have affected studentperceptions of connectedness with their university, their campus, and their peers and classmates,so that we can more nearly meet their academic needs. By qualitatively analyzing interviewswith engineering students about their experiences and perceptions of the pandemic and remotelearning, we offer some initial observations of these students’ perceptions of the impact of thepandemic and remote learning.The context for this study is the Urban STEM Collaboratory, a National Science Foundationfunded program that provides financial, academic, social, and career support to undergraduatesmajoring in engineering or mathematics who are academically well-qualified and have financialneed. One of the primary goals of the project is to
College of Education and Human Performance at the University of Central Florida. Her interests include resampling method, propensity score analysis, research design, measurement and evaluation, and the applications of statistical methods in educational research and behavioral sciences. She is actively involved educational and social science research projects. Dr. Bai has published books and many professional articles in refereed national and international journals. She has won several competitive awards at the University of Central Florida for her excellent teaching and research. Dr. Bai also served on several professional journal editorial boards, such as Journal of Experimental Education, Frontiers in Quantitative
mechanical engineering design course these distinct ideal models of thedesign process as steps in a student’s Design Thinking learning trajectory are shown in Figure 2.Using this taxonomy, students’ maps can be classified as one of the ideal models of the designprocess shown.Neeley (2007) developed a framework for adaptive expertise that represents the way that theindustry expert designers behave where the design process evaporates and the expert uses thenormative design steps as an interwoven number of possible tools to apply strategically.This research effort is part of a larger research project to explore and understand the learningtrajectories of students and their learning gains in the product-based learning, undergraduateengineering classroom
students submitting a research project. The topics were varied(everything from lesson plans to ethnographies to more personal responses), but each addressedpractical classroom uses and issues. Social Media for K-12 Teachers addresses Practices 1, 2 and7 of the Wyoming Computer Science Content Standards (2019).CODING IS THE NEW COAL 10Application Development COSC 2002, Application Development, focused on creating computer-centered lessonplans for immediate classroom use. The course consisted of three modules. In the first module,the programming language EXCEL was used to illustrate the values of an object-orientedprogramming language. EXCEL can be used to introduce
background in computer andinformation systems. This unique program would provide a good base for an academic programthat addresses the Cybersecurity problem. This paper will present a project, which will designand implement a cybersecurity degree option in its CST program for students who wish toconcentrateand develop strong skills in cybercrime detection, disruption and defenses. This paperwill discuss the Curriculum grid showing the educational goals and the requirements for abaccalaureate (BS) degree in Cybersecurity designed and published in the University catalogue.This curriculum will include both currently existing courses (including hardware courses) andthe newly developed courses. The development of Cybersecurity program is funded by
struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Sandeep Langar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Science in College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. He is also a licensed architect in India. Dr. Langar has authored multiple publications
necessary for one’s life to gowell. While there may be disagreement on what those precise conditions are, some basicmaterial needs can surely be agreed upon by all, including food, shelter, clean water, clothes, andhealthcare. In the United States, all these material needs cost money. Hence, to have loweconomic welfare is to be unable to afford the basic material goods that are necessary to haveone’s life go well.With this understanding of welfare, it is now possible to see how holding safety paramount canconflict with holding welfare paramount. To hold safety paramount can come at a substantialcost. If the cost of an engineering project that holds safety paramount is so high that it affects theclient’s economic welfare, then it is indeed not
[6]. In order for future engineers to produce efficientfunctional texts, they must acquire specific features of academic training in their undergraduateeducation that mirrors the demands of professional engineering career paths [7]. Research alsoproposes that students are lacking in projects that enhance their communication and teamworkskills [8]. This highlights the importance of the role of engineering educators as they are requiredto make careful selections of teaching material that both develops the student’s general writingskills and provides students with relevant practical experience in project-based learning andopportunities to work and write together as a team.The Technical Writing and Experimental Design course at the University of
second one, “Challenge Activity (CA)” is due a week after covering thecontent of each chapter in class by the faculty. These tools are being assessed in this paper due toour recent use of this curriculum. Further studies of other platforms and learning outcomes maybe looked at in further research on this topic.This paper also provides an assessment of students’ performance on quizzes, exams, homework(PAs and CAs), and projects for the sections of the course taught in Fall 2020, compared toprevious semesters where students were taught using a traditional textbook. The students haveopportunities to do in-class work with the professors’ accessibility during all teaching sessionsand office hours. Therefore, the factor we are focusing on is the
the goals of the project, I suspect that thedeans—and perhaps the programs included in the study—are more committed to diversity andinclusion than is typical in other engineering programs. As a result, the patterns of disadvantagedocumented here may be conservative estimates of the patterns in engineering education morebroadly.The ASEE-DIS asked students a range of questions about their experiences with engineeringpeers and professors, their thoughts about the engineering profession, and their future careerplans. The school-specific sample sizes ranged from 82 students (school 101) to 909 students (inschool 109). Response rates range from 4-45%, with an average response rate of 16.5%. 5Although 2,575 students began the survey, I use only the
Paper ID #32316Exploring a New Mentorship Model: From One-on-One to Flash MentoringDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego Marissa Forbes, PhD is a Research Associate in the University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, where she works on the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice (ExSJ). Her research ar- eas include broadening participation in engineering education, engineering for social and eco-justice, and water justice. Dr. Forbes earned her MS and PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Civil (envi- ronmental) Engineering. She previously served as the project manager and lead editor of
follow the K-12 engineering education principles byutilizing the project-based learning (PBL) approach. The PBL is introduced by Kilpartick andthis method is used in education by Dewey. This method is based on designing or creatingproduct, solving problem, investigating, and developing an answer (J Dewey, 1980; J Dewey,2008; Kilpatrick, 1918). The PBL approach improves group work skills and collaboration whilekeeping students more engaged in learning by keeping them motivated as the key element of thisstrategy (Harun, Yusof, Jamaludin, & Hassan, 2012; Huang, 2010). The fundamental norms of agroup of students working together are communication and collaboration skills as well as anintrinsic motivation to become an effective group (Blumenfeld
, Texas A&M University. Dr. Tsvetkov’s research program is focused on novel energy systems meeting global growing needs in sustainable resources. The project portfolio includes direct energy conversion, waste minimization efforts, novel reactor designs, instrumentation efforts, and data science and engineering for a broad range of applications targeting optimized designs and performance. He published over 300 papers in peer journals, conference proceedings and reports as well as served as an editor and major contributor for 14 books on energy, environment and nuclear energy.Dr. Yuguo Tao, Georgia Institute of Technology Yuguo Tao received B.S. and M.S. from Tianjin University in China, and PhD from University of
course is a critical component in the undergraduate computer scienceand engineering curriculum. In an era of mobile and ubiquitous computing, almost everyembedded device can connect online to make full use of its potentials and accommodate taskneeds. Hence, a good understanding of computer networking opens doors for many high-techjobs for computer science and engineering majors. Traditionally, computer networking coursesutilize switches and routers in the laboratory environment to give students hands-on projects toenhance their learning experience. However, due to the pandemic situation, many institutionshave switched to online learning. The computer networking class is not allowed to access thephysical networking equipment in the laboratories
Paper ID #32543Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared StudentsDr. Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst
-dimensionalvectors focused on geometric and algebraic vector addition (subtraction), scaling of vectors,slope and the length (magnitude) of a vector. Lesson 2 focused on the operations of dot productand vector projection. Lesson 1 included the target material for this study; Lesson 2 was given ina traditional instruction format. For Lesson 1, an activity was developed in Geogebra™ thatprovided students some key definitions and visualizations for 2-dimensional vectors, and thenfacilitated an exploration with geometric vector addition and subtraction using the paralleldisplacement and scaling. Some elements of the activity are shown in Figure 1. In Panel 1,students are given the definition of a vector and use the interactive figure to explore the changein
survey was given to understand their learningexperience and collect their feedback. The Next step tasks were related to a final project so thatstudents could build up their understanding and apply their study to an open-ended semester longproject.Gamification applicationGamification, also known as serious games, is the use of game thinking and game mechanismssuch as point-scoring, levels, challenges, leaderboard, or even rewards in a non-game context toengage learners in solving problems [4]–[10]. College students grow up immersed in technology,regularly play video games, have a shorter attention span, and prefer engaged and interactivelearning [11]. It is believed that gamification with careful thought and planning can be a greatway to motivate
voluntary two-day workshop (“ChemE Camp”) at our institutionfor rising chemical engineering sophomore students just before the start of classes in the fall.The workshop includes team-building exercises, a hands-on project, career fair information, a labtour, presentations from faculty and upper-level students about upcoming classes, the curriculum,and internship opportunities, and some recreational games. A detailed description of the campand its activities can be found elsewhere [19,20]. In addition to being a venue for students tolearn more about chemical engineering courses and the profession, it also serves as anopportunity for them to meet peers and interact with upper-level students and faculty. Theinformal faculty-student interaction
companies such as SIEMENS and for USAID projects.Dr. Natalie L. Shaheen, Illinois State University Dr. Natalie Shaheen is an assistant professor of special education at Illinois State University. Dr. Sha- heen’s research and teaching focus on equity and access for disabled students in technology-mediated K-12 learning environments.Dr. Anne Therese Hunt, I received my masters’ and doctoral degrees from Harvard University’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health, where I served on the faculty for twelve years before starting a research consulting company. There, I have been involved with research design and analysis on diverse projects at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Harvard Institute for International
100 110 Day of the SemesterFigure 1. Project timeline for KDA problems. Purple dots indicate scaffolded (except day 46), in-class KDA problem solving, green dots indicate KDA practice problem submission, blue dotsindicate homework wrapper (for the previous assigned practice) submission and red dots indicateexams that included one KDA problem.As Figure 1 indicates, instruction on KDA began on day 32. The instructor first explicitlyexplained how to identify KDA problems. Kinetics data analysis problems will describe a reactor and how it was operated during experiments and it will present the resulting experimental data. The problem will identify one reaction that was being studied
approach is to demand more engagement from the students [2]. This method is shown tobe effective as seen in prior literature [2-6]. However, it is observed that while students are morecollaborative in such dynamic learning environments, they still tend to align themselves to theviews of their team, and eventually, the direction of the course is defined by the instructor. So,while the active learning approach does bring the team along in the process of learning, there aresome aspects that still need to be addressed. One such aspect is the students’ engagement in termsof communicating their doubts and confusions. Typically, students show their original work viaassignments, quizzes, projects, and tests. However, the timeline for such activities is
belonging inmathematics classrooms? The PLC was part of a larger NSF-funded project entitled Student Engagement inMathematics through an Institutional Network for Active Learning (SEMINAL). The project is a5-year initiative examining departmental change efforts to infuse active learning teachingstrategies into precalculus and calculus courses. During the outset of this project, it becameapparent that although departments were concerned with issues of equity and inclusion, mostdepartment members communicated that they needed additional support engaging with thesetopics. As such, we developed a professional learning community (PLC) and invited instructorsfrom nine universities to participate in a year-long series exploring issues of equity
stereotyped groups, we tested theimpacts of four different social markers instructors might share with their students: gender, race,sexual identity, and First-Generation College Student status (FGCS). Data from this study comesfrom student survey responses (n=19,191) on the Student Post-Secondary Instructional PracticesSurvey as part of the NSF-funded Progress Through Calculus project, which examined studentreports of introductory mathematics programs across the United States. We analyzed the datausing a cumulative link mixed model on the survey items related to instructional practice,academic performance, and affective beliefs to determine which items exhibited a minoritizedrole model effect. Out of the 58 survey items, 25 items exhibited a
Engineering, KLE Technological University, India. He is a certified IUCEE International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018.Mr. Tahzinul Islam, York University Tahzinul Islam obtained his B.Eng (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, a research-intensive public university in Malaysia. He completed his year-long Bachelors’ re- search project on his own topic of ’Virtual Reality App to teach Psychomotor Skills to Engineering Design students’. He went on to pursue his M.Eng (Innovation & Engineering Design) at the same university, with the dissertation title of ’Innovative Concept Design of a waterjet propelled Flood Rescue Boat’. Currently
Paper ID #33277Identifying the Proactive Actions of Newly Hired Engineers During theSocialization PeriodMs. Yun Dong, Iowa State University Yun is a Ph.D. student in the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program at Iowa State University (ISU). She is currently involved in the research project titled Workplace Socialization in the Aerospace Engi- neering Profession, identifying the actions of managers and newly hired engineers during the socialization process into aerospace engineering companies.Mr. Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University Subhanwit Roy received his B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering
Paper ID #34397Overview and Challenges in Developing a Comprehensive LeadershipDevelopment Program in a Fortune 500 CompanyDr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Micron Technology Inc. Gregg M. Warnick is a Global Executive and Leadership Development, Sr. Program Manager for Micron Technology. He provides leadership development and program management globally. He is also Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Boost Leadership Group. He provides consulting and training in leadership development and project management working with fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He previously worked as the Director of the Weidman Center for
Paper ID #34670Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) for Promoting Reflection in EngineeringEducation: Graduate Student PerceptionsDr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Dr. Campbell is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech Uni- versity. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods.” His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in engineering educa- tion, art in engineering, social justice
communicate expectations onassignments, but are also encouraged to provide a personal comment, observation, or feedback tohelp students learn better [22].It is crucial to create various learning activities to help students achieve the learning objectives.Providing opportunities for interactions, not only among students, but also between the studentsand the instructor, and students and the content, will encourage collaborations and promotestudents’ learning. To do so, activities like team projects, discussions that help fostercommunication and problem-solving skills are developed. Providing feedback to students’submitted work and joining in students’ discussions will help student’s learning and build a senseof community.Providing a variety of engaging
in this article.Dr. Marie Stettler Kleine’s research on humanitarian and integrated engineering programsinspired her reflection on how different forms of contextualization and the vocabulary used todescribe them signal different ways to best teach engineers. Her graduate training in science andtechnology studies and human-centered design prepared her to see that these forms ofcontextualization are much more nuanced than using particular language, but this varyinglanguage fundamentally changes the engineering pedagogy in practice. She continues tointerrogate why and how engineering educators learn from other disciplines to explicitlyprioritize contextualization.For Dr. Kari Zacharias, this project has been an opportunity to reflect on the
Center forDesign Research in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford.Dr. Nanami Furue, Tokyo University of Science Nanami Furue received her Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University. She has been working as an Assistant Professor of the School of Management, Tokyo University of Science and teaches Product Planning and Design Thinking. She has conducted several research projects in the field of marketing, innovation and design. Her major research interest is comparison of idea generation and selection of new product development among different countries and occupations.Chunchen Xu American c Society for Engineering