digital representation of constructionprojects. Its platforms streamline the construction process and communication among projectstakeholders (e.g., owners) and construction parties (e.g., engineers). BIM has already enhancedhow projects are planned, designed, and constructed. AI, or Artificial Intelligence, denotes the simulation of human intelligence processes bymachines, particularly computer systems, first introduced in 1956.1 It encompasses thedevelopment of algorithms and software capable of replicating or executing tasks traditionallycarried out by humans, including learning, reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, andProceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1Copyright
successful Community of Scholars is presented. It is a contractat Montana State University (MSU) to support the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL)Program. From Reference [20]:“The Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is a research and development effort dedicated todiscovering, investigating, and refining the technologies that is to provide the next generation ofvertical lift aircraft for the United States Armed Forces. According to the Army, the goal of theprogram is to develop technologies that improve ‘maneuverability, range, speed, payload,survivability, reliability, and reduced logistical footprint’ compared with current rotorcraft.” [20].Various schedules have emerged since the inception of the FVL Strategic Plan in 2012, but thebasic schedule
planning and design work from concept through prototype. • Provide collaboration space to foster an inclusive environment and to build community.A relatively small space was identified on campus (~600 sq ft.). The awarding of internal grantsallowed for the space to be outfitted with work benches, whiteboards, a projector, hand tools, andother items essential for student innovation. A 3-D printer is available for modeling andprototyping.The space is also equipped with computers and monitors for virtual meetings and has been usedfor calls with international partners. There are currently workstations for two different projects tobe in the lab simultaneously. A simple but critical edition was a shelf and storage system fordifferent Humanitarian
identified pertaining to studentabilities in mental rotation of geometric forms and pictorial visual rotation abilities.Summary statistics, frequency analyses, and hypothesis testing uncovered that studentmental rotation abilities of geometric forms collectively exceeds that of ability ofpictorial rotation ability.IntroductionContemporary curriculum policy and planning largely focuses on the development andpromotion of numeracy, literacy and articulacy skills1. However, research has identifiedthe importance of graphicacy across the education system in developing well-balancedhuman citizens2; 3. “Graphics” are the representation of visual images with the purposeof communicating some information. Representations differ vastly in their purpose,mode of
with a solution for a peer. This paper discusses an example for executing these MCNP demonstrations and provides preliminary assessment plan in improving student gains in understanding these topics. Key words: modeling & simulation, education research, nuclearIntroduction In 1996, The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) began holding newfaculty workshops to help new faculty “understand how to become more effective educators andsupport their quest to gain tenure.”1 The next year, Harvard University physicist Eric Mazur Page 24.1040.2published his manual on peer instruction and began a campaign to question
. Meeting support tools, including templates and a citation for an article about using team charters and team-member preparation before the first team meeting, and templates for a meeting agenda and meeting minutes. These additional CATME tools to support teamwork were developed this year.Impact on engineering educationIn engineering education, we have had a significant impact on classroom practice in how facultymanage teams. As our report shows, in addition to the large user base from engineering, there areengineering education researchers who not only cite our work, but also do research usingCATME as a tool. Thus, we are benefiting students, faculty, and researchers as we planned. Theselection of CATME
following research questions. 1. What patterns of language constitute reflective decision-making by elementary students during engineering design? 2. What linguistic resources for engaging in reflective decision-making do elementary school students bring to engineering design? 3. How do paper-based and digital engineering notebook tools support engineering processes (via students’ reflective decision-making) and products (students’ tangible design constructions)?In this paper specifically, we highlight work with teacher researchers in identifying the practicesand linguistic patterns associated with reflective decision-making in engineering planning anddesign. In this first phase of the
computer systems which, with suitable software might have to cope withsuch problems include humanoid robots (cf. Isaac Asimov and his Three Laws of Robotics2.The name “wicked problems” has appeared in recent years and generated considerableinterest. It was originally applied to the field of social planning, where it was defined by a10 point list3 That was later generalized to a 6 point list by Conklin as follows: 1) The problem is not understood until after the formulation of a solution. 2) Wicked problems have no stopping rule. 3) Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong. 4) Every wicked problem is essentially novel and unique. 5) Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one shot operation” 6) Wicked problems
Competencies of Figure 1 are concerned with: • S1. Describing the target of innovation from a systems perspective; Page 24.1230.4 • S2. Applying a system stakeholder view of value, trade-offs, and optimization; • S3. Understanding system’s interactions and states (modes); • S4. Specifying system technical requirements; • S5. Creating and analyzing high level design; • S6. Assessing solution feasibility, consistency, and completeness; • S7. Performing system failure mode and risk analysis; • S8. Planning system families, platforms, and product lines; • S9. Understanding roles & interdependencies across
, while adapting to a newwork environment. Faculty who are either in imbalanced departments or who exist in isolation attheir institutions often find themselves both with leadership and service responsibilitiesconsidered unusual in established programs (e.g., chairing the graduate admission andcurriculum committee, developing departmental policies and bylaws, running major researchcenters, and serving on strategic planning committees). The few senior faculty with expertise inengineering education tend to either be too sought after nationwide or are otherwise engaged tobe able to spend much time with junior faculty. The imbalance makes it difficult to receiveprofessional mentoring from established leaders.In addition to this imbalance, there have
traffic signals and use this knowledge to develop a concept inventoryin traffic signal operations that is relevant to engineering practice. The rationale for the workwas that conducting fundamental engineering education research on student and practitionerways of knowing is a critical and often overlooked first step in curriculum and assessment designand having an engineering design relevant traffic signal operations concept inventory (TSCI) willprovide explicit evidence of what is important for students to know, how much they know aboutthese important concepts, and how and where to focus transportation engineering design courses.The specific aims of the Research Plan included the following elements: I. Determine core concepts for isolated
OpticConcentration. Both programs are supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grantsand they are pioneer in MEMS education and training offering Associate in Applied Science(A.A.S.) degree in this field.Dakota County Technical College (DCTC):Nanoscience technology program at Dakota County Technical College prepares students forcareers in nanobiotech, nanomaterials, and nanoelectronics industry. The curriculum is a lectureand laboratory experience with hands on use of nano scale equipment. Nanoscience technologistswork in multiple business environments including research, production, testing, training andmarketing. A total program requirement is 72 hours. Table 1 shows the degree plan fornanoscience technology at Dakota County Technical College
engineering education to the engineering workforce.The EPS study used a sequential, exploratory mixed-methods design, where findings frominterviews with 30 early career engineering graduates were used to develop the Pathways ofEngineering Alumni Research Survey, or PEARS, instrument34-35. PEARS was designed withtwo goals: (1) to identify the educational and workplace factors that most influence engineeringgraduates’ initial and future career plans, and (2) to develop a better understanding of their earlycareer work, experiences, and perspectives.To achieve the first goal, PEARS was framed in Social Cognitive Career Theory, or SCCT,which posits that career goals and actions are influenced directly by self-efficacy, outcomeexpectations, and interests
scale, thequestionnaire also asked the participants to rate the relevance of two stated workshop learningobjectives which are listed below. To teach students topics related to sustainable forms of energy, for example, wind power, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and energy efficiency. To teach students to perform an energy audit for a residential setting and create an energy saving plan based on the energy audit. The post workshop evaluation asked the participants to again rate their knowledge in the topicareas addressed during the workshop and then rate the effectiveness of the workshop inachieving the stated learning objectives. In this manner the effectiveness of the workshop ineach area could be evaluated. The
, verses 2% of theconventional course. The class also had a higher median and average on the final.Conclusions and Further WorkThe use of tangible projects is an effective tool for teaching theoretical concepts in fundamentalprogramming. Students found the hands-on projects rewarding and informative, and improvedtest scores confirmed the educational value. A similar project that used the Arduino controllers Page 23.1012.7but not the robots was implemented in another fundamental Matlab class with comparableresults. The course will be repeated in the summer of 2013, with plans to make the class aregular alternative starting in the following
monitor daily electricity consumption has becomeincreasingly important with the ever growing demands for energy. Monitoring and quantifyingpower consumption enables engineers to notice problems with systems while in operation, andalso better plan future systems from the data gathered. As a result, power quality (PQ)measurement concepts are evolving from instantaneous metering to continuous monitoring andrecent developments in measurement technology make PQ monitoring systems more powerful.This equates to the construction and utilization of more flexible, compact and intelligent PQsystems.The goal of this project was to design, construct and test a monitoring system that is cost-effective, reliable and easily deployable in any environment. The
’.Qualitative and quantitative data are collected as part of a comprehensive evaluation plan thatwill be used to compare student learning outcomes in the ‘treatment’ and ‘control groups’. It isimportant to note that the entire course curriculum was revamped prior to the start of this projectto ensure that delivery methods and teaching techniques were the only thing changed. Thestructure of the material (organized into ‘content modules’) remains unchanged from semester tosemester. The purpose of this project is to 1) develop effective, innovative desk-top tools (GCT)that will promote a student-centered, interactive learning environment in the classroom, 2)implement the GCT to target multiple learning styles while identifying the challenges, 3
, fittings, and stopcocks. Given a basicschematic for a flow loop that incorporates the flow sensor and pressure taps leading to thetransducer, students are instructed to devise an experimental plan to measure the pressure dropper length for a segment of tubing containing a wire (inserted via the catheter introducer set),matching the dimensions and other parameters used in the analytical approach. In particular,students are cautioned that they must account for minor losses arising from the pressure taps ateither end of the arterial model. The goal is for students to discover that by repeating thepressure drop measurement for two different tubing lengths, they can determine the minor lossand subtract it off. Students use their blood model as the
skillslike engineering design and calculations. It also encourages academic, personal, and professionaldevelopment, through assignments designed to foster teamwork, project planning, and oral andwritten communication skills within a multi-disciplinary format. To successfully complete this course, the student must be able to: 1 Demonstrate a basic understanding of the engineering design process by successfully designing, constructing, and testing a solution that meets specific requirements and performance specifications. 2 Successfully apply knowledge of basic engineering mathematics to the problem-solving process. 3 Productively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team
, and was the main library service point for the campus.With Hunt Library in the planning and construction stages, a remote reference program, named“Ask Us Here” (branded similarly to the Libraries’ “Ask Us” chat reference service and the “AskUs” integrated service point in Hunt Library) was launched in Fall 2010. The program wouldprovide reference services to engineering students and faculty, in their spaces and at point ofneed. The engineering students' mix of technological savvy and confidence in their ownproblem-solving skills, coupled with their distance from the main campus and its central library, Page 23.1390.2makes them more reluctant
offering of the course in Spring 2023 will be discussed, along with lessonslearned, challenges, and plans for future improvements of the course.KeywordsStudent projects, industrial automation lab, laboratory development.IntroductionAutomation is a vital part of modern society, allowing supply to meet demand in variousindustries. It is the method or system of controlling a process using electronic devices to keephuman intervention to a minimum1. Automation was first introduced in the early ages with theinventions of the watermill and windmill to lessen human labor involvement2. Later, the conceptwas introduced along with electricity into the manufacturing industry in the early-to-mid 20thcentury3. Over time, automation extended into the
examples of LLMs as teaching toolsinclude: • Ask for a lecture session (or semester) plan for a given topic o Topics, assignments, project, exam questions • Let the tool generate explanations of the concepts in varying levels of detail o Ask for examples, formal definition, humorous analogies, references, questions • Ask the tool to generate a quiz o Ask for the types of question you prefer o Evaluate for accuracy; modify to suit your purposeEmpowering Faculty and Students: Key Skills for Harnessing GAIUtilizing LLMs effectively demands a set of key skills that empower both educators andstudents to engage with these tools in meaningful ways. Problem formulation isfoundational, requiring clear
in STEM disciplines. TheKansas LSAMP alliance, led by Kansas State University, offers multiple activities aimed towardsthe success of underrepresented identities and first-generation students. For instance, ResearchImmersion: Pathways to STEM, KS-LSAMP Scholars Program, KS-LSAMP T.E.A.M MentorProgram, Transfer Visit Day, and KS-LSAMP Connect. With integrating the lean manufacturingtool of “identifying value” where value corresponds to all the characteristics or functions ofsomething that meets a person's needs from feedback surveys, led the outcomes of activities andprograms being flexible and individualized plans for each student making KS-LSAMPeducational program more efficient and effective.KeywordsKS-LSAMP alliance, Undergraduate
-ready engineers, any instance where an assessment can serve as a dual-purpose learningtool provides an opportunity for efficient planning. In this action research, an enhancedassessment as learning was utilized to teach engineering students basic tenants of contract reviewwhile emphasizing the learning objective and student outcomes necessary for success in anengineering course. The assessment in this study included questions prefaced with basicdefinitions. Students acquired minimal knowledge from reading the question and then respondingappropriately by utilizing the information contained in the course syllabus. With this efficientmethod, students were able to change their perspective on syllabi acknowledging this document asa contract
, howtomechatronics.com/how-it-works/electronics/555-timer-ic-working-principle-block- diagram-circuit-schematics/.[3] Damirchi, Written by Mohammad. “Interfacing 2.42 Inch OLED SPI/I2C Display Module with Arduino.” Electropeak, 9 Jan. 2022, electropeak.com/learn/interfacing-2- 42-inch-oled-spi-i2c-display-module-with-arduino/[4] Fahad, Engr. “Types of Multi-Vibrator: Astable, Monostable and Bistable Vibrator.” Electronic Clinic, 3 Jan. 2024, www.electroniclinic.com/types-of-multi-vibrator-astable- monostable-and-bistable-vibrator/Justin FaustoJustin Fausto is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor inComputer Engineering, at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and plans
components. Educators at other institutionsmay find that lecture-based courses in the engineering curriculum could benefit equally frominformation literacy instruction. However, the degradation of some students’ recall ofinformation sources following the 4901 post-test (where specific information tools were notaddressed) may highlight the importance of continued refresher training on these topics.Future Work: The objective questions in these tests do not measure how well students can usetechnical literature; rather, they test recognition of resource types, tools, and article structure. Atthe 2024 Annual Meeting, we plan to share preliminary data from a sentiment analysis of arandom sample of open response questions from students who completed all
obtaining R1 status a top priority for theirorganization, with many embedding the goal in their critical strategic plans or key initiativeswithin their leadership teams’ organizational priorities. Despite such efforts, an integralingredient to achieving R1 status – leadership – is under-researched in the field. Thus, our studyaims to acknowledge the vital role of transformational and distributed leadership within HBCUsand their broader stakeholder community in achieving their goal of reaching R1 status.The goal of this research study is to (1) conduct an analysis of data available within the CarnegieClassification®, (2) provide a thorough review of the literature surrounding this phenomenon,(3) explain the role of engineering-related expenditures
improvements. 5. Implementation of the Pilot plan – Project MicroGrid V 1.0Using the resources developed to facilitate the Implementation of the educational model for remoteblended learning, the organization of the logistics arrangements that led to the successfulImplementation of the course began in August 2023. The following table details the implementationsteps.Table 2. Description of the timetable for the Implementation of the pilot project Dates Description August – September Administrative meetings to arrange the logistics needs of the project – Pilot (2023) Plan Project MicroGrid V 1.0 September- Implementation in the local institutions of the course MicroGrid
-design courses with instructor-centered approaches. This suggests a disconnectbetween planned, enacted, and experienced elements of curriculum and lifelong learningoutcomes [7]. More research is needed to understand how or why current and recent students’perceptions of the effectiveness of their programs and courses sometimes contradict purportedbest practices, and the implications for lifelong learning motivations and strategies.Marra et al. [30] also explored how the nature of an undergraduate engineering programimpacted alumni lifelong learning, focusing on the program’s emphasis on metacognition andreflection often facilitated through team projects. The researchers interviewed 15 recentgraduates (3-4 years post-graduation) in the United
anticipated as manyfaculty members continued to expand and refine the resource well beyond the original timeline.In addition to the more reflective studies, there are multiple guides for aspiring OER authors andthose wishing to set up OER adoption and authorship programs at the institutional level. TheOER guide on authoring OER, Authoring Open Content [11], offers many solid advice toprospective OER authors. The resource covers far more than we can summarize here, but the listof ten tips for OER authors does reiterate some of the same lessons learned in the previouspapers. 10. Good authoring begins with planning 9. It’s going to take longer than you think 8. Share the load 7. Do the prep work (understand the licenses) 6