project to high school aged youth drawn from our partner schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut.Taken together, these changes in curriculum promise to improve the experiences of our first-yearengineering students in the classroom while also providing them with crucial public communication skillsand an appreciation for the importance of equitable development of technologies.References[1] D. Belfadel, M. Zabinksi and R. Munden. Walking on Water Term Design Project in Fundamentals ofEngineering. ASEE: Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada. June 2020.[2] Sohail Anwar, Todd Batzel, Ed Sell. Integration of Project-Based Learning into A FreshmanEngineering Design Course. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering
Baltimore County for my generation. Myparents' generation saw a vision for their offspring to be better than past elders and ancestorswere able to. With respect and honor being the center of my morale, I took advantage of theadvanced learning opportunities. Being able to be exposed to a higher-level STEM learning atthe K-12 level in majority Black public schools in the suburbs was an integral part of shaping myacademic life. I was able to gain a level of confidence in my ability to learn material that'spresently shielded from many Black students (i.e. performing arts, Black history in all higher-level contexts, college-level STEM classes, enlightening field trips to historic landmarks on theeast coast, new languages, and cultures).I went on to
, pp. 532-550, ene. 2014, doi: 10.1108/ECAM-04- 2013-0036.[2] A. K. Ali, "A case study in developing an interdisciplinary learning experiment between architecture, building construction, and construction engineering and management education", Eng. Constr. Archit. Manag., vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 2040-2059, sep. 2019, doi: 10.1108/ECAM-07-2018-0306.[3] J. Keenahan y D. McCrum, "Developing interdisciplinary understanding and dialogue between Engineering and Architectural students: design and evaluation of a problem-based learning module", Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 575-603, jul. 2021, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2020.1826909.[4] J. Mahasneh y W. Thabet, "Rethinking construction curriculum: A descriptive cause
Paper ID #37406Demystifying STEM Together: Parents as partners in makingengineering more inclusive (Work in Progress, Diversity)Ashita Bawankule Masters student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Studying Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education Research Assistant with Grainger College of Engineering's Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering DepartmentLara Hebert Assistant Director, Outreach and Public Engagement, Grainger College of Engineering, University of IllinoisRafael O Tinoco (Assistant Professor) Rafael Tinoco is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and
withinthe department. For example, one SEL shared they felt “a bit more confident in my ability to talkto people. Talking to all the students in the department has also made me more aware of thedifferent aspects of the programs and [I] would say I feel more connected to the community. Thishas definitely helped me professionally and academically as well.”We recognize that these new ways might be innovative because of the circumstance, but they canalso continue to be integrated as other ways to support students, particularly because they werecreated by students. The SELs used the COVID-19 pivot as an opportunity to reinvent what itmeans to mentor their peers and, with that, have explored and experimented with new ways ofcreating community. Our
competences in data analysis. Theintuition driving this research is that the approach currently used to teach data science in civilengineering is failing to gain the interest of students. This study has two objectives: (1) toexplore the attitudes and beliefs of civil engineering students towards data science and (2) topropose pedagogical activities aimed at integrating data science into undergraduate civilengineering courses. Toward the first objective, an instrument was developed using itemsadapted from the Computing Attitudes Survey (CAS) and the Engineering ProfessionalResponsibility Assessment (EPRA). The survey was administered to civil engineering students,with responses received primarily from senior-level students. An exploratory factor
undergraduate curriculum. As a result, the course had a significantfraction of molecular content that was poorly covered by existing textbooks. This content had tobe covered exclusively in lecture, created an ongoing tension between use of class time forcontent delivery versus working interactively with students. A second factor was thestewardship of the course. Most of our core courses have a 3-4 year instructor turnover, and aretaught by research-active faculty who do not conduct education research as a scholarly activity.Thus the activation barrier to flipping a class is prohibitive for most of our faculty. However, inthis particular instance, the course had been taught by a single instructor (the author of thispaper) for more than 3 years using a
inengineering education as engineering curriculum focuses primarily on the technical skills neededto be an engineer. One route to teaching these reflective skills is with self-assessment (SA). SAhas value in the classroom due to the learning benefits and skills it promotes, includingmetacognition and self-efficacy, while providing the student with a chance to reflect on their ownwork. SA has been used in a variety of settings with different methods of implementation but thereare only a few documented uses in engineering. This study investigates the accuracy of studentself-assessment scores as compared to an instructor score to discuss the value of this exercise forengineering students when the grading scheme is broken down by objectives in three
Paper ID #36878Origins of Requirement Development Skills in EngineeringUndergraduates: Students’ Initial Thinking and Use inEngineering DecisionsAndrew Olewnik (Assistant Professor) Assistant Professor | Engineering Education | University at BuffaloVanessa Svihla Dr. Vanessa Svihla is an associate professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) with appointments in learning sciences and engineering. Her research, funded by an NSF CAREER award, focuses on how people learn as they frame problems and how these activities relate to identity, agency and creativity.William Wild (Director, Student Success Programs) (University at
Paper ID #37199Emergent Explicit Regulation in Collaborative CollegeScience ClassroomsPierre-Philippe Ouimet To be finished later.Ying Cao (Dr.) Dr. Ying Cao is an Assistant Professor of Education in the School of Education and Child Development at Drury University. Dr. Cao teaches Secondary School Curriculum, Methods of Teaching Science, and Methods of Teaching Mathematics. Dr. Cao earned a Ph.D. in STEM Education from Tufts University in the United States, and a B.S. in physics from Beijing Normal University in China. Dr. Cao’s research area is student learning and (meta)cognition in STEM disciplines.Tong
Paper ID #36565Gender Awareness in STEM Education: Perspectives fromAdolescents, Teachers and Mentors in a Summer Pre-collegeEngineering Program (Work in Progress)Becky H Huang (Associate Professor) Dr. Becky Huang is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She received her Ph.D. in education psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Huang’s primary research interests include language development and assessment for language minority children and adolescents and content-language integrated instruction.Mingxia
. Furthermore, we wanted to know if thesoftware and the lab approach itself were useful.BackgroundMaterials Science and Engineering is a subject taught as a 7.5 credit course module forundergraduate Mechanical Engineering (ME) students at University West in Sweden, whichhas close links with the automotive and aerospace industry in the region. In order to supportmaterials selection, eco design and sustainability in the ME program, practical computer labsusing an established software [4] is in use. When designing the curriculum of two relativelynew educational programs, one undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) with electricvehicle specialization and another one-year graduate program, entirely focused on ElectricalVehicle Engineering, it was
coaching role of an instructor in a formal experiential learningprogram. Within this space, we explore the idea of building a design coach playbook for their usein scaffolding the design learning process. The concept of a playbook as a document to conveyan organization’s standard approaches to typical situations is common across many fields.Within design education, the concept of playbooks has been previously employed as a tool to beused from the student perspective to identify actions (plays) to engage under specific conditions[14,15,16].This paper seeks to gather feedback from the design education community as we progress indeveloping this framework and pursuing opportunities to utilize it with a wider community ofdesign educators.Playbook
Paper ID #36668Measuring Change in Students’ Development of GlobalCompetency in Two Global Engineering CoursesNicholas Dang Nicholas Dang is a graduate student of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests are misconceptions and difficult concept learning, particularly in the topic areas covered by mechanical engineering.Kirsten Davis Kirsten Davis is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research explores the intentional design and assessment of global engineering programs, student development through experiential learning, and
variables that may allow to fathom whystudents do not persist in university education. For example, a study analyzes how the fulfilmentof first year university expectations influences the consolidation of student persistence during therest of their years at university [7]. Factors such as student mental health and well-being and howthese were affected by student motivation during their first year were studied. Although thesefactors are not leading players in this present study, it is worth reviewing how they have beenaddressed in the literature, since they have an important influence on results expected bystudents.The study cited above concludes that first year university studies correlated highly with studentcontinuity if they are not compromised
the instructors during these uncertain times.The curriculum for the two electrical and computer engineering (ECE) courses taught at the largeresearch institution covers the fundamental concepts of electrical analog and digital circuits andprovides an opportunity for students to explore the applications of circuits in the real world. In anormal learning environment, ECE courses tend to be difficult due to higher expectations forproblem-solving, math, and scientific concepts, and adding external factors such as the pandemicadds more complications. The focus of this research work is to study the second-yearengineering course and present the challenges associated with the delivery of the course content,teaching engineering concepts and
pathways and illustrate the diverse backgrounds of successfultechnicians. Student participants are recruited from inner-city high schools as the targetpopulation is underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines.While CICSTART was originally planned as in-person, the leadership team decided to shift to avirtual environment as the pandemic caused the closure of community college campuses wherethe program was to be held. Each cohort of the program is held for five consecutive Saturdays.Program modalities and curriculum were modified to shift to an online experience. Students alsoreceived a BBC Micro:bit, which will be discussed later, as a way to maintain a hands-oncomponent during the virtual Saturday workshops.Zoom is utilized for
taught to apply physics principles tosolve ill-structured and complex engineering problems. The integration of engineering designprocesses to physics labs is meant to help students transfer physics learning to engineeringproblems, as well as to transfer the design skills learned in their engineering courses to thephysics lab. The purpose of this case study was to examine how, and to what extent, students engagedin a physics laboratory that is integrated using an engineering design project engage in transfer.We begin by briefly reviewing the existing literature on the integration of science andengineering practices, then provide a brief overview of transfer. We then describe the contextand content of the integrated physics labs, before
was that amongthe students in Calculus II that semester, only one woman was identified as a computerscience major, she withdrew from Calculus II and subsequently withdrew from the collegewithout attaining a degree. Fall 2012 Calculus II Grade Distributions Total (N) A B C D F W Men 313 15% 14% 16% 11% 16% 28% Women 51 21% 12% 10% 8% 18% 31% Table 1: Fall 2012 Calculus II Grade Distribution. The discovery prompted the project team to develop an active learning curriculum inCalculus, one that was not just the mechanics of differentiation and integration, but onethat integrated concept visualization, real
require small group collaboration; (3) a comic book thatprovides an engaging story with 4 near-peer characters (3 ethno-culturally diverse girls and aboy) with a unique context for problem solving and integration of digital and unpluggedactivities; and (4) role model videos in which gender and race-matched cryptology andcybersecurity researchers and professionals introduce their professions.Figure 1. Curriculum components: A) an example comic book page; B) a screenshot of a digitalactivity; C) an example of an unplugged activity; D) a screenshot of a role model video.A) B)C
implementation details of the summer program and theevaluation results are presented in this paper.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and computing-related jobs aregrowing fast in Alabama. Thirty-four of Alabama’s 40 Hot Demand Occupations requiresecondary and postsecondary STEM education [1]. Between 2017 and 2027, STEM jobs willgrow by 9% in Alabama, while non-STEM jobs will only grow by 5% [2]. Furthermore, theSTEM and computing-related jobs along the gulf coast are a lifeline to Alabama. Labor marketprojections indicate a growing gap in the supply of qualified employees in the STEM fields, suchas computer technology and advanced manufacturing [3].Although a number of engineering and computing curriculum integrations
topics within the mechanical engineering curriculum. A specific challenge of doingso is finding places for automation topics within an already full to overflowing curriculum.Multiple pathways exist for the introduction of automation concepts in a Mechanical Engineering(ME) curriculum. Many ME curricula contain courses such as Mechatronics, Robotics,Instrumentation, and Mechanisms and Machines, all of which are compatible with automation.This paper presents one pathway for the introduction of automation topics within a “Mechanismsand Robotics” course. The course provides coverage of planar mechanisms and an introductionto robot kinematics. Since both mechanisms and robots are common to automated systems, thecourse provides a natural environment
Paper ID #37234Students’ changing perceptions of programming skills inMaterials Science and EngineeringSusan P. Gentry (Assistant Professor of Teaching) Dr. Susan P. Gentry is an Associate Professor of Teaching Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. One of her interests is in students’ computational literacy and life-long learning of computational materials science tools. © American Society for Engineering Education
part of its mission and core themes, UVU seeks to engage students using real-world contexts within and outside the curriculum to increase professional competence andconfidence. The university has been designated a Carnegie Community Engagement Institutionfor both Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships and takes pride in this distinctiveapproach to teaching and learning. Engaged learning (active learning) has been incorporated intothe curriculum for the target engineering and computing programs. Faculty consciously aim tocreate an environment conducive to engaged learning—a friendly, productive environmentwhere students are known by name and know one another, where they learn to develop andrespect diverse talents through
thenext section, we will present a review of WIL and then describe how we used this model toestablish a bridge between the curriculum and partnership companies that allow students toparticipate in real projects.Theoretical FrameworkWork- Integrated LearningWork-Integrated Learning (WIL) is the intertwining of practical work experience with classroomlearning (Jackson (2017). WIL forms a key interface between students and industry and allowsstudents to practice applying their disciplinary knowledge in a supervised and enriching workenvironment. Students carry out an internship parallel to their academic studies, immersed in thiswork environment to complement and develop learning situated in a real engineering context.This strategy has spread
students to think broadly toaddress engineering challenges. These EML experiences have been included into courses andacross curricula at many institutions [2].EML is often associated with large scale project-based activities, which can be daunting tofaculty to implement into their course. Many faculty members are underprepared for theirinstructional roles [3] and do not have sufficient support in their teaching [4]. One way in whichwe supported faculty in integrating this new approach is through creating a KEEN FacultyLearning Community (FLC) at UNC-Chapel Hill. An FLC is a small group of faculty and staffwho engage in an active, collaborative yearlong experience [5]. The program includes a year-long curriculum that covers learning development and
Paper ID #38420Engaging Female High School Students in the Frontiers ofComputingGordon Stein Gordon Stein is currently a PhD student at Vanderbilt University. Previously, he served as a Senior Lecturer at Lawrence Technological University, helping to improve introductory Computer Science courses and integrate emerging technologies into the curriculum. At Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems, he has worked on projects combining accessible, block-based programming with robots and mixed reality platforms for educational use. Gordon also has experience bringing educational robotics into K-12
). Service-learning is a pedagogy thatfosters these concepts and goes further to bring relevance to course content by identifyingspecific community needs and developing a project or entire curriculum to meet those needs [1]-[2]. The end product results in a healthy collaboration between the university and community atlarge. Another key aspect about service-learning is the opportunity for reflection and educatingstudents about the importance of reflection in the overall educational experience [1]-[3].Service-learning applies well to an engineering curriculum, which comprises students thatpredominantly learn-by-doing. The creation of engineering projects in community service(EPICS) paved the way for a service-learning model in elective
curriculum, illuminated an opportunity for the School to addressboth voids by using the origami course as a design-based offering.PersonnelSoon after the announcement of the departing faculty member, the School’s leadership convenedto discuss and chart a path forward. Given the success of the course, its broad appeal to students,and it being part of the department’s programs and cultural experiences, the decision was madeto identify and approach a suitable replacement for the lead faculty instructor – to not onlyassume the responsibilities of the delivery of the course, but also to lead change efforts of anyrequisite revisions to the course given changes in expertise. Ultimately, another structuralengineering faculty member – with expertise and
which students had to findsustainable solutions to keep comfortable temperatures in solar homes in chilly winters ofnorthern Minnesota. Xingwei and Liang [8] discussed problems and challenges related to therenewable energy curriculum and presented a student-centered inquiry-based model forrenewable energy courses. Developing and integrating renewable energy courses in engineeringprograms is an ideal and long-term solution but it faces constraints, such as limited credits andfaculty in a program. In the work presented in this paper, two existing and standard courses inmechanical and computer & electrical engineering programs at the University of Wisconsin-Stout collaborated on a semester-long project in Fall 2021. In the project, students