practicing K-12 teachers. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of engineering education.Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University Amy Kramer is a graduate student and research associate at The Ohio State University in the Engineering Education Department. She earned a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Most recently she worked as a structural engineering consultant in Colum- bus, OH where she specialized in the design of reinforced concrete and steel structures for industrial bulk material handling and storage facilities. Her current research interests in Engineering Education include engineering identity, beliefs
included in the “In Engineering” category as this indicated that they were stillpursuing an engineering degree but had not officially declared an engineering major in the Fallof 2018.As a note, intercepts for logistic regressions will be reported but will not be discussed. For eachlogistic regression, the intercept does not provide conceptually relevant material. In traditionalregressions, the intercept would be the average y-value when x is equal to zero which may haveconceptual value. This is not true for our case; however, it is best practice to report all regressionvalues.ResultsMajor Confidence and Retention in MajorWe began by first visually examining the distribution of confidence in major choice for studentswho enrolled in their initial
by President Obama as a Champion of Change for Women in STEM, and participates in a number of diversity-enhancement programs at the university including serving as the Deputy Chair of the Women’s Commission and as a member of the ADA Task Force.Miss Catherine McGough, Clemson University Catherine McGough is currently a graduate research assistant in Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University in 2014. Her research interests are in undergraduate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineer- ing problem solving skill development and strategies.Joseph Murphy, Clemson University Joseph Murphy is a Fall 2018 graduate of
) agreed orstrongly agreed that they’d like to have more open-ended problems like these in their other non-lab/non-design engineering courses. For a more detailed analysis of students’ opinions of theOEMPs, please see our companion paper [20].Furthermore, our study and results begin to suggest some evidence-based best practices forimplementing open-ended modeling problems in engineering science courses. For example,while the five students who were interviewed were asked to evaluate their models of the bridge,the other 41 students in the course did not necessarily have this opportunity beyond the secondauthor’s debriefing discussion with the whole class. Therefore, we recommend that students begiven time to discuss their model with other students
Human-Computer Interaction from Iowa State University. Dr. Faas graduated from Bucknell University with her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and joint B.S./B.A. in Mechanical Engineering and International Relations. Dr. Faas is currently a re- search affiliate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on developing low cost immersive Virtual Reality applications for products and systems, early stage design process and methodology and engineering education. Research interests: virtual reality (VR) applications in mechanical design, design methodology and engi- neering education.Emily Ferrier, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering c American Society for
, Towson University Jennifer L. Kouo, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Towson University in Maryland. Dr. Kouo received her PhD in Special Education with an emphasis in severe disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is passionate about both instructional and assistive technology, as well as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and utilizing inclusive practices to support all students. Dr. Kouo is currently engaged in multiple research projects that involve multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of engineering, medicine, and education, as well as research on teacher preparation and the conducting of evidence-based
thatprovide similar benefits in the classroom, we can better ensure all of our students have theopportunity to acquire this much-needed skill. Developing intuition is not only a majoreducational advance in creating stronger problem-solvers and critical thinkers, but also narrowsthe opportunity gaps that persist in engineering. Furthermore, by creating effective interventions,we will give useful tools to engineering educators that can help promote intuition development.As we prepare students to become practicing engineers, we must also equip them with both theconcrete and abstract technical skills necessary for not only personal success but also positivesocietal impact. While catastrophic failures of engineering intuition are not often reported
University. Recent research has focused on 1) using writing and communication assignments to improve the teaching of engineering design and 2) developing a flexible mobile studio pedagogy using the Mobile Studio Instrumentation Board.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper
loss in food insecure areas such as Ghana. This work examines amethodology to improve Ghana’s food security by providing better resources and more effectivetraining to women in Ghana’s agricultural community. Research was conducted on theintersection of Ghana’s social and environmental climate and crop storage practices andtechnologies with a specific focus on the effect of behavioral and gender roles on women inagriculture. From this information, an educational module was designed for the volunteers whowould train the farmers on how to improve their storage practices. This module embodied muchof the “train the trainer” method which teaches both post harvest strategies alongside teachingand communication strategies. The focus of the module was
) on a project connected tothe faculty member’s work. Participation in REU’s is competitive and generally done through aprocess designed to pair students interested in a particular research area with faculty doing workin that area. REUs are also generally flexible in design with hosting institutions having a greatdeal of control over the organization and content of the program. These factors allow hostinguniversities to create REUs that can maximize local resources to provide unique educationalprograms to best benefit student participants.An interdisciplinary approach to summer REU programs can help address the challenge ofproviding soft-skills training within an engineering education environment (see for example [2],[3], [4]). In so doing
Paper ID #25702Using a Data Science Pipeline for Course Data: A Case Study Analyzing Het-erogeneous Student Data in Two Flipped ClassesAsuman Cagla Acun Sener, University of Louisville Asuman Cagla Acun Sener holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineer- ing. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Computer Science at Knowledge Discovery & Web Mining Lab, Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville. She is also working as a graduate assistant. Her research interests are educational data mining, visualization, predictive modeling and
30 refereed journal articles and over 50 refereed conference papers. Emphasis in all his teaching and research was on human-centered, model-based design, with a balance between theory and best industry practice. At RPI, he received the two highest awards conferred for teaching: the 2006 School of Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2006 Trustees’ Out- standing Teacher Award. From 2007 to 2014, he wrote a monthly column on mechatronics for practicing engineers in Design News magazine. Over the past 20 years, he has conducted hands-on, integrated, cus- tomized, mechatronics workshops for practicing engineers nationally and internationally, e.g., at Xerox, Procter & Gamble, Rockwell Automation, Johnson
issues with engineering identity. Therefore, the professors should also look into other areasto improve retention such as mentoring and tutoring [2], [3].Bibliography[1] M. Matthews, “Keeping students in engineering: A research-to-practice brief.” American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC, pp. 1–7, 2016.[2] B. L. Yoder, “Going the distance: Best practices and strategies for retaining engineering, engineering technology and computing students,” Washington, DC, 2012.[3] M. Atwater, “Why students leave engineering,” Engineering.com, Mississauga, Ontario, Jul-2013.[4] M. Yatchmeneff and M. Calhoun, “Exploring engineering identity in a common introduction to engineering course to improve retention,” in
published in Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Harvard Business Review.Ms. Kelly K. Dray, Texas A&M University Kelly K. Dray is a Ph.D. student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Texas A&M University. Her research interests include (1) how various stigmatized identities relate to occupational health outcomes and (2) best conflict management and confrontation techniques to use within organizations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Unconventional Applications of Aerospace Engineering: Effects of a Design Elective on Perception of
haveimproved significantly, as have the team’s abilities to plan for all the milestone events andpersonnel training required of these.Benefits to UAF Activities.As a result of its participation in student-led design teams, UAF has experienced significant growthin the size and diversity of students in its the AIAA DBF team (A similar response has been notedin the university’s Alaska Space Grant Program nanosat design team). This growth has positivelyimpacted areas of academics, research, and student interest.Academics. Student participation in design team activities has had a positive effect on enrollmentin aerospace and UAS-related courses. These students have shown strong interest in participatingin similar activities, whether a capstone/graduate
Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Systems and Information Engineering from University of Virginia, where she worked at the Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems. She received a B.S. in mathematics from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. Her major interests are in the areas of risk analysis and management, critical infrastructure management and protection, interdisciplinary engineering education, and risk education.Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington Ms. Doten-Snitker is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Washington’s Center for Eval- uation and Research for STEM Equity, where she is part of a team conducting evaluation research for university-level
elements into each research topic and provided outreach to K-12 students in the local community; 3. The project provided research and service opportunities to undergraduate students, allowed them to work in interdisciplinary teams and better prepared them for success in their professional degree careers; 4. The project provided a model for future undergraduate research-based EPIC Learning opportunities at Wentworth.The project was designed as a set of different undergraduate research projects that include thecommon theme of metals analysis. Multiple research projects were conducted by a team ofinterdisciplinary faculty (the PI and co-PIs as well as other faculty and staff) with students fromdiffering majors. The students
demonstrate how aerospace exploration and research transcends national boundaries;• Address economic, historical, ethical, and social perspectives;• Use appropriate technologies such as modeling, simulation, and distance learning to enhance aerospace education learning experiences and investigations;• Present a balance of aeronautics, space exploration, and robotics by offering a relevant context for learning and integrating STEM core content knowledge.UAF has attempted to incorporate as many of these concepts into our fledgling aerospace courses,aerospace minor, and design team experiences as possible. This is accomplished through the useof student teams to investigate research topics, individual student-led course material presentationsand
. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology con- ducting research on design theory and engineering education. He received an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in creative writing from the University of South Florida. Alexander is excited to have received an NSF GRFP Fellowship for research in STEM Education and Learning Sci- ence. His research has focused on functional modeling and mental models in order to understand how engineering students develop systems thinking skills. He is also a musician and teaches marching per- cussion (specifically the marimba and vibraphone) to high school students. After completing his graduate degree, he wants to become academic faculty and start a business as
Paper ID #26685Engagement in Practice Paper: Engineering Students vs. Geological Risk inthe Gold Supply Chain: Using Geological Risk in Gold Mining Communitiesto Overcome Technical Instrumentalism among Engineering StudentsDr. 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
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
hands-on design curriculum across allfour years of instruction. These grants not only provided much of the necessary funding forinitial implementation, but the regular (typically weekly) meetings required also helped form alarger community of practice focused on improving design and manufacturing courses. Manyyoung faculty with interests in design were drawn into this group through invitations by seniorfaculty. Instructors were motivated by a belief that consistency in course content from thefreshman year through the capstone/senior design course would lead the students to adopt a well-defined framework for engineering design. This group shared best practices and collectivelytackled issues that arose. In 2015, the junior level Design for
Tolerant Systems and Testing of Digital Systems. Her current research interests include Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Elec- tronic Systems, Programmable Logic Devices and new educational methods emphasizing active learning and project-based-learning. She is member of IEEE and Chair of Women in Engineering Affinity Group for IEEE Long Island, New York. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Applying the Flipped Classroom Pedagogy in a Digital Design CourseAbstractThe goal of this paper is to describe the motivation, methodology and results of converting severalmodules in a Digital Design course to a “flipped classroom”. The course introduces students toVHDL Hardware Description
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University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and
acquire and apply new knowledge in this area astheoretical content and new practical applications emerge. Practitioners are meeting the needs ofsustainable infrastructure design in diverse ways, so it follows that understanding case studies ofsustainable infrastructure design provides innovation and insights as they occur. Servicelearning, a community-responsive expression of experiential learning, is a reciprocal learningframework which provides access to practitioner’s innovations alongside an opportunity forstudents to strengthen engineering design and analysis skills, with the potential for substantivecommunity impact [5]. In this case study, students reciprocate the insight gained from thepractitioners with ISI Envision credit assessments
overview of the developed devices specifically by focusing on the design anddevelopment aspects of the prototypes. Rubrics for grading were provided at the beginning of theterm and their progress monitored on a weekly basis. The student involvement includesunderstanding the strengths and weaknesses of their prerequisites knowledge needed tosuccessfully complete the chosen project. Since Kettering is a co-op university, students alternatebetween academic and work terms. They have working knowledge and good time managementskills. Industry interaction in the capstone courses is highly desirable but not always easy tosecure due to various practical reasons that the companies have, one of which is short duration ofthe class (10 to 11 weeks
with co-author Michael Lyons he received the best paper award of the TELPHE Division in 2018, and also the Division’s Meritorious Award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Don’t let the computer take your job – a framework for rethinking curriculumAbstractOver the last decade there have been an increasing number of discussions on how informationtechnology (IT) impacts the practice and structure of higher education. There are strongviews on this subject with some claiming that higher education as currently defined is ripe fordisruption while others claim that since the functions of the university have persisted fornearly a millennium claims of
Academy of Engineering (NAE) for ”For innovations in nanomanufacturing with impact in multiple industry sectors”; Society of Manufactur- ing (SME)’s David Dornfeld Blue Sky Manufacturing Idea Award for ”Factories-In-Space”; SME-S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award; three Edison Awards for Innovation; Tibbett Award by the US Small Business Association sponsored by EPA for successful technology transfer; R&D 100 Award, (the ”Os- car” of innovation); Fellowships to the International 1. Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), 2. the American Society of Materials (ASM), 3. the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), and 4. the Institute of Physics (IoP), London, England; multiple best paper awards
. Toaddress this, we developed a framework that helps students (1) understand the relevance ofcontent in lower-level civil engineering courses to real-life applications, (2) make connectionsthrough course content across civil engineering sub-disciplines, as well as non-engineeringcourses, and (3) understand impacts and create value in the broader, holistic perspective of theirprojects.Additionally, we created a common project platform upon which to build and further developproject objectives in selected required technical design courses. This will facilitate the synthesisof all sub-discipline components to fit together as part of the overall system. The framework wasintroduced in the freshman introduction to design course with the intent for it to be