For Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants”, American Society for Engineering Education 2008 conference proceedings. 12. Crede, E., Borrego, M., McNair, L.D., (2010) Application of Community of Practice Theory to the Preparation of Engineering Graduate Students for Faculty Careers, in Advances in Engineering Education Journal, Summer 2010, http://advances.asee.org/wp-content/uploads/vol02/issue02/papers/aee-vol02- issue02-p04.pdf. 13. Nilson, L.B., (2007) The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jossey-Bass. Page 24.189.12 14
other discipline” “Listening to each other and respecting our ideas”Preparation for the future. Students also recognized “See what we will have to know in our careers.”that the course would prepare them for future work with “Understand how to handle diverse backgrounds now toother disciplines: knowing what other disciplines do, train us for later”how they approach problems differently.Unexpected acquisition of skills in the other discipline. “ Working on Ehab’s Macbook and learning interestingThe students had a serendipitous reaction to the mechanical ideas
firmware to run on the “bare-metal” of the CubeSat processor, without anyunderlying Operating System nor RTOS. Thus, these computer science students foundthemselves without a heap for the first time in their programming careers, and had to forgo anykind of dynamic memory allocation.For the majority of the team (five out of six students), this was the first encounter with embeddedsystems programming, as there is no Embedded Systems course required in our curriculum. Thus,this project marked the students’ first practical experience with hardware timers, interrupts,programmable controllers, processor I/O, and in-circuit debuggers. Challenges posed by thisunfamiliar platform included the need for a fault-tolerant design, and the imposition of timing
Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University Ed Brokesh is an instructor of engineering design in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering de- partment at Kansas State University with teaching, extension and advising responsibilities. His primary teaching area focuses on basic engineering design concepts related to the development of biological and agricultural systems. Ed teaches the senior engineering design course in Biological Systems Engineering and has advised a number of student design projects which have aided disabled Kansas residents. Mr. Brokesh joined the K-State BAE department in 2008 following a 24 year career as a senior design engineer working in the livestock, grain handling and ATV industries. Mr
difficult situations. Suchresources, we hope, will increase women’s self-confidence in their abilities to persist in anengineering career, which is a common and troubling reason women cite for leaving the field[14, 15].2. Methods2. 1 Overview:This study uses a methodology known as discourse completion interview. In a discoursecompletion interview, participants are given a specific problem situation and asked to describeexactly how they would respond, providing specific wording when possible. We also promptedparticipants with potential responses to the problem and asked them to comment on the meritsand drawbacks of these responses. The goal was to find out as much detail as possible aboutspecific word choices, interactional strategies, and variables
years in industry and her career parallels the progression of CAD/CAM to PDM to PLM. She has held industry positions with Owens-Illinois, Parametric Technology, Cummins, Faurecia and Toyota Industrial Equipment as well as a VAR and a consulting firm. She has held previous adjunct teaching positions with the University of Toledo and Ivy Tech Community College. Ms. Mueller also worked as the Director of Minds on Math for the Bartholomew County School Corporation which is an after school math enrichment program for fourth graders. She is a member of ASEE, ACM and SWE.Dr. Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette Patrick Connolly is a Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Computer Graphics Technology
difficulty DHH students experience in developingthe critical skill of problem solving, which requires the integration of information to iterativelygenerate hypotheses and solutions around the traditional scientific method. The struggles thatmany DHH students face in mathematics as well as general problem-solving skills are well-documented and limit the potential for DHH students to be successful while pursuing careers inSTEM. 1-3Several important findings in DHH research have provided some insight as to why DHH studentslag behind their hearing peers in the development of problem-solving skills. First, DHHstudents, on average, do not possess the same level of conceptual knowledge as their hearingpeers.4-6 As a result, when faced with a problem
spectra3 Survey question: % Not aware of use of Fourier Transform methods 66% other than time domain related ( prior to exposure included here)4 Survey question (1-2) rating on difficulty concept ( 2 most difficult) 1.65 Survey question (1-2) rating on operational mechanics difficulty 1.46 Survey question (1-2) rating potential interest in career in optical 0.6 engineering7 Survey question (1-10) rating on benefit of exposure of concepts , (10 6.0 is maximum benefit) Table 7 Introduction to Communication Theory, 2008 Lecture SequenceWeek Lecture Sequence DescriptionNumber1-2 Introduction of Fourier Application to Acoustic, optics, and
necessary to complete this task so wesurmise that there was another issue present than lack of knowledge. Perhaps the success of thechemical engineers might be simply explained by their previous course dealing with part of thecontent (state functions and energy balances) if it were not for the fact that the physics students dojust as well without having any prior course focused on thermodynamics. Prior exposure differ-ences do not appear to explain the differences in performance of chemical engineering and physicsstudents compared to mechanical engineering students. Another significant feature was that themechanical engineers take the thermodynamics course earlier in their college careers than chem-ical engineers and physics students. Since there
University. Editor of three books and author of over 140 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender, and communication, particularly in STEM. Her research has appeared in such journals as Human Relations, Communication Monographs, Management Communication Quarterly, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, and Journal of Applied Communication Research, as well as proceedings for ASEE and FIE. A fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Communities
/facilitated by the College of Engineering would make Ohio State grads markedly more attractive to employers.Increase Language Course Enrollment I wanted to take a foreign language, but it would not have counted toward graduation. Introduce a language/culture course pertaining to the topics listed above (not so much an actual course to learn a language but rather how to diminish borders, per say.) We are in a career where it can be very important to come across well to other nations. I always thought it was strange that this requirement was waived for engineers I feel as though most engineering jobs now do not require much knowledge of a foreign
: Role of AE3xxx in the curriculum aerodynamics, structures, vehicle Page 23.25.2 dynamics and control, propulsion, andinterdisciplinary design to be well prepared for careers in aerospace and related engineeringfields. They will be well-trained to function as professionals who can formulate, analyze andsolve problems that may include economic, social and environmental constraints. And finally,they will be prepared to communicate well, function well in the global environment
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company’s prestigious LTP (Leadership Training Program) and, just two cycles from graduation, planned and facilitated two recent offsite retreats, events involving a hundred participants, requiring months of de- tailed planning and acute project management. An avid nature lover, Boyd’s hobbies include back country camping and hiking as well as learning self reliance in the wild.Mr. Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Eric Pearson has experienced an extensive career of personnel and technical development during the past twenty-nine years at Northrop Grunna Corporation. After leading teams through intense technical radar development programs he transitioned to personnel development and Unveristy recruiting in 2000 creating
The Engineer of 2020, biological applications offer a potential career path for the“next generation” engineer. Whether at the level of bioengineering (tissue engineering, drugdelivery), biomedical devices (pumps, filters), or bio-inspired applications (bio-inspiredcomputing), a further convergence of traditional engineering and the life sciences is expected1.ASME echoes this sentiment, implying that biology “warrants formal recognition as a foundationscience of mechanical engineering along with chemistry and physics”.2 While this has not yetbeen reflected in the Mechanical Engineering program-specific requirements by ABET4, whichstill require only “chemistry and calculus-based physics”, it is reasonable to assume that abiology requirement may
aspect of the Institute.The definition of PBL that was used was taken from Dr. Howard Barrows and Ann Kelson ofSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine (www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/info.html). “PBL is both a curriculum and a process. The curriculum consists of carefully selected and designed problems that demand from the learner acquisition of critical knowledge, problem solving proficiency, self-directed learning strategies, and team participation skills. The process replicates the commonly used systematic approach to resolving problems or meeting challenges that are encountered in life and career.”Each group had to design a lesson from the problem that was provided. The problem includedskills
School in the annual FIRST robotics competition. In this program companies and colleges help high school students build robots for regional and national competitions in an effort to help them realize how exciting careers in science, engineering, and technology can be. The competition rules are generally unveiled on the first Saturday in January, after which time
Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University.Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998. Page 10.1340.112. Pomalaza-Raez, C. and Henry Groff, B., 2003, "Retention 101: Where Robots Go... Students Follow," Journal of
important that the students graduating from our program have the skills required to seek answers and learn on their own. An engineer’s education must continue throughout his or her career.2.a. New and emerging technologies. Give students increased flexibility to focus elective courses or pursue a minor in areas important to the current industry needs: MEMS, nanotechnology, biotechnology, automotive, fuel cells, health science, etc. One way to increase the flexibility in the curriculum, for example, is to reduce the number of required ME core courses and create a four-credit advanced engineering course option. Some topics currently being considered for the advanced engineering course include Manufacturing for Designers
beparticularly attractive to engineers interested in making a career change, a group that has alwaysshown interest in TE, but has not heretofore had access to a licensure program tailored to theirspecific needs. Engineers choosing this option will be ideally suited to carry out the goals andideals outlined by the mission statement for the ASEE’s new K12 Engineering EducationDivision, as well as those enumerated in great detail in the ITEA’s Standards for TechnologicalLiteracy: Content for the Study of Technology.The TEMLP is an intense 15-month program, with full time coursework throughout twosummers and the academic year between. Students beginning in May earn a masters degree andTechnology Education licensure the following summer. Their coursework
Page 10.1341.9interdisciplinary, goals [7]. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”The final three courses in the revised curriculum will consist of two track-specific coursesand one track-independent design elective. The track-specific courses will be chosen bystudents to complement their career goals. While development of these track-specificcourses is not a primary component of this application, such courses may emerge as thenew core curriculum is developed. The track-independent elective will be an advancedcourse, ECE Design, that will provide hands-on experience with real-world applications ofECE
of global markets and competition • demonstrated management skills and a strong business senseMany of these skills and expertise are not easily taught within a traditional classroom setting. Infact most, if not all, of these abilities are best developed in practice. With the EnterpriseProgram, MTU has created a new and different experience designed to educate and preparegraduating engineers for more productive and successful careers. The Enterprise Curriculum isoffered as a 20-credit minor or a 12-credit concentration, typically completed over two to three-years. The curriculum is two-pronged and consists of 1) participation in the operation of abusiness (project work) and 2) completion of concentrated course material
improvedupon.Motivation and InspirationIn teaching any course, much of what is developed and tried with students comes from our ownclassroom experiences, from talking to other faculty about teaching, and from receiving feedbackfrom students, both verbal and non-verbal. In addition, attendance at teaching workshops andconferences that focus on teaching inspires growth. Recently in my teaching career, manycolleagues started to use the term active learning. The workshop run by NETI solidified someideas – In-Class Teams, Problem Based Learning Exercises, Group Work – and added some newmethods to some already in use. Work on active learning [3], [5] describes how students learn.Half of the four-part learning cycle is “feeling” (Concrete experience) and “doing
improvedupon.Motivation and InspirationIn teaching any course, much of what is developed and tried with students comes from our ownclassroom experiences, from talking to other faculty about teaching, and from receiving feedbackfrom students, both verbal and non-verbal. In addition, attendance at teaching workshops andconferences that focus on teaching inspires growth. Recently in my teaching career, manycolleagues started to use the term active learning. The workshop run by NETI solidified someideas – In-Class Teams, Problem Based Learning Exercises, Group Work – and added some newmethods to some already in use. Work on active learning [3], [5] describes how students learn.Half of the four-part learning cycle is “feeling” (Concrete experience) and “doing
; Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationabout having taken the course, as well as strong positive feelings regarding the benefits of havingdone so. A number of students from each discipline expressed the opinion that this course pro-vided them with the most practical experience of any course thus far in their college careers.5. Future Work and EnhancementsThe multidisciplinary robotics design course will be taught again in Spring 2005. The assign-ments and course material shall be altered to reflect the student feedback and instructor percep-tions of what did and did not succeed in the pilot version of the course.5.1 Lab Assignment RestructuringA common complaint from students in the pilot
Journal of Educational technology, Vol. 30, n° 4, pp. 323-329,1999.[5] GROW Gerald, Teaching Learners to be Self-Directed, Adult Education Quaterly, vol. 41, n° 3, Spring1991, pp. 125-149.[6] CANDY Philip C., Reframing research into “self-direction”: A constructivist perspective. DoctoralDissertation, University of British Columbia. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, Canadian Theses, Microfiche: 0-315-40011-0, 1987.8. BiographiesJean-Paul BAÏLON is full professor of materials science in the dept. of Mechanical Eng. at Ecole Polytechnique ofMontréal. He is a co-author of a book entitled “Des Matériaux” (see ref. [1]) and, during his career of teacher, he hasexplored several approaches for improving the efficiency of teaching (lap
,supplemented by issues such a contributions to the community, diversity and so on. For examplepart of BYU’s mission statement is, “BYU seeks to develop students of faith, intellect, andcharacter who have the skills and the desire to continue learning and to serve others throughouttheir lives.”7 MIT’s mission statement is “The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge andeducate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve thenation and the world in the 21st century.”8 RIT’s statement of vision is, “RIT will lead highereducation in preparing students for successful careers in a global society.”9 These institutionalstatements are broad and reflect the character of the institution. They seldom include any detailsof