the term flex* would return articles including flex, flexes, flexible, flexibility, etc. The “*” symbol is the truncation symbol used most often in library database searching. o Example: advanced Boolean database search - searching for: (robot* OR autonomous vehicle*) AND underwater, as terms that could be found in the abstract or title of an article.Source - books, journal articles, technical reports, white papers, industry standards, patents, websites, data, interviews, movies, sound recordings, etc. Page
Paper ID #21128Partnering to Develop Educational Software Applications: A Four-year Ret-rospective StudyMr. David Reeping, Virginia Tech David Reeping is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. He received his B.S. in Engineering Education with a Mathematics minor from Ohio Northern University. He was a Choose Ohio First scholar inducted during the 2012- 2013 school year as a promising teacher candidate in STEM. David was the recipient of the Remsburg Creativity Award for 2013 and the DeBow Freed Award for outstanding leadership as an
Paper ID #29941First year engineering experience from the rural student’s perspectiveMs. Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan Joanne is a fifth year PhD student in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan.Laura 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
connection between student experiences and attrition insciences, math, and engineering programs. The remainder of the paper describes this study andits findings, concluding with recommendations for improving the quality of students’ learningexperiences.Quality of student learning experiencesAlexander Astin4,5 addressed the question, "What environmental factors make the biggestdifference in college students' academic development, personal development, and satisfaction?”He conducted a longitudinal study of 27,064 students at 309 baccalaureate-granting institutions.This work represented a large-scale attempt to study the impact of different approaches togeneral education on student development using a large national sample of undergraduateinstitutions
; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper is about the assessment of undergraduate chemical engineer major students’learning. Specifically, we discuss the use of affective/associative reflective journals andskill-based reflective journals as assessment tools. Journals are one mechanism for theobservation and interpretation of cognition (Alderman, Klein, Seeley & Sanders, 1993;McCrindle & Christensen, 1995; Newton, 1991). Reflection serves as a means to increasewhat students learn and also how they learn and can use their knowledge (Swartzenruber-Putnam, 2000). Thus, through reflective journals, the focus of the assessment is concernedwith what students know about teamwork and how
engineering studies. Such assessment results can provide the basis for thedevelopment and revamping of effective activities designed to meet program objectives andmissions.This paper reports the development and early results of a survey undertaken as part of theNational Science Foundation-funded Assessing Women in Engineering (AWE) project. Theinstrument is designed to measure undergraduate women students’ self-efficacy in studyingengineering. Self-efficacy is “belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the sources ofaction necessary to manage prospective situations" 2. Prior work from Blaisdell3 has shown thatfeelings of efficaciousness can be an important predictor in the success of women studyingengineering. In our project, we developed
firstphase consisted of a national survey of all accredited engineering programs. The investigationfocused on how engineering programs use the senior capstone design project to assess competenciesrelated to ABET outcomes.The second phase consisted of follow-up interviews with a sample of faculty across multipleinstitutions. This approach was used to gain in-depth information that could not be obtained fromthe original survey. Faculty members for this phase were participants in phase 1 who stated theywere willing to participate in the second phase of the study.This paper summarizes findings from this descriptive study and attempts to convey a nationalportrait of the role and nature of assessment of ABET Criteria 3 and 4 in capstone design courses.The
Paper ID #9983Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis and Design Experiencesfor Mechanical EngineersMr. Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell Jeremy Vaillant is a Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree candidate at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is interested in the development and use of low-cost CNC machines for educational deploy- ment.Prof. Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellProf. Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringDr. Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Sammy G. Shina
Paper ID #10820Learning Engineering Dynamics with a Videogame: A Look at How StudentsPlay the GameDr. Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is Presidential Teaching Professor at Northern Illinois University. Early in his academic career, he studied complex dynamics and control of nonlinear systems such as turbulent boundary lay- ers, turbomachine instabilities, aeroelastic instabilities, bicycle dynamics, and traffic. More recently he has been studying the complex nonlinear dynamics of students learning engineering in the context of a videogame
populations. The paper describes how robotics was used to (i) address the physics part of the grade eight state physical science content standards of Nevada, and (ii) indirectly address the national science education goals of promoting science literacy and inquiry thinking in all students. We also address the connection of robotics to physical science content and pedagogy, as well as engineering principles. We explain how this was used to motivate students by connecting science to society. Even though the results of this project are directed at predominantly LEP and ESL students of Hispanic origin, the paper addresses the issue of improving student achievement in multicultural societies. It focuses on the need for both
are eager to know ifthese programs are helping students to develop attributes that meet program objectives,accreditation requirements, and the needs and desires of prospective employers. Administratorsof such programs currently lack research data to support the learning objectives they are settingfor their programs. This paper presents results from a qualitative study that documented the individuallearning outcomes of students involved in two global engineering programs. The first programprovided a portfolio of experiences including foreign language instruction, one semester of studyabroad, an internship in the U.S. as well as an internship abroad, and a two-semester global teamdesign project. The second program was a one semester
research on the aspects ofan engineering-based science curriculum program that were beneficial from the teachers’viewpoint, as well as the teachers’ beliefs about science teaching in general. Wecollected data through application and background surveys at the inception of theprogram and a focus group and online survey at the conclusion of the program. Thepurpose of this paper is to present what we learned about the self-efficacy of theparticipating teachers, about the affordances of the curriculum as viewed through theteachers’ eyes, and about the teachers’ perceptions of their students’ learning.In other manuscripts,2,3 we have reported on our analyses comparing test performance ofour engineering-based science students to that of students using
modeling and testing of grid integration, which will be one focus of this paper asdescribed later. This occurs by storing energy from the sun in a battery bank that allows theBeetle, or any other electrified vehicle, to charge based on renewable resources at any time ofday. Hence, the EcoHawks’ design laboratory acts as a storage medium for renewable sourceswhen not immediately needed demonstrating the future of sustainable energy management. In the same year, the EcoHawks began providing the ability for students to test new conceptsand explore novel technologies on the small-scale. This included teams of students fabricatingunique 1/8th scale Remote Control (RC) vehicles utilizing hydrogen fuel cell and parallel hybridarchitectures 6 while
Session 3280 Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types? Teresa Larkin-Hein/Dan D. Budny American University/University of Pittsburgh Washington, DC/Pittsburgh, PAAbstractA growing body of research suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved with adultlearners when instruction is designed with learning styles in mind 1 - 3. The adoption of any typeof new teaching and/or learning approach has the potential to require a good deal of valuablefaculty time and energy. In this paper, the question of why
Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research.Charlie D´ıaz, University of Pittsburgh Charlie Diaz is a PhD student studying
Paper ID #41718Reflections on a ”Math Disaster”: the Role of Instructor Confusion in theClassroomDr. Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University Lorena Grundy is an ASEE eFellows postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University, where she works with Milo Koretsky to study chemical engineering education. She received her BSE from Princeton in 2017 and PhD from UC Berkeley in 2022, both in chemical engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Reflections on a “Math Disaster”: the Role of Instructor Confusion in the ClassroomAbstractWhen enacting active learning
Friday Afternoon Session 1- Faculty Information Theoretic thread of Compression, Encryption, and Error Control for the Cloud Oscar N. Garcia, Garima Bajwa, Cynthia L. Claiborne, Shanti R. Thiyagaraja, Mohamed Fazeen, Eric H. Pruett Electrical Engineering and Center for Information and Computer Security College of Engineering, University of North Texas AbstractThis paper is based on the theme, topics and experiences of a senior/first-year-graduate verysuccessful new course taught during the Fall of 2012 to an enthusiastic small group of seniorsand graduate
beginning. In addition, the paper includes historical mechanical engineering retentiondata from 1998-2003, a discussion of freshman performance in math and science classes, athorough description of the survey, analysis of the survey results, and a discussion of futureefforts to improve the department’s freshman retention.introduction In recent years, many engineering programs have focused on improving freshman Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2retention and identifying the factors that influence it. Since many College of Engineering (COE)programs have similar
(quantitative and qualitative), curriculum design, curriculum implementation, and sustainability. Page 15.735.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Informal Engineering Education: Understanding how Seventh Grade Students Build Robots to Mimic Specific Desert Tortoise BehaviorsIntroductionThis paper describes the implementation and results from the study of a novel teaching andlearning experience in informal K-12 Engineering Education. The experience was embedded in atechnology centered discovery-based afterschool program designed and delivered to 116 seventhgrade students
underway to incorporate aspects of green engineeringthroughout the curriculum. In 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency initiated a program in greenengineering to develop a text book on green engineering; disseminate these materials andassist university professors in using these materials through national and regionalworkshops. The textbook is titled, “Green Engineering: Environmentally ConsciousDesign of Chemical Processes,” and the major authors are David Allen and DavidShonnard. The textbook is a designed for both a senior and graduate chemical engineeringcourse and a series of modules that can be employed throughout the chemical engineeringcurriculum. This paper reviews the current status and future plans of the green
