piece • 1 yard of tape: free • 1 yard of string: free • 1 marshmallow: free Figure 1 – Text of Engineering Design Challenge TaskParticipants in the session were first introduced to the EDP, reviewing the different phasesincluding identifying the problem and constraints, developing possible solution paths, selecting apath and building a prototype, evaluating the process and making improvements. Attendeesbegan by working in pairs (one engineering undergraduate student and one mathematicseducation masters student) to design their towers and plan how to spend resources for theirtowers (see Image 1). Image 1 – Planning the TowerAfter this initial designing period, pairs then transitioned to
the classroom. Further, there are no five or fewer silver bullets. Systemic change requireschange across numerous elements in the system. Recommendations presented in two ASEEreports7,8 addressed who and what needs to change, and now it is critical that the engineeringeducation research community conduct research to support change agents as they developeffective plans to make these changes. The purpose of our work-in-progress paper is to offersample research questions to illustrate potentially productive research directions for improvingadaptation of evidence-based teaching approaches to improve student learning, which could beaddressed by the engineering education community. Based on results of a Delphi study, we offera framework for
address a particular course learning outcomethat in turn is linked to a program learning outcome. This practice is often used toevaluate the effectiveness of a course as well as to identify any need for coursemodifications and improvements. When assessment is in the form of a test, then theadministration, collection and the final aggregate report generation becomes a timesconsuming task that often introduces delays in planning. In this paper we present a web-based software tool that is primarily designed and developed for automating the courseassessment process. It automates the test creation, grading and the final reportgeneration that can help save time, reduce errors and produce variety of reportsummaries for better decision making.1
, and starting a design challenge for high school students to address the needs of the less fortunate.Dylan Bargar, Clemson UniversityDr. Penelope Walters Brunner, Clemson University DR. PENELOPE BRUNNER is the Director of Assessment and Planning for Clemson’s College of En- gineering. In this role, she works with academic departments and administrative offices on assessment reporting and strategic planning alignments. Prior to joining Clemson, Dr. Brunner was an Associate Vice President at the College of Charleston. As an associate professor within the University of North Carolina system, she taught courses in Management and Management Information Systems. Her national and international consultancies involve working
competition are to deliver a market-driven technology application, create aninnovative business plan, and develop a deployment strategy. Two faculty advisers, a mechanicalengineering assistant professor from the college of engineering and an entrepreneurship assistantprofessor from the college of business designed and delivered content to help student memberseffectively collaborate and innovate across their disciplines and form a cohesive and highfunctioning team. In addition to being members of the cross-disciplinary team, half the studentswere concurrently enrolled in a business management course with an emphasis in socialentrepreneurship and market analysis while another half were enrolled in a senior capstoneengineering course. Activities in the
, resolve, remediate’ approach to recovery from cyber-attacks would be ineffective. According to the FBI press release given December 19, 2014, notonly was a large amount of sensitive data stolen from SPE but, “The attacks also renderedthousands of SPE’s computers inoperable, forced SPE to take its entire computer networkoffline, and significantly disrupted the company’s business operations.” 5Attackers have proven that they have the capability to perform large-scale operations againsthigh-profile targets. With these capabilities it is not feasible to assume that a plan to quarantinecompromised systems in wake of a cyber-attack while maintaining service availability will be apossible recovery method in the future. We must find ways to maximize
inUSMA’s Civil Engineering Department. It is a mandatory course for Civil Engineering majorsand civil engineering trackers, and taken as an elective by students majoring in Management.Civil engineering trackers are non-engineering majors fulfilling the Academy requirements totake a three course sequence in engineering, and civil engineering with CE450 as the culminatingcourse is an option. As an introductory construction management course, the scope is as variedas the background of the students who take it, as articulated in the course description: This course provides an in-depth study of special topics in construction planning and management. The course covers life-cycle facility management to include planning, programming, design, bid
