AC 2007-791: LABORATORY-SCALE STEAM POWER PLANT STUDY —RANKINE CYCLER™ COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSISAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and
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
client to the project.5. The uniqueness and overall excitement of the project.Team-related criteria6. The relationship(s) between team member(s) and the client.7. The number and qualifications of team members with respect to the scope of work.8. The apparent level of team commitment to the project.Contact information (omitted for review)*Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (http://www.abet.org/)5 Page 25.309.15Appendix B: List of projects from the past two years 1. To design a snowmobile/pedestrian bridge over the B Stream in Houlton, ME, for the Meduxnekeag Ramblers Snowmobile Club similar to the
industryCurriculumThe mechanical engineering (ME) program is accredited by the Engineering AccreditationCommission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABETrequires that engineering programs seeking accreditation use appropriate, regularly documented Page 25.347.4processes to assess and evaluate attainment of program educational objectives and studentoutcomes. Also, the program is required to show evidence that the results of evaluations areused systematically as an input for continuous program improvement. The mechanicalengineering program outcomes are listed in the Appendix I. Next, the work site visit will beexplained, as well
://community.nspe.org/blogs/licensing/archive/2010/01/04/table.aspx. In summary, 30 statesprovide a pathway to licensure for an applicant with a BS degree in engineering technology from Page 22.598.7a program accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, typicallywith one to four additional years of experience (a total of 5 to 8 years of engineering experience).Thirty five states allow a pathway for graduates with a BS in Engineering from non-ABET EACaccredited programs (domestic or foreign), and twenty states provide an alternate pathway, alsowith additional experience requirements, for those with a baccalaureate degree in science
. They do mention that a unit on the confluence ofscience and spirituality is particularly significant for students, since we seem to beaccelerating into an ever more technological age. Classroom discussions aroundquestions such as: “How do we make meaning of transcendent spirituality in atechnological age?” and “How do individuals reconcile traditional systems of belief withan increasingly complex and comprehensive knowledge of science?” are suggested.12Fortunately, much has been written in an effort to bring understanding, evenreconciliation, to the fields of science/engineering and spirituality. As an example, I havefound some success using Guy Consolmagno’s book entitled God’s Mechanics: HowScientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion.13
: Technology and Change (Boyd and Fraser: San Francisco, 1979) pp. 30-31.) 8 Special Commission on the 1999 Texas A&M Bonfire. (2000) Final Report,http://www.tamu.edu/bonfire-commission/reports/Final.pdf 9 Special Commission on the 1999 Texas A&M Bonfire. (2000) Final Report, p. 11,http://www.tamu.edu/bonfire-commission/reports/Final.pdf 10 Texas Revised Statutes, Article 3271a, §§131.151 et. seq 11 National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)Code of Ethics for Engineers. http://www.onlineethics.org/codes/NSPEcode.html 12 American Society of Civil Engineers. (2000) Code of Ethics, 13 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2000) Society Policy, Ethics
isdifficult if not impossible to come by without using an in-depth case study approach.1. Crismond, D., & Adams, R. (2012). The informed design teaching and learning matrix. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(4), 738–797.2. Sadler, P. M., Coyle, H. P., & Schwartz, M. (2000). Engineering competitions in the middle school classroom: Key elements in developing effective design challenges. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 9(3), 299–327.3. Roth, W. -M. (1996). Art and artifact of children's designing: A situated cognition perspective. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 5(2), 129-166.4. Welch, M. (1999). Analyzing the Tacit Strategies of Novice Designers. Research in Science & Technological Education, 17(1), 19–34.5
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undergraduate contexts. Thesefindings underscore the necessity for a standardized curriculum that integratestransdisciplinarity into engineering education.ChallengesThe first challenge is the disciplinary barrier. When we searched for literature, we identifiedmultiple transdisciplinary studies in other disciplines. For example, Block et al. [45] explorethe integration of urban sustainability, Mode 2 Science, and transdisciplinary educationthrough the Master Thesis Ateliers of the Ghent Stadsacademie, focusing on complex and"wicked" urban issues. Meanwhile, Tejedor et al. [47] emphasize the growing importance oftransdisciplinarity for achieving sustainability goals within technological curriculums. Arecurring topic in these studies, including the
GC 2012-5622: THE ATTRIBUTES OF A GLOBAL ENGINEER: INTER-NATIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONSDr. Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. Stephen Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Ms. Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company Lynn G. Brown is the Corporate International Program Manager for Higher Education and STEM for The Boeing Company and the Chairperson of the ASEE Corporate Members Council Special Interest Group for International Engineering Education. Lynn was selected as Boeing’s Higher Education Pro- gram Manager in 2004 at which
partnerships with the universitiesto have access to engineering graduates exposed to the required competencies at theinternational level.The international credentialing process begins with the development of a roadmap ofcompetencies that are essential for an engineering educator. These competencies includesubject matter expertise, teaching and assessment skills, instructional design and technology,and leadership and professional development. By working towards the systematicimprovement of these competencies, engineering educators can establish themselves ashighly qualified professionals who can make a significant impact on the education system.The international recognition of engineering educators also has a symbiotic effect on therecognition of