C+ N.A. 46 74 10.1 72 10.42010 B- 2 assignments 62 84 8.5 78 5.2Paired t-test of means*p = statistically significant t-test, 1 tail *p<0.01 t-test, 1 tail *p<0.05N.A. = not applicableStd D = standard deviationSummary and ConclusionsInspiring students to learn a more abstract subject like Fluid Mechanics is challenging. Theinclusion of the lifelong learning assignments provided students the opportunity to investigatethe fundamentals of fluid mechanics that apply to real world engineering challenges.Assessment of learning showed that indeed
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implementations of the same function, f(a,b,c) = abc + abc + abc + abc = ac + bc + abc = (a+c)(b+c)(a+b+c)which is shown above in canonical sum of products, minimal sum of products, and minimalproduct of sums algebraic forms. a a c cab b bc c cab a ac b c b c Figure 4. Three different implementations of the same function. Which
. Page 22.785.6Table 2: Survey Scales with example questions and reported internal consistency16 Scale Example Internal Consistency Instructional Practices A: Collaborative How often do you discuss ideas with 0.88 Learning classmates? B: Instructor How often do you interact with your 0.83 Interaction & instructor as part of the course? Feedback C: Clarity & How often do you think that your 0.77 Organization instructor
language to describeproduct function, leading to meaningful and repeatable function representations [9]. Functions and components are drawn from these sources to populate the function- Page 22.652.5component (EC) matrix. This matrix shows which components have historicallyaccomplished which functions, using a 1 to denote a relationship and a 0 to denote norelationship. For example, function “A” in the EC matrix Figure 3.1 has beenaccomplished by components 2, 4, 5, and 7. The component-failure (CF) matrix showshow often each component has failed by each failure mode. In the CF matrix shown inFigure 3.1, component 1 has failed by failure mode “b
Page 22.611.8 procedure are described in detail on the PowerPoint slides. The instructor first gives students a bird-view of the topics along with an explanation of the overall simulation procedure. A demonstration using OPENT is then used to link theoretical instruction with practical operation. For example, when introducing how to create a network model, the overall workflow is detailed in the slides with a diagram and text description as shown in figure 5 (a). When it comes to create a scenario of a project, the instructor switches to OPNET to show how to drag and drop some specific network components to the workspace from Object Palette to create the network topology as show in figure 5 (b). (a
viaformation, nurturance and sustaining an important targeted school-university urban educationalpartnership. Our university has partnered with large urban school districts to plan, deliver andsustain a targeted inservice teacher professional development and a middle and high schoolSTEM curriculum intervention. The partnership goals are to assist inservice middle and highschool science teachers in: (1) designing and implementing integrated science and engineeringcurricula and (2) development of instructional methods and strategies that enable teachers toeffectively (a) teach challenging content and research skills in middle and high school asdemanded by state/national science standards; (b) generate knowledge and transform practice inhigh school STEM
Pong Ball sorting using C ++, students learn how to download an imagefrom video cam and analyze the output to determine the color of a uniformly colored object, suchas a ping pong ball, that the video cam is focused on. A small metal stand holds the ping pongball ready in front of a steady fixed video camera focused on this object as illustrated in Figure 3.Figure 3 Ping-pong ball color sorting using a videocam and stepper-motor-controlled receptaclecarrousel.Students are provided with two C++ functions that help them capture the image of the ball.Students focus on a pixel in the center of the image and identify the color of the object using theR, G, B mapped values for the pixel. For simplicity, students are provided balls with only Red,Green
). Effects of elementary- and middle school-based GK-12 programs on graduate student teaching and communication skills. Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 19-24, 2004.19. Cunningham, C., Gavel, B., Knight, M., and Faux, R. (2005). Learning through teaching: a longitudinal study on the effects of GK-12 programs on teaching fellows. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005.20. Lyons, J., Thompson, S., and Fisher, S. (2005). Effects of participating in a GK-12 program on the graduate students’ programs of study. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005.21. Buck, G. A
communication goal. • No direct instruction on public communication was provided, rather feedback from the graded assignments was used to facilitate students’ learning about public communication of technical information.References1. Khisty, C.J., “Education and Training of Transportation Engineers and Planners Vis-A-Vis Public Involvement”, Transportation Research Record, no. 1552, p 171-176, Nov. 1996.2. Miller, John B., “The Civil Engineer in Society - Public Policy, Public Office, and Community Service”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 128, no. 4, p 161-163, October 2002.3. Baker, B.R., “Importance of Communication and Public Relations to the Work of the Municipal Engineer”, Municipal
22.1704.5Bibliographic Information1 Susi, T., Johannesson, M., Backland, P. 2007. Serious Games – An Overview.2 Heeter, C., Chu, C., Maniar, A., Winn, B., Mishra, P., Egidio, R., Portwood-Stacer, L. 2003. Comparing 14 Plus 2Forms of Fun (and Learning and Gender Issues) In Commercial Versus Educational Space Exploration DigitalGames.3 Siwek, Stephen E. 2007. Video Games in the 21st Century: Economic Contributions of the U.S. EntertainmentSoftware Industry, Entertainment Software Association (2007).4 Read, J.C., MacFarane, S. 2006. Using the Fun Toolkit and Other Survey Methods to Gather Opinions in ChildComputer Interaction. IDC ’06, June 7 – 9, 2006.5 Kahn, K. 1999. A Computer Game to Teach Programming. National Educational Computing Conference 1999.6 El-Nasr
philosophical perspective on the designapproach is provided.Quality design courses should do more than just teach the functional and technical aspects ofdesign; they need to teach the design process and the professional skills needed to manage adesign project.[10] This is best done by ensuring that the course includes the following corecomponents: a. The project or problem is given as client statement or need for a potential new design b. Students have to make decisions to arrive at their proposed unique solution c. Students evaluate their design based on known engineering science d. Students receive constructive feedback on their design process performance.Importantly, it is vital that assessment of the students consider the
develop studentcomprehension, but also to a) increase the learner’s investment, motivation, and performance, b)empower the learner to make real world connections, c) promote independent, critical, andcreative thinking, and d) facilitate collaboration. One model for active learning takes the form oftutorials, or more accurately described as active learning modules (ALMs), aimed at improvingstudent learning in historically difficult subject areas in engineering through the application offinite element analysis. The tutorial set developed here includes learning modules for varioussubject areas in Mechanical, Electrical, and Biomedical Engineering courses. The purpose of thisstudy is to determine if ALMs of this type are effective active learning
/premios_index.htm[13] Acevedo, Leonardo A. and Gonzalo S. Rengel. “Relevamiento Geométrico y Análisis Aerodinámico del HortenHo-Xb”. Trabajo Final. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba,2005.[14] Koch, Christopher. “Lance Armstrong: Cycling Power”. CIO Magazine. 15 Jun 2004.http://www.cio.com/article/29173/Lance_Armstrong_Cycling_Power[15] Formula SAE Student Design Competition: http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/about.htmBibliographyJenkins, Christopher H. M. .Recent Advances in Gossamer Spacecraft (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics).Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics January 30, 2006.Oñate, Eugenio and B. Kröplin. Textile Composites and Inflatable
areas may include: a) Integrating microcontrollers (Basic Stamp®) into the ROV control system b) Interlacing text and sensor information into the video output display c) Developing microcontroller based sensors that can relay information back to the surface 2) Design, engineer, build and evaluate a ROV that uses a “wireless control system”. The ROV may include the following: a) Internal power supply b) Wireless motion control c) Vectoring motor configuration to allow sideways translation d) Wireless transition of video and audio 3) Design, engineer, build and evaluate a ROV that is capable of reaching 200’ of depth. The ROV may include the following: a) Internal power supply
applying quantitative engineering analysis. You will need to 1) Createa mathematical model (perhaps by modifying or building on one or more existing models) that simulates the use ofTIPs to address the spread of disease in a population. 2) Use the model to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness ofTIPs in addressing the spread of HIV-1 infection in a population by executing computational simulations of theinteraction of TIPs and HIV under different model setting Page 22.1583.9 APPENDIX B: 1300 PBL ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Improvement Objectives for Mechanical Engineering 1) Improve Delivery ‐ To encourage deeper student learning by: a. Integrating theory with practice b. Integrating concepts across courses c. Requiring fewer courses/semester to increase depth d. Enhancing lifelong learning skills 2) Enhance Content ‐ Increased student exposure to: a. New and emerging technologies b. Professional skills (societal impact, ethics, team skills, project management, global issues, economic justification) c. Computer and numerical skills d. Design methodologies and tools Following intensive discussions and two faculty retreats, a major revision of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum was approved in October
structure, thelocation of atoms in planes, and the close packing crystal structure directions where atoms touchfor Face Centered Cubic (FCC) cell, Body Centered Cubic (BCC) cell, and Simple Cubic (SC)(See Appendix B for a sample concept test). The polymers concept test measured students’knowledge of internal structures of polymer objects and their atomic structures. Identical testswere used as pre and post concept tests for each topic. Both concept tests and unit tests weregraded by the class instructor or teaching assistants and those scores were used for our analysis.Data AnalysisStudents’ daily reflections on their “muddiest points” were coded based on the deepness of theirexplanations. Figure 1 shows the flowchart that summarizes our coding
because the Mica2 mote requires low frequency signals for adequate sampling and reconstruction. B. Equipment: (1) Two agilent function generators with one probe per generator (2) One tektronix oscilloscope with three channels and one probe per channel (3) One Analog Sensor PCB (4) One Mica2 mote with attached DAQ (5) Breadboard and assorted wires Fig.5 Students’ lab report (sample) 4. Teaching Approach: Multi-Dimensional Style Another novelty of our development is to use a 3-dimentional pedagogy to achieve two goals: (1
-university.html3. Reynolds, B., M.M. Mehalik, M.R. Lovell, and C.D. Schunn. 2009. “Increasing student awareness of and interestin engineering as a career option through design-based learning.” International Journal of Engineering Education. Page 22.758.7
21 22 CoE offers two FYE courses to teach basicstudy skills and introduce students to various disciplines within the college: Engineering 8(Engineering Success) and Engineering 10 (Introduction to Engineering).The first course, ENGR 8, facilitates changes in students’ behaviors and attitudes to improvestudent success and retention. This course was adapted from a textbook by R. B. Landis23 andwas first offered in Fall 2009. The course is designed around the following course learningobjectives: (1) Discuss the value of higher education to individuals and society; (2) Locateacademic and co-curricular experiences and resources at ABCU that will help them achieve theireducational goals; (3) Identify the skills and attitudes that contribute to
American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Sustainable Development Capstone Project: Collaboration between Architecture and Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe Sustainable Development Capstone Project (ING4901) is a multidisciplinary, fifteen-week, six-credit project course that has been offered to engineering students in anydiscipline in their final undergraduate year since 2008.1 For the fall 2009 term, whichmarked the third time the course was given, an agreement with the School of Architecturewas established. Accordingly, architecture students who had registered for final-yearundergraduate workshop (ARC3012-B) were integrated into the multidisciplinary teamsof engineering students. A teacher from the School of
graduate level education. ABET, formerly the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology, Criterion 3 outcomes a-k recommend that engineering Page 22.454.2programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs, (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical
, Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology.3. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., and Cocking, R. (2000). How People Learn, National Academy Press,Washington, DC.4. Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Lee, C. B. (2006). Everyday Problem Solving in Engineering: Lessons forEngineering Educators, Journal of Engineering Education, 95, 2, 139-150.5. Cross, N. (1990). The nature and nurture of design ability, Design Studies, 11, 3,127–140.6. Cross, N. (1995). Discovering Design Ability. Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies. R.Buchanan and V. Margolin. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press: 105-120. Page 22.1179.117. Atman, C. J., &
concentrate on one course atBucknell University in great detail first. (Course A.) The second course in California StateUniversity at Los Angels will be briefly described so the similar information will not beredundant. We will first describe the background, content, and structure for Course A. We thenwill discuss the pre and post course expectations. The assessment of the course will be discussednext, followed by a discussion of challenges and how we addressed them. We then will discussthe course at California State University – Los Angels (Course B), in which we will point outsome similarities and differences between the two courses. Last we will conclude our discussion,drawing some lessons from our experiences and proposing future course of
required to complete the homework is possible (and maybe even likely) because there is at least a perception that future Page 22.323.10 homework could be reduced in length if past homework assignments required significant time. This concern was addressed by (a) asking the students to only write down their starting/stopping times and dates and (b) telling them that the times reported would not impact their grades or future homework assignments. The consistency of reported times is evidence that there was not significant, isolated over-reporting. 3. The data represents only one upper-level (third year
, higher education certification courses, and sponsorship of engineering team competitions. Schmueser joined Altair in 2007, after working for the Research Laboratories and Advanced Product De- velopment Divisions of General Motors and at the Battelle Columbus Laboratories. He has published numerous papers on CAE applications to lightweight structures, composite materials, and vehicle joint design. Dr. Schmueser has been an Adjunct Graduate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment at Wayne State University since 1993. Schmueser holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Applied Mechanics from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
the output is logiclow (Table 1). If the input signal (Vin) and the VCO signal (Vvco) are in phase the output willalways be a logic low. On the other hand if the signals are 180 out of phase, the output willalways be a logic high. Table 1. XOR Truth Table A B Q 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0Figure 7 shows the simple operation of the XOR gate as a phase comparator. Note that the pulsewidth of the output signal depends on the phase difference between Vvco and Vin
to better contextualize and integrate the core mathematicalconcepts. Lastly, the assessment plan will be modified so that the quizzes are more fair, throughadditional supervision, and transparent so that they can aid in their learning as opposed to strictlyacting as a summative assessment.Bibliography1. Kukreti, A., Klingbeil, N. , Mercer, R., Rattan, K., Raymer, M. , Reynolds, D., and Randolph, B., “A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education,” Proceedings 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.2. Schneider, L., “Integrating Engineering Applications into First-Year Calculus in Active, Collaborative, Problem-Solving Sections”, Presented at ASEE Engineering Teaching and Learning