UnitedStates is better equipped than most other countries to combat these problems, it still is vulnerableas even its latest technologies cannot detect risks in all situations. It is with this in mind that amaster’s level academic program concentrating on Homeland Security and Safety Engineeringhas been developed.The primary challenge of this program is to incorporate an array of courses in engineering andtechnology that are complementary, comprehensive, and relevant. A combination of experiencedprofessionals from academics, public service, and private industries were brought together todevelop a curriculum that identifies the common fundamentals and practices defining boththe theory and effective practice of asset and people protection. Similar input
incorporated with just this end in mind. The prerequisite for the course was set attwo years of high school Spanish, a level that would not intimidate prospective students.This proficiency allowed the course to be taught at the intermediate level. Wirelesslaptop technology was integrated throughout the course, appealing to engineers’ interestin and love of technology. To make the course even more attractive to engineers, it wasdesigned to satisfy the science, technology, and society (STS) requirement of curricula inthe College of Engineering. This was crucial, as the engineering curriculum is Page 12.53.3particularly tight. If the class didn’t satisfy a
AC 2008-1411: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATIONEDUCATIONGreg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - MadisonJason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transportation EducationAbstractOur current transportation system is a manifestation of the decisions made by transportationprofessionals in our somewhat recent past. Those decisions were influenced by the education thattransportation professionals received and by their approaches to problem solving set forth by aculture imbedded in them throughout their professional lives.We are now acutely aware of the
engineering software packages. The wide availability of MS Excel contributes toits use. With this in mind, an Add-in for MS Excel is being developed to provide a usefulpackage of engineering functions for heat transfer instruction. The initial Add-in was developedto calculate the dimensionless temperature for 1-D transient heat conduction in a solid. TheAdd-in includes 4 functions which handle a plane wall, infinite cylinder, sphere and semi-infinitesolid. Additional modules have been developed to calculate the local or average Nusselt numberfor internal or external flows and the view factors for different 3-D radiation heat transfer set-ups. Currently, these three modules are presented separately as part of a Heat Transfer course,but could be
Page 13.1123.4 graduates in these countries with respect to their population. Of course, other importantfactors, such as quality of education and the level of country development, must be takeninto account for the comprehensive analysis of the problem, but these numbers show therelative volume of brain power produced by two main fast-developing countries. We need tobear in mind that other developed and developing countries also educate a great number ofengineers to fully satisfy their world. In contrast, according to Mark Hurd, chairman andCEO of Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology vendor in terms of sales, theUnited States “is graduating more sports management professionals than engineers, whichisn’t good in a global economy where
AC 2008-1900: INCORPORATING AND ASSESSING ABET “SOFT SKILLS” INTHE TECHNICAL CURRICULUMTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems
AC 2008-2543: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESTHROUGH INTEGRATION OF NEW VISION FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURESWITH NANOTECHNOLOGY INTO UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM ANDITS IMPLEMENTATION RESULTSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and has over10-year industrial experience.HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University Dr. HuiRu (H.R.) Shih is a Professor of Technology at Jackson State University (JSU). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering
vital to the engineering process that it should betaught and used as an essential part of engineering education and professional practice”. [3]The human mind is a complex system closed to typical forms of experimental observation of itsoperations. Documenting and analyzing its internal workings during design may seem to be animpossible task. However, researchers have found that sketches and design journals can providemuch insight into the student’s cognitive processes during design. [4-6] Research methods arerequired that can be applied to individual student design assignments to determine their level ofdesign process understanding. Page
2006-1197: PROGRESS ON RAISING THE BAR — NEW CE ACCREDITATIONCRITERIAStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen J. Ressler is Professor and Vice Dean for Education at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989 and 1991. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. He serves as a member of the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (CAP^3) and as Vice Chairman of the CAP^3 Accreditation Committee. He is a former Chairman of the ASEE CE Division
2006-858: BLANK SLATE ENGINEERING AT FLORIDA GULF COASTUNIVERSITY – INNOVATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY FROM THEGROUND UPSusan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University SUSAN M. BLANCHARD joined FGCU as Founding Director of the School of Engineering in February 2005. She received the A.B. in Biology from Oberlin College in 1968 and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1980 and 1982, respectively. Before moving to FGCU, Dr. Blanchard was the Director of Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina State University and Professor in the joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina
Paper ID #19218The Journey to One: Teachers’ Transformation in Multidisciplinary Cooper-ation on Engineering EducationDr. Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University Mei-Mei Song is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies and the Director of the Center for Futures Intelligence and Research (C-FAR) at Tamkang University in Taiwan. Dr. Song’s teaching and research interests are in futures thinking, futures education, and engineering education. She earned her M.A. and Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University and is a fellow of World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF).Prof. Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National