on Lifelong STEM Learning Julie is the Associate Director of the the Oregon State University Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning. In this role she focuses on investigating and enhancing the quality of research impacts, working to redefine undergraduate success, and working across campus to support transformation of undergraduate STEM education practices. Julie brings experience working with research organizations at OSU including Oregon Sea Grant and the Institute for Natural Resources. Prior to her work as research administrator Julie spent many years working for non-profit organizations and as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer on marine conservation issues including state and regional research planning and
Paper ID #16895Developing a Questionnaire and Evaluation Methods for a High School RocketProgramMr. Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University Ibrahim H. Yeter is currently a PhD candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education frame- work. Mr. Yeter plans to graduate in December 2016 with both degrees and is looking forward to securing a teaching position within a research university and continuing his
the strategies involved in the game. Henceforth it wasbeneficial to include a break for game playing at times when students appeared to be tired or loseinterest.The games primarily involved two players competing against one another in various challengesthat included subtracting numbers to reach zero, eliminating virtual matchsticks to clear theboard, filling Sudoku type squares, and connecting dots to create network patterns. All of thegames involved a need to observe patterns and then plan ahead in strategic ways. Severalelements of classical problem solving were required to participate in these games. Many of thegames are in the NIM category such as that illustrated on the Archimedes’ Lab website.13Students began by competing against the
featuredyear-long capstone projects for outside clients since 1988. The program had remained essentiallythe same over that time until 2011. A course instructor was responsible for all of the groups’work and each team was assigned a faculty member as coach. The projects have always been realprojects for clients with real needs.Early in capstone projects, the groups’ work often required the expertise of a faculty member tomentor field and lab work even though that faculty member was not the team coach or courseinstructor. The field and lab work can be of lesser quality because the teams failed to adequatelyuse the faculty expert to plan their work. Later, during project design, the sub-discipline designrequired on each project was not always mentored by
instructional component as it relates to the situativeframework; provide an explanation of how AR technology supports the instruction ofengineering concepts; and provide a more tangible view of instructional design using a fourthgrade lesson plan for teaching circuitry.Guidelines to Situating ARTable 1 summarizes the guidelines for integrating an AR application for teaching and learningelectrical engineering concepts. We propose that following this guide, engineering educators canwork with elementary teachers to incorporate AR into lesson plans to provide a more tangibleand engaging environment for the students. First, we will review the three principles thatsummarize situative learning theory and will form the basis for the guide as suggested
(Katerina) Bagiati, Ph.D.: After graduating with a Diploma in Electrical and Computers Engi- neering and a Masters degree in Advanced Digital Communication Systems from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, Katerina Bagiati was in 2008 one of the first graduate students to join the pioneer School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011 she acquired her Doctorate in Engineering Education, followed by a post-doctoral associate appointment within the MIT-SUTD Collaboration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and she is currently a research scientist working at the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the MIT Of- fice of Digital
has a single Electrical Engineering Instructor whoadvises all groups and oversees all projects. Lectures are once per week and serve the purpose ofreinforcing the design process by introducing techniques for project management, research,design process management, prototype planning, and effective presentations and writing skills.The Computer Engineering capstone course consisted of 8 projects. Three were sponsored byindustry and a fourth was a collaborative effort between the CE capstone class and the UCSBDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology. Other projects were student defined.One of the industry sponsored projects was the CE contribution to the SpaceX Hyperloop Podcompetition described above. The technical focus of this team
the Georgetown EnergyCompetition, which aims at reducing electrical and natural gas use within the city over the nexttwo years. A Department of Energy (DOE) grant was also recently awarded to facilitate theinstallation of the first MW of solar photovoltaics in the community. In 2017, the DistrictHeating Plant in downtown will be converted from an inefficient steam system to hot water.Along with these efforts by the city, the local sanitary district is making great strides towardbecoming more sustainable through the installation of biogas digesters, with future plans for acombined heat and power system on site.The University has also been heavily involved in the sustainability movement and has beenactively pursuing sustainability goals for
