A Holistic Review of Mechanical Design Curriculum in An Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractIn most of the mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology programs, mechanicaldesign is a critical course for students to acquire the knowledge and skill in design of mechanicalcomponents and systems. While the course contents generally include important topics, such asfailure theories and machine elements, a holistic mechanical design education should alsoaddress the interdependency between various subjects related to mechanical design. The subjectof mechanical design should be viewed as an “integrated curriculum,” not an isolated course. Asa result of a professional development project with the Sandia National
Page 12.745.6Table 1: Workshop AgendaTime Agenda – Topics9:30 a.m.: Introduction4 – ½ hour • Why use case studies? • How to use the case studies • Case studies developed so far10:00 a.m.: Sources for case materials4 – 1 hour • Books, Forensics Congress proceedings, Journals • TV programs and videos, web materials • Obtaining reports11:00 a.m. Engineering Mechanics cases – 1 hour • Statics and Dynamics – Case study, Hyatt Regency16, 17, 18, 19(and integration through curriculum) • Mechanics of Materials – Case study, Quebec Bridge20 • Mechanics of Materials – Case study, Hartford Civic Center21
engineering curriculum with a hands-on approach. The existingprogrammable wireless platforms are the enablers for the proposed hands-on approach. Inadditional to allowing create software radios on-the-fly, the platforms also provide full access tothe physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers, which was not possiblepreviously. Therefore, what can only be studied through abstract theory and computersimulations, are now becoming tangible and reconfigurable to students. Such full access to theentire protocol stack can potentially transform the traditional lecture-based wireless engineeringeducation. The specific objectives of this project are as follows.• To develop wireless communications experiments and projects, by exploiting the full
aretechnically viable, commercially feasible, and environmentally and socially sustainable.” TheAmerican Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) revised the first fundamental canon of its code ofethics: engineers “shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in theperformance of their professional duties.”If it is important to integrate sustainability concerns across the engineering curriculum, it isequally important to incorporate them in other areas of educational experience—most notably,the campus where students live. This is particularly notable for engineering students, as thecampus’s “built environment has come to us from engineers … who received their credentials atour institutions” (Calhoun 2006)2. Herein, we describe a
selective CdTe deposition on patterned CdTe(111), Si(100), Si(211) and SOI substrates using a conventional close-spaced sublimation (CSS) technique for applications related to solar cells and infrared detectors. Her educational activities include an NSF funded Course Curriculum Laboratory Improvement grant to develop an Applied Quantum Mechanics Course for Electrical Engineers in addition to collaborations with Purdue University on an NSF Network for Computational Nanotechnology grant to develop educational materials associated with the simulation of semiconductor devices using the NanoHUB.org website.Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Benjamin C. Flores joined the faculty of the University of Texas at
AC 2010-436: BUILDING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN SUPPLY CHAINMANAGEMENT AND FACILITY LOGISTICS CURRICULUM THROUGHMULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VIRTUAL TEAMINGSuzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology Suzanna Long is an assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri S&T. She holds a PhD and an M.S. in engineering management, B.S. in physics and a B.A. in history from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) and an M.A. in history from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her research interests include strategic partnering in global supply chain networks, supply chain curriculum development, virtual teaming in a global marketplace, and sustainable energy
quantifying adaptation of muscle architecture in humans. She also desires to implement innovative teaching, mentoring, and hands- on problem solving to develop students’ deep understanding of engineering principles and to inspire them to tackle real-world problems which can aid human health.Prof. Naji S. Husseini, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Naji Husseini is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Associate Director of Undergraduate Stud- ies in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NC State. HE received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His
