oninterdisciplinary teams. Each rover or drone team has experts who are responsible for a differentsystem of the rover or drone. For example, the rovers will have an electrical system, a softwaresystem, a mechanical system, a power system, and a drive system. The students will focus on oneof these systems. As a team they will cover all the systems. The rover teams will therefore have 5members; one member for each system. By the end of the project the students will have learnedmuch more about their system than the other systems. This works well at the university, becauseit allows our students to explore more deeply the engineering field that interests them the mostwhile still being exposed to the other systems. Each system represents a field of engineering
technology.Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.952.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Dr. Eckhard A. Groll is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Office of Profes- sional Practice at Purdue University. He joined Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in 1994 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2000 and to Full Professor in 2005. He received his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Ruhr in Bochum, Germany, in 1989 and a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hannover, Germany
that collect sunlight energy and generateelectricity, providing an environmentally conscious method to power electrical devices. Thisprocess is done through the photovoltaic effect, where a material, once exposed to light, chemicallygenerates voltage and electric current. Since solar panels have increased in cost-efficiency and distribution and provide acontinuous supply of energy (as long as the Sun is in view), they can offer an alternative withinstratospheric ballooning to power microcontrollers and their respective sensors/components ratherthan using conventional batteries. Hence, adding a solar panel array to ballooning payloads, suchas “mock” CubeSat payloads, may help improve the longevity of a high-altitude balloon flight
thesetexts have resources that relate to either mechanical or electrical engineering, but there is little tono resources for manufacturing engineering students. This paper walked through a detailedprogramming project that can be used to improve manufacturing student motivation to learnprogramming. It also illustrates to students of other disciplines how versatile programming is andhow important a tool it is for an engineer.ConclusionsThe project outlined in this assignment was developed by manufacturing engineering faculty butused by electrical and computer engineering faculty to teach C programming. All too oftenfaculty teaching programming fundamentals meet student resistance based on their perception ofirrelevance to their chosen discipline. This
computer engineering student Andy Research Industrial design Design thinking expert; Used design thinking daily as assistant former student in the an industrial design student departmentData CollectionIn this study, we collected a variety of data to explore design thinking behaviors from multiplelenses. These data include audio recordings and written notes from team meetings oninstructional design of the course, design artifacts (including final course materials), interviewswith team members, and semi-weekly reflections from the course instructor.Meeting recordings and the
enrolledpopulation in mechanical engineering, which is low. Therefore, the need to explore such poorenrollments in the 4+1 programs is critical.The theoretical framework that frames the problem of this study is the Expectancy Value Theory(EVT). In this research, EVT was applied to explain how and why undergraduate students decideto pursue a combined BS/MS degree. Eccles et al. proposed four sub-components of value whichaffect a person’s value of a certain activity: (1) intrinsic value or interest, (2) attainment value,(3) utility value, and (4) cost. Barron et al. revised model includes cost as a “distinct component,along with expectancy and value, that determines motivated behavior” [14]. Identifying student’sexpectations of success and perceived values
. The United States has seen decliningenrollments in engineering and technology disciplines over the past five years1 and this has beenno different for the Electronics and Telecommunications programs at Texas A&M University.To address this, the faculty has identified a need for a unique “selling proposition” as onepossible solution. The concept of careers in electronic product and system development hasresonated well with new students. While this is not a new concept especially in mechanical andmanufacturing programs2,3, it is unusual and unique in electronics programs. In addition, anemphasis in product development lends itself well to the programs’ existing interest inentrepreneurship education as evidenced by efforts at other
