Professoriate. MiguelAndr´es’s research includes sustainable infrastructure design and planning, smart and resilient cities, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice is a concept that should always be involved in discussions on infrastructure. Related to STEM education, Miguel Andr´es is in developing and applying contemporary pedagogies for STEM courses, teaching empathy studies in engineering as a tool for innovation, and assessing engineering students’ agency to address climate change. Currently, MiguelAndr´es is validating his
putting great emphasis onresearch activities. However, a national study conducted by the Center for InstructionalDevelopment at Syracuse University5 suggests that there has been a general shift in perceptionsof faculty at research-oriented universities from a strong emphasis on research toward a morebalanced emphasis between research and teaching. This philosophical change can be observed inindividual faculty members‟ perceptions, as well as the organizational structure and culture ofthe institution6.Organizational problems arise when faculty‟s personal preferences and behaviors are notsupported by the structure and culture of the institution. A national survey with 33 public and 14private research universities7 showed that faculty perceived that
Microsoft [30] found that 72% of girls and young women say that it isimportant for them to have a job that directly helps the world, and over 90% describe themselvesas creative. Working on socially relevant problems is important to a range of minoritized STEMstudents including women and students of color, which has been shown by research includingstudies linking students’ personal values to their STEM trajectories [31].Effectively emphasizing creativity through engineering making has been shown to broadenparticipation when best practices of inclusion are observed [32]. Strong examples ofmakerspaces successfully broadening participation and feelings of belonging include some inacademic settings [33] and other spaces outside the academy [34]. There
best practices, lessons learned, and checklists, should be in-grained as a mental reference for planning and performing tasks to minimize risk and support engineering decision making, not for substitution of informed engineering judgment.Solutions to this overall problem and its subelements require consensus solutions by academia,industry, and government through a series of action-oriented steps that promote the awareness,recognition, and a willingness to correct the problem. For additional information on many ofthese topics, please refer to Wasson [2]. The scope of this paper focuses on three key aspects ofthe problem: 1. Misperceptions that the Plug and Chug ... Specify-Design-Build-Test-Fix Paradigm is SE. 2
. & Greenwald, S., et al. (Eds.) (2007). University collaboration for innovation: Lessons from the Cambridge MIT Institute. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. Rotterdam, Sense.17. Moreland, J., Jones, A., & Barlex, D. (2008). Design and technology inside the black box. London: GL Assessment.18. Adams, R. S., Turns, J., & Atman, C. J. (2003). Educating effective engineering designers: The role of reflective practice. Design Studies, 24(3), 275-294.19. Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M., & Rogers, C. (2008). Advancing engineering education in P-12 classrooms. Journal for Engineering Education, 97(3), 369-387.20. Thurston, A., Topping, K., Christie, D., Tolmie, A., Murray, P., & Swan, M. (2007
Tennessee State University.Dr. Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University Aubrie L. Pfirman is a Teaching Consultant for the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University. Her research interests are chemical education, scholarship of teaching and learning, educational development, inclusive educational practices and reform, and STEM education. Dr. Pfirman received a B.S. in Chemistry and an Instructional I Certification in Secondary Education from Miseri- cordia University, and both an M.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
instruction in one of theclasses reviewed will be presented.IntroductionAdvances in technology in manufacturing present challenges to engineering programs that mustkeep their curriculums current so that their graduates meet the needs of the industries that hirethem. This is most important in the area CAD/CAM and CNC where new trends in software,information technology and hardware capabilities impact industry practices in machining. Onesuch manufacturing engineering program, the context for this paper, has traditionally maintaineda focus on CAD/CAM and CNC in its curriculum that extends back to its roots as an engineeringtechnology program. The faculty in consultation with the program’s Industrial AdvisoryCommittee have maintained a mission of
STEM Scholars developing and conducting an open house for youth in the communitythat is centered around engineering design. In essence, the LION STEM Scholars serve asmentors for children in grades 5-11 who run a canned food drive and then compete to build thebest structures out of their sourced food. All food is then donated to the local food bank. Themathematics faculty member from EA and FYS also runs SPS, but with help from severalengineering faculty members who take the lead with the undergraduate research component ofthis course. The engineering faculty members provide several sessions on the basics of researchand then each LION STEM Scholar is paired 1-1 with a faculty research mentor. Over the courseof the semester, the scholars
assignment of tasks.5. Future ResearchVideogames such as Rise of Nations might have a variety of applications in educational settings.At Universidad _____, the game is starting to be employed in graduate and undergraduate classessuch as Systems Thinking, Management of Technology and Innovation and Logistics. Newworkshops, activities and learning guides are being developed and emerging behaviors arestarting to show. All this body of work is being systematized to detect trends and best practices toapply games depending on the contents and skills to develop.Another avenue of research is to study the evolution of players during the semester, in terms ofthe depth of their understanding, the relationships they build, the social constructions that
an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for general aviation research known as PEGASAS and leads the Graduate Programs in SATT. Her research interests are aviation sustainability, data driven process improvement, and aviation education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Women and BIPOC in Aerospace: Where did they come from and how did they get here?AbstractThe low number of women and black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) compared totheir population, is well-documented in engineering, engineering technology, and other STEMfields. Through this and ancillary documentation
were ableto interact with hardware used for university student research projects.California State University San Bernardino, Department of Computer Science: Game playing isone area in computer science where graphics and artificial intelligence come into play. Gameswere demonstrated illustrate this synergy.Computer Sciences Corporation: Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is the world’s thirdlargest provider of IT services. CSC professionals integrate technologies and solutions acrossindustries to create the Best Total Solution TM – uniquely customized to meet the individualbusiness goals of their clients.Discovery Science Center: Discovery Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated toeducating young minds, assisting teachers and
half the distance of its dimpled counterpart. Students will study the effectof dimples on the drag coefficient of a golf ball. The objectives of this module are as follows: (1) Perform background research todetermine the velocity of a golf ball upon impact and estimate the Reynolds number. (2)Develop an experiment using the 0-100 MPH wind tunnel to measure the drag coefficient vs.Reynolds number of a golf ball. (3) Repeat the experiment on a smooth, golf ball sized sphere.(4) Make a plot of drag coefficient vs. Re number for both experiments and interpret the resultsin terms their impact on the game of golf. (5) For a given impact velocity, numerically calculatethe distance that a golf ball will travel in a vacuum, in air with dimples
learning environment?3. One of the discovery projects mottos was the “WOW” factor. How can the wow factor be incorporated into the everyday educational experience of a learner?4. This has been a big year for teacher training with this project. What ideas does this group have toward bringing the best researchers to contribute to the overall content knowledge and retooling the educational landscape to meet the learners’ needs?5. The discovery project has changed our direction and emphasis many times over the last two years; still we have learned to trust certain practices to enhance learning. In a corporate or higher education environment, what leadership practices to you employ to promote best practices which reinforce the concept
) viewed as a socio- technical system, this course explores the relationship between responsible engineering and the development and maintenance of resiliency in communities that historically have been ignored or marginalized by engineers and the organizations that employ them. Through in-depth readings, class discussions and projects, students will 1) study and analyze different forms of responsibility in engineering and resiliency in complex communities like ASGM communities; 2) critically explore strengths and limitations of dominant methods in engineering problem solving, design, and research for working with these communities; 3) develop understandings of effective forms of responsible
Education Advancements for Mechatronics Engineering, MOE, Taiwan, 2000.7. Yakimovicz, A.D., and Murphy, K.L, “Constructivism and collaboration on the Internet: Case study of a graduate class experience,” Computers & Education, V. 24, Issue 3, April 1995, Pages 203-209.8. Couturier, L.K., “The unspoken is being undone: The market's impact on higher education's public purpose,” New Directions for Higher Education, V. 2005, Issue 129, Spring 2005, pp. 85-100.9. Tuttas, J. and Wagner, B., “Distributed Online Laboratories”, in Aung, W. editor, Engineering Education and Research –2001: A Chronicle of Worldwide Innovations, iNEER and Begell House Pub., 2002, pp.117-125.10. Li, W., Tsai, J. J., Tseng, S.P., and Young, I. F., “Generation of New
Page 10.1162.13experiences [29, 30]. A subset of active learning is cooperative learning. Cooperative learning hasreceived significant attention both in practice and in the research, and is best understood when Proceedings of the2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcompared with two alternate modes of learning, competitive and individualistic. It is importantto note that cooperative learning is not simply putting students together in a group to worktogether. Specific characteristics of the group work must be present for it to be successful:positive interdependence of the group members; promotion of face-to
, and Master’s and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. Dr. Das teaches a variety of courses ranging from freshmen to advanced graduate level such as Mechanics of Materials, Introductory and Advanced Finite Element Method, Engineering Design, Introduction to Mechatronics, Mechatronic Modeling and Sim- ulation, Mathematics for Engineers, Electric Drives and Electromechanical Energy Conversion. He led the effort in the college to start several successful programs: an undergraduate major in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems Engineering, a graduate certificate in Advanced Electric Vehicles. Dr. Das’s areas of research interests are modeling and simulation of multi-disciplinary engineering problems
Curriculum, or How to Build a Dog House Carl A. Erikson, Jr, Department of Engineering, Messiah CollegeI.A.4. The Design Science/Global Solutions Lab: Interdisciplinary Problem/Project-Based Research and Learning Medard GabelSession I.B. AEC 315 - Innovative experiences in local/global/community learningI.B.1. Supporting and Assessing Service Learning of Engineers Without Borders Student Chapters Joshua H. Smitha and David Brandesb Departments of aMechanical and bCivil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeI.B.2. Design of Sustainable Hand-Powered Water Pumps for Burkina Faso Timothy B. Whitmoyer, Messiah CollegeI.B.3. Educating ECE Majors for a Global Environment William
also reinforced societal benefits.Within the ethics module, students explored “exemplars” including Fred Cuny, an engineer whoused his expertise toward disaster relief.21 The courses also included a sustainability module,where social benefits of sustainable engineering were discussed. An example of this impact is: I knew that civil engineers focused upon designing infrastructure for society, but I did notknow the importance that sustainability in the role of a civil engineer. I have [be]come familiarwith the fact that this type of engineering has both a responsibility to protect the community andthe environment. CE8 My definition [of CE] has changed during the semester with the additional recognition ofhow Civil Engineers act in
