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Familiarity The respondents indicated varying levels of familiarity with AI across different parameters. Figure 4 indicates the overall familiarity with the idea of Artificial intelligence on a Likert scale from 1 through 5, with 1 being the least familiar and 5 being completely familiar. The response to general awareness about AI indicated a perception distribution like a normal distribution where the peak of 23 respondents (31%) presented an intermediate perception (rating 3) which can be understood as general awareness but limited technical expertise. Only 9 respondents (12%) indicated a complete awareness of AI. 25 23
underrepresented group particularly theHispanic population. Furthermore, TAMIU generally accept all of the existing students thatcompleted the Foundations of Engineering I course regardless of GPA while the FREE programaims specifically at the high achieving pre-college students. They select students with high ACT,GPA scores. The Summer Transfer Engineering Workshop (STEW)[14,15] is a two-weekresidential workshop held at the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M Universityin College Station, Texas. It is designed to increase the number of minority students inengineering. The workshop includes information sessions, field trips, laboratory tours, anddesign projects. This program is similar to the one presented here and actually involves the
the engineering core, 28 credit hours are within the E-Lead department and theremaining engineering credits are taken in other engineering departments in the UTEP College ofEngineering. Students customize their degree plan by choosing 9 credit hours of TechnicalElectives and 12 credit hours of electives in an area of the student’s choice (see below).Technical electives must be engineering courses while the concentration electives providevarious paths for students to pursue a focused path of study that can lead to an academic minor.In general, there are several distinct academic customization options that are available tostudents. These options are summarized below and in Figure 1.Options of elective study contributing towards: • An
on the post andresulted in using a 6”x6” Douglas FirLarch No. 1 wood timber for each of theposts on the bridge. These designcalculations concluded the “number Figure 7. One of the pages from the approved plans used during thecrunching” portions of the project, but still construction of the bridge. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright © 2019, American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 455significant work remained to prepare for the quickly approaching summer construction period.Draft construction plans and specifications were produced, which went
Piezo-Ceramics test 10 Solar Cell Materials Solar energy efficiencyThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is charged with thetask of “Quality assurance in higher education” for programs in applied science,computing, engineering, and technology. Institutions pursuing accreditation mustdemonstrate that the program meets a set of general criteria10-11. Of particular interest arethe requirements of Criteria #2, #3, and #5, which are focused on Program EducationalObjectives, Program Outcomes and Assessment, and Faculty. These requirements Page 26.939.3include:1. A process based on the needs of the
).AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1323279, “Collaborative Research: Training Next Generation Faculty and Students to Adress theInfrastructure Crisis.” Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Appendix A: Summer 2014 Workshop Agenda Infrastructure Education Workshop Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Optional) Technical Field Trip (Penn) Meet in hotel lobby Details TBD
outcome Development (SD) situations action(1.) Knowledge and Describe different Describe the general Explain why it is notcomprehension perspectives on what could characteristics of WSPs, possible to find “absolutely be seen as SD and what a particularly in contrast with correct” solutions to WSPs. sustainable society could be. tame problems. Describe how different societal actors may use the SD concept in various contexts. Describe what it means that SD is a political concept
the required skill for the game. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 475 • Defensive Strategy: In this feature, substantial knowledge is required by the player to be able to efficiently use the tools to defend cyber-attacks in the game. • Attacker Strategy: Here, the learner is adequately trained and equipped with the knowledge of cybersecurity to attack the other players in the game. Table 1. Features of the Existing Gaming
completion of the lesson plan,educators shared the finalized copies with the other groups and the educators implemented theirnewly developed lesson plan into their curriculum. Finally, the STAR members met to discussand share the experiences, challenges, and accomplishments of their lessons and work to create,in the next session, a lesson plan with an entirely new engineering subject.Introduction The constant change and growth occurring in science and math standards, althoughchallenging at times, can be beneficial in motivating teachers to create not only interesting andthought provoking lesson plans, but illustrate concepts that students today should be exposed towhen thinking about their futures. When dissecting the Next Generation
interests fall in design, fabrication and characterization of advanced multifunctional material systems for embedded sensing, structural health monitoring, vibration and solar energy harvesting and storage. His research encompasses micromechanics modeling, materials synthesis, structural characterization and device evaluation. The goal of his research is to develop ad- vance structural materials for the next generation ground, aerial and space vehicles with enhanced safety and energy efficiency. Since 2012, his research has been funded by DOE, DOEd, and DOD with a total of 3 million, of which 1.4 million as PI. He has published or submitted 49 technical articles since 2007 (25 referred journals and 24 conference
