, we have integrated experimental design into some of our thermodynamiclaboratories in order to strengthen students’ understanding of fundamental concepts. OurIntroduction to Thermodynamics requires that students learn basic, yet complicated concepts,such as determining properties of pure substances, calculating heat and work exchanged during aprocess, and the first and second law of thermodynamics, before they undertake complexapplications, such as thermodynamic cycles or combustion systems. These basic concepts areconducive to simple, conceptually oriented laboratory assignments and are an ideal place to havestudents design an experiment.This paper is a continuation of a paper3 presented at the 2011 ASEE conference in the ASEEDELOS division
State University’s Salina campus. A Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) and a Certified Enterprise Integrator (CEI), she teaches lecture and laboratory courses in the areas of computer- aided design, manufacturing, and automation. Ms. Morse earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Auburn University, where she also worked with Auburn Industrial Extension Service. Her work in industry in- cludes engineering experience in quality control, industrial engineering, and design and development functions for automotive parts manufacturers in North Carolina and Germany.Dr. Doug Carroll, Missouri University of Science and
troubleshooting of electric circuits,” en, Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 020 116, Sep. 2017, ISSN: 2469-9896. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020116.[18] Analog discovery 2. [Online]. Available: https://digilent.com/shop/analog- discovery - 2 - 100ms - s - usb - oscilloscope - logic - analyzer - and - variable-power-supply/.[19] H. C. Powell, R. W. Williams, M. Brandt-Pearce, and R. Weikle, “Restructuring an electrical and computer engineering curriculum: A vertically integrated laboratory/lecture approach,” en, Gainesville, Florida: ASEE, Apr. 2015. [Online]. Available: http : / / se . asee . org/proceedings/ASEE2015/papers2015/53.pdf.[20] K. Anders Ericsson and Herbert A. Simon, Protocol
Paper ID #25455Impact of a Modeling Intervention in an Introductory Programming CourseDr. Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Kelsey Rodgers is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She teaches a MATLAB programming course to mostly first-year engineering students. She primarily investigates how students develop mathematical models and computational mod- els. She also conducts research around effective feedback and nanotechnology education. She graduated from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University with
. Kölling, "Teaching Java with BlueJ – A Sequence of Assignments." University of Southern Denmark Technical Report No 1, September 2002, ISSN No. 1601-4219.[6] Q.H. Mahmoud, "Integrating Mobile Devices into the Computer Science Curriculum." Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2008), Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, pp. S3E-17- S3E-22.[7] A. Vihavainen, J. Airaksinen, C.Watson, “A systematic review of approaches for teaching introductory programming and their influence on success”, Proceedings of the tenth annual conference on International computing education research, August 11-13, 2014, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.[8] T. Beaubouef, and J. Mason, 2005. “Why the high attrition rate for
Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2004, and associate dean for student affairs and curriculum at the college from 2004 to 2018. Dr. Perry’s research interests include semiconductor device modeling, embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is an electrical and computer engineering program evaluator for ABET, Inc, a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell is the Director of Student Access at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (COE). As Director, Charmane leads a comprehensive effort to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate minorities and women in engineering. She has
traditional clicker system aswell. The pilot study results uncovered a number of supportive elements for usingPollEverywhere which will be investigated further in the next stage of the study.I. IntroductionOver the past several years, there has been a call in higher education to move from traditionallecturing to a more active classroom7-10. However, many faculty members face multiplechallenges when attempting to make a large lecture (over 100 students) an active learningenvironment1. Active learning can be defined as any teaching activity where students engage inthe learning process11. One way researchers have suggested for integrating active learning into alarge lecture classroom is through the use of classroom response systems, typically
. Page 23.786.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 INTEGRATION OF GREEN CONCEPTS INTO TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIESAbstractWith green industries poised for rapid growth, universities and workforce development centersare striving to develop a workforce that is well trained in renewable energy technologies. Thispaper describes the latest advances in an educational project, sponsored by the Texas WorkforceCommission, to integrate renewable energy technology principles into the technical curriculum.This project has engaged faculty from technology programs in the College of
handwriting of the user is displayedon the tablet screen. There are two common models of tablet PCs. Slate tablet PCs have nolid or keyboard, which makes them slimmer and lighter in weight than most convertible tabletPCs. By comparison, the convertible model has the combined benefits of both laptop andslate tablet PCs through working in either the laptop mode or tablet mode. Both models allowan instructor to write notes on the screen of the tablet PC. If the Tablet PC is connected to adata projector, the contents written on the screen together with any presentation slide materialis projected at the front of the class. With an integrated pen, touch-screen support, digital-inkinput, handwriting recognition technologies, and innovative hardware, ultra
electronicallybefore the beginning of the next class. The beginning of the next class began with discussion ofsolutions from these assignments.Five types of assignments were available to students: concept questions, practice problems,homework problems, unit tests, and an advanced project. Concept questions were designed tohelp students learn to connect detailed course content with their outside experiences, othercourses in the curriculum, and their own career goals. Some of these questions asked students toreflect on and self-assess their own learning processes. Practice problems were similar tohomework and test problems. The advanced project was a group project that involved visiting alab to acquire EEG data during an “oddball” experiment and performing data
