concept, errors as well as the time needed to solve an Equivalenceproblem decrease. The generally accepted approach is to teach the concept by presentingnumerous applications of the definition. This paper presents an alternative by integrating thepreviously learned concept of moments from Statics and Mechanics of Materials. In thisapproach, students are able to perform the calculations with little understanding and then learnthe concepts. The result is that much less time is allocated to learning these topics.IntroductionIn order to reduce the cost of higher education, engineering faculty are under pressure to reducecredit-hour requirements for their degree programs. For example, engineering programs inTennessee recently were mandated to reduce
Experience committee, chair for the LTU KEEN Course Modification Team, chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer (PE) whose expertise includes Low Impact Development (LID), innovative stormwater best management practices (BMPs), hydrologic and
un- derstanding. She integrates Trauma-Informed, relational practices with a Universal Design for Learning. Dr. Sweet offers a unique perspective as mother and advocate for a college student with complex disabil- ities. In collaboration with the Biomedical Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Sweet co-authored Finding Need in an Educational Setting: Starting with SETT, highlighting unique assistive technology for access to project-based learning for students with the most complex needs. Other publications include A.C.C.E.S.S. to the General Education Curriculum c and a peer-reviewed case study in the Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal.Ms. Alisa Jones, UCP of Greater Cleveland
enroll in calculus.Taken together, this knowledge provides compelling evidence of the importance ofcommunication skills in engineering, and suggests that emphasis on the integration of math andcommunication skills in engineering would benefit women students in particular.4. Demonstrate and Encourage ResilienceThis practice is about helping students learn to embrace challenges and setbacks by teachingthem that their academic skills are malleable. In addition to combatting the negative stereotypesof their technical abilities that girls and women face, this practice is an important life lesson forall students.Using spatial skills as an example of a broader phenomenon, the Assessing Women inEngineering project suggests that “score differences
of Engineering Walla Walla University, College Place, WA 99324, USA AbstractAs an advanced modern engineering tool, the Finite Element Method (FEM) has been widelyadopted in current undergraduate engineering curricula, especially in the discipline ofmechanical engineering. However, the usage of FEM as a tool integrated into other fundamentalengineering classes, such as statics and dynamics, fluid and thermal, and mechanics of materials,is not as common as one might suppose. Including, this present-day engineering tool is proposedto assist the teaching of deformation concepts in mechanics of materials. Due to the inherentcomplexity of FEM, a small finite element analysis (FEA
scientists. Her current work is exploring how to integrate engineering with science in the elementary curriculum in a way that empowers children and supports teachers in finding time to teach science. Page 14.743.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Inspiring a Diverse Population of High School Students to Choose Engineering as a Career PathAbstractA week-long, summer day-program was created to expose and inspire high school students toconsider engineering as a career path. The goals of the program were to 1) bring high schoolstudents of diverse backgrounds to our university campus, 2) excite
theoretical schema for each item. Following Table 1 is a summary of results from eachof the 17 items of note. Discussion of results is included in tandem with results to ease withkeeping track of which results were being discussed.Table 1. Summary of PCFA flagged items for each scenario Scenario 1 — “Housing Quality” 2 Items Flagged A Student team is tasked with evaluating the integrity of housing Scenario structures in an impoverished community. Results may identify unsafe Summary dwellings, but could also have a negative impact on the financial well being of those living there despite their existing
of project management”. In this paper we shall report on the currentformat of the course and how it overcomes many of the problems with our initial offering.Although only part way through the second offering, we recognize the need for new changes inorder to account for the increased maturity and experience of the students returning from their16-month internship experience. The changes needed to handle the 80% of our students who willreturn from internship in September 1999 are discussed.1. IntroductionTwo years ago the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) placed a requirement thatall engineering students experience an extensive 4th year design project. With accreditationlooming, the Department put on an experimental team project
alternate Building Information Modeling track for civil Modeling engineering students in Engr Design course, using flipped classroom Systems Modeling Create context-rich and visually-rich examples and simulations for and Control Systems students to learn fundamental concepts Mechanical Design Integrate project-based learning into mechanical design courses Instructional-technology-focused initiatives Adaptive Learning Create an adaptive learning platform based on machine learning algorithms Engr Simulations Create a cloud-based platform to host simulation tools based on industry software Sketch-Based Create a homework assignment platform that provides
co-curricular activities during an identical period in time. There is a reportedparticipation gap and uneven engagement of engineering students in co-curricular activities. Wecompare how student engagement in different co-curricular activities might vary in terms of theself-reported time spent, curricular courses utilized, and professional competencies developed.We use de-identified records data that were collected from a professional development survey ata large North American University. We specifically compare experience between groups ofengineering students who reported participating in one unique co-curricular during 2017-18 andcompleted a professional development survey at the end of the year (between measures/co-curricular activities
ability to design,implement, and troubleshoot ML systems will soon be in high demand [1]. The time is now formaritime educational institutions to adapt accordingly to maintain relevance and continuegraduating in-demand maritime professionals.In this paper, we present an undergraduate maritime-focused course in ML. The main componentof our course, and the major contribution of this paper, is our design of several maritime-specificmini coding projects for addressing course learning objectives and ABET criteria, as well asengaging students. The following three components comprise the programming environment ofeach mini project:• Colab: A product of Google that allows users to write and execute Python code through the browser, integrating it
quality as they vary by location and over time. The master variable is hydrology and how it isaltered by storm flow. Participants will use classical hydrology methods to construct storm hydrographsand derive time of concentration. These will be correlated with water chemistry to produce a time seriesrecord of concentration that can be translated to flux and mass transport. At the spatial scale of a sub-watershed in an urbanized area, the methodological framework will seek to understand howenvironmental flows contribute to degraded water quality [6,7,8]. Hydrologic variability and interactionswithin the natural and engineered components alter biogeochemical fluxes [9] and ecological integrity [10,11] all of which are affected by storm water
programs. This work (which was inspired by my own experiences as a graduate student in astronomy) built upon my background in physics education research from my undergraduate days, when I began working as a Learning Assistant (LA) with Dr. Chandra Turpen. My experience as an LA introduced me to PER, and gave me the opportunity to get involved in curriculum design and research as an undergraduate. After my PhD, I returned to Dr. Turpen’s group as a postdoctoral researcher, and have since redirected my focus to the study of ethics and institutional change in STEM higher education.David Tomblin (Director/Senior Lecturer) UMD College ParkAmol Agrawal Amol Agrawal is an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland
andinstructor providing real-time feedback gives the students a chance to integrate the exercises andtechniques.The presentation describes the concepts, building blocks, exercises and timeline necessary toachieve these steps in a limited time frame, how to assess progress, and how to contend with awidely diverse group of students working on very disparate topics of research. The furtherimplication of this effort is that multicultural students may be more effective in an increasinglydiverse environment filled with sudden, extemporaneous demands.General Background:Engineers and scientists are often perceived and portrayed as being both humorless anduncommunicative. While the former may be ascribed to a tendency to analyze rather thanimmediately react to
Paper ID #6035Using Leadership Education Practices to Enhance Freshmen EngineeringStudent Interviewing SkillsDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Loehr professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Environment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute, director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project), and director of the Ohio Coal Research Center at Ohio University, where he is engaged in the development of energy and environmental technology, such as
through the use of communication deliverables.We present early work that demonstrates a strong correlation between student teams’ lowwritten communication scores and subsequent poor design performance. Then, wedescribe an intervention model designed to strengthen communication ability and teamperformance and thus to influence design performance.Background:At the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, 2nd year engineering studentsare introduced to the principles of flight in a rigorous, two-semester course, Unified Page 9.1390.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &
analytical and experimental methods incorporate concepts experimental procedures and practical applications are beingmechanical engineering students learn in several core courses. introduced into the Mechanical Engineering Department’sHomework assignments and laboratory experiments exploring a Feedback Control Systems Course. Since 2008, the class hasphysical system serve to engage students and help them make incorporated a significant laboratory portion [2]. In these labs,connections between course material spanning the mechanical students become familiar with and perform experiments onengineering curriculum
the Department of Integrative STEM Educa- tion at The College of New Jersey. In his role, he prepares pre-service teachers to become K-12 technology and engineering educators. His research involves engaging college students in human centered design and improving creativity. He also develops biotechnology and nanotechnology inspired lessons that naturally integrate the STEM disciplines. He received his PhD in biomedical engineering from Drexel University and was an NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education (GK-12).Dr. Jamie Mikeska, Jamie Mikeska is a Research Scientist in the Student and Teacher Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Jamie completed her Ph.D. in the Curriculum, Teaching, and
Education and Outreach (CEEO) “works in the areas of outreach, research, and tool development to make engineering and design accessible and feasible in P12 classrooms” [3] . In this study, funded by an internal grant from the CEEO’s innovation fund, we have developed a game that integrates and scaffolds content knowledge of engineering design while allowing students to playfully engage in problem solving and teamwork skills. Engineering education researchers have worked with P12 teachers to understand their mental models of engineering and how professional development can help them identify
students to chooseengineering as a career. With an emphasis on smart and connected cities, the SCR2 programprovides summer research experiences (eight weeks for students and six weeks for teachers).This paper presents our learnings and insights of the program for the past four years withevaluation findings. There have been 116 students and 44 teachers who have successfullyparticipated. The research program was conducted on campus in 2019, but due to COVID-19, theprogram was conducted online in 2020. In 2021 and 2022, the program was redesigned to behybrid, and six host sites participated. Despite the changes in the program, students' prowess wasenhanced by their teamwork and engagement in the projects. The post-program survey raisedconcerns about
