Methodological Approach for Evaluating Pre-College Outreach (RTP)Overview This research is focused on engineering outreach programs designed for elementary,middle and high school students that have not yet started college. For the purposes of thisresearch, we looked specifically at the engineering outreach programs offered through CEED(Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity) on the campus of Virginia TechUniversity. This paper is part of a larger research study aiming to concurrently (1) evaluatestakeholder perceptions of the outreach programs offered by CEED and (2) to evaluate theeffectiveness of the systems thinking process/methodology that was used in this research. With agrowing number of pre-college
absolute relative absolute relative variation variation variation variation Technical 0.41 12% 0.43 13% Complementary 0.49 15% 0.60 17% Interpersonal 0.83 24% 0.83 24%Table 1: Absolute variation per competence category and per program.When analyzing differences between the host universities, it was discovered that Spanishstudents perceived bigger improvement when studying in Scandinavian universities for technicaland interpersonal competencies than in other countries. The country with the highest results for“teamwork” was
themes that emerged from interviewsagainst those from the social network analysis. These analyses enabled us to identify instances ofalignment and divergence between what was shown in the institutional data and what wasperceived and explained by faculty directly involved with disciplinary courses. Findings of thiswork can serve departments and educators by acting as a feedback loop in providing newavenues for creating and implementing multidisciplinary courses by utilizing existingmultidisciplinary connections.Keywords: multidisciplinary, social network analysis, institutional barriers, co-taught coursesIntroductionThere is an increasing call for interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity at the university-level[1], [2], yet with less direct
became more focused on hands-onproject-based teaching approaches, used more interactive, open-ended problems, and requiredmore feedback about the problem-solving process which is proven to be more effective and canlead to increased student learning [1]. Several teaching approaches were implemented to improve student’s leaning outcomes byintegrating active/passive learning and real life projects. For example, Graham et al. [2] used thePaul-Elder framework of critical thinking to define and operationalize critical thinking for theElectrical and Computer Engineering program students. Students are taught explicitly aboutcritical thinking followed by explicit critical thinking exercises in the introduction to engineeringcourse to prepare
engineers (e.g. NAE Engineer of2020, [1]). Within the International Engineering Alliance’s ‘Graduate Attributes and ProfessionalCompetencies’ [2] innovation is included among five attributes of complex activities conductedby engineers (EA5, p. 8). The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) lists among itseight values “innovation through creative application of math, science, and engineering” (p. 6),states that “tomorrow’s successful and relevant professional engineer” will need to be “creativeand innovative” (p. 12), and weaves the ideas of creativity and innovation into four outcomes(engineering science, problem solving, design, and professional attitudes) [3]. Creativity is linkedto design as an outcome in the Environmental Engineering
of digital signal processing (DSP), forexample digital filters, used in smartphones.1. INTRODUCTION.In ECE courses with high mathematical contents, it is helpful for student learning andunderstanding to use examples, demonstrations and computer simulations to explain seeminglyabstract concepts. We use the Electromagnetics (EM) course offered during Fall 2018 semesteras example in this paper. The course topics include: Static Electric and Magnetic Fields, EnergyStorage in these fields, Time-Varying EM Fields, Maxwell’s Equations, Transmission Lines, andWave Propagation. Several textbooks are available for this subject matter including References[1], [2], [3], and [4]. During course introduction we show applications of materials learned in
student learning.Keywords: electrical engineering, circuit concepts, evidence-based instructionIntroductionWhat is evidence-based practice?A popular term in education, “evidence-based” refers to any strategy that is derived from orinformed by educational research or any form of metrics of school, teacher, and studentperformance. Data-based, research-based, and scientifically based are also widely used modifierswhen the evidence comprises largely or entirely of data used in or informed by educationalresearch, or scientific findings. Simply put, an educational strategy is evidence-based if objectiveevidence is used to inform the design of an academic program or guide the instructional practices[1].According to the International Reading Association
Paper ID #26347Teaching Circuits and Electronics Laboratory – Beyond the Brick and Mor-tar WallsMr. Dohn A. Bowden, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dohn Bowden is a doctoral student in Research and Evaluation in Education in the College of Education at University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854; dohn bowden@uml.eduMs. Christina Phillips, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Christina Phillips is a doctoral student in Mathematics Education in the College of Education at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854;christina phillips1@student.uml.eduProf. Jay A. Weitzen
ableto use that theory in the lab to manufacture, troubleshoot, test, and analyze tooling, parts, andmaterials [1].PCE 372 is an introductory course into room temperature curing composite materials,manufacturing, and testing. Previously students would learn the basics of hand lay-up and resininfusion independently of tooling considerations. The students were given only one option,polyurethane foam. This led to a gap in learning and, instead of considering tooling at thebeginning of a project, it was often left as an afterthought. Even then tooling was only a minorconsideration as most students chose to use the method they were presented with in lab and notbranch out to other methods that might have been more appropriate for their
Internet of Things (IoT)IntroductionThe global adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in a wide range of industry sectorshas enabled a seamless confluence of our cyber and physical worlds [1]. The rapid proliferationof IoT devices is attributed to advances in key enabling technologies, among whichcommunication and networking are paramount. As embedded systems converge with ubiquitousconnectivity, it gives rise to an IoT ecosystem that drives a digital transformation, inspiresinnovation, and fuels economic growth. The resulting change in the technology landscape iscreating a shift in demands of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) workforce. Thisemphasizes the need to reassess ways in which ECE
pass rates. Our experience indicated thatteaching the fundamental concepts of FEA theory significantly helped students to have a betterunderstanding of FEA application and to facilitate them to use FEA commercial software.1. INTRODUCTIONNo. 1 design criteria for mechanical design is designing safe components. It is well known thattheoretical calculations of stress and strain can be conducted only on components with simplegeometries under simple loading conditions. But, FEA (Finite Element Analysis) simulation cancalculate the stress/strain of components and assemblies with complicated geometries undercomplicated loading conditions. In the current industry practice of mechanical design, theprototype of design may not be manufactured for testing
specificapplications of AM that DOE is using in these facilities. The camp also included a half-day visitto a facility on campus that uses computer graphics designs and 3D-printing. The afternoon of thelast day of the workshop was dedicated to students’ presentations where each student gave a twentyto thirty minute presentation about his/her design. The presentations are aimed to improvestudents’ communication skills. Also, parents were invited to attend the presentations.Workshop Objectives and General Description:The two-week summer camp was part of an outreach program that includes lectures, activities andpresentations. Specifically, this program has multiple goals: 1) Train the students to use Inventor™ 3D CAD computer program to design objects and
, Mona Torabizadeh1 1 Engineering Technology Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529 2 School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 * Corresponding author and presenterAbstractRecent trends in the industry have led to an increased need for engineers with welding training.Not many universities in the U.S.A. offer welding courses at undergraduate level. Engineers thatdo not receive education about this complex process, sometimes they make a very costly anddangerous mistake. More profound understanding of the welding process that expands beyond
. Although graphs and stopmotion photography can be used to infer continuous motion, it can still be difficult to getstudents to appreciate the changing velocities and accelerations involved in the motion ofparticles and rigid bodies. To help overcome this, we have incorporated the use of an advancedmotion analysis system into several of our courses at Cal Poly.The use of motion analysis is nothing new – in fact the physics community has been using suchtechnology for years [1-3]. Some investigators have worked to develop their own motionanalysis software [4] to get around the high costs of most motion capture systems, and othershave recognized the advanced image processing capabilities of MatLab to perform motiontracking [5] (http
, and 2012 Inaugural Distin- guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 62 journal articles, and 154 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 35 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 58 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 118 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM
content. We describe sociotechnical learning modules as well as student response tothem and lessons learned by the instructors. For example, one student commented, “I thought itwas a really interesting topic that has larger social consequences. It was cool to get away fromthe stigma of engineers only worrying about math and showing that engineering is able to haveeffect in other disciplines.” Overall, students felt that these modules enhanced their learning ofcircuits’ content and was relevant to their training as engineers.IntroductionABET accreditation includes requirements to consider social and global impact [1]. Such anawareness is cited by engineering leaders as critical for students’ future professional practice andlong-term success with
, along with the expansion of technical knowledge requirements, thetrend towards greater product complexity brings with it an increased need for students to learnand apply holistic, systems-level approaches to design problems [1, 2]. This paper describes theeffects of infusing systems thinking concepts into a capstone mechatronic design course formechanical engineers.Given the importance of systems thinking skills, there has been much prior work on infusing theundergraduate curriculum in traditional disciplines with basic systems thinking and systemsengineering concepts [3-10]. Most closely related are works that focus on identifying skills thatcan effectively be taught to college students and infusing them into the curriculum [11-15]. Thiswork
coursesincluded in the cyberphysical-systems certificate is a digital hardware design course. The focus ofthe digital hardware design course is to teach the usage and implementation of digital systems andalgorithms onto field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); semiconductor devices containing amatrix of reconfigurable logic blocks connected together that can be reprogrammed to any desiredfunction post-manufacturing. This course has been taught, until recently, in a traditionallecture-based manner with periodic hands-on projects and laboratory exercises. The course wasrecently flipped [1], featuring many new active-learning techniques and overhauled laboratoryexercises. To satisfy the new cyberphysical systems security certificate requirements
introducing properties of water, allowing more time to be spent onpracticing thermodynamic analytical skills. This non-traditional approach, without steam tablesor online reference tools, also optimally aligned with the course learning outcomes.IntroductionDeveloping students’ fluency in determining thermodynamic state properties is a critical skillcommon to engineering thermodynamics courses regardless of specific instructional approach [1,-4]. When introducing thermodynamic properties, ideal gas properties are initially highlighted toleverage student familiarity with ideal gas concepts taught in prior chemistry courses. Beyondrecapitulating familiar P-v-T behavior and differentiating the mass- and mole-based forms of theideal gas law, initial
Gratitude, Meaning, and MindfulnessIntroductionIn this work-in-progress research paper, we evaluate the impact of a novel interdisciplinary coursein which we taught undergraduate engineering students about gratitude, meaning, mindfulness,and other topics relevant to thriving. In this paper, we define thriving as the process in whichstudents develop and refine asset-based competencies that allow them to achieve optimalfunctioning in engineering. The one-credit elective course was developed at a large midwesternuniversity as the first step to investigate whether non-cognitive competencies relevant to thrivingand wellbeing could be taught. Currently, thriving remains an underexplored area in engineeringcontexts [1]. We hypothesize that interventions
valuable as it can inform and direct future module design within ourprogramme in which many modules are team-based. This could involve and lead to theintroduction of new- and the strengthening of existing peer learning opportunities whichcould transform the way we teach and learn in our department.IntroductionThe real-life experiences of engineers working in multidisciplinary teams to solve complexproblems can be replicated in a classroom setting using problem-based learning (PBL). PBLis a student-centred approach in which students achieve their learning outcomes by workingin small teams to solve an authentic and complex problem [1, 2]. In PBL, the onus is on thelearner to be responsible for his or her own learning and to take a proactive role in
e n tia l n a tio n a l r e p o r t in 1 9 8 3 [1 ] . I n th is r e p o r t, th e y c h a lle n g e d e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n s toc o o p e r a te . T h e A m e r ic a n A s s o c ia tio n f o r H ig h e r E d u c a tio n r e s p o n d e d b y m a k in g c o lla b o ra tio n ak e y f o c u s o f its n a tio n a l r e f o rm a g e n d a . T h is h a s s p u r r e d a n u m b e r o f p a r tn e rs h ip s o v e r th e p a s t2 5 y e a rs . T h e f o c u s h a s b e e n o n s tro n g e r c o n n e c tio n s b e tw e e n K - 1 2 s c h o o ls a n d p o s t - s e c o n d a r yin s titu tio n s , p ro f e s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t o p p o r tu n itie s f o r c o lle g e f a c u lty , a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o fa r tic u la
