regardless of where the studentswere located.Course Details – ME4505 Measurements and AnalysisME4505/4506 Measurements and Analysis with Thermal Science Application is a required 4credit lecture/1 credit lab course in the Mechanical Engineering program at NortheasternUniversity. Typically, this course is taken during the third year, however some students put it offuntil senior year due to co-ops or course scheduling problems, and others may take it as early assophomore year if they entered with many AP credits. The course is presented in 7 modules:Measurement Systems, Design of Experiments, Signals and Sensor Response, Data Analysis andUncertainty, Thermal Measurements, Fluid Measurements, Mechanical Measurements, andPresenting Your Research. Each
theory of interpretation based on thecomparison of multiple cases has the characteristics of narrative and openness, which hasimplications for higher education research.As an important method in the field of social sciences, the Small-N case studies method doesnot focus on isolated cases. Instead, multiple cases are selected for in-depth analysis. Throughrepeated comparison of multiple cases, the causal mechanism of social phenomena isrevealed to construct an interpretive theory. The multi-case comparison method has greatimplications for higher education research in terms of theoretical construction, research topics,and research methods. It has a broad application space and is helpful to enhance thetheoretical depth and explanatory power of
Foreign Languages andLiteratures, and Industrial Design. The second involves a new Technology Literacycourse created for non-engineering students, and taught with the assistance of an Englishdepartment faculty member (also serving in the College of Engineering’s WritingAssistance program). Collectively, these three instructional efforts illustratecollaborations with faculty and students in non-engineering disciplines, and are thusexamples of multidisciplinary forays in technology education, in which one discipline isalways engineering. Further, our Technology Literacy course and the Spanish foreignlanguage course both satisfy Science, Technology, and Society (STS) distributionrequirements for non-technical and technical students, respectively. As
for All Seasons, ALab for All Reasons.” The present paper, “A Lab for All Reasons, A Lab for AllSeasons: Enlarging the Participant Base,” extends utilization of our engineeringlaboratory to non-engineering faculty and to non-engineering students. The first of thesenewer forays involves utilization of the lab as an enrichment adjunct to courses taught inother non-engineering departments, here with examples from Foreign Languages andLiteratures, and Industrial Design. The second involves a new Technology Literacycourse created for non-engineering students, and taught with the assistance of an Englishdepartment faculty member (also serving in the College of Engineering’s WritingAssistance program). Collectively, these three instructional efforts
-represented minority students, recruited into engineeringpathways. To nurture a broader interest in engineering, there have been several efforts made tocreate K-12 programs directed toward all students, often with emphasis on females andminorities. In addition, programs have been designed to help teachers incorporate engineeringinto their classrooms12. School counselors, on the other hand, have been a neglected resourcethat needs attention and support to be able to encourage and advise all students about theengineering profession2,12. After all, when it is time to guide students toward a future career andeducation pathway, it is school counselors and parents who encourage (and discourage) studentsto attend (or not attend) college and take (or not
-Principal Investigator) Associate Professor and Head of Assessment, J. Murrey Atkins Library The authors are grateful for the collaborative support of UNC Charlotte’s William States LeeCollege of Engineering Office of Student Development and Success instructors: Don Blackmon,Chris McDaniel, Gwen Gill, Meg Harkins, Dan Latta, Kevin Lindsay, Bill Lindsey, and Sherman Mumford. This work was supported by funds provided by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 1 AbstractThis study
Anytime, Anywhere (DIA2) that attempts to characterize the impact of NSF and other federal investments in the area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education using interactive knowledge mining and visual analytics for non-experts in data mining. DIA2 is currently deployed inside the NSF and is already starting to affect federal funding policy. Dr. Madhavan also served as Visiting Research Scientist at Microsoft Research, Internet Services Research Group. His research has been published in Nature Nan- otechnology, IEEE Transactions on Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, and several other top peer-reviewed venues. Dr. Madhavan currently serves as PI or Co-PI
Technology (1998). The need to useinformation technologies to creatively improve undergraduate education has been highlighted bythe Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Fortenberry, 2000). How has the education establishment reacted to the need to better educate engineeringstudents for the information age? The National Science Board reports that the number of scienceand engineering students is dwindling and the shortage of technically skilled workers is rapidlybecoming critical (National Science Board, 2000). U.S. universities lose 40 percent of thefreshmen admitted to engineering programs by the end of their sophomore year and employerschide schools for not providing the skills needed (Prados and Proctor, 2000). These
EducationThe communication of risk within and between organizations is the responsibility of all involved,regardless of position and cannot be overlooked. A tragedy such as that of Challenger was feltthroughout the nation due to its public nature, but similar instances of poor risk communicationare most likely present in many organizations, especially those outside the public spotlight. Thiscase study was developed and implemented with undergraduate engineering and managementstudents to understand whether such occurrences are in part a result from shortcomings incollege-level curricula in both management and engineering programs. The engineering studentswere seniors, while the management students were comprised of sophomores and juniors. It
demographic populations. The quantitative results will also be triangulated withthe qualitative results from the survey, as this mixed-methods approach produces a rich datasetthat is well posed to advance our knowledge of students’ perceptions of macroethics.Macroethics education is imperative to an engineering education that builds students’ ability tocritically analyze the applications and impacts of aerospace technology. While aerospaceengineering programs are currently sorely lacking in this area, our design-based research worksto both understand students’ current awareness as well as provide educational interventionsupports students’ preparedness to use their engineering knowledge in purposefully liberativeways [43]. With knowledge of
