. She is very passionate about integrating empathy development in engineering to foster a more inclusive culture in which students learn to respond innovatively and responsibly to global challenges.Dr. Constanza Miranda, The Johns Hopkins University Constanza is a multidisciplinary academic interested in the intersection between the creativity of design, the ethics of cultural anthropology, and the tech aspects of engineering. She is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Mentoring for the School of Engineering and faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus in anthropology from NC State University and was a Fulbright grantee. Her
reinforcement learning.Dr. Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Utilizing MATLAB in Combination with Lego Mindstorm EV3 Kits for a First-year Engineering CourseAbstractThis Work in Progress paper will describe attempts at revitalizing a first-year engineering course.Engineering Fundamentals is a freshman course offered for both engineering technology andengineering students at Middle Tennessee State University. Traditionally, this course covers unitconversion, engineering ethics, basic math skills and their applications in various engineeringdisciplines, and so on without many hands-on activities. This paper discusses the revitalization
Additional industry engagement Resources for instructors for student guidance Teachers collaborating and learning from each other Encouragement for faculty to increase interaction with students A core set of learning outcomes with scope for faculty to add major specific materials From a Student Perspective:Community building and sharing activities/opportunitiesSupport of major explorationExposure to technical writing and professionalismMore design-based/problem-based learning activitiesTraining on life skills – economics, physical safetyAddition of DEI, Ethics, and sustainability topics Table 4. Non-Student Stakeholder Survey Qualitative Responses Regarding FYS Credit
analytics, accounting and reliability functions, and engineering systems. 3) Teamwork Competencies. Students will practice the value of teamwork, which is common in engineering environments. Students will understand that teamwork promotes: a. Development of an ethical mindset and ability to seek assistance to get the job done. b. Collaborative skills, experience, and knowledge to solve challenging problems. c. Credibility of solutions derived from multiple perspectives. d. Learning from and professional development for team members. e. Better communication, trust, support, and a positive working environment. 4) Communication: Students will exercise their communication skills in oral and written
design. mathematically energy. The mass Increased ethical model system balancing concerns are performance. component has introduced in been increased updated project. from previous iteration.*Major updates are bold.The biggest updates to Project 2 are around an increased focus on mass balances through thefiltration and distillation processes, as well as additional ethical concerns incorporated into thedesign. While both of these were present in the initial design, they have been increased to bemore emphasized throughout
Engineering Education. These courses are 2 credit hourseach and are offered at the central and regional campuses, however, this study only focuses on theregional campus course offering. These courses are required for all Engineering disciplines withinthe College of Engineering.First Semester Course - Fundamentals of Engineering I Curriculum: Topics in this course include engineering problem-solving, introductory programming, technical communication, engineering ethics, and teamwork. Utilizing engineering tools to analyze data and solve real-world problems is an important aspect of the course. Data analysis involved arrays, logical and relational operators, and graphing techniques for single or multiple datasets in Microsoft Office Excel. Basics of
large, public, midwestern R1institution. It introduces concepts and tools for engineering design process including fundamentalengineering content, project management, teamwork, and engineering ethics. Algorithmic thinkingusing multiple computational tools like LabVIEW and Python are also a significant part of coursecontent. Every fall semester, about 1300-1500 students enroll in the course distributed into 24-28sections, with an average class size of 40-72 students. At the beginning of the semester students areassigned into teams of size 3-4 based on several factors like prior experiences, knowledge, anddemographics. Using a flipped-classroom setup, the instructors administer the same in-classactivities, quizzes, homeworks, and exams across all
PromptResults and DiscussionFellows have begun to show a deep understanding of the impact they can make as a STEMprofessional. For some undergraduates, it was their first opportunity to consider how their pursuitof a STEM degree related to their overall life goals. Through the legacy statement exercise, theresearch fellows are provided space to imagine a future for themselves and community members.Here is a quote taken from a computer science major that expressed a common sentiment:“I want to be a champion for my community and utilize the intersection between ethics andcomputing technology to bring about equity for them. I would want to begin a cycle of givingand inspire others to use their power and influence to bring about change too.”Fellows
department called “Thinking ThroughLiterature” and one in the Philosophy department called “Engaging Philosophy”). Students maytake these alongside EGR 110, but never before EGR 110. Later in their education, engineeringstudents take two additional courses (known as ‘Writing in Discipline’) to practice writing for theirprofessional contexts.Engineering faculty members teach 7-8 EGR 110 sections of approximately 30 students each(around 200 students total). The faculty and students cover all four disciplines offered at UP –Computer Science and Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. Students design and build atabletop wind turbine while learning engineering via five overarching topics: design process,hands-on skills, teamwork, ethics/impact
-9]. In additionto individual aptitude and work ethics, researchers have identified other individual psychologicalconstructs that play an influential role in retention rates among engineers [e.g., 10]. One of thepsychological constructs that have been identified as a key factor in student persistence inengineering is motivation.Researchers have identified several types of motivational factors (e.g., sense of belonging)initiated via the expectancy-value theory of motivation [11-13]. In its simplest form, the theorypostulates that decisions to continue in activities, such as earning an engineering degree, areformed by beliefs in competency and value. Competency beliefs are defined as individualexpectations of success, and encompass one’s
training. Given the still overall positiveresponse UGTAs had to training, we acknowledge that this is an area of improvement for theworkshop series, reiterating for students that developing leadership skills requires ongoingpractice.Table 4. Example Responses about Challenges Faced by UGTAs Question Example Responses Approaching other TAs when they do or say things that are not What challenges have you in line with an GIDBEA mindset had practicing inclusive When others are not following certain GIDBEA ethics it can be leadership? How can we challenging to confront them. better support you (further
Paper ID #42543WIP: Using ePortfolios to Enable Life Project Mentoring Among First-YearEngineering StudentsDr. Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins University Constanza is a multidisciplinary academic interested in the intersection between the creativity of design, the ethics of cultural anthropology and the tech aspects of engineering. She is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Mentoring for the School of Engineering, and faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus in anthropology from NC State University and was a Fulbright grantee
Arkansas Dr. Heath Schluterman is a Teaching Associate Professor and the Coordinator for the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of ArkansasMs. Gretchen Scroggin, University of ArkansasLatisha Puckett, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024WIP: The Missing Link? Providing Honors Students a Self-Paced Assignment That Fits Their NeedsIntroductionThe University of Arkansas hosts a robust, multidisciplinary Honors College with the mission toprepare students to be leaders with intellectual, economic, cultural, and ethical impact in thewidest
) cultivate meaningful student-faculty relationships and sense of belonging [28]–[34], and(6) reinforce academic integrity and ethical reasoning [23], [31], [39]–[44], [34].Despite the pedagogical appeal of oral exams, educators are often hesitant to adopt them as anassessment modality because of discouraging implementation challenges and concerns overimplicit bias and student stress [23], [36], [37], [71], [25], [32], [45]. Foremost among theimplementation challenges is scaling oral exams to high-enrollment classes [28], [36], [37],[45]–[47]. Providing instructional assistants (IAs) with proper assessment and implicit-biastraining programs [47], [72] and involving them in the administration of oral exams has beenproposed to address the exorbitant
team meetings.”) and those descriptions are correlated with a numerical scaleranging from one to five, with 1 representing the lowest performance and 5 representing thegreatest performance in each area.Current StudyAt the University of Louisville, teamwork is first taught in the first-semester introductoryengineering course which also covers critical thinking, professionalism, and ethics. Typically,this course is taught during the Fall semester for all first-year engineering students (nearly 500students). Teamwork is integrated into the course in two, multi-week team projects throughoutthe semester. For many years we have followed the recommendations by Oakley et al. [4]regarding team formation, establishing expectations, instruction in
Paper ID #41539Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Students in a First-Year Engineering DesignCourse: Identity, Self-Efficacy, and ExperiencesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and the Director for the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program houses both an undergraduate IDE degree accredited under the ABET EAC General criteria and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Dr. Bielefeldt conducts research on engineering ethics
The introduction of Team-based learning (TBL) in the 1980s marked a significant shift inaddressing the challenges of large class settings in educational environments [1], [2]. Originally abusiness school innovation, TBL has now permeated various disciplines including engineering,medicine, and social sciences globally. Some courses, such as first-year engineering, maycombine TBL with project-based learning (PBL) to introduce students to common engineeringthemes such as design, sustainability, and ethics. Despite its wide-ranging benefits, TBL'seffectiveness can be inequitable for a variety of reasons, including free riders, imbalances in taskallocation, and more broad communication issues [3], [4]. Thus, the application of teamworkassessment
-solving through Design Thinking 32 (53.3%) Recognizing ethical and legal aspects in project development 27 (45.0%) Other 5 (8.3%)Here are the qualitative perceptions shared by the students in response to the question,"How did the project contribute to the personal and professional development of theparticipants?":"Through the project, we were able to exercise empathy, attempting to fully grasp thepain, frustrations, and suffering that these people go through and have gone through toget to the situation they are in today.""Humility and empathy.""It contributed to learning by working on a real project in which we are directly involved.""The
adoption of AI-powered tools in education raisesimportant questions about their effectiveness, ethical implications, and potential impact on thelearning experience. By gathering insights from multiple perspectives, we aim to better understandthe opportunities and challenges associated with integrating generative AI into diverse academicdisciplines. The findings will inform future policies and best practices, ensuring that theseinnovative technologies enhance rather than hinder the educational process.
