engineering education include first-year engineering pedagogy and problem- based learning. His professional areas of expertise include technical project management and technology strategy. He is also communications director for the School of Engineering, past-Chair of the First-year Programs Division of ASEE and member of ASEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strategies for Successfully Increasing Engineering Study Abroad ParticipationAbstractStudying abroad provides students with many benefits including the ability to work withinculturally diverse settings, live and work in ambiguous circumstances, and creatively solveproblems. This in turn
environment is significantly compromiseddue to increasingly unfavorable student-to-teacher ratios. Challenges as a result of large classesare well-documented in the literature and can include observable behaviors (e.g., decreasedengagement, declining achievement)8, 9, self-reported perceptions (e.g., declining motivation,dissatisfaction with instructor/pedagogy)10, and physical infrastructure limitations (e.g., adequateaudio/video projection, wireless network capacity)10. To the faculty, these challenges manifest asfeelings of difficulty establishing rapport, monitoring students’ academic performance to a levelwhere providing individualized, timely, and quality feedback is possible, and actively engagingeveryone in the class9. Even the most well
intersectionality for a scale/survey instrument. The survey isbeing systematically developed through a step-by-step process involving planning, construction,and qualitative evaluation. An extensive literature review on the persistence of women facultyhas been conducted to identify concepts and constructs related to each area of interest. Futurework will include additional content validation and pilot testing to confirm the validity andreliability of the instrument. Introduction This work in progress is part of a multi-year research project that investigates thepersistence of women of color (WOC) faculty in engineering. This paper presents the initialprocess of creating scale items for a national
meshfree numerical methods. Given his multidisciplinary background, he was appointed as the director of research in the Construction Materials Institute (2011-2013) at the University of Tehran and assistant professor at Islamic Azad University. In that capacity, he had the opportunity of leading several industry-related research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Over the span of his career, Dr. Libre has authored and co-authored over 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 50 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 7 graduate students and mentored over 20 undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran, China, Slovenia, Canada
, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.Dr. Arif I. Sarwat, Florida International University Arif I. Sarwat (M’08) received his M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from University of Florida, Gainesville. In 2010 Dr. Sarwat received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida. He worked in the industry (SIEMENS) for nine years executing many critical projects. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), where he leads the Energy, Power and Stainability (EPS) group. His significant work in energy storage, microgrid and
the history of engineering education.” Actions toattract and train technically active mid-career professionals as ABET evaluators would takelonger. The Participation Project and its successor, Partnership to Advance VolunteerExcellence (PAVE) continued the collaboration between member societies, volunteers, andheadquarters staff to advance ABET’s commitment to continuous quality improvement of itsvolunteer processes beginning in 2003. PAVE led to a program evaluator competency model,new experiential volunteer training, workshops on assessment, and a new volunteer managementtool. Further demonstrating commitment to continuous quality improvement, ABET wasformally recognized as ISO 9001:2008 certified in 2015.Engineering Criteria as a Quality
bothgroups had gone through identical pre-class activities (introductory videos, readings and onlineassignment).The first group of 29 students experienced the VR simulation as a teaching tool in an inductiveteaching scenario. They were situated in a classroom without student computers. Only theinstructor had access to the VR simulation and the instructor’s interaction with the simulationcould be seen by all students on the projection screen. The instructor explained that thesimulation was about the stresses that a fluid at rest (water in a tank) applied on the surfaces itwas in contact with and manipulated the VR controls while discussing the stress distributionsseen on the screen. The students were prompted to identify the kind of stress (normal
from the E2Coach system.Additionally, students who utilize checklist items, especially in regards to earlysubmission of course projects, are half as likely to enter the “Explore” or “Engage”classifications. For those students who experience academic difficulty in the “Explore”classification, the use of the exam reflection tools doubles their odds of recovering in thecourse (i.e., their classification shifts from “Explore” to “Encourage”). The full paper willexpand upon the tools used in the E2Coach platform and the rest of the analyses from ourfull statistical model.Predictors for Exit Models Table 2 also presents the demographic characteristics, academic measures, andinstructional technology predictors that impact students’ likelihood
key components of a flipped classroom. • Develop a mentoring program that matches novice flippers with experienced flippers to create positive experiences for everyone involved in flipping activities. Faculty reflections on their flipping experiences also provided useful guidance for thedevelopment of training materials. Some of the most useful comments include the following: • Developing and testing a variety of materials provided useful information as to what activities and digital formats worked best for the class. • Move away from in-class activities and clickers to project-based software tool that focused on application greatly enhanced the course. • Utilize mini-lectures and in-class examples when
