Paper ID #31392Engagement in Practice: A Second Year Project-Based Learning SequenceDr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in mechatronics and robotics and also has a deep interest in promoting STEAM education rounded with professional skills and ethics. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, MS in Mechanical Engineering with Bionengineering from Florida Atlantic University, and
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, generalrecommendations include courses that are tied to the attainment of student outcomes (continuousimprovement criterion), courses that are related to meeting curricular requirements such asprofessional and ethical responsibilities (curricular criteria), and courses that demonstratecompliance with discipline-specific expectations (program criteria). Thus, it is likely you willneed to provide samples of student work related to assessment performance indicators (sorted bystudent outcome) as well as samples of student work that document inclusion of discipline-specific topics (sorted by course). Most accreditation bodies do not have requirementsassociated with the format of student work samples (electronic versus paper). However, carefulorganization is
working with a faculty for at least 6 weeks at theirhome campus and spending 2 weeks with a second faculty on the University Park campus.In addition to research, the two weeks at University Park were designed to expose students toopportunities and available resources through programmed activity. The first week at UniversityPark included an arrival weekend orientation with a program information session, group icebreakers, campus scavenger hunt and a half day leadership challenge workshop at a nearbyuniversity recreational facility. During the weekdays, the participants met daily for 1.5 hourswith research program staff for professional development workshops (e.g., safety training,research ethics, communication skills, etc.) and laboratory tours
research, (2) technical communication, (3) project management, (4)teamwork, (5) environmental health and safety, and (6) research ethics. Students can elect to take1, 2, or 3 credits of research each semester. Developing a concrete grading scheme that is both effective and efficient has long been adifficult task. To combat this problem, the co-author has implemented a specifications gradingapproach during the last three semesters (starting in Fall 2018). The defined specifications aremade up of two components: deliverables and hours of effort. The deliverables are comprised of mandatory university safety trainings to gain access tothe lab, responsible conduct of research training, educational and skills modules, reflections,planning
, and different workshops are offered to students on research ethics, the job market,fellowship programs at Cornell, and applying to graduate school. Students also attend a TED talksession where faculty talk about their current research interests.1.1. Choosing the Project:Based on the background and interest of the students our team looked for different projects and wecame across the project designed by Andy Grove on instructables.com. It is an open-source projectcalled “Ultrasonic Pi Piano with Gesture Controls!” [1] We treated this opportunity as a tinkeringchallenge. Grove’s project is a gesture-controlled piano that uses ultrasonic sensors to determinethe distance and to generate corresponding notes to each length. The goal was to have a
attendance, and offering research opportunity in thesummer or semester. The research experiences have helped attract more female and minoritystudents to mechanical engineering, expand scholars’ skill base, and provide successful paths forgraduate study [5-11]. Another successful component of the program is on community buildingtailored for commuting students, including an annual retreat, lunch with faculty members,workshops providing academic and professional development support. Since its inception in 2009, the program has supported more than 110 undergraduatestudents with diverse ethical and economic backgrounds. The program has achieved a retentionrate of 89% in the ME program. Among the 75 ME-STEM scholars who graduated, 32% arepursuing
employment demands for this dynamic field.2.3. Employability Skills.Employability skills include non-technical and workplace skills and are often just as important astechnical skills [8-10]. Engineering employers have ranked skills such as teamwork,communication, analytical skills, self-confidence, flexibility, customer orientation, and self-organization as highly valuable employability skills [11]. Workplace skills can be grouped intotwo categories: 1) personal qualities, such as adaptability, attention to detail, commitment,cooperation; and 2) core skills, such listening, ethical soundness, information retrieval,interpersonal skills, leadership, and teamwork) [11]. Although employability skills are desiredfrom engineering and engineering
], engineering project management skills, abilityto work in a multidisciplinary team [5, 6], higher-stage cognitive development [6, 7], andthe like. For example, Liu’s qualitative research towards industry and communityorganization professional staff identified lots of expected employable skills should betrained through capstone design to help students transform from school to workplacesmoothly, such as interpersonal skill, project management skills, feedback and presentationskills. What’s more, professional ethics, global awareness, and civic responsibility werealso emphasized [4]. Walker et al. introduced Studio Culture into engineering capstonedesign courses and the pilot case reported a significant boost in students’ cognitivedevelopment [8]. To be
subsystems testing • Topics: medical device evaluation, design for usability, medical device software, professional licensure, technical persuasion. Course 6 (3 credits) – Winter Term, Year 4 • Outcome: system integration and testing • Topics: design for manufacturing, statistics in device testing, global impact of design Course 7 (3 credits) – Spring Term, Year 4 • Outcome: completion of system integration and system-level testing, final documentation • Topics: assembly, engineering ethics, biological safety and sterilization processesTable 2 contains the outline of the new design sequence. Many professional topics listed in thetable are now covered in the Professional Topics course and are expected to be applied in thenew design courses.Table 2
