theprogram learning or teaching deficiencies exists and how best to scaffold the learning for apositive effect on student achievement [e.g., 16 and references therein]. Most programs focus onsummative assessment which takes place at the end of the learning program. Data for summativeassessment of student outcomes is generally taken from student work performed in a capstonecourse, a final exam, or other instrument of a terminal course.Table 1: Generalized Assessment Matrix for typical 4-yr ET programs (adapted from [3]) Intro Methods Intermediate Laboratory/ Advanced Capstone/ Course Apply Concepts Experience Concepts
Paper ID #38349Work in Progress: Insight into the strengths and personality types ofthose involved in a first-year engineering programDr. Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York, Binghamton Melissa received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Union College (Schenectady, NY) in 2014 and her M.Eng. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in 2015. Melissa started at Binghamton University in 2015 as a Mechanical Engineering doctoral student. She served as a teaching assistant (TA) for Watson Capstone Projects for two years. She continued as a TA for the Engi- neering Design Division in
involves the contribution of studentsand faculty from chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer sciences, as a partof a Capstone design project looking for innovations on undergraduate engineering education.The chemical engineering lab-on-a-kit will contribute to modernize unit operations laboratoriesand provide opportunities for K-12 experimental demonstrations and outreach initiatives.IntroductionLaboratory-based courses provide engineering students with important skills including hands-onexperimentation, team dynamics, troubleshooting, and communications. These and other skillshave been recognized as well-defined pillars supporting the relevance of practical work inengineering majors[1], [2]. Unit operations laboratories (UOLs
inequities in student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology. David also does
. Therefore, in an upper-division setting, it might be most appropriate in a project-based or capstone course. However, it could also be used in other upper-level technical coursesif students were encouraged to leverage the teachings in other project-based courses.Furthermore, this research took great efforts to create a model that could be widely applied. Itsmodular nature enables it to be easily integrated in existing courses, with required instructionalresources available in the Appendices. This facility also supports scaling the activities across abroad range of institutional settings. Finally, its use of identity as a core guiding framework maygive the instruction flexibility in being effective in a variety of settings. This is becauseregardless
third-year architecture studio and the creation of some electives. A numberof support courses could not be fully replicated in the semester curriculum. Courses such asdynamics, engineering economics, surveying, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, electricalcircuits, were listed in the three Fundamental Engineering (FE) elective courses where studentscan choose which they wish to take from a prescribed list. The is also an ARCE TechnicalElective which has a much larger list of courses from which a student can choose.The ARCE quarter program had four culminating experiences to include the three design labsand a separate senior project. The concrete/masonry lab becomes the senior capstone project andthe independent senior project is now an elective
bothengineering design researchers and educators.References[1] C. A. Pradilla, J. B. da Silva, and J. Reinecke, "Wicked Problems and New Ways of Organizing: How Fey Alegria Confronted Changing Manifestations of Poverty," in Organizing for Societal Grand Challenges, vol. 79, A. A. Gümüsay, E. Marti, H. Trittin- Ulbrich, and C. Wickert Eds., (Research in the Sociology of Organizations: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022, pp. 93-114.[2] W. Mokhtar, "Capstone Senior Project Mentoring And Student Creativity," ed. Atlanta: American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE, 2010, pp. 15.259.1-15.259.16.[3] A. Gerhart and D. Carpenter, "Creative Problem Solving Course – Student Perceptions Of Creativity And Comparisons Of
University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). His research interests include robotic manipulation, computer vision and motion capture, applications of and extensions to additive manufacturing, mechanism design and characterization, continuum manipulators, redundant mechanisms, and modular systems.Dr. John S DonnalDr. Carl E. Wick Sr., United States Naval Academy Dr. Carl Wick is currently a Professional Lecturer with the Biomedical Engineering Department of the George Washington University where he provides technical assistance and advice to capstone project students. Previously he was associated with the U.S. Na ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The ScorBot
