Paper ID #36419Building Learning FrameworksDeborah Besser (CE Chair and Engineering Education Director) Civil Engineering, ChairAnna Roiger Civil Engineering Undergrad StudentNick E PawlakEmma Sullivan I am a second year student studying civil engineering at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Building Learning FrameworksAbstractThe aim of this research is to explore lessons, strategies, and assessment to develop andstrengthen students
use catalogued historical failuresas a tool to prevent failures in the new designs. Also, by exploiting the linkage betweenfunction and failure, designers can begin reliability analyses during the conceptual phaseof product design, before the product has assumed a physical form.Through research with NASA, a study was performed that focused specifically on therelationship between function and risk in early design by presenting a mathematicalmapping from product function to likelihood and consequence risk assessments that canbe used in the conceptual design phase. The resulting risk assessment method, Risk inEarly Design (RED), is a tool that will aid designers by identifying risks early and by
that demand students educated in image processing andcomputer vision1.Nowadays, most image processing courses are taught at the graduate level. However,offering an elective image processing course during the junior or senior years ofundergraduate studies has the potential to trigger students’ interest in a new and excitingfield. It shows them the real world application of the many hours of engineeringfoundations and fundamentals they had to take during their freshman and sophomoreyears. Image processing is an excellent choice for their first elective course becauseresults of the algorithms are readily available for visual inspection. Some students maylack the prerequisites to fully understand digital processing of two dimensional signals
computing disciplines by adding Information Technology certifications.This paper examines one component of the Information Systems computing discipline: theproblem solving and programming languages. The focus of this study is to show howinformation technology certifications objectives can be integrated into programming andproblem solving courses such as Visual Basic .NET and Java. A case study is used to show howthe Microsoft Certified Application Developer certification objectives are integrated into theVisual Basic .NET programming course. A detailed investigation shows that very few textbookscan be used to cover all certification objectives. A detailed master course syllabus is developedto show the coverage of the certification objectives while
AC 2010-1888: A SOPHOMORE LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS COURSE BASED ONBEST PRACTICES FROM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION LITERATUREMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels
teaches CIM, Roboticsand evening distance learning graduate degree program courses. She had 12 years of prior teaching experience inCAD/CAE/CAM areas at Lawrence Technological University. She is an active member at ASME College and Pre-College committees. She is responsible for collaborative effort to incorporate MfgE courses into ME curriculum.MOHAMED El-SAYED, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has beenteaching at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design,Design Optimization, Mechanics, and Nonlinear Finite Element analysis. He is a consultant for several engineeringcorporations and has over fifty research papers on multidisciplinary Design
popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional
during a SummerConference. This will announce the launch of the course to the pilot stage.When using discussion boards, a few simple procedures help to keep the students engaged: • Provide an open question and answer forum. Open-ended questions encourage the learner to explore and research the subject and concepts being studied. Provide the student with the choice to respond to one or two discussion thread options. • Encourage critical or creative thinking. Stagger the dues dates for posts and responses. Page 23.431.16 This will allow more time for reflection and fewer comments that restate the responses of others
A Cognitive-Based Approach for Teaching Programming to Computer Science and Engineering Students Covington, R. and Benegas, L. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 913301. IntroductionAn issue receiving attention in the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum over the pastfew years has been the high failure rate in the freshman programming course. This coursegenerally corresponds to the ACM/IEEE course designation CS1. It is normally an introductorybut fast-paced and challenging course for students who have not previously studied computerprogramming (programming novices), but who do have a minimum level of mathematicalmaturity (students who are
together. The fatigue FE learning modules were designed based on the Kolb Cycleof learning experience progression. The educational value of the fatigue FE learning module isassessed by short quizzes administered before and after students use the module. The results ofthe pre-quiz and post-quiz are used to identify any Felder-Soloman learning style and/or Myers-Briggs personality type bias in the module. Statistical study of these assessment results willallow the content and presentation of the module to be improved to better suit engineeringstudents. Post-survey will be used as part of the module assessment process to include students’opinion.IntroductionFatigue is a material based phenomenon that causes failure in machine parts at stress
Paper ID #49291Computational Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering: Student Responsesto a Restructurated Introductory CourseDr. Jacob Z. Kelter, Northwestern University Jacob Kelter holds a PhD in computer science and learning sciences and is the executive director of NetLogo based at Northwestern University. His research interests include using agent-based modeling for science education and creating digital infrastructure for better connecting educational research and practice.Prof. Jonathan Daniel Emery Jonathan Emery is n Associate Professor of Instruction in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern
Applied Engineering & Technology (AE&T) chairperson, Dr. Tim Ross; travelfunds support for scholarly work through the College of Business & Technology (CB&T)Associate Dean, Dr. Ed Davis; and the President’s Research and Scholarship Fund (PSRF)Travel Grant, through the Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Jerry Pogatshnik.Bibliography1. INCOSE. (2012). Systems Engineering Handbook, version 3.2.2. San Diego, CA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03.2.2. Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE). (2015). Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from http://sebokwiki.org/wiki
AC 2011-1926: DEVELOPING A MATERIALS COURSE TEACHING TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE CLASS-ROOM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSStephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is cur- rently conducting
the University of Portland in Portland, Ore- gon. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design from the University of Washington. An elementary school teacher at heart, she now teaches educational research and STEM methods to undergraduate and graduate students. Her research fo- cus involves bringing active learning strategies to STEM, best practices of research-practice partnerships, and applied research in partnership. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Connecting Entrepreneurial Mindset to Software DevelopmentAbstractThe purpose of this research was to develop
joint appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He is also a part time visiting professor in the De- partment of Pervasive Computing at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, as part of the Finland Distinguished Professor Programme (FiDiPro). He is an author of six books, and over 250 papers in the areas of signal processing, embedded systems, electronic design automation, wireless communication, and wireless sensor networks. He received the B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He has held industrial positions as a Researcher at the Hitachi America Semiconductor Research
Raise Your Hand. The program brought together severalundergraduate capstone design teams, multiple sub-teams connected through a VerticallyIntegrated Projects (VIP) team, undergraduate researchers, extracurricular high school students,and a graduate student. The contribution of this work is the description of the evolving projectmanagements strategies that project leaders used to organize program efforts and integrate thestudent work for a successful deployment of the exhibit in Fall 2022.In this paper, we discuss the project context, team composition, learning outcomes, projectstages, and key techniques that coordinated and structured the project. The project contextdescribes the design vision for the Raise Your Hand exhibit, which was
mentoring sessions,promoting self-agency in learning and fostering a kind and caring mentoring environment.Pedagogical practices, such as individual student conferences, offer valuable opportunities forassessing knowledge integration and behavioral strategy improvement.Research MethodologyThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating explicit teaching and practice ofvisual thinking into secondary and postsecondary education, identify relevant analog practices,and assess students' responses to its inclusion. It investigates how visual thinking, as a criticalmode of thinking in design, can be integrated into these educational levels, particularly inengineering programs and honors courses.The research adopts a holistic
conclusions. Students are expectedto follow specific Guidelines for the report, which typically includes sections such as anintroduction, literature review, methodology, block diagram, results, discussion, and conclusion.The quality of the report will be evaluated using a rubric as the one outlined in Table 4. Thisrubric will assess factors such as the clarity and organization of the report, the quality of theresearch conducted, and the effectiveness of the analysis and conclusions presented. Byproviding clear guidelines and evaluation criteria, the final report ensures that studentsdemonstrate their ability to communicate their research and findings effectively and contributemeaningfully to their field of study
Ohio State University in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to mechanisms and machine dynamics, integrated product development, solid mechanics and plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago
the role of the pandemicin these students’ responses – their views of teamwork will need to be monitored todetermine if this is an exceptional case or not. If this continues, instructors will need toconsider ways to improve the team project experience. The final motivational itemaddressed student interest in experimental research (the most typical research avenue forengineering technology graduates). All students once again responded with some level ofagreement, with three students marking Strongly Agree.Learning-related Likert-scale items 1, 7, and 8 spanned continuity of learning, criticalthinking, and perceptions of project-based learning approaches. 100% of the responsesfor these three items agreed with the listing at some level. From pre
Paper ID #213292018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Social Enterprise Model for a Multi-Institutional Mentoring Network for Womenin STEMDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is an Associate Professor and Chair of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Penn- sylvania. She holds a BA and MS from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Atwood’s research interests are in creativity, engineering design, first-generation and low-income students, internship
