. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education with Integrated 3D Printing ApproachAbstractRecent advances in additive manufacturing have allowed the integration of multiple mechanicalengineering fields including design, materials, mechanics, and manufacturing, for enhancedexperiential learning and education. This paper reports the education projects and programsbeing developed at the University of Oklahoma to improve undergraduate mechanicalengineering education using 3D printing technologies and systems, emphasizing three coretopics: design, solid mechanics, and manufacturing. The interaction of design, materials, solidmechanics, and manufacturing is carried
learning through real life projects. This paperexplains how, and through which channels the faculty and the department have worked withcompanies in different industries. Furthermore, the mutual benefits of these collaborations tostudents, faculty, academic programs, and industry are discussed.Academia collaborations with Industry has a long standing history. However, unlike somecollaborations that were initiated by academia through certification programs or industry inputfor academic curriculums, this paper is about industry projects done by faculty and students andcustomized training for industry. In particular, three different types of collaborations arediscussed: 1) a long term collaboration with a large regional industry and how it has helped
sub-disciplines (Intradisciplinary) as well as with professionals from other fields(Interdisciplinary). One of the learning outcomes of the two-course capstone design sequence atWentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts is an intradisciplinary team designexperience.In the first course of the capstone design sequence (CIVE4000), teams of five students developand initiate the design of their original project with each project covering five different civilengineering sub-disciplines. Each student on the team is responsible for one of the technicalareas of their project. During the laboratory sessions, the students must work together with thedifferent civil engineering disciplines on their team as well as meeting with the
Fall and Spring semestersince Fall of 2016 and 2017, respectively. These two courses have been revised for moreconcentration on an ARM architecture and its applications to equip students to create variousARM applications. The microcontroller architecture course covers Verilog HDL, MIPSarchitecture, and ARM architecture. Next, students take the following embedded system softwarecourse. In this course, a MSP430 architecture is covered, and the ARM Cortex M4F processorand its high level C programming techniques using Tivaware and TI RTOS (Real-time OperatingSystem) are covered. For the term project, students have a chance to build their own embeddedsystem applications using an ARM Cortex M4F processor or MSP430x5 series microcontrollers.In order
Paper ID #24703Achievement Orientation, Engineering Students, and TeamworkDr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios.Ms. Gwendalyn Camacho, University of Washington Gwen Camacho graduated from the
has published in scholarly and practitioner-focused jour- nals on topics including evaluation design, instrument validation, and the effectiveness of policy change. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Psychology Adrienne completed a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at UNC Greensboro. She taught third grade before returning to UNC Chapel Hill to complete a PhD in Education. In addition to her evaluation work Adrienne has worked on multiple research projects, taught doctoral- level research methods and statistic courses, and mentored undergraduate and graduate students.Dr. Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent Retired Career &
students to the technicaland design process aspects of their major through the use of group design projects. These groupprojects simulate the relationships between business partners, consumers, and design engineers.This course was implemented at the start of the 2017 Fall Semester and data collection for thisresearch document was initiated during the 2018 Fall Semester.ProjectsCurrently, the Foundations of Engineering Lab course houses several different project types:Robotics, Fuel Cell, Remote Sensing, Microscope, Speaker, App and Garden projects. Mostengineering disciplines are loosely reflected by at least one of these projects, with the exceptionof medical-related engineering majors. Students choose a project similar to their
issues.”Undergraduate curricula need to be updated to train engineers to operate according to asustainable design paradigm. Indeed, numerous educators and researchers have reported onefforts to incorporate sustainable design principles into design courses and projects [4, 5].However, a systematic review of ASEE proceedings showed a lack of rigorously-developedassessment tools for capturing the efficacy of interventions on student sustainable design skills[6]. Rubrics in particular are a promising assessment tool because they can be used for studentsto scaffold application of sustainable design principles and also by instructors to quantify theimpacts of their course innovations [7, 8]. Sustainability rating systems developed forinfrastructure
, and particle swarm optimization.Prof. Mary Anna LaFratta, Western Carolina University Mary Anna LaFratta is an artist, designer and design and arts educator in graphic design in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina University. She has worked with students and faculty in multidisci- plinary and mulitmodal projects for more than twenty years. She has participated in projects funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Art Education Foundation, and the National Science Foun- dation. Recently, her graphic design students worked in collaboration with the School of Music and the National Nanotechnology Initiative in making short animations to explain various aspects of nanotech- nology
Paper ID #25300Board 14: Using Active Learning and Group Design Activities to IncreaseStudent Perceptions of a Course’s Educational ValueDr. Jason R White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is a Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He earned his Ph.D. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. In his current position, he has been working on integrating project- based learning into his courses and lowering barriers to success for transfer students. c American
