” demonstrates that the REU site experience was beneficialin promoting the inclusion of these students in engineering, regardless of its perceived impact ontheir academic performance. Because the REU site was heavily focused on research, it is importantto understand what specific aspects of conducting research the participants preferred, to understandhow to implement these factors in future programs and in the existing engineering curriculum.Therefore, participants were asked to indicate how much they agreed or disagreed with a series ofstatements following the prompt “One of the best things about doing engineering research is beingable to…” (Table 3). Table 3. Descriptive statistics for responses to the prompt “One of the best things about doing
, that are common across multiple programs. Here, the challenge in updating or changingthese courses is ensuring the needs of a more diverse constituency are met. As previouslydescribed [Kunberger and Geiger, 2015], our introductory engineering course was changed tocreate a cohesive educational experience for the students, while continuing to meet theprogrammatic needs of the engineering programs involved as the first touchpoint those programshave with their students.Many of the courses within the WCE practice high impact practices as recognized by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), particularly with respect tocommon intellectual experiences, writing-intensive courses, and collaborative assignments andprojects [Kuh
observed at a much lowerfrequency. Researchers documented the frequency of the following sociotechnical practices:stakeholders (5%), power/position/identity (4%), social context (2%), interpersonal awareness(2%), future impacts (1%), ethics (0%), and the natural environment (0%). They found similarpatterns across different subfields of required IE courses. For example, in courses with a focus onengineering design and simulation, there was no mention of concepts such aspower/position/identity and social context, and discussion of stakeholders only appeared with 6%frequency.Figured worlds theoretical frameworkIn this study, we draw on the figured worlds framework by Holland et al. [12] to understand themechanisms by which disciplinary culture
excellence in teaching and learning [5]; (2) the absence of astandardized accessibility curriculum within computer science education; (3) a lack ofestablished best practices for accessibility; and (4) a considerable learning curve for educatorsadapting content to be fully accessible. These challenges suggest not only variability inimplementation but also a critical gap in the standardization of accessible educational practicesacross the field. Additionally, these challenges have been made even more difficult in the onlinelearning environment, where digital accessibility issues increase considerably. Despite thiscomprehensive discussion, these two studies demonstrate how little has been researched aboutthe pedagogical practices employed to make
primarily JaneJensen’s responsibility, with input from Drs. Mengüç and St. Omer, and Hawes willremain the TA for all courses. Hawes is a PhD candidate in the College of Engineering,whose research focuses on nanoscale engineering.Structure of the Course:We wanted to structure the course around themes that would resonate universally. While“computers” would have been a natural choice to discuss the impact of emergingtechnologies, today’s college freshmen have no memory of the days before computers,just as older generations have little or no recollection of times without electricity orrunning water. On the other hand, our generation’s experience with computers can beconsidered a juxtaposition of “before- and after-personal computers” experience. Wehave
Paper ID #49499 and Biology from Southwestern University and her doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine from the University of North Texas. Her research explores interdisciplinary curriculum development in collaboration with STEM fields such as computer science, health science, and engineering.Dr. Jeffrey John Hatala, West Texas A&M University Dr. Hatala has most recently worked with faculty at different universities and in different disciplines (psychology and engineering) to develop and team-teach a interdisciplinary project-based team-based course for teaching the balance between design and societal impact on physical and emotional health on the local and regional levels.Andrew Crawford
at Mississippi State University. She previously worked for the Geosystems Research Institute as a scientific visualization and virtual reality researcher, and for Mississippi State’s Electrical and Computer Engi- neering department as Outreach Coordinator. Her research interests focus on technology in engineering education, effective design of engineering courses and curricula, and scientific visualization.Mr. Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, School of Education Dakota Farquhar-Caddell is a Masters’s student in the Higher Education program at Virginia Tech and serving as a research assistant in the College of Engineering. His research interests include examining factors that impact learning experiences both in and out of
-based teaching. Implementing PS-I would requireprofessional development to help instructors design effective problem-solving activities andmanage classroom dynamics. Finally, it is important to keep in mind that PS-I should align withaccreditation requirements (e.g., ABET) and institutional learning outcomes. Ensuringconsistency across courses without disrupting the broader curriculum is a challenge.Second, considerations should be made for the long-term sustainability of implementing PS-I.Demonstrating the effectiveness of PS-I beyond a single course is crucial to gaining widespreadfaculty support. Providing evidence-based best practices and training opportunities canencourage adoption. Also, universities must invest in necessary
to the country’s schools where they had studied.In this way, in this paper we show through diverse situations the influence that experiencedmethodologies can have on a student, and how through these same methodologies we can changethese opinions and make them favorable towards methodologies based on active learning.IntroductionIn recent years there has been a growing interest for changing pedagogical practices in theteaching of engineering1 2. This tendency responds to the necessities of economic globalization,rapid advances in technology and cognitive science3 4. In addition, in many of the world’scountries it has been observed that the graduation rate of engineers has fallen in relation to theprojected demand for these professionals5. This
mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark has a BSS from
students, and friends can see what UIUC students are capable of. PACE alsohas the potential to turn into a valuable recruiting tool for the ECE department and employers.Employers, in particular, will be able to search projects for skills that they need. Finally, the sitewill grow over time into a valuable and practical resource that future students can tap when it istime for them to do a project. Some of the best projects will be identified each semester andplaced in the Senior Design “Hall of Fame,” while the rest will be accessible by semester and Page 5.485.3search engine (Figure 1.2). PACE allows students to easily create a basic Project
collaborations, impacting the quality of the studentlearning experience and research activities done virtually and/or in hybrid and multiple platforms.As faculty respond to changes in their educational philosophy based on best practices for studentslearning, questions need to be raised as to what, if any, methodologies will be continued afteruniversities return to on campus learning [1,2,3]. The educational research that was pursued previously focused on documenting andunderstanding the impact of a personal instrumentation-based pedagogy and its enablingtechnology as a treatment to improve student learning and retention [4,5,6,7]. In the present effort,a similar approach is followed. The treatment is now distance delivery and learning and
research program. The research questions associated with the first-step in the researchprogram were best suited for qualitative methods of discovery. In turn, the findings of the firststep of this research program helped to inform and shape the research question related to thesecond step. The second-step research question was best suited for quantitative methods ofdiscovery.No testable theories related to ethics curriculum incorporation methods are known to presentlyexist. Thus, this research was conducted in an emergent manner that allows for the possibledevelopment of a curriculum-related theory as a result of the study. In addition, the investigationhas been designed with a pragmatic approach to addressing the research questions. As a result
last decade. Researchers belonging to this group haveacquired substantial and documented experience in the design, manufacturing and flight testingof small unmanned aircraft and successfully demonstrated autonomous GPS-based, closed-loopformation flight using 3 custom-built jet-powered UAVs in 2004. A typical flight control projectat West Virginia University embodies several aspects of engineering education, as well astheoretical and practical topics, which are not covered in a conventional classroom or researchsetting. Specifically, undergraduate and graduate students involved within different researchprojects learn basic hardware and maintenance of small unmanned aerial vehicles, systemsengineering, aircraft design, flight simulation and
Chair for the IEEE Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG) 2018 and 2020. His work on automatic facial expression analysis by computer vision algorithms was featured in Motor Trend Magazine in 2014, 2015 and 2016 for the Best Driver Car of the Year event. Dr. Cruz obtained a few awards for dissemination of research to the greater public (NSF Com- munity Award (2013) and NSF Judges Choice Award (2012) in NSF IGERT Video/Poster Competition). He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Association for Com- puting Machinery (ACM), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE
liberal arts university in Pakistan - and joined full-time as an assistant professor after his graduation and taught courses in engineering design, manufacturing, and thermodynamics; and oversaw the design and manufacturing workshop. After teaching for almost two years, Abdullah moved to the University of Oxford where, in addition to researching ways to adapt the internal combustion engine for a carbon-free mobility future, he tutors courses in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics in the Department of Engineering Science and is a Research Associate at Balliol College.Dr. Abdul Basit Memon, Habib University Dr. Abdul Basit Memon is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Habib University, a
, evolvability, adaptability and sustain- ability. Additional responsibilities include providing business leadership for engineering technical and professional educational programs. This includes development of engineering programs in advanced air- craft construction, composites structures and product lifecycle management. Michael is responsible for leading cross-organizational teams from academic, government focusing on how engineering education must acknowledge and incorporate this new information and knowledge to build new methodologies and paradigms that engage these developments in practice. Michael holds a PhD in Strategy, Programme and Project Management, with a focus on Engineering Education Research from Skema
Mechanical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the impact of motivation on performance and persistence in mechanical engineering design courses under the guidance of Dr. Beshoy Morkos. She also serves as a graduate student advisor to senior design teams within the mechanical engineering department. Elisabeth is a member of ASME, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society.Miss McKenzie Carol Clark, Florida Institute of TechnologyDr. Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology Beshoy Morkos is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology where he
Lancaster Dissertation Award for her PhD thesis. She has also been awarded the Fiona and Michael Goodchild best graduate student mentor award during her PhD. Shailja’s research vision is to develop AI methods for healthcare that ”close-the-loop” between surgeons, research scientists, educators, and engineers.Mr. Thomas John Williams, University of California Merced Thomas Williams is a first-year undergraduate student at University of California Merced. Thomas has extensive experience in the tool and die trade and is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Thomas enjoys teaching others and is actively interested in improving educational processes to make them more engaging and ideally inspire
populations ofengineering students. Overall, the goal of this paper is to recount the creation, testing, andvalidation of the survey measure before it was used with a national population. We hope thispaper will contribute to the discussion of survey development best practices within engineeringeducation, as well as act as a future resource for the GRADS project as data and results areshared. MethodMeasuresSurvey Item Development. Two surveys were developed to explore EDS’s engineeringidentities and how their identities impacted motivation in their doctoral programs. Items weredrawn from existing research, specifically Godwin's (2016) work on engineering identity andOyserman's (2015) theory of identity-based
Page 23.852.5constructive feedback related to his use of PowerPoint and his lecture delivery, which willundoubtedly allow Mr. Lee to refine his teaching abilities after the completion of his dissertation.Most importantly, the students in the class felt that Mr. Lee showed continuous improvementover the one month period indicating that the training that he received made a positive impact onhis lecture abilities and provided him with a solid foundation to build upon once he begins hiscareer in academia.III. Learning How To LearnA. Mentee: Postdoctoral Research Associate1. Motivation For LearningOne of the key aspects of a successful doctoral graduate is the ability to conduct fundamentalscientific research independently and interdependently. A
standpoint and written in such a manner as to be of general interest. C. Books treating of details of practical application of science and engineering; suitable for city officials or others interested in municipal affairs, manufacturers, mechanics, artisans, students in manual training, and as a preparatory for more advanced work. D. Advanced books for engineers, designers, surveyors, etc.” 24Each entry included the author’s name (often only the surname), title, publisher and price. Manywere also accompanied by a one sentence description of the contents. The reaction to the reportwas mixed. Some members praised it while others questioned the inclusion of certainpublications, including those of the International Correspondence
engineering solutions. (ABET 2b) An ability to communicate effectively. (ABET 3) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,… An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. (ABET 4b) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. (ABET 5) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. (ABET 6) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning. (ABET 7) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Fig. III.3
Ph.D. from SIUC in 1991 and 2002 respectively. He teaches courses in electric power and machinery, industrial automation, and electric circuits. His research interests include power systems economics, power markets, and electric energy management. Page 14.534.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Energy Management and Renewable Power Design Projects from a University Power GridAbstractProject-based learning is a recognized method for engaging students. Projects involvingindustrial power systems give students exposure to current methods and practices relevant
education.Avneet Hira (Assistant Professor) Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering program at Boston College with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Society. Her scholarship is motivated by the fundamental question of how engineering and technology can support people in living well in an increasingly engineered world. Her research, which is in engineering education, focuses on affordances of technology, humanistic design, and engineering epistemology. Her work is inspired by Making and tinkering practices, especially those from different local knowledge systems.Brian Keith Smith Brian K Smith is the Honorable David S. Nelson Professional Chair and Associate
responsibility, develop and implement complex systems,communicate and function within multidisciplinary groups, and understand impacts of theirdesigns in different societal and environmental contexts.Achieving these outcomes requires a pedagogy that not only holistically broadens non-technicalaspects of engineering design, but provides a conducive learning environment that is responsiveto the changing professional industry landscape. At our University, we have endeavored tofacilitate innovation and professional efficacy by closely tying our capstone course with currentindustry practice. The course begins with as a traditional lecture course in parallel with theproblem-based learning format during the first five weeks to rapidly prepare learners for
Howell, Kenneth Leitch, Vinu Unnikrishnan, and Erick Butler Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering, West Texas A&M UniversityAbstractEngineering education literature provides evidence for many positive impacts from Service-Learning (SL)on engineering students and young engineering professionals. Traditionally most engineering courseworkis heavy on hard science and math and very light on courses involving social sciences. Four faculty (allnoted as co-authors) from West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) advised or led in two different civiland environmental engineering senior design student groups in a SL opportunity in Amarillo, TX in the2019-20 school year. We worked with a local
received her BS from Georgia Tech in 2006, double-majoring in Psychology and Management.Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluating programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, K-12 STEM programs after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from a multi-level evalua- tion plan designed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring
. Complexity of the design of daylightingsystems makes it less appealing to architects to undertake and makes it a risky task and liabilityfor architectural engineers. That is why rigorous design and/or engineering of daylightingsystems is uncommon in architectural practice. Further experimental research is needed toestablish a rigorous design procedure for the design of daylighting systems. In academia, there isa dire need for undergraduate and graduate education and exploration in the area of daylightingsystems design and engineering. The new daylighting laboratory, the artificial sky dome, atOklahoma State University, will provide the means of exploration to perform a much-neededexperimental research in the area of daylighting systems design and
the National Academies, Dr. Butler was an analyst for the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, a research associate in the Department of Environmental Health of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, conducted research at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and practiced as a product safety engineer at Xerox Corporation. He has directed numerous National Academies studies on engineering and environmental policy topics. Dr. Butler earned his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering with a concentration in biomedical engineering from the University of Rochester and his PhD in public policy analysis from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a recipient of the National Academies’ Cecil