AC 2010-821: ENHANCING ELECTROMAGNETICS INSTRUCTION USINGMATLAB AND MATHCADStuart Wentworth, Auburn University Stu Wentworth received his Electrical Engineering doctorate from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1990. Since then he has been with Auburn University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, specializing in electromagnetics and microelectronics. He has authored a pair of undergraduate electromagnetics texts, and has won several awards related to teaching. He is a long-standing member of his department’s curriculum and assessment committee.S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University Dr. Mousavinezhad is an active member of IEEE and ASEE having chaired sessions in
LeBold, W, "Assessment Of The Impact Of The Freshman Engineering Courses", Proceedings 1997 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 5 - 8, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.6. Anon., “Calculus AB Calculus BC Course Description,” May 2006, May 2007 College Board AP. Page 15.1140.11
in both science and engineering. It istruly a multi-disciplinary society that addresses technological needs that are also quite varied. Inaddition to diversity in disciplines, the society members are diverse in their affiliations.Members, volunteers, and symposium registrants come from academic institutions, governmentagencies, national laboratories, and industry. The Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) associated withthe AVS brings industry executives, researchers, and science-policy decision makers together toshare business knowledge, to assess critical needs, and to determine future directions.2Using vacuum technology for characterizing material surfaces and interfaces was a primaryfocus in the early days. Controlling the environment in a
Tree Campus USA University in Louisiana by the Tree Campus USA programlaunched by Arbor Day foundation in 2008. During this time NSU has begun a green initiativewhich includes behavioral change, recycling, campus beautification, infrastructure, and energyconservation. The faculty, staff and students were brought on board. NSU was chosen as a 2009Tree Campus USA University for its dedication to campus forestry management andenvironmental stewardship. In 2009, NSU officials have assessments from energy managementcontractors to evaluate how efficiency of the current campus infrastructure. The old system madeit too difficult to provide power to the campus in a reliable way. The goal is to make the campusmore energy efficient to save money in
Engineering Programs4. Table 2 is a summary assessment of the degreeto which CE 469 addresses these program outcomes. CE 469 makes major contributions to theprogram outcomes related to the ability to design a system, component, or process (3c), theability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (3e), and the ability tocommunicate effectively (3g). Achievement of these three criteria by involving industry partnersis the focus of the case study presented in this paper.Case Study ProjectAs part of the requirements for CE 469 during the spring semester of 2009, students wererequired to form teams to complete two construction related projects. The first project of thesemester was a commercial building project that focused on the vertical
wasLowell Ackerman, Business Basics for Veterinarians, New York: ASJA Press, 2002, but a quickpoll of engineering and science graduate students confirmed my assessment that the book was fartoo specific to veterinarians.) Quickly, then, the focus changed to finding other books that couldaccomplish the same objective. That approach, too, was rejected for cost reasons. We saw noreason to ask students to purchase books that cost over $100 each in all three areas when theymay be covering no more than a third of the material, if that. Ultimately we adopted three books:John A. Tracy, How to Read a Financial Report (7e), Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009;Jae K. Shim, Joel G. Siegel, and Abraham J. Simon, The Vest-Pocket MBA (3e), New York:Penguin
meeting at thestart of the project to define the project orientations and the type of material that will bedeveloped. The material (oral presentation, practicum or case studies) can then be used by theteacher if he or she wishes to include sustainable development aspects in the course. The goal isto assist all teachers in adding the sustainable development viewpoint to their courses.The individual projects are evaluated by the teachers of the Sustainable Development CapstoneProject course. First, the students submit a detailed plan for their individual reports to theteachers. The teachers perform a formative assessment of the plan to allow students to improvetheir individual reports. Students submit a final written report half-way through the
WorkUnfortunately this work did not adequately address the impacts to student learning by changingfrom a five to four day weeks. A complete analysis that measures outcomes of the same classesoffered five or four days a week would provide data to form an analysis on the impact to studentlearning. Page 15.438.13ReferencesBibliography1. Durst, S. L. (1999). Assessing the effect of family-friendly programs on public organizations. Review of PublicPersonnel Administration 19(3).2. Facer, R. L., Arbon, C. A., Wadsworth, L.L. (2009). Cities Leading the Way: The Use of Alternative WorkSchedules. Investment Management Consultants Association Publication. www.imca.org3
