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Paper ID #35327Changing the Mindset of Engineering Education through BiomimicryDr. Ross A. Lee, Villanova University ROSS LEE Dr. Ross A. Lee, Villanova University Ross Lee is a Professor of Practice in Sustainable Engineering at Villanova University where he teaches Biomimicry, Sustainable Materials and Design, and Engineering Entrepreneurship. In addition to his academic experience (joined Villanova in 2008), Dr. Lee has over 36 years of industrial experience with the DuPont company (retired July 2009) spanning a wide variety of technology, product and new business developments including films, resins
-Atlantic section as well as ASME and IEEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Virtual Service-Learning Tutoring Experience for EngineeringUndergraduatesAbstractIn the fall semester 2020 a service-learning option was provided to students enrolled in aprobability and statistics class that is required of all engineering majors. The instructor hadpreviously participated in service-learning seminars for faculty at the university who wereinterested in using that pedagogy in their classes. This paper reviews the seminar program, thebackground of the community partner, the nature of the service-learning experience and thequalitative reflections of the students who
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20770TEACHING ENGINEERING ETHICS IN ASIA FROM WESTERN RE-SOURCESDr. N. Krishnamurthy, (Self-employed) Dr. N. Krishnamurthy (known as ’Prof Krishna’) is currently Consultant in Safety, Structures and Com- puter Applications in Singapore. He is an Approved Consultant of the Singapore Ministry of Manpower, for whom he has carried out assignments. He has more than five and half decades of teaching, research, and consultancy experience, including short courses and talks for practicing engineers, in U.S.A., Sin
Engineering Mechanics1,” the authors proposed theuse of daily class quizzes to assess students’ understanding of homework assignments. Theresults of that one semester study suggested that this change had a minimal impact on overallperformance. In the continuous effort to determine what will enable students to learn throughsolving homework problems without causing an overly burdensome grading effort to the faculty,the authors turned to Pearson’s Mastering Engineering. To quote from the Pearson website“Mastering Engineering is the world's leading collection of online homework, tutorial, andassessment products designed with a single purpose in mind: to improve the results of all highereducation students, one student at a time2.”The authors have turned
HumanitiesAll experiments were designed with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals andglobal connection in mind. For example, the jar test experiment encourages students to considercreative methods of purifying water. Additional activities and supplementary material weredeveloped to further engrain the connection between engineering and the humanities.3.1 Semester ProjectWhile students explore solutions to global problems through the algae experiments, they will beasked to think about how these solutions can work for countries around the world. At thebeginning of the curriculum, students will be broken into small groups and each group will beassigned a country. Students will be responsible for researching demographic, political, andeconomic
produce notable gains in these areas.3 The implementations ofHypatia and Galileo were done with these expected outcomes in mind, particularly persistence. Itis recognized that first-to-second year attrition in engineering programs is most severe, and thatintervention at the freshman level is paramount to increasing persistence to graduation inengineering degree programs.9-11 Thus, freshman living-learning communities for engineeringstudents seem to offer a very viable means to improve retention in engineering, especially atinstitutions that require, or strongly encourage, on-campus residence for freshman students. Assessment of the Hypatia and Galileo living-learning communities includes longitudinaltracking of cumulative grade point
variety of sources. This provides a means to cross-check the outcomes.The United States Military Academy uses a Course Assessment Plan to collect and analyze data.2This system relies on surveys and end of course grades to provide qualitative and quantitativeassessments. Felder3 suggests that there are many ways to assess student learning and, ultimately,program outcomes, but both qualitative and quantitative methods should be employed. With allof these recommendations in mind, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMBC,developed a process to assess program outcomes that reinvigorated the course delivery andassessment process.MethodologyAs the reality of ABET 2000 criteria began to set in, the department began discussions centeredaround the
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. Figure 3: Students who are not interested in pursuing Study Abroad possibilities (2005-07)It is evident that students enter the engineering program with an open mind for pursuing studyabroad programs. It is the responsibility of educators to motivate and prepare them for globaleducation. In fall of 2007, we encouraged our students to attend The Engineering EducationAbroad Fair hosted by the Student Engineers Abroad Council at this university. Two posterswere presented by the Department of Engineering Education at this fair- “Internationalizing theFreshman Engineering Program” xviand “Implementation of International Activities in aFreshman Engineering Course”xvii. Many of our freshman students attended this fair and wereexposed to numerous on
