Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

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“Millennial survey,” Deloitte [6] details this generation’s desire to make an impact on societyand their lack of patience for organizations or roles within organizations that are not proactivelydoing so. Work on any of the key subsystems in this overall project (a spectrophotometer,microcontroller for data acquisition, and display with keypad for a user interface) would easilycomprise an active project grounded in electrical and computer engineering concepts that hasreal-world applications the students can relate to. However, a spectrophotometer alone, is not ofsignificant social import. The connection of the project to real, human users and needs and thepotential for the students’ work to help others are critical in motivating student

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Dimitrios Bolkas, Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Daniel Chiampi II, The Pennsylvania State University

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. In addition,student training is constrained to the area surrounding the campus due to safety andtransportation issues. This reduces students’ comprehension on how to apply techniques and usesurveying instruments in real-world environments. The advent of cost-effective head mounteddisplays marked a new era in immersive virtual reality, which sparked application in science,engineering, education, etc. For instance, in environmental chemistry immersive virtual reality isutilized to conduct virtual field trips [1]. In construction engineering virtual reality is used forarchitecture visualization, safety training, and equipment and operation training [2]. Other recentapplications examples include geohazard assessment [3], geovisualization of

Conference Session

T2A: GIFTS - Session A

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown

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, supportservices and professional societies is provided to the students. Instructors develop inquiry-basedassignments while navigating websites. Websites that represent potential employers forengineering students provide insight into an early career engineer’s role within the company. Afirst-hand description of a problem that cross-functional teams including engineers demonstratesto a student how these large-scale problems are broken down and eventually solved. Studentscan tour through posted specifications and information to understand the resources utilized in thesolution. An instructor may want to assign a white paper posted on the site and ask the studentshow the findings in the paper apply to a real-world application. The professional

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Daniel Tai Klawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Nathaniel Alexander Ferlic, University of Maryland; Cheng Peng, University of Maryland, College Park

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lab, students understand how Figure 2: A demonstration of successful poseimage processing algorithms are implemented and applied in identification – a subject completes the Warrior Twothe real world. pose, and the lab application prints a success IV. RESULTS At the end of the semester, students were asked to complete an anonymous survey about their experience in ENEE101

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Qi Dunsworth, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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batteries than what was provided, and in Spring 2019 severalstudents developed their own printed circuit board and used a servo motor instead of the optionsprovided. While there is room to expand the project further, it currently does appeal to a widerange of student backgrounds. In future versions of the course, video tutorials will be available forstudents who wish to know more about coding, robotics, and 3D printing. The LFR project shouldalso be adjusted to provide more application to real-world problems.First-year engineering projects should strive to be challenging, open-ended, and provide studentswith hands-on experience that allows them to explore the design process. The projects shouldemphasize the non-technical skills that engineers will

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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; and (6) grand challenges. Each of the modules is comprised of two or threelessons that introduce each topic, with lessons accompanied by hands-on activities and in- andout-of-class reflections to actively engage the students.World-Class Engineering Attributes: This module is comprised of three lessons—world-classengineering attributes, teamwork, and leadership and ethics—that are broadly applicable to anyengineering discipline. These lessons invite the students to reflect on their own experiences, theirown motivations for pursuing engineering, and to think more broadly about the role ofengineering and engineers in society.Systems Thinking and Sustainability: This module incorporates core lessons on seeing the “bigpicture”, i.e., systems

Conference Session

T1A: Readiness 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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their engagement. If the problem is too open, they may become overwhelmed; too narrow and they may see the solution space as trivial or uninteresting. Well-scoped design projects encourage students to solve a need, not design an object or widget. This can include i) encouraging students to reframe the problem and ii) creating a project that has the potential for real-world impact. Identify and Design for Specific Groups of Stakeholders. A good design project should encourage students to identify the affected stakeholders and their needs, and incorporate those needs into the project description and design goals. Projects should highlight specific stakeholders that students might not be as familiar with, encourage students

