, qualityand reliability [27]. While reading the responses, each researcher noted any themes they feltexisted in the text; these themes represent nascent codes which may be common among studentresponses. This process was repeated for responses to the second custom course evaluationquestion listed above.Once these initial qualitative assessments were completed, the research team met to compare anddiscuss the themes emerging from each of their analyses of the data. From this discussion amaster code book was jointly produced which represents the themes present within thequalitative data. Finally, the research team individually repeated the described analysis of eachcustom course evaluation question, but this time using the master code book to
B grade. The first attempt was for full credit, the second attempt was for areduced credit, and the third attempt was for a further reduced credit. All attempts had to betaken within a specified 48-hour window, after which the solutions were distributed. Studentperformance on the course exams were compared to those from the previous year, which did nothave the mastering learning approach. Those who experienced the mastering learning approachperformed better on the two midterms but performance on the final was not significantlydifferent.Carpenter and McCusker [10] wrote of a retake policy implemented in two junior level courses.In a programming course, students were given nine 10-15 minute quizzes. If they achieved agrade below 80% on any of
as a nuclear-trained submarine officer.Kyle Ryan Parker, US Naval Academy - Submarine Officer Lieutenant Parker is a native of Vacaville, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in both Mechanical and Civil Engineering from California State University Chico and a Master of Science in Coastal and Ecological Engineering from Louisiana State University. He was commissioned in the Navy through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program in November of 2015. He graduated with distinction from Naval Nuclear Power School and upon completion of Prototype and Submarine School reported to the USS Alabama (SSBN 731). Aboard the USS Alabama Lieutenant Parker served as the Chemical and Radiological Controls Assistant
Paper ID #36710Development and Assessment of an IntroductoryUndergraduate Course in BiophysicsTanja Greene Tanja Greene, MSBME, received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2013 and a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2015, both from the Purdue School of Engineering at Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indiana. During her master studies, she investigated the influence of microenvironments on cell fate processes through the encapsulation of cells within chemically modified, biomimetic hydrogels. After graduating, she continued her research through working in a
master theirclassroom knowledge was at an intermediate level via online instruction (6/10), and participants'confidence in the instructor's ability to teach knowledge in online classes is moderate to high(7/10). The results align with the open-ended question response in which students weresomewhat more concerned about their ability to learn than the instructor’s ability to teach. Thethemes and analysis will be a valuable tool to help institutions and instructors improve studentlearning experiences.IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 had an enormous impact on education in the UnitedStates. Before the spread of COVID-19, online courses were optional to most students. However,during the pandemic, almost all courses were shifted from
context of a problem 6. Understand the scope of inference for a given dataset 7. Understand scripting/code development for data management using R and R-Studio 8. Perform basic computational scripting using R and other optional toolsBased on these learning outcomes, I structure my course content, shown as a weekly syllabus in Table1, with three major learning focuses: understanding data analytics lifecycle, understandingfundamental probability and statistical concepts, and mastering a data analytics tool. Table 1: Data Analytics for Engineers Weekly Syllabus Week Topics 1 Introduction, raw data 2
Paper ID #36545A Review of Multi-Disciplinary Introduction-to-Engineering Courses andUnified-First-Year Engineering ProgramsDr. Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. For his technical research, Dr. Mazzaro studies the unintended behaviors of radio-frequency electronics
, congestion pricing, traffic simulation, and engineering education. Dr. Michalaka is a registered Professional Engineering in the state of South Carolina. Also, in December 2020, she graduated with a M.S. in Project Management from The Citadel.Tyler Miner Tyler Miner, MSPM., is a graduate of the Master of Science in Project Management program at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Mr. Miner spent the last 7 years in the production of consumer products and supply chain management industry in Charleston, SC. He is an accomplished production and project manager, who has applied his acquired project management tools and techniques to elevate the teams and companies he has been proud to lead and or be a part
