, Optimizing Student Learning, and Leadership Skills. Dr. Ater Kranov is also adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. Page 24.933.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM ON MULTI-AXIS INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROLAbstractOver the past couple decades, mechanical engineering programs have made significant advancesin developing educational materials and laboratory exercises in controls and mechatronics1-4.However, there is an important gap remaining between the
Paper ID #5711Development of a New Power Electronics Curriculum Relevant to Tomor-row’s Power Engineering ChallengesMr. Nicholas David, Iowa State University Nicholas David received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 2009. He has worked in the wind power industry and is currently a graduate student in electrical engi- neering at Iowa State University. He has interests in power electronics and machine drives for renewable energy applications.Mr. Suman Debnath, Purdue University Suman Debnath was born in Thiruvananthapuram, India in 1988. He received his bachelor’s and
Paper ID #37586Board 320: Integrating Computational Thinking into a Neural EngineeringHigh School CurriculumSusan Meabh Kelly, University of Connecticut Susan Meabh Kelly is completing a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction at the Neag School of Educa- tion. Qualified to teach both secondary-level Earth Science and Physics in Connecticut and New York, Susan has twenty years of teaching experience, largely in culturally and socioeconomically diverse urban communities. Having participated in a variety of policy-driven and agency-funded efforts herself, Susan studies secondary students’ and science teachers’ experiences with
Paper ID #7243Introducing Software Defined Radio into Undergraduate Wireless Engineer-ing Curriculum through a Hands-on ApproachProf. Shiwen Mao, Auburn University Dr. Shiwen Mao received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 2004. Currently, he is the McWane Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University in Auburn, AL. Dr. Mao’s research interests include performance analysis, optimization, and algorithms for wireless networks. He was awarded the McWane Endowed Professorship in the Samuel Ginn College of
case studies, practical laboratories, and real-world projects into the mechanical engineering curriculum. Her current projects in- clude: incorporating the HVAC and building automation systems of Cooper Union’s new LEED-Platinum academic building into the control systems curriculum; designing interactive K-12 STEM learning tech- nology; modeling and optimizing vehicle systems; and characterizing structural dynamics properties using experimental modal analysis. Page 26.309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building Sustainability into Control Systems: A New
developing innovative approaches to biomedical engineering education.Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University (USA). She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University until 1998. Dr. Farrell has made contributions to engineering education through her work in experiential learning, focusing on areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical and food engineering. She has been honored by the American Society of Engineering
Paper ID #8135An Engineering and Educational Technology Team Approach to IntroducingNew Unsaturated Soils Mechanics Material into Introductory Undergradu-ate Geotechnical Engineering CoursesMr. Arthur Ornelas Jr., Arizona State University Arthur Omelas is currently a PhD student in Educational Technology in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He spent fifteen years teaching in the public school and has been an adjunct instructor since 2006.Mr. John Sadauskas, Arizona State University John Sadauskas is a Ph.D. in Educational Technology with a concentration in Arts, Media and Engineering at
Paper ID #16594Experimental Centered Pedagogy Approach to Learning in Engineering: AnHBCU’s ExperienceDr. Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University Dr. Mohamed Chouikha is a professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing at Howard University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado–Boulder. Dr. Chouikha’s research interests include machine learning, intelligent control, and multimedia signal processing communications for secure networks, among other areas. He also focuses on enhancing recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in the
mathematical modeling course and suggesting standards for secondary modeling education.3. Infusion Working Group: We propose a working group of active participants be charged with formalizing strategic approaches to address challenges teachers face in infusing modeling in their daily practice.4. Repository: We recommend a small group develop a proposal for a curated repository of modeling resources, preferably peer-reviewed. (This is likely a huge, ongoing project, needing foundation support for any chance of being successfully and popularly used by teachers and the public.)The first of these is nearing completion, while the other three are all supported by a new NCTM-SIAMJoint Committee on Modeling across the Curriculum, which will likely
Engineering Curriculum Abstract In addition to providing the technical expertise required to solve 21st century problems, theengineers of 2020 will be expected to adapt to a continuously evolving environment while oper-ating outside the limits of their discipline and remaining ethically grounded. Their undergraduatetraining must therefore be designed to nurture engineers to transcend traditional disciplinaryboundaries, and to communicate, transfer knowledge, and collaborate across technical and non-technical boundaries. One approach to this challenge is to incorporate biomimicry or bio-inspireddesign into the engineering curriculum. Our research aims to create instructional resources thatprovide exposure to the abundance of design examples that
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(see initial draft in Fig. 1). They askedthemselves: What are the key concepts and skills that students need to be successful in upperlevel engineering courses? In what ways are these concepts and skills introduced and how arethey developed across courses? The project will build on this faculty-initiated approach both toaddress improved pedagogy but also to provide input to curriculum evolution that can worksynergistically to advance learning.Fig. 1. Initial mapping of cross-course connections created at a Foundations faculty workshopOne of the major challenges is finding software to display the map in a way that is useful notonly to the faculty but also to the students. Level of detail is critical so as to be maximally usefulto the user
? Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 41-55.[4] Law, J. (1987). Technology, closure, and heterogeneous engineering: The case of Portuguese expansion. In W. Bijker, T. Hughes & T. Pinch (Eds.), The social construction of technical systems: New directions in the sociology and history of technology (pp. 111-118). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.[5] Froyd, J. E., & Ohland, M. W. (2005). Integrated engineering curricula. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 147-164.[6] Kotys-Schwartz, D., Knight, D., & Pawlas, G. (2010). First-Year and Capstone Design Projects: Is the Bookend Curriculum Approach Effective for Skill Gain? Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education.[7] Cornwell, P
7limited to chemical engineering students at AU and TU. We have been contacted by people fromindustry and federal/state governments for various questions. Our online modules have receivedmany positive comments, such as “The most straight forward explanation I've seen so far.Thanks !!!”.4 ConclusionsThis work was motivated by the potential need of a technologically advanced workforce andinnovative researchers in the biofuel field. To address this need, we first identified the gap betweenadvanced biofuel research and undergraduate biofuel education in engineering. We thenintroduced a modular approach to bridge this gap by creating educational materials thatsystematically integrate biofuel education into chemical engineering curriculum
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University in Glass- boro, New Jersey. Dr. Dusseau is also serving as the Associate Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is Coordinator of the Engineering Management Programs at Rowan Uni- versity. Dr. Dusseau was an Assistant and Associate Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1985 to 1995. Dr. Dusseau was the Founding Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University from 1995 to 2008.Theresa FS Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc. Theresa Bruckerhoff is the Principal Research Associate and Operations Manager at CRE., with nearly twenty-five years of
, Gabe has gained significant appreciation for the importance of clearly- defined, structured, and supported pathways for program participants. Gabe has a Bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in English; Creative Writing. He lives in the East Bay and enjoys exploring new rivers, lakes, and beaches in the area.Mr. David Gruber, Growth Sector American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Experiential Learning during COVID-19: A Systemic Approach for Increasing Diversity in Smart ManufacturingAbstractExperiential Learning is a key component in Engineering and Engineering TechnologyEducation. However, the current engineering an
problemsolving. Recommendations include interviewer training on how to ask follow-up questions tomotivation-related utterances.IntroductionDespite considerable research in engineering education, there is still much to uncover withregard to how students learn, what they learn, and why they learn it. While there is a wealth ofdata on cognition, metacognition, and teaching strategies (all examples of the how), andmisconceptions, conceptual change, and curriculum development (all examples of the what),motivation (example of the why) still remains understudied by comparison. Epistemologicallysound qualitative research approaches to study complex learning and motivation interactions arelikewise underrepresented in engineering education research 1. As part of
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and administrators to create a more inclusive environment; c) Developing Advocate and Allies Mentoring Program for first year, and transfer students; d) Transforming existing engineering curriculum of second and third year from a narrow sub-discipline based approach to a more inclusive, system-based approach; e) Enriching students’ aspirations by providing successful and diverse role models from industry and academia; and f) Developing a model for inclusion of diverse students.The study is unique in that the definition of diversity is expanded to include both visible andinvisible aspects. It also takes a comprehensive approach in seeking to attract a more diversepopulation into engineering while also making sure that
AC 2012-3423: SUSTAINCITY A INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITYGAME PROMOTING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN PRE-ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of
