for K-12 engineering education.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.EEC #1301373. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Petrosino, A.J., V. Svihla, and S.P. Brophy, Engineering skills for understanding and improving K-12 engineering education in the United States. 2008: National Academy of Engineering Committee on Understanding and Improving K-12 Engineering Education in the United States. 92.2. Svihla, V., J. Marshall, and A.J. Petrosino, K-12 engineering education impacts 2008
will be greatlybeneficial to provide students education and hands-on experience in nanoscience andnanotechnology starting from the undergraduate level. However, a majority of currentworkforces in the nano-sector receive their education at the graduate level, while only a fewinstitutions have taken the initiative to train undergraduates both on fundamental principles andexperimental skills in this highly specialized field.To gain insights of materials and science at the nanoscale, physics, chemistry and engineeringhave all combined in a coherent manner. With the funding support from NSF, a newinterdisciplinary combined lecture-laboratory (1 credit hour lecture and 2 credit hours laboratory)course, entitled EXPERIMENTAL NANOMATERIALS AND
AC 2010-1189: USING IMPORTANCE-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS METHOD TOEVALUATE THE FUNDAMENTAL CHEMISTRY COMPETENCE IN THEUNIVERSITIES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN TAIWANKwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology Kwannin Kuo is a lecturer in the department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. He is also an EdD candidate in TESOL program at Queen's University, Belfast.Pao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology Professor Chen is the Dean, College of Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology.Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University Meei-Ruey Hsu is a professor in the department of Tourism at Ming-Chuan
research interests include materials and designs for energy-efficient buildings, integrated design, hazard mitiga- tion, and cyber-physical systems. Dr. Zhou is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Concrete Institute (ACI). He has an active role in several technical committees. He is a founding member and Chair elected for the ASCE SEI Committee on Bioinspired Structures and Co-Chair of the Advanced Structures and Materials Committee of ASCE Aerospace Division (ASD).Dr. Farbod Fahimi, University of Alabama, Huntsville Dr. Fahimi has over 10 years of research experience in dynamic modeling, system identification, linear and nonlinear controls, with applications to robotic system and
Paper ID #10392Impact of Engineering Design Serious Game on Student Learning in a K-12CurriculumMr. Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE) Pramod Rajan got his Bachelors in Mechatronics Engineering from Bharathiar University, India in 2004 and working on his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. He is working with the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) at Auburn University. His research focuses on development and testing of innovative instructional materials like case studies, smart scenarios and serious games to improve
coordinates, spatial rotation matrices, and constraints, robot dynamics.The course has integrated lecture and laboratory sessions that are collaboratively taught byfaculty from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science. Thelaboratory sessions consist of hands-on exercises and team projects where students design, build,and program robots and related sub-systems: lecture 2 hours, lab 2 hours. ABET outcomes (andmodified outcomes) covered by this course: c, d, g, kERE 3014 Unified Robotics II:This is the second course in a four course combining mechanical engineering, electrical &computer engineering and computer science to develop both the theory and practice of roboticsengineering. The objectives of this course are to have
their trap designs. Children and educators were still engaging in science practices,but in a way that more directly supported the engineering challenge.Curriculum developers also found that activities must be structured to quickly allow children toengage with materials. Introduction and discussion prior to beginning the hands-on portion of theactivity should be no more than five minutes. During hands-on work, kids should be givenparameters to guide their explorations, but should have a degree of autonomy over what they areinvestigating. In the Bubble Bonanza unit, this structured freedom was accomplished by creatingChallenge of the Day cards. An example challenge might be: “Can you find out if the shape of abubble wand affects the shape of the
Paper ID #33255Investigating Students’ Expectations of Instruction in EngineeringLaboratory Courses During the COVID-19 PandemicMr. Keven Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology I am a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The focus of my research is on the continuum-level coupled multiphysics behavior of polymeric materials. During the last year, I was also interested in investigating the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the quality of education, which resulted in this publication.Mr. Ahmed Z. Edrees, University of Jeddah & New Jersey Institute of Technology Ahmed
to demonstrate the attainment of the program student outcomes. Depending on theprogram and discipline, engineering capstone courses usually take the form of open-ended designprojects that integrate and synthesize what students have learned through the academic program ina team setting experience.As defined by ABET, “Engineering design is a process of devising a system, component, orprocess to meet desired needs and specifications within constraints. It is an iterative, creative,decision-making process in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and engineering sciences areapplied to convert resources into solutions. Engineering design involves identifying opportunities,developing requirements, performing analysis and synthesis, generating
to give students information on choosing an engineering majorand career. Most Engineering 100 courses discuss engineering design and provide hands-onexperience for a typical engineering problem in one discipline of engineering. The ―EngineeringProfession‖ course is a broad-brush approach with lectures by experienced faculty on eachdiscipline of engineering, its advantages and goals.Research has indicated that family members influence students in their engineering collegemajor. The Astin and Astin study1 showed that a key factor for choosing an engineering majorwas having a father who was an engineer. This research finding was again supported by theSeymour and Hewitt study.2 Even though more high schools are developing a career course
of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences.Debra Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Robert Roemer, University of Utah Robert B. Roemer is currently a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He received his B.S. degree
. The purpose is for students to learn the basics of dimensioning anddrawing before using an electronic method. Then when they create a CAD drawing they candraw on their experience of hand drawing to create the object and dimension it. The handdrawing and CAD skills are further developed when they begin to learn solid modeling.4 Otherinstitutions have elected to teach dimensioning and drawing in a totally electronic format.Engineering students learn the basics of dimensioning in the first-year engineering program atMichigan Tech. At Michigan Tech, there are several engineering majors: mechanical, civil,environmental, biomedical, geological, electrical, computer, and materials. The majors using theASME type approach are: mechanical, biomedical
AC 2009-186: INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPS: THE FINAL PART OF ATHREE-PHASE MULTISUBJECT EXPERIMENT IN PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING IN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY STUDIESEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Emilia Bratschitsch is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well in Technical Journalism from the Technical University of Sofia and received her PhD
Paper ID #38123Developing an open textbook on introductory thermodynamicsDr. Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Dr. Claire Yu Yan is an associate professor of teaching in the School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Okanagan. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China and Ph.D. degree from the University of Strathclyde, UK. At UBC, Dr. Yan teaches core engineering courses in the field of thermofluids, such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, fluid machinery, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Over the
exposes them, and Page 25.990.3consequently better prepares them, for their eventual role as a practicing engineer.BackgroundAn education in engineering design can give students the skills required to creatively solve real-world problems.3 Following the second World War, however, courses focusing on engineeringdesign (as well as those focusing on shop and manufacturing methods) began to be removedfrom the typical engineering curriculum in favor of engineering science theory. This pendulumswing left students without the hands-on design expertise required to be work-ready engineers.4Consequently, engineering programs were built on
AC 2011-496: RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CASESTUDIES OF RETURN ON INVESTMENTLouis Reifschneider, Illinois State University Associate Professor Registered Professional Engineer Research interests include product design, net- shape manufacturing, and sustainable technology. Page 22.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Residential Renewable Energy Sources Case Studies of Return on InvestmentRenewable energy is a popular topic today because of concern over rising energy costs. Federaltax credits for renewable energy
andapplication in order to effectively apply STEM content to design solutions. Since most of thecurrent research literature focuses primarily on the integration of mathematics and science, withlimited references to technology and engineering education, there is considerable opportunity formore research exploring how integrated STEM teaching and learning impacts overallunderstanding and effective use of STEM knowledge and skills.Integrated STEM Program & Materials ReviewAnother area of review for this study was sampling from the broad range of existing andemerging integrated STEM programs across the nation, looking at program formats, the nature ofintegration, curricular materials, professional development, empirical evidence of impact, andother
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Survey-Based Study of Students’ Perspective on Different Remote Teaching Styles During COVID-19AbstractAfter the outbreak of the coronavirus in early 2020, most educational institutions worldwide hadto rapidly switch to online learning as a precautionary measure. The sudden change in the teachingstyle had left both the instructors and the students with a lot to do in just a short period of time.Many challenges and obstacles in the new learning environment hindered the
engineering concepts and 2) changes in theirteaching practices as a result of exposure to (and experiences with) K-12 engineering educationresources and outreach opportunities. In 2016, four quantitative and qualitative surveys wereimplemented to probe the impact of the TeachEngineering digital library and outreach on fourpopulations of K-12 teachers’ confidence and practices, including the frequency with which theyintegrate engineering into their pre-college classrooms. Survey results document the teacherexperience and perception of using hands-on K-12 engineering curricular materials in theclassroom and help create a data-driven understanding of where to best invest future resources.The results suggest that the TeachEngineering curricular resources
toolset to translate theireducational content into the NWN compatible format. This risk (high) could prevent interestedfaculty from trying the VGKM approach because of the perception that it is too difficult tosuccessfully implement their material using the Aurora toolset. Approaches to mitigate this riskinclude intellectual property and financial incentives such as module-based residual income forcontent developers; seminars and workshops on the use of the Aurora toolset with supportingdemonstrations; on-line education, tutorials, and Aurora toolset examples; the use of graduatestudents to implement content; creative teaming arrangements between the English department(creative writing) and computer engineering, electrical engineering, and/or
