-laboratory instruction demonstrated a greaterability to apply core concepts, with effect sizes ranging from 0.41 to 0.75. In addition, studentscompleted a survey designed to capture their experience of the course. This surveyindependently verified the increased learner-, community-, and knowledge-centeredness of theexperimental group’s redesigned pre-laboratory. The experimental group also reported a higherdegree of satisfaction with the redesigned learning experience.2.0 Introduction2.1 Why Teach Undergraduate Biomedical Engineers to Apply Systems Physiology’s Core Concepts?Grounded in the biological and medical sciences, the undergraduate Biomedical Engineering(BME) curriculum has systems physiology at its core, reflected by the extent to which
education combined with researchresults from a series of NSF funded studies in order to create a strategic, scalable approach foraddressing crucial goals in engineering education. These include: Developing effective, transferable competencies in problem-solving and creativity; More effectively learning and retaining important concepts; and More effectively identifying misconceptions and nurturing positive ethical frameworks.We also are investigating and extending a suite of assessment approaches that have been devel-oped and tested in recent MEA research. Here, our specific objectives are to: Expand the MEA methodology and application,______________________________________________________________________________* Originally CCLI or Course
-level engineering course was entered, and teams weregenerated. The class used was a sophomore-level dynamics course, ES205 Analysis and Designof Engineering Systems. This course is the last of five required engineering science courses formechanical and electrical engineering students in the sophomore engineering curriculum atRose-Hulman Institute. This five-credit-hour course has four hours of lecture and one three-hourlab per week. Students are assigned to teams for lab work both in side and outside of the labperiod. Student demographics for these four sections are shown in Table 1. Here “minorities”refers to African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American and other underrepresented racial/ethnicminorities in engineering
capable and comfortable to use it exclusively for a graduate classthe following semester. That streaming video technology is readily available, sufficientlycapable for content delivery and interaction, and some students find it helpful, raises questionsabout how to most productively exploit this technology for curriculum delivery.MotivationThe motivation for porting lectures in a junior year Dynamics class to live interactive streamingtechnology was neither curiosity, buckling to administrative pressure, serving the needs of agrant, nor altruism for commuting and overloaded students. Desperation motivated streamingthe class. Two weeks in to a new semester, just when students were becoming accustomed to theinteractive broadcast environment
Paper ID #39244Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse S-STEM ProgramDr. Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University Tim Dallas is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University. Dr. Dallas’ research includes MEMS, solar energy, and educational technologies for deployment to under-served regions of the world.Dr. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and In- struction at Texas Tech University, as well as the Associate Chair of the department. Her research emerges at the intersection of Educational
“understand how to acquire knowledge, how to develop personal strategies,how to discern their own capacities and limitations, and how to approach new bodies oflearning.” We set out to develop a curriculum that would provide opportunities for STEMstudents to develop these skills. Because we were departing from our typical on-campus programand were determined to create a quality online version, information on how to build an effectiveonline class was also researched. Johnson and Aragon7 state that "powerful online learningenvironments need to contain a combination of these principles: (1) address individualdifferences, (2) motivate the student, (3) avoid information overload, (4) create a real-lifecontext, (5) encourage social interaction, (6) provide
River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2023.[4] M. Tomara and D. Gouscos, "A Case Study: Visualizing Coulomb Forces With the Aid of Augmented Reality," Journal of Educational Computing Research, vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 1626-1642, 2019.[5] S. A. Male and C. A. Baillie, "Research-Guided Teaching Practices: Engineering Threshold Concepts as an Approach to Curriculum Renewal," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds Eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 393-408.[6] N. E. E. Olaniyi, "Threshold concepts: designing a format for the flipped classroom as an active learning technique for crossing the threshold," Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, vol
Department Head for Curriculum and Faculty Development, Environmental Engineering division Chief, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the US Air Force Academy. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in 2005 and has research interests in mathematical modeling of multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media, the influence of bioactivity on NAPL dissolution, upscaled modeling of DNAPL source zones, vapor intrusion, engineering education and socially responsible engineering.Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University Eric Hamilton, Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Dean for Education in Pepperdine University’s
learning techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #14873the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certification as a Trainingand Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She wasselected to
educational innovation encompasses new materials, strategies, or pedagogy5.These innovations are often developed as a result of empirical research studies. Borrego,Froyd, and Hall6 identify that the amount of research at improving engineering educationover the past decade has yielded a variety of innovation, but unfortunately has notresulted in significant systematic change. Borrego et al. indicate that U.S. reports on theadoption of research-based practices only suggest limited success, indicating a need foralternative approaches to rapid dissemination that go beyond the typical publications,workshops, and presentations.Henderson and Dancy7 note that systematic change is accomplished both from theenvironmental structure and individuals with respect
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
