undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fron- tiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2013 and awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research
, optical SoC/NoC architecture, and on-chip optoelectronic device design.Dr. Ali Reza Osareh, North Carolina A&T State University Ali Osareh received his PhD from Virginia tech in 1994. He has worked in the industry including wireless design before joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina Agri- cultural and Technical State University in 2000. His areas of research interest are in Energy and Power Systems, Industrial Automation and Control system. As a part of NSF funded project he teaches EE and non-EE students how to apply theories learned in classroom by utilizing Analog Discovery Board for in class experiments and outside classroom design projects. Dr. Osareh can be reached at
, each from Auburn University. Ms. Simons has been a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama since 2014.Prof. Scott William Kramer, Auburn University Scott W. Kramer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University. Since 1993, he has taught undergraduate and graduate classes in scheduling, project management, and information technology. His research and con- sulting work involves international construction and designing study abroad classes for university stu- dents. His project management experience includes
. Galyna’s work in the Emerging Mate- rials Research Laboratory at MSU involved R&D of semiconductor and nano-electronic materials and devices. This research experience helped her develop a multidisciplinary expertise in science and technol- ogy, covering Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, etc. Since 2011 Galyna have been administering International Programs at the Bagley College of Engineering. Born and raised overseas, she encouraged Mississippi State University students to gain firsthand knowledge of how engineering is taught and practiced throughout the world. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Development of Students
identifiesthrough examples the areas where mathematical rigor is necessary. Then it presents the emphasison select topics and the advantages and drawbacks of specific pedagogy. Finally, a blended andextended approach is suggested as a hopeful remedy for better absorption of mathematicalconcepts. The steps proposed must start from the freshman level and reinforced through thesenior level, and measured outcomes must be realizable before graduation from the BS program.ApproachESCC provides an approach to gather examination data as a direct evidence of learning usingcarefully designed conceptual questions. Together with this, we collect inputs from facultyadvisors and teaching assistants to provide further proofs of identifying difficult conceptual areasfrom a
Kwak Tanguay is a Ph.D. Candidate in Multicultural Education at the University of Washington. Her research examines how educational policy & practice, curriculum, and instruction mediate cross- racial and cross-ethnic peer relations among students, and how these peer relations shape students of color’s educational experiences, trajectories, and access to opportunities.Dr. Joyce Yen, University of Washington Joyce Yen, Ph.D., is the Director of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change at the University of Washington where she focuses on advancing women and underrepresented minority faculty in STEM fields and leading faculty professional development programs. Her diversity and faculty work has received over
. Emily holds a master’s degree in higher education and student development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 What is engineering leadership? A proposed definition.AbstractIn response to the demand for engineering graduates with stronger leadership skills, manyengineering leadership development programs have been established around the world. Many ofthe best practices in such programs are similar to those in general leadership programs, and thereseems to be a lack of understanding of how to define engineering leadership, and explain how itdiffers from general leadership. To address this issue, a survey was distributed to 163participants (87% students, 13% alumni from a Canadian
socialsupport to my students, as well as enrichment and research or practical experienceopportunities. I have been the PI and Co-PI for grants received from NSF, NASA and theDepartment of Education amounting to over $5 million to develop the engineeringprogram and award CSEMS/S- STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math)scholarships to students at San Antonio College. An NSF discretionary grant from EngineeringEducation I obtained in 2003 allowed me to initiate the EDGE (Early Development ofGeneral Engineering) 13 a summer program, designed to attract and retain high schoolstudents into the engineering field. The program continued through 2015 with help fromDepartment of Education MSEIP funding. A majority of my mentees have participated in
College Collaborative. Supporting Engineering programsacross multiple rural colleges, sharing resources, faculty, perhaps including a mobile lab anddeveloping an Introduction to Engineering Project between colleges could potentially lead tonew ways of delivering Engineering education in rural Arizona. Using remote access labs,sharing key faculty/lab resources, and employing on-line web delivery of programs are examplesof this model.Sharing of Ideas and Best PracticesThe colleges’ sharing of ideas, resources, and even faculty through the Network has strengthenedthe community and yielded collective impact as follows: • Shared experiences and best practices led to an appreciation for high quality work being accomplished on each campus
specific projects • Explain the potential risks of failure and proposed solutions in terms familiar to various stakeholders • Provide recommendations for deciding when to stop a project or when to continue it • Extract practical lessons learned by reviewing case histories of failuresCost of Production and Market Conditions • Identify the market scenarios for a product • Analyze the effects of different business models • Describe the nature of the firm that will be best for the product and its environment • Describe the behavior of costs in the short run and long run production • Identify economies of scale and disc-economies of scale through long run cost curves • Apply various methods to suggest a selling price based in the costs of production
] reinforce the challengesregarding the increased competition in research funding as well as the changing fabric of theacademic identity at the Associate Faculty rank, requiring for increased collaboration. Oncefaculty achieve tenure they face a different set of pressures, including questions about identity,impact, leadership, and legacy [2]. Kiernan Mathews highlighted that The Collaborative onAcademic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), based at Harvard Graduate School ofEducation, finds that the experienced associate professor (at that rank for more than 5 years) isless satisfied with his or her institution and department than is the recently tenured associateprofessor [4]. The COACHE report, as well as other references [1],[2],[3],[4
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) extensionoffers short courses mainly on aerospace composite materials [3]. Similarly, the Centerfor Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing (CLAMP), at University ofMichigan, Dearborn campus offers courses to enhance their graduate education onmaterials and processes that are used in the production of lightweight automobiles [4].Their topics cover practical uses of additive manufacturing, advanced materials andpolymers as applied to lightweighting challenges. They work collaboratively withindustry on research to advance the design, materials technology and testing, andmanufacturing processes for life-ling education in producing lightweight automobiles.Likewise, Technical University (TU) Delft offers short
thepollutant, and the solutions that can be implemented to either reduce its emission or totallyremove it. Along with the paper, students prepared a PowerPoint presentation followed by aclass discussion. By researching atmospheric pollution and its sources and effects, studentsgained a deeper appreciation of the impact of energy-related choices, behavioral actions, andhuman activities, as well as the price of technological advances and modern lifestyles on theenvironment. Assessment of Course Outcomes In order to assess the course, we link the course outcomes listed in Table 3 to theuniversity core curriculum outcomes for physical science. Each of the core outcomes is assessedthrough specific homework, exam, or project elements. The ways
. J. Elect. Eng. Educ., vol. 47, pp. 189–199, 2010.Swart, A.J., “Theory versus practical in a curriculum for engineering students—A case study,”presented at the AFRICON, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009.Yin, R.K., Case study Research—Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: SAGE, 2009.
access and success of those traditionally under-represented and/or under-served in STEM higher education.Prof. Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington Eve Riskin received her BS degree in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. and her graduate degrees in EE from Stanford. Since 1990, she has been in the EE Department at the University of Washington where she is now Associate Dean of Diversity and Access in the College of Engineering, Professor of Electri- cal Engineering and Director of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change. With ADVANCE, she works on mentoring and leadership development programs for women faculty in SEM. Her research in- terests include image compression and image processing, with a focus on
Paper ID #22413Effectiveness of Gamification Activities in a Project-based Learning Class-roomDr. Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University Mankato, Iron Range Engineering Dr. Eleanor Leung is an assistant professor with the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program which is part of Minnesota State University, Mankato. She joined IRE in August 2016 and is the electrical engineering faculty member who leads competencies in the areas of electric machines, signals and systems, three phase systems and controls systems. Her research area is in wireless communications focusing on space-time block coding and the design of signal
for potential future research topics for MS and/or PhD graduate studentsinterested in studying the static liquefaction triggering mechanism. Last but certainly notleast, it can also be used as demonstration laboratory activities to help attract more highschool students to attend Purdue University Northwest to study civil and geotechnicalengineering programs.Concluding RemarksThe importance of active, hands-on learning for students studying a discipline in theSTEM industry is becoming more and more relevant every year. There is a conflictbetween university professors and students in regard to the methods of teaching andlearning that works best for an individual. It is in human nature for us to have aninductive approach to learning whereas
power electronics. He has been working on thin film solar cell research since 1979 including a Sabbatical Leave at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1993. He has also worked on several photovoltaic system projects Dr. Singh has also worked on electric vehicle research, working on battery monitoring and management systems funded primarily by federal agencies (over $3.5 million of funding). Dr. Singh has consulted for several companies including Ford Motor Company and Epuron, LLC. He has also served as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. Dr Singh has over 100 conference and journal publications and holds six issued US patents. Dr. Singh’s recent work is focused on
research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Gatekeepers to Broadening Participation in Engineering: A Qualitative Investigation of a Case Site in Virginia (Work in Progress)AbstractTo broaden participation in engineering
of highly trained, minority STEMeducators. This work describes an INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot thatbuilds on an existing regional partnership of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCUs) that are working together to improve STEM outcomes for middle school minority malestudents.Using collective impact-style approaches such as implementing mutually reinforcing activitiesthrough a Network Improvement Community (NIC) these partners are addressing the larger goalof improving STEM achievement in minority males, particularly in middle school. Activities ofthe NIC included a workshop to share best practices and define the NIC, workgroups to engagein improvement cycles, a website that will contribute to the knowledge
Paper ID #23825IBBME Discovery: Biomedical Engineering-based Iterative Learning in aHigh School STEM Curriculum (Evaluation)Mr. Locke Davenport Huyer, University of TorontoNeal I. Callaghan, University of TorontoRami Saab, University of Toronto I am a MASc student in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the Uni- versity of Toronto. My research interests include medical device design, brain-computer interfaces, and algorithms for biosignal information processing. My teaching experiences include graduate level teaching assistant positions and I am currently a physics curriculum executive with the
students that graduated in the first engineering major they choseafter FYE, compared to 78% of DM graduates who stayed with their first major choice. FYE programs also have thequickest path to graduation in engineering, which may be a result of fewer FYE students changing their majors asevery change of discipline within engineering requires an average of two additional semesters.7Motivation theories attempt to explain the relationships between beliefs, values, and goals with respect to action andthus, may be useful for studying major choice. A number of identity and motivation constructs have been associatedwith retention and success within engineering. Specifically, researchers have shown that domain identification, utility,perceived ability, and
introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and
argumentation is a promising approachto teaching engineering, the National Research Council (NRC, 2012) contended that studentsshould master “constructing a convincing argument that supports or refutes claims” for solutionsabout the designed world – a recommendation that was adopted by the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS Lead States, 2013, p. 63).Although argumentation can help both students and engineers achieve positive outcomes(Gouran, 1995; Zohar & Nemet, 2002), it’s not always a simple skill for students to master(Wilson-Lopez & Garlick, 2017). Consequently, we argue that there is a need for more researchrelated to best practices for supporting K-12 students in engaging in engineering argumentation.The purpose of this review is to
Paper ID #21292Teach-Flipped: A Faculty Development MOOC on How to Teach FlippedDr. Cynthia Furse, University of Utah Dr. Cynthia Furse (PhD ’94) is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Furse teaches / has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, microwave engineering, circuits, and antenna design. She is a leader and early developer of the flipped classroom, and began flipping her classes in 2007. She is now regularly engaged helping other faculty flip their classes (see Teach-Flip.utah.edu
manufacturing and materials. This paper willdiscuss the lessons learned from managing and facilitating a collaborative program. It will alsodiscuss how this program was able to leverage regional assets to provide a deep and meaningfulexperiential learning opportunity for the participants. Finally, it will discuss how the participantswere guided through a process to develop curriculum that connected their experiences andemployed research based best practices for encouraging underrepresented populations to pursueengineering.INTRODUCTION Global competitiveness in future manufacturing will depend upon the maturation andadoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. These technologies include robotics [1],artificial intelligence [2], 3D printing
Conference on Neural Networks. His research interests are: applications of neural networks, fuzzy logic controllers, and design of fuzzy logic controllers for industrial applicationsDr. Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT) Mequanint Moges earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and M.Sc. degree in Communication Systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia. His research interests are in the areas of wireless sensor networking, load scheduling in parallel and distributed systems and
Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University in the Polytech- nic School. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to ASU, London worked at the National Science Founda- tion, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Way to Win: Incentivizing Engineering Faculty to Incorporate Entrepreneurship in their CoursesAbstractIt can be very challenging to incentivize engineering faculty to incorporate something
to put theory into practice in the real world.She goes on to write that ”students should be continually engaged in these intellectual processesthroughout the curriculum — not just in their final year — and at an increasingly sophisticatedlevel.” She advocates for ”the need to do all of the above concurrently and continually across thecurriculum, in an intentional and coherent way, which may require a “wipe the slate clean”approach to the design of 21st century engineering education” [14].Similarly, the University of Dayton sponsors a Kern Entrepreneurial Engineer Network (KEEN)Fellows Program for faculty to reach 100 percent of the undergraduate engineering studentpopulation by significantly expanding the number of faculty involved in the
. As one of the broadestengineering majors, mechanical engineering offers training in areas that range from thermal fluidsciences to mechatronics to machine design. In the ideal program, students are also given a tasteof industry work through team activities, project-based course content, or a required engineeringwork experience. Mechanical engineering graduates have the opportunity to join any number ofindustries, and are indeed highly sought-after for their problem solving skills and technicalbreadth. Yet, mechanical engineering students are generally not provided with guidance onmatching their interests with one of the multitude of jobs or non-traditional career paths availableto them.Students are also lacking direction on skills so