].Utilizing the advantages of machines to overcome human limitations, these robots promise tomake surgery faster, safer, and more efficient. These tools also open a wide variety of newsurgical solutions to doctors, increasing their ability to treat their patients. Research in this fieldbrings biology, anatomy, surgery, and biomedical engineering together with a variety ofdisciplines already present in general robotics. One way of involving students in computer-integrated surgery is a surgical robot competition used as a practical educational tool that isenjoyable for the students.The CISST ERC is a multi-university, multidisciplinary center whose focus is on thedevelopment of computer-integrated systems that can work cooperatively with surgeons
Department senior design teams withentrepreneurial commitment. Additionally, Florida Tech has been an active partner of the NSF-funded Partnership for Innovation - Center for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization (CENTECOM) along with UCF, USF and Florida A&M University. Theresponse to these grants has been extremely positive, with 7 of 13 entrepreneurial senior designteams in 2005 intending to launch businesses around their senior projects. Additionally, therewere twelve graduate E-teams presenting their business ideas at the EngineeringEntrepreneurship Business Idea Pitching competition. In 2005, Florida Tech was awarded aAdvanced E-Team Grant for an innovative student project, emanating from the “Florida TechSenior Design Project
, 2012.[10] Transportation Research Board (TRB), Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), 2018.[11] C. Putnam, M. Dahman, E. Rose, J Cheng, and G. Bradford, “Best Practices for Teaching Accessibility in University Classrooms; Cultivating Awareness, Understanding, and Appreciation for Diverse Users.” ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, Vol. 8, No. 4, Article 13, Mar. 2016. 14[12] C. Traver, J.D. Klein, B. Mikic, A. Akera, S. Shooter, A. Epstein, and D. Gillette, “Fostering Innovation through the Integration of Engineering and Liberal Education,” in American Society of Engineering Education: Proceedings from the 2011 Annual Conference, Paper ID #2011-1233, June 2011.[13] B. Chang, K. Tremblay
assessments and applied ethics.16 NSF will also be awarding this year a large centergrant for research into the societal implications and ethical considerations related tonanotechnology.17 In the meantime, individual nanoscale research centers are designing theirown approaches to weaving such considerations into their educational practice. For instance, Page 10.955.5Northeastern University faculty associated with the Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing are “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education
the revised rubrics showed several benefits, including easeand accuracy of assessment. Additionally, the authors suggest best practices for ensuringassessment alignment with ABET objectives by working backward from PI’s to write rubrics forassessment tools.IntroductionSince the introduction of ABET’s EC2000 criteria (Lattuca, Terenzini, and Volkwein, 2006),engineering programs have taken a wide range of approaches to assessment of Student Outcomes(Criterion 3). The research literature is replete with studies that present good assessmentpractices. However, it can be challenging to find the time to study the relevant research, choosethe best practices for one’s own program, and integrate those practices effectively, particularlywhen there may
participate across 66 projects (8 projects did not match with anystudents and so were dropped from the program). Each project currently has 1-5 first-year studentsworking on it, often alongside more senior undergraduate researchers and/or graduate students andpostdoctoral researchers. In January 2022, the Office of Undergraduate Research started anUndergraduate Research Peer Mentor Program, with more established student researchers servingas optional peer mentors to existing First-Year Scholars. The peer mentors hold office hours andlead workshops on topics relevant to new undergraduate researchers.Case Study ExampleEngaging in a well-defined research study under a qualified mentor is the most impactful learningopportunity for a freshman engineering
. In doing so, he focuses on Engineering education policies and practices in teaching learning processes, assessments, laboratories and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo has been teaching different Civil En- gineering courses at Bule Hora University, Ethiopia, where he also served as a department head, and conducts various research and community projects. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Powerful Change Attends to Power RelationsIntroduction & BackgroundWhile changing engineering departments to become more inclusive and equitable is a commongoal, research repeatedly confirms that such change is rare. Notably, change efforts
