engineering,humanities, and entrepreneurship and innovation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI), a technology-focused university in Worcester, Massachusetts. The university isbest known for its 47 year-old project-based curriculum. WPI’s 14-week semesters aredivided into two seven-week “terms.” Our sequence involves a three-credit course in thefirst term (for which students receive Humanities and Arts credit) followed by another 3-credit course in the second term (for which they receive Engineering credit). The twocourses are an integrated six-credit hour sequence.“Humanitarian Engineering Past and Present” provides a deep, integrative learningexperience of benefit to both STEM and non-STEM students, and it is our hope that itwill be taught in
. Engineering faculty enthusiastically acceptedthe trade off of teaching some advanced mathematical methods within their courses in exchangefor receiving students with a sound, broad-based foundation and an ability to use mathematics tosolve engineering problems. Areas that were deemed critical by most engineering programs wereFirst-Order ODEs; Second-Order Linear ODEs; Vector Differential Calculus: Grad, Div, Curl;Vector Integral Calculus, and an introduction to Partial Differential Equations. The initialoffering of this course will be Fall 2008.IntroductionThe engineering profession increasingly expects graduates to be immediately productive withwell-developed problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills, and to demonstrate anability to adapt
. Course guidelines specify that reports must follow a traditionalformat that includes an Abstract, Table of Contents, Introduction, Theory, Apparatus andProcedures, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion and Recommendations sections.While students either work individually or in small groups while performing the in-classexperiments, all written lab reports are required to be individual work. In fact, EngineeringMaterials Science with Laboratory is notable in that it is the only junior or senior course thatrequires each student to complete several individually written reports, and may therefore be oneof the last chances in the curriculum to improve each student’s writing ability before graduation.Thus, collaborative teaching of the laboratory
because it fails to value ways ofknowing outside positivist empiricism.Biesta26 further argues that Dewey’s theory of knowing can provide an alternative epistemologyfor education research, because it is not based on a dualism between mind and materiality.Instead of separating the self from the knowable world, Dewey conceived an action-theoreticalframework in which ways of knowing are active – they are ways of doing. Biesta notes that forDewey, knowledge is not prescriptive, and research would not dictate practice: “no conclusion ofscientific research can be converted into an immediate rule of educational art” (19).29 Reflexivity(a practice of reflection that is critical of its own power relations) requires integrating knowledgewith reflection and
AC 2009-766: LEADERSHIP MODELS AND PRACTICES COURSE: STUDENTPERCEPTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ANDINCORPORATION OF A NEW LEADERSHIP COURSEAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, and serves as chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee.Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University Melissa Grunow is the Coordinator for the Leadership
AC 2009-2070: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTITUDESTOWARD ENTREPRENEURSHIPAndrew Borchers, Kettering UniversitySung Hee Park, Kettering University Page 14.1289.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Entrepreneurial Self Efficacy, Locus of Control and Intent to Start a Business: An Expanded Study in an Engineering SchoolsAbstract This study extends the authors prior work on student attitudes towards entrepreneurship in a Midwestern US engineering school. Based on prior work by Chen (1998) and Rotter (1966), the study measures entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) with 22 items, locus of
Wakabayashi, Bucknell University Kat received his bachelor of science in both chemical engineering and materials science and engineering from University of Pennsylvania, and he has a PhD in chemical and materials engineering from Princeton University. After a Postdoc position with John TDr. Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University Dr. Salyards is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bushnell University. She has BAE, MAE, and PhD degrees in Architectural Engineering from The Penn- sylvania State University. She joined Bushnell in 2007 and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integration of ethics in sustainability in a first-year
and environmental engineering. She is active in pre-college engi- neering outreach and improving non-motorized transportation infrastructure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A New Framework for Teaching the Triple Bottom Line: The Sustainability Triangle and the Sustainability IndexIntroductionCivil engineers are integral to, and ethically bound to, advancing sustainable development(ASCE, 2004). In response to community and industry needs, as well as ABET accreditationrequirements, sustainability has been increasingly integrated into civil and environmentalengineering curricula (Allen et al., 2008). The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE
Integration of Capstone Design Experience with the International Exchange ProgramThis work presents an overview of our recent efforts introducing international aspects into thesenior capstone design curriculum. Partly based on our previous experience, we proposed andreceived funding for the integration of international design project collaboration into aninternational exchange program between U.S. and Brazil funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation’s Fund for the Improvement for Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and theCoordination for Graduate Studies of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES). Theproposal involves four universities, two from U.S. and two from Brazil and encompasses twomain research areas in aerospace
, hands-on experience, and integrates analytical and designskills acquired in the companion ME courses. The course objectives are (1) designproblem solving, creative thinking, project planning and teamwork through a challengingdesign and build project; (2) to provide experience in fundamental engineering reportingand communication including project plans, design reviews, and project reports. ACapstone Design program has now been developed and has become an integral andimportant component of the mechanical engineering curriculum. This program nowallows the students to address more significant and practical design projects.The ME Capstone Design Program added an Industry Partner Program for the 2005/06student projects. This program was successfully