travel depends on a well-trained workforce of aviation maintenancetechnicians (AMT). Air travel plays a crucial role in the United States economy [1]; Accordingto Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook 2021-2040 Report, there will be a demand for 626,000technicians in the coming years. The Aviation Technician Education Council (2018) estimates a37% increase in the number of mechanics needed annually. The COVID-19 pandemic abruptlyhalted in-person learning in aviation maintenance training schools (AMTS)since they relyheavily on hands-on learning. This research project explores how AMTS responded to thepandemic's effect on education.TheoryThe resilience engineering (RE) framework is a "proactive approach" that looks for ways tomonitor risks
toevaluate professor implementation strategies and their perceptions on how interactions withstudent teams can maximize the effects of using LCDLMs to teach and learn fundamentalengineering concepts. We also want to assess qualitatively our workshop interactions to ensurethe LCDLMs are used in a way that maximizes their effectiveness based on the data we havecollected thus far. Hence, in the present study we seek to collect feedback from instructorsthrough personal interviews as well as post-implementation forms.Finally, new LCDLMs are under development to incorporate additional engineering topics notyet covered by the current set. A glucose analyzer LCDLM is being produced, tested, andprepared for implementation, while a recently developed
graphical simulation component in the dynamics and control curriculum, and to expose the students to the interplay between simulations and experiments 1 . This is being achieved by incorporating control experiments from Quanser Consulting, MATLAB control software from the Mathworks, and the Working Model 2D and 3D multibody code software from Knowledge Revolution. The benefits of this approach are both economical and pedagogical; only a limited number of control experiments needs to be purchased and maintained, and it exposes to the students to computer simulation and the relationship between simulations and reality.1 IntroductionDue to the great advances in computing power, simulation has become an
during four annual academic terms.For example, for Fall 1999 we offer 13 weekend and five weekday classes. We also try to have atleast two OIT faculty delivering classes during any one term. As a result of this model, theenrollment more than doubled for Fall 1999. We are planning to offer 24 courses during theWinter 2000 quarter, including 19 weekend courses. This new approach requires a substantialamount of coordination with Boeing, adjunct faculty, and the Klamath Falls campus. Smallproblems with few classes grow to enormous proportions with 20 or more classes. As a resultworkload is significantly increased and processes must be clearly documented andcommunicated. Solving problems in an ad-hoc manner in a program of this size proves to
abstract problems thataren’t the straightforward textbook problems. Problem-based learning techniques have been usedto help students learn course objectives through problem solving, abstract assignments, andinverted learning [1]–[4]. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching/learning approach whichoften includes open-ended, vague and sometimes ill-defined real-world problems as the startingpoint; the challenges involved in dealing with such problems promote critical thinking andproblem solving skills. Similarly, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) aims at instillingthe entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education by introducing open-ended real-worldproblems with focus on curiosity, connections, and creating value. These teaching
Engineering and Computer Science at the University of the Pacific hasundergraduate facilities and laboratories that you would expect to find at one of the bestengineering and computer science universities. They include over 12 instructionallaboratories, 24-hour student computer facilities, undergraduate research laboratories, theCooperative Education Center, and Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) Center.Currently, the civil engineering curriculum covers four areas: construction,environmental, hydraulics, and structures. Three of which are supported by hands-on labsexcept for the structural engineering area. The new lab will support structural engineeringand integrate teaching and research in structural and construction engineering. This
very important thatmanufacturing engineers study, in depth the topic of mechanical vibrations. According to thelaws of physics, sound and vibrations are very closely related. In other words, if one’sobjective is to reduce noise, one has to reduce vibrations. In this presentation the authorprovides guidelines towards generating a mathematics based curriculum in the area ofmechanical vibrations. He draws from his experience and also from various textbooks andrelates them to the curriculum that is normally encountered in a mechanical engineeringprogram. He also provides outlines for conducting assessment using appropriate data. Thisassessment data will be extremely useful for implementing Continuous Quality Improvement.He also provides examples
support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education.Ahmer Arif, University of WashingtonMs. Gina Tesoriero, University of Washington Gina Tesoriero was a special education teacher in New York City public school for a decade before moving to the Pacific Northwest to begin a Ph.D. program in the Learning Sciences. She has worked with NYC museums to develop professional learning for teachers, created a STEM program at two schools, and consulted on NYC’s STEM Handbook and Framework. Her research interests center around teacher professional learning
is a Research Associate with The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Electrical Engineering Department at Prairie View A&M University. He completed BS from Dhaka University with major in Physics. His MS was in Telecommunications from Oklahoma State University. His research interests are in the field of Telecom network architecture, Wireless network and Signal Processing.Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University Dr. V. Rajaravivarma has been a faculty member since 1988 and joined the Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT in Fall 2001. His areas of research include Computer Networks, Communications, and Signal
