,” The CDIO approach, vol. 302, no. 2, pp. 60–62, 2007.[5] ABET, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2022 – 2023.” [Online]. Available: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for- accrediting-engineering-programs-2022-2023/[6] S. Howe and J. Goldberg, “Engineering Capstone Design Education: Current Practices, Emerging Trends, and Successful Strategies,” in Design Education Today: Technical Contexts, Programs and Best Practices, D. Schaefer, G. Coates, and C. Eckert, Eds., Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019, pp. 115–148. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030- 17134-6_6.[7] I. Mohedas, S. R. Daly, and K. H. Sienko, “Design ethnography in capstone design
Seminar course for 2 credits, and the capstone, Engineering Design Projectfor 3 credits, where the Senior Seminar and the Engineering Design Project are offered in the Falland Spring semesters of the senior year, respectfully. These courses present an environmentconducive to multiyear design/research projects. Specifically, the technical elective hours can besplit in ½ hour increments per semester allowing students to be involved in research/designcontinuously for 3 years. In the fourth year, the Senior Seminar and the Senior Design Projectallow continuous engagement of students in multiyear projects.It is worth mentioning the 3+2 Program offered at CSUP where, after completion, students receivesimultaneous BS and MS degrees in ME. Namely, for
type ofmotor(s) they will integrate and operate for their system. There are different types of motors tochoose from and knowing the characteristics of each motor type will aide students in sizing theappropriate motor that meet their desired performance requirements, helping students learn howto cooperate in interdisciplinary situations [4]. Allowing students to practice engineeringdecision-making will allow them to digest and absorb scientific knowledge through observationand experimentation [1-3]. For some universities, lab equipment used to showcase experiments,can be expensive and are unable to leave the laboratory, which can be a huge constraint [1], [3].For instance, the Mechatronics Actuators board developed by Quanser features several
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typicalengineering course may not provide opportunities for students to learn and practice the diversityof practical skills they would use as practicing engineers. With the information presented herein,changes to course design and assessment can be made in communication-focused courses, andelsewhere in the curriculum, to target communication skills transferable to the workplace.Introduction and purposeAlthough the technical skills taught within engineering departments are likely similar to thosetaught within all engineering programs, professional skills are where graduates can stand outwhen entering the workforce [1-3]. Proficient communication in particular has been directlylinked to enhanced career progression [4], yet many engineering graduates lack
students enter engineering programs with the wrong notion that the engineeringprofession requires much math and science but little literacy. After all, this misunderstanding isnot totally unfounded because most engineering curricula center around courses with assessmentsheavily emphasizing numbers instead of words [3]. On the other hand, engineering faculty arereluctant to teach writing in their courses because they regard themselves as experts in engineeringsubjects rather than writing specialists. In addition, writing assignments are generally more time-consuming to grade than number-based assignments. Few engineering programs can afford aseparate course dedicated to technical writing within the already tight credit budget. The content of
is a Professor at the University of Wuppertal. He researches online and intercultural engineering education. His primary research focuses on the development, introduction, practical use, and educational value of online laboratories (remote, virtual, and cross-reality) and online experimentation in engineering and technical education. In his work, he focuses on developing broader educational strategies for de- signing and using online engineering equipment, putting these into practice, and providing the evidence base for further development efforts. Moreover, Dr. May is developing instructional concepts to bring students into international study contexts to experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective
Technology Education, Vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 12-18, January 2017.[2] N. Holstermann, D. Grube, and S. Bögeholz, “Hands-on Activities and Their Influence on Students’ Interest” Research in Science Education, Vol. 40, pp. 743–757, November 2009, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-009-9142-0.[3] A. Hofstein and V.N. Lunetta (2004), “The laboratory in science education: Foundations for the twenty-first century,” Research in Science Education, Vol. 88, pp. 28-54, December 2003, https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.10106.[4] L. Carlson,and J.F. Sullivan, “Hands-on Engineering: Learning by Doing in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 15 No.1, pp. 20-31, 1999.[5
