: “The steady integration of technology in our public infrastructures and lives will call for more involvement by engineers in the setting of public policy and in participation in the civic arena” (pg. 4). I can tell that NAE is describing engineers as possessing technical knowledge that isbecoming increasingly intertwined with society. This seems logical and is somewhat on trackwith my current perceptions of technological growth. As technology makes its way into morefacets of daily life, engineers should naturally be expected to engage deeper with society becausethey have the knowledge and responsibility to create and implement technological solutions. Then my thoughts shift to a place of self-reflection: As of now, I
Paper ID #18507Examining the Effect of a Paradigm-Relatedness Problem-Framing Tool onIdea GenerationAmy E. Rechkemmer, University of Michigan Amy Rechkemmer is a junior student of Computer Science Engineering at the University of Michigan.Maya Z. Makhlouf, University of Michigan Maya Makhlouf is a sophomore student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.Jennifer M. Wenger, University of Michigan Jennifer Wenger is a senior student of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michi- gan.Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Eli Silk is an Assistant Professor of
Professor of English in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon. His current research interests include pedagogy of communication and design for students and professionals in the technology/engineering disciplines, and computer-aided rhetorical analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Making the Invisible Visible in Writing Classrooms: An Approach to Increasing Textual Awareness using Computer-Aided Rhetorical AnalysisIntroductionWriting requires countless composing decisions that are typically beyond the writer’s consciousgrasp. For students, writing can feel like a process that they have little control over, and a skillthat only a certain few possess. Much of the skill in being
learning innovations into their classroom and assessing their impact. He has regularly published and presented work on a variety of topics including assessment instruments and methodologies, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching diversity, and peer coaching. Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Dr. Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University Sandip Das is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Das received his Ph.D. and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from University of South Carolina, Columbia, in 2014 and 2012 respectively. He completed his B.E. in
Paper ID #18932Investigating Design Cognition during Brainstorming Tasks with Freshmenand Senior Engineering Students using Functional Near Infrared SpectroscopyDr. Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech Tripp Shealy is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research is at the intersection of cognitive psychology and engineering decision making for sustainability.Dr. Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at
Paper ID #19513Designettes in Capstone: Impact of Early Design Experiences in CapstoneEducation with Emphasis on Depth of Design Process ContentLt. Col. Cory Cooper, United States Air Force Academy Lieutenant Colonel Cory Cooper is currently the Director of the Systems Engineering Program at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He holds a PhD an MSc in Systems En- gineering from the Technical University of Delft and the Air Force Institute of Technology respectively. He has held various developmental engineering and program management positions in the US Air Force, to include Deputy Director for
Biomedical Engineering. He teaches several instrumentation courses and a senior design class. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 1 A Maker-in-Residence program to build a community of MakersAbstractThe BeAM (Be A Maker) Makerspace at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosts aMaker-in-Residence (MIR) program. Through this program, undergraduate students participatein design-build projects under the guidance of expert Makers who are skilled in a particulartechnology or
constitute often come intoplay, some of which are not always found to be valid by a visiting ABET program evaluator.On Design “Design is the practice of intentional creation to enhance the world. It is a field of doing and making, creating great products and services that fit human needs, that delight and inform. Design is exciting because it calls upon the arts and humanities, the social, physical, and biological sciences, engineering and business.” – Don Norman, “State of Design: How Design Education Must Change”2Anyone can design a product, yet good design involves making a product both useful andunderstandable. Design is more than just the application of technology: because products interactwith people at
used to introduce the projects to students.The project descriptions include project background, objectives, requirements and constraints,technology study areas, technical references, lab resources, and sponsor liaison contactinformation. The results of scoping projects with sponsors and collecting the first courseassignment from students are combined to develop a master plan that maps the student majorswith the disciplinary requirements for each project. Project teams may include participationfrom multiple engineering disciplines depending upon project requirements. Each project isunique and involves specific domain knowledge pertinent to the problem at hand. To helpstudents develop the necessary domain knowledge, project descriptions are
Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Tariq J. Banuri, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Mehran University, Pakistan He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
our definitions of public good.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC) and CATALYST Fellow at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers. c American Society for
knowledgeof technology and the engineering design process for linguistically diverse students. The view ofengineering learning taken here emphasizes processes (or antecedents to learning outcomes) aswell as products of instruction (conceptual understanding and achievement). One implication ofthis domain specific approach is that instruction should focus on helping students acquire thecore ideas and ways of thinking central to a particular domain of knowledge. Consistent with thislearning perspective, the extent to which an emphasis on joint negotiation practices (i.e.,academic conversations) during hands-on design and literacy activities increased student learningwas investigated. To answer the research question, a 2 (group: trained and control) by 3
in technology. Engineers can no longer expect alinear environment, but rather a “network, web, or system.” 2 No longer are the “number ofvariables … severely constrained, and … problems reduced to quantitative dimensions,” butsystems are complex and “so heterogeneous that interdisciplinary interactive groups sharingperspectives and information are needed to create and control them.”2 In other words, theprofessional engineer cannot continue to be a “disengaged problem solver” and, likewise, themethods used to educate new engineers cannot consist of disengaged students working throughlinear, constrained, quantitative problems with single answers. A more complex, inter-connectedworld is emerging and science and engineering jobs are adapting
practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence (ENGR 331 and 332) and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.Dr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel
University Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC) and CATALYST Fellow at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kirsten is a PhD student in Engineering
particle synthesis, and instrumentation.Mr. Mark Ahrens, Normandale Community College Mark Ahrens is the current Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Normandale Community College where he has worked the past 11 years. Mark holds degrees in Applied Mathematics (MMath) from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Engineering Sciences (BS) from Illinois Institute of Technology, and has completed dissertation work and graduate course work (PhD) in Mathematics and in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota.Prof. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. She
Paper ID #19293Characterizing Students’ Micro-Iterations Strategies through Data-LoggedDesign ActionsDr. Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist at the non-for-profit Concord Consortium, which de- velops technology and curriculum for STEM learning in K-12. One avenue of his work focuses on the development and analysis of learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies from fine-grained computer-logged data from students participating in open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. In another avenue of his work he develops assistive
. 4, pp. 495-504.2. Blikstein, Paulo, and Dennis Krannich (2013), "The Makers' Movement and FabLabs in Education: Experiences, Technologies, and Research, Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM.3. Wilczynski, V., and Adrezin, R. (2016, November), Higher Education Makerspaces and Engineering Education, IMECE2016068048, Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.4. Wilczynski, V., Wilen, L., and Zinter, J. (2016, June), Teaching Engineering Design in a Higher Education Makerspace, 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.5. Nieusma, D. and Malazita, J.W. (2016, June), "Making” a Bridge: Critical Making as
. The survey covered eight different countries(including the United States and New Zealand), though nearly 80% of the 229 surveyrespondents were from Australia. The paper includes many comparisons across differentstructures and emphases of capstone courses, in some cases sorted by discipline. The extracteddata about engineering capstone programs (13% of respondents, which includes engineering andinformation communication technology (ICT) combined) are included where possible forreference in Section 3 below.2. MethodologyThe 2015 United States survey questions were first reviewed and revised by several nativeAustralian and New Zealand engineering educators to ensure relevant terminology. The updatedsurvey was then implemented using SurveyMonkey
Paper ID #20453Assessing the Value of Different Techniques for Teaching Technical Commu-nication SkillsDr. Amanda Simson, University of New Haven Amanda Simson was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in August 2015. Her re- search focuses on using heterogeneous catalysis in applications like emissions control and alternative energy technologies. Amanda received her Ph.D. from Columbia University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering in May of 2013. Simson’s work at Columbia focused on developing more efficient hydrogen production processes for PEM fuel cells and her work was sponsored by BASF
animportant driver for promoting critical thinking. Introduction of student outcomes by TheAccreditation Board on Engineering and Technology (ABET) has expanded the opportunities foraddressing critical thinking in engineering curricula. In particular, this has opened the option toexpand the default definitions of critical thinking beyond calculative rationality and analyticalstrategies to include broader forms of reasoning, such as reasoning about values, assumptions,biases, and the broader social and global role of engineers and the designs engineers produce.Practitioners and scholars of liberation debate many aspects of the applied and theoreticalmaterial and, yet, many also share a particular contention: theories and models of liberationfollow
counter force. We know abstractly that reformtakes effort, but we found that we needed to focus and prioritize the basic act of speaking up inorder to balance out our ingrained cultural resistance to it.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1519467. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, “Engage to Excel: Producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,” 2012.[2] National
Engineering participantsFigure 1: Student attendance for overall study population (N = 100) and engineering students (N = 45) at weekly “Speak Up!” Sessions.5. ResultsFor this pilot program, assessment relative to the communication modules was embedded withina larger study approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) that focused specifically onself-reported learning outcomes derived from participation in undergraduate researchexperiences for students who worked on a project in a science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) discipline during summer 2016. Two primary sets of measures wereutilized: the SURE-III survey administered externally and an instrument developed inpartnership with the faculty who were teaching the
students explore engineering majors, and co-teaches ”Technical Communi- cation”, a class that focuses on presentation techniques . Her interests are in Academic Integrity, Online Classes, Digital Technology, Public Speaking, and Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Pre-post assessment in a speaking communications course and the importance of reflection in student development of speaking skillsMotivationIn a 2015 survey by Chapman on fears, 28% of Americans reported being afraid or very afraid ofpublic speaking, falling just below “Robots Replacing Workforce” and just above “PropertyDamage due to Natural Disasters” [1]. So, why is it that we are so afraid of
Paper ID #18221A Skills-focused Approach to Teaching Design Fundamentals to Large Num-bers of Students and Its Effect on Engineering Design Self-efficacyDr. William H. Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is also the Undergraduate Program Director for Biomedical Engineering, and the Director of Educational Innovation in the School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral
was an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, where she was co-director of the interdisciplinary engineering education research Collaborative Lounge for Un- derstanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER). In her research, she is interested in understanding how engineering students develop their professional identity, the role of emo- tion in student learning, and synergistic learning. A recent research project uncovers the narratives of exemplary engineering faculty who have successfully transitioned to student-centered teaching strategies. She co-designed the environmental engineering synthesis and design studios and the design spine for the mechanical engineering program at
Paper ID #19289Work in Progress: Assessing Motivation in Capstone Design CoursesDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education The Ohio State University. He joined the university in October 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industrial experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products using multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience
Paper ID #18237Self-Guided Professional Development as an Enabler for MultidisciplinaryProgramsProf. Jered H. Dean, Colorado School of Mines Jered part of the leadership team of the Capstone Design@Mines Program in the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. He worked for nine years in product development before returning to Mines to join the Faculty. During his time in industry, he worked on everything from children’s toys to complex electro-mechanical systems. With over 30 products under his belt, you can find products that he and his teams worked on in many stores including Toys
Paper ID #19237Finding M¨ojligheter: Creativity and Ill-Structured ProblemsDr. Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver Katherine Goodman is assistant professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, in Inworks, an interdisci- plinary innovation lab. She completed her PhD at the ATLAS Institute in Technology, Media, and Society at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on experiential learning in engineering edu- cation. She also holds a B.S. in mathematics and a masters of professional writing.Dr. Stephen T. Frezza, Gannon University Deacon Steve Frezza, PSEM is a professor of Software
Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted engineering education and experiential learning. He is the coordinator of the industry sponsored capstone from at his school and is the advisor of OU’s FSAE team.Prof. Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma Farrokh’s passion is to have fun in providing an opportunity for highly motivated and talented people to learn how to define and achieve their dreams. Farrokh Mistree holds the L. A. Comp Chair in the