pedagogy developed by the Department of Electricaland Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy designed specifically toovercome the inherent challenges of teaching non-engineers to engineer.BackgroundThe Air Force is an organization implicitly dependent on technology. This dependence isbecoming even more prevalent as the tools needed to defend this great nation becomeincreasingly more high tech. To help prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the technologicalchallenges they may face, all cadets at the United States Air Force Academy are required to take Page 15.1181.3several core engineering courses, regardless of the cadet’s
MEEP is tointegrate design, manufacturing and business realities into the engineering curriculum. Theinitiative was supported by a Technology Reinvestment Program grant from the AdvancedResearch Projects Agency (ARPA). The key elements in this program were: a new practicebased curriculum in Product Realization; and the building of a new facility, the Learning Factory,to provide students with modern equipment for creating, designing, prototyping, producing and 1testing new products. The Learning Factory is the laboratory used by all of our senior designprojects courses.A board of industry advisors was formed to provide strategic guidance and student projects forthe senior design classes. In three
Paper ID #241472018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Assessing Student Assessment in a Flipped ClassroomProf. bryan james mealy, Cal Poly State University Bryan Mealy is an associate professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessing Student Assessment in a Flipped Classroom Bryan J. Mealy California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractOne of the many advantages of a flipped classroom is that it provides more time for instructors
solutionsIntroduction Service learning is the practice of incorporating real-world applications into instruction withthe express goal of contributing to community development initiatives. Universities have begunto include service learning as a pedagogy within a variety of courses; these high-impact learningexperiences allow students to work directly with nonprofit organizations, putting theory intopractice (Hurwitz et al. 2014). University educators from a variety of fields have documented thepositive impact of service learning on student growth, but few articles describe the underlyingdesign models used to support innovation and student development within the classroom (Chenget al. 2016). This article outlines the theoretical framework for and preliminary
attitudes(based on feedback), seem to indicate that the format changes implemented in this course havehad a positive effect overall. It was difficult to assess the effect of clickers alone because datawas available for only one semester (Fall 2005). However, based on course history from Fall2001 to Spring 2005, the raw class average remained relatively constant without the addition ofclickers, while a 3.9% increase in the Fall 2005 semester indicates a slight improvement instudent performance with the use of this technology. The reorganization of the laboratorystructure seems to have led to a significant change in material retention and student attitudes,with an 11.5% increase in the raw class average over the course of two semesters
. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a
the network infrastructure such as server and networkswitch, web camera, workstation, data acquisition and lab devices. The software componentprovides web interface for user to conduct the virtual and remote experiments, experimentmanagement, and experiment data management etc. Development tools are software packageswhich are used to develop the software component for the VR-Lab framework. To achieve thecross browser compatibility and zero plug-in installation, the Web 2.0 technologies are used. ADigital Signal Processing (DSP) remote laboratory has been implemented in the framework. Auser friendly web interface has design to conduct the remote DSP experiments in any webbrowser without any plug-in installation.IntroductionOnline education has
inovercoming barriers to success, and (2) be used to identify other CC students that might succeedin Lipscomb University’s engineering program.Background on Grit Index: Angela Duckworth, along with her team at the University ofPennsylvania, developed a series of questions to help define a person’s perseverance and passionfor long-term goals.[8] This evaluation instrument is known as the Grit Index. It has been usedby the U.S. Navy Seals and other highly competitive organizations.[9] Duckworth received theMcArthur Foundation “Genius” Award in 2013 for Transforming our understanding of the rolesthat grit and self-control play in educational achievement. The Fisk-Vanderbilt Ph.D. Bridgeprogram has shown the Grit index to be 90% accurate in determining
department will continue to survey GTAs and instructors. Inaddition, we plan to collect feedback from GTAs about specific elements of the modifiedtraining, as well as ask continuing GTAs to reflect on how their training needs have evolved asthey have gained experience.References[1] S.E. DeChenne, L.G. Enochs, and M. Needham, “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistants Teaching Self-Efficacy,” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2012.[2] C. Deacon, A. Hajek & H. Schulz, “Graduate teaching assistants’ perceptions of teaching competencies required for work in undergraduate science labs,” International Journal of Science Education, Aug. 2017.[3] Y. Cho
technology knowledge since 2011. His other research interests include nonlinear optimization, financial engineering, facility alloca- tion problem, vehicle routing problem, solar energy systems, machine learning, system design, network analysis, inventory systems, and Riemannian geometry.Miss Hazal Ceyhan, Ankara University PhD student at Departments of Mathematics, Ankara University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 University Students Ability to Interconnect the Calculus Concepts & Function Graphing Emre Tokgöz1 and Hazal Ceyhan2 Emre.Tokgoz@qu.edu and hazallceyhan@gmail.com 1Industrial Engineering
, renewable energy, and the energy-water nexus.Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State UniversityEmily T. Creamer, The Ohio State UniversityMatthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 EmPOWERing a Sustainable Energy Future through Interconnected Curricular and Co-Curricular Pedagogies AbstractIn 2019, a National Research Traineeship (NRT) grant from the U.S. NationalScience Foundation seeded the establishment of a new model for graduateeducation at Ohio State University – a large, public, land-grant R-1 university inthe U.S. Midwest. This grant application involved faculty from eight differentcolleges within this university
