career. • Educational and Research Offerings – Summer Bridge program before enrolling at Northeastern University. Evaluation and assessment activities are used to address curriculum reform at both sending and receiving institutions to assure S-POWER scholar success. • Experiential Learning – S-POWER scholars (after transfer) may participate in one to two six-month-long co-op experiences in industry.Each of these core program components guide implementation and direct student support.Seamless Transfer Infrastructures are essential to ensure students unfamiliar with the transferprocess are provided essential guidance and support. Navigating the application process canbe overwhelming to students, with expert advising at both
and other ATE organizations. Areas oftechnology enhancement will be identified, assessed for relevance and incorporated intoexisting or new courses. This process with faculty externships will provide an ongoingopportunity for the RCNGM faculty to stay current. NSF’s ATE program has already invested in the development and implementationof six online technology courses in photonics and telecommunications (NSF 0101654).The results of these piloted courses have demonstrated the need for a blended delivery ofonline courses, using on-site laboratories to augment online delivery of thereby. Inaddition, the following curriculum elements were identified as being critical to thedevelopment of a Next Generation Manufacturing focus within the COT
desired circuit or system parameters, butthey can affect electromagnetic compatibility of components, circuits and systems. They createinterference problems between various circuits in the system. When the clock speed orcommunication speed exceed limits, the interference signals and their harmonics affect othercircuits. In addition to the circuit analysis, the tolerances of some connecting cables were alsoconsidered in order to observe how the signal integrity could change and how this affected thecircuit performance, sensitivity of circuits, component tolerances, signal integrity and effect ofenvironmental changes on the overall system. A simple assessment of the effectiveness of thecourse is done at the end of the semester by student survey
introduced in the experiment primarily due to setup repeatability. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNINGA number of activities in terms of solving problems, and explaining some concepts will beintroduced. Typical questions are: 1. Show that if the yield strength is exceeded, the governing equations for the torsional shear stress and twist do not hold. Why? 2. Calculate the maximum elastic torque when the shear yield is given. Also calculate the maximum elastic twist. 3. Why is the maximum torque different from the value predicted by Sand Heap Analogy? BIBLIOGRAPHY[1] Prandtl, L. Physik Z. 4, 758, 1903.[2] Nadai, A., Z. angnaw Math. Mech, 3, 442, 1923.[3] Chakrabarty
possible manner translates into the pursuit for minimumvariance [2]. To elaborate, when work of any kind is done, one or more outcomes aregenerated by which its performance may be assessed. Typical outcomes of general interestare (1) cycle times - time to complete a task, (2) specific attribute(s) of quality, and (3)costs incurred in performing the task. Science demands that the results of an experimentbe repeatable and reproducible and that is the way it should be. Engineers, on the otherhand, recognize that the outcomes of processes and transactions exhibit a certain amountof inherent variation no matter how well they are designed and operated owing to certaincauses that are unknown or uncontrollable. Statisticians refer to these causes as
content to developawareness and increase interest in STEM, especially aviation and aerospace. Visitor traffic,demographic statistics and attitudinal survey data will be collected to assess the impact of thisinitiative.IntroductionElizabeth City State University (ECSU) is one of the nine sites nationwide that hosts a NASAAerospace Academy program for K-12 students, especially students from underrepresentedgroups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The mobile AerospaceEducation Lab (m-AEL) initiative extends program resources to all school districts/communitieswithin the counties in the region served by ECSU. The region has long suffered the effects ofpoverty and has lacked the opportunities for most students to encounter
pursedtheirdegreeinSTEMrelatedfield.Whenthenumberofinterestedstudentsinsuchprojectsincreased,wedecidedtoconductthisasastructuredcourse/club.InAugust2016theNSU-LSMSAMakersClubwasformedandestablished.Thecurrentenrollmentoftheclubis20students. Participating students are taught theory and gain research and hands-onexperiences at NSU laboratories and workshops. Great ideas from participating studentsrelated to energy and defense for example have been generated and proposed. Studentscurrentlyareworkingonthedesignandimplementationoftheirprojects.TheNSU-LSMSAMakersClubmembersmeetthreehourseveryweektointeract,learn,andreportprogress.Thesectionsbelow,describemodulestaughtattheNSU-LSMSAMakersclubinadditiontoother managerial and assessment aspects of this STEM related activities. Just toemphasize that the main objective of this Makers
. 3Based on their findings in this section of the project students then went on to ask the question:“How does nature…?” Based on figure 2 above questions would range from “How does naturehandle radiation?”, “How does nature repel dust?”, “How does nature survive in extremeenvironments?”, and so on.A hypothesis of this design project is that students will be able to discover multidisciplinarysolutions that are motivated by nature and that incorporate elements of natural principles such asfeedback loops, multifunctionality, water based chemistry. In order to assess the success orfailure of this approach a comparison between existing solutions to a problem and the bio-inspired solution can be made. For example, using the figure below as a qualitative
, internships, games, and simulations. The Living Lab for CIT was created out of the need to provide a business environment for students to give them a taste of a ”real” IT environment. A secondary purpose is to provide service to internal and external clients. The Living Lab has served many internal and external clients. Dr. Justice has consulted for and managed IT departments in small and medium sized businesses. Her areas of research include: experiential and service learning, information and security risk assessment, risk management, digital forensics, network security, network and systems engineering, network and systems administration, and networking and security course development.Miss Nichole McFarland, Indiana
assessment results on how these extracurricularproject activities contribute to improving the student learning experience and thus student learningoutcomes defined by ABET.2. High-Altitude Ballooning System for Solar Eclipse 2.1. Brief Description of the Baseline SystemFigure 1 shows the functional diagram of the entire solar eclipse ballooning system. It consists of aballoon system, a baseline ground station, and an MTS mobile station. The balloon system consistsof five payloads which include four baseline payloads for still image, video, Iridium, and cut-downof the baseline system. The fifth payload, MTS-Tx is an additional payload for a 3-mode trackingsubsystem which will be further described along with its counterpart in the MTS mobile station
reverse-engineered guitar effects pedals availableonline for ideas. However, they are expected to significantly modify these and to understandevery part of their circuits. Students are taught how to use NI Multisim to model their circuitsand create simulated plots (virtual oscilloscope screen images) of important points in theircircuits. Figure 2: Example figures from written reports submitted by students in 2016Project Assessment The main deliverables for this project are a working electric guitar, two working effectspedal circuits (one simple and one more ambitious), and a written report describing the design ofthe guitar and the analog effects pedal circuit. In this report, students must
design project. Students take a self-assessment survey to identify theirstrengths and weaknesses, and to pick six “preferred teammates,” at least one of which they areguaranteed to be on the same team. Next, the formation process is automated using softwaredeveloped in house. This software creates many possible team formations, and selects the mostbalanced formation by considering factors such as GPA and the self-assessment survey. The self-assessment survey yields a rough idea of how strong students are in the following areas:technical writing, mechanical construction, electrical engineering, software development,problem solving, team dynamics, CAD, and general robotics experience. The team formationsoftware uses this data at the end of the
device 6 Slit Lamp Improve aesthetics and efficiency of deviceData gathering toolsThe data gathering tools used in this study include design protocols, reflection journals and anonline survey. The graduate research assistant used the design protocol method to investigateteam activities in the early stages of design. The students were expected to keep reflectionjournals and to complete an online survey in order to gain insight into student perceptions ofmultidisciplinary team collaboration as well as to assess the impact of using digital prototypingtools in the design process.Protocol analysis: linkographyProtocol analysis is an empirical research method originally developed in the cognitive sciencesto study
noticeableimprovement” in their test scores (Coughlan6).So the question remains, does technology always enhance education? In order to get amore accurate answer, studies began parsing the groups within the data sets. For example,Wainer, et. al. looked at computer use and internet access in relation to academic successand parsed the data by socio-economic status to find what some might call interestingconclusions: internet use is bad for your grades if you are “young and poor”7. But is thisthe only way to analyze what is happening in the classroom when technology’seffectiveness is being assessed? According to researchers at MIT and West Point, theanswer is, “no”. Their study, published in May of 2016, involved over 725 students inthree treatment modes: no