practicing engineer in industry, and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, an M.S. in environmental engineering, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering; all from the University of Connecticut. His current research efforts focus on increasing our knowledge of physical and chemical processes for enabling sustainable design of engineered systems including water treatment and wastewater treatment systems.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning in higher education by supporting faculty and staff at WPI and at other institutions to advance work on project
outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the areas of automation and control theory, system identification, and energy resilience fundamentals. His work has been pub- lished through the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE); he is an active member of both organizations. He holds a PhD and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of
interests include: application of novel materials and systems for multi-hazard mitigation, design of bridges for extreme events and innovative repair techniques for aging bridges. Dr. Zaghi’s research on next-generation bridge column systems and innovative bridge repair techniques was recognized by the American Society of Civil En- gineers (ASCE). His latest research endeavor, however, is on the different subject of fostering creativity in engineering education focusing on potential and challenges of engineering students with ADHD. His research has been highlighted in Up Close of the Prism Magazine of American Society of Engineering Education.Dr. Sally M. Reis, University of Connecticut Sally M. Reis is the Vice
academic institutions, engineering employers, researchers, and ABET’sEngineering Criteria 2000, which requires that engineering programs demonstrate that theirgraduates have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (Bekir, Cable,Hashimoto, & Katz, 2001; Herkert, 2000; Hissey, 2000; Passino, 1998; Stephan, 2002; Stern, &Pimmel, 2002). The importance of incorporating ethical education in engineering programs lieson the need of properly preparing engineering graduates for their careers. As Stern and Pimmel(2002) stated, An engineer’s work can have significant impact on society; therefore the practice of engineering carries certain obligations and responsibilities. Engineers need to assess both positive
Education: Sharing Best Practices, “ 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Session 108069. Guerra, A., Ulseth, R. and Kolmos, A., PBL in Engineering Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum Change, Sense Publishers, Springer, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2017.10. Mills, J. E. and Treagust, D. E., “Engineering Education – Is Problem-Based or Project- Based Learning the Answer,” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, The Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Inc., pp. 2 – 16, 2003.11. Boyer, L., Ravindra, K, George, J., and Mitchell, K., “Innovative Rocket Model Project for Sophomore Aerospace Engineering Students”, Proc. of National ASEE
Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research
the College of Engineering. With her background in industry, she is keenly aware that the sector-wide academisation and de-contextualisation of engineering education is leading to an engineering sectorthat struggles to relate theory to practice. Patricia teaches creative design modules that give students tools and techniques (Human-centered design, VR collaborative design tools) to find their own brand of creativity in engineering design, while prompting students to consider how their individualprivilege and biases impact on their design decisions.Dr. Catherine Groves , Swansea University A Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Catherine draws on over 20 years
Paper ID #22303Standardizing the Statics Curriculum Across Multiple InstructorsDr. Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology Kimberly B. Demoret, Ph.D., P.E., teaches Statics and Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design at the Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Florida Tech in 2015, she worked for eight years at Kennedy Space Center on development of launch systems in support of NASA’s space exploration goals. Before that she was a US Air Force officer for 20 years, supporting several aerospace programs as a developmental engineer and manager.Dr. Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of
internalconsistency for the evaluation scale. Page 26.655.8In order to assess the utility or immediate impact of each workshop, five content-based or“knowledge-based” tests of simple recall and understanding were developed for each workshoppresentation addressing major concepts delivered by the workshop’s presenters. A pre-test and apost-test research design were implemented to assess the amount of information acquired by theworkshops’ participants. Evaluators are keenly aware of the potential for inflated gain scoresdue to practice effects by participants but the results are still valuable to ascertain students’ability to maintain their attention on what is
they complete an activity provides an overall picture valuable forenhancing, redirecting or even dropping an outreach effort. This paper presents such an overallanalysis of an engineering outreach camp for girls offered annually at Penn State’s UniversityPark campus.Description and history of the campMTM High School Day Camp (Move the Mountain) started out as VEC-Tour (Venture inEngineering Camp) a traditional residential camp designed to introduce junior and senior highschool girls to engineering in 2001. A secondary, and specific goal, was to recruit the girls toPenn State Engineering. Today, it is an engineering day camp offered annually in the center ofPennsylvania that attracts a diverse group of girls from states that have included
changingdirection due to self or family expectations. Feelings of shame are common as they feel like they have letthemselves or family down, and might never achieve their career goals. A mentor is useful in helpingthem come up with a plan to either alter their course or to disengage and return, while validating theirworth (Byars-Winston et al, 2015). Some mentees report talking to family, going for a walk, or seeking ahigher power. All these can help them to center themselves without internalizing the issues, while stillachieving their goals. Other research suggests that though having a mentee of the same race and genderdoesn’t necessarily predict positive academic outcome, students of color and women reported feelingmore supported by a mentor of the