Paper ID #28989An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Service Learning and Action ResearchProject with Mechanical Engineering and Speech-Language PathologyStudentsDr. James D Carrico, University of Mary James Carrico is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2018. The focus of his doctoral studies was the design, 3D printing, and control of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators, for use in soft robotics. His interests include engineering education, design, active polymers, additive manufacturing, and assistive technology.Dr
relationship betweenengineering students’ satisfaction with their curriculum and their intentions to pursue acareer in their field. It aims to understand how fulfilment with educational experiencesinfluences their professional goals and to uncover any factors that may constrain theiremployment aspirations, seeking to offer practical recommendations for enhancing thepreparedness of emerging innovators and refining the framework of engineeringeducation programs.2. Interplay between Students’ Satisfaction, Career Guidance and EmploymentAspiration In the landscape of academic research, interpretations of employment aspirationsare manifold and complex. These aspirations are generally recognized as the nascentand tentative desire for employment that
do not abate thealtruistic nature of the partnership – rather the service and academic components of the Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4partnership support one another. By imbedding the Ansanm partnership within the curriculum,the engineering department is communicating unequivocally to our students that we believe inthe engineering profession‘s capacity for service.Additionally, students are required to reflect on their experiences through essays and discussionsin the course. As documented in service-learning literature, this meta-cognitive step is critical
school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engi- neers, teachers, and the community at all levels (P12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate). A few of these key areas include engineering identity and mindsets, global competencies, failure culture, first year experiences in engineering, capstone design thinking, integrating service and authentic learning into the engineering classroom, implementing new instructional methodologies, and design optimization using traditional and non-traditional manufacturing. She seeks to identify best practices and develop assess- ments methods that assist in optimizing computing and engineering learning. Dr. Gurganus was one the inaugural
international conferences in the Engineering Education Research field. He is currently program co-chair and international program committee member for the annual International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV) and served as a special session committee member for the Experiment@ International Conference Series (exp.at).Beshoy Morkos (Associate Professor) Beshoy Morkos is an associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia where he directs MODE2L (Manufacturing Optimization, Design, and Engineering Education Lab) Group. His research group currently explores the areas of system design, manufacturing, and their respective education. His system design research focuses on
curriculum for ChemicalEngineering. This enables the engineering curriculum to be impacted because it can generatea cascading effect, modernizing all engineering courses. Therefore, under thesecircumstances, the impact of Teaching and Learning Centers is huge, and Brazilianuniversities should create their Teaching and Learning centers. Unfortunately, there are nospecialists in adduction and learning in each Brazil unit and Industrial Engineering unit. Thearea of knowledge is limited to education, so it is difficult to implement new learning systemsin engineering, including industrial engineering.Teaching industrial engineering poses significant challenges related to professor engagement,motivation, and skills to modernize the course. Adapting
to improve outcomes for minoritized groups in engineering using mixed-and multi-modal methods approaches. She currently is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the University of Florida. In 2019, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for her NSF CAREER project on hidden curriculum in engineering. Dr. Idalis Villanueva has a B.S. degree is in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Soon after, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health in Analytical Cell Biology in
in statics and strength of materials, fluid mechanics, biomedical engineer- ing principles, and biomaterials. Her research interests lie in the areas of injury biomechanics, constitutive modeling, finite element modeling, and bio-hybrid systems.Prof. Shamika Zyhier, Robert Morris University Shamika Zyhier is a licensed registered nurse in Pennsylvania. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Robert Morris University (RMU) and lead faculty for Management of Adult Health I. Zyhier earned her RN diploma from West Penn Hospital School of Nursing, BSN from Clarion University, and MSN in Education from RMU. She is earning a doctorate in Instructional Management and Leadership at RMU
tomake a positive impact on both the local and global community. By manufacturing solar panelslocally, Itek creates local jobs and offers access to clean, renewable energy without all the wasteof international shipping.2.1 Partnership DevelopmentFrom the beginning of the development phase of the BTC Clean Energy degree, Itek Energy wasinstrumental in the design and evolution of the program. Itek provided feedback on the draft ofthe degree plan, reviewed new courses, and helped identify projects and topics forcontextualizing the curriculum. Due to their involvement in the development process, ItekEnergy was very familiar with the outcomes of the technical program as well as the abilities ofthe students in the program. As such, Itek was a first
Page 10.1105.2 6. Reporting of Experimental Results “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”These components are described more completely in the assessment rubric, shown later in Table3. Student work from experimentation classes in the sophomore, junior and senior years are thenassessed to determine the ability of the students to successfully apply each component. Thecourses that provide students with instruction in these components, or the opportunity todemonstrate proficiency are offered throughout all four years of the curriculum. Table 1summarizes the classes in the ME curriculum
NA Resp. Unit 145 credits (113 compulsory) 145 credits (101 compulsory) 145 credits (122 compulsory) Calculus I (2), Calculus II (11), Eng Math I (18), Chem I (3), Chem Lab I (4), Phys I (5), Phys Lab I (6), Sci Phys II (12), Phys Lab II (13), Statistics (20) Drawing (1), Mech Drawing (21), Manufacturing (8), Materials (9), Programming (10), Statics (15),Eng. for 3ProgramsCommon Dynamics (22), Mech of Mat (23), Thermo I (16), Fluid I (25), Heat Transfer (33), Mech Sys Design I (28), En Therm Design I (31), Managements (34
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, regulatory, manufacturability, and sustainability; d. an ability to function on and assume leadership roles in diverse, multi-disciplinary teams; e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve bioengineering problems; f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; g. an ability to communicate effectively, especially in an interdisciplinary environment; h. the broad education, including service learning and entrepreneurship, necessary to understand the impact of bioengineering solutions in a rapidly changing global, economic, environmental, and societal context; i. a recognition of the
employ and howthey apply them in their design projects, this study seeks to shed light on the efficacy ofintegrating HCD in material sciences capstone courses, which in turn will inform futureiterations of these courses.Background/Theoretical PerspectivesCapstone courses in engineeringCapstone courses are crucial in engineering education as they allow students to utilize theassimilated knowledge of their collegiate career to practice and solve design challenges. Seniordesign courses are often billed as capstone courses that serve as completion markers. In theory,these courses aim to utilize the entirety of the knowledge gained in the curriculum through amulti-faceted “design” project [1]. Ideally, design projects incorporate real-world
, 2011.[15] R. Manseur, and A. Ieta, “Integration of an Innovative Engineering Program in a SUNY College.” The 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[16] A. Ieta, R. Manseur, and T. E. Doyle, “Restructuring of an Electronics Lab Using Comprehensive Student Feedback.” The 117th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, 2010.[17] Freescale Semiconductor. “M68HC11 Reference Manual.” Internet document: http://www.freescale.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/ref_manual/M68HC11RM.pdf. 2007.[18] Wytec. FOX11 Educational Board. http://www.evbplus.com/fox11_hc11_68hc11.html.[19] Axiom Manufacturing. “CME11E9-EVBU Development
traditional civil engineering project.Motivation for Capstone Design ExperiencesDesign experience is an important part of the engineering curriculum. The ABET 2005-2006accreditation criteria for engineering programs1 indicate this importance via criterion c: “Engineering programs must demonstrate that graduates have (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”The list of specific constraints noted by ABET has grown over time. Capstone design coursesalso have the ability to teach a variety of the other ABET-specified skills
. Page 22.1505.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Unique Value of Humanitarian EngineeringAbstractIn this paper we explore the benefits and unique value that humanitarian engineering (HE)—theapplication of engineering skills or services for humanitarian aid purposes, such as disasterrecovery or international development—brings to the engineering curriculum. We situate thiswork in several Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria 3Program Outcomes that are frequently underrepresented in mainstream engineering courses:outcome H (the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental, and
volunteers. Again, high levels of agreement with each of the statementsgave the development team confidence that the activities had been written and designed in away that enabled a broad range of volunteers -engineers, formal and informal educators, andundergraduate students – to implement the activities with ease. The lower rating for ease ofclean-up resulted in the development team making some changes to activity set-ups andinstructions that improved this factor in future field test events.Table 5: Long Activity Feedback Ratings. Event facilitators reporting. % Agreement Across ALL Activities 1. I was able to explain how
Engineering from North Dakota State University. He served in the US Army as a reliability engineer and vehicle test officer. He has been an agricultural producer in his home state of ND as well as being involved in local manufacturing and oil well hydraulic fracturing. He is currently an instructor at Cankdeska Cikana Community College in the Pre-engineering program.Ann VallieTeri Ann AlleryDr. Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University Dr. Robert Pieri is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, ND. He has many conference publications on engineering education and design. His primary interest areas include: Engineering Education, CADD, Design, Fracture Mechanics, Materials
has an undergraduate degree in biology from Swarthmore College and a graduate degree in journalism from The American University. Page 11.1443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 What is Technological Literacy and Why does it Matter ?IntroductionIn February 2005, I was asked to speak before a group of several hundred high-achievinghigh school students from around the world who were visiting Washington, D.C., as partof a program called Presidential Classroom. I choose to talk about technological literacy,since the students' week in D.C. was focused on science and technology policy. I beganwith a
aims to develop an efficient method to transform student projects into applicable case studies for eventual real-world application. Outside of the normal engineering curriculum, Connor is an exceptionally moti- vated entrepreneur in the start-up circle. Bringing up two self-made businesses and working his off-hours at a web-design agency start-up, Connor has high ambitions to bring new ideas into the world. .Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jennifer Hirsch is an applied anthropologist specializing in sustainability, cultural diversity, collab- orative governance, community development, networks, and experiential education. She is recognized nationally for fostering grassroots participation in
