authored/co-authored over a hundred technical papers and reports during his career in private industry, government and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave transformations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education. Page 26.73.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramAbstractA Master of Science degree in Engineering with a Coastal Engineering concentration has beenapproved, students enrolled and several graduates are scheduled for
encouraged to join number ofdifferent clubs as part of their student activities to enhance their learning as well as gainknowledge for their career developments. Mechanical Engineering Technology Club wasestablished to support and encourage students interested in careers in mechanical engineering,discuss latest mechanical engineering technology and participate in student projects. Studentswhom have completed courses in 3D CAD modeling and rapid prototyping used 3D CADsoftware to first design go-kart body parts and then learned to print the parts using 3D printers.This allows the students to quickly check for design issues such as fitment, interference, andstiffness of the parts before finalizing their designs.DesignDue to limited metal fabrication
translation, butother projects have utilized students with no experience speaking Chinese. In one project,students traveled to China at the beginning of the semester to assess client needs by interviewingworkers, and on two projects, students did the bulk of the research, modeling, analysis, andprototyping at UD, but then traveled to the company location in Suzhou, China, to implement thesolution. In the case of students traveling to China, all expenses were covered by the industrypartner.Finding the right talent for employment at industry partners in China is especially challenging.During UDCI’s first year, a company information session and career fair was organized to bringtogether some of UDCI’s industry and education partners. About 150 students
scientific method used by scientists andengineers, wherein a hypothesis is tested and improved to generate a successful model. Thus,physics topics can be presented to this group in a style not only familiar to the students, butwhich will be recalled as they progress through their careers as designers.To aid in that endeavor, I met with the chairs of both design departments to identify those topicsmost useful to students in the field. Topics were chosen to include motion, forces, simplemachines, structure, stress and strain, waves, sound, light, heat, and energy. The course isdivided into weekly modules addressing each area. These students spend a significant portion oftheir training in studio, critiquing each other’s work and collaborating on
include gender in engineering education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education. Page 26.626.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing UnderrepresentationIntroductionDespite over thirty years of research and outreach to recruit and retain female engineeringstudents, women remain significantly underrepresented in engineering.1 While a large amount ofliterature has been generated on gender inequalities in faculty careers, no
curriculum to support students in math-based careers at the community college level for nearly 20 years. She has been Co-PI and PI on NSF grants that seek to increase the numbers of professionals in STEM with focused recruitments on the underrepresented minority populations. Page 26.949.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing Success and Retention in Engineering and other STEM FieldsIntroductionThe two prominent and related needs for solutions to climate change and more STEM andengineering majors, brought about the Science, Technology
large gains over pre-vious curricula 39 . Jara found that students in Automatics and Robotics at the Universityof Alicante significantly improved their efficacy and performance following a “learning bydoing” approach using a remote robotic laboratory called RobUALab 42 . Cannon positivelyreviewed a University of Minnesota robotics day camp for middle school youth designed toinspire minorities and women to pursue careers in STEM through hands-on learning 24 . Thiswork aims to provide additional support for these findings. This work is based on the hypothesis that in addition to engagement, the proposed ap-proach will also positively affect students’ academic success by boosting self-efficacy, theperceived ability to complete a task and reach
- Page 26.1156.2year college bottleneck courses within three weeks. Each team is required to prepare a poster,presentation, and report. Exposing undergraduate students to research projects early in theiracademic career has been demonstrated, with strong evidence of success, to improve student-persistence. The survey data from the first year SRP also supports this approach. 3. First Year SRPSRP is an integral part of the MERIT program. This activity was offered for the first time duringsummer 2014 to TAMU-K students in their freshman or sophomore year who had activelyparticipated in the EMT program and to community college students from South Texas. The totalnumber of students participated in 2014 summer was 24, which exceeded the proposed
and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is a Professor of Management at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches strat- egy and organizational behavior. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida and was on the management faculty at Clemson University. Prior to her academic career, she had a ten-year career in banking. Dr
Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd
Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is a Professor of Management at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches strat- egy and organizational behavior. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida and was on the management faculty at Clemson University. Prior to her academic career, she had a ten-year career in banking. Dr. Loughry’s research focuses on teamwork and social control
