life, customs, and habits ishelpful. Simple steps such as reading the student newspapers are a good start. The more familiaryou become with their culture, the easier your interactions with students become, giving you aclearer view of their problems.You might even seek familiarity with specific student groups or activities that your advisees areinvolved in. If one of your advisees is on the swimming team, make it a point to follow theresults of the swimming competitions and find out a little about the grueling training and travelschedule.RecappingThe advising process should be treated as an integral educational activity, not just a purelyclerical task. Faculty advisors should strive to improve the strategies they follow in encouragingstudent
) under the program called, AdvancedTechnology Education. One of the project goals is to develop curriculum in the field ofalternative energy technologies both for four-year and two-year degree seeking students whoare pursuing BS and AAS degrees respectively. The department of Electronic Systems atASU’s Polytechnic campus is in the process of launching a new degree concentrationbeginning fall 2007 within the existing TAC of ABET accredited BS degree program. Thispaper focuses on a new undergraduate course “Application of Nanotechnology forBatteries, Solar, and Fuel Cells”, one of the targeted courses that will be developed tohighlight the potential of nano-materials in the energy area. The Electronic Systems Department (ESD) recently
used the 5E model to formulate and illustrate aninstructional sequence that integrates the multiple dimensions of the NGSS. Specifically, [20]suggests that each phase of the 5E model can address the three dimensions of the NGSS eithercontextually or emphasize them explicitly. As an example, [21] has illustrated how to connect eachdimension of the 3D model to the explaining phenomena phase of the 5E model. By drawinginspiration from [18], [20], [21], as shown in Section 3 below, the components of the 5E modelare utilized to permit learners to experience various dimensions of the NGSS. Traditional formallearning environments rely on front-loading techniques [22], [23] to introduce new conceptswherein instruction begins with knowing relevant
opportunity for the agency to gather insightsfrom experts in an array of fields, and it also challenged NASA participants to consider how theymight introduce the ideas shared to colleagues who could benefit from and apply these insightsdirectly. Some of these challenges have been long discussed by the engineering ethicscommunity: at what level are engineers responsible for their products? How can projectmanagers and engineers effectively integrate societal considerations in workaday efforts? Otherswere more unique to the Artemis mission, including space sustainability, balancing access tolocations on the moon, and sharing the benefits of space activities. 3. Workshop Concepts in Dialogue with Engineering Education and Ethics ResearchAs stated
including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumenta- tion and measurement. He can be reached at guvench@usm.maine.edu.Mr. Mao Ye, University of Southern Maine Mao Ye is an electrical engineering student at the University of Southern Maine, and an equipment engi- neering intern at Texas Instrument, South Portland, Maine. He also worked at Iberdrola Energy Project as a project assessment engineering intern. Prior to attending the University of Southern Maine, he served in the United States Marine Corps as communications chief. His area of interests are microelectronics
attend classes in order to graduate. There are also optionsfor students to experience either one or three co-op experiences.University of Cincinnati (www.uc.edu)The University of Cincinnati is another co-op oriented university, with co-op integrated into thedegree requirements for the College of Engineering and Applied Science as well as many otherprograms within the university. The co-op options include over 600 institutions of various types,including large and small companies as well as governmental departments.Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (http://www.rose-hulman.edu/)At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, faculty are eligible for sabbatical leave after six yearsof service, and one of the options for leave activities is an industry
. IntroductionThe increased use of microcontroller systems in solving industrial control problems has led to ageneral acceptance of microcontroller knowledge in other areas of engineering such asmechanical and biomedical engineering. An area that has normally been reserved for electrical orcomputer engineers is now multidisciplinary [1], integrating digital electronics, communications,and computing with a variety of systems ranging from medical to biological. With these newenhancements, microcontroller-based teaching has evolved over the past few decades. Thesechanges range from project-based microcontroller teaching that emphasize real worldapplications to the introduction of new educational tools such as robot kits. This new approach toteaching about
they were taken). Otherwise, the stated objectivewas simply to foster in students “an understanding of the importance of general education withinthe larger context of their undergraduate experience;” to facilitate their adjustment to the highexpectations, demanding workload, (and) increased academic liberties that accompany thetransition to college life; to engage them in the scholarly community and help provide a bridge toother academic and co-curricular experiences. Secondary goals included familiarizing studentswith university resources, learning tools and fields of study and enhancing their contact with thefull-time faculty.Through a variety of forums in the College of Engineering, including standing faculty councilsand joint faculty
“Identity and Security in a TechnologicalWorld” to fit into Union College’s general education curriculum as a Sophomore ResearchSeminar. The course is team-taught by faculty members from the Electrical Engineering andEnglish departments and addresses the implementation and socio-cultural impact of newidentification and security systems. The course is taken by engineering and non-engineeringstudents and blends the study of technology with literature (both fiction and non-fiction). Biometric technology overlaps with language processing, psychology, neuroscience,biology, philosophy, ethics, and is an ideal subject area for inter-disciplinary teaching anddiscussion. Students in the course have many different majors and have various levels
, approximately 200,000individuals are employed in this sector, and the 36 billion Canadian dollar industry has more thandoubled in size since 2006 [15], [16].Beyond its steady growth as a sector, engineering consulting is an industry where leadershipskills are a valued and integral part of the work. Engineering consultants communicate withclients and other stakeholders frequently, primarily work in teams, and collaborate closely withclients in the development of custom solutions [17]–[22]. Engineers in these firms can also moveswiftly from one engagement to another, where the team, client, and technical nature of the jobmay be different depending on the specific requirements of the project [19]. According to Hininget al., PSF typically generate
cost and is easily adaptable to fit their curriculum needs; the autonomousvehicle can fill those needs. With this basic platform, the robotic vehicles can be developed instages. First, it can be driven by an umbilical system, so students learn the basics of its motionand how it should be driven by the controller. Then, the platform can be adapted to thecontroller’s electronics, expanding the system to include the line following, wireless-remote, andautonomous capabilities. Page 24.27.5 Instructors at all levels in the educational process are trying to inspire the next generationof engineers and technologists and may not have the time, or
1 Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University/ 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida/ 3Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno/ 4College of San Mateo/ 5Mechanical Engineering, Boise State UniversityAbstractThis paper will discuss the progress of curriculum development under an NSF, CCLI-EMDsponsored work, “Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials EngineeringModules” (DUE # #0341633). A multi-university team of faculty are developing six lecture andthree laboratory modules for use in Introductory to Materials courses. This course is required bymost engineering
) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Prof. Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Dr Gomez-Gonzalez’s research interests include solid waste management, landfill siting, process simulation and optimization, and engineering education. He is an active member of the research group in Process Simulation and Control
Page 26.747.18a traditional classroom and flip classroom that used an intelligent tutoring system (Doctoral Dissertation), (2007).8 Jia-Ling Lin, Tamara Moore, and Paul Imbertson, “Introducing an Instructional Model in Undergraduate ElectricPower Energy Systems Curriculum-Part (I): “Monological (Authoritative)” vs. Dialogic Discourse in a Problem-Centered Learning Classroom”, the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 2013.9 M. Loftus. “Keep the lecture, lose the lectern: Blended Classes –– Mixing Traditional and Digital Teaching –– areGaining Converts”, Connections Newsletter, October, (2013). http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/blogs-and-newsletters/connections/October2013.html#sponsored10 Gregory S. Mason, Teodora
ProgramBaylor University was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Kern Family Foundation in July 2008,and became a member of the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network (KEEN). The grant wasto extend the work done in integrating entrepreneurship with engineering & computer science inthree specific ways: 1. Implementation of an intense hands-on, coached learning classroom style to accelerate skill acquisition and demonstration (the SuperCoach® curriculum) in the existing two- course sequence; 2. Creation of a KEEN Innovators program to assist faculty in embedding entrepreneurial content into their engineering and computer science courses; and 3. Formalizing a Technology Entrepreneurship (TE) certificate for engineers and
impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues (k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.In accordance with these criteria, there is a progression in the curriculum where fundamentalscientific and other knowledge acquired within the earlier years is applied in later engineeringcourses through a well integrated experience. Through the progression of courses within anintegrated curriculum, a student can ideally experience all stages of the experiential learningmodel described
engineering today is a field dedicated to the engineering of molecularsystems, applying principles from underlying sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, material science,and applied physics) and systems engineering (e.g., applied mathematics, operations research,and computer science)”1. This definition immediately implies chemical engineers crossing overto several other disciples, and in reciprocity professionals from other disciplines crossing overinto chemical engineering. This crossover is particularly true to the field of biotechnology whichcalls for an intimate partnership between chemical engineers and biologists. The explosivegrowth of biotechnology and related industries into an enterprise worth several billion dollarsand the fact that about 50
Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfocus on first the student understanding themselves and how they interact in team situations, thenworking to understand the context in which the team is working including the context of theother team members and the customer, skills to resolve conflict within the team, and finally inthe management of expectations. This recipe results in an engineer with the ability to work wellin any team. To analyze the impacts of this shift in the curriculum, a survey of design teamperformance and satisfaction before the changes and after has been undertaken. The currenthypothesis is
laboratories cannot offer [13].Optics and Photonics AppTo address this issue, several geometric optics lessons and curriculums were analyzed todetermine the most important aspects of this subject. Using this information in addition tovaluable feedback provided by professors regarding the topic, it was determined that the mostappropriate approach to teaching geometric optics was an educational mobile app. Studies haveshown that learning scientific topics through interactive activities significantly improvesstudents’ understanding of various scientific concepts. When learning about an idea with theassistance of an activity, it was found that recalling that idea later activated the same region ofthe brain responsible for interacting with said activity
colleges continue to teach the “history of electronics” andoften fail to include critical modern technology subjects that technicians need to know tobe successful in today’s electronics job market. Surveys of industry, colleges andtextbook publishers indicate that community colleges do a good job of teaching thefundamentals, but much of the curriculum is still based on technology and job skills thatare no longer relevant and valuable to employers. Furthermore, the subjects taught andthe contexts in which they are presented do not appear to be aligned with current industryneeds. The evidence that electronics curricula lags behind industry job skill needs andthe advancement of new technology is discussed in more detail in a recent publication 1and
for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #33198Dr. Sarah E. LaRose joined the Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication atPurdue University in the fall of 2018 as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education. She earneda Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from theUniversity of Connecticut, and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education and Communication from the Uni-versity of Florida. Dr. LaRose has over 13 years of experience in agricultural education in secondaryand postsecondary settings. Since joining the faculty at Purdue, Dr. LaRose serves as a teacher educator
contributed from its particular perspective to ourunderstanding about preparing elementary teachers for integrating engineering into elementaryclassrooms. Collectively, these studies made it clear that, given the innovative nature of EEE andelementary teachers’ unpreparedness for engineering teaching, both elementary teachers’ EEEadoption and EEE expertise development is a process over time. However, a comprehensive andsystematic investigation of this process is missing in the research literature of elementaryengineering education. The present study was intended to fill up the gap by investigating elementaryteachers’ EEE adoption and EEE expertise development and by constructing an EEE adoption andexpertise development model.Adopting theoretical
disciplines [1]. NGSShighlights the importance of including science and engineering practices in K-12 classrooms.However, teacher certification and professional development (PD) programs require significantsupport to facilitate integration of engineering and technology in K-12 schools [2]. Prior researchfocusing on the use of robotics in STEM education has explicitly acknowledged the challenge ofteacher preparation [3]. For example, lack of teacher training has been identified as one of the mainchallenges preventing the adoption of robotics in K-12 STEM education [4]. Teachers often findit difficult to link robotic activities to curriculum outcomes [5]. Thus, it is evident that thesustainability of robotics-based activities in K-12 STEM education is
that can run on Intel 486 computers has started. This will be an attempt to institutionalize the major concepts taught in these course and provide the students with visual engineering experiences. FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Foundations of manufacturing was incorporated into the structure of each course wherever it was appropriate. These foundations include the following. Teaming - It is important that projects which are worked on by groups are divisible tasks. It is helpful if professors give the teams guidance in dividing up projects. One possibility is that groups elect a team manager who is responsible for
: Industry requirements, state of the art, and gap analysis." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(11). 2. Sabongi, F. J. (2009). "The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses." Proc., 45th Annual Conference of ASC, Gainsville, FL. 3. Becerik-Gerber, B., Gerber, D. J., and Ku, K. (2011). "The pace of technological innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction education: integrating recent trends into the curricula." Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 16, 412-431. 4. Wu, W., and Issa, R. R. (2013). "BIM Education and Recruiting: Survey-Based Comparative Analysis of Issues, Perceptions, and
describes tools and practices for creating, living, andsustaining partnerships between community colleges and B.S.-granting colleges of engineeringand computer science by drawing from our experiences in a multi-institutional partnershipfunded via an NSF S-STEM ENGAGE (Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access, GrowingEngineers) program designed to support pre-transfer, low-income, academically talentedengineering and computer science students where participating institutions include twoCalifornia Community Colleges – Allan Hancock College and Cuesta College – that are highly-ranked Hispanic-Serving Institutions and a predominantly white College of Engineering atCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in the California State University system
instruction is necessary for first- and second-year undergraduates, while 78% found it necessary for third- and fourth-year undergraduates [10].Information literacy instruction takes many forms in academia, such as course-integrated instruction,web-based instruction, general education credit courses, and first-year experience courses, with themost common model being course-integrated information literacy instruction [11]. In this model, “alibrarian spends one class session, often in an English composition or a study skills class, teachingstudents how to use the online catalog and electronic periodical databases necessary to complete aclass assignment” [11]. While this model is popular, Anderson & May point out that, “one classperiod is inadequate
notcoincided with an increase in engineering graduates.3, 4 Therefore the departure of students fromthe discipline remains an issue. The primary focus in engineering education as well as other STEM fields has been toimprove the curriculum and pedagogy of faculty. STEM educators adopted this focus largely inresponse to Seymour and Hewitt’s seminal work studying students who depart from the STEMdisciplines. Noting that leavers do not differ significantly in terms of academic achievement orpreparedness, their findings indicate that students leave the STEM disciplines primarily due tothe content-laden curriculum, the inadequate and uninteresting instruction, and an overalldisinterest in STEM careers.5 As a result, engineering has invested
Session 1365 Mathematics Requirements on a Computer Technology Unit D Veal, S P Maj, G.I. Swan Computing Science / Computing Science /Physics Program Edith Cowan University (ECU). Perth. Western AustraliaAbstractComputer Installation & Maintenance (CIM) is a ‘hands on’ unit run by the ComputingScience department at Edith Cowan University (ECU). CIM was designed and introduced asa direct result of an analysis of job advertisements in newspapers in Western Australia andinterviews with potential employers in the field of computer
structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inventory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020