Paper ID #18317Cluster Analysis in Engineering EducationMr. Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Andrew Jackson is currently pursuing a PhD in Technology through Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute, with an emphasis on Engineering and Technology Teacher Education. His research interests are engineering self-efficacy, motivation, and decision making. Andrew is the recipient of a 2015 Ross Fellowship from Purdue University and has been recognized as a 21st Century Fellow by the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. He completed his Master of Science in Technology Leadership and Innovation at
succeed; however, the adoption of those practices hasbeen historically slow. We propose an institutional change model that will motivate facultychange using multiple sources of data. One aspect of local data includes student perspectives onfaculty teaching practices. In this paper, we report outcomes from a student survey that revealedcommon practices among all faculty, as well as “game-changing” behaviors that students reportas being implemented by supportive faculty.Key Words: faculty classroom practices, institutional changeIntroductionA number of reports have indicated the need to improve the quality of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to support a diverse student body and prepareengineers to be competitive in
Paper ID #12102Relating project tasks in design courses to the development of engineeringself-efficacyDr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering (CRLT-e). She received her B.S. from the University of Michi- gan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She then transitioned into the engineering education field by completing a post-doctoral appointment at Oregon State University in- vestigating technology-aided conceptual learning. She is currently doing
AC 2009-1072: PURDUE'S ENGINEER OF 2020: THE JOURNEYJames Jones, Purdue University James D. Jones is the Associate Head and Associate Professor of the School of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Jones is co-director of the Purdue's Engineer of 2020 committee. He earned a BS degree from Tennessee Technological University and MS and PhD degrees from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. His research interests include cooperative learning, acoustics, vibrations,smart materials and intelligent structures.Peter Meckl, Purdue University Professor Meckl is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of the Purdue's Engineering of 2020 Committee. As part of that committee, he helped organize the
Paper ID #22589Comparing Peer-to-Peer Written Comments and Teamwork Peer Evalua-tions.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former
curriculum was formed in the crucible of the cold war.8 Since that time, Page 13.684.2radical changes in transportation, communication, and computer technology9 leave us in a verydifferent world. Popular books such as The World is Flat,10 A Whole New Mind,11 and The Riseof the Creative Class12 suggest that returns to innovation and creativity are especially importantin a world where routine analysis and engineering tasks can be outsourced globally for dimes onthe dollar. Scientific discovery and the integration of technology in everyday life are occurringat an increasing rate. These trends demand a more direct involvement of engineers in
potential technologies for self-improvement. In Proceedings of the CHI annual conference.28. Bateman, S., Teevan, J., & White, R. W. (2012). The search dashboard: How reflection and comparison impact search behavior. In Proceedings of the ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems annual conference.29. Grimes, A., Tan, D., & Morris, D. (2009). Toward Technologies that Support Family Reflections on Health. In Proceedings of ACM GROUP 2009 conference.30. Ambrose, S. A. (2013). Undergraduate engineering curriculum: The ultimate design challenge. The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society, 43(2), 16-23. Page 24.776.1531
the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Using Social Network Analysis to Study Inclusion in the Engineering Classroom Nelson Pearson, Justin Major, Allison Godwin, Adam
Paper ID #18736Development of an Early Alert System to Predict Students At Risk of FailingBased on Their Early Course ActivitiesMr. Seyedhamed Sadati, Missouri University of Science & Technology Seyedhamed Sadati is a PhD candidate of Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology. His expertise are in the field of concrete technology, with a focus on durability of reinforced concrete structures and optimization of sustainable concrete materials for transportation infrastructure. He has served as the co-instructor of the ”Transportation Engineering” course for two years at the De- partment of
exceptions to this are theAssistive Technologies Program18, which involves staff and students from electrical engineeringmainly and the Village Empowerment Program19, which has involved students and faculty frommechanical engineering as well as a number of other departments in several colleges at UML andother universities. These two programs had the highest visibility among the faculty interviewees,transcended departmental boundaries, and offered multiple avenues for contributing to the Page 13.507.6projects (e.g. from developing a plan for later implementation to fabricating an actual part).Impact of Service-LearningFaculty in their interviews
regarding campus climate. He also worked with Drs. Lisa Lattuca and Patrick Terenzini on two NSF-funded projects that explore the current state of engineering education. Before beginning his doctoral program, he worked for Residence Life, the Dean of Students, and the College of Engineering at Penn State and for the Office of Admissions and the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests include student learning and development, campus climate, technology in higher education, and engineering education.Dr. Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University Patrick Terenzini is Distinguished Professor of higher education and Senior Scientist Emeritus in Penn State’s
