Paper ID #14439Revamping Robotics Education via University, Community College and In-dustry Partnership - Year 1 Project ProgressProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering
technology under Professor Akram Hossain in Purdue University, Calumet. After seeing his insight, the Professor offered him a Teaching Assistant position in the laboratory for guiding the students in the subject of Mechatronics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Page 1 of 14 Designing and Assembling of a Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) Laboratory Trainer and Advanced Research SetupAbstract:A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industrialized computer control system thatconstantly monitors the state of input devices and makes
associatedopportunities, challenges, and risks associated with this growth are presented. Impacts andprogram significance will be presented in the form of data collected from over 60 programparticipants over the course of four years.literature reviewStudy abroad programs provide unique experiences in new and unfamiliar environments,improve cultural awareness, expanded worldview, and enhance critical thinking and globalcompetence. They offer an opportunity for students to gain diverse academic and life experiencesin and out of the academic environment as well as expand employment opportunities for futurecareers [1]. In addition to providing unique experiences, findings reported by the GeorgiaLearning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative
actuallyexplained the problem in detail. In reality most of the videos were extremely lengthy and goingfrom 5-15 minutes.Video Assignment 1:Create a youtube video not less than 1 minute and thirty seconds in length on one of thefollowing topics. • Solving a truss by joint method • Solving a truss by section method • Determine the centroid of a built-up section • Determine the moment of inertia of a built-up sectionThis work can be performed in groups up to 4 people. Upload the video link to the onlineclassroom site.In accordance with the Institutional Research Board, the students were asked to sign a waiver torelease images. All of the students agreed to release video images. Students submitted videosvia youtube.com or as .mp4 to a dropbox. The
successfullypass the course. These challenges inhibit the students’ ability to complete the necessaryrequirements for transfer in a timely manner, if they are able to complete them at all. We havechosen to address these issues by developing a pre-semester physics “bootcamp” to give studentsthe necessary study skills and practice working with physics content before they start theirphysics course. Additionally, we incorporate directed support during the semester to continuedeveloping the student’s ability to succeed.Physics Jam is a 1 to 2 week free program offered to all students taking first or second semesterphysics. During the program, students work on reviewing math concepts they will need to besuccessful in their physics course, developing study
of position, velocity, andacceleration functions in terms of derivatives and integrals.For 19 years students in the introductory calculus-based physics course at the University ofDetroit Mercy were assessed using a variation of a problem introduced by Arons 1 in Part II of histext. In a previous work on using operational definitions, we examined the results of thisassessment for 8 sections of the introductory course. In this paper we extend the work anddisaggregate the student population by gender. We provide students a chance to cooperativelycorrect examinations. We believe this practice improves student learning and has implicationsfor the administration of fair and equitable assessments of that learning.Student populationThe University of
“PETE”,displaying the familiar #1 recycling code on the base of the cup.1 Plastic cups are typicallyprocessed by a molding method known as thermoforming, in which a thin sheet of PETE isheated and expanded into a cup-shaped mold cavity by either applying a vacuum or mechanicalpressure.2 This processes causes significant stretching of the sheet, as shown in Figure 1. Theshape is then cooled, released from the mold, and trimmed from the sheet, forming a stand-alone,solid plastic cup. Figure 1: Side-view schematic illustrating the three basic steps in a mechanical thermoforming process used to make a cup from a hot plastic sheet.As described in a recent study3, the thermoforming-induced stretching of the PETE sheet to formthe cup’s
and Analysis of Control Systems course, and an undergraduate and graduate levelIntroduction to Mobile Robotics course. In Section IV we present post survey results collectedfrom the students and discuss potential improvements to be implemented in subsequent versionsof the platform. Finally, we present concluding remarks in Section V.II. Platform DesignIn an effort to create a low-cost experimental platform that could be used for multipleengineering courses, we decided to use recycled 0.25 inch plywood to create a reconfigurablebase chassis. The base chassis was designed by a team of 4 members including, 2 students (1undergraduate and 1 Ph.D. student), 1 research associate, and 1 teaching faculty.As part of the design constraints the platform
