modify existing course assignments, projects, etc. as the basisfor our review whenever possible.We next identified courses which most clearly required students to demonstrate achievement ofour Program Outcomes. Faculty teaching these courses volunteered to save paper or electroniccopies of all the student work submitted (i.e., work from all students in the class) for something(an assignment, a test question, a project, a report) that the instructor believed – if completedcorrectly – would demonstrate achievement of a designated, relevant Program Outcome.Prior to beginning to write our criteria and rubrics, we decided to keep the rubrics as simple aspossible. At this initial stage we were primarily interested in whether a given sample of student
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opportunities relevant tounderstanding the social, cultural, economic, legal, policy, and political contexts ofenvironmental engineering challenges” (p. 80). That said, interdisciplinary work is notnecessarily straightforward in the academy as historically designed. As colleagues andepistemologies from different disciplines come together in a variety of ways, the interface can beboth productive and complex [2], [9].Researchers also point to community partnerships and service learning experiences inundergraduate civil and environmental engineering curricula that reflect both systems andinterdisciplinary problem-based frameworks. They describe positive outcomes and challenges ofsuch community-engaged project work, such as students’ expanded opportunity
engineering roles. He served as the mechanical coordinator for the RMU Engineering Department for six years, and was the Director of Outreach for the Research and Outreach Center in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. In 2019, Dr. Kerzmann joined the Me- chanical Engineering and Material Science (MEMS) department at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the advising coordinator and associate professor in the MEMS department, where he positively engages with numerous mechanical engineering advisees, teaches courses in mechanical engineering and sustainability, and conducts research in energy systems. Throughout his career, Dr. Kerzmann has advised over eighty student projects, some of which have won
questions, and a few slides did not have any headlines). The remaining twosections viewed the same information from slides that used succinct sentence headlines.In the slide transformations, other changes occurred such as typographical changes andconversions of bullet lists to more visual evidence. However, for the fifteen slidetransformations considered in this study, the principal change was the conversion of atraditional headline to a succinct sentence headline. After each class period, all four sections of students had access to copies of theslides that the instructor had projected. Then after the five class periods, the students wereasked to recall a set of assertions from those slides. For those in the two sections taughtfrom the
watch the lecture ahead of time and then use class time for extensive examples or activelearning activities. Flipped instruction can be particularly helpful in control-related courses byensuring that students still receive adequate instruction in control theory while making time forchallenging experimental projects. As reported by de la Croix and Egerstedt, students who aregiven challenging projects but not enough instruction in control theory often create complexcontrol algorithms that are not sound 15 . Conversely, students who receive control theory but arenot given experimental projects often have a difficult time implementing the theory they havelearned.Flipped instruction can be particularly powerful when augmented by low-cost, easy-to
Department of Computer Science University of Wyoming 1 andrea.burrows@uwyo.edu, 2mike.borowczak@uwyo.eduAbstractThis paper provides a view of 22 K12 teachers' expectations versus the actuality of immersioninto an engineering education computer science (CS) project during a Math/Science Partnership(MSP) grant called RAMPED, which was a 16-day, yearlong MSP grant. The CS session usingNetLogo was selected for focused examination. NetLogo is a multi-agent simulator that uses theeducational Logo programming language and was designed for classroom modeling experience.The research question for the study was, "How do K12 teachers view their skill set of usingcomputer science in their
Bolha, TE Connectivity Mechanical/Project Engineer. Sara is a robotic automation project engineer in TE Connectivity's Global Technology group. She is responsible for design and implementation of flexible automated cells for TE Connectivity's 80+ North America and EMEA production facilities. “Experiences of Female Civil Engineers in the Workplace” by Ms. Amanda Hess, Senior Project Engineer; and Ms. Kate Aulenbach, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineer, Gannett Fleming, Inc, a civil engineering company in Central Pennsylvania. “Real Challenges Engineers Face in the Workplace - Working with People,” by Ms. Ms. Rachel Smithers. Area Manager, ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC. Ms. Rachel Smithers
from practices and experiments, from praxis. Because of the need for further praxis inliberatory engineering education as a pedagogical imperative, and the limited, almost nonexistentengagement between the topics we place in conversation (pedagogy, critical thinking, liberationpraxis and theory), this paper aims to initiate and catalyze attention on the subject matter, but itwill not aim to resolve some of the questions it opens. Rather, we emphasize the importance ofliberatory theory and praxis for contemporary engineering education and, then, suggest somecriteria that might guide praxis and broader shifts in pedagogical strategies. To that end, weintend for the project to prompt further research and discussion on these topics.Engineering
silenced or sanctioned. We recognize the wealth of bodies ofknowledge, skills, and practices that Latinx adolescents bring to the classroom. Our work viewsNepantla as the state that leads to new knowledge, and acknowledge that framing engineeringproblems with a different worldview is not a “deficient” understanding of engineering in general.On the contrary, we suggest that recognizing Latinx adolescents’ unique perspectives of viewingengineering has the potential of creating opportunities for culturally responsive engineeringeducation.Context of the StudyThis project took an ethnographic approach to qualitative research14 to investigate how Latinxadolescents became nepantleros and nepantleras as they worked in community-basedengineering challenges
equity and inclusive social justice.ResultsWe have three stories to share: Lorena writes about her experience as an undergraduate studentexperiencing microaggressions in a group explicitly designed to foster and model inclusivepractices; Devlin writes about his experience as a faculty member trying to facilitate that groupand address those microaggressions, and; Christina writes about her experience as a graduatestudent collecting and reporting her colleagues’ negative experiences in a positive and productiveway.LorenaThe purpose of the project I was taking part in was to create and implement inclusive groups forstudents These groups are intended to benefit students who feel excluded or uncertain in anunfamiliar environment. The group met for
and closely related industries (Statistics, 2015). The literature reviewseemed to indicate that there would be no drop in value and demand for STEM field graduates(Covers, Jones, & Watson, 2011). The industry employment and output projections report,seemed to highlight that the largest STEM occupations are related to computers with an averageannual wage for STEM occupations being $77,880 in May of 2009. This average wage could beconsidered a motivating factor for students to pursue STEM related professions. While thesestudies indicate how STEM occupations are highly sought after because of varying factors suchas higher paying jobs and political and industry promotions of the STEM field. They still fail toaddress or identify why there is a
) and adaptive learning system (AL) are centrallymanaged by the University. The integration of engineering content with the LMS/AL requiredfrequent coordination between the engineering faculty and the University’s project manager.Using PowerPoint and teleconferences provided project managers an explanation of how theengineering content should be taught and delivered. For example, Figure 1 provides one visualrepresentation on how to deliver and integrate the engineering content with the University’s ALsoftware. Figure 1 consists of PowerPoint slides to create the flowchart. The University’s ALplatform is a presentation and analytics tool to track student progress for the educator. The ALsoftware was successfully applied for trigonometry and pre
to make soundjudgments about the credentials of a person with whom this professional shares a specialrelationship by considering but not being “distracted” by such a relationship. As Confucianistshave argued, “juxian bu biqin (selecting virtuous people does not avoid relatives).”Second, scholars in engineering management tend to emphasize cultural differences inimplementing and managing specific engineering projects. A vast majority of their theories andmethods are often drawn from the literature in international business and management. Forinstance, Wang and Thompson compare cultural differences in business ethics in Europe, US,and Asia.13 They have found that business organizations (e.g., companies) have variedunderstandings of: (1) moral
at Harvard Medical School where he was listed as a Research Associate in its Renal division.Dr. Tariq Akmal, Washington State University Tariq Akmal is currently the Chair of the Department of Teaching & Learning at Washington State Uni- versity. He has collaborated with engineering scholars on numerous projects, providing expertise in cur- riculum and instruction, learning, and K-12 schools.Dr. Ryan Anderson, Montana State UniversityDr. Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility Phillip Himmer received his B.S. in Physics at Washington State University and M.S. in physics at Mon- tana State University. He obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in
Literacy to the Philosophy of Technology and Technological Citizenship: A Progress ReportI. IntroductionIn the last paper I presented in this division of ASEE (Neeley, 2006), I complained that it wasdistressing to see a group with such an ambitious and worthwhile project saddled with a namethat provided so little insight into its character and potential. The opening sections of TechnicallySpeaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology (2002), a joint publicationof the National Research Council and the National Academy of Engineering, make it clear thatthe initiative called “technological literacy” is concerned with a sophisticated and heterogeneouscombination of “knowledge, ways of thinking, and capabilities” and
universitaria professionale della Svizzeraitaliana (SUPSI).II.2.4. Evolution As the Global Perspectives Program has grown within Virginia Tech and gained externalrecognition [5], a variety of projects and programs have been initiated. Additional GPPexperiences from Virginia Tech have been started to Chile and Ecuador. Universität Basel, andmore recently Universität Zürich, have developed successful Global Perspectives Programs, asdiscussed previously. Learning of the Global Perspectives Program of the Virginia TechGraduate School has aided Texas Christian University in developing the Global Outlooks inEducation program [6], and a partnership with GPP Ecuador has led to the 21st Century FacultyInstitute at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
108 Hours 324 C&PE 211: Mat and Energy 4 120 480 Balance C&PE 221: Chem Engineering 3 104 312 Thermo C&PE 327: Reservoir Engr 4 43 172 C&PE 511: Momentum Transfer 3 167 501 C&PE 521: Heat Transfer 3 149 447 C&PE 522: Economic Appraisal 2 205 410 Project C&PE 523: Mass Transfer 4 106
think more about the subject. The instructor created an atmosphere that made learning easier. The instructor explained course material using more than one approach Assignments or projects helped me learn the material.Table 2 provides the percentage of students out of these two sections who indicate that they“Strongly Agree”, “Agree”, “Uncertain”, “Disagree”, and “Strongly Disagree” for eachstatement listed above. The last column indicates the percentage of students who oit the questionor respond “Not Applicable”.Table 2. Student evaluations of instruction report based on selected items (out of 2 sections and57 responding students) Statement/Evaluation Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly
– Extremely usefulHow likely is it that you would use these tutorials in 10 2.70 1.059 0 – Extremely unlikelythe future for a design project? 4 – Extremely likelyHow clear were the directions for the tutorials? 10 2.80 1.033 0 – Extremely unclear 4 – Extremely clearHow clear were the directions for the exercises? 10 3.00 .816 0 – Extremely unclear 4 – Extremely clearDescriptive statistics in Table 2 show that tutorials were widely considered necessary in order tocomplete the accompanying
Costs-benefits with engaging in socially responsible behavior, 0 such as service.Study design and processThe research was executed in three phases: instrument design (Phase I), validation (Phase II),and full survey launch and data analysis stage (Phase III). Phases I and II focused on tailoring theresearch instrument to be appropriate for both the research objectives and populations of interest.Phase III focused on answering the research question and laying the groundwork for futureresearch. The phases for this research project are described herein.Pilot phase I: Survey developmentA survey to identify social responsibility based on the PSRDM was developed using the DillmanTailored Design method [19
Paper ID #25588Students’ Experience with Collaborative Engineering Design Challenges in aMiddle School Engineering Course (Evaluation)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Sci- ence, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM integration at the elementary and middle grades levels, design-based implementation research, and fidelity of implementation. Dr. Gale has a particular interest in project-based engineering in elementary school communities and the socio
collaborate on multidisciplinary teams addressing real world challenges and with industry engagement. College signature programs include the Texas A&M I-Corps Site, Ag- giE Challenge, INSPIRES, and two annual Project Showcases. Magda is the Principal Investigator of the Texas A&M University I-Corps Site grant and has been active in promoting entrepreneurship both at the local and national level.Dr. So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University So Yoon Yoon, Ph.D., is an associate research scientist at Institute for Engineering Education and Innova- tion (IEEI) in College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). She received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with
NI ResearchThis section presents excerpts from a Narrative Inquiry project with an SVSM undergraduateengineering student named Cooper (self-selected pseudonym). Cooper’s stories of becoming anengineer are being documented within a narrative inquiry project to understand the experiencesof “nontraditional” [71, 72] undergraduates in engineering [73, 74]. Examination of Cooper’sstories of becoming are important for the field of engineering education; they provide rare andvaluable glimpses into the knowledge, skills, and assets that returning veterans bring to theengineering profession, as well as the unique ways in which veterans experience formalengineering education. I share practical understandings gained about veteran student experiencethat
Paper ID #26270Practice Exam Program Impact on Student Academic Performance and Stu-dent RetentionMs. Dawn Patterson Shew M.Ed., University of Kansas Dawn Shew is the Director of Undergraduate Academic Services at the University of Kansas School of Engineering.Dr. Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas Dr. Lorin Maletsky joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Kansas in 2000. He is currently a full professor and serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Engineering. He has created and taught a project, team-based freshmen course in Mechanical Engineering as well as
NSF funded project in the area of systems thinking. Morteza’s works have been published in presti- gious journals including, Expert Systems With Applications, Engineering Management Journal, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, International Journal of Procurement Management, Int. Jour- nal of System of Systems Engineering, and Int. Journal of Engineering Education. Moreover, he is a reviewer in several journals and conferences including, IEEE TEM, IEEE Systems, Systems Engineer- ing, IEEE VR, ASEE, ASEM, HAI, TEI, CSCW, CHI PLAY, etc. He is a member of ASEM, ASEE, INFORMS, IEEE, INCOSE, and IISE. His main areas of research interest are systems thinking, complex systems, engineering education
K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering De- sign Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innova- tion: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Instructional Effectiveness, she worked as the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program, as a high school math and science teacher, and as an Assistant Principal and Instructional & Curriculum Coach.Lydia Ross, Arizona State UniversityDr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern UniversityProf. Jay Oswald c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #25428Effects of Alternative Course Design and Instructional Methods in the Engi-neering ClassroomDr. Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University Lindy Hamilton Mayled is the Director of Instructional
auto-graded online homework. Eric has been a member of ASEE since 2001. He currently serves as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section and was the recipient of the 2008 Section Outstanding Teaching Award.Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University Todd Haskell is a cognitive scientist interested in learning and the development of expertise, especially in STEM fields. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. In previous projects Dr. Haskell has worked on understanding how chemistry novices and experts navi- gate between macroscopic, symbolic, and small particle representations, and how pre-service elementary teachers translate an understanding of energy concepts from
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