threeinstrumentation projects reported in this paper are a dc motor drive system, a liquid level controlsystem, and an environmental automation system. All three projects focused on instrumentationsystem development incorporating multiple sensors/actuators, GPIB-interfaced instrumentcontrol, data acquisition hardware, LabVIEW software, and implementation of hysteresis oron/off control scheme. These projects were carried out during the final four weeks of thesemester after eleven weeks of lecture/lab sessions. Success of the student project experiencewas assessed based on defined learning and teaching objectives.IntroductionThe ability to conduct and design experiments is rated as one of the most desirable technicalskills of engineering and engineering
2001. He holds professional engineering licenses in the states of Arizona and Illinois. He is currently working on a doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in higher education. His academic interests lie in the field of student-centered learning and teaching. He has been a primary instructor in a transdisciplinary course that incorporated engineering, construction, cultural anthropology, and emergency medicine in an immersive experiential setting that was aimed to prepare students for international development projects. Tingerthal is a member of Engineers without Borders, ASCE, AISC, and the Building Smart Alliance and advises the construction management student organization (CMO). He
and develop the capabilities required in the professional practice of engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Project-Based Learning and Industry Collaborations to Integrate Process Safety in an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering LaboratoryINTRODUCTIONProcess safety education is a key aspect of a chemical engineer’s training that focuses onidentifying hazards, managing risks, and preventing accidents [1]–[3]. The practice of laboratoryand process safety in engineering courses offers multiple educational benefits and opportunitiesto help the professional development of students[2], [4], [5]: (1) it introduces students to theapplication of their chemical engineering knowledge to
required e lective courses rose from50% to 80% over a four-year period. For this reason, DSP-oriented labs and senior designcourses have become very popular in recent years. A number of these courses focus onprogramming of DSP chips: typical examples are given in [2,3,4,5,6,7,8].This paper describes the implementation and assessment of a DSP-based laboratory course that istailored to the particular needs of students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In 1970,WPI developed a unique outcome-oriented, project-based engineering curriculum, referred tolocally as the WPI Plan [9]. The WPI Plan is distinguished by several features: · Courses are offered in four seven-week terms, identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. Students
Transforming Lives Building Global Communities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales through NSF funding as Co-PI. [Email: buzzanel@purdue.edu]Dr. William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William (Bill) Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program and Professor at Purdue University. He is one of the founding faculty members in the School of Engineering Education with courtesy appointments in Mechanical, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He has received numerous awards for his efforts at Purdue including being elected as a fellow of the Teaching Academy and listed in
Paper ID #5922Teachers in Industry: Measuring the Impact of a K-12 Teacher InternshipProgramBradley Bowen Ed.D, North Dakota State University Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at North Dakota State University. He has a duel appointment with the Teacher Education Department and the Department of Construction Management and Engineering. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and received a Master’s of Civil Engineering and an Ed.D. in Technology Education from N.C. State University. With five years of corporate engineering experience and six years of high school teaching, he specializes in developing and
gain exposure to each of the technical disciplines (structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, stability and control, and design) that are covered in the aerospace engineering curriculum and will be fluent in the basic terminology and fundamental equations for each discipline 3. Students will experience the engineering design process through several hands-on design-build- test activities 4. Students will begin building their identity as aerospace engineers by developing a sense of belonging to the [redacted for review] Aerospace Engineering community, gaining awareness of the types of opportunities available at [redacted for review] and in the wider industry, and becoming familiar with current events
my academic “pulse” comes simply and solelyfrom a heart of curiosity and desire for knowledge. In terms of identity development, Iexperienced the same curriculum as my peers but may have received them differently due to mydiffering motivations. It is with this background and initial sense of self that I approached the writing of thethree narratives that follow. Within each narrative there is analysis that comes from myimmediate processing of the experience. After each narrative, I provide further analysis whichhelps to connect the narratives and place them in the larger context of personal-professionalidentity alignment. At the end of the paper, I present a final analysis of how my experiencesmight be useful in thinking more broadly
universities and employers, including families, friends, andothers.While curricular and co-curricular activities contributed to the transition process of the threegraduates, they also constrained it. The curriculum content and approaches that the graduatesexperienced in their classes did not always facilitate the development of knowledge and skills thatthey could use during their transition. Both Martha and Milan believed that the linear, single-answerproblems that they had to solve in their classes did not prepare them to deal with complex, open-ended, multiple-solution technical problems in the workplace. Martha also reported having limitedopportunities to translate theory into practice in her classes and experienced a gap between theoryand practice
, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative de- sign methodologies and enhancement of engineering education. Dr Jensen has authored over 100 refereed papers and has been awarded over $4 million of research grants.Dr. Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy Lt Col Mike Anderson is Assistant Professor of Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy. He has been researching autonomous systems for twelve years, authoring several papers relevant to the field including design of terrestrial and aerial robots, energy efficiency and perching for small UAS, and flight control of
his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU
premotor cortex (known to be involved in themanagement of uncertainty, control of behavior, and self-reflection in decision making). Thenumber of solutions generated was also significant (p=0.032). Freshmen generated 5.6 solutionson average during the brainstorming activity while seniors developed 4.1. In many ways, thisinitial work serves as a proof of concept in using neuroimaging to study the processes involvedin engineering design. Through a better understanding of these processes, we can begin toexplore specific elements of the engineering curriculum that may contribute to student ability tomanage complexity inherent in engineering design problems. We hope this interdisciplinarystudy integrating engineering education and neuroscience
Paper ID #19293Characterizing Students’ Micro-Iterations Strategies through Data-LoggedDesign ActionsDr. Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist at the non-for-profit Concord Consortium, which de- velops technology and curriculum for STEM learning in K-12. One avenue of his work focuses on the development and analysis of learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies from fine-grained computer-logged data from students participating in open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. In another avenue of his work he develops assistive
Paper ID #14898Investigating First-Year Engineering Students’ Educational Technology Useand Academic Achievement: Development and Validation of an AssessmentToolDr. Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Dr. Leroy L. Long III is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineer- ing Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He earned his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at OSU and his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering
Candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fel- low in the Purdue University Engineering Education Program. As an undergraduate student at the Univer- sity of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Justin completed Bachelor’s degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Mathematics Education with an informal emphasis in engineering education. Through his in- volvement in the UNR PRiDE Research Lab and engagement with the UNR and Northern Nevada STEM Education communities, he studied student motivation, active learning, and diversity; developed K-12 engineering education curriculum; and advocated for socioeconomically just access to STEM education. As a Ph.D. Candidate with the STRiDE Research Lab at Purdue
Observation Protocol, is a rubric designed to assess student centered instruction in math and science. Kara also pro- vided instructional coaching for 37 engineering faculty grant participants, after their teaching observa- tions.Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her
, team sports, distance running, and watching movies.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West LafayetteMr. Paul David Mathis, Engineering Education Paul Mathis is a PhD student in the school of Engineering Education and a council member for ASEE student chapter at Purdue University. He has a bachelors degree in Physical Science and a Masters in Education Curriculum. His areas of interest are design, innovation, creativity and improving skills of future engineers. pmathis@purdue.edu. Page 24.831.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014I’m Not the Creative Type: Barriers to
increased attention within the curriculum, which has motivated the creation of a varietyof courses, course activities and multidisciplinary programs focused on the development ofengineering products and solutions. One approach is engaging multidisciplinary teams ofstudents in community-based design projects.Our community engagement program, EPICS, provides opportunities for vertically-integrated,multidisciplinary teams to develop design knowledge and skills. EPICS has intentionally focusedon long-term partnerships and local community partners because of the learning benefitsafforded through the ability to engage with community partners more regularly. Previous studieshave indicated that understanding the nature of those interactions between
authorities and someschools have realized that the traditional teaching models cannot meet the needs of industrialupgrading and development. Novel teaching model emphasizes demand decision, valueorientation, comprehensive engineering training, and overall reform of curriculum system.At the national level, the “National Medium and Long Term Education Reform andDevelopment Plan (2010-2020)” presented a major education and teaching reform program -program to educate and train excellent engineers (Excellence Plan), which was officiallylaunched in June 2010. "Excellence Plan" is an important measure for China's engineeringeducation to serve the national development strategy in the new period. The task is to focuson "industry guidance, school-enterprise
Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in eLearning technologies for training and devel- opment. Her research focuses on the efficient and effective transfer of knowledge and learning techniques, innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration, and strengthening the bridge between K-12 learning and higher education
