Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, where he serves as a graduate research assistant. Paul also earned his Bachelor’s from Virginia Tech in Mechanical Engineering, and Master’s degrees from both the University of Michigan and Indiana University. His research interests are in broadening participation in engineering with a systemic or institutional focus.Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antarjot Kaur is currently a Ph.D. student situated in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Antarjot has received her B.S. and M.S. in Bioengineering from George Mason University with
how effective it was forcontinuous course improvement based upon the newly-mandated TAC/ABET criteria. Inparticular, this study will address the following hypothesis statement: The EnableOA software tool will provide a mechanism that is substantially better than existing methods for developing instructor intentions, garnering student input, presenting results a real-time graphical format, and providing for continuous course improvement, all while utilizing the eleven TAC outcome criteria. Page 6.125.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
references, and other materials used by localenvironmental consultants. The results were a series of design reports which were delivered tothe township (Christy et al., 2000).Senior capstone design course: International humanitarian engineering design projects. Atthe Ohio State University (OSU), the Department of Food, Agricultural and BiologicalEngineering expanded the senior capstone design experience to begin at the junior year and toinclude the option of international design projects. For three weeks during the summer betweentheir junior and senior years, teams of students would travel to South Africa to meet withcommunity groups and define design needs. The student teams then returned to the US andworked on year-long capstone design projects
and assumes a background in geometry, algebra, calculus and physics.Admittedly, this course is the source of much angst for both students and instructors. I was toldto expect students to be unhappy with the amount of work the course entails and that they wouldcomplain. I was also told to expect a relatively high DFW rate (percent of students earning D andF grades or withdrawing from the course) and a relatively low teaching evaluation.The first year went as expected. Most of my preparation had been spent relearning the material,as I hadn’t studied statics in well over twenty years. That meant I ended up relying on theprepared PowerPoint decks provided by the publisher. I did deviate from the historical twomidterms and final exam structure of
virtual Comparisons and Productivity game mechanics in VR.During Weeks 1-3, a cross-over design was used to balance for order effects such as fatigue orlearning progression, the students were divided into two groups: • Group A started with VR lessons on Tuesdays and switched to PPT on Thursdays. • Group B started with PPT on Tuesdays and switched to VR on Thursdays.This AB/BA counterbalancing minimized order effects while maintaining the integrity of thewithin-subject comparison. The analysis focused on individual-level data rather than groupcomparisons, isolating the impact of the instructional modality itself. Attendance was recordedfor each lesson to ensure that only participating students were included in the analysis
controlled throughArduino (Zoltar is a famous brand of mechanical fortune tellers). An example of one traditionalescape room is shown in Figure 2. The introduction to the project and the milestone assessments are done during class time,while construction of the projects are done outside of class. Students construct their projects intheir own creative vision. Materials, electronics, and methodology are all decided by thestudents, with the instructor available for advice or troubleshooting on particular parts.Generally, students gravitate toward cost-efficient materials like plywood and acrylic. Manygroups use Arduino hardware and sensors to add an electrical component to their project.Woodworking was done using either a CNC mill, a laser
gasification, and wind turbine reliability/optimization. Previous to Taylor, Don was at Dow Corning Corporation for 16 years as a technology leader, project leader, and Expertise Center Leader in the R&D of processes and products for silicon containing materials. Don is currently a consultant for university-industry partnerships, grantsmanship, research development, partnership development, engi- neering, project management, and science education. Don received his PhD and MS in Chemical Engi- neering at Northwestern University and his BS in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977.He then
mechanical engineering. For instance, at theInstitute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Materials at TU Dortmund studentsexperiment with a remote-controlled robot arm that handles specimens for cupping, tensile, andcompression testing [1]. A remotely operated industrial-scale Flowloop test was developed forteaching multi-phase fluid mechanics at the Clausthal University of Technology [2]. In anotherstudy, students program control algorithms for operating mobile remote-controlled robots [3]. Apilot study reports the use of IoT for remote control and monitoring of a 3D printer as anacademic exercise [4]. While the infrastructure for creating remote-controlled experiments withIoT is at a good maturity level, there are a very limited number of case
mechanism to single step and debug Python programsrunning on the Pico. During development, programs can be saved onto the PC or the Pi Pico. Ithas a script area for writing code and a Python Shell for running programs. A simple example isshown in Figure 1. This program prints the value of a variable called “resistor” to the console. Figure 1. Python print commandMicroPythonMicroPython is a subset of the Python standard library, and it is optimized to run onmicrocontrollers (e.g., Pi Pico, etc.) for embedded applications [7-8]. The interface to its hardwareI/O is accomplished via functional specific libraries. Some examples include Bluetooth, machine,and network communication. The machine module implements specific
father is an aerospace and material science engineer. My dad teaches the mathematics as wellas how to throw a baseball. I have additional elective teachers and mentors who help me toexpand my STEAM knowledge. I meet with them on a regular basis who challenge me to deepdive into amazing, fun rabbit holes of learning.The popular television program, Young Sheldon, highlights the struggles and the triumphsassociated with academically accelerated students who tackle more challenging course loads,well before their classmates. I am one of those accelerated students, albeit more socially skilledas I feel collaboration is very important. Despite being in many online friend groups ofaccelerated students across the country, the depiction of Sheldon is
Paper ID #18474Calculus Reform - Increasing STEM Retention and Post-Requisite CourseSuccess While Closing the Retention Gap for Women and UnderrepresentedMinority StudentsDr. Doug Bullock, Boise State University Doug Bullock is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Boise State University. He is currently serving as Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and has worked in other administrative roles for the last decade. His educational research interests include impacts of pedagogy on STEM student success and retention.Dr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is Chair and Professor of Materials Science and
can benefit fromexperiences that communicate the value of adhering to the guidelines.The purpose of this paper is to describe two activities that have been effective in raising studentappreciation of the importance of adhering to the guidelines for manufacture. These classactivities have also been adapted for use as a recruiting tool. They are effective at engagingstudent interest when used with presentations to prospective students.BackgroundWhile attempting to move a manufacturing engineering technology program to the hyflexdelivery mode, a grant was received to explore the conversion of traditional in-lab experiences toat-home options. The goal was to use inexpensive, readily available parts and materials tosimulate the in-lab experience
, and engineering education.Dr. Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Nanyang Technological University Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is the AT&T Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions in the Industrial Engineering Department at Texas Tech University. He is a regis- tered professional engineer in the state of Texas. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering and an MSIE from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Applying User Experience (UX) Methods to
, however, itis redundant.Another metric that can be used is the ‘degrees of freedom’ of the curriculum, an allusion to thestatistical and mechanical concepts relating to the number of components or variables allowed tovary in a system. In the complexity measure, the degrees of freedom quantity refers to the totalnumber of unique ways a curriculum can be rearranged term-by-term while keeping logicalprerequisite structures [14]. This measure provides insight into how much flexibility studentshave in designing their plans of study, such as delaying a certain course to a later semester thatthey deem to require more attention or allowing space to retake courses they failed. Curriculawith few long prerequisite chains tend to have higher degrees of
instructional framework has been implemented in two engineering courses: CIV222 Engineering Mechanics and CIV 320 Structural Analysis in the Fall of 2013 with totalstudent number of ninety-six. The students in each class were randomly selected to form four-member teams for collaborative learning assignment through online discussion. The onlinediscussion was carried out through group e-mails due to unexpected technical issues in usingother online platform. Students were assigned with problems or course project as they usuallyreceived in normal courses. However, the selected problems or course project were required tobe carried out by student teams through the collaborative learning. The requirements for thecollaborative learning and grading criterions
Paper ID #34953A New Course Development in Usability Engineering: Hands-On LearningBased on Research WorkMrs. Enas Aref, Western Michigan University Mrs. Enas Aref is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Western Michigan University. Mrs. Aref served as an instructor of several Engineering courses at the Graduate and Under- graduate levels. Mrs. Aref has a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management , a BSc. Mechanical Engineering, and is a certified Associate Ergonomics Professional Mrs. Aref has a 10+ years of experience in several engineering areas including
management, and battery storage. This aids in designing power circuits, like in Figure 5,and other parts prior to fabrication. Students on the team are trained to use AMESIM for systemsengineering applications which is a unique experience for undergraduates and will serve themthroughout their engineering careers. Figure 5: AMESIM Four Motor Configuration Model Schematic3. NetworkingIn such a competitive industry, the most important step to beginning a full-time career inengineering is knowing where to look for job opportunities. BANSHEE UAV introducesstudents to a variety of major and minor companies across aerospace, mechanical,manufacturing, and electrical engineering fields through workshops, research, and sponsorships.The club also
-left of Figure 1. Figure 1. Examples of student projects: soccer match (top-left), color sensor dog (top-right), robot reading color to play music (bottom-left), and user-controlled crane to pick up materials (bottom-right)Student teams also considered usage of drastically different robot designs. One team utilized akeypad movement scheme on the Lego Mindstorm computer module to control a custom cranethey designed from the included parts in the Lego Mindstorm kit as shown by the bottom-right ofFigure 1. This crane utilized the included motors to allow for movement in both the horizontaland vertical directions, rather than utilizing the motors in a traditional wheeled vehicle design.The crane could be lowered
using Embedded Linux operating systempaper." pp. 474-478. 357.[22] L. Xing, L. Yan, C. Mian et al., "The Testing and Evaluating System for [46] L. Huan, L. Hang, and Y. Xia, "Access control technology research in the Security Operating System Based on the Mechanism of Keyword- embedded operating system." p. 7 pp. Driven." pp. 471-474. [47] H. Momeni, O. Kashefi, and H. Sharifi, "How to Realize Self-Healing[23] H.-y. Zhou, F. Wu, and K.-m. Hou, "An event-driven multi-threading Operating Systems?." pp. 1-4. real-time operating system dedicated to wireless sensor networks." pp. [48] M. Jasiunas, A. Chakraborty, and D. Kearney
Paper ID #45968Engagement in Practice: A Case Study in Construction Engineering PracticumCourse at University ”X”Dr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for
