program, its uniquecharacteristics, and the structure and organization of our collaborative site. Furthermore, wewould like to give an informative account of our activities across the various aspects of theprogram, such as marketing of the experience, recruiting of student participants, the summerexperience itself and our dissemination efforts. Finally, we report on our outcomes accomplishedso far, which include research products and evaluation results.While our program is only entering into its third year of operation, we do hope that, by sharingour experiences and promising strategies to date, we will encourage and aid prospective REUSite directors to successfully plan for and operate collaborative sites.1. IntroductionThe AMALTHEA REU Program1
, test and refine their solutions before the final competition. Therefore, mentees areexposed to the entire hands-on components of the engineering design process, from initialbrainstorming to testing and redesign and finally prototype development. In spring 2009, writtenreports and oral presentations will also be included in the program. DREAM also places a highlevel of importance on changing perceptions about engineering, and the affordability of a collegeeducation, and introduces the concepts of long-term career planning and earning potential.DREAM also provides significant growth opportunities for the undergraduate mentors. DREAMmentors display improved leadership and communication skills, as found in other experientiallearning programs such
Polytechnic Institute community with regards to the use of instructional technologies in teaching and learning. Kate also collaborates with academic departments concerning the policies, planning, and man- agement of e-learning and blended initiatives on campus.Rachel LeBlanc, Worcester PoIytechnic Institute Rachel LeBlanc is the Executive Director of Corporate and Professional Education at Worcester Polytech- nic Institute. She manages the portfolio of non-traditional academic programs for the University including online programs, corporate education, and professional education. Rachel has over fourteen years of ex- perience working with faculty and industry experts to create education solutions to meet business needs. She
Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Tariq J. Banuri, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Mehran University, Pakistan He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
flexibility,creativity, and adaptive problem solving skills29. The goal of our research is to fill this gap withnew evidence-based instructional resources. Before outlining our plan to meet this goal, weprovide a brief summary of the importance of bio-inspired design in design innovation and a sur-vey of existing undergraduate engineering curricula that teach biomimicry.1.1 The Importance of Bio-inspired Design for Design Innovation Innovative engineering design and simulations are essential to creating new and better prod-ucts and industries, and are important for the US to maintain and sustain its global economicleadership. "Design Quality" is the main factor that differentiates one competing product fromanother. Toyota, Apple, and Samsung are
, many other industries have been or are planning to introducerobots into their manufacturing processes.1 In the Pacific Northwest region several companies inaerospace, electronics, apparel, and commercial cookware have either introduced robots or ex-panded their use in recent years. As such, an introduction to robotics in the context of manufac-turing is becoming more important for students pursuing degrees in Manufacturing Engineering.There is, however, always a challenge when teaching robotics to find the correct balance betweenapplication and modeling. Many robotics courses taught in Electrical or Mechanical EngineeringDepartments have a tendency to emphasize modeling over application, but a well-prepared Man-ufacturing Engineer needs to
Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR) at Florida State University. His research interests are primarily in the areas of dynamic system modeling, intelligent control, autonomous mobile wheeled and legged robotics, dynamic motion planning, and mechatronics.Dr. 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 the 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
Plan Portfolio Committee To Next From Cycle Previous Cycle Teaching Cycle (Semester) Figure 1 Continuous Course Improvement LoopCurriculum Assessment and Improvement LoopThe mechanical engineering curriculum is assessed and improved through changes to thecurriculum. The mechanism for changing curriculum includes using multiple inputs, includingfeedback from alumni and department advisory board, department assessment Committee, resultsfrom the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, results from graduating
, and blackparticipation rates (i.e. people employed or actively seeking employment) are low, as thefollowing statistics reveal7: In 1993, the participation rate for blacks was 9% In 2007, the participation rates for blacks increased to only 12%The reasons for the dichotomy between increased black enrollment in South African colleges andthe continuously low population of blacks in STEM fields, remains a source of continueddiscussion and analysis. However, illumination of these persistent struggles has resulted inacknowledgement by the South African government, although, perhaps, not enough proactiveefforts to improve the situation. The South African National Planning Commission’s DiagnosticReport8 identified nine primary
in engineering and developing a betterunderstanding of their experiences and motivations as compared to direct-pathway students,those students who begin a PhD shortly after completing their undergraduate degree. This paperfocuses on the findings of this first survey phase, specifically findings related to describingreturners’ past work and education experiences, their processes for deciding to pursue a PhD andselecting an institution, information about their PhD programs, and their plans upon completingthe degree. We aim to use findings from our study to inform efforts to better recruit graduatereturners, support these students throughout their academic careers, and learn more to betterutilize their unique skills and perspectives within both
Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. 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.Dr. B. Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Kris Jaeger, PhD is on the full-time faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University teaching Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems. She has also been an
provide service to meet authentic needs. Service links through deliberate planning to the subject matter students are studying and the skills and knowledge they are developing in school. Students reflect on the service they provide. Service-learning is coordinated in collaboration with the community. (p. 3).To further understand what service learning is, it is also useful to define what it is not. Theliterature appears to consistently distinguish service learning from community service, in thatacademic learning is a fundamental feature of the service learning experience, while it is not anessential component to community service2, 29, 32. Similarly, as noted above, structured time forreflection also sets apart
Paper ID #24771Applied Knowledge Retention – Are Active Learning Tools the Solution?Dr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals
all first-time graduate student instructors. Thistraining consists of two parts: a 7-hour orientation and an ongoing professional developmentduring the term. The orientation begins with a session on inclusive teaching to align with theCoE strategic plan to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It also contains a variety ofpedagogical workshops and an opportunity to practice delivering a lesson to a small group oftheir peers. The ongoing professional development allows students to choose from workshops,active-learning practice or a midterm student feedback consultation, along with reflectiveexercises. The structure of this training approach is in-between short programs (i.e., one-dayevents) and long programs (i.e., 20+ hours) carried
environments, and gender and identity in engineering.Dr. Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech Christopher Zobel is the R.B. Pamplin Professor of Business Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. His research and teaching interests center around humanitarian supply chains and quantifying disaster resilience to enable more effective operations management. Dr. Zobel is one of the co-Faculty Leads for Virginia Tech’s NSF-funded Interdisciplinary Graduate Program on Disaster Resilience and Risk Management.Dr. Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech Margaret Cowell, PhD is an Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. She teaches courses on economic development, urban
fall of 2018, she will begin her service as a Secondary Education English Teacher as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar. Danielle is passionate about physics and STEM education and engaging women in science, and she plans on incorporating science and math into the classroom during her service abroad. Her research focuses on the importance of how collegiate-level physics and other STEM courses can play a critical role in enhancing scientific literacy and shaping overall attitudes towards space policy, particularly within the millennial population.Dr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Dual-degree engineering
: cultivating student motivation in the interdisciplinary and international contextAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and ResearchTraineeship (IGERT) Program: Global Traineeship in Sustainable Electronics” brought togetheran interdisciplinary group of students to study the environmental, economic, and societal aspectsof the global electronics lifecycle. There were three cohorts altogether, but the dynamics of eachgroup were substantially different. This third cohort actively sought additional experiencesoutside the original planned courses and trips. The aim of this work is to glean insight into whatand how specific curriculum design may promote the learning experiences in which students takeinitiative beyond
purposeful ‘creativeproblem-solving’ that is needs-driven, encompassing all phases of problem recognition,formulation, and solution. In its broadest sense, the essence of creative engineering practiceencompasses the functions of needs-recognition, vision, conceptual planning and creative designfor the generation and development of new technology and executive engineering leadershiproles of organization and responsible leadership to bring new, improved, and breakthrough ‘ideasand concepts’ to practical use in the creative solution of the hopes, wants, and needs of people Page 13.561.4for the advancement and improvement of the quality of life (both
DP-2 Table of Design Constraints Table 3 Identify user needs DP-3 Survey of User Needs Short written report 4 Identify design specifications DP-4 Table of Design Objectives Table 5 Analyze problem and context DP-5 Design Problem Analysis Short written report 6 Plan the design process DP-6 Design Project Plan Chart DP-6A Design Project Proposal Formal written report DP-6B Executive Summary One-page write-up DP-6C Design Project Proposal Oral presentation 7 Develop concepts and options DP-7 Pugh Evaluation Matrix Matrix
a longitudinal tracking assessment. The annual evaluation has been an assessmentfixture of the program since the mentoring program began in 1998. It asks participants questionsabout the frequency and type of contact between mentors and mentees, questions related toperceived impacts on retention and career planning, as well as others ways participants feel theprogram may have benefited them. The university’s student database is used to follow the Page 12.1059.2degree progress of mentoring students. The student database allows program staff to collectaccurate enrollment data about graduate students. Additionally, it allows program staff to
laboratory”. Thisfocus put the classroom as the primary zone of impact and Scholars’ studies followed a“scholarship of merit” model (e.g., a traditional model of conducting research). For the secondISEE, the theme expanded the zone of impact to the program or college level (“campus as lab”).For this cycle, a “scholarship of impact” was the central format. “Impact studies” emphasize aprocess of bridging research and practice and involve using research findings to develop animpact plan at the program level. Impact plans included information on potential impactnetworks or pathways, as well as the needs and communication practices of people within thosenetworks. For the third cycle, the theme is “nation as lab,” reflecting an interest at the hostschool
uniquesupervisors from 22 distinct academic departments, and across theoretical, clinical, design andlaboratory settings, demonstrating a vast breadth of project scope. Outside of the student-supervisor relationship, students are provided with assignment guidelines, workshops, andrubrics to scaffold the documentation and communication of the research, which includes fourdeliverables: a proposal, an interim report, presentation and final research report. The statedlearning objectives, taken from the course syllabus, are as follows: • Write a strong research proposal, identifying and developing a gap in a science/engineering related field, and develop a plan/method for addressing that gap • Conduct and write a literature review, summarizing the state
skills learned duringthe professional development and remained motivated and excited about their participation in theprogram, monthly classroom visits and mentoring via the program listserve as well as email and phonecalls have proven invaluable. Recommended strategies for classroom visits are a combination of co-teaching, modeling, and observation/feedback.Sample Student Products Attached ≠ Just Passing Through: Exploring Membranes ≠ Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes PLAN ≠ Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes CREATE ≠ Student Photos o Lesson One: Designing Model Membranes o Lesson Two: Inventors of Tomorrow
materials, tools, and machines needed coherent written, oral, or visual to construct a prototype of a given engineering design. presentation. (2.1)2.5 Explain how such design features as size, shape, weight, ≠ Develop plans, including function, and cost limitations would affect the drawings with measurements and construction of a given prototype. details of construction, and construct a model of the solution2.6 Identify the five elements of a universal systems model: to a problem, exhibiting a degree goal, inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback
).Personal CharacteristicsInnovation OrientationThe scale of Innovation Orientation was adapted from Scott and Bruce’s measures ofindividuals’ innovative behavior17. The scale includes six items that ask participants to rate theextent to which they engage in a list of behaviors. Example items are “Search out newtechnologies, processes, techniques, and/or product ideas” and “Develop adequate plans andschedules for the implementation of new ideas.” The items were measured on a five-point Likertscale with responses ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).Intentional Self-RegulationThe sub-scales Goal Selection, Goal Optimization, Goal Compensation, and Loss-Based GoalSelection were selected from the Entrepreneurial Intentional Self
plan is presented forintegrating teamwork development into an engineering program to prepare graduates forsubsequent development of high performing teams in the professional workplace. A case isdiscussed to illustrate how team development is achieved in a project-based curriculum setting.IntroductionThe great engineering challenges of the twenty-first century are complex and multidisciplinary innature [1]. Engineers engaged in addressing problems of societal concern that have economicimpact will necessarily be members of multidisciplinary teams that bring diverse expertise andperspectives to the problem solving process. In general, a team is “a small number of people withcomplementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of
Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationaccreditation) will be discussed further in this paper. Students undertaking BEng (IEng) awardswho successfully complete the final year project are required to demonstrate the ability to: • Undertake a risk assessment of a project. • Undertake a search of information/literature related to a specified topic. • Appraise relevant practical techniques to be used to obtain specified data in order to achieve set objectives. • Formulate a project specification including a work plan to achieve desired project objectives
the course covers the skills of determining site layout and access,establishing site contours and drainage, installation of utilities, elementary surveying, creation ofsite models using advanced civil engineering software, and the development of environmentalimpact statements 22. The course textbook is the Dewberry Company’s Land DevelopmentHandbook, Third edition. The course is structured around the seven steps of land developmentoutlined by Dewberry: 1) feasibility and site analysis, 2) programming, 3) conceptual design,4) schematic design, 5) final design, 6) plans submission and permitting, and 7) construction23.Course content is taught using traditional classroom instruction, homework problems, exams,and a major engineer design project
students' intentions towardsgraduate engineering studies, as well as investigating the lived experiences of engineeringgraduate and undergraduate students at the Faculty across their intersectional identity factors.This paper specifically draws from the survey’s initial segment, including data on participants'demographics, educational backgrounds, undergraduate participants’ future graduate study plans,and graduate participants’ re-evaluation of their decisions to continue graduate studies. Over 600students participated, with 413 responses analyzed quantitatively, focusing on the first 26questions to assess decision influences. Statistical analyses, including Pearson’s Chi-SquaredTest and logistic regression, were applied to pinpoint significant
, and principles of engineering, science, and technology to solve broadly defined mathematics engineering problems appropriate to the discipline 1 Apply material from their discipline to the 1 Apply material from their discipline to the design design of a project of a project 2 Identify and acquires new knowledge as a 2 Apply an appropriate area of mathematics in the part of the problem-solving/design process planning or design of a portion of a facility, structure, system, or product 3 Apply an appropriate area