methods to solve the system ofnonlinear differential equations that govern fluid flow and heat transfer, with some initial andboundary conditions. However, due to the limited computational resources available for classroominstruction, the problems used for illustration and laboratory assignments are limited to simplecanonical types. This means that students will not be able to analyze realistic problems withpractical applications, which are inherently complicated, computationally expensive, and requirehigh-performance computing (HPC) clusters that take advantage of massive parallelization. In thispaper, a course in the curriculum that addresses this issue is proposed. In this course, thefundamental theories of high-performance computing will
good example of this occurred at the University of Tennessee in the late 1990s [3]. At theUniversity of Tennessee [3] the two first-year courses were redesigned in response torecommendations of an industrial advisory board and ABET. The result was a FYE programwhich was deemed the “Engage Program”. The first semester course was a non-calculus-basedapproach that focused on computer programming, graphic skills, and problem solving. Thesecond semester course focused more on calculus-based content with emphasis on statics anddynamics. Basic concepts would be presented in a one-hour lecture and the concepts werereinforced during low-tech, hands-on laboratory exercises. Additionally, students would meetwith graduate teaching assistants in a
Paper ID #37798Research & Development of a Decentralized Battery Management System forModern AutomobilesDr. Cyril B. Okhio, Kennesaw State UniversityDr. Theodore Orrin Grosch, Kennesaw State University Dr. Grosch earned his BSEE in 1982, MSEE in 1987, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at The Penn- sylvania State University in 1993. He have worked at Hughes Aircraft, General Electric, M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory two start-ups. Dr. Grosch has taught at University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts, and is now an assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University.Dr. Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University Dr
Paper ID #38816Design and Evaluation of Modules to Teach PLC Interfacing ConceptsDr. Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. His research interests include automation, robotics, cyber-manufacturing and Industry 4.0; optical/infrared imaging and instrumentation; micro/nano manufacturing; and design of technology for engineering ed- ucation. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M
Press, 2018.[2] Y. Liu, "Design of instructional tools to facilitate understanding of fluid viscous dampers in avibration and controls class and course assessment," 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual ConferenceContent Access, 2020.[3] C. C. McDaniel and G. C. Archer, “Full-scale Mechanical Vibrations Laboratory,” In 2013ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 23-628. 2013.[4] A. Danesh-Yazdi, Y. Wu, and O. Onipede, “Interactive Simulation Modules (ISMs) inVibrations,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[5] T. M. Ericson, “Lessons for Effective Use of MATLAB and Simulink to Explore AdvancedTopics: Application in a Vibrations Course,” 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference ContentAccess, 2021.[6] A. Rezaei and A. Davari, "Teaching
in experimental mechanics, piezospectro- scopic techniques, epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness, and global competencies He helped establish the scholarly foundation for engineering education as an academic discipline through lead authorship of the landmark 2006 JEE special reports ”The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Dis- cipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility
the creation andmanagement of user accounts as well as the process of logging in to the Lab Container. Thismodule comprises three key components: the Login page, the Signup page, and the ForgotPassword functionality. The Login page enables users to securely enter their credentials. TheSignup page provides a convenient and straightforward process for creating new user accounts.The Forgot Password functionality allows users who have lost or forgotten their password toreset it in a secure and efficient manner.Dashboard UIThe Dashboard UI module pertains to the frontend pages of the student and course staffdashboards within Lab Container. The student dashboard provides an interface for students tomonitor their progress on laboratory assignments
Paper ID #37740Board 393: Supporting Student Internships with the Nsf Hsi Program at aMedium-Sized Hispanic-Serving InstitutionDr. Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield Dr. Cruz is an Associate Professor of Computer Science, Principal Investigator of the Computer Percep- tion Laboratory (COMPLAB), and board member of the Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at the California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). He has received a few grants from the National Science Foundation and local agencies to support research in applied machine learning, vision algorithms and engineering education.Dr. Dennis
makerspaces also offer greatpotential in serving broader goals of education [36, 40-42], such as the critical goal ofaugmenting first-year engineering retention. Some institutions utilize makerspaces as a means tooffer training and/or teaching new skills and/or knowledge [43]. For quite some time now, manycolleges have provided makerspace-analogous functionalities, including assembly/testing areas,machine shops, Computer Aided Design laboratories, and/or classrooms. What universities oftenlack is the inclusion of all of these elements in one location [44]. For campuses that doimplement such centralized accommodations, the majority of these makerspaces are utilizedpredominantly for informal settings rather than as a required program course.However, in
their career. The essential(E) and advanced (A) skills are still important, but they are not pre-requisite material for othercourses. If a student is able to master all the fundamental skills, they will have a C- and they willpass the class as shown in Table 2. While students who only pass the fundamental skills may notget as much practice with the essential and advanced skills, they will still be exposed to theseskills on instruction days and through homework and laboratory exercises. By achieving masteryon the fundamental skills, students should have a full understanding of these topics which theycan apply to future engineering courses. This is where mastery based learning and traditionalgrading differ—mastery-based learning prioritizes
