scholarships/stipends, summer teaching internships,structured field observation experiences, and rigorous teacher-preparation curriculum to preparethem to be successful, long-term members of the STEM teaching faculty in the SavannahChatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) and beyond. In partnership with SCCPSS, theproject team will provide post-graduation mentoring and follow-up to ensure a successfultransition to teaching and improve retention. Specific elements of the program include thefollowing: 1. Launching an aggressive recruitment plan for talented math and engineering majors to pursue teaching careers in 6 -12 secondary schools; 2. Implementing a comprehensive STEM teacher training program; 3. Providing Summer Educational
working for Delphi. She completed her postdoctoral studies in engineering education at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Clark has published articles in the Journal of Engineering Education, Advances in Engineering Education, and Risk Analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving a Flipped Electromechanical Energy Conversion CourseOur University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has offered an electivecourse in Electric Machinery for decades. With increasing focus on renewable energy and powerelectronics in the curriculum, we felt the need to modernize this course so that it provides a betterlearning experience and appeals to more students. Over a period of two
educational ecosystem. Given that any change happenswithin some context, it is necessary to take into account factors that may advance an idea or that mayinhibit success. Many education-funded projects are undertaken at a local level, such as within oneinstitution, within a curriculum, or even at the level of a single course. While the activities may be at alocal level, i.e. within one institution, there are many interacting components that can influence orimpact the advancement of an educational innovation. In particular, there are faculty and students, goalsfor a degree program or accreditation, institutional or departmental mission, the value and rewardsystem, and so on. By addressing multiple components of the broader ecosystem, an
Educational Technology 37.5: 749-760, (2006).22. Harris, J., Mishra, P., and Koehler, M. “Teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and learning activity types: Curriculum-based technology integration reframed.” Journal of Research on Technology in Education 41.4: 393-416, (2009).23. Mishra, P., and Koehler, M. “Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge.” The Teachers College Record 108.6: 1017-1054, (2006).24. Cobb, P., et al. “Design experiments in educational research.” Educational Researcher 32.1: 9-13, (2003).25. Moorhead, M., Listman, J., and Kapila, V. “A robotics-focused instructional framework for design-based research in middle school Classrooms,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference
her marketability to engineering firms. Unlike Jimmy, Kimmy suggests that herparticipation in extracurricular activities is integral in her development and future marketabilityas an engineer; she does not mention having interest in these activities to help her advance herengineering learning, but sees them instead as a way to network with fellow engineeringstudents. However like Jimmy, Kimmy’s response to this question seems to also fit with herearlier assertion that communication is an important engineering skill; it could be for this reasonthat Kimmy seeks to involve herself in socially oriented extracurricular activities.Through Jimmy’s and Kimmy’s responses, we can begin to see how a student’s expectationsmight play an important role in
(“Interdisziplinaritaet”), and transfer to theworld of work (“Transfer in die Arbeitswelt”). The aim of the educational contribution of coursesaccording to the VIA-concept is to provide an understanding of engineering professionalism thatrequires technical knowledge and social competencies to develop innovative technical solutions.Furthermore, understanding autonomy and responsibility to act in a way that balances the interestsof the employing firm with the general society is an integrated aspect of professionalism andneeds to be included as well “to develop an understanding of how to act within the specificprofession, the culture and the ethical rules as well as understanding the consequences of onesactions are important parts of the professional development
Paper ID #15437A Scalable Course Project to Accommodate Academic VariationDr. Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University Dr. Qi is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University. She earned her Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Qi’s teaching interests include Engineering Design, Solid Mechanics, Mechanical System Design and Computer Aided Design. Dr. Qi’s areas of interest and expertise include design sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment, decision making for optimal design, and Computer Aided Design.Dr. Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is
Paper ID #15176A New Approach to Marketing and Outreach for Engineering LibrariesMs. Ellie Ransom, Columbia University Libraries Ellie Ransom is the Research Services Coordinator for the Science & Engineering Libraries Division at Columbia University. She is the liaison to the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the departments of Mathematics and Statistics. She works to create a robust workshop schedule for the science and engineering departments on campus. Ellie has a B.S. in Mathematics from North Carolina State University, a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University and an M.S
Paper ID #16714Concept of a Human-Attended Lunar OutpostMr. Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University Thomas Arrington worked as the student Project Manager for the Human Attended Lunar Outpost senior design project for the the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has interned with Boeing Research and Technology three times, and was an active member of the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team.Mr. Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft Nico Hurst is a student of Texas A&M University. He recently graduated from the Aerospace
Paper ID #16996Exploring Graduate Funding: Variation Across Engineering Disciplines andRelationships to Student Engagement and SatisfactionMr. Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech Timothy Kinoshita is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include graduate education, curriculum development, faculty development, global engineering education, and education policy.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of