education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas at Austin Madison Andrews is a STEM Education doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering master’s student, and graduate research assistant for the Center for Engineering Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University in 2017.Ms. Bobbie Bermudez, University of OregonDr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical En- gineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego is Senior Associaate
Paper ID #29999Research on the Construction of Excellent Classes for College Studentsin China in the New EraMrs. Zhi Fang Zhi Fang is a Ph.D. candidate in School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beihang University, Beijing, China. She received M.Ed. in Beihang University, and B.S. in School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Her academic and research interests include engineering education, engineering ethics education, educational research and methods.Prof. Qing Lei, Beihang University Qing Lei is a professor and the Director of Institute of Higher Education at Beihang
on the flight path ofthe vehicle during that attempt, the avoidance maneuver was repeated. Figure 3. DJI S1000 multicopter.III. Professional Development of ParticipantsFor the professional development, several workshops were conducted during the course of thesummer programs that included Ethics in Engineering and Science, Graduate School ApplicationProcess and Financial Support, Resume Building, Improving Oral and Written Presentation Skills,and Industry Careers [1, 2]. Students also participated in outreach activities and field trips toresearch labs or industry. These workshops had direct impact on the success of the participants.Figure 4 shows some of the summer 2019 participants engaged in outreach to local
excellence and innovation in teaching, award- winning scholarship and sponsored research, and professional service at the national, regional and local levels. Creative activities encompass both technical research on geotechnical applications in transporta- tion, and interdisciplinary study of professionalism, ethics, and trust/ trustworthiness in professional-client relationships. A licensed engineer with over 35 years experience in engineering education and practice, Dr. Lawson has provided project management and technical oversight for geotechnical, construction ma- terials, transportation, environmental, and facilities projects nationwide. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020
, social, environmental, and economic factors, 3) an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, 4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts, 5) an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives, 6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions, and 7) an ability to
the organization, any new structure on campus needs tobe reviewed and approved by the facilities management. The author underestimated thecomplexity of the property management structure and the rigorous review process associatedwith the process. This delay affected the construction schedule, and the project needed to bebuilt elsewhere with site access.Before the construction, the author applied to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), whichfacilitates the ethical conduct of research and oversees research involving human subjects. TheIRB commented that the involvement of students with construction tools and the risk associatedwith such activities during the construction process would jeopardize the safety of the students.The board required
will certainly find the quickest and easiest waythrough or around that obstacle. It is our job as engineering educators to ensure that Homeworkis not the goal, but a means to the end of mastering the skills required for the practice ofengineering. Access to Chegg® is not good or bad, but it is real. Faculty can hold onto our oldmodels and fight access to these resources under rules of ethics or other means, or they canaccept the existence of the new tools and build better educational models for the 21st century.Chegg® may have broken the old way of homework, but it could end up pushing faculty toward abetter system.ProblemThe following analysis is based on 2011, 2012, and 2016 engineering dynamics course offerings.In 2011/12, labeled the Pre
is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research inter- ests are in assessment of digital engineering learning environments, evaluation of educational technology, and the ethical use of student data. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Framework for Evaluation of Large Online Graduate Level Courses for Engineers AbstractMassive open online course (MOOC) platforms have evolved from providing primarily coursesthat are free or low-cost to working with industries and universities to offer credentials, advanceddegrees and professional education. As more engineering schools and corporations developpartnerships with MOOC
- tained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Her current engineering edu- cation research interests include engineering students’ understanding of ethics and social responsibility, sociotechnical education, and assessment of engineering pedagogies.Mr. Eric Lyne American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Systematic Review of Rigorous Research in Teaching Introductory CircuitsAbstractSystematic review is a meta-analytical framework for quantitatively searching, sorting, andsynthesizing scholarly research on a particular topic
explained, We do design a survey, we refer to literature and then based on our experience with design a survey. But I must tell you that we don't have a formal commitment being taken about the ethical conduct of this that which are normally there in western systems. Such a thing is not strictly followed. We tell them orally about the participation [Emaaz].After collecting the data from the survey, the first step the faculty followed was to scan throughthe data, perform data cleaning and manipulation operations. Then, once the data was ready thestatistical analysis was done, the outputs of the tests were analyzed, and findings were documented.The faculty also said that statistical tests were decided on during early stages of research prior
