integrating local institutional and/ordepartmental practices with disciplinary norms to transform student experiences.5. Conclusions and future workThis exploratory study sought to better understand local variations in the broad characterizationsof engineering teaching and learning culture across both disciplinary and institutional lines.Because an academic department serves as a site of enculturation for students entering theirchosen field, we explored the ways in which students engaged and interpreted departmentalcourses through semi-structured interviews. Our findings revealed that across threethemes - approaches to learning, perceptions of teaching, and perceptions of disciplinaryvalues - a complex relationship exists among disciplinary
Paper ID #241252018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Convergence – an Engineering and Arts Education Project that Brings To-gether Faculty and Students of Different Disciplines and NationalitiesDr. Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Bridget Benson received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obipso in 2005, a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara in 2007 and a PhD degree in the Computer Science and Engi- neering at the University of California San Diego
University, with an emphasis in Robotics and Automation. I have a passion for robotic integration and design, 3D modelling, and finite element analysis.Mr. John Shine, Eastern Washington University Graduated from Eastern Washington University in December 2017 with a degree in Mechanical Engineer- ing. Now working at University Mechanical Contractors as a project engineer. I enjoyed working as a group on this project and feel like I learned some valuable skills and lessons from it.Mr. Andrew William Phillips, Eastern Washington University I am a recent graduate of Eastern Washington University with a Mechanical Engineering degree. This project was my last and most involved project during my college career. This project was
program in June and a program manager hired as soon as possible thereafter, the summit was not feasible in advance of the first school year. To meet similar goals, the project team hosted half-day workshops in each district with interested teachers and administrators tolearn about the VT PEERS program and how the in-class engagement could support the sciencelearning objectives and schedules unique to each school. These workshops served multiplepurposes. First, it offered teachers an introduction to the research component of the project.Second, sample curriculum guides were shared with teachers and school administrators in orderto prompt discussion about how the day-to-day of the project might unfold. Following review ofthese guides, the
senior design courses, which is due inpart to ABET prescribed use of engineering standards in a culminating design experience [4].The use of engineering standards in senior design courses is vital; however, research supportsthat in order to attain a high degree of competence, learners must develop skills, integrate them,and know how to apply them, requiring repeated exposure and practice [5]. Integratingengineering standards throughout the curriculum can strengthen students’ understanding of whatstandards are and how to apply them effectively in senior design [1] and their careers.BackgroundIn 2014, an ABET review identified a weakness in the use of engineering standards in our BMEprogram. As a first step, the use of engineering standards became
topics incorporated in their engineering curricula [4]. Integration of sustainabilityinto undergraduate engineering curriculum can generally be classified into four categories (1)dedicated sustainability courses, (2) integrating concepts into existing courses, (3) linking with anon-engineering department for an interdisciplinary course and (4) courses linked tosustainability, although not explicitly taught (ex: energy and life cycle analysis) [4]. The 2016-2017 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs (2018-2019), Criterion 3- Student Outcomes describes sustainabilityprinciples in two outcomes, (c) and (h). • (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired
society has been emphasized the last decades asexpressed by e.g. National Academy of Engineering’s Engineer of 2020 [3], and new quite”non-engineering” skills and competencies have been showed to be crucial for engineers tobecome employed [4].Today, most engineering communities agree that communication is of utmost importance, both asan integrated part of the engineering education and as a necessary competence in work life. Howto best achieve this competence, however, is still an open question. In this paper the authors focuson written communication, and illustrate writing not only as a professional skill but also as acognitive process that can fertilize situated learning in project-based courses. This approach isapplied in two such courses given
, University of South Florida Richard Gilbert is a Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida’s College of Engineering . Richard is the Co-PI for the grant that supports the NSF designated Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education in Florida, FLATE. FLATE, now in its 10 year of op- eration, addresses curriculum, professional development, and outreach issues to support the creation of Florida’s technical workforce. Richard has over 30 years of experience working with the K-14 education community. Other funded efforts include projects for the NIH and the US Department of Education. The latter was for the development of an engineering curriculum for elementary school
University of the West Indies, Trinidad. Dr. Gray is a seasoned engineer and educator who has lived, studied and worked in various countries around the world. Prior to arriving at The Lincoln University, she managed the global curriculum portfolio for over a hundred and twenty programs in sixteen countries at Arcadia University and was instrumental in successfully developing and implementing study abroad opportunities and exchanges for undergraduate engineers from institutions across the country, while internationalizing the engineering curriculum through cooperation, consortia and curriculum integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Broadening Participation in
involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Prof. Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering Debbie Chachra is a Professor of Engineering at Olin College of Engineering. Her education-related research interests include self-efficacy, design, intrinsic motivation, and gender. She speaks and consults on curricular design, student-centered learning, and gender and STEM.Dr. Kate Roach, UCLMrs. Emanuela Tilley, University College LondonDr. Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University Dr. Kyle Gipson is an Associate Professor at James Madison University (United States) in the Department of Engineering (Madison Engineering) and the Director of the Madison Engineering Leadership Program
curriculum in her classroom. She continued working on STEM research, specifically prob- lem scoping for young children, at Purdue University in the summer of 2017.Dr. Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Director of STEM Integration in the INSPIRE Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integra- tion of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM inte- gration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award
- course Introduction to Engineering Design (ENGR1500) Emulating the challenges of the professional became a required course for all first-year engineeringengineering practice is often difficult to address in students as part of a common first-year curriculum. Eachengineering education. In first year engineering design, class section of this 4-credit course enrolls approximately 20students are often allowed opportunities to explore students in either discipline specific or mixed disciplinesolutions while limited attention is paid to emulation sections. The sections utilized for this study involve two ofdesign as experience from an industry practitioner. In the mixed discipline
grow to over 1100 students from an average of 45 majors per year.IntroductionCommunity-engaged learning came to engineering slower than many other disciplines [1] buthas seen increasing examples and scholarship in engagement [2, 3]. Evidence of the increasingacceptance includes the creation of the ASEE Community Engagement Division. While thereare many examples of success, most are driven by individual faculty or small groups and thereare few examples of large scale implementation of engagement. For community engagement toachieve its potential, models that can be replicated or adapted and integrated into the fabric of theinstitutions must be developed. There is still skepticism about service-learning as noted in the2014 ASEE report [4]. It
their questions outside of the class timeframe. In large-size college classes, usingemails and online office hours have been introduced as effective substitutions for face-to-faceoffice hours [1-4]. Moreover, cooperative learning has repeatedly proven to have positiveimpacts on students’ educational experience [3,5]. Cooperative learning, which can beincorporated in classes of any size, enables students to improve their social and team-workingskills. In addition, cooperative learning provides an opportunity for students to discuss theirquestions and overcome challenges within their groups without forming long lines outside theinstructor’s office during office hours.Nevertheless, for certain technical courses in engineering curriculum
evokes are proposed by P21 in theirFramework for 21st Century Learning [2], including collaboration, social/cross-cultural skills,productivity, accountability, leadership, and responsibility. Multiple pre-packaged curriculasuch as TeachEngineering, Engineering by Design and Project Lead the Way [3-5] addressteaming as a major professional skill. Such curricula are typically built upon frameworkssuch as NGSS [6] or the Common Core English Language Standards [7]. Attempts toeffectively integrate such content can be constrained for teachers lacking time and funding toconsider major revisions or additions to their curriculum implementations. Suchconsiderations inform this study’s premise to investigate teaching in pre-college classroomson a limited
highlyvalues familiarity with these topics in biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduates; there is agrowing demand for professionals who possess a combination of both technical knowledge andregulatory affairs [1]. However, it is challenging to instruct students on these inherently drytopics, particularly in the absence of practical applications.Recognizing that expertise in any of these areas is an impractical goal for undergraduatestudents, BME programs have implemented several different approaches to provide a workingknowledge of these topics to equip graduates for work in the medical device industry. Theseapproaches range from entire courses devoted to singular topics, such as medical deviceregulation [2], to lectures integrated into the capstone
. 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
practices of experienced educators in wellestablished undergraduate engineering design courses. Our research seeks to answer questions about how instruction is adjusted throughout the duration of an engineering design course to help students sequence an array of engineering design activities into coherent engineering design practices. Our research adopts the informed design teaching and learning matrix as a lens for viewing design activities [1], [2]. This WIP paper is limited to exploring teaching strategies targeting a single focal engineering design pattern – troubleshooting – within a cornerstone engineering design course. Using interview data and classroom observations, we seek to provide rich descriptions of how teaching strategies
. Winter has worked with major NSF initiatives (e.g., ADVANCE, HBCU-UP, S STEM) since 2003. KWE is the external evaluator for the AAC&U Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) initiative, Metacommunity for Broadening Par- ticipation; AAC&U PKAL’s Undergraduate STEM Education Reform (USER) project; and two five-year long consortia-based projects funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education (a FITW and an HSI-STEM). KWE’s areas of evaluation expertise include diversity in STEM, college student access and retention, professional development for faculty, and institutional cultural change. Dr. Winter is a member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the European Evaluation So- ciety (EES), adheres to AEA professional and
, Washington, June 2015. Gregorio, J. et al. (2013). Music technology as a vehicle to STEM/STEAM for high school students. ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2013. Head, L.M. (2011). Signals, systems, and music: General education for an integrated curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2011. Hill, C. (2010). Why so few? Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Washington, DC: American Association of University Women. National Science Foundation (2014). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering. Alexandria, VA. White, K., & Wasburn, M. (2006). A protocol for evaluating web based resources to interest girls in STEM careers
