Paper ID #29039Applying Slack to Help Teach Computer Science and Computer EngineeringCoursesDr. Chao Chen, Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Chao Chen is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where she has been since 2005. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and 2005, respectively. She also earned B.E. and M.E. degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China in 1998 and 2001, re- spectively. Prior to joining Purdue Fort Wayne, she was a graduate research assistant in
points in database design. Database design knowledgeis technical as well as practical. Many skills are required including problem-solving, critical think-ing, creativity, communication, team working, and time management. Traditionally, expositionallectures or closed and hands-on laboratories are used to teach database design. Exams are usuallyused to evaluate knowledge and skills required in the database design process. In the rest of thisarticle, we refer to such methods as traditional methods. Unfortunately, despite their wide use,traditional methods are found to be ineffective for teaching and learning the abstract and complexdomain of database design [2, 3]. While existing teaching methods for design learning providesome clues, there is no
Paper ID #30199How We Teach: Chemical Engineering in the First YearDr. Laura P Ford, The University of Tulsa LAURA P. FORD is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics, mass transfer, and chemical engineering senior labs. She is the advisor for TU’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA. Her email address is laura-ford@utulsa.edu.Dr. Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis Janie Brennan is a Lecturer of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical
? • Can students perform a literature review that will benefit an upcoming paper or research proposal? Teaching • Can students to research topics that the instructor might want to cover in a later offering of the course? • Can students create active-learning exercises over the course material, ideally, for each class session? • Can student projects be used to enhance the laboratory or software infrastructure? • Can former students mentor, perhaps for independent-study credit, projects being done by current students? • Can students write software that will be useful in managing some aspect of the
2020 ASEE Annual Conference Teaching STS to Engineers: A Comparative Study of Embedded STS Programs Dr. Bryn E. Seabrook, Dr. Kathryn A. Neeley/ Dr. Kari Zacharias, and Dr. Brandiff Caron University of Virginia/Concordia UniversityAbstract The field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) draws from a full range ofdisciplines in the social sciences and humanities to examine how science and technologysimultaneously shape and are shaped by society, including politics and culture. Althoughengineering educators and employers have recognized the importance of professional(nontechnical) skills for over 100 years, the instructional strategies and
internships in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work is investigating the implementation of select emergent pedagogies and their effects on student and instructor performance and experience in undergraduate engineering. His other interests include the philosophy of engineering education, engineering ethics, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher education.Prof. Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University at West Lafayette Charles M. Krousgrill is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S.M.E. from Purdue University and received his M.S. and Ph.D
opportunity within theengineering and engineering technology fields. Initially the Applied Strength of Materials courseat PNW had been run with four laboratory experiments in addition to the lectures for class. Notonly were the four laboratory experiments enhanced with VR, and subsequent pre-labs in whichstudents used VR to better understand he laboratories, but four more laboratory exercises wereadded. This allowed the students to compare theoretical calculations to VR and software(MDSolids) calculations.2. Pre-ImplementationThe author has 7 years of teaching experience in the Applied Strength of Materials course andrealized that many of the teaching methods employed for the laboratory section of the coursewere outdated. At the beginning of the
teams. The deliverablefor each module was a laboratory report graded for mastery of the aforementioned problemsolving skills.Here, we will describe our assessment of SBG implementation in terms of student attitude andstudent achievement. We measured student attitude through the use of reliable and validatedsurveys that 1) assess the value of SBG based on motivation theory and 2) confidence inscientific literacy.5,6 Student attitude was assessed at the end of the term. The student valuesurvey measured interest, utility, and cost of SBG. The scientific literacy survey measuredstudent confidence levels on a scale of “1-not at all confident” to “5-very confident”. The surveywas administered at the beginning and end of the quarter. To understand
Paper ID #31537Work in Progress: Design and Implementation of CollaborativeProblem-Based Learning Laboratory Modules for Engineering andNon-Engineering StudentsProf. Youngmi Kim, University of Wisconsin, River Falls Dr. Youngmi Kim, an assistant professor in Ag Engineering Technology department at University of Wis- consin, River Falls, holds a B.E. and M.E. both in Biological Engineering from Inha University in South Korea. Her Ph.D. is in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. After earning her doctorate, Dr. Kim continued her affiliation with Purdue for 8 more years as a Bioprocess Research
directly from BME instructors about their laboratory and project-based courses (including senior design). Survey participants were asked to provide informationon each laboratory course that they currently teach. Participants were asked course structure,credit hours, techniques taught, and methods of assessment. Participants were given the option toupload a course syllabus.Survey Data Collection. Survey data were collected under institution IRB approval. Surveyquestions reported are listed in Appendix 1. The survey was advertised through informationcards passed out to attendees at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting inthe fall of 2019 and through emails to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)Biomedical
