265The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Laser Targeting System founded by Edwards Air Force Baseenticed a team of interdisciplinary mechanical, computer and electrical engineering faculty andstudents at CSU, Fresno. The main objective in this project was to enhance electrical, computerand mechanical engineering students’ technical as well as soft skills through a comprehensiveteamwork experience. Under the supervision of four professors from electrical, computer andmechanical engineering, an interdisciplinary team of over 15 students engaged in the design andtesting of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).In a team environment, the students had a team leader with task specific members whoperformed the specified tasks and reported to the team leader and the
AC 2012-5232: EXPLORING IF AND HOW KNOWLEDGE OF A HU-MANITARIAN DISASTER AFFECTS STUDENT DESIGN THINKINGRyan C. Campbell, University of Washington Ryan Campbell is pursuing his doctorate through the University of Washington Graduate School’s inter- disciplinary Individual PhD (IPhD) program, in which he combines faculty expertise in the College of Engineering and the College of Education to create a degree program in the emerging field of engineering education. Campbell earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea, and his B.S. in engineering science from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo. Camp- bell’s research interests include engineering education, ethics
years. Awards: Alan is the recipient of the Hope of America award (1987), and the Eagle Scout award (1993). Personal: Alan lives in the Salt Lake Valley, is married, and has six children.Dr. Nick Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai is an ASEE Fellow. He has been an ASEE officer and member for the past 30 years. He has been the six-time elected as the Program Chair of the ASEE International Division for approximately the past 15 years. Three times as the Program Chair for the Graduate Studies Division of ASEE. Nick has had a major role in development and expansion of the ID division. Under his term as the International Division Program Chair the international division expanded, broadened in topics
Indiana. Matt is very active with respect to experimentation in the classroom. He greatly enjoys problem-based learning and challenge-based instruction. Matt is the 2018 recipient of the American Concrete Institute’s Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. He was awarded Teacher of the Year for the Illinois Indiana section of ASEE in 2017. Also, he was awarded the Daniel V. Terrell Outstanding Paper Award from ASCE. Matt is highly active in ASEE, currently serving as the ASEE CE Division’s Freshman Director. In 2014, Matt received the ASEE CE Division Gerald R. Seeley Award for a paper highlighting a portion of his work regarding the development of a Master’s Degree at Rose-Hulman.Kyle Kershaw (Associate Professor
Paper ID #28390Minority Status and Belonging: Engineering Math as a Vehicle to BuildCommunityDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She recently became the director for the Engineering Plus program, which offers a design-focused, flexible Bachelor’s degree. Professor Bielefeldt was for- merly the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and
AC 2007-777: GK-12 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP FOR SCIENCE AND MATHTEACHERSJed Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is engaging learners of all ages in the processes of inquiry and discovery through active engagement and problem-situation learning.Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina Veronica Addison in a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina and a former GK-12 Fellow. Her research and teaching interest include sustainability, the built environment and energy and environmental
English do not have the Englishlanguage communication abilities (and corresponding TOEFL scores) required by the institutionto which they have applied. In such cases students are sometimes required to enroll in intensivelanguage courses to prepare them for eventual admission to the university. The focus of anIntensive English Program (IEP) is to increase student proficiency in English speaking, reading,and writing, and ultimately, to help the student develop the communication skills (and TOEFLscore) required for matriculation at the university as a degree-seeking student. IEPs are generallyadministered by the university that students wish to enroll in following their intensive Englishstudies. Coursework taken by students during their time in IEP
Student Learning and Perceptions in a Strength of Materials CourseAbstractIn recent years, web-based learning systems have become more available for inclusion inengineering and technology courses. The purposes of these learning systems can vary, but theyare often promoted as enabling and enhancing student learning inside and outside of theclassroom, as well as helping reduce faculty time devoted to labor-intensive tasks such asgrading homework. Although research has been performed to investigate the effectiveness ofsome of these systems, there is a continuing need to evaluate their effects on student learning andperceptions. The study discussed in this paper explores the impact of one of these learningsystems, Mastering
aninternational survey that included faculties, engineering students, and industrial leaders in aneffort to define the key attributes that best characterize the global engineer and itscompetencies. A sample of the list provided by Chan and Fishbein [5] contains the following: • superior communication skills and understanding across different cultures and languages; • a facility for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork; • a well-developed sense of social responsibility and ethics, with due consideration in his/her personal and professional activities; • being entrepreneurial; and • an ability to deal with complexity and systems thinking. As it stands out, communication skills, international
Paper ID #16436Visual and Intuitive Approach to Explaining Digitized ControllersDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Raviv is a Professor of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. In December 2009 he was named Assistant Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. With more than 25 years of combined experience in the high-tech industry, government and academia Dr. Raviv developed fundamentally different approaches to ”out-of-the-box” thinking and a breakthrough methodology known as ”Eight Keys to Innovation.” He has been sharing his contributions with
is interested in valuing the messiness of learning and fostering equitable and inclusive educational environments.Prof. Noah D Finkelstein, University Colorado Boulder Noah Finkelstein is a Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder and conducts research is in physics education, specifically studying the conditions that support students’ interests and abilities in physics - developing models of context. In parallel, he conducts research on how educational transfor- mations get taken up, spread, and sustained. He is a PI in the Physics Education Research (PER) group and a co-director of CU’s Center for STEM Learning. He co-directs the national Network of STEM Education Centers, is building the STEM
Paper ID #28931Student Sense of Community Through an Introductory Computer Program-mingCourse SequenceDr. Laura K Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer and Research Investigator at the University of Michigan. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students’ performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based curricula improvements.Dr. Amir Kamil, University of MichiganDr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan awdeorio@umich.edu contact Andrew DeOrio is a teaching faculty member at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web and machine learning projects
dropout rates because of lack in studentsincentive and limited hands-on experience. The model is articulated with the 2008 ACM andIEEE Computer Society Guidelines for Engineering Information Technology, and enablesstudents to achieve multiple ABET program outcomes. Results of the implementation of thecomputer networks model in a minority serving institution are included. Index TermsComputer networks, computing disciplines, curriculum development, student learning outcomes,ABET.I. IntroductionComputer networks is an important area in the body of knowledge of multiple degree programs,such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, InformationEngineering, Software Engineering, and
within engineering.Language. It seems important to provide first some introduction to terminology for the ASEEcommunity. The term disability is commonly used to describe both the movement for disabilityrights and the critical lens of analysis developed in Disability Studies. A key concept inDisability Studies has been a critique of medicalized narratives of disability and the emergenceof new narratives that articulate the ways in which social structures and infrastructures createdisability, limiting access of people with impairments to any number of activities from socialinteraction to participation in engineering education. The use of the term as an identity label, asin “Disabled Person” or “People with Disabilities” is contested, as some do
Paper ID #7214User-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Product DesignDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Raviv is a Professor of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. In December 2009 he was named Assistant Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. With more than 25 years of combined experience in the high-tech industry, government and academia Dr. Raviv developed fundamentally different approaches to ”out-of-the-box” thinking and a breakthrough methodology known as ”Eight Keys to Innovation.” He has been sharing his contributions with profession
, Gulf Coast Center for Addressing Microplastic Pollution (GC-CAM), and the founding faculty advisor for the Society of Sustainable Engineering. He teaches a mixture of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Dr. Wu is a committee member for Transportation Research Board (TRB) AJE35 and AKM 90, a member of American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE), as well as an editorial member for Journal of Testing and Evaluation and International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. He serves panel member for several NCHRP and ACRP projects. He is also a registered professional engineer in Alabama and LEED
bridges for an individual match and teams have 30seconds to submit an answer. The questions are all related to structural engineering and thescores are tallied on a standalone computer with the iClicker Classic software [10].Report Guidelines and Scoring Process The project report submission and scoring process was very cumbersome. The guidelinesresulted in submissions with a very wide range of quality and formats and the scoring processwas very subjective depending on the judge. The first change was the report guidelines. A four-page fillable pdf was created. The first page asked for school name, team name, participants’names, and faculty advisor name. The second page provides space for teams to describe theirdesign process including, but
. Through playing many different puzzles, students were exposed todifferent techniques, goals, and styles of puzzles. Synthesizing these ideas, the students werebetter scaffolded for making more complex and unique puzzles. The puzzles created with thisproject act as a starting point in the ideation step for future projects.Tabletop Escape RoomWithin the board game industry, developers such as Kosmos, Asmodee, and Spin Master createdan escape room experience contained in a small box. These games allow a team of players tosolve a series of problems from the comfort of their home while providing an experience similarto traditional escape rooms. We converted this product to a project for first year engineeringstudents by syncing the requirements for
the standalone technical communication courses in the Departments ofChemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Texas at Austin [3]. Finally, rather than using a standalone course to teach writing,a number of engineering departments try to interweave the teaching of writing into a sequence ofengineering courses. Such a course sequence occurs with two upper-level laboratory courses inthe Mechanical Engineering Department of Virginia Tech [4]. However, with recent increases in engineering undergraduate enrollments [5], many suchcourses are stretched. Faculty are asked to teach greater loads, often without additional resources.One such example is Pennsylvania State University
