considerations Build information literacy skills Develop reflective judgment and critical thinkingThe assignment is broken into several parts with staggered due dates over the course of thesemester. Students deliver the following: A. A reflection on why it would be important to conduct LCAs, and where they might be helpfully applied in real-world contexts. Page 26.1286.4 B. A description of the products to be compared and how they are used locally, with particular attention to similarities and differences among products. C. Initial research on manufacturing and use of the products, beginning with extraction of raw
Paper ID #12915Learning from Toy Makers in the Field to Inform Teaching Engineering De-sign in the ClassroomMs. Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University Chrissy Foster is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College of Arizona State University. Her dissertation study explores the approaches to technical innovation within Native American communities.Matthew Dickens, Arizona State UniversityDr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State
, problem-solving techniques. Students used the mobile device to create screen-captured videos (using theExplain Everything application) on engineering problem solutions. (See Appendix B for links tostudent e-portfolios, which contain the videos). These products were uploaded into theirindividual course e-portfolio. Instructions for/expectations for completion of the digital videoswere provided (See Appendix B). The mobile device (iPad) was also used to complete in-classquizzes using an application.At the end of the semester, students were invited to participate in a voluntary and anonymousonline survey (20 item Likert scale instrument) regarding their perceptions of the efficacy ofusing mobile learning strategies and devices to create electronic
this question is to gauge if the student would watch videos for lecture beforecoming to class. As shown in figure 2 - B, 50% of the students, they would take advantage ofwatching the videos. In addition, it shows that if the students have suitable tools, such as videos,they would be more motivated to review the material before coming to the class. This is a goodtrend, which indicates students would be more prepared before class and be more capable to starttheir assignments successfully. Page 26.343.9 Figure 2: First Survey - Questions 1 and 2Question 3: After watching some of the videos created for this class, how
NSF funded projectcontributed to the significant improvement on student retention rate in our college over the pastseveral years[5]. In the meantime, we also noticed that the student performances among differentsubjects are not balanced. This is typically not an issue for students getting B or better who havea good understanding on all subjects. However, a barely passing grade of C does not provide thedetailed information on their understanding of the subject required to be successful in completingthe subsequent courses. For example, a student performing poorly in trigonometry and complexanalysis but did reasonably well in the rest of engineering mathematics may still be ill-preparedfor Circuit Theory. Among all subjects, trigonometry stands
acquainted about future employment. So suchinformation is necessary for them despite the instability of the labor market. Second,investigations showed the significant role of parents of applicants in choosing the university andspecialty. So this information about possible employment after graduation as well theinformation about the difficulties of the transition period "high school - university" should bebrought to the attention by the parents.References1. Budny D., Paul C., Newborg B. (2013) Designing a Positive Involvement for Parents in the FreshmanEngineering Experience. 978-1-4799-0152-4/13 C2013 IEEE. 25-27 September 2013, Kazan National ResearchTechnological University, Kazan, Russia. International Conference on Interactive Collaborative
; Exposition.14. Buket Barkana, "A Graduate Level Course: Audio Processing Laboratory", 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.15. Tim Lin, Saeed Monemi, and Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, "Interactive Learning Discrete Time Signals and Systems with MATLAB and TI DSK6713 DSP Kit", 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.16. Lisa Huettel, "Integration of a DSP Hardware Based Laboratory into an Introductory Signals and Systems Course", 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.17. Michael G. Morrow, Cameron H. G. Wright, and Thad B. Welch, "Old Tricks for a New Dog: An Innovative Software Tool for Teaching Real-Time DSP on a New Hardware Platform", 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.18. Michael G. Morrow, Cameron H. G
by listening tothe lectures at their own pace. Students also expressed their interest in the fully on-line andblended versions of the EM course. The students desire to have an on-line version of the coursewas specifically expressed in the course that could be offered during one of the Summer Track Aor Track B sessions.To further enhance and make the curriculum model more flexible, the authors developed an on-line version of the EM course for currently enrolled in Michigan Tech students and industryrepresentatives looking to improve their knowledge in the subject. The on-line EM course wasoffered in Track A of summers 2012-14 and consisted of the online learning modulus, online
Paper ID #11105Providing Authentic Experiences in the First Year: Designing EducationalSoftware in Support of Service Learning ActivitiesDr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his B.S.C.S.E. degree in computer science and engineering from The Univer- sity of Toledo. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process through use of performance vectors and evaluation heuristics
related toengineering as a college and career choice. The program helps undergraduate engineeringstudents improve their communication and leadership skills while reinforcing the importance oflife-long career ambassadorship. Further, the program gives university alumni the opportunity togive back to their communities.The DesignThe primary motivation for creation of the HA Program was a need expressed by high schoolprincipals and guidance counselors who wanted a) feedback on how well their programs werepreparing their graduates for success as well as b) the creation of real intersections withengineers at the next level to motivate and inspire their students. These administrators want toencourage students to consider careers in fields that are
Statistics Concepts Inventory: Developing a Validand Reliable Instrument”, ASEE Conference, 2004.9. delMas, R., Garfield, J., Ooms, A., & Chance, B. (2007). “Assessing students’ conceptual understanding after afirst course in statistics”, Statistics Education Research Journal, 6(2), 28-58.10. Wilson, S. (2013). The Flipped Class: A Method to Address the Challenges of an UndergraduateStatistics Course. Teaching of Psychology, 40(3), 193-199.11. Hussey, H., Fleck, B., & Richmond, A. (2014). Promoting Active Learning through a Flipped Course Design.In J. Keengwe, G. Onchwari, & J. Oigara (Eds.), Promoting Active Learning Through the Flipped Classroom Model(23-46). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.12. Strayer, J. (2012). How Learning in an Inverted
created on MicrosoftAzure Cloud and the same baseline software tested locally was, also, installed on Azure Cloud.Finally, SugarSync, a cloud file sharing service, was used to tie together a) all cloud platforms b)the local development environment, and c) the Azure production environment in the cloud. Onceback on-line, configuration files and web pages automatically synchronized between local,virtualized guest and cloud platforms. SugarSync is employed to provide automatic backup of thedata to ensure fault tolerance in both the local development as well as the cloud productionenvironments. Thus, an infrastructure utilizing free cloud services was created to produce a web-deployable application accessible by mobile devices. Proceedings of
prototyping, an implementation of a participatory design to help designers and users build a navigation model together, greatly reducing time and effort needed. Figure 2 shows the navigation model for the primary application. b) Prototyping (PT) is extensively used in UCD to visualize and validate all otherwise vague ideas and unclear expectations at low cost and high effectiveness. We focused on three main categories of prototyping: Paper (low-level) PT, low-fidelity electronic (medium level) PT, and high-fidelity, detailed PT [5, p. 188]. Paper prototypes are very inexpensive and help us capture several initial ideas and concepts, and validate them. After explaining their needs, users often change their minds when they see them on
IGURE 3 : L EADERSHIP O RIENTATION B Y Y EARS EXPERIENCE Page 26.1519.6No clear patterns emerge from this graph with the exception of a strong orientation amongnovice engineers (zero to two years) toward collaborative optimization. This “experience” effectmay be confounded by a “sex” effect, as women make up a greater percentage of individuals intheir first two years (35%) than in the sample as a whole (26%).Finally, we found no clear pattern of leadership orientation preferences by organizationalposition. Please see Figure 4 for an illustration of these findings. While we expected engineerswith formalized management
. Life Cycle Assess., vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 89–95, Feb. 2008. 9[3] M. Goedkoop, “Introduction to LCA with SimaPro 7,” 2008.[4] M. Garetti, P. Rosa, and S. Terzi, “Life Cycle Simulation for the design of Product– Service Systems,” Comput. Ind., vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 361–369, May 2012.[5] R. Heijungs, G. Huppes, and J. B. Guinée, “Life cycle assessment and sustainability analysis of products, materials and technologies. Toward a scientific framework for sustainability life cycle analysis,” Polym. Degrad. Stab., vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 422–428, Mar. 2010.[6] D. E. Knuth, “A generalization of Dijkstra’s
information such as lectures, reading material, etc. tooptimize and improve the quality of learning.References 1. Gilbert, J. E., Han, & Han, C. Y. (1999). Adapting Instruction in Search of a Significant Difference. Journal of Network and Computer Applications 22 (3), 149–160. 2. Bybee, B. W. (2010). Advancing STEM Education: A2020Vision. Technology and Engineering Teacher, 70(1), 30-35. 3. Goodman, R., Meltzer, H., & Bailey, V. (1998). The strengths and difficulties questionnaire: A pilot study on the validity of the self-report version. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 7, 125-130. 4. Atkins, D. E., Bennett, J., Brown, J. S., Chopra, A., Dede, C., & Fishman, B. (2010). Transforming
Models • Metacognition • Formative vs Summative AssessmentsEach seminar is designed to bring the workshop topics back into focus for the UTAs and allowthem to discuss their successes and failures to date with other UTAs while being led by PRIMESfaculty members.There have been three main methods of implementing the UTAs into the classroom at the J.B.Speed School of Engineering. The methods are (a) voluntary supplemental instruction, (b)mandatory supplemental instruction, and (c) mandatory in-class instruction.The first method, voluntary supplemental instruction (SI) model, can further be broken into twosub categories. These categories are rewarded attendance and non-rewarded attendance. The SImodel has been a successful model at the
for a few days of training andmentoring from UMBC faculty. When they come to UMBC, they will receive: 1. Training on the International Eminent Scholar Mentor program 2. Initial “pre-travel” orientation about the various international engineering networks and conferences 3. Development of a mentoring plan that includes identification of an international mentor, and plans for engaging collaborators during the international conference 4. Training on intercultural communication skills receive copy of Schaetti. B., Ramsey, S., & Watanabe, G. (2008). Making a World of Difference. Personal Leadership: A Methodology of Two Principles and Six Practices. Seattle, WA: FlyingKite Publications 5. Development
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Paper ID #13983Research, Development and Evaluation Capabilities for Betavoltaic PowerSourcesDr. Thomas E Adams, NSWC Crane / Purdue University B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Akron, 1987 M.S. Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 2007 M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 2011 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 2014 Employed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, on a PhD fellowship at Purdue University. Over 25 years experience in development and evaluation of power sources. Currently conducting R&D on radioactive sources for power generation. Tom Adams has a
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Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), Engineers Without Boarders (EWB), and Society of Hispanic Professionals Engineers (SHPE) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teaching, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treat- ment processes, and water education. She is involved in outreach programs for K-12 students to increase the participation of Hispanic
), separations (e.g.,distillation, extraction, adsorption), and physical processes (mixers, heat exchangers,crystallizers). Historically, this methodology has been applied to the scale-up of benchtop andpilot operations to the chemical plant, but can also be applied to biotechnology and biomedicallaboratory work implemented in a microfluidic format in scaling down processes to fit on a chip.For medical diagnostics, the relevant unit operations are cell sorting, cell lysis, nucleic acidisolation, amplification, and detection. Each of these steps can be performed on a chip. Then,the unit operations are integrated into a single chip. The unit operations approach can serve as aneffective gateway to biotechnology for engineering students.References 1. B
offers moreclarity in meaning, and more variability in response, than other, binary (e.g., engineering vs. non-engineering) measures. The six additional measures examined from our survey include (a) one’sown description of his or her position as engineering or non-engineering, (b) self-identificationas an engineer (irrespective of current position), (c) engineering degree-job relatedness, (d)importance ratings of engineering competencies to their current work, (e) engineering degreeattainment, and (f) future plans to pursue engineering work. We examine identity and theimportance that graduates assigned to engineering competencies based on findings showing thatnearly three in four engineering graduates not working in an engineering field still
., Guggemos, A.A., & Shane, J. (2011, April). Exploration of strategies for attracting and retaining female construction management students. Paper presented at the 47th ASC Annual International Conference, Omaha, NE.16. MacPhee, D., Farro, S., & Canetto, S.S. (2013). Academic self-efficacy and performance of underrepresented STEM majors: Gender, ethnic, and social class patterns. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy, 13(1), 347- 369. doi: 10.1111/asap.1203317. Marra, R.M., Rodgers, K.A., Shen, D., & Bogue, B. (2009). Women engineering students and self-efficacy: A multi-year, multi-institution study of women engineering student self-efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 27-38. doi: 10.1002/j.2168
, financial statements andfinancial accounting with special emphasis on the balance sheet and income statement, and costaccounting was covered. In part A of the case study, the students (working in groups of 4) wereassigned an in depth financial statement analysis on the large U.S. retailer that would sponsor thecase study problem for part B of the case study. The students were required to complete an indepth analysis of three years of corporate financial statements by completing a series of ratiocalculations. This would give the students real life practice working with corporate financialstatements and also allow them to gain an understanding and background of the large U.S.retailer that would be sponsoring the real life case study competition in
universal design. Burgstahler’s UniversalDesign of Instruction (UDI) model provides eight guiding principles intended to beapplied to the design of instruction, the physical environment of the class, deliverymethods, feedback, assessment, and technology. Burgstahler defines UDI as “the design”of instruction of products and environments to be usable by all students, to the greatestextend possible, without the need for adaption or specialized design” (Burgstahler, 2012,p.2). Universal Design Educational Models a. Creating welcoming classrooms b. Determining essential components of a course c. Communicating clear
selected through a rigorous application and interview process in order toensure student’s qualification and motivation. The class size was limited to be 16 students ineach participating university in the interest of quality control, except the American and Indianclass where 32 students were recruited. Because of wide time differences on multiple locations,the class was divided into two parallel sessions: Session A and Session B. The Session Aenrolled 16 American, 16 Israelis, and 32 Indian students, and the Session B enrolled 16American, 16 Chinese, and 16 Korean students. The 112 course participants were assembled into16 project teams, each with 7 members (i.e., 2 American, 2 Indian, 1 Israelis, 1 Chinese, and 1Korean students). The membership of
helpedto prepare you to meet course educational objectives. The data is needed as part of our plan tocontinuously improve the quality of engineering education at Tennessee State University. Please ratehow this contributed to preparing you with each of the outcomes using the following scale:4. Strongly Agree 3. Agree 2. Disagree 1. Strongly DisagreePart A. Questions regarding your preparation Rating A Avg 4 3 2 1 B I feel that I had the prerequisite skills in CE 4520/AE 4470 to be E1 4 1
Paper ID #12761The Rising Engineering Education Faculty Experience (REEFE): PreparingJunior ColleaguesCory Hixson, Virginia Tech Cory is currently a NSF Graduate Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He earned his B.S. in Engineering Science from Penn State University in 2007, graduating with honors, and his M.S. in Industrial and System Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2014. Cory has ex- perience as both a professional engineer and high school educator. His professional and research interests are understanding the interaction between engineering/education pedagogy and