Paper ID #9276STEM Explore, Discover, Apply – A Middle School Elective (Curriculum Ex-change)Dr. Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center Dr. Krystal Corbett is the Director of Curricula at the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC). She received her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2008/2010), M.S. in Mathematics (2012), and Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2012) at Louisiana Tech University. Through the CIC, Dr. Corbett manages various educational enterprises. Additionally, she is designing and implementing a three-part middle school elective course, STEM: Explore, Discover, Apply, which fosters excitement in STEM.Mr
Paper ID #9138Structural Engineering Practicum: The First Course in a Master’s ProgramProf. James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last nine years he has conducted research on teaching students how to evaluate the reasonableness of their results. He is the recipient of several best paper awards and teaching awards including the American Concrete Institute’s Young Member Award for Professional Achievement in 2006 and the Walter P
Paper ID #8526Student-Generated Metrics as a Predictor of Success in Capstone DesignDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Assistant Academic Specialist and Lab DirectorDr. Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Kris Jaeger, PhD has been a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a selected group of full-time faculty expressly devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern Uni- versity. Recently, she has joined the expanding Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU to continue teaching Simulation, Facilities Planning, Human-Machine Systems, and Senior Capstone
Paper ID #10519Sustainable Reform of ”Introductory Dynamics” Driven by a Community ofPracticeProf. Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Matthew West is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois he was on the faculty of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied
Paper ID #9327The Seamless Pathway: A Partnership Between Community, Industry, andAcademiaDr. M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology) Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityDr. Joseph P. Fuehne, Purdue University at Columbus Joe Fuehne received a BS degree in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering in 1983 from the University of Illinois and MS (1988) and Ph.D. (1990) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M Uni- versity. In between undergraduate and graduate school, he worked for 2 years in the flight test department at McDonnell Aircraft Company in various
Paper ID #9899Evaluating the Implementation of Design Heuristic Cards in an IndustrySponsored Capstone Design CourseDr. Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, BoulderDr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Engi- neering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research focuses on idea gen- eration, design strategies, design ethnography, creativity instruction, and engineering practitioners who
Paper ID #10117Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering EducationMs. Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University Melodie Selby is a civil engineering and environmental science professor at Walla Walla University. A Walla Walla University graduate, she returned to the University in 2009 after 23 years during which she received a master’s degree in environmental engineering, worked as a civil and environmental engineering consultant, and worked in the Nuclear Waste Program and Water Quality Program for the Washington State Department of Ecology
Paper ID #8514An Investigation of Engineers’ Use of a Virtual Collaborative Environmentfor Automated Assembly System DesignDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the
Paper ID #8811Balancing Daylight, LEDs, and Controls: The Future of Lighting for Design-ersMrs. Lisa A VanZee, Purdue University, West Lafayette Lisa VanZee is an Assistant Professor in Interior Design at Purdue University. She began her career in computer visualization, where she was involved in computer graphics technology, artanimation research and teaching. She holds an M.S.in Computer Graphics Technology and an M.F.A. in Interior Design. Her previous work experience includes threedimensional rendering and animation for architectural and engineering firms. Her research interests focus on interior visualization and
Paper ID #10320Substitution of Lectures in Applied Statics Course With ”Open Learning Ini-tiative” Web ResourcesProf. Brian A. Alenskis, Purdue University, Richmond, IN Professor Alenskis is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology for Purdue Univer- sity in Richmond, IN. He received both his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY. He has extensive industry ex- perience in the areas of machine design, process development, fiber-reinforced polymers and engineering management
Paper ID #10702Using Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) in Capstone Design ProjectsDr. Ana Elisa E. Goulart, Texas A&M University Ana Elisa Goulart received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Federal School of En- gineering of Itajuba (EFEI), in Brazil. While working in the industry, she received a M. Sc. degree in Information Systems Management from the Pontificial Catholic University of Campinas, in 1997. She moved to the United States in 1997 where she earned a M. Sc. in Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
(CC) license3. Blank canvasses and other resources are available athttp://www.rose-hulman.edu/offices-and-services/office-of-innovation-engagement/innovation-canvas.aspx.A Sample Innovation Canvas ActivityAs an illustration of how the Innovation Canvas can be used to introduce design concepts, theauthors examined a product that is already on the market, the ORAL-B® CrossAction® PowerWhitening Toothbrush (illustrated in Figure 2), and analyzed the design of this device using theIC as a framework. Figure 2: The ORAL-B® CrossAction® Power Whitening Toothbrush A) Whole view of thetoothbrush. B) Closeup showing specializations of the brush head.This
