studies, and discussion. Course instructors presented the Code of Ethicsfor Engineers from the National Society of Professional Engineers. Students were then presenteda variety of short ethical scenarios on projected slides and had to make their own ethicaljudgments using clickers. The voting results were presented on the screen, and the results werediscussed as a class in light of the Code of Ethics for Engineers. Students also examined a fewcase studies by viewing an interview with an engineer who attempted to stop the Challengertakeoff and news footage covering the Challenger and Columbia explosions, as well as aninterview with a survivor of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion and associated newscoverage.Creative Fiction
draw a special class of free bodydiagrams called “trusses” in a second-year statics class. A truss diagram could be used to findthe forces of tension and compression in members of a bridge framework, for example.Despite the importance of such hand-sketched diagrams for engineering education and practice,large class sizes common in US engineering education often prevent provision of carefulevaluation and feedback on such diagrams, and the situation with MOOC’s is even more difficultdue to size. Only recently has computing technology become powerful enough to enable rapidand detailed feedback on engineering hand-sketched diagrams. The Mechanix project isdeveloping and evaluating software that enhances student skills for creating and applying
about how well what students learn transfers to the workplace. Our researchattempts to highlight the importance and necessity to effectively evaluate how and what studentslearn, transfers to real life work situations.This project will illustrate how instructors can use technology judiciously to increase studentlearning. The MATLAB® modeling and simulation components of the engineering statics ELMreduces the time that students usually dedicate to computation. When students solve problemsthat have several equations and unknowns, they often commit manual errors. Introducing theMATLAB® component, as we do, after the students are exposed to the concept allows thestudents to spend more time reflecting on the theoretical aspects, setting up the
Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a
aerospace science and engineering. Angela’s mission is to use the ability of space to ignite the human sense of wonder; to engage Montana students, teachers and researchers in aerospace activity, capitalizing on our inherent fascination with discovery and exploration to further the drive to achieve great strides in STEM fields; to conduct research in solar astrophysics with an emphasis on student involvement; to cultivate a spirit of service.Dr. Christine M Foreman, Montana State UniversityDr. Brett W Gunnink, Montana State UniversityDr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of En- gineering at Montana State University (MSU
, to encourage students to consider EE and toexpose them to energy and power concepts, Suffolk EE freshmen and other Suffolk students have Page 26.1232.3been visiting for the past two years the science and engineering classes and clubs from all threepartner schools, performing experiments with the high schools students that teach about power, 2energy and sustainability and answering questions about college life as part of their final project froma freshman seminar class taught by Suffolk’s EE program. This past year, each school nominatedone senior per year to be considered for the first year
Communication Society, he is primarily interested in designing curricula and tools which can help engineers and scientists develop life-long competencies in communication. In the past seven years he has also been the Lead of co-Principal Investigator in projects related to the design, implementation and assessment of learning technologies, especially in the domains of language learning, health communication and public discourse.Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University Suguru Ishizaki is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Design in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon. His current research interests include pedagogy of commu-nication and de- sign for students and professionals in the technology
understanding of mathematicalmodeling, biology, and clinical practice who can interact with caregivers and administrators toimprove clinical outcomes. This field, also known as “systems medicine”, is an area that iscurrently underserved within the undergraduate education community.In response to the need for engineers and scientists cross-trained to effectively work on themedical interface, a National Science Foundation funded Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program (NSF EEC-1156899) has been run for the last three years (2012-2014) at the University of Pittsburgh. This program consisted of students being paired with oneor more mentor(s) on a specific technical project over a ten-week period while receivingprofessional development
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funding is available, provides best chance of success. Students learn many skills not available in curriculum such as programmatic in writing proposals, cost estimates, planning and scheduling. Often much time in graduate school is wasted trying to figure out a project and executing setup of an experiment. Number one problem leading to delays in graduation.US Government agencies have identified betavoltaics as a disruptive technology that is neededand should be pursued, as evident in reports and solicitations. In October 2013, the DefenseScience Board (DSB) issued its report on Technology and Innovation Enablers in 2030. TheDSB technology report specifically addresses the use of radionuclide power to lighten thesoldiers
has evolved and been transferred to otherinstitutions, and the process and results of assessment.Course Development: Context and EvolutionWe first developed our course at an undergraduate college focusing on math, science, andengineering. The general engineering program1 is unified by the concepts that design is thecentral activity of engineering; that engineers typically design systems; and that such designrequires good models and rigorous analyses of the physical systems. Students complete bothcornerstone2 and capstone3 design projects that are inherently interdisciplinary, and fulfillcurricular requirements that provide a broad education in engineering fundamentals.Because the program leads to an ABET-accredited, unspecialized degree in