environments.”“To this end, we call on engineering educators, engineering administrators, and engineeringpolicy leaders to take deliberate and immediate steps to integrate global education into theengineering curriculum to impact all students, recognizing global competency as one of thehighest priorities for their graduates.”6.2 Looking Back Ten YearsAlthough the Newport Declaration received some publicity (it was published, for example, in theASEE Prism magazine), the impression of the authors is that it did not get a lot of attention.Nevertheless, by at least some measures, the response of engineering programs has beensignificant. According to the Institute of International Education, study abroad participation byengineering students has more than
sense of global citizenship totake hold in a student's life in both present and future behaviors.MethodsThis research is part of a larger study funded by the National Science Foundation invested indeveloping curriculum tools to teach sustainability more effectively as an integrated part ofcoursework from sophomore to senior year in engineering and other science majors. This largerstudy is currently in its third year and operates on the principle that certain majors/disciplineshave unique psychographic characteristics that influence the manner in which they engage insustainability topics and that best practice instruction methods for engineering students are likelyto differ from those in other disciplines.The institution involved in this study
Paper ID #16481Leveraging New Platforms to Provide Students with a Realistic SoC DesignExperienceDr. Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Andrew Danowitz received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2014, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. His engineering education interests include student mental health, retention, and motivation.Antonio Leija, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Antonio Leija is now a Test Engineer at Green Hills Software in Santa
their preparedness for the program they have undertaken, their ability andlevel of commitment to meet the demands of a challenging curriculum, their capability to becompetitive in their field after graduation, and whether their academic workload leading todiminishing quality of life in other areas. These sources of anxiety may be exacerbated for firstgeneration college students, students suffering under financial duress, or both.Studies of anxiety remediation strategies among engineering students are typically conductedwith an eye to improving a particular course or program overall so as to benefit future students.While these efforts may result in average or program-cultural decreases in student anxiety, pointsources of anxiety for individual
has industrial experience in quality management and production problem solving at Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and later GE Superabra- sives. Cindy is active in assessment and accreditation activities at MSOE and has been exploring ways to include on-line education in her classes.Dr. Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering Katherine Wikoff is a professor in the General Studies Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where she teaches courses in communication, literature, film studies, and political science. She has a B.A in Political Science from Wright State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel, Milwaukee School
Paper ID #14546More Comprehensive and Inclusive Approaches to Demographic Data Col-lectionMr. Todd Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette Todd is a PhD Student in Engineering Education at Purdue University who’s research is focused on en- trepreneurship education and entrepreneurship education as a component of modern engineering educa- tion efforts.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through
preference data and MBTI data in the surveys' conducted on these initial twelvelearning modules, but found that the sample size was in most instances too small to develop anystatistically meaningful analysis.In the Phase 2 work we expanded our FE learning modules to an additional three engineeringareas: (7) fatigue analysis, (8) manufacturing process analysis and (9) manufacturing forminganalysis. We continued to integrate these learning modules into existing courses in thecorresponding areas. Faculty and students were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of theseadditional sixteen new learning modules with web-based personality learning assessment surveysin addition to the demographic, and student profile surveys. Small sample sizes are still
andinstructor providing real-time feedback gives the students a chance to integrate the exercises andtechniques.The presentation describes the concepts, building blocks, exercises and timeline necessary toachieve these steps in a limited time frame, how to assess progress, and how to contend with awidely diverse group of students working on very disparate topics of research. The furtherimplication of this effort is that multicultural students may be more effective in an increasinglydiverse environment filled with sudden, extemporaneous demands.General Background:Engineers and scientists are often perceived and portrayed as being both humorless anduncommunicative. While the former may be ascribed to a tendency to analyze rather thanimmediately react to
are connected (or short circuited). The two vertical columns at eachside are connected, and they are usually used as positive and negative power rails. If one flips overthe breadboard and looks at the metal connections, the student will have a better idea of howelectrical components should be placed on the board, in particular how an IC (integrated circuit,with multiple pins) component should be placed. Figure 1. Breadboard and illustration of connections.2 Mention of specific trade names is for reference only and not to imply exclusion of others that may be suitable.Using the NI myDAQ as an Oscilloscope and Controller with Bread Boarded CircuitsOften, it is necessary to integrate a breadboard with a simple
Paper ID #15756Becoming Boundary Spanning Engineers: Research Methods and Prelimi-nary FindingsProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from
