CMMI Division. Like many faculty at strictly undergraduate institutions, weroutinely provide opportunities for students to work on research projects and fund this researchin some situations through external grants. An innovation in this particular grant was the creationof a research collaboration between faculty and students at Lafayette and an NSF-fundedEngineering Research Center (ERC). As stated on the NSF website, “The goal of the ERCProgram is to integrate engineering research and education with technological innovation totransform national prosperity, health, and security.” To accomplish this goal, collaborationsbetween ERCs and other institutions are inherent in the work of an ERC; however, researchcollaborations between ERCs and small
that team-based course redesign is a time consuming process anda multitude of barriers exist to make it efficient in a regular institutional context within a research intensiveinstitution. We look forward to formally collect data and contribute to further evidence through scholarshipof teaching and learning. Generation Z students, the most diverse and inclusive group, seek real-world skillsthat prepare them for a career. The ongoing course redesign, although challenging preliminarily providesan equitable foundation for the students to gain real world skills that will help them see their fit in andobtain an engineering degree. The instructor team is committed to full implementation of CAP.References[1] M. L. Springer and K. Newton, “Gen Y
block diagrams, using click-and-drag mouseoperations. With this interface, users can draw the models just as they would with penciland paper. Simulink provides a comprehensive block library of sinks, sources, linear andnonlinear components, and connectors.Models are hierarchical, so users can build models using both top-down and bottom-upapproaches. They can view the system at a high level, and then double-click on blocks togo down through the levels to see increasing levels of model detail. This approachprovides insight into how a model is organized and how its parts interact. After theydefine a model, they can simulate it, using a choice of integration methods, either fromthe Simulink menus or by entering commands in MATLAB’s command window
Session 1464 Modeling in a Composite Beam Design Lab Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstractThis research explores the use of computer modeling in an undergraduate materials courselaboratory exercise. Modeling a beam can enhance learning beyond the traditional beamconstruction, hand analysis and test evaluation scenario. In our Composites courses MET382(Plastics) and MET483 (Ceramics), there is a laboratory exercise in which wood core andfiberglass beams are designed and built. A traditional approach is followed; the beams aredesigned, their
in K-12 reform, since it impacts engineering educationat the college level. K-12 is the pipeline and lifeblood for what engineering educators do andhow it affects the technology base of this country. Indeed, ASEE has already begun to try andimpact K-12 through a number of initiatives including the all day seminar initiated at the pastthree national conferences. The YOD on the other hand was an attempt to get a handle on thevarious aspects of engineering education through research and to build on the momentum startedby such schools as Purdue and Virginia Tech, which have started engineering educationprograms. The RAGS report and the YOD events, as envisioned, were two very different things,but they were and are very much entwined and the
classroom. Teachers College Press, 2014.[32] C. L. A. Dancz, K. Parrish, M. M. Bilec, and A. E. Landis, “Assessment of Students’ Mastery of Construction Management and Engineering Concepts through Board Game Design,” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., vol. 143, no. 4, pp. 1–12, 2017, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE).[33] M. G. P. Ferreira, W. S. da Silva, C. A. B. Borges, and R. S. Luz, “Metodologias Ativas De Aprendizagem No Ensino De Engenharia,” in Congresso Internacional de Educação e Tecnologias, São Carlos, Brazil, 2018, pp. 111–117. doi: 10.14684/intertech.13.2014.111-117.[34] K. Fosnacht, S. Sarraf, E. Howe, and L. K. Peck, “How important are high response rates for college surveys?,” Review of Higher Education
creatively,” in Proceedings of the 2nd Design Creativity Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 2008.[19] D. M. Beams, K. Gullings, and C. E. Ross, “Seeking new perspectives: Engineers experiencing design through creative arts,” presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 2016.[20] S. B. Shooter and S. Orsborn, “‘Impact! Exploring innovation across disciplines’ - Engaging the university innovation ecosystem through a university-wide course,” presented at the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2013.[21] N. W. Sochacka, K. Woodall, J. Walther, and N. N. Kellam, “Faculty reflections on a STEAM-inspired interdisciplinary studio course,” presented at the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and
approach that emphasizes expanding their knowledge beyond traditionalengineering discipline and integrating love, compassion, empathy, ethics, and abstract thinkinginto their understanding. This enables them to pose and evaluate questions of future impacts inthe consideration of a diversity of needs. Furthermore, this paper theorizes that understanding theinterconnections among nature, empathy, ethics, reason, imagination, design, and technology inbeing human leads to the development of a holistic engineering approach and holistic designthinking practice. Such an approach should be flexible and mindful enough to adapt to manyproblems. The pivotal role of flexible thinking modes, particularly emphasizing visual, critical,causal, associative, and
-Operate), an innovative educational framework forengineering, also addressed the need for engineering leadership in their most recent syllabusupdate. The syllabus extension includes ten different learning outcomes related to Creating a Page 26.634.2Purposeful Vision and Delivering on the Vision5 (p.69).In today’s workplace, the knowledge and experience gained through engineering leadershipeducation is valuable to all engineers, regardless if they plan to pursue managerial roles. Themajority of engineering work is team oriented, thus engineers must be prepared to work on teamsand take initiative when solving technical problems6. Leadership skills
, and challenge thecontradictions within authoritative figures and groups. It embraces diverse forms ofcognition, perspectives, worldviews, and belief systems while serving as a liberatory spacefor understanding our multifaceted realities [23]. Nepantla is not merely a framework forexploring conflicting lived experiences, sociopolitical influences, and liberatory journeys butalso a tool for theorizing identity transformation amidst adversity [21].Within Nepantla, we attain la facultad—the ability to perceive beyond surface appearances,delving into the hidden layers of existence [16]. La facultad represents heightened awarenesscultivated through the tumultuous vortex where realities collide. According to Anzaldúa’swritings [21], la facultad
PROMOTI G E TREPRE EURSHIP I A SOPHOMORE I TRODUCTORY DESIG COURSE Kevin Dahm, Thomas Merrill and William Riddell, Rowan University Abstract Rowan University has a unique 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. This sequence helps develop professional skills identified in the ABET A-K criteria though project- based-learning. The Freshman Engineering Clinics are an introduction to the profession, teamwork, and measurements. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics provide an introduction to technical communication and engineering design principles, and in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, students work in multidisciplinary teams
graduated with a M.S. in CE in 2009 and a Ph.D. in 2012. Dr. Michalaka is passionate about teaching in college and K-12 levels and conducting research in both transportation engineering, focused on traffic operations, congestion pricing, and traffic simulation, and engineering education. In 2020, she also obtained a Master of Science in Project Management from The Citadel.Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel Stephanie Laughton is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. She acquired a Bachelor’s in Civil & Environmental Engineering with Honors from Duke University followed by Master’s and Doctoral degrees in the same field from Carnegie
exists.In 1996 ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), adopted anew set of standards for undergraduate engineering education. They were called EngineeringCriteria 2000 and shifted the focus of undergraduate engineering accreditation from lists ofrequired courses to eleven learning outcomes (9).Preliminary WorkSome of the new outcomes went beyond the standard classic engineering education. Amongthem five outcomes (listed below as “f” through “g”) were a clear reflection of the need toanchor engineering education into ever-evolving reality of interaction between technology andsociety:f. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityg. An ability to communicate effectivelyh. The broad education necessary to
operating with limitedfunding. Schlieren imaging is a popular flow visualization technique because despite itsstraightforward setup and reliance on very simple geometrical optics principles, it is a powerfulmethod for capturing high-quality images of what would otherwise be invisible flow phenomena[5, 6, 7]. There are many different optical setups used in schlieren imaging, but each is based onthe bending of light through a transparent material with refractive index variations, such as thoseassociated with the density fields of compressible and thermal convection flows. These densityvariations are invisible to the naked human eye, but can be effectively detected and imaged withschlieren optics. The ability to see the invisible nature of
.[15] P. Hart, M. Pike and G. Oliveira, "Teaching Virtues through Literature: Learning from the 'Narnian Virtues' Character Education Research," Journal of Beliefs and Values, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 474-488, 2020.[16] K. Kristjansson, Aristotelian Character Education, 1st ed., New York: Routledge, 2015.[17] H. S. Astin and A. L. Antonio, "Building Character in College," About Campus, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 3-7, Nov-Dec 2000.[18] J. Markovich, "The Program for Leadership and Character," 2022. [Online]. Available: https://leadershipandcharacter.wfu.edu/vision-2/vision/. [Accessed 23 February 2022].[19] S. E. Ambrose, Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point, 2nd ed., Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.[20
free touse; however, other materials such as electronic components, acrylic sheets, and plywood aresold at cost in the space.The makerspace is led by three knowledgeable fulltime employees who train a cohort ofundergraduate student workers. These student employees are the primary face of the space andassist their peers by leading trainings, answering questions, and troubleshooting project issues asthey arise. This new space aims to encourage students to go beyond their current capabilities indesign projects, and to give faculty the necessary tools to develop creative hands on assignments.One way that this is done is through a makerspace project grant given to selected engineeringprofessors at the beginning of each semester. This funding is
evaluation this spring through assessment by a small groupof users (both students and faculty). Any necessary changes will be made prior to the plannedimplementation for all freshman during the upcoming 2012-13 academic year. Page 25.62.21 IntroductionManufacturing knowledge is one of the critical elements of mechanical engineering design, helpingto bring designs from concept to prototype in an engineering setting. Our objective is to distribute asingle semester of manufacturing curriculum into every year of an undergraduate’s education. Thisworks in parallel with the prior developed SPIRAL curriculum [1–5]. Our goal is to give studentsa more
component gas is at a partial temperature of the full temperature of the mixture.d. The equivalent molar weight of the mixture is the density weighted sum of the components.2. The thermal diffusivity is the conductivity k divided by the heat capacity (density *Cp). If thematerial A has a very low thermal diffusivity and material B a very high one, heat applied to oneside of both A & B will cause:a. The heat to spread more rapidly through A than Bb. Material B to absorb more heat than material A.c. Material A and B will behave the same way.d. Material B will transfer the heat more quickly than material B.3. A rod of material A has a larger Young’s modulus than a rod of material B with the samedimensions. If the two rods are both loaded with the
National Science Foundation ASEE Visiting Scholar. Dr. Larkin is the author of a book chapter pub- lished in 2010 entitled ”Women’s Leadership in Engineering” in K. O’Connor (Ed.) Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook (Vol. 2, pp. 689 – 699). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. In 2013 her paper entitled ”Breaking with Tradition: Using the Conference Paper as a Case for Alterna- tive Assessment in Physics” received an award for best paper in a special session entitled Talking about Teaching (TaT’13), at the 42nd International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) held in Kazan, Russia. In January 2014 the Center for Teaching, Research and Learning at AU presented Dr. Larkin with the Milton and Sonia
(e.g., ARS-30) tend to measure resilience as aprocess by which persons overcome adversity. However, resilience also enables studentsto achieve their goals and improve their learning outcomes. Factors indicative of thisprocess, such as self-efficacy, adaptive coping, exploration, and willingness to changelearning approaches when needed, are not measured in the ARS-30 or other currentresilience scales. The proposed Values Resilience Scale (VRI) under study measuresresilience as a process that enables one to overcome academic adversity so as to achieveone’s fullest academic potential. Such a measure would allow educators to identifystudents who may be hindered from reaching their utmost potential through their lack ofacademic resilience, and help
Education, January 2001, pp. 101-103.2. Higly, K. A., and C. M. Marianno, “Making Engineering Education Fun,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2001, pp. 105-107.3. Goff, Kathy, Everyday Creativity, Little Ox Books, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1998. Page 8.95.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education4. Korgel, Brian A., “Nurturing Faculty-Student Dialogue, Depp Learning and Creativity through Journal Writing Exercises,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2002, pp
., Rosales, J. E. L., Lewis, K., ... &Marulanda, N. A. G. (2023, June). A toolkit for expanding sustainability engineering utilizingfoundations of the Engineering for One Planet Initiative. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition. Baltimore, MD. June 2023. doi: 10.18260/1-2—42543[7] A.T. Kwaczala, D. Jaiswal, and L.K. Murray, “Cultivating a sustainable mindset inundergraduate engineering through the Engineering for One Planet Framework,” 2024 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR. June 2024. doi: 10.18260/1-2—47096[8] Y.S. Abraham and A. Bao, “Implementing the Engineering for One Planet Framework in acivil engineering technology program,” 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.Baltimore, MD. June 2023. Doi: 10.18260/1
modelallowed students to run virtual experiments to discover the effect of changing each controlparameter and to test various controller tuning methods. The virtual experiments were tied toreality and learning was strengthened by applying the knowledge gained to control the physicalexperiment.Physical ExperimentThe objective of the experiment, shown schematically in Figure 1, was to control the temperatureinside a jacketed, well-stirred vessel containing 200 ml of water. The vessel was heated andcooled by circulating water through the jacket surrounding the vessel. The temperature of thecirculating water was controlled with a PID controller acting on a temperature bath containing aheater and a refrigeration unit. The process studied was a simple one
as well (Fig. 2-1 and 2-2). For example, thebar graph (Fig. 2-2) shows that the flux of carbon in austenite at 950 °C (1223 K) is about 68 %greater than at 850 °C (1123 K). In higher carburizing temperatures, the thermal energy suppliedto the diffusing carbon atoms permits the atoms to overcome the activation energy barrier andeasily move to neighboring lattice sites [2,3]. In conclusion, the rate at which carbon can beadded to the steel specimen, is controlled by the diffusivity of carbon.2) EXAMPLE IN FICK'S SECOND LAW A gear made of AISI 1020 steel is to be strengthened by the carburizing treatmentprocess. In carburizing, the steel gear is placed in a carbon-rich atmosphere that provides a 1.0 %of the carbon solution at the surface
effective recruiting tool. Bytargeting the Partner Schools and First Generation engineering students, the scholarship programis aiding and supporting more diverse students with high financial need. Retention analysis isongoing through periodic check-ins, interviews and focus groups. Many of the PEEPScomponents are also being developed to reach a greater number of students beyond thescholarship recipients, such as the Engineering Student Success course and cohort scheduling ofgateway engineering courses.Assessment by interviews and a focus group of the PEEPS has revealed that the cohortscheduling of courses together has helped the students form a community and has assisted withstudying for courses. In addition, periodic reflections that aid in
globalized engineeringprojects, such as the construction of modern passenger aircraft. In such projects, engineeringteams span borders and encompass a variety of different countries and cultures. In order to betteradjust to such a workplace, there will be increasing demand on future engineers to have fluencyin multiple languages and awareness of other cultures [10]. While it is beyond the scope of REUprograms to teach new languages, more effort can be made to discuss the impacts of working in aglobal setting.To better mentor students, we hope to provide formal training according to the university’s bestmentoring practices. This includes clear expectations through a contractual agreement betweenthe mentor and the student, providing a realistic
. Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mariappan Jawaharlal is recognized as an outstanding educator for his innovative and engaging teaching pedagogy. He has received numerous awards and grants including the Northrop Grumman Award for Ex- cellence in teaching. Jawaharlal is the founder of STEM Through Guided Discovery, a robotics program for K-12 students. The success of his program has received international attention and has been adopted abroad. Jawaharlal has more than 20 years of industrial, academic, and entrepreneurial experience. Before joining Cal Poly, Pomona, Jawaharlal founded and developed APlusStudent.com, Inc., an online supple- mental K-12 education company. He also served
challenges.Sponsored projects can sometimes overwhelm students or be incorrectly scoped for the timeavailable. Additionally, some of these projects’ scopes intersect with other fields of expertiseand require students to learn content beyond their training. Another challenge with sponsoredprojects is balancing the student’s learning outcomes with the expectation of a deliverable.Often, sponsors conclude their collaborations if they perceive that little or no progress has beenmade on their project. With or without sponsors, the idea of capstone courses is still sharedacross all programs; capstone represents the culmination of students’ academic learning..This work presents a novel approach to restructuring capstone teams to address the challengesof working on
methods learned. In the early stages oftraining of engineering education researchers, we get acquainted with different strategies toconduct literature reviews. Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs) and Scoping Reviews (SR)have gained popularity as approaches to engage more in depth with existing research in a chosentopic. One question that we face is: when to decide to conduct one versus the other?In this paper, I illustrate the learning process generated through such questioning whilegenerating a literature review about the marginalized lived experiences of Asian Americanstudents in engineering. I will discuss the different approaches for SRs and SLRs, how theytransfer to the context of engineering education, and which adjustments were
, experience a persistent gender imbalance in computingprograms enrollment. Despite recent initiatives to increase the number of women in computingdegree programs, this disparity continues at Farmingdale State College. It has been demonstratedthat increasing students’ sense of belonging (SoB) and academic self-concept (ASC) have positiveimpacts on academic outcomes, particularly for students underrepresented in STEM education.This study investigated how attending a women focused computing conference can impact studentattendees’ SoB and ASC in short- and long-term. Students’ perception of their experiences andmeasures of SoB and ASC are obtained through a series of surveys. This study found that attendinga women focused computing conference positively