AC 2010-1903: A SPIRAL LEARNING CURRICULUM IN MECHANICALENGINEERINGRobert Roemer, University of Utah Robert B. Roemer is currently a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. He teaches courses in engineering design, and is interested in integrating the use of design projects and active learning throughout the curriculum to improve engineering education.Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She received her S.B. and S.M. in Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #6544Providing Learning Opportunities by Designing a Split Hopkinson PressureBarMr. Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Mohamad Dyab currently works at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on a research project on modeling and simulation of wind turbines for structural health monitoring purposes. Mr. Dyab received his Undergraduate Degree with Honors in Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering Special- ization from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in December 2012. For his senior design project, Mr. Dyab designed and fabricated a working prototype of a small-size Hopkinson
accumulationmotivation, organization learning and development motivation, and educationalpassion and social responsibility motivation. These motivations are identified from boththe organizational and individual perspectives of universities and industries.In terms of interaction channels, a synergistic approach called "STEP" (project threadsdriven by joint mentor groups) has been identified as a key interaction channel atBeihang University. This approach involves joint supervision, technology trends,enterprises, and research projects to synergize collaborative efforts for educationalpurposes.The educational involvement in university-industry collaboration contributes toinnovation and knowledge creation in engineering education by integrating studentsas knowledge
Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Undergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for DeepLearning in Engineering EducationMANSOUR KARKOUBTexas A&M University at QatarDoha, QatarCHUN-LIN YANGWAEL KARKOUBMOUSTAFA RASLANTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas ABSTRACT For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learningprocess in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learn-ing. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning ofsome engineering skills and principles. The tool is known as the
, this course also fulfills another requirement in a student’s engineering major. For instance, a sustainability-themed economics class would meet the requirement for the sustainability designation and also count for the engineering economics requirement. c) A sustainability-related practical experience, such as an internship, a research experience, or a capstone design project. Typically, this requirement bears no credit load although it could be fulfilled within an engineering student’s four-credit design class. d) A one-semester-hour engineering Sustainability Analysis course, ENGR 384, which serves as an introduction to such topics as life cycle assessment, risk and
Paper ID #38418Leadership Development and STEM Student Success Usingthe Social Interdependence ModelBruce DeRuntz (Director of Leadership Development) Bruce DeRuntz, is a Professor in the College of Engineering and Director of SIUC’s Engineering Leadership Development Program. He brings 10 years of industrial and 20 years of teaching experience to his classes on project management and leadership in the CoE, and advanced leadership in the MBA program. He consults with universities and companies on their organizational and leadership development. He hold a PhD in Workforce Education and Development. He is the former
University.Prof. Rui Li, New York University Dr. Li earned his master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2009 from the Imperial College of London and his doctoral degree in 2020 from the University of Georgia, College of Engineering.Dr. Jack Bringardner, New York University Tandon School of Engineering Jack Bringardner is the Assistant Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is an Industry Associate Professor and Director of the General Engineering Program. He teaches the first-year engineering course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is also the Di- rector of the Vertically Integrated Projects Program at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on the future of
California and B.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from India.Dr. Pramod Abichandani, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyMs. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her Bachelorˆa C™s Degree in Me- chanical Engineering and minoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Heydi is a first generation college student who isCraig IaboniKevin Alexander Nino ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Using the ARCS Model of Motivation to design 9-12 CS CurriculumAbstractThis ongoing project provides an overview on the use of the Attention, Relevance,Confidence
andimplemented in a Materials and Processes course.In this instructor-designed project, students manufactured pure aluminum tensilespecimens using sand casting followed by cold rolling. The specimens were tested to findthe effects of cold rolling on hardness and tensile strength. The students calculated theamount of aluminum required for the casting, estimated the solidification time of thecasting with Chvorinov's rule, and completed most aspects of the specimen casting,rolling, preparation, and property testing processes. The final deliverable of theexperiment was a professional quality laboratory report comparing and analyzing severalmechanical properties. Students’ cold forming and sand casting-related learningoutcomes achievement versus their
the breadth of engineering competency in authentic settings, and to clearly demonstratecompliance with requirements of ABET and other accrediting bodies. Some notable featuresinclude a phase-gate product development process, a project management system inspired byagile scrum, and several assignments that call for individual students to make signaturecontributions to their project. Taken together, these tools are a model assessment system that canbe adopted and modified by other programs. In the long run, we envision the engineeringeducation community developing a shared set of assessment tools that are psychometrically soundand that clearly meet accreditor requirements.IntroductionAlthough a culminating design experience can be implemented in
)) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Using Blended Modalities for Engineering Education Professional Development: Supporting Elementary Teachers’ Development of Community-Focused Engineering Curricula (NSF Grantees)Abstract This paper presents an overview of teacher professional development work conducted aspart of a National Science Foundation Research in the Formation of Engineers project. Theoverall goal of the project is to increase awareness and preparedness of rural and indigenousyouth to consider and pursue engineering and engineering related careers. To reach this goal, weare working with elementary pre and in-service teachers in
mainprogrammable hardware used for the course. Design entry using graphical components is done inthe beginning of the course, with the majority of the projects utilizing VHDL (Very High SpeedHardware Hardware Description Language). Projects relate directly to the course material, andinclude a VGA (Video Graphics Array - video game, a 10-instruction simple computer, and a line-following robot. The course ends with case studies of contemporary digital designs. In this paper,the topics added and dropped are described, along with potential and actual repercussions onstudent learning. Background and Context of CourseTrinity University is a small private liberal arts and sciences University in San Antonio Texas.The Engineering Science
chapters, proceedings, and technical reports. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creating a Pipeline of Future Engineers in Texas (Evaluation) (DEI) ABSTRACTIn Texas, the engineering program of study is one of multiple Career and Technology Educationpathways a school district may offer. The curriculum for these pathways can be adopted fromcommercial providers or locally developed by school districts. Project Lead the Way (PLTW)Engineering is a curriculum that can be adopted by schools in Texas to fulfill the EngineeringSTEM pathway. This study followed cohorts of PLTW students to determine what impact, ifany
team that has developed innovative ways to integrate Humanities, Science, Math, and Engineering curriculum into a studio based education model. In 2015, Sriram was selected as the Outstanding Young Alumni of the year by the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University. Sriram serves as a facilitator for MACH, a unique faculty development experience, aimed at helping faculty and administrator develop a change agent tool box American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Let's Write About Impact!: Creating Persuasive Impact Statements to Disseminate and Propagate RED Research Principal investigators (PIs) and project
Special Education at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research focuses on the development of achievement motivation in educational settings and the interplay among motivation, emotions, and learning, especially in STEM fields. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Understanding the Impact of Institutional Supports on the Motivation, Belonging, Identity Development, and Persistence of Engineering StudentsAbstractThis NSF PFE-RIEF project is giving the PI an immersive experience working on social scienceresearch that
has threaded design challenges throughout the chemical engineering core curriculum to relate real-world Community-, Industry-, Research-, and Entrepreneurship-based projects to fundamental course work. Faculty, graduate students, and dozens of chemical engineering students have developed, implemented, and refined these design challenges which stretch through the core curriculum from the first year to some graduate-level electives courses. Our goal with implementing these varied design challenges is to allow a diverse set of students the opportunity to see the numerous applications of chemical engineering to local and globally-relevant problems [1], and to help them develop the engineering skills and confidence which will
2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Assessing the First Year of GAPS (Graduates for Advancing Professional Skills) ProgramAnn M. Gansemer-Topf, Shan Jiang, Nigel Forest Reuel, Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Qing Li, Rebecca Mort, and Dong Chen Iowa State UniversityAbstractWith support from the National Science Foundation, we developed the Graduates for AdvancingProfessional Skills (GAPS) program at Iowa State University. The GAPS program seeks toincorporate project management skill training from industry into STEM graduate students’ thesisresearch. In Fall 2020, as part of the program, a semester-long course titled
Professor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He earned a masters in Engineering Project Management from Eastern Michigan University in 2014. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?AbstractThe First-Year Initiatives for Retention Enhancement (FIRE) project
. Pitiporn Asvapathanagul Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 1AbstractStudents lacked interests and motivations during a one unit engineering introductory class(CE101: Introduction to Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management, generaleducation [GE] class). Most student’s performance for group projects (term paper, presentationand prototypes combined with two assignments) was unsatisfied, which all combined worthmore than 50% of the class grades. Two hypotheses were created prior to improving studentgrades. Accordingly, several instruction strategies were implemented during spring and fall
Neural-Electronics Parallel ComputingDr. Drazen Fabris, Santa Clara UniversityAaron Melman, Santa Clara University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Online Matlab/Octave tutorial to help non-computer science engineering students improve programming skills Dr. Maria Pantoja, Dr. Drazen Fabris and Dr. Aaron Melman Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo/ Department of Mechanical Engineering Santa Clara University/ Department of Applied Math Santa Clara University.AbstractThe goal of the project is to integrate interactive tutorials into engineering classes to supportstudents' knowledge
CMMI Division. Like many faculty at strictly undergraduate institutions, weroutinely provide opportunities for students to work on research projects and fund this researchin some situations through external grants. An innovation in this particular grant was the creationof a research collaboration between faculty and students at Lafayette and an NSF-fundedEngineering Research Center (ERC). As stated on the NSF website, “The goal of the ERCProgram is to integrate engineering research and education with technological innovation totransform national prosperity, health, and security.” To accomplish this goal, collaborationsbetween ERCs and other institutions are inherent in the work of an ERC; however, researchcollaborations between ERCs and small
]. While this decision is reasonable from an operational andresource management perspective, research on large classes have shown that students sufferdecreased academic engagement, motivation and achievement [3]–[5] . Instructors, on the otherhand, report having difficulty establishing rapport with their students and a growing inability tomonitor students’ learning gains and provide quality individualized feedback [4]–[6]. To addressthese issues, our project draws from Lattuca and Stark’s Academic Plan model [9], whichincorporates a thorough consideration of factors influencing curricular activities that can beapplied at the course, program, and institutional levels, and assumes that instructors are keyactors in curriculum development and revision
involved in research and evaluation on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability for over 30 years. Her BS (Mathematics) is from LeMoyne College and MS (In- structional Technology) and PhD (Teacher Education) are from Syracuse University. Dr. Campbell an Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Fellow, has authored more than 100 publications including coauthoring Building Evaluation Capacity: Guide I Designing A Cross Project Evaluation and Guide II Collecting and Using Data in Cross-Project Evaluations”; ”A Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects”; ”Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success
develop an idea and research the potential marketand then students in Service Learning develop the ideas into deliverables for the intended Page 12.1546.2audiences. In addition, the initial offering would focus on immediate needs of the SouthwestFlorida community. The project was further narrowed upon evaluation of the first two pre-engineering classes and the lack of math preparation of the incoming pre-engineering students.Although somewhat focused, the project still allows for entrepreneurial growth and developmentproviding the students the opportunity to use their skills as engineers to develop products orservices for the next phase of
.— . Session 2633 A Student Designed Instructional Cogeneration Laboratory Ngo Dinh Thinh, Andrew Banta California State University, Sacramento Abstract Student Design of the Cogeneration PlantThe Mechanical Engineering Department at California The design and construction of a senior project isState University, Sacramento (CSUS) has received a required of all students in the Mechanical Engineering$220,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and
Session 2309 Teaching biomedical engineering in a nonspecialized engineering department: an integrated approach Arvind Ramanathan Department of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711Abstract The engineering department at Harvey Mudd College offers unspecialized Bachelor’s and Master’sdegrees in engineering. However, an engineering major may choose to emphasize a particular engineeringspecialty by an appropriate choice of three elective courses and two Engineering Clinic projects. Over the lastfew years, the department has witnessed a significant increase in
projects in industry and academia for more than 15 years.Dr. Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University Nicholas B. Conklin received a B.S. in applied physics from Grove City College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in physics from Penn State University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Gannon University, Erie, PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Solar Eclipse Ballooning with a Multiband Tracking Subsystem for Undergraduate Research ExperienceAbstractThis paper discusses an on-going research project that offers an undergraduate research platform inelectrical and computer engineering (ECE), especially for high-altitude
various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Simulation for Energy Savings in AC Systems Equipped with Shaded Condensing UnitsAbstractPart of Purdue’s University Mechanical
. Before transitioning to academia, he worked for years as a design engineer, engineering director, and research scientist and holds MS and PhD degrees from University of CA, Irvine and a B.S. degree from Walla Walla University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Top-Down Design Enables Flexible Design of Prosthetic Forearms and HandsAbstractA service learning project where students learn and apply advanced CAD modeling techniques tothe development of a parametric, fully customizable CAD assembly of prosthetic limbs isdescribed. Engineering students, working with engineering faculty, designed and built prostheticarms and hands using 3D printing for children in need within the local community
faculty with little or no experience conducting social science research. TheRIEF grants support a two-year collaborative research project where an engineering facultymember is mentored by one or more engineering education researchers. Since 2016, the PFE:RIEF program has supported more than 40 projects across over 45 institutions. The present workdescribes preliminary efforts to build a community for new engineering educators and theirmentors in the NSF PFE: RIEF program. This community will facilitate interactions across teamsto share experiences and resources, and to expand professional networks. The goal is to build acommunity with multi-modal communication (i.e. in person meetings, online communication,etc.) to nucleate engineering faculty