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AEE Journal

Authors

Mansour Karkoub; Chun-Lin Yang; Wael Karkoub; Moutafa Raslan

requiring basicknowledge from specific courses in the curriculum. In the UCCRP, students interact with others fromdifferent levels working on the same project and, in the process, they learn from each other and caneasily correlate between knowledge acquired and the growth of their capabilities. In fact, students2 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONUndergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for Deep Learningin Engineering Education Figure 1. Undergraduate cross-class research project (UCCRP) structure.evolve from watching things happen to making things happen as they progress with their work onthe project. One common complaint from students

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AEE Journal

Authors

Jianchu Yao

200°C ~130 seconds for the bulbenvelope. Figure 2. The SIMULINK model of the thermal dynamics of a tungsten bulb.4 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONA Temperature Control Project that Facilitates Learningof Difficult Concepts in Control Theory Figure 3. The complete temperature control system with the controller transfer function and the number of bulbs to be determined. Figure 3 illustrates the block diagram of the closed-loop system with the feedback and a controller(whose transfer function is yet to be determined at this point). Note that in Figure 3, since the relation-ship between the electrical power

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AEE Journal

Authors

Jenna L. Mueller; Mary Elizabeth Dotson; Jennifer Dietzel; Jenna Peters; Gabriela Asturias; Amelia Cheatham; Marlee Krieger; Baishakhi Taylor; Sherryl Broverman; Nirmala Ramanujam

apply to more open-ended problems. Studentslearned how to use mechanical energy to recharge their flashlights, which tied into their physicscurriculum. They also learned how to identify needs in their community and engage stakehold-ers to develop solutions to these needs. Approximately 23 students participated, 19 of whom had­participated in the previous curriculum. Building on this momentum and under the leadership of a WISER teacher, the engineering clubhas thrived since 2015. As students quickly mastered flashlights, a WISER faculty member helpedthem apply their design skills to create a diverse set of projects for science competitions. Thoughthey had not participated in competitions previously, the WISER students quickly found success

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AEE Journal

Authors

David Reeping; Lisa McNair

requiring basicknowledge from specific courses in the curriculum. In the UCCRP, students interact with others fromdifferent levels working on the same project and, in the process, they learn from each other and caneasily correlate between knowledge acquired and the growth of their capabilities. In fact, students2 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONUndergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for Deep Learningin Engineering Education Figure 1. Undergraduate cross-class research project (UCCRP) structure.evolve from watching things happen to making things happen as they progress with their work onthe project. One common complaint from students

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AEE Journal

Authors

Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto; Ginna Paola Castro Castaño; Mileidy Alvarez Melgarejo

Dh 2015). Within this frame of reference, compe-tences as: the ability to communicate with colleagues and bosses, the ability to express their opinionwith respect and forcefulness, to argue their positions, to manage resources, to lead teams, or theability to solve environmental problems reinforce and complete an engineer professional exercise.There is also another issue to add to this context: nowadays there is a lack of effective pedagogicalpractices that prepare students as future engineers, according to the soft skills required by markets(World Economic Forum 2016). Within this framework, the problem statement of this project is focused on how to contribute toexisting curriculum and pedagogy to strengthen the skills needed by