for diversity,going the extra mile in and outside of class to assist with learning [8], [24], [25], [27], [37].Other student support was evidenced in the form of transfer fairs [25], campus visits, careercenter access, computer support, daycare, writing tutors, academic success workshops, and post-transfer information sessions [24]. It was also noted that often transfer support comes most in thepre-transfer phase but that student support should be provided across three points: pre-transfer,pre-enrollment, and first term post-transfer [6]. Similarly related to student support isengagement. Ways to improve student engagement to increase transfer student capital includedengaging with peers, role models, and peer mentors [6], [46]; developing
out how to operationalize them in theirclassrooms. Research has shown that faculty interested in pedagogical transformation areoften overwhelmed by the many tools, frameworks, and theories available [13]. One of theobjectives of this paper is to remove this burden on faculty and instructors by providing themwith an organized checklist of inclusive teaching practices stemming from variedframeworks, along with some easy-to-use resources, strategies, and examples, all in a singleresource. Further, our inclusive course design checklist is organized around the variouscomponents of teaching (e.g., writing the syllabus, selecting/training TAs, etc.) so it is (wehope) more pragmatic, accessible, and implementation-ready to educators, all the
, especially, the importance of communication and planning with my peers. The collaborationand participation among my group had to be structured, planned, and dynamic when we researched aboutbio-inspired professional reports. I learned the importance of proactive planning ahead of deadlines andconsistently communicating what my progress was on my research.”“Another skilled learned was teamwork. Teamwork in the project was needed to collaborate all of onesideas to make the best possible outcome. Overall this class taught us all the skills needed to perform bestas an engineer in the field.”“It helped me engage in critical thinking and learn more about how to effectively write summaries afterreading various articles. My approach to problems have changed
. • Write on 8.5 in. 11 in., gridded engineering paper. • Use a straight edge, compass, and/or protractor to draw figures. • Consider acquiring engineering tools: https://rb.gy/xm4eqp• Presentation • Include no more than one problem per page. • Number pages per problem if more than one page is needed. • Write on only one side of each sheet. • Each problem should have a neatly drawn figure(s). • Figures should be large enough to be easily read. • Variables should appear on figures. • Variables should be described using words and symbols. • Write legibly, in clear, easy-to-read print. • Completely erase any extraneous material. • No crossed-out material should appear on the solutions
their individual course redesign efforts. It alsofunctioned as a platform for the participants to share their findings, outcomes, andrecommendations with their peers, with the goal of improving the teaching and learningexperience across the institution in a variety of ways. This learning community was instrumentalin leading to the development of the climate change learning module in CCE 1100.In Fall 2022, the instructor of CCE 1100 added the climate change module into the course. Themodule includes two lectures and the associated readings and homework assignments. The firstlecture mainly covers climate science and literacy, and the second lecture covers the relatedASCE policy statements on climate change, and civil engineers’ role in climate
multidisciplinarity will be used to refer to thebalance of and cognitive distances between majors of students within a student team. Thestudy builds on methods used in measures of interdisciplinary research, so references to thosemethods will use the term interdisciplinary, consistent with writings in that area. With thatclarification given, Rousseau et al. place minimal emphasis on terminology, “Although someresearchers make a distinction between the terms interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary,transdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research, in empirical studies one finds a continuumwhich makes it difficult to distinguish among these modes” [2, p. 70]. 3% % of Papers with Multi- or
instruction), thispaper describes: a) details of course pedagogy; b) details of course content; and 3) outcomesfrom three course offerings over a period of three years to 84 students. Attributes of this coursedescribed in this article, include: 1) students completed lecture content mapped closely to theEnvironmental Engineering Body of Knowledge (EnvEng BoK) and the design criteria describedby the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET Inc.; 2) students preparedpodcasts to teach design principles to specific audiences (i.e., high school students, peers, andpublic officials); and 3) students worked independently and in small groups to perform term-length design exercises. A unique aspect of this course included interdisciplinary
first- and secondyear offerings (groups from Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Civil andArchitectural Engineering, and the first set of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering andIndustrial Technology) are provided in prior publications [20, 21]. The projects describedthere are those listed as items b, and d above.The Chemical and Environmental Engineering cohort included three student teams, two ofwhich were attending the SBP on-site and one that was attending virtually. These threegroups each had a different project, which was beneficial for these students in that they wereable to see their peers working on different tasks in their same discipline area. The first on-site team investigated the potential use of a renewable energy
growth. This perspective isfundamental to deep and lasting learning that persists after the final exam [2-4].In this paper we show that ungraded classrooms have significant potential as a vehicle toenhance engineering education as it models the learning and development of experts. We do thisthrough presentation of student response to ungraded classrooms in terms of both studentopinions and in comparison, of graded instruments.The ExpertConsider a practicing engineer, who is a subject matter expert of renown in industry andrespected by academic peers. This person likely received a formal education at a respectedinstitution of higher education. Leaving the university experience, the person was not an expert,but had a base of knowledge and skills
peers while people in industry juststrive to survive [19]. Another important factor is that industry thinks in terms of short-rangegoals whereas academia has a long-range perspective [24]. The gap also existed as some studentshave limited vision about their role and dream jobs upon finishing their high school degree [25].Another critical reason that plays a significant role in increasing the gap between academia andindustry is the lack of engineering students seeing the classroom as something that can help themimprove their overall skills and abilities [16], [19].3. MethodsThe authors distributed a closed-ended survey to ECE professional engineers and ECEdepartment heads to examine how differently each of the group looks at the demanded
telecommunications chairholder at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and director of CONNECT – the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Future Communications and Network. DaSilva is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to cognitive networking and to resource management in wireless networks. He pioneered the application of game theory to analyze and design wireless networks, authoring the first book on the topic. He is also responsible for seminal work on cognitive networking and spectrum and network sharing. He has authored two books, more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, and is a frequent keynote speaker and invited lecturer around the world. He has also been an IEEE
of the student team and their communication materials is neat and professional. Style: The team focuses its communication on its intended audience and can maintain audience attention and interest. The presentation is clean, clear, and aesthetically pleasing. If it is a presentation, dress and attire is appropriate. Prescribed Length and Format: The team does not provide an over-abundance of information to the intended audience while addressing the most pressing concerns and interest of that audience. Technical documents will follow a prescribed and expected format.There are several taxonomies of “audience” in technical writing style manuals [6]. We have useda simplified definition of “a
, modeling and system design for cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. She has published in several peer-reviewed conferences and journals and has been a program committee member at several conferences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Challenges and Experiences in Implementing a Specifications Grading System in an Upper Division Undergraduate Computer Networks CourseAbstractComputer Networks is an important course in most undergraduate curricula in computingdisciplines. The course learning objectives cover a broad range of topics and skills. The studentsare expected to acquire knowledge about the basic functionality of the layered
projects.Course Learning ObjectivesThe following are the course learning objectives as defined by the college for the capstone course: Form a formal project proposal, create a functional prototype to solve the given problem. Utilize a software scheduling package to plan and track the progress of a project. Weigh design alternatives for customer requirements, efficiency, reliability, and cost. Formulate and apply formal test procedures to the developed prototype. Analyze the data acquired during testing of the prototype. Present the prototype design orally to a specific audience. Write a technical report including conclusions and recommendations for further work.Course GoalsThis course emphasizes aspects of
