encouraging evidence demonstrating that project-based learning succeeds inincreasing students’ content knowledge, enabling students to transfer knowledge to practicalimplementation, promoting students’ collaboration skills, and developing students’ positiveattitudes towards math and science [1-5]. When project-based learning is used to supplementinstructions, students are inspired to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) careers [4].In the summers of 2015, 2016 and 2017, we organized workshops on the West VirginiaUniversity Institute of Technology (WVU TECH) campus for math and science middle and highschool teachers to learn project-based learning systematically. Workshop instructors are WVUTECH computer science and
, and career-relevant interest, one can conclude theelementary school years is a critical time to increase student engagement in a discipline such ascomputer science.Bringing computer science into the early grades can be a challenging task since very fewteachers who graduated from programs had an objective to build one’s capacity to engagecomputer science subjects. The literature has some manuscripts, e.g., [6] that discuss the codingskills of practicing teachers. After reviewing these manuscripts, it is apparent that most k-12teachers, especially elementary teachers, are novice programmers. Computer science educationliterature reports that novice programmers tend to use a trial-and-error approach when they aregiven the opportunity to develop a
systems and power generation industry prior to academic career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Computational Instruction through PLCs in a Multi-Disciplinary Introduction to Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper is focused on the inclusion of hardware-based Programmable Logic Controllers(PLCs) in a first-year engineering introduction course, Engineering Methods, Tools, & PracticeII, at the University of Louisville’s JB Speed School of Engineering. Each academic year, morethan 500 first-year engineering students are exposed to this interactive course, which introducesstudents to fundamental engineering skills – including teamwork, design, project management
Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Prof. Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Craig Zilles is an Associate
their careers requires a firm grasp of the fundamentals of the production pipelineand the processes therein. To overcome this challenge, it is important to balance courses with activitiesto allow latitude for their creativity whilst boosting critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Thelab assignments typically include a part where they should summarize their understanding of the theorymaterials but also includes a creative part where they choose a theme of their own choice todemonstrate their graphics skillsets. A strong understanding of the fundamental mathematical,geometric, trigonometric, and physics fundamentals plays a crucial role in determining the career-success of computer graphics (CG) students. Students, especially those at the
Zhang, Z., Zhang, A., Zhang, M., Esche, S. K.Certainly, the important evaluation standards of pedagogy are (1) the improvements in respect tothe knowledge and the skills, (2) the students’ career prospects. For the first standard, the in-classprojects have shown that the students can master and apply the interdisciplinary knowledge, cansolve the practical problems, can explore the potential applications of the fundamental theories,can employ modern design tools, and can demonstrate the creativity. In the project-based courses,the students gradually increase their capabilities following the scaffolding structure of the courses.The final scores after completing the projects ranged from 82 to 96. An assessment survey isadministered at the
used, which isa small (900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU) single-boardcomputer [6]; and 3) Module 3: institutional strategies to supporteach team to design and implement team projects successfully alongwith the project-based learning and evidence-based researchstrategies [2].Figure 1. Flowchart of the technical platform through evidence-based teaching.Outcomes and measurement of the proposed platforms:The outcomes are rated by three factors, such as the measurement ofthe three modules, student feedback, and career development status.Firstly, the measurement of the three basic modules are as follows:1) Module 1 measurement: one (or two) exam(s) and teachingevaluations for several lectures; 2) Module 2 measurement: labreports’ grading
Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Since September 2016, she co-leads the NSF STEM+C project, Curriculum and Assessment Design to Study the Development of Motivation and Computational Thinking for Middle School Students across Three Learning Contexts, that builds on TECHFIT. Professor Harriger’s current interests include outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University Arjun Shakdher is currently a graduate student in the department of Computer and Information Tech- nology at Purdue University. He has been working as a Graduate Research Assistant since 2017 on an
at Cal PolyPomona to gauge the impact of the video library on their academic career. Information wasgathered on awareness of the video resources, frequency of viewing, perceived usefulness, andother topics. The majority of students were aware of the video resources, felt the videos had apositive impact on their education, and felt the videos helped improve their grades in at least oneclass.1. IntroductionThe open courseware movement has grown significantly since the early 2000s. Today manyprestigious institutions with large endowments such as MIT [1] and Harvard [2] have developedextensive databases of videos and other free education resources, including complete self-pacedonline courses. These courses are sometimes created in partnerships
CurriculumA predominantly 'computer-centered pedagogy' can create issues related to reduced communicationand teamwork during classes. This paper explains a team-based collaborative learning exercisesuccessfully implemented in computer graphics technology (CGT) courses in a Midwestern university.Based on the data compiled and analyzed from final exam and quiz results from the modeling andanimation courses taught over the past several years, poor performance in the required CGT coursesalso affects the performance in higher-level courses. Sophomores and junior CGT majors struggle withtechnical graphics concepts and jargon. This affects their performance in advanced CGT courses(causing retention issues) and also affects their career prospects.The ability
university facultyto promote and extend K20 STEM outreach in Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Wyoming. He has authoredpeer-reviewed articles and papers, presented at national and international conferences, and taught under-graduate/graduate courses in Computer Security, Data Mining, VLSI and pedagogy in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Building Collaboration and Securing Interest in Computer Science Education through Outreach Opportunities1 AbstractAutomation and mechanization require students to master the utilization and creation of new tech-nology. Vital for potential careers, tomorrow’s professionals require technological understanding toremain competitive in a job market driven by engineering
Engineering (EE) from the Virginia Military Institute, Master’s Degree in EE from the George Washington University, and Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in Computer Engineering. He is also a graduate of the Signal Officer Basic Course, Signal Captain’s Career Course, and the Army Command and General Staff College. At West Point, LTC Lowrance also serves as a senior researcher in the Robotics Research Center. He has led multiple research projects related to robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. His research has led to over 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, several of which have won best paper awards.Major Eric M. Sturzinger, United States Military Academy MAJ Eric Sturzinger is a
addition. In 2015, CAN bus functionality was added to the2014 specification. The CAN bus is a robust but complex network protocol, and student-reporteddevelopment peaked. Apart from the heavy workload, students reported satisfaction with theexperience as they found the CAN bus interesting and saw the utility of having experience with itfor future courses and their careers. The 2016 design was fundamentally identical to the 2015variation but with the introduction of gap learning. A clear reduction in LoC reported is seen.The 2017 offering was nearly identical to the 2016 version and reported LoC was almostunchanged. The effort in 2019 to reduce student workload by providing more of a completedesign framework and limiting student requirements is
. We found that documentation of NetLogo to be helpful but notextensive. The knowledge base for NetLogo was limited, and it took a lot of effort to get a newconcept working with the code.Students are quite motivated to be able to develop the current simulation model and are interestedin keeping working on it. Future work would be to fix the bugs and write a better algorithm foragent collisions. The actual dimensions of the department will be used to build the environment.Instructors will be modeled based on their office hours, and student interaction will be simulated.The application will be expanded to include other building simulation such as interaction inshopping malls and multi interaction areas like career fairs or a
anawareness of and an appreciation for. Regardless of their chosen field of study and ultimate jobupon graduation, it is almost certain that they will encounter the Internet of Things during theirengineering careers. This paper describes an effort to introduce the Internet of Things to afreshman-level engineering course at Louisiana Tech University that allows the students tounderstand and experience some of the technology involved in this phenomenon. By adding asmall amount of additional hardware to the existing Arduino microcontroller platform already inuse in our year-long engineering course sequence, students are able to apply techniques theyhave already learned to implement a WiFi module and send data to a database. They are alsoable to open a
introductory fluidscourses as mathematically onerous, conceptually difficult, and aesthetically uninteresting.Undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics, in fact, have been shown to act as curriculargatekeepers to fluids-related studies and careers [2].In this project we aim to iteratively develop, implement, and assess a low cost, handheld, mobilePIV tool within in high school and undergraduate educational contexts. We anticipate that use ofthis device will excite student interest in fluid mechanics and increase retention withinengineering by supporting conceptual understanding in fluid mechanics courses through hands-on learning.BackgroundLaboratory PIVTraditional Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is a powerful laboratory technique used to measureand
his academic career, Dr. Bouabid worked in the industry (engineering and manufacturing) for more than 12 years in France and in Morocco, where he held several management positions. Dr. Bouabid holds a DEST (BS) and an Engineer degree (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering from the Conservatoire National des Arts et M´etiers of Paris, France and a MSc and a PhD degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, USA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Proactive Means for Engineering Students’ Edification on SustainabilityAbstractA vigorous role of engineers is to uphold and advocate sustainability, yet, this role is oftenoverlooked especially in regions where the guidelines of
such, results from this study could be used to inform developers andinstructors how to capture, analyze and predict learning outcomes as well as provide informationrelevant to each students’ level of ability when using digital tutors.References[1] Ian Martin, “Are Engineering Jobs in Demand?,” Electrical Engineering. [Online]. Available:https://ianmartin.com/engineering-jobs-demand/[2] Bureau of Labor and Statistics, “Occupational Outlook Handbook,” [Online]. Available:https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm[3] A. Belasco, “College Advice for the Career-Minded: So, you want to be an engineer?,” (2015),College Transitions. [Online]. Available https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/so-you
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; Computer Science The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Ala Qubbaj is the Dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and the Principle Investigator (PI) for the UTRGV’s ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF); which focuses on increasing the representation and advancement of women in STEM fields. He is also the PI on an NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Dis- coverers in Engineering and Science) project/Symposium for ADVANCING STEM Latinas in Academic Careers. Prior to his Dean position, Dr. Qubbaj served as Senior Associate Vice President
the obvious benefit tosociety, socially conscious computing endeavors to exploit the finding that students’ desire tohave a positive societal impact is a strong determinant regarding their choice of career theychoose [40]. It is worth noting that this positive societal impact is considered an inclusive term,and therefore, it includes sustainability [7], ICT4D [8], ICT4Peace [9], value sensitive design[10] and so on. We wanted our students to learn to make positive social change through themobile application development course where design and development for socially consciouscomputing were weaved into the curriculum using various strategies. Through our course, wewanted to teach the following two primary knowledge areas to the upper-level CS
disability evaluated, may request that all videos be professionallycaptioned. Unfortunately, faculty receive these accommodation requests and assume that is theonly form of impairment and accessibility issue that needs to be accommodated. Precise researchin this field is difficult because we are attempting to quantify and circumscribe the effects onlearning and career outcomes from non-disclosed impairments within the universityenvironment. However, it is possible to quantify the prevalence of disabilities and impairmentsin the U.S. population and consider the fraction of students who request personalaccommodations. The prevalence of significant hearing impairment at speech frequencies in theU.S. for adults aged 20-29 is 2.2% [11]. In a recent
coming to Mississippi State, he had a 34 year career in engineering and leadership positions with Shell Oil Company. During that time, he spent time in drilling, completion, and producing operations, research and technology, and as discipline leader for Production Engineering for Shell’s Western Hemisphere. Mr. Cole has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State and an M.S. in Petroleum Engi- neering from Louisiana State University. He is a registered professional Petroleum Engineer (Louisiana) and a Life Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.Mrs. Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University Emily Wall is a Research Engineer for the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E). She
retention within the STEM career pipeline. Dr. Tillotson earned his Ph.D. in science education and his M.S. in chemistry from the University of Iowa, and prior to that received a B.S. in Chemistry/Secondary Education from SUNY Cortland. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Memory Retrieval Strategies to Help Retain STEM Content KnowledgeAbstractWe report about memory retrieval experiences to help students retrieve content they learned inclass, retain it, and apply it in different contexts to solve novel problems. Supported by multi-year fall/spring professional development opportunities for teachers, these technological andpedagogical experiences range in complexity from simple electronic
media data and tools to help improve learning for students and professionals in the cybersecurity field.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor in the department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research
abstract learning and higher order thinking ability. Authors found that therewere no significant gender differences in CS skills, and the activity encouraged both men andwomen and can potentially solve the problem of underrepresentation of female students incomputer science. Authors also reported that females scored much better on higher-order thinkingskills in comparison to men.Similarly, using a mix-method design, Cakir et al. (2017) developed and evaluated a game-designworkshop in order to improve young girls’ abilities of programming and consequently enhancetheir views of the CS career. Changing young girls’ attitude help them develop their identity as acomputer scientist. Analysis of surveys, interviews and game content indicated that the
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