settings.Furthermore, we aim to inspire and assist educators and students interested in starting similaraccessibility projects. We include a step-by-step guide to help others interested in using ordeveloping accessible technology within the context of engineering education. In the latter case,development of accessible technology or contribution of new accessible features could beconfigured as a compelling student project for independent study, capstone or similar course, orused as motivating context for undergraduate research. The source for this project is free andavailable under an open source license on our GitHub repository, scribear/ScribeAR.github.io.Though it is possible to run machine models on remote servers, our experience with ScribeARhas shown
prepare cross-disciplinary students to develop “an intuitive understanding of the physicscontrolling the relevant observations and […] an appreciation for how these observations can beused to learn something about the earth” [23].More and more, engineering graduates are also expected to apply coding and solve complex,interdisciplinary problems. Teaching engineering design is commonly accomplished throughproject-based learning [24,25]. However, the use and benefits of development boards such asArduino are still overlooked [26]. Therefore, we also recommend that a device such as ours befurther developed and validated by students in a project-oriented capstone course. Using Arduinohas been shown to effectively teach programming and strengthen
Paper ID #38966Work in Progress: Specifications Grading in a System Modeling CourseDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past twenty-one years teaching mechanical engineering at four different col- leges. He started at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest graduate research program. At Trine University, a small private school in An- gola, Indiana, he focused on undergraduate education while teaching ten different courses ranging from introductory freshman courses to senior capstone. Scott also served as an advisor to
, show significant growth of cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-boundary work needs. Some cross-disciplinary areas withparticular demand, now and for the future, are found at the intersection between engineering andthe life sciences. Engineers increasingly need competencies in life science areas that intersectwith their engineering disciplines. Engineers also must meet high-tech industry requirements ofworking cross-culturally, communicating effectively with all teams across the enterprise, andeffectively using time and project management skills. For STEM-specific roles, young engineersare required to have data science understanding, statistics knowledge, and computationalcapability especially if working with big data. In response
experience conducting evaluation and design-based research studies in complex settings including and community- based settings. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Material Agency with Summer STEM Youth Designing with Micro:bitsIntroduction and Research PurposeIn this poster, we report results related to an NSF EEC CAREER project that characterizesframing agency, defined as making decisions and learning in the process of framing designproblems. Our past studies of framing agency have relied on discourse analysis to characterizeagency in talk [1-3]. However, this analytical approach, with its focus on talk, misses muchabout the materials in the design process, and given that design is commonly cast as
industry working towards sustainability. 7. Institutions develop long-term vision on sustainability-related investments and supporting systems. 8. Development of national inter-collegiate collaborations and competitions. 9. Institutions develop a cross-campus, multidisciplinary university-based committee to promote sustainability. 10. Engineering faculty use a student- centered approach to match students’ needs/demands for sustainability with opportunities to practice via internships, capstones, or special projects. 11. Engineering departments and faculty have early required coursework in sustainability. 12. Creation of new courses and modification of existing courses to include sustainability-focused competencies (vertical and horizontal
incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees.Dr. Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Nayda G. Santiago is professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) where she teaches the Capstone Course in
unique in that it is one of only avery few programs in which the ARCH and ARCHE programs exist in the same school. Ourprogram focuses on professional practice of building design and construction, and the interactionof the students in the two majors is a precursor to what they will encounter upon graduation andentrance into the professions. The programs are currently structured such that students take manyof the same courses at the start of the curriculums, before dividing and concentrating on thecourses that make their majors unique. At the end of the curriculum, the students come backtogether in the capstone design course, where they act on interdisciplinary teams to arrive atsolutions for a semester-long building project. The number of ARCHE
, from first-year students in engineering projects courses tothird-, fourth-, and fifth-year students enrolled in the program’s core engineering courses (statics,circuits, materials) or senior capstone design. Classes range from engineering projects courses tocore engineering courses (statics, circuits, materials) to senior capstone design.SettingLaunched in 2014, the University of Colorado Boulder’s ABET-accredited Integrated DesignEngineering program allows undergraduate engineering students to select from among one of sixengineering areas of study (aerospace, architectural, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical;called an emphasis) and combine that with an additional area of study outside of engineering(called a concentration). In the
techniques develops over time. Further, studies that couldprovide closer analysis and greater distinction between sources and levels of outside exposurecould help in determining which types of activities most contribute to student self-efficacy infabrication. In addition, further characterization of the differences between the effects of shorterexperiential learning activities and longer, integrative projects on student self-efficacy couldprovide further insight to engineering curriculum development. Analyzing the effects ofrequiring students to use makerspaces through these learning strategies, especially in earlycourses, on their usage of makerspaces in other contexts, such as in capstone design courses,could yield further insight to the dynamics
