principles”. 3 It was anticipated that some students could reachrigor-relevance domain B, application. Details on the course, new sustainability modules, andthe assessment of student attitudes and learning are provided below.First Year CourseThe content of the Introduction to Environmental Engineering course for first year students atCU has changed significantly over time. The course is one credit and meets for 50-minutes eachof the 15 weeks of the semester. All first year environmental engineering students are requiredto take the course. The course has had three different instructors, each with a different vision of Page 15.544.3what
whole. • Evaluation a judgment about a solution, process, design, report, material and so forth using expertise/experience in the area.Table 1 ABET/ASCE-BOK Comparison [1] ABET ASCE-BOK Criterion 3, a –k Outcomes, 1 – 15 a 1. Technical core b 2. Experiments/analyze and interpret c 3. Design d 4. Multi-disciplinary teams e 5. Engineering problems f 6. Professional and ethical standards g 7. Communication h 8. Impact
student reporting, “Very few things that we planned, happened,” andanother advising, “Design needs to be fool-proof and flexible. You need a plan B because it’slikely that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Unexpected activities included havingdesign materials confiscated by transportation security authorities; finding out that wooddimensions (e.g., 2” x 4”) and tolerances were not the same in the developing community as inthe US; and finding out that a key piece of the design, a pre-existing water tower, was notfunctioning as described by the community.Another subtheme related to the difficulty of the design process described the design constraints,or lack thereof, that students had to operate under while in the developing community
6 4Average grade (4=A, 3=B) 3.36 3.19 2.96 3.58 3.41* Late dropped just prior to midterm exam Page 23.1136.5Table 2. Summary of Inverted Portion of the Hazardous Waste Management CourseClass Topic Pre class video topic; file size; minutes In-class activities Related to day assignment 2 HazW history History 6.3MB 25 min Discussion
Paper ID #25670Wireless Water Monitoring System and Portable Analysis Platform ProductDevelopment Progress in AcademiaDr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011 to 2016 at the University
in-personexperiences that were inadequately reproduced virtually. Among the student comments, therewas a strong correlation to the lack of personal engagement, increased distractions, decreasedmotivation, hesitancy to engage in class discussions and the lesser ability to develop rapport withpeers and professors.References[1] Z. Mseleku, “A Literature Review of E-Learning and E-Teaching in the Era of Covid-19Pandemic,” International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. 2020. 5, 10:588-597.[2] E. Dorn, B. Hancock, and J. Sarakatsannis. "COVID-19 and student learning in the UnitedStates: The hurt could last a lifetime." 2020. McKinsey & Company.[3] T. Chen, L. Peng, and X. Yin, "Analysis of user satisfaction with online
starting, where you’re ending, and basically how to get from A to B.” Those learners who have a problem getting from point A to point B may seek additionalhelp. Authors categorized this as information seeking and found that students sought additionalhelp through TAs and group members. “If it came right down to it if I did have questions I couldjust ask (the TA), then the other member of the group and say, ‘do you know what’s going on?’I think having the people there was helpful.” Instructors should encourage student collaborationand may need to provide some guidance to PBL learners. Another emerging student concept was effort. Student 6 discussed the payoff for theeffort required to solve equations by hand. “It helps me understand
simulation steps with the proposed modelfor the PV modules, is shown in Fig. 2. The architecture of the developed harvester consists ofthree main subsystems: a) the maximum power point tracker sense the light intensity and controlthe buffer stage forcing the PV module to work in most efficient conditions; b) buffer stage (BS)stores the energy collected form the solar panel into the energy storage devices (super-capacitorand battery); and c) output stage (OS) generates a stable voltage supply for the low-power WSNapplications. In the following we introduce the building blocks providing design guidelines andconsiderations, which help to optimize the performance of the harvester.The MPPT algorithm is designed to automatically find the operating point
2006-1188: PROVIDING ENGINEERING STUDENTS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVETHROUGH A PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES – LESSONSLEARNED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORDDavid Pines, University of Hartford David Pines is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Hartford. He completed his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000. He is actively involved with student projects sponsored by environmental engineering firms, municipalities, and water utilities.Brian Gallant, University of Hartford Brian Gallant is an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Hartford
AC 2008-785: KEY EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE WATERDISTRIBUTION AND FILTRATION PROJECT IN RURAL HONDURAS: A NEWPARADIGM IN “SERVICE LEARNING”Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of EngineeringAlex John, USC Page 13.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Key Experiences in Developing a Sustainable Water Distribution and Filtration Project in Rural Honduras: A New Paradigm in “Service Learning”Abstract The University of Southern California chapter of “Engineers Without Borders
