answer back is that true learning occurswhen a student can transfer knowledge and skills to other situations. Inquiry based learning maynot teach (from the faculty perspective) as much, but transferable learning (from the student per-spective) does occur. The Faculty Ulysses Contract is a form of inquiry based learning and assuch it is susceptible to the criticism above. It would be simple at this point to simply reiterate thetypical answer to the critics.The Biomedical Signals and Systems (BMEG 350) class is a core course in the curriculum andcontains several ABET direct assessment points. To satisfy these requirements there are quizzeson technical material, formal team-based labs, and an individual lab practicum. The Ulysses Con-tract is in
Paper ID #39912Board 82: Remote, Hands-on ECE Teaching: Project RECETDr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology
into smaller parts, andable to explain or determine what the root cause of a problem is.Keywords: affective domain, attitudes, undergraduate engineeringIntroductionLearning is an integral part of our lives. Each one of us learns the same things differently based onour preferred way of learning. We can learn by building mental models; through feelings,emotions, attitudes; and by physical movements. Based on this, the domains of learning are broadlycategorized as cognitive (knowledge), affective (attitudes), and psychomotor (skills) [1]. Eachdomain of learning focuses on one of three ways the brain can be engaged in learning. Thecognitive domain is focused on mental processes or thinking, the affective domain focuses onfeelings, attitudes, and
thefirst three principles of good practice in higher education as being student-faculty contact,cooperation among students, and active learning. 4 Additionally, innovations such asinterdisciplinary learning, team-teaching, problem-solving, critical thinking, and learningcommunities provide opportunities for greater interaction among students and faculty as well as adeeper understanding and an integration of what is being learned.The Mentoring Initiative was developed to foster relationships that tighten the bonds of acommunity of learners and promote the social and academic development of students. Within aclassroom environment, faculty and peer mentors serve as role models, guides, and resources forinformation so that learners gain competency and
an engineering discipline? ● What would the curricula and courses look like? ● What would be the balance of education and engineering classes? ● How many engineering courses would be required for it to remain in the engineering school? ● What skills in education would be required, recommended, and/or beneficial? ● What would a Ph.D. qualifying exam be like? ● What other skills would be useful, such as math, statistics, qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills?In the end, Dr. Karan Watson worked with the curriculum experts in the Interdisciplinary Degreeprogram to determine what a degree plan would look like. The interdisciplinary program hasgraduated top engineering education people in the past
included a design sprint topractice design thinking, an introduction to the team’s selected focus area (presented by subjectmatter experts), and then proceeded with design thinking activities, further defining needs andinterests within the focus areas, ideating and then prototyping solutions, and developing actionplans. The curriculum included community-led, hands-on and practical exploration, ideation,prototyping, feedback and reflection sessions that resulted in a conceptual design conceived bythe community team.4.3. Symposium MethodologyOrganizing TeamThe organizing team for this symposium included several members of the IUDC, each of whomis a principal author of this work: 3 professors (Marcel Castro, Electrical Engineering;Christopher
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. R., & Litzinger, T. A. (2021). An extension of the Thermodynamics Conceptual Reasoning Inventory (TCRI): measuring undergraduate students’ understanding of introductory thermodynamics concepts. International Journal of Science Education, 43(15), 2555–2576. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.197584710. Mulop, N., Yusof, K. M., & Tasir, Z. (2012). A Review on Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Thermodynamics. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 56, 703–712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.70611. Klein, S. A. (1993). Development and Integration of an Equation-Solving Program for Engineering Thermodynamics Courses. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 1(3), 265–275.12
one classperiod.2 Most groups chose to work together until the robot was complete, while otherstended to form and reform groups. Formal groups were not assigned.Engineering Problem SolvingEngineering 161, Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory in C, is arequired course for Computer Engineering students. This course is an introduction toproblem solving tools and concepts such as C, Statistics, SI Units, and significant figures.The goal of CELTS, during the 1998-99 academic year, regarding Engineering ProblemSolving was to enhance the problem solving and C programming taught in Engineering161. CELTS The mobile robots proved an excellent tool for integrating the concepts ofproblem solving and C programming.Selection CriteriaOnce the
then verify their calculations in a laboratorysetting. This theme concludes with the implementation of a Button Hero game that involves theuse of buttons, LEDs, wires, and resistors.RoboticsRobotics plays an integral role in many aspects of engineering including manufacturing,medicine, space exploration, and more. The use of robotics contributes to the National Academyof Engineering’s grand challenge to engineer tools of scientific discovery2. In this theme,students use the Lego Mindstorm kits to build and program a simple robot. Though a series oftutorials, students learn about basic programming paradigms including loops and conditionalstatements. Students then apply their programming and problem-solving skills to solveengineering challenges
. Wood, R. B. Stone and D. A. McAdams, 2002, "Integrating Service-Oriented Design Projects in the Engineering Curriculum," ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec. American Society for Engineering Education.[3] Green, M.G., Wood, K.L., VanderLeest, S.H., Duda, F.T., Erikson, C., Van Gaalen, N., “Service-Learning Approaches to International Humanitarian Design Projects: A Model Based on Experiences of Faith-Based Institutions,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.[4] Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2006-2007 Accreditation Cycle.[5] NSPE Code of Ethics, http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/Creed/creed.html [Accessed Mar
