. Refer to Table 3 for a breakdown of studentquestionnaire responses after one semester in Flexus.Table 3. First semester student questionnaire responsesa Response Categories Question N 1 2 3 4 5 By joining Flexus, I met other engineers.b 72 0% 1% 9% 19% 71% I am well informed about engineering.b 30 0% 0% 13% 57% 30% b I am well informed about the Clark School. 72 0% 3% 15% 60% 23% I feel well connected to the other students in the
Paper ID #10509Learning about Learning and Engineering: Engineers, Students, and Educa-tors Co-Design Challenges for a Science CenterJennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley Jennifer Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics Education, fo- cusing on Engineering Education at the University of California, Berkeley. She also obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Berkeley. Her primary interest is in informal learning environments and educational technologies. She currently conducts research with the Lawrence Hall of
to cognitive assessment and the articulated thoughts in simulated situations paradigm." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(6), 950.23. Haaga, D. A., Davison, G. C., McDermut, W., Hillis, S. L., and Twomey, H. B. (1993). "“States-of-mind” analysis of the articulated thoughts of exsmokers." Cognitive Therapy and Research, 17(5), 427-439.24. Schellings, G., Aarnoutse, C., and van Leeuwe, J. (2006). "Third-grader's think-aloud protocols: Types of reading activities in reading an expository text." Learning and Instruction, 16(6), 549-568.25. Gerloff, P. (1986). "Second language learners‟ reports on the interpretive process: Talk-aloud protocols of translation." Interlingual and intercultural communication. Tübingen
.BackgroundAt the University of St. Thomas, the engineering education programs for in-service teachers areoffered through its Center for Engineering Education – a partnership between the schools ofengineering and education2. The programs available for P-12 teachers include: a) customized professional development, b) a 12-credit graduate certificate in engineering education for in-service teachers, andThe graduate certificate program is designed for in-service P-12 educators who want hands-onexperience in engineering. The certificate program is a rigorous introduction to the engineeringcontent with emphasis placed on the application of the course material in P-12 classrooms. Theprogram helps the teachers develop the knowledge, skills, and competency
, and other tutoringsystems,” Educat. Psychologist 46, 197 (2011).2 C. D. Whitlatch, Q. Wang, and B. J. Skromme, “Automated problem and solution generation software forcomputer-aided instruction in elementary linear circuit analysis,” in Proceedings of the 2012 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (Amer. Soc. Engrg. Educat., Washington, D.C., 2012),Session M356.3 B. J. Skromme, C. D. Whitlatch, Q. Wang, P. M. Rayes, A. Barrus, J. M. Quick, R. K. Atkinson, and T. Frank,“Teaching linear circuit analysis techniques with computers,” in Proceedings of the 2013 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (Amer. Soc. Engrg. Educat., Washington, D.C., 2013),paper 7940.4 B. J
AP physicsclasses and, when they did, were 30% less likely than boys to sit for the culminating APPhysics B exam.22 The implications of the lower representation are clear, if engineeringadmissions decisions rely upon taking advanced physics as a proxy for the quality of the highschool course load, fewer females would be considered strong applicants. The U.S. Departmentof Education found that 39% of all high school boys had completed a physics class in 2009,versus 33% of girls.21 The participation difference by gender was striking among AP Physicsexam takers in 2013: females represented only 35% of Physics B, 23% of Physics C: Electricityand Magnetism and 26% of Physics C: Mechanics exam takers.20 So, if taking AP Physics is agatekeeper, as
., USA, 1983.5. B. K. Jesiek, A. Dare, T. Forin, & J. Thompson. Global Engineering Design Symposium: Revealing the sociocultural aspects of engineering problem solving. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.6. Engineers Without Borders – Canada. Failure Reports. Retrieved November 25, 2013, from http://legacy.ewb.ca/en/whoweare/accountable/failure.html7. A. L. Ika. Project management for development in Africa: Why project are failing and what can be done about it. Project Management Journal, 43(4), 27 – 41, 2012.8. J. Fortune, & D. White. Framing of project critical success factors by a systems model. International Journal of Project Management
by preparing them to moreeffectively deal with complex systems situations that require a holistic approach to succeed in acompetitive marketplace.References 1. Arnold, E., “Global Systems Engineering Competencies: A Business Advantage,” INCOSE Systems Engineering for the Planet, Netherlands, June 2008. Available online at: http://www.incose.org/northstar/2008slides/global%20se%20competencies%20is2008%20arnold%202008 %20paper.pdf. 2. Bain, K, “What the Best College Teachers Do,” Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. 3. Boardman, J. and B. Sauser, “Systemic Thinking: Building Maps for Worlds of Systems,” Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. 4. Creswell, J. W., and V.L. Plano Clark
thePMFC and its constituent components, an alternate and perhaps more instructive way ofassessing the efficacy of instruction is to examine the distribution of grades earned by students ineach of the mechanics classes involved in this transformation. Figures 5 and 6 present thepercentage of students earning A, B, C, D, and F grades, or a W marking (resulting from awithdrawal from the course before completion) in the Basic Mechanics I and II courses since theFall 2008 (Spring 2009 in the case of Basic Mechanics II) Semester, which is prior to the Page 24.1241.10complete implementation of the PMFC. Data is presented for fall semesters (spring
