skills (probability, statistics, mathematical modeling, graphical analysis, error analysis)• Be able to design, carry out and present, orally and in writing, the results of an empirically- based scientific experiment• Be able to maintain and organize a journal of laboratory activities• Define misconduct in science• Model academic ethics based upon the Wright State University Code of Ethics or the Sinclair Community College Honor Code• Work independently and cooperatively in groups facilitated by WebCT• Appreciate veracity of information available from different sources (peer-reviewed journals vs. internet)• Discuss the logical and empirical basis of scientific theories, contrast scientific knowledge with non-scientific knowledge; explain
business. He also is a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In the decade of the 90s, Dr. Sticklen founded and led a computer science laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving, better known as expert systems. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering with an emphasis on hybrid course design and problem-based learning; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Prof. Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State UniversityHannah McQuade, The Center for Engineering Education ResearchAndrew League, Michigan State UniversityMr. Chris John Bush, Center for Engineering
engineering education. Brunhaver completed a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University in 2008 and a M.S. in mechanical engineering with a focus in Design for Manufacturing from Stanford in 2010.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Matusovich earned her doctoral degree in engineering education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in materials science with a concentration in metallurgy. Additionally, Matuso- vich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems
component incircuit theory [2] by fabricating a TiO2 based memristor. A memristor is characterized by itsability to ‘remember’ previous resistance states. A memristor is a non-volatile device able tomaintain its state when it experiences either no voltage or constant voltage (device off or steady-state). It relates electrical flux and charge as a resistor relates electrical current and voltage [2].A team of second year undergraduates was assembled to pursue research into memristor design,fabrication, measurement, and analysis. A prototype of the memristor students fabricated isshown in Figure 1. The students were recruited during an introductory lecture on solid-stateprinciples in their microelectronics course by introducing the burgeoning field of
oral examinations weremore stressful, but it was easier to identify imposters [21], [22]. However, the students alsoappreciated the opportunity to have a one-on-one review with an instructor. Five of the tenstudents acknowledged it was a good review opportunity of fundamental mechanics concepts,which helped them identify their own shortcomings and prepare them for future courses or theFE Exam. Three other students mentioned it was a good experience for their oral technicalcommunication skills by explaining their process using correct terminology.ConclusionsThe study presented in this paper investigated the design and implementation of an instructor-observed problem-solving session followed by an interactive reflective interview. The
virtual PLCs[20]. NationalInstrument’s Lab View now has a product that enables the virtual development of PLC and thesystem interactions. Students can use this kind of software to develop a virtual environmentswith PLCs and gain experience in the design of these kinds of systems[21].Using virtual environments makes it easier to use existing technology to develop diverse systemsand adjust parameters in a multi-user setting. Theoretically, students could create virtual PLCs,and incorporate security tools such as intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, andhoneypots to analyze the security impacts on such a system. This kind of experiment allowsstudents to understand security concepts using virtual technology.In regards to security
pleasant setting. Virtual laboratories can be built with simulationtechniques to guide our students learning complex subjects. A major difficulty, however,concerns whether the simplicity may come at the expense of effectiveness of the learningsurroundings. One remedy to this problem suggests use of special equipments often used for e.g.pilot training. Another example includes use of digital gloves and head-mounted devices invirtual reality applications. Nevertheless, these equipments are expensive and often not availableto most students. In contrast, our solution suggests use of inexpensive tools like web-cameras asan interface to interact with the simulated objects in cyberspace, and WBS as a core buildingblock of the virtual laboratories.In this
34 conference 35 Model Facilities and/or Instructional Laboratory Design Specifications and Plans 32At the same time, when the survey respondents were asked to weight which renewabletechnologies they most sought professional development, solar photovoltaics clearly stood out asthe strongest preference with a weighted score more than twice as high of many other renewabletechnologies (see Table 3). Table 3) Faculty survey topic prioritiesSolar Photovoltaic Institute Weighted priority forIn attempt to build solar career pathways, professional development in Weighted
level appears to have given students aspringboard benefit in the curriculum that persists into later courses and professional practice.Direct and indirect assessments of the project-based method were conducted and the results willbe presented in the paper. The design project is assessed based on classroom presentations and awritten report with technical analysis, design process, and professional conclusions. It is intendedto continue restructuring the course syllabus around this project in the future. Page 14.986.2IntroductionStudent engagement and participation in their learning experience has been known to enhancetheir understanding of the
total of 16 C6 posters were presented in 2022, and 24 in 2023; at least 75% of posters eachyear included a URM scholar, either solo or as part of the team. Monterey Peninsula Collegestudents have contributed 17 of the 40 posters. Poster topics have included undergraduateresearch experiences, work internship projects, and other STEM projects. A sampling of postertopics follows: Designing Circuits for Aerospace Automation (Allan Hancock, 2022) The role of the Southern Ocean During the Warm Pliocene and the Transition to the Ice Ages (Cabrillo, 2023) Using an Arduino to Compare Thumb Stick and Flex Sensor Precision for Robotic Applications (Cuesta, 2023) Need for Speed: Remote Navigation of a Duck [Duck Race
