attributes of a good competition 4: a) incorporates significant course material from more than one discipline; b) provides success commensurate with care in design; c) requires increasing factual and procedural knowledge; d) requires exercising engineering judgment; e) does not require significant infrastructure; f) offers a spectacle;Academia and industry join forces to organize various design contests, from the course level 4, tothe international levels, giving students opportunities to grow professionally and to connect withtheir peers and potential employers. In the area of electrical and computer engineering andrelated majors, very popular contests are the contests sponsored by IEEE10. IEEE offers a varietyof
fromexperiences pushing an object off-center and causing it to rotate. In part (a) of the problem, bothp-prims lead to the same result: motion and rotation to the left. In part (b), students are told thatthe spool rolls without slipping. Since moving upward is not an option, students fall back on the“Force as a spinner” idea and state that the spool rolls to the left. In part (c), though, the two p-prims contradict. “Force as a Mover” asserts that the spool should move to the right whereas“Force as a spinner” dictates that the spool move to the left. According to diSessa, most noviceschoose the spinner p-prim and therefore would predict that the spool rolls to the left.Engineering students who knows Newtonian mechanics, however, should be able to put
Government is authorized to reproduce anddistribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. Theviews and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted asnecessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of theUnited States Air Force Academy or the US government.5. References [1]. Gordon, W.J.J., 1961, Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, New York: Harper and Brothers. [2]. Chakrabarti, A., Sarkar, P., Leelavathamma, B., and Nataraju, B. S., 2005, “A Behavioural Model for Representing Biological and Artificial Systems for Inspiring Novel Designs,” Proceedings of the International
) – familiar ideas (7) description made generating ideas: difficult (1) – easy (7) Neutral 4 2 Innovative 4 6Neutral Framing SessionDuring the first ideation session, Participant B generated four concepts for the neutrally framedSnow problem (Figure 3). He described his first concept (N1) as, “Snow stilts. Essentially thisidea is just stilts that are designed specifically for walking on snow.” Concept N2 features“spikes to provide traction,” called “snow cleats.” Concept N3 is heated boots, which melt thesnow as the user walks forward. Finally, concept N4 is a
, K.D., Newell, J.A., and Newell, H.L. (2003). Rubric Development for Assessment of Undergraduate Research: Evaluating Multidisciplinary Team Projects,” (CD) Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference.6. Whitman, L. E., Malzahn, D. E., Chaparro, B. S., Russell, M., Langrall, R., Mohler, B. A. (2005). A comparison of group processes, performance, and satisfaction in face-to-face versus computer- mediated engineering student design teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 327-334.7. Zhou, Z., Pazos, P. (2014). Managing Engineering Capstone Design Teams: Important Considerations and Success Factors. Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
or with chocolates for their active interaction with the instructors; b) every student was required to do a real-world project; the project was preferably team-based; to ensure the project to go forward continuously, the students were required to give project update in every class. 2) Research skills: the students were encouraged to relate what they learned in class with their research; the students were rewarded with chocolates and bonus credits if they came up with any creative suggestion to improve their current research. 3) Organization, management and leadership skills: the students were required submit a complete project report in English at the end of the course; each report must be presented
P2N2222AGOS-ND Leads from left to right: C-B-E LM741 Op Amp LM741CNNS/NOPB-ND 1N5819 Schottky Diode 1N5819GOS-ND Tantalum 2.2 𝜇𝐹/ 35 𝑉 478-1871-ND Equivalent Equiv. Series Resistance = 5.0 Ω4. Details of Laboratory ExperimentLab procedure:The following step by step procedures were provided to the students to improve theirunderstanding on the lab and to help them conduct effective experiments. 1) Design an astable multivibrator (oscillator) with a frequency of 100 𝑘𝐻𝑧 using the popular timer IC, NE555. (To simplify design and troubleshooting in the lab, the capacitor value of 1 𝑛𝐹 was given.) 2) Simulate the oscillator circuits and verify through implementation on a breadboard. 3) Add a
secondary method of submittinganswer choices. The informed consent screen provides students with information about the Page 26.516.5ongoing AIChE Concept Warehouse Study, Integration of Conceptual Learning Throughout theCore Chemical Engineering Curriculum and allows students to opt in. Figure 3: The home screen (a) with questions assigned and (b) when no questions have been assigned.When questions are assigned, students can navigate to the questions screen (Figure 5) by eitherclicking on the names of the classes with questions assigned or by clicking the questions buttonin the hidden menu. The questions screen
. Example problem videos by graduatestudents, 3. Cornell notes, note-taking framework handouts, 4. Tempered glass lecturedemonstration, 5. Online homework problems, and 6. New in-class slides for lectures. a. Online “Khan Academy Style videos (KSV)”Of the eight students who participated in the study, most found the fracture synopsis videos to beconcise and helpful for a quick review of challenging concepts. The fact that the videos wereshort was a distinct advantage. However, these videos were introduced later in the semester as ameans of review; students wished that they had been made available earlier to complement theirfirst experience learning the topic. b. Example problem videos by graduate studentsThe example video problems were
student populations. Goingforward we anticipate pairing our spatial skills assessment and demographic data with studentself-efficacy data as a means of refining our analysis of student persistence.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the ENGAGE Engineering project for financial support of this work.Details of the supplementation curriculum are provided at:http://www.engageengineering.org/?107.Bibliography1. Sorby, S., Educational Research in Developing 3-D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students. International Journal of Science Education, 2009. 31(3): p. 459-480.2. Sorby, S., Casey, B., Veurink, N., and Dulaney, A., The role of spatial training in improving spatial and
75.9 82.8 30Appendix A lays out the survey questions. The Required Element column lists the items to beassessed. Some additional information under Beneficial Elements was also included. TheQuestions column gives the questions that the students responded to. The Metric Description liststhe choices the students could use to respond to the questions. The Researcher Response Metriccolumn information was used by the professor to review the student proposal. Appendix B showsthe results of the student survey. Each numbered row corresponds to a student and his or herresponses. The column headings (C through W) are the questions. The individual studentresponses are below the headings. The professor’s review of the same student proposal
” creative problem solving approachthat consisted of five steps as follows. A) Planning your approach B) Defining the correct problem/understanding the challenge C) Generate Ideas/Alternatives – Brainstorm D) Decide course of action/Preparing for action/Carry through/Implement E) Acceptance and EvaluationTable 2 shows the six methods from which the general steps originated. The letters beside eachstep correspond to steps A-E listed above. These “steps” are lettered instead of numbered toemphasize that there are instances when the problem-solver will return to a previous step andrepeat it (more than once perhaps), or even skip it altogether. In fact, each team at the campstypically followed a slightly different method from the others
3. Engineering design (High level & Detailed) b) Other externalities 3. Strategic partnerships/ a)Design for maintainability, Science
, based on gender of the participant student, were influenced by having anadvisor not influenced by the participants’ gender. The researcher concluded that neithergender, having an advisor, or mentorship had an influence on student enrollment in theSTEM ENGT Program. The researcher also analyzed the results of the data regarding academic activitiesand their correlation to enrolment of students’ in the STEM ENGT Program. Analysisrevealed no significance and there were no statistical correlation between students’academic activities listed may have influenced their choice of STEM ENGT Programenrollment based on gender. However there was a weak negative statistical correlationbetween the two genders groups on question seven (b), Parents, other
not provide information about the gender or race. Participants were asked tocomplete surveys in class at the beginning (Week 2) and end of the semester (Week 15) to assesstheir thoughts and feelings about engineering. The survey took approximately 15 minutes tocomplete.4.2 MeasuresIn addition to standard demographic variables, we also collected measures of (a) students’ self-assessed ability to achieve the outcomes listed in ABET Criterion 3, (b) situational interest inengineering that emerged as a function of the course, and (c) individual interest in engineering asa profession/discipline. These measures, described in detail below, were highly reliable, withCronbach’s alphas above 0.80.Student Outcomes (ABET Criterion 3). Students rated the
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lowest in Year 2. Figure 3(a) and (b) shows the three years of course section averages for the lab memo and lab report,respectively. From here the improvement in the lab memo distribution from Year 1 to Year 2 isclearly shown. The program average and +/- 1 standard deviation is displayed. Each data pointcorresponds to a course section average for that assignment. The data depicted in Figure 3clearly demonstrates an improvement (i.e. decrease) in the standard deviation between Year 1and Year 2 for both technical writing assignments. The average grades for these assignments alsodecreased slightly across the program. Page 26.667.8
manufacturing or other related fields withincolleges of Engineering in a reasonably representative manner.Popescu (2012) outlines the following five attributes for engineering students to be successful ina global environment: a) ability to appreciate other cultures; b) ability to work in diverse teamenvironments; c) ability to communicate in cross culture environments; d) experience orexposure to engineering in a global context; and e) ability to deal with ethical issues emanatingfrom cultural and national differences. Specking et al. (2013) performed a comparative study oftwo universities (University of Arkansas, a public university, and Stevens Institute ofTechnology, a private university) to investigate as to what factor(s) is (are) keeping
, 9 1 <=> = > (6.2)Substituting this into the stress function definition, Eq. 5.4, and evaluating it at the minor axis ofthe ellipse, gives !??7@ 29 45 <>= (6.3)It is assumed that the dimension b is greater than a (see Fig. 6.1). The
established among faculty who teach the automatic controlscourse and the department is currently in the process of acquiring a few of the newer LEGO EV3 Page 26.1680.23kits. It is anticipated that such collaboration will help address the aforementioned challenges. Table 6. Technical Report Grading Rubric Title Page Table of Contents Table of Figures Objective 1. Uncompensated System – Theoretical Analysis a. Block Diagram (Simulink Model ) b. Root Locus Sketch and Hand-Computations c. Uncompensated Root Locus via rltool or sisotool d. Time-Response Plot 2. Uncompensated
