provided by physics. The intent is to provide program alumni with the flexibility to adapt to tomorrow’s demands for modern, interdisciplinary careers in a rapidly changing technological society. Murray State’s Area in Engineering Physics curriculum is an alternative to the typical major-minor combination. Students study fundamental concepts from mechanical and electrical engineering along with topics in advanced physics, advanced mathematics, and computer science. The typical four-year program for well-prepared students is included below. Page 5.195.1 Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Physics
the Cal State L.A. Solar Eagleproject. Technologies including composite fabrication, suspension design, solar panelproduction, battery performance, high efficiency electric motors, and on-board computer andtelemetry systems were discussed. The challenges of putting together a student team to design,fabricate, test, and race a national championship solar car (Cal State L.A. Solar Eagle III won 1stplace in a field of 36 entries in Sunrayce 97) were described. Participants then viewed thevehicle and discussed the project with team members.Session 7: Overview of Engineering Education.A presentation was made regarding engineering education in the United States. An overview ofthe history and current structure was included. ABET accreditation
Ambidextrous Ways of ThinkingAbstractDesign Thinking and Engineering Thinking are complimentary yet distinct aspects of mechanicalengineering design activities. This paper examines these distinctions in the context of mechanicalengineering students designing in a project-based learning course at Stanford University. Byqualitatively analyzing and plotting student teams’ prototyping activities, the students’ workpatterns can generally be assessed along a framework of Ambidextrous Ways of Thinking.IntroductionInnovation is a difficult challenge. Today, in technology product development, it often takesmany players from many areas (business, engineering, etc.) working together to create somethinganew. Along the way, competing voices and values often
It is believed that men discovered the wonders of flight in 1903 with the development ofthe first fixed wing aircraft. Since that time, we have not only been able to travel across oceans,but also go to space, like the first man landing on the moon in 1969. It is crucial for globalengineering education include engineering history. The same way that all students in America study American politics as part of anAmerican History curriculum, there should be a component of American Engineering Historyfocused on learning how we solved problems in the past and how this integrates with otherdisciplines like math and science, engineering problem solving and technology. Addressingengineering problem solving without constraint, within a context
Copyright © 2011, American Society of Engineering EducationApproxim mately one-tthird remain n in engineerring after tw wo years, onne-third purssue other sciience,technolog gy, engineerring or math hematics (STEM) fieldds and the reemaining onne-third dropp outaltogetheer. These nuumbers present challeng ges in the cooalition camppuses to conntinue suppoortingengineeriing majors ata the main University Park P campuus. Examiniing the data at Penn Staate, itappears that t once sttudents enteer a major within w their first two yeears, the likkelihood of themcompletin ng that majo
states offering the most number of BSMETable 1: Number of Bachelor of Science degree programs in mechanical engineering related fieldsin the United States. Bachelor of Science Degree Program Mechanical Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Systems Mechanical Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Technology Related Related Related Related Public University 217 52 49 57 19 10 Private University 110 8
careers. Alex received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2015 where he studied combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines and also served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow.Dr. Ashley Lytle Ashley Lytle is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Lytle earned her PhD at Stony Brook University, New York, USA. Her research explores how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping imDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark
Paper ID #41510Unpacking Critical Socializers Impacting STEM Students’ Motivation at aMinority Serving InstitutionDr. Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University Dr. Stransky is a post-doctoral research associate in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He obtained his PhD in Engineering Education and MS in Mechanical Engineering from ¬¬Rowan university. Dr. Stransky seeks to understand the engineering ideologies that promote potential disparities between engineers’ practices and their micro- and macroethics. Dr. Stransky is passionate about developing innovative educational
Paper ID #11016Methodology of Creativity and Creative Thinking: Structure and Content ofEducational ClusterDr. Lev Vadimovich Redin, Kazan National Research Technological University, Russia Ph.D. in Engineering, Dr. of Engineering and Educational Sciences, Cand. Tech.Sci., Chief Designer, Associate Professor, Inventor (88 Patents) Institutions: Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) • Institute of Additional Pro- fessional Education • The Department of Engineering Pedagogic and Psychology Official address: Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) Institute of Additional Professional
AC 2012-4652: IS THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION COMMUNITY BE-COMING MORE INTERDISCIPLINARY?Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and Assistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support of change of habits of mind, particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully
); 2) UW College of Education outstanding research award (2015); and 3) UW College of Education outstanding service award (2016). Her research interests include partnerships with in pre-service and in-service teach- ers in STEM Education with a focus on engineering education applications. An active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, and NSTA, Dr. Burrows has presented at over 50 conferences, published in ranked journals (e.g. Journal of Chemical Education), reviewed conference proposals (e.g ASEE, AERA), and co-edits the CITE-Science Journal. Additionally, she taught high school and middle school science for twelve years in Florida and Virginia and was the learning resource specialist for the technology demon
exploring topics on evaluating, sustaining, and involving participants in building digital libraries. Prior to establishing a consulting practice, Giersch worked in the private sector conducting market analyses and assessments related to deploying technology in higher education. She received a M.S.L.S. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Page 25.698.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 How Award Winning Courseware is Impacting Engineering EducationAbstractIn this paper, we report on a study regarding the impact of the Premier Award for Excellence inEngineering
Session 1657 Implementation and Assessment of Industrial Engineering Curriculum Reform Sigurdur Olafsson, Kevin Saunders, John Jackman, Frank Peters, Sarah Ryan, Veronica Dark, and Mary Huba Iowa State UniversityAbstractWe describe a curriculum reform project that aims to improve the industrial engineeringcurriculum through a web-based learning environment that engages students in active andcollaborative learning. This environment focuses on engineering problems solving, increasedinformation technology content, and the higher order cognitive skills
seven Information Technology textbooks, over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and conference papers, and she gave numerous presen- tations at national and international professional events in USA, Canada, England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Romania. She is the founder director of the Auburn University Educational and Assistive Technology Laboratory (LEAT), Co-PI of NSF EEC ”RFE Design and Development: Framing Engineering as Community Activism for Values-Driven Engineeringan”, Co-PI of NSF CISE ”EAGER: An Accessible Coding Curriculum for Engaging Underserved Students with Special Needs in Afterschool Programs”, institutional partner of AccessComputing (http://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/), Ac
industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Business program participation and engineering innovation: An exploration of engineering students’ minors, certificates, and concentrationsIntroductionOne of the main goals of engineering education is to foster a new generation of engineers,leaders, and innovators to be adept and well equipped for a fast-paced, technologically
more likely to report interest in being an engineer on the post-survey than control students. They were also significantly more likely than control students toreport interest in and comfort with engineering jobs and skills, and to agree that scientists andengineers help to make people’s lives better.IntroductionEngineering is Elementary (EiE) is a research-based curriculum project focused on creatingcurriculum units covering topics in engineering and technology as a supplement to core scienceinstruction. The curriculum aims to increase student knowledge and skills related to engineeringand technology. Each EiE curriculum unit is designed to build on and reinforce one science topicthrough the exploration and development of a related technology
processing. The Center, led by Rutgers University, is focused ondeveloping structured organic particulate systems used in pharmaceuticals and theirmanufacturing processes. Rowan University is an outreach/education member institution toexpand the impact of the Center through the field of SMET education and outreach. Our currentwork focuses on the development of problem sets for introductory chemical engineering coursessuch as material and energy balances. These include problems in basic concepts inpharmaceutical technology and drug delivery related to unit conversions and engineeringcalculations. Mass and energy balance calculation problems focus on pharmaceuticalmanufacturing operations such as blenders, dryers, tablet presses, etc. The modules
processing. The Center, led by Rutgers University, is focused ondeveloping structured organic particulate systems used in pharmaceuticals and theirmanufacturing processes. Rowan University is an outreach/education member institution toexpand the impact of the Center through the field of SMET education and outreach. Our currentwork focuses on the development of problem sets for introductory chemical engineering coursessuch as material and energy balances. These include problems in basic concepts inpharmaceutical technology and drug delivery related to unit conversions and engineeringcalculations. Mass and energy balance calculation problems focus on pharmaceuticalmanufacturing operations such as blenders, dryers, tablet presses, etc. The modules
serve as a guideline for the civil engineeringundergraduate curriculum development in the United States. It addresses the allocation ofeducational responsibilities between the academic programs and the professional community.Three major outcomes are grouped into three categories: Foundational, Technical, andProfessional, assisting readers in understanding the current needs of civil engineering educationon the undergraduate level in preparing graduates for graduate school and/or professional fields.One of the outcomes of the BOK2, in the Professional category is the Globalization initiative. On the other hand, at the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) in the pastdecade, the Civil Engineering Technology program Industry
processesincluding chemical, nuclear, biological and catalytic. Students also choose departmental electivesfrom courses such as green energy engineering and environmental compliance, hydrogen andfuel cell technology, materials for energy applications, physical processes in energy engineering,and air pollutants from combustion sources. Professional electives allow students to gainexposure to business, legal and ethical issues related to energy. Technical electives can be chosento provide specialization or breadth and depth in renewable or non-renewable energy and/ormechanical or chemical aspects of energy. This paper discusses the program, the rationale in developing the program, and the detailsof the novel curriculum.Introduction World
AC 2009-1143: BENCHMARKING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT PROGRAMSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems (CLLES) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for
Paper ID #18419Integrating Costing into an Engineering Economics CourseDr. Billy Gray, Tarleton State University Billy Gray is an Assistant Professor at Tarleton State University in the Department of Engineering Tech- nology. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Master’s degree from Texas Tech University in Systems and Engineering Management and a Bachelor’s degree from Tarleton in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. He has 10 years of work experience in manu- facturing, operations, and engineering management.Mr. Daren Davis, Tarleton State University Daren Davis is an
of their enrollment in this program. Students also transferred to other collegesof engineering. Starting Fall 1998, UMES in collaboration with UMCP started offeringall four years of Electrical Engineering (EE) on the Eastern Shore. Upon successfulcompletion of the EE discipline, the students receive a Bachelor of Science in ElectricalEngineering from College Park. The instructional strategy of the engineering program atthe University of Maryland Eastern Shore is to integrate practical experiences with theregular courses, infuse technology into the classroom activities and utilizesinterdisciplinary approach to achieve its Mission. It has partnerships with industry thatprovide students with enhanced learning opportunities through co-op's and
. Page 12.1441.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The INSPIRES Curriculum: Stimulating Future Generations of Engineers and ScientistsAbstractThe INSPIRES Curriculum (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest and Recruitment inEngineering and Science), funded by the National Science Foundation, is being developed inresponse to the critical national need to recruit more students into STEM-related fields. Thecurriculum seeks to accomplish this goal by exposing students to a combination of real-worldexamples, hands-on activities and inquiry-based learning activities that target the ITEAStandards for Technological Literacy as well as national standards in science and mathematics.Two new modules
2006-1933: RE-ENGAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN HANDS-ONEDUCATIONDon Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteJason Coutermarsh, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteKenneth Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 11.1062.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Re-Engaging Engineering Students in Hands-On EducationAbstractThis paper presents the technologies and implementation activities that are underdevelopment to re-engage students in “hands-on”, in and out of class exploration,experimentation and design to aid students’ understanding of the “big ideas” in electricalengineering. It describes (while the presentation will demonstrate) the Mobile Laboratoryhardware
American higher education. So there is much atstake in contemplating our roles in the large.A few facts about engineering are familiar and useful. There are about 1.5 million Americanengineers; it is the most popular occupation among American males. About half or these areemployed in the manufacturing industries; 12% are in government service, 3% are self-employed. About 65,000 students earn the BS yearly. 20% of these are female, 24% Americanminorities, and 7% foreign nationals. Most engineers are employed in corporate life; a verysmall percentage are officially licensed as professionals, and that percentage is concentratedaway from the high-technology and high-profit areas today.Among Engineering Colleges, the accredited curricula are
Session 1363 The Development of Manufacturing Case Studies William L. White, Diane M. Schuch-Miller, Marie D. Lee Lawrence Technological University/Wayne State University/Wayne State University In manufacturing engineering education, there is a need for problem-solving projects that reflect realissues to supplement or replace drill and practice problems. Authentic activities offer an opportunity to apply newknowledge and skills to manufacturing engineering problems, test theorie s, and draw conclusions in a safeenvironment with the help of their peers and mentors. Case studies add relevance and
of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationdecisions on projects. With recent advancements in computer display technology, it is nowpossible to place our students within a large-scale, immersive projection display that allows themto experience and experiment with a 3D, full-scale virtual model of a construction project. Thisadvanced visual communication can significantly improve the ability of students to comprehend,learn, and gain experience with reviewing designs for constructability and planning theconstruction of complex building and infrastructure projects. In addition, the use of advancedvisualization techniques will engage
, 123-136, 1999.16 Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed., Mack Publishers, 1995.17 Kompella, U.B. and K. Koushik, “Preparation of drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology”,Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 18(2), 173-199, 2001.Biographical InformationStephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. in1986 from the University of Pennsylvania, her MS in 1992 from Stevens Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in1996 from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Rowan in September, 1998, she was a facultymember in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Stephanie has research expertise in the field ofdrug
Session 3630 Engineering Graduates: The New Wave of Teachers Gary Benenson, El Hadji Diop, José Sánchez/ City College of New York; Alphie Mullings / Nadine Simms, General Electric Corporation / Air Products Corporation BACKGROUND: A PROBLEM OF THE “MISSING MASS” Seen through the glasses of professional policy makers and educational reformers, K-12math, science and technology education are scenes of fundamental and sweeping change. Broadnational standards are establishing both the need for new pedagogies and strategies