data for a planned multiple semester longer term project.This paper contains (1) motivation and goals for this work, (2) outcomes and learning objectives,(3) instructions on how to design this kind of assignment, (4) the video assignment write up, (5)the rubric for the video, (6) the rubric for peer feedback, and (7) the rubric for reflection. Thispaper focuses on the structure and instruments used during the course.About the CourseArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to tackle more and more of the real-world problemsaround us. EECS 4901 Special Topics: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence will introducestudents to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI). During this course students will lookat various problems being solved
Engineering Careers (PEARLS) and for Building Capacity at Collaborative Undergraduate STEM Program in Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure (RISE-UP). Both projects are funded by NSF.Dr. Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayag¨uez (UPRM). She graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM (1983), a MSIE (1985) from Purdue University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material Handling Systems, Women in Academia in STEM fields
including construction schedul- ing, planning and control and sustainable building construction and design. Her research is in sustainable built environments, occupant comfort and behavior, indoor environmental quality, and building energy consumption. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Importance of Active Learning in an Undergraduate Course in Construction SchedulingAbstractStudents in construction majors require a variety of skills and knowledge to thrive and leadchange in the industry. The learning process should incorporate strategies that ensure studentsacquire knowledge in the right environment, using up-to-date tools and technology that willsupport
sophomore-level course introducing students to tools and techniques, such assurveying, understanding maps and plan sets, and field sampling, required for their CivilEngineering curriculum as well as throughout their professional career. This course wasoriginally a project-based course that included many of these core aspects of Civil Engineeringbut used outdated equipment such as theodolites for surveying and planimeters for measuringareas on maps, rather than modern technologies. Subsequent iterations of the course haveincluded more up-to-date technologies but lacked cohesion, covering a range of topics and CivilEngineering disciplines but not in a way that clearly connected them together.Project-based learning is a type of inquiry-based learning
orbit.The AMSAT CubeSat Simulator features a Raspberry Pi Zero W-based multi-board stack and a3D-printed frame structure. It was designed to be low cost (less than $400 USD in componentsper Simulator, significantly less than the $20,000 USD for a spaceflight-ready CubeSat) and useoff-the-shelf parts. It is fully open sourced, with all software and plans available on GitHub [4].The development has been sponsored by AMSAT as part of its educational outreach mission,and the development is ongoing.II. Villanova University ECE Freshman Projects course philosophyECE-1205 ECE Freshman Projects is one of the first electrical and computer engineering coursestaken by freshmen at Villanova University.For the 2009-2010 academic year, the College of
. After receiving their laser-cut pendants, studentsattached string to them to create wearable pieces of jewelry.Lessons Learned: Brief EncountersBased on our experiences with brief encounters, we have several recommendations for groupsinterested in delivering similar educational experiences to students at K-12 schools. First,consider planning activities in which student create simple tangible artifacts. We have observedthat when students know they will walk away with even a simple product, they are often highlyengaged. Second, invite students to use tools and technologies that they may never have used—or that they use infrequently at school. We have found that students typically show great interestin learning how to use new tools and
developingstrong student learners.Preparation of the self-studySelf-study development should begin with a review of the expectations of an accrediting body.Ongoing improvement and criteria compliance is crucial since gathering evidence to present in aself-study document should build on years of planning and data collection. The following areasof focus can be critical to a successful programmatic review.Identification of stakeholders and constituentsAccrediting bodies encourage close relationships between a program and the constituents of theprogram. Clear identification of the groups of people who form the stakeholders associated witha particular program is critical for useful exchange of information and continuous improvement.However, programs are
multicopter UAV [3].Figure 1. Concept of operation: Obstacle avoidance system for a multicopter using optical flow.Figure 2 shows the test plan and vehicle trajectory during the flight test of the participants-developed obstacle avoidance algorithm on the multicopter shown in Figure 3. Figure 2. UAV trajectory during flight tests.In the figure above, purple line shows the actual vehicle trajectory. The green circles with numbersindicate the waypoints that the vehicle was commanded to fly to. After detecting the obstacles,the vehicle moved to the left or right and after completing the avoidance maneuver, the vehicleattempted to continue to the mission waypoint. When another obstacle was
University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material Handling Systems, Women in Academia in STEM fields, Engineering in Education and Access to Post-Secondary Education. From August 2006 through February 2008, she was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering. She was Co-Pi of the NSF’s UPRM ADVANCE IT Catalyst Project awarded during 2008. From 2008-2016, she was Co-PI of the USDE’s Puerto Rico Col- lege Access Challenge Grant Project. From 2015-2018, she was the Coordinator of the UPRM College of Engineering Recruitment, Retention and Distance
Paper ID #29352A Strategy for Integrating Professional Skills Development into aManufacturing Engineering CurriculumDr. Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Yip-Hoi received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1997. Following his Ph.D. he worked for several years with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Machining Systems also at the University of Michigan. His work involved supervision of sponsored research projects that focused on developing software applications to assist manufacturers design and plan operations on manufacturing systems
