is thus a long-term endeavour that isproviding many research challenges and learning opportunities.References [1] J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, editors. How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2004. pp. 23–25. [2] J. Cecil, P. Ramanthan, and M. Mwavita. Virtual learning environments in engineering and stem education. In Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, pages 502 –507, oct 2013. [3] A.A. Despande and S.H. Huang. Simulation games in engineering education: a state-of-the-art review. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 19:399–410, 2008. [4] M. Contero and et al. Using games to teach statics calculation procedures: Application and assessment
activities on a rating of 1–5. (1 being the lowest score) Each year, new activities are included in the event, and thisinformation gives an indication of how the activity is received and how successful it has been.There is also an opportunity for both general comments and their interests in careers in science,engineering and the possibility of attending Purdue University. Parents and teachers also have anopportunity to give comments about the day which have always resulted in very positivecomments. Atypical quote from a parent is as follows:I wanted to thank everyone involved for a wonderful program Saturday. I brought my son, Nick, for thefirst time and he had a great day. It has opened his mind and he is now thinking of designing airplanesfor a
AC 2007-514: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMShannon Davis, University of Arkansas Shannon G. Davis Ph.D., CRA is the Director of Research and Research Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Health Professions. She conducts research in the area of education policy, school-based interventions, minority political attitudes in the area of education, organizational behavior and political psychology. She has taught courses in these areas and has been at the University of Arkansas for ten years.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops
AC 2007-750: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE TEXTBOOK AND RESEARCHTOOL FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGNLinda Lindsley, Arizona State UniversityVeronica Burrows, Arizona State University Page 12.527.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of an Online Textbook and Research Tool for Freshman Engineering DesignAbstractIn many engineering design texts, the solution(s) to design problems are provided along with theproposed problem. Therefore, the student will read about the solution rather than take the time tothink about the problem being presented. This paper explores the development of and pilot studydone on an online textbook and
AC 2008-1775: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PROJECT EXPERIENCES:ASSESSING THE SHORT-TERM IMPACT ON STUDENTSJohn Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyShannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of TechnologyJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRobert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 13.791.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Design Project Experiences: Assessing the Short- term Impact on StudentsAbstractIn 2005, the Department of Civil Engineering at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)decided to incorporate an international component into
synthesizes relevant research:12 “It appears clear that creating active Page 13.1318.6participation in…active learning strategies can help students develop the habits of mind that arecharacteristic of scientists.”13Focusing on students entering the pipeline, Michigan Tech’s Youth Programs have the strengthof a 35 year history. Hosting over 1,500 middle and high school students a year, the programsoffer students the chance to investigate careers and academic topic areas in engineering, math,science, technology, and technical arts. Program participants’ experience a mini-version ofcollege life, exploring in hands-on, discovery based instructional settings
AC 2009-939: A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION: ELEMENTARY TEACHERPREPARATION IN STEM EXPERTISE AND ENGINEERING AWARENESSLouis Nadelson, College of Education Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is motive by science education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has investigated learning for conceptual change and the impact of inquiry on modifying misconceptions. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The Evergreen State University, a
districts. Therevised target would be to teach EiE in every classroom of two of the three grades (3, 4,and 5) of each elementary school in the four participating districts. The decision on whichtwo grades would be chosen was left up to each school district.Project DescriptionSTEM ROCKS, funded as a student interest project, seeks to win hearts and minds in theelementary schools and to put the "T" and "E" (technology and engineering) back intoSTEM while emphasizing the supporting science and mathematics.The principal aim of STEM ROCKS is to introduce EiE into every classroom of two Page 14.998.4grades of each elementary school in Billerica, Chelmsford
AC 2009-2238: RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND INTERCONNECTEDOUTREACH FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPSGisele Ragusa, University of Southern CaliforniaJoseph Cocozza, University of Southern California Page 14.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 1 Research, Collaboration and Interconnected Outreach for Underrepresented Groups: Success from RET and REU Collaborations Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D. Joseph Cocozza, Ph.D. and Diana Sabogal University of Southern California Abstract
AC 2009-271: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FLEET MANAGEMENT USINGTELEMATICS TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH AND RESULTANT EDUCATIONALPERSPECTIVESErdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Erdogan M. Sener., Professor and previous Chairman at the Department of Construction Technology of Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). B.S. Civil Eng., Middle East Technical University; M.S. Civil Eng. Michigan State University. He has over 13 years of international industrial experience in design and construction and has been in engineering and technology education for more than 25 years. Member of ASCE, ASEE, ACI, past president of
theme. Their achievements were unique in their design solutions due to thedifferences in society and culture in Japan, Singapore and the United States, although allthe design teams followed the same engineering design procedures. This collaborativeproject was a positive experience for both students and faculty members. Furthermore,students’ groups of the three institutions benefited from a study of the design solutionsgenerated by their foreign counterparts.In this paper the second stage of the international collaborative project between thethree institutions is discussed in detail.1. IntroductionWorking on global collaborative projects will challenge students’ perceptions, enrichtheir minds and sharpen their communication skills. It helps to
2006-986: RETROCOMMISSIONING (RCX) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ON AUNIVERSITY CAMPUS: STUDENT CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of TechnologyErin George, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 11.1092.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retrocommissioning (RCX) Mechanical Systems on a University Campus: Student Capstone ExperienceAbstractSenior engineering students at Rochester Institute of Technology are required to complete a 22-week culminating project prior to graduating. This multidisciplinary project assembles teams ofstudents in various engineering majors to work together on an engineering design projectsponsored by
priority in mind, the Historical Electronic Museum started the YoungEngineers and Scientist Seminars (YESS) program in the fall of 2002, for highly gifted highschool students from the Baltimore/Washington areas who have a strong aptitude in mathematicsor science. The first two years of the program consisted of a series of dynamic seminars ontopics as diverse as plasma physics, stealth astrophysics and satellite reconnaissance. In the fall2003, one of the authors co-presented one of the seminars on “Careers in Engineering andIntroduction to Engineering Design”. This seminar involved a variety of hands-on activities thatthe students rated favorably at the end of the seminar series. Despite having excellent speakersduring the 2003-4 program year, the
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Dynamics of Cultural Dimensions In Design To Create Sustainable Environment: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of ArchitectureAbstract Sustainable design is the concept that recognizes human civilization as an integral part ofthe natural world, and that nature must be preserved if the human community itself is to survive.Cultural dimensions of design are the tangible and intangible aspects of cultural systems that arevalued by or representative of, a given culture and reflected in the built environment [12]. Therewas no existing course in our curriculum to cover the topic of culture and design. Therefore, it isnecessary to develop a new
-of- wind-turbine-blade-Sorensen-et-al-2004 (accessed on 2 Feb 2018)[18] A.L. Gerhart, Combining Discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering Courses into a Sin-gle Multi-discipline Course to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset with En- trepreneurially Minded Learning, age, 24 (2014) 1.[19] A. Gerhart, D. Carpenter, Creative Problem Solving Course–Student Perceptions of Creativity and Comparisons of Creative Problem Solving Methodologies, Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2008.[20] A. Gerhart, M. Grunow, Leadership Models and Practices Course C Student Perceptions and Development of Leadership Skills and Incorporation of a New Leadership Course, American
, hiring committees and faculty mentors follow this implicit model of astraightforward academic pathway to the detriment of a diverse professoriate. We address thisby presenting an alternate model that better reflects alternate pathways that currently exist andcould be better encouraged and supported through infrastructure and social means.A Traditional Model of a Faculty CareerA traditional engineering faculty career moves from high school, to a bachelors degree, to a PhDprogram and then into a tenure track position, followed by promotions to associate and fullprofessor and then eventually a happy retirement, perhaps with an emeritus position to maintainan active mind until death. This is shown in Figure 2. In attempting to follow the
Paper ID #26298Board 37: Student Experiences in a University Makerspace: Design as Deci-sion MakingKathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of WashingtonTimothy Sun, University of Washington c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Experiences in a University Makerspace: Design as Decision Making1. IntroductionDesign thinking is an important skill for university students both within and outside ofengineering majors. It is difficult to teach and learn for a number of reasons.1 Senior capstonecourses are a traditional means of teaching design but have limitations as they
Paper ID #16166Background Factors Affecting Student Success in Aerospace Engineering: ASurvey of Sophomore and Senior StudentsMrs. Rachel Jannette McFalls-Brown, Mississippi State University Rachel is a second year masters student in Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in May 2014. Her current research interests include K-12 STEM education, first-year engineering, gifted, K-12 - First year transition, and aerospace engineering success.Dr. Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University Dr. Jean Mohammadi
Students and Instructors”, the 44th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Engineering Education (FIE) Conference,2014. J. Kim Vandiver, “Getting More out of Lecture and Recitation Time”, MIT Faculty News, Vol. XIX No. 514March / April 2007.15 Richard Lesh & Helen M. Doerr, “Foundations of a Models and Modeling Perspective on Mathematics”, (Chapter1), in Beyond Constructivism: Models and modeling perspectives on mathematics, (R. Lesh and H. Doerr, editors).Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; (2003), pp 3-34.16 Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on LearningResearch and Educational Practice, National Research Council, “How people learn, Brain, Mind, Experience, andSchool”,: Expanded Edition
