work with academic assessment, particularly relating to ABET. She can be reached at jmcferran@uaa.alaska.edu.Dr. Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Steffen Peuker is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Thermal System Design Laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is teaching the Thermal System De- sign, Thermal System Design Laboratory, HVAC Systems Optimization and Introduction to Engineering courses. His work in engineering education focuses on hands-on undergraduate engineering education in the HVAC&R area, student-industry cooperation, and developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and engineering in practice and research
in Engineering Technology.Courses such as Robotics and Mechatronics, Quality Control, Manufacturing Materials,Microcontrollers, and Applied Mechanics can benefit from the laboratory experience inapplications of sustainability and eco design as well as material and processes selection. As wellas helping in the teaching of various courses, such experience benefits students who are pursuingdegrees in the engineering field. Students in the Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial andBiomedical fields along with many others can learn many new skills from case study projectssuch as designing and fabricating various consumer products, machines and equipment. Suchprojects show students how to use different types of technology, and demonstrate how
commonspreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, is the starting point to teach such topics asdescriptive statistics, regression, interpolation, integration and solving sets of algebraic,differential and finite difference equations. Students are also introduced to programmingfundamentals in the Visual Basic for Applications environment as they create the algorithmsneeded for the analysis. In this programming environment students gain an understanding ofbasic programming concepts, such as data types, assignment and conditional statements, logicaland numerical functions, program flow control, passing parameters/returning values withfunctions and working with arrays.EAS 112 is a stop along the Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral1 in
, called a “module”. For example, Figure 3shows three learning units (rocks and minerals, strength of rock, and build a tunnel) takentogether to teach students how to design a tunnel in rock. Figure 3. Example of a “Module”, which is a collection of learning units with a clear learningoutcome. This module demonstrates how 3 learning units can be completed in sequence to teach students how to design a tunnel in rock.3.0 The Geotechnical, Rock, and Water CollectionsThis section of the paper gives specific details on the collections in the GROW digital library inthe three initial target areas: geotechnical engineering, rock engineering, and water and its use.3.1 The rock engineering collectionDr. Kemeny is in charge of the
AC 2012-4011: PROGRAMMING IS INVISIBLE OR IS IT? HOW TOBRING A FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMMING COURSE TO LIFEDr. Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty devoted to the developing and enhancing the First-year Engineering program at Northeastern University (NU). They also each maintain a close affiliation with the Mechan- ical and Industrial Engineering program at NU, bringing expertise from their majors to the first-year classroom. The focus of this team is to provide a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional, and
AC 2012-3215: TEAMS, DESIGN, MENTORING, AND MANAGING FORCOMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERCLASSMENDr. David Wilczynski, University of Southern California David Wilczynski has a long history at USC. He was the first Ph.D. graduate from USC Information Science Institute in 1975, where some of the initial work on Arpanet was done. His research specialty at the time was in Knowledge Representation. In 1984, he left USC for almost 20 years to be an entrepreneur. Most of his work was in manufacturing, both in Detroit and Japan. During that time, he worked on programming real-time systems using an Agent methodology, which he now teach in his CSCI 201 class. He returned to USC in 2002 to teach full time. Mostly, he worries about how to
issomewhat surprising that this approach is not used more commonly. Page 5.617.6Computer-Aided Design and PrototypingAlong with an understanding of the design process and sketching skills, one of the pri-mary goals of WWU’s engineering design graphics sequence is help students developthree-dimensional visualization and CAD modeling skills. This goal recently receivedadditional support through a five year partnership between WWU and The Boeing Com-pany [11]. During the first phase of this partnership, Boeing supplied funds for a moderncomputer-aided design facility. This laboratory is utilized to teach design, modeling,prototyping, and concurrent
Laboratories,Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Mozilla Foundation.REFERENCES [1] Forcael, E., Glagola, C., and González, V. (2012). ”Incorporation of Computer Simulations into Teaching Linear Scheduling Techniques.” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., 138(1), 21–30 [2] Adams, W.K., Reid, S., LeMaster, R., McKagan, S.B., Perkins, K.K., Dubson, M., and Wieman. C.E. (2008a). A study of educational simulations part I—Engagement and learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(3), 397-419.[3] Adams, W.K., Reid, S., LeMaster, R., McKagan, S.B., Perkins, K.K., Dubson, M., and Wieman, C.E. (2008b). A study of educational simulations part II—Interface design. Journal of Interactive Learning
University. She earned her M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She teaches thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, engineering laboratory, and senior design studio courses. Her research interests include engineering education and targeted drug delivery. In 2022, she was awarded the ASME Best Teacher Award and earned the ACUE Certificate in Effective College Instruction. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Comparative Study on the Role of Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Assignments and Project-based Learning on Student Performance in an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics CourseAbstractThis paper compares and evaluates the role of two group-based active learning
mistakenly assume boredom or alack of engagement from the seemingly passive listening displayed as a mode of preferredlearning for an Auditory student. Likewise, the learning materials and activities that an instructormight generally utilize with success, such as projected presentation materials, handouts of lecturenotes, hands-on demonstrations or laboratory experiments, and assigned readings of textbookchapters, can be less meaningful for students who exhibit a monomodal preference for Auditorylearning.When faced with an increased proportion of students who exhibit a preference for Auditorylearning, instructors may find increased success in their teaching by ensuring that main conceptsfrom the course are specifically described verbally in detail
AC 2010-858: NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN: A REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCESIN BOEING’S WELLIVER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu. Page 15.912.1© American Society for
through her work in experiential learning. She focuses on areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical and food engineering. She has been honored by the American Society of Engineering Education with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning. Dr. Farrell has conducted workshops on a variety of topics including effective teaching, inductive teaching strategies, and the use of experiments and demonstrations to enhance learning.Prof. Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan UniversityDr. Mary Staehle, Rowan UniversityDr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityDr. Tom Merrill, Rowan UniversityDr. Robi Polikar, Rowan UniversityDr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West
Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationObjective C: Provide students with opportunities to develop the ability to use modernexperimental techniques; collect, analyze, and interpret experimental data; and effectivelycommunicate the results.Outcomes for Objective C: Students will develop the following abilities through theirundergraduate education in this department:C-1 to design and conduct experiments to analyze and interpret experimental dataC-2 to use modern engineering tools, software, and laboratory instrumentationC-3 to communicate effectively through technical presentationsObjective D: Provide opportunities to prepare students with the diverse skills
-lish laboratories and curricula that are not only in sync with current industry requirements butare also adaptive enough to accommodate future advancements.Adoption and implementation of the presented tools will ensure that the next generation ofSTEM workers displays a blend of technical skills, soft skills, and digital capabilities neededdue to rapid technological advancements and constantly changing work environments of thesemiconductor industry.INTRODUCTIONThe teaching-learning landscape has undergone swift changes, spurred by the pandemic, lead-ing to the rise of virtual learning, new semiconductor global initiatives, and the advent of Indus-try 5.0. As Stuchlikova [13] predicts, knowledge gained during a degree may become outdatedby the
undergraduate students in STEM.Larry PowellSamantha Ray (Graduate Research Assistant) Samantha Ray is a Ph.D. student in the Sketch Recognition Lab at Texas A&M University. She received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2018. Her research focuses on human-centered AI, developing systems that understand human behavior. She has worked on projects in human activity recognition to recognize activities of daily living (ADLs), intelligent tutoring systems to teach perspective sketching, and cognition-aware computing to measure people's mental workload on spatial visualization tasks.Malini Natarajarathinam (Associate Professor) Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam received her Ph.D. in Operations Management
Paper ID #37743The Multiplicity of Care in Engineering Education andProgram BuildingMarie Stettler Kleine (Teaching Assistant Professor ) Marie Stettler Kleine is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, & Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers’ pursuit to “do good.” Marie received her B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and PhD in science and technology
Paper ID #36969Students’ Lived Experiences with the Integrated STEMActivitiesMaram H AlaqraBugrahan Yalvac (Associate Professor)Michael Johnson (Professor) Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Inclusion and Faculty Success in the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State
Paper ID #36800The STEM Center to Promote Undergraduate Education andResearch at Sam Houston State UniversityFaruk Yildiz (Professor) NAAdrian Villalta-cerdas Adrian Villalta-Cerdas has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Currently, he is an assistant professor of chemistry at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on learning strategies that foster skill development and the study of effective teaching practices in chemistry at the college level.Taylor MartinMary B Swarthout © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
). Following his graduation in 2016, he joined a leading real estate corporation in Nepal as a site engineer working on a multi-million project. He later joined a research firm based in London where he worked as an Engineering Graduate Researcher. Piyush is currently a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Moss School of Construction, Sustainability, and Infrastructure at FIU where he focuses on multidisciplinary research that harmonizes sustainability in construction. His other research interests include Sustainable Construction, Robotics, and AI-based Construction, Engineering Education, Green Buildings, Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction, and Circular
Paper ID #34703Understanding Key Student Perspectives in an InterdisciplinaryFlex-model Sustainability Course as Compared to a Traditional In-personCourseDr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Tony Kerzmann’s higher education background began with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Duquesne University, as well as a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, Dr. Kerzmann began his career as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Robert Morris University which afforded him the opportunity to research, teach, and advise in numerous
, Coral Gables, FL, USA in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA in 2017. She is a Lecturer and the Undergraduate Coordinator in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering with the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. She instructs the fresh- man level introduction course and the junior level cell culture laboratory course. As a doctoral student, she studied breast tissue engineering and was an Instructor for the Clemson University General Engineer- ing Program. She also participated in the NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps L) program and was a research mentor through National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for
Paper ID #34189Engaging Students in Synchronous, Remote, or Hybrid First-YearEngineering CoursesDr. AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech- nological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Mul- tidisciplinary Engineering and the Engineering Design Graphics Divisions of ASEE. For the Multidisi- plinary Division she has served as the Secretary/Treasurer, Program Chair, and
interested in pursuing a career in structural engineering.Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University Kendall Vasilnek is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She is a teaching assistant for first-year, at-risk students, and hopes to go into environmental engineering upon graduation.Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller received her PhD from Michigan Technological University and is assistant professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. She teaches her department's capstone design courses and the college-wide service learning engineering design sequence, and
).Making Sense: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Understanding. Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH.18. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). (2000). National Educational Technology Standardsfor Students-Connecting Curriculum and Technology. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology inEducation.19. Jarrett, Denise. (1997) Inquiry Strategies for Science and Mathematics Learning: it’s Just Good teaching.Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.20. Johnson, D.W., R.T. Johnson, and M.B. Stanne. (2000). Cooperative Learning Methods: A Meta-Analysis.Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.21. Karplus, R., and H. D. Their. (1967). A New Look at Elementary School Science. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally.22. Kazemi, E
with the technology teacher education program in the department and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. He has extensive international experience working on technical training projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. He is currently a consultant on a USAID-funded project that involves workforce development and enterprise competitiveness. He has numerous publications in technology education and international training Page
AC 2009-1372: A SURVEY OF MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDESTOWARD ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTSJed Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is developing laboratory experiments and other hands-on active learning experiences for pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students.Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina Bethany Fralick is a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, conducting research on engineering education.Jennifer Kearn, University of South Carolina Jennifer
nine highly and self-motivated undergraduate students and oneprofessor trying to, and at times succeeding in, being inconspicuous. We are aninterdisciplinary team from several areas of the Computer and ElectricalEngineering programs at the University of Puerto Rico, exploring novel ideas ofproducts that can become feasible projects for the capstone design course. Theapproach to our work contrasts with many conventional engineering educationpractices, which place emphasis on highly structured and formal procedures andsolving problems proposed by faculty members or by industry partners. Althoughwe still meet in the formal setting of a classroom and one research laboratory, thesessions differ significantly from regular classes, appearing more
of offering meaningful laboratory experiences viathis mode of instruction. In spite of these misgivings, many studies have compared face-to-faceinstruction to distance learning instruction and found no significant differences2,3.This study compares software platforms (WebCT vs. WebBoard/other types e-communications),assesses the efficacy of TLT (Teaching, Learning, Technology) training and teaching technologyformats (multimedia only vs. text based only vs. a mixed format of multi-media and text) andtheir impact on learning outcomes (student performance and satisfaction with the course and theinstructor) at a large public research university with a reputation as a pioneer and leader ininformation technology and distance learning.Student
empathize with undergraduate mentees [7]. Finally,depending on their own background and training, graduate students may also have culturalcompetency skills well suited to mentor students from diverse backgrounds [8]. As such,undergraduate students have been found to highly value, and sometimes prefer, being mentoredby graduate students and postdocs [6].Existing research has primarily focused on how mentees benefit from mentoring relationships. Inrecent years, scholars have begun to also study how graduate students and postdoc mentors areaffected. In 2009, Dolan and Johnson found that mentors experienced “cognitive andsocioemotional growth, improved teaching and communication skills, and greater enjoyment oftheir own apprenticeship experience” [5
, served on the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET for five years, and currently is on the ETAC Executive Committee. His research interests include engineering education, machining, and effective teaching, especially of en- gineering mechanics. Before joining ASU, he was at North Dakota State University, where he was a faculty member in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department after leading the develop- ment of a new academic program that merged with the Industrial Engineering Department. Before coming to academia, he was a design engineer, maintenance supervisor, and plant engineer. He is a registered pro- fessional engineer.Ms. Huong Huu Diem Nguyen, Arizona State University