Paper ID #26197The Impact of Socio-cultural Factors in Qatar on Females in EngineeringMiss Maha Sultan Alsheeb, Texas A&M University at Qatar My name Maha Al-Sheeb. I am a joiner chemical engineer student Class of 2020. I have one brother and one sister. I joined the Academic bridge program in 2014. I believes in ”Difficult roads often leads to beautiful destination” Grand.Aspiration.Dr. Amy Hodges, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Amy Hodges is an instructional assistant professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar, where she teaches first-year writing and technical and business writing courses. She also leads
development of competencies required by industry. More specifically, they willbe used as a starting point for developing and implementing curriculum elements aimed atenhancing competency levels of students at a Dutch university of technology and itsEuropean partners in the European project funding this research.Keywords Transversal competency level, preparing for practice, engineering education,questionnaireINTRODUCTIONThe globalization and the great change in technology of the 90s have posed differentdemands on the engineering profession. This shift has resulted in the industry seekinggraduates equipped with both technical and non-technical competencies [1]. In this study,the latter is named transversal competencies and defined as "skills, values
designer, he has worked on a range of projects that included houses, hospitals, recreation centers, institutional buildings, and conservation of historic buildings/monuments. Professor Sudarshan serves on the Working Group-6: Tensile and Mem- brane Structures of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Aerospace Division’s Space Engineering and Construction Technical Committee, and the ASCE/ACI-421 Technical Committee on the Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs. He is the Program Chair of the Architectural Engineering Division of the American Society of Engi- neering Education (ASEE). He is also a member of the Structural Stability Research
University of Michigan in 1985 and she received her M.S. in 1988 and her Ph.D. in 1991 in chemical engineering both from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Karen’s educational emphasis includes: fac- ulty development critical thinking, enhancing mathematics, engineering entrepreneurship in education, communication skills, K-12 engineering education, and promoting women in engineering. Her technical work and research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, mixed integer nonlinear programing, and multicriteria decision making.William Bridges, Clemson University Dr. Bridges’ primary professional interests involve the statistical aspects of research projects. He has collaborated extensively with
. The current positionof the shaft is then converted into electrical signal and compared with command input signal.Modern servo motors use electronic encoders or sensors to sense the position of the shaft. Basedon the required position of the shaft, the command input is given.If the feedback signal is different from the given input, an error signal is generated. The error isapplied as the input to the motor which leads to rotation of the motor. When the shaft is at therequired position, error signal becomes zero making the motor stay standstill holding the position.Design And Assembly of Trainer Panel:This trainer Panel is designed in mainly three steps 1. Mechanical Design of the trainer 2. Electrical Schemtic for wirning the component 3
successfullypass the course. These challenges inhibit the students’ ability to complete the necessaryrequirements for transfer in a timely manner, if they are able to complete them at all. We havechosen to address these issues by developing a pre-semester physics “bootcamp” to give studentsthe necessary study skills and practice working with physics content before they start theirphysics course. Additionally, we incorporate directed support during the semester to continuedeveloping the student’s ability to succeed.Physics Jam is a 1 to 2 week free program offered to all students taking first or second semesterphysics. During the program, students work on reviewing math concepts they will need to besuccessful in their physics course, developing study
, generalizing the connection between exponential and Poisson distribution, will beused to discuss their differences and to point out nuances in the wording of someprobability problems that yield different answers when both distributions are used. Lastly,a teaching tool for explaining central limit theorem is discussed based on guessingweights of books. This guessing game proves useful to explain sampling distribution.1. IntroductionAlthough it has been argued since 1960s [1] that probability and statistics is as importantas calculus as a mathematical foundation for engineering students who have to cope withuncertainty and variability in their professional careers, majority of engineering programsin North America have one course for both probability and
