including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and 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
AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water
learning methodologies do necessarily require additional work onthe part of students as well as faculty (Barrows, 2000). A pioneer in the area of problem-basedlearning, McMaster University Professor Emeritus, Dr. Donald R. Woods describes acurriculum that is significantly different from the traditional discipline centered curriculum(Woods, 1994). Discovery approach aims to march a step further, when compared with problem-basedlearning. Here the instructor may benefit from the ideas provided by Intel Education. (http://www.intel.com/education/designprojects/) 1. Authentic project work puts students in the driver's seat of their own learning. 2. Instructors should take advantage of curriculum developed by teachers in a large
Faltens, Purdue University (Network for Computational Nanotechnology) Tanya Faltens is the Educational Content Creation Manager for the Network for Computational Nanotech- nology (NCN) which created the open access nanoHUB.org cyber-platform. Her technical background is in Materials Science and Engineering (Ph.D. UCLA 2002), and she has several years’ experience in hands-on informal science education, including working at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley. While at Cal Poly Pomona she introduced nanoHUB simulation tools into the undergraduate curriculum in materials science and engineering and electrical engineering courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
such a course at the freshmen level offers tremendous potential forall engineering majors. The relatively inexpensive cost of the robotics kits enables an entire Page 14.615.11class to focus on active learning. The great flexibility of projects that can be developed offer amultitude of discipline-specific opportunities. For engineering disciplines focused on structures(e.g. civil or mechanical), the integration of sensors like strain gauges could enable students tolearn about stresses, forces and strains on functional systems. Accessible programming codemakes available the potential for electrical and computer engineering freshmen to design
Paper ID #34229What is Lost When Education is Decomposed into Outcomes? A CriticalLook Across Disciplines.Dr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell
from the JiTTIL project will now be presented.Materials Concept Inventory (MCI) for Measuring Student Achievement.Two decades ago the Force ConceptInventory (FCI) was created by Hesteneset al. to measure conceptual understandingof physics students in Newtonianmechanics6. It was found by Hake thatlecturing was far less effective forlearning than "interactive engagement"7.For materials classes a similarinstrument called the Materials ConceptInventory (MCI) was created by Krause,et al4. It is a 30-item, multiple-choiceinstrument to measure conceptualunderstanding and conceptual changeacross a semester of a core materialsclass. It is a valid and reliable instrument that has been able to differentiate gains in conceptualunderstanding due to
Paper ID #36185Teaching Entrepreneurship with Societal Impact to Engineering StudentsProf. Cesar Bandera, NJIT MTSM Cesar Bandera is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology, and Society in the Martin Tuchman School of Management of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include entrepreneurship pedagogy and entrepreneurial ecosystems with a focus on healthcare and autonomous platforms. Bandera has also launched successful ventures in the m-Health industry. Bandera received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University
be made to select material appropriate to eachschool’s curriculum. Figure 2 The faculty team each wrote outlines of chapters for the applications of their particularfields of endeavor that are exploited in designing the modern automobile. Subsequently all thechapters were re-written4 to achieve a degree of stylistic conformity. These were certainly notintended to be all inclusive chapters that discussed everything a mechanical, or an electrical, or achemical, or a civil engineer does, etc., but they did demonstrate how 1) modern technology isinterdisciplinary and 2) how engineering fundamentals cross all fields of application. The practicum or ‘hands-on’ portion of this course was
projects related to reducing turbine loads and increasing energy capture. She has applied experiential learning techniques in several wind energy and control systems classes and began engineering education research related to social justice in control systems engineering in fall 2014.Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is an associate professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines, USA, where he has been since 1997. Research and teaching interests include communication, social justice, and engineering education.Dr. Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Barbara Moskal is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Director of
engineeringeducation we experienced (Chang et al., 2016). By being reflexive, the researcher becomes moretransparent to themselves and readers (Hesse-Biber, 2007; Mejia, 2016). Capturing severalindividuals’ narratives and the shared representations of an individual’s experiences around asimilar topic shows repeated themes, adding complexity and commonality to the study, enablingvalidation of claims (Brown, 2014). We continuously reflect, elaborate, and tweak our practicesas researchers and educators based on these experiences in collaboration with others that assistedus in examining our ontological position. We also engage our past experiences in engineering,schooling, and living more broadly, in our reflections.Additionally, the collaborative aspects of this
programs and was in- strumental in the breakthrough EDI/EFT payment system implemented by General Motors. Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Notre Dame, Stanford and Purdue Universities and a member of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, invention, and creativity in science and engineer- ing, as well as robotics and computational dynamics. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow
, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Amin Karim, DeVry University Amin Karim is the Director of Technology Programs at DeVry University. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading DeVry’s undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering technology, information systems, telecommunications
for engineering and a commitment for the degree program.A fundamental assumption of the program is that students learn best in environments that supportconstructivist approaches to learning and which encourage students to integrate the knowledgeand content of their courses into meaningful applications. This integration is accomplished in thefall semester of the freshman year through a common engineering design project that iscollaboratively designed by the faculty who are teaching courses within the fall cluster.The content of the clustered courses is integrated where appropriate and, during the final third ofthe semester, students complete a five-week design project. The project is collaborativelydeveloped by course faculty and requires
Engineering degree at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Canada, constantly learning new skills in programming, hardware, and applied physics. Learning from his past experiences of taking on the role as a research assistant, working on side-projects, and being an engaged student, he focuses on continually honing his skills and knowledge to move the needle forward in the field of engineering and physics.Aman U. UsmaniMuhammad Usman Dr. Muhammad Usman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information and Computer Science at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He has earned his Ph.D. and MS.c. from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York
lastiteration, the 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, America’s cumulative GPA forinfrastructure received a D+, which is the same as it was in 2013 although grades improved inseven infrastructure categories. The 2017 Report Card demonstrates that when investments aremade and projects move forward, the grades rise. In addition to this national Report Card,ASCE’s sections and branches also prepare state and regional Infrastructure Report Cards on arolling basis, to localize these public education and advocacy efforts to the state and local levels.Nearly half of the states have a recent Report Card.Infrastructure Categories, Grading Scale, and Key CriteriaThe 16 categories graded in ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card include Aviation, Bridges
“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”choices, and may include time spent in industry or other commercial venues, in government orprivate laboratories, or in clinical settings, as an intern or co-op student.The European undergraduate engineering experience is usually undertaken after thirteen years ofprevious training and is typically five years in duration. The first two years of a Germanbioengineering curriculum would include extensive instruction in chemistry, physics, biology,mathematics and basic engineering. There is little or no exposure to arts and humanities in thiscurriculum; such coursework
Paper ID #36880Beliefs Matter: The Interplay and Influence of Engineering FacultyBeliefs on Instructional PracticesDr. Rohini N. Abhyankar, Penn State University, State College Rohini Abhyankar is a post-doctoral researcher at the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She has a doctoral degree in Engineering Education Systems and Design from Arizona State University. She also has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Delhi, India, and an MBA. Dr. Abhyankar’s research examines diversity-related workplace behaviors of
practice withinengineering education tend to extend only to other science disciplines [3, 1]. Lattuca et. al.’s2017 engineering education study found that a curricular emphasis on interdisciplinary topicsand skills (specifically including participating in non-engineering co-curricular activities andhumanitarian engineering projects), “significantly and positively relate to engineering students’reports of interdisciplinary skills” [4]. In this paper, we suggest an interdisciplinary computerprogramming exercise based on Ada Lovelace’s 1843 program for Charles Babbage’s AnalyticalEngine, thus promoting knowledge transfer between the humanities (history) and computerscience. Every student of computer science should be aware of the Bernoulli
systems from inception through design, development, and production. His skills are included but not limited to operations research, analytical/statistical analysis, trade studies, new product introduction including gates and design reviews processes, risk and oppor- tunity management, reliability, availability & maintainability, and safety analysis, and complex project managementDr. Ghazal Barari, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Ghazal Barari received her PhD in mechanical engineering from University of Central Florida. Her re- search was focused on combustion modeling of promising biofuels in order to find a suitable substitute for fossil fuels. She started her career as a tenure track assistant professor in
Paper ID #23175Work in Progress: Hybrid-flipped Classrooms: Challenges and Opportuni-tiesDr. D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University D. Raj Raman is Morrill Professor in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Department at Iowa State University, where he is also University Education Program Director and Testbed Champion for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC). He is a licensed Profes- sional Engineer who earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and his PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to coming to
details. The approach showed useful to help students’ understanding andinsight of deterministic engineering algorithms.IntroductionTeaching students how to solve problems is a growing concern of Engineering and Technologyeducation. Problem solving in the Engineering/Technology practice is usually directed to thedesign of products or processes, and this connection makes the teaching of engineering problemsolving a natural part of design classes. In recent years new undergraduate courses have beenimplemented that expand creative thinking in engineering design by including solving problemand project based-learning [1]. A number of innovative teaching techniques can be employed forsuch purpose, being the “studio” methods particularly successful to
knowledge or foundation to find and hold a good job. Thesebroad range of workforce-readiness dimensions. It remains young people will pay a very high price. They face the bleakuseful and relevant to the current day. Many of the dimensions prospect of dead-end work interrupted only by periods ofused in SCANS are present in some form or another in other unemployment [5].”models of workforce readiness – such as those used by ACT, Research indicates overall levels of literacy and workforceEducational Testing Services (ETS), National Occupational readiness remain largely unchanged since the first SCANSCompetency Testing Institute (NOCTI), and others [7]. For report. The Organization for Economic
students make sense of their engineering identityin the context of their experiences in an REU summer internship program? (2) Whatacademic and non-academic factors influence their engineering identity development?Milem et al.’s campus racial climate framework informs our study. This case study approachaligns with our conceptual framework as it allowed us to situate participants experiences andperceptions in their university context. Our study findings reveal students’ participation inthe REU summer internship program positively affected their engineering identitydevelopment as students developed increased confidence in their ability to conduct researchand pursue a career in engineering. Additionally, students’ interactions with mentors,faculty
encourages experimentation safely; learners make mistakes but stillretain their confidence and identity to pursue their interests6.Over the past few decades, the renewed interest in DIY projects7 has brought about questions ofhow these projects can be educationally productive6. One perspective is to view these projects asdesign. Resnick and Silverman8 contend that the “best learning experiences ... come when[learners] are actively engaged in designing and creating things, especially things that aremeaningful to them or others around them,” and Dym et al.9 claim that “design is both amechanism for learning and in itself a learning process.” Beckman & Barry10 also liken thedesign process to the learning process. Lewin11 exclaims the importance of
discipline andstudent status of participants.Table 1: Academic background of students enrolled in course Materials Computer Art and Mechanical Science and Electrical Science and Design Design Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Science TotalUndergraduate 3 22 0 0 0 0 25Graduate 0 13 1 1 1 2 18Total 3 35 1 1 1 2 43The eight student project teams analyzed had between three and five members each. Each teamchose their own project topic based on their
Auckland in 1978, 1980 and 1984 respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland in 1984 where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Department’s Radio Systems Group and his (disciplinary) research interests lie in the areas of radio systems, electromagnetics and bioelectromagnetics. Over the last 20 years he has taught at all levels and has developed a particular interest in curriculum and course design. He has received numerous teaching awards from his institution. In 2004 he was awarded a (National) Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in the Sustained Excellence in Teaching category and in 2005 he received the
., greater alignmentof engineering to one’s own career values). [9] [10]Defining “Engineering”Researchers have demonstrated widespread misconceptions of engineering. Using the Draw anEngineer Test (DAET) with young students, Capobianco et al. found that many studentsillustrated engineers as car mechanics, repairing electrical systems, or working directly onmechanical devices, including vehicles and engines. [11] Even teachers hold vague definitions ofengineers as designers and technicians. In their analysis of teachers’ responses to the DAET aftera training program, Lambert et al. found that teachers were likely to describe that engineers GCE Summer Camp 2design or build
Paper ID #34390Responding to Microaggressions in the Classroom: Perspectives FromIntroductory Mathematics InstructorsRebecca Machen, University of Colorado Boulder Rebecca Machen is currently a Ph.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in STEM at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is also a full-time staff member in the Student Academic Success Center, a comprehensive academic and social program that serves traditionally underrepresented students in higher education. Her research interests include multicultural communities of practice, the use of predictive analytics for admission and placement into
transfer. His expertise ranges from wireless sensor networking and pervasive comput- ing to business-IT alignment, enterprise architecture, software engineering, e-Government, collaborative environments and work-management systems. He teaches software engineering at OSU and is involved in industry-relevant and inter-disciplinary curriculum development initiatives. Dr. Ramnath received his Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from OSU and his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Page 24.1395.1 c American Society for Engineering