responsible for selecting a real-life project, planning andmilestone identification, implementation of the work, written project specification, oralpresentation, and a final written report. The capstone project is so comprehensive in nature that itprovides the faculty to assess a wide range of student learning that is directly related to studentoutcomes of the ABET requirement. In addition, the students also work as a team to accomplishthe goal of the class. In order to attain the program educational objectives (PEO), five StudentOutcomes (SO) are set. Capstone Design class hosts the student outcome criterion 5 whichdemonstrates the students’ ability to work in a team. Three performance indicators(communication, fulfilling responsibilities, listening
, served as chair for two terms. She also chaired the Driver’s Education Advisory Committee and the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Com- mittee for the Michigan Department of State—work that resulted in new legislation for Michigan. She began her career as an engineer for General Motors Truck Group and has been nationally recognized in higher education as both an American Council on Education Fellow and a New Leadership Academy Fellow. Currently Dr. El-Sayed serves on the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education, serves as a director on the BHS Foundation Board and serves on the Advancement Committee for the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). She is married and has three adult children.Ray Phillips, American
believe that other teammembers lack the knowledge, preparation, dedication, attitude, or motivation to follow their tasks.They expect good grades and want to take advantage of the opportunity because of the low qualityof the product of other team members. So, the reality is that they prefer to sacrifice teamworkrather than entrusting the project portions to be implemented by other team members.Teamwork planning debatesIn some groups, there are problems in planning and scheduling as to deciding individual duties.Some debates occur because other team members need to follow their preplanned tasks, timeline,and due times. These problems are common in undergraduate groups but only are reflected by theprofessor if the group loses points as the overall
the reflective qualityof reports submitted by students who had completed the ePortfolio assignment and those whohad not.MethodsTo explore this question, we compared second-year lab reports from two cohorts of students.Students who plan to graduate in the Class of 2024 did not create ePortfolios in their first-yeardesign course. This cohort will hereafter be called the “Control Cohort”. Students who plan tograduate in the Class of 2025 created ePortfolios in the first-year design course, hereafterreferred to as the “Experimental Cohort”.All classes took place at a small liberal arts college in the northeastern United States. Lab reportswere collected from a second-year design course for both the Control and Experimental cohorts.Our cohort size
transcripts by two investigators. Thistheme included 23 codes, each representing a type of coping strategy used by participants (e.g.,socializing, exercise, using a routine).Measures. The initial interview protocol (Appendix A) was 16 questions long and asked aboutcampus life, self-reported highest sources of stress, follow-up questions about specific sources ofstress that we derived from the literature, symptoms of stress, coping strategies, and feedback onstrategies for improving graduate education. The interview was designed to be conducted for 30-60 minutes. Follow-up interviews (not reported here) were 5-9 questions long and checked in onstudents’ goals, accomplishments, new or changed stressors, and future plans. Each follow-upinterview
intrapreneurial skills and activities within the context of Engineering, andthe Engineering discipline is still very much a focus. While TEKS standards and ABETstandards do not really conflict, they are different. Thus, it has become important to develop ashared language and understanding around what each program must accomplish. This has beenthe backbone of the collaborative activities that are planned for the future. Additionally, the university and the high school have begun to collaborate on project-based learning ideas. Here, too, there have been some tensions around how to create projects thatwould allow students to develop intrapreneurial competencies while also gaining and leveragingEngineering-specific knowledge while completing the
of the comments [21]–[23]. However, peer feedback specifically during oralpresentations is not as well studied as other assessment types (e.g., writing samples) [24], has anemphasis on peer grading rather than qualitative comments, and an increasing focus on theincorporation of technology (e.g., clicker systems, exam software, mobile apps) [25]–[27].PeerPresents is an example peer feedback collection tool developed by researchers at four U.S.universities [28]. This real-time response system, similar to an online discussion board, featurespre-planned questions for student reviewers to respond to while watching peers’ presentations.Reviewers can then up-vote or down-vote other reviewer comments. The research team collectedfeedback using the
