of undergraduate electro- magnetics texts and has won several awards related to teaching. He is the department’s undergraduate Program Director and Chair of its Curriculum and Assessment Committee.Prof. Mark Lee Adams, Auburn University Dr. Adams earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn in 1997. Dr. Adams com- pleted his M.S. (2000) and Ph.D. (2004) in electrical engineering with an emphasis on biophysics and nanofabrication at the California Institute of Technology. He joined Auburn University as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in 2014. His interests include smart materials, organic electronics, biologically inspired structures, electromagnetics, photonics
Paper ID #19671Examining student attitudes to improve an undergraduate online engineeringcourseMr. Devayan Debashis Bir, Iowa State UniversityDr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Examining student attitudes to improve an undergraduate online engineering courseAbstractDue to the advent of technology and the world wide web, online engineering courses have gainedprominence and have become a popular way to learn new content. Universities around thecountry, in addition to traditional face-to-face courses, are taking advantage of technology andthe web to
technologies have evolved into dynamic, complex systemsthat profoundly change the world we live in. Designing these systems requires not only technicalknowledge and skills but also new ways of thinking and the development of social, professionaland ethical responsibility. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) atIowa State University was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in 2016 aimed attransforming curricula and practices to better respond to student, industry and society needs. Thisis being done through new structures for faculty collaboration and facilitated throughdepartmental change processes. Ironically, an impetus behind this effort was a failed attempt atdepartment-wide curricular reform. This failure led
the active, problem-based and experiential learningapproaches previously identified. Engineering educators are using cutting-edge technologies likevirtual reality and 3D printing in the classroom.Engineering educators Enhance and Supplement their courses. Enhancement includes practicesthat draw on the research on teaching and learning14 to help students learn better. Supplements inthe form of text books have long been a staple of the traditional course, however, engineeringeducators are also using supplemental instruction (via teaching assistants) and web resources.This is most evident in the flipped, blended and online formats.About two percent of the codes mapped to the Assessment practice theme. Many of these areconsistent with Angleo and
were removed as they had notcompleted both questions, leaving 13 male and 12 female respondents. For each of these 13skills the male and female responses were separated into perceptions of the Engineer’s Skill Setand Own Skill Set. Details of five of these skills are found below in Figures 4 through 8. Theremaining data will be included in a future publication. Figure 4: Perception of engineering and self-proficiency with technology by genderEngineering Skill Comparison: Both male and female students perceive engineers to haveExceptional proficiency with technology.Own Skill Comparison: There is an indication that female students perceive their technicalproficiency to be Average, significantly lower than their expectations of the
engineering. While the Internet-of-Things has applications in manydiverse areas and involves several engineering disciplines, Electrical and Computer engineeringtechnologies and methods are its core (i.e. networking, embedded computing, sensing and dataanalysis, Figure 1). Furthermore, IoT is something that everyone is currently seeing proliferatebefore their very own eyes, IoT technologies are tangible and their impact is highly visible. As aresult, students are excited to learn more about IoT and eventually pursue employment in IoT-related fields.Along with the excitement brought about by IoT comes a significant educational challenge,particularly if using IoT as a form of outreach. Even within the domain of Electrical andComputer Engineering, the
empathy in engineering students. Their college of engineering at the University ofGeorgia was established in 2012 with the goal to educate a contemporary engineer who hasexcellent technology skills and is innovative, but is also well-grounded with humanistic values.There is much we can learn from their innovative effort. Their effort is expected to lead tofundamental insights.Our approach here is more pragmatic and is ‘applied’, given our university’s status as an olderinstitution, with well-established scopes and responsibilities for each college. Our engineeringstudents take social studies and humanities courses offered by other colleges as service courses.Our faculty would not be considered qualified to teach those courses. A more
roboticdesign projects. While in the second semester, entrepreneurial mindset materials wasincorporated in a smart design project emphasizing seeking opportunities using brainstorming,accessing market interest, accessing technical feasibility, designing for manufacturability, andproviding a cost analysis of an eventual finalized product.A semester-long freshman engineering design course [8] was developed from scratch to coverthe entrepreneurial topics including opportunity recognition and value proposition, understandingintellectual property, ideation and concept generation, customer discovery, pro-forma financials;manufacturing considerations in product design, technology roadmapping, understanding returnon investment and venture creation within and