Civil & Construction Engineering topics + ethics, licensure, and learning practices Electrical & Computer Engineering topics + education, accreditation, data presentation, and solution preparationFig. 3 contains a set of screenshots from the authors’ websites. Depicted here are the three 4-week modules broken out by each faculty member’s discipline, plus a set of Field Reportsassigned across the entire semester. The Field Reports are homework assignments, in the spiritof a “scavenger hunt,” which require the students to find (and lightly use) the academic resourcesavailable to them. The authors believe that their students are more likely to request help (e.g.from a math tutor, if they need one for a later semester of
as only technical, with a focus on optimizing elementslike time or money. However, these solutions may not be effective in real situations, whereinfluences like stakeholder issues or ethics concerns can make a technically optimized problemuseless. In addition, instructors who fear overwhelming students (particularly first year students)or having problems that are too difficult to tackle often remove the context [11]. However,situated problems support students to contextualize their place within the learning environment[12] as well as the larger community [13], which in turn supports their identity development [9].This is particularly important for minoritized students who can better identify with being anengineering professional [14].How do
critically develop their ownvalues. The final orientation of values pluralism is that all of engineering cannot be summed upwith a unified purpose [6]. The final area of empathy in engineering is a professional way of being, comprised ofthree topics with many ties to engineering ethics. Service to society describes a broadening of thetraditional ideas of economic development and expansion to include a deeper consideration ofhuman and nonhuman impacts of engineering. Dignity and worth of all stakeholders opens theidea of what is traditionally considered to be a stakeholder to include the natural environment.Engineers as whole professionals questions the assumption that engineers can be entirelyimpartial in their work, but instead that they
students’ sense of belonging in engineering and computingdisciplines.Course SequenceTraditional Course SequenceFor many years, the first year experience in the college of engineering has consisted of aone-credit Fall course that prepares students to be successful in college and provides studentswith information about the support structures on campus. The material in the course is monitoredby the university and students across the university take a similar course across other divisions ofthe university. Although some engineering faculty have taught the course in the past, morerecently, professional advisors in the college of engineering or staff directly connected with thecollege have taught the course. The course does discuss engineering ethics
. Educational Setting and ParticipantsThe study was conducted at a large, public, urban, Midwestern R1 institution. In the engineeringcurriculum for the first year, students take two 3-credit hour courses over two semesters. Eachcourse is structured around providing students with significant design experience. Students arerequired to actively participate in team-based projects in addition to engaging in differentfundamental content areas such as design process, ethics, algorithmic thinking, modeling,statistics, statics, and electricity. At the start of each semester, student teams of three or fourmembers are formed by the teaching team, considering factors such as prior experiences,knowledge, and demographics.This research investigated the relationship
development of a product, process, or system. LO 2. Articulate holistic and ethical issues that impact engineering solutions. LO 3. Solve problems using systematic engineering approaches and tools. LO 4. Model an engineering system. LO 5. Communicate solutions and arguments clearly. LO 6. Develop teamwork skills.At a departmental level, the intent of implementing these projects is to offer several sections eachsemester for students (and faculty) who have an interest in community engaged learning withoutneeding to modify the existing learning outcomes of the course. As such, we began the processby identifying areas in which there might be alignment, or potential misalignment, between thebest practices of community engagement projects and the
discussion ineducation, gaining strong arguments both for and against its inclusion in curriculum. Thoseopposed to extra credit cite ethical concerns related to grade inflation and question the utility ofproviding students with extra work that is not distributed as a traditional assignment. However,prior work has suggested that EC, when carefully designed, can have affordance such asmotivating additional learning. This paper seeks to extend the previous, quantitative findingsrelating to these parallel computing EC modules by investigating students’ motivations forcompleting or not completing the modules, as well as impacts on anxiety, effort, and learning. Indoing so we seek to understand the affordances and drawbacks of extra credit in an effort
Outcome Learning Objective 1 Engineers work ethically and collaboratively Create solutions to complex real-world in diverse teams to solve different types of ill- problems using evidence-based decision defined problems using evidence-based making while working in inclusive and decision making effective teams 2 Engineers communicate effectively with Communicate effectively with technical and technical and non-technical audiences from non-technical audiences from diverse diverse backgrounds backgrounds 3 Successful students use a variety of strategies Create an
Engineering of interest.However, as this author has transitioned roles to a different institution, she considers that her roleis in transition to that of an outsider [24]. Throughout the analysis, she was mindful of thisposition and sought support through external perspectives as well as personal memoing toprovide ethical analysis. A hermeneutic approach [25] was also used to allow an awareness andbalance of interpreting without bias and in conjunction with her personal experiences. Thesecond author has extensive experience in mentorship, teaching, and research to support thisanalysis. The third author is an undergraduate engineering student in his junior year who isinterested in and understands the personal importance of mentorship. He is growing
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Accreditation Council Training Committee. He was previously a Member-At-Large on the Computing Accreditation Commis- sion Executive Committee and a Program Evaluator for both computer engineering and computer science. Estell is well-known for his significant contributions on streamlining student outcomes assessment pro- cesses and has been an invited presenter at the ABET Symposium on multiple occasions. He was named an ABET Fellow in 2021. Estell is also a founding member and current Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions. Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University