Motors,Ford and Daimler-Chrysler, Aircraft companies and their suppliers such as United Technology,Moog, Vickers-Airequip, Computer manufacturer IBM, Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool andover 600 other companies. As can be seen, the companies that sponsor Kettering studentsrepresent a diverse cross section of US industries. The changes that have been taking place inthese industries, their need and the challenges faced by them are immediately reflected inKettering University’s classrooms as these students bring valuable experience after 24 weeks ofwork experience per year with their corporate sponsor.Description of the problemThe Mechanical Engineering Department of Kettering University is committed to a large-scalechange in its entire curriculum
, University Park Paul C. Lynch received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lynch is a member of AFS, SME, IIE, and ASEE. Dr. Lynch’s primary research interests are in metal casting, manufacturing systems, and engineering education. Dr. Lynch has been recognized by Alpha Pi Mu, IIE, and the Pennsylvania State University for his scholarship, teaching, and advising. He received the Outstanding Industrial Engineering Faculty Award in 2011 and 2013, the Penn State Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Alumni Faculty Appreciation Award in 2013, and the Outstanding Advising Award in the College of Engineering in 2014 for his work in undergraduate
security, information technology, business,and manufacturing. Community colleges often train students to meet workforce demands. Inaddition, they prepare some students to transfer to 4-year colleges.Northeastern University recently received an NSF grant for an REU site. The site recruitscommunity college students from the greater Boston area with the goal of preparing students toeither join the workforce or transfer to higher education. The REU site, called REU Pathways,focuses on smart engineering with four research themes: artificial intelligence and machinelearning, smart infrastructure, smart materials, and smart health. The program is guided by twoof the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering: personalized learning
presentation on their career objectives or future goals, and presented their ideas to thegroup. At the end of each workshop, participants were asked to evaluate the workshop andprovide feedback to the authors.Introduction and BackgroundTable 1 shows educational and workforce statistics for Decatur County Indiana 1, 2, 3. DecaturCounty ranks eleventh in the state of Indiana in terms of manufacturing jobs in 2004. Those jobsaccount for 33.3 percent of the jobs in 2003. It is the home of two high-tech manufacturers.Table 1. Workforce Statistics for Decatur County Indiana. Population Characteristics Decatur Percent Indiana Rank of County
from using real world concepts andinquiry based thought processes to improve math skills. Additionally, some of theperceptions that stop minorities and females from pursuing Engineering and Technologycareers may be overcome. When taken together, these potential benefits are too great tobe overlooked. References1. Goodman, I. F.; et. al. Final Report of Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project,Goodman Research Group, Inc., Cambridge, MA, www.grginc.com2. American Association of Engineering Societies, Engineering Societies Diversity Summit Report,www.aaes.org. 20033. American Society of Engineering Educators, Prism, “Bachelor’s Breakdown,” September 2004, page20.4. Bogue, Barbara and
Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics in 1973 also from the University of California, Davis. He has completed executive seminars in International Strategy Development from the Thunderbird University, the Executive Development Program from the University of Iowa, and Contract Finance for Program Managers at the Defense Systems Management College. Mr. Blank has authored or co-authored four technical papers; his article, ”The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System,” was published in Signal Magazine, November 1986 edition; he co-authored the paper ”Putting Engineering Management on the Executive Track”, presented at the American Society for Engineering Education, June 29, 2016; and moderated the Panel Session Translating
, CañadaCollege developed a program titled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering and Sciences(SOLES). Funded by the US Department of Education through the Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), SOLES addressed some of the barriers to thesuccessful transfer of community college engineering students to a four-year institution includinglow success rates in foundational math courses, lack of practical context in the traditionalengineering curriculum, and inadequate relevant internship opportunities for lower-divisionengineering students. The program employed strategies that have been proven effective inincreasing the retention and success of minority students. Among the specific programs developedthrough SOLES are the Math Jam and the
% 0%educational. Other 8% 52% 28% 12% 0%I felt more immersed in my capstone course than other LSS 0% 0% 6% 17% 78%courses. Other 4% 8% 16% 48% 24%I took a more active role in the learning process with my LSS 0% 0% 11% 50% 39%capstone project than with any other course activity Other 0% 4% 60% 32% 4%outside the project.I felt my capstone course was more challenging than LSS 0% 6% 33% 44% 17%other engineering courses. Other 4% 42% 38% 13% 4%My capstone project added a lot
Engineering, Lamar University Page 13.1271.14 • I just read through the reviewer's comments. They have done an excellent excellent (repetition intended) job on commenting on the format, content and presentation of the reports. It would not have been possible for me in terms of time and effort and details to do for my students what they did in such a short time. Please convey my thanks to them. You have an excellent educational program. We get all this valuable help, support, and funding on top of that! Once again thanks to you, the mentors, and the reviewers. Dr. Satyajit Verma, Assistant Professor, Engineering
interventions, pedagogies, and design methodologies. Through his research, he seeks to gain applicable knowledge for increasing student engagement and re- ducing barriers in engineering, design, and making. At James Madison University, Dr. Nagel has been KEEN Leader, sophomore design coordinator, and Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineer- ing Education. At Carthage College, Dr. Nagel is leading development of two new degree programs: a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Development of a Multi-disciplinary Engineering Program within the Liberal Arts EnvironmentAbstractThe goal: Develop