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AC 2008-1195: IN-CLASS CREATIVITY EXERCISES FOR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSJonathan Weaver, University of Detroit MercyKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 13.723.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 In-Class Creativity Exercises for Engineering StudentsAbstractThe flattening of the world is rejuvenating the call for engineering educators to better developstudents that are creative and innovative so that they can have a clear advantage in a verycompetitive global economy. Much has been written and many exercises developed in responseto this calling. Unfortunately, while many such exercises are fun and engaging and serve
utilizing case studies resulting in an improved awareness of boththe problems and their resolution for the students.The case study approach to engineering ethics is very effective and generates interest in thestudents. They become actively involved in the process to determine the best overall solution tochallenging problems. Mathematics and science alone cannot solve these types of problems, itrequires judgment and only through experience can this be acquired. Case studies fit into thisscenario perfectly.Students require a better understanding of the principles and practices that serve as a foundationfor all ethical decision making. Once these are firmly entrenched in the students' mind, theybecome the basis for all solutions to ethical dilemmas
AC 2009-1031: COMPETENCE IN ENGINEERING: A TALE OF TWO WOMENHolly Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Matusovich recently joined Virginia Tech after completing her doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Dr. Matusovich’s research interests include the role of
AC 2009-1482: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN: AN EMPHASIS ONCOMMUNICATIONTaryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Taryn Bayles is a Professor of the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development. Page 14.813.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introduction to
with different races inHong Kong, Penang and Germany,meeting global teams from different countries, interactingwith colleagues from different background and adjusting to different work environments. Fromthese few examples we see the vital link between technology and culture and realize thenecessity of learning to communicate across cultures when in a global engineering environment.Culture and TechnologyWhat is Culture? The word has its roots in the Latin word “cultura” meaning cultivation. Thereis a wide range of perspectives on culture ranging from the concrete (clothes, music food), tobehavioral (language, gender roles) and symbolic (value system, customs, religion). Culturalvalue is seen as “a collective programming of the mind which
engineering and it deviated from Environmental Engineering. Throughout the semester I have become more and more interested in energy, specifically renewable energies and the technology behind them. Although Environmental Engineering has some energy applications, I feel that a more mechanical background would be better suited for that field. [The guest speaker] talk also cemented in my mind that if I wanted to go more into [energy], Environmental Engineering is not the most direct. Instead, going more into chemistry for biofuels, electrical for PV, or mechanical for working on engine processes would be a better approach.” “While I still value the environment as highly as ever, I feel that I would be more suited to protect it as an
Freidson’s model and should be preserved. ≠ ASCE’s longstanding emphasis on the profession’s role in enhancing public safety and quality of life is appropriate from an ideological perspective. Efforts to strengthen this linkage in the public mind must be continued and enhanced. ≠ The BOK’s emphasis on sustainability represents an opportunity to greatly enhance the ideology of the civil engineering profession, by associating its work with a transcendent value that has broad appeal. ≠ ASCE’s emphasis on professional licensure is critical to the current and future strength of the profession and must be preserved. The society should discourage its members from working in organizations that are granted an
Paper ID #20316Symbolic Computation Applications in Power Engineering EducationDr. Radian G Belu, Southern University Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton, Rouge, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to Southern University Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate
Springs, NY, ppF3F-1-F3F-7, Oct. 2008.[9] A. Haugh, et al., “Assessing the effectiveness of an engineering summer day camp,” ASEE’s123rd Ann. Conf. and Expo., New Orleans, LA, Paper ID #15045, June 2016.[10] C. Denson et al., “Value of informal learning environments for students engaged inengineering design,” J. Technology Stud., vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 40-46, Spring 2015.[11] D. Beck, et al., “Summer Engineering Experience for Girls (SEE): An evolving hands-onrole for the engineering librarian,” ASEE 2010 Ann. Conf. and Expo., Louisville, KY, pp.15.1146.1 - 15.1146.25, June 2010.[12] T. L. Roberson, L., “‘STEM’-ulating young minds: Creating science-based programming @your library,” J. Library Admin., vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 192-201, 2015
