1 The Effectiveness of Service-Learning Based Projects in Improving the Understanding of the Design Process and the Self-Efficacy of Students in Engineering Terrell R. Bennett, PhD and Andrea Turcatti The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science The University of Texas at DallasAbstractEngineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) is an innovative service-learning programthat blends community service, undergraduate education, and engineering design by pairing teamsof undergraduate students with non-profit organizations to collaboratively address human,community
Full Paper: The Biola Uno Project; A cost-friendly and Experience-enriching Learning Module for Introductory Embedded SystemsAbstract:The purpose of the Biola Uno Project is to provide an engineering curriculum that bridges analogand digital circuits courses for pre-engineering students. In the engineering coursework, digitalcircuits and embedded systems are highly valuable subjects for many students and apply tofuture classes such as mechatronics or introductory robotics. In embedded system courses,students may usually assume a “black box” and make technical assumptions of an overall circuitdesign. Typical digital circuit courses fail to cover material that deals with the actual build of themicrocontroller, which is a
Paper ID #32231Community College student research project pedagogy delivered onlineduring COVID-19 and assessment of scientific principle learningDr. sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College Sunil Dehipawala received his B.S. degree from University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and Ph.D from City University of New York. Currently, he is working as a faculty member at Queensborough Community College of CUNY.Dr. Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College Dr. Dimitrios Kokkinos is an Associate Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of
California, Irvine (UCI) American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Novel Initiatives for Senior Design Collaborative Projects with Healthcare Workers and Undergraduate Students – a COVID-19 Response Nursing HackathonIntroduction:Nurses and healthcare staff are uniquely positioned to identify opportunities to improve systemsof care delivery but are often underrepresented in medical innovation initiatives [1, 2].Furthermore, although hackathons have gained traction over the past decade as a successfulinnovation tool to tackle modern healthcare problems [3], there remains a lack of events thatallow undergraduate students in different
ASEE-NMWSC2013-0021 Engineering Students Learn ABET Professional Skills: A Comparative Study of Project-Based-Learning (PBL) versus Traditional StudentsSousada Chidthachack, Marc A. Schulte, Forster D. Ntow, Jia-Ling Lin, and Tamara J. Moore 1 STEM Education Center, University of Minnesota Twin Cities 1School of Engineering Education, Purdue Universitychid0008@umn.edu, schu2891@umn.edu, ntowx001@umn.edu, jllin@umn.edu, and tamara@purdue.eduAbstract This paper presents preliminary findings of a study that investigated the learning experiencesof students who enrolled in two
good ofsociety 2) learning new, valuable technical skills, in our case the study project management skills, withthe longer term hope of working for the public sector who’s technology infrastructure and technologyservices are known to quite outdated due to in house expertise. public policy makers for the good ofsociety,The instructional mini-modules in this report were designed with two objectives: 1) raise studentawareness and knowledge about serving the good of the public through work at Public Sectors who are invery much need in technology. In fact, the dated technology in house of Public sectors have affectedquality of services they can be offered to the general publics. The second purpose is to introduce teachcommunity colleges students
Paper ID #35115Adjustments Made in Students Delivery of Project Results inUndergraduate and Graduate Courses Due to Covid-19 PandemicDr. Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering
Paper ID #35077Senior Capstone Project Raven: Study of an Autonomous System Design forPower Line Inspection Based on the Quanser QDrone PlatformMr. Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word Jovany Avila is an undergrad at the University of the Incantate Word studying Mechatronic Engineering, graduating in December 2020. He works in the Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) Lab as the lead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) researcher and pilot. He is responsible for producing an indoor model of an autonomous UAS to conduct powerline and utilities pole inspections for real world applications. His future interests are to
- novative inquiry based physics labs. 2) conducting research regarding the role of language in conceptual understanding. 3) exploring cosmic rays (detection, data collection, and analysis).Prof. Tak Cheung Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing an engineering mindset: teacher enrichment strategies employing project-based learning in optics and cosmic ray study Sunil Dehipawala, George Tremberger, Raul Armendariz, James Fakatselis, Vazgen Shekoyan, Rex Taibu, Kimberley Riegel, David Lieberman and Tak
Paper ID #243012018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25An Undergraduate Research Project Testing the Properties of the Ground forthe Design of Ground Source Heat Pump SystemsDr. Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University Dr. Larsen currently teaches mechanical engineering at Eastern Washington University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from California State University Sacramento and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University.Mr. Austin Arron VanWormer, Eastern Washington University I am a student in Mechanical Engineering at Eastern Washington
