Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin’s University With degrees in both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Arkansas, and a doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Corrie Walton-Macaulay is a Geotechnical Engineering Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering department at St. Martin’s University, where he has been part of the faculty since 2019. Dr. Walton-Macaulay has extensive experience in the geotechnical and materials industry prior to becoming an academician and is a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Walton-Macaulay’s has a passion to teach, to educate upcoming civil engineers in best practices and for them to look to alternative ways and new technology that will improve on
extremelypopular part of our outreach effort. Adding to this, we will now expand our demonstrations andactivities to include small rocketry events suitable for a range of ages, increase participation andsupport of the Free Flight Society (FFS) competitions, and provide information on our new UAFacademics, design clubs, research programs and opportunities.Future EffortsAerospace & Other Academic Programs. UAF is already looking to develop next steps in growing andsolidifying our Alaska aerospace ecosystem (see Figure 2) by leveraging existing programs inengineering, science, and management. These include: (1) Development of a full Master of Science(MS) degree program in Aerospace Engineering and emphasis opportunities for PhD students. (2)Creation of
questions in this study are:R1. How does the scaffolded exam impact students’ learning performance?R2. How do the exam components promote students’ metacognitive regulation of learning,respectively?R3. What are students’ perceptions towards the scaffolded exams?MethodIn this study, we designed and implemented three scaffolding and sequencing midterm exams ina Mechanics of Materials class with 119 students in Spring 2023. The three exams were held inweeks 3, 6, and 9 over a 10-week class term. Each exam had two parts: a timed 30-minutein-class exam (ICE) that focuses on the individual component of conceptual and proceduralknowledge that students need to master to solve complex problems, and an untimed take-homeexam (THE) that requires students to
track students’ progress interms of developing these skills.Learning Progression FrameworkLiterature has shown that learning progressions that are empirically validated can serve asinstruments for the development of assessments and curricular materials [23]. Indeed, Cutrer etal. [24] describe the ideal graduating state of students as that of “master adaptive learners” whohave moved from a novice skill level to that of adaptive expertise. In our ongoing collaborationwith an accredited, four-year aerospace engineering program, we are piloting the development ofprogram-level learning progressions that connect directly to program educational objectives andABET student learning outcomes. Our process thus far has included the theoretical
Paper ID #43282Students’ Use of The Engineering Design Process to Learn Science (Fundamental)Mr. Diallo Wallace, Purdue University Diallo Wallace is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University focusing on the benefits of integration of physics first and engineering curriculums for student self-efficacy in engineering. Diallo holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Illinois. At the graduate level, he has attained a Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Project
-Atlantic region. Course topics included CAD fundamentals, engineering drawings,common materials and hardware, and other additive and subtractive manufacturing modalities,such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and basic carpentry. Total enrollment in the course was 187students. The course was taught as a single lecture section complemented by multiple labsections of approximately 30 students each. One faculty member taught the course, supported bytwo master machinists for the mini-mill exercise and approximately ten undergraduate teachingassistants who helped with all course grading, office hours, and hands-on exercises. This studytook place during the first year of implementation of the mini-mill experience.Data Collection and Analysis. This study
Paper ID #42210The Physics of Gym Elastic: Elastic Force and Energy of a Non-Linear MaterialProf. Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology Cutri holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Maua Institute of Technology (2001), MSc (2004) ˜ Paulo. He is currently Titular Professor and Ph.D. (2007) in Electrical Engineering - University of SA£o of Maua Institute of Technology, Professor of theDr. Nair Stem prof., Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia - Associate Professor at Instituto Maua de Tecnologia - CEUN-IMT - Graduated at Physics (Bachelor) at IFUSP, Master at
))) Table II INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA USED TO GUIDE THE SEARCH Inclusion Criteria Working definition Example search Terms Wellbeing Anything related to psychological Wellness, Wellbeing, Well- wellbeing, mental health, or being subjective wellbeing. Engineering All disciplines of engineering Engineering Graduate Students Students enrolled in a Master or Graduate students, PhD PhD degree. students, Master Students Additional Criteria Inclusion Criteria Working Definition Implementation Peer reviewed Papers that have been peer Verifying whether the paper journal
shown that learning activities that reinforce concepts help students understand thecontent they previously struggled to master [12]. This approach also improves theirunderstanding of concepts, the principles that link concepts, and the linking of concepts andprinciples to conditions and procedures for application [13]. It is critical to allow students torelate concepts to their application by providing realistic scenarios for students to solve usingtheir knowledge of STEM. Integrated STEM activities can foster self-regulated/self-directedlearning in several ways. One is by prompting students for explanations via guiding questions,which help students reflect upon and integrate the knowledge they require to solve the problem[14]. For the
method is reminiscent of the overheads projectors and acetateof yesteryear’s classroom, but provides the student with an intimate instruction for relative lowinstructor time investment. However, this technique was dismissed in favor of more advancemethod that would allow animations and the incorporation of schematics and pictures. Our first video productions were created in a similar manner as the Khan Academy and manyother online tutorial sites.[9] We used an off the shelf drawing application called SmoothDraw 3in conjunction with Wacom Bamboo writing tablet. Audio recording and video capture wereaccomplished using Camtasia. Writing on the table took considerable practice and wasextremely difficult to master because it requires you to use a
