this program that wasoffered between Penn State and UNI last year. The article also reports the motivation behind theprogram revisions, the integration of SDG’s with Drawdown, and the strategy for obtaining theapproval and support of the university faculty. The assessment of newer hands-on projects addedto the program and future activities are presented. The impact of this program on students’professional growth and career development are discussed, as well.1. IntroductionThe concepts of global citizenship [1,2] and sustainability [3] are essential in transformingundergraduate education in the United States in order to handle the challenges of the 21st century.Indeed, Higher Education institutions need to identify, create, and provide
Paper ID #29542Student-Led Initiative Promoting K-5 Hands-on Engineering EducationMs. Shreya Gupta, Bit Project, College of Engineering, UC Davis Shreya Gupta is the co-founder and Director of Primary Education at Bit Project. She directly oversees an interdisciplinary group of 25 undergraduate students to write and implement STEM activities in schools across California. Within the span of four months, she has successfully integrated custom-built STEM education hardware and software at a public elementary school. In addition, she has held professional development workshops, organized over 35 volunteering events, and
Paper ID #29047An innovative project-based learning approach to teach project managementDr. Yi-hsiang Isaac Chang, Illinois State University Dr. Yi-hsiang Chang is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He received a MSME degree from Carnegie Mellon University, a MSIE degree and a PhD degree in Technology, both from Purdue University. Dr. Chang has worked with several international corporations including Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, and Dassualt Systemes, as well as multiple small to medium size companies in both US and Asia. His current field of focus is in product innovation
Paper ID #30635A Project Based Online Experimentation CourseProf. Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old Dominion University. Dr. Sabuncu’s professional interests circles thermo-fluids engineering and microfluidic technology. His teaching and research interests span from engineering design to in vitro diagnostics where he uses microfluidic tech- nology to build cost-effective devices for early diagnosis of diseases.Prof. John M Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor John Sullivan joined WPI in 1987. He has had continuous external
based on the various governing equations fromthermal science textbooks and an open-literature critical heat flux (CHF) correlation,which is used to provide a safety factor. The problem formulation is followed by a list ofthe assumptions used in the problem. The problem specific inputs are contained in thenext section, which is followed by the results. A pre- and post-project learningassessment was performed to determine if the students’ understanding of integratedthermal science improved as a result of the project. The Appendix contains the learningassessment provided to the students.The Nomenclature section describes all of the variables used in this paper.Problem FormulationThe first law of thermodynamics is required to generate an axial
Paper ID #29642Crayowulf: A Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectProf. Joel C. Adams, Calvin University Joel Adams received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, in the area of Distributed Systems. In 1989, he joined the faculty at Calvin University (then Calvin College) where he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has published numerous papers and authored several well-regarded textbooks. He is the primary architect of six Beowulf Clusters and is a PI on the NSF-funded CSinParallel.org project. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar (Mauritius 1988-89, Iceland 2005) and
determining deflection of the beams,especially statically indeterminate beams, are always hard for students to understand andrequire substantial effort in and out of class. To improve learning efficacy, enhancecontent understanding, and increase structural learning interest, a laboratory group projectfocusing on beam deflections has been designed for strength of materials students.The project spans design, analysis, construction, and validation testing of a metal bridge.Students design, construct, and test their bridges and do corresponding beam deflectioncalculations to verify the beam deflection type. Each group provides a technicalexperimental project report presenting their design idea, sketches, data analysis, andresults discussion. Pre-project
, to healthcare and high performance networking. Dr. Atkinson’s academic experience includes a Ph.D. from University of Queensland, Australia and an Assistant Professorship at West Virginia University. He has publications in the areas of formal specification and verification of soft- ware systems, and software reuse. Dr. Atkinson’s interests currently include programming languages, high performance data transmission and re-architecture of larger existing software systems and software engineering curriculum development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Industrializing Your Web Application Development ProjectAbstractIn any software development course, a good project is
Paper ID #31301A Cross-Cohort Dynamics Project StudyDr. Kamyar Ghavam, University of Waterloo PhD, PEng Lecturer Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department DepartmentDr. Homeyra Pourmohammadali, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University ofWaterloo Dr. Homeyra Pourmohammadali received her PhD in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering program and did her postdoctoral fellowship in Applied Mathematics, both at the University of Waterloo and in the biomedical field. She has broad experience in multidisciplinary experimental research and has acted as the lecturer of various engineering courses
