funding agencies have investedextensively in projects promoting various forms of experiential learning. Noteworthy amongthese was an NSF grant to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership, whichdeveloped an integrated practice-based engineering curriculum called the Learning Factory (LF).The LF balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with physical facilities for productrealization in an industrial-like setting. It stresses hands-on engineering activities and industrycollaboration, and offers students an alternative path to a degree that directly prepares them forcareers in manufacturing4-5. A drawback of the LF model however is its high implementationcost, which limits its transferability.2. Development of the MILL Model
, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849Abstract: The primary goal of this project is to create educational materials that systematicallyintegrate biofuels technology into undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. The ultimategoal is to help prepare a technologically advanced workforce and innovative researchers for thebiofuels technology field. In this work, we present the classroom and web modules beingdeveloped. We will also discuss the integration of the modules into two chemical engineeringcourses: thermodynamics and reaction engineering.1 IntroductionIt has been argued that the advanced biofuel industry will have significant impact on U.S.economic recovery and its transition to a sustainable green economy. The U.S. NationalAcademies have
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing into the Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractOver the past several years we have explored ways to incorporate concepts of pharmaceuticalengineering within the chemical engineering curriculum. Our initial efforts in this area have beendirected towards the integration of these concepts in freshman and sophomore level courses. Thisprovides an experience that reinforces core educational objectives and increases student interestin the pharmaceutical field. This paper is a continuation of our educational methodsdevelopment, and will describe several pharmaceutical and consumer product educationalmodules. These modules include both laboratory and course-related activities for both lower andupper-level
Paper ID #11524Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout theCore Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 4Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His
overarching project of the Sophomore Unified Core Curriculum forEngineering Education (SUCCEEd) developed by faculty of the College of Engineering atCalifornia State University Los Angeles1. The project is the basis for the integration ofengineering courses that were part of the SUCCEEd pilot that took place in the Fall of 2014.Integration is used as tool to reinforce learning and promote student success. An integration ofsubjects and reiteration of theories, prediction, practice, testing, optimization, assessment, anddissemination of information in a collaborative environment has been supported in the literatureas a better way to learn engineering than the traditional, segregation by topic approach. A groupof engineering faculty at Cal State LA
, international construction, project delivery systems, statistical methods for construction engineers, project management practices, and engineering educational research methods. He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education and American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Research Council of Construction Institute, ASCE. Page 26.352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Closing Achievement Gaps using the Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum Jin-Lee Kim
Paper ID #11358Organ-izing the Curriculum: enhancing knowledge, attitudes and interestsin engineering with biomedical course modulesDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University (USA) and Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland). She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University until
scholarship, funded by an NSF S-STEM grant, which is renewable for up to three years. The multidisciplinary cohort of scholarsparticipates in a weekly mentoring seminar, an annual retreat of 1-2.5 days, and up to three extra-curricular activities on campus.The multidisciplinary nature of the program extends to the program administrators as well. Eachyear, four or five faculty serve as curriculum designers, seminar leaders, and mentors to thestudents. The faculty mentors have represented biology, computer science, computer informationscience, engineering, engineering technology and math. In addition to the faculty, a graduateassistant from the Department of Experiential Education helps coordinate the seminar and otheractivities.Over the past eight
Paper ID #12895Tensions of Integration in Professional Formation: Investigating Develop-ment of Engineering Students’ Social and Technical PerceptionsProf. James L. Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University
Vertical IntegrationSustainability has been proven to be a significant need for the civil and construction engineeringand management (CCEM) industries. The concept of sustainability, however, is not commonlytaught in the undergraduate curriculum; it is generally covered and taught in graduate-levelcourses. Though undergraduate students may have an interest in sustainability, their exposure toit comes later in their educational curriculum. In this Transforming Undergraduate Education inSTEM (TUES) project, the researchers develop a problem-based learning framework that (1)introduces sustainability earlier in the undergraduate curriculum, and (2) provides an opportunityfor vertical integration across courses within CCEM curriculum. The goal of
