Paper ID #15678Developing a Comprehensive Online Transfer Engineering Curriculum: De-signing an Online Introduction to Engineering CourseProf. Nicholas P Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He is also a co-investigator for multiple grant projects at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded electrical engineering and computer systems. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online engineering education
their findings. These experiments include the study of cantileverbeams, electric motors, water pumps, flame speed vs. air-fuel ratio, and basic electronics andmicrocontroller exercises.After the first week of experiments, students develop a design project that is inspired by anurgent research problem the FSAE team needs to solve. During the past three years, these haveincluded: 1) rebuilding, instrumenting and using a torsion rig to characterize the torsional rigidityof the vehicle’s frame, 2) building and using a dynamic impact attenuator test rig, 3) aggressiveuse of carbon fiber for weight savings in the steering wheel, suspension, pedal system, impactattenuator, and body, 4) novel techniques for the design and manufacture of
especially considering that every student will have a uniqueprogram evaluation. Moreover, the workshop is background and all students will “start from diverse places,”designed to be interactive and hands-on, so that thus needing different supports and finding engagement andattendees will leave with specific ideas for strengthening motivation in different sources [3]. Furthermore, theor developing recruitment, retention, and recognition supports within the R3 model are based on evidence-basedopportunities on their campuses. practices, student success and retention research, and
design-based research in engineering education: Opportunities and challenges," Studies in Engineering Education, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 24, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21061/see.15[15] A. E. Kelly, "Design-based research in engineering education: Current state and next steps," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.[16] A. Bakker, Design Research in Education: A Practical Guide for Early Career Researchers. London: Routledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203701010[17] H. Hierdeis, "From Meno to microlearning: a historical survey," in Didactics of microlearning. Concepts, discourses and examples, T. Hug, Ed. Muenster
associated with collaborationbetween PD21schools, suggest a number of benefits. Companies are able to develop leadersfrom within their organizations in a shortened timeframe, educated leaders for the growthengine of the firm. As mentioned above, PD21 provides a forum for sharing acrosscompanies and industries. Students gain access to the latest thinking and practices in systemsdesign and product development, for both immediate and long-term impact on job andbusiness performance. Universities, in addition to benefiting from state-of-the-art courses,have the opportunity to build research partnerships, to leverage tools and metrics across theconsortium, and to build brand recognition. Likewise, faculty have an established mechanismto improve their
Paper ID #18478Assessment of Peer Mentoring of Teams in a First-Year Design-Build-Test-Communicate ClassMr. James A. Coller, University of Michigan James Coller is an engineering graduate student at the University of Michigan where he also completed his B.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 2017. He spent three years during his undergraduate education as an Instructional Assistant for a first year engineering course. His research interests include autonomous robotics for both land and marine environments as well as naval ship design problems.Mr. Magel Su, University of Michigan Magel Su is a current
and learning styles, and (2) technology use ineducation.1. Learning stylesLearning styles is a well-researched topic in the field of education. It is well-established thatstudents have different preferred learning styles that directly impact the assimilation and retentionof course content, and thus overall student achievement. There are many benefits for either astudent or an instructor to understand learning styles, as instructors can develop teaching strategiesto cover differents mode of input, while students could be more effective learners by adjustingtheir study habits and the way they take notes to accommodate their modality preferences. Thesefacts lead to challenging implications on the instructors in terms of awareness of the
[6]. In order for future engineers to produce efficientfunctional texts, they must acquire specific features of academic training in their undergraduateeducation that mirrors the demands of professional engineering career paths [7]. Research alsoproposes that students are lacking in projects that enhance their communication and teamworkskills [8]. This highlights the importance of the role of engineering educators as they are requiredto make careful selections of teaching material that both develops the student’s general writingskills and provides students with relevant practical experience in project-based learning andopportunities to work and write together as a team.The Technical Writing and Experimental Design course at the University of
;” and (3) “ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams [6, p. 2].”One semester, I was the principle investigator on a national AIA Research for Practice grant[26]. The students designed a 57,500 ft2 [5,342 m2] performing arts center. The fundamentalpremise of the grant was to make connections beyond university borders and to describe thenature of their collaborations. BIM connected three public universities and nearly 100 students.Each school played a different role in creating an architectural design response. The groupactivities followed the ASCE BOK for multidisciplinary team collaboration for roles, expertise,and project scope [8, p. 20]. The project had a sustainability component where the building hadto meet Leadership in Energy and
college in a timely manner.Initially, when approaching how to investigate areas in the GREAT framework, the task forcedeveloped research questions to use as a guide in the exploration. Additionally, best practiceswere considered for each area. This aided in creating a foundation to build a plan addressingstrengths and weaknesses in each component of GREAT.GraduateSince the GREAT framework examines school improvement from a reverse-engineeringstandpoint, graduation is the starting point in the process. Increasing graduation rates is aconstant struggle for urban universities and many factors were discussed to address issues thatcurrently prevent students from graduating in a timely matter. Urban colleges typically attract alarger population of
United Arab Emirates continues to pursue a strategy of diversifying its economy from non-oil sectors to high technology and high growth sectors and the demand for qualified mechanicalengineering graduates are in rise [1]. However, today industries demand more than technicalexperts, competent professionals. Also one of the measures necessary for achievingemployability is developing transversal skills and competencies, such as communication andlanguages, the ability to handle information, to solve problems, to work in teams and to leadsocial processes. The accreditation bodies’ recent trends in engineering education have led toincreased integration of design and other important engineering practice skills i.e., teamwork,project management
Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationassessment contribution and reviews by qualified individuals; and literacy components, classroomrelevance, age-appropriateness, and educational content standards review by certified andexperienced K-12 teachers.This paper examines the planning, research, testing, documentation and assessment processassociated with developing standards-based, engineering-focused K-12 curricula. By capitalizingon a partnership comprised of engineering graduate and undergraduate students, engineeringfaculty and K-12 teachers, a significant impact is made on the K-12 family of teachers andlearners.IntroductionToday, K-12 educators
could aid in understanding potential issues for transfer students. Research AimsThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the value of the curricular complexity measure –specifically a component called the structural complexity – developed by Heileman et al. [14,15]in forecasting how programmatic changes could impact different populations of students, with afocus on transfer students. We overview the method, an application of using curricularcomplexity in practice, and a discussion on how the metric can be extended for further analysis. Curricular ComplexityHere we will discuss the premise of curricular complexity as is it implemented in the CurricularAnalytics [16
written and in-person/oral communication skills, though in-person/oral communication skills do not improve to the same extent as written communications.This demonstrates that an intensive, stakeholder-focused civil engineering communication coursecan be effective in training students for entry into engineering practice and prepares them forinteracting with a range of stakeholders in civil engineering projects.IntroductionToday, the practice of civil engineering encompasses more than a sound understanding of statics,fluid mechanics, and linear algebra. Sustainability, cross-disciplinary knowledge, projectmanagement, and other skills are critical for today’s engineering graduates to be competitive in aworkplace that can range from global to hyper
are two major underliningprinciples behind this model and these are:1. Capacity to prepare our children adequately and get them into engineering education.2. The educational system must be such that it can keep the students in engineering, graduate them within a reasonable time with the best quality characteristics (high standards).Considering the above two principles, a systems approach design model has been adoptedin treating the entire educational process from pre-school through university level.Figure 2 provides a detailed schematic diagram for this global educational modeldeveloped by Owusu1. The model uses expert system and just-in-time techniques for theimplementation and evaluation of the educational process. The major team
outside of the traditional classroom. They developed a self-study platformthat includes a variety of multimedia resources, such as video lectures, interactive simulations, andquizzes, to support students' learning and to provide additional opportunities for practice andassessment. The research of [3] investigated the feasibility of developing the Digital ElectronicsPracticum Guidance Module with Logisim applications. The study concluded that the module withLogisim was a suitable tool for digital electronics practical exercises. Those methods significantlychanged the traditional teaching and learning style in digital circuit design, which sometimesmakes it difficult for both teachers and students to adopt those methods. [4] introduced how to
uncertainty is often very difficult even for experienced professionals, itremains an important part of decision making and design, especially for students who go on tobecome management level engineers. Their decisions can impact the success of their projects,their departments and perhaps even their companies. As a result of their responsibilities, theseengineers must not only be able to choose the best option but also to defend their choices.Management curricula have included decision making for quite some time.5 It is imperative thatengineering curricula expand to also include this very important topic. In addition, it provides acommon language between the two disciplines. Although no decision making method isinfallible, standard approaches and
andnurturing areas in physics and mathematics. As such, numerous institutions have implementedadditional programs/centers that foster communication and leadership skills to undergraduatestudents, while various scholars have encouraged and implemented these skills in their researchgroups. Marquez and Garcia, for instance, studied the effects of incorporating communication andleadership skills, as a scaffolding process, with students participating in engineering undergraduateresearch [18]. In the study, five technical aspects, or scaffolds, were incorporated to reinforceengineering curriculum, develop research aptitude, and enhance cognitive development such asliterature review, design, implementation, testing, and research [18]. The communication
implemented before the field trip and one is implemented after the field tripprogram. The lesson plans for school teachers to complete before and after the field trip include“educative” materials [4] to help teachers develop their capacity to introduce engineering in theirclassrooms. All activities are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).The primary Research Practice Partnership (RPP) [5] is between MOXI, The Wolf Museum ofExploration + Innovation (MOXI), and researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB). See [6] for an overview of the multiple interacting programs and related research thispartnership has produced. Our work follows a design-based implementation research model [7-9], which is “a systematic but
Science For Early Adolescence Teachers (Science FEAT). His extensive background in science education includes experiences as both a middle school and high school science teacher, teaching science at elementary through graduate level, developing formative as- sessment instruments, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in science and science education, working with high-risk youth in alternative education centers, working in science museums, designing and facilitating online courses, multimedia curriculum development, and leading and researching profes- sional learning for educators. The Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS) honored Dr. Spiegel for his efforts in teacher education with the
