. Between sequences (i.e., heat transfer to design), Team Teaching Experiences students Do integrated projects, undergraduate research should have experiences, design-build-test every year, in class team activities, transition to workplace/career planning Assessments Lower stakes assessments, equitable grading, emphasis on mastery not performance, motivational grading-motivate students to
for comparison. For the purposes of ourqualitative and exploratory research project, the numbers of participants were deemed sufficient.(Discussions of the appropriateness of small numbers of participants is covered by others in thefield such as Pawley & Slayton [5, 6]. The instructor and students interviewed are listed below inTable 3, indicated with a numeric identifier for anonymity. Table 3: Study Participants Participant Field/Major Year in University (teaching/learning) Instructor 1 Mathematics 17 Instructor 2 Mechanical Engineering 8 Instructor 3 Mechanical Engineering
can sometimes overlook nuance. In this work-in-progresspaper, the quantitative analysis is the first step of a larger project. Future work will includequalitative data collection to explore details not revealed by quantitative methods. One limitationof using survey and quantitative methods in this context is the potential for self-report bias(Critchfield, 1994), which can lead to inaccurate data if participants do not accurately report theirexperiences. Another limitation is the Weidman Socialization of Doctoral Students survey, whichwas developed in 1989 and may not accurately reflect the current experiences of engineeringPh.D. students. Additionally, the survey primarily covers socialization factors and milestones,potentially missing other
, culturally sustaining and responsive pedagogies, design for additive man- ufacturing, project management, and process improvement. Lisa recently designed a framework for the implementation of design for additive manufacturing in the engineering curriculum. She is passionate about engineering education and enjoys working with students both as an instructor and as a role model to help prepare them for careers in industry.Dr. Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University Andrea Kwaczala is an assistant professor at Western New England University in the biomedical engi- neering department. She teaches Biomechanics, Product Development and Innovation, Senior Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. She focuses on hands
Introduction to Mechatronics for which she received thDr. Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center. She holds a PhD in Educational LeadershipJennifer deWinter, Illinois Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023WIP Toward a Free-Body Diagram MobileApplicationAbstractNo skill is more important for a student of mechanics than the ability to draw a complete andaccurate free-body diagram (FBD). A good FBD facilitates proper accounting of forces whenwriting the
even though the difference is not very large in terms of weighted average. Therefore, onecan state that the impact of COVID was devastating, however the adaptation to the newerapproach was effective and weathered through pandemic time.This study overall describes experience and experiment to adapt and to perfect for the basiccourse with new resources in the critical period. The results presented in the bar plots showedhow classes survived in the pandemic time, and how the pandemic have impacted students’performance.AcknowledgementThe authors like to thank Center for Academic Excellence, CAI—currently CETL— at SaginawValley State University for supporting the project through DOW Professor Award. They also liketo thank Dr. Erik Trump for
semester grade.In-person classThe in-person class followed a typical lecture style for the in-person classroom instruction. Theinstructor primarily taught using a chalkboard and also used PowerPoint slides to project keyconcepts and examples onto the screen. Figure 1 shows the setup for the in-person instruction. Theslides were provided on the university's course management system and students could accessthem in advance. Students attended class two evenings a week, with each class session lasting 75minutes. Weekly quizzes were held during the second class of the week and typically lasted 25minutes. The Minitab quiz was a take-home quiz for students to complete over the weekend. Theexams were 75-minute written exams taken during class time. Both
Paper ID #39388Board 32: Work in Progress: A Laboratory Platform for Learning forChemical EngineeringBenjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University Ben Phillips is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University, working as a Research Assistant in the Baylor Energy And Renewable Systems (BEARS) Lab. His research interests are in Energy Storage and Renewable Systems, with projects focused in Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Storage. He aspires to become a lecturer in the field of Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University Clinical Professor Mechanical
essentialengineering skills while at the same time scaffolding progression towards a comprehensiveCornerstone Project(s) that all students present at the end of the semester. ENGR 111 features ahigh level of faculty interaction with students during class time, with a minimum of fivepersonnel (a combination of faculty and teaching assistants) manning six different coursesections of 60-90 students per section. ENGR 111 exclusively employs various forms of activelearning, including collaborative, cooperative, problem-based, project-based, and discovery-based learning [46-54]. The course includes numerous features that have the potential to increasestudent interest in engineering.1.4 The Current StudyTaken together, we hypothesize that course features studied in
. Even with optimumconditions the power produced was not enough to power a single household. That does not meanthis could not be used as an emergency power supply in the case that standard power productionfrom national grid fails that was seen the kind of damage that caused recently with the recentcold snap in 2021 that caused massive failures in the power grid. Although, the power producedby this method would not fully fulfill the need of people, however there is much that can beexpanded on this method. This work was performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the project in theModern Methods of Engineering Analysis course at the Engineering Technology (ET)department in the University of Houston – Downtown (UHD). The work was
