Adobe Connect Pro was the best software solution for use in ourdistance learning circuits laboratory course. Unfortunately, the Virginia Techadministration has not made a commitment as of yet to purchase the softwarelicense. Although monthly and pay-for-use plans are available for individual users,it was not clear if there exists a means within the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department to fund the necessary licenses long-term and, therefore,there was a substantial risk that the investment of the faculty’s and staff’s time andeffort to incorporate Adobe Connect Pro into the distance learning circuitslaboratory course would only be of value for a few semesters. a) b) Figure 3: Examples
described in this paper and the National Science Foundation for the two grantsthat support this research (EEC-0835992 & DUE 0817394)References: 1. Weilerstein, P., & Shartrand, A. (2008). Proceedings from the American Society for Engineering Education annual meeting. A decade of technological innovation: A retrospective view of the first decade of the NCIIA. Pittsburgh, PA. 2. BankBoston. (1997). MIT: The impact of innovation. Boston, MA: Author. 3. Vesper, K. H., & Gartner, W. B. (1997). Measuring progress in entrepreneurship education. Journal of Business Venturing, 12(5), 403-421 4. Levie, J. (1999). Entrepreneurship education in higher education in England: A survey. London: London Business
AC 2010-118: SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS THAT RECENT ENGINEERINGGRADUATES EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACESamantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a second year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include engineering education and design for manufacturing. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University in 2008.Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a Fellow with the iFoundry project in the College of Engineering at
. Electronic Industries Alliance: “An interdisciplinary approach encompassing the entire technical effort to evolve into and verify an integrated and life-cycle balanced set of system people, product, and process solutions that satisfy customer needs. Systems Engineering encompasses (a) the technical efforts related to the development, manufacturing, verification, deployment, operations, support, disposal of, and user training for, system products and processes; (b) the definition and management of the system configuration; (c) the translation Page 15.1162.2 of the system definition into work breakdown structures; and (d) development of
student learning and in academic development to improve thedesign of the tutorial activities and to devise a training program for the tutors running thesetutorials.Bibliography1. Baillie, C. (1998). Addressing first-year issues in engineering education. European Journal of Engineering Education, 23(4), 453-463.2. Bernhold, L. E., Spurlin, S. J., & Anson, C. (2007). Understanding Our Students: A Longitudinal- Study of Success and Failure in Engineering With Implications for Increased Retention. Journal of Engineering Education 96(3), 263-274.3. French, B. F., Immekus, J. C., & Oakes, W. (2005). An examination of indicators of engineering students
included the creation of anEntrepreneurial Application Center.Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes - meets the intent of ABET a-k OutcomesOutcome Support Rating Rationale for Rating a 3 Student will use knowledge, techniques, skills, and Page 15.252.8 modern tools learned in their previous courses. b 3 Students will apply current knowledge and applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology for their projects. c 2
, and other in-class activities. Be prepared forvalue-added participation by reading the assigned material, developing notes, and speakingthoughtfully and candidly about the assigned reading. Be prepared to identify, compare, andcontrast opposing perspectives. Page 15.1172.10Grading Scale: A = 93-100% A- = 90-92.9% ExemplaryB+ = 87-89.9% B = 83-86.9% B- = 80-82.9% GoodC+ = 77-79.9% C = 73-76.9% C- = 70-72.9% SatisfactoryD+ = 67-69.9% D = 63-66.9
commitment many times created successful people, where giftedindividuals had faded. They looked at IQ and personality as predictors of success, from pastresearchers, and found that these may not have the validity of grit. The first step was developingthe grit scale; extensive work and testing created the highly tested and validated questionnairecurrently in use.5 Refer to Appendices A and B for the survey tool used to identify and score gritlevels.Once the grit scale was created and vetted, numerous studies on grit were conducted. A majorresearch project gathered data through the web on over 1500 participants. One result of this largedata set was that grit increases with age, but monotonically, so a 35 year-old is not significantlygrittier than a 30
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questions were used in quizzes and tests in 2007 and 2009. A comparison of the Page 15.614.7percentage answering each question correctly is provided in Table 3. The correct answer to eachquestion is shown in bold type. The percentage of students answering the questions correctly in2009 was slightly higher than in 2007, which indicates some improvement in student learning.Table 3. Comparison of Three Multiple Choice Questions Question 2007 2009 Chemical weathering is most effective in which combination of 83.3 84.4 conditions? a. cold and arid b