often assesses student understanding and satisfaction aboutone-third of the way through a course by having students answer questions anonymously on notecards. During the semester without the real life examples students had been asked “What do youthink is the best part of this class?” and “What do you think is the worst part of this class?”.Three out of eighty-four students mentioned that they liked the fact that a lot of exampleproblems were done, but did not mention anything specifically. Five out of eighty-four studentshad some criticisms about the types of example that were done, or how the examples werepresented. The same questions were asked of students during the semester with the real lifeexamples. Nine out of thirty students mentioned
Page 15.905.3requirements. We spent three days attending JPL’s mission assurance managers’ monthly reportmeetings, From these meetings, we collected information regarding mission assurance managers’work items, including work agreements, red flag or potential red flag failure/problem reports, theNASA 5 by 5 (5x5) risk assessment matrix, Incident/Surprise/Anomaly reports, medium andhigh risk waivers, etc.Taking notes was a very important approach during the requirement eliciting phase. Whileworking at JPL, we took more than 100 pages of notes. Every dad, we spent time re-organizingour notes, and wrote down new questions and topics to be discussed next day. In this way, ourwork is was very efficient.Based on the notes, we created a Use-Case model
was detected usingthe spectrophotometer. Tracking only one color simplified the spectrophotometric analysis sincecolor mixtures did not have to be considered. Statistical analysis of the data for different samplesin different locations in the mixer, and the Poole index were used to assess mixing quality.These experiments afford students the opportunity to study particle and powder mixing withpharmaceutical applications. In addition, students are exposed to experimental design and to thestatistical measures of mixing quality. Variance calculated using Equation 1 and the Poole indexwere used to measure mixing quality. Table 1 is a listing of the variances obtained for differentexperimental conditions
: Facilitating international research opportunities and developing international relationships. Leveraging existing international programs, creating new international opportunities, and developing the necessary infrastructure to implement the programs. Preparing recommendations, guidelines and disseminating information in the following areas for the College of Engineering: Student travel or study aboard International student recruitment Development of short-term and long-term goals for the College of Engineering International Programs office Assessment of international activities
aggregates foruse in construction.There may also be a benefit to introducing students to the concepts of laboratory inspections andproficiency test programs, both of which involve standards as a means to determine if thelaboratory is qualified to conduct the specified tests and may be required to obtain laboratorycertification. The Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL)9 is an example of aprovider of laboratory assessments and proficiency testing programs for the cement and concreteindustry.Advanced students need to learn how standards will fit into the bigger picture of engineeringpractice. It is more likely that future engineers will need to know how to evaluate and use testresults, instead of having the hands-on skill to perform a test
aspects. The input provided by the reviewers had to be addressed before the next go around. Actual fabrication could not start till the CDR was presented and approved. Once the payload design and fabrication was finished, a final document called Flight Readiness Review (FRR) had to be completed to assess whether each payload could be operated safely without any harm to the others.Launch, Recovery and Science Presentation During the last week of the 9 week long summer program, the teams traveled to Palestine, Texas to launch their payloads from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. In all there were 9 payloads, most of them developed by the student teams either from current or previous PACER programs or from LSU students. Each payload was
15.89.3ImplementationA simplified approach to documentation control is desirable in an academic setting. Asimple structure mimics the limited scope that novice engineers encounter when startingtheir careers. A simple structure also allows for a standardized list of deliverables whichfacilitate assessment of diverse project work using a common rubric.This work is targeted as an aid to those who have studied design methodology in anacademic setting, or have only been involved in design in a research and developmentcapacity. Acting as instructors for students who may be employed as field, line orapplication engineers who might interface with a purchasing department, a manufacturingfacility or an external consulting organization will require a different skill set
