screen toshow their code and the instructor was able to remote control the student’s computer todemonstrate concepts. The planned course activities remained the same with the exception of themodifications and interventions implemented in response to challenges that arose.The first challenge surfaced with Exam 1. The first exam of the term was to be an in-person examto be taken during lab. However, after the online transition, the exam was modified to a take-homeexam. The exam would be introduced during the first lab Zoom meeting, students would be ableto ask questions, and finish the exam outside of lab. However, the first online lab, was onlyattended by 20% of the students, that is, 80% of students did not attend lab to ask questions aboutthe
, infrastructure ortransportation planning, mass transit, the interconnection of infrastructure systems, systemstakeholders, social, economic, and environmental impacts, risks, risk management, sustainabledesign, and resilience.COVID-19 is an abbreviation for "Coronovirus Disease 2019", which is caused by the "severeacute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)" [1]. The virus was first detected inWuhan, China, in late 2019, and it spread rapidly throughout the world in early 2020. Human-to-human transmission primarily occurs through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose of aninfected person [2]. In the United States, during the initial stages of the pandemic, state-levelDeclarations of Emergency were issued, which allowed governors of the
disciplines, as well as their values andgoals, are used to inform their selection of a major. Students must also navigate differentmatriculation paths and major application processes used by universities. After being acceptedinto a major, students may still doubt if they want to study engineering or if their major alignswith their interests and future career plans. While research has been conducted on this processstudents face and what factors can affect the decision of their major, research is lacking onstudents who are not accepted into their major, disrupting students’ planned paths intoengineering and jeopardizing their future as an engineer. Future research should address howuniversities can best support these students to continue increasing the
needs. This Instructor plans to continuewith the “flipped classroom” delivery method. The challenge in this would be to incorporatemore formal communication and teamwork scope into the course. The formal communicationwould be in the form of engineering economic deliverables and teamwork in collaborativelearning exercises. [10]Approach to Instruction and TechnologyThe course was redesigned in 2018 to use a problem-based learning (PBL) process that allowedthe Instructor to meet program-specific learning outcomes such as Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and discipline-specific objectives. Problem-based learninghas been defined as “an instructional method where student learning occurs in the context ofsolving an authentic
corrosion, alloy systems, processing, and industrialapplications. I plan to draw on Harold Cobb's The History of Stainless Steel for supplementarymaterial. [15]Course DesignI taught the Steelmaking 240 course with very little notice. A faculty member accepted an offerto go on part-time retirement three weeks before the semester began, leaving a dozen studentsenrolled in a Tool & Fixture Design class but no professor. I offered to teach these students acourse on steelmaking instead, and they agreed to serve as guinea pigs. Without the time todevelop lectures, handouts, slideshows, etc., we developed a kind of flipped classroom approach.I assigned reading from the book, students submitted questions on the reading the day before ourclass meeting
thisproject has led to one graduate thesis and is projected to result in two undergraduate theses.For applied research, Varian has been interested in evolving methods of radiotherapy planning toreduce dependency on a specialized labor force, which would enable more efficientimplementation of treatment plans and expand services globally. Working towards this broadergoal, projects have focused on the application of machine learning techniques for medical imageprocessing. This is a rich field with wider applications, which enables the students to learn skillswithin the project that they can carry to new contexts in their career development. Over threeyears, this arm of the partnership with Varian has supported three rounds of projects, which havedrawn
thesestudies include, for example, structured interviews and surveys that prompt current majors,graduating seniors, or alumni some number of years after receiving their undergraduate orgraduate degrees to reflect on the impact of their educational experiences on current careerdecisions and plans [5-6]. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches are common instudies employing mixed methods designs [7].While surveys of alumni are often conducted by university associations for purposes of stayingconnected, the current study takes a unique look at focusing on alumni from a single course,“Project-Based Engineering Design Innovation & Development” (ME310). This graduate levelclass has been taught in the department of mechanical engineering at
