different reason not tied to lack of resources: found a major better suited to their interests, decided to pursue another career or life opportunity, did not develop a strong engineering identity, etc.ConclusionsOverall this paper was a data driven approach to understand how SES impacts studentpersistance and performance through the aerospace engineering curriculum at a large R1university. We found that students from low SES backgrounds struggled more in calculus andearly aerospace classes, left the major at a higher rate, and had lower 6-year graduation ratescompared to students from high SES backgrounds. The admissions criteria at this universitysuggests that students come in with a strong math background. Students from low
soon as the test is over or the course is completed, the students often just forget the material since they have no reason to retain the compartmentalized, modularized material.Subjects that are separate in the curriculum, such as thermodynamics and mechanical design, areintegrated in practice, since thermal and mechanical systems must function cohesively in realmechanical systems (e.g. an air conditioner). With this in mind, we propose to implement anovel, potentially transformative approach to integrating coursework through five semesters ofthe core mechanical engineering curriculum. The proposed work will test two hypotheses: 1. A long-term design project that integrates knowledge from multiple courses strengthens student
technology curriculummust be current, relevant, and teach technology that is widely used in industry. To meet thisgoal, we propose a curriculum development in the electrical engineering technology programdigital logic design series. Faculty involved in developing and teaching the new curriculum mustbe well-informed of advances in technology currently used in industry. Likewise, industry wantsto have qualified and well-educated employees coming out of academia who are ready toimplement their knowledge on day one of their employment. As a result, while academia needsto be fully aware of the current state-of-the-art knowledge requirements, industry must be driving
; Business; and Design,Architecture, Art, and Planning have partnered in the development of the Medical DeviceInnovation and Entrepreneurship Program (MDIEP). The mission of the MDIEP is to preparestudents to be successful entrepreneurs and leaders within the medical device industry. Theprogram creates new intellectual property for commercialization by partnering physicianinnovators with multi-disciplinary student teams from industrial design, biomedical engineeringand business honors academic programs. The multi-disciplinary approach brings together the keyknowledge and resources needed to advance early stage innovations. It also educates students ina multi-disciplinary team setting where they learn about the tools and techniques of
among students. Simultaneously, the level of trust in public and private institutions, interms of the honesty and integrity of those in leadership, is dwindling. For engineers, whoseoccupation allows them potential for positive or negative societal impacts, it is critical that theirdecisions involve sound ethical judgment. Despite this obvious need, the amount of time given toethics in an engineering curriculum is minimal. With all the knowledge and skills needed inengineering, it seems as if there is neither time nor space to teach ethics.Consequently, the results are predictable. During a recent meeting of engineering students,the students were asked what kinds of ethical questions they encountered at work or intheir studies. The majority
Session 2793 The Role and Scope of Engineering Consulting in a Balanced and Integrated Career and Personal/Family Life of a New Engineering Educator by Dr. Robert Engelken, Professor of Electrical Engineering Arkansas State University P.O. Box 1740 State University, AR 72467 (870) 972-3421 (870) 972-3948 (FAX) bdengens@navajo.astate.eduI. Abstract/IntroductionThis paper will
I ---- Session 2248 Introducing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in the Manufacturing Technology Curriculum Ramesh V. Narang Purdue University, Fort Wayne Abstract This paper presents the introduction of a new course on Manufacturing Process Planning in themanufacturing technology curriculum. The course emphasizes designing for
AC 2011-1392: TEMPERATURE ALARM LABORATORY DESIGN PROJECTFOR A CIRCUIT ANALYSIS COURSE IN A GENERAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMLoren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in biotechnology applications.Jason Yao, East
Paper ID #30525Work in Progress. Building a Learning Continuum: Forging ConnectionsAcross a Bioengineering Curriculum for Improved Student LearningDr. Sabrina Jedlicka Jedlicka, Lehigh UniversityProf. Eugene Thomas Pashuck, Lehigh UniversityDr. Susan F. Perry, Lehigh University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020WIP: Building a Learning Continuum: Forging Connections Across a Bioengineering Curriculum for Improved Student LearningAbstract:It is becoming increasingly clear that higher education must adapt to address the needs and learningstyles of a new generation of students and to
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Figure 1 depicts a linear, waterfall-like process, the various stepscan include feedback loops that allow for validation that concepts, products, prototypes, etc.meet needs and specifications identified in earlier stages of the process. Ultimately, the productof the SAGE process is an improved curriculum. We contrast this with the engineering designprocess, which can involve development of new products rather than improving and evolvingexisting ones. As such, the SAGE process assumes that a degree program has already beenestablished and that objectives, outcomes, and topics for courses within the curriculum have beendefined. Ideally, the program uses a standardized style for documenting course syllabi as wouldbe exemplified by templates used for
