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twoofferings. The on-line Electrical Machinery course was offered during Track A of Summer 2012,13 and is in the book for Summer 2014.In this article we discuss the structural details of all three course models, including the theoreticaltopics and experimental exercises of the course, the technology that has been used for the on-linematerials development, implementation of the assessment tools to evaluate the students'progress, and perception of all three models.IntroductionWith a growing emphasis on student learning outcomes and assessment, faculty and educatorsconstantly seek ways to integrate theory and research in innovative course designmethodologies1-5. Critics of engineering education argue that educational programs focus toomuch on the
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, M. and Lord, S., (2006). Problem, Project, Inquiry, or Subject-Based Pedagogies: What toDo?, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, AC 2006-1771.16. Nedic, Z., Nafalski, A., Gol, O. and Machotka, J., (2009). Project-Based Laboratory for a Common First-YearEngineering Course, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, TX, AC 2009-784.17. Yousuf, A., Mustafa, M. and Cruz, A.D.L., (2010). Project based learning, ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, Louisville, KY, AC 2010-719.18. Brown, J.S., Collins, A. and Duguid, P., (1989). Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning, EducationalResearcher, 18(1), pp. 32-42.19. Northrup, S.G., (2009). Innovative Lab Experiences for Introductory Electrical Engineering Students
learners the most hands-oninteraction and collaboration, and this helps them to learn most effectively.Adding additional activities to support deep learning may seem impossible to educators. Thechallenge for educators lies in implementing these activities into an already overloadedcurriculum8,9. The bottom lines it that educators must be innovative in how they can work theseactivities into the existing engineering curriculum. This study has shown that by assigning groupactivities such as real world case studies and coupling these experiences with the opportunity towork with peers and educators with real world experience, it is possible to have students solveengineering problems while also working on the development and honing of professional
, Foundational Experience in CircuitsIntroduction Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) has been a driving force in the developmentof modern infrastructure, based on advances across a range of ECE sub-disciplines includingelectronics, communications, computing, and power. In recent decades, ECE has evolved wellbeyond a core of electrical and electronic hardware to become a broader field of innovation,including information creation, synthesis, transport, and analysis. There is growing awareness that engineering, including ECE, must continue evolving inorder to tackle important challenges facing humanity and the planet. These challenges includeproviding high-quality and affordable healthcare to an aging population, making better use
Paper ID #8986Active Learning Techniques and Online Tools Applied to the Educational Ex-perience of 2nd Year Materials Science and Engineering StudentsProf. Jennifer L.W. Carter, Case Western Reserve University Ph.D. (2012) The Ohio State University M.S. (2008) The University of California at Davis B.S. (2006) The University of California at DavisBrian Yuhnke Jr, Case Western Reserve University Brian adamantly believes that if teaching is boring for the faculty then it is even more so for the students. Brian is motivated to engage faculty in the use of technology to make learning fun and innovative. He is an
the course.INTRODUCTIONThe development of digital media has made possible many varying and innovative deliverysystems and instructional methodologies for university courses. The motivations for developingfully online or blended courses are many. Some of the motivating factors are tied to the learners’needs while others are linked to organizational and social factors1.Addressing Learner Needs. A first need that online and blended instructional formats address isan extended access. The traditional student life does not work for all those seeking to learn. The“non-traditional student” includes older students wishing to resume an abandoned college career,employed people wishing to continue an education, students with family commitments
principles through various means such as research, seminars, tutoring insome capacity, and workshops or other innovative means. Cultivation of values, attitudes andorientation geared toward recognizing the worth of working in a STEM career field isconcomitantly accomplished through networking, collaboration, example, encouragement anddemonstrated importance of outcomes, particularly in research. A poster, presentation orpublication is an important tool in convincing students that they have worked on solving aproblem of some import and that their effort is appreciated by peers and the community.Twelve student interns have conducted TCURMP projects at TMCC since 2007. Of these, threeare presently continuing their education at TMCC; one of them is
) IntroductionAt the ASEE Inaugural International Forum in 2012, many authors called for internationalcollaboration in curriculum and laboratory innovations, and also in faculty development1 citingthe need for balancing demands and capacities between the developed and developing countries,and showing that information and instructional technologies had risen to levels that enabled thesecollaboration opportunities. Even on a local and daily level, there is no doubt that we all livewithin social networks, even within the microcosm of instructors and students, and the age-oldquestion had always been about which practice, between competition and collaboration, worksthe best (whatever “best” means) for any individual or group? In his book “Collaborate!”,Sanker2
