report in 2019.The processes presented may help engineering programs attempting to address improvement inthis ABET student outcome and motivate interest in increased collaboration with theirengineering library to strengthen instruction in information literacy.IntroductionThe ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) transitioned to a new set of studentoutcomes defined in Criterion 3 in the 2019-2020 academic year, culminating a decade ofreview, assessment, and constituent consultation [1], [2]. However, the new outcomes did notrepresent a full departure from the former outcomes. ABET provided a mapping between the oldand new student outcomes in its accreditation updates [3]. Student Outcome 7 (an ability toacquire and apply new knowledge
them. CIT-E has remained active since the conclusion ofthe grant. Through the organization of yearly workshops, it has been welcoming new membersand providing participants an opportunity to grow as educators, increase their professionalnetwork, and develop new materials collaboratively. This paper describes the results of an impactanalysis of CIT-E through the lens of a community of practice.IntroductionThe Center for Infrastructure Transformation and Education (CIT-E, pronounced “city”) is anexisting, thriving community of practice (CoP) with a shared domain of interest in supportingmore effective Civil and Environmental Engineering education [1]. The CIT-E CoP exists in bothphysical and cyber environments. In-person workshops have been held
strong liberal artstradition. In this first year WFU Engineering course, students are introduced to the study andpractice of engineering with an emphasis on the human-centered design process. Within thiscourse, a semester-long module called “What is Engineering?” showcases (1) the intersection ofhistory and engineering to emphasize global and societal contexts, (2) foundational knowledge tosupport the development of one’s engineer identity (with historical contexts and engineerexemplars), and (3) the importance of courage as a virtue that is foundational to the practice ofengineering. Within this module, which has been under development the past four years,engineering, history, philosophy, and professional identity come to life. Engaging
andculture. Findings indicate concerns with the traditional barriers of time and workload. However,they also indicate that there is some expectation for Scrum to decrease elements of the facultyworkload and reduce time to complete tasks. These findings also build on the understanding ofhow faculty collaboration is perceived as both a barrier and affordance to departmental change.This paper is preferred to be presented in a lightning talk, round table discussion, or poster.IntroductionEngineering departments operate based on institutional policy and procedures as well as normsestablished through the lifetime of the department [1], [2]. When approaches an institutionalchange effort there are several factors that affect decision making. These factors
meet the demands of an ever-changing society. To meet suchchallenges, the educational system must also adapt to properly equip students with skills neededfor success.ABET, an accreditation agency for engineering programs, identifies that engineering curriculumsmust meet and educate students to be competent in a variety of outcomes that prepare graduatesfor professional practice [1]. Such outcomes and skills are listed under Criterion 3 of ABETwhich include but are not limited to: being efficient in identifying and solving complexproblems, producing effective solutions while considering influential factors, having effectivecommunication, recognizing ethical and professional responsibilities, functioningcollaboratively, drawing conclusions
produce PPE, collated information that is openly available for futuredeveloperstouse,reviewedtheissuesthatneedtobeconsideredbynewmanufacturersofPPE, and identified all the important lessons learned. This paper also charts a pathdemonstratinghowtosuccessfullydesignandfabricatePPEthatmeetsrequirementsforuseby the medical community. This case study can be used by students in design classes toreplicatetheprocessofPPEdevelopmentaswellasdevelopnewideasofimprovementthatwillhelpusinfuture.1.IntroductionTheCOVID-19pandemichasupendedsocietiesandeconomiesacrosstheglobe,infectingatotalofover99millionpeopleworldwideandkilling2.13millionasofJanuary2021,accordingtotheCDC.TheUnitedStateshasbeenthehardesthit
months, students are rising to the challenge of learning in complexvirtual and physical spaces. The cardiovascular engineering course described is no stranger tocreating an inclusive environment of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, long-distancecollaboration, and learning. This undergraduate/graduate course has continuously evolved over thepast decade to support students in their abilities to thrive in non-traditional learning environments.Originally the course started as Project-Based Learning (PBL), then adapted into Discovery-BasedLearning (DBL) and was recently remodeled into Innovation-Based Learning (IBL). Eachadaptation of the course is to meet the course outcomes of 1) promoting professional growth and2) prepare students with
latest productiontechnology. Its popularity in fabricating functional parts in all fields is growing day by day. Therange of 3D printed products is limitless, including glass frames to hearing aids. It is thus importantto train educators and students regarding this cutting-edge technology so that they become familiarwith the functionality and implementation of it in several courses, laboratories, and projects. Thispaper reports several novel developments which have been implemented in the past few years,including details of these unique practices and feedback received from the educators and students.1. IntroductionThis paper will focus on the innovative delivery of 3DP in few different formats under the COVID-19 educational environment faced in
percent of students disagreed. Theactivity worksheets are used to inform pedagogy of data visualization. In this work, we describethe online-process, the worksheets, assignments and the ways in which faculty and studentsnavigate the pandemic inspired teaching and learning environment to support higher-orderthinking, and critical thinking skills, crucial to computing and engineering curriculums, amongundergraduates.IntroductionThe purpose of this research is to introduce data visualization in a manner that the encouragesparticipation and engagement in a hybrid learning environment, for students with little to nobackground or experience visualizing data. The approach described consists of three keyelements: 1) using a constructive learning
equipment in their unit operation laboratories class, thusreinforcing the theoretical coursework through the medium of experimentation that they learnedin their sophomore and upper-level chemical engineering lecture-based classes [1-3]. With the arrival of COVID-19, it was challenging to make virtual classes interactive andengaging in the same way as the in-person classes are. To combat the problem, the instructor em-ployed many technological interventions in instructional teaching during these unprecedentedtimes to make the virtual classes lively while still educating and imparting knowledge to studentsduring the Fall 2020 semester. The intervention used here has already been individually tested ineducational settings and has been found
Paper ID #33073Insights from Engineering a Community-Family Partnership ProjectDr. Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Learning and Edu- cational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines, (2) understanding the role of making and tinkering in formal and informal learning environments, and (3) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities. Before joining BU, she completed a post
compared to those who do not. Additionally, we check for how participation in HIEP isrelated to student outcomes around persistence. The NSSE survey aims to measure and reportstudent engagement or participation in activities that impact their educational experienceincluding participation in HIEP. Additionally, the survey aims to investigate the relationshipbetween participation in HIEP and their effect on student learning outcomes including intent tocomplete a degree, persistence, and academic achievement.We used data from NSSE 2012 and 2017 surveys to examine and understand historical trends andanswer the research questions. The study seeks to answer the following research questions: 1. What types of HIEP (i.e., undergraduate research, study
Paper ID #33343Insights Gleaned from The GAIN Peer-Mentoring Program PilotDr. Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University Natalie Schaal is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), in Los Angeles, CA. After receiving her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, in Oregon, she spent a year in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, conducting damage detection re- search at the University of Stuttgart. She received her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. At LMU, her main research areas are divided along two avenues: (1
effective college teacher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Institutional Data as Motivation for Course-Level Change in EngineeringIntroduction and BackgroundFor decades, studies have called for attention to recruiting and retaining a diverse studentpopulation in STEM fields and increasing the numbers of STEM graduates [1, 2]. Multiplestudies have documented an “achievement gap” in terms of success for under-representedminorities (URM) [3] and first-generation college students [4], and also provide a multitude ofsuggestions for better supporting these students at the institutional and classroom levels [3, 5].In 2019, ASEE
knowing whetherscholarships will be extended pressures students to drop out or select non-engineering majors.This same pressure affects other students but has a disproportionate effect on URM students.Besides URM students, other groups of diverse students are also more prone to stress and socould be similarly affected. Graduation data supports this as a factor. Scholarship renewalpolicies are compared for public and private four-year colleges, Historical Black Colleges andUniversities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).IntroductionThe names of various types of racism often get interchangeable use [1]. The definitions usedhere will be specified to be clear. Systemic racism and institutional racism are similar concepts.In both, it is
in this varied, constantly changing environment, student affairsprofessionals described three key elements of successful program and service adaptations: (1) afocus on student needs, (2) collaboration across student support units, and (3) creativity andinnovation in approaches to engage students. Through thematic analysis of interviews with 13student affairs professionals (including student organization advisors and administrators, studentprogramming coordinators, and student support specialists), research findings provide furtherinsight into the challenges and opportunities presented in adapting experiential learning to hybridand remote formats. Research findings will help inform ongoing efforts to craft hybrid andremote student programming
literature in Engineering and other disciplines on team teaching to betterunderstand this andragogical approach. We determined that Davis’ [1] interdisciplinary teamteaching frame and criteria for teaching evaluation provided a collective lens for examining howwe were working together and how that affects our students’ learning outcomes for all of thematerial we include as part of the course. With this lens in mind, we share the story of ourcourse’s evolution as we reflect on our personal experiences.Stories of teaching experiences provide an important resource for other faculty; simultaneously,stories provide a format for examining ongoing teaching practices for the authors. This paperoverlays stories of our current practices onto Davis’ degrees of
sustained learning experiences in engineering and tomotivate a culture of data collection, analysis, and continuous improvement.Design is a central component of engineering practice and offers a suite of activitiesthrough which solutions can be conceived, developed, tested, refined, and produced to“create a world that never has been” [1], [2]. Practicing engineers constantly navigatecomplex and ill-defined design spaces and must balance opposing tensions. A primarydifficulty for novice designers is developing the experience to avoid driving toward afinal deliverable at the expense of definition, ideation, fabrication, evaluation, anditeration [3]. Hence, circumventing these activities can be detrimental, if not fatal, todesign work, resulting in
engineering education explicitly state the need for a shift in cultural norms(e.g. [1]), yet the adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, including instructionaltechnologies, and instructor engagement in teaching communities have historically beendifficult to change. Under normal circumstances, it has been found that an instructors’ personalattributes (i.e., self-efficacy and innovativeness), their network (supportive community,professional social system, etc.), and their thoughts regarding teaching (place value on teachingin addition to research) can support or deter adoption of educational innovations [2]. Intrinsic(e.g., satisfaction) and extrinsic (e.g., rewards) motivations have also been found to support ordeter adoption of new practices
significant improvements since its inception asthis process enables economical and rapid prototyping of various product designs within a veryshort time period. The recent technical advancement in 3-D printing managed to scale down thesize of 3-D printers and the complexity of process, where it is a more affordable technology foreducators, students, engineers, researchers and scientists [1].Through 3-D printing technology, complex geometric shapes, multi-material andmulti-functional parts can be additively manufactured in a single operation which is a bigadvantage over conventional manufacturing processes. Large portion of the manufacturingindustry has realized the benefits of the AM technology and started utilizing AM as an integralpart of their
University of Kansas hastraditionally been taught as a 2-credit hour, 1-semester course in the fall of the freshman year. In2019, the course was redesigned to span both the fall and spring semesters and incorporate ahands-on laboratory experience each semester. The lab was structured to accommodateenrollments of up to 144 students, with each student attending four two-hour laboratory sessionsduring each semester. This paper is focused on the laboratory component of the fall semestercourse. The primary goal of the fall semester laboratory was to expose students to chemicalengineering concepts while providing opportunities to see chemical engineering processes fromfeedstock selection to products utilization. The focus of the laboratory was the
` Reza Foroughi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Building Science Program Appalachian State University (Email: foroughir@appstate.edu) Problem Statement IDEX Project 1 As technology influences the world, the designing and construction of buildings become more complicated. Technology helps us to create more efficient and comfortable spaces known as high- performance buildings. Designing a high-performance building requires a variety of building science
real-world Cybersecurity practicesthrough active learning.1. IntroductionToday, cyber networks (cyberspace and the Internet) are as much a part of the Americanhomeland as our cities, farmlands, mountains, and coastlines. Because they are where we doalmost all our day-to-day activities such as shopping, banking, working, playing, learning, toconnect with family members, etc., [1]. Cybernetworks are a critical infrastructure for commerceand communications [2] and they are the backbone of our 21st century economy [1]. Cybernetworks are also the major nerve center of our national security [1]. Disruptions in networks andlapses in security affect our lives in ways that range from the inconvenient to the life-threatening[2,3].Cyberspace is
Enhanced Student LearningIntroductionWe are living in a continually evolving world. Globalization and advances in technology demandthe recent chemical engineering graduates be employed in fields that did not exist 10-20 yearsago, such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, product development, and sustainable practices [1].In response to the above challenges, besides gaining technological knowledge, the students alsoneed to be emphatic and critical thinkers to become leaders in solving multidisciplinary problems[2]. Therefore, the traditional teaching techniques need to be improved and upgraded to bridgethe gap between the existing chemical engineering curriculum and what the chemicalengineering graduates need to learn to succeed in their careers [3
Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, the artist, design researcher, and OlinCollege professor Sara Hendren writes, “Engineering is not the science of the laboratory alone…It is fundamentally applied, which means its results live in the world. It belongs to people, notjust as ‘users’ but as protagonists of their dimensional lives” [1, p. 23]. Hendren’s invocation of avision of engineering as radically human-centered provided the philosophical and humanisticcore to our interdisciplinary teaching team as we embarked on designing a new course forfirst-year students at Boston College (BC). Our course, Making the Modern World: Design,Ethics, and Engineering (MMW), situated engineering practice and knowledge within its social,political, and
potentialof adopting laser scanning in their curricula. This research aims to assess the need for andevaluate the feasibility of incorporating laser scanning technology into the constructionengineering and management curriculum. The study conducted a thorough literature reviewto assess how laser scanning technology can improve Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs),which are required by the American Council of Construction Education (ACCE). Thecontributions of the study involve (1) helping educators in construction engineering andmanagement programs to understand the importance of laser scanning technology in theconstruction industry, (2) improving current Student Learning Outcomes by using laserscanning technology.Key words: Laser scanning technology
materials and process selectionas well as environmental and sustainability assessment of products. The two main databasescontain around 4000 materials and 250 manufacturing processes, respectively, with informativeimages and schematics facilitating understanding. An extensive number of comparable propertiesare given in individual datasheets. All these properties are possible to visualize in colourfulcharts (Ashby charts) that provide good overviews and a good basis for understanding anddecision-making. In this paper, relevant educational examples are shown that integrates materialswith manufacturing in a natural way.1. Introduction and BackgroundMaterials Science and Engineering is an exciting field of undergraduate education that bringstogether
workforce practicesin these communities, unlike large metropolitan areas where technology jobs are prominent inthe local culture. Youth in rural communities may think that Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) careers require them to leave their communities, which candisincentivize academic preparations [1, 2]. Youth career experiences through in-school andout-of-school programs are often general in nature, and not tied to youth’s other learningexperiences [3]. Youth may be challenged to understand how these career experiences relate totheir lives. Attrition of youth from middle-school programs is particularly troubling as middleschool is a period in which many students lose interest in STEM and achievement gaps begin towiden [4
topics was evaluated using pre- and post- survey data to collect self-identified responses. Final reports were analyzed by qualitative thematic analysis for incorporation public health topics and compared to a previous semester’s assignments in which HD and SDOH modules were not a part of the curriculum.2. Introduction Health disparities (HD) are differences in health outcomes and their causes among groups of people. Often, HD are preventable, yet certain people have an extra burden of disease, injury, or violence [1]. Historically marginalized racial, ethnic, and other population groups (e.g., age, sex) experience differences in health outcomes and opportunities for optimal healthcare [1], even when groups and their
four steps of the engineering design process:1. Systems Mapping. Students learn to identify the people, societal issues, and materials that are integral to the assigned team project’s problem space. Through drawing a systems map, students analyze how their project and its intended goal connect to the world around them.2. Pairwise Comparison Chart Activity. Students assume the role of various stakeholders (those invested in the project in some way) to complete a pairwise comparison chart, thus simulating how different stakeholders make trade-offs when determining important design criteria.3. Testing Game Show. As students test their own products, the entire class is brought together to compete in an interactive, game-show style