tool controls and gauging at GTE-Valenite Corp., started and managed the clinical engineering department at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, and was a research associate in radiology, nuclear medicine, and bio-mechanics at Wayne State University. Ken has taught at Lawrence Tech evening programs as an adjunct instructor since 1965. His senior projects class, where students generate project ideas, research, design, manufacture, and assess the market for inventive products is the capstone course. Cook also has enjoyed a long side career in magic finding his hobby very useful in teaching. A highlight for his students each year is the two-hour magic performance he offers as a congratulatory send
and task forces examining various issues faced by geospatial industries, researchers, and educators. The 2006 report titled Beyond Mapping: Meeting National Needs through enhanced Geographic Information Science, recognizes that the supply of professionals in the geospatial fields has not kept pace with the demands of a high growth technology (National Research Council, 2006a10). This report was requested by several government agencies ( including the Census Bureau, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geologic Survey) to assess the current state of the mapping sciences. The
(7)where xi and yi are arbitrary raw scores and their scaled values correspond to each of the A, B, C, D, andF categories; αj and βj (j = 1, 2, …, 5) are linear transformation coefficients.Let us assume that the instructor assesses the correspondence to each LG category of raw scores so thatm1, M1 (minimum and maximum) correspond to the limits of the raw score of F LG; m2, M2 correspondto the limits of the raw score of D LG, etc.; also, on the projected scale we have F (m’1, M’1), D (m’2, M’2),C (m’2, M’2), etc. Then the coefficients αj and βj can be calculated as M 'j / m 'j m'j M j / m j M 'j χj ? ;δj ? (j = 1, 2,…, 5) (8) M j / mj
get lost and email gets incorrectlyplaced into spam folders or otherwise goes awry on the information superhighway. That said,once a submission is acknowledged, it is not necessary, nor is it professional, to contact theeditorial staff multiple times to check on the status of the submission. If the estimated deadlinehas passed, then it is acceptable to make another contact.Different journals have their own methods of providing feedback to authors, from handwrittencomments on paper copies, to comments inserted in Word documents, to filling out online forms.The members of the review board of the EDGJ are conscientious in their work and strive to givecomplete and detailed reviews based on a form that has specific criteria to assess in the
for careers as industrial engineers.The project work presented in this paper is ongoing. Future work includes expanded analysesthat will focus on assessing the impact of various factors on individual efficacy and satisfactionquestions, rather than average scores. The data will also be used to develop a predictive modelof career efficacy. Finally, the project will be expanded beyond industrial engineering, todetermine if similar conclusions can be drawn in other disciplines.Bibliography1. Hoitm, M. and M. Ohland, The impact of a discipline-based introduction to engineering course on improving retention, J. Eng. Edu., pp. 79-85, Jan. 1998.2. Courter, S., S. Millar and L. Lyons. From the students’ point of view: experiences in a freshman
annual conference. Assessment Surveys have been developed in conjunction with a PhD student in psychology and an outside evaluator. Pre-‐program surveys have been given to the supplemental instructors, peer mentors, current transfer students and students at LSU. BRCC surveyed continuing and graduating STEM students in April 2013. These surveys helped to develop topics and components for trainings and the transfer programs. Feedback after the program will also be used in the planning of the next year’s programs. Additionally, pre-‐training surveys were given to the SIs and peer tutors to obtain a baseline of their self-‐ efficacy
mathematics in technology curriculum.IMEN5335. Industrial Safety and Risk Management: An examination of risk assessment,strategies and concepts as they related to industrial and laboratory settings. Industrial safety andpersonal protective equipment will be addressed.IMEN5340. Automation and Cellular Manufacturing: Survey of current trend and approaches toautomation and cellular manufacturing. Emphasis will be both on computer driven machine toolsand integration of automated machinery to create an automated cell.IMEN5344. Lean Production: A study of the philosophy of lean production and Just-In-Timeconcept. Emphasis will be on designing strategies for lean implementation in industrial setting.IMEN5306: Thesis Research: The course requires completion
students.ResultsThe assessment was done through a rubric, developed by the author and provided in AppendixA, with a specific scoring component for dimensioning. A description of each item in the rubricis included in the appendix.This is the same rubric that was used during the summer semester and it allows for a baselinewhen comparing scores. The instructor also remained the same for both terms.There were a total of 54 students that created 26 final projects. Several projects were developedby individuals and no group was comprised of more than three members. The distribution in sizeand scores are shown in Table 1. Table 1. Final and dimensioning score distribution based on group size Group Size Number of Groups of a
