scaled prototype rear wing with an integrated lateral thrust mechanism, thereby allowing for more nimble turning. 3. Brake Dynamometer: to initiate the design of a brake testing machine in the laboratory to perform energy dissipation and thermal examinations of different brake pad, caliper, and rotor material combinations to inform system selection 4. Carbon Fiber A-Arms: a continued investigation to improve the design and refine the manufacturing process of suspension members that would replace the steel designs that have been used since the beginning of the team’s history 5. Impact Attenuator: to improve a dynamic test rig, refine an experimental method, and create a series of geometric shapes that
series of team-based design projectsStudents will develop key engineering skills on topics including electrical, mechanical, andsoftware design (Figure 4). In addition, students will practice written and oral communication,teamwork, and management of long-term team-based projects. The course integrates kitsdeveloped at Tier 1 University to transform a standard classroom into a fully-functionalMakerspace. Students acquire the following skills: 1)The students demonstrate professionalstandards/employability skills as required by business and industry. 2) Students will be given anhigh-level introduction to electronics (Ohm’s law, bread boarding, resistors). 3) Students willdevelop an understanding of workshop safety protocols (working with
researchexperiments on various metals with the ability to run cycles with or without lubricants.What is a tribometer?Tribometers, also known as devices, that measure friction and wear, are mostly used in industryfor investigations and research on materials (base or working material and fluids or lubricants aswell). Experimentation with various metals could be tested under controlled conditions includingthe ability to apply lubrication or non-lubricative additives. Consistent contact between surfacescauses friction and wear resulting in the loss of structural integrity of the material over time.Therefore, lubrication and design play an intricate role in improving the life of metals operatingunder various load conditions.In this experiment, a Block-On-Ring
disabilities. Design is an integral part of engineering education at Olin College of Engineering. In Olin College’s largely project-based curriculum, students spend much of their time in design teams. These courses can present barriers for students with disabilities who are entitled to the same access to learning resources, including classroom culture, as their peers. Project-based courses present a wide range of challenges for students with disabilities, including, but not limited to, the ability to fully participate in hands-on learning and as a contributing team member. As larger numbers of students with identified non-visible disabilities enter engineering schools, and engineering schools increasingly adopt project-based design courses, the
Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective meth- ods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Prof. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic University of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Dr. Michael Thomas SmithDr. Sorin Adam Matei
Paper ID #45369The Impact of AI Assistance on Student Learning: A Cross-DisciplinaryStudy in STEM EducationProf. Matthew Fried, SUNY Farmingdale Matthew Fried is an Assistant Professor with a research focus in machine learning. His work includes the application of advanced mathematical techniques, such as the Choquet integral, to deep neural networks (DNNs). He has presented multiple papers on this topic at international conferences, contributing to the ongoing development of noise reduction and performance optimization in DNNs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Impact
an engineering curriculum by providingstudents with valuable hands-on experiences that incorporate aspects of various engineeringdisciplines. Carrying on a years-long tradition, Mercer University students spent three weeks in arural area of the Dominican Republic where they performed projects related to civil,environmental, and industrial engineering. Working with local water council representatives,students were able to hear first-hand the challenges rural communities have in accessing cleandrinking water. They then participated in the construction of an aqueduct system to providedrinking water to these underserved communities. They learned how to test the drinking waterfor contaminants such as nitrates and E. coli, which led to training
(Fundamental)AbstractThe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K-12 science instruction, released in2013, were developed to address lagging student achievement and to improve scientificand technological literacy in the United States educational system. To accomplish thisgoal, the NGSS integrate standards on engineering design and application at an equallevel with standards on scientific literacy.So far, 18 states have formally adopted these standards, and others have begun toreevaluate existing standards in this light. The widespread adoption of the NGSS meansthat many science departments and teachers are now expected to develop and presentinstruction aligned to standards on engineering, a field in which most science teachershave minimal
