educational experience • Help students visualize engineering principles • Give students an opportunity to apply flexure and shear equations from ACI-318 to a physical modelThe beam fabrication project consisted of three parts: 1) Beam Fabrication, wherein students designed and fabricated reinforcement configurations, mixed concrete in a lab setting, and cast concrete into forms 2) Beam Testing, wherein students utilized a beam press to apply load to their beams until failure was reached 3) Beam Report, wherein students produced a report of their experience. The report included an application of capacity equations for shear and flexure, conclusions pertaining to failure mechanisms, as well as photos of the
-related data management solutions• Collaboration with campus research office, development • Data acquisition and reporting for the annual ASEE office and/or other colleges’ research offices report and ranking entities• Mentoring/Training of new faculty members with • Capital and Renovation construction projects respect to research success • Allocation and management of research laboratory• Management of college-level research seed funds space
materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE
” higher education grant initiative and community of over 200 campuses in 34 countries. He also writes a blog about best practices emerging from grant-supported projects around the world (www.hp.com/go/hied-blog). In his “spare” time, Jim teaches an online course for Montana State University on the Science of Sound (www.scienceteacher.org). Page 12.1503.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Transforming Teaching and Learning using Tablet PCs A Panel Discussion using Tablet PCsAbstractThis panel discussion will highlight emerging best practices in the use of Tablet PCs to
serviceability requirements, but they must also be conscientious of how these projectsimpact the environment. Rarely do civil engineering courses address issues of sustainability, andwhile it may be unrealistic to introduce new courses into an already crowded curriculum, somecourses can easily be amended to include new “green” ideas. One such course, CivilEngineering Materials, is required in almost all curriculums at the sophomore or junior level andis one of the first true engineering courses in the degree sequence. In this article, threeprofessors at different universities in different regions of the country share three projects whichcan help students learn how concrete can be an environmentally friendly material.IntroductionProtecting the
howtwo heads are better than one. In fact, two people are necessary to operate a Capstone Designcourse. Directing the student teams, grading tests and papers, and preparing discussions in aCapstone Design course is a full course load. In addition to these usual responsibilities, theinstructor for a Capstone Design course is often required to visit industry and non-profitorganizations to find the projects for students to develop. It seems commonplace for academicinstitutions to expect this extra effort from Capstone Design teachers, but this is unrealistic.Capstone Design is a wonderful course to teach because of the mature, motivated students andthe exciting projects, but it shouldn’t be a time-consuming backbreaker for the instructor.Course
-servicesecondary math and science teachers. This latter course is part of a series of courses, offeredthrough the NSF-sponsored MSP (Math and Science Partnership): Project Pathways,1 designedto help integrate mathematics and science, and can be taken as partial fulfillment of a Master’sdegree in Science/Math Education. An attitude survey, based on the well-documented PFEAS(Pittsburgh Freshmen Engineering Attitude Survey),2 was taken by both sets of learners. Bothgroups completed the survey at the beginning and end of the Fall 2006 semester. Initial datashows a statistically significant difference between the two groups in attitudes about engineering.The greatest difference in the two groups’ attitudes at the beginning and end of the semester wasin the
AC 2007-2136: BRIDGING THE GAP WITH SLIPArlen Planting, Boise State UniversitySin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 12.324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bridging the Gap with SLIP AbstractMany embedded system projects make use of some type of serial communications in order totransmit data packets between devices. The choice of methods to manage transmission andreceiving of data is critical, and small systems are no exception. Communications of this typecan be troublesome without borrowing techniques from other disciplines. However, one veryimportant criterion is that the protocol must be
popular tool in enhancing engineering education. TheCollege of Engineering at Rowan University received NSF funding in integrating digital imagingexperiences throughout their curriculum. Students are exposed to hand-on experiments that usesimple digital imaging techniques. Experiments have been developed by different engineeringdisciplines. However the experiments are such that any engineering or science core course canadapt the developed material easily. The project comprises 8 modules that introduce students tofundamentals of DIT and its applications. All engineering students from their freshman year tothe senior year are exposed to these DI modules. Some modules are also used for K-12 outreachthrough our women in engineering and match and
Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityAbstractThe Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University recognizes the growing demand for e-learning and has developed strategy and implementation plan accordingly. In this paper, wedescribe the classification of e-learning readiness of the faculty and show a steady progresstowards greater e-learning readiness. A strategy map based on the balanced scorecard conceptwas developed to formalize and guide our implementation of e-learning based courses andprograms. We show, in this paper, how all of the four perspectives—stakeholder, process,capacity building, and finance—are balanced in our strategy map. We describe our currentmajor e-learning projects, which comprise of three
specialist. As explored in this paper, the cooperative structure allows for differentdegrees ownership based on an individual’s contribution to the project. The authors believe thatthe cooperative structure will increase entrepreneurial activity on campus by resolving ownershipissues and enabling interdisciplinary teams.Cooperatives are one the four forms of business that include sole proprietorship, partnerships andcorporations. The cooperative business model allows a variety of members to contributediffering amounts of labor, resources and capital to a business venture. Although cooperativeshave been traditionally used to develop agricultural distribution networks, today cooperatives areinvolved in products ranging from electricity to internet