, deforming the specimens at a greater rate is expected to lead to a morebrittle, elastic response overall while deforming the specimens at a reduced rate is expected tocause a more ductile, viscous response.Activity results and discussionTable 1 reports the average mechanical properties of the parallel and perpendicular PETEsamples, and representative stress-strain curves are shown in Figure 4 (with the full data setshown in Appendix B). In general, the parallel specimens displayed greater stiffness and strengthcompared to the perpendicular specimens. Parallel specimens consistently deformed in a ductilemanner, exhibiting relatively large deformation magnitudes following yielding and large εfvalues. An image of a parallel specimen following fracture
Page 24.466.3systems. Electrical circuit calculation using a traditional calculator is almost becoming a thing ofthe past. Students need to focus on understanding the concept behind an electric circuit instead ofjust plugging in numbers in a calculator. Electrical Circuits I is designed to introduce the basicconcepts in DC circuits, simulation and DC circuit labs, followed by Electrical Circuits II, whichcovers the advanced topics in AC, simulation and AC circuit labs.Following topics are covered in Electrical Circuits I and II sequence courses:1. Voltage and Current2. Resistance3. Ohm’s Law, Power, and Energy4. Series DC circuits5. Parallel DC circuits6. Network Theorems7. Mesh and Nodal Analysis8. Sinusoidal Alternating Waveforms9. The Basic
, e.g., lives near a ski resort and the family has skied all their lives. In that way, the studentwill bring not only the passion to ‘go the extra mile’ in the project, but the practical experiencefrom years of using ski equipment. As the scope of the project is defined, the student/ advisordiscussion must work to focus the project into the time frame, technical ability of the student,facilities available at the university, and most importantly, meeting the learning outcomes. Oftenthe student has very grand ideas, which are laudable, but not practical. Without squelching any ofthe student’s enthusiasm, the recommended place to begin the discussion is with thefundamentals of materials selection shown in Figure 1, and with a demonstration of the
questions tofacilitate individual reflection during the narrative writing: 1. Describe your role in this experience. 2. What are your previous experiences with and/or attitudes toward pedagogical change in STEM? 3. Describe your general experience during the implementation of the online forum (e.g. likes, dislikes, surprises, frustrations, limitations, things to improve…) 4. How has this experience changed the way the instructor does his job? Consider how the following aspects of the instructor’s job may /may not have changed: a. Instructor use of classroom time b. Preparation outside of class Page 26.1226.7
portable systems that provide a hands-onexperience for students in automation labs. Khairudin’s portable system has two modules (PLCand HMI on one side and sensors and actuators on the other) in a rolling case [1]. Hsieh’s systemcontains several sensors and has an interchangeable special function module [2]. Mikhail’ssystem is a single unit with PLC, HMI, motors, and sensors [3]. Maarif’s system fits in briefcaseand contains a PLC and pneumatics [4]. Barrett’s system contains a PLC and contactors, andstudents connect external input/output devices with wires [5].CourseENGR 382 SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Systems Design is an upper-division course taught to students in the Engineering Department. It is required forManufacturing
, and economic issues related toimplementation of sustainable energy technologies.3. Demonstrate outcomes 1 and 2 through collaborating, designing, and presenting on innovativeengineering ideas to solve issues related to the Global Grand Challenges as they relate tosustainable energy.The program met these desired student learning outcomes in three ways: 1. course lectures anddiscussions on technical, environmental, socio-cultural, and economic issues technologies; 2. sitevisits to companies, discussing operation, economic, environmental and political impacts, and 3.performing a project with Brazilian Students and Local Government Liaisons or Companies todeeper understanding of the cultural context with implementing sustainable energies.When the
sourcedparts (e.g., from [20], [21]). The UMTK, including its three current test configurations, areshown in Figure 1. The technical specifications and price of the machine are summarized inTable 1. Image of an assembled UMTK is shown in Appendix A.Figure 1: Rendered CAD model of the UMTK, showing (A) the linear actuator, (B) load cell,(C) emergency stop, (D) linear scale, (E) the custom printed circuit board (PCB) from a topview. The red squares highlight different configurations of the UMTK. (F) is configured fortensile test, (G) for compression test, and (H) for three-point flexural test. Table 1: Technical Specifications of the UMTK Maximum Load 1.5 kN Stroke Length
