over the course of a 10-week term, over years of teaching design.While we have observed these weaknesses, as educators, we have struggled with providingstudents with the appropriate amount of guidance in the process of developing strategies forapproaching comprehensive problem-solving. To address these issues, we developed a two-pronged approach using OEP-based strategies: implementation of a common project platformthat students will develop and solve throughout their undergraduate civil engineering experience,and implementation of a framework to help students scaffold ambiguous problems so that theycan tackle them appropriately and with confidence.In the current civil and environmental engineering curricula at RHIT students are exposed toPBL
Engineering Design coursefor Civil Engineering students were offered in a merged course within an existing study abroadProgram in Italy. The author teaches the Special Studies in Civil Engineering course in which theissues in international construction are intensely covered including the leadership skills. Theinstructor also assists the merged Construction Capstone and Civil Engineering Design course.Both Construction Science and Civil Engineering students work in teams (design-build teams).They work on an international design and construction project. All necessary leadership skills forinternational construction covered in Special Studies in Civil Engineering course areincorporated into the presentation skills’ content of this course. While working
Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering
z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests include recruitment and retention of women and under-represented students in STEM, integrative training for graduate teaching assistants, and curriculum innovation for introductory programming courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: A Balancing Act - Evolution of Assessments in An Introductory Programming Course in ECE After Curriculum RedesignAbstractAs enrollment grows in Electrical and Computer Engineering, it becomes an increasinglychallenging task to implement appropriate assessments in large introductory courses to accuratelyevaluate student learning, while adhering to given resource constraints. This
, and his B.S. in Engineering Science from Northern Arizona University. His educational research interests include freshmen STEM programs and the development of Scientific Reasoning in students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work In Progress: Mastery-Based Grading in an Introduction to Circuits ClassIntroductionCircuits is often the first required course in an electrical engineering curriculum that demandsapplication of multiple concepts from prerequisite math and physics courses. This integration ofknowledge can be a challenge for many students. Effective teaching methods can enhance theoverall learning experience, increase program retention, and
concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University and is the Director of the OSU Driving and Bicycling Simulator Laboratory. Dr. Hurwitz conducts research in transportation engineering , in the areas of traffic operations and safety, and in engineering education, in the areas of conceptual assessment and curriculum adoption. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Problem-Solving Rationales of Practicing Transportation and Hydraulic Engineers When
ability to review and comment on the curriculavitae of those being considered to teach the third year of the curriculum.The baccalaureate degree-granting institution will be solely responsible for delivering the senioryear courses and will have an opportunity to evaluate the student’s candidacy for transition to thebaccalaureate portion of the pathway. The baccalaureate degrees coming from this program willbe awarded solely by the baccalaureate degree-granting institution.Overall, this innovative “3+1” delivery model will provide access to both affordable and high-quality educational pathways, leading to both associate and baccalaureate degrees, in academicdisciplines that are in high demand and will provide employment opportunities for
Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program combining medicine and en- gineering and also has led multiple curricular initiative in Bioengineering and the College of Engineering on several NSF funded projects.Dr. Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno Indira Chatterjee received her M.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in
Paper ID #27192On Transfer Student Success: Exploring the Academic Trajectories of BlackTransfer Engineering Students from Community CollegesDr. Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003. He then completed a master’s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a Ph.D. in the Minority and Urban Education Unit of the Col- lege of Education at the University of Maryland. Bruk worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where
systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Dr. William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University William Jordan is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials-related courses and does research
Paper ID #26222Exhibiting Productive Beginnings of Engineering Judgment during Open-Ended Modeling Problems in an Introductory Mechanics of Materials CourseDr. Jessica E. S. Swenson, University of Michigan Jessica Swenson is a post doctoral fellow at the University of Michigan. She received her doctorate and masters from Tufts University in mechanical engineering and STEM education respectively. Her current research involves examining different types of homework problems in undergraduate engineering courses, teaching in flexible classroom spaces, active learning, responsive teaching, and developing elementary engineering
Paper ID #25270Developing Instructional Design Agents to Support Novice and K-12 DesignEducationDr. Corey T. Schimpf, Concord Consoritum Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist with interest in design research, learning analytics, re- search methods and under-representation in engineering, A major strand of his work focuses on develop- ing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. His disser- tation research explored the use of Minecraft to teach early
Abadi, California State University, Sacramento Dr. Masoud Ghodrat Abadi is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Abadi’s research interests lie in the areas of active transportation, traffic control, traffic safety, and engineering education. He teaches graduate and un- dergraduate classes covering topics such as: Traffic Engineering, Engineering Statistics, and Transporta- tion Planning. Dr. Abadi serves as a member of TRB Standing Committee on Transportation Education and Training (ABG20) and ITE Transportation Education Council.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of
) programs in aneffort to more holistically develop future scientists and engineers as described above, but thevery asset of the apprenticeship, the highly-situated nature of the REU, presents challenges forprogram design. REU’s typically mirror the laboratory experience of advanced level graduates,with undergraduates working closely with graduate student mentors and situating knowledge inauthentic and novel research projects over a six-to-10-week summer program, as opposed tohighly structured classroom-style learning models. Historically, many REU’s heap theresponsibility of leading inexperienced undergraduates in learning and integrating into a newfield onto postdoctoral or graduate student mentors who often have “little preparation, support
. Mentoringexperiences enable HCCS participants to develop social skills such as communication skills andthe ability to teach in informal settings which has implications for the development of advisingskills and leadership skills. As a result of participating in laboratory meetings, HCCS studentsare encouraged to practice and refine their writing skills and presentation skills.DiscussionThe HCCS program supported twenty underrepresented doctoral students in computing. Whilethis number is seemingly small, the lack of diversity in computing as presented in the annualTaulbee Survey, the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators, and ASEEdata articulate the necessity for this work. Data from the Taulbee Survey 2016-2017 indicate thatthe number of
This is challenging for the students,especially in a group environment such as senior capstone design. Likewise, studies have shownthat the international students have a difficult time succeeding in courses requiring the students togive formal presentations, which is true in senior capstone design.9,36,54 During the qualitative datacollection, international students often cited the nontraditional mode of course presentationsinstead of traditional course learning modes (sitting in class or laboratory). Further, internationalstudents expressed concern that their limited English-speaking ability may adversely affect theirteam.It was also found that the student’s intrinsic value decreased overall from the beginning of the fallsemester of senior
Design Program. Passionate about expanding engaged, active-learning experiences and clinical immersion opportunities for students that improve their ability to execute the design process, Dr. Schmedlen has developed an undergraduate capstone design course, biomedical engineering laboratory, and clinical observation and needs finding course.Dr. Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan Jin Woo Lee received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Jin’s research focuses on studying and developing design strategies, particularly in problem definition and concept gen- eration.Dr. Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Biomedical Engineering
Paper ID #25678Making Connections Across a Four-Year Project-Based Curriculum: ePort-folios as a Space for Reflection and Integrative LearningDr. Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Chrysanthe Demetry is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Morgan Teaching & Learning Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and scholarship interests focus on materials science education, K-12 engineering outreach, gender equity in STEM, and intercul- tural learning in experiential education abroad. As director of the Morgan Center at WPI since 2006, Dr. Demetry coordinates
South Florida Dr. Alessio Gaspar is an Associate Professor with the University of South Florida’s Department of Com- puter Science & Engineering and director of the USF Computing Education Research & Evolutionary Algorithm Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in computer science in 2000 from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis (France). Before joining USF, he worked as visiting professor at the ESSI polytechnic and EIVL engineering schools (France) then as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg’s Computer Science department (Switzerland). Dr. Gaspar is an ACM SIGCSE, SIGITE and SIGEVO member and regularly serves as reviewer for international journals & conferences and as panelist for
) students. In February 2019, Andrea received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to research professional identity development processes in undergraduate AEC women. She has also received grants from East Coast Construction Services, Engineering Information Foundation, and the Na- tional Association of Home Builders. Dr. Ofori-Boadu was selected to participate in the 2019 QEM-NSF INCLUDES summit. In 2018, she was selected as a 2018 National Science Foundation - NC A & T ADVANCE IT Faculty Scholar. She also received the 2018 CoST Teaching Excellence Merit Award. Dr. Ofori-Boadu received both the 2017 NC A & T - CoST Rookie Research Excellence Award and the 2017 North Carolina A &
an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Instrumentation Department of Los Medanos College during 2016-2017 academic year. She was an Adjunct Faculty at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College during 2015-2016 academic year, and an instructor at UWM from January 2014 until May 2015. She has taught Control Systems Design course several times, and has adapted different methods of teaching in her classes. She is a member of IEEE, and has several publications in IEEE, ASEE and peer reviewed journals. Her primary research interests include engineering education, advanced control systems, and simulation of linear and nonlinear systems. She also conducts research in the area of digital image
Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Gannon University in the US. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2005. His research interests include embedded systems, rapid prototyping with FPGA, biometrics, and engineering education.Dr. Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute Dr. Horst Hohberger is an Associate Teaching Professor for Mathematics at the UM-SJTU Joint Insti- tute (JI) and also serves as the Faculty Advisor for International Programs. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Potsdam, Germany in 2006. His research interests include semiclassical asymptotics, scattering theory and Maslov
. Most of thesepapers describe a specific course, project, program, or teaching tool, without making ageneralized claim about STS or engineering education.Authorship trends may reflect the common understanding of STS that is present in the appliedSTS papers and absent in many of the other papers (Table 2). Half of both groups’ papers werewritten by teams of authors from different disciplines, such as engineering, STS, social sciences,and education. A third of the applied STS papers were written by STS scholars, while a third ofthe other papers were written by engineers. This discrepancy may explain why the applied STSpapers share a worldview that the other papers do not. However, it does not mean that engineerslack an understanding or
universities were trained and deployed modules in their courses.Dr. Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering and engineering and oper- ations management at the University of New Haven. She has over eleven years of experience in higher education and has held several academic positions including administrative appointments. She has ex- perience in teaching at the undergraduate and the graduate level. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Erdil worked as an engineer in sheet metal manufacturing and pipe fabrication industry for five years. She holds B.S. in Computer Engineering, M.S. in Industrial Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial
Paper ID #25982Using the KEEN Framework and the System Engineering Approach for De-sign and Development of Affordable Wireless Power Transfer using InductiveCoupling for Application in Earphone ChargingProf. John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 18 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and
teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford Univer- sity. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include inclusive pedagogies, electronics, optoelectronics, materials sci- ence, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education
to science and engineering communication studies 17,18, 19 and a plethora of advice from scientists and communication scholars about how to write forthe public20. Despite this interest, few university science or engineering programs dedicateformal coursework in public communication to undergraduate or graduate students 21. Whenprograms do offer such training, they are usually limited to teaching students to write intraditional genres such as press releases, newspaper-style articles, and essays13, 14, and fail toconsider more personal, informal, and affective forms of communication such as face-to-faceconversations that can occur through science cafes or street science 22, 23 or to make use ofmultimedia genres such as podcasts, blogs, or
exemplars of “Infusing Real WorldExperience into Engineering Education” [14]. An example that includes engineering and software community-engagement is the EPICSProgram that has engaged students at Purdue University for more than two decades. It has grownsignificantly in size and breadth to where it is recognized as an independent academicprogram within the College of Engineering with dedicated laboratories and teaching staff. In theFall semester of 2018, over 700 were enrolled and engaged in more than 150 projects with 57community partners. While the program began within Electrical and Computer Engineeringexclusively, it has become explicitly multidisciplinary with an average of about 40 majorsparticipating in a typical year, and it includes
Paper ID #24603The AutoDrive Challenge: Autonomous Vehicles Education and Training Is-suesDr. Jennifer Melanie Bastiaan, Kettering University Jennifer Bastiaan received her Ph.D. in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Kettering Univer- sity, where she is focused on teaching and research in ground vehicle systems. She is a veteran of the U.S. automotive industry with two decades of experience, including modeling and physical testing programs. Her technical research interests include vehicle dynamics, tire
University of Alabama. She has experi- ence working with many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to