mode.3 Thisapproach, however, has yet to overcome the following critical shortcomings. 1. The Black-Scholes Formula is based on one discrete up or down movement of an underlying asset in a European call option without dividends (i.e., it can be exercised only at the maturity, implying a single period). This is clearly not the case for numerous engineering projects as there are many decision points before the “maturity” when decisions can be made or real options unfold (e.g., if the electric power price becomes too low, the power plant’s option to contract its operations becomes viable). 2. To mimic the evolution of the underlying asset value, a multi-period binomial lattice
entrepreneurship, one would have to believe that engineering economy is thatcourse, Figure 1. The literature clearly shows evidence of engineering economy being at thecrossroads of engineering, business, and entrepreneurship. “The importance and relevance ofengineering economic analyses is always emphasized when students discuss their projects withpracticing engineers. Without this interaction students sometimes consider economics to beirrelevant to design – a subject for business students,” noted by Archibald, Reuber, and Allison3.Figure 1: Engineering Economy: The course that is at the crossroads of business, engineering, and entrepreneurship.Engineering education literature has continuously shown that projects with industry can behelpful for
, Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety. Category 10 has the most relevanceto an ergonomics course, although as discussed earlier, some IE programs may combine topicsfrom Categories 10 and 11 in one course. There are 8-12 exam questions drawn from Category10 (7-11% of the FE Exam). The relationship between this list of topics and IE curricular contentwill be further discussed in the next section of this paper. 1. Mathematics: 6–9 questions 2. Engineering Sciences: 5–8 questions 3. Ethics and Professional Practice: 5–8 questions 4. Engineering Economics: 10–15 questions 5. Probability and Statistics: 10–15 questions 6. Modeling and Computations: 8–12 questions 7. Industrial Management: 8–12 questions
, andidentifying unexpected opportunities to create value. The Kern Entrepreneurial EngineeringNetwork (KEEN) defines curiosity, connections and creating value as three core components ofan entrepreneurial mindset. These 3Cs coupled with associated engineering skills forms KEEN’sentrepreneurial mindset framework. An entrepreneurial mindset enables engineers to developsound technical solutions that address customer needs, are feasible from a business perspective,and have societal benefit.The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven is working to develop anentrepreneurial mindset in its engineering students through a four-faceted framework based onKEEN’s constructs that includes: 1) developing an entrepreneurial mindset amongst
phones:Kahoot (getkahoot.com). Kahoot is an online classroom-response system that eliminatesthe need to give students handheld clickers. Through Kahoot, teachers create onlinequizzes or surveys and mirror the questions on a big screen or interactive whiteboard; it’salso possible to embed videos.How Kahoot worksIt’s very easy to create questions in Kahoot platform (Fig.1). Firstly, it’s necessary to geta free account (Fig.1 - step 1). Then, after being logged in, it’s possible to create questionsand answers (Fig.1 - steps 2 and 3). After that, it is necessary to get the questionaries’ aname (Fig.1 - step 4) and also, it’s possible to add a cover image to the quiz (Fig.1 -step 5). In order to allow students to play (Fig.2 – step 1), the teacher needs to
studies from the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE), and topics such as the “workplace in the United States.” Each lesson includedanecdotal stories of students in hypothetical situations. According to survey responses, the coursewas well received largely due to the fact the professor was very personable and a goodstoryteller. In a standard University end of course survey only approximately 50% of thestudents responded and while their response to questions about the course on a 1-5 scale wereusually in the 3.5-4.0 range, they noted the course was not challenging and students often askedfor more feedback on their work. There were some complaints that the course should not berequired and some expressed disappointment that it did not
collegestudents, female professors, and female professionals (invited as guest speakers). They also metMs. Carolyn Long (President of WVU Tech), Ms. Robin Anglin-Sizemore (Science Coordinatorof Office of Secondary Learning, West Virginia Department of Education), and Ms. MillieMarshall (President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc., primary sponsor of thecamp), who shared their personal stories about how females excel in STEM fields with theparticipants. The participating female high school students stayed on university campus duringthe Summer STEM Camp. Figure 1: Participants of the Summer STEM Camp held in June 2015.Relevant work U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey1 indicates that females aresignificantly