textured examples of content found inthermodynamics courses, which elicit engineering students to engage, analyze, and reflect on acertain engineering science topic, drawing on scientific, personal, and social-scientific evidence.However, such resources that guide an instructor to integrate technical content with a complexsocial reality are certainly an exception rather than a norm.Reflective Practice versus “Best” PracticeWith this background in mind, we return to the question that began the former section: Whyattempt to humanize signals and systems? Or in other words, why attempt to guide students inlearning well-established technical concepts as integrated with a complex, value-rich, socialreality? These are questions that the reader might have
Paper ID #11526Teaching software-engineering concepts through industrially used tools earlyin the undergraduate curriculumDr. Temesghen Kahsai , Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Temesghen Kahsai is a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley. His research expertise is in the intersection of formal methods and software engineering, with an emphasis on auto- mated reasoning about software systems. He has extensive experience in the development of formal foun- dations and tools for the analysis of complex critical systems. He is currently leading three projects on contract-based verification of flight
Paper ID #13680Transition to New Personal Instrumentation in a Flipped ClassroomProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a gray iron
Paper ID #12703Structuring Capstone Design Assessment to Achieve Student, Faculty, andEmployer PrioritiesDr. Denny Davis, Ohio State University Dr. Davis is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State Univer- sity and Emeritus Professor in Engineering Education at Washington State University. For three decades, he has led multi-institution teams in the development and testing of curriculum materials and assessments for engineering design courses. He is owner of Verity Design Learning LLC, a publisher of workbooks for design reviews and teamwork development. He is a Fellow of the
the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.Pam King, Clemson University Pamela King is a lead curriculum developer for the Math Out of the Box pre-engineering curriculum project. She writes curriculum for K-5 students and teachers. Her area of expertise is in special education and she is currently investigating the use of Math Out of the Box with special education students. Page 12.175.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adapting a Post-Secondary STEM Instructional Model to K-5 Mathematics InstructionAbstractIf Science, Technology, Engineering
2006-1998: COMPUTER SECURITY SUMMER CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTSDouglas Jacobson, Iowa State University Dr. Doug Jacobson Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Page 11.345.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Computer Security Summer Camp for High School StudentsAbstractIowa State University’s Information Assurance Center and the Iowa Chapter of InfraGard arecollaborating to give juniors and seniors in High School an opportunity to visit ISU for a threeday summer camp to gain knowledge in computer security. The camp has been offered
2006-1617: A CASE STUDY TO EXPLORE LEARNING DURING A FACULTYDEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPDonald Elger, University of Idaho DONALD F. ELGER is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho. Dr. Elger teaches “how to learn,” entrepreneurship, design, and fluid mechanics. Dr. Elger has co-authored a nation-ally-recognized text in engineering fluid mechanics, has won the ASEE best paper award at the regional and national level, and has led the Enriched Learning Environment Project at the UI. Present research and practice areas, funded by the NSF, involve theory of learning, transformational leadership in higher educa-tion, and design of effective organizations and learning
AC 2007-313: EVALUATING STRUCTURAL FORM: IS IT SCULPTURE,ARCHITECTURE OR STRUCTURE?Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.693.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Evaluating Structural Form: Is it sculpture, architecture or structure?AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the idea of a continuum between sculptural form,architectural form and structural form. A linkage between the various forms will beproposed, and several scholarly views on this subject will be presented. Then, this paperwill describe a brief web-based survey which tested people’s subjective categorization ofvarious
Affairs. The Government of United Kingdom, 2004.[5] Kollmuss, A., and Agyeman, J.," Mind the gap: why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?", Environmental education research Vol. 8, No. 3, 2002, pp. 239- 260.[6] Dahlstrand, U., and Biel, A.," ProEnvironmental Habits: Propensity Levels in Behavioral Change1", Journal of Applied Social Psychology Vol. 27, No. 7, 1997, pp. 588-601.[7] Fuad-Luke, A., "The eco-design handbook: a complete sourcebook for the home and office": Thames and Hudson, 2005.[8] Elias, E.W., Dekoninck, E., and Culley, S.J.," Designing for ‘use phase’energy losses of domestic products", Journal of Engineering Manufacture Vol. 223, No. 1
Paper ID #10134Introduction to Architectural Structures: Lessons Learned from Parti PrisPedagogyProf. Keith E. Hedges, Drury University Keith Hedges is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and teaches the architectural structures sequence at Drury University. Keith’s teaching repertoire includes seventeen different courses of engineering topics at NAAB (architecture) and architecture topics at ABET (engineering) accredited institutions. His interests involve the disciplinary knowledge gap between architecture and engineering students in higher education
/Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractPenn State University has hosted a NSF sponsored GK-12 Outreach project for the pastfive years, and has just begun the second phase of the project. The Penn State projectutilizes the talents of many science and engineering graduate students as teachers,mentors and role models for the K-12 classrooms. The project focuses on developingskills of students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematicsthrough the use of Advanced Transportation Technologies. The GK-12 students areinvited to participate in research in various ways in support of Advanced TransportationTechnology such as undergraduate/graduate student competitions like Future Truck andChallenge X. The quantitative assessment planned at the