students to face the future, but practicing these topicswill give students a confidence to face the challenges that will occur on the road to graduationand after. For instance, Business Understanding is essential for a student to function in theindustry environment. How do companies operate? What is the role of engineering in acompany? What career paths are available? How would an advanced degree help or hurt mycareer? Is an advanced technical degree or a Masters of Business Administration appropriate?The answers depend on the career aspirations as often engineers become project managers in acompany. Understanding how a company operates will also help when new technologies areintroduced. Recognizing the impact of the technology on the work of the
earned distinction as Dr. Bruce D. Nesbitt Campus-Community Collaborator Awardee in 2016. Rick is also a co-founder of St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention aimed at exposing underrepresented 4th and 5th-grade boys to hands-on, inquiry-based STEM activities. SEBA accomplishes its goals through an innovative educational curriculum and by engaging students’ fathers and/or male mentors who learn STEM alongside them. This project has been recognized and funded by local organizations, the University of Illinois and most recently, the National Science Foundation. Currently, Rick is the Program Manager for St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of
from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initia- tives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice
(typically Skype). At the startof the program (Interview 1), each participant was individually interviewed by a member of theresearch team. Participants were asked about their views and goals toward teaching engineering,their reasons for enrolling in the program, and a description of their most recent engineering unit.In both the initial and final interviews (Interviews 1 and 6) participants watched two videos ofstudents’ engineering, collected from our prior projects (we refer to these “research videos” inFigure 1). The research videos were chosen because they showed evidence of students’ thinkingin engineering, including their planning of a design solution, giving and receiving feedback on aprototype, and analyzing their solution using evidence
Paper ID #25497Transforming the Associate-to-Full Promotion System: Wrestling with Strate-gic Ambiguity and Gender EquityDr. 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 scholarship focuses on materials sci- ence education, K-12 engineering outreach for girls, women academics in STEM, project-based learning, and faculty development and mentoring. As director of the Morgan Center at WPI since 2006, Demetry coordinates programs and services fostering
faculty were interviewed. The participants heldposition titles of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor andtaught in engineering, physics, or computer science at institutions that ranged in size from3,200 undergraduates to 46,000 undergraduates. Institutions were both public andprivate, teaching and research focused, and included some community colleges.Characteristics of the interview population are summarized in Table 1. IRB (InternalReview Board) approval was obtained at the lead institution on this project and apredefined recruitment protocol was used in a convenience sampling approach. Facultyare a very busy group and recruitment rates for interviews are low (less than 15%).Despite the fact that the total
nature of Black STEM and engineering students’encounters with faculty in this institutional context.MethodsSite of StudyThe broader project from which this current study draws was conducted at the A. James ClarkSchool of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. The University of Maryland,College Park is a large, more selective Mid-Atlantic public university with a CarnegieClassification of “Doctoral University/Highest Research Activity” and a current enrollment of37,430 students as of the spring of 2017 (University of Maryland, Institutional Research,Planning, and Assessment, 2017). In the fall of 2018, 4,370 students were enrolled in its ClarkSchool, of whom 54% were White, 22% Asian, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 8% undisclosed
Paper ID #25342Institutional Agents’ Roles in Serving Student Veterans and Implications forStudent Veterans in EngineeringDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD
Program Criteria arediscussed in detail.KeywordsEnvironmental engineering education, engineering education, experiential learning, laboratoryexperience, beer brewing, fermentationIntroductionEnvironmental engineering requires individuals who can adapt, innovate, and create new,exciting solutions to help solve complex problems throughout our natural environment. Powerfullearning experiences exist when students have an opportunity to learn by application, while alsohaving fun by creating excitement around the subject material. Indeed, that is why most curriculainclude other experiences beyond the classroom such as laboratories, field trips, seminars, designprojects and modeling projects [1, 2]. An esteemed scientist and statesman said it best
NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era.Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate research
4, 2019].7. Pociask, S., Gross, D., and Shih, M.-Y., “Does team formation impact student performance, effort and attitudes in a college course employing collaborative learning?” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 17(3):19-33. doi: 10.14434/josotl.v17i3.21158, 2017.8. Allen, T.E. and Blackman, B.R. “Integrative Design and Experimental Analysis: A yearlong laboratory course in Biomedical Engineering.” Paper presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI. https://peer.asee.org/2477, 2007.9. Comer, D.R., “A model of social loafing in real work groups,” Human Relations, 48(6):647- 667, 1995.10. Strong, J.T. and Anderson, R.E., “Free-riding in group projects: Control mechanisms and
Paper ID #24869Student Perceptions of Their Abilities and Learning Environment in LargeIntroductory Computer Programming Courses - Underrepresented Minori-tiesDr. Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer and Research Investigator at the University of Michigan. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students’ performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based curricula improvements.Dr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan Andrew DeOrio is a teaching faculty member at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web and machine learning projects. His research
because “everything's very tied together and it's better to have a wide base of knowledge.”Within engineering contexts, Caleb recognized reflection as necessary to making sure projectsteps were documented and that students were reflecting on how they have grown through aproject because it is one of the things he has been asked to do in his classes. When asked abouthis fellow students’ reactions to professors prompting students to reflect, he said, “when it comesto non-engineering things, I’ve certainly witnessed if not experienced it myself, why are wedoing this.” Caleb suggested students tend to focus on the end product rather than the means andprocesses of a project. He hypothesized this focus on the end product, could be related to someof the
miserably at cooking.Dr. Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines Elizabeth Reddy is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Division of Engineering, Design & Society at Colorado School of Mines. She is a social scientist, holding a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Irvine and an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. She is Co-Chair of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology and Computing in the American Anthropological Association. She studies experts and their work in relation to environments, technolo- gies, and human lives. Her current research projects deal with earthquake risk management technology in Mexico and the United States, environmental
in the other analyses, it was not included in the DFWanalysis because the DFW rate for the semester was not available at the time of writing thispaper.Student Perception: Surveys were given in order to understand student opinions about theoperation of the flipped classroom model. The survey was administered online using Qualtrics.The survey was not anonymous, because students were given extra credit for completing it.However students were informed that the results of the survey would only be seen by the post-doctoral teaching fellow assisting with this project, and the instructor of the course would onlysee the aggregated results. Surveys asked students Likert-scale questions about theeffectiveness/usefulness of each course component, and
:________________________ Classification: _____________________ GPA: ______ Indicator Points GPA – 4.00 (30 pts.); 3.75 (27 pts.); 3.50 (24); 3.25 (21 pts.); 3.00 (18 pts); 2.75 (15 pts.); 2.50 (12 pts.): 2.25 (9 pts.); 2.0 (6 pts.); less 2.00 (0 pts.) Personal Statement – Consider grammar, clarity of ideas and how well applicant wrote statement based upon the following instructions, as well as other information found in application: On a separate paper describe the academic and professional goals you would like to achieve. Be as specific as possible about research projects of particular interest to you. Be sure to include the route that you have taken to date to reach these goals, including
, Supply Chain Management, Life cycle Systems, Systems Integration and Management of technology systems. He has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro and has several peer reviewed publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional organi- zations such as the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society for Engineering Management (SEM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Society for Health Systems (SHS) and Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE). He is also a member of Alpha Pi Mu and Phi Kappa Phi Honors society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019The Prediction
problem solving and of relevance tothe course on figure 3 are presented. The application areas are also limited due to timeconstraints in the course. Motivated students usually learn applications further from this levelthrough project work and graduate studies. Figure 4. Organization of Ideal Flow Mathematical TopicsTo learn the third level details in figure 4 students must have the necessary background ofdifferential and integral calculus, differential equations, boundary value problems and conceptsof numerical analysis. The next section presents the connectivity of these to fundamentals ofalgebra, geometry and trigonometry beginning from high school.In this section we review such engineering conceptual strings in relation to
separate NetworkPolicy interface would alsoenable the system to handle specialized user interfaces; e.g., administrator, instructor. The latterwould be particularly relevant to provide real time statistics on the system to instructors andpotentially empower them to affect the system while it is running.4 System configurationSystem initialization is done through a set of configuration files, among which there should beone root file. This root file is provided as file://, http(s):// or ftp:// URL to the EvoParsons jar. Thisjar represents the server-side component of our project. A few scripts are meant to facilitate Table 1: Components of EvoParsons system and their purpose Interface/class Meaning
of a group scientific research project [16]. The second course(EV350) focuses on the environmental engineering design solutions needed to address theseproblems in the developed world, which provides students with the framework to understand thedesign solutions for the third and fourth grand challenges while still considering the first twogrand challenges. They are introduced to these design problems through engaging classroomexperiences and in-class demonstrations, practice through working an individual engineeringdesign project, and solidify their understanding through group lab experiences and field trips toboth drinking water and wastewater treatment plants [17]. The third course (EV450) allows thestudents to employ innovative engineering
spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring.Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania Tina L. Fletcher holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas and a Master’s degree in Secondary Teacher Education from Harvard University. She served as a U.S. Government teacher at Anacostia Senior High School in Washington, D.C. where she was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year. She then served as a fundraiser and successfully raised over $20 million for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign in addition to raising over $300 thousand for St. Jude
interest, includingpotential future collaboration [1].Some of the adjunct faculty-particularly those who are seniors in specific industries- could offerimportant linkages for the development of industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, summertraining opportunities, and employment opportunities for new graduates. They may also providenew ideas for senior design projects, topics for graduate theses, or render help in theestablishment of collaborative research programs.When a choice has been made and the candidate has accepted, it is important that he/ she feelswelcome and be assisted in becoming familiar with his/ her new surroundings. To expedite theprocess, new adjuncts should sit together with their new colleagues and go over all
engineering identity in graduate school and underrepresented group. Nathan holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from Illinois Tech. He also worked as an engineer at LG electronics mobile communication company.Mr. Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin Kevin A. Nguyen is a Ph.D candidate in the STEM Education program at University of Texas at Austin. He has worked on NSF grant projects related to engineering students’ resistance to active learning and how funding impacts STEM graduate students. His own dissertation work examines learning, marginalization, and environmental citizen scientists. He has a B.S. and M.Eng in Environmental Engineering both from Texas Tech University.Dr. Maura
very active in pedagogical research and undergraduate research projects, and his research interests include manufacturing laboratory pedagogy and writing pedagogy.Dr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 10 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He has served in leadership positions in the ASEE Civil Engineering Division.Dr. Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland
assessment:checking and grading the labs/tutorials assignmentgiving feedback to the students on their performancegrading thesis, course papers, projectsparticipation in appeal sessionsStudent research supervision:thesis, projects, course papers co-supervision Appendix 2Needs assessment findings. TA’s reported training needs.Planning and preparation Current TAs training needs: · Course content: sometimes TAs do not have deep knowledge of the course. · Lesson planning: preparing challenging tasks and allocating appropriate time, appropriate order of activities. Preparing enough materials
reaching their full potential [7]. The National Academy ofEngineering proposes a dramatic and fundamental transformation of engineering education tobetter prepare engineering students for the future as part of the Engineer of 2020 Project [8].However, much of the literature focuses on what the instructor is going to do to deliver contentrather than focusing on how best to get a student to interact with the content and/or takeresponsibility for their own learning [9].In a traditional lecture class, an instructor serves as an information provider while the studentscommonly serve as recipients of that information. Students should, instead, be activeparticipants in the learning process. While many traditional classrooms attempt to incorporateactive
in chemical and mechanical engineering. Campbell University started the engineering program in 2016, and she is leading the design and imple- mentation of the chemical engineering curriculum at Campbell’s innovative, project based pedagogical approach. She has a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, where she special- ized in miniaturizing industrial systems for applications in the undergraduate engineering classroom.Mrs. Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University First year Chemical Engineering doctoral student pursuing research on the development and dissemi- nation of low-cost, hands-on learning modules displaying heat and mass transfer concepts in a highly visual, interactive format
Effectiveness, she worked as the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program, as a high school math and science teacher, and as an Assistant Principal and Instructional & Curriculum Coach.Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Lydia Ross is a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at Arizona State University. Her re- search interests focus on higher education equity and access, particularly within STEM.Dr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in
Paper ID #25586Exploring Differences in Senior and Sophomore Engineering Students’ Men-tal Models of Common ProductsMr. Francis Jacob Fish, Georgia Institute of Technology Francis Fish is a current Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering and MBA at the University of Delaware, in 2016 and 2017, where he conducted research for DARPA and ARL funded projects as well as private industry projects. From 2016 to 2018 he worked as a Nuclear Engineer for NAVSEA.Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexander Murphy is a mechanical engineering Ph.D
team at Kettering University, and to the Society of Women Engineers at Kettering.Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Prof. Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University Stephanie Wettstein is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department at