, "… companies fromaround the world have chosen Northwest Indiana not only for its proximity to major markets andaffordable commercial space, but also for its highly qualified workforce."This has been a topic of concern for our border neighbor, Illinois. As there has been a recentinflux of companies moving to NWI from Illinois to take advantage of a favorable tax, labor andoperating climate compared to the bordering state of Illinois7 (WGN-TV, The Border War: HowIllinois is losing out to surrounding states, June 2017).Three major institutions of higher education are located in Region 1, Purdue UniversityNorthwest (PNW), with two campus locations, in Lake and LaPorte Counties, Indiana UniversityNorthwest (IUN), and Valparaiso University (VU). Eight other
as moving substance.Cognitive motives of why seniors more than novices were confused about physical aspects ofelectricity need more investigation. In general, the researchers found a lack of literature devotedto changes in the nature of misconceptions as they relate to the level of expertise of adultlearners. Questions regarding ‘how misconceptions of beginners differ from misconceptions ofexperts’ need additional research. Montfort, Brown, and Pollock [28] conducted amethodologically similar study to the present one when they compared conceptual understandingin mechanics of sophomores vs. seniors and graduate students. The authors stated that “graduatestudents demonstrated higher computational skill and confidence, but they were not
23.10.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Motivating Student Learning Using Biofuel-based Activities AbstractStudent learning is greatly enhanced when students are intrinsically motivated by the subjectmatter. For many students the topic of biofuels appeals to their intrinsic desire “to make adifference” with respect to the environment. At Kettering University an interdisciplinary groupof engineers and scientists have found success in motivating students by introducing biofueltopics into the classroom and by offering undergraduate research and project experiences.Through these experiences students are learning both the fundamentals of their disciplines anddeveloping an understanding of the
remains anexperiential learning opportunity. In a phenomenon also apparent in educational designexperiences like senior design, instructors tend to impose a linear adaptation of an inherentlycyclic design process, which produces an outcome regardless. With the IDEO model, we findstudents can assess according to desirability and feasibility, but viability (i.e., the marketassessment) remains the most challenging aspect of the model for students to validate. This maybe expected given participants generally had less experience with business secondary researchand were least confident with this skill even after CIP. Moreover, viability is the last topic to becovered in didactics (week 5, just before concluding the program), when students may
innovation.Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Associate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue Uni- versity. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer conducts research and leads retention activities including administration of the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs and the teaching of the Women in Engineering sem- inar courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with
Paper ID #14963Exploring the Effect of Foundation Flexibility on Structural ResponseMr. Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Alec Zavala is a Graduate Assistant for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic University, San Luis Obispo. He currently conducts research in the field of forced-vibration testing of structures under construction. He will be graduating in June 2016 with the intent of entering the field of structural engineering.Dr. Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Peter Laursen, P.E., is an Associate
AC 2009-294: TEACHING MANY SECTIONS OF MATERIALS SCIENCELABORATORYSurendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Materials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science. Page 14.1143.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching many sections of
component of engineering degree programs acrossaccredited engineering universities [1][2]. While the capstone experience may be different foreach university, all projects serve as an opportunity for students to gain practical experience byapplying the many topics learned throughout their undergraduate education, and thereby preparefor work after graduation. The research and design are completed from September to Februarywith several progress presentations and reports throughout. Oral presentations are delivered inMarch and the end-of-project report and presentations are given during the first week of April toother faculty members, students, and industry professionals. Through the end-of-yearpresentations, students are given the opportunity to
of highschool, college and graduate students. The researchers will (1) examine team-membersexperiences in this course to determine if and how the course design can be improved and(2) quantify high school students’ perceptions of college, specifically the University ofUtah and the College of Engineering. ChE is a pilot interdisciplinary service-learning seminar on hydrogen sustainability.It includes 12 University f Utah college students (six from Chemical Engineering and sixfrom other disciplines) and 12 advanced high school students who will be taking the coursefor college credit. The “pilot” nature of this course requires that research be conducted toassess the impact of the course. Currently, the seminar will be evaluated for both
todevelop moving parts linked to electrical components for detection and actuation. Due to the scaleassociated with these devices they are subjected to several problems unknown at macro scales. Onesuch problem is related to the sticking of micro-surfaces as they come in close proximity of eachother. This is commonly known as stiction failure. Stiction is generally categorized in to two parts:release stiction and in-use stiction. Release stiction occurs during the fabrication process eitherduring the etching or during the release, and in-use stiction occurs during the function of the device.In either case, stiction severely compromises the reliability of the MEMS device and is thereforedetrimental to the widespread use of MEMS devices in the
, dim{y (t )} = l = c < n = dim{x(t )} , c = rank{C} .T HE design of observers is usually considered as a graduate level topic and taught in a graduate level controlengineering course. However, in the most recent editions of where Hence, we have also assumed that there are not redundant measurements. In such a case, under certain conditions, weseveral standard undergraduate control system textbooks we can use an observer, a
