Pittsburgh, PA. Warren is completing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon where he previously earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He received his S.B. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, Warren served as a Health Science Specialist in the VA Boston Healthcare System, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, studying cell physiology and signaling processes. Warren’s research interests include cell mechanics, stem cell therapy, bio-MEMS/NEMS design, microfluidics, and mechanotransduction.Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University Justin Y. Newberg is a doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in
International Science and Technology Award. Dr. Salado holds a BSc/MSc in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University of Valencia, an MSc in project management and a MSc in electronics engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the SpaceTech MEng in space systems engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a PhD in systems engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a member of INCOSE and a senior member of IEEE and IIE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Industrial Engineering beyond Numbers: Optimizing under EthicsAbstractOptimization is a major component of industrial engineering. Simplistically (and naively), theeducation of industrial
leadership that resonate with working engineers: technical mastery,collaboration based on teamwork and leading teams, and organizational innovation.Our case studies touch on all three of these areas in various ways, but perhaps the category whichis most interesting and elusive is the ‘organizational innovator’. In Rottmann et al.’s work, thisemerges as an entrepreneurial function with a technological orientation, which incorporates adiverse set of skills, such as understanding markets, needs, values inherent in the goal, and likelyimpacts of the goal.Hartmann and Jahren [11] provide a slightly different view on ‘engineering leadership,’ as theyreported on industry employers who specifically request leadership skills as part of the suite
consensus thatearly-career mechanical engineers need more practical experience and better integration oftechnical and professional skills. There is less clarity on the value of any given technical topic.Even so, handbooks, working engineers, and job advertisements can support development ofuseful technical curriculum content.IntroductionEngineering curriculum evolves gradually over time in response to technological developments,institutional pressures, new pedagogical methods, and shifts in industry demand. Engineeringcurriculum is rarely designed—that is, developed to meet a need by iteratively inventing optionsand selecting the best ones based on evidence.Engineering curriculum has evolved in ways that are inconsistently tied to evidence
Paper ID #11544Ethics Education as Philosophical History for EngineersDr. Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University Daniel J. Biezad is professor emeritus in the aerospace engineering department of the College of Engi- neering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). He received the B.S. in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT-1966), the M.S. in astronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT-1972), and the Ph.D. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University (1984). He has received the
the past decade.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses offer engineering students a culminating design experience on anapplied engineering project. With a longstanding history reinforced by support from theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), these courses have becomecommon in engineering departments across the United States. The composition of capstonecourses, however, varies widely. In 1994, Todd et al.1 conducted a survey of engineeringdepartments throughout North America to capture educational and logistical practices incapstone design courses at the time. Their results2,3 provided a wealth of information about theirrespondents' capstone courses plus comments about plans for future modifications.Since then, a number
Session 2003-2531 AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING COURSES IN ENGINEERING Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell, and C. S. Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701 Reviewer Comments: This was an interesting and informative paper. One thing that I would like to see is an assessment of student learning using the inductive approach vs. the deductive approach. This
. Page 25.969.4Table 2. Unit Plan for “From Pinholes to Pixels”Lesson Set 1: Understanding and Characterizing (3-5 days)Description Lessons The students are introduced to the topic from 1. We need Engineers and the scientific viewpoint to understand how Engineers Need Us science and technology exist in parallel with 2. Describing the Need the evolution of societal needs and that 3. Characterize and Analyze engineers are the people who apply scientific the System knowledge to solve societal needs.Lesson Set 2: Creating and Selecting a Concept (3 days)Description Lessons The
Paper ID #10333Engineering Students’ Experiences of Workplace Problem SolvingDr. Rui Pan, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering and Education at Texas A&M. After studying philosophy and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri- Columbia. He worked at Concordia University, Montreal and has been the director of the Institute of P-12 Engineering Research and Learning at Purdue
engineeringBachelor’s degrees awarded, only 8.4% were awarded to African Americans, while 65.1% wereawarded to Caucasians9. The American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE)publication, “Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges” (2008) supports thedata in the NSF (2007) report10. In 2006, 5.0% of African Americans earned Bachelor’s degrees,compared to 66.7% of Caucasians. From this set of data, researchers are cautioned about the Page 22.403.2need to better understand the low numbers of African American students earning degrees inSTEM disciplines (Donawa, 2009). STEM disciplines became the focus of this study as theresearcher seeks
