- sigh has considerable professional experience. She has worked at various consulting engineering firms on projects that ranged from bridge design and analysis, to large-scale building design and construction. Vassigh has a Master’s of Architecture, a Master’s of Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.Hadi AlhaffarAlbert John Elias IV, Aberrate LLCMs. Giovanna Gallardo, Florida International University Graduate Assistant c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsAbstractThis paper presents an interdisciplinary research project engaging students
Paper ID #21944Lessons Learned in the Paths of Developing a Multidisciplinary CertificateProgramProf. Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University Hsiao-Wen Wang is an Associate Professor with the Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering in NCKU. Her fields of expertise include river mechanics and restoration, sediment transport, ecohydraulics, water environment planning and assessment, and geomorphology. Her research interests also include innovative learning and teaching design in engineering education. She has been working on sustainability issues based on multidisciplinary collaborations, and established a new
,engineering management, and chemistry departments as well as the university’s Nanofabricationand Imaging Center. Over three years, twenty-six students have been selected for theNanotechnology Fellows Program, and their majors span seven disciplines. Table 1 provides asummary of the program participation by gender and undergraduate major.This paper reports on the program’s evolution over the course of three years as well as thepositive impacts on students’ academic and professional careers. Formative and summativeevaluation tools were developed by program evaluators in the Office of Academic Planning andAssessment and psychology department; the tools include student feedback analysis, focusgroups, and surveys. The evaluation results from the first
suggestedbyState Council in its recently released “NewGeneration Artificial Intelligence Development Plan”[2], we should “gradually carry outnational intelligent education projects, set up AI courses in primary and secondary schools,gradually promote programming education, build AI disciplines and cultivate AI talents”. Therefore, it is necessary and urgent to set up AI courses especially in primary andsecondary schools. To this end, AI education systems and related teaching systems are indis-pensable. However only few AI education equipment are available at market such as ChengXiaoben of Makeblock and Abilix’s Oculus, which are affordable programming educationrobots learning systems, integrating more than 10 electronic modules such as sound sensors
the race of building ultimatelyautonomous vehicles. In this paper, we conduct a study on self-driving technology. Autonomouscars offer many benefits. The primary benefit is that they reduce accidents and save lives. Therehas been a long history of developing self-driving cars, from Stanford Cart in 1961 to Tesla andGoogle at present. The differences between Tesla and Google are mainly in two areas, computervision technology and human car control. Self-driving is challenging and requires a wide rangeof technologies, including learning the environment, tracking objects, localization, path planning, 1and control. We illustrate finding lane lines with computer vision and predicting the location
to workon engineering-related lesson plans that would then be implemented in the following school year.The participating STEM teachers were also given materials including simple ROV (RemotelyOperated Vehicles) submarines they had assembled on the first day of the camp and quadrotordrones that they could then use in their own science or math classes to do the same or similaractivities that were done at the camp with their own students. The embedded workshops alongwith the student-centered engineering activities from the camp served as an integratedprofessional learning experience for the STEM teachers. The goal of the professional learningexperience was to help the teachers incorporate engineering standards from NGSS and theframework for K-12
experiences that are relevant to the current technicaldevelopment. Teachers receive an immersive experience working alongside faculty andgraduate students as well as undergraduate students participating as part of the NSF REUSite: Internet of Things [14].Running Head: Project CoMET RETProject goals and objectivesThe Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site program was developed to involve 10 teachersover 8 weeks in summer with 1 week in the following year. This model, used in Year One, wasadjusted in Year Two to involve 12 teachers for 6 weeks with the follow-on training untouched.Teachers are selected to develop RET inspired lesson plans, which they implement in theirclassroom the following school year. Recruitment includes mailings (electronic
, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Wendy C. Newstetter is theAssistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.Prof. Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology Colin Potts is Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As Vice Provost he is responsible for academic support, career advising, the integration of curricular and co-curricular programs, community engagement, curricular planning and the Honors Program. His research areas are requirements engineering, software privacy, and professional ethics.Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology Ellen Zegura is the Stephen Fleming