Paper ID #29391The differences between individual project and team project settings inan interdisciplinary REU siteDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial
Paper ID #28734Are Creative Capstone Design Projects Successful? Relating projectcreativity to course outcomes.Dr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is a Teaching Professor and the Lab Director of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on lab and design pedagogy.Prof. Andrew Gouldstone, Northeastern University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Are Creative Capstone Design Projects Successful? Relating project creativity to course outcomes.In the past ten years, numerous papers have
Paper ID #31782Incorporating Conflict Negotiation Training In a Senior EngineeringProject Management (Capstone Projects I) CourseDr. Michael Sollitto, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Michael Sollitto (Ph. D., West Virginia University, 2014) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Media at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. His research explores organizational assimilation and workplace relationships, and his research has appeared in journals such as International Journal of Business Communication and Communication Education.Dr. Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus
Paper ID #28819A Control Systems Course Project Serving as a Bridge to A CapstoneCourse and Research ProjectsDr. Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991. From 1991 to 1995, he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 he joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities
Paper ID #30544An EML Project on Steel Beam DesignDr. Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani P.E., Ohio Northern University Dr. Ardakani is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He has previ- ously served as Project Engineer at Englekirk Structural Engineers and Lecturer at South Dakota State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Nevada, Reno. His research in- terests include seismic performance and design of reinforced concrete structures, computational modeling of structures, and engineering education. c American Society for
signal pro- cessing for emerging cyber-physical systems.Stephen Sandelin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Integrated Mixed-signal Circuit Design Course Project - A Novel Teaching Practice for an Analog Circuit Analysis CourseAbstractIn this paper, we present a novel teaching practice adopted in a sophomore-level circuit analysiscourse in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum at Western Washington University. Inparticular, we have introduced a hands-on mixed-signal circuitry design project which integratesboth analog circuits and digital electronics together. The students are asked to implement anddemonstrate a pair of design goals that utilize knowledge and
Paper ID #30674Assessing the culture of engineering student project teamsDr. Laura J. Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She then transitioned into the engineering education field with postdoctoral positions at Oregon State University, Olin College of Engineering and University of Michigan. Her research interests lie in assessing and amending curricula to help students transition from undergraduate to professional practice.Mr
Paper ID #31760Conceptual Cylinder Head CAD Project for AssessmentMr. Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University I work with primarily undergraduate students in the area of vehicle design and construction. I have been involved with thirty student built vehicles, each named after the school’s Viking mascot. We built Viking 32 to demonstrate carbon fiber honeycomb as an impact absorbing material for the Federal Highway Ad- ministration. Viking 32 also became the world’s first biomethane hybrid as we demonstrated ”Cow Power to Horsepower”. We used Viking 25 and Viking 32, both hybrid electric vehicles that run on natural
Paper ID #29355Creating value in project-based multidisciplinary design coursesMr. Klaus Castr´en, Aalto University Klaus Castr´en has a MScBA degree in International Design Business Management and works at Aalto University as an Innovation Ecosystem Specialist in Aalto Design Factory, where he promotes collabora- tion between students, academia, industry, and the society. His interest are focused on creating meaningful learning experiences for learners in all stages of life as well as on creating organizational change towards better learning environments.Dr. Sine Celik, Aalto University Sine Celik is a postdoctoral
Paper ID #31267Cross-Functional Team Course Design Project in EngineeringDr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University Nicholas D. Fila is an assistant research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research explores engineering students’ experiences with innovation, empathy across engineering education and engineering design settings, design thinking
, requires programs to evaluate students’ “ability to applyengineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs…” (ABET EAC 2019-2020SO 2). This major design experience, typically a senior capstone project, should include theculmination of the foundational materials students learn during their course of study. ABET hasalso defined “engineering design” which includes many concepts of Design Thinking (DT). DTis a multistep process that begins with the formalization of the problem statement and movesthrough implementation of possible solutions with the needs of the end-user in mind. There areseveral ‘flavors’ of design thinking available and we have been following the 5-step designthinking process described by Plattner 2010 where the
