fuel cellsystems and technologies, while also gaining a broader prospective of their influences andimpacts from different perspectives. The majority of the eleven enrolled upper class studentsmajored in Mechanical Engineering while the rest of the students majored in AerospaceEngineering. In order to ensure all the students could understand course topics, lessons weretaught progressively, starting with a simple topic then building into more complex topics. The course was divided into four portions: lecture, an interactive lecture series, labsections, and final project lecture series. Lectures were held twice a week in a classroom settingand discussed fuel cell fundamentals. Table 1 shows the discussion topics such as fuel
practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. Page 26.516.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Development and Usability Testing of a Student Mobile Application for
Paper ID #13892Development of 3D-Virtual Facility Tutorial Implemented in Mobile Environ-ment to Enhance Additive Manufacturing EducationProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El PasoAditya Akundi, University of Texas at El Paso Aditya Akundi is currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) track. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2012. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer
provided the sixteen units required to support the demandsof the course as well as a unit used by the professor for demonstrations and three units reservedfor student based projects such as those associated with the capstone sequence.Lab SequenceThe original lab manual was limited to a procedural introduction to various functionalities ofPLCs and was constrained by having only eight available training units. Because the typicalclass had approximately 30 students, each group generally had three to four people. This limitedthe participation of all group members to very little actual hands-on time spent with the trainer. Page 26.526.5In redeveloping
. How did you handle that? Unfortunately not as good as I should. Well how did you handle it and how do you think you should have handled it? How I think I should have handled it...I don't know.The absence of confident, effective leadership led to the development of cliques within theteams, which in return made leadership more difficult. Leadership focused solely on survival(getting the product ready) cannot retain and integrate new members nor does it contribute to anopen and positive culture.Management skill developmentAs large project teams engineering complex artifacts, student competition teams should be anexcellent venue to develop and practice management skills regarding time, material, humanresources, and the design and
review do not get left behind. This paperdiscusses about the different components of the new learning environment framework. It alsodiscusses the steps involved in the deployment of the framework for development of prototypesmart lab.The study will be conducted in two phases. The first phase focuses on the development offramework for QR code learning environment. The second phase focuses on the deployment ofthis learning environment in teaching the courses. This is a part of a research project, which is inprogress. The paper presents an overview of the framework development involved in the firstphase of the research and pilot study conducted in the second phase. The following sectionsdiscuss about QR code learning environment components and
motivations forparticipating, and what challenges they faced before, during, and afterward; (2) to identify anycultural differences they observed or experienced, including those related to communication,decision-making, project management, problem solving, and style of engineering; and (3) tomake recommendations for individuals beginning international assignments and for educationaland corporate institutions. Lessons identified include: 1. Try Not to Behave like an ‘Ugly American’ 2. Understand the Differences Between the US and the Other Country 3. Focus on Communication 4. Build Relationships, Build Trust 5. Implement A Learn-By-Doing Model of Education for International Work 6
MaterialsIntroductionThe work reported in this paper begins with the end of a previous research project. Our earlierwork investigated student understanding of mechanics of materials1–3. After describing howstudents understand this topic, we wanted to move on to developing course materials to helpbuild on students’ existing understanding and address misconceptions. This is not an unusualprogression, and, indeed, our initial research in this area showed us that most course materialsthat are developed from research never achieve broad adoption4. Many engineering educatorsdevelop their own materials, duplicating researchers’ efforts and potentially denying students thebenefit of research-based materials with proven effectiveness. The lack of adoption is a
Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology.6. NTSB. (2013). Boeing 787 Battery Investigative Hearing. Washington DC. Retrieved from http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2013/B787_hearing/agenda.html7. Gertler, J. (2014). F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ( JSF ) Program (Tech. Rep.). Washington DC: RAND Project Air Force.8. ABET. (2013). 2014-2015 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore, MD. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org/9. Woods, D. R., Felder, R. M., Rugarcia, A., & Stice, J. E. (2000). The Future of Engineering Education III. Developing Critical Skills. Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(2), 108–117.10. Paretti, M. C. (2008). Teaching Communication in Capstone Design : The Role of the Instructor in Situated Learning. Journal
Conveyance Systems X XAll the textbooks follow similar methods for calculating building loads, and for the design andsizing of systems. However, the book published by ATP defines and restricts its methods andequations to the English units system only.None of the textbooks reviewed provides coverage of what is typically considered advancedtopics in MEP construction, such as MEP estimating, scheduling, or project management; andwith the exception of Janis & Tao’s book, none of the books cover the subject of MEP systemcoordination either. Other topics relevant to MEP systems construction and absent from all thetextbooks are discussions on prefabrication, constructability issues such as
