improvements and our desire to capture information we heard in conversations withparticipants. The evaluation was approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University ofToronto as a quality improvement project. Findings presented in this paper were not gainedthrough research but rather a quality improvement project for The OPTIONS Program.The pre-evaluation included demographic and information gathering questions (e.g., degree-related work experience, extra-curricular/professional development activities). We do not presentsuch data in this paper. The post-evaluation had four open-ended questions including: “What didyou like about the program” and “What did you not like about the program?”. The post-evaluation also assessed the usefulness of
, and educational psychology, as well as a co-PI, an external evaluator or advisory board member on several NSF-funded projects (CA- REER, iCorps, REU, RIEF, etc.).Dr. Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University Maria Claudia Alves Director for the Halliburton Engineering Global Programs at Texas A&M University Ms. Maria C. Alves is the Director for the Halliburton Engineering Global Programs at Texas A&M University . She has been in this position since July 2012. In this position she is responsible for inter- nationalizing the research and education activities of the College of Engineering. Under her leadership the college has significantly increased the number of students studying abroad, established new
st 1 year 64% 61% 85 + 42 = 127 2nd year 23% 25% 31 + 17 = 48 rd 3 year 8% 9% 10 + 6 = 16 4th year 5% 5% 7 + 4 = 11 During the first week of the semester, students self-enrolled in teams of 6 or 7 for an out-of-class design project using the self-sign-up group feature of Canvas (Instructure, Salt Lake CityUT); these same teams were also used for all in-class learning activities. Class periods devoted toactive learning where indicated as such on the course syllabus and schedule. On these scheduled
total number of hours is not specified by the school. Some schoolsdesignate some commonly recognized math courses as computer science courses, i.e., givingthem computer science course numbers. We took the liberty to move such courses to the mathcourse category. Examples include discrete math, probability and statistics, and modern algebra.In addition, some schools list the lab or project portion of the course separately from the course,while others do not. The hours listed in the table below follow whatever the schools listed. Itcould be slightly misleading in some cases, depending on whether or not the lab or projectportion of the courses is listed separately. Table 1 shows the four pieces of data from the eightschools. The credit hours as
component of thecourse. No negative comments were made about the labs. While the theory has not been tested, itis possible that the terminology choice of “Labs” for class activities labs was beneficial, asengineering students are familiar with a lab setting and respect labs as a valuable component ofthe discipline. This can be contrasted with connotations that may exist for words like “activities”or “group projects,” which may engender student resistance.Most negative comments related to the online system used for textbook readings and homework,an issue encountered in previous studies in which the same system has been implemented [8].While it has flaws, the WileyPLUS system enabled access to all course materials from onelocation (the Blackboard
since the engineering workforceembodies multi-disciplinary, multi-national project and multi-culturally diverse teams. Today, most of theproducts and services that affect our lives arise from sophisticated processes utilizing engineering design,complex problem solving, and teamwork. In this context, engineers make, or are involved in, manydecision-making situations where effective engineering ethics education is essential in the direct and ripple-effects of their decision process. According to a recent study, more than half of the colleges (59%) in theU.S. where engineering is taught were found to have adopted educational goals related to ethical reasoning[6].In terms of ethical development, which is the total process of teaching the knowledge
project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, non- verbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Shawn Griffiths, University of Wyoming Shawn Griffiths is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Shawn holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Utah State University (2009), M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas (2011) and
unsupervised methods for ML is the k-means clustering. It has extensiveapplications in IoT systems [24], and more recently solar analytics [3]. The introduction of k-meansin education, using our award-winning J-DSP was described in [11,16]. In this paper, we discuss howk-means is introduced in our classes in the context of solar energy monitoring and control. We have used the k-means algorithm as part of our Cyber Physical systems project [6] and havedescribed a method to detect and characterize solar array faults [4,5,17]. In this education project, weform a J-DSP simulation of k-means for fault detection to present to class for the purpose of showinghow ML is used in solar energy systems. The results obtained using k-means is shown in Fig. 7
year graduate student at Tufts University’s Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She received a bachelor’s degree in child development from Texas Christian University. She currently works as a research assistant on the Role Models in Elementary Engineering project, which studies how elementary school students develop engineering role models and assume identities as engineers.Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher in science education at Indiana University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in Inquiry Methodology from Indiana University in 2006. She managed a consulting business for 10 years working on evaluations that
mastery experiences.Fourth, the mitigation of negative interpretations of somatic and emotional states during the taskcan help develop self-efficacy. Physical and psychological experiences such as increased heartrate and rapid breathing before a presentation, or tiredness of muscles after exercise, can eitherbe interpreted as a positive performance-enhancer or as something to be avoided. Reframingnegative interpretations of these states can build self-efficacy directly and encourage moremastery experiences.Contextual examples of each of Bandura’s four sources of self-efficacy in undergraduateengineering education: first, mastery experiences could consist of completing practice problemsto master theory, engaging in project work and hands-on
related careers was more complete andaccurate.In-Class Presentation OverviewThe “4th Grade Engineering” sessions that are the subject of the paper at hand comprised just asingle class period each year lasting approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours. This is significantly lessambitious than the outreach programs that other authors have documented which extend to six oreven eight sessions spread out over the course of an academic year [11], [12], [13]. At this point,this pilot project is in its fourth year, and the “4th Grade Engineering” classroom activity has beenrepeated 10 times for a total of approximately 150 to 160 students.Introduction to EngineeringTo directly address the already noted identity issue that engineering suffers from, the “4 th
premise behind LP is that you do not document aprogram. Instead, LP has you write a document that contains a program [6].Using LP, educators can provide their students with an executable text – high-quality prose withdetailed explanations, figures, diagrams, hyperlinks, etc. Simultaneously, students can read,learn, compile, execute, and explore ideas. Knuth’s LP paradigm is also consistent with cognitiveload theory [12], which states that keeping related concepts close, temporally or spatially, canimprove the ability of students to grasp difficult ideas [13][14]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Title: Parallel to Serial Converter (PAR2SER) -- Project: ASEE 2019
. Prior to beginning her PhD, she worked for almost 7 years at Stanford University as a Certified Athletic Trainer.Dr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in
semester GPA and their cumulative graduating GPA. Theuse of grades and GPA as a proxy for academic success have been used widely in a large numberof studies, and this study focuses on documenting how students’ grades fluctuate with time andthe role this play in students’ persistence. We apply Ordinary Least Squares and Ordinal Logisticregressions to a longitudinal database to identify the characteristics of that population. Thispopulation is a subset of the database and included 52,946 engineering students from 14 U.S.universities. In the United States there has been an urge to improve the number of engineeringgraduates in preparedness and numbers for over a decade [1] [2] [3]. Furthermore, the Bureau ofLabor statistics projected increase
choose one of their own identified problemsfor their Capstone project, and to identify clinician collaborators for every problem they report.We will also be requiring Scholars to more closely with the BME faculty in crafting case studies,and will enact measures to ensure timely completion of deliverables. We are still consideringwhether any training is needed for the medical student mentors.Literature cited[1] J. Ackerman and R. Schaar, “Clinical Observational Design Experience: A Large Design Oriented Clinical Immersion Course Based In Emergency Departments,” VentureWell, 2016.[2] S. Sood, M. Short, R. Hirsh, J. Kadlowec, and T. Merrill, “Biodesign through Clinical Immersion,” 2015. [Online]. Available: http://venturewell.org/open/wp
, and your supervisor has given you the following project: A horizontal cantilevered beam is used to support traffic lights as shown. For the horizontal part of the beam, several designs are possible: 1. Circular cross-section with radius 5cm at the fixed end (where it’s attached to the vertical pole) tapering to a circular cross section with radius 10cm at the free end 2. Circular cross-section with radius 10cm at the fixed end tapering to a circular cross section with radius 5cm at the free end 3. Circular cross section with radius 7.5cm throughout the beam 4. A different design You will need to find the best design and justify it with reasoning. Figure 1: Problem used for this
Engineering at CU-Boulder. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in measurement techniques, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular course on the art and physics of flow visualization, and is conducting research on the impact of the course with respect to visual perception and educational outcomes. Her disciplinary research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion and bio-fluid dynamics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques. Current projects include velocity and vorticity in human cardiac ventricles and large vessels. c American Society
Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. She graduated from Ohio State University in 2015 with a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and is interested in student learning in engineering. In particular, her work focuses on various aspects of students’ develop- ment from novice to expert, including development of engineering intuition, as well as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Using Critical Incident Technique to Illuminate the Relationship between Engineering Identity and Academic MotivationIntroduction This work in progress research paper presents preliminary work on a project
considers papers that relate to industrialtechnique, rather than analysis, and engineering education papers that focus on content, ratherthan methodology [2]. It is suggested too that the following subjects meet the aforementionedcriteria: accreditation, active learning, applied research, assessment, capstone projects, classroomactivities, curriculum design, distance learning, industry partners, innovative pedagogy,laboratories, non-technical skills, and other topics related to engineering technology practice andeducation.Using data contained in the Scopus database (Elsevier B.V.) and analyzed by SCImago (akaScimago), selected metrics were examined that characterize the Journal of EngineeringTechnology. A research group from the Consejo Superior de
nine minutes long (median = eightminutes, min = < one minute, max = 26 minutes). During class, students worked on challengeproblems to apply concepts learned from the interactive textbook and online lectures. Studentsworked in groups, requesting help from the instructor as needed. Two class meetings each weekwere facilitated by a faculty instructor and a lead course assistant. The Friday sessions werefacilitated by a lead course assistant and two other course assistants. Students completed weeklyquizzes and auto-graded coding challenges to assess their learning. Students self-scheduledproctored quizzes outside of class time in a computer lab. Students also completed fourcomputing projects contextualized by an engineering problem throughout
: How do students perceive the benefits and drawbacks of co-op participation? A. Both co-op and non-co-op students positively perceive co-op participation as providing in-depth experience.Both co-op and non-co-op students described the depth of experience gained through co-opparticipation as one of its primary benefits. The students attributed this depth of experience bothto the length of the co-op terms and to the multiple rotations with the same company. Theydescribed how this structure of co-op terms allowed students to become “immersed” in the co-opcompany and to learn more from in-depth projects. For example, Chris, a first-year engineeringstudent, wanted to “get more of an in-depth experience” and thus chose to pursue a co-op
awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, and was conferred as an ASEE Fellow in 2011. She has served on multiple NAE committees, and on the NSF ENG division’s Advisory Committee.Prof. Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder Ken Anderson is a Professor of Computer Science and the Associate Dean for Education for the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 2009, he has co-directed Project EPIC; this NSF-funded project investigates how members of the public make use of social media during times of mass emergency. Professor Anderson leads the design and implementation of a large-scale data collection and analysis
education curriculum. This line ofinquiry is relevant to issues of representation in engineering schools: the socio-technical divideimpacts undergraduate engineering retention, especially students from historicallyunderrepresented groups in engineering (e.g. women, students of color, LGBTQIA, indigenous1people, and low-income) [5]. A recurring justification for upholding the socio-technical divide(that we have heard voiced during discussions about engineering curricula and that we want tointerrogate) is that technical content would have to be sacrificed in order to accommodate socialjustice issues. Therefore, a project in which students add context to traditional engineeringscience problems has the transformative potential of reaching students
Research Excellence Award and the 2017 North Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) Rookie Research Excellence Award. Under her mentorship, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s students have presented research posters at various NCAT Undergraduate Research Symposia resulting in her receiving a 2017 Certificate of Recognition for Undergraduate Re- search Mentoring. In 2016, her publication was recognized by the Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. Andrea has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several journals and conferences. In 2015, Dr. Ofori-Boadu established her STEAM ACTIVATED! program for middle-school
). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Hsieh, S. “Design of Remotely Accessible Automated Systems to Enhance Industrial Automation Education,” ASEE 2017 Annual Conference, June 25 - 28, Columbus, Ohio.[2] Grodotzki, J., Ortelt, T.R. and Tekkaya, A.E., 2018. Remote and Virtual Labs for Engineering Education 4.0: Achievements of the ELLI project at the TU Dortmund University. Procedia Manufacturing, 26, pp.1349-1360, 2018.[3] Bikas, H., Stavropoulos, P. and Chryssolouris, C., “Additive manufacturing methods and modeling approaches: A critical review,” Int. J. Adv. Manuf
mathematics skills from 1-NotVery True to 5-Very True. These questions were developed using a study that was originally done at TheOhio State University but were adapted to fit the requirements for this project (Harper, Baker, &Grzybowski, 2013). The two key questions posed in the survey are these:• How important is it for students from the University of Toronto undergraduate engineering program to be able to competently apply mathematics concepts from each of these areas listed?• How competent (i.e., what level of competence to you perceive) is the average student from the University of Toronto undergraduate engineering program in the following areas?The survey was administered through the Dean’s office to all faculty; an introductory
76 79 Homework 10 % (paper submission) 15 % (online submission) Quizzes (in-class) 20 % 10 % Design Project 10 % 10 % 3 Exams (including final, 55 % 55 % in-class) LearnSmart Practice n/a 10 % (online through software) Attendance 5% ---The Spring 2016 course had homework problems assigned from the course textbook and studentssubmitted each homework assignment on paper, i.e. students would solve the problems on paperand submit to the
culturally inclusive classrooms, recognizing our biases andbehaviors, using a variety of teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles,and including text/reading materials from diverse authors from different races, sexualorientations, genders and abilities.The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil EngineeringEducation (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshops are currently in their 20th year of existence.This landmark project has over 980 graduates from 256 universities around the world.The week-long teacher training workshop has been successful by all measures and hasmade a substantial difference in civil engineering education in the United States.1 Itcontinues to grow and is widely supported by university deans, department
this project is to develop an inexpensive, small,user-friendly braille cell learning device.Background ResearchBraille is a language that can be read by using fingers to touch a series of raised dots created byLouis Braille and is used by the blind community [1]. The symbols are formed inside braille cellswhich are made up of 6 raised dots in three parallel rows each having two dots. A cell can beused to represent either a letter, number or punctuation mark. An example of this can be seen inFigure 1. Figure 1. Braille Alphabet courtesy of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Braille_alfabet.jpgAccording to the National Federation of the Blind, 63,357 students have been reported blindthroughout
Hotel. In both cases, the modelsare loaded to failure and the total weight added before failure is compared. After a shortdiscussion, a video of the Hyatt Regency Hotel tragedy is shown. The in-class assignment isfollowed up with a reflection paper assignment. In a survey administered to students in thecourse during fall 2017, 89 percent of student respondents (n = 48) indicated the activity addedto their understanding of the topic and indicated in descriptive questions that the activity washelpful and increased their interest in engineering.IntroductionDue to the nature of civil and mechanical engineering projects, it is vital for practitioners touphold ethical standards during the engineering design process. As educators, we have