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Paper ID #33176Student Recognition, Use, and Understanding of Engineering for OnePlanet Competencies and Outcomes in Project-based LearningJames Larson, Arizona State University James Larson is a graduate of Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus. The general engineer- ing program in The Polytechnic School takes a project-based pedagogical approach when designing the curriculum. James has previously researched influences for this program design in examinations of the Maker Movement. Previous contributions to ASEE on this subject include conference papers, ”Sup- porting K-12 Student Self-Direction with a Maker Family
, developing knowledge-base to predict potential architectural drift using artificial intelligence. Tajmilur Rahman was a doctoral student at Con- cordia University. As a doctoral student he worked on empirical understanding on software projects with various lengths of release cycle, he extracted feature-architecture of Google Chrome web browser, he up- dated the 12 years old browser reference architecture and also he was working on software quality due to post-release bugs in a trunk based development environment. He received his PhD In 2018.Dr. Stephen T. Frezza, Gannon University Deacon Steve Frezza, PSEM is a professor of Software Engineering and chair of the Computer and In- formation Science department at Gannon
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Trailing or Failing? A Hidden Mental Health Issue: The Changing FuturesProject 1. AbstractThe ‘Changing Futures Project’ aimed to directly tackle an issue that has been long reportedin both academic and professional body spheres, that of student failure in engineering education[1,2] . It focused on the experiences of 96 Engineering & Applied Science students who wereclassified as ‘failing’ or ‘trailing’ in one or more modules. One of the unforeseen outcomes ofthe project was the high numbers of students who reported that they had been experiencingmental health problems at the time when they found themselves failing. By putting in a seriesof academic and individual support
Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques to Teach Programming. Results from a Two-Year Project Christina M. Frederick and Lulu Sun Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThis WIP paper presents two years of findings for an NSF funded project under the ResearchInitiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) program. The project (SLA-aBLe) iscurrently in the second year of implementation and assessment. Final results from the projectwill be presented and discussed at the annual ASEE conference. The project used secondlanguage acquisition (SLA) theory and
AC 2007-1683: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-LEVEL ASSESSMENT FOR ACROSS-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT EVALUATING THE SYMBIOSIS OF TABLETPC'S AND COLLABORATION-FACILITATING SOFTWARE IN THECLASSROOMrebecca devasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rebecca B. DeVasher received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL (the main campus) in 2000, and her Ph.D. from the same university in 2004 under the guidance of Kevin Shaughnessy. Rebecca was an instructor at the University of Alabama while she was working on her Ph.D. Upon completion of her doctoral degree, she accepted a visiting faculty position at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the academic year 2004-2005. In March
. Page 14.1327.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Mobile Technology to Improve Course and Project Outcomes in a Service Learning Course for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstract: This paper will discuss a project designed to advance a service learning course offeredto engineering honors students in the second semester of their freshman year. The course, whichis titled Engineering Applications for Society, is a unique learning experience through whichstudents develop valuable skills necessary to succeed as engineers by solving real problems ofvalue to local community organizations. Despite its many benefits to both the students and thecommunity, the course has proven very
AC 2009-577: LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT OF A PROJECT-ABROADPROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA: TOWARD "A BETTER ENGINEER IN THEREAL WORLD"Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Laura Hahn is a specialist in education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She consults with faculty in the College of Engineering on curriculum, instruction, teaching assistant development, and learning outcomes assessment. She has helped develop two project-abroad programs for students in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Alan Hansen received his PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where he joined
various research and development projects in industry and academia for more than 15 years.Dr. Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University Nicholas B. Conklin received a B.S. in applied physics from Grove City College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in physics from Penn State University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Gannon University, Erie, PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessment and Analysis of Use of Self-Regulated Learning in Laboratory-Based Extracurricular Undergraduate/First-year Graduate Research ProjectsAbstract This paper in the Research category examines student use of the self
Paper ID #31050Development of A Holistic Cross-Disciplinary Project Course Experienceas a Research Platform for the Professional Formation of EngineersDr. Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University Dr. Kakan Dey is an Assistant Professor at the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering, West Virginia University, WV, USA. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2014 and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University in 2010. Dr. Dey was the recipient of the Clemson University 2016 Distinguished Postdoctoral Award. His primary research area includes intelligent