)” leadershipworkshops which are used to enhance student’s professional success are introduced. Basically,two general leadership workshops and two technical leadership workshops were arranged anddelivered during the Systems Engineering Day. The paper is aimed at integrating green energyinto the manufacturing engineering curriculum and to cultivate leaders in the field amongminority and female engineering students. Successful completion of the course will lead toexcellence in green energy and advanced engineering education.Introduction and BackgroundThe United States (U.S.) is on the cusp of transformational changes in how energy is producedand used. Major investments are being made by the federal government and industry in cleanenergy technologies that will
leadership workshops were arranged and delivered during the Industrial,Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Day. The paper is aimed at integrating greenenergy into the manufacturing engineering curriculum and to cultivate leaders in the field amongminority and female engineering students. Successful completion of the course will lead toexcellence in green energy and advanced engineering education. Keywords: Project Based Learning, Leadership Workshop, Green Energy, Green Manufacturing, Engineering EducationINTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Green Energy today, is not only seen as a trend in industries but also as a tool to addressmany sustainability issues along with increased educational opportunities and
calculate stress, stiffness and fatigue life of theshaft. This is an excellent example of combined loading with multiple stress concentrations. Once the design is finalized, students use a suitable CAD package such as Pro-Engineer tocreate a 3-D model of the final gear, bearing, and shaft layout. A housing will be developed tosupport the gear, bearing, and shaft subsystems, which will also contain enough volume forlubrication, and will contain necessary features for assembly and maintenance. At this time, thestudent may not have had a course in finite element analysis, so the structural integrity of thegearbox housing is not analyzed. Examples of student work can be shown in Fig. 4
artsinstitution with four-year engineering and computer science programs that include three co-operative (co-op) experiences (for the engineering students) or an internship (for the computerscience students). Our engineering and computer science student population is approximately90% male, 85% white, and 38% of our students are commuters. Because of this, demographicdata beyond major and course year was not collected as it would have prevented the anonymityof our student’s responses. Beginning with the summer following sophomore year, theengineering curriculum will alternate a full-time co-op with a semester of full-time coursework;ending senior year with consecutive spring and summer semesters of full-time courses,graduating in August. As a result, we
deliverchallenging and technically relevant capstone design courses.Finding relevant industrial power systems design and energy management projects is particularlyimportant for two reasons. In the past fifteen years, the electric power industry underwent aneconomic restructuring that reduced the number of employed engineers. Engineering schools de-emphasized or eliminated power systems curriculum in response to reduced industrial demand.The electric power industry now faces an aging engineering workforce with a large number ofindividuals near retirement.5 The current electric power engineering workforce must transferpractical knowledge to students and novice engineers before leaving the workforce so that thepower grid can grow reliably.Volatile electricity
areas compared to biological sciences and physical sciences.Minnesota has a large number of academically-talented and financially-needy students. In 2008,only 6.9% of bachelor’s degrees awarded in Minnesota were in STEM according to theMinnesota Office of Higher Education. The financial burden is a significant obstacle for studentsconfronting a challenging curriculum that needs more time commitment.Saint Cloud State University (SCSU) is the second largest in the system of public MinnesotaState Colleges and Universities (MN State). SCSU’s mission is to prepare students for life, workand citizenship in the twenty-first century to positively transform students and the communitiesthrough the discovery, applied knowledge, and creative interaction
instructional delivery with traditional one-on-one classroominstruction. Whereas the online content provides students with information in a manner that isflexible in time, place, and pace, the classroom element provides them with an opportunity to getinstructor guidance, collaborate with peers, practice applying concepts, and exploring topics ingreater detail. The online and classroom portions are blended through their integrated andsynergistic nature.This paper summarizes the results of a project in which a “blended learning” model was used fortwo different required courses (taught by two different faculty) within the Constructiondepartment. One course was a sophomore level “Introduction to Structures” course and the otherwas a senior level course in
to understand cognitive and noncognitive factors related to success for undergraduate engineering students. Prior to Purdue, she received dual bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her prior work experiences include product management, consulting, tutoring, marketing, and information technology.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and assessment of specific
institutional policies (or lack thereof), professional and personal networks, interactionswith colleagues and students, and articulated (or not) expectations all combine to createparticular climates and experiences for faculty at institutions of higher education throughout theUnited States in 2020. Those show gendered and race-based patterns. Many of the activities thatare integral to the reputation and function of an organization are often performed by women andfaculty of color. These activities, especially administrative and curriculum-based ones, tend torequire time and expertise but are not typically rewarded in traditional academic promotionstructures [1, 33, 6, 34, 31, 35]. In fact, research indicates that women faculty overwhelminglyare tasked
