AC 2007-1707: MULTIMEDIA AIDED PROTOTYPE E-LEARNING (MAPEL)MODULES FOR TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FINITE ELEMENTMETHODVenkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas Venkata Aluri is currently working on his M.S. in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India in 2004.Javed Alam, Youngstown State University Javed Alam is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Youngstown State University. He obtained his M.S. degree from Asian Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University. His research interests are in the area of Structural
mentioned above. The system consists of two general sections: 1. Procedure of education affairs (registration, schedule, tests….) 2. Education section (simulation of class environment, mass media via aggregated synchronized multi-media)The mentioned software has vast facilities in providing educational courses, particularlyholding specialized courses for on-the-job-training for employees, and being analyzed andinitially designed based on the SCORM electronic education standards. A- To lower need to establish educational spaces and at the same time, to obtain quantity development in education facilities B- Better use of professors and specialists in each profession C- Decrease in the education per capita costs with respect to the
/Project Lifecycle /1/. Since the curriculum leads into the Page 12.575.2capstone design sequence, a schematic displaying the different project phases with its corresponding classes is shown in the following table /Table 1/. It is clear that credit hour constraints make it difficult to take all in depth classes before the actual design sequence starts. The simulation concept understanding and simulation building process is shown in the last row. FORMULATIONPhases Pre-Phase A Phase A Phase B Advanced Studies Preliminary Analysis
interested in Gold than Machines. The urbanmiddle school population ranked CD, Machines, Gold, Robot, and Window in their top five.This was the only population which selected Window and did not select either Gecko or Aspirinin their top five questions. The Atoms question had the lowest mean in all populations indicatingthat students were least interested in discovering the answer to this question.Student Interview ResultsThe categories that were developed included (a) students’ personal interests, (b) relationship ofactivities to everyday life, (c) prior knowledge, (d) prior experience, (e) hands-onnature/experimentation, and (f) use of chemicals. Table 2 gives an overview of each category,with a description and an example statement or statements
. 5. Sharon Richardson, IEEE-USA Staff, ‘IEEE-USA Questions Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, ‘IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer Digest, December 2006, p2. 6. Mathew Mayhew, ‘Outcome Assesment in Engineering Education: Creating a System to Measure intercultural Development, ‘Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition at Portland, OR, June 2005. 7. Douglas Gorham, ‘ABET and Standards for Technical Literacy, ‘Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition at Nashville, TN during June 2003. 8. Kathyrn B. Aberle, ‘Uuality Assurance in International Engineering Education: A Summary of ABET Activities, Trade Agreements, Higher
AC 2007-367: FOSTERING MORAL AUTONOMY OF FUTURE ENGINEERSTHROUGH ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSJune Marshall, St. Joseph's College JUNE MARSHALL received her doctorate from North Carolina State University and is a tenured faculty member at St. Joseph’s College in Maine. Her specialization is learning strategies focusing specifically in cooperative leaning and character education.John Marshall, University of Southern Maine JOHN MARSHALL received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Electronic Control Systems, and Automation
Design.Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines Barbara M. Moskal received her Ed.D. in Mathematics Education with a minor in Quantitative Research Methodology and her M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an Associate Professor in the Mathematical and Computer Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. Her research interests include student assessment, K-12 outreach and equity issues. In 2000, she received a New Faculty Fellowship at the Frontiers in Education Conference and in 2006, she received the William Elgin Wickenden Award with her colleagues, Barbara Olds and Ronald Miller.Heidi Barker, Regis University Heidi B. Barker, Ph. D., is an Assistant Professor in the
Conference, 2004.[3] Komerath, N. M. and Smith, M. J., “Mentoring Students to Technology Careers”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, 2004.[4] Kukulka, D. J., Barker, D. S., Favata, J. and Sanders, R., “Implementation of the Computer Science, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program at Buffalo State College”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, 2004.[5] Moskal, B. M., Lasich, D. and Middleton, N., “Science Related Degrees: Improving the Retention of Women and Minorities through Research Experience, Mentoring and Financial Assistance”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, 2001.[6] Bayles, T. M., Spence, A. M. and Morrell, C., “Improving the Freshman Engineering Experience
Engineering Education, 2007 1 Globalization and Engineering Education for 2020IntroductionThe emerging global trends in business have a great impact on the workforce needs, and theeducation and training of the workforce. The engineers of tomorrow will be expected to functiondifferently from today as they face new ever changing work environment that includesglobalization, outsourcing and emerging technologies. What do these emerging changes andchallenges mean to the employers, the institutions that prepare engineers, and the organizationsthat assure quality? What should be their response to these trends as they unfold? In
AC 2007-398: HUMAN BEHAVIOR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRaymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Human Behavior Skills in Engineering Education AbstractThis past decade has been characterized by a series of changes in engineering education,beginning with the recognition of the need to incorporate human behavior skills in engineeringeducation. Now, it is important