taught a wide variety of engineering courses in First Year Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. She has received four teaching awards in the last three years at both the College and the Departmental level at OSU.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at The Ohio State University and was re- cently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the PI or coPI on more than $9M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former As- sociate Dean for Academic Programs in the College
meetings in the Fall semester of 2013, 30 in the Spring of 2014 and 29 in the Fallof 2014. The course covers an introduction to the engineering profession, different engineeringmajors, math concepts, basic problem solving, MATLAB programming, Excel basics andconcludes with a team project. Prior to enrolling in ENGR 1315, students are required to take,and pass, a math placement exam and have already completed, or be concurrently enrolled in,Calculus I. The first lessons in ENGR 1315 include curriculum on time management, project Page 26.1518.2management, successful homework strategies, how to study, how to prepare for an exam, andexam taking tips
layers are explained. Lastly the latest developments andprogresses are summarized. with consideration of the revolutionary improvement of NanoTechnology and its application of optical properties of semiconductors in the world ofcommunication presented. The educational importance of the subject to Electronics EngineeringStudents is also described. At a lower scale there are potential for some of these concepts to beassigned as a research project to our undergraduate Engineering Students. Page 26.1520.2Introduction:The Concept of Quantum Mechanics is still an scary and confusing topic to many in ourEngineering Educational institutions. Most students
Paper ID #12940The Effectiveness of In-Class, Hands-On Learning vs. Lecture for TeachingAbout Shell and Tube Heat ExchangersDr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an MS and PhD Washington State University and made the switch from Instruc- tional Laboratory Supervisor to Post-Doctoral Research Associate on an engineering education project. His research area has been engineering education, specifically around the development and assessment of technologies to bring fluid mechanics and heat transfer laboratory experiences into the classroom.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University
research, and investigation of instructional princi- ples and assessments in STEM.Mr. Nathaniel HUNSU, Washington State University Nathaniel Hunsu is currently a PhD candidate of Educational Psychology at the Washington State Univer- sity. He received a B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Lagos State University, Nige- ria and a M.Sc. in Project Management from University of Sunderland. He is interested in the conceptual change research in science learning. His research emphasis at the time is about how students process textual information for conceptual change in STEM education. He can be reached at nat.hunsu@wsu.edu.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did
during the execution of each program that will prove helpfulwhen implementing the Model.Need to promote ST(EE)2MThe Wind Powering America initiative has set a goal to power 20% of the country’s energy fromwind by the year 2030 6. In order to accomplish this goal, a workforce needs to be developedwith the necessary skillsets. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) workforcedevelopment analyses studies show that, “The greatest near-term solar and wind workforce needsinclude technicians and tradesmen with hands-on solar- and wind-specific experience,experienced electrical, mechanical and solar engineers, and project managers.” 13 And in orderto create this workforce a “Standardized education and training at all levels – primary
exposed to the most advanced versions of thosetechnologies that the university has at its disposal. Class projects are designed to requirestudents to use these technologies in a manner that is similar to what can be expected in currentsurveying practice and to deliver a final product that is similar to what is delivered in currentsurveying practice. A major goal for this class is to turn out students who are exposed to enoughmodern surveying technology to be able to work alone as a one man survey crew within a fewmonths of being hired by a surveying firm. This should enable them be a productive addition tothe firm shortly after being hired.Although the students in SURV 4550 have already been exposed to the equipment andtechnology used in this
Schneider, Robert Olsen, Sonya Cunningham, Dawn Wiggin, Kirk Reinkens, and Scott Winter, ”The Washington STate Academic RedShirt (STARS) in Engineering Pro- gram,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2014. Synergistic Activities & Projects in Education Co-Principal Investigator, Washington STate Academic RedShirt Program (STARS). Grant increases the retention rate of economically and educationally disadvantaged students in Engineering, (2013-present). Page 26.1579.1 Principal Investigator, Early Engineering Institute. Grant increases the math
underdevelopment. Students are being encouraged to get involved with this work in the form ofindependent studies or senior capstone projects. Such a project would require the studentor team to develop a significant component in PowerX to include design, development, Page 26.1604.13testing and documentation of their work.ConclusionThis paper presented an overview of a software application called PowerX that initiallystarted out as a research tool and eventually made its way into the classroom to helpstudents get a better understanding of power systems problems and solutions to theseproblems. For the most part, student response has been very positive and assessment
the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Currall was a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group. He has been a grantee on $21,533,893 in external funding of which over 78% came from refereed research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health. Currall was lead author of a book on university- business-government collaboration entitled, Organized Innovation: A Blueprint for Renewing America’s Prosperity (Oxford University Press, 2014). Based on a study funded by the NSF, the book is the cul- mination of a 10-year research project on interdisciplinary research involving science, engineering, and medicine. He has served as a member of