retain studentswith a broad range of interests and motivations.BackgroundSome students have a high level of interest in environmental issues and want to make this thefocus of their academic studies and/or career. The disciplines with the most obvious focus onenvironmental issues are environmental studies (EnvS), environmental science (EnvSci), andenvironmental engineering (EnvE). An online search of programs in the U.S. that awardBachelor’s degrees in these areas identified 183 EnvS, 500 EnvSci, and 70 EnvE degrees [1].The number of Bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2014-2015 in these majors were: 6015 EnvS,5723 EnvSci, and 1414 EnvE [2]. (Note that the Integrated Postsecondary Education DataSystem (IPEDS) groups EnvE with Environmental Health
Week 14 Presentation Week 14 or 15 Report Week 14 or 155. Assessment of Capstone ProjectThe capstone project is used to assess the following learning outcomes as part of the B.S. in IETprogram assessment plan. Ability to apply knowledge, techniques, and skills of engineering economics. An ability to design systems, components, or processes while accomplishing the integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and application practices and procedures. An ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems
semester acts as a benchmark for the knowledge of thestudents on their own. Conversely, Genereux used in-class time for discussion on a variety of thevideo project requirements including plagiarism and video editing concepts (2014). Anotherdifference is that the CmET students were still required to submit a term paper in addition to thepresentation whereas the ComET video project was the sole research project in that course.Students in the CmET program have been exposed to computer technology during variouscourses. They are required to take a Visual Basic programming course as well as anAutoCAD/Revit course. There are additional computer technology courses in the curriculum,which are mostly electives, so there is not an expectation that all
University Northwest. He was a test engineer over 15 years, providing technical leadership in the certification, testing and evaluation of custom integrated security systems. He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the City University of New York in 1992, specializing in control theory and electronic technology.Mr. Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Northwest I’m Hassan Alibrahim. A graduate teaching assistant at Purdue University Northwest Since August 2017. An active member in the national honor society for engineering technology, Tau Alpha Pi. Recognized as an outstanding student by the College of Technology at Purdue University Northwest for the 2015 -2016 academic year.Dr. Ahmed S. Khan
aims to develop an efficient method to transform student projects into applicable case studies for eventual real-world application. Outside of the normal engineering curriculum, Connor is an exceptionally moti- vated entrepreneur in the start-up circle. Bringing up two self-made businesses and working his off-hours at a web-design agency start-up, Connor has high ambitions to bring new ideas into the world. .Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jennifer Hirsch is an applied anthropologist specializing in sustainability, cultural diversity, collab- orative governance, community development, networks, and experiential education. She is recognized nationally for fostering grassroots participation in
Programs, which is stillcalled FEMME for the original name, “Females in Engineering: Methods, Motivation andExperiences”, was designed specifically for young girls in an effort to increase the number ofwomen interested in engineering and other technological careers. Although research on thebenefits and relative effectiveness of single-gender education remains inconclusive, considerableresearch does describe many benefits of single-gender education for girls in addition to improvedacademic performance, including increased confidence and self-efficacy, being more likely toask questions, and maintaining behaviors that tend to disappear due to male dominance in theclassroom [90]. In the absences of truly integrated STEM curriculum in K-12 classrooms
. Additionally, Mariam has taught both on-level and AP Physics I (formerly known as Pre-AP Physics) and played an integral role in writing the district physics curriculum consisting of rigorous labs, activities, and projects. Mariam fills the role of Alumni Representative on the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA) Board and was also elected Secretary-Treasurer. She is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM education at Texas Tech University.Mr. Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston Ricky Greer graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s in History. He went on to work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a community outreach specialist & unit operations laboratory manager, and through his
maintaining or dismantling that privilege. We hope that these examples willbe helpful to others interested in integrating such content into their courses.Institutional ContextThe history behind the creation of these courses stems from being at the forefront of institution-wide transformation, including the inauguration of a new university president, theimplementation of a new University Core curriculum, the award of an NSF RED grant, and thecreation of a new General Engineering department [11]. The University of San Diego is amajority undergraduate, private four-year [12], faith-based institution that embraces Catholicsocial teaching in its mission. Our new president has enacted a new strategic plan, TheUniversity has identified six pathways through
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course for STEM undergraduate teaching assistants on the theory and practice of problem solving and other programs related to teaching in STEM.Ann Sitomer, Portland State University Ann earned a PhD in mathematics education from Portland State University in 2014. Her dissertation examined the informal ways of reasoning about ratio, rate and proportion that adult returning students bring to an arithmetic review class and how these ways of thinking interacted with the curriculum. Her research interests have transitioned to how graduate students and postsecondary educators learn about teaching and student learning. After an appointment as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Oregon State University, where she worked with her co