Paper ID #39184Exploring the Role of Mentorship in Enhancing Engineering Students’Innovation Self-EfficacyDr. Azadeh Bolhari P.E., University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her teaching focuses on fate and transport of contaminants and capstone design. Dr. Bolhari’s research interests explore the bound- aries of engineering and social science to understand formation of innovation self-efficacy in engineering students and evolution of resilience capacity at family
. A significant aspect of the project was to create a supportnetwork for the students that incorporated existing services provided by the university andestablished new services to aid students throughout their mentored research experience. One ofthe new services was the development and delivery of starting in the second year of the grant andcontinuing through the third year. The purpose of the workshops is to introduce students todifferent aspects of research. The first series of workshops (offered in the 2021-2022 academicyear) were mostly informational and provided initial support for undergraduate researchers. Fromthe experience of developing and hosting the first series, the style of the second series (offered inthe 2022-2023 academic
-offexperiments and sprawling engineering projects. Notably, most capstone and cornerstoneexperiences fit the definition. However, the definition does insist on hands-on activities, so it isdesigned to exclude activities that are purely computer-based.Other works have other implicit definitions of laboratory activities. Some works center the ideaof constructivism in discussing laboratories, and argue that a laboratory activity is one thatprovides rich information for constructing knowledge [11]. Others simply lament the lack ofspecificity in defining laboratory activities [12].Consequently, categorizing laboratory activities or describing universal features of laboratoryactivities is a challenge. Fesisel and Rosa attempt to describe learning objectives
Technology, and her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri- Rolla (same school, different name). At Rose-Hulman, Michelle is co-leading a project to infuse an entrepreneurial-mindset in undergraduate students’ learning, and a project to improve teaming by teaching psychological safety in engineering education curricula. Michelle also mentors undergraduate researchers to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle was a 2018 ExCEEd Fellow, and was recognized as the 2019 ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee.Dr. Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University Liping Liu is an associate professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence
like those listed in [5] such as a lack ofreliable technology for Audio-Video link, inconsistent Wi-Fi, and use of WhatsApp applicationrather than email to name a few. I also served as an examiner to evaluate final projects for MS inComputer Science program. I also evaluated project reports for these projects and suggestedchanges to projects and reports to improve their quality. I also conducted student advising that wasboth formal and informal. This advising was sometimes as faculty teaching courses and at timesas examiner of the capstone projects. During my Fulbright grant at the host institution, because of my vast academic experience, Iwas asked to provide my services on committees at various levels. At the college level, I servedon
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 26-29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/byoe-learning-tool-for-lithium-ion-battery- management-system. [Accessed: January 2, 2023].[12] R. Carrillo, R. Perez, A. Sanchez, R. Long, R., O. Caglayan, "Project Volta: Senior Capstone Design of a Remote Management System for Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Battery Storage", ASEE 2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference, July 2020, [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/project-volta-senior-capstone-design-of-a-remote-management-system- for-lithium-polymer-lipo-battery-storage. [Accessed: January 3, 2023].[13] G. Liao, G. "Establishment of an Integrated Learning Environment for Advanced Energy Storage
Callihan Linnes is the Marta E. Gross Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the College of Engineering Honors Program at Purdue University. Her work advances pa- per microfluidics, molecular biosensors, and human-centered instrumentation design for translation into point-of-care diagnostics for global health and health disparities research. She teaches undergraduate design courses for first year engineering honors and capstone design, graduate level instrumentation mea- surement and point-of-care diagnostics, and human-centered design workshops to practitioners around the world. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A systematic review of pedagogical
ofknowledge results in longer times spent in any phase of the design process which impactscompany efficiency and productivity negatively. To address this issue, the participant’scompany implemented a six-month training program for recently graduated engineers. In terms of the mechanical engineering curriculum, the participant recommendedstructured capstone projects that ensure every group member becomes proficient in all phasesof the design process. For example, the participant noted that for hardware design projects,every student in a group must be involved in preliminary material search and documentation,creation of CAD drawings, alternative design production, and selection of the most cost-effective fabrication method for hardware
/value- rubrics-information-literacy (accessed Jan. 03, 2022).[20] J. Belanger, N. Zou, J. R. Mills, C. Holmes, and M. Oakleaf, “Project RAILS: Lessons Learned about Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills,” portal: Libraries and the Academy, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 623–644, 2015, doi: 10.1353/pla.2015.0050.[21] B.M. Smyser and J. Bolognese, “Assessing Information Literacy in Capstone Design Projects: Where are students still struggling?” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022. https://strategy.asee.org/40519[22] American Association of Colleges and Universities, “Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE).” https://www.aacu.org/initiatives/value (accessed Jun
B and 6 from Univ C; 15 African Americans, 15 Hispanic Americans; 21 males and 9 females). They have participated in various variety activities, including senior design projects, Engineering Design Day, undergraduate and graduate research assistantships, NASA and BP-AE summer internships, and other program events. • Capstone design projects: The program has coordinated and completed 9 NASA-centric senior design projects with 10 more ongoing projects (7 sponsored by NASA MSFC, 7 by FSGC, 2 by JPL Psyche, and others). 87 graduating seniors participate in these projects as they work on real-world, practice-oriented engineering design topics with supervision by NASA engineers and professional practitioners over two
# 1914869) for an associated research study. She is, and has been, principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on multiple NSF grants related to computer science and STEM education. She integrates multidisci- plinary collaborative projects in her courses, to create immersive learning experiences that deeply engage students with a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. Students in her research lab are researching and implementing machine learning and collective intelligence algorithms, that harness the cognitive abilities of large numbers of human users to solve complex problems.Prof. Kim E. Pearson, The College of New Jersey Kim Pearson is professor of journalism at The College of New Jersey who teaches a range of courses
. He aims to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency by interventions, counseling, pedagogy, and tool selection to promote DEI. In addition, he also works on many research-to-practice projects to enhance educational technology usage in engineering classrooms and educational research. Siqing also works as the technical development and support manager at the CATME research group.Amirreza Mehrabi, Purdue University I am Amirreza Mehrabi, a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Now I am working in computer adaptive testing (CAT) enhancement with AI and analyzing big data with machine learning (ML) under Prof. J. W. Morphew at the ENE department. My
meaningful to students.Curriculum Overview. The SCoPE engineering curriculum engages middle school students in athree-week capstone project focusing on managing nutrient pollution in their local watershed.Students engage with the problem through local news articles and images of algae covered lakeswhich drives the investigation into the detrimental processes caused by excess nutrients fromsources such as fertilizer and wastewater entering bodies of water. Students apply ideas learnedpreviously in science class to help define the problem, which deepens their understanding of thescience content and emphasizes the role of science in solving problems with engineering. Theyresearch the sources of nutrient pollution and potential strategies for managing
undergraduate engineering course.AbstractThis evidence-based Work in Progress research paper will explore how collaborative technologyimpacts student engagement with teams and programming activities in an introductory first-yearengineering course. Introduction to engineering has been a historically difficult course forundergraduates as they are introduced to algorithmic thinking, design processes, and problem-solvingmethodologies. To assist students, a variety of approaches can be employed in the classroom; team-based capstone projects with end of course demonstrations, synchronous collaborative technology thatsupports teamwork and communication in and out of class, pair-programming, and visual-basedprogramming languages. Each of these provides
, since they will learn to look at the problem from differentangles before choosing a suitable path forward.2. Encourage internships.Internships are a great way to prepare students for careers on multi-disciplinary teams. Onebenefit is to allow students to learn if they like and think they can thrive in that environment. Thesecond is to already start acquiring the necessary skills to succeed in these positions early on.Internships which have a component around rotation across teams, also allow students to gainwider appreciation of how different positions interact, before having to dive deep into one role.On completion of junior-year internships, students can then bring back acquired skills to theirfinal year classes, capstone projects, and
Engineering Sciences and Materials at the ˜ University of Puerto Rico, MayagA¼ez Campus (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) andDr. Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Nayda G. Santiago is professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) where she teaches the Capstone Course in Computer Engineer- ing. She received an BS in EE from the University of PR, MayaDr. Lourdes A. MedinaDr. Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
III 2023 – ENGT 4250, Linear Electronics [SO 5 (PI-Analog)] & Capstone Experience [SO 6 (PI-Design, Implement & Manage Project)] Fall 2023 - August 2023 - Faculty Retreat – Faculty will discuss the results and findings for follow up on recommendations and action as needed.Academic Year 2023-24 Schedule – Assessment, Evaluation, and CI – BS EET SO 1, 4 Schedule for: (a) Student Learning Self-Evaluation Survey (Indirect) (b) Faculty Assessment of Student Learning Survey (Indirect) (c) Performance Indicators (direct) – See SOs highlighted for specific course offerings. Fall II 2023 – ENGT 2240, Electronics FUND II [SO 1 (PI-Circuit Design & Engineering Problem Solving)] Spring Semester – Jan. 2024 – “Faculty Return to work week
excerpts of studentresponses.In addition to reporting on the research question itself, this paper will serve as a process guide foranalysis of a small set of qualitative data in the context of chemical engineering education. Theintent is to make thematic analysis more accessible for faculty who might otherwise not considerthis approach in pedagogical work.IntroductionLaboratory courses are often the first, and sometimes only, place where undergraduate ChemicalEngineering students encounter real Chemical Engineering equipment and work in a large-scalelaboratory environment. Beyond technical and sensory experience, capstone laboratory alsoaffords students the ability to practice other critical skills, such as safety, experimental planning
challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize community vision with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting
Engineering School, then as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in 2019. Her research focuses on sensors, combining organic materials, including polymers and biological cells, with conventional devices.Dr. Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park Vincent P. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects