increased engagement with the material, students oftenselect research topics based not on interest, but rather on the availability of information1.The Introductory Engineering CourseIntroduction to the Engineering Profession (EGS 1006L) is a one-credit course offered tostudents entering the engineering curriculum at FGCU. When this course was first created, it wasdone so within a brand new school of engineering. As such, “Introduction to the EngineeringProfession” was originally developed to provide an overview of the engineering programs atFGCU, and encourage students to consider engineering as a potential career choice. In Fall 2014,the course was revised to provide a more cohesive, meaningful first year experience that tied intothe pedagogical
University of Wisconsin—Platteville. The course isintended for sophomore students and serves two main purposes in the curriculum: 1. To introduce the students to civil engineering and the subdisciplines, and 2. To begin the development of an awareness of infrastructure and the challenges facing the United States with respect to infrastructure overcapacity and degradation.Details of efforts to incorporate exemplary teaching materials in the course development are pre-sented and the content of the course is outlined. As part of the course, students will be complet-ing an infrastructure assessment assignment inspired by the “Report Card for America’s Infra-structure”1 produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Assessment of student
capability for engineering education.Dr. Timothy Yuen, University of Texas at San Antonio Timothy T. Yuen is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research investigates how learning technologies and transformative practices can improve learning, engage students, and broaden participa- tion in computer science and engineering.Stephanie Ann Garcia, University of Texas, San Antonio Stephanie Garcia is a Graduate Research Assistant with a MAED from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction. Her work with TRESTLE involves training Peer Assisted Learners (PALs) and
through project-based assignments. Students were askedif the assignments had helped them in enhancing their technical writing and oral communicationskills and if the assignments promoted teamwork and better relationship building amongst peers.In all three categories, approximately 55-64% of the students agreed that the project-basedassignments enhanced these soft-skills. Development of these skills are also an integral part ofthe learning outcomes outlined by the ABET accreditation board. 1 1 3 0 100 Strongly 23
AC 2009-1174: EFFECTIVELY DEPLOYING DISTANCE-EDUCATION (DE)LABORATORY COMPONENTS IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SET UPRanjeet Agarwala, East Carolina UniversityAndrew Jackson, East Carolina UniversityJackson Sherion, East Carolina University Page 14.519.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Effectively Deploying Distance Education (DE) Laboratory Components in an Engineering Technology EnvironmentAbstractThe goal of the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University is to supportthe economic development requirements of Eastern North Carolina by creating professionalsto meet the general engineering and technology needs of its private and
launching this EIM program, and lessons learned in the early phase of theprogram.IntroductionEngineering is an integral element in many branches of medicine today. Advancements in theseareas depend not only on clinical expertise, but also expertise in many areas of engineeringincluding genetic engineering, tissue engineering, biomechanics, and technology-drivenbreakthroughs in imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic medical systems. Also, successfuladoption of technology in medicine depends on an interdisciplinary cooperation amongspecialists in the various medical, rehabilitation and engineering fields.In spite of the interdisciplinary nature of Engineering in Medicine (EIM), curricula developmentand the training of specialists in Medicine and
which each student outcome is being attained by the students and provide feedback to course instructors when appropriate. Rationale: This evaluation is heart of the assessment of student attainment of the SOs and Aerospace Engineering program criteria. These faculty members provide an independent assessment and evaluation of the degree of attainment of each SO and provide feedback for course improvement and curriculum change. This assessment and the resulting feedback to the faculty are essential for curriculum improvement.Work Review (WR) Assessment ProcessFor the Work Review assessment, the instructor is required to submit copies of the work of all ofthe students in the class on an assignment that targets the SO selected for the
Paper ID #37383Enhancement of Student Learning in an Engineering CourseThrough Hands-on Pedagogical ApproachesA K M Monayem Hossain Mazumder (Assistant Professor) A K M Monayem H. Mazumder received his Bachelor of Science from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2006; Master of Science from the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, in 2010 and PhD from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, in 2012, all are in Mechanical Engineering. During his PhD studies, he worked on various problems in electrohydrodynamics (EHD). He has been a Postdoctoral Fellow with Department of
Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering at Purdue University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as part of an NSF STEM+C grant as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant through INSPIRE in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University Her current research interests focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021IntroductionStudents need context to translate learning to deeper levels of knowledge and enduringunderstandings. Academics, many of whom have spent little to
positioning: multisensor systems and cooperative localization,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 10–18, 2011.[13] M. Rasul, J. Lawson, R. Jarman, R. Hadgraft, P. Howard, F. Martin, C. Kestell, F. Anwar, A. Stojcevski, A. Henderson et al., “Good practice guidelines for curriculum, supervision and assessment of final year engineering projects and aqf8 learning outcomes,” in AAEE 2014: Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference. Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2014, pp. 1–2.[14] C. Rose, J. Britt, J. Allen, and D. Bevly, “An integrated vehicle navigation system utilizing lane-detection and lateral position estimation systems in difficult environments
