early in their college education through diverse methods in afreshmen design course focused on toys.We were interested in the extent to which enrollment in a section of the Toy FUNdamentalsfreshman engineering design class was associated with retention in the baccalaureate degree inengineering compared to enrollment in a freshman engineering design class with the standardcurriculum (i.e., without an emphasis on toy design). A total of 10 campuses participated in theToy FUNdamentals curriculum. At some participating campuses, all sections of freshmanengineering design included the toy design curriculum. At other participating campuses, somesections of the freshman design course included toy design and some included the standardcurriculum. There
, Berkeley, where she developed cost-effective thermoelectric generators to power wireless sensor networks. Her re- search interests are in composite and polymer thermoelectric materials and devices, rechargeable batteries, and additive manufacturing techniques. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Identifying NSF S-STEM-Sponsored Program Activities that have a Positive Impact on Mechanical Engineering S-STEM ScholarsAbstract Due to current needs for a diverse and skilled workforce in engineering, the NSF-sponsored Mechanical Engineering (ME) S-STEM Scholarship Program in our institution hasprovided enhanced educational opportunities to more than 110 economically
class time (approximately 8 hours of class time,and equivalent outside of class work) was devoted to digital fabrication as aninstructional technology. Digital fabrication is an instructional technology that leveragesdesktop manufacturing software and hardware to translate digital designs into physicalobjects.18 Digital fabrication has affordances that might be of benefit within severalacademic content areas, including elementary mathematics education and elementaryscience education.19,20 The third section (Section C) of the course was a comparisongroup that utilized the standard course curriculum that did not include digital fabricationactivities.This study employed a convergent parallel mixed-methods design in which bothquantitative data and
as is his B.S. degree. He holds an M.S. in MBE, also from Ohio State. He was the director of the BME program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) from 2009 to 2017. He has been teaching at MSOE since 1990. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Redesigning a Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence toEnhance Student EngagementThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology Criterion 5 states that an accreditedundergraduate engineering curriculum must include a capstone design process to better prepareits graduates for careers in engineering [1]. One common pedagogical approach to teachingdesign focuses on problem-based learning and includes clinical
Submarine Engineering Duty Officer, with project management and leadership experience in multiple engineering disciplines in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of US Navy ships and submarines. Brian also worked as Operations Manager for a specialty alloy and precious metal manufacturing company with a refinery on site. Education: Naval Engineer degree - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MS in Mechanical Engineering - MIT, and MS in Ocean Systems Management - MIT. Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology BS from Rochester Institute of Technology, and holds a Sustainability Advanced Certificate from the University of Buffalo. Licenses: Six-Sigma Blackbelt License from the
Paper ID #35287Who are the instructional assistant interns?: Examining the synergy ofteaching assistants in first-year engineering course during the pandemicDr. Gerald Tembrevilla, McMaster University Gerald Tembrevilla completed his PhD in science (physics) education in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada in July 2020. Currently, he serves as a postdoctoral fellow for the PIVOT project, a cutting-edge revamp of the engineering curriculum in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. During his
.[13] Chapman, E. A., & Wultsch, E. M., & DeWaters, J., & Moosbrugger, J. C., & Turner, P. R., & Ramsdell, M. W., & Jaspersohn, R. P. (2015, June), Innovating Engineering Curriculum for First-year Retention Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington.[14] Azemi, A., and I. Esparragoza. Problem-based collaborative projects in and between freshman and sophomore engineering courses, Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida.[15] Veltman, Tiffany, and William Rosehart, “Work in Progress-Design in First Year Engineering,” Proceedings of the 40th Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC, 2010.[16
leader, leadership principles, and attitudes 15 2 2 1.0 conducive to effective professional practice of civil engineering.The BOK1 analysis of Table 3 suggested that the NAU curriculum of 130 semester units and thecorresponding educational environment prepares its students to meet or exceed the expectedlevels of achievement for ten of the fourteen applicable BOK1 outcomes. For three cases - Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 329BOK1
Page 8.724.1ABET. As noted in the Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs [1], Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education “Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills required in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political.” [Emphasis added.]At Manhattan
meeting these expectations.A lack of appropriate design training in the engineering curriculum has been identified by severalauthors.5,10,11 Design training may be inadequate if engineering students are not able to applyfundamental engineering principles to solve practical problems. This ability has been observedto be a weakness of engineering students. 4 Logically, this weakness may be due to aninadequate knowledge of fundamental engineering principles or an inadequate knowledge of the Page 7.261.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
two external reviewers at other universities for curriculum review. Presenting the final proposal to all on campus committees and receive approval from all committees. Defending the final proposal at the UW Board of Regents meeting. Receiving A a I the new Computer Engineering program at UW-Stout from the UW Board of Regents!Year 1 (2008 /2009) It became official! The program was approved in August 2008 and two new faculty (Joe Bumblis and Bob Nelson) arrived on campus. The year started with 0 students in the program. There was a lot of room for growth! Activities for that very busy year are summarized below. Faculty teach ET, MFGE and PE students and
course syllabus in light of EC 2000;and recommendation of two multidisciplinary first year engineering courses entitled“Introduction to Engineering I” and “ Introduction to Engineering II”, which aim at exposing thestudents to the general nature of engineering, the engineering design process, and teamwork.The Committee eventually recommended a first common year for all incoming engineeringstudents.II. The Development of AUB-FEA Vision and Mission, Programs’ Educational Objectives andOutcomesThe first task of the TQM Committee was to articulate the Vision and Mission statements of theFaculty and to formulate prototypical educational objectives and outcomes. The Vision andMission statements were adopted by the Faculty in February, 1998. The three
seeking accreditation of an engineering program demonstrate and documentProgram Outcomes and Assessment. Some of the elements in this criterion are: a) theability of their graduates to design a system, component, or a process that meet desiredneeds; b) the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpretdata; c) an ability to communicate freely; and d) the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. Criterion 4– the Professional Component - requires that the students “be prepared for engineeringpractice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on theknowledge and skills acquired in earlier course...”. While the mechanical
is currently Professor and Director of the General Engineering Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. In addition to his academic work in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Crockett is currently involved in 4 technology-based startup companies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Innovation Sandbox: Examining the Impact of Interdisciplinary Innovation Spaces on Diverse
, University Park, PA 16802. Telephone: 814-865-4015, FAX: 814-865-4021, email: TALME@engr.psu.eduWesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University Wesley Donahue is an Associate Professor affiliated with both The Smeal College of Business Administration and the College of Education, and he is the Director of Management Development. Dr. Donahue brings over 25 years of manufacturing, sales and organization development experience to his position at Penn State. Formerly, he worked with the Fortune 500 company Brockway Inc., now Owens-Brockway, where he began as a project engineer and rose to manager of technology for the corporation’s international division. Subsequently, he co-founded and served as
, Speer, Ekeocha, Byrn & Clase [1], previously documented many of theconsiderations for program content, duration, format and administration. A brief summary ofthis paper, predominantly focused on curriculum design and development is described below.The collaboration of the Purdue University Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory Scienceprogram with the Kilimanjaro School of Pharmacy is helping to provide good regulatorypractices in Africa. This prompted the need to perform benchmarking activities comparing andcontrasting the University’s program to both domestic and international certifications anddegrees.The methodology employed to assess the potential list of resources was to make an exhaustivelist (as possible, since higher education is
’ learning experiences through teaching innovations, curriculum design, and support of undergraduate student research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Oral Assessments as an Early Intervention StrategyAbstractOral assessments, i.e., one-on-one interview-style questioning by an instructor, have been shownto be powerful pedagogical tools. Their main benefits include the ability to assess conceptualmastery in depth due to their adaptive dialogic nature, in addition to improving students’ verbalskills and serving as a tool to support academic integrity. However, assessments not only play animportant role in measuring the level of students' understanding, but the assessment method
in mindset. Students nowview AI as a critical tool across industries—whether in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, oreducation. By removing the technical barriers traditionally associated with AI, the courseenables participants to harness AI’s transformative potential with confidence.Student feedback further illustrates the course’s impact: • “I really enjoyed his teaching style and firsthand experience. I would have liked the project management portion to be introduced earlier, but the AI foundation was strong.” • “Dr. Addison made the three-hour sessions both enjoyable and highly informative. His passion for the subject was contagious.” • “Excellent course. It provided a clear explanation of AI’s back-end
, 125(1), 8.Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Lee, C.B. (2006) Everyday Problem Solving in Engineering: Lessons for Engineering Educators, Journal of Engineering Education, 95, 2, 139-150.Mitchell, J. E., & Smith, J. (2008). Case study of the introduction of problem-based learning in electronic engineering. International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 45(2), 131-273.Nasr, K. J., & Ramadan, B. H. (2008). Impact Assessment of Problem-Based Learning in an Engineering Science Course. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations & Research, 9(3/4), 16-24.Vardi, I., & Ciccarelli, M. (2008). Overcoming problems in problem-based learning: A trial of strategies in an undergraduate unit. Innovations in Education
and the EEC are poised to make further strides, while the U.S. isslipping when measured by a number of economic and educational indicatorsThe 4 + 1 Program is an accelerated route to the professional MS degree. In many evolvingtechnical areas, four years is not enough time for the formal education of an engineer about toenter a lifelong career of professional practice, even when the individual is committed to lifelong learning. The 4 + 1 program started in the General Engineering program in 1998 and nowallows General Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental
experiences into the curriculum. Leadership strategies that may feel uncomfortable to undergraduate students will become increasingly relevant as they gain experience with organizational contexts outside of the university classroom, but it can be overwhelming for them to wait until they leave university to learn these skills. Two historically popular strategies for integrating workplace learning into engineering education are semester long co-op terms and 16-month internships. If these two options are not feasible in a particular institutional Page 26.1519.12 context, it is possible to infuse meaningful experiential
opportunities. Theresulting entrepreneurially minded learning activities emphasize “discovery, opportunityidentification, and value creation with attention given to effectual thinking over causal (predictive)thinking” [6]. Approximately 75% of the engineering curriculum, including mathematics andgeneral education, is being modified to include ACL and PBL. These courses span the curriculumand range from multidisciplinary Introduction to Engineering [7, 8] to junior level technicalcourses [9, 10] to graduate level mechatronic design [11, 12].As a member school in the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), Lawrence Techdefines the entrepreneurial mindset in terms of the KEEN framework. The KEEN frameworkbegins with the “three Cs”: Curiosity
engineering.Mr. Travis Fredrick Collins, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobin Getz, Analog Devices Robin is currently the Director of Systems Engineering at Analog Devices, and has over twenty years of diverse industry experience in engineering leadership, product marketing and sales with multi-national semiconductor firms, spending his last 15 years at Analog Devices Inc. He has a successful track record of being a highly motivated, strategic thinker, with a passion for technology, and education. Robin currently manages a multi-national, multi-disciplinary team of engineers who deliver high volume board designs, overseeing schematic capture, layouts, initial and volume manufacturing, EMI, ESD and vibration testing for
Paper ID #44193A Case Study of Integrating Leadership Competencies in a Global EngineeringDesign Course: A Work in ProgressAnuli Ndubuisi, University of Toronto Anuli Ndubuisi is an educator and doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She has over a decade of experience in the engineering profession, education, and research. Her research is at the intersection of leadership, global learning and boundary crossing in engineering education.Philip Asare, University of Toronto ©American Society for
Paper ID #48212Analysis of Impacts on Peer Mentors in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoringand Tutoring ProgramDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in various projects funded by different federal agencies.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests
Paper ID #15838A Modular System for Energy Efficiency Study of Hydraulic ApplicationsDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical en- gineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, fluid power, and instrumentation & control. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME
College Students,” College Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1-9.3. Ames, C., 1992, “Classrooms: Goals, Structures, and Student Motivation,” Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 84, No. 3, pp. 261-271.4. Wolters, C. A., Yu, S, Pintrich, P. R., 1996, “The Relation between Goal Orientation and Students’ Motivational Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning,” Learning and Individual Differences, Vol. 8, pp. 211–238.5. Dweck, C., Leggett, E., 1988, “A Social Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality,” Psychological Review, Vol. 95, pp. 256-273.6. Elliot, A. J., 1999, “Approach and Avoidance Motivation and Achievement Goals,” Educational Psychologist, Vol. 34, pp. 169-189.7. Yang, C., Tsai, I, Kim, B, Cho, M
tosolve realistic problems, so computer usage is growing throughout the curricula”. On the other hand,Professor Bob Hopkins of Cooper Union writes “ We feel that while most graduates will not becomeprogrammers, the discipline gained from the learning of a language is helpful in the engineering problem-solving process. ” Engineering educators in the United States have been at the forefront of the developmentand application of theories to improve and maintain quality engineering education. To remain current,computer skills is just one component of the undergraduate engineering curriculum that needs to be criticallyevaluated on a continual basis.References1. “Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the United States”, Engineering
research focuses on design tools; specifi- cally, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems; computer-aided design methodology; and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Assessing Communications and Teamwork Using Peer and Project Sponsor Feedback in a Capstone CourseAbstractCapstone design courses are used to bring together various aspects of a student’s curriculum intoa culminating project; they also provide an opportunity to practice and assess professional skillsusing an authentic design project. While peer feedback and sponsor feedback are often used toassess learning outcomes and even provide input into student
Paper ID #20089Improving Communication in Industrial Engineering Courses by Implement-ing a ”Zero Email” Policy and Optimizing the Use of a Course ManagementSystemDr. Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College 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, IISE, 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, IISE, and the Pennsylvania State University for his scholarship, teaching, and