aims to graduate engaged professionals and community members.AcknowledgmentsWe thank the students who shared their time and insights as participants in our study and theinstructors who helped us recruit participants. We also thank Beata Johnson, Casey Wright, JosieNardo, Donovan Colquitt, and Elizabeth Sanders for reviewing an early draft of this paper andsharing constructive feedback. We also acknowledge the National Science Foundation forsupport under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) under grant number DGE-1842166. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] “AACU 2018-22 Strategic Plan
informed that they had to give up thelocation of the Bayview Park due to uncertainty of the master plan of that region, they dived intodesign for bus stops right away with enthusiasm. After selecting the bus stop right outside theKnight Club (an on-campus student coffee shop, Phase II in Figure 2), they realized that theentire roof of the Knight Club might be available. Therefore, the system size was scaled biggerfor the newly-identified location. The focus shifted from an “aesthetically pleasing attraction…”to “harvesting renewable energy to reduce the utility bill for the Knight Club”. Students spenttime and effort to search for a suitable system for the roof size and researched regulations for thesite. Unfortunately, due to concerns for the
was largely positive although a subset found availability of online office hours inadequate. Faculty preparation and support was seen as very important (7% of responses). Several respondents complimented faculty on the efforts they put into preparation, with well- structured materials and timely feedback and responsiveness. Some students (<5% of responses) reported that timely posting of materials, reminders, and clear schedules of activities on Canvas was very helpful. Well-structured materials with clear class notes/presentation decks were important. Clear and consistent lesson plans and clear deadlines on the Canvas LMS made life easier for students.Positive Rapport: 5% of responses
educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, K-12 STEM programs after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from a multi-level evalua- tion plan designed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring designed to facilitate program improvement. She received her Ph.D. in Research, Measurement and Statistics from the Depart- ment of Education Policy at Georgia State University (GSU).Sabrina Grossman, Georgia Institute of Technology Sabrina Grossman, Program Director in Science Education at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education In- tegrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), who
then of course meeting [people] like [pioneer engineering education researcher]” Under Knowing why and Knowing how, Beigi et al. [21] discuss Opportunity-taking and A blue- ocean strategy, where they refer to both strategically seeking unexplored research topics and taking opportunities when they present themselves. This latter concept was the research focus for Kindsiko and Baruch [23] where they identified the role of chance for Ph.D. graduates; they found these chance events often have a greater impact on the notion of a “planned career” than overt actions taken by individuals. Kindsiko and Baruch’s [23] study found many more nuances to chance events than our pilot study, but the concepts outlined by these two studies emerged
outside of academia.’Questions of validity for the percentage comparisons between ethnic groups exist for severalreasons: several female subjects identified as both White and Asian/ Hispanic, one subject didnot indicate their ethnicity (N=14), and the way that, when completing the survey, somerespondents selected all reasons, while others chose just two or three.Even though study statistics are not significant and are somewhat limited in their validity,reflecting on both the gender and ethnic comparisons brings out several statistics that we plan tocontinue to monitor as subsequent cohorts participate in the NRT. The strongest finding is thatwomen, both White and Asian/ Hispanic, appear to be more strongly attracted to theinterdisciplinary nature
B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on the use of renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce negative impacts of urbanization. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Model Passive Solar Home Student Design ProjectAbstract In a course focused on renewable
way that programming is used in today’s context. Babbage planned for a loop (or sequence)of Jacquard’s punched cards to control the function of the mechanical calculator, which couldthen use the results of preceding computations [19-20]. In addition to loop control, Babbage alsoforesaw sequential control and branching (or decision making). Arguably, Babbage’s AnalyticalEngine represents the transition from mechanized arithmetic (addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division) to fully-fledged general-purpose computation (loop, sequentialcontrol, and branching) of today, although as the Computer History Museum notes, there is nocontinual line of development from Babbage’s engines to the computers of today [15]. Thisinvention of a punch
process models, as reviewed by Wynn and Clarkson [7], where it isdescribed as; problem definition [8], clarifying the client’s requirements [9], statement of theproblem [10], clarifying the task and product planning [11], [12], preparation of problemassignment [13], functional requirements [14]. In software engineering design, the whole processis referred to as Requirements Engineering (RE), though RE is rooted in systems engineering andapplies more broadly than just software-intensive projects [15]. In Human-Centered Design andDesign Thinking, requirements development is intrinsically tied to the Understand (Empathize)and Synthesize (Define) phases where unmet needs are explored [16], [17] though requirementsare not necessarily discussed
ofa typical engineer but also an understanding of business concepts [13-15]. The criteria align withthis definition and the skills of an entrepreneurial engineer, including their ability to developunique solutions to problems [16-18]. Another important ability of a successful entrepreneur isopportunity discovery [19]. Encouraging students to identify opportunities to create value is alsothe focus of several efforts in engineering education focused on students’ development of anentrepreneurial mindset [20-22]. The criteria also ensure that the experiences allow students todevelop an understanding of business concepts and skills related to the business aspects of anentrepreneurial engineer, including business planning and business realization
these results might prompt new thinking about undergraduateengineering education and environmental work. We consider how our findings can informteaching and learning for effective early career practice and future leadership. We proposeleadership modules in environmental engineering curricula that focus on not only the urgentenvironmental problem space, but gender and racial equality in the people space surrounding it.1.0 IntroductionUnderstanding the school-to-work pathways of engineering students—intentions and plans priorto graduation, destinations and experiences after graduation—is a critical component ofintegrated, effective educational practice. Educational settings are not isolated entities in whichlearning communities intuit relevance
embedded questions in the reading; gave hints Text was helpful in learning; text was not HELPFULNESS helpful in learning Text provided numerous, easily understood, EXAMPLES relevant examples; text did not provide sufficient examples to understand material; examples were too difficult or irrelevant Text was well-planned and easy to use, easy to ORGANIZATION navigate; text was poorly formatted and difficult to use, difficult to navigate Text contained good explanations and WRITING diagrams; concepts and ideas presented were vague or hard to understand Text was difficult to use due to software
time on task did not necessarily yield a better score. It is assumed that theadditional data to be obtained in the near future (i.e., Spring Quarter data) will allow the authorsto clearly gauge whether total time on task correlated with the final score students received for agiven Quarter. Additional work is also planned to review historical data on recurring projects tosee if it provides any additional information.IntroductionThe senior students at Central Washington University’s Mechanical Engineering Technologyprogram are required to complete a year-long Capstone requirement through Senior Project (SP)I/ II/ III. During Fall quarter (SP I) the focus is on design, where students work on the design andanalysis of their project. Analysis also
pool with limited prior exposure in dealing with racial microaggressions. There were a variety of actions faculty would take to address the microaggression. Tentimes, faculty members said they would discuss classroom norms, and nine times, theycondemned the comment made in the chat. On four occurrences, faculty members noted thevalue diversity brings to the classroom environment; three times, they said they would pause toaddress the comment or would plan to address it in a future class; and, twice, faculty memberssaid they would affirm how Shawna belongs in the class and would invite students to talk tothem one-on-one at a later time. These efforts suggest that most faculty members wanted to callattention to the microaggression and
the pandemic.Given current events and the potential of this project, it is easy to observe many applications forthis adaptable technology.8- References1- Buchla, D. M., & Floyd, T. L. DC/AC Fundamentals. Up Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2013.2- Mazidi, J. G., Mazidi, M. A., & McKinlay, R. D. The 8051 microcontroller and embeddedsystems: Using Assembly and C (2nd ed., Vol. 1). Prentice Hall, 2006.3- Herrick, M. Planning and maintaining hospital air isolation rooms, hfmmagazine.com, 2017.4- Falke, Rob. 'Doc’., Use the Air Changes Calculation to Determine Room CFMhttps://www.contractingbusiness.com/service/article/20868246/, 20165-“Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC,2020.6-Airborne infection
workshop with instructor to extend planning. A variety of power/ speed proficiency of machine usage. combinations need to be controlled. Plasma cutter operation and Plasma cut and post-process a The plasma cutter is accurate but imprecise, usage. Out-of-class: one-on-one demonstration piece ⊿◐ tracing the desired path but with a varyingPlasma cutting workshop with instructor to extend width of kerf and leaving the part edges proficiency of machine usage. messy and uneven
that valueslearning-centered inclusive instruction using evidence-based teaching (EBT) methods. Theoverarching goals for the project are to increase student preparation and retention in STEMdisciplines.We seek to meet these goals via a number of different thrusts (or categorized interventions),which were described in more detail in a previous paper [1]. Now, the project (funded by a five-year NSF-IUSE implementation grant, following an NSF WIDER planning grant) is in its no-cost extension year and we are positioned to do some reporting on project impacts, along withsharing some lessons learned.We will begin by reviewing the program thrusts and estimating the number of faculty, graduateassistants and/or students impacted, as appropriate. Next
, and the nature ofthe relationships between them [7]. Such problems are also situated and discipline specific [7],often requiring significant technical knowledge. In engineering design, problems are complexbecause variables commonly suggest an impractically large experimental space. For instance,consider a capstone design team trying to plan physical tests of a stent to determine conditionsunder which it would be effective. They might consider technical variables such as temperature,pressure, radial force, and particulate size. The number of possible variable combinations is toolarge to run every possible test, assuming each test takes 30 minutes. But beyond the technicalconsiderations are social factors. If a stent is to be used in a living
interviewsAcademic Career Skills - Writing research and teaching statements - Identify career pathways - Goal setting - Writing research publications including journals, papers, Academic Writing technical documents, etc. - Writing and reviewing grants - Identify careers that match goals Career Planning - Prepare for job applications - Postdocs job fairs/workshops - Attending conferences/seminars/workshops - Delivering research presentationsCommunication Skills - Interacting and collaborating with other researchers
Paper ID #33021Investigating Professional Shame as Experienced by Engineering StudentsWho are Minoritized in their ProgramsMrs. Mackenzie Claire Sharbine, Harding University I am a Post-Baccalaureate Research Associate working full-time on an NSF grant. I am a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University located in Searcy, Arkansas. I plan to further my studies in psychology through attending a graduate program for school or child psychology. It is my hope that these processes can lead to a career as both a researcher and practitioner.Dr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James
pulmonary air-particle flow simulations help engineers and physicians tooptimize the inhalation therapy plans for patients with lung diseases. All activities serve the fourfocuses of the LUNGevity session: structure, function, disease, and treatment. We also describetwo newly designed hands-on modules that will be piloted in the next offering of GrandparentUniversity. 7Lung Activity 1: “X-ray” Test of Lung Structure Using Virtuali-Tee®First, introduce the anatomical features of the human respiratory system using the visualizationof 3D human respiratory systems (Figure 4a) and the physical 3D printed airways models (Figure4b). Ask students to volunteer and draw human respiratory systems on the
hospital, the makerspace had the advantage ofseeing protocols designed by experts. Dr. Eames stated that these collaborative experiencesallowed him to begin developing possible pivots for the makerspace that would allow studentsto be safe during a pandemic or similar crisis.Staffing Two college of engineering faculty members support faculty in the space, the makerspacemanager and the director of curriculum. Prior to the COVID-19 pivot, these faculty membersimplemented one-on-one and community support for professors using the makerspace in theircurriculum. During the COVID-19 pivot, the one-on-one support became the most importantaspect of their faculty development. However, without the previous planning, support, andunderstanding of the
set and have a plan tomark the different types of defects, as the printed object has different types of defects. Also, wewill try to implement this model directly with a 3D camera to detect the defects and set thecamera on a robot for doing the same job where human presence is dangerous and time-consuming.ConclusionThe demand for 3D printing is increasing day by day. According to Wohlers Associates [15],also referred to as the bible of 3D printing, there have more than 250 areas of production anddevelopment of AM. Recently, Italian firm Isinnova has manufactured respirator valves in justtwo days to support COVID-19 patients. Ten patients were able to breathe with the aid of amachine that included the 3D-printed valve. It also has a tremendous