to pursuing a career in engineering through career planning strategies. The classroom/advising intervention is anticipated to take approximately 2 to 3 weeks. The proposed timelinefor the phases is summarized in Table 2. A detailed explanation of each of the interventioncomponents, the rationale, and motivation will be further discussed in the sections below. Figure 1: Implementation order of Engineering Pilot Program Classroom InterventionTable 2: Proposed timeline for phases Phase Estimated Activity goals duration Phase 1 1 to 2 weeks Students will develop engineering habits of mind, engage in engineering practices and learn to source and apply
Paper ID #33978Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in an IntroductoryBiomedical Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis Jennifer Choi is currently an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biomedical Engineer- ing (BME) at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrat- ing engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum, and playing an active role in the senior design course. She has interests in engineering education, curricular innovation, as well as impacting the community through
Paper ID #26410The Teaching Assistant’s Perspective on Flipping an Undergraduate Biome-chanics CourseDr. Christa M. Wille, University of Wisconsin, Madison Christa Wille is a Biomedical Engineering doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering and went on to get her clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She advanced her clinical skills through a Sports Physical Therapy Residency at UW Health. Although continuing to practice Physical Therapy, Christa has returned to academia to continue to pursue research
Paper ID #22849Preparation of the Professional Engineer: Outcomes from 20 Years of a Mul-tidisciplinary and Cross-sectoral Capstone CourseDr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro received a B.S. degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is currently working to further the development and dissemination of alter- native energy technology; as a project manager and researcher with the Center for Information Technology and Research in the Interest of Society. Her background is in the development of characterization tech- niques and
Paper ID #23555Stimulating Interest in First-Year Mechanical Engineering Students throughDesign Modeling/Analysis and CNC ManufacturingDr. Todd Letcher, South Dakota State University Todd Letcher is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at South Dakota State University. His research is related to additive manufacturing.Dr. Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University Gregory Michna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006, held positions as a Lecturer
did not know what to expect in terms of thisparticular project relating to education—however, I was open minded and prepared to engagemyself in whatever the project encompassed. The major reasons why I applied for this researchproject were because of my strong interest in interdisciplinary work, my desire to learn aboutnew things, and because I wanted to gain experience in more ‘hands-on’ research, in contrast tothe more theoretical and abstract type of work that I had done in the past.”Q2. Confidence in Success.A2. “When I first began this project, I was a bit nervous about mylack of knowledge in engineering preventing me from bringing anything valuable to the table.Not only was I ignorant in many engineering principles (such as Dynamics
average change in survey score (number of correct answers to the questions) was a reduction of nearly one correct response. The survey confirmed the expected. Summative Assessment of Student Learning Student learning was also assessed with formative and summative assessment instruments as described in the online course materials. The module goals were assessed with the following instruments: Goal 1: Explain water sustainability concepts (assessment: quizzes) Goal 2: Use systems thinking to enhance water sustainability in cities (assessment: mind map) Goal 3: Apply knowledge and skills from atmospheric science and hydrologic science in planning and engineering contexts (assessment: individual
: Chile and United States,” in Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World, C. Murphy, P. Gardoni, H. Bashir, C. E. Harris, and E. Masad, Eds. Dordrecht: Springer, 2015, pp. 189–211.[9] J. Haidt, The Righteous Mind. New York: Vintage Press, 2012.[10] J. D. Greene, Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap between Us and Them. New York: Penguin Books, 2014.[11] M. H. Bazerman and A. Tenbrunsel, Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It. Princeton University Press, 2012.[12] J. Haidt and C. Joseph, “The Moral Mind: How Five Sets of Innate Intuitions Guide the Development of Many Culture-Specific Virtues, and Perhaps Even Modules,” in The Innate Mind, Vol. 3, P. Carruthers, S
AC 2010-1510: CONCEPT BASED LEARNING: DEMONSTRATING ITSEFFECTIVENESS IN THERMODYNAMICSMathew Hagge, Iowa State UniversityGloria Starns, Iowa State University Page 15.307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Concept Based Learning: Demonstrating its Effectiveness in Thermodynamics1. Project OverviewFeatures:This project examines the coupling of concept based learning and findings from the fields ofneurology and cognitive science to empower students to solve problems of increasingcomplexity. The central question the authors seek to answer is: does concept based learningoffer an advantage to students in terms of their ability
AC 2011-2345: IMPLICATIONS OF PUBLISHING EBOOKS ON PCS ANDMOBILE DEVICES FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORSCarlos R Morales, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carlos R. Morales is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. Page 22.827.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implications of publishing eBooks on PCs and Mobile devices for Engineering Technology EducatorsAbstractThere is no doubt that interactive eBooks enable Engineering & Technology educators to presentmaterials and concepts to learners in a rich and
States are on thedecline, when pursuit of advanced degrees is declining, and competition from foreign sources isincreasing. Should we be limiting the pool of teachers, and focusing on research mindedindividuals at a time when practicing engineers and construction companies are asking for morepractical, business-minded employees.The engineering industry needs two types of engineers: theoreticians who focus on research andinvestigating and advancing new ideas, and practicioners who implement new design criteria andbring products to market. This paper poses the question that possibly the academic industryshould refocus on balanced hiring practices, to ensure that students are getting both theoreticaland practical knowledge, and that they are ready
-engineering; (7) problem solving knowledgeis distributed among team members; (8) most problems require extensive collaboration; (9)engineers primarily rely on experiential knowledge; (10) engineering problems often encounterunanticipated problems; (11) engineers use multiple forms of problem representation; and (12)engineers recommend more communication skills in engineering curricula. These attributes ofauthentic engineering problems are important to keep in mind when designing your PBLenvironments. When designed correctly, employing an authentic “real-world” context willfacilitate workplace transfer - “the ability to generalize solution methods from one problem toanother, similar worked problem embedded in a different context” (p. 147)5. Not only
Paper ID #10191Project Management Learning Takes FlightMiss Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor Victoria Townsend is presently a PhD candidate in manufacturing systems engineering at the University of Windsor, Canada. In 2012, she completed a university teaching certificate program with the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Windsor. Victoria believes in the value of connecting theory and experience - an appreciation gained from her experience as a Manufacturing Engineer at 3M and as a Technical Community Relations Manager at the Society of Manufacturing engineers (SME). Her research interests are
Paper ID #34443Raising Awareness of Diversity and Inclusion in One-shot InformationLiteracy ClassesDr. Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University Anamika Megwalu, Ph.D., M.L.I.S., is the Faculty Director of Library Instruction & Assessment at San Jose State University (SJSU). She is also an instructor for the Computer & Software Engineering De- partment at SJSU’s Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. She is a library liaison to a number of engineering departments. Besides liaison and collection development responsibilities, she collaboratively develops, and implements assessment activities for continuous
Paper ID #34841ThermoVR: A Virtual Laboratory to Enhance Learning in UndergraduateThermodynamicsProf. John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison Professor John M. Pfotenhauer earned his BA, MA, and PhD degrees in physics from St. Olaf College and the University of Oregon in 1979, 1981, and 1984. For eight years he conducted research as part of the Applied Superconductivity Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison before joining the faculty there in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Physics in 1993. In addition to his research in cryogenics, and in educational games, he teaches
Paper ID #34433Design Improvement of a Polishing Machine Work Station in IndustrialEnvironment to Minimize Health RiskDr. Samia Afrin, East Tennessee State University Samia Afrin is an assistant professor at East Tennessee State University in Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying Department. She completed her MS and PhD from University of Texas at El Paso in Environmental Science and Engineering. Her research concentration is in renewable energy, fluid dynamics, heat transfer. Her work also focus in dynamic learning platform in engineering education.Mr. Ty Reeves, East Tennessee State University Ty Reeves is an
Engineering Thermodynamics Course.” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 41, pp. 107-114, 2007.[4] J. Bransford, A. Brown, and R. Cocking, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School.” Commission on Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Research Council, 2000.[5] J. Hamari, J. Koivisto, and H. Sarsa, “Does Gamification Work? – A Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification,” in Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Science, IEEE Computer Society 2014, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Waikoloa, HI, USA, January 6-9, 2014.[6] B. L. Wiggins, S. L. Eddy, L. Wener-Fligner, K. Freisem, D. Z. Grunspan, E. J. Theobald, J. Timbrook, and A. J. Crowe, “ASPECT: A Survey to Assess
unexpected answers to some creative questions. Their analysis isbased on the two key concepts: 1) that human behavior is strongly influenced by incentives, and2) the conventional wisdom is often wrong.With these fundamental concepts in mind, we present a methodology for the specific applicationof assessment of engineering programs. Ewell (1989 and 1998) has pointed out previously thatcapitalizing on existing data is a key approach for assessment implementation. The hope of theauthors of the present work is to provide a useful technique for understanding the performance of Page 12.432.2our students and faculty better.Most university campuses have some
physical world with the analytical world of engineering. And based on both student andalumni feedback, the models played a significant role in their learning process.It is the hope of the author that using models helps students better understand structures andbetter understand the role of the architectural engineer. There is no scientific method to proclaimthis is the answer for training young architectural engineering minds about structures andbuilding technology, but in all of the courses the students become engaged when they work withtheir hands and minds in a creative environment. And personally, this is the first hurdle tolearning. If these classes were taught in a pure lecture setting, topics such as tolerances andconcrete finishes could be
. Page 13.958.85. DiscussionIn light of the above assessment results and student feedback, our initial LF adaptation wasmodified. The modification was made to address two themes that clearly arose from theevaluations and feedback from focus groups, namely: to allow students more time to carry outthe required machining tasks, and to expose students to additional manufacturing processes. Withthis in mind, the product made by the students was changed from a model engine to the modelmachine vise shown in Figure 2. The vise entails simpler machining work while still exposingstudents to the same types of hands-on operations. The simplified project can therefore becompleted in less time and the balance of the time used to give students more hands
skipping will little knowledge be lost. Only the student can make this determination.With this in mind, a research project was initiated to determine the actual effects of classattendance on student success. While similar studies conducted in the past concentrated on non-engineering courses1,3,9,10,12,13, this project focuses entirely on courses taken by engineeringtechnology students. The objective is to determine if class attendance really leads to bettergrades. This study will determine if a correlation exists between class attendance and studentsuccess, and if so, to what extent.Project DesignThe project involves several classes at various student ranks all the way from freshman to juniorlevel. The student’s attendance for each class is being
also addanother concern for the faculty teaching in a distance education environment, i.e., students mayhave fears of losing partial credit in an online multiple-choice exam. The asynchronous andeconomical advantages of distance education and learning that make offering and taking themvery popular force the profession to re-examine, re-organize, and re-engineer some of the exam-related issues that otherwise don’t exist.The use of online-based, “honest, open book, open mind” approach is being recognized in theliterature as a potential method of examination for distance courses in the faculties ofengineering, science, and technology1,3. Faculty may have to develop new methodologies, andstructure or restructure their course differently to
AC 2009-2508: ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING: A MECHANISM TOACCLIMATIZE INCOMING FRESHMEN AND FACILITATE DEPARTMENTCOMMUNICATIONJ.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 14.934.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Online Social Networking: A Mechanism to Acclimatize Incoming Freshmen and Facilitate Department Communication.Abstract Online social networking tools such as Facebook and Ning are non-intimidating ways tointeract with other people. The benign nature of this environment serves as a useful mechanismfor introducing incoming freshmen, many of whom are shy and introverted, to their peers prior toarriving on campus. This past summer, Facebook
AC 2009-188: MEET THE ABET “STUDENT WORK SAMPLE” REQUIREMENTS:DOCUMENT STUDENT LEARNINGBarbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Barbara Christe is the program director for the baccalaureate program in Biomedical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis. She is an Associate Professor and a member of the University College faculty.Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Elaine Cooney is professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at IUPUI. She is the author of RFID+ The Complete Review of Radio Frequency Identification. Her areas of focus include analog circuits, radio frequency, signal
2006-805: PARTNERING WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO BRINGTECHNOLOGY TO AT-RISK URBAN STUDENTSMargaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana Margaret Ratcliff is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University College of Technology in Columbus, Indiana and has been there since January 2005. Before joining Purdue University at Columbus, she spent 11 years in industry working mostly as a Product Design Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, and Structural Analyst. She earned a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University.Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus/SE
student not seeing the point of yet another simplified, closed system, pistonexample, particularly, when what they want to do is design rocket engines after twoclasses. With the above in mind, the approach attempted by the author is, by contrast, a “topdown” approach which begins by introducing a ‘catch all’ general control volume and theReynolds Transport Equation from the very first class. This is rarely, if ever, done inthermodynamics texts and generally relegated to mid to late chapters even in fluids texts.(e.g. Munson et al 4 and Shapiro 5 give comprehensive, if understandably fluids basedcoverage of the topic.) Once these concepts have been covered the students are generallyre-assured to know that this really is about as complicated as
changing orrepealing MACRS. The corporate tax rate has not only been lowered dramatically, it has alsobeen changed to a flat tax rate rather than progressively increasing with taxable income. Inaddition, some of the significant changes in the tax law have been implemented as temporarywith scheduled phase-outs beginning in 5 years.With all of this in mind, the decisions of what we should and will cover are complicated by boththe near and long-term law changes. Laws can change faster than textbooks can keep up with, yetstudents need to leave our classrooms with accurate data and current understanding.Literature ReviewThe Engineering Economy Division of ASEE has a history of publishing conference works thatexplore how we teach engineering economics
language. MIT press, 2012.[16] V. Pareto, The mind and society. Рипол Классик, 1935.[17] I. Milanovic, T. Eppes, and K. Wright, "Simulation-Based Approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Challenges," in ASME-JSME-KSME 2019 8th Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
Education, 2016Capstone Design Projects: An Emphasis on Communication, Critical Thinking and Analysis Work In Progress Our department has adopted the following Program Educational Objectives, such that withinthree to five years after graduation our graduates will have demonstrated Competency in thediscipline of chemical engineering; exhibited Critical thinking ability that has enabled them to solvecomplex problems; successfully achieved Cooperation goals through teamwork; demonstratedeffective Communication and will have exhibited the Capacity for life-long learning. With theseobjectives in mind, our undergraduates have a wide variety of experiences, which support
Paper ID #14884Development of a Low-cost Automotive Communications Network Course forEE and ME StudentsDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Dr. Aurenice Oliveira is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication systems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, automative networks, and engi- neering education. Dr. Oliveira is member of the ASEE