standard deviation was1.0. Although the faculty response rate was a subject of contention at subsequent facultymeetings, the question did provide a snapshot of faculty enthusiasm (or lack thereof) for thecurrent general education program. For the authors, however, it raised a larger question thatcould be approached by actual data as opposed to just perception. Namely, how does the generaleducation program at the University of Evansville compare in content, if not in quality, withother such programs across the country?To answer this question, and to identify possible new models and best practices that couldtranslate well into the culture at the University of Evansville, a review of general educationcurricula of colleges and universities with
possible if the short-term vision so prevalent today is to be overcome, and if we are to remain creative and innovative in both product and workplace design.”9Engineers must learn to disseminate technical information, assessing impacts on the corporationand consumers. The ability to think beyond engineering, reinforced by a liberal education, isessential for the welfare of the corporation. It is also essential for the welfare of the individualengineer. Page 5.474.3Individual BenefitsPerhaps the individual benefit of a liberal education is best expressed by Samual Florman: “More important than any specific connection between liberal
. Page 22.1254.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Reuse a “Software Reuse” CourseAbstractSoftware reuse is the use of existing software artifacts and knowledge to construct new software.Systematic reuse has always been a major goal in software engineering since it promises largegains in productivity, quality, and time-to-market reduction. One of the main reasons softwarereuse has not been systematically practiced is due to the lack of education: In a survey collectedfrom 113 respondents from 29 organizations, primarily in the US, only 13% said they hadlearned about reuse in school1.This paper presents the creation of a graduate-level seminar course on software reuse in a
a global environment, not only in terms of markets butalso design, production and service. It is therefore essential that engineering graduates have anorientation towards this globalization and are prepared to operate effectively within it.”37This curriculum will enhance our students’ education by providing them a unique opportunity towork on multidisciplinary teams and attack global issues. Presenting students with problems thataffect the world around us will always create more compassionate graduates. In this case, thereare also best practices that promote this type of curriculum.The Engineering Technology degrees offered by the School of Engineering and Technology areaccredited by ABET. As part of the accreditation, programs decide on
accreditation, program assessment and eval- uation process and was recently (2016-2019), the accreditation coordinator for the school of Engineering. Her interest in engineering education emphasizes developing new classroom innovations and assessment techniques and supporting student engagement. Her research interests include broadening participation in STEM, equity and diversity, engineering ethics, online engineering pedagogy, program assessment so- lutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, and bicycle access. She is a proud Morgan Alum (2011), having earned a Doctorate in Civil Engineering, with a focus on trans- portation. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering
criteria of expertise, behavior, and ethical standardsevidenced by a code of conduct it is worth asking whether engineering educators should seekprofessional status in the larger sense of the word. The difficulties inherent in answering thisquestion have already been alluded to earlier in the paper and relate to the way engineeringeducators are socialized into the university and how “engineering” is defined within academia.Schools of engineering seek the best graduates from their or other schools for doctoral programs.Typically the most successful graduates are recruited directly into the university in a position thathas defined duties in both teaching and research. Since they have no ‘world’ experience ofengineering they bring a view of the
professional service) but who do notor cannot commit their full and complete professional efforts to the purposes of the university ina manner typical of regular faculty” ( p 41)17.Definition of Part-time FacultyEducational researchers such as Tuckman, Caldwell, & Volger18 were among the first to definecategories for part-time faculty, which included: Semi-retireds – former full-time academics, whose focus is not about future job prospects Graduate students – full-time graduate students who teach part-time to gain experience Hopeful full-timers – individuals who teach part-time only because they have not been successful at obtaining a full-time teaching position or began teaching part-time in the
University, West Lafayette Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Re- search (ProSTAR) in the College of Technology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is responsible for the administration/operations of the Center with Program Management oversight of the Rolls-Royce Master’s Degree, the Construction Management Master’s Degree and non-credit certificate programs for working professionals in the College of Technology. Prior to joining Purdue in 2002, Mark was employed by Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years with assignments in Product Design, Research and De- velopment, Supplier Management, Quality Management, Logistics Management and various leadership
engagement with coding and robotics, and early childhood preservice teacher learning.Nidaa Makki Nidaa Makki is a Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at the University of Akron, with expertise in STEM Education. She has served as co-PI on several NSF projects, investigating STEM education interventions at the K-12 and undergraduate levels. She also has expertise as program evaluator for various STEM education programs, and has led teacher professional development in Physics Modeling, Engineering Education, and Problem Based Learning. Her research interests include teacher learning and practices in science education, engineering education, and student learning and motivation for STEM
