people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the in- tersection of designerly epistemic identities and vocational pathways. Dr. Lande received his B.S. in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Me- chanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Making Spaces to Supporting Formal, Informal, and Nonformal Learning Spanning a University's Makerspace Learning EcologyIntroductionThis cross-case case study [1] project aims to ascribe characteristics of differently orientedmakerspaces across the learning ecology [2] at a
to solve a social good.Mr. Jacob Lam Herring, University of Virginia Research assistant with the team since Summer 2020Sin Lin, University of Virginia Undergraduate Civil Engineering Student at the University of Virginia.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is the co-PI on the SCC Harlem project funded by the NSF that explores
engineering approach withalternative implementations of the capstone engineering courses by other colleges anduniversities6-13. Specifically, any capstone projects involving 3D printing and Arduinos todesign a quadcopter are investigated and summarized13-23. The paper also attempts to comparethe student’s prototype with other popular commercially available quadcopters, including somecost comparisons24.Description of the Original Master of Science in Electrical EngineeringUniversity’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineeringprogram offers an in-depth understanding of modernsystems design for emerging and evolving technologies.Students experience design projects in digital, spread-spectrum and space communications, CMOS circuitry andcomputer
Paper ID #21594Improving Senior Design Proposals Through Revision by Responding to Re-viewer CommentsProf. Judy Randi, University of New Haven Judy Randi, Ed.D. is Professor of Education at the University of New Haven where she is currently teaching in the Tagliatela College of Engineering and coordinating a college-wide initiative, the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH).Dr. Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering. He led the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits at the Tagliatela College of Engineering. All
design (capstone course in computer engineering). The approach comprises modular course pack development, suitable for alternative teaching models, such as team teaching and development of multidisciplinary courses; team projects to give students hands-on experience with embedded systems; and incorporation of innovative teaching techniques designed to facilitate and enhance the student’s learning experience. Curriculum developments focus on embedded systems and our courses. In the software engineering course, students are exploring how object-oriented development techniques can be applied to industry-oriented embedded system projects, such as pro- cess controllers for numerous appliances (e.g., washing
Wisconsin, Madison Faculty Associate, Institute for Cross-College Biology Eduation Page 15.1154.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Sustaining Appropriate Technology Enhanced Learning in STEMDisciplinesAbstractThe focus of this paper is on our collective experience in a Technology EnhancedLearning (TEL) project with the shared goals of promoting faculty development andencouraging the use of TEL solutions in STEM disciplines at the University ofWisconsin-Madison. Specifically, we will discuss the implementation strategies andresults from a collaborative TEL project in light of the key instructional motivatorsand entry points for
-world job assignments. Approach: Working along these lines, we contacted three local surveying companies5. In order to understand their business, and keeping database concepts as the key point of discussion, we spoke to their project managers. Since the profession of surveying is typically about data collection and its manipulation to generate meaningful reports, some of the questions we asked were: 1. What type of projects do they work on? 2. How is the data collected for any typical project? 3. How is the data stored, retrieved, or manipulated when needed? 4. What is the typical size of their databases? 5. What types of DBMS tools do they use
Paper ID #38037Mixed results for gendered patterns in confidence of teamsuccess and collective efficacyRebecca Matz Becky Matz is a Research Scientist on the Research & Development team at the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan. She directs and supports research projects across CAI’s portfolio of educational technologies. Becky has research experience in assessing the efficacy of software tools that support student learning and success, analyzing quantitative equity disparities in STEM courses across institutions, and developing interdisciplinary activities for introductory
people worldwide playing video games [1]. Asignificant percentage of those 3 billion people were high school and college-aged [1]. Videogames are becoming a normal sight around the world. In the past decade, the world has seen theintroduction of budget-friendly SBCs (Single Board Computers), microcontrollers, 3d printers, andmassive contributions from the open-source community. [1, 2, 3, 4] This has made the design andimplementation of a DIY handheld video game console more affordable and realizable.The main component of the project consists of an SBC, an operating system to run on the SBC, aHID (Human Interface Device), a power system, a 3d printed case, a display, and speakers. TheSBC used in this project is a Raspberry Pi 4B, however almost
typical chemical engineering undergraduate corecurriculum has not adapted to prepare students for the multiple needs encompassed by thechemical industry. Lack of industry-relevant examples/topics and applications in the coursecontents results in less motivated and/or engaged students. Students therefore often struggleto identify with the profession and are not ready for the workforce when they graduate. ThisNSF PFE: RIEF project examines a unique experience where a student-faculty-industryintegrated community is created to help bridge the gap between industry needs and thecompetencies developed within chemical engineering programs.The project's main goal is to better understand how implementing up-to-date industryproblems into one of the
