May 20 Whole Group Presentation – grade-level report Jun. 20 Final Report DueJul –Aug 20 Leadership team consolidation of language Role of Collective Impact In planning and conducting all webinars and the Washington work session - whether for the project management team or the Teacher School-Level Teams – practices associated with collective impact are central. First, methods of "results-based facilitation" guide all meetings to move talk to action. Second, TaLENt school-level team webinars engage all Fellows by assigning specific roles (Note Taker, Time Keeper, Meeting Summarizer, Reporter, or Participant) to Fellows. Every meeting ends with action commitments. Third, the work process in the school-level teams
makerspace in a large northeastern university opened three and a halfyears ago. It is housed in the school of engineering but open to all university students, staff, andfaculty. The space is 10,000 sq-ft, with a large open floor plan and typical maker equipment aswell as advanced machining and testing, such as 3D printers (FDM, SLA), CNC routing andmilling, soldering, PCB milling and testing, laser cutting, and waterjet cutting. There is aworkshop area with a large screen for presentations within the space itself. The makerspace ismanaged by three full-time staff members and a large group of paid undergraduate and graduatestudent staff, who lead the introductory training and workshops.The first-year cornerstone course, Introduction to Engineering
communications. Rubric scores will allow for comparisons between communication skills demonstrated at the beginning and end of the program. 8. Qualitative analysis of mentor feedback: The program instructors will conduct a comparative analysis of written feedback given by mentors at the beginning of the program and the end of the program.The evaluation plan includes opportunities to gather formative data and to understand students’perspectives of the programs’ impacts, even if those impacts are outside the anticipated ordesired outcomes articulated by the program. Summative and formative evaluation plans inTable 2 shows specifically how the desired learning objectives will be measured through themethods described above
engineering majors now have access to virtual desktops with relevant software.Scholarship SelectionTo date, we have supported 54 students in the Fast-Forward Program. Our to-date target is 60.The original proposal sought to support 22 students per summer at a level that would cover full-time tuition and fees, housing, and a meal plan, subject to financial aid eligibility. Due to risingcosts of room, board, tuition, and fees at our institution, we have revised the target to 20 studentsper summer. In the first three years of the program, we have supported 54 students with themedian award size of $6,000 in Year 1 (average $5,762) and $6,500 in Years 2 and 3 (averaging$5,945 and $6,043 in Years 2 and 3, respectively). Across the three years the
significant experience withmaker projects and research-based instructional strategies, and brings this to bear to helpparticipants have the best shot at a successful project plan. It is also part of the pedagogy sessionsthat participants should plan to implement their new project at least three times before it’s at itspeak of efficacy.The goals for participants following completion of the B-FAB program are that they will:1. Have drafted an activity or project for a class they teach that leverages some of the skills learned in the program for EML.2. Understand how the capabilities of Maker Space equipment can support EML, including the strengths and limitations of the equipment. Each participant will be trained on at least two pieces of
et al.10. Table 1: Fall 2016 incentive plan for spatial skills component Spatial Novice (0 pts) Spatial Intermediate (3 pts) Spatial Master (5 pts) Test score < 60% Test score 60% - 69% Test score > 70%Following assessment using the PSVT:R, all students were invited to attend the workshop althoughspecial emphasis was placed on students in the lower two categories attending for a chance to earnmore points and improve their spatial skills. These students then completed a four week workshopsession and those who attended all four sessions had the opportunity to re-take the PSVT:R.Students were again placed in one of the three categories based on their new test scores
introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Challenges and Opportunities Observed in the Implementation of a New Architectural Engineering Undergraduate Academic ProgramAbstractIn the fall of 2018, a new, first-of-its-kind in Canada architectural engineering undergraduateprogram was launched. The program features 24 months of compulsory / inclusive coop workexperience, along with a series of core studio courses in each of the eight academic terms. Eachof these courses will involve the planning and execution of a series of design projects thatintegrate and put into practice concepts covered in the other courses the students
plan a pilot plant for their spherified good. Step by stepinstructions are available at https://sites.tufts.edu/middleschoolchemeEngineering Requirements/Constraints • The spherified product must be robust enough to hold in your hands and move around without popping. • Edible spherified products must not have very thick membranes that interfere with taste/texture of product • If prices are assigned to materials, maximize product while minimizing costsMaterials • Calcium Chloride Soap Machinery Brochures Calcium Lactate Lotion Pictures of machines Sodium Alginate Shampoo Magnetic white boards Spoons
mechanics and aerodynamicsexperimental tests. Wind tunnels are commercially available but can be expensive for smallengineering programs. Considering its fairly simple structure, it can be an attractive designproject for senior undergraduate engineering students. It provides sufficient technical challengesand ample enlightening opportunities to allow students to apply their knowledge in fluids,materials and manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and economics. With this consideration, the college ofengineering decided to design and manufacture a subsonic wind tunnel. It was planned as seniorcapstone design project that spanned three consecutive years. The first-year team finished thedesign based on the constraints of budget, space, power supply, and specific
