Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 24.1381.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Examination of the Numbers: African American Female Faculty in EngineeringAbstractIn December 1975, a group of underrepresented minority women pursuing careers in science,engineering, medicine, and dentistry convened under the auspices of
by step process to manufacture the bracket, along with justifications for the steps. Page 24.49.8 Figure 5: Student Comments and Evaluation of Solutions Proposed by Other GroupsKnowledge Gains AssessmentFairly early on during our assessment plan and instrument preparation process, we have noticedthat isolating the impact of technology enabled peer-learning across teams from individuallearning and peer-learning within the team would be difficult. In an effort to isolate knowledgegains from these different modes of learning, we have designed a two-tier assessment plan. First(Phase I), we assess the individual learning from the eLecture
.Conclusions and Future PlansThe goals for the revised course were largely achieved. However observations based on theauthors’ experiences from teaching the course in fall 2013 and feedback from students, suggestthat improvements can be made. The following changes are planned for the spring 2014offering of the course. Additional changes will be made for 2014-2015 offerings if deemednecessary from experience gained in the spring. The latest results and plans will be reported atthe conference in June. 1. Articulate more clearly the purpose and scope of the semester-long design project 2. Strengthen sequential circuit design coverage in the lecture and in the laboratory 3. Introduce design using Verilog earlier in the course 4
modules. The cooperative education program providesassessment of students learning outcomes on a continuous (every semester), annual basis. Theframework for assessment and assessment plans will be detailed, and example outcomes will beshared to demonstrate how this information is evaluated and used for curricular improvement. Inaddition, employer evaluations during the co-op semesters provide input on student abilitiesrelated to ethical behavior in the workplace.Outcomes of the continuous assessment and improvement of this program over the pilot trial, aswell as full implementation with modifications learned from the pilot trial over two followingclasses of engineering students, are reported and discussed. Results show that students‟perceptions
, and common expectations in the workplace.Program Description - Student SelectionCandidates were initially screened in collaboration with the Director of UndergraduateRecruiting and Retention in the Lyle School of Engineering. The screening process consisted ofthree phases: initial review, admissions file review, and interview. The initial review began withthe program directors reviewing the pool of admitted students who were US citizens, met theminimum financial need based on their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)application, and were planning to enroll in the Lyle School of Engineering. The programdirectors also reviewed the academic potential of the candidates. The academic potential of acandidate was determined by their
Did you trust the results of the pulley lab? pulley demo at the front • Yes - 75% of the room would be just • A bit skeptical - 18.75%, with responses: as effective as the group -“Due to masses hitting each other” activity: - “Race result seemed to close to call” 3.0 / 5.0 • Not there - 6.25%For future work, the authors plan to continue with more videotaping of individual studentsperforming the IBLA to gain better insight into common student misconceptions. Changes andimprovements to the IBLA will be informed by this information. Of particular interest is howstudent understanding changes over time and is transferable to new situations. Finally, Table 2indicates a widespread need
application in the professional developmentmodules, the learning objectives of the course are presented at the beginning of themodule, and by planning the questions and responses (which are formative feedbacksources for the researchers), the instructor is forced to think about the alignment of theDemonstrate (summative assessment) component with the other aspects. After thequestions are formed, content is easily distributed within the framework to help studentsachieve the desired learning objectives of the module.The objective of this work was to develop an online learning tool that provides industrylearning experiences for highly trained technical people (engineering Ph.D. students) andformat the modules such that they complement the working culture
brief review of literature provides the theoretical foundation for the researchmethods, which are explained for the most interested readers. Finally, a plan is outlined forfuture studies.Main findings and conclusionsFigure 1 shows some results of our midterm survey, which was given to students after ~2 monthsin a standard 14-week semester.Figure 1.The midterm survey results reveal high student satisfaction and interest in the course material.The class includes engineering students from several departments (see the details in Coursedemographics below), some of which require the EE course as pre-requisite for their majorcourses, while others merely list it as a graduation requirement or elective. Therefore, diversityof the student responses to
methods. During the evaluationprocess, the following questions shall be considered: 1) What are the fundamental topics that need to be taught explicitly via direct instruction? 2) What are the topics/learning outcomes that can be more effectively achieved by project- based learning? 3) What are the topics that can be implicitly covered by class activities (including projects, discussions, inquiry-based activities, homework)? 4) Which topics shall be reinforced by extra scaffolding tools such as video tutorials, video lectures, online learning tools? The answers to the above questions allow the instructor to better arrange the teaching schedule and plan for essential instructional activities to achieve the
accreditation. Agile is based on iterative andincremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaborationbetween self-organizing and cross-functional teams. Agile promotes adaptive planning,evolutionary development and delivery, and encourages rapid and flexible response to change.Integrated projects across all the ECE courses and delivered through the centralized engineeringproject platform incorporate continuous improvement within the ECE program. The centralizedengineering project platform stresses collaboration and team work, thereby breaking down thebarriers created by faculty in confined office spaces. Scrum is the software 16development method for managing projects and product or application