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

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enjoyed the projects. It allowed for students to use their creativity to create something fun and simple. It also gave me personally a sense of accomplishment seeing the end product of something I created. I loved every detail I made from the slightest flaws to the exact image I was replacing on the computer. It just opened my eyes more on engineering as a whole and it's a very interesting subject. I can't wait to keep exploring and learn new things as the years go by. Since the lab portion of the course focusses on 3D modeling and design software, I think it is really important to have the projects be printed out to bring the 3D design into the real world. It makes the design process a lot more exciting and interesting knowing

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Darlene Spracklin-Reid P.Eng., Memorial University; Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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centrepiece of TLE is a collection of case studies, withapplications from different departments, that presents big-picture engineering problems tostudents in an analytically tractable form. The case studies i) show how real-world needs areturned into quantitative engineering problems with constraints, ii) give global learners a sense ofthe problems they will be able to tackle with more depth as they move through the program andbeyond, iii) provide a context in which to learn computer tools, especially Microsoft Excel, andiv) provide opportunities to give formative feedback on graphical communication and dataanalysis, significant figures, estimation, basic statistical analysis, and so on.The traditional engineering curriculum is a result of many

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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, engineering students will take engineering design classes to developAeropods, supporting tools, and educational experiences for Novice Math and/or ScienceTeachers (NMSTs). A subset of these students will then work with real NMSTs during a 3-week,summer, service-learning outreach program for 9th graders. NMSTs that complete the outreachprogram will use experience gained during the summer to help teach STEM concepts in formalclassroom settings. As a result, the outreach program also functions as a training and incubator ofideas so engineering students get a more realistic STEM learning experience.IntroductionIn developing better STEM curriculum, it is important to consider connections both betweenpeople in how they leverage tools and experiences and

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Hyunjae Park, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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PERSIST through and learn fromengineering courses prefer to use project-based learning failure(PTBL) and/or case-based learning (CBL) to allow studentsto practice applying the engineering fundamentals in order to FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DISCOVERY COURSESsolve real-world actual problems. Some instructors who teach INTEGRATED WITH EMLsenior-level engineering courses, such as senior capstonedesign and elective courses, may utilize PTBL for the I. Freshman Engineering Discovery 1students to apply their knowledge and experience that have The course, Freshman Engineering

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, Ohio State University; Irina Kuznetcova, The Ohio State University; Ethan Kirk Andersen; Nick H Abbott; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Christopher Douglas Porter, The Ohio State University Department of Physics

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experiments: a case on circular motion,” Eur. J. Phys., vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 1597–1606, Oct. 2011.[19] R. Moreno and R. E. Mayer, “Personalized Messages That Promote Science Learning in Virtual Environments.,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 165–173, 2004.[20] W. Winn and W. Bricken, “Designing Virtual Worlds for Use in Mathematics Education: The Example of Experiential Algebra,” Educ. Technol., vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 12–19, 1992.[21] H. Kaufmann, D. Schmalstieg, and M. Wagner, “Construct3D: A Virtual Reality Application for Mathematics and Geometry Education,” Educ. Inf. Technol., vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 263–276, Dec. 2000.[22] H. Kaufmann and D. Schmalstieg, “Mathematics and geometry education with collaborative augmented

Conference Session

T1B: Developing foundations in Science

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

David Joseph Ewing, University of Texas, Arlington; Catherine Mary Unite, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA); Christina Natasha Miller, University of Texas at Arlington; Cedric Shelby, University of Texas at Arlington

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, as opposed to simply answeringquestions at a surface level. Deep level learning is particularly applicable to engineering so as toimpart real-world situations into teaching and learning through a problem solving methodology[8].The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program was first created by Dr. Deanna Martin at theUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in response to the high drop-out and failure rate inhistorically difficult courses, particularly for underprepared and minority students [9]. Theprogram is a non-remedial, institution-wide approach to retention, targeting traditionally difficultsubjects and providing regularly scheduled, voluntary out-of-class, peer-facilitated sessions [9].The SI sessions are facilitated by SI Leaders who