deAcreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería (CACEI), which is the Mexican peer-accreditingagency of the US ABET. Graduates of UDLAP’s FE program shall attain thirteen outcomes;eleven of them are similar to ABET Criterion 3 program outcomes1; as well as specific IFT corecompetencies regarding major areas: food chemistry and analysis; food safety and microbiology;food processing and engineering; applied food science; and success skills2. As part of assessmentefforts, the Food Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (FEUCC) designed astrategy that uses both direct and indirect assessment measures that is reported elsewhere3, 4.During this past year the FEUCC has been delineating a new assessment plan for 2015-2020 inorder to be ready to apply
deviation of the project’s PWor IRR.Most investments including retirement plans are made up of ‘portfolios’, a mixture of differentkinds of investments put together in order to balance risk and return. Individuals are increasinglybeing given the responsibility of managing their own retirement portfolios. They need tounderstand the fundamentals of risk and return so that they can effectively manage theirportfolios instead of blindly following the advice of others (who may not have the individual’sbest interest at heart).Many finance courses use a simple two-stock portfolio model to explain the value ofdiversification in achieving better combinations of risk and return. The math would be easy forengineering students, and the lessons learned can be
are elementary or middle schoolscience or STEM teachers, and the content areas for the units were either earth science orphysical science. The teachers in this study represented eight different schools within two urbandistricts with high diversity in the Midwestern region of the U.S. Teacher grade levels rangedfrom 4th grade to 7th grade.Data Sources & Analysis. The data used for this study consisted of written curriculardocuments generated by the teachers for the four units. These documents included lesson plans,worksheets, rubrics, and other supplemental artifacts such as PowerPoint slides and readings.Content analysis methods were used to examine the documents. This analytical method wasselected because it is a systematic way of
weighted survey sample of roughly two thousand early careerengineering graduates. The research is broadly situated in social cognitive career theory anddraws data from the Pathways of Engineering Alumni Research Survey (PEARS), which was apart of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Engineering Pathways Study (EPS).Analyses for this study followed a two-step process. First we categorized the engineeringgraduates into seven occupational groups, and then we compared these seven groups along sixother measures of doing engineering work. Four years after graduation, graduates employed inengineering and computer-related occupations tended to identify themselves, their currentposition, and future plans as engineering-related, while graduates
served either as PI or a co-PI dealing with the transportation field.Mr. Ossama E. Ramadan, University of Alabama at Birmingham Ossama E. Ramadan is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His research interests include work zone traffic control, traffic safety, and, planning and scheduling of infras- tructure projects. He received his M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Carleton University, and his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Construction Engineering from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). Selected by UAB School of Engineering as the 2014 Graduate Student of the Year in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. Recipient of the 2002 Carleton University
institutions.3 Virginia Tech’sRising Sophomore Abroad Program (RSAP) is one approach for offering a global engineeringexperience for students. RSAP provides students with an opportunity to expand their globalcompetencies while learning about differences in political, technological, social, cultural,educational and environmental systems through experience.In this paper, we provide a program overview for RSAP and present quantitative and qualitativeassessment results for the 2014 cohort. Based on these analyses, we propose a refined, more in-depth evaluation/assessment plan for 2015 to measure the extent to which RSAP studentparticipants achieve program outcomes—this plan can serve as a model for other similarprograms that seek to demonstrate
considered strong enough tocapture the vision in the Libraries’ strategic plan. The lab was envisioned as a space withrelevant, current technologies, to ignite creativity in anyone who was a part of the UTAcommunity. Additionally, the opportunity to be one of the MIT-affiliated FabLabs, was seen asnot only good for enhancing students’ experience, but also as a great marketing tool for theuniversity. In short, the Libraries administration decided to build a FabLab because FabLabshave the technology and the educational focus that makerspaces do not.Although such labs are generally associated with Engineering, the Libraries’ leadership decidedthat the vision would be expanded beyond the normal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics
, homes, and businesses, unless the students can create a diversion plan to keep the water out ofsensitive areas and routed around the town. Students are able to dig trenches and make mounds within thesimulation. During class, students take their first attempts at saving Rivertown, testing ideas andredesigning their diversion plan within the computational model. After becoming familiar with the scenario,and brainstorming ideas, students complete the project at home. They must create a diversion plan, makethe digs and mounds, raise the river to the appropriate flooding level, and see how well their diversion planworked. They must then go back and do a redesign, attempting to keep the sensitive parts of Rivertowncompletely dry, using the fewest
Paper ID #11692Stereoscopic Visualization for Improving Student Spatial Skills in Construc-tion Engineering and Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an assistant professor in the department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Heavy/Highway Con- struction Estimating, Building Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Educational Tool to Support Introductory Robotics Courses With the rising popularity of robotics in our modern world there is an increase in the numberof engineering programs that do not have the resources to purchase expensive dedicated robotsbut find a need to offer a basic course in robotics. This common introductory robotics coursegenerally covers the fundamental theory of robotics including robot kinematics, dynamics,differential movements, trajectory planning and basic computer vision algorithms commonlyused in the field of robotics. The nature of this material almost necessitates the use of robotichardware to allow the students to practice implementing the theory they
StudentsAbstractThe Study Cycle is a set of guidelines rich with self-regulated learning (SRL) techniques thatenables students to plan, prepare, and enact their studying by focusing on five comprehensivesteps: previewing before class, engaging in class, reviewing after class, holding study sessions,and seeking help as a supplement. This paper reports on initial findings of a qualitative study inwhich a workshop on the Study Cycle was taught to a class of second-year IndustrialEngineering students as an intervention, aiming to understand effects of the module onengineering students’ SRL strategy use in an engineering course. Students self-reported SRLstrategy use in a one-minute paper pre-workshop and two sets of post-workshop reflections. Thispaper examines
University of Alabama Civil Engineering Department from2005 through 2015. During this period, the department and its programs were expanded andtransformed through: (a) adopting a new set of Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) andStudent Outcomes, (b) the addition of three more undergraduate degrees, (c) the development ofa single set of harmonized PEOs and learning outcomes for four programs, (d) the developmentof shared capstone design classes across multiple degree plans, and (e) the use of an integrated,multiple program ABET Self Study Report. As we present this case study, we will analyzecommon challenges, extract lessons, and make recommendationsWhile a complete vision for a new multi-discipline BOK is beyond the scope of this work, wewill
Page 26.1145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Work in Progress: Memory Maps as a Means to Help Engineering Students Fashion Words on the Spot in Their Technical PresentationsSummary and Introduction In public speaking, the words that the speaker says traditionally arise from one of foursources: (1) reciting from memory; (2) reading from a script or notecards; (3) fashioning on thespot with no planning (impromptu); or (4) fashioning on the spot but after practice with aplanned structure (extemporaneous).1 Historically, the public speaking courses that engineeringstudents take in high school or in colleges of liberal arts advocate that
to recruit diverse students to graduate programs in engineering at theprogram’s home site. In order to develop strategies to recruit students to graduate programs atTAMU through its summer undergraduate research program, we first examined the efficacy ofthe USRG program in influencing students’ post-baccalaureate plans. Next, we examined factorsthat influence USRG participants’ selection of graduate school at the conclusion of the USRGprogram. Last, we compared the influence of the same factors for those who applied and thosewho did not apply to TAMU for graduate school, to determine strategies that universities canemploy to effectively recruit summer undergraduate research program participants to a graduateprogram in engineering at the
the next step based on what will help one reach the goal. Dead-ends are less likelywhen using means-ends analysis, but still may occur. Forward chaining is most often used byexpert problem solvers who have a deeper understanding of what is required to solve theproblem7. When forward chaining, the problem solver plans what steps to take before starting theproblem so that no unnecessary work is done7.Other strategies not addressed in Nickerson’s framework were considered for our analysis7. Astrategy referred to as unit analysis, dimensional analysis, or proportional analysis commonlyoccurs in engineering and science. Lobato describes proportional analysis as a valuable strategyimplemented by expert problem solvers14. Proportional analysis or