. Page 25.228.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessment of Student Knowledge in an Introductory Thermodynamics CourseAbstractThe first course in thermodynamics builds the foundation for the thermal science courses in anundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. Students who master the fundamentalconcepts typically do well in the follow up thermal science courses. Therefore, assessment ofstudent knowledge in this course is essential for student success in the follow up courses.Assessment of student knowledge is usually achieved through homework assignments, one ortwo mid-semester exams, and a final examination. The difficulty is that only simple
Paper ID #19736Keeping Current: An Update on the Structure and Evaluation of a Programfor Graduate Women Interested in Engineering AcademiaMs. Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nicole D. Jackson is a third-year PhD student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and is a member of Megan Konar’s group. Her research focuses on applying big data to understand the food-water nexus to promote food security. Also, she is currently a co-coordinator for the Illinois Female Engineers in Academia Training program as well as the
resultshave direct implications for engineering curriculum design and teaching practices; in short, it iscritical that students are given reasonably difficult tasks that incorporate physical testing, aregiven time for multiple iteration cycles, and are supported as they design.IntroductionEngineering educators seek to engage learners in authentic engineering practices, includingtesting and iterating on designs (NAE and NRC, 2009). Failure is an integral part of the iterationcycle in the engineering design process; designs often fail, that is, do not meet all criteria andconstraints, and a central disciplinary practice in engineering is interpreting this failure asfeedback on those designs (Lottero-Perdue & Parry, 2014; Cunningham & Carlsen
?!"), and fail to grasp the topic. By providing a live captionhistory on student devices, students can refocus, reconnect, and thus have an opportunity to learnthe current lecture topic being presented.The design of the ClassTranscribe platform is extensible and scalable. We demonstratecaptioning of content by integrating with two websites used to host lecture videos, youtube.comand echo360.com.IntroductionToday, undergraduate and graduate engineering students enroll in courses that employ livelectures, which may or may not include exposition, active learning and student-centeredtechniques (e.g., POGIL [1]), online video content, and a blend of multiple presentation formats.However, student and technology issues such as non-disclosed hearing
challenges andopportunities. It was, and continues to be, a challenge to integrate material from what weretraditionally two separate courses into a single course. On the other hand, the hybrid coursesgave us an opportunity to modify parts of the curriculum to accommodate EC2000 learningoutcomes. Two earlier papers described the development and evaluation of the integratedeconomics/engineering economy course in great detail. 13,14 Since those papers were written, wehave changed the content of the course to include project management and cost estimation topicsin place of microeconomics. In addition, we have moved the course from the freshman year tothe junior year and renamed it EGR 312. This paper will concentrate on the project managementcomponent
Paper ID #19498What is the Relationship between Mindset and Engineering Identity for FirstYear Male and Female Students? An Exploratory Longitudinal StudyMs. Heather Lysbeth Henderson, West Virginia University With a background in English, philosophy, science, and all levels of education, Heather is currently a doc- toral student in curriculum and instruction and educational psychology. She is interested in psychological barriers affecting retention and success for students. Having been raised by an engineer, this project is close to her heart.Dr. Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez
incorporate a material selection design textbook with an associated professional-level software program. Materials selection concepts and methods were interspersed throughoutthe course and integrated into three student-group design projects involving springs, bearings,rotating shafts, and gear elements. This approach resulted in a practical and effective method ofintroducing materials selection into the design process and provided needed skills for the follow-on, senior-level capstone design course. At the end of the class, an easy-to-follow, student-written material selection reference guide (with examples) was produced to provide guidance forfuture classes and students needing a quick overview of the materials selection process and useof the
Paper ID #12484Using a Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environment (CCLE)to Promote Knowledge Building Pedagogy in an Undergraduate Strength ofMaterials CourseProf. Borjana Mikic, Smith College Borjana Mikic is the Rosemary Bradford Hewlett 1940 Professor of Engineering and the Faculty Director of initiatives in Design Thinking and the Liberal Arts at Smith College. She is former Director of the Picker Engineering Program and of Smith’s Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning, as well as being a 2007 recipient of the Sherrerd Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Her current areas of research are in the
, and deliveredcontent tailored for specialized fields. Motivated by the aim of improving students’ problem-solving skills, we created an interactive system for use in an undergraduate introductory engi-neering mechanics course required for many engineering disciplines. Our system provides an in-tuitive, visual framework that allows students to rapidly solve problems that require building sys-tems of equations in multiple steps. Built within the OpenDSA eTextbook system, these exer-cises can be served directly through a learning management system such as Canvas, allowing theexercises to be integrated seamlessly with other content. In this paper, we describe the key de-sign choices for our system, present important features and the student
http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/cd/2008/paper/CEUE179002008.pdf, 2008).6. J. M. Taylor, J. Liu and M. F. Hein, Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into an ACCE Accredited Construction Management Curriculum, Retrieved on November 22, 2011, https://fp.auburn.edu/heinmic/Pubs/ASC%202008-Integration.pdf (2008).7. J. D. Goedert and P. Meadati, Integration of construction process documentation into Building Information Modeling, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 134 (7), 509-516 (2008).8. W. Hu, Math That Moves: Schools Embrace the iPad, http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1L3024L5Z-5B9PBH- 104R/iPadsLaptopsinSchool.pdf (2011).9. R. Hertz-Lazarowitz and N. Miller, Interaction in
