Paper ID #10799Simulating Real World Work Experience in Engineering Capstone CoursesProf. Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University, Innovation One After graduating from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1984, Thomas H. DeAgostino began his career as an automotive product engineer working at Ford Motor Com- pany’s Heavy Truck Division. He held various product engineering positions before settling on structural and finite element analysis as his engineering passion. In 1988, he transferred to Ford’s Engine Engi- neering Division performing finite element analysis on various engine
. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Digital Transformation is a critical contemporary theme impacting various industries,including engineering. It involves integrating digital technologies into all aspects of business,fundamentally changing operations, and value delivery. For engineering students,comprehending Digital Transformation is crucial, as it encompasses elements such ascybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT). These elements are integralto modern systems engineering practices and require understanding of both technical andmanagerial aspects. In the IME 764 Systems Engineering course at Wichita State University
, theAcademy currently offers majors in a number of engineering, mathematics, science and humanitiesdisciplines. Students who do not major in an engineering, math or science discipline must complete asequence of 3 courses in one of the seven engineering disciplines for which majors are offered.In their senior year, students complete an integrative experience to synthesize knowledge and skillsnurtured in the core and their majors programs. These experiences “present students with professionallyrelevant situations that include political, social, economic, and technological issues and challenge studentsto anticipate and respond effectively to uncertainty and change.”6 For engineering majors, the experiencetypically consists of a year-long capstone
, 2018; Romberg et al., 2013; Scheckler, 2003). Due to the variability in theways in which these VLs have been used and studied; a myriad of methods has been used toevaluate their effectiveness, e.g., student outcomes (skills required for the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology), assessment of educational value as a function students’perceived motivation to learn, and students’ acceptance of new technologies (ease of use andusefulness, i.e., the Technology Acceptance Model). Many scholars who have employed virtual laboratories in engineering course students haveevaluated VL effectiveness using metrics defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET). For example, (Jamshidi & Milanovic, 2022) enhanced
AC 2010-1277: WHAT IS GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR?: THEMAKING OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORSGary Downey, Virginia Tech Gary Downey is Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Affiliated Professor of Engineering Education, Women and Gender Studies, and Sociology at Virginia Tech. He teaches the undergraduate course Engineering Cultures, an approach to international education for engineers at home. It is designed to help engineering students learn to work more effectively with people who define problems differently than they do, including non-engineers, by critically examining their own identities and predispositions. Current Chair of the ASEE Liberal Education
, collaborative communication led to an increased sense ofrelatedness among different disciplines, which may be useful for effective public researchcommunication about interdisciplinary engineering projects.IntroductionThere is a general understanding that engineering solves problems, but it is often hard tounderstand the direct context or implications of what engineers do without substantialscaffolding. Meanwhile, STEM is a familiar term within contemporary American educationalsystems, but it does not reflect a monolithic domain unto itself, and it is not always clear howengineering relates to science, technology, or math within this framing. While engineering aloneis a rich area of exploration, contextualizing it with other disciplines can highlight
from all aspects of my very WASPy (andvery engineering) formation.Joey: As the closeted-until-grad school queer, white Latinx settler child of unionized stateworkers, I was/am trained to seek the full set of privileges of the “settler,” “the idealizedjuridical space of exceptional rights granted to normative settler citizens and the idealizedexceptionalism by which the settler state exerts its sovereignty. The “settler” is a site ofexception from which whiteness emerges. Whiteness is property; it is the right to haverights; it is the legal human; the anthropocentric normal is written in its image” (p. 10)[2]. It was this training that led me to believe in the notion that the research anddevelopment of “green” battery technology offer a primary
Page 14.57.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Middle School Project for Science and Math Enhancement through EngineeringAbstractThis study is focused on the impact of curricular and extra curricular engineering-basedinstructional activities on middle students’ perceptions of their ability to become engineers.Middle school students are at an age where high interest activities are essential for motivationand relevant learning. This is also the age where students’ interest can be piqued to considercareers in STEM fields. This study also looks at math content knowledge, attitudes toward mathand science, and perceptions of technology, engineering, and what defines engineering.In 2007, the
reconfigured to meet changes to a product’s design or production volume. Sponsors of this work included Ford, GM and Chrysler. In 2003 he joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia as junior chair of an NSERC sponsored research program in Virtual Machining. After 3 years at UBC, he moved to the Department of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University to focus on teaching. His teaching and scholarship interests lie in the areas of design, CAD/CAM, CAPP, and CNC machining. Dr. Yip-Hoi is currently director of Western’s Manufacturing Engineering Program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Cloud Based Computer-Aided
Paper ID #7249Girls Go Beyond Blackboards towards Positive Attitudes about EngineeringDr. Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Christina White completed her Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University where she studied engineering education. She is the director of the National Academy of Engineering Longhorn Grand Challenges Scholars & K12 Partners Program at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. White is also the director of an outreach program called Design, Technology, & Engineering for All Children (DTEACh) which has reached more than 1000 teachers and 85,000 students. She is
gasification, and wind turbine reliability/optimization. Previous to Taylor, Don was at Dow Corning Corporation for 16 years as a technology leader, project leader, and Expertise Center Leader in the R&D of processes and products for silicon containing materials. Don is currently a consultant for university-industry partnerships, grantsmanship, research development, partnership development, engi- neering, project management, and science education. Don received his PhD and MS in Chemical Engi- neering at Northwestern University and his BS in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977.He then
courses provide both graduate and upper-levelundergraduate students from diverse disciplines with the ability to design and fabricate completemicroscale and nanoscale systems. The first course in the sequence, Fundamentals of Microscale Engineering, provides anoverview of the important technologies from a fundamental point of view through a lecture-onlyformat. Topics include scaling, microfabrication technologies, microscale and nanoscalephenomena, and microfluidic applications. The second course, Fundamentals ofMicromachining Processes, is lab intensive and concentrates on the most frequently usedmicrofabrication technologies, such as wet bulk micromachining and surface micromachining.Hands-on experience and instruction is provided for
learning environment, and incorporating the use of information technology in theteaching/learning process. In the first two years of Project Catalyst, a core group of faculty fromall five engineering departments at Bucknell University has begun implementing this focusedshift by systematically incorporating collaborative and problem-based learning into their courses.This emphasis has required a coordinated effort to introduce significant elements of teambuilding and problem solving into the undergraduate curriculum.This paper discusses a conceptual framework for progressively developing students' problemsolving and team skills across the curriculum. The framework is modeled after the university'swriting program and identifies introductory
AC 2012-3748: TAKING STOCK: PROGRESS TOWARD EDUCATING THENEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERSDr. Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University Peter H. Meckl is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, where he has served since 1988. Meckl obtained his B.S.M.E. from Northwestern University and M.S.M..E and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. His research interests are primarily in dynamics and control of machines, with emphasis on vibration reduction, motion control, and engine diagnostics. His teaching responsibilities include courses in sys- tems modeling, measurement systems, and control. In addition, he teaches a course entitled technology and values, which introduces students to the social and environmental impacts of technology
Paper ID #32225Summer Engagement in Cyber Undergraduate Research Experiences (SE-CURE)Dr. Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Doug Jacobson is a University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He is currently the director the Iowa State University Information Assurance Cen- ter, which has been recognized by the National Security Agency as a charter Center of Academic Excel- lence for Information Assurance Education. He teaches network security and information warfare and has written a textbook on network security. For a non-technical
/ Arizona State University East 3 Morgan State University 4 / California Polytechnic State University 5 / Purdue University 6 New Jersey Institute of Technology 7 / Rochester Institute of Technology 8 Raytheon Missile Systems 9 / Lockheed-Martin Company 19 Boeing Company 11 / Engineering Partnership-Arizona12 Hewlett-Packard 13/ Rolls-Royce Corporation 14 AbstractThis is the second of four papers prepared for a special panel session of the National Collaborative TaskForce on Engineering Graduate Education Reform. The paper formulates a creative approach andframework for postgraduate professional education that fosters continuous
Paper ID #37743The Multiplicity of Care in Engineering Education andProgram BuildingMarie Stettler Kleine (Teaching Assistant Professor ) Marie Stettler Kleine is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, & Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers’ pursuit to “do good.” Marie received her B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and PhD in science and technology
Paper ID #37412Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage EngineeringStudents’ Interest in Renewable Energy ConceptsAbhishek Verma (Dr.)Kenan Baltaci Kenan Baltaci is an Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department. He received B.S. in electrical engineering degree from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. Following, a master's degree and doctoral degree in industrial technology was granted from University of Northern Iowa. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by
University. She spent 12 years teaching secondary science and engineering in Oklahoma, and is a 2014 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.Dr. Nick Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology
and oversees the Michigan Engineering Common Reading Experience.Dr. Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan Professor Steven J. Skerlos is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan. He is a tenured faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also serves as a UM Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Sustainability. He is Director of Sustainability Education Programs in the College of Engineering and Co-Director of the Engineering Sustainable Systems Program. He is Chief Science Officer of Fusion Coolant Systems. Professor Skerlos has gained national recognition and press for his research and teaching in the fields of technology policy and sustainable design
international education systems, individual and social development, technology use and STEM learning, and educational environments for diverse learners. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Empowering displaced students through a local community-centered engineering education frameworkIntroduction There are many opportunities to use engineering skills to improve living conditions indisplacement [1]–[5]. However, displaced populations are often overlooked as potentialengineers for their community. In a time where the global policy arena is discussing strategies tofoster self-reliance by helping them to become part of the solution [6], the
from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in
theseattributes has been repeatedly recognized, by both the National Academy of Engineering andAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the accrediting body forengineering programs in the United States. Unfortunately, very little is known about thedynamics of engineering team-based engineering design and problem solving processes. How dothe team processes of experts differ from those of novices? How do students develop thenecessary skills over time? In this paper we present background on the problem and a VerbalProtocol Analysis (VPA) pilot study of freshman engineering team design and team processes asa step in the development of an empirically based understanding to address these questions. Theresearch method used was based on the
AC 2009-206: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ENGINEERINGDESIGN SELF-EFFICACYAdam Carberry, Tufts University Adam Carberry is a doctoral student in the Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering Education program at Tufts University. He serves as a research assistant and director of the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP) at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education & Outreach. His dissertation research involves the development of assessment instruments for investigating the impact of service-learning on engineering students.Matthew Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University
2006-1237: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR CAPSTONE ENGINEERING DESIGNPERFORMANCE AND ASSESSMENTDenny Davis, Washington State University Denny Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Co-Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho Steven Beyerlein is Professorof Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho.Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University Olakunle Harrison is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University.Phillip Thompson, Seattle University Phillip Thompson is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seattle UniversityMichael Trevisan, Washington State University
Devin Berg is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the B.S. Mechanical Engineering program in the Engineering and Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Global Engineering Projects from the Young African Leaders Initiative Thomas Lacksonen, Devin Berg, Scott Springer, University of Wisconsin-StoutKeywords: global design project, domestic internationalization, humanitarian engineeringAbstractIn this paper several projects that integrate globalization issues into undergraduate engineeringand technology coursework are discussed.The Mandela
environment, and engineering education. She is assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering. She is a second-generation woman engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The University’s Role in Professional Development for Computer Aided EngineeringAbstractThis paper explores the need for workforce development for engineers interested inimplementing Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and describes a CAE Certificateprogram currently in the pilot phase of implementation. Workforce development is becoming anecessary component of the modern engineering workplace as technological advances such asCAE make the product development
Paper ID #26802Measuring Self-Efficacy in Engineering Courses – Impact of Learning StylePreferencesDr. Muhammad Safeer Khan, Arkansas Tech University Muhammad Khan received Ph. D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA in 2013. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics Technology at University of Arkansas, Fort Smith. His research interests include signal processing for audio and acoustics, industrial automation
Paper ID #15994Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Innovation for Engineering and Busi-ness Student TeamsDavid G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico Dr. Alexander’s research interests and areas of expertise are in teaching pedagogy, capstone design, renewable energy systems, thermal sciences, vehicle system modeling and simulation, heat transfer, new product development, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. He is PI and adviser of the Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. He is also working on an undergraduate research project modeling solar cells using a thermodynamics approach and
. These criteria attach significance to thequality of experience the elderly have when interacting with the design, and their psychologicalsatisfaction through combined human computer interaction (HCI) with participatory design [17].Integrating immersive technologies and game engines with BIM can offer design professionalsmore than just the virtual mockup and digital representation. Clients can dive into the virtualenvironment to simulate experiential space interactions through self-guided or automated virtualwalkthrough, perform interactive tasks and provide designers with meaningful real-timefeedback on spatial quality, design comprehension and satisfaction [17, 16].Recently, BIM and game engine has also been broadly integrated in pedagogical