. Solnosky is also a licensed Professional Engineer in PA. Ryan is also an advisor for Penn State’s National AEI Student Competition teams. His research interests include: integrated structural design methodologies and processes; Innovative methods for enhancing engineering education; and high performing wall enclosures. These three areas look towards the next generation of building engineering, including how systems are selected, configured and designed.Moses Ling (Teaching Professor) Educator © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Developing an AE Tutoring Engaging Advising & Mentoring (TEAM) Program: a Peer
their choice to engage the students. Part of the presentation involved researchingsocietal or environmental impacts that were tied to the structure of interest. For example, a groupwho chose dams as their structure would explain that there’s a potential for damage to aquatichabitats, but there is also the benefit of jobs being created during its construction. Having toperform the research for themselves and become the teachers, students were able to further theirunderstanding of the course’s core concepts. More details on this project can be read in [16].AssessmentsThe high weighting of the quizzes and assignments in the Fall 2020 term affected the students asthey became pre-occupied with getting the best grades. Their fixation on the
solutions to society’s infrastructure challenges,they must possess a deep understanding of engineering fundamentals so that they can tailordesign solutions to meet growingly-complex constraints. Since research suggests that studentconceptual development is enhanced through employment of engaging classroom practices, avariety of active pedagogies are being implemented in engineering education. Consequently,there is a need for assessment tools to monitor the learning outcomes of these educationalinterventions. Concept inventories have emerged as quick tools for examining conceptualunderstanding in a variety of engineering domains. While a concept inventory has beendeveloped for fluid mechanics, it was designed for application in mechanical
learning objectives. The implementation of case studiesas well as the homework preparatory assignment and in class polling activities were designedbased on precedents from available literature. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)has long recognized the need for historic context in engineering education [1], [2]. Likewise,current educational best practices, often called “transformational teaching,” emphasize student-centered course design where the instructor bases the content on the knowledge gaps of thestudents [3]–[5]. To provide this level of customization of content to the students in the room,instructors must have tools for formative assessment [6]–[8]. The active learning techniquesemployed here include in class polling using
out ABET’s accreditation practices, and their underlyingcauses, as a way of assisting ABET, their volunteers, and the academic institutions that rely on1 Formally incorporated as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET has presented itself asABET and ABET Inc. since 1980.their services to improve upon their practices and outcomes. We close with several, stillpreliminary recommendations addressed to these three audiences.MethodThe data presented in this study is the product of a broader, exploratory study of changeprocesses and governance in U.S. engineering education. Organized around a basic, multi-sited,multi-scale research design, our research team carried out 277 semi-structured interviews at 43academic organizations
AC 2008-2167: A NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS INENGINEERING COURSES AT UABGregg Janowski, University of Alabama at BirminghamMelinda Lalor, University of Alabama at BirminghamHassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham Page 13.72.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS IN ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMAbstractA four semester-hour course is being designed to follow Calculus II, with the intention ofreplacing Calculus III and Differential Equations in the engineering curricula at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. As part of the planning
Engineering, faculty Page 26.1394.3must ask themselves what an exceptionally competent engineer ought to know about a widerange of topics in order to be able to practice or pursue graduate work in a specific engineeringdiscipline. In such a general program, students take only one required introductory course thataddresses “mechanics” topics (as well as one course each in the fundamentals of materialsscience; electrical engineering; experimental engineering; chemical engineeringthermodynamics; and computer engineering). These are scaffolded by a sequence of courses insystems and controls theory, and four semesters of design projects permit application
for participants.This paper focuses on Black engineering students at a Historically Black College and University(HBCU) that participate in a 5-day summer bridge program that creates a safe space for studentsto close the mathematics knowledge gap. The study will focus on students’ math knowledge andperformance in their first entry math course as a measure of the impact of the program. Thispaper provides best practices of a non-credit short engineering summer bridge model.B. Engineering Concepts Institute HistoryThe Engineering Concepts Institute (ECI) Summer Bridge program has been around off and onat Florida A&M University (FAMU) for students matriculating through the FAMU-FSU Collegeof Engineering since 1987 [2]. The program was created
engineering school). I've been interested in data science and algorithms for a while, and took a couple Python courses on Coursera before starting my latest job. While I enjoyed it, I found it somewhat challenging.The third topic centers on multiple applications, including terms such as career, problem,energy, work, computer, knowledge, machine, advice, job, design, focus, something, research,skill, level, sense, reason, entry, degree, discipline, construction, chemical, number, modeling,example, site, role, sound, tool, company. The keywords seem to indicate studying attitudesrelating to career impacts, usefulness for engineering work, required skills and training, andgeneral considerations around the role and value of data science across
the James F. Lufkin Award for the best conference paper—on the intersections between professional communication research and social jus- tice—at the 2012 International Professional Communication Conference. In 2015, he won the Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the Professional Communica- tion Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). His current research focuses on rendering visible and integrating the social justice dimensions inherent in three components of the engineering curriculum—in engineering sciences, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses. That research, conducted with co-author Juan C. Lucena, will
