Director at the University of South Florida. She pursued a Bachelor-to-Doctorate path of study at Morgan State University and obtained her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2004 and 2010 respectively. She currently teaches Introductory Programming and Engineering courses for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. As an IT coordinator, she assists the department with IT curriculum and course development, as well as advising for IT students. Her research interests include programming languages and visual analytics.Terreonn Henry c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering design instruction using Slack for
connect an IC output toa sensor signal.Basic digital electron component students in this course learn how to use digital electronic components inelectromechanical projects such as in the case of elevator controller engineering project. The componentsperform specified binary logic operations. Examples of some of the components or the gates are provided inthe studio handout with their function defined in the accompanying input/output “truth” tables. Students ofthis course are highly exposed to use designing a circuit using logical operations. Then, when students wantto construct students design, students would choose a technology (logic family) to implement studentsdesign. This would often be in the form of discrete integrated circuits (ICs). Some
increased attention within the curriculum, which has motivated the creation of a varietyof courses, course activities and multidisciplinary programs focused on the development ofengineering products and solutions. One approach is engaging multidisciplinary teams ofstudents in community-based design projects.Our community engagement program, EPICS, provides opportunities for vertically-integrated,multidisciplinary teams to develop design knowledge and skills. EPICS has intentionally focusedon long-term partnerships and local community partners because of the learning benefitsafforded through the ability to engage with community partners more regularly. Previous studieshave indicated that understanding the nature of those interactions between
proposals of how to implement educational theories in engineeringdesign activities. An example of this6 the authors present (as pedagogy) a general modelof curriculum for design engineering upon their needs of teaching: design science,technical systems, modeling and disciplinary information. They also present (asdidactics) a general model of transformation system, which can be applied to theeducational system to transform the competencies of the learner, using pedagogicalvariables that define the overall components needed for the system (Figure 4), but theyacknowledge that these proposals do not consider two key issues: How the studentslearn?, and how to perform instructional methods for engineering design
Cornerstone Design, Senior Capstone Design,Engineering Education, Engineering Retention1. IntroductionEngineering curriculum at the university level typically culminates in a senior design capstonecourse. The goal of the senior capstone design course is to challenge the students with an exampleof a real-world project, preparing them for industry. University curriculum used to focus heavilyon design and design challenges, typical of industry level engineering. Due to increasing systemcomplexity, engineering curriculums were prompted to add more science and mathematics classesto help students understand needed tools and methods.1 However, over time this produced studentswith a decreasing understanding of the practical applications of engineering and
previous literature, favorable results follow the inclusionof authentic, disciplinarily realistic tasks. Nonmajor students are more motivated to engage withthe content when shown plenty of evidence that this seemingly unrelated course is relevant totheir disciplinary interests and career goals.In calculus-for-engineers, this approach involves presenting situations in engineering where themathematics being learned describes an engineering system, such as derivatives in the context ofprojectile motion, or integrals in the context of fluid pressure on dams 8,9 . One textbook 13 presentsintroductory precalculus and calculus entirely with engineering examples, every example problemand homework problem has genuine engineering context such as strain
Electrical Engineering Using a Para Didactic LaboratoryAbstractThe objective of this paper is to report the implementation of a Para didactic Laboratory in aprivate college of engineering in Brazil to improve the training of engineering students so thatthey can become industry-ready graduates.A very important component in the education of an engineer is the professional tacit knowledgewhich is obtained through the interaction with more experienced professionals. This normallytakes place after graduation. In order to expose the students to an element of professional tacitknowledge sooner, in lieu of the traditional approaches such as curriculum change and teachertraining, we founded a Para didactic Laboratory at our college
uncertainty should be taught in design. The remaining32% respondents have not included uncertainty and their reasons are presented into three groups:design prerequisite, advanced concept and time constraint (see section 3.2). The authors of thispaper believe that considering uncertainty as an advanced concept may have its own risk; i.e.students graduating with their first degree will not acquire the necessary knowledge ofuncertainty in design process. Wood 6 noted that industry is taking the lead in addressing the Page 24.468.23issue of uncertainty in design process and that the education curriculum does not yet properlyaddress this knowledge gap
Using MATLAB,” Proceedings, 1999 Frontiers in Education Conf., Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.12. Wood, W. H., (2004), “Decision-Based Design: A Vehicle for Curriculum Integration,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.20.no.3, pp. 433-439.13. Linder, B.M.,(1999), “Understanding Estimation and its Relation to Engineering Education,” Doctoral Dissertation, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.14. < http://www.abet.org>, Accessed December 20, 2005.15. Box, G.E.P., and Liu, P.T.Y. (1999
has been involved in the International Technology Education Association and T.E.A.C. His current interest involves robotics, education and student motiva- tion with curriculum development. His goal is to design a robotics based system that allows all to achieve their educational goals with enjoyment.Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University, M.S.E.E. from the University of Dayton, and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University. Before coming to Utah State, Dr. Lawanto taught and held several administrative positions