!This study explores the student learning of engineering design practices and engineering thinkingskills as a result of one commonly suggested model for implementation, which includesintegrating engineering content and practices with science, mathematics, and/or STEMinstruction5, 11, 12.The research question that is guiding this study is: What evidence of students’engineering learning is present during the implementation of an elementary literacy and STEMintegration unit?BackgroundSTEM integration in the classroom is not yet a well-defined construct. For this research, we takeSTEM integration to require that engineering is the integrator of the STEM subjects and thateach subject has a meaningful role in the STEM integration curriculum
, University of PittsburghProf. Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University Kristen Parrish is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environ- ment at Arizona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into building design, construction, and operations processes. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and
millingtools have been considered ranging from inexpensive AC rotary tools to more expensive DCspindles. Off-the-shelf rotary tools are easily integrated in these desktop CNCs by simply fabri-cating an appropriate mount and instrumenting the spindle with an appropriate collet. Of thetools used thus far, the DC spindles offer accurate, quiet, controllable operation while AC toolstend to emit greater noise and can range in their degree of accuracy. However, in the context ofprototyping in the undergraduate curriculum, both AC and DC rotary tools have proven to be ac-ceptable solutions.Figure 1: (a) A Shapeoko II with the University of Massachusetts Lowell modifications shown. (b) A Zentoolworks7” x 12” CNC machine.Nowadays, a wide range of CNC
the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Mr. Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 26.636.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Pathways of Nontraditional Students—an Update on NSF Award 1361058Major Goals of the ProjectThe
Paper ID #12504Studying the fidelity of implementation of an intrinsic motivation course con-versionDr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer En- gineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in
Paper ID #12674Exploring Implicit Understanding of Engineering Ethics in Student TeamsDr. Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas Eun Ah Lee is a graduate student at University of Texas at Dallas. She received her PhD in science education from Seoul National University in Korea and has worked for STEM education in which she has strong interest. Currently, she is studying for dual masters’ degree in Applied Cognitive Science and in Emerging Media and Communication for her professional development.Prof. Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas Nicholas Gans is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical
build a cleaner, more efficient andmore competitive economy and create new jobs, the nation needs a "Smart Grid" commensuratewith its aspirations. One that is adaptable, secure, reliable, resilient, and can accommodatechanging loads, generation technologies, and operating business models3. It means the existingcentralized, producer controlled generation, and uni-directional transmission and distributionnetwork will gradually shift to distributed generation with significant integration of renewableenergy and bi-directional power flow as shown in Fig. 2. Considering the maturity of technologydevelopment as well as the slow turnover of capital assets to replace the aging facilities, theemergence of smart grid probably will follow an evolutionary
prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentProf. Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia Simone Volet is Professor of Educational Psychology at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She obtained a Licence e` s Sciences de l’Education at the University of Geneva, and a PhD from Murdoch University. She has been engaged in research on learning
to the two DOF planar robot. This supports the need forformal introduction of mechatronics in the curriculum, because this skill set is required toeffectively compete in the robotics competitions and to successfully complete senior designprojects.6 ConclusionsThis work focused on broadening participation in engineering by introducing mechatronicsthrough experiential hands-on learning in the undergraduate Introduction to Robotics course.Although this was a first small study done on this topic in the ME program at UTA, theassessment data indicates the students lack a sufficient background in mechatronics to effec-tively compete in robotic competitions and integrate mechatronics components in the seniorprojects. However, some students from
, interconnects and inte- gration techniques using MEMS and other advanced fabrication processes, RF fluidics, and high speed material’s characterization. She has authored or co-authored over 85 professional journals and conference publications and 4 book chapters. Dr. Franklin was the recipient of the 1998 Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the National Science Foundation. She is an active member of the MTT-S society in the technical area of passives, packaging, integration and microwave education and is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Microwave Wireless Components Letters.Dr. Jeff Frolik, University of VermontDr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Dr. Carol Haden is a Principal