instructors, building onthe success of the recent ASEE and NSF sponsored Safe Zone workshops.Introduction: STEM Diversity and the Alt-RightDiversity in engineering, and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)more broadly, has been at the heart of the engineering education and STEM education researchagenda for several decades. I use the term “diversity” here in an umbrella fashion to denotescholarship on diversity, inclusion, social justice, equity, multiculturalism, liberation, privilege,and other related framings, aware of the important differences among them and debatessurrounding different conceptualizations. I am interested in all categories of identity and theirintersections, including ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender
- Lead and by credit, Two were 2nd year E-Lead but 3rd year by credit. Total 6 19.67(0.52) 5 Hispanic, All but one were 2nd year E-Lead 1 Caucasian but 3rd year by credit.Introduction to Engineering Leadership Course Outline Using the methods described above, the Mavericks developed the materials outlined inTable 2. A required zero-credit course for all students pursuing the Bachelor of Science inEngineering leadership, the class met on Friday afternoons from 3-5pm in a studio style settingwith movable tables and chairs and ample whiteboard space. On an average week, the Mavericksmet twice with
typically project based and provide an experiential learning environment. Page 25.144.3They are extremely hands-on, time-intensive and offer opportunities for feedback, critique andreflection throughout the semester. Enrollment is typically limited to 15 -20 students to allowtime for direct interaction between faculty and students, as well as between the studentsthemselves.The engineering and education courses fall under the read/lecture/test model. The problem andcommunity based work provides an opportunity to apply course content to a specific context andfor students to see that the material might have application to some pressing problems
was, cause, the thing I noticed in that, in high school, even the people that worked really hard and like got good grades and whatnot, they, they generally ended up suffering in like other areas (Nate, SPRI, Year 1).Nate’s image of a good engineer being someone who “worked smarter, not harder,” changed byhis junior year interview where he discussed a good engineer as being someone who cannot onlyapply mathematics and science to problems in the world, but someone who is able to describethose problems through objects. How would I define “engineering?” Um, application of mathematics and science…Um, describe it in, I mean, we more describe it through objects that they work with on a daily basis or see on a daily
transfer seamlessly to the four-year institutions. 3) Choice of Engineering Major: There is some research on why students chooseengineering as a major. Seven themes emerged from the data analysis with regard to the choiceof majoring in engineering. The themes that were found in this study are Liking and Being Goodat Math and/or Science; Role Models and Mentors; Self-Efficacy and Agency; Lifestyle,Comfort, and Money; Engineering Club and the Project Showcase; Gender Roles; and BeingGood with their Hands and/or Mechanical Ability.Liking and being good at math or science is noted in past research [39] – [42] as a key factor inchoosing engineering or STEM fields. Role Models and Mentors and Gender Roles wereaddressed in Success Factors for
to incoming first year students using an application-Index Terms – First year introductory course, Application- oriented, hands-on introductory course. This coursedriven, Increase student retention and motivation, Course provides an overview of relevant topics in engineeringanalysis. analytical methods that are most heavily used in the core sophomore-level engineering courses reinforced through extensive examples of their use in lab exercises. Topics INTRODUCTION include algebraic manipulation of
teaching Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in engineeringdisciplines, such as environmental. However, there has been limited focus on GIS inundergraduate programs, since it’s difficult to fit a GIS class into the large number of classrequirements already included in engineering curricula. The purpose of this research is theevaluation of web-based learning module created by a multidisciplinary team at a Midwesterntechnological research university, which allows instructors to integrate GIS instruction intoexisting courses. This module is one part of a large scale National Science Foundation fundedproject in which GIS modules are being developed for several areas in civil engineering. Theprincipal goals of this evaluation are to determine the
experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication
Paper ID #26687Stakeholder Perspectives on Increasing Electric Power Infrastructure IntegrityDr. Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Efra´ın O’Neill-Carrillo is a professor of power engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He holds a Ph.D. (Arizona State), an M.S.E.E. (Purdue), and a B.S.E.E. (UPRM). His profes- sional interests include energy policy, sustainable energy, distributed generation, power quality, social and ethical implications of engineering and technology. He has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. O’Neill
, microelectromechanical systems, and the electrical and magnetic properties of materials.James Drewniak, Missouri University of Science and Technology James L. Drewniak (S’85-M’90-SM’01-Fellow’07) received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985, 1987, and 1991, respectively. He joined the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1991 where he is one of the principle faculty in the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory. His research and teaching interests include electromagnetic compatibility in high speed digital and mixed signal designs, electronic packaging, and electromagnetic compatibility