critical because of demand by industry for broadly qualified graduates. Intheir previous paper, the authors analyzed the student information gathering patterns using onlythe students’ final reports at the end of the semester. An assessment rubric and scoring for thestudents reports was proposed. In this paper, additional to the final reports, the student designnotebook and presentation slides are also analyzed. An assessment rubric and scoring areproposed for the design notebooks and the presentation slides. The data collected is used to mapthe information gathering activities across the whole design process. Using the informationobtained, information literacy is integrated into a capstone syllabus. Information literacy mayinculcate in the
engages his students in undergraduate research experiences and focuses on infusing creative design and structured problem solving in undergraduate engineering courses. He is also an active member of the American Society for Engineering Educators, American Concrete Institute, and American Society of Civil Engineers.Dr. Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she teaches design throughout the curriculum. She is particularly interested in sustainable design. Her B.S. and M.S. are from the University of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in Mechanical
consistently ranking in the top five of several universityrankings, such as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for engineering andtechnology and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. In brief, these spaces can bedescribed as follows:• Product Realization Lab (PRL) at Stanford University is a large and well-equipped makerspace, which is deeply integrated into the curriculum of engineering and design students in the form of project-centered classes. Students learn manufacturing and design skills in parallel by designing and building physical prototypes in a hands-on manner.• Hobby Shop at MIT is a space with a large wood shop and some other machines for university affiliates, focusing more on personal projects and
development to future civil engineers.” Journal of Professional Issues In Engineering Education and Practice., 128(4), 212-216. 4. Carew, A.L. and Mitchell, C.A., (2001). “What do engineering undergraduates need to know, think or feel to understand sustainability?” Sixth World Congress on Chemical Engineering. Melbourne, Australia. 5. Siller, T.J., (2001). “Sustainability and critical thinking in civil engineering curriculum.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice., 127(3), 104-108. 6. Robinson, M. and Sutterer, K., (2003). “Integrating sustainability into civil engineering curricula.” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and
activity. Weshare a historical case study to illustrate aspects of low- and high-fidelity prototyping. Asynthesis of different perspectives from literature allows the authors to identify issuessurrounding such prototyping in a classroom setting to establish an integrated understanding tocharacterize prototypes for areas for further study.Two research studies are described to explore the roles of low-fidelity prototyping in engineeringdesign activity. A study using student prototyping examples is shared to connect the research topractice. Then, an analysis of textbook presentations of prototyping is also shared to both providea possible basis for this gap and an opportunity to bridge this gap. By better understanding theliterature basis for low
developed design based curriculum for multiple K-12 teach PDIs and student summer camps.Dr. C. Richard Compeau Jr, Texas State University C. Richard Compeau Jr. is a Professor of Practice in the Ingram School of Engineering, and the Electrical Engineering Program Coordinator. He is interested in teaching and curriculum development. His work is typically project-specific for the EE Capstone courses, with an emphasis on applied electromagnetics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Senior Design Day: Multidiscipline and Multidepartment Capstone Presentation EventAbstractSenior Design or "Capstone" projects are one of the most important
[11-14]. Compared to other active learning pedagogies, it results in increased gains in self-regulated learning [15]. The curriculum includes curricular contextual threads, which aremulti-semester projects threaded through the curriculum. One of these contextual threads isthe patient monitoring thread, during which each student builds her own functionalcardiograph.“Building this cardiograph is an implementation of situated learning [16], which Lave and Wenger first defined as ‘an extended period of legitimate peripherality [that] provides learnerswith opportunities to make the culture of practice theirs [17].’ As described by Johri, et al., this“learning takes place not through transmission of abstract knowledge, but through engagementin the
Paper ID #32980Minority Graduates in Engineering Technology: Trends in Choice of MajorMr. Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University, West Lafayette Yury A. Kuleshov is a graduate student earning his Master’s in Engineering Technology degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Diploma in Engineering (6-year program) from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, where he majored in Robots and Robotic Systems, and specifically Underwater Robots and Vehicles. He has experience working as an engineer, a research assistant at Purdue University, and an instructor. His research as a Master’s
Paper ID #19309Moving Towards Individual Competence From Group Work in Transdisci-plinary EducationDr. Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette Colin M. Gray is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology and a Fellow in the Educational Research and Development Incubator. He holds a PhD in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington, a MEd in Educational Technol- ogy from University of South Carolina, and a MA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design. His research focuses on the role of student experience in informing a
-effectiveness competencies through the use of self- and peer-assessment in their project teams.The development of our team-effectiveness framework is described with a focus on how it aimsto stimulate students to provide mature feedback. Methods used to motivate students to learnabout and improve their team-effectiveness competencies are also described. The intendedintegration of the tool into the curriculum is outlined, highlighting an on-line student portfolio onteam-effectiveness that allows students to track their improvement longitudinally across differentproject teams throughout their undergraduate studies. This work has been developed for team-based design projects in undergraduate engineering but is also applicable in other disciplines.1