perceptions of theGE+ major and community formation within the degree program. Students were offered a smallincentive in the form of a “coffee card” for a free drink at the engineering center coffee shop. Page 26.816.4The respondents included 25% female (n=5) and 75% male (n=15) students, with their academicstandings representative of the spectrum of experience: seven seniors, two juniors, fivesophomores and six first-year students.Administered via Qualtrics® Research Suite online survey software, the full survey consisted of28 items, including 20 Likert-style ratings (see Appendix B).11 Survey questions queriedattitudes towards professional
Paper ID #12041Hex-Oid Habitat Design Challenge: Teaching Engineering Design in a Multi-disciplinary Role-Play ScenarioDr. Robert H. Mayer Jr., U.S. Naval Academy Dr. Mayer is a professor of ocean engineering at the U. S. Naval Academy. He is a past chairman of the Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department and currently teaches courses in ocean engineer- ing design, probability & statistics, and underwater search & recovery operations. His research interests relate to the application of statistics, operations research methods and computers to the management, en- gineering and construction of ocean
. Informed Designer Patterns Design strategies Beginning Designers Informed Designers A. Problem solving vs. problem framing Understand the challenge 1 7 B. Skipping vs. doing research Build knowledge 1 7 C. Idea scarcity vs. idea fluency Generate ideas 1 7 D. Surface vs. deep modeling Represent ideas
specification. Once the designs were Page 26.1415.10complete, reviewed, and revised, manufacturing prints were created and the students eitherworked with vendors contracted to produce the parts or manufactured the parts themselves in themachine shop. A second example is the electrical and control system where students specifiedcomponents, created electrical prints, designed and prototyped the electrical panels, worked withthe supplier to produce the final electrical panels and cabinets, and programmed the systemcontroller.5.2 Outcome B: An Ability to Design and Conduct Experiments, as Well as Analyze and Interpret Data22The participating students
Peer Instruction: A Study of Four Computer Science Courses. Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education. ACM, 2013.[17] OpenDSA: Open Source Interactive Data Structures and Algorithms. http://algoviz.org/OpenDSA/. February 2015.[18] Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University. http://oli.cmu.edu/. February 2015.[19] Senack, E. Fixing the Broken Textbook Market. U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Student PIRG, January 2014.[20] Simon, B., S. Esper, L. Porter, and Q. Cutts. Student Experience in a Student- Centered Peer Instruction Classroom. Proceedings of the ninth annual international
) Platinumcertified academic building, shown in Fig. (1)a, as a context to explore applications of the theorystudents’ learn. Another goal is to provide opportunities for hands-on experimentation withsystems that reflect professional practice. To achieve these goals, the ME151 course wasredesigned to incorporate a significant laboratory component. 7 These laboratory sessions exposestudents to practical applications of process control using two educational rigs from FeedbackInstruments. A level-flow rig allows students to control the flow of water or the level of a tank,while a temperature rig, shown in Fig. 1(b), allows students to control temperature by actuatingservo valves that regulate primary and secondary flows through a heat exchanger. Using bothrigs
addition, personnel were trained on the equipment and technology. It is anticipatedthat as additional advocates are trained and educated, additional engagement and outreachinitiatives will be deployed to meet the ever increasing anticipated demand for access to additivemanufacturing technology. At present, key is the sustainability of the engagement and outreachinitiatives.To support the initiative, which is articulated in Figure 4(a) and whose goal is to improveaccessibility to additive manufacturing, the initiative was able to negotiated the use of a still-serviceable monochrome ZPRINTER® 310 PLUS 3D printer, originally intended to be sent tosurplus. Figure 4 (b) depicts the 3D printer and associated equipment.Introduced to the market in 2005
the third is the camera view. The temperature status is shownin Fahrenheit. The appliances are a lamp, the door, a fan, and a heater. The appliances will becontrolled automatically based on the sensor information. At the same time a client can trigger anappliance ‘on’ or ‘off’ by clicking on the button under each item. Figure 11: Image of the developed GUI. (a) Default status. (b) Light has been turned on. Figure 12: Details of lamp control.A case study is provided to demonstrate the process of communication between the Arduino andthe web. This is implemented by using an example for lamp control. An image of the GUI partfor lamp control is shown
engineering courses? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) More than 3 This data shows that nearly all of the students (94%) had at least one previous experience with a design project in their coursework, and 34 (67%) students had experience with at least 2 previous design projects. Page 26.937.72 - This design project was developed from a real-world graduate research activity rather thanfrom a textbook-based assignment. As such, what is your overall perception of this project ascompared to textbook-based assignments in the following ways:2a – Relevance of this project to youcompared to textbook-basedassignments: A) Much more
-efficacy. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences; 29 (2011), 627 – 632.[2] Artino, R. A., & Stephens, M. J. (2008). Promoting Academic Motivation and Self-Regulation: Practical Guidelines for Online Instructors. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8[3] Zajacova, B. (2013). Learning styles in physics education: introduction of our research tools and design. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences; 106 (2013), 1786-1795.[4] Salamonson, Y., Everett, B., Koch, J., Wilson, I., Davidson, M. P. (2009). Learning strategies of first year nursing and medical students: A comparative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies; 46 (2009