Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Seungmo Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ayat Mohammed, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test could compare their self-efficacy scores. (a) (b)Figure 3. (a) Histogram for pre-tutorial self-efficacy; (b) Histogram for post-tutorial self-efficacyIt is to be considered that the context of the delivery of these tutorials is based within a coursethat teaches advanced radio engineering topics, so it would be feasible to consider the potentialof the intervention for less-informed participants. Near the end of a semester, students in a classwill most likely feel more qualified to work on tasks based around the class curriculum than atthe beginning of the semester. These tutorials being developed would ideally have been appliedat an earlier point in the

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Renato Carlson; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

or curriculum, in a continuous feedback andreevaluation procedure. At first, it was thought and developed having in mind an electricalengineering course, but it can be used in other engineering courses or even adapted to otherundergraduate and graduate courses. It can be used to evaluate aspects such as: How doteachers understand their courses? Which are their beliefs about several aspects of theteaching/learning process? How are students developing the desired creative abilities, whichare very important for the modern engineer? And also: Which is the degree of satisfaction ofstudents and teachers involved in a considered course?Educational assessment, a critical aspect in the teaching/learning environment, has beenstudied by several

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, removing the logistical obstacles and ensuring the financial benefits of this requirement. The ARCE master’s program also needs to be integrated with the other master’s programs in the college and university. The college is considering an interdisciplinary master’s degree. The civil engineering and construction management departments are collaborating on a master’s degree in construction engineering. Both of these programs are looking at certificate options where the degree is a collection of certificates plus a culminating experience. Given the master’s classes taken at the undergraduate level by Architectural Engineering students, there should be opportunities to use these courses toward

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using a Journal Article with Sophomores to Increase Lifelong Learning ConfidenceIntroductionJournal articles are often used in upper-level engineering courses as reference material toencourage students to develop life-long learning skills. How early in the curriculum are journalarticles introduced? This paper presents the results of a study on using a journal article in asophomore-level class.Chemical Engineering Progress often includes articles appropriate for use in sophomore andjunior engineering science classes of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer 1-6.These articles use only the concepts covered in the course and include analytical results

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bodgan M. Wilamowski; Aleksander Malinowski

5.715.6simulation and modeling, computational intelligence and computer architecture.BOGDAN M. WILAMOWSKIBogdan M. Wilamowski (IEEE Fellow) is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wyoming. He isthe treasurer of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, a member of the IEEE Neural Network Council, an associateeditor of IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks and IEEE Trans. on Education. Dr. Wilamowski is the author of 4textbooks, more than 200 refereed publications, and 27 patents. He received his MS in computer engineering in1966, Ph.D. in neural computing in 1970, and D.Sc. in integrated circuit design in 1977, all from the TechnicalUniversity of Gdansk, Poland

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #30688The Influence of Experiential Learning on Student ProfessionalDevelopment: A Literature ReviewBeata Johnson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Beata Johnson is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student at Purdue University and recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include extracurricular and experiential learning in engineering education, students’ pathways through engineering education, and transition to the workforce.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

responses, activity participation andconfidence in presenting designs. SIGT continues the encouragement of females to pursueSTEM related careers and provides a positive environment to expand their education.Worksheets of students enrolled in the female only session exhibited increased performanceobserved by the completeness and creative solutions recorded.International students: Brazilian students participating in the program are consideredacademically strong and are enrolled in an English high school curriculum. Students stated thatthe environmental engineering course was selected to expand their education and understandingof international issues. Brazil shares similar technologies and engineering design concepts withthe United States providing

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, The Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University

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Biomedical Engineering

in the department of biomedical engineering at The Ohio State University. He holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Puerto Rico Mayag¨uez, and a M.S. and PhD in biomedical engineering from The Ohio State University. His current position entails teaching measurements and instrumentation courses, leading micro and nano educational labs, as well as mentoring students in their senior capstone projects. His current projects include indus- try integration in the curriculum, undergraduate professional development, and entrepreneurial minded learning in the classroom.Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University Amena Shermadou is an Engineering Education graduate student at The Ohio State University. She

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jose Valdovinos; Cheng Chen; Abbyanna Davis; Amelito Enriquez; Wenshen Pong

0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04 0.045 0.05 Delay (sec) Figure 6b. Linear vs Non Linear.Integration with NASA CIPAIR Internship ProgramCañada College and San Francisco State University made joint efforts to install an internship inorder to intensify the minority interest in the STEM fields. Thus came about COMETS, CreatingOpportunities for Minorities in Engineering, Technology, and Science. This internship issponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s, NASA, CurriculumImprovement Partnership Award for the Integration of Research into the UndergraduateCurriculum (CIPAIR

Conference Session

Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel A Acuña, George Mason University; Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and broad audiences. 5. Work productively on diverse multidisciplinary teams.This training involves an individualized interdisciplinary curriculum, scaffolded by laboratoryrotations and hands-on workshops, a year-long community-engaged design project, and trainingin entrepreneurship, communication skills, and team science. Individualized curriculums aretailored to trainees to comply with the requirements of their home graduate degree programs.Our traineeship program began in the 2019-2020 academic year as a result of a National ScienceFoundation Research Traineeship award. This traineeship program is meant to prepare at least100 STEM graduate students to address major societal challenges within our local

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Hatten, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

University in 2008. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is concentrated in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and be- ing; design cognition and learning; and theories of change in linking engineering education research and practice. Page 23.89.1

Conference Session

Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tania K. Morimoto, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Delson, Ph.D. is an Associated Teaching Professor at the University of California at San Diego. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and his interests include robotics, biomedical devices, product design, and engineering education. He was a co-founder and past president of Coactive Drive Corporation (currently General Vibration Corp.), a company that provides haptics and force feed- back solutions. He is currently co-founder of eGrove Education Inc. which develops educational software for spatial visualization. He teaches hands-on design and entrepreneurship courses. His interests in engi- neering education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

, experiential-based learning, and self- directed learning but also ‘learning by doing’ during the creative practice of engineering itself.3.4 Specific Goals and ObjectivesThe initiative will be accomplished in four primary phases.The Goals of the initiative include the following [ See appendix G]: PHASE I ─ FULL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT [Years 1 & 2 ] GOAL 1: To create an innovative model of professional graduate engineering education that is integrative with the practice of engineering, fosters lifelong learning, and enables further growth of engineers beyond entry level in industry for increasing leadership responsibility of technology development & innovation to ensure U.S. technological leadership

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the USB 2.0interface by a variety of software packages such as MATLAB/Simulink. Although initiallyconfigured to work with Windows applications, ADALM-PLUTO also supports OS X andLinux. This allows students to exploit the capabilities of the ADALM-PLUTO on a variety ofhost platforms. Additionally, custom Hardware Description Language (HDL) software may beloaded onto the Xilinx Zynq SoC device. Figure 3 shows the block diagram of the SDRdevelopment environment and an ADALM-PLUTO SDR platform.Since MATLAB is a commonly used tool taught and used since freshman in many electricalengineering curriculum, programming with ADALM-PLUTO is relatively easy. Moreover, thewell-maintained documentation and good technical support community shorten the

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sami N. Rollins, University of San Francisco; Alark Joshi, University of San Francisco; Xornam Apedoe, University of San Francisco; Sophie Engle, University of San Francisco; Matthew Malensek; Gian Bruno, University of San Francisco

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Networking Networking Women community since 2010, serving as mentor, fellowship co-chair, and workshop co-chair She was co-chair of the board of Networking Networking Women from 2016-2018.Prof. Alark Joshi, University of San Francisco Alark Joshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of San Francisco. He was a co-PI on the IDoCode project at Boise State University that provided teacher train- ing, curriculum development, and policy changes in the State Board of Education in the state of Idaho. Currently, he is a co-PI on the S-STEM proposal focused on engaging students in the local community to enable successful outcomes for them with respect to increased self-identity, better

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

), specifically supported five of the 14 outcomes: a, b, e, g, andk. The assessment tools comprised prelab homework, exams, an experimental design project,written reports, oral presentations and team/peer evaluation. The senior capstone design course,taken in addition to ME Lab, accounted for another seven outcomes. It was decided by thefaculty that one or two courses are not sufficient to demonstrate the necessary assessment of theprogram outcomes. There were several outcomes, though, which made more sense to beassessed by a laboratory course. For instance, all accredited engineering programs must have acomponent of experimental design in their curriculum. ABET Criterion 3b states “Engineering

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #38794A Hands-On Concrete Laboratory Framework for Construction Manage-mentEducationDr. Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University Dr. Plugge is an full professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington teaching heavy civil construction management. Professor Plugge has earned a Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies with a focus in Civil Construction Management. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Hands-On Concrete Laboratory Framework for Construction Management Education P. Warren

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

F.C. Lai, University of Oklahoma; Dong Liang, Laboratory Engineer; Al R Evans, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

problem-solving skills. While students got most of their practice of the modelingtool through homework assignments, to integrate all the knowledge they learned from the class,they were also challenged with a final project. While the homework was an individual effort, theproject required team work. Students were divided into 24 groups with four students in eachgroup. The project assigned to the students involved designing and building a model car using3D printing. Since the model car had to be functional (the evaluation of its performance will bediscussed in the assessment section), additional information about 3D printing and basicconcepts of fluid mechanics (such as flow resistance and drag) and vehicle dynamics (frictionand rolling resistance

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Stephanie L. Wendt, Tennessee Tech University; Jeremy Wendt, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

University Dr. Stephanie Wendt is an Associate Professor at Tennessee Tech University. She teaches undergradu- ate science methods and field experience courses to elementary pre-service teachers. She also teaches graduate courses in science methods, learning theory, grant writing, and educational technology. She is a member of the Tennessee Science Education Leadership Association (TNSELA) and Tennessee Science Teachers Association (TSTA), and is a former representative of the Board of Directors for TSTA. Dr. Wendt also serves as a reviewer for NSTA’s peer-reviewed journal Science and Children. She participates in leading professional development for K-12 educators pertaining to science education at the state and

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J. Brandemuehl; Lawrence E. Carlson

Session 3226 A LIVING LABORATORY Lawrence E. Carlson, Michael J. Brandemuehl Integrated Teaching and Learning Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at Boulder“BUILDING-AS-LAB” CONCEPTThe College of Engineering and Applied Science has recently built a new laboratoryfacility designed to facilitate hands-on, team-oriented learning across all of its sixdepartments. The three-story, 34,400 sq. ft. Integrated Teaching and Learning (ITL)Laboratory opened its doors in January 1997. Its curriculum-driven

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

about gender and thegender binary (per Caroline Perez and Cordelia Fine). Assignments in Race & Technologyinclude an “infrastructure exploration” [25] in which students plan and execute a local journeyinformed by readings from Langdon Winner, Rayvon Fouché, Simone Browne, and others, thenpresent their observations to their classmates in ways that facilitate further discussion. For thecapstone project in Race & Technology, students may choose to propose a redesign of either aspecific technology or a STEM curriculum, drawing on the course readings and discussions. Thereadings lists for both classes are included as Appendices A and B.The Gender & STEM course was developed and taught by Mary Armstrong, a scholar ofliterature and gender

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Vander Schaaf; Ronald Welch

Calculation, Long Calculation, etc.? How many versions of an examination arenecessary? What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving the examinations during theregular class periods, verses during an available common hour for the students of all theinstructors? This paper will discuss possible solutions to these questions, as well as how toeffectively use multiple graders, and the role of the restrictive and sometimes controversial cutscale. Student course assessment data will be presented to illustrate the positive and negativeeffect on student motivation, i.e. learning, when there is a perception of unfairness in theexaminations or homework issued and/or subsequent grading.Introduction In the over 200 years West Point has been an

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

curricula are developed through extensive CSUB/BC intersegmental faculty to faculty collaboration; • Making dual/cross enrollment a reality rather than a false promise through productive collaboration/seamless alignment; • Establishing structures and mechanisms for continuous improvement of pathway articulation in terms of student learning outcomes; and • Integrating student learning outcomes (SLO) assessment fully into the STEM programs.The joint effort between BC and CSUB to track student progress to retain and graduate them inSTEM is well underway with the participation and support of community partners. Our model ofcollaboration is working and it is offered as an example for others to reproduce.The authors

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hy Tran; Catherine Clewett

structures to illustrate the kinematics and geometry of MEMS devices.Additionally, the students are exposed to science and engineering in the ways that it ispracticed—in groups, with collaboration, using software as a design aid, and focusing oncommunication.This project also address nine of the sixteen standards in science for grades 5-12 as publishedby the New Mexico State Department of Education. In particular, the curriculum will reinforcemany of the content standards in the physical sciences as well as technology and the history ofscience6. For example, Content Standard 2 Section C for grades 5-8 says the student will C. Design and Develop Models. 1. Develop an understanding that models take many forms and have

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hanson; Julia Williams

keeping the evaluation load reasonable while giving students anactivity that would be totally integrated with their technical work. For these reasons, the authorsconsidered the homework problem context and decided that was the best area for development.Using writing in the engineering classroom can help students discover what they do and do notknow, help them visualize the problems on which they are working, and generally assist them inreflecting on their work in the classroom.The course selected for assignment development is Engineering Statics. The students enrolled inthe course are predominantly civil, mechanical and biomedical engineering majors in thefreshman or sophomore year. The course lasts ten weeks and is an introductory

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

computer versionof the Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis software) files weredeveloped to assist in circuit analysis. National Instrument’s LabVIEW (LaboratoryVirtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench) files were developed to introducerapids methods of computer-aided special-purpose instrumentation and control systems.MultiSim is a schematic capture, simulation, and programmable logic tool used bycollege and university students in their course of study of electronics and electricalengineering. MultiSim is widely regarded as an excellent tool for classroom andlaboratory learning.3.7) Frequent feedbackWhile it is important for any class, frequent feedback is particularly important for non-majors. Timely and adequate feedback is

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approval of the degree byWashington’s Higher Education Coordinating Board (HEC Board)[1] and the Board of Regents ofthe University, a faculty committee was formed to lay the foundation for the EE degree anddevelop the goals, educational objectives, and desired student outcomes for the program.Of key concern to this committee, chaired by the author, was obtaining ABET accreditation assoon as possible1. Therefore, much of our planning was focused on creating a robust BSEEdegree from the outset. Particular attention was given to the Capstone Experience. According toABET, students in an accredited EE program must have a Capstone Experience: Students must be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mojgan Jadidi, York University; Damith Tennakoon, York University; Aman U. Usmani, York University; Muhammad Usman; Apostolos Vasileiou, York University; Sasha Latchaev, York University; Melanie Baljko, York University; Usman Khan, York University; Matthew Perras, York University

). To furnish the application of our extensivework, we have developed a prototype virtual sandbox, a web-based application, that imports these DTM’s for further digitalanalysis. The virtual sandbox application is an interactive computer program developed using the Unity 3D game engine, gearedtowards teaching complex earth-science concepts. The current prototype allows generation of automatic contour maps, overlayedon the terrain model and it is integrated into a learning exercise for students in Civil Engineering to understand the orientation ofa planar structure using the 3-Point Problem approach. This exercise has been traditionally delivered using pen and paper, aidedwith physical 3D models and now it is possible to visualize the problem

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

mission of the program is “to prepare technically-orientedmanagerial professionals and leaders for business, industry, government, and education byarticulating and integrating competencies in Renewable Energy.” The program preparesgraduates for jobs in the fields of energy and renewable energy systems as well as regulatory andgovernmental agencies. To meet the demand for well-rounded graduates who are knowledgeablein both technical and economic aspects of renewable energy systems, an interdisciplinarycurriculum was developed, consisting of a multitude of selected courses from across theuniversity. In 2018, the name of the program was revised to the “Sustainable and RenewableEnergy” program to reflect the increasingly broad array of energy

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Jan Jewett, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Abstract This paper presents a collaborative manufacturing project between theManufacturing Engineering (MfgE) program and the Child Development program (CDP)– a preschool program – at Washington State University Vancouver. In the MfgEProgram, a two credit course named “Advanced Manufacturing Processes Lab” allowsthe students to integrate course materials from the entire MfgE curriculum into open-ended, student-designed and fabricated projects. The MfgE program assisted the CDP tofabricate a “learning center” or station that encourages children to work in a variety ofways with water. This station would allow children to investigate ways to make watermove and to observe and study the ways that water moves naturally. The students in