WOMEN ENGINEERING FACULTY ( “Navigating Your Journey on the Academic Sea”; NSF ADVANCE Conference, Over 60 URM Women Engineering Faculty @ Caltech Photo credit: B. Paz)AbstractAs they progress in their engineering faculty careers, Underrepresented Minority Women (URM)women are very familiar with unique issues at the intersection of race and gender (DeCuir-Gunby, Long-Mitchell, & Grant, 2009; Ranson, 2005; Ronen & Ronen, 2008). This familiarityresults from their own personal experiences in the Academy and provides a broad set ofresponses ranging from leaving the professoriate to a single-minded pursuit of success no matterwhat obstacles are presented (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of
, New Jersey, and Faculty Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning of the Graduate School of Education in New Brunswick. Page 15.647.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How and What Mathematical Content is Taught and Used by Engineering Students in their Final Course Project?AbstractThe purpose of this research was to investigate the transition from academic mathematicsto real-life, engineering situations. In particular, through a case study, we investigatewhat mathematics content Brazilian undergraduate engineering students at privateuniversity use
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scale traits A. B. C. D. E. Assignment Organization Organizational Language: Observation Parameters and Development: Contextual & of Standard Development Reasoning & Audience Edited : Structural Development of Appropriateness English: Integrity Ideas Grammar & Mechanics1.Assignment 5. Opening 9. Reasoning 12. Word Choice 16. GrammarRequirements 6
AC 2010-1752: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN CRITICAL THINKING: ANENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EFFECTNicole Berge, University of South Carolina Dr. Nicole Berge received her BS and MS degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2006, she received her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida. From 2006 – 2008, Dr. Berge worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at Tufts University. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina Dr. Joseph Flora is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. He received
Page 15.1110.9first given the quiz learning objectives. The reviewers were also provided the quizzes from thecontrol and experimental groups. The group associated with each quiz was not identified to theindependent reviewers. Each reviewer independently evaluated each quiz. Independentreviewers were provided the Independent Reviewer Multiple-Choice Quiz Question AssessmentForm, in Appendix B, to record their evaluation. This assessment form is almost identical to theMultiple-Choice Quiz Question Checklist Form in Figure 1. One difference between the twoforms is that the checklist form items are written as questions and the assessment form items arewritten as statements. A second difference is that each item in the checklist form is evaluated
a Trust in the Process of: 1)Seeking inspiration for problem finding through the activities of Look, Do, and Ask; 2) Broaddivergent ideation; 3) Implementation in the form of prototyping; and 4) Public Presentation Page 15.723.2using the activities of Show, Tell, and Act. 1The purpose of this paper is to further describe the purpose, curriculum development,organization and logistics, activities developed and engaged in, and methods of instruction of theInnovation Boot Camp. Additionally, the paper will: a) outline the learning outcomes of theInnovation Boot Camp; b) describe the relative impact
discussion board questions) and answering any questions the classhad.” Students did provide the required discussion responses, but the discussions did not includea lot of interplay between the students. This aspect of the course should be reevaluated in futureofferings.Learning outcomes compared to traditional courseThe instructor for this course has taught similar Materials Science courses at other universities inthe past. The new format would be unacceptable if learning outcomes were vastly differentbetween traditional lecture courses and the blended distance learning course. Table 1 belowshows a comparison of the average final grade for a number of offerings of this course. In allcases the grading was done on an absolute scale (A >90%, B >
Wing-Body, the Oblique Wing and the B-2 bomber (regardless of their maximum speeds) suggest that ideas for larger-volume, innovative configurations are not lacking.• Even with large increases in fuel prices, airline ticket prices have not increased much. This suggests that low-supersonic flight with a high-demand market and hydrogen fuel will not require first class ticket prices as has been commonly believed.• In the longer term, hydrogen being unlimited in supply, fuel costs should come down, so that the cost should settle to make coach-class ticket prices viable.2.4 Summary of IssuesThe problem is distilled to the following questions for consideration by undergraduates:• What is the drag implication of using hydrogen
the slide: data needed to support key points and b) cues for audience to Description topics of explanation necessary for audience to understand the key points Slides consistently include enough information of different types to engage the audience around the key points Information on slides consistently avoids distracting the audience from the key message Teaching Use minimal animation—be sure not to distract audience from message. Having chunks of text Guidelines show up on the slide one at a time may enhance audience understanding. But often, having text fly in from the two sides ***use better wording here*** or having text