, art processes, or artmovements can be a productive way to begin bringing art into a STEM classroom. Thus, for thepurpose of this study, Arts is considered according to three categories: (1) art pieces, (2) artprocesses, and (3) art movements.2.3 Bio-Inspired DesignBio-inspired design encourages transdisciplinary problem-solving promoting connections andapplicability to most (if not all) engineering disciplines. Examples include the following: (1)mechanical engineering and prosthetics, (2) chemical engineering and biofuels, (3) computerengineering and computational biology, (4) civil engineering and biomimicry in building design,(5) electrical engineering and robotics, and (6) industrial engineering and bio-inspired systemsthinking/processing
50 conference papers.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue
&M University and an Asso- ciate Professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. His research focuses on solid mechanics and materials science. His speciality is welding physics and the fatigue and fracture behavior of struc- tural weldments under cyclic loading. Results from his research have been incorporated in national and international codes of recommended practice for buildings as well as railway and highway bridges.Dr. Carol L. Stuessy, Texas A&M University Dr. Carol Stuessy has been associated with Texas A&M Univerrsity since 1989 as a professor of science education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture. Her specialties include research design using mixed methods approaches
users to design structures and simulate functions [9], [10]. Aladdin engages learners ininquiry about sustainable building and renewable energy design, using computer graphics andgenerative design, visualizing science concepts, and fostering informed arguments. Moreover, thesoftware provides visual feedback, allowing students to conduct experiments and make informeddesign decisions by simultaneously rendering multiple simulations, enhancing inquiry-baseddesign by enabling the comparison and analysis of various data-driven arguments [11], [12], [13].Figure 1 illustrates some features that the software has, such as visualizations and informationregarding cost, energy, and materials, among others.Students actively participated by documenting
people that share some geographic, religious,professional, or common interests or identities, the thought of a community as a mechanism forteaching and learning, within an educational setting, seems strange. Prospective students andtheir families usually react positively when the concept is explained, with education, as thecommon interest. The term is used in multiple contexts today- describing learning communitiesas a single classroom or course, residence hall program, student-type or interest group, athematic course of study, or virtual learning environment. [1,2] According to Lenning andEbbers, learning communities are “an intentionally developed community that will promote andmaximize learning”. [3]The evolution of learning communities, at
Paper ID #33628Augmented Library: A Vertically Integrated ProjectDr. Matthew Frenkel, New York University Matthew Frenkel is the engineering librarian at NYU’s Bern Dibner Library, and an adjunct faculty in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon. He is a member of the ASEE Engineering librarian division (ELD). Matthew’s background is in the experimental study of optical whispering gallery sensors, but his current research interests are in how undergraduate and graduate engineering students develop their professional skills.Jada ForresterMr. Andrew QuShinkyum (Kevin) Rho, New York University Shinkyum (Kevin) Rho is an
truly learn the material. The conclusion of such an approach is that a course becomes a rite ofpassage and grades a means of credentialing 4 .An alternative is to withhold the answer and challenge the student to discover the answer on theirown. This is the basis of pedagogical techniques such as Inductive Learning, Problem BasedLearning, Flipped Classrooms and Just-In-Time Teaching 2,5,6,7 . The faculty know the material butintentionally design activities that allow students to discover the material for themselves. We be-come the “guide on the side”. This seems better if learning is defined as the ability to transferknowledge and skills to new domains. But the inductive approach also enables the instructor tohide (from the perspective of the
-based interactive 3D simulator was created to provide an engaging experience for traineesto accompany traditional training materials. The main objective of this project is to research themost important elements of a safety simulator for steel industry training and design a learningscenario in coordination with steel industry safety professionals.Figure 4. Teachers concluded the summer by presenting their research outcomes, lesson plans,and discussing plans for implementing their research experiences into their own classroomduring the academic school year.By the end of the 6-week summer research experience, teachers made a final presentation of theirresearch results and had each generated three primary artifacts from their research (Figure 4
