Paper ID #9503An Interactive Programming Course Model for Mechanical Engineering Stu-dentsProf. Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University Shanon Reckinger joined the department of Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University in Fall 2011. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in August of 2011. Her research interests include ocean modeling, computational fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, and numerical methods. At Fairfield she has taught courses in thermodynamics, numerical methods (gradu- ate), fluid dynamics, gas dynamics (graduate), computational fluid dynamics (graduate
Department academic programs Academic Program Academic Program Directors of the Division of Director Engineering and Sciences Faculty of the Division of Engineering and Sciences who Faculty evaluate student outcomes, deliver evidences or both.The Accreditation Coordinator is a full-time faculty member who supports the Head of theDepartment in some activities related to the evaluation process such as solving doubts of part-time faculty. This coordinator is on close communication with the Accreditation Specialist toensure the correct operation of the process.As mentioned
, electronic devices, digital logic,power, electric machines, and often instrumentation and controls. The decision for which topicswill be chosen and developed for a compact electrical engineering course in a generalengineering program requires thorough understanding of the program and careful planning. Thispaper describes the planning and initial delivery experiences of a circuit analysis course in anewly-established general engineering program. The paper relates the program mission with thecurriculum structure and how the circuits course builds a foundation for advanced topics andconcentration areas such as bioprocess engineering. The paper also examines the valuablelessons learned from the impact of prerequisite knowledge on topic selection, math
transfer touniversity engineering programs. The availability of the second year systems engineeringcourses proved to be attractive to both students who want to major in systems engineering aswell as students wanting to fulfill technical electives. It is our hope that this model will inspireadoption by other community college – university partnerships as a means of increasing thenumber of students preparing for careers in systems engineering.IntroductionSystems engineering is an increasingly valuable discipline, given the increasingly complex andinter-related products and processes we work and live with on a daily basis. Systems engineers,trained to visualize and manage the “big picture,” have the knowledge, skills, and abilities(KSAs) to evaluate
Assessing Program Educational Objectives Using a Web-Based Alumni Survey SystemAbstractABET’s Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs for 2009-2010 defines ProgramEducational Objectives (PEOs) as “broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments that the program is preparing the graduates to achieve.” The criteria furtherstates that “each program for which an institution seeks accreditation or reaccreditation musthave in place an assessment and evaluation process that periodically documents anddemonstrates the degree to which these objectives are attained.”1 For EAC-ABET visits in 2007-2008, 36.7% of the engineering programs visited received a PEO related weakness at theconclusion of the visit.2In
AC 2007-622: TEACHING CLASSICAL CONTROL IN ET PROGRAMS; TIMEFOR REASSESSMENT?Omar Zia, Southern Polytechnic State University Omar Zia is presently a professor at Southern Polytechnic State Univerisity. He has a Ph.D. in Control system. Prior to joining SPSU he served as full professor at CalPoly San Luis Obispo. His research interests are in the area of Control and Digital Signal Processing. He has been recognized for his research contributions to NASA eight times. Page 12.1350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Classical Control in ET programs; time for reassessment?AbstractThis
a new Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technologyprogram surveyed engineering technology participants for benchmarking details of theirprograms. Even though some of this information can be discovered through analysis of theinstitutions’ websites, the details provided in face-to-face conversations reveal morecontextual details about some of the underlying decisions related to each program’soperational decision-making. During these discussions, the interviewers communicated thatwe would publish the results of the discussions from our questionnaire. The results of thisresearch could be used in two ways: • Inform peer institutions about program commonalities, including best practices, issues and challenges • Allow members of
funding in 2006-2008 and again in 2010-2012 through the National Science Foundation Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) and the Department of Defense Awards to Stimulate and SupportUndergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) programs to organize a summer researchexperience for undergraduates program that focuses on automotive and energy-related research.The Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) REU program atOakland University aims to engage participants in rewarding automotive research experiencesthat excite and motivate them to pursue careers in scientific and engineering research, and seeksto address the nationwide problem of the under-representation of women and minorities inscience, technology, engineering
12.814.9nearly 70% of university engineering programs do not require their students to take ethics-related 9courses. In addition, researchers have pointed out that few faculty members are familiar orcomfortable teaching engineering ethics courses (Herkert, 2000; Honour, 1996). As noted, manychallenges remain in order to fully incorporate engineering ethics as part of engineeringcurriculums.Life-Long Learning Skills in EngineeringOver a decade ago, a group of experts estimated the half-life of an engineer’s technical skills.Essentially they estimated how long it would take for half of everything an engineer knew abouthis [or her] field to become obsolete
AC 2008-2197: ARTICULATING NEED SENSITIVE VERTICALLY INTEGRATEDPROGRAMS FOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGYSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include antennas and