Paper ID #38112Board 326: Investigating Creativity, Confidence, and an EntrepreneurialMindset through Curricular Modification and Community EngagementDr. Katrina J. Donovan, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyDr. Jon J Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Kellar is the Douglas Fuerstenau Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the SD School of Mines and Technology. He has been on the faculty since 1990, and in 1994 was selected as an National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellow aDr. Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Michael West is an associate
years. She holds B.S. in Computer Engineering, M.S. in Industrial Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Binghamton University (SUNY). Her background and research interests are in quality and productivity improvement using statistical tools, lean methods and use of information technology in operations management. Her work is primarily in manufacturing and healthcare delivery operations. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset In An Engineering Statistics Course AbstractIn order to better prepare their students for the
works with community members, partners, and teammates in the research and design of experiences and systems that support community goals. She is currently the Principal Investigator for Designing our tomorrow - Mobilizing the next generation of engineers. This NSF-funded project includes research on family engineering learning at exhibits, the development of an exhibit on biomimicry as a form of engineering, and professional development on engineering education for exhibit designers, developers, and facilitators. She is also leading a Moonshot project funded by the IF/THEN R Gender Equity Initiative to provide two videos focused on engineering and design for anyone in the field to use. In addition to her work
institutions to advance work on project-based learning. She believes project- based learning holds significant potential for increasing the diversity of students who succeed in college and who persist in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and she views her work with the Center as contributing to education reform from the inside out. She holds an M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Clark University and a B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University. Her background includes working in the field of education evaluation, where she focused primarily on the areas of project-based learning; STEM; pre-literacy and literacy; student life; learning communities; and professional development. She has
engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University.Dr. Keelin Siomha Leahy, University of Limerick Keelin Leahy is a lecturer of Technology Education at the University of Limerick. Keelin received her PhD from the University of Limerick in 2009, which focused on approaches for design activities in second level education. Keelin’s main research interests include developing approaches for the development of creativity and design based activities and pedagogy. Keelin lectures in the
engineering undergraduate degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Math-intensive (STEM) institutions experience imbalance unlike most other undergraduatesin co-educational institutions. The curricular demands on those enrolled are particularly intenseand focused, leaving little opportunity for pursuits aside from studies. [1] As engineeringeducation seeks to broaden its enrollment, it becomes important to better understand the studentexperience. This paper explores the question: What is the role of life balance in satisfaction andpersistence of engineering students?Our data indicate that engineering students have a desire for more balance than their academicenvironment will allow. If engineering education wants not only to recruit but to
college. Ohland et al. [21] found that 57% of the studentswho matriculated into engineering majors persisted in engineering to the 8th semester, the highestof all major groups (e.g. 51% social sciences, 41% other science/technology/math). The reasonsthat students leave engineering have been widely studied; a recent review clustered these intofive factors [22]: classroom and academic climate; race and gender; grades and conceptualunderstanding; self-efficacy and self-confidence; interest and career goals. Few students transferinto engineering [21] and engineering admittance criteria are usually more stringent than othermajors [23]. Thus, students with an environmental interest able to be admitted to engineeringmay choose that route, with the idea
after-school timeframe, those mentally less-demanding activitiesmay be more appropriate for students than engineering lessons, even fun and active onesinvolving UAVs. For comparison, our cohorts that met on Saturday mornings or during thesummer were clearly visibly more fresh and seemed much less mentally fatigued. No matterwhen we met with students, the duration of the meeting time also seemed an important factor. Asis generally the case with hands-on activities, we found that setup and troubleshooting and otheraspects of dealing with supplies and technology inevitably cut into the overall time allotted foreach activity. In our early cohorts, our meeting time was ostensibly slightly less than an hour,which generally was closer to 40 minutes by
Paper ID #14851Assessing Student Learning of Civil Engineering InfrastructureDr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural engineering topics for 14 years. He recently joined the faculty in the Engineering and Technology department at Southern Utah University.Dr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Dr. Carol Haden is a Principal Evaluator at Magnolia Consulting, LLC. She has served as evaluator for STEM education projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Arizona Department of Education, among others. Areas of
- ical Engineering where he is a Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and Piper Professor Award recipient. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student learning research with an eye upon how to use these findings to im- prove traditional and computer-based learning. Recently, he received the Premier Award for excellence in engineering education courseware.John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University I am a PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Texas Tech University. My primary research interests lie in studying memory as it applies to
Paper ID #30095Perceived Motivational Constructs and Engineering Students’ AcademicPerformanceSaira Anwar, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Saira Anwar is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. She is interested in exploring the effects of using technology to enhance students’ learning and motivation. Fur- ther, she is interested in designing interventions that help in understanding conceptually hard concepts in STEM courses, especially programming and software engineering courses. Before Purdue University, Saira worked as Assistant Professor in
Paper ID #30606Solution Diversity in Engineering Computing Final ProjectsMs. Sara Willner-Giwerc , Tufts University Sara Willner-Giwerc is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering at Tufts University. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a double minor in engineering education and engineering management in 2018. She is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, which supports her research at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) on technological tools, learning experiences, and environments for teaching engineering in classrooms pre-k
solutions society via MechanicalMechanical to problems EngineeringEngineering? Processes Areas missing – Design (19) nano-technology, Design related to real sensing systems, world problems/efficient etc. Students see Mechanical effective tools/practical Engineering as a broad problem solving (7) Students kept applied field combining Problem solving, coming back to areas of content and process creativity, open-minded, creative problem etc. (7
AC 2012-3356: MOTIVATING LEARNERS: A PRIMER FOR ENGINEER-ING TEACHING ASSISTANTSMrs. Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida Ana T. Torres-Ayala is a doctoral candidate in higher education at the University of South Florida. She holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez, and a M.Eng. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. She has experience in the telecommunications industry where she worked for Lucent Technologies. Torres-Ayala was previously an information technology instructor. Her research interests include faculty development, scholarship of teaching and learning, graduate education, and broadening participation of
, reinforcing its use in the core course) LEGO-based robots in order to solve a variety of engineering problems. Some of the assignments include catapult trajectory aiming, racing path-following robots, robotic basketball, robotic art, and digital scanning.• In the Acoustic Technologies in Object and Fault Detection and Classification10 project, students apply acoustic and ultrasonic technologies to collect data, classify materials, detect flaws or damage, nondestructively evaluate material characteristics of products and structures, and construct and destructively evaluate reinforced concrete beams. MATLAB was heavily used in this project and was related to the vibration analysis in the core course
for Relevance: Roles for Academia and Industry in Japan and the U.S.,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 4, October 1997, pp. 341-348.5. Steiner, C. J., “Educating for Innovation and Management: The Engineering Educators’ Dilemma,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 41, No. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-7.6. Bazzo W. A., Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade e o Contexto da Educação Tecnológica. Florianópolis, SC: Editora da UFSC, 1998.7. Mahan, J. E.; Jayasumana, A.; Lile, D. and Palmquist, M., “Bringing an Emphasis on Technical Writing to a Freshman Course in Electrical Engineering,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 43, No. 1, February 2000, pp. 36-42.8. Rainey, V. P., “Beyond Technology – Renaissance Engineers,” IEEE
Page 23.209.3 engineers need additional dimensions of knowledge in order to compete for the United States toretain its role as world leader in technological innovation.” Study DevelopmentAs a part of a continuous quality improvement program, the College of Engineering periodicallysets up study groups around specific issues. In this case the Core Curriculum and CollegeServices Committee authorized a study group around the preparation of undergraduates for thepractice of engineering in a global environment. The study group included engineering faculty,graduate and undergraduate students as well as representatives from the Office of InternationalAffairs. The initial charge to the group included to identify and define importantdimensions
insights. Without their help this work would Page 9.1150.13not be possible. Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2131Finally I wish to acknowledge the Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design Departmentat Eastern Washington University, and the chair Michael Brzoska specifically, for their opennessto investigating new ways to instruct our students.References1. Joyce, B., & Weil
Engineering EducationIntr oductionAt the 2003 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Dr. ShirleyAnn Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, delivered the main plenary speech.Dr. Jackson outlined the themes which must be addressed by the engineering educationcommunity to prepare our graduates for today’s challenges. Among her comments was theobservation that breakthroughs in technology today are driven by the convergence of multiplefields, thus requiring that engineers develop a multidisciplinary perspective. The engineeringeducation community is challenged to increase breadth without sacrificing disciplinary depth.Dr. Jackson asked whether the time has come to seriously consider designating the master’s
Programs; Gary Community SchoolCorporation; Indiana Space Grant Consortium; Ipsat-Inland Steel, Inc.; LTV Steel; LucentTechnologies; National Science Foundation; Northern Indiana Public Service Company;Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable; Powers and Sons Construction Company, Inc.; PurdueUniversity Calumet; Rhodia, Inc.; Safety-Kleen Oil Recovery Co.; School City of East Chicago;Superior Engineering Corporation; Twin City Education Foundation; United States Steel GaryWorks; and WMX Technologies, Inc.Bibliography1. Indiana Dept. of Education Website, 1998. URL: http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us. Page 5.49.112. Graymark International, Inc., P.O. Box 2015