. toestablish the Engineering Success Alliance (ESA). The ESA focuses on first-year engineeringstudents from various inner-city recruiting programs and students from under-represented groupsin engineering whose admissions materials suggest they might need extra support during the firsttwo critical years in an engineering curriculum. Students are invited to participate in the ESAprior to their arrival on campus. Those who accept the invitation are then offered a variety ofsupport activities targeted primarily at building mathematics skills, study skills, and academiccapital. It is expected that these activities will assist in the retention of these students inengineering during the critical first two years of intense preparation for their engineering
objectives: to aid the students' professional development by addressingissues such as the ability to critically evaluate technical papers, conduct effective literatureresearch, and express information orally and in writing and to identify at least two current topicsin optoelectronics research.Several innovative pedagogical techniques were integrated into the course to address lifelonglearning and contemporary issues. Students explored an area more deeply by conductingliterature research including a paper and a presentation on a topic of their choice. Topics rangedfrom organic LEDs to photonic crystals. In Spring 2003, the last fifteen minutes of each Fridayclass was devoted to “Fabulous Friday” where one student led a discussion of a recent
automotive industry is in a transformation towards powertrain electrification, requiringautomotive engineers to develop and integrate technologies from multiple disciplines. We havedeveloped a new interdisciplinary master of engineering degree program and graduate andundergraduate certificates in Advanced Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering. The vehiclelevel aspects of the program include vehicle requirements, integration of propulsiontechnologies, safety, diagnostics, control and calibration. We and our industrial partners see theseas critical limiting factors in the development and production of advanced electric transportation.Additionally, the effort leverages the existing distance learning program in electric power. Theresult is an
Paper ID #15424Time and Cost Analysis of Implementing a Mechatronic Experience in an En-gineering Technology CourseMr. John R Haughery, Iowa State University John Haughery is currently a graduate fellow in the department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineer- ing at Iowa State University, where he is pursuing a PhD in Industrial and Agricultural Technology. His technical experience and interests include electrical energy systems, industrial controls, and mechatron- ics. Currently he is researching the integration of mechatronic-based projects into freshman engineering and technology curricula with the intent of
implementation of a comprehensiveengineering education improvement plan at University of Texas, San Antonio which included afusion of strategies with the objective of minimizing factors that adversely affected academicperformance of entering minority freshmen in order to increase post-secondary enrollments,retention, and increase collaboration between the university’s engineering departments andprivate industry in Texas.This bridge program focused on creating a “Just-In-Time” (JIT) pedagogical approach to non-calculus ready students and maintained and strengthened the engineering mentoring programswith the goal of increasing the number, retention, and graduation time and rates of minorityengineering students. The plan included an integrated strategy
Education, 2009Experiments with Computer Password Cracking and Shielding TechniquesAbstractInternet is dominating almost every aspect of our life. Internet applications are too manyin today’s business world. It is hard to imagine any office or home without a computernetwork. All kinds of money transactions are possible today because of the fast changesin computer technology. As a result, everyone with an online account can buy or sellanything over the Internet in a secured environment. Therefore, it is important to securethe computer with the easy username and an unbreakable password. This topic can beintegrated into anyone of the Computer Networks or Network Security courses forundergraduate students majoring in Computer
Meltem Alemdar (PhD) is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects. In addition, she has been external evaluator for various NSF Projects over the past nine years. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis and quantitative methods such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, and Structure Equation Modeling. As part of an
Paper ID #19103Complete Research Paper: Implementation of an Introductory Module onBiogeotechnics in a Freshman Engineering CourseDr. Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University Jean Larson has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, postgraduate training in Computer Systems Engineer- ing, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergraduate and graduate students at Ari- zona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson
Paper ID #31691Initial impact of an experiment-centric teaching approach in severalSTEM disciplinesDr. Jumoke ’Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engi- neering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a joint Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and UMDNJ. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering curricular innovations includes adapting portal laboratory instrumentation into
student characteristics influence which successful learningoutcomes, and how. Yet, the sheer weight of evidence acknowledging that learners bring amultitude of approaches to learning compels the educator to be responsive to learner needs.According to Felder & Silverman (1988), receiving an education that is mismatched to theirlearning style can hinder an engineering student’s performance in the classroom as well as theirattitude toward engineering as a field of study and career. Armed with the information that acertain percentage of students learn in a manner often ill-served by the traditional engineeringclassroom and curriculum, this study carefully examined evidence of a link between studentlearning characteristics and student academic
KEEN’s Rising Star award. Her grants related to inclusive pedagogy include a recent Engineering Unleashed Fellowship and an NSF project on developing inclusive Making/Makerspace curriculum through faculty development and training. She is also passionate about open education resources (OER) and open pedagogy and using food/baking to explain STEM concepts. She received her BS degrees in Engineering Science and Mechanics and Computational Mathematics from Virginia Tech, her MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University, her PhD in Biomedical Engineering, and a graduate certificate in Teaching and Learning from the University of Surrey. Her current research spans cell electrophysiology
