Pontificia Universidad Católica (UC), themost prestigious and oldest engineering schools in the country. A key difference between thesetwo institutions’ proposals is that UCH developed its own strategic plan, while UC created aconsortium with Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), another prestigiousinstitution within the region. By comparing both strategies, this investigation seeks to understandcurricular and organizational change in selective institutions after the first years of the designingand implementation of the program. As a conceptual framework, we ground our work in the richliterature of change in engineering education, in particular the branch that studies national effortsand coalitions for change. Our data set consists of
, professional development, and networking skills. The workshops also included three teambased engineering projects that gave participants an opportunity to work on crosscultural engineering teams. Additionally, a few of the workshops were targeted toward developing and sustaining their local SWE student organization (Liberia Society of Women Engineers, LSWE). Underlying all of these workshops was the desire to provide all students involved with crosscultural leadership experiences. Finally, to assist with the planning of the camp and to encourage crosscultural team building, committees were formed between the LSWE leadership team and the University of Michigan members to plan and carry out different aspects of the camp, namely, logistics, health
. Utilizing a three-year Magnet School grant,DLJ established a Center for Mathematics and Engineering to developed and thenimplement its integrated, whole school curriculum with engineering as the core and theconnector. The results of this careful planning and meticulous attention to detailsproduced an elementary school environment that fosters student creative thinking withthe expectation of quantitative metrics to gauge that creativity. The merit of this totalemersion of engineering into an elementary curriculum is reflected in student scores onstandardized test as well as a plethora of awards and acknowledgements for the schoolincluding being named the top elementary STEM program in the nation by the 2015Future of Education Technology Conference
importance of STEM education for the future of learning and motivation.Mr. Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University Terrance D. Youngblood is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at Texas Tech University, spe- cializing in the effective evaluation and assessment of educational outreach programs and workforce de- velopment.Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University IIbrahim H. Yeter is currently a PhD candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education frame- work. Mr. Yeter plans to
using the CIT-E materials and/or participated in the design of a model course. For the past twosummers, 31 members have met for face-to-face workshops to provide strategies for effectiveinstruction and to develop shared course materials.During the academic year, the CIT-E CoP functions virtually through online meetings and email.The core project team meets monthly to bi-monthly for planning purposes. Working groups wereformed prior to the first summer workshop and include the following: 1) a peer review panel tovet new materials, 2) an assessment team for cross institutional assessment, 3) modulemaintainers to update existing materials, 3) a first time instructor support group, and 4) adissemination working group. Large group meetings via
or radio to express my concerns about global environmental, social, or political problems. GCE2.5: Before I graduate, I will sign an email or written petition seeking to help individuals or communities abroad. GCE2.7: Before I graduate, I will contact or visit someone in government to seek public action on global issues and concerns.Removed for significant cross-loadings: GCE2.11: Before I graduate, I will participate in a campus forum, live music, or theater performance or other event where people express their views about global problems. GCE1.11: During my undergraduate career, I have been or plan to get involved in a program that addresses the global environmental crisis. GCE1.12: After I graduate, I plan to get involved
(LMSS).The initial interview with each engineer was semi-structured and focused on employmenthistory, career plans and aspirations, family background, experience of engineering coursework,and other similar themes. For those engineers with more than one interview, the interviewsconsisted of learning about the engineer’s current work projects, work environment and closecolleagues; and assessing the engineer’s attitude about his/her work activity and workplace socialenvironment.The analysis was conducted in several steps. First, the interviews were professionally transcribedand then thematically coded by Vinson. From these interviews Vinson was able to reconstructthe work history of each engineer, accounting for why engineers left or returned to
University. Usingboth internal experts and external consultants, workshops were planned for delivery in half-daysegments throughout each academic year, culminating in a regional one-day-long seminar at theend of the academic year. Additionally, leadership development for department chairs andprograms directors was planned to occur once each semester. Reactions to the workshops weregenerally positive, attendance has increased over the past four years, and sustained support ofthe workshops has been allocated by the administration through a collaboration betweenAcademic Affairs and Human Resources.Each strategy had its own challenges and successes, providing unique insight into the feasibilityof converting a successful technique from a research
TeachersAbstractWe describe a professional development program that supports integration of STEM andLiteracy through Engineering Design for 24 in-service middle school math and science teachersin rural Appalachia. Through this program, teachers experience Engineering Design as learners,develop lesson plans utilizing engineering design to teach specific relevant math and sciencecontent standards and objectives, and receive formative feedback and content knowledgecoaching as they deliver and fine-tune those lessons.Project TESAL (Teachers Engaged in STEM and Literacy) is a three-year professionaldevelopment program that includes annual two-week summer face-to-face intensive workshopsfollowed by classroom observations with supportive feedback and four
a year before transferring to BYU. Nate has taken a wide variety of courses, ranging from chemistry to business to computer engineering, and plans on graduating with a degree in Information Technology in 2016. He has recently discovered an interest in cyber security, and started working as a research assistant in the CSRL in order to begin developing his skills. In his free time, Nate enjoys playing guitar, snowboarding, and theater.Dr. Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University Dr. Rowe has worked for nearly two decades in security and network architecture with a variety of in- dustries in international companies. He has provided secure enterprise architecture on both military and commercial satellite communications
-2015 ME 3834 Fluid Mechanics (ME) Spring & Fall 2014 PETE 2031 Rock Properties Spring 2015 PETE 2032 Petroleum fluids Spring 2015Table 2. Engineering courses with SI offered at LSU (2013-2015). SI Leaders for these courses have several responsibilities: they must plan and lead twoweekly review sessions for the students in the course; they hold weekly office hours for studentsto get one-on-one assistance; they attend the course lectures so that they know what theinstructor is covering in the course; and they communicate with the instructor regularly. Inaddition to these duties, SI Leaders attend an introductory training workshop at the beginning ofthe semester as well as
implementation of an enterprise resource planning system. Currently she is providing human resource management system software training to the public school districts of North Carolina and assisting with the statewide implementation of a new applicant tracking solution. She holds a MS in Information Science from North Carolina Central University and is currently pursuing a MS in Networking Technology at East Carolina University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Broadband Wireless Networking in the Era of Big DataAbstractOrganizations accumulate huge amounts of data from various systems but more often than notthe data is stored but not organized or analyzed by the organizations
Paper ID #15561Capstone Design Project Experience: Lunar Ice Extraction DesignMr. Steven Anthony Zusack, Purdue University: Engineering and Technology Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Currently working as an Intern at NASA Johnson Space Planning to enter graduate school in the Fall of 2016 for a master’s in Aero/Astro Engineering at Purdue University. Aspirations of pursuing PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering with a focus on aerospace systems.Miss Raveena Patil, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Recent graduate with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and will pursue
of engineering and science at the University ofMinnesota Duluth (UMD) after initiating a strategic development plan to create cultural andpedagogical change in undergraduate classrooms to engaged and active learning environments.The initial cohort consisted of faculty from Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, ComputerScience, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, the Dean of the College ofScience and Engineering (SCSE) and a facilitator from the University of Minnesota’s Center forEducational Innovation (CEI). The cohort meetings began in January with focus on theory oflearning and best practice of teaching using active learning strategies. The foundational readingsand facilitated discussion were developed around the book How
presents. Finally, we present some conclusions and future plans.2. Emergency Management Technology Program at JSUAs natural and man-made disasters pose greater risks to communities, the demand for skilledprofessionals who can manage and mitigate their effects continues to grow. During the Spring of2010, JSU’s Technology Department was selected to receive a grant from the US Department ofHomeland Security (DHS) to establish an Emergency Management Technology (EMT) programand to provide a number of scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students. The EMTprogram offers students a combination of homeland security related science, technology,engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) coursework, skill-development activities, experientialresearch
that he was doing what was dictated by the contract which told him todrill to 170m and to attempt to develop the well. It was felt that the water quantity, spottyelectricity, and higher maintenance cost for a more complex system did not warrant the financialinvestment in an electric pump. The EWB@MSU student project manager and the professionalmentor, in consultation with EWB@MSU leadership in the US decided to abandon and backfillthe borehole.This left the EWB@MSU team in Kenya to explain to the school project management committeethe decisions being made on their behalf and to discuss possible plans for moving forward. Ameeting was held in which this decision was explained and the school was told that EWB@MSUwould try to find another water
through the aforementioned activities. Yet, the faculty observed that ourstudents had unexpected difficulties. The majority of our students struggled to effectively presenttheir research in an oral or written form, and had difficulties working in a team environment. Theproblem was escalated at the postgraduate level in comparison to undergraduate, as many of ourgraduate students are international students and faced added difficulty due to differences inlanguage, culture, and education.To address these problems, we began by asking what attributes we want our students to have. Weidentified the following as the main attributes: effective communication, professional behaviour,effective research methodology, proactive career planning and staying
Education Society of the IEEE (IEEE-EdSoc). She is also Chair of Intersociety Cooperation Committee of Education Society of the IEEE (IEEE-EdSoc) since 2011, Co-Chair of Working Group ”Ingenieurp¨adagogik im Internationalen Kontext” in IGIP (Internationale Gesellschaft f¨ur Ingenieurp¨adagogik) since 2002, Member of Strategic Planning Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) since 2009 and Board Member of ”Global Council on Manufacturing and Management” (GCMM) since 2004.Prof. Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Currently is the Pres- ident of
Paper ID #16513An Overview and Preliminary Assessment of a Summer Transportation En-gineering Education Program (STEEP) for Ninth GradersDr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee - Knoxville Shashi Nambisan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Since 1989, he has led efforts on more than 165 research, education, and outreach projects that have addressed local, statewide, regional and national issues in transportation and infrastructure systems management related to policy, planning, operations, safety, and risk analysis. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 peer
including the ability to comprehend business procedures related to the legalenvironment, budget, resource management and implementation of new and emergingtechnologies in a construction environment. The department suggested layout of the program takesthe student through introductory courses that cover broad aspects on construction managementduring the first year of study through courses such as Introduction to Construction Management,Construction Graphics with plan and specification readings, Building Construction Material &Systems and Construction Safety. As the program advances to the second year, courses that engagea more hands on and experiential learning focus with laboratory class times are explored - such asBIM (Building Information
