supplemented with case studies and student research on real world design processes. The course could be divided into modules, with each module focused on one project. Forexample, a module could be centered on building a toothpick bridge. At the beginning of theunit students could be given a set of design criteria for a bridge they must construct. The criteriacan include weight and size constraints, material constraints, how much load it must handle, orany number of other requirements. As students plan their solution, different bridge designs canbe introduced such as suspension bridges, truss bridges, or arch bridges. Case studies of thedesigns of famous bridges can be used. This can include bridges which work are lauded forinnovation and those
requirementspecification. To take the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) course as an example, thesestudents in the UAV CDIO-SMC may propose many questionnaires through some socialnetwork sites or analyze user comments on various UAVs by several large online shoppingsites.2) Product designersBased on the requirement specification, product designers make a general specification forboth hardware and software, and develop some trail products by 3D printers. All designerswork on the interactive design and innovation platform in several groups. Some computeraided design and computer aided process planning software tools can be used for UAVdesign for good user experience.3) Process implementersThe process implementers maybe generally divided to three groups: hardware
engineering were earned by foreign students. 7 There are even fewerstudents that pursue graduate studies in STEM fields from historically underrepresented groups.For example, the National Science Foundation reports that an estimated 50% of Asian Americanor Asian students planned to major in a STEM field compared to 36% of African Americanstudents in the year 2012.7 An undergraduate academic career in STEM is the first step necessaryto pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM discipline. In one year of gathered national data, theNational Science Foundation discovered that approximately 50, 396 White, non-Hispanicstudents are enrolled in a graduate program in engineering compared to that of approximately4,172 Black students, 5,218 Hispanic students, and
renewable energy with other energy subjects and other STEM disciplines wasanother recurring theme in participant comments. Several participants commented on theexamples of energy independent communities that were visited as part of the experience notingthat every community or geographic location has different natural resources available forrenewable energy production. Characterization of these assets is a key component of energypolicy and planning, and should be foundational knowledge for students seeking to becomefuture energy engineers and technicians. As one participant put it, “A key outcome of theinternational experience is that renewables are not a separate energy source or training, they arejust a part of the overall energy mix – a mix often
Paper ID #13627Improving Healthcare by Teaming Industrial Engineers with CliniciansDr. James Benneyan, Northeastern University Dr. James Benneyan is former senior systems engineer at Harvard Community Health Plan and founding director of the Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University, including three NSF and CMS funded centers and five undergraduate through post-doctoral degree, internship, and fellow- ship programs. Jim is faculty and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, holds joint appointments in Northeastern’s engineering and health sciences colleges, and past is
all students to learn. These are: 1) Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 2) Developing and using models 3) Planning and carrying out investigations 4) Analyzing and interpreting data 5) Using mathematics and computational thinking 6) Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7) Engaging in argument from evidence 8) Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating informationIII. Implementation and ResultsThe TAR-STEM curriculum has been offered as a track along with the regular Bangor HighSchool program since September of 2012. In each year of the program, all incoming students arenotified of the TAR-STEM program and connected with the school
. Garzolini, Boise State University Judith (Jude) Garzolini is the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Project Manager for the Idaho STEP grant at Boise State University. She is responsible for managing the $1 Million grant to plan and implement activities focused on increasing the throughput of graduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. During her over 23-year career in industry she worked for Hewlett-Packard Company where she contributed as both an R&D project manager and program manager in the disk drive and printing supplies businesses. Jude received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis. She was
detailed the team’s work. Completion of the prototype was alsorequired which covered the building, testing, and evaluation of the prototype. Additionally, eachstudent was required to maintain an engineering logbook of the efforts on the project, keepingtrack of the time spent, the tasks being worked on, etc. The project required planning, proposalpresentation, scheduling, engineering, implementation, and written and oral presentations ofproject results.The assessment of the course was twofold: 1) learning of a design process and 2) developing aprototype by utilizing concepts and technical skills learned from courses throughout themechatronics curriculum. Based on the course objective, the following items were used to assessstudents’ learning
