(including research- and teaching-stream faculty, sessional lecturers andteaching assistants) from across three core second-year courses elected to participate in the studyin 2012-2013; in 2013-2014, nine (9) faculty (including teaching-stream faculty and teachingassistants) from across two core third-year courses elected to participate in the study. Courseswere chosen based on our previous research, notably those that garnered the most frequentmentions from former students as to the impact on their professional development. Theseincluded: • CHE297, Communications Portfolio I • CHE298, Communication • CHE230, Environmental Chemistry • CHE324, Chemical Process Design Laboratory • CHE326, Thermodynamics and Kinetics LaboratoryIndividual
student’s point of view as it relates to satisfaction and a senseof belonging, particularly in engineering technology classrooms and labs.Purpose:This paper was derived from the observations of one construction management program in theMidwest that noticed an immediate need for change related to the way that their primaryclassroom and laboratory appeared and functioned. The educators aspire to improve thesefacilities in the best interests of faculty, students, and visitors alike. The authors of this paperoutline the observations which revealed the shortfalls, explain the exploratory steps which weresubsequently taken to identify the overarching problems that existed, highlight the ways in whichfunding and resources were obtained to improve the
Page 23.1.8University, Pittsburg State University http://www.pittstate.edu/dotAsset/10561.pdf“many students enter engineering or engineering technology without a clear perception of thedifferences between engineering and technology curricular and their respective employmentopportunities upon graduation.”40 Expertise: The term “applied” and “hands-on” are the traditional nomenclature ofengineering technology. This applied nature of the technology programs manifests itself inlaboratory experiences which play a major role in the educational process. Programs inengineering also contain laboratory courses but as Robison points out “those courses inengineering that contain laboratories show strong orientation toward experimentation orresearch
Paper ID #41978A Comparative Study of the Impact of Virtual Reality on Student Learningand Satisfaction in Aerospace EducationMollie Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mollie Johnson is a graduate researcher in the Engineering Systems Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in aerospace engineering and is furthering her education as a masters’ student in the AeroAstro department at MIT.Dr. Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rea Lavi earned his doctoral degree in science & engineering education from the
teaching methods for pre-service and in-service teachers. He is the director of City- Lab, a biotechnology learning laboratory for K12 students and teachers at Boston University School of Medicine and a former high school science teacher. He co-authors Teaching Children Science: a Discov- ery Approach written as a textbook for pre-service elementary science teachers. Page 26.1050.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 K-12 Teachers as Curriculum Designers in Engineering Professional Development
Dr. Mark A. Finlayson is Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate Professor of Computer Science and Interim Associate Director in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at Florida International University (FIU). His research intersects artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and cognitive science. He directs the FIU KFSCIS Cognition, Narrative, and Culture (Cognac) Laboratory whose members focus on advancing the science of narrative, including: understanding the relationship between cognition, narrative, and culture; developing new methods and techniques for investigating questions related to language and narrative; and endowing machines with the ability to understand and
Success in the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Johnson received his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on engineering education, production economics, and design tools. Dr. Johnson has over 80 peer reviewed publications and several patents. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and industry. Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society
Paper ID #32761Scaling Hands-On Learning Principles in Manufacturing through AugmentedReality Disassembly and Inspection of a Consumer ProductMs. Emily Welsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ms. Welsh works as an educational technologist at MIT. Her work includes the development and running of MOOCs and the development of digital education tools. Prior to joining MIT, she worked in industry at an original equipment manufacturer.Dan Li, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProf. A. John Hart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John Hart is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing
Paper ID #33845Evaluation of virtual young scholar program with a focus on hands-onengineering design projects in a virtual setting (Evaluation)Dr. Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Elena Veety received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, in 2011. Her research focused on liquid crystal polarization gratings for tunable optical filters and telecommunications applications. Since 2011, she has been a Teaching Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Education