Engineering at Ohio State University, teaching First- Year Engineering for Honors classes in the Department of Engineering Education. Brooke earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. Her interests include implementing and assessing evidence-based practices in the first-year engineering classroom. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Scaffolding Technical Writing within a First-Year Engineering Lab ExperienceIntroductionAlthough the education of engineers has been an ever-changing process that has developed overtime based on the needs of society [1], in more recent years the
communitycolleges across the nation. For four semesters, students complete technical, professional, anddesign coursework while working as paid engineering interns. As part of their coursework,students regularly complete reflections on technical, professional, and design topics.The reflections of 24 undergraduate engineering students on health, wellbeing, andbelongingness were analyzed using an open coding, thematic approach. Each student hascompleted 3 reflections on health, wellbeing, and belongingness. The results identify stressorsand coping strategies utilized by engineering co-op students. Strategies such as establishing astable routine is identified as a critical coping mechanism. Further connections of wellbeing andbelonging are described. Students
college has used different types of instruments to evaluate andassess the program. In 2010, it received a grant from the Engineering Information Foundation todevelop tools to assess learning outcomes of the PLI. Because initial results indicated that therewere no statistically significant differences between students regardless of the level of exposureto the PLI, the end phases of the project evolved to include focus group research with studentswho had participated in the PLI program. Among the recurring themes were concerns withcontent, delivery mechanisms, and lack of interactivity in the PLI sessions. 27 Comments fromthe 2010 focus groups included: “Just sitting and listening in a PLI seminar does not promote learning.” “More field
learning.Despite the diversity and number of articles, most tend to fall into one of the themes explainedbelow: enhanced learning, course applications, group formation, interpersonal skilldevelopment, and assessment.Enhanced LearningMost of the articles that detail positive experiences with group work note an important sidebenefit: students tend to learn more in groups because the members develop what Johnson andJohnson have dubbed a “positive interdependence,”22 resulting in enhanced “short-term memory,long-term retention, understanding of course material, critical thinking, and problem solvingskills.”34A 1996 study by Jones and Brickner compared two sections of a sophomore basic mechanicscourse, one traditional lecture and the other cooperative learning
17mathematics scores and high school grade point averages. The study also found that qualitative measures like selfreported mathematical ability (selfefficacy) and computer skills were also good indicators of those students who planned to major in STEM. Another key contextual variable is parental influence. About three quarters of the member engineers of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers surveyed in the “Why Engineering?” survey say most often a parent (46%) or a teacher (29%) influenced their 18childhood interest in engineering. Strutz (2008) also found that parents were major influencers for both college students studying engineering and engineers who had completed an
Paper ID #46320Creating Inclusive Engineers through Humanitarian Engineering Projects:Investigating the Correlation Between Professional Responsibility and InclusiveBehaviors from a SurveyDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson (pronouns: she/her) is an Associate Professor and the Chair of Mechanical Engineering in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lipscomb University and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University before returning to her alma mater. Her research interests focus on the connections between
Element up to 5 points Attendance Points (Max. 25 Points) 0-3 Absences up to 25 points School Attendance Record 4-6 Absences up to 15 points 7 or more Absences up to 5 points STEM Subjects: A total of eight STEM projects, popular to the South Texas students,from electrical, computer, environmental, mechanical, industrial, chemical, and architecturalengineering disciplines were developed by the faculty members under implicit lesson plans toexpose the students to STEM fields, to promote student enthusiasm
local element stiffness matrix (forelement E, defined as k E.local in Figure 2). Using the proper orientation of the global x-coordinatesystem to the element’s local x-coordinate system (i.e., counter-clockwise from global to local,Figure 3), the local element stiffness matrix is transformed to the global element stiffness matrixusing the matrix operation: [k] = [T] T[k’][T] (Figure 2 for member E). The local x-coordinatesystem is always defined positively along the longitudinal axis of the member from the near(smaller) node to the far (larger) node. The transformation angle for members A, C, and E isprovided in Figure 3. Enter the required geometric and material properties for Element E 2
[en otros cursos] en estática. [FM8]Some professors were not able to review all the topics in class, so they decided to choose orprioritize some topics over others . For example, professor 6 describes, In fact, for me was vectors…, I even covered the topic of tridimensional vectors, …I told them [the students]: “if you learn this topic, it is going to be very useful when you take the mechanics course.” De hecho, para mí fue vectores, …llegué a vectores tridimensionales… y les dije si aprenden esto les va a servir mucho cuando lleguen a mecánica [siguiente clase]. [MP6]Likewise, professor 8 shares that she reviewed all the material; however, she only covered thelast part superficially, “I covered all the
, engineering economics, first-year engineering experience, matrix analysis, mechanics, probability and risk in engineering, statics, and structural analysis. His research aims to better society by exploring how infrastructure materials can be made to be more environmentally sustainable and resilient; and by exploring how engineering can be structured to be more welcoming of diverse perspectives, which can fuel solutions in challenging societal inequities.Dr. Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University Dr. Melissa Aleman (Ph.D. University of Iowa) is Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University and has published research using qualitative interviewing, ethnographic and rhetorical methods to examine