’ academic backgrounds are notable challenges and we expect to encounter in futuresemesters. We also found that even though the NRT capstone offered sessions about teamcollaboration, students still faced challenges with team logistics. Therefore, to better support thenext cohort, in the spring 2023 NRT capstone course, the NRT faculty will offer more teambuilding activities at the beginning of the semester. In addition, we found that even though thescheduled team workdays were useful, successful teams needed to meet outside of course time.We also found that one semester might not be sufficient to develop and submit a final researchproduct for journal publication, especially if it includes laboratory experiments. Literature reviewpapers and
Paper ID #40414Using a multidisciplinary engineering project in a first-yearengineering course for educationally disadvantaged studentsDr. Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University Dr. Xinyu Zhang is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program of Ben- jamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resource at West Virginia University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 2012 from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a licensed P.E. in North Carolina. Her research interests include STEM education such as broadening participation in engineering and advanced
, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003. He then completed a master’s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a Ph.D. in the Minority and Urban Education Unit of the Col- lege of Education at the University of Maryland. Bruk worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he focused on nanotechnology, from 2003 to 2005. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the National Academies where he conducted research on methods of increasing the number of women in engineering. After a brief stint teaching mathematics in Baltimore City
of the Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship at CMU, was the 2020 recipient of the Frederick A. Howes Scholar Award in Computational Science and the 2016 MIT Graduate Teaching Award in the School of Engineering, and is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship and the Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowship. Wang directs the Mechanics of Materials via Molecular and Multiscale Methods Laboratory (M5 Lab) at CMU, which focuses on computational micro- and nanoscale mechanics of fluids, soft matter, and active matter, with applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering across the nexus of water, en- ergy, sustainable materials, and urban livability. The M5 Lab is particularly
puzzles by handing pieces of paper back and forth and discussing where the strips belonged. The new solution had to replicate this process as closely as possible. • Easy to disseminate: The instructional team responsible for the course were already transitioning courses and laboratories online, along with dealing with the inherent work overhead of an online course. The solution could not require an instructor to create duplicate documents, copy and paste code for multiple teams, or other work-intensive operations. • Self-checking: In the in-person implementation, the instructional team (one faculty member and multiple undergraduate teaching assistants) would rotate around the classroom
- prentice Faculty Grant from the Educational Research Methods ASEE Division in 2009. She also has been an Electrical Engineering Professor for two Mexican universities. Dr. Mendoza is interested in sTEm education, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, Latino studies in engineering and computer aided/instructional technology in sTEm.Dr. Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Russ Meier is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University. His teaching and research interests include embedded systems, evolvable hardware, the use of complex adaptive systems in digital
; Awards and recognition. Teaching Grading and administration; Job Salary and benefits; Assistants Help with student learning directly; Community engaged design teaching experience; Time and expertise. Personal / professional community engagement. Engineering Allowing for course credit (tech Promotional materials for recruiting; College electives, senior design, 1st-year); Increased diversity; Laboratory funding; Provides experiential learning in 1st year to senior design; Facilities and personnel technical Broader impacts for research grants; expertise; Awards and recognition
Academic Integrity in the ClassroomAuthor: Dr. Steve SternbergAffiliation: Chemical Engineering, University Minnesota Duluth ssternbe@d.umn.eduThis paper will explore issues of academic integrity (AI) in the classroom: Define several meanings of academic integrity Explore how and why students cheat Describe techniques to enhance student integrityThe work is based on personal observations and informal discussions with many studentsthroughout my career as a student and as an instructor.Academic Integrity is a term used to describe the expectation of honest, open, and responsibleconduct while engaged in scholarly activity - be it research, teaching, service
Paper ID #32543Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared StudentsDr. Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst
2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inventory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air
Paper ID #30231Understanding Student Retention in EngineeringDr. Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S
