(BSE) degree programs. Upon arriving at ISU in 2006, he led the development of the BSE program, and this program now enrolls over 100 students. Raman also runs multiple summer research internship programs through his roles in CBiRC and CenUSA – over 200 students have participated in summer pro- grams he directed over the past decade. In his role as Pyrone Testbed Champion for CBiRC, Raman and his students have developed early-stage technoeconomic models of bioprocessing systems. His graduate students have gone on to faculty positions at peer institutions, and to engineering leadership positions at companies including Cargill, Nestle, and Merck.Dr. Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State UniversityProf. Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa
sustainability assessments of biopolymers and biofuels, and design and analysis of sustainable solutions for healthcare. Since 2007, she has lead seven federal research projects and collaborated on many more, totaling over $7M in research, with over $12M in collaborative research. At ASU, Dr. Landis continues to grow her research activities and collaborations to include multidisciplinary approaches to sustainable systems with over 60 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Landis is dedicated to sustainability engineering education and outreach; she works with local high schools, after school programs, local nonprofit organizations, and museums to integrate sustainability and engineering into K-12 and undergraduate curricula.Prof
toreflect on their own process by writing blog posts every time they finished a role.As mentioned before, S. G. Adams et al. (2002) model guided our study, therefore wedeveloped several interventions in the classroom to make sure we were offering the studentswith each construct of the proposed model. Details as follows: • Common purpose: The primary grade in the design course was based on teams’ development of their design project. Every team had a common purpose (i.e. the real design problem to solve by the engineering team). • Clearly defined goals: teams were required to develop quantifiable and commonly agreed goals, based on the needs of all the tracks. • Psychological safety: students were trained on safety for
statement, design constraints, and criteria for design evaluation. In allsemesters the instruction discussed the topic and provided examples of each with in-classdiscussion. In the hybrid semesters additional in-class time was available for the students tobreak into groups and spend time attempting to write their own mission statement, list ofconstraints and evaluation criteria. This in-class time for attempting to define their ownstatements for a design resulting in much lengthier and engaging in-class discussion of this topic.These in-class exercises and hands-on attempts were done for each step of the design process. Inaddition, the same five 2-D Mastercam labs (#1-5) were used in all three semesters. Data wasplotted in Figure 1 to show how many
asked what coping skills they used to help themtransition back to UofL. There were 64 responses to this open-ended question. Five responseswere taken out because they reported this was not applicable (NA, N/A, or na).Peers and family were mentioned in 14% (9 out of 64) of the comments. Some responsesmentioned friends and classmates that caused the transition to be easier, “Friends andclassmates coming back with me really helped” (SUM16-52), “Well I got a girlfriend. Is that acoping skill?”(SUM16-21). Many connected working with peers to helping with their transition,“…worked more with friends to stay on top of work initially” (SUM16-25). “Study in groups andcompartmentalize time” (SUM16-98). Some students mentioned receiving help from
greater STEMstudent success when student supports such as those detailed in the previous paragraph are 5 present (i.e. Ong, Wright, Espinosa, Orfield, 2011; Toven-Lindsey, Levis-Fitzgerald, Barber, Hasson, 2015). One comparative study examined a program for students at UCLA (PEERS) that included academic workshops, counseling, the creation of a supportive community, and exposure to research. The study found that participants earned higher grades in gatekeeper chemistry and math courses, had higher GPA’s, completed more science courses, and persisted in science majors at significantly higher rates than a non
form, to be read at homebefore coming to the lab. In many US campuses, the analyses and deep discussions are notperformed with the professor present in the lab to guide the students, but rather students work ingroups to analyze data and then provide formal written reports (30-60 pages) and presentations.Further, at home, approximately 28 hours are allotted in our total NCSU undergraduatecurriculum for hands-on experience in the CHE-specific labs, substantially fewer than the 40hours allotted for a single summer course at CPE-Lyon. Before traveling to France, Alex Kim heard rumors that French engineering students weremore advanced than their American peers, and he was interested in discovering whether or not
are requiredto design, build and validate all of the required manufacturing documentation and fixturingfor use during the production of their product. The student design teams execute a pilotproduction run to validate documentation and fixtures and then they refine the manufacturingand production process to efficiently produce the products. The capstone course ends with asix-hour production run, where the students lead a group of their peers to build between 15and 21 products. To incorporate the practice of integrated manufacturing systems into thiscourse, students are also required to design, simulate and analyze a fully automatedproduction line for their products which includes production stations, material handlingsystems, storage systems
solution or explanation despite evidence of its unsuitability for a situation. Learner may express concern to peers and/or facilitators over the lack of clarity in a task and the need for a step-by-step procedure.High Tolerance for A learner with high tolerance of Learner clarifies what is known and unknown andAmbiguity ambiguity demonstrates a willingness to shows interest in exploring uncertain elements
and testing results along withshort write-ups on recent peer-reviewed research related to composite materials. Projects werecompleted in groups of 3-4 students for both on-campus and distance groups.Pre- and posttests were administered during the course. Students were asked to complete thepretest within the first week of the semester and the posttest no earlier than the start of the lastweek of the term. Content questions on the tests were multiple choice or true/false. Thequestions are shown in Table 2. Three additional questions were included regarding studentconfidence related to the course material. These are shown in Table 3. While the pre- andposttests were not graded, completion of each was required and given the equivalent of 50% of
the Standard Bridge ProjectBackgroundStudents have traditionally designed, analyzed, built, and tested small-scale bridges as part of anintroductory solid mechanics course. This past fall, however, students designed, analyzed, andbuilt sound-generating or musical bridges in small groups. Fifty-two students, mainlysophomores, enrolled in and completed the course. The project was inspired by discussions withcomposer Molly Herron, who is writing an engineering-inspired piece to be performed in thespring of 2017 as part of a celebration for the 150th anniversary of the Thayer School ofEngineering at Dartmouth. Molly requested that students build unique instruments that wereinteractive and symbolized engineering for the performance. The class
instance SI in history coursesstresses skills to improve literature analysis and essay writing while SI in calculus coursesstresses heuristic problem solving skills. As administrators developing this program, weencountered limited literature pertaining to the implementation and resulting effects of SI inengineering courses at other universities. To adapt this pilot SI model to fit the needs of studentsin engineering coursework, we designed this study to gain understanding of the studentpopulation, their motivations for attending SI, and whether or not SI attendance was linked toincreased academic performance.Another objective was to provide feedback to the instructors of this course (and other freshmencourses) regarding the level of student
understand which characteristics of team development during the eventhad the highest correlation with team success. Knowledge of which characteristics best predictteam success amongst focused peers could influence the development of targeted interventionsaimed at increasing team cohesion and potential for success.BackgroundJim Clifton, in his book “The Coming Jobs War”, writes that “Entrepreneurship is moreimportant than innovation. Innovation is critical, but it plays a supporting role to almightyentrepreneurship… [I]t’s far better to invest in entrepreneurial people than in great ideas.”(Clifton, 2011) . Clifton’s central argument is that entrepreneurship is about creating jobs andthat for countries, particularly the US, it is critical that
than simply an “obedient engineer”. The framework proposes that theentrepreneurial mindset of students is increased by promoting curiosity, encouragingconnections, and creating value. The results from this work provide insight into the impact andimplications resulting from applying the KEEN framework to the engineering classroom viaonline discussions.Keywords: writing, journals, reflections, assessment, KEEN, curiosity, connections, creatingvalue.1 IntroductionThe entrepreneurial mindset is a “growth-oriented perspective through which individualspromote flexibility, creativity, continuous innovation, and renewal” [1]. While theentrepreneurial mindset can be useful in starting a new company, this mindset is also critical toexisting
instillstudents’ drive to gain new knowledge (Kuh, 2007). Astin (1993, 1999) found that frequentstudent-faculty interaction is more strongly related to student satisfaction in college than anyother type of involvement. Lin and Tsai (2009) and Holt et al. (2007) observed that engineeringstudents valued a learning environment that was student-centered, peer-interactive, and teacher-facilitated, and favored both classroom and laboratory instruction. Chen et al. (2008) echoedAstin’s (1999) call for educators to be more focused on student engagement, advocating highlevels of faculty engagement in the design, revision, and improvement of undergraduateengineering programs, and teaching that effectively addresses students’ cognitive and affectivestates of mind
Professional Skills module wherein the benefitsof volunteering within the engineering discipline, both in terms of making a difference tosociety but also with regards to promoting individual employability and self-directed learningwill be emphasized.Additionally, working with colleagues, a number of mentoring opportunities aimed atfoundation students were offered and supported by the School. One such opportunityinvolved students going into inner city schools to offer mentoring in mathematics. Whilstother students were recruited for a foundation level Peer Assisted Learning project, providingmaths mentoring for their peer group. At graduate level, finding time outside of thecurriculum to enable the students’ to participate in such activities proved to
selected for the program, not of the specifics of the project they will be working on,or who they will be working with.The final reveal is performed at our May poster session and graduation ceremony for ourdeparting fellows who completed the program. The new fellows are invited to the poster session,and have the opportunity to talk to their peers who have just completed the program. The postersession culminates with the graduation ceremony for the prior fellows and an initiation ceremonyfor the new fellows. It is at this ceremony that the fellow is paired up with their graduate studentmentor and the faculty advisor. The expectation is that the mentors and advisors will take thetime to get to know the new fellows, talk about the project, and
identify, understand, and elevate best practices; facilitate peer learning and deepen knowledge; spark replication and advancement across regions; and inform long-term public investment in talent development through research and educational resources.Mr. Ikenna Q. Ezealah, Clemson UniversityMr. Christopher Ciuca, SAE International Chris Ciuca is the Director of Pre-Professional Education at SAE International. He oversees the strate- gic direction of SAE’s programmatic offerings at the K-16 level, including the National Science Board Award winning A World In Motion and Collegiate Design Series Programing. Chris leads numerous U.S.-based and global initiatives designed to increase science, technology, engineering and math
, the presentations themselves took place in two sessions, oneweek apart.After each presentation, both independent judges and peers assessed what they had just heard,using the following survey prompts:1. Rate how well the presenter told a story. Was it dynamic and engaging? Was there an easily identifiable impact, lesson or takeaway? Did the presenter adhere to the time limit? (On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best)2. What is the most important takeaway you learned from this presentation? (Open response)3. Rate how important you think the key lesson identified above is to our students for their future. (1 = not important; 5 = very important) 4. Please enter any other specific feedback for the presenter here: (Open
one or more subsystems ofthe Theremin to convert from a circuit diagram to a breadboard layout. Every subsystem wasassigned to each least two students so that there was more than one person who has studied eachportion of the schematic. Students were also assigned topics for a literature search in preparationfor writing a journal article on the project. + - A B C D E F G H I J + - 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
in the areas of creative writing and movie making. She teaches ”Script to Screen” workshops to grades K-8 and coordinates the Gifted/Talented program at Oaklawn Elementary School. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Assistive Technology for Freshmen Design and K-12 OutreachAbstractThis Work in Progress paper presents on the design of project-based learning approach focusedon assistive technology as applied in a freshmen level engineering course which also integratesoutreach with the local K12 system. The university course targets general education topics as wellas an introductory engineering design experience and includes content on the engineering designprocess, societal
of Arizona Amee Hennig has her B.S. in physics and creative writing from the University of Arkansas as well as her M.A. in professional writing from Northern Arizona University. She oversees the education and outreach activities for the Center for Integrated Access Networks based out of the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. At the University of Arizona she manages a number of summer programs for Native American students and educators.Daniel Lamoreaux M.A., University of Arizona Daniel Lamoreaux is a current doctoral candidate in the University of Arizona’s School Psychology pro- gram. While working as a graduate assistant for the education office of the Center for Integrated Access