already introducing gaming technology to support their learninginitiatives. Companies like IBM and Nokia are using gaming to test workers' knowledge of rulesand regulations. Pfizer has built a simulation of its drug-development process that is used to trainnew recruits. PricewaterhouseCoopers has created an elaborate simulation to teach noviceauditors about financial derivatives. And of course, pilots have been trained using flightsimulators for years, and simulators are now used by soldiers and surgeons too.”10Similarly, faculty members face the option of changing their entire course structure to fit thestudent or changing the student. In terms of optimum learning we should aim to resonate withstudents, but in terms of poor work/study habits we
interdisciplinary student projectdesign.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to thank Dr. Charles Perry, Professor and Russell Chair of Manufacturingat MTSU, for supporting the robotic competition.References1 Mehrubeoglu, Mehrube. "A Lego Robot Project Using Concept Maps and Peer-LedTeams for a Freshman Course in Engineering and Engineering Technology." American Societyfor Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2009.2 Rex H. Wong and Sheng-Jen “Tony” Hsieh. “MAKER: An Entry-Level Robotic SystemDesign Project for Undergraduates and K12.” American Society for Engineering Educationannual conference & Exposition. New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 20163 Korpela, C. M., and W. J. Adams. "Robotics in multidiscipline
positive.Reference1. Clark, W. and DiBiasio, D. (2007). Computer simulation of laboratory experiments for enhanced learning. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27.2. Chapra, S. and Canale, R., 2014, Numerical methods for engineers, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.3. Richard G Budynas and J Keith Nisbett, 2015, Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.4. Moazed, A.R., Roberts, R., Le, X. and Duva A., 2010, Teaching finite element analysis in undergraduate technology curriculum. ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, May 7-85. Brown, A., Rencis, J.J., Jensen, D., et al, (2008). Finite element learning modules for
Maryland at College Park, USA ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A MATLAB Toolkit to Generate and Visualize Thermodynamic Property Data in Undergraduate Thermodynamics Courses A. Umit Coskun and Kai-tak Wan Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department Northeastern University Boston, MA, USA. In many undergraduate engineering thermodynamics courses, applications of the 1st and2nd laws of thermodynamics involve solid-liquid-vapor phase diagrams of water and refrigerantssuch as R134a, as well as thermodynamic properties of states spanning different phases. Virtuallyall exercises require
of 100 students. Relative tostudents taught in traditional classes, SCALE-UP students are better problem solvers,achieve nearly four times the gain on certain conceptual tests, have better attitudes towardscience, and report greater satisfaction with their instruction. Retention rates for femalesare twice those in regular classes. Technology is used to provide a phenomenologicalfocus for students, allowing data collection, analysis, mathematical modeling, andadvanced simulations. As student attention is drawn into analyzing different physicalsituations, teachers circulate around the room and engage students in Socratic dialogs.Lecturing is minimal, primarily for motivation and to provide an overview of topics. Useof WebAssign, a web-based
data sources?JH: I think these are gargantuan questions that this short piece can touch on but (obviously) notresolve. In my perspective, we are offering a different stance that involves a shift in normativethinking of engineering ethics. But we need a little more context to describe what that normtends to be. I think a brief return to Layton [4] can be helpful here, as well as how that connectswith contemporary codes, as well as how that connects with two more prominent moral theoriesutilized in engineering education (i.e., deontology and utilitarianism).Layton documented myriad incongruities across engineering societies amidst their emergenceand, often, within engineering societies. His work points out one important factor for us toconsider
SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Cheating and Chegg: a RetrospectiveAbstractIn the spring of 2020, universities across America, and the world, abruptly transitioned to onlinelearning. The online transition required faculty to find novel ways to administer assessments andin some cases, for
of Phi Kappa Phi.Paul Curtis, Northern Illinois UniversityAndrew Barendregt, Northern Illinois UniversityAnthony Surillo , Northern Illinois University Page 14.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design and Implementation of A Sun Tracking Solar Power SystemABSTRACTA senior design project is an integral part of the undergraduate engineering technologydegree program requirements at a four-year engineering technology institution. Allstudents are required to complete a two-semester long (4 credit hours) senior designproject. Three electrical engineering technology undergraduate students formed a seniordesign project
scaffolding to assist students in developing mature learning skills based inmetacognitive strategies. There is room on the back of the quiz paper to add some reflectivequestions, and the instructors are in the process of shaping that scaffolding for the 2025-26 year.References[1] P. Black and D. Wiliam, “Assessment and Classroom Learning,” Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, vol 5, pp. 7-74, 1998.[2] F. Molin, C. Haelermans, S. Cabus, and W. Groot, “The Effect of Feedback on Metacognition – A Randomized Experiment Using Polling Technology,” Computers & Education, vol 152, Article 103885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103885.[3] S. Y. McGuire, Teach Students How to Learn. New York, NY: Routledge, 2015.[4] P