Artificial Intelligence; specifically, automated planning, search and knowledge representation. Currently his research focuses on understanding how machine learning techniques can be applied to the intelligent decision-making process, on the applicability of reasoning techniques and learning to databases. He is also an assistant researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: What Makes Courses Demanding in Engineering Education? A Combination of Mixed Methods and Grounded Theory Research1. IntroductionEngineering undergraduate programs have become demanding in terms of workload
Heavy Maintenance Representative for ASERCA airlines in Venezuela. In August 2002, Carlos received his Masters in Aeronautical Science, with a Management and Safety Specialization, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Carlos joined the Embry-Riddle NEAR Lab team in June 2003 as a Simulation Analyst, specializing in the Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) simulation soft- ware. Carlos is currently the NEAR lab Project Manager. His duties include project lead and simulation support for different projects. He also is a simulation specialist for software such as TARGETS, SDAT, and TAAM. In addition to his NEAR Lab duties, Carlos is an Airport Planning and Design instructor for the College of Business at ERAU
with industry-defined requirements and emphasizes both technical and non-technicalskills and competencies. Rigorous assessment methodologies have been included in bothprograms and will ensure the consistency of learning outcomes between both institutions. Boththe associate and baccalaureate degree are supported by an applications database that directlylinks course content with industry practice in a clear and effective manner. The project’ssustainability plan will be highlighted, including: increased enrollment and the use of student-generated tuition and fees; the leveraging of existing resources, including equipment, facilities,and personnel; outreach, recruitment, and job placement supported by industry partners; and anonline tutorial for
students [9], is considered the flagship science and technology institutionwithin the University of North Carolina system. The College of Engineering (COE) has nineacademic departments and an enrollment of more than 10,000 students, which includes roughly7,000 undergraduate students [10].In recent years, the strategic plans for both NC State and the College of Engineering haveincluded undergraduate research as a high-impact educational experience that can increasestudent success[11], [12]. To this end, NC State offers research opportunities to undergraduatesin a variety of environments. Students can conduct research through paid semester- or year-longlab-based experiences; department or college honors programs; credit-giving, research-basedclasses
project is measured by the quality of the prototypecreated, ability to adhere to a project timeline, quality of the written project report anddocumentations, the oral presentation, and the team project portfolio. Future plans includeleveraging concept map to assess the impact of the whole course as well as the “UserInnovation” module on students’ perception and attitudes about entrepreneurial mindset.Acknowledgement: Support for this work is provided by the National Science Foundation'sIUSE program under Award No. 1624882Introduction:Preparing STEM students for the knowledge economy requires combining technical andtheoretical knowledge with the 21st-century skills. These have typically been defined ascommunication, collaboration, critical
Paper ID #30819Program: Study DesignMs. Rebecca Balakrishnan, University of Manitoba I am a career development professional with 8 years of experience working with post-secondary students at University of Manitoba on all aspects of career exploration, planning and job search. This takes a variety of forms, including one-on-one appointments, facilitating workshops, and writing resources. Recently, as part of my Master of Education in Counselling Psychology thesis, I have collaborated with faculty in the Faculty of Engineering to integrate career development activities into the Biosystems Engineering curriculum.Dr
industryadvisors serve as mentors and coaches. The event climax is an intensive one week work periodthat simulates the construction industry environment they will experience after graduation.During this sprint to the finish, students complete their design and construction plans, assembletheir final deliverables, and brief a panel of judges to include real project stakeholders. The paperoutlines assessment of both the event and the student deliverables, with linkages to ABEToutcomes. This case study should prove useful to educators exploring innovative approaches totheir capstone course, those looking to conduct a culminating event in a compressed timeframe,as well as those interested in providing leadership development opportunities for
• Co-creation of Design document – Learning outcomes, Design Content, Methodology, Schedules, Action learning projects • Project plan with milestones and schedule for joint reviews • Monthly review of progress by the Core team by WebEx • Development of content, duration, sequence by the Develop respective core team members • Design of assessment rubrics for assignment and projects • Identification of action learning projects and scope
Learning Outcomes Specific, detailed learning outcomes for personal and interpersonal skills, and product, process, and system building skills, as well as disciplinary knowledge, consistent with program goals and validated by program stakeholder 3 Integrated Curriculum A curriculum designed with mutually supporting disciplinary courses, with an explicit plan to integrate personal and interpersonal skills, and product, process, and system building skills 4 Introduction to An introductory course that provides the framework for engineering practice in product, process, and Engineering system building, and
Envision online scoresheets introduce 64sustainability and resilience credits which the design teams used to assess the sustainability ofthe proposed designs. The emphasis on sustainability by incorporating both the UN SDG’s andEnvision expanded the focus of the design to consider the overall plan, construction,maintenance and life cycle of the projects. The incorporation of both criteria helped to guidestudent decisions, evaluate the environmental impact of the designs and address the benefits theproposed design had on their respective communities. The exposure to both the UNSDGs andthe Envision Rating System was supported by the professional mentors. One company evenprovided funding to support students to complete the Envision training and