Paper ID #31289Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: UtilizingAcceptance and Commitment Therapy framework to support engineeringstudent successProf. Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and EducationJoanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and Education American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
, please see the subsequent section.Course ContextAAE 20401, Aeromechanics II Laboratory, is a one-credit laboratory (lab) course in aerospacestructural mechanics at Purdue University. The lab course offers six lab preparatory lectures andsix physical (hands-on) labs. The durations of the lectures and labs are 50 minutes and 110minutes, respectively. During the lab preparatory lecture session, a faculty member delivers alecture. Then, at the beginning of the physical lab sessions, graduate teaching assistants (TAs)leads the guided physical lab sessions. All individuals in the teaching team are Purdue AAEmembers. Table 1 shows the summary of AAE 20401 using abstract terms in StructuralMechanics. The course provides the students with the
various research and development projects in industry and academia for more than 15 years.Dr. Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University Nicholas B. Conklin received a B.S. in applied physics from Grove City College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in physics from Penn State University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Gannon University, Erie, PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessment and Analysis of Use of Self-Regulated Learning in Laboratory-Based Extracurricular Undergraduate/First-year Graduate Research ProjectsAbstract This paper in the Research category examines student use of the self
Paper ID #31048Assessment of programming pre-requisites and interventions for studentsuccess in an aerospace curriculumDr. Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado at Boulder Dr. Kathryn Wingate is an instructor at University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches design and mechanics courses. She holds her PhD in mechanical engineering, and worked at NGAS as a materials scientist.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder Aaron W. Johnson is an Instructor in Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Col- orado Boulder. He teaches courses in structures and vehicle design, and his research
Paper ID #31607Delivering Contextual Knowledge and Critical Skills of DisruptiveTechnologies through Problem-Based Learning in Research Experiences forUndergraduates SettingGurcan Comert, Benedict College Associate Professor of Engineering at Benedict College, has interest in teaching and researching intel- ligent transportation systems and development of applications of statistical and computational models. He is currently serving as associate director at the Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility. Supported by different NSF and DOT funded projects, he has been working with
communications engineer. His research inter- ests include CDMA, Multi-Carrier Systems, MIMO technology, and Physical Layer Security in Wireless Communication Systems. Dr. Lee can be reached at lee2273@pnw.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Alternative Method of Teaching Process Control Course in Electrical Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractProcess control technologies are widely used in industrial control systems, and engineers whounderstand process control are largely in demand. Thus, there is a strong need to offer processcontrol course to electrical engineering technology students. In this paper, we present ourexperience in providing laboratory experiments
Paper ID #31691Initial impact of an experiment-centric teaching approach in severalSTEM disciplinesDr. Jumoke ’Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engi- neering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a joint Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and UMDNJ. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering curricular innovations includes adapting portal laboratory instrumentation into
Paper ID #30689Lessons learned in professional and identity development as part ofteaching assistant training programMs. Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison Erica J Hagen is an Instructional Technology Consultant in CEETE, serving the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Passionate about student success and inclusive teaching, she works to improve the student experience one faculty consultation at a time.Ms. Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison Elizabeth Harris has been part of the University of Wisconsin Madison’s College of Engineering since 2012. She approaches
. 2Workshop objectives and general description:The two-week camp is part of a consortium project that includes research, education andoutreach programs. More specifically, this program has several objectives:1) Train high-school students to use the Autodesk Inventor™ 3D CAD computer program, tocreate technical designs, and teach them how to print designs in 3D using 3D printers.2) Improve students' STEM skills and Improve students' communication skills3) Bridging the gap in industry and research laboratories in terms of human resources andqualified personnel.4) Introduce high-school students to advanced manufacturing (AM) applications to increase theirinterest in pursuing university degrees that would prepare them for careers in AM.Each year, the
Paper ID #28961Multi-disciplinary research and teaching by means of employing FTIRSpectroscopic Imaging System and characterization techniquesDr. Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University Chico, received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wiscon- sin Milwaukee in May 2015. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Amirkabir University (Polytechnic of Tehran) with honors in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and another Master of Science from University of Wisconsin
