AC 2007-1451: THE CLARKSON COMMON EXPERIENCE CURRICULUM:GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BASED ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESRobert Meyer, Clarkson University Robert Meyer is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. He received a B.A.(1970) in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, M.E.E. (1970) and a Ph.D. (1974) in Electrical Engineering, all from Rice University. He has been employed by Texas Instruments, and Exxon, and since 1974, by Clarkson University. His research has been on applications of computing in communications network monitoring, including software design, development, and testing, and the application of distributed artificial intelligence to
interests include teaching and learning in engineering, STEM education policy, and diversity and equity in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Measuring differences in performance by varying formative assessment construction guided by learning style preferencesAbstractIn this evidence-based practice paper, the relationship between assessment design guided bylearning style preferences and student performance in a programming course is investigated. Oneof the National Academy of Engineering’s 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering is to tailor anddifferentiate instruction to improve the reliability of learning. A manner in which thisdifferentiation may be accomplished is through attention to
received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Vir-ginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has been a member of the Northeastern University faculty since1981 and is currently Director of the Engineering Management Program. He has been an ASEE member since 1975and is a former director of the industrial engineering division.DR. RONALD F. PERRY received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from The University ofMichigan. He has been a member of the Northeastern University faculty since 1974 and currently directs the Infor-mation Systems Program in the Graduate School of Engineering. He is co-author of a discrete event simulation text-book and has published widely in this area.MR. BARIS YANMAZ
of the American Institute of Architects in1994, Vice-President in 1993, Commissioner of Design for 1991 and 1992 and was ontheir Board of Directors from 1991-1995. He currently serves on the Program Committeeof the Construction Institute.He has lectured around the country on the use of computers in architecture includingspeaking engagements in Boston, St. Louis, Seattle, Charlotte (NC) and Carmel Valley,CA. Page 6.269.9 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education
its use, pitfalls, typicalresults and options for development. The cases covered are batteries and portable fuelcells with non-volatile memory used as a consumer product benchmark.Educational rationaleThe principles, materials and design of alternative energy sources can now be found inmost engineering and technology degree programs. However, the stages of evolutionthey will have to pass through to achieve the desired market adoption have traditionallybeen given less emphasis. There are three principal reasons: Technologies have evolved slowly. The process typically took the greater part of a professional working life so it could be learned on the job. Emerging technologies are often covered in senior or masters-level
callsin the field for engineering education scholars to include positionality statements in EERwork, regardless of methodologies used (e.g., in [14], [15]). The first author is a graduatestudent in an Educational Psychology program whose research has primarily focused onEER. He led the design of the survey drafts and CI testing for both studies. At the time ofthe first study, he was more familiar with qualitative social sciences methods compared toquantitative methods, and consequently found CI to be an attractive validity-seekingmethod. The second author is a faculty member researching EER and is the primaryinvestigator of the first study and a co-PI for the second study, who had not advisedstudents conducting CIs at the time of the first study
, September 2004)4. Wiggins, Perkins-Hall, et. al, “First Year Engineering Experience, Resource Management in Completion of anArduino Engineering Project and Its Industrial Applications”, First Year Education Experience Conference, CollegeStation, TX , August 7-8, 2014.5. Abeysekera, K., Zhang, T., Perkins-Hall, S., Davari, S., “Creating awareness of the field of cyber forensicswith a simulated digital crime scene investigation”, 19th Annual Colloquium for Information Security Education(CISSE), June 14, 2015, Las Vegas, NV. 6. Davari, S., Abeysekera, K. and Yue, K., “Building STEM Awareness through Programming Competition”, theFourth Annual Texas Engineering and Technology Consortium Best Practices Conference, Austin, February 11-12,20097
Paper ID #6709Exploiting a Disruptive Technology to Actively Engage Students in the Learn-ing ProcessDr. John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus John Robertson, PhD, is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Arizona State University Poly- technic where he specializes in instrumentation and semiconductor technology. His research interests include process control and its application to educational development. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with local companies.Prof. Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Lessons learned: A three-office partnership to engage graduate TAs with mental health trainingIntroductionOne in five adults age 18–25 in the U.S. has a diagnosable mental illness [1], and a recentinternational study suggests that graduate students are six times more likely than the generalpopulation to experience depression and anxiety [2]. These trends compel colleges anduniversities to improve how they prepare and support graduate students in managing mentalhealth challenges for themselves, their peers, and the students whom they serve as teachingassistants (TAs).We share lessons from the collaborative design and implementation of an interactive
§ ¶ Department of Computer Science § Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409ABSTRACTCognitive workload assessment and management are critical in managing work efficiency in high-stress environments and long-duration tasks, such as critical infrastructure operations, first-responderresponses, healthcare, military, and transportation. A major challenge in developing cognitiveassessment algorithms lies in designing an experimental testbed that integrates diverse systemslike brain-computer interfaces, physiological sensors, and task-specific hardware for synchronizedmulti-modal data collection. This paper presents a
Excellence in Teaching Award. He actively advances the civil engineering profession through leadership roles in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and contributions to national standards and innovation in concrete technology.Ms. Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut Connie Syharat is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and a Research Assistant at the University of Connecticut as a part of two neurodiversity-centered NSF-funded projects. As the Program Manager of a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (NSF:RED) project titled, ”Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation”, she has co-facilitated a range of Neuroinclusive Teaching Institutes and workshops for STEM instructors
and analytical perspectives, 5 and improve teamwork ,communication , and project management skills . IPRO Projects are based on realproblems, often involving sponsors that reflect the diversity of the workplace: corporations,entrepreneurial ventures, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Theprojects cover a broad range of topics and include service learning, research, design,process improvement and business planning assignments.Every undergraduate student is required to take two IPROs. A majority of IPRO studentsare majoring in engineering, architecture and computer science, but the program alsoinvolves undergraduate students
in an introductoryengineering programming course. The intervention was designed address inequities in studentoutcomes normalizing the common academic struggles students experience, such as timemanagement challenges, difficulties in working within engineering teams, and the complexities oflearning programming. The intervention sought to frame struggles within the course context astemporary and surmountable with effort and time, rather than as signs of personal inadequacy or alack of belonging in the field.Course grades were not directly affected by treatment or by participants’ assessment of thetreatment’s utility. However, the strength with which participants recommended the interventionbe continued significantly predicted PSE, belonging
education, software design especially in the real-time and embedded systems area, and model-based development methodologies. Page 13.336.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Control System Plant Simulator: A Framework for Hardware-In-The-Loop SimulationAbstractControl systems courses are common in undergraduate engineering programs. These coursesfocus on the design of the controller’s mathematical model but rarely have students explore thepractical issues of implementing the controller. Real-time and embedded systems courses focuson these practical issues with students implementing
or if we use teams. However, the use of self and peer assessment gives a way to give prompt feedback to learners and team members. Skill in self assessment seems to be related to self image and self confidence which, in turn, are related to exam anxiety[12], and propensity to procrastinate[13, 14]. An example approach to developing student=s skill in self assessment In our four-year undergraduate Chemical Engineering program, we have four required courses in which the focus is primarily on the development of higher order skills. These skills include problem solving; communication; creativity; time, stress, change and anger management, interpersonal skills, self assessment, self confidence, team skills, conflict resolution and lifelong
traditionally deliveredthe laboratory experience for Engineering Technology at the bachelors level.The following paper describes how Eastern Washington University has chosen to meet thischallenge using a non-traditional paradigm of delivering the laboratory experience in theRobotics and Automation course. The new method of delivery uses self-directed and self-designed experiments by the student to enhance the learning experience. This new framework ofcourse delivery challenges the student to design and implement an experiment that is unique tohim/her. The student is much more engaged in higher order learning since he must first design,understand and then perform the experiment. This is in contrast to the traditional method of thestudent blindly doing
holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer Science with a concentration in software engineering from the same university. Her primary research interests are in the areas of low- power high performance digital systems design, asynchronous design, self-timed digital system design and STEM education. As a result of her work, she has numerous peer reviewed journal and conference publications. She recently authored a book entitled ”Low Power Self-Timed Size Optimization for an Input Data Distribution,” which explores innovative techniques to reduce power consumption for portable electronic devices. She was recently awarded the 2016 Chair’s award for Rookie Researcher of the year in the Computer System Technology department. Dr
Paper ID #25131Work in Progress: A Transferable Model to Improve Retention and StudentSuccess in STEM through Undergraduate Research (NSF LEARN Consor-tium)Dr. Daniel Meeroff, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Meeroff is Professor and Associate Chair at Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Civil, En- vironmental & Geomatics Engineering. His area of specialization is Environmental Engineering, specifi- cally water and wastewater engineering, water quality, solid and hazardous waste management, and pollu- tion prevention. Dr. Meeroff is the founder and director of the Laboratories for Engineered Environmental
and trained in these technologies willhave a definite recruiting advantage.Projected job categories: ̇ Installation and maintenance of power generating systems including alternative & renewable ̇ Power plant systems operators ̇ Controls and instrumentation ̇ Field service and applications ̇ Hardware & software development ̇ Systems test and reliability ̇ Quality control. ̇ Environmental economics ̇ Energy analysis ̇ Power grid-distribution & management ̇ Power systems engineering (design and R&D) The consortium partners of the project are as follows: Austin Community College(ACC), Mesa Community College (MCC), Pima Community College (PCC), Arizona
. Now, however, industries andorganizations are seeking engineers and managers to not only lead lean projects but to also initiateprojects to change organization culture and conduct lean training for fellow employees.For the past 12 years, Iowa State University has delivered a lean course via lectures and homework onkey lean tools and concepts. Further, lab-related lean projects, for teams of 5 to 6 students, have beendeveloped to supplement the academic learning with hands-on experience. Such lab-based leanprojects guide students in reviewing the current design and production system using an off-shelfproduct, brainstorming a new design so that the product can be produced in a one-piece-flow pullmanufacturing system. The course has been well
