decreased during the semester because they had a group discussion about theimportance of diversity in teams. Working in diverse teams also increased the teamworkskills of students. However, there were some significant negative changes in the opinions ofstudents about including diversity in an engineering curriculum or teaching diversity byuniversity professors. Also, students did not have the motivation to combat racial bias whereit existed in teams.Fila and Purzer [24] investigated whether gender diversity adds the number of creativesolutions in design team projects. They found that gender-balanced teams did not have morecreativity for developing design proposals comparing to all-male teams. But, gender-balancedteams that found more possible
Paper ID #25537Development of an Ethics Survey Based on the Four-domain DevelopmentDiagramDr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of
as these relate to developing clinical methods to facilitate more effective and cost-efficient motor practice. She is especially interested in integrating the use of technology into rehabilitation for neurologically impaired populations. Her work includes using various commercial video gaming technologies to improve upper extremity function as well as balance. She is also investigating the use of harness systems in balance training and moving this training out of the lab and into a community garden.Dr. Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University Dr. Debbie K. Jackson is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Cleveland State University. Dr. Jackson taught chemistry, physics, and
Paper ID #26956Designing a Laboratory Ecosystem Framework, and Scaffolding an Interac-tive Internal Combustion EngineDr. David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. MacNair serves as Director of Laboratory Development in the Woodruff School, and manages Junior and Senior level laboratories in Mechanical Engineering. He develops innovative laboratory experiences based on lessons-learned from the maker movement and real-world industrial challenges, and is building an ”ecosystem” of academic laboratory equipment and curriculum resources which allows universities to collaborate on the development and execution of
education. American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, 77.2. Lattuca, L. R., Bergom, I., & Knight, D. B. (2014). Professional development, departmental contexts, and use of instructional strategies. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(4), 549-572.3. Thomas, J. W. (2000). A review of research on project-based learning.4. Slough, S. W., & Milam, J. O. (2013). Theoretical framework for the design of STEM project-based learning. In STEM Project-Based Learning (pp. 15-27). SensePublishers, Rotterdam.5. Capraro, R. M., Capraro, M. M., & Morgan, J. R. (Eds.). (2013). STEM project-based learning: An integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach. Springer Science & Business Media.6
Paper ID #27554Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Com-munity of Practice Model for Engineering Research EducationMs. Nicole Bowers, Arizona State UniversityDr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate
“pipelines,” “pathways,” or “ecosystems,” can be difficult to navigate because of the highlystructured, and potentially intimidating, curriculum. This can result in a net loss of students overtime, as students transfer out, the highly-structured requirements can be an insurmountablebarrier to transferring into engineering programs. Students who have more confidence in theirabilities are less likely to drop out of engineering majors and more likely to successfullycomplete their degree [44], [45]. While the tendency to drop out can and does affect all studentdemographics, it is known to disproportionately affect underrepresented minorities [46]-[48]. Inorder to meet the number of engineering graduates the workforce requires, as well as promote
Education, 2019 Validation of an Instrument to Measure Student Engagement with a Standards-Based Grading SystemIntroductionThis research paper presents the development and validation of an instrument intended tomeasure the engagement of students with standards-based grading (SBG) systems. Such systemscan complement the use of backwards design [1], [2], a curriculum development strategyintended to improve student learning which is taking hold in engineering education. Increasingly,engineering instructors are working towards more clear identification of intended learningobjectives, alignment of curriculum, and adoption of transparent, informative, and feedback richassessment strategies. Instructors are in essence creating
level classrooms. For example, the NEED Project offers an entire curriculum of K-12 energy education lessons and projects [1]. The KidWind Project, meanwhile, developed a setof interactive wind energy kits [2] and, in collaboration with the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy, led the development of the annual U.S.Collegiate Wind Competition [3]. The website Sciencing has developed a tutorial for students tobuild homemade electric generators [4], and the website teacherstryscience.org has developed atutorial lesson plan around constructing a wind turbine generator [5]. The ElectricalConstruction & Maintenance magazine recently reported that a Florida high school student hasutilized these same
Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also the Director for Pre- College Education for the Center for the Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR).Dr. Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University Dr. Mary Anne Sydlik is a Research Emerita involved in the external evaluation of a number of federally funded projects. Dr. Sydlik’s interests are in supporting efforts to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of undergraduate and graduate STEM students. She is or
Paper ID #25287Board 51: An Initial Step Towards Measuring First-Generation College Stu-dents’ Personal Agency: A Scale ValidationMs. Dina Verd´ın, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She completed her M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Re- search Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Her research
to active learning” activities [1], whichhave been demonstrated to increase student performance [5-8] and enhance student motivation[9].BackgroundThe curriculum includes problem-based learning (PBL), “an instructional method whererelevant problems are introduced at the beginning of the instruction cycle and used to providethe context and motivation for the leaning that follows” [10]. Compared to other active learningpedagogies, PBL results in increased gains in self-regulated learning [11]. It also leads toimproved performance and long-term knowledge retention [12-15].In a recent American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) survey, 55.5% of 1,404industry engineering supervisors rated practical experience (how devices are made/work) as
liberal-arts education provides unique opportunities [1] to integrateinterventions within the curriculum. Cognitive approaches such as design and innovative thinkingcan be integrated into the curriculum and can be implemented through active learning and humancentered design methodologies. We incorporated these methodologies into our curricula to preparestudents to address the ever changing and complex environmental challenges that affect society[2]. Traditional lecture-based learning does not provide adequate preparations for students toutilize their learning and apply their knowledge in various real-life scenarios outside of theclassroom. Problem based learning provides a novel teaching and learning model where studentsinteract with concepts and
, and engineering teach- ing to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best
yes integrated into lecturewhere 𝐵1 = 300 mV, 𝐵2 = 100 mV, and 𝑓1 = 2 KHz. courseWhereas, a project involving signal decomposition wasperformed in the ELEG 3013 Network Theory II course 4. Assessment Resultsthrough the use of the ADB Spectrum Analyzer, waveform All students taking the courses completed evaluationsynthesis using an adder circuit was done in the ELEG surveys to provide the data for feedback and analysis on the3043 Electronics I class. The two projects deepened the effectiveness of the experimental centric pedagogy as wellstudents’ understanding of Fourier series expansion. as
in small teams, and are responsible fortheir own project, time management, and solution path. The problems are chosen to require use of priorcoursework, but often students need to acquire new knowledge, or learn new tools, to solve them.Solutions are not obvious, and often first attempts will fail, or experiments are required to explore aspectsof the potential solution set [4], [7].Developing an original solution to a novel problem engages multiple learning modes not usually found ina lecture or even an experimental classroom, and requires knowledge and a mindset that may not be partof the prior curriculum. Typically, some of this knowledge gap is bridged with focused lectures on topicssuch as communication, teamwork and project planning and
students develop prototypes of testinginstruments. Project 1 involved designing a pharmaceutical vial seal force tester in collaboration with a localequipment manufacturing company. Seal force is the integrity of the sealing quality of the rubber stoppers that cap thepharmaceutical drug vials. The usual process of testing it is by performing a compressive test. The entire prototypingwas accomplished in various phases. Project 2 was an independent undertaking that was conducted over a period of2 semesters during which the student-faculty team conceived and developed an idea for marketing a low-costmechanical testing equipment. The idea was to build a tensile, compressive tester using off the shelf component,keeping the selling price below $2500 per
, MA, 2009, pp. 1-10.[3] S. D. Sheppard, "Mechanical dissection: An experience in how things work," in Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Santa Barbara, CA, 1992, pp. 1-8.[4] M. Brereton, S. Sheppard, and L. Leifer, "How Students Connect Engineering Fundamentals to Hardware Design: Observations and Implications for the Design of Curriculum and Assessment Methods," in the 10th International Conference on Engineering Design, Prague, WDK, 1995, vol. 23, pp. 336-342.[5] J. S. Lamancusa, T. M. Kumar, and J. Jorgensen, "Learning engineering by product dissection," presented at the ASEE Annnual Conference, 1996.[6] J. S. Lamancusa, J. E. Jorgensen, and J. L. Zayas-Castro
executing the process (Atman et al., 2014). Crismondand Adams (2012) suggest that assessing design can be done through the use of design diariesand portfolios.Design courses are very often in the senior year of a curriculum, called capstone courses, andfrequently in the freshman year, called cornerstone courses (Atman et al., 2014). However,researchers have found that the single capstone and cornerstone model is insufficient. Rather,an integrated and sequential design approach is considered the best practice, where studentshave design experiences and opportunities throughout their engineering curriculum (Atman etal., 2014). This move toward an integrated model is largely based on emphasizing conceptionsof the engineering design process that focus
Electronic Engineers.12. Wood, W. H., (2004), “Decision-Based Design: A Vehicle for Curriculum Integration,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.20.no.3, pp. 433-439.13. Dym, C.L., Wesner, J.W., and Winner, L., (2003)., “Social Dimensions of Engineering Design: Observations from Mudd Design Workshop III,”Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.92,No.1, pp.105-107.14. Rittel, H.W.J., and Webber, M.M.,(1973), “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning,”Policiy Sciences, Vol.4, ,pp.155-16915. Bucciarelli, L. L.,(1994), Designing Engineers, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press.16. NSF’S Program for Gender Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: A Brief Retrospective 1993-2001, Wash. D.C., National Science Foundation
Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Process: Tracing Design Similarities through Comparison of Design Stages across Engineering DisciplinesIntroduction The integration of technology into contemporary product development practices hastransformed the engineering design process from disciplinary [1-3] to transdisciplinary. Thisintegration requires discipline experts to share technologies and knowledge beyond theirtraditional boundaries to design and create an artifact, thus resulting in a transdisciplinary designprocess. A transdisciplinary design process is a problem-solving activity that brings together,scientific knowledge and problem-solving techniques from multiple disciplines to solve acomplex problem [4]. A significant number
characterization techniques of polymer and com- posite structures and the incorporation of multifunctionality by inducing desired responses to mechanical loading. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Teaching Systems Thinking in a Capstone Mechatronic Design CourseIntroductionEngineers involved in product design and development have been facing a clear trend towardsthe integration of multiple subsystems into existing and new devices. Sensors, actuators, andprocessors are now ubiquitous components in design, which has led to the rise of mechatronicsengineering and subsequent curriculum changes in conventional disciplines such as mechanicalengineering. Moreover
Paper ID #25365Examining Beginning Designers’ Design Self-regulation through Linkogra-phyDr. Andrew Jackson, Yale University Andrew Jackson is currently a postdoctoral associate at Yale University, developing and assessing sec- ondary engineering curriculum with the aim to broaden participation in engineering. He received a PhD in Technology through Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute, with an emphasis on Engineering and Technology Teacher Education. His teaching and research interests are to support students’ development as designers and the day-to-day practices of technology and engineering educators. His contributions toward
properly fostered, could help develop students, andparticularly, engineers, into 21st century innovators [26].However, even though many instructors and research mentors have good intentions towardsincluding creativity in their instruction/training process [4, 27], studies demonstrate thatengineering students’ level of creativity actually decreases over the course of their training [6, 8,28]. Creativity or creative thinking has been largely absent or unsupported in the standardengineering curriculum, let alone research training programs, due to a number of factors,including faculty’s lack of knowledge of how to properly teach creativity and creative thinkingand how to integrate such teaching into the existing curriculum [5, 28-31]. Thus, the field
Director at the University of South Florida. She pursued a Bachelor-to-Doctorate path of study at Morgan State University and obtained her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2004 and 2010 respectively. She currently teaches Introductory Programming and Engineering courses for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. As an IT coordinator, she assists the department with IT curriculum and course development, as well as advising for IT students. Her research interests include programming languages and visual analytics.Terreonn Henry c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering design instruction using Slack for
Cornerstone Design, Senior Capstone Design,Engineering Education, Engineering Retention1. IntroductionEngineering curriculum at the university level typically culminates in a senior design capstonecourse. The goal of the senior capstone design course is to challenge the students with an exampleof a real-world project, preparing them for industry. University curriculum used to focus heavilyon design and design challenges, typical of industry level engineering. Due to increasing systemcomplexity, engineering curriculums were prompted to add more science and mathematics classesto help students understand needed tools and methods.1 However, over time this produced studentswith a decreasing understanding of the practical applications of engineering and
activity. Weshare a historical case study to illustrate aspects of low- and high-fidelity prototyping. Asynthesis of different perspectives from literature allows the authors to identify issuessurrounding such prototyping in a classroom setting to establish an integrated understanding tocharacterize prototypes for areas for further study.Two research studies are described to explore the roles of low-fidelity prototyping in engineeringdesign activity. A study using student prototyping examples is shared to connect the research topractice. Then, an analysis of textbook presentations of prototyping is also shared to both providea possible basis for this gap and an opportunity to bridge this gap. By better understanding theliterature basis for low
Jiaotong University, and B. Eng. from Xi’an University of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. He also received a graduate minor in Applied Statistics from Purdue and an undergraduate minor in Com- puter Science. His research interests lie in systems integration and design informatics, with the goal of building the decision-centric science foundations for complex systems engineering and design. Particular emphasis of his research is on: i) complex systems and complex networks; ii) artificial intelligence in en- gineering design; and iii) decision-based enterprise-driven design. Dr. Sha is the recipient of NSF CMMI Conference Fellowship in 2012, ASME Robert E. Fulton Best Paper Award in 2013, and ASME CIE Best PhD
net-zero energy building design. Professor Figgess was the lead faculty advisor for the CSU Sacramento entry into the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 and played a supporting role in the 2016 SMUD Tiny House Competition. Figgess holds a BS in Construction Management and an MBA. His research interests include sustainability, water conservation, and renewable energy, as well as methods of teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Experiential Learning Opportunities through Collaborative ProjectsIn 2014, California State University Sacramento entered the SMUD 2016 Tiny HouseCompetition. Sponsored by the local
focuses on exploring the connections among peer learning, social capital and academic motivation.Dr. Colin Paul Hale,Dr. Andreas KogelbauerProf. Klaus Hellgardt c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Teaming with confidence: how peer connections in problem-based learning impact the team and academic self-efficacies of engineering studentsAbstractEngineers will routinely work in teams to solve complex problems. Team-working andcollaboration are therefore an integral part of engineering education as they offer enhancedopportunities of acquiring both transferable and subject-specific skills.This paper examines the experiences of third-year engineering students studying a design-based module which uses