Paper ID #25868Design, Impact and Best Practices for a Graduate Research and InnovationCenter ¨Prof. Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonz´alez has a Master’s degree in Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Canada, and a Master’s degree in Information Science from the University of Puerto Rico. Currently, she is the Research Services Librarian at the Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, where she offers workshops in
additional classroomresources and classroom support in the form of a graduate student. CSM faculty, and NRELengineers and scientists benefit from the availability of a well-designed outreach program towhich they can connect their research efforts. The primary goal of this partnership is to increasethe participating teachers’ and students’ knowledge and understanding of mathematics, scienceand engineering and how these subjects are applied in the world.Even and Integrated: Each year, this partnership is adapted to the changing needs of the districtand university. For example, in the summer of 2008, scientists and engineers who represented avariety of different fields, including computer science, environmental science, physics,mathematics, and
Business Development Center (SBDC), EconomicDevelopment Commission of the Space Coast, NASA Office of Technology Commercializationat KSC, and other local partners, neighboring universities and colleges, plans to dramaticallyreduce this problem by methodical research and facilitation of best practices for technologytransfer and commercialization leveraging a unique educational program in experientialentrepreneurship and technology commercialization.SCION Objectives:The SCION Partnership objectives are to:1) Develop education and experiential entrepreneurship programs to promote technology Page 11.1243.11commercialization and entrepreneurship
Paper ID #23448Human-Centered Design Incorporated in the Freshman Year through an Ac-tive Learning Engineering Design Lab: Best Practices, Lessons Learned, andProposed ImprovementsDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Dr. Kirsten Dodson is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She graduated from Lipscomb University with her Bachelors degree before moving on to Vanderbilt to finish her Doctoral degree. Upon completing her research at Vanderbilt, she joined the faculty at her alma mater where she has focused on thermal
for Engineering Education, 2012Best Practices in Creating and Running Research Experience ProgramsAbstractResearch experience projects for undergraduates, teachers, community colleges, and K-12students have increased in recent years. The properly designed and executed projects have thepotential to not only expose the participants to the advanced research environment and provideengagement opportunities in exciting scientific activities, but also their positive impacts enhancethe project faculty and graduate assistant career developments.This paper describes various planning and management aspects of different research experienceprograms that target a wide spectrum of audiences from K-12 to undergraduate students. Theexperiences are described
the clients design vision. Paul’s creative problem solving process provides fresh viewpoints and new concepts for functionally appropriate, aesthetically exciting design solutions. His expertise extends to projects that focus on student STEM education and research including Oakland University Engineering Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Michigan State University Plant Sciences. As a practitioner within a large multidisciplinary design firm, Paul is a designer who understands the interrelationships between building and art. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Remaking theEngineering Building:Facility Design Best Practices1. IntroductionOver the last
thecompetitive position of the School for applied research opportunities in the current environmentfor research and development; helps promote the general economic development of the region;expedites and simplifies the acquisition and utilization of research contracts; improvestechnology transfer; and links applied scientific research and technological advancements togrowth in the industries that employ graduates of the School.Examples:SET and its Center enhance Institutional Outreach through ongoing efforts to connect its mostcreative ideas and share its best practices with the industries it serves, the professional societies itsupports, the competitions it enters, and the region it respects in an engaging partnership formutual improvement. There have
in existence, i.e., whatis the state-of-the-art relative to engineering study abroad, 2) what are the challenges associatedwith these programs, and 3) what constitutes a set of best practices regarding these programs?IntroductionEngineering is a global enterprise. Is it not uncommon for engineers to work on multi-nationalteams designing products which will be manufactured in one part of the world (e.g. Asia) to besold in another part of the world (e.g. Europe and North America). As chronicled in ThomasFriedman’s best selling book, The World is Flat1, the advances made by engineers andtechnologists have made it possible for their work to be done nearly anywhere. Engineers,therefore, need to have a broad understanding of other cultures and
public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and joined the UW in 1998 after seven years on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research centers on engineering design learning with a focus on issues of context in design. She is a fellow of AAAS and ASEE, was the 2002 recipient of the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, and received the 2009 UW David B. Thorud Leadership Award.Dr. Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington Dr. Jim Borgford-Parnell is Associate Director and Instructional Consultant at the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. He taught furniture design, design drawing
leadershipeducation programs in Australia and Europe, this report synthesized the data collected in order topropose an engineering leadership education program structure.The current literature available outlines the importance of engineering leadership education andprovides broad summaries of programs and recommendations for best practices. However it failsto provide an overview of the specific details of current engineering leadership programs. Tofurther this field of research, this paper analyzes the specific program goals and learning outcomesof engineering leadership programs. The findings provide a comprehensive understanding of thefocus of current programs, as well as a detailed summary of the key program competencies
