Director for Educators Rising NM and the Co-Chair of the New Mexico Math and Science Partnership.Dr. Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University As past Writing Program Administrator, I worked closely with many academic departments interested in supporting the writing and communication abilities of their students. For many years, I worked with Integrated Learning Communities for at-risk entry-level engineering majors, overseeing development and use of a curriculum adapted specifically for this group. I continue to analyze data from research studies exploring challenges and identifying at-risk characteristics among students in first-year writing courses. Presently, I work on an initiative focused on writing in the
Perceptions on Learning Experiences in Large Mechanics Classes: An Analysis of Student Responses to Course Evaluation SurveysIntroductionFundamental mechanics courses (e.g., Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials) provide thefoundation upon which advanced discipline-specific courses are built. They are alsocharacterized by conceptually-challenging material and are usually taken with similarlychallenging courses, such as Physics and higher Calculus1. However, rising costs and studentpopulations have led large institutions that offer multiple engineering programs to teach certaincourses (usually courses taken across multiple disciplines, such as Mechanics courses) in largeclasses in order to manage resources2–4. As such, students are being
Excellence in 2004. He currently coordinates university-wide initiatives for graduate teaching assistants (annual all-campus teaching orientation, annual campus recognition of grad- uate teaching excellence, and teaching certification programs), supports service-learning university-wide efforts (Community of Service-learning Faculty Fellows), and oversees the professional development of CIE’s graduate assistants. Velasquez is Co-chair of the Committee for the Education of Teaching As- sistants. He is an Associate Fellow of Purdue’s Teaching Academy and a Senior Researcher in the Pro- duction, Robotics, and Integration Software for Manufacturing and Management (PRISM) Center in the School of Industrial Engineering. He
,” John Wiley, New York, 1995.[12] D. C. Montgomery, “Design and Analysis of Experiments,” 6th Edition, John Wiley, 2005.R. RADHARAMANANDr. R. Radharamanan is currently working as Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of MercerEntrepreneurship Engineering Education Program (MEEEP) at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has thirtyseven years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include:President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineeringas well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM andRobotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary research and
to a wide range of applications, andprovide details about the Simulink and ETAP exercises, including schematic diagrams.IntroductionSoftware simulation has become an integral component of a comprehensive learning experiencein engineering and technology programs. Popular software packages include PSpice, LabVIEW,MATLAB/Simulink, and Multisim, [1-6]. This paper describes the use of software packages fordeveloping several laboratory exercises that reinforce learning in a power systems analysiscourse. The course covers a range of topics including three phase power, transformers,transmission lines, power flows, faults, and system protection.The main purpose of the exercises was to supplement the classroom lectures with laboratorymaterials that
AC 2009-1254: ON-LINE DISTANCE EDUCATION AND STUDENT LEARNING:DO THEY MEASURE UP?Carole Goodson, University of Houston Carole Goodson is a Professor of Technology at the University of Houston. As an active member of ASEE, she is a member of the Academy of Fellows, a past Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology, a past Chair of PIC IV and the ERM Division, and a past Chair of the Gulf Southwest Section of ASEE.Susan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems Technology program at University of Houston. She is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), active in the Engineering Technology
Paper ID #7757Interactive Session: Measuring the Impact of Connection to CommunityDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washing- ton in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently professor and chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University at Mankato. She was a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Julie P Martin, Clemson UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of
d Department of Materials Engineering California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA AbstractAn interdisciplinary course in semiconductor processing has been developed and successfullyintroduced into the chemical, materials, and electrical engineering curriculums that blends newand traditional teaching techniques. A start-up company culture is created in which teams of“employees” composed of students from a range of disciplines and having varied industrialexperiences work side-by-side on a long-term (semester) project threaded with short-term (twoweek) open-ended design components. The long-term
Physics; Industrial Design; Forest Biomaterials; Food, Bioprocessing, andresearch proposals in response, and the company reviews Nutrition Science; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Material Sciencethe proposals for ideas worthy of funding. Compared to and Engineering; Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science; Civil and Environmental Engineeringengaging only one department or selected faculty to write Strategic engagement outside of the master research agreement (not partproposals, this methodology produces two to five times
Session 3268 Collaborative Learning in Undergraduate Dynamics Courses: Some Examples Francesco Costanzo and Gary L. Gray Engineering Science and Mechanics Department The Pennsylvania State University Abstract At Penn State University, we are in the midst of revising the way undergraduate dynamics is taught through an approach we call Interactive Dynamics. Interactive Dynamics is designed to engage students in a collaborative learning environment in which they also perform ex
