used to evaluate each individual milestone.A high weighting factor was assigned to “Degree of Completion” to encourage the team to stayon track and not let the project fall behind schedule. This milestone system added structure tothe project and increased timeliness, but the instructors were confronted with an unanticipatedside effect. If a milestone was completed poorly, and the student(s) received an appropriatelylow grade, there was no motivation to fix the problematic issues. Later, another student wouldneed to put in extra work to compensate for the first weak performance. A corrective action wasnecessary to hold the original student responsible for completing the task without letting the teamfall behind. In the year following the
learned the most from. The statistics lab was more of an “experience” than a lab, and was done using jellybeans rather than a chocolate product (so that all the students could eat the candy at theend and avoid food allergy issues). After a lesson on population statistics and some Excelbasics (focused on statistics and graphing), each team was provided a bag of jelly beansfrom the same company. Teams were to compare their number of each type (flavor) ofjelly bean to the total number as well as the results for all of the teams in the class. Asurvey of the student’s favorite flavor was also done to compare to see if the mostpopular flavor (s) were the most prevalent in the population. While the “lab” was simple,and many of the students were aware
engineeringeducation and its impact in the engineering field. The evaluation proposal will not only serve asan indicator of the stage of the PhD program in Engineering Education, but also will serve as amodel to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of PhD programs despite the field.References1. Borrego, M., Development of engineering education as a rigorous discipline: A study of the publication patterns of four coalitions. Journal of Engineering Education, 2007. 96(1): p. 5-18.2. Brophy, S., et al., Advancing engineering education in P‐12 classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 369-387.3. Lucena, J., et al., Competencies Beyond Countries: The Re‐Organization of Engineering Education in the United States
either individually or in groups. When appropriate, the TAwould attempt to form study groups for students to work together. When the students were stumped,they could ask questions and receive help from the staff.The course material was divided into seventeen units. Each unit summarized the key concepts,background math and methods required to solve the problems, and about ten to fifteen physicsproblems to solve. Often reading assignments were also included on these units in addition to beingposted on the course website.Students were free to work through the unit(s) at their own pace and solve as many problems as theyfelt necessary. There was no requirement of completing these for a grade like the LRE. When astudent felt prepared to demonstrate
, including a strong corporate sponsor, international host university and one or more partnering US institutions. It also outlines benefits to each partner in engaging in this type of partnership, and recommendations to other institutions wanting to design a similar program. Findings from the study can be used to inform curriculum and design of future international experiences for engineering students. Partnerships between universities and industry have long been important for schools ofengineering. In the U.S., growth in university-industry partnerships began in earnest in the1980’s due in part to changes in national technology policies which sought to promotecooperative research and increase diffusion of technologies
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showing that it is indeed possible to create a positive culture that increases diversity…. The college president, Marie Klawe, is a woman computer scientist who knows how to make the environment more hospitable.”5One barrier that Harvey Mudd College works hard to demolish is the ‘impostor’ syndrome - “Not seeing one's own reflection in teachers or other students makes one feel as if s[he] doesn't belong. The need for role models to help overcome the ‘impostor’ syndrome cannot be emphasized enough.”5Ramirez concludes with, “One approach to address the leaks [in the STEM pipeline] is morementoring, and by tuning the culture so that students don't feel excluded”. This is essential to thebroader discussion of diversity
fruitful interdisciplinary meetings of MechanicalEngineering Freshmen and their student teachers that provided invaluable feedback to ourstudents. We would also like to thank the teachers and Dan Block, Principal of Bishop’s Peakand Teach Elementary schools who rearranged their schedules to bring 200 of their students tothe Cal Poly campus.References1. Sheppard, S., Jenison, R., (1996), “Thoughts on Freshman Engineering Design Experiences,” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, v 2, p 909-9132. Hoit, M.I., Ohland, M. and Kantowski, M., (1998), “The Impact of a Discipline-Based Introduction to Engineering Course on Improving Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 1.3. Yokomoto, C. F., Rizkalla, M. E
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et al.’s 2012 PNAS paper (Science Faculty’s Subtle GenderBiases Favor Male Students)8 and Sheltzera and Smith’s 2104 PNAS paper (Elite Male Facultyin the Life Sciences Employ Fewer Women)9.Dr. Kirkmeyer: I cannot honestly say I have considered what strategies to use to help othersbecome aware of these issues, because they are situation-dependent and usually reactive. Ipersonally use humor and self-deprecation to address many issues in a non-threatening manner,and so I know I have done so with these. The reality is that it depends on the context of thesituation related to these issues. In some situations, humor (and particularly sarcasm) hasworked quite well in making others aware of how these issues are being perceived by othersaround them
because of their concern over the decline of surface water quality as a result of runoff from urban, agriculture, industry and other human activities. They wanted to contribute to the efforts in the Public Lab community to develop low-cost, DIY open source water quality monitoring devices. They began the project by investigating the open source water temperature, conductivity measuring instruments already being developed and documented on the Public Lab website including the Riffle (http://openwaterproject.io) and Riffle-ito (https://github.com/p-v-o-s/riffle-ito). Over the course of the semester, the team implemented their own Riffle-ito
simply to non-technical audiences; leadership skills by presenting the engineeringdesign challenge in partnership with their co-facilitator(s); and creative problem-solving skills byassisting students and their families in iterating and persevering in the design challenge process.Employee Community Engagement and Corporate CitizenshipEmployee community engagement or corporate citizenship initiatives such as skills-basedvolunteerism programs can contribute to overall employee engagement and drive value for thebusiness. Companies are increasingly investing in employee engagement efforts in order torecruit, retain, and develop their workforce amidst high levels of disengagement, shiftingworkforce demographics, and a competitive marketplace for
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assistantships and assistance with transfer. SCCORE has been held at NMSU since 2002, and will also be held for the first time at several alliance university partner campuses.Ms. Michele A. Auzenne, New Mexico State University Michele Auzenne has 18 years of experience managing student support programs and has served as Pro- gram Manager and Assistant Director for the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (New Mex- ico AMP) since 1997. She has served in the same capacity for the NMSU Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Initiative (ESWI), the NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM), the NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP), among others. Ms. Auzenne holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Tech- nical
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