not translate to final costs, or where loanamounts are manipulated to include hidden fees or added interest. Mortgage lenders have beenknown to unlawfully demand high escrow balances in order to reap additional interest. The onlycourse where most engineering students get any information related to personal finance isengineering economy. We as instructors need to be mindful of that fact.Engineers tend to have a lower percentage of their college costs paid with borrowing than peoplewith other majors, and they are better positioned to pay off their loans. Even so, manyengineering students and recent graduates can be described by the following statistics. Studentloan debt is now over $1 trillion, and is the second largest form of consumer debt
Paper ID #19343Engineering Faculty Perceptions of Diversity in the ClassroomDr. Kelly J Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Cross completed her doctoral program in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Tech in 2015 and worked as a post-doctoral researcher with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC she has collaborated with mul- tiple teams of engineering faculty on implementing and assessing instructional innovation. Dr. Cross is currently a Research Scientist in the Department of Bioengineering working to
Paper ID #19900Engineering Students Rapidly Learning at Hackathon EventsMiss Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University Cecilia La Place is a third year student at Arizona State University studying Software Engineering. She joined the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative late last year after participating in hackathons in Arizona and a select few in southern California.Dr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering
students who preferred the online mode. Attendance was not enforced, thus thepercent of students who attend class sessions (both face-to-face and online synchronous) variedfrom lecture to lecture, from about 75% to 100%.The variability in student enrollment and participation necessitate special teaching techniques tohelp students in their learning process. With that in mind and with the objective of helpingstudents to achieve preparedness for the workforce, the instructor assigns a semester-long projectwhere the students have to use all the engineering tools learned in class to design four pumpedpipeline systems in a hypothetical new plant facility. The students are required to work in groupsas working in teams is a healthy habit for their future
Paper ID #26543Library Partnerships to Support Data Analytics Engineering ProgramsMs. Wendy Mann, George Mason University Wendy Mann is the Director of the Digital Scholarship Center (DiSC) at George Mason University Li- braries.Ms. Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University Theresa Calcagno is the Librarian to the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Prior to that, Calcagno was a Research Librarian for an engineering project consulting firm.Deborah Ann Kermer, George Mason University Deborah Ann Kermer is the Data Services Research Consultant at the Digitial Scholarship Center in the
. Thisstudent discussion was primarily concerned with sharing a question with another student. Theteacher stopped the discussion after 30 seconds. Allen’s reading practices seem to match hisview of the purpose of reading: to gain information. Students were engaged in makingmeaning from the texts and they practiced strategies to improve comprehension andunderstanding. In these two units, students did not use the information they read and were notasked to read with an engineering purpose in mind such as identifying the problem.Allen’s texts seemed informational in nature. In one unit, students were asked to design andtest a model airplane. Students learned many new vocabulary words such as aerospaceengineer, tapered leading edge, and straight trailing
Engineering Science, Industrial Systems Participant 8 Unknown Upper Lvl Mngmnt Mechanical and Environmental Engineering Each of the researchers conducted 2-3 interviews and completed the correspondingtranscriptions. In order to analyze data consistently among team members, a codebook wasdeveloped. This was based on the initial analysis of several interviews and the identification ofcommon key words and phrases, or “codes.” Each interview transcription was read with thesecodes in mind, and quotes aligning with each code were identified and tabulated
longitudinal approach for additional analysis. While some of the data is the same,our study branches further into examining why students stay in or leave engineering. There hasbeen some previous research investigating relationships between demographic variables andengineering fields, but leaves out the student perspectives and expectations in choosing a major[11]. With this in mind, we focus on engineering specifically with our data from students in firstyear engineering coursework analyzing their expectations by reading the response data fromsurveys.A large portion of previously conducted major selection research comes from the perspective oftrying to introduce more people into STEM fields. For example, another study approaches theparticipation of
Paper ID #15285Engineering Computer-Aided Drafting: A Hybrid Teaching ModelMurad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University I am a PhD student in the Engineering Education department at Utah State University. My major advisor is Prof. Kurt Becker. I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jordan. I have about five years of experience in teaching, most of which is with computer-aided drafting (CAD). My research interests include; STEM recruitment, professional development and CAD.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for
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