howculture impacts communication and teamwork).Successful cross-disciplinary collaborations of this kind require support from college anddepartmental leaders, as well as faculty collaborators and an openness to innovation ininstruction, assignments, courses, and curricula. Attention to a broad approach to communicationpedagogy need not require additional courses per say; rather, a more nuanced approach toassignment design could accomplish multiple objectives with one deliverable. What is required,however, is commitment to educational innovation to enhance the development of engineeringstudents’ communication competence. Just as we expect our students to be lifelong learners, so,too, should we make a commitment to learning more about best practices
. Classes will teach students the process ofsolving the problems in addition to the concepts needed to understand them. Under a NationalScience Foundation Department Level Reform grant- Engineering Students for the 21st Century1(ES21C), ECEN faculty hired seventeen undergraduates to aid in course development bydeveloping course materials, measurement instruments, and equipment for projects. By usingundergraduate researchers to assist in course reform interested faculty hope to providemeaningful course experiences to the students. ES21C hopes to demonstrate increased student Page 12.1043.2engagement and real world preparation through classes centered
... trained engineering educators who pursue pathways alternative to faculty also add value to the community." Hoda Ehsan: "Diversity of positions brings in different perspectives... I see roles like mine who can translate [research] into practice and have a broader impact on the communities." Sreyoshi Bhaduri: "Non-academic engineering educators... can help close the research to practice cycle, but can also conduct their own research to help advance knowledge." Katie Nelson: "Giving students and ASEE members alike the opportunity to see these paths will open the door for them to try something new." Lauren Quigley: "Working outside of academia... I have designed and implemented the kinds of lifelong learning experiences... This
MRE educators. Furthermore,considering rapid technological advancements and the changing needs of industry, it is essentialto recognize the need for expanding the MRE community and starting a conversation to shape thefuture of MRE education. The webinar series, the online community, and feedback from ourmembers motivated us to launch a broader effort guided by a vision of the future of MRE.2.1. Vision and GoalsOur vision is that MRE will become one of the most impactful disciplines of engineering; attractingdiverse and innovative students, graduating professional engineers who will design, develop, andimplement transformative autonomous technologies, and improving health and welfare sectorswhile extending human reach to previously
designer in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. She works with faculty to design and redesign courses while following best practices in technology integration. Her research interests include learning aptitudes and facilitating class- room communication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Service Learning and Action Research Project with Mechanical Engineering and Speech-Language Pathology StudentsAbstractThe current paper addresses an imminent need for an action research study to systematicallyinvestigate the effectiveness of an interprofessional project-based service
at a non-‐profit or NGO □ Research assistant □ Teaching assistant □ Work-‐study student □ University-‐sponsored extracurricular activities □ Other (please specify):________________________________ □ Briefly tell how any of these experiences have impacted your perspective in this survey. [text box] 13. Future employment: immediately following graduation, which of the following are you most likely to pursue as your primary position? [Select one] □ Working for a “traditional” engineering company (at least 50% focus on engineering practice within one engineering discipline) □ Working for a
Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, and initiator of ELDM.Dr. Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Lang is currently the Associate Director of the Engineering Leadership Research Program at Penn State University. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus on Biomechanics from Penn State University. Dr. Lang’s previous professional experiences and research interests range from mechanical engineering facilities design to research that applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer
science education includes experiences as both a middle school and high school science teacher, teaching science at elementary through graduate level, developing formative as- sessment instruments, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in science and science education, working with high-risk youth in alternative education centers, working in science museums, designing and facilitating online courses, multimedia curriculum development, and leading and researching profes- sional learning for educators. The Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS) honored Dr. Spiegel for his efforts in teacher education with the Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers award (1997). Dr. Spiegel’s current
is the course director in circuits and electronics area. She taught variety of underrated and graduate courses including capstone design in Electrical and Computer Engineering area. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design and Development of an Auto-Fetch Dog System Using a Systems Engineering Approach in an Electrical Engineering Master’s Capstone Course John Santiago, Jr., Ph.D. and Jing Guo, D.Eng. Colorado Technical University (CTU), College of Engineering, Colorado Springs, COIntroductionRecently, the College of Engineering (COE) Master of Science in Electrical Engineeringprogram shifted emphasis in the
Foundation-sponsored comprehensive ITEST(Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) project whose overall goal isto increase students’ exposure, experience, and career interests in science, engineering, andinformation technology. The project evolved through a collaboration between the Center forEnvironmental Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Center for Innovation inEngineering and Science Education (CIESE), the Institute’s primary K-12 outreach center.Previous implementations of the project have tested the concept and its efficacy with high-achieving high school students during a residential summer engineering camp program, as wellas through an elective one-credit design course aimed at exposing freshmen
solving abusiness problem, instead of just blindly doing analysis with no application for the client.[3]Once an analysis is complete, the information must be presented either in writing or in person toa client. Therefore, it is important for analysts to have the ability to communicate the results ofan analysis in a way that can influence decisions. However, this is the portion of training thatsome analysts, like LaBarr[3] and Starbuck [10], think needs additional attention and training foryoung statisticians. Nonetheless, the best communication in the world will not help if thesenovices do not understand the basic theories and methodology behind the analysis; therefore allskills should be developed and practiced simultaneously throughout the
includes experiences as both a middle school and high school science teacher, teaching science at elementary through graduate level, developing formative as- sessment instruments, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in science and science education, working with high-risk youth in alternative education centers, working in science museums, designing and facilitating online courses, multimedia curriculum development, and leading and researching profes- sional learning for educators. The Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS) honored Dr. Spiegel for his efforts in teacher education with the Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers award (1997). Dr. Spiegel’s current efforts focus on
can be efficiently leveraged using DistributedLearning (DL) technologies and processes to expand the reach of universities to a global studentbody as well as local students.ISEUC (pronounced “I see, you see”) was developed to provide access for software-intensiveorganizations and their global sites, using renowned international universities8,9. Suchorganizations include business, industry, government, etc. (hereafter just called “industry”).ISEUC is based on international best SE education practices, accreditation standards, credit andnon-credit programs. ISEUC is designed to serve as a broker to provide additional students forexisting and future Web-enabled courses, and is not intended to be a degree-grantingorganization.ISEUC differs in
mathematics sections taught by project-affiliated State College mathematics faculty. For 2020-2011, a digital platform model wasdeveloped for seamless communication between mentors and students. The detailed activities willbe reported in the next section of the paper.c) Student support SeviceThis component has been a major focus of the project in guiding/supporting the academic andpersonal success of the HSI participants in terms of their retention, graduation, and successfultransfer to and graduation from the university with a most valuable degree, namely computerscience and related fields (e.g., computer engineering, electrical engineering). More recently,Covid-19 has led to many innovations designed to (a) support faculty as they address these
maylast over 40 years. It must provide a foundation for life-long learning and career development.3 What do Key Customers Require?Like practicing engineers, engineering educators also produce a product. From a design point ofview, it is necessary to clearly define our criteria in order to best achieve the optimal outcome.There is a need for some breadth of education, both technically and in the liberal arts. There isalso a need for some depth in one or more specific technical areas. The catch, of course, is thatstudents must be prepared for such a wide array of possible positions following graduation.The vast majority of engineering graduates enter the workforce directly, so programs shouldlogically be tailored to best meet this need. But even
naturefor man’s use and convenience. Today, modern engineering involves the application ofscientific techniques, theories, and technology for the solution of social needs. That includesall engineers, and biomedical engineers in particular must deal with.Biomedical Engineering is a field where concepts from Engineering, Mathematics,Computation, Physics and Chemistry are used to solve problems in Biology and Medicine.Biomedical Engineering can be divided into four sub-areas:1- Bioengineering focuses on pure research; for example, the study of the behavior ofneurons and cardiac cells with the aid of mathematical models and simulations;2- Medical Engineering is directed to the study, design and construction of instrumentation(mainly electronic
fivecompetencies that prepare them to solve these challenges. Most incoming scholars lackexperience in identifying specific research mentors. This program assists with that task. Throughthe first competency, also known as talent, the scholars engage in hands-on projects to helpdesign innovative solutions through deep immersion in an academically rigorous environment.This paper describes the improvement efforts post COVID-19 to the course goals, structures,designs, and targeted recruitment efforts for the GCSP during the face-to-face and online coursedelivery, focusing on engineering research and introducing interested students to how to identifya research topic and choose a mentor. In addition, it includes reflections and insights gainedfrom the course
2006-375: 15 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION REFORM: LESSONSLEARNED AND FUTURE CHALLENGESThomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University Thomas A. Litzinger is currently Director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, where he has been on the faculty since 1985. His work in engineering education involves curricular reform, teaching and learning innovations, faculty development, and assessment. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of combustion and thermal sciences. He can be contacted at TAL2@psu.edu.Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University Rob Pangborn is Professor of Engineering Mechanics and
Student Opinion of TeachingSurvey. In fall 2013, the results encouraged further development of both hardware and softwarelabs, which we continued in fall 2014. Course enrollment also increased by 60% in fall 2014,from 13 to 21 students. Favorable teaching evaluations and comments from fall 2013 encouragedeven more classroom interaction, which led us to the “flipping” model. The fall 2014 course hasbeen evaluated with a new Teaching Survey, supplemented with custom questions about theflipped classroom. We further evaluated this flipped classroom for the degree of instructor-supported active learning and problem solving and student interaction, and for impact on studentfinal exam performance. The results were mixed, and we discuss plans for future
recommendations to enable similar programs by other educators.ResultsThis section discusses the study's results and presents recommendations on what program designers and educatorscan do regarding best practices for program design, implementation, and monitoring. It aims to provide a window 8into a model for building this kind of education for integrating engineers into more extensive society-wideconversations, where their technical knowledge needs to be translated into social policy and be mitigated in its turnby social policy towards responsible innovation. For each research question, the authors have presented commonthemes, unexpected
to drawa picture of the idea, which helps envision what it will look like in practice and an opportunity tocommunicate the idea to a wider audience. Conceptualization and enrichment of new ideas areimportant and are akin to agile design and rapid prototyping in innovation [10], [12].The students were not provided with a formalized worksheet for reflection and instead weregiven time in the workshop to reflect quietly on the process and encouraged to share theirexperience with the group. It was noted that in the future, a reflection worksheet would havebeen helpful for participants. The researcher has included one in Appendix A.The ten-thousand rose finale activity is based on an energy tool that encourages participants byproviding “praise and
Paper ID #10364An Assessment Tool for Using Videos and Rich Media in Construction Man-agement Curriculum - A Case StudyMrs. Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University Kristen is a current PhD candidate in Construction Management at Arizona State University in the School of Sustainable Engineering in the Built Environment. She is also pursuing a Graduate Certificate in In- structional Design and Performance Improvement in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Kristen has experience teaching applied statics and estimating at the undergraduate level. She also instructs profes- sionals in her work and research in value
covers basic RF design to broadband device and system design. Boththeoretical concepts and practical laboratory experience span RF/microwave measurement theoryand techniques to 10’s of GHz. SystemVue is also used by multiple teams within the GeorgiaElectronic Design Center (GEDC) which is a cross-disciplinary electronics and photonicsresearch center with more than 15 active faculty and over 100 graduate and undergraduatestudents. SystemVue enables the researchers to explore architectures and algorithms for a widevariety of communications systems including wireless and optical links which include RF,Optical and DSP subsystems. Research efforts have application in both commercial and defensesystems.As the largest electrical engineering program in
© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Require student to pursue one of two possible tracks in the “fifth year” master’s program. These tracks would be structural/construction engineering or transportation/construction engineering. • Require a core curriculum in the graduate program that includes one course from each of the three focus areas in the department. • Maintain a “research-based” graduate program for students wishing to pursue research and further graduate study in addition to the professional-practice oriented “fifth-year” program.Given this design objective, and the work done at the undergraduate level, the graduate programis currently under
AC 2008-1064: ACTIVE LEARNING IN ACTION, UNDERSTANDING THEEFFECTS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “NEW” WEARS OFF IN TEACHERTRAININGAustin Talley, University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN TALLEY is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focus is in design methodology and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University. He previously worked for National Instruments Corporation. Contact Austin@talleyweb.comKathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes
engineering.The catalog description states that the course “Examines how constraints and considerations such Page 23.1106.2as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability influence engineering practice. How professional and ethical responsibility affectengineering. Places the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental,and societal context.” 1This course has no prerequisites, and is scheduled for convenience in the second semester of thesecond year of the curriculum. However, some students take it during the first year instead.Offering this course early in the
, engineering technology, and computing students. American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved from: http://www.asee.org/retention-project/best-practices-and-strategies/ASEE-Student-Retention- Project.pdf7. Nyquist, J.D., Manning, L., Wulff, D.H., Austin, A.E., Sprague, J., Fraser, P.K., & Woodford, B. (1999). On the road to becoming a professor. Change, 31(3):18–27.8. Fink, L.D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses (Revised and updated.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.9. O'Brien, J.G., Millis, B.J., & Cohen, M.W. (2008). The course syllabus: A learning-centered approach (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.10. Al-Holou, N., Bilgutay, N.M
Paper ID #22769Assessment of a Peer Mentoring Program to Build Capacity for Course De-velopment and DeliveryDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steve Burian is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development, and is currently the Project Di- rector of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, the Associate Director of the Global Change and Sustainability Center, and the Founding Director of the Water Center – all at the University of Utah. His research group has contributed new
, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota and his PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He has over six years of industrial experience as a bridge construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme California. His teach- ing interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design including online and hybrid classes. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods, innovations in
, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is responsible for the launch and development of the university’s multidisciplinary undergraduate entrepreneurship program, which involves 1800 students from all majors per year. She has established entrepreneurship capstone, global entrepreneurship, and women and leadership courses and initiatives at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to her work in academia, Nathalie spent several years in the field of market research and business strategy consulting in Europe and the United States with Booz Allen and Hamilton and Data and Strategies Group. She received a