Paper ID #34513Work in Progress: Implementing Elements of Engineering Design intoCalculusDr. Salvador Mayoral, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Salvador Mayoral received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 2013. As a graduate student, Dr. Mayoral worked on the shielding of jet noise by a hybrid wing body aircraft. In 2014, Dr. Mayoral joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton where he currently serves as an Assistant Professor. As the PI of the Wind Tunnel Laboratory, his research interests span the areas
VEX Robotics program. After graduation, Brianna plans to continue her academic studies in trans- portation engineering to earn a Master’s and eventually a Ph.D. She stated that conducting undergraduate research has opened her eyes to so many possibilities of what she could do with her future.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing
Paper ID #25331Work in Progress: Understanding Student Successes, Challenges, and Per-ceptions of CommunityDr. Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Deepak Keshwani is an associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to research in the area of bioprocess and biosystems modeling, Dr. Keshwani is engaged in teaching and advising students across two academic colleges and is involved in numerous campus-wide student success initiatives including leading a civic-engagement program for first-year students.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska
seals for the next generation of manned spacecraft. The unique problem necessitated a grasp of both fluid dynamics and material science, as well as experimental and computational analysis. As a DAGSI/Air Force Research Laboratory Ohio Student-Faculty Fellow, Dr. Garafolo gained experimental knowledge in structural dynamics of turbomachinery. In particular, his research on engine order excitation yielded insight into generating high cycle fatigue of turbomachinery using acoustic excitation.Mr. Benjamin G. Kruggel, University of Akron Ben is a graduate student at the University of Akron pursuing a MEd in high school science education. He received his B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Ohio State in 1994 and was
- sity of Louisville. Jeff graduated from Furman University in 1992 with degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy. After ten years working in industry, he returned to school, completing his Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering in 2008. Since com- pleting his degree, he has been teaching engineering mathematics courses and continuing his dissertation research in cyber security for industrial control systems. In his teaching, Dr. Hieb focuses on innovative and effective use of tablets, digital ink, and other technology and is currently investigating the use of the flipped classroom model and collaborative learning. His research in cyber security for industrial
side of the desk, there areenumerable students desperately wishing the instructor would find a way to teach that wasn’t justlecture with PowerPoint or equations on a white board. If a classroom existed that required activeparticipation of all students and instructors and there was immediate and meaningful feedbackbased on the students’ ability to demonstrate what was learned, would you use it?Not today and not next year, but during the professional career of most of today’s educators, thisclassroom will exist. A prototype of this environment exists and is being used by millions ofstudents and a growing number of educators. Actually it is not one prototype but several that gounder the names of wikis, social networks, and virtual
AC 2008-2013: CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES: CONTENT RECOGNITIONDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching three of his favorite courses Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, Internal Combustion Engines, and Capstone Design. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic
AC 2008-2197: ARTICULATING NEED SENSITIVE VERTICALLY INTEGRATEDPROGRAMS FOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGYSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include antennas and
AuburnUniversity, Auburn, Alabama; a major laboratory in India; and Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT), Madras, India. The team at the NDE imaging and modeling labat the Indian research center was keen in developing a robust algorithm for theirautomatic defect recognition (ADR) system for welds. The main problems theteam faced in analyzing weld radiographs were (1) detecting weld defects in thepresence of weld ripples and (2) detecting very faint defects occurring at the edgeof the weld seam. The managers at this center wanted the team to develop newmethodologies to identify defects in welds for analyzing the radiographs andsolve the above problems. In order to bring this real-world issue into engineeringclassrooms, the authors developed a multi-media
Doctoral Fellowship, as well as awards from the Toledo and Southeastern Michigan Section IEEE. He is a member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and ASEE. At MSOE, he coordinates courses in Software Quality Assurance, Software Verification, Software Engineering Practices, as well as teaching Embedded Systems Software and introductory programming courses. Page 14.1338.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Your Grade Book to Store Course Rubric InformationAbstractThe usage of rubrics has been greatly shown to aid in consistent grading, faster grading,and