activeness of the system. Since the system isaimed at controlling an embedded system which is Lego Mindstrom EV3, hence for avoidingsynchronization problem with Android platform in terms of programming, LeJOS EV3 API isused. It facilitates to program the whole system using Java without the integration of any otherprogramming environment. Immediately after the implementation of the system, it is tested forits functional validity and programming correctness. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE Southeast Section ConferenceAs aforementioned and as mapped in the system architecture, each component of the overalllifecycle of the system implementation can be applied in
last 30 years, whether working in corporate engineering or nonprofit international develop- ment, Ms. Leslie has developed and utilized her technical interests in creating solutions for engineering projects that integrate the needs of the client along with the sustainable needs of the environment. As Executive Director of EWB-USA, Ms. Leslie uses her organizational and project management skills to ensure that the volunteer organization can fulfill its mission and vision. Ms. Leslie was a part of the second project to be completed within EWB-USA, a water project in Mail, Africa. There she worked directly with the community and other volunteers to develop a agricultural water source, and this project was what
(ABET), National Academy ofEngineering (NAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE), stress the importance of non-technical skills forgraduating engineers [2].Many engineering disciplines rely on students having a sound understanding of computer-aideddrafting (CAD) as one of the communication skills they learn while in their engineering programand often students are required to take a CAD course as part of their curriculum. To enablestudents in these programs to effectively learn CAD and see how their engineering disciplineuses it, Utah State University modified the CAD course that all students in civil, environmentaland biological engineering take. A hybrid/blended teaching
research paper examines first-year student performance and retention within engineering. Aconsiderable body of literature has reported factors influencing performance and retention,including high school GPA and SAT scores,1,2,3 gender,4 self-efficacy,1,5 social status,2,6,7hobbies,4 and social integration.6,7 Although these factors can help explain and even partiallypredict student outcomes, they can be difficult to measure; typical survey instruments are lengthyand can be invasive of student privacy. To address this limitation, the present paper examineswhether a much simpler survey can be used to understand student motivations and anticipatestudent outcomes.The survey was administered to 347 students in an introductory Engineering Graphics
) and workplace behaviors. Other research interests include the use of political skill and interpersonal mistreatment in the workplace. Joshua’s post-graduation plans include pursuing a career as a Researcher and Professor in the College of Business at a research- oriented university.Mr. Kenneth D. Birchler, Southern Illinois UniversityMr. Joseph David Narusis, Southern Illinois UniversityDr. Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Rhonda K. Kowalchuk is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). She also serves as the Director of Applied Research Consultants in the Department of Psychology at SIUC. She received her B.A. (Hons., 1990), M.A
researched by Becker (2010).4A summary of his surveys indicates that the greatest disparity is found in four categories:1) hands-on know how; 2) methods, systems know how; 3) ability to work in teams; and4) communication skills. The ETIC was created to address these gaps while responding tothe regional economy’s requirements for well-qualified workers. By having direct accessto industry, students benefit from real-life experiential activities while gaining thefoundational skills necessary to their integration into the workforce.Progress to-dateSince the launch of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) inMarch 2015, the School has put into action a strategic plan to nurture an entrepreneurialecosystem at the new facility. All
, System Integration and LEAN Process Improvement (technical and business), Dr. Wickliff is passionate about Organizational Wellness and the Holistic Well- ness of individuals. She is also a professional Facilitator and Motivational Speaker. Dr. Wickliff earned a PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University where she combined Industrial En- gineering and Organizational Development to conduct research in the area of talent management and organizational effectiveness. She also completed an executive MBA from the University of Texas-Dallas and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston. She is founder of a nationally rec- ognized pre-college initiative program, FreshStart, which has
0.46-0.48: ‘describe calculation methods’, ‘estimate uncertainties in results’, and ‘explain routine data processing such as calibration corrections’. Weak positive correlations were seen with ‘justifying adjustments or corrections’ and ‘examining data for consistency’. An interesting result is that there was almost no effect for the behaviors ‘anticipate results from theory’ and ‘compare data to previous work or literature’. This may point to either a weakness in the curriculum in reinforcing these behaviors, or a lack of maturity and understanding on the part of the students at this point in their academic careers. One lab that stands out is Lab 6. This had a very low positive correlation for the total number
Paper ID #17110Experiencing Real-world Multidisciplinary Software Systems Engineering throughAircraft Carrier SimulationProf. Dan Tappan, Eastern Washington University Dan Tappan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University. He has been a professor of computer science and engineering for 11 years, before which he spent a decade in the defense industry as a software and systems engineer, mostly involved in the modeling and simulation of weapon systems. His main research areas are software and hardware systems engineering, especially for aviation and military applications with embedded
Paper ID #16262MAKER: Light-Up Star FloorMs. Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary Stephanie Hladik is a M.Sc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary. Through her research she is exploring topics related to the integration of engineering into K-12 curricula. In particular, she is interested in bringing electrical engineering, programming, and the engineering design process into K-12 education. Aside from her research, Stephanie also participates regularly in outreach programs to promote STEM topics in classrooms and beyond.Ms. Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary Emily