guided by learningmotivation, metacognition (thinking about one's thinking, and knowing one’s learning beliefsand strategies), and strategic action (planning, monitoring, evaluating progress, and taking properaction)” 1,2,3. Most educational researchers agree that the self-regulation process is a cyclical process andincludes three major phases: (1) planning, during which learners set goals, make strategic plans,and judge their self-efficacy; (2) execution, which involves learner's performance and control oftheir learning efforts, and use of learning management strategies and self-monitoring; and (3)self-reflection, which involves the self-evaluation of mastery, causal attributions, and reactions tothe learning task and performance after
Figure 2. NFC-AR System in Pipe Installation8NFC-AR System in Delivering DirectivesOperational Directives Page 26.1524.5 Though the operational instruction works as a key bridge between a production plan and itssuccessful execution (or no plan failure), it has not received much attention compared to planning processes. Traditionally, frontline managers such as foremen use paper-based drawingsand specifications to deliver the operational directives. Crews are also instructed on safety andquality issues so that they are fully aware of those issues prior to execution. Figure 3 shows aprocess map for operational directives that is made in a traditional
1:The pilot project included two leadership conferences where the senior student leaders were gathered as agroup to discuss their challenges, and needs, and to identify gaps in their leadership skills and knowledge.The first conference was held in the spring of 2007 and was designed to facilitate the transition of studentleaders from one year to the next. In addition to allowing incoming leaders the opportunity to debriefwith outgoing leaders, all participants were asked to provide input into a comprehensive annual calendarof activities (the ‘Calendar Calypso’). This planning process was configured to minimize conflictsbetween groups while maximizing opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. The exercise alsoprovided inspiration for
to formulate researchquestions as well as how to develop and modify research plans with the guidance of their researchmentors. Students will learn to work independently and to collaborate with other group membersas they conduct research in specific topics in energy research. This will enable them to understandtheir own levels of aptitude and interest in a career in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) and give them the tools to prepare for the next stage in their education andcareer development. Students will report and present their research results in multiple settings. Inaddition to the hands-on collaborative research experience, technical and social activities will beincorporated into the program to provide students
-term plan for management of updates to the publishedCivil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CE BOK) and the associated ABET accreditationcriteria.1 This plan calls for ASCE to develop a formal revision to the CE BOK and associatedcriteria on a regular eight-year cycle. This regular change-cycle reflects three broadly acceptedconclusions drawn from ASCE’s experience in developing the first two editions of the CE BOK,from 2002 to the present: A professional body of knowledge is a dynamic entity that reflects the ever-changing nature of professional jurisdictions. A given profession (or professional group) can be strengthened by formally articulating and publishing its body of knowledge, but only if the profession is willing
engagement.We ground our work theoretically using the Academic Plan Model to understand how freshmanengineering students’ use of LMS tools relate to their performance in the class. The AcademicPlan Model details potential influences on curriculum design at the course, program, andinstitutional levels. As the Model suggests, faculty members may (or should) consider learners,instructional resources, and instructional processes when developing their curricular plans. Priorresearch within and outside engineering, however, has shown that faculty tend not to draw onavailable data when considering these components, if they even consider them at all. Our studypresents an idea for bringing data into those considerations by focusing on the course-levelactivities
chain management. Dr. Meixell has extensive industry background in logistics management, production planning, supplier management and supply chain design in the automotive and telecommunications industries. Dr. Meix- ell’s current research interests include sustainable supply chain management, performance implications of outsourcing, and curriculum development in undergraduate programs.Dr. Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University Nebil Buyurgan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Program at Quinnipiac University. Prior to joining QU, he served as Associate and Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engi- neering Department at the University of Arkansas. He received his doctorate in engineering