2006-1882: ABET OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT THROUGHTHE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMShantha Daniel, Iowa State University SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University. She has served as a graduate assistant in teaching as well as research including objective evaluation and outcome assessment.Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University DEVNA POPEJOY-SHERIFF is pursuing her master degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Student Affairs. She currently serves as the Academic Advisor for IE undergraduate students in IMSE Department.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. JO
over the last decade and the anticipated loss ofengineers through retirements from the power and energy workforce have focused attention onthe need for a rapid increase in new engineering graduates prepared to join this workforce.Furthermore, there are a wide variety of challenges facing the nation in power and energy,including changing mixes of energy, development of alternative energy sources, creation of aSmart Grid, minimizing environmental impacts of energy, using available fossil fuel resourcesmore efficiently in an evolving regulatory climate, and others. Addressing these challenges willrequire engineers from multiple traditional disciplines to address an array of discipline-specifictechnical, business, and policy problems relying on
best support students in the labsand later in structural design industry, two pre-project surveys were conducted with upper classstudents and industry practitioners respectively.This led to a 24-chapter document on Python programming topics, including libraries fornumerical and symbolic mathematics (NumPy, SciPy, SymPy) and creation of tabular and plotoutputs for communicating results in technical reports (Pandas, Matplotlib). The manual includesexplanations, graphics, and examples related to structural engineering for students to follow andapply to coursework, along with exposure to industry usage. A complete draft of the manual wasimplemented in the Fall 2023 offering of the first computing lab. Student comments werecollected throughout the
and Technology, Ghana. Dr. Attia has over 75 publications including four engineering books. His research interests include innovative electronic circuit designs for radiation environment, radiation testing, and power electronics. Dr. Attia is the author of the CRC book, Electronics and Circuits Analysis Using MATLAB, 2nd Edition He has twice received outstanding Teaching Awards. In addition, he is a member of the following honor societies: Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Kappa Alpha Kappa and Eta Kappa Nu. Dr. Attia is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.Dr. Lisa D. Hobson Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University Dr. Lisa Hobson is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M
Paper ID #34334Collaboration Between ESPOL and Villanova University on the Developmentand Delivery of a Digital Literacy Program for Youth on the GalapagosIslandsDr. Pritpal ”Pali” Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. He re- ceived a BSc in Physics from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1978, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Sciences/Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1981 and 1984, respec- tively. Dr. Singh teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of semiconductor
specifically use the inductive teaching method, project-based learning (PBL), insophomore (200-) and junior (300-) level BME laboratory courses. PBL is built around student-centered instruction, and its hallmark is a concrete end-product that has been designed throughiterative refinement. Inclusion of four, progressively more challenging design projects into thesophomore and junior year courses provides students opportunity to practice iterative refinementprior to a capstone experience. Further, the literature supports that constructivist principlesground PBL experiences in context-specific learning, active engagement, and sharing ofknowledge [8]-[10], all of which we feel are necessary for successful engineering project work.When designed well, PBL
glass of orange juice contains 100% of the daily-required vitamin C. As an Engineer at Tropicana® you are trying to sell your OJ to the Director of Food Services for Boston Public Schools breakfast program. However, due to recent budget cuts the director will not buy it unless it meets the budget constraint of $0.15 per student. How can we get nutritious, good-tasting orange juice from Florida to the breakfast programs in Boston in an affordable way?In this activity students are introduced to the engineering design process (Figure 1) and theywork on the first 4 steps; identify the need or problem, research the problem, develop possiblesolutions, and select a best possible solution. First the students identify
and Environmental Policy, and En- gineering Risk and Uncertainty. Her recent research is about gaseous emissions of reactive nitrogen from fertilized fields into the atmosphere and impacts on air quality and climate change, and implementing process and project learning in introductory fundamentals classes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Preliminary results from implementing a data driven team project in introductory risk and uncertainty analysis class for sophomore civil and environmental engineering students1. INTRODUCTIONRapid changes in science and technology mandate that engineering education is updated to keepup pace with these changes. Computing
on global sustainability measures. Theaudience of this game will be middle school, high school, and undergraduate students. Users willplay as either a corn farmer, beef rancher, feedlot manager, or an ethanol plant manager in thismultiplayer game. Player decisions will impact overall system sustainability. Even thoughplayers are competing with each other, the overall goal is to be able to create a sustainable worldin the year 2050. Users will learn not only the complexities of each agricultural system, but willalso learn best management practices to increase sustainability. The game will be put together bydeveloping simplified integrated models using existing research data and models describing corn,ethanol, and beef systems individually
Preuss, EdD, is the Co-founder and Lead Consultant for Exquiri Consulting, LLC. His primary focus is providing assistance to grant project teams in planning and development, through external eval- uation, and as publication support. Most of his work is on STEM education and advancement projects and completed for Minority-Serving Institutions. He also conducts research regarding higher education focused on the needs and interests of underserved populations and advancing understanding of Minority- Serving Institutions.Dr. Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Alexander graduated with a BS in Engineering Science from Trinity University, a MS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech