Paper ID #34692Using Rapid Prototyping to Realize Design: Mindset and EngineeringSelf-EfficacyDr. Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University Andrea Kwaczala is an assistant professor at Western New England University in the biomedical engineer- ing department. She teaches Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Courses, Senior Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Design. She focuses on hands-on labs centered on student engagement and project based learning. She works in collaboration with Shriners Hospitals for Children where her re- search focuses in the design of assistive technologies to help people with
) and university administrator trainings were also virtual.Communications among the visit team members and between team members and the institutionused email and video conferencing tools. In lieu of in-person tours, programs undergoing reviewprepared a variety of materials including videos and annotated photographs of laboratories,classrooms, and other university infrastructure. Course and assessment materials were providedelectronically. Self-Study Reports, transcripts, TC reports, and Program Evaluators’ reports wereposted on the ABET Accreditation Management System (AMS) website or in another cloudstorage platform. While some of these changes had already been underway, the pandemicaccelerated them.Although ABET had conducted some partially
(International Flavors and Fragrances) prior to his current role. He served on the executive committee of the ASEE Women in Engineering division from 2010 to present.Dr. Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. 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 and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on engineering education; design tools
RPs indicated that these interactions were not the same as pre-COVID campuslearning environments, they appreciated the limited, but real-time interactions with professorsand peers. Nevertheless, they expressed that it was very challenging to even ask questions inthese virtual teaching platforms. An RP noted that ‘I think in the class, you can actually see eachother and have a conversation about what you’re asking and what you’re trying to say ... you’rekind of, like you ask a question, but its 30 to 40 other students who have questions.” RPs alsomissed the hands-on experiences of STEM learning. Considering that most STEM students arevisual and tactile learners, the lack of hands-on STEM laboratory projects in synchronouscourses negatively
student records, and instructors toensure all students had the kit in hand, in time for teams to form and to begin using thecomponents.Due to the distance learning format of the course, students accessed course materials andattended virtual lectures and laboratories remotely, and attended weekly synchronous lectures aspart of a ‘flexible’ blended learning format. The tools and platforms students used were theprimary points-of-contact for students and their time spent interacting with each other formed alarge part of their learning experiences.The course implemented several tools to facilitate remotecourse delivery and student-instructor interactions, including: ● Zoom - video conferencing platform ● Canvas - course learning management
Prolog logic program to generate a human-readableform and a Verilog HDL file. Our investigation provides further insight into the benefits of LP insupport of HDLs.5 CASE 1: Microprocessors CourseThe microprocessors course used for this study focused on introducing students to micro-processorsthrough both lecture and laboratory exercises. The first half of the course focused on instructionin assembly language, and was accompanied by labs in which students translated a C program toassembly, then simulated their assembly code to demonstrate its correctness. The second half ofthe course required students to build a simple microcontroller and supporting components on awireless protoboard, then to develop C programs to interface with external
curricula, and the role of non-cognitive and affective factors in student academic outcomes and overall success.Prof. Bedrich Benes Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette Bedrich Benes is a professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University and a director of the High Performance Computer Graphics Laboratory. His area of research is in computer graphics, geometric modeling, procedural and inverse procedural modeling and simulation of natural phenomena. He has published over 100 research papers in the field. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Identifying Affordances of Physical Manipulatives Tools for the Design of Visuo-haptic
ILTs. In the context of engineering education, the body of research has focusedon introducing developed computing systems or technology, such as virtual laboratories [9-10],e-learning [11], and interactive learning tools [12], as interactive educational tools. However, weknow little about how students’ individual personal traits leverage the effect of such tools,especially concerning the tools’ psychological, attitudinal, and behavioral effects. Thus, thisstudy will fill this gap in the literature in engineering education.2. Roles of Interactive Learning Tools in Engineering EducationStudents usually perform much better when they actively engage in their learning process,evaluate what they are learning, and regulate their own learning path
influence policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn
, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programming at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She managed the NEES REU program from 2008 to 2014, developing and implementing programing for the distributed REU program. She is dedicated to increasing engineering literacy among the general public, interest in STEM among K-12 students, and interest in research and professional development among undergraduates. She holds a BS in from Whitman College
, especially in mathematics. Mathematics should be taught in such a way that peoplenot only will be able to use mathematics to solve problems, but also will want to usemathematics, and will think of mathematics as a friendly, useful tool, rather than a nemesis to beavoided at all costs.8 Page 12.628.4 2Research on Computer Based Laboratories for teaching mathematics is encouraging. Accordingto Van Dyke, by introducing the Computer Based Laboratory (CBL) tool, teachers will be able towitness that by using a tool to help students (and teachers) visualize
