because they dislike SEM, but because they wish to pursue abroader range of academic interests20,21,22. Similarly, students from lower socio-economic levelhigh schools may find that there is no opportunity for easing more slowly into the rigoroustechnical curriculum, a strategy that might give them a better chance for long-term success.Comfort is an important indicator for success in the first CS course23.Flexibility in degree paths would appear crucial for attracting a diverse population of ITprofessionals, but is generally not encouraged in traditional colleges of engineering, nor in newercolleges or departments of computer science. The higher educational system needs to provide avariety of training paths to IT careers. The system will be
students recognize and connect to their potential.Natalie Stringer, Clemson University Natalie Stringer is a senior at Clemson University, graduating in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Microbiology. She has worked at the Academic Success Center as an organic chemistry tutor for four semesters. After completing CRLA Level 3 certification, Natalie served the tutoring program in a mentoring capacity as well, acting as a liaison between her colleagues in the sciences and the Assistant Coordinator for Tutoring. Natalie will continue her academic career and research efforts at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine after her time at Clemson.Dr. Rachel K
areas: • Engineering Design16,17,18,19 • Professional Communications • Professional Tools • Engineering Ethics20Engineering Design Plan integrates design-and-build experiences with a structuredapproach to problem solving across all four years of the curriculum, culminating in a yearlong senior project. Professional Communications and Tools are concurrently introducedin the design courses throughout the four-year sequence to support the execution ofdesign projects. The Engineering Ethics component provides students with a frameworkfor understanding and accommodating professional expectations.The interdisciplinary greenhouse heating project with the WKU Agriculture Departmentprovided an excellent vehicle for this integration and
, anadapted PSS approach was used to teach facilities layout planning and design in a facilitiesdesign course which is a part of the senior year curriculum of an industrial engineering program.Attainment of learning objectives was measured using two sources, case studies which weredeveloped and executed using PSS techniques, and quizzes. For case studies, an assessment ofthree real-world case studies was compared to an identical assessment of a similar case studyutilized in a prior year. For quizzes, an assessment of quizzes was compared to identicalassessments in the two prior years. Quantitative techniques were used to analyze the outcomes ofthe case studies and the quizzes, while a thematic analysis was used to analyze the post-casestudy feedback
’),could encourage them to view IE as an approachable field.Reflections from the IISE definition - IISE defines Industrial and Systems Engineering as “Adiscipline concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems ofpeople, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge andskill in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methodsof engineering analysis and design, to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtainedfrom such systems.” Per this definition of IE, this activity addresses the idea of designing asystem consisting of materials and people, improving the system to make it more efficient, andincorporating methods of engineering
%. This team project study demonstrated student’scritical thinking, product design skills, machining knowledge, layout skills, processing skills, andsimulation modeling skills. This group project not only encouraged the students to work as ateam but also encouraged their individual talents to shine. This group project gave students theconfidence to handle product from “drawing to production”. It was very satisfying to see howthese senior students are transforming themselves to competent engineers.IntroductionThe engineering students are required to take various courses in general education and technicaleducation to meet the graduation requirements. Please refer a typical manufacturing engineeringprogram curriculum flow chart in the reference
by alternating semesters of co-op and classroomeducation, followed by a final semester to complete course work including thecapstone design project. The student worked for a design and manufacturingcompany in the same metropolitan area as the university. The interaction of co-opand curricular educational experiences of the student is emphasized.The First Co-op PeriodCompleting an engineering curriculum, such as Mechanical Engineering, is nosimple journey. The subject matter is often complicated and intense. The workload can be overwhelming. A co-op program helps facilitate the learning processand allows the student to expand professional horizons as a developing engineer.Because of this, many universities today are implementing a co-op
. Cain Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical Literacy. She is responsible for developing and implementing continuing education programs for K-12 science teachers. Dr. Nixon has been teaching for over 20 years and currently works in the redesigned high school teacher preparation program. Dr. Nixon has Master and Doctorate of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction in Science Based courses.Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Engineering Undergraduates and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his
University of Technology Hanna Niemel¨a received the M.A. and PhD degrees in translation studies from University of Helsinki in 1993 and 2003, respectively. She is currently working as an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Lappeenranta, Finland. Her professional experience ranges from translating to teaching and language consulting. Her interests include electrical engineering, scientific writing, and special languages.Dr. Heikki J¨arvisalo, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Heikki J¨arvisalo received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and the D.Sc. degree in electronics from the Lappeenranta University of Technology
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in pollutant formation in combustion. email:teodora@seattleu.eduGreg Mason is an Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received aB.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, an M.S. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing fromGeorgia Institute of Technology, and the Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.email: mason@seattleu.edu Page 10.1345.13 Proceedings of the 2005
TBLhave on team performance, compared to an offering of the course prior to implementation, and3) what effect does being a member of a high-performing team have on individual studentlearning in the course?BackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) takes cooperative learning to the next level by increasing the timeteams spend together and the expectations of team integration and performance. TBL differsfrom cooperative learning in that particular attention is payed to team formation, peerassessment, prompt feedback on individual and group performance, and group work (L. K.Michaelsen et al., 2002). Teams should be made up of 5-7 people and stay together for the entiresemester, group work should account for a significant portion of the course grade
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Paper ID #42107Board 99: Utilizing the Solar District Cup Competition as a Case Study for aRenewable Energy Capstone to Enhance Students’ Learning ExperienceDr. Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental
graduatingfrom high school are prepared to take university level courses in math and science. In 2022, theACT composite results fell to the lowest values since 1991. This generation of students is moredistressed, disengaged, digitally distracted, and discouraged when compared with previouscohorts.The purpose of this project is to identify the challenges faced by students transitioning from highschool to college after the COVID-19 pandemic. For this study, we are focused on the transitionof first-generation students as they experience their first semester in college. We believe that theCOVID-19 pandemic has caused significant shifts in the struggles and needs of incomingstudents. For the analysis, first semester students enrolled in an engineering
Paper ID #11383Car Storytelling and Interaction DesignProf. Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, previously visting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group, helps teams discover yet to be satisfied customer needs with her proven methods- from a theoretical perspective of both socio-cognitive psychology and applied design thinking - that she has developed and refined over the past few decades. In addition to helping a team uncover this information, the companies she has worked with eventually have an easily deployable tool kit
School of EngineeringEducation, Purdue University, USA. She also has an MS and MSc degree in computer science. Her researchprogram is to help develop students' understanding of conceptually challenging concepts in STEM courses andincludes 1) design of innovative (e.g., technology-mediated, integrated STEM) learning environments. 2) design,implement, and measure the effectiveness of emergent and inclusive curriculum units, courses, and programs. and 3)evaluate the effectiveness of instructional strategies. She was awarded the 2020 outstanding researcher award by theSchool of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Also, she is the recipient of the Apprentice Faculty GrantAward, 2022, by the ERM division. Recently her research was awarded NSTA
canalso be used by others to illustrate the content of the entire field of manufacturing and to helpdecide what parts of the manufacturing field are appropriate for inclusion in any givencurriculum. It is well known that graduates from many different types of academic programs findproductive careers in the manufacturing engineering function of product-producing industries.All should have at least an awareness-level comprehension of the entire field.Types of Programs Illustrated in this paperThe process of mapping curricula into the Four Pillars model is illustrated with four differenttypes of academic programs: 1. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering (Figure 2) 2. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering
, industry accepted CAD packages. This relationship makes it easy to use themid-level CAD package as an instructional tool toward teaching the industry standard CADpackage. The instructor is still faced, however, with the task of selecting the appropriatesoftware. This paper will describe a process for selecting an optimum package from among avariety of contenders. It will also explore the use of Parametric Technologies Corporation’s(PTC) Pro/Desktop as a stepping-stone for the use of PTC’s Pro/Engineer.IntroductionIn the past few years computers have begun to dominate the Engineering Design Graphic (EDG)curriculums. The hand drawing tools of the past are rapidly being discarded in favor of 3-D solidmodeling software. A survey of EDG professional
validation of structuring a course this way. 2 A good measure of validation came during the summer of 2010 when a discarded librarytextbook lumped in a pile of books to be thrown away caught my eye. The textbook is entitled“The Science of Engineering Design”, written by Percy Hill and published over 40 years ago in1970. Hill asserts in the Preface, page vii: … long experience with freshman students has convinced the author that material of the type presented in this book must be conveyed to the student as early as possible in the engineering curriculum …. This book … does not concern itself with the science of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, integrated
Session 3286 Arbitrary Function Generator Laboratory Project Denton Dailey Butler County Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the design and operation of a relatively simple ROM-based arbitraryfunction generator1 that is suitable for use as an intermediate-level laboratory project inthe electronics/electrical engineering technology curriculum. The project integrates manyaspects of both analog and digital electronics. From the hardware perspective, the digitalportion of the system includes counters, timers, read-only memory (ROM) and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The
engineering programs as a strength of their curriculum but is often not assessed for itsefficacy in teaching transferable skills. More work is needed to determine the connection between high-impact practices in the design classroom with direct evidence of students’ demonstrated learning [6]. Thisresearch aims to evaluate engineering self-efficacy in students who conducted rapid prototyping in designclassrooms. The assessment of engineering self-efficacy can help elucidate concepts of confidence intechnical skills, motivation, and mindset towards building activities.There are several different ways to introduce rapid prototyping into an engineering design classroom.Depending on the type of engineering being taught (e.g. electrical, mechanical or
47253. The Integration of Ruby on Rails As An Agile Teaching Tool in IT Curricula, Gordon Romney 48154. Problem-based Learning: Implementation of Efficient Two Factor Authentication for University Computer Systems, Gordon W. Romney and Paul Juneau 493 Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 6Welcome by Conference Host Howard Evans, Ph.D., PE Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, National University
response. To beeligible for enrollment in the course, students must have successfully completed the EE 302course as well as an introductory Physics course, Calculus 1 (derivative and integral calculus)and 2 (series, sequences, and multivariable calculus), with concurrent enrollment in Calculus 3(differential equations and linear algebra).In the fall 2015 semester, 401 students enrolled in EE 302, divided between six lecture sectionswith about 65 students in each section. Of these students, 86 enrolled in EE 411 for the spring2016 semester, which had a total enrollment of 124 students divided between four lecturesections. The majority of the students (83 of the 86) who progressed from EE 302 to EE 411 hadsuccessfully completed EE 302 in their very
Coalition grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), theseworkshops presented several FED modules developed by NJIT and invited other colleges to re-develop the FED modules. At the workshop, I presented a plan to pilot FED at Essex CountyCollege (ECC) 6. After piloting FED at ECC in the fall 1998 semester, I presented somepreliminary results at a conference held at NJIT in January 1999 7. This paper presents somepreliminary results from the pilot in the fall 1998 and spring 1999 semesters at ECC.2. What Is Covered in FED?Some schools have taught FED to freshmen as an integrated package. For example, NJIT offersFED 101 Fundamentals of Engineering Design I 4, which includes engineering graphics,computer-aided design (CAD), and a design project
Paper ID #40462Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the”Misinformation Age”Ms. Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University Alexis is currently an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. She has taught technical writing and various other writing- and communication-based courses at MSU since 2004. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Mississippi State University and Louisiana State University and is certified as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).Mr
creating and piloting STEM laboratory and project experiences with wirelesssensor networks, the integrated radio tomographic imaging system will engage undergraduateand graduate students in research on imaging with radio frequency signals, as well as the facultyin course and curriculum development.IntroductionTomography is widely used in medicine as a transmission-based imaging process. Computedtomography (CT) is used in radiology as the noninvasive technique to obtain cross-sectional Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 1images of the internal organs, the bones, the blood vessels, and tissue in the body for
Engineering, also from the University of Michigan. As an undergraduate student, she was an Instructional Aide for Programming and Data Structures, a direct follow-on course to Engineering 101. In addition to teaching, Isha is interested in software for embedded and autonomous systems and deep technology startups.Dr. Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students’ performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based cur- ricula improvements.Lesa BegleyRyien HosseiniDeborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan Dr. Deborah Lichti earned her B.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic Science at Purdue
are writing intensive and have the technicalwriting course as a prerequisite. Even more of a problem, many Penn State engineering studentswork in internships and co-op experiences without having taken the technical writing course,even though the companies expect those students to write. Worse yet, in those internships, ourstudents are evaluated alongside engineering interns who have had the experience of a technicalwriting course. To address this situation, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Penn State haspiloted an engineering writing course that connects to its required junior-level design course,which is writing intensive. What distinguishes this engineering writing course from traditionaltechnical writing courses is that the
Degrees and SpecializationsThe Need for the CourseDue to the growth in networking and virtual technologies and the need for undergraduatestudents in non-networking majors to understand and learn about network protocols,network operating system fundamentals, network operating systems, database and webservers and directory services, a course for IST students was developed. The course alsowas a result of feedback given to CIT by their Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). Prior toABET creating an information technology accreditation for IT programs, CIT relied onthe IAB for feedback on ways to improve the curriculum and facilities. In 2000, one ofthe main action items given to CIT from the IAB was that IST students needed to havehands-on experience with
12.7 71.1As a Model Institution for Excellence, UTEP has implemented several initiatives toincrease the persistence and graduation rates of engineering and science majors. Three ofthese initiatives focus on student development and have developed a strong synergy (seeFigure 1). The initiatives are the Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists (ACES),the Circles of Learning for Entering Students (CircLES) Program, and the ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. As a whole, these initiatives promote alearner-centered environment in which carefully selected students take on criticalleadership roles. These students serve in three capacities: management of an academiccenter, peer orientation and mentoring