Department of Engineering-Economic Systems at Stanford University (1984). She has authored over 200 scholarly publications; has won teaching, best paper and research awards; and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). At NAE worked on the Technologically Speaking, Engineer and Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering projects. She has supervised 81 MS projects/theses, 33 doctoral dissertations and numerous undergraduate researchers. Page 22.31.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Cross-National
personal interests, club activities, research quests and classcomponents. Members who use the space benefit from an appropriate amount of staff oversight Page 24.1320.7that provides design instruction, enforces safe practices, and ensures that projects conform to theCenter’s norms.A Design Center’s Contribution to Design EducationThe design education program at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science has beenadvanced in five unique ways as a result of the Center’s arrival on campus. One of the mostsignificant impacts has been the Center’s contribution to design skills associated withextracurricular activities. By showcasing the space
academic achievements he won the nomination by the University of New Brunswick as the best doctoral graduate in science and engineering. Since 2000, he joined the Systems Engineering Department, Uni- versity Arkansas at Little Rock where he is currently a tenured Professor. He has published over 35 peer- reviewed journal papers, 70 conference presentations, and two patents. He won the UALR’ excellence awards in teaching and research in 2007 and 2009, respectively. His research areas include implantable antennass and wireless systems, smart antennas, WLAN deployment and load balancing, electromagnetic wave scattering by complex objects, design, modeling and testing of high-power microwave applicators, design and analysis
has longitudinal,positive impacts on students’ success as they navigate through their undergraduate experiencestoward engineering and computer science degrees.Motivation and overviewThere is a critical need for more students with engineering and computer science majors to enterinto, persist, and graduate from postsecondary institutions. Increasing the diversity inengineering and science is also a profound identified workforce desire.1,2 According to nationalstatistics, the largest group of underrepresented minority students in engineering and scienceattend the Nation’s public higher education institutions, thereby often designating such highereducational venues as minority serving institutions (MSIs).3, 4,5Our research would not be so vital
, creativity, and design. After graduation he started research with the Air Force in the field of Human Reliability Analysis. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Wrong Theory Protocol: A Pre-Ideation Technique to Enhance Creativity and EmpathyAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a new design methodology—The Wrong TheoryProtocol (WTP)—to generate more empathetic and creative ideas. Our first ideas are seldom ourbest ideas. Many turn to brainstorming/ideation techniques, yet struggle to come up with ideasthat help them make progress. Fixation can make it challenging to have insight that is genuinelynew. Inspired by the idea
studies.In addition, our review shows that the primary use of CIs in engineering education is to gaugestudents' understanding and to uncover any prevailing misconceptions. It also revealed that thepredominant use of CIs is in undergraduate education, accounting for 90% of the studiesexamined. However, there is need for studies that examine the use of CIs to examine studentconceptual understanding at graduate level as researchers have shown that students still havemisconceptions even after graduation. For example, Maries and Li [30, 31] emphasize the criticalneed to examine the impact of misconceptions at the graduate level, recognizing thatmisconceptions persist at all educational levels. Furthermore, our review highlights a significantresearch gap
frontiers of engineering” and “each is associated withincreasing complexity.”3By comparison, the discipline of architecture’s curriculum andpedagogy consciously and actively fosters and rewards creativity. Architecture students prioritizeinnovation and continuously engage in creative thinking while keeping an eye on the big picture:the cultural significance and ultimate aims of the “program” in relationship to the cultural andenvironmental context of the project. Students are exposed to the best examples of creativeendeavor and cutting-edge design practice and taught the history of their field. Throughout theireducation, students are exposed to a range of approaches and methodologies for problem-solvingdesign, helping to provide the understanding
Embodied Capital: Literacy Practices, defined as “locating, interpreting, and/orproducing texts relevant to the design.” In these cases, we did not attempt to evaluate andquantify the quality of the high school students’ capital, but rather to describe and theorize it.Thus, we argue that coding, rather than rating, is a more appropriate term in this instance.Because the two terms (intercoder and interrater) are used interchangeably in much ofengineering educational research literature, we include research literature that uses either termthroughout this paper. However, we prefer the term intercoder reliability in the context of muchof qualitative research because this term more fully encapsulates the possibility for inductively-generated
Undergraduate Course as one possibleeffective approach and present the results of a survey to quantitatively measure the effect of thecourse on preparing the students and graduates for this new work environment. We also describethe course design, the hypothesis of effect, the survey design, the data collection, and analysis.Based on the participants’ responses and the quantitative analysis presented in this paper, weconfirmed quantitatively that the course has achieved its goal of preparing our undergraduates forthe ever changing and challenging environment for developing technology applications andservices. Overall, they believe that the impact on their career is worth the “value of contribution”they have exercised and estimated.1. IntroductionDue to
. Towards this goal, we instituted threeprograms focused on international experiences for undergraduate and graduate students.International Research Experience for Undergraduates (iREU)The purpose of this program is to promote development of globally aware scientists byexposing promising young scientists and engineers, in this case talented undergraduates, tothe promises and challenges of research in an international environment. We aim todemonstrate to these participants that not only is research in the global context a necessity inthe 21st century, but it is also both exciting and well within their capabilities. By providingthis opportunity early in their careers, we hope to have maximum long term impact. Towardsthis end, we have structured a
, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary graduate education in engineering. She has an NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for this work.Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech Kacey Beddoes is a Ph.D. student in Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech. Her current research interests are interdisciplinary studies of gender and engineering education. She serves as Assistant Editor of the journal Engineering Studies and co
specifically at the transformation of engineering educationto address these needs5,6.Engineering capstone design courses play an integral role in this effort. As a culminatingexperience for graduates, students apply their newly acquired knowledge and abilities topractical engineering problems. This experience allows them to make valuable connectionsbetween theory and practice, and serves as an excellent opportunity to develop criticalprofessional skills7,8. The value and significance of this course is highlighted by the inclusion ofCriterion 4, the professional component in ABET’s accreditation requirements, which states that“students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in amajor design experience based on the
productivity, andteam cohesiveness, with several operational definitions (outcomes-statements) beneath eachcategory. This rubric will be completed twice during the semester by faculty advisors, the TWSconsultant, and industry representatives—as a primary indicator of team competence. PhaseThree data are being collected in Spring 2003 and will be analyzed in Summer 2003.Multidisciplinary teaming instruction and assessment Over a three-year period, our NSF team developed three models for multidisciplinaryteaming instruction and assessment. Each model was designed and redesigned in an iterativeprocess based on data from the prior semester. Ultimately, a tailored, competence-oriented modelfor teaming instruction and assessment seemed to fit best
purpose for the module. The Content section presents best practices andcritical information that must be applied to activities in the Mentee's Digital Portfolio. TheAnecdotes section is where faculty post entries about real life experiences with the topicspresented.3.1. Module One: Syllabus and StandardsA syllabus is a contract between the instructor and students. It specifies the topics that the coursewill be addressing. It states the instructor’s expectation and shows anticipation of each student’sinvolvement and learning outcomes. Creating a good syllabus is not an easy job for either newfaculty members or experienced instructors. Therefore, this module is designed to help facultycreate a syllabus that addresses “ECU Standards for Excellence
research lab will serve as the training site on health and safety issues of nanomaterials. Dr. Tate is a mechanical engineer by training and has 16-plus years of academic and two years of industry experience. His research areas include developing, manufacturing; and characterizing the high-performance polymeric nanocomposites for rocket ablatives, fire-retardant interior structures of mass transit and aircraft, lighter and damage-tolerant wind turbine blades, and replacement of traditional composites using bio-based materials. He has mentored under- graduate African-American students under NASA-PAIR at NC A&T University, an HBCU, and Hispanic students under H-LSAMP at Texas State. He is a member of AIAA, ASME, ACMA
feature. Edmondson9 also describes a threaded approach to building teamskills across the curriculum.In a previous paper10 we described our approach that involves threading teaming elements in asequence of core design courses starting in Freshman Year. For practical reasons we did not tryto adhere closely to a particular model of teaming from a research perspective but have beenguided by Tuckman's11 model of team development (forming, norming, storming, performing,adjourning). In that sense it allows students to deal with issues of general acquaintance and taskfamiliarization during the first semester. It then builds a more formal instructional componentand peer assessment in the second semester. This is reinforced in the next course and
universities, and even experiments or training materials from industry maybe used. The effects of these materials and practices on the original institutions should behighlighted. The developers of the work being adapted must be cited, and it is beneficial toinclude them as consultants. The projects should not merely copy the work of another institutionbut rather should adapt it in unique ways. Students should be involved in the project, whetherthat be in designing and building experiments or in offering their guidance in the development ofnew curricular materials. Work may address a single course, entire programs, or even curriculain several different disciplines. Funds may pay for equipment (which requires 50% cost-sharingfor most universities
learning outcomes desired of engineeringgraduates. Work on this project began with a literature review searching for learning outcomesfor engineering students [5]. See Figure 1 for the project elements and procedure.Figure 1. Activities E-NSEE and E-FSSE Development.The initial research review uncovered 44 outcomes, of which 12 were addressed in ABETcriteria 3a – 3k and 4 [6]. Another five outcomes also fit a minimum citation criterion, yielding 17 Page 14.1344.3“fundamental” learning outcomes. These outcomes were sorted as relating to analysis,experimentation, and design (“Technical”) or to communication or other people-related skills(“Social
: RevolutionizingEngineering and Computer Science Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) grant, we aim to"revolutionize" engineering education, by preparing students to practice engineering using acontextual framework that embeds humanitarian, sustainable and social justice approachesalongside technical engineering skills. This research will produce and disseminate a model forredefining the “engineering canon” to include a professional spine threaded throughout thecurriculum with the goal of developing “Changemaking Engineers”. The revised engineeringcanon will build upon engineering technical skills to include the knowledge and professionalskills needed to empower our graduates to impact society and enhance the common good. Themodel will provide a template for change for
who join major-related student groups, are both more likely to persist in STEM. This driveshome the importance of peer relationships for women in STEM fields.Marra and her collaborators10, 11 looked at retention best practices in a large representativesample of engineering schools, and also found that women and men need somewhat differenteducational environment characteristics in order to be successful, in part because of theirsocialization12. Women place more emphasis on group affiliation, community, and collaborationthan men do13, 14.Research also shows that women are more likely than men to report that teaching styles, subjectmatter relevance, and the culture of the discipline affect their retention and eventual completionof the degree15
college impacted their ethical knowledge, reasoning, and/or behavior? RQ2. How and why do engineering alumni perceive that extracurricular activities during college impacted their ethical knowledge, reasoning, and/or behavior?MethodsTo answer the two research questions, this research used a mixed method approach, combiningquantitative data from survey items with qualitative information from semi-structured interviews.The research reported in this paper was embedded within a larger study [5]. This research wasreviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human subjects research and deemedexempt (Protocol #15-0326).A survey instrument was developed to answer RQ1, using many of the best practices suggestedin [39]. The survey
Paper ID #29680Exploring Literature on how Instructor Feedback Impacts STEM StudentMotivationCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. student in Ohio State University’s Department of Engineering Educa- tion. She is a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering classrooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017
Engineer. Many young graduates are confronted with the difficult tasksof learning the design process of their new employer, while trying to adapt to a new set ofbusiness priorities and metrics not associated with their educational experience. This course isdesigned to place them in a position of design responsibility on a multi-talented team, while theydirect a project from the point of establishing a comprehensive requirement to demonstration of aproduct. In a single semester, they are exposed to targeted research, project budgeting andscheduling, formal oral reviews, design audits, documentation processes and team organization.Industry sponsorship provides a meaningful use for the student product, budgets to allow creativesolutions to be
methods, neural network, and deep/machine learning for adeno-associated virus and liposome characterization. In 2020, he was awarded the best Research Assistant award by the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. Khan plans to pursue a teaching career upon earning his Ph.D.Olivia Reynolds (Graduate Student) Olivia received her PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University in 2022. Her research is focused on the development and assessment of low-cost, hands-on learning tools for fluid mechanics and heat transfer. She plans to remain at Washington State University where she will teach the first-year engineering courses and develop the first-year engineering
subject from a uniquely pragmatic “top-down” engineering point of view as opposed to the laboratory “bottom-up” mentality of biochemists. Engineers, by nature, are pragmatic problem solvers. Engineering traditionally employs the fruits of scientific research to address and solve practical problems and create the technology that ultimately serves the needs of mankind… In the pursuit of these goals, engineers are often called upon to combine the findings of a number of diverse scientific disciplines in order to arrive at practical solutions and to achieve specific goals. This is the traditional application of engineering principles. But those same principles are eminently suitable for the study
that is free of politics. In any case the otherdemands on faculty time, not least from research, make it unlikely that faculty willparticipate willingly unless they see real value in the activityThe purpose of this paper is to describe an initiative that has been underway at VirginiaTech for the last three years, designed to address these issues. The goals of the initiative are - to foster the development of groups where faculty can freely discuss and exchange their teaching ideas in an environment that encourages collaboration and exploration to improve teaching, - to encourage the participation of a large proportion of the engineering faculty in these groups.Below we describe the faculty-study group
Paper ID #33116Development of a Laboratory Platform for UAV Cybersecurity EducationMr. Yushan Jiang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Yushan Jiang is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, Florida. He is a graduate research as- sistant in the Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab). His research interests include cybersecurity, unmanned aircraft system, machine learning, and Internet of Things.Jiawei Yuan, University of Massachusetts DartmouthDr. Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
deals with, for example, deeper contextuallearning and open-ended design/problem-solving. With deep experiences in all four areas ofSTEM, our K-5 MST graduates have high content knowledge and high skill levels in STEM,resulting in overall higher teacher effectiveness. Perhaps more importantly, MST programgraduates have comfort (low anxiety) in a broad set of subjects and experiences.In this paper we give a detailed description of (i) the K-5 MST program, (ii) a brief overviewof a quantitative characterization of the program and (iii) unique research topics madepossible with our K-5 STEM graduates and their students.Summary:The K-5 MST program at our institution offers a unique opportunity both for increasingteacher effectiveness and K-5 student
variousstakeholders on the practical measures to transform engineering educators to design andimplement innovative teaching and learning. Observations, discussions, and surveys will becarried out during educators’ training and their implementation of the new method of teachingand learning to study the transformation. Benchmarking visits will be carried out to discoverthe best practices. The qualitative data will be analyzed using thematic analysis to identify thegaps and the measures. Later, Delphi method will be employed to finalize the standards. Allthe data will be examined and triangulated to develop a framework containing the directions,actions, and transformation. This work-in-progress paper reports the research result of the first objective
(redindicates option for earlier exposure to EnvE in the curriculum; green indicates options forreallocation of two credits;purple indicates option of a new EnvE course)Data Collection MethodTo support decision making of course rearrangement and the content desired in the new EnvEApplications course, this study was designed to explore the experiences of practitioners.Specifically, this study was designed to address the following research questions: 1. Which key topic areas in EnvE should be prioritized to best prepare students for professional practice? 2. What depth of coverage is most effective in EnvE topic areas to best prepare students for professional practice?To be able to prioritize EnvE content in our civil engineering curriculum