in academia he worked as Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, and Departmental Head at Kazan Aviation Institute, and Visiting Full Professor at Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering De- partment at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2007 he joined CCSU School of Engineering and Technology as an Associate Professor. He taught about 30 undergraduate and graduate courses; was sci- entific advisor of multiple Ph.D. and Dr. of Science Dissertations. Area of research and teaching interests - Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics, Combustion and Heat Transfer. Instrumentation. Performed research projects for Russian and French Aerospace Agencies, NASA, DOE, DOD, and Automotive Company SAAB. Author of 3
Paper ID #23157A Model for Spurring Organizational Change Based on Faculty ExperiencesWorking Together to Implement Problem-based LearningProf. Shannon Massie Chance, Dublin Institute of Technology Prof. Shannon Chance is a licensed architect with 18 years of experience teaching three major subjects: ar- chitecture (at Virginia Tech and Hampton University, where she was Professor of Architecture), education (at William and Mary University), and engineering (at Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland where she serves as Lecturer in the School of Multidisciplinary Technologies). Alongside teaching, Shannon earned a PhD in
Paper ID #34938Enhancing Engineering Students’ Troubleshooting SkillsDr. Bill M. Diong, Kennesaw State University Dr. Bill Diong received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He gained valuable practical experience as a Senior Research Engineer with Sundstrand Aerospace (now merged into Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Cor- poration) before returning to academia. He is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kennesaw State University, in Marietta, GA, and also serves as the institution’s Associate Vice-President for Re
. Researchers suggest the inclusion of components of the lab activities into lecture materialsand having students being required to apply the formula they would be given in the lab to theactivities they would engage with in the lecture class. In doing this students would be better ableto connect what they are learning in the lecture class with the lab activities. Linking lab andlecture provides students with the opportunity to practice what they learn as a collective processas oppose to disconnecting the two areas. In addition, the use of technology in support ofcreating active learning activities within the engineering classroom has been known to haveremarkable benefits [15]. In this classroom, teacher and students all have a Tablet PC called
American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Adult Undergraduate Engineering Student ExperienceAbstractEfforts to remain competitive internationally in engineering and technology require thatengineering departments train a diverse set of talented students. One aspect of student diversitythat is often overlooked is student age. Adult learners are an important source of futureengineering professionals, and it is critical that these students are supported through degreecompletion. Because relatively little research has focused on adults as a special populationamong engineering students, this study aims to elucidate adult engineering studentexperience. Qualitative interview data was chosen as the means to collect rich information
standard that covers mainengineering skills in sciences, mathematics and design. Students are prepared through arigorous curriculum. However, Universities fail to fully prepare students for aspects of theirlives beyond the academic scope. While the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology(ABET) requires student training in ethics, lifelong learning, communication, and working inmultidisciplinary teams, students remain insufficiently prepared with skills that help overcomemany challenges they face after leaving University.University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a public research university registering greater than20,000 students. One of the colleges at the University is the College of Engineering (COE). TheDepartment of Mechanical and
Paper ID #23133Design Thinking in Engineering Course DesignDr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University Nicholas D. Fila is a postdoctoral research associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, design thinking, instructional design heuristics.Dr. Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University Dr. McKilligan’s
. Bucciarelli, Designing Engineers. Inside Technology, ed. W. E. Bijker, W. B. Carlson and T. J.Pinch, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1994.17. L. A. Perlow, The Time Famine: Towards a Sociology of Work Time. Administrative ScienceQuarterly, 1999. Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 57-81.18. W. G. Vincenti, What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from AeronauticalHistory. Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology, ed. M. R. Smith and T. Hughes, P., Baltimore:The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.19. J. P. Trevelyan, Technical Coordination in Engineering Practice. Journal of Engineering Education,2007. Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 191-204.20. A. Strauss, Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists: Cambridge