professionals and leadersin the AEC industry are in high demand regionally, nationally and internationally. From a globalperspective, AE programs are unique and sparse compared to civil engineering and architectureprograms. In total there are 22 ABET accredited AE programs in the United States that offerdegrees. These programs must be adaptable to the industry to remain current with, and ahead of,leading industry practices. To remain most relevant to industry, AE programs regularly evolvetheir senior capstone project experience. Since the building industry is so diverse, and the AEprograms themselves are often diverse from one another, the composition of capstone coursesacross programs has not been heavily studied in looking for critical trends. Thus
. And while the conventional focus on rhetoricalpositioning in technical writing courses can result in more careful student writers, this paper callsfor a return to producing effective authentic documents—those written work products thatdemonstrate awareness of known and unknown readers, document project management, and arewritten to make reading easy. Moreover, these authentic documents should be situational, andproduced in response to real project demands, as opposed to written products that exclusivelyattempt to imagine appropriate responses to hypothetical situations.Realizing this need, this paper identifies key pathways for developing and strengthening tiesbetween academic institutions and industry stakeholders that have been successful
practitioners to increase exercise adherence and clinical evaluation.Dr. Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University Shraddha Joshi earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University with her research focused on understanding the role of requirements in engineering design by novices. Dr. Joshi received her MS in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and her BE in mechanical engineering from Nirma University, India. At Clemson, Dr. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has ad- vised over
completing his Navy contract and eventually transferred to San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego. Needing some hands on learning he applied for a research position at SDSU where he was accepted as a research assistant helping with algal biomass research. In this lab he discovered a love for resource recovery from waste and wastewater treatment when he was given a project to analyze algal feedstock cultivation in wastewater. Upon completing his bachelors, he was accepted to University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, for a Ph. D. program where he researches onsite wastewater treatment for removal of nitrogen species. His research interests revolve around food, water, energy nexus specifically in wastewater treatment
target tracking and physical layer communications. Her work on target detection and tracking is funded by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Design-based Evaluation as a Novel Evaluation Approach for Faculty Development Programs in Engineering EducationIntroductionIn this theory paper, the authors introduce design-based evaluation (DBE) as a novel evaluationapproach for the engineering education research community. Many projects and programs
programs prepare graduates in bridging theskills-gap.This paper documents the process of integrating IoT-based activities in an Embedded Systemscourse at Seattle University, for two consecutive years. In the first iteration, the course included atwo-week long project that had students work in teams of two to build a voice-based controlsystem using custom Alexa skills, in other words, a DIY Amazon Alexa device for voice-controlled robots. Over the duration of this project, students encountered concepts related towireless communication, computer networking, cloud computing, and network security, amongmany others. In the second iteration, computer vision and image processing, in addition to theabove-mentioned concepts were used to implement a hand
Session ETD 315 Providing Students with Practical Experience in Quality Control Through Industry Partnerships Paul McPherson and Kyle Reiter Purdue UniversityAbstractIn an economic climate where manufacturing industries are seeking individuals that have bothhigher education and practical hands on experience, now is the time for faculty members to seekout and embrace partnerships with industry that bring active learning projects inside theclassroom. At Purdue University, this is exactly what is being done in the Quality forManufacturing course, where for
, her research spans education and practice, working on the integration of community research into project based learning. Her work overlaps areas of GIS mapping, global sustainable urbanism, design and creativity.Dr. Andrew N Quicksall c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Deep Observation: Geo-Spatial Mapping as a Strategy for Site-Engagement and Problem-DesignAbstractWhile project-based learning powerfully brings students into real world economic andenvironmental contexts, a subject-oriented approach to such work means that they are often ableto remain aloof from real stakeholder engagement and participation, even when working on alocal site [1]. Given
four weeks ofsketching and eleven weeks of three-dimensional, constraint-based, solid modeling. In2002, the course was revised using the “backward design” approach [2] with formativeand summative assessments in lecture and lab activities. In later years project-based andlearning-centered instructional approaches with creative ideation and sketching [3] wereintroduced. Such approaches follow a natural cycle of Kolb’s learning model [4], whichincludes abstract conceptualization, active experimentation / application, concreteexperience, and reflective observation. Our university has recently launched a campus-wide academic initiative aimed at preparing undergraduate students in all engineeringmajors to use their disciplinary knowledge and skills
based approaches to STEM equity, and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce.Dr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara manages the evaluation of several NSF- and NIH-funded projects, primarily working with national professional development programs for early-career academics from groups underrepresented in STEM. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institutional change.Dr. Emily Alicia Affolter, University of Washington Emily Alicia Affolter, Ph.D. is
