security, information technology, business,and manufacturing. Community colleges often train students to meet workforce demands. Inaddition, they prepare some students to transfer to 4-year colleges.Northeastern University recently received an NSF grant for an REU site. The site recruitscommunity college students from the greater Boston area with the goal of preparing students toeither join the workforce or transfer to higher education. The REU site, called REU Pathways,focuses on smart engineering with four research themes: artificial intelligence and machinelearning, smart infrastructure, smart materials, and smart health. The program is guided by twoof the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering: personalized learning
gradually explored through more laboratory andfield testing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceReferences[1] F. Zhang, J. Maddy, Investigation of the challenges and issues of hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell applications in aviation., (n.d.).[2] J. Wang, R. Jia, J. Liang, C. She, Y.P. Xu, Evaluation of a small drone performance using fuel cell and battery; Constraint and mission analyzes, Energy Reports. 7 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.11.225.[3] Gerardo Urdaneta, Christopher Meyers, Lauren Elizabeth Rogalski, How do drones facilitate human life?, Future Technology . 1 (2022) 7–13.[4] J.R. Nelson, T.H
2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Create Your Own WIMP51 Processor: Project Based Experience to Learn Basic Computer Architecture Development and Organizational Skills Rohit Dua Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MOAbstractThe Digital Systems Design course, at Missouri University of Science and Technology (MissouriS&T), concentrates on teaching, sophomore, and junior level students, about design of embeddedsystems using microcontrollers. Most of the course content concentrates on understanding
years are always a critical time frame for cultivating students’ interest andpreparedness for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. However,not every student is provided with opportunities to engage, learn and achieve in STEM subjectareas. Engineering topics are further excluded from curricula when the focus is on Science andMathematics. The Public-School District involved in this study has 35,000 students and 75% ofthem are from under-represented minority communities. Over the years, the schools offering ahigh school Algebra-based Physics course decreased as a larger number of schools faced staffing,scheduling, or other issues. The College of Engineering and Applied Science requires applicantsto have completed high
Effective Student Outcomes Assessment Plan Reform Strong Undergraduate Curriculum Plan Talal D. Gamadi, Bethany Disque, Marshal Watson, and Lloyd Heinze Texas Tech University/ Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering 807 Boston Avenue, Box 43111, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA E-mail: talal.gamadi@ttu.edu Abstract $1 million in undergraduate core and rheology The undergraduate curriculum committee from the Bob laboratories, replacing all undergraduate labL. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas equipment.Tech University has made
high school students’ interests in pursuing science and engineering as their fields of study and careers, and to enhance the research experiences for the in-service high school teachers in science and technology areas so they can bring the knowledge and experiences back into their classrooms. Keywords: Project-based learning, K-16, Education Methods, Innovative Classroom Practice. 1. MOTIVATION Our outreach effort addresses the inadequacy of high school students in math and science literacy in the United States. According to [3], U.S. high school seniors ranked below their counterparts in 17 other countries in math and science literacy. In physics, U.S. high school seniors scored last among 16
introductm-y course in Thermodynamics. Mosterman et al, have utilized the concepts derivedfrom virtual reality in creation of a virtual laboratory. Daily and DailyQ have conducted a study on the use oftelev~ed interactive multimedia distance education with a focus on engineering. Numerous projects have beencarried out over the past decade or more to integrate computers with instruction in engineering education.While the approaches taken are somewhat different, the ultimate goal remains the same — to improve thequality of higher education in engineering. Although not yet fully utilized, the technology exists today that allows the dissemination of informationthrough the network of computers (i.e., the Internet) in a multimedia format with the
and Bolts of Cooperative Learning in Engineering," J. of Engineering Education, 86(1), pp. 35-38, Jan. 1997. Page 2.99.612. J. A. Parcover and R. H. McCuen, "Discovery Approach to Teaching Engineering Design," J. of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, pp. 236-241, Oct. 1995.13. D. A. Sabatini, "Educational Benefits of the Undergraduate Research Experience: Student Observations," submitted to J. of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, January 1996.14. K. A. Smith and R. M. Felder, "Cooperative Learning in Engineering Courses," National Technological
2006-721: MANUFACTURING LABORATORY LEARNING MODULES ONCAD/CAM/CMM AND ROBOTICSR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has twenty-eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary
Variables that Impact Graduate Engineering Student Enrollment. Presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference. 4. Colwell, J. L. (2012) Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and their Impact on Engineering and Technology. Presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference. 5. Crede, E.; Borrego, M. J. (2011) Undergraduate Engineering Student Perceptions of Graduate School and the Decision to Enroll. Presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference. 6. National Science Foundation, Doctorate Recipients from US Universities, in Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2010. 7. June, A. W. (2011) New Graduate-Student Enrollment Dips for First Time in 7 Years, The Chronicle of Higher Education. 8. As reported in Inside
