curriculum, from invoking how to collect and analyze data through the eyes ofdata analytics all the way to the final goal of utilizing these robust scripts (akin but alternative totraditional machine learning) in deciphering various systems captured in an optical image. Thenon-destructive nature of this methodology in achieving this final goal is an added plus. 32. Materials and Methods2.1 Graphene Flake Sample Preparation & DepositionThe graphene samples employed in this study were produced through the mechanical exfoliationof graphite on a SiO2 substrate. A 300-nm thermal oxide Si/SiO2 wafer (NOVA ElectronicMaterials, LLC.) was cleaved into approximately 10 mm × 10 mm samples. These
information andimprove their reasoning, they are not inclined to change their minds from their initialintuitive judgment. This finding supports literature that suggests ‘reasoning’ can only goso far in the ethics curriculum if behavioral change is the goal. More interdisciplinaryeducational research is necessary to design an ethics curriculum that can appropriatelyprepare future AI professionals for the demands of industry.1. IntroductionThis evidence-based practice paper details a novel learning intervention for applied ethicseducation curriculum that leverages students’ intuitions as a precursor to the ethical decision-making process. In 2004, Bertolami voiced a concern that ethics is boring: “Most ethicalprinciples are simply too abstract, dry
students to work alongsideindustry professionals to tackle real-world space exploration challenges and offersolutions through an array of investigations, experiments and design projects withproject-based learning. The curriculum and project themes for each year build uponeach other for a comprehensive experience of the challenges and opportunities involvedwith space exploration. Concepts addressed by the effort include the development ofrockets, robotics, space construction and space architecture for habitation in Earth’sorbit and within lunar lava tube caves on the Moon. LCATS takes place during theschool year on alternating Saturday mornings for 2 sessions a month, with a total of 16sessions a school year.Each 4-hour long Saturday session
PID controllers, data are collected in a similar way as illustrated in Table 8for the small tank liquid level experiment. The steady state at time 5584 s (3.993 cm level high)is subjected to a set-point change from the 4 cm level to a level of 7 cm, tracked by a PIcontroller with a proportional gain (Kc) of 2 Amps/cm and an integral time (τI) of 50 s (and noderivative action) acting on the flowrate. A graphical representation is illustrated in Figure 15.Table 8. Data sample from a small tank liquid level experiment under PI control. The status ofthe controllers (P: proportional, I: integral, D: derivative) are indicated as 0 for the off positionand 1 for the on, Kc is the proportional gain, τI the integral time, and τD the derivative
unlikely to producemuch benefit; however, if such experiences are spread throughout a student’s college education,it is anticipated that student behaviors and perceptions will change.The author’s home institution created laboratories across several courses based on the ideasabove which culminate in lab taken in the spring of junior year which integrates concepts fromseveral courses. Since this is the last laboratory in the curriculum, students are expected to showproficiency in experimentation and the ability to correctly apply material from past courses likestatics, circuit analysis, and thermodynamics. Minimal instructions are provided since all theequipment has been used by students for several years. An example assignment is shown in
thenpresented their ongoing effort to provide I4.0-related activities to high school students.The authors discussed the successes and challenges in developing the activities. Theauthors provided a description of the future development of the project.Literature ReviewCurrent Pre-K students is an integral part of the society, who will be entering theworkforce in the next two decades must be ready for the challenges of I4.0. Theeducation needs to be transformed to facilitate student adaptation to I4.0 [1, 2]. Thecompetitive environment of the current world economy and specifically the economicaladvances of the Global South. require a mutual effort from the country’s educators,education researchers, and policymakers to bring I4.0 transformation to
: Graduates demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continued intellectual development. 4. Ethical Reasoning: Graduates recognize ethical issues and apply ethical perspectives and concepts in decision making. 5. Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM): Graduates apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts and processes to solve complex problems. 6. Humanities and Social Sciences: Graduates apply concepts from the humanities and social sciences to understand and analyze the human condition. 7. Disciplinary Depth: Graduates integrate and apply knowledge and methodological approaches gained through in-depth study of an academic discipline.Each of the top-level