network with all thechairs of engineering departments as well as promoting a shared vision for change with CEdepartments nationally.The Clemson civil engineering curriculum transformation fosters interactions andinterdependencies among heterogeneous teams of students and faculty creating a ripeenvironment for innovation. This is facilitated by creating a curricular scaffold that weavescoursework both vertically and horizontally through carefully designed, socially relevant,practically meaningful problem statements. The first problems students are exposed to are in theSpringer course sequence.Pilot Springer 1 Learning Objectives and Course FormatThe RED curriculum plan calls for the Springer sequence to be team-taught by multiple facultyfrom civil
experience their first-year program experience?To answer the research question, we took a qualitative approach and conducted a focus group withsenior engineering students from 9 different engineering disciplines. In the following sections wepresent the framework that informed our research, our methods, our findings, and discussion andfuture work that includes recommendations for people involved in multidisciplinary first-yearengineering programs.Theoretical FrameworkThe idea of taking a holistic approach to problem evaluation of our first-year program wasinformed by Lattuca and Stark’s [8] theory on the academic plan model. The authors developedthe model as a way to provide context and a tool to define academic curriculum due to the lack ofa
programs as juniors. TheePortfolio is created as part of a transfer seminar course that meets just before and during theirfirst semester at university. The course has three purposes: 1. Orient to the university 2. Synthesize learning from Associate of Science (AS) 3. Identify and complete any prerequisite knowledge for junior level courses.Some material may be included in the university freshman and sophomore course, but notincluded in associate of science courses at community college. The creation of an ePortfolioduring the transfer seminar assists with the synthesis of previous learning and filling in any gapsin knowledge needed for rest of the BS plan of study.To guide the artifact selection for the ePortfolio, university faculty reviewed
valued,supporting students’ sense of belonging, etc.) [30] work to diffuse stereotype threat and promoteidentity amongst young women is little understood. Understanding the role, impact, and designof these strategies to reduce stereotype threat is one of the primary goals of this project.MethodologyContext. This study focuses on a STEM Academy run by a local chapter of an international not-for-profit organization. The not-for-profit is committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring thecultural and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African Ancestry. Ledby a planning team of 12, the local chapter of approximately 60 members in the south-centralU.S. has delivered STEM Academy programming for 8 years, with the goals of
focused in the area of bioelectromag- netics, specifically designing electronics that can be used as medical devices. She obtained her B.S. and M.S. degrees at NDSU in electrical and computer engineering. Mary is also interested in STEM education research.Ms. Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University Lauren Singelmann is a Masters Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University. Her research interests are innovation-based-learning, educational data mining, and K-12 Out- reach. She works for the NDSU College of Engineering as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator where she plans and organizes outreach activities and camps for students in the Fargo-Moorhead area.Ms. Ellen M Swartz, North
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 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning
. Complete the prototype Complete product design and design and construction plans to build and test Critique design and plans; input from high- End of fall semester prototype. Advisor evaluates building plans school students team member’s performance incorporated to benefit and issues semester grade
benefits and experiencefrom the co-teaching program, and for any advice or lessons that could be shared with theprogram director and other faculty members. The authors analyzed the interview transcriptsand survey data in [13] to summarize findings in this co-teaching strategy.Administrative ChallengesThe plan for co-teaching involved four departments: Mathematics, Chemistry, ComputerEngineering, and Physics. Even though each department was consulted during the grantproposal writing stage, due to department chair and staffing changes, plans to execute theprogram had to be renegotiated with each department after the grant was awarded.The staffing of classes was an immediate challenge. Within the Mathematics Department,precalculus courses were
. Therefore, the mission of the college administrators includes appropriating resourcesand support to this community and developing programs parallel to those programs provided totenure-track and tenured faculty [2-6]. This deliberate effort, furthermore, reinforces and alignswith the ongoing equity and inclusion efforts at the college.Using the work environment plan provided by Dr. Emily Boyd at last year’s ASEE conference[7] as well as needs self-assessments conducted at the college, administrators identified strategiesand deployed resources to better support and build community among lecturers [2-6, 8]. Twomajor types of practices were implemented, 1) practices to create an organizational structure tosupport lecturer development and 2) practices
: Engineering Professional Development SequenceThe first day consisted of the participants completing an activity intended to help studentsunderstand the similarities and differences of engineering and science. An engineering designexperience was also included that consisted of the participants following the engineering designprocess based on a given scenario. It entailed the participants practicing problem-framing,planning a solution, and developing a prototype of their design. This allowed them to take on thestudent perspective of the type of lesson they will be teaching. A discussion of best practices forfacilitating this kind of experience concluded the first day. The second day was dedicated to thefamiliarization of the problem-framing activities