activitieslies with the people for whom the product, system or service is intended, rather than in thedesigner’s personal creative process or within the material and technological substrates of theartefact. Practised in its most basic form, human centred design leads to products, systemsand services which are physically, perceptually, cognitively and emotionally intuitive.”(p.610)More definitions for human-centred design include: “Human-centred design is a creativeexploration of human needs, knowledge and experience which aims to extend humancapabilities and improve quality of life” [18, p.9], and that it is “all about putting the humanuser at the heart of a product, system, or process. Human -centred designers use knowledge ofhuman capabilities and
alignment with the original lens. • The foam dart shooting mechanism is removed and a BPW34 photodetector from Vishay is inserted in its place. • An additional “hit” indicator LED is added to the top of the gun so that can students can visibly determine hits during test and actual use. The hit LED is connected to an output pin on the embedded computing system that is controlled by the detector software.The trigger, shooting LED, and hit indicator LED are connected to a four-wire cable. Thephotodetector is connected to a coaxial cable to reduce noise. Figure 4 shows an external view ofthe gun while Figure 5 shows the internal view of the modified gun.Figure 6 shows how the gun’s external cabling is attached to the internal
Session 2650 Integrating Information Technology into a Biomedical Engineering Technology Program Steven J. Yelton; P.E. Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeIntroductionBiomedical Engineering Technology programs must evolve to continue to provide expertlyqualified technicians for Hospitals, Manufacturers, and Vendors. The Biomedical field hastraditionally demanded a person with qualifications in the areas of Electronics, MedicalEquipment, Mechanical systems, Optics, Medical Terminology, and the sciences to name a few.In recent years, in addition to
AC 2012-4308: INTRODUCING GRAPHICS PROCESSING FROM A SYS-TEMS PERSPECTIVE: A HARDWARE/SOFTWARE APPROACHMr. Michael Steffen, Iowa State University Michael Steffen is a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering and NSF Graduate Research Fellow. His research interests include computer architecture, graphics hardware, computer graphics, and embedded systems, and specifically he focuses on improving SIMT processor thread efficiency using a mixture of custom architectures and programming models. He received a B.S. degrees in both mechanical engineer- ing and electrical engineering from Valparaiso University in 2007.Dr. Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University Phillip H. Jones received his B.S. degree in 1999 and
ethnicity, and were thusexcluded from our analyses, leaving a total sample of 677 participants.Slightly over one-third of the participants were female (n=228), and the remaining 66% weremale (n=449). 15% were under-represented minorities (Hispanic = 62; African-American = 40)with the rest split between White (n=296) and Asian (n=279). The most common majors in thesample were Electrical Engineering (36%), Mechanical Engineering (26%), Civil Engineering(11%), and Chemical Engineering (11%).Students were asked to identify how many teams they had participated on in their science,engineering, or technology classes in the past year. Students were then asked about thefollowing four situations: How often have you been on a team in the past year in
. Katherine Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Katherine C. Chen is the Executive Director of the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education and equity in education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 PEEPS S-STEM Partnering with AmeriCorps CSU STEM VISTAsWe are in the 4th year of a 5 year NSF S-STEM grant called PEEPS (Program for EngineeringExcellence for Partner Schools). The scholarship program was designed to support students fromhigh schools that are under-resourced, "Partner Schools," to obtain an
that someone isapproaching the door, the MCU will send a signal through a low voltage controller which willoperate the 120VAC supplied mechanism. This provides hands free access to the room. Next is Page 26.1365.2the system function to activate an internal light for safe, illuminated entry into the room. This isaccomplished similarly to the automatic door. The MCU will again be notified of an 2approaching person and will send a signal turning on the 120VAC powered light source. Finallyis the capability to integrate with the hospital’s CODE BLUE
students become morecomfortable with the methodology. The Six Sigma methodology is not a silver bullet.Bibliography 1. American Society of Engineering Management, http://www.asem.org. 2. Ravikumar, P. B., “Engineering Management Content for a Senior Design Course in Mechanical Engineering” Session 2642, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2002. 3. Giolmaw, J. P. and Nickels, K. M., “Herding Cats: A Case Study of a Capstone Design Course” Session 2425, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2002. 4. Cleary, D. and Jahan, K., “Revising a Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design Course”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual
of the Internet to transmitlearning materials across borders [2].Understanding how innovation like online learning can be applied in classrooms is deeplyrooted in a cultural narrative. What do we mean by that? For-profit institutions headlineonline learning programs with large enrollments. However, online learning is over 40-yearsold and started in much more community-centered spaces like community colleges. If welook at online learning enrollments provided by IPEDS and the Post-Secondary NationalPolicy Institute in 2018 and 2019, 37% of online learners were the first in their family toattend college, and 70% of online learners identify as women. Understanding these currentand past structures will help us understand the paradox that now
cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Minoritized Student Audio Narratives to Influence Faculty’s Empathic Understanding: Learning from Sophie and EnolaAbstractBackground: Undergraduate engineering education is a critical moment for student experiences andbroadening participation, yet many minoritized students experience it as unwelcoming, unsupportive, orexclusionary. Engineering faculty have
. The findings from thisstudy demonstrate that when proper support mechanisms, such as transfer orientations, advisors,and bridge advisors are available, students’ burden and the transition are less stressful for them.While those transferring to the 4-year institution had to adjust to the new university system, mostof the participants shared having a positive transfer process.The 2-year start participants and those transitioning to the 4-year institution had manysimilarities in their experiences. The negotiation, information-seeking, problem-solving, andsupport-seeking strategies were also found to be leveraged by those that transferred to the 4-yearinstitution, signaling that many of these initial 2-year transition strategies are “carried over
requires working with a large number of organizations in extremely difficult and unpre-dictable conditions. Thus, coordination and information sharing between these organizations areessential to enhance operations for the overall humanitarian response. Several studies emphasizeon the importance of coordination and collaboration among all actors involved in a humanitarianemergency to improve the effectiveness of its supply chain in meeting its beneficiaries’ demand(Altay 2008; Balcik et al. 2010; Akhtar, Marr, and Garnevska 2012; Pateman, Hughes, and Cahoon2013; Yu et al. 2015). Given the fundamental differences between commercial supply chains and humanitarian supplychains, typical supply chain coordination mechanisms may be impractical or
Developing KSAs in Engineering Capstone Students (WIP) This work-in-progress research analyzes undergraduate outcomes after participation in anengineering design capstone course. In this context, knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) areintegrated within a competency-based educational (CBE) [1] model with an emphasis onformative assessment and feedback throughout the semester. Mirroring work in industry, thecourse also incorporates elements of new-product design (e.g., pre-work, definition, iterations)[2]. The course provides authentic learning through community and industry partnerships forteams of mixed-major engineering students (e.g., electrical, mechanical), exemplifying integratedlearning experiences [3] in pursuit of real-world
whenstudents explained things thoroughly, were specific about what exactly they asked for examplesof, and exactly how AI helped them. Most students (87% - 90%) either did not use ChatGPT orused it in a productive manner (Figure 1).A student who uses ChatGPT to start a problem is missing the process of converting a wordproblem into a coding problem. Comparing their code to ChatGPT, deciding ChatGPT did abetter job, and submitting the AI code prevents us from seeing what the student built and howclose their code was to success. Lastly, students that replaced their effort with heavily usingChatGPT failed to show a mastery of the material. Each of these examples were deemedUnproductive for Learning how to code.In some cases, students made claims that were
Paper ID #7935”Leveraging Co-op Experiences to Enhance Engineering Students’ Leader-ship Skills”Ms. Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University Karen P. Kelley is currently working at Northeastern University in Boston, MA as a Senior Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator in the College of Engineering. She has worked for over 20 years with Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students assisting them in their co-op searches and guiding stu- dents in career decisions. In the role of Faculty Co-op Coordinator, Karen teaches both ”Introduction to Cooperative Education” and ”Professional Issues in Engineering” courses in the