,before committing to a new game design, the Consistent Maritime Macro to Micro Economic(C3ME model) was developed to create a realistic and balanced data set from macroeconomiclevel down to freight rates and cargo movements. This would support both a simplification of thecontext while maintaining realistic relations [23, 24]. The output of this model forms thefoundation on which the current game was developed.Figure 1: Timeline of the maritime business game developmentThe current game is provided in different programmes in slightly different forms. In allprogrammes, the Maritime Business Game performs an integrating role [23]. In most cases at theend of a set of supporting courses, but in two cases it is provided at the start to provide a frame
AFM at both the institutionshelped improve our engineering technology curriculums. It also helped to enhance students’understanding of nanoscale phenomena and teaching effectiveness of the instructors. Theauthor’s participation in various conferences/workshops organized by NSF-ATE centers helpedin the professional development and development of instructional material. The use of remoteaccess of AFM by the students was an important resource in helping them understand theconcept of scanning probe microscopy as applied to visualization of nanoscale components. Theauthors’ participation in manufacturer’s webinars, and workshops was instrumental in selectingthe AFMs at both the institutions.In our investigation it was found that there are a number
curricula to make education more all-inclusive and effective is too important to ignore [1].To enhance imaginative and creative thinking skills of undergraduate students in industrial andsystems engineering, poetry-writing assignments were incorporated into a required upper-levelcourse that focused on the modeling and analysis of inventory and supply chain systems in alarge public university’s industrial and systems engineering curriculum [4]. An assessment ofstudent perceptions of these assignments revealed that poetry writing not only provided thestudents with an opportunity to practice their imaginative and creative thinking skills as expectedbut strengthened their conceptual understanding of the technical material as well [5]. To this end
. Education,pp. 132-138, 2004.13 Elrod, D. & Stewart, M. D. (2004). Assessing student work in engineering graphics and visualization course.Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt LakeCity, Utah, June 20-23, 2004.14 Baxter, D. (2002), Evaluating Student Performance in a Freshman Graphics Course to Provide Early Interventionfor Students with Visualization and/or Design Intent Difficulties, ASEE Annual Conference, 2002.15 Branoff, T., E. Wiebe and N. Hartman (2003). Integrating Constraint-Based CAD into an IntroductoryEngineering Graphics Course: Activities and Grading Strategies. ASEE Annual Conference 2003.16 Wiebe, E., T. Branoff, and N. Hartman (2003). Dynamic Modeling with Constraint
0.46-0.48: ‘describe calculation methods’, ‘estimate uncertainties in results’, and ‘explain routine data processing such as calibration corrections’. Weak positive correlations were seen with ‘justifying adjustments or corrections’ and ‘examining data for consistency’. An interesting result is that there was almost no effect for the behaviors ‘anticipate results from theory’ and ‘compare data to previous work or literature’. This may point to either a weakness in the curriculum in reinforcing these behaviors, or a lack of maturity and understanding on the part of the students at this point in their academic careers. One lab that stands out is Lab 6. This had a very low positive correlation for the total number
AC 2011-1873: UNDERSTANDING THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION RE-SEARCH PROBLEM SPACE USING INTERACTIVE KNOWLEDGE NET-WORKSKrishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Krishna P.C. Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is also a member of the Education Research Team of the NSF-funded Network for Com- putational Nanotechnology (nanoHUB.org). Prior to his arrival at Purdue, he was an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Computing and the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Dr. Madhavan also served as a Research Scientist at the Rosen Cen- ter for Advanced Computing, Information Technology at
engineering student to find the functions thatmost apply to their course and hence a better organization is needed to help teach and understandconcepts. In this paper, we will explore a new Startup kit that has been developed to address thisconcern. We will explore the current environment and the areas that can be improved upon andpresent the free biomedical startup kit and discuss the pros and cons of this approach1. INTRODUCTIONBiomedical Engineering education has evolved significantly in the recent years to encompassadvanced areas from the life sciences, as well as electrical and mechanical engineering such asadvanced signal and image processing, data acquisition and instrumentation. With the inclusionof such areas in the curriculum comes the
Paper ID #17110Experiencing Real-world Multidisciplinary Software Systems Engineering throughAircraft Carrier SimulationProf. Dan Tappan, Eastern Washington University Dan Tappan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University. He has been a professor of computer science and engineering for 11 years, before which he spent a decade in the defense industry as a software and systems engineer, mostly involved in the modeling and simulation of weapon systems. His main research areas are software and hardware systems engineering, especially for aviation and military applications with embedded
concentrated on understanding design knowing and learning (particularly iterative cycles in design), multidisciplinary thinking, building capacity in engineering education research, and strategies for connecting research and practice.Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Cheryl Allendoerfer is a research scientist at the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at the University of Washington. She holds an MA in cultural anthropology and a PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research areas include ethnic identity construction, second language acquisition, and qualitative studies of engineering education.Philip Bell, University of
(formerlyGMI Engineering & Management Institute), various software and data files are also availablefrom the author (tmase@kettering.edu). It is hoped that this information will allow the project tobe used at other institutions promoting engineering design using advanced CAE tools such asLS-DYNA.Several engineering topics are used in this virtual golf ball laboratory, or golf ball V-lab, whichis delivered from the course web site2 (Fig. 1). These topics range from freshman to senior levelsubjects. In spite of this span over the curriculum, the V-lab is meant to be able to work well Page 4.45.1with freshman in an introductory engineering course or