) C+ E2: Identify common op-amp circuits, find the output voltage (or gain) for several cascaded amplifiers. 1/3 of a B- E3: Find the analytical solution describing the voltage (and current) in a RC grade or RL circuit as a function of time. increase for E4: Use Mesh analysis to find V, I and/or P in complex circuits with multiple B each sources. additional E5: Use source transformation to simplify and then analyze a circuit to find skill passed B+ the V, I, P or a R. A1: Design an op-amp circuit project to transform input signal to meet A- specified output
(Please specify)).Utility, intrinsic, and attainment values were grouped and only cost STV was presented as anindependent entry in the survey. The results of the study focused on the cost STV and suggestedstrategies to reduce it. Factor analysis of the responses supports Eccles’ EVT as a consistentframework for studying and analyzing motivation in a graduate context. 2MethodsThis study consisted of a think-aloud protocol that was conducted with 6 engineering doctoralstudents at a research intensive university in the mid-Atlantic region. The aim is not to transferthe findings at this early stage of the project, but to get a better understanding of
Paper ID #37881Strategies Promoting Undergraduate Retention (SPUR): IdentifyingStrategies to Help Students Reach Graduation through a Student-DrivenApproachArielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines Arielle Rainey graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Environ- mental Engineering and in May 2022 with a Master’s in Humanitarian Engineering. She is still currently at Colorado School of Mines, working on the Diversity, Inclusion & Access team participating in various projects to impact the student experience for underrepresented groups in engineering.Heather Renee Houlton, Colorado
otherclassifications.Security AnalysisSince 2010, there have been numerous significant changes within the discipline. The debut of theiPhone in 2007 and the Android operating system in 2008 changed the domain for many softwaredevelopments projects. 2009 saw the birth of DevOps practices with the famous presentation 10+Deploys Per Day: Dev and Ops Cooperation at Flickr [17]. Improvements in technology led to increasingvirtualization being employed in software engineering, and cloud technology has become moreubiquitous within software architectural design.The period since 2010 has been marked by a significant increase in security related concerns, as isshown in Figure 10. While security has always been a part of software engineering, the growth invulnerabilities has
disagree, 4 = Somewhat agree, 5 = Strongly agree). After students recordedtheir answers to survey questions individually, we asked them to discuss their responses aloud, aswell as explain their choices and rationales.Second, to examine students’ enacted epistemologies we used a set of engineering vignettes. Ineach vignette, an engineer is responding to a design dilemma—whether to implement tires orcontinuous tracks in robotics design project (Figure 1). We asked students to evaluate therationales of five different engineers in written commentary by responding to three questions: (a)Do you think the engineer provided appropriate support for their opinion? Why or why not? (b)Were there any parts of their rationale that you thought were particularly
were able to use the software in the class room and were able to practice the Fallsimulations using the VR (Virtual Reality) headset/sunglass by their own. The PICO Neo-2 VRHeadset with Controller was used to visualize, direct, move etc. purposes inside the virtualworld. The Miracast Dongle wifi adapter was used as the software had projection capability fromclassroom computer using overhead projector to show the students in the classroom how thingswere inside the VR world for instruction purposes.4. Descriptions of the Overview of Learning and Training Sequences: The learning objectives from this software were: identify major Fall hazards, describe typesof Fall hazards, protect everyone from these Fall hazards, recognize employer
Paper ID #39954Using Directional Graphs to Explore the Engineering Co-curricularNavigation Profiles of Student GroupsDr. 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 undergraduate levels.Dr
, Montana State University - Bozeman Rebekah Hammack is an Assistant Professor of K-8 Science Education at Montana State University. Prior to joining the faculty at MSU, she served as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and InfoDr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). Additionally, he is the Director of the World MOON Project
Paper ID #39350Exploring how Different Instructional Methods Compare to Improve StudentPerformance and Satisfaction in an Online Environment.Mr. Michael Roberts, University of Florida Currently, I work as a Technology Coach for a research grant. I have research experience in numerous fields including Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) in HY80 steel, Engineering Education, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and my current senior design project involves designing a sensor to detect volatile gases in moon regolith (moon rock). long with my research experience, I have developed my programming and computational skills which have
affect student experiences [15], [16].By understanding the experiences of instructors of varying levels of involvement in the design ofthe modules and expertise in the MBSE content, this work-in-progress paper aims to providehelpful insights for other instructional designers or instructors that might teach online modules.Our team has previously designed a series of online, asynchronous modules informed by the CoIframework to respond to the industrial needs of MBSE training [17]. Our modules are designedfor learners who are interested in understanding the value, functions, and offer themopportunities to apply their learning in projects. Our guiding research question is “What are theexperiences like for instructors who used our pre-designed MBSE