research-based classroom strategies and technology to enhance student learning, and provide faculty with ideas and information to stimulate further research to accomplish project objectives.All workshop presenters have been required to incorporate appropriate methodologies into theirpresentations and to take into consideration the interdisciplinary faculty in the audience.Modeling the best ATE practices in every activity is a critical success factor.As faculty from across the system have come to understand the vision of the SC ATE Center ofExcellence and have come to know one another better, the Chautauqua workshops haveincreased systemic synergy and enhanced interdisciplinary team-building and problem-solvingskills among faculty.It is
, Poland in 1976 and 1979 respectively. He received his D.Sc. degree in Technical Sciences in 1990. His current research interests in electrical engineering include frequency control, impact of deregulation on control practices, analysis of interconnected power system and artificial intelligence. Since 1998, Dr. Kremens is dean of the School of Technology at Central Connecticut State University, USA. He is a member of a number of professional associations including ASEE, IASTED, CIGRE, and IEEE. E-mail: KremensZ@ccsu.edu Page 12.1104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
industry simulation. Students wereorganized into teams or “companies” that had to develop a proposal to win a contract from“NASA” for development of a colony on Mars. Lectures were given by interdisciplinary facultyfrom throughout the university, industry, and the NASA community on the engineeringdisciplines needed to develop their subsystems and the engineering management and proposalskills needed to design, integrate, and draft a proposal to win an engineering contract. Thiscourse allowed students to use innovative design principles to solve complex problems andstrengthen this with engineering management and business skills. The Team DeveloperTMshowed a positive impact of the course on the student’s behavior and activities in the four areasof
real-worldtesting with DHH students. For example, Hou et al [26] achieved high accuracy in controlledenvironments but remains untested in real classrooms. This gap highlights a broader issue inaccessibility literature: the emphasis on technical development over practical application. Whilemany of the reviewed records proposed innovative solutions, such as educational games and signlanguage translation systems (Figure 3), these technologies often remained at the prototype stagewithout comprehensive testing in real-world environments. This raises concerns about thelong-term usability and impact of these technologies. The lack of real-world validation highlightsthe need for future research to prioritize user-centered design and practical
Paper ID #43578Board 286: Formative Assessment of Equity and Inclusion in Student TeamsAndrew Moffat, University of Michigan Andrew Moffat is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, working with the Engineering Education Research Unit and Center for Academic Innovation on an NSF-funded project to assess the effectiveness of Tandem, an in-house software platform designed to support and nurture teamwork skills in undergraduate engineering students. Andrew has a background in education research and evaluation, having previously worked on a project at the University of Leeds, UK, evaluating an
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) extensionoffers short courses mainly on aerospace composite materials [3]. Similarly, the Centerfor Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing (CLAMP), at University ofMichigan, Dearborn campus offers courses to enhance their graduate education onmaterials and processes that are used in the production of lightweight automobiles [4].Their topics cover practical uses of additive manufacturing, advanced materials andpolymers as applied to lightweighting challenges. They work collaboratively withindustry on research to advance the design, materials technology and testing, andmanufacturing processes for life-ling education in producing lightweight automobiles.Likewise, Technical University (TU) Delft offers short
partnered with the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, the NewJersey Department of Education and Verizon Communications to co-sponsor a one-day summit at Stevensin May 2007 for principals and administrators to share a vision of the technological competencies neededby citizens and workers in the 21st century. This conference will present research on student impact of K-12 engineering programs; provide an orientation to exemplary K-12 engineering curriculum resources;showcase best practices and strategies for integration of engineering/technology into existing curricula;and link K-12 engineering efforts to New Jersey’s policy and plans for STEM education and workforcedevelopment. Five New Jersey engineering universities will present
12.1205.2IntroductionThis paper describes how a systematic effort is being carried out at the University of Missouri-Columbia, to promote student awareness of best practices in energy efficiency, reusable energy,waste reduction and productivity improvements. In particular, it illustrates how the activities of anewly established Missouri Industrial Assessment Center (U.S. Department of Energy, IACProgram) in the College of Engineering can be logically integrated with both graduate andundergraduate engineering education in this regard.Missouri Industrial Assessment CenterWith the backing of the U.S. Department of Energy, and in partnership with the Missouri StateDepartment of Natural Resources (MoDNR), the State Department of Economic Development,the University of
objectives and lectures/modules developed for thecourse reflect discussions and feedback received from the Southeast Transportation ResearchInnovation Development and Education Center led by the University of Florida and theSustainable Smart Cities Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Theeducational resources developed were used as classroom training materials in a newly developedcourse that aimed at educating undergraduate and first year graduate students about sustainabilityplanning concept, design options, and rating systems. Students that completed the course wereexpected to do: 1. Be able to describe the role of transportation in sustainable development; 2. Be able to identify planning, and design practices for
Linear Engineering Multiculturalism in STEM Upperclassmen Mentors Sequence Business Leadership Insight Faculty Mentors Interdisicplinary Teams Exposure to large-scale STEM Center Collaborative Practices community-outreach events Curricula Team-based meetings Guided Reading on project Training Design Thinking management implemetation Prototype of Innovative Technology: Unique Community-Outreach EventFigure 4. Proposed Spring Semester Design using the Foundry Model ASEE 2021Program DesignOverviewFunding for the STEM FHF program was provided by a
,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, no. 23, April, 2014. 4. Information Resources Management Association (IRMA), STEM Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 1st ed., IGI Global, Hershey, PA, 2014 5. D. Price, E. Tobar, “Student Engagement and Institutional Graduation Rates: Identifying High-Impact Educational Practices for Community Colleges.” Community College Journal of Research & Practice, vol. 38, no. 9, Sept. 2014. (IMPROVE GRADUATION RATES) 6. C. Xianglei, M. Soldner, “STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields”, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES 2014001Rev, Nov. 2013.
how data can and should be collected. “Is Transportation Sustainable?” Module for Transportation Engineering. This courseprovides an introduction to transportation engineering where the students learn about planning,design and operation of transportation facilities. The module for this course focuses onexamining sustainability impacts associated with transportation planning and facility design. Ituses a case study discussion to allow students to practice recognizing sustainable impact issues.The students continue to develop and practice these skills later in the semester by completinghomework assignments addressing core concepts in the course.“Life Cycle Sustainability Economics” Module for Construction and Value Engineering.This course
effectiveness quantitatively against key metrics that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and access to the undergraduate and graduate student communities. She also conducts research that analyzes trends, driving factors, barriers, and best practices to educate others and support organizational improvement. Prior to joining the University, Ashleigh managed and directed many training and pathway programs that support students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM, and facilitated workshops that enhance the academic, personal, and professional development of students at North Carolina State University and Louisiana State University. She is a member of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black
Review, Summer 2006.10 Entrepreneurship in American Education, Kaufman Foundation, 2006. Available from: http://entrepreneurship.asu.edu/files/entrep_high_ed_report.pdf11 M. Nakkula, C. Pineda and Amy Dray, “Expanded Explorations into the Psychology of Entrepreneurship” Harvard Graduate School of Education,September 2003.12 W. J. Baurol, R. E. Litan, and C. J. Schramm, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism. Yale University Press, 2007.13 I. Shidhu, B. Tenderich, and S. Broadrick, Engineering Entrepreneurship Education: Best Practices and Next Steps, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 2010.14 Advancing Entrepreneurship Education: A Report of the Youth Entrepreneurship
next time we held thecourse we should do only one session per week. On the other hand, the students felt that thesession length of 1 ½ to 2 hours was appropriate.Impact on Teaching FellowsIn reflecting upon the impact of this course, it is clear that we learned as much from thisexperience as did the students who participated. Foremost, educational research of this typevastly differs from the typical laboratory research we as graduate engineering students havebecome accustomed to. For example, when conducting educational research investigators mustunderstand that working in a K-12 environment requires a higher degree of flexibility, patience,and tolerance of unexpected chaos. An important outcome derived through the implementationof this