Engineering’s Engineering Education Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh, he was a science educator at Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). Dr. Spiegel also served as Director of Research & Development for a multimedia development company and as founding Director of the Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. Under Dr. Spiegel’s leadership, the CIRL matured into a thriving Center recognized as one of the leading National Science Foundation Laboratories for activities to pro- mote science, mathematics, and technology (STEM) education. While at Florida State University
Paper ID #18730First Impressions: Evaluating Student Performance in Demonstrating Engi-neering LeadershipDr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Handley is currently the Associate Director of Engineering Leadership Outreach in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at Penn State University. Meg received her PhD from Penn State University in Workforce Education where she studied interpersonal behaviors associated with engineering leadership. At Penn State, Meg teaches in the undergraduate Engineering Leadership Development Minor and the Engineering Leadership
been an Electrical Engineering Professor. Dr. Mendoza is interested in Socioeconomi- cally Disadvantaged Engineering Students, Latino Studies in Engineering, Computer Aided/Instructional Technology in Engineering, and Entrepreneurship/Service Learning.Dr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, taught at Northwestern for Fall 1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, Chicago State, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using
comprised of 77 students with mostly non-STEM majors; a core-chemicalengineering program course with 35 sophomore/junior-level engineering students; and, a 20student, senior-level engineering technical elective course.The intervention included baseline assessment of students’ understanding of and opinions onfracking, presentation of two video tutorials on fracking (one from an industry group, one from anon-profit science-literacy organization), and subsequent student group research (online andduring class) within five separate focus groups: science/technology; environment; social/health;policies/politics; and, economics. Following the group research, consensus statements from eachgroup were openly discussed and summarized, and students
Paper ID #17715WIP: Introducing Active Learning in a Software Engineering CourseDr. Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intelligence, and computer science education. Dr. Maxim is associate professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan—Dearborn. He established the GAME Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He has
study in the future.Electrical Engineering Program and Admission CriteriaThe EE program at UW Bothell offers students BS (since 2010) and MS (since 2015) degrees.The educational experience of the EE program is based on strong student-faculty relationships,small classes and hands-on learning. The BSEE program, accredited by ABET, is designed tomeet the needs of technology-oriented employers in the Puget Sound region. The programculminates in a capstone design course whereby student teams implement a design with a facultyadvisor and a corporate sponsor.Students are required to complete a specific set of prerequisite courses before admission to theEE program at UW Bothell. These prerequisite courses are Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III
.2014.991099Bairaktarova, D., Evangelou, D., Bagiati, A., & Brophy, S. (2011). Engineering in young children’s exploratory play with tangible materials. Children, Youth and Environments, 21(2).Bairaktarova, D., Evangelou, D., Bagiati, A., & Dobbs-Oates, J. (2012). The role of classroom artifacts in developmental engineering. Presented at the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio. TX.Bers, M. U., Ponte, I., Juelich, K., Viera, A., & Schenker, J. (2002). Teachers as designers: Integrating robotics in early childhood education. Information Technology in Childhood Education, 1, 123–145.Bers, M. U., & Portsmore, M. (2005). Teaching partnerships: Early childhood and
College Engineering (WECE) study. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University.Dr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. A vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003, she founded and directs Engineering is ElementaryTM , a groundbreaking project that integrates engineering concepts into elementary curriculum and teacher professional development. As of September 2016, EiE has served 12.6
Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in
&M University at Qatar Yasser Al-Hamidi is currently working as a Laboratory Manager in the Mechanical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar. He is specialized in instrumentation, controls and automation. He worked as a Lab Engineer in the College of Engineering, University of Sharjah before joining TAMUQ. His other experiences include Laboratory Supervisor/Network Administrator at Ajman University of Sci- ence and Technology (Al Ain Campus), Maintenance Engineer at AGRINCO, Electrical Engineer at Min- istry of Culture (National Theater Project, Damascus). Yasser’s professional interests include precision mechatronics, real-time control systems design, networked control systems.Mr. Abdulla
Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Resear ih and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Trian- gle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the American Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an