educational structures and practices, to recognize,confront, and address the harms of settler colonialism and anti-Indigeneity (e.g. [7]).Our focus on four distinct transdisciplinary approaches reflected the conference’s theme, but alsospoke to the sometimes amorphous identity of the SIG itself. The SIG is made up of membersworking in non-traditional engineering education spaces, including projects and initiativesfocusing on sociotechnical knowledge and humanistic engineering, arts and humanitiesintegration within core engineering curricula, communication and teamwork instruction,transdisciplinary integration of leadership, and decolonizing engineering education. Itsmembership includes engineers who have developed transdisciplinary research and
projects can foster the inclusion of students with learning disabilities (Daniela and Lytras, 2019; Nanou and Karampatzakis, 2022). In the case of tertiary education, industrial-scale robots are used to prepare students for careers in industry by emphasizing aspects such as hardware, software, and human-machine interfaces (Nagai, 2001; Brell-Çokcan and Braumann, 2013). However, industrial-scale robots are expensive to purchase. In addition, there is usually some oversight over their usage due to time-sharing and to prevent damage, which prevents "free-play" by students. Some solutions to this include the use of miniature robots and the use of online labs (Mallik and Kapila, 2020; Stein and Lédeczi, 2021). Though these reduce the cost of the setups
participant, but they will also gatherpersonal documents and observe their actions to fully understand their experience. In the caseof education, narrative analysis can be used to understand a group of students' experiences in acertain class, project, or discipline.Kellam et. al's [13] study expands on Polkinghorne's [20] narrative analysis and analysis ofnarratives by testing three data synthesis methods specific to engineering education research.The first method, thematic analysis, is focused on interpreting data to produce themes relatingto the topic of interest. In this method, the researcher's themes are embedded throughout thepresentation of the narrative, providing the reader with a clear depiction of the researcher'sinterpretation. The second
both the metaphorical and literal“flight” back to the ordinary world. We found evidence of all phases of Campbell’s model in thesingle interview provided by Zafira.RQ2) How do the findings of this analysis compare with previous research findings (currentlyunder review)?The protagonist of our first paper, Jean, achieved her hero status by excelling in engineering—gaining a top designation and award for her Bachelor of Engineering capstone project, joiningthe industry, embracing new challenges, being promoted within a year, and balancing all thiswith family life—raising a son on her own and cultivating a committed partnership with anothersingle parent, a relationship that evolved slowly and purposefully over time. Campbell’sframework was very
-world problem encounteredafter graduation enjoys no such context [7]. In addition, the difficulty of creating one’s decision-making schema naturally becomes greater as the number of possible tools or approachesincrease, or as the decisions otherwise become more complex.Having years of practical experience is not the only possible way to build a level of expertise thatincludes conditional knowledge. Swan, Plummer, and West [4] contend that intentional focus onbuilding conditional knowledge can help improve the level of expertise developed in a universityprogram. Problem-based learning, capstone projects, and other teaching methods 1 may all helpstrengthen student conditional knowledge [5], [6], to a greater or lesser extent.Another instructional
sustainability offers the only viable path to human safety, equity, health, andprogress” [21, p. 6]. There are strong synergies between ideas of generational equity andsustainable development, for example [22], [23]. Within civil engineering, the infrastructuresustainability rating system Envision [24] is commonly used. Envision has been integrated intoengineering education as a method to educate students about sustainability [25], [26], [27]. DEIissues are included within the Envision credits including the following examples: • QL1.2 Enhance Public Health and Safety [24, p. 32] • “Measures taken to increase safety and provide health benefits on the project site, surrounding sites, and the broader community in a just and equitable
programs. This line of research also seeks to understand the nuances and complexities of participation and persistence in these fields and develop new models for explaining such phenomena. Her secondary research strand focuses on the participation and achievement of Black students and professionals in higher education. She is the PI or co-PI on several grant-funded research projects including the national Black Doctoral Women Study (BDWS), the Women in Engineering Study (WIES), and Bulls-Engineering Youth Experience for Promoting Relationships, Identity Development, & Empowerment (Bulls-EYE PRIDE).Dr. Johnny C. Woods Jr., Virginia Tech Johnny C. Woods, Jr. is a Postdoctoral Associate in the School of Education at