Paper ID #5997Assessing Student and Employer Satisfaction in a Liberal Arts/EngineeringBachelor of Arts DegreeDr. Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University Michael Haungs is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at California Polytechnic State University. He received his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.S. degree in Computer Science from Clemson University, and his Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis. Over the last 8 years, Dr. Haungs has been actively involved in curriculum
Students in an Introductory Mechanical Engineering Course toSucceed in StaticsAbstractThis research explores scaffolding strategies employed at Washington State UniversityVancouver to support first-year students in succeeding in an introductory mechanicalengineering course, with a particular focus on their subsequent performance in Statics. As inmany undergraduate engineering programs student retention has been a concern, especially in thelower division of the mechanical engineering program. In the past two years the introductorymechanical engineering course has been redesigned to prepare students for the rest of theirengineering curriculum by incorporating several design projects, involving senior students andfaculty as mentors, and giving
Antsaklis1 have addressed general questions, such as controlchallenges in the new millennium. Those works are based on discussions performed by controlcommunities, arising as relevant consolidated opinions based on individual experiences. At thesame time, other works, as Kheir7 and Heck2, approach control education, with many scenariosbased on technological learning process. The main purpose of this paper is to broaden the scopeof the discussion and get the ET educators involved in it. Therefore, in the next sections, anattempt is made to analyze the role of a classic control course in an ET curriculum. The questionthat needs to be addressed is whether or not a control course is an essential part of an ETcurriculum and if yes what are the
improvetheir understanding of the curriculum, profession and successful attributes of an engineer.A survey was developed to assess the effectiveness of the integration of designexperience into first-year engineering curriculum. The control group consisted of 44 highschool students who are dual-enrolled in university courses and did not experience thedesign process exposure. The experimental group consisted of 50 university studentswho were exposed to the design experience. Both groups of students were enrolled in thesame introductory engineering course taught by the same instructor.Statistical analysis of data showed a significant difference in knowledge and experienceamong the first-year students with design experience compared to the control
concept aboutconductors or capacitance. Before the lecture began, they were required to trade the cards withanother student and then provide an elevator pitch on the educational concept and how it wasapplied. While this was not taking the technical information and placing it in a new context, itwas an attempt to get students to think outside the box in terms of how they could learn thematerial. As such, it coaxed students into considering perspectives beyond their own and hadthem integrate information from different sources which is a key aspect to the Connectionsoutcome of the KEEN framework.“A World with Infinite Conductance” was a post lecture problem-based learning activitydesigned to get the students to apply the concept of conductors to
) Meeting with Industry Focus-Group, (2) Survey potentialstudents and industry sponsors, (3) and feedback from current programs’ Industry AdvisoryBoards, (4) database research on potential job markets, and (5) Industry Letters of Support.The objective of the meeting with an industry focus-group was to determine the skills required forfuture technical managers and identify the skill-gaps in the current workforce; this informationserved as the basis to design the program-level learning objectives (PLO) and curriculum of theproposed METM program. In addition, a large survey was conducted presenting the proposedcurriculum to the potential students and potential sponsors with the objectives of validating thecurriculum and PLO’s. Furthermore, job market
AC 2012-3223: INTEGRATION OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACEENGINEERING PRELIMINARY DESIGN CAPSTONE COURSESProf. Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Brenda Haven teaches thermodynamics and three jet propulsion courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). Prior to coming to ERAU in 2008, Haven retired from the Air Force after 25 years working as an engineer in support of the F-15 fighter, advanced turbine engine research and development, and as a professor at the Air Force Academy.Prof. Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Michael Kenneth Fabian teaches thermodynamics, jet and rocket propulsion, and thermal power con- version courses at ERAU. He retired from the
researchers drawn from around the world, and which have had a substantial impact on the direction of air quality policies in Texas. He has developed environmental educational materials for engineering curricula and for the University’s core curriculum, as well as engineering education materials for high school students. The quality of his work has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (through the Presidential Young Investiga- tor Award), the AT&T Foundation (through an Industrial Ecology Fellowship), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (through the Cecil Award for contributions to environmental engineering and through the Research Excellence Award of the Sustainable Engineering Forum), the
University of Alabama, Huntsville. Virani’s research interests include engineering education, empirical software quality, and cognitive perspectives of systems engineering teams. She teaches decision and risk analysis, software systems architecture, and systems integration, verification, and validation. She is a member of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) and IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers).Ms. Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts Iris B. Burnham is the Founder and Superintendent of the Burnham Wood Charter School District in El Paso, Texas. The Da Vinci School serves grades 5-12 and has been designated an Innovative STEM Academy by the Texas Education Agency. Burnham ’s career
the Electrical Engineering department. His PhD research focused on the design and fabrication of micro-optical elec- tromechanical systems for aberration correction in imaging systems. As a postdoctoral researcher at Montana State University he worked with a group to develop focus control for an OCT system. Currently Dr. Himmer is the facility manager at the Montana Mircofabrication Facility and he continues to research novel materials, actuators and optics that may be used in the development of optical systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Fluidic Channels in the Classroom: Fabrication and Integration in Fluid MechanicsAbstract
Science (B.S.) program requires a one-semester capstone design course. In thesame department, the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program curriculum also requires aproject management capstone style course. This requirement is among several differences whichseparates the M.Eng. program, which focuses on preparation for industry, from a Master ofScience (M.S.) which typically reflect more academic and research focus. Recently, UIUCcombined the capstone program for undergraduates and the M.Eng. capstone program into ajointly offered course. The details of the merger can be found in an earlier article [11].There are several key benefits to combining the two programs intended to enhance theexperience for students and instructors. One benefit of a joint
2006-960: CHANGING TIMES: THE STATUS OF COMPUTING EDUCATION INTHE UNITED STATESBarry Lunt, Brigham Young University Barry M. Lunt is an Associate Professor of Information Technology at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. Dr. Lunt received a B.S. and an M.S. degree in EET from BYU, and a Ph.D. in Occupational and Adult Education from Utah State University in Logan, UT. He has spent seven years in industry as a design engineer, and 19 years in engineering technology education. His present research emphases are the physical design of electronic circuits and systems, IT curriculum, and engineering technology education.Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University Joseph J. Ekstrom (Ph. D
Paper ID #24767Improving Inclusivity and Diversity in College STEM Programs through Metacog-nitive Classroom PracticesDr. Elizabeth Hane, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Elizabeth Hane is a forest ecologist, and an associate professor in the Gosnell School of Life Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She also serves as the Faculty Associate to the Provost for General Education, and advises RIT’s provost on issues surrounding general education curriculum and delivery. Her research focus has recently shifted from ecology to developing methods that support the retention of underrepresented students in
, Old Dominion University Richard Jones has been teaching at ODU since 1994. He is a retired United States Navy Submarine Service Lt. Commander with sub-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and Radio systems. Richard has previously taught Mechanical Engineering Design at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and Electrical Engineering at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He holds an ASEET from Cameron University, a BSEET from Oklahoma State University, and a Master of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California.William Stanley, Old Dominion University William D. Stanley, Eminent
sanitation, as well as sustainability solutions, through interdisciplinary approaches. Since joining the Olin College faculty she has also dived into the field of engineering education with an emphasis on integration of arts, humanities, and STEM. Her love of learning was first fostered by an unusual elementary school education that was deeply inter- disciplinary with a substantial arts curriculum. After graduating from Harvard University with a B.A. in Dramatic Literature, she worked professionally in theater and wrote and recorded two musical albums. She then returned to school to study engineering, earning a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Rutgers Uni- versity in 2011. While completing her degree at Rutgers, she wrote
Paper ID #19281Comparing Team Member Effectiveness in Integrated and Non-IntegratedFirst-year Introductory Design CoursesMr. Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University Graduate student at Purdue University, pursuing my PhD in Electrical Engineering. I am passionate about curriculum design and design thinking courses for first year engineering technology students. I am also passionate about diversity education and how peer groups work to solve globally relevant grand challenges.Sarah Knapp, Purdue University Master of Architecture, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA PhD Candidate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAmelia
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
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20764Kepler Tech Lab: Developing an affordable skills-based engineering lab coursein RwandaMs. QinQin Yu, University of California, Berkeley QinQin Yu is a first year physics Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley. Before starting her Ph.D., she spent one year as a part of the Kepler Tech Lab team, developing and testing a low-cost engineering teaching lab in Rwanda. She is interested in studying problems at the intersection of experimental physics and international development, including renewable energy, complex systems
required course in electromagneticcompatibility and signal integrity for our CPE curriculum and a redesign for our required two-course sequence in electromagnetics for our EE curriculum. The EMC/SI course for CPEs hasbeen offered several times. The initial redesign for the EM courses for EEs is complete and willbe implemented in the 2006/2007 academic year. Also included is an evolving elective course inhigh-speed design which has been offered since 1999.AcknowledgementThis work is supported by the National Science Foundation, CCLI A&I DUE-0410845.7 Wegratefully acknowledge members of our advisory board, Thomas Van Doren with the Universityof Missouri-Rolla, Bruce Archambeault with IBM at Research Triangle Park, and Gloria Rogerswith
AC 2009-163: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSCOURSE CO-DEVELOPED WITH THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATINGSTATIONKeith Holbert, Arizona State UniversityJeffrey Goss, Arizona State University Page 14.204.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Interdisciplinary Nuclear Power Operations Course Co-Developed With The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating StationAbstractThe development of an entire online course on interdisciplinary nuclear power operations isdescribed herein. This course is a unique industry-university team-taught course in cooperationwith the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), and is part of a new graduate