group sessions (15-20 members) led by astaff facilitator. Beyond these large group sessions, participant learning is furthered in several waysincluding individual practice in the classroom, utilization of learning partners, and collaborative inquiryinto educational literature.Content. In a sense learn participants never graduate. Many professors have been involved for manyyears. Others come back because they have new issues to explore. Because of the diversity of audiencesand needs we have developed many curricular foci. For each group of faculty we work with we haveparticular outcomes we hope to achieve. In all cases the content is designed to be meaningful toparticipants. It is also important to note that while we emphasize learning theory
a summer or at least one semester)10. The experiential workplace for usis where students are working when on an internship or participating in a cooperative educationprogram.Engineering experiential education programs, such as cooperative education and internships,present the best place to directly observe and measure students developing and demonstratingcompetencies while engaged in the practice of engineering at the professional level.Measurements made by employers of student competencies present the best opportunity forfeedback and curricular change with a cycle time that can address rapidly changing employerneeds and expectations. Engineering experiential education must be well integrated into thecurricular quality management process
megaconstruction course, theprincipal objectives of the course, the key elements for student experience, and explains howthese were accomplished. Part II of this paper details the challenges experiences in recruitingstudents to participate and student perceptions of this study abroad experience.Institutions of higher education often include within their mission, aims, purposes, or objectivessome mention of preparing students to have an impact upon the world. One accrediting body forconstruction engineering and management programs requires that students receive a sufficientlybroad education where students understand the impact of providing solutions in a global andsocietal context and thus produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.1 There are
need to research and implement innovative interventions for retention andcareer readiness of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) [1,2]. In 2017, a four-year curriculum was developed to elevate an existingsupport program for undergraduate women in STEM into an academic honors program. Thisrenewed Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) Honors program at Stony BrookUniversity (SBU), a public research institution, recruited its first new cohort in 2018. Thepurpose of this paper is to present formative findings of the research and evaluation plans thatexamined the effectiveness of one of the new courses, WSE 381: Service Learning in STEM.Theoretical FoundationHigh-impact practices, the educational
certain output is predicted. Because there can oftenbe bias inadvertently built into these systems, and because human decision-making is best servedASEE 2023, Baltimore, MDwhen reasons for considering options are transparent, this project supported teachers inunderstanding and designing relatively simple explainable machine learning algorithms. The wearable device data simulation project centered on seeking actionable informationfrom a suite of physiological data collected by patients with a wearable device. In this project,teachers investigated a novel visual analysis tool to aid the exploration of multimodal datastreams at scale, as well as the detection and representation of collective anomalies acrossmodalities. The automated
opportunities within a company. Some are university-wide and some are discipline (i.e., engineering) only. Most charge a fee to participate to cover overhead and some discretionary support for student programs. Industrial Partnerships Not Usually Cultivated Research Teaching-focused schools have gifted faculty who can impact local industry through consulting that is research, analysis, or design support. Career Center Primary mission is career fairs, resume development, and search engines for internships and full
crucial to the development of high-quality, competitive product in the shortest time.Design team activities must be directed and monitored for performance. The design output must becontinually assessed against specification requirements 7.Students need to practice design to become competent. One experience at the end of a four-yearprogram is not enough. The creation, implementation, and maintenance of a design curriculum arein fact a design problem. The faculty and industry partners of each school need to develop theirown appropriate solution. Borrowing ideas and innovations is encouraged 15.At the Mercer University School of Engineering, the design thread begins with the freshman designcourse and culminates in the senior design sequence. Senior
include how K-16 students develop engineering thinking and professional skills through diverse learning environments. He aims to apply his research in the design of better educational experiences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student Agency in Chemical Engineering Laboratory Courses across Two InstitutionsAbstractLaboratory experimentation is a key component of the development of professional engineers.However, experiments conducted in chemical engineering laboratory classes are commonly moreprescriptive than the problems faced by practicing engineers, who have agency to makeconsequential decisions across the experiment and communication of