fermentation processes.Andrew Phillips, University of GlasgowDr. Duncan J Bremner, University of Glasgow Dr Duncan Bremner has over 30 years in the semiconductor industry and has held operational and strategic executive roles in product development and technology planning within leading organisations such as National Semiconductor and The Intel Corporation. Duncan is presently employed by the University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering working with both academic staff and industry partners to develop collaborative projects. He is also responsible for the development and delivery of the course on Professional Practice for Engineers in China. Duncan has been active in promoting a system view of Sensor Systems and more
undergraduate program. There are fourlearning objectives defined in this course: After successful completion of the course, studentsshould be able to: 1) Differentiate and explain the concept, framework, and techniques of the supply chain design, planning, operation, and strategic management. (ASAC j) 2) Apply analytic methodologies, utilizing practical managerial levers, to design a supply chain for defined conditions, and to achieve competitive advantage in the supply chain. (ASAC l) 3) Analyze contemporary issues in SCM and to propose solutions to the identified issues. (ASAC m) 4) Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and use information from a variety of sources. (ASAC g)The notation of (ASAC x
switching from alecture-based to a project-based approach many planned and favorable outcomes wereachieved. This paper describes the project, the study findings and shares future researchsteps. We plan to use the lessons learned from the project-based approach to improve thehands-on section of the course in future semesters. We trust our study will be beneficial toinstructors, who are teaching an electrical circuits course and are interested in bringing thelaboratory to a large classroom.I. Background Electrical Circuits is a required course for most undergraduate engineering major students.This course is often taught in a traditional lecture-based approach, which makes studentengagement difficult. In addition to encouraging passive
rarely mentioned. In the most recent year of the Journal ofEngineering Education, there are six multi-site studies1-6, none of which describe theirprocedures for coordinating data collection beyond the rationale underlying the sampling of sites.Although researchers who have invested several years in a particular multi-site study or whohave conducted several such studies have the benefit of hindsight, this situation does not providemuch learning in the broader field or among novice researchers planning their first multi-institutional and collaborative study.Learning among engineering education researchers about designing and conducting multi-sitestudies is vitally important because such studies are considered by many to be more competitivefor
? a. What science content do they integrate into engineering units? b. What adaptations do they make to the engineering curricula? c. What factors influence teachers’ choices for making these adaptations? Methods This exploratory case study examined the ways in which teachers implementedan engineering curriculum in their classroom. The study occurred in a large, urbanschool district in the beginning stages of a STEM initiative with future plans to open amiddle-level STEAM Academy (STEM + Art). The initial step in this vision was theadoption and piloting of new science (Science and Technology Concepts [STC] and FullOption Science System [FOSS]) and engineering
opportunities. 2. Organize, plan, and manage a long term engineering project within a team environment. 3. Identify and communicate the value of a design in terms of economic, professional, personal, and societal value. 4. Translate customer feedback into design specifications. 5. Utilize a systematic design process in order to bring a project to fruition. 6. Identify and utilize technical tools and skills needed to create a viable design solution. 7. Account for cost, value, and market implications at all stages of development. 8. Communicate design status and results to all stakeholders in verbal, written, and public presentation formats at appropriate points in the development timeline.Once these learning objectives were
in engineering. She has developed and taught a wide variety of engineering courses in First Year Engineering and Mechanical En- gineering at Ohio State. She has received four teaching awards in the last three years at both the College and the Departmental level at OSU.Suzanne Grassel Shoger, The Ohio State University Suzanne Shoger, M.A., is a Ph.D. student in Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, gender equity and women’s leadership development, and social justice education. Her research focus is centered on gender equity among under- graduate and graduate engineering students, specifically related to ways men as a majority population
which was established at the University of Oregon. The program is designed to help communities advance long- term community development goals by leveraging university scholarship and community collaboration towards sustainable, equitable, research-based planning solutions. In 2014 UT adopted the SCI as the feature program for their new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Experience Learning. The Office of Service-Learning is now preparing for expansion as the QEP moves into implementation. Mrs. Ellenburg is also the founder and chair of the University’s Service-Learning Steering Committee, composed of des- ignated faculty from each academic college working to build the profile and capacity of service-learning across
Excellence in STEM at The University ofTexas Pan-AM as part of a grant funded by the US department of Defense. The 2-day workshopaimed at presenting hands-on experience on designing effective instruction. The first part of theworkshop emphasized the 5-stage/task backwards design (modified framework from Wiggins &McTighe, Understanding by Design,1999) used to guide the content modules for the courses thatwill use the CBI modules [6] . The model is shown in Figure 1. We were asked to keep in mindthe following general objectives to emulate as we went through the 5-tasks planning stage: Promote conducting fundamental research on learning and instruction research issues and opportunities related to designing learning environments that
Technology. Besides her responsibilities in developing strategic partnerships that support the mission of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Panero serves as a resource to faculty and students on economics and market plans, including student design projects and special topics courses; developing strategic partnerships with industry and promoting partnerships for applied research c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15313 and joint industry and academic projects. Panero received her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research with a concentration in