Paper ID #28942Design and Construction of An Aesthetically Pleasing Vertical Axis WindTurbine (APVAWT) – A Case Study of Art and Engineering Collaboration inEngineering Capstone CourseDr. Jung-Uk Lim, Liberty University Jung-Uk Lim received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University, Korea in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Currently, He is an associate professor of electrical engineering at Liberty University, United States. His research interests include power system control, operation, planning and protection, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), renewable energy such as solar power and wind power
engineering and its related technical skills. Students responded to 8 items, again using a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree; lower DoingEngineering scores indicate stronger and more frequent prior experiences with engineering. Inaddition to these measures, students completed a demographics survey in which they providedtheir age, gender, race/ethnicity, first generation status, and future plans for college. At the end ofthe academic year, all registered EPICS participants were sent the post-survey via an anonymousQualtrics link. The post-survey mirrored the pre-survey, but with the inclusion of open-endedquestions and the removal of the registration section. TABLE 1
2018. This effortaims to provide research opportunities and enriched learning experiences to a broad range of UGstudents. In addition, these efforts are expected to improve undergraduate students’ persistenceand retention in engineering fields and support the growth of graduate programs.Although it is an undergoing research, this paper explores several practices to promoteundergraduate research in the College of Engineering at the university and introduces a surveythat was conducted to evaluate the current status of UG research in the department of CivilEngineering in 2018. Based on the survey results, Undergraduate Research Committee (URC) ofCivil Engineering has suggested plans to improve the system of undergraduate research programin the
). Questions Category 1. I know how small nanoscale is compared to human hair. A 2. I can name a technology/device using nanotechnology in my daily life. A 3. I plan to seek for a nanotechnology related engineering position when I graduate. R 4. I plan to continue my advanced degree education in the nanotechnology field when I R graduate. 5. I plan to seek for nanotechnology internship programs in the industry or research lab. R 6. If there were a nanotechnology seminar in Chico, I would attend it
, 100% of the responding indicated they were extremely (94%) or somewhat (6%) satisfied with their overall experience in the S-STEM program. All students indicated their meetings with the S-STEM Student Success Coach were extremely or somewhat informative. Also, success rate of S-STEM students is higher than the other students in all STEM courses (e.g. calculus I, engineering statics, physics I). At the present, the actual impact of the Student Success Coach on academic success remains to be determined as incoming ACT scores indicate that the S-STEM cohort is academically better prepared. Further analysis is planned to investigate this. Additional updated and detailed information will be provided on our poster.Introduction
Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Her PhD in Mechanical Engineering led her to a career path in higher education with a research focus within orthopedic biomechanics. She has since gained over 7 years of experience in higher education administration with focus on data analysis, assessment, strategic planning and leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Increasing Motivation and Enhancing the chemistry enrichment experience of incoming students’ through the use of lectures related to chemistry in engineering and ALEKS® systemAbstractThis paper is being submitted as Complete Research. Carter
Making project is supported by the NSF, ITEST-1657218Design Challenge: Earth Material Retaining SystemIn the final design challenge, students design, build, test, and iterate on a scale model solution tothe earth material retaining problem in a large clear plastic bin. When done as part of the unit, thedesign challenge typically spans 4 days, but it also works as a 1-day stand-alone design task. Day 5: What are important things to consider when solving a design challenge? Planning Groups sketch and discuss initial ideas, begin fabricating pieces if time. Day 6: How do we know if our design works? How can we use failures to improve our designs? Building & Groups build and test their designs. Nearly all the initial
campus resources. While the Career Services presentation was perceivedas being extremely/very useful by most students, students were not as satisfied with workshops focused on general study skillsand time management. In the future we plan to rework these sessions to include a clearer connection to the CS major. A majority of the students were extremely satisfied with the organized social events with student leaders from Women inTech and the Diversity in Computing (Diversineers) student groups in our department. The Faculty Scavenger Hunt was alsorated highly by students. Figure 4 shows student feedback on those events. The field trips and overall faculty interaction wererated highly.AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, JUNE 2020
institutions. There is an urgent and growing need for workforce ready technicians to fill industry roles.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that the job outlook for mechanical and civilengineering technicians showed a 3% and 5% increase respectively in the 10-year span from 2018-2028, where the median salary is over $50,000 [2]. An innovative plan must be developed to assurethat the number of students enrolled in surrounding for-credit Tech Ed programs increases, andthat increasing retention and graduation rates is a priority [3]. A solution to this problem is rootedin our Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and in soft skills training through our CWD,and our Business and Innovation Department. In order to increase the number of
of glass at room and high temperature. Dr. Gonzalez has also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) that he applied to solve
of civil engineering students through theirparticipation in a radio podcast program and how this strategy has started social projects. 33. MethodologyFigure 1 shows the proposed methodology in the framework of higher education in Mexico. Figure 1. Proposed methodology. 3.1. Step 1.Planning. In this step, the contents that will be addressed in the program corresponding to a final audienceare planned. Most of the participants are students of the Tec de Monterrey, however the public outside theuniversity community may listen the podcast and participate eventually. Because of this, the creation ofsocial projects that gives meaning to this work was
plans to do in thefuture; or an update on previously declared homework. The working member also mentions thelevel of confidentiality of the topic. Following that, the working member uses their time toexplain the situation and ask specific questions of other members. During the explanation, othermembers are expected to interrupt only in the case of clarifying questions. If at any time, theconversation veers off track, members are expected to recognize it, and to call out each other.Otherwise, it can be construed as a poor use of the working member’s set amount of time.Each member’s work concludes at the member’s discretion, or when time has elapsed and themember does not request more. When all members who asked to work have finished, the
interest is in the mechanical properties of glass at room and high temperature. Dr. Gonzalez has also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem
Paper ID #30947Study of the Impact of the University on Sustainability in Far West TexasMr. Anand Raj, The University of Texas at El Paso Anand Raj is a Doctoral student in the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at The University of Texas at El Paso. His doctoral studies focus on sustainability in higher education. His interest lies in the three pillars of sustainability which include social, environmental, and economic aspects. He has a master’s degree in business with industry experience. His future plan is to use his business experience to promote sustainability which is important in today’s world.Dr
. Subsequently, thescholarship has been awarded to provide funding for the construction material. The planning ofthis project also involved coordination with the regional food bank, Island Harvest, who iscurrently operating a community garden on a leased plot on campus. The garden providedsufficient context for the participating students to generate a wide range of design schemes.Also, faculty from the Department of Urban Horticulture & Design collaborated during theplanning phase. Two of the Architectural Engineering Technology students from the author’sprevious courses, Konstantinos Neofitos and Daniella Lima De Freitas Smyth, volunteered toparticipate in this research.ProcessPedagogical ApproachThe pedagogical strategy for this pilot project
providers, there is a need for frameworks to guide how to conductevaluation in the ‘massive’ environment. However, researchers have criticized traditionalevaluation metrics are not suitable for MOOC environments. The purpose of this paper is topresent an evaluation framework for large online graduate level engineering courses. Thisframework addresses this need with a comprehensive evaluation plan of practices and outcomesin MOOCs. Modified from Guskey’s (2000) professional development evaluation process, thisframework examines learners’ satisfaction and value alongside performance, as well aspedagogies to support learning, application of content, and integration of the course with long-term institutional goals. We present the five levels of
, and students; surveying student attitudes andsatisfaction with existing facilities; and tracking student use. Data were used to inform anassessment plan for the future Innovation Center.This proactive framework includes the voices and experiences of students from across theinstitution including those of diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The process has allowed us toimprove our understanding of the role of making in the future of our university and of howregular feedback and collaboration with constituent groups helps us to create a more learner-friendly and equitable space. Furthermore, this effort to collect and analyze data in preparationfor a new makerspace has been beneficial as we develop curricular and co-curricular experiencesfor
contexts.This work is intended to help demonstrate to engineering education researchers how a case studymethod approach can be used to study complex phenomena with multiple variables of interest (inthis case, the process of using professional development to initiate a faculty change initiative).The paper also shares how a case study research design can benefit from utilization of atheoretical framework (e.g., the additive innovation cycle) and from the collection of multiplesources of evidence to help triangulate findings. We describe the set of decisions madethroughout the analysis planning stage to identify patterns of behavior among cases (facultymembers), including why decisions were made, how they were implemented, and to what ends.The process to
problem of high priority for the education agency thathas important implications for improving student education outcomes. These partnerships are tocarry out initial research and develop a plan for future research on that education issue,” asdefined by the National Center for Educational Research 15 .The goal was to value and foreground the teaching skills of in-service teachers in the partnerschools with the insights available to us as a Center working with CS researchers as well as withmultiple Boyle Heights schools within both LAUSD and the Los Angeles Archdiocese. TheCenter was also able to use the experience of university students who started learning CS inelementary school through the physical computing of robotics. Although inspired by the
demographic information for both the college and elementarywriting partners is listed in Table 1. No other engineering activities were explicitly planned bythe participating elementary school teachers. Table 1. Demographics for College and Elementary Student Participants College Elementary* Total Number of Students Surveyed 148 86 Sex Female 28% 49% Male 70% 41% Racial/Ethnic Identification American Indian or Alaska Native 1% 1
theirrespective disciplines. In addition, FESP provides interactions with engineering societies andjunior/senior level teaching assistance to enhance early experiences and to encourage students tobe self-directed in their educational planning process and overall academic success.The ENGR194 course was designed as a complementary 1-credit course to FESP and was offeredin the Fall of 2018 for the first time. Enrollment in this class was allowed for all students in theCollege of Engineering. The students who took this course had the opportunity to interact withprofessionals of different disciplines and cultural backgrounds and attend seminars and symposiaon subjects including engineering identity, undergraduate research, time and stress management,and