Paper ID #28079Integrating Makerspace in First-Year Engineering CurriculumDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Professor of Engineering Education at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering located in Newark, New Jersey. He has taught several engineering courses primarily in the first year engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering departments and won multiple awards for excellence in instruction. He also has worked on several re- search projects, programs and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high
Paper ID #28084GIFTS – Utilizing MATLAB’s Online Tutorial in First-Year Engineering CoursesMr. Chizhong Wang, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECH I am a PhD student in NJIT, Electrical & Computer Engineering department.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is a University Lecturer in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineer- ing at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of ENGR101, an application-oriented engineering math course for
13 14 15 8 10 6 6 7 5 0Figure 3: ASEE and FYEE Sessions Related to First-Year Engineering Education Themes Figure 3 represents ASEE and FYEE sessions combined and as expected reveals a similardistribution to those presented in Figure 1 and 2. Student outcomes and classroom strategies arethe most common themes for both conferences. Curriculum development, design, and retentionform a second tier of the most common session topics. A third tier could include K-12 transition,experiential learning, and learning technology, while a fourth tier could include teamwork,diversity, and
Paper ID #28001The effectiveness of writing interventions on first-year engineering reports.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech. Dr. Kimberlyn Gray is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in the department of Chemical Engineering. She coordinated STEM outreach for the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences.Dr. Rachel L. Bragg, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Bragg is an Assistant Professor of English at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Her research interests include writing studies and visual rhetoric
-thinking students see courses outside of theirengineering major simply an annoying distraction and something merely required to graduate.By including entrepreneurial thinking within engineering courses or taking a technology-basedentrepreneurship course, students can begin to apply their skill set and think beyond the requiredlearning formatted in a text book/lecture/test engineering course can provide. Some of theseincorporated entrepreneurial skills include: • Ideation • Assessing and managing risk • Understanding the concept of pivoting • Creating a customer-centric value proposition • Understanding qualities of entrepreneurial leadership • Developing cross-team effectiveness • Social capital • Manufacturing
year classes. Mostly recently, he has implemented a series of escape room projects to teach engineering to first year students through the process of designing, prototyping, and building these play experiences.Dr. Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Richard T. Cimino is a Senior Lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the Rutgers University, with a focus in adsorption science and the characterization of porous materials. His research interests include engineering ethics and process safety, and broadening inclusivity in engineering, especially among
Paper ID #28094Undergraduate Academic Policy Trends Across Institutions Over the LastThirty YearsMr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in Iran. His research interests include student pathways, educational policy, and quantitative research methods. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper
. Ohland is an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS.Dr. Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Daniel M. Ferguson is CATME Managing Director and the recipient of several NSF awards for research in engineering education and a research associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-Professional Studies Program [IPRO] and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning, assessment
Paper ID #28047Analyzing and Comparing First-Year Engineering Course Requirements amongInstitutionsMr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in Iran. His research interests include student pathways, educational policy, and quantitative research methods.Mr. Nicholas Jameson Tomlin, MIDFIELD Nicholas Tomlin is a research assistant at MIDFIELD and an
class time to devote to presentations from each branch ofengineering.This GIFT explores the use of engineering innovations as a quick (> 5 min) way to demonstratethe varied disciplines within engineering. At the start of each class, an engineering innovation ishighlighted that relates to one the major concepts of that class period. For example, if the class isabout circuitry than an example related to wearable sensors would be relevant (see Table 1).These engineering innovations can be sourced from technology sites, current headlines, or evenfrom “First Looks” in the ASEE Prism magazine (http://www.asee-prism.org).A brief introduction of the subject through visual means (e.g. Powerpoint, videos),should lastaround two minutes, followed with a
Paper ID #28069The influence of percentage of female or international students on the psy-chological safety of teamMr. Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University Behzad Beigpourian is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. He earned his master’s in Structural Engineering from Shahid Chamran University in Iran, and his bachelor’s in Civil Technical Teacher from Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning
learningcommunity blogging on the site allow students to learn how engineers teach and learn from eachother, a skill they may want to grow even as students. Students will ultimately learn some of theconcepts and terminology associated with industries such as marine, mechanical, industrial,power generation and electronics possibly aiding and validating a decision to pursue a specificdiscipline.Reference: [1] W. Ji-Wei, J. C. R. Tseng and G. Hwang, "Development of an Inquiry-Based LearningSupport System Based on an Intelligent Knowledge Exploration Approach," Journal ofEducational Technology & Society, vol. 18, (3), pp. 282, 2015.
Paper ID #28018EDSGN 100: A first-year cornerstone engineering design courseDr. Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah C. Ritter, PhD, is an associate teaching professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at the Pennsylvania State University and course chair for EDSGN 100, the cornerstone engineering design course. She received her BS degree from Louisiana Tech University and PhD degree from Texas A&M University, both in Biomedical Engineering. Her research focused on developing an optics-based system for long-term monitoring of relevant blood
Paper ID #27989Tackling Real-World Problems in First-Year Electrical Engineering Experi-encesDr. Michael Cross, Norwich University Michael Cross is a lecturer of electrical and computer engineering teaching classes in the areas of circuits, electronics, energy systems, and engineering design. Cross received degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Vermont and began his academic career at UVM where he taught courses in the areas of analog and digital circuits, electronics, semiconductor physics, power electronics, and engineering design.Dr. David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University Dr
management techniques and best teaching practices.Dr. Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida Jonathan E. Gaines is faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of South Florida. He is the Director of First Year Experiential Education and Learning. Through this position, he develops and implements the curriculum for USF’s Foundations of Engineering Lab course. He is also the Principle Investigator for Bulls Engineering Youth Experience (Bulls-EYE Mentoring) a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math based outreach program that uses undergraduate students to mentor middle school youth.Dr. Schinnel Kylan Small, University of South Florida Schinnel Small is an Instructor I and IT
Engineering Design, Technology & Professional Programs. Her research interests center on the transition of students from high school to 4-year engineering programs, especially those from under-represented populations.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is the Associate Department Head and Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She re- ceived her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in mathematics and physics, incor- porating non-traditional teaching methods into the
Paper ID #28006Advice from a First YearDr. Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as an envi- ronmental engineer. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include online learning, active and collaborative learning, technology adoption, first year transition, sustainability and diversity in engineering.Miss Amanda Marie Singer 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28
. The students practiceengineer’s societal roles and responsibilities while solving various pre-selected engineering problems within thecreating new innovative ideas and concepts with the Engineering Problem-Solving module session, through thepotential to investigate existing markets and technologies; use of proper problem solving steps and team discussions.furthering the ultimate goal of the engineering discovery The students also begin to recognize and eventually followcourses of providing new engineering students with a various engineering standards (e.g., engineering ethics,vision of how to become a future engineer with an engineering graphics, computer-aided design, teamwork,entrepreneurial
Paper ID #28051WorkinProgress: Using FirstYear Engineering Laboratory to Improve a Stu-dent’s Readiness to Pursue an Engineering Degree.Dr. Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Reginald J. Perry is currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the joint Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering. He received the B.S. (Co-op, Highest Honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He served as chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2004
Paper ID #28033Full Paper: Implementing Classroom-Scale Virtual Reality into a FreshmanEngineering Visuospatial Skills CourseDr. Jonathan R. Brown, Ohio State University Jonathan Brown (B.S., M.S. Mathematics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D. Mate- rials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) is a research scientist in the Depart- ment of Chemical Engineering and a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. His background is in computer simulations and theory of polymer glasses and block copolymers for energy applications. He teaches
Paper ID #28083Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in anIntroductory Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer Mullin, UC Davis Jennifer S. Mullin is a faculty member in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 WIP Paper: Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in an Introductory Engineering CoursePrior to matriculation, first year engineering students at UC Davis, a large public university,declare majors in one of the eight academic departments offering
sense but in a technological and a human context as well. A part ofattracting students to these types of efforts is to emphasize the portability of skillslearned locally. Theoretical training is easily enough accomplished, but the engineeringdiscipline needs to be supported by hands-on opportunities for practice. The under-resourced nature of tribally controlled colleges severely limits the opportunities forapplying such hands-on practice particularly in the high overhead engineeringlaboratories. This North Dakota PEEC collaborative used computer aided design anddrafting as the very first course in the introduction to engineering sequence andprovided some excitement within the student community. The students sitting in anunder-resourced
Paper ID #27996Creation and Implementation of a Project Framework to Improve Corner-stone Engineering DesignDr. Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Meisel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. He joined the faculty at Penn State in Fall
, and Seeing the Big Picture. Additionally,faculty are encouraged to incorporate elements of making, CAD, and spreadsheet use into theircurriculum. There is an emphasis on collaboration and group project work. The seven attributesof a World Class Engineer, as defined by Penn State’s School of Engineering Design,Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP), include being solidly grounded,technically broad, globally engaged, ethical, innovative, an excellent collaborator, and visionaryleaders. At Penn State Brandywine, a small campus of about 70 engineering students per year,the ability to help students become globally engaged, as well as to develop internationalcommunication skills, has been emphasized by incorporating a design project that
and professional identity development for engineering undergraduates,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 100(4), pp. 630-654, 2011.[5] S. Allen & K. Peterman, “Evaluating informal STEM education: Issues and challenges in context,” Evaluation of Informal Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, vol 2009(161), pp. 17-33.[6] National Research Council, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000. https://doi.org/10.17226/9853[7] K. Krippendorff, Content analysis: An introduction to its methodology, 3rd edition. Sage: Los Angeles, CA, 2012.
Paper ID #28008Benefits and Challenges of Teaching a First-Year Engineering ExperienceCourse at a Small CampusDr. Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, decision making under uncertainty, bio-computing, systems analysis and design, and use of technology in under- graduate and graduate education to improve and enhance
Paper ID #27970Leveraging Algae to Inspire Curiosity, Develop Connections, and Demon-strate Value Creation for First Year Engineering StudentsDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering
and skills, as well as feedback forfurther improvement. Therefore, data analysis will consider student experience with virtualreality, gaming, and surveying techniques.Future work and impactSupplementing and enhancing real laboratories with virtual ones can aid students increase theirlearning engagement and enhancing their surveying and engineering skills. A long-term goal ofthis study is to identify the role of virtual reality in surveying education and how it should beimplemented to increase instructional efficiency. 3D data acquisition and modeling are anintegral part of surveying education, therefore, exposure of students to virtual realityenvironments, created using modern surveying technologies (such as TLS and sUAS) canbroaden first
, engineering students havedesigned and built rooftop rainwater collection systems for garden use, vertical planters for efficientspace utilization, and composters for community gardens. For AY2017-18, the engineering FYSfaculty team included project ideas with greater potential for global reach. Thus, in response to ajoint UN/IEEE Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)for food security, a service learning project was initiated in order to produce a working model of asolar-powered food dehydrator which could be used to address hunger in communities far removedfrom our local one [2]. In addition to zero hunger, other SDGs included no poverty, affordable andclean energy, and good health and well-being [3-4]. The United
Paper ID #27967Combining basic tool training and an introduction to physical sciences forfreshmen engineering studentsDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In addition to Dr’ Striebig’s engineering work, he is also a published