AC 2009-743: MERI: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICSINITIATIVECarlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMatthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySteve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDavid Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.877.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MERI: Multidisciplinary Educational Robotics InitiativeAbstractThis paper will describe the implementation of an innovative multidisciplinary roboticscertificate program at a small teaching institution in the Midwestern United States. TheMultidisciplinary Educational Robotics Initiative (MERI) is a product of a collaborative effortbetween
capabilityto undergraduate students. The first step was to use the existing Public BroadcastingSystem (PBS) microwave link to simultaneously connect classes in Boise and Moscow.The second step was to install a two-way compressed video system. Experience soon indicated that teaching a course with a single instructor at onelocation and students at both locations was less than optimal. While student performancewas comparable at both campuses, summative course evaluations were consistently lower Page 1.379.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsat the location without the instructor in residence. Students were especially
undergraduate study. Haptics, the research and application on thesense of touch and force feedback, provides a novel human computer interface for students tointeract with virtual dynamics world to potentially gain a better understanding of the dynamicsconcepts. Under this assumption, this research started with the identification of key dynamicsconcepts from engineering teaching experience and converted these concepts into interestinginteractive animation with both graphics and haptics learning channels. The developed learningtools have been tested with undergraduate engineering students in Spring 2008 and Summer2008 semesters. The experimental result analysis provides great input to future improvement anddissemination of the novel teaching methods on
. Those who are dedicated toimproving the situation in their native countries often return home after graduate studyabroad, and take teaching position at local universities. They are then often beset by amultitude of problems – inadequate salaries, forcing them to have an additional job whichdetracts from their university effectiveness; lack of financial resources for teaching andresearch laboratory equipment, and for publications that could keep them abreast ofdevelopments in their technical and professional fields; and lack of funds for travel toconferences that could keep them technically and professionally up to date. Page 11.1366.2With developments
and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include on avenues to connect Product Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021The challenge: The role of the student in Engineering and TechnologicalLiteracy programs, perspectives, discussions, and
Paper ID #17886The Development of a Framework for 3D Printing, Casting, and Entrepreneur-shipJay Watson, Putnam County School System Jay Watson teaches technology, web development, and coding at Cookeville High School. He received a B.S degree in Secondary Education from TTU, has over five years of IT experience, and holds a multitude of industry technology certifications. Additionally, Watson was selected as the Best of the Best of Upper Cumberland educators and served on the focus group that selected Tennessee’s new web design standards, as well as the Web Design and Coding Textbook Advisory Panel. He currently is a
brought practical applications from con- sulting design and construction to the classroom that students’ have found invaluable upon graduating. Serving as Experiential Learning Option advisor for multiple students’ portfolios, Dr. Lester has success- fully evaluated proposals from past work experience to grant course credit for distance students. He has served as the Civil-Site design option evaluator for Senior Design projects each semester as part of his normal teaching responsibilities. Dr. Lester has developed new courses in Civil Engineering Technology to better distribute the student load in Fluid Mechanics and the accompanying laboratory. Dr. Lester has also taught the Professional Engineering preparation
1993, pp. 70-77.3. Harb, J. N., Terry, R. E., Hurt, P. K., and Williamson, K. J., Teaching Through the Cycle: Application of Learning Style Theory to Engineering Education at Brigham Young University, 2nd Edition, Brigham Young University Press, 1995.4. Ortiz, L. E. and Bachofen, E. M., “An Experience in Teaching Structures in Aeronautical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Applying the Experimental Methodology,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2526.5. Abdulwahed, M. and Nagy, Z. K., Applying Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle for Laboratory Education, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2009, pp. 283-294.6. Wyrick, D. A. and
Paper ID #19762Learning two programming languages in one semester does not adversely af-fect undergraduate biomedical engineering student performanceTrevor R Ham, The University of Akron I am a 4th year PhD student studying Biomedical Engineering at The University of Akron, as well as a member of the College of Engineering Teaching Program. I teach a programming course (using MAT- LAB) to Biomedical Engineering undergraduates. My research interests concern protein-functionalized hydrogels to guide neural stem cell differentiation, with a focus on regenerating damaged spinal cord tissue.Dr. Rouzbeh Amini, The University of