practice system compared to the traditionallecture preparation options.IntroductionIn a flipped pedagogy, the roles of in-class and out-of-class activities are switched. In mostimplementations, this manifests itself by moving content delivery outside of class, freeing theinstructor to use the designated lecture time to focus on solving problems and addressingcommon misconceptions.1 Flipped classrooms have been implemented in a variety of math,computing and engineering courses. A comprehensive survey of the research on flippedclassrooms is provided by Bishop and Verleger2 who found that students tend to prefer in-personlectures rather than videos but also appreciate the active learning opportunities that the flippedclassroom affords. Much of the
addressingthe following research questions: 1) How does the combination of programming and electronics exercises and design activities affect student engagement when learning programming concepts? 2) How does learning about the relationship between programming and electronics influence students’ understanding of commonly encountered technologies like smartphones and computers?MethodThe outreach activities described in this paper took place in the Spring of 2015 at South MiddleSchool, an economically and racially diverse school serving the residents of Boise, Idaho. Theactivities were carried out in two 8th grade and one 9th grade technology classes. We worked withthe school’s Technology and Engineering teacher to integrate the
number of females enrolled in theUIW Engineering Program is less than 5%. The same trend follows in several other STEMprograms offered by the neighboring educational institutions in southwest Texas. There has beennumerous studies in education that emphasize the importance of teaching and learning science inmiddle school classes.1 By having an early exposure to the fundamental aspects of science at theelementary or middle school levels, the students and their parents can make an informed decisionabout pursuing a university education in STEM.2,3 The authors’ discussions with various fundingagencies and many professionals in K-12 STEM education point to the fact that there needs to bemore emphasis given to the students and their parents regarding
Wyoming, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).RIT and Northeastern have formal cooperative education programs while University ofWyoming and Virginia Tech do not and consequently only a small percentage of students (2%and 10% respectively) participate in voluntary co-op programs at these two universities. Thepurpose of that study was to investigate the concern over a lower percentage of womenparticipating in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields which consequentlytranslates into a lower percentage of females in these areas of the work force.1 The studyexamined whether retention of students in engineering majors could be improved through astudent’s self-efficacy and to what degree contextual
the cybersecurity discipline. A longerterm objective is to increase female enrollment in higher-education cybersecurity majorsalthough for now, this is beyond the scope of this paper.The Information Technology (IT) industry demand for skilled cybersecurity analysts isincreasing. The “employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 37 percentfrom 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations”1. Today, “women representjust 10 percent of the cybersecurity workforce”. 2 In the same article, David Shearer, CEO of theInternational Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) stated: “Theinformation security field is expected to see a deficit of 1.5 million professionals by 2020 if wedon’t take
ProgramThere were two key drivers for the change in the internship program. Since the impact of earlyinternships on STEM (specifically, engineering technology) major retention is the focus of thispaper, this driver is first presented.A. The Issue of STEM Major RetentionThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) recent report 1predicts that the U.S. workforce’s supply will be 1 million short of the demand for graduates inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but less than half of those who enterU.S. colleges to pursue majors in STEM persist to graduation. According to the NationalScience Foundation, in 2006 the relative percentage of students receiving STEM degrees were atlevels no different or lower than
this field grapples first-hand with how to effectively address many globalchallenges. Unfortunately, STEM fields, engineering, in particular suffer from a lack of diversitydue to gendered, ethno-racial, and cultural biases, often implicit, that circumvent the fullinclusion of members from underrepresented groups [1]. This lack of diversity threatens toimpede engineering’s ability to tackle these pressing societal challenges. As such, the field ofengineering is at a critical crossroads, at which it is imperative that thought-leaders from multiplenations across academia, industry, and the government, come together to build a globalinfrastructure that increases diversity and inclusion in engineering education.This paper describes one such
multiculturalenvironment, it was used as the reference group.A similar demographics was demonstrated by GVOTM 2014: Russian entrepreneurs plustheir colleagues from America, Europe and Australia. Comparison of these groups is ofspecial interest as both of them represent multinational and multicultural communities ofbusiness professionals. The results of these studies were compared to the results of surveyswith engineering students from the U.S., Germany and Poland and students who participatedin international capstone project.Table 1 summarizes the survey demographics. The total number of the survey participants is315 with non-uniform distribution among different groups. The academic level of theparticipants is mostly undergraduate, followed by Masters and
