) at New Mexico Tech.Cheyenne Florenia RiveraMs. Emily Silva, California State University, Los AngelesTara Sundsted, Montana State University- Bozeman c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Changing of the Guard: Tips for Enabling Smooth Officer TransitionsAbstractMany campuses throughout the nation have active sections of the Society of Women Engineers(SWE). In an effective section, the SWE officers work together as a team to plan, organize, andcarry out a host of activities ranging from mentorship networks, career talks, middle schooloutreach events, and fundraisers. The team effort of these officers can make a substantial impacton the perception of and support for women in Engineering at a
, planning, marshaling, implementing people and implementingfinance) with our two independent variables (gender and family role model). Our results showthat overall, students with an entrepreneur in their family reported higher ESE for all the fiveconstructs than students who did not have an entrepreneur in their family. However, statisticallysignificant differences and interactions with gender were found for only searching, marshalingand implementing finance constructs. For searching, both the independent variables (family rolemodels and gender) were noted as significant predictors. In contrast, only presence of family rolemodels was found to be a statistically significant predictor for marshalling. Similarly, onlygender was significant predictor
and climate, weather patterns, weather hazards, weather proofstructures, and engineering design. Students conducted research on their Chromebooks, watchedvideos, and read books to gather enough information to assist them with their design. They askedquestions, imagined and planned possible solutions, created and improved their prototype, andshared their design solutions. The constraints of the prototype included using only the providedmaterials (e.g. craft sticks, empty paper towels, or cardboard). The height of the structure couldnot be smaller than 15 cm, with an entrance and exit that could open and close. In futureiterations of this lesson, teachers could provide students with a budget from which they wouldhave to ‘purchase
college of engineering.When organizing a departmental or programmatic effort, logistical decisions can dominate andobscure the underlying organizing theory for the effort. Consistent with NSF’s calls for a greaterunderstanding of theories of change, we connect the explicit and implicit organizing philosophiesunderpinning the innovative approach to enacted institutional plans and approaches. We draw onHenderson’s theoretical models of Institutional Change in higher education to clarify the chosenapproach to transformation. We also draw on a complex systems perspective as a guidingphilosophy to conceptualize change in the interconnected human, institutional, and socialstructures of our engineering college, and on boundary spanning to address the
codebook includedthemes and subthemes from the matrix with examples of each code. Intercoder agreementstatistics were calculated using MAXQDA software and averaged a correlation of 97.3%.The findings indicate an emphasis on the following SEPs: (1) planning and carrying outinvestigations (2) developing and using models and (3) analyzing and interpreting data. Forplanning and carrying out investigations, the coded segments encouraged students to makeobservations to be used later for analysis. A few segments related to making predictions but nonethat asked students to plan an investigation or evaluate data collection methods. Anothercommon practice that appeared in engineering-specific units was developing and using models.For this practice, students
look into theinherent value of STEM learning and provided them the opportunity to engage in businessdevelopment activities such as idea generation, fast pitch, design thinking and business planning.In addition, lean start up approach provided students ways to interview potential customers andquickly make pivots in their plan for delivering a product or solution to potential customers fastand efficiently. According to data collected in the project, such entrepreneurship practices wellenhanced the overall STEM learning experiences of students. As a design and development project, research questions in STEM-Inc frame formative datacollection and analysis to address aspects of the design that worked and others that requirerevision. Summative
Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and remains a flagshipprogram to promote diversity in STEM at the University [8].WISE Honors fits the definition of an academic program as defined by Lattuca and Stark: “aplanned group of courses and experiences designated for a specific group of students” [9, p.127]. The Program has both planned courses and a set of experiences for high achieving womenstudents pursuing degrees in STEM. No other institution of higher education offers such aprogram, with its strongcurricular focus in addition to 16 14research, service, leadership, 12and internship. The curriculum 10consists of a sequenced 8academic plan that
community need.These efforts were supported by the university-wide programs Communication Across theCurriculum, CxC (http://www.lsu.edu/academicaffairs/cxc/), which focuses on oral, written,technical, and visual communication skills, and the Center for Community Engagement,Learning, and Leadership (http://www.lsu.edu/academicaffairs/ccell/). Today, BE 1251 isdesignated by the university as communication intensive (technical and visual). BE 1252 isdesignated by the university as communication intensive (written and visual) and service-learning. There is a plan underway (see Future plans for details) to offer BE 1251 as a service-learning course.Increasing collaboration among instructorsThe faculty is collegial and long-term instructors of these
, and Ph.D from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, in 2014, all in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Engineering Design Methods in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also serving as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Center of Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR) at Florida State University. His research interests are primar- ily in the areas of dynamic system modeling, intelligent control, autonomous mobile wheeled and legged robotics, dynamic motion planning, and mechatronics.Dr. Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Chiang Shih is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, FAMU-FSU College of
progresses through an individual research project, scoped collaboratively by both the Fellow and faculty mentor. The Friday of each week is dedicated to a full-day BEST program workshop, where Fellows share their experiences that week, discuss teaching methodology, learn about NGSS, and plan their own curricula. By the conclusion of the program, BEST Fellows developed new curriculum according to their laboratory experience. Each Fellow’s curriculum is developed according to the standards established by NGSS and is structured as a self-contained unit that fits within the larger scope of his/her classes. Moreover, each curriculum is connected to the context for learning at each individual
mission and goals.Next, the students spent several weeks drawing the existing building in a building informationmodeling software program, while also completing a thorough building code study. Studentswere tasked with completing a building design that was both functional and aestheticallypleasing. Students also had to develop a one word concept, which could be seen in alldimensions of the project. Figure 2 provides an example of a concept board, as created by onestudent.Figure 2: Example of Student Conceptual WorkOnce the students completed a building code study, to ensure code compliance, the class metwith the community partner to present preliminary color plans. Students received critique fromthe client regarding both positive and negative
), and onebrave sophomore (1).BackgroundAs described by Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick in a work in progress at ASEE in 2017 [16], thecourse that these students participated in was organized around objectives that included studentlearning about working in teams and collaborating while building drones.The output of each team was a jointly-constructed drone and a team-designed plan for a “pro-social drone”—that is, a design that would somehow have a positive impact on society. Studentswere challenged to wrestle with what it means for something to be pro-social. In the syllabusstudents were alerted to the ways that this class was likely to be different than others that theyhad taken before.As Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick describe it, the course was
DevelopmentAbstractProviding all students with information about diverse career pathways and the skills to pursuethem is a national imperative. We developed an externship component of an NIH-funded traininggrant program (T32 EB007507) and examined the career development of predoctoral biomedicalengineering trainees who participated. Data sources included program records, interviews, and asurvey. All trainees who participated in the program since it began in 2009 were sampled.An externship, when well-planned, afforded the trainees the experience of executing a study withsignificant independence. In doing so, participants learned to direct their work, further theirresearch, and achieve project deliverables. Trainees were very confident in conducting research,especially
students from underrepresented groups (URGs) at community collegeswho have the opportunity to transfer to engineering programs. We are specifically investigatinghow their experiences in community college influence their plans for future education andcareers. While the diversity of 4-year universities has remained stagnant, the diversity ofcommunity college student populations is actually increasing. Therefore, community collegesrepresent a potential source of talent for future engineers from diverse backgrounds. We arecurrently in the first year of data collection where we have piloted the study at one of the datacollection sites. Five students from traditionally underrepresented groups in engineering havebeen interviewed. We use a narrative
Current strategic plan for Georgia Institute of Plan and Vision Technology. Olin College Curricular Vision A guiding document for the development of Olin College curriculum. The purpose of this examination was to discover mandates within the documents that wouldfavor an andragogical teaching and learning approach. Expanding the bounds of this studybeyond a single engineering discipline and institution provides a richer context for theincorporation of andragogy into the greater field of engineering education. For the analyses, twoof the authors individually coded each document for text related to the five andragogicalassumptions. These instances were then evaluated to
ISO 9000 standards, evolution andimportance of ISO 9000 standards, the basic structure of ISO 9000, and the seven qualitymanagement principles that the ISO 9000 series are based on. At the completion of this learningmodule, students should be able to (a) describe what ISO 9000 series standards are and why it isimportant in both industries and service sectors; (b) describe the differences of the ISO 90001987, 1994, 2000, 2008, and 2015 versions and the key changes and the content structure of ISO9000:2015; and (c) understand and discuss the seven quality management principles and howthey are related to ISO 9000.2) Mid-level: This module will cover the major sections of ISO 9001:2015 including context ofthe organization, leadership, planning
transmittedby the SR. Furthermore, the MR identifies garbage bin locations in an office by using RobotOperating System (ROS) and a Movidius Image Processing unit and empties them. Twoautonomous robots in the vacuum system are programmed using ROS under Linux Ubuntu. ALIDAR is installed on each of the robots and path-planning algorithms allow them to navigatearound obstacles. The autonomous teaming robots are mainly designed to clean commercial officeareas. However, they may also be used for residential spaces.INTRODUCTIONOne of the most thankless jobs in office or home areas is vacuuming. It is a duty that sometimesinvolves dragging around an unwieldy plastic hose connected to a clumsy wheeled canister forextended periods depending on the room size
project, 3. To mold them as independent/collaborative researchers and effective communicators, 4. For them to learn to ask the right questions, formulate plans, pragmatically interpret data, 5. To inspire and enable them to pursue advanced study and related STEM careers.Organizational Structure:In lieu of the typical exclusive one-on-one mentoring of undergraduate students, this site utilizedand extended the vertically-integrated team framework for a more realistic, meaningful andeffective engagement of undergraduates in research. Initiated by Georgia Tech in 2009,Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) unite undergraduate education and faculty research in ateam-based context, where students earn academic credits and/or a research
, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [page 42, 1]. Our teamof instructors exposes students to project management techniques at multiple levels within ourundergraduate ECE program. By learning project management early and practicing it often,students improve their teamwork efficacy in projects, courses, and in their future careers. Scrumis a cyclical project management technique commonly used in high-tech industries. Scrumprovides a framework that facilitates teamwork and project management through an adaptable,incremental process. We have tailored our variant of Scrum for students working on engineeringprojects in a higher-education environment. We intend to better understand student learning ofproject management and teamwork so that
focus is human performance and cognition.Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology Prof. Badiru is Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He has oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at the AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University
participant’s experiencewith the project, but also included some demographic questions. Table 1 lists the questions andtheir respective research questions. A selection of the results organized around three researchquestions from the study is given below:How did the students view this type of activity?For many of the participants, this activity was a new experience for them. Someparticipants revealed that they had prior experience co-planning projects or activitieswith other content areas, however a majority stated that they had limited experience co-planning such intense design projects between content areas. The overall feelings aboutthe project were positive, and the students listed several benefits of the assignment.What problems did the students
StudentsAbstractFormalized professional development programs are taking on increased importance inengineering education in response to the needs and desires of the profession. Today’s engineersare expected to be technologically competent. In addition, they must be able to lead, manage,innovate, and identify and solve problems. In response to these increasing demands on engineers,the College of Engineering at Villanova University developed a comprehensive professionaldevelopment program called Career Compass. Career Compass is a three-year mandatorybearing-credit program. There is an optional fourth-year component. This program has fourthemes: The Engineering Profession, Setting the Stage for Personal and Professional Success,Post-Graduation Career Planning, and
sustainability. He received the Ross Fellowship from Purdue University. He also had an internship at Monroe Regional Airport in Monroe, LA.Ms. Lorraine E. Holtaway, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Lorraine E. Holtaway is a Ph.D. student in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Inclusion of Sustainability Analysis in a National Airport Design CompetitionAbstractAirports are including sustainability in their long-range planning and yearly reports.Environmental concerns have long been a part of air transportation planning, airports are alsoincluding social, economic, and sometimes
manyuniversities.Excellence in teaching has always been a hallmark of Baylor. A recent growth in the graduateprogram prompted the School of ECS to develop a strategy to help faculty, especially researchactive faculty, see the importance of classroom teaching and to develop classroom skills. Thispaper will document the original plan to provide tools to enable faculty to grow in both theirresearch programs as well as undergraduate education, focusing on the series of FacultyDevelopment Seminars (FDSs) and end-of-semester workshops held every year since 2011.The purpose for this work has not changed - as we aspire to encourage innovation in ourclassrooms and instill a greater appreciation for Baylor, we must, ourselves, continue to grow inour development as faculty
) increasing student engagement, success, and retention, and (b) ultimately seeing greater increases for underrepresented minority (URM), women, and first-generation students. Ten faculty teaching first- and second-year Engineering courses participated in the first cohort of ISE-2 in Summer 2017, which consisted of three workshops and six informal “coffee conversations”. At the conclusion of the workshops, each faculty was tasked with completing a teaching plan for the Fall 2017 semester, to incorporate the strategies and knowledge from ISE-2 into the courses they plan to teach. Focus groups with the ISE-2 faculty were conducted in Fall 2017 to obtain feedback about the faculty development program. Classroom observations were
impractical for many engineeringand engineering technology programs. This paper proposes a portable engine-dynamometer testcell using a one-cylinder all-terrain vehicle (ATV) engine driving a set of high-currentalternators. Engine loading is to be accomplished with a set of electric resistance heaters and apower switching array.Although associated with a large university, this project is being undertaken by a satellitecampus with limited space and financial resources. The plan is to implement the Engine-DynoProject in phases over a period of years using primarily undergraduate students working ondirected projects. The planned phases at this time are as follows: 1. Build a sturdy but portable cart to hold the engine, load cell, accessories, and
PlanThe activities of the ASEE Diveristy Committee have been guided by a communal vision andhave informed and been informed by (a) the task force charge in 2009, (b) initial plans developedby the committee in 2011-12, (c) and a formal strategic action plan developed in 2015-16. TheASEE statement on diversity and inclusion describes the Society’s vision as to create and foster environments where every individual is respected and no one feels marginalized. ASEE believes that this can be achieved by supporting the education, recruitment, retention, and advancement of these groups in engineering education, engineering technology education, and the engineering profession. While ASEE recognizes that steady gains have been
Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University and a MBA from Urbana University.Prof. Adedeji B. Badiru, Air Force Institute of Technology Prof. Badiru is Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He has oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at the AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and
what you were taught. Go through the book, e.g., a chapter a week. Go through a list of topics, e.g., a topic a week.Ideally, course content is determined by planning the program’s curriculum so that the content ofeach course plays its part in achieving the program’s educational objectives [5], [6], [7]. This isunlikely to translate to any of the above bullets. Neither academic freedom nor faculty purviewimplies that the faculty member can teach whatever they want to [8], [9]. See Figure 1. In a well-functioning department, e.g., fully accredited with complete ABET approved syllabi, the newfaculty member should be able to focus on interpreting the bases of each pyramid in Figures 1and 2. In an imperfect scenario, e.g., the faculty
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