his Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Swansea in 2003 where he did research onSaul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey Bachelor in Civil Engineering with a Master of Science in Structural Engineering and PhD candidate in Structural Engineering. From April 2011 to July 2017 he served as Senior Researcher of the ”Structural Health Monitoring” group of the Mexican Institute of Transportation, directing and collaborating in monitoring and structural prognosis projects applied to special highway bridges, transportation infrastructure, historical monuments and structural systems. He has developed research projects in the area of structural deterioration of reinforced concrete bridges and in the development of damage
students' motivation topursue a career in microelectronics differ after this limited curriculum intervention?Literature ReviewThe Role of Interest in Career DevelopmentSocial Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) [9] is an overarching conceptual framework that guidesall of the decisions of the Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) project. SCCTemphasizes the role of relevant interests in career development. Within SCCT's Choice Modeland Interest Model, interest directly links self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and career-relatedchoices [9]. Because of this, many studies seeking to affect student's interest in engineeringcareers focus on increasing student self-efficacy and outcome expectations. In SCCT, interestsdirectly relate to choice
engineering.Maintaining epistemological uncertainty in engineering work is an inherent part of expansivethinking. As students make space for including social, political, and economic aspects inengineering work, they question what is valuable (what should be foregrounded) and how theycan include these aspects. By maintaining uncertainty, they explore new sociotechnicalimaginaries of what designs are possible, especially from the standpoint of equity and socialjustice. These uncertainties are not static and are not necessarily shared between all members inone group. At any given moment, students’ uncertainty may be raised, dismissed, ignored, oracknowledged (Jordan & McDaniel, 2014).MethodsThis study is part of a larger NSF-funded project to integrate
has been successful in obtaining funding and publishing for various research projects. She’s also the founder and advisor of the first ASEE student chapter in Puerto Rico at UPRM. Currently, she serves as Academic Senator and Faculty Representative at the Administrative Board at UPRM. Her research interests include investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in engineering sciences, especially for underrepresented populations (Hispanic students). She has studied the effectiveness of engineering concept inventories (Statics Concept Inventory - CATS and the Thermal and Transport Concept Inventory - TTCI) for diagnostic assessment and cultural differences among bilingual students. She has also
influencing success, satisfaction, and retentionfor students by focusing on assignment choice in a course using competency-based grading inundergraduate first-year Computer Science service courses. The project will build a frameworkusing the Self Determination Theory 1 to provide students the means to expand on their success,autonomy, and belonging, providing a path to greater student success, satisfaction, and retentionin Computer Science. The literature analysis 2 revealed several methods to examine that couldlead to improved retention in Computer Science and STEM classes. Further, there is also a needto improve other areas of curriculum development to alter or improve retention, and thereforesatisfaction and success, for students in service
concepts (so any school could implement)Table 1. Engineering Design Steps introduced by different discipline specific examples.The students were also asked to complete a team design project that addresses a need on campusand is larger than one day in class design experience. This design project was done in collaborationwith the Office of Disability Services (ODS). The director of ODS asked the students to rethinkthe design of a freshman dorm for a student with a physical disability (this could be hearing orsight impairment, or physical disability). The students were given information from potentialclients (current disabled students on campus) and also feedback on their initial prototypes fromODS
was based onmultiple studies of learning centered teaching and validated by brain function research. Therubric is divided into three categories: Community, Power and Control, and Evaluation /Assessment. Group work and team projects as well as opportunities for students to learn fromeach other are key elements of the Community category. Faculty accessibility can also foster asense of community. The second category, Power and Control, focuses on whether the learningenvironment is shared by instructor and learner. The amount of choice given to students andresponsibilities expected of a student as an indicator of a learner-centered environment aremeasured in this category. The more constructive Evaluation and Assessment (the third category)are