. However, these topics can be learnedthrough effective implementation of laboratory exercises with physical models instrumented tomeasure time-dependent forcing and response [1]. Laboratories are a particularly effectiveenvironment for students to learn structural dynamics concepts and methods of analysis [2]. Richlaboratory experiences are increasingly possible thanks to low-cost computing and controlplatforms like Raspberry-Pi and Arduino [3] but are even more accessible with phone-basedsensors and tailored apps [4,5].Most structural dynamics textbooks [6,7] follow a straightforward progression of topics,focusing on single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems first, then exploring various forcings,well-described continuous systems, and finally multi
increase in the number of participantscan be explained by the lack of alternatives. Many institutes did not or could not offer theirlaboratory courses in that year, due to missing remote and human-remote capabilities. The nextyear, 2021/22, was a mix between human-remote and hands-on laboratory session, since short-term lock-downs (re-)occurred frequently but in an unexpected way. The number of studentsparticipating that year was 93. In class of 2022/23, all material tests were performed in a hands-on manner. 68 students chose to take the course in this year. In all years, roughly 10 % percent ofstudents were international students. The course language is English, but reports can beoptionally written and results be presented in German.2.3 Feedback
, contributingsignificantly to the global endeavor of making quality engineering education accessible to all.AcknowledgementRHL-RELIA project is funded by the National Science Foundation’s division of undergraduateeducation under award number 2141798.References [1] Shuowei Li, Heran Wang, Luis Rodriguez-Gil, Pablo Ordu˜na, and Rania Hussein. Fpga meets breadboard: Integrating a virtual breadboard with real fpga boards for remote access in digital design courses. In Online Engineering and Society 4.0: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, pages 144–151. Springer, 2021. [2] Pablo Ordu˜na. Transitive and Scalable Federation Model for Remote Laboratories. PhD thesis, Universidad de Deusto
usingpressure taps around the surface to measure lift [3, 4]. Alternative approaches mount the wing toone side of the wind tunnel [5] or mount the wing from its center and use a force balance to obtainmeasurements [1, 2]. These methods can all work well for rigid wings. However, in the case ofdeployable [6, 7] or morphing [8, 9] wings, pressure taps cannot be included and the wing mustbe mounted in a cantilever style to avoid constraining its degrees of freedom. Increased interest innovel morphing and deployable wing design [10] motivates the development of a wind tunnelforce balance that is versatile enough to measure a deployable wing, and accurate enough to allowfor comparative studies.We have developed a two component wind tunnel force balance
Engineering Education.3. Steif, P.S. and M. Hansen, Comparisons between performances in a statics concept inventory and course examinations. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 22(5): p. 1070.4. James Giancaspro, P., Just a Moment–Classroom Demonstrations for Statics and Solid Mechanics, in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2019: Tampa, Florida.5. Davishahl, E., Statics Modeling Kit: Hands-On Learning in the Flipped Classroom, in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2018: Salt Lake City, Utah.6. Sarker, M.R., et al., WIP: Hands-on Engineering Mechanics with a Three-dimensional Laboratory Unit. ASEE Conferences: Virtual On line.7. Md Rashedul Hasan, S., et al
pursuing his doctoral studies in the School of Education & Human Development at the CU Denver with a focus on higher education leadership. His research interests include educational access and equity, particularly as it pertains to historically marginalized students in engineering.Karen C Crouch, University of Colorado Boulder Karen Crouch, Instructional Design and Technology Consultant at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a master’s in education with a specialization in international and comparative education from Northcentral University and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from CU Boulder. She brings 15 years of experience of working in education at international and K-12 levels and has been at