education is inadequate to manage the needs and business goals ofindustry. A fragmented curriculum does not satisfy this need. Students want an integratededucation with a strong experiential component.Industry recruits students with skills such as the ability to communicate effectively (verballyand written), to work in multidisciplinary teams, to have an entrepreneurial spirit, and witheffective decision-making skills. The graduates should be aware of their cultural, social andeconomical environments (i.e. culture, language, diversity, art, etc.). Industry has stated thatmany engineering and business curriculums do not answer students' needs. The graduate shouldhave a clear understanding of the need to be flexible when working with business
and computer science. Similarly, one wouldhave to be willful to miss an equally steady drumbeat of calls for improved ethics in engineeringand computer science education.However, one can make the argument that simply offering new or more content related to ethicsin engineering education is not enough. With an eye on engineering a response to these issues,we propose that systemic changes are warranted including who presents and guides ethicscontent, how students are brought face-to-face with ethics and how ethics content is threadedinto a curriculum, and how the real and existential outcomes of engineering decisions areassessed both in design stages and in professional applications.This case study report describes efforts to introduce ethics
Use of Computer Aided Technology in modern Mathematics Education: an experimental Analysis James A. Sinclair Ph.D., Kamal Shahrabi Ph.D., Mohammad Behi Ph.D. Kean University, Union New JerseyAbstractToday, more then ever before, concerns are being raised as to how the United States willmeet new challenges in education while reforming or eliminating instructional processeswhich are no longer valid or useful (Mathematical Sciences Education Board, 1990).Worries exist over student performances in mathematics and science within all gradelevels. Comparisons of test scores between students in the United States with those inEurope and Japan have placed issues of public education at the
Paper ID #40512Photovoltaic Design Projects as an Innovation in Our Fundamentals ofElectric Circuits CourseDr. Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University Professor Jansson currently is engaged as an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University where he is responsible for pedagogy and research in the power systems, smart grid and analog systems areas. His specialties include grid integration of large scale renewables and research of novel sensor and energy technologies.Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University Devin Whalen is a graduate student at Bucknell University, pursuing a master’s degree in
the assignedengineering documents and presentations delivered to the class, which have risen to thelevel of industry quality. As UTSA is the third largest Hispanic-serving institution in theU. S., the results are further underscored by the fact that 42% of the design students areclassified as ESL (English as a second language); 34% of the class is bilingual Spanish-English. Methodology of motivating minorities is discussed. IntroductionIn an effort to continuously improve the quality of education, the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department (ECE) has made revisions to the curriculum for the capstonedesign courses required of all senior year ECE majors, which is a two semester course ofstudy, Design I
discovery and development.The Design of an Interdisciplinary Graduate ProgramFunded by an external grant, this interdisciplinary program recruited the first cohort of doctoralstudents in Spring 2016. The goal of the program is to develop the next generation ofinterdisciplinary scientists poised to make significant advances in materials discovery andenergy-related materials design. Twelve faculty members from 6 departments (Materials Scienceand Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering andComputer Science, Physics, and Chemistry) encompass the project team. Student participants areselected from these six disciplines. The program aims to train 80+ graduates in the five years ofthe program [2, 3].The curriculum
fascinating. The middle school participants were 6th, 7th and 8th grade studentsfrom groups traditionally underrepresented in science and technology fields. Seventypercent of the participants qualified for Title I remediation and the school ranked in thetop 12% of the bottom tier in the district-wide standardized test. The poor scores wereattributed to the students’ inability to decode the test questions and lack of context in theexisting science curriculum.Integrating language and graphic arts into the science curriculum is critical to helping thestudents learn how to effectively organize, synthesize, and communicate knowledge. Inour case, the act of organizing a story with a beginning, middle, and an end helpedstudents put their experiences in
evidence of understanding? 3. What learning experiences and teaching promote understanding, interest, and excellence?”[13]In other words, what should your criteria encompass? What would constitute evidence ofachieving those criteria? What does or could occur in the context of a course/curriculum thatwould demonstrate and promote achievement of those criteria?When writing or critiquing performance criteria, it may be helpful to consider different types ofcriteria. In Educative Assessment: designing assessments to inform and improve studentperformance[14], an excellent resource, Wiggins describes different types of criteria including“Impact of performance,” “Work quality and craftsmanship,” “Adequacy of methods andbehaviors,” “Validity of content
Functions for Effective Use and Improvement of Student Learning in a Thermodynamics Course," in ASEE Southeast Section Conference, 2015.[9] A. Karimi and R. Manteufel, "An Experiment with Flipped Classroom Concept in a Thermodynamics Course," in ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting, Austin, 2019.[10] A. Smith and S. Brauer, "Use of Kahoot! game for increased student motivation and understanding in a Thermodynamics course," in 2018 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference, Daytona Beach, 2018.[11] California Energy Commission, "2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings," California Energy Commission, 2015.[12] Integral Group, "Energy Efficiency Baselines for Data Centers," Integral