8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONA Temperature Control Project that Facilitates Learningof Difficult Concepts in Control Theory Project-Based-Learning, or PBL, has been broadly adopted by the engineering education commu-nity [2-8] as an effective instructional approach. Cohesive PBL pedagogy brings many advantages: itmotivates students, offers student-centered learning [7], makes meaningful connections to the realworld [8], and facilitates communication among students [9]. Specific to control theory teaching,PBL has been utilized to help students to learn about function blocks in a feedback control system[10-12] and to design advanced controllers [13-17]. Recognizing teaching/learning benefits throughPBL, the author developed a
they are enforced. b) Academic Aspects: • How does the curriculum contribute to fulfilling the program objectives? How does it benefit from the host environment? How does it compare with the home curriculum in terms of level and degree of difficulty? • What are the qualifications and attitudes of the faculty teaching the courses abroad? • What are the academic resources (e.g., the library and laboratory facilities) How do they support the program’s curriculum? Page 12.1048.8 c) Interaction with the Host Culture: • Pre-departure materials and on-site orientation
ABET.Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University Dr. NEERAJ BUCH is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of Cornerstone Engineering and Residential Experience program at Michigan State University. He earned his M.S. degree in 1988 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1995. Dr. Buch began his academic career at Michigan State University in 1996. Dr. Buch teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in concrete materials and pavement engineering. He is also involved in teaching short courses on pavement design and rehabilitation and pavement
degree award) can be written in English, in which case, the student receives similarlanguage support as they would during an internship.There are many different methodologies, which can be and often are utilized in language instruction.Since the 1970s there has been much research into the modernization of traditional teaching ideas,including for example Allwright’s assertion in 1977 that ‘if the language teacher’s managementactivities are directed exclusively at involving the learners in solving communication problems in thetarget language, then language learning will take care of itself’.2 This paper does not intend to go intodetail regarding the exact nature of these changes, but will build on the concept of communicationproblems in a target
, 1993.[27] Canadian Accreditation Board, "1993 Annual Report," Canadian Council of Professional Engineers 1993.[28] D. K. Ludlow and K. H. Schulz, "Writing across the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of North Dakota," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 83, pp. 161, 1994.[29] J. A. Newell, D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, "Progressive development of oral and written communication skills across and integrated laboratory sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31, pp. 116-119, 1997.[30] P. Elbow, "Teaching thinking by teaching writing," Phi Delta Kappan, pp. 37, 1983.[31] N. Van Orden, "Is writing an effective way to learn chemical concepts?," Journal of Chemical
Paper ID #20446The Santa Clara University Maker Lab: Creating the Lab, Engaging theCommunity, and Promoting Entrepreneurial-minded LearningDr. Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University Christopher Kitts is as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University where he serves as Director of the Robotic Systems Laboratory and as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the School of Engineering. Kitts runs an aggressive field robotics program focused on the the design and operational control of robotic systems ranging from underwater robots to spacecraft. As part of this activity
groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Mr. Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He is also a co-investigator for multiple grant projects at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded electri- cal engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in STEM, and the development of novel instructional equipment and curricula for enhancing academic suc- cess
interested in a topic for a long period of time.4,5 This couldrelate back to activities that can teach students basic engineering principles that they can usethroughout college and in their careers. The final component, caring, can also be broken downinto two components: academic caring and personal caring. Academic caring deals with studentsbelieving that their instructor cares about their academic success.4,5 The benefit of a gamifiedlearning environment is that feedback is given to students throughout their participation to letthem know if they are doing well, or what areas should be improved upon. Personal caring dealswith students believing that their instructor cares about their well-being.4,5 Instructors canexplain to students within the
Paper ID #19634Experiential Learning Activities for K-12 Outreach and Undergraduate Stu-dents involving Production and Utilization of BiodieselDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and
Paper ID #23123Detecting Current Job Market Skills and Requirements Through Text Min-ingProf. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Houshang Darabi is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Darabi has been the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of MIE since 2007. He has also served on the College of Engineering (COE) Educational Policy Committee since 2007. Dr. Darabi is the recipient of multiple teaching and advising awards including the UIC
students. The assumption is that thestudents will be knowledgeable about some topics, but not all. Each day consists of lectures inthe morning and a lab session in the afternoon. There are field trips, to local industry and testfields near campus to demonstrate challenges in phenomics. Table I gives a sample schedule.P3 Curriculum(1) T-Base Common Core: All P3 students take a fast-paced transdisciplinary course with ahands-on laboratory component the first year of their program. The course has two keyobjectives: 1) bring all students’ knowledge up to the same level for issues that pertain to plantphenomics, sensor engineering, and data analysis, and 2) begin the process of teaching studentsthe needed terminology to speak across disciplines. This
toolsto better assist our first-year students as they navigate the many potential discipline options inengineering. Based on our work, we suggest that those teaching in the first year frequentlydiscuss major selection and the different engineering majors with their students either formallyor informally. Since it is not possible to include all possible majors in laboratory experiences,information about the majors may need to be addressed through other means such asassignments, student presentations, and guest-speakers. We know that students change theirintended major so helping them navigate that process is essential for their success. This can bedone in a variety of ways, but we suggest polling the students throughout the term and dedicatingtime
, will be a significant step in enhancing the instructional strategies anddesign in the field of instructional technology. Following are the research questions: 1. Do pure discovery-based (no feedback) simulated labs improve students’ declarative knowledge?” The premise of this research is that the simulated experiments are better than the hands-on laboratory exercise when it comes to understanding basic IT concepts. Therefore, the hypothesis is: The use of simulated experiments in the teaching of IT Page 26.581.7 concepts in CCNA program with no feedback (pure discovery learning environment) will produce improved
Paper ID #11885Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job SearchDr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy
Paper ID #16886Using Engineering Design Notebooks to Evaluate Student Understanding ofPhysics Concepts in a Design ChallengeDr. Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Pamalee Brady is an Associate Professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She teaches courses in structural systems, concrete, steel and wood design as well as structural engineer- ing courses for architecture and construction management students. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly she worked in applied research at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign
Paper ID #21307Work in Progress: Development and Implementation of a Self-guided Ar-duino Module in an Introductory Engineering Design CourseDr. Jillian Beth Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Jillian Schmidt is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She teaches primarily first and second- year engineering design courses, and her research interests include technology incorporation and team dynamics in project based courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018
high-quality undergraduate programs of study,their mission, though, is heavily oriented toward research, which naturally makes use of doctoralcandidates. A civil engineering program at a comprehensive doctoral institution will ordinarilyhave the following characteristics: ‚ Faculty at comprehensive doctoral institutions can be segregated into three distinct groups: those who principally teach at the undergraduate level, those who conduct research and teach at the graduate level, and those who teach very little and whose primary function within the program is to conduct sponsored research. ‚ Graduate-focused universities tend to be older established institutions with long histories of
Rochester Institute of technology where he currently is a tenured track assistant professor. His research interests are analog and digital integrated circuit implementation of communications systems, and System-on-a-Chip methodologies.Dr. Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE) Adriana Becker-G´omez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She received the B.S.E.E. degree from Uni- versidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. She obtained the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 1992 she was a Lecturer and a Teaching Assistant at Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1990 she worked as a
advanced statistical analysis. Her research seeks to integrate and refine theories through the use of multiple types of measurement including explicit, implicit, objective, and be- havioral. Her research program has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Army Research Institute, Psi Chi, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the Haynes Foundation.Dr. Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mariappan Jawaharlal is recognized as an outstanding educator for his innovative and engaging teaching pedagogy. He has received numerous awards and grants including the Northrop Grumman Award for Ex- cellence in teaching. Jawaharlal is the
spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The
in a manufacturing application should be discussed. Examples include: statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Critical areas from the manufacturing knowledge base that all mechanical engineering education programs should strongly consider including in their curricula are: the impact of processing on materials, especially from the vantage point of materials selection, basic manufacturing processes (with laboratory), metrology with linkages to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and statistical quality control. When teaching product design, ensure that principles of simultaneous product and process design are emphasized