engineering education.Kim Gould, Pivotal Projects Kim Gould graduated from the University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering in 2011 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Energy and the Environment. She is currently working on building construction and renovation projects at Pivotal Projects, where she works as an Associate Project Man- ager. Kim was heavily engaged in extracurricular activities during her time as an undergraduate student. She feels that her involvement in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Society and the Solar Decathlon ”Spo’pi” project greatly enhanced her overall educational experience, and she strongly encourages current students to take advantage of similar hands-on
Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Innovative Embedded Systems ProjectAbstractThe goal of an Embedded Design course is to teach programming, embedded circuits and softwarealgorithms. There are also related goals, such as learning to use development tools, lab equipmentand proper debugging techniques. There are tangential goals such as working in teams andpreparation for senior/capstone projects. And while there are a variety of approaches to teaching,the common theme is that you want the students to be successful and understand the material asthoroughly as possible.Each year, there are new peripherals, new processors and most engineering departments do not takea static approach to education and try to include more
Paper ID #11213Project Based Learning in Concrete Industry Project ManagementDr. Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Torres, a native of New Mexico, joined the Department of Engineering Technology (Concrete In- dustry Management program) in August 2013 where he teaches Concrete Construction Methods and a variety of Project Management courses. He received both of his graduate degrees, Ph.D. and M.S., in Civil Engineering (Structural), from the University of New Mexico. His B.S. degree, also in Civil Engi- neering, was obtained from New Mexico State University. Dr. Torres’ research areas include the
- tems engineering, industrial engineering, engineering management, engineering education, and decision making, focusing on interactive decision making, multiple-criteria decision making, and decision support systems.Ms. Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects As Principal of Groundswell, Ruth Silver’s unique experience in design, consumer insights, communica- tions and youth engagement sets the firm’s direction. The firm understands issues both from the users’ perspective and holistically to develop innovative solutions that turn insights into opportunities. Ruth holds a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before leading Groundswell, she has worked with Annie Liebovitz, Bruce Mau Design, Urban
Paper ID #12512Collaboration Across Linked Disciplines: Skills and Roles for IntegratingSystems Engineering and Program ManagementDr. Eric Scott Rebentisch, MIT Eric Rebentisch is a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he leads the Consortium for Engineering Program Excellence and numerous research projects. His research has ad- dressed the development and management of enterprise technical competencies, including knowledge management and knowledge transfer, intellectual capital management, long-term institutional change, and the ”fuzzy front end” of product development. He is co-author of
Paper ID #11783Go Green on Campus Project: A Collaborative International Student ProjectProf. Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Professor Patricia Fox is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue Uni- versity Indianapolis (IUPUI). Pat has been a member of the faculty for over 32 years. She has previously served as Associate Chair and Associate Dean in the School. Pat teaches leadership, ethics, sustainabil- ity, and study abroad courses. She has held a number of
Paper ID #11947A Project-based Computer Engineering CurriculumProf. Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology Jeremy Thomas has been at the DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2010. He has a BA in Physics from Bard College, and a MS in Physics and a Ph.D. in Geophysics both from the University of Washington (UW). Before joining DigiPen, he was a Postdoc at the U.S. Geological Survey and held faculty positions at the UW and Bard College. Currently, he holds affiliate positions at the UW and NorthWest Research Associates. His areas of specialization are space physics and electrical engineering, including
Paper ID #11240The Effect of Project Constraints and Choice on First-Year MicrocontrollerProjectsDr. Thomas Shepard, University of St. ThomasDr. Jeunghwan Choi, East Carolina UniversityTyler D. Holmes, University of Saint Thomas Tyler Holmes is an Electrical Engineering (B.S.) and Physics (B.A.) major at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is originally from Eagle Lake, MN and will be graduating in May, 2016.Mr. Broderick William Carlin Page 26.1522.1 c American Society for
Paper ID #14108Implementing Project Managers in the Software Engineering ClassroomMr. Samuel A Malachowsky, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Samuel A. Malachowsky is a career Project Manager (PMP) currently serving as a Lecturer in the Soft- ware Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Sam’s current interests include classroom application of process and project concepts, working with colleagues in emerging ar- eas of interest, and practical career and resume studies, including the creation of a technical undergraduate maturity model. His latest thoughts and publications are
Paper ID #13717Integrated project for sophomore-level engineering course contextualizationProf. Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles Tona Rodriguez-Nikl is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Rodriguez- Nikl earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. He is a licensed Pro- fessional Civil Engineer in California. Dr. Rodriguez-Nikl has worked in industry performing structural evaluations, forensic investigations, and
. Page 26.1004.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 INTEGRATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS & MECHANICS TEAM PROJECTAbstractThe multi-disciplinary engineering program at James Madison University includes courses thatintegrate topics that are traditionally taught as stand-alone courses. This offers a uniqueopportunity to draw student attention to the interdependency and interlinking between topics.One such course, ENGR 314: Materials and Mechanics has evolved from its initial casting astwo partial courses into a more integrated presentation. The primary integrating factor is asemester-long design project that requires students to use concepts from the entire course todesign an
-Barre Pennsylvania with a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Physics. A key member of the facil- ities operations team for the past twenty-two years. I have been involved with nearly $300 million in new construction and renovations over the past twenty years. Originated, planned, specified, bid, and managed many millions of dollars in successful energy saving projects. Enjoy sharing our experiences and knowledge with our students, the University community and the local community. Raising awareness to sustainable practices by being an example, organizing campus events, guest presenting, and student involvement.Dr. Michael Mahon Ph.D., Abington Heights School District Michael Mahon is the superintendent of
Paper ID #11185Peer-Teaching in Construction Project Management SchedulingDr. Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Torres, a native of New Mexico, joined the Department of Engineering Technology (Concrete In- dustry Management program) in August 2013 where he teaches Concrete Construction Methods and a variety of Project Management courses. He received both of his graduate degrees, Ph.D. and M.S., in Civil Engineering (Structural), from the University of New Mexico. His B.S. degree, also in Civil Engi- neering, was obtained from New Mexico State University. Dr. Torres’ research areas include the science
. Page 26.1267.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Project based learning in Manufacturing Processes CourseAbstractIntegration of design and manufacturing is critical in producing successful products and systems.However, there are barriers between design and manufacturing related courses in engineeringeducation. Manufacturing courses provide students with vast amount of technical information.They can only convert this information to knowledge if they use it in real life problems orprojects. Most of the manufacturing courses cannot include such experience into theircurriculum. An attempt to integrate design projects into a Manufacturing Processes course hasbeen studied in this paper. Design
Paper ID #12341PROJECT BASED LEARNING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLESDr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. Gude is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Mississippi State University. He has degrees in chemical (BS, 2000) and environmental engineering (MS 2004, PhD 2007) disciplines. He has over 14 years of academic, industrial, and research experiences on various projects related to chemical and environmental engineering disciplines. He is the chair and board representative for Ameri- can Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) Clean Energy and Water (CEW) Division. His
Paper ID #11611Project-Based Learning of System-of-SystemsDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic UniversityLuis Fernando Cortes, Florida Atlantic University . Page 26.1271.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Project-Based Learning of System-of-Systems Luis F. Cortes and Daniel Raviv Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
. Page 26.1272.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Project-Based Learning with Single-Board ComputersIntroductionProject-based learning (PBL) has been shown to be effective in the STEM fields1,2. Inimplementing PBL of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) topics formiddle and high school-level enrichment programs, significant thought needs to go intodetermining which sub-topics in the EECS field should be covered in a curriculum inorder to enable students to undertake projects of sufficient and satisfying complexity.One solution is to focus exclusively on either the software (programming) or hardware(sensors, circuits, etc.) side of EECS, having what amounts to either a
. She mentored Departmental sponsored projects such as UNCC Parking team, IEEE Hardware competition teams, industry sponsored projects from Microsoft and EPRI, NASA teams and special Innovation and Entrepreneurship teams. She published and presented papers in ASEE conferences in June 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014. She published paper in IEEE conference in 2013. Prior to her current position at UNC- Charlotte, she worked for IBM (15 years) and Solectron (8 years) in the area of test development and management.Dr. James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte James M. Conrad received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in
Paper ID #12456Senior Design Projects Using Basic-Stamp MicrocontrollersDr. Antonio Jose Soares, Florida A&M University Antonio Soares was born in Luanda, Angola, in 1972. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electri- cal Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida in December 1998. He continued his education by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in December of 2000 with focus on semiconductor de- vices, semiconductor physics, Optoelectronics and Integrated Circuit Design. Antonio then worked
industry.We believe that research opportunities which incorporate hands-on experiences forundergraduates across different disciplines will encourage skill development in areas directlyrelated to current industry needs. The professional benefits for participants of multidisciplinaryundergraduate research projects were evaluated through a case study of a project which tookplace from Fall 2010 to Spring 2012. The project team was comprised of students majoring inmechanical engineering, bioengineering, marketing, and nursing. Interviews with past membersof the multidisciplinary team were able to elicit individual’s perceptions of the team dynamic asdecisions were made throughout the project. All past team members had graduated and manywere employed in
without exposureto real-world projects during the course of the technical education may neither develop theseimportant skills nor gain sufficient motivation to pursue careers in engineering. We thereforebelieve that the introduction of challenge-based engineering curricula and/or projects will createa favorable atmosphere for creativity, innovation, increased participation and teamwork.In this paper, we present the experiences and student learning outcomes when a group ofundergraduate students from diverse science and engineering disciplines (non-ocean engineeringdisciplines) were exposed to challenge-based ocean engineering project. The team consisted of 7undergraduate students (1 freshman, 2 sophomores, 2 juniors, and 2 seniors) from
functions, in addition to establishing a strong analyticalfoundation. Recognizing the importance of basic experimentation techniques, a new freshmanengineering project was designed to expose students to the overall engineering profession withemphasis on developing fundamental technical and laboratory skills. The project was inspired bythe popular Consumer Reports magazine, which publishes reviews of consumer products uponrigorous testing and analytical surveys. Specifically, we note the strong overlap between corefunctions of an engineer and the process with which Consumer Reports reviews are generated.Freshman students were asked to select three brands of a consumer product for their review withinstructor consultation. The products ranged from
Paper ID #1409120 Years of Multidisciplinary Capstone Projects: Design Implementation,and AssessmentJessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park Jessica Macklin is the Program Coordinator for the QUEST Honors Program. Jessica received her BA in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park and her MA in Higher and Postsecondary Ed- ucation from Teachers College, Columbia University. Prior to joining QUEST, Jessica was the Graduate Assistant in Columbia University’s Office of Student Engagement.Mrs. Kylie Goodell King, QUEST Honors Program, University of Maryland, College Park Kylie King is Program
Paper ID #11303Active Learning Games; Challenging Players’ Mindsets for Integrated ProjectDeliveryMr. David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University Certified Professional Constructor with twelve years professional experience in civil and construction project management encompassing over $100,000,000 worth of vertical and horizontal construction. An additional ten years involved in college level construction management instruction and administration including contract and project management techniques, estimating, disputes resolution practices, planning and scheduling, safety engineering, engineering practices, and
called ‘Construct for Practice’ (C4P) in an effort toprovide students with context-rich experiences. In addition to merging the topic-specific content,the C4P laboratory is co-convened among sophomore, junior and senior levels to facilitate theincorporation of design and project management functions into the building process. Theresulting laboratory is both horizontally integrated (among topics) and vertically integrated(among roles). Now, after four complete semesters of implementation, graduates of the CMprogram have experienced the complete cycle of the laboratory. This paper describes how thelaboratory curriculum has developed over time, presenting a summary of lessons learned, costsassociated with the laboratory and recommendations for
and supervised students helping them to acquire the neces- sary knowledge, education, technical, ethical and communication skills. He is well respected and recog- nized by our graduates for his contributions resulting in their career successes. Moustafa is in charge of the senior design project for the mechanical engineering technology department. He encourages seniors to work on practical projects. Some of these projects are provided by local industrial and manufacturing corporations as a result of personal contacts and relationships with alumni. This interaction has proven to be invaluable in the growth and development of our graduates and sometimes leads to hiring oppor- tunities. Moustafa has been instrumental
, Washington State University Beyreuther conducts built environment research and teaches interdisciplinary design studios under the WSU Institute for Sustainable Design (ISD) in areas of integrated building and infrastructure systems design. Beyreuther is the Director of the WSU Integrated Design Lab (IDL) that performs research and development activities with industry and professional practice partners. Since 2009, he has co-developed the WSU Integrated Design Experience (IDX) studio that teaches design collaboration around large-scale, complex real-world projects to undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, engineering, and construction management. Prior to joining Washington State University in 2008
oral presentations and written documentation.While team-based product design is part of the curriculum, formal and sustained interaction withend users to inform the design process is an integral of the Interdisciplinary ProductDevelopment capstone courses. The department of Bioengineering is jointly within both theCollege of Engineering and the College of Medicine, which facilitates student exposure to a widevariety of clinical environments with medical faculty engagement. The course is sponsored byan industry partner, who, in conjunction with faculty, provides project statements that are ofstrategic business interest. For this reason, all students participate under a Non-DisclosureAgreement. The first semester focuses on early front-end
three industry members who are also Design-BuildProfessionals™ and have current experience working on Design-Build projects. The courseincluded lectures, individual and group hands-on exercises, and attendance to the DBIA regionalconference. Students enrolled in the course completed the following core courses “Fundamentalsof Project Delivery”, “Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery” and “Post-Award ProjectDelivery” which are required to obtain the Design-Build Professional ™ designation.Attendance at lectures taught by industry leaders was a required component of the course forenrolled students, but these lectures were also open to all students in the university as well as tothe general community. Attending the DBIA regional conference
Institute of Technology and completed the Postgraduate program in Computer Science for Engineers and Research Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.Dr. Nugroho Iwan Santoso, DeVry University, North Brunswick After receiving his PhD degree from Louisiana State University, N. Iwan Santoso has been working in industrial R&D and education for more than 25 years. His experiences include R&D technical-lead, project/program director and consultant in intelligent control, data analysis and decision support for in- dustrial, power and medical systems. He was with Siemens R&D prior to forming Predictive Diagnostic, LLC where he extended his R&D roles to several other companies. He has served as adjuncts and lab