on developing working relationshipthat would result in educational activities for undergraduate and graduate students. The CityEngineer introduced the UMD staff to Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) staffas well as presented a few civil engineering projects that were planned by the City and DEDA tobe undertaken in next five years. Through a series of meetings with City staff as well asinternally, the faculty identified three projects that would have necessary attributes of MS projectand would enable faculty to assess the learning objective of the program. The learning objectivesassociated with the project-based MS degree are discussed later in the paper. The projects werediscussed with the MS students and after their approval the
microbial hazard in water. They were asked to become scientiststo solve the cases. The hands on experience included collecting environmental water samplesfrom a local park and teaching the girls how to use environmental equipment to test for bacterialevels in the water to learn about a real-world environmental problem – water quality and waterimpairment. The use of the “case” to teach environmental and public health showed increases inthe student’s interests in the sciences and engineering. The participants were given short pre- andpost-surveys to assess the experience by collecting qualitative and quantitative data. This paperwill discuss the cases used for the camp using the “cases in the sciences” method used during thecamp and the impact hands
communicate effectively’(ABET criterion 3d and 3g).2 However, assessing a student’s ability to work on a team and tocommunicate effectively is often difficult in traditional classroom settings. Collaborative learning, for the purpose of this paper will mirror those of Göl and Nafalskias written in their award winning paper “Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education”;“Collaborative learning is increasingly recognised as giving students an opportunity to engage indiscussion and to exercise a positive influence on the group’s learning outcomes by assumingresponsibility for their own learning. Critical thinking and reflective evaluation are implicit in theapproach.”3 While many tout the advantages of collaborative learning: “Results
transmission module for the four robots. Center: Final robotic quarterback. Right: IUPUI and Notre Dame Gold team vs IPFW and Notre Dame Blue team.Learning AssessmentA survey was conducted to 23 students to assess their experience in the project. The surveyasked students to rate each statement on a scale of 0 to 5, 0 equating to strongly disagree and 5equating to strongly agree. The following questions were asked:• Participating in the IUPUI Robotics Club allowed me to utilize the knowledge gained from my engineering classes.• Participating in the IUPUI Robotics Club allowed me to improve my communication skills.• Participating in the IUPUI Robotics Club improved my team working skills.The results of the survey show that 82% of the
2020 traits was performed. Results show thatAfrican American engineers perceive their participation in NSBE, BGOs, and MEPs assupportive of their development of six of the ten Engineer of 2020 traits: analytical,communication, business and management, leadership, professionalism, and ethical standards.The implications of this work are broad and have applications for multiple audiences: programadvisors, organization leaders, and students. Implications for program advisors includeintegrated programs, student recruitment, and an enhanced service portfolio. Organizations canuse these results to obtain feedback and assess program outcomes. For students, implicationsinclude increased job preparation and self-directed learning.Future work will
theunderstanding of the relevance of research innovations and graduate research degrees to the Page 24.943.3business environment. Although the TEC seminars took place during the first four weeks of theprogram, the students were required to discuss their progress with the TEC faculty mentor toguide them in getting their product to “market.” The outcomes of the program were assessedthrough the EngiPreneur Competition where each student presented his/her work (and product)and gave an assessment of its market potential and pit falls suggesting what needs to be done tosuccessfully take the product to market. A panel of entrepreneurs and industry productchampions
like those run by the CSC, they willdevelop and acquire knowledge for more complicated problems connected to computer science ingeneral. We plan on running additional outreach programs under the CSC in more schools and youthorganizations in the near future. Page 24.950.117. REFERENCES[1] Brennan, K., & Resnick, M. (2012). New Frameworks for Studying and Assessing the Development of ComputationalThinking. Proceedings of the 2012 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.[2] Cuny, J., Snyder, L., & Wing, J.M. Demystifying computational thinking for non-computer scientists