improve student performanceand retention challenges unique to minority institutions by using the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) framework as the context for engineering education. Thisframework facilitated a systems engineering design process by benchmarking andformulating the skills, knowledge, and attitudes desired by stakeholders (industry,faculty, students) as requirements for the design, engaging freshman students early andcontinuously in the program with continuity in the courses and relaxation ofprerequisites, establishing mutually supporting contents and proficiency in skill levelsamong the courses, integrating the teaching of personal and interpersonal skills into thedesign projects, using active and experiential learning
2006-309: BRINGING ENGINEERING INTO K-12 SCHOOLS: A PROBLEMLOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS?Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past twenty-five years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology DR. JOHN
Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has worked as a de- sign engineer, as a Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Professor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as the Chief Water Consultant of an international engineer- ing and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development at the University of Utah where he created pan-campus degree programs and stimulated infusion of sustainability principles and practices in teaching and learning activities across campus. Dr. Burian currently is the Project Director of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for
Paper ID #14646The Design of Product Families for Reconfigurable Assembly Systems: Stu-dent Research ExperiencesDr. April M. Bryan, Western Washington University Dr. April Bryan is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University. Her areas of expertise are product design and development, design optimization, manufacturing systems, and concurrent engi- neering. She currently teaches courses in engineering drawing and graphics, manufacturing, engineering design, and mechanics. Dr. Bryan received Ph.D. and MSc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2004 and 2008 respectively
Geotechnical Engineering Concepts Most civil engineering programs require an introductory geotechnical engineering coursethat has a required laboratory component. Geotechnical Engineering involves fundamentalconcepts associated with soil mechanics, which are difficult for undergraduates to grasp usingconventional lecture methods. While engineering students are capable of ‘utilizing’ equations tosolve geotechnical problems, they have a difficult time ‘comprehending’ the equations,fundamental concepts, and the engineering application. The ability to reach higher levels ofcomprehension is contingent on mastery of the foundation material. It is important that facultyuse diverse teaching methods and encourage students to elevate their level of
the course was required to see a WritingCenter Writing Consultant twice during the semester to discuss his or her ongoing writingproject.The successes of these diverse efforts to teach communications skills convinced the CCEto create the new position of Director of Technical Communications Across theCurriculum within the College and hire a PhD in English for this position in August2004. The Director’s role is to develop and manage ENGI 2304, and to coordinate andmanage all of the College’s communications efforts, including working with the UHWriting Center and the Department of English to establish and develop a comprehensivetechnical communications program and to support communications activities for bothstudents (undergraduate and graduate
engineering education during the 2020-2021academic year. The transition to remote learning was particularly difficult for many of the hands-on experiential learning and laboratory courses that are integral parts of an engineeringeducation. Very few engineering programs in the United States offer purely remote learningenvironments for engineering students, and so this kind of teaching and learning was new forboth faculty, rapidly adjusting their curriculum in a short amount of time, and for the studentswho had to quickly adapt their learning styles [1]. In addition, most students across the countryleft their campuses and returned home to complete the spring 2020 semester from afar, leading tofewer interactions with their peers, faculty, and staff for
facilities throughout the world. He has lived and worked in many different locations throughout the world including extensive experience working on global projects. His research and teaching interests include global technology issues, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. He also currently provides project management and leadership consulting/training to fortune 500 companies with IP Solutions, LLC. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT).Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University Spencer Magleby is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean in the Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. He came to BYU in 1989
inspections as well as to teach them on the nature of faults committed duringthe development of software artifacts at Microsoft. While educators [7], [8] have tried to emulatethe inspection trainings; students report large number of false positives and the efforts tounderstand the factors (e.g., educational background, experience, comprehension skills) thatimpact their inspection output have met with limited success.Our research is novel as it tries to improve students’ inspection performance by understandingthe way an individual perceive and process the information. This preference of individuals toprocess, retain, and recall information is known as Learning Styles (LS) [9]. Research [10] inpsychology showed that each individual vary in their LS and
in a laboratory-based Aerospace Engineering Failurecourse, using a concept inventory exam. Evans et. al. [5] described progress on development ofConcept Inventory assessment instruments, which could be used by instructors to judge theadequacy of their instruction, and upon inclusion of data segregated by how content wasmanaged and delivered, to identify effective practices, and relate specific teaching techniques tostudent learning across multiple subjects. These subjects included thermodynamics; solidmechanics; signals and processing; electromagnetics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer, and more[5]. In discussing development of Concept Inventory assessment instruments related to thesubject thermal and transport phenomena (e.g. thermodynamics
the Northeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol
, and engineering ethics..Dr. Maher E. Rizkalla P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. Maher E. Rizkalla: received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University in January 1985 in electrical engineering. From January 1985 until August 1986 was a research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL while he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet. In August 1986 he joined the department of electrical and computer engineering at IUPUI where he is now professor and Associate Chair of the department. His research interests include solid state devices, applied superconducting, electromagnetics, VLSI design, and engineering education. He published more than 175 papers
Paper ID #27152Engaging First-Year Students with a Hands-On Course using Student-DrivenProjectsProf. Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Lorraine Francis is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota and the 3M Chair in Experiential Learning in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Her research is focused on the field of materials processing. She has developed several courses and authored a textbook.Dr. David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities David Orser teaches and develops undergraduate
the varioussectors discussed diverse aspects of Peace Engineering and, in general, conference participantsagreed that the new global engineers, leaders and professionals need to be multi-disciplinary witha new mindset to solve global challenges. Among the aspects of Peace Engineering education theparticipants learned at the conference, they mentioned: a better idea of what Peace Engineeringis, including teaching students about compassion; the skill changes needed and the strain it willput on an already loaded curriculum as we add dimension like ethics, security and understandingof information technology; and an understanding of “good” and “bad” examples of PeaceEngineering.We also identified the overarching components of Peace Engineering
Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette Charles M. Krousgrill is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S.M.E. from Purdue University and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Mechanics from Caltech. Dr. Krousgrill’s current research interests include the vibration, nonlinear dynamics, friction-induced oscillations, gear rattle vibrations, dynamics of clutch and brake systems and damage detection in rotor systems. Dr. Krousgrill is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has received the H.L. Solberg Teaching Award (Purdue ME) seven
teaching students the fundamentalsand applications of engineering design and modeling.● dimensioning and tolerancing ● developing algorithms ● roots of equations● ANSI Y14.5 Standards ● modeling basic engineering ● interpolation● basic programming systems ● systems of linear● basic CAD ● data assimilation and equations interpretation ● design with constraintsEngineering Communication - These labs provide opportunities for students to communicatetheir findings in the other laboratories through a series of written and oral exercises.● email etiquette ● editing
Paper ID #26738An Analysis of Factors Impacting Design Self-Efficacy of Senior Design Stu-dentsDr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design projects and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her research interests include engineering education and engineering design methodology.Mrs. Heather S. Lewis, Texas A
, management skills, gender issues, and professional ethics. Since 1975, Dr. Pappas has consulted on a wide variety of topics including management skills, technical and scientific writing, public speaking, interpersonal communications, sexual harassment prevention, employee relations, creative thinking, diversity, and conflict negotiation. Address: Department of Integrated Science and Technology ISAT 117 / MSC 4102 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807 PappasEC@jmu.edu 540-568-1694Ronald Kander, James Madison University Professor Kander is Director of the School of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU) where he teaches and does research in the area of polymer
experiential learning with academic programs.This paper reviews the growing popularity of engineering management programs, the impact ofentrepreneurship courses on the engineering management curriculum (including a taxonomy ofpromoters, engineers, managers, engineering managers and engineering entrepreneurs), thedebates over teaching of entrepreneurship courses and a new course in Systems EngineeringEntrepreneurship that will be a paradigm shift in engineering entrepreneurship education.The Growing Popularity of Engineering Management ProgramsTo better prepare themselves, many engineers, scientists and researchers are choosing to pursuetheir master's degrees. This fact in and of itself is not unusual. What is unusual, however, is thefact that the
System of Georgia, implemented SummerScape: Gender Equitable Science forStudents and Teachers. SummerScape was a 2-week “Teaching and Learning” program thatconsisted of a summer camp for middle school students and a professional developmentexperience for teachers. It was designed to help all students experience confidence and successin science and engineering and to provide teachers with in-depth professional developmentcovering gender equitable science pedagogy and teaching practices. An important component ofthis teacher experience was the opportunity to practice new teaching strategies immediatelyfollowing each in-service workshop in a low-risk summer camp environment. This paper willpresent this “Teaching and Learning Camp” model of teacher
, and D. Rehak, who shared teaching responsibilities with himfor the senior design course.LARRY CARTWRIGHTLarry Cartwright is a Principal Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. He is also theDirector of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratories. Page 6.545.23Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education
include engineering education, teaching strategies, assessment and evaluation of program objectives and learn- ing outcomes, student teamwork and group dynamics, business and technology management, strategic and operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an Engineer, Engineering Manager, Technical Sales Professional, and Director of Informational Technology. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introduc- tory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the
, theWVEA began a quest to find key factors in new teaching methodologies. Concurrently, theAlliance began pursuing ways in which it might address broader, curricula reform issues. Duringthis process, it became evident that by modifying new and revolutionary (ideas in learningtheory)practices in medical school education, it might be possible to simultaneously address bothchange in teaching methodologies and curricula reform. In fact, it seemed that theserevolutionary practices might lend themselves well to multiple educational settings, levels andcontent areas. Therefore, the WVEA proposed that by adopting the PROBE project, faculty fromvirtually all of its institutions could participate in a cooperative venture to further pedagogical1 The Wabash
organizational consulting in leadership, orga- nizational and team development, and executive coaching. She holds an M.B.A. in management and an Ed.D. in educational leadership.Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University Visiting Assistant Professor teaching graduate courses in Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statis- tics in the School of Educational Studies. My research interests are in teaching and learning of STEM courses at both K-12 and college. Specifically, examination of factors influencing student performance in STEM related courses and instructional pedagogies at the college level associated with success in STEM courses
. Page 22.1436.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Creation of Tools for Assessing Ethical Awareness in Diverse Multi-Disciplinary ProgramsIntroductionAlthough an attention to ethics has long been part of the engineering profession—all of the coreengineering societies have codes of ethics governing their own disciplines—the changes inacademic accreditation standards in recent years have reified the challenge engineering educatorsface of identifying best practices for teaching and assessing ethical awareness. It has becomenecessary to adapt engineering curricula to meet the needs of what is quickly becoming a moresocially-sophisticated profession, but curricula can
AC 2007-504: NASA OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY AT MINORITYINSTITUTIONS: REFLECTIONS OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR FELLOWSLouis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis J. Everett is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and has research interests in the use of technology in the classroom. His technical research interests include robotics, machine design, dynamics and control systems. He began his NAFP tenure in 2006 and is presently with the Mobility and Manipulation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. leverett@utep.edu http://research.utep.edu/pacelabPaul Racette, NASA
Curriculum Designers, Journal of Engineering Education, 88, 43 (1999). 5. Eckert, Roger E., Applied Statistics: Are Educators Meeting the Challenge, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 122 (spring, 1996). 6. Dorland, Dianne and K. Karen Yin, Teaching Statistics to ChE Students, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 170 (summer, 1997). 7. Hunter, J. Stuart, Applying Statistics to Solving Chemical Problems, CHEMTECH, p. 167 (March 1987). 8. Ludlow, Douglas K., Kirk H. Schultz and John Erjavec, Teaching Statistical Design Using a Laboratory Experiment, Journal of Engineering Education, 84, 351 (1995). 9. SUPREM IV http://www-tcad.stanford.edu/tcad/programs/suprem-IV.GS/Book.html 10. FLOODS/FLOOPS http
. The evaluated class consisted of mixed instruction, comprisedof laboratory sections focusing on the use of CAD software to design machine components andhands-on sessions teaching the use of conventional machine tools to fabricate said parts [19].Course synopsis and learning objectives are presented in Table 1.Table 1. Details concerning the course subject to student evaluation [19] Course name and code Engineering Design Tools MECE-104 Synopsis This course combines the elements of Design process, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Machine Shop Fabrication in the context of a design/build/test project
chosenand what learning outcome or need we were addressing. All of the presented writing assignmentsaddressed specific course content knowledge gaps instructors observed. For the reasons to bedescribed in the following section, the writing assignments outlined in this paper were designedto (1) improve specific analytic learning outcomes, (2) teach students how to report and discusstechnical information, (3) develop important student success skills, or (4) correct lack of careerdevelopment awareness.Course Overview & Observed Student Knowledge GapsThe course, which will be referred to as ENGR 101 for the sake of this paper, is a requiredcourse for all engineering majors, is typically taken in the students’ first semester on campus,and has a
themethods of teaching (i.e, pedagogy) and design of learning experience. Virtual reality, STEMeducation, and gamification were relevant in specific periods of time. There is a need for futureresearch in mixed reality applications, diversity of gamification techniques, and the use ofnon-digital games.IntroductionThe addition of games in educational environments can have a powerful impact on studentlearning, motivation, and self-regulation 2 . Whether they are designed for sensory stimuli throughmultimedia, learner control through game choice, or feedback through progress monitoring,game-based learning increases overall motivation to learn and, consequently, studentengagement 3 , participation, attendance, motivation, and satisfaction 4 5 . The