Paper ID #38272Board 426: Using the ARCS Model of Motivation to Design 9–12 CS Cur-riculumDr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor and Director of Engineering Education division at New Jer- sey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in practice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern
. Shafer, “Intervention for college attendance program: 2015-2016 report.” Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2017. Available:https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/pdf/ICAP_Report_15-16.pdf[3] B. Smith, Mentoring at-risk students through the hidden curriculum of higher education.Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.[4] A. Fornari et al., “Mentoring program design and implementation in new medical schools,”Medical Education online, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 24570, 2014.[5] M. Polmear, A. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, C. Swan, and N. Canney, “Hidden curriculumperspective on the importance of ethics and societal impacts in engineering education,” in ASEEAnnual Conference, On-line, 2019.[6] I. Villanueva, “What does hidden curriculum in engineering look like and how can it
Paper ID #9564CAREER: A Study of How Engineering Students Approach InnovationDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette S¸enay Purzer an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovation and information literacy.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University
engineers and other STEM professionals.However, despite the increasing need, there has been declining interest in pursuingSTEM-related careers [1]. Given the rapid growth of available engineering jobs and the shortageof talent or motivation to fill these roles [2], it is imperative to develop new approaches forincreasing the interest of a broader range of students to fill these roles.One way to enhance participation in engineering is to expand the participation of historicallyunderrepresented populations (e.g., women, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous groups). Anothergroup that is often neglected is rural students. Although over six million students are enrolled inschools serving rural communities, these students are a relatively unexplored group in
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2011 - On Teaching Functionality and Functional Modeling in an X Engineering Curriculum X X 2012 - An Algorithmic Approach to Teaching Functionality 2013 - An Investigation into the Effectiveness of an Algorithmic X Approach to Teaching Functional Modeling 2014 - A Study on Teaching Functional Modeling in a Sophomore X X Engineering Design Course 2015 - Improving Students' Functional Modeling Skills: A Modeling
the curriculum requires a larger community of shared concern and practice. 2The original E R2P concept drew on Wenger et al. [18-20] in cultivating the work ofcommunities of practice (CoPs). These CoPs are “groups of people informally bound together byshared expertise and a passion for joint enterprise…people in communities of practice share theirexperiences and knowledge in free-flowing, creative ways that foster new approaches toproblems” [19]. Unlike formal teams created by managers, members of a CoP are informal andself-organizing, with members selecting themselves based on their passions, commitments, andidentification with the group’s expertise; the CoP will last as long as there is interest inmaintaining
practices and building materials,building forms, and building systems, using BIM technology. The visualization approach usingBIM will enable students to implement high-performance green building strategies to explorehow the buildings would be “greened.”Implementation of Green BIM-Based Learning ApproachIn the spring of 2013, the writer developed the new teaching method proposed in the NSF TUESproject by integrating sustainability in a built environment into its existing curriculum, CEM 225Residential and Light Commercial Construction Practices and Estimating course. The course is amandatory introductory course in planning, design, and construction of residential and lightcommercial buildings including materials, equipment, construction and assembly
the metacognitive skills development ofboth students and graduates of IRE. Our research has followed a two-pronged approach: (1)identifying and understanding the metacognitive skills students develop and use during theirpreparation as engineers in a PBL program, and (2) examining whether the preparation ofstudents in the PBL program (particularly in the area of metacognition) gives them a “leg up” intheir transition to the engineering workforce. At this point of our project, we have collected andanalyzed three data sources: interview data from IRE students that was collected at thebeginning and end of their program, think-aloud protocol data as students solved open-endedengineering problems that was collected from the same students and at the
at the National Science Foundation and spent 12 years teaching science and engineering in rural and small town settings at the K-8 level. She is also a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Dr. Hammack researches science and engineering teacher efficacy and student engineering identity development at the K-8 level.Dr. Nicholas Lux Lux, Montana State University, Bozeman Nick Lux is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education and is an affiliate in the Montana Engineering Education Research Center. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for over 20 years, and currently teaches in the teacher education program