than 60 technical papers published in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and a member of the American Educational Research Association.Ms. Karen Nielson, Utah State University Karen Nielson is a junior studying mechanical engineering at Utah State University, emphasizing in aerospace engineering. She will go on to graduate school after graduating with her bachelor’s of sci- ence in May 2013. Nielson plans on earning her Ph.D. and then pursuing a career as a professor. It is her dream to research
), Computer Engineering, DatabaseEngineering and Computer Networking. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science programwas one of the first Bachelor of Science programs implemented at UVU in 1993. The program’sgoal has been to provide a quality program that meets accreditation standards while providing thestudents with a skill set that allows them to succeed in computing careers. The curriculumcontent for the Computer Science degree is based on the 2008 ACM Curriculum Report. TheComputer Science degree at UVU is accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) in 2002 and currently has more than 500 students. To integrate wirelesssensor networks concepts into our curriculum, we decided to use the third model and
US middle school students towards math. The survey found that “72% of US middleschool students spend more than three hours each day outside of school in front of a TV, mobilephone or computer screen rather than doing homework or other academic-related activities. Bycontrast, just 10% of students spend the same amount of time on their homework each day with67% spending less than one hour on their math homework.” It continued revealing that “whilemost middle school students believe that math is important to their futures, they fail tounderstand the connection between the subject and potential careers.” [3] To address this issue, a group of faculty members with multidisciplinary background haveinvestigated the teaching of the traditional math
, E., Gaines, J., ‘Give them what they want: A look at student directed curriculum revision in a summer bridge camp,’ 2011 ASEE South East Section Conference 4. Anderson, L. S., Gilbridge, K. A., ‘Pre-University Outreach: Encouraging Students to Consider Engineering Careers,’ Global Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 7, Number 1, 2003 Page 25.838.8
of Technical Project Report writing andproject oral presentation based upon the Team’s Final Project. These classroom practices andlaboratory environment provides a challenging and invigorating environment that preparesthem for a lifelong learning process and career path.ConclusionThe paper has provided to the reader the philosophical framework and turnkey path way forthe subject of Multiprocessing System Design. The subject matter is to be pursued in parallelat dual tiers of hardware and software system design details. The subject matterMultiprocessing System Design provides to the student in class room many of the samerealistic challenges faced by a System Design practitioner. The authors sincerely hope thatmany academicians by offering
based on introducing Scrum into the capstone projects. These are related to thetwo types of actors in these projects; the students and the company representatives. Thecompany representatives express slight changes in mindset after these projects, and express agreater understanding for agile methods in engineering design. The students express a greaterunderstanding and preparedness for a future career in industry.The challenge of today’s capstone projects are not the specific technical competencies butrather organizational issues, as it has been experienced over many years. The projects arecomplex and based on knowledge and competencies in several fields, spread over allmembers of the student team (and faculty). At KTH, most resources in terms
Engineering from National University of Singapore in 1997. She served as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor in Mechatronics Engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore respectively. In 2006, she resigned from her faculty job and came to Connecticut for family reunion. Throughout her academic career in Australia and Singapore, she had developed a very strong interest in learning psychology and educational measurement. She then opted for a second Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, specialized in Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment at University of Connecticut. She earned her second Ph.D. in 2010. Dr. Li has a unique cross-disciplinary educational and
AC 2012-4211: NEW LIFE FOR PROCESS CONTROL TRAINERS IN AMICROCONTROLLER COURSEDr. Dale H. Litwhiler P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks, in Reading, Penn. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, his M.S. from Syracuse University, and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University, all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a Hardware and Software Design Engineer. Page 25.974.1 c American Society for Engineering
technologycourses, others have not.To address this deficiency, a new survey course in Particle and Crystallization Technology(PACT) was developed that blended theory with practical applications. The goal was to provideinstruction that was not being covered in the core curriculum that would be helpful for studentsin their future careers. This course was offered twice as a split-level elective course withundergraduate and graduate students. Topics included characterization of particle size and shapedistributions, filtration, continuous and batch settling, cyclone and hydrocyclone design, particlesize reduction and enlargement, and crystallization. This course is novel in its inclusion ofcrystallization, ternary solid-liquid equilibrium phase diagrams, and
designed several models of high frequency oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology, smart energy grid.Prof. Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University, Calumet Ashfaq Ahmed is a professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University, Calumet. Ahmed received his bachelor’s of science
oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology and smart energy grid.Prof. Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet Omer Farook is a member of the faculty of electrical and computer engineering technology at Purdue University, Calumet. Farook received the diploma of licentiate in mechanical engineering and B.S.M.E. in
form andin designing connection details and construction processes.4Figure 5. Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale England,Abraham Darby, 1779.Other iconic structures to investigate include the works of Thomas Telford (Figure 6), a pioneerin the use of iron in bridge design. His career was closely intertwined with the development ofiron as a building material during the industrial revolution. His arch and suspension bridgedesigns are clear examples of ways to use the new material. His iron bridges have flatter formsthan their masonry counterparts, primarily due his recognition of iron’s increased strength.Many important bridges from that era are still in use today, including several long span
≠ Population ≠ Transportation ≠ Military ≠ Education ≠ Exploration ≠ Health care ≠ Agriculture ≠ Environment ≠ Efficiency ≠ Politics ≠ Technology dependency ≠ Immigration ≠ Aids/cancer ≠ Economy ≠ Urban sprawlAs might be expected, the students defined their issues in more general terms than thespecialists on the NAE committee. This follows naturally from their lack of expertise atthis stage in their careers. But this broader view should not be discounted because of thestudents’ lack of knowledge –they still represent important participants in the challengesof the 21st century.The students’ list provides an interesting contrast with the NAE
theyseemed to be the most logical candidates for recruitment. However, many students were notacademically prepared to enroll in college STEM courses without remediation, often becauseprevious curriculum choices resulted in limited exposure to math and science in these students’programs of study. Other obstacles include students’ lack of awareness of engineering as apossible career because of unfamiliarity with the profession.1 One natural extension, then, wasto focus projects at the middle school level, where timely interventions would ideally lead toenrollment in classes that would better prepare students for the rigors of college STEM studies.Research, however, is increasingly indicating that that intervention efforts must begin as early
legacycycle, students had the opportunity to present their findings (go public) to their peers, parents,and members of the community. A complete version of the legacy cycle can be viewed inAppendix A.Implementation of this legacy cycle into my high school science classroom increased studentmotivation, generated excitement, and made students aware of possible careers in engineering. Ifeel strongly that the legacy cycle experience broadened my students’ knowledge of the Page 15.711.3application of engineering in not only the science classroom, but also in life. Student products,pictures documenting the implementation, and reflections (from both me and
teachers voluntarily attended a career development workshop onintegrating engineering into curriculum. A survey previously developed was administered tothe group before the beginning of the workshop to assess their perceptions of and familiarityof design, engineering, and technology (DET). Quantitative analysis showed that the teachersthought DET was importance while rated their familiarity low. ANOVA found significantdifferences in how teachers with different levels of teaching experience rated the importanceof DET and their familiarity with DET. The implications on teacher professional developmentare discussed.Introduction and PurposeEngineering education at the K-12 level is important. From a societal importance point ofview, there is a need to
have atleast one good team experience, and one bad team experience, helping them to learn what makesan effective team. We also want students to meet and get to know other engineering students.Anecdotally this has led to students forming good friendships and study groups that last throughtheir college career. A final method of team assignment is self-selection. Care is taken to forcethis selection to be done outside of the normal class time to minimize the peer-pressure involvedin having students form their own teams. Assistance is provided for those who aren’t able toidentify a team. An implicit result of this method of assignment is that students discover thattheir immediate friends don’t always make the best team members.Online Feedback
to be considered a reasonable substitute in consumers’ eyes. Additionally, thecost of fuel cell powertrains must be comparable to internal combustion engine powertrains. Asa result, fuel cell technology requires significant engineering development to meet these criteriaand bring them to the mass market. Bringing fuel cells into the classroom will help motivate topursue careers in the fuel cell industry and prepare them to be able to contribute to fuel celldevelopment.A relatively quick internet search will show that there are currently few fuel cell courses offeredin higher education. There may be modules on fuel cells contained within other courses, forexample within courses on thermodynamics, power plants, or renewable/alternative energy
computerscience. This course aims at attracting more students to engage in multi-disciplinary study,research, and career by providing a problem-oriented approach to learning programming andunderstanding dynamic systems.AcknowledgementThis report is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation through the grantIIS-0829683. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thepaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.Bibliography1. M. Joshi, The Concepts and Practice of Mathematical Finance. Cambridge, 2003.2. S. L. Spencer, M. J. Berryman, J. A. Garcia, and D. Abbott, “An ordinary differential equation model for themultistep transformation to cancer,” Journal of Theoretical
the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences.Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet Professor ESSAID BOUKTACHE is the Department Head and a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Dr. Bouktache received his MS and Ph. D in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1980 and 1985, respectively. His research and teaching interests include Digital Signal Processing, Computer Networks, and Digital Communications. Professor Bouktache has
program that has been designed in order to lead the attendees to think“out of the box” imprinting the notion of dynamic teaching environment that is necessary inorder to form the new professional. It has been designed for professionals interested in theimprovement of career and quality performance.The evaluations of the courses have been very positive. The attendees are satisfied with theapproach and the content of the courses.It consists in a great achievement for engineering midst once it can provide for engineers andinterested professionals the opportunity to update and achieve the knowledge about the portengineering and at the same time to fulfill the lack of professionals for this field of action.The number of professionals interested in the
, technician, manager, etc.) and hierarchical positions matter for hiring but thereafter career progress is determined by who can do the job best. International competitiveness means there is no place for people or organizations that are not continuously updating. Credentials therefore have to be transferrable. Communication is not stereotyped; it has to be matched to the receiver and the purpose. It must, however, be clear, accurate and actionable.Fortunately, some of these features of our systems world are now being addressed inorder to rebalance academic technical programs. But it is all too slow.Acknowledgments. The authors thank all the contributors to the ESYST project. Theyshow the boundless imagination and
in STEM disciplines, calculus is a major obstacleduring their career decision as well9.Summer transition programs play a key role in achieving necessary mathematics preparation forthe upcoming academic year. As in [10] engineering “math-based” retention programs had asignificant impact on students’ performance on their first mathematics course. Another studyrevealed that there was no significant impact of such program on participant’s performance11.Nevertheless, the results from the same study showed that program participants’ performancewas at lease the same as non-participants’ performance. Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU), similar to many other institutions, has calculus as the first required mathematics coursein the engineering
knowledge retention of engineering students as they advance through their academiccareers can enhance their quality of education and career success. However, engineeringprofessors constantly battle the quality of student knowledge retention from course to course.Knowledge retention has been a consistent problem for students regardless of the length of breakbetween courses, such as a one-week break or a three-month summer break. This is evidenced ina study conducted by the United States Military Academy at West Point (1). Student knowledgeof Statics and Strength of Materials were examined after a three-month summer break in theMechanics course. Faculty found that knowledge retention of the Statics and Strength ofMaterials topics was poor. They
results that inform various program improvement efforts, whichin turn drive program change. This process is shown in Figure 1 below. Program Educational Objectives process information “Employer Feedback on PEOs” survey results Faculty and Board of Advisors input Alumni “Career Assess Progress” survey results Institutional vision and mission
direct access to the Page 15.315.8kind of work for which their college career is preparing them.Lastly but just as importantly, students exposure to the industry puts them in direct contact withpotential employers and employers can evaluate students on more than just a formal interview.Students have a better understanding of what will be expected of them when they enter theprofessional work force.DisadvantagesThe disadvantages lean more toward classroom control. Faculty has less control over the projectsand students experience varies with the cooperation of the company representative. Somecompanies provide teams with an excessive amount of
AC 2010-1299: ONLINE TUTORING SUPPORT SERVICE FOR STEMSusan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems at the University of Houston. She began her career in higher education teaching applied mathematics for engineering technology students. She demonstrated consistent interest in the application of information and communication technologies to instruction. This interest plus demonstrated depth of knowledge of computer applications and systems caused her to change her teaching focus to computer information systems in 2000. Recently, she has completed graduate course work in the area of Medical Informatics in order to deepen
indicators suggest that the changes to the water turbine project were successful inachieving the course director’s goals. Course-end feedback is collected on all courses at WestPoint. The students are asked a series of open-ended questions. The students are asked “If youwere course director, what would you keep in the course next year? Why?” The following arerepresentative of the answers received for this question with regard to the water turbine. “The water turbine project- it assimilated everything and I learned more about engineering from it than anything in my engineering career so far.” “…I'd also keep the Water Turbine Project because it allows students to enhance their skills of the machines.” “The Water Turbine
standardsbetter prepare graduates to work for this company?17. If such a course was offered and required for students would this potentially reduce theamount of on-site employee training?18. Would this company be willing to work with local educational institutions to establish acurriculum in which more focus is placed on implementing education aboutstandardization?19. What types of standards would this company like to see applied within the curriculumto better prepare students for a career with this company or similar companies?20. What type and approximately how much funding would be available to assist?21. If a multinational competition were held for students to demonstrate their knowledgeabout standardization, would this company be willing to help
: Page 10.98.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationProgram Program Numberabbreviation of awardsCAREER Faculty Early Career Development 27Coll.Res. Collaborative Research/ Americas Program 15 Controls, Networks, and Computational IntelligenceCNCI Integrative Systems