extend their freshman engineering toy adaptation lab to other universities in thefuture. As with TAP, her focus is on teaching the process of toy adaptation; however, herpartners are interested in studying the efforts of toy adaptation on students’ views of those withdisabilities. This will open a new line of research and assessment related to TAP.Conclusions and Next StepsTAP has been able to cultivate a strong relationship with a variety of partners to create a stablefoundation for future work using many different methods. Through existing academic networks,TAP was able to acquire partners that helped to initiate the program at its earliest stages. Fromthere, it was necessary to look elsewhere, including personal networks, to gain
volunteer and became a staff member in 1995. As the Vice President of Operations & Assessment, Becky oversees all Clubhouse operations, including programming, partnership and evaluation of the Club’s five core program areas. Since beginning her career with Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County in 1995, she has held the positions Career/Education Coordinator, Clubhouse Director, and Director of Operations. Prior to that, she has held positions as an office manager with a truss manufacturing plant, a research biologist and as a research assistant with the Steadman Hawkins Foundation in Vail. In addition to working with BGCPC, she currently is the Chair of the Youth Employment Council, a member of One Community
at the end of the table. 6. Analyze the results, assess the risk of damage and explain your rationale. 7. Suggest possible conceptual ideas to prevent the damage. (Hint: Assume that the max. values of stress take place between columns.). Include this in the report. 8. Write the report following the same guidelines as previous lab reports.To help scaffold the students’ implementation of the equations into MATLAB, students wereprovided with the following code framework: Figure 1: Screenshot of sample code provided to students during activity. The output functions “PrintData” and “PlotMohr” (for displaying results of the simulation in a table and plotting the Mohr’s circle, respectively) were provided by the instructor
Paper ID #19349Films, Foams and Powders: Using Food to Introduce First Year Students toChemical EngineeringDr. Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Polly R. Piergiovanni is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College. Besides chemical engineering courses, she teaches an engineering course to nonengineering students. Her current research interests include critical thinking evident in student writing and assessing learning in experiential learning activities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Films, Foams and Powders: Using Food to Introduce
recommender have to assess your academicpotential? Include coursework, special projects, honors, etc., as appropriate. For example: I am a member of the university’s honors program and worked with you on projects in Engineering 100 and 101 during 2016-17. I am pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in Spanish, and have earned a 3.6 / 4.0 cumulative GPA; I’ve been on the Dean’s list every semester since 2015. I won a merit-based scholarship to attend the ASEE National Conference and present my undergraduate research project, and I was named the top undergraduate in my major during my junior year.Professional Experience: how have you demonstrated competency and
instruction, and later made available to the class in the formof online lecture recordings which the students can re-watch and review on-demand and on theirown schedule.During the control semester, the course content is delivered via face-to-face lectures and thestudent performance is assessed through conventional methods such as homework assignments,bi-weekly quizzes and midterm/final exams. During the test semesters, the same face-to-facelectures were recorded using a video management software (in this case, Panopto) whichcaptures the screen to show the PowerPoint mark-ups while recording the instructor’s voice (andany student questions/feedback) in real time. Figure 1 shows the viewing interface from thestudent’s perspective with the lecture video
engineering: Project-based learning experience. IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012. IEEE.[3] Wolfram, C. (2009, July 13). 5,000 Demonstrations: The Time to Go Interactive Is Now. Retrieved from Wolfram Blog: http://blog.wolfram.com/2009/07/13/5000- demonstrations-the-time-to-go-interactive-is-now/[4] Hands-on learning with Analog Discovery. (2015, 10). Retrieved 10 12, 2016, from ANALOG DEVICES: http://www.analog.com/en/education/university- engagement/analog-discovery-design-kit.html[5] Shayesteh, S., & Rizkalla, M. E. (2016). New Modes of Instructions for Electrical Engineering Course Offered to Non-. ASEE`s 123rd Annual Conference & Exhibition
System for Control and Coordination of Tasks among Mobile Robot and Robotic Arm.” B.S., Electrical Engineering University of El Mina Cairo, Egypt, May 2001. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Measurement Instruments in Pneumatic Lab ActivitiesIntroductionMeasurement plays a vital role in assessing and controlling the performance of a lab activityand/or an experiment. In almost all lab activities and real world engineering applications oneneeds to monitor the system performance by means of measurement, i.e., speed of a conveyorbelt, the pressure at the input of an actuator, to name a few. Students must be familiar withmeasurement methods and techniques and how to set up a
as well as our own prior experiences collecting and analyzing such data.The engineering education literature has mainly focused on the use of reflection activities tosupport learning and assessment in formal education settings (e.g., in traditional coursework).However, there are a few examples of reflection being used to scaffold experiential learning. Forinstance, Clarkson University requires students to respond to a series of reflective prompts aftercompleting a professional experience requirement (e.g., internship or co-op, research experience,honors thesis, service learning, etc.).14 Similarly, our team has been involved in efforts to usereflection to support student learning and program assessment in the context of internationalresearch
our analysis with an overview of the credentialing system currently used in the U.S.medical profession. This comprehensive, highly structured system of licensure and specialtycertification quite effectively fulfills its purpose—to validate the attainment of expertise withinwell-defined medical specialties, according to standards controlled by the profession itself. Theeffectiveness of this system is greatly enhanced by the medical profession’s “carrot and stick”policies for motivating individual practitioners to seek board certification.We then summarize the corresponding credentialing systems currently available to civilengineers in the U.S., and we assess the suitability of these systems for validating fulfillment ofthe CE-BOK.With these
considers papers that relate to industrialtechnique, rather than analysis, and engineering education papers that focus on content, ratherthan methodology [2]. It is suggested too that the following subjects meet the aforementionedcriteria: accreditation, active learning, applied research, assessment, capstone projects, classroomactivities, curriculum design, distance learning, industry partners, innovative pedagogy,laboratories, non-technical skills, and other topics related to engineering technology practice andeducation.Using data contained in the Scopus database (Elsevier B.V.) and analyzed by SCImago (akaScimago), selected metrics were examined that characterize the Journal of EngineeringTechnology. A research group from the Consejo Superior de
., Ogle, J., Kaye, N., Sarasua,W., and Schiff, S., "Evaluating Student and Faculty Outcomes for a Real-World CapstoneProject with Sustainability Considerations," J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract.,10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000141, 123-133, 2013.[2] Cline, R. C., Robson, K., & Kroth, M., “Construction Management Service Learning: A“How To” Process for Success,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering,Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 9(2), 85-92, 2014.[3] Clevenger, C. and Ozbek, M., "Service-Learning Assessment: Sustainability Competencies inConstruction Education." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000769, A4013010, 2013.[4] Anderson, M.J., “Rehab in a
Have Accessto Solution Manuals”, Proceedings of 120th ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23- 26, 2013.[9] Jonathan Bergmann, Aaron Sams, Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every ClassEvery Day, International Society for Technology in Education, 2012.[10] Ronald Goulet, “Individualized Homework: An Effective Learning Strategy”, Proceedingsof 117th ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, June 20 - 23, 2010.[11] Madeleine Schultz, “Sustainable assessment for large science classes: Non-multiple choice,randomised assignments through a learning management system”, Journal of Learning Design,vol. 4, no. 3, 50-62 (2011).[12] Yumin Zhang, David Probst, “Problem Design in Homework”, Proceedings of 125th ASEEAnnual Conference
] and entrepreneurial behavior[37]. Uncovering students’ perception of another will infuse their definition of engineeringinnovativeness and potentially offer a strategy for assessing and adding new elements in thecurriculum [45].Story findings begin our conceptual map to enhance awareness of a young engineer’s need toperform or to innovate. This provides a preliminary response to our organizing question on astudent’s interpersonal perceptions: How does motivation surface in the themes and imagesof storyline expectations for the engineer/founder who decided to step down from their CEOposition of their founded company?As much of our research consists of qualitative data, we hold stories and insights from theanalysis central in our discussion