that of thestudents’ perceptions of engineering in regard to their own engineering identity and abilities. In a study by M. Besterfield-Sacre in 1997, incoming engineering students were surveyed ontheir perceptions of engineering as a field, their own abilities as engineers, and their confidencein their success [1]. The performance and retention of the students were then tracked for thefollowing three years and related back to their initial attitudes. Students who left engineering ingood academic standing had significantly different attitudes about themselves and engineeringcompared to students who stayed in engineering, or who left in poor academic standing. Theinitial attitudes of students who left in good standing reflected significantly
Motivation and Personality,” Psychological Review, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 256-273, 1988.[5] L. S. Blackwell, K. Trzesniewski, and C. S. Dweck, “Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention, “Child Development, vol. 78, no.1, pp. 246-263, 2007.[6] G. Walton, G. L. Cohen, “A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students,” Science, vol. 331, pp. 1447-1451, Mar. 2011.[7] N. M. Stephens, M. G. Hamedani, and M. Destin, “Closing the Social-Class Achievement Gap: A Difference-Education Intervention Improves First-Generation Students’ Academic Performance and All Students’ College Transition,” Psychological
performed many private and government projects. Dr. Fathizadeh has published numerous journal, conference and technical articles. He has been instrumental figure in establishing mechatronic engineering technology at Purdue University Northwest. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Dr. Fathizadeh is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois.Anan Ismail Ayyad c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Students’ Participation to Improve Formula SAE CarAbstractFormula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) competition provides opportunity for studentsto enhance their engineering design and
) (2) (1) (0) score: Math Compre- 2 1 12 1 2.2 hension (50%) Concept Compre- 12 3 1 2.6 hension (30%) SAGE Technique 1 6 8 1 2.4 (10%) Technical Commu- 1 13 1 1 1.9 nication (10%) Weighted average score: 2.3In the EET program at Pittsburg State University, assessment data is regularly collected forETAC/ABET accreditation using the
vision system alongwith robotic arm will inspect multiple patterns of defects with slight modification in theinspection system. The impetus of this research originated from a common problem encounteredin the manufacturing and packaging industry. Generally, an inspecting conveyor system requiresa human operator to visually inspect the part or in case of an automatic detection, the process islimited in its inspecting ability. In case of human operator inspecting process, the operatorrequires to be trained in the particular inspection criteria as well as the use of precision hand-tools to determine the defect. This involves training cost, overhead expenditure (higher pay-scaledue to training and experience), and other labor fees for a monotonous
Industrial Engineering technical elective choices at SIUE/ITU Senior Survey - 2012-2016 3 SIUE ITU 2.5 2.25 2.13 2.19 Satisfaction Level 2 1.81 1.69 1.63 1.56 1.5 1.5 1 0.5 0 Q1-2 Q3-4 Q5-6 Q7-8
, because it provides an asynchronous JavaScript basedprogramming environment that is great for rapid development of scalable web applications.12 Byusing web technologies, the application becomes extremely flexible, and very easy to develop Page 24.380.10cross-platform. Although this isn’t technically a web application, it is important to have anasynchronous application, because network Code Message Code Messageconnections and robot communications need 1 Stop All 20 Camera Leftto occur simultaneously. The Node.JS 2 LEDs On 21 Camera Right
of only one module on Viscoelastic basics (Module 1) ispresented here. The organizational structure of this module is shown in Figure 3. Figure 3: Organizational structure of a representative module. In general each module will have learning objectives, necessary mathematical formulationand description, interactive GUI tools, experimental data set with various loading conditions, andassignments or case studies. For example, in this module students are introduced to fundamentalviscoelastic material models for simulating loading unloading, creep and relaxation behavior ofthe materials. It is accomplished by first introducing the viscoelastic material behavior and byhighlighting the differences between the elastic and