AC 2009-1032: THE IMPACT OF REFLECTIONS IN SERVICE LEARNING ANDOTHER UNDERGRADUATE TEAM PROJECT LEARNINGMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Margaret Huyck is Professor in the Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology. Her areas of expertise include adult development and program evaluation. She has been working with the IPRO Program at IIT for many years. She was a co-PI on an NSF CCLI-1 grant for adapting an EPICS Service Learning Pathway at IIT; and is the PI for a collaborative project funded with an NSF CCLI-2 grant to measure and identify best practices in multidisciplinary teamwork and awareness of ethical issues.Kristin Bryant, Illinois Institute of Technology
. Martins, C. Riegle-Crumb, C.C. Seepersad, (2017). “A Measure of Affect towards Key Elements of Engineering Professional Practice,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 26-29, 2017. 4. E. D. Tate and M. C. Linn, “How does identity shape the experiences of women of color engineering students?,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 483–493, 2005.5. K. L. Tonso, “Student engineers and engineer identity: Campus engineer identities as figured world,” Cultural studies of science education, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 273–307, 2006.6. K. L. Tonso, “Teams that work: Campus culture, engineer identity, and social interactions,” Journal of engineering education, vol
Mathematics from New Mexico State University, a MS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BS in Mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prior to becoming a Professor in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW), she served as a Quartermaster officer in the United States Army, where she retired as an Academy and Associate Professor from the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point. She currently teaches math and engineering courses at FSW, as well as operations management courses for the University of Arkansas. Her research interests include optimization and engineering education. c
consistently self-reporting weaker scores on both subscales of“independence of learning” and “study habits”. Finally, male students held a higher self-belief inindependence of learning compared with female students.IntroductionIt is widely accepted that one goal of higher education is to instill in students the need for and thepractice of lifelong learning. All major stakeholders of higher education – graduates, employers,faculty and accrediting agencies – agree that this outcome is critically important given the rapidpace of change of society, especially in engineering and technology. Our graduates must adaptto this change to remain productive contributors. Indeed, it can be argued that much – or evenmost – of what an engineering graduate needs to
, Reno.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 First Generation
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
Paper ID #21816Transforming an Institution by Engineering LearningDr. Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Spiegel is the Director of the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at the Colorado School of Mines. He previously served as Chair of the Disciplinary Literacy in Science Team at the Institute for Learning (IFL) and Associate Director of Outreach and Development for the Swanson School of Engineering’s Engineering Education Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh, he was a science educator at Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). Dr. Spiegel also
Paper ID #13350Multiple Choice Questions that Test Conceptual Understanding: A Proposalfor Qualitative Two-Tier Exam QuestionsMr. Dion Timmermann, Hamburg University of Technology Dion Timmermann studied electrical engineering at Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Ger- many. In his master thesis he worked on simulation methods for the signal and power analysis of high speed data links. He currently pursues his Ph.D. in the Engineering Education Research Group at Ham- burg University of Technology, where he investigates students understanding in introductory electrical engineering.Prof. Christian H Kautz, Hamburg
AC 2008-1196: EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESDESIGNED TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLESKay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is primarily responsible for the experimental design and analyses reported in this paper. Her educational research interests include learning styles and student evaluations of teaching. She has received a number of honors for her teaching, including the opportunity to serve as the 2003 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching
overallresults and analyzed the wording, key phrases and key words in their explanations, to create aninitial concept inventory specific to telecommunications.This concept inventory will allow instructors to prepare their instructional material and tune theirdidactic approaches to meet specific student need - some of which may be related to culture andexperience.IntroductionThe context of this work is an engineering technology program that offers telecommunicationsand networking courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The vast majority ofundergraduate students are American, whereas the graduate students are largely from India. Overthe years, the authors have observed (anecdotally) that each of the two groups of students facedifferent
national levels such as curricular reforms related to engineering education in the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa. He has authored a book on ’Competency-Based Curriculum Development’, published 2 modules in engineering education related areas along with other colleagues of NITTTR Bhopal. He has also published several international papers related to engineering education over the past several years. He has also authored 2 popular books on wind power technology - one focused for the industry and the other for the university system. He was the first professor in India to offer online training programs for inservice engineering teachers in the areas wind power and renewable energy since 2005.Prof. shashi kant