student who participated is currently pursuing a research project underthe supervision of Dr. Freeborn and Dr. Gosa to investigate surface electromyography tocharacterize swallowing behavior.References[1] American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, “Scope of practice in speech-language pathology,” Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007. [Online]. Available: www.asha.org./policy.[2] M. O’Keefe, T. Burgess, S. McAllister, and I. Stupans, “Twelve tips for supporting student learning in multidisciplinary clinical placements,” Medical Teacher, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 883–7, 2012. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.700431[3] D. M. Shafran, L. Richardson, M. Bonta, “A novel interprofessional shadowing initiative for senior medical
inthis study is RapidMiner, and different subsets of data are utilized in the machine learning phase,thus reaching more robust predictive conclusions.IntroductionIt is almost ubiquitous nowadays to read or hear about trends or conclusion(s) that have beenestablished with the application of data analytics techniques to consumers’ information, frompreference in terms of flavor or color, to behavioral trends in terms of purchasing online ortendency to walk short distances [1]. The field of data analytics has received substantial attentionin the past years due in part to the competition level in a globalized economy, which has resultedin the almost imperative need for focused or personalized services, thus resulting in this globaltrend of collecting
managers in new engineers’ socializationprocesses as well as Brunhaver et al.’s [15] analysis of the supports and barriers in newengineers’ experiences in the workplace. The latter study highlighted ways in which experiencessuch as employee education, help from managers and coworkers, and camaraderie served as bothsupports (when present) and barriers (when absent) to participants’ transitions to the workplace.EPS researchers have also explored engineering career pathways [16, 17] and perceptions of keyoutcome measures [18].To extend our knowledge of new engineers’ experiences of the transition from school to work,we draw on data from a large multi-institution study to explore 1) what types of tasks andactivities new engineers engage in during
marijuana growingin rural fields or among other crops14, while a Marijuana classifier can be installed on adrone and make such process more efficient and cost-effective. The student downloaded303 Marijuana images and 353 images of other plants from online using an imagedownloading tool called Fatkun Batch Download Image from Chrome web store (seeFigure 1-2). Figure 1: Marijuana image samples Figure 2: Other plant image samplesThe student then tried to install TensorFlow on his own Mac. After a couple of unsuccessfultrials, the student was able to installed TensorFlow using Docker. The student fine-tunedInception-v3’s final layers for the new classes: Marijuana and Other plants. The newclassifier
ChE classroom DEVELOPING RESPONSIBLE LEARNERSSatyen Gautam, Sachin Jangam, and Kai Chee LohANational University of Singapore • Singapore 117585 s educators, we believe that education should be anticipate that by giving students an opportunity to be part of geared towards creating learners who take responsi- grading, one can give them ownership. When learners have bility for their learning over and above responding to ownership over their learning, it can lead to greater engage-instructions. While traditional methods (lecture and tutorials) ment and intrinsic motivation for them to take responsibilityand incorporating cutting-edge technology in the classroom for their
? race/ethnicity), conference information, and motivation for attending a non-technical conference. Selection of awardees wasB. Data Collection and Assessment Instruments student level-blind (graduate or undergraduate), race/ethnicity- This study presents data collected during a span of two years, blind, and based on responses to three questions: (1) Pleasewith four collection periods: Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring indicate why you would like to attend the conference(s), (2)2017, and Fall 2017. For each collection period, participants Please indicate how you plan to fully utilize the conference(s)completed an application form, conference pre-survey, and
; advanced methods for improving hardware and physical network security; evolvable hardware; and evolutionary and recon- figurable computing. He is a senior member of the IEEE organization and several societies, a member of the ASEE and ACM organizations.H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University H S. Jacinto received his BS degree in electrical and computer engineering from Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA, in 2017, and is currently pursuing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Boise State University. From 2015 to 2017 he worked with Idaho National Labs conducting research on self-powered wireless sensor networks and their security. From 2016 he now works in the High Per- formance Reconfigurable
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of prior studies of STEM identity. Asengineering identity frameworks are further refined we can start to investigate theongoing work of identity formation amongst individuals and groups, thus broadening ourunderstanding of what it means to be an engineer.AcknowledgementsThis research was funded by the National Science Foundation through grants #1636449and #1636404. The authors wish to thank department chairs, faculty members,instructors, and students who made the collection of this data possible. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions in this article are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesBlake-Beard, S., Bayne, M. L., Crosby, F. J., & Muller, C. B. (2011). Matching by race
Directors, President’s Club, Nittany Lion Club, ASEE, ASME, AIAA, AKC, GRCA. He has been honored with a LMC/KAPL Leadership Award, GE Phillippe Award, PSEAS Outstanding service award, Jaycee International Senatorship, and an ESM Centennial Fellowship. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Using a Systematic Review to Identify Leadership Competency Needs Across Engineering DisciplinesBackgroundSince ABET and industry began calling for leadership and professional skill development inengineering students in the early 2000’s, the literature involving engineering education andtraining has evolved to include a variety of studies and articles to address this gap in
access to materials and appear to participate in the activity Purposeful Cohesiveness of each portion 2.77 4 Activities of the lesson and evidence that suggests each element of the lesson relates to the STEM learning goal(s) Engagement with Opportunity for youth to 2.52 3 STEM construct understanding and actively participate in the cognitive work of the activity STEM content Youth can build and express 2.28 3 learning their STEM understanding, which is connected throughout the
