Paper ID #29474Rosie Revere, Engineer Ecobrick Challenge, Student Developed Lesson Plan(Resource Exchange)Ms. Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas Krista is an undergraduate Elementary Education and STEM Education major at the University of St. Thomas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Rosie Revere, Engineer Ecobrick Challenge Student Developed Lesson Plan (Resource Exchange) Grade Level
Paper ID #29446Changing an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Culture fromthe Bottom Up: Action Plans Generated from Faculty InterviewsElise A. Frickey, Iowa State University Elise is a graduate student at Iowa State University. As a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology, she has been involved with research on the application of self-determination theory to different domains to allow for better understanding of the relationships between contextual factors, basic psychological needs, and indices of well-being. Prior to attending Iowa State University, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish
Education, Tsinghua University. He is interested in higher education ad- ministration as well as engineering education. Now his research interest focuses on the quality assurance in higher education, particularly quality assurance in engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Experiences, Issues and Reflections of School-Enterprise Joint Training in Chinese Mainland under the Vision of PETOE Strategy: An Empirical Study Based on Small-N CasesAbstractThe Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers Plan (PETOE) is one of themajor reform projects initiated by the Ministry of Education of China, as well as one of themajor initiatives to
, and rehabilitation with a focus on sustainable green building design and construction.Miss Paula Alvarez Pino Paula Alvarez Pino is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Paula is in charge of monitoring the progress of research, outreach and training activities in the center, as well as to set short and long-term goals to ensure the continuous progress of the SSCRC. Paula collaborates with the City of Birmingham as liaison in several projects related to the built environment and to improving the overall quality of life of the communities. Paula plans international research experience programs for undergraduate and graduate students in
, andcreating and managing budgets are inherently entrepreneurial activities. The three Cs, curiosity,connections, and creating value, used in the KEEN EM framework, are useful for facultydevelopment. Engineering faculty instill curiosity in their students every day and are curiousabout solving research problems, they make connections when they teach in class and performresearch, and create value when they teach courses students want to take and solve researchproblems organizations wish to fund. This paper prepares the foundation for a robust, holisticapproach to faculty development using the three Cs. The career planning support at threedifferent institutions is summarized and the concept of a career strategic plan is discussed.Recommended
LearningIntroductionThis paper describes a case-based, mixed-methods study of how K-12 teachers support andscaffold student learning in a Problem-based Learning (PBL) engineering lesson. The studyexamined how K-12 engineering teachers planned to support student learning using scaffolding,how they implemented scaffolds during PBL engineering activities, and how they reflected upontheir PBL engineering lesson implementation.PBL in engineering educationEngineering practice and other design-focused fields involve solving complex problems, often incollaborative teams. Generally, these engineering problems do not have a single solution andrequire multifaceted skillsets from many domains. However, engineering students often findthemselves unprepared to manage messy
students and 2) does incorporating a mental wellbeing assignmentimprove students’ generalized self-efficacy beliefs? Our results indicate that participants’ mentalhealth goals centered around eight areas and focused on aspects of physical health such as sleepand exercise. While we did not observe a statistically significant increase in self-efficacy withthe mental health action plan assignment, students with lower initial self-efficacy scores showedbigger increases compared to students with higher initial self-efficacy scores. This resultsuggests that these types of assignments may preferentially benefit students with low self-efficacy.BackgroundThere is a growing concern about the mental wellness of undergraduate engineering students. Arecent
adepartmental diversity plan to build these insights into departmental practices and procedures.This paper will explore the process of developing the departmental initiatives and diversity plansas well as report on some initiatives and plans developed. The benefits and drawbacks of theapproach are discussed along with best practices identified to this point.IntroductionOf doctorate degrees granted in STEM disciplines in the U.S. for the past ten years, African-American and Hispanic/Latinx students make up only 2.7% and 3.3%, respectively [1]. After aSTEM student has been in a program for two years or more, the URM doctoral student attritionrate is nearly 50%, with completion rates varying by discipline and ethnicity [2]. In engineering,for example, the
implants. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990, her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000.Anna Tanguma- Gallegos Gallegos Anna Tanguma-Gallegos brings 10 years of STEM strategic planning and program management experi- ence in higher education environments and initiatives. Anna has a history of promoting and increasing c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30289enrollment in the programs she manages, as
organizational issues in technical, formal, and casual writing. She has primarily written and edited lesson plans for K-12 STEM education, proposals to university departments for educational collaboration, and instructional guides on using industry-standard programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementing Student-Led Outreach Programs for K-5 Engineering EducationAbstractIn contrast to existing university outreach programs, Bit Project’s undergraduate curriculumdevelopers produce student and teacher manuals for use in class. Manuals encourage explorationprocesses for data collection and presentation, promote teacher involvement in classroom events,and
“…an ability to function effectively on a team whosemembers together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establishgoals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.” This assessment is performed by measuring each of thecomponents of outcome (5): leadership, collaboration, inclusion, goal setting, task management,and an ability to meet objectives.ABET requires each program to be assessed independently without data from students of differentmajors, even if taking the same course. The capstone project sequence at Grand Valley StateUniversity (GVSU) is well-suited to assess students’ ability to work in a team; however, thecapstone class consists of multidisciplinary teams drawn from multiple engineering programs,making
physical activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sustainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engi- neering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility and is a past member of the TRB Committees on Traffic Flow and Characteristics and Transportation Network Modeling. Stephen is also a member of the Ameri- can Society
experimental and theoretical STEM research. Additionally, students were expected toselect a future research topic with the assistance of an active faculty researcher who was willingto serve as a mentor; design and present a research prospectus, complete a mini review of literaturerelevant to their chosen research topic; and to make preliminary plans for starting the researchproject in the following semester.Although designed with the best of intentions, the course ran into substantial institutionalroadblocks that prevented its continuation. The paper concludes with a summary of the discussionsheld with stakeholders about the course, its goals, and its challenges, and the evolution from acourse-based strategy into a more institutionally viable
derived quantities such as volumetric ormass flow rate. Students work with a number of types of probes (Kiel probes, pitot-static tubes),measurement systems (square edge orifice plate, venture tube), and experimental equipment tomake these measurements. The students use National Instruments data acquisition and controlhardware and LabVIEW software extensively in the lab portion of the course.This two credit course, one credit lecture and one credit lab, places a high level of emphasis oncritical thinking and originality through several open-ended laboratory assignments and a groupproject. These activates focus on planning an experimental program, designing the measurementsystem, reducing the data, and interpreting the results. Students will
was matched based on complementing skills andinterests. Creating such collaborative teams was intended to promote both horizontal and verticallearning in an interactive environment, thus laying the pathway to mold independent researcherswho are also team players. During this time, they were immersed in hands-on researchexperiences comprising of a transformative research project, capsulated technical sessions andcomplementary lab practice, field tours, research seminars, and professional developmentworkshops; this on-site experience was supplemented with a 1-year follow-up for continuedinteraction, growth, and guidance for pursuing advanced study. Student deliverables includeddissemination of research results, and a follow-up plan tailored to
20 5.00% Drawing Identification-Architectural Numbering-Drawing Management 30 7.50% Dimensioning and Notations 25 6.25% Floor Plan Layout-Relationships-Identification and Terminology 20 5.00% HVAC-Plumbing-Electrical Plans-Identification and Terminology 25 6.25% Roof Plans-Identification and Terminology 15 3.75% Elevations 15 3.75% Framing-Framing Plans-Identification and Terminology 20 5.00% Foundation Plans-Identification and Terminology
Tecnologico de Monterrey. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC QUALITY IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSAbstractOne of the main challenges in all areas of education is to ensure that the academic quality of theteaching – learning process is enhanced continuously. In this work, we present a continuousimprovement process based on Deming´s Plan-Do-Check-Act (also known as PDCA) continuousquality improvement model which was implemented in the School of Engineering and Sciencesat Tecnologico de Monterrey campus Puebla. This model encompasses a one-year cycle, it startsin August and ends in July. Faculty of the Academic Departments participate in the
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Collaboration and Design Practices in First-Year Project-Based EngineeringFostering first-year project-based learning (PBL) environments helps to engage students inengineering design practices and broaden their participation pathways in engineering fields [1].PBL collaborative design activities provide unique opportunities for students to develop,negotiate, and finetune designs. These design activities represent several engineering procedures,from planning projects and improving a production process to developing new materials [2].However, the collaborative design process in PBL is not well understood. Although researchershave conceptualized engineering design process among engineering
bring students from across the country to auniversity campus for the summer. These students learn how to conduct real research in theirdiscipline by actually doing it, under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Many students whoparticipate in REU programs remember these programs long after the program is complete. TheREU experience of working with a faculty mentor on bona fide research is undoubtedly key tothe educational and career planning benefits that students enjoy. The best REU experiencestypically don’t happen by accident. They must be deliberately planned. Despite the importanceof this component of REU programs, minimal literature related REU social programs exists.This paper considers what makes a strong REU social program.1
their own by supporting themselves, pursuing education, and planning theirown adventures 5 . She used the admiration of the public to spark discussion about femininity, equalopportunity regardless of gender, woman’s rights, and equality 4 .Edward Elliott, President of Purdue University, was impressed by Earhart and realized she wouldbe the perfect role model for the female students his institution. After much discussion and severalvisits to the institution, Earhart, in 1935, joined the staff as a Counselor in Careers for Women andtechnical advisor in the Department of Aeronautics. Before officially starting, Earhart created anddistributed a survey to measure female students’ interest in pursuing a career and how they wouldbalance that pursuit
standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell Labora- tories, Bellcore (now Telcordia), and Rockwell International. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
Tennessee atChattanooga--that this positive evaluation took place in the first semester in which the new criteriawere effective is regarded as particularly notable. While an earlier version of this work describedthis process as a partially implemented strategy [1], the plan has now been completely detailed,implemented, and validated by the ABET visit which found no shortcomings. This paper describesthe assessment processes, along with the two-year cycle of the assessment schedule, and givesexamples of assessment artifacts and rubrics. The paper also describes some common assessmenterrors and misconceptions, and recommendations on how to avoid them. While each programshould thoughtfully develop its own assessment plan based on its curriculum, its
experience of the new doctoral students and postdoctoralresearchers. Given the high attrition rates in graduate education, the retreat was also designed tofoster retention by integrating attributes of the Workforce Sustainability model.The retreat was framed around four objectives: (1) build community, (2) communicate groupnorms and expectations, (3) develop individual strategic plans, (4) and introduce research skills.The retreat encouraged individual and collective reflection on goals, deliverables, andexpectations. The experience was guided by the notion of beginning with the end in mind and, inthis case, meant aligning individual professional development plans with that individual’s long-term career goals and vision of the research group. The
process to beperformed in the organization for the institutionalization of a process:1. Establish an Organizational Policy 7. Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders2. Plan the Process 8. Monitor and Control the Process3. Provide Resources 9. Objectively Evaluate Adherence4. Assign Responsibility 10. Review Status with Higher Level Management5. Train People 11. Establish a Defined Process6. Control Work Products 12. Collect Process Related ExperiencesInstitutionalization of ABET Metrics at California State University, FullertonData plays a key role in any improvement effort since it shows the areas that
tenure at ETSU, he has authored several papers, taught numerous courses, and presented at professional meetings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Graduate Program Review and Lessons Learned Mohammad Moin Uddin and Keith Johnson East Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying at East Tennessee StateUniversity offers a graduate program – MS in Engineering Technology. The program has twoconcentrations – Engineering Technology and Entrepreneurial Leadership. The EngineeringTechnology concentration is for students who plan to become, or are now, involved insupervising or
particular in support of the data-driven and self-driven management of large-scale deployments of IoT and smart city infrastruc- ture and services, Wireless Vehicular Networks (VANETs), cooperation and spectrum access etiquette in cognitive radio networks, and management and planning of software defined networks (SDN). He is an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) with the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC). He served on many academic program design, review and planning efforts. He serves on editorial boards of multiple journals including IEEE Communications Letter and IEEE Network Magazine. He also served as chair, co-chair, and technical program committee member of multiple international conferences including IEEE VTC
students “work as an engineer,” the courseinstructors took a backward design approach to redesign this course. First, learning outcomesfor the course were redefined to highlight problem-solving skills, which are essentialoutcomes according to the ABET criteria. Second, a comprehensive assessment plan wascreated to measure student progress in each of the learning outcomes. Rubrics-based gradingfocuses on assessing five dimensions of student work: the solution’s efficacy, quality oftechnical writing, oral communication, completion of prototypes, and testing plans and results.Finally, the newly developed learning outcomes and assessment plan were aligned withlearning activities in the course, including design, prototyping, testing, as well as
. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a STEM Education Curriculum and Instruction PhD Candidate and Graduate Research As- sistant at the University of Louisville. Research interests include: interdisciplinary faculty development, first-year engineering student retention, STEM teacher education, and collaborative, team-based learning experiences.Dr. Thomas Tretter, Thomas Tretter is professor of science education and director of the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Plan- etarium at the University of Louisville. His scholarship includes collaborative efforts with science and engineering faculty targeting retention of STEM majors in entry-level STEM courses.Dr. Marie Brown
engineering economic analysis and stochastic, modeling, analysis and simulation. Professor Ryan’s research interests lie in the planning and operation of energy, manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Her work has been funded by several single and multi-investigator National Science Foundation grants, including a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, as well as by industry, private foundations, and the U.S. Department of Energy through its ARPA-E initiative. She is PI of a National Research Traineeship on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist.Dr
community and build personal • Listening skills networks • Problem solving and critical • Gain hands-on experience in a thinking community setting • Communication • Build professional connections • Teamwork useful for future internships or jobs • Learning more about • Science communication cultures/populations different from • Project planning their own • Cross-disciplinary collaboration • Understand both assets and needs in • Other