Session 3668 Feeling is Believing: Using a Force-Feedback Joystick to Teach Dynamic Systems Christopher Richard, Allison M. Okamura, Mark. R. Cutkosky Center for Design Research, Stanford UniversityAbstractAs an innovative approach to teaching the laboratory component of an undergraduate course ondynamic systems, we present the haptic paddle: a low-cost, single-axis, force-feedback joystick.Using the paddle, students not only learned to model and analyze dynamic systems, but by usingtheir sense of touch, they were able to feel the effects of phenomena such as viscous damping
systems for the civil infrastructure, engineering education, and technology transfer through education and community outreach.Dr. James Giancaspro, P.E., University of Miami James Giancaspro, Ph.D., P.E. is an associate professor of civil engineering with an emphasis on struc- tures and mechanics. He has two years of industry experience and 17 years of teaching and research experience at the University of Miami, where he is also currently a graduate program director. His current engineering education research interests include instructional technology in mechanics, undergraduate student retention, and graduate student support.Max Cacchione, University of Miami Agile technology executive with 20 years of experience
Management Professional, LEED Accredited Pro- fessional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering education; infrastructure; sustainable design; and clean, renewable energy.Dr. James Ledlie Klosky, P.E., United States Military Academy Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and the Dean’s Executive Agent for Design and Construction at WeRoderick WilsonCapt. Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy Captain Kevin T. Scruggs is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical
system protection course with a lab component. Dr. Dolloff received a B.S.E.E. from Tennessee Tech University, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in E.E. from Virginia Tech University, and an M.B.A. from Morehead State University.Dr. Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee M. Clark is a research assistant professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Assessment in the Swanson School of Engineering and the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC). She received her MS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western and her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh while working for Delphi Automotive. Her research interests focus on the propagation and assessment of active and experiential learning in
of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University with Dr. Mary E. Johnson.Dr. Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute Mary E. Johnson earned her BS, MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington. After 5 years in aerospace manufacturing, Dr. Johnson joined the Automation & Robotics Research Institute in Fort Worth and was program manager for applied research programs. Fourteen years later, she was an Industrial Engineering assistant professor at Texas A&M - Commerce before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for
Paper ID #42860Board 114: Amplifying Resilience and Becoming Critical Advocates: ThreeBlack Engineering Students’ Experiences in a Multi-Institutional SummerCamp CollaborationDr. Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina Dr. Jae Hoon Lim is a Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research explores the dialogical process of identity construction among students of color and examines the impact of sociocultural factors on their academic experiences. She has served as a co-PI for multiple federal grant projects, including a 1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation
functionality Table II.2. Software SpecificationsIII. Hardware SimulationThe system will perform switching at a large scale that would also have a varying number ofdevices connected to the matrix. This would require a flexible design that would allow for theend user to change the parameters of the system. The basic parameter is the number of devicesconnected, which would dictate the number of physical connections that need to be in place forevery device that needs to be connected to the grid. In a matrix AxB (A is rows, B is columns), adesign that would require a fixed group of devices to be connected to a different groupcontaining a distinct set of devices would be best suited for a setup where the rows would befilled out
Paper ID #41843A Comparison of Civil Engineering Curriculum and EAC-ABET Civil EngineeringProgram CriteriaDr. Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He then went to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech followed by research work at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridges. He is currently a professor of civil engineering and the Jackson-Hope Chair in Engineering at VMI. He teaches
unique local foundation to distinguishthemselves from competitors. Indeed, unified by the statewide curriculum frameworks andnational industry models and directives, program leaders have an opportunity to work togetheron a cohesive core curriculum, and concentrate on differentiating content in response to localneeds. Likewise, program leaders can collaborate to share strategies for working closely withindustry, attracting full time students, maintaining state-of-the-art facilities, and addressingserious faculty shortage issues—all challenges common to regional programs.Next steps for this research involve translating the findings for a number of practical audiences.For example, our works here suggest that that we should investigate best
Paper ID #12679Can Flipped Classrooms Be Utilized to Effectively Produce Successful, En-gaged Engineering Students? A Comparison of an On-Line vs. InvertedClassroom through a Junior-Level Transportation Engineering CourseMrs. Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver Roxann is currently Civil Engineering Faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at CU-Denver (UCD). She has been teaching both graduate and undergraduate classes at UCD since 2011, including Advanced Highway Design, Highway Capacity Analysis, Transportation Impact Analysis, and Introduction to Transportation Engineering
they have on student learning. In particular,assessment methods, perhaps both qualitative and quantitative, that can elicit studentperceptions of the classroom environment are needed. As previous studies havesuggested, authority and disciplinary practices are among the issues at stake when facultyfrom different disciplines collaborate on writing instruction. Team-teaching in all itsforms should continue to provide rich ground for exploring the relationship of writing tospecific disciplines such as engineering.References1. J. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, “Multidisciplinary design and communication: A pedagogical vision,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, 1999.2. R. Harvey, F
, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. Currently, many undergraduate andfirst-year graduate students in the aforementioned fields do not have exposure to recent researchtrends in Machine Learning. This paper reports on a project in progress, funded by the NationalScience Foundation under the program Combined Research and Curriculum Development(CRCD), whose goal is to remedy this shortcoming. The project involves the development of amodel for the integration of Machine Learning into the undergraduate curriculum of thoseengineering and science disciplines mentioned above. The goal is increased exposure toMachine Learning technology for a wider range of students in science and engineering than iscurrently available. Our approach of
., 2022). It is important to note that each neurodivergent person iscompletely unique despite sharing some characteris�cs with other neurodivergent people, like extremememory or mathema�cal abili�es for example (Grandin, 2022). Social issues, however, are a commonstruggle for au�s�c people and o�en for those with undiagnosed differences like ADHD. Thisdis�nc�veness presents problems for neurodivergent people, including college students, in moderneduca�on and employment systems that are designed to efficiently process people in a one-size-fits-allmodel (Dwyer et al., 2023; Kouo et al., 2021; Ward & Webster, 2018). While there is considerableresearch on neurodivergence among children and in primary and secondary educa�on, research on theexperiences
.”As has been previously pointed out, “[e]mployers have recognized that data scienceprofessionals will be a critical resource to their operational excellence, as well as for the future oftheir innovation ecosystems.” [5]. “The ability to research, organize, analyze and extract insightsfrom raw data is a critical skill to a company's overall success.” [6]Similarly, the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published aninterim report on the undergraduate perspective envisioning the data science discipline [7] and afull report on the opportunities and options for data science undergraduates. [8]: “Imagine it isnow 2040. Students born in 2018 are graduating from college. It is more than 30 years sincebillions of autonomous
where anunderstanding of group dynamics, team organizational, and communication skills come into play.Students and faculty face a particularly difficult task when working in academic teamenvironments. Most students realize that several artificial constraints are in play for these student-centered projects. These artificial elements include – but are not limited to: 1) the short-termnature of the team assignments, 2) the final objective of the project assignment [usually a reportor an artificial product] which is generally never developed into a sustainable design or functionalproduct that will ultimately be manufactured, distributed, and maintained throughout a typicallifecycle, 3) the low probability that their individual long-term success is
are positive outcomes of critical reflection, they do not on their own predict interventionand transformative critical action. Themes of resilience and perseverance are highlyindividualized and not necessarily correlated with liberatory action—they could even reflectstudent acceptance of and assimilation into the status quo.A stronger reflection of critical consciousness may be the way students describe the professionalwork they will do as being focused on making “impactful change,” “designing for everyone”(noting that this is distinct from historical practice), and increasing the inclusivity andaccessibility of engineering processes and products. These comments indicate that students feelinclined toward action as a result of the
that transdisciplinary action research projects are “designed cyclicallyand planned incrementally to allow for unpredicted developments and foster mutual learning,”and that they aim “to define and solve a complex real-life problem sustainably”— a goal thatrequires stakeholders “to handle risks related to crossing borders between scientific and otherfields” [p. 18, emphasis added].Our project team and the wider community of practice identified a set of problems related towriting development and instruction in engineering. We brought together faculty and graduateteaching assistants from several engineering departments with those from the Center for WritingStudies. We have devoted considerable time (meeting weekly during the academic year
Paper ID #39282Reengineering ethics education for deeper student engagement through thecreation of roleplaying and decision-making games [WIP Paper, StudentExperiences]Dr. Shreya Kumar, University of Notre Dame https://www3.nd.edu/˜skumar5/Dr. Megan Levis, University of Notre Dame Megan Levis is an incoming assistant professor of the practice, with the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns and College of Engineering. She is completing her postdoctoral fellowship with Notre Dame’s Technology Ethics Center and Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Levis has a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the
, designing a freshman programaimed at improving engineering self-concept is comparable to subduing the issue at its point oforigin. Having educators administering such mindful techniques to influence and buildengineering self-concept aims for the benefit of students. Improving engineering self-conceptamong freshmen requires that we educate future engineers to identify with the field, understandwhy their job is important for humankind, and have the motivation to persist in their career.ConclusionThe sampling of relevant research based on the set criteria for this systematic review resulted in16 papers that addressed the constructs of self-concept or self-efficacy. The analysis in this papercarefully delineated the features of these constructs into a
Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationhistorically minority private (Howard) universities for collaboration on further developmentTMs, effective implementation, evaluation, dissemination, and pedagogy of simulationtechnology utilizing web-based techniques. The evaluation and research plan includedcollaboration among faculty and the University of Iowa, Center for Evaluation and Assessment.During the first year, pipe, nozzle, and airfoil TMs were successfully developed, implemented,and evaluated for an introductory fluid mechanics course at Iowa, for aerodynamics and gas-dynamics-laboratory courses at Iowa State, for a required fluid mechanics sequence at Cornell,and for an