problems we will work on. It also affects the way we do the actual design details.For example, we have a relatively new option within our generic engineering program calledHumanitarian Engineeing.21 This program is about doing engineering for the benefit of the poorpeople of the world. The entire motivation for this program is based upon an approach to virtueand character which assumes that those of us who are more privileged have an obligation to useour engineering skills to help others.There are many co-curricular ways that we can develop character. We have an active group,Engineers with a Mission (EWAM), which leads students on engineering service project trips indeveloping countries. For example, one of the authors has been with our students
addressing a problem of global and/or societal importance.Students enrolled in this chemistry course had various forms of SI offered to them each weekthroughout the semester. One form of SI analyzed in this study was lecturer and TA office hours,consisting of hour-long blocks during which attending students could ask questions about lecturematerial, homework assignments, exams, or group projects. Another form of SI consisted oflecturer-led review sessions, which were commonly held before exams in order to reviewmaterial, answer questions, and help students prepare for exams.MethodologyAll data were taken from (1) an IRB-approved survey administered to students enrolled inGeneral Chemistry for Engineers during the Fall 2015 semester and (2) grade and
. This is a “hard work” project that entails a diligentreconnecting, concept by concept, of foundational STEM ideas as they are used and embedded in theengineering curriculum. The reconnection is scaffolded by the multimedia and sound pedagogy, but it iscarried out by the students themselves. The model we present blends critical and established findings inbrain and learning science with multimedia, shared screen feedback, and other digital tools tosignificantly alter what can be called the attention intensity of the course. Students are more engagedboth in and out of class time with course material, and instructors can direct attention to the particulars ofeach student’s unique concept-building journey. The TIED UP model shares, at the college
implementation of the Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Laboratory, which opened in August 2008 and houses classrooms and laboratories used by the 2000 students in Purdue’s First-Year Engineering Program. He oversaw the daily operation of the i2i lab, and was responsible for the personnel, logistics, and technology used in the classroom and labs. Eric also helped build and directed the College of Engineering sponsored Artisan and Fabrication Lab (AFL), which houses a machine shop, carpentry shop, and a prototyping lab used by all students in the College of Engineering for project work. In 2009, he received a New Employee Staff Award of Excellence from the College of Engineering for his work in launching the i2i lab. Eric has served
and Chair3 IAB Meetings Faculty, Program Director, Fall & Spring Chair and IAB members4 Senior Project Assessment Faculty, IAB Members Fall & Spring5 Senior Exit Survey Program Director and Chair Fall & Spring6 Senior Student Satisfaction University Fall & Spring Survey (SSSS)7 Alumni and Employer Chair and Program Directors Every Three Years Survey8 Program Director Meetings Program Directors and Chair Bi-Weekly9 FCAR and CAS Faculty Every Semestere. Review and Monitoring Periodic review and monitoring is an integral
used tocreate the corresponding video module.Figure 10. Links for the master PowerPoint that compiles all of the PPT modules for a specificlecture to deliver a broader context of how the specific material being presented connects to thebigger conceptual picture.Even though the interface may not be as polished as a pay-per-use homework system, theflexibility, convenience, customization options, and cost savings for students makes this a goodchoice for many instructors using LON-CAPA as a type of eText platform. It offers manybenefits and capabilities, such as: integration with MAXIMA CAS and the R project systems dynamic and static plots acceleration plots integration with Blackboard problem/activity/text collaboration
Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively.Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering thinking in differently abled students in
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related to solar radiation, whenthe solar radiation decreases, it results a decreasing in electricity output. Meanwhile, thecooling system has a less heat input, which results a deficiency in desalination plant andanaerobic tank. In the future research, the methane can be used for the biogas-based powerplant. It can increase the production of electricity and remedy the imbalance of electricityoutput. In future research, the project will focus on optimizing the performance ofhybridization and the subsequent consumption of biogas.Reference[1] Pérez-Higueras, P., High Concentrator Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Engineering andPower Plants (Green Energy and Technology) 1st ed. Springer, Inc, New York, 2015 Edition.[2] Pérez-Higueras, P., Munoz. E
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project andfinal presentation. Upper-level engineering students are hired as tutors to assist students eachweeknight in the residence hall.In addition to the academic components, the FYSE program seeks to cultivate community and anetwork of support among each cohort (Tinto, 2003). Team building is strengthened throughvarious activities, such as a group challenge-by-choice course, field trips, research laboratoryvisits and recreational activities. Furthermore, the FYSE program assists in facilitating students’acclimation to the Clark School. Students participate in a series of seminars featuringengineering faculty from various departments. During one of these seminars, students have theopportunity to have an open dialogue with the engineering
Telecommunication Sciences (LTS) a federal research lab which focuses on telecommunication challenges for national defense. While at LTS, his research focus was in the area of cognitive radio with a particular emphasis on statistical learning techniques. His current research interests include geolocation, position location networks, iterative receiver design, dynamic spectrum sharing, cognitive radio, communication theory, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communications, intelligent antenna techniques, Ultra Wideband, spread spectrum, interference avoid- ance, and propagation modeling. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research, and
relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project to success as engineers. His areas of technical research include finite element analysis and skeletal muscle mechanics.Dr. Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University Tammy Haut Donahue joined the faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in December of 2011. She came to CSU after spending eleven years in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. Her PhD was in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis where she earned the Allen Marr Award for distinguished dissertation in Biomedical Engineering in 2000. She is an Asso- ciate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and an Editorial Consultant for
. Her first was her MIT doctoral thesis project, unlocking the gastronomical genome of a Vibrio bacterium. For some of the Vibrio’s meals, she collected seaweed from the rocky, Atlantic coastline at low tide. (Occasionally, its waves swept her off her feet.) During grad school, Alison was also a fellow in MIT’s Biological Engineering Communication Lab. Helping students share their science with their instructors and peers, she began to crave the ability to tell the stories of other scientists, and the marvels they discover, to a broader audience. So after graduating in 2015 with a microbiology doctorate, she trekked to the Pacific coast to study science communication at the University of California, Santa Cruz. There
, 2012). Considering the innovation-driven and knowledge-based nature of the U.S. economy,employment opportunities in STEM are projected to increase at a much faster rate than those innon-STEM occupations (CIC, 2014). Also, employees in STEM occupations have and shouldcontinue to experience higher average salaries and lower unemployment rates than theircontemporaries in non-STEM fields (CIC, 2014; Daymont & Andrisani, 1984; Wise, 1975). Inspite of the aforementioned perquisites of working in STEM fields, however, the United Statescontinues to severely lack individuals with the qualifications needed to assume these jobs (CIC,2014; U.S. CJEC, 2012). The insufficiency of the U.S. STEM workforce partially derives fromtwo major factors: 1
women of other groups toagree with two statements “In meetings, other people get credit for ideas I originally offered.”And “After moving from an engineering role to a project management/business role, peopleassume I do not have technical skills.” The differences are statistically significant.Table 1B reported the percentage agreement of men in different racial groups on the Prove-It-Again questions. As mentioned above, the majority of the sample is female (please see appendixC for gender and race breakdown of the sample.) Only 45 engineers took the survey self-identified as men of color. Due to the very small number of male engineers in the sample, wedid not further breakdown non-white male engineers into more detailed racial groups. Men
Communication (DTC) is a project based design course taken twice duringfreshmen year, with DTC I taken in the fall or winter, and DTC II taken in the spring. First-yearstudents also take calculus and a basic science course determined largely on their major ofchoice. Below, we look specifically at the math and engineering analysis curricula, advisingpractices, and related student outcomes.Student Preparation in Math and Science and OutcomesFigure 1 shows the percentage of the freshmen class with varying amounts of incoming math andscience credit (Chemistry, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C [Mechanics],Physics C [Electricity and Magnetism], Physics 1, Physics 2, Biology, Environmental Science)for 2006 to 2016, binned into categories from
diagrams are usually tested in classrooms via sketching and not multiple choice. Second,part of the broader study is to describe the range of student’s knowledge and reasoning. Whilegeneralizability was not the goal of the project, we did find saturation of unique knowledge andsketching behaviors after a relatively low number of participants (N=15). This is good news foreducators of small and big class sizes who wish to do a similar exploratory analysis since thepool we recruited from was typical of a large research-focused university (>300 per semester).Third, constant comparative analysis allows us to build a robust theory by using broad (problemsolving strategies) and narrow (specific knowledge pieces) scopes that complement each other
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assessment instrumentsavailable. Furthermore related work by colleagues in Finland2 had already used the ATI fora similar evaluation exercise. Prosser and Trigwell developed the ATI to provide insight intohow University teaching staff view teaching and learning activities associated with their roleat the University.Our initial project developed and validated a Swedish language version of the ATI.3 The firststudy using our Swedish ATI survey was conducted in the Faculty of Technology and NaturalSciences at Uppsala University in 2009-2010. That study identified existing approaches andattitudes among the PhD students and academic staff.This paper reports on both studies with an emphasis on a comparison between the findingsfrom 2009 and a those of a