techniques (involving O notation, an ability to apply knowledge recurrence equations, the Master Examinations, quizzes, and of mathematics, science, and Theorem, etc.) and high level homework will measure level of a engineering abstractions (abstract data types). knowledge and understanding. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret b data Testing of project performance
Strategic Approach,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Available on line at http://www.asee.org/conferences/search/00510_2001.pdf.7. Hewlett, D. (2002) Focus Group Report: Information Literacy Program at Villanova University. Villanova: Office of Planning, Training and Institutional Research, Villanova University.8. Popescu, A. and Popescu, R. (2003) “Building Research Skills: Course-Integrated Training Methods,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 129, No. 1, pp. 40-43.9. Welker, A., Quintiliano, B., and Green, L. (2005) “Information Literacy: Skills for Life,” Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Conference, June 12-15
software applications in CE-4007undergraduate course: (a) problem definition (analysis of truss bridge), (b) Matlab programming and (c) ANSYS FE modeling.CE 527 “Impact Strength of Materials and Structural Crashworthiness”. The graduate classCE 527 “Impact Strength of Materials and Structural Crashworthiness” is taught during fallsemester, for a total period of 14 weeks. Its capacity is between 10 and 15 graduate students. It isheld for three hours, one day a week. Summary of the relevant course topics/assignments is asfollows.Contents. With this course, the basic mechanics of impact is taught and attention is given to thebehavior of materials subjected to dynamic loadings. Elastic and plastic stress wave theory
University in 1975, and his masters in civil engineering from UAA in 1999. Page 15.1375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Why Engineering Economy Professors Should Teach Introductory Corporate FinanceAbstractBoth engineering economy and finance focus their introductory courses on the time value ofmoney. Yet, in spite of this shared foundation, those courses are very different. This paperdiscusses what these differences are, why they occur, and what the disciplines can offer eachother. The goal is to help textbook authors and classroom teachers in each field to do a better jobof
butalso the experiences of the students being educated and the learning outcomes achieved.This paper presents findings from a preliminary investigation into the experiences of graduatestudents who are members of an interdisciplinary research team. The CareerWISE (CW) projectat Arizona State University, part of a large interdisciplinary research program supported by theNational Science Foundation, serves as the vehicle for studying student experiences. There aretwo major thrusts for the CareerWISE research program: (a) to understand the forces that leadsome women to leave PhD programs in engineering and the sciences before attaining the degree,and (b) to design and evaluate a web-based intervention that increases a woman’s resilience,coping, and
study participants for sharing their career stories and for their time. Weappreciate the reviewers of this article for their guidance and encouragement. Their commentswill be even more useful when we work to submit additional articles from this research to peer-reviewed archival journals, if we have not already incorporated them here. This research isbased upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. HRD 0811194.Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Hall, R. M., & Sandler, B. R. (1982). The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women? Washington, DC
hurricanesurvivors, humanitarian engineering experiences and designs are prime examples ofinterventions which act locally to create possibilities of life-changing opportunities by: (a)breaking cycles of poverty and inequities through education, (b) ameliorating detrimental healthconditions and addressing issues of limited food and access to clean water, (c) creatingalternatives to inadequate shelter, (d) and reconsidering innovative alternatives for deficientenergy conditions all of which citizens of the world have endured for hundreds of years. In thisstudy, we investigate the interest and influences in undergraduate and graduate engineeringstudents in pursuing humanitarian engineering.HEED SurveyThe 10-question survey [Appendix A] of 110 participants
computer literacy skills. The following quote from NCLB Title II Part D outlines thissentiment: “(1) PRIMARY GOAL- The primary goal of this part is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools. (2) ADDITIONAL GOALS- The additional goals of this part are the following: (A) To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student's race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability. (B) To encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with
the NASA Great Moon Buggy Race Project, and initiated the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Buggy Race Project, and initiated the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities program. Since joining the CCSU faculty, Dr. Naoumov has spearheaded the development of a NASA Moon Buggy program at the University.Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University Zdzislaw B. Kremens, Ph.D., D.Sc., has been Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology since 1998. Previously, he was interim dean of the School and a visiting professor from the Technical University of Wroclaw in Poland, where he was a professor and
software to evaluate the economy oftheir various vehicle designs and receive specific training by Argonne engineers.An important aspect in the design of modern vehicles is the vehicle controller that providessupervisory control of the numerous vehicle processors and components. Generous contributionswere provided by automotive industries such as dSPACE, MotoTron/Woodward, and NationalInstruments who donated vehicle controllers and supporting equipment. In addition, thesecompanies gave extensive training in the use of their products. A photograph of a hardware-in-the loop (HIL) configuration is shown in Fig. 2; this enabled students to actually demonstratecontrol algorithms developed for their ECUs. b. Practical experienceThe competitions require
vignettes. A Vignette describes ahypothetic team member with specific attributes demonstrating specific characteristics meant tobe assessed with peer evaluation. Through evaluating this hypothetic person and comparingstudents’ evaluation results with results from trained experts, we expect to measure students’biases and provide a training opportunity to improve student rating skills and reduce rating bias.The theoretical framework in our study operationally defines team effectiveness asinterdependency, goal setting and potency. A vignette designed to illustrate attributes ofinterdependency, goal setting and potency was administered at different periods of the semester.Participants in the study were enrolled in the first year engineering course and
conductexperimental evaluation and testing. The rubric was less informative on engineering analysisskills as design projects varied in scope and coverage of these areas.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) asks that all engineeringprograms work to achieve a series of educational objectives including: a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d. an ability to
started with. The students may even have to fall back to a Plan B incase their experiment does not work the way they planned it. This teaches the students thateverything does not work out the way they planned initially. In the real world, companies mayhave to run through several ideas before they find the right one which is something that studentscannot experience and see in a classroom. The second semester is used to perfect the experiment and to make a conclusion based onthe results they recorded during their months of researching and experimenting. From all theinformation they have learned, researched and concluded, a paper, for possible publication,should be written and handed in for a final grade. The paper should explain why they
. Kraft, "Manpower Planning and Its Role in the Age of Automation." Review ofEducational Research 40, no. 4 (1970), p. 497.16 Amy E. Slaton, Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U..S Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color-Line(Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2010).17 John F. Grede, "Collective Comprehensiveness: A Proposal for a Big City Community College." Journal ofHigher Education 41, no. 3 (1970), p. 192; and Arthur B. Shostak, "Old Problems and New Agencies: How MuchChange?" In Power, Poverty, and Urban Policy, edited by Warner Bloomberg Jr. and Henry J. Schmandt (BeverlyHills: Sage Publications, 1968), p. 104.18 Delaware County Community College, Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology, Associate in Applied
. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Chris Groscurth , University of Michigan Christopher R. Groscurth is an instructional consultant in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan. At CRLT Chris promotes excellence in teaching and learning through individual consultation, professional development programs, and applied research. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Georgia, and his research
, A.M. (2000). The New PublicRelations: Integrating Marketing and Public Relations Strategies for Student Recruitment and Institutional Image Building – A Case Study of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing 9 (4), 17-31.6 O’English, L., Matthews, J.G., Lindsay, E.B. (2006). Graphic Novels in Academic Libraries: From Maus to Manga and Beyond. Journal of Academic Librarianship 32 (2), 173-181.7 Boff, C., Singer, C., and Stearns, B. (2006). Reaching Out to the Underserved: More Than Thirty Years of Outreach Job Ads. Journal of Academic Librarianship 32 (2), 137-147.8 Ibid.9 Franzway, Suzanne; Sharp, Rhonda; Mills, Julie E.; Gill, Judith. (2009) Engineering Ignorance. Frontiers
ABET Customers •Internally, It Is ABET CQIExternal Some institutions host ABET Simultaneous Visits where teams from two or more commissions are visiting at the same time Some programs have names that dictate ABET Joint Visits where multiple commissions must accredit a single program These situations involve accreditation customers that greatly benefit from harmonizationInternal Over ten years ago, ABET started requiring outcomes based management for all of its accredited programs. That requires a CQI component for us and ABET requires the same for itself. As it reviews itself, ABET sees the value in this approach for its own operations.So What? Well, it sounds as if this doesn’t really benefit my program directly. Actually
an environmentally conscious andresponsible community, and to inspire others in caring for the environment. Pictures from senioraward ceremony, demonstration and registration floor, judging, and the opening ceremony areshown in Figure 1.a) senior award ceremony b) demonstration and registration floor Page 15.1388.3c) judging d) the opening ceremonyFigure 1. The I-SWEEEP Olympiad 2009 event pictures2. ObjectivesThe purpose of this Olympiad is to engage young students in a search for solutions to theenvironmental and energy related challenges of today in hopes of achieving a
fields of endeavor. Taken together, theseadvantages are propelling the college to make nanotechnology and power well-establishedofferings for engineering technologists.Bibliography1. Anwas, S. and H. Dhillon. “Development of an On-line Introduction to Nanotechnology Course: Issues and Challenges”. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference.2. Meyyappan, M. “Nanotechnology Education and Training”. Journal of Materials Education Vol. 26 (3-4), 2004.3. Anwar, S., J. A. Rolle, and A. A. Memon. “Development and Delivery of On-line Upper Division Engineering Technology Courses”. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference.4. Sridhara, B. “WebCT – A Powerful Web-Enhanced Instruction Tool for Engineering Technology Courses”. Proceedings of
