characterizes this as an approach “intended todevelop ethical behavior over the course of an entire scientific or engineering career” [1]. Toachieve this objective, however, engineering ethics must more fully engage with the field ofempirical moral psychology.This paper is divided as follows: The first part outlines reasons for adopting ethical behaviors asthe ultimate goal of ethics education, that behaviors are what both professional organizations andthe public ultimately care about, moving on to consider why the adoption of ethical behaviors asan educational outcome would be contentious, that accurately assessing the effects of educationon ethical behaviors is difficult if not impossible. The second part of this paper considersresponses to these
their ability to perform engineering design and engineeringas a future career pathway. A pre and post-survey design was used for the larger study to comparethe students’ responses before and after the course; the current study only used the data from thepost-survey. The data were collected using a survey developed by the e4usa research teamconsisting of researchers in engineering education, psychology, and traditional engineeringdisciplines. The complete survey contains 56 items broken down into three sections, including sixdemographic items.Student self-efficacy to conduct engineering design activities was examined using the EDSE scale[5]. The scale prompts participants to rate their degree of confidence, i.e., self-efficacy, to
indicators of students’ experiences in and perspectives on systems thinkingfrom preliminal, liminal, and postliminal.Systems thinking (students)For both pre and post interview, students were asked:How do you define “systems thinking” as you understand it in your APSC 100 course? Were youfamiliar with the concept before your APSC 100 course? Are you comfortable applying systemsthinking during APSC 100 activities and/or outside of your APSC 100 course? What do you thinkis the value of systems thinking in your future career?Table 1 shows that while the environment outside the classroom or prior learning experiencemight provide opportunities for the students to understand systems thinking, course instructorsshould consider and maximize first-year
City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership grants, Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District, Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University and the University at Al- bany through the Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She holds an advance degree in Educational Theory and Practice from the University of New York/SUNY Albany, with experience in teaching educa- tional methods at the master’s level as well as an introduction to education courses designed to develop new interest in teaching careers. She has worked as an elementary classroom teacher developing specific curricula for gifted and talented students as well as
positive effect on studentlearning. In 5 of the 14 learning outcomes assessed, the effect of HOLD was equal to or greaterthan the effect of attending lecture and had a compensatory effect, allowing similar learning tothe average in-person, pre-pandemic learning environment.IntroductionActive learning in higher education has been shown to support the growth of transferable skillsthat are increasingly necessary in the rapidly evolving workforce [1]. Active learningmethodologies help develop skills needed by graduates in the 21st century including criticalthinking, problem solving, and life and career skills such as collaboration [2]. Firsthand learningexperiences, including hands-on learning, helps students figure things out for themselves
seen in thecharts and graphs of our data that have been included in this report. Along with our formula andExcel knowledge, our group also gained experience with communication, time management, andorganization. We have all personally grown in our engineering skills for our future endeavorsand I am sure we will use our newfound knowledge in our future careers”ConclusionsThis detailed project not only introduced the concepts of dynamics and propulsion, but alsoprovided a real life like calculations for these topics. Students learned and programmed manyengineering and science topics they are expected to encounter in their future studies soon. Conceptsof acceleration, speed, distance, Newton’s laws, impulse, thrust, and propulsion were
real-time DSPlaboratory course that aims to give students hands-on experience with real-time embeddedsystems using Android tablets at an early stage of their careers. The students broaden and deepentheir understanding of basic DSP theory and techniques and learn to relate this understanding toreal-world observations and applications. The students learn industrially relevant skills such asrapid design prototyping in Python and Android development of DSP applications in C++/Javafor computationally constrained mobile devices. The course advances in two phases: structuredlabs and team projects. In the first half of the course, a series of structured labs are provided toimplement and analyze real-time DSP systems that utilize fundamental DSP
allowedstudents to reflect on experimentation and interpretation of results. Future work will explorecurriculum planning and design at the departmental level to continuously improve technicalwriting for civil engineering undergraduate students from their first-year courses to their seniorcapstone design projects.IntroductionCompetent technical writing is an essential communication skill for civil engineering students toimprove in undergraduate programs. Engineering students with strong technical writing skills arecompetitive in engineering job searches and career promotion [1]. Engineering educators haverecognized the importance of technical writing for decades and various approaches have beenimplemented to redesign the writing curriculum and improve
, sustainability education, and psychological well-being. Particularly, he examines how possible future-self influences engineering students’ learning, academic motivation, and career trajectory. The major population he primarily focuses on is STEM undergraduate and graduate students. He has received extensive qualitative and quantitative methodological training in the area of educational psychology. He acquired a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Resources Management and a Masters of Educational Technology from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master’s of Program Evaluation and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the Penn State University, he worked as a research fellow
to learn the ins and outs of handling VR equipment fast and use them as a learning toolfor their degree. The application of VR modeling contributes to improved communication betweenstakeholders in construction, which is often a source of scheduling issues. Allowing students toexperience this earlier in their education has the potential to encourage them to further use this toolin their career, which is why schools with construction studies in their curriculum may want toupdate their teaching methods with such available resources [20]. While interacting with the virtualenvironment, safety is one of the major factors to be kept in mind – a controlled ‘play area’ mustbe designated for the students to securely interrelate with the scene without
are associatedwith external entities, the institutional itself, department, and the individuals who are part of thechange (Table 1). Table 1. Factors that affect decision making in academic institutions (Adapted from [3], [4] External Institutional Departmental Individual Markets College mission Faculty Personal experiences Governments Resources Discipline Educational background Accreditation Governance Student characteristics Career stage Institution type Culture Professional development Institution cultureThese factors establish norms that
Institute of Technology. He is the founder and Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Program. Professor Arditi’s area of expertise covers all aspects of construction project management, engineering and support. In his 40-year academic career, he conducted several funded research projects sponsored by federal and state agencies. He supervised the research work of a large number of PhD and MS students from diverse countries. Many of his former PhD students serve as professors in their respective countries, while many of his former MS students occupy respectable positions in industry all over the world. Dr. Arditi and his research associates have published over 300 research papers in refereed
appearsimple but it involves the complexity of people in consideration of a designed solution. Thisexploration of designing for the future may be extended to more technologically involved andcomplex systems too.Future WorkThis project offers many avenues to travel down for future work. For example, the group maywork with first year students rather than fourth year students. This path may produce insightsinto how students with less formal education think about and design the future.Another avenue of interest is working comparable exercises with practicing engineers who are inthe later parts of their careers. Their greater experience and generally larger knowledge basecould possibly couple together to form quite interesting thoughts on the future and
of your college career, only to have it melt in front of you.Tardive university - University was also slow in providing answers.decisions - We were getting misinformation or incomplete information from different sources on campus, I probably misinformed students multiple times because I was misinformed. There was lots of confusion on who is going to make that decision when. - University shutdown was announced Thursday or Friday of spring break. I was thinking they're not going to do anything.Divergent
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the Associate Vice Provost for Digital Learning at UT San Antonio, where he established the Office of Digital Learning that created a unit focused on innovative delivery across the entire spectrum of technology enabled learning - from in-class to online. Over his career, he has helped a few hundred faculty from varied disciplines develop hybrid and online courses. He has also taught traditional, hybrid and online courses ranging in size from 28 to 250. He is also co-developer of a Digital Academy which was a finalist for the Innovation Award by the Professional and Organizational Development Network and an Innovation Award winner. He was also named as the Center for Digital Education’s Top 30 Technologists
Paper ID #32722It’s a Context Gap, Not a Competency Gap: Understanding the Transitionfrom Capstone Design to IndustryDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and
and testing challenges can arise, having multiple perspectives is essential to solving them.ConclusionsIn summary, the objectives of this new project-based learning approach included providing thestudents with a hands-on opportunity to understand the construction, performance, and failuremechanisms of solid and FTAO plywood shear walls. Knowledge of the construction of a shearwall provides the student with a deeper appreciation for all the working pieces that comprise thisstructural element. It also aids in their future structural engineering careers in their ability todesign walls and develop creative solutions to non-standard situations. The design of the testwall is like what they experience in the lecture portion of the class, yet
skillsets to continue workingcollaboratively in a virtual environment, and the class was more effective at including externalstakeholders in the process.However, several challenges also became apparent. The loose structure of the course, hastyadjustment of the project scope to accommodate remote work, and loss of access to informationand resources had a significant impact on the students’ experiences. Final project outcomes werelimited by circumstances, since the second semester is focused on fabrication and test. For somestudents, the experience and expectations for the more hands-on part of the project wereparticularly impacted. Added challenges associated with grieving the loss of a final semester,graduation ceremonies, and uncertain career
Directorate from West Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Prof. Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania Inci Ruzybayev is Assistant Professor in Engineering Physics at the York College of Pennsylvania. She received her Ph. D. in Physics from University of Delaware and her M. S. and B. S. in Physics Education
rooted in real problems, and offers expertise thatbenefits both the students AND the faculty members involved. In addition to added capabilityfor the military, these partnerships with the DOD give another avenue for engineers in themilitary when considering potential career paths or transitioning to the civilian sector.5. Outcomes Achieved as a Result of This Project and Partnership5. A. Achievement of ABET and ASCE BOK Outcomes This project arguably achieved all technical and professional student outcomes of ABEThighlighted earlier, but specifically achieved outcomes 1, 5, and 7 in depth. This project allowedstudents to identify problems with current blast modeling and apply foundational knowledge onmaterial behavior and mathematics to
educators at the local technical college, in orderto better support his students’ career pathways in the community.Although González and colleagues recommended that teachers visit students’ homes to learnabout their funds of knowledge,4 both teachers worked in school districts whose policiesprohibited middle school teachers from visiting students in their homes. Given this constraint,Andrew and Alex both participated in a multi-year professional development project in whichthey read articles about pedagogies for linguistically diverse students, including funds ofknowledge pedagogies and honoring and incorporating students’ home languages and linguisticrepertoires through using strategies recommended in translanguaging approaches. They alsoobserved
fields. In the first two years of college, and particularly under conditions ofuncertainty and material problems precipitated by a pandemic, STEM students face barriers toattainment of educational and career goals. First-year STEM students may not feel a sense of“belonging” in their chosen major or may not have even selected a program of study [1]. Secondyear students face a “critical juncture” as they approach transfer to a 4-year school [2]. At thispoint, many STEM students change majors or leave higher education altogether [3]. Engineeringeducation research points to feelings of isolation as contributing factors to lack of persistence inthe engineering major [4].One way to promote persistence among students who have selected STEM is to assist
and R. R. McCrae, “Normal personality assessment in clinical practice: The NEOPersonality Inventory.,” Psychological Assessment, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 5–13, 1992.[6] D. J. Pittenger, “Measuring the MBTI…and coming up short,” Journal of Career Planningand Employment, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 48-52, 1993.[7] R. Kappe and H. van der Flier, “Using multiple and specific criteria to assess the predictivevalidity of the Big Five personality factors on academic performance,” Journal of Research inPersonality, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 142–145, 2010.[8] R. M. Felder, G. N. Felder, and E. J. Dietz, “The Effects of Personality Type on EngineeringStudent Performance and Attitudes,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 3–17,2002.[9] C. W. Hall, P. J
].Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Management (CM) education has not onlythe potential to be a graphic representation tool, but also a means to enhance student learning [2].Irrizarry et. al [2] explored how new digital tools help students overcome challenges and measuretheir effectiveness, concluding that students face a challenge in grasping certain concepts becauseof difficulty visualizing the concepts being taught.Further research discusses student perceptions of BIM application, knowledge and skilldevelopment, and possible career success attributed to CM courses. Suwal and Singh [3] focusedon students’ perception of BIM courses, BIM learning platforms, and BIM tools, suggesting thatonline BIM learning platforms are highly
, use digital media toadvance their academic careers and have been exposed to this technology for all of their lives.This Generation Z cohort, students roughly between the ages of 17-22 have particular learningstyles and it is important as engineering educators to modify our teaching methods to best meettheir needs. Kalkhurst [1] writes that GenZ students are disrupting many ingrained practices ineducation and that colleges and universities are forced to adapt at a rapid pace or becomeirrelevant. GenZ students are accomplished self-learners, can process information at a fast paceand it is important to be brief and visual to capture and hold their attention [2].Seemiller and Grace [3] highlight an important characteristic of GenZ learners: a
Program at the University of Oklahoma [1] is a four-week residentialcamp for pre-freshmen engineering students that introduces students to the University, theGallogly College of Engineering, and many of the resources available for students as they completetheir education. The students typically enroll in a mathematics course and a pre-chemistry courseand participate in a variety of team-building activities to further prepare the students as theyprepare to begin their first semester. One of the central activities of the program is aninterdisciplinary engineering design project that introduces students to the engineering designprocess as well as facilities to which all engineering students have access for their careers. In thesummer of 2020, the
knowledge acquired within the class and the putting into action ofeach of the students. As Onieva mentions, “scrum not only promotes the development of qualityprojects, but under the proper supervision of the teacher, students can achieve the skills they areexpected to acquire according to their studies” [3]Purpose of the studyThe education model of Tecnologico de Monterrey has a student-based approach that focuses onthe development of competences, which definition comprises 3 dimensions to be fulfilled by ourstudents throughout their professional studies: • Knowledge: Concepts, theory and methodologies related with the student’s career. • Applications: Real life and simulated situations that the student will face after graduation
Paper ID #32787Using Agile and Active Learning in Software Development CurriculumProf. Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland Ben Tribelhorn teaches Computer Science at the University of Portland. His research includes machine learning for chaos in Lorenz systems, dynamic obstacle avoidance algorithms for unmanned aerial vehi- cles, improving software engineering pedagogy, and ethical concerns in artificial intelligence.Dr. Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland Andrew began his career as a software engineer. Lately (since 2007) he has been teaching computer science at the University of Portland. He is an active researcher
OverviewThe overall goal of this three year project is to increase awareness and preparedness of rural andindigenous youth to pursue engineering and engineering-related careers. To reach this goal, weare working with elementary pre and in-service teachers in rural and reservation communities touse ethnographic methods to connect local funds of knowledge with classroom curriculum. Morespecifically, the first phase (current phase) is on training participating teachers, whereas thesecond phase will be on supporting their implementation of the engineering curricula. This paperdescribes the first summer professional development, which focused on two items: (1) trainingelementary teachers and pre-service teachers in ethnographic methods and photo