and visualization, and engineering system dynamics. His work has been recognized with multiple best-paper awards. He conducts workshops in student team-building, team-formation and peer evaluation, in laboratory assessment, and in effective teaching. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Layton worked for twelve years in consulting engineering, culminating as a group head and a project manager. He is a guitarist and songwriter and a member of the rock band “Whisper Down”.Thomas Adams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Thomas M. Adams is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman
(two or three days on a Sun enterprise 450) for 50 to 100 student submissions, thesearch window (range of possible relative file offsets) was constrained to as little as 100characters. Pre-filtering of the files, similar to the tokenization described above, was used toreduce the size of the files to be compared. However, restricting the search window reduced theinstances of plagiarism that could be detected.ResultsInitial testing was done using student source code samples from a simplified I2C bus interfacedesign project during spring 2003. I2C is an industry standard synchronous serial bus interfaceused in a wide range of consumer electronic products. Transformations were applied to thesource code samples in order to observe the behavior of
thenundertake the tasks in order to gain points, moved a level-up to work through a progressivelynot having the tasks themselves as central to more challenging task.the game as was indicated by Thatcher14.Gaming StrategyThe modified course was designed to motivate students to contact the course material at theirown pace, and use the model of game levels of increasing complexity and challenge. The modelwas similar to ones described by Goehle20 and by de Feitas19. In those projects, there were visualand software elements of a video game, such as unique graphics, and increased “powers”available to players as they gained experience points. In the Thermodynamics game describedhere, the author did not attempt to build a custom game platform, but
(UW-Madison), Dr. Kevin Kirtley (General Electric Waterand Power), and Professor Robert Lucht (Purdue University). The co-principal investigators onthe project, Dr. Jeffrey Froyd and Professor K. Rajagopal, are acknowledged for theircontributions and assistance to the concept inventory. Faculty colleagues at Texas A&MUniversity Department of Mechanical Engineering are acknowledged for their assistance inadministering the concept inventory to their respective courses; these colleagues includeProfessor Michael Pate, Professor David Staack, Professor Andrea Strzelec, Mr. Joshua Bittle, Page 24.174.12and Dr. Jacob McFarland. Finally, the data
24.323.9females who used one or more forms of supplemental instruction increased this year by 6%compared to last year; the percentage of males was unchanged from last year. These differencescan be attributed to some students receiving better grades than their trigger point for seeking helpand some students not seeking help when they projected they would.This year 47% of honors males and 48% of honors females indicated at the beginning of thesemester that they would seek out extra help with grades of B or C. We found that at the end ofthe semester these honors students sought extra help with grades of B or C, as they projected.The average threshold value was slightly lower, closer to a grade of C, for honors students thanfor non-honors students. 90% of
activities.Dr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a Full Professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics. She is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer. She has also served as her Campus’ Representative for 17 years, as Chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter Editor. She was named an ASEE Fellow in 2008, and two years later received the McGraw Award. Currently, she is on two division boards, Engineering Technology
conference held by the NSF Engineering Directorate and the ADVANCE program. 3. Is currently participating in a dissemination project funded by the National Science Foundation to produce publications titled “A Dean’s Guide to Diversity” and a “Department Head’s Guide to Diversity.” 4. Has hired a full-time program coordinator to handle K-12 outreach, including specific outreach to girls.The mentoring program is a centerpiece of the retention effort at NMSU. As mentioned earlier,women are less likely than men in academia to receive mentoring as they progress throughgraduate school and then assume jobs in academia or industry12. Women’s Studies programs anduniversity commissions on the status of women have long
exercises in very large sections (200 to 300students).6 Classroom selection for such a session should take into consideration the classroomfurnishings. Anchored seating could be workable as long as adequate table space is availableand students can cluster quickly into teams. However, in large lecture halls with theater seatingand very small pull-up desks, students will have difficulty just physically gathering into teams,and that translates to wasted class time. Team assignments for these in-class activities can be accomplished in various ways. Thecritical issue here is to guard vigilantly against lost class time. If you have established teams forother, longer duration projects, you might consider using those established teams for the hands
DELIBERATE LONGITUDINAL CURRICULAR INTEGRATION: TOPICAL LINKAGES AND CONCEPT REINFORCEMENT Barry L. Shoop, George A. Nowak, and Lisa A. Shay United States Military Academy, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, West Point, New York, 10996 U.S.A. email: Barry.Shoop@usma.eduAbstract. Students in many engineering programs feel that their educational experience consists of a series of isolated courses that build expertise in discrete topical areas. The only time these discrete topics are integrated is in a capstone engineering project during their senior year. Understanding how topics covered in one
or more of the analyses provided in this article as an in-class small group project, as a homework problem, or as a quiz or exam problem.Furthermore, the historical information presented in this article could also be a suitable topic fordiscussion at a meeting of any of the mechanical
accident causation and system safety, and for some of the more analytically maturestudents, stochastic modeling an analysis of particular events or topics.Criterion 3 student outcomes: f, g, h, j, kOther options for assignments are being considered for the course, such as group term projects,and some form (TBD) of interaction with government regulatory agencies, and accidentinvestigation boards.4.6 Assessment and EvaluationWhen devising a new course, it is important to reflect on the material to be delivered, how todeliver it, and how to evaluate the teaching effectiveness and impact. The course has not beentaught long enough to assess what is known in education research as “far transfer” or its long-term impact.5 But the short-term evaluation of