conducts consulting projects and professional development seminars for local industry on topics including forecasting, inven- tory control, production planning, project management, transportation logistics, procurement, and supply chain management.Dr. Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University Dr. Leslie Pagliari serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Technology and Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems. Her research interests center on STEM initiatives, leadership, global supply chain issues, and new technologies in the distribu- tion and logistics sector. She was one of three professors in the United States recognized in an Inbound Logistics Article
orientations are similar in both content and structure [11].However, the events are held separately to better address the diverse needs of the participants[12]. The inclusive teaching session has evolved since its inception in response to theuniversity’s strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2016 [13], and it varies due toCRLT Players’ schedule constraints. However, the goals are the same regardless of the format.After attending the inclusive teaching session, participants should be able to: ● increase their awareness of the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering, ● examine a range of scenarios highlighting problematic classroom environments, ● reflect on the impact of student and instructor social identities
lessons in other classes as desired. For instance, themodule on project management could be inserted in a design class or ethics moduleadded to any engineering course. Sharing with other instructors within the sameinstitution is readily accommodated through features of the learning management system.A final culminating module inserted at the completion of the course encourages studentsto reflect on what they have learned and plan for continuing growth in broad, “T-shaped”skills. Learning objectives are as follows: 1. Revisit your individual strengths andweaknesses. 2. Prepare a plan for lifelong learning growth. The content and activitiesassociated with this module typically include: • Readings exploring the value of lifelong learning and
sustainability b. Evaluate a product/ engineering system’s environmental impacts using Life Cycle Assessment c. Design/ redesign a product/ engineering system to using the engineering principles to improve environmental impactsThe achievement of these goals was assessed through students’ self-evaluations and analysis ofstudents’ coursework. In addition, the objectives are also planned to be assessed throughstudents’ capstone senior projects. But at the time of creation of this work-in-progress paper, thestudents who took this course have not worked on their senior project yet, as a result, this part ofthe assessment is planned to be conducted once the students worked on their senior projects. Toextend and complete this work-in-progress, it
calculus, and additive manufacturing (AM). From the integral calculus domain, students will learn multiple ways to visualize theinventory positions and their cost consequences for inventory control. For AM, the samestudents will learn to produce physical models for these mathematical relationships via AMtechnologies. Based on these teaching and learning experiences, we plan to show that thelevel of students’ understanding of the inventory models increases with these visual andtactile aids. Ultimately, we plan to show how tactile aids produced via AM help students learn themathematical concepts of integral calculus. We also intend to demonstrate how this calculusprovides a way to characterize the variations in products manufactured via AM
. Three engineering-education collaborators were interviewed in dyads tounderstand conceptualizations of futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking in relation totheir joint research project(s). All three dyads provided specific examples of different ways ofthinking from their shared research efforts. Preliminary findings suggest that a ‘ways of thinking’framework could provide a useful guideline for engineering and education faculty planning tocollaborate for interdisciplinary research as well as the overall EER community.OverviewThe world today faces complex problems ranging from climate change to health issues.Numerous calls by prominent organizations have been made in light of these global,sociotechnical problems to transform
models and stability, active/reactive power control principles with examples are introduced.In terms of course delivery of subject matters, sustainable power topics took longer thanexpected due to the lack of prior student knowledge in switch mode electronics. As a result, topic9 was briefly discussed and only critical items associated with this topic were covered.In addition, a total of seven laboratory activities (five hardware labs and two demo labs) areconducted to get students familiar with associated electric power and power electronicstechnology. Originally, four mobile demonstration labs were planned as discussed in Section II.However, due to the time restrictions associated with the term project progress, only the first
additive and subtractive manufacturingtechnologies. Kerbrat et al. evaluated the manufacturability of a product and then divided it intodifferent parts6, as shown in Fig. 1. For the parts that have complex geometries, additivemanufacturing is likely to be used to save time and energy. Zhu et al. developed an iAtractiveframework that contains three processes, namely, additive process, subtractive process, andinspection process7. It provides an intelligent solution to manufacture products that have internalfeatures. Besides, the inspection process provides feedback to improve the previous decision.Newman et al. proposed a Re-Plan process planning based on the iAtractive framework8.Using a robotic arm for 3D printing of large objects is a potential
, an ideal institution would provide asmuch access and training for that tool, etc. as possible. Students must be prepared for theworkforce as it is today, not as it was 10 years ago.Educators should seek to create useful access points to learning wherever possible. Many accesspoints can be reused, and often the time input for the professor is mostly up front with long-termbenefits. This is true for online content like videos and notes, hands-on project plans, group-workactivities, interactive practice problem sets and exams (created through Typeform, Classmarker,the institution’s own site, etc.), and other access points devised by educators.Examples of Access Points to Learning (List not exhaustive): ● Class time ● Homework ● Textbooks
offering of the course, thestudent population was expanded greatly to include almost 200 MS and PhD students from manyof the Schools at SJTU. In this 2018 offering a large faculty team was established to providetutorials to groups of roughly 12 students to supplement the lecture component delivered by theU.S. professor. Student and faculty reviews of the course have been mostly positive and manyimportant lessons have been learnt through the experience. The most critical of these lessons arebeing incorporated into a revised plan for the course when it is offered next in 2019. It is feltthat our experience should be of interest to others contemplating the challenges of preparing non-native English speakers for the engineering profession in this
, the 553rd ensured the provision of multi-functional technical engineering capabilities such as: limited engineering design; engineer reconnaissance; construc- tion planning and management; base camp development; and geospatial, construction contract, security engineering, and USACE engineer reach-back support. Previously, she served as the 169th Engineer Bat- talion Executive and Operations Officer over five companies and two detachments within TRADOC that trained 3,500 Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers as well as 1,200 Sister Service personnel in over 300 classes per year at five different geographic locations. Her research interests include the how environ- mental policy, both at the international and
students to join the 21st century workforce after graduation. At the time being, theMaster Education Program is in its second year (2019-2020). Faculty are learning anddeveloping additional cooperative learning teaching strategies. Engineering faculty is serving asthe agent for change in his department by assisting colleagues through instructional coachingmethod and by developing a plan sensitive to his department’s needs.IntroductionThe goals for the education of mechanical engineering technology undergraduate students are toinstill in students a high-quality basic education in mechanical engineering technologyfundamentals, to develop in students the skills required to apply engineering fundamentals to theanalysis, synthesis, and evaluation of
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used for search and rescue applications in the event of a major disaster. The platform for the UAV is a quad-rotor type helicopter, referred to as a quadrotor. A mechatronic system integration plan was developed to combine the mechanical, electronic and software elements of the research. Once the system was modelled mathematically, a control strategy was implemented to achieve stability. This was investigated by creating a MATLAB ® Simulink ® numerical model, which was used to run simulations of the system. - “Development of Automated Aerial Pesticide Sprayers” by Dheepak, et. al [3]. In this paper, the authors intend to combat the pesticide poisoning occurring
and plan the facilityconstruction as if the students were competing for the contract. These students willbecome the construction “experts” in the final capstone course.Capstone CourseIn the last semester of their senior year, all civil and environmental engineering majorstake “Project Management and Contract Administration”. This course covers projectscope definition, budgeting and planning, scheduling and design, engineering economicsand construction administration, and is taught from an owner’s point of view.This course also includes a comprehensive semester-long project to prepare the studentsas future military officers to manage and administer government contracts with civiliancontractors. Students are assigned to teams of four or five so
programs, projects are written to fit into the students’ various majors and randomly-assigned homogeneous teams are formed so that the students can use their developed software in later classes in their home programs.Junior year, winter semester • Tool engineering project – a project across three courses (tool engineering, SPC, and metrology), all students are from the MFGE program and all have, by this time, at least rudimentary design- and machining skills. True random selection is typically used here to provide a change from previous and upcoming projects.Senior year, fall semester • Process planning project – a two-part project that requires students to first design a production process, then swap
transfer in the marketplace.The Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina (BGUNC) system echoed theawareness that the UNC system must play a “more direct, active role in economic development”in the state in its 2004-2009 Long Range Plan 17. In a study for the UNC system by the ResearchTriangle Institute on technology transfer capacity, it was noted that some campuses lacked theinfrastructure to support the process of bringing technology to the commercial stage. Among itsaction steps to improve outreach and engagement, the BGUNC identified the need to foster anenterprising university culture. In July 2000 the North Carolina General Assembly gave theBGUNC the authority to designate areas of campus land as Millennial Campuses which are
coding descriptors, for example “planning maintenance” and“developing technical standards”. There was little or no supporting evidence for somedescriptors, and others had to be merged when it became clear that the evidence could notdistinguish one from another. For example, separate descriptors for “marketing”, “assistingclients develop projects”, and “researching client needs” were merged into a single descriptor“influencing clients”.Several unexpected aspects of engineering practice emerged from the interview data. By farthe most significant was technical coordination. There were three questions in the interviewto explore supervision relationships (with superiors, contractors and subordinates). The initialreview of responses led to a single
to successfully perform critical work functions ortasks in a defined work setting. The competencies often serve as the basis for skill standards thatspecify the level of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for success in the workplace as wellas potential measurement criteria for assessing competency attainment2. Product design, as anintegrated profession, covers a wide range, including: engineering (technology, techniques,material and processing), ergonomics (operation, safety, usability), business (marketing,management, planning, corporate identity), aesthetics (form, visualization, style), and evensocial, environmental, and cultural issues. Design educators and professionals are alwaysconcerned with the issue of industrial designers
will operate. The external mentor is expected to give feedback which shouldbe incorporated into future prototypes and the final functional deliverable.Device BenchmarkingThe students must develop a benchmarking plan to assess whether or not their finaldevice meets each specification. Similar to the feasibility testing, the external mentorsmay provide the appropriate medical environment in which to perform the finalbenchmarking.Functional DeliverableAll groups are expected to create a functional deliverable that solves the problem asstated in the problem description by meeting all specifications. Results from thebenchmarking tests are used to assess whether the device passes or fails eachspecification. At the conclusion of the semester
: Page 13.422.2 1. Acquisition of customer’s requirements, 2. Problem formulation, 3. Cost estimation, 4. Product conceptual design, 5. Product representation (Solid Modeling), 6. Product conceptual prototyping, 7. Make/buy decision, 8. Manufacturing process capabilities, 9. Manufacturing process identification, 10. Process planning, 11. Fabrication and Assembly.In this course, interdisciplinary teams with students from various engineering andtechnology disciplines worked together to design, manufacture, and assemble real-lifeproducts. Senior students in manufacturing options participated in this course. Studentsin the MS program actively participated in the project as part of their practice-orientedcredit requirement. The
Villanova University promise "to add its influence to the search for world peace and justice by means of its academic programs and the pastoral ministry it provides for the members of the community." In fulfilling this promise, the OIS views its mission as one that enhances and strengthens the University's commitment to diversity, intellectual growth, and a global perspective. Thus, the OIS is committed to ensuring that an international educational perspective is an integral part of a Villanova University education.The OIS mission statement segues with the academic strategic plan of the university (synopsiscan be found at http://www.vpaa.villanova.edu/academicstrategicplan/goals.pdf). Specifically,the
maintenance systems: predictive, preventative and corrective; large scale maintenance systems, principles of reliability engineering, maritime logistics, planning for maintenance and repair, using and ordering spare parts, technical manuals, system specifications, and shipyard operations.The development of the three additional courses, combined with existing courses at the METsenior elective level, produce the Emphasis in Marine Engineering Technology is as shown inTable 2. Table 2 – Senior Electives within MET Curriculum Marine Engineering Technology Emphasis Marine Technology* MET 440, Heat Transfer