of the program, with upheld focus on increasing interest, knowledge, andconfidence in STEAM, were as follows: 1. Increase young women students’ interest levels in STEAM fields 2. Provide an opportunity for young women to engage in coding and use coding as a platform for future STEAM inquiry in college and beyond 3. Increase student self-confidence and critical thinking skills in STEAM/coding 4. Incorporate coding into a topic in which students are interested in and experience daily such as music 5. Help students draw connections between their interests, passions, and STEAM disciplinesRationale for the Program and Literature ReviewWhen assessing the global proportion of STEM professional positions between
assumptions tosimplify problems, choose equations and solution methods, break complex problems down intocomponent parts, link component parts together to form solutions for complex engineeringsystems, and reflect on the results of the analysis and associated design they learn engineering.Throughout this learning process, formative assessment and feedback effectively guides studentstoward mastery of learning objectives [1], [2]. The engineering instructor learns to identifyproblems that will provide students with the necessary skills to be successful in their course.For years, chapter-end problems and solution manuals have provided instructors a helpful tool forassigning and assessing students work as part of this learning process. Over time, students
interdisciplinary fashion. In addition, the paper provides examples of students’design proposals for the university campus demonstrating their capability to integrate activetechnical solutions and passive design strategies achieving net-zero GHG, energy, water, andwaste targets.1. IntroductionArchitecture and technology students are entering professions demanding leadership andinnovation. Professional meta-disciplinary teamwork emphasizes aggregation of disciplines’skills in a sequential and convergent collaborative process. Such meta-disciplinary approach tocollaborative teamwork, unfortunately, is not often nurtured in our institution of highereducation, including the architecture, engineering, and technology programs. The meta-disciplinary approach
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Developing Communities of Practice to Serve Hispanic Students: Supporting Identity, Community, and Professional NetworksUnderrepresentation of women and students of color in science, technology, engineering, andmath is a national epidemic. The lack of socioeconomic, gender, and racial/ethnic diversity incomputer science is particularly pronounced—only 11% of recent computing graduates werewomen, while Hispanics comprised only 7% of all Bachelor degree earners [1]. Ethnic minoritieswho are also the first in their families to attend college are less likely to graduate than their peers,especially when they experience a lack
Education, 2018 Developing Engineering Proficiency and Self-Efficacy through a Middle School Engineering Course (Fundamental)IntroductionIn recent years, engineering has become a new priority in elementary and secondary scienceclassrooms across the United States. Numerous states have adopted engineering standards [1],[2], [3] and at the national level, the Next Generation Science Standards [4], [5] call, for the firsttime, for the meaningful integration of science and engineering. With this emergence ofengineering within the K-12 educational arena comes a new imperative for education researchexploring the outcomes of efforts to engage pre-college students in engineering. A systematicreview of P-12 engineering education studies from 2000
organization. As a former professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her engineering and speech science research covered topics of accessibility. Her current research in Maryland looks at intersections of social science theories, STEM equity, and physics. She was a ”Cover Girl” for O’Reilly Media’s ”Women in Data” issue in 2015, a finalist for the 2015 Global Engineering Deans Council/Airbus Diversity Award, Sci Chic/Medium.com 35 ”Women STEM on Social Media Stars” (July 1, 2016), and 2016 winner of the Claire Felbinger Award for Diversity from ABET. She is a Tau Beta Pi ”Eminent Engineer,” and can be found online @Renetta Tull and https://renettatull.wordpress.com/.Ms. Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing Improved Methodology for Online Delivery of Coursework Providing a Framework for Quality Online EducationIntroductionThe relative quality of online education in the United States has been in question for decades,while a higher value is placed on an education provided in a traditional classroom setting.Studies have shown that a majority of faculty members polled don’t accept the value andlegitimacy of online courses [1]. Still, many institutes have encouraged faculty members topursue the development of online courses to meet the rising demand for quality online education.The key terms here are “quality” and “education”. A
performeda total number of 10 hydraulic labs, as well as 3 pneumatic labs. Figure 1 shows the trainers usedfor hydraulic and pneumatic lab activities. Figure 1. The Hydraulic (left) and pneumatic (right) trainers.The pneumatic trainers includes various components as well as a dedicated computer on whichAutomation Studio is being installed. More information on trainers design and development, aswell as pneumatic lab activities designed for the course can be found in [1] and [2]. All thepneumatic components and the PLCs were donated to the College by industrial partners. Thetrainers’ frames were ordered and assembled by undergraduate students with a total cost ofroughly $25,000 for six trainers.The author, who also teaches the course
the modern era of instantaneous information and communication through the internet, onlineeducation has become a significant area of growth and research in the education community.Many see online education as a key to providing quality education to a broader population in abroader range of places. In data collected by the Babson Survey Research Group it was foundthat two-thirds of chief academic officers at surveyed universities believed that online educationwas critical to their school’s long-term strategy [1], [2].The increase of formal online education has also spread to engineering [3], although to a lesserextent than other disciplines. The lag in bringing online education to engineering is primarilyattributed to the traditionally
-Eliciting Activities Learning System (MEALearning.com), a site designed for implementing, managing, and re- searching MEAs in large classes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing Reviewer Profiles Using Analysis of Prior AuthorshipAbstractBackgroundPeer review is a cornerstone of academic research dissemination. It is a fundamental prerequisitefor “good” research, even though the process of selecting reviewers is largely shrouded inmystery. Under ideal conditions, reviewers are experts on a paper’s topic, but the process ofidentifying that expertise varies widely from publication venue to venue.Purpose (Hypothesis)The purpose of this paper is to (1) identify some of the methods
alsouse these cases. Slides (either one or two-day instruction), teaching notes, and grading rubrics areavailable for other instructors to download and use and can be found in the Center forSustainable Engineering repository.IntroductionGreater exposure to concepts from behavioral decision sciences can offer civil engineeringstudents a new perspective and potentially new solutions that link human and social values tophysical infrastructure systems [1], [2]. This is a necessary advancement towards moresustainable infrastructure [3]. In effort to contribute to this need, this paper explains three case-based modules that not only teach engineering students about sustainable infrastructure but alsohelps them recognize their own, and their clients
engineers over the last 10 years. The first was developed for graduatestudents at Polytechnic University and included 14 modules that focused mainly on structuraland geotechnical applications [1]. The second, developed at the American University of Beirutwas an undergraduate course that included both civil engineering and electrical engineeringstudents [2]. This undergraduate course covered a large breadth of instrumentation in multiplecivil engineering disciplines (i.e. geotechnical, structural, and environmental).The course developed and described in this paper differs from the first two courses in that itincludes both graduate and undergraduate students, attempts to include sensors used in thetransportation and water disciplines, and is focused
assesses competencies in system design, implementation,project management and documentation. Each competency is evaluated on a 1 to 5 scale,representing skill levels associated with a Pre-Engineer, Trainee, Intern, Entry-Level Engineerand Professional, respectively. The competencies were assessed using freshman, sophomore andsenior capstone design courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University ofIdaho. The data show that the scores improved consistently from freshman to senior years, withthe largest increase in system design skills, followed by implementation, project management,and then documentation. The data provide an overview of the changes in design skills throughthe curriculum, helping to identify weaknesses within
the first offering of the course. Insights gained from thefirst offering of this course as well as recommendations for future work will also be discussed.IntroductionMassive open online courses (MOOCs) have attracted the attention of many colleges anduniversities in recent years. Since the term was coined in 2008, MOOCs have been a topic ofsignificant debate in regards to their teaching effectiveness and intellectual property issues [1].Despite the controversies surrounding MOOCs, companies such as Udacity, Coursera, and edXhave offered many of these courses in which millions of students have enrolled. Thesecompanies have partnered with dozens of different colleges and universities to offer MOOCcourses including Harvard, Stanford, and MIT
subsections.Electric Machines I: This 3-credit course is designed to provide foundations in the operation,principles, construction, performances and testing of major types of electrical machines, beingoffered once a year usually during the spring semester. Topics covered are the fundamentals ofmagnetic circuits, transformers and rotating electric machinery including both DC and ACmachinery. In addition to that, we are also included comprehensive discussions of the controlmethods, techniques and most important applications for each of the major types of electricmachines included in this course. The following topics are included in this course:1. Introduction to Electric Machines, Review: Newton Laws, Electric Circuits, Phasors, andElectromagnetic Field Basics
’ emotional state (using the Positive and NegativeAffect Schedule, PANAS), and validity and reliability. MANOVA analysis indicated there wasno significant effect of survey focus on positive or negative affect, F(4,646) = 1.075, p = .368,but that data was not missing at random in the IBM survey, 𝟀2(503) = 580.80, p = .009). WithExploratory Factor Analysis, the latent constructs were tested and the list of items refined. Theimplications of these findings for the full survey and for future studies will be discussed. Introduction: the GRADS ProjectAmidst calls for an increase in STEM graduates in the U.S., attrition among engineeringgraduate students remains a serious issue [1]. Previous studies have indicated that the
student success and engagement are reviewed along with student perceptions of theprogram to extract key insights to inform future programs and best practices for maximumimpact.1. INTRODUCTIONDespite the growth of minority communities in America during the past few decades, trends inthe underrepresentation of minorities in science and engineering have persisted. In 2015,although the total U.S. population was comprised of 13% of African Americans, they represented5% of the science and engineering workforce. Similarly, although the percentage of Latinos inthe workforce increased significantly from 3% in 1970 to 15% in 2011, they represented 6% ofworkers in science and engineering1. Native American, Pacific Islander, Hawaiian, andSoutheast Asians
which generates high quality composite manufacturing data. She was a key member in the SDP1 Strata Design Project 1 that followed the design process from concept to final design review by creating the ply definition and the solid model. Aysha completed her Master of Engineering Management Degree from UAE University in February 2018. Aysha’s interest is in the design process for composite components. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Development of a Design Division for an Industry: A Capstone Project in a Master of Engineering Management Program Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, Salah Al Omari, and Aysha AlAmeri College of Engineering
of MSE to broaden students’ academic pursuits and career aspirations.Through a series of interrelated program activities: recruitment, seminars, networking events,transfer guidance, and summer research, the Research Experiences and Exploration inMaterials Science (REEMS) program has changed both academic and career perspectives for asignificant number of students. REEMS has four objectives; each centered on providing new intellectual challenges andmotivational experiences for these students. 1. Identify and recruit talented and motivated students into the REEMS and REEMS REU program tracks 2. Immerse HCC students into a series of concurrent activities aligned with a fast-paced introduction to materials science and
resulted in identifying the need for combining course offerings ofa 4-year university and a nearby technical college. For the 4-year university, an associate ofscience degree requires a minimum of 60 credit hours (of which about half is university corecourses such as Composition, Algebra, and Social Science). A technical certificate requires aminimum of 18 hours. The number of hours for each program was determined by therequirements established by the institute’s governing body. Based on these constraints, thefollowing 2-year program was developed and approved by each institution’s curriculumcommittee, see Table 1.Table 1. Advanced Manufacturing Technician Curriculum (Sessions I and II refer to the two six seeks summersessions at the 4-year
the courseand the students’ projects and presentations that have resulted from its offering.I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDAlmost two decades ago, the US National Academy of Engineering developed a list of the 20most significant and greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century which have had themost impact on the lives of people. Electrification, as supported by the electrical power grid, wasfirst on the list (compared to the Airplane, Telephone, and Internet which ranked 3rd, 9th, and13th respectively) [1]. Our century-old power grid is the largest interconnected machine onEarth, so massively complex and inextricably linked to human involvement and endeavor that it 1has alternatively
the Challenger launchdecision, the Alaska Airlines flight 261 crash, and the Piper Alpha oilrig fire. We received 47responses in the Fall 2016 semester and 101 responses in the Spring 2017 semester fromundergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Purdue’s Aeronautics and Astronauticsdepartment. Our initial statistical analysis indicates that there may be a correlation between astudent’s performance in and exposure to systems engineering-related classes and the student’sperformance on our survey.1 IntroductionAs the complexity of the systems we build increases, so does the demand for systems engineers[Hutchison et al., 2016; SERC, 2013; Chaput & Mark, 2013]. 23% of all engineers in the U.S. areover the age of 55, which means there
actuating arm and 27.5 inch upper actuating arm. Pairs of thisconfiguration were then aligned along each side of an equilateral triangle, such that there are sixpairs total. A visual of the isolated subsystem can be observed below in Figure 1. Figure 1: Dual Actuating Arms Isolated in Heave (observing maximum and minimum position)After using graphical and mathematical analyses to develop the dimensional basis of thestructure, components and assemblies were drafted within SolidWorks. The rods and lever armswere first designed, and additional assemblies, such as the lower and upper platforms, followed.To test and visualize the system geometry, multiple prototype models were manufacturedthrough 3D printing scaled down by a factor of ten. These models
in Table 1 [1], [2]. Table 1. List of Institutions Surveyed Institutions with Doctorate in Engineering Institutions with no Doctorate in Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvey Mudd College Stanford University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of California - Berkeley Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering California Institute of Technology United States Military Academy Georgia Institute of Technology United States Air Force Academy University of Illinois
techniques.IntroductionRecent reports have highlighted the need for Australian businesses to be able to innovate andthink creatively in order to be able to effectively compete in the global market into the future[1, 2]. Nominally, the Australian engineering sector should be able to effectively meet thisneed for creativity and innovation. Having a creative and innovative demeanor is one of theexpected traits of a professional engineer within Australia, as set out by the Australianengineering accreditation body, Engineers Australia [3]. It is therefore important to assess ina global context, whether Australian engineering graduates do effectively possess therequired skills to be able to be creative.Despite the need for creativity, inclusion of material that is
) while the remaining one is in energy engineering. After getting permission from theMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools through the Substantive Change forAdditional Location Request, a multifunctional 1440 square foot educational space wasdesignated to the department by the Innovation Center. The project is supported by a grant worthmore than $400K and additional grants are considered to improve the physical facility andexpand the square footage.The educational space is designed to serve simultaneously as a classroom and a physical andcomputing laboratory as illustrated in Figure 1. This laboratory is modeled after themultifunctional educational space in the Department’s main campus location serving since 2014. Figure 1. Furniture
, GlobalizationIntroductionIn today’s global marketplace, it is critical for engineering students to have an appreciation andunderstanding of different cultures. This is recognized by the National Academy of Engineeringwho state the 21st century engineer should have a sound understanding of globalization [1] andABET, who state in both the current and revised student outcomes that by the time of graduation,students should have an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal context [2]. Additionally, if our graduates are to becomeleaders in the profession, they need to understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures in theworld [3].Higher education has addressed intercultural development through multiple
survey. Ananalysis of the data collected from surveying the literature is conducted and the results are testedfor significance. Finally, recommendations based on the analysis are summarized to aid otherinterested universities in developing new programs.1. IntroductionCybersecurity is a major concern in today's world. According to Juniper research, the cost of databreaches in 2019 is expected to be $2.1 trillion globally showing an increase of almost four timesthe cost of breaches in 2015 [1]. This tremendous increase in cybercrimes requires an adequatepreparation for future students to acquire the skills needed to deal with these future risks.The importance of cybersecurity comprises on the information secured. Its’ well known thatinformation is
Aug. 2002 –Dec.2005: Instructor & Research Assistant, Mechanical Engr., Louisiana State University, USA Oct. 1997 – Aug.2000: Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Nov. 1994 – Oct.1997: Naval Architect, Chittagong Dry Dock Ltd, Bangladesh. REGISTRATION Registered Professional Engineer in Texas (TBPE No. 113655) SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS (1) Louisiana State Economic Development Award (2002-2004), Louisiana State Uni- versity (LSU). (2) Teaching and Research Fellowship/Assistantships: South Dakota School of Mines & Tech and LSU. (3) Dissertation Fellowship Award (2005), LSU. (4) Nominee for Best Research Assistant Award (2004), LSU. (5) Nominee for Distinguished
crowded venues, and not necessitate the alteration of the user’s typical behavior. Example Student SolutionsFigure 1. First-Year Engineering Design Challenge Overview and Sample Student GeneratedSolutions. Once all 29 of the group presentations were collected, these video presentations wereuploaded to an ACJ system called CompareAssess for evaluation in three separate judgmentsessions—one session (N=104) for the students to serve as judges/assessors, one session (N=7)for the instructors to serve as judges/assessors, and one session (N=8) for the practicingengineers to serve as judges/assessors. The instructors for these students were all recruited forthis study (n = 6) and invitations were sent to three