Wetheim College of Engineering. Her focus is on developing curriculum ba ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Establishing Sustainable Programs: Creating Lasting Computer Science Summer Programs for Middle School Students (Evaluation)Krista D. Chisholm, Ph.D., Olivia Lancaster, Areesha Razi, Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D.University of Florida, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringAbstractInformal learning environments are among a number of ways to build learning experiences forstudents outside of the classroom. These experiences can create opportunities for students toengage and develop an interest in computer science and engineering outside the
shift in pedagogical practices among industrial engineering educators, ultimatelyempowering the next generation of industrial engineers to drive innovation and progress in theindustry.IntroductionCuriosity is a primary motivator of learning, invention, and innovation. Curiosity is essential inengineering education for fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and lifelong learning skillsrequired to face 21st-century issues [1], [2], [3]. Lindholm [4] posited strongly that modernity isfundamentally rooted in curiosity, which serves as a catalyst for knowledge acquisition, freshperspectives, and creative thinking in both individuals and groups. In the opinion of Pluck andJohnson [5], curiosity is an aspect of intrinsic motivation with great
. Undergraduate teaching assistants are integral tostudent success in the course. As the first points of contact for students, they assist with contentdelivery, guide students through hands-on labs and projects, and deliver feedback onassignments. Effective undergraduate teaching assistants are peer leaders and mentors to first-year students; through these workshops, we seek to ground their leadership and mentorshipapproaches in principles of global inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access (GIDBEA).In this work, we outline the workshop curriculum. Scaffolded into three parts, the workshop isdesigned to provide the teaching assistants with the ability to recognize and confront bias amongindividuals and within teams, help them develop an
Paper ID #41858High School Students’ Perspectives on Pre-college Engineering EducationCourses (Fundamental)Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University Jialing Wu is an incoming first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at the Ohio State University. She earned her M.Ed. in International Education Policy and Management at Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from China. Her research interests encompass international engineering education, pre-college engineering, as well as the application of quantitative methods and advanced technology in Engineering Education
provide educators with an effective alternative to physical networkingequipment and provide a comprehensive set of custom labs that can be integrated in theircurriculum. The practical labs presented in this paper provide students at high school, college, orprofessional level with skills and knowledge required for the modern digital workforce.IntroductionIt is widely accepted that there exists a growing need for practical networking skills amidst ashortage of hands-on experience opportunities for students, and that this issue is exacerbated byresource shortages, staff shortages, domain knowledge constraints, and limited options for safe,practical ways for students to practice infrastructure skills [1, 2, 3]. To support currenteducational needs
for a new term before the term is introduced. This waythe terms would have an operational meaning, and would be better integrated with the student’snatural vocabulary.Dukhan [15] attempted to systematically describe and categorize learning difficulties experiencedby engineering students taking a first course in thermodynamics. Two major root causes for theseissues were identified: conceptual difficulties and the inability of students to recall and integraterelevant knowledge to solve thermodynamic problems. The literature and the related statisticspointed to the continued poor learning/performance of engineering students in thermodynamics.The author suggests that the summarized solutions [15], have either not worked, or have workedonly
Impact of a Clinical Observations and Needs Finding Course on Biomedical Engineering Education OutcomesAbstractIn the field of biomedical engineering, needs identification and solution development are animportant element of the design process. In our undergraduate curriculum, a course was designedto allow clinical observation and provide an opportunity for students to learn about engineeringdesign and engage with clinicians via completing rotations in medical facilities near our campus.While this type of course is not unique, evaluating its efficacy is not simple. Given the broadrange of institutional resources available- such as proximity to a medical school, or residencyprograms- reporting the quality of such courses within the