, Technology and Computing in the American Anthropological Association. She studies experts and their work in relation to environments, technolo- gies, and human lives. Her current research projects deal with earthquake risk management technology in Mexico and the United States, environmental data justice in the US/Mexican borderlands, and the development and practice of engineering expertise.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is Professor and Director of Humanitarian Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Juan obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech and a MS in STS and BS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
approach totechnical writing and assignments, and an experimental course, which featured an interventionwhereby student teams completed an electro-mechanical device repair and documentationproject. The device repair and documentation project requires students to propose and report ondeliverables to corporate representatives, produce user-oriented technical prose supported bydetailed photography, and proceed with the project according to their own declared timelines todeliver publish-ready user guides. At completion, these user guides are published on the site andaccessed by a growing network of global users. It is hypothesized that the experiential devicerepair and documentation project uniquely equips students in the experimental cohort
, Mathematics & Statistics Department2 1 Edwardsville, IL 62026AbstractThis Evidence-based practice complete paper describes the experiences with a holisticMathematics Enrichment Sessions, Freshmen Mentoring, Mathematics Tutoring and newFreshmen Engineering course that are implemented during the last five years at Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville as part of our NSF STEP project. The mathematics Enrichment Session(ES) idea, which is a combination of the best aspects of Supplemental Instruction idea andPeerLed Team Learning methods, can be an effective way of supporting students in their firstyear of studies. The implementation of the peer-mentoring program that was
Engineering Education, 2019 Reflections on Eight Years of Undergraduate Research at Our Community CollegeAbstractSince 2010, San Antonio College (SAC) has been the center of a continuously increasing familyof undergraduate research projects hosted by Texas’ first Math, Engineering, and ScienceAchievement (MESA) Center. A paper presented at the 2012 ASEE Conference in San Antoniodescribed the start of this program at this community college. It has been widely reported thatundergraduate research programs at four-year institutions increase retention, improve students’success, and produce higher quality graduates. Results demonstrate that two-year institutions canalso initiate and maintain successful
Paper ID #27263An Integrated Four-year Hands-on Design Curriculum: A Case StudyDr. Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Emad W. Jassim is an Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to this position he was the Director of Under- graduate Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) where he also served as Chief Advisor, Senior Design Project Coordinator, and lecturer of thermal/fluid science courses. He received his BS, MS, and PhD from the
accreditation through the Applied and NaturalScience Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) and Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC), respectively. These programs follow an “Introduce, Reinforce, Master” curriculum mapas part of the assessment plan where each student learning outcome (SLO) is assessed in at leastthree courses of different levels, so that each SLO is assessed at each of the three levels(introduced, reinforced, and mastered). We seek to effectively assess, at the introductory level,the proposed ANSAC SLO (2) and the new EAC SLO (2) with a single project and rubric in ourintroductory physics courses. The primary difference between the SLO (2) from the twocommissions is that the EAC is more specific in that students must apply “engineering
Paper ID #26340Work in Progress: Awarding Digital Badges for Demonstration of StudentSkillsDr. Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Joan Schuman is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri S&T. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Arkansas and completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi. Schuman is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified through the Project Management Institute. She worked for several years
area of curriculum and academic program development, construction management, construction material waste minimization, sustainable residential construction, greenhouse gas reduction, green building rating programs and process evaluation. Don possesses diverse work experience in the design, construction and project management of various types of building and infrastructure projects.Mrs. Neetu Sharma, MacEwan University Neetu Sharma is an Associate Professor with the Department of Accounting and Finance at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Canada. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Experiential Student Learning through Collaborative Simulated
Paper ID #25354Board 15: Introducing Students to Engineering by Helping Them RePictureTheir WorldLynn Mayo P.E., RePicture Engineering, PBC Lynn Mayo holds a M.S. in civil engineering from Stanford University and a B.S in civil engineering from Bucknell University. After working for over 30 years as a civil engineer, she became CEO of RePicture Engineering, PBC. RePIcture Engineering is dedicated to increasing interest and diversity in engineering by telling the stories of engineering projects, engineers, and organizations. Through the RePIcture.com site, we are helping students discover careers shaping the future and
complex engineering design projects. Her scholarship is grounded in notions of learning as a social process, influenced by complexity theories, sociocultural theories, sociolinguistics, and the learning sciences.Ms. Kate FisherProf. Zachary Holman, Arizona State UniversityMathew D. Evans, Arizona State University Mathew D Evans is currently a doctoral candidate at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Community of Practice model for engineering research educationIn the 21st century, it is not sufficient for engineering students to acquire good