Professional Growth: A Mixed Method Approach,” Proc., 2012 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conf. & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.2 ABET, Inc. (2012), Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,Effective for Evaluations During the 2013-2014 Accreditation Cycle, Baltimore, Maryland3 Norbert J. Delatte, “Failure Case Studies in the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Curriculum: A NewTextbook,” Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Austin, Texas, June 20094 Pearson, C. and Delatte, N. (2006) “The Collapse of the Quebec Bridge, 1907,” ASCE Journal of Performance ofConstructed Facilities, February 2006.5 Ashish
electronics in a design-oriented, project-based first electronics class. Thechallenges of covering a core analog electronics curriculum to enable students to continue in thefield and yet provide a rich design experience that will inspire students to remain in theelectronics specialization are discussed. The course placement within the undergraduatecurriculum is considered and the impact of this type of course on the prerequisite and post-requisite courses presented. Student acquisition of skills is assessed anecdotally and empirically.IntroductionTraditional approaches to engineering education have introduced students to real-world design ina scattered manner with limited exposure to design practices.1 A deficiency has been noted toexist at the
AC 2010-901: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCHINVOLVING RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE PLATFORMMuhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University Muhammad Zafrul Hasan received the B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He received the Master of Electronic Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) under a Philips postgraduate scholarship program. He subsequently held several faculty positions in an engineering college and in a university in Malaysia. He obtained the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was awarded the NJIT Hashimoto Fellowship in the academic year 2005-06. He is
Paper ID #39846Board 201: A New Public Dataset for Exploring Engineering LongitudinalDevelopment by Leveraging Curricular AnalyticsDr. David Reeping, University of Cincinnati Dr. David Reeping is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his B.S. in Engineering Education with a Mathematics minor from Ohio Northern University. His main research interests include transfer student information asymmetries, threshold
, includingconnection strength. An inability to recall previously learned knowledge is a symptom of anunderlying problem: a lack of effective understanding of engineering concepts and principles tothen see their application in a new context. In other words, the connections between concepts andapplications are weak. To address this underlying problem, civil engineering students at the USMilitary Academy at West Point were required to solve review problems on each homeworkassignment in two civil engineering design courses. This paper describes the theoreticalunderpinnings of these assignments and their implementation. Assessment includes threesemesters of academic performance, time spent outside of class, student feedback, and teacherobservations.INTRODUCTION
industry and academia for more than 15 years.Joseph MendezNaveen Kumar Manimaran ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Replication of a 1/5th-Scale Autonomous Vehicle to Facilitate Curriculum Improvement in Cyber Engineering1. Background and Motivation To respond to the industry trend and the recent nationwide initiative for producing engineeringprofessionals in the cyber domain, our university launched an undergraduate degree program incyber engineering three years ago. Cyber engineering combines the fundamentals of computerengineering, cryptography, and cybersecurity techniques to design, incorporate, and secure systemsacross the digital landscape. This includes, but is
social interactions or individual reactions to autism, manyASD students do not identify or discuss their disability [17].Freshman Engineering EducationMany freshman engineering classes introduce engineering topics and techniques by usingindividual and group work, “hands-on” projects, oral presentations, and writtencommunications. Engineering employers agree with this type of curriculum by requestingmore focus on teamwork, professionalism, and communication skills [11]. When students areinvolved in an interactive learning environment, they have improved learning results andhigher retention rates [11]. During the freshman engineering courses the students are usuallytasked with several different types of projects. Some projects are purposely
Paper ID #36659An Innovative Teaching Model: Involvement of IndustryPractitioners in the Teaching of Construction ManagementCurriculumRenxiang Lu Renxiang Lu obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2020. After a year working as a researcher in academia, he is now working in the industry as a construction inspector of heavy civil structures.Francois Jacobs (Associate Professor ) Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Wyoming (UW), where I steer the Construction Management program in the Civil & Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
based on policy, law and codes within a jurisdiction. Those codes,laws and policies are created, supported and carried out by engineers. It is the responsibility ofthe engineering profession to uphold the standard within the civil engineering industry. If weincorporate Sustainable Development Goals and a new way of approaching tasks within thefield of engineering, the trend can lean towards having a more sustainable base in which designsout waste on a basic level. This paper focuses on the conceptual contribution of a circulareconomy and engineering education framework. Current engineering educational processutilizes a focus on the task. It’s necessary to bring educational practices up to date with curriculum processes that reflectresearch
