forautomotive applications. This needs to be further refined and filled with more rigorouscontent to meet the 4-year and master level engineering students. Assessment tools usedin the course seem to be sufficient to gage the performance of the students taking thiscourse although more data is needed. Integration of the math and CAE tools along withassignment of several mini-projects seems to be an effective way for better understandingof the course material. Validation of computer models and results by hand calculations isimperative that the students must realize. Use of math and/or CAE tools in the classprovided them ‘what if’ scenarios to study the effect of different design requirements andvariables on the problem or on the subsystem considered in
School of Engineering and Technology. One of the major suggestions from the IAC wasto provide an environment for students to practice multi-disciplinary innovative productdevelopment in our curriculum. The faculty pointed to this course much to the delight of theIAC. On another occasion the IAC was meeting one year after the completion of the first ENGR350 course; they were viewing the capstone projects of the first students to have completed theentire PBL sequence from freshman through senior. One of the IAC members pointed out thatthe projects that year tended to be of a higher caliber than those of previous years, noting thatthese students were the first to finish the entire PBL sequence.References[1] Self, B. P., Widmann, J. M., Prince
plagiarism tool in the engineering realmis for the graphic comparison of integrated circuit layouts [3]. To date, it appears that noplagiarism-detection tools are available for solid models.BackgroundAll students at Central Connecticut State University in the programs of mechanical engineering,mechanical engineering technology, and manufacturing engineering technology take a course in3D CAD where they create parts, assemblies of parts, and drawings of parts and assemblies. Weuse Siemens NX as the CAD package because some of Connecticut’s biggest employers such asPratt & Whitney and General Dynamics Electric Boat use NX, as do the large number ofcompanies that work with them. While other CAD packages have an easier learning curve, wehave observed
multi-institution teams in the development and testing of curriculum materials and assessments for engineering design courses. He is the owner of Verity Design Learning LLC, a publisher of educational materials for design reviews and teamwork development. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Bashirah Ibrahim, Ohio State University Bashirah Ibrahim is a postdoctoral researcher in engineering education the Ohio State University.Lin Ding, Ohio State University Lin Ding, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Dr. Ding’s scholarly interests lie in discipline-based STEM education research. His work includes theoretical and
correct meanings. Time and money are wasted, blame is placed on GD&T, when the real problem is misuse.More recently we have seen an increase in GD&T publications related to engineering educationand product definition [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. These articles make an effort to reduce some of themisconceptions involved with GD&T.Rationale for the CourseSeveral things contributed to justifying a single course in GD&T at Illinois State University.Since the main program objective is to prepare professionals who can integrate engineeringprinciples with modern manufacturing technologies, it seemed natural that GD&T conceptswould be discussed at some level. The program advisory board confirmed the importance ofadding this course in
Paper ID #22667Native Hawaiians in Engineering: A Path to the ProfessoriateDr. Thanh Truc Thi Nguyen, University of Hawai’i at Mnoa Nguyen is a learning technologies faculty member at the Curriculum Research & Development Group in the College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her work in organizational change and tech- nology is grounded in inquiry science, communities of practice, TPACK, and most recently improvement science.Dr. Oceana Puananilei Francis, University of Hawai’i at MnoaDr. Scott F. Miller, University of Hawai’i at Mnoa Scott Miller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the
addition of the library instructional activity in similarsenior-level capstone laboratories. The improvements seen in both the test and control groupswith regards to the ethical use of information may suggest that the promotion of assignmentspecific research guides created through a collaboration with the instructor and librarian could bevaluable even without in-class instruction. This could work well for courses that have limitedability to adjust the curriculum, but where the students need improvement in sources or ethicaluse of information.However, there are factors to be considered before attempting implementation of informationfluency instruction. An initial assessment should be used to help focus the instructional activities.The disparity in
theeducational and experiential processes whichTable 3. Simplified Definitions of Activities in the Affective Domain Continuum Level DefinitionReceiving Being aware of or attending to something in the environment.Responding Exhibit some new behaviors as a result of experience.Valuing Display some definite involvement or commitment.Organization Integrate a new value into one's general set of values, giving it some ranking among one's general priorities.Characterization Act consistently with the new value.by Valuequalify an engineer for entry into the professional practice of civil engineering. Based on thisand other evidence in the literature the BOK3 Task
structure to the challenges of a faculty development program and/ora curriculum development effort. Figure 1. DEJI® Model Application to Curriculum Development in Alignment with Faculty Development ProgramThe case example presented utilizes the DEJI systems engineering model [4], which advocates astructured approach that can be followed to Design, Evaluate, Justify, and Integrate elements ofany new work design, such as developing and executing a mentoring program. In this particularcase example, a New Faculty Development and Mentoring (NFDM) model is illustrated toenhance faculty development in higher education for an unconventional educationalenvironment, such as the Air Force graduate school. The structure of the
[26], advises an alternative approach to validity and reliability. He believes theterms ‘reliability’ and ‘validity ’are too strict and restricted in the context of interviews. Inreplacement, he names four characteristics: Credibility, Confirmability, Transferability andDependability. He goes on to suggest that, ‘it can be helpful to minimize issues of legitimacy andcredibility by carefully collecting the same information from everyone who is interviewed’ [26].After the raw data from the interviews and problem-solving session has been collected, audioand video recordings will first be broadly explored and integrally (i.e. not modified from theoriginal recorded version) transcribed.Data AnalysisThematic analysis Transcriptions of the
Paper ID #23233Work In Progress: Using Current Crowdfunding Projects as Case Studies toEnhance Students’ Understanding of the Design ProcessDr. Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College Derek Breid is an assistant professor of Engineering Science at Saint Vincent College. His interests in- clude integrating active learning techniques into classic engineering courses, and studying the mechanical behavior of soft materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work In Progress: Using current crowdfunding projects as case studies to enhance students’ understanding of the
undergraduate Electrical Engineering students’ conceptual understanding of various topics in courses related to the fields of Signals and Systems and Electronics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Trending mistakes in Signals and Systems coursesAbstractSignals and Systems is a core course in undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. Theconcepts taught in this course become foundational knowledge for many advanced courses,which necessitates conceptual understanding of the topics in this course. Despite many attemptsto make this course easy to understand for students, its conceptual understanding remains achallenge. The objective of this study is to identify students
the beginning of the learning progression (stages 1 and 2). The lastcategory of activities target more advanced concept applications and support the end of thelearning progression (stage 4). The SMK approach described here introduces a fourth categoryof model-based learning activities that targets stage 3 in the learning progression.We use the SMK to construct models that are physical embodiments of the introductoryproblems (e.g. the example above in Figure 1b) in which modeling assumptions (support models,simplified geometry abstractions) are already made, thus targeting stage 3 of the learningprogression and integrating this practice with an emphasis on developing basic concepts usingmultiple representations. The rationale, inspired by the
Paper ID #23209Engagement in Practice: Developing a Sustainable K-12 Outreach STEMProgramDr. Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Joan Schuman is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri S&T. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Arkansas and completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi. Schuman is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified through the Project Management Institute. She worked for several years
University, graduating in 2013. His re- search interests include veterans in engineering, veterans with service-connected disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and human sex trafficking.Dr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI
Arizona residents 25 years and older that hold a bachelor's degree or higherranges by county from 9.9% to 33.5%[1]. Apache, Navajo, and Coconino counties in northernArizona have the largest Native American populations at 75.4%, 46.2%, and 27.5%respectively[1]. Santa Cruz, Yuma, Cochise, Greenlee, and Graham counties in southern Arizonahave higher Hispanic (or Latino) populations at 83.3%, 62.8%, 46.1%, 35% and 32.6%respectively[1].Based on Fall 2016 data from the aggregated Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)[2],the eight rural community college districts combined served 71,836 students, of which 55% arepart-time students. Fifty-four percent of the student population is female with an almost 50percent minority population, in which
and focuses on systems integration. And IS fulfills an organizationalneed, but mostly from the management side.Of the five computing disciplines, computer engineering is the least closely related to IT. SE issmall in size nationwide and BYU doesn’t even have an SE program. For these reasons, this studyfocused on CS, IS, and IT.1.1 Research questions • How strong is the correlation between AC−CE and AE−RO, and major GPA among CS, IS, and IT students? • How strong is the correlation between AC−CE and AE−RO, and student satisfaction among CS, IS, and IT students? • Is there a correlation between major GPA and student satisfaction? • What is the best multiple regression model to fit these correlations?1.2
. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education community including serving as General Co-Chair of the 2006 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, on the FIE Steering Committee, and as President of the IEEE Education Society for 2009-2010. She is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education and the Journal of Engineering Education. She and her coauthors were awarded the 2011 Wickenden Award for the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Education. In 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley
, planning, and implementing design solutions. Theauthors found that students who participated in the creative lab demonstrated a higher confidencein continuing in engineering coursework than those who did not. As the study states, “Creativityis an important attribute for engineers practicing their profession in a global society” [12].Although students struggled with the open-ended nature of the design problems, they enjoyed thecourse and saw the value in the addition to their curriculum. Illustrating the importance of incorporating real-world engineering design problems, Odehet al. write, “Nowadays, engineering education needs to meet the requirements and needs ofbusiness and industry. This can be achieved by collaborating with the local
Paper ID #23265Satisfaction: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Engineering Writing Course-workDr. Stephanie Pulford, University of California, Davis Dr. Stephanie Pulford is the Associate Director for Instructional Research & Development of UC Davis’ Center for Educational Effectiveness. Dr. Pulford’s professional background in engineering includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineer- ing as well as industry experience as an aircraft engineer. Her research and professional interests include faculty development, innovations in engineering
Paper ID #23188Work in Progress: Healthcare Economics and Information Literacy - Re-sources for Success in Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering EducationMr. Alexander James Carroll, North Carolina State University Alex Carroll is the Research Librarian for Engineering and Biotechnology at the NCSU Libraries. He facilitates faculty research and offers curriculum-integrated information literacy instruction to students in the College of Textiles and the College of Engineering, with particular emphasis on areas that intersect with human and animal health. Alex received his BA from James Madison University, and his MSLS from
departure for an upcoming internship were catalysts in leaving the researchteam. Yet this work and interaction with the SE Faculty was what motivated SE Student 3 tochoose his current senior project over a traditional capstone project. In helping redevelop the labactivities for an upper-division structural dynamics course he is able to enhance technicalanalysis abilities, skills in experimental design and fabrication, computer programming, as wellas curriculum development and pedagogy.CS Student 1:CS Student 1 believes that this project has exposed him to engineering in the CS field and he hasbeen able to apply skills learned during CS coursework. Helping to train the DL algorithm hasbeen highly beneficial to his development as a CS engineer since
Paper ID #21123Exploring Factors Influencing the Continued Interest in a Computer ScienceMajorDr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Systems Innovation and Effectiveness, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of Engineering Education and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech.Ms. Kirsten Davis, Virginia Tech Kirsten Davis is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also completed her master’s degree in Higher Education. She is the graduate assistant for the Rising
into focus later. As Melissa progresses through the NASASpace Grant and her future capstone, she will build her research skills, practice engineering andbe recognized as an environmental engineer. In turn, she may add engineering as a dimension ofher identity [50]. There may also be a reciprocal relationship between a sense of belonging in thefield and the integration of “engineer” into her core identity. If an individual feels that theirchosen profession is a place in which their contributions are valuable and welcomed, it followsthat they will be more likely to see themselves as meaningfully connected to their professionalcommunity. In turn, this could foster a greater sense of self-efficacy and identification with theirfield of
fluently. Her PhD focus is on creativity and design in engineering education. When not studying or teaching, Desen is riding her bikes up and especially down the mountains of Southwest Virginia.Dr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet
sexuality) may be integral inshifting engineering culture.SummaryOn September 16th 2017, Georgia Tech fourth-year computer engineering student Scout Schultzwas fatally shot by campus police in an incident which many close to Scout frame as a “suicideby cop.” Friends and family report 21-year old Scout navigated depression and social stressthroughout their college years. Scout identified as “nonbinary, intersex, and bisexual” [38]. Eachof these identities are impacted by marginalization and exist in the liminal spaces presented inthis paper. This tragedy should prompt our necessary discussion around nonbinary inclusion –are our environments sources of affirmation, support, distress, or invalidation? Are we expandinggendered norms and presentations
the attainment of student learning outcomes. The Faculty Course Assessment Report(FCAR) will be implemented to assess the attainment of student learning outcomes throughassigned course tasks. As an indirect measure, the department exit survey, the alumni survey,and the internship supervisor surveys are used in the assessment process of student learningoutcomes. The effectiveness of learning outcomes and program educational objectives basedon the results of FCARs and collected surveys will be analyzed in program level, and for anyshortcoming that is identified, a proper action plan for improvement will be implemented [4].3. Manufacturing Certificate ProgramsBesides developing a curriculum in advanced manufacturing, the Engineering and
learning. Other researchersclaim that active learning can improve student attitudes about learning and result in increasedgains in learning [27], [28], [17]. Literature claims that student-centered teaching methods thatinclude active learning can lead to better learning outcomes such as academic success, improvedlearning attitudes and increased student persistence than traditional teacher-centered methods.This study focuses more on the process of learning than the outcomes of learning. How dostudents say they learn in a flipped environment? What do they say they do as they learn? Whathelps and hinders their learning process?A. Formative assessment An integration of both formative and summative assessment is needed to get a holistic picture ofthe
Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Ph.D., serves as a Director of the Research Institute for Experiential Learning Science (RIELS) at Northeastern University and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. She earned her B.S. degree in Physics from Yale University in 1995 and her Ph. D. degree in Biological Physics from MIT in 2001. Dr. Zastavker’s research interests lie in the field of STEM education with specific emphasis on innovative pedagogical and curricular practices at the intersection with the issues of gender and diversity. Dr. Zastavker is currently working with Dr. Stolk on an NSF-supported project to understand students’ motivational attitudes in a variety of educational
Paper ID #22582Using Design Challenges to Develop Empathy in First-year CoursesJordan Orion James, University of New Mexico Jordan O. James is a Native American Ph.D. learning sciences student and lecturer at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in the Community & Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research assistant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering De- partments, and has been recognized as a Graduate Studies student spotlight recipient and teaching scholar. Jordan studies learning in authentic, real-world conditions utilizing Design Based Research