, we also provided some historical context with regard to the current state of theart in logic circuits. New lab content was developed to address some concerns from our previousexperience, which include: a) start-up activities to help students master the CAD software betterand earlier in the course; b) incorporating the use of hierarchical design earlier and in moreexperiments. The students’ experience and feedback, as well as the instructors’ observations arepresented concerning both the hardware and software upgrades along with other changes made. Page 24.1303.2In closing, we present our future plans.Introduction and Literature ReviewThis
level of effort in the community. 2. Create a safe, supportive, and fun environment to support the social aspects of the community. 3. Explore areas of teaching, learning, and instruction of interest to the group. 4. Have members bring examples or issues from their current courses, rather than create artifacts. Focusing on current issues/examples would support relevancy and hopefully support a practical, rather than theoretical approach.To support these goals we asked members to be willing to: a) preview an idea with the club toimprove it, b) try the idea out in class, and c) review what happened in class with club.The co-author, a faculty in mechanical engineering with a strong expertise in pedagogy andworking with small
activities. Socialactivities, which are optional, include activities such as movie night or volleyball and areorganized by the program assistant and four resident assistants, all of which are engineeringstudents. An example of a class schedule can be found in Figure 1 below. Page 24.561.4 Figure 1: Class Schedule Page 24.561.5 STEP typically involved between 70-95 students. At the beginning of the program, the group isdivided into three sections (Groups A, B, and C) and each student is assigned a correspondingschedule. Each schedule includes the same courses, though
Page 24.177.4of 48 hours. a b d c e Figure 2.Steps for creating the composite test specimen. Figure 4. The 3-point bending jig.Figure 3.The universal testing machine (Instron 5800 series). Then the sample was placed in the universal testing machine shown in Figure 3 (Instron Model 5567), using a 3-point bending jig with a span of 20 mm and a cross-head speed of 2mm/min Page
Paper ID #8909Case Study Application of After Tax Analysis to a Renewable Energy ProjectMrs. Christina Jauregui Barboza, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE) Christina Jauregui Barboza is an Engineering Management Doctoral Candidate in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received a Masters of Engineering Degree in Systems Engineering in 2008 and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Engineering Management in 2006 both from Stevens Institute of Technology. She holds a teaching assistantship position for the Engineering Management program at Stevens Institute of Technology and has
of revenue growth. I.E., tie overhead to revenue growth considering type/delivery of program. Create a ProSTAR expense allocation model differentiated by type/delivery of program: non-credit, distance and distance-hybrid. Compare and contrast the hiring of a marketing resource given two scenarios: (a) an internal marketing individual, serving traditional programs and ProSTAR programs, and (b) a .5 FTE resource combined with the engineering equivalent resources targeting individuals (professional working adult learners) in both engineering and technology fee- based programs.In summary, ProSTAR presented the following 2012-2013 academic year end information: 5 Years – year over year
required toparticipate in the project activities and in presenting the project results. Each team member wasexpected to have a thorough understanding of the project, make a presentation and assumeleadership responsibility for their portion of the project.Soft skills can be seen in the Technology Accreditation Criteria of ABET. For example,TAC/ABET Criterion 23 lists the eleven areas of expertise a graduate must possess uponprogram completion, known as the “a-k” criterion. Under this standard an engineeringtechnology program must demonstrate that graduates have: 2a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of theirdisciplines,b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of
clock signal then the output signal scan system splits this clock signal‘s frequency. "ena_1hz" produces a cycle of pulse signal each second. "flash_1hz" produces a 1Hz pulse clock signal Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of crossroads . The special point during the design process is using constant(b) Parameterization concept: the traffic light circuit can be parameter. The
Paper ID #8982A Summer Program to promote an Integrated Undergraduate Research andGroup Design ExperienceDr. Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Chiang Shih is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, FAMU-FSU College of Engineer- ing, Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Aerospace Engineering Department at University of Southern California in 1988. He has served as the department Chair from 2002 until 2011 and is currently the Director of the Aeropropulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Center established in 2012. He is also the PI of the NSF REU program on
laboratory courses includingmeasurements and dynamic systems and controls.References1. J. E. Corter, J. V. Nickerson, S. K. Esche, C. Chassapis, J. Ma (2007), "Constructing Reality: A study of remote, hands-on and simulated laboratories", ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction 2 (14)2. Nickerson, J.V., Corter, J.E., Esche, S.K., and C. Chassapis (2007), "A Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Engineering Laboratories and Simulations in Education", Computers and Education. 3 (49)3. P. Bhargava, J. Antonakakis, C. Cunningham and A. T. Zehnder (2006), “Web-based virtual torsion laboratory,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 14, pp 1-8.4. S. Grober, M. Vetter, B. Eckert and H-J. Jodl (2007), “Experimenting
