the UK forty years later).2. Engineering laboratory work, including drawing and descriptive geometry. 3. Mathematicsand science, which should be developed systematically in logical order so as to furnish thebackbone of the course. He envisaged that the sequence of laboratory projects would bearranged with the same logic in mind. Fourth Humanistic studies which he felt was the field“that offered the greatest opportunity for effective changes in current practice, because lackof good English, of business sense, and of understanding men are most frequently cited bypractising engineers as points of weakness in the graduates of the schools”This view was supported by a substantial research project conducted in collaboration with adistinguished
—48296.[4] C. Burr, M. Taddeo, and L. Floridi, “The Ethics of Digital Well-Being: A Thematic Review,” Sci Eng Ethics, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2313–2343, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11948-020- 00175-8.[5] C. Themelis and J. A. Sime, “Mapping the field of digital wellbeing education: A compendium of innovative practices and open educational resources,” p. 37, Jan. 2020.[6] D. Peters, "Positive Computing: Wellbeing-supportive design and ethical practice in tech," Medium, May 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://medium.com/ethics-of-digital- experience/beyond-principles-a-process-for-responsible-tech-aefc921f7317.[7] E. Marasco, K. Filali, J. Afifi, S. Ghasemian-Roudsari, “Supporting graduate sttributes through
to education, sense of community, retention, college transitions, living-learning communities, career readiness, mentoring and persistence to graduation for students in STEM programs.Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen, University of Central Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Accelerating Student Success in Mathematics through Personalized Adaptive LearningAbstractMath Launch is a program designed to help incoming first-year students prepare for calculus 1and set them up for success in their chosen STEM major. With a focus on expanding students’knowledge and capabilities in algebra, trigonometry and precalculus, Math Launch helpsstudents become calculus ready in
succeed. This often results in a disregard forgeneral education courses, as students are unaware of the many non-technical aspects ofengineering. Technical engineering skills are prized by the students while the skills andknowledge acquired in the common curriculum are disregarded. Efforts to address this issue havebeen published, as engineering educators have sought to best design “a general educationcomponent that truly does complement the technical component” [2] to provide students with theknowledge and skills that improve their overall educational experience and develop anappreciation for general education and its use in engineering practice [2]. To obtain the benefit ofthis large portion of a student’s total undergraduate education, roughly
multipledigital tools, technological limitations, and diminished peer engagement. This study contextualizes how theseshifts impacted neurodivergent learners in STEM. Cognitive load represents a significant issue in digital learning environments, as online courses requirestudents to manage multiple digital tools and navigate complex interfaces. For neurodivergent learners who mayalready experience challenges with information processing, these demands are taxing. Research emphasizes thenecessity of reducing extraneous cognitive load in multimedia learning, reinforcing the argument that designedonline courses can affect neurodivergent students [7]. Self-regulation and motivation emerge as common struggles in online settings, where the
efficient engineering practices. As a result, there is a strong demand for engineers with NDTexpertise, highlighting the need for its inclusion in undergraduate engineering education.Despite its significance, NDT is not commonly incorporated into mechanical engineeringundergraduate curricula. A survey conducted by the authors across seven ABET-accreditedmechanical engineering programs in the region (Western PA, Upper state NY, Eastern Ohio andWest Virginia) found that only one institution explicitly offers an NDT course. Several challengescontribute to this gap. Theoretical concepts central to ultrasonic NDT—such as wave propagation,signal generation, and signal processing—are typically covered in senior-year or graduate-levelcourses. Other NDT
, Teach for Americaprovides PreK-12 lesson plans for teaching sustainability [10].Ozis et al (2022) introduced a tangram-puzzle activity in the classroom of civil andenvironmental engineering students to introduce the paradigm shift necessary to implementsustainability practices into traditional engineering design and construction [11]. Theinnovative and engaging pedagogy that nurtures “thinking outside the box” is needed for allproblem-solvers. This activity can be used to teach the concept of sustainability, thinkingoutside the box, and a paradigm shift for the affective domain [12], for students to learn thenecessary attitudes, values and motivations to implement new ways of thinking, problemsolving, and designing. Normalizing failure by
. Saville, “Buskist - Elements of Master Teaching,” The teaching of psychology, pp. 27–39, Mar. 2013, Accessed: Jan. 10, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.psicopolis.com/psicopedia/boxpdf/teacingpsy.pdf#page=48[5] A. W. Chickering and Z. F. Gamson, “Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education,” Biochem Educ, vol. 17, no. 3, 1989, doi: 10.1016/0307-4412(89)90094-0.[6] B. Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching.[7] T. A. Angelo, “A Teacher’s Dozen-Fourteen General Research-Based Principles for Improving Higher Learning.” [Online]. Available: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237489105[8] Ken Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do. Harvard University Press, 2004.[9] Richard M. Felder, “Learning and
of engineering foster or hinder belonging and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division
Education.” [6] While both efforts (and those in between) had someimpact, we argue that such impacts have been muted and/or localized, at best. Indeed, more than100 years ago Charles Mann concluded that the approach of splitting the sciences (math,chemistry, physics) from the engineering courses (e.g., science/math the first two years, thenengineering, without integrating these courses) is not a “sound criteria for judging as to theability of the student to do successful engineering work, and that many students are sent awayfrom the technical school without having had any fair test as to their capacity for engineeringpractice or study.” [5] However, in 2025, most engineering programs across the US still teach ina way very similar to the approach
of Marburg and Bielefeld (Germany). Since 2013 she has been a lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Department of Social Sciences. Her research topics are gender studies and the impact of information technology on society. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Evaluation of an AI-based medical application using AI-generated methods: student experiences with a case studyon “patient preference predictors”Bernd Steffensen 1,2, Bettina von Römer 1,21 Department of Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt2 European University of Technology, European Union1. IntroductionEngineering students are often unfamiliar with ethical issues. In their actual field of
design and develop aMedical Internet of Things (Med-IoT) biomedical device. International collaboration canexperience several challenges, such as language barriers, local resource management, devicesetup, hardware and software integration, calibration variance across multiple test setups, andhigher reliance on individual skill sets. In this case study paper, data is analyzed from feedbackacquired through semi-structured interviews and an evaluation of the research impacts producedby a focus group participating in the IBL project. As a result, recommendations for best practicesfor students entering the IBL program are discussed on how various challenges can be addressedthroughout the process.Introduction to Innovation-Based Learning ModelThe
Paper ID #47310Capstone Course Team Formation: Enhancing Interdisciplinary Collaborationand ABET Outcome Achievement by Integrating the CREAC Legal ReasoningFrameworkProf. Carlos R Morales, Purdue University at West Lafayette Carlos R. Morales is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, where he researches, develops, and teaches interactive media and technologies. He holds an M.S.Ed. and a J.D. and is licensed to practice law in California. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Capstone Course Team Formation: Enhancing Interdisciplinary
. By confronting these challenges and connecting technical skills with socialresponsibility, as well as addressing gaps in equity within both practice and education, engineerscan be better equipped to develop sustainable solutions that meet the diverse needs ofcommunities and help reduce systemic inequalities. It is essential to tackle these challenges inorder to promote a more inclusive and equitable engineering profession.This study highlights important challenges and opportunities, but further research is needed toexplore how these reform approaches can be implemented in the engineering curriculum. It iscrucial to investigate the long-term impact of equity-focused educational reforms and to developmore effective methods for measuring their
spans a diverse range of institutions withtheir own values and mission, engineering programs have in common ABET accreditationrequirements. Thus, it is worth quickly reviewing the major points of the dominant currentABET paradigm. ABET, since adoption of EC-2000, has been outcomes-based. As graduationfrom an ABET accredited program is somewhat mandatory for working in engineering, it affectsall US, and many international, engineering students. Research has shown the initial shift to EChad substantive impacts on how program operated; effect of ABET on practice is documented[37], [38]. Subsequent studies have shown, however, many degree programs follow proceduraladherence but that there are significant differences in the extent of compliance [39
Paper ID #47332BOARD # 329: Bridging the Innovation Gap: Advancing STEM Educationto Meet Workforce Needs and Improve Retention (S-STEM)Dr. Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas Dr. Karl D. Schubert is a Professor of Practice and Associate Director for the Data Science Program at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering, the Sam M. Walton College of Business, and the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences and led the team that developed the B.S. Data Science degree. After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Schubert spent 35 years in industry in various roles with IBM, Dell, Silicon Valley, and other start-ups. He
written from the perspective of our participatory action team (REDPAR) which wasfunded by the NSF to conduct research with the RED change teams and support the teams byfacilitating a community of practice. The working session described in this paper is an exampleof an activity facilitated during the in-person community of practice gathering that we organizeon an annual basis to encourage propagation of change-making experiences and ideas.This paper reviews results of a group working session involving members of 12 current and pastRED teams, focused on exploring ways in which RED teams are currently attempting to ensurepsychological safety and build conflict resolution capacity for their team members, andproviding them with additional skills for
and Penetration Laboratory at Manhattan College, specializing in high-speed impact experiments on granular media, as well as numerical and analytical modeling. His research has led to the development of the GeoPoncelet model for penetration into sand. He has served as PI and Co-PI on over $4.5M in research funding from the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and the Department of Transportation (through the University Transportation Research Center), among others. His research has led to a book on visualization of the fundamental physics of rapid earth penetration, several highly cited reviews, and over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has served on the board of the
Capstone Projects. o AI/ML public cloud platforms. o Public tools for collaboration.• Grant proposals with AI/ML emphasis o AI/ML Infrastructure o LabsBy presenting our efforts, we hope to benefit from other efforts and that other instructors facingthe same issues can benefit from our experience by adopting best practices while avoidingpitfalls.Keywords: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, AI/ML CurriculumDevelopment, Project-based Learning.Introduction and MotivationIn 2020, a new Cybersecurity bachelor's degree was created at UTRGV College of Engineeringand Computer Science. The degree was motivated by the shortage of personnel and a high expectedgrowth rate. According to the U.S. Bureau of
California, Los Angeles, and a research manager in the Center for SMART Health, where she focused on wireless health monitoring for stroke and pediatric asthma. Her current research is on engineering education and women’s health, specializing in pedagogy strategies to promote learning and innovation in design-build-test courses, including senior design, computer programming, and computer-aided-design courses, as well as pre-partum and partum medical devices.Prof. Elliot E HuiYama Akbari, University of California, IrvineDr. Warren Wiechmann, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine As the Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Science Education and Educational Technology, Dr. Warren Wiechmann pushes faculty to leverage
design that has grown from the seed ofcreativity into something functional and impactful.The beginning (Person) and the end (Product) of the creative process are pivotal, but they do notstand alone. The Product dimension is critical for understanding the effectiveness of the creativeprocess as a whole. It provides tangible evidence of how the initial creative potential (Person) wasnurtured (Process) and supported (Press) to achieve an impactful outcome. By using the Productas the reference point, we can comprehensively evaluate and improve creative practices in fieldslike engineering. However, engineering education scholars overemphasize on technical mastery[6], [7] often neglecting the balanced integration of all components of the 4P model
it was a very, very minor thing, but it was an incredibly massive success for me because I was practically implementing the skills that I learned. And that’s always the best thing for me is whenever I’m not just showing my knowledge in class, but whenever I’m able to take it outside of class (Sem-2).Projector Man had a very similar experience the following year when asked to share anexperience that made them feel like an engineer: [...] We only had 14 conventional lights, and being able to create a lighting design that by multiple professors’ admissions was on par with a lab show, which was a tier up [in production quality] [...] that made me feel like an engineer because I took underutilized
thoseinvolved in research venues, while Hurtado et al reported that research venues clarify post-graduation career options [4], [31], [32].Student learning, engagement, and success has further been promoted in higher education viaadvising and mentoring roles. According to Gordon, mentorship roles are a critical component forstudent success given that 20-25% of entering freshmen are undecided about a specific major,while 75% will transition to other majors at least once prior to matriculation [9]. Marquez andGarcia developed a mentorship model called RCDD (e.g., acronym for Relationship, Commitment,Desire, and Disseminate) which identifies four critical components in the transformative processof supporting student success in undergraduate research [13
2. An example of a student concept map that was based on solid research but used excessive text rather than concepts, leaned heavily on imported images, and treated each material cycle as isolated.Curiously, some students did create concept maps, but set them up in ways that did notnecessarily serve the assigned task. A good example of this was to assign a concept to representone of the material cycles, a design decision that makes it hard to show how multiple differentcomponents of ecological systems interact to produce these cycles (for example, see Figure 3).Generally, for this assigned task, it is valuable to create concept map nodes that representreservoirs (such as a plant, the ocean, the soil, or the
teaching an introductory probabilities and statistics class for the college of engineering, a simulation class for industrial engineers, and an analysis of network data class for the graduate program. At Illinois, he is serving as the faculty advisor of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and was awarded the 2020, 2023, and 2024 Faculty Advisor award for the North-Central region of IISE. Dr. Vogiatzis was awarded ASEE IL/IN Teacher of the Year in 2023, and received a Runner-up recognition for best case study by INFORMS in 2023.Ann Jeanne FredricksenDr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a
in engineering programs and examines how parental influence, sociopolitical factors, and cultural perceptions shape students’ decisions to pursue engineering education.Aya Mouallem, Stanford University Aya Mouallem (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She received a BEng in Computer and Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut. Aya is a graduate researcher with the Designing Education Lab at Stanford, led by Professor Sheri Sheppard, and her research explores the accessibility of introductory engineering education. She co-founded All Girls Code, an award-winning initiative that supports girls in STEM in the Middle East. She is supported by the
impacts student learning andengagement. With continued investigation and collaboration, SBG has the potential to transformgrading practices in STEM education, promoting mastery and meaningful learning for allstudents.References [1] C. Vatterott, Rethinking grading: meaningful assessment for standards-based learning. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD, 2015. [2] U. Dudley, “What is Mathematics For?” in The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011, M. Pitici, Ed. Princeton University Press, Dec. 2011, pp. 1–12. [Online]. Available: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400839544.1/html [3] S. B. Kleinman, M. B. Leidman, and A. J. Longcore, “The changing landscape of grading systems in US higher education,” Perspectives: Policy and
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design, implement, and maintain electrifiedroadways if they are not taught how to do so by knowledgeable instructors who are utilizingmodern infrastructure research in their curriculum, such as teaching students about DWPTsystems. As for government employment, federal and state governments are incredibly importantbodies for funding and implementing large interstate infrastructure projects. Working to buildroads across localities, states, and between states requires a certain amount of federal oversightand funding, as seen in both the development of railroads and of the interstate highway.Rose and Seely [18] mentioned that building the interstate highway system required olderengineers needed to train new civil engineers in the practical skills of