; this includes a two-strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Techno-economic modeling as an inquiry-based design activity in a core chemical engineering courseAbstractPurpose. Authentic engineering practice is often introduced to students through engineeringproblem-solving in the classroom. These problems usually have a single, correct answer and failto guide students’ problem framing
first introduced the tenure process in 1915, whenthey formed the American Association of University Professors [1], after observing the dismissalof economist Edward Ross by Mrs. Leland Stanford from Stanford University, who did not likehis views on immigrant labor and railroad monopolies. The AAUP was organized to ensureacademic freedom for faculty members, which at the time was considered an innovative concept[2]. Tenure is often misunderstood as a job-guarantee for life, but it is not the case, since it doesnot provide protection from dismissal, but it is a measure of protection from colleagues, and anyspecial problems that arise in an academic democracy [3].The tenure process throughout the years has faced both criticism and praise, with
Judgment Scale for Suitability with First Year Student Reflective ResponsesAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper describes the use of reflection in a first-yearengineering design course. Reflection is an essential part of learning, but it is not widely used inengineering curricula. However, using reflective learning techniques in the classroom can helpstudents develop critical thinking skills [1] [2], which are highly valued in the modern workplace[3]. Critical thinking consists of an objective analysis and reconstruction of availableinformation, often from multiple sources, before deciding what to accept as valid. While weexpect that the ability to think critically develops with practice and time, it would be
the testing should predict the behavior of the vehicle duringthe actual launch of a vehicle on a launch pad.Dynamic Testing System and Subsystems AnalysisAfter the identification of the needs and stakeholders, a discussion on the breakdown of thesystem into subsystems will describe the complexity of the dynamic testing system. Theobjective is to establish a list of all the required components, the possible alternatives and anassessment of performances leading to a decision on which components to purchase [1].Fig.1 indicates the breakdown of a dynamic testing into subsystems. The main subsystem is thesmall satellite itself or any of its component being tested. A different breakdown methodologycould well consider the small satellite as a system
, mid, and long- term.Interest in pre-requisite knowledge in engineering While grades remain the primary overall indicator of student learning in a course, theconsideration of students' retaining of knowledge for deployment in post-requisite courses, andsubsequent experiences, is of interest in engineering education and related fields [1-8]. Theseefforts can provide insight not only on achievement of specific course outcomes by individualstudents, but by cohorts of students. Further, strategies for strengthening or reactivating suchprerequisite knowledge can be developed. Laman and Brannon [1] described a need to integrateprerequisite materials in a structural design of foundations course, utilizing electronic media suchas pencasts to
Revolution, defined as the convergence of digital, biological andphysical technologies disrupting manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare and all industries acrossthe globe. Automation Alley, Michigan’s Industry 4.0 Knowledge Center, identifies Industry 4.0as a collection of eight emerging technology sectors, all of which require new ways of thinkingand working [1]: Table 1 - Eight Industry 4.0 Disruptive Technologies Source: Automation https://www.automationalley.com/techreport, 2018Technology demand is out-pacing training capacity, causing an all-out war for talent. TheNational Association of Manufacturers [2] reports that over the next decade 3.5 millionmanufacturing jobs are going to need
management experience to her work with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and graduate level education of civil engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The 5Ws of the Third Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeIntroductionThis paper is a follow-up to updates on the Third Edition of Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge (CEBOK3) that were presented at the 2017 [1] and 2018 [2] ASEE AnnualConventions, and provides a comprehensive overview of the Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge 3 Task Committee’s (CEBOK3TC) effort and the process it followed to complete itscharge. This will be done by focusing