the University of Colorado Boulder. Jacob researches brain-machine interfaces, neural prosthetic devices, and engineering education.Mr. Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics Brian Huang is an Education Engineer for SparkFun Electronics, a cutting edge open-source hardware and electronics education company. Brian started his career in engineering with wireless transport tech- nologies for ADC Telecommunications in Minneapolis, MN. While working at ADC, Brian volunteered at the Science Museum of Minnesota and quickly discovered a passion for teaching and working with students - especially in an environment that fostered and supported the ”wow” factor associated with in- quiry and discovery. In 2007, Brian left the world
shadow that engineer at his/her job for a half day.Survey feedback from this experience indicates the students who participate find it valuable.Table 1 below provides the 10 questions from the shadowing survey completed by participatingstudents, along with average responses. Note that a 7-point Likert rating scale was utilized. Table 1 – Shadowing Survey Questions and Average Responses Q1 I feel this experience was a rewarding and valuable experience. 6.9 Q2 I now have a better understanding of what a full time job in engineering is like. 6.8 Q3 I gained new knowledge by participating in this experience. 6.8 Q4 This experience supported/enhanced my career goals
continue to be under-represented infaculties of engineering and engineering workplaces [1-4], a disparity that intensifies at eachstage of an engineers’ career [5, 6]. Our primary objective in this paper is to examine anunexpected finding emerging from our study of engineering leadership—the significant over-representation of men in engineers’ identification of exemplary leaders. We explore twopossible explanations for this finding—individual women’s disinterest in leadership andstructural constraints limiting their rise. We use a post-hoc statistical analysis to examine theformer and a focused literature review to generate hypotheses about the latter.MethodologyData for this paper was drawn from larger study on engineering leadership driven by
eleven 4-year institutions in the United States from1988 to 2002. This report finds that nontraditional adult students have a reduced graduation ratecompared to traditional students, suggesting that they experience group-specific barriers.(3) Ourresearch work aims to enable faculty, administration, students, and higher education policyprofessionals in diversifying the pathways through STEM careers by contributing to the body ofknowledge about non-traditional students.For our work, an adult student is one who is 25 years or older, completing a bachelor of sciencein engineering degree. We define the traditional student as one who enrolls in a program directlyafter completing their high school years. Some traditional engineering students may take
project report at the end of the course. A general handout of "Design your Process forBecoming a World-Class Engineering Student" has been published in Appendix A of “StudyingEngineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”11. The project challenges students to evaluatethemselves against a benchmark student—referred to as a "world-class" engineering student—based on the following objectives: 1. Setting goal(s), e.g. which major to pursue, graduating with an engineering degree, etc. 2. Developing a strong commitment to the goal of graduating in engineering, setting-up a plan to graduation 3. Being prepared to deal with inevitable adversity 4. Managing various aspects of personal life including interactions with family and friends
difference between a successful and a failing career, team, or even corporation. In the lastdecade there have been efforts such as those by the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) to advance broad- based systemic innovation to build and sustain strong undergraduateeducation in the STEM fields.Our group is in the early stages of an innovative initiative to provide alternative communication andhumanities learning environments in STEM higher education. The group consists of faculty from severalacademic units including liberal arts, libraries, and technology. One of the learning experiences currentlybeing tested involves the tight coupling of all forms of interpersonal communication, and informationliteracy with technological
17Basic engineering background, professional development resources 16Links to local as well as global communities of practice 16Expert and user interface exchange of ideas, best practices, resources, and opportunities 16in engineeringResources such as “tangible” lesson plans, affordable curriculum, time estimates, and 16formal assessmentsUnderstanding engineering careers 15
learn and internalize the principles of design and to developcompetencies to help them succeed in their careers. Salient features of AME4163 include anauthentic, immersive experience and scaffolding of learning via structured assignments andlectures.Purpose: In this paper we focus on the development of competencies by students using anauthentic, immersive experience. The course is scaffolded and explicitly focuses on studentlearning and development of competencies throughout the semester. In this paper we track change-over-time of development of student competencies, specifically related to team, communication,and design process, for a better understanding of the effects of assignments on development ofcompetencies.Method: An instrument was
Paper ID #11775Does Motivation Matter for Conceptual Change: Developing Effective Qual-itative Research ApproachesDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research
Cincinnati Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of CincinnatiMiss Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program Gabrielle Notorgiacomo is a Biomedical Engineering Major of the Class of 2019. She has experience in MATLAB, conversational Spanish, and leadership/management. So far in her college career, she has maintained a 4.0 GPA, a spot on the Dean’s List, and membership in the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She is also a member of Phi Sigma Rho (commonly known as Phi Rho, the engineering sorority).Mr. Jacob Daniel Wells Page 26.649.1 c
