AC 2012-4348: A LEARNING MODULE USING ENGINEERING DESIGNPROCESS AND LEGACY CYCLE FOR A FRESHMEN-LEVEL ROBOTICCLASSMr. Yan Xu, Del Mar CollegeDr. Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, KingsvilleAllen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Allen Babb is currently an undergraduate senior working towards an B.S. in electrical eEngineering. His work on his senior design topic, the unmanned aerial surveillance device, eventually evolved into the study of the construction and autonomous control of a Quadrotor UAV. Since then, Babb has gained a keen interest in control theory application in embedded systems, as well as a good understanding of fuzzy logic control algorithms and conventional PID controlers.Prof. Mohamed
testing (NDT) is one of the most powerful and cost-effective techniques forquality and safety control of structures, parts, and products. NDT of materials and components iscrucial to aerospace, naval, railroad, and other industries. For example, aerospace designers andmanufacturers are frequently faced with the need to validate the integrity of structural parts formilitary and commercial aircrafts. Transportation equipment is highly specialized and safetysensitive therefore, it is important that all aspects of a failure are investigated, not only forclassifying the failure mode but also determining its cause from an engineering mechanics anddesign point of view. Similar issues exist in other areas, such as maintenance and diagnostictechniques for
specific tasks. Phase II panels often addtopics to current courses as well as identify the need for new courses. The items identified as“Knowledge and Skills” from Phase I are also placed into the course structure. As the items aregrouped into courses, their association in those courses is purely topical. How the course istaught, in other words whether a particular task is handled as a two-week classroom analysis or asa 50-minute lecture, will be decided by the faculty member who is asked to teach the course. Thepanel merely assigns tasks to courses. The final product of Phase II is a Curriculum Map, whichis the planned sequence of courses and a list of each course with its associated tasks.Phase III is an academic preparation step that includes
Entrepreneurship (CMTE) at the University of Toronto. She also currently sits as the President of the Board for BrainSTEM Alliance and is the Executive Director of Work Integrated Learning at the Calgary Economic Development.Dr. Qin Liu, University of Toronto, Canada Dr. Qin Liu is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (known as ISTEP), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. Her research areas include engineering student experiences and outcomes, including competency development and educational / career pathways, and scholarship of teaching and learning.Joanna Meihui Li, University of Toronto, Canada Joanna Li is an
Prism 1, it can include a variety of disciplines including biotechnologyand bioprocessing, agricultural engineering, and food engineering.This paper describes a biotechnology and bioprocessing course that was developed as a requiredsenior laboratory for bioengineering students at the University of Toledo. The course isstructured as an integrated series of laboratory experiments that follow a “biotechnologyproduct” from conception to completion. The students guide their “product” through the researchand development phases, into production and purification, and finally into analysis and“packaging” of the final product. This course differs from many traditional biochemicalengineering laboratory courses 2-5 in that it incorporates a broad range of
, Dr. Spiegel also directed an award winning teacher enhancement program for middle grades science teachers, entitled Science For Early Adolescence Teachers (Science FEAT). His extensive background in science education includes experiences as both a middle school and high school science teacher, teaching science at elementary through graduate level, developing formative as- sessment instruments, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in science and science education, working with high-risk youth in alternative education centers, working in science museums, designing and facilitating online courses, multimedia curriculum development, and leading and researching profes- sional learning for educators. The
manager at Foundation Engineering in Portland, Oregon.Kenneth Lamb P.E., Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Kenneth is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona. Kenneth is a licensed Professional Engineer in Nevada with experience working on a variety of water, storm water, and waster water systems projects. He holds degrees from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (BSCE and PhD) and from Norwich University (MCE). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Improving Student Writing with Research-based Instruction: Results from the Civil Engineering Writing ProjectThe Civil Engineering Writing Project, funded by the National Science
university, their two engineering schools have a lot of common ground.Both are primarily undergraduate institutions, offering master’s programs, but no doctoraldegrees. Greater emphasis is given to teaching rather than to research. Each also emphasizespractical experience, with mandatory co-op job placements woven through the curriculum in a“one academic semester, one work semester” fashion. In both of these roles I taught manycomputer aided design and computer aided engineering courses (CAD/CAE), but thrown into themix were also classes in engineering graphics, design, solid mechanics, machine design, and thelike. By the time I left GVSU, I had become a permanent tenure track faculty member.Perceiving that an industrial job might offer me a better
engineeringnationally hover around 60%, but dip below 40% when accounting for various underrepresenteddemographics [1], [2]. Notably, these figures often paint an overly optimistic picture, asuniversities typically exclude pre-engineering students or those facing initial obstacles to startingthe engineering curriculum from graduation rate calculations.At Lipscomb University, students are allowed to declare engineering upon admission.Anecdotally, we see that many of these students attrit (to another degree program or leave theuniversity altogether) before beginning their engineering curriculum. This attrition is primarilyattributed to challenges in math remediation and delayed graduation timelines. Consequently, theactual graduation rates for this at-risk
facultyengaged in learning communities include: continuity and integration in the curriculum, facultydevelopment opportunities, broadened knowledge of pedagogy, promotion of collaborativeteaching and learning, increased collegial trust, satisfaction with student success, and decreasedisolation4.Clearly, learning communities produce multiple benefits for institutions, faculty, and students.They also create many challenges in finance, organization, and maintenance. However, it islikely there is a challenge and need that has not yet been identified. There is a noticeable void inthe literature discussing learning communities related to the notion of a community of learners.What might be the power of and what might be additional benefits if learning
reach students through integration into their courses. In 2020, Perez-Stable,Arnold, Guth, and Meer studied common forms of collaboration between librarians and faculty:“the most common form of collaboration was having a librarian teach in a course session, ...followed by having an online course guide, ... and making a referral to a specific librarian. Theleast common forms of collaboration were having a librarian presence in the course managementsystem (CMS) [and] having collaborative learning outcomes” [6, p. 56]. Pham and Tanner reporton the most common aims of librarian-faculty collaborations: “Their partnership entails a rangeof activities such as developing library resources, facilitating resource access and discovery andembedding
role as Vice Provost, he is striving to make UW- Madison a global leader in the service to lifelong learners. He has held these dual responsibilities since 2011. Jeff is currently leading a campus-wide strategic planning process focused on creating more transforma- tive educational experiences for lifelong learners. Jeff first joined UW-Madison’s faculty in 1989 as an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where he co-founded the Construction Engineering and Management Pro- gram and developed the construction curriculum. In addition, he has authored and co-authored papers on the subject of educating civil engineers. His body of work demonstrates his commitment to using
(SEM608)The innovative approach here is to have the teams design games, create and play them(demonstrate) game that would demonstrate one or more of the sustainability 3 Es.This approach served and supported multiple purposes. The project needed to be practicalenough to demonstrate in a game. As the teams developed the projects from concept and movedtowards implementation, they also needed to think about what and how to design anddemonstrate the project objectives in their game. In other words, teams were not designing agame totally independent of the subject matter involved in their project. Their project needed tosupport the course learning objective(s) – so this becomes an integrated approach. The gamesapproach also bring in some ‘randomness
doing” and one of the core values of “servicelearning”, the service learning project evaluates the quality of instruction by integrating the state-of-the-art technologies in an interdisciplinary project. It addresses Cal Poly Pomona’srecognition of its responsibilities to the community and the importance of applying andadvancing sustainable practices in our campus classrooms. It also provides a welcomingenvironment for prospective students to learn about Cal Poly Pomona.College of Engineering at CPP has Outreach Offices responsible for community developmentand outreach programs. The outreach programs enhance the College of Engineering’scommitment to support underserved populations by recruiting and graduating increased numbersof historically
) curriculum had studentsdeveloping in silos, without the required interaction and learning experience of work with otherinfrastructure-related disciplines [1]. Commonly, the academic preparation of scholars oninfrastructure-related disciplines takes place in disjunct professional domains as the onedescribed [2], [3] rarely tackling interdisciplinary problem-solving, nor focused on a systematicunderstanding of research results and lessons learned from previous disaster experiences.To provide a solution to this important split, we designed RISE-UP as a collaborative platformamong the three campuses, to allow Faculty from the three Campuses to develop an integratedcurriculum that is currently offered as a minor degree. Providing a shared academic space
AC 2012-4310: PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AICHE CON-CEPT WAREHOUSEMr. Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University Bill Brooks is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. As an undergraduate he studied hardware engineering, software engineering, and chemical engineering. Brooks has been involved in the development of several educational software tools, including the Virtual BioReactor, the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool, and the AIChE Concept Warehouse. His dissertation is focused on technology-mediated, active learning techniques, and the mechanisms through which they impact student performance.Ms. Debra
of problem- solving skills they will need later in their program or in practice. They do not lead to the habits of mind that, whether the students become engineers or not, are such valuable contributors to work and citizenship. (p. 48) Engineering educators have recognized the importance of developing open-endedproblem solving skills and efforts to integrate open-ended problem solving experiences acrossthe engineering curriculum are not new (Incropera & Fox, 1996; Mourtos, Okamoto, & Rhee,2004; Woods et al., 1997). Woods (2000) notes that the literature is full of problem solvingstrategies, but that few have been supported by research evidence. Several studies of engineeringdesign have found that experienced
Badging System is to provide an open-source resourcefor other campus Makerspaces that may be interested in controlling access to some equipmentand logging equipment usage. A demonstration system will be available at the ASEE conferencewith functionality determined by successful completion of the project by the capstone designteam and the vagaries of internet access. The complete plans and code for the project will furtherbe made available on a public website at the conclusion of the project in early May 2016.1 Kotys-Schwartz, D., D. Knight, and G. Pawlas, First-Year and Capstone Design Projects: Is the Bookend Curriculum Approach Effective for Skill Gain, in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2010
guided by the framework. In this context it becomes essential to use pilotprojects to adequately assess the non-linear effects of both the new market growth strategies andthe additional core competencies that result from the innovative technologies. We have foundthat introduction of a Baldrige category 2 strategic planning process in the new ventureassessment process, as well as considering an expanded form of partnerships much earlier thanhas been traditionally done in the business entrepreneurship curriculum as significantimprovements.One method of deployment is to treat business opportunities as quantifiable changes inoperations that provide measurable results. Such an approach is important because in order to becontrolled these items must be
when they are integrated into the vehicle or systemto meet the requirements of the customer. Success as a systems integrator requires a goodunderstanding about customer needs, design constraints, manufacturability, and operator life-cyclecost issues to name just a few examples. Successful systems engineers must therefore be able tocommunicate with and understand the issues that are dealt with by a multitude of different peoplesuch as marketing, design engineers, manufacturing technicians, and maintenance personnel. Thissuggests a need for introducing more multi-disciplinary concepts using a team-based approach todesign problems in the Aerospace curriculum. The third and final lesson learned was the new emphasis on reducing cost. This need
the student projects. This partnership was for developing and implementing acurriculum in integrated product development between Loyola Marymount University’sEngineering and Production Management graduate program and East Tennessee StateUniversity’s Engineering Technology Department. Since industry was ahead of the universitiesin this area, the industrial consultants did the advising, coaching and training, and the universitiesdid the listening and applied the lessons learned in the curriculum. This method was applied totwo courses: new product development and entrepreneurship. Our industry experts consulted inthe areas of patent law, team formation collaboration, and project evaluations. A product review
competency. 9Fig. 2: Comparison of IDI scores pre- and post- program. Eleven students showed an increasingtrend and seven students showed a decrease.Conclusions The Sustainability Across Sectors – Sweden program impacted students’ short- and long-term academic and professional paths. The summative teaching evaluation scores reflect thatstudents gained new cultural perspectives and that the program integrated Swedish culture intothe curriculum. Students also recognized the program in the larger context of their engineeringmajor at Purdue University. The short-term benefits continued and evolved to shape studentschoices regarding graduate school, thesis research topics, additional intercultural
decision making. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 13(3), 431-458.17. DiPiro, D. (2004). Integrating ethics: A team of liberal arts professors begins to integrate ethics across Babson’s undergraduate curriculum. Babson Alumni Magazine, Spring 2004, 24-28. Babson Park, MA: Babson College18. Wilhelm, W. J., & Czyzewski, A. B. (2006). A Quasi-Experimental Study of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Business Students Using an Ethical Decision-Making Framework in a Basic Accounting Course. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 48(3).19. Baker, D. F. (2014). When moral awareness isn’t enough: Teaching our students to recognize social influence. Journal of Management Education, 38(4), 511-532.20. Baker, D. F. (2017). Teaching
-Digital Converter (ADC) is used by themicroprocessor of the controller to convert the analog voltage or current to an integer number.This requires an extra conversion to determine the number of volts in each digital count.Actuators include motors, solenoids, hydraulic valves, and injectors. These devices cause otherdevices to move. Some actuators have integrated sensors. In many cases, actuators are the outputinstruments of the robot, responding to the input from the sensors based on the control program.The parallels with the LEGO robots are apparent since the LEGO robots have light and touchsensors to provide input information and motors to provide output control. The details of how tocreate the control program, how to download it to the robot
acore curriculum for all cadets that establishes a foundation to leverage in considering social,economic and political dimensions of a problem. All cadets take courses in economics, socialscience, and political science. However, this allows us to work at a higher level of detail, butdoes not mean that others could not introduce and discuss ideas related to social, political, andeconomic principles. As educators, this represents a challenge to many faculty members, takingus out of our comfort zone of science, while requiring us to prepare to teach in different ways.Summary Environmental security is an issue of growing importance in the world, one that shakes atthe foundations of world peace. The best example that can be offered is
pandemic on students’readiness for engineering, we discovered that engineering faculty had different perceptions – anddifferent opinions of their own perceptions – based on experience level. This paper explores thisphenomenon, addressing the following research question: How are faculty perceptions of theirundergraduate students before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted by theirexperience level?MethodsWe used an exploratory qualitative approach to answer this research question. In this study, weimplemented semi-structured interviews with six faculty members who teach required courses inthe first two years of the engineering curriculum at a large, public, land-grant, research-intensiveuniversity in the mid-west. Participants were
the Future of Innovation in Society in ASU’s College of Global Futures. She practices Socio-technical Integration Research as an embedded social scientist who collaboratively works with technologists (STEM students, STEM faculty, and Tech Companies) to increase reflexive learning during technology development and implementation to pro-actively consider the impact of technology decisions on local communities and society at large. This work creates spaces and processes to explore technology innovation and its consequences in an open, inclusive and timely way.Laurie S. Miller McNeill (Director of Institutional Advancement )Mara LopezJuan R Rodriguez (Professor)Sarah Belknap (Instructor Of Mathematics)Elaine L. Craft
oftheir respective tones.Analyzing the frequency spectra of sounds requires a method for separating out the componentfrequencies of a complex waveform. The Fourier transform is one such method that is commonlyused in various signal processing applications to transform time domain data to frequency domaindata. However, the Fourier transform is a complex mathematical operation involving a difficult tocompute integral over all time, which quickly becomes challenging with complex soundwave data.Thankfully, there are discrete Fourier transform algorithms that use numerical methods to quicklycompute the frequency spectra of a finite signal. In particular, the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)algorithm provides an incredibly fast method for computing
AC 2009-785: PROMOTING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT USING INDUSTRYCONSULTING ACTIVITIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.992.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Promoting Faculty Development Using Industry Consulting ActivitiesAbstractFaculty development is a major concern for faculty, academic administrators and students.Through experience, the author has discovered that an important source of faculty developmentis industry consulting and training activities. From the individual faculty member’s standpoint,consulting can provide real world, work related experience and enhance teaching skills. Also,consulting can improve the faculty member’s expertise in
informative learning product that inspires students(grades 5-8) to develop an interest in STEM careers by emphasizing the theme of “voyage to the moon”.Three interrelated principles are also integrated into the design of this game. The first is the game primarilyemphasizes engineering design. Second, it integrates students learning and draws upon their knowledge ofmath, science and technology. Third, it fosters creativity, teamwork, and application of engineering theoryto real life. The design game concept is easily implemented in classroom or as a stand-alone activity thatstudents can have fun completing at home.ApproachThis project was carried out as a capstone design project for senior students within the College ofEngineering at UGA. After