Paper ID #241252018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Convergence – an Engineering and Arts Education Project that Brings To-gether Faculty and Students of Different Disciplines and NationalitiesDr. Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Bridget Benson received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obipso in 2005, a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara in 2007 and a PhD degree in the Computer Science and Engi- neering at the University of California San Diego
Paper ID #20084MakerGames: A Board Game to Help Facilitators Maximize the EducationalPotential of Project-based LearningMr. Matthew Mueller, Tufts University Matthew Mueller is a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Tufts University and a research assis- tant at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). While earning his B.S. in mechanical engineering and a minor in engineering education, Matt was a fellow in the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP) where he brought hands on engineering activities to a local 2-8 grade classrooms every week. His research so far has focused on how
Paper ID #18146Developing a Pipeline for Students from Rural High Schools into Engineer-ing Technology and Mechatronics at a Two-Year College (NSF-ATE Projects)Dr. James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Jim Payne has been with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College for ten years after retiring from South Carolina State University as Professor of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. He serves as STEM Program Developer for the College and as a Principal Investigator and project manager. He is currently managing the NSF-ATE RAMP project and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Scholars project
Paper ID #19889A Team Leader Model for Biomedical Engineering Design Team Project-Definition Training and Scalable Clinical Observation (Work in Progress)Dr. Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Logsdon is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Engineering for Professionals Applied Biomedical Engineering Program. She is also the Director of the BME Design Studio - a facility that supports design efforts in many bioengineering courses at the University and within the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design.Dr. Robert Allen P.E., Johns Hopkins
engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conference Utilizing the Chesapeake Bay as a Basis for a Place-based Multi-component Project in Earth Systems EngineeringA systems engineering course is required by all engineering students for the completion of theundergraduate general engineering degree. This paper discusses the implementation of asemester-long, placed-based
Paper ID #20106Development of a Graduate Project Management Course Where GraduateStudents Manage Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Design Teams (Workin Progress)Dr. Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joseph Towles is a faculty associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joe completed his PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and a research post-doctoral fellowship in the Sensory Motor Performance Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern
Paper ID #19622Pilot Implementation of a Task-based, Open-ended Laboratory Project usingMEMS Accelerometers in a Measurements and Instrumentation CourseDr. Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico Daisuke Aoyagi received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from University of California, Irvine. He worked as a research engineer at Los Amigos Research and Education Institute in Downey, Cali- fornia. He is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable
Paper ID #19322Research Needs Statements for Project Topic Selection: A Pilot Study in anUndergraduate Civil Engineering Transportation CourseDr. V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University Dr. V. Dimitra Pyrialakou joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University as an Assistant Professor in August 2016. She received her Diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 2011 and in 2016 she earned a Ph.D. in Civil En- gineering from Purdue University. Dr. Pyrialakou has worked on several projects involving public (mass) transportation
Paper ID #20575Work in Progress: Curriculum Revision and Classroom Environment Re-structuring to Support Blended Project-Based Learning in First-Year Gen-eral Engineering Laboratory CoursesProf. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Trailing or Failing? A Hidden Mental Health Issue: The Changing FuturesProject 1. AbstractThe ‘Changing Futures Project’ aimed to directly tackle an issue that has been long reportedin both academic and professional body spheres, that of student failure in engineering education[1,2] . It focused on the experiences of 96 Engineering & Applied Science students who wereclassified as ‘failing’ or ‘trailing’ in one or more modules. One of the unforeseen outcomes ofthe project was the high numbers of students who reported that they had been experiencingmental health problems at the time when they found themselves failing. By putting in a seriesof academic and individual support
