Service Learning on an International Scale: The Experiences of Tufts University Christopher W. Swan, Charline S. Han, and James F. Limbrunner Tufts UniversityAbstract There has been tremendous growth in the use of service learning in environmentalengineering, especially in experiences beyond the U.S. This growth has been fostered by groupssuch as Global Village Engineers and Engineers Without Borders who seek to help communitiesin developing nations have a “better way” of life. Tufts University, long recognized forproviding service to its host communities in Massachusetts, has also seen an increase in student-driven initiatives that are beyond U.S
require a well-rounded education and training opportunities in boththeoretical and applied aspects of engineering [3]. Whether this balanced training in boththeoretical and applied skills is currently provided by current U.S. engineering programs,however, is an open question. For example, there is broad criticism that the U.S. educational system does not equipgraduates with the necessary skills to support the manufacturing industry and that there is adisconnect between academic offerings and industry expectations [4,5,6]. This might beespecially exaggerated in multi-disciplinary areas like mechatronics. While most mechatronicsprograms provide students training in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, andcomputer science, one
Paper ID #35789The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferabilityDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively. American
low scores were achieved in that class on itemsrelated to ABET criteria b, c, and k. Since the student-centered objectives for the freshman-levelseminar do not include these particular criteria as goals, the low scores are expected and are notproblematic.To insure competency in the area of health and safety, Chemical Engineering students mustmaster selected material, such as the reading of MSDS sheets, as a requirement for passing thesenior-level unit operations laboratory where a health and safety competency test isadministered. In addition, a HAZOP competency test is given and must be passed in the senior-level design course. These tests are augmented by health and safety write-ups required in reportsfor the senior-level unit operations
, Michigan. His fields of specialization are nanoelectronic, microelectronic and optoelectronic devices and materials. Currently he is working in the areas of design and characterization of electronic and optoelectronic devices with emphasis on light absorption and emission, energy conversion and heat dissipation. Special attention in his research is now placed on simulation, design, and characterization of nanosensors, and quantum dot infrared photodetectors and solar cells. He has more than 230 publications in refereed journals, fourteen patents, four monographs and five textbooks. He obtained his Doctor of Science degree in 1987 from the Institute of Semiconductors of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kiev, Ukraine.Prof
-of-the-art telecommunications networks but also exhibit hands-on lab experience andskills with RF equipment and tools.To cater to these changing industrial needs, it is imperative that a wirelessengineering course be incorporated in the Electrical Engineering curricula of allcolleges, technical institutes and universities.The course should include: 1.Core courses in wireless emphasizing wirelesscommunication systems, networks accompanied with wireless communicationlab. 2. It should be supported by hardware specialization in RF electronics, Digitalsignal processing. 3. The laboratory course must include design and developmentof various types of antennas and measurement and testing methods.The following case study deals with the design and
telecommunications fields.While students interested in communication networks typically have a computer science orengineering background. This divergence results in many challenges for the coeducation of suchprofessionals and students. We are discussing our approach in the design, development andimplementation of an undergraduate course, and the associate laboratory on smart grids. Projectchallenges include the selection of most appropriate course level, content and topics, textbooks,additional learning materials, laboratory experiments, inclusion or not an end-of-semesterproject, or field trips, etc. Two fundamental issues characterize smart grid education:multidisciplinary education and integrative nature of the smart grid solutions. 1
learning materials, 68% of these same respondents Page 5.128.4reported using the Web quite regularly, with 36% of the total group checking the Web asfrequently as once a week. Approximately 45% of the respondents also reported using the Webto learn more about teaching26. These preliminary data indicate that faculty use the Webprimarily to communicate with one another and find information, and they do so with regularity.The focus groups were designed to better understand the needs of science and mathematicsfaculty with regards to teaching, learning, and the formation of a digital library for the sciences,mathematics, engineering, and technical
1 Session XXXX Effects of Surface Treatment on Repair Methods for Trumpet Piston Valves Choong Lee1,2, Justin Cooper2, Matthew Carl1, and Marcus L. Young1 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 76203 2 Department of Music, Instrument Repair Shop, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 76203 AbstractThe piston valve of a trumpet experiences wear over time during its use, leading to poorperformance or failure of the valve. Various surface
engineering and technology.While the demand for highly-trained, multi-skilled technical employees continues to grow,enrollment and retention in technology programs has reached a low point, and the basicmathematical and communication skills of incoming students are steadily declining. Nationwide,the attrition rate in introductory technology courses is 50% or higher. The lack of basic skillsamong entering students is a serious issue of national importance. A 1990 survey conducted bythe Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences found that 724,000 two-year collegestudents across the United States were working at the developmental level, learning secondaryor even primary material.2 The vast majority of technology students are lacking basic
commercialization. His research interests include entrepreneurship education, the psychology of entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization. James is a national presenter on entrepreneurship education with refereed papers and presentations at conferences for the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. James earned a bachelor of industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a master of science in technology management from the University of Maryland University College, a master of business administration from the University of Michigan, and a
engineering world, math and basic sciences arefoundational to our courses. Herein lies our dilemma, how to make engineering fun while notsacrificing the technical truths. The University of Tulsa (UT) uses undergraduate research and competitions as their funelements. The undergraduate research program is very challenging academically, but from arecruiting perspective can be presented as very interesting, exciting and rewarding. The studentsare discovering new frontiers, helping humanity, and going somewhere no one else has gone.Some of the projects have been community service learning activities of mentoring and teachingunderprivileged youth. Some projects are sold as adventuresome, cutting edge technicalresearch. These projects are an
a possiblemeteorite impact site, have evolved into year-round research efforts. This paper will highlightthese and a few other significant research projects.Table 1 – SAC Undergraduate Research Projects (2010 – 2018)SAC Undergraduate Research Program EvolutionEarly Years (2010 – 2012)In 2010, our college collaborated with our local four-year public university to submit and jointlymanage a CIPAIR NASA grant to improve the engineering curricula at both institutions byhaving new or existing courses infused with NASA-related materials. The program was describedin a paper presented at the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference in San Antonio [1].The program was developed with two components. One was the standard internship in whichNASA accepted four
Barrier. International Journal of Environmental Science, 3, 62-67Minnesota State Equity 2030. (2019). Available at URL:https://www.minnstate.edu/Equity2030/index.html[2]. C. Variawa, S. McCahan, Computational Method for Identifying Inaccessible Vocabulary inEngineering Educational Materials. Proceedings of the American Society of EngineeringEducation, 10.18260/1-2—21095, 2012.[3]. C. Variawa,, S. McCahan, Identifying Discipline-Specific Vocabulary on EngineeringExams. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), 2012.Available URL: https://doi.org/10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4684[4]. D. A. Green, New Academics’ Perceptions of the Language of Teaching and Learning:Identifying and Overcoming Linguistic Barriers. International
Engineering ranging from student support programs, faculty bias awareness trainings, and inclusive cultural change. Prior to her work at Cal Poly, received a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio State University, where she was also very involved with social justice initiatives.Dr. Katherine Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Katherine C. Chen is the Executive Director of the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education and equity in education.Berizohar Padilla CerezoMaria Manzano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Paper ID #43017On the Challenges of Transferring Teaching Practices in Engineering Ethicsand an Asset-Based Approach to Developing Ethics InstructionBono Po-Jen Shih, Pennsylvania State University Bono Po-Jen Shih is an interdisciplinary scholar working in the intersection of philosophy, history, and sociology of engineering with an eye on contemporary engagement with engineering education and practice. His publications appear in Springer’s Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (PET) book series, the journal Techn´e: Research in Philosophy and Technology, and the Taiwanese Journal for Studies of Science, Technology and
it gives the student a betterunderstanding of the fundamentals of mechatronics. Then the student is able to observethroughout the remainder of their education where mechatronics can be implemented to give abetter design solution. The vertical integration of mechatronics also serves to prepare thestudents for the senior mechatronics course in so much that they obtain an appreciation andinterest in fundamentals presented later in the mechatronics course. Specifically, the projectallows the student to obtain hands on experience in an early stage of education and also exposesthem to microprocessors, sensors, and actuators.Method:Mechatronics material was incorporated as part of the ME 2024 sophomore design class lecture,and supported by various
Paper ID #42843Board 21: Work-In-Progress: The Influence of Digital and In-Person PedagogicalInterventions on Undergraduate Biomedical EngineersMs. Victoria Rose Garza, The University of Texas at San Antonio Victoria Garza is a first-year biomedical engineering doctoral student at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). She received her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biomedical sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Additionally, she is one of nine recipients of the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) fellowship at UTSA.Dr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas
RoboticsAbstractStudents’ achievement in design and hands-on laboratory experience are important part ofengineering education. To meet this requirement, the department of mechanical and industrialengineering offers design and manufacturing courses to engineering students at MercerUniversity School of Engineering (MUSE). In this paper, how the manufacturing laboratoryfacilities, and design/automation hardware and software available are effectively integrated toteach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), CAD/CAMintegration, dimensioning and tolerancing, and measurement and inspection with appropriatehands-on experiences to engineering students are presented and discussed. A Design (CAD),Fabrication (CAM), and Measurement (CMM) module, a
Florida in 2005. His current research program is focused on the imaging and spectroscopy of nanomaterials with applications in energy conversion devices and biophotonics. He is an NSF CAREER awardee, and current PI of an NSF REU site (2011-2013).Prof. Sudipta Seal Director: Advanced Materials Processing Analysis Center, NanoScience Technology Center Professor: Materials Science and Engineering, and College of Medicine University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fl Page 24.1226.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Influence of Student-Faculty Interactions on
