Paper ID #34923Offering Hands-on Manufacturing Workshops Through Distance LearningDr. Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Dr. Tantawi is an Assistant Professor of mechatronics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His research interests include MEMS, dynamic modeling of mechanical systems, and advanced manufacturing education. Dr. Tantawi served as the elected chair of the Engineering section of the Tennessee Academy of Science in 2017, he was an active academic auditor for the Tennessee Board of Regents, a member of the Tennessee Textbook Advisory Panel, and the European Commission’s Erasmus
W. Hen- dricks, with assistance of a number of undergraduate students, to develop an instructional platform known as Lab-in-a-Box, which is used in a number of courses within the Virginia Tech B.S.E.E. program. She continues to be actively involved in the development of mobile hands-on pedagogy as well as research on other topics in STEM education, the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale optical materials, and fermentation processes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 AbstractRemarkable progress has been made in the development and implementation of hands-on learning in STEM education. The mantra of See One, Do One, Teach One
many commonlyworked with each other outside of class without prompting. The university statics course is partof an engineering program including mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, industrial, civil, andgeneral engineering students and was one of 15 sections offered during fall term. Because it is afairly large polytechnic university, students typically only know a handful of other studentswithin their section.Distribution LogisticsDistribution logistics varied at the three pilots. At WCC, students picked up their kits at thecollege bookstore during the first week of class as part of a broader distribution system for avariety of take home kits for science lab classes. This went smoothly with the exception of fourinternational students who were
Paper ID #7484Models of Mobile Hands-On STEM EducationProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, en- gineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such
hands-on experience of designing and making. Finally, since similar priorwork examine design self-efficacy and social belonging, these constructs may be included in thefuture to allow for replication and comparison between studies.Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank the students of ME203, ME103, and the PRL communityincluding course assistants and staff. Without them, this work would not have been possible.Thanks to three anonymous reviewers whose feedback led to significant improvements in thispaper. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation GraduateResearch Fellowship Program under Grant No. DGE-1656518. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are
Paper ID #28311A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOTDr. James Peyton Jones, Villanova University James Peyton Jones is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control at Villanova University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOT J.C. Peyton Jones Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova PA 19085AbstractTraditional curricula often teach low-level fundamentals of digital
Page 13.893.6position to make an impact on the High School and Junior High School levels where the iPods,cell phones, PDAs, and hand-held cameras rein supreme. Microelectronic engineers are capableof bringing a wealth of information, knowledge, and understanding of topics appealing to thepotential biologists, chemists, mathematicians, and physicists.A novel service learning co-op program has been piloted – placing an engineering undergraduatestudent in a high school. Nate Kane, from the Microelectronic Engineering Department at RITwas hired to work in the Regents and AP Physics classroom of Tom Schulte, Science teacher atWest Irondequoit High School. At the onset of the experience, the major goal was the assistancein modifying or creating
. Lewis, Mr. O. Lewis, Mr. A. Mooreand Mr. W. Holmes. The authors also wish to acknowledge the equipment and computingsupport for this project from the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures at NCA&T State University by its Director, Prof. J. Sankar, with partial support from its NSF NSECproject collaboration with the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.References1. K. Stair, and B. Crist, “Using hands-on laboratory experiences to underscore concepts and to create excitement about materials,” Proceedings of 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.2. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD.: Engineering Accreditation Commission, Nov. 1, 2004.3. http://www.gm.com/company/gmability
a good level”, “my lab writing Page 9.1372.6a This video by Petroski was shown on the first day of class. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationimproved greatly in terms of ME [mechanical engineering] lab writing”, “better”, “in a sciencemanner, improved”.In summary, the laboratory exercise presented in this paper illustrates an effective, hands-on wayfor mechanical engineering students to understand the importance of materials science, inspecific mechanical properties of
MAES and MSE departments in the College of Engineering at UT, and havethree (3) credit hours with one (1) design credit hour for the undergraduate course. The undergraduate courseis offered every Fall semester and serves as a pre-requisite of the graduate course, which is offered everySpring semester. The following areas in CMCs are discussed in an integrated manner and in the form of demonstrationand/or hands-on group projects in both undergraduate and graduate courses: fabrication, mechanics,characterization, testing, design, and application. The students analyze the interactions between theseimportant materials science and mechanics aspects of CMCs in a well-coordinated manner. Thus, they realizethat the performance of materials is
involves that the student integrates a suite of previousknowledge, to a greater or less extent depending on the problem(s) at hand. This of courseinvolves a considerable amount of thinking, which really is the nucleus of invention, and is insharp contrast to traditional end-of-the-chapter problems for which the student expects to find theanswer normally in the chapter!Materials science and engineering is typically a major undergraduate course for manyengineering majors (e.g. mechanical, civil, chemical, nuclear, aerospace, manufacturing, etc.).Such a course, at many universities, typically involves a lecture component and a companion labcomponent (although sometimes the lab portion of the class can be taken by the studentindependently, but
several decades computational methods have increasingly played a central role inMaterials Science and Engineering (MSE) for characterizing structure, simulating processes andpredicting materials' response. To align with this shift, an MSE department at a researchuniversity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region launched a curricular innovation to inculcate studentswith a basic facility with computational methods and to leverage computing proficiency toincrease student comprehension of core MSE concepts. In this study we investigate the impact ofthis curricular innovation on students’ (a) perceptions regarding the utility of integratingcomputation in their studies and their future careers; (b) perceptions regarding their own abilitiesto implement
of three years worth of reports to check for improvement, thus providing strongerinter-rater reliability than evaluations done solely on an annual basis).But design reports alone are also limited in the information they provide, particularly if thereports match common workplace practices. Capstone projects in materials science andengineering that, for example, rely heavily on scientific research, may yield results mostappropriate for a journal article rather than for the type of technical design report common indisciplines such as mechanical or chemical engineering. The “design” may test the feasibility ofusing an existing material in a novel application or evaluate the impact of changes in specifiedmaterial characteristics on a given
D. Hickey, and Eric Roe. University of South Florida, College of Engineering, Tampa, FL. 33620AbstractToday’s high school students, while familiar with high technology as users, frequently fail toconnect underlying scientific principles to the technologies that enable their lives in so manyways. We report on initial efforts aimed at providing high school science teachers withtechnology-based materials, or modules, that they may employ to enhance the presentation ofscience topics within the guidelines of a state approved curriculum. These materials support theteacher in the normal mode of teacher-centered instruction, considered by both teachers andstudents to be important [1]. Since topics must be presented within time constraints
Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 20, no. 10, p. 1800425, 2018.[11] M. Abshirini, M. Charara, Y. Liu, M. C. Saha, and M. C. Altan, Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocomposites With In-Situ Strain Sensing Capability, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2018.[12] L. A. Chavez, J. E. Regis, L. C. Delfin, C. A. Garcia Rosales, H. Kim, N. Love, Y. Liu, and Y. Lin, Electrical and mechanical tuning of 3D printed photopolymer–MWCNT nanocomposites through in situ dispersion, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 136, no. 22, p. 47600, 2019.[13] M. Charara, M. Abshirini, M. C. Saha, M. C
Paper ID #39912Board 82: Remote, Hands-on ECE Teaching: Project RECETDr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology
Curriculum Development in Industrial Technology: Materials Science and Processes Dr. John M. Mativo Ohio Northern University Department of Technological StudiesAbstractThe goal of Industrial Technology curriculum is to develop graduates that will enter theworkforce with the best knowledge and skills or pursue further education having a strongbackground. In general, the curriculum requires students to take a materials course.Current practices in both metallic and nonmetallic materials fields have been eithertheoretical with very minimal practical application such as in Engineering programs orheavy on the practice oriented
hands-on learning bias, which has been identified as atypical learning style for the practical engineer [36]. One of the students who chose “demonstrations” remarked: “The demonstration gives direct relationship in the physical world to theoretical principles brought up in the lecture.”This student is displaying a “live” visual learner bias which is also a typical engineering learningstyle. He or she suggests that visual reinforcement of lecture is important to learning.The student who chose video commented: “Videos make me understand the material more. I can visualize the phenomena and understand it better.”This student apparently has a “virtual” visual learner bias which is also a typical engineeringlearning style
AC 2008-1700: OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT IN A HANDS-ON MANUFACTURINGPROCESSES COURSEMukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University Page 13.958.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Outcomes Assessment in a Hands-On Manufacturing Processes CourseAbstractIndustry has consistently identified lack of experience in manufacturing processes as one of thekey competency gaps among new engineering graduates. This paper will discuss a laboratory-based Manufacturing Processes course that provides hands-on manufacturing experience tostudents. In addition to standard theoretical concepts, the course uses team-based projects thathelp students gain hands-on experience with selected
as Department Head from 96-97 and Assistant Dean of Math and Science from 97-01. Dr. Eways received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He received an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering and an M.S. and a B.S. in Electrical Engineer from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Eways is very interested in improving student retention, increased student success and better and more efficient ways to teach science. Page 11.927.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Methodology and Tools for Developing Hands-on Active
civil engineers’ role in planning, designing, building,operating and maintaining the nation’s infrastructure. Students will use computer modeling andsimulation tools to design, build and test a truss bridge. Students will also design and build abridge out of K-nex components, and load the bridge to failure in a competition. Surveyedparticipants overwhelmingly praise the hands-on learning.IntroductionAccording to the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 15-year-old U.S.students ranked at the bottom third for both mathematics and science compared to all othercountries that participated.1 The U.S. has seemingly fallen behind other developed countries, ineducating the students to succeed in the math and science curriculum. Many
attended in July, 1997, at Center for theStudy of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP), Illinois Institute of Technology. The “Ethics Acrossthe Curriculum” workshop was a continuation of a personal interest in teaching ethics (I alsoattended the NSF “Teaching Research Ethics” Workshop at the Poynter Center, IndianaUniversity during the summer of 1996).This paper describes the handouts, homework questions, examination questions, and in-classdiscussions included in the ethics component of the two Materials Science courses, MSM 454and MSM 855. (I’ll focus on incorporating ethics into Materials Science courses, so I will notdiscuss the general freshman engineering course EGR 291, although teaching EGR 291 wascertainly an interesting experience.) As part
features of teaching a junior level Design of MechanicalComponents course using a hands-on method, taught three times in the past three years with highreviews from students and engineers. Rubrics and grading criteria are presented. The coursecovers the analysis and design of mechanical components such as fasteners, springs, bearings,gears, shafts, clutches, brakes, etc. Prerequisites include a course on solid mechanics ormechanics of materials. Students coming into the course are expected to be fluent in performingfree-body-diagrams, static equilibrium analysis, stress-strain analysis, Mohr’s circle analysis,deflection analysis, etc. on structures with various loads (e.g., point forces, moments, distributiveloading) in axial, torsional, and
Paper ID #19053Implementing Hands-on Experiments in an Engineering Technology Intro-ductory CourseDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of ToledoDr. Sorin Cioc, The University of ToledoZachary Linkous, University of Toledo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing Hands-On Experiments to an Engineering Technology Introductory CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering technology (MET) students at the University of Toledo start theircurriculum with a three-credit hour course entitled “Computers for Engineering Technology”.Over the years, this class was subject to many changes with
AC 2011-1082: AN INEXPENSIVE HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO PER-MANENT MAGNET DIRECT CURRENT MOTORSGarrett M. Clayton, Villanova University Dr. Garrett M. Clayton received his BSME from Seattle University and his MSME and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle). He is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. His research interests focus on mechatronics, specifically modeling and control of scanning probe microscopes and unmanned vehicles.Rebecca A Stein, University of Pennsylvania Rebecca Stein is the Associate Director of Research and Educational Outreach in the School of Engi- neering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She received
AC 2009-1866: ENGAGING FRESHMEN IN A HANDS-ON DISCOVERY OFMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDavid Miller, Montana State University Page 14.538.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engaging Freshmen in a Hands-on Discovery of Mechanical Engineering I. AbstractThis paper outlines a new approach in the introductory freshmen mechanical engineering courseat Montana State University to increase student retention. The objective is to utilize, within theIntroduction to Mechanical Engineering (ME101) course, a set of freshmen-level, hands-onlaboratory modules across the breadth of mechanical engineering to introduce students to
the role of language and context in the learning process.Mr. Justin William Atkinson Page 23.927.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 New Hands-on Fluid Mechanics Cartridges and Pedagogical AssessmentAbstract: In engineering and the sciences, effectively communicating concepts and fundamentalideas to students is difficult with traditional teaching methodologies. Demonstration-modeteaching pedagogy has been used at our university in the past to address this problem within afluid mechanics and heat transfer class. To assess learning
AC 2012-3065: A HANDS-ON COURSE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONSFOR TECHNOLOGISTSDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE-U.S. De- partment of Education. Oliveira has also been contributing to STEM K-12
Paper ID #27263An Integrated Four-year Hands-on Design Curriculum: A Case StudyDr. Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Emad W. Jassim is an Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to this position he was the Director of Under- graduate Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) where he also served as Chief Advisor, Senior Design Project Coordinator, and lecturer of thermal/fluid science courses. He received his BS, MS, and PhD from the
Paper ID #8904Delivery of Hands-on Technical Courses through Real-Time Distance Learn-ingDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Tech- nology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsi- ung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and