AC 2011-32: FAMILIARIZING THE UNKNOWN: THREE UNUSUAL EN-GINEERING CASESMarilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was named an ASEE Fellow in 2008 and received the James H. McGraw Award in 2010
Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of New Mexico. His broad research interests include engineering education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics, and biomedicine. He is a recipient of UCSB’s Center for Con- trol, Dynamical Systems, and Computation Best PhD Thesis award and a UCI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Time Management and Self Efficacy in Different Learning
relating to technical competence in engineeringcommunities [12]. From longitudinal studies of engineering communities, Wilson et al. [12]found that there were 3 main requirements forhaving a sense of belonging to such I feel a sense of belonging to...communities: social comfort, perceiving some 100%technical competence, and relating to faculty. 80%Interestingly, the perceived technical 60%competence reason for belonging is not shown 40%in the course learning communities. The 20%social safety in the communities is likely high 0%enough to overcome the lower technical A B C A B C A B Ccompetence; while within the
their choice of major? [8]. They also took a similar approachBinghamton University has taken.While the motivation and types of information used in their choices is important, other studieshave also investigated the sources of the information. One study concluded that “Self-LedExploration of Engineering Disciplines” (SLE) is the single most important source ofinformation that students use in deciding on an engineering major [9]. Mohammadi-Aragh et al.surveyed a range of factors, including parents’ educational achievement, timing of the desire tostudy engineering, and current engineering major in order to develop a survey instrument thatcould be used by universities to collect information concerning the choice of engineering major[10]. Some other
students in fall 2021, and 28% of students received grades of below 70 in fall 2022 ascompared to 31% in fall 2021. For the Final exam, 57% of students received grades of over 80 infall 2022 as compared to 30% of students in fall 2021, and 20% of students received grades ofbelow 70 in fall 2022 as compared to 45% in fall 2021. Table 2 shows that for both in fall 2021and in fall 2022 much lower percentages of students received grades of over 80 and much higherpercentage of students received grades below 70 in the second exam as compared with otherexams. The problems in the second exam were related to heat transfer by conduction, whichrequired students’ skills developed in such courses covering integral calculus and ordinarydifferential equations
College of Engineering as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator where she plans and organizes outreach activities and camps for students in the Fargo-Moorhead area.Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University Stanley Ng received his BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California Irvine and MS in Biomedical Diagnostics from Arizona State University. He serves as faculty and director of engineering programs at Biola University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering and STEM Education at North Dakota State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Anonymous Online Peer Review for Innovation-Based LearningAbstractThis paper presents a
- ular emphasis on engineering identities and literacies among English Learners and bilingual students. Her research has been published in journals such as Theory into Practice, Action in Teacher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a faculty member at UTEP since 2008.Helena Mucino, University of Texas at El Paso Helena Muci˜no is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She holds a master’s degree in Musical Education Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently working as a Research Assistant for an
charges fromthe DER’s during peak generation times, and can be used when operating in islanded mode [1]Furthermore, microgrids can enhance local reliability, reduce feeder losses, provide reactive power andlocal voltage support, remove transmission and distribution bottlenecks, increase efficiency throughcombined heat and power (CHP), and provide uninterruptible power supply functions [2] [3]. The maingoal of the project is to develop microgrid control that delivers power in the event of line failures, thusincreasing reliability. The secondary goal is having the ability to island the critical from the non-criticalloads using a ZigBee wireless network. The “higher priority” loads are therefore supplied with no disruptions in the event of any
(PPI) and Adjusting Chemical PricesThe PPI “…measures average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output”and is calculated by systematic sampling of prices received for goods and services by producers (p.1).9 There are over 10,000 individual PPIs published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS) that cover almost all sectors of the U.S. economy.10 Additional information on the methodsused to develop the PPI and its use can be found in Chapter 14 – Producer Price Indexes in the BLSHandbook of Methods.9 Most of the PPIs for chemicals are general [e.g., Chemicals and AlliedProducts (WPU06)] or for a particular class of chemicals [Aromatics (WPU06140197)], whereas afew are quite specific [e.g., Sulfuric Acid
the internet and expect to use it to complete course requirements and/or generallyenrich their educational experience. Given this, we owe it to our students to develop content thatmakes effective use of technology with which they are comfortable. Further, we must provide itin a format that is interesting and applicable to them, and meet them – to some degree at least –in their “world”.Podcasts are audio-only presentations and have been used in courses at many colleges anduniversities for several years– the most well-recognized study was Duke University’s integrationin 2004 of podcasting across its campus10. Stanford University also completed a high-profilestudy of iPod use in the classroom11, professors at Bryn Mawr College have used podcasts