information flow between instructors from different departments encouragesfaculty learning by pushing the instructors beyond their own discipline. This paper illustratessome of the course details employed between three engineering departments to advance andenrich a multidisciplinary controls engineering course. Advantages to empowering amultidisciplinary faculty are also described. The techniques described allow the students tobenefit from the work of a multidisciplinary faculty team and enrich the students’ understandingby bringing in real world projects and examples.IntroductionIn 2005 the National Academy of Engineering in “Educating the Engineer of 2020,” stated manyideas of co-teaching, just in time teaching, and multi-disciplinary teaching.1
Filters 9 Resistance/Capacitance Sensors Op-Amps 10 Linear Variable Differential Transformers, Strain Gauges Thermocouples, Thermistors 11 Accelerometers, Exam Thermocouples and Multi- channel Data Acquisition 12 Piezoelectric and Semiconductor Devices, Accelerometers Experimental Design 13 Electrical Noise LVDT “Design” Project 14 Standards and Codes, Review LVDT “Design” Project 15 Optional Topics No Lab 16 Final
Figure 1 and Table 1. Figure 1: Projected ten-year job growth Biomedical Engineering 23% All Occupations 7% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%Figure 1: Data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicate that projected ten-year jobgrowth in biomedical engineering (23%) over a ten year period from 2014-2024 is significantlyhigher than the expected job growth for all occupations (7%) Table 1: Quick Facts: Biomedical Engineers 2015 Median Pay $86,220 per year; $41.45 per hour Typical Entry-Level Education Bachelor's degree
Paper ID #18471The Variation of Nontraditional Teaching Methods Across 17 UndergraduateEngineering ClassroomsMr. Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin Kevin Nguyen is currently a doctoral student in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education program at University of Texas at Austin. He has a B.S. and M.Eng in Environmental Engineering both from Texas Tech University. As an engineering and STEM education researcher, he draws on a variety of social science research methods from ethnography to regression modeling. He is currently working on two projects: engineering faculty’s use of active
lastiteration, the 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, America’s cumulative GPA forinfrastructure received a D+, which is the same as it was in 2013 although grades improved inseven infrastructure categories. The 2017 Report Card demonstrates that when investments aremade and projects move forward, the grades rise. In addition to this national Report Card,ASCE’s sections and branches also prepare state and regional Infrastructure Report Cards on arolling basis, to localize these public education and advocacy efforts to the state and local levels.Nearly half of the states have a recent Report Card.Infrastructure Categories, Grading Scale, and Key CriteriaThe 16 categories graded in ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card include Aviation, Bridges
) education. Afterpilot classes were developed, in 1998 the FC curriculum was implemented college-wide. In2003, the university adopted a track system with the FYE foundational courses separated intothree tracks: Track A (aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, civil, industrial, mechanical, andnuclear engineering), Track B (computer and electrical engineering), and Track C (chemical andpetroleum engineering). Track A was primarily project-based and used Mindstorms, Legos,magnetic balls, and beams to build structures. Track B focused on circuit design and computerprogramming. Only Track C maintained the FC curriculum until 2013. The target population ofthis study is first-time-in-college (FTIC) chemical or petroleum engineering students who startedin
professional development tool.Dr. Peter T. Savolainen, Iowa State University Dr. Peter Savolainen is an Associate Professor in the Iowa State University (ISU) Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. His research includes fundamental and applied projects focused on traffic operations, safety, and driver behavior, as well pedagogical approaches to improve transportation engineering education. Dr. Savolainen currently serves on the editorial advisory boards of Accident Analysis and Prevention and Analytic Methods in Accident Research. Dr. Savolainen’s peda- gogical efforts are reflected by his selection as a fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering
ofScience (JSPS). ACEEES' mission is to educate next generation doctoral students to becomeglobal energy scientist and engineers by developing their leadership qualities as well technicalknowledge in energy and environmental science through coursework, interdisciplinary projects,research and other activities. The program supports integrated master's and doctoral students’education with quality assurance measures and also provides students a stipend. AlthoughACEEES is an excellent program and has received JSPS highest program evaluation during amid-term review, it is a very expensive educational program to operate and does not issue masterdegrees. To address these issues and as part of the Tokyo Tech educational reorganization thatbegan in April
director of Center on Access Technology include the planning, design, implementation and dissem- ination of research projects that are related to the need of accessibility. In addition to his responsibility, he manages RIT projects which is a subcontractor in the FCC Accessible Communication for Everyone (ACE) platform, formerly called Video Access Technology Reference Platform (VATRP). RIT team is engaged in designing UI, developing website, fixing software bugs, working with other software engi- neers, performing software testing and participating in outreach activities. 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
to be used with the very audience for which they are intended.Many projects that are funded by NSF result in the production of lessons and activities. Anexamination of the literature shows that existing rubrics are designed to assess lesson planquality, perhaps as a way to assess the effectiveness of professional development. Another set ofrubrics can be found for lesson plans generated as a part of a preservice teacher program, whichare designed to generate a grade. This paper looks at lesson plans differently, without an attemptto assess quality. Because so many constituencies are creating lessons around engineering, andthose constituencies come from so many different academic backgrounds, the question of howthey get their approach to
exams.Suggestions for a revised undergraduate online engineering coursesTo improve the quality of learning in the UOEC, collaboration between students will beencouraged. To implement collaboration in the UOEC the following additions could be made.• Discussion on weekly reports: A project report will be posted on the discussion forums for the students to read and discuss with other students to exchange ideas.• Group projects: The class will be divided into groups of three. These groups will submit a short paper on a research idea and its applications from the concepts learned through the course.For example, a weekly report will have students complete simulation tutorials on cantileverbeams with various types of loadings, such as uniformly
being supported by theirorganizations and perceiving their work as valued (Singh et al. 2014). More recent researchdemonstrated this uncomfortable culture exists well before entering the workforce.Undergraduate women cite informal interactions and sexism in teams as propagating a culturethat is unwelcoming to women (Seron, Silbey, Cech, & Rubineau, 2016).Most efforts to change these percentages of representation both in the workforce and in schoolfocus exclusively on those in the minority. However, our NSF funded study seeks to change theculture of engineering to be more welcoming and supportive of women and underrepresentedminorities by helping all engineers appreciate and seek out diversity In our project we haveworked with several
Paper ID #27217Student Perspectives on the Use of iPads for Navigating Construction Draw-ings: A Case StudyDr. Tom Michael Leathem, Auburn University Tom Leathem is an Assistant Professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn Univer- sity where he teaches courses in Estimating, Construction Documents, Scheduling, and Project Delivery. He has 11 years industry experience in commercial construction management, holds a Ph.D. in Educa- tion, an M.S. in Integrated Design & Construction, and a B.S. in Construction Management. His areas of research include construction education, assessment, accreditation
engagementopportunity requires six key components: 1) an instructor or facilitator, 2) a community partner,3) a student, 4) academic context, 5) reflective thinking, and 6) meaningful service. An exampleof a service learning project is when an engineering major has been assigned to a local highschool to assist students to prepare for a robotics competition. In this situation, the service isproviding a learning opportunity to the provider of the service and the recipients of the service(to include the high school students and the teacher).Service learning enhances students’ academic and civic engagement through a combination oftraditional learning activities and community services. Often civic involvement is one of theimportant student-learning outcomes in
Teacher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a faculty member at UTEP since 2008.Miss Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso Helena Muci˜no is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She holds a master’s degree in Musical Education Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently working as a Research Assistant for an NSF-funded project at UTEP dedicated to broadening the participation of Latinx students in higher edu- cation. c American Society for Engineering Education
Instrumentation and Data Acquisition course offed by the MET and EETprogram, respectively. This course focuses on interfacing of the sensors and actuators withmicro-controllers, electrical wiring and programming with fundamental understanding of sensorsand actuators.A number of different approaches are suggested in the literature for the mechatronics course, e.g.,project-based approach [9] and competition based approach [10], to name a few. Keeping in mindthe diverse background of students enrolling in the course, i.e., EET and MET, and basicknowledge of electric circuits as the prerequisite, the course reviews fundamental analog anddigital circuits to bring the students to a level where they can learn programming concepts. Toemphasize on the hands-on
the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facility design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor environment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase awareness of energy use and/or in- crease energy saving behaviors. Dr. Lang’s current research interests
engineering capstone courses around the country will uncover considerabledifferences. Among the differences are:• The course is either a one-semester, three-credit course or a two-semester, four-credit to six- credit course.• The design project is either purely mechanical or is multidisciplinary, with sensor, actuator and micro-computer control.• The design project is industry-sponsored or is proposed by the student design team.• Funding ranges from industry financial support up to several thousand dollars, to $400 - $1000 per 4-person team funded by the mechanical engineering department.• The project can be virtual, i.e., a paper design and slide presentation are the end result, with or without a working virtual prototype. Or
parking lot. He then led them outside and had them use their map as they walked around the parking lot, noting the symbols and signs the students saw. As Don engaged students in reading the map, he guided their comprehension with questions focused on the problem the students would be addressing in their designs. For example, the discussion below occurred as the teacher led the students to points on the map, directing the discussion towards interpreting the symbols in terms of the engineering project. Don: Point where we are at right now. We are here. Now we are going to walk towards Point B. So let’s walk out to Point B. Okay why is Point D even on here? Why do we have Point D? This is pedestrian traffic flow right? Do we have any places marked
designed as part of larger project that aims to increase the percentage ofminorities and women that work in sustainable chemical and bioenergy technologies. The projectalso included the design of two college-level classes. This summer bridge course, EST 11,piloted portions of one of these 4-credit courses designed for students at Bronx CommunityCollege. EST 11 was funded through both the College Now program and NSF ATE Project#1601636 - Chemical and BioEnergy Technology for Sustainability (CBETS).Curricular DesignThe program focused on introducing high school students to the fields of Chemistry, ChemicalEngineering and Energy Technology while improving their computer skills, math skills, andpreparing them for college life. The goal was to increase
thesupervising probation agency. 3Instead of designing a hardware application and then choosing a microcontroller, it was decidedto use a P8X32A because it had been used in a few past projects. The P8X32A is a 32-bit octalcore microcontroller operating from a 5MHZ crystal multiplied to 80MHZ. That 80MHZ clock isdivided by two with two clock cycles per instruction, or 20 million instructions per second(MIPS) is provided by each of the eight cogs. The 20 MIPS per cog for 8 cogs is 160 MIPS ofprocessing power. The 8 cogs of the P8X32A allows it to run up to eight independent programssimultaneously. Cog0 starts up first and usually manages starting and stopping of the other cogsand copying global variables between the cogs. Another cog is used for VGA video
received his BS and PhD in Mechan- ical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and National University of Singapore respectively. He has published more than 60 papers in refereed journals and international conferences and contributed to books, and been involved in several internal and external funded research projects in these areas. He has received numerous research awards including ’Best Paper Award - ICAMT 2016’, ’Best Paper Award - ATMAE 2014’, ’Outstanding Paper Award – NAMRC 2012,’ ’A.M. Stickland Best Paper Award – IMechE, 2010,’ and ’Most Downloaded Paper – Elsevier, 2010.’ c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engaging undergraduate students
Paper ID #22509Graduate Student Self and Adviser Ratings on Professional CompetenciesMr. Bret Austin Arnold, University of Tulsa Bret is a doctoral student of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Tulsa. His re- cent projects concern how personality shapes team-related behaviors and the degree to which antecedents of workplace burnout differ across cultures. Most recently, Bret has joined the University of Tulsa’s cross-disciplinary STEM ProDev team. The team has recently designed and piloted a training program that develops the professional soft-skills of graduate engineering students.Alison
and 2 Years Industry Experience. He has done ME in Computer Engineering. He has 2 years industry experience in Software Testing. He has done ISTQB-FL and Agile certifications.He is authour of 2 books, published by International Publication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Analyzing unpopularity of software testing careers in Canadian universityIntroduction As software systems are becoming more pervasive, they are also becoming susceptible tofailures, resulting in potentially lethal combinations. There have been catastrophic failures such asAriane 5[1], Therac-25[2], and the UK e-borders project[3], which led to the loss of life and capital.Many similar incidents are happening all
carried out as part of agraduate degree project [9].Background: Leadership in LiteratureLeadership has been researched for centuries and is said to be “one of the most observed andleast understood phenomena on the earth” [10, p. 2]. In literature, leadership theories anddefinitions are often categorized into different models or styles. Within these vast arrays oftheories and models, there is an extensive amount of literature on defining leadership. Forexample, a thorough review of 160 articles defining leadership provided a detailed integrativedefinition of leadership that is over 1600 words [11]. Their definition of leadership contains 90variables that make up the whole of leadership, which provides a detailed view on the breadthand scope of
change in financial circumstancessuch as an unanticipated financial crisis, or loss of employment by parents or students.Allocation of bridge funding was dependent on financial eligibility of the student.The ASPIRE Program leveraged the success of existing activities at the University of NewHaven to provide recipients with complementary and supplemental support activities thatincluded: mentoring, undergraduate research opportunities, networking with alumni, applying tograduate school, and opportunities to participate in service learning projects (1). Regardless ofwhether scholarship recipients were receiving financial support from the grant, students hadaccess to these opportunities until they graduated.The broader impact of the project includes
her B.S. from Missouri State University, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University.Dr. Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College) Ph.D. Engineering Education - Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College)Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the P.I. or co-P.I. on more than $14M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former Associate Dean for Academic
individuals who already are pursuing their careers in a given field. These three reasons forthe top ranking of data science as a career choice are: i) the overall shortage of data analyticstalent, ii) the ever-growing demands of “big data” on companies and other organizations, and iii)the aforementioned fact that facing the challenges of, and working with, the “big data” is nolonger limited to a handful of tech giants (and government agencies) [2]. While most expertpredictions and analyses project an-ever growing gap between all computer science andinformation technology related industry needs and job openings on one hand, and the producednumber of college graduates with prerequisite skills and degrees on the other, such projectionsfor data
of peer support to achieve in higher education [2]. Co-curricular and informal learning opportunities can provide students access to expert thinking intheir disciplines, and can improve retention in the sciences [3]. S-STEM scholarship programswere designed to provide curricular, co-curricular, and financial support to students withfinancial need who are underrepresented in STEM fields. Results from S-STEM programindicate scholars experience greater retention and higher achievement than their peers, [4,5,6] yetlittle is known about how S-STEM scholarship programs shape students’ professional identitiesin their fields.The Cybersecurity National Science Foundation S-STEM scholarship project is a joint effortbetween two- year and four-year
and project management.Dr. Abdelfattah Amamra, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Abdelfattah Amamra joins California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer in the College of Sciences. Prior to coming to CalPoly, Pomona he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Conncticut. Dr. Amamra received his Ph.D. from the University of Quebec, Montreal , Canada. His primary research interests are in the field of cybersecurity and machine learning. Specifically, he is interested in smartphone security, and IoT security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Development of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary