opportunities in the states. This paper discusses theimportance and the criticality of having international students in the engineering graduateschools in the United States. It addresses the value of diversity they add, the contribution ofinternational graduate students to the university expansion, and the university’s internationalimage as a recognized institution around the world. In this research, we investigate the keyfactors that motivate the international students to join engineering graduate schools in the USA.We discuss the added values resulting from this mutual interaction, and how this interactionserves as a feedback mechanism to the assessment of learning and the expansion process.Some of the reasons that appeal the international students
laboratory, training the students about process safety in aninherently low-risk environment. The approach is based on more than ten years of industrialprocess hazards analysis experience, which includes assessing for process-related hazards andreducing process-related risks. Before the students began the experimental phase of theirlaboratory project, they documented that they understood the potential hazardous events relatedto their project. The students completed a series of Project Risk Analysis (PRA) check sheetswhich listed both the hazards addressed in the OSHA Process Safety Management standard (i.e.,fire, explosion, and toxic release) as well as other area and personnel safety-related hazards (e.g.,noise, utilities, etc.). Then the students
areas? While the face of Americanmanufacturing continues to evolve, opportunities for IET and IE employment in theservice industries are on the upswing. Still, few newly-minted graduates seekemployment in the service industries. So, if the opportunities for service industryemployment are increasing, why aren’t more IETs and IEs seeking employment there?One reason may be that undergraduates may not have thought about seeking serviceindustry jobs. There may be a lack of awareness of how to apply their tools andtechniques outside of manufacturing. They may not be able to picture what a typicalworkday might be like. A review of textbooks, teaching materials, and courses shows alack of examples provided during their education. This lack of exposure
problem-solving and a greater understanding of eco-friendlybusiness practices, companies are discovering that they can satisfy environmental concerns,while simultaneously cutting energy costs, boosting productivity and promoting innovation. Therecognition of eco-friendly business practices as win-win opportunities are encouraging morecompanies to undertake these initiatives. Conversely, those organizations that aren’t eco-friendlyand fail to address ecological concerns will forgo the opportunities for positive change and sufferfinancially in the long run.As future environmental managers and industry leaders, engineering and technology studentsneed to understand the benefits of eco-friendly business practices. Consequently, it is importantfor
Civil Engineers (ASCE)Body of Knowledge 2 (BOK2) 1. The development of life-long learning is an objective in manyeducation programs and efforts to develop these skills are frequently reported. Reports include,but are not limited to: Briedis (1998) used a written report exercise to get students excited aboutlife-long learning 2, Wells and Langenfeld (1999) created an environment through industry-university dialogue to foster the desire for life-long learning 3, Litzinger et. al. (2000, 2001, 2004,2007) conducted extensive research through a Self-directed Learning Readiness Scale to assessstudent’s readiness to receive and value life-long learning skills 4-8, Todd (2002) created ateaching module to develop in the students an appreciation for life
. Page 13.1234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Impact of Bio-Engineering: Part I: Do Bio-Engineering Students Differ from Other Engineering Students? Preliminary Results.AbstractThe under-representation of women in engineering is of particular concern nationally, bothbecause there is a national need for more engineers, and because women’s access to a lucrativeand growing occupation is desirable. In research on recruitment into engineering, one of theexplanations of women’s under-representation in the undergraduate major is their preference fora profession that contributes to the social or societal good more clearly than engineering istraditionally perceived to do. Not only are they less likely to enroll in
responsibility for both clearinghouses wasassigned to the Sinclair Community College team.In addition to integrating the two websites into a comprehensive resource for all of engineeringtechnology education, the newly formed Manufacturing and Engineering Resource Center(MERC) will also focus on attracting students at the pre-college level into the STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) pipeline, and also will research trends and bestpractices in engineering technology and manufacturing education programs. The goal is toincrease the national impact of engineering and manufacturing technology education reformthrough the dissemination of model instructional resources via the web-based clearinghouse, aswell as by offering faculty
cases, the mixture of each individual’s personality determinesteam dynamics. The ‘Introduction to Engineering Materials’ course for junior levelstudents encompasses a semester-long term project, which heavily requires teamwork.The term project should focus on a component of existing manufactured products andshow why a particular material is used for a particular application. The experimentschosen should prove or disprove this. Each team will chose a topic, determine how toevaluate that topic, devise relevant experiments, evaluate the results of these experimentsand formulate a conclusion. Finally, the students will present their results to the class atthe end of the semester. The goal of this study is to see how the team performance can
ensurethat students are prepared for real-world off-site projects.Information literacy (IL) skills carry over from the academic setting to professional and personallife. According to a recent report by American Association of Colleges and Universitiesinformation literacy is listed as an essential learning outcome in the area of Intellectual andPractical Skills.1 At WPI these skills become practice with the real-world projects undergraduatestudents perform as part of their degree requirements. Librarians partner with faculty to infusethese important skills for future engineers and scientists into the curriculum through a projectexperience completed during their junior year.All WPI undergraduates are required to complete a team-based project that
and infrastructural development. For sustainable WBL, it is important toensure that not only are the laboratories able to satisfy pedagogical needs; theyshould also ensure that designers and developers are well trained to adapt basicexperiment infrastructure to suit a range of other experiments. Training willinclude hardware and software development.An important aspect of WBL is how much of hardware should be replaced bysoftware. This aspect becomes especially relevant in cash strapped environmentand in many institutions where deficient funding leads to constraints in theacquisition of equipment. Of note also is how WBL can be tailored to suit caseswhere adequate bandwidth is an important issue.In this paper the experience of developing WBL
Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, USA. She is Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). She also serves as Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES). She is on the boards of the Minorities in Engineering Division and Women in Engineering Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and in the past has served on the board of the International Division. She is a Past President of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for
AC 2008-2265: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CO-OP IN BIOMEDICALENGINEERINGJeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / EngineeringEileen Crisanti, University of CincinnatiJill Collet, University of CincinnatiEdward Grood,Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati Page 13.1307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Under gr aduate Resear ch Co-op in Biomedical Engineer ingAbstr actWe present our model for expanding a mandatory cooperative education program to includeresearch co-op. Yg"nkokv"vjg"fghkpkvkqp"qh"c"Ðtgugctej"eq-qrÑ"vq"cp"gzrgtkgpvkcn"ngctpkpi"opportunity in academic research laboratory. While we recognize that research experiences canoccur in industry, we
AC 2008-346: BEYOND VHDL SIMULATION TO ON-CHIP TESTINGRonald Hayne, The Citadel Ronald J. Hayne, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Citadel. His professional areas of interest are digital systems and hardware description languages. He is a retired Army Colonel with experience in academics and Defense laboratories. Page 13.251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Beyond VHDL Simulation to On-Chip TestingAbstractDigital systems design relies heavily on hardware description languages and their associatedsoftware tools
AC 2008-441: LONG ON STUDENTS AND SHORT ON EQUIPMENT: ANEFFECTIVE AND WELL RECEIVED METHOD TO IMPROVE LABORATORYOUTCOMESSteven Walk, Old Dominion University Steven R. Walk is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. In addition to his focus on issues in undergraduate engineering education, Mr. Walk’s research interests include technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is owner and founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Walk earned BSEET and MSEE degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, where
AC 2008-77: UPWARD-BOUND/JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSUMMER PROGRAMAsad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMohamad Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityHope Cranford, Savannah State University Page 13.1319.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Upward-Bound/Junior Engineering Technology Summer ProgramAbstractThis paper will discuss the various factors that contribute to the success of minority students inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines by exploring paradigmsthat promote success for the underrepresented group of students. Savannah State University(SSU) offered and administered a six-week Junior
AC 2008-508: MIND LINKS 2008: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND STAY IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, is a Professor of Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. In ASEE she is on the boards of the Minorities in Engineering Division and the Women in Engineering Division, and the Web Master and past Secretary Treasurer of the International Division. She is Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), and Co-Chair of the IFEES
AC 2008-1414: STIMULATING AND DEVELOPING REFLECTIVE THINKING INUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSElizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology Elizabeth Howard is a second-year Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006. She is working with the IPRO program as a research associate.Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology Daniel M. Ferguson, MBA, MSIE, is a Senior Lecturer in the IIT Stuart School of Business, and Associate Director for Research and Operations of the Interprofessional (IPRO) program. He was
AC 2008-1523: DEVELOPMENT OF AN AD-HOC CURRICULUM ADVISINGTOOL TO IMPROVE STUDENT PROGRESS USING CPM AND PERT ANALYSISVirgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas-El Paso Page 13.416.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Ad-hoc Curriculum Advising Tool to Improve Student Progress Using CPM and PERT AnalysisAbstractThe paper demonstrates the application of two project management tools designed to help thestudents complete their curriculum sooner. The first tool provides a visualization map of coursesequences, customized for each student, making advising adjustments that will optimize the timeto obtain the degree under a constrained
AC 2008-1463: GROUP COMMUNICATION VIA TECHNOLOGY FORENGINEERING WORK: PERCEPTIONS ON EFFECTIVENESSDenise Bauer, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkGül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University Page 13.655.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Group Communication via Technology for Engineering Work: Perceptions on EffectivenessIntroductionGroup work is an important part of the engineering curriculum as employers are stressing theneed for future engineers to be able to work collaboratively with those both in and out of theirpreferred field. The use of technology in the classroom is also becoming a necessity as moststudents today
AC 2008-159: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORY OF NSF FUNDING FORENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCHElizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Elizabeth Cady is an associate program officer at the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering.Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Norman Fortenberry is the founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering. CASEE is a collaborative effort dedicated to achieving excellence in engineering education--education that is effective, engaged, and efficient. CASEE pursues this goal by
supports approximately 170 students. Initially, the single-project capstonecourse format was developed as the best utilization of faculty and space resources indelivering a meaningful project to a dozen senior students. But as the senior class sizeshave grown to the 20 to 28 range and soon will exceed 30, assessment results have shownthat the direct, broad, and synergistic benefits of the design experience provided to theTCU engineering students outweigh alternative capstone course formats used by largerprograms. The paper highlights the course’s current operation mode, as well as theassessment process results. Page 13.582.2
AC 2008-555: GRADUATE LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH: HUMAN HANDTREMOR DETECTION AND ANALYSISBrant Price, Western Carolina UniversityJames Zhang, Western Carolina University Page 13.651.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Graduate Learning through Research: Human Hand Tremor Detection and Analysis Brant T. Price, James Z. Zhang Department of Engineering and Technology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723Abstract:Human tremors can impair any daily activity, including something as simple as signingchecks or eating food. Formally defined, human tremors are a rhythmic
AC 2008-1106: ENGINEERING FACULTY BECOMING ENGINEERINGEDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERSWendy James, Oklahoma State University Wendy James is a PhD student in the College of Education at Oklahoma State University. Currently she has a fellowship promoting collaboration between the College of Education and OSU's Electrical and Computer Engineering department on an NSF funded curriculum reform project called Engineering Students for the 21st Century. She has her M.S. in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership from OSU, and her B.B.S. in Mathematics Education from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. She has nine years teaching experience at the high school and college levels with courses in math and
AC 2008-1516: ADAPTATION OF GROUNDWATER PHYSICAL MODELS ANDACTIVITIESAmy Chan Hilton, Florida State University Page 13.147.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Adaptation of Groundwater Physical Models and Activities for Enhanced Student LearningAbstractStudies have shown that using a variety of teaching techniques to address the spectrum oflearning styles enhances student learning. The goal of this project is to improve student interestand learning of groundwater topics relevant to environmental engineering. Specifically, theobjectives are to: 1) adapt physical models and classroom demonstrations and real-worldactivities to
, many fortune 500 companies, such as Intel,IBM and GE have located their R&D centers in India. GE-India is working on advanced fields,such as computing and decision sciences, non-destructive evaluation, imaging technologies,electromechanical control systems, electromagnetic analysis and high voltage and high currentphenomena. Additionally, GM has an automobile plant in Chennai (South India) to be close tothe customer base. Several other companies, including Texas Instruments of the USA aremoving to India to setup plants to be close to the consumer market. This is feasible because theyhave easy access to highly qualified, talented, English-speaking engineering graduates requiredfor their companies. India has been supplying a big percentage
Mechanics and Women in engineering. Her research interests include STEM programming, career development and assessment. Page 13.501.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Classroom Environments: Examining Differences by Gender and DepartmentsAbstractThis paper reports on one year of data from a study of classroom learning environments in threeengineering departments, which differ in size, discipline and pedagogical methodology, at a largeeastern university. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to confirm or deny what iscommonly cited in engineering education literature
. The students’ response to this teaching method wasoutstanding, and the score of the Students’ Opinion of Instructors’ Survey (SOIS) for this coursewas the highest at the university level.IntroductionComputer Aided Design has become an integral part of any construction project. Traditionalpaper blueprints are quickly becoming too primitive to meet the needs of the current buildingindustry. Architects now share CAD drawings to expedite the design development and reviewcycles in order to increase construction productivity. In addition, researchers suggest that usingCAD increases the students’ creativity and problem solving [3].Familiarity with the development and exchange of CAD drawings is now a necessary skill inmost engineering fields in
AC 2008-25: GROWING AN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:CONCENTRATION AREAS FOR THE FUTUREKathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Kate Abel serves as the as the Director of Undergraduate Academics in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Applied Psychology. She teaches courses in Total Quality Management, Engineering Economy, Entrepreneurial Analysis of Engineering Design, Statistics for Engineering Managers, Engineering Management and Senior Design. Her research areas include knowledge engineering, as well as, knowledge and information management. She has published over 15 refereed journal articles
Systems at the time of his retirement. He is an internationally recognized automotive EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) engineer. He has published numerous technical papers globally. He has also given numerous technical presentations and conducted many technical seminars in USA, Asia & Europe. He has served on several national and international technical committees. He is currently the chairman and co-chairman of the SAE EMI Task Force and EMC Standards Committee respectively. He is also the chairman of the USA delegation to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) EMC working group. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies
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