Engineering Education, 2019 Twenty Year Evolution of an Outreach ProgramWork in Progress Almost twenty years ago, in an undergraduate-level Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering elective, a group project was created which allowed an opportunity for students todelve deeply into an area of interest that was not covered in the class material. A second objectivewas to provide a forum for the students to hone their presentation and group interaction skills. Theproject integrated a high school outreach presentation and required undergraduate students toparticipate in problem-based learning, demonstrations, and hands-on activities and challengedundergraduates to present highly technical material to an audience with little technical
Paper ID #25300Board 14: Using Active Learning and Group Design Activities to IncreaseStudent Perceptions of a Course’s Educational ValueDr. Jason R White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is a Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He earned his Ph.D. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. In his current position, he has been working on integrating project- based learning into his courses and lowering barriers to success for transfer students. c American
, 2019 Work In Progress: Best Practices in Teaching a Chemical Process Design Two-course Sequence at a Minority Serving UniversityIntroductionStudents complete their capstone design experience in the Chemical Process Design II and IIIsequence of courses in chemical engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), aHispanic-serving institution (HSI). Three principle objectives of this process design coursesequence are to instruct students in the development of a complete chemical process usingprocess simulators as a primary tool, to complete this project in a team-oriented environment,and to communicate effectively with their peers and instructors. These three principle objectivesare directly related to the ABET student
programs. She also has projects with local companies on the topic of process simulations and analysis for environmental remediation. Dr. Rivera was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a first generation engineer and doctor- ate. She completed her bachelor’s and Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez with five publications and two patent applications on the topic of nanotechnology for environ- mental remediation. Dr. Rivera has close to 10 years of teaching experience in Higher Education and professional training. Before joining IE3, Dr. Rivera was the Assistant Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program at the University of Florida. Dr
engineering laboratory courses. We explain our algorithm for using the two-columnrubrics, including how faculty, teaching assistants, and students are trained to apply thealgorithm. Finally, we conducted inter-rater reliability analysis for an example assignment andfound modest improvement in agreement between assessors compared to previous evaluationmethods. We conclude with our next steps in our development and revision of these rubrics.BackgroundThe University of Delaware is a medium-sized, mid-Atlantic, public institution whose chemicalengineering program graduates on average 80 undergraduates per year. The curriculum includestwo semesters of chemical engineering laboratory, though the second semester can be replacedwith a research project. Over
. Her teaching interests focus on chemical reaction kinet- ics and computational science and engineering. She received an NSF CAREER Award in 2019. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Interdisciplinary Elective Course to Build Computational Skills for Mathematical Modeling in Science and EngineeringAbstractA cross-listed upper division and graduate elective course for students in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been developed to build computational skills inmathematical modeling. The course aims to fill a gap in the practical training of students startingcomputational research projects across various STEM disciplines who have inconsistent
assess- ment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: Implementing an Open-Ended Laboratory Experience in the Unit Operations Laboratory with an Alternative CSTR ReactionSynopsisThis study focuses on the initial implementation of an open-ended final experiment that involvesa continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) in the unit operations laboratory at the University ofDayton. In this laboratory, senior undergraduate chemical engineering students were given theoption to choose certain topics for their final experiment. After obtaining students’ selection forthe given topics, four groups consisting of three or four students were selected by the instructorsto focus on a CSTR project. It
Paper ID #25445Techno-economic Modeling as an Inquiry-based Design Activity in a CoreChemical Engineering CourseDr. Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- principal investigator for the following National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers
assessment, all institutions use tests or exams for quantifiable analysis of studentunderstanding. Problem sets are used by 82 of the 84 institutions; the two that did not insteadspecifically use quizzes and projects. Overall, quizzes were used by 56 institutions, conceptquestions were used by 55 institutions, and projects were used by 43 institutions.Figure 10: Types of assessments used in chemical engineering thermodynamics coursesThis survey represents the first in the AIChE Education Division curriculum survey series wherethe majority of programs are reporting using concept questions (Figure 10). Concept questionsare typically multiple choice questions, often used with instant response systems like “clickers”,designed to assess student
for 13 years in primary pharmaceutical process development, first at SmithKline Beecham and later at GlaxoSmithKline before joining Imperial College London. His main educational research evolves around experiential learning, particularly participatory design, which takes techniques proven to be successful in modern project management and applies them to an educa- tional setting. One key feature is involving students as major stakeholders in designing their own learning.Dr. Colin Paul Hale,Dr. Umang Vinubhai Shah, Imperial College LondonProf. Klaus Hellgardt, Imperial College London c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Hearing you loud and clear: the student voice as a driver for
focuses on various aspects of students’ develop- ment from novice to expert, including development of engineering intuition, as well as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: “Training Chemical Engineers as Technical Communicators”IntroductionThe ability to communicate effectively is a critical skill for engineers. Strong communicationskills are necessary for high-functioning engineering teams, successful projects, promotiveworkplace interactions, and career advancement. Engineering practitioners, educators, andstudents recognize communication as one of the key skills for
] Focused on UO lab courses Requires free SAChE account Project Risk Analysis Materials to teach a project risk analysis (procedure) and N/A 4 4 I R A N Y Y <2 h <2 h All materials (including slides) Not all materials editable; some (PRA) implement it in the UO lab. Includes a presentation to
and mechanical engineering. Campbell University started the engineering program in 2016, and she is leading the design and imple- mentation of the chemical engineering curriculum at Campbell’s innovative, project based pedagogical approach. She has a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, where she special- ized in miniaturizing industrial systems for applications in the undergraduate engineering classroom.Dr. Olusola Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning
ABET evaluator.Dr. Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology I am a lecturer and researcher in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology. The subjects I teach include instrumentation, control & automation and chemical process technology. I mostly use problem and project-based learning and am an advocate of all student-centred learning techniques. My research area is spatial cognition and its role in STEM learning. I have in- vestigated the role of spatial ability in problem solving, electric circuit analysis and other tasks among engineering students. I am also interested in studying the role of spatial cognition in other disciplines and in younger age groups.Dr
, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Mr. Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA Chris Willis, DELTA’s Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment, manages the evaluation and assess- ment of course redesign and educational technology projects, focusing on technology integration, peda- gogy, and teaching best practices to support student success and engagement. He manages data
education. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Dr. Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University and co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute. His research examines a range of engineering education topics, including how to assess and repair student misconceptions and how to increase the adoption of research- based instructional strategies by college instructors and corporate trainers. He is actively engaged in presenting workshops on instructional design to both academic and corporate instructors.Dr. Margot A. Vigeant
. Several innovative course elements andassignments are described in more detail below.Table 1. Course Topics and Assignments Question Course Topics Assignments What is chemical Chemical engineering Group project focused on engineering and what can coursework and applications chemical engineering I do with a degree in Career paths in chemical companies chemical engineering? engineering Personal reflection Guest speakers from industry, assignments on guest academia and government speakers How can I succeed in
for the student to elaborate on their survey responsesand learning experiences. The interview will be transcribed and holistically coded for a broadunderstanding of experiences.Work Cited[1] “NSF Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012 - Data.gov,” 2012.[2] National Science Foundation and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2017: (558442013-001).” American Psychological Association, 2017.[3] E. T. Pascarella and P. T. Terenzini, How college affects students: A third decade of research (Vol. 2). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.[4] “Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Broadening Participation Projects,” 2009.[5] S. Freeman et al
, Solutioncompletion and Solution accuracy. Each item in the revised PROCESS consists of four scalinglevels ranging from 0 to 3 with zero being the minimum attainable score for each item. Anyidentification regarding group identity was removed prior to scoring and replaced with a project-assigned ID number to maintain privacy and to mask group membership from raters. All students’solutions were scored using the PROCESS rubric after the semester. Thus, PROCESS scores donot reflect or have an effect on students’ course grades.Raters’ scores for a subset of student solutions were analyzed to determine how consistently ratersmeasured student problem solving ability. Traditional statistical (Cohen’s kappa) and itemresponse measures (Rasch many facet model) of inter
University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, where he taught both in Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado School of Mines. His primary teaching and course
)Figure 3. Student self-assessment survey responses (n = 17) before and after reading the “Data Analysis”and “Uncertainty” comics in a Transport I Laboratory course, as previously reported and reprinted withpermission of ASEE.57 In order to assess student understanding, students finished the Transport Laboratory I course witha design project, for which they developed an experimental proposal to address one of the NationalAcademy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges. For their proposed study, students were required todetermine a purpose, design an experiment and analysis, and describe their plan for limitingmeasurement uncertainty. This proposal was submitted as a written report evaluated by the instructor. The instructor compared
University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, where he taught both in Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado School of Mines. His primary teaching and course