Extensive physical and digital design Writing proficiency Construction, and manufacturing experience Team leadership/organization Interest in team and individual sports Public speaking Art, sculpture, and graphic designOne module of the SWEET curriculum tasks students to read articles on equitable teams with afocus on cultural awareness and then reflect on them. Important aspects of each student’s self-reflection essays are summarized in Table 3. Some identified an area for growth for themselveswas to be fairer and more trusting of others in a team, which has been shown to lead to moreequitable teams [14]. A common area for growth among the students was task planning and timemanagement
at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, working under the mentorship of Prof. Lawrence Angrave. Prior to this, I was working as a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research in the Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group.David Mussulman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dave is an Instructional Technology Facilitator with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Engineering IT Shared Services. He helps instructors select and integrate technologies into their courses to enhance student learning and improve course administration.Prof. Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Christopher D. Schmitz is an Electrical Engineer and Teaching Associate Professor at the
prosthetics to tissueengineering to bioinformatics [1]. As the field continues to evolve, undergraduate biomedicalengineering programs have also continued to grow and evolve. To support the needs of thegrowing field, biomedical engineering (BME) curricula were established as broad andinterdisciplinary, integrating knowledge from both basic sciences and engineering disciplines.This training prepares graduates for a wide variety of careers in medicine, government, andindustry. The first BME programs were accredited by ABET in the early 1970s [2] and at presentthere are 139 programs accredited, with new programs accredited each year [3].In an effort to define the core content of a BME undergraduate curriculum, the VaNTHcurriculum project identified key
BBC micro:bit can be powered via battery pack (without computer interaction) allowing users tocollect data both indoors and outdoors. The BBC micro:bit is a powerful and flexible technology tool thatis suitable for use with students in grades three and up.The standards-aligned Garden TOOLS curriculum includes nine lessons requiring an estimated 15 hoursto complete. Student learning outcomes include the ability to: • Program a BBC micro:bit to collect data in an outdoor learning space. • Make informed management decisions based on assessment and analysis of data. • Integrate the BBC micro:bit and other suitable technologies into engineering design solutions to address student-identified garden challenges.To achieve these
Professor at the Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines Qin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics Across Campus Program and the Division of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines, where he is co-directing the Daniels Fund Program in Professional Ethics Education that provides scholarly and grant support for faculty to integrate ethics into applied science and engineering curricula. Qin serves as a graduate faculty member in the Master’s Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy at Mines. Qin is also Associate Editor for International Perspectives at the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science and Book Review and
, minors and degree programs.Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (MRE) is an integration of mechanics, controls,electronics, and software, which provides a unique opportunity for engineering students tofunction on multidisciplinary teams. Due to its multidisciplinary nature, it attracts diverse andinnovative students, and graduates better-prepared professional engineers. In this fast growingfield, there is a great need to standardize educational material and make MRE education morewidely available and easier to adopt. This can only be accomplished if the community comestogether to speak with one clear voice about not only the benefits, but also the best ways to teachit. These efforts would also aid in establishing more of these degree programs
if not well thought out. In this paper, we focus on the use of an integrated online homeworkdelivery system based upon the Google online ecosystem, an integrated online delivery system for weekly quizzesthat follow the formats and guidelines of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) national examination forprofessional engineers, as well as an integrated system of virtual lectures and office hours. Student performance wastracked weekly for 12 weeks throughout one semester. We present, statistics and comparisons, week after week,from student grades in administered quizzes, homeworks, as well as student assessment and overall insights from thepilot use of this framework towards improvements in other inter-disciplinary, large-audience courses in
(Riley and Lambrinidou, 2015) in engineering ethics literature, it is still not surprising tosee persistent reliance on presupposed “correct” responses for a given case; an overemphasis onheroic actions and unusual mistakes without contextual considerations; and the overlooking ofthe importance of society and peer culture in the teaching of ethics. In this paper, we argue thataddressing imaginal capacity as a core component in ethics curriculum helps educators movebeyond isolated and product-oriented pictures of engineering ethics instruction and we illustrateways to bridge complexities embedded in how we think and how we relate to one another insociety.Stimulating moral imagination has been recognized as one of the major goals of
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).Dr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Nicole is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining VT, Dr. Pitterson was a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engi- neering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technol- ogy, Jamaica. Her research interests are exploring students’ disciplinary identity through engagement with knowledge, curriculum design, assessment and evaluation and teaching for
: Pilot ImplementationAbstractThis paper describes the authors’ efforts to apply project-based learning (PBL) to a senior levelmechanical engineering technology (MET) course at the University of Toledo. The work is aclose collaboration between the engineering and education faculty and the engineering librarianwith the goal of increasing the students’ information literacy and developing their METdisciplinary competency. Students were required to work in teams on a design project whichrequired library research to identify relevant engineering codes and standards, such as theASHRAE standards and codes required to design an HVAC duct system. This project goals alignwith the new ABET criterion 3 (student outcomes 1-5) and criterion 5 (curriculum
as is his B.S. degree. He holds an M.S. in MBE, also from Ohio State. He was the director of the BME program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) from 2009 to 2017. He has been teaching at MSOE since 1990. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Redesigning a Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence toEnhance Student EngagementThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology Criterion 5 states that an accreditedundergraduate engineering curriculum must include a capstone design process to better prepareits graduates for careers in engineering [1]. One common pedagogical approach to teachingdesign focuses on problem-based learning and includes clinical
Engineering Edu- cation (ASEE) and conducts research in engineering education.Darius Fieschko, University of Wisconsin - Platteville c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 PLC Training in First Year Electrical Engineering ProgramAbstractProgrammable Logic Controllers ( PLCs) have had a profound impact on industry and society atlarge. PLCs are an integral part of a wide variety of control systems, ranging from industrialmanufacturing to amusement park rides and filmmaking. Programming languages like ladderlogic allow technicians and engineers without formal programming experience to build anddebug complex automation systems much faster than if they needed to physically build arrays ofrelays and
implementation strategies within engineering courses (e.g., [10, 11]), and theimprovement of MEA implementation strategies in large first-year engineering (e.g., [12]) andupper division courses (e.g., [13, 14]).Problem solving, design, and introductory computer programming are examples of somefundamental course concepts that have been integrated into most first-year engineering courses[4, 15, 16]. Even though, all three of these concepts involve modeling, they may not be explicitlydiscussed or demonstrated. Because mathematical modeling is essential to solving and designingengineering problems in the workforce, it is necessary to teach it more explicitly [4]. Teachingstudents how to develop an algorithmic solution (a type of model) is fundamental
calculations [15, 24] and providing students theopportunity to explore various questions such as “what happens if...?” [5]. In this study, we investigate the effects of integrating a technology used by professionalsin an Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics course, which is designed to provide students withcollege-level work while still in high school [10]. Technologies in AP Statistics course typicallyinvolve (1) spreadsheets for analyzing data and constructing visual representations of data; (2)multimedia materials to teach, tutor, and/or test students’ statistical knowledge and skills; (3) webor computer-based tools/simulations to demonstrate and visualize statistical content; and (4)graphing calculators for computation, graphing, or
that focused on engineering, 96 students participated in an afterschool or extracurricular engineering activity such as the First Robotics Competition, and 62respondents attended a pre-college engineering summer camp specifically. Rates of participationin programs between male and female students were not found to be statistically different. Thetotal number of programs attended ranged from 0 to 9, with 22% attending no programs, 27%attending one, 23% attending two, and 29% attending three or more. In pre-college engineeringprograms, a differentiated curriculum needs to be inclusive of both experienced students andstudents that are completely new to engineering. In the past 20 years, colleges and universities have been providing greater
deeper understandings of innovation.”In an interview study with three entrepreneurs who taught entrepreneurship, Hirshfield, Huang-Saad, and Libarkin (2017) examined how perceptions of the design process compared to LeanLaunch. The interviewees believed that failure and risk, in addition to other constructs such ascollaboration and empathy, were integral to Lean Launch. Risk and failure were also thingsperceived of as being critical in the design process. The authors note that, “the use of a LeanLaunch curriculum would allow engineering design instructors to teach and assess importantengineering skills...such as...failure.” Finally, Wang and Wong (2004) conducted a researchstudy of entrepreneurial interest; the scale that they use includes items
and 2017focused groups collected feedback from students participating in the modules (n=14 and n=16,respectively). Additionally, the EEE faculty completed an online, open-ended survey in Februaryof 2017 (n=12). Most recently, in November 2019, twenty students completed an online, open-ended survey focused upon the effectiveness of team teaching and the integration of a themetying all modules together. Results from the April 2016 and 2017 student focus groups, as wellas the February 2017 faculty survey were presented at two EEE faculty retreats in May 2016 andMay 2017.Student Focus Groups FindingsThe focus group interviews were semi-structured and organized to investigate the followingcategories: expectations, organization and structure
an engineering discipline. Theengineers of tomorrow must be able to apply concepts from STEM, the humanities, and thesocial sciences in order to win and remain competitive in the marketplace.The unfortunate truth is that many college graduates enter the workforce without significantinterdisciplinary experience. In fact, some professions have traditionally excluded populationsfrom participation within their own community practices [5]. Even those college students that areexposed to a diverse curriculum often lack the ability to communicate effectively with audiencesoutside their discipline and to integrate their in-depth understanding of their area of expertise intoa broader, multi-disciplinary context to solve problems. This is not primarily
Paper ID #31043Work in Progress: Direct incorporation of research articles intoundergraduate biomedical engineering courses to contextualize complextopicsProf. Mark A Chapman, University of San Diego Mark Chapman is an assistant professor at the University of San Diego in the Department of Integrated Engineering. His interests lie in the fields of skeletal muscle mechanics, muscle disease, exercise physi- ology, international education and engineering education. He earned his MS and PhD in bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego and a B.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota.Dr. G
higher education-workforce infrastructure for sustained, innovative Industry 4.0 workforce preparation. The factors being evaluated primarily involve objectives related to curriculum development, course integration, career pathway establishment, building partnerships and dissemination. Faculty Outcomes: To increase community college faculty members’ skills and comfort level with teaching Industry 4.0 curricula. The evaluation factors involve objectives related to the use of industry 4.0 curricula, and faculty and student satisfactions. Student Outcomes: To increase the number of workers (including underrepresented students) qualified to merge manufacturing OT & IT skills for an Industry 4.0