since 2015. FabLabUC is a fabrication laboratory located at the Innovation Center, PUC . Currently she is pursuing a PhD in Computer Sciences with a research focus on Engineering Education at PUC. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Teaching Human-Centered Design to Engineers: Continuous Improvement in a Cornerstone CourseIntroductionThis evidence-based paper describes the continuous improvement process of a first-yearcornerstone (Project Based Learning) course which took place between 2014 and 2019 at anEngineering School. This improvement process has been based on data from the Department ofEngineering Education, and
signal detection (Drones), IOT, and big data analysis. He has more than 10 technical papers published in conferences and journals. He is also a member of IEEE.Dr. Eugene Kennedy, Louisiana State University Dr. Eugene Kennedy is an associate professor of Educational Research Methodology in the School of Education at Louisiana State University. He specializes in STEM education and research methods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Enhancing STEM retention and graduation rate by incorporating innovative teaching strategies in selected STEM introductory courses AbstractGate-keeping courses provide students with their first and
survey conducted using the “VR game development” keywords yielded 120 ASEEconference publications over the years including subjects such as VR centered project-basedlearning, system usability scale for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear equipment, use of VR inSTEM e-learning, teaching drilling trajectory concepts, virtual laboratories for solar powertechnology. Architectural design education, engineering technology, graphics modeling andanimation courses were some of the application areas found. The following section list a few ofthe VR publications with a game content built in. A group of authors from foreign and USuniversities developed a VR game for GIS learning environment [3]. The authors focused on theownership content, stimulation of lateral
Paper ID #30037Implementation of an inductive learning and teaching framework for anAircraft Flight Dynamics and Control classDr. A Ram Kim, Iowa State University A Ram Kim is an assistant professor at Iowa State Univeristy. She obtained B.S. and Ph. D of Aerospace Engineering in 2013 and 2018 at the University of Kansas. She had worked as a teaching assistant for Flight Dynamics and Control class over 3 years in KU. She has taught Flight Dynamics and Automatic control class at ISU for 2 year in 2019.Dr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State
of Technology (Mexico, 1996). Dr. Torres Garibay has taught several courses and laboratories at both Klamath Falls and Portland-Metro campuses, and served in various administrative positions, including department chair and program director.Jessica Kerby, Oregon Institute of Technology First year graduate student in the Renewable Energy Engineering program at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Previous Master of Science in Physics from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.Mr. Andrew Powers Minigan, The Right Question Institute Andrew P. Minigan is the Right Question Institute’s (RQI) Director of Strategy. He facilitates active learn- ing experiences for educators, faculty, researchers, and students in both K-12 and
analysis of unsteady flow simulations. He has completed a research internship at Argonne National Laboratory in summer 2018. He received his BSc (2014) and MSc (2016) in Software Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. During his Master’s pro- gram, he conducted research at the VRVis Research Center in Vienna and continued acquiring experience during a research internship at the University of California, Irvine.Miss Wenqing Chang, Xi’an Jiaotong University Wenqing Chang is currently a senior student in Information Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong Univer- sity. In 2018, she joined NUS Summer Workshop, developing a 2D webpage game using WebGL and rendering 3D animation using OpenGL. From the fall of 2018 to
instructornoticed that students showed motivation and engagement (with peers, the instructor and theteaching assistant) during these sessions. Further, the instructor and teaching assistant enjoyedteaching the blended format, and were able to get better feedback from the students (e.g.,concepts with which they were struggling) due to the interactions during the activity sessions. Itshould also be noted that in the current blended format, students gain experience in teamwork,hands-on laboratory work, comparison of experimental data to theory, and practice with software(Excel and/or MATLAB); these skills are not typically practiced in a traditional statics course.The survey data show some negative student feedback on the video lectures, example problemvideos
Wighton Fellow for excellence in development and teaching of laboratory-based courses in Canadian UG engineering programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Graduate student pedagogical impact through development and delivery of a collaborative inquiry focused high school STEM programAbstractConsidering a changing academic landscape that desires skill development beyond that oftraditional research, post-secondary STEM students now require broad opportunities to improvetheir translatable skill set. Notably, we routinely observe an increasing number of doctoralstudents focused on developing their teaching skills, given opportunities to pursue
Paper ID #30590Increased Performance via Supplemental Instruction and Technology inTechnical ComputingDr. Nathan L Anderson, California State University, Chico Dr. Nathan L. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing at California State University Chico. He engages in multiple research projects spanning computational materials science to educational pedagogy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the semiconductor manufacturing industry for KLA Corporation. Before industry, he spent time at Sandia National Laboratories. He earned his Ph.D. in
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