), and CrosscuttingConcepts (CCs). The SEPs are integral in engineering education because they not only supportteachers and K-12 students to develop an understanding of what scientists and engineers do butalso promote hands-on lessons that include open inquiry, which is the hallmark of scientificresearch.Unfortunately, even as today’s students effortlessly interact with modern technological artifacts,they often lack an understanding of the underlying engineering, technology, and businessprocesses. As technology continues to permeate and impact all aspects of our daily lives, it isessential that all students receive comprehensive, quality STEM education from adequately trainedteachers. Teachers must be prepared to provide their students not only
, professional engineering development and other topics in civil and environmental engineering. He was an Associate Editor for the international research journal Waste Management from 2003-2009, and has been Associate Editor for Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems since 2014. He has a BSc from Harvey Mudd College, a MSc from Univ. Wisconsin—Madison, and a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, and he is a New Zealand Chartered Professional Engineer. From 2009-2015 he has led the curriculum review process in his department, and has been a leader in curriculum innovations by developing new courses in engineering design, communication skills portfolio, and professional engineering development.Dr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland
positive impact based on regularassessment results, which include overwhelmingly positive student participant feedback.Changes to the program continue to be made based on student participant needs and interests,with the expectation that they will continue to enrich and enhance their academic andprofessional experience.The EFLC offers a unique college residential living experience through a holistic and integratedapproach to the freshmen experience, and is designed to facilitate students’ transition into theCollege and University communities. The program started in 2002 with 60 students, and quicklygrew to capacity at 220 students, or approximately one third of the entering COE class. TheEFLC is also an integral component of UNC Charlotte’s PFS
paired with critical experiences with diverse students will supportthe development of these engineering students into engineers who are inclusive. Much workremains to be done.EpilogueWe made some changes in spring 2019 to the sequence of activities in the course described inthis study. The faculty implementing these activities are doing so because the activities havebeen integrated into the common curriculum for this course. After some discussions with thefaculty at the end of fall 2018, we moved the panel of engineers to the second course in this first-year engineering series. The faculty felt the content of this activity was a better fit with thecurriculum in the second class. Also, this second class only had three grant related activities
, various autonomous and semi-autonomous devices assist us in ourhome, work, and during travel [1], [2]. Some of these instruments can operate seamlessly,making us a step closer to achieve one of the digital age’s visions that identified by Weisser (see[3]). Incredible as it is, most people believe this is not the peak of technological advancementsand expect science and technology will continue to grow for an indefinite time. Nowadays, manybusinesses and industries prefer to utilize technology-integrated solutions when addressingproblems, which then shaped the expected skill set of next-generation professionals [4], [5] andinspired numerous state legislators [6]–[10] to integrate computer science (CS) problem-solvingapproaches in their respective K
Paper ID #31125Continuing to Promote Metacognitive Awareness in a First-Year LearningStrategies CourseDr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. As the lead author of the ”Thinking Like an Engineer” textbook, currently in its 4th edition, she has been the primary author team–member in charge of the development of the MyEngineeringLab
learning strategies, and positive habits of mind.Dr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. As the lead author of the ”Thinking Like an Engineer” textbook, currently in its 4th edition, she has been the primary author team–member in charge of the development of the MyEngineeringLab system.Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University Matt Miller is a Senior Lecturer in the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. His back- ground in
elements of the Engineering GoldShirt Summer Bridge Programwere redesigned to transition students to college and to transform their levels of expertisethrough engineering skill-development workshops, spatial visualization and engineering designproject integration, and mathematics and physics curriculum collaboration. Developing earlypartnerships with skilled professionals and faculty fostered a collaborative approach toimplementing an integrated summer bridge program.In addition to classes, introducing these scholars to industry professionals and researchopportunities during summer bridge supported an increase in their engineering expertise.Industry tours and research presentations were expanded to multiple companies and multiplefaculty