Paper ID #19497Work in Progress: Living with the Lab: Building a New Implementation ofthe LWTL Project-Based First-Year Engineering Curriculum at CampbellUniversityDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is Chair of the ASEE Long-Rangge Planning Committee and the ASEE Strategic Doing Governance Team. She is a past Vice President of Professional Interest Councils for ASEE and past President of WEPAN. Currently Chair of the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program Steering Committee and an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr
Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques to Teach Programming. Results from a Two-Year Project Christina M. Frederick and Lulu Sun Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThis WIP paper presents two years of findings for an NSF funded project under the ResearchInitiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) program. The project (SLA-aBLe) iscurrently in the second year of implementation and assessment. Final results from the projectwill be presented and discussed at the annual ASEE conference. The project used secondlanguage acquisition (SLA) theory and
Paper ID #15916Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students Engaged in Novel Hands-on Experimentation during Summer Research Projects in Wireless Commu-nicationsDr. Maria Lorelei Fernandez, Florida International University Maria L. Fernandez has a PhD in Mathematics Education and is currently engaged in research to better understand engineering students’ learning from and perceptions of experiences involving the use of novel hands-on experimentation in wireless communications. Her research has focused on experiences promot- ing undergraduate student learning and development, particularly with preservice mathematics teachers
Paper ID #27558Using Human-Centered Design to Drive Project-Based Learning in a HighSchool Summer STEM Course (Evaluation)Mr. Austin C. Wong, The Cooper Union Austin Wong is a graduate of Cooper Union with a BA and MA in Mechanical Engineering. The research he is doing pertains to the advancement of STEM education with the help of rapid prototyping at a high school and college level. He is a high school STEM teacher at Grace Church High School, and developed curriculum for the high school physics, robotics, CAD, and engineering classes he teaches and is also the director of the Design Lab at Grace Church School. He also
Paper ID #27384Using Microservices to Modularize Components and Teaching Assistant De-velopment Teams for a Robotics Design Project Computer SystemMr. Jared Dean Mitten, Ohio State University Jared D. Mitten is a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) major at The Ohio State University and is currently an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program. He is a lead developer for several software systems used by the FEH program, including the robot course scoring system and the online robot part store. He will graduate in December 2019 with his B.S in CSE with a focus on
Paper ID #25322Using Poll App to Improve Active Learning in an Engineering Project Man-agement Course Offered to Civil and Environmental Engineering StudentsDr. Long Duy Nguyen P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Long Nguyen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Before joining FGCU, he was the deputy director of Tuan Le Construction and a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). Prior to his tenure at HCMUT, he worked as a construction consultant at Jax Kneppers Associates, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. He is a
Paper ID #25733Using Recycled Photovoltic Modules and Batteries for Engineering Educa-tion, Student Projects, and as Viable Portable, Backup Storage Power SourcesDr. Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University in the summer of 2003, after two decades of various industry engineering positions in research, and product development. Dr. Fletcher earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, and the Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in
Paper ID #23525A Project-Based Approach to Develop Engineering Design Process Skills AmongHigh School Students (Work in Progress)Ms. Mi Thant Mon (Thant) Soe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Thant is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics department at Drexel University where she focuses on developing microfabrication and microfluidic tools for biomedical research.Mr. Robert Shultz, Drexel University Robert Shultz is a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student and a at Drexel University. His research interests include biomaterials, drug delivery, spinal cord injury, neuroinflammation, and
Paper ID #22516Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) High: Preliminary Find-ings Regarding Learning Outcomes for Underrepresented Students (Work inProgress, Diversity)Dr. Alissa Ruth, Arizona State University Alissa Ruth is cultural anthropologist at Arizona State University. Her portfolio of funded research in- cludes testing innovative approaches to supporting minority/first generation students’ transition from high- school to community colleges and universities.Ms. Tameka Spence, Arizona State University Tameka Spence is an education researcher at Arizona State University. Her scholarly interests include
Paper ID #22019Exploring Follow-up Effect of Scaffolding for Creative Problem Solving throughQuestion Prompts in Project-based Community Service LearningProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is a professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over ten years of industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. Ye Yuan, Nantong UniversityMs. Jing Yan