourse development, and/or externally funded research); The availability of a site willing to hostthe faculty member, and perhaps provide funding for parts of the expenses of the sabbatical; (3)Career factors of the applicant. Such factors might include: A shift in career emphasis A research need (concentrated time, lab time or equipment access, collaboration, etc.) Page 26.1351.3 Time for learning a new topic or technique, for teaching or research
between student and teaching assistantperceptions or between subgroups of students.MethodsA mixed methods survey was implemented with 12 Likert scale questions paired with a freeresponse portion (Appendix A). The study was designed using a concurrent triangulationstrategy (Fig. 1) as described in Creswell (2012)15 because it was anticipated that quantitativeresults would need to be corroborated and expanded by qualitative responses. Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative Qualitative Data Collection Data Collection Quantitative Qualitative Data Analysis
design byconsidering its various related layer properties, Analyze the product based on the factors used andto be able to obtain Results based on real time data. To meet this objective, interactive hands onsessions were used with the help of three graduate research assistants at XXXXXX. The stepsfollowed to achieve the said objective are illustrated in Figure 1. The information contentprovided to the students was designed to make them acquainted in the fields of Computer Aidedmodelling, Additive Manufacturing and Statistical Analysis. The main intention here wasincrease their interest in the field of STEM by providing them with sufficient technicalknowledge to successfully complete their assigned project
Education columns 1, discussing thephilosophical, practical, and institutional effects badging might have on the academy. Olneck,for example, describes badges as ‘insurgent credentials’ capable of subverting the traditionalinstitutional monopoly on recognition of knowledge and achievement. 2 Science’s editor in chiefhas suggested a badge-like approach to creating a STEM challenge award program that “mightprovide 100 different challenges to choose from at each level of schooling…on subjects fromreptiles to Web design,”3 modeled loosely on the Boy Scout merit badge system that givesstudents a variety of options to demonstrate their mastery of a subject.The Open Badge System Framework describes some of the core functions of badges:capturing an
Page 26.295.4establish the requisite policies and processes that nurture the innovative and creative process, andwill provide no more than a manageable level of resistance to change. Students must berecognized as having diverse needs, skills, and abilities, and must be given the appropriate accessto innovation space resources. Given the entrepreneurial nature of innovation spaces, intellectualproperty rights regulations and policies must be strictly adhered to.1 Further, issues might include limited funding or the fact that there may be innovationopportunities that are not considered in scope of funding. Space limits might also be aconstraining factor; problems arise with resource constraints if spaces are not flexible enough ordo not
suggestions to expand the hub to provide additional value.These suggestions collectively pointed to the need for a broader framework to enable continuedgrowth beyond the communications focus. The CDHub 1.0 chapter ended with the conclusionof the initial grant funding following the 2012 conference. With support from a small NSF grant, Page 26.335.2a new team of capstone educators is pursuing CDHub 2.0, the next iteration of the capstonedesign hub platform.Scope and TimelineThe scope of the CDHub 2.0 initiative was to plan, develop, and pilot test the next version of theonline capstone design hub, as illustrated in the timeline in Figure 1. Unlike its
writing process. The first two workshops were held in the Fallof 2014. The whole series is based on Dr. Patrick Bahls’s research and ideas. Professor Bahls wasan integral part of Workshop #1, in which he presented strategies of integrated writing assignmentsin regular, non-writing-intensive courses. The 8 faculty recruits were from science-relateddisciplines across the university. Each faculty member teaches between 1 and 3 courses thatinclude a writing assignment. Student participants were be drawn from the faculty members’courses, for an approximate total number of 160-200 students.Genres in Academic and Workplace Engineering Environments Various writing genres have been identified during faculty discussions and activities overthe course