deliver keynote speeches and guest lectures in various countries around the world. Formerly a Frederick Andrews Fellow at Purdue University, West Lafayette, he completed his doctoral studies from the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He completed Master of Engineering at the National University of Singapore and Master of Science from the University of Calgary, Canada. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, India. Dr. Chandramouli has published journal articles in prestigious international journals and has pre- sented papers in respected national and international conferences. He has received federal, regional, and international grants for his work in areas including
. Societal needs lead to public policy creation. In creating new products andservices, a company may lobby for public policies that help and further their products(s). It isimportant that students learn about the role public policy plays in creating successful productsand services. In their senior project courses, the authors assigned students to consider individual andsocietal needs and public policies as part of the proposal phase of senior project. The studentsauthored public policies intended to protect the individual and societal needs and promote theirproduct or service. The approach the students followed was the identification of individual andsocietal needs with a connection to public policy.2-3 Some employers are requiring that
Self-Regulation of their LearningIntroduction & BackgroundFirst-year engineering programs are an increasingly popular inclusion into 4-year engineeringbachelor's degree curricula and have become an important touch point for students to getacquainted with the field of engineering and the foundational skills necessary to be successful inthe engineering program/degree of their choosing. Topics most frequently covered in this firstyear that are widely considered foundational skills for any engineering discipline that studentsmay matriculate into include: problem-solving, teamwork, technical communication,programming, computer-aided design, the engineering design process [1], [2], [3]. Additionally,some programs and institutions have started
) Division. His research over past 10 years has resulted in national and international recognition, industry collaborations, 5 patents/patent appli- cations and over 75 scholarly publications in highly regarded discipline specific journals, peer-reviewed conference proceedings and invited book chapters. He is a scientific and technical reviewer for over 50 in- ternational journals, book publishers, and several funding agencies. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Mexico. His research interests include water and wastewater treatment, bioelectro- chemical systems, desalination, algae, biofuels, and sustainability. He enjoys teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research
by factory workers, prescribed by line supervisors. Afterpassing the final quality check, the finished products are ready to be shipped. AlthoughTaylorism has largely vanished from contemporary workplace, many have argued that educationsystems of today are still rooted in Taylorism, or ‘factory model’ for education [1], [3].In the factory model, learners are treated as parts and materials, in which standard curricula,tests, and teaching pedagogies are applied to shape learners into finished products that areneeded by the society [4], [5]. The analogy between the factory model and its counterpart ineducation is shown in Figure 2. In this view, instructors teach subjects in a sequential manner asprescribed by department-level and college-level
software(Simulink/PLECS).Total 11 82 170 94 7 Strongly Strongly Technical Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree AgreeThe installation and activationprocess for MATLAB and/or 2 12 14 16 8PLECS is simple andstraightforward.I was able to run LabSim on mypersonal computer without 1 7 13 22 9problems.I was able to run LabSim onuniversity computers without 3 3 30 11
require logical reasoning developedthrough mathematical concepts. For many years, engineering education has promoted the ideathat student retention and graduation in engineering is heavily dependent on student success intheir first math class [2]. Simultaneously, engineering programs recognize the importance ofstarting on pace or ahead in the Calculus sequence. Regardless of the starting math course,students are more likely to be successful in their first math course when their self-efficacy beliefsalign with their mathematical competence, because these students are more likely to devote moretime to learning the material and are more likely to seek out help [3].This paper uses information collected from the 2007-2015 cohorts to determine how the
. Differentiation Type Classification Redesign of the existing Curriculum Designs New Course Lab Sessions curriculum 2 27 3 Device Type Microelectronics Microcontrollers/Arduino Both Devices 5 22 5 Level