Paper ID #29793Drones for a Project-Based Learning (PBL) Capstone DesignDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a position with the US Army where he has been ever since. For the first decade with the Army he worked on notable programs to include the M829A1 and A2 that were first of a kind composite saboted munition. His travels have taken him to
Paper ID #31251Interdisciplinary Design Project Teams: Structuring an ImpactfulExperienceProf. Jeanne M Homer, Oklahoma State University Professor Homer received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her Master of Architecture from Arizona State University in Tempe. She has been a practicing ar- chitect in Chicago, Phoenix, and Oklahoma. While she was practicing, she taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Arizona State University before teaching in Stillwater full time for 17 years. Profes- sor Homer received the 2013 International Education Faculty Excellence Award, the
Paper ID #28975Engagement in Practice: The SMU Maker Education ProjectDr. Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University Rob is a Clinical Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. In addition, Rob is the past Interim Director of the SMU Maker Education Project, a project based out of the Caruth Institute of Engineering Education at SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering.Mr. Juan Torralba, University of Miami Juan Torralba is a middle school STEM teacher, PhD candidate in STEM education and educational researcher at the University of Miami. His
Paper ID #28277Engineering Project Development through Sequence of CoursesDr. Nelson Fumo, University of Texas at Tyler Nelson Fumo is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Tyler. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He has been in academia for 30 years and has published more than 60 Journal and Conference papers. His research area is mainly related to buildings energy use with focus on whole building energy modeling, thermal energy systems design and optimization, and HVAC and solar energy
Paper ID #30880Fostering Entrepreneurship in Project-Based Software Engineering CoursesDr. Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico Dr. Buffardi is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at California State University, Chico. After gaining industry experience as a usability and human factors engineering specialist, he earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. His research concentrates on software engineering education, software testing, and eLearning tools.David Rahn, California State University, Chico Mr. Rahn is a Lecturer for Strategy and Entrepreneurship and is the Director of the e-Incubator
Paper ID #31749HuskyADAPT: A Project-Based Accessible Design Course (Experience)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and the Director of the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Washington. She designs and teaches courses involving universal design, technical communication, ethics, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She co-founded HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology), where she mentors UW students in design for local needs experts with disabilities. She also leads STEM
projects while researching innovative and interactive techniques for assisting teachers with performing engineering education and communicat- ing robotics concepts to students spanning the K-12 through university age range.Isabella Stuopis, Tufts University PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. Interests: undergraduate learning, learning outside of the classroom setting, collaboration in engineering, learning assistants c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Solution Diversity in Engineering Computing Final ProjectsAbstractThis research paper describes a solution diversity analysis of the final projects completed in anundergraduate engineering computing
, and rehabilitation with a focus on sustainable green building design and construction.Miss Paula Alvarez Pino Paula Alvarez Pino is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Paula is in charge of monitoring the progress of research, outreach and training activities in the center, as well as to set short and long-term goals to ensure the continuous progress of the SSCRC. Paula collaborates with the City of Birmingham as liaison in several projects related to the built environment and to improving the overall quality of life of the communities. Paula plans international research experience programs for undergraduate and graduate students in
Paper ID #31532Work-in-Progress: Investigating student growth through amultidisciplinary qualifying project of an interactive ball wall displayto support Pre-K STEAM learning at a community early education and carecenterMs. Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jessica has been interested in engineering education since her undergraduate days. She participated in the NSF PIEE Project, designing and implementing engineering lesson plans in a local Worcester 2nd grade classroom. Now, each year she hosts a high school junior for a week, demonstrating what it’s like in a research laboratory. During the summer
Division of Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University, Engineering North, Room 524, Stillwater, OK 74078; jeeyeon.hahn@okstate.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Exposure of Engineering Technology Students to Cutting-edge Technology: A Multi-Major Senior Design ExperienceAbstract:Engineering Technology (ET) programs focus on the hands-on approach to engineeringeducation. To keep pace with the rapid growth of industrial technology in the area of automationand artificial intelligence, ET programs need to introduce students to cutting-edge hands-oninterdisciplinary project experiences. In this paper, such a pilot project is discussed where ETstudents at Oklahoma State