AC 2009-1374: TAKING ACTION: ENHANCING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYLABORATORIES WITH LABVIEW-BASED GRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENTTOOLSYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yongpeng Zhang received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston (2003), and then joined Texas Instruments DSP Solutions Lab of CECSTR, Prairie View A&M University as a post-doctor research fellow. Currently he is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology Department, Prairie View A&M University, Texas. His research interests are control system, power electronics, mechatronics, and real-time DSP solutions. As the 3M non-tenured faculty award recipient, his research has been funded by Army
is not way off-base.The homework assignments contained some formal and usual engineering exercises, suchas calculating the pressure at a specific sea depth, but also some personal writing. Thewriting was of their personal reactions to the books and an account of interviews theywere required to initiate and sustain throughout the semester with students of mechanicaland aerospace engineering in the three years ahead of them as well as with facultymembers in the department. These interviews were designed to help the students get toknow the people in the department, perhaps to find mentors, and to familiarizethemselves with the curriculum that lies ahead for them. The interviews help to dispelfears by breaking down barriers of the unknown.The
University of Arkansas (U of A). Prior to Spring2022, there were no courses within the chemical engineering curriculum that counted toward theuniversity-level minor in Sustainability at the U of A. This meant that students minoring inSustainability were required to take additional courses outside the chemical engineeringdepartment and potentially add to their required degree credit hours.Once it was determined that a sustainability course would be developed, an initial review ofchemical engineering programs revealed that that there were not many broad-based Introductionto Sustainability courses that presented the principles of sustainability across all three pillars—environmental, social, and economic—in a chemical engineering context. In addition
in their degree programs. The importance ofcommunicating that knowledge must be an integral part of their education. Page 23.142.8Appendix IStudent ChecklistThe following items make up the elements that will be evaluated in the formal reports forcomposition. Refer to Guidelines for Preparation of a Formal Technical Report (included in this labpack) for writing style guidelines and additional information. Teaching assistants will comment onthe inadequate elements, and you will have to address those comments.Examples of all these items can be found in the lab and in the library in the reserved reading.ONLY SUBMIT CLEAR AND CONCISE REPORT TO
Michigan State. McDonough’s areas of interest include educational theory, student development and engineering education.Daina Briedis, Michigan State University DAINA BRIEDIS is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research includ- ing student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a Fellow of
Paper ID #30757Examining Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Solving anIll-Structured Problem in Civil EngineeringSecil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University Secil Akinci-Ceylan is a PhD student in Educational Technology in the School of Education at Iowa State University.Dr. Kristen Sara Cetin, Michigan State University Dr. Kristen S Cetin is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of
AC 2012-4040: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE: THE MOTIVATIONAL EF-FECTS OF OPTIONAL PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEER-ING CLASSDr. John Reap, Virginia Tech John Reap currently serves Virginia Tech’s educational mission as an instructor in the Department of Engineering Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses as part of the freshman year engineering program. Research interests include topics in sustainable design and manufacturing (SDM) life cycle assessment, design for environment, green manufacturing, renewable energy, and system efficiency (energy and material). He specializes in approaching SDM problems from the perspective of holistic biomimicry, which encompasses identification, development, and
scholars. he e GCSP-REU program curriculum is continuously evolving and revised, based on priorTyear’s feedback and reflections, to provide this year’s scholars with impactful hands-on experiences over the 10-week summer program. Utilizing the ideas conceptualized through the “Future Work” section of the 2023 study, “The GrandChallenges Scholars Program Research Experience: A Great Opportunity to Cultivate Belonging in a Community of Practice,” various changes were implemented in aid of the evolution of the program[2]. Firstly, the weekly meetings continued with a hybrid option for student researchers to allow for maximum participation of scholars. Polling of the 2023 cohort resulted in an agreed-upon time
complete assignments or find answers rather than for deeper learning or conceptual understanding. In higher education, textbooks are often used as a substitute for attending lectures or paying attention to them[22]. tudents often view textbooks as tools for completing homework or preparing for exams ratherSthan as a resource to support their conceptual understanding. This issue is particularly concerning in engineering, where developing a strong conceptual understanding is critical for success in upper-level courses. This suggests an opportunity to rethink how engineering textbooks are written and integrated into the curriculum. By prioritizing clarity and alignment with student needs, textbooks can be
capabilities and integrated with coursework in the sciences, mathand English. Figure 1 provides a graphical depiction of the location of the courses (EAS prefix) Page 11.74.4 Figure 1in the spiral. Ten courses were developed as part of the spiral Spiral curriculum. The specificcourses required in each engineering major varies from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10, withmost programs including 9. Course titles and program requirements are summarized in Table 1. Table 1 - Foundation Courses in UNH Engineering ProgramsCourse Engineering Program –> ChE
requires four stages, as shown inclockwise-order in Figure 1: 1. Tangible, concrete learning experience (Do Something) 4. Experimentation and testing 2. Reflection on the learning (Plan and adapt) experience (Think about it) 3. Generalization of the learning to broader applications (Make conclusions) Figure 1 Four stages of Kolb’s experiential learning cycle5.Experiential learners are actively engaged directly with their environment – the industrialengineering workplace in this case. The learner is an integral and
during her freshman year she earned the basketball Rookie of the Year award for her conference. Page 26.112.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Student-Led Approach to Promoting Teamwork in an Introductory Engineering PresentationAt the Polytechnic School of Engineering of New York University, formerly known asPolytechnic University, a first-year required course, Introduction to Engineering and Design, hasbeen a core part of the curriculum for many years. As part of this course, student teams areexpected to solve one of eight independent
veteran undergraduates in engineering.Theresa Green, Utah State University Theresa Green is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration and improving diversity and inclusion in engineer- ing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 1 An Inquiry into the Use of Intercoder Reliability Measures in Qualitative ResearchWhen compared to quantitative approaches, qualitative approaches are relatively newer to theengineering education research community (Borrego, Douglas, & Amelink, 2009). As thecommunity
Paper ID #29090Preparing HS Students to Succeed in STEM Fields via an Early CollegeExperience (Evaluation)Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University and a mem- ber of the first-year engineering team. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice- oriented mission of Northeastern University. She teaches the Cornerstone of Engineering courses to first- year students as well as courses within the Civil
coursework. Thereare strong arguments on both sides of this debate. Some believe that the use of artificial intelligenceto complete coursework is an academic integrity violation and should not be used, while othersbelieve artificial intelligence can be used ethically and within academic integrity standards to be aresource for students. And of course, there are academics that stand somewhere in between. Thelack of clarity on the use of AI in the classroom and the disjointed opinions among professors, evenwithin the same college or university, has led to confusion among students on whether ChatGPT istaboo or a powerful tool. To try and understand whether students that are majoring in ArchitecturalEngineering should be introduced to AI Chatbots, a
science education in secondary schools, including curriculum and teaching and learning of science. Page 25.359.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Creating science and engineering practices in the K12 classroom: An initial survey of the fieldAbstractThe recently released Framework for K-12 Science Education Standards emphasizes theimportance of science and engineering practices to the K-12 classroom. This continuesthe stress on process and authentic activities that has characterized science educationreform over at least the last two decades . It also adds
AC 2011-2655: ANALYZING SUBJECT-PRODUCED DRAWINGS: THEUSE OF THE DRAW AN ENGINEER ASSESSMENT IN CONTEXTTirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology
program to earn aminor in Computing Applications. Many of these courses are taught by non-CS faculty and thecourse contents are adapted for life sciences students. Every course is assigned a dedicated groupof peer mentors who assist instructors and students during lectures and hold separate mentoringsessions every week. The curriculum for the Computing Applications minor (aka PINC minor) consists of thefollowing five courses, and the recommended course sequence is as follows: Fall (Year 1, Semester 1) ● CSc 306: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Computer Programming Spring (Year 1, Semester 2) ● CSc 219: Data Structures and Algorithms Fall (Year 2, Semester 3) ● CSc 308: An Interdisciplinary
.” Much of this naming discussion is connected to aforementioned topic of which school and campus should house the department.• Motivation for developing an undergraduate degree in BME.• Overview of the undergraduate curriculum including coursework, laboratories, and teaching staff.• Implications for research including a movement toward multi-disciplinary collaborations within and across schools.• The vision of the BME department: ‐ Improve and extend the technological capabilities of medical personnel in healthcare delivery; ‐ Operate a department which serves as solution hub for research, medical device manufacturers and clinicians; ‐ Train highly skilled biomedical engineers capable
mechanics related to fracture, composite materials and glaciology. In recent years, he has focused on issues of mathematical education and outreach and he has developed a wide range of K-12 outreach projects. His current interests include the mathematical education of teachers, the scholarship of outreach, computational mathematics, and complex dynamics.Dr. Sonya E. Sherrod, Texas Tech University Sonya Sherrod holds a B.S. and an M.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. Her research interests include instructional approaches that help students (K-12) learn mathematics concep- tually and instructional strategies that motivate preservice teachers to relearn mathematics conceptually, to empower
Paper ID #16789Social Consciousness in Engineering Students: An Analysis of Freshmen De-sign Project AbstractsMaya Rucks, Louisiana Tech University Maya Rucks is an engineering education doctoral student at Louisiana Tech University. She received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Her areas of interest include, minorities in engineering, K-12 engineering, and engineering curriculum development.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director of the Integrated STEM Education Research Center (ISERC) at
preparation for subsequent courses4. To overcome learning drawbacks from the traditional lecturing techniques, instructors ofan analog electronic circuits’ course implemented problem-based learning. In their study theyused the approach not only to build on students’ acquaintances, but also on theircompetences5. The authors of this study describe the course as an innovative course inelectric circuit theory as they introduced systematic changes in lab instruction to makestudents understand the relationship between theory and real circuits. They integrated the labsessions and the problem-solving sessions to give students new ways to handle the subjectmatter. Instead of focusing on what to report, the students in this course focused on what isto be
course in question, Structure of Materials, is an entry point intothe undergraduate curriculum in materials science and engineering (MSE) taken by mostprospective major students in the autumn of their second year of study. Being a gateway sciencecourse, it is important for students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of foundationaltopics before they embark on more advanced coursework. Structure of Materials is also taken bystudents from other departments, most notably from biomedical engineering, who can take it asan elective as part of a focused group of courses on biomaterials. These students are typically at amore advanced level of study (third or fourth year) than the MSE majors.The primary instructor has taught Structure of
Engineering and Physics DepartmentAbstractOur department, which offers an Engineering Physics program, with majors in ElectricalSystems, Mechanical Systems, and Physics, as well as a Biomedical Engineering program,requires all of its majors to enroll in a two-hour “Introduction to Engineering and Laboratory”course that integrates lecture, laboratory, and design components. The objective of thelaboratory and design experiences is to prepare freshmen and transfer students for upper-levelengineering laboratory courses, as well as senior design courses, required for our majors. Eachlaboratory module, presented during two-hour laboratory sessions, at a rate of one module perweek, provides either an introduction to concepts and tools required to complete
Pedagogical Issues. In: AIAA, editor. Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibit. Volume 47. Orlando: AIAA; 2009. p 1-8.6. Prusak Z. Challenges to Future Engineering Professionals - How to Prepare Students to Face Them. 1998; Seattle, WA. American Society for Engineering Eduation.7. Lema L, Baumann P, Prusak Z. In-common Methodology for Objective- and Outcome-based Programs Assessment. 2005; Portland, OR. American Society for Engineering Education.8. Prusak Z. Application of QFD in Engineering Education: Assurance of Learning Outcomes Fulfillment. 2007; Williamsburg, VA. QFD Institute.9. Al-Masoud N, Baumann P. Development and Implementation of an Integrated Outcom-based Assessment Plan for a New Engineering
Paper ID #48212Analysis of Impacts on Peer Mentors in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoringand Tutoring ProgramDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in various projects funded by different federal agencies.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests
andrelationships to understand how failure and frustration might manifest to shape motivation andinterests, despite children spending most of their waking hours outside of school environments[36].Parents, Emotional Socialization, and LearningAlongside educators and typical classroom spaces, families and out-of-school contexts often playan important role in the learning and development of children [37], [38]. Ma and colleagues [39]discuss several domains of learning outcomes for young children (e.g., behavioral involvement,personal involvement, intellectual involvement) all of which include parents or caregiversplaying an integral and influential role. The parent-child relationship itself has been found toinclude several relational domains, which also
geotechnical design report, which provided them an excellentopportunity to develop their communications skills.To encourage students to think about the material in greater detail and provide a goodopportunity to integrate what they were being taught into other areas, students were asked tokeep a weekly journal. They were asked to reflect on each exam, project, and weeklyassignments. At the end of each lesson, the One-Minute Paper5 was used to monitor studentlearning and address students’ misconceptions and preconceptions. Students were typicallyasked to write a concise summary of the presented topic, write an exam question for the topic, oranswer a big-picture question from the material that was presented in the current or previouslesson in 60
, is thoroughly analyzed. Several past projects in electricalengineering, engineering-mechanical, and engineering technology programs are presented, whichwere developed from the students’ daily life, research needs, and industry/community needs.Honors projects that integrate multiple contracts and courses across the curriculum and gradelevels are discussed. Suggestions for improving the Honors contracts pathway are also presented.This paper aims to serve as a reference to inspire more ideas from the faculty who have mentoredhonors students.BackgroundHonors Programs and Honors Colleges are similar in that they require an honors curriculum oreducational frameworks where students need to satisfy requirements in order to graduate with anHonors
) highlight the bridge that machine learning providesbetween AI technology and modern software engineering.In this paper we will present our approach, an overview of the project, and the hands-onlaboratory modules. Our preliminary experiences incorporating these modules into ourintroductory AI course will also be presented.1. IntroductionAn introductory Artificial Intelligence (AI) course provides students with basic knowledge of thetheory and practice of AI as a discipline concerned with the methodology and technology forsolving problems that are difficult to solve by other means. The importance of AI in theundergraduate computer science curriculum is illustrated by the Computing Curricula 2001recommendation of ten core units in AI2. It is believed