concentration includes a certain number of math/science units (3) and upper divisionengineering units (6). Beyond these unit requirements, material from our concentration courseswill not be used as primary evidence to show ABET evaluators we are meeting the requiredlearning outcomes. However, an internal assessment will take place to ensure we are meetingBME specific learning outcomes and that our students find employment following graduation.We are in the process of developing these concentration-level BME outcomes and hope thispaper will facilitate a conversation at ASEE about appropriate outcomes for our concentration.Conclusions. Overall, our BME concentration area aims to produce engineers with the breadthof knowledge necessary for successful
product through local support,knowledge, technical expertise, and other services that add value.Despite a large contribution towards gross domestic product the Industrial Distribution industryrealizes a relative disproportionate number of male to female workers; less than 25% of theemployed workforce is made up of female employees. This ratio is disparate from United Statestotal female workforce participation of 57% [15].Unfortunately, there are no known studies that discuss gender stereotypes for females entering orcurrently engaged in the Industrial Distribution industry. Despite this there are a number ofstudies that examine gender differences with respect to perception of a female’s capability inmanagement across male-dominated industries
Network, KEEN, in furthering endeavors tointegrate the Entrepreneurial Mindset into the curriculum.References[1] R. T. Castles, T. Zephirin, V. K. Lohani, and P. Kachroo, "Design and Implementation of aMechatronics Learning Module in a Large First-Semester Engineering Course," IEEETransactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 445–454, Aug. 2010.[2] Vijayan, Vinayak, Shanpu Fang, Skyler A. Barclay, Megan E. Reissman, and TimothyReissman. "Impact of Scaffolding and Hands-on Assignments within Mechatronics on StudentLearning Outcomes of KEEN's Entrepreneurial Mindset." International Journal of MechanicalEngineering Education, (2024).[3] American Society for Engineering Education. (2020). Engineering and EngineeringTechnology by the Numbers 2019
the first semester of a two-course sequence in the first-year general engineering (GE) program housed in the Engineering Education Department withinthe College of Engineering Virginia Tech called Foundations of Engineering. The programoutcomes for the GE program are to equip students to 1. select a major that aligns with their interests and goals, 2. have the foundational academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a degree-granting major, and 3. develop a sense of belonging and identification with engineering to support long-term persistence toward a degree.The Foundations of Engineering I course was designed to introduce students to engineering byexploring data collection and analysis
perception of the difficulty of their engineering coursesand their confidence in their technical skills. Responses about the difficulty level of thecoursework (Figure 3) show that the largest number students reported that some engineeringcourses have been easy while other courses have been more difficult. However, women weremore likely to say that courses were difficult or were becoming difficult, while men were morelikely to say the difficultly was about right or that courses were becoming easier. In response toquestions about confidence (Figure 4), students revealed that both men and women are fairlyconfident about their technical skills, or say that their confidence has increased as student.However, male respondents were more likely than female
from Auburn University in 2014. He is a contributor to the Australian Maths Trust, and member of the MASAMU international research group for mathematics.Dr. Carl Pettis Carl S. Pettis, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Al- abama State University Administrative role: Interim Associate Provost Office of Academic Affairs Alabama State UniversityDr. Uma Kannan Dr. Uma Kannan is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at Alabama State University, where she has taught since 2017. She received her Ph.D. degree in Cybersecurity from Auburn University in 2017. She specialized in Cybersecurity, particularly on
all days of theweek. Since this was a comparison case study to show savings due to occupancy level, nodetailed reasoning was provided to the followed schedules for lights, PC, and printers. Theseparameters along with indoor thermostat temperature, building wall materials, glass, were allfixed during both cases. The only difference between both cases was the occupancy level.Table 3. Design variables for cooling load calculations Location Kokomo, IN Indoor Conditions 22.2 ˚C (72 ˚F) dry bulb and 50% relative humidity 16 mm gypsum + 203 mm brick + air space + 102 mm face External Walls brick * Internal/Partition walls
CourseABSTRACT In this paper, the research team will discuss the lessons learned from the design of a newIntroduction to Engineering course at two California institutions: a community college, and auniversity. The design of the course focused on engaging students with innovative technologyand empowering students to develop technology-based engineering solutions for their semesterproject. The goal of this paper is for the authors to share their experiences in 1) designingVR-infused activities and design challenges for their courses, 2) developing two VR-readyclassrooms, and 3) implementing virtual reality (VR) in their classroom environments. Thedesign of the class was focused on the adoption of group-based problem-solving, educationalgames, and
technicalcompetence.AcknowledgmentsTwo of the authors (G.B. and C.S.) would like to express their sincere gratitude to allparticipating students for their high motivation and excellent performance.Bibliography[1] National Science Foundation, The Action Agenda for Systemic Engineering Education Reform, NSF 98-27, Arlington, VA (1998)[2] John W. Prados, Engineering Education in the United States: Past, Present, and Future, International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE-98), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1998)[3] W. E. Kastenberg, G. Hauser-Kastenberg, and D. Norris, An Approach to Undergraduate Engineering Education for the 21st Century, 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA (2006)[4] E. Bratschitsch, A. Casey, G. Bischof, and D. Rubeša
to build their own weather station and provide appropriate outputs to the user. Page 26.1466.8 Field Session: Field Session is a three-‐week intensive hands-‐on engineering course which students complete during the summer after their sophomore year. During Field Session, students are presented with several design challenges and competitions in ME related fields. Machine Design: Machine Design consists of a 4 credit hours course, 3 hours of lecture with a
meaningfulactivities and storytelling prompts that supported students in putting the pieces of their identity,experiences, passions, and vision together into a cohesive story that reflected their growth andaspirations. Table 1 describes the series of topics and prompts used throughout the program. Theformat for each session involved an introduction to a new topic paired with an engaging activity.This was followed by time in breakout rooms with a facilitator and 2-3 fellow storytellingstudents. No advance preparation was required, and students were given a few minutes eachsession to compose their story around a given prompt. At the end of each session, the wholegroup reunited for closing remarks and asked for volunteers to share the stories they created
has held a precarious place on school curricula internationally 7 . Similarto engineering in many ways, technology education shares a relationship with practical activity,with its roots in craft/liberal arts (technical) education policy of the early 20th century. In effortsto intellectualise the subject area, and to meet the needs of an evolving society 8 , policy changesshifted technology education’s emphasis beyond the acquisition of predetermined knowledge andskills, consequently then described in terms of a transferability of concepts, principles and skillsbetween different contexts 9 . This paradigm shift in international rhetoric is often considered tohave failed to materialise in practice as envisioned, as questions have been raised in
level.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai has been an ASEE officer and member for the past 24 years. He is the Division Chair for ASEE-ID. He is the Program Chair for Graduate Studies Division. He has been the seven-time elected as the Program Chair of the ASEE International Division for approx- imately the past 18 years. Nick has had a major role in development and expansion of the international division. Under his term as the International Division Program Chair the international division expanded, broadened in topics, and the number of sessions increased from a few technical sessions to over eighteen sessions in the recent years. Nick has served in the ASEE Graduate Studies division
Beta Pi. His research on passive radon-resistant new residential building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works.Miss Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran
Engineering Student Graduation: A Longitudinal and Cross‐Institutional Study. Journal of Engineering Education 2004;93(4):313-320.11. Ahuja S. Math Remediation in A First Semester Engineering Technology Course. 2006.12. Bamforth SE, Robinson CL, Croft T, Crawford A. Retention and progression of engineering students with diverse mathematical backgrounds. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications 2007;26(4):156-166.13. Beanland DG. Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Education of Engineers-Address to Victoria Division of Engineers Australia Seg Meeting. Melbourne; 2010.14. Craig TS. Conceptions of mathematics and student identity: implications for engineering education. International Journal of Mathematical
report, more emphasiswill be placed on thinking about the implications of the research findings to prime the studentand their group for future design application work. The requirements for the capstone designcourse will be the same. Greater expectations, though, will be placed on the students’ analysis oftheir design’s limitations and benefits.(5) Benefits of Proposed Curriculum Model More fully enumerating the benefits of the proposed curriculum, this model allows: 1)students to optimize their time and efforts in thoroughly understanding the science behind aproblem before continuing in the design process; 2) adequate time for model building, testing,and iteration; 3) a more informed student population to feed technical discourse between
platform. 2) Inter-assesment of the Course Internal assessments are identified according to the three primary frameworks classified in the course outline. The assessmentevidences are collected from the key assignments given: (1) review and presentation of research manuscripts, (2) laboratoryexperiments through SIL/HIL simulations with the CDPro platform, and (3) real prototyping of a CPS with the CDPro platform, forthe specific periods. The key assignment outcomes and the corresponding ABET student learning outcomes are assessed by theconstruction of the heuristic rule-based EAMU performance vector in four categories, which consists of Excellent (≥ 90%),Adequate (≥ 75%), Minimal (≥ 60%), and Unsatisfactory (< 60%). As seen in Table III
plannedanalysis includes three aspects: descriptive statistics, reliability calculations, and validitydeterminations. Once a finalized scale is developed, each will be approached in thefollowing manner:Descriptive Statistics: 1) A distribution of total scores (after reverse scoring is applied to appropriate questions) will be examined for skewness and approximations of a normal distribution. 2) Means and Standard Deviations of overall test score data will be calculated. 3) These data will be compared with the descriptive information (course, sex, major, year in school, etc.) available to check for similarity of responses between groups.Reliability Measures: 1) Internal consistency will be determined by means of a coefficient alpha
student populations. Goingforward we anticipate pairing our spatial skills assessment and demographic data with studentself-efficacy data as a means of refining our analysis of student persistence.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the ENGAGE Engineering project for financial support of this work.Details of the supplementation curriculum are provided at:http://www.engageengineering.org/?107.Bibliography1. Sorby, S., Educational Research in Developing 3-D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students. International Journal of Science Education, 2009. 31(3): p. 459-480.2. Sorby, S., Casey, B., Veurink, N., and Dulaney, A., The role of spatial training in improving spatial and
see howthose may have affected student responses.References[1] Lima, Rui M., Pernille Hammar Andersson, and Elisabeth Saalman. "Active Learning inEngineering Education: a (re) introduction." European Journal of Engineering Education 42.1(2017): 1-4.[2] Hernández-de-Menéndez, Marcela, et al. "Active learning in engineering education. A reviewof fundamentals, best practices and experiences." International Journal on Interactive Design andManufacturing (IJIDeM) 13 (2019): 909-922.[3] Dominguez, A., Hugo Alarcon, and F. J. García-Peñalvo. "Active learning experiences inEngineering Education." (2019).[4] M. Besterfield-Sacre, C. Atman and L. Shuman, "Engineering Student Attitudes Assessment,"Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 133 - 141, 1998.[5
adding four additional key safety management techniques,management commitment, staffing for safety, worker involvement, and subcontract management[3]. Nelson (2005) asserts that safety training can occur only when management and employeesare taught how certain tasks must be accomplished in order to prevent injury, including specifictraining on how to develop an adequate work-execution and pre-task safety plan [18].Typically, construction companies faced several challenges associated with safety training thatthey need to be overcome. For instance, the extent to which workers' learning experiences areaffected in safety training sessions and the extent to which workers learn safe practices intraining sessions is among these challenges [6]. In
, NCAT was chosen (2008) to house the NSF’s Generation 3 - Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (RMB). The ERC-RMB conducts transformational biomedical implant technologies for the economic impact and global leadership of the nation through national/international team of collaborators (scientists, clinicians), industries and economic development boards. Dr. Sankar received his Ph.D in Materials engineering from Lehigh University and Masters from McGill-Concordia joint program. Page 24.1382.1 c American Society for Engineering Education