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Deliberate Engagement of Laptops in Large Lecture Classes to Improve Attentiveness and EngagementAbstractThe value of in-class Internet technologies to student attentiveness, engagement, and learningremains both controversial and filled with promising potential. In this study, students were giventhe option to use LectureTools, an interactive suite of tools designed specifically for largerclasses. The availability of these tools dramatically changed the mechanics of the course as over90% of students attending lecture voluntarily brought their laptops to class. On one hand,surveys over multiple semesters show that students believe the availability of a laptop is
semester) being flipped.IntroductionWhile Engineers are pioneers in world’s technological advancement, engineering education isevolving (often slowly) to meet the latest findings in the science of learning. The methods bywhich engineering educators prepare future engineers to solve problems and communicatesolutions vary widely, but often fall back on the traditional lecture-based techniques which havedominated higher education for most of the 20th and 21st centuries. To engage students,fundamentals must be tied to engineering practice, through practice-oriented examples, andthrough relevant hands-on activities. Developing a practical engineering perspective throughrelevant engineering activities can help in building strong engineering fundamentals
Paper ID #33785An Introductory Course on the Design of IoT Edge Computing DevicesMr. Matthew McConnell, Case Western Reserve University Matthew McConnell has been a hardware design engineer building networked, embedded Linux devices primarily in the industrial Test and Measurement market for the past twenty years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics and a Masters of Science in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He currently collaborates with the Institute for Smart, Secure, and Connected Systems (ISSACS) to further IoT education and
experiencesprogress. Studies have shown that if a learning experience encompasses all four of thequadrants of the Kolb Cycle, that the experience is superior to one that does not cover all fourquadrants. Navigating the complete Kolb Learning Cycle improves student retention of thecomplex numerical procedure involved in FE analysis. During courses integrating FE learningmodules, students are introduced to FE theory within their traditional lectures. Professors coverbackground of the FE method, fundamental mathematics of FE, the topology of the various finiteelements, error analysis of FE results, and how to model engineering problems using thistechnique. Portions of Kolb’s cycle are interlaced with hands-on activities that begin stating theproposed problem in
Paper ID #37151A Study on the Effectiveness of using Integrated NonlinearStorytelling and Simulation-based Learning Game in anOperations Research CourseOmar Ashour (Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering) Dr. Omar Ashour is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College. Dr. Ashour received a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human
support forassembling participant notebooks, copying, etc.Ideally, each participant in the workshop would have their own dedicated classroom for thepreparation and presentation of their three practice classes. This would facilitate rehearsal duringclass preparation and the pre-positioning of materials in the classroom. The reality is that fewinstitutions can provide 24 classrooms, in a central location, for an entire week during a summersemester. At the Arkansas workshop classroom requirements were satisfied with 6 dedicatedclassrooms (one per mentor) seating at least 25, a large seminar room capable of seating 70, anda combination break/storage room. All of these facilities were centrally located on the groundfloor of the Bell Engineering Center
the course showed thatstudents could use distance-learning methods to enhance their learning on a university campus.Some of the benefits included instant access to all course material, quick feedback of homeworkand quizzes, and on-demand course lectures. The course has been taught one semester, and isbeing used at OU as the foundation for future engineering courses that can be delivered via theInternet. The course can also serve as a test bed for future use of electronically delivered coursesfor engineering students who cannot attend classes due to disabilities, schedule conflicts orgeographic distance. The paper also explores the methods used to develop the course and whatsoftware tools were used to implement the computer-based learning
. He has founded 2 starts ups and has 3 patents for water purification, removal of trash from storm water, and antibacterial liquid hand soap formula. He has a passion for teaching and mentoring students, aiming to help each student achieve their goalsDr. Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven Stephanie Gillespie is a lecturer at the University of New Haven in the Engineering and Applied Science Education department. She previously specialized in service learning while teaching at the Arizona State University in the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program. Her current teaching and research interests are in developing study skills and identity in first-year engineering students and improving
the teaching of ethical principles and practices might prove to be abeneficial adjunct to packaged ethical case studies.II. IntroductionInstructors and textbooks approach an introductory course in biomedical engineering in manydifferent ways. Some start with history and build a narrative. Some immediately jump to resistorsand capacitors, stress and strain, force and torque, etc., depending on the background of theinstructor and the focus of his/her department. And other foci exist. It is unknown if any useethics as the educational backbone to aid the students in understanding both the science andengineering behind biomedical engineering, but also to make the field come alive as a wonderfullife-long discipline in which they might want to
Modules in Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset based on Deployment at 25 Institutions AbstractIn this paper, we describe an innovative curricular model employed at the University of NewHaven to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. The entrepreneurialmindset in this model is characterized by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network(KEEN)’s 3C’s, which are curiosity, connections and creating value. The core of the model isthe integration of short, self-paced, e-learning modules into courses spanning all four years of allengineering and computer science programs. A flipped classroom instructional model is used tointegrate the modules into courses. We are in the