indiscussion with the presenters and each other throughout. The first activity, which is also anactivity for students that had been previously tried early in the semester at WCC, involvedwriting a paragraph about a recent learning experience (related to the course topic if done withstudents) describing: 1. What you were trying to learn and why; 2. How you planned to use yourlearning; 3. A positive experience during your learning; and, 4. A negative experience duringyour learning. After that, in a second activity, pairs of participants: 1. Reviewed each others’paragraphs; 2. Captured empathy and encouragement points; and, 3. Verbally summarized whatthey learned about each other. For students in their classroom, this activity would be replaced bythe
included interacting with clients from the local community, completing 3D modelingand 3D printing tasks, maintaining digital fabrication equipment, and representing the printshopat different outreach events. In this paper, we report on findings from qualitative exit interviewswith the youth and focus on understanding the impact of participating in the program from theirperspectives.In this research, we pursued the following research questions: (RQ1) What are the motivations ofyouth for participating in an afterschool technology-rich professional learning program? (RQ2)What is the impact of participating in professional learning programs on youths’ STEM careerinterests and long-term career plans? (RQ3) What are the youth’s own reflections about
realistically do to mitigate (lessen) climate changes.How and why would your plan work? (Open response) [Source:https://www.laneysiegner.com/climate-literacy-assessment] [*Rubric: Answers could includediscussion of electric charging infrastructure, improved energy efficiency building standards,solar gardens, reforestation, etc.]II. Climate Change Adaptation Section:1) Which of the following descriptions most completely fits the definition of “climate changeadaptation”? [Sources Note: For (c), it is the definition of “climate resilience” provided by theCenter for Climate and Energy Solutions; For (d), it is the complete UNFCC definition.] a. the measurement and assessment process of climate change-induced environmental hazards b
networks. How would you advocate defensible networks to yourorganization's leadership (if you do not already have one)?ChatGPT Answer:“The concept of a defensible network, as described by Richard Bejtlich, refers to a networkarchitecture that is designed to be secure and resilient against threats and attacks. A defensiblenetwork is one that is carefully planned and structured, with layers of security controls andmonitoring in place to detect and respond to potential threats.I believe that defensible networks are worth the effort for organizations that are concerned aboutthe security and integrity of their data and systems. A well-designed and implemented defensiblenetwork can help to prevent or mitigate the impact of cyber-attacks, which can be
allocated time to plan their micromoment activity for immediate implementation following.December Creating Value Facilitators led a discussion to describe what value means through related to the KEEN Framework and to the students. Creating Motivation value was discussed in two meetings. In this meeting, faculty were introduced to Deci and Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory [15] and how students engage in activities based on autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Undergraduate students were invited to discuss with faculty what motivates them and what
their initial desire. for medicine. She didn’t work hard enough to score well, and she didn’t get accepted into any programs she likes. She had no backup plan and ended up taking her dad’s suggestion to study engineering like her brother was already doing in Dublin. 3. Supernatural The student receives unexpected Her father, retired from the military, joined her for her entire first year in Aid help or advice regarding their Dublin, doing all the cooking, cleaning, ironing, and taking her to the career trajectory
. Objective and MotivationIn 2018, the National Science and Technology Council Committee on STEM Education releasedAmerica’s strategic plan to lay out a vision for future STEM education with three goals: buildingstrong foundations for STEM literacy, increasing DEI in STEM, and preparing the STEMworkforce for the future [1]. Specifically, the second goal, increasing DEI in STEM, is key toachieving the other two goals. Following the guidance of this strategic plan, colleges, anduniversities have implemented various practices, including recruiting a more diverse faculty andstudent body for better diversity and inclusion on campus, improving outreach and recruitment toa diverse array of students, providing support services for students, and creating an
recommend an already-developed rubric [12] or create their ownthat search committees can use as-is or adapt to their own needs. As a result of this study onsearch committees, we have developed rubrics for our institution for both DEI statements andoverall candidate evaluation at all stages of the faculty search process that are adaptable to anydiscipline. An interesting theme that arose from the interviews was how search committees talkedabout DEI, including how they evaluated DEI statements, what was considered evidence of acommitment to DEI (e.g., past activities or ideas for future contributions), and how importantDEI was in comparison to research and teaching. We plan to write a future paper addressingthese topics.References• [1
community. Eachsemester we selected a PESP alum, who had graduated from the university, to talk to the studentsabout her job and career plans at the Reunion party. The Reunion party occasionally featuredguests from industry.In addition to the pay for the peer leaders and PhD stipends, the only other costs involved inrunning ESP were the light suppers provided to the two workshops (approximately $200 perweek) and the cost of the end of semester reunion dinner.Admissions practices at the University of PennsylvaniaAt the University of Pennsylvania, students can begin freshman year with a declared major orthey can be undecided, which is called curriculum deferred in Penn Engineering and undeclaredin the College of Arts and Sciences. The vast majority
teamwork mental model is the shared understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and skillsof team members as well as interpersonal interaction requirements (Mathieu et al., 2000;Mohammed et al., 2010). In the design work context, Stempfle & Badke-Schaub (2002) describeelements of the teamwork model to include planning, analyzing, evaluating, deciding, andcontrolling (or summarizing) elements of the team’s process. These steps are mediated throughbasic thinking operations. This model is developed over time and is an important element in thesuccess of the team. A task mental model is the shared understanding of the work goals, the process for how toachieve those goals, performance requirements, and design constraints. Stempfle & Badke
skillsfor HRMs. Following analysis of a larger sample size, course material inclusivity will be furtherexamined on a larger scale in multiple course modules intending to impart EML skills.Curriculum Development and Preliminary DataFigure 1: A) EML is based on the acquisition of the 3 C’s: curiosity, connections, and creatingvalue.The EML project (Figure 1) consists of three modules providing students with two patient casesrequiring a hip or knee implant for which they will develop a comprehensive treatment plan. Inthe previous study, students in the control group are provided with the patient profile without anyadditional prompting from the project brief. However, students in the EML group were givenspecific requirements soliciting the usage of EML
list. For students, this list could act as a list on par with hints from aprofessor. Figure 12 – Controls Cabinet Parts List (Partial) for Microwave ControlConclusionThe tools decrease the time required to perform tedious tasks like writing reports and algorithms.Instead, the engineer must be able to define a problem clearly for the AI tools. For example,more time should be spent on specifications and concepts and less time on detailing. But, theengineers must develop better test plans to verify the work of the AI.As educators, we have focused on the ‘how of problem solving’ with methods such as meshcurrent analysis, method of joints in trusses, and solving differential equations. The newemphasis will need to become the ‘why of
education, director of the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan, and director of the Center for Teaching & Learning. Randy holds a B.B.A. in Information Systems and Quantitative Studies from Abilene Christian University, an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Stephen F. Austin State University, an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Texas A&M-Commerce, and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Texas. His publications have addressed technology’s impact on course development, teacher education, and library services. Randy McDonald is a past-president of the Texas Distance Learning Association.Lani Draper, Texas A&M University Lani Draper, Instructional Designer for the College of Engineering at
for talks andworkshops, and three external speakers were selected to present remotely during the fallsemester. The spring semester follows up on this speaker series with an on-the-ground workshop.A graphical representation of our plan of action is included below in Table 1. Table 1 Simplified chart for mutual mentoring programOur central goal was to cultivate an engineering education research community of practice atNortheastern University. The mechanism established to support this fledgling community was aprogram of speakers to provide community experiences that enhance professional development,while laying the groundwork for continued collaborations. In the short-term, success was focusedon broad faculty participation in
expressed explicit disinterest in the topics that centeredaround U.S. issues and recommended adding international topics to the course. For all of thestudents, even the one who had been in the U.S. the longest, their international identity wasstronger than their racial identity. This seems to be at odds with how the other students in theclass positioned these international students of color–as experts in racial issues. These findingshave implications for the design and facilitation of sociotechnical content in engineeringcoursework, both in terms of creating scaffolds for students new to the U.S. and motivation tocreate content focusing on international contexts. In future work, we plan to focus on howinternational students of color are positioned
avenues and identify problems thatsatisfy their curiosity. In this way, they come up with the information they want to gain on theirown and process that information as the means for solving their problem. To put this theory tothe test, the researchers designed a study that measured students’ ability to recall andspontaneously use information that they had just recently acquired. Two test groups wereformed, comprised of 5th and 6th graders who were at least one year behind their peers in mathachievements. The first group was introduced to the concept of “planning a trip” by viewing thefirst ten minutes of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indiana is shown retrieving anidol from ancient ruins in the South American jungle. The class
