learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance is influenced by aptitudes, spatial skills, personal interests and direct manipulation of mechanical objects.Samantha Schauer, Boise State University Samantha Schauer is a student at Boise State University, graduating in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Applied Mathematics. Samantha works as an Undergraduate Research Assistant under Dr. Krishna Pakala. She is also actively involved in the Honors College, the Society of Women Engineers, and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Happy Hours are a
, demonstrating that the student veterans werehaving a positive impact in the classroom. This paper presents a brief overview of a new project-based assignment in a technical writing course designed to assess multiple outcomes, itsinstitution-specific implementation, and current veteran success indicators. Data from surveysand institutionally-defined leadership characteristics are presented. Finally, by teaming studentveterans with traditional students, technical writing educators can provide opportunities forstudent veterans to demonstrate in-classroom leadership and contribute experiential insight forthe collective benefit of student veterans and their traditional student counterparts.IntroductionIndustry has recognized the need for engineers with
present their findings both in awritten report and oral presentation to the class.The learning objectives for this project were: ● Collect, record, analyze and interpret technical data to evaluate an object or system of engineering interest; ● Demonstrate curiosity about and articulate how the context (social, environmental, and economic) in which engineering is practiced impacts solutions and designs; ● Differentiate and make connections between the contributions of different engineers (majors and professions) in the development of a product, process or system; ● Function effectively on a team with individual and joint accountability; ● Communicate engineering concepts, ideas and decisions
Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 After #MeToo: What’s Next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?AbstractThis paper (and corresponding panel session at ASEE 2019) seeks to provide researchers whohave an interest or potential interest in studying women engineers in the workplace (academic,corporate, government, nonprofit) with tools to support that
area, loads, and load path. Theresearch presented in this paper highlights the ethnographic methods used to study the contextsof professional practice and academic settings. Results from these settings indicate thatengineering concepts are represented in disjointed, isolated design efforts in academic settings;whereas similar concepts are integrated within and throughout design efforts in a workplacesetting. Some suggestions for engineering education and curriculum based on these results arepresented at the end of this paper.Activities and Findings:Activity 1: Ethnography of an Engineering WorkplaceA graduate research assistant worked as a part time intern for three months with a medium-sizedstructural engineering department at a private
sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. He is also interested in evaluating the pedagogical approaches optimal for teaching lab concepts and skills, computational mod- eling approaches, and professionalism within design classes. Dr. Allen also serves as PI and director for an NSF-funded Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering REU site at U.Va. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Retrospective Multi-year Analysis of Team Composition Dynamics and Performance within a Yearlong Integrative BME Laboratory SequenceAbstractUndergraduate Biomedical Engineering majors at the University
research, the course of Measurement and Evaluation Techniques in Industrial Engineering(IT 507 graduate level, 3 credit course) was assessed. The course description for the IT507 is:“This course covers applied statistical techniques and design of experiment in solving andanalyzing industrial problems. It focuses on measurement and evaluation strategies in theindustry.”This study was conducted across two semesters (each semester had 16 weeks, class size of 8students) for the same course: in the spring of 2017 for a lecture-based classroom course and inthe spring 2018 for a mix of lecture-based and problem-based classroom course. The facultyadministering the courses in spring 2017 and 2018 was the same. The instructor has taught thecourse for two
classroom format. Blending of both instructional techniques resultedin a project driven flipped class, in which the students had the motivation provided by an open-ended design project mixed with the flexibility of a flipped class. The framework for this blendeddelivery as well as benefits and challenges from both pedagogical approaches identified in theliterature are presented in this paper. The potential benefits of both approaches as well as studentperformance in the course were assessed. Although more research is needed in this field, the resultsof this study suggest that a blended approach can provide a more balanced educational experienceby compensating the weakness of each approach with the benefits from the other.IntroductionThe traditional
accredited engineering technology program. She holds an FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificate. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Student Led Paper Student Perspectives on Using Hands-on Discovery Activities in a Critical Systems Thinking CourseIntroductionAt a large midwestern university, students in an aviation and aerospace engineering technologyprogram may choose to take a graduate course on Critical Systems Thinking (CST). This courseexplores the application of critical systems thinking to complex problems in aviation andaerospace industries. The course materials use systems theory textbooks and case studies thatexplore the practical applications of critical
, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses; that work resulted in Engineering Justice: Transforming En- gineering Education and Practice (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2018). His current research grant project explores how to foster and assess sociotechnical thinking in engineering science and design courses.Jacquelene D. Walter, Colorado School of Mines Jacquelene Walter is a third year undergraduate student at Colorado School of Mines pursuing a major in Electrical Engineering. She has been a general tutor at Colorado School of Mines for first and second year students and will continue to assist with the research in sociotechnical integration until her graduation in 2020.Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of
University. Prior to ASU, she worked as an engineer at A. W. Chesterton, Boston Scientific, and Procter & Gamble.Dr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly epistemic identities and vocational path- ways. Dr. Lande received his B.S. in
the lead robotics instructor for the Center for K-12 STEM education, and leaded the implementation of a large NSF-funded project entitled “DR K-12: Teaching STEM with Robotics: Design, Development, and Testing of a Research-based Professional Development Program for Teachers”. During that time, Dr. Rahman received license from the New York City Department of Education to conduct robot-based K- 12 STEM education research in different public schools across New York City, trained about 100 public school math and science teachers for robot-based K-12 STEM education, and reached more than 1000 K-12 students across New York City. He then worked as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University
Summer school and Student clubs. IU Students Affairsoffice in Spring 2019 is launching ISW on a regular basis for the students involved in StudentsClubs and in short-term educational events, like e.g. Summer School, as junior instructors.ISW impact on instructional practices, as perceived by the instructors.To assess if there is any change in teaching philosophy and practice after participation in ISW,an ongoing survey is launched. For articulating the survey questions 6 semi-structured interviewswere conducted with ISW participants. The sample was: 1 IU Assistant Professor, 1 IU TA (aPhD student) teaching her first year, 1 IU experienced TA (a researcher), 1 IU Professor ofPractice, 1 non-IU CS instructor teaching adults, 1 non-IU business
number who graduated per year with a BmE or BS&T Minor.The other group was funded through an endowment to the Center for Rehabilitation, Engineer-ing, Science and Technology (CREST) or through a McNair summer fellowship. The latter was abiology/psychology student who worked on table construction. The eight others were generallypairs of computer engineering students who worked throughout the year (including some sum-mers) programming control and data collection and printing routines for system installation. Table 1: BR450 Capstone Design Class Enrollees by semester and major. Major F13 S14 F14 S15 F15 S16 F16 S17 F17 S18 F18 S19 Total BR450 Enrollees 5
first-time students are supported for four years and 36 students transferring from community colleges are supported for two years. The goals of the project are to (1) increase the number and diversity of students pursuing degrees in engineering technology (first-generation, underrepresented students, women, and veterans); (2) add to the body of knowledge regarding best practices in Engineering Technology and promote employment; and (3) contribute to the literature on self-efficacy. The project brings together engineering technology academic programs that are offered through the School of Technology and programs in the Honors College, an inclusive and unique college designed around high-impact educational practices
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, engineering, and math education and careers for which she recently served two years at the National Science Foundation as a grant adminis- trator. Dr. Rogers provides statistical and methodological consulting on a variety of research, evaluation, and assessment projects.Ms. J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona J. Jill Rogers is the assistant director for ENGR 102 HS at the University of Arizona. ENGR 102 HS is an AP-type, dual credit college level, introductory engineering course offered to high school students. In 2014, the ENGR 102 HS program won the ASEE best practices in K-12 and University partnerships award. Over the years Rogers has developed K-12 science summer camps, conducted K-12 educational re- search
, with a focus on environmental river mechanics, from Colorado State University. Dr. Mueller’s teaching and research areas focus on environmental and water resources engineering, including stream restoration, sustainable design, environmental river mechanics, and stormwater management practices for low-impact develop- ment. As graduates of Rose-Hulman typically leave with technical competency, she feels strongly that students need to understand the importance of also developing skills in non-technical areas, including sustainability, ethics, and critical thinking. Additionally, Dr. Mueller aspires to continue to provide mean- ingful experiential learning opportunities for her students. Through these experiential
practices bestsupport students in STEM majors to transfer to colleges and universities and how students’creativity and propensity for innovation affects students’ transfer persistence.[Portions of this paper in the review of the literature and research design have been reprintedfrom the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 ASEE Poster Session Papers which provide preliminarymaterial for the reader.]1,2,3Motivation and overviewThere is a critical need for more students with engineering and science majors to enter into,persist, and graduate from postsecondary institutions. Increasing the diversity in engineering andscience is also a profound identified need.3 According to national statistics, the largest groups ofunderrepresented minority students in
, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). She served the NSF ADVANCE grant initiatives as a co-Principal Investigator, working to improve practices to recruit and retain women of color in STEM and enhance institutional climate at USD. Other current research grants support pathways for veterans in higher edu- cation, and the NSF program called, ”Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments.” Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education (with Susan Lord), Mentoring Faculty of Color, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. She is past-Vice President (2017) of the Pacific Sociological Association, and an appointed consultant to the American Sociological
- tudes and beliefs teachers hold about cultural diversity and teaching culturally diverse students. Past and current projects include designing and teaching undergraduate and graduate-level coursework intended to help teachers develop effective science teaching practices and culturally relevant pedagogy for their classrooms, mentoring pre-service science teachers, working with in-service science teachers to develop and implement integrated STEM curricula, leading STEM integration professional development for in- service science teachers, working with administration and teachers to develop STEM programming in their schools, and developing a K-12 STEM observation protocol that can be used in a variety of educa- tional
Pennsylvania State University (BS) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MS and Ph.D.). His interests include Space, manufacturing, reliability, economic analysis, and renewable energy.Prof. Drew Landman, Old Dominion University Dr. Landman is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University where he teaches grad- uate level classes in aerodynamics and statistical based experiment design, and supervises doctoral and masters students. His current research areas include use of Design of Experiments(DOE) in wind tunnel force measurement system design, and development of in-flight test methods for use with unmanned aerial vehicles. Landman was jointly appointed as Chief Engineer at the Langley
startoutlining an elevator pitch, with 1-2 lines to argue for exigency, 3-4 lines about the concept oftheir product, 1-2 lines describing the value proposition to the customer, and 1-2 lines thatconclude and make a request. During the fifth course meeting, students described what criteriacould make a pitch unsuccessful and the class discussed ways to recover or deal with thesedifficulties. Next, common criticisms that potential investors might make during an investorpitch were discussed. After this, the students broke into design teams and separated to otherclassrooms to practice elevator pitches to each other.During the sixth course meeting, students were asked to deliver elevator pitches to the class. Thisclass period was not long enough for every
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, in particular to capstone design projects. Furthermore, Criterion 3 alsoemphasizes on “…the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, andsocietal contexts.” The teaching of infrastructure-related courses and capstone courses could beenhanced by including emergency preparedness, resiliency and collaboration with communities,giving students a broader view of the engineering practice and their social responsibility asengineering professionals. Besides topics for capstone design projects [6], [11], [12], modulesand class examples on resiliency and emergency management could be developed and integratedinto infrastructure-related courses.Besides the traditional integration of these topics into courses, a deeper revision
earning his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Stege- mann worked for five years at Boston-based W.R. Grace & Co. (later called Circe Biomedical), where his research focused on cell-based bioartificial organs. Dr. Stegemann’s current research focuses on the use of extracellular environments to control cell function and the development of engineered tissues. He is also an active educator in the BME Design Program at the University of Michigan, with a focus on graduate-level medical product design and development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Clinical Peer Mentors Program: Student Motivations, Skills and Knowledge
have learned” [37].Creativity can also be integrated into core civil engineering technical courses. Zheng et al. [44]described the integration of modules on nanotechnology and creativity into a “ConstructionMaterials” course that included a laboratory. Mini competitions to encourage creativity were addedinto the laboratories associated with an introductory structural engineering design and structuralconcrete course [45]. Faculty may also be able to bring their research to the classroom as examplesof innovations / creative approaches to civil engineering problems.Capstone design is another good opportunity to highlight the importance of creativity andinnovation, and integrate opportunities for students to practice these skills. Oswald Beiler
Paper ID #25985A Qualitative Investigation of Students’ Problem Solving Strategies in a Spa-tial Visualization CourseMrs. Adetoun Yeaman, Virginia Tech Adetoun Yeaman is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She received her MS degree in 2013 in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering and her BS degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2011, both from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Her research interests include empathy, design education, spatial visualization and multimedia learning. Address: Virginia
which even technological problems canhave negative impacts on society. These connections between design, technology, ethics, and thepublic are essential to the foundation of engineering education. Faculty in higher education arepoised to create opportunities for students to build an understanding of social issues through thedevelopment of skills in civic engagement (enabling engagement in moral, social, and politicalissues), in addition to the core skills of engineering practice, will allow students to create holisticsolutions to address systemic challenges.Civic engagement in society can take a variety of forms, with the most basic indicators beingrates of voting in political elections. The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement
Paper ID #25927Pedagogical Ninjas: Using an Additive Innovation Cycle for Faculty Devel-opment of Teaching-focused FacultyHadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Hadi Ali is a doctoral student in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University.Dr. Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University Jennifer M. Bekki is an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her research interests include topics related to engineering stu- dent persistence, STEM graduate students (particularly women), online learning, educational