across the state. Hughes is carrying on a traditionlargely attributed to the early days of CG Animation, where open cooperation betweenresearchers and artisans developed the earliest full-screen digital effects, later to become Pixar. Page 14.529.3The company still “[stays] close to innovations happening in the academic community.”7Collaboration, therefore, is the essence of embedding; an integral component of higher educationbecause it is required for the workplace for which we prepare our students.8The philosophy of Rhythm + Hues founder John Hughes, the Faculty Education Program, andthe experience of the authors have a direct bearing on the
AC 2011-1862: UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACH-ERS TO INCREASE STUDENT AWARENESS OF ENGINEERINGDavid W Richerson, University of Utah Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering; Program Manager NSF STEP program ”Utah’s Engineers: a Statewide Initiative for Growth”; Mineral Collections Manager, Utah Museum of Natural HistoryCynthia Furse, University of Utah Dr. Cynthia Furse is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Profes- sor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is the PI of an NSF DLR project Integrated System Level Design – and an NSF STEP program – Utah’s Engineers: A Statewide Initiative for Growth. Dr. Furse received her B.S. in
the positive influence of employing laboratorydemonstrations on student learning of System Dynamics concepts. Out of 120 students (in sixsections of 20) that have been introduced to mechanical, electrical and thermal systems vialaboratory demonstrations by the authors and their colleagues in Spring 2004, all contained onlypositive comments. Several commented that the course must be given an official laboratorycredit. It can be safely stated that the incorporation of laboratory demonstrations will continue toenhance student learning of System Dynamics at MSOE. The authors envision a follow-uppaper on the student reaction/feedback and the integration/implementation updates upon teachingthe class several times and assessing the overall impact in
of mini learning workshops by incorporating academic researchand industry best practices through an academia-industry partnership. This endeavor wasintended to boost SV&V awareness and increase skilled SV&V practitioners so as to improveproduct and process quality levels throughout the software development community, resulting ina larger and better skilled software V&V user community.This project completed in August 2017: 1) Critically examined the existing SV&V coursecontents at the authors’ institute, 2) Identified areas where improvements could be made inpedagogy, 3) Developed forty-four delivery contact hours of ALTs, 4) Tested a ALT deliverystrategy, 5) Integrated and delivered new pedagogical tools in the course, 6
students with an opportunity to design and validate such a system.This model has not yet been fully integrated into our curriculum. As you know, MTBE, TAMEand other ethers will be banned in United States in two years as additives to gasoline. We expectChevron to shut down the TAME plant in the near future. At that time the TAME model will bereplaced by the Alkylation model as our main teaching tool.In conclusion, the physical models offer the students an opportunity to touch and feel a plant andto apply engineering concepts to the design of equipment. From the model, students will get asense of the working environment they will be in when they graduate. The models are excellentteaching tools for the instructors, as they “walk” the students through
sustainability metrics. ● Learning how to apply concepts of sustainability to the campus and community by engaging in the challenges of sustainability solutions on the campus. ● Learning how to apply concepts of sustainability globally by engaging in the challenges and the solutions of sustainability in a world context.The achievement of these sustainability-related learning objectives may be assessed in a varietyof ways, including quizzes, pre and post surveys or exams, and through course assignments.Discussing sustainability early in the curriculum and integrating it into several courses may helpset an expectation among students that it is normal for engineers to consider sustainability intheir work [9]. This idea of normalized
to emphasize topics appropriate for their majors. In addition, eachdepartment also developed a collaborative, hands-on design project to include in the course thatwould be appropriate and engaging for their students [16]. The topics of the design projectsimplemented were a robotics design task for EECS students, a reverse engineering and 3Dprinting task for MIEN students, and a water filtration project for CHNG students. Encouragedby the promising results observed from the 2020 and 2021 offering of the course for students inthe EECS, MIEN, and CHNG departments, an additional version of the course was developedand integrated into the curriculum for students in the Civil and Architectural EngineeringDepartment (CAEN) in 2022. Additionally
process that provides documented results to demonstrate that the program objectives and outcomes are being met… Each program must demonstrate that the results of the assessment of program objectives and outcomes are being used to improve and further develop the program in accordance with a documented process.5Therefore, while course-level and even curriculum-level assessment processes are needed andshould in fact contribute to the achievement of program objectives and outcomes, these measuresare not sufficient to demonstrate that the objectives and outcomes are being met.In an analogy to a manufacturing process, the customer requires only that their specifications aremet. It may be necessary to test or inspect the
researchers in both engineering andwriting studies, is an important element of our methodology. Our team includes three members(two faculty and one graduate student research assistant) from the Center for Writing Studies(CSW) and five members from the College of Engineering (three faculty, one academicprofessional, and one graduate student research assistant). CSW is an interdisciplinary academicunit at our university that offers Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) workshops for facultyand graduate teaching assistants; provides one-to-one writing tutorials for undergraduates,graduates, faculty and staff; and supports a cross-disciplinary graduate concentration in writingstudies.Illinois requires all undergraduates to meet a first-year composition and
in thecommon context of existence in our society and culture. Many of the common floor-standing machines that were common to a public school “shop” class are not common tothe existence of the citizens whose taxes pay for it. The wood shop is an excellent formof self expression like pottery or painting, and should perhaps be folded into the crafts Page 15.30.5portion of the Arts curriculum. Collaboration among Art and Technology teachers couldPage 15.30.6participants were encouraged to incorporate those instructional strategies within theirclassrooms. British educators embraced design as a pedagogical foundation forengineering and technology education
in thecommon context of existence in our society and culture. Many of the common floor-standing machines that were common to a public school “shop” class are not common tothe existence of the citizens whose taxes pay for it. The wood shop is an excellent formof self expression like pottery or painting, and should perhaps be folded into the crafts Page 15.31.5portion of the Arts curriculum. Collaboration among Art and Technology teachers couldPage 15.31.6participants were encouraged to incorporate those instructional strategies within theirclassrooms. British educators embraced design as a pedagogical foundation forengineering and technology education
environmentalmanagement issue. Recently, these units have begun to include an introduction to the ideas ofSustainable Development, in the framework of a variety of case studies. SustainableDevelopment is an integral part of the foundation of the ISO 14000 environmental managementstandards, and can easily be included as a mechanism for an organization to approach andultimately achieve this ideal. It must be understood and emphasized the nature of all ISOstandards dictates that every certified organization have a unique environmental managementsystem, suited to their own activities, goals, and mission statement. The underlying philosophyfor all is the same and they are all developed from the same guidelines.The second easily visualized place in the curriculum
undergraduate mathematics education curriculum in the 1990’s.Conceptual view of the function is defined in [17] that formed the action-process-object idea inmathematics education for the undergraduate curriculum. Action, process, object, and schematheory (called APOS theory) is applied to mathematical topics (mostly functions) by Asiala et. alin [15], and explained this theory as the combined knowledge of a student in a specific subjectbased on Piaget‘s philosophy. The categories of APOS theory can be briefly described as below[12]. An action is a transformation of objects perceived by the as essentially external and as requiring, either individual explicitly or from memory, step-by-step instructions on how to perform the operation... The
accommodate for students that are visual learners,auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners. It is a fact that the students learn better whenthey participate in the learning process, instead of just playing a passive roll. Usingpresent technology, there is the possibility to visualize the abstract calculus concepts byperforming virtual experiments that will permit the active participation of the student inthe learning process. This paper presents two virtual electronic laboratory experiments tobe used as an aid in the visualization of two of the main calculus concepts: Integrationand Differentiation. These experiments were designed using electronic simulationsoftware and contain, as main elements: operational amplifiers, resistances, andcapacitors
Fosmire [2] have made the argument that informationliteracy can be integrated into a number of student outcomes. However, the engineeringtechnology (ETAC) student outcomes changed around 2011 by explicitly mentioninginformation skills, extending the old 3.g, “ability to communicate effectively,” [3] to 3.g, “anability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technicalenvironments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.” [4]With this change to the student outcomes in engineering technology, there is the potential fornew opportunities for collaboration between librarians and those programs. While the work oflibrarians in EAC programs has been well documented, for example, at every
curriculum integrationAfter completing the Research Brief, they were to submit it to Moodle.Step 4 – Brainstorm Alternative Design SolutionsThink of all the possible ways you can design the Medibotics Capstone SurgeryStep 5 – Model the “Best” SolutionDevelop an Outline of Capstone Surgery:≠ Identify math & science concepts that integrate into surgery≠ Description of medical condition and surgical procedure selected≠ List featured sensors and their function in the surgery≠ Create a block diagram or flow chart, e.g. algorithm of the LEGO® robot’s motion to perform the surgeryAfter step 5, teachers were asked to submit an Outline of the Capstone Surgery on Moodle.At their school, the teachers continued with:Step 5 – Model the “Best” Solution
expose more students to the makerspace and to leverage making in helping studentslearn engineering concepts while applying them in projects. Both women and men had a near equaltendency to request a more integrated curriculum that includes utilizing the makerspace intoassignments, as a direct function of these students valuing making as an integral part ofengineering. For example, Waldo, a white man, discussed his idea to better integrate making intothe curriculum. We do have students coming in from a handful of classes that want to use the printers for their projects, but it's not as integrated into the curriculum as I think it should be. That's something we're definitely working on. Talking to professors saying, ‘Hey
on processimprovement and automation, which has resulted in a shortage of employees with technical skills[2] . Engineers, thus, play an important and expanding role in this exciting field, yet undergraduatechemical engineering students are rarely exposed to food engineering. This course developedand integrated applied food engineering coursework and food chemistry experiments to providestudents with the skills directly relevant to the evolving needs of the food processing industry. Rowan University is pioneering a progressive engineering program that uses innovativemethods of teaching and learning to prepare students for a rapidly changing and highlycompetitive marketplace, as recommended by ASEE [3]. Rowan Engineering is
designed to provide an understanding of the industrial environment and what industry expects of students upon employment.”1Similarly, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) organizationrequires a capstone or integrating experience in its accreditation standards stating the projectmust provide opportunities for students to develop competencies in applying both technical andnon-technical skills in solving problems.2 Often it is the non-technical skills of teamwork,confronting issues of diversity, and communication (both written and verbal) that are lacking intraditional engineering courses but are often experienced in a capstone project.Regardless of whether an ET program is accredited, these standards bring to
andchallenges that faculty reported experiencing while developing and running theseinterdisciplinary computing programs (e.g., minimal support, different requirements in differentcolleges, challenges meeting the needs of under-represented students, and lack of resources). Thesecond describes the benefits to faculty that arose from working in an interdisciplinarycomputing program (e.g., learning new skills, interdisciplinary collaborations, and being able tocreate a more inclusive campus). The final set describes takeaways that faculty believed wouldbe beneficial to their programs and students (e.g., content and skills to include in the curriculum,co-curricular experiences to develop, how to prepare students for job interviews). We concludewith a set of
achieved versus required, skills that are outdated and skills that are not taught but are required in practice.5- Development of more flexible curricula (especially for junior and senior years) which allow for a greater freedom in choosing elective courses in pursuit of student’s individual objectives.6- Introduction of a university-industry cooperative learning early in the curriculum (freshman or sophomore).7- Development of a well structured industrial apprenticeship for engineering students as an integral part of mandatory portion of the curriculum (e.g. 2 semesters spent working in the industry, preferably at two different places). It is clear that striking a good match between the best designed curriculum and the
as fundamentally central to the problem-solving work of engineers (Matusovichet al., 2012; Poe et al., 2010; Wolfe, 2009). Second, when communication skills are disjointed fromtechnical content, there is often a void of context-specific communication discourse (Paretti et al.,2014), such as training mining engineering students to effectively communicate geotechnical riskswith the public (e.g., Conrad, 2009; Hadjigeorgiou, 2020; Noppé, 2014; Stewart & Lewis, 2017).In addition to these documented limitations of stand-alone technical communication courses, at leastthree major influences have contributed to an overall shift in engineering education towardembedding communication skills into core engineering curriculum. First, the ABET
program toward new ABETstandards. The methods which were ranked the highest in compatibility with new ABETstandards, based on faculty reports, are increasing computer simulations, application exercises,case studies, open-ended problems, design projects, and use of groups in class [1].Recognizing this reality, this project, while incorporating active learning strategies that werealready shown to be effective in other institutions, has taken an innovative approach in designingthe course through integrating a variety of best practices and instructional activities with anemphasis on providing rich work-related experience for students. The distinctive features of thecourse includes (1) applied software training, (2) lab experiments, (3) fieldtrip to
12.572.2curricula must provide relevant examples for students, be based on the needs of society, and develop methods used by real world engineers3. The PKI provide this need via visible examples of these technological advances as they change the way we live and work in society. This paper will discuss the union between education and industry in more details. Section II will describe the setting of the PKI building and its integration as a learning/teaching aid. Section III will discuss an overview of the curriculum leading up to student
interrelationships between engineeringand society, technology and history, and art and science - an understanding derived from a liberaleducation.The recognition of the importance of liberal studies in engineering education goes back to thepassage of the Morrill Act in 1862.2 Since that time there has been concern that engineeringeducation is not successfully incorporating liberal studies into the curriculum, beginning with thefirst major study of American engineering education directed by Dr. Charles Mann of theUniversity of Chicago.3 Among its recommendations was that students be taught so as todevelop character, and surveys of 7000 members of professional engineering societies ranked“character” at the top of a list of 6 attributes while “technique” came
, NIDRR, VA, DOD, DOE, and industries including Ford and GM. Currently, Dr. Kim is the site director for the NSF Industry and University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for e-Design. Dr. Kim is an editorial board member of Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. Dr. Kim received top cited article award (2005-2010) from Journal CAD and 2003 IIE Transactions Best Paper Award. Dr. Kim was a visiting professor at Kyung Hee University, South Korea from September 2013 to June 2014. Dr. Kim’s education includes a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh.Carolyn E Psenka PhD, Wayne State University Carolyn Psenka, PhD is a cultural anthropologist with research interests focused on the study
of retention change throughout the firsttwo years of an engineering program and predictors of graduation vary across universities. 3Tinto’s 4 Student Integration Theory posits that students enter university with varied backgroundcharacteristics and goal commitments which in turn influences their integration into theinstitution’s environment and thus their performance in college. “Given individualcharacteristics, prior experiences, and commitments, … it is the individual’s integration into theacademic and social systems of the college that most directly relates to his continuance in thatcollege” (p. 96).A summer program represents a transition for targeted students who have been admitted to auniversity for the fall semester. Programs
. Feurzeig [2] provides an overview of the studies assessing the integration of coding into K-12 mathematical and science curricula. Efforts [3], [4], [5] have provided approaches that allownovice coders to learn the concepts of coding sequencing. Other efforts [6] offer practices thathelp students use coding to learn mathematics subjects and analyze data in scientific inquiry.However, many of these efforts do not engage students in coding activities with structured,reflective learning strategies that research [7] suggests young learners need. Our concept forintegrating coding into the elementary school curriculum is grounded on the framework ofCollective Argumentation and is called Collective Argumentation Learning and Coding(CALC
Paper ID #21891Exploring Students’ and Instructors’ Perceptions of Engineering: Case Stud-ies of Professionally Focused and Career Exploration CoursesDr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research
; connected communities, and securing cyber-physical systems [4,5], we are not aware that currently exist an educational model that integrates cyber security as partof STEM curriculum. The program’s goal is to broaden knowledge of our STEM graduates to beaware of cyber issues as engineers. The curriculum is shown in Figure 1, where 4 tracks areavailable for the student’s interest and major of study. The courses within each track are existingcourses with security content added to them. Figure 1: Cyber-informed engineering curriculum for STEM majors. Each track gives the students an opportunity to earn a security certificate as part of their undergraduate degree. The color of boxes has no special meaning.The introductory