emerged during the 1980s to refer to theeconomic relationship among countries. In this image, preparing engineers for international workis a crucial practice in a multi-sectoral (industry-university-government) effort to advanceAmerican economic competitiveness in a world in which private industry has gone multinationalin scope. The broad image of economic competitiveness has arguably provided the dominantU.S. frame for planetary relations since the decline and end of the Cold War [24-31]. Theexpectation of a link between engineering education and economic competitiveness is notsurprising since engineering educators have been adjusting curricula to fit the broader, evolvinggoal of low-cost production for mass consumption since the 1870s [32
flush door shutters with reputed make fittings.WINDOWS : Seasoned Sal wood frame with seasoned Kamba wood shutters with tinted bronze glass.GRILLS : M.S powder coated aesthetically designed grills and fixed to the Sal wood frame.CUPBOARDS : Cupboards and wardrobes with 12mm thick RCM planks.KITCHEN : a. Polished Black Granite top with Stainless steel sink with both municipal & bore water connection & provision for fixing of Aqua-guard. b. Provision for cabinets, exhaust fan & chimney. c. joint free Glazed ceramic tile dado up to 2’-0” height.FLOORING
damping. iii Compute the natural frequency and predict the response for a machine with a rotating unbalance.2. Students will have the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyzeand interpret data. (ABET Criterion b)Performance Criteria iv Practice vibration measurements on a structure using state-of-the-art equipment, rigor and documentation. v Analyze the data from an experiment appropriately. vi Assess the validity of the experimental results and compare with theoretical results when possible.3. Students will have the ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.(ABET Criterion c)Performance Criteria vii Compute the
. Henscheid, J.M. (2008). Preparing seniors for life after college. About Campus,13, 20-25.3. Moore, R.C. (2004). Capstone Classes. In W.G. Christ (Ed.), Assessing media education: A resource for educators and administrators. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.. Retrieved from http://users.etown.edu/m/moorerc/capstone.html4. Bulger, S.M., Lindauer, J.R., & Jacobsen, B. (2007). Infusion of a professional development curricular strand across an undergraduate program. Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. 19, 87-110.5. Mau, W. (2003). Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career aspirations. The Career Development Quarterly, 51, 234-243.6. Lau, L.K. (2003
alternate paths for problem solving. Themathematics courses teach the students fundamentals very well. The problems seems to be that thestudents are well equipped for getting from point “A” to point “B”, but lack the ability toimprovise when the path to solve a problem is not a well defined and there is a need to pullconcepts from other (sometimes multiple) areas are needed in order to solve a problem, sometimescomically referred to as “you cannot get there from here”. The Freshmen Experience course canhelp emphasize to the incoming students that in “real life”, the path to the answers are not alwaysclear cut. Also, there are multiple instances in Engineering Technology when there can bemultiple ways to solve a problem. While they will not have had
other running events.The long-term recommendations were to; 1) Integrate Walk Arlingtonwebsite into website design that also has links to other points of interest inArlington, 2) Integrate a calorie counter into website design to calculate Figure 3: Kiosk in central locationscalories expended during walking journey between points of interest, and & near hotels for3) Train hotel concierges to provide guests information on walking visitor usealternatives to points of interest. b. Taxi, Shuttle, and Car RentalIn this area there are some appealing green options. There are two Arlington taxi companies thatprovide only hybrid cabs
principle of open access: Changing the way we think about legal scholarship. New Mexico Law Review, 37(2), 431-477.8. Jantz, R. C., & Wilson, M. C. (2008). Institutional repositories: Faculty deposits, marketing, and the reform of scholarly communication. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34(3), 186-195.9. Bobay, J. (2008). Institutional repositories: Why go there? Indiana Libraries, 27(1), 7-9.10. Jenkins, B., Breakstone, E., Hixson, C. (2007). Content in, content out: The dual roles of the reference librarian in institutional repositories. References Services Review, (33), 312-324.11. Xia, J. (2008). A comparison of subject and institutional repositories in self-archiving practices. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34(6
Abroad: The Role of College Students’ Goals on the Development of Cross- Cultural Skills and Global Understanding. College Student Journal, 38(3), 441 -452.12. Leask, B., (2004) Internationalisation Outcomes for All Students Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Journal of Studies in International Education. 8(4) 336-351.13. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey, (2000) Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology, 2nd. Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.14. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey, (1997) Virtual Teams: Reaching Across Space, Time, and Organizations with Technology, New York: John Wiley and Sons.15. Lohman, J., (2008) A Rising Global Discipline, Journal of