moreaccurately assess whether the online sketching questions are indeed measuring what we intendthem to measure.As noted previously, the first five weeks of the semester in EGT 120 are devoted solely to handsketching, before introducing CAD work, and the sketching activities continue throughout thesemester. Considerable time is spent in class providing formative and summative feedback withthese conventional sketching practices. Because of the importance of sketching in developingvisualization abilities, even with the success of the format change on exams, there are no plans toreplace current lecture and lab sketching activities with items and exercises similar to those beingused on exams.References[1] N.L. Veurink, A.J. Hamlin, J. C. M. Kampe, S. A
university-industry collaboration happens among researchers, there is a growing trendof universities inviting industry panels to participate in curriculum design to make thecollaboration more impactful for students. [8] explored the program advisory boards (PAB) forengineering degrees through interviews with heads of programs at one technical university inSweden. Although the main expectations of this type of university-industry collaboration areon planning, content, implementation, and assessment, programs expressed varying opinionsabout the contribution PAB brought. The needs, wishes, and suggestions of the industry areconsidered, however, the extent of collaboration was confined by university regulations andquality assurance systems. [9] took a
UTSA and only about one-thirdat UTSA. Calculus I is a major predictor of future success in science and engineering programs,hence it is critical that students master the course material [1]-[2]. The future success of transferstudents is essential to a 4-year University like UTSA which has many transfer students. It isreported that transfer students often experience difficulty feeling part of the student communityand this can negatively impact their future academic achievements [3]. UTSA, like many 4-yearuniversity engineering programs work with local community colleges to create a detailedsemester-by-semester course plans for eventual transfer [4], some social and academicintegration activities [5] as well as cohort activities for transfer
networking might include topics ofthe OSI model, strategy, planning, technologies, topologies, infrastructure, and security, but doesnot include cloud, IoT, data center, and virtualization. Additional readings should be given tohelp students gain increased exposure to the subject by providing a more comprehensive studywithin the context of a course.Hence, reading articles were posted on the Canvas learning management system for oneundergraduate course (ICTN 4520 Wireless Communication) and two graduate courses (ICTN6810 Communication Technology and ICTN 6873 Network Intrusion Detection and IncidentResponse) in fall 2022. All the articles were related to course contents and all were either journalarticles, conference proceedings, white papers, or
Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Annual ConferenceLocal LimitationsDuring Fall 2022, Statics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State Universitybegan implementing weekly quizzes. Because cheating is also endemic, the team decided that thequestions should use randomly generated inputs.9 Mastery learning with empathy requires givingstudents multiple attempts to show that mastery. Initially the plan had been to create multiplequizzes, deliver them in Moodle (our learning management system on campus), and grade smallsections by hand.NC State University implemented Moodle 4.0 for Fall 2022 on campus. At that time, theCalculated question type which would allow us to code the questions for the students was
flipped model I had been using forthese lessons.So, what was I to do with the class time? Another idea that I had gleaned from conversationswith students was that they didn’t remember much from their computer science Introduction toComputing courses because it seemed impractical. “Hello, world” and other programs they hadbeen asked to write were not related to what they saw as their future career. My goal, therefore,was to demonstrate relevance to my students. Thus, each problem they were asked to solveneeded to relate to chemical engineering. This was made more challenging by the fact that thestudents had very limited knowledge of what chemical engineering was at the time they weretaking this course. My plan was to demonstrate a variety of
/wastewater utilities, understanding therole of mentoring K-12 students, and the impact of the project on their career goals.Conclusions: Efforts such as our WaterWorks project are much needed to develop a muchneeded workforce as the water/wastewater utilities in the USA face worker shortages. Wecontinue to develop some contemporary tools to excite the new generation and preliminaryresults indicate that our activities are exposing STEM and other careers to K-12 students andeducators. Initial response from our pilot highschool workshop are positive.Future Work: Currently site visits to the City of Camden schools are being planned along with ateachers workshop to be held in the Summer of 2023. Our partners at American Water andCCMUA will assist with