in the laboratory or in the field.Additionally, students must know enough about the details of technical standards to specifytesting for a project and potentially supervise testing in a laboratory management situation.Key Examples from Accredited UniversitiesFollowing are summaries of how professors have successfully used technical standards in theclassroom. The overviews and syllabi of selected courses are available in their entirety on the“Peer-to-Peer Resources” page of the ASTM International Students and Professors website.10Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s “Properties of Engineering Materials II”11 is offered as a thirdyear second semester course within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Thiscourse teaches the
movements can be analyzed using low-cost digital cameras as well as a set of open-source free-ware software. Eliminating the issue thataccompanies cost, we developed a set of bioengineering laboratory experiments providingstudents with a full “hands on” experience on motion capture and data post processing.The project was divided in three modules. 1) Design of a camera-based setup and acquisition ofraster video data. 2) Extraction of limbs’ trajectories from raster images via free-ware software3) Processing of kinematic data as input for a refined musculo-skeletal model to calculatemuscles’ properties during the movement. We studied eating as one of the basic motionsnecessary for individuals to live independently and experience a sufficient quality
Behdinan, University of Toronto Professor Kamran Behdinan earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria in British Columbia in 1996, and has considerable experience in both academic and industrial settings. He is a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, and the founding director of the Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation (UT-IMDI) an industry-centered, project-based learning institute in partnership with major aerospace and automotive companies. Page
Page 24.1022.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting the Adoption of Innovative Teaching Practices by Transportation Engineering Faculty in a WorkshopIntroductionThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP), a consortium of researchers fromfifteen colleges and universities, is concerned with the development, dissemination, andwidespread adoption of curricular materials and best practices in transportation engineeringeducation [1]. In 2012, the NTCP hosted a two-day Transportation Engineering EducationWorkshop (TEEW) to facilitate the collaborative development and adoption of active learningand conceptual-assessment exercises for the introduction to
College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient.Mr. Paul Carrick Brunson, Paul Carrick Brunson AgencyMs. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nikitha Sambamurthy is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interests include: blended
, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervises many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects (IPRO) program. Areas of Interests: - Zonal modeling approach, - Integration zonal models/building energy simulation models, - Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building, - Airflow in Multizone Buildings & Smoke Control, - Thermal Comfort & Indoor Air Quality, - Predictive modeling and forecasting: Support Vector Machine (SVM) tools, - Energy, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems Design, - Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Application in Building, - BIM & REVIT: application to Architecture and Electrical/Lighting Design systems
member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Richard A. Layton P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 24.1289.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Diverse Pathways: Disciplinary Trajectories of Engineering Students—NSF REE Grant 1129383Project goalsThis project focuses on examining the research question “How do the trajectories of engineeringstudents in different engineering disciplines vary by both race and gender?” Trajectories aremeasured at matriculation, four years later
Optimization and testing of a first generation cavitation heat pumpIntroductionMajor objective of this project is to enhance the educational experiences of engineering studentswhile working on a team project resembling a realistic work environment similar to that of andindustrial setting. During 2012 summer vacation, 23 undergraduate students from three differentuniversities (one private university, one city university and one state university) conducted 2012summer undergraduate research activity. Theme of the 2012 summer undergraduate researchactivity was renewable energy systems. The summer undergraduate research activity wasverbally advertized only throughout three mechanical engineering undergraduate classes of 2012spring semester. However, 23
operator.PLCs are used in almost every factory setting where there is assembly line technologyand automated processes. They are also used to control such things as dishwashers,lighting systems and computer peripherals.3In 1968 General Motors issued a request for proposals for an electronic replacement forhard-wired relay system. The winning proposal came from Bedford Associates 4 whostarted a new company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, selling, and servicingthis new product: Modicon, which stood for MOdular DIgital CONtroller. One of thepeople who worked on that project was Richard E. Morely, who is considered to be the"father" of the PLC.5PLCs are a form of computer that has the specific job of sequencing the steps in a processor the
; Processes-Plastics & Composites 3ECT-466 Microcomputer Architecture 3 MFG-438 Sustainable Manufacturing & Product Design 3ECT-408 Data Acquisition & Measurements 2 ECT-408 Data Acquisition & Measurements 2ENG-271* Technical Writing Laboratory 2 ENG-271* Technical Writing Laboratory 2 IET-408 Lean Management Methods 3IET-323 Project Management 3 IET-323 Project Management 3SET-499
interests are in the area of power electronics which includes advanced converters for power supplies, power quality issues, active power filter development, utility interface issues, power conditioning systems for fuel cells, wind and solar energy systems. She holds one US patent with industry collaboration. She is an IEEE Senior member and is actively involved in funded research projects while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues.Mr. Radhakrishna Kotti, University of Houston (CoE) Radhakrishna Kotti received his B.TECH degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (J.N.T.U), India in 2010. Currently he
project: An empirical evaluation. Applied Measurement in Education,22(3), 290-308.Page |3 January 7, 2013 NSF CCLI Phase 3 Grant 0817403, SMARTER Teamwork: System for Management, Assessment, Research, Training, Education, and Remediation for Teamwork 6. Loughry, M.L., M.W. Ohland, and D.D. Moore. Development of a Theory-Based Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 6 2007; vol. 67: pp. 505 – 524. 7. Ohland, M. W., Layton, R. A., Loughry, M. L., & Yuhasz, A. G. (2005). Effects of behavioral anchors on peer evaluation reliability. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 319-326. 8. Kaufman, D
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Washington D.C. Dr. Zhang is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks. She has served regularly on the organizing committees and program committees of many international conferences. Her research projects are supported from National Science Foundation, US Geological Survey (USGS), and UDC. Page 23.1076.1 c American Society for Engineering
engineering education.Prof. Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University Dimitrios Peroulis received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2003. He has been with Purdue University since August 2003 where he is currently leading a group of graduate students on a variety of research projects in the areas of RF MEMS, sensing and power harvesting applications as well as RFID sensors for the health monitoring of sensitive equipment. He has been a PI or a co-PI in numerous projects funded by government agencies and industry in these areas. He has been a key contributor in two DARPA projects at Purdue focusing on 1) very high quality (Q>1,000) RF tunable filters in mobile form factors
been engagement tools within clinical contexts as a therapeutic tooland for play therapy4. Puppets provide a concrete focal point that enhances children’scomprehension, interest, and engagement during a discourse activity5,6. So instead ofdiscussing their own insecurities, fears, or opinions, the puppet is used as a surrogate aschildren project their own persona onto the puppet. Puppets have also been used toencourage children in mathematical lessons7, promote engagement in science9, and teachphonics9. Puppets have been shown to: • Decrease children’s fears of the interview process • Lower anxiety levels • Help assess children’s knowledge • Help children to adjust to environment • Provide effective
Africa.Mr. Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Virginia Tech Joseph Sturgess is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he also serves as a graduate research assistant contributing to various projects supporting low-income STEM students and minority-serving institutions. His research interests include community college-minority serving institution partnerships, transfer students, post-traditional students and broadening participation in engineering education. He received his B.S. in electrical engi- neering from Tuskegee University, a M.S in journalism from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, a M.S. in physics from Fisk University, a M.S. in
provided with WATTStraining) as well as in the “experimental” year of the study (tutors provided with the WATTS training).Background:The students in the study were senior-year students enrolled in the capstone design sequence of an METprogram. The course sequence meets once a week during the fall and spring semesters and is taught bythe same instructor both semesters. Students are assigned to work on industry-sponsored design projectsin teams of three or four. Each team’s project work is facilitated by a faculty advisor drawn from the METdepartment faculty. During the course of the semester, the students are tasked with applying the designskills learned in other MET courses to their design project. Each student must select a component oraspect of
tutors that often staff them need to be prepared for the differences in writing betweenhumanities and STEM fields. The Writing Assignment Tutor Training in STEM (WATTS)model was designed to improve tutor confidence and student writing. In this innovative training,the writing center supervisor and STEM instructor collaboratively create a one-hour training fortutors about the assignment content, technical terminology, genre conventions, and instructorexpectations.A research study on this multidisciplinary collaborative project is being conducted to determinethe impact of WATTS on students, tutors, and faculty and to identify its mitigating andmoderating effects, assessing the elements of the model that have the most impact. Data from allWATTS
are shared. The proposedhybrid STEM camp aims to create a nurturing and stimulating environment for young learners,fostering their passion for STEM, and preparing them for a successful future in these fields. Theinclusion of in-person workshops, enriched with immersive experiments and hands-on projects,will solidify theoretical knowledge with real-world applications, while the virtual componentsensure accessibility to a broader audience and promote collaboration between students acrossvarious geographical locations. The hybrid STEM camp is envisioned as an innovative anddynamic program, inspired by the experiences of the Nanomaterials group, to inspire and equipthe next generation of innovators and problem solvers in the world of
and practice, and design to establish knowledgebase in system thinking concepts and tools. Course grading includes reflections and analyses,system component maps, and a final project, an integrated system map. The evaluation resultsthrough the four (4) cohorts show that student ratings about their perceived ability to performFEW systems tasks improved from the beginning to the end of the course, from ‘somewhat able’to ‘very able.’ Students rated most course activities as “very useful”.IntroductionSystems thinking is an approach for examining complex events and systems in a holistic way [1].Its origin dates back thousands of years ago to indigenous cultures [2], and it is a framework forbetter understanding linkages and connections between
mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland, College Park Jen Bishop is the Assistant Director - Outreach and Recruitment for the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering, where she draws upon her 10+ years of STEM and Maker education experience to inspire future engineers. Jen has a Bachelor’s degree in
. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands
board. This paper describes how Wentworth Institute of Technology provides “hands on”experience with real signals by using a “laboratory” based on MATLAB and SIMULINK running on PC’s.In addition, an innovative approach is provided in this paper for integrating DSP course in to the graduateprogram at Heritage Engineering College in Calcutta, India.Digital Signal Processing at Wentworth Institute of Technology – Course OutlineThe DSP course at Wentworth Institute of Technology is developed with an objective to help the studentsto learn DSP’s and carry out a project in stages, through gradual steps, in subjects related with signalprocessing which can be found in industry, such as digital filters, echo cancellation, audio equalizers,modems, voice
with Northeastern University, Massachusetts and funded by NSF. The engineering designcourse is a first-semester freshman engineering 4-credit course (Engineering Design with CAD -I) thatis based on instruction in Computer Aided Design (CAD), and is transferred to a four-year institution asa 2-credit course in CAD. The course essentially involved teaching students to create 3D models ofparts, and assemblies and 2-D drawings using SolidWorks. While Engineering Graphics is a traditionalcourse, it also posed a constraint in that the students did not have time to explore “engineering design”in a meaningful way and tended to spend more time learning the software (more than 80 percent) thanin working on projects that simulated the experience of
Joshua.Andrew.Stewart@maine.edu Llin@usm.maine.eduAbstract - This project is designed to implement the use of kerosene at 3%, and heating oil by 4% [4].These rising pricesactive solar technologies via a solar hot air system to help for fuel show the need to produce heat from alternate sources,reduce dependence on external energy sources to modern such as solar energy.homes. Empty and plated solar hot air collectors werefabricated and tested in different operation conditions todetermine the maximum effectiveness of the thermal solarenergy absorption. A photovoltaic panel is utilized to providepower for the control unit and the fan in the exhaust vent ofthe collector. The photovoltaic cells are used to help
aligned with the realworld needs of business and industry. Several programs such as STEM summer programs and internshipshave been developed to address these issues, but to a large extent, such programs are short-term based.Additionally, they mostly target high school students; are only applicable in one grade level; or are onetime project-based events. What would be the impact of systematically exposing PK through high schoolstudents to engineering concepts, applications, and career opportunities on a long-term, continuous basisat each grade level? If students are constantly reminded that engineering is part of their daily lives, thiscould generate a lifetime interest in the engineering profession and engage them in benefiting humanity.The
caused failure ofthe structure. This research provides a basis for evaluation of the forensic investigation of thecausal factors which impact residential structures. The derived results are applied to preventsimilar damage in future impacts.When conducting research projects proper and applicable research methods are required to insureaccurate and reasonable procedures to complete the project. This project provides an avenue forstudents to perform pure research by collecting data following a hurricane and if possible, priorto the storm by examining the structures in a high probability zone. To conduct investigativeresearch, as in the evaluation of the damage caused to a structure in a hurricane, the chosenmethod must draw upon applied techniques1
project. For thepurpose of this discussion, we will focus on how Infoguides can be used to incorporateinformation literacy skills into undergraduate courses.Infoguide Integration in IT103For some courses, library instruction is not feasible due to time or other constraints. At GMU,IT103 – Introduction to Computing is one such course. IT103 is a general educationrequirement for all students. Students can test out of it, but the vast majority (approximately1100 each Fall and Spring semester) take the class. Due to the large number of sections of IT103offered (15-17 sections during fall and spring semesters), it is not possible to conduct libraryinstruction for each.To address the information needs of IT103 students, the library developed a course
deficiencies in higher level learning skills of engineering students isthrough experiential learning.Experiential learning Kolb6 stated that experiential learning is the process of making meaning from directexperience, i.e., "learning from experience". As early as 1976, American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) published a report on experiential learning where Harrisberger et al.7evaluated six different experiential learning programs in engineering with the intent to determinethe learning outcomes and learning potential of experiential project activities. The reportidentified the following skills and attributes that can be reinforced by a well-designed experientiallearning program: problem-solving skills, interpersonal awareness, creative
) goalorientations. Self-efficacy for learning and performance (SELP) is a strong belief about thestudent’s ability and confidence to perform the task.A total of 113 students participated in the study. These students participated in five schools thatimplement Project Lead the Way curriculum in three states. After having completed their designproject, each student was asked to complete a modified version of the Motivated Strategies forLearning Questionnaire (MSLQ) survey instrument which evaluated their IGO, EGO, and SELP.Several correlation tests were conducted to evaluate how students’ IGO, EGO, and SELPimpacted their work on an engineering design. The results show that there was a significantcorrelation between students’ IGO and EGO, IGO and SELP, and EGO