incorporate an opportunity for students to interact with civil engineersdirectly working on projects with a strong climate mitigation and adaptation dimension.In addition to the changes to CCE 1100, there is great potential for incorporating climate changeinto other civil engineering offerings at Western Michigan University, such as the capstonesenior design course. Other universities may also find it useful to adopt, and adapt as needed, thismodel of institutionally supported interdisciplinary professional development programming topromote faculty interest and confidence in integrating climate change into their teaching. Withthe inclusion of climate change into engineering courses, more engineering students will be ableto apply their climate
are Cyber Stars’ Daily Schedules Commented [1]: I added general schedules for both virtual and F2F programs.The program was designed to provide middle school female students with active learning experiences underthe guidance of graduate student facilitators and STEM faculty. In other words, our goal was to include anabundance of interactive activities and projects for participants to complete in small groups. The activitieswere related to everyday items students encounter in their homes to help with drawing connections betweenthe concepts learned in the classroom and real-world contexts. Students routinely
problems defined by practitioners in industry, government, and higher education 2. Use real tools that are used by professionals to design aerospace systems 3. Play real roles, such as project manager, project engineer, project scientist, project mathematician, and marketing communication specialist 4. Make real contributions by developing innovative solutions to real problemsFor nearly 15 years, RWDC has brought an aviation design competition to high schoolstudents [3], [4].Competition OrganizationThe RWDC competition is divided into two parts during the year. Teams of 3-7 students firstcompete in the State Challenge where the State champions are invited to compete in theNational/International Challenge. The members of the winning team
, Biomechanics, Motion Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, and Mechanical Medical Devices Design. Highly interested in Higher Education Curriculum Design, Academic Leadership, and teaching and classroom innovation. Courses taught: Intro to Engineering, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Vibration, Intro to CAD (SolidWorks), Senior Design Project, Numerical Methods, Intro to Biomechanics. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Teaching core engineering courses, Statics and Dynamics, considering different types of learnersAbstractStatics and Dynamics are complex core courses in the engineering
civil engineers get an opportunity to participate in God’s redemptive work on the earth and serve people by helping provide them with safe solutions to their most fundamental needs. Dr. Dittenber also has a passion for providing engaging teaching experiences, tackling unique and creative projects, and mentoring students through college and what follows.Luke Fredette Dr. Luke Fredette completed his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research at the Ohio State University before coming to Cedarville University as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2020. His teaching focus is in mechanical systems and computational methods, which meshes with his research interests in vibration, noise control, and nonlinear system
project focused on understanding the durability of the solar panel array as ittraversed through different atmospheric conditions, as well as to observe any changes in theirpower output. Additionally, it determined and evaluated the resilience of various sensors as thepayload experienced more extreme temperatures. Overall, it would serve as an incentive for futurestudents to research and develop better, efficient, self-powering technologies for payloads goingon high-altitude balloon flights, to even interplanetary missions.Solar-Powered Payload Current ballooning payloads have been used in the past within the MN Space Grant andMURI teams with non-rechargeable batteries that have had a limited, predicted lifespan duringflight, depending on
. Furthermore, increased willingness to seek help could improve mental health in theengineering workforce. As a first step, this project aims to use a mixed-methods approach todesign and refine an instrument to identify key mental health related help-seeking beliefs inundergraduate engineering students. In doing this, the study aims to address the followingresearch questions: RQ1 What are engineering students’ beliefs about using mental health services? RQ2 How should engineering students’ help-seeking beliefs be measured via a self- report research instrument?To address these research questions, we designed a two-stage research plan that was guided byour theoretical framework, the integrated behavior model (IBM) (Figure 1).Figure 1
regression analysis (Table 2). A two-sample independent t-test was used to analyze differences in the three identitycomponents by gender and then by URM status. A one-way ANOVA using a Bonferroniadjustment for multiple comparisons further examined differences between identities consideringthe intersection by gender and URM status together.Table 1. Primary variables considered in the analysis (modified from [10])Identity MeasuresCompetence Beliefs Average of 5 items on a 5-point scale asking ‘how confident are you in your abilities to do the following at this time?’ (5 being the highest confidence). Sample items include “Design a new product or project to meet specified requirements” and “Conduct
Discipline Boundaries to Improve Mathematics Education, National Science Foundation. 3. Governor Rick Perry’s Math Initiative (2001). 4. Calculus, Concepts, Computers, and Cooperative Learning, The Purdue Calculus Reform Project. 5. Greenberg, William (1999) “Mathematical Analysis in Engineering: Reform of Calculus in the United States, Virginia Tech. Dept of Mathematics. Circuit Maker®, is a registered trademark of Protel International Limited, 5252 N. Edgewood Dr. Suite 175, Provo, Utah 84604 USAJOSE AMIEVAMSEE Jose Amieva currently serves as an Assistant Master Technical Instructor, at the University of Texasat Brownsville, Electronic Engineering Technology Dept. He is, at this time chair of the
Chair in Engineering at VMI. He teaches engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges.Dr. Brian J. Swenty. P.E., University of Evansville Brian J. Swenty, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department at the University of Evansville. He earned his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri-Rolla (Missouri S & T) and his M.S. degree in civil engineering from the
controls lab. She advises the Engineers Without Borders – USA chapter and isworking with the Refining Technologies Joint Industry Project. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.036Mohamed AdawiMohamed Adawi is a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) student at Arkansas StateUniversity (A-State). He previously completed his BSME at A-State in 2020. He is broadlyinterested in the design and fabrication of scientific equipment, as well as mechatronics.Landon PerdueLandon Perdue is a senior at A-State pursuing a BSME. He has previously completedundergraduate research on chemical analysis of glucose content in rice and the development ofsol-gel coatings for industrial applications.Dr. Robert “Drew” FlemingRobert “Drew” Fleming is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at A-State. Hisresearch lab is currently engaged in a variety of projects, including understanding of
Year”, University of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation. Fur
to test with a variety of different cell phones, in order to ensure that our device willwork on as many devices as possible. Finally, an ability for the phone to interact with GoogleVoice/Wi-Fi rather than a standard cell phone subscription would allow for no recurring costs onthe device, but we would need to test more with this in the future.AcknowledgementsWe would also like to thank the Northeastern University Department of Physics for financiallysupporting our experience at the ASEE-NE 2022 conference. The project was designed andconstructed for the class Electronics for Scientists.REFERENCES1. https://www.electronicshub.org/mobile-controlled-home-appliances-without-microcontroller/2. https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel
drink, smoke, play, gym, swim, lazy, travel, current health, hobby, study time, mood, sleep 2 Life-Style 14 time, motivation 3 Family income level, marital status, number of sibling, support, father education, mother education 6 4 Peer-related classmates, group study, friends 5 5 Subject structure, grading, policy, textbook, midterm-grade, assignment, quiz, project, attendance
it to align properly with their course project. Future modules willinclude Ohm's Law and examples of application, use of actuators (motors), and how to safelypower a system via a battery or other external power source.Goals of WorkshopThe purpose of this workshop is to expose and train instructors on how to deliver and integratethis electronics fundamentals module into their courses. While experiencing the fun hands-onactivities from a “student’s perspective” the team will share their scalability strategy, lessonslearned, and then open up for further discussion regarding other integrative engineeringeducational approaches. This workshop is intended to serve as an additional resource on bestpractices for adding and scaling effective technical
purpose of elevating the understanding of all parties; this is anexample of both the challenge and the reward for teaching science diplomacy. And yetengineers are not entirely excluded from practicing a form of subterfuge in negotiation asexemplified through the process of entering a low bid to win a construction project andrelying upon cost overruns to turn a profit [3]. It is within this dynamic tension, betweenpractices shared by engineers and diplomats and practices shared by engineers andscientists, where a pilot course entitled, “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, andMath (STEAM) Diplomacy” was initially proposed in 2017 [4].As defined in 2010, in a report co-published by the Royal Society and the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement
marginalized populations at the organizational level. Her current research projects include exploring relationships between STEM graduate student funding types, educa- tional experiences, and skill development, as well as examining the relationship between Responsibility Center Management (RCM) and administrative outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Virginia Tech, an M.B.A. from Lynchburg College, and a B.A. in Spanish from Mars Hill College.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and
conceptualized as comprising two dimensions:leadership competence and policy control [16], [17]. Leadership competence encompasses one’sbeliefs about their skills for organizing and leading groups and policy control is a person’s beliefthey can influence decisions about policy in an organization or community [16]. Understandingcivil engineering undergraduate students' sociopolitical control beliefs may provide insight abouttheir agency to participate in activities that promote systemic change related to infrastructureinequities.MethodsParticipants and ProceduresStudy data for this project included survey responses to validated scales measuring: criticalconsciousness, system justification beliefs, social empathy, and sociopolitical control
. As a result, student advice presented in this paper reflects on theuntimely shift to online learning and provides insights to future online learners, from a group ofunwilling online students, on how to succeed in online courses.MethodsAt the conclusion of the 2020 spring semester, 233 students (across 67 project teams) in the FirstYear Engineering (FYE) program at a public Midwestern STEM-oriented university were givena group assignment. This assignment asked student teams to provide advice for future onlinestudents on how to succeed in the online learning environment through a survey administeredusing the university learning management system. The assignment administered builds onprevious research conducted in 2019 to obtain student advice
homework, in class exercises and discussions,quizzes and exams. The EML was infused into the course by revising one of the homeworkassignments and turning another one into a class project. The two assignments combined targetthe entire course learning outcomes listed above.Implementation and RelevanceThe EML assignments were composed of an in-class activity and a follow up report, andreplaced the traditional homework assignments targeting the same course learning outcomes. Thefirst assignment was executed early in the semester in week 3; the second assignment wasscheduled towards the end of the semester, in week 11.Assignment 1:This assignment was designed to help students learn the fundamentals of descriptive statisticsand how to characterize a
morale.Throughout this process, the organizers learned the importance of communicating a clearproblem statement, collecting structured stakeholder feedback early, keeping an open mind,utilizing low fidelity prototypes, and employing project management tools. Over the past year,organizers gained experience from their successes and failures, and these valuable lessons can beapplied to any organization seeking to manage the unexpected.I. IntroductionThis case study focuses on the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge organizers’ effort towardimplementing contingency thinking to address stakeholder value and organizational stressors inan ever-changing COVID-19 environment.A. Historical Competition BackgroundFor over 30 years, Argonne National Laboratory has managed multi
of abilities required to succeed professionally in theinformation age. The top four of these skills include critical thinking, creative thinking,collaboration, and communication [1]. In a typical engineering education curriculum, criticalthinking is addressed effectively. Also, students develop their collaboration skills via project-basedcourses that have become increasingly widespread in engineering education in the last twodecades. Furthermore, communication skills are often addressed through the inclusion of atechnical communication course or by otherwise satisfying the communication component ofestablished general education requirements. Laboratory experiences and project-based coursesemphasize the development of technical communication
native of the Republic of Liberia. Growing up as a kid, he has always been interested in computers, how they work, and their evolving applications. As a result of his curiosity regarding the use of computers, he developed a strong desire to enter the engineering field, which supersedes the goal of just finding a steady job. He holds an MSc. in Computer Engineering and is very passionate about Engineering Education and its application in developing countries. Over the years, he had led several student-centered projects and programs that promote STEM Education and Innovation. Collins creates and uploads Tech-Education-related content via Facebook and YouTube helping others improve their technical skills and remain
Digital Logic courses in Computer Science curriculum, andfor recruiting undergraduate researchers in cybersecurity related disciplines. We relate anecdotalsuccess in using the tool for such engagements and context for student involvement as part of anobject-oriented and agile software engineering project.1. IntroductionDigital logic instruction is typically a core component of Computer Science (CS), ElectricalEngineering (EE), and Computer Engineering (CpE) curricula. Most often, students are exposedto digital logic concepts early in their programs as a foundational steppingstone. CS students donot typically explore digital logic concepts further during their programs except as backgroundknowledge for courses like Computer Architecture or
practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Colorado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder Beverly Louie is the Faculty Advancement Research Associate in the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Formerly she was the Director for teaching and learning initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center, Director for the Women in Engineering Program and senior instructor in en- gineering courses ranging from first-year projects and chemical engineering unit operations. She holds B.S
, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of sustainable materials management (SMM) strategies.Dr. Daniel
approaches to a broader audience.Dr. Edwin van Hassel, University of Antwerp Edwin van Hassel is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Transport and Regional economics, Antwerp University where he is also teaching three courses. He has an engineering degree in naval architecture and he has a PhD in applied economics. His main research interest and expertise is in inland navigation, port hinterland transport, ship design and transport modelling. He holds a PhD with a topic in the field of inland waterway transport. More recently the scope of his work has been extended to maritime cost chain modelling. He also is involved in several research ranging from logistics projects to infrastructure cost benefit analysis and
setting. Lab space was limited to~16-18 students per room, with two rooms available to the two sections of the lab. While themajority of students enrolled in the F2F section of the class, various restrictions and quarantineevents for students living on campus meant that a sizeable portion of students might beparticipating virtually during a given week. To accommodate the varying needs of all thesestudents, the introductory and expository portions of the course were streamed live and recordedvia the Zoom web conferencing platform. The instructor would deliver a prelab lecture and discussmaterial in one room with the content streamed live and projected in the second laboratory room.Students working remotely could follow along synchronously and all
,experimentation, and "learning by doing" to demolish the myth that STEM careers are only formen, encouraging more girls to participate. Colden, an academician from the School of PhysicalSciences, had a similar opinion, stating that face-to-face activities such as science fairs, wherehigh school students can carry out experiments and projects, are crucial to increasing interest inSTEM.SpeakersTo construct the interview protocol, the researchers of this study built a list of possible questionsthrough brainstorming. Then, considering the length of the interview, we categorized thequestions into themes and rephrased them to focus on the objective of the interview. Four mainthemes turned out to be the most important 1) culture and family, 2) professional