94.0% 6.0% B) ENGR 275 Dynamics Studying plotENGR 275 only ENGR 382 only C) ENGR 382 SCADA Studying plot Figure 4: Pie Charts of Summative Question 5 Responses Did you study by yourself, with others, or both? It has answers - 1: Self, 2: Others, and 3: Both. A) Shows the results from Dynamics B) Shows the results from both classes combined C) Shows the results from SCADAThe last set of questions on
. Response scales ranged from 1 to 5, and we consider any response of 4 orgreater to display positive sentiments. The questions are abbreviated on the graphic below butare shown with the exact wording in Appendix B. Overall, students expressed satisfaction withthe course and the degree to which the course improved their understanding of the material(Questions 1, 2, 3 & 5), but they communicated a slightly less positive sentiment regarding thevalue and relevance of the course as a whole (Questions 8 & 9). Still, given our experience withthe subject of engineering statistics and the fact that the course serves many programs, theseresponses were higher than we expected. Responses to the question of prerequisites (Question 4)suggest students
of both the engineering-relatedexperiences and the soft-skill sessions provided during their summer REU program. To this end,the survey included a number of questions designed to capture student perspectives on theseexperiences. The objective was to compare students’ perceptions of both kinds of educationalexperiences. The authors felt such a comparison could provide insights on how to revise theoverall pilot approach to REU education to provide students with more effective educationalexperiences.The specific questions used to collect such data were as follows: 1. In which year did you participate in the NeuroNEM REU program? a. Summer 2017 b. Summer 2018 2. Please rate your perceived benefit of each of the NeuroNEM REU
combatperformance and safety. The U.S. Marine Corps has published a technical manual formaintenance of M16A4, Organizational and Intermediate Maintenance Manual with RepairParts List (RPL) for M16A2, M16A4, M4, and M4A1 [20], which comprises 370 pages andcontains information on general equipment description and data, principles of operation,troubleshooting, organizational maintenance, etc. Figure 1 shows two excerpts from the manual:Figure 1(a) shows an inspection procedure during cleaning and Figure 1(b) shows the steps inreassembly. The maintenance manual for M16A4 [3] is in PDF format and mainly contains textand figures. (a) (b)Figure 1. Excerpts from Organizational and Intermediate
-determination theory variablesincluding competence, autonomy, and relatedness, with the addition of effort scale items inaccordance with recommended practices [33]. As the number of student responses is very small,we share frequency distributions below.Competence, according to SDT, refers to a sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy related toa focus area [19]. Three questions contributing to the competence construct were, “during thiscourse I felt…” a. that I was successful in completing difficult tasks. b. that I was taking on and mastering hard challenges. c. very capable of learning the material.As illustrated in Fig. 1, most of the answers to this question were positive with three negativeresponses to “I felt that I was taking on and
coursework in this way without continuing on to a master’s degree atTAMUK or any other institution, for a total of 18 (approximately 45%) of senior design studentsattempting graduate work at any level. Table 2. Graduate School Recruitment Summary for Senior Design CohortsTeam Number Students Continuing to Student Continuing Percentage of StudentsLabel of Graduate School at to Graduate School Continuing to Students TAMUK at Any School Graduate School 2015-2016A 5 2 2 40%B 4 0 1
Paper ID #27003Peace Engineering: A Recipe of Proactive Engagement for the Betterment ofHumanityDr. Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College Ashraf Ghaly is Director of Engineering and Carl B. Jansen Professor of Engineering at Union College, Schenectady, NY. Published over 250 papers, technical notes, and reports. Supervised over 50 research studies. Registered PE in NYS. ASCE Fellow and Member of the Chi-Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Peace Engineering: A Recipe of Proactive Engagement for the Betterment of
otheruniversities.References [1] A. Holdsworth, K. Watty, and M. Davies, Developing Capstone Experiences. Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2009. [2] Computing Accreditation Commission, “Criteria for accrediting computing programs, 2019-2020,” 2019, last accessed 29 January 2019. [Online]. Available: https: //www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-computing-programs-2019-2020/ [3] R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, C. D. Sorensen, B. R. Swan, and D. K. Anthony, “A survey of capstone engineering courses in north america,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 165–174, 1995. [4] Engineering Accreditation Commission, “Criteria for accrediting
emailed data and information every night that prepared them for the next- day activity. This contributed to the success of the workshop as the students knew exactly the activities of the day and had the files they needed to start the activity. 10) Parents were kept involved by: a) inviting them to a short presentation about the camp on Friday afternoon before the start of the workshop (the workshop started the next Monday) and b) inviting them to their children’s presentations. One of the success stories of summerDr. AC Megri 2019 ASEE Annual Conference camp is that two of the students who participated in the program were accepted into the Mechanical
Conferences, June 2013, https://peer.asee.org/19352. [6] R. L. Avanzato, “Collaborative mobile robot design in an introductory programming course for engineers,” in 1998 Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington: ASEE Conferences, June 1998, https://peer.asee.org/6966. [7] D. Bolick, R. Drushel, and J. Gallagher, “Increasing accessibility to a first year engineering course in mobile autonomous robotics,” in 2005 Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon: ASEE Conferences, June 2005, https://peer.asee.org/14879. [8] T. Sharpe, R. Maher, J. Peterson, J. Becker, and B. Towle, “Development and implementation of a robot based freshman engineering course,” in 2005 Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon: ASEE Conferences, June 2005, https
Paper ID #24736Implementing Research Steps in Undergraduate ResearchDr. Chris A. O’Riordan-Adjah, Principia College Chris A. O’Riordan-Adjah is a professional engineer with over fifteen years of experience in the structural engineering field as a bridge engineer and is currently a Director and Associate Professor with the Engi- neering Department at Principia College. Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Principia College, Illinois, Master’s degree in Quality Engineering and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida respectively. c American Society
Paper ID #25117Communicating the Value of a Transdisciplinary Degree: Comparing andContrasting Perceptions Across Student GroupsDr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Bosman is an Assistant Professor in Technology Leadership and Innovation and the Program Co- ordinator for Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology. Her STEM education research interests include entrepreneurial mindset, renewable energy, competency-based learning, self-regulated learning, transdis- ciplinary education, civic engagement, and faculty professional development. She spent the first part of her career working as a manufacturing
Paper ID #25635A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Project: Development of an AutonomousRover For Mars ExplorationGiancarlo D’Orazio, University of the District of Columbia Giancarlo is a Mechanical Engineering major, class of 2020, at the University of the District Columbia.Dr. Jijuan Xu, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Jiajun Xu, P.E. is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Department at University of the District of Columbia. His research interests are Micro/Nanoscale materials for thermal Transport and Energy Conversion, Mechanical Design, Water Treatment techniques, and Multi-scale simulation. His
Paper ID #25660Work in Progress: Building the Mechatronics and Robotics Education Com-munityProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987 from MIT
) (B) Figure 1. (A) Photo posted on Slack taken by AET major commenting on engineering major painting in the Scenic Design Studio. (B) Ghost boat consisting of a 3-D printed hull that is coated with Jaxsan and painted with acrylic paints.GatekeepingPainting was also used as a form of gatekeeping for the artists. Curtis, a fourth-year theatre anddance major who specialized in costume design stated, “I would rather see the engineer paintthan being trusted with making some of the other creative choices.” Anita, a third-year theatreand dance major joked, “All engineers are allowed to paint, except Sam" as a result of himmaking several painting errors during the project such as not keeping all strokes in the samedirection
place b. Autonomous Vehicles and Us c. Design for EmpowermentThe teams have access to design shops and studios, 3D printers and external prototypingagencies, three faculty advisors representing each discipline and other stakeholder expertise.Future StepsCurrent and future project activities are designed around three specific goals and will seek toachieve these goals by means of related and measurable research questions:Goal 1 – Evaluate the current design and implementation of a connected capstone courseRQ1.1 How is the connected capstone course currently being taught?RQ 1.2 How is the division of work managed among instructors and students?RQ 1.3 What are students and instructors’ perceptions of the collaboration in the connectedcapstone
An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.Student SurveysStudents from the four groups shown in Table 3 completed anonymous surveys. Groups A and Cstudy engineering and groups B and D study engineering technology. Groups A and C are fromthe same institution and B and D from a different one. All students have completed an“Introduction to Engineering” course. Group D are transfer students from a two-year college,where they have already been introduced to engineering. All student groups are interdisciplinaryand mutually exclusive.Table 3: Surveyed student groups Group Program Class Standing Population, N A
space to understand their identity development and belonging inengineering.References[1] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs for implementation in the 2019-2020 accreditation cycle. 2018.[2] National Academy of Engineering. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington. 2004.[3] C. E. Foor, S. E. Walden, and D. A. Trytten, “‘I Wish that I Belonged More in this Whole Engineering Group:’ Achieving Individual Diversity,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 103–115, 2007.[4] B. A. Danielak, A. Gupta, and A. Elby, “Marginalized Identities of Sense-Makers: Reframing Engineering Student Retention,” J. Eng. Educ., vol
other institutions. We mayexpand our reach to include industrial engineering students as well.5.0 Conclusion We developed a two week module on cybersecurity of industrial control systems anddelivered it to aerospace, chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering students both as part of anestablished course and as an outside enrichment opportunity. Survey data collected from the firsttwo semesters of supplemental cybersecurity instruction indicates that it is effective in makingdomain engineering students aware that cybersecurity is important to systems they design. Thedata is both quantitative and qualitative in nature. We plan both to continue and expand thiswork.References[1] Obama, B. (2013). Improving critical infrastructure
as follows: 1 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 2𝑢𝑢𝑉𝑉 = ± �(𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝑢𝑢𝑑𝑑 )2 + (𝜕𝜕ℎ 𝑢𝑢ℎ )2 � (b)Using Eq. (a), the above equation is simplified to 1 1 𝜋𝜋 𝑑𝑑 ℎ 2 𝜋𝜋 𝑑𝑑2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2𝑢𝑢𝑉𝑉 = ± �( 𝑢𝑢𝑑𝑑 ) + ( 𝑢𝑢ℎ ) � = ± 2 𝜋𝜋 𝑑𝑑 �(ℎ 𝑢𝑢𝑑𝑑 ) + (2 𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢ℎ ) � 2 4 (c)One can
). Teamwork category clusters the following themes: (a) teamworkquality (TWQ), (b) teamwork in sustainable construction. Education category clusters thefollowing themes: (a) interdisciplinary teamwork in the university, (b) student competitionsbenefits and challenges. KSA category clusters the following themes: (a) experience in the field,(b) skills required for interdisciplinary teamwork, (c) KSA benefits and challenges. In terms ofteamwork, participants acknowledged their overall performance as good. As for education, allthe participants emphasized the great learning opportunity presented by student competitions, butthey also commented on some challenges resulting from it.IntroductionLately, the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC
course.Informed by these discussions, the technical writing and communication course discussed hereuses a Project-based Learning (PBL) approach to provide sophomore-level exposure and masteryof the following three content categories: 1) Technical Writing Conventions a. discuss and evaluate authentic documents for technical style b. situational and audience awareness c. potential for security vulnerabilities and liabilities d. possibilities for plagiarism and copyright infringement 2) Project Management Tools a. working familiarity with software applications that support the process of producing technical documents 3) Authentic Documents for informational and persuasive writing and
has been difficult to characterize on a classby class or year by year basis due to challenges in defining success. In one study of businessstudents, the “five key student themes identified in support of team-based learning included thefollowing: (a) better deliverables, (b) increased ideas, (c) improved learning experience, (d)reduced workload, and (e) collective security” [13]. In conclusion the study found teams allowedstudents to build upon each other’s ideas with a final solution which would not have beenproduced solely by a single student. The study also found that students who prefer working alonestated their reasons including, “(a) grade reciprocity, (b) social loafing, (c) schedule challenges,and (d) work and school team
. Bairaktarova, “Teacher Learner, Learner Teacher:Parallels and Dissonance in an Interdisciplinary Design Education Minor,” IEEE Transactions onEducation, vol. PP, pp. 1–10, 2019.[17] S. H. Frost, P. M. Jean, D. Teodorescu, and A. B. Brown, “Research at the Crossroads: HowIntellectual Initiatives across Disciplines Evolve,” The Review of Higher Education, vol. 27, no.4, pp. 461–479, 2004.[18] D. D. Gillette, E. Lowham, and M. Haungs, “When the Hurly-Burly’s Done, of Battles Lostand Won: How a Hybrid Program of Study Emerged from the Toil and Trouble of StirringLiberal Arts into an Engineering Cauldron at a Public Polytechnic,” Engineering Studies, vol. 6,no. 2, pp. 108–129, 2014.[19] L. D. McNair, C. Newsander, D. Boden, and M. Borrego, “Student and
attended the Summer Institute, resulting in four additional Comm Labadaptations to date, including Brandeis and Rose-Hulman. Key features of all three Comm Labsare summarized in Table 1.Table 1: Comparison of key Communication Lab features across implementations MIT Brandeis Rose-Hulman Date founded Winter 2012-2013 in Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Dept. A, and subsequently adapted across four other Depts., B through E Institution type Private research Private research Private STEM college
closeproximity, the touch sensors detected physical contact and the actuators propel the robot. Theactuators were controlled by the microcontroller and were coded to move at a specific speed. Thepower supply was a 2200mAh battery that powered the microcontroller, actuators and thesensors. The microcontroller acted as the brain of the unit and received signals from the differentcomponents. and reacted according to how the students coded.The success of these two projects along with other team projects emphasized the importance ofthe interdisciplinary knowledge being taught to freshmen engineering majors.Figure 1 (a) Infrared sensor attached to an actuator to rotate a cube; (b) EV3 Mindstorms Brick (Controller) Figure 2 The
#2 - female learner, first semester in the program, who received a B- on herfirst CIOPS exam: Q: How you evaluate the effectiveness of your open-ended problem solving process? A: Throughout my design process, I feel like I may have spent too much time in my research phase. I think that I could have spent a lot more time trying to be creative with my solution. I also feel as though I could have spent more time trying to relate my problem solution to Thermodynamics and use more equations and formulas to backup my knowledge. Q: What is your Action Plan for continuous improvement? A: Next time I take the CIOPS exam, I plan to monitor my learning. I would like to keep track of how much time I am
a result, there is a need for increased knowledge of business-related topics as well as a business perspective. Further, there is an increased need to be able to communicate and navigate the “business culture and environment” of the company. This topical area had the most bullet points from the discussions. 2. Engineering skills. There was an extensive list of desired skills or abilities. The most prominent were: a. Hands-on, “technician-like” skills including integration, testing, and knowing the limits of hardware. b. Communication skills, especially documentation and producing written procedures. Interpersonal communication and the ability
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Paper ID #25447Moving Forward with the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET)program at MIT - Building Community, Developing Projects, and Connect-ing with IndustryDr. Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Ed Crawley is the Ford Professor of Engineering at MIT, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a recipient of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for engineering education of the NAE. He is the Founding President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and. the Co-Director of NEET at MIT.Dr. Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anette