) to increase retention of URWM and WFC;(2) to support career progress for URWM and WFC; (3) to increase satisfaction and success ofURWM and WFC; (4) to stimulate advocacy for systemic change based on awareness of genderequity issues emerging from the programs implemented; (5) to create an integrated set ofcross-institutional programs that will be exportable to other regional universities that aim tosupport, retain, and advance the careers of URWM and WFC.COVID-19 ImpactThe global COVID-19 pandemic became a serious concern in the United States in March 2020,less than six months after the Partnership project’s official start date. Thus, the pandemic had aserious impact on the original implementation plans of the project components. It
Page 14.392.6 and societal issues in the classroom,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.7. S. M. Lord, “Fabulous Fridays: Satisfying ABET 2000 criterion I and J in an optoelectronics elective,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 6315-6322, 2005.8. P. Benkeser and W. Newsletter, “Integrating soft skills in a BME curriculum,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 7823-7830, 2004.9. L. J. Shuman, M. Besterfield-Sacre, J. McGourty, “The ABET "professional skills" - Can they be taught? Can they be assessed?,” J. Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 2005.10. D. Carpenter, “Using a hybrid classroom environment for the instruction of ethics and contemporary civil engineering issues,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Honolulu
areas, manufacturingis a dominant economic activity that requires students be competent in the science, technology,engineering, mathematics (STEM) fields and typically requires a post-secondary education forsome of the better paying positions. In an effort to assist students with this challenge andeducate more students for the manufacturing work force, a partnership was formed to put asecondary STEM teacher and college faculty in the same classroom. The partnership allowedstudents to know the local post-secondary educational options related to STEM and to getcomfortable with the campus while being introduced to computer integrated manufacturing(CIM) practices. This initial class had ten students that participated and this paper will explainthe
Session 3225 Engineering Design – On-Line Rebecca Sidler Kellogg, Jerald Vogel, Vinay Dayal Iowa State UniversityIntroductionTransforming engineering curriculum to an on-line asynchronous format presents manychallenges and opportunities. Engineering design has typically been taught as a collaborativeinteractive course at Iowa State University where student involvement and engagement waspromoted in face-to-face synchronous learning environments. With the dawn of e-learning, anew opportunity to reach students on-line, faculty at Iowa State University re-examined
are connected (or short circuited). The two vertical columns at eachside are connected, and they are usually used as positive and negative power rails. If one flips overthe breadboard and looks at the metal connections, the student will have a better idea of howelectrical components should be placed on the board, in particular how an IC (integrated circuit,with multiple pins) component should be placed. Figure 1. Breadboard and illustration of connections.2 Mention of specific trade names is for reference only and not to imply exclusion of others that may be suitable.Using the NI myDAQ as an Oscilloscope and Controller with Bread Boarded CircuitsOften, it is necessary to integrate a breadboard with a simple
tutoring and peer-assisted learning (PAL) programs and provided pedagogical and academic success support to the General Engineering Learning Community. She is also co-developer of a framework of rigorously-documented, self-directed collabo- rative learning called Entangled Learning. Whisler has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.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 now coordinates the first-year curriculum. She is the
STEM classroom indicated that students foundthe video-based instructional modules helpful, and student quiz scores increased after reviewingthe video demonstrations [10]. Another study also showed that student quiz and exam scoresincreased following the implementation of animations and videos into a geotechnical engineeringcourse in the Civil Engineering curriculum [3]. Several other studies have also found that studentscores increased following implementation of an enhanced visual explanation of course contentin both science and engineering classrooms through the use of video and animation learningmodules [1, 7, 10].Overall, research has shown that incremental learning, scaffolding, visual aids, and repetitionenforces subject matter [4, 7
presentations focused on application ofconcepts to industry. Distance education technology includes WEBCT-Vista and video chatsessions using web-cams provided to the students.The curriculum consists of 30 credit hours of coursework which follows a fixed plan of study. Inaddition, there are three one-credit hour modules which covers a directed (applied) project.Students are encouraged to select an area for improvement in their career area. The target size ofa cohort is 25 students.In 2005, a program was initiated in cooperation with Rolls-Royce Corporation that was modeledafter the Weekend Program. It also follows a fixed plan of study modified to meet the needs ofRolls-Royce and is delivered at the UAW/Rolls-Royce Training Center by Purdue
-training techniciansand engineers. The modules cover lithography, metalization, etch, chemical vapor deposition,statistical process control and design of experiments. Over 280 students have used the modules,in CD-format, in a variety of teaching settings, with expanded deployment in progress. The participating organizations include the Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque TechnicalVocational Institute, Maricopa County Community College District, Austin Community College,Arizona State Univ., Univ. of Texas-Austin, plus a curriculum consultant, an industrial advisoryboard, and industry partners.2. Introduction The relationship of technicians and engineers in the semiconductor manufacturing industryis somewhat unique in the manufacturing workforce
Learning about Scientific Inquiry Through Engineering Jessica Harwood, Al Rudnitsky Smith CollegeThe broad question addressed by this study is "how should ideas from engineering be integratedinto the school curriculum?" Efforts to include engineering in the K - 12 curriculum haveincreased considerably in recent years. Many of engineering's educational advocates hold theposition that engineering should not be a "stand-alone" school subject or, at the very least, not beexclusively so. This paper is a case study of integrating engineering into the existingcurriculum. The more focused questions addressed here include "what does engineering bringto