students:Student # 1 –off-campus positionI started my coop with Cincinnati Incorporated on December 10th 2014. I have learned anenormous amount of information and skills while I have worked there. After I graduate I willstart a full time job with Cincinnati Incorporated.I. What were Objectives and Goals of the past 16 weeks? a. Mental Processes used on the job. I have used many processes on the job. I have had to think on the spot, plan out multiple projects and present those projects. I have also had to research many different topics in order to better understand and solve many different problems. b. Work Output. I worked forty hours just about every week since I started on December 10th 2015. I have
scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship be- tween educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co-developer of the Re- formed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1500 times and his publications have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen
toassign scores, meaning that the assessed learning tied to a given point may even fluctuate.As the latest pedagogical trends have shifted in the direction of a more holistic, experientialapproach to education through methods such as project-based and active learning, the educationcommunity has sought alternative ways to assess student learning in these systems. Thechallenges faced by such a reform are formidable, not least of which being a pervasive mindsetthat the primary function of grading is differentiating between students, rather than assessing aparticular student’s achievement or competency.4 However, there is a building momentum forchange, as researchers and practitioners have begun to question the ability of a traditional,summative
Paper ID #15101A Survey of the State of the Power Engineering Profession in the PacificNorthwest and what Working Professionals are Defining as Priorities for Prepar-ing Students to Fill Present and Near-Future VacanciesProf. Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle Pacific University Don has taught electrical engineering at Seattle Pacific University since 1987, specializing in analog and power electronics, Before that he worked as a design/evaluation/diagnostics engineer at Tektronx, Inc. for eleven years. He has been involved in various consulting projects, including two summers as a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propulsion
also was the associate director of operations for the Engineering Education Re- search Center from January 2011 to September 2013. Her work experience includes two years as a project manager in the planning department of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, and a re- search associate at the University of Novi Sad’s Institute for Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Dr. Vidic has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including those of ASEE and INFORMS. She currently is participating in collaborative research on improving engineering students’ learning strategies through models and modeling and is interested in the assessment and effectiveness of model-eliciting
An Alternative to Videos for Lecture Preparation in a Flipped First-Year Engineering Computing CourseAbstractThis paper describes an evidence-based practice project. At the University of Cincinnati, twocourses, Engineering Models I and II, are offered to all first-year engineering students and form atwo-semester sequence in which students apply fundamental theories from algebra, trigonometry,calculus and physics to relevant engineering applications chosen from a variety of disciplines.MATLAB® is introduced and progressively developed as a computing tool to enable students toexplore engineering concepts, to investigate solutions to problems too complex for handsolutions, to analyze and present data effectively, and to
Illinois at Chicago B.S. Purdue University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Continuous Evaluation of Student Class Performance Using Group Based, In-class QuizzesIntroductionTraditional methods of evaluating student performance in the classroom involve assigningweekly homework assignments, semester long projects, conducting examinations (e.g., mid-terms/finals), and holding arbitrary pop quizzes. Amongst these methods homework assignmentsare a traditional indicator of a student’s continuous learning of the subject matter. Traditionally,performance on homework assignments reflects the level of understanding that the student has ofthe material that is covered in the
from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Data Analytics for Interactive Virtual LaboratoriesIntroductionWe have previously described the development and implementation of a set of InteractiveVirtual Laboratories (IVLs) in thermodynamics.1 Each IVL provides a set of activities to addresstargeted threshold concepts2 via actively engaging students in a series of actions. The IVLsprovide a less
, Virginia Tech Cassandra is currently a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Her research interests include student engineering identity development, communication practices and discourse strategies, power negotiation, and student artifact development. She earned her Masters (2011) and Bachelors (2009) degrees in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD.Mr. Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech Ben Lutz is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include design teaching and learning, mentoring in design and project work, student experiences in engineering design
Pennsylvania.While the benefits to the students are vital, the impact of a co-op program goes beyond thestudents. Industry can gain benefit by obtaining staffing for projects at a substantially reducedrate (and typically without the benefits overhead). Moreover, by hiring interns and co-opstudents, industry can develop a recruiting system that allows them to make better hiringdecisions than can be done via a resume and interview alone.The benefit also extends to the higher education institutions. An organized co-op program canhelp the institution develop relationships with regional and national industry. Thoserelationships can be valuable in many ways. For example, at the authors’ institution, the industryrelations developed through the co-op program have
projects to those unfamiliar with them, as well as serving as the lead engineer onprojects.Two of five undergraduate subjects referred to a particular experience which discouraged themfrom continuing in the engineering field. One subject experienced a negative first workassignment which ties back to the importance of quality work assignments for engineeringstudents and the importance of feeling like part of the team. This subject mentioned that hergroup “set me up pretty poorly…with how it was run. So that was kind of discouraging because Icould not show up and no one would notice. So I hated that.” She mentioned that she overcameher negative feelings about the group by proactively seeking information from others in hergroup and learning all that
. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Cross completed her doctoral program in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in 2015 and is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty and graduate students at UIUC. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion, teamwork skills, assessment, and identity construction.Mrs. Jeremy Alexis Magruder, University of Florida Doctoral student in the materials group of the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the Univer- sity of Florida.Ms. Chanel Renee Easley, Techbridge Young woman of color with a Master of Science in
, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth is a professor at Cal Poly, SLO in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. She has been teaching for 22 years and has continued to develop innovative pedagogy such as project based, flipped classroom and competency grading. Through the SUSTAIN SLO learning initiative she and her colleagues have been active researching in transformation in higher education.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jane Lehr is Chair of the Women’s & Gender Studies Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity, San Luis Obispo. She is also an Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies, Director of the Science, Technology &
development advising, capstone projects program, industry partnerships, first-year interest groups, and other special programs.Dr. Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas - Austin Dr. Mia K. Markey is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as well as Adjunct Professor of Imaging Physics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Markey is a 1994 graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and has a B.S. in computational biology (1998). Dr. Markey earned her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering (2002), along with a certificate in bioinformatics, from Duke University. Dr. Markey has been recognized for
Paper ID #14483Understanding Diverse and Atypical Engineering Students: Lessons LearnedFrom Community College Transfer Scholarship RecipientsDr. Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University Prof. Melani Plett is a Professor in Electrical Engineering at Seattle Pacific University. She has over eigh- teen years of experience in teaching a variety of engineering undergraduate students (freshman through senior) and has participated in several engineering education research projects, with a focus on how fac- ulty can best facilitate student learning.Angelina Lane, Seattle Pacific UniversityProf. Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle
Technology, Athens, Greece. He has published more than 50 referred journal and conference papers and 4 book chapters. He has been project manager and a member of several research and industrial grants. Dr. Agrawal actively serves as committee member and reviewer for conferences and journals in his area of research. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM, and ASEE.Mr. Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University Myron Stevenson is a candidate for a Masters of Information Technology degree at North Carolina A&T State University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Elon University in 1998. Myron has over 15 years experience in information technology. He is currently a
Engineering Seminar. LTC Starke has published over 10 peer reviewed research arti- cles and has presented his research at national and international meetings (most recently Portugal). Most recently, he led a service learning project with 5 students to build a latrine-based biogas system in west- ern Uganda for an elementary school of 1400 students. LTC Starke is a registered Professional Engineer (Delaware), member of several professional associations, and is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank Dr. Ed Bouwer (Johns Hopkins
. Forexample, a well-designed pretest posttest for computer architecture with built-in flexibility toincorporate specific course outcomes at different institutions for a course in computerarchitecture will serve the following purposes. 1. Provide an educational innovator with a measure for testing the effectiveness of the innovation, without having to invent and validate a new one. 2. Provide a potential adopter the same measure to test the effectiveness in their institutional context. 3. Add credibility to the entire project by facilitating the validation and transferability of the innovation by providing a resource for all adopters to use. 4. Enable both the innovator and the adopter to publish the classroom experiment results
, scheduling, communication, and inter- personal skills. Prior to entering academia, Stuart spent 25 years working in the construction industry as a tradesman, designer, and project manager. Bernstein’s interests are in improving both classroom and online teaching methods and technologies, and has developed a new, interactive, synchronous distance learning platform that is structured for the development of emotional presence and intelligence.Brett Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Blended Learning to Address Instructional Challenges in a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstract This study analyzed
Paper ID #15856Using the Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT) for Ethics InstructionMs. Alison J. Kerr, The University of Tulsa Alison Kerr is a graduate student at The University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational settings. She is currently assist- ing on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and presentation.Prof. Bradley J
Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://peer.asee.org/7513[2] Head, L. M. (2011, June), Signals, Systems, and Music: General Education for an IntegratedCurriculum Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC.https://peer.asee.org/18807[3] Shepard, T., & Carlin, B. W. (2014, June), A First-Year Soldering and Analog Music to LightModulator Electronics Lab Project Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference,Indianapolis, Indiana. https://peer.asee.org/19940[4] Rhudy, M., & Rossmann, T. (2015, June), Musical Analogies as a Teaching Tool forEngineering Concepts Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24517[5] Park, W. (1998, June), Electronic Music Techniques
Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Multi-Institutional Study of Pre- and Post-Course Knowledge Surveys in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering CoursesIntroductionGeotechnical engineering is not a list of procedures, but a list of challenges1. Geotechnicalengineering projects are designed and analyzed based on data available at a particular site, whichin turn are subject to quality and budget considerations. Two project sites are highly unlikely toshare the same subsurface conditions1,2,3. Thus, solving a geotechnical engineering problemheavily relies on a strong understanding of the basic principles of soil mechanics and asignificant amount of judgment. In most introductory geotechnical engineering courses, there isoften
Development at Purdue University. Ed has been developing a new approach to developing strategies for complex col- laboration in open, loosely connected networks. Called ”strategic doing”, this methodology emphasizes the strategic value of collaboration in today’s global economy. For over twenty-five years, he conducted strategy projects throughout the U.S. His work won the first Arthur D. Little Award for excellence in economic development presented by the American Economic Development Council. Prior to starting his economic development work, Ed worked for Telesis, a corporate strategy consulting firm. In this position, he served on consulting teams for clients such as Ford Motor Company, Volvo, and General Electric. He
Tsinghua University in China in 2007. Her research interests focus on educational studies that can help improve teaching, learning, and educational policy decision makings using both quantitative and qual- itative research methods. Her current research project in National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) focuses on measuring engineering students’ entrepreneurial interests and related individual characteristics. Her Ph.D. dissertation involved using statistical modeling methods to explain and predict engineering students’ success outcomes, such as retention, academic performance, and grad- uation.Ms. Carolin Christin Dungs, Stanford UniversityDr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D
17 to do Mentions specific company / university Technology 17In response to Question 2, students tended to mention intrinsic motives more often than extrinsicmotives. Interestingly, both the enjoyment of math and the enjoyment of science appear in thislist, indicating that many of the students do understand the reality that engineers focus theirstudies in mathematics and science.For Question 3, the most frequently mentioned codes prominently refer to people who wereinfluential to the student’s decision to pursue engineering. Many students mentioned their father,and many of these stated that he was an engineer or did something related to engineering(professional trades, computer science, project
data wasused to map successful cognitive (math) progression to non-cognitive attributes like self-determination, grit and motivational drivers for minority students. Because the Collegehad limited available retention data from which to begin this project, the retrospectivebaseline for the study was established using descriptive and regression analysis first-yearengineering students (N=1,484) who entered the college in Fall 2011, 2012 and 2013.In examining the available student data, the attrition rate for first-year students in theCollege averaged 25%, with an additional 25-30% leaving engineering by theirsophomore year. In the following chart, SAT Math scores correlated to results onuniversity math placement exams, yielding the following
would implement a second collective based motion such as the leader based collectivemotion illustrated here in Figures 3 and 4. This simulation assignment in which students wereallotted two weeks to work on the simulation allowed students to simulate simple multi-agentsystems. This was part one of a class project. The other half was for a system engineering model fora complex system. 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0
Paper ID #16954Engineering Students’ Perception of Relevance of Physics and MathematicsProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Professor of the Physics Department at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. He is a member of the National Research System in Mexico and is the leader of the Physics Education Research and innovation Group. He has 74 papers in journals and proceedings, 6 books, 8 book chapters, 137 presentations in Mexico, Korea, Denmark, Hungary, Cuba, United States, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina and 26 workshops in Mex- ico, Chile and Argentina. He has participated obtaining projects funded by the
Course Textbook: Applied Naval Architecture by Robert B. Zubaly, 1996 [5]. Coursematerial supplemented with instructor material.Software (online) / Labs: GHS, Rhino, ORCA 3D, Ship Stability Simulator, Shipyard tour,Principles of Sailing lab, overview of CFD for marine applications.Students must conduct an independent research project on a topic pertaining to navalarchitecture. The instructor gives several suggested topics to show the breadth of topics thatcould be selected. All students are required to submit their proposed topic and abstract to theinstructor for approval. Students could also work in pairs, however the requirements (depth ofresearch and length of paper) are increased accordingly. Students submit a draft and theinstructor
College Rebecca Citrin is a presently employed as a Site/Civil Staff Engineer for Langan Engineering and Envi- ronmental Service. Rebecca graduated from Lafayette College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Environmental Science. She previously worked with Lafayette College and North Carolina State University faculty members on an NSF funded education project. Rebecca has conducted research on various informal K – 12 engineering education projects and has worked on devel- oping assessment methods for these projects. Rebecca has also organized various student events such as the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl and the Lafayette College STEM Camp, to both promote