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and her Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Gattis’ research areas include student recruitment, retention and diversity, as well as professional development of middle school teachers. This professional development enables teachers to more effectively teach math and science through development of engineering and math hands-on activities. As Associate Dean, Dr. Gattis man- ages an endowment that provides over $1-million in funding for undergraduates to engage in research and to study abroad.Dr. Micah Hale, University of Arkansas Dr. Hale is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include concrete materials
know, un-derstand and be able to demonstrate at the end of some learning experience. For instance, ABETstipulates a minimal set of student learning outcomes that describe what learners should knowand be able to by the time they graduate from an ABET-accredited engineering program.1 It isalso now common practice to articulate course-level learning outcomes for each of the coursesoffered by a college or university; these indicate what a learner is expected to know and be ableto do after successfully completing a course. A common approach used by curriculum design-ers, known as backwards design, involves designing a curriculum from the bottom up by startingfrom the program learning outcomes, and then creating course-level objectives that would
the importance of computationIn this section, we show that the SIIP program raises the students awareness of the importance ofcomputational skills. In the surveys we conduct in three different classes, MSE 201, MSE 440,and MSE 406, there are questions related to the importance of computational skills in materialsscience and engineering: • “In general, do you think computational tools are important for materials science and engi- neering?” 1 201 entry survey 440+406 entry survey 0.8 440
materials. Ms. Matin has over 3 years of experience of teaching in architecture and interior design field at Azad Islamic University and Eastern Michigan University. She has been LEED Green Associate since 2016.Dr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Ali Eydgahi started his career in higher education as a faculty member at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute in 1985. Since then, he has been with the State University of New York, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Eastern Michigan University. During 2006-2010, he was Chair of the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, Founder and Director of the Center for 3-D Visualization and Virtual Reality Applications, and Technical Director of the NASA
Kasley, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor, College of Engineering, Colorado Technical UniversityIntroductionTo accommodate the diverse student population of adult-learners, the College of Engineering(CoE) at Colorado Technical University (CTU) offer both evening and daytime classes, themajority of students in CoE work full-time in civilian or military sectors, or are military veterans.The CoE successfully implemented an eleven-week program curriculum, designed for these non-traditional students who are dealing with many distractions. The active-learning approach andflipped-classroom better engages these students and also targets higher-levels of thinking [1].The flipped-classroom helps students determining knowledge, stimulates
widely. It means forming activity skills inspecific situations, in other words forming professional competence. 7 With regard to tendencyof education development, it is proposed general structure of professional competence forspecialists (see Fig.1). Professional competence Functional competences in common to the in individual – in social relations in professional area scientific area psychological area area Prime competences common subject academic profession key personal
design through the first year has remainedconstant.Description of the new programThe College of Engineering formed a taskforce in 2015 to identify areas of emphasis in the first-year engineering program to ensure the undergraduate students were receiving an education toprepare them to become engineers in modern-day society. Table 1 outlines the results of thistaskforce, and the areas of emphasis were used as a basis for the changes implemented in a newversion of ENGR 101, piloted in three sections during fall term of 2016 in which there were 110students.Table 1: First-year engineering laboratory course sequence areas of emphasis. Technical communication, organization and presentation
presentation indicated that this workshop sessionwas well organized (M = 4.14, SD = 0.83) and the overall rating for this session was very good (M = 4.41,SD = 0.62). Of interest, the respondents evaluated this presenter a bit low (M = 3.93, SD = 1.11) on theissue of such workshop presentation having effectively addressed the conference goals and objectives.Table 6 provides a general description of the selected 5 items and subscale totals describe the participant’srating on the presenters’ ability to deliver the content of their presentations well. The participants’ (n =23)performance on the pre-test knowledge test yielded an average score of 57 while the average score for thepost-test performance was 62 in a scale of 1 to 100. The comparison between