, the models formotivating individuals, and the environments under which the creative work of a faculty membercan be fostered or destroyed.Academic Work as Knowledge WorkA consideration of academic work as a type of knowledge work may lead to insights on the roleand responsibilities of department chairs as leaders of creative professionals. Corbin11 describesknowledge workers as: • Professional specialists with unique expertise that engenders self-confidence (arrogance to some). • Intolerant of incompetent leaders within their profession. • Seekers of recognition for innovation and work within their field. • Tending to believe they know what is best for the customer. • Not welcoming change
paper focuses on an innovative concept best represented by the key words of what and howwe teach our students. It discusses a new problem analysis methodology developed to encourageanother mode for student learning. The concept has been successfully applied to severalEngineering Technology courses and received excellent reviews from the students who givewitness to its effectiveness in helping them learn.Traditionally, subjects are presented in terms of these are the rules, equations, procedures andmethods for solving a problem. The underlying assumption implies that if students learn theapplicable math and engineering expressions they now know the subject material. In realitynothing could be further from the truth for effective learning.The
from the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program will demonstrate: • A professional work ethic, a commitment to lifelong learning, quality and continuous improvement through the clear ability to assume increasing levels of technical and/or management responsibility. • Leadership and participation in teams that act as change agents and innovators in product design and manufacturing related organizations. • The ability to drive the design of manufacturable products, design effective and efficient new production processes and improve the performance of existing operations. • Effective communication with all levels of the organization.Developing the Original Program Outcomes:The original set of PO’s for the
. ERC students volunteertheir time as project judges at the fair.Portable Manufacturing Project. Area middle and high school students are introducedto manufacturing engineering through this innovative, hands-on engineering program.Students are first taught a course on CAD and simple computer programming. Buildingupon these skills, they then learn about and use a robot and milling machine. This projectallows students an opportunity to see a project to completion from the concept and design Page 10.1140.9phase to manufacturing a simple product, and with the use of web-cams, they canremotely access and view the production process from their classroom
, “Engineering online: Assessing Innovative Education,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, Vol. 91, No. 2, 2002, pp. 285-290.(4) Nguyen, J., and C.B. Paschal, “Development of Online Ultrasound Instructional Module andComparison to Traditional Teaching Methods,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 91, No. 3, 2002,pp. 275-283.BiographyGEOF SILCOX is Professor and Associate Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah(geoff@che.utah.edu). He teaches engineering thermodynamics and graduate heat transfer. His researchinterests are broad and include education, process modeling, and preventing and characterizing theemission of pollutants from the combustion of low quality fuels
Session 3213 Use of Online Tools to Improve the Teaching of Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering Dana E. Knox Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102AbstractModern conveniences abound in the world today. This is sometimes not evident in graduateclassrooms. While innovative teaching techniques are often discussed in regard to undergraduatecourses, they seem to be less frequently seen in graduate courses. This is
. · Participation: Understanding of and willingness to be fully involved in team efforts. Team Communication · Active Listening: Conveying understanding and using listening skills to move a conversation forward. · Feedback: Giving and receiving constructive criticism. · Influencing others: Persuading others through well-reasoned use of facts and clear conveyance of ideas. · Sharing Information: Providing and reviewing information in a timely manner. Team Decision-making · Defining a Problem: Identifying and articulating the problem to be solved. · Innovation/Idea generation
Session 2630 Do We Teach Them How to Think?* Daniel Raviv Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: ravivd@fau.edu 561 297 2773AbstractIn today's marketplace there is an urgent need for innovative “out-of-the-box” thinkers withteaming, communication, and interpersonal skills. Many college courses focus on knowledgeacquisition and less on thinking. Some students are losing basic skills for
. Boroyevich in recognition of valuable contributions to the IEEE Power Electronics Society Solar Splash as 2011 Event Coordinator. Pecen is a board member of Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development (http://www.iawind.org/board.php) and also representing UNI at Iowa Wind Energy Association (IWEA). Pecen has been teaching Building Operator Certificate (BOC) workshops for the Midwest Energy Effi- ciency Alliance (MEEA) since 2007 at http://boccentral.org/instructors. Web: http://www.uni.edu/˜pecen; http://www.uni.edu/indtech/eet. Page 25.179.1 c American Society for
Page 23.890.3American Society for Engineering Education started a report based on a year-long discussionswithin the Society on the role and importance of educational scholarship to ensure the long-termexcellence of U.S. engineering education. This report3, released in 2012, was entitled“Innovation with Impact: Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation inEngineering Education” sought to catalyze conversations on creating an engineering academicculture for scholarly and systematic innovation to ensure that the U.S. engineering educationenterprise keeps pace with changes in the engineering profession and in the world. The reportrecognizes among many other topics that engineering careers have become increasinglycollaborative
AC 2012-3368: STUDENT-LED DEVELOPMENT OF A FUEL CELL EX-PERIMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMSLEARNINGMr. Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, P.E,, is an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is Founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is Owner and Founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Va. Walk earned B.S.E.E.T. and M.S.E.E. degrees at the University of
sustainability efforts within her campus, she is also actively involved in Outreach programs regarding service and mentorship in the community. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Creating Recycled Products to Incorporate Sustainability Projects in the Undergraduate Chemical Engineering LaboratoriesBackground and MotivationThe core purpose of the University of Texas at Austin is to transform lives for the benefit ofsociety [1]. This purpose entails a commitment to the continuous advancement of ourcommunities through research and innovation. Our research motivation stems from this purpose.We believe this commitment must involve the creation of