needed. To dothis, the student needed to develop a program that would take a raster image in any format, scaleit to the appropriate dimensions, and write the associated yaml and pgm files for the Turtlebot’suse. Using the tool that the student developed, others can take rough floor plans or draw theirown plans to be used with the Kobuki bots and autonomous navigation missions. One of thescanned floor plan maps of the engineering building is shown in Figure 3 for reference. The shaded area in Figure 3 represents the area from which Figure 2 was taken. Thestudent developed the program using Python and OpenCV. Because the student had no priorexperience using Python, she needed to go through a similar process to what was done with ROS†‡ yaml
lesson plan, SIs assign responsibility for delivering content and leading activities.During class, one SI leads while the other SIs assist. At a minimum, two SIs are responsible forcontent delivery each period and leadership rotates through the group each period. Table 1 - Course Learning Goals Identified by Student Instructors (Italics are department requirements) Spring 2017 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Fall 2016 (proposed) Program Program
. For many, the ambassador rolebegins during a large, multi-institution workshop. Post-event surveys reveal high levels ofability, confidence, and preparedness to create and deliver outreach presentations. Post-workshopinterviews reveal that the training offers a platform for role identity development. Theambassador role aligns career-related motivations, resonance with messages contained in theNational Academy of Engineering’s Changing the Conversation report, beliefs about the missionof the EAN, and plans for fulfilling the Network’s mission. After the initial training, students’role identities reflect an integration of their undergraduate engineering student role with the newrole of ambassador, with the intermediary role of an effective
GroupResearch Internship Program for sophomore students who have no previous research experienceand have at least one more year of courses to complete at the community college before transfer.The Summer Individual Research Internship Program is a ten-week program for rising juniorstudents who have completed all the required lower-division courses for transfer to a four-yearuniversity and are transferring in the fall semester following their participation in the program.The paper will highlight the development of partnerships with neighboring universities andresearch institutions, the results and lessons learned from the pilot implementation of the twosummer internship programs, and future plans to improve the programs and maximize theirimpact in
states have experienced amore than 50% change in Hispanic population between 2000 and 2011 U.S. Census,31 and thetop 10 fastest growing Hispanic states experienced a more than 100% change in Hispanicpopulation during the same period, ranging from a 103% change in Georgia to a 158% change inAlabama Pew.32 Findings from our study may be most relevant and applicable to institutionslocated in fast growing Hispanic states that are strategically planning for the future of highereducation and a shift in student demographics. In addition, as shown in Table 1, 59% of thestudents in this sample would be classified as “vertical” transfer students having spent all or mostof their time at a community college or two-year institution prior to making the
should keep track of approximate expenses for components, and keep notes of how you kept costs down. Uncle Mort will want to know. You do not need to consider installation costs, unless your design plan is especially unique. (Consult your customer to determine if installation costs are required for your plan.) Include operational expenses for Uncle Mortimer. In other words, choose your water delivery system wisely. What will it cost per year to run the water operation? You are designing the fluid system and hydraulic system only, not the solid structure of the pool, pipe/pump support, etc. On the other hand, you must consider forces from the nozzles
. Current engineering curricula are not fully equippingthem to properly deal with these challenges4-9. These concerns, growing electricity demands, andenergy market deregulation have increased the interest in sustainability, distributed generationand renewable energy systems (RES). Given the rapid progress in these areas, there are needs forprofessionals with adequate knowledge, able to plan, design and operate of such energy systems,assess and analyze energy resource potential, or to perform analytic evaluation of their impactson power systems or environment1. Education, training and learning are important aspects thatin taking the necessary steps to reshape our way of living into a more sustainable one. Time isrunning short therefore special
environmental, use these shapes to Develop and economic create a plan for familiarity context of the modeling the object. with rhetorical problem Create model features situations Develop in a systematic manner Attend to the alternative consistent with the processes of design design intent of the writing concepts and part Develop evaluation Create proper sketches research and
for planning and building a rough model out of appropriate materials (particleboard, hardboard, plastic, etc.); and writing a short report on accomplishments and plans. 2. Building all the necessary electronic hardware; developing a MATLAB program to drive the hardware; testing the whole system; and writing a full report on the project.While minimum requirements and specifications are given, students are encouraged to addfeatures for extra credit, such as sound effects, music, or more elaborate displays. A full designreport with commented source code is required, and each team is expected to demonstrate anddiscuss their work with the instructor. A friendly design competition is held on the demonstrationday and teams vote for the
thatintend to foster open communication, trust, and a willingness to solve problems, and (4) retakingthe survey to investigate if students perceptions have changed. Results of the study show that,through the interdisciplinary senior project and the structured activities planned, students’perceptions of each other’s disciplines, roles, and stereotypes changed, and they were able togain a better understanding and appreciation of each other’s disciplines, and work collaborativelytowards the project goals. The study, thus, shows the potential that incorporating sucheducational activities and experiences in students’ learning environment could positively affecttheir careers making them ready for the increasing trend of integration of designer and
importance of team development and performance. Next, the instructor provided the 3)lecture highlights, 4) example problem(s), and 5) group work as done in the Fall 2014 semester(described above). Three two-stage exams were also utilized as was done in the Fall 2014semester.Table 1. Sample of team-building questions Sample of Ice Breaker Questions What kind of place do you currently live (dorm, house, apartment, fraternity, sorority, etc.)? What is your favorite restaurant and why? What is the most beautiful place you have ever visited? Describe one volunteer experience in the last few years? What adventure did you do in the last year or plan to do in the next year? What is your #1 hobby
UGTFs to plan for thesemester. In addition to this training session, two more training sessions are planned, and willfocus on role-playing activities to practice effective mentoring and an opportunity for peerreview and discussion.To promote faculty engagement and the use of evidence-based practices in courses withUGTFs, faculty were provided with resources outlining best-practices for working with theUGTFs. A SoE teaching working group was created, with a goal of engaging facultycolleagues working with UGTFs in a recurring peer-driven conversation focused aroundteaching excellence.BackgroundPeer mentoring has been shown to improve learning, retention, and identity developmentfor students (Collings, Swanson, & Watkins, 2014; Gafney &
listindicates the main topics covered in the course: Introduction to the product development process. Product planning. Identification of customer needs. Setting target specifications. Concept generation. Concept selection. Prototyping.ST and SE concepts are not explicitly addressed in the course or in other courses in themechanical engineering curriculum.Modifications made to the courseThree main factors were taken into consideration while making changes to the sophomore designcourse to incorporate ST and SE concepts. First, the educational materials and learning activitiesneeded to be appropriate for the level of the course. Second, the time required to cover the newcontent had to be reasonable and the educational materials and
include motion planning and localization of ground robots.Mr. Smarth H Chadha c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Incorporating Life Cycle Assessment Issues for Green Energy Manufacturing Education AbstractThis paper describes the incorporation of life cycle assessment practices for teaching students froma variety of engineering disciplines in design and manufacturing. Green energy manufacturing isan emerging field and also provides a sustainable development model for modern manufacturingindustries. Sustainable green manufacturing encompasses the design of manufacturing processesto prioritize energy conservation, pollution
we planned to prepare the students for the jigsaw session, but dueto scheduling conflicts, we held the jigsaw in the recitation period directly following an exam.To avoid burdening students already anxious about an exam with the need to additionally preparefor this activity, we decided not to announce the session prior to class. Students were tasked withexplaining their subteam’s work to students from other production phases. We asked them toshare the following in their jigsaw groups: • Update of important findings • What was important to know for your particular phase? • Why was it important for your design?At the end of the jigsaw session, we elicited anonymous feedback, asking the students to writewhat they’d like to see
14.0 notebook paper, 4 9.3 pen and pencil coffee or other beverage 2 4.7 flashcards 1 2.3 having a to-do list and 1 2.3 study plan ready knowing what’s expected and 1 2.3 what’s being assessed access to Blackboard/class 1 2.3 PowerPoints must be alert and well-rested 1 2.3 chewing tobacco at the ready 1
rockets must carry an 8.8 lbpayload, and more points are given for payloads that abide to CubeSat dimensions. Besides theserather basic requirements, the design space is open-ended, allowing for almost infinite vehicledesigns. More points are awarded to more complex and creative designs.Along with building complex launch vehicles, RPL aims to prepare its members to becompetitive applicants when trying to enter the aerospace workforce, whether those opportunitiesbe internships or full-time jobs. To do so, members of RPL have access to advanced technologyand experience realistic engineering obstacles. Detailed CAD models are made of each launchvehicle, assisting in manufacturing detail and overall mission planning. Manufacturing iscompleted
engineeringstudents, but also helps with engineering focused activities for the College, networks with K-12teachers, creates a wide variety of engineering centered lesson plans, and gives tours to visitingK-12 schools from across the state. The resource is classroom-unaffiliated, meaning it was notcreated for the purpose of supporting the first-year project and is independent of the College ofEngineering curriculum. The formal support provided to first-year projects was implementedyears after the program’s inception and arose out of a desire to help students thrive in their first-year, not as a demand of the current curriculum. This resource is a combination of a peer-led learning and leadership program and thetraditional makerspace concept. The
for thepost-requisite class. Both can be done, as subsequent iterations of the post-requisite course maybe planned which already take into account potential gaps in knowledge of Thermodynamics I,regardless of the reason. This includes students with C-level performance to A-levelperformance, whether there are knowledge gaps to fill, or there is benefit to be realized by quickreactivation of knowledge early on in the semester. This also benefits instructors who havecertain topics that they’d like to emphasize or use to engage students in higher level thinking, butcould benefit from first having students brought “back up to speed.” For example, Dunsworthand Wu’s [2] “flipped review” procedure provides a model which address this by
identify, understand, and adapt to therapidly evolving needs and circumstances of contemporary SVSM.SVSM Research in Higher Education. In the post WWII era, higher education researchattended more to student veteran issues than to student veteran experiences. These issuesincluded the larger impacts of G.I. Bill assistance programs [e.g., 16, 17], curricular design andinstructional delivery needs of veterans [e.g., 18, 19, 20], provisions for awarding college creditfor past military training, courses, and experience [e.g., 17], and the types of supports needed bystudent veterans [e.g., 17, 21, 22, 23]. Few studies of this era attended to student veteranexperience; those that did so chronicled student veteran post discharge academic plans
education. In P John Williams, Alister Jones, and Cathy Buntting, editors, The future of technology education, pages 169–185. Springer, Singapore, 2015.[13] Marc J de Vries. Technological knowledge. In Teaching about technology: An introduction to the philosophy of technology for non-philosophers, pages 23–38. Springer, Dordrecht, 2016.[14] Per Norstr¨om. How technology teachers understand technological knowledge. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 24(1):19–38, 2014.[15] Eddie Norman. Design epistemology and curriculum planning. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 18(2):3–5, 2013.[16] P. John Williams. Technological literacy: A multliteracies approach for democracy. International
system in California was established by the 1960 Donahue HigherEducation Act, better known as California’s Master Plan for Higher Education [1]. The structureof the system is in three tiers- the state-wide University of California (UC), the regionallyorientated California State University (CSU), and the locally focused Community Colleges (CC)[7]. Each of these systems has a different enrollment criterion: the UC system being the mostselective and the CC system open to all students who are at least 18 years old or a high schoolgraduate. As established in the Master Plan, the goal of the UC system is to award bachelor’sdegrees to the top 12.5% of high school graduates and the CSU has a target of 33.3% of thepopulation [7].As largest university
others.People form friendships with individuals who resemble them, and individuals coalesce intosocial groups on the basis of common attributes [14]. Furthermore, group identification predictsself-stereotyping. People apply the group’s characteristics to themselves or apply their individualcharacteristics to the group, downplaying differences they may have with group members [15],[16]. As a result, people often feel positive emotions, such as solidarity and unity, whenembedded among similar people.To compare the predictions made by the application of ODT at the individual level (ODT-I) withalternative theories, we planned two self-report studies. These studies have small sample sizesand thus only constitute a preliminary investigation.Study 1The first
table (Figure 2).Figure 2. Plan view of table with parallel forces applied via ropesPrior to the pulling by volunteers, a force diagram is drawn of the table top (plan view) showingthe x-forces; friction forces beneath the table legs are assumed to be equal and opposite and, thus,cancel. Equilibrium equations (Fx 0, Fy 0, M O 0) are written to reach the obviousconclusion that all forces balance in both directions, thus, translational acceleration is notexpected. Since rotational equilibrium is not satisfied (M O 300 in-lb) , students are promptedto predict the rigid body motion. The volunteers apply forces to the ropes to inevitably cause thetable to rotate counterclockwise due to the couple moment.Summation of moments is revisited
laboratory sessions are spent on the classwide project described above. Theproject is 7 weeks long and proceeds in stages. Each team first produces the sequence diagramsfor their unit, and then implements the sequential control by using a “class standard” ladder logicwith code libraries, moves on to programming an HMI screen for their unit and then startstesting. The students start testing parts of their code by the third week. Week 6 is the big unittest, conducted like a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with a published test plan, much like whathappens in a consulting engineering firm’s office before the project is commissioned in the realmanufacturing facility. The seventh week is the test of the inter-unit communication andcoordination, like the
scores, financial need status, involvement inextracurricular activities, recommendation letters, essay writing skills and whether the candidatewas from an underrepresented group in engineering. Each committee members’ rankings wereaggregated equally to figure out the overall student eligibility ranking.Finally, the candidates were contacted with official scholarship offer letters. The selection ofseven candidates whom all accepted the offers were realized in two rounds of selection cycle. Inorder to implement an evaluation plan with the purpose of measuring this project’s early impactin attracting and recruiting students for careers in nuclear related fields, a first semester intakesurvey of not only award candidates but their peers in the
instructional method was an exploratory studio journey of discovery with a graphicalemphasis. The student outcomes included spatial organizations (floor plans), visualizations(elevations), and basic detailing (sections). One observation was that BIM provided a logicalapplication to an otherwise unscientific design journey. The studio assessments werequalitative. This created some apprehension as the grading appeared subjective. The assessmentwas based on a qualitative relative grading system [27, pp. 434-435]. The course contributed todemonstrating the ABET performance criteria of “ability to design a system . . . within realisticconstraints;” (2) “ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessaryfor engineering practice
. Therefore, it is recommended that suchtransitions are planned over the summer to allow time for development. Instructors must beaware that a substantial amount of content must be prepared for the online course compared to aface-to-face delivery [17].The following is a list of content that was transitioned and the decisions made to create a highimpact online student experience for the Nanotechnology course. Aspects of each were refinedduring the face-to-face offering of the course. Later this list was used to develop guidingprinciples for transition.Lectures. Since the lecture slides had been revised several times during the previous sixofferings it was easy to envision converting this content into lecture videos. Lecture slides wereconverted to
department as an instructor in 2018, and was promoted to Associate Professor of Practice in August 2019. Dr. Gray is primarily focused on pedagogy of first-year engineering students, but maintains an undergraduate research group with interests in automotive systems, communications, computing, and non-destructive inspection.Dr. Benjamin D Chambers, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Benjamin Chambers is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with three degrees from Virginia Tech, including an MS Civil Infrastructure Engineering, MS Entomology, and a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning. Ben also has professional
) Coalition building Q136_4 Investigating and securing resources needed to implement new Coalition building & Idea ideas. (Secure resources) realization Q136_5 Developing adequate plans and schedules for the Idea realization & implementation of new ideas. (Develop plans) Transfer/diffusion Q136_6 Selling a product or service in the marketplace. (Sell product) Transfer/diffusionIndividual innovative behavior: Individual innovative behavior is the central variable inthis research study. As described earlier, individual innovative behavior is summarized as allindividual actions that contribute to