creativity with implementationplatform for engineering education” (MOST 104-2511-S-036 -005 -MY3).References1. C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey, L. J. Leifer 2005. Engineering Design Thinking,Teaching, and Learning. Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1), 104–120.2. M. Lammi and K. Becker 2013. Engineering Design Thinking,” Journal of Technology Education, 24(2): 55-77.3. I. Rauth, E. Köppen, B. Jobst, and C. Meinel 2010. Design Thinking: An Educational Model towards Creative Confidence. in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC2010), Kobe, Japan.4. Richard N. Savage 2006. The Role of Design in Materials Science and Engineering,” Int. J. Engng Ed., 22(5):917-924.5. M. Cardella, C. Atman
Paper ID #18996Applying to Graduate School in Engineering: A Practical GuideDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands
Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he serves on the board of several technology start-up companies.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She is also Managing Director of SKG Analysis, a research consulting firm. Her expertise and interests focus on education and
Paper ID #19874Understanding Engineering Student Motivating Factors for Job Applicationand SelectionDr. Angela Harris, Stanford University Angela is currently a Fellow with the Thinking Matters program at Stanford University. Angela received her PhD in Stanford’s Environmental Engineering and Science Program (Spring 2015). Angela completed her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to coming to Stanford for her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Angela conducts research related to water, sanitation, and child health in developing countries. Angela has extensive experience
covers all aspects of the design process, including needs identification, concept generation, and commercialization. Dr. Reuther received her BS in Biomedical Engineering from The College of New Jersey and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering, specializing in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, from the University of Pennsylvania.Andrea Nye, Columbia University Andrea Nye, MBA, MPH, is Director of Biomedical Innovation Initiatives in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering at Columbia University, as well as Director of the Columbia-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, a biomedical technology accelerator formed through a unique collaboration be- tween Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University
settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace applications as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.Dr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Ms
. Our students have been able to shadowengineers from several local companies including: ARK consulting - A civil engineering consulting company Carver Machine Works - A machining and mechanical fabrication specialist CMI Plastics - A custom plastics manufacturer specializing in thermoforming. Cox Marine - A manufacturer of diesel marine engines The East Group - An engineering, architecture, and surveying business that focuses on health care, industrial, and infrastructure planning. Keihin Carolina System Technology - A manufacturer of motor vehicle engine control units and electronically actuated devices Hyster-Yale (formerly Nacco Materials Handling Group) - A manufacturer of fork lifts
Engagement and Service Learning as a Pedagogical Practice in EngineeringDr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is Lead for the Connecting Us Team of the Board Strategic Doing Ini- tiative; a candidate for PIC III Chair; past chair of
Statealso offers housing in the Women in the Sciences and Engineering (WISE) house. WISE Houseis a female only special living option for undergraduate students who are majoring in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)5. WISE House is designed to providestudents with an opportunity to network with experienced professionals, receive mentoring,develop and build leadership skills, and engage in outreach within the State College communitywhile developing relationships with fellow female classmates5. As part of residency in WISEHouse, students are invited to attend professional conferences that are designed to help womendiscover how professional women in the sciences balance their education, careers, and personallives. Another program
2016, Zaida became an ELATE@ Drexel (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering) alumnus presenting an insti- tutional action project titled ”Raiders Abroad: A sustainable model for globally competent engineering students” that was adopted by the WCOE. The project, based on the work of cross functional teams estab- lished a strategic plan for 2016-2020 focusing on student participation and assessment on programs abroad and the development of a travel scholarship fund for students under financial hardship in the college. Mrs. Gracia brings twenty five years of experience as a mathematics’ professor at the Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico. She led successful initiatives to increase minorities
his professional tenure he has received awards for construction innovation, superior project performances and one of the projects received indus- try recognition a project of the year. Dr. Austin recently earned his Doctorate in Construction Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology where his research focus was on accelerated project deliveries (i.e., faster, more predictable fast-track construction). His teaching and research interests cross the spectrum of the construction man- agement subjects, with a current focus on project management, construction equipment, planning and scheduling and research and teaching methodologies. c American Society for Engineering Education