academia, industry,government and private organizations for the benefit of the society and the nations.The goals and objectives of LACCEI include the following:Cooperation and partnerships among member institutions in the areas of engineering education,research, and technology advancement with emphasis on: ‚ Faculty and student exchange ‚ New and/or higher level academic programs ‚ Dual/joint degree and certificate programs ‚ Distance, continuing and e-education ‚ Laboratory development and sharing of resources ‚ Curriculum development, course equivalency and accreditation support ‚ Faculty development, including higher degrees ‚ Industry internship, cooperative programs and career development ‚ Joint training and
Page 14.688.2axis. In the emulation mode, the simulation is performed on the computer hardware that willimplement the controller. In this mode the student can ensure their algorithm will run in real time(i.e., the algorithm’s execution time is less than the sample period). In the implementation mode,the controller is deployed on the hardware system and experimental data is gathered. The RDSprovides the interface needed to operate the controller in these three modes.There has been an abundance of work in developing hardware control laboratories including, toname only a few, double tank system [1], inverted pendulum [2], inverted double pendulum[3,4], triple inverted pendulum [5], and ball and beam [6], ball and beam on a roller [7].However
Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) suggest that many of the most serious machine related injuries could have beenprevented by proper guarding. Studies have found that degreed engineers, many of whom haveresponsibility for machine safety, are either uneducated or poorly educated on the subject ofmachine guarding and safety standards.A significant challenge to exploring machine guarding in the classroom is the inability to allowstudents to safely explore guarding problems in an independent and hands-on environment.First, Students are not necessarily qualified to operate such machines. Second, it is not advisableto create a laboratory environment in which students are allowed to operate and test machinesthat have been made deliberately
After completing the laboratory assignments, students should be able to: 1. Construct CANoe applications. 2. Create database to store all objects needed to complete a CANoe application. 3. Create panels and identify different types of controls that can be placed on the panels. 4. Configure nodes to use environment variables to pass data of external events to the network. Page 14.1148.6 5. Configure the simulation environment and add nodes to the network. 6. Write code using CAPL to implement various types of events. 7. Use CAPL to simulate node behavior
thisacademic change to add more technical electives, and more laboratory sessions for somecourses as well as to revamp the course content of many other of its existing courses.Among the courses that were revamped was the Introduction to Product Design andDesign Laboratory courses.One of the major changes was to eliminate these two courses, one of which was offeredonly to mechanical engineering technology seniors. These courses were replaced with Page 11.38.2two courses that are offered to all seniors and that provided more content to all of thegraduating students. This led to the integration of the Capstone Senior Design Projectcourse for all of the
ideas is truly stimulating. Page 11.192.10Plus-Two BS-EET Student Recruitment and AdvisingThe operations of +2 BS-EET student recruitment and advising are grouped together becausethey occur together. Formal recruiting for the BS-EET program usually begins withpresentations to AAS-EET students at the Technical Colleges. Personnel, usually faculty, fromthe +2 BS-EET institution present to AAS-EET students in an appropriate classroom setting(lecture or laboratory, at the AAS instructor’s discretion) at the Technical Colleges. Thepresentation is guided using a computer slideshow, but the presenter encourages interaction withthe student audience
performance prediction and comparison of predicted and measured behavior ‚ Use prefabricated parts to emphasize design over fabrication ‚ Use content from first-year mathematics, physics, and engineering coursesAlthough the course content of calculus has remained the same, innovations have beenintroduced in the laboratory portions of the courses to support engineering students. In Page 11.690.4mathematics, the laboratory portion is devoted to MATLAB, rather than Maple, because of itsutilization in subsequent engineering courses. In physics, some of the experiments performed inthe laboratory portion of the course have been designed to connect
effectiveness of laboratory classes. Nick holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and has experience as an engineering practitioner and as an adjunct instructor at the community-college and research-university level.Mr. Nimit Patel, McKinsey & Company Nimit Patel is a Data Analyst with McKinsey & Company, at their Knowledge Center in Waltham. He completed his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in December 2016. During this period, he also worked as a Data Analytics Research Assistant with the Engineering Education Department and as Vice President - Industry Committee, INFORMS at Purdue University. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar
explanation for the apparent regression in theseskills is that some students may have gained experiences that tested their skills throughout thesemester in new ways, revealing that they had deficiencies in these skills that they were notoriginally aware of. An example of such an experience is the team projects in the concurrentcourse Unit Operations Laboratory where students were randomly assigned to work in severaldifferent teams throughout the semester rather than forming teams with their friends. 22 20 18 16 Number of Responses 14 12 10 8
characterization techniques and laboratory apparatus for advancement of novel electronic devices, in addi- tion to curriculum development for inquiry-based learning and facilitation of interdisciplinary, student-led project design. She emphasizes engineering sustainable solutions from a holistic perspective, incorporat- ing analysis of the full technological life cycle and socioeconomic impact.Prof. Bryan M. Jenkins, University of California, Davis, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Prof. Bryan Jenkins teaches and conducts research in the areas of energy and power, with emphasis on biomass and other renewable resources. Dr. Jenkins has more than thirty years of experience work- ing in the area of biomass
work, she developed and validated a new interdisci- plinary assessment in the context of carbon cycling for high school and college students using Item Re- sponse Theory. She is also interested in developing robotics-embedded curricula and teaching practices in a reform-oriented approach. Currently, a primary focus of her work at New York University is to guide the development of new lessons and instructional practices for a professional development program under a DR K-12 research project funded by NSF.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a
methods used to explore neural processes of decision-making andproblem solving under laboratory conditions are electroencephalography (EEG) and functionalmagnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). However, each have limitations, which has led to anemergent viable third option to study complex processes in more realistic environments, calledfunction near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). We will briefly discuss all three methods.EEG involves a head covering (e.g., cap or net) which places electrodes on the scalp andmeasures electrical changes in the brain. Temporal resolution is very good (detects quickchanges) though spatial resolution is poor because signals often interfere with one another andmake it difficult to pinpoint specific brain regions involved
Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate, fordiscussions. The authors also thank Mr. Brad Paul, Chief of Integrated Circuits andMicrosystems, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, for discussions. The authorsthank the National Science Foundation NSF ADVANCE under Award #0810989, Air ForceResearch Laboratory Sensors Directorate, IEEE Foundation, and American Institute of Physicsfor research support. This work was partly supported by a grant-in-aid from the Friends of theCenter for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics. Any opinions, findings,conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or
(46 credits) Required Major Courses (23 credits) (3) Environmental, Ecological, and Engineering Systems (1) Introduction to Environmental and Ecological Engineering Seminar (3) Environmental and Ecological Systems Modeling (3) Introduction to Environmental And Ecological Engineering (3) Engineering Environmental Sustainability (3) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Laboratory (1) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professional Practice Seminar (3) Industrial Ecology And Life Cycle Analysis (1) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Senior Design (2) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Senior Design EEE Selectives (18cr
longitudinal, qualitative interviewdata from two distinct team members of a student design team at a large public Midwesternuniversity. These cases were selected as a subset of a larger qualitative data pool to develop aninitial understanding of the emergent nature of ethics and design. Case study research typicallyinvolves a deep inductive exploration of an emergent phenomenon and the underlying logics thatconnect relationships among and between related constructs5. Case and Light3 state case studyresearch also reveals the context dependent nature of knowledge. For the current study, we areinterested in the contextual influences of ethical reasoning and HCD understanding. Eisenhardtand Graebner5 liken case studies to laboratory experiments typically
have learned” [37].Creativity can also be integrated into core civil engineering technical courses. Zheng et al. [44]described the integration of modules on nanotechnology and creativity into a “ConstructionMaterials” course that included a laboratory. Mini competitions to encourage creativity were addedinto the laboratories associated with an introductory structural engineering design and structuralconcrete course [45]. Faculty may also be able to bring their research to the classroom as examplesof innovations / creative approaches to civil engineering problems.Capstone design is another good opportunity to highlight the importance of creativity andinnovation, and integrate opportunities for students to practice these skills. Oswald Beiler
her doctoral research, she conducts mechatronics and robotics research in the Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory at NYU.Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru is the Assistant Director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education, NYU Tan- don School of Engineering. As the Center’s STEAM educator and researcher she works with engineers and faculty to provide professional development to K-12 STEM teachers with a focus on social justice. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF-grants that provide robotics/mechatronics PD to science, math, and technology teachers. In addition, she is the projects director of the ARISE program. This full-time, seven
-efficacy.Dr. Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word Michael T. Frye, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of the Incarnate Word, in San Antonio, TX. He is an Electrical Engineer who specialized in the field of nonlinear control theory with applications to autonomous air vehicles. Dr. Frye’s research interest is in discovering new and efficient techniques that mitigates the effects of uncertainty in complex nonlinear dynamics; such as seen in autonomous vehicle systems. Dr. Frye is the PI and Laboratory Director for the Autonomous Vehicle Systems Lab sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. c American Society for
need to consider how they approach studentveterans to maximize benefits from their military backgrounds while avoiding possible pitfalls intheir professional development.Mentoring in engineeringUndergraduate students enrolled in a STEM program face a multitude of challenges includingsocial and academic integration, high workload, and curriculum difficulty [17, 18, 19]. In anattempt to support these students, universities often integrate peer mentoring programs [20]. Peermentoring programs are known to have positive effects on mentored students’ academicperformance [21], as well as retention and social integration [22]. However, graduate students,especially those in science and engineering, engage in laboratory intensive research and arelikely