spaces of P: Ph.D. here as “…” silence. if I have no… no master^^ Shift + 6 Shift + 6 Speak quietly. P: no master studies^^ For the 33 interviews/transcripts analysis, similar themes were grouped together underspecific codes. With these coded results and with an inductive approach, we identified themesthat record the intersectionality framework in minority protégés in STEM fields and theirexperiences with their mentors, in relation to their race and gender. This method of
the classroom context, competence would include mastering course content andtranslating the ability into success in course assessments. Competence has been identified asleading to increased student motivation and achievement [33]. Autonomy as a psychologicalneed is the feeling of acting for oneself or enacting agency over one’s own behavior or“provision of choice” [28, p. 13], [32]. Autonomy can still be achieved by a traditional classroomenvironment through a student internalizing the importance of being in class and seeing the valuein completing coursework [33]. Relatedness includes the need to feel emotionally connected,attached, or related to others [32], [34]. Relatedness has been viewed as an outcome of a studentexperiencing a connected
had enough, built up enough timing that they can trust that, that it’s, ultimately for me it's gonna be about what, how we can provide value.” B said the poem expresses her identity as a researcher based on the experiences and interactions she has learned from: “I kind of see myself as a jack of all trades, master of none. And it's really not about any one particular domain or research question.” “…rambling stream of consciousness. Don't really think, just do. Sort of that's kind of how I get by in life.” “I fully think about and respect that all of the individual pieces and components that make up who I am as a person have influenced where I am in life. Everything that I've
. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve UniverMr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University Dr. Ayala received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Cum Laude) from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela) in 1995, MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Associate Professor of Mechanical
that says it's not enough to have learned. I don't think that's the healthiest exercise and it might be an over correction. I think that [the publishing of medians] came out of concerns that we can't have everyone graduating with 3.85 averages. In the end, you want people to have mastered a certain body of work but this may not be the most helpful way to reach that goal.” [Educator]Professors also said that the current grading system forces them to produce a linear ranking oftheir students, with students who have higher grades at the top of the ranking, and students withlower grades at the bottom. Such a linear ranking does not necessarily capture the individualprogress that students have made, but might be the
Students Define and Develop Data Proficiency1. ABSTRACTThis paper examines how mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) students conceptualizeand develop data proficiency within their engineering curriculum. The growing importance of dataacross all engineering fields means students must master data skills – including advancedtechniques – to remain competitive. However, there's limited research on how non-computerscience majors understand data proficiency and seek opportunities for skill development. Weinvestigate the nature of data proficiency from the perspective of undergraduate MAE students,conducting 27 qualitative interviews at a research institution in the southeastern United States.Using the How People Learn framework
Paper ID #42341Scenario-based Emerging Technologies Workshop for Military LeadersDr. Aikaterini Bagiati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aikaterini (Katerina) Bagiati, Ph.D.: Having aquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Computer and Communication Systems at the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as a software engineer, and as a CS educator in both formal and informal settings for 10 years, in January 2008 I decided to leave Greece and get enrolled at the Graduate Program in the pioneer School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In August 2011
, "Notions of belonging: First year, first semester higher education students enrolled on business or economics degree programmes," The International Journal of Management Education, vol. 12, no. 2, 2014.[20] J. Willms, S. Friesen and P. Milton, "What did you do in school today? Transforming classrooms through social, academic, and intellectual engagement.," First National Report, 2009.[21] N. Zepke and L. Leach, "Improving student engagement: Ten proposals for action," Active learning in higher education, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 167-177, 2010.[22] A. Masters, "How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity & Inclusion in Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature Review," in Collaborative Network for
serving as the division’s Chair 2010 -2011. He is also a member of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Divisions along with the College and Industry Partnership (CIPD) Division. He is a co-author of the book titled, A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Manufacturing, which was published in April 2023.Prof. Jameela Al-Jaroodi Jameela Al-Jaroodi is a professor and coordinator of the software engineering undergraduate program in the Department of engineering at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She is also the coordinator of the master of science program in engineering management. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a M.Ed. in higher education management
Paper ID #42350Proposing a Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Research Framework in Sub-SaharanAfrica STEM Education: A Paradigm Shift from Deficit to Asset Based PerspectivesMr. Viyon Dansu, Florida International University Viyon had his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Systems Engineering. Thereafter he co-founded STEMEd Africa, a social enterprise involved in developing products and services geared at teachers’ development and improving high school student’s problem-solving abilities in STEM subject areas in Nigeria. He is currently a doctoral candidate of Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University
engaging conversations in the course because of different student personalities. Below twostudents explain how their peers helped with their engagement in the course. “Definitely because you, when you were talking to peers, you came to understand that some of your difficulties were universal. You found that some of your difficulties had already been mastered by other students, and they share showed you how to overcome what you were struggling with, and then other times you had opportunity to help other people. So I found that to be often more instructive than the course material.” (Participant 2) “There are some people that I guess were just naturally very emotive. And even just through the medium of, you know, text
identifiers to ensure participants' freedom of expression and gatherquantitative data on their satisfaction levels, productivity, and perceived impact of the writinggroup over time. Microsoft Excel (2016) was used to clean and analyze this data. Statisticalmethods were used to analyze data to identify the impact of the writing group on paper submissionover time.ResultsThe demography of graduate students that participated in the writing accountability group overtime is presented in Table 1. The result showed that 53.8% were self-identified as male and 46.2%self-identified as female. There were 53.8% doctoral students in the group over the period ofengagement and 38.5% were masters’ degree pursuant. The largest proportion of the participantswere in
isestimated that the survey was distributed to about 2000 individuals. Survey inclusion criteria wasteaching at least one engineering or architecture course as a teaching assistant or courseinstructor. It is likely that a non-trivial number of survey recipients, particularly Master ofEngineering (MEng) students, were ineligible to complete the survey.This study received ethics approval from the University of Waterloo Office of Research EthicsREB 43729.The survey was kept as consistent as possible with a similar survey distributed to faculty andstaff at the same institution, presented in [40] and covered four areas: perceptions of empathyand empathy-based pedagogy, empathy-based pedagogy practice, and demographics (e.g., age,home department
linguistically and culturally is crucial, as illustrated bythe stories of Heydi, Juan Carlos, and Hector. Heydi's journey involved overcoming languagebarriers and self-doubt by utilizing online tools like YouTube and Khan Academy. Theseresources aided her in mastering technical English terms, demonstrating her resilience anddetermination. Juan Carlos's story mirrors this resilience; he balanced his job with a commitmentto learning English, striving to pass the TOEFL exam. Both stories highlight the importance ofadapting and being resilient in overcoming language obstacles.The study of translanguaging in graduate programs reveals a challenging dynamic. Studentsactively made space for translanguaging, integrating their native languages into their
has a B.Sc in Biomedical Engineering and an M.E. in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests are in biomechanics and biomechanical modeling and simulation.Mr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of research include models of teamwork effectiveness, knowledge management, and engineering education.Dr. Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University Stacie Ringleb is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University and a fellow of the American Society of
. IntroductionVectors refer to parameters that possess two independent properties, namely, magnitude anddirection. Vectors can be represented in both mathematical and geometric forms, and arecommonly used to quantify physical phenomena such as position, electromagnetic fields, force,velocity, and weight [1-4]. Students typically first encounter vector mechanics in a physicscourse at either the high school or college level. Vector mechanics may be regarded as athreshold concept [5] because, once a student masters them, it marks a transformationalmilestone in the student's ability to understand critical knowledge necessary for subsequentlearning at higher levels [6]. Accordingly, undergraduate engineering students subsequentlyencounter vectors again in
College of Engineering.” Darcie holds a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering (2019) and Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering (2017), both from Utah State University. She is passionate about student success and support, both inside and outside of the classroom.Alexander Steven Victor KrummiArynn J. Lorentz, Iron Range Engineering Arynn Lorentz is a facilitator at the Iron Range Engineering Program, a part of the Integrated Engineering Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato, on the Minnesota North-Mesabi Range College Campus in Virginia, MN. Arynn received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus in Mechanical Engineering from Minnesota State University, Mankato
Themes from Student Reflection of Modules Theme Description Student Responses (% of 131) Recall Students revisited past topics when using the 3.68 % modules Clear Instructions Students felt the modules were presented clearly and 33.82 % this aided in their understanding of the content Attainable mastery Students described feeling capable of mastering 6.62 % tools highlighted during the modules and felt they could complete the drag calculator project
of the fastest growing regions in the country with more than 96%growth between 1990 and 2010-time period [4]. Because of this huge growth, UVU hasundergone multiple transitions since its origin in 1941 and has expanded its mission and rolewithin the region. In 1987, it was a community college. The institution became a state college in1993 and a regional university in 2008. In fall 1993, the enrollment was 10,500 and tripled infall 2012 to 31,500. The demand for education has been met by an increase in baccalaureatedegrees offered from three in 1995 to 91in 2020 in addition to eleven master programs as well as65 associate degrees. This required institutional transition has strained state and communityresources and created several challenges
Engineering” to the Multidisciplinary EngineeringDepartment. The first course offering was in Spring of 2023, and the students (and their mentors)had overwhelmingly positive evaluations. Student comments showed that an introduction toscholarly communications at the early graduate research stage was also an introduction to theculture and norms of academia. Many of the students submitted their course papers toconferences or journals, practicing some of the scholarly skills learned in this first-year graduatecourse. The department made the “Research Lifecycle…” course mandatory for allInterdisciplinary Engineering PhD and Master of Science students, after its first semester