through the National Science Foundation’s AdvancedTechnological Education fund and, in 2014, received funding for their project. Now, three yearslater, the Mechatronics and Robotics Systems program at Bay College is one of the fastestgrowing programs on campus with new opportunities being discovered each day for studentemployment and educational partnering. The remainder of this paper describes the ways in whichthis program was designed, the results that have been realized thus far, and a description ofseveral unexpected benefits that make replicating such a partnership at other rural communitycolleges a strong recommendation.An Overview of the ProgramThe final grant award for the proposed project between Bay College and Michigan Tech totaled
literature reviews, data management, finding funding, and reading retention.Attendance at and response to these instruction sessions suggest that a formal program ofinstruction can be beneficial to engineering graduate students. Considering that individualstudents approach the librarians for instruction on topics such as strategies for literature reviews,or that individual faculty members approach the librarians for instruction to the students in theirlabs on topics such as best resources for researching specific subjects or instruction on citationmanagement applications, one might reasonably conclude that there is an unmet need for a broadinstruction program. In this project, the engineering librarians of the U-M disseminated aQualtrics survey to
. Students in the BSME program complete a rigorous,project-based curriculum [7] designed to engage students in the engineering design-build-testprocess during all four years of undergraduate study. Program highlights include small classsizes, access to faculty, and an integrated study abroad option.The University of Evansville has implemented both admissions processes mentioned in theintroduction. Students entering the program directly from high school must meet admissioncriteria for ME Lower Division. After completing the required Lower Division courses with agrade of C- or better, students must apply for ME Upper Division status to complete the final twoyears of study.Lower DivisionLower Division is classified as the first two years of
four authors work together on this project and collateinclusion results.While working through the full-text review, and again during the quality assessment for thepapers in the study, the authors found themselves regularly having to review the inclusioncriteria and get more explicit about exactly what was intended. The need for agreement led todiscussions such as what counted as assessment, what is meant by effective, and how these itemsare represented in a particular study. The authors agreed not to accept a statement ofeffectiveness from the paper authors, rather the paper needed to include some measure of studentlearning gain, which could be done by pre/post measures, or some comparison between groupssuch as, qualitative measure with a
Paper ID #19517Using WebGL in Developing Interactive Virtual Laboratories for DistanceEngineering EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks
Engineering at Kettering University. Her research interests include the educational pathways of returning graduate students, those who work in industry prior to pursuing graduate studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engineering Technology Graduate Students: Role Professional Societies Have in Their Formation In recent years, there have been several research projects focused on returning graduatestudents in engineering, those who have significant industry experience before beginning theirgraduate studies. These projects have focused on both the masters and doctoral levels and havelooked at research, coursework, benefits of attending graduate school, and
Moderate level of interest Highest level of interest Figure 1 – Participant Thread ChoiceThe pre-assessment survey also asked questions about STEM faculty development issues, facultyexpectations from the workshop, and information they would like to share with the workshopattendees. Following the workshop, the project team and external evaluator administered a post-assessment to all workshop participants. The post-assessment asked participants to rate workshoplogistics such as ease of travel, transitions throughout each day, and accommodations. In addition, thepost-assessment asked participants to describe how the workshop changed their views on holistic STEMfaculty development and how they might go
outreach, educational and support systems that have the potential to form ”resource-rich” networks in which students receive in- formation and resources in routine exchanges. Dr. Martin’s current projects evolve her prior research on social and cultural capital away from a normative state that requires students to conform to the main- stream institution of engineering education in an effort to promote experiences and systems that affirm/are inclusive of people from diverse backgrounds. In addition to research, she is deeply interested in STEM education policy, and held a Science and Technology Policy Fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012-2013. Dr. Martin has held a
Institute launched a project to enhance engineeringdepartments’ existing practices for meeting the SARI requirements and educatinggraduate students in ethics. The lead author of this paper interviewed graduate program coordinators from nineengineering departments to explore the following topics:1 1) The department’s current approach to educating graduate students in ethics; 2) The types of ethical issues graduate students in the program should be able to address; 3) Major challenges and perceived needs for enhancing graduate ethics education in the program.Interviews were conducted in the Spring semester of 2015. The interviews lasted between30 and 45 minutes. With IRB approval, the interviews were recorded and transcribed.Results
struggle to make theconcomitant adjustments to their curricular culture. For example, an instructor might adoptclickers but ask superficial questions (e.g., where answers reflect varying numerical calculationsrather than underlying conceptual models) and find that student outcomes do not improve as theyhad hoped. Schein’s depiction of organizational culture differentiates surface-level features fromdeeper values and assumptions [3]. In the example above, the clicker was a surface-level artifactthat the instructor tried to duplicate, but the underlying curricular culture was missing.Thus, major changes to curriculum, such as the adoption of project-based learning or movingfrom lecture to studio formats, often involve cultural shifts. Faculty
to the development of academic programs, several other educational options werealso created as part of this partnership. The first of these is to provide stand-alone, non-creditworkshops to train and certify students from other institutions, industry representatives, anddisplaced workers. Workshops have also been created to train educators at both the K-12 andpostsecondary levels on the use of robotic arms and the role the field of robotics plays in science,technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. This activity is aimed at broadening thescope of the project beyond just Bay College and Michigan Tech University through improvingthe quality of industrial robotics education at other area institutions. Thanks to the attainment
Paper ID #23514Reported Changes in Students’ Perceptions of Their Abilities to Succeed onthe ABET Student Outcomes During the First-year Engineering ProgramDr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of
undergraduates in class.User-Centered DesignUser-Centered Design (UCD) is a required course for all engineering majors taken during eitherthe second semester of the first-year or the first semester of the second-year. It introducesstudents to strategies for identifying the needs, capabilities and behaviors of a user group, anddeveloping designs that reflect the empathy gained for the user group to address their needs. Itincludes iterative design methods to elicit user requirements, generate alternative designs,develop low-fidelity prototypes, and evaluate designs from the perspective of the users. Theculminating course project involves students developing relationships with and designing anengineering innovation that meets the needs of users in the
duein class the following week. Two midterm exams and one final exam were given, and studentscompleted two Matlab projects in groups of three.ParticipantsThe course was taught by the same instructor in both terms considered in this study. Theinstructor was a full-time faculty member at the university with over 10 years of teachingexperience. S/he had taught the DTSS course discussed here several times prior to the two termsin question. Student participants in the study were predominantly male, junior or senior students,majoring in electrical engineering. The majority of students were also domestic and in-state.However, they varied greatly in GPA. The students were also diverse in race/ethnicity with overhalf being either White or Asian. The
tackled.Scrum for EducationEducators in computer science have begun implementing these methods and tools in theirclassrooms in part at the behest of their industries who would like to hire students already trained[17]. Other educators have noticed that the flexibility in response to complicated objectives has alot in common with many classrooms beyond computer science. EduScrum was developed in theNetherlands and showed favorable results with scrum as a pedagogical technique in middleschool [18]. The Product Owner is replaced by the teacher who decides what needs to be learnedand to what level. The teacher defines certain acceptance criteria which can be test scores orscopes of projects. The student teams (generally 4 or 5 students) are self-organized
me skills and techniques directly applicable to my career Diversity of LM2. In this course, many methods are used to involve me in learning learning methods LM3. Lab experiences assist me in learning concepts LM4. Developing the design project is a good learning experience LM5. This course demonstrates how to apply concepts and methodologies LM6. This course contributed to my ability to work in a team to solve problems CC1. This course contributed to my ability to use theoretical equations from fluid, heat, and mass transport topics to
, students, and instructors, and documentation of workplace andacademic artifacts—such as drawings, calculations, and notes—to access practitioners’,students’, and instructors’ conceptual representations. These ethnographic methods areconducted at a private engineering firm and in 300 and 400 level structural engineering courses. Preliminary results indicate that instructors’ conceptual representations in the classroomaim to enhance students’ broader understanding of these concepts; whereas students’ conceptualrepresentations are focused towards utility in solving homework and exam problems.Practitioners’ conceptual representations are more flexible and adapt to project and workplaceconstraints. These results seem to indicate that even when
only sourceof data collection. It is the intention of the authors to interview the corresponding instructors toattain a well-balanced perspective on potential instructional issues that hinder academicdevelopment.While Phase 2 of this long-term project is in process, it is the intention of the authors to presentthe benefits of implementing the ECNQ model to the Mechanical Engineering faculty such that itsimplementation is considered in their respective courses. The authors are planning to develop aseminar series that illuminate practical examples and explore pragmatic processes that strengthenstudent learning and engagement by incorporating effective communication strategies duringlecture sessions. Resultantly, Phase 3 of the project
Paper ID #24915Creating Guided Study Exercises for a Flipped Database CourseDr. Karen C. Davis, Miami University Karen C. Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineer- ing at Miami University. Her research interests include database design, query processing and optimiza- tion, data warehousing, and computing education. She has published more than 50 papers, most of which are co-authored with her students. She has advised over 100 senior design project students and more than 40 MS/PhD theses/projects in the area of database systems. She was awarded the ASEE Sharon Keillor
EngineeringFaculties’ Responses to Nature of Engineering Instrument (Work-In-Progress) AbstractEngineering faculty have advanced experiences with engineering that non-engineers do nothave, but what Nature of Engineering (NOE) concepts do engineering researchers hold? For K-12 engineering education, having an informed NOE understanding is an essential part ofengineering literacy. Yet for the higher education engineering community, NOE is hardly everdiscussed. Understanding engineering faculties’ NOE views can be a valuable contribution tocurrent NOE research. Our project is part of a collaboration between a southwestern US highereducation institute and a Vietnamese University. The cohort of Vietnamese engineering
experience differs noticeably between studies. Early work in productdissection focused on the benefits of learning how products work [3, 4, 16], while more recentwork has investigated how product dissection may be beneficial during product redesign as asource of inspiration or to provide a jumping off point for creative idea generation [17-20]. Theuse of product dissection as a tool in product redesign is important, because a goal of engineeringeducation is to teach students how to apply the design process to improve their ability to utilizeinnovative processes in industry. [21, 22]. Through the use of project based learning, educatorscan integrate product dissection into the design process and promote creativity; both of which arepart of ASEE’s
Physics II Classical Physics II Course Goals • Mathematical and • Conceptual understanding • Technological and technical competency of electromagnetics and engineering literacy 20th Century • Show the human developments side of engineering and how it relates to design Methods of • Regularly Scheduled • Final Project • Final Project Evaluation
, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Mr. Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA Chris Willis, DELTA’s Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment, manages the evaluation and assess- ment of course redesign and educational technology projects, focusing on technology integration, peda- gogy, and teaching best practices to support student success and engagement. He manages data
Love, University of Texas, El Paso Norman D. Love, Ph.D.is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Love, an El Paso native and UTEP alumnus, earned a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas El Paso and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma in the same field. Dr. Love’s research interests lie in the areas of combustion and energy conversion processes and engineering education. He has developed flipped classroom modules and also implements project based learning activities in his class activities.Md Moinuddin Shuvo, University of Texas at El Paso Md Moinuddin Shuvo is a graduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso with a
-College Students: A Literature Review (Other)AbstractIn response to increasing demands for engineers, engineering has become a more prominentfeature of K-12 education. Additionally, engineering and engineering related topics have becomepart of many state’s standards, further encouraging this growth. Over the last two decades,programs such as Project Lead the Way, Engineering is Elementary, and others have allowedmany K-12 schools to incorporate engineering into their offerings. At the same time, manyuniversities, corporations and other youth organizations have offered opportunities for studentsto learn about engineering outside of the classroom in informal settings. These programs includecamps, after school programs, mentoring programs and other
room for this discernment module,other content of the course had to be adjusted accordingly. This was accomplished by reducing the lengthof the two group projects delivered during the semester and adjusting the project content to removematerial that was not necessary for success in future engineering courses (as determined by student andfaculty feedback).First, all students were required to attend “Department Days” where 5 consecutive class sessions wereused to introduce each of the 5 departments to all students (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences,Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering). This includes a description of the
Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Examining the cultural influence on peer ratings of teammates between international and domestic studentsAbstractEffective teamwork behaviors are considered critical by employers hiring engineers and globallydiverse teams have become intertwined in many technical endeavors. Complicating the use ordevelopment of team skills in this environment, ethnic and cultural differences influence teaminteractions and their measurement. This work is an exploratory study of the
. She began teaching computer science at Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia in 2009 and moved to VCU in August 2016. Debra has served on the advisory board for Lighthouse for Computer Science (LH4CS). The goal of the Lighthouse project is to improve computer science diversity through faculty professional development. In addition, she is a member of the Advisory Council for the Deep Run High School’s Center for Informa- tion Technology in Glen Allen, Virginia, where she provides program support and assists in curriculum development for their technology-based preparatory program for future computer scientists.Mr. Alex David Radermacher, North Dakota State University Alex Radermacher is a lecturer at North
“involves two or more people researching a topicthrough their own experience of it, using a series of cycles in which they move between thisexperience and reflecting together on it” [18]. The cycles include observation of own experiences,reflection, sense making of those experiences, and action [19]. For this study, we included anotherlayer in this cycle, a research experience for the student participants. Through this component ofthe project, the students are not just the subjects, but they also work closely with two facultymembers to learn to conduct educational research and have a voice in the design of the study.This collaborative inquiry grew out of a College-level Research Initiation grant, which providedfunds to engage the lecturer and two
Engineering California State University, Los AngelesMr. Nhat Minh Ly, California State University, Los Angeles Education: - Graduated at Cal State LA with Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineer. Experience: - Military services in United State Army Reserve for 6 years. - Jr. Mechanical engineer at Lambda Research Optics.Mr. Mathew Rafael Rojas, California State University, Los Angeles Education: B.S Mechanical Engineering California State University Los Angeles (2014-2018)Ivan Juarez, California State University, Los Angeles Education: B.S Mechanical Engineering Cal State LA (2013-2018) Work Experience: Associate Project Engineer (Los Angeles Unified School District)Mr. Anthony Po-Hong Wong, California State University