, Laplace transform). III. Demonstrate ability to design signal processing systems using principles of linear system theory.The first version of the converted course was taught in a pilot to a smaller cohort of 9 studentsin the summer of 2022 to iron out any issues that might result from the conversion efforts.After some revision, including importing important libraries a week before they were needed inthe laboratory exercises, the modules were then rolled out to a much larger cohort of around50 students in the fall of 2022.Following the first major class conversion, in the fall of 2022 two undergraduate students werehired to convert exercises from MATLAB to Python for the downstream course to be taught inspring
; ModelingPhysical Systems". The first case study is a required semester project; the second case study is alecture example. The third case study is also from a course taught to juniors and seniors inComputer Engineering and Computer Science at Elizabethtown College ("Digital Design andInterfacing"), and is taught as a lecture example with students given the opportunity to buildNeural Network hardware during the laboratory part of the course.II. Case study #1: Mobile robots in a constrained space1) Define problem: The following problem was assigned to three groups of four students in thecourse: "Simulation & Modeling Physical Systems" at Elizabethtown College: 1"Program a real-time controlled mobile robot to seek a light source in a four-foot by four
-73.Boud, D., Cohen, R., & Sampson, J. (2014). Peer learning in higher education: Learning from and with each other. Routledge.Carless, S. A., & De Paola, C. (2000). The measurement of cohesion in work teams. Small group research, 31(1), 71-88.Field, A., Miles, J., & Field, Z. (2012). Discovering statistics using R. Sage publications.Fisher, K., & Newton, C. (2014). Transforming the twenty-first-century campus to enhance the net-generation student learning experience: Using evidence-based design to determine what works and why in virtual/physical teaching spaces. Higher Education Research & Development, 33(5), 903-920. doi:10.1080/07294360.2014.890566Fogg-Rogers, L., Lewis, F., &
financial strain of givingup a paid job in favor of unpaid research, among other things1. Students and faculty at the AirForce Academy2 also cited the classes + thesis workload issue, as well as the students’ potentiallack of experience or knowledge on the subject to be studied.Several specific issues have arisen consistently at RIT when asking why BS/MS students are notas successful as they could be. There are similarities to those reported elsewhere, as well assome specific to our dual degree program. These are: 1. There is a shortage of thesis advisors relative to the number of students admitted to the BS/MS program. 2. 5th year students are required to take Senior Design, a two quarter capstone design course; the work level in
Missouri-Rolla. Prior tojoining the BE department in August 2000, she was on the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.at UMR from 1989 to 1999, and taught high school physics 1999-00. She completed her Ph.D. in ECE at NC StateUniversity in 1989. Dr. Hubing enjoys research involving educational methods and technology in the classroom.RICHARD H. HALLRichard H. Hall, Associate Professor of Psychology at UMR, will be moving to UMR’s new Information Scienceand Technology program in the fall of 2002. He received his BS degree in Psychology from the University of NorthTexas, and PhD degree in Experimental Psychology from Texas Christian University. He is the director of UMR’sMedia Design and Assessment Laboratory, and his research
most intensive team experiences take place in thecapstone design classes. To wait until a student is a senior is too late. Thus, training on teamsshould take place early in the curriculum and should be reinforced often throughout the program.Sheppard et al. and Edmonds and Summers are on the correct path to look at integrating thisthought the curriculum over the four (or more) years in the program. The challenge is gettingfaculty to work together to accomplish this goal.While many faculty use teams, the majority often let the students self-select and then the facultydo not assess student participation in teams because of the difficulty and workload involved. Ithas been observed that at Baylor University, team sizes have grown from two, to
MIST Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a regional and chapter chairman of IEEE, SME, and ASEE, and as a session chair and as a member of scientific and
which students at each of the military service academies seekto protect their computer network against infiltrators from the National Security Agency, and thedeveloper of an innovative seminar on terrorism. Figure 1. A New Faculty Member Teaching in the ATCL.The Center for Teaching Excellence also maintains an advanced technologyclassroom/laboratory (ATCL). This classroom, a gift of the West Point Class of 1954, providesan excellent evaluation environment for instructors to test the introduction of new classroomtechnologies. It was from instructors’ experience with various technologies in this classroom thatthe decision was made to equip all Academy classrooms with computer projection and VCRcapabilities. Similarly, faculty
—“MasteringMathematics,” “Making It in Engineering,” and “Planning to Graduate.” The goal of the programis to expose the greatest number of freshmen to successful engineering undergraduates who canspeak from experience on how to adjust to the rigors of the engineering curriculum, earn the bestgrades, and make the freshman year a good foundation for achievement in engineering.IntroductionNearly 25 years ago, Tinto (1975) proposed a conceptual model of college student attrition.Essentially, Tinto theorized that dropout behavior is a longitudinal process based on the qualityof the interaction between the student and the institution’s academic and social systems. Whenprecollege background characteristics and experiences are held constant, persistence in college isa
the highly varied skills of the first-year students. While manystudents have no computer skills, others are highly experienced. To offer these experiencedstudents challenges, yet ensure that they have mastered the key skills related to algorithm design,several teaching assistants run a Computing Club, now in its second term. Students with strongprogramming skills self-select into the club, which as one teaching assistant wrote, allows thevery experienced students in the course to participate “and really set their creativity loose andengage their intuition and reasoning skills.”The use of active participation in tutorials and laboratories also empowers first-year students asthey are no longer expected to be the “open vessel into which
research and foster discovery in science and engineering [6]. Consequently, the originalCyberAmbassadors curriculum incorporates activities, examples and exercises that are centeredin the context of exploratory research. This type of research is generally found in academicsettings, such as research universities and non-profit institutions, as well as in government-funded laboratories. Designing the curriculum to reflect the language and positions common tothese settings (e.g., investigator, research group, graduate student, postdoc) is an important partof the constructivist and sociocultural pedagogy embraced by the CyberAmbassadors project[7]–[9]. In this approach, learning takes place most effectively in contexts that are familiar andrelevant
-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components for several aerospace vehicles. He developed and improved manufacturing processes for the Atlas/Centaur rocket program, managed the production implementation of the J-2 rocket program, and created the designs for structural/propulsion/electrical systems in both the Atlas/Centaur and J-2 programs. Dr. Plumlee also worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as an engineer in the Propulsion Laboratory. In practicing the engineering
, and exams) is investigated to assessthe effectiveness of using Poll everywhere to improve students’ academic performance andlearning outcomes. II. METHOD “Electronic Principle” is a freshman-level that is designed to familiarize students withbasic principles of the transformer, diode, transistors, and essential electric circuit theorems. Thestudents sit in a lecture classroom twice a week for 1 hour and 15 mins first and practice theirlearned theoretical content in a laboratory section. Assignments and quizzes are assigned to thestudents regularly. If a student had a misconception of a new concept, they would fail to conductthe hands-on experiment and get meaningful results. And the instructor
package forthe PIC microcontroller to study the Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol and its use forvarious real-time applications. The software can be used in an undergraduate Electrical andComputer Engineering design class. The use of the software allows the students to understandthe CAN protocol. The students can also modify different modules of the software based on thehardware setup of their real-time systems, and then do various types of experiments with theirhardware setup. The use of our software enhances student-learning of embedded-systemsnetworking. The paper presents a detailed description of our software architecture and its use forvarious real-time applications.IntroductionWe are living in a world today in which rapid
attempt to find thedisparities between academic philosophy and the professionals in the “real world”. Theneveryone must recognize ideological gaps must be overcome for the best interest of the studentsand facultyClassroom learning vs. applied learningA complete undergraduate experience includes a variety of classes, and activities. Certainfundamental topics must be covered in the classroom environment; however other equallynecessary components are best learned through applying the skills to real situations. It isextremely important that policies are designed to enhance both of these vital realms. Page 13.484.16Assumptions vs. expectationsNo
Paper ID #36986Validity Evidence for Exposure and Motivation Scales in aMicroelectronics Workforce Development ProgramAdrian Nat Gentry Adrian Nat Gentry is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University in Engineering Education. They completed their undergraduate degree in Materials Engineering from Purdue in May 2020. Adrian’s research interests include assessing student supports in cooperative education programs and the experiences and needs of nonbinary scientists. Adrian is involved with Purdue’s Engineering Education Graduate Association and is president of the oSTEM chapter at Purdue.Eric Holloway (Sr Director
RELLIS related to law enforcement, municipal servicesand utility training and certification, expanded programs related to new and emergingtechnologies and fields of interest will provide students and employees with meaningful skillstraining and professional certifications.Underpinning all the improvements that will be made to the RELLIS Campus is the intent todevelop and provide a “living laboratory” environment throughout the campus for thedevelopment and refinement of new and emerging technologies. To this end, as each of theelements of the RELLIS Campus transformation are constructed they will be designed to includethe necessary features and flexibilities to support the insertion and testing of new technologies aspart of the education and
Austin (UT). Prior to earning her PhD Dr. Smith received a master’s degree in civil engineering from UT and her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology in civil and environmental engineering. After finishing her graduate work Dr. Smith worked in international development in Asia, the South Pacific, and Afghanistan, overseeing water and natural resource management projects. Since starting at Villanova University Dr. Smith has leveraged her experiences in her research focusing on rivers, floodplains, and flooding dynamics, particularly in urban settings. She also has several funded research projects investigating sediment transport into and through green stormwater infrastructure. She is the winner the of the Early
Paper ID #9101How to Improve a Textbook with Engineering Technology StudentsDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Pur- due University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller
late January for VSEP. Detailed program information is available onthe website http://gest.umbc.edu.7.2. Student CompetitionsThe KC135 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program is hosted by NASA JohnsonSpace Center in Houston, Texas. KC135 is NASA’s microgravity aircraft that has been used to Page 9.937.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtrain astronauts. In this two-semester program, teams of undergraduate students design and buildmicrogravity experiments and fly them on KC135