for the University and the State in developing new strategies to secure job growth in high-tech industries.BackgroundThe Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET) programs’faculty established MISL in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for theundergraduate students. The single semester, “trashcan” project model typically employed inacademia was expanded to a two-semester sequence for (1) project planning and (2) projectexecution.4,5 This resulted in three key benefits to the curriculum. First, because the studentswere given an additional semester to complete their project, the faculty noticed a significantincrease in the quantity and quality of effort by the students. Second, this increase in
IT labs for students toperform tasks online that in the past required a physical classroom environment. These twoimplementations have proven to be quite successful demonstrating that the flexibility of thearchitecture provides for a highly extensible approach to IT training.DiscussionThe role of the IT professional has expanded as new organizational and business strategiesrequire new skills. These new skills are a result of the ongoing expansion of new IT technologieswhich place extreme burdens on the IT professional to stay competent. As suggested by Blanton,Schambach, & Trimmer (1998) “Although not extensively examined in IT research, professionalobsolescence threats have been acknowledged and evaluated in referent research”.41
within theSchool of Engineering until ABET accreditation and final implementation of the program took about 8years (Figure 1). In this section, we will discuss the six-phase process for developing the new program(Table 1). It should be noted that these phases were not necessarily sequential and may overlap or occursimultaneously, depending on the specific circumstances of the program development. Conception Advisory Board Foundation Hiring of Pilot ABET of Idea Established Approval New Faculty Implementation Accreditation 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Study Internal CHE Curriculum Instructional
using the wikiformat. In this approach teams of students wrote sections of a new textbook for a senior levelChemical Engineering Process Controls course. The resulting text is available online atwww.controls.engin.umich.edu/wiki. Each team of students presented their articles in a postersession during class, answered questions from other class members, and acted as personal tutorsfor the practice problems the group developed. The writing and presenting of articles providesopportunities for students to learn by teaching. Each article was also formally reviewed by otherstudents in the class to provide suggestions and correct errors. The wiki authors then offeredspecific rebuttals where appropriate to the reviewer comments. Finally the original
such efforts in the engineering curriculum atthe University of Maine. The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication(CPTSC) [7] indicates that these efforts are widespread.This paper covers the writing approach threaded through mechanical engineering laboratorycourses in the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of New Haven in an effort tosupport campus-wide initiatives for effective communication competency. The program has asequence of three required laboratory courses: Instrumentation (MECH2215), Mechanics(MECH 3316), and Thermo-Fluids (MECH4415).Writing Path for Mechanical Engineering StudentsFirst yearA typical mechanical engineering student at the University of New Haven would start by takingAcademic
2793WEB BASED CIM LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN ME CURRICULUM: PART DESIGN, NC-CODE GENERATION AND WORK ORDER DISPATCHING VIA INTERNET Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research Group Sari, B., Cangar, T., Anlagan, O. & Kilic, S. E. Department of Mechanical Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyAbstractThis paper focuses on how basic CIM laboratory work can be enhanced through the use ofInternet. In the typical CIM laboratory experiment students are asked to produce their NC-Codesfor a given task. By the
TransportationEngineering course. Assessment of student learning during the pilot initiative and observationsregarding the success and limitations of this approach within the individual classrooms andbroader engineering program are presented.2. BackgroundConcerns of racism, and its adverse impact on higher education and student success, is a pressingtopic facing engineering undergraduate education. The following background brieflysummarizes the current state of race in higher education. It then describes the Roger WilliamsUniversity Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellows (DIF) Program. 2.1. Race in Higher EducationBlack Lives Matter protests [1], hate crimes, and discrimination against students and faculty ofcolor [2] are in the news on a frequent basis. This
. There may also belogistical difficulties with implementation for large numbers of students. 5Competency-Based Assessment and ePortfoliosThe B.S. degree in ET at the University of Delaware (UD) has been a TAC of ABET-accredited 6general ET program since 1988. The program typically graduates 20 to 25 majors per year, sothe difficulties associated with use of ePortfolios for large student numbers pointed out byShavelson et al.4 do not apply. In the fall of 2009, the Department of Biresources Engineering(BREG) at UD initiated significant revisions of the ET program that went into effect beginningwith the freshman class in fall 2010. Course and curriculum changes were designed to improvestudent learning and to improve assessment of that learning
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and applied to construction engineering and management,researchers in higher education also carried out many projects and innovations. Zhang [7]developed an automated process control function in construction activities, which reduces theworkforce, the cost and the time used, and improved the overall efficiency. Min-Koo [8]presented a new framework that can automatically perform a dimensional and surface qualityassessment of precast concrete elements; this approach combined BIM and laser scanningtechnology. Chai [9] developed a new as-built modeling process for industrial componentsbased on laser scanning; the result showed that this method could improve the recognitionrate and shorten the manufacturing time.One challenge of introducing laser