coherence score is just one of the evaluation indexes, andmore evaluation methods could be considered in future studies.Ultimately, we explored this research method because it is hard to know how to help studentsduring the pandemic with traditional methods and evaluations. This research provides apreliminary view into the potential for utilizing social media data during a crisis.ReferencesBaumgartner, J. M. (2018). Pushshift Reddit API v4.0 documentation. Pushshift Reddit API v4.0 Documentation - Pushshift 4.0 documentation. Retrieved July 3, 2021, from http://reddit- api.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Berdanier, C. G., Whitehair, C., Kirn, A., & Satterfield, D. (2019). Analysis of social media forums to elicit narratives of graduate
administration and human resources, giving classes to undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate students. She is currently the Administrative Secretary of the School of Engineering of the Andrés Bello University.Maria Elena Truyol María Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in Physics at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. In 2013 she obtained a three-year postdoctoral position at the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her focus is set on educational research, physics education, problem-solving, design of instructional material and teacher training. She teaches undergraduate courses
remote teaching and learning can be found in Ref. [32].e. Connecting with industry. It may seem surprising, but we found interactions with industryeasier in the virtual world. In many settings, we were able to invite practicing engineers from allover the country to join classes online. Industry partners mentored students in design projects,gave guest lectures, or simply participated in social events to connect with students and faculty.Recent graduates also connected with graduating seniors to provide career mentorship in a lessformal setting via social media like LinkedIn.f. Care for students. The pandemic prompted faculty to reflect on the importance of caring forour students. During the pandemic, faculty broadened how they interact and engage
Paper ID #37746From In-Person to Remote to Hybrid: Transitioning of anUndergraduate Design Event Due to COVID-19Reza Abolhelm Reza Abolhelm is a Graduate Student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. His research encompasses reinforced concrete structures, nonlinear finite element analysis, shell structures, and high-performance materials. He has been teaching and supervising undergraduate students as a Teaching Assistant since 2020 and has been involved in several courses and Design Days projects at the University of Waterloo.Trevor Hrynyk
added to the silent culture. Ignorance anda lack of education, political orientation, and homophobia further induce a climate of ignoranceand silence about LGBTQ+ topics, terminology, and knowledge, compounding the discomfortfelt by many [32]. The general lack of knowledge to further understand the needs of LGBTQ+students. There seems to still be active homophobia between peers and educators who are ill-prepared to support diverse learner needs. Additionally, a lack of policies exists to informdecision-making [32], considering the unique needs of LGBTQ+ people. It comes as no surprisethat the best practices for creating inclusive engineering classrooms and laboratories forLGBTQ+ STEM practitioners involve increasing understanding, support
Shew Associate Professor, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia TechMarie C. Paretti (Professor) Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she is Associate Director of the Virginia Tech Center for Coastal Studies and Education Director of the interdisciplinary Disaster Resilience and Risk Management graduate program. She received a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.A. in English from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on communication and collaboration, design education, and identity (including race, gender, class, and other demographic identities) in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER
soil components provided by the instructor and the class could then evaluate the winningsoil mixture based on optimum removal. Groups could also explore different types of plants, andwhether plant choice impacts nutrient removal. This lab provides an opportunity for students tolearn about research and how design standards are created for natural systems, and can be easilymodified depending on the research question.References 1. Redish, E.F. and Smith, K.A. (2008). Looking beyond content: skill development for engineers. Journal of Engineering Education 97(3): 295-307. 2. Richards, D.E. and Collura, M.A. (2015). Understanding a new paradigm for engineering science education using knowledge about student learning
by mostASP students.This paper proceeds as follows. First, we discuss how the practices used by ASP at our institutionand the research literature informed our approach to designing the new ASP lab sections. Then,we discuss the design and implementation of these lab sections. Next, we examine the success ofthese lab sections in fostering a sense of connectivity among ASP students through studentpre/post survey data. Finally, we reflect on strengths and areas for improvement and discuss nextsteps to continue creating a more equitable course.BackgroundOur CS1 course enrolls 600-1,200 students per semester. While the course is targeted towardstudents with no prior programming experience, our students come from a wide range ofcomputer programming
in Engineering EducationWhile there is no catalogue of engineering-specific core teaching practices or taxonomy ofengineering teaching moves, the community does have knowledge about engineering teachingpractice, albeit in disparate places. Of interest in this paper are teaching practices around twopoints within engineering design: (1) brainstorming to generate possible ideas for prototyping,and (2) diagnostic troubleshooting and responses to failure after the first design or prototype hasbeen tested and prior to formal planning and creating a second design.In the research literature, there is shared understanding that teachers should engage students inbrainstorming and teachers should support them in this effort [2, 24]. Crismond and Adams
international project in the context of the whole class, to determine the impact this specificassignment had for their overall learning. In general, CU students concluded that theinternational collaboration project was novel, valuable and it was a good learning experience,though they acknowledged that the project was more complicated than initially expected andrequired an intentional effort to learn from a different culture, different practices and evensignificant communication challenges. Other students highlighted the specific aspects of themanufacturing process learned on each step of the project, mentioning specifically glassmanufacturing, blow process and bottle design. Another group of students considered that themain lesson was learning from a
Success in the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Johnson received his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on engineering education, production economics, and design tools. Dr. Johnson has over 80 peer reviewed publications and several patents. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and industry. Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society
order to model changes in shape due to the effects of osteoarthritis in order to provide surgeons and implant designers with suggestions to improve surgical outcomes. Her current research is focused on concept generation, accessibility in 3D printing, and effectively teaching first-year engineering with hands-on design projects. Dr. de Vries was recently named Erie 40 Under 40: Class of 2020 and received a 2017 Marshall Space Flight Faculty Fellowship at NASA in which she worked in Huntsville, AL for a summer assisting NASA engineers (specifically members of the Environmental Controls and Life Support Systems) in concept generation. At Behrend she teaches the first and final design courses for mechanical engineers (EDSGN
medicine, business, and 1meteorological studies. Stix (2021) posited that an assessment of the state-of-the-art energy-efficiencylearning in AI would have value because it could ensure ethical considerations for future generations wherethe long-term cost of a technological solution can be flagged early in advance. Therefore, methodologiesand plans implemented now can impact the future due to global issues of uncertainty like climate change.The education system’s critical role in evolving the best practices in AI education across disciplines shouldnot be overlooked. As part of this work-in-progress (WIP), we developed a first draft of the pre-and-postsurvey instrument to disseminate to students
modified, and assessment plans were reworked.The Industrial Engineering (IE) program at our university has now started to revise some courseswith a view to inculcate CT ability in the graduates. A few of the course outcomes that definitelyneed critical thinking skills in some of the IE courses are mentioned below. Product Design andManufacturing (PD&M) course: be competent with a set of tools and methods for product designand development; be aware of the role of multiple functions in creating a new product; understandthe impact of PD&M in a global and societal context; etc. Facilities Design and Logistics course:make highly effective, efficient, and successful plans; develop, select and evaluate alternativefacility layouts; reinforce
Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses on thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, renewable energy and energy conversion, heat transfer, and mechanical engineering design. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida, where he researched thermodynamics and renewable energy systems. His research at West Point has included laser target interaction, sustainable energy for installations, deployed military energy usage, and designing field expedient capabilities and weapons systems for soldiers.Jacob Daniel Reddington Josh Dean is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. He is a graduate of West Point, earning a B.S
related grants funded by the National Science Foundation, and a prior paper by the P4E research team was awarded Best Diversity Paper at the ASEE Annual Conference in 2015. She also conducts technical research with civil engineering and construction management graduate students. She and her students study ways to extend the safe and useful life of existing structures, particularly concrete bridges, through enhanced inspection, management and repair techniques. This research has been funded by the Mountain Plains Consortium, a USDOT University Transportation Center, and the Colorado Department of Transportation. She teaches courses in structural engineering such as reinforced and prestressed concrete design and civil
how beneficial it can be. It will makethe argument that a good mechanical design engineer needs to have understanding andexperience that can best be obtained from completing projects in a machine shop. Morespecifically, the paper discusses the value of having a machining class early in the mechanicalengineering curriculum, and provides one method for how it can be provided. Examples ofsample student projects and general course format are included. Assessment of the importanceof including machining skills in the curriculum and the projects themselves is performed withdata from local industries, student and alumni feedback, and by officials from professionalorganizations. Specific examples of student outcomes will be given in the form of
industry practices,designed to address schedule risks in student capstone projects, such as optimistic estimates,knowledge gaps, and unexpected difficulty. This work is part of an ongoing effort to improveboth the learning experience, and outcomes, of capstone projects in our university.In the next section we review the existing literature on risks in capstone projects, both risks thatoccur, and practices for risk management. The section on PERT starts with a comparison of theorigins of PERT and CPM, to illuminate the issues we raise and the gap we seek to address. Theremainder of the PERT section describes the original PERT practices specifically designed forprojects with low experience and high uncertainty. The following section, on Risk
lines, the National Academies 2019 report: Environmental Engineering forthe 21st Century urges environmental engineers to respond to the grand challenges and provide theleadership required to address them, noting that this vision will require a new model forenvironmental engineering (EnvE) practice, education and research. The report calls for EnvEs to:(1) move away from a focus on addressing single problems toward systems-based solutions thataddress a broad set of issues; (2) become proactive in anticipating problems rather than reactingto them; and (3) cultivate diversity and engage collaboratively with stakeholders and otherdisciplines (National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, 2019). This call to educate and graduate
. This paper is focused specifically on thedescription and evaluation of the impact that technical and career-development seminars andpanels have on building ACCESS scholar’s knowledge and skills in the cybersecurity area.In general, during their first year in the ACCESS program, Cohort 1 students were verysuccessful. Eight out of nine Cohort 1 students had paid internship positions in summer 2021 andone student had a paid research position during the whole 2021 calendar year. All Cohort 1students maintained GPA higher than 3.00 and made progress towards their graduation. Eight outof nine students have their scholarship renewed for the 2021/22 school year. (The only studentwhose scholarship was not renewed, due to personal reasons, decided to
citations, and his h-index is 15 (Google Profile). He has designed, updated, and taught several electrical engineering, engineering design, and technological innovations courses and works to develop new curricula and programs for Electrical and Computer Engineering Education. Before joining the Mississippi State University has also served at the University of Ottawa, Queen's University, and Royal Military College of Canada. He has received several prestigious awards, scholarships, and grants, which include a $1.48 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve graduation outcomes for transfer engineering students as Co-PI in 2021, the Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (IRDF) from Natural
Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comBreaking Boundaries:An Organized Revolution for the ProfessionalFormation of Electrical Engineers The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida is at thesecond year of its RED program. The main goal of the project is to change the departmentculture by transforming the existing traditional unidirectional Research-Teaching-Service modelto a completely connected Research-Student-Practice one. There are several major tasksundertaken under the Organized Revolution: (1) The creation of Track Focused AdvisoryBoards (TFABs) for direct and impactful engagement of industry with the Electrical Engineeringprogram; (2) the development
. (2011). Inside the Double Bind: A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Undergraduate and Graduate Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Harvard Educational Review, 81(2), 172-209. https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.81.2.t022245n7x4752v2Pallis, J. M., & McNitt-Gray, J. L. (2013). Using Sports to Attract Young Women into Engineering. 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2021). Best practices for diversity and inclusion in STEM education and research: A guide by and for federal agencies. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/091621-Best-Practices-for- Diversity-Inclusion-in-STEM.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&
Subject Matter Expert at the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), a Technology Alliance in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He has more than two and a half decades of process safety experience, including engineering, research, teaching, and consulting experiences. He is a co-author with James A. Klein for the book Process Safety: Key Concepts and Practical Approaches (CRCPress 2017), is the principal author of three CCPS Guideline books, and has developed training modules for AIChE’s Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SAChE) Program. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt
Utah State University. Her research employs asset-based frameworks to improve access, participation, and inclusivity across all levels of engineering education. Angie engages with qualitative, mixed-method, and multi-method approaches to better understand student experience for the ultimate purpose of strengthening and diversifying the engineering workforce. Her most recent work explores the effects of mobile educational technology, online learning and distance education; metacognition and self-regulation, and contemporary engineering practice on engineering student learning and professional identity development. Angie graduated from the United State Military Academy at West Point with a bachelor's degree in mechanical
beginning of the course, end of thecourse, and after the oral exams. This paper evaluates the impact of an oral exam on writtenexam performance for one course in the study that implemented a controlled trial. The paper alsoevaluated the survey responses related to a question about increased motivation to learn that wasadministered to all 560 students. Student demographic data was used to identify for whichsubgroups of students the oral exams had a larger impact in terms of increasing motivation tolearn.Literature ReviewThe idea of supplementing conventional written exams in STEM fields with oral assessmentsprings from the observation that the former testing practice is devoid of many of thestudent-centric assessment dimensions that the latter is
communities of practice to oversee theimplementation of curricular changes that develop and reinforce a range of non-technical skillsto better equip our graduates for the discipline.The end result will be that each skill is taught and reinforced at each level of the curriculum(Figure 1). This change been motivated by the changing expectations of faculty, alumni, and theprofession at large. Faculty need graduate students with stronger communication andcomputational skills. Alumni desire clearer communication, a greater understanding of theprofession, and more system-level design experience. In addition, alumni have indicated a desirefor entrepreneurial thinking as engineering becomes more cross-disciplinary. Finally, governing,professional
likely a consequence of the factthat the effort spent on advising is not recognized in the faculty member’s overall workload. Assuch advisors are unintentionally incentivized to employ transactional advising, focusing oncourse selection, schedule formation, and curricular planning, to streamline the work of advising.However, highly engaged and supportive developmental advising during a student’s first year isa best practice for promoting student success, persistence, and ultimately graduation rate [1,2].The interactive teaching process of developmental advising supports students to explore theirpurpose, clarify their academic and life goals, and develop a personalized educational and careerexploration plan to achieve those goals [3-5]. These
, graduate student training and mentoring, and the evaluation tools for all participants. The resultsfrom the study will also help the academic community to initialize a practice of the One Teach, OneEngage co-teaching model, through demonstrations of the benefits for all participants and addressing thechallenges of implementing a similar program at their institutions.References 1. ABET. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2021 – 2022.” abet.org. https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering- programs-2021-2022/ (accessed Jan. 7, 2022). 2. S. Van Ginkel, J. Gulikers, H. Biemans, and M. Mulder, “Towards a set of design principles for developing oral presentation
].Other competencies include ethics, professional judgement, and an understanding of practicalityand constructability, all of which have a critical impact on real-world engineering design. Mostimportantly, students must understand how these competencies fit into the complex nature ofdesign and the difficult choices that often must be made to satisfy design criteria and developsolutions in realistic conditions. Thus, to best prepare graduates for work, engineering educationprograms must incorporate authentic design experiences into their curricula, providing studentswith opportunities to think through real-world scenarios using a holistic set of competencies thatgo beyond technical knowledge alone.The purpose of this study was to understand how