thatdistinguish itself from the other ITL methods: (1) A relatively longer duration and amount oftime a student is involved in the research project; (2) A clearly defined research scope andobjective; and (3) Promotion of both teamwork and individual excellence. This paper describeshow I leveraged my own background and student interest to initiate the collaborative researchproject, how undergraduates participated in the research project through different avenues, andhow the experience enhanced their skills in critical analysis, problem-solving, communicationand teamwork, which positively impacts their career, regardless of whether they pursue anindustry job or an academic position after graduation.Some practices I have been promoting in undergraduate
conduct research on the ”Towards zero-energy buildings based on energy- harvesting electrochromic window (EH-ECW) and thermoelectrics (TE) systems” project, (2012-present). Associate Director, Mathematics Academy. Program creates access to engineering for educationally and economically disadvantaged students, (2011-2014). Associate Director, Engineering Discovery Days. The largest UW College of Engineering annual event brings over 8,000 students and families to campus to explore engineering through interactive activities, (2012-2014). Board President, NW Career Educators and Employers Association. Organization brings together career educators and employers to improve the economic vitality of the Pacific Northwest
major with a high level of one-on-one advising. However, a high degree of flexibility also contributes. In the LSE program,iterative revision and recreation of an individualized curriculum and career plan are understoodas signs of success rather than failure or deviation. Students are encouraged to understand anddesign their major as a “whole-person technical degree” that does not require them to pass, toassimilate, to compartmentalize, or to conform to stereotypes. We suggest that this holisticflexibility may disrupt barriers such as impostor syndrome by positioning the student not asimpostor but as designer and creator – even when enrolled in technical courses in which thesex/gender ratio is skewed male. Lessons learned from “liberal studies
HBCUdidn’t resemble the larger population - there were more African-American male engineers incomparison to the overall population. Also, she noticed that the majority of professors at herHBCU were not African American and remembered how during her exit interview she wasencouraged to become “one of those faces that you want to see”. She says: “(…) I guess places I went during (my) college career, I kinda began to see some differences and understand some of the differences when I attended my first NSBE conference. And so, in attending NSBE, you kinda notice, like there are lots of African-American males here, a lot more males than there were females. And so, to start to kinda think, um, that the gender makeup at an HBCU was, within
tools and application and having also total quality management diploma and being quality master holder dealing with all quality systems as documentation , CAPA management , RCA , facility maintenance and also ISO 9000/2008 expert in addition to being certified from Bernard Castle in UK as sterile area facility Design expert as per ISO regulations . Egyptian pharmacist graduate of 2007 who started my career as a research and development pharmacist in SEDICO pharmaceuticals in EGYPT for about 2 years dealing with new dosage forms formulation and then rotated to Methodology and stability department in which i dealt with dosage form analysis and innovation of new methods of analysis dealing with all laboratory
fault on individual students due to delayingtheir academic goals attributed to economical and personal obligations.This research critically explores some pathways of AAM engineering transfer students throughthe conceptual lens of racial and mathematical identities. This work focuses on students who arecurrently enrolled at 4-year institutions and who have attended community colleges at one pointin their academic careers in the pursuit of engineering degrees.Racial identity development research literature indicates that racial identity is based on anindividual’s perception that is shared by a common racial heritage with a particular group3,4,5,6.Research shows that African American students who have a strong racial identity are betterequipped to
Page 26.1568.2their learning, so as to attain learning levels beyond recollection and understanding.The NGSS also challenge K-12 teachers to incorporate engineering design at all grade levels.Project-based learning, in the form of engineering design projects using an analysis-informeddesign process, have been shown to increase student achievement in math and science subjectareas in studies in which teachers are trained or already familiar with the relevant pedagogicalstudies.2,3 Hirsch et al.4 found in their Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program thatmany teachers possessed limited knowledge of engineering careers and had low self-efficacy interms of preparing students for engineering careers before participating in the
American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Undergraduate Students’ Recognition and Development as ResearchersAbstractThe purpose of this work is to investigate how undergraduate engineering students perceivebeing recognized as researchers and what they identify to influence their development asresearchers. Student responses (n=21) to open-ended survey items were analyzed usingqualitative content analysis. The students who participated in this study were frombioengineering and material science and engineering departments with varying amounts ofresearch experience (one to five years) and at varying stages in their undergraduate careers(sophomore to senior). All of the students in the study self
Paper ID #11313Understanding the New Civil Engineering Program Criteria: Preparing toPrepare the Future Civil EngineerDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley serves as Senior Associate Dean for Administration of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. Previously, Dr. Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construc- tion and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil