Paper ID #42659Engineering Design Process through Game-Based Learning for FreshmenEngineering StudentsMs. Laura Ngoc Nhi Nguyen, University of Oklahoma 2nd-year Computer science major at the University of Oklahoma with a passion for stimulating more progression in education with the help of technology!Dr. Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma Dr. Kittur is an Assistant Professor in the Gallogly College of Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design program from Arizona State University, 2022. He received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics
, ILAbstractThe learning enhancement brought on by hands-on experience is a well-established principle.For most engineering classes, laboratory (lab) experiments make an integral part of thecurriculum. In engineering education, we place a lot of significance on student participation inthe labs, but we seldom make students part of the curriculum and lab development. Throughactive involvement in lab development, students gain higher levels of learning andunderstanding. It is also well established that a good lab design involves open-ended design toprovide sufficient challenge to students for them to achieve cognitive learning and practicalskills. Our student-developed labs provide open-ended design opportunities to promptquestioning and higher-level
is an IEEE Fellow (2005). He received the Distinguished Teaching Award at UC San Diego in 2019. He served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transaction on Signal Processing, Signal Processing Letters, IEEE Transaction on Circuits & Systems, and IEEE Transaction on Image Processing. See his research publication at Google Scholar. Prof. Nguyen is passionate about teaching and mentorship, creating initiatives that prepare students for career success. During his term as ECE department chair, with the help of faculty and students, he spearheaded the Hands-on curriculum, Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP), and the Summer Internship Prep Program (SIPP). He also co-created the Project-in-a-Box (PIB) student
. Insummary, a critical contribution of the Socially Transformative Engineering Pedagogy is engaginglearners in different modes of reasoning so they can achieve their full potential for conscientiousdecision-making.Pedagogical Translation of the Socially Transformative Engineering FrameworkIntegrating a new framework with an emphasis on engineering reasoning fluency while integratingsocial and ethical perspectives can be daunting. Therefore, we present an illustrative lessoninspired by a curriculum developed by Sung and colleagues [29]. In this lesson, engineering is notthe central focus, but engineers are situated as part of a legal case. As part of the legal case, twoengineers are the expert witnesses, one representing the defendant and the other
CampsHistorically, summer camp has been an educational vehicle for introducing K-12 students to avariety of educational experiences beyond the classroom [6],[10], [20]. Summer camp istraditionally associated with enjoyable activities and when coupled with the integration ofspecialized academic matter, can offer students to try new things, explore new programs, engageand learn new knowledge, and broaden their horizon and interests. This intense, but shortsequences, provides an ideal means for the introduction and immersion of K-12 students intoareas that might not be easily accomplished in a traditional classroom setting.Summer camps focusing on various engineering fields have been conducted to introduce studentsto the engineering profession and have been
program enjoyed an itinerary thatincorporated cultural immersion though site visits, insights into the historical and contemporarycontext, as well as intentional interactions with locals and students from the region. An emphasison traditions, the gastronomic ecosystem, intercultural communication, and aspects of the localeconomy were part of the curriculum. These cultural elements were integrated into a robusttechnical presentation course designed for engineering students.The approach to fostering the global awareness, global understanding, and the ability toeffectively apply intercultural knowledge [3] that embodies global competence had been to 1)offer a pre-departure course and 2) include a faculty member with regional expertise on thetravel
% improvement on students’ problem-solving skillsrelated to specific heat. 95% of the students felt that, after this new and student designedexperiment, they had a much better understanding on the topic.IntroductionThe most important goal of engineering education is to help students not only understand themathematical and physical equations of the engineering concepts but also their real-lifeapplications. To bridge the gap between the equations and the real-life applications and enhanceunderstanding of the concepts, lab experiments have been added as integral parts of manyengineering curriculums aimed at assisting students’ learning and applying engineering concepts.Lab classes are more easily to provide an active learning environment [1] because
structuredthe methodology as follows: a. Narrative Collection: Each co-author, representing a distinct national background, shares their personal narrative. These narratives encompass their experiences, challenges, and successes in navigating U.S. academia as an international faculty. This process includes documenting instances of cultural adjustment, professional development and encounters with institutional barriers [16]. We presented each narrative based on themes like transitional experiences, our experiences as graduate students, then transitioning into our first professional roles (postdoc, junior faculty etc), and then finally moving towards post- tenure experiences. b. Integration of Insights: Finally, the
]. Thisphenomenology-informed exploratory study utilized semi-structured focus groups to understandparticipants’ experiences of having their engineering identities recognized by engineeringfaculty. This study includes data from participants’ first six semesters in an engineering programto capture a variety of faculty-oriented engineering experiences that include the less frequentlystudied middle years [30]. Data was analyzed using directed content and thematic analysis tosupport the exploration of the phenomenon while allowing for the integration of a theoreticalframework including identity and recognition. The first, second, and last authors played asignificant role in the data collection and analysis portion of this study while the other authorswere part of
from the DoD aligned Federal agencies and uniformed personnelfrom key US allies and NATO partner nations, were selected by the DoD to participate in the in-person activities. The MIT Innovation & Technology Workshop was a rigorous, multi-day in-person team-based workshop that coupled MIT’s approach to innovation with lectures intoemerging technologies framed around an interactive scenario. Scenario-based learning wasemployed as the main pedagogical model followed by hands-on interactive exercises. Emergingtechnologies including IoT, Big Data, AI, and Blockchain were embedded in the curriculum. Thegoal of the workshop was for learners to come away from this program with a depth of knowledgeand language for emerging technologies and
Mej´ıa, Northwestern University Dr. Mej´ıa is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences. She also teaches in the Design Thinking and Communication (DTC), Masters in Engineering Management (MEM), and College Prep programs. Her research interests focus on mixed methods research in engineering education, curriculum assessment and development, and engineering identity.Dr. Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida Kent Crippen is a Professor of STEM education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Sheila Castro, University of Florida Sheila Castro is a
Paper ID #43911Take this Job and Love It: Identity-Conscious Self-Reflection as a Tool toSupport Individualized Career Exploration for Graduating Biomedical EngineeringStudentsDr. Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology Uri Feldman is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a
energy and promoting diversity and international education between 1998-2012. He served on multiple U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FOAs merit project proposal committees since 2013.Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design and Construction of a Solar Powered Automated Chicken Coop1. IntroductionThe senior design project is a capstone project course taken in the final year of the Electronics andComputer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Sam Houston State University (SHSU).Introduction of renewable energy applications to engineering technology curriculum at SHSU hasimpacted students, faculty, and university community very positively and
, salibeh@jmu.edu, College of Science and Engineering (CISE), James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, VA 228071 IntroductionThe emergence of WPA3, a groundbreaking innovation in Wi-Fi security, presents both an oppor-tunity and a challenge within the realm of wireless networking. The pressing need to upgrade thewireless networking and security curriculum in undergraduate IT programs is a priority. Equippingstudents with the latest knowledge in wireless networking and security is of utmost importance toour IT program at James Madison University, particularly considering the vulnerabilities that havetainted its predecessor, WPA2.The first major challenge facing the educators in teaching WPA3 is the
Paper ID #43699WIP: A Knowledge Graph to Share and Discover High-Impact Practices andSupport Decision-MakingDr. Natalia Villanueva Rosales, The University of Texas at El Paso Natalia Villanueva Rosales is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her work aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the discovery, integration, and trust of data and models. Her approaches link human and machine knowledge to address societal-relevant problems in areas that require interdisciplinary research and collaborations across borders, such as sustainability of water resources and Smart
innovations are clear to theirintended audience [6]. In other words, the technical specifications and capabilities of aninnovation must be communicated in a way that explains and justifies its use. One method ofcommunication is through a pitch, a brief speech that encapsulates the value of an innovation. Inpractice, pitches take on many forms and are dependent on the allotted timeframe, audience, andoverall purpose (i.e., what is being asked of the audience).Though there are examples of embedding entrepreneurial mindset into undergraduateengineering education, both in Bioengineering (from introductory courses [7] to capstone design[8]) as well as other technical fields such as computing [9], it is not well integrated into manyexperiential learning
; kinematics, kinetics of particles, rigid bodies inone, two, and three dimensions, Newton-Euler equations, as well as Work-energy and impulse-momentumprinciples. The primary textbook is a custom edition of Engineering Mechanics, an Introduction toDynamics [16]. A syllabus prepared for ABET accreditation purposes is hosted on the department website[17]. The course is a part of the required ME curriculum and a prerequisite for multiple later courses. Theexisting course used a flipped classroom design wherein students watch video lectures before coming toclass and then use class time to complete problem worksheets.The motivation for this project was the lead author’s emergent dissatisfaction with grading in their course- with the experience of that
complement each other, whether research or curriculum activities where we can learn. Keep digging into that, so that we’re not waiting until there is an in- depth paper at the end of the project.This excerpt indicates team members’ desire for additional time dedicated to in-depth learningacross teams. The expertise of other teams in the network is recognized as an important resourcethat could strengthen their own approaches. This speaker specifically mentions the benefit ofsharing insights while the transformations were still actively in progress, as opposed to waitingto share polished final products. In these ways, the CoT serves as an incubator and supportivespace for the workshopping of changemaking efforts. This theme resonates with
qualitative study draws from data gathered as part of a larger efficacy study of the EiEcurriculum [29]. In the present study, the primary unit of analysis is the design team.Participating design teams were in classrooms that participated in the larger study during itssecond year of data collection; were video–recorded as part of qualitative data collection for thelarger project; and learned two science–integrated engineering units in sequence, Unit 1 and Unit2. Unit 1 for all teams was an EiE bridges unit in which students used simple materials toconstruct a strong and stable bridge across two abutments [20]. Unit 2 involved the design of anelectrical circuit; a package to contain a plant; an oil spill clean–up process; or site preparation tosupport
difficult to sustain in engineering education? 2015 Organizing Non-traditional Sessions on Current Topics 2016 The Proposed Changes to ABET Accreditation Criteria 2017 The Culture of Teaching 2018 Who's in the Driver's Seat in Engineering Education? Stop lecturing about active learning! Integrating Good Teaching Practices 2019 into ASEE Conference Sessions 2020 Engineers of the 2030s 2021 No Interdivisional Town Hall due to virtual platform 2022 Engineers of the 2030s 2023 Preparing Engineering Students for an Ever-Changing Planet Table 1: ITH Titles
for Engineering Education, 2024 Linking First-year Courses to Engage Commuter StudentsAbstractCommuter students face unique challenges in integrating into college learning communities.Engaging with first-year commuter students became incredibly challenging after the pandemicforced learning communities to transform into virtual or hybrid environments. To address thischallenge, we developed an approach to engage first-year commuter students in our departmentallearning community. We linked two introductory courses, Computer Science I (CS I) andFoundations of Computing, with joint-curricular and extracurricular activities offered bysophomores, juniors, and seniors from student clubs and a service-learning program. Informedby the
Paper ID #41330Co-Developing a Social Entrepreneurship Program with a Focus on EngineeringDr. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University, as well as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School. Her research emerges at the intersection of Educational Technology, Pedagogical Innovation, Personalized Learning, Diversity and Equity Issues, and Global Studies. Greenhalgh-Spencer explores practices of using technology and pedagogical innovation to create engaged learning in both formal and
program, whichoffers virtual synchronous sections of the courses at home tuition prices.VisionThe vision for a state-wide ecosystem for data science was motivated by taking advantage of thelack of formal data science degree programs at the undergraduate level in the state (though theUCA had data science track in their computer science and mathematics degree programs). Thisblank slate provided an opportunity for the post-secondary institutions to collaborate to create ahigh-quality, consistent, data science curriculum throughout the state. We started with fourconsiderations: 1. We are a small enough state that we could all work together if we chose to. 2. We are a small enough state that we cannot afford to not work together. 3. We will