Paper ID #41436Design Conceptualization over Multiple Design CoursesCaitlyn Berryhill, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoDr. Amanda Clara Emberley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Emberley is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Design conceptualization over multiple design coursesABSTRACTThis research project's focus is to better understand how students are conceptualizing engineeringdesign over their multiple design projects. We focus
to consider and design with ethical, equity, andsocial justice implications in mind. Further, there is still a general lack of diversity ofstakeholder parameters in early engineering design classes. Introduction to systems engineeringcourses lack integration of current thinking on community engagement ethics and that absencecan be seen across the systems engineering curriculum, as well. We ask: How do we createlearning opportunities/engineering interventions that are technically sound, and also prioritizecommunity voice, cultural appropriateness, and contextual efficacy? In this paper, we reviewthree methods of stakeholder analysis taught in system engineering courses and identify whereand how one can integrate community voices through a
Paper ID #42012Board 397: Sustainable Racial Equity: Creating a New Generation of EngineeringEducation DEI LeadersDr. Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Homero Murzi (he/´el/his) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with honorary appointments at the University of Queensland (Australia) and the University of Los Andes (Venezuela). Homero is the leader of the Engineering Competencies, Learning, and Inclusive Practices for Success (ECLIPS) Lab, where he leads a team focused on doing research on contemporary, culturally relevant, and
this experience of writing poems, “wasa lot of fun.”Bob recalled that “the kind of assignments given” in programming courses he took during hisundergraduate and graduate program required him to be creative. Such assignments asked you toutilize “some different thought processes or different ways to get you a solution.” Like Bob,Victor also noted that several programming courses throughout his graduate education, where hewas asked to demonstrate and practice his creative thinking skills. However, he recalled anothercourse from his undergraduate education in a different country, where the first year of theengineering curriculum is the same for all majors. In this curriculum, there was an electrical andelectronics course during the lab in which
, learningmethodologies, and assessment strategies. This fosters an educational milieu repletewith flexibility and openness. Meanwhile, Chinese higher education has adopted aparadigm of standardization amid its massification efforts, striving for uniformity ineducational processes and the acquisition of scientific knowledge and technicalcompetences [17]. This approach underscores the centrality of meticulously structuredcourses in shaping the academic and personal progression of university students inChina. Within this structure, the Chinese university curriculum bifurcates into major-specific and general education courses. Major courses are intricately aligned with thestudent’s chosen field, delivering in-depth expertise and practical skills pertinent totheir
rigorous process is taught to students in their Statics andDynamics courses on how to draw proper kinetic, free-body, and impulse-momentum diagrams.While numerous techniques and mnemonics have been mentioned in literature, any experiencedinstructor can tell a correct free-body diagram apart from an incorrect one. Unfortunately, this isnot the case when considering scalar properties such as mass, energy, exergy, and entropy.Different fluid mechanics and thermodynamics texts have treated the diagrammatic representationof these properties either very poorly, or in the case of the latter two, not at all. In this paper, theconcept of the storage and interaction diagrams is introduced as a graphical tool to represent theaforementioned scalar properties
classes, they learn to use their skills toanalyze an experiment or create a budget, and to apply them as part of critical thinking. As artificialintelligence/machine learning/data science (AI/ML/DS) techniques become a part of everyday life,and as state standards change to encompass CS topics, educators are faced with challenges tointegrate these into the K-12 curriculum. As research and development in these fields expands evermore rapidly, both in power and in scope, so does how we interact with it within and across otherdisciplines.Many industries face challenges in recruiting, and in trying to match employee skills with theseadvanced computational skills. The development of these understandings and skills falls to P16educators even though many
asassessed by the decision-maker [11]. Decision-making is integral in day-to-day operations in theengineering workforce, whether it be deciding what angle to make an incline or who to talk towhen uncertain of the next steps to take [9], [10]. While there is variation in who makesdecisions at different companies, those with more experience (and subsequently, more expertise)typically make more decisions. Therefore, a lack of experience may impede the development ofexpertise and preclude engineering practitioners from practicing and improving theirdecision-making skills. We aim to explore this through the lens of COVID-19 with the followingquestions: 3. Have the decision-making processes of current early-career engineers affected by COVID-19
opportunity for the agency to gather insightsfrom experts in an array of fields, and it also challenged NASA participants to consider how theymight introduce the ideas shared to colleagues who could benefit from and apply these insightsdirectly. Some of these challenges have been long discussed by the engineering ethicscommunity: at what level are engineers responsible for their products? How can projectmanagers and engineers effectively integrate societal considerations in workaday efforts? Otherswere more unique to the Artemis mission, including space sustainability, balancing access tolocations on the moon, and sharing the benefits of space activities. 3. Workshop Concepts in Dialogue with Engineering Education and Ethics ResearchAs stated
) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Prof. Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Dr Gomez-Gonzalez’s research interests include solid waste management, landfill siting, process simulation and optimization, and engineering education. He is an active member of the research group in Process Simulation and Control
digital presence. They hold the potential to aid evidencegathering for accreditation, internal promotion, and provide a mechanism to connect withindustrial and other external partners. As an undergraduate academic tool, ePortfolios can beused for integrating and reflecting on the student’s learning career, in line with Yancey’smultiple curricula of higher education which involves learning beyond the classroom. Thisframework integrates the experienced curriculum, a delivered curriculum, and the livedcurriculum [3]. Despite the range of current uses, there is an opportunity to better harness theirpotential for supporting and mentor undergraduate students in their professional growth [4].Much of the literature embraces the use of ePortfolios as a
as discuss the results of their implementation beforetaking the examine, without delaying other topics in the curriculum. It is worth noting thatcollection and grading of the worksheets and homework sections we provide with the LCDLMsis left up to the instructors’ discretion. In addition, we recommend assigning the short YouTubechannel videos for each LCDLM that we made to clarify conceptual understanding, and whichwere originally developed as an add-on while offering alternative synchronous and asynchronoususe of LCDLM exercises during the COVID-19 pandemic.Workshop changesOver the past several years, our methodology for mentoring faculty to implement LCDLMs intheir classrooms has continued to improve. When we started in late 2018, we
showcase several student projects and someof the design. These projects indicate that students’ critical-thinking ability and creativity can begreatly increased when given the freedom to develop their own signature-thinking projects.1. IntroductionMiddle Tennessee State University (MTSU) offers an ABET Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) accredited mechatronics engineering program, in which students learn bothelectrical and mechanical engineering course materials. Digital Circuits Fundamentals is one ofthe required electrical courses in the curriculum, typically taught in the junior year. Theprerequisites of this course are Computer Science I and Electrical Circuit Analysis I. It is theprerequisite of two other courses: Programmable Logic
engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Mr. Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Perry is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His work contains a unique blend of engineering education and civil engineering projects. Dr
skills and showcase an understanding ofthe various engineering fields. Currently, majority of Engineering Speakers are recruited fromformer ESS students who successfully transferred, completed their bachelor's degree, and arenow in the field. Speakers are chosen according to their field of work, stories, and careers. Forexample, two mechanical engineers can speak in the same field if one is pursuing a doctorate andone is working in the industry.II.3. Industry PartnershipsAn internship is an experiential learning opportunity that integrates knowledge in the classroomwith practical applications [24]. For engineering students, an internship is a transformativeperiod and a gateway to personal and professional growth [25]. Internships are a high
, highlighted in bold throughout each section of the paper, and summarizedinto an infographic in Appendix 1, and checklist in Appendix 2. Strategies for addressing thehidden curriculum when connecting and participating in outreach programs will be explored,with an emphasis on understanding it and the implications for program design.Existing equitable design practices in higher education engineering outreach programsNational organizations promote increasing participation of marginalized groups in engineeringthrough numerous outreach initiatives, resulting in a rich landscape of academic reporting. TheNational Academy of Engineering's 2002 survey found over $400 million is spent annually onsuch activities [6]. This study focuses on post-K-12 education