Paper ID #39357Work-in-Progress: Hands-on group activities for large fluid mechanicsclasses in a traditional lecture hall settingDr. Fiona C. Levey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Fiona Levey is an Associate Teaching Professor the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engi- neering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She teaches materials science and thermal fluids classes and advises capstone design projects. She employs active learning and project-based learning in her curricu- lum, using varied approaches for different levels, and correlating course design and teaching techniques to learning outcomes. Dr. Levey
, stress and well-being, and Human /resource development.Lei Xie, Lei Xie is a doctoral student at Texas A&M University. He is currently majoring in Human Resource Development in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development. His research interests include conflict management, organizational learning/change, knowledge management, learning organization, and International HRD. As a second year international graduate student from the People’s Republic of China, he has been actively engaged in academic research. He is working on several book chapters and an independent research project on the subject of organization development/change and organizational learning. He earned a
study situated in a dynamics course reported that most students found onlinelearning comparable to in-person learning for a course in spring 2020, notably taught by aninstructor who had prior experience in online teaching [18]. However, another study conductedin a project-based learning setting found that Grade 12 students’ performance while studyingelectronics deteriorated as instruction shifted from in-person to online during the pandemic [19].Individual factors that influenced students’ learning effectiveness during the pandemic includedtheir digital literacies, learning habits and behaviours, including self-directed learningcapabilities [14, 20]. Contextual influencing factors comprised teaching methods [17], student–student and instructor
advisors and Ph.D. student advisees at UMass Lowell. Previ- ously, Ha worked for eight years as the Program Manager of DifferenceMaker, a campus-wide student entrepreneurship initiative at UMass Lowell. There, she co-created and managed the Mentor program. Ha is also an adjunct faculty member at the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell. Prior to join- ing UMass Lowell, Ha spent ten years working for The World Bank in Vietnam. In this role, she assisted small and medium enterprises in raising financial capital and acquiring technical consulting services. Ha also managed projects focused on capacity building for industry clusters. Ha holds a B.A. in English from Vietnam National University, an MBA from UMass Lowell
Paper ID #37206Strategies for Continuous Improvement in ETAC of ABET Programs: ANovelApproachProf. Ravi C. Manimaran, Department Chair, Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University Ravi C. Manimaran is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University. His education includes two Master of Science degrees in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering and Electronics and Control Engineering. He has been dynamically involved in higher education leadership as a Dean, Department Chair, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Co-PI of multiple
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
STEM [4]. So, although this research project applies to all UD faculty, engineering and relatedfaculty are disproportionately involved and impacted.UD has also been investing in improving departmental climates and diversity, equity, andinclusion on campus. As part of this work, in spring 2020, UD faculty participated in theCOACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey. This survey, developed at the Harvard GraduateSchool of Education, measures faculty perceptions of various aspects of worklife. Despiteconducting the survey in spring 2020, a semester significantly disrupted by the COVID-19pandemic, UD’s survey response rate was 40%. COACHE determined that most responses werecollected before the disruption and performed a special analysis to determine
become a commonconcern in China's higher education sector, including the engineering education sector.At the same time, the reform of engineering education is also facing the problem oftilting heavily towards scientification and becoming more and more detached from"engineering" itself. The solution is to introduce the "The Idea of Large-ScaleEngineering", so that engineering education in China can return to engineering [28 .In January 2000, the Ministry of Education (MOE) approved the first batch of 670projects for undergraduate education teaching reform. The aim of the project is to adaptto the needs of China's modernization in the new century, to cultivate high-qualitytalents with innovative spirit, practical ability and entrepreneurial spirit
-year program variants, across participants of differentacademic backgrounds, and, eventually, between participants and non-participant comparisongroups. We expect to report on comparative longitudinal findings in future publications. The presentstudy, meanwhile, focuses on an initial alumni survey that was deployed to existing programgraduates across all graduation years for purposes of establishing a baseline alumni characterization.MethodsThe alumni survey conducted for this paper was hosted in Qualtrics XM online survey software.Since this survey is one component of the larger GEL longitudinal assessment, it is incorporatedinto the same Qualtrics project as all other survey components. We established one common surveylanding webpage to
Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Flipping the classroom to create a student-centered learning environment in three undergraduate civil engineering coursesA flipped classroom is no longer a novel idea, but engineering education has lagged in implementing thisnon-traditional course delivery method. Traditional engineering courses are typically offered in aninstructor-centered environment which impacts everything from content delivery to student engagementand learning. A decade ago, we initiated a major project in curriculum reform that included flipping threesecond-year civil engineering courses