Southeastern Section New Teacher Award in 2002 (while at Tennessee Technological University). Page 9.22.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education
Session 3232 Integrated EMC Education at San Francisco State University Zorica Pantic-Tanner School of Engineering & Computer Science San Francisco State University, CA 94132AbstractThis paper describes how EMC principles are integrated throughout the undergraduatecurriculum at San Francisco State University (SFSU). With increase in clock frequencies anddata rates in digital circuits, as well as with a push toward microwave and higher frequencyranges in communication systems, the problems of electromagnetic interference are becomingmore
, Charlotte, June 1999.5. Ohland, M.W. and Layton, R.A. (2000). Comparing the reliability of two peer evaluation instruments. In proc. ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE, St. Louis, June 2000.6. Shavelson, R.J. (1988). Statistic Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. Allyn and Bacon, Inc., Boston, p. 608.RICHARD A. LAYTONRichard A. Layton received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1995, taught for four years at NorthCarolina A&T State University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology with a specialty in system dynamics. Previously, Dr. Layton worked for 12 years in indus-try, culminating as a technical group head and project manager. He is a registered
classroom spaces and diversifying research models.Animesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh (He/They), originally from India, is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Engineering Education Transformations Institute, University of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Technology, specializing in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. His research focuses on the complexities of the school-to-work transition, through an asset-based perspective. He is dedicated to promoting inclusive engineering programs, motivated by his strong commitment to equity and social justice. Through his research and advocacy efforts, he strives to remove barriers and create environments where every individual’s voice is
, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) programs at all levels does not meet the need of the industry. This needis more urgent at the graduate, specifically, the master’s level (NSF, NSB, 2022).Our goal has been to create and institutionalize best practices for the recruitment, retention, andtimely graduation of master’s students to create a sustainable pipeline to address this need at thegraduate level. Hence, we attempted to expand this pipeline by creating an environment thatattracts, supports, and retains historically or traditionally marginalized or minoritized and diversepopulations. According to the literature, there are a series of activities that are proven for therecruitment and retention of low-income and academically talented, and
and integrate engineering sci-ence and design wherever possible in all courses and laboratories.Along with philosophical changes, the availability of new tools to support design (e.g. personal computers, micro-processors and simulation tools such as Spice, MATLAB® and LabView®) have changed the curriculum and thestudents’ ability to engage in and complete more difficult and realistic projects. The 1980s saw the first integrationof computers into senior design projects and the advent of projects based on robotics and microprocessors. Besidesthe obvious benefits of these tools in enhancing the capabilities of students to successfully attack “real-world”problems, these technological advances also promote interdisciplinary projects.BackgroundThe
to explore engineering challenges in the classroom.Much of teaching is focused on the knowledge and comprehension levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.When the focus changes from teaching to learning then the outcome expected is raised to theapplication, analysis, synthesis and evaluation levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. Reality learningenables and challenges students to work on higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. The goal ofreality learning is to engage students’ minds using tools and processes including generatinginformation that they may combine in new ways to produce new output.Blackboard software is used to free up class time. Much of the knowledge and comprehensionareas are done using technology. This frees class time for reality learning. Students
Session 1668 Inclusion of Hands-on Interactive Programs for Teaching Statics G.V. Narayanan University of Toledo nara@utoledo.eduThe Statics course is the first course in mechanics that is offered to the sophomore/juniormechanical engineering technology student. It is always a challenge to the student interms of good understanding of the subject. Of course, the instructor plays an importantpart for his better understanding of the subject, even if the textbook is very good. Theinstructor knows the consequences of giving too many homework problems
hadtrouble correctly identifying failure modes, because this was probably their first attempt at failureanalysis, but the experience was motivational because it involved real-life components andcreative writing.IntroductionA reverse case study was used in the sophomore-level Materials Testing course at MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) during the spring semester of 2012. Thisone-credit-hour laboratory course accompanies the mechanics of materials course required ofmany engineering majors. The inspiration for this unique type of case study came from DeborahA. Beyer1 in the Department of Nursing at Miami University. Professor Beyer presents herstudents with a list of medications and asks them to deduce a patient’s medical
Paper ID #37023Teaching and Learning during COVID: Lessons Learned andFuture ImpactsAsad Azemi (Professor) Asad Azemi is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the department chair at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University, and Ph.D. degree from the University of Arkansas. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, biocomputing, engineering design and innovation, and the use of computers and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate education to improve and