to all STEM Coreparticipants across the network. The series incorporates multiple workshops focusing on STEMresume writing (plus follow-up 1-on-1 resume writing sessions), LinkedIn workshops forstudents to create and update resumes and profiles specifically for STEM employers.Additionally, students participate in sessions with a STEM Diversity Specialist around DEIcareer readiness strategies. Using research and insight from top employers, the STEM Coreprogram works to dismantle career readiness challenges that impact diverse students frompursuing and/or persisting in STEM-based careers and to excel while job searching.Overall, the STEM Core Internship Development Series works to equip staff and students withspecific techniques and tips to be
from China. Fan received her MS in Elementary Education Science and a graduate certificate in Curriculum Instruction.Dr. Lisa Y. Flores, University of Missouri, Columbia Lisa Y. Flores, Ph.D. is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri. She has expertise in the career development of Latino/as and Latino/a immigrant issues and has 80 peer reviewed journal publications, 19 book chapters, and 1 co-e ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student perceptions of confidence in learning and teaching before and after teaching improvementsAs part of an overall research program investigating the impact of changes in teachingstrategies on
the product owner. • Weekly sub-goals are based on the software requirements document, but minor changes can be made as issues are encountered during implementation. • Written assignments (beyond the design specification) are technical and non-technical, such as broad reflection essays.Assessment is based on performance on presentations and writing activities, and the deliverableis a final project presentation. Providing a complete product is expected but not a majority oftheir grade. The following changes are suggested for a more inquiry-based experience forstudents: • The premise of the project is a vague question or obstacle to the state of the art. • Students are required to have an authentic project by
professor access to students of anymajor on campus and the students can stay with the VIP team for multiple semesters. VIP teamstypically have 10 to 20 students. The Electronic ARTrium VIP team is co-instructed by Prof.Weitnauer and Dr. Thomas Martin, Chief Scientist of the Electro-optics Systems Laboratory atthe Georgia Tech Research Institute. Enrollments in the Electronic ARTrium team since itsinception to the time of this writing have been 22, 15, 21, and 24, for Fall 2021, Spring 2022,Fall 2022, and Spring 2023. Many if not all the computer science (CS) students on the VIP teamwere using VIP to satisfy their junior capstone design requirement, but this is transparent to theVIP instructors. Engineering students also have the option to use VIP
widespread uptake of this intervention effort with faculty to promoteinstitutional transformation.Despite decades of explicit effort by institutions and faculty to provide Black, Latinx, andIndigenous (BLI) students in STEM with equitable access to educational opportunities andsuccess, considerable gaps in achievement remain [2], [3]. Black and Latinx students have beenshown to have higher interest than their White peers in STEM majors, including in engineering[4]–[6], yet despite this strong interest, they are less likely than their White peers to enroll or persistin the degree path. One factor that has been shown to help lessen this gap in student representationis positive interaction with faculty [7]–[10]. Positive faculty interaction promotes
able to make the most impact. 5DATA CONSTRUCTION & COLLECTIONWe studied our experiences across one semester as faculty apprentices. At the beginning of thesemester, we decided to write individual weekly reflections and meet monthly via videoconference to co-write joint reflections. In addition, we co-created a list of guiding writingprompts focused on our learning experience and metacognitive reflections.In our monthly meetings, we discussed and reflected on our experiences. These meetingsallowed us to have the unique perspective of a peer who was in the same space. We recordedthese Zoom meetings, which served as a primary data source for our
particularly suited to a TA or peer (Optional) tutor.) Finals week Project Demo project The project presentation which Presentation demos the project can be before Submit source code the final project submission Project submission and report Ethical Reflection For you project, consider each of the following and write in brief regarding each of these points of consideration: • Who are the stakeholders for your project? (Note: it could be you, otherwise there is at least the user and the programmer.) • What are the concerns of the stakeholders? • How are the
,including during their pre-college careers. Radunzel et al.’s recent study [7, p. 1] found that“students with both expressed and measured interest in STEM were more likely to persist andcomplete a STEM degree than those with either expressed or measured interest only, as well asthose with no interest in STEM.” Furthermore, research is investigating the troubling phenomenaof extended time to finish college and higher drop-out rates for STEM programs as compared toothers [e.g., 8].STEM by the numbersPines [9] writes that “one of the greatest and most enduring strengths of the United States hasbeen its ability to attract global talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) to bolster its economic and technological competitiveness
cognitively but also in the affectivedomain, fostering students’ identity as engineers who have an entrepreneurial mindset. We presenttwo accounts of how story-driven learning and focused team development were integrated intodifferent courses and highlight how they can amplify the impacts of activities fostering curiosity,connections, and value creation (the 3Cs), which nurture entrepreneurial mindset. In one, thisresults in students who have more clarity regarding their own engineering identity and the uniqueperspectives their peers can contribute. In the other, students learned and applied principles ofeffective teaming and used stories to reflect on their experiences. Student reflections, individuallyand in teams, show augmented self-awareness
-efficacy, building their confidence that they can succeed at “real engineering”, and helpingbuild a support network of professors and peers that improves a student’s chances of persisting[5]. This paper focuses on the integration of a cost-effective, easy to implement design projectthat is appropriate for any freshman-level Engineering Design Graphics course but is particularlyappropriate for community college settings.BackgroundDevelopment of Dedicated MakerspaceSpurred by a requirement to integrate design projects into the Engineering Design Graphicscurriculum by the Illinois Community College’s Illinois Articulation Agreement (IAI), theCollege of Lake County (CLC) Engineering department developed design projects forEngineering Design Graphics
thirdyears and are tested on parts of this (teamwork, writing and presentation) individually in theirBachelor End Project (BEP). Due to this, many become the victim of the impact maximisationdescribed above as a result. Even though our approaches make sense at the course level, at acurriculum level there is too little variation to challenge them in their choices.Another recent development found within the Netherlands is the introduction of the ReflectiveEngineer. The idea behind this is twofold, due to the increasing speed of change in oursociety, we are all forced to become lifelong learners, so we need the skills to reflect on ourabilities for this. Furthermore, the (self) reflection will help students make more deliberatechoices concerning their
transition, professional development, advancement, and satisfaction and support.Finally, the team focused its attention on institutional change versus efforts that exclusivelyfocused on new faculty, because advancement for AGEP faculty is typically limited by lack ofinfrastructure to support their needs [4], [5].3 Figure 1. Theory of Change for Project ELEVATE Our roadmap for change begins with a collaborative partnership among peer institutions,leadership buy-in, equity-minded partners, higher education expertise, and culturally responsiveevaluators, shown in Figure 1 (theory of change). The primary activities outlined in our theory ofchange include working collaboratively to meet a common goal, conducting research
, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Capturing attrition decisions in engineering graduate students using longitudinal SMS dataKeywords: Attrition, longitudinal study, SMS (Short Message Service), time series dataAbstractThis research paper reports results from a longitudinal Short Message Service (SMS) text messagesurvey study that captured attrition decisions from engineering graduate students who decided toleave their Ph.D. program or change degree objectives from Ph.D. to M.S. (Master’s-leveldeparture). While past research has investigated doctoral attrition across disciplines to
mechanics of materials.This paper aims to provide lessons learned, highlight some teaching techniques that work,convey class management advice, and tips on balancing priorities when teaching is not your onlyresponsibility. But as I began to put the details together, I realized that given the wide range ofinstitutions and content areas of the audience for this paper, the broad-stroke perspectives towardteaching and classroom management would likely be more beneficial than a highly detailedlitany of content and classroom decisions I made for my course last semester. In writing thispaper, I hope my observations will provide insight and inspiration that new engineering facultycan use as they dive into this wonderfully fulfilling world of
students want from TAs in engineering education settings.Prior Use of NLP in EducationThe use of NLP in education has been significant, particularly in the assessment andclassification of student learning. Assessment involves determining the quality and level ofstudent learning, while classification aims to comprehend student learning without evaluating it.Automated assessment is an attractive solution for large student populations, and one of the mostcommon applications of NLP in education is the assessment of student writing in the Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) [3]. NLP is used to evaluate grammar, mechanics, wordusage, complexity, style, and organization of student essays. NLP-based assessments havedemonstrated remarkable
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