“sociotechnical” and “real world” descriptors [17], assessed the impacts of teachingsociotechnical concepts on faculty [18], and developed a number of course interventions aimedat promoting sociotechnical thinking [19].Due to the nature of the typical U.S. engineering curriculum, integrating the social with thetechnical in their classrooms is not a common practice for most engineering faculty. Yetunderstanding the interplay between the social and the technical is essential for students tosucceed in engineering practice ([1], [3], [4]). Through this work, we illustrate how this complexand important area of understanding may be integrated into students’ engineering coursework.This paper and the associated poster summarize the overall project, highlighting
High/Identify Medium/Use in presenting engineering Attention to PBL, hands on, High/Integrate Not applicable open-ended challenges Designing challenges High/Integrate Not applicable (open-ended, fair test, constraints/criteria) Connections to curriculum High/Develop Not applicable standardsThe establishment of learning objectives for the sessions is the first step in planning trainingsessions. The next step is to consider various pedagogical strategies to present the material.Using an approach to conceptual change, as enumerated in Krause [6], we made a list ofcommon preconceptions and misconceptions about engineering that we have encountered
Society for Engineering Education, 2008 MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OF STUDENT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESAbstractThe challenge with EWB-USA project design has been to reach the proper balance ofstudent-led creativity and learning, collection of data, and adequate expert review.Collection of data in a developing country has logistical barriers that are sometimesfrustrating. Furthermore, international travel is expensive, and much of the funds raisedgo directly into getting the students there. Therefore, collection of data on the preliminarysite assessment trip is critical and must be thoroughly planned. This paper explores theprocess and initial results of using an International Project Development (IPD) flowchartdeveloped by
. Kuang, C., The 6 Pillars of Steve Jobs’s Design Philosophy, http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665375/the-6- pillars-of-steve-jobss-design-philosophy , retrieved on January 7, 2013. 2. Android Developer Website, https://developer.android.com/index.html, retrieved on January 7, 2013. 3. ABET Accreditation - General Criterion 3. Student Outcomes, http://www.abet.org/DisplayTemplates/DocsHandbook.aspx?id=3148 , retrieved on January 7, 2013. 4. Shankar, R., Borras, J., McAfee, F.X., Harris, M., Ploger, D., Masory, O., Behara, R., Impact of Motorola’s Vision on FAU’s Engineering Curriculum, Conf. on Industry and Education Collaboration, Phoenix, AZ, February 2013 5. Android (2010). Our website for Android smart
their acquired knowledge.This paper also acknowledged the use of real world projects as applications since these tasks run the gamut interms of necessary skill. O. Erstad [4] also indicated the significance of incorporating real-life applications inthe curriculum and describes them as a part of the learning situation that becomes more relevant to the students.It also suggested that tearing down the mental and physical barriers of the classroom brings the real worlddirectly into the classroom learning environment while creating an expanded community of practice. Thestudents end up developing a broader comprehension of the course content and how it has application andmeaning outside the boundaries of the classroom. C.E. Hmelo et al. [5
Paper ID #37754Board 246: Designing a Curriculum to Broaden Middle School Students’Ideas and Interest in EngineeringDr. Shawn Y. Stevens, WGBH Educational Foundation Dr. Stevens is the Director of STEM Curriculum and Instruction at GBH and serves as PI for Solving Community Problems with Engineering. Her research interests include instructional materials and assess- ment development for science and engineering to support student and teacher learning.Dr. Joshua Littenberg-Tobias, GBH Joshua Littenberg-Tobias is the Director of Education Research and Evaluation at GBH where he oversees research activities for all of GBH’s
Abstract This paper describes an innovative curriculum developed for a new LogisticsEngineering degree programs at the Faculty of Engineering Management of PoznańUniversity of Technology. The core of the program is based on a sequence of four majorcourses, which focus on the Product Development, Process Analysis and Optimization,Logistic Processes and Service Engineering, respectively. Each course is built around a practical team project. With the project effort as thebackground, the courses introduce students to key issues in global engineering competence,such as technical and cross-cultural communication, collaboration and teamwork,organization and management, engineering ethics, critical thinking and problem solving, andintegration
Application-Based CurriculumsAbstractExposing students to Computer Science at an early age is critical to the continued growth anddevelopment of the Computer Science community. Once students are shown the pervasiveimpact of modern computing, long-term interest in Computer Science can continue to bestimulated through curriculums built around popular, age-specific topics. The advent of mobilecomputing through virtually every age group makes mobile application design and developmentan attractive topic for future K-12 Computer Science curriculums. The first part of this workdetails our experiences using an Android-based development platform to teach basic ComputerScience principles. The second part of this work leverages that experience to propose a
environmentalengineering educators for the development of teaching modules in other topic areasinvolving biosolids.BackgroundBiosolids (better known in the past as sludge) is a product of municipal wastewater Page 7.1035.1treatment. The study of the production and treatment of biosolids is an essential“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”component in the study of wastewater engineering in the undergraduate environmentalengineering curriculum. In addition to organic matter, nutrient and water, biosolidmanagement must consider the presence of
real-world context to develop high school students’ CT.Project GoalsThe project goals are to: (1) Develop and field-test a neural engineering curriculum unit tosupport CT in high school students; (2) Develop an instructional app to assist studentsthroughout the design process; (3) Investigate how student CT skills and attitudes towards STEMchange as they participate in the module. The project addresses several educational researchquestions: 1. How can CT be incorporated into non-computer science STEM disciplines (life science and engineering) at the high school level? 2. How does the process of collecting and analyzing bioelectrical data relate to students’ CT? How do students’ attitudes towards STEM change over the course of
ComputerScience” (SOC) in the district. Theoretically, the curriculum at the schools should integrate CSinto all academic content areas: math, science, language arts, and social studies. We offered thePD to all the teachers from the two elementary schools.The pilot consisted of a two-part PD: 1) a one-week summer intensive PD, and 2) a practice unittaught by the teachers in the fall following the summer training. We based this on research ineffective PD that recommended that teachers not only have a learning event, but also have anopportunity to put what they learn into practice [7]. The district paid the teachers to attend thesummer PD with the assumption that the teachers would develop and implement a CS curriculumproject in the fall. Although the
Session 2225 The Pencil Has Changed: Integration of Professional Level CAD Software into the Undergraduate ME Curriculum Kim J. Manner University of Wisconsin - MadisonAbstract The area of mechanical engineering design development and documentation was once the exclusive realm of the pencil andpaper. As computer technology and its related software have improved this is no longer the
step; the visualizationsdefined the pre-conditions before which a student can watch or run them, so that context is well-defined and not lost; and finally, the visualizations were organized to reflect the mentalorganization that the student is creating.The paper gives details about the visualization algorithms, the criteria for their selection andinclusion in the curriculum, the students’ immediate feedback, and survey results, taken by thestudents, that contrast the traditional ways of teaching CS and STEM concepts vs. the additionaluse of the developed visualizations. Our survey results shed light on whether visualizations makegood tools for teaching, and if they have an effect on the rate (how quickly) of learning.Conclusions and
approved interdisciplinaryprogram to develop the new degree program. As a subcontract of NSF grant number DUE-9950085, the university received funds to develop a four-year articulated curriculum in computernetworking. This funding provided the justification to acquire laboratory space, faculty, andequipment that would not have been available otherwise.Program DevelopmentTo articulate the community college curriculum, a faculty committee compared published courseoutcomes to develop equivalent courses offered by the university. Table 1 shows the original listof courses identified as transferable into the four-year degree. Of the 15 courses identified, ninehad academic equivalents already in place leaving six courses to be created. The content
Session 1463 TS/ 3 Incorporating Robotic Simulation Technology into the Undergraduate Curriculum of Robotics and Industrial Automation Frank Cheng, Daniel Chen Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology Central Michigan University fcheng@iet.cmich.eduAbstractSimulation technology has not only fundamentally changed the way of conducting integratedproduct design and process development in industries, but also provided educators with newapproaches to enhance the learning
. Through this engineeringclinic model, students learned all the inner workings of how a grid-connected PV array goesfrom concept to reality, ending with a finished product for the client. Most importantly, theRowan University clinic experience allowed students to effectively communicate withrepresentatives of the sponsoring agency and report the findings of a semester long research,design and development project.BackgroundThe four Rowan University Engineering programs offer an inter-disciplinary EngineeringClinic program, which consists of an eight-semester sequence of courses that must be taken byall Engineering students [1]. Freshman students in Chemical Engineering (ChE), Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer
years as a research engineer, research and development director and a new product development director. His research interests include assessment and curriculum development related to project based learning and the study of wind turbine wakes for power optimization. Current responsibilities include directing the IUCPC, an industrially sponsored Senior Design Project Center, consisting yearly of 120+ students, 20+ projects and 10 faculty advisors. Page 15.586.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 First-Year and Capstone Design Projects: Is the Bookend Curriculum
The Incorporation of Information Literacy into the Computer Systems Technology Curriculum to Enhance Multicultural Competencies Pedro Leite and Beverlee Kissick College of Technology & Aviation Kansas State University at SalinaIntroductionIn today’s world students need to be technological and information literate to find and researchinformation. This project is a work in-progress and seeks to help undergraduate ComputerSystems Technology students become both information literate and multicultural competent.Students investigated and analyzed the history, social, economic, political, cultural, andinstitutions of countries throughout
Paper ID #12116Facilitating Learning With a Project-Based Curriculum That Engages 1st-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Mike Elmore, Binghamton University Dr. Mike Elmore is director of and a visiting associate professor in the Engineering Design Division in the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Binghamton University. He has
). • Students engage with the lab classes (MOA: ~80% of the students reliably participate in the labs, see Appendix A); enjoy the course (MOA: student feedback, interaction in the labs, see Appendix B); and are SE-tool literate (MOA: time to get new tools working in the labs reduces significantly over the course).Seen from the overall curriculum perspective, teaching (selected) SECs in the first yearprovides a broad view on software development early on. This is beneficial as it • avoids a narrow-minded view on Computer Science in which programming is perceived as “the centre of the universe”; • illustrates abstract mathematical concepts in terms of SECs: ordering relations, equivalence relations, graph theory, and
receiving high-quality mentoring duringour doctoral work, we ourselves did not receive the hidden curriculum we offer here, and weknow that doctoral programs in engineering and engineering education focus on training studentsto be independent researchers rather than to develop research agendas and manage researchgroups as faculty. We hope to support the next generation of faculty by offering practical adviceabout three aspects of earning tenure at a research institution that are rarely explicitly discussed:(1) developing and disseminating a compelling narrative about your work, (2) promoting theimpact of your work, (3) leading a research group, and (4) creating an internal and externalsupport team.We structured this paper to highlight both our
discrepanciesin expectations held by different instructors in a co-taught course. To optimize teaching andlearning experience in a co-taught course, Felder (1996) suggested constantly adjusting schedules,content, pedagogy, and assessments.Module-based course design smooths the coordination between instructors and promotes coursebreadth (Ferguson etc. 2013; French, 2015). In modular curriculum, a subject is deconstructed intolearning objectives/topics and then they are clustered by modules. Logically ordered modulesscaffold knowledge and skills development in a course. The module-based course design alsoforms transparent milestones of each module and helps diminish redundant teaching activities andlearning gaps. Assessments are not arranged as midterm
Paper ID #36427Development of a Low-Cost Constructed WetlandsExperimentCara Poor Dr. Poor teaches many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at University of Portland, including fluids, environmental engineering, and capstone design. Dr. Poor is a licensed professional engineer with ongoing research in green infrastructure design, water quality, watershed management, and engineering education. She is currently developing new curricula for hydraulics, fluids, and environmental engineering labs, and conducting research on methods to improve conceptual understanding and critical thinking