engineeringnationally hover around 60%, but dip below 40% when accounting for various underrepresenteddemographics [1], [2]. Notably, these figures often paint an overly optimistic picture, asuniversities typically exclude pre-engineering students or those facing initial obstacles to startingthe engineering curriculum from graduation rate calculations.At Lipscomb University, students are allowed to declare engineering upon admission.Anecdotally, we see that many of these students attrit (to another degree program or leave theuniversity altogether) before beginning their engineering curriculum. This attrition is primarilyattributed to challenges in math remediation and delayed graduation timelines. Consequently, theactual graduation rates for this at-risk
reach students through integration into their courses. In 2020, Perez-Stable,Arnold, Guth, and Meer studied common forms of collaboration between librarians and faculty:“the most common form of collaboration was having a librarian teach in a course session, ...followed by having an online course guide, ... and making a referral to a specific librarian. Theleast common forms of collaboration were having a librarian presence in the course managementsystem (CMS) [and] having collaborative learning outcomes” [6, p. 56]. Pham and Tanner reporton the most common aims of librarian-faculty collaborations: “Their partnership entails a rangeof activities such as developing library resources, facilitating resource access and discovery andembedding
pandemic on students’readiness for engineering, we discovered that engineering faculty had different perceptions – anddifferent opinions of their own perceptions – based on experience level. This paper explores thisphenomenon, addressing the following research question: How are faculty perceptions of theirundergraduate students before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted by theirexperience level?MethodsWe used an exploratory qualitative approach to answer this research question. In this study, weimplemented semi-structured interviews with six faculty members who teach required courses inthe first two years of the engineering curriculum at a large, public, land-grant, research-intensiveuniversity in the mid-west. Participants were
Paper ID #42335A Synthesis of Discoveries Spanning Ten Semesters of HyFlexDr. Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University Lakshmy Mohandas works as an Associate Instructional Developer Researcher at the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University. She completed her Ph.D. in 2022 in Technology from Purdue. Her research interests lie in the interaction between technology and education to help provide equitable teaching and learning experiences. HyFlex learning model, AI in education, equitable learning using different modes of participation, student motivation, and achievement goals are some of her current contributing
traditions, folklore, and historical narratives. For instance,an AI-driven platform could transcribe and translate indigenous stories into written form. Long-term ethical education can also serve as a perennial concept. Rather than a one-time ethicsworkshop, integrate ongoing ethics education into AI courses. For instance, students could explorecase studies related to indigenous knowledge and AI.Furthermore, collaboration should be achieved with local communities, linguists, and educators toensure that AI systems are culturally sensitive. Regularly update algorithms to reflect evolvingcultural norms. Moreover, AI tools that facilitate the documentation and dissemination ofindigenous knowledge should be developed. In addition, involving community
acres about 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. In 2002, following approval by thestate Department of Education, the college became Robert Morris University. From a School ofAccountancy with 26 students, Robert Morris University has grown to an enrollment of over3,400 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. Robert Morris University’s mission is tobe the gateway to engaged, productive, and successful careers and lives. True to its heritage ofprofessional education and applied instruction, Robert Morris University builds knowledge,skills, and citizenship and prepares students to lead with integrity and compassion in a diverseand rapidly changing world. Robert Morris University is a nationally ranked university thatcombines academic
progress toward a degree more quickly.Low Academic Preparedness. Many students enrolled in ME/CIVE majors are underprepared inSTEM subjects, particularly mathematics. ME and CIVE largely share the same curricular planfor the first two years, which assumes that first-year students enter the program “calculus ready.”Students who are unprepared to take calculus often take one or more semesters of preparatorymath which can delay their progress in their engineering curriculum or lead them to give up theirpursuit of an engineering degree. Also, in the first two years, students take the requiredmechanics core courses which include Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials. Thesecourses are the students’ first experience with engineering analysis