Charles D. ”Chuck” Newhouse received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech after working nine years as a consulting structural engineer for MMM Design Group in Norfolk, Virginia. He spent three years teaching at Texas Tech University before joining the faculty at the Virginia Military Institute in 2008 where he is now the Charles S. Luck, Jr. ’20 Institute Professor in Engineering. He is also currently serving as the department head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department.Dr. Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of
-regulation.Competency-based Education ModelIn the United States, the mastery-based learning model was proposed in the 1920s, developed byRalph Tyler in the 1940s, and further developed by Benjamin Bloom [15], [16], and others [17],[18], [19] between 1960 and 1970. Proponents contended that the majority of students were ableto master the skills; however, the time and method for each student to attain mastery varied.The focus of the mastery-based learning model is to provide students with enough time anduseful material to master the skill. The main challenge with the model was to determine how toassess a student's mastery of a skill. Bloom [15], [16] proposed an outcome-based learningmodel in which student mastery was measured using standard processes and
finalproduct.One key component to the project grading structure was essential to encourage students toexplore multiple design scenarios, configurations, and operating conditions. That is, studentswould receive a linearly-scaled penalty on their project grade up to 10% based on the overallscore of their design versus all other designs within the class. In addition to motivating studentsto work towards optimizing their systems, this component disincentivized plagiarism andindirectly limited unauthorized collaboration amongst students. Further, students had the option,prior to submitting their final designs, to check their net work and thermal efficiency calculationsagainst a master code that the instructor had created to check the accuracy of any
18This theme was selected because language andterminology are integral parts of STEM cultureand oftenreflect larger social structures and power dynamics. Thelanguage, rhetoric, metaphors, and key terminologywithin STEM fields shape accessibility and inclusion inthose fields as well research approaches and solutions.For example, in computing, engineering, and technology,the commonly used terminology of master/slave to referto primary and secondary parts and male/female to referto “mating” connectors reflect problematic metaphorssteeped in white supremacy as well as sexism andheteronormativity (Eglash, 2007; Fiormonte, Chaudhuri, 19& Ricaurte, 2022; Miller et al., 2021).While the
structures, and I have advised Masters’ and Doctoral students in pursuit of their graduate studies. EDUCATION 1985 Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California 1987 Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering, University of Dayton 1993 Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology 2020 Master of Science Degree in Modeling and Simulation 1980 Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, TX 1985 USAF Officers Training School, Lackland AFB, TX 1992 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Ala 2006 Emerging Leaders Program, University of Dayton, OH 2008 Air War College CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1980-1982 Weapon Systems Technician, 479th AGS, Holloman
. 9. C. P. Lachapelle, P. Phadnis, J. Hertel, & C. M. Cunningham, “What is engineering? A survey of elementary students,” In Proc. of the 2nd P–12 Engineering and Design Education Research Summit, 2012. 10. T. Luo and W. W. M. So, “Elementary students’ perceptions of STEM professionals,” International Journal of Technology and Design Education, pp. 1-20, 2022. 11. A. Master and A. N. Meltzoff, “Building bridges between psychological science and education: Cultural stereotypes, STEM, and equity,” Prospects, vol. 46, pp. 215–234, 2016, doi:10.1007/s11125-017-9391-z 12. C. A. Heaverlo, R. Cooper, and F. Santos Lannan, “STEM development: Predictors for 6th –12th grade girls’ interest and confidence in
theunconsciously or consciously aware that they do or do not know something. The theory followsthat students start out unaware of their lack of understanding then as individuals recognize theirincompetence, they consciously seek out a skill, then use it. Eventually, the skill is mastered suchthat it can be utilized without it being consciously thought through; at this point the individual issaid to have acquired unconscious competence [2].The stages of competence (Figure 1), start out with unconscious incompetence where theindividual does not possess an understanding and does not know they lack this. As a result, manyindividuals in this stage maynot see the usefulness of askill. Before moving on, theindividual must firstacknowledge theirincompetence and