-learning, culturally responsive strategies, and bestpractices for equity. The active-learning strategies include Project-Based Learning (PBL) andCourse-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) that incorporate culturallyresponsive projects. The equity principles incorporated include best practices from theAssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the Equity Toolkit [6].The rationale for choosing the six courses is that by focusing the redesign efforts on a sequenceof critical-path courses, the concerted redesign will positively impact students’ graduation ratesby reducing DFW rates and GPA gaps. Furthermore, these courses are typically mandatory inany Computer and Electrical Engineering Department. Their redesign can
andteaching to better prepare engineers for the global economy. The planning phase involvedalmost 200 academic and business leaders from both countries and resulted in raising close toUS$1M to fund the first Summer Faculty Leadership Institute. The Institute was designed as aseries of 23 one-week Train-the-Trainer workshops taught by US faculty members and corporaterepresentatives known for their pedagogical skills. The topics covered general effective teachingtechniques as well as best practices teaching in specific engineering disciplines. The workshopswere held during a six week period during the Summer 2008 at the InfoSys Technologies’Global Education Center in Mysore India. The 585 Indian faculty participants were selected froma pool of 1400
college students.The “charrettes,” a fast-paced design activity, are used as a way to introduce students to thehuman centered design process. In the “HCD Charrette,” students are given a particular designspace to explore (such as user interfaces for a website, mobile app, or a physical device). In avery short period of time, working in small groups, they brainstorm user needs, developscenarios, and create prototypes for a mobile application. To date, these workshops have beenrun with K-12 students across Washington state. The workshops are facilitated by undergraduatestudents under the leadership of a graduate coordinator and the supervision of ProfessorDavidson (co-author).For the past six years, this program has been run quarterly as a part of
engineering education, teacher leaders are crucial in integrating engineering into othersubjects and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity in the classroom [18]. They provideprofessional development opportunities for their colleagues and mentor new teachers, sharingtheir expertise and knowledge of "best practices" in engineering education. As experiencededucators who bring real-world engineering challenges into the classroom and provide firsthandlearning experiences for their students, teacher leaders in engineering are instrumental inensuring that novice teachers learn how to engage their students in rigorous engineering designprocesses alongside other subjects.Action Based ResearchAction-based research is a powerful tool that enables
platforms on higher education students’ creative thinking. Br J Educ Technol. 2015;46(6):1133-1148.42. Moraros J, Islam A, Yu S, Banow R, Schindelka B. Flipping for success: evaluating the effectiveness of a novel teaching approach in a graduate level setting. BMC Med Educ. 2015;15(1):27.43. Felder RM, Brent R. Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide. John Wiley & Sons; 2016.44. Biggs J. Aligning teaching and assessing to course objectives. Teach Learn High Educ New trends Innov. 2003;2(April):13-17.45. Young JR. Hybrid Teaching Seeks to End the Divide between Traditional and Online Instruction.; 2002.
over six years of industrial experience as a bridge construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Labora- tory in Port Hueneme California. His teaching interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods, innovations in construction process administration, engineering education, hybrid learning and online learning. Page 26.1447.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
Research Center (SSRC) since its inception in 1998 - most recently as center Director. She has more than 20 years of experience with survey research, data collection, data analysis, program evaluation, report writing, and general grant/contract management. She is responsible for the day-to-day management of the SSRC’s operations, as well as serving as project manager/principal investigator for most of the SSRC’s projects. She has taught undergraduate courses in criminal justice and graduate courses in public policy and survey research. She has managed research and evaluation activities on a variety of topics including: the effectiveness of early intervention services, im- plementation fidelity of positive behavioral
Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 After #MeToo: What’s Next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?AbstractThis paper (and corresponding panel session at ASEE 2019) seeks to provide researchers whohave an interest or potential interest in studying women engineers in the workplace (academic,corporate, government, nonprofit) with tools to support that
Engineeringhas initiated a series of changes that radically affect the freshman engineering curriculum to bemore innovative, competitive, and challenging. The remodeled introductory course inengineering satisfies the course goals of fostering early and informed student decision regardingtheir declared majors, bringing real world engineering problems into the classroom, andanchoring the curriculum in the context of engineering problem solving.Towards achieving these goals, learning objectives were defined and a model for implementationdesigned. The learning objectives are (1) to educate the students to apply the problem solvingprocesses essential in solving both design and analytical problems, (2) to enable the students to
], to prepare students to solve today’s ill-structured problems. Theproject uses a mixed-methods, research-to-practice design to systematically investigate anddevelop unified language and educational content related to adaptability within engineering.In our first phase of research, semi-structured critical incident interviews [6] with twentyengineering managers are being conducted and thematically analyzed to develop a typology ofthe mindsets and behaviors necessary for adaptable engineering practice. This work is groundedin the U.S. semiconductor, medical device, and electronics industries, selected for their shortproduct life cycles, evolving regulatory processes, and changing consumer demands that makeadaptability paramount [8]-[9]. Our
- neering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she con- ducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of
US citizens or permanent residents2. They had to be taking full academic loads towards an approved CSEMS degree3. They should be aiming for technical careers in these disciplines4. The scholarship was intended to relieve students of the financial burden of seeking outside jobs, thus allowing them to focus on their academic programs.5. The program was prohibited from requiring research or other productive activities.Program Objectives & Elements Page 13.962.2The objectives of our program are to enable access to a top-quality education to the mostdeserving students and to ensure the best guidance for their success
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at CU-Boulder. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in measurement techniques, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular course on the art and physics of flow visualization, and is conducting research on the impact of the course with respect to visual perception and educational outcomes. Her disciplinary research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion and bio-fluid dynamics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques. Current projects include electrospray atomization of jet fuel and velocity and vorticity in human cardiac ventricles and
offervaluable insight into potential best practices for teacher training programs. Other studies focus specifically on technology, as technology integration courses inelementary education curricula are not uncommon. In one course, project-based learning (PBL)was used to teach pre-service teachers engineering design and fabrication. Such project-basedapproaches allow pre-service teachers to personally engage with project-based learning, a pre-requisite for its use in their future classrooms [5]. Furthermore, the use of hands-on activities canpromote learning and a positive attitude toward the subject [5]. When using a closed-loop PBLmodel for an engineering design activity that also incorporated fabrication technology, it wasfound that
, or augmenting tissues. The objectives of these activities, specific to the field of biomaterials are to 1) introduce students to clinically applied biomaterials, 2) allow students to actively experience current biomaterials research methods, 3) develop students’ ability to read, analyze, and critique relevant literature, 4) teach students inter‐relationships between biomaterial structure, properties, and medical device functionality, and 5) teach students how to design a biomaterial to achieve the desired healing response from the body. Additionally, the modules were designed to contribute to certain ABET outcomes for students graduating with a bachelors of science in Chemical Engineering. These outcomes include 1) an ability to apply
to medicines for Africa and developing nations, and to advance discovery in manufacturing technology, quality of medicines, and rare disease research. This mission is accomplished through innovative knowledge-based programs in STEM areas with an emphasis on interdisciplinary col- laboration. Dr. Clase teaches multiple courses covering topics in biotechnology, bioinformatics, biolog- ical design and drug discovery to engineers, scientists and technologists. Her currently funded projects include collaborators from multiple disciplines and an impact that spans K-12 to graduate education.Mrs. Lauren Ann Terruso, Purdue University Lauren Terruso is the Operations Manager of the Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory
. In 2003 they established their Center for Sustainable Innovation as the University’scenter for sustainable research and education. Since its inception, various programs have focusedon integrating sustainability into the curriculum, furthering research into sustainable technologyand solutions, and setting up sustainability projects to serve marginalized communities within thesurrounding area. The center also provides students with resources and programs on campus thatpromote sustainable practices within the Pitt community. Students wishing to further theireducation in sustainability can earn an undergraduate certificate in sustainability. Open tostudents of all disciplines, they learn about sustainable design, life cycle assessment
Paper ID #36918Cloud technologies for scalable engagement and learning inflipped classroomsSotiria Koloutsou-vakakis (Dr.) Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis (Ph.D.) is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds degrees in Civil-Surveying Engineering, Geography and Environmental Engineering. Her most recent research is about gaseous emissions of reactive nitrogen from fertilized fields into the atmosphere and impacts on air quality and climate change. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Air Quality, Science
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the senior director of inclusive policy and director of the NYU LGBTQ+ Center. He serves as the primary point of contact for inclusive policies, practices, and initiatives for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff, in addition to the day-to-day management of the LGBTQ+ Center. Additionally, he collaborates with University partners and colleagues on inclusive policy development and operational work to advance the University's core mission in support of global inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access (GIDBEA). He is a former board co-chair and racial justice chair for the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals and was a chapter contributor in the 2017 book, Queer People of Color in Higher
usuallyinvolves group work. Many of the engineering projects in the paper were group work. Engineersare now, more than ever, expected to collaborate and cooperate with their peers [17]. Futuredirections for integrating PBL in these courses include adding one more project that allowsstudents to design from scratch in Logic Circuits, and assessing whether the students who havebenefited from PBL will continue to be successful in their future courses.References:[1] Shekar, A. Project based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Practices, ASEE 120thAnnual Conference and Exposition, paper ID 10806, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[2] Pang, J. Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course. 2015 ASEE Zone IIIConference