investment (both publicand private) currently being made in collaborative research activities, it is clearly important toensure that collaborations are managed effectively, in order to maxim ise the benefit achievedfrom such activities. A particular source of problems are the cultural differences that existbetween academia and industry and the correspondingly different outlooks of these twoparties continue to present major challenges to those involved in such collaborations and tothe ultimate success of collaborative R&D projects 7-9. This paper will, in particular,concentrate on the effects that such cultural differences can have on the endeavours of post -graduate students working toward a research degree on university-industry collaborativeR
Paper ID #44596Curriculum Design for Wind and Solar Energy EducationDr. Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering at Marshall University. Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer and MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas Austin. He also received his MD degree from the International University of the Health Sciences. He has a multidisci- plinary expertise in image & signal processing, computational modeling, and statistical data analysis. As
this paper. The second and third problems are challenging, both interms of technical content and the required thinking skills, taking up 4 weeks each. Because ofthe longer duration, problems 2 and 3 were divided into two parts, requiring two CPBL cycles tocomplete. Phase 3 of the first CPBL cycle for the problems was simplified by asking students tosubmit a progress report and in-class oral reflection without any closure, followed by thecontinuation of the problem for the second part, in which students had to go back to Phase 1 torestate and identify the problem. The last problem, which is a part of the final examination, is areal industrial problem that requires students to act as consultants to design control systems. Adetailed description
AC 2010-845: INTEGRATED DYNAMICS AND STATICS FOR FIRST SEMESTERSOPHOMORES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSherrill Biggers, Clemson University Sherrill B. Biggers is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He has over 29 years of experience in teaching engineering mechanics, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials at two universities. His technical research is in the computational mechanics and optimal design of advanced composite structures. He developed advanced structural mechanics design methods in the aerospace industry for over 10 years. Recently he has also contributed to research being conducted in engineering education. He received teaching awards at
Paper ID #8044The Education Sector Revolution: The Automation of EducationMr. Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Mr. Hatem Wasfy is the president of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (ASA) a company that specializes in the development of online virtual learning environments, and advanced engineering simu- lations. He has helped design several interactive learning environments that include a CNC machining course, a centrifugal pump maintenance course, an undergraduate physics course, and a welding course. He received a B.S. in 1994 and an M.S. in 1996 in Mechanical Engineering from the American
Paper ID #6190Using a Virtual Platform for Teaching Electrical Machines and Power Sys-tems CoursesDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute – Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nevada. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project
Paper ID #45706Instilling professionalism and teamwork in the large Statics courseProf. Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut Dr. Shinae Jang is a Professor in Residence of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn). She earned a BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She joined UConn in 2010, and her major effort is to develop undergraduate students’ academic and professional skills, serving as proud faculty advisor of the ASCE student chapter, honors advisor
Paper ID #46716Enhancing Thermal Design Education through Project-Based Learning: AnHVAC Project with Real-World DataDr. Mark Fleming, Milwaukee School of Engineering Mark Fleming is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received his PHD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Dr. Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering Prabhakar Venkateswaran is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Department Vice-Chairperson at the
Paper ID #45686Curriculum Design for All LearnersDr. Cathy P. Lachapelle, STEM Education Insights Cathy is particularly interested in how collaborative interaction and scaffolded experiences with disciplinary practices help children learn science, math, and engineering. Her work on STEM education research projects includes design, evaluation, and effiDr. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Dr. Medha Dalal is an assistant research professor and associate director of scholarly initiatives in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her career as an engineering education researcher focuses on
Paper ID #6451Innovations in Software Engineering Education: An Experimental Study ofIntegrating Active Learning and Design-based LearningMr. Liu Junhua, Singapore University of Technology and Design Junhua is an undergraduate research technician of the International Design Centre (IDC) and pursuing a BE (Engineering Systems and Design) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He received a Diploma in IT from Singapore Polytechnic. Junhua was awarded the IT Youth of 2013 by the Singapore Computer Society.Dr. Yue Zhang, Singapore University and Technology and Design Yue Zhang is currently an assistant