to control devices, take datafrom sensors, and analyze that data. Each module, inspired by one of the engineering majorsavailable on campus, culminates with a small design project. Each project lends itself tohighlighting different aspects of the design process, as well as different ways of sharingprototypes.Most modules take four laboratory periods, and the basic structure of each module is similar.During the first three lab periods students work in teams of four to build a physical device orobject. The procedures for these first three periods are fairly prescriptive and introduce studentsto new tools, components, techniques, and concepts. As the module progresses, students startconsidering elements of a design challenge that applies their
understanding of engineering practices and anengineering mindset - in order to engage youth learners more authentically inengineering activities. Launched in April 2022. The website is organized around the 10 Practices for an Engineering Mindset, representing ways that engineers engage in their work to solve problems [1].PCEE Division - ASEE 2023Contact: Dr. Rebecca D. Swanson (rebecca.swanson@unl.edu)Project Team: Dr. Saundra Frerichs, Ann O’Connor, Dr. Merredith PortsmoreThis work is supported by STEM Next Opportunity FundClick2Engineering.OrgResources and Learning Opportunities Learning Blasts and Video-Learning Modules Learning Blasts are asynchronous guides that
3-4 member teams withprojects sponsored by industry, faculty, and institutions (like the AIChE design challenge) orbased on textbook or other literature source [1]. An essential component of those projects is theuse of process simulation software (mainly Aspen), with additional support from some othermathematical software (EXCEL, MATLAB) [1]. The use of textbooks is very diverse, but someare very popular like Turton et al. [2]. The dominant technical content of the course (processdesign, simulation, economics, heuristics, synthesis, plant design, energy integration,optimization) has been increasingly enriched with professional skills (i.e., teamwork, projectmanagement, organizational skills, conflict resolution), ethics, and a broad
Professor at the State University of New York, Maritime until August 2016 where she taught power electronics and electric drives. During her tenure at SUNY, she succeeded in se- curing funding for multiple research projects in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Structural Health Monitoring for Offshore Structures from UTRC and American Bureau of Shipping, respectively. Pre- viously, she worked at Philips Research North-America where she focused on developing mathematical models and applying parameter estimation techniques for large-scale lighting control of transportation systems and smart buildings. Prior to that, she was a research fellow at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology working on
prepared.The second principle, flexibility and use, is applied to provide wide range of individualpreferences and abilities [14] for the exams and assignment. For a large course with more than100 students, having oral examinations or multiple project options is challenging. Instead, thelargest component of the grade, the final exam, was chosen for flexibility and as a make-upopportunity for neurodiverse and all students. Students can choose the format of their finaldeliverable. In addition, 1.5 time or double time extension for all exams was allowed for allstudents without requiring an accommodation letter. There was no student who didn’t want toreceive this accommodation because students could finish the exam earlier if they could.To note, for the
Education, 2020 Undergraduate Research: Experimental Study on Performance of Marine PropellersAbstractApplication of computer-aided technologies in design, manufacturing, and engineering analysisis one of the major undergraduate research in the MANE-manufacturing engineering program atVirginia State University. In summer 2017, a manufacturing engineering student engaged in aproject titled Computer-Aided Reverse Engineering of a Boat Propeller. The objective of theproject was to assist the student to boost his knowledge of reverse engineering and gain hands-onexperience in the solid modeling of complicated products. Since 2018, the project has continuedto investigate the performances of standard marine propeller
others.Dr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara manages the evaluation of several NSF- and NIH-funded projects, primarily working with national professional development programs for early-career academics from groups underrepresented in STEM. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institutional change.Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington Ms. Doten-Snitker is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Washington’s Center for Evalu- ation and Research for STEM
(NIST-‐ MEP) q Program Advisory Boards Discovery Center Strategic Planq Strategic deployment: q Differen3ate from consul3ng q Leverage strongest university capabili3es with preference for interdisciplinary projects q Engage at mul3ple levels (student, faculty, company, industry) q Provide key project management support q Assess and confirm needs q Develop scope of work/contracts and manage expecta3ons q Create and manage project teams (w/in and third party) q Streamline engagement processes
scientific method.”Students’ vision and mis-concepts of design do require proper alignment with prevailingconditions on the ground. Undoubtedly, the start of any design course should be preceded byexposure to design thinking and related processes. The paper reviews the role of design inengineering programs, and outlines the current research on how design thinking processes couldbe taught and learned. It explores also the currently most-favored pedagogical model for teachingdesign, namely: Project-Based Learning (PBL). The paper identifies several contexts for PBL,along with some available data on it success. Finally, the paper raises some of the questions thatshould be answered to identify the most effective pedagogical practices of improving
in Industrial Technology Department. Austin will be graduating in May of 2008, and following will join the Industrial Engineering group at Northrup Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, MS.Faruk Taban, Western Nevada College Dr. Faruk Taban is an Engineering Instructor at Western Nevada College. Dr. Taban is the Primary Investigator for the NSF WINSET project to provide scholarships to full-time Computer, Math, and Engineering students. He is a dedicated instructor and an active ASEE Member. Page 13.748.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Innovative Delivery of MIT4450--Rapid
advanced communication systems topics including digital/data communications andhigh frequency communication techniques. During the first course in analog communication systems, thestudents are introduced to communication circuits, Fourier series, noise analysis, amplitude modulation,frequency modulation, transmission lines, and antennas. Along with the lecture material, the students meetweekly in the lab for experimentation. Since the fundamentals of analog communications have been inexistence for many years, there is a need to introduce current technology to students in this course. In this paper, an innovative use of current technology within analog communication systems ispresented. This paper describes a laboratory project which uses
a higher than average rate of 96Y0, compared to 75$Z0 in acontrol group. Eighteen of the twenty women were retained. Background In 1993 the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering set up the CollegeCurriculum Committee to examine whether a gap existed between its engineering education program andthe expectations of employers. The committee concluded there was indeed a gap, and identified theneeds to retain more freshmen and increase the number of women and minorities in engineering.Simultaneously, Sandra Courter and Katherine Sanders began a teaching improvement project with sixengineering faculty that would be Sanders’ Industrial Engineering Ph.D. dissertation project
.— - . . Session 3215 . .. . . . USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO ENHANCE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION l M. Zoghi , Ph.D.Abstract The integration of personal computers in teaching the geotechnical engineering courses including thesoil mechanics and foundation design, as well as soil mechanics laboratory will be described herein. Inaddition, the potential use of microcomputers in undergraduate and graduate special projects as part ofindependent studies will be
emerging needfor students to understand the role of sustainability in infrastructure design. Intertwining thesetwo areas with a service learning case study on sustainable infrastructure design provideslearners with access to modeling of practitioner’s ability to apply new knowledge in real time.This study reports on a pilot semester-long project, in which students develop learning skills,with a focus on sustainability by working with a non-profit developer to document Envisioncredits for a transit-based development. In this case study, weaving learning theory, sustainableinfrastructure design and service learning together provides students with 1. access to tools foridentifying new knowledge needed, 2. an understanding of the complexities of
Paper ID #25229Measuring the Impact of Experiential LearningDr. John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan John Callewaert is Director of Strategic Projects in the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Engineering, University of Michigan. He previously served as a program director with the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute, Director of the University of Michigan- Flint’s Office of Research, and the Director of the Institute for Community and Environment at Colby- Sawyer College. He completed doctoral study in Resource, Policy and Behavior at the University of
and mis-concepts of design do require proper alignment with prevailingconditions on the ground. Undoubtedly, the start of any design course should be preceded byexposure to design thinking and related processes. The paper reviews the role of design inengineering programs, and outlines the current research on how design thinking processes couldbe taught and learned. It explores also the currently most-favored pedagogical model for teachingdesign, namely: Project-Based Learning (PBL). The paper identifies several contexts for PBL,along with some available data on it success. Finally, the paper raises some of the questions thatshould be answered to identify the most effective pedagogical practices of improving designlearning.1
Team, a select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. In addition, she serves as a Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has been the recipient of over 15 awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Lab Director of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include Capstone Design and Lab Pedagogy.Prof. Hugh L
. His research interests are in Robotics, Computer Vision, and their applications, as well as Engineering Education. He is PI of an education grant on Engineering Design from National Science Foundation, which expires in 2016.Dr. Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University Ali Zilouchian is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. He is also currently the Director of ”CAPTURE” program which is related to increasing pipeline, graduation rate as well as future jobs in the State of Florida related to STEM graduates especially Computer Science and Engineering fields. His recent projects have been funded by DOE
Paper ID #28112Board 3: Chemical Engineering Division: Supporting Diversity in Teamsthrough Asset MappingDr. Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- principal investigator for the following National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers
Paper ID #28131Board 5: Construction Engineering Division: Tailoring Construction Man-agement Instruction to the Emerging Adult LearnerDr. Robert B Austin P.E., Bowling Green State University Dr. Austin has over 30 years of heavy construction, engineering and facility experience in industrial, transportation and building projects across the full range of project delivery systems. His industry expe- rience is multi-faceted with a strong background in civil engineering and construction management on both domestic and international projects. Having served in responsible charge of projects nationwide, he possesses