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engineering solutions. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 5. I am able to estimate life-cycle effects of processes and products. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 6. I am able to minimize waste through sustainable social practices and sustainable design. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 7. I am able to describe behaviors that contribute to sustainable communities. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 8. The role of a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is to: a. Absorb the reflected energy emitted from the earth b. Absorb energy directly from the sun c
-336. with GIS.A GIS-based N. Bozon, C. Sinfort, B. Paper presents an air Available in STIC &atmospheric dispersion Mohammadi, pollution prediction tool Environnement, Calais: France,model2 University of used to model agricultural hal-00468863, version 31 March Montpellier, France pesticide dispersion. 2010.(2) MethodsGaussian Plume Equation The Gaussian plume equation models downwind dispersion of pollutants from a pointsource (i.e., a stack) at the origin of a local coordinate system (x,y,z=0) based on the assumptionthat wind velocities have
the newly developed technologies and also one of the most importantcomponents to global problem solving. GIS technology was developed approximately 30years ago and already represents a billion dollar industry worldwide, growing at 25% peryear and serving about one million persons on a daily basis in more than 100 countries. GIStechnologies have been applied by a number of disciplines ranging from governments,nongovernmental organizations, businesses to educational institutions4. GIS differs fromother information systems in that it has very powerful capabilities for data analysis andmodeling and uses place to link the descriptive information from any number of differentdata sets3.B. GIS and Civil EngineeringThe use of GIS in civil engineering
120 100 * * 80 60 40 20 0 Appl Eng S Chem Eng Civil Eng Env Eng Math OtherFigure 9. Comparison of grades between 2015 and 2019, shown by topic (A), year (B) andmajor (C) for exam one. Those significantly different (two-sided students t-test, p<0.05)between years are annotated with an asterisk. Page 15 of 21
, design, learning from failure, creativity, communications, teamwork, and ethics.All ABET accredited programs must provide evidence that their graduates have attained the 11ABET Outcomes (a-k). The ABET Outcome “b” states that graduates will develop the skillsnecessary to plan, design, execute, and critically interpret results from experiments (ABET). Inaddition, the ABET environmental engineering program criteria (Criterion 9) states that studentshave an ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one major environmental engineering focus area e.g. air, water, land, orenvironmental health (ABET). Many environmental engineering programs provide a laboratoryexperience in the water and biology
the capstone senior design project in thefield of air quality and air pollution control.Student Outcomes and AssessmentAll required environmental engineering courses in the program have published, in the coursesyllabus, specific learning objectives and their relationship to ABET EAC Criterion 3 StudentOutcomes (a-k) that the ENV program has adopted.The ENV program has adopted the ABET student outcomes that each graduate of the ENVprogram should be able to demonstrate and are listed below:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
between the grades of Non-WRM majors and WRM department majors. However, given that the WRM students enrolled in the class in any semester vary from none to three compared to the high number of Non- WRM majors, it is statistically not viable to come to a definite conclusion about the performance difference between these groups. In the near future, the situation is expected to remain the same as the WRM department is comparatively smaller than other departments. b. From Figure 2, it can be seen that there was a definite increase in student enrollment in the post Fall 2009, after starting to implement Connect2U except for Fall 2013. While the class size was defined as 25, in some semesters, given the needs
, distributions of resources as a result of especially in relation to natural cycles, past processes include but are not limited resource limitations, and the effects of to petroleum (locations of the burial of human– nature interactions on the organic marine sediments and environment.” [25, p. 103] subsequent geologic traps)” [23]We conducted a similar procedure as the one represented in Table 1 with the Standards forTechnology Literacy (STL) [24]. These standards are made up of five domains: a) The nature ofTechnology; b) Technology and Society; c) Design; d) Abilities for a Technological World; ande) The Designed World. Each standard is listed in Table 2. Table 2 Code scheme for Standards for Technology
on theproject, the primary work they did on the project, as well as any other major comments.Throughout the paper, these students will be referred to by the letter designations indicated inTable 1. Some of the abbreviations used in Table 1 are explained below in the narrative.Phase 1 of the project involved characterizing the extent of the emissions deterioration as theengines aged. Part of this project involved developing a laboratory test that would mimic actualfield usage of the engines. Students A, B, C, and D worked on this phase of the project from1997 to 2001. Student A began his work on this project as an undergraduate student, andcontinued to work on the project as he earned his M.S. degree. Initially, his work as anundergraduate
. Work flow is examined to determine efficiency in current layout. b. Safety aspects are checked to determine workstation compliance. 3. Appliances are examined, photographed, and recorded. a. Any electrical machinery, and its power consumption if available, is documented. b. All machinery maintenance materials are recorded. c. Any machinery needing maintenance is recorded. 4. Buildings are visually inspected to determine if maintenance is necessary. a. Any areas where energy loss can occur due to poor building conditions are noted, e.g. missing gaskets on a bay door where heat can enter or escape. 5. Lighting is inspected a. Current lighting method recorded b. Current