Paper ID #28757A Vertically Integrated Portfolio Process to Foster EntrepreneurialMindset Within an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering CurriculumDr. Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology Cristi L. Bell-Huff, PhD is a Lecturer in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University where she is involved in teaching and engineering education inno- vation and research. In addition to her PhD in Chemical Engineering, she also has an MA in Educational Studies. She has industrial experience in pharmaceutical product and process development as well as teaching experience
Paper ID #25736How to Incorporate Tolerances in Freshman-level ClassesMs. Allison Cutler, Northern Arizona University I am a mechanical engineering student at Northern Arizona University working with a faculty adviser to improve the beginning engineering curriculum within the university. I am a Senior graduating in May 2019, have a minor in Biology, am with the Honors College, and work as a Teaching Assistant for Intro to CAD courses.Mr. Perry Wood P.E., Northern Arizona University Perry Wood is an Instructor\Lab Manager of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University (NAU), where he has been here since 2004
student use of the system and student selfreport data. The research population for the current study will consist of approximately 65 students enrolled in an Advanced C Programming course. The students in the course typically have a wide range of programming skill. In order to avoid comparison of nonrepresentative sample sets, we will use several initial class assignments to determine baseline competency in skills. We will explore skill gains among individual students. Since the first implementation of the system alongside a classroom environment involves students in the second programming class, our analysis focuses on seven programming skills essential for this
Paper ID #27877Inspiring the Next Generation: Lessons Learned from the National SummerTransportation Institute ProgramDr. Yongping Zhang P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Yongping Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering. Dr. Zhang currently serves on the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Transportation Plan- ning Applications as well as Task Force on Understanding New Directions for the National Household Travel Survey Task Force. From 2009 to 2015, Dr. Zhang worked as
Monitoring Air Bag Performance: Exploring the Social Facets of Engineering with STS Jameson M. Wetmore Department of Science, Technology & Society University of VirginiaIntroductionOver the past several decades a new social science discipline has been emerging that seeks tobetter understand the relationship between technology and society. This discipline is sometimescalled “Science & Technology Studies” or “Science, Technology, and Society,” but is oftensimply given the umbrella title of “STS.”1 The discipline has attracted scholars from the fieldsof sociology, history
the remaining classes. I turned thepaintings over to the students. Each claimed one or two. Encouraged to convey their research tothe class in any way that got the material across, they showed great energy and creative flair withtheir Slide Show. They then voted on what topics to cover next, choosing to focus the remainingclasses on Leonardo’s anatomical studies, LdV as military engineer, and his inventions. Basedon their enthusiasm for individual research, as displayed in the Slide Show, I then turned theinventions over to them. Each claimed one and we declared our last class “Invention Day”,featuring the student’s presentations on Leonardo’s machines
to conform.• Status. This is a socially defined position or rank given to a group by others. It does not apply to our student groups since each is randomly assigned and everyone belongs to a group.• Size. Sometimes, we assign group sizes by the resources allocated to the task such as the number of pieces of lab equipment or the number of computers available in a particular classroom. Sometimes we decide on size of group based on the research to be dome and the possibility of each member learning from the exercise. Our task is to teach engineering and ABET’s mandate is to teach engineering to students who will have to operate in a group when they graduate. To accomplish this, we often must juggle the group sizes to
demolition, yet specific challenges encountered in demolition, most notably thecomplexity of waste management, are not a topic of study in construction programs in the UnitedKingdom.The academic community must decide if the management of demolition and reconstruction is anarea of competency appropriate for construction education programs. If so, what is anappropriate level of content to include in the curriculum? Industry practitioners are a possiblesource of guidance in this process. Cooperation with industry practitioners can lead to manyforms of collaboration with faculty such as curriculum enhancements, identification of potentialresearch direction, and joint educational or research opportunities4. Tener suggests that designand continuous
gain global competencies and social responsibility, and researching how to develop inclusive teamwork environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Redesigning a Chemical Engineering Capstone Course: Integrating Sustainability, SocialResponsibility, and Entrepreneurial Mindset1. IntroductionOur society has become increasingly aware of the environmental, public health, and socio-economic impacts driven by industrial processes. Promoting sustainable development is criticalfor maintaining societal well-being. Research underscores the necessity for engineers tounderstand social, global, and cultural dimensions as they transition into the workforce[1], [2],[3].Engineers are uniquely positioned to