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International Education, 10, pp. 241-266.12. Cross, T., Bazon, B., Dennis, K., & Issacs, M. (1989). Towards a Culturally Competent System of Care, Volume 1. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University Child Development Center. Page 24.578.1113. Institute of International Education, Opendoors Fast Facts, 2010; accessed Dec. 24, 2010, http://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data14. ABET, op. cit.15. NASULGC Commission on International Programs. (2007). A National Action Agenda for Internationalizing Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: NASULGC16. Sigma Xi (2006). Embracing Globalization: Meeting the Challenges to
Page 24.381.8 Fig 4c. Visualization in Unity Web Player 8 Images below depict a sample restaurant scenario generated in x3D/VRML and visualized in three different settings - Using a standard web-browser and a VR plug-in (Figure.4a) - As a 3ds Max© Rendering (Figure.4a b) - View inside Unity Web Player (Figure.4a c) Table 1: Comprehensive Table Comparing Cost Vs Benefits of the Various Display Systems pdVR 4-Sided CAVE * Full-Fledged CAVE Consumer VR Desktop VR (Proposed System) (Details based on a
” activities, while social events, including those with asustainability focus (e.g. trips to the downtown Farmer’s Market) that were designed primarily tobuild community were designated “extra-curricular” activities. In other years, the course hasbeen team taught with slightly different content, although the basic design of the course and itsintegration into the LLC were similar.Our learning assessment is based on several survey instruments administered during the fall 2012semester. Specifically, the paper draws on a) the results of a pre/post survey; b) instructorevaluation of student work; c) a separate, blind review of student work evaluated according to aquantitative metric and standardized evaluation rubric (based on a modified Bloom’s taxonomy
. explosive material for use in to dampen any explosive force, Company B. The two companies and we used a feedback control “The temperature of material X in are nearly 500 miles apart, and the system to maintain the tank the tank is measured by a high material must travel between the temperature at 17°C. sensitivity thermocouple and two locations. The temperature of transmitted via a negative the liquid material leaving “The temperature set point is feedback loop to the PID 17°C
Paper ID #10980A community of practice approach to becoming an engineering education re-search professionalDr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Her research is in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and being; design cognition and learning; and theories of change in transforming engineering education.Ms. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette
. Once this has been done, the water is readyto drink. When the bottle is empty, the user must remove the plunger and repeat the filtrationprocess. As the 321 water bottle has an internal plunger system, the cleaning and maintenancemay seem complex and lengthy to the user. In addition, the time it takes to filter the water is longbecause the plunger must be pushed slowly to avoid breaking the thin plastic rod.Figure 1. (a) Picture of the 321 water bottle. (b) Picture of the botl filter. (c) Picture of the Filtrete water station. (d) Picture of the Brita water bottle.The second product presented in Figure 1b is the Botl filter. This product consists of a small
project demonstrates that a battery system canbe used to effectively address the challenge of intermittency. The high-tech batterysystem smooths out fluctuations in solar power output caused by clouds, and it storesexcess energy that can be shifted or dispatched when it is most needed.Through a partnership with PNM, Northern New Mexico College (NNMC), a Hispanicand Native-American serving institution, has played an active role in the project. In thiscollaboration, the Department of Engineering and the Math Department have: a)improved the curriculum for two engineering bachelor programs; b) contextualizedassignments for developmental math courses; c) provided access to state-of-the-art solardata for undergraduate research; d) developed an outreach
Educational Technology, 25(3), 309-321, 2009.[19] Nathan, P., & Chan, A. Engaging undergraduates with podcasting in a business subject. Proceedings Ascilite Singapore, 2007.[20] Copley, J. Audio and video podcasts of lectures for campus‐based students: production and evaluation of student use. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 44(4), 387-399, 2007.[21] Bongey, S. B., Cizadlo, G., & Kalnbach, L. Explorations in course-casting: Podcasts in higher education. Campus-wide information systems, 23(5), 350-367, 2006.[22] Frydenberg, M. Principles and pedagogy: The two P’s of podcasting in the information technology classroom. In The Proceedings of ISECON 2006 (Vol. 23), 2006.[23] Lee, M. J., McLoughlin, C., & Chan, A. Talk
% 0.0% A B C D FFigure 13: Grade Distribution Between Flipped (n=27) and Non-Flipped (n=21) Course Sections Page 24.181.16Comparing the grade distribution of only summative assessments between the flipped and non-flipped courses might provide a more specific comparison, as shown in Figure 14. Flipped Classroom Non-Flipped Classroom 51.9% 52.4% 38.1% 25.9% 14.8% 7.4% 4.8
., Bransford, J., Sanders, E., Richey, M., French, D., and Stephens, R., 2012, OnlineLearning Based on Essential Concepts and Formative Assessment, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 101,p 244–287.5. Chen, B., and Bryer, T., 2012, Investigating instructional strategies for using social media in formal andinformal learning. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 87-104.6. Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., and Jones, K., Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices inOnline Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, US Department of Education. 2010