Paper ID #8735A New Teaching Approach for Ancient Engineering Physics: Master Physicsvia Mastering Physics! A Study and SurveyDr. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University 367 Snell Engineering Center College of Engineering 360 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 ma- hes@coe.neu.edu Page 24.79.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A New Teaching Approach for Ancient Engineering Physics: Master Physics via Mastering Physics! A Study and
Paper ID #9317Developing Engineering Content for K-12 STEM Classrooms by Providing aHands-On Engineering Design Experience for Teachers: A Case StudyDr. Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Mounir Ben Ghalia is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas- Pan American. He is the principal investigator and the director of the Research Experiences for Teachers in Emerging and Novel Engineering Technologies (RET-ENET) in the Rio Grande Valley project which is funded by the National Science Foundation. His current research interests focus on cooperative multiple mobile
Paper ID #9867Designing Biomedical Engineering Summer Programs for Undergraduatesand High School Students: A Case Study of a Work-in-ProgressMrs. Catherine Langman, Illinois Institute of Technology Catherine Langman is a graduate student and research assistant at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She holds a B.S. in applied mathematics from Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as a certificate to teach secondary mathematics from the State of Illinois.Prof. Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Eric Brey is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and co-Director of Distinctive Education in
input from other faculty members who are activelyengaged in hands-on pedagogical activities.Biobliography1. B. Ferri, S. Ahmed, J. Michaels, E. Dean, C. Garvet, S. Shearman, "Signal ProcessingExperiments With LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Kit for Use in Signals and Systems Courses,"Proceedings of the American Control Conference, St. Louis, June 2009, pp. 3787-3792.2. G. Droge, B. Ferri, and O. Chiu, “Distributed Laboratories: Control System Experiments withLabVIEW and the LEGO NXT Platform,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, SanAntonio, June 2012.3. B. Ferri, J. Auerbach, “A Portable Finite State Machine Module Experiment for In-Class Use inLecture-Based Course, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, June 2012.4. B. Ferri, J. Auerbach
screenshots from a Working Model 2D simulation of a wheel rolling withoutslipping (S2). The screenshots are taken 15 seconds apart, demonstrating how the wheel movesin time. Velocity vectors (in blue) and acceleration vectors (in red) of five points on the wheelare shown. Faint white lines reveal the path of the five points during the simulation.3. Implementation of learning tools in the classroomThe impact of the video tutorials and simulations alone on student learning were evaluated bycomparing student performance in a “web-assisted” section of Vector Dynamics (Section A) thatincluded the learning tools, to student performance in a “regular” section of the course thatlacked the learning tools (Section B). The two sections met back-to-back on the
ofbelonging in classes and major is strongly associated with academic engagement and otherpositive outcomes, and b) faculty and peer support of a student are correlated to the student’ssense of belonging primarily at the class and major level. Regarding academic engagement,students report in interviews that faculty behaviors influence student academic engagement, andthat small adjustments to faculty behavior could improve student engagement. When observingclasses, we observed that lecture still predominates in the engineering classroom; however, weobserved a modified lecture style that was occasionally used, in which we observed a highstudent academic engagement and faculty interaction that typically occurs only in active learningenvironments. Beyond
maintain the flow of information,and student engagement in the project and in their learning. Therefore, this paper reports thework related to an assessment approach used to monitor students’ interaction in multinationalcollaborative projects. The main objectives of the proposed assessment tool are: (a) to evaluatethe interaction among the students (frequency, quantity and quality); (b) to determine the valueof social interaction in the flow of the interaction; (c) to determine the impact of interaction inthe development of the project.IntroductionIt is evident that globalization is facilitating the access to human capital around the world.Advancements in information technology have enabled the communication and interactionneeded to create teams
of American companies, and real-time embedded systems.Ms. Doris M Munson, Eastern Washington UniversityDr. Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He is currently a Full Professor at Eastern Washington University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manager in industry for over 20 years before teaching. His inter- ests include engineering education, project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.Prof. Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University
largely driven by partnership with NSF ADVANCE [Institution]. This panel brings together researchers, advocates, and facilitators at various levels of academia to discuss the development and future of the Advocacy Tips Initiative. This paper augments the panel by providing a) a brief review of prior research into disparities in STEM faculty, b) successful examples that facilitate dialogues and improve workplace climates, c) information for an individual or administrative advocate, and d) strategies to gain awareness and wider adaptation of Advocacy Tips. Motivation for Advocacy Tips for Women and Underrepresented Minorities: The following
Science Foundation.References1. Head, A. J. & Eisenberg, M. B. Project Information Literacy Progress Report: “Lessons Learned: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age.”42 ST – Project Information Literacy Progress Rep (The Information School, University of Washington). at 2. Gross, M. & Latham, D. What’s Skill Got to Do With It?: Information Literacy Skills and Self-Views of Ability Among First-year College Students. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 63, 574–583 (2012).3. Wertz, R. E. H., Ross, M. C., Purzer, S., Fosmire, M. J. & Cardella, M. E. Assessing Engineering Students’ Information Literacy Skills: An Alpha Version of a Multiple- Choice Instrument. in ASEE Annu. Conf
teach. The structure of the program was useful in providingthe context and the impetus for visiting other classes and meeting with other faculty members.However, some of the new faculty members indicated that the structure could be improved.Providing more guidance and better instructions before the start of shadowing will occur infuture programs.References1. Carpenter, J., Meng, D., Ponder, N., and Schroeder, B., Team Teaching Merged Sections as a Way of Mentoring Faculty, 2000 Frontiers in Education Conference2. Sherwood, J.L., Petersen, J.N., Grandzielwski, J.M., (1997) Faculty Mentoring: A Unique Approach to Training Graduate Students How to Teach. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(4), 119-123
outcomes (listed in Table 1 below) focus on both products and habits. Table 1. PITCH Outcomes. 1. Technical Communication Products 2. Technical Communication Habits a) Plan, design and produce letters, a) Use appropriate format and content; technical memoranda, short reports, b) Exhibit clear, precise and logical formal e-mails, reports documenting expression; experimental or simulation methods c) Demonstrate appropriate organization, and results, and formal level of detail, style and tone for a reports (proposals, analyses, progress given audience, situation and purpose; reports
last 8 years the program identified the need to evolve to a three-phasedapproach. This 3-phase approach as described by Greene 18 appears to be addressing many of thepitfalls we have encountered during the education-based humanitarian engineering project workas part of international service learning. These pitfalls include balancing the educationalexperience with the humanitarian benefit, recruiting the right interdisciplinary skillset on studentteams and achieving year-to-year project continuity on an academic calendar. The keycomponents of the three-phased approach consists of a) fielding the community need and provingout feasibility in a functional concept model (Phase 1) b) piloting a solution in a test community(Phase 2) and c
second year was devoted to contacting engineering faculty andadoption research participants, developing an information-gathering tool for entering instrumentsdirectly into ASSESS, and working with the consultant team to identify candidate instruments,instrument developers, and contacts for establishing collaborations.To date, ASSESS includes complete information for 135 instruments that fall into six contentdomains: (a) Knowledge, (b) Attitudes, (c) Behaviors, (d) Professional Skills, (e) LearningEnvironment, and (f) Institutional Data. Tables A1-A6 in Appendix A document the instrumentscategorized into each domain. In summary, the Knowledge domain includes information for 58instruments, including concept inventories, design assessments
-related educational programs could benefit from collaborative leadership development to strengthen programs to meet new accreditation criteria.The goal of this NSF leadership capacity building project is to provide leadership developmentbased on advancements reported in the current manufacturing and engineering educationliterature for (A) community college manufacturing faculty members, chairs, and related deansand (B) master teachers from high school high school pre-engineering programs. The PI, Co-PIs,and partners from across the country have designed the following project objectives: 1. To provide a comprehensive 100-hour leadership capacity building program for three cohorts of instructional leaders. 2
related field (as approved by MSOE), and with at least one of the following: (a) an MS degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or other related field (as approved by MSOE), (b) current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE), or (c) successful completion of a workshop offered by MSOE on instructional techniques for electronics bridge courses. The above- stated credentials are considered appropriate educational background for instructors of the electronics bridge courses. A faculty member who meets the above-stated requirements will be designated as an ‘approved faculty’ member.”These faculty qualification standards have been proven sufficient by evidence of the high
Fall2012. Since Spring 2011, the course has regularly had a higher proportion of women enrolledthan the overall CS department. Even when projects are not successful, HGD gives studentsvaluable experience working on large projects and to exercise management and leadership skillsthrough experiential learning. We have also provided useful guidelines and suggestions to helpother colleges and universities replicate the success of HGD.References1 Briana B. Morrison and Jon A. Preston. Engagement: Gaming throughout the curriculum. In Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE ’09, pages 342–346, New York, NY, USA, 2009. ACM.2 Yolanda Rankin, Amy Gooch, and Bruce Gooch. The impact of game design on
Paper ID #8488Using Teacher Feedback to Improve the Design of a Fourth Year High SchoolMathematics CurriculumSara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University Sara Hahler is a graduate student at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics education in 2012 from Louisiana College and is currently enrolled in the Computational Analysis and Modeling PhD program at Louisiana Tech. During her time as an undergraduate, she served as a tutor for the mathematics department at Louisiana College. Currently, she is performing research in the area of mathematics education exploring the connection between high