, alternativesolutions, environmental and social impact aspects of the design, as well as, their experience indecision-making, are ample reasons why their expertise would enrich students’ learning andbrings them (the students) closer to the realities of the workplace [1].Employers, by and large, are generally satisfied with the basic technical preparation of today’sgraduates, but find them largely unaware of the vital roles that engineers play in bringingproducts and services from a “concept stage” to the marketplace. An important reason for this“drawback” is that faculty members, today, often lack industrial experience and/ or any othertype of practical experience. This is particularly troubling when faculty members, straight out ofgraduate school and have
preliminary findings from interviews with three Blackstudents who started their academic careers at several community colleges in a Mid-Atlanticstate before transferring to the flagship institution of that same state. Interview transcripts wereanalyzed and coded by different members of the research team to document rich themes. This research is part of a larger-scale, three-year, NSF-funded qualitative study, whichexamines the academic trajectories of two distinct groups of Black engineering majors: 1) Blacksborn and educated in the United States and 2) Those born and educated in other countries. Bylooking at these two communities, we will build upon past literature that disaggregates theexperiences of Black STEM students who represent multiple
class, are intensified in the online section andimprovements are described. Specifically during the second offering of the online section in theSpring of 2019, the number of teammates in each team are reduced and additional projectmilestones are imposed to balance the teamwork over the duration of one semester.1. IntroductionClasses are taught within an engineering program in numerous formats. In general, these includelearning in a classroom, learning online, or a hybrid blend of the two. Regardless of the format,students taking a class are expected to meet the course’s educational outcomes. At thecompletion of a CAD class, which is the subject of this paper, students are expected to be able tocreate engineering designs and communicate the
Comparison of Hands-On Skills Development in an Introductory Circuits CourseIntroductionUniversities have been examining a variety of alternatives to the traditional teaching method oflecturing to students, many of which utilize technology to enhance or expand the traditionallecture experience[1][2]. For classes with large enrollments that have a significant portion of thematerial that does not change from semester to semester, recorded lectures with Web access [3]is one alternative to repeating the same live lectures.Introductory circuit courses have been taught several different ways that include interactivesoftware [4], Web-based materials [5], and problem-based learning [6][7][8]. The intention is todepart from the traditional lecturing
University ofMichigan, students are required to take 41 credits of engineering science courses (32% of thetotal credits required for graduation) and only 19 credits of design and laboratory courses (14.8%of total credits). Furthermore, of the 11 current ABET Student Outcomes only one of these, a) anability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, directly speaks to thecontent of these engineering science courses [1].Despite the prominence of engineering science courses in the curriculum, these courses havebeen studied less in engineering education research than design courses [2]. Ideally, theseengineering science courses should give students the theoretical background that they can applyin engineering design courses, on student
utilized in eightcapstone sections to form 40 projects teams using 230 students. Of these students, 74% got theirfirst choice and 94% got one of their top 3 choices. Another key result is a reduction in teamformation time from 2 days or so down to less than 1 hour.IntroductionIt was my first day of Senior Capstone during my second quarter of full time teaching and wewere faced with a room full of approximately 80 senior Mechanical Engineering studentsbuzzing with the excitement of a new quarter and the realization that they were getting close tothe end of a long, and often challenging, journey. Our primary goals for our Senior Capstonecourse are to give students an engineering project/job like experience that builds on theknowledge/tools
. Figure 1 summarizes this organizational structure. Successfulcompletion of a set of proficiencies implies successful completion of the aligned outcome.Learning activities are then aligned to one or more proficiencies within the settings of courses orother learning opportunities. Therefore, a well-designed program will have explicit alignment inboth directions, from learning activities to all levels of proficiencies to outcomes to programgoals.Figure 1. Organizational structure of generic program goal, outcome, and proficiency levels.Constructive Alignment in Interdisciplinary Graduate CurriculaThe authors found very few studies examining design of graduate curricula that applied theunderstanding by design framework developed by Wiggins and
challenging in the first place.IntroductionAmerican engineers are frequently educated in a depoliticized, decontextualized environmentthat prioritizes the technical foundation required by the profession. Devoid of the social contextand full spectrum of sociotechnical considerations required for true engineering work, thispractice is both poor pedagogy and an inaccurate portrayal of how engineering occurs in theworld beyond the classroom [1], [2].Engineering educators and researchers are increasingly interested in bridging this falsesociotechnical divide (also referred to here and in prior work as sociotechnical dualism) andfinding mechanisms for the authentic integration of sociotechnical work in the engineeringclassroom. Evidence for this need
GCSPs enables Scholars to interrogate their personal selves and lead the way inengineering education by engaging in the hard work of thinking about what it means to behuman.IntroductionIn 2008, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), in collaboration with leadinginternational technological scholars, produced a report with a radically new vision forengineering in the 21st century [1]. Calling for “continuation of life on the planet, making ourworld more sustainable, secure, healthy, and joyful,” this document inspired a global movementurging interdisciplinary thinkers, policymakers, and the general public around the world to cometogether to address challenges facing humanity now and for the foreseeable future [1].As a part of this global
successfully to the end, but many morphed andchanged as lessons were learned. Using this project as a use case allows other faculty developersto learn how change management practices can scale, how they often are most important in areasthat are viewed as tangential, and how faculty developers can participate in non-traditional waysin order to serve their faculty’s best interest and improve their students’ experiences. This isparticularly important in areas of specialized needs such as schools and colleges of engineering.The change modelThe eventual strategy of the project fits in well with Kotter’s approach to accelerating change inan organization [1], [2]. In his approach there are 8 steps in his concurrent process model:. 1. Create a sense of
including YouTube, Twitter, and even her exercise app. Thesocial media of her department and other departments and the Dean of Engineering’s office atPurdue were also targeted. Riley’s accounts have been made private, ultimately limiting theimpact and reach of her research activity as well as connectedness to others in her personal socialnetworks.The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has identified the targetedharassment of faculty, including contingent faculty, as a threat to the core of academic freedom.The professional standard of academic freedom was developed by AAUP in 1940 [1]. It asserts,among other things, that teachers are entitled to full freedom in their research and publication ofresults, as well as full freedom in
in order to raise awareness regarding sexual assault and abuse among women of colorand to promote empowerment among women who had been abused. On October 15, 2017, theterm went viral on twitter as #MeToo when actress Alyssa Milano encouraged those who hadbeen sexually harassed or assaulted to use the hashtag to draw attention to these issues. Thecurrent movement was stimulated by sexual assault allegations against the film producer HarveyWeinstein earlier in 2017. Since 2017, the number of allegations for sexually based misbehaviorand criminal acts against women has skyrocketed, as women have come forward from manywalks of life to speak of their experiences [1].The #MeToo movement has also stimulated renewed concerns about a lack of
as an agent in a givenenvironment, and the dynamic process of occupants is simulated over time to generate the complex andintriguing emergent behavior [1]. Graph-based models use the graph (node and edges) to represent thebuilding structure and model the occupancy dynamics using some flow or queuing network [2]. Whileagent-based simulation has the advantage of being able to represent each occupant’s behavior and decisionmaking in detail, computation cost increases proportionally with the number of agents and their agentsmaking it difficult to simulate large occupancy areas such as a game stadium, airports, rail terminals, etc.On the other hand, a graph-based model assumes occupants as a homogeneous mass and models their flowacross the graph
, constructing knowledge, and solving problems [1].However, research has shown that undergraduate engineering students engage in limitedinformation gathering while working on engineering design tasks [2], suggesting that they mayneed to 'relearn' the question asking they naturally engaged in as children. At the same time,interest in engineering at the undergraduate level is often fostered through childhoodparticipation in engineering activities. Some argue that by the time children reach middle school,their interests and perceptions towards their future careers are established [3]. Therefore, whenchildren lack access to opportunities to learn about engineering in pre-college settings, thisresults in limited understanding about engineering and
