. Plans for additional re-design of the model and further study are discussed.Introduction The current number of engineering students is not adequate for meeting the needs of theprojected workforce and research suggests that the profession is not attracting a diverse studentpopulation1. In the U.S., the dropout rate has been reported to be in the range of 40%2. Twoattributes characterize engineering majors: (1) they are disproportionately male, and (2) thosethat graduate are more than likely to have declared engineering as their major when theymatriculated to college (i.e. students are not likely to change their majors to engineering). Undergraduate engineering in the U.S. is in need of reform that addresses the retention ofa
’ drawings. As with the second year, the two groupsdiscussed their prior experiences with science and engineering. Each team developed a plan tosupport communication throughout the project to promote healthy team development. The planincluded specifics on the responsibilities and practices the group would follow in order tocomplete the project. When the afterschool clubs began, both education students and engineeringstudents were in attendance for almost all club meetings. The largest change during this iterationof the cross-disciplinary project was the process for identifying the club theme. In prior years,teams independently chose their club topic at the first in-class meeting. In the third year, theengineering students on each team identified a
Paper ID #14651A Statistical Approach to Analyzing a Graduate Curriculum for Construc-tion Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Building Construction Estimating, Heavy/Highway Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include
based on students’weighted average response • (4.5) Passive learning mode, where CATE shows you step-by-step analysis and final answers • (4.4) The ability to generate a large number of practice problems • (4.3) Step-by-step explanations that include 'what, why, how' • (4.3) Circuits with 'nice' voltage, current and component values (as opposed to values that are arbitrary fractions) • (4.3) Full compatibility with iPad, tablets and similar devices (planned) • (4.2) Active learning mode, where you work through a problem and then CATE checks your answer - with no impact on your course grade • (4.1) Videos that use CATE to explain key concepts (e.g. mesh or nodal analysis) • (4.1) The ability to
art andcraft and associated enterprise, the locals tend to draw connections with their traditions andphilosophy of Makerspaces19.In Spain, several spaces again not associated with Maker media but claimed as Makerspacescome up in our search20,21. In Spain like China, Makerspaces are associated with the conceptof start-ups, which is the encouragement behind many other co-working spaces in thecountry.In India, Makerspaces appear to be more associated with the technologies used in themparticularly 3 D printing22. There are a few Makerspace like spaces across the country thatserve different clientele such as rural youth, urban corporate employees, hobbyists andstudents23. The government launched a campaign24 via which it plans to increase
and serving as the Program Manager for 5 awarded STEM edu- cation grants totaling more than $12M. She has collaborated with University offices and College faculty and professional staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment, including supervising the planning and implementation of Open House and other recruitment events. Jessica now manages the day-to-day operations of the DragonsTeach program, including supporting the development of programs of study, student recruitment, fundraising and grant-writing, hiring and supervising staff and student workers as well as coordinating program eval- uation.Dr. Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel
the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education frame- work. Mr. Yeter plans to graduate in December 2016 with both degrees and is looking forward to securing a teaching position within a research university and continuing his in-depth research on Engineering Ed- ucation. He is one of two scholarships awarded by NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teach- ing) to attend the ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) summer research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic
www.ewbchallenge.org. There are alsotechnical resources, such as water quality data, electrical grid plans, designs/sketches of existinginfrastructure etc. are provided where available. In 2015, as the EWB Challenge was located inCameroon many of the resources were in French to illuminate the difficulties of working in otherlanguages to the mostly English speaking students across the partner countries that undertake thechallenge. The students tend to be asked to understand the context and culture that will inform theirdecisions through individual and team research, having been introduced to the issues through anintroductory lecture that includes basic details on the community and their culture including religion,socio-economic, education and language etc. of
rates as well as supporting faculty with development of effective learning and teaching pedagogies.Mr. James Blake Gegenheimer James Gegenheimer is an MSME Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at LSU. When graduated, James will commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He will be stationed at Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. through the Air Force and work with the Air Force Weapons Research Laboratory. James is currently a Supplemental Instructor at LSU for Thermodynamics where he has served since 2013. He has worked to improve how STEM college students learn through the use of active learning. c American Society for
her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from NMSU while conducting research over scheduling and policy optimization in health- care. At McLennan Community College, she serves in various committees, including the Mars 101 Com- mittee and the Strategic Planning Committee. She has participated in various study-travel experiences as sponsor/faculty, such as Mars 101, Geology Field Course, and the Australia/New Zealand Overseas Experience. She also serves as an advisor for the Engineering & Physics Club. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering Economics International Experience for Community College StudentsAbstractMcLennan Community