STEMresearch experiences in defense relevant research areas and to teach the participants about careeropportunities in the Naval civilian research enterprise, as well as other research career pathswithin the defense industry. In addition to gaining hands-on research experience and mentoring,the students received training from each university's Office of Undergraduate Research in topicsrelated to the nature of research, the ethics of researchers, and the mechanics of writing andpublishing research.Initially the program also included travel for both the student veterans and their faculty mentorsto the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., to meet their NRL mentors in person, andto present on their summer research. COVID-19 prevented these trips
Fall 211 5 2023 Spring 156 5Course Goals and StructureThe course goals are for students to learn: (1) to analyze data in the context of engineeringproblems, (2) programming using MATLAB, (3) to work effectively in teams, (4) to prototypeusing hand tools, basic CAD, and 3D printing, and (5) to articulate differences and overlapsbetween engineering disciplines and practices. These course goals are stated on the syllabus.Students in ENGR 130 meet in two 75-minute laboratory sessions and a single, combined 75-minute lecture per week. In the lab, students complete two-week modules that combineMATLAB programming and hands-on design projects, working in teams of three or
Paper ID #38464Tips for Creating a Functional Personal Knowledge Management System inAcademiaDr. Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rebecca M. Reck is a Teaching Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Her research includes alternative grading, entrepreneurial mindset, instructional laboratories, and equity-focused teaching. She teaches biomedical instrumentation, signal processing, and control systems. She earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State
, one male and one female during the competition. Each year MTSUstudents participate in the “NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge” a half-mile simulatedlunar terrain course that includes "craters", rocks, "lava" ridges, inclines, and "lunar" soil. Thestudents are aware of the challenges they face during the competition, so they design the Roverto withstand the deterioration the vehicle could undergo. The design and construction of theRover is completed in three different laboratories located on the MTSU campus in the VoorhiesEngineering Technology building. More than 80% of the parts are designed and manufactured bythe students alone. This hands-on method is a great advantage for students to learn from theirmistakes and be equipped if any
architecture project, that provides safetylevels to the users according to the different codes appliable to the structure according to itslocation and use.The best way to get related with the structure and its elements is at the construction site,even tough the laboratories are really helpful, is in the action field at the construction sitewhere we can live and understand the structure and its behavior. The construction site visitsare a fundamental tool in the development of the competencies that the university is tryingto develop in the students.It is also necessary that the students identify the reason why, the designs that come from astructural analysis, must be feasible to be constructed and adapted to the available systems,tools and procedures in
] Parasiliti, Francesco, and Paolo Bertoldi, eds. Energy efficiency in motor driven systems.Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.[4] Vogelesang, Hans. “Energy consumption in pumps–friction losses.” World Pumps 2008.499(2008): 20-24.[5] Latchoomun, L., et al. “Quantifying the Pumping Energy Loss Associated with Different Typesof Leak in a Piping System.” International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical,Electronic and Communications Engineering. Springer, Cham, 2016.[6] Parr, Andrew. “Hydraulic Pumps and Pressure Regulation.” Hydraulics and Pneumatics(2011): 31-49.[7] Love, Lonnie J., Eric Lanke, and Pete Alles. "Estimating the impact (energy, emissions andeconomics) of the US fluid power industry." Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak
fluid physics that surrounds us in our daily lives. Despite being aradical departure from typical engineering curricula, the course was very successful in attractinga diverse group of graduate and undergraduate students, particularly women studyingengineering. One of the key outcomes of the course was the recognition by students of theaesthetic value of fluid physics and the motivation it provided for life-long learning.Course Objectives and DescriptionThis course offers a unique blend of scientific and artistic techniques for visualizing fluid flowsin the laboratory and in everyday life. Through hands-on exploration, students learn to use dyesand particles to create visual representations of the physics of fluid flow. They also gain
effectiveness, and global competencies He helped establish the scholarly foundation for engineering education as an academic discipline through lead authorship of the landmark 2006 JEE special reports ”The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Dis- cipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the
"mathematization of space" in relation to making graphs. Fenner andO'Neill [10] had similar results from a project aimed at improving engineering students' abilitiesto analyze, interpret and communicate data. Their study found that engineering students in alinear circuits laboratory collected experimental data correctly but frequently failed to synthesizeand summarize the findings. Hadley and Oyetunji [11] found that engineering students maypossess the mathematical procedural knowledge associated with numeracy but are notnecessarily able to employ these skills in specific engineering contexts. While this researchexplores the QL of engineering students, no current instruments are specifically designed tomeasure the QL of engineering students.This work-in
Paper ID #37219Student Success in 4-D (SS4D): Toward a Holistic Understanding ofEngineering Student Success in Motivation, Curricular Attainment andExperiential Opportunities across Educational StagesSamantha Splendido, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sam Splendido is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She is cur- rently a graduate research assistant under Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory (ECRL). She earned her B.S. in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State
teamsPreliminary ResultsThe authors have opened this opportunity within their respective classes for three past years:Springs 2019, 2020, and 2022 and currently 2023. As Spring 2021 was a completely onlinesemester for the University (except for laboratory classes), it was skipped. The number of designteams and juniors that participated in this venture is summarized in Table 1.Table 1: Number of Design Teams and Interns participating 2019 2020 2022 2023 Design Teams 14 8 9 11 Interns 19 16 24 15In Figure 2, we compare the scores received by juniors
), Applications of SolidWorks in Teaching Courses of Statics and Strength of Materials Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20959[11]. Northrup, S., & Burke, J. (2008, June), Continuous Improvement In Electrical Engineering Student Outcomes Paper presented at 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 10.18260/1-2—4114[12]. M. Budhu, “Virtual Laboratories for Engineering Education”, Proceeding of International Conference of Engineering Education, Manchester, UK, August 18-21, 2002.[13]. P. Bhargava1, C. Cunningham, M. Tolomeo, and A. Zehnder, “Virtual Labs, Real Data for Statics and Mechanics of Materials”, ASEE 2003 Annual Conference
of ABET’s Software Engineering Curriculum Guidelines," in ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, 2007.[6] S. Conroy, "Software Engineering: Where Do Curricula Stand Today?," in ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, 2010.[7] S. Conry, "Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science: Sibling Disciplines with Diverse Cultures," in ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, 2011.[8] A. F. Ackerman and S. Acharya, "Software Engineering Education Needs More Engineering," in ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, 2012.[9] D. Suri and M. Sebern, "Software Development Laboratory: A Retrospective," in ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, 2006.[10] S. K. Dey and M. A. Sobhan, "Guidelines for preparing standard software engineering curriculum
(PTC) test [18]. Next students materials: (a) molds are sprayed with cookingconducted laboratory experiments to explore different spray, (b) gummy candies (gelatin containing)concepts in food and materials science. These are separated by color, (c)_candies are melted onincluded: (1) gelation, (2) ice cream formulations, (3) a hotplate (d), (e) melted candies are loaded intospherification, (4) capsasin extraction, (5) soft robotic a syringe and (f) 3D printed molds are filled. After curing (g) gummy candies are removedactuator protocol from gummy candies (Figure
increasehome safety.So far, the projects on the platform are not integrated into any established curriculum. The pilottest showed students may be able to complete a relatively complicated task with ROSbackground. The pilot test also showed that a well-designed laboratory series is needed to boostthe success rate of students. Thus, with further training, students can use the platform forindependent projects (senior design, master’s project, etc.). Using this platform with improvedtraining and exercising session, students will gain hands-on experience in implementing allcomponents of robot autonomous navigation and overcoming the steep learning curve of ROS.Bibliography[1] M. J. Mataric, "Robotics education for all ages," in Proc. AAAI Spring Symposium
out in person in a standard classroom (without elements com-monly found in a laboratory) where the teacher presents the contents of the class and the com-ponents.Subsequently, the questions are asked immediately after each topic is explained, once morethan 60% of the participants answer the questions correctly, the next topic is evolved. Oncethe explanations and presentations were concluded, the process of assembly and commissio-ning of the didactic prototype was demonstrated.The last part established is the commissioning of the prototype. The main functions and me-thod of use of the Graphical User Interface or GUI are demonstrated, it ends with the compa-rison of the data acquired by the integrated sensors of the prototype with local
education after helping develop and teach an online only laboratory class. She currently works as a research associate under Dr. Karin Jensen with a focus on engineering student mental health, retention, and development of resources.Joseph Mirabelli Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His work focuses on mentorship, mental health, and retention for STEM students and faculty. He was awarded the 2020 NAGAP Gold Award for Graduate Education Research to study engineering faculty perceptions of graduate student well-being and attrition. Before studying education at UIUC, Joseph earned an MS degree in Physics from
,” Proceedings of 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.5. Pintar, A. J., Aller, B. M., Rogers, T. N., Schulz, K. H., and Shonnard, D. R., 1999, “Developing an Assessment Plan to Meet ABET 2000,” Proceedings of 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.6. Land, R., and Hager, W., 2002, “Pilot Survey: Graduate Satisfaction with ET Education at Penn State,” Proceedings of 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.7. Gomez-Rivas, A., and Pincus, G., 2003, “Integration of Class and Laboratory in Engineering Technology,” Proceedings of 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &
Final Team Project 500garnered in the laboratory setting where students work Tests and Final Exam 900individually on engineering and computers graphics Total 3180exercises, and take their tests. However, the large lectureallocates 1000 points for assignments and for a final team project, which is also assigned andmonitored in the large lecture. The rest of this paper focuses on the one-hour common largelecture, where the promoting of the UT-ME outcomes is most evident. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American
their attitudes on ethical issues.From students’ own discussions and from Goulet’s experience, it appears that studentattitudes and perceptions can be favorably impacted by clearly and forcefully settingstandards of appropriate behavior and by integrating ethical and legal decision-makinginto the curriculum. In that manner, ethical behavior is something that is done, rather thanstudied. Wankat and Oreovicz have proposed strategies for instilling honest behavior inengineering students by stressing (as did Goulet) the Engineering Code of Ethics; byreducing anxiety that might foster unethical behavior; by faculty always being a presencein the classroom and laboratory; and by structuring engineering education in such waysthat unethical behavior is