Paper ID #44476The Critical Success Factors of Transfer Student Success at a Four-Year UniversityDr. Jeyoung Woo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Jeyoung Woo is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil - Construction) in Texas. He has worked in the industry for nine years as a project manager, a corporate quality manager, a field engineer, and a designer. Also, he conducted several research projects about construction labor productivity, construction safety
, Office Hours Management, Upholding Academic Integrity, Design ofGeneral Rubrics, Active Learning Strategies, and Support for Student Mental Health. Additionaltopics included Ethics in Education, Student Motivation, and Leadership in the classroom,enhancing Pedagogical and Pedagogical Content Knowledge and overall GTA preparedness[31].To facilitate reflective learning, the course incorporated seven bi-weekly written assignments.These assignments required the GTAs to introspect and document their personal teachingexperiences, drawing direct correlations with the theoretical concepts and strategies discussed inthe weekly sessions.Furthermore, the course offered an optional Service Learning project. This project was designedas a practical
Tsai4, Han Na Suh5, Bo Hyun Lee6, Anna Nguyen2, Andrew Lenway2, & Diana Mathis7 1 University of Missouri, Columbia; 2University of North Dakota; 3University of Denver; 4 University of Northern Colorado; 5Georgia State University; 6Ohio State University; 7Purdue University Engineering is critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, and the demand to fillengineering jobs is projected to grow over the next decade (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,2018). To meet this demand, efforts are needed to broaden the involvement of underrepresentedracial minorities (URM) in engineering. Latine are one of the largest racial/ethnic group in theU.S. today, estimated to comprise 19.1
, aiming for a UTA-to-student ratio of 1 to 20 in CS1, where students experience faculty lectures followed by practicalexercises.The authors of this paper created a study to determine if UTAs would be a critical componentthat increases the quality and inclusiveness of education for CS students. This study wasconducted at a public research institution and Hispanic serving institution (HSI) in theSoutheastern US region. The study included hiring UTAs and recruiting faculty to participate inthe project. During this process, the faculty and coordinator were focused on UTAs beingapproachable, patient, and willing to engage in a diverse learning community. The long-termobjective is to address the crucial need for computer science classes that maintain
Diagrams), and this acts as a mid-term project for the courseover two weekly lab periods. Thermo-Calc includes the ability to calculate both equilibriumphase behavior and phase behavior that results from precipitation hardening (appropriate for analuminum alloy); it also has models for predicting mechanical (e.g., yield strength) and electrical(e.g., conductivity) properties (among others) based on the calculated phase behavior.The task the students are presented with has two parts: 1. Simulate the alloy they made in the physical lab including thermomechanical processing and compare the predictions of the yield strength and conductivity to what was found experimentally. 2. Modify their alloy (either in composition, processing, or
societal contexts [7]. Theemphasis is on enhancing students' ability to confront social and ethical dilemmas in theirprofessional lives, acknowledging the crucial role that ethical decision-making plays inengineering practice.One approach is to integrate ethics and societal impact (ESI) issues directly into senior capstonedesign courses. This integration can be achieved through various methods, including dedicatedlectures, discussions, and project work that emphasize ethical decision-making in engineeringpractice. According to a 2016 national survey [8], 40% of engineering faculty include ethics andsocietal impacts (ESI) in capstone design courses. ESI topics such as professional practiceissues, safety, engineering decisions in uncertainty, and
project didn’t include many ideas from Many of $TeamMember’s ideas were used in our $TeamMember. project. Peer Effort $TeamMember didn’t put in as much effort as $TeamMember did more than their fair share of they should have. work for our assignments. Peer Quality $TeamMember’s work often needed to be $TeamMember’s work for our team was redone or wasn’t good enough. exceptional. Peer Reliability $TeamMember was often late, was distracted $TeamMember always showed up, responded to while we were collaborating, or was generally
heightened students' awarenessof real-world scenarios. They recognized that real-world problems often begin in an undefinedstate and require working backwards to find solutions. This realization underscored the practicalvalue of the training they received through PSS.Table 2. Summary of selected students’ responses (10 out of 12 students responded). Q1: What was the most important information you learned from the not-well-defined or open-ending problem-solving session? A1: Student A: Get creative and think outside the box. Student B: The importance of conducting research before starting a project. Student C: You must establish some parameters and make some assumptions to proceed. Student D: These types of problems
, students can concentrate on those areas andnot feel overwhelmed by all 12 competencies. Those chosen focused competencies are used onthe student Dashboard to show them their development progress and in the Opportunities tohighlight specific experiences that correspond to their chosen areas.Opportunities and ReflectionIn Spire, “Opportunities” are meaningful experiences during which students can practice andgrow their competencies. While there are some course-related opportunities, most areexperiential learning opportunities such as participation on design or competition teams, studyabroad or research abroad experiences, research projects, presenting on campus or at aconference, and so on. There are over 70 created by staff, and students are also
programming, intelligence design, data warehousing),programming (problem-solving, languages such as Python, Java), project management (planning,project analysis, risk reporting), data analytics (computer learning, programming, statisticalmodeling), and business impact (consulting, market delivery, strategic management). Results [7]from an analysis of 1050 unique records of Data Science job requirements showed that technicalskills are in high demand when seeking Data Scientists. These skills include proficiency in BigData Technologies, software development, data management, analytic methods, algorithms,programming languages, and analytic tools. In addition, the study findings [7] showed demandfor soft skills (non-technical and interpersonal skills
additional benefit of thevideo project that positively impacted student learning outcomes.As we have only run this project for one semester, we have several ways that we would like toimprove. One major improvement would be the addition of better control cases. In the future, foreach demonstration video we create, we would like to show it to one lecture section of the class.However, we will record student enjoyment and self-efficacy data from both a lecture sectionthat saw the demonstration, and one that did not. This will enable us to better understand theimpact of the video demonstrations, as we will be able to measure the impact of the video, whilecontrolling for the difficulty of the content being presented. We also would like to
solids, fluidmechanics, materials engineering, system dynamics, and advanced structures). The rate of D, F,and Withdrawal grades (DFW) in these courses tends to be high at the authors’ institution. InAcademic Year AY21-22 for example, the DFW rate for the Physics, Statics, and Dynamicscourses averaged 5.2%, 8.2%, and 14.8%, respectively. The importance of this sequence to studentprogress and its relatively high failure rate, make it an ideal candidate for the proposedintervention.Table 1. Project goals, outcomes, and timeline Project Goals Outcomes Timeline 1. Develop framework to help instructors… 1.1 Identify interdependent LOs in LMap curriculum analysis; Fall 2023 – Spring
values and the need for a morecaring, aware, and engaged engineering community by adapting the Compassionate Engagement andAction Scales to the engineering context. The results may facilitate new research pathways withinengineering education (i.e., What factors influence compassionate behaviors, and how can they beencouraged?). Ultimately, the study advocates for a broader approach to engineering ethics that embracescompassionate values in the conception, design, and implementation of engineering projects. Introduction.In engineering, the prevailing discourse often concerns technical proficiency, innovation, and ethicalconsiderations. Rarely, however, is compassion explicitly acknowledged as a
structured nature of courses, allowingstudents to gain valuable insights and experiences in a more manageable and integrated manner.Examples of such collaborations include industry-driven capstone projects, research seminars,plant tours and guest lectures [7].In Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) undergraduate education, the integration ofindustry involvement within coursework has predominantly centered around capstone designcourses [8]. Here, students engage in semester-long projects, collaborating with industrysponsors to address research problems and deliver comprehensive reports. Other more infrequentassociation involve instructors inviting guest lecturers to contribute industry perspectives to thecoursework. However, aligning these
successful in the course. The constraints of the class itself need to be carefullyconsidered. Specifically, there were CMs that were difficult for students to complete within a 50-minute quiz.SBG has the potential to place each individual metric (or skill) into its own individual silowithout giving students the opportunities to synthesize material from different areas of the class.Considering both the time constraints for quizzes and the potential of ‘siloing’ metrics, it may bebeneficial to develop metrics that can be completed outside of the class, potentially in the formof a project. This project could serve to integrate concepts from multiple areas of the class sostudents are not learning specific skills in a vacuum. Finally, as early-career
extensiveresearch on the current and former versions of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)tests for both Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering Programs. The NationalCouncil of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) updated the topics ofboth CIVE CBT and ME CBT FE tests in June 2020. Moreover, the FE Handbook(reference manual) was updated, and the variety of the question styles was increased.The goal of this research was to identify these listed changes and select referencebooks.This project was funded by a summer grant for course improvement and had a shortduration to be concluded. For that reason, for the first stage of the FEDT LSM module,the project only focused on the FE topics from courses that ME and CIVE students taketogether
metacognition and self-regulation. She developed and continues to work on Engineering Moment, a co-curricular podcast project about the social role of engineering, and Vision Venture, a video series exploring students’ engineering identities, agency, and purpose after graduation.Stephanie Nicole Bartholomew, University of Southern California Stephanie Bartholomew is a student at the University of Southern California, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biological and Pharmaceutical applications. With a keen interest in the intersection of engineering and healthcare, she aspires to make a difference in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Beyond academics, Stephanie is deeply involved in campus leadership
landscape ofPeducation, summative assessments, often called labs, are assigned on a weekly basis to students. The goals of these assessments are often to reinforce and to evaluate mastery of the concepts taught in the course. Upon graduation, students are tasked with programming complex projects. A key aspect of a CS student's success in the real world is their ability to develop complex software in professional IDEs (integrated development environments). In this paper we describe a new and powerful labs environment that enables students to master their skills in software development through a cloud-based IDE with support for over 50 programming languages. This labs environment supports an auto-grader and
undergraduate research in STEM. She also collaborates with the local Community College to improve graduation and transfer rates. Lastly, she is currently the Principal Investigator of the Research-Oriented Learning Experiences Engineering program and the Latinidad STEM Mentoring Program, both funded by the National Science Foundation.Patricia Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University I am a first-year Ph.D. student at New Mexico State University in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. I currently work on a sponsored project that supports Latinx undergraduate sophomore, junior, and senior-level students in developing research, technical, interpersonal, academic, and professional skills that are transferable in
and project management from industry and government settings.Dr. Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University Dr. Jessica Koehler is the Senior Research Scholar for the Wake Forest University Program for Leadership and Character in the Professional schools. In her role she also supports with the development and assessment of character and ethics education in the engineering program.William N. Crowe, Wake Forest University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Knowledge Surveys with an Intellectual Humility ScaleAbstractAs engineering education and related research evolve, it is also important for assessment toolsand research
Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Motion Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Medical Devices Design. Highly interested in Higher Education Curriculum Design, Academic Leadership, and teaching and classroom innovation. Courses taught: Intro to Engineering, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Vibrations, Intro to CAD (SolidWorks), Senior Design Project, Numerical Methods, Intro to Biomechanics.Dr. Luis U. Medina Uzcategui, Universidad Austral de Chile Dr. Medina, a Doctor in Engineering holder, currently serves as an academic at the University of Austral de Chile (UACh), specializing in instrumentation, measurement, and mechanical systems dynamics. He is also the coordinator of the Innovation
-Mines (PM) Engineering Ethics rubric [7]. This rubric assesses 5 attributes:recognition of the dilemma; information; analysis complexity and depth; perspectives; andresolution. This rubric was specifically developed to create a framework for educators to assessstudents’ level of ethical achievement and understanding. Using this rubric, the project teamnoted lower-than-expected performance for recognition of the dilemma in the evaluation ofapproximately 114 student submissions. The average scores for these submissions were in therange of 2-3 (on a scale from 1 to 5). These scores correspond to evaluations of students as beingable to identify problems (but only inferring it is an ethical dilemma) or recognizing obviousdilemmas (but failing to
ofsessions on different components of the design process. A recent example of this morecomprehensive partnership occurred for an upper-level design course with a focus onaccessibility. C-SED partnered with the course instructor to make curricular decisions regardingtopics, sequence, and learning objectives, and to facilitate a series of eight sessions addressingdifferent aspects of the design process. The course used the socially engaged design processmodel, developed by C-SED, as a framework for the course design project, focused ondeveloping solutions for accessibility challenges faced by communities with hearingimpairments.C-SED facilitators guided students through eight 80-minute design sessions, covering differentphases of the socially engaged