from a problem but in the real world, the question isn’t always going to be written outin plain English so I feel like the added information is necessary and useful in context of theproblem.” “As a CHE, I loved the heat transfer part and found it useful. But, I was confused byother aspects because I had no idea what civils were doing and then the ECE on top of it made itimpossible.”Application tasks have more to track than abstract tasks. The students had very little practice withword problems in their previous education. Note that sifting through irrelevant or incompleteinformation are preliminary skills to develop critical thinking 21 . In my experience, it takes thestudents at least a few weeks to acclimate to solving applied tasks.Concepts
Paper ID #18735Which ”Me” am I Today? The Many Disciplines and Skill Sets of Engineer-ing EducatorsDr. Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now at the University of Southern Maine where she is a research professor of engineering and the curriculum specialist for the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center.Dr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor and
and international conferences and published articles on a range of student academic development and peer education issues.Christina Natasha Miller, University of Texas at Arlington Christina Miller is the Associate Director of University Tutorial and Supplemental Instruction at the Uni- versity of Texas at Arlington and the coordinator for the eTutoring program. She has worked with peer education since 2013 including tutoring, eTutoring, and Supplemental Instruction. Christina studied For- eign Languages at New Mexico State University and Student Affairs in Higher Education at Colorado State University. She has been an instructor of the Freshman Potential for Academic Success Seminar, a required class for first
: developing course offering plan, chairing the undergrad- uate curriculum committee, reviewing and approving course articulations for study abroad, serving as Chief Advisor, and representing the department at the college level meetings. She is also engaged with college recruiting and outreach; she coordinates three summer experiences for high school students visit- ing Bioengineering and co-coordinates a weeklong Bioengineering summer camp. She has worked with the Cancer Scholars Program since its inception and has supported events for researcHStart. Most re- cently, she was selected to be an Education Innovation Fellow (EIF) for the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) at UIUC. At the national level, she
Engineering Education, 2007 Infusing an Interdisciplinary Automation Experience in Engineering Technology Education.AbstractThis paper will address the advantages; experiences and lessons learned in infusing aninterdisciplinary Robotic, Automation and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) course into theB.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S. Computer Engineering Technology and B. S.Technology/Manufacturing curriculum. Industry today desperately needs skilled engineers andmanufacturing professionals that can modernize and improve manufacturing processes andproduct designs for manufacturability to be able to compete in the “global economy” of today.Therefore automation skills need to be introduced to the student in
conceptualthreads from the required curriculum and strengthens their DSP programming skills with a seriesof mini-projects1.The choice of computational platform for mini-projects and in-class demonstrations is a keydesign decision for the course. Richard Hamming once said “the purpose of computing is insight,not numbers,” and students gain manifold insights when they interact with a signal processingsystem of their own creation. The choice of a development environment for optimum studentlearning revolves around two critical issues: (1) the total time required to transform a conceptinto a working system, and (2) the degree to which the system is interactive. Frustration resultswhen the development process takes too long or is too complicated. In addition
Tiltrum4 noted several ways that this enhancement takes place inengineering departments, including: • exposure to the practice and breadth of engineering, • networking for internships and post graduation employment, • development of teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, and • promotion of service to the profession.They also suggested several factors that were considered critical for student pre-professionalsociety success: • outstanding student leaders, • involvement of underclassmen, • institutional support, • active program, • attendance at parent society activities away from campus, • active advisor, and • adequate funds and fund raising activities.Material Advantage, with more than 75 local chapters
AC 2009-2152: MOSIS FABRICATED CMOS OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS FORCLASS PROJECTS IN AN ANALOG I.C. DESIGN COURSEMustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine Dr. Mustafa G. Guvench received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey. His research interests and publications span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical
Paper ID #22311A Doctoral Teaching Program in EngineeringDr. Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron Donald P. Visco, Jr. is the Dean of the College of Engineering at The University of Akron and Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.Nidaa Makki Dr. Nidaa Makki is an Associate Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education at The University of Akron, in the department in Curricular and Instructional Studies. Her work focuses on STEM curriculum integration and science inquiry practices in middle and high school. She is a co-PI on an NSF funded project to investigate the impact of
productdevelopment effort. The ESET Program is presently working with a small startup company topursue this opportunity.As the ASE Layer is integrated into the ESET curriculum and is used for the three-coursesequence in embedded software development and possibly other courses such as instrumentation,control systems, networking, and communications, more Capstone projects will be able to takeadvantage of the architecture. This knowledge of and experience with the MISL layers andarchitecture with the associated data and power bus standards will add both to the developmentof new MISL layers as well as the application of the technology to a wider range of problemsolutions. SummaryRarely are engineering technology