Senior’s Capstone Design Project can be imposing courses foran engineering student that has come to expect single answers (to four decimal places) toclassical text book problems in Thermodynamics, Calculus and Fluid Dynamics, to name afew. The typical methodology for studying such traditional engineering subjects is to reviewthe concepts, review worked examples presented by the instructor (hopefully these workedexamples are derived from real-world engineering applications) and then apply theseprincipals to homework problems of the same ilk. The good (or perhaps a better adjective is:trained) student quickly masters these chapter problems and moves on to the next chapters andtheir content of engineering principles that must be mastered.Creative
-training program through the NSF-funded Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network to gain the knowledge and skills to be an effective teacher and implement research-based best practices in different learning environments.Dr. Leanne M. Gilbertson, University of Pittsburgh c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Use of Active Learning and the Design Thinking Process to Drive Creative Sustainable Engineering Design SolutionsAbstractIn a Design for the Environment upper-level undergraduate engineering course, the designthinking process for creative problem solving as well as a host of in-class, active-learning designsessions were implemented, with
clusters of nodes form the next level of coarser graphs.This algorithm gives preference to hyperedges with larger weights and small sizes, which maynot always be applicable for every situation. While Hyperedge Coarsening can reduce asignificant amount of hyperedge weight to produce coarser graphs, especially compared to EdgeCoarsening, it ultimately leaves a lot of unclustered nodes. The Modified Hyperedge Coarseningis an improved version of the Hyperedge Coarsening, where it aims to address this issue withHyperedge Coarsening. Modified Hyperedge Coarsening build upon the results from HyperedgeCoarsening by revisiting the skipped nodes during Hyperedge Coarsening.The procedure for Modified Hyperedge Coarsening is as follows:Table 2: Algorithm of
others, it was a morepiece-wise proof-of-concept, with parts of the system working properly but possibly missing akey component or program. For all, success was forward progress towards the integration of theirknowledge in engineering concepts with those of cybersecurity.The most successful senior design projects had clear visions of how to accomplish their goalsbecause they were similar to existing projects. The passive entry key hacking project was similarto other published work [19], as were iPhone acoustic side-channels (based on acousticmechanical keyboard attacks [20]), and non-invasive VGA cable hacking [21]).The on-chip network protection project was also very successful but for a different reason. In thiscase, the supervising professor
Technology (MET) program. Most students are juniors entering the core sequenceof classes in the major. Many of the students in this fall quarter thermodynamics class will betogether on graduation day, and they come together for the first time in this class. Thoughstudents may have touched on many thermodynamics topics in Physics and Chemistry classes,this is their first engineering thermodynamics class. The current lab activities have evolved fromthose that were developed in the late 1980s and outlined in a paper by Kaminski (1) in 1995.In order to keep students interested and engaged, efforts have been made to make the activitiesrelevant to everyday life experiences. In some of these labs they must make and state engineeringassumptions to complete
and Architecture, "A Direct Method for Teaching and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills in Engineering Programs", won the 2008 ASEE Best Conference Paper Award. Page 14.1.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 “It’s not my job to teach them how to write”: Facilitating the Disciplinary Rhetorical Socialization of International ESL Graduate Assistants in the Sciences and EngineeringAbstractThe purpose of this research was to determine the challenges faced by international ESLgraduate assistants in the Sciences and
[31, 32]. Clearly, there is strong debate overhow the structure of the assignment itself may contribute to a student’s response to thehomework. In the age of the internet, the digital medium has become much more prevalent inhigher education and must be considered.The digital learning environment has seen unprecedented growth from technological advancesand, in no small part, due to the ongoing crisis from the Covid-19 pandemic. Online sources likeChegg and CourseHero have become powerful tools at the students’ disposal and have shiftedthe classroom dynamic. Students no longer need to engage with their material to the same degreeas before when online tutors are simply standing by to be called upon. Traditional homeworkassessment methods appear
invitation to engage with the DipLab program in response toa solicitation to address the spread of antibiotic resistance [8].This article describes the educational module developed to teach community engagement.Although most applications of community engagement often begin with an effort to co-identify a problem in collaboration with a community and to co-identify and co-ownsolutions in collaboration with a community, the module described in this article was pre-seeded to identify that the “problem” was that a lack of environmental health literacyamong the general public is a significant contributor to the spread of antibiotic resistance.The process of “pre-seeding” with a problem as well as “pre-seeding” with a potentialsolution (i.e., the use of
two start-up entities: Level 6 Engineering LLC and Next Offset Solutions, Inc.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Edward Berger is a Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and assessment of specific technology interventions in mechanics classes. He was one of the co-leaders in 2013-2014 of the ASEE Virtual Community of Practice (VCP) for me- chanics educators across the country, as well as a former NSF program officer (2019-2020). His current research focuses on student problem-solving processes and use of worked
Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA, a M.S. and Engineer Degree in Environmental Engineer- ing and Science from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a licensed PE in the state of Delaware.Dr. Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy Michael A. Butkus is a professor of environmental engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. His work has been focused on engineering education and advancements in the field of environmental engineer- ing. His current research interests are in physicochemical treatment processes with recent applications in drinking water disinfection
feeling overwhelmed, procrastination, not setting goals andprioritizing tasks, being in a reactive mode, and lack of energy are addressed in the priorities,reflection, and emotions components of the PRIDE framework. The next step is to then to usestrategies to address one’s identified challenges.Interruptions and distractions come in different forms, such as email, phone calls, unexpectedvisitors, students, social media, internet browsing, and wandering thoughts. The goal is to createperiods of uninterrupted time for productivity and creativity. Some of these distractions can beeliminated by turning off email and web browser applications, silencing email and mobilenotifications, and closing the door during the designated periods of uninterrupted
approach for teaching Statics that is also applicable to other multi-section engineering courses with large enrollments. The redesign effort is based on NCAT’semporium model whereby students are introduced to the course contents via asynchronous onlinedelivery method outside of class and work on assignments and conduct experiments withphysical models inside of class (emporium) under the guidance of the instructor along with acadre of learning assistants. During the pilot phase, students were separated into control andexperimental groups, which allowed a formative assessment of the learning outcomes andcomparison of the traditional and emporium approaches. The results of the pilot phase along withthe preliminary results of the full implementation
Paper ID #34812Private Platform for Teaching Blockchain at the Undergraduate LevelDr. Emil H Salib, James Madison University Professor in the College of Integrated Science and Engineering at James Madison University. Current Teaching - Networking & Security, Introductory Programming and Cross Platform Mobile Application Development. Current Research - Private Cloud Computing, Private Cellular Networking & Security, Mobile IPv6 and Design for Motivation Curriculum. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Private Platform for
Synthesis & & analysis application Phase 2 Presentation & reflection Phase 3 Closure Figure 1. Typical PBL cycleAlthough this is the basic PBL cycle, many variations exist in the implementation of the cycle.For example, in the medical school model which originated from McMaster University andUniversity of Maastrich, a group of around ten students undergo the PBL cycle facilitated by atutor during
,students experienced obstacles such as internet connectivity and finding quality learning spacesand technology [13]. CAD and other engineering software replaced the maker space as primarytools for design-build-test projects, and students had to focus more on developing simulationskills. Therefore, students during COVID were deprived of the in-person makerspace experiencewhich has been shown to improve confidence in engineering design by demonstrating therealities of prototyping and manufacturing [14]. Remote students also reported feeling a lack of“relatedness”, a sense of belonging and value within a team. Opportunities to form relationshipswith their peers in hybrid or in-person courses can increase feelings of relatedness and lead tohigher
bring students into international study contexts so that they can experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective competences. Dr. May is President of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), which is an international non-profit organization to encourage the wider development, distribution, and application of Online Engineering (OE) technologies and its influence on society. Furthermore, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) intending to promote the interdisciplinary discussion of engineers, educators, and engineering education researchers around technology, instruction, and research. Dr. May has organized several
Paper ID #33009Anonymous Online Peer Review for Innovation-Based LearningRyan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University Ryan Striker is a life-long learner. Ryan has over a decade of professional experience designing embed- ded electronic hardware for industrial, military, medical, and automotive applications. Ryan is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University. He previously earned his MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Saint Thomas and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University Mary
freely available online4.Multimedia and the Internet bring about a potential for dynamic visualizations of engineeringconcepts, interactivity and asynchronous communications. When implemented in the context of Page 12.137.2active learning, such tools support an expanded range of learning styles. Both authors have beenusing multimedia and online support to enhance active learning and visualization in their coursesand to provide students with improved formative feedback and review of the learned concepts.Between 1999 and 2003, the principal author conducted a longitudinal classroom research studyof the relationship between learning styles
refereed articles on related subjects. Farshad is a member of the Transportation Research Board - TRB (Committee AFN10) and the American Concrete Institute - ACI (Committees 123, 130, 236).Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University Dr. Aleksandra Radlinska is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Villanova University. She obtained her MS in Civil Engineering from Szczecin University of Technology in Poland and her PhD degree from Purdue University, IN. Aleksandra teaches introductory undergraduate courses on civil engineering materials as well as graduate courses that relate fundamentals of materials science with applications to civil engineering materials. She is
Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in STEM education, 21st century skills, and design and evaluation of learning environments informed by the How People Learn framework.Dr. Deniz Eseryel, North Carolina State University Deniz Eseryel joined North Carolina State University as a Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program clus- ter hire in the Digital Transformation of Education. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Counselor Education specializing in Digital Learning and Teaching. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. The important but little understood question that has motivated her