sessions, likely aimed at evaluating their experience or performance within the simulated scenario. A structured process for conducting user activities highlights key actions and monitors mechanisms involved throughout the simulation task for each participant. Figure 3. Participant’s activities in data collection Preliminary Data AnalysisAs illustrated in the flowchart (Figure 3) this study has started data collection from two hapticgloves. Both gloves are set up in a similar fashion within Unity Engine and similar computerswith identical hardware and software properties. Randomly selected students completed thegiven tasks in different time frames. The fastest time to pick up an object was
groups and write reports on experiments performed [1],[2].Historically, the emphasis on laboratory in engineering education has varied [1] and relativelyless literature is available on laboratory. A review of the Journal of Engineering Educationliterature shows that during the first five years of the journal’s history (1993-1998) only 6.5percent of the papers used laboratory as a keyword. This number reduced to an even lower 1percentage of 5.2 in the next five years (1998-2002) [3]. Laboratory curricula are often designedwith the goals of 1) relating theory to practice [4-8] and 2) increasing the motivation of studentsto pursue engineering education [9,10]. One method of assessing laboratory goals
theory then developed to become an essential part of fluid mechanics theory acrossdisciplines in engineering sciences [2]. The theory is described in many textbooks, for example[3, 4], and is briefly summarised in the Appendix A.Learning about boundary layers is challenging. We decompose the problem here into threesequential challenges which provide a kind of ‘problem definition’, to which this paper proposesand evaluates a solution.1.1 Three challenges in learning boundary layer theoryThe first challenge stems from the fact that boundary layers cannot be seen in everyday life.Despite technical information such measured data and theoretical results, the existence of thelayers is often not intuitively clear to students. Education
experimental platforms in chemistry laboratory education and its impact on experimental self-efficacy," INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, vol. 17, no. 1, 07/09/ 2020, doi: 10.1186/s41239-020-00204-3.[10] D. May, L. T. Smith, and C. Gomillion, "Student motivation in virtual laboratories in bioengineering courses," in 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2022: IEEE, pp. 1-5.[11] C.-H. Huang, "Using PLS-SEM Model to Explore the Influencing Factors of Learning Satisfaction in Blended Learning," Education Sciences, vol. 11, no. 5, p. 249, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/5/249.[12] I. D. Dunmoye, D. Moyaki, A. V. Oje, N. J. Hunsu
course is that sharing the pool ofprojects across both courses reduces the total number of projects required to be solicited andapproved each cycle, allowing faculty to focus on recruiting a smaller number of higher qualityprojects. Another benefit in combining the courses is the increased alignment between the goalsof the M.Eng. program and the undergraduate program. Whereas the undergraduate programfulfills many ABET criteria through the technical execution of a capstone project [27,28], theM.Eng. program objectives are amenable to providing management experience morerepresentative of the kinds of industry positions M.Eng. graduates typically seek [22,25]. Thesetwo major objectives complement well and lend themselves to more complex team
outlet of Fountain B tothe center of the target ring, and (3) the flowrate QB that they must achieve for Fountain B. Theyuse the remainder of the two-hour lab session to perform empirical tests on the supporting fountain.They may test two standard plastic spheres, various tube sizes, and various fountain angles. Foreach fixed set of these parameters, they should determine QA when the sphere is held at the desiredheight ysphere.Week 2. This week is used for experiments related to major losses through the tubes. Each teamis given 6-foot lengths of straight tubing in the four sizes, as well as special connectors that allowthem to measure the pressure drop through the tube. Flexible tubing is provided for them toconnect to one of two pressure
the pedagogy. This paperproposes a novel solution to address these challenges by leveraging the power of artificialintelligence (AI) and computer vision (CV) to automate and enhance the classroom observationprocess.Classroom observation is a widely used method for evaluating and improving teaching andlearning practices in STEM education, as it provides rich and detailed information on thebehaviors, interactions, and activities of students and instructors in the classroom. However,current observation protocols, such as the Laboratory Observation Protocol for UndergraduateSTEM (LOPUS) [3] and the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM(COPUS), rely on human observers who manually record and code the data using paper-based