designated faculty should closely monitors thestudents’ performance. In a typical outreach program, students are quickly introduced toan interesting research project and asked to perform a variety of tasks and activitiessimilar to the ones assigned to any regular graduate students. They include literaturesearch and review, organization and selection of research ideas and results, anddevelopment and implementation of a research plan. Students are highly encouraged tobe self-reliant, innovative, highly motivated, organized and methodical which arenecessary characteristics of any successful graduate student in graduate school. In thepaper, a specific case study is presented, which discusses the importance of assessing thestudents abilities and skills
engineering profession and, the second is to provide an experience that would leave our participants with a positive impression about careers in engineering. WNEC faculty members highlight the creativity and problem-solving traits of engineers with examples from all disciplines of engineering. These ideas are put into action with a hands-on engineering design project, such as looping roller coasters or LegoTM vehicles, to fit the capabilities of girls in our target age group. A workbook, which contains the basic steps in the engineering design process and the specific instructions to complete the activity, was developed. The Girl Scouts work in teams of three or four, along with WNEC engineering students, who are the mentors for the activity. Insight
, material balances and the design/manufacturing processwithin the context of designing a better sneaker. This paper describes the integrated series ofclassroom and laboratory sessions which comprise this project-based seminar. Briefly, studentteams measure the material properties of a variety of commercially-available shoes. Studentsthen develop a formulation for condensing solid rubber from liquid latex with the goal ofproducing a product that has properties which match or surpass those of polymers used inexisting shoes. Finally, students attempt to “mass produce” this formulation to matchspecifications based upon the properties of their desired product.This project is an excellent fit for a first-year course because it introduces key concepts
process are represented by thepartner personnel – entrepreneurs, engineering, project managers, CEO’s, intellectual propertylawyers, state economic development officials, and venture capital representatives. Thesepartners are involved in the following activities: 1) evaluating the dual degree program as a whole; 2) evaluating student projects and advising the student teams; 3) offering student teams technical and business expertise; 4) advising dual degree program in development and curricular issues; 5) contributing intellectual property (ORNL alone has a portfolio of over 1000 patents) and project ideas; 6) serving as guest lecturers in graduate product development courses;Advising student teams involves attending
Education, 2006 Designing, Building, and Testing an Advanced Industrial-Grade Three-Phase Digital Power MeterI. AbstractThe current paper describes the design, construction, and testing of an advanced digital three-phase power meter for industrial applications. The project is the result of a very closecollaboration between the author, a senior Computer Engineering Technology major, her facultyadvisor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and the design engineers at the PowerLogic Group of Square-D, a Division of Schneider Electric in LaVergne, Tennessee. At the timeof writing this paper, the author was completing her Internship at Square-D, where she wasgaining the hands-on experience necessary for a successful
beplugged into, and draw power from a USB port for programming and simple testing. These boardscontained $20 worth of parts including the boards, however the students were charged $30 tocover assembly costs. Students were required to buy these boards. A second larger board (ownedby the department) was available for labs and projects. This board contained motor drivers, screwterminals, voltage regulators, and prototyping space. The two board arrangement allowed studentsto easily buy and carry the smaller board but take advantage of more mature features in the lab. Page 11.125.4The Design of the BoardsThe Atmel ATMega32 has 32K of flash memory, 2K of
courses to understand the material.IntroductionActive learning has several facets, including, collaborative learning, cooperative learning,problem-based learning, project-based learning, case-based learning, discovery learning, andjust-in-time teaching. Active learning has been defined as any instructional method that engagesstudents, whereas collaborative learning involves students working in small groups to reach acommon goal [1, 2]. When student groups are more structured, the term “cooperative learning”has been used [3]. As opposed to traditional lecture-based instruction, active learning methodsactively engage students in the educational process. These instructional methods invite studentsto become engaged, and therefore responsible for
and Mold Making program, leadingto an Associate of Applied Science degree.Identifying linkage to outcomes such as these is fairly common at the program and course level.In this study, the relevant skills are integrated at the assignment level as well. In courses whereassignments did not support these skills, assignments were added or modified as appropriate.For example: communication, critical thinking, and teamwork were integrated into laboratory(machining) sections through the use of individual and team based projects. These projectsrequired written plans, written evaluations at the conclusion, a reflective paper to cementlearning, and a presentation to the class and others.This paper will provide a detailed description of how this
taught six different biology and engineering courses. Dr. Ankeny aspires to employ student engagement strategies in the context of biomedical engineering education in the future. Page 23.837.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Just-in-Time-Teaching with Interactive Frequent Formative Feedback (JiTTIFFF or JTF) for Cyber Learning in Core Materials CoursesAbstractIn this new NSF-sponsored Type 2 TUES (Transformation of Undergraduate Engineering inSTEM) project, we are using engagement, assessment, and reflection tools developed in asuccessful CCLI Phase 1 project and are
REU Site in Structural Engineering are to:1. Introduce students to research and inspire them to continue with research in theirundergraduate studies, and to consider continuing their education with a Master’s degreeincluding a thesis.2. Identify and prepare promising students for doctoral research.3. Enhance student understanding of the relationship between research and engineeringpractice.4. Provide students with the experience of successfully completing a research project.5. Promote awareness of the importance of ethical conduct for practicing engineers andresearchers.The objectives will not change with the change in focus of the site, but the examples,cases, and projects will.RecruitingOver the past seven years, the UAB REU Site in
capable of maximum pressures of 250 psiand maximum temperatures of 850οF. The 12ft x 4ft section is sufficient for large-scale projectssuch as rotor blades, wings, rudders or large panels. Students can be involved in compositematerial research projects including structures for naval and recreational craft. Figure 3. End view of AutoclaveCurriculum Offerings A brief description of two courses offered in the NAOE and ME departments is presentedin this section and is further detailed later in the paper. Each course provides a complete, yetdifferent, presentation of the utility of composite materials, and students in either departmentmay take one or both courses. EN445, Marine Fabrication Methods
networks. It was also anticipated that after studentscompleted those courses that later in the curriculum during senior projects, directed studies ortheses they might continue to develop projects that were initially started in those courses. Thebasic attributes of this partnership included: funding of two graduate fellowships, providing asubstantial equipment grant, training the graduate fellows at AT and providing support andexpertise throughout the year. The paper will report on the creation of the partnership and theobserved impact on the CIS curriculum. Page 8.1112.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education
biomedical disciplines.However, most undergraduate curricula do not have adequate computational science programsthat cut across disciplines. While computational skills are incorporated in several science andengineering courses, there is not enough emphasis on real-life applications and research. Themajor opportunities for the development and applications of computational science byundergraduates are summer research programs and senior projects. Except for discipline closelyrelated to computer science, undergraduate students do not acquire enough computationalscience skills. In this paper, we present the steps we have taken to increase the number ofundergraduates who acquire skills in computational science in a small historically black college,Fisk
education requires exposing students to the current edge of research and technology.To ensure that student projects are complementary to industrial development, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, technology, practices, and applications into theircurriculum. The field of wireless sensor networks is growing rapidly and has captured theinterest of various sectors. The increasing popularity of WSN has motivated universities toprovide students with a foundation in the area. It is crucial that the emerging field of wirelesssensor networks be integrated into the computer science and engineering curriculums. Thispaper studies the different approaches that are used by different institutions of higher educationaround the world to
other scholarly journals. Canary is Co-principal In- vestigator for two inter-disciplinary projects of graduate ethics education, funded by the National Science Foundation. Her other research foci include organizational and family communication, particularly as those processes co-influence each other in contexts of disability, health, and public policies.Dr. Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., P.E., is Lincoln Associate Professor of ethics and technology in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for nearly 25 years. His work on engineering ethics has
AC 2010-1259: ENGINEERING EDUCATION: ORAL AND VISUALCOMMUNICATIONPatricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson (PhD) is a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana). She is the author of over sixty referred publications and presentation. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Interactive Learning Environments and Journal of Universal Computer Science. Carlson has used her experience in implementing technology into the classroom on two large-scale Lilly Endowment grants and on two National Science Foundation funded research projects. She is now the Director of the PRISM Project, a large-scale outreach program
grade levels9 or gender10, 11, or specific minority groups1,12,illustrating the effectiveness and success of these camps. Some camps require a camp fee13,minimum grade-point-average (GPA)14 or local sponsorship15; whereas some offer specifictopics such as robotics,16 rocketry17 or even take place in a shorter duration18. To overcome therestrictions that these types of camps hold over potential participants, a more comprehensiveengineering outreach camp1 was established in 2008 at Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK). This camp included hands-on STEM related projects from several differentdisciplines and included project documentation and competitions, and presentations fromuniversity admission and financial aid (UAFA) departments. This
Automation in Construction, The American Professional Constructor, Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management. He has been served as Assistant Professor at the Architectural Engineering and Building Construction Department of MSOE from 2007 to present. His teaching area includes design-build studio, BIM, construction estimating, scheduling, project management, and construction methods.Blake Wentz, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 15.1311.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of Wikis in Construction EducationAbstractThis paper focuses on the use of wikis for
Session 2171 First Year Engineering Experience Initiative1 E. Wang, N. Velasquez-Bryant, J. Adams, T. Batchman, P. Cantrell, E. Jacobson, W. Johnson, J. Kleppe, J. LaCombe, N. LaTourrette, G. Norris, W. Sparkman, and Y. Varol University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThis project is one of nine projects supported by the Hewlett Foundation’s Engineering Schoolsof the West Initiative. At the University of Nevada, Reno the College of Engineering and theCollege of Education are working together on the 5-year project: The First Year