Paper ID #18381How Role-Playing Builds Empathy and Concern for Social JusticeLeslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDr. David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute David DiBiasio is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Head of ChE at WPI. He received his ChE degrees from Purdue University, worked for the DuPont Co, and has been at WPI since 1980. His current interests are in educational research: the process of student learning, international engineering education, and educational assessment. Collaboration with two colleagues resulted in being awarded the 2001 William Corcoran Award from
, immediatefeedback should be given so teams can discuss outcomes, misunderstandings, and problemswhile content is fresh in their minds, and peer assessment should factor into the course grade.TBL has been shown to improve student learning and course satisfaction in a variety ofdisciplines (Anwar, Shaikh, Dash, & Khurshid, 2012; Dana, 2007; Macke & Tapp, 2012; Mott &Peuker), particularly for low-performers (Conway, Johnson, & Ripley, 2010; Haidet, Kubitz, &McCormack, 2014). In addition, TBL is relevant to the development of the interpersonal,communication, and leadership skills that are in high demand in the engineering industry (Kumar& Hsiao, 2007). Therefore, we hypothesized that shifting to TBL, compared to cooperativegroups, would
Paper ID #20248Lean Six Sigma Case Study within a Public School DistrictMs. Emily M Salmon, Mississippi State University Emily Salmon is a recent graduate of Mississippi State University (MSU) with a bachelor’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is a Research Engineer for MSU’s Institute for Systems Engineering Research (ISER) located in Vicksburg, MS. Her current research involves lean six sigma practices and applications, manufacturability, and modeling and simulations. She received her Six Sigma Black Belt from MSU’s CAVS Extension Center in June 2016 and is currently pursuing her Masters of Engineering at MSU
Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Engineering Classroom," Education Sciences, vol. 9, p. 7, 2019.[46] L. Bosman, B. Mayer, and P. McNamara, "Promoting entreprenuerially minded learning through online discussions - curriculum innovation: incorporating the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework into online discussions," in American Society of Engineering Education, Columbus, OH, 2017.[47] L. B. Bosman, N. Duval-Couetil, B. Mayer, and P. McNamara, "Using Online Discussions to Develop the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Environmental Engineering Undergraduates: A Case Study," International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, vol. 9, 2019.[48] C.-C. Chang, "Using jigsaw collaborative learning strategy in
without the knowledge, skills, and confidence required forengineering design success. With these shortcomings in mind, we integrated design experiencesacross our BME curriculum and evaluated student design performance throughout.Methods: Four engineering design project assignments were developed and integrated intosophomore- and junior-level BME laboratory courses, establishing a continuous design thread inthe curriculum. Through the sequence of projects, student teams worked to design (1) fracturefixation plates, (2) electromyogram-controlled motor systems, (3) compact spectrophotometers,and (4) drug dosing devices. We also developed a common instructional Design Module andused it in each course to build student understanding of the BME design
Paper ID #28668Changes in ABET Criteria: A framework for transition with greaterfidelity in artifacts supporting student performanceDr. Thomas W DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Dr. Tom DeNucci serves as an Associate Professor in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Section at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He holds a D.Eng. in Ship Design from the Technical Univer- sity of Delft. Dr. DeNucci recently retired from active duty, having served aboard CGC HEALY, Naval Engineering Support Units and at the Coast Guard Academy. During his time at the Academy, he has taught a variety of engineering courses including
developcurriculum and student experiences specific to the university and departmental missions, but canbe intimidating to faculty responsible for designing the critical experience with few universalrequirements. An inventory of common practices across the country to identify similar anddissimilar traits is valuable to faculty designing new experiences, aligned to new expectations forcivil engineers of today, mindful of the technology resources available to students at mostinstitutions, and with the ultimate value of ensuring the experience is comparable to programswith similar program missions. Additionally, the opportunity to inventory current standards ofpractice in capstone experiences is timely with the most recent release of ASCE’s Body ofKnowledge
Paper ID #29987Civil engineering students’ beliefs about the technical and socialimplications of global warming and when global warming will impact thempersonally and othersDr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech Andrew Katz is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tripp Shealy is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research
Paper ID #23655Generating Automated Problem Sets for Rapid Content Delivery and Adap-tive Learning ModulesDr. Philip Jackson, University of Florida Dr. Philip B. Jackson earned B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Florida. He is currently a faculty member at the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. There he specializes in implementing innovative methods of instruction in undergraduate courses on dynamics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics. His research interests include
Paper ID #22713Implementing Collaborative Projects Using a National Academy of Engineer-ing (NAE) Grand Challenge: Provide Access to Clean Water.Dr. Kamau Wright, University of Hartford Kamau Wright is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. He specializes in thermo-fluids and plasma engineering. His technical research interests include applications of high voltage plasma discharges to liquids and wastewaters; fouling prevention and mitigation for heat exchangers; oxidation of organic matter in water; and inactivation of bacteria using high voltage plasmas.Dr. Ivana Milanovic, University