2006-247: THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORS SCHOLARS PROGRAMS INENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONGeorge Suckarieh, University of Cincinnati Dr. George Suckarieh is a Full Professor of Construction Science at University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science. Dr. Suckarieh received a PhD in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Ohio State University. He directs/coordinates UC Honors Scholars Program at the college and is a member of the University Honors Council. He teaches courses in Construction Management and Productivity Improvement. Dr. Suckarieh is Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineer, American Institute of
2006-715: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM, AN OPPORTUNITY FORENGINEERING MANAGEMENT FACULTYHalvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla Page 11.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Fulbright Scholar Program, Opportunity for Engineering Management FacultyAbstractThe Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 US faculty and professionals each year toapproximately 140 countries within a large range of disciplines. Even though most ofthese opportunities are focused in arts and sciences, there are still opportunities availablefor Engineering Management faculty. Our opportunities are enhanced compared to otherengineering disciplines since we can
further condensed and organized into a SWOT, a data-organizing tool to present Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.ResultsFeedback was received from 31 students, 14 faculty and five facilitating staff members. Therespondents are fairly distributed among various departments, but mostly engineering ordesign related. From the respondents, eight students, three faculty and three facilitating staffmembers were involved in creating the multidisciplinary program. A quarter of the studentparticipants were from Western countries enrolled full-time in a program at NCKU. Thisdemographic detail may be relevant regarding their perspectives on multidisciplinaryeducation. One key question in the questionnaire was everyone’s definition of
-level evaluative and creative written assignments and oral reports. 2. At the time of this meeting the School of Engineering and Technology offered three related master’s degree programs: M.S. Computer Science, M.S. Database Administration, and M.S. Software Engineering. Enrollments were small in each program, as there were many similar courses between programs. Also, since all three programs related to different aspects of software development and utilization, students were frequently confused as to which program would best fit their needs. The Advisory Board endorsed a plan for consolidating these three programs into a single program with three areas of specialization. The resultant
was performed and the results were compiled in a database.Survey MethodologyThe list of currently accredited (as of October 1, 2007) civil engineering programs was obtainedfrom the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) website12. 251 accreditedcivil engineering and civil engineering technology programs were identified. An Internet searchengine was used to identify the primary Departmental website for each program which wasrecorded in the database. Each Department website and any related websites (e.g., affiliated orinterdisciplinary programs, research centers, etc.) were reviewed for mention of an IAB. If anIAB was identified and information available, the approximate size, member list, or presence oforganizing documents
AC 2007-112: A QC-SYSTEMS APPROACH TO IE PROGRAM OUTCOMESASSESSMENTRobert Batson, University of Alabama Robert G. Batson is Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering at The University of Alabama, where he teaches and performs research in statistical quality control, quality engineering, risk assessment, and reliability. In 22 years at Alabama, he has published over 45 refereed journal articles and has held research contracts and grants worth over two million dollars with organizations such as BellSouth, Mercedes-Benz, the FAA, and NASA. Prior to joining UA, he worked for five years as a systems engineer with Lockheed Corporation. He received an M.S. in Mathematics from Florida
Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, and real-time embedded systems. Page 15.493.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Management Improvement Programs Implemented by Manufacturers to Become More CompetitiveAbstractIn today's competitive global economy, organizations of all sizes from job shops to hugecorporations are searching for ways to improve their ability to compete. Actions taken andchanges made in the way they do business have made a positive difference. However, that alonemay not be enough. Further efforts are needed to enhance
Journal cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools. Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003.Donald P. Visco, Tennessee Technological UniversitySusan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan Susan Montgomery is Lecturer IV and program advisor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She also serves as ASEE campus representative. She earned a BSEChE from the
knowledge[1] . Within a year, this project expanded to be included in a required junior level chemicalengineering course (and was no longer a part of the Introduction to Biomedical Engineeringelective). Over the past twenty years, this project is a required project for a wider spectrum ofrequired chemical engineering courses and has grown to include presentations to K-12 students –and has impacted almost one-thousand undergraduate chemical engineering students and over10,000 K-12 students. This is a work in progress, since the author would like to gather input as to what informationwould be helpful to provide to the community to enable this program to be transferable to otherinstitutions.Project Description The outreach project
2006-630: THE ENTERPRISE PROGRAM: A VERTICALLY INTEGRATEDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMScott Amos, Michigan Technological University SCOTT J. AMOS is a Professor and Dean of the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah,an MSEE from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.Michael Powers, Michigan Technological University MICHAEL N. POWERS is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at MTU. He earned a BS in Mathematical Sciences from the USCGA in New London, CT and his MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA
Paper ID #14204Baccalaureate Program of Sustainable System Engineering – Objectives andCurriculum DevelopmentDr. Runing Zhang, Metropolitan State University of DenverMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is an associate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His work is primarily focused in the realm of appropriate design and humanitarian engineering. He has worked on development projects all over the globe but his most recent humanitarian engineering project is focused locally in Denver where he is implementing the installation
Systems Engineering department and helped launch the Masters of Systems Engineering and PhD in Engineering Science and Systems programs at UALR. He has taught a variety of courses in systems and electrical engineering program and written a book titled ’Fundamental Engineering Optimization Methods.’ His research interests include linear systems theory, biomedical engineering, biomechatronics, and computational intelligence. He is a member of IEEE, IET (UK), ASEE, IASTED, and Sigma Xi (former president of the Sigma Xi Central Arkansas Chapter). More information on him is available at syen.ualr.edu/kxiqbal/.Dr. Gary T. Anderson, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Gary Anderson has taught engineering to non-traditional
Concentration (11 courses):o *ES 301, 302, or 303 Systems III (one for each focus area)o five engineering electives (from approved list)o three STEM electives (from approved list)o two electives related to the theme from any division of the college (from approved list)Capstone design (2 course sequence)Formal approval of the programAs described above, college governance requires that new programs be approved by the college-wide Curriculum and Education Policy Committee and a vote of the full faculty. Because aproposal for a new engineering program would come from the engineering division at large, thetask group needed to have the support of the majority of division faculty. The task group placedthe final 45-page program proposal on a shared drive for
in McClean, Virginia. He is currently an associate professor in the Civil Engineering department at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) where he teaches engineering mechanics and structural engineering courses. He enjoys working with the students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Impact of EAC-ABET Program Criteria on Civil Engineering CurriculumsAbstractCivil engineering programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET(EAC-ABET) must comply with program criteria developed by the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE). Requirements
program outcomes. The program advisory board provided advice and approval in thisprocess. The program objectives developed by the faculty at MU are:At two to five years after undergraduate graduation, through professional practice in engineeringtechnology-related positions, graduates should:1. Have demonstrated competence in the appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their discipline.2. Have demonstrated competence in methods of analysis involving use of mathematics, fundamental physical sciences, technology, and computation needed for the professional practice in the field of engineering technology.3. Have collected and analyzed data for process improvements.4. Have developed skills necessary to
these skill gaps. Virtual trainingallows engineering students to relate what they learn in the classroom to real-world settings, andwhat they would experience in the workforce. Furthermore, engineering students engaging invirtual training programs also positively impact the industry employers seeking engineeringgraduates who have both the technical and vocational skills that would benefit and enhanceproductivity in their companies [8]. Additionally, virtual internships are essential for students tosucceed in the 21st-century workplace, and in many cases serve as a prerequisite for employment[9]. Virtual internships provide opportunities for students who find it challenging to undertaketraditional internships due to issues related to the
challengesassociated with integrating such technologies in courses and programs. Underlying thesechallenges is the realization that student development in these areas is likely to encompass allthree commonly accepted domains of development; the cognitive, affective, and psychomotordomains. Furthermore, such technologies are advancing at a rate faster than the faculty candevelop the skills required to teach to the students. As such, by the time faculty developsufficient knowledge, appreciation and physical skills to use the technologies, the technologieshave advanced to the next level. This paper will discuss how the Civil Engineering program atthe United States Military Academy has met these challenges, assessed them, and appliedsolutions.IntroductionThe
alternative energysources such as wind power and solar power. Twenty-two applications have been submitted tothe NRC for new reactors thus far and 11 more are expected by the end of 20092. The urgentissue facing the building boom for nuclear power plants is the training of a new workforce forthese new plants as well as the replacement of aging workers in existing plants. In respond tothese needs, the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution (ETID) at Page 14.909.2Texas A&M University has started a new Power Engineering Technology (PET) program in theFall of 2008.One of the courses in the PET curriculum is ENTC 402 Inspection
really a method of discovery. Today, all civil engineering programs provideinformation on their websites, but this is not nearly enough. Programs should seek to leaverelevant, timely, and dynamic “breadcrumbs” for students to follow. This is why our table oftalking points above, includes some references for students to dig deeper.We hope that by providing a spotlight on this important issue of undergraduate student numbersin civil engineering will lead to continued study of this problem as it relates to the health of civilengineering as a whole. More studies and data are needed, and it is important for programs atinstitutions across the country to communicate and share successes (and failures) in recruitmentmeasures. While we understand that
graduate of West Point and has graduate degrees from Stanford University; he is a licensed PE in California. Page 15.645.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Homebrewing 101: A Vital Part of a Civil Engineering Program!AbstractIn this paper the author shares his experience over several years of teaching civil engineeringstudents to brew beer. This fun exercise, named HB101 (Homebrewing 101) by the students, wasinitially designed solely as a fun social event, but has become a beneficial extracurricularteaching tool that adds value to the overall civil engineering program at the United StatesMilitary Academy at