Paper ID #26056Board 45: WIP: Epistemologies and Discourse Analysis for TransdisciplinaryCapstone Projects in a Digital Media ProgramDr. Joshua M. Cruz, Texas Tech University Joshua Cruz is an assistant professor of education at Texas Tech University. His specializations include qualitative methods (with focus on qualitative innovations and embodiment/movement studies), post- secondary transitions, and academic writing. Mixing his research with his hobbies, he currently leads several after-school martial arts programs in the Lubbock area. Prior to his appointment in Texas, he was a doctoral student at Arizona State
Paper ID #15061Engineering Design Self-Efficacy and Project-Based Learning: How Does Ac-tive Learning Influence Student Attitudes and Beliefs?Mr. Justin Charles Major, University of Nevada, Reno Justin Major is an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno in the PRiDE Research Group. He is currently working towards dual Bachelors of Sci- ence degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Math Education and expects to graduate May of 2017. His research interests include students development of self-efficacy and identity in math and engi- neering, and active learning
Paper ID #13357Ideologies of depoliticization in engineering education: A Mediated DiscourseAnalysis of student presentations in a first year projects courseKevin O’Connor, University of Colorado Boulder Kevin O’Connor is assistant professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. His scholarship focuses on human action, communication, and learning as socio- culturally organized phenomena. A major strand of his research explores the varied trajectories taken by students as they attempt to enter professional disciplines such as engineering, and focuses on the dilem- mas
Paper ID #11686Student Experiences in a Structural Engineering Course: Responses of Viola-tion and Grief When a Novice Instructor Implements Project-Based LearningMs. Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba Jillian Seniuk Cicek is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education in the Department of Biosystems En- gineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. She is a research assistant for the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education in the Faculty of Engineering. Her research areas include outcomes-based teaching and assessment, and student-centered
Paper ID #16568The Role of Shared Physical Space in Affording the Creation of Shared Con-ceptual Spaces in Design Project TeamsDr. Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto Penny Kinnear currently works with the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto where she focuses on the development and delivery of Professional Language support for a highly student body. She has a background in applied linguistics, second language and bilingual education and writing education. She is co-author of the book, ”Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An in- troduction through narratives.” Her current research
Paper ID #18731Applying Conjecture Mapping as a Design-Based Research Method to Ex-amine the Design and Implementation of a Teaching Development Project forSTEM FacultyDr. Lori C. Bland, George Mason University Lori C. Bland, Ph.D., is an associate professor at George Mason University. She teaches courses in edu- cational assessment, program evaluation, and data-driven decision-making. Bland received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia. Her current research focuses on identifying, ex- amining, and assessing learning and professional outcomes in formal and informal learning environments
AC 2010-917: SPECIAL SESSION: ASSESSING STUDENTS’ LEARNINGOUTCOMES DURING A COMPLEX AND REAL-WORLD PROBLEM-BASEDSERVICE LEARNING (PBSL) PROJECT IN A SOPHOMORE ENGINEERINGDESIGN COURSEOlga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an assistant professor in the new School of Engineering, which welcomed it inaugural class August 2008, at James Madison University. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, understanding engineering students through the lens of identity theory (NSF
firm in 1996. Page 25.1068.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Implementation Evaluation: The Vital (and Usually) Missing Piece in Educational Research IntroductionMost large educational research projects are challenging to manage. Activities of many peoplemust be coordinated and unanticipated problems commonly arise at every turn. Project directorsnormally deal with the challenges by trial-and-error; unfortunately, it can take half or more of theterm of the grant or contract for them to figure out how to make
thebeneficial effects of higher tolerance for ambiguity on increased efficacy, satisfaction, andconflict resolution in the context of an open-ended, team-based, industry-sponsored engineeringdesign project.Keywords: Design teams, tolerance for ambiguity, efficacy, design performance.1. IntroductionBecause “engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: …an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” and “an ability to function inmulti-disciplinary teams….”1, design is integrated to the engineering curricula through the use ofdesign teams. In many cases, this integration also uses industry-sponsored design projects. Mostof the industry-sponsored design project applications are at the capstone design level
Paper ID #28657A Service-oriented Learning Approach for the Electrical EngineeringCapstone Design CourseDr. Radian G Belu, Southern University and A&M College Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton, Rouge, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to Southern University Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has
