.) as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering as well as broader engineering curriculum. In addition, she is actively engaged in the development of a vari- ety of informal science education approaches with the goal of exciting and teaching K-12 students about regenerative medicine and its potential. Most recently, she has started to engage in the development of programs aimed at retaining women within Chemical Engineering including mentor lunches with visiting female seminar speakers, a leadership book club and sexual harassment workshops.Mrs. Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh Lauren Byland, M.Ed., Associate Director & Coordinator of Student
from the fictional character Mary Poppinsare used to describe a variety of approaches and methods that have been developed andimplemented for effective leadership in academia by the author, a woman who is an engineeringdepartment chair (head) and director of a large national industry/university cooperative researchcenter. Following an introduction that includes background and motivation, a brief review of theliterature on academic leadership and gender differences in leadership is presented. Threeprimary approaches are then described, including: 1) know your organization, 2) fostercollaboration, a sense of team and community, and 3) serve as an example of excellence. Detailsof several methods and strategies are provided for implementing each
language that each capstone project memberhas learned in at least one course in the CET curriculum. Therefore, developing the program inJava satisfies one of the capstone course objectives: to consolidate and integrate concepts, skillsand techniques acquired from the curriculum. Third, Android phones provide all the hardwareand connection features needed for the project. Specifically, GPS positioning will be used fordetermining the bus location and for trip planning. Android phones have built-in GPS receiverthus reducing the need for relying on cellular networks for location information, which is muchless accurate than GPS. In addition, Java classes for location services via GPS signal areavailable through the Android API.The mobile application is
visual tools and environments. Most end-userdevelopment is for visual environments, from graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to web pages. Thetools of choice have become highly visual integrated development environments (IDE). Visualmodeling languages such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) are a major element of programunderstanding and design. All of these tools and methods are problematic for a blind student.This paper describes the challenges we faced as both the instructor and student as we adaptedtools, material, and assignments in an object-oriented programming course.1 IntroductionIn the fall of 2013, Jordyn, a co-author of this paper, enrolled in an intermediate-level course inobject-oriented programming and modern development
Clemson University. Dr. Caldwell is a member of ASME and Pi Tau Sigma.Dr. Colleen M Halupa, LeTourneau University Dr. Colleen Halupa is currently the Director of Curriculum Design and Technology at LeTourneau Uni- versity. She has an A.S. in medical laboratory technology, a B.S. in healthcare management, an M.S. in health administration, and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in educational lead- ership, and management. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Halupa was a biomedical sciences officer in the United States Air Force. Prior to her retirement from the military, she held varying positions in health administration and education and served as the program director for all of the Air Force
Paper ID #8856African American High School Students’ Human-Centered Approach to De-signMrs. Stacie LeSure Gregory, Utah State University Stacie is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Utah State University. Stacie has a BS in Physics from Spelman College and a MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Tech- nology. Stacie’s current research interests include the integration of Human-Centered Design and Service Learning opportunities to recruit and retain underrepresented students in engineering. She is also inter- ested in developing intervention strategies to reduce the negative
SPTOOLS graphical filter design editor using a Parks-McClellaniterative algorithm for digital filter coefficients determination. The filter will then be implementedusing the CodeWarrior, an integrated development environment (IDE), for the creation of programthat runs on the Tower System Microcontroller (APPENDIX figure B2). Signal conditioning usingoperation amplifier for anti-aliasing and anti-imaging filter is also included in the curriculum toenhance their knowledge in analog filter design. Performance of the Tower embedded systemboard can be tested by using the NI Elvis Instrument Launcher (APPENDIX C). The FunctionGenerator has frequency sweep capabilities which allow Bode Analyzer to create a frequencyresponse automatically of the real
(unless they qualifyto be placed in Calculus II by Advanced Placement test scores). Those with ACT Math scoresbelow 17 are placed in an Intermediate Algebra developmental class. In 2000, most otherfreshman engineering majors had ACT Math scores below 17 while in 2013 others were aboutequally divided between those with scores below 17 and those with scores above 25.Baseline Data for Program ImpactFive cohorts (2009-2013) totaling 172 students participated in the summer engineeringenrichment program. All participants had ACT Math scores from 17-25 inclusive, and 95%(163/172) passed both Algebra and Trigonometry with grades of C or better. A number ofstudents (44 or 25.6%) changed their majors to one with a curriculum requiring less
has worked as a practicing engineer for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and MSC Software Corp., as well as various consulting and expert witness positions. He also held a faculty position at University of the Pacific and is an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas, Austin. He has received numerous professional awards including a NASA Post-Doctorial Fellowship, ASEE Best Paper Awards, the ASME Most Innovative Curriculum Award, the Ernest L. Boyer - International Award for Excellence in Teach- ing, the US Air Force Academy Seiler Award for Excellence in Engineering Research and the Outstanding Academy Educator Award. He has published over 100 technical articles and
