and Communication Systems 5. Fiber Optics 6. Electronics 7. Power Systems 8. National Electrical Code 9. Data Analysis 10. Computer Engineering 11. Ethical Issues in EngineeringA main consideration while preparing these topics was that the focus of the course was not tomake the students understand all the details from each topic. Instead, the objective was to exposethem to these topics by keeping in mind that most of them do not possess the necessaryknowledge on calculus and differential equations. Based on the amount of exposure that thestudent will receive on each of the topics, either two or three weeks were allocated for eachtopic. In addition to the two hours of lectures per week a three-hour laboratory was preformedonce a
move may commence. Realistically, as the amountof unknown and imprecise information becomes increasingly larger, it becomes more difficult toplan out contingency plans for the later stages of the game. The best decisions will also be those Page 10.1283.11that provide the greatest longevity of the units. Keep in mind that even the best plans often failbecause either there are too many unknown variables or the opposing plans are better strategies.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Students should
Paper ID #8492Analysis of the Impact of Participation in a Summer Bridge Program onMathematics Course Performance by First-Semester Engineering StudentsDr. John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Dr. John R. Reisel is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). He serves as associate director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. In addition to research into engineering education, his research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Dis- tinguished
capabilities of students tosolve practical problems similar to the real world problems. Similar to efforts made by others,this project also provides undergraduate engineering students at the Drexel University with acourse that exposes them to real world applications and customers. It must be kept in mind thatthe industries who have partnered with academia have expressed that they should be activelyinvolved in university’s activities5 for the benefit of both parties. Therefore, an iterative dialoguebetween the industry and LBSA and students at Drexel University is emphasized throughout theproject.The remainder of the paper is divided in four sections. The first section describes the universitycourse taught to undergraduate students in the Mechanical
Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationwould provide a broader knowledge base to each participant, thus opening their minds tonumerous new areas of study. Although many ideas were discussed regarding the content of each activity, it wasdecided that each activity had to meet several requirements. Some of those requirementswere: a. The activity had to be challenging to teens age 12 through 15 b. The activity had to use materials and equipment that the Community College already possessed c. Some faculty member had to have expertise in the area d. The activity had to be fun and motivating for the participants We decided
, No. 7, p. 38.2. Sarasin, L., 1998, “Learning Style Perspectives: Impact in the Classroom.” Madison, WI: Atwood.3. Gardner, H., 1999. “Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century.” New York: Basic Books.4. Joyce, B., and Weil, M., 2000, “Models of Teaching.” Boston: Allyn and Bacon.5. Brandford, J.D., et al., Eds., “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” Expanded Edition, National Academy of Sciences, 2000.6. Klingbeil, N., Newberry, B., Donaldson, A. and Ozdogan, J., 2010, "The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: Highlights from a CCLI Phase 3 Initiative," Proceedings 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, June 2010.7. Klingbeil, N
Page 25.46.13implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Bibliography1. Phase 1 Report, Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systemic Innovation in Engineering Education.Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education, June 2009. < http://www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/advisory- committees/CCSSIE/CCSSIEE_Phase1Report_June2009.pdf >.2. Piechota, Thomas C. et al, Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Engineering Course: University – High SchoolPartnership. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2003.< http://faculty.unlv.edu/piechota/proceedings/piechota-asee-psw-2003.pdf >3. Bransford, John D., Ann L.Brown, and Rodney R.Cocking, editors. How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School: Expanded Edition
://www.cecs.wright.edu/cecs/engmath/.Textbook information28 is available at http://www.wiley.com/college/rattan.Bibliography1. Kerr, A.D., and Pipes, R.B., 1987. “Why We Need Hands-On Engineering Education.” The Journal of Technology Review, Vol. 90, No. 7, p. 38.2. Sarasin, L., 1998, “Learning Style Perspectives: Impact in the Classroom.” Madison, WI: Atwood.3. Gardner, H., 1999. “Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century.” New York: Basic Books.4. Joyce, B., and Weil, M., 2000, “Models of Teaching.” Boston: Allyn and Bacon.5. Brandford, J.D., et al., Eds., “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” Expanded Edition, National Academy of Sciences, 2000.6. Klingbeil, N., Molitor, S., Randolph, B
Session No. 1333Dissemination of Introductory Energy Systems Course Material via the World Wide Web for a Changing Power Engineering Curriculum Badrul H. Chowdhury bchow@ece.umr.edu. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65409-0040 Tel: 573-341-6230; Fax: 573-341-6671Abstract Many topics in the electrical energy discipline are becoming important in light of powerindustry restructuring as well as an
objective of nurturing globally minded engineering talent, Mr.Johnson's narratives exposed students to diverse perspectives on global challenges andinternational business practices. Importantly, his focus on cultural elements provided students witha nuanced understanding of the societal context in which they would be immersed during the fieldtrip. The interactive lectures served as a catalyst for fostering cultural awareness among thestudents, preparing them for a meaningful and respectful engagement with the host culture.Furthermore, Mr. Johnson's insights inspired students to broaden their horizons, particularlyresonating with those from minority groups or those with limited exposure to overseas experiences.The lectures not only contributed to
, further cementing the importance of such experi-ences towards stronger teamwork and problem solving skills [5][10].With these educational shortcomings in mind, we decided to join the effort in providing experien-tial learning to first and second year students and become student-teachers by designing and lead-ing the Introduction to Electrical Circuit Design and Introduction to 3D Design & Fabrication FirstYear Design courses. Our motivation was to address the aforementioned issues by giving lower-division students a glimpse into professional engineering practice that we had accrued through ourdiverse experiences both inside and outside of academia and our preliminary results show we aresuccessful [9]. By working to scaffold the development of
engineering student population at some institutions [1].With these issues in mind, the research team is starting to develop an engineering orientation-style seminar for SVSM and nontraditional students. The purpose of this semester-long seminaris to support SVSM and nontraditional students in developing a community and provide bothfaculty and peer mentoring throughout the semester, as well as learning supports for studentsstarting or transitioning into an engineering degree. Supports will likely include math and writinghelp sessions, connections to faculty/industry mentors, career preparation activities, info sessionsfrom the veteran resource office, in addition to other resources identified by students. Thisseminar is being developed using a design
students shouldknow more than just something about the technology, but rather, they should be able to designalternative energy systems and act upon the knowledge they had gained in the courses within theprogram. Students needed to be able to integrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to be productiveengineers in the field. Lawrence Tech felt that it was not enough to “know” about the field, but toalso be able to “do” in the energy field. With this in mind the outcomes associated with ABETaccreditation were used as a base reference. These outcomes have since been revised with theissuance of the latest ABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs.11 The followingoutcomes were further developed and deemed as adequate for each course in the
AC 2011-1541: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOWPEOPLE LEARN FRAMEWORK THROUGH DIRECT CLASSROOM OB-SERVATION IN SELECTED FOOD ENGINEERING COURSESlourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico Lourdes Gazca is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches mathematics and statistics related courses. Her research inter- ests include faculty development, active and cooperative learning, and creating effective learning environ- ments.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor
AC 2010-1873: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF COMPLEX MANUFACTURINGTOPICS TO UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS UTILIZING A NOVEL, BROADLYBASED, INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL COMPANYMartin McCarthy, University of Auckland Martin McCarthy has a Masters Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Auckland and has recently submitted a PhD thesis. He is a is a Senior Tutor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Auckland and is a Chartered Engineer by profession with many years experience in mechanical and electronics product design, manufacturing systems and fire prevention. Mr. McCarthy's current interests include research into the effective teaching of engineering design and manufacturing with
In Their Own Words: How Engineering Students Adapted to Disruptive Transitions Between Online and In-Person Learning Tara Esfahani and David A. Copp Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California, IrvineAbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shift in students’ learning environments thatcaused students who planned on in-person instruction to learn online instead. This changeaffected students’ learning attitudes, anxiety, and success. In this work, we present students’personal voices to better understand how sudden disruptions in education affected students overnearly two years of transitioning between
Paper ID #44078Engineering Learning among Black and Latinx/e/a/o Students: ConsideringLanguage and Culture to Reengineer Learning EnvironmentsDr. Greses Perez, Tufts University Greses P´ rez is the McDonnell Family Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in the Civil and e Environmental Engineering Department at Tufts University with secondary appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Education. She received her Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design with a focus on Engineering Education from Stanford University. As an Afro-Latina engineer and learning scientist, she has dedicated her career
of usinggenerative AI for learning upon arriving at an engineering school. Therefore, when designinglearning experiences with generative AI for undergraduate engineering students, especially intheir first year, we need to be mindful of the gap that can exist between the perceptions held fromtheir K-12 education and those that engineering communities hold.Tinkering as a creative and improvisational approach to design problems has been studied asvaluable for learning engineering [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]. It supports active and playfulexploration and constructing knowledge of materials and tools. Learning environments designedwith tinkering allow young people to have control over tools [18] and explore new paths and newpossibilities
gender.Underrepresented students, in particular, were oversampled given that they are more likely to beaffected by inequities in assessment and reporting practices.Interviews were conducted with two goals in mind: to understand how underrepresented studentsfeel about their institutions current assessment and reporting practices, as well as to betterunderstand their experience learning mathematics, a core subject/precursor to engineering. Theresearchers wanted to more broadly understand what factors dissuade students from pursuingengineering, and so were interested in both students’ identity and confidence development aswell as their experience learning math. This paper, however, focuses only on highlighting thelearnings from what students said about assessment
Paper ID #41069Student-Generated Infographics and Videos for Learning about ProfessionalObligations and the Impact of Engineering on SocietyLawrence R. Chen, McGill University Lawrence R. Chen received a BEng in electrical engineering and mathematics from McGill University and an MASc and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto. He is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University and is the Academic Lead and Faculty Scholar of the Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Engineering (ELATE) initiative in the Faculty of Engineering. His research interests
highlightedthese ethical concerns related to the use of GenAI in engineering education. Plagiarism, forexample, has become a significant concern for engineering instructors and universities (Rudolph,et al., 2023): ‘Students still, they are grade oriented. So, they only care about, oh, I need to pass, I need to score this, I need to score that. Not the, oh, I need to understand this… students will not have faced any difficulty or face any kind of stress from using this kind of tool that, in their mind, it doesn't make sense to avoid it.’ (Clint)This statement by Clint has sadly revealed the fact that some students inside our engineeringfaculties are studying engineering simply for a degree instead of getting a deeper understandingof
Faculty Composition and Doctorates Awarded: An Analysis and Comparison of the Colleges of Engineering at ADVANCE Institutions and their Non-ADVANCE Peers (2001 - 2009) Shauna A. Morimoto, Anna M. Zajicek, Valerie H. Hunt, Joseph J. Rencis University of Arkansas, FayettevilleAbstractIn 2001, an inaugural group of nine universities received the NSF ADVANCE InstitutionalTransformation (IT) awards. The NSF ADVANCE program seeks to increase the representationof women in science and engineering with the understanding that systematic transformation ofthe U.S. institutions of higher education is essential to this effort. Using the American Society ofEngineering Education (ASEE) data, we
engineering curriculum gives students a headstart for continued engineering success. 3. Communication is yet another vital professional skill required of engineers as theyinteract with colleagues in the classroom and the workplace, with customers, governmentleaders, and the general public. Professional written, oral, and interpersonal communication istaught and actively experienced throughout the DESIGN 15 course.COURSE VALIDATION While developing and making improvements on the course for several semesters, anagging thought at the back of my mind kept re-surfacing. The course does not emphasizemathematics or engineering science. Instead, it focuses on design, creativity and professionalskills. I was searching for some positive
Research on student understanding of engineering statics: The development of instructional materials to improve student understanding of center of mass AbstractUniversity students who have studied physics at the introductory level and beyond are oftenunable to apply basic concepts from mechanics to account for the motion of an extended object.Findings from an in-depth, systematic investigation were used to guide the design of curriculumto address the underlying conceptual and reasoning difficulties. Ongoing assessment was anintegral part of the development cycle. The instructional sequence that evolved from thisiterative process has proved effective in helping students learn to
Research on student understanding of engineering statics: The development of instructional materials to improve student understanding of center of mass AbstractUniversity students who have studied physics at the introductory level and beyond are oftenunable to apply basic concepts from mechanics to account for the motion of an extended object.Findings from an in-depth, systematic investigation were used to guide the design of curriculumto address the underlying conceptual and reasoning difficulties. Ongoing assessment was anintegral part of the development cycle. The instructional sequence that evolved from thisiterative process has proved effective in helping students learn to
trained to work across disciplines, working with a cross- disciplinary client to complete their goals? The following paper addresses these issues by providing a newly researched coursestructure and case study to produce an “Entrepreneurially Minded Classroom.” This classroomstructure shows increasing promise and productivity in teaching students how to work with clients,communicate their engineering skills, and think creatively and flexibly when new problems arise.This paper discusses the methods present in examining the new coursework’s success beforepresenting the results and student creations from the project.Study Design and Methodology: In this study, the participants were 32 third- and fourth-year Mechanical and
Paper ID #37065Managers, Reporting Structures, and Re-Orgs: Volatility and Inequalityin Early-Career Engineering and Implications for EducatorsDr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University.Sara Jordan-Bloch, Stanford University Sara Jordan-Bloch, PhD, is a sociologist and senior research scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab, where she also directs the Seeds of Change initiative. ©American
Paper ID #38053“You’re just not what they’re looking for”: An intersectionalcollaborative autoethnography exploring pathways toengineering design doctoral programsKaylla Cantilina Kaylla Cantilina is a doctoral candidate in Design Science at the University of Michigan, conducting interdisciplinary research specializing in the intersections of engineering and social sciences. She obtained two undergraduate B.A. degrees in Industrial Design and Political Science and completed M.S. degrees in Industrial Operations Engineering and Design Science at UofM. Her work is motivated by design as a means for social justice
Paper ID #37136Simulated Engineering Teaching Experiences: PreserviceTeachers Learning to Facilitate Discussions to Help StudentsBecome Informed Designers (RTP)Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue (Professor of Science & Engineering Education) Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Professor of Science and Engineering Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has integrated engineering into courses for PreK-8 teacher candidates, developed and directed a graduate STEM program for PreK-6 teachers, and partnered with teachers to implement PreK-8 science-integrated engineering
AC 2007-285: ENABLING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCEU.S. COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDonald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division.Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina THOMAS G. STANFORD is assistant professor of chemical engineering, University of South Carolina.John Bardo, Western Carolina University JOHN W. BARDO is chancellor, Western Carolina University.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University DUANE D. DUNLAP is professor