’ knowledge of information literacy and ethics was evaluated by the analysisof pretest and post test scores.Introduction Information literacy and ethics is a set of abilities requiring individuals to findinformation effectively, and use information ethically. The abilities to locate and use informationproperly are crucial for engineering students to complete their coursework, to perform their jobsin engineering, and to become successful lifelong learners. First of all, engineering students needthe information literacy skills to conduct literature review for course projects, senior designs, andtheses. Second, it is impossible for engineering students to get all solutions to engineeringproblems from their coursework. Instead, students must be
tunnel velocity in the range of Reynoldsnumbers where the coefficients should be fairly constant.ConclusionsThe drawings and pictures presented in this paper will allow other engineering educators to copyand build this relatively low-cost design that gives good accuracy and repeatable results for usein student projects. The costs could be further reduced by using cheaper load cells with smallerforce ratings.Bibliography1. Barlow, J. B., Rae, Jr., W. H. and Pope, A., Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.2. Anderson, J.D., Introduction to Flight, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 20003. Post, S. 2010, Applied and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.4. Houghton, E., and Carpenter, P., 2001, Aerodynamics for
Simulink and dSPACE control platform. Two 200W DC machines rated at 40VDC and4000 rpm were used. The DC machines were controlled using a pulse width modulated (PWM)power converter. This project was part of an undergraduate research supported by NSF and theUniversity of Minnesota Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.I. IntroductionThe objective is to develop a system that emulates a wind turbine. Previous efforts in thisdirection have employed separately excited DC machines1,2 with power ratings in the multiplehorsepower range. The intended application of the system described in this paper is forundergraduate laboratory courses. Thus, a system that works at lower voltages is desired.Existing laboratory equipment such as DC
one for high-school students (iv) to access nanotechnology:(i) To develop a new 15-week course (NANO488) course that will introduce UG students to basic concepts of nano-technology through a series of lectures and hands-on sessions; students will be able to take this course as an independent elective or as part of the minor in nanotechnology recently approved at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The new course NANO 488 has also been approved as a technical elective for all engineering and Page 24.942.2 science majors.Figure 1. Goals of this project as they relate to the different student groups involved with them.Color
evaluation universities; accreditation of government regulated undergraduate and graduate programs; and issuance of recommendations on institutional projects for new public universities. CONEAU also processes provisional and final applications for authorization of private institutions. It is also responsible for providing recognition to private agencies for university evaluation and accreditation. CONEAU grants accreditation to undergraduate programs issuing degrees for government regulated professions, whose exercise could endanger the health, safety, rights, property or education of the country's inhabitants. The Ministry of Education, upon recommendation of the University Council, defines which
performance (how well you do) in a class/lab? How does it change your participation/engagement in the class/lab?Classroom Observations: A total of 407 classes were observed during Years 3 and 4 of the project,including nine cohort observations (same class, different year). During Year 4, all quantitativeobservation data were entered into SPSS files (one per institution) and data cleaned and checkedby at least three different researchers to ensure accuracy. Once completed, these classroomobservation items (12 student engagement items, 20 instructor activity items, and 7 classcharacteristic items) were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis to arrive at aggregateconstructs (containing more than one item); single-item
the Inaugu- ral Director of the College of Engineering’s Leadership Minor at Purdue University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid
thisdemand. Furthermore, students graduating high school, postsecondary students, and incumbentSTEM workers divert from STEM career pathways into other fields adding to the pipelineproblem.4 This critical, growing employment gap is motivating policymakers, kindergartenthrough twelfth grade (K12) public school districts, institutes of higher education, and employersto find ways to increase graduates with STEM competencies and degrees.Investigating potential solutions to this problem, business and higher education experts on theUnited States STEM Education Modeling Project and the President’s Committee of Advisors onScience and Technology concluded that improving young students’ attitudes toward STEM andinterest in STEM careers is as important as
– 2014 academic year. At thisuniversity (the lead institution on this project), however, the material/energy balance class wastaught in its normal fashion during the 2011 – 2012 academic year and using a SBL approach inboth the 2012 – 2013 and 2013 - 2014 academic years.The implementation of the SBL approach in the material/energy balance class was performed inthe following fashion. At the sixth week of the semester, just after the students had begun to beexposed to solving material balance problems with no chemical reactions or recycle streams, weconducted an SBL training activity in class. In this training activity, students were given asolution to the following problem. An air stream, containing 10.0 wt% acetone and 90.0 wt% air, enters a
Paper ID #10969The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers towards Elementary Engineering (re-search to practice)Dr. Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science Dr. Cathy Lachapelle is the director of research and evaluation for EiE. She leads the assessment efforts for the EiE curriculum, designing assessment instruments, pilot and field testing them, and conducting research on how children use the EiE materials. She has worked on a number of research and evaluation projects related to K-16 STEM education, including the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) study of factors influencing the persistence of undergraduate
leader in Norwich University’s entry in Solar Decathlon 2013, and the primary investigator in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon grant to Norwich University. Aligning with this is Mr. Lutz’s research interests in mobile, solar powered buildings, and research related to low-income housing alternatives. With teams of faculty he was twice recognized by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with Excalibur Awards for excellence in a comprehensive cross-disciplinary technology-enriched projects that focus on the design and construction of an environmentally sensitive mobile solar-powered dwellings. In 2006 /2007 he was honored with a Faculty Design Award from the ACSA (Association of Collegiate
what contextual factors accountfor their academic success.AAM students’ persistence in the CC learning process can be viewed through the perspective ofadult learning theory and applying theory into practice (praxis). Adult learning theory andmodels bring focus to understanding the vital importance of context and its impact on thelearners14. In particular, the following section reviews the impact of collaborative learningtheory to better understand AAM students in CCs.3.1 Collaborative Learning.In CCs, collaborative learning among AAM students and their instructors take place in theclassroom as project-based learning or problem-based learning. A project-based approach isapplied in the classroom to connect students to knowing and meaning-making
other campuses and other projects and then making it available to the University of Maine faculty and administrators would be a good place to start in terms of the dissemination of ideas for how to improve practice to influence faculty retention and career development.”As year two began, AIC meetings began to be structured to include evidence on campusconditions and broader findings about best practices.The committee began year two with two half-day strategic planning meetings, which provedpivotal. While the objectives of the grant were set, the strategies to achieve the objectives wereflexible and proved to be a key entry point for committee members. Findings from the facultysurvey conducted by the social science team prior to the
facilitates active learning (Princeand Felder, 2006), problem solving (Jonassen, 2002) and project-based learning (Hadim andEsche, 2002), which are encouraged as ways of exciting students. Also, besides facilitating understanding ET literature, this framework facilitatescomprehending ET datasets that involve diverse data formats (or modes) including drawings,spreadsheets, documents, graph sheets, pie charts, and various graphic as well as video formats.This study aims at demonstrating a novel tool of multi-dimensional multi-modal visual analyticframework to visualize the inter-related aspects of ET literature. This is accomplished by Page
standards are popular in the engineering andtechnological communities. Because English units system is used in training the vast majority ofour engineers, technologists, and technicians, they are probably ill equipped for the global stagewhere the SI units system is the measurement language of trade and science. For instance, whencompanies from different countries work on the same technical project(s), the use of a commonunit of measure is necessary. Since the SI units system is international, this is often the preferredchoice. According to Euler [5], all new USA standards (ASTM, ANSI, SAE, IEEE, ASME, etc.)are now written in metric. This is because, the lead engineers in these organizations recognizethe importance of trying to get the USA on track
Paper ID #6547The Case for On-Line College Education - a work in progressDr. Brian E. White, CAU-SES Brian E. White received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Sciences from the University of Wiscon- sin, and S.M. and S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. He served in the United States Air Force, and for 8 years was at M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. For five years Dr. White was a principal engi- neering manager at Signatron, Inc. In his 28 years at The MITRE Corporation, he held a variety of senior professional staff and project/resource management positions. He was Director of MITRE’s Systems En- gineering
, 1st ed, and Machine Elements in Mechanical Design 5rd ed, all published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall.Dr. Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Dr. Hugh Jack is a Professor of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His interests include manufacturing education, design, project management, automation, and control systems. Page 23.1202.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge Model – Illustrations of Mapping Curricula into the
projects are implemented in the Republic and many new enterprises are constructed on the territory of the Republic including large petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants. The state requirements for ecological and industrial safety at the enterprises have significantly grown in the last decade. However, the university graduates, and even experienced workers are not familiar with the latest regulations. Therefore there arises a need for special professional development courses. Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) has expertise in this field, and Institute of Additional Professional Education develops special programs in Ecological Safety. The professional development program in Ecological Safety was developed in 2006 and
involved with numerous projects for the IAEA.Dr. Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus Sohail Anwar has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Technology. He has also served as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation. He is serving as the Series Editor of the Nanotechnology and Energy Series, Taylor and Francis Group/CRC Press. Sohail edited Nanotechnology for Telecommunications and co-edited Advanced Nanoelectronics pub- lished by Taylor and Francis Group/CRC Press. He also edited Handbook of Research on Solar Energy Systems and Technologies published by IGI Global Press in August 2012. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the
1for middle school proved to be important elements of the workshop. The workshop wassuccessful and generated positive response from the science teachers. Page 23.1315.3Most importantly, four EFFECTs were I. NSF EFFECTs Project Overviewconceptualized and initial drafts of decisionworksheets and active learning modules II. Workshop Goals: What is an EFFECT?were created during the workshop. All of III. Functional Framework: Demonstration ofthese EFFECTs were trial tested during the Example EFFECT in Environmental Engineeringfall 2012 term, and are in the process of IV
pedagogical applications of cloud computing and virtualization. Dr. Wright’s current responsibilities include teaching introductory programming and ethics in computing classes, providing logistical and or- ganizational support for large-scale research projects, and supervising graduate and undergraduate student research activities. Page 23.1363.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Weaving a Computer Science Tapestry: Results of a Workshop Promoting the Recruitment and Retention of Girls in High School Computer Science
tissue injurymodel to approximate first, second, and third degree injuries [2]. The context for this laboratoryis introduced by asking how are firefighting materials and equipment designed or selected. Thislaboratory follows the same approach as the previous laboratory: an overall learning objectiveand an “additional questions” handout is provided followed up with a tutorial for step-by-stepguidance. The intent is to provide clear aims for the student as well as structure to help buildskills and confidence.Course Student-Selected Projects Page 23.1384.4Collaborative learning was fostered by allowing teams of two or three students to take on a self
Paper ID #38384Understanding the Academic Journey of an International West AfricanEngineering Graduate Student in the United StatesMr. Daniel Ifeoluwa Adeniranye, Florida International University ’Daniel Adeniranye’ holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a joint and dual master’s de- gree in Petroleum Engineering and Project Development from IFP School, France and the University of Port Harcourt, and a Project Management degree from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He is currently a Graduate Assistant at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education, where he seeks to
engage with tailored concepts aimed at bridging their mathproficiency gap to excel in Math 126E (Pre-calculus). Consequently, in a co-requisite pre-calculus setting, students receive an additional two hours of instruction dedicated to learningalgebraic fundamentals. A comprehensive review of current literature on innovations andinterventions targeting enhanced mathematics outcomes underscores several promisingremediation approaches. These include active learning methodologies, hands-on projects,inventive interventions resembling comic books, mentorship programs, integration oftechnology, personalized one-to-one assistance, and peer study groups [3]. Based on [4],successful methods directly tackle identified math skill deficits.The research
incorporating inclusiveteaching practices across the curriculum. Further, while the underrepresentation of AfricanAmerican, Latinx, and Native American engineers increases as level of education increases,support focused on retention of graduate students from diverse backgrounds is limited. This projectaimed to promote inclusive teaching practices within a graduate program in chemical engineering.The project involved a) fostering inclusive teaching practices in select core graduate courses, b)offering workshops on inclusive teaching practices for faculty and graduate teaching assistants,and c) data collection from students on department climate, sense of belonging, classroomengagement, and barriers faced. In this paper, we have discussed the inclusive
. 𝑄 = 𝑘𝐿∆𝑇 𝐸𝑞𝑛 5 It is assumed that the heat transfer is one dimensional. Since most students takethermodynamics in their junior year and heat transfer in their senior year, a complicated heattransfer analysis would be beyond their experience and education. For a finite elements course,this could be an excellent project. Once boiling begins, the first time is stopped and recorded and the second time is started.During the boiling process, the mass of the control volume decreases with the exiting vapor. Themass continuity equation is shown in Equation 6. 𝑑𝑚𝑐𝑣 = −𝑚̇𝑒 𝐸𝑞𝑛 6
” of direct and indirect assessments for each of the 3C’s[17]. OSU’s established EMLOs have since guided EML curricular development throughout theundergraduate engineering program.Over the last two years, several changes guided by the EMLOs have been made to the FYEPhonors sequence. These include the implementation of an “EM workshop” that includesactivities on all 3C’s as well as chances to provide more emphasis on user needs and problem/opportunity identification on design projects [18]. Using assessments from our 3C’s toolkit, wehave also shown that students exhibit growth over the academic year in their self-perceivedabilities to make Connections and in their indirectly and directly measured abilities to CreateValue [19, 20]. These
NIH proposal on a new project. Thisassignment serves a different goal with the student’s clinical mentors taking on the role of keyopinion leaders in the field. While this guidance is one source of data for the assignment, thestudents also make their own observations bringing their own expertise; and additionally, otherinfluences from the scientific community are also consulted. The course is completed with thelast assignment with students authoring a mock R21 grant proposal, including project summary,biosketch for the student, budget, specific aims, research strategy, and references. This serves asa culmination point for the program with the student really bringing together all components oftheir immersion into a high impact exploratory
projects funded by the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program, the Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey (TUBITAK), the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology, and the Istanbul Development Agency to establish the STEM Center and conduct professional development workshops for science teachers in Turkey. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring the impact of first-time internships on mechanical engineering student perceptions of engineeringAbstractStudent perceptions on what engineering, and more specifically, what mechanical engineering isand what mechanical engineers do are important because these perceptions may
overcome barriers to adoption, faculty development initiatives must focus on buildingeducators' confidence and competence in using GenAI tools. Programmatic efforts might includeworkshops, case studies, and collaborative projects that demonstrate the practical applications ofAI in enhancing durable skills. Additionally, investing in creating supportive infrastructures,including technical resources and ongoing professional development opportunities, is essentialfor institutions [7], [8].Practical Recommendations To optimize the integration of GenAI in engineering education, specific pedagogicalapproaches must be explored and supported. Among these, project-based learning (PBL) androles-based competency frameworks stand out as promising