debug.Our EE program has recently gone through the re-accreditation process. One of the strengthsof the program is students’ hands on skills. In our program, the capstone project is a two-semester course, and students are required to develop a working system as a prototype inteams. Many capstone projects are sponsored by local industry. Student teams design andbuild circuits with well-defined practical applications. For example, several capstone projectswere sponsored as real devices to be used to aid the disabled individuals, particularlydisabled children. As such, our students are required to build systems consisting of hardware(analog and digital) and software and having many different components and physical parts(power supplies, LED matrices
-curricular activities and curricularcoursework. EEPs can vary in intensity, type of delivery, and mentorship and can differ within andbetween disciplines such as business and engineering [13], [15], [16]. For example, engineeringEEPs tend to focus more on innovation, while business EEPs emphasize working toward venturecreation and imparting business knowledge [13]. For instance, North Carolina State University, aprogram founded in 1993, offers weekly seminars and team-based projects with anentrepreneurial focus unique to engineering [17]. On the other hand, capstone projects inbusiness schools may have a more individualistic focus in the form of a written analysis of abusiness case study [17
Education, 2023 Closing the Gap between Industry and Academia via Student Teams SupportAbstractA well-known challenge in engineering education is the attempt to balance the demands of industryrecruitment with the core needs of an already packed engineering curriculum. Due to timeconstraints, real-world examples and other learning opportunities that aim to develop andconsolidate the industry-desirable skills can be difficult to include in the curriculum. One way toaddress this challenge is to collaborate with industry (for example, on capstone projects, studentteam challenges, etc.) while the students are still studying. A place for these collaborations, whichcan provide benefit for both parties, is through student competitions. Student
, HMI, industrial network devices, etc.) has been aprimary concern for faculty working on this project. There were initial challenges in retrofittingthe CRBs with some existing systems. This was often due to the age of existing systems andtechnological advances since their installation. The faculty of this project sought to keep existingperipherals and components in place as often as possible for various reasons. A primary concernwas that industrial peripheral components are often costly, and replacing these componentsmight not make sense if they are otherwise fully functional. When possible, newer versions ofthe technology were added to replace previous systems. For example, machine vision cameraswere upgraded to work better with the embedded
Paper ID #39262WIP Using Automated Assessments for Accumulating Student Practice,Providing Students with Timely Feedback, and Informing Faculty onStudent PerformanceDr. Brian F. Thomson, Temple University Dr. Brian Thomson is an associate professor of instruction in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. During his time at Temple, he taught courses in circuits, circuits lab, control systems while serving as a mentor for senior capstone projects. In 2016, he was selected as the IEEE student chapter professor of the year. He has also graduated from the provost
Paper ID #39833Work in Progress: An Investigation of the Influence of Academic Cultureon Engineering Graduates’ Workforce Expectations and Subsequent WorkBehaviorsPhilippa EshunDr. Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University Kacey Beddoes is a Project Director in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at San Jose State Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Further information about her work can be found at www.sociologyofengineering.org. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: An Investigation of the Influence
, specialized faculty support the instructors in each course. Elements supportingeach of these threads exist in each of the courses, increasing in maturity across the first threecourses, and culminating in application of these skills in the fourth-year course: Capstone Design.RQ2: What pedagogies appear to be more effective in advancing multiple learning objectivessimultaneously? To address this question, individual instructors are given the opportunity to engage withspecific pedagogies identified to support holistic engineers and EM: problem-based learning, the3Cs of entrepreneurially minded learning, value sensitive design, and story-driven learning.Problem-based learning is an approach to problem solving that is primarily student-driven and
Robust Design and (4) Capstone Projectsfor System Design. Courses in the SE embedded systems certificate included (1) Embedded andNetworked Systems Modeling Abstractions, (2) Formal Methods, (3) Design Flows forEmbedded and Networked Systems, and (4) Capstone Projects for Embedded Systems. Coursesin the controlled systems certificate included (1) Foundations of Thermal Fluid Systems, (2)Foundations for Control, (3) Design Flows for Control and Verification, and (4) CapstoneProjects for Controlled Systems. These graduate courses were offered in the evenings in-personand were run as cohorts with about 30-40 students in each cohort. The cohort followed theprescribed sequence of four courses across four semesters over two years. Courses were