from many disciplines within engineering and cover alllevels of students, such as Freshman projects where students are involved in the design process2 orin working with modules3, to multidisciplinary design projects4 and many implementations inbetween.Within the field of chemical engineering, Arce (among other faculty) recently has had studentsdesign and build modules (he called them experimental prototypes) to demonstrate chemicalengineering concepts, such as flow meters, though they varied greatly in size.5 Minerick, on theother hand, has used faculty-designed and built modules that do fit on a desktop (called a Desktop Page 22.1330.2Module
American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Active Learning Environment for Enriching Mathematical, Conceptual and Problem-Solving CompetenciesAbstractClass projects involving problem-solving case studies are an effective way to develop andimplement an active learning environment. A term class project was initiated as part of aStrength of Materials course. The project included the creation of a laboratory setup and session,lecture sessions, tests, problem-solving case studies, presentations, and reports. Active learningprojects that engage students in structured course activities benefit students more than traditionallecture-based approach because students learn to construct their own version of knowledge
strategies and didacticcurriculums, integrated design technologies and developing technologies; to simulation, qualityin higher education, and distance learning; to information communication technology,assessment/accreditation, sustainable technology and project-based training; and to engineeringmanagement, women engineering careers, and undergraduate engineering research.Trends in Engineering EducationThe trends in engineering education have been reported over several periods of time by differentauthors. Meisen6 mentions that the global trends in engineering education in the 90s were agreater emphasis on experiential programs supported by industry work experience, decliningemphasis on laboratory instruction, internationalization of engineering
is intrinsically motivated,engaging and enjoyable. Perhaps there are qualities of play which can be leveraged to benefit thelearning process. This line of inquiry brings us to the guiding research questions for this work.Are there aspects of play which can be used to inform pedagogies which improve learningoutcomes and student experience? What aspects of play are important for learning? How canthese be emulated in engineering design projects to create meaningful learning experiences?Literature ContextOne of the primary reasons to pursue play in education is that well-designed playful activities arecommonly associated with enjoyment, engagement and immersion. In their seminal presentationof The Adult Playfulness scale, Glynn and Webster
Paper ID #26179The Influence of Learning Context on Engineering Students’ Perceived BasicNeeds and MotivationDr. Karolina Doulougeri, Eindhoven University of Technology Dr. Karolina Doulougeri is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Technological University of Eindhoven. Her research focuses on engineering students’ motivation and deep learning strategies, coaching in design based learning and educational redesign of engineering courses. She received her PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Macedonia, in Greece. She has worked in several international research projects focusing on students and
Page 13.507.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Faculty Attitudes toward Service-LearningAbstractSLICE is a multi-year initiative at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) that isdesigned to embed service-learning opportunities for students throughout the undergraduatecurriculum in the College of Engineering, with the ultimate goal that each student would have atleast one course every semester with a service-learning project. Since it began in 2004, thirty-seven full-time faculty members in the engineering college at UML have tried service-learning(S-L) in at least one of their courses over the last three years, out of an average of 70 facultymembers who taught undergraduate courses. In 2003
Paper ID #24703Achievement Orientation, Engineering Students, and TeamworkDr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios.Ms. Gwendalyn Camacho, University of Washington Gwen Camacho graduated from the
2006-1481: ASSESSING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEARNINGOBJECTIVESJoanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology Senior Lecturer, Interprofessional Studies Program (IPRO), Il Institute of TechnologyMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyAbhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Team Project Manager; major in MMAE Page 11.240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Student Acquisition of Knowledge of Learning Objectives for an Interprofessional Projects ProgramAbstractThe Interprofessional Projects Program
, faculty can encounter difficulty ensuring individualgrades reflect the quantity and value of individual work and not just the collective grade of thegroup. This paper outlines the various steps the mechanical engineering faculty took to provide amore standardized, objective, fair grading process in the capstone course. These steps includeuse of a non-numeric rubric for grading briefings, graded peer reviews, a more objective rubricfor grading written documents, and the use of course directors to standardize the grading process.Introduction The mechanical engineering curriculum at the United States Military Academy (USMA)includes a capstone design project as a culminating experience that draws on fundamentalengineering concepts students have
Paper ID #34165Revolutionize Ph.D. Training in Academia-industry CollaborationShiuan-Huey Yen, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan I’m working as Project Specialist of Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) and my BAU is about MOE Industry-Academia Cooperative Project. Graduated from National Taiwan University and received Master’s degree in Linguistics.Jessica Fan, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan Ms. Jessica Fan is currently the Accounting Manager and Project Manager of Institute of Engineering Ed- ucation Taiwan (IEET). Her primary responsibilities are to oversee accountant and Ministry of