(MSU) is entering its fourth yearof a five-year project to transform its environmental engineering undergraduate program withsupport from a National Science Foundation Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartments (RED) grant. The project team’s intent is to move away from a topic-focusedundergraduate engineering curriculum model, in which technical content is siloed into individualcourses, and few connections are made to broader social and environmental contexts or toprofessional practice. In its place, faculty are developing an integrated project-based curriculumthat intentionally builds students’ competencies in engineering and sustainability in a connectedmanner throughout their program of study.The project team comprises all
Student Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Engineering Design in Work-Integrated Learning Contexts1 IntroductionTo continue enhancing student learning, many institutions are implementing work-integratedlearning programs (WIL) to aid in the development of work-ready graduates [1]. WIL integratesacademic studies with experiences within a workplace or practice setting [2]. These experiencescan take many forms including collaborative research projects, apprenticeships, co-operativeeducation, entrepreneurship, field placements, internships, professional placements, servicelearning, or work experiences. WIL programs are very common in undergraduate engineeringprograms and have more recently expanded to graduate programs
, infrastructure resilience,human comfort, and energy balance. For the course final project, students proposed solutions tobuild a lunar infrastructure habitat, requiring them to extrapolate from terrestrial designsdiscussed in the classroom to extraterrestrial contexts. Instructors enhanced the course materialwith transfer techniques such as analogy-driven learning, real-world problem-solving exercises,and facilitated discussions of lunar design challenges. The FET model was embedded in the pre-course, post-course, and feedback surveys. The authors found evidence of successful transferfrom these artifacts, suggesting that the pedagogy and curricula implemented were effective atpromoting transfer of learning. Furthermore, anecdotal instructor observations
to approach problemswith a holistic view, make decisions based on evidence, collaborate effectively in teams, andlearn from setbacks. Laboratory work plays a crucial role in shaping the professionaldevelopment of university engineering students as it enables them to cultivate these essentialpractices [1, 2]. A successful laboratory task design should provide students opportunities todevelop these practices but also needs to adhere to the constraints of the educationalenvironment.In this project, we explore how both virtual (simulation-based) and physical (hands-on)laboratories, based on the same real-world engineering process, develop the practices studentswill need in their future careers. In an engineering virtual laboratory, students work
program evaluator with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workplace climate, and research synthesis with a particular focus on meta-analysis. She has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments beneficial for STEM education research and practice. Dr. Yoon has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a PI, co-PI, advisory board member, or external evaluator on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Computational Thinking in the Formation
Paper ID #44023Board 245: Does Integrating Innovative Technologies into STEM EducationHelp Advance K-12 Students’ STEM Career Outcomes? A Synthesis StudyDr. Yue Li, Miami University Dr. Yue Li, Associate Director of the Discovery Center for Evaluation, Research, and Professional Learning at Miami University (Oxford, OH), has extensive quantitative research skills and experiences of leading research and evaluation projects related to systemic reform efforts, with specific proficiency in equitable and inclusive STEM environments. Over the last 17 years at the Discovery Center, Dr. Li has conducted research or evaluation for
, deep learning, healthcare data analytics, and biomedical image analysis. He is currently the PI of two NSF funded projects and Co-PI of three NSF and NIH funded projects and committed to computer science education and workforce development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Improving Retention Rate and Success in Computer Science ScholarsIntroductionIn the broader context of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, astudy [1] reveals that the likelihood of a Black student switching majors is approximately 19percentage points higher than that of a White student. Additionally, studies indicate that access toSTEM opportunities is restricted for students attending
Engineering Studies, Director of Women’s Engineering Programs, and CENG Interim Associate Dean. Although she has taught over 25 different courses, she currently teaches Financial Decision making, First Year engineering, Senior Project, and Change Management. Her research is in Engineering Education where she has received $11.8 million of funding from NSF as either PI or Co-PI. She researches equitable classroom practices, integrated learning, and institutional change. She spent the 2019-2020 academic year at Cal State LA where she taught and collaborated on research related to equity and social justice. She is a co-advisor to Engineers without Borders and oSTEM at Cal Poly.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State
a “Gas Turbine BootCamp” designed to introduce students to the specialized facets of the industry, how gas turbines fit intocurrent and future energy production in the U.S., and affiliated research areas to which they would becontributing. Topics for this boot camp included principles of gas turbine operations and efficiency,combustion, aerodynamics, and manufacturing. Throughout the ten-week program, students underwentstructured professional development and independent research projects under the guidance of Penn Statefaculty and graduate students. As examples, project topics and project names include those in Table 1. Theprofessional development opportunities for Cohort 1 included several facets of technical communicationtraining
Paper ID #42092GIFTS: Improved Team Skill Development through a Semester-Long TeamworkReportDr. Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York at 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 Engineering Design Division in 2017 where she taught both Introduction to