has evaluated and debated the merits of international service learning from theperspective of the student, but little research exists to assess the success and sustainability of anengineered infrastructure system over an extended period of time from a developingcommunity’s perspective. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) hasimplemented a new course that will exist for ten years and will bring together the College ofEngineering, along with departments of Kinesiology and Community Health, Anthropology,Global Studies and Regional and Urban Planning, to collaboratively teach an undergraduateresearch-focused course elective targeted at evaluating baseline conditions precedingimplementation of a new irrigation system for the
standards rich incontent and practice that are coherent across disciplines.3 The NGSS (2013) indicates thatengineering must be a fundamental part of the new framework since students are required todevelop the capability to carry and transfer knowledge across science disciplines throughmodeling, planning, conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, andconstructing explanations to demonstrate understanding of core science ideas. Students “mustbe able to apply scientific ideas to solve a design problem, taking into account possibleunanticipated effects”.3Our approach to broadening participation is based on what we know works to engage girls inengineering. We know that precollege and college design classes have a much higherpercentage
, is a one-credit, semester-long course. This course is a graduation requirement across all undergraduate degree plans at theuniversity and its primary aim is to assist new students during their initial academic and socialtransitions to the university. Students enrolled in the course receive information about campusand academic resources, and highly encourages participation in and out of the classroom. Thecourse is taught by full-time staff who represent most of the student service areas on campus,(non-engineering) faculty, and upper administration. The course is coordinated by the AssociateDirector of Transfer and Transition Programs in the office of First Year Experience, adepartment that reports to the Vice President of Student
for curriculum, pedagogy, and projects. Middle and high schools have historically facedchallenges introducing engineering into the curriculum in an inclusive and authentic manner.Because these students are still flexible about their career decisions3,4, programs that peakinterest can still influence students’ college and career plans. An inclusive approach could havesignificant impact on the diversity of the engineering workforce.A large public university implemented EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) forundergraduates in 19955,6. The approach has been successful in preparing students professionallyas well as addressing compelling needs locally and globally. The program has also shown that itis an inclusive approach to
, the range of course topics isquite varied across chemical engineering (e.g., fluid-particle systems, catalysis, fuel cells) andmathematical topics (e.g., fractals and nonlinear systems). Another challenge in developing thecourse was to determine the balance of the chemical engineering and mathematical prerequisites.Although this was a senior (fourth-year undergraduate) and graduate-level Master’s chemicalengineering course, not all students had the same undergraduate background.Since both instructors were initially located on different continents, planning meetings by Skypeoccurred in the year prior to offering the course, and course approval was obtained by ProfessorCoppens at University College London. Once Professor Lepek was on campus at
Contemplation Contemplation I have considered using the instructional practice but have not taken any steps to implement it Preparation Preparation I am currently developing plans/curriculum to implement the instructional practice in my course Action Action I will implement the instructional practice for the first time in my course this upcoming term Maintenance Maintenance I have been regularly using and modifying the instructional practice in my course Termination Standardized
Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. The Biomedical Engineering and Software Engineering programs are preparing for accreditation in the next review cycle. Also, a special interdisciplinary General Engineering program is offered that is not accredited. At SJSU, BS Engineering programs are treated as accredited, since all programs are designed with assessment and accreditation in mind. Rationalization for the Course Sequence: The 120 Unit Plan Discussions of reduction in units to earn a baccalaureate degree have occurred within the California State University (CSU) system since the 1990’s. Much progress was made to reduce programs in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. By 2008 approximately 81% of degree programs met the 120-unit
directed atserving interested students have been variable over time resulting in loss of momentum duringpeaks and valleys of activity. This variability, compounded by the turnover as students graduateand move on to pursue either their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial interests outside of the localarea, resulted in the need for campus-based and student-focused programs that complementcommunity programs but maintain momentum and focus on student needs and perspectives.Business and Design Competitions - Business plan competitions are sometimes solely thoughtof as mechanisms for students to get early stage funding for their entrepreneurial endeavors.More importantly, they also provide a range of other core benefits including entrepreneurial
members are more likely to investtime in planning course content and assessing student learning; and that male instructors aremore likely to utilize a teaching paradigm that is content-focused, rather than student-oriented.21What we generally know from the research is that female faculty members typically spend moretime preparing course materials and they are more likely to utilize student-centered instruction.Absent from the research is a focus on engineering. While some generalizations can be drawnfrom existing literature, it is important to know what, if any, gender-based differences existamong engineering faculty regarding the use of student-centered strategies and attitudesregarding those strategies.MethodologyThis study was conducted to
emphasize multiple modes of reflective output, including written text,drawings, and both audio and video recordings. A culminating student project is also presented.The project is a reflective work centered on helping students to plan their personal developmenttowards becoming a “world class engineering student” through the use of gap analysis.IntroductionStudent success in engineering is not only dependent on academic talent, but also the ability todevelop the right attitudes and behaviors required to be successful in the demanding collegecoursework. At Highline College we focus on changing student behavior through the use ofreflective teaching practices. A list of successful student behaviors is provided below: • Successful engineering
presentations in areas such as expert systems, data communications, distributed simulation, adaptive control systems, digital signal processing, and integrat- ing technology into engineering education. He has also been an industry consultant on in discrete event modelling for strategic planning. Professor Elizandro received the University Distinguished Faculty Award, Texas A&M, Commerce and College of Engineering Brown-Henderson Award at Tennessee Tech University. He served as Governor’s Representative for Highway Safety in Arkansas and member of the National Highway Safety Advisory Commission during the Jimmy Carter presidency. He is also a member of Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor
. Despite this broad confusion, authors frequently do not provide clarification of themeaning of the words they are using, leading to the situation where the literature of curriculardesign is not only confusing, it is positively ambiguous 18.Just how academics perceive the term curriculum and what is meant when they use it dependslargely upon the context. A synthesis of the literature suggests curriculum can be described ascomprising some or all of the following six aspects: a concept – how one thinks about a curriculum in the abstract or meta level – identifiable when one talks about a curriculum rather than the curriculum 12,17; an artifact – a document or set of documents – in other words, the written, published, planned
Humanities and Sciencesand Adjunct Professor of Engineering Management, Information, and Systems in the Lyle School of En-gineering. Currall previously worked at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where he servedas Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Strategic Projects and Initiatives and as Professor of Management.As Chancellor’s Senior Advisor, Currall co-chaired campus- wide strategic visioning exercises to positionUC Davis as the ”University of the 21st Century.” He also led planning for an additional campus in theSacramento region, which included the academic strategy, financial plan, fundraising plan, analysis ofphysical facilities, organization of advisory groups, and liaison to the Academic Senate. He has servedas the Vice
to the teams, and facilities issues. The program directorposition was held by a very capable undergraduate student with a background in entrepreneurialprograms and was returning for his second year with the program. He ran the day-to-dayprogramming and addressed immediate concerns of the cohort of teams. The intern was anundergraduate student interested in entrepreneurship. His main duties included logistics, media,and marketing. He planned the social events, wrote the blog, and collaborated with the mediaconsultant to promote the final demo day event to the public. The program’s advisor is anassistant dean from the engineering college. He helped co-found the program in 2014 andworked to secure base funding from the College of Engineering
plans (IEPs), assist these children with activities of daily living (ADLs), increase the effectiveness of educational activities, aid in the delivery and effectiveness of physical, social, and cognitive therapies, track children and paraeducators (paras) within their daily environments with a goal to optimize facility use, care-delivery processes, and the impact of human resources, and increase the well-being of parents, paras, clinicians, administrators, and others that work with these children.Because each child with ASD is very different and may exhibit multiple areas of disability,finding commercial solutions that meet their needs can be difficult or even impossible. On theother hand, the natural