-funded project.IntroductionBucknell's College of Engineering is implementing Project Catalyst, a three-year effort todevelop a general-purpose model for the nationally recognized need of systemic engineeringeducation reform. The plan is to integrate instructional design techniques, transform the Page 7.399.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”classroom into a cooperative learning environment, and incorporate efficiently and effectivelythe use of information technology in the teaching
in-depth project provided by the industrial mentor or communitypartner. The experience was enhanced through field trips to the industrial mentors’ sites, guestspeakers, laboratory experiences and tours, technical writing seminars, as well as history andethics of engineering innovation sessions. Additionally, the participants were guided through awell-structured curriculum writing experience modeled after that used for a highly successfulregional STEM teacher professional development program. Through this experience, the teamsmade use of a curriculum template that was developed to ensure that the resulting lessonsprovided high quality inquiry based STEM experiences for the students that included concepts ofengineering innovation and design
teach studentshow to use the Excel “tool” to prepare scientifically acceptable graphs useful for data analysis.The CPR graphing assignment seeks to embed an understanding of the essential features throughexplication of the graphing process, training, and peer evaluation of six examples. The graphingtask itself is a component of a lab report for an assignment the students have already done. Thus,it is an authentic representation of students’ own data.Research Methodology: Engineering and physical science students (n = 172; 70 engineeringmajors) in the second term of a general chemistry laboratory course wrote a 350-word essaydescribing how they prepared their graphs for a linear analysis of the data for one of theirexperiments. They were
/07294360.2021.1877628.[25] M. Townsley and D. Schmid, “Alternative grading practices: An entry point for faculty in competency-based education,” J. Competency-Based Educ., vol. 5, no. 3, p. e01219, 2020, doi: 10.1002/cbe2.1219.[26] J. K. Zimmerman, “Implementing Standards-Based Grading in Large Courses Across Multiple Sections,” PRIMUS, vol. 30, no. 8–10, pp. 1040–1053, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1080/10511970.2020.1733149.[27] D. Lewis, “Impacts of Standards-Based Grading on Students’ Mindset and Test Anxiety,” J. Scholarsh. Teach. Learn., vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 67–77, Jun. 2022.[28] W. J. Howitz, K. J. McKnelly, and R. D. Link, “Developing and Implementing a Specifications Grading System in an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course,” J. Chem
the fall of 1987. He received a master’s degree from Tulane University in 1989 and a doctoral degree from Duke University in 1992. He is a member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii) remote sensing and precision agriculture, and,(iii) biofuels and renewable energyJesu Raj PandyaIsaac OmodiaCharles RaleighKenny Fotouhi K. Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. K. Fotouhi has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Maryland
and points were awarded weekly.ENGR 110 met for approximately 5.5 hours weekly, 3.6 of which were devoted all semester longto supplemental math instruction, primarily through the use of a web-based tutorial program,ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces). This web-based program wasdeveloped and implemented as an assessment and teaching system based on Knowledge SpaceTheory; see for example, Falmagne, et al.5 Developed at the University of California, Irvine andsupported initially by the National Science Foundation, ALEKS offers individualizedmathematics tutoring that identifies what the individual student already knows, via assessmenttechnology, and what is ready to be learned. Based on the results obtained from Carpenter etal.,2
structural health monitoring capabilities. She is a teaching assistant for the Industrial Engineering program’s Senior Design Project course, is a coordinator of the summer internship programs (NSF-REU-RETREAT and AFRL-DREAM), and has extensive STEM outreach experience through Drea- mOn as well as local chapters of the Society of Women Engineers, the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Beta Pi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training (RETREAT): Expansion and
: threesophomores, ten juniors, and two seniors. A few of these students expressed interest in pursuinga career in environmental engineering with the remaining having a general interest insustainability. The class counted for three credits with no laboratory component and met twice aweek for eighty minutes. This course was offered for the second time in the spring of 2015, andat that point, few pieces or equipment were available for conducting traditional water qualitylabs. Therefore, the lessons described in this paper were designed to be inexpensive and easy toimplement with minimal facilities. As at many other institutions, this marked the first time firststudents were presented water treatment technologies in a formalized setting.The series of lessons
control,analog and digital electronics, microcontroller technology, interface electronics and real-time programming. The laboratory sessions focus on small, hands-on interdisciplinarydesign projects in which small teams of students configure, design, and implement asuccession of mechatronic subsystems, leading to system integration in a final project.For example, as an introduction to digital design, students apply the fundamentalprincipals of combinatorial and sequential logic to the design of a quadraturedecoder/counter circuit that is used to interface an incremental optical encoder to amicrocontroller. The design is implemented using the appropriate software development
and recommendations for future work.2 BackgroundTraditional approaches to system design in computing sciences have focused primarily onsoftware design, whereas system design in other engineering disciplines has focused primarily onhardware design. With the introduction of inexpensive microprocessors, it became possible toprovide students with hands-on laboratory experiences to construct simple embedded systems.As these systems have evolved in commercial applications, the number and complexity of Page 9.528.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
Alaskan communities have no access to the electric utility system and rely on diesel-electric generators (DEGs) for electric power. These systems are typically uneconomical due tothe shipping costs of fuel and require routine maintenance due to operating conditions [2,3].Efforts are already underway to build hybrid systems in remote villages of Alaska such as thediesel/photovoltaic/battery electric power system in Lime Village, Alaska backed by the AlaskaEnergy Authority (AEA). The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Science,Engineering, and Mathematics is stepping up to the challenge with the newly developed ArcticEnergy Technology Development Laboratory (AEDTL) whose mission is to promote researchand development of energy
serving as a Director on the Antelope Valley Board of Trade and is the Honorary Commander of the 412th Electronic Warfare Group at Edwards AFB. He is also a member of several professional societies and has authored and co-authored several papers pertaining to the Antelope Valley Engineering Program.J. S. Shelley, US Air Force J. S. Shelley, PhD, PE After 20 years as a researcher and project manager with the Air Force Research Laboratories, Dr Shelley has transitioned to teaching mechanical engineering, mostly mechanics, for the past 6 years.Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach Dr. Sathianathan is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Califor- nia
industry working for such companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati Delmer W. Nicholson Jr is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSES and MSCS from The University of Cincinnati in 1982 and 2009, respectively. He has held several research and development positions in industry working for such companies as Cincinnati Milacron, Delco Electronics and Nicholson Computer Consulting. He has taught as an adjunct instructor in the Mathematics and also the Engineering
research camp restrictions such as specific grade levels, minimum GPAsor a camp fee for the underserved minority population of South Texas, a state with a significantunderserved minority student population18. The end of camp survey verifies the camp outcomesand implies that the research-based outreach camps may have a larger impact on studentperspectives of engineering disciplines. Page 22.49.2The ESF Camp: The high school day-camp aimed to attract students to STEM disciplines byoffering a week-long hands-on advanced research experience for teams of three students on asingle subject under close faculty supervision in university laboratories. The camp
science students an opportunity to participate in authentic research experiences with faculty and graduatestudents. It has two components as lecture and research activities. Students spend two to four hours per week workingon research projects as a team. Introduction to Scientific Research is cross-listed among Computer, Electrical,Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science programs. The course objectives are (1) To identify real-worldproblems and survey their broader impacts, (2) To brainstorm possible solutions to real-world research problems, (3)To apply the scientific method while solving a real-world research problem, (4) To develop basic laboratory skills andsafety procedures relevant to the project, (5) To communicate scientific
Paper ID #7191Using Educational ”Hands-On” Experiential Tools to Introduce Math, Sci-ence and Engineering Concepts to K-16 Students (Research to Practice)Ms. Kelly Doyle P.E., University of Nevada, Reno Kelly Doyle is a licensed professional engineer and has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from University of Nevada, Reno. She currently works as Administrative Faculty at the University where she recently managed a large research project on curved bridges in the Large-Scale Structures Laboratory. In addition to her research and management capacity, Doyle handles educational outreach for the Center for Civil
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
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
Paper ID #37174A Comparison of Students’ Academic Achievement and Perceptions in Hyflexand Non-Hyflex Engineering CoursesDr. Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Jessica Ohanian Perez is an assistant professor in Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Califor- nia State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a focus on STEM pedagogy. Jessica earned her doctorate in education, teaching, learning and culture from Claremont Graduate UniversityProf. Juliana Lynn Fuqua, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Juliana Fuqua, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology
partially flipped ECE laboratory classes,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2020, vol. 2020-June.[9] A. Dallal, “Students performance in remote flipped signals classes,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2021.[10] B. Morin, K. M. Kecskemety, K. A. Harper, and P. A. Clingan, “The inverted classroom in a first-year engineering course,” in the 120th American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2013.[11] F. Reyneke and L. Fletcher, “The impact of an inverted traditional teaching model on first level statistics students,” in Ninth International Conference on Teaching Statistics, 2014.[12] C. P. Talley, “The Enhanced Flipped Classroom
Manufacturing (MMEM) at California State University Chico in 2015 as an Assistant Professor. Dr O’Connor teaches a myriad of courses including: Dynamics, Materials, Thermodynamics, Machine Design, and Vibrations. In addition, he is the faculty advisor to both Chico State Rocketry and SAE Mini Baja student clubs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Switching Gears in Machine Design; A Focus Toward Technical Writing Skills in Lieu of a Hands-On Semester Design and Fabrication ProjectAbstractIn light of the recent global pandemic, many universities have decidedly transitioned to fullyonline. The obvious consequence being that technical hands-on
University in Flint, Michigan. There, he also served as the program director for Entrepreneurship Across the University. Prior, Doug was the Director of Research & Development for Digisonix Incorporated. His disciplinary specializations include signal processing, acoustics, and wireless communications.Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining academia, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.Dr. Mark L
the Hibbing Chamber of Commerce, Iron MiningAssociation, Applied Learning Institute, Engineers Club of Northern Minnesota and Iron RangeResource and Rehabilitation Board. This paper seeks to address the need for locally grownengineers on the Iron Range, the formation, challenges and successes of this committee, thecommittee-sponsored events, and the review of the spectrum of Engineering Exposure tostudents in the region. Further, the paper will describe how this committee works to identify andclose any gaps in curriculum opportunities in order to create a continuum for multipleage/education levels, how Team-teaching accentuates the pre-engineering educational processand how the committee works to convert the perception of can t-be-done and
services to foster success in Calculus I as it isknown to be a roadblock for student success in STEM fields. The second activity supports theimplementation of Challenge-Based Instruction (CBI) in selected key courses. CBI, a form ofinductive learning, has been shown to be a more effective approach to the learning process thanthe traditional deductive pedagogy. The third activity supports faculty development workshopson CBI techniques and other locally developed teaching tools with a focus on increasing studentsuccess, and finally the fourth activity develops and supports pathways to STEM fields betweenSTC and UTPA. This project provides a model that is expected to have a significant impact onthe number of STEM graduates and that will be simple to
Spatial Information Science (CSIS) at the University of Tokyo and active collaborator of the Group of Complex System at Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. His main research interests are Machine Learning, Engineering Education, and Complex Networks.Rachelle M Pedersen, Texas A&M University Rachelle Pedersen is a first-year Ph.D. student pursuing a degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Engineering Education at Texas A&M University. Her undergraduate degree is in En- gineering Science with a concentration in Technology Education. She previously taught for 5 years in Connecticut at a high school teaching technology education, including robotics, video production, and AP Computer
Paper ID #25669Extending Systems Thinking Skills to an Introductory Mechanical Engineer-ing CourseDr. Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Karim Muci-K¨uchler is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational
, respectively from Purdue University. Her work centers on P-16 engineering education research, as a psychometrician, program evaluator, and institutional data analyst. As a psy- chometrician, she revised the PSVT:R for secondary and undergraduate students, developed the TESS (Teaching Engineering Self-efficacy Scale) for K-12 teachers, and rescaled the SASI (Student Attitudi- nal Success Inventory) for engineering students. As a program evaluator, she has evaluated the effects of teacher professional development (TPD) programs on K-6 teachers’ and elementary students’ attitudes to- ward engineering and STEM knowledge. As an institutional data analyst, she is investigating engineering students’ pathways to their success
interest are promoting student en- gagement via techniques such as hybrid teaching, flipped classroom and problem-based learning. Page 26.1026.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Introducing Software Specifications to an Undergraduate Software Engineering ProgramIntroductionThe complexities of developing clear and well-defined specifications and their important role inthe success of a software project are widely recognized. This recently led to increased attentionin corresponding courses in the Software Engineering curriculum. One of the challenges
social motive can be built explicitly or implicitly. Team projectassignments can be an explicit social motive, and the informal atmosphere can be an implicitway to promote social interaction. Intrinsic motive can be conducted through theimprovement and completeness of laboratory practices, assignments, and projects. Extrinsicmotive can be achieved by offering incentives like rewards, such as extra points, prizes,certificates, etc. CIM believes that only with strong capabilities as a basis, a student’s innovation can beinspired under the guidance of intrinsic or extrinsic motives. CIM systematically integratesthe teaching elements commonly applied in system engineering courses, such as learning-by-doing and innovative skills into give a
NSFfunding for rigorous engineering education research. Overall, both the number of and the moneyawarded to grants for engineering education research have increased substantially over the past20 years, with most focused on teaching and learning. This analysis provides a global overviewof the NSF-funding environment for engineering education researchers.BackgroundEngineering education research has occurred in some form for many years, but only in the past20 years has it received significant funding support. Engineering education researchencompasses examination of not only teaching, learning and assessment, but also issuesassociated with faculty rewards and the organizational dynamics of engineering departments 1.However, studies of teaching and