ElBialy, Waled Mukahal, Saud GhaniIntroductionEngineering is a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) offering toyoung students the equipment, skills and knowledge to evaluate evidence, make sense ofinformation and solve problems [1]. Therefore the ability to solve problems creatively has beenidentified as one of the imperative competencies for graduating students. The need to engagemore female students to study STEM subjects is a worldwide concern and was also highlightedby US President Barak Obama [2]. By providing knowledge platforms, regardless genderdifferentiations, helps scientific society to broadness its achievements and consequently improvethe industry outcomes. Gender discriminations in educational and
Multiple Thinking through the Engineering Design ProcessAbstractThe impact of the quality of engineering students’ education on the industry of a country cannotbe underestimated. While there are numerous studies on the types of qualities that graduateengineers should have, the extent to which undergraduate engineering students choose to acquirethese qualities or skills depends greatly on the type of epistemic beliefs that they have. Thepurpose of the current study was to investigate the epistemic beliefs of first year engineeringstudents. It is the first part of a study aiming to establish both the general epistemic beliefs [1] ofengineering students, as well as if and how these beliefs relate to students’ Engineering Habits ofMind [2]. The
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Implementing and Integrating International Research into the Engineering Curriculum at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and the University of the West Indies, TrinidadIntroductionEducating engineers to meet the needs of today’s global economy and diverse workforceinvolves preparing culturally competent individuals as well as providing increased access tomembers of under-represented, under-prepared and minority groups (UUMs). Minorities andFemales constitute about 4% and 15% of the engineering workforce while accounting for over13% and 50% of the general U.S. population respectively.1 This status quo is maintained bydisproportionately high attrition rates from
project results in learning analytics tools for practice-basedSTEM learning that are appropriate for real-world learning environments.IntroductionThe PELARS1 project is intended as a testing ground and generator of 21st-Century STEMknowledge and skills. The project generates, analyses, uses and provides feedback for analyticsderived from hands-on, project-based and experiential learning scenarios. These scenarios are: 1. European High School level STEM classrooms. 2. Postsecondary Science and Engineering practical environments. 3. The more open-form studio environments of the Interaction Design Schools (which form the basis and inspiration for many of the project’s orientations).The project serves to help better understand learners' knowledge
Education Development Graduate Research Assistant at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University and Global Stu- dent Forum Chair for 12th GSF’2016, Seoul. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Global Student Forum: A model for developing student leaders in engineering educationIntroductionThe Global Student Forum (GSF) is a three-day event organized by the Student Platform forEngineering Education Development (SPEED).1 Students come to GSF from all over the worldto participate in a series of workshops, discussions, and presentations, culminating in the creationof action plans. The chief aim of these projects is to enable students to become a factor
english professor. Students gained valuable transferable skills while workingon this project including creative thinking, audience awareness, teamwork, technical writing,visual design, and communication. The authors of this paper, who include the students thatworked on the project, aim to promote and encourage the idea of undergraduate students activelyengaging and creating STEM programs and initiatives for K-12.IntroductionThe idea of STEM education has been around since the early 1900’s. Originally called, SMET(science, mathematics, engineering, and technology), educators focused on instructing studentsin skills that would benefit their future societies[1]. The idea of enriching these fields by creatingstudents well versed in them quickly
produces significantlearning gains for students, although research is sparse on learning thataccrues from internships and co-ops in engineering (Linn, Howard, & Miller,2004). Still, it is estimated that thousands of students participate in either co-op or internships annually, 67% of recent college graduates completed atleast one internship while in school, and 56% of employers expect to hiremore interns in the future. Despite their widespread use and popularity, weknow relatively little about the influence of co-ops and internships on URMstudents' learning in engineering. This is the gap addressed by this study. 1 There is