Work in Progress: Living With The Lab: A New Implementation of the Project-Based First-Year Engineering Curriculum at Campbell UniversityIntroductionThe Living With The Lab (LWTL) curriculum developed at Louisiana Tech offers an extensiveset of first-year engineering projects integrating student hands-on tool use with engineeringcontent, and has been the subject of numerous previous reports (Crittenden, Hall, & Brackin,2010; Cronk, Hall, & Nelson, 2009; Hall, Barker, & Nelson, 2008; Hall, Cronk, Brackin, Barker,& Crittenden, 2008). Campbell University is now in the process of implementing the LivingWith The Lab curriculum in their new engineering program’s first year of study in collaborationwith Louisiana Tech University
similarly to how Industrial Revolution andDigital Revolution impacted the world in 18th and 20th centuries. The influence of ArtificialIntelligence in shaping the future is inevitable and crucial for students in any major to acquire theskills needed to utilize AI in their respective fields and careers. One of the most effectiveapproaches to introducing a new topic is by involving students in competitions. AmazonDeepRacer offers an excellent opportunity to introduce Machine Learning and ArtificialIntelligence to the student body, providing essential tools and training to get started. In this study,a group of Mechanical Engineering students at The Citadel formed the artificial intelligence (AI)club and trained an Amazon DeepRacer car to follow a
Paper ID #40360Emerging Innovations and Global Challenges on Curriculum Design: CaseStudy of Teaching Security in Embedded System DesignDr. Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering at Marshall University. Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer and MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas Austin. He also received his MD degree from the International University of the Health Sciences. He has a multidisci- plinary expertise in image & signal
EngineeringAbstractThe Texas A&M Engineering Academy program is the first engineeringtransition program of its kind in the United States. Unlike traditional transferprograms, students admitted into an Academy are admitted to Texas A&M andbegin earning Texas A&M transcribed credit from semester one. Students enrollin math, science and core curriculum courses through the partner college andenroll in Texas A&M engineering courses taught by Texas A&M faculty face-to-face on the partner college campus. Students spend one to two years co-enrolled at the community college before transitioning full time to Texas A&MUniversity in College Station to finish their bachelor’s degree. Academystudents save on average $4,100 per semester on tuition fees
engineering to design engineering. He has also functioned as an engineering technology faculty for three years at Zane State College in Zanesville, Ohio, where he developed and taught courses that included CAD, solid modeling, statics, strength of materials, machine design, and statistical process control. As director of the Multidisciplinary Capstone Program, he brings his experience from over 15 years mentoring over 150 capstone design teams to the cooperative effort of translating the research findings into concrete recommendations for teaching engineering design. He is currently active in curriculum development and education research focused on capstone design and student-centered learning.Lynn Hall, The Ohio State
scheduled for 15minutes. Both instructors participated in all exams. Although conducting these individual oralexams required just over 15 hours, we believe it was a sound investment of our time. After theexams, it was very clear who contributed and who did not.IntroductionTeamwork is a key part of any engineering curriculum to better prepare students for life afteracademia. Any academic program with an external advisory board will no doubt be told thisfrom their industry partners. And, of course, ABET directly mandates it [1]. ABET now actuallydefines ‘Team’ – “A team consists of more than one person working toward a common goal andshould include individuals of diverse backgrounds, skills, or perspectives.” And from StudentOutcome 5, students must
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK as well as a B.Ed. in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Her area of expertise is computational mechanics. Page 15.351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design as the Priority for Engineering Education: An Implementation in a Senior Project CourseBACKGROUNDThis work originated from a restructuring effort at the Mechanical Engineering Department,Chulalongkorn University, Thailand to revise the curriculum in the face of challenges from thetransformation of the status of
. The mainlearning categories include Think (reading, discussing, listening), Practice (algorithmdevelopment, algorithmic puzzles), Interpret (case studies, analyzing algorithms), Apply (open-ended problems, project-based learning), Evaluate (solution testing, peer evaluation), and Create(presentation, documenting, product development) [2]. For example, well-timed support could beincorporated in a “practice” activity such as algorithm development. Additionally, feedbackcould be applied to an “evaluate” activity such as solution testing. The researchers in [2] suggestmultiple technology-integrated learning activities that could include a number of differentscaffolding techniques within them. Although it is not necessary to apply activities in
. Which of the following does not describe an aspect of management? (a). Planning (b). Organizing (c). Controlling (d). Stalling (e). Directing 4. What possible roles could a civil engineer have regarding management? Choose all that apply. (a). Engineers integrate aspects of a heavy infrastructure project (b). Engineers know where to get information and resources (c). Engineers monitor the construction of their designs to ensure quality and performance (d). Engineers collaborate with an office and outside their firm/entity to ensure the best possible product in the least amount of time for the least cost (e). Engineers provide management services to subcontractors (f). Engineers have no
mathematics.However, students may form inaccurate perceptions of the level of difficulty of complexengineering problems when they cannot see a clear link between a given class and its relevancein their future career [2]. It feels harder when there is a lack of appreciation for why thesecourses are included in the curriculum. If an engineering course helps students clearly see thepoint of learning, students are more likely to persist in completing the course.Laboratories are an integral component of the ABET-accredited engineering curricula andcourses. Laboratories provide students with the opportunity to learn by doing. This hands-onexperience helps students to develop a deeper understanding of engineering course content.Laboratories often require students
paper describes an undergraduate research project that has recently completed a two-yearcycle for design, testing, integration, and revision of a near-space ballooning payload. Referredto as the High-altitude Radiation Detector (HARD), the scientific objectives of the payload wereto measure the “east‐west” asymmetry in cosmic-ray arrival direction at varying altitudesbetween the Earth’s surface and near space, as well as to study how the intensity of cosmic rayschanges with altitude, including a high‐quality, long‐exposure measurement at balloon-floataltitudes. Correspondingly, the technical objectives were the implementation and successfuloperation of various electronic instruments to detect cosmic rays and collect data for thescientific
a robust collaborative environment, especially amongPrincipal Investigators.While social interactions were divided into two larger groups, the network’s expansion from fourto sixteen members indicates an evolving collaborative landscape. In addition, participants in theresearch team exhibited high team effectiveness and psychological safety ratings, fostering anenvironment of trust and effective collaboration. The core members’ strong professional andsocial relationships demonstrate the evolution from professional to social connections, especiallyamong peers. The survey results suggested that new members gradually integrate into the team,particularly in learning and seeking advice.Figure 3. All research ties, Year 2 Figure 4. All
different experiencebackgrounds, we can begin to T-shaped professional development at an extremely high level ofeducation. This is achieved through a redesigned course curriculum that combines lecturematerial with hands on experience.Course Program Due to the limited laboratory availability, the course was limited to only 20 students.Almost immediately the course was filled within the first week. The course consisted of graduatestudents pursuing a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with the exception of onestudent pursuing a degree in environmental engineering. The course demographic also containedmostly master students, with the exception of five students pursuing a PhD. In accordance with the previous course structure, the
International Symposium on Engineering Accreditation and Education (ICACIT) [Internet], Cusco, Peru: IEEE; 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 31]. p. 1–6. Available from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9130283/ 10. Neville-Norton M, Cantwell S. Curriculum Mapping in Nursing Education: A Case Study for Collaborative Curriculum Design and Program Quality Assurance. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 2019 Apr;14(2):88–93. 11. Fink LD. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (Revised and updated ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2013. 12. Wulff EH, Jacobson AEH. Aligning for Learning: Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness. John Wiley & Sons; 2007.AppendixTable 1
based learningintegrating linear programming is a learning and a teaching method that guides students to learnand a guide to their learning process. LP is a mathematical optimization technique that followsthe concepts of these demands as compared to the traditional mathematical courses that onlyallows students the knowledge of concepts and theory without linking to real problems [12],[13]. Integrating LP and PBL is an approach that helps student with meeting these demands, [12]stated that linear programming courses can be taught by assigning the following procedures:gathering information, problem modeling, and result analysis and documentation. These methodscomprise four variables in each section that begins with understanding the problem in
Assessing the effectiveness of the circuits curriculum in an electrical engineering program, IEEE Transactions on Education, 46 (2) (2000): 137-142.10. Conceptual Learning Assessments, (January 2002), http://physics.dickinson.edu/PhysicsPages/Workshop_Physics/Instructor_Resources/Curricular_Materials/Conc eptual_Assessments.11. Engelhardt, Paula Vetter, Examining Students' Understanding of Electrical Circuits Through Multiple-Choice Testing and Interviews (Examinations), Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (1997).12. Meltzer, D., (1999), Addressing Learning Difficulties with Circuits: An “Aufbau” Approach, http://www.public.iastate.edu/~per/talks/aapt-san-an-99.pdf13. McDermott, L., (2001), Physics
integrate these dimensions into existing courseswhile also proposing new courses for development and inclusion into curricular pathways.Within the College of Engineering, the Humanitarian Engineering minor aims to educatestudents on the application of science and engineering to address complex societal challengeswith an emphasis on collaborating with communities to achieve their desired vision of well-being through a curriculum grounded in proven theories of sustainable development, appliedengineering, and socio-cultural learning experiences. Interdisciplinary partnerships have beenformed across the University to encourage the inclusion of transdisciplinary approaches intocourses offered to engineering students.Additionally, the Sustainability
projects. Page 26.1349.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Robotics in the Core Science Classroom: Benefits and Challenges for Curriculum Development and Implementation (RTP, Strand 4)AbstractThe Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering and Robotics (SLIDER) project at theGeorgia Institute of Technology is in the 5th year of developing and implementing an inquiry andproject-based learning curriculum that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) and designed to teach middle school physical science disciplinary
that could be reasonably incorporatedinto courses that support undergraduate students with little-to-no design experience, (b) effortsthat map to the emphasis areas for this new BME program, (c) student-learning assessmenttechniques that have proved useful in these hands-on contexts, and (d) projects that would makeinteresting recruiting examples for high school students considering such a program. The overallgoal of this work is to allow lessons learned from these earlier efforts to inform projects offeredas part of this new BME curriculum. This paper presents (1) an overview of this new curriculum,(2) the skillsets that this new BME program intentionally addresses and the courses that willsupport that skillset development, (3) BME project
integratedcurriculum at Pittsburgh,” in Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting, November 16-21, 2008,Philadelphia, PA.[3] J.J. McCarthy, R.S. Parker, A.A. Abatan, and M. Besterfield-Sacre. “Building an EvaluationStrategy for an Integrated Curriculum in Chemical Engineering.” Advances in EngineeringEducation, 2(4):1-22, Summer, 2011.[4] J.J. McCarthy, and R.S. Parker. “Evaluation and Results for an Integrated Curriculum inChemical Engineering,” in Proceedings of 2011 ASEE Annual conference and Exposition,Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2-17931.[5] M. J. Baird, and S. L. Shannon. “Unit Operations Lab Bazaar: incorporation of LaboratoryExperiences in Six Integrated Pillar Courses,” in Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Vancouver, BC
engineering pedagogical content knowledge and engineering engagement, whichled to an overall increase in teaching engineering self-efficacy [19]. Other studies have alsofound that the integration of robotics projects into various disciplines increased the involvedteachers’ self-efficacy around the use of robotics into middle school curriculum [20]. Immersingteachers in laboratory settings and research experiences has also been effective at increasing highschool teachers’ self-efficacy in content areas such as nanotechnology [21], as well as shiftingtheir perceptions of engineering as a field [22]. These examples of professional developmentactivities embody the five principles of professional development and ultimately demonstratedthe effectiveness of
first semester of sophomore year is the coupling of a design course, Engineering Design III(2-credit lecture/lab.) to the introductory course in thermodynamics. The latter has beenexpanded from 3 to 4 credit-hours to include energy-conversion topics.2. Integration of Engineering CoursesThe revised engineering curriculum at Stevens puts high priority on at least some integrationamong different courses. While very tight integration is not necessarily a goal, interplay betweendifferent courses is required to be conscious, recognizable, and representative of the mutualinterdependence that exists among “different” engineering subjects.In the third semester, opportunity exists for integration of the design laboratory withThermodynamics & Energy
countries around the world. In Western Australia, vendor-based curricula, such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program, the CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP) program and the Microsoft Certified SystemsEngineer (MCSE) program are offered for credit in TAFE Engineering and InformationTechnology (IT) Diplomas and in Bachelor and/or Masters Degrees in three of the fiveuniversities based in the State. In this paper we seek to examine the reasons why studentsenroll in the courses, and what career benefits they believe will accrue as a result of theirstudies. The paper will conclude with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses ofoffering curriculum over which universities and college have no control of content
Department of Defense. A number of state governments, universities, non-profitorganizations, and for-profit institutions have also played an important role in enablingtechnology commercialization by offering guidance and assistance to entrepreneurs2. Theseefforts have helped many new technologies to come to fruition, including life-saving drugs andmedical devices, consumer products, communication devices, clean energy, and safe foodproducts3.In order to succeed, technology commercialization must involve properly trained scientists andengineers not only at the birth of a technology but also during the subsequent phases of itscommercialization. The importance of incorporating elements of entrepreneurship andtechnology commercialization in engineering
Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He hasB.S. and Ph.D. degree in BioMedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He teaches in Louisiana Tech’sIntegrated Engineering Curriculum. His primary research interest is in integrated engineering education.LAURA WESSON is an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She has a B.S.degree in chemistry and a Ph. D. in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. She teaches in theintegrated freshman and sophomore engineering courses and a senior level chemical engineering reactor designcourse. Her main area of research focuses on the fundamental properties of surfactants.NORM PUMPHREY is an Associate Professor of and a former Program Chair in the
course outcomes, and posted on the department’s front page onthe Web. This is a plan we see as our new departmental identity and one that will enable us toweather the demographic cliff and other big challenges facing academia in the United States.University-level RRC Curriculum PrioritiesSeattle University launched a multi-year effort to comprehensively reimagine and revisecurriculum with a call to integrate practices that would make the education we offer distinctlyunique and relevant to global challenges. Reimagine and Revise the Curriculum (RRC) wasenvisioned to be an initiative that is led by faculty within their own undergraduate and graduateprograms and departments, with programmatic support offered at the university level through1 from
retention.Significant research has been conducted across many engineering programs at many universitiesto integrate labs and projects into the first semester of engineering. Most of the universities whohave successfully integrated labs into their first semester of engineering are very large research-oriented universities with significant resources, which differs from the work described in thispaper. A few notable examples of the inclusion of labs in the first-year curriculum are surveyedhere. Ohio State reports the use of hands on labs integrated with a semester project, as early as2001, and continuing to present [1]-[3]. At Louisiana Tech, the engineering program has leverageda student owned lab (which they call “Living with the Lab”) to improve hands-on
Paper ID #8713Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Under-graduate Class in Industrial DistributionDr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is an assistant professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University. His research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimization, pricing optimization, supply chain risk analysis, lean and six sigma, and large scale optimization. He has authored 30 refereed articles in leading supply chain and operations management
;M University’s NUA2NCED Laboratory. His research focuses on hydrofoil boat design and developing unconventional educational applications for STEM students. Zach’s aerospace passions include logistic support, system integration, and aerospace business development. He has applied these interests as a ConOps Develop- ment intern with Fulcrum Engineering, LLC as well as a Integrated Logistics Support Management intern with Lockheed Martin. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Dissolving Interdisciplinary Barriers in STEM Curriculum Through Unconventional Hydrofoil Boat Educational Lab at the College Undergraduate LevelAbstractAs educational
with an Initiative to Adopt Computer Algebra System Calculators in an Engineering Technology Degree ProgramAny ETAC of ABET accredited engineering technology program must have a documentedprocess for continuous improvement, must show that this process is used, and must show resultsfrom that process. At the baccalaureate level, ETAC of ABET accreditation criteria require thatthe curriculum include the use of differential and integral calculus. This paper presents aninitiative in the author’s department to improve student performance in the use of differential andintegral calculus. This effort also demonstrated the department’s continuous improvementprocess in action.Students are expected to learn differentiation and