curriculum expert and a learning sciences researcher investigating learning, cognition and knowing in authentic practices. She is currently an Associate Professor in the area of Curriculum Studies at the Faculty of Education in Western University in Canada.Jingyi Liu, Nanyang Technological University Jingyi Liu is a master’s student at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is presently working on STEM+C educational-focused projects in Dr. Yeter’s Research Team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. With a background in educational studies, Jingyi Liu brings a unique perspective to the role of technology in education, leveraging her expertise to explore
sustainable thinking is a challenge for education in engineering, but it is essential tothe personal and professional development of an engineer since the demand for labor requires Page 26.1125.2engineers with professional practice, knowledge, and ability to make decisions to meet every daychallenges in their work field. These decisions involve aspects of Sustainable Development (SD)1 like: “the development that satisfies the needs of the people today without compromising thefuture generations”2. The resulting situation at the universities today is that SD integration isoften limited to some specific courses (depending on the lecturers) and that
Enhancement of Green Energy Manufacturing Learning in Course and Laboratory Development AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to share the experience and early results from an interdisciplinaryproject that integrates theory and practice in green energy manufacturing with course andlaboratory development. This project links new courses in renewable energy, clean energy, andenergy efficiency with specialized laboratories that fuse green energy into manufacturingengineering education. Two main components are used to incorporate sustainability into thegreen energy manufacturing project, including: (1) renewable energy and (2) manufacturingenergy efficiency. This paper presents how long-term
of / deploying / improving / problems facing / limitations to / works done in / understanding / relationships between / roles of / expanding.7) An extra criterion was included for gray literature because we found evidence that most professional development workshops in sub-Saharan Africa are posted on websites and not on peer-reviewed articles. 4Table 1. Search string keywords, synonyms, and justificationsKeywords Synonyms JustificationPROFESSIONAL Training, Workshop, These synonyms were suggested by experts in the field as well as educators who haveDEVELOPMENT Curriculum, Project undergone one or
college added supplemental tutoringoptions and updated its math placement test to aid students who were affected by the switch. Figure 3: TMCC College Algebra Pass Rates Compared to College Algebra I and II.Cankdeska Cikana Community College:More fully described in our previous paper [3], CCCC has implemented Carnegie MathPathways as an alternative developmental course sequence that shortens the traditional algebrasequence. Carnegie has developed this evidence-based curriculum [6] in two strands, Statwayand Quantway, both of which seek to make mathematics more relevant to students’ educationgoals, career goals, and personal lives. Figure 4 below shows the three semesters of QuantwayCore meant to replace the year sequence of Introduction to
alumniwere involved in the CI process.Strategy 3: As part of the CI process, in spring and fall 2022, department faculty led by the mainauthor, performed a periodic review and revision of the course description, pre-requisite of allthe course offerings and the degree requirements in the three BS ET / ABET programs. Thepaperwork was processed and approved in Curriculog (University’s curriculum process) forimplementation effective fall 2023. The course / degree requirements review process resulted inthe BS in Manufacturing ET and BS in Mechanical ET programs to move ENGT 4150,Programmable Logic Controllers from an elective course to a required course effective fall 2022.In addition, BS in Mechanical ET program has been revised to include ENGT 4210
they could integrate into an existing framework without a big commitment of time.Measures of impactThe Afterschool Alliance states that STEM programs have three types of benefits: improvedattitudes toward STEM fields and careers, increased STEM knowledge and skills, and higherlikelihood of graduation and pursuing a STEM career [2]. In their annual survey of a sample ofClub members, BGCA has only recently added questions that can measure these impacts, so wecannot document any effect of our activities over time, but the data do suggest that the BGCPCmembers have positive outcomes in these areas. The following data are for a sample of studentsfrom the specific Club targeted for our activities; not all those surveyed participated in events
