these three programs as examples of suchFoundry-guided curriculum alignments and provide insight into why these elements helped us tocreate programs that advance the integration of different perspectives into STEM curricula.Curriculum Development and the Foundry ModelAccording to Bhuttah and colleagues, “The task of curriculum development is ultimatelybuilding a relationship among content/subject matter and people like students, teachers, parentsand society” (p. 14).5 It comprises a set of learning goals, activities directed by learning theories,and experiences to help develop students’ understanding of a directed set of knowledge.5,6 Forothers, curriculum is not just a written plan or document, but rather a network of relationships orprocesses
use all the tools acquired in their undergraduateprograms. Simultaneously, students can contribute to one of the goals of society through researchand development of emergency housing in Puerto Rico [4] The paper presents the instructionaldesign, results, and evaluation of the Design-Build course, and finally reflects about lessons learnedand relevance of this type of interdisciplinary learning scenario.2. Methods and Results. 2.1. Method / Semester Project.The design project consisted of conceptualizing a group of emergency houses. Four smallliving units with the same floor plan, interconnected by a central open space where thepersons will be able to interact and develop a sense of community. These small units areexpected to be self
. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Impact of COVID-19 on Women Engineers in AcademiaIntroductionCOVID-19 has upended the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, introducing an historiclevel of uncertainty in our everyday lives. While it is unclear what the impact will be on diversityin the engineering and technology sectors, we are beginning to see concerning signs. The U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the higher
still happen? What software tools could be leveraged? How wouldfaculty and students adapt? A rolling parade of cancellations plagued each colleges’ summerofferings for high school students: everything in May, then June, then July and August wascanceled. The months of hard work and planning for the summers’ educational events were nowfor naught and this reality had negative effects on the morale of both faculty and staff. Almost asan afterthought, the TriU Partnership circled back to the idea of an online event and held its firstTriU Committee planning meetings on May 8, 2020. Working as one team and on a tight timeschedule, the TriU Committee brainstormed ideas, decided on a direction and freely sharedresources. After many long meetings, The
data for a planned multiple semester longer term project.This paper contains (1) motivation and goals for this work, (2) outcomes and learning objectives,(3) instructions on how to design this kind of assignment, (4) the video assignment write up, (5)the rubric for the video, (6) the rubric for peer feedback, and (7) the rubric for reflection. Thispaper focuses on the structure and instruments used during the course.About the CourseArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to tackle more and more of the real-world problemsaround us. EECS 4901 Special Topics: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence will introducestudents to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI). During this course students will lookat various problems being solved
measures have started totaper in recent years [2]. To meet current and future workforce demands for more STEMprofessionals in the United States, we must be creative about how to move beyond this ceilingeffect; and, great potential exists among the growing population of students who begin theirpursuit of a higher education at institutions other than 4-year public/private colleges [11].The purpose of this research project is to increase understanding of engineering transfer studentsand their experiences at both sending and receiving institutions. Research sites include four ofthe top ten producers of U.S. Hispanic/Latino engineers; the framework of transfer studentcapital was used to organize the project’s data collection and analytical plan (Figure
McNair Program, 17 of the 27 students indicated that they did intendto pursue graduate studies, and another seven were undecided. Only two students stated thatthey did not plan to pursue graduate studies after completing their baccalaureate degrees. Incomparison, the post-summer survey showed 17 students intending to pursue graduate studies,six undecided, and two not planning to do so. Even though the aggregate numbers of replies areconsistent, quite a few students changed their intentions, indicating that they were impacted bytheir participation in the McNair Program. Half of the students who were undecided before theprogram decided to pursue graduate studies. Conversely, three students who planned to pursuegraduate studies became undecided
construction management courseat California Polytechnic State University that was designed to incorporate service learning goalsand objectives into a hands-on construction experience. Students were tasked with completingvarious small renovation projects in their local community, which included the full spectrum ofconstruction management responsibilities, including safety planning and assurance, clientrelations, project scope development, estimating, scheduling, project tracking anddocumentation, construction execution, and project closeout. Post-completion student surveyshighlighted the success of the course, with comments such as “It was a great feeling to applyprevious class materials while at the same time helping families in need.”Study AbroadThe
Education, 2017Evaluating the Success of Peer Led Student Interventions in a Freshman Year Experience ProgramAbstractThis paper is a Work in Progress and will discuss the process and assessment of a structured peermentor intervention plan implemented in a Freshman Year Experience (FYE) program at NewMexico State University, a Hispanic serving institution. The FYE program was implemented inFall 2014 as an attempt to increase retention. After the first year of implementation, retentionsrates from freshman to sophomore rose by 14.6%.The FYE program has several different components, including a hands-on introductory course,peer mentoring and tutoring, exposure to the engineering disciplines on campus, and othersuccess initiatives. In Fall
addition, afixed plan of study with a technology leadership and management concentration is offered that isfully on-line. The program is housed at the College level and not at the academic departmentlevel. Most students enrolled in the program take a full load of 9 credit hours and the programgraduates over 60 students per year. Over 95% of these graduates obtain employment withinthree months.This paper discusses the strategies of initiating, implementing, and sustaining such graduatedegree program in Technology with various concentrations. Further, a fiscal model for theoperation of the program by maintaining the program quality, high enrollment, and highemployment rate of graduates is also discussed.IntroductionPurdue University Northwest
integrated through teacher views that produce dynamic project-basedlesson plans. The system encourages an interdisciplinary approach that requires studentsto draw on multiple subject areas simultaneously to solve real world problems.This paper presents the results of the initial evaluation of the DLMS. After providing thedetails regarding its infrastructure, a critical evaluation of the platform and how itsupports both teachers and students in a balanced approach to learning is presented. Thisevaluation draws upon the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model (FSLM) in thatelements of the DLSM are evaluated within the context of the models four dimensions.The initial results of a pilot project aimed at evaluating its effectiveness in schools
the week, and will be quizzed on boththe lectures and the reading assignments.The two credit course, Design Practicum, is a hands-on design course with lectures and labs thatwill introduce students to relevant topics in engineering including: problem solving, team design,innovation, information technology, engineering, ethics in engineering, community engagementand social responsibility. This course will require partial departmental financial support, thus notall departments are currently committed to participating due to budget concerns. Just over halfof our engineering college is currently planning to participate, with approximately 600 studentsexpected to enroll this coming year. (Fall 2016/Spring 2016) This course is modeled after
Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology
Expo, 6 scholars will present their work at the 2016National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and one scholar will present his paper atthe IEEE SoutheastCon 2016.Vertically Integrated Project Based LearningThe SPIRIT program’s Project Based Leaning (PBL) activities were developed to incorporateopen-ended problem solving, teamwork, and project management. Overall the goals of theseactivities were to broaden student involvement in practical scenarios and to prepare students forthe challenges of their senior capstone project and professional practice. Three planned PBLactivities were conducted during the weekly meetings and involved structured teams working ondesign challenges. SPIRIT scholars worked in teams comprised of Seniors
program at UVU or a two years Pre-Engineering program at UVU with the plan to transfer into an Engineering four-year program. 3) Demonstration of financial need in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education rules for Federal financial aid. 4) Full-time student majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Pre-engineering6.Student AgreementThe selected students will commit to progressing in their major by signing a contract between thestudent and the institution/department. This contract will set out their requirements to accomplishthe following6: 1) Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 in all classes taken. 2) Meet with their
) Page 26.952.7We also asked the students if they would be willing to self-finance the cost of an internationaltrip to gain similar experience and their budget. We have presented their responses in figure 4.Nine of the ten Indian students and all the three visiting Japanese students indicated theirwillingness. Each of them gave different budgets. We agree that the budgets would be influencedby the financial situation of individuals and wanted to just get an indication of the extent of thebenefits that they have received and collect information for planning similar experiments. 9 8 7 6 5 Willing to Self Finance 4
wereencouraged to continue to work together in the College of Engineering Senior Design I andSenior Design II courses with the intent of them being able to commercialize the design.Part of the faculty effort was to build and promote a culture of innovation among engineeringstudents; therefore as a follow up from the course offering in the spring 2013 the facultysupported two projects during their capstone senior design courses for the fall 2013-spring 2014semesters with a strong plan for commercialization of the product. These students weremotivated, self-driven and excited about their projects and the possibility of launching a businesssuccessfully by using our program, and taking advantage of the resources available to them fromour University’s Office
University and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been teaching chemistry in higher education since 1995 and has been recognized with several teaching awards over the years.Dr. Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Jackie Greene is Assistant Director of the Lucas Center for Faculty Development at Florida Gulf Coast University. She worked in faculty development during her career with public schools, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, and in her current position. She is involved with the SPARCT Program as a member of the planning committee and she analyzes the qualitative data for program review and assessment purposes. Dr. Greene received her degrees from Kent
agreed to take it on as aproject. Composer Herron plans to incorporate the musical bridges designed by the students intoher composition and performance.Goals, Objectives, and RequirementsThe main goal of the project was to have students apply the theory discussed in class to design,analyze, and build sound-generating or musical bridges in small groups. Additional goals for theproject were: to engage a broader demographic of students (specifically women andunderrepresented minorities), help students build connections between engineering and music,and encourage students to be creative.In addition to designing and building bridges, students analyzed the forces, stresses, anddeflections expected in their bridges for a given load and calculated
depending on the dissertation research focus. Tabulardata and graphics depict core course enrollments, number of times they were taught andgraduates during the last six academic years. Students may choose the remaining electivecourses from the other four coastal engineering core courses and a large variety of civil andenvironmental engineering courses or other closely related courses (i.e. mathematics, computerscience, urban planning, etc.), all requiring approval of their advisor. Laboratory experimentalfacilities and computational facilities potentially available to students for dissertation researchare briefly described. Sources for a supply of PhD coastal engineering students are discussed.Professors in all areas of coastal engineering are
Engineering Careers (PEARLS) and for Building Capacity at Collaborative Undergraduate STEM Program in Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure (RISE-UP). Both projects are funded by NSF.Dr. Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayag¨uez (UPRM). She graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM (1983), a MSIE (1985) from Purdue University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material Handling Systems, Women in Academia in STEM fields
. After receiving their laser-cut pendants, studentsattached string to them to create wearable pieces of jewelry.Lessons Learned: Brief EncountersBased on our experiences with brief encounters, we have several recommendations for groupsinterested in delivering similar educational experiences to students at K-12 schools. First,consider planning activities in which student create simple tangible artifacts. We have observedthat when students know they will walk away with even a simple product, they are often highlyengaged. Second, invite students to use tools and technologies that they may never have used—or that they use infrequently at school. We have found that students typically show great interestin learning how to use new tools and
multicopter UAV [3].Figure 1. Concept of operation: Obstacle avoidance system for a multicopter using optical flow.Figure 2 shows the test plan and vehicle trajectory during the flight test of the participants-developed obstacle avoidance algorithm on the multicopter shown in Figure 3. Figure 2. UAV trajectory during flight tests.In the figure above, purple line shows the actual vehicle trajectory. The green circles with numbersindicate the waypoints that the vehicle was commanded to fly to. After detecting the obstacles,the vehicle moved to the left or right and after completing the avoidance maneuver, the vehicleattempted to continue to the mission waypoint. When another obstacle was
University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material Handling Systems, Women in Academia in STEM fields, Engineering in Education and Access to Post-Secondary Education. From August 2006 through February 2008, she was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering. She was Co-Pi of the NSF’s UPRM ADVANCE IT Catalyst Project awarded during 2008. From 2008-2016, she was Co-PI of the USDE’s Puerto Rico Col- lege Access Challenge Grant Project. From 2015-2018, she was the Coordinator of the UPRM College of Engineering Recruitment, Retention and Distance
overall planning, organizing,and time management. With that desire, we have reason to research if these project managementskills and concepts are being taught effectively enough to prepare students for senior-levelcapstone courses and future careers. Degree programs that do not heavily focus on managementprinciples may impact students' abilities to obtain manager-style roles. Outside the classroom,there are opportunities to obtain this experience, such as through internships and studyingabroad. Data collected stem from a self-efficacy questionnaire administered to 811 students andvoluntarily completed by 361. The survey was issued at the beginning of the semester for ninefall courses through 15 different majors and intended to take approximately
-generation category. Weanalyzed survey responses assessing sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and institutionalsupport. The survey explores three dimensions: 1) general belonging, 2) belonging ineducational interactions, and 3) self-efficacy, each with eight items. The survey coversvarious aspects of the institution's student services, including psychological support,academic planning, tutoring, health and well-being services, sports, and supplementary areaslike leadership, diversity, gender, and participatory meetings. It totals 29 items. Respondentsexpressed their views using a 5-point Likert scale, from "strongly agree" to "stronglydisagree." Our findings reveal that all surveyed students exhibit a strong sense of belonging(both in general and
-screen text explanations and graphics were utilized to compensate for scenesrequiring modification. Table 1 includes the planned timeline and actual timeline for the projectalong with brief notes.Table 1: Project Timeline Task Planned Actual Notes Start 01/2020 02/2020 Develop ideas for 01/2020 02/2020 videos Outline the scenes 01/2020-04/2020 02/2020-08/2020 of the videos Write scripts for 01/2020- 04/2020 03/2020-08/2020 the videos Pandemic prevented filming COVID-19
PIECES: AN INFORMAL FRAMEWORK TO ENCOURAGE MULTIFACETED ENGAGEMENT a b c d a. Aerospace Engineering Department. CU Boulder J. Rush Leeker, L. MacDonald, S. Roudbari, L. Ruane, M. Palomar b. Global Engineering, CU Boulder c. Architecture, Sustainable Planning &
challenges are addressed through structured yet dynamic social issues through multifaceted engagement. flexible interactions fostered by PALAR. Palar Process OUTCOMES AND PLAN ACT
identified by the other model. The GPT-4 model tended to identifymore basic relationships, while manual analysis identified more nuanced relationships.Our results do not currently support using GPT-4 to automatically generate graphicalrepresentations of faculty’s mental models of assessments. However, using a human-in-the-loopprocess could help offset GPT-4’s limitations. In this paper, we will discuss plans for our futurework to improve upon GPT-4’s current performance.IntroductionAssessments are found in every engineering classroom and are an important part of our educationsystem [1]-[3]. Assessments play many different roles, including understanding studentimprovements in learning [4], acting as a tool to assist students with learning [5], [6