tests. Anincrease in the score from pretest to posttest typically represents new structural and transferknowledge. The pretest (M = 63.07, SD = 16.1) and posttest (M = 71.82, SD = 16.4) results forthe 55 participants indicate an average improvement of 8.75 points. However, this is not auniform improvement across all treatments; the average increase range from 20.5 for the conceptmap-ill-structured treatment combination to a decrease of 1.6 for the summary—well-structuredtreatment combination. Table 4 provides the summary statistics for the population values andtreatment combinations.Table 4. Summary Statistics Paired Data Posttest-Pretest Component Count Mean VarianceScaffold (S) 29
,more than most conferences. The poster section occupied all five floors of a large building and waswell attended by students, faculty, and staff. It was very beneficial in informing the KIT communityabout the Engineering Design program.The largest problem encountered in starting the program was finding faculty with the expertise,and interest, to teach 60 sections. To expose the students to a variety of ideas and different ways ofthinking, the courses were taught not only by Japanese professors, but also by foreign professorswith experience working for U. S. universities. The latter were assisted by teaching assistants whospoke both English and Japanese. Since these professors had varying backgrounds and interests, itwas apparent that standards
task outcomes will determine if the currentproject direction is still appropriate, or if alternate paths have to be followed or solutionssought. In addition, it provides a written record of who has not been completing theirtasks from week to week, and therefore not fully contributing to the project.e. Communication. The administrative leader should send an email shortly after themeeting to ALL team members and the project advisor(s)/course instructor, with thePMW attached. The email should include: 1. A list of present and absent team members. 2. A summary of the current state of the project, indicating successes, challenges and failures
build a vehicle that moves forward for a specificamount of time. By varying the time, students manually collect data and graph the distancetraveled as a function of time. Student use linear regression to determine the “best fit” equation.All experiment design, data collection and graphing is done as homework.In class, a competition is held to see who can make their vehicle get the closest to a prescribeddistance, which is not known to students before class. Students use their graph to determine howlong to turn the motor(s) on. This rather simple exercise can be used to teach interpolation,extrapolation, linear regression, repeatability, resolution, and the concept of calibration [18, 20].Figure 6 shows one of the more creative vehicles built, a
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with a given course.Similarly, Projects that “own” Module, Data, or Design-links will show up with the words“Modules”, “Data”, and/or “Design” on the same line. Clicking on any of these words for agiven project will make the “owned” link(s) show up, e.g., if “Modules” is clicked, Module-linksassociated with the project will appear. Clicking on the same word will make them go away.Clicking on a different word (e.g., “Data” instead of “Module”) will make the module links goaway and the data links show up. This allows a student working on a given project to quicklyfind associated resources. Similarly, Contributors designing projects that depend on the projectsof other contributors can quickly find the latest material.The Administrator can change
. Dimensioning6. Cut 30. Surface Geometry 54. Origin 78. Parametric7. Round (Fillet) 31. Skeleton 55. Pattern(s) 79. Constraint-based8. Draft 32. Modeling Standards 56. Associativity 80. Feature-based9. Shell 33. Manufacturing Proc. 57. Component 81. Threads (Cosmetic)10. Datum Plane 34. IGES 58. PDM 82. Parameter11. Datum Axis 35. Simplified Rep 59. Base Feature 83. Dimension-driven12. Parent/Child Reference 36. Customer Requirements 60. Family Table 84. Feature
Paper ID #9157Development of a Faculty Led Education Abroad Program and the LessonsLearnedDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined RMU in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With US Airways, Acharya was responsible for creating a conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were/are used in
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. Copies of the capstone project were sent tothe examiners for review. Through the examination, students had to convince that their capstoneproject made a contribution to knowledge and the project demonstrated the students’ capacity tocarry out design incorporating materials learned. Page 24.453.15 Table 2: Rubric for Capstone Project Presentation Rating Evaluation and Feedback Date Presenter(s
Planet Project,(Auwahi Wind Farm, January, March, May, Page 24.481.8June 2013) October 2013)Table 1 ContinuedMaui Oahu Ocean Thermal Energy ConversionBagasse as Energy (Makai Ocean(HC&S, June 2013) Engineering, January, March, May 2013)Biofuel Energy(Pacific Biodiesel,June 2013) The local industry professionals who present at IEI workshops are mainly fromengineering, science, and agriculture technology backgrounds. Educators take resources fromthese
Logistics research projects, and begin communicating with mentors Orientation and Project Participants attend orientation workshop and prepare 1 W Definition research plans with their mentors Research and Library Literature review and library resource workshop with the 2** W Workshop Engineering Librarian Waste management and landfill design/construction 3 Continued Research S seminar with individual reflection
an effective classroom. Education, 130(2), 241-250.6. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.7. Rodd, J. & Newman, D. (2009). The impact of multi-media on learning specific to user characteristics. University at Albany/SUNY. Paper
? - Focusing on precision in thinking. Am I providing enough details? - Focusing on accuracy in thinking. Am I certain that the information I am using is accurate? - Focusing on relevance in thinking. How does my point bear on the issue at hand? - Focusing on logicalness in thinking. Given the information I have gathered, what is the most logical conclusion? - Focusing on breadth in thinking. I wonder whether I need to consider another viewpoint(s)? - Focusing on depth in thinking. What complexities are inherent in this issue? - Focusing on justification in thinking. Is the purpose justified or is it unfair, self- contradictory, or self-defeating given the facts
Cultures, Policies, and Practices”25, and Eckelet al.’s “On Change III Taking Charge of Change: A Primer for Colleges and Universities”19.Second, change agents should work to develop a group of partners, including change leaders,who will help coordinate the process; contributors, who will participate in change through de-fined and specific roles; resource providers, who will supply information or resources; constitu-ents, who may not participate but must be kept up-to-date regarding the process and vision; andconstructive skeptics, who will provide thoughtful and useful critiques. With the assistance ofthese allies, the change agent can manage resistors, those individuals who are invested in pre-serving the status quo19. Change agents should
. Suzanne Donovan, and James W. Pellegrino, eds.). 2000, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.12. Clough, W.c., ed. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. ed. N.A.o. Engineering. 2005, National Academies Press: Washington, DC.13. Engineers), A.A.S.o.C., Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century. 2004.14. Kyte, M., A. Abdel-Rahim, and M. Lines, Traffic signal operations education through hands-on experience: Lessons learned from a workshop prototype. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2003. 1848(-1): p. 50-56.15. Liao, C.F., D.B. Glick, S. Haag, and G. Baas, Development and Deployment of Traffic Control Game
do“bridge” the AAS-EET student backgrounds and disposition to the BSEE requirements.The incorporation of bridge courses on the baccalaureate side of the AAS-EET to BSEE TransferTrack forced the scheduling of six general education courses (18 quarter credits) outside of thetwo full-time academic years on the transfer track, which is why the program is not two-plus-two. However, students can opt to take these general education courses at the AAS college,during summers, and/or in an additional term(s) at the end of the program. We have found thatmany students are at the AAS college beyond two years and request the identification of generaleducation courses that can fill their final year there and also transfer to the BSEE degree
introductory communications course. ATC and IFF systems are presented to explain theirpurpose and illustrate the substantial overlap in function (ATC is civilian, IFF is military).8The major emphasis in the systems material is on radar, which is used extensively in EWoperations and is perhaps least familiar to the students. The introduction includes radar’spurpose, antenna type(s), continuous wave (CW) vs. pulsed, and monostatic vs. bistatic.6,1,9 Thistopic was initially planned for two lectures, but was stretched to three lectures because thestudents struggled with the material. After the intro, pulsed and CW radars are treatedseparately, including range calculations for pulsed radar and Doppler shift for CW radars.Finally, radar ranging is covered
importance of the following variables in the decision for admission to your engineering degree program(s). Data from 49 respondents representing 42 U.S. institutions in 25 states plus DC. Important and Neither Not at all Extremely Important nor Important and Top 22 Admission Criteria Important Unimportant Unimportant n % n % n % High school grade point average (GPA) 41 91% 3 7% 1 2% ACT or SAT Math 41 89% 2 4% 3
): for example temperature human and robotics s(t) = s0 + v*t + a*t2/2 regulation in mammals. movements. How to use the software Using feedback theory Use of simulators to(Eductional) solution and for what in Instructional Design. teach about kinematicsTechnology reasons? of robotic movement. Programming solution: Thermostat as a Software development(Software) r1 = (–b+sqrt(Δ)) / (2*a) temperature controller for robot movementEngineering r1 = (–b–sqrt(Δ)) / (2*a) based on feedback
spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The
that e-portfolio work could help address.References1. Denecke, D.D., Kent, J., and Wiener, W. (2011). Preparing Future Faculty to Assess Student Learning. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools.2. Ashforth, B. E. (2001). Role transitions in organizational life: An identity-based perspective. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.3. Colbeck, C. S. (2008). Professional identity development theory and doctoral education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008(113), 9-16.4. Harrison, R. L. (2008). Scaling the ivory tower: Engaging emergent identity as researcher. Canadian Journal of Counselling, 42(4), 237-248.5. Blair, K. L., & Monske, E. A. (2009). Developing digital literacies and
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size andkind of robots that teams can create to foster creativity among teams. It has no size or numberlimit as long as they stay within the 6m x 4m stage performance area. This leads to surprisingcreations, from complex house-made humanoids and other animal-like machines, to swarmsof simple but synchronized robots, and a hoovering robotic carpet.A dance team can build a robot or multiple robots that move to music, which is up to 2minutes in duration. The creative and innovative presentation and performance of robot(s) areemphasized in the Dance league (figure 10). For the assessment of robotic performances, Page 24.852.9score sheets are used as
thus, the feminine in any representation is devalued.Consequently, the dichotomous relationships ensue. For example, understanding that to be anengineer is to not be a student in the humanities. The two colleges and cultures representgendered disciplines in this sense.3 Using Putnam et al.’s, explanation of hierarchy in difference,masculine is privileged and so it becomes the ideal.10 Therefore, anything outside of this standardarguably will be a tension.Examining the culture surrounding this tension and in order to better understand the output ofgraduates, Godfrey and Parker found that engineers have certain ways of performing engineer.2They contend that as long as people stay close to the engrained way of “being an engineer” theyare accepted
administrators in questionbothered to read these comments, had them read to them, understood or cared if they did either.Table 3: Comments from Interested StudentsCommentOne of the purposes of the course was to be able to design a military defense system. Thisproject was due on one of the last days of the semester and in order to do it we had to apply allthe knowledge learnt during the course. It is not true that we had no textbook. It was not veryused during the classes. But (the prof) gave us the syllabus the first day of class, and there wereall the topics of the course were related with the corresponding chapters of the book.He is not afraid to give the grades that one deserves. He has given me 40’s and has given me120’s, and every time I deserved
-learning reflection for engineering. In E. Tsang & American Association for Higher Education (Eds.), Projects that matter (pp. 64-75). Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.6. Reynaud, E., Duffy, J. J., Barrington, L., Kazmer, D. O., Tucker, B. G., & Rhoads, J. L. (2012, June). Engineering faculty attitudes towards service-learning. Paper presented at the 119th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX.7. Pierrakos, O., Bielefeldt, A. R., Duffy, J. J., Mcvay, S., Paterson, K., Swan, C. W., & Zilberberg, A. (2012, June). Faculty survey on learning through service: Development and initial findings. Paper presented at the
Functional Representations in Conceptual Design: A First Study in Experimental Design and Evaluation Julie S. Linseya, Matthew G. Greena, Michael Van Wieb, Kristin L. Wooda, and Robert Stoneb a The University of Texas at Austin/ bUniversity of Missouri-RollaAbstractFunctional modeling is an abstraction technique intended to help engineering designers performconceptual design. Functions are constructs that describe a transformation between an input flowand an output flow. A primary characteristic of functions is their independence from thephysical aspects of a device or artifact. In this sense, functions are form independent