material and problems sets and [the instructor] helped explain these things [in] a way that would be hard to do in a larger lecture style class, especially when it might feel like you are the only one in a class of 100 people that doesn't understand something" • "This course will benefit me in ECE 225. The grading was very lenient since we had two attempts on each exam. There was clearly an emphasis on making sure we mastered the material, even if we failed a test. My only complaint was that the practice problems and notes were taken from a different course, so the problems were sometimes worked out differently than taught in class." • "This course went about as how I would expect a preparatory
Award, and ASEE CEN- TENNIAL MEDALION for ”Significant Lasting Impact on Engineering Education,” 1993. The NJIT Foundation Overseers Public and Institute Service Award, 1981 (First Recipient) and in 2005; and the Allan R. Cullimore Distinguished Service Award (NJIT) for 1991.Dr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is Past Chair of the University Master Teacher
estimates of work are used to determinewhat can be accomplished during a Sprint. This process ensures that the team is focused on theoverall value of the product.The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, Scrum Master, and development team members[18]. The Product Owner works with the customer and stakeholders to better understand what arethe required elements of the product. The Product Owner works with the development team tomake sure that the product increment has the highest value possible to customer/stakeholder ororganization. The Scrum Master advocates for the Scrum process, guiding the development teamand Product Owner through the process. The Scrum Team works collaboratively to complete thebacklog items during the Sprint.Each Sprint
worked for 2 years as Graduate Assistant at the Center for Teaching Excellence where he supports the graduate students’ professional development in teaching.Xi Zhao, Texas A&M University Xi Zhao is a holder of Associate and Practitioner Certificates from the Center for the Integration of Re- search, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), which is dedicated to improving the teaching of STEM disci- plines in higher education. Ms. Zhao received a Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture and Master of Architecture. She is currently working on her doctorate in the field of building science, engineering, and design at the Texas A&M University. Her research is partially supported by the American Society of Heating
skills and allowed them to learn about careers in appliedcomputing, and a large majority indicated that they planned to pursue a career utilizing appliedcomputing. They expressed interest in fields such as human factors, data analytics, projectmanagement, teaching, clinical psychology, and various types of research. Finally, commonthemes that arose when providing advice to future students included not being shy in seekinghelp, tips for managing the level of course difficulty, encouragement to regularly practice,suggestions for how to master course content, and advice for adopting a successful mindset.These results will be instrumental in helping to optimize students’ experiences in the minor,ranging from how we recruit new students to how we can
ProgramProgram Description For each of the five PINC courses, a group of peer mentors is selected before the start of thesemester. The typical mentor-mentee ratio is maintained at 1:8 for early courses, and 1:4 for thelater, project-based courses in the program. The selection criteria for mentors is: 1) academiccompetence (typically demonstrated through PINC program GPA or major GPA), and 2)interpersonal skills. For the early courses, PINC program graduates (junior and seniors in lifesciences majors) are selected as peer mentors, and CS seniors or Master students are selected forthe last two courses in the program. The expected time commitment and the corresponding payfor peer mentors is for 5 hours per week. The typical breakdown of the 5-hours is
Paper ID #33197Using Board Spectrum Technological Projects to Introduce Diverse StudentPopulations to Biological & Agricultural EngineeringDr. Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, P.E. joined the Minority Engineering Program team in the fall of 2007 as Recruit- ment and Retention Analyst. She earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. from Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Stwalley has more than 20 years in di- versity work, with considerable background working with K-12 students from the Women in Engineering Programs at
even more so the case during the current unsettlingCOVID times. In engineering disciplines, the expectations regarding acquisition of knowledgethrough rigorous coursework and mastering research proven by publications, together withassisting undergraduate courses, create many times a strong sense of insecurity, especially ifsupport, encouragement, and welcoming are not properly exhibited and made available uponstudent arrival (Gurvitch, 2005). At an Engineering School of a Northeastern research institution, an effective new studentvirtual orientation has been devised to lay the foundation for professional preparation, relationshipbuilding, teacher assistant training, and linkages between programs and students to facilitate initialand
strategies, family business, and engineering. David has held corporate leadership positions with VideoCart, MediaOne, Parade Publications, Time Inc., and Purex Industries. He has worked with a wide range of organizations including Tenneco, KPMG, Motorola, Wrigley, IBM, Comarch, GrubHub, Minnetronix, Cleversafe, Siemans, and Dentsu, among many others. David holds a Ph.D. (Cum Laude) in Applied Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, a Ph.D., in Sociology from the University of Bucharest, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration, in Marketing and Economics from Western Michigan University.Dr. Nassif E. Rayess
such as critical thinking [15] and conceptual mathknowledge [16]. Recently, concept maps have been specifically utilized in the realm of EM. Forexample, Bodnar et al. [17] used concept maps to assess student development of an EMholistically and aimed to capture all three “C’s” in their assessment. The process used by Bodnaret al. [17] was to develop a single master concept map on EM based on individual concept mapsdeveloped by 26 EM experts. This master EM concept map was then published as a tool forinstructors for use in a formative assessment.The combined previous usage of concept maps as an EM assessment and the call to assess sub-constructs of EM prompted our development of a direct assessment of students’ ability to makeconnections using
, integrated bachelors/masters, masters, and doctoral). Course DescriptionThis class focuses on imaging across the healthcare enterprise. Students are gaining background onthe clinical environment, and are working to develop problem statements that consider the needs ofvarious stakeholders and the regulatory and economic issues of a clinic. This pilot offering of theclass consists of 16 students: 6 doctoral students, 3 integrated bachelors/masters students, and 7bachelors students.The course is divided into two distinct phases. In the first few weeks, students are givenasynchronous lectures on relevant topics, such as the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA), an overview of the clinical
University of Seattle managing degree and certificate programs and teaching various CS courses. Her current research interests are related to teaching in STEM fields. She advises the cyber security club, and is a member of several organizations including OWASP-Portland Chapter. Dr. Dvorak is passionate about teaching, technology, career pathways and student success.Mr. John L. Whiteman, University of Portland John L. Whiteman is a security researcher for Intel Corporation and a part-time adjunct cybersecurity in- structor for the University of Portland. He also teaches the UC Berkeley Extension’s Cybersecurity Boot Camp. John received a Masters of Science in computer science from Georgia Institute of Technology, a
% of the construction management programs offer BIM courses. Even though BIM has beenintroduced in a number of construction education programs, research has found that BIM is oneof the most challenging topics to fully implement [5] and to keep pace with the ever-changingBIM technologies in the AEC industry [6]. Three of the main challenges of teaching BIM, ashighlighted in Wang and Leite [7] research, are: (1) understanding how BIM streamlines thecollaboration process of a construction project rather than mastering a software [8], (2) keepingup with technology advancement and growth and the likelihood that the BIM tools being taughtwill be outdated in a few years, and (3) focusing on critical thinking throughout the BIMteaching process.This
Paper ID #30346WIP: Validating a Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)in an Active, Blended, and Collaborative (ABC) Dynamics LearningEnvironmentMs. Wonki Lee, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Wonki Lee is pursuing Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum Instruction, Language and Literacy program at Purdue University. She received her bachelors and masters, specializing Korean language education as second/foreign language from Seoul National University, South Korea. Prior her doctoral studies in United States, she worked as a Korean teacher for 6 years and pursued her Ph.D. in
Paper ID #30565Work-In-Progress: A Mixed Method Longitudinal Study to Assess MindsetDevelopment in an Entrepreneurial Engineering CurriculumProf. Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University Graduated from U of Michigan 1995 with a Masters in Engineering - Applied Mechanics. Taught as an adjunct instructor in the ME department at Lawrence Technological University for 11 years. Hired in 2015 as full-time as a Project Engineer (with teaching responsibilities) for the Studio for Entrepreneurial Engineering Design. Promoted in 2018 to Director of Entrepreneurial Engineering Design Curriculum.Prof. Susan Henson, Lawrence