disciplines likeComputer Science, Mechanical and Electrical and Computer Engineering, where they combinedhardware design and software development of robotic systems and behaviors through labassignments and a final project. They used the VEX lego platform as well as Robot kits developedby the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics were purchased (www.kipr.org). Radlak et al. 17integrated a robotic arm with computer vision techniques to create a project-based learningenvironment. Mobile robotic platforms and robotic arms are the two most common robotplatforms for robotics education. In our setting, we used the Turtlebot3 as the mobile robotplatform and the Kinova Gen3 lite as the robotic arm platform. They both have comprehensivepackages developed on
licensing. Even if there areno problems with using the development tools, a Web-based testing system could complement thetools by providing more comprehensive feedback and possibly unique displays of the code’sbehavior.Bibliography1. See http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~linder/Courses/EE4713/labs/ (use social security number 111223333 to experi-ment with the assignments).2. A. Yoshikawa, M. Shintani, and Y. Ohba, “Intelligent Tutoring System for Electric Circuit Exercising,” IEEETransactions on Education, vol. 35, pp. 222-225, August 1992.3. E. Kashy et al., “CAPA—An integrated computer-assisted personalized assignment system,” American Journal ofPhysics, vol. 61, pp. 1124-1130, December 1993.4. B. Oakley, “A Virtual Classroom Approach to Teaching
finding an activity that challenges all butdoes not overwhelm the weakest students. However, that concern is applicable only to class-level or course-level competitions.Intercollegiate competitions are not generated by an individual instructor/course director.Beyond this obvious difference, there are many other differences that the casual observer couldidentify, which make inferring greater learning-value seem plausible. Fortunately there is amodest body of evaluative work on the intercollegiate competition approach.Cooley et al.[6], evaluated a West Virginia University (WVU) capstone project in electricalengineering, where rather than a typical project, the students chose their work with the specificintent to enter it into an intercollegiate
) Statics, 3) Construction materials/Mechanics of Materials, 4)Construction Safety/Safety Engineering, 5) Construction Estimating, 6) ConstructionScheduling, 7) Mechanical Systems, 8) Electrical Systems, 9) Engineering Graphics, 10) VirtualDesign/Construction, 11) Engineering Economics, 12) Contracts and Specs/Legal Aspects, 13)Project Management, 14) Construction Means and Methods, 15) Heavy Civil Construction, 16)Temporary Structures/Construction, 17) Surveying, 18) Geotechnical Engineering/SoilMechanics, 19) Structural Engineering/Design, 20) Concrete Design, 21) Steel Design, and 22)Senior Design/Capstone.After identifying the courses for which they have experience teaching, the faculty were asked toidentify the frequency with which they update
) subsequentincreases in the activation dimensions. The framework is based on the premise that dispositions,skills, and knowledge are malleable, so opportunities to engage in authentic engineering mayinfluence students’ future actions related to engineering.MethodsContext and participants.This pilot study was situated within the context of an engineering summer camp for high schoolstudents in the South-Central U.S. Students entering grades 9 and 10 attended a five-day campwith topics related to electrical, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering, as well ascomputer science. The camp activities maintained a focus on hands-on learning opportunitiesand small group projects. For example, the students created a robot that had to complete anobstacle course
Paper ID #26842Comprehensive Exam Variations and Experiences of Doctoral Candidates inEngineeringMiss Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto Bahar Memarian is a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering and the Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education at University of Toronto, Canada. Her primary research interests are in Human Factors and Systems Engineering, specifically their application in Education (e.g. learning outcomes assessment, engineering problem solving). Before that, she completed her MASc. (2015) and BASc. (2012) in Electrical Engineering from University of Toronto.Ms. Sasha Gollish, University of
step towards the development of a repeatable and reliable experimental instrumentfor use in academic research and engineering classrooms.The research presented in this paper is a continuation of a NSF funded project to evaluate theimpacts of teaching functional modelling in an engineering design curriculum [4]. During theinitial phases of the project, students in engineering design courses were given a series ofexperimental instruments or homework assignments to assess their ability to recognize productfunctionality, interpret and understand customer needs, and to explain or decompose a complexsystem. Students in prior studies had either previously learned functional modeling [3] or weretaught functional modeling as an intervention between
encouragemore personalized approaches when assisting students and meeting their needs. Guanes et al.have previously described the role of faculty in students’ empathy development, and expressedthat merely including empathy in the curricula is insufficient [66]. Instead, it is critical foreducators to learn the principles of empathy themselves, and to reflect on how it could beintegrated into the curriculum. One means for doing so suggested was including stakeholders ingrading of projects or rubric development, and/or establishing assessments along with students.Likewise, Mitchell and Light (2018) described how the requirements of deliverable rubrics couldbe continually assessed ensure alignment with stakeholders preferences and needs, asproof-of
Paper ID #19970Rethinking Engineering Pathways: An Exploration of the Diverse K-12 SchoolExperiences of Six Black Engineering UndergraduatesDr. Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003, after which he was hired by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where he worked on nanotechnology. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the National Academies where he conducted research on methods of increasing the number of women in engineering. After a brief stint
components. As well, design-based projects in development engineering mustconsider cultural settings that are different from those of the engineers providing the design. Thedesign frequently will require a strong attention to the use of technologies and techniques that areeasy to learn and maintain, inexpensive, and allow for minimal use of centralized infrastructuresuch as roads, electricity, internet, communications, or modern supply chains.Running parallel to DE is the trend in higher education for service-learning (SL), one manifestationof experiential education. SL has been defined as, “a form of experiential education in whichstudents engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structuredopportunities for
international colleagues. He has a broad background in mechanical and electrical engineering, and physiology with specific training and expertise. His work includes mod- eling the cardiovascular system, ventricular assist devices, cardiac physiology, instrumentation systems and leadless cardiac pacing. He help developed and was the inaugural director of a project-based-learning engineering curriculum. He is now involved in discovery-based-learning on multi-disciplinary teams.Mr. Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and he teaches in the Itasca Community College engineering program in Grand Rapids, MN. He was instrumental in
Engineering, and Engineering Management. Civil and Mechanical Engineering students normally take Introduction to Engineering inthe first semester of their first year. Electrical Engineering majors usually take a differentintroductory course, except during the Fall 2017 semester, when all three engineering majorswere combined due to a sabbatical. The course includes two days of lecture per week with ahands-on lab on the third class meeting of the week. The engineering majors are combined intointerdisciplinary teams on lab day to complete a project creating a fully operational windmill.Background: library involvement with mindfulness and engineering students An assortment of mindfulness and sustainability initiatives began at the library
Paper ID #5769Alternate Pathways to Careers in Computing: Recruiting and Retaining WomenStudentsDr. Shaundra Bryant Daily, Clemson University Shaundra Daily is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Clemson University. She received her doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where her doctoral work involved designing and implementing technology-infused collaborative learning environments. Prior to her doctoral studies, she received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Florida State University College of Engineering as well as a
engineering design work, similar to what they would experience in industry.Aside from taking an engineering challenge from design to fruition, the students also gainimportant skills- presentation, technical writing, and business skills that are not taught throughoutthe traditional engineering curriculum.51The goal of senior capstone design is to prepare students with these skills, as well ascommunication, team work, and project management skills through a team based designexperience.52 For most students enrolled in an engineering program in the U.S., senior capstonedesign courses are mandatory for graduation as they are a requirement by various accreditationbodies, such as ABET.53 This course allows students to use their knowledge and skills
representation in characters and preparing ethicsassessments as role playing exercises that put students in the shoes of the protagonist rather thanasking them to critique another’s actions.IntroductionGender assumptions, gender stereotypes, gender schemas, gender bias, implicit association, andunconscious gender attribution are not new subjects; however, there is little discussion of them inengineering education literature [1]. While engineering education literature is replete with effortsto improve women’s representation in the classroom and in the profession, there is much to bedone to create a more welcoming environment for trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC)students, as Haverkamp et al. emphasize in their call to action [1]. Brielle Harbin [2
decreasingly supportiveof innovation and creative thinking over their four years, and that the “originality and flexibilityof ideas generated” by the students also decreased across the curriculum [17]. Genco et al. [18]also observed that seniors were less innovative than first-year students in completing a design task.Seymour and Hewitt noted the lack of practical application of material as among the reasonsstudents leave STEM [19]. Thus, it appears that many engineering programs could devote greaterattention to fostering creativity among students.A number individuals have encouraged greaterintegration of innovation and creativity into civil engineering education [11, 20-23]. For example,Arciszewski [24] notes: Reconnecting civil engineering with
Paper ID #29757Work-in-Progress: Novel Ethnographic Approaches for InvestigatingEngineering PracticeProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabo- ratory (GEEC) research group, and received an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michi- gan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D
Instruction in HSIs: Specific Instructional Strategies that Work, thatcreated an uptick in resource views.4. Resource Types and UsageThe resource library includes webinar recordings, peer-reviewed publications, videos,presentations, and success stories covering topics such as: ● How to develop competitive ATE proposals at your HSI ● Professional development to improve Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity ● Curriculum enhancement and development to improve Latinx student success ● Data, Theories, and Research Models to inform your ATE research project ● Professional development for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Inclusion ● Examples of technician training modules in SpanishFour categories of HSI-relevant resources were initially
students to STEMconcepts with the hope that they take to continue down a STEM career path once the programends. Cocolios et al. observed how a nuclear power company started a program in which theyinvited students to the power plants and taught them basic concepts pertaining to nuclear physicsand other STEM concepts. The project concluded with students designing and building their ownprototype of a nuclear waste removal robot with Lego Mindstorms. “From October 2015 toFebruary 2016 the workshop was delivered six times, to a total of 120 pupils. Feedback wasextremely positive, with several schools requesting return visits for other classes or year groups.”9 The program itself was successful, but the effectiveness of this, and programs like it, to
team project for thesemester required students to engage with the global problem of “food deserts.” Studentsresearched the concept of food deserts, how various plants are grown, and other related topics,devising a solution to some aspect of this problem. All student groups opted to pursue a “gardenin a box” project to be used within an urban apartment setting. Students were required to apply(and, if necessary, acquire) technical knowledge related to hydrology, electrical engineering, andother disciplines, as well as knowledge about physics, chemistry, plant yields and growingconditions, the nutritional needs of a typical family, and an understanding of the context in whichsuch a box garden would be placed. This course was co-taught by two
students as a step in the right direction. Nonetheless, there wassignificant inconsistency between the community engagement and contributions mentioned inthe mission statements and the research conducted in the corresponding programs. Somedepartments explicitly mention serving the community in their missions: "Serving the citizens of Virginia, the nation, and the world by developing and transferring electrical and computer engineering knowledge that will improve the quality of people's lives." -- Electrical and Computer EngineeringYet, their research pages take a competitive approach to displaying their projects that do notalign with serving the community. They highlight cutting-edge research, military contributions,and
of 94 employers by theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte found that the number one desired skill for newengineering graduates was an ability to work effectively in teams.An increasing number of projects are cross-disciplinary. Communication is further complicatedby multiple time zones, cultures, and sometimes even languages. Idrus et al. believe that theability to communicate in English is an essential skill for engineering graduates [20]. Engineersmust learn to work in teams; however, they do not get a lot of practice doing that asundergraduates, except for labs and capstone projects. Part of the reason for this is that manyengineering courses are theory-based where problems have a single correct answer, with facultytrying to assess
in existing engineering courses. Findings from these studies can provide insights forinstructional designers and curriculum developers on evidence-based tools that can assistinstructors to teach about HCD and can facilitate students’ understanding of HCD and its role inengineering, and development of skills associated with HCD mindsets and are directly connectedto the ABET students’ outcomes.The Purpose of the Current Study This Work-In-Progress study describes and evaluates the design and integration of HCDmodules into an existing Introduction to Electronics course. The engineering course introducedstudents to selected fundamental concepts and principles in electrical and computer engineeringthrough virtual lectures and laboratory
Kee Wook Lee is a senior student at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, majored in electrical engi- neering.Dr. David B Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette David B. Nelson is Associate Director of the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D in World History from the University of California, Irvine in 2008. David has been involved in many educational research projects at Purdue, including published worked in the programming education, student engagement and academic performance in dynamics engineering courses, and educational modalities in engineering, technology and economics.Dr. Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Yung-Hsiang Lu is an associate professor in the School
Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general
for engineers who could think morebroadly, research was enacted that explored how engineers approach their work and carry outdesign projects, with the idea that educational change should be driven by solid research.Kilgore et al.19 found that first-year engineering students, when asked to work a design task,considered contextual factors that were aligned with their current knowledge, and were lesslikely to leave their comfort zone. This is also aligned with Ahmed et al’s20, 21 work, that foundthat novice engineers were unlikely to ask relevant questions due to their limited experience,sticking to what they know. Ahmed et al. found that engineers were less inclined to followparticular design strategies, since they were unaware of their
mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University Michael Mauk is Assistant Professor in Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program.Regina Ruane Ph.D., Temple University
developed Engineering Everywhere (EE) formiddle school-level after school programs. There is also a program for high school engineering,Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Engineering, which provides detailed curricula for whole coursesin several engineering fields and topics. However, these curricula do not meet the needs of all teachers. The EiE and EE units, forexample, are lengthy and difficult to implement into science classrooms when teachers arerequired to focus on a great deal of content. The use of the PLTW Engineering curriculumrequires a school to create a stand-alone course. In addition, a full curriculum can be restrictivein terms of wide spread adoption because it may or may not align with standards used in aspecific state or the
; Exposition, Montréal, QC, June 16-19 2002.MURAT TANYELMurat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Dordt College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses.Prior to teaching at Dordt College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Drexel University where he worked for the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professorat the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovative introductoryengineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bo_aziçi University,Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in
-Salgado et al., “Stress, fear, and anxiety among construction workers: a systematic review,” Front. Public Health, vol. 11, 2023, Accessed: Jan. 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1226914[11] A. A. Abdallah, M. E. Shaawat, and A. S. Almohassen, “Causes of miscommunication leading to project delays and low work quality in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia,” Ain Shams Eng. J., vol. 15, no. 3, p. 102447, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.asej.2023.102447.[12] “Communication is the key to AEC firms’ mental health programs and training,” Building Design + Construction. Accessed: Jan. 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/communication-key-aec-firms-mental-health