their degree on thesuccess of their final capstone projects (specialization). Within some engineering programs, adisconnect can occur when the specialized interests of the student do not align well with therequired or offered course material. This paper identifies some areas where students had gaps intheir knowledge and experiences, as well as what they had to do to fill in those gaps. Themethods used to gather the reflections included a survey of alumni as well as expanded casestudies provided by the authors. The findings suggest that required course-tracks are lackinghands-on engineering experiences such as learning about manufacturing or the use of specializedsoftware programs. Further, some course-tracks focus on particular topics in
State University) has an ongoing Target Infusion Proposal grant from National Science Foundation(NSF) to address the problem of the lack of awareness and participation in cyber security since 2019.The project vision is to create a successful model of institution wide reform for undergraduatecybersecurity education at SC State University using instruction, internships, and seminars. The studentshould be able to evaluate, make decisions, and take responsible actions in the context of cyber security.This project uses a multi-tier approach to increase capacity in cyber security education, training, andawareness in the undergraduate curriculum The objective of this poster presentation is to share ourexperiences with various project activities. The
(Graduate Apprentice) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com S-STEM First Year Progress: Baylor Engineering and Computer Science Scholar's ProgramThe major goal of the project is to contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists,mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Baylor University. Over itsfive-year duration, this project will fund four-year scholarships to 22 students who are pursuingBachelor of Science degrees in Engineering, Electrical and Computer
capstone course and provide engineering design and mathe-matic problem-solving experiences so that students are able to identify potential project topicsand create client contacts earlier in the process as well as connect additional course content di-rectly to the projects. Since the new capstone sequence was approved by both departments onlyrecently, it will be a few years before the implementation of the sequence, which allows us tocollect and analyze more qualitative data in the current capstone courses before finalizing thejoint capstone sequence. In the future, qualitative data will be collected from the joint capstonesequence to compare students’ experiences in the classroom as well as their career preparation.IntroductionA capstone course
American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Engineering Education, and Society of Women Engineers. Nazli has several active research projects on engineering education, wind energy, agricultural drainage and runoff treatment, stormwater pond assessment. For her research projects, she works with groups of undergraduate researchers. She has also been advising several student groups for their self-lead research projects. Many of these groups presented at National Conference in Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Nazli is also the proud faculty adviser of Society of Women Engineers MSU, Mankato Student Chapter and Engineers without Borders MSU, Mankato Student Chapter.Stephen J Druschel (Professor) (Minnesota State
, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Benchmarking Architectural Engineering Capstones Part 2: A deeper dive into Trends and OpportunitiesThere are currently 25 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering (AE) programs in the UnitedStates that offer degrees closely associated with the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction(AEC) industry. AE programs are sparse and unique compared to civil engineering, constructionmanagement, and architecture programs, and must be adaptable to the AEC industry to remaincurrent with leading industry practices. To remain relevant to industry, AE programs regularlyevolve their senior capstone project experience, incorporating new methods and
. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comAchieving student outcomes with service-learning in Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractThe implementation of experiential learning opportunities in undergraduate courses providesstudents an alternative hands-on learning methodology that can supplement the traditionallecture-style approach. A service-learning model was used in an undergraduate Mechanics ofMaterials course in the form of a semester-long project. The first implementation (Cohort 1)involved partnering with UT Arlington’s College of Engineering and participating in the bi-annual Engineering Saturday event. This event is a K-12 outreach program, which inviteschildren from local K
technical Project Consultants for first-year student teams as they designand build a project. The process by which a student team decides that they would benefit from technicalconsultation, and then selects and uses the services of the peer tutor as a Project Consultant, models asclosely as possible the analogous process of hiring a consultant in a real-world engineering project. Thispaper first presents the design and goals of this program. Then, the procedures developed for selecting,training, and implementing the Project Consultants will be shared. Next, results will be given fromfeedback collected from both the Project Consultants and the students. This feedback came from briefquestionnaires collected from the students and Consultants at the
Powered by www.slayte.com[WORK IN PROGRESS] Interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to integrating stream studies into campus curriculaAbstractProject based learning (PBL) is a type of experiential learning in which students are presented with acomplex problem(s) that could have multiple feasible solutions and are tasked with developing a plan orproduct that addresses that problem. A lot of emphasis has recently been put into integrating PBLexperiences into the undergraduate curriculum. Students are often presented with projects that aretailored to fit within the time constraints of a given course. However, when that project is a subset of alarger whole, then a comprehensive solution is rarely
tools, both quantitative and qualitative, for twopurposes: First, for the assessment of ethical and social justice (ESJ) considerations in researchprojects, and second, as a pedagogical toolkit that allows users to improve their understanding ofthese aspects of data ethics. Below we describe three existing assessment methodologies forevaluating ESJ in data science research projects: a scoring rubric, a questionnaire, and a canvassheet (i.e., a user-friendly template and tool that captures data), and we propose one additionalmethod, a predictive machine learning model. This document describes an evaluation of thefeedback from 124 students in two different classes who used the questionnaire and canvas sheetto assess their team projects. This data
of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. He is a fellow of ASEE and NSPE.Paul Leidig Paul A. Leidig is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education and a member of the instructional team for the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Leidig is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado and has six years of structural engineering consulting experience
semester, nine students were recruited to participate in a UAS cybersecurity-focused undergraduate research experience. Three faculty members each identified a small topicarea for undergraduate students to pursue. The three areas are: 1. Small UAS (sUAS) Vulnerability and Threat Assessment and Mitigation 2. Effects of Cyber Attacks on Communication in UAS Swarms with Distributed Swarm Control 3. Enhancing Security of Cloud-Connected UAS ServicesStudents were placed onto teams based on their prior course experiences and the projectrequirements. Common resources were provided for all students to train them in conductingresearch. Teams were then tasked with developing a more comprehensive research plan for theirspecific project and
, while maintaining academic effectiveness. The procedureincludes implementing seven universal design of instructions (UDI) principles [13] and strength-based final project options. The UDI implementation and final project description and rubrics areprovided. A work in progress report was previously presented and this paper will provide acomplete work [14]. Since Fall 2020, this course has been offered for 3 consecutive semesters.The first cohort in Fall 2020 has 2 groups: 1 comparison group and 1 experimental group. Thesecond cohort in Spring 2021 has 1 experimental group; the third cohort in Fall 2021 has 1experimental group. Each semester a formative evaluation regarding the UDI implementation hasbeen conducted for the experimental group. For
minority-serving institution. The paper also offers a list of thelessons learned during the implementation of the project. A summary of the papermaterials will be presented at the National Science Foundation (NSF) GranteesPoster Session during the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Theobjectives of this S-STEM program are to 1) enhance students’ learning byproviding access to extra and co-curricular experiences, 2) create a positivestudent experience through mentorship, and 3) ensure successful studentplacement in the STEM workforce, or graduate/professional degree programs.Financial assistance is provided to the students who have been admitted to thisprogram. The program supports three cohorts of students. Cohort I and Cohort IIconsist
convergent (deeply interdisciplinary) problems to undergraduate engineers. Past research projects include studies of governance in engineering education and the influence of educational technology on engineering education.Rebecca Thomas (Adjunct Professor) Rebecca Thomas is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She holds a B.S. and M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University.Stewart Thomas (Assistant Professor) (Bucknell University) Stewart Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
cybersecurity. This includes class projects, independent research and study, and facultyresearch. The CIRP reviews all requests and evaluates the compensating controls to determinetheir acceptability. If predetermined risk levels are not exceeded, the policy includes provisionsfor an expedited or shortened review. The rationale for the provisions in the policy, the levels ofreview and the makeup of the review panel are discussed. The implemented policy and requiredreview form are included as appendices.IntroductionCybersecurity is an emerging field with significant implications as the use of interconnecteddevices increases. The need for trained cybersecurity professionals is increasing, yet theworkforce is not increasing to match the need. Jeff Kaitlin
activities, experiences with students working oninterdisciplinary community engagement projects, guidelines on how to better and moreeffectively interact with stakeholders, lessons on assessment of student progress (along withwarning signs of imminent trouble), and planned actions to improve student success outcomes.Tags: S-STEM, retention, scholarships, diversity, student success, broadening participation inengineeringSection I: Overview of the SEECS ProgramGannon University is a private, four-year Catholic university, dedicated to providing a liberalarts education integrated with professional skills and faith-based learning. Gannon offers 6associate's, 67 bachelor’s, 29 master's, and 6 doctoral degrees, with approximately 4,700 students(3,200
McMaster University.James A. Kearns (Associate Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Using a Hyflex Learning Format in a Second-year Mechatronics CourseAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper details a Hyflex learning format used in a second-yearMechatronics course for Mechanical Engineering majors. At York College of Pennsylvania,Mechatronics introduces second-year Mechanical Engineering students to essential aspects ofelectronics and instrumentation through experiential hands-on learning. Students regularlyconduct laboratory exercises and work on short projects as they learn
Science plays a vital role in sciences and year growth of any sector by 2022.engineering disciplines to discover meaningful Furthermore, the National Center for Women &information and predict the outcome of real-world Information Technology [5] projected that up to 77%problems. Despite the significance of this field and of future job openings could be filled by people withhigh demand, knowledge of how to effectively computing degrees. Despite the job opportunities,provide data science research experience to STEM states with large minority populations like Louisianastudents is scarce. This paper focuses on the role of had only 365 (18% female) and 455 (24% female)data science and
Conceptual Site ModelsAbstractIn environmental engineering site remediation projects, community perception of environmentaland health risks can influence a project’s scope and design. Therefore, community engagement iscritical to shaping an engineer’s definition of an environmental problem. However, lower-levelundergraduate engineering curricula rarely address the incorporation of community input intoenvironmental engineering problem definition, as environmental engineering coursework tendsto utilize pre-defined problems to develop and assess technical knowledge and skills. Upper-level courses that do include community participation in environmental engineering design tendto be reflective, having students evaluate the social impact of a pre-defined
components of a project(e.g., purpose, theory, sampling, and instrumentation) to ensure they are compatible andappropriate to investigate the phenomenon of interest. As Slaton and Pawley (2018) note, all ofthe features of a research design must be actively chosen and each of these choices has hugeepistemic and political consequences. Unfortunately, the process of aligning these components iscomplex and enigmatic, as researchers often fail to adequately document the details of theirdecision making process for others to learn from. They are seldom incentivized to do so.Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to divulge the complexities embedded within ourresearch team’s process of designing a qualitative study focused on understanding
Paper ID #37005Best Practices in Building Relationships and PartnershipsBetween Community Colleges, Universities, andOrganizations (Work In Progress)Vibhasri Davuluri Vibhasri (Vibha) Davuluri is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Michigan pursuing a B.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a sustainability certification. Her interests include research in engineering education, and sustainability in engineering and healthcare. At the University of Michigan, Vibha is heavily involved in Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Project MESA (Making Examinations Safe and Accesible for All
hands-on service projects. The school created adynamic model for introducing projects that allow students to learn about different types ofSTEM-related fields, such as manufacturing, architecture, construction, engineering, science,technology, and more. The competency-based model provides an opportunity for educators tointroduce projects to students at an early stage in their careers in an effort to help them develop apassion for a particular field. These projects can also help students make early choices anddecisions about their future career aspirations. The research shows that the competency-basedmodel supports students in learning and developing valuable skills such as collaboration, creativethinking and critical analysis, problem solving
material on an interdisciplinary topic. The topic of cyber-physicalsystems engineering and product lifecycle management with application to structural healthmonitoring is considered in this co-creation project. This entails not only topics from differentdisciplines of civil, computer, electrical and environmental engineering, business, andinformation sciences, but also humanistic issues of sustainability, environment, ethical and legalconcerns in data-driven decision-making that support the control of cyber-physical systems.Aside from the objective of creating modules accessible to students with different levels ofdisciplinary knowledge, the goal of this research is to investigate if the co-creation process andthe resulting modules also promote
Tanvir Ahad, Wei Sun, Jiaze Gao, and Zahed Siddique School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, United StatesAbstractDesigning a senior-level course that involves problem-based learning, including projectcompletion task, is laborious and challenging. A well-designed project motivates the students tobe self-learners and prepares them for future industrial or academic endeavors. The COVID-19pandemic brought many challenges when instructions were forced to move either online or to aremote teaching/learning environment. Due to this rapid transition, delivery modes in teachingand learning modalities faced
Haykoupian © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comDescribing Students’ Approach to Design Thinking in Introductory Materials Engineering CoursesBackgroundIntroductory engineering courses are important because they serve as students’ first exposure towhat engineers do and the basics of their discipline. After a growing concern that engineeringcurricula had become too focused on mathematical modeling and theory, stakeholders called forthe incorporation of design thinking in the undergraduate engineering curricula. Design thinkingis typically incorporated into engineering curricula through capstone projects in the senior
motivation and engagement. Projects were developed by academics (research facultymembers or doctoral students) in their research laboratories. The purpose of this exploratorystudy is to understand the motivation the academics had to engage with students and invest timeand resources in creating research projects not attached to students' grades or credits. Weconducted interviews with academics to understand why they decided to engage with theresearch projects. Our results suggest that the most important thing was to develop student-teacher engagement, which had an implication later on in their classrooms. Similarly, they saw itas a mentoring opportunity and as a way to improve their time-management skills.IntroductionStudent motivation and engagement
engineering education practices in community colleges.Logic Model for Pathway DevelopmentPrior to this NSF-funded project, there was no formal body of data collected regarding Mt. SACstudents pursuing degrees and employment in engineering technology disciplines. Universitypartners and national databases provided an incomplete picture of transfer admissions, and therewas no industry-specific documentation Mt. SAC student employment. In the face of this ‘datadesert’, Mt. SAC convened an evaluation team to develop a logic model and evaluation tools thatwould identify correlations between student learning activities, institutional interventions, andindividual student success. This evaluation team included Wook Kim, Mt. SAC Research andInstitutional
engineering students is conducted to methodically establish the teaching effectiveness ofthe projection method in comparison with the traditional half-angle method.In this study, we seek to quantify student performance in solving a fourbar linkage mechanism based onthe time to solve and the correctness of the solution itself. In addition, we are also collecting students’self-reported perception of each method for comprehensibility, effort to solve, and ease ofimplementation with calculation tools. The goal is to test the research hypothesis that the projectionmethod for fourbar linkages is easier to comprehend and easier to apply for solving problems.The study is conducted with twenty-seven participants who are randomly divided into two nearly
[1]. This includes higher education makerspacenetworks like the Be a Maker (BeAM) Network at the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, a liberal arts and R1 research institution that serves a diverse community of 18,000+undergraduate students from across disciplines. Integrating makerspaces into academic coursecurricula provides flexible and creative learning activities to instructors that want to addressmultidisciplinary learning outcomes [2]. Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill have integratedmakerspace projects into more than 75 different courses across more than 30 academicdepartments [3]. These projects are creatively devised by faculty and makerspace staff,challenging students to analyze and apply course content throughout an iterative