students’transformations in attitude towards and knowledge of: (a) the natural environment (as somethingto be concerned about) and (b) engineering (as a profession which has a large impact on thenatural environment) as well as their overall ‘resistance to change’. Page 14.1087.2IntroductionEnvironmental protection strategies will improve and evolve only with the participation andperspectives of all engineering disciplines. In fact, there is increasing awareness in most fieldsof engineering that environmental constraints are embedded in almost every societal challenge.For example, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s ABET-EC 2005
Engineering Course. Journal of Engineering Education, 2011. 100(2): p. 253-280.17. Mgangira, M.B., Integrating the development of employability skills into a civil engineering core subject through a problem-based learning approach. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. 19(5): p. 759-761.18. United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory. [cited 2011; Available from: http://www.usafa.edu/df/dfce/ferl/index.cfm.19. Jack, S. and B. Robert, Psychology Applied to Teaching2004: Wadsworth Publishing.20. Bandura, A., Self-efficacy: The exercise of control1997, New York: Freeman
, E., Bringing Water To Africa’s Poor, Expanded Access Requires More Funds, Efficiency And Capacity, Africa Renewal, Vol.21, N.3 (October 2007), p7. 4. Henderson, M., Rogers, B., Jacobson, D., Sinha, R., GlobalResolve: Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Global Teams, Proceedings of Harvey Mudd Design Workshop, May 2007, Claremont, CA. 5. Beckman, J., Method And Apparatus For Simultaneous Heat And Mass Transfer Utilizing A Carrier-Gas, US Patent 6,911,121, June 28, 2005. 6. Hamieh, B. and Beckman, J., Seawater Desalination Using Dewvaporation Technique: Experimental And Enhancement Work With Economic Analysis, Desalination, Vol. 195 (2006) pp 14–25
applications include monitoringconversion of solar energy to electrical energy, using the collected parameters to investigaterelations between them in higher level civil and environmental engineering courses, andproviding a working example of data acquisition and communication that can be monitoredremotely for introductory electrical and computer engineering courses. Page 25.733.21 References [1] B. Gagnon, G. Marcoux, R. Leduc, M. Pouet, and O. Thomas, “Emerging tools andsustainability of water-quality monitoring,” Trends in Analytical Chemistry, vol. 26, pp. 308–314, 2007. [2] J. Kenny, P. Delgoshaei, V. K. Lohani, and T. Younos, “Labview based
their surroundings, or we will never be able to resolve our pressing societal needs.”16References1. Allenby, B. R.; Allen, D. T.; Davidso, C. I. (2007) Teaching Sustainable Engineering, J. Ind. Ecol., 11 (1).2. Huntzinger, D. N.; Hutchins, M. J.; Gierke, J. S.; Sutherlan, J. W. (2007) Enabling Sustainable Thinking in Undergraduate Engineering Education, Int. J. Engng Ed., 23 (2), 218-230. Page 25.1467.143. Perdan, S.; Azapagic, A.; Clift, R. (2000) Teaching Sustainable Development to Engineering Students, Int. J. Sustain. High. Educ., 1 (3), 267-279.4. Rowan University’s Official Website (2011) College of Engineering
level is maintained a few centimeters above thesurface when the filter is not in use, keeping the biofilm alive and thus enabling the filter to beoperated only when the need arises (instead of constantly as required with traditional slow sandfiltration).6 Slow sand filters have typical loading rates of 3-8 m3/m2-day.8 In this case, thefilters could be filled via a spigot and hose directly from the cistern; alternatively, workers coulddrain water from the cistern into jerry cans to pour into the top of the filter. The treated watercould then be put into additional “clean” jerry cans for subsequent disinfection. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. (a) Conceptual image of a
getting their samples from other locations that makes it even nicer for comparisons of each location in lab. It makes the lab a lot more interesting compared to when we would just get samples in the boring chemistry labs. I would recommend using the field Page 26.1353.8 studies for sure! It was a great experience for us to actually see something other than alaboratory. It keeps you interested throughout the semester to see how terrible the water isbefore it gets treated. Definitely should keep the grab sampling lab field trip in future labs.” (a) (b)Figures. (a) Students using pH, TDS
Paper ID #28851Technical communications in an environmental engineering curriculum: aframework for analysis and continual improvementMr. Caleb James McCollum, United States Military AcademyLt. Col. Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Pfluger, U.S. Army, is an Assistant Professor and Academy Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA, a M.S. and Engineer Degree in Environmental Engineer- ing and Science from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
2006-1763: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO A MULTI-PHASEENGINEERING PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPING COMMUNITY OFARAYPALLPA, PERUVered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara Vered Doctori Blass is a graduate student at the Bren school of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB. She serves as the co-president of EWB-UCSB and as the Araypallpa, Peru project manager.Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara Mary Dinh is a Staff Engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCSB. She develops undergraduate laboratory courses. She also serves as the staff advisor for EWB-UCSB