Paper ID #22444Work in Progress: Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Experiences of NSF-supported ScholarsProf. Huihui Wang, Jacksonville University Dr. Huihui Wang, is an assistant professor and the Chair of the Engineering Department at Jacksonville University (JU). She is an advisor of the National Society of Professional Engineering (NSPE) at JU. She is the senior member of IEEE and the Vice Chair of IEEE Jacksonville Section. She is also the member of ASEE and ASME and FES. She has served as a technical program committee member and a reviewer for international conferences, journals as well as fellowships.Dr. Lee Ann
the USA. To add to theconfusion, there is not consistency across the UK, as again the separation of governance inEngland and Scotland has led to different systems. During a 2015 Fulbright Visiting ScholarExchange, the author had the opportunity to teach at an English University and visit threecolleges in Scotland. Figure 1 shows the general flow of the four-year curriculum which led tothe awarding of degrees of Bachelors in Engineering (BEng) and Masters in Engineering (MEng)at an English university.5 This plan appears to be fairly typical of engineering programs inEngland. However, Figure 2 displays one example of a four-year program at a Scottishuniversity. It should be noted, that while this program lasts four years, like the English
curriculum and models. Prior to becoming focused on student success and retention, her research interests included regulation of intracranial pressure and transport across the blood-brain barrier in addition to various ocular-cellular responses to fluid forces and the resulting implications in ocular pathologies.Kerry Dixon, The Ohio State University Kerry Dixon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Teaching and Learning within the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. She is a specialist in interdisciplinary ed- ucation, with particular focus on integrating visual art into science, technology, engineering and math. Formerly a member of the curatorial staff at the San Francisco Museum
the habitat. Finally, the smaller groups integrated theircomponents and collaborated to maximize the energy efficiency and performance of the Solar-powered Habitat.The assessments of this project were designed for each level of teamwork: 1) Studentshighlighted their contributions through an Engineering Portfolio. 2) Smaller groups reflected ontheir design and building process by submitting weekly engineering logs and a semester-endposter. Finally, 3) Each group habitat (comprising 5~6 groups) presented its energy-efficienthabitat design in the first-year design expo at the end of the semester. The ongoing datacollection of this effort on project-based, multidisciplinary, multilevel teamwork proved how thisproject design effectively cultivated
Technical College (National Science Foundation DUE #0422405,#0806514, and #1259402) closes the digital divide and provides an incentive for choosing atargeted STEM major. Each scholarship includes an individually-assigned laptop computerequipped with program-specific software and (more recently) a mobile wireless Internet service.Engineering technology students who are awarded Tech Stars (S-STEM) scholarships receive apowerful laptop computer equipped with CAD and other software used in these programs ofstudy, whereas computer science students receive laptops equipped with different program-specific software, and automotive technology students receive a curriculum-specificcomputerized diagnostic tool. These academic tools eliminate the need for
country.MethodsTo develop team-based learning curriculum and its evaluation in Japanese engineering education,we first replicated Ohashi’s survey [2], “What is an Engineer?.” The answers to the questionnairereflect the sociocultural value of engineering in Japan from the perspective of future engineers. Morespecifically, we asked a hundred freshmen in the Department of Mechanical and SystemsEngineering at Kogakuin University, the following question, “Who do you associate with the word‘Engineer’? Please write down the names of three people. If the person is not popular, please add abrief explanation.”In response to the lack of interdisciplinarity in the pipelines of our default educational system, wedeveloped a high-quality interdisciplinary curriculum for
focusing on humanitarian engineer- ing. In addition, she teaches STEP 1 and STEP 2 education courses through CU Teach Engineering, a new General Engineering Plus program specifically designed to prepare students to earn a secondary math or science teacher licensure through engineering. She manages and mentors graduate and undergraduate engineering Fellows who teach in local K-12 classrooms through the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s TEAMS initiative, is on the development team for the TeachEngineering digital library, and is faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE).Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder Jaclyn L. Cunitz is an undergraduate student in the department of