the next proposalThere is no greater feeling than having just finished up a large project that a) you wereintimidated of doing for one reason or another and b) that you did your very best on and you’reproud of the resulting product. Celebrate this accomplishment! It’s a reward in and of itselfeven if the proposal is not funded. Then, start looking forward again and always have somethingin the pipeline (planning, under review, funded). Yes, even if you have a funded proposal, stickwith this same strategy of keeping something in the pipeline. A wise mentor once told me, “Ifyou are resting on your laurel’s, then you are wearing them in the wrong spot.”#7: Once the proposal is submitted, Don’t place too much hope on that one documentEnjoy
determine the configuration of the ladder rungs. Six timerand ladder combinations cover all possible TON timer problems. Four of these combinations are Page 15.751.7illustrated in Figures 7a and 7b. The standard ladder logic application starts with a description ofthe problem, often in the problem statement, that describes how the timer should function to (a) (b) Figure 7a TON Standard ladder logic rungs with maintain type input contactsmeet application requirements. For example, the standard
recipient of numerous prestigious awards and has published numerous papers and books. A consultant to a wide variety of organizations, his primary professional interests are in quality and reliability engineering and economic analysis. Active in scouting, he has received the Distinguished Eagle Scout and Silver Bear medals.David Pratt, Oklahoma State University David B. Pratt, PhD, PE, is Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University. An APICS Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management and an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, he held technical and managerial positions in the aerospace
their answers, selecting the “Finished” entry on their remote displayed theirscore on their individual clicker screen. At the end of the quiz, the instructor saved their scores,along with their individual answers to each question, in a spreadsheet. This was followed by aA B C DFigure 1: SMART Response software as projected on the classroom screen (A), and hand-held Page 15.1303.3remotes (B-D). B: Remote screen before entering answers. C: During entry. D: After submittinganswers, their individual scores are displayed.very brief review session, where thebuilt-in graphing
. Theselaboratories usually fall into some combination of the following models: A. Distance Students Travel to the Host Universities. Here students travel to the main campus to do a compressed form of the labs. There is little time to do more Page 15.754.2 than follow a set of instructions. This severely limits access. Students living 100 miles or more from a campus find it difficult to travel to the university on weekends or during the summer. These labs are typically done on a Saturday or in the summer. B. Grant Supported Trainers at Each Site. These trainers are
toVenture” (I2V), and more recently the “Advanced Invention to Venture” (AI2V). The proposedworkshop is based on a need for an additional type of workshop modeled in part after the I2Vand AI2V: an innovation-focused workshop. The new workshop can be offered independently,or as an add-on to (or part of) I2V or AI2V workshops. The program consists of two parts: 1. Traits of Innovative Individuals Participants will learn about: (a) Traits of innovative individuals, and (b) enhancing individuals’ innovative skills. Innovators share some common traits, many of which can be learned and enhanced. Inparticular, this part of the workshop will present traits such as observing, thinking,experimenting, teaming, dreaming, persisting
thestudents by informing them about what engineers do So in order to give students an opportunity to receive this much-needed exposure to real-world problems, an instructional strategy was developed. This strategy used real-world casestudies developed by the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE) at Auburn University. This paper discusses how these case studies have been used to (a)develop specific student capabilities and (b) help students learn certain engineering principles Page 15.1307.2and apply them to solve problems occurring in real-world situations.Case Study: A case study typically is a record of a
Program, Professor Paul Duesing, andMr. Jon Coullard for the contribution in the presented projects. Last but not least, the authorwould like to thank the students who participated in the projects for providing the samples thatwere presented in the paper.Bibliography1. Duesing, P., Baumann, D., McDonald, D., Walworth, M., and Anderson, R., “Learning and Practicing the Design Review Process in Senior Capstone Design Classes” ASEE Annual Conference proceedings, no. 2465, 2004.2. Miller, R. and Olds, B., “A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design”, Journal of Engineering Education, , pp 1-6, October 1994.3. Todd, R., Magleby, S., Sorensen, C., Swan, B., and Anthonya, D., “A Survey of Capstone
AC 2010-296: PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS LEARNING OUTCOMES OFUNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED DREAM MENTEES AT THREEURBAN HIGH SCHOOLSAndres Goza, Rice UniversityDavid Garland, Rice UniversityBrent Houchens, Rice University Page 15.953.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Physics and Mathematics Learning Outcomes of Underserved and Underrepresented DREAM Mentees at Three Urban High SchoolsAbstractThe DREAM Program (Designing with Rice Engineers – Achievement through Mentorship) wascreated in 2007 to encourage underrepresented and underprivileged high school students(mentees) toward a college education with an emphasis in STEM fields. This goal is
into the engineering curriculum, Center Approach and Whole Curriculumapproach. a) The Center Approach refers to as developing a multidisciplinary GREEN center to serve as a focal point towards promoting sustainable design. The Georgia Institute of Technology’s center for sustainability is an exemplary model to this approach. b) The Whole Curriculum approach refers to designing a new curriculum integrating more Sustainable Green perspective.Brown (2009) developed an elective course in Green Building Practices and LEED Certificationat California State University, for the construction management students that led to a fast pacedLEED AP training course for construction professionals. The results shaped a collaborative
experiment involving δ(t) and h(t) is depicted in Figure 2 (b). Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3 x(t) y(t) δ(t) h(t) h(t) h(t) (a) (b)Figure 2: (a) Relationship between the input signal, x(t), the output signal, y(t), and the LTI system withimpulse response h(t). (b) Special experiment with input signal x(t) = δ(t), which produces the outputsignal
mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret results (c) an ability to design a civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior-level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems Page 15.128.3 (f) an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including
, 2003.5 Linsey, J., Talley, A., White, C. K., Jensen, D., and Wood, K. L., “From Tootsie Rolls to Broken Bones: An Innovative Approach for Active Learning in Mechanics of Materials,” ASEE Journal of Advances in Engineering Education (AEE), 2009, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 1-23.6 Jensen, D.L., and Wood, K.L., 2000, “Incorporating Learning Styles to Enhance Mechanical Engineering Curricula by Restructuring Courses, Increasing Hands-on Activities, & Improving Team Dynamics,” Proceedings of the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expo., November 5-10, Orlando, Florida.7 Jensen, D., Feland, J., Bowe, M., Self, B., “A 6-Hats Based Team Formation Strategy: Development and
. Page 15.209.3Criterion 2000-01 Accreditation Cycle 2010-11 Accreditation Cycle 3(a) An ability to apply knowledge of An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering mathematics, science, and engineering 3(b) An ability to design and conduct An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data interpret data 3(c) An ability to design a system, An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired component, or process to meet
path, two were on the 5-year degree path. Threefaculty members from the department agreed to participate in the program: one electrical, onemechanical, and one industrial engineer. The industrial engineering faculty member took on twoof the students. The following sections will describe the research undertaken by each of thesefour students and provide faculty observations on the effectiveness of the program on thestudents.Control of Structures under Seismic and Wind DisturbancesStructural control has been an interesting research topic of late. For example, consider the firstgeneration benchmark control problem described in (B. F. Spencer Jr. 1998). The benchmarkproblem is a three story building that is subject to an earthquake disturbance
first week of the course, students will receive a laboratory tour and a lecture on hydrogensafety. The remainder of the course will be taught in cycles. Within each cycle are twoexperiments followed by a week to write up the laboratory reports. Thus, in one cycle the firstteam of students will perform experiment A in week one followed by experiment B in week two,and the other team of students will perform experiment B in week one followed by experiment Ain week two.The course grade is determined from performance on laboratory reports (80%) and performanceon a midterm exam (20%). The course will be taught for the first time in the spring 2010semester.It is also noted that within this institution, students also can participate in the Alternative
paperdescribes the details of course delivery, preparations of individualized assignments, grading andcorrection policy. The paper also presents the results of a student survey and the author’sobservations that include: a) increased student preparation for in-class lecture evidenced byQ&A, b) increased student engagement evidenced by office visits and email, c) increased studentmotivation to learn on their own as evidenced by the improvement of final scores throughfinding and correction of errors, d) an increase in learning suggested by the significantcorrelation homework scores and exam scores and e) a surprising reduction in the time requiredscoring and grading the assignments!Keywords: Homework, individualized, customized, weighting
and desired output. This equation is: e(n) vDes (n) vAct (n) govin (n) Gb(n)vin (n) (12)By constraining the input based on a narrow input power range, the non-linear term of G(·) canbe made smaller such that G(·) becomes a roughly linear function of the input signal. This allowsreplacing non-linear function G(·) with a scalar value G. Dividing the actual and desired outputsignals by go, the nominal PA gain, makes it such that the expected gain of each path is 1.Taking the expectation because of randomness in G due to assumption error, variation, andnoise, the complex LMS algorithm will minimize the expected error power. The iterativeequation used is: b(n 1
Page 15.1357.3Here are example questions we used to assess student understanding of the above five topics:117th Annual Conference on American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)1)The value of the current I for the circuit shown is a) -3 A b) -10 A c) -12 A d) None of above2)In the circuit shown, the capacitor voltage just before t=0 is a) 10 V b) 7 V c) 6 V d) 4V3)In the circuit shown, the current i(t) is a) 10 cos ( t ) A b) 10 sin ( t ) A c) 5 cos ( t ) A d) 4.472 cos ( t - 63.43o ) A Page 15.1357.4117th Annual Conference on American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)4)For the circuit shown, one of
originally discussed duringthe summer workshop and caught the students’ attention. How much money was their family’sspending on standby devices? As a class, the number of households in the U.S. was calculatedand the students determined that each household spends about $60 annually on standbyelectricity. This led to a discussion of what they can do to reduce the energy used in their home(i.e. unplugging devices when not in use, turn off lights when leaving a room, and turning onwater only when it is being used, etc.). As is illustrated in Appendix B, the computationscompleted by the advanced class were more mathematically complex than that required of theregular class. Additionally, all of the classrooms participated in a discussion which linked
needle (Part A and B). 13. Ensure that filter stopper (Part G) is closed (horizontal position). 14. Place biometer flask in a dark cabinet.Equipment / Reagents required for testing titration for CO2 Evolution:0.5N Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)0.5N Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)PhenolphthaleinPipettesStand with burette holder10 mL syringe Page 15.231.6100 mL beakerProcedure for Titration: 1. Set up burette stand and burette. 2. Fill burette with HCl (ensure burette nozzle is closed before adding HCl). 3. Open the filter stopper (Part G) (vertical position). 4. Remove cork or seal from needle and attach syringe to remove KOH. 5. Put the KOH
Education: Perspectives and challenges for Developing School Science.” Studies in Science Education, vol. 43, 2007 7. Herrigton, Jan., and Anthony Herrington, “Authentic Assessment and Multimedia: How University students respond to a model of authentic assessment” Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 17, Iss. 3, 1998 Page 15.1325.12 Appendix 1: Graphic Novel Rubric 1. Pick a topic: 2. Research your topic a. Create reference cards b. 10 facts that must be included in your story 3. Outline the plot of your story
Reverse Engineering – The Stimulu”, 2002 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.7. Robertson, J., Wales, B., Weihmeir, J.,“Reverse Engineering as a Means to Understand Complex Tool Design”, 2004 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, UT.8. Forsman, D., “Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping: A Senior Level Technical Elective for Mechanical Engineering Students and Much More”, 2004 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, UT.9. Orta, P., Medoza, R. R., Elizalde, H., Guerra, D., “Engineering Education Through Reverse Engineering”, 2006 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL .10. Shooter, S., “Reverse Engineering to Design Forward: An Introduction to Engineering Experiential Learning
Page 15.1180.2sponsored or competition-driven capstone design projects are reported in the literature [10-13].These open-ended and complex projects attempt to provide a solution to a practical real-worldTable 1: Criterion 3 for Accrediting Engineering Programs by ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission outlines a set of expected outcomes for engineering programs.Criterion 3. Program OutcomesEngineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to
to be coupled witheach other in a manner that transportation requirements may be met. The springs are to be usedin the design of the mechanisms to satisfy the required modes/configurations of the modulesduring their: a) transport, b) expansion, and c) the final intended geometry. For full details of thescenario and the activity, refer to Appendix “A”.If there are to be four (4) groups of students [comprised of three (3) or four (4) members] forconducting the experiment, each group will collect data on only one of the sample sets. Eachgroup will then share the results of their measurements with the other groups. In this process,each group has established an average “K” value for “each and all” of the 25 springs in oneassigned set. Since five
student should memorize before he is prepared forcalculus? Mathematics course names do not illuminate the course contents.Consider the two statements which some may consider as saying the same thing: A. At a maximum of a differentiable function, the derivative is zero. B. At a peak of a smooth curve on a coordinate system, the tangent line is horizontal.Statement A can be found in every calculus text. Its understanding relies on the definition of theword function and delta-epsilon arguments required in the definitions of the words differentiableand derivative. Students may not see statement B in a calculus text. A student who interprets theword, function as a curve, and who interprets the word, differentiable, as continuous
b Figure 3. a) PLC Trainer Detail: Top - Solenoids Simulating Valves with a Motor Simulating a Pump; Middle - Page 15.1183.5Piezoelectric Horn and a Thermostat; Bottom - Indicator Lights and Switches b) Top - A Motor with a Lead Screw and Limit Switches Simulating a Liquid Level Indicator; Middle – Relays; Bottom – Switches and Indicators Figure 4. PLC based traffic light experimental setup11Before each laboratory exercise, the instructor demonstrated a possible working design to assurestudents that the laboratory hardware performed correctly, and that the given task is achievable.Cycle 1During the first
poster design are presented in Figure 2. Designing the Poster You will design a 36” by 48” poster which will be printed for you by the college. 1) Create a document in PowerPoint. (“PDFpen” can be used on Macs. Microsoft Publisher was not able to scale the poster appropriately. If you are using Adobe Illustrator, avoid the “autotrace” tool.) 2) In PowerPoint, select Design-Page Setup-Slides Sized For-Custom. Then enter 36” by 48”. This is also where you can select Portrait or Landscape. a. The printer cannot print within 0.5” of the edge of the paper. b. Note: it is important to set the paper size before beginning to design the
agree that there are many opportunities to improve information literacy skills ofstudents in this complicated information world. Accrediting criteria for both EngineeringTechnology and Engineering require improved literacy outcomes for graduates in theseprograms. EngineeringEngineering’s Criterion 3. Program Outcomes have similar themes as their program “mustdemonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes:” a. An ability of apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such
. A Manual for the Use of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. Technical Report No. 91B-004. National Center for the Improvement of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, University of Michigan.20. Pintrich, P. R., D. A. Smith, T. Garcia, and W. J. Mckeachie. 1993. Reliability and predictive validity of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (MSLP). Educational and Psychological Measurement 53: 801–13.21. Pearson G., and E. Garmire, eds. 2006. Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy. National Academies Press22. Gustafson, R. J. and B. C. Trott. 2009. Two Minors in Technological Literacy for Non-Engineers, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, June 15-17, Austin, TX