University Elliott Clement is a doctoral student at Oregon State University. His current research is using grounded theory to understand identity and motivation within the context of capstone design courses. He is also part of a research team investigating context-specific affordances and barriers faculty face when adopting evidence-based instructional practices in their engineering courses.Dr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor - Engineering Education division at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in prac- tice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and
Paper ID #39821Board 44B: Work in Progress: TikTok Format Videos to ImproveCommunicating Science in Engineering StudentsSamantha Elizabeth PaucarinaJosu´e David BatallasDr. Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador MiguelAndr´es is an Assistant Professor in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Uni- versidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University as a Fulbright Scholar, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech
in Brazil and focused on advances in sustainable energy paired with traditional engineering curricula. In the future, Chaney hopes to pursue a career in biotechnology with a strong emphasis on sustainable, renewable, and clean energy.Aidan J. Kane, Northeastern UniversityDr. Courtney A. Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her PhD at Northeastern University in 2011 and began as an Assistant Teaching Professor in First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern where she redesigned the curricu- lum and developed courses with sustainability and clean water themes. In 2017, she moved to ChE Department where she has taught core courses and redesigned the Capstone design course. She has also
and research interests include solid mechanics, engineering design, and inquiry-guided learning. He has supervised undergraduate and master’s student research projects and capstone design teams.Dr. Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College Physics faculty at Highline College with research interests in culturally responsive STEM education, inclusive advising and mentoring practices, and antiracist faculty development.Kira Glynn KingDr. Jie Sheng, University of Washington Jie Sheng received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2002 from the University of Alberta, Canada. Since then, she has been an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003-2004); a lecturer at the University of
-on, collaborative learning through solving real-world problems. He directs the operations of the Institute-wide Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo, which highlights projects created by over 2000 Georgia Tech seniors graduating students on an annual basis. He serves as the faculty advisor for the student organization of over 100 student volunteers who all train, staff, and manage the operations of Georgia Tech’s Flowers Invention Studio – one of the nation’s premier volunteer student-run makerspace, open to all of the Georgia Tech community. Dr. Jariwala’s research interests are in the field of makerspaces, evidence-based design education, and advanced additive manufacturing process. During his Ph.D. studies, he was
is required to tackle the engineering grand challenges that ourworld faces. They must complete a Capstone experience and utilize one or more of the followingopportunities provided by our institution: 1. Engage in undergraduate research experience in an approved team or individual research or design project with a university faculty member, focusing on one of the fourteen NAE grand challenges. 2. Complete an Entrepreneurial Initiative project approved by the instructor and the scholar’s grand challenges mentor, focusing on one of the grand challenges. 3. Complete an approved independent study project focusing on one of the four grand challenges’ themes (sustainability, security, health, and joy of living).As
Francis (which could arguably be in anothercategory) all courses are taught by other departments. Such major requirements in anotherdepartment allow the EnvE department to increase enrollment in the program without needing tohire additional faculty, an efficiency for smaller PUIs. All programs require some sort of seniordesign capstone course per ABET requirements. Saint Francis does this through a two-coursesequence (ENVE 497 and 498) while Cal Poly Humboldt and UW-Platteville each have a onecourse capstone. Cal Poly Humboldt, however, offers an additional elective design projectcourse for seniors. At another institution this could be called an independent design project basedon the course description in the catalog.Regarding water management
the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10
Conferenceengineering school. Others incorporate STS material into traditional engineering courses, e.g., bymaking ethical or societal impact assessments part of a capstone project.”2 While theinterdisciplinary nature of STS makes it difficult to define, the foundational concepts draw onrelated fields such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, cultural studies, and feministstudies. Bringing this interdisciplinary approach to educating engineering students allows themto approach their profession in ways that enhance their problem-solving skills and professionalcommunication skills. Given these benefits, the problem engineering programs face is how tointegrate these skills within the curriculum as opposed to outsourcing these course offerings toother
, and L. Benson, “Work in progress: How differences in student motivation characterize differences between engineering disciplines,” in Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2012.[33] D. Shah, E. Kames, C. C. McKenzie, and B. Morkos, “Examining the differences in student motivation for industry projects and non-industry projects in senior capstone design,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2019.[34] L. Bosman, N. Duval-Couetil, and K. Jarr, “Mentoring Engineering Educators with an Entrepreneurial Mindset – Focused SOTL Professional Development Experience.” ASEE Conferences, Minneapolis, MN.
