University of Arkansas (U of A). Prior to Spring2022, there were no courses within the chemical engineering curriculum that counted toward theuniversity-level minor in Sustainability at the U of A. This meant that students minoring inSustainability were required to take additional courses outside the chemical engineeringdepartment and potentially add to their required degree credit hours.Once it was determined that a sustainability course would be developed, an initial review ofchemical engineering programs revealed that that there were not many broad-based Introductionto Sustainability courses that presented the principles of sustainability across all three pillars—environmental, social, and economic—in a chemical engineering context. In addition
scholars. he e GCSP-REU program curriculum is continuously evolving and revised, based on priorTyear’s feedback and reflections, to provide this year’s scholars with impactful hands-on experiences over the 10-week summer program. Utilizing the ideas conceptualized through the “Future Work” section of the 2023 study, “The GrandChallenges Scholars Program Research Experience: A Great Opportunity to Cultivate Belonging in a Community of Practice,” various changes were implemented in aid of the evolution of the program[2]. Firstly, the weekly meetings continued with a hybrid option for student researchers to allow for maximum participation of scholars. Polling of the 2023 cohort resulted in an agreed-upon time
coursework. Thereare strong arguments on both sides of this debate. Some believe that the use of artificial intelligenceto complete coursework is an academic integrity violation and should not be used, while othersbelieve artificial intelligence can be used ethically and within academic integrity standards to be aresource for students. And of course, there are academics that stand somewhere in between. Thelack of clarity on the use of AI in the classroom and the disjointed opinions among professors, evenwithin the same college or university, has led to confusion among students on whether ChatGPT istaboo or a powerful tool. To try and understand whether students that are majoring in ArchitecturalEngineering should be introduced to AI Chatbots, a
Paper ID #42939Investigating Transition Phases: An Autoethnographic Study of InternationalWomen of Color Engineering Educators in the U.S.Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University Maimuna Begum Kali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering and Computing Education program at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). She earned her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the experiences of marginalized engineering
Paper ID #41153Incorporating Evidence-based Teaching Practices in an Engineering Courseto Improve LearningJulie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University Julie Anne Wildschut is an assistant professor in the Engineering Department. She teaches undergraduate classes related to water resources, hydraulics, sustainability, and environmental engineering. Her research interests include stream stabilization to reduce sedimentation, improving access to clean drinking water, reducing human impacts to waterways, and designing a more sustainable built environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
Paper ID #43350Applying Aspects of Professional Settings to Student Teaming in an Engineeringand Design CourseRobert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Simon serves as an Academic Professional for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Georgia Tech. He contributes to our undergraduate Global Engineering Leadership Minor, as well as our new Innovation & Entrepreneurship track, by infusing leadership, innovation, and team effectiveness into our engineering curriculum. He co-instructs our Innovation & Entrepreneurship in CEE Systems course, and is a member of the instructional team
Paper ID #43157Using Oral Assessments to Improve Student Learning GainsDr. Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego Saharnaz Baghdadchi is an Associate Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. She is interested in scholarly teaching and employs active learning techniques to empower students to attain an expert level of critical thinking. Her expertise facilitates students’ journey towards connecting facts with practical knowledge to tackle intricate engineering challenges. She excels in crafting innovative assessments and explores their impact on enhancing students’ learning outcomes and fostering an inclusive
example, rather thanhaving students design a lighting circuit for an automobile, have them design a lighting circuit foran off-grid school. This approach also allows non-technical constraints and considerations to beintroduced to students, as is done in [19]. Participants felt it important to emphasize the relevanceof EA concepts by mapping them to course learning objectives to combat the perception bystudents that it is extraneous or being taught to “check a box”.Electricity Access ProjectsHE education often couples classroom learning with project-based, experiential learning. Here,projects generally referred to as in-community experiences, either locally or abroad, for students.These may be offered within the curriculum or as an extra
