usually intheir first semester in college. It covers the following general topics: laboratory practices;mechanical stress, strain and the measurement of strain using a wheatstone bridge; circuitbuilding; engineering design projects; report writing; presentation making; traditionalmechanical drawing; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, presentationsoftware, and CAD packages. Structuring and delivering such a course successfully to freshmanstudents is a challenge. Having taught the course over a two-year span, I believe thosechallenges involve: balancing the breath of the topics with the appropriate level of detail,ushering the students through design projects when they possess almost no technical engineeringknowledge, and
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junior and senior year courses. The FHL students take a set of prescribedcourses at MSOE that complete their FHL academic requirements. The FHL students alsocomplete their FHL Diplom Arbeit requirement (Diploma Design Project) while at MSOE. Thisis a major design experience and is normally performed in an industrial setting.All participating students are awarded degrees from both MSOE and the FHL upon the successfulcompletion of all academic requirements, the BSEE degree from MSOE and the Diplom Ingenieur(FH) from the FHL. Anecdotal comments suggest that for MSOE students the experience ofliving abroad is of greater importance than the second degree from the FHL. On the other hand,the FHL students generally have already had extensive
discussions, gamified targeted activities, and synchronous meetingswhere they exchanged their experiences and insights. The project Co-PIs facilitated theexchange, also using a collaborative online game that embodies teamwork and collaboration. Afinal sympodium will be held this spring, where the graduating trainees will present theirexperiences and exchange ideas with about a hundred peers from across the SUNY system. Inaddition, we will share the course, training materials, and resources, through a CreativeCommons license to benefit broader SUNYfaculty via the OER resource site for SUNY.This project draws upon rhetorical/cultural concepts from the arts and humanities to help facultyin STEM fields make learning/teaching more inclusive. To do so, it
BlueDragon Integrated Problem-solving System (IPS), a leading methodologydeveloped for use in the nuclear industry and the nuclear weapons complex [7]. BlueDragon IPSis a novel holistic approach that utilizes modern behavioral and causal analysis tools to guidecreative and analytical thinking practices of analysts as they identify the causes of complexhuman-centered problems in the workplace. This paper presents an overview of the course andoutcomes of a final project and student survey.MethodsCritical Thinking for Causal Analysis fully integrated the online BD1 BlueDragon Analystcertification training designed for professionals into an instructor-led course for undergraduatestudents. The course met two hours per week for seven weeks, with the 12
it in mechanics. The goal wasto design the course such that its materials would cater to the strengths and weaknesses of thestudents. The course was first offered in the Fall of 2022 as a technical elective to be taken byengineering students, primarily from the aforementioned majors.Course OverviewStudents were introduced to basic concepts and applications of robotics, including topics onsensors and actuators, kinematics, control systems, localization, and state-of-the-art industrypractices and future directions. The project-based course included laboratory exercises thatallowed students to develop programs and assemblies to work on robotic manipulators andmobile robots. To begin with, students needed to understand and analyze the five
● Workshop title: ○ Designing and Implementing Oral Exams: How to Make Them Work and How They Can Positively Impact Your CourseObjectiveThe objective of this workshop is to provide participants with evidence-based information andresources on how to implement oral exams in engineering courses to make a positive impact onstudent learning. Based on results from a three-year National Science Foundation(NSF)-funded research project, we will share the benefits and challenges of implementing oralexams in engineering classes, as well as lessons learned regarding the design andimplementation of oral exams. Our goal is to provide participants with tools and resources forconsideration when implementing oral exams in their
demographic methods and a concentration in social statisticDr. Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington. She works on the evaluation of several projects aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Logic Models: How this tool can help you make the case for your DEI programs CoNECD 2024 Dr. Liz Litzler (she/they) Dr. Erin Carll (she/her) Dr. Emily Knaphus-Soran (she/her)Hello, we are happy to be sharing with you about how logic models may be helpful for you.We are
3 3 Positionality Statement Before continuing this presentation, and in the spirit of self- reflection, I acknowledge my standpoint as an educated Black American woman. I have not been an instructor of record yet, but I have experienced and observed both positive and harmful situations within and outside of the engineering classroom involving minoritized and historically marginalized students. I acknowledge that my positionality has given me a unique perspective while working on this project. Inspired by Davis (2018) 4Positionality statement will also introduce the presenter(s
career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to inspire teachers and students in STEM. As
Jayma Koval is a Teacher in Residence in Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Math and Computing (CEISMC). Previously, Jayma was a middle school science teacher and coordinator of her school’s Science Olympiad team.Mr. Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 24.1071.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Science Learning thatIntegrates Design, Engineering and RoboticsThe SLIDER curriculum is an inquiry and project-based learning curriculum that utilizes LEGOMindstorm ™ NXT kits to teach 8th grade physical science disciplinary content
Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL. Dr. Boyette’s research interests center around data structure and analysis for impact and imple- mentation, and meaningful instructional outcomes for educators, traditional, and non-traditional students. Her practice includes development of experiential learning strategies employed in summer workshops for teachers and exploration of diversity through standard coursework.Mrs. Nina C Stokes, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Nina Stokes joined the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE) at HCC in 2011 as Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC) Project Manager. She graduated from the University Col- lege of North Wales, U.K., with a B.S. in Marine
students. He has served as the Civil-Site design option evaluator for Senior Design projects each semester as part of his normal teaching responsibilities. Dr. Lester has developed new courses in Civil Engineering Technology to better distribute the student load in Fluid Mechanics and the accompanying laboratory. Dr. Lester has also taught the Professional Engineering preparation courses through the ODU Business Gateway. Dr. Lester has embarked upon the initial asynchronous modality course development and was instrumental in promoting the program forward with this initiative with the Center for Learning and Teaching. He has developed an asynchronous course for Fundamentals of Building Construction and will develop
Paper ID #9876Testing and Refinement of e-Learning Modules on Metacognition and Moti-vationDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State UniversityMiss Apurva Anil Kambale, Michigan Technological UniversityMegan Farrish
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transforming a Freshman Electrical Engineering Lab Course to Improve Access to Place Bound StudentsAbstractThis paper discusses the transformation of an introductory electrical engineering lab course intoan interactive hybrid teaching model, a combination of face-to-face and online instruction, toexpand access to Electrical and Computer Engineering to place-bound students. The modifiedcourse will include inter-campus collaborative hands-on laboratory and team project experiences.This has the potential to transform the educational experience of the often isolated place-boundstudents in rural communities, building their social capital and connecting them to a larger
communities in a form closer to thenatural state. When faculty and/or researchers observe student communities, the lens ofobservation is clouded by biases introduced by the non-student observer’s role as evaluator,administrator, and at times, course instructor. These observer biases are well known in theresearch literature and can be compounded by actor biases (students being observed), such thatstudents may significantly alter their behaviors when observed by non-students. Page 24.1308.2Purpose of the ProjectIn this project, we focused on a student ambassador-led effort to observe the process of a newambassador program that consisted of, among other
Technology and a Director in Purdue’s Discovery Park, Dr. Dietz is responsible for the catalysis of the Purdue’s homeland security research, increasing the impact of Purdue research on society, and or- ganizing interdisciplinary projects within the university. Prior to his current responsibilities, Eric was on loan from Purdue to Governor Mitch Daniels to serve as the founding Executive Director for The Indi- ana Department of Homeland Security, a new state agency of over 300 people responsible for emergency planning, training, fire and building safety, and disaster response for 6.2 million Indiana residents. During this period, Eric led Indiana’s response to 7 Presidential Major Disasters and Emergency Declarations which
Page 23.898.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Mentoring Programs Supporting Junior FacultyAbstract In this paper we discuss the junior faculty cohort mentoring program we developed aspart of our National Science Foundation funded ADVANCE project. We first providebackground on our ADVANCE project and review the mentoring literature that helped shape ourmentoring program. Then, we describe our program, and discuss the benefits received by theparticipants: mentees and mentors.Introduction North Dakota State University (NDSU), a progressive, public, land grant university in theupper great plains, has been undergoing transformation since the late nineties. The
disasterdetection[2,3]. In addition to performing difficult calculations with ease, robots are also capable ofperforming tasks that are either too intricate, such as small-scale surgeries[4], or too strenuous,such as automobile assembly[5], for humans to perform. For these reasons and countless others,the field of robotics and the wide variety of applications that it encompasses will continue togrow. It is beneficial, therefore, to educate and excite young minds about the wonderfulopportunities available in this field of study. In this paper, our undergraduate research teamhopes to outline the research we conducted over the course of a summer and to propose that ourproject could be expanded upon in further research projects or as part of an
andmath test scores, graduation rates, college enrollment rates, higher education completion rates,and college performance, among other metrics4. Toward this end, we’ve developed severalhands-on STEAM activities specifically to illustrate the interconnectedness of the arts and thesciences through music technology.Summer Music Technology ProgramThe Summer Music Technology Program (SMT) offers a unique educational experience forrising high school sophomores and juniors*. The week-long program, initiated in 2006 as part ofan NSF CAREER award, aims to introduce its participants to the concepts underlying modernmusic technology through inquiry-based projects and activities, drawing upon common musiclistening and playing experiences5. The vast majority
Page 23.954.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Overview of the Tokyo Institute of Technology International Research Opportunities Program (TiROP) - Season One: 2012This paper gives an overview of the establishment of the new Tokyo Institute of TechnologyResearch Opportunities Program (TiROP) to promote bilateral student research exchanges withUS/EU and Asian research universities. TiROP was funded by a grant from the Japan Society forPromotion of Science (JSPS) in the Re-inventing Japan Project that led to the formation of a 10week summer research exchange program in 2012, which consisted of a student led researchproject, Japanese classes, factory tours, cultural activities and a
instructions on how to do something), it follows that thisgeneration of student, who have much experience and reliance on the internet, will fit the schemawe propose.Methodology The current work is a sub-set of a larger project designed to test the impact of bothcreating and viewing videos on students understanding of several important concepts withinthermodynamics. The sophomore level Introductory Thermodynamics course is offered once ayear at the authors’ institutions. This course is usually a student’s first exposure tothermodynamics, and focuses on teaching vocabulary and concepts, and fundamental first-lawproblems.The overall study has four treatment groups and will occur over a period of three years. Each ofthe three thermodynamics
Conversion and Conservation Divisions; presenting all of them with the exception of one paper in 2010 when she was double-booked. Lynn most recently held the position of project coordinator for the ARRA funded Student Energy Internship Program in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at NCSU. She mentored and coordinated 60+ interns with energy professionals in the private and public sectors and recruited interns to volunteer at Family STEM Nights. Prior to this experience, she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in K-12 Education working under the direction of Liz Parry, Dr. Laura Bottomley and Dr. Karen Hollebrands in the RAMP-UP program at NCSU. During this tenure she created Energy Clubs
receive a D or F on the exam.This research project investigates the introduction of university provided mobile devices into afreshman level construction materials and methods course. Device use is incorporated into thecourse in several ways, but this paper only examines the use of electronic flashcards, allowing Page 23.1313.2students to study their vocabulary wherever they are. Specifically, this paper provides apreliminary evaluation of: (1) whether the flashcards help students to better prepare for mediumand high stakes exams; and (2) whether the flashcards increase the mean exam scores comparedto previous semesters with no flashcards.The
the practical implementation ofthese concepts in an undergraduate course, APEN 441, at Wichita State University, wherestudents developed a Three Statement Financial Model as part of a semester-long project.Keywords: Decision Analysis, KEEN 3Cs, Creating Value, Startup1.0 Introduction Decision Analysis (DA) and the KEEN 3Cs (Curiosity, Connections, and CreatingValue) are essential frameworks for making informed and effective decisions. This paperexamines these concepts through their practical application in a manufacturing startupcontext. The study is based on a project from the undergraduate course APEN 441,Analysis of Decision Processes, at Wichita State University.2.0 Methods The methods section outlines the integration of
for in-classproblems-based and project-based activities were also easily adapted to support asynchronouslearning. These resources proved ideal for a quick transition to support online option students ina HyFlex course. Case examples from the non-lab class meetings of three different first andsecond-year engineering technology courses illustrate (1) the original intent of flipped classroomand problem-based learning activities for the in-person-only class and (2) how they weretranslated into the HyFlex environment to meet the needs of synchronous and asynchronouslearners.KeywordsHyFlex, flipped classroom, hybrid learning, blended learning, engineering technologyIntroductionExperiential learning is a hallmark of Engineering Technology programs
to use,well-documented, and widely supported. Robotics researchers and developers can quicklyspin up projects using ROS packages, devoting their time to novel robotic applications ratherthan reinventing the “wheel” of tried-and-true low-level software programs for communica-tion, visualization, and resource management [8] [9]. ROS was created to be the “Linux ofRobotics,” and to this day it is supported by an international community of open-source con-tributors.ROS has long straddled the academic and industrial research communities. It began as anambitious project by Keenan Wyrobek and Eric Berger at the beginning of their PhD’s atStanford. Development skyrocketed when the project moved to Scott Hassan’s Willow Garagetechnology incubator in
. Dr. Alemdar currently serves as PI and co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects that focuses on engineering education, teacher networks and STEM learning environments. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis, mixed methods, and advanced quantitative methods. Dr. Alemdar is passionate advocate for equitable and inclusive STEM education. She actively engages with educators, students, and communities to promote the importance of STEM disciplines and education research in preparing the next generation for the challenges of the future. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, with a concentration in Research, Measurement, and Statistics, from Georgia State University.Dr. Sunni
-year engineering students in hands-on projects can foster creativity, teamwork, and practicalproblem-solving skills [2]. This challenge introduces students to the engineering design process,emphasizing brainstorming, design process application, visual thinking, and prototyping.Students work in teams of 5-6 to fabricate an Olympic cauldron (consisting mostly of cardboardand plastic cups) at the center of a 10’ x 10’ space without entering the area or touching cupswith their hands (needing to make a tool for this). With the Olympic theme, the final structuremust be moved to the center of the space and ceremonially “lit.” Though cardboard is unlimited,cups are limited to 50, and only a few other materials are allowed: string, wooden dowels
topics like academichonesty, the importance of professional skills, diversity and inclusion in engineering, etc.Students can choose to watch videos of these interviews or listen to just the audio. Double-entrynotes can again be utilized to help students reflect on these podcasts.The third (and most effortful) method involves assigning students to create their own podcast asa summative assessment for a course. Podcast creation assignments address the highest level inBloom’s Revised Taxonomy—creating [5]. As a replacement for paper or report, they can becustomized to be a minor or major assignment and be an individual or group project. It isimportant to scaffold a podcast assignment over several weeks with opportunities for students tosubmit