involvement offaculty from environmental engineering, University extension, and nursing to provide bothbreadth in how to engage with communities for design (i.e., from a nursing perspective) as wellas depth in how to understand and consider local food systems (i.e., from a University extensionperspective).IntroductionHistorically, the use of a traditional lecture-discussion pedagogical format augmented withextended homework assignments and a semester-long design project was employed to teach thedesign of wastewater treatment plants and other environmental cleanup technologies toapproximately 25 seniors in the final year of pursuing a baccalaureate degree in environmentalengineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a state
student’s final grade consists of in-class assignments that areworth 15%, quizzes that are worth 55% (11 quizzes, 5% per quiz), and the final exam, worth 10%.Lab assignments are intended to challenge students the most on content knowledge compared toother course components, but they are lower stakes as seen by the grade percentage. Studentswrite code in Verilog, MIPS assembly, and C. These labs are mini-capstone exercises, wherestudents complete a multi-component or multi-function coding task in stages. For most labs,students may work alone or in groups up to three students (three labs are to be completedindividually). The lab assignment is made available at the start of the week and is split into twoparts. Part one (usually one module or function
Program: Students’ PerspectivesAbstractEffective advising ensures students take the proper classes to stay on track for their graduation.For example, in an engineering curriculum, it is crucial that students maintain the propersequence of courses that results in the culmination of the program's required capstone designcourse(s). Any human error during the advising process can risk the disruption of the smoothprogression through the program for a student. Thus, a computerized web-based advising toolcan be highly useful to eliminate such human errors in identifying the most needed coursesduring an advising session. Currently, many advising tools are available through commercialbusinesses or developed by those working in the field of education. In
learning environments of interdisciplinarysettings, which focused on collaboration and equipment malfunctions [20]. In another, a clinicalimmersion program for biomedical engineering students, where participants evaluated clinicalneeds to address in a capstone project, was effectively pivoted to a remote format [21]. Largelyout of necessity, these studies have focused more on the adaptation process than the systematicmeasurement of reciprocal outcomes or virtual internship designs While the immediate needs forvirtual internship opportunities, caused by COVID-19, may be dwindling, these modalities willlikely have a role in addressing access and equity in both the workforce and higher education inthe near future [13], [18].Equity and AccessThere is
programs have not given muchrecent consideration to the appropriateness of this requirement. While there has been muchdiscussion of other aspects of engineering education, including the incorporation into thecurriculum of more “soft-skills”, class delivery modes, and capstone design project requirements,there has not been much discussion of the appropriate role for technical electives. This issomewhat surprising considering the desire of many programs and universities to reduce thenumber of credits required for an engineering degree in an effort to increase graduation rates,reduce time-to-graduation, and decrease student debt loads. With this in mind, the primarypurpose of this paper is to prompt discussion of the purpose of technical electives
students themselves, that impact their interdisciplinary journey anddemotivate their interdisciplinary scholarship. For example, one of the main priorities graduatestudents discussed as in conflict to their interdisciplinary scholar identity development is theexpectation to have publications in certain disciplinary-acclaimed journals and to specifically bethe first author on those publications. In 2020, Student A said, So I was thinking about the IR program, and I think it is a little bit hard to be motivated, because PhD students need to be the first author of their dissertation. And everyone is PhD student so … their priority cannot be that interdisciplinary project. And I get also faculty have similar feeling, because
, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Project Director for multiple agencies includ- ing NSF, DOL, DOD, and Perkin’s Grant. His research interests include Industrial Automation Systems, VLSI, ASIC, and FPGA. Other areas of interest are Higher Education Leadership and Accreditation in- cluding ABET. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Rotary Wing Aviation Program to Facilitate Integration of Military Veterans and Service MembersAbstract: During the last decade, the commercial aviation industry has been increasingly affected bythe shortage of skilled pilots, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing (helicopter). In the
