used. Page 15.1283.3The following two sections will focus on two methods that have been employed. The employedmethods allow an instructor to use one screen as a panel back, to either refer to a formula on thatpage, to display a table to fill-in, or to refer to the previous slide of the problem being worked.Section 2.1 will focus on using OneNote as a course delivery system, and section 2.2 will discussusing DyKnow.2.1 Using OneNoteMicrosoft OneNote is a digital notebook. It is an integrated part of Microsoft Office, but it isoffered as a standalone program. It is useful for note taking and can be used to replace a
investigate industry and community needs for engineering educationin the high desert in order to inform the university’s planning and decision making.Research Questions Tyler’s9 seminal work in curriculum development provided the basis for developing theresearch questions for this exploratory study. The issues surrounding affiliation and the ability toset goals and accomplish informed decision making can best be accomplished within theframework of Tyler’s 4 questions and Dewey’s description of the fundamental sources ofeducational objectives as related by Tanner and Tanner10. The research questions for this studywere6: 1. What is the demographic information provided by regional organizations that would support an engineering program at a
of GIS into the Civil Engineeringcurriculum was developed, in order to repeat the exposure of this tool to students in the civilengineering curriculum. The Geotech module used for the management and presentation ofgeotechnical data was incorporated in the existing courses without having to increase theamount of credit hours. The learning system which was developed for the civil engineeringcurriculum focuses on a geotechnical application. The module consists of a comprehensiveproblem and an associated repository of learning objects organized using a progressivescaffolding approach 4 5 6 7. The system consists of three parts, introductory knowledge incivil engineering, GIS (Arcview® software), and an applied problem. The system wasdesigned to
curriculum. Literature connects good student performance in calculus with agood pre-calculus preparation12. Consequently, VCU developed a rigorous four week summertransition program (STP) for incoming minority (African American, Hispanic American, andNative American) freshmen STEM disciplines in 2008. The core academic component of theprogram was a pre-calculus preparation course along with science and study skills courses. Afour credit pre-calculus course was offered during the program’s first year to prepare the studentsfor their first mathematics course in the upcoming fall semester. All students took an on-linemathematics placement test to confirm their placement in pre-calculus. The goal of the summercourse was to enhance participants
OverviewThe online assessment presented in this paper was used in conjunction with a first-yearengineering course that focused on computer programming. First-year students typically have aset of core courses, including mathematics, science, physics, etc. In addition to these traditionalcourses, students are also exposed to the C++ programming language as part of their first-yearengineering curriculum. The fundamental programming course runs for a 14-week semester withthree 1-hour lectures per week and two 1-hour lab sessions per week. Since this class is requiredfor all first-year students, a student’s familiarity with programming and overall background maybe different. This forces the course to begin with an introduction to programming. It
-on ActivitiesIn order to support the DEEA program as well as other similar programs at STC, andUTPA, CBI with hands-on activities were developed and implemented to encouragestudents to integrate and understand multidisciplinary concepts through new instructionapproaches. Introduction to STEM was implemented as one of the initial steps in thisproject to use CBI with hands-on activities in early STEM career courses. CBI is aresearch proven methodology that provides students with an interactive approach inlearning and understanding new concepts . The literature indicates that hands-onactivities are required to promote STEM interest as a career path. These hands-onactivities also allow students to develop abilities and apply concepts and
AC 2010-1946: SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS: A SURVEYASSESSMENT TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS TO BOOST WOMEN’S RETENTIONDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include
banks, envelope detection, spectrograms and signal reconstruction are explored andformalized in different parts of this project. To promote interaction across disciplines, thestudents work in randomly assigned teams of two that often pair up Biomedical Engineering(BME) students with Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students. For many students,the lab presents the first exposure to a collaborative engineering design effort, in contrast to thecommon independent exercise of tackling a “tough homework problem.” Although thislaboratory project is quite challenging, it was well liked by the diverse population of BME andECE students. Efforts are underway to integrate an online post-lab survey during the upcomingterm to enable a more
scientific research projects within the broaderdomains of the arts and sciences areas at this institution.As a result, the undergraduate research at VSU is growing. There is a fine record of publicationsand conference presentations coming out of the undergraduate research. The STEM departmentsat VSU are clearly committed to the goal of the program. There is an increase in the number ofstudents who pursue graduate education in STEM.Broader ImpactThe broader aim of the T-STEM is to expand the participation of African-Americans in STEMdisciplines. This will: 1) Advance Discovery and Understanding While Promoting Teaching, Training andLearning• Integrate research into the teaching at high school and undergraduate level• Include high school
AC 2010-2147: EFFECTIVE USE OF SCREENCASTING SOFTWARE INENGINEERING COURSESJohn Baker, University of Kentucky John R. Baker is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Extended Campus Program in Paducah, KY. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After obtaining his B.S., he spent three years working in the Plastics Division of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. He entered his current position in July 2000.Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky Vincent R. Capece is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Extended Campus Program in Paducah, KY
out that thesimulation tools are somewhat complicated to use.The results of this study point out to several implications for enhancing students’ experienceusing these tools. It has been identified that the inclusion of a tutorial or online demonstrationmay be beneficial, for not only explaining technical aspects such as description of all options ofthe tools, but also for explaining theoretical aspects such as how to refine certain points in amesh. Finally, by these same means (e.g. tutorials, demos, etc.) the transparency of thesimulation can be increased by explaining students “what is happening to the program whenrunning”.In conclusion, literature has emphasized the need of integrating computational materials coursesinto the curriculum. We
“wheelies” and riding the bike in thereverse direction so that the steered wheel is in the back. We tackle these challenges in much thesame way as lead compensation concept described above. That is, we use the game as anauthentic way to introduce students to key concepts before we bombard them with mathematics.Concepts include steady state error, integral action, lag compensation, root locus design, Bode-Nyquist design, non-minimum phase systems, and more.Measuring EngagementIn creating and implementing the video game, we sought to leverage features of the medium toengage students in difficult but rich learning experiences. In this section we present an initialstudy investigating a hypothesis that students working on game-based DS&C coursework
AC 2010-1016: THE CONSTRUCTIVIST-BASED WORKSHOP: AN EFFECTIVEMODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIESSusan Donohue, The College of New Jersey Susan Donohue is an assistant professor of Technological Studies in the School of Engineering at the College of New Jersey.Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky Christine Schnittka is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of Kentucky.Larry Richards, University of Virginia Larry Richards is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia
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women in technical work, Jorgenson19 suggested “…greater attention to work and family policies that allow more integration of work and personal life” as a remedy for improving the low rate of retaining women in the engineering profession. An MIL analysis of female engineers’ needs must be conducted to determine the power and load in their lives, and to design and implement better interventions to improve female engineers’ MIL based on more work and family balance.Bibliography1. Agajanian, A. (2005). A comparison of male and female student issues that affect enrollment and retention inelectronics and computer engineering technology programs at a for-profit institution (Doctoral dissertation,Colorado State University
andethnicities. It may behoove schools to tap into the momentum of increased service learning inconjunction with humanitarian engineering education to engage diverse students. Understandingthat the grand challenges and applying them as frameworks for curriculum development is a keyway to integrate disciplines and enrich STEM literacy skills. Curriculum development under theframework of these grand challenges provides opportunities for students to engage in long-termprojects across disciplines and also provides a university-wide forum for professors tocollaborate on projects. Engineering educators must listen to the call of students who now morethan ever engage in service-learning activities and have a heightened awareness of a globalissues directly
important for substantive discussion to take place with a new group member insuch a short period of time. The confidentiality agreement was an integral aspect of the courseas it allowed for thorough discussion on a variety of sensitive subjects. The agreement allowedstudents to feel confident that as long as what they said was respectful, there would be norepercussions for voicing their opinions.Student’s Perspective: In addition to the class agreement regarding respectfulness, theconfidentiality agreement ensured open and honest conversation for the duration of the course.This agreement was easily the most crucial aspect of the course as it made open discussion workso well. Without this agreement, a large portion of the course conversations would
DREAM program each semester, once at thebeginning of the program and once on DREAM Day at the end of the program. KIPP menteescompleted an additional round of inventories and surveys several weeks after DREAM Day, inorder to gauge retention of key concepts. Also, inventories and surveys were administered to acontrol group at KIPP, once at the beginning of the DREAM program and once several weeksafter the end of the program, in order to qualify improvements in mentee knowledge arisingsolely from DREAM. Physics Concepts Inventories (P.C.I.) and Intuition Inventories (I.I.) aremeant to test the mentees’ knowledge of physics concepts. Perception and Environment Surveys(P.E.S.) gauge mentees’ understanding of general college admission information
of Mechanical Engineering graduatedfrom General Motors Institute in 1986 and has been on the faculty at Kettering University since1996. Dr. El-Sayed earned her MSE (1989) and Ph.D. (1997) from the University of Missouri.Dr. El-Sayed's areas of expertise include manufacturing optimization, multi-disciplinary teamteaching, pedagogy, and curriculum development. In 2008-2009, Dr. El-Sayed was recognizednationally for her leadership when she was selected an American Council on Education Fellow inwhich she served her internship at Harvey Mudd College with her ACE mentor, President MariaKlawe. Dr. El-Sayed is currently the treasurer for the American Society of EngineeringEducators, Women in Engineering Division.The International Journal of Process
AC 2010-1208: MIND LINKS 2010: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIESTO STUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. She is on the Board of the ASEE Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND), and ASEE International Division. She is Executive Director of LACCEI, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and is Vice President of IFEES, the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Ivan Esparragoza is an Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State
end, there has to be a decrease in the contribution of coal and oil, and an increasein contribution of the renewable energy. This trade off is necessary because one can predict fromthe trend in the past, energy consumption will still increase. There will be a need for renewableenergy sources assuming that new sources of oil and coal aren’t discovered In engineering curriculums across the U.S. and specifically Manhattan College, emphasison green engineering is on the rise. The ideas and methodology of green technology and designshould be embedded in each graduating class of engineers.Background: As a widely dispersed, naturally occurring carbon source, biomass is a logical choice as araw material for the production of a broad
Development of an Assessment Plan for a New Sequence of Design CoursesAbstractA new sequence of mechanical design courses was developed at California State University,Northridge to improve the integration of design concepts into the mechanical engineeringcurriculum. The new courses were created using the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate(CDIO) framework as the context for engineering education. Key goals of the new sequence areto increase student performance and retention, particularly in the first two years of the program.Courses in the new sequence were part of a significant mechanical engineering program change,and are being offered for the first time in the Fall 2009 semester. A key
common constraints are gender,cultural, environmental, aesthetics, and cost. Of course, for specific products other constraints,aspects, and design considerations will likely also have to be included.Four or five guidelines accompany each of the seven principles. They list the fundamentalelements that must be present in a design that meets the full intent of the principle. Theguidelines extend beyond an explanation of the principle and include details that engineers canfollow while designing new products. They also offer suggestions to facilitate the integration offeatures to fill the requirements for a wide variety of users. However, it is highly likely that someguidelines will be inappropriate for some products.In the fields of science
and the computer sciencestudents used Google Maps10 as the platform for their web based route selectionapplication.Overall, this project was an excellent illustration of how industrial engineeringdraws upon a variety of different disciplines, from mathematics to psychology,from communications to political science, from sociology to computer science.All of the student teams were actively involved in some aspect of the design of anefficient large-scale integrated system of people, equipment, and information.Furthermore, because the passengers were the essential components in thetransportation system, students experienced industrial engineering as a “people-focused” discipline, not simply a hard science focused on technology, methodsand
, 9, 10 Similar representational studies regard theeffect of the gender of the instructional agent in generating response from girls. Aninteresting and recent study from Plant, Baylor, Doerr, and Rosenberg-Kima uses acomputer-based learning environment and argues that female agents help generateinterest and encourage girls to participate in engineering-related projects.11Literature advocating pedagogical strategies that encourage girls to participate in STEMdisciplines tends to cover three broad groups: general advocacy and classroomenvironment strategies, reports on large-scale curriculum initiatives with an emphasis onstudents under-represented in STEM professions, and reports of science and engineeringprograms designed specifically for
. describes a course to teach softskills applicable to all students but little training on tackling open-ended problems. Rogge andLivesay presents a course to prepare biomedical engineering students using mini-design projects,however no details of the projects are given in the paper. Csavina and Seeney discuss a productdesign course for biomedical engineering students to prepare of open ended constraints bydesigning a Home Lift Position and Rehabilitation chair. Co et. al. write about a pre-capstonecourse for electrical engineers where teams work on various subsystems of an overall electricaldevice. A number of team and soft skills were also reinforced in the course to provide bettermanagement and integration of efforts. The course described in this
of a region’s specific shrub drying ratios occurring using solar dryersled to the solar kiln PBL.4.2 Experiments Applied thermodynamics has been using good lab equipment available and experimentalactivities involving the use of refrigeration equipment, as well as HVAC, are common.Energy conversion using a small vapor power cycle plant is one of the most popularexperiments. Theoretical results are compared to experimental data gathered by a dataacquisition system. Teams are only allowed to carry out experiments after passing an oralexamination12. The level of integration achieved with these experiments is clearly lower than the onedescribed below for heat and mass transfer. In this case it was possible that, when dealingwith the French
cause is dueto lack of encouragement and support from teachers and family. Specifically, there is an absenceof evidence focusing on the reasons African Americans avoid subjects relating to engineering.The purpose of this study was to investigate causal factors underlying the avoidance ofengineering opportunities by African American students. The idea of disproportionate education is not a recent phenomenon. This concept has beenaround for decades. Although schools have progressively become integrated, the content studentslearn and achievement outcomes are still largely determined by race and class 2-5. Thisdemarcation follows students into higher education and the labor market, influencing the choicesthey make. At a time in which the United
≠ Industrial Tooling, Machines, Automation, Manufacturing≠ Industrial/Agricultural Equipment (graders, tractors, etc) ≠ Transportation≠ Systems Integrators ≠ IT Services (Technology)≠ Industrial Chemicals and Supplies ≠ Energy/Utilities≠ Contractors and HVAC SuppliersThe Industrial Engineering committee reviewed the companies that were hiring COE graduates for sales and marketing positions.Prior ISU graduates at these companies, or companies in similar industries, were asked to participate on an engineering salesadvisory board which would assist in developing the curriculum for the course. The industry advisory board, selected by
AC 2010-2048: ENGINEER DEVELOPMENT AND MENTOR PROGRAMTammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Tammy Baldwin graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Idaho. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Administration. Tammy has been with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. for four years and is the University Relations Coordinator responsible for encouraging and supporting engineering curriculum at universities across the United States and internationally.Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc Page 15.473.1© American