Paper ID #16704Engineering Portfolios: Value, Use, and ExamplesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the School’s efforts to promote collaboration, creativity, design and
interests or potentially inspires them. Broadening For ABET outcome 3(h), students could be motivated with their advisors to plan the general education component of their programs to provide the background to understand sustainable 9 development holistically. New ABET general engineering criteria are under consideration but a discussion of the SDGs in an introduction to civil engineering would still work. Relevant proposed outcomes are: 5. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
/CommunityDirectory.aspxIn the first year of the project, the team reviewed the existing resources on the site anddeveloped plans for a website system for storing, organizing, and editing the resources. Inthe second year, the team built and revised the new user interface and website design forthe site1. At the end of the second year, the new site interface and site enhancements werelaunched. In the next three years of the project, the Content Editorial Boards andOutreach Group will focus on identifying and developing materials to expand thecollection, and on reaching out to meet the needs of their communities. The reviewprocess for new materials is also being refined and will be incorporated into the site toencourage a seamless submission, review, and posting
requirements the base dimensions were determined to be 1000 𝑚𝑚×760 𝑚𝑚 and the layout was planned to be as the one shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: Plan View of the LayoutMaterial dimensions were fixed to coincide with those available in the market sincethe number of units to be produced is only one and the manufacturing cost wouldbecome very much higher for turning parts to user defined dimensions.The power train design started with the purchase of a 1 kW AC motor whose powerwas nearer to that required to drive the display. The motor speed was 1400 rpm. Thedisplay was expected to run between 3 and 5 rpm. Thus the reduction required was inthe region between 475 and 280. Such high reduction are possible only with wormand
information and computingprofessional organizations, and non-information system organizations have codes of ethicsspecific to their organizations which emphasize occupational responsibility.To assist with this, describes [2] the following five ethical principles that apply to processinginformation in the workplace, and also provides examples of how they would be applied. 1. Informed consent. Try to make sure that the people affected by a decision are aware of your planned actions and that they either agree with your decision, or disagree but understand your intentions. 2. Higher ethics in the worst case. Think carefully about your possible alternative actions and select the beneficial necessary ones that will cause the least, or
to promote the design-oriented analysismethodology to the teaching of circuits, and illustrate its effectiveness through a number ofpractical examples that have been compiled for dissemination on the web [10]. This work is aqualitative study of how a design-oriented methodology can help improve students’ success. Inorder to validate our thesis we plan to systematically analyze student’s grades. Based on ourcurrent data, we noticed a 3.37% improvement in the mean student grade over the last twoacademic years. The data collected is presented in figures 1 and 2. The rest of the paper isorganized as follows. Section 2 describes the main motivation and background behind thedesign-oriented analysis methodology. Section 3 illustrates a few examples
modeling course at one of the participatinguniversities were asked to review the items, give feedback on clarity of the questions,and note any possible typos or mistakes in the graphics. These students did notprovide responses to the questions. Because it was late in the semester and courseinstruction had already been planned at each participating institution, not all 60items could be tested on every student participant due to classroom time constraints.The items were compiled into different sized packets based on the time available fortesting at each participating institution. A testing protocol was established by thegroup so all packets in the pilot study were administered in a uniform fashion.Pilot responses from all institutions were collected
problem.Iterations and revisions of the student work are required. Each update report requires the teams tobuild upon the content included in their initial design plan. The final report requires the teams tobuild upon the midterm report by including a results section that provides information for each ofthe steps included in the design plan. The process of returning to the same core of informationfor each of the reports and presentations encouraged the students to reflect upon the feedbackand evaluation given on the previous report and address problematic issues in the current reportor presentation they were working on. This allows students to build on learning as they applytheir engineering skills to solve the problem. Besides writing reports, students
assessment plan that he helped devise and implement as ABET Coordinator. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Turabo, PO Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 00778. Tel. 787-743-7979 x 4182 E-mail: jcmorales@suagm.eduProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning
supplemented with case studies and student research on real world design processes. The course could be divided into modules, with each module focused on one project. Forexample, a module could be centered on building a toothpick bridge. At the beginning of theunit students could be given a set of design criteria for a bridge they must construct. The criteriacan include weight and size constraints, material constraints, how much load it must handle, orany number of other requirements. As students plan their solution, different bridge designs canbe introduced such as suspension bridges, truss bridges, or arch bridges. Case studies of thedesigns of famous bridges can be used. This can include bridges which work are lauded forinnovation and those
navigation features; however, it requires modification toallow for successful navigation.MethodsTwo electrical and computer engineering faculty members and a senior undergraduatemechanical engineering student developed the curriculum for the course. Our goal was toprovide enough theory to allow the students to progress rapidly in the laboratory exercises. Thecurriculum was divided into ten 2.25 contact hour sessions. We also planned a related session onsupercomputers and modeling. The session on supercomputers was taught by a Department ofMathematics faculty member. Also, a field trip was taken to the National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) - Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) and a nearby hightechnology Walmart regional distribution center
researchquestions for this platform, the platform activity (or quest) design, the implementation plan, theassessment plan, and summary.Research QuestionsThe freshman engineering course that was selected for implementation of the gamificationplatform covers a wide range of multidisciplinary topics that are prevalent within all engineeringdisciplines. The overarching topics include professionalism, engineering mathematics,communication, efficiency, ethics, and project-based tasks. Gamification of the homeworkwithin this course serves multiple goals. The progression through the gamification platformshould allow the students to feel freedom of choice and control over their learning providing fora personalized learning environment where students can learn at
printing andfull scale construction, 3D printing reinforces consideration for constructability, which has beennoted as a common weakness among engineering graduates for quite some time.6ApproachOur environmental engineering capstone design course entitled, “Advanced EnvironmentalEngineering Design,” is taken in the last term and is comprised of 40 meetings withapproximately 60 contact hours. Students are introduced to a range of design experiences thatinclude defining the project scope, identifying design constraints, comparing alternatives,development of plans and specifications, engineering economics, and project management.Students select design projects from a list and many are drawn from current Army engineeringproblems. Students in three to
Paper ID #14518Annual Documentation of Assessment and Evaluation of Student OutcomesSimplifies Self-Study PreparationDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydrothermal simulations, unit commitment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new technologies
requirementspecification. To take the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) course as an example, thesestudents in the UAV CDIO-SMC may propose many questionnaires through some socialnetwork sites or analyze user comments on various UAVs by several large online shoppingsites.2) Product designersBased on the requirement specification, product designers make a general specification forboth hardware and software, and develop some trail products by 3D printers. All designerswork on the interactive design and innovation platform in several groups. Some computeraided design and computer aided process planning software tools can be used for UAVdesign for good user experience.3) Process implementersThe process implementers maybe generally divided to three groups: hardware
measurements at the 14, 30 73, 44nanoscale.Describe one way nanotechnology may directly impact my life 40, 65 38, 12in the future.Motivation, I plan to:Formally teach nanotechnology concepts (e.g., as a teaching 6, 6 79, 77assistant).Investigate the implications of nanotechnology. 22, 24 44, 45Informally/casually teach someone something about 18, 30 47, 40nanotechnology.Seek information about internships or Co-op experiences with 20, 17 41, 47companies engaged in nanotechnology.Read a news story or popular magazine article about 48, 48 22, 24nanotechnology.Give a presentation
students, delivering course materials and laboratory experiences etc. The report wasreviewed by the executive committee of the engineering accreditation committee. In July of2013 ABET approved our request to include the online delivery as part of our accreditedprogram and identified several items of “concern” to be addressed at the next genera review. Infall 2015 our program was reviewed as part of its regular general review cycle.Sustained planning and effort was required to achieve this accreditation and our program was thefirst 100% online program in any discipline to be accredited under the engineering accreditationcommission of ABET. Particularly important elements included ensuring equivalency of thecurriculum, the admissions process and
0 1 2 3 Faculty office Preference score Ideation space Figure 6 Student preferences in obtaining faculty help with academic advising.6. Summary and plans for the futureA one-semester study comparing student preference for faculty office hours held in the facultyoffice to those in a large public (ideation) space was reported upon. Students participating in thestudy were enrolled in a broad spectrum of engineering courses ranging from introductoryfreshman course to senior engineering major-specific courses. Initial data analysis seems toindicate that holding a portion of traditional faculty office hours in a large, public space is aworthwhile endeavor. Many students showed a
provide step-by-step instruction for difficult concepts for several exercises, including the first isometric sketch, which can be daunting for students with weak spatial skills.• Engagement tracking. Instructors can login and determine how much time students spend on each activity. These data will inform optimal design of the materials available to students. iPad sketching exercises. iPad touch-screen capability enables the development of sketching exercises that can be completed with fingertips or a stylus instead of pencil and paper. Alpha versions for sketching exercise have been developed.35 Planned enhancements include a feedback mechanism to provide faculty automated feedback regarding students’ sketches. The
engineering were earned by foreign students. 7 There are even fewerstudents that pursue graduate studies in STEM fields from historically underrepresented groups.For example, the National Science Foundation reports that an estimated 50% of Asian Americanor Asian students planned to major in a STEM field compared to 36% of African Americanstudents in the year 2012.7 An undergraduate academic career in STEM is the first step necessaryto pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM discipline. In one year of gathered national data, theNational Science Foundation discovered that approximately 50, 396 White, non-Hispanicstudents are enrolled in a graduate program in engineering compared to that of approximately4,172 Black students, 5,218 Hispanic students, and