for this course is ~120 students per semester (Fall and Spring for 16 weeks).This introductory aeronautical design course is ideal for an engineering serious gamesince teaching the fundamental task of engineering, which is to develop technicalsolutions by applying established scientific principles, is already embedded within thecourse. Also, this course is available to students early in the academic curriculum. Openenrollment to pre-college students with good academic background may also be apossibility, allowing prospective college students to explore engineering as their possibleacademic career. Most importantly, experience in this game can simulate the real-life of aworking engineer. The established sense of “presence” in a corporate
devices to allow greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in recreational activities.Adaptive physical activity projects are well-aligned with the goals of service learning andprovide rich open-ended design experiences for students. This paper provides a framework foraligning capstone and service learning outcomes.BackgroundService-learning occurs when “Students engage in community service activities with intentionalacademic and learning goals and opportunities for reflection that connect to their academicdiscipline” (Cress et al, 2005)1. Reflection is an integral part of learning and helps to developcritical thinking skills (Jacoby, 1996; Tsang, 2000; Tsang, 2002)2,3,4. The development of thesecritical thinking skills enables engineering
engineering design and led multi-institution teams in the development and testing of curriculum materials and assessments for engineering design learning. He is also the owner of Verity Design Learning LLC, a publisher of instructional materials for design reviews and teamwork development. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Davis received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University.Ms. Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University Sarah Winfree is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She joined the University in August 2013 working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Engineering. Her career includes
skills to succeed in the workplace. Senior capstone design courses provide an opportunity for undergraduate engineering studentsto participate in project-based learning, a unique learning experience requiring hard skills and softskills [15]. Research has identified the importance of senior capstone design on student successentering an industry, rendering it a critical course in the engineering curriculum [16,17]. In priorresearch, motivation was observed to be one of the constructs contributing to student’s overallsuccess as measured by factors such as project performance, peer evaluations, and courseperformance [18,19]. 1.1 Prior Research A recent study in student retention in engineering [4] suggests retention rates between 40-60
challenge by integrating newclassroom methods with traditional pedagogical teaching practices, to better prepare futureengineers to meet the demand for design creativity in practice. In my own institution,Northwestern University, for the past 20 years, the education of all engineers begins in twoquarter sequence of Design Thinking & Communication (DTC) [2]. This curriculum augments thetraditional engineering educational pedagogy with the early introduction of designerly forms ofinquiry, and design practice experiences as a foundational aspect of what NorthwesternEngineering has coined “Whole Brained Engineering” education. Having entered academia 10years ago, after 30 years of industry practice, I observed that although students were
engineering design sequence which represents the spine of the curriculum for the Department of Engineering. The research and teaching interests of Dr. Nagel tend to revolve around engineering design and engineering design education, and in particular, the design conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the US Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the US Air Force Academy, and he has received grants from the NSF, the EPA, and General Motors Corporation.Prof. Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University Matt Bohm is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly). He joined the University in 2016
integrate, but could be present in service-learning or engineering design via suchmethods as hands-on project construction. If the students are able to understand the ethical issuesat the core of their design project, this authentic context may help to drive their motivation cyclefor learning; the extent to which students can exercise autonomy and choice in the experiencemay also enhance their motivation and learning.The use of a combination of teaching methods may also relate to targeting different ethical topicsor issues via different methods. In an analysis of cross-counting topics and teaching methodconvergence among the 61 individuals who only taught ethics in capstone courses, differenceswere found in the teaching methods that corresponded to
developed design based curriculum for multiple K-12 teach PDIs and student summer camps.Dr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University Dr. Kimberly G. Talley is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Senior Research Fellow and Maker Space Co-Director for the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and in Construction Engineering and Management are from North Carolina State University. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management Program, and her research
paper is to share the author’s experience over the past 12 years of integratingrelevant theories and practices concerning authentic development of team skills and teammember skills in a year-long team-based capstone design experience. An integrative learningapproach to team skills is described that includes: grading and performance reviews that rewardparticipation in building team skills, team formation and ongoing support based on cognitivediversity and collaborative skills, peer coaching based on areas of specialization, andconsideration of team and individual tasks when structuring deliverables (including reports andpresentations).IntroductionThere are many excellent articles and texts on the topics of team-based learning1
‘ 1 .— - . . . .. Session 0475 : —.. . Successful Proposal Collaborations in Polymer Processing and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laura L. Sullivan, Winston F. Erevelles, and Daryl J. Doyle GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The process of developing grant proposal ideas, identifying appropriate programs for submission, develop-ing the necessary .- contacts, and writing the actual proposal is an