this class?5. How well do you think you are doing in this course so far?IV. Assessment DataDuring Fall 2012 the engagement Opinionairre was administered in two separate, and distinct,thermodynamics courses (each at a different institution). The survey was given near the end ofthe semester. Basic statistics on the results are shown in Table 3. The primary differencebetween the two courses was size (N = 51 versus N = 5). In addition, Course A made use of theEngaged in Thermodynamics material while Course B did not. The average response to studentinterest was higher for Course A, which made use of the Engaged material, but the small samplesize precludes a definite correlation. Looking at correlations between the five opinionairre
implemented at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a Hispanic ServingInstitution, located in Laredo, Texas.II. Internship and Research Assistantship Programs at TAMIUSTEM degrees at TAMIU are offered by the Department of Engineering, Mathematics, andPhysics (EMAP) and the Department of Biology and Chemistry (B&C). The STEM faculty isdevoted to serving students and integrating their scholarship into teaching and service. The maingoal is to prepare students to successful professional careers through the provisions of highquality educational programs and excellent learning and research environments. To promote thisobjective, the following two programs have been recently developed:(a) Internship ProgramThe purpose of the Internship
in a lightweight andadaptable manner, engage with the College of Engineering community regarding theconstruction of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on Centennial Campus, and develop serviceexpectations for this new facility. This paper and the accompanying poster will discuss theprogram, as well as trends observed and improvements made in the five semesters preceding theopening of Hunt Library.Introduction & BackgroundThe James B. Hunt Jr. Library opened in January 2013. A two hundred thousand square-footbuilding (containing both library and non-library spaces) on a satellite campus that waspreviously served through a small branch library, the Hunt Library represents a dramatic shift inthe level of library resources, spaces, and services
Connection C Data Store Connection B Data Collection/Processing Connection D Connection F Client Receiver/Transmitter Website Connection G Sprinkler Controller Figure 3. Smart Sprinkler System overview Initial implementation This implementation helped students understand a system level approach to the projectand to experience the creation of a rapid prototype in a multidisciplinary environment. The initial implementation of the Smart Sprinkler System was built around an Arduino
student reporting, “Very few things that we planned, happened,” andanother advising, “Design needs to be fool-proof and flexible. You need a plan B because it’slikely that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Unexpected activities included havingdesign materials confiscated by transportation security authorities; finding out that wooddimensions (e.g., 2” x 4”) and tolerances were not the same in the developing community as inthe US; and finding out that a key piece of the design, a pre-existing water tower, was notfunctioning as described by the community.Another subtheme related to the difficulty of the design process described the design constraints,or lack thereof, that students had to operate under while in the developing community
module to work in most efficient conditions; b) buffer stage (BS)stores the energy collected form the solar panel into the energy storage devices (super-capacitorand battery); and c) output stage (OS) generates a stable voltage supply for the low-power WSNapplications. In the following we introduce the building blocks providing design guidelines andconsiderations, which help to optimize the performance of the harvester.Fig. 2 Block diagram of the proposed systemThe MPPT algorithm is designed to automatically find the operating point (VPV, IPV) at which aPV module should operate to obtain the maximum output power under a given temperature and Page
lecture, a historical perspective byoutlining some prior logic families. Appendix A provides a summary of the studentquestionnaire results and Appendix B outlines all the labs performed.HierarchyThe notion of medium scale integration (MSI) logic is essentially an application of hierarchy inchip design. Hierarchy is a technique for describing logic circuits that involves conceptuallayers. Each box in Figure 1 is a subsystem, like a chip, and with a CPLD is one instance of adescription. Box A could represent an MSI type component such as a counter, which involvessimpler, lower-level components. We use the top level to describe how level-1 modules areinterconnected, and so on. Figure 1: Layers of hierarchyOur CAD
students were divided into three interdisciplinary teams andpresented with two open-ended design challenges (see Appendices A and B). These designchallenges provided students with the freedom to explore and develop understandings of thesocio-technical complexities surrounding waste and water sustainability. Working ininterdisciplinary teams cultivated a space where students might consider multiple vantage pointsand integrate their knowledge in a cohesive and creative manner. As Holley[7] explains: “…theinterdisciplinary curriculum is believed to promote holistic understanding and a greater synthesisof ideas that affect the modern world” (p. 42). Indeed, the two design challenges focused oncontemporary issues in our world (waste and water) and also
RCR training hours than theircounterparts in non-biomedical disciplines.The approach at our institutionTo reiterate, there are two components to the RCR academic policy at Georgia Tech: (a)online training and (b) in-person training. For the in-person portion, doctoral studentsmust complete a campus-wide RCR course or a program-specific “in-house” approach.The campus-wide course is for one-credit and is available to any graduate student.Individual academic programs are both permitted and encouraged to develop their ownin-house approach in lieu of the campus-wide RCR course. Some academic units havealready done so. For example, the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineeringintegrates RCR material into its first-semester research
Paper ID #7373Integrating STEM and the Arts: A Call for Partnerships across DisciplinesProf. Ishbah Cox, Purdue University Ishbah Cox, Assistant Professor of Bands at Purdue University, is Founder/Director of the Purdue Univer- sity Brass Choir, Director of the Symphonic and Collegiate Bands, Director of the Boiler Box Band (Women’s Volleyball), and Assistant Director of the ”All-American” Marching Band (AAMB). Cox holds professional memberships in the National Band Association (NBA), Indiana Bandmasters Asso- ciation (IBA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers
Security andReliability. August 2012, pp. 1-3[2] EAP Guidelines 3.1[3] J. L. Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese, J. Mariappan and S. A. Mandayam, "The Engineering Clinic: Afour-year design sequence," presented at the 2nd Annual Conf. of National Collegiate Inventors andInnovators Alliance, Washington, D.C., 1998.[4] J. L Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese and R. P. Hesketh, "What's brewing in the Clinic?," HP EngineeringEducator,2:1, Winter 1998, pp. 6-7.[5] P.M. Jansson, K. Whitten, C. Delia, M. Angelow, B. Ferraro, M. Giordano, M. Colosa, “EE StudentsComplete Photovoltaic R&D for Industry in Electrical Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the118th ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 26-29 June 2011[6] P.M. Jansson, U. Schwabe, A. Hak, “Medium
Annual International Symposium of the International Council On Systems Engineering, Toulouse, France.[2] Passig, D., 2004. “Variations to the Imen-Delphi procedure aimed at helping in the emergence of communities of interest”, Intellect, 1 (2-3), 95 – 109.[3] Passig, D., 1997. “Imen-Delphi: A Delphi variant procedure for emergence”, Human Organization, 56 (1), pp. 53 – 63.[4] Linstone, H. A. and M. Turoff, 1975. “The Delphi Method: Techniques and applications”, Addison Wesley.[5] Hsu, C. and B. Sandford, 2007. “The Delphi Technique: Making Sense Of Consensus”, Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 12 (10), pp. 1-8
Influencing the Choice of Hearing Aid Type. CIKM '11 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, pp. 11-17, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, 2011. 2. Koh, H. C., & Tan, G., Data Mining Applications in Healthcare. Journal of Healthcare Information Management, pp. 64-72, http://www.himss.org, 2005. 3. Park, I., Lee, K. H., & Lee, D. Mining Cancer Genes with Running Sum Statistics. CIKM '09 Conference on Information and Knowledge Management , pp. 35-42, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, 2009. 4. Srinivas, K., Kavihta Rani, B., & Govrdhan, A., Applications of Data Mining Techniques in Healthcare and Prediction of Heart Attacks. International
Paper ID #7237Analysis of Biodiesel Production and its Derivatives for a College CampusEmilia GolebiowskaMr. Giovanni Kelly IIDr. Yassir M. SamraDr. James P Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 23.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVES FOR A COLLEGE CAMPUSAbstractIn the Fall of 2010, XXXXX College started to devise and develop plausible green initiativesspearheaded by students across all five of its schools. From this college-wide endeavor, a plan toconvert
Discrepancy in Self-Evaluation and Final Course Grade Page 23.999.7End of the semester survey resultsThe students were also asked to fill out a survey at the end of the semester. The students rated thereflection paragraph in three categories: a) continuation in future thermodynamics courses; b)attitude towards the course because of the activity; c) potential for learning. They were alsoinvited to comment on what could be done differently with the reflection paragraph exercise. Theresults are shown in Table 1, 2, and 3. Overall, we can see a slight positive perception from thestudent population (a perfectly
Paper ID #6648Temperature and Level Control of a Multivariable Water Tank ProcessDr. Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston - Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Assistant Professor of Control and Instrumentation in the Engineering Technol- ogy Department at the University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Tzouanas earned a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University, the Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering/Process Control from the University of Alberta, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineer- ing/Process Control from Lehigh University. His research interests focus on process control
, science, and engineering. (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the
engineeringstudents based on fundamental-principles. Advances in Engineering Education. 3 [1], p 9-44. Page 23.281.11[5] Bransford JD, Schwartz DL. Rethinking transfer: a simple proposal with multiple implications. Rev Res Educ.1999; 24:61–100.[6] Barry, B. E., Brophy, S. P., Oakes, W. C., Banks, K. M., & Sharvelle, S. E. (2008). Developing professionalcompetencies through challenge to project experiences. International Journal of Engineering Education, 24(6),1148-1162[7] Schwartz, D. L., Brophy, S., Lin, X., & Bransford, J. D. (1999). Software for managing complex learning:Examples from an educational psychology course. Educational
experimental research accomplished overseas (priorities dependent on foreign laboratories) -Arctic ocean research leadership threatened (with oceans warming arctic ice melting opens up a arctic for naval assets) b. A threat to economic security -coastal natural disaster costs need to be minimized through robust prevention, mitigation, response and recovery focused research -a backlog of maintenance/upgrading of beaches leads to diminishing income from international tourists. Research can help minimize maintenance costs -an acceleration of ocean/coastal farming research would decrease fish/shellfish
Paper ID #7406A Structural Engineering Master’s Program – the Trials and TribulationsDr. Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Cole McDaniel is an associate professor in the Architectural Engineering Department at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Dr. Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Allen C. Estes is a professor in and head of the Architectural Engineering Department at Califor- nia Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy
6 4Average grade (4=A, 3=B) 3.36 3.19 2.96 3.58 3.41* Late dropped just prior to midterm exam Page 23.1136.5Table 2. Summary of Inverted Portion of the Hazardous Waste Management CourseClass Topic Pre class video topic; file size; minutes In-class activities Related to day assignment 2 HazW history History 6.3MB 25 min Discussion
Professional Development of University Engineering Faculty through a Math-Science Partnership Kurt McMullin, Thalia Anagnos, Jan Hustler and Nancy Thomas, San Jose Staté University / Partnership for Student Success in ScienceAbstractA six-year partnership of nine school districts, the engineering and education colleges of a localuniversity, and two industry partners was formed in the San José region to provide professionaldevelopment for K-8 science teachers and university engineering faculty members. Professionaldevelopment for the K-8 teachers was delivered via Summer Institutes, academic yearworkshops, and development of site-based study groups. This professional development workwas
Page 23.1287.10the R134a experiment was a good exercise in analyzing the energy balance of a thermodynamicprocess. Survey Statement Score / Standard Deviation A. Lab 1: Finding the cost of electricity for lighting and a shower was a good 4.58 / 0.51 way to practice energy conversion calculations B. Lab 1: Calculating the cost of a shower is not relevant to engineering 1.79 / 0.85 thermodynamics C. Lab 2: Measuring the outputs of the thermocouple & RTD at different 4.21 / 0.63 temperatures gave me a better understanding of how temperature sensors work D. Lab 3: Using the dead weight tester with the pressure gauge and electronic 4.21 / 0.79
handwritten solution (left) and resulting equation (green) and FBD (blue)bitmap.The clustering algorithm employs the Hasudorff distance to measure the similarity between twosets. The Hausdorff distance between two bitmaps is defined as: , max , , ,where: , max min , ∊ ∊is called the directed Hausdorff distance. Note that h(A,B) ≠ h(B,A). Here, distance is theManhattan distance between two bitmap pixels a and b. Intuitively, the Hausdorff distance Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference
program is a college wide exercise, each individual department orprogram (Civil Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Motorsports Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology,Electrical Engineering Technology) uses the course for measurement of specific ABET metrics.Some examples include:ABET Criterion Criterion Description3(b) an ability to select and apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles and applied procedures or methodologies3(e) an ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team3
Paper ID #6029A Framework for Liberal Learning in an Engineering College.Dr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune Pradeep Waychal has close to 30 years of experience in renowned academic and business organizations. He has been the founder and head of Innovation Center of College of Engineering Pune. Prior to that, for over 20 years, he has worked with a multinational corporation, Patni Computer Systems where he has played varied roles in delivery, corporate and sales organizations. He has led large international business relationships and incubated Centre of Excellences for business intelligence, process
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provides a model other organizations and change agents can emulate.1 Sturm, Susan. 2006. "The Architecture of Inclusion: Advancing Workplace Equity in Higher Education." HarvardJournal of Law and Gender 29: 247-334.2 Eckel, P, Hill, B., and M. Green. 1998. On Change: En Route to Transformation. Washington, DC: AmericanCouncil on Education.3 Institutional Transformation and the Advancement of Women Faculty: the Case of Academic Science andEngineering, Mary Frank Fox, Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 23 (pp 73-103).Edited by J.C Smart, Spring: 2008.4 A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT. 1999. The MIT Faculty Newsletter, Vol. XI, No. 4.5 Ibid