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) 2004 Use of Computer Simulation Games for Instructional Purposes in Middle School and Jr. High Melissa Miller, Randall Reynolds Science Teacher Lynch Middle School/Math Teacher Gravette Junior High SchoolSummaryThe 2004 Summer RET program at the University of Arkansas provided an opportunity for twopublic school teachers to conduct research in the area of designing and managing supply chains,as well as in basic industrial and systems engineering. Emphasis was placed on how theseconcepts can be explored through the use of a simulation game that would provide a high interestclassroom
themakerspace during this fall 2022 semester. Additionally, we have three faculty members working closelywith makerspace student staff assistants iterating on their plans and designs. However, we are also awarethat we have two faculty members that have had little to no engagement with the makerspace staff or thetraining/coaching sessions we have offered.For this paper, we are focusing on the results obtained from the engineering faculty participating in thisprogram. From online one-on-one zoom interviews, we were able to come across several interestinginsights. The participants stated that the biggest outcome from this program was the support and trainingthey received to learn about the equipment in the makerspace. One participant said, “Best part is
. Kitto, M. Wu, Y. Zhang, B. Abedin, and S. Knight, “Explicating AI Literacy of Employees at Digital Workplaces,” IEEE Trans. Eng. Manag., vol. 71, pp. 810– 823, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3138503.[27] Y. Dai, A. Liu, and C. P. Lim, “Reconceptualizing ChatGPT and generative AI as a student- driven innovation in higher education,” Procedia CIRP, vol. 119, pp. 84–90, 2023.[28] H. Y. Ahn, “AI-Powered E-Learning for Lifelong Learners: Impact on Performance and Knowledge Application,” Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 20, Art. no. 20, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.3390/su16209066.[29] ABET, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2022 - 2023,” ABET. Accessed: Jan. 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.abet.org/accreditation
for the second-largest property management firm in New York City. He also owns and operates a small business. His diverse experiences in both corporate and higher education allow him to effectively act as a boundary broker, facilitating collaboration between industry and educational institutions. Justin identifies as a bi-racial Latino and is passionate about enhancing Latinx representation in STEM and fostering meaningful partnerships that benefit students and the community.Genesis Lastrella-Quicho ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Introduction and MotivationExperiential learning programs (such as Undergraduate Research Experiences and Work
Satelliteembedded software contains several routines and has the ability to run different modes dependingon the desired modular application. Most importantly, students are able to easily program customSatellite controller designs using Simulink and program those designs onto the Arduino Dueembedded system.ConclusionIn this paper, an experimental apparatus used by students to explore rotational dynamics andsatellite control fundamentals was presented. The equipment is used at the sophomore, junior,senior, and graduate levels as part of an experiential learning curriculum in the CU BoulderSmead Aerospace Engineering department. Employment of a modular apparatus for multiplestages of an engineering education curriculum allows for reduced storage needs and an
Paper ID #8186Perspectives from internships and co-ops with industryDr. David Wanless, Michigan Technological University Dr. Wanless is an assistant professor at Michigan Technological University. His areas of interest include: hydraulics, product design and development, quality control and leadership. Page 23.964.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Three perspectives of co-op and internship programsAbstractThe practice of allowing students to enter the working world to gain
Data, with its myriad socially relevant applications and interdisciplinaryreach, is a good way to interest students and teachers in computer science as a discipline and inComputational Thinking (CT) as a powerful problem-solving approach.Across all scientific and engineering disciplines, Computational Thinking (CT) is a core practiceessential for understanding and explaining scientific concepts and designing solutions toengineering problems. CT is a key component of K-12 mathematics standards [3], and K-12Science standards [4], as well as a recognized competency for both the International Society forTechnology in Education (ISTE) and the Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA)standards [5]. Unfortunately, the development of CT in K-12
persistence, and greater academic performance [1]. Successfulteamwork involves many intertwined factors [2]: Individual factors and group-level factors.Individual factors include students’ personality traits. Team composition is commonly studied asan important group-level factor. It can vary by individual factors such as gender, race, education,and functional background, in addition to measures of ability and personality. Some studies [3]-[4] found that diversity personality in a team does not always increase a team’s performance, andas a result, diversity has to be managed carefully when selecting team members for a project. Acomprehensive compilation of group personality clusters on engineering design teamperformance in the literature is presented
Paper ID #45682SUSTAINABLE CITIES USING RENEWABLE ENERGY A CASE STUDYOF A RENEWABLE CITYMr. Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida Omar Sweeney is an astute Engineering Professional with three decades of experience, specializing in Civil, Construction Engineering and Project Management. Throughout his professional career, he has successfully led the charge for several major Government-related and social intervention programs and infrastructural projects. He holds a Master of Engineering from the University of Florida. He has completed postgraduate executive training programs at the London School of Economics
Annual Conference, 1993. Page 2.368.4Biographical InformationJON E. FRECKLETON PE. Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute ofTechnology. Changed from engineering management at Xerox Corporation to teaching in 1985. Area of interest areDFMA, GD&T and Senior Design. JEFEME@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU Page 2.368.5