Technology Transfer) were very pleasedwith the successful proof of the concept that flow impedance can be utilized as an indicator for thelocation status of the needle tip. To better explain the project idea when approaching potentialmanufactures, a marketing film was made. The client, the engineering department, and the Office ofTechnology collaborated once again to make this film. Two students working in neighbor cities werecalled back to campus for interviews that can be included in the marketing material. V. DISCUSSIONThis capstone project encourages thoughts in many ways: we learnt things about the newly-builtengineering curriculum, the engineering students; the collaboration between academician
, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. References[1] S. M. Drake, and J. L. Reid, “Integrated curriculum as an effective way to teach 21st century capabilities,” Asia Pacific Journal of Educational Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 31-50, May, 2018, doi: 10.30777/APJER.2018.1.1.03.[2] A. Qattawi, A. Alafaghani, M. A. Ablat, and M. S. Jaman, “A multidisciplinary engineering capstone design course: A case study for design-based approach,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 223-241, 2019, doi: 10.1177/0306419019882622.[3] National
c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Student-Centered Program to Increase STEM Interest through NASA-STEM ContentAbstractThis article is an evidence-based practice paper which is based on NASA Minority UniversityResearch and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy (AA) program implemented atFlorida Atlantic University (FAU). The program is focused on student-centered methodology forinfusion of NASA-STEM contents into the existing curriculum in middle and high schools. Thisnovel program aims to increase awareness and create interest in underserved minority students inGrades 6-12 for pursuing STEM fields. FAU has designed and embedded the NASA-STEMcontents into Florida’s existing Next
. Moshirpour, L. Behjat, and W. Rosehart. (2016). Studios & sustainability: acreative CDIO approach to computer engineering education. 12th Annual International CDIOConference. Turku, Finland.A. Pears, S. Seidman, L. Malmi, L. Mannila, and E. Adams. (2007). A survey of literature on theteaching of introductory programming. Working Group Report on ITiCSE on Innovation andTechnology in Computer Science Education. ACM, New York, NY, USA.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/1345443.1345441K. Robinson, and A. M. Azzam. (2009). Why creativity now? (interview). EducationalLeadership, 67(1):22-26.R. Talbert. (2012). Learning MATLAB in the inverted classroom. American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas.S. B. Velegol, S. E. Zappe
graduation.” At the writing of this document, all engineering programs are expectedto have student outcomes (a) – (k), as stated in the Criteria for Accreditation Programs. Whileadditional student outcomes may be articulated by the program, they are needed only if (a) – (k)outcomes do not fully produce graduates that attain the stated program educational objectives. Itis important to note that any additional student outcomes must be assessed and included in thecontinuous improvement process.Curriculum - The curriculum must be designed so that it includes courses that lead to theattainment of the student outcomes and lead to the fulfilment of the Program EducationalObjectives [11]. In addition to ensuring that the minimum appropriate requirements are
needs that are driving those developments. The impact ofthese changes and trends on academic programs is addressed, including recommendations as towhat portion of these developments should be incorporated into the curriculum, and what collegeand university engineering graphics programs should do to prepare their students for thesedevelopments in industry.IntroductionTrying to analyze the ever changing and dynamic trends and directional movement of the CADsoftware industry can be roughly compared to trying to analyze the stock market: one must dealwith a seemingly infinite number of outside forces affecting an incredible number of constantlymoving reference points at an ever accelerating rate of speed. The complexity of the task can
Session 1625 THEORY OF TECHNICAL SYSTEMS -- UNIFYING THEME FOR DESIGN W. Ernst Eder Royal Military College of CanadaAbstractCourses in an engineering program are mostly taught in isolation. Designing, the unifyingexperience of engineering education, is treated a "an art", without guidance about procedure. Asingle "capstone" course attempts to unify the curriculum, which is almost impossible toachieve. A formal structure can help to unify the experience by showing the relationshipsamong parts of engineering knowledge.A suitable formal structure to
featured the opportunity to completeboth OSHA-10 and soft skills. All 10 students received a passing grade for the course. To offsetthe issues caused by COVID-19 restrictions, students not normally exposed to manufacturingconcepts with the UB group were given a chance to experience a potential career pathway thatmay have been not considered. In the future, a more successful approach may be to adhere to theoriginal plans of student recruitment for the camp via secondary school teachers and counselors.This may better match student CTE interests and the summer camp’s curriculum. The MTIsummer camp is funded and expected to be offered a second time in the summer of 2022,although student registration has not yet been completed.References[1] Manpower
help to increase thestudent’s motivation to learn. A new senior-level laboratory for networked digital controlsystems is proposed by Varsakelis and Levine3. This laboratory attempts to introduce students tothe complexities of modern control systems, which are often ignored during early controleducation. A low-cost laboratory module for control systems design using either MATLAB’sintuitive programming language or in Simulink’s block diagrams is reported in4. The laboratorymodule is based on a simple second-order dc servo motor that allows student to perform a widerange of laboratory experiments. A real time controlled laboratory plant for control education isproposed by Saco, et al.5. The proposed approach supports automatic code generation
. G. M. M. (2000). “The suitability of problem- based learning for engineering education: Theory and practice.” Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 345-358.Prince, M. J. and Felder, R. M. (2006). “Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons, and research bases.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 123-138.Roth, W-M and McGinn, M. K. (1997). “Toward a new perspective on problem solving.” Canadian Journal of Education, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 18-32.Schmidt, P. S., Jones, J. W., Vliet, G. C., and Jones, T. L. (2003). “A project-centered approach to teaching thermal-fluid systems analysis and design.” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for