withinstitutional goals. By fostering innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity, faculty developmentprograms help educators respond to diverse student needs, adopt effective teachingmethodologies, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. This ongoing investmentin faculty not only benefits individual instructors but also strengthens the overall quality andimpact of education within institutions [1].Faculty development takes on various forms tailored to address the diverse needs and goals ofeducators and institutions. Workshops and seminars are among the most common formats,offering focused sessions on topics such as teaching methods, technology integration, andcurriculum design. Mentorship programs provide personalized guidance, pairing
degree) 17 5 seeking employment in a T4 STEM career and planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree 2 Unknown (1 with a general studies degree) Attending CCBC 7 pursuing AAS degree or additional certification in a T4 STEM major 10 1 pursuing a science degree 2 pursuing a business degree Transferred to a four-year institution without an associate’s degree – was 1 unsuccessful and plans to return to CCBC to complete A.A.S. Not currently attending CCBC 4 left in good academic standing due to family or medical issues 9 5 did poorly academically 3 due to
helped them cement their own understanding of the earliermaterial from their own course experiences. Also, current students feel more open in discussingthe problems they might encounter in the hands-on portion of the class session, and theinteraction also gives them a sense that they can also master the material. While intangible anddifficult to quantify, we feel that this has led to an overall increase in enthusiasm from studentsacross the entire ECE program. We generally have quite a few more applicants to beundergraduate TA's than we have positions for!Instructor Assessment of Outcomes for Fundamentals 1The new class in the new format was intended to accomplish three objectives. First among thesewas to provide an instructional methodology
anecdotalfeedback that some students seemed to perceive only technical subjects as having worth in theirfuture as an engineer. It is unclear how and why some students acquire this attitude.Some write-in comments from the students provide additional insight into their ratings: “In general this class was a waste of time.” [overall course rating 1] “I know engineers need to learn ethics, but I felt the class was unnecessary” [overall course rating 2] “Lots of work for a 1 day a week class. Some assignments took 10+ hours” [Student who reported spending 7-9 hrs/week, overall course rating 2] “Good class. Covers everything we haven’t seen.” [overall course rating 4] “Learned a lot in this class, but it was graded unnecessarily hard
sensors andprogramming. Now with the proliferation of open-source hardware and software systems andonline user communities it is increasingly becoming easier to offer courses using lower-costproducts, with more accessible kits for building simple to complex systems.The robotics parts of the newly developed course modules presented in this paper utilize a low-cost simple mobile robotic base8. It has two wheels with their own drive motors that can becontrolled both for speed and direction. The popular Arduino9 microcontroller is introduced as acontrol unit for driving the robot. Students learn about the design of circuits that are required todrive the motors from the low-level digital signals generated by the microcontroller. For thispurpose they
-manifold and open holes in the model; Slic3r is used to generate G-code.Lab 3: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM): Fused ThermoplasticsFDM requires specific design considerations. The objective of this lab is to educate students onthe technical side of fused thermoplastic printing and provide an opportunity to design, fabricateand evaluate fused thermoplastic parts. Students are asked to design an object that must fitwithin a given volume. They need to be able to save files in different formats (CAD, Mesh, slice,G-code) and perform printer set up.Lab 4: DFAM: Stereolithography (SLA)The objective of this lab is to educate students on the technical side of stereolithography andprovide an opportunity to design, fabricate and evaluate SLA
academia, a series of 1-3 day courses on design and construction of spatial structures was organised by the Author indifferent universities. The earlier courses in the series were mainly delivered using chalk andtalk methods while in the latter ones a combination of lecture base sessions and practicalactivities were implemented. Figure 2 shows a group of participants of a two day courseassembling a full-scale lattice structure in the Azad University of Shiraz, Iran. Based on thefeedback from the participants and local course organisers, as well as personal observation,the Author realised the positive impact of the additional practical activities. This experiencewas a starting point for the Author to develop the idea of using full-scale physical
STEM Liaison and a biology Page 26.299.10professor, developed and implemented a training curriculum for school counselors in BCPSduring the 2013-14 school year. Topics covered in the one-day training sessions included:preparation needed for students to be successful in an advanced technology program of study;micromessaging; development of the brain and the neuroscience of decision making, especiallyfor teenagers; fixed versus growth mindset, technology education at CCBC; technical careerpathways and opportunities in Baltimore County; investigating STEM careers; and developingstrategies for advising students into STEM. The content was adapted
instructorswithin the context of this department and Academy. However, the small sample size makes itdifficult to generalize the results to a larger population.BackgroundThe department of Aeronautics within the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) faces thecombined challenges of extremely inexperienced new faculty that make up a large proportion ofthe department. Roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of the faculty leave and are replaced each academic year dueto rotations in military assignments. New faculty often have no prior teaching experience or havenot taught at the college level. Many new Instructors have only earned a master’s degree and,although relevant to the degree program, their degree may not be in the specific area required toteach the introductory
times, long mathematical derivations. The derivationof the famous Bernoulli's principle, using the integral momentum conservation, may takemore than a full houre lecture to properly deliver in class. One of the main changes to thecourse was to identify mathematical derivations that are technical in nature and teach themusing recorded lectures that the students had to study at home. A total of 16 videos, 6-20minutes in length, were produced. Some videos were extracted and edited based on lecturerecordings made during a prior run of the course (Fall 2017) while others were recordedespecially for this course using the Lightboard technique, a transparent board allowing real-time writing while facing the camera (see Figure 1).The instructor recorded
exceed allowablestresses’ and (5) Determining the maximum deflection. The project required students to applyAISC standards and specifications for steel beam design. To enhance team spirit and reinforceknowledge, an in-class team-building activity using Kahoot quizzes was conducted. Instructoralso provided technical support to the teams during class sessions. Details of the group projectare provided in Appendix B-1.An additional in-class activity aimed to give students hands-on experience in understandingbeam behavior under loading and factors influencing deflection. Students were divided intosmall groups and tasked with constructing a simple beam using paper to support a bottle of water(representing the applied load) with two cups acting as
Problem 3 Problem 4 Problem 5 Figure-1 Problem set extracted from PSVT-Developments The selected participants were tested individually and each session lasted for 30-60 min. Duringthe testing session, each participant was asked to sketch the corresponding three-dimensional(3D) isometric view from the given two-dimensional (2D) pattern. As they were sketching theisometric view, they were asked to describe their deliberation and visualization process verbally.After the completion of each question, a cardboard cut-out in the shape of the 2D pattern wasgiven to the participant
should have a basic knowledge of science andmore recently technology. It is generally assumed that it is the responsibility of the system ofschooling to provide for the development of these literacies. In the United States “standards”have been adopted for the subjects of the school curriculum including technology. At aninternational level it is by no means clear what technological literacy is perceived to be orwhat purpose it is to serve. This is not true of the United States where there has been muchdiscussion as Krupczak et al¹ have summarised.The National Academy of Engineering (NEA) undoubtedly influenced some universities totake technological literacy seriously when it published “Technically Speaking: Why allAmericans should know more about
expertise would enrich students’ learning andbrings them (the students) closer to the realities of the workplace. (1)Employers, by and large, are generally satisfied with the basic technical preparation of today’sgraduates, but find them largely unaware of the vital roles that engineers play in bringingproducts and services from a “concept stage” to the marketplace. An important reason for this“drawback” is that faculty members, today, often lack industrial experience and/ or any othertype of practical experience. This is particularly troubling when faculty members, straight out ofgraduate school and have absolutely no experience “under their belt,” are assigned to teachpractice-related courses. Often, teaching design-oriented and/ or field-related
Page 26.1750.5software such as Matlab (with university/ student license) and Crestron Airmedia. Studentsconnect to the group’s shared screen through a cable provided at the table. In the DynamicSystems class, students were introduced to the technology in the first session. After thisintroduction, the students and the instructor experienced no particular issues with technology.The students were used to group work and had the technical knowledge to work independentlyin a room on the basis of a “bring your own device” solution.4.3 PedagogyThe instructor was an Associate Professor with no previous experience of active learningmethods. The pedagogical design of the Dynamic Systems course was therefore developed incollaboration with an Associate
this course Design of the Built Environment (ES 0093-11) was conducted at Tufts University, a private research institution which offers eight ABETaccredited Bachelor of Science degree options in engineering. The freshman year, fall semestercurriculum for each of these degrees includes an introductory engineering elective (ES 0093).During the research study’s period of Fall Semester 2015, nine such course sections were offeredfrom faculty across the School of Engineering [biomedical (1 course offering), civil (2),electrical (2), environmental (1), mechanical engineering (1), and computer science (2)] withtopics ranging from music/art in engineering to basic robotics. In general these courses aim toprovide students with an interdisciplinary
(their required assembly processat each station). There are 12 workstations per each main Station (one for each PN). The current floor plan ofthe manufacturing facility (not to correct scale) is presented in figure 1. Figure 1: Facility floor planOnce an order arrives, a purchase requisition is generated in order to buy the necessary parts required toassemble the corresponding product. The Bill Of Materials (BOM) and the Lead-time for each part can befound in the “BOM” record. Once the part has been received, all parts go through a Raw Materials Inspection(RMI) process where all parts are inspected visually and functionally. There are 12 quality technicians workingon this inspection, the process
systems for terrestrial and satellite applications. In 2018 he retired from General Motors as the global vehicle engineering technical leader for the antenna group. Prior to that, he was a team leader and EMC Technical Specialist with General Motors Global Propulsion Systems. He holds patents on methods for electromagnetic interference reduction, and vehicle antenna systems. He is the author (or co-author) of a number of publications including books and technical papers presented international conference/symposiums. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, a member of SAE International, and has had numerous technical