that equipsengineering students with core concepts and methodological tools necessary to analyze the roleof engineering in society, using a Human Rights framework. This paper explores learningoutcomes in an existing course within this curriculum (i.e., “Engineering for Human Rights”)by analyzing original exit survey data from enrolled students. Our survey instrument integratedNew Ecological Paradigm (NEP) statements to assess variation in perceptions of the usefulnessof the course content as it relates to sustainability. The findings of this study have implicationsand suggestions for designing interdisciplinary curricula that integrate engineering,sustainability, and human rights in engineering education.Keywords – Human Rights framework
Paper ID #42192WIP: Using a Human-Centered Engineering Design Framework to DevelopLearning Progressions in an Aerospace Engineering ProgramMs. Taylor Tucker Parks, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Taylor Parks is a research fellow in engineering education at the Siebel Center for Design. She earned her bachelor’s in engineering mechanics and master’s in curriculum & instruction from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on promoting teamwork in complex engineering problem solving through collaborative task design. She currently co-leads the integration of human-centered design
integration of aspects commonly found in English and socialscience classes that the OEMP introduces into the engineering curriculum, allowing students tointegrate free-response prompts into an engineering context. Furthermore, both students discusstheir reliance on research skills gained from English and social science courses while navigatingthe OEMP: Jayden: I would say in high school I learned a lot of researching skills, specifically in English class, but past that, the only other place I got to develop researching skills was in space mission design or during my internship. Katelyn: I’ve been developing research skills since high school. I took two AP English classes, where I was introduced to literature research
presents a selection of thestudent's pertinent research, while primarily chronicling the student's developmental journeyand evolution throughout the process.An integral part of this project was to discern, articulate, and measure the learning outcomesachieved by the student. Although the project was driven by an end goal, it expanded the scopeof what is traditionally encountered in an undergraduate engineering curriculum. The endeavorhighlighted that success hinged not solely on technical acumen but also on the ability tonavigate complex interpersonal dynamics and organizational challenges. The student emergedas a leader, addressing numerous unforeseen issues. Securing funding, acquiring specificmaterials, and garnering support from corporate
. Two cohorts of EIF participantswere hosted at a HSI local to them, in the fall of 2022 and 2023. Upon application andacceptance to the program, these engineering instructional faculty were recognized as fellows ofthe project, awarded a stipend, and guided through scoping a project focused on educationalchange to work on throughout the rest of the program. This paper focuses explicitly on the groupcoaching model, with the framework for this institute outlined in prior work [10].The case study research and the subsequent curriculum design for the group coaching modelwere guided by theoretical frameworks of self-efficacy [11] and agency [12]. These frameworksprovide a foundation for understanding the influences on an individual's decision to
. Baker, L. E. Nordstrum, and L. M. Gomez, “Networked Improvement Communities: The Discipline of Improvement Science Meets the Power of Networks,” Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5–25, 2017.[12] D. J. Peurach, S. W. Lenhoff, and J. L. Glazer, “Large-Scale High School Reform through School Improvement Networks: Exploring Possibilities for ‘Developmental Evaluation,’” Teachers College Record, vol. 118, no. 13, 2016.[13] R. Lotan, “Group-worthy tasks,” Educational leadership: journal of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, N.E.A, vol. 60, pp. 72–75, Mar. 2003.[14] E. G. Cohen, “Restructuring the Classroom: Conditions for Productive Small Groups
Paper ID #42503Institutionalization Challenges for an NSF S-STEM ProgramDr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University and an ASEE Fellow Member. As a mathematician and computer systems analyst, she collaborated in engineering teams to support energy research before entering higher education where she taught mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering courses, secured over $5.5M to support STEM education research, led program development efforts, and
interest and skill in STEM-related fields,suggesting that integrating entertainment video games that involve engineering-relevantgameplay into the curriculum can help to engage students and enhance proficiency. Althoughthis initial study comprised only a single semester with a limited sample size of students due toresource constraints, the approach and results serve as an important milestone in exploring theuse of a popular video game as a unique means to enhance student learning and, ultimately,expand the horizons of pedagogical strategies for engineering education.1. Introduction“Gamification” in higher education refers to the integration of game-inspired elements andprinciples into the curriculum of a course to enhance student motivation
Paper ID #44411Enhancing Knowledge Surveys with an Intellectual Humility ScaleDr. Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University Dr. Kyle Luthy is an Assistant Professor and founding faculty member in the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. Kyle has taught across the engineering curriculum and placed intentional focus on the virtue of humility. Kyle holds a Ph.D. and a MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, as well as BS degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science from Louisiana State University. As an educator, he brings professional experience as an engineer
education; diverse students approach problem-solving in innovativeways when collaboration is not only supported but expected as an integral part of the learningprocess [13]. Additionally, educators and mentors should assess students' skills, prior knowledge,and experiences and use that information to tailor their teaching strategies to individual needs.The strengths students display such as resilience and persistence are often expected personalattributes, however, as [14] would contend, they are attributes that educators need to help buildup and support.Educators that learn about their student’s strengths have an opportunity to encourage deeperlearning, heightened levels of self-efficacy, and persistence in engineering programs that lead tothe
nursing specialties. Collaboration with graduate program faculty has resulted in multiple intraprofessional simulation experiences. She also teaches Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Stop the Bleed. Her research interests are in simulation, education strategies, and telehealth. She has participated in research projects that focus on simulation as a learning strategy across the curriculum and in the classroom with an emphasis on clinical judgment. Ms. Raschke earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree and a Master of Science with a Specialty in Nursing degree from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Loyola University
motivations with broader societal challenges, as well as reflect upon the potentialimpact of AI technologies. We show that one activity like the PRA we designed may not besufficient to have an effect on students' sense of purpose. Therefore, more research is requiredto understand what types of activities can be introduced in an engineering curriculum toeffectively develop students' sense of purpose.Introduction Engineering is a discipline mainly concerned with the betterment of society. To getengineering students to gain awareness about their potential contribution to society, educatorsmay encourage them to reflect on which societal issues are aligned with their skills, talents,and desires. Development of such an awareness may result in
crucial aspects of its implementation to improve its organization andexecution in future iterations. The primary goal of this curriculum is to provide a pathway forunderrepresented minority (URM) students to gain experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI)and Programming topics, equipping them with relevant knowledge and inspiring them to pursuefuture careers in the industry.Owing to the potential of AI systems to reduce workloads and expand the capacity of variouspublic services, AI is being integrated in an increasing number of industries, ranging fromhealthcare, law enforcement, department stores, to aspects of the judicial system [1,2]. Theseservices are an integral part of citizens’ lives, and the outcome of these AI algorithms can
holistically formulate solutions [4].This multidisciplinary approach is particularly useful to solve the multidimensionalchallenges of our planet which requires an integration of curricula from the Arts andHumanities with STEM as opposed to a general curriculum. Scholars argue that the presentplanetary grand challenges cut across various dimensions of human experience—social,economic, environmental, political as well as moral [5]. For instance, the shift to a lesscarbon-dependent economy in the face of climate change is as much a technological problemas it is a socio-economic one since rapid, dependable, and affordable access to energy hasbeen ingrained in social life's routines and conventions. If we try to solve these issues with anarrow conception
engineering education research aims to understand more about the gap in student preparedness for the engineering workplace. He has worked closely with engineering practitioners, faculty, and students to understand more about their problem-solving behavior, beliefs around engineering knowledge, and learning more about what it means to be an engineer. Sean enjoys being active outdoors with his family and friends while climbing, mountain biking, and camping.Dr. Matthew Stephen Barner, University of Portland Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Portland Research interests include: curriculum and faculty developmentRhianna FitzgeraldJordan Farina, University of Portland ©American
proceedings, such as IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, etc. and presented his works in numerous conferences and workshops, such as ICPR, CBMS, CLEF, CIVR, HISB, SPIE, BIBE, IEEE FIE, etc. His current research is focusing on Crowdsourcing and Deep learning techniques and their application in medical fields, especially for retrieval and diagnostic purposes. Pursuing continuous financial support is an integral part of Dr. Rahman’s research agenda Over the years, Dr. Rahman ¬received (as both PI and Co-PI) several competitive grants for both Imaging Informatics and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
electrical power is critical. For an Instrumentation Control Systems EngineeringTechnology (ICET) Program at Louisiana Tech University, hands-on projects are consistentlythreaded throughout the curriculum resulting in graduates who can design, plan, research, evaluate,test and implement electrical and electromechanical systems that span multiple engineeringdisciplines.To push the curriculum and its graduates forward, ICET faculty members are empowered tocontinuously develop and improve activities and projects for core courses. In Spring of 2022, asystems-level project was integrated into the sophomore-level Applied Thermodynamics course.A thermoelectric cooling system (TeCS) was developed in-house to allow students to experienceand measure
between research in a university lab settingto Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) concepts and skills in their classroom.Each teacher participating in the RET program develops an “Integrated STEM” 1,2 lesson planinspired by their research experience connected to the UN SDGs.High-quality, “Integrated STEM” education3 (captured by the quote4 below) at the pre-collegelevel is a pressing priority for the United States,5,6 and providing access to all students isparamount for broadening the participation in engineering.7 A high leverage point in this effort isequipping current/future middle and high school teachers8 in underserved areas with knowledge,skills, confidence, and support to provide high-quality STEM education for their
integrating the EM, Bio, and STEAM? What studentperceptions result from participating in entrepreneurially-minded engineering coursework? Toanswer these questions, this study reviews the literature on the current approaches that provideexperiential learning to students in an engineering curriculum and presents a case study ofcurriculum intervention that promotes an interdisciplinary experiential learning approach inteaching a computer aid design and modeling class.2 Literature ReviewHigher education plays a key role in the development of human capital in any economy.Engineering schools prepare graduates with the technical skills they need to address the challengesfacing the world. However, technical skills alone do not adequately prepare these
comes to this project as the future instructor for thiscourse and is interested in connecting engineering concepts to local problems for students. Desenis interested in investigating contextual energy education and ways to connect localinfrastructural projects to the engineering curriculum. Her research background includesinterdisciplinarity and sociotechnical engineering education.While the landscape mapping for this new course is an important aspect of building acontextually relevant and integrated experience for junior-level chemical engineering students,this process has been equally enriching for two junior faculty who are newer to the wide-rangingactivities happening outside of the engineering college. Through this work, we have sought
strategies allow students to form connectionsbetween information and allow information to be stored in longer-term memory, which helpsdevelop better engineering undergraduates [20]. Having an integrated curriculum could improvetheir motivation to pursue engineering, as demonstrated by Everett et al. [2], due to the emphasisplaced on intrinsic goals and task value. Furthermore, the growth of online learning platforms,especially because of distance learning due to the necessity of the COVID-19 pandemic, surveys,and performance identifiers in a flipped classroom, could be greatly beneficial in encouraginguniversity students to self-regulate their learning and generate ‘self-efficacy’ [8].Understanding the students' learning strategies could benefit
, positive student feedback, and success in preparing studentsfor internships.The paper is organized as follows. Section II breaks down the curriculum development on a term-by-termbasis; Section III provides some insight into our program and what it took to establish it; and Section IVpresents how to establish an inclusive educational atmosphere, fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion(DEI) awareness among the students and inclusive curriculum design. II. CurriculumThe development of the BSDS curriculum at Wentworth was a collaborative effort led by aninterdisciplinary committee comprising faculty members from Computing, Mathematics, Sciences, andHumanities. This inclusive approach, drawing from