unambiguous list of product requirements, while keeping the user in mind,sets the correct tone for the preliminary design exercises, improves the system design, informskey design decisions, reduces the design and development time, effort, budget, and reduces theprobability of requiring rework in a project.As described in [2],[3],[8] as well as in the authors’ industrial experience, the process of elicitingand developing good Product Requirements is iterative, which involves discussions withstakeholders, potential customers (i.e., Serviceable Market) and with the product sponsoringagency. However, most of the engineering subjects and courses are designed to train students tothink about “how” to solve a given problem instead of the “what and where
Paper ID #22295Sustainable Development Goals Meet ”Third Mission”: The Engineers With-out Borders Challenge in GermanyMs. Freya Willicks, RWTH Aachen University Freya Willicks is researcher at the Center for Learning and Knowledge Management (ZLW) in the Cyber- netic Labs IMA/ZLW & IfU at RWTH Aachen University, Germany (e-mail: freya.willicks@ima-zlw- ifu.rwth-aachen.de).Ms. Valerie Stehling, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University Valerie Stehling is a research group leader at the Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering and Center for Learning and Knowledge Management.Dr. Max Haberstroh, RWTH Aachen
,Transforming Your STEM Career Through Leadership and Innovation, 1st Edition, 2012.Since this is both an undergraduate and a graduate course, the course needs to be mindful ofABET student outcomes, currently outcomes (a) through (k) in the engineering accreditationcriteria. The following ABET student outcomes for engineering program accreditation can beassessed for this course (ABET Engineering, 2017):(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) an ability to communicate effectively(j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesThe following ABET student outcomes for engineering technology program accreditation can beassessed for this course (ABET Engineering Technology, 2017)(d) an
engaging methods for every student must be provided to support team-buildingactivities and collaborative efforts [12]. The authors, who have more than 15 years of experienceteaching the unit operations laboratory course, seek to improve the engagement of the students inthe future because a lack of interest in performing the experiments by spending less time in thelaboratory but more time focusing on writing the reports. Other methods that are suggested forfuture Unit Operations Laboratories could involve active and collaborative learning (ACL),project/problem-based learning (PBL) and Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) which arepotential alternatives to enhance chemical engineering experiential learning [13, 14].6. ConclusionThe use of
Paper ID #20182Business Ethics - compromise to complianceMr. Prakash G Bapat, Business Ethics Foundation Graduation in Control Engineering with four decades of Industrial Experience in Public and Private Sector as well. Domain of expertise in Automation and Systems Engineering.Passion for debut deployment of Tech Transfers proven abroad but yet to step in developing countries. Traveled widely in western and eastern part of the world in reinforcement of engineering solutions. Deeper interests in energy and consequently emerging technologies in Energy Storage. Also closely associated with Non Profits & Non
science and engineering. All are either in the second or third year of theirdoctoral program. By design, these students are generally just completing their coursework andhave not yet formally begun their dissertation research; this allows them to apply their socialresponsibilities training to it once they do start. To apply, students submit a cover letter, a CV orresume, and one letter of recommendation (from their advisor, if assigned). Applicationstypically exceed spaces by around two-to-one, making admissions competitive. We do selectstudents based on the strengths of their interest in the social relevance of their work or field, sothis selection should be kept in mind when generalizing the results of the program. We alsostrive for diversity
Paper ID #21058Project Shhh! A Library Design Contest for Engineering StudentsLindsay Anderberg, New York University Lindsay Anderberg is the Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Librarian and Poly Archivist at Bern Dibner Library of Science & Technology in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MSLIS with a con- centration in rare books and special collections from Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science. She holds a master’s degree in science studies from New York University’s John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought and a bachelor’s degree
(technical, formal presentations in front of an audience) Oral communication (communicating ideas to other engineers) Oral communication (communicating ideas to stakeholders or the public)Project Management Skills Planning a schedule to meet deadlines Prioritizing tasks Delegating tasks across team members Organizing resources and information Making decisions collectively and effectivelyInterpersonal and Teamwork Skills Dealing with difficulties effectively Listening and being open-minded and respectful when disagreeing Encouraging everyone to contribute ideas Showing concern for the feelings of other team members Making sure team members understand each other Adapting to new ideas Giving
developmental science and mindful of the challenges they will face in the future. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of an Embedded Expert Model on Course Transformation in EngineeringIntroduction and Background The need to improve undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath) education is widely recognized [1, 2]. Concerns about the quality of STEM educationhave been fueled by high levels of attrition in STEM majors, particularly among women andstudents from underrepresented minority groups, as well as the need for a more scientificallyliterate citizenry. There is now a substantial literature on teaching practices that can improvestudent learning and academic