emerging state-of-the-art geospatial technology and 3D data analytics.Evolving geospatial industry labor markets are challenging the traditional skillsets developed atconventional S/G programs at colleges. Yet, higher education graduates may still lack decisionmaking and project application skills, and most importantly, the ability to apply the body ofknowledge from their academic training in college courses to solve real-world problems andmeet the skill challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).To bridge the gap between theory and application of these relevant technologies for industry-ready graduates, hands-on exercises are developed and will be incorporated in a 300-levelphotogrammetry course for SET and Civil Engineering majors
to have all its undergraduate engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity degrees to be accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology). Pursuant to this goal, a capstone project course was added to the updatedcurriculum of the BSCS degree. Even though the six Educational Student Outcomes (ESOs)prescribed by ABET [6] are addressed by the core courses in the curriculum, adding a capstoneproject course to the core curriculum brings together all the six ESOs in one course in a polishedand refined manner for students to see the relationship among all six ESOs. The capstonespecifically focuses on ESO #3 (communication skills), ESO #4 (legal and ethical principles), andESO #5 (teamwork). The foundational block in the
Paper ID #38699Indigenizing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programmed EngineeringEducation Curriculum, Challenges and Future PotentialsDr. Bahar Memarian, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Dr. Bahar Memarian is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator with more than 10 years of research and teaching experience at the intersection of applied and social sciences. She has designed and executed research projects as both a team leader and a member. She has also developed and delivered learning modules and courses in the areas of STEM, design, and engineering education at the secondary and
Corporate CS Math/Stat Capstone Project (Optional) Certifications Figure 1. Cyber Security Degree ArchitectureTo complement education with training, the degree also requires students to pass two industrycertifications before they graduate. The course number for each certification is CYBI-3101-xxwhere xx stands for the student’s choice of certification such as Net+, Linux+, Security+, etc. Apool of certifications was carefully studied and approved, and we are
. (2019, June). Intercultural competency differences between US And central asian students in an engineering across cultures and nations graduate course. In 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.11. Sanger, P. A., Ziyatdinova, J., Kropiwnicki, J., & Van Nguyen, P. (2015, June). Changing Attitudes in Cross-Cultural Diversity Through International Senior Capstone Projects. In 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (pp. 26-341).12. Ziyatdinova, J., Bezrukov, A., Sanger, P. A., & Osipov, P. (2016, June). Cross Cultural Diversity in Engineering Professionals—Russia, India, America. In 2016 ASEE International Forum.13. Imbrie, P. K., Agarwal, J., & Raju, G. (2020, October). Genetic Algorithm Optimization
. KEEN operationalizes EM into the “3C’s”, which represent a set of desiredEntrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) outcomes that include Curiosity, Connections, andCreating Value [13]. The Ohio State University (OSU) began its partnership with KEEN in 2017and has since integrated the 3C’s into many courses across the College of Engineering. Theseinitiatives began with the restructuring of the design-build course in the First-Year EngineeringProgram (FYEP) standard sequence [15] and have expanded to the FYEP honors sequence,Capstone courses, and intermediate engineering courses. Efforts to assess students’ EM haveparalleled these integrations, including the development of 14 Entrepreneurial Mindset LearningObjectives (EMLOs) [16] and a “toolkit
Paper ID #37085Teaching Climate Change in an Introductory Civil Engineering CourseDr. Yufeng Hu, Western Michigan University Dr. Yufeng Hu is a lecturer in the Civil and Construction Engineering Department at Western Michigan University. He teaches a variety of engineering mechanics and civil engineering courses. He is the coordinator of the senior Capstone design program in the department.Elise DeCamp, Western Michigan University Elise DeCamp received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a Fac- ulty Specialist I in the Institute of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies at Western
and instructorspresenting licensure content to students. It is important for students to understand thatunlicensed faculty teaching licensure topics are not violating licensure laws in most states andare typically “practicing engineering” under an exemption. Instruction should be supplementedby guest speakers, advisory board members, project sponsors (capstone or similar classes), andemployers who are licensed engineers. They can provide different viewpoints and explain careerpaths that may or may not require a license.The study results indicate that licensure laws and rules should be presented to students. In manyways licensure should be coupled with ethics instruction. Ultimately, licensure is intended toprotect the health, safety, and
methods. I am also contributing to a research project sponsored by the US Department of Energy, in which I am assisting with the solid mechanics modeling of moisture swing polymers for use in low-energy carbon capture. For my senior capstone, I led the development of a theoretical offshore wind farm for the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition, and helped our team earn second place at the competition. This experience led me to become the current president of NAU’s Energy Club, where I now manage two interdisciplinary engineering teams who are working to complete the Collegiate Wind Competition and Hydropower Col- legiate Competition. I am also the president of NAU Skate Club, which I founded this semester in order to
computational methods in STEM education and in Engineering Entrepreneurship.Dr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner serves as an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity. She is the co-PI and co-Director of the NSF-funded Engineering For Us All (e4usa) project. She is also the co-PI and co-Director of the Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) Middle School project focusing on engineering and computational thinking. Dr. Klein-Gardner is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from
University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Harvard Uni- versity and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc.Andrew LiRebecca Jun, University of Virginia
istaught by RUB professors and the students take the course alongside students enrolled at RUB,typically with one RUB student in each lab group. The program is 8 weeks long. Outside of thecourse, the students also work on a research project with RUB graduate students. There is noexplicit cultural learning in the course.The technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a public technical university. It offers the UO labcourse to multiple U.S. institutions in the summer. Virginia Tech students have been enrollingsince 2007. It is the leading technological university of Denmark with internationally knownresearch [16]. DTU is in a distant suburb of Copenhagen and the university has about 7,000undergraduate students. The program runs for four weeks and is