,” 2006 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL7. Lenoir, H.J., Moore, C. and Schmaltz, K., “Professional Tools Instruction Within an Overall ME Design Curriculum,” 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL.8. Donohue, S., Louis, G., Sherer, W. and Smith, M., “An Innovative Model for the Administration of Undergraduate Capstone Projects,” 2006 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL.9. Ferguson, C. and Sanger, P., “Facilitating Student Professional Readiness through Industry Sponsored Senior Capstone Projects,” 2011 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, British Columbia.10. Hyman, B., Borgford-Parnell, J. and Lin, Y., “Curriculum-wide Project Based
. Page 23.393.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing and Assessing Student’s Principled Leadership Skills to achieve the Vision for Civil Engineers in 2025AbstractAchieving American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Vision for Civil Engineers in 2025focuses on student skills needed to serve the profession and meet demands of tomorrow's worldand outlines five major areas where civil engineering’s will lead society in establishing asustainable world and raise the global quality of life. Civil engineers are envisioned to be masterbuilders, stewards of the environment, innovators, managers of risk, and leaders of public policy.The ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK) 2
received a B.A. in Economics and Finance from University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, and an M.B.A. in business administration from the University of Dayton. She has been the director of Program Innovation at Southwestern Ohio for Council on Higher Education (SOCHE) in Dayton since October 2011. Prior to joining SOCHE in 2011, Varga was interim coordinator at Rivers Institute at the University of Dayton. From 2009 to 2011, she was a graduate assistant at the University of Dayton Rivers Institute where she coordinated student civic engagement program to develop and lead orientation programs and the annual River Summit.Dr. Sean J Creighton, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Dr. Sean Creighton is the executive
concluded that a separate mechatronics system designcourse was most suitable for our students to gain sufficient knowledge in the field. Therefore, theobjectives of ME472 were threefold: 1. Prepare mechanical engineering undergraduates with the knowledge of and skills in mechatronic principles and applications, especially in the area of integrating microprocessors and microcontrollers. 2. Provide the student with hands-on experience in mechatronic systems including microprocessor, integrated mechatronic systems, and virtual mechatronic system simulations. 3. Challenge the student’s innovation abilities by requiring independent course projects on the application of mechatronic
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analysis, and was an original member of the IBM Research speech recognition group that started in 1972. He was manager of the Speech Terminal project from 1976 until 1980. At IBM Dr. Silverman received several outstanding innovation awards and patent awards. In 1980, Dr. Silverman was appointed professor of Engineering at Brown University, and charged with the devel- opment of a program in computer engineering. His research interests currently include microphone-array research, array signal processing, speech processing and embedded systems. He has been the director of the Laboratory for Engineering Man/Machine Systems in the School of Engineering at Brown since its founding in 1981. From July 1991 to June 1998 he was
underinvestigation for younger student population who is at their critical stages for STEM-related Page 23.41.10career decisions.Acknowledgments:The GEMS camp was supported by Texas Workforce Commission and Frank H. DotterweichCollege of Engineering of TAMUK. All camp personnel including faculty, students, chaperones,assistants, and staff members are acknowledged for their valuable contributions.Bibliography1. National Science Board, “Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing OurNation’s Human Capital”, 2010, [Online]. Available: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2010/nsb1033.pdf , LastAccessed on January 4, 2013.2
and delivery sys- tems; developed designs for commercial and residential development; prepared land use plans; developed designs to protect against potential flood hazards; designed and developed plans and specifications for fluid handling systems, waste mitigation alternatives and remedial actions for RCRA and CERCLA sites including active industrial facilities and inactive disposal sites (including NPL sites); conducted feasibil- ity studies by evaluating and analyzing the economic and engineering considerations of multiple design alternatives; obtained extensive experience with innovative remedial techniques (including groundwater extraction and treatment, air sparging, soil vapor extraction, and bioventing
include just-in-time training, citizen-driven online response to crisis, collaboration online in crises, strategy iden- tification (policy, awareness, training and innovation), and integration of online communities into official emergency response channels. She holds 6 years experience working in Emergency Management and over 9 years working in Education and ICT.Dr. Greg Evans, University of Toronto Professor Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Director Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research Associate Director Institute of Leadership Education in Engineering Prof Evans has been recognised as a researcher, educator, and for his contributions to students experience. His research
start with an early morning breakfast, often preceded by organized exercisesessions and conclude late in the night as teams work feverishly to complete challenges andrequirements to design the most functional and innovative machines out of simple supplies likewooden dowels, plastic wheels, rubber bands and LEGOs.Participants are expected to maintain full engagement, share personal experiences with othersand work through common goals during challenges, case studies, community service, design-to-build competitions and feedback sessions. These activities occur between 6:00 P.M. onThursday and 11:00 A.M. on Sunday morning. Few hours are wasted on sleep and relaxation asthe participants become fully integrated into their team responsibilities and
automatic data capture, real world prototypes, and analysis” is led by thePI, Dr. Erick C. Jones who has performed innovative research and received over $3.5 milliondollars in funding from multiple agencies including NASA EPSCOR, Department ofTransportation, and numerous industrial companies. This research has led to 1 industryhandbook, 2 textbooks on RFID, and over 60 published manuscripts. With respect toundergraduate students, over 10 students have been funded for research projects of whom 6continued to graduate school and received a masters or better; 4 students published conferenceand/or peer reviewed papers. Currently, 6 undergraduates work in the RAID labs.4.2.2. Mexican host institution (ITESM)Tecnológico de Monterrey was founded in 1943
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example, invite the user to “develop your warrior skills” and practice“tactical thinking,”34 and the popular 2000 movie, Gladiator, glorified the Romans’ zeal forblood. Noticeably different is size: the largest football stadium in the world seats 150,000,35about half of the Circus Maximus’ capacity; in the United States, the country’s largest seats109,000.36Husky StadiumSince 1920, the University of Washington’s Husky Stadium has witnessed scores of college andprofessional football games; hosted the 1990 Goodwill Games, which included a speech byPresident Ronald Reagan;37 and ushered in two innovations that have since become traditions:Astroturf in 1968 38 and “The Wave” in 1981.39 Located on the shores of Lake Washington, thestadium features
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Thesis, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1998.3. “Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest,” Trinity College, Hartford, CT, http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot, 2001.4. J. Mendelsohn, “Come On Baby, Unlight My Fire,” IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine, pp. 5-6, 2001.5. MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, www.ai.mit.edu, 2001.6. D. Pack, G. York, P. Neal, and S. Stefanov, “Constructing a Wall-Follower Robot for a Senior Design Project”, Proceedings of the 1996 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Symposium, Washington D.C., June 1996.7. S.F. Barrett, D. Pack, C.H.G. Wright, S. Stefanov, P. Neal, A. Klayton, “Innovative, Student- Centered Educational Tools for the Computer Engineering
of the student’s final grade.Grades were assigned using a rubric that rewarded well thought out responses with five points,gave three points for adequate responses, one-point for any response, but penalized disrespectfulresponses with a minus one-point score. Both these examples received the maximum score of 5-points and represent the diversity of the postings that occurred as the discussion proceeded. “Competition would be great to decrease prices and cause RR companies to come up with innovative technology. However, if each subsidiary is only going to operate in its own assigned corridor, then competition is not created. You still only have one choice of passenger rail service for a particular area. How is this
: Building aK-12 Engineering Outreach Program”, Proceedings of the 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,November 10-13, 1999, San Juan, Puerto Rico.11. McKenna, Ann and Agogino, Alice (1998). “A Web-Based Instructional Module for Teaching Middle SchoolStudents Engineering Design with Simple Machines”. Journal of Engineering Education, 87 (4), 437-444.12. Muller, Caro Blue and Carlsen, William S., “ Fostering Educational Innovation at the Level of IndividualProfessionals in K-12: A Case Study”, Proceedings of the 27th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,November 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.13. Schwartz, Susan and Regan, Thomas M., “Pre-engineering High School Course in Engineering Design”,Proceedings of the 27th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in
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lecture. An example ofa question from an ethics survey is given below.Q: What was the most useful or meaningful thing(s) you learned?A samples of answers from students is given below: 1) “ I learned about due care in product design and manufacturing. I knew about liability but did not know about magnitude” 2) “The true purpose of engineering is not quality/ productivity of the product (though those are important) but it is the safety of the user/consumer” 3) “A failure in design is not necessarily a bad situation. Failures drive innovation.”Engineering technology curriculum does not have a course on cost analysis. Design teams aregiven an opportunity to learn and develop a simple cost estimation project of constructing