collecting the data.Applying Basic Statistical methods on Measured Data: The pressure transducer measures theprocess variable, in this work it was the hydraulic pressure in PSI and outputs the DC voltage.The measurement data was DC output voltage for different pressure values.6. Basic S`tatistical ParametersTo validate and get basic information from any data set, the fundamental three statisticalparameters (mean, median and standard deviation) are used in any field.Mean: It indicates the average of set of data points. To introduce this parameter usage and itsimportance to the students, in this experiment, the pressure sensor reading was measured 5 timesat the same PSI value. In real time industrial applications, the data from any sensor is
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gradingincentive that works well with students. Therefore, our proposed course structure used aneffective combination of group learning and specially prepared detailed course notes. After thefirst (background check) quiz the following e-mail (boxed below) was sent to the class givingstudents another opportunity to relearn the topics. The quiz 1 mentioned below was multiple-choice type. Many students would guess answers on such questions. But the condition forregrading such quizzes was they must learn the correct reason/s for each of the missed questionby reading notes, or by discussions with groupmates or others. This worked very well. In fact,our data shows a consistent interest among students. Further tracking some of the students fromFluids II to the
acknowledged. The tireless efforts ofBernie Peyton in organizing the Origami Universe exhibit at the Chimei Museum and invitingour participation are also recognized. Thanks to Madison Fujimoto for her work helping toprepare the paper for publication. This work is dedicated to the memory of our friend PaulAnderson, whose curatorial efforts made the exhibit possible.References[1] “NSF GPRA Strategic Plan FY 2001-2006.” Internet:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0104/strategy.htm, 2006 [Nov. 7, 2017].[2] “Flip It, Fold It, Figure It Out.” Internet: http://www.astc.org/exhibitions/flipit/dflipit.htm,2011.[3] S. Van Dyk, curator. “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn,” National Museum ofAmerican History. 2012. The Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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measure several factors related to how students felt about their place in the engineeringcommunity, their attitudes towards engineering, and their perceptions about their future inengineering. In this study, we examined survey data for a subset of the population, first-generationcollege students. Students were asked to indicate their parents’ level of education, and those whoreported both parents/guardians obtained “less than a high school diploma,” “high schooldiploma/GED,” or “some college or associate/trade degree” were classified as first-generationcollege students. Students who reported parent(s)/guardian(s) completed a “bachelor’s degree” or“master’s degree or higher” were classified as continuing-generation college students. Of the
science practices? 3. To what extent do you think it is possible to enact engineering practices in the grade(s) you teach? 4. What are some of the difficulties you envision with enacting engineering practices in your classroom? 5. How are some of the instructional practices you currently use similar to and/or different from those you might need to enact engineering design in your classroom? Engineering design process documents. Teacher teams produced a variety of documentsas they completed each design challenge; these included tradeoff matrices, sketches ofprototypes during brainstorming sessions, benchmarking research, convergent design generation(i.e., final design drawings), and design critique
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idea to one (or more) of the eight fields ofMATCEMIB. Idea flexibility was then established as the number of fields of MATCEMIBthe student had used in the generation of all their ideas. Therefore, idea fluency had nomaximum range, while idea flexibility was limited to a maximum value of eight. Theevaluation of the three assessors was then checked for inter-rater reliability. Results showedthat agreement was high, with values of Cronbach‟s alpha above 0.9 for idea fluency and ideaflexibility. The values of idea fluency and flexibility for each student were then set as theaverage of the values independently allocated by the three assessors.ResultsAnalysis showed that the mean number of ideas generated for first year students was 10.53,while
-competitive markets in engineering education could arise whenever there is oneperson/organization/institution involved in providing or “consuming” a good or service. On aregional level, this could arise from engineering programs themselves if there is a paucity ofprograms for students in a certain geographical area, or for a particular technical specialty. In thisexample, there might be a small number of schools offering an engineering course of study. As aresult, students interested in engineering (or a particular type of engineering) would haveminimal options, leading to a potentially non-competitive market because the extant program(s)do not have to compete with other engineering programs to enroll engineering students. Barriersto entry for new
engineering students.2. The first part of research question two asks, how frequently was climate change a topic covered in courses taken by freshmen engineering students in high school? To answer this question, students were asked, “Please indicate whether the following topics were covered in your last high school courses. (Mark all that apply)”. One of the topics was “climate change”. Students option were binary, marking either yes or leaving blank for “Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Other Course(s)”. The second part of research question two asks, how frequently was climate change a topic covered in courses taken by senior civil engineering students in college? To answer this question, students were asked, similar to the freshmen
wherever you want, and orient the axes however you want;the value of a scalar remains the same.*If one desires, one can represent this invariance with an equation. Consider two orthonormalcoordinate bases, S and S , which differ by an arbitrary proper, rigid rotation, as shown inFigure 1(a). If a is the value of a certain scalar (such as your pen’s mass) in S, and a is the valueof the same scalar in S , then a = a. (1)This is the transformation rule for scalars under proper, rigid rotations. (a) (b) Figure 1. (a) Two orthonormal coordinate bases S = {ˆ ˆ3 } and S