Supplementing Engineering Technology Curriculum through Space Grants

Ahmad Fayed

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Conference: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Baltimore , Maryland
Publication Date: June 25, 2023
Start Date: June 25, 2023
End Date: June 28, 2023
Conference Session: Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3
Tagged Division: Engineering Technology Division (ETD)
Page Count: 17
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--44359
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/44359
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Ahmad Fayed Southeastern Louisiana University orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-8861

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Ahmad Fayed is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, an online instructional mentor, a former member of the Experiential Learning team, and the Teaching Excellence Team at Southeastern Louisiana University (SELU). Ahmad completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and taught engineering classes at multiple schools including Al-Azhar University, King Saud University, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), University of Nevada Reno (UNR) and Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
Ahmad taught classes in different settings of instruction including online, blended, flipped, and technology-assisted classes. To increase student success, facilitate the instruction, enhance the level of engagement, assess student performance and evaluate his own teaching methods, Ahmad has been using innovative teaching approaches and utilizing several in-class activities and technology tools. Among the tools he has been using for in-class instant assessment and feedback, offline class interactions, and grading are iClickers2, REEF, TopHat, Plickers, Kahoot, self-paced interactive PowerPoints, AnswerGarden, Piazza, CATME, OfficeMix, Mentimeter, and Gradescope.
At multiple national conferences, Ahmad offered presentations and workshops in using technology in classrooms to enhance student engagement, and facilitate assessment and grading. He enjoys interactive teaching and is constantly exploring and using new teaching styles and technology tools to make the knowledge transfer process as smooth as possible. His unique teaching approaches are always recognized by his students and colleagues and have resulted in 3 Outstanding Teaching awards.
His research interests include Engineering Education, Additive Manufacturing, Computer Vision, Robotics, Active Vibration Control, and Optimization.
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Abstract

In an Engineering Technology (ET) program with 5 different concentrations, it is not possible to cover the detailed theory and applications of all high-level classes that are taught in a dedicated single discipline engineering technology program. Through support from space grant consortia, that are annually funded by NASA to develop and implement student fellowships and scholarships programs, many research projects are tailored to equip students with necessary knowledge and skills that are not normally covered in regular classes. In this paper, a grant from the Louisiana Aerospace Catalyst Experiences for Students (LaACES) program is used to supplement the experience of a team of senior engineering technology students with 3 different concentrations (mechanical, computer, and mechatronics). The team will go through 2 semesters of training, hands-on activities, design, building, and testing to finally produce a 500-gram battery-powered payload (MegaSat) that will be launched to an altitude of 100,000 ft to measure weather parameters during the ascending and descending trip. The MegaSat will also measure the amount of solar energy that can be collected during the trip and the possibility of utilizing it to power the MegaSat partially or fully in future trips. The experience includes building circuits from scratch through prototyping, soldering surface mount electronic components, testing and troubleshooting, calibration and analyzing error in measurement and propagation of uncertainty. In addition, students will utilize data acquisition and analog to digital conversion techniques with Arduino microcontrollers and custom shields to read and save data collected during the trip to an SD card. Among many other skills, students will learn and practice teamwork skills, project documentation, professional reporting and presentation, project management, planning, cost analysis, risk management, and failure analysis. Along with these learning outcomes, students will analyze the collected data and compare results to theoretical values, when available, and present their findings before a panel of professionals. The acquired experience will be presented with examples and partial results of the project.

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Fayed, A. (2023, June), Supplementing Engineering Technology Curriculum through Space Grants Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44359

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