engines with improved fan (geared fan and contra fan), fan-exhaust duct-liner technology• New flight paths in ascent and descent flightSilent Aircraft SAX -40 Engine Noise Reduction TechnologiesSource: http://silentaircraft.org Source: ReynoldsAddressing Noise Reduction Goals Source: F. Collier, NASA Langley Innovative Aircraft Concepts/ Designs• Increase the L/D ratio: It is one of the most powerful means of reducing the fuel burn. There are three ways to increase L/D: (a) increase the wing span (b) reduce the vortex drag factor (c) reduce the profile drag• Reducing the profile drag has the greatest mid- to long-term potential – (1) The adoption of
like a job or career in which I use a 7 18 24 13 2 (3.1%) lot of science. (10.8%) (27.7%) (36.9%) (20.0%) b. I would like a job or career in which I use a 9 12 29 12 2 (3.1%) lot of mathematics. (13.8%) (18.5%) (44.6%) (18.5%) c. I would like a job or career in which I use a 32 26 1 (1.5%) -- 5 (7.7%) lot of technology
themes in total defined in Project 2061: a)system, b) model, c) constancy and change, and d) scale. The theme, , can also be found in thecurrent study result. That is, engineering literate person is able to understand the relationshipsbetween parts and the whole, uses models for representing concepts, and applies knowledge tosolve problems in our life. Similarity exists between the above STM commonalities and the general principles for K-12 engineering education defined by NAE & NRC1. The three principles are: 1) K-12engineering education should emphasize engineering design; 2) K-12 engineering educationshould incorporate important and developmentally appropriate mathematics, science, andtechnology knowledge and skills; and, 3) K-12
analysis of networking protocols, secure wireless communications, and privacy-protected vehicle-to-vehicle communications and simulation techniques. He has supervised a number of projects with Ford Motors and other local companies. He is currently the Editor of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Transactions on Passenger Cars: Electrical and Electronic Systems. He is the author of over 100 published peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings. He has supervised four Ph.D. dissertations and eight M.S. theses. Dr. Mahmud is a member of SAE, the American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. He received the President’s Teaching Excellence Award from
285) The Nuremberg Indictment of theI.G.Farben Defendants states: “Farben …abused its slave workers by subjecting them, … to excessively long, arduous,and exhausting work, utterly disregarding their health or physical condition. The sole criterionof the right to live or die was the production efficiency …first signs of a decline in productionalthough caused by illness or exhaustion...meant “Selektion.” In addition, a subsidiary of I.G., Degesch (German Corporation for Pest Control)manufactured Zyclon B that was used in the gas chambers between 1942-1944.As reported by Rubenstein and Roth in Approaches to Auschwitz 5 “Ambros oversaw I.G. Auschwitz in all its horror. He and
Page 15.5.3continuum, and it is believed that by providing a continuum of resources to entrepreneurs andstartup companies, the probability of success is significantly increased. Details of each of theprograms listed in the figure will be discussed below. Students Companies Re sea rch • H inm an CEOs • On- campus I ncubat or Base • Tech St ar tup Boot Cam p • B- Plan Competition • 2 n d stage I ncubator I nnovat ive Concepts • H illm an Entr epr en eur s
the graph sheet can be frustrating and get in the way. • It would be better if we figured more out on our ownConclusionIn this paper, the author describes the steps and thought process of developing the fill-insheets that have enabled him to a) increase interactive engagement, b) includecooperative learning and c) implement peer instruction. The fill-in sheets have enabledthe instructor to try differentiated instruction in the class room, by adding symbolicsolutions to challenge the advanced student, while helping the average and below averagestudent solve the basic problem using numbers. (Note : The author is making anassumption based on statics readiness test where student exhibit weakness in algebra).The number of example problems
simpleassignment to familiarize students with the resource go a long way in developing and enhancinga student's information literacy skills. 6References[1] Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) (2000) Information LiteracyCompetency Standards for Higher Education. Chicago: ACRL. [2] ABET Board of Directors (2008) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2009-10%20EAC%20Criteria%2012-01-08.pdf[3] Vileno, L. (2007). From paper to electronic, the evolution of pathfinders: a review of theliterature. Reference Services Review, 35(3), 434-451.[4] Brazzeal, B. (2006). Research
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calculations in analyzing quality and security of ship electric power systems. 2. Students reported strong understanding of the application or importance of the outcomes requirements, except in the case of 3-phase circuits, wherein students reported adequate understanding. a. Improvement: See 1(a). B. Learning Opportunities: Regarding the five main learning opportunities, the student reported the following opinions.Improvements are listed for each opportunity. 1. Lectures: The students reported the lectures to be more than helpful, but not very helpful a. Improvement: In response to student comments, lectures will include more in-class problem solving and more
AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security