societal and professional constraints. 3. Establish Team Relationships for Quality Students establish relationships and Performance implement practices with team members, advisors, and clients that support high performance and continuous improvement. 4. Manage Project Schedule and Resources Students plan, monitor, and manage project schedule, resources, and work assignments to ensure timely and within-budget completion. 5. Apply Knowledge, Research and Students utilize prior knowledge, independent Creativity
multiple approaches to problems by discussing our problem solving methods with others.Electronic ExaminationsPart of the planned course evolution was the introduction of electronic examinations. In the Fall2012 offering, the final examination was conducted electronically using Moodle as the deliveryvehicle. Starting in Spring 2013, all examinations (two midterm and the final) were conductedelectronically. Most exam questions use randomized parameter values to minimize the potentialfor copying. Furthermore, during exams the WisCEL space is converted from a collaborativeenvironment into a proctored electronic exam environment by using inexpensive cardboardcarrels to visually separate each student’s table space from the others’. The carrels
difficult to see, surprising drivers and damaging their vehicles; lawsuits have been filed due to this 6 The force on the vehicle can make a driver hit their head on the roof, spill drinks and/or food, and can damage a fragile item being transported Lifting of the front end of on-coming vehicles at night causes temporary blindness Fast drivers are not affected or do not care; slow, obedient drivers are punished Patients inside an ambulance can be injured Likewise, roundabouts have their share 7: Large area to modify, take several days/weeks to plan and build, and require partial/complete intersection closure for construction Unfamiliar drivers can be confused and enter/exit incorrectly
effectiveness ofonline education for the rapid manufacturing related courses which include the use ofvirtual facility embedded with tutor system?” These discoveries will open new avenues inhow to radically improve engineering curriculum with information technology. Sharing labresources with clearly defined educational methodologies and assessment formats will becomefeasible if the project is successfully completed. In this project, the goals of the proposededucational plan are as follows: (1) Cultivate and train undergraduate students participating inthe proposed education/research activities; (2) Incorporate applied research themes in rapidmanufacturing and technology goals into lecture and laboratory classes to engage students asactive participants
) technique combined with a multinationalexperience. PBL is based on the idea that a problem or a question, guide learning activities forthe construction of a particular device in a real context7. In this process, students seek solutionsto open problems by formulating research questions, plan design, collection, analysis andintegration of information, explanations and building models, and creating artifacts or productsof their understanding. Students also have the opportunity to control the learning process,making decisions about the pace, sequence and content of learning, and evaluating the results oftheir efforts and their learning strategies. This learning context involves both vertical learning(referring to the accumulation of knowledge of the
patterns of activities, students come to understand that responses to questions from the instructor for example will occur within a certain timeframe. Patterns in assignments and submission dates soon become evident so students can plan and dedicate the time to a task accordingly. 4. “Plan for the Unplanned”. Short and long term communication strategies should be thought through in the event that the course is interrupted by extenuating or unforeseen circumstances and the strategies should be made clear to students. 5. “Response Requested and Expected”. Students should be made aware that responses from the instructor will be provided within a “reasonable” time period. Class size, content
Energy and Micro Manufacturing. His current research interests include Robotics, CIM, Sustainable Manufacturing, Micro Machining and Engineering & Technology Ed- ucation. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning and control and manufactur- ing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of the ASEE & SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.Dr
” in order to addressa measure we refer to as curricular efficiency. We then demonstrate how curricular efficiencycorrelates to student academic success—in particular, the effect it has on improved graduationrates, and the number of credit hours accumulated while pursing a degree. In this work, the degreeplan for a curriculum is represented as a directed acylic graph. Graph-theoretic metrics related toefficiency are then developed and applied to engineering degree plans obtained from a number ofpublic four-year institutions. In addition, student success data at the class level is adapted to createa weighted directed graph from which a cumulative curricular efficiency metric is obtained. Oneuse for this metric is to provide a tool for
year to support the knowledge-building themes of thiscourse. However, all exams and supporting materials for the class (such as concept maps andexample problems) maintained the same topics and depth of mechanics content.Knowledge Forum WorkspaceKnowledge Forum is an online asynchronous environment where users can contribute theories,working models, plans, evidence, data and resources by posting notes to views that are accessibleto all community members. Both notes and views are multimedia spaces, supporting text,graphics, and videos. Supportive features of Knowledge Forum allow users to build-on, co-author, and annotate notes of community members and to create reference links with citations toother notes. The build-on notes generate arrows
solve the problem,without knowledge of the correct final solution. The instructor used a think aloud method as theywrote, describing out loud their thought processes on how they analyzed the problem forimportant features, formulated and then executed a plan of action, and checked for errors inanalysis or calculations. Minor background noise reduction steps were taken during post-processing of some of the screencasts.Two different methods of providing students with the expert problem solving processes throughscreencasting were used in this study. One treatment used the “as recorded” or “honest” Page 24.671.5screencast. This treatment presented
24.683.3education in general, include Classroom Presenter5,6 and Classroom Learning Partner7, and forengineering education specifically, include Newton‟s Pen4 (a statics tutor), Kirchhoff‟s Pen8 (atool that teaches students to apply Kirchhoff‟s voltage and current law), and STRAT9 – forstudents to learn standard truss analysis.4. Learning by exploration with pen-and-tablet computersThe affordances provided by the new pen-and-touch-based tablets, by enabling quick andintuitive synthesis and analysis, would trigger new mechanisms of learning by such criticalexploration and problem-based learning10, 11. Firstly, we plan to explore the new situated learningmechanisms at the interface of design and analysis. Secondly we hypothesize that the nature ofquestions
/ Yes ‐ it affirmed what I originally thought It has dissuaded me from continuing in engineering / Has this project influenced your commitment to continuing in engineering in general? Neutral ‐ No influence positive or negative / Yes it has affirmed my plans to continue in engineering 11 12 How well do you feel your team has worked together on this project? Low 1: Poorly to High 5: Very well Please rate your level of enjoyment in working on this project. 13
routing as well as graduate courses innetwork security. Both remote networks also contain IP phones that are programmed tointerconnect voice over IP applications between the routers of the External Network. Theacquisition, development and fine tuning of this laboratory set-up took about two years andcurrently are fully functional for application regarding network defense techniques and Page 24.711.5telecommunication’s switching and routing in general. Several more practices and equipmentadditions to this network are planned to be incorporated in the near future related to subjects likeinternal security watchdogs and to simulate hacker attacks from
fields. Dr. Yilmaz is an active member of SAE, ASME, ASEE, NSPE, and currently is serving as the editor-in-chief for the SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lu- bricants, along with being a committee member on the SAE ABET Board. He has received New Mexico ”Young Engineer of the Year” Award (2013), NMT University Distinguished Teaching Award (2013), ASEE Section Outstanding Teaching Award (2013), SAE Faculty Advisor Award (2013) and SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (2011).Mr. Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from NMT in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is planning to pursue a
the pedagogical approaches and classroomstructure in their HSS lectures and tutorials. If they manage to enroll in a course withcomparatively low engineering representation, they often feel isolated from their peers, and ifthey choose to enroll in an HSS elective with high out of department enrollment they are oftenshepherded into a non-arts and science lecture section or tutorial with no change in the way thatmaterial is delivered or discussed. While they may watch different modes of thought at work, it’sunlikely that they are proficient in their use or convinced of their benefit by course’s end. Andwhile another calendar entry strongly encourages students to “plan their complementary studieselectives in accordance with their career
covered.BackgroundSustainability is important in manufacturing, construction, planning and design. Alleby et. al.state that: “Sustainable engineering is a conceptual and practical challenge to all engineeringdisciplines.1” The concepts of sustainability have often been pigeonholed into graduate levelcourses in Industrial Ecology or Green Engineering.2 Environmental engineering and chemicalengineering textbooks may cover some basics concepts of sustainability, but the extend andbreadth of knowledge is insufficient to meet the multifaceted demand associated withengineering sustainable processes and products.3Crittenden suggests that sustainable solutions include the following important elements/steps: (a)translating and understanding societal needs into engineering
above.Addressing these concerns may include holding the same workshop several times over the courseof the semester and having interested instructors develop a workshop series where themes can beincorporated.d. Program improvement and future Page 24.1404.10The workshop format and group of students interested in teaching provide a foundation forexpanding the current curriculum development opportunities. We plan to collaborate with afaculty member who relies on a computer-based skill, such as MATLAB, but may not have theclass time necessary to teach the skill. This can provide an opportunity to develop a mini-coursefor further course development experience
CurriculumAbstractLike many engineering programs, the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at Brigham YoungUniversity has recognized the need for cultivating leadership skills in its engineering students.In 2005, planning efforts were initiated for rolling out an inclusive, college-wide engineeringleadership curriculum. These efforts have resulted in a structured experience that providesgraduates with proficiency in leadership knowledge and skills starting with the freshmen yearand culminating in practiced leadership experiences in senior project courses 1. Implementationof an inclusive curriculum required substantial support from each of the individual college units,thus the roll-out was staged with strong consideration to department timelines. Each program
using the software tools and working in 3-dimension space, figure 3.5.2 E-TextilesDuring our planning, we recognized that the girls would need to receive instruction on basiccircuitry. Our focus was on developing a short, easy to understand lesson that would help thegirls sketch a basic circuit. We relied on program staff (who were near-peer AA universitystudents) to assist them with extending their basic ideas to create more complex circuits whenneeded. Though we planned for their lack of circuit knowledge, we did not anticipate thefollowing issues. Many students cannot sew. We anticipated providing support to assist students with circuit design; however we did not consider that students would not be able to sew by hand. For example
, andEnvironmental Engineering Design uses active, collaborative and cooperative learning Page 24.922.5 techniques; course structure and its alignment to the confluence model of creativity of Sternbergand Lubart8 is displayed in Figure 2.Figure 2. Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design course structure and its alignment to the confluence model of creativity of Sternberg and Lubart.8“Concepts” (Figure 3) introduce students to the engineering design process, problem-solvingtechniques, working in teams, engineering as a profession, and planning for success that studentsthen apply in “Laboratory