between entrepreneurship and strategicthinking." Neostrategic management: an international perspective on trends andchallenges (2016): 75-93[26] QS Ranking 2022 - Canada - Results | UniversityRankings.ch,https://www.universityrankings.ch/results/QS/2022?ranking=QS&year=2022®ion=&q=Canada, Accessed: 2023-02-13[27] Systems Innovation Capstone Project - Institute of Health Policy, Management andEvaluation, https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/course/had2040y/?highlight=systems%20thinking,Accessed: 2023-02-13[28] INFO 4620 - Systems Thinking and Changemaking Studio - Acalog ACMS™,https://catalog.mtroyal.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=17&coid=30732, Accessed: 2023-02-13 © American Society for Engineering Education
receiving his degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland in 2009, he joined the Nonreactor Nuclear Division (NNFD) at ORNL as a fire protection system engineer and designer. In this role, he developed his skills as a system engineer overseeing the design, installation and modification of unique FP systems protecting special nuclear materials. To better his understanding of the additional hazards and specialized operations of NNFD, Mr. Landmesser earned a master’s degree in nuclear engineering. For the past five years, he has served as a design engineer and project manager for the Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) supporting new construction and modernization of existing infrastructure. In
developing as a CoP. While CS educationresearchers have shown concern that CoP was not a viable theory for discussing traditional formsof higher education [6] subcommunities such as those defined by specific courses in CS highereducation (e.g., capstone course development teams, service learning programs in computing)have been investigated using the CoP approach. In this study, the scholarship program serves asa sub-population of the department situated within the department and with access to nationaland local activity beyond the typical student experience.Utilizing this theory, the notions of identity and learning are intertwined—as Margulieux, Dornand Searle [7] put it, “learning is identity construction.” (p.216). In this case, the notion
Consultants to assist engineering undergraduates with technical reports. She publishes and presents research in two fields: engineering ethics and writing, and literature.Dr. Hyesun You, The University of Iowa Hyesun You, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Before joining UI, Hyesun worked as an assistant professor at Arkansas Tech University. She also previously served as a post-doc fellow at New York University and Michigan State University, where she participated in NSF-funded grant projects. She earned her BS in Chemistry and MS in science education from Yonsei University. Her MEd in quantitative methods and Ph.D. in Science Education at the University of Texas at Austin
that orbital debris is an issue, butconflict starts when deciding who should do what to solve the problem [16]. The lesson wasdesigned to introduce students to the exploration of macroethics without pushing them to a‘panic zone’ in which they would disengage and shut down [17]. Future lessons will build ontheir confidence by presenting more disputed topics.A table outlining the agenda of the 80-minute macroethics lesson is provided in Appendix A.While students walked into the classroom (a large lecture hall with stadium-like seating anddesks), we presented what we called the “hook.” We projected a paragraph-long issue brief on1 The authors note that they learned post-lesson and wish to help educate others that “stakeholders” is not
sources were part of a larger research project with the researchethics protocol approved by the Canadian university.In the survey, instructors were asked about the changes in their teaching practices and theirprofessional development activities from 2020 to 2022; their perceptions of certain teachingpractices in terms of teaching effectiveness; and their views on how to move forward. Theresponse rate of the instructor survey was 20%, based on the completed 81 responses. Of the 81instructors who completed the survey, 64% were tenure-stream faculty members, and 36% wereteaching-stream faculty members or sessional instructors. The respondents had varying lengthsof teaching experience, with 43% having taught more than 20 years, 29% having 11 to 20
students with only 13% women, the CS degree hasstarted in fall 2021 and has 122 students enrolled with only 18% women, as of spring 2022.Participation in the WiC activities is voluntary and optional for all the students in the targetgroup.3.2. Researchers DemographicThe research study and WiC initiatives were conducted by the two women faculty members whoare both tenured. One of the faculty members (M. Villani) is a senior department member whohas been teaching for the past 20 years. She has taught the senior capstone project course forover ten years and has prior 15 years of executive level industry and consulting experience. Theother faculty member (I. Aydin) is in her mid-career, teaching CS1 and CS2 courses as well asupper-level technical