power system operations including artificial intelligence techniques. She is a NSF CAREER award recipient. She has been active in ASEE and is currently the Women in Engineering Division Chair. She is also active in the IEEE Power Engineering Society and is serving as Secretary for 2004-2007. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University Herbert L. Ginn III received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. In the fall of 2002 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University as an Assistant
engineering careers in industry, government agencies and other organizations concerned with the environment and the provision of primary materials and secondary materials and energy, as well as graduate studies in related disciplines. • This course teaches the basic concepts and skills needed for the practice of Earth and Environmental Engineering, including measurement and control of material and contaminant flows through the environment, assessment of environmental impact of past, present and future industrial activities, and analysis and design of processes for remediation, recycling, and disposal of used materials. • This course ensures that the technical training of our students is based on a strong liberal arts
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relevant courses, suchas Signals and Systems, Computer Architecture, Electronics, etc. Microcontroller Systemsembeds into its 4 credits a significant portion of assembly language as a mandatory class. Oneof the electives in the program is an advanced HDL class. Under this setup, students would takebetween 15–19 credits with large programming components. With the ever enlarging scope ofinformation students have to obtain in their limited 4-year college career, the large number ofcredits dedicated to programming was limiting the space for core or elective EE courses. Due tothis limitation the 11 credits of Java programming were changed into a more directly related 4-credit C for Engineers course. One of the concerns that arose with this modification
language courses, “Development of Reading and Writing Skills” I& II, and “Academic Oral Examination Skills,” required since at METU the medium ofinstruction is English and students must become familiar with advanced aspects of the Englishlanguage. Another difference is caused by industrial metaphysics, for example students atMETU are obligated to learn civil engineering drawing by hand and computer programs (i.e.,AutoCAD). Other than the items mentioned above, the core conceptual issues are similar in bothuniversities.Professional training during the student’s academic career is optional at UF through internship,but opportunities for interning in a local civil engineering firm are limited due to the city’s size
course presented in this paper has the designation of upper-divisionrequirement/elective and is supported with a traditional, required, and separate materials sciencecourse and lab. Implementation of this manufacturing processes course at UT Martin is a smallstep in the direction of calls for increases in manufacturing curricula and programs, and it givesstudents of the UT Martin engineering program an opportunity to learn about manufacturing Page 12.511.3processes and how important manufacturing is to their careers and to the global economy.Course Description and DesignThe philosophy of the course is to expose upper division mechanical and
://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/deckard/PBL/index.htm, Accessed 1/17/2007.3. Putman, A. R. (2001). Problem-based teaching and learning in technology education. Presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the Association for Career and Technical Education in New Orleans, LA, December 13- 16.4. James, R. and Baldwin, G. (1997). The University of Melbourne, Australia: Tutoring and Demonstrating. http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/bookpages/pbl.html, Accessed 1/17/2007.5. Polanco, R., Calderon, P., & Delgado, F. (2001). Effects of a Problem-Based Learning Program on Engineering Students' Academic Achievements, Skills Development and Attitudes in a Mexican University. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
remains a challenge for young facultymembers. There are helpful materials that are provided in the literature 2,3; however, they maynot be specific enough to deal with one’s actual struggles. When a new faculty member joins anew institution, they may be pressured to adapt to that institution’s teaching style, researchinterests, and its cultural environment. This pressure may be driven by the administration and/orthe individual may simply feel pressured to fit in. Graduating from the University of Florida(UF), the author’s academic career started at The City College of New York (CCNY). CCNYand UF differ in teaching atmosphere, research environment, history, demographics, and culture.The author believed that the use of visual aids such as
-based.AcknowledgementsGrant support from the National Science Foundation in the form a CAREER Award, BES-0238905 (AE) is gratefully acknowledged.Thirty of the data points were generously provided by Dr. Ed Doering from the Rose HulmanInstitute.Bibliography1. Levin, David S. and Ben-Jacob, Marion G, “Using Collaboration in Support of Distance Learning.” Webnet98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet Proceedings, Orlando, November 7, 1998.2. http://www.universityofphoenix.com/, University of Phoenix Online, 25 November 2006.3. Tuckman, Bruce W. Educational Psychology from Theory to application. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1992.4. George A. Campbell, “Telephonic Intelligibility”, Philosophical Magazine, 19 (6), 158
, leadership, the socio- political process, effecting change, career management, increasing discipline knowledge, understanding business fundamentals, contributing to the profession, Page 12.201.13 self-employment, additional graduate studies, and achieving licensure and specialty certification Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge ABET Engineering Criteria Outcome BOK-Compliant CE
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AC 2007-670: USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE TRADITIONALLECTUREDoug Carroll, University of Missouri Dr. Douglas R. Carroll, PE is a Professor in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning two national championships and publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awards in his career. His research interests are composite materials, solar-electric vehicle technology, and educational research.Hong Sheng, University of Missouri Dr. Hong Sheng is an Assistant Professor holding joint position at the Business Administration Department, and Information Science and
influence the success of public policies by their assertiveness and skill inensuring that technical judgment receives due weight in the implementing decisions. Yetas a practical matter, meaningful risks to employment, career, and reputation attend thisassertiveness, and the question of when an engineer has done his or her duty ranks highamong the ethical considerations of the profession.Consider the case of the R-101, the air disaster that effectively ended Great Britain’sparticipation in lighter-than-air transport. On a rainy Autumn morning in 1930, the R-101 nosed into the ground on a ridge in France. The crash itself occurred at low speedand so appeared relatively benign; but the hydrogen gas ignited, and 48 of the 54 personsaboard perished
Bridge did not change seminar. Topics include financial aid, studyabroad, tablet PC technology use, and career services.Students are given tours of various mechanical engineering laboratories during the program.Emphasis is placed on the importance of undergraduate research in engineering and on exposingthe interesting yet lesser known things that engineers do.Professional/personal development component Page 12.119.6Students participate in various professional development events sponsored by industry.Lockheed Martin conducts the STARS workshop which stresses the importance of leadershipand professionalism. A similar program is conducted by Cummins
AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. See http://www.etllc.us. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the
solution in the field. There is really no other way to learnabout the nuts and bolts of implementing a solution in a real community without actually doing Page 12.637.4it. I learned valuable lessons about engineering/construction logistics in a foreign country aswell as communicating on engineering and construction concepts with a team of localtechnicians. Another extremely valuable aspect of this course was the fact that we took theproject from the beginning, through design, prototyping, and testing, all the way toimplementation. This was by far the most rewarding and thought provoking class in myundergraduate career.”“That course was an
, and may increase unit cost beyond the $149 price point determined by marketing unless the quality of the electronics is downgraded. Given this information, how would you proceed?3. The project is already behind schedule and has no budget slack, and your team is in the hot seat with upper management. Failure to deliver on this project on time would be detrimental to your career with this company. Your proposed material for the helmet and lining has significant performance enhancement (safety!) over the existing design and has just undergone a manufacturing review. The manufacturing engineering group says your design—a new design that you’ve spent months developing, simulating, and
inhumanistic as well as technical terms.IntroductionWhat is the role of engineers in society, and how is that role changing? The NationalAcademy of Engineering Report, The Engineer of 20201 identifies three visions for “OurImage and the Profession” as follows: • By 2020, we aspire to a public that will understand and appreciate the profound impact of the influence of the engineering profession on socio-cultural systems, the full spectrum of career opportunities accessible through an engineering education, and the value of an engineering education to engineers working successfully in non-engineering jobs. • We aspire to a public that will recognize the union of professionalism, technical knowledge, social
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1981. He is a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators (Entrepreneurship Division), the Association for Computing Machinery, and the IEEE Computer Society. Dr. Blessing has served as a consultant to major corporations and is the author of many publications in the areas of algorithms, artificial intelligence, networks and computer systems. Prior to his academic career, has worked for three Fortune 500 companies and has owned and operated two small businesses.John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering JOHN D. GASSERT, Ph.D., P.E. John D. Gassert is currently a Professor and Biomedical Engineering Program Director at
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effects of Conceptual Understanding, Math and Visualization Skills on Problem-solving in StaticsIntroductionAlthough non-technical skills are increasingly important to successful engineering careers in theglobal marketplace of today, problem-solving remains a critical skill for most young engineers.In many cases successfully solving problems requires engineers to use their analytical skills.The central importance of problem-solving and analytical skills in engineering motivates thework presented in this paper, which is the first phase of a program aimed at answering two mainquestions: What are the major difficulties that students encounter when they perform
-term success in an educational robotics program can lead to long-term career interest inSTEM fields. As a result of this class being a requirement for students in remedial mathematics,no student self-selected into the class. Since greater than 48% of the school enrollment is female,it is also unlikely that students self-selected into the school, despite its emphasis on technologyand engineering. Nevertheless, recent research with girls has provided some guidance about how Page 13.1353.6instruction with robotics may contribute to maintaining a positive self-image and interest inSTEM activities. In particular, positive perceptions about the study
, is the fact that RVLs may actually be more equipped tocompete with real labs in today’s evolving work environments which feature systems withfrontend-backend architecture and software reconfigurability. For example, an electrical engineeremerging into the workplace today may never need to solder a discrete component throughouthis career, but rather simply program reconfigurable devices like field programmable gate arrays(FPGAs). The truth is that the workplace itself is becoming less “real”, and is depending moreand more on the same types of techniques and technologies used in RVL. Even real labs are nowusing Virtual Instruments, which use the same software-mapped interface-to-functionalityparadigm as RVLs. In other words, if the problems of
populations, involving numerous students, staff, and faculty atseveral institutions (listed above).The NSF funding is used for staff at the four community colleges who work to support studentsinterested in transferring to the four-year colleges to earn engineering degrees, with a particularfocus on underrepresented students. These efforts include a comprehensive team comprised of Page 13.283.3existing faculty and student services providers, an on-site coordinator, and services ranging fromacademic support to major/career exploration to transfer assistance/support. At the universities,efforts are focused on retention of women interested in
provide both an asset to sustainability efforts in New Jerseyand educational experiences to the students. Specific aspects of ongoing projects that addressvarious ABET A-K criteria are identified. In particular, these projects teach engineeringstudents about the ethical responsibilities of engineers in regard to environmental consciousness,teach them to promote and enact change in the local community, and prepare them for careers insustainability.Project-Based Learning at Rowan UniversityThe engineering clinic sequence is an essential aspect of the Rowan University Engineeringcurriculum. The engineering clinics were established to help students to develop the so-called“soft skills” identified by the ABET A-K criteria, as well as to apply and
students are likely toencounter in their careers. Figure 1. Altera DE2 Development and Education BoardThe DE2 comes furnished with many attached devices and also has two expansion headers foralmost unlimited add-ons, allowing a large range of future new devices to be attached. Theinterface logic to connect these devices can be improved or modified for instructional purposes.Therefore, choosing a development board is not a long-term commitment to a particular set ofdevices. This setup is unlikely to become obsolete quickly because it has device support forUSB, audio, VGA, Ethernet, UART, PS2, secure digital, and expansion headers.Soft-core ProcessorA soft-core processor is a microprocessor core that can be wholly implemented
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the ASCE Body of KnowledgeIn 2008, ASCE released the second edition of the Body of Knowledge (BOK2) for CivilEngineersvii. Reflecting the Visions of ASCE and NAE, BOK2 requires that all Civil Engineersmaster sustainability: Page 13.1129.3 The 21st century civil engineer must demonstrate an ability to evaluate the sustainability of engineered systems and services, and of the natural resource base on which they depend; and to design accordingly.There are specific requirements for both academic undergraduate preparation, and for early-career development; these are summarized in Table 1.Clearly, the notion of Natural Resources pervades these
businessschool, so the only courses in the engineering curriculum related even remotely toentrepreneurship were a course in economic principles and a course in engineering economy.Accordingly, in 1948 a Department of Engineering Administration was established and a B.S. inEngineering Administration degree was offered as a second undergraduate degree for personsobtaining engineering degrees. This fifth-year degree covered accounting, finance, marketing,management, and industrial relations, but its focus was on career responsibilities for engineersworking in large firms, not on entrepreneurship.The Department of Engineering Administration grew into a business school in the 1950s, butMichigan Tech did not offer a single course with the word
thenotebook and Nikki dialogues to make them more noticeable by players), Geckoman underwenta second playtest, with another group of 7th and 8th grade students from the Explorationsprogram, a one-day program for selected Boston and Cambridge public middle schools,sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, theMinority Faculty Development Program/ K-12 Programs, the Biomedical Science Careers Page 13.638.9Program, and the Boston Science Partnership. As part of the Boston Science Partnership,Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston offer lab visits to studentsfrom selected schools
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and concentration in Green Engineering. During his academic career, Garrett actively participated in numerous international initiatives at Virginia Tech and has maintained involvement in several projects since graduating.Odis Griffin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Hayden Griffin is the Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include the theories of human learning, especially in an engineering context, design of effective engineering courses and curricula, and design of graduate programs in engineering education.John Dooley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State