the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering. He serves as program chair for the Community Engagement Division of ASEE. Dr. Harding was invited to deliver a workshop on Ethics in the Engineering Curricula at the 2009 NSF Engineering Awardees Conference and to participate in the NSF Project Based Service Learning c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #12382 Summit. He received the 2008 President’s Service Learning Award for innovations in the use of service learning at Cal Poly. In 2004 he was named a Templeton Research
acertain length while withstanding the heaviest weight to catapults that project a baseball asfar as possible while minimizing the weight of the catapult itself. Develop and pitch of ideas challenges focus on selling the ideas. Teams spend theirtime both creating an idea and planning the delivery of it to the judges. Teams can prototypetheir ideas if they think it will help in their presentations. Most teams draw sketches anddiagrams, devoting most of their time developing their solution and preparing the perfectpitch. Examples of pitch challenges are “Pitch for America Challenge”, where teams simulatebeing part of an American trade delegation trying to convince Indian investors to invest inAmerican manufacturing and the “Future of
majors,but also including students in computer science or applied math programs. The engineeringprograms at Wentworth Institute of Technology strongly focus on project-based learning.Devices and prototyping are therefore an integral part of many of the courses for which physicsis a prerequisite. Hence, it is essential that students leave with a working knowledge of basiccircuit concepts as well as an appreciation for the complexity that can arise in circuit analysis.Given this population, the main learning outcomes of the new game-based exercise were forstudents to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to add resistors in series. 2. Demonstrate an ability to add resistors in parallel. 3. Decompose a complex circuit into its basic elements. 4
this form of instruction is becoming commonplace in K-12education. A site with similar resources, but oriented toward higher education is “OLT:Flipped Classroom Project” from the University of Queensland. It has case studies inseveral disciplines, including Engineering Design. It has synopses of various ways to useclass time, including case studies, peer learning, problem-based learning and project-basedlearning. It gives some advice on how to measure learning gains. Flip It! Consulting hasa blog with posts on various aspects of flipping that will be useful to educators in manydisciplines. A notable collection of links and references to other resources is provided byRobert Talbert at Grand Valley State University. His intention is to turn it
of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the PI or coPI on more than $9M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former As- sociate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech and she served at the National Science Foundataion as a Program Director in the Division of Undrgraduate Education from January 2007 through August 2009. Prior to her appointment as Associate Dean, Dr. Sorby served as chair of the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Tech. In this capacity, she was responsi- ble for the development and delivery of the newly adopted First
individual group innovations. Each group participating in the experience has a prototype and poster on hand to explain their project. The programs were initiated to couple design thinking to the entrepreneurial mindset. The focus of the program is to teach the process, rather than focusing on the outcome of the project. A student focus on opportunity recognition, customer needs, and field observations of the issue are examples of how the entrepreneurial mindset develops alongside the actual design of the prototype. While the theory behind this immersive learning program has been detailed elsewhere (Kim and Tranquillo, 2014), this paper explores the student perspective on how engineering design and entrepreneurship are linked through
project. Importantly, thisscholarship program aims to increase the number of engineers in the state and nation, reachingout to those students who have an interest in the field but who are unable to pursue the educationnecessary to acquire a degree.IntroductionIn order to understand the unique needs of the transfer student, an intensive questionnaire wasdeveloped to assess the Pathway to Success program effectiveness. The questionnaire has severalcomponents, including: demographic information, beliefs about self-efficacy in engineering,anticipated and experienced hurdles throughout the program, and scholarship programassessment. Many of the questions posed aimed to better understand the distinctive challengesfaced by transfer students so that the
focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Mr. Samuel Alexander Mihelic, Oregon State University Samuel Mihelic is a research asistant in Dr. Yantasee’s lab in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Oregon Health and Science University. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in mathematics from Oregon State University in 2014. He worked as an engineering education researcher with Dr. Koretsky at Oregon State University in 2013
appointed as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1979-81); NSF-JSPS Fellow, KEK, Japan (1986); and Fellow of the American Physical Society (1985). He served as a project director at the Department of Energy (1990-91), was Associate Chair (1995-98) and then Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (1998-2007). He is on the editorial board of theEuropean Physics Journal C. Prof. Bodek was awarded the 2004 APS W.KH. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics ”for his broad, sustained, and insightful contributions to elucidating the structure of the nucleon, using a wide variety of probes, tools, and methods at many laboratories.” In 2004, Prof. Bodek received the University of Rochester Award for Excellence in Graduate
Paper ID #15251Effect of Packing Density of Particles on RFID PenetrationDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational