colleagues49, mastery goals have been positively associated with how astudent perceives him/her academic ability and self-efficacy. “for me I’m the kind that likes a challenge I like to be in a challenging major,… I know there is a lot of praise in doing engineering, but I don't want the praise to be because I’m a women doing engineering… I know I’m a girl but it shouldn't be Page 26.1291.12 extra amazing it should just be that oh okay you’re doing engineering that's cool but uh it helps cause in my mind yea I can do this and
Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective meth- ods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Prof. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic University of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Dr. Michael Thomas SmithDr. Sorin Adam Matei
.” Page 26.911.15 One concept that was wrapped into any course that it worked with was that of the engineeringdesign process. There were even several posters of The Works museum’s version of theengineering design process in many of the classrooms. Here we see that the class worked toincorporate not only varying topics of STEM and engineering but also the overarching hope thatthe girls would take away habits of mind that lead to successful engineers.Selected “What I want to know [about engineering and engineering design process]"responses: “I want to know why my LED bracelet didn’t light up. I sewed everything on correctly. I think it might be the way the
future planThe teaching of the Advanced Manufacturing Systems was a success. This course exploredseveral engineering disciplines with a reasonable depth of discussion for each topic. It refreshedthe students’ minds by introducing the latest trend, state-of-art philosophies and concepts inmanufacturing field. It also provided the students with a systematic way to creatively combinetheory and applications to solve practical problems.By integrating the American teaching style, a student-centered environment was created and itprovided a positive atmosphere to enhance student learning. The students showed high learningpassion, strong interest in solving open-ended questions, significant self-motivation of usingLean concepts to address their research
disciplines. Instead of devising a rational length for the engineering program,this additional material was simply inserted into a four-year, grueling, mind-numbing experience.Then unmanageable programs began systematically cutting out the classical / practical / appliedmaterial to make room for the computational addition. A solution to the sometimes over- Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 373demanding, short engineering program is to maintain the classical approach, introduce somecomputational theory
those who do not; engineering as a profession might becomemore gender diverse; teachers who empathize with and care about their students have apositive impact on engineering students; teachers who show that they care providestudents with a more positive educational experience.The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has recognized this need in promoting thedevelopment of “habits of mind” which include systems thinking, creativity, optimism,collaboration, communication, and attention to ethical considerations [7]. The promotionof these characteristics are intended to shift perceptions of engineers from object-orientedindividual workers to those who display a “strong work ethic (in collaborations andcommunications), are ethically responsible
-selectedfrom the company’s Technical Fellowship program, which comprises approximately 1.5% of thecompany’s workforce and represents some of the best engineering and scientific minds in the Page 26.1508.7industry. These Tech Fellows were invited to participate (collaborate with their technicalmentees) to inspire K-12 students with STEM skills and knowledge, based on real-worldexamples related to their work. Twenty-six participants self selected for the first phase of thisstudy. An additional 39 engineers are currently participating in this skills-based volunteerismprogram in other locations, and their data will be incorporated into the overall
Paper ID #12997Understanding the NSF Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Educa-tion Report – Why are Industry and Academic Pathways toward KnowledgeDevelopment at Odds?Prof. Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University Charles (Chuck) Pezeshki is the Director of the Industrial Design Clinic in the School of MME at Wash- ington State University. The Industrial Design Clinic is the primary capstone vehicle for the School and focuses on industrially sponsored projects with hard deliverables that students must complete for gradua- tion. His research area is in knowledge construction as a function of social/relational
pretty large role when it comes to product design. They are the ones who have the idea in mind of what the product should look like so it is important that they play a large role when it comes to design.”Similarly, another Team 1 student discussed the specific role of stakeholders: “I think that the stakeholders should have a supervisory role in the product design. They should be able to periodically review the design to ensure that their requirements are being met but they should not have direct control over the design of the product itself.”During the semester, Team 1 developed laboratory equipment for a biomedical engineeringresearch group on campus. The project sponsor was an engineering professor and the
been collaborativelyimplemented over five years in middle grades classrooms by math and science teachers. TheEYE Modules aim to improve student Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) performance, including engineering habits of mind, as well as students’ beliefs aboutand interest in STEM. The EYE Modules support NGSS standards in engineering as well asCommon Core State Standards for Mathematics. The partnership to implement these moduleshas positively impacted teachers and students, leading to district level STEM reform. As part ofa National Science Foundation award, a longitudinal comparison study of the impact of the EYEModules has been completed. There is evidence that EYE Module participation has a positiveimpact on
all stakeholders. Time will be dedicated tohelping all participants identify local stakeholders and begin planning for broaderengagement of community members to support the development of new STEM lessons orto sustain existing STEM efforts. All participants will receive a copy of the PowerPointslides, and blank planning documents for use during the workshop.At least one of those must be within the first four listed, below; i.e., do not only check “other”.Check all that apply: √ Use of an engineering design process that has at least one iteration/improvement Attention to specific engineering habits of mind Attention to engineering practices (as described in the NGSS/Framework and as practiced by engineers
additional informationrelated to the attributes. A summary of the attributes the collective stakeholders from all eventsfelt were needed for engineers to be successful in the global context included the following: ultural sensitivity Tolerance to other people and perspectives Open-minded and ability to adapt Ability to behave ethically across cultures Social responsibility Research and analytical thinking Problem-solving and improvement capabilities Entrepreneurship Page 19.37.5Stakeholders at each event were also queried as to the best uses of the attributes, which theyidentified as: Teaching and learning processes and student preparation
). Inside Higher Ed,http://www.insidehighered.com/print/views/2012/07/19/how-colleges/can-best-connect-with-prospective-students-essay. (accessed October 1, 2013)16. Kaplan-Leiserson, E. 2008. Mind the Gap. National Society of Professional Engineers,http://www.nspe.org/PEmagazine/pe_0108_mind-the-gap.html (accessed September 30, 2013)17. Knowledge@Emory. 2010. Managing Millennials in the Workplace.http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1351. (accessed October 1, 2013) Page 26.1740.14
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/or confidence inpursuing engineering and computer science (ECS)? Second, does the LLC impact studentconfidence to pursue an ECS major during the first semester? Finally, what specific aspects ofthe LCC remain influential throughout the undergraduate academic career?The LLC in ECS at Gonzaga UniversityGoller Hall has been run for a number of years as a dorm with preference for students enteringECS. Starting in 2010, this dorm became an official Living-Learning Community associatedwith a grant from the Kern Family Foundation (focused on Entrepreneurially Minded Learning).Students typically enter in the freshman year and remain in the dorm for two years. As an LLC,Goller Hall accepts applications over the summer prior to the freshman year
analysis.” Prerequisite: Calculus III with a grade of “C” or better.While the course has a good coverage of the statistical topics listed in the catalog description,most of the examples fall into the physical or social sciences rather than engineering. Thestudents learn statistical techniques but they do not see the correlation with their own curriculum.Statistics becomes, in their minds, a separate course with little or no application beyond passinga requirement for their degree16.The degree sequences, especially with regard to the mathematics content, are similar for bothmajors as shown in Figure 1. The course is recommended to be taken in the junior year when thestudents are taking their core electrical or computer engineering courses. Many do
Paper ID #13092Training for Leadership and Team Skills from Freshman Year ForwardDr. Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, her M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her B.S.M.E. at Western New England University. She has held engineering positions in industry (in particular, the materials science area) and was Chair of the ASEE Materials Division. She has written in the area of materials science education and is now
research also has found that students attention spans during lectures istypically fifteen minutes long and after this time their attention begins to drop dramatically.Therefore, Prince2 pointed out that breaking up the lecture into discrete sections can refresh thestudents’ mind and help to keep them engaged. To engage students, and have a real timeassessment of students’ understanding, a Classroom Response Systems (CRS) has beenincreasingly used in many engineering classroom3-6. A CRS (sometimes called a personalresponse system, student response system, or audience response system) is a set of hardware(clickers) and software that facilitates face-to-face teaching activities. Previous research has shown that CRS can enhance student
Paper ID #12801Work-in-Progress: Student Dashboard for a Multi-agent Approach for Aca-demic AdvisingDr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso VIRGILIO GONZALEZ, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico; and before he was the Telecom- munications Director for ITESM in Mexico. His research areas are in
information onthe achievement of the attributes at/near graduation. With this in mind, the two-semesterCapstone Design course for students in their senior year of their undergraduate engineeringdegree programs assesses eight of the twelve CEAB GrAtts (problem analysis, investigation,design, individual and teamwork, communication skills, professionalism, economics and projectmanagement, and lifelong learning). This paper will examine how the Mechanical EngineeringCapstone Design course assesses the achievement of GrAtts and how the assessment data can beused to continually improve the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree program andcurriculum.Literature ReviewDevelopment of course learning outcomes and valid assessment methods in
offered recommendations on the shape, number and various kinds ofmaterialsFor civil engineering student Stephanie Sanchez, [i]t was an eye-opening experience to see how much we actually do know how to do. We got the chance to visually see and apply what we know and it makes so much more sense when you see it in front of you. Our professors emphasized that the lack of coordination is actually a huge issue in reality between architects and engineers, and we were able to see exactly that in our short time of working with the studio. Whenever I do enter the working field, I will already have in mind what it will be like or what to expect.16
ASSISTment System. In Ikeda, Ashley & Chan (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 635-644.29. Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind and society: The development of higher order mental processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.30. Redish,E.F & Smith, K.A.(2008). Looking beyond content: Skill development for engineers. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3).31. Gage, M., A. K. Pizer, V. Roth. 2003. WeBWorK: generating, delivering, and checking math homework via the internet. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics. New York:Wiley. http://www.math.uoc.gr/~ictm2/Proceedings/pap189.pdf.32. Roth, V., Ivanchenko, V., Record, N. 2008. Evaluating student responses to
prepares students for careers inindustry and to create effective solutions for societal needs. Creating meaningful learningexperiences for design education in the engineering classroom is paramount to helping studentsthink and act like designers within engineering contexts.Design Thinking and MakingDesign thinking and Making are the applications of empathy-led, user-centered engineeringdesign processes. It can be an empowering way to design solutions through ideation, rapidprototyping, testing, and execution. Mindsets critical to design thinking and Making include:focusing on human values through empathy for users, having vision for complex problems,embracing prototyping processes as a way to validate ideas, being mindful of the designprocesses
Paper ID #12374Vertical Integration of Capstone Projects in Multiple Courses in the Engi-neering Technology ProgramsDr. Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University MORTEZA SADAT-HOSSIENY is currently associate professor and director of Engineering Technology programs at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Sadat received his B.S.in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University, M.S. Manufacturing Eng. Tech from Murray State Uni- versity and Ph.D. Industrial Technology, Iowa State University. His areas of concentration are CAD, Industrial Automation, Alternative Power Generation Methods and his
Engineering Statics course covers most topics of 2D statics, and consists of 20 modules,akin to chapters, with each module based on a set of carefully articulated learning objectives.The modules contain expository text, diagrams, and simulations, with, most significantly, a largenumber of interactive exercises. The exercises offer hints and feedback, thereby providingextensive formative assessment to students. These materials were originally conceived of anddeveloped with an independent learner in mind. But these web-based learning materials havealso been blended into an instructor-led, lecture-based statics courses using either a flippedclassroom format or a traditional format. Student responses on interactive exercises are recorded,which enables
Paper ID #12901Incorporating Multimedia Content to Enhance and Re-focus Course Deliveryfor a Multidisciplinary Engineering LaboratoryDr. Ventzislav Karaivanov, Colorado School of Mines • Ventzi Karaivanov, Teaching Associate Professor, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Col- orado School of Mines. Education • PhD – Mechanical Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, 2009. ”Life prediction modeling of thermal barrier coated turbine airfoils” Teaching and Professional societies • Teaching Interests: Mechanics of Materials, Computer Aided En- gineering, Dynamics, Engineering Vibrations
(see Fig. 1). The examples of the student’s work, which allows to customize for individualcareer focus, include final reports on competitions entered and projects completed, narrativesprepared after attending a seminar or a roundtable, and papers or posters published uponcompleting participation in the Armour R&D program, IIT’s Program for UndergraduateResearch in Engineering (PURE) and Mentored INnovation Development (MIND) program. Therecords of the student’s activities are electronically entered into the portfolio when he/she attendsseminars, roundtables, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The records of critiques by a facultymentor, and any awards and recognitions received by the students are also compiled in theportfolio. These
research/teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in pK-12 education, policy of STEM education, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, engineering ’habits of mind’ and empathy and care in engi- neering. He has published more than 140 journal articles and proceedings papers in engineering education and educational technology and is the inaugural editor for the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion Research.Dr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityProf. Andrea Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University Jennifer Vernengo is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Jennifer re- ceived her Ph.D. from Drexel University in 2007. She began work as a
gave a conventional introduction to engineering analysis and computerprogramming. Over time, feedback from industry partners indicated that our freshman sequencewas becoming outdated and less able to meet the needs of our students and the firms who hiredthem. With this in mind, we replaced the original courses with EE-specific versions to emphasizeelectrical engineering and computing topics and to increase student motivation and engagement6.The subject matter from the original two courses was expanded into three new courses: ECE 101Exploring Electrical Engineering, ECE 102 Engineering Computation, and ECE 103 EngineeringProgramming. ECE 101 introduces incoming students to the electrical engineering field, its manyapplications in society, and
Paper ID #12418Team CARE model: Assessing team dynamics in first-year engineering stu-dent teamsMs. Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary Nicole is completing her final year of her Masters in Industrial Organizational psychology at the Univer- sity of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Thomas O’Neill. Nicole has been working with the Schulich School of Engineering for the past two years. During this period she has been involved in several initia- tives such as assessing student learning and engagement, implementing systems for peer evaluations, and leading teamwork training sessions. She is currently conducting