, three doctoral programs have been launched at Boise State University. Thefirst doctoral program established was in Electrical and Computer Engineering, selected becauseof the need for a trained workforce in the region. The other two doctoral programs, MaterialsScience and Engineering, and Computing, were from the start designed as interdisciplinarydegree programs. That is, they were designed for the participation of not just program facultywithin the division, but for the participation of program faculty with related research interests inother departments at the university. This paper presents the steps taken to launch the programs,lessons learned in initiating and administering the programs, best practices undertaken, andchallenges faced by
services. There are also examples fromfields outside of library and information studies that offer advice on engaging participants in thevirtual environment. One study collected data on the pedagogical practices of nursing instructorsdelivering synchronous class sessions.1 They offer strategies for orienting students to the onlinetechnology and involving students with practice questions and virtual breakout rooms that aredescribed in the best practices section of this paper. Another example from early childhoodeducation addresses the need for instructional design in the online classroom to be centered onthe learner and the improvement of learning outcomes.2 Many of the suggested practices toincrease students’ active learning are relevant for
Education Excellence Award.Dr. Tonia A. Dousay, University of Idaho Tonia A. Dousay is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Idaho and a Google Certified Innovator. She has more than 15 years of instructional design and eLearning project management experience. Tonia’s teaching and research focus on design-based learning activities and the knowledge and skills acquired and reinforced through these opportunities. Makerspaces currently serve as the hub of her research, creating an engaging environment to play with robotics, 3D printing, 3D modeling, and mo- bileography for K20 learners. Where some areas of education focus on STEM-learning, Tonia emphasizes STEAM-learning, giving attention to art
Paper ID #6708Developing Best Practices for an Undergraduate STEM Summer ResearchProgram in a Government Institution through a Higher Education Partner-shipJessica Drennan MSW, Centers for Disease Control Jessica Drennan received a B.A. in Communication Arts from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincin- nati, OH and a M.S.W. from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She is currently an ORISE Evalua- tion fellow at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga. From 2011 to 2012, she was the Internal Program Evaluator and Evaluation Committee chair with the LEADER Consortium, a National Science Foundation
of Medicine in the Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences. She is also a core faculty member at the Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the College of Engineering. Holly studies biomaterials and soft robotics and their applications in the university classroom, in undergraduate research and in engaging K12 students in STEM. Holly received her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University and her PhD in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Development of a Community of Practice for Rethinking Best
considers whether entrepreneurshipcan be learned and the specific skills and traits that are associated with successfulentrepreneurship. It examines the activities of entrepreneurship centers and otherprograms for engineering students and concludes that there are a lot of resourcesavailable to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. The problems are that we need to reachfar more students, continually learn more about what works to make them effectiveentrepreneurs and innovators and develop more champions within the engineeringfaculties to get our students what they will need.The importance of entrepreneurial thinking for engineersThe National Academy of Engineering has pointed out that engineers will need to bemuch more entrepreneurial in the 21st
methods.Dr. Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Courtney S. Smith,PhD is a Teaching Assistant Professor at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests span the mentoring experiences of African American women in engineering,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for diversity and inclusion in the Engineering classroom.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the Assistant Di- rector for Research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech. His research interests include co-curricular support, student success and retention, and diversity in STEM. Lee received his
engineering degree from the ETSII (Industrial Engineering School) of the Madrid Polytechnic University (UPM) and a doctoral engineering degree from the same Univer- sity. He has received the Extraordinary Doctoral Award in the UPM and the Viesgo 1988 Award to the Doctoral Thesis improving the Scientific Research about the Industrial Process Electricity Application, as well as the 1997 and 1999 years UNED’s Social Council Award for the Best Didactic Materials in Exper- imental Sciences and the 2001 Award for the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Technology from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning. He works as researcher, coordinator and director in different projects, ranging from
graduate science content courses are being piloted for this program. Thesecourses were based on the AAAS’ Benchmarks for Science Literacy Clusters in the PhysicalSetting, the Designed World, and the Nature of Technology. Each of the five courses isintroduced through the perspective of a contemporary issue in which science and engineeringplay a paramount role, such as energy consumption and climate change. Scientific inquiry andthe engineering design process are embedded within each course as vehicles to promote 21stcentury skills, particularly critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation and creativity. Forinstance, as part of the Energy Production and Consumption Course, teachers created a plan forimproving the energy efficiency of their homes
. Terpenny is the Co-Director of the NSF e-Design Center and has extensive teaching,advising and research experience in the field of engineering design. Dr. Goff has extensiveexperience with early design and teaching/advising design for engineering and industrial designstudents. He has won numerous awards for teaching excellence. Both instructors bring a wealthof industry experience and enthusiasm to invention, innovative teaching methods and learning tothe classroom.Outside guest lecturers from industry and a variety of academic partners provided valuable inputand an experience base to inform and expand the course on topics, including: • How to develop and implement partnerships with small companies for real-world design projects taken on
National Academy of Sciences committee on ”Revitalizing Gradute Stem Education for the 21st Century.”Dr. Yvette Maria Huet, UNC Charlotte Yvette Huet is Director of the ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity Office and a Professor of Kine- siology at UNC Charlotte. She has worked with and created a variety of workshops for faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and current and future leaders and provided professional development consultation to faculty. She has provided training at UNC Charlotte and other programs and institutions across the country, many with current or previous ADVANCE grants, that addresses best practices in recruitment, inherent bias, communication, mentoring and reappointment
worksettings. This curriculum stresses multidisciplinary knowledge, presented to the students with acombination of theory, lectures, independent research, projects, and presentations, emphasizingand promoting self-directed learning. It also requires students to complete a capstone project intheir final year, as a concluding experience, to determine the students’ ability to apply programknowledge and skills to real-world problems2. These projects are defined, designed,implemented, tested, and presented to a group of experts for thorough review and assessment in athree-month period. This research demonstrates that structuring these capstone projects byfollowing best practice guidelines is a repeatable, measurable and practical way to ensure asuccessful
reflection, integratedinto classroom presentations. These aspects of student progress and improvement are assessedagainst traditional design curricula using the Innovator Mindset® Assessment. The focus of thispaper will be the analysis of four innovation habits (for graduate and undergraduate students) toanalyze the impact of this designed course in fostering and amplifying personal innovativeness.1.0. Introduction University students play a crucial role in shaping future innovations within organizationalsettings, as they are poised to become the workforce of the future. Organizations require a workforcecapable of adeptly managing unforeseen and unfamiliar challenges to respond to the currentlandscape where technology is growing in complexity [1
College and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois under the supervision of Prof. Nick Holonyak, Jr. She worked as a member of technical staff at Lytel, Inc., following graduation. At Polaroid, she was appointed a Senior Research Group Leader, responsible for the design of laser diodes and arrays. After leaving Polaroid, she was employed at Biocontrol Technology. She moved into academia full-time in 1997 and worked at the University of Denver, West Virginia University, and Virginia Tech. She is currently the director of the University of Glasgow-University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Electronics and Electrical Engineering programme. While at Virginia Tech, she collaborated with Dr. Robert
Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Research Projects and Lessons Learned from Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Automated System DesignAbstractAutomated systems affect the way we do things and impact our daily lives. Designing andbuilding automated systems is complex and requires an integrated skill set. The knowledgeneeded cuts across multiple disciplines of mechanical engineering, control/electrical engineering,and manufacturing engineering. U.S. manufacturers are
Research & Evaluation Service Team (CREST).References[1] The National Science Foundation, "NSF Engineering Research Centers: Creating New Knowledge, Innovations and Technologies for over 30 Years," The National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 2015.[2] The National Science Foundation, "Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program Solicitation," The National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA,, 2019.[3] Court, "Best Practices Manual," 14 11 2019. [Online]. Available: http://erc- assoc.org/content/chapter-4-education-programs. [Accessed 13 3 2020].[4] Z. Zhao, A. R. Carberry, W. Barnard, A. Cook-Davis, M. Jordan, J. Larson, M. O'Donnell, and W. Savenye, "Work in Progress: Creating Common Instruments to Evaluate Education
AC 2009-526: A PRACTICAL GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONLawrence Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education and lean manufacturing.Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University Zulma Toro-Ramos serves as Dean of the College of Engineering
aware of campus policies, procedures and services related to academic integrity, student conduct,and mental health problems in order to reduce disruptive occurrences. This paper, which may beparticularly useful for those with limited teaching experience, describes research on incivility in theclassroom and features a classroom management workshop for faculty developed and convened at anhistorically black college and university in the southern part of the United States. The workshop examplepresented highlights best practice recommendations from the workshop and the literature.Keywords: Classroom Management, incivility, professional ethicsIntroductionThis paper, which may be of particular value to new faculty and those with little classroom
informal learning environments and educational technologies. She currently conducts research with the Lawrence Hall of Science on their engineering exhibits and works to improve the facilitation and design of the exhibits. Her research fo- cuses on how science center visitors engage and tinker at engineering activities and the impacts of these open-ended tinkering activities in terms of STEM learning and engineering understanding. Page 23.752.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Ingenuity Lab: Making and Engineering through Design
Paper ID #19683Geographically Distributed Teams in Engineering Design: Best Practices andIssues in Cases of International Teams Working from Different ContinentsDr. Constanza Miranda Mendoza, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Constanza Miranda holds a PhD in design with a focus in anthropology from North Carolina State Uni- versity. While being a Fulbright grantee, Constanza worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, at Stanford. Today she is an assistant professor at P.Universidad Cat´olica de Chile’s Engineering School. There, she directs the DILAB: the