contexts through an online platform. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Participation in Small Group Engineering Design Activities at the Middle School Level: An Investigation of Gender DifferencesIntroductionAs demand for expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)continues to increase, STEM education is of growing concern in the United States and around theworld. With ongoing calls for improvements to K-12 STEM education [1], [2], pre-collegeengineering experiences are becoming increasingly common. The Framework for K-12 ScienceEducation [2] and Next Generation Science Standards [3] include engineering practices withinthe scope of science, indicating that
CyberAmbassadors project(Award #1730137), which seeks to provide training in communications, teamwork, andleadership skills in order to advance multidisciplinary, computationally-intensive research inscience and engineering.The CyberAmbassadors project received 3 years of funding from the National ScienceFoundation to pursue the following objectives: Objective 1: Develop Curriculum. New training materials will be developed with a focus on professional skills (communications, teamwork, leadership) within the context of large scale, multi-disciplinary, computational research across science and engineering. The curriculum will be developed in consultation with an External Advisory Board of CI Professionals and domain experts
representing the four advanced technologyfields represented in this study: advanced manufacturing, engineering technologies, micro and nanotechnologies, and energy and environmental technologies. Each of the expert panelists were alsofunded by NSF ATE. These individuals reviewed the instrument and provided feedback following a three-stage iterative process known as the Delphi technique in which panelists selected questions to include in the survey. After the first pilot survey was sent to six colleges, the research team analyzed the Moved (inserBon) [1] data and then conducted a “think-aloud” exercise in which four
three-dimensional framework – time, distance, and purpose.In general, pathways through the tree fall into one of four patterns: - Forward movement along a branch of the tree, - Movement backward along a branch of the tree, - Repeating the same topic, - Switching to a different branch of the tree (backward distance to the junction of the branches combined with a forward distance along the new branch)Different students engage with the topic tree using different combinations of these pathways,distance absolute distance traveled through the topics, and different time gaps between activitieson the topics. This paper will identify the different combinations that can be found in the studentlog data.1. IntroductionCharles Sturt University (CSU
engineering program. It will use real worldexamples to show how such a program could alter the way students look at findingsolutions that make a difference in people’s lives. The program’s main objective is toinspire students to become agents to advance humanity toward an optimistic and abrighter tomorrow.Keywords: Peace engineering, humanity, science, engineering, policy1. IntroductionEngineer Aarne Vesilind and Robert Textor [1] have come up with the term “PeaceEngineering” as a label for ideals such as global environmental management, sustainabledevelopment, and seeking greater economic justice. The Colorado School of Mines [2]has created a program in “Humanitarian Engineering,” which is devoted to research anddesign intended to improve the well
Education (NICE) Framework [1]. A list of secure coding practices wascompiled using two different resources: SEI CERT Coding Standard [2] and Open WebApplication Security Project (OWASP) [3]. The selected coding practices are applicable to C++and Java. Each secure coding practice is assigned a weight reflecting its importance and severity.We consider a set of 43 students’ programming assignments in C++ and Java, with all of thembeing anonymized for Personally Identifiable Information. Each assignment typically has differentcoding practices that are relevant, which is a result of the difference in requirements amongassignments. The problem description of each assignment is analyzed to determine the applicablesecure coding practices to each submitted
Manufacturing Engineering programs and Tooker Professor for Effective STEM Education at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Pedagogical Ninjas: Using an Additive Innovation Cycle for Faculty Development of Teaching-Focused FacultyAbstractThis evidence-based, practice paper describes a semester-long, faculty development programdesigned by an “additive innovation” [1] framework to promote the sharing, scaling,sustainability, and implementation of a pedagogical risk-taking culture across a school ofengineering. This intervention has been developed as part of a research
”. Allstudents agreed that the game was engaging and they were most engaged during the planning andexecution phases. The survey asked students about the positive aspects of the game. Listed beloware a sample of some of the students’ responses: 1. The game gave us a holistic view of project management enhancing decision making skills 2. It provided a real-time scenario with real life pressure. 3. It gave us the opportunity to test most of the knowledge areas we learned in the class. It encouraged teamwork 4. The game gives a practical idea of running a project, dealings with staffs and colleagues meeting management requirements 5. The aspects of effective planning for the usage of resources and also effective risk
effectively on a team whose members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meetobjectives” [1]. Educational research has shown that group work has a significant impact onlong-term material retention, critical thinking and communication skills. Group work can alsoincrease individual productivity and performance (a student can achieve more than working ontheir own), skills development (interpersonal, leadership, motivational), and knowledge about theself (identifying strengths and weaknesses) [2]–[4].Although group work has many benefits, in the worst case, it can also present many challengesincluding ostracism (some members may feel like an outcast in a group), unequal
professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading innovation and technology development efforts in a major engineering firm. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 1 Perceived Importance and Confidence in Leadership Ability: A National Survey of Final Year Canadian Engineering StudentsIntroductionEngineering leadership as a field of study has grown rapidly in the last two decades (Handley etal., 2018; Klassen et al., 2016), but there is limited understanding of how engineering studentsview the importance of leadership skills
capstone. Her degrees in counseling, English and psychology complement her varied research interests in teaching and learning which are currently focused on introversion and collaborative learning, blended learning, technology, and APA style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Perception versus Reality: Skill Perceptions in First-Year Engineering StudentsThis Research study is predicated on the fact that engineering students often enter the field notfully understanding the reality of the roles and responsibilities of an engineering professional.Not coincidentally, engineering is oft-cited as a major that students do not remain in. Koenig [1
students applied the theory learned in classrooms topractical hands-on field experience by working alongside engineers from the solar panel industry.Moreover, the team-oriented nature of this project enhanced students’ development of essentialskills in teamwork, communication, and time-management, which will serve them well in theirprofessional careers.1.0 BackgroundThis project was supported in part by an NSF Advanced Technological Education grant (DUE#1400490), which provided undergraduate students from Bellingham Technical College andWestern Washington University, in partnership with local industry, to work on research projects[1]. The benefits of this collaborative effort include strengthening a working relationshipbetween a technical college
traditionalhomework in engineering education occurred [1-4], but the overwhelming majority ofengineering faculty members believe that homework is an indispensable component in thecourses they teach. As an analogy, students majoring in English need to write many essays forpractice, and they cannot master the skill of writing just by learning various writing skills andreading novels. In the same way, engineering students cannot grasp the necessary knowledge andskills without the struggling process in solving homework problems [5].Almost all the publishers of the textbooks provide the solution manuals to the instructors, andunfortunately, these materials are leaked to students through the internet. Some websites eveninvite students to provide quiz and exam
. Wediscuss the project from students’ perspective and experience earned in the areas of design,integration. The methodology used to evaluate the effectiveness of this class in terms of learningoutcomes is also described.Building Automation:The main objective of a Building Automation System (BAS) is to acquire the completeautonomous control of an entire building. Basically, a BAS is designed to monitor and control themechanical, security, fire, lighting, HVAC and humidity control and ventilation systems in abuilding or across several buildings [1] to [5].The BAS is composed of electronic devices and a computer networking that is able to keepbuilding indoor conditions within a specified range, light rooms based on an occupancy schedule,monitor
addition to ASEE, she is active in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and the Association for Business Communication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Plastics: Floating Ethical FlotsamIntroduction“I just want to say one word to you. Just one word,” confides family friend Mr. McGuire tonewly minted graduate Benjamin Braddock. “Plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.”“Think about it,” he intones to a bewildered Ben. “Will you think about it?” [1].Plastics have come a long way since The Graduate and a confused Dustin Hoffman. From itsinitial days to current times, plastic has become indispensable, interwoven into the very fabric ofour lives. It is
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research interests include design education research at K-16 levels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Play-in-learning: studying the impact of emotion and cognition in undergraduate engineering learningIntroduction and MotivationUndergraduate engineering education requires that students gain a basis in foundational sciencesbefore they can incorporate these skills into more advanced engineering practice [1].Traditionally, these technical and analytical skills are taught mainly through lectures with littleemphasis on self-guided study or application to realistic