, revise, and update the materials to track their success.Similarly, instructors would be likely to use such a repository of modules if it were easilysearchable, peer-reviewed, and had clear learning objectives for assessment. This learningmodule approach also relates to a case library of workplace engineering problems which appliedcase-based reasoning (CBR) to provide a knowledge base and pedagogical support system(Jonassen et al. 2006). Furthermore, there exists a growing body of relevant research in the fields of cognitivepsychology and behavioral science which has seen little application to engineering andconstruction. Over the past half-century, researchers have identified many cognitive barriers*,including biases and heuristics, that
, professional development, and both peer and facultymentoring [3, 6, 10, 14, 20, 21]. A typical summer bridge is four to six weeks long and takesplace in the summer after high school and preceding the students first fall semester. Students areselected at a certain math SAT range, enter the program as a cohort, and live in a residentialcommunity on campus. Days are filled with math-intensive course work and team orientedprojects. Bridge programs are typically offered at a deeply discounted cost (or none at all) to thestudent’s family. A pseudo college environment is created to prepare the student for the skillsneeded to be successful as a first-year student in engineering or other STEM fields. Uponcompletion of this program, students continue their
project themselves or their goals. An EDS who can seethemself as a tenured professor in the future has more distance, or a far future, than a studentwho can only project themself to the near future of graduation. Finally, connectedness is whetheran individual views the present and future as connected. A student may be able to set goals in thefuture but may not see how the tasks they are performing now (e.g., writing literature reviews)are connected to their future goals (e.g., starting up an engineering company). Perceived instrumentality (PI) can be further split into endogenous and exogenousperceived instrumentality. Tasks are perceived as having endogenous PI if a participant seesthem as useful towards their emerging identity, or
designedaround the problem of designing and evaluating a simplified hip prosthetic implant (AppendixA). Specific learning objectives that students should be able to accomplish while implementingthe activity were as follows: Use solid mechanics equations to calculate strain and deformations resulting from beam bending and torsion Identify appropriate situations in which beam bending, torsion, and strain mechanics equations can be applied Design and evaluate a simplified hip implant that can withstand in vivo forces Write a report that communicates the findings of the hip implant model Sketch free body diagrams that illustrate the forces and moments acting on a solid body Explain the applicability of solid
this assignment is issued is to write a concise project statement describing broadly the goals for the project. What kind of object is desired and how should it look? Don’t try and describe how it is made or define its characteristics in detail. (Isn’t that typical of owners?) You have no more than $5.00 to spend and need it completed in 5 weeks. This project statement must be typed and is due as Part 1 Project Team Assignment. The Owner needs to turn this in via email to the instructor and also needs to provide a copy to the Architect. 3. The second part of this group project begins one week from the date this assignment was handed out. The person chosen to be the architect in your group is assigned to
her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell in 2008.Dr. Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering Lisa Schneider-Bentley has been the Director of Engineering Learning Initiatives in Cornell University’s College of Engineering since 2002. Learning Initiatives’ programs enhance the educational environment of the College by facilitating opportunities for collaborative learning, undergraduate research, teaching skill development, peer instruction, and leadership development. Schneider-Bentley received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell in 1997. Before taking her current position, she taught Sociology as an as- sistant professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and then served as Senior
to focus the attention ofthe ethnographer on topics of interest, shown in appendix A. To achieve this goal, one researcherwas assigned to collect data in all of the three core classes for a semester as a participantobserver. The researcher writing the literature review did not collect observational data, in orderto maintain a quality of cognitive distance between the theory and data collection (calledbracketing) that improves trustworthiness32. Once the class was informed of the observations, and consent was obtained fromstudents, the observer began attending classes, collecting observational data in the form of notestyped on a laptop and digital photographs. The observing researcher would also write reflectivememos after each
Paper ID #18680Learning Physics in the Millennial AgeDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Dual-degree engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assess- ment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as