&T State University, an MBA in Management from Wake Forest University, and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&T State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #9234 As Co-Principal Investigator and Statewide Project Director for the North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (NC-LSAMP), and Co-Principal Investigator and administrative man- ager for the NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-3) project, she is a strong advocate for broadening the participation of underrepresented populations who major
Assistantships on Underrepresented Minority Students in New MexicoAbstract As the nation expects a change in the make-up of its ethnic groups, minorities will increaseand play an important role in STEM fields, requiring greater support. In the last twenty years, theState of New Mexico and, particularly, New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the NewMexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) have taken major strides to increase theenrollment of minority students. As a result of these efforts to achieve the status of beingHispanic Serving Institutions, changes were made to the curriculum that would teachunderserved students the skills necessary to be successful in a STEM field. Programs, such as theNew Mexico Alliance for Minority
Paper ID #9856Expanding a National Network for Automated Analysis of Constructed Re-sponse Assessments to Reveal Student Thinking in STEMDr. Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Engineering Edu- cation Research at Michigan State University. He is the lead PI and project director of the AACR project. Dr. Urban-Lurain is responsible for teaching, research and curriculum development, with emphasis on engineering education and, more broadly, STEM education. His research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories
Paper ID #9913Promoting Alternative Teaching-Professor Hires: A New PATH for Engineer-ing State UniversityDr. Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University Cheryl Cass is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University where she has served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs since 2011.Dr. Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa Bullard is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University
in conducting all aspects of the project. I was able to research individuals who I felt would be personally beneficial in the mentoring component of the project. After Ms. Irvin completed the actual oral history interview, I assisted in transcribing the oral history interviews and organizing all the components for the IRB packets. Additionally, I presented this research with Ms. Irvin on several occasions at the conclusion of the summer and worked on submitting the research to CUR’s 2014 Posters on the Hill session. As for the technology portion of the project, I read through a paper on the topology of integrated circuits as it was in review to spot any edits from an outside perspective. This gave me the opportunity to learn about a
the learner.4,5 This not only can improve learning, but students are more Page 24.1377.2likely to take an interest in a subject matter they understand. The educational community refersto these familiar ideas as “everyday examples”.The use of everyday examples has become common in textbooks, at least according to thepublishers. A cursory review of the marketing descriptions of science and engineering textbookswill undoubtedly find that many describe the use everyday examples to make the content moreaccessible to students.6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 While not every textbook is truly using examples that relateto the everyday experience of college students
, or it will erode over time. When an existing composite needs an addition of composite,there is no oxygen inhibited layer to provide adherence, and the composite addition will be lessthan integral with the existing restoration. Wetting Repair Resins is designed to restore theoxygen inhibited layer prior to the addition of new composite to an existing restoration. Thisresearch project compares the flexure strength of composites to that of their repaired samples,with and without the Repair resin applied.Experimental ProcedureIn this research seven different composites are tested. The experiments are conducted in ninesteps, starting from making the composite specimen till the break of the repaired compositespecimen as shown in Figure 1
early stages of student development and progress. Her core engineering educational background is Mechanical Engineering and doctoral work is in Engineering Education, both from Purdue University.Dr. Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre DameMs. Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame Catherine F. Pieronek is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Notre Dame. She holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a JD from Notre Dame, and an MS in Aerospace engineering from UCLA. Her research focuses primarily on the reasons that affect the persistence of women in engineering, as well as on the application of Title IX to collegiate STEM programs
Dr. Rajiv Ramnath is Director of Practice at the Collaborative for Enterprise Transformation and Innova- tion (CETI), and an evangelist for AweSim, a consortium that seeks to bring high-performance comput- ing based modelling and simulation to small and medium enterprises in the Midwest. He was formerly Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Concentus Technology Corp., in Columbus, Ohio, and led product-development and government-funded R&D – notably through the National Information In- frastructure Integration Protocols program funded by Vice President Gore’s ATP initiative. He is now engaged in developing industry-facing programs of applied R&D, classroom and professional education and technology
a lessresource-intensive manner. One benefit of the collaboration is the expansion to these non-travelexperiences. For example, activities in the summer program have extended to coursecollaborations during the academic year. Senior-level (i.e., “capstone”) design teams from thethree principal universities have collaborated on projects during the academic year. These joint-projects face all the challenges of typical capstone projects with the additional logistical andcultural issues of international collaboration. They are an excellent opportunity for our students.The institutions have also benefitted from first-hand experience with new programs. Forexample, the experiences at NUS with the development of their design-based curriculum
semester, the researchers met at least every two weeks to share and recordobservations from the different sections and to discuss pedagogy, ensuring consistent instruction.These observations are integrated into the findings in the following section.Test performance data was measured on the final exam, based on student descriptions of thesesame two definitions. Again, Atlas software was used to compile the response and identify thecommonly-used words. Next, the researchers compared the trends in the use of common wordsfor each definition, respectively.Analysis and FindingsWhen asked, “What does an engineer do?” the findings suggest that the most significant changeswere increases in words such as product (+350%), problem (+315%), efficient (+300
Paper ID #9514Intervention to Improve Self-Efficacy and Sense of Belonging of First-YearUnderrepresented Engineering StudentsDr. Kari L. Jordan, The Ohio State University Dr. Kari L. Jordan earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2006 and 2008 respectively. During her undergraduate tenure she was an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and served on the Board of Directors. She was also the President of the ASEE student chapter at Michigan Tech. She was the recipient of a King-Chavez-Parks graduate fellowship and GEM Fellowship
, and as a Post-Doctoral Research Officer at the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) at King’s College, University of London. Her graduate training is in Science & Technology Studies and Women’s Studies at Virginia Tech.Ms. Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State UniversityAlana Christine Snelling Page 24.1375.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 When, Why, How, Who – Recruitment Lessons from First Year Engineering Students in the Millennial GenerationToday, an increasing number of women enter, remain, and succeed within science
, and research practices in science.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics
institutions in different ways than other racial groups. Likewise, race affects power relations through mechanisms such as White privilege.White privilege represents unearned benefits afforded people with light skin by virtue of thehistory of colonization and slavery in the United States 36,37. This privilege is an unearnedadvantage and is based on conferred dominance 37. White privilege allows Whites to performcertain actions without their actions or intent being questionable or perceived as threatening dueto their race 37. Some examples of the “privileges that Whites have include: positiverepresentation in school curriculum materials, media, contribution to civilization, positions ofauthority; representation and availability of ‘white
supervises many courses in the frame ofinterprofessional projects (IPRO) program.Areas of Interests:- Zonal modeling approach,- Integration zonal models/building energy simulation models,- Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building,- Airflow in Multizone Buildings & Smoke Control,- Thermal Comfort & Indoor Air Quality,- Predictive modeling and forecasting: Support Vector Machine (SVM) tools,- Energy, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems Design,- Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Application in Building,- BIM & REVIT: application to Architecture and Electrical/Lighting Design systems. Page 24.1282.2ASEE Annual Conference, 2014 TRNSYS as an
Required Program/Grant Documentation and Records Provide Professional Development Opportunities For Yourself & OthersTraits & AttitudesThe traits & attitudes most critical to the development of increasingly more complex anddemanding leadership skills include the following: A forward-looking philosophy that prepares one for change A willingness to take risks informed by research and data Page 24.844.7 An entrepreneurial perspective on activities and opportunities A willingness to take ownership and personal responsibility for decisions A high value on Integrity and trustworthiness Flexibility and adaptability in
learning situations that are familiar to students as the context for virtual science, engineering and technology investigations. He also pro- posed and implemented the pioneering concept of integrated adjustable virtual laboratories. To facilitate these methodologies for academic education, corporate and military training, his company developed new ground-breaking e-learning solutions, as well as relevant assessment and authoring tools. Dr. Cherner holds an MS in Experimental Physics, and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science. He published over 90 papers in national and international journals and made dozens presentations at various national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Cherner has served as a
program faculty and describe their research interests and mentoring philosophies 2. Generate questions to learn about the practice of engineering education research 3. Propose connections between research methodologies and research questions 4. Propose connections between engineering education research and practice (policy, curriculum, learning environments, workforce) 5. Consider how faculty interests and mentoring approaches relate to personal interests and mentoring needsStudents take this course during their first term of an engineering education doctoralprogram in combination with another one credit, 50-minute course that serves as anintroduction to the program and field. In addition to the faculty research
factorsthat contribute to their learning in CCs.2.1 Internal Motivational FactorsSome students may be intrinsically motivated and self-driven to learn for the sake of learningrather than for achieving an external reward for their behaviors. Intrinsic motivation can be Page 24.1266.3expressed as student’s enjoyment, excitement, or interest in learning. Research indicates thathaving a set of personal goals is considered a motivational factor for academic achievementamong AAM students in CCs16,17,18,19.The individual learner is often motivated internally through his or her own self-perception, traits,experiences and backgrounds that shape his or her way
were integrated intothe curriculum and introduced at three high school sites, i.e.; two in Arizona and one in Teaching Energy Concepts using Chain Reaction Machines (Work in Progress)Trinidad and Tobago. A total of 65 students ranging from age 13 to 18 participated in theexperience.This paper presents: a) detailed account of the design of the energy and anaerobicdigestion module and b) descriptions of the ways students applied this learned knowledgein the design and development of their chain reaction machines. The paper concludeswith a discussion of how this experience can be adapted for inclusion in formal, in-classscience courses at the middle and high-school level.Overall Structure of the STEAM Machines