(Affective Level 1) in the practice of CE (Affective Level 3) Comply with the concepts and principles of sustainability Integrate a commitment of in civil engineering (Affective Level 2) sustainability principles in the practice of CE (Affective Level 4)Globally and across disciplines, there is a movement termed Education for Sustainability (EfS)and the related Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) [8-12]. Within civil engineering,there is a lot of evidence that sustainability has been integrated into courses and curriculum
Paper ID #6084Pilot Study: An Exploration of the Experiences that Influence Women’s In-terest, Pursuit, and Continued Involvement in STEM CareersDr. Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves has been at Virginia Commonwealth University since 1996. Dr. Hobson holds a joint appointment in the Schools of Engineering and Education where she is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests are K-16
technology department to make atransition from the university’s main campus to a satellite campus and becoming an eveningprogram operating on accelerated terms. This has forced many changes on the department,including changes in how our students get the necessary background in mathematics.To understand the content in the major courses and to meet standards for bachelor’s degreeprograms in engineering technology, students must be able to use material from algebra,trigonometry and differential and integral calculus. In the past, we have met these needs byrequiring specific math department courses.With the move to the satellite campus, math courses became an issue for our program. At thiscampus, very few students need math beyond minimum bachelor’s
communicating ideas, designs, and progress updates both within andoutside their companies, often spending the majority of their time communicating in somemanner [2]. Good communication, as well as good teamwork, are considered professional skillsthat are highly important and sought after in engineers working in industry [3], [4], butintegrating these skills into engineering curriculum can be difficult if engineering courses focuson technical content and do not integrate these professional skills into their courses. To helpfuture engineers continue to develop their technical skills while also giving them opportunities topractice their professional skills, future engineering courses need to be designed thoughtfully tointegrate them in realistic settings
system integration. Thisapproach was suggested by Ted Robertson, then President of the Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE), in late 2005. In this approach, the courses reflect the different divisions withina large automobile manufacturing company, such as General Motors. In the early stages ofdevelopment of the automotive concentration, a team composed of program faculty, practicingengineers from the automobile industry and automotive-related industrial advisory boardmembers had an afternoon curriculum design meeting. After discussion, the six industryrepresentatives validated the idea suggested by Mr. Robertson. In addition, as a part of anengineering design process, they voted on various structures, content areas, and creditarrangements of
correlating course content across the broader curriculum. The data shows that afterthe change in course structure, more students felt that course content was integrated withother courses in the curriculum. This is believed to be a direct result of delivering active-learning and problem solving sessions In-Lab. We speculate that this increase in studentresponse was also a result of two indirect, yet beneficial, changes that were a result of thecourse structure change in 2015. 1) More direct and immediate feedback was given tostudents as a result of the increased student to instructor ratio (lecture faculty available inall lab sections, along with lab coordinator and two teaching assistants); providing thefaculty an opportunity to adjust the content to
engineering curricula is important for the education of well-qualified engineers. While all accredited engineering programs are required to provide a majorcapstone design experience, the integration of design throughout the curriculum is oftenchallenging. The departments of biomedical engineering and industrial engineering at WesternNew England College have developed a design experience completed as a requirement in seniorengineering laboratory courses. The design project experience is in addition to the capstonedesign courses. This experience was used to demonstrate students’ ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, design a system within realistic constraints, and understand the impact ofdesign solutions in a societal context.IntroductionA
. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/17890.[8] H. Dianne Grayce, G. Celina, and B. Camille, "Design and Implementation of an Engineering for Social Justice Curriculum," Crystal City, Virginia, 2019/04/14. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/31753.[9] P. Greses, D. Patrick Marcel, G. Shannon Katherine, B. M. Carol, and S. Sheri, "Developing Contextual Social Awareness in Engineering: Placing Human Diversity and Social Justice at the Center of the Engineering Process," Virtual On line, 2020/06/22. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/34428.[10] R. B. Angela, "Faculty Integration of Social Justice Issues into Courses and Co- Curricular Activities for Engineering Students," Virtual
process of discovery • Synthesize the experimental set up from the elements providedThe final block is the DoE in which students integrate their prior experiences into an independentresearch project appropriate for the course and budgeted funds. Students, working in teams of 2to 4, are provided sufficient time to brainstorm project ideas. The team submits a projectproposal that adequately summarizes the purpose of the DoE. An acceptable project must meetthe following criteria: • Relevance to one or more of the course topics • Scope of effort required • Originality Page 13.905.5 • Time and resource
the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Dr. Hsieh received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Page 12.395.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Conceptual Design Environment for Automated Assembly Line – FrameworkAbstractAutomated systems play an important role in our daily life and our national economy. Educatingstudents about how to design automated assembly systems is very important. However,education in this area most often takes place in senior design courses. This may be because ofthe multi-disciplinary