Paper ID #39475Habit Formation and Entrepreneurially-Minded Learning (EML) inDeveloping the User-Centered Design MindsetDr. Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institution of Technology Amir Momenipour, Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Iowa, 2019) is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) in Terre Haute, Indiana. As an educator at RHIT, Dr. Momenipour teaches human factors, user experi- ence research, work analysis and design, management information systems, manufacturing, and facilities planning to graduate and undergraduate
Paper ID #42059Board 143: Work in Progress: Mind and Computer: Integration of Brain-ComputerInterfaces in Engineering CurriculaDr. Roya Salehzadeh, Lawrence Technological University Roya Salehzadeh, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. Her research focuses on human-robot interaction, brain-computer interfaces, and artificial intelligence.Dr. James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University James A. Mynderse, PhD is an Associate Professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and
young minds, providing over 300 hours of instruction. His dedication to equitable education extends to developing initiatives that engage students from all backgrounds, and his efforts have earned him the Chancellor’s Excellence in Citation Award at Syracuse University. In addition to his academic duties, Dr. Yung is an active leader in promoting humanitarian engineering, emphasizing the importance of socially inclusive and sustainable engineering solutions in his teaching. He has collaborated on various projects aimed at addressing the needs of marginalized communities and has led numerous outreach activities to expose high school students to biomedical engineering. Dr. Yung’s contributions to education and outreach
chemical. I don't know about chemical engineering, but circuits feels less useful for Civil engineers to know.” “Remove it from the [sophomore] series.” “It was taught very well, I just don't think it is all that relevant to industrial engineering.”The perceived value of Circuits is very low in the minds of many students, especially those notmajoring in electrical engineering. Therefore, the focus of this work-in-progress paper is toassess the impact on the perceived value for the non-electrical engineering students in a pilotversion of Circuits during Fall Quarter of the 2024-2025 academic year. The pilot sectionincorporated strategic components intended to increase the students’ perceived value of thecourse.Overview of
Paper ID #45534Reflections on Artificial Intelligence use in Engineering CoursesDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took aDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past twenty-one years teaching mechanical engineering at four different colleges. He started at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the
,questions, and dilemmas, versus the restricted nature of a design and the necessity of itserving a specific purpose while operating under certain constraints and requirements.Their explanations were followed by the conclusion that “a good design always hassome aspect of art behind it”. In other words, a good design is also always a good pieceof art. After VCU’s presentation on the fundamentals of art and design, the engineeringteams were now tasked with presenting and explaining core engineering aspects. Theirmain objective was to share concepts, terminologies, and methodologies that could beapplied in tandem with and would complement the artistic design process discussed byVCU. These specific concepts were chosen whilst keeping in mind the broader
[human-centered] perspective in mind.” Finally, one student notedthat having a relatively small general engineering program meant that there are few electiveclasses within any given area of student interest.RQ2: What topics, courses, and practices are perceived as the most and least valuable? In the interviews, students expressed a number of things as being valuable. Every studentmentioned something about the curricular integration of concepts between courses. Asmentioned in the program analysis above, this integration is facilitated by having so many of thecourses being taught ‘in-house’ by department faculty. Also mentioned by every student wereteamwork and projects. The curriculum includes project work every year, and students
compromise in some areas. We used our funds judiciously, working toward creatingspecializations within the MDE program that would reflect the comparative strengths of theuniversity. Lesson 4: Consider ABET accreditation from the beginning.ABET accreditation is a key component in any engineering program, and the design of thecurriculum of each specialization and sequencing of classes within the MDE program should befocused on fulfilling and reinforcing any given School of Engineering's commitment to ABET'soverall educational objectives. Our program was built with ABET accreditation in mind from theearly planning stages. We ensured that our core degree choices would meet the requirements forthis accrediting body, and our assessment plan was integral
learning,including collaborative and PBL, in this course.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.2044255. The authors thank Dr. Beate Zimmer for the Linearization and Units assignmentscreated during the first phase of this project, as previously disseminated [28].References [1] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Eds. J. D. Bransford et al., Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000. https://doi.org/10.17226/9853. [2] B. R. Belland, C. Kim, and M. Hannafin, “A framework for designing scaffolds that improve motivation and cognition,” Educ. Psychol., 48, pp
Paper ID #41847Co-offering Engineering and Non-Engineering Courses on Faculty-led Tripsto Foster Global Competence via Interdisciplinary LearningDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Her research interests include engineering education, artificial intelligence, swarm robotics, and statistical signal processing.Gael Graham, Western Carolina University Gael Graham has been a professor of history at Western Carolina University for over thirty years. Her teaching and research interests include education, Asian history, and
Paper ID #44184Understanding the Nature and Evolution of Sustainability Mindset in First-YearEngineering StudentsKrystal Colon, University of Puerto RicoAndrea Karola Rivera Castro, University of Puerto RicoDr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto Rico Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an is a Professor and Former Chair in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Dr. Santiago has over 20 years of experience in academia and
Paper ID #46422Lowering barriers for marginalized students through equitable multidisciplinaryeducation in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsWiline M Pangle, Central Michigan University Wiline Pangle, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the College of Science and Engineering at Central Michigan University (CMU). Her current research is centered on interdisciplinary pedagogy and inclusive STEM education. She directs the national award winning InSciTE (Integration of Science, Technology and Engineering) program where she leads a team of faculty in teaching transferable skills while addressing inclusion in STEM
Paper ID #43201Formula for Success for Interdisciplinary InitiativesDr. Paul Cameron Hungler P.Eng., Dr. Paul Hungler is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Ingenuity Labs at Queenˆa C™s University. Prior to starting his current position, Major (Retired) Hungler served in the Royal Canadian Airforce. His research is now focDr. Kimia Moozeh, Queen’s University Kimia Moozeh is a research associate at Queen’s university in Engineering Education. Her PhD dissertation at University of Toronto explored improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate laboratories. Her research interests are lab
Undergraduate Robotics EducationAbstractThe growing popularity of robotics education in undergraduate engineering programs gives rise toa demand for robotic technologies to facilitate learning in the classroom. Robotics undergraduatecurricula require platforms and tools that grow with the students, remaining accessible to earlyundergraduate levels while supporting the implementation of advanced algorithms. In this paper,we describe a software framework for educational mobile robotic platforms designed withundergraduate robotics education in mind. The MBot custom robot platform is capable ofexecuting a vast range of robotic and machine learning algorithms using a variety of sensors. Oursuite of open-source tools is designed
taxonomy for teaching, learning, and assessment, 2001. [4] Center for Socially Engaged Design. Socially engaged design process model. https://csed.engin.umich.edu/socially-engaged-design-process-model, 2020. [5] J Johnson. Designing with the mind in mind: simple guide to understanding user interface design guidelines. Morgan Kaufmann, 2020. [6] C Wickens, Lee J, Liu Y, and Becker G. An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, Second Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. [7] MR Endsley. Toward a theory of situation awareness in dynamic systems. Human factors, 37(1):32–64, 1995. [8] SG Hart. Development of nasa-tlx (task load index): Results of empirical and theoretical research. Human mental workload/Elsevier, 1988. [9] M Glinz
Paper ID #48024Student Teamwork Experience in a Hands-on Robotics CourseDr. Xiaoxiao Du, University of Michigan Xiaoxiao Du is a Lecturer and Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. She teaches robotics courses and supervises multidisciplinary teams and design experiences. She is interested in promoting student learning and team collaboration through innovative curricular design and data-informed evaluation.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a Technical Communication lecturer and a Engineering Education researcher at the University of Michigan. Her teaching is primarily
, by graphics to conveyideas about projects, mentioning that: “engineers have ideas in their minds, but whencommunicating them (...), they can get complicated. (...) you should know how to convey theseprocesses or ideas. (If they are) working on projects, the ideas must be clear." Participant Bresponded that in the labor market, especially when dealing with a customer, engineers shouldhave technical certifications to support their participation in the industry, “a graduated engineermust have updated certifications (for example) from recognized brands. It must be considered(by the graduate) when leaving the university.”These responses show that industry members are looking for specific skills or competencies ingraduates. For example, as a young
community encourages students to engage inmaterial and build study groups. My undergraduate chemical engineering program excelled atcommunity building. Diverse groups were promoted within many of its core courses, preparingstudents for collaboration in the workforce.” - 4th year Female Chemical Engineer “This is the diversity of students, which I keep in mind when talking to students oranswering their questions. I never want to unintentionally talk down to a student of a differentbackground because of an implicit bias.” - 4th year Female Mechanical EngineerEmpathy Some of the teaching fellows even reflected empathy towards students who were inchallenging situations. Specifically one teaching fellow addressed the
Paper ID #39121A Self-Study of the IRE 5-Point Grading Scale for Promoting Growth Mind-setDr. Lauren Singelmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lauren Singelmann is an Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato with the Iron Range Engineering program. She has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and STEM Education through North Dakota State University. Her research interests include learning analytics and alternative assessment.Dr. Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Yuezhou Wang is an associate professor in both Iron Range Engineering and Twin Cities Engineering programs
Paper ID #41689Work-in-Progress: Seizing failure as an opportunity to learn: Undergraduateengineering students’ conceptions of failure and iterationDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley.Dr. Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno Kelsey is a recent Engineering Education PhD graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focus is on
Paper ID #44250Forced Displacement and Engineering Education: Developing the Curriculumfor a Course on a Global CrisisMs. Rana Hussein, Boston University Rana earned her B.A. in mathematics and computer science at Boston University in 2022. Throughout her undergraduate years, she worked on a number of research projects in partnership with UNICEF, where she applied mathematical modeling techniques to assess and predict child malnutrition rates in Yemen and other conflict settings. She is now a research associate at the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (CFD), where she uses her background in data analysis to work
Paper ID #48161A Year of IDPro: Lessons LearnedMr. Benjamin Edward Chaback, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Benjamin (Ben) Chaback is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. He uses modeling and systems architecture to investigate undergraduate engineering education and is working towards creating sustainable systems for student success. Ben is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Council on Undergraduate Research and is a facilitator for the Safe Zone Project and the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. He is passionate about
Paper ID #37774Fostering Global Engineers through the Study of the Humanities:Assessment of the Course ”Science and Religion in Japan” from a RacialEquity PerspectiveProf. Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Shibaura Institute Of Technology, Japan Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo is currently an Associate Professor and a deputy director of the Innovative Global Program, a research-based full English degree engineering program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Tokyo, Japan. She is a Principal Investigator of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Grants 20K02943 and the AY2022 SIT Grants for
Paper ID #412682023 ASEE Workshop Combining Arduino and MATLAB for Controls ExperimentsDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took aGen Sasaki, MathWorks Gen Sasaki is a Principal Customer Success Engineer at MathWorks. In this role, he partners closely with educators and students across universities, ensuring they leverage MATLAB to its fullest potential
Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Tampa, FL, June 2019. https://peer.asee.org/33354[12] Lord, S. M. and L. A. Gelles, “‘On Track’: The Social and Environmental Impact of Fitness Trackers,” Proceedings of the 2021 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 2021. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9637213[13] Gelles L. A. and S. M. Lord, “ ‘The Final Straw’: Integrating complexity into design decisions within a Materials Science course,” 2020 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2020. https://peer.asee.org/35319[14] Palero Aleman, R., M. Roberto, J. A. Mejia, S. M. Lord, L. A. Gelles, D. Chen, and G. Hoople, “Mind
Paper ID #39286Board 142: A New Paradigm for Sustainability Engineering: ATransdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, and DEI-Focused ApproachDr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an is a Professor in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Prof. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of
in mind, an engineering technical writing class was used to further examine theevolving landscape of academic writing and detect the domains in which students and educatorscan appropriately utilize AI tools. In this regard, several writing tasks were outlined, whereinundergraduate engineering students were asked to write with and without AI’s assistance in orderto explore the pros and cons of using natural language processing (NLP) models for technicalwriting and gauge the interest and enthusiasm of students in utilizing AI tools. Then, acomprehensive comparative analysis was conducted to analyze several factors including writingstyle, the structure of paragraphs, the accuracy of numerical data, and the empathetic language ofthe essays
engineering, presentation the public sector, climate change systems modeling Week 3 Field trips: London wastewater treatment and Sustainability, End of week reflection June 19 water supply, Toronto transportation and urban energy, University of Waterloo solid waste engineering management Week 4 Sustainable building science, Sustainability, End of week June 26 intergovernmental panel on climate change, urban reflection, project urban farming, mind mapping engineering, topic and team design membership Week 5 Agent-based
Paper ID #36699Developing Experiments to Teach Control TheoryDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a position with the US Army where he has been ever since. For the first decade with the Army he worked on notable programs to include the M829A1 and A2 that were first of a kind composite saboted munition. His travels have taken him to Los Alamos
Paper ID #43833The Value of Participating in the Grand Challenges Scholars Program: Students’Perceptions Across Three YearsAmy Trowbridge, Arizona State University Amy Trowbridge is an Associate Teaching Professor and co-Director of the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Her teaching focuses primarily on first year engineering students, and she is interested in curricular and co-curricular experiences that broaden students’ perspectives and enhance student learning, and the use of digital portfolios for students to showcase and reflect on their experiences. Amy has