development engineering and manufacturing content expert. He develops and teaches all related engineering courses. His responsibility as a director of Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory include the plan- ning, implementation and dissemination of research projects that are related to the need of accessibility. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He managed team members in delivering the next generation Advanced Process Control solution which replaced the legacy APC system in the 300 mm semiconductor fabricator. Behm has fifteen patents and has presented over 30 scientific and technical papers at various
, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Luciana has been with Texas A&M University since 1999, and in that time has taught 15 different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has been active in academic program and curriculum development from the department level to the university level, where she served as co-chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) committee that determined the academic course of actions to be taken over the next accred- itation cycle to addresses critical issues related to enhancing student learning. She has received funding for her
, R. H., & Corwyn, R. F. (2002). Socioeconomic Status and Child Development. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 371-399.30 Wells, R. S., & Lynch, C. M. (2012). Delayed College Entry and the Socioeconomic Gap: Examining the Roles of Students Plans, Family Income, Parental Education, and Parental Occupation. The Journal of Higher Education, 83(5), 671-697.31 Inman, W. E., & Mayes, L. (1999). The Importance of Being First: Unique Characteristics of First Generation Community College Students. Community College Review, 26(4), 3-22.32 Horn, L., & Bobbitt, L. (2000). Mapping the Road to College: First Generation Students' Math Track, Planning Strategies, and Context of Support (NCES Publication No. 2000
importanttheoretical insights into the nature of learning and the determinants of academic performance6 and hasbeen used in many studies 7. Academic performance has been widely reported to correlate significantly and positively with thechoice and application of self-regulated learning strategies8,9. Because motivation and learning areinterconnected, researchers regularly seek better understanding of differential effects of various classroomvariables on students’ motivation to learn10. Achievement and self-regulated strategies have a notable relationship between them. Whilelearning strategies involve “a deliberate, goal-oriented action plan that a learner employs to control,regulate, and enhance his or her language learning” 11, the self
range of expertise including interior and exterior planning, design development and computer-generated visual- ization. A primary focus of her research is the implementation of Autodesk Revit and related technology in the design process as a facilitator of integrated project delivery.Prof. Alexis Gregory, Mississippi State University Alexis Gregory is a registered architect and assistant professor in the School of Architecture at Missis- sippi State University. She has earned a master of science in Architecture with a concentration in women’s studies and history from Clemson University, as well as a bachelor of architecture from Virginia Tech. Her professional experience includes professional licensure in the
Standards (NGSS)foregrounds the importance of collaboration in science and engineering practices by integratingcommunication as a fundamental criterion at all levels of K-12 education: “Engineers need to beable to express their ideas, orally and in writing, with the use of tables, graphs, drawings, ormodels and by engaging in extended discussions with peers.” 13 Such communication practicesare necessary for generating design solutions and for planning and carrying out collaborativeinvestigations.Previous studies indicate that young learners encounter communication challenges related totask, relational, and identity issues when collaborating on engineering design projects.14, 15 Otherresearch has identified effective scaffolding to support middle
simulates real-world engineering designprojects. Engineering students are tasked to design and build a single seat, off-road vehicle thatwill survive a challenging environment. The student teams must design, plan, manufacture, andrace a vehicle within the limits of the rules. SAEINDIA recognized the value of this hands-onlearning experience and initiated a similar program in 2006. In an effort to accelerate the level ofcompetition and safety, a decision was made to benchmark their program against the program ofa historically successful team. This provided an outstanding outreach opportunity for anAmerican team from this international competition.Nine Baja SAE team members and two faculty sponsors from Tennessee Tech Universitytraveled to India to
integrated along with the design model into AutodeskNavisworks and/or Synchro for 4D project analysis and simulation. Based on the resulting timeand cost schedule the teams then proceeded with the construction of their prototype shelters,generating updated models per as-built conditions and field changes. Results from all of thesoftware analyses were then utilized in the development of the project business case analysis,thus aiding in design validation for the student team and project sponsor approval.Cross-College Interaction and CollaborationThe College of Technology and School of Construction require all student led constructionprojects to have a safety management plan in place before any hands-on work may commence.Through collaboration with the
completes the pre-test the MyMathTest program puts together a study plan based on thequestions that they missed. This allows the student to efficiently use their time to brush up onthe concepts that they have forgotten and not spend as much time on concepts that they arecomfortable with. For most students this program is the first time that they are comprehensivelyintroduced to vectors. At Cañada College students would be introduced to vectors at the end oftheir trigonometry course, but unfortunately it is a topic that instructors do not have enough timeto cover well, or at all, so most students see vectors for the first time during the first week oftheir physics course. It is for this reason that group work and activities at the beginning of
works facilities to provide students with the opportunity to view equipment and operations. Site visit reports complying with the provided format were due one week after the visit is conducted. A final exam was conducted during the last week of the semester. The exam was administered online and may be taken at the individual students’ schedule.Student ExperiencesThe water treatment (coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation-filtration) experiments wereconducted using actual water samples from two algae contaminated ponds. The students wereasked to prepare the samples and plan the experimental procedures to determine the optimum Page
(CREaTE) in College of Engineering atUTEP in collaboration with the Center for Institutional Evaluation Research and Planning(CIERP) at UTEP.The project has enabled articulation agreements to be established between the partners. Degreeplan checklists, flowcharts, prerequisite tables, and transfer guides are in place for each degreeprogram between EPCC and UTEP. See http://engineering.utep.edu/plaza/circles/degree.htmThe Department of Education provided major support for this partnership project. The goals ofthe project were exceeded in all key areas, and the results have been implemented andinstitutionalized. During the next five years we anticipate seeing growth in the transfer back andforward of our students due to the improvements and
research is to improve online IDEs of this sort by adding means ofdetecting student difficulties, improving compile and runtime error reporting, and identifyingsuccessful patterns of code development.Prior WorkThe behavior of student programmers has been the subject of substantial research. An earlyinstance of such work7 compared successive program submissions in a batch-processingenvironment, finding that most changes affected only one or two lines of the source. A laterstudy9 observed and tracked high-level behaviors of high school students in a Pascalprogramming class, and noted that the students spent most of their time editing and running theirprogram rather than planning or reformulating code.Most recent work extracts detailed data directly
student internsrather than using capstone project teams. An arrangement was agreed to: The non-facultyportion of the professional team would provide “hands on” technical direction andsupport; with the Engineering College faculty having controlling oversight – the studentsare still ultimately answerable to the professors.ObservationThe following items highlight pertinent observations by the involved engineering facultyand the supporting sponsor.Murphy’s Law: “If it can go wrong, it will.” And almost every project has somethingembedded that can go wrong (“The best laid schemes (plans) of mice and men / often goawry.” – Robert Burns). The students seem not to be aware of Murphy’s Law. Some ofthis comes from the optimism and enthusiasm of youth. But
planning techniques and finally, the students get to operate the machine themselves tomanufacture the part that they conceived. This tangible final product “rewards” the students fortheir efforts and reinforces their creativity. Fig. 5: Art-to-part demonstration accomplished by the module3.3 Quantifying 3D Space (middle-school students)The machine tool moves in three dimensional space to remove material in a designated location.This requires students to be able to relate the movement of the machine tool to each axis of themachine. Students learn to apply the concepts learned in geometry to be able to move themachine to the location and orientationthey desire (Fig. 6).3.4 Cutting Tool Selection Principles (middle-school
students. The student would repeat this process of studying andtesting until they scored 100%. This meant that in some cases not all students completed allunits. Unlike Bloom’s LFM, mastery of each unit was considered a sufficient measure of mastery(Keller 1974, 1981).III. Course Set-Up and StructureThe undergraduate physics course in mechanics was a typical first semester course of a two-course sequence for students planning to major in engineering. Topics addressed include motionin one and two dimensions, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation of energy andmomentum, systems of particles, rotations and oscillations and periodic systems. The coursedrew on student knowledge of geometry, algebra, trigonometry, vectors and calculus. IIIA
in multiple Collegiate Cyber Defense Competitions and Capture the Flag events and currently is employed as a Re- search Assistant in the BYU Cyber Security Research Laboratory. Sarah is an active member of the BYU Red Team which has participated in several penetration tests for departments on campus, and businesses in the local area. Sarah has come to love both offensive and defensive cyber security and is currently planning on pursuing a Masters degree emphasizing Cyber Security.Samuel Moses, Brigham Young UniversityDr. Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University Dr. Rowe has worked for nearly two decades in security and network architecture with a variety of industries in international companies. He has provided
courses.References 1. Bennett, S. (2007). Designing for uncertainty: Three approaches. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(2), 165-179. 2. Hearn, J., Lewis, D., & Kallsen, L. (2006). Incentives for managed growth: A case study of incentives-based planning and budgeting in a large public research university. Journal of Higher Education, 77(2), 286-316. 3. Design and Construction, n.d. http://www.colorado.edu/fm/planning-design- construction/design-construction 4. Gransberg, D.D., Jeong, H.D. and Hunter, K.D., Preconstruction Services Estimating Guidebook, Interim Research Report, NCHRP Project 15-51, 2014, 149pp. 5. USGBC, n.d., http://www.usgbc.org. 6. Grimsey D, Lewis MK. Public Private Partnership, the
with undergraduate and graduate students withdisabilities, and acquire accessible technology skills helpful in navigating a college campus andclasses. This transition focus provided additional support to increase student confidence inapplying for a college program. Third, this camp facilitated networking within the VIBcommunity and between these students and potential mentors. Through interacting with graduatestudents with VIB, engineering faculty and local engineering professionals, the students wereable to gain a better understanding of potential STEM career paths.While the pilot program proved successful based on anecdotal information, additional data needsto be collected utilizing more comprehensive assessments. We plan on incorporating
students. From student-led design and construction teamsthrough surveys of recent alumni, the methods and results of this single case study can serve as atemplate for development and evaluation of new maker spaces to review as they plan andimplement their own spaces to foster design, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills inundergraduate engineering students.2 Overview of the Design StudioThe Design Studio is a 5,500 square foot student-run space consisting of several interconnectedrooms on the ground floor of a building primarily used to house the mechanical engineeringdepartment offices and labs (Figure 1). It began in 2012 with just one room that was previouslybeing used as a large storage space, and grew strategically as departmental needs
(AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2012-2013, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Mr. Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University Samuel S. Newton is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He plans to enter the aerospace industry and is considering a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His interests pertain to aircraft design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engineering EducationIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper presents the intermediate results from a qualitative research projectfor which we are
;0.05). The career trajectories of program alumnae are as follows (Table 1). Of those surveyrespondents who are still in high school, 98% plan to enroll in a 4-year college or university, and97% intend to major in STEM, with 32% in engineering and 81% biology or bioscience(multiple selections permitted). There are similar findings for the alumnae who are presently incollege. 100% are enrolled in 4-year programs, with 93% in STEM majors; 64% are biology orbiosciences; and 23% are engineering majors. 56% of the alumnae in college are intending to goto medical school, and 23% are “very interested” in pursuing orthopaedics as a career choice. Forthe 6 alumnae presently in medical school, 5 are “very likely” (n=2) or “likely” (n=3) to
. Instead, the researchers are customizing a University Seminar (US 1100) section, whichis an introduction to the university freshman seminar course, specifically for engineering andengineering technology majors while exploring research questions related to the development ofstudent design self-efficacy. This paper presents this work in progress including preliminaryresults from pre- and post-project engineering design self-efficacy measures of the initial cohort,lessons learned, and plans for future work.BackgroundThe Texas State STEM Rising Stars project is using a three-sided organizing framework, asshown in Figure 1, to guide the interventions and its associated research plan. This framework isbased upon Swail’s geometric model for student