. and Technol. Educ 15, no. 1: 12-18, 2017. [2] A. Hofstein, and V. N. Lunetta. "The laboratory in science education: Foundations for the twenty‐first century." Science education 88, no. 1: 28-54, 2004 [3] D. A. Bergin, "Influences on classroom interest." Educational Psychologist 34, no. 2: 87- 98, 1999. [4] N. Holstermann, D. Grube, and S. Bögeholz. "Hands-on activities and their influence on students’ interest." Research in science education 40: 743-757, 2010. [5] L. E. Carlson, and J. F. Sullivan. "Hands-on engineering: learning by doing in the integrated teaching and learning program." International Journal of Engineering Education 15, no. 1: 20-31, 1999. [6] A. Johri, and B. M. Olds, eds
greatly outweighs the capitalcost.The students have received the described device well, with countless possible applications.Current plans include modifying this device to incorporate a piezoelectric device andtemperature sensor so that students can control the internal temperature of the spectrometer. Thisaddition would allow the student to investigate the effects temperature may have on diffusionwhile increasing the versatility of the timelapse spectrometer. This would also allow thespectrometer to be utilized for kinetics lab experiments, both with and without enzymes, thatprovide a colorimetric response. There are also plans to 3-D print a camera holder capable ofsuspending the camera over a petri dish so the time-lapse experiments can be
) Next, instructors can ask students to brainstorm ideas and sketch their designs for their fish. Students should consider how the actuation chambers are integrated into the fish. ○ Figure 2b shows a hand sketch of the fishtail. 3) An initial prototyping process can include the fabrication of simple rectangular shapes that focus on understanding the basics of hydraulic actuation as demonstrated in the initial prototypes (see Figures 2a and 3). ○ The goal of these prototypes for our own process was to learn and understand how silicone behaves and expands when water or another fluid is pumped into the internal chambers. As seen in Figure 2a, the original fishtail prototype is
processing. A screenshot of the application developed as part ofthe project is shown in Figure 3. The application has 4 stages, demarked by the four tabs on theleft side of the application: 1. Calibration: to calibrate the camera and find the magnification factor, which is calculated as the ratio of the camera image size to the field of view (FOV). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Annual Conference Figure 3 - PIV application developed based on PIVlab. 2. Image Pre-processing: to minimize noise and adjust camera intensity recordings. A side- by-side comparison of a raw image before and after processing is shown in Figure 4
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. [2].The rapid surge of digital concepts and technologies related to industry 4.0 is deemed to bringone of the most challenging tasks for engineering design and education [3]. The growingcomplication in advanced design and manufacturing requires engineers' profound understandingof innovative concepts from proper training and problem-handling skills. Young students intoday's STEM field will soon face globalized, virtualized, automatized, volatile, and networkedindustries. Increased competencies and skillsets are required to meet the new needs induced bybroader Industry 4.0 adoption in engineering [4].The importance of appropriate changes in engineering education and new learning of relevanttechnical and engineering topics have been emphasized
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framework provides an integrated experience for students to link theory to hands-onpractice. Given the need to develop a workforce with practical skillsets in biologicalengineering, the TDA framework may provide an effective means to promote technical self-efficacy with appropriate skillsets in the design and analysis of complex experiments.References[1] A. K. Ditcher, "Effective teaching and learning in higher education, with particular referenceto the undergraduate education of professional engineers," International Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 17, pp. 24-29, 2001.[2] R. M. Felder et al, "The Future of Engineering Education: Part 2. Teaching Methods ThatWork." Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 34, pp. 26-39, 2000.[3] G. Birol et al
students in experiments and active learning.Learning in a laboratory consolidates scientific and engineering concepts to develop engineeringdesign abilities, enable problem-solving and nurture professional and social skills [2]. Theundergraduate laboratory is important in preparing students for practice beyond the university.Skills developed in the laboratory, such as conducting experiments and tests, solving problems,designing, and innovating, are key skills for professional practice. In the last two decades,laboratories have been further enhanced by the introduction of the digital computer and systemsof distance learning, particularly over the Internet [3]. The digital computer has opened newpossibilities in the laboratory with updated software