American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceThe literature also makes it clear that students are not in a position to evaluate certain elementsof faculty teaching performance. These general areas have been determined to include: Course design: its goals, content, and organization Methods and materials used in delivery Evaluation of student work (including grading practices)12Hoyt and Pallett note that these categories include such aspects as the comprehensiveness orrealism of course objectives, the degree to which course material presents a representative orbiased view of the subject matter, the degree to which readings or other assignments are balancedand appropriate, currency of the content, and the
installation in the Western Desert and getting their in-home kitsworking. Integrating online learning with hands-on experiential learning and real life, community-based engineering challenges facilitated international internship experiences without physicaltravel. Student experiences were evaluated through feedback forms and compared to the 2018 in-person version of the program. The impact on the community is evaluated qualitatively throughinterviews and quantitatively when data is available.1.1 BackgroundThis international engineering internship addressed fundamental engineering challenges linked tothe sustainability of ecosystems, societies, and economies, and thus topics the global communityshould address through concerted action. Eliminating
content contributeto the knowledge and solution approach necessary for the semester project and competition.The general format of the two lectures and laboratory components are summarized as follows:• Lecture 1 Provide a broad overview of the engineering discipline at hand. Describe individual specialties within that discipline, and provide specific application examples that illustrate the skills and activities that professionals, educators and researchers active in the respective specialty areas require. For example, structural engineering is a specialty area within CEE, and structural engineers use math and physics to design and analyze buildings, bridges, and other structural systems fabricated from steel, concrete, timber
content contributeto the knowledge and solution approach necessary for the semester project and competition.The general format of the two lectures and laboratory components are summarized as follows:• Lecture 1 Provide a broad overview of the engineering discipline at hand. Describe individual specialties within that discipline, and provide specific application examples that illustrate the skills and activities that professionals, educators and researchers active in the respective specialty areas require. For example, structural engineering is a specialty area within CEE, and structural engineers use math and physics to design and analyze buildings, bridges, and other structural systems fabricated from steel, concrete, timber
. EducationalResearcher, 33 (8), 3-15.[8] Yoon, K.S., Garet, M., Birman, B, and Jacobson, R. (2006). Examining the Effects of Mathematics and ScienceProfessional Development on Teachers ’Instructional Practice: Using Professional Development Activity Log.Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.[9] Joyce, B. & Showers, B. (1988), Student Achievement Through Staff Development. New York: Longman.[10] Schumm, J. S., Vaughn, S., Gordon, J. & Rothlein, L. (1994). General Education Teachers’ Beliefs, Skills, andPractices in Planning for Mainstreamed Students with Learning Disabilities,” Teacher Education and SpecialEducation, Vol. 17, 1994, pp. 22-37.[11] Kimmel, H., Carpinelli, J., Burr-Alexander, L., Hirsch, L.S., and Rockland, R. 2008
. Dr. Zapanta’s research interests are in developing medical devices to treat cardiovascular disease, focusing on the areas of cardiac assist devices and prosthetic heart valves. Dr. Zapanta is an active member in the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a reviewer for several biomedical engineering journals. Dr. Zapanta also serves as a reviewer for the National Institute of Health (NIH), Cardiovascular Sciences Small Business Special Emphasis Panel.Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University Warren Ruder is a graduate student researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in
promote self- development. Stylus, 2001.[13] D. W. Knight, L. E. Carlson, and J. Sullivan. Improving engineering student retention through hands-on, team based, first-year design projects. In International Conference on Research in Engineering Education, 2007.[14] Sheri Sheppard, Shannon Gilmartin, Helen L. Chen, Krista Donaldson, Gary Lichtenstein, Ozgur Eris, Micah Lande, and George Toye. Exploring the engineering student experience: Findings from the academic pathways of people learning engineering survey (apples). Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, 2010.[15] Jonathan Rose, Braiden Brousseau, and Alexandra Makos. A Multi-Disciplinary Mobile Applications Project Course at the Graduate Level. In Proceedings
feedback received fromemployers in industry stated that the department’s graduates need to be better trained inhydraulics and pneumatics. By doing this lab activities themselves, students not only learnhow to operate the system, but they will also be challenged (via lab activities) to do the tasks,provided with a real-life scenario. And their performance will be measured based on theircritical thinking for completing the circuit. Despite the immense capabilities of hydraulics presented in terms of moving higherloads and in other industrial utilization, pneumatics are still in wide use. Pneumatics is usedmainly in mining and general construction works. Pneumatic devices are used frequently inthe dentistry industry across the world. On the
Day 3 Ideation Concept selection Introduction to alternative topic Introduction to alternative topic Day 4 Idea iterations Feedback Implementation plan Reflection Day 5 Final Presentations with potential partners5. ResultsThe results of the Symposium include a variety of direct and broader impacts, ranging from theinitial prototypes generated by each of the 10 community design teams to expressed experiencesand attitudes of all participants. In general the results demonstrate the feasibility to adapt DesignThinking in a
Engineering Technology student at Penn State Berks in Reading, PA. She received her associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State (2008). She is a research assistant for the EET program. Upon graduation, she is looking forward to a career in green energy. Page 14.110.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Solar-Powered Art Project Provides a Remote Green Energy Laboratory for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractAn outdoor campus art project required some technology to help create a more meaningfulexperience for its beholders. The canvas for the artwork