Paper ID #29435The Manufacturing Education Dilemma: Operating Efficiency vs. Produc-tivityProf. Robert Simoneau, Robert W. Simoneau has 47 years of academic and industrial experience in manufacturing and manage- ment related disciplines and holding an MS in Plastics Engineering as well as an ABD in Educational Leadership. He is an Associate Professor at Keene State College in the Technology Studies and Busi- ness Management Departments. On a leave of absence he served as a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation where he made recommendations for funding while managing the following solic- itations
experiencefor students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) majors. These programsmost often select the top undergraduate students to perform research at prestigious universities.The REU that is the topic of this paper takes another approach in order to broaden theparticipation of community college students in STEM majors and careers. The NanotechnologyREU with a Focus on Community Colleges brings the top students from local two year campusesto a top-tier university for a 10-week research internship. Students traditionally underrepresentedin STEM fields including minorities, females, first generation to attend college, andeconomically disadvantaged are targeted for participation in this REU program. Each REU internis matched with a
personally painful. So far our students(both on-campus and remote) are very appreciative of this resource. All agree, though, that novirtual experience can fully replace hands-on learning: it must be retained. We also recognize thevalue of occasional face-to-face interaction for effective problem solving and clarification ofmisunderstandings on the material, etc. The key idea is that we can retain these clearly desirableelements as per a traditional class while at the same time leveraging the resources offered by thetechnology to ease the burden on the student without sacrificing quality.Since we are still new to the technology that enables the VSC, there will likely be otherunforeseen applications that will benefit engineering education. For
, The Behrend College. Dr. Ashour received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors and Ergonomics and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural recipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include data-driven decision-making, modeling and simulation, data analytics, immersive
Paper ID #39749Faculty Perception of the GRE as a Graduate Admission RequirementAnimesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh was born in Tripura, India, and raised in a liberal modern ”brown” military upbringing. He prefers the pronouns ”He/They” and considers himself a creative, sanguine, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation Institute as a Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Racheida Lewis. His research is in Engineering Education, focusing
Paper ID #38389Eco-STEM: Transforming STEM Education using an Asset-based Ecosystem ModelGustavo B Menezes (Professor)Corin L. Bowen (Postdoctoral Researcher) Corin (Corey) Bowen (she/her/hers) is a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles, where she is working on the NSF-funded Eco-STEM project. Her engineering education research focuses on structural oppression in engineering systems, organizing for equitable change, and developing an agenda of Engineering for the Common Good. She conferred her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering
AC 2009-1879: THE BIG PICTURE: USING THE UNFORESEEN TO TEACHCRITICAL THINKINGChristy Moore, University of Texas, Austin CHRISTY MOORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches engineering communication courses and a signature course on “Society, Technology, and the Environment.” Her pedagological and research interests include service-learning projects, engineering ethics and professional responsibility, research ethics, and strategies for advancing students' analytical and rhetorical skills. She is co-PI on an NSF project, The Foundations of Research Ethics for Engineers (FREE) and collaborated on the
students tospace-related problems and careers as they work toward solving a NASA mission-relevantdesign objective. Participating students work as part of an engineering design team under theguidance of a faculty advisor and alongside a dedicated workplace mentor to solve a “real-world” problem identified and provided by NASA. Over the course of one or two semesters,each team simultaneously secures funding for their individual project and satisfies course creditrequired for graduation.The opportunity to engage in substantive student research is the hallmark of the program’s effortto encourage and prolong student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)related academic studies and careers. A measure of success is assured for all
AC 2012-3110: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CURRICU-LUM THROUGH CAPSTONE PROJECTS: A CASE STUDYDr. Mohsin K. Siddiqui, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Mohsin K. Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of construction engineering and management (CEM) at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is also a project management training consultant for the Saudi Aramco oil company. Siddiqui holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering (CEM) and M.S. degrees in civil engineering (CEM) and computer sciences (CS). Siddiqui’s research interests focus on scheduling, technology-aided construction management, and human technology interactions. In addition to peer review roles for
variouspositions, we found that student staff use the makerspace not just because of external factors,such as coursework, but also because of the assets they bring to the space.What is a makerspace?Makerspaces are prevalent in institutions across the world and especially prevalent inundergraduate engineering programs. Makerspaces are informal, opt-in STEM (science,technology, engineering, mathematics) spaces and are increasingly recognized for their potentialto increase student access to and engagement with STEM [5], [6], [7]. Over the past two decades,research has highlighted the benefits of makerspaces, including engineering specific skills, suchas prototyping, supporting student design projects, entrepreneurship, and innovation, [8], [9],[10]. Other