, part of the Institute of Applied Creativity and Transformation. In the Spring 2019 semester, 13 course sections were taught within the GEMnasium as a collaborative transdisciplinary effort. The courses included: Systems Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Environmental Ethics, Faith and Justice, Sustainability, Studio Practice, Human Rights, Christian Ethics and Healthcare, Social Science Integrated, Semester of Service, Introduction toSustainability, Energy and the Environment, Innovative Practice through Creative Confidence,and Freedom Enterprise. All of the courses and educators working in the space workedtogether to contribute to a 2019 Grand Challenge: “How do we grow and sustain a just andresilient community food system?” [1] The west
engineers within the workplace who mustsurvey information broadly to address problem and design tasks. Additionally, the presentationconnects information seeking and critical appraisal of sources to the ethical obligations engineershave to the people who ultimately use their designs. These components are essential to theefficacy of the intervention as they align with the curricular approach of the entire course and fitwithin the expectations students bring of the direct connection between their coursework andtheir future working lives.Stage 3: Students create final projects that must use relevant and credible sourcesAll course sections discussed in this reflection included a final project that required students todemonstrate relevant engineering
assessment of student learning.Dr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, cur- ricula and assessment; pedagogical innovations through game-based and playful learning; spatial skills development and engineering ethics education. His funded research explores the nature of global com- petency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of en- gineering students. Dr. Streiner has
likely due to the fast pace of the program, the time that isspent in the lab and in the field at forty hours per week and working with new people and their own uniquepersonalities and work ethic that may not mesh with their own. For example, some student mentor pairings have notbeen ideal. Personality clash can be a problem for some students that are more sensitive than others. So, changes inmentors have been made mid program for a couple of students. These changes did work out much better in the endbut was still a challenge to face.In order to help with the stress that arises during the program, the new workshops are being developed that will teachthe students new methods for dealing with stress. Mental and physical health components will be
are reasonably [emphasis added] protected [11].”The ABMS defines board certification as a “voluntary credential granted by an ABMS MemberBoard confirming a physician’s advanced knowledge, training, and skills in a specialty orsubspecialty that specific clinical, professional, and ethical standards are being met [emphasisadded] to provide patient care [11].” The concept of meeting standards equates to competency,and the “specific clinical, professional and ethical standards” are the recognized body ofknowledge of a medical specialty area, as defined by the profession.The standards for initial board certification are high and rigorously enforced. The ABMSspecifies that, before physicians can become board certified, they must [34]: • Finish
laboratory classes (they are blended with lecture classes). The average unit allocation for laboratory courses is 4.6 units. The majority of laboratory courses centers around the mechanics of materials and thermo-fluids laboratory courses.f) Other Core Major Classes: Courses in this category are: 1) Introduction to Engineering orMechanical Engineering (Non-CAD), 2) Engineering Economics, Professionalism, and Ethics, 3)Soft-Skill Development, and 4) Electrical Engineering Related Classes. Here are some notableobservations from the 125 mechanical engineering curriculum: Forty-six programs have an electrical engineering or related course that is customized for non-electrical engineering majors, which has become a
science from Purdue University in 1978. She joined Michigan Tech’s faculty shortly after completing her doctorate and chaired the department of computer science from 1996 to 2010. Her research interests are in software engineering, including software pro- cesses, software measurement, and software engineering education. She also has interests in ethical and social aspects of computing and has been active in efforts to increase the number of women in computing for many years. She has been a co-PI on nearly $1.5 million in grants from industry and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Ott is a 2010 recipient of the ACM SIGSOFT Retrospective Paper Award for the paper ”The Program Dependence Graph in a Software Development
professional seminar course covers topics in engineering professionalism, ethics, andleadership. The mode of class delivery primarily consists of a series of seminar lectures onvarious topics of engineering ethics and professional developments. The course is one credit andtaught by the same instructor teaching the Freshman Introduction to Engineering course. As apart of the class requirement, the senior students are expected over 7-8 weeks, to mentor, andassist freshman students in the completion of a realistic 3-D printing design project. The seniorstudents are expected to act as project mentors and provide expert technical advice and meet withgroups twice per week (one team meeting and one individual meeting with a student in therespective area of
0.875 searching Keeping a record of research activities 0.922 Using lab equipment 0.656 Making connections between classroom learning and research 0.690 Determining the next step in a research project 0.811 Working independently 0.853 Conducting research in an ethical and responsible manner 0.848 Providing leadership on projects 0.650 Finding relevant literature 0.769 Making connections