developing formal degree programs and professional development programs for incumbent engineers, community college instructors, and high school science and technology teachers. He is the PI and co-PI of several federal and state funded projects for course, curriculum and laboratory development in advanced automotive technology.Dr. Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen, Wayne State University Assistant Professor 2015-present Wayne State University Ph.D 2006 Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Automatic Parking Vehicle SystemAbstractVehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity is a subject of mechatronics integrating manyengineering disciplines including
General Education. In 2023 Dr, Kennard joined the Biomedical Engineering department and Institute of Medicine at the University of Maine in Orono, where he currently serves as the Educational and Research Technologist. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 BYOE: Determination of Diffusivity via Time-lapse imaging with a 3-D printed spectrometer and a Raspberry PIAbstractMastering the concepts of diffusion is crucial for engineering students as it is a vital process ofmass transport in both physical and natural sciences. However, deciphering this phenomenonwhile connecting the theoretical models developed by Fick to real-world data collected in a labcan be challenging for
are told there is a shortage of engineers and technicians. At thesame time, it appears that too many K-12 students are acquiring an aversion to mathematics 5, 16.The excessively high number of students graduating high school finding mathematics distastefulindicates we are doing something wrong. If we aim to increase enrollments in technologicalstudies, and if it is true that youngsters choose technical studies because they like math, thenmathematics must be introduced in a more attractive format. The study of numbers and shapesshould be emotionally neutral. There is no reason for either liking or disliking any particularscientific fact. But the discovery of natural facts and patterns of facts is an exhilarating activityand more children
and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Bauer holds a doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Dr. Bauer is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships as a young professional. Her primary research interests are: water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy technologies, and pollution prevention. She has worked on a variety of educational projects to enhance environmental engineering education while at Rowan University. Dr. Bauer is an active member of ASEE and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and currently serves as the Faculty Advisor for Rowan’s Student Chapter of SWE.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu
demonstrations are planned for the graduatecourse that will be lectured in Spring ‘98. Furthermore, lab projects using the unit will bedesigned.Internet-Based Educational TechnologyIn recent years, modern computer technologies, including hypertext techniques together withmultimedia resources (namely, hypermedia), open a new avenue to effective learning and teaching.For example, when students read on-line hypertext documents, they can click key subjects or keywords for computer-activated cross references that contain detailed information about the topic thestudents just selected. This technology enables the students to quickly access the desiredinformation rather than thumbing through several journals, conference proceedings, and/or reportson their desks
AC 2008-1229: TECHNOLOGIES OF NANOTECHNOLOGYHelen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. McNally is an assistant Professor or Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. She is a member of the Birck Nanotechnology Center and the Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Purdue’s Discovery Park. Dr. McNally currently directs the BBC Biological Atomic Force Microscopy (BioAFM) Facility. Dr. McNally’s research interests involve the development and integration of scanning probe technologies for fluid applications. She is currently developing BioAFM short courses and courses in nano and bio technology at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Her interest also includes
bothundergraduate and graduate students, the following course is a three-credit-hour prerequisite tothe undergraduate senior design capstone course to better prepare students for the senior designexperience. The senior design experience is a required team experience; thus, the projectmanagement prerequisite prepares students to work in teams as well as in project managementtechniques through lectures, hands-on activities, case studies, and a mini-project. The graduatecourse is offered for full-time employed engineers and managers and will not be discussed here. Course TopicsThe course topics for the undergraduate project management are the following:Projects & Change Management Planning and Developing
courses is the overlap with other courses. For example,some supply chain texts describe inventory models in some detail several, duplicating coveragein operations courses. In addition to the lack of a core discipline, supply chain management is a field in flux.While the aim is clear–optimizing consumer value–the details will keep changing as new tacticsare introduced and the limits of present tactics become more evident. The successful strategy oftoday may not fit the needs of tomorrow either because better strategies appear or because thebenefits of a particular strategy disappear once widely copied. Students in the Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) at MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering (MSOE) are generally graduate
energyconversion techniques for enhancement of related undergraduate curriculum as a new Page 14.1049.14development. In addition, especially graduated students would be encouraged to study for furtherimprovements.References 1. Hinrics A. R., Kleinbach M. (2002). Energy: Its Use and the Environment. 3rd Edition, Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc. 2. Holmes, A. S. (2004). Axial-Flow Microturbine with Electromagnetic Generator: Design, CFD Simulation, and Prototype Demonstration. Proceedings of 17th IEEE International Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Conf. (MEMS 04), IEEE Press, 568–571. 3. Mitcheson, P. D., Green, T. C., Yeatman, E. M