the learning process. Most importantly, the student is providedthe time necessary to digest the material before class, unlike a conventional classroom.Some authors have reported their early efforts to flip engineering classrooms [16], [17], [18], butthis instructional model gained popularity in more recent years, and methods have beendescribed in the literature [15], [19], [20], [21]. However, many of these methods vary betweenstudies. It is important to standardize methods and establish fundamentals for successfulimplementation. Generally, flipped classroom models make effective use of time, technology,and accommodate various learning styles [16], [22], [23]. They also help students become self-directed learners [11], [22], foster
Education, 2006 Engineering Management in a Competitive Global EnvironmentAbstractThe world around us is changing. The beginning of the twenty-first century is a period of rapidtransition in which the pace of this transformation continues to accelerate. New organizations,technologies, and products are materializing at an escalating rate. Those organizations unable tokeep up and successfully compete will quickly fade away. The shifting dynamics of trade andbusiness continually reflects the increasingly competitive nature of the global marketplace.Organizations along with their managers must adopt and adapt new methods in order to survivewith these sweeping transitions. Together these changes have created an entirely new paradigmfor global
baccalaureates in Science andEngineering (S&E) attend a community college at some point in their education” [2]. Theybelieve that our young men and women, 18-24, across the United States can contribute tofinding scientific and technological solutions to societal challenges. They suggest that “Wecan enlist them to combat diseases and addictions, to find alternative energy solutions, tocreate new materials for new industries, or to address the scientific and technologicalchallenges of, for example, urbanization, healthcare, security, privacy, resource scarcity,and climate change” [2]. They believe that these students will rise to, and even exceed,our expectations if we imagine research differently: early, often, and universal. And theyhope that
last 4 milliseconds of the day.“To overcome today’s environmental problems we will need both understanding andmoral fortitude to compensate for our genetically endowed predilection for short-termgain” i. The understanding that is needed is in part technological, in part economic, and inpart an understanding of the human condition. Engineers must play a pivotal role in thesolution of these problems – just as they did in their creation. However, for engineers toplay this role, a major paradigm shift is needed. In the words of Albert Einstein, “Theworld we have created has problems that cannot be solved thinking the way we used tothink when we created them”. Unfortunately, notwithstanding new ABET criteria,engineering programs rarely, if ever
AC 2009-1609: A DESKTOP EXPERIMENT MODULE: HEAT TRANSFERAdrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Adrienne Minerick is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Technological University. Since joining MSU, Dr. Minerick has taught the graduate Chemical Engineering Math, Process Controls, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Freshman Seminar, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and is the faculty advisor for MSU’s
was named a top 5% teacher in the Fulton Schools of Engineering for 2009-2010. She received the 2009 WEPAN Engineering Educator Award, the 2006 ASEE Minorities Award, the 2005 SHPE Educator of the Year, and the National Engineering Award in 2003. The National Engineering Award is the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002, Dr. Anderson-Rowland was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. She has over 180 publications primarily in the areas of recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minority engineering and computer science students. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the
, particularly theunderrepresented groups to better prepare them for the competitive real world.Keywords: Front-End Planning, Sustainable Infrastructure, Infrastructure Education, Minority,Professional DevelopmentIntroduction and BackgroundInfrastructure construction projects often use unsustainable materials leading to variousenvironmental challenges to the built environment and the surrounding community, thuscontributing to the causes of global warming and climate change. Sustainable constructionfocuses on addressing these challenges and works towards alleviating the associatedenvironmental impacts as well as providing human comfort and quality. Sustainable designimproves the built environment’s performance through balancing the environmental, social
mindset and gain CRTcompetencies to be inclusive, culturally responsive, and effective educators such that all of theirstudents engage in STEM learning.Culturally Responsive Teaching Competencies spiraled through the TPP curriculumEight (8) CRT competencies identified byNew America (Figure 1) [6] are used as aguide and reflection tool for our TPP, andthey are as follows:• Reflect on One’s Cultural Lens• Recognize and Redress Bias in the System• Draw on students’ culture to share curriculum and instruction• Bring Real-world Issues into the Classroom• Model High Expectations for All Students• Promote Respect for Students Differences• Collaborate with Families and the Local Community• Communicate in Linguistically and Figure 1
years active duty and 32 years in reserves) Page 26.943.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Incorporating SCADA Modules into Introductory Programmable Logic Controller CurriculumIntroductionThis paper will present some of the challenges of developing SCADA(Supervisory Control andData Acquisition) curriculum for a community college Programmable Logic Controller course.It will discuss the research of industrial products and choices made to provide an inexpensivesolution to offer training on this complex technology. It will also show some of the simple buteffective
of Sciences, 111(23), 8410–8415."Indicator 24: STEM Degrees." Indicator 24: STEM Degrees- Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups. National Center for Education Statistics, Aug. 2016. Web. 26 Jan. 2017. .Moore, J. (2005). Undergraduate mathematics achievement in the emerging ethnic engineers programme. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 36(5), 529-537.Norton, P., Bridges, W., & High, K. (2017). Impact of Course Policy Changes on Calculus I DFW Rates. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research (In review).Olson, S., & Riordan, D. G. (2012). Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees