activities for the upcoming summer workshop. Figure 2 shows teachers contributed a lot of ideas to the curriculum design, every sticky note shows their ideas about the big topic, the materials, how to apply Smart Motors, what kind of sensors we could use, what kind of context we could provide for the activities, and how to lead students to involve in the projects, and so on. The blue, pink, and green sticky notes were contributed by the research team, and all yellow notes were contributed by teachers. Figure 2: Teachers’ ideas in the brainstorming session to collaborate on the curriculum. In the post-interviews, several participants mentioned that they had more confidence in the upcoming summer workshop. This was because they were going
from every other student in the class. They can choose toshare a section of code that worked particularly well for them or submit code they are strugglingwith and want some help. The students are then required to respond to entries posted by otherstudents. This creates a dialog between students and provides a mechanism for students to seehow other students are coding a solution. The code students submit is from a low-stakesassignment. Students are allowed to see other student’s submissions from the very beginning.They are not required to have completed the assignment or posted their own code to enter thediscussion board. To identify the benefits of this assignment, the comments during one semesterare analyzed and the results tracked over the
Paper ID #32698The Stated and Hidden Expectations: Applying Natural Language Process-ingTechniques to Understand Postdoctoral Job PostingsJia Zhu, Florida International University Jia Zhu is a Ph.D. student in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Science at Florida International University (FIU). Her research interests include computer science education, educa- tional data mining, and data science, with a focus on broadening participation in computing.Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University Ellen Zerbe is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University
. Thestudents at schools (as mentioned above) are exposed to memorizing knowledge, use thatknowledge to succeed in the university entrance exam and if interested, pursue engineering ascareer due to the perception of engineering in the society. However, the camp participants wereexposed to the Robotics activities through which they had a chance to work with peers, mentorsand faculty, recognize and use mechanical, electronic and electrical materials (e.g., LED, sensor,capacitor, breadboard, AC, DC circuits, DC motor and PIC), and programming to make a robot.These activities were a means to nurture their interest in engineering field other than sparkingtheir interest as we have seen through guidance service at schools. Some participants stated intheir
other [13, 24]. Wolfe’s textbook includes a site whereinstructors can access videos for class discussion and templates for team documents, such ascharters and task schedules [25]. Other materials available from Carnegie Mellon’s GlobalCommunication Center include support for overcoming bias, managing team projects, and othermaterials to support writing collaboratively [26]. These materials and textbooks recognize theneed to deliberately structure team writing and collaboration to support student experiences andcultivate the development of collaborative skills, particularly with a focus on communicating as ateam.Despite all of these studies on best practices for teamwork, other work has found that facultyoften ignore recommendations for
Paper ID #36699Integrating PLCs with Robot Motion Control in EngineeringCapstone CoursesSanjeevi ChitikeshiShirshak K. Dhali (Professor)Vukica M. Jovanovic (Interim Chair & Associate Professor) She is a Chair, Batten Endowed Professor, and Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology, focus on Digital Manufacturing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Integrating PLCs with Robot Motion Control in Engineering Capstone
can betaught and covered in microcontroller application courses. The author created several MicroPython Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Copyright © 2025, American Society for Engineering Education 6lesson materials for a microcontroller application course and taught in class. Based on the author’slimited experience, the author found many typical C/C++ based laboratories associated with serialcommunications, motor control, servo control, and so forth could be successfully implemented usingMicro-Python programming.MicroPython programming can
into the program as they begin their freshmanyear. Because six semesters of language coursework are required before going abroad, it iscritical that students not transferring language credits (e.g., via CLEP test) enroll in the languagetraining track in their first semester. Our recruiting goal is to enroll GSEP scholars before theyarrive on campus; GSEP recruiting materials are included in every informational packetdistributed to potential STEM undergraduates by university recruiters, and followed-up withfurther invitations sent to each freshman and to the parents of each freshman newly enrolled in aSTEM degree program. In general, students may enter GSEP at any time in their freshman year,provided they commit (e.g. through summer courses) to
Paper ID #38854Recruiting and Mentoring the Mentors: Practices from the STEM+CMentorCorps ProjectDr. Shaoping Qiu, Texas A&M University Shaoping Qiu, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist in The Institute of Technology-Infused Learning (TITIL) at Texas A& M University. His research interests include organizational leadership, organizational change, stress and well-being, STEM education, service-learning, and quantitative methods such as multiple re- gression, structural equation modelling (SEM), hierarchical linear model (HLM), and item response the- ory (IRT). https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Yth6nlMAAAAJ&
, 3D modeling skills anddeveloping knowledge in the design of mechanical devices, and principles of tooling designconcepts. The assignments consist of real life design problems in a pre-defined design envelop.SHSU--IT439 Computer Aided Drafting Productivity: This is essentially a computer applicationcourse for design and drafting, in which the computer is used to produce technical drawings. Thepurpose of the course is to enable the student to produce technical drawings using CADpackages.TTU--ENGR1110 Engineering Graphics: Freshman level technical drawing course helpsstudents gain a better understanding on the fundamentals of technical visualization skills andgraphic communication techniques for engineers, sketching, computer-aided drafting
, design, construction, andthe recently-proposed mechanical engineering technology field can benefit from the electronicsconcentration. The overall requirement of a graduation for a B.S. degree in ECET is 122-123semester hours.Smart Grid Integration to Electrical Power Systems CurriculumThe implementation of DG sources to a conventional grid may result in many advantages such asproviding high efficiency and reduction of a carbon foot print, reducing transmission anddistribution losses, supporting the local grid, and enhancing the system stability [20]. However,application of individual DG may also result in new challenges, and there are many researchproblems to be solved in the grid-tied operation of conventional and DG fields [21-27]. When
-Engineering, Shawnee Mission High SchoolMs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkMr. Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mr. Smith is an instructor at the Pennsylvania State University in the School of Engineering Design, Tech- nology, and Professional Programs. He is also a research engineer at the Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. His education consits of a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University
colleges could invest in newclassrooms to support this new competency-based environment. Later, they can invest inadding new technologies. For example, in Brazil, many universities are public, and resourcesare limited. Then, investment in infrastructure is difficult. Consequently, the need togradually organize the change of classroom infrastructure and the creation of more integrativeenvironments that favor learning.Furthermore, the hands-on spaces have been highlighted during the visits. These spaces offermachines, tools, equipment, and materials that engineering students can use to prototype theirproducts. These hands-on spaces provide different benefits. For instance, engineeringstudents can learn how to use some machines and technologies (i.e
orthopedic implants. She received her Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990, her Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000.Dr. Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College PAKESH PANGASA is the PI of the Arizona Western College METSTEP program. After practicing industrial R&D management in cement, concrete, and construction industries for 14 years at the Cement Research Institute of India, he switched, in 1986, to teaching, training, and consulting. Since then he
global history. The joint ENGR 365-HIST 308 faculty-led travel course was her first experience with such classes and her first trip to Japan.Dr. Russell Sarwar Kabir, Hiroshima University Russell Sarwar Kabir is Assistant Professor in the School of Education and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University. Emphasizing student interactions, his educational research interests center on the development of materials, courses, and workshops that apply intercultural learning approaches to interdisciplinary science education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Co-offering Engineering and Non-Engineering Courses on Faculty-led Trips
Paper ID #39592Open-ended Modeling Problems and Engineering IdentityDr. Jessica E. S. Swenson, University at Buffalo, SUNY Jessica Swenson is an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo. She was awarded her doctorate and masters from Tufts University in mechanical engineering and STEM education respectively, and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan. Her current research involves examining different types of homework problems in undergraduate engineering science courses, the intersection of affect and engineering identity, and improving the teaching of engineering courses.Emma Treadway, Trinity
Paper ID #45279Research- and Practice-Informed Insights for Recognizing Rurality in EngineeringEducationDr. Malle R Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Malle Schilling is an assistant professor in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program at Arizona State University. Malle’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of rural education and engineering education, largely informed by her own experiences as a rural student who pursued engineering, and community engagement to address wicked problems through collaboration and systems thinking.Dr. Jacob R Grohs, Virginia
Paper ID #16052Completing the Pass: Leadership ’On’ and ’In’ the FieldDr. Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, her M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her B.S.M.E. at Western New England University. She has held engineering positions in industry (in particular, the materials science area) and was Chair of the ASEE Materials Division. She has written in the area of materials science education and is now working on
targeted? This was especially true whenjustifying our faculty requirements to administration, as well as looking for specific sub-discipline expertise, for future hirings. What would be the needs and requirements for the facultyincluding, teaching materials, classroom and other facility requirements, laboratories, librarysupport, and time to develop the curriculum. We developed a number of alternative curricula.Most of them satisfied the previously identified needs and requirements.Preliminary DesignIn the preliminary design phase, we first identified evaluation criteria for our alternativecurricula. We considered a number of constraints including number of faculty required, facultyteaching responsibilities, budgetary issues, course contents
, Canada, (2000).[16] Gilbride, K.A., Kennedy, D.C., Waalen J.K. and Zywno, M.S., “A proactive strategy for attracting women into engineering”, Canadian Journal of Counselling, Vol. 33:1, pp. 55-65, (1999).[17] Gilbride, K.A., Kennedy, D.C., Waalen J.K. and Zywno, M.S., “Discover Engineering - A strategy for attracting women into engineering”, Proc. Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Forum, CSME, Toronto, Canada, pp.112-118, (1998).[18] Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), PromoScience Grant, www.nserc.ca.[19] Chan, V., Stafford, K., Klawe, M. and Chen, G., “Gender differences in Vancouver secondary students’ interests related to Information Technology careers”, Proc. New Frontiers, New
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
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
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
&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
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