) mirror the styles covered in theprerequisite advanced composition course. Peer evaluations and team reflections are alsogathered with the final report. In the evaluations, students identify strengths, weaknesses, andareas for improvement.These goals collectively aim to provide a comprehensive educational experience that blendstheoretical knowledge with practical skills, fostering a new generation of civil engineers adept inboth traditional and innovative construction technologies.Timeframe and AssessmentThe timeline for the project reflects a scaffolded approach where the first half of the semester isspent on fundamental knowledge of concrete materials, and the second half is dedicated to theproject. The core information is presented in lectures
%; IPEC switchers = 60%) ranked in the top 20% oftheir graduating class. However, these differing percentages for the groups clearly showdiscrepancy between the two IPEC groups: the IPEC switchers did not achieve academically as did Page 4.68.4their persisting counterparts.Understandably, based on their families’ level of education, students in all three groups indicatedthat they intend to pursue graduate degrees (comparison = 67%; IPEC persisters = 78%; IPECswitchers = 88%). It appears as though IPEC students in general have higher career aspirationsthan the comparison group, and the IPEC switchers have the highest expectations of all
%; IPEC switchers = 60%) ranked in the top 20% oftheir graduating class. However, these differing percentages for the groups clearly showdiscrepancy between the two IPEC groups: the IPEC switchers did not achieve academically as did Page 4.68.4their persisting counterparts.Understandably, based on their families’ level of education, students in all three groups indicatedthat they intend to pursue graduate degrees (comparison = 67%; IPEC persisters = 78%; IPECswitchers = 88%). It appears as though IPEC students in general have higher career aspirationsthan the comparison group, and the IPEC switchers have the highest expectations of all
. since 1980. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and worked for several years at Kawecki-Berylco (now Cabot Specialty Metals). His current interests include the development of web-basedinstructional materials for use in a variety of engineering courses. The material is contained in “TheVirtual Chemical Engineering Laboratory”, found at www2.widener.edu/~crn0001/VirtualLab.html. Thesite is open to all for examination and use. He is married and has two children.Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Page 6.91.9 Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering
assessment data areincluded so that interested groups can begin their own programs.1.0 IntroductionSmall universities with primary undergraduate programs have historically been teaching-focusedwith research being a secondary priority or even non-existent. In recent years, there has been ashift toward involving undergraduate students in mentored research activities.1 The benefits andrewards for the students, faculty mentors, the institution, and the greater scientific andengineering community have been recognized. However, there are many challenges toimplementing a successful teaching research program at the undergraduate level. Within theengineering education community, the topic of undergraduate research, and in particular theissues facing
teaching interests include development of solid communica- tion skills and enhancing laboratory skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Simple Lab Exercises Using Composite MaterialsAbstractMany engineering programs include a course in composite materials, usually as an electivecourse at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. These courses typically focus on themechanics of fiber-reinforced composites. At East Carolina University, the elective compositescourse also contains some laboratory exercises that give the students a hands-on experience inthe layup and testing of carbon-epoxy specimens. In this paper, the authors share lessons learnedin making and testing these
Paper ID #21651Bridging the Gap: a Co-taught Field Course with Integrated History andCivil Engineering ContentDr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 10 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He imple- ments classroom demonstrations at every opportunity as part of an
Paper ID #42768Engineering Data Repositories and Open Science Compliance: A Guide forEngineering Faculty and LibrariansAdam Lindsley, Oregon State University Adam Lindsley is the Engineering Librarian at Oregon State University. He teaches graduate research ethics, science/information literacy for undergraduates, and library research skills for both. Research interests include information literacy, data management, photogrammetry, pedagogy, and learning technology.Dr. Shalini Ramachandran, Loyola Marymount University Shalini Ramachandran is the Research and Instruction Librarian for STEM at Loyola Marymount University in
Team Design Project.Topics covered will include:Personal responsibilities and interpersonal relationships involved in a team projectTeam projects from a current industrial perspectiveCAD tools to automate Project Management, i.e. PERT charts, critical pathanalysis, resource management, report generation and project trackingENEL 583 – 4th year Team Design Project, Part A (3-0-6). This course introduces thetheory, experience and practice of project management. Theory includes generallyaccepted project management principles, the structure of both project and team, togetherwith ancillary topics that commonly affect project outcome. The experience is gainedfrom a series of engineering relevant case studies and guest lectures by
- ership in international peace building Initiatives in 2005. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The State of IPv6: Measuring Global AdoptionOn September 24th, 2015 the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) became the fourthRegional Internet Registry (RIR) to run out of IPv4 addresses. With four of the five RIRs nolonger making general IPv4 address allocations, adoption and use of IPv6 is taking place at anaccelerated pace.The research presented in this paper is an extension of the previous work published by Czyz,Lekel-Johnson, Allman, Osterweil, Zhang in 2014. The goal of this study is to empiricallyunderstand the adoption of IPv6 as the Internet transitions to the next
, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at San Diego State University. She received her PhD and MS degrees from University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Mladenov is the Director of the Water Innovation and Reuse Lab at SDSU and leads projects on decentralized water reuse systems and water quality in pristine and polluted environments. She is also a founding member of the Area of Excellence, ”Blue Gold: Mitigat- ing the Effects of Water Scarcity,” an interdisciplinary and collaborative group conducting research and educational activities on topics relevant to water scarce regions of the world. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND PRACTITIONER INITIAL
). Measuring outcomes of living- learning programs: Examining college environments and student learning and development. The Journal of General Education, 55(1), 40-76.6. Knight, W. (2003). Learning communities and first-year programs: Lessons for planners. Planning for Higher Education, 31(4), 5-12.7. Meath-Lang, B. (1997). Dramatic interactions: Theater work and the formation of learning communities. American Annals of the Deaf, 142, 99-101.8. Johnson, J. (2001) Learning communities and special efforts in retention of university students: What works, what doesn’t, and is the return worth the investment? Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice, 2(3), 219-238.9. Johnson, W. G. (2006) Strategies for enhancing student
knowledge of management principles pertaining toequipment use. The class includes "hands-on" experience, such as field trips to farms andvineyards to a look at current farming practices around central Missouri. The students areparticularly fond of the "hands-on" experiences, and have requested more. Traction andballasting are two topics that are difficult to demonstrate in the lab due to availability and cost ofequipment. New laboratories have been developed using LEGO Mindstorms to demonstratetraction and ballasting. An introduction to autonomous vehicles is added in the form of an"autonomous tractor pull" to make the experience more exciting and educational for the students.By using small models of tractors, students gain an understanding of
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Student Case Study on What is the Return on FICA Taxes?AbstractOne of the most common taxes is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), which weoften know as our social security tax. Nearly three quarters of taxpayers pay more in FICA taxesthan they do in income tax. These taxes determine the social security benefits that an individualcan receive, and the earning record determines whether an individual qualifies for Medicare.This paper’s analysis is presented from the perspective of a graduating engineer, so that it can beused by faculty in their classes. The case can be analyzed by students individually or in teams. Ituses key concepts and tools from engineering economy. Because
program.Andrew Carpenter, Oregon Institute of Technology ANDREW CARPENTER is recent graduate of Oregon Institute of Technology in the Electronics Engineering Technology program.Brant Hempel, Oregon Institute of Technology BRANT HEMPEL is a recent graduate of Oregon Institute of Technology in the Electronics Engineering Technology program. Page 12.9.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Capstone Analog Integrated Circuits Project for Electronics Engineering Technology MajorsAbstractOregon Institute of Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Electronics
Mechanical Engineering in 2005 from Rensselaer, focusing on product assembly design. He completed his graduate work in 2011 with a doctorate in Engineering Science from Rensselaer, developing sustainability metrics for product assem- blies. He continues research in the fields of sustainability and computer-aided-engineering curricula. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Necessity of Autonomous Evaluation of Parametric Modeling and Drafting InstructionAbstractHigher-educational STEM-focused institutions are finding it necessary to evaluate modelingskills with CAD software in a quicker and more consistent manner. This paper describes thehistory, process, and
. Page 24.1094.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Space Shuttle Case Studies: Challenger and ColumbiaAbstractThe two Space Shuttle tragedies, Challenger and Columbia, have led to many papers on casestudies on engineering ethics. The Challenger disaster in particular is often discussed due to theinfamous teleconference that took place the night before the launch in which some engineerstried to postpone the launch. However, the space shuttle program itself is worthy of study as itrelates to the engineering design process, and the details of the Challenger and Columbiadisasters are worthy of discussion as they relate to a variety of sub-disciplines, including materialscience
their practicaluse in the classroom and laboratory. We will show that by organizing student learning outcomesand course objectives around the principle of operational definition we can simplify theassessment of student learning, determine student strengths and weaknesses, and developstrategies to increase student achievement.While the ABET General Criteria 5 on curriculum is silent on calculus-based physics theprogram criteria are not. The program criteria for Architectural Engineering states; “Theprogram must demonstrate that graduates can apply mathematics through differential equations,calculus-based physics, and chemistry.” The program criteria for Mechanical Engineering states“basic science” while Electrical Engineering mentions “physical
these events. Ac- ing essays on U.S.-China relations. Shriver’s essay cessible at www.fbi.gov, the film educates viewers submission led to interactions with three Chinese about the foreign intelligence threat Americans intelligence officers who represented themselves face abroad. as municipal government officials. They developed a relationship with Shriver over time and eventual- This example shows that foreign intelligence ser- ly asked him to return to the United States and ob- vices seek to identify U.S. students who can help tain employment with the U.S. government. After them gain access to information or persons of in- graduating, Shriver spent the next five
Paper ID #36812Mobile Phone-Based Contact and Non-Contact Vibration Sensing forStructural Dynamics Teaching LaboratoriesDr. Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 20 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He im- plements classroom demonstrations at every opportunity as part of a
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 351 foundation for equipment and Machinery. He is also the member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Task Force on Large Turbine Generator Foundations.Dr. Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Felipe Perez is an Associate Professor of structural engineering in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. As civil engineering curriculum chair and coordina- tor of semester conversion, he successfully led the conversion of the civil engineering curriculum from a quarter system to a semester system. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Concrete Institute
of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She was recently appointed as Director of the Sooner Engineering Education Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student populations
Reports, vol. 92, pp. 167–173, 2003.[16] R. O’Hara, C. Bolding, J. Ogle, L. Benson, and R. Lanning, “To be(long), or not to be(long): Factors predicting students’ sense of belonging in engineering,” Proceedings of the 127th American Society for Engineering Education Annual (ASEE) Conference Exposi- tion, Virtual Conference, vol. Virtual Online, June 21-24, 2020.[17] K. Taber, “The use of Cronbach’s alpha when developing and reporting research instru- ments in science education,” Research in Science Education, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1–24, 2018.[18] G. Sullivan and A. Artino Jr., “Analyzing and interpreting data from likert-type scales,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 541–542, 2013.[19] G. Norman, “Likert
Session 3253 Tech Prep Camp: Introducing High School Students to Engineering Technology through Model Rocketry Kevin Torres, Kathy Holliday-Darr, David Forsman, Dave Baird, David Johnson Penn State Erie, The Behrend College http://eetsg27.bd.psu.edu/~holidar/tech-prep/index.htmlAbstractPenn State Erie, The Behrend College participates in Pennsylvania’s Tech Prep Program.Articulation agreements between Penn State Erie and participating local high schools aredesigned to recruit students into two year programs. Students meeting the specified requirementsupon graduation from high school are
members. This information is used by the faculty tomake project assignments. In general, we attempt to provide all students their first or secondproject choice. We also usually honor their teammate choices. Page 12.348.5Requirements and Design ProcessAfter the teams are selected, the students spend the remainder of the first semester studying, andpracticing, the topics listed for Software Engineering I above. We accomplish this activity usinga series of timed deliverables. These deliverables are primarily, but not exclusively, documentsin the first semester and software in the second semester. For each document, we discuss itspurpose in the
impacting chatter with stick in a gear transmission system”, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 19, 1975-1994 5. Luo, Albert C.J. and O’Connor, Dennis (2009), ”Periodic motions and chaos with impacting chatter with stick in a gear transmission system”, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 19, 2093-2105. Book 1. Luo, Albert C.J. and Dennis O’Connor, System Dynamics with Interaction Discontinuity, Springer 2015. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Investigations into Engineering Dynamics Theory: A Student-Led Project to Utilize Smartphone TechnologyAbstractDue to the technological advancements and proliferation of the mobile-phone industry
universities’ developments. As part of the challenge, a university must complete a Requirementsand System Definition Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, progresscheckpoints, acceptance testing, and final review and demonstration to NASA management.Texas A&M University ConceptThe Electronics Systems Engineering Technology (ESET) program at Texas A&M University has anexperiential learning-based curriculum that prepares undergraduate students for electronic product andsystem development jobs in the public and private sectors upon graduation [7]. While the actualcurriculum prepares students with background in analog/digital circuit design, data communications,embedded system design and topics in product development, an
-centered learning experience that emphasizes faith, leadership,inclusiveness, and social responsibility. For example, the St. Joseph House of Faith in Action is anew residential volunteer-supported construction which will eventually be a home base forvolunteering and connecting in the community. A recent study found that a clear majority of studentswere willing to volunteer for weekend community service projects post-graduation [1]. A smallermajority were even willing to forgo some salary as a professional engineer working at a companyknown for its support of community activism.Engineering FYS students lean on their background and/or inclination in engineering design andconstruction to help carry out their particular service project. In past years
addition to ASEE, she is active in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and the Association for Business Communication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Plastics: Floating Ethical FlotsamIntroduction“I just want to say one word to you. Just one word,” confides family friend Mr. McGuire tonewly minted graduate Benjamin Braddock. “Plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.”“Think about it,” he intones to a bewildered Ben. “Will you think about it?” [1].Plastics have come a long way since The Graduate and a confused Dustin Hoffman. From itsinitial days to current times, plastic has become indispensable, interwoven into the very fabric ofour lives. It is
computer science introductory and programming courses at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Visualizing the kinetic theory of gases by student-created computer programsMost introductory thermodynamics courses use the historical derivation of thermodynamicsthat relies on macroscopic properties of substances. Classical thermodynamics is aphenomenological theory; it studies the properties of a thermodynamic system without goinginto the mechanism of the observed phenomena. The thermodynamic state of a system isgiven by a limited number of thermodynamic variables, like the volume of the system and