analysis for this public research university reveals that increased curricular complexity hasa notable adverse impact on the four-year graduation rates, with the strongest effect observedin students within the highest GPS quintile. Despite being more academically prepared, these 14students face more significant challenges due to higher coursework complexity. Lower proportionsof first-generation students and Pell Grant recipients in higher quintiles suggest these groups mayhave better resources but experience adverse effects. The consistent negative impact across allquintiles emphasizes the need to address curricular complexity in academic program design andsupport systems. This case
Paper ID #37930‘Socially Distanced Community Engagement’ –Teaching GISSite-Analysis during COVIDJessie Zarazaga (Sustainability & Development Program Director)Cindy Hua Hello! I am a Ph.D. student in Applied Science for Engineering at Southern Methodist University. My research interests center on how community-based STEM can impact learning patterns and interest in STEM careers. I am equally interested in how such learning can also become a tool for student voice. During my time as a Human Rights Fellow, I created a STEM education program, STEM+Z: Investigating an Undead Apocalypse, using aspects of popular
AC 2010-2153: CENTERING RESONANCE ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FORASSESSMENTCheryl Willis, University of Houston Cheryl Willis is an Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology at the University of Houston. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. Her teaching focus is primarily on applications development and database management. Her research interests include curriculum revision processes for career and technology programs; service learning in information technology undergraduate programs and the use of emerging technologies in undergraduate teaching. She has developed curriculum for business education and information technology at the secondary
science collaborationsupportive of faculty growth. Faculty bring their own disciplinary framework to their curriculumand professional development activities. For those in computing and engineering, thisdisciplinary perspective can be dismissive of ‘softer’ fields such as liberal arts and social science.This kind of disciplinary bias can negatively impact cross-disciplinary work and cause adevaluing of reflection on the computing curriculum itself [16]. A notable and key success of thisfaculty development work is the integration of cross-disciplinary FLC leaders with the inclusionof social scientists who provide continuity and structure for co-design of FLC sessions. The FLCis evolving with additional opportunities to meet up in consulting
2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic SectionSpring Conference: Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland Apr 7 Paper ID #20846A Portable Stormwater Runoff Collection and Treatment System for UrbanAgriculture and Food SecurityDr. JIAJUN XU, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Jiajun Xu, P.E. is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering Department at University of the District of Columbia. His research interests are Micro/Nanoscale materials for thermal Transport and Energy Conversion, Mechanical Design, Water Treatment techniques, and Multi-scale simulation. His research has been funded by National Science Foundation, U.S
manager in the psychology department at the University of Michigan. During his undergraduate career at the University of Michigan, he studied psychology and women's studies. His personal research focuses on how individuals perceive nonbinary gender in others.Denise Sekaquaptewa (Professor) Dr. Denise Sekaquaptewa is University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Her research program in experimental social psychology focuses on stereotyping, implicit bias, and the experiences of women and underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. Her research program has been supported by the National Science Foundation, and the National Center for
on theconstruction of knowledge in faculty teams. It is not a program instituted in a hierarchicalmanner. As a result, we are told by participants, is the development of a uniquely safeenvironment in which ideas are shared more openly than in other settings faculty typicallyencounter. The faculty participate in a collaborative process designed to help them developcollaboration skills, an understanding of the learning process, and an appreciation for the needfor change in teaching content, approach, and curriculum. CCLE also provides a supportstructure through which changes can be implemented and innovative ideas supported on acontinuous basis6.The program has two stages of participation designed to provide a support structure for
ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Miniature Wireless Quadcopter Shawn Maxwell Rajin Roophnath Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering University of Hartford University of Hartford West Hartford, CT West Hartford, CT designing the software from scratch to tailor it to the hardware
for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0.”, NISTSpecial Publication 1108R2, February 2012.[4] US Department of Energy, Recovery Act and Smart Grid Programs, available athttp://www.smartgrid.gov/recovery_act/overview[5] Grid Modernizartion and the Smart Grid, Department of E n e r g y Office of Electricity Delivery andEnergy Reliability, available at https://energy.gov/oe/activities/technology-development/grid-modernization-and-smart- grid[6] P.W. Sauer, "Education of the engineering workforce for smart grid technologies," in Proc. of InnovativeSmart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT), 2011 IEEE PES, pp.1-2, November 2011.[7] Department of Energy, “The Electricity Workforce: Changing Needs, New Opportunities”, 2017, available at:https
are mechanical design, engineering education, creativity andentrepreneurship education. Page 9.1259.10Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education
professional services department at ABET. In this role, Warnock oversees the development, planning, production and implementation of the ABET Program Assessment Workshops, IDEAL and the assessment webinar series. He also directs activities related to the workshop facilitator training and professional development. Page 26.589.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Efficacy of Using Grade Point Average to Predict Students’ Cognitive Ability in BioengineeringAbstractIn a typical engineering course, student knowledge is assessed by periodic
the class together but, for the lab, students weregrouped into three different lab sections forming of 20 students per section. Most of classactivities were based on the team consisting of three or four team members. To achieve theobjectives of the paper, the class and its activities had to be interesting to students first and letthem decide how to participate in those activities proactively. The course was designed to have atleast one class activity per week during the semester. The instructor stressed the importance ofthe course and the curriculum of the construction management program as well. The students hadto know the general procedure of academic affairs. Their main contacts would be the advisor andthe instructor if they were in
development of a learner-friendly, online parallel concordancer," in American Association for Corpus Linguistics, 2009.[4] L. Meloncon and P. England, "The current status of contingent faculty in technical and professional communication," College English, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 396-408, 2011.[5] J. Wolfe, "How technical communication textbooks fail engineering students," Technical Communication Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 351-375, 2009.[6] L. Anthony, "AntConc: design and development of a freeware corpus analysis toolkit for the technical writing classroom," in Professional Communication Conference Proceedings, 2005, pp. 729-737.[7] T. F. Jaeger, "Redundancy and reduction: Speakers manage syntactic
, new sample data should fall between the control limits. If a process shift occurs itbecomes more likely that a new data point will be outside of the control limits. The process isimproved by eliminating assignable causes and reducing the common cause variation. It is important that students in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME)department at Oregon State University (OSU) obtain a solid understanding of statistics and SPC.Many of the IME students participate in the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program(MECOP) and are frequently expected to utilize SPC during one of their internships. To apply SPC, students must gain a solid understanding of its statistical foundation and beexposed to some of the issues associated with
apparatus and managemultiple user accesses.Currently, several academic institutions provide different Internet-based laboratories (e.g.AIM-Lab [1], ReLOAD at University of Leeds [2], and remote lab at UTS [3]) with differentphysical experiments from various topics of engineering. In AIM-Lab, the user (client)connects to the experiment to control the hardware with proprietary software. Thisproprietary software plays an intermittent role between the experiment and the user. As forthe scopes of the system infrastructure, ReLOAD has been designed as a gateway server,which connects multiple experiments with the central management server through theInternet by LabVIEW web server with a static IP address. However, the system architecturein UTS lab
to Formal Cooperative Learning,” Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, Tempe, Arizona, Nov. 4-7, 1998. 5. Adel Sedra and Kenneth Smith, Microelectronics Circuits, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press, 1998. 6. Eric D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 2nd. Edition, Houghton and Mifflin Company, 1993.About the AuthorsBENJAMIN C. FLORES is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofTexas at El Paso. He is the Program Director of the Model Institutions for Excellence Initiative, an effort to increasethe number of Hispanics who pursue degrees in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. His research interestsinclude engineering education and
doctoral experience, and the adoption of evidence-based teaching strategies.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Professor and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Dr. Thomas
Senior Member of IEEE and has done consulting work and has been employed by several companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), Picker In- ternational, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy, APD Semiconductor, Diodes Inc., and Enerpro Inc.Mr. Christian Pierce Cross, Monolithic Power SystemsMr. Robert L Halbach, Monolithic Power Systems Robert Halbach received his BS in Electronics Engineering from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1995, and his MS in Electrical Engineering in 1999 form Santa Clara University. He has over 20 years experience in analog, system, and power design and is currently the Director of Field Applications at Monolithic Power Systems.Dr. Majid
for maintaining high quality inboth the instructional design and the video assets.Intr oductionPurdue University offers degree-seeking programs at its main campus in West Lafayette,Indiana and at numerous smaller regional campuses. In June of 2003, members of theComputer Graphics Technology department at Purdue University’s School ofTechnology decided to produce three full courses of instructional videos as part of adistance-learning initiative. To fully utilize the power of the video medium and theadded resolution of HD, the team decided to use advanced computer graphicscompositing techniques and virtual set technology.While video is one the most powerful communication mediums, most distance-learninginitiatives do not maximize the
Paper ID #27368Board 60: PeerLogic: Web Services for Peer AssessmentDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 PeerLogic: Web Services