received. According to the results of thecollected survey, the majority of respondents believe that solution manuals help them to be moremotivated, learn at a deeper level, and earn better grades. Faculty survey results also show thatsolution manuals can be helpful if they are used properly. This paper describes the results of thedata collection.IntroductionHomework is an essential part of learning in engineering education. Most engineering facultyand students believe that just attending the lectures is not enough for students to master thematerial, thus homework and projects are assigned to help student learning1. Walberg et al.reported that homework has substantial effects on students’ learning2. They stated that assigninghomework increases
Paper ID #12706Assessments of Ultra-Low-Cost Venturi Nozzle in Undergraduate Engineer-ing ClassesMr. ARSHAN NAZEMPOUR, Washington State University Arshan Nazempour completed his undergraduate study at University of Tehran in Tehran, Iran in Chemical Engineering. Currently, he is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University and working under Professor Van Wie’s supervision on two projects, synergistic influences of oscillating pressure and growth factor on chondrogenesis in a novel centrifugal bioreactor and hands-on learning solution for students.Dr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University
significantlyincreased during the study. This shows that the students gain more confidence as they advance inthe curriculum. On the other hand, the anxiety of students decreased. Lower anxiety may be dueto an increase in confidence, experience from completed coursework, and internship or full-timejob offers. However, the motivation of students remained constant, which means that theyexperience similar motivation levels when performing projects. This may be due to the fact thatfreshmen start school with a high level of motivation, which remains high throughout theireducation. This study has discovered that an engineering program is able to produce valuableengineers by increasing their self-efficacy and creativity.The bio-inspired design methods study examined
-frequency terms. It was only the keywords and alphabetical strings thatwere used with a naïve-Bayes classifier from the Bayesian Knowledge Discovery project.3 The C4.5algorithm was also used4 and 20,816 cases were analyzed.A similar approach using updated tools could be effective when looking at the interaction betweenemployees in a support environment. There are two sources of text to be analyzed. First, there are chatsessions between employees. Second, when a second-level employee takes a call from a first-level, orsimply provides an assist, there are sets of notes that can be analyzed. The first-level employee shouldbe taking complete notes about the nature of the case and what troubleshooting did not resolve theproblem. Then the second-level
engineering curriculum materials. Ourhypothesis is that there is a trade-off between teaching science and engineeringcurriculum materials with fidelity and modifying them to be integrated as STEMcurricula. This project explored the ways in which elementary classroom teachersintegrated science and engineering in their classrooms while piloting new curriculumunits. This paper will present findings associated the implementation aspects of a largerstudy that examined how elementary teachers incorporated engineering into theirscience classes, and how they integrated engineering into their science lessons.Specifically, the questions that guided this study were: 1. In what ways do elementary teachers integrate engineering and science
, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from petroleum and nat- ural gas industry to brewing and newspaper industries. Dr. Ayala has provided service to professional organizations such as ASME. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Committee of Spanish Translation of ASME Codes and the ASME Subcommittee on Piping and Pipelines in Spanish. Under both
Paper ID #14708Undergraduate Research Experiences: Qualitative Results from a Multi-YearSurveyDr. Robert N. Coffey Jr., University of Michigan Robert Coffey, Ph.D. is a Project Manager for University Housing at the University of Michigan. A recent graduate of the Higher Adult Lifelong Education program at Michigan State, Robert’s dissertation investigated the experiences of international students who hired education agents to assist them in applying to college or university in Canada. Robert has worked for over fifteen years across multiple functional areas, including conflict management, multicultural/LGBTQ student
placed in theliberal arts category. Of the remaining courses, those in which at least 25% of the course gradewas determined by team-based activities (i.e. team-based labs, projects, etc.) as defined on thecourse syllabi were placed in the technical team-based group. Finally, the remaining courseswere placed in the technical lecture group. The course breakdown for each group can be seen inTable 1. Courses in the technical-team group met the criteria in different manners. IntroEngineering 1 and 2 have a heavy emphasis on team-based projects, Chemistry 1 and 2 have alarge in-lab component, while Intro Computer Science has an emphasis on in-lab, pairedprogramming work.Table 1. First Year Engineering Courses and their Assigned Group Technical Lecture
analysis have been developed or been the subject of studies. The intent ofthis study was to gain insight into and document how a physical truss manipulative affectsstudents’ understanding of internal forces. Some studies suggest that analysis of internal forces isdifficult for students – leading to a series of errors commonly made by students.16 The emphasiswas on seeking feedback from students to learn how they used the manipulative, rather thanseeking to quantify their improvements. This qualitative study contributes to the ongoingevidence-based research of physical manipulatives in engineering.Context of the StudyThe project was presented to the students in the statics class, and six volunteers were selectedrandomly from the statics courses
. Starting in 2000, Alan began to focus on supporting higher education partners in projects that address broadening participation in the sciences, graduate student development, curriculum innovation, instructional technology, teacher professional development and other education reforms. For the past five years, Alan has been the lead evaluator for Epicenter, an NSF-funded STEP Center focused on infusing entrepreneurship and innovation into undergraduate engineering education.Mr. Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group Since joining SageFox in 2009, Emanuel has worked on the evaluation team for a variety of NIH- and NSF-funded projects, including the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter
Paper ID #16318Measuring the Effectiveness of an Intensive Math Preparation Program toEnhance the Success of Underrepresented Students in Engineering ˜Anna Marbella Camacho, Canada College As Project Director for a $5.9 million Hispanic-Serving Institution-STEM Grant (CalSTEP), Anna col- laboratively spearheaded the creation of The STEM Center, which promotes STEM education through programs, activities, academic/support services, and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the greater community. Anna Camacho joined Ca˜nada College in 2012 in the capacity of Assistant Project Director of
treat the airway dehydration present in patients with Cystic Fibrosis through mathematical modeling and systems engineering principles.Dr. Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Renee Clark has 23 years of experience as an engineer and analyst. She currently serves as the Direc- tor of Assessment for the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and its Engineering Education Research Center (EERC), where her research focuses on assessment and evaluation of engi- neering education research projects and initiatives. She has most recently worked for Walgreens as a Sr. Data Analyst and General Motors/Delphi Automotive as a Sr. Applications Programmer and Manufactur- ing Quality Engineer. She received
information.7 Social media can alsoenable geographically dispersed design teams to complete projects using asynchronous andsynchronous communication.8Taking advantage of these functions requires scientists and engineers to communicatestrategically. The variety of social web tools available each offer different functions andutilities.4 Similarly, different altmetric tools measure the impact of different social web tools.Just as liaison librarians presented faculty members with journal based metrics and helped themto frame their impact for promotion and tenure cases, liaisons can also assist professors tounderstand the emerging social web and available article level altmetrics to strategically choosehow to disseminate their scholarly work in a way
Paper ID #16841Using Peer Mentoring to Enhance Student Experience and Increase Reten-tion in Mechanical EngineeringMr. Nicolas N. Brown, University of Utah Nicolas is a senior in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Utah. He is the peer mentoring coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as an Undergraduate Re- search Assistant for the Ergonomics and Safety Lab. His current area of research involves designing and integrating control systems on recreational equipment for high-level spinal cord injury patients. Nicolas’ senior design project is the Rodent Tracker; a mechatronics
and build projects in traditionally analytical courses in the Engineering Mechanics sequence. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Stress Shielding in Hip Implants as a Case Study to Teach Loading of Composite BeamsAbstractA laboratory activity was developed in which the students modeled and analyzed the femoralportion of an artificial hip replacement as a composite beam. A historical challenge with artificialhip replacements has been that the stiffer artificial femoral component shields the surroundingbone from stresses during physiological activities. This phenomenon, known as “stressshielding,” results in bone resorption that can lead to implant failure
Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University. c
build all basic primitives for users with python-based scripts. Learners are notrequired to build basic objects by themselves, which allowing them to focus on learning principlesof solid modeling. To trace all learners’ operations, we built go back and restart functions. Booleanoperation functions are imported from FreeCAD library. For each goal 3D model, we applied asearch and planning algorithm, an AI approach, to compute all possible construction sequencesunder certain constraints.The tutorial system consists of five components: introduction, pre-test, training, post-test, andpost-survey. A flow chart of the tutorial process is shown in Figure 1.At the project introduction stage, the tutorial briefly introduces the overall tutorial process
under estimate on class size, files with more than two row gaps in the dataunderneath header will be unsuccessfully parsed.The schema inference model is able to successfully parse 77/80 testing files (a mixture ofsanitized real data submitted to the project and synthetic data). A file is parsed successfully if itidentified the header row and included all rows of student data. If the parser includesmiscellaneous columns of data, the test is allowed to pass as these columns can be excluded inpost processing; 23 tests were passed in this manner. The last three tests failed due to theassessment answer keys being included as part of the block of student data. This problem can besolved for templated files; however, for semi-structured files, we are
schools. She co-leads the ”ADVANCE Hispanic Women in STEM” project in Puerto Rico, and the Latin and Caribbean Consor- tium of Engineering Institutions’ (LACCEI) ”Women in STEM” forum. Tull was a finalist for the 2015 Global Engineering Deans Council/Airbus Diversity Award, and has presented on diversity in the US, Latin America, Europe, Australia, India. She is a Tau Beta Pi ”Eminent Engineer.”Dr. David A. Delaine, Universidade de S˜ao Paulo David A. Delaine is a progressive engineer who has strong interests in the intersections of engineering, education, and society. He has obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, USA. He is currently serving his second term as an executive