structures [3]. A study by Bhaumik et al. [4]concluded that about 60% of failures of aircraft components in service are due to fatigue. Ahistoric example of aircraft fatigue failure is the Aloha Airline aircraft accident that occurred onApril 28, 1988. According to the report of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSBNumber: AAR-89-03), fatigue was the main cause of failure since the plane had experienced anunusual high number of fatigue cycles due to frequent takeoff-landing cycles among islands inHawaii. As a result, while the plane was in flight, approximately 18 ft of the fuselage was rippedaway at the altitude of 24,000 ft. Another example was the Southwest Flight 1380 that made anemergency landing in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 17
comparable control data set fromthe School of Engineering. The students under study range from those currently in their secondyear of undergraduate engineering to those that have graduated in the past two years. Thus, thedata include those students that have both graduated and those that continue to seek abaccalaureate degree. In the analysis, the two comparable data sets are broken into demographicsfor comparison where appropriate, including race, ethnicity, GPA, starting university mathcourse, and gender. We investigate the degree to which elements of the S-STEM program(faculty and peer mentoring, career services, and professional development trainings) yieldhigher retention data for the S-STEM group. With the analysis, we explore whether any of
Paper ID #28412Work in Progress: Collect, Carve, ClassifyDr. Aneet Dharmavaram Narendranath, Michigan Technological University Dr.Aneet Dharmavaram Narendranath is currently a senior lecturer at Michigan Technological Univer- sity (Michigan Tech). He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering mechanics in 2013. Subsequently, he worked as a visiting assistant professor at Michigan Tech from 2013-2014 and then as an Engineer at the French Nuclear Commission (CEA) in France until 2015. His research interests are mathematical modeling of fluid physics. His pedagogical interests are development of mathematically and
labs and workshops and very occasionally to classes for use with and by smallgroups of students. It was difficult to make such a system available to students for private study or to faculty foruse in classrooms. The program took so long to load and to set up that we had to dedicate a complete systementirely to EDICS. David Crismond, a doctoral candidate in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, carriedout what we believe is the first comparative test of multimedia instruction versus test[2]. Despite what seemedlikely to be penalizing disadvantages to the manner of use of EDICS, it was preferred by the test population ofstudents, particularly by those who were inexperienced in engineering hardware - the target users - and testresults were
Paper ID #12121Exploring the Relationship between Dynamics and StabilityWilliam G Rosenblatt, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo William Rosenblatt is a Graduate Assistant for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. He currently conducts research in the field of building damage detection through forced-vibration testing. He will be graduating in December 2015 with the intent of entering the field of forensic engineering.Dr. Peter Laursen P.E., California Polytechnic State University Dr. Peter Laursen, P.E., is an Associate Professor of
2006-1460: USING EDUCATIONAL “TOYS” TO RECRUIT FEMALE STUDENTSINTO AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJeffrey Richardson, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Richardson is an Assistant Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University where he teaches introductory and advanced embedded microcontroller courses. At Purdue, he is active in Project Lead the Way, recruitment and retention of students, applied research and has written several conference papers related to teaching embedded microcontroller systems.Emily Toner, Purdue University EMILY C. TONER is a graduate student pursuing her Master’s Degree in the Electrical and Computer
from elementaryschool to initial employment 1, 2. According to the “pipeline theory” the gender gap in science andgpikpggtkpi"yknn"fkucrrgct"kh"uwhÝekgpv"yqogp"vcmg"uekgpeg"cpf"ocvj"kp"uejqqn"cpf"kh"rqnkekgu"ctg"in place to block the leakage from the pipeline at points where more women than men are lost.However, the pipeline theory has proved to be inadequate to explain the lack of success in im-proving gender equity in engineering for several reasons 1, 3-6.First, in contrast to the recent past where most females did not graduate from high school withthe necessary math and science prerequisites to enter engineering 7, girls now take as many highschool science classes (although fewer take physics) and their achievement levels are roughly
the constraints of devising technologicalsolutions. As with all literacies, this awareness of critical thinking is necessary, no less fortechnological literacy than reading or mathematical literacy. Page 15.32.4Experiences of the First Students Who Received a Minor in General EngineeringThe first year the minor in general engineering was offered was the 2008-09 academic year.Three students applied for the program hoping to graduate in the first year. Two studentscompleted the requirements for the minor that year.A curious “unintended-consequence” of establishing the minor in general engineering has beenthat students who began their
can be later used in multiple courses through-out the program, and • authentic context for introducing societal, political, economic, and ethical issues of the typical civil infrastructure project.The three projects used in the Fall 2004 version of the course included: West Point BridgeDesign, WKU Parking Study, and File Folder Bridge Design. By authentic, it is meant that theprojects utilize or mimic the actual processes or criteria used in practice. For instance, the bridgeprojects utilize actual strength models and analysis procedures. Additionally, student teams arenot placed into design competitions; rather, their design deliverables are measured by realisticstandards such as strength and budgetary criteria. Measures such as
master’s level programs include thosefor the baccalaureate level programs with the addition of one year of study beyond thebaccalaureate level plus a project or research activity culminating in a report demonstratingmastery of the subject at a higher level and with commensurate communication skills. TheCriteria 2001 for associate degree programs restate the eight criteria, reflecting lesserexpectations than for the baccalaureate level programs.Some of the criteria are quite similar to those for EC 2000 and ET2K. For example, Criterion 3for the ASAC baccalaureate programs has items (a) through (k) that are similar to those in EC2000 with the word engineering being replaced with engineering-related.Criterion 4, Professional Component, is less
by the other groups.To date, we have had no reports from students that the limited nature of their materials lectureshas adversely affected their graduate studies, job performance or performance in theFundamentals of Engineering examination. As noted earlier, students interested in obtaining agreater knowledge of materials are encouraged to take the Physics Department course inMaterials Science. Page 8.504.6A final benefit for students lies in the class size. We generally cap the laboratory sections at 12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American
skills in a groupenvironment”, now lists the following assessment methods: Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education • “Ethical practices are emphasized throughout the course of study and student actions (academic practices and honesty) are continuously observed and corrected during academic instruction • Students assist in the completion of group projects and receive satisfactory participation grade from peers • Students must display ethical and interpersonal skills during group presentations • Results of individual group assignments and peer comments will be
Press.3. Zirke, C. (2004). “Distance Education Programming Barriers in Career and Technical Teacher Education in Ohio.” Journal of Vocational Education Research, Volume 29, Issue 1, 2004.RAJ DESAIDr. Raj Desai currently serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology and Chair,Undergraduate Studies, College of Business and Engineering at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Hisresearch interests are in the fields of leadership, innovation, and new technologies.This project was supported by a grant from Academic Partnerships. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013
AC 2011-1445: ENGAGED IN THERMODYNAMICS ADDRESSING THESTUDENT TO LEARNING MATERIAL INTERFACEPatrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato Patrick A. Tebbe is an Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator for mechanical engineering at Min- nesota State University, Mankato. He has degrees in both mechanical and nuclear engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia. He is a member of ASME, ASEE, and currently serves as a Student Branch Advisor for ASHRAE.Nicholas Saucedo, Minnesota State University MankatoJeffrey Richard Pribyl, Minnesota State University, MankatoStewart L Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato Stewart Ross, Ph.D. is the founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and
Program through Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fundamental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical
,implementation, and assessment of summer STEM camps. Summer camps not only promote STEM throughengaging hands-on activities but reinforces learning and/or reducing learning losses in a student during thesummer months [14]. STEM camps have many positive attributes including but not limited to: thepromotion of STEM majors; allow for significant learning; simulate, in a hands-on manner, what careerscould look like; create new friendships and social skills; and can be made affordable with grants,scholarships, and financial assistance [14-15]. A study by Cooper et al. [16] examined the effects of summervacation on standardized achievement test scores that concluded that on average children's tests scores wereat least one month lower then when they left in
models (albeit with similar tools) and is deferredfor the future. Now, a simple balance of this skill after a semester of study yields a change thatdepends on a fraction of students, say , attending a course which improves that skill by ,aquantity that is manipulated by the emphasis and effort of instruction. At the same time, afraction of students graduates and is replaced by new incoming students with a baseline levelof the skill . Performing the balance of the skill x(k) and assuming “perfect mixing”, we arriveat the fundamental model (1)In the outcome assessment we obtain an estimate of this skill level, which for simplicity, weassume it
Paper ID #42083Faculty Development Symposium: Building a Community for Early-CareerEngineering Hispanic Faculty’s Success and AdvancementDr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna is a Senior Director of Research & Impact at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she leads a team of professionals who specialize in data-driven design and implementation of programs and services to empower pre-college students, parents, graduate students, and faculty members in STEM fields, with a particular focus on advancing Hispanic representation and success. With over 15
AC 2012-4831: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLASS-ROOM LEARNING AND ONLINE LEARNING ON MEDICAL IMAGINGWITH COMPUTER LAB EXERCISESProf. Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Hong Man joined the faculty of electrical and computer engineering at Stevens in Jan. 2000. He re- ceived his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Dec. 1999. Man is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of ECE. He is serving as the Director of the undergraduate Computer Engineering program, and the Director of the Visual Information Environment Laboratory at Stevens. His research interests have been in image and video processing, medical imaging, data analysis and pattern
Engineering (geotechnical) from Purdue University in 1985. He is a registeredProfessional Engineer in Missouri. After a fifteen years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, involved in theplanning, design and construction of large dams, he joined the faculty of Michigan State University College ofEngineering in 1986. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in geotechnical engineering, numericalmethods, and reliability analysis, and has performed research and consulting related to reliability analysis applied todams, levees and other hydraulic structures. In 1998, he became Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, in whichhe is responsible for all student support services for 3800 undergraduate students, including enrollment management
connects these topics to broader understandings of student success in engineering. Justin completed their Ph.D. in Engineering Education (’22) and M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics (’21) at Purdue University, and two B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Mathematics Education at the University of Nevada, Reno (’17). Atop their education, Justin is a previous NSF Graduate Research Fellow and has won over a dozen awards for research, service, and activism related to marginalized communities, including the 2020 ASEE ERM Division Best Diversity Paper for their work on test anxiety. As a previous homeless and food-insecure student, Justin is eager to challenge and change engineering engineering education to be a
developing disposable polymer microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) sys- tems for point-of-care (POC) applications and bio/chemical sensors for in situ sensing and analysis.Miguel Pelaez, University of Cincinnati Miguel Pelaez is a Ph.D student in the Environmental Engineering Program at UC. His research interests are related to environmental engineering and science with specific focus on water quality using nanotech- nology. He works with solar-driven technologies for the degradation of emerging environmental pollu- tants of concern. He has been honored with several scholarships and awards such as the 2009 Richard C. Wigger Scholarship (UC) and the 2010 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry from the American
served as a post-doctoral researcher at University of Massachusetts where he studied bite mechanics in bats and taught System Dynamics. Jul has a passion for research in biomechanics and education. He loves teaching finite element modeling, vibrations and all of the fundamental mechanics coursesCorinna Marie Fleischmann (CDR) CAPT Corinna Fleischmann is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic and research experience in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, coastal resiliency, construction project management and engineering education. CAPT Fleischmann is a career educator who has been a member of the US Coast Guard Academy (CGA) faculty since 2004 and served as the Civil and
appropriatemodel to be adapted and customized not only for Statics courses but also for other courses in avariety of engineering disciplines and also courses in other STEM fields. Educators can use thesuggestions provided by students in this paper to improve the original intervention and also seektheir own students’ feedback to better the intervention each semester based on their specificcontext. Moreover, educators and future researchers can contribute to the literature byconducting similar evaluative studies to gauge the effectiveness of the improved version of thediscussed intervention which can contribute to the engineering education literature. As statedearlier, engineering educators have an important role in clarifying the collaborative nature
Session 1692 Gender Equity Professional Development for Teachers in a Summer Camp Setting Marion Usselman, Donna Whiting Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe attitudes and classroom behaviors of K-12 teachers can have a substantial impact on whethergirls perceive technical careers as appropriate and available to them. It is well documented thatelementary girls are enthusiastic in their pursuit of math and science knowledge, but thisenthusiasm often declines as the girls reach middle school1. Studies of classroom dynamicsreveal that teachers often
ongoing engineering practice limits the likelihood that graduates willbe able to identify features of their work setting that may call for ethical reflection. We believethat an understanding of moral theory, professional concepts for ethical behavior, codes of ethics,real and hypothetical cases, and ethical problem solving kits are important components ofengineering ethics instruction. However, in order to mitigate potential threats to public safety,engineers should be able to reflect on the daily workplace and identify activities that are likely tolead to undesirable outcomes. In teaching engineering ethics, moral theory and codes of ethicsare necessary, and case studies (real and hypothetical) are valuable. However, to bring themtogether
deployment of collaboration technologies that include Web-based team building, project memory, and corporate memory, and mobile solutions for global teamwork and e- Learning. She is the leader and developer of the innovative "Computer Integrated A/E/C" course launched in 1993 and currently offered in a global setting including universities in US, Japan and Europe. Alicia Townsend. Alicia Townsend is a graduate student in the Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) Program, in the School of Education, at Stanford University. She is doing her LDT internship in the PBL Lab and brings a strong background in ethnographic studies. Page 7.627.15“Proceedings
that are embedded in how students train in the field and practice of nuclear engineering.We present here an analysis of embedded value systems in core textbooks typically used inundergraduate and graduate nuclear engineering studies in the US, specifically looking at what isconsidered essential to being a nuclear engineer. Key themes discussed are engineering asproblem solving, the relevance of multidisciplinarity, and the authoritative nature of knowledge.The analysis considers the context in which the textbooks were written and how the embeddedworldview found in the textbook shapes the current landscape of nuclear engineering education,research, and practice. We analyze what nuclear engineering students are implicitly taught abouttheir roles
, General Electric, BAE Systems, and Celestica Corporation. He has 25 years of experience in these companies designing military and commercial power electronic circuits and as a systems engineer for airborne and land vehicle electrical systems. He is a licensed professional engineer. He also received a B.A in philosophy and a M.Ed. from the University of Vermont. Before becoming an engineer he was a high school mathematics teacher.Koenraad E Gieskes (Assistant Director) Koen Gieskes first joined the Engineering Design Division at Binghamton University as a graduate student in 2004, then, in 2009, he was hired on as a full-time lecturer, and in 2017 he became the Assistant Director. In 2022, Koen began serving as the Interim
the course can help students to understand and gain further insightinto the theoretical lectures. According to the study [4], data communications and networkingcourses are divided into three categories: (1) The fundamental and general topics of computernetworks using some practical examples, (2) Internet protocols, and (3) A set of programming andproject assignments. The traditional approach to teaching data communications consists of lecturescovering theoretical information and mathematical basis, and of laboratory sessions where studentscan understand better the communication process and how to program a communications protocol.It is very crucial to keep up in classrooms with today's industry requirements for graduates in termsof both