Engineering. This would allow researchinvestments and activities in the area to be directly reported on and measured for universities andany organisation involved in research.DiscussionThe swelling support, interest and recognition of HumEng in Australia has sparked studentinterest, academic literature and investment from institutions in the area. EWB-A was an initialdriver of this, building momentum through education programs and partnerships withuniversities. New academic appointments and a growing number of experiential providersindicate this growth is continuing.EWB-A acting as a central hub, a collegiate spirit, government mobility grant funding andbroader curriculum review and renewal were key enablers in the rise of HumanitarianEngineering in
engineering, which can tip the scales in the students’ decision orability to stay in engineering [1]. Gateway courses to advanced study in engineering, such asCalculus II, have been historically perceived by students to be the most difficult [2]. Anecdotalreasons for this could include the complexity of the calculus curriculum, the amount ofbackground knowledge needed to keep pace with learning, and lack of time for conceptexploration and engagement during class. Studies have shown that self-efficacy is morepredictive of mathematics performance than prior mathematics experiences and measures ofmathematics anxiety [3], [4].Self-efficacy can be defined as an individual's belief in their innate ability to achieve goals, andis based on both skill mastery
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020First-graders' Computational Thinking in Informal Learning Settings (Work in Progress)IntroductionRecently computational thinking has emerged as a fundamental skill for pre-college students. One way ofintegrating this new skill into the curriculum is through integrated STEM education. The importance ofSTEM education as a driving force for economic stability and growth is unquestionable and has been acatalyst for change across the globe in recent years. Given the growth of technology and digital computersin the 21stcentury and the demands for professionals and engineers with computer science and problem-solving skills, computational thinking (CT) has gained
also to have studentsidentify each course topic, that simulations helped them to learn. Also highlighted here is onetopic common to fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and an associated laboratory course: externalflow over bluff and streamlined bodies. Students simulate the flow past a cylinder and/or airfoil,and design an app to investigate how various parameters impact lift and/or drag experienced byan object. Finally, laboratory experiments allow comparison of simulation results withexperimental data.Keywords — simulations; assessment; junior courses; thermo-fluidsIntroductionThe implementation of computer-based simulations using multi-physics software in engineeringeducation is of growing interest at the undergraduate [1-9]. Integration of
Computer Engineering at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Engineering and Computing Sciences. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from New York University (formerly Polytechnic University). Before joining to NYIT, Dr. Artan was on the faculty of the New York University School of Engineering. He also worked as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Design Engineer and designed integrated circuits for commercial, academic and military applications. Dr. Artan served in the organizing committees of the ACM/IEEE Symposium on Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems (ANCS), IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, and ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile
milestone to advanceor re-direct their career paths.Mostly senior/graduate-level qualified faculty accomplish program facilitation and the teachingof Ph.D. coursework. Consortium Ph.D. faculty and administration often find the maintenanceof the program costly and an unrewarding burden. The program is investigating revising itscurriculum. Topical coursework concerning Technology Leadership, Management of TechnicalExperts, Production Processes and Control, Fundamentals of Technical Finance, ProjectManagement, Technology Marketing, and Strategic Management of Technology is underconsideration for inclusion in the curriculum. Finally, the consortium-based Ph.D. in TechnologyManagement has been compared with four other Ph.D. in Technology Management
of teaching by repeating lines or drawings which has definitely helped me with my problem of having uneven lines in my sketches and overall confidence in my ability as an artist.” “The most beneficial features of the app were easily-to-navigate modules, and the bridge game. I could see younger students playing the in-app game and improving their drawing skills without even knowing it! The Sketchtivity app proved to be very fun and beneficial to an engineering curriculum.” I thought the lessons would be boring because we were taught how to draw and stay inside a picture in elementary school, but the program used a red shade to criticize each drawing and gave you a score. This kind of criticizing made each
of multi-disciplinary teams [3], [4], theorganizational structure left the ID students’ skillsets underutilized. Industrial designers reportedin the 2018-2019 academic year that they “felt ‘useless’” when meeting to “discuss moretechnical aspects that [they]…had no knowledge in.” The previous course structure also failed torecapitulate the work dynamic of the workforce where subteams of engineers and industrialdesigners communicate on an “as-needed” basis. At specific stages of product development,engineer and ID subteams complete tasks together, while at other times they work independentlyto generate separate-but-related deliverables [5].Our aim for the 2019-2020 school year was to facilitate an engineering and ID integrative BMEcourse that
25 new courses. He has supervised over 35 Industrial Design Projects. He is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer. He is dedicated in helping his students to succeed.Dr. Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University Otsebele Nare is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, VA. He received his electrical engineering doctorate from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, in 2005. His research interests include System Level Synthesis Techniques, Multi-Objective Optimization, Device Modeling and K-16 Integrative STEM education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Engineering Economy Taught Across
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