developed a STARS chemistry prep course. WSU has incorporated structured problem sessions where students work in small groups on problems directly related to their current math and chemistry classes. Each university also designed a year-long STARS Seminar series to build study and learning skills. Seminars include topics such as time management, group study, regular reflection on goal-setting and keys to success, learning to learn and cultivating an open mindset, note-taking, asking for help and utilizing resources, reading textbooks, and developing relationships with faculty.Figure 2: Sample UW and WSU First Year Curriculum University of Washington Sample STARS Washington State University Sample
Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University Nichole Ramirez is a graduate student in the School of
strategy for improving access is to enhance availability of quality online courseofferings. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the Online and Networked Educationfor Students in Transfer Engineering Programs (ONE-STEP) project was developed in 2011 toaccomplish an important first step toward this objective of increasing the number of Californiacommunity colleges that now offer online engineering courses. ONE-STEP was developed byCañada College, a small Hispanic-serving community college in the San Francisco Bay Area toimprove community college engineering programs by aligning engineering curriculum,enhancing teaching effectiveness using technology, and increasing access to engineering coursesthrough online education. The project
opportunities are discussed.The second year activities have continued to focus on the achievement of the five objectives ofthe grant project. These are: a) create and implement a new Associate of Applied SciencePhotonics and Laser Technology (AAS PLT) program; b) fully equip an Optics and PhotonicsLaboratory for education and training; c) train faculty to teach core courses in the AAS PLTprogram; d) perform outreach activities to local high schools to promote the new program; e)educate 30 or more students or workers by the end of the project.Objective a) has been fully met by the end of year two in the grant project. The program has nowbeen offered for a full two academic years, and all the program curriculum was developed andtaught at least once. The
Paper ID #12567Engaged in Thermodynamics – Bringing it to Industry and the ClassroomDr. Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato Page 26.602.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engaged in Thermodynamics – Bringing it to Industry and the Classroom AbstractThis paper will discuss an on-going NSF-CCLI grant that addresses improvements in studentpedagogy and educational materials for the engineering thermodynamics curriculum bycompleting development of the Engaged
summary of what occurred in 2014 and whatwe plan for 2015.How NSF I-Corps Has Influenced the Engineering Ambassador Network From January through February 2014, three members of the Engineering Ambassadorproject participated as an I-Corps team in the completion of the I-Corps curriculum. Serving asthe entrepreneurial lead was Kathryn Kirsch, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering fromPenn State. Dr. Joanna Garner, a faculty member in psychology from Old Dominion University, Page 26.612.2served as the mentor, and Michael Alley, a faculty member in engineering communication from Penn State, served as the principal investigator. The
educational research studies, student applications of the design process, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first-year engineering educational environment through the use of active and collabo- rative learning, problem-based and project-based learning, classroom interaction, and multiple represen- tations of concepts.Ms. Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Page 26.597.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enacting Video-Annotated Peer Review (VAPR) of Faculty in a First-Year
movement toward use of wise, informed, and economical sustainable development. This should begin in our educational institutions and be founded in the basic tenets of the engineering profession and its actions.”5Beyond their immediate academic programs and accreditation umbrella, engineering students atthe UW are a part of a campus community supported by an environmental stewardship andsustainability program that has been recognized internationally for its success in developingsustainable campus projects that integrate sustainability into culture, community, andoperations.6Thus, we would expect that the students we interview in this study to be speaking from a culturepermeated by concerns for a more sustainable world. Familiarity with
long-term11-15. Case-Based instruction has been used extensively in medical andlaw schools to prepare students for the real world practices8,15-17. With the success of case-basedinstruction seen in medical and law curriculums, an increasing number of science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) instructors have begun to integrate cases into their courses. A newchampion for the use of cases in the sciences emerged in 1994 with the work of Herried andfunding from the National Science Foundation to form the National Center for Case StudyTeaching in the Sciences (NCCSTS). This educational pedagogy promotes the use of cases, orinteractive “stories”, to engage students in STEM courses and to help reform STEM instruction14,18-20 . These
awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Clemencia M. Cosentino, Mathematica Policy Research Clemencia Cosentino (Ph.D., Sociology, Princeton University), a Senior Researcher and Area Leader at Mathematica Policy Research, is the former director of the Program for Evaluation and Equity Research at the Urban Institute. Over the past 20 years, her work has focused on evaluating efforts and studying factors that influence the participation of