Freshman Engineering at Montana Technological University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, a master’s degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Sciences. Her research areas are in groundwater contamination, hazardous waste management as well as advising and retention of first year engineering students.Dr. Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University Dr. Xinyu Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University’s College of Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a North Carolina-licensed Professional Engineer, and currently leads an NSF project on
construction projects' design and planning phases. The goalis to eliminate or minimize safety and health risks of field workers, which is particularlyimportant in the construction industry. However, the implementation of PtD in the constructionindustry faces several challenges that hinder its widespread adoption. This paper aims to betterunderstand the key factors negatively influencing civil engineers' ability to utilize PtD. Theresearch team, therefore, conducted a survey aimed at gathering insights from engineeringpractitioners regarding the factors that might impede its utilization and the role of engineers inits implementation. The findings indicate that various factors contribute to the challenge, suchas the absence of PtD educational materials
mechanical engineering at four different colleges. He started at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest graduate research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, he focused on undergraduate education while teaching ten different courses ranging from introductory freshman courses to senior capstone. Scott also served as an advisor to many different undergraduate research projects. He then moved on to Michigan State University and took a position as a teaching specialist concentrating on undergraduate classroom instruction. Scott finally settled at York College of Pennsylvania. He has been at York College for over ten years
multidisciplinary graduate engineering course that bridges the domains of educationand computer science. Leveraging the Communities of Practice framework, we examine how computerscience students integrate new knowledge from education and computer science to engage in aneducational data mining project. In the first course iteration, we investigated the creation of amultidisciplinary community by connecting students from both disciplines through a blend of problem-based learning instruction and traditional lectures. In the second version of the course, we established amultidisciplinary environment by bringing two instructors, one with computer science expertise and theother from education. To investigate the effectiveness of these approaches, we conducted
learning, team-projects and writing-based assignments, with special focus on learning through real-world applications ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Creation of Open-Source Course Materials for Engineering Economics Course with Help from a Team of Students - Lessons Learned Tamara R. Etmannski Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada tamara.etmannski@ubc.ca1. IntroductionIn accordance with program accreditation prerequisites [1], engineering students across Canadaare mandated to undertake an Engineering
Deformation & Failure Mechanisms, Materials Science, Fracture Mechanics, Process-Structure-Property Relationships, Finite Element Stress Analysis Modeling & Failure Analysis, ASME BPV Code Sec VIII Div. 1 & 2, API 579/ASME FFS-1 Code, Materials Testing and Engineering Education. Professionally registered engineer in the State of Texas (PE). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Teaching Effective Communication for TeamworkThis is a Work in Progress paper.IntroductionEngineering projects are often complex and require collaboration, making teamwork skillscritical for engineers. Employers want to hire students with strong professional skills, includingthe ability to work
Work In Progress: Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Maker Programs on Career Outcomes and Industry Skills DevelopmentAbstractOur project, led by the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and Rice University, seeks toassess the long-term impacts of Maker-focused educational programs on career outcomes andindustry skills development. While much attention has been given to the positive educationaloutcomes of these educational programs, little has been written about their effects on careerprospects and industry hiring trends. The project aims to identify relevant metrics for measuringcareer impacts and develop tools for assessing the relationship between makerspace experiencesand career readiness. We anticipate that the data
Paper ID #42422Student Goal Formulation in an Introductory Engineering Design Coursethrough Systems Thinking ScenariosDr. Andrea Goncher-Sevilla, University of Florida Andrea Goncher-Sevilla is an Instructional Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. She earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech and focuses on teaching and learning projects in human centered design and humanitarian engineering.Dr. John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida John Mendoza Garcia is an Instructional Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Education in the Herbert
educationenvironment by offering introductory engineering courses to high school students. The coreobjective is to enhance high school students’ understanding of the engineering design processand the real-world roles of engineers, empowering them to make well-informed career choices.This paper focuses on examining the aspects of the pre-college engineering education curriculumthat are appreciated by the students which may influence engineering as their future careerchoice.The study is part of a larger research project, where the research team conducted surveys ofstudents participating in the e4usa during the 2022-2023 academic year. The survey wasadministered in 33 schools across 20 states and regions in the U.S. A qualitative analysis wasconducted on the
has been focused on decentralized control and fault diagnosis techniques in microgrids, renewable energy systems, mechatronics, and aerospace. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Portable Solar-Powered Wireless Display BoardAbstractIn this industry-sponsored senior design project, a light-weighted low-consumption portabledigital display is designed and developed for outdoor use with the capability to be charged bysolar energy. A Raspberry Pi microprocessor controls the data display process and provides thelive data tracking functionality through a mobile application. The custom-built display board isdesigned by arranging LED light strips into a matrix formation that is ultra
, this pedagogy often takes a form illustrated by a Modelof Project-Based Community Engagement [4] and has been growing in popularity for capstonedesign courses and other applications [5,6]. Previous findings have shown significant benefits fromcommunity-engaged learning experiences in developing a broad range of skills that are critical forengineers [7], including teamwork and communication [8], becoming self-directed and life-longlearners [9], and developing design skills [10]. However, there have also been calls for additionalresearch on the perspectives of community partners as well as holistic assessments of programs[11].Within this space, Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is one of the largest players, with5,600 student participants
, technical, or sociocultural topics thatcan be or are conjoined with a segment related to sustainability. The topic at hand, while notinherently focused around sustainability, can include a conversation relating that topic tosustainability to enhance the quality of education received for that topic.C-Tier courses have a primary focus on some engineering, technical, or sociocultural topic with amajor component of the course being a project through which sustainability could be applied.The course itself includes enough flexibility that a professor or students with significant interestin sustainability can delve into projects or assignments related to sustainability should theychoose.D-Tier courses are general courses which many students encounter or
Paper ID #42562An Autoethnography of the Student Experience Solving an Open-Ended StaticsProblemKatelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Katelyn Churakos is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Law and is expected to graduate in December 2025. After graduation, Katelyn plans to pursue employment in the mechanical engineering field, preferably in project management.Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkDr. Jessica E S Swenson
inundergraduate geoscience classes. The FossilSketch application was used for outreach andclassroom activities in various courses, including geology, paleontology, and biology. We havebeen continuously improving the existing student dashboard to provide more autonomy and toimprove motivation and knowledge retention for students. Many instructors expressed theirinterest and need in the tool and associated projects and the need for broader sustainability. Basedon the identified need, we are developing the instructors’ dashboard to allow instructors to create,share, and customize classroom activities.Background and motivationTo provide authentic context and activities to students enrolled in geoscience courses, wedeveloped the Fossilsketch software with the
Paper ID #41283Developing the Design Reasoning in Data Life-Cycle Ethical ManagementFrameworkDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is on engineering design reasoning.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University Carla B. Zoltowski is an associate professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a
Paper ID #42370Training Teachers to Employ Design and Analysis of Computer Experimentsfor Research on Sustainable Building DesignMrs. Laura Thomason, Mansfield ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington Long time middle school teacher who is still on a quest to continue in my personal education. I participated in the RET project with UTA last summer and while I learned so much, the experience allowed me to impact my classroom teaching. Currently, I teach at Jerry Knight STEM Academy in Mansfield, TX. I get to teach advanced 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in multiple STEM electives.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas
of engineering, science, and mathematics deep learning concepts and their practical applications in engineering. 2. apply engineering design to produce Students analyze engineering problems and solutions that meet specified needs with apply suitable deep learning models to consideration of public health, safety, and address them. welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. communicate effectively with a range of Students develop collaboration and audiences communication skills through group projects and presentations 4
course. This study is inspired by such a course, where students work inmultidisciplinary teams for two semesters in designing, building, and testing projects. Theobjective is to evaluate the process of students’ self-placement in team roles and the impact ofthese roles on their engagement and perception of success during the project developmentexperience, to investigate how student role placement, rotation and execution contribute to theirdevelopment of leadership and teamwork skills. Results are presented from a mixed methodssurvey and data from three cohorts of students between 2021 and 2023, including questions onthe students’ course goals, role assignments, role rotations, and if their roles affected theirengagement, success, or team’s
/ML andteaching emerging technologies in their classroom, and supporting participants in exploring theemerging ML tools - Smart Motors via several hands-on projects. On the second day, we focusedon brainstorming the ML activities through several rounds of hands-on activities using SmartMotors, reflecting and iterating, and decided to design the final activities together.Data Collection: All workshop sessions were video and audio recorded, and transcripts weregenerated of these meetings. In addition, field notes were generated from observation notes.Participant-generated artifacts were collected in a shared notes document (Google Slides), wherewe could track specific ideas and thoughts raised in the workshop. The three teachers scheduledto
bolster students on their pathway to degree completion. Additionally, co-curricularlearning opportunities are particularly important for students from underrepresented groups asthey provide opportunities for students to build their sense of scientific identity and grow theirnetwork [6].PSU is partnering with Portland General Electric (PGE), the Bonneville Power Administration,several electrical equipment manufacturers, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs(CTWS) on two IRA-funded DoE projects to create our Power Engineering Internship (PEI)program. The PEI will provide engineering career development pathways within the regionalelectric utility industry and help ensure that federal investments in the electric utility industryadvance the