an unfamiliartechnology tool (i.e. the BBC micro:bit), both of which were viewed with apprehension by mostparticipants. Based on facilitator experiences, it may be asking too much of educators to learn to code anduse an unfamiliar technology tool while also introducing engineering design, computational thinking, andengaging students in outdoor learning. Best practices for creating and implementing effective professionaldevelopment for educators call for programs of sustained length to have an impact on teacher practice.However, in our experience, long-term engagement with multiple PD training sessions was difficult toschedule, did not guarantee educator buy-in, and was not met with as much enthusiasm as short-term PDexperiences.While the
Paper ID #29372An educational tool to optimize the consumption of primary energy inthermal-based distributed energy systemsDr. Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University Joana Marques Melo, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher in Engineering Education at the CISTAR ERC - Purdue University. Dr. Marques Melo graduated from Penn State University with a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering. She also earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from ISEP in Portugal, and her mas- ter’s degree in Energy for Sustainable Development from UPC in Spain. Her research interests include quantitative methods for engineering education research
Paper ID #28277Engineering Project Development through Sequence of CoursesDr. Nelson Fumo, University of Texas at Tyler Nelson Fumo is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Tyler. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He has been in academia for 30 years and has published more than 60 Journal and Conference papers. His research area is mainly related to buildings energy use with focus on whole building energy modeling, thermal energy systems design and optimization, and HVAC and solar energy
of California, Berkeley. Previously, Dr. Artis spent nine years at Virginia Tech providing program and student support for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity and has four years of industry and government experience as a Human Factors Engineer. Dr. Artis holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.Ms. Hye Rin Lee, University of California, Irvine Hye Rin Lee is an education doctoral student at the University of California, Irvine with a concentration in Human Development in Context. She was awarded the 2018 Provost Ph.D. Fellowship and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Prior to UCI, Hye Rin received her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Franklin
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Her research focuses on ethics and the history of ethics, including the ethics of debt and finance, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.Dr. Scott Grant Feinstein Dr. Scott Feinstein is an expert in research design and comparative and identity politics.Dr. Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University Dr. Cassandra Rutherford is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Constructions and Envi- ronmental Engineering. Her research focuses on geotechnical engineering and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Conceptualizing a Theory of Ethical Behavior in
and opportunities to harness it for social andenvironmental wellbeing, rather than considering social responsibility as somethingcompartmentalized away from the practice of engineering itself. Therefore, our results should notbe interpreted as assessing the influence of a particular style of CSR instruction. Our study hereanalyzes the influence of “new” CSR content being included in courses designed for engineeringstudents.3. Data analysisFor the purposes of this analysis, we considered only the students who gave informed consent toparticipate in the research and who took both the pre- and post-course surveys. We assigned eachstudent a unique ID to match their pre- and post-course surveys. We then conducted paired t-testsand calculated the
. She worked on the PowerEN Technology, a blur between general purpose and networking processors and hardware accelerators. She identified and studied workloads at the edge of the network that required high-throughput and fast deep-packet processing. Since 2012, her research has been focused on Computer Science Education, especially in the area of peer collaboration, scaling techniques for large courses, auto-graders and learning analytics. She is also working on software that can be used for teaching and learning. She is investigating techniques and best practices on broadening participation in Computer Science. Women and minorities need to be more involved in tech innovation as companies and teams perform
their research, in a managerialrole and had to learn a lot of new skills to do so. Regarding critical thinking, the students mentioned how they had a lack ofunderstanding for how various disciplines interacted in a big system. One student mentionedhow they would like to understand how a plot of land goes from barren to a building andwhat specific considerations are required. This example best illustrates the gap the studentswere describing: they lacked the ability to design the details. When entering their workforce,it was these details that they needed to figure out and work with. Another student described itas “think[ing] outside the box and be[ing] able to solve problems”. In their final year,students mentioned that doing capstone did
early universe cosmology with Dr. Robert Brandenberger, applying convolutional neural networks to the detection of cosmic strings. Upon graduat- ing, he participated in a two-month internship at Safecast in Tokyo, working on expanding the non-profit’s educational outreach materials on radiation science and facilitating workshops for youth. He has since then gone on to obtain a master’s degree in physics at Concordia University in Montreal in 2020, where he researched physics lab pedagogy and conceptual learning in the context of labatorials under the supervision of Dr. Calvin Kalman. He also went on a two-month research trip at the Univer- sity of Washington in Seattle in 2019, where he examined the Physics Education
learning." The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas 85.5 (2012): 192-196. 10. Jones, Susan R. and Kathleen Hill. "Crossing High Street: Understanding diversity through community service-learning." Journal of College Student Development 42.3 (2001): 204- 16. 11. Marullo, Sam. "Bringing home diversity: A service-learning approach to teaching race and ethnic relations." Teaching Sociology (1998): 259-275. 12. Seidman, Alan. "Minority student retention: Resources for practitioners." New directions for institutional research 2005.125 (2005): 7-24. Page 10 of 1113. Traum, M. J., et al.,“Engineering Design, Project Management, and Community
Paper ID #30045The Modalities of Governance in Engineering EducationDr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is a the current Chair of the ASEE Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation; Chair of the International Network for
provides additive manufacturing support for design courses, laboratory courses, and entrepreneur initiatives. This facility houses several different technology 3D printers that capable of printing parts from polymers, fibers, composites, and metals as well as 3D scanning and subtractive manufacturing equipment. His research focuses on machining and manufacturing with a specific concentration on the use of additive manufacturing processes for advanced materials. He emphasis on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), topology optimization, lightweight applications, and finite element analysis in additive manufacturing processes. Dr. Vora extensively teaches the additive manufacturing technology through the dedicated
Paper ID #28706BITES and TEST Web tools to Enhance Undergraduate ThermodynamicsCourseDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii)remote sensing and precision agriculture, and
experience can then further reinforce the students’ level of understanding of these topicsto prepare them to be successful engineers in the medical device industry.[1] R. Robinson, “Is it time for academic preparation of future regulatory affairs professionals?,” J Med Device Reg, pp. 18-23, May 2006.[2] B. Harding and P. McPherson, “What do employers want in terms of employee knowledge of technical standards and the process of standardization?,” in Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, USA, 2010, pp. 15.1364.1 – 15.1364.10.[3] R. Allen, S. Acharya, C. Jancuk, and A. Shoukas, “Sharing best practices in teaching biomedical engineering design,” Ann. Biomed. Eng., vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 1869-1879.[4
Paper ID #31565Evaluation of Engineering Problem-Framing Professional Development forK12 Science Teachers (Evaluation)Miss Meg E West, The Ohio State University Meg E. West is an engineering education graduate student at The Ohio State University. She is a graduate teaching and research associate for the Department of Engineering Education.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Coordinator of the First-Year Engi- neering experience for the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He previously completed his graduate studies in
education is selected as one of the key areas. This is relevant to the increased demands ina shorter and faster paced research and development in electronics systems design. In order tomeet the functional requirements for the electronics systems, one of the typical choices is to usea general-purpose microcontroller, sensors, and communication modules. In embedded systemeducation, the topics related to these components can be covered. The Engineering Technologyprogram at Texas A&M University has been educating students through embedded Cprogramming, microcontroller architecture, and embedded system software courses. Theprogram also offers a technical elective on an embedded real time software development courseand a graduate level intelligent
) viewed as a socio- technical system, this course explores the relationship between responsible engineering and the development and maintenance of resiliency in communities that historically have been ignored or marginalized by engineers and the organizations that employ them. Through in-depth readings, class discussions and projects, students will 1) study and analyze different forms of responsibility in engineering and resiliency in complex communities like ASGM communities; 2) critically explore strengths and limitations of dominant methods in engineering problem solving, design, and research for working with these communities; 3) develop understandings of effective forms of responsible
decision making as a core element of the engineeringcurriculum and the need for it to remain at the forefront of curriculum design. This study seeks toprovide insights into the research question of whether the use of an integrated leadership andethics training program can improve an engineering student’s ability to make ethical engineeringdecisions as measured by the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of ethics practiceexam. A group of five scenarios and 25 True/False questions based on the NSPE Code of Ethicswere used to measure the ability of students to identify and make decisions that adhere to a setstandard of ethical and professional conduct relating to the practice of engineering. Scenarioswere developed around situations that
are pointless. Part of mycurrent post-doctoral research is precisely on the construction of metrics and assessmentinstruments. These instruments will allow us to identify better impacts of such an education onthe students’ formation, the communities served, and grassroots engineering practice, providing,at the same time, information for improving them.Grassroots engineer and Paulo FreireMost grassroots engineering practitioners get much inspiration from one of Paulo Freire’s books:Extension or Communication? [18] This work was written in the first years of Brazilian civic-military dictatorship (1964-1985), during which Freire was exiled in Chile. There, he wasinvolved in the agrarian reform process that was undertaken by the government
development Skills presented were 0 8 0 0 0 0 31 8 30 69 84 70 practical for future career plans Material was presented in 0 8 0 0 4 4 31 8 52 69 84 44 understandable way Presenters were engaging 0 8 0 0 0 4 20 8 52 80 84 44 Pacing of sessions was 0 8 0 8 15 35 46 31 48 46 46 17 appropriate Opportunities to network 0 8 0 0 0 9 31 23 30 69 69 61 with peers were providedThe impact of the Fellow’s knowledge and skills was also measured using a Likert scaleperception of knowledge survey, open ended questions about topics learned and focus groupinterviews. Fellows were asked to rate their perceived change in knowledge before participatingin the program using the
Paper ID #29283Understanding Identity among Biomedical Engineering Students andProfessionalsMr. Emmett Jacob SpringerDr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneur- ship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer
course," in American Society for Enginieering Education(ASEE) 123rd Annual Conferecne and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 2016.[16] K. A. Mazurek and G. J. Putz, "Discussion of "Summary of developments in the civilengineering capstone course at Purdue University" by Brock E. Barry, Vincent P. Drnevich,Ayhan Irfanoglu, and Darcy Bullock," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Educationand Practice, vol. 138, pp. 314-314, Oct 2012.[17] B. Oakley, R. Brent, R. M. Felder, and I. Elhajj, "Turning student groups into effectiveteams," Journal of Student Centered Learning, vol. 2, pp. 9-34, 2004.[18] G. K. Watkins, "Best practices for faculty mentorship of capstone design projects," inProceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
increase persistence forwomen and ultimately, representation in the workforce, it is important to address discriminatorybehaviour of the university teaching staff targeted at women. There should be effortsimplemented immediately to eliminate this behaviour. Mandatory training of university teachingstaff to identify and prevent discriminatory behaviour may be effective as a preliminary measure.Further research will be necessary to identify best practices of eliminating gender discriminationfrom university teaching staff.Limitations & Future Work Given time constraints, behavioural persistence was not measured. Similar analysis of thedependent variables listed in this study and behavioural persistence would elaborate on ourunderstanding of
Paper ID #29656Whither engineering and technological Literacy? Cui Bono 2.Prof. John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He has special interest in education for the professions and the role of professions in society, and the work of ASEE’s TELPhE division from whom he has received a best paper and meritorious service awards. He is author of Engineering Education. Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruc
Convocations Volunteer Network (CVN) and is a Tau Beta Pi member.Miss Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University Meher R. Taleyarkhan is a graduate student earning her Master’s in Engineering Technology degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and majored in Mechanical Engineering Technology. During her undergraduate she was an un- dergraduate research assistant studying renewable energy with an emphasis on solar energy for residential and utility use. Current research as a Master’s student is in curriculum development for engineering tech- nology programs, notably at Purdue University. Her thesis is on conducting an engineering and financial
Transformations Institute and conducts research on online as well as intercultural engineering education. In his work, he focuses on develop- ing broader educational strategies for the design and use of online engineering equipment, putting these into practice and provide the evidence base for further development efforts. Moreover, he is develop- ing instructional concepts to bring students into international study contexts so that they can experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective competences. Dr. May is Vice President of the Interna- tional Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), which is an international non-profit organization with the objective of encouraging the wider development, distribution and
Serving Institution(HSI) university with a combined total of 140,000+ undergraduate students. Further, the presentproject was modeled after a previous, successfully completed initiative entitled ComputerAccelerated Pipeline to Unlock Regional Excellence (CAPTURE), which was sponsored by theFlorida Board of Governors (BOG) [27].UNIVERSITY-STATE COLLEGES COLLABORATIONBelow is a brief description of the partnering institutions: Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is a large, diverse, degree-granting institution (180undergraduate and graduate degree programs) located in south Florida. It is designated as a"High Research Activity" university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement forTeaching. FAU serves over 30,000 undergraduate and graduate
. The attendees learned about compositesthrough lecture/discussions, Catia software demonstrations, and practical exercises. Theattendees were strongly encouraged to participate in the hands-on projects and they reallyenjoyed making parts. Figure 3a shows a CATIA software demonstration taught by one of theUnivalle graduate students who completed phase 2. Figure 3b and 3c show the attendeesworking in the laboratory making composite parts. The IDEXA trainees performed excellent andwe were all convinced that the intense training of phase 2 had created knowledgeableinstructors for future courses and research at Universidad del Valle.Figure 3a CATIA demonstration. Figure 3b Laboratory training. Figure 3c Laboratory training.Cultural
doctorate in engineering education. She previously conducted research in Purdue University’s First- Year Engineering Program with the Network for Nanotechnology (NCN) Educational Research team, the Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) Educational Research team, and a few fellow STEM education graduates for an obtained Discovery, Engagement, and Learning (DEAL) grant. Prior to attending Purdue University, she graduated from Arizona State University with her B.S.E. in Engineering from the College of Technology and Innovation, where she worked on a team conducting research on how students learn LabVIEW through Disassemble, Analyze, Assemble (DAA) activities.Dr. Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona
the curriculum, computer engineering-related electives, and senior design, his focus in the classroom is to ignite passion in his students for engineering and design through his own enthusiasm, open-ended student-selected projects, and connecting engineering to the world around them. He spends a great deal of time looking for ways to break out of the traditional engineering mold and to make engineering more broadly accessible to students. His research interest is the application of mobile computing to interesting, human-focused problems. He holds three degrees in computer engineering including graduate degrees from Virginia Tech and an undergraduate degree from NC State University. c