Project Planning and Development 4. Learning from failure* 5. Establishing the cost of production or delivery of a service, including scaling strategies* Project Management and Engineering Economics 6. Determining market risks* Applied Engineering Statistics Transport Operations II Mechanics and Structures Lab 7. Designing innovatively under constraints Software Project Analysis and Design Junior Design Laboratory Fundamentals of Mechanical
jointly with the S-STEP advisory board, and theemphasis has been on providing updates for both programs, the progress of incorporatingcomponents of each project into a comprehensive and coordinated plan, and the academicsupport of the STEP project via supplemental instructions. One of the primary recommendationsto both programs was to collect and analyze the academic outcomes of participants in theprograms.CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PLANSOverall, the Pathway Scholar Program is rated very highly by current students, and the programis delivering on its promise of supporting the students financially so they can focus more on theireducation, and connecting the students with others in their field to promote networking.Additionally, the Pathway Scholars
Maryland, and Penn State [1]. Kansas Universityoffers a professional short course for helicopters. Purdue University and Arizona State haveoffered a helicopter course as recently as 2012. These institutions have developed plans of studyto support a complex subject such as helicopter aerodynamics.It is expected to offer the course to undergraduates who have fulfilled key mechanical andaerospace prerequisites. The prerequisites include: introduction to kinematics, machineelements, introduction to dynamic systems and controls, introduction to fluid mechanics, andintroduction to aerodynamics. These prerequisites have their own prerequisites, such as physics,calculus, and mechanics of solids. These subjects will have introduced the concepts
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level, instructors are designing new teachingstrategies. At the second level, the researchers are designing a model for teaching developmentfor faculty. In addition, how does conceptualizing teaching as a design process inform a teachingdevelopment model for instructors? Literature Review We build in this project on other frameworks for research in education that examine howeducational products (e.g., curriculum) or processes are designed for the classroom. In many ofthese cases, there are models, resources or tools being designed to support teaching and learning.For example, in research about the design of curriculum, Clements describes multiple stages inthe life of the materials from the ideal curriculum to the planned curriculum to the
/404 isrun in smaller sections (15 to 35 students) with about as many workshops imbedded inthe two courses as there are lessons. This course set has been run in pilot mode since theFall of 2012. The goal of the new TG 403/404 pilot being spread over two semesters wasto provide just-in-time EM and SE knowledge to the seniors as they completed their two-semester capstone design sequence.The Senior Capstone Design Coordinators were quite cognizant that many of theirstudents did not have good planning and project management skills. They also werereadily aware of how “green” their students were in regard to preparedness in meetingswith clients, and that very few teams designed with cost in mind. So their focus,understandably so, was on their
toendure.The proposed measurement framework of SoTE defines nine different criteria. Each criterioncovers one part of the educational system and also the approach. Accordingly, each criterion hasits own set of key performance measures (KPMs). For every KPM, there is one or more keyperformance indicator (KPI) to enable the measurement. Every KPI has its own analytic rubricthat will aid the calculation of different indicators including a one main indicator called theSustainability Indicator (SI) – See Figure 2. The nine criteria are expanded into 34 KPMs.The sustainability criteria upon which we judge SoTE is shown in Table 1. Criterion 1,Leadership and Governance, measures the sustainability of the institutional strategic plans andthe degree of its
and motivated by NCState’s strategic plan to expand the proportion of transfer students, the College of Engineeringteamed with the College of Education at NC State. We established initiatives aimed directly atNC CC’s and their communities: 1) to disseminate accurate information regarding engineering atNC State and 2) to develop a valuable network of higher education institutions in North Carolina.In addition to promoting the transfer of high quality students into engineering at NC State, ourgoal was to improve their retention and performance. In this paper, we detail the strategies weemployed to achieve these goals, including programming and publications created by the Collegeof Engineering, targeted solely to NC CC students and advisors. We