the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.The craft of engineering requires the direct application of mathematics, science, and technologycontent and skills. While technology is not included in ABET 3-(a) it appeared frequently in theliterature in relation to K-12 engineering education, meriting the addition of technology to thisdiscussion. Two main themes emerged from the literature. The first key point is that the STEMdisciplines overlap and are fundamentally related. Furthermore, it was argued that addingengineering concepts and projects to mathematics, science, and technology curricula havebenefits for both
andmathematics over the next decade2.Like the rest of the country, Boise State University has implemented research projectsand initiatives to study and improve mathematics success among engineering students,with particular emphasis on freshman retention. An engineering professor who has ledseveral of these initiatives decided to experience freshman-level calculus firsthand by re-taking Calculus 1 nearly 30 years after her own freshman days. Her instructor was thechair of the mathematics department, a professor with whom she has collaborated onnumerous research projects. The evidence presented in this paper is based on the Page 25.267.2experiences of these two
way or another it should engage the studentin the perennial questions of philosophy. There are many ways of achieving this goal. There is aneed to bring together relevant practice, and there is a need to experiment. In terms of theorganization of the curriculum and the need for mixed learning communities the need fordivergent visioning is great.Acknowledgements.I am deeply indebted to Dr Alec Martin who introduced me to the works of John Macmurraywhen he was the responsible official in the UK Employment Department for our project on theanalysis of jobs done by engineers. I am very grateful to Dr‟s Alan A. Cheville and Mani Mina,and Ms Sarah Heywood for their perceptive comments on the draft of this textNotes and references[1] Koen, B. V (2003
engineering design and work, the systems and management of engineering projects andpractice and the high-level systemic impact of engineering on our society and environment. Weare both practitioners, teachers, and researchers. We are interested in identifying andunderstanding the larger scale interactions and influences that inform the development andprogress of change and resistance to change in engineering education and professional practiceculture.3. MethodologyTo develop a framework for characterizing engineering education culture and ultimately capturechange that occurs along cultural dimensions pertinent to the engineering education context, weattempt to synthesize relevant literature related to culture and specifically engineering culture.The
conducted through funding from a University of Florida Foundation Grant“Goldberg Gators Engineering” program as part of the EQuIPD project at the University ofFlorida. The researcher would like to thank their co-authors and the rest of the research team fortheir assistance and support throughout this study. In particular, the researcher would like to thankAreesha Razi for the time and effort spent in support of codebook testing and revision.7. References[1] Committee on Effective Mentoring in STEMM, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2019, p. 25568. doi
providestudents with dedicated time to develop their system maps, receive feedback from instructors andteaching assistants, engage in collaborative brainstorming, and interact with campus and externalexperts for valuable insights and guidance. These sessions also serve as platforms for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and constructive feedback on project proposals and system maps. 1.3 Systems Thinking Process as a Conceptual Framework: A search for most fitting frameworks was conducted to best understand the connectionbetween ST process steps and the various ST skills. The ST Process as a conceptual framework[9] was chosen to maintain consistent analysis across various research work previouslyconducted on the topic of ST skill building [6, 7
(HT) is a required course for students completing the mechanical engineering concentration andis taught annually in the Spring. Students typically take the course during their third-year in theengineering program. In Spring 2024, 30 students were enrolled in HT.In Spring 2009, the instructor began teaching a heat transfer course using a traditional,lecture-based pedagogy. During the following years, the instructor both heard from other facultyand witnessed how electrical engineering students were better prepared to handle the open-endproblems encountered during Senior Design projects. One electrical engineering course inparticular (ENGE 420 Embedded Systems Design, taught by Dr. Gary Spivey) seemed to be themain contributor to student
overlapping part body. Missingor dimensionally incorrect features can be visualized to prompt self-correction. It’s also easierfor the instructor to hone in on errors when providing help. One drawback of this approach is thatit limits the practice of reading and interpreting views in drawings which can be a secondarylearning outcome in a CAD class as is the case for the capstone example discussed earlier. As illustrated earlier, more complex assignments where students are expected to do more independentthinking on their modeling strategy, capture design intent, and use appropriate best practices are muchmore challenging to automate their assessment. It might even be true that because more complexassignments such as a capstone project are meant to
employees involved in a construction project,” [20]. In 1976 NSPE funded adecertification drive for engineers employed by the Leeds & Northrop Company. 1980 NSPEweighed in as a ‘friend of the court’ in the US Supreme Court case regarding Yeshiva University,which did not have an engineering faculty, to support the notion that teaching and professionalstaff had sufficient supervisory authority to bar them from unionizing. The Supreme Courtdecided in favor of this position, with the far-reaching effect of barring the faculty at all USprivate higher education institutions from unionizing.It is within this historical context that we analyze NSPE’s use of the codes of ethics to furthertheir anti-union actions and the ideology of business
teaches engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges.Dr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an associate professor of structural engineering at Northern Arizona University.Dr. Kacie Caple D’Alessandro, Virginia Military
MSE curricula at upper-level undergraduateand graduate courses, introductory courses are still largely taught with traditional diagrams andformulae approaches, leaving computational thinking, exploration, and modeling for later. Thistraditional approach misses an opportunity to leverage computational modeling as a coreteaching and learning tool when students begin their study of MSE. According to the OpenSyllabus project [11], which has collected over 230,000 engineering syllabi, the most popularintroductory MSE textbook, authored by Callister and Rethwisch [12], is the second mostassigned textbook across all engineering disciplines. This textbook has been through manyeditions, but it was originally written in 1985 and does not include any