academic schedule are tours of industrialand university sites and labs, with special note of the Michigan Nanofabrication Facility (MNF)in which much of the WIMS ERC research is conducted. For student selection in the WIMSDAPCEP Short Course, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is used. Prior to student selection, studentsand parents must attend an informational meeting, and applicants are interviewed.Another summer program is the WIMS for Women in Engineering (WWIE) summer residentialprogram, a program for entering 11th/12th grade female students. The objectives are to (a)provide a glimpse of the first-semester engineering experience, (b) encourage young women tostudy engineering (or math or science), (c) focus on design and research experimental activitiesof
WSOE Curriculum Committee, 11/1/06. POs: Graduates of the program will attain: a. an ability to apply knowledge of advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science (including biology and physiology), and engineering to solve problems, especially those at the interface of engineering and biology; b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to make measurements on and to analyze and interpret data from living systems, addressing the problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems; c. an ability to design a system, component, or processes to meet desired bioengineering needs within realistic
Page 12.299.6delivering content, and the brokering resources from many higher education (and other)providers all serve to provide innovative approaches to the demands of future learners.Institutions must clearly identify and focus on what they do best, while automating, outsourcing,and, in some cases, discontinuing activities that retard change and innovation.Bibliography1. Schacter, M. (1999). Filling the void: Attracting new engineers. Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 26 (3): 26-30.2. Vick, R.C. (2001). Cultivating a new generation of women engineers. Pollution Engineering, 33 (3): 23.3. Buchanan, B. (1975, Spring). To walk an extra mile: The whats, whens, and whys of organizational commitment. Organizational
State University, sponsored by the U.S.Department of Education.The CCTST Total Score targets the strength or weakness of one's skill in making reflective,reasoned judgments about what to believe or what to do. The CCTST generates several scoresrelating to critical thinking including a) Overall critical thinking skills total score and Norm-group Percentile, b) Sub-scale scores by the classical categories of Inductive Reasoning andDeductive Reasoning, and c) Sub-scale scores by the contemporary categories of Analysis,Inference, and Evaluation. Page 12.1481.7The CCTST was administered for the first time at BYU in the Fall of 2006
” is defined as “making an “A”, “B” or “C” in the course” (since all engineering andscience majors are required to earn a grade of “C” or higher in all math courses which areprerequisites for other courses).ALEKS is a web-based system (versus software-based) that can be accessed from any computerwith web access and a java-enabled web browser. The ALEKS syllabus for each course isaligned with the actual content of the syllabus for the corresponding course at our university. Page 12.1170.2Students who purchase an ALEKS access code and are provided a course code by the instructorof their mathematics class can then access the ALEKS program for
AC 2007-1426: DEVELOPING AND ALIGNING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS INAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S INTEGRATED ENGINEERING CURRICULUMRobin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School ROBIN LITTLE is the Engineering Coach at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. She earned a B.A. in Elementary Education and a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida. Her experiences include over 23 years in early childhood classrooms and seven years as a teacher resource and trainer. Robin has curriculum writing experience, including a nationally published teacher resource book integrating science and literature with other areas of the
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Entrepreneurial studies, Bioengineering, Bioengineering,device Mechanical engineeringBioelectrical signal teaching kit for Bioengineering, Management information systems,K-12 science Bioengineering, BioengineeringThe two courses are taught following a philosophy that students need to be self-motivated forboth learning and solution development. Class time is used to provide students common groupexperiences and to build essential foundations in terminology and tools needed in the projects.Students are required to achieve and document significant progress in: (a) product development, (b) business development, and (c) personal (team and individual) development.A typical schedule for the two course
://www.themorningnews.org/archives/personalities/birnbaum_v_henry_petroski.php. Accessed Jan 7, 2007.6. L. S. Anderson, K. A. Gilbride, "Image of engineering among Canadian high school students." http://www.ccwestt.org/cnu5news/images/Image_of_Engineering_Among_Secondary_Students.p df. Accessed December 28, 2006.7. C. Baillie, "Motivation and attrition in engineering students," European Journal of Engineering Education, 2000;25(2):145-155.8. P. Patel-Predd, "Careers: A League Of Extraordinary Women," Spectrum, IEEE, 2005;42(10):59- 61.9. G. Waterworth, "Renaming And Restructuring In Engineering Education." http://www.hull.ac.uk/engprogress/Prog1Papers/LMUgwaterworth.pdf. Accessed December 29, 2006.10. Heather B
technology surveys were sent to the head/director/chair ofmanufacturing programs accredited by ABET as Manufacturing Engineering Technologyprograms. These ABET-accredited programs were determined using the list of accreditedprograms published on the ABET website. Appendix B contains a list of all 41 programssurveyed during this effort. The MET programs providing a response to the 2005 surveys arelisted first, along with the location of the program, followed by programs responding to the 2007survey. 2005 Survey Respondents Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ Ball State University, Muncie, IN Brigham Young University, Rexburg ID California State University, Long Beach, CA Marshall Community & Technical College
research questions: (a)current workplace environment and culture for women in information technology, (b) workplaceenvironment characteristics that have hindered the progression of women in informationtechnology, (c) workplace environment characteristics that have assisted the progression ofwomen in information technology, and (d) satisfaction with career progression.Research Question One: Current Workplace Environment and Culture for Women inInformation TechnologyThe study participants were asked to describe their current work environment and culture. Table1 displays the characteristics that were used by the study participants to describe their currentwork environment and culture. The ten work environment and culture characteristics
synthesized from Chi7 were followed by the ratorsin reviewing and coding the forum postings:1. Type of task/question posted by moderator (e.g., note the task, deadlines, and instructions)2. Student group, description of course, objectives, and flavor of learning – (e.g., problem based learning, discovery learning, and case studies)3. Code discussion content a. Identify segments within the posting that would be the shorted unit that would consist of a unit of thought b. Classify the segment as one of the pre-defined set of codes provided to them and Page 12.363.4 shown in Table 1. c. If there was no existing
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AC 2007-251: DEVELOPMENT OF NDE LABORATORY FOR AET STUDENTSAND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMVladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis, Associate Professor and Program Director of Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, biomedical engineering, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. He serves as a member of the Drexel’s Faculty Senate.David Spang, Burlington County College Dr. David I. Spang, the Dean of Science
and peers. In particular, the course structureenabled a broad range of topics such as the 2005 US Energy Act and aspects of sometopics that would not have been covered in class to be researched and presented bystudents. This significantly broadened the depth of knowledge gained by students and theoverall effectiveness of the course.References:1. College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State University Accessed January 10, 2007, http://www.ems.psu.edu/2. Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, Accessed January 10, 2007, http://www.egee.psu.edu/3. Pisupati, S. V., Deluca, M., Gutowski, M., Mahan, W. and Victor, B., Impact of innovative and highly interacted online
and develop new competencies to further theirtechnical professional development. This paper explores ways to effective professionaldevelopment of Region’s engineering educators to enable them to assume the roles they areentrusted with. The purpose here is to offer a new way to think about the development of theprofessional engineering educator. In this respect, the paper focuses on:(i) the cognitiveprocesses that faculty would most likely tend to follow as they grow and learn more aboutteaching and learning,(ii) the discipline-based industrial/practical experience they need to acquirein their locale to add to their repertoire as “practitioners” of engineering, and (iii) the institutionalinitiatives, including: administrative support
presentation was 66%.Table 4 displays actual average and standard deviations.Table 5. Basis for research paper evaluationReport1. Creativity2. Completeness and depth3. Knowledge of engineering science4. Use of appropriate engineering terminology5. ConclusionsEach item 20 points, Total out of 100 Presentation(a) Presentation Skills1. Speech volume, projection and pronunciation2. Quality/clarity/quantity of visual aids3. Use of time(b) Questions and Answers4. Directness and clarity of answers5. Displays knowledge / competenceEach item 10 points; Total out of 50ConclusionsIn the beginning students had many doubts about the research paper activity. But after lab visit andplant tours they were convinced about the purpose of the research paper. Students
. (2005) Bureau of Labor Statistics URL http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm Viewed January 17, 2007. 14. Fischer, Ann (2005) Hot Careers for Next 10 years, Fortune Magazine March 21, 2005 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254853/index.htm Viewed January 17, 2007. 15. National Science Foundation (2006) Sensors for Environmental Observatories. Workshop report. URL http://www.wtec.org/seo/final/Sensors_for_Environmental_Observatories.pdf. Viewed January 17, 2007 16. Piasecki, M , Ball, B and P. Reed, (2006) A WorkGroup Hydrologic Information System Implementation for the Lower Susquehannan and upper Chesapeake Bay, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl
20069. Rapid Prototyping. Chua C. K., Leong K. E. and Lim C. S. World Scientific Co. Pte. Ltd. Second Edition 200410. Rapids Castings Delivers Parts to the Navy with Speed. Modern Casting, October 2006. American Foundry Society, Inc. Schaumburg, IL11. Rapid Planning for CNC Milling-A New Approach for Rapid Prototyping. Frank, Matthew C, Wysk, Richard A, Joshi, Sanjay B. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2004.12. Is CNC Machining Really Better Than RP? Terry Wohlers and Todd Grimm. Time- Compression Technologies. January 2003. http://www.tagrimm.com/information/articles.html13. Truth Be Told. Todd Grimm. Time-Compression Technologies. August – September, 2004. http://www.tagrimm.com/information/articles.html14. The Ex One Company
, MD. 2006.2. Eyler, J., Giles, D., and Schmiede, A. A Practitioner’s Guide to Reflection in Service-Learning: Student Voices & Reflections. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1996.3. Lima, M. & Oakes, W. C. Service-Learning: Engineering in Your Community. Great Lakes Press, Wildwood, MO. 2006.4. Eyler, J & Giles, D.E. Where’s the Learning in Service Learning? Jossey-Bass Inc. San Francisco, CA, 1999.5. Jacoby, B. editor, Service Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1996.6. Slivovsky, L. A., DeRego, F. R., Jamieson, L.H., & Oakes, W. C. “Developing the Reflection Component in the EPICS Model of Engineering Service Learning,” ASEE/IEEE