, Carnegie Mellon University Andrea Francioni Rooney is the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as an academic advisor for un- dergraduate students and works closely with faculty on the undergraduate curriculum. She also teaches professional writing courses for the department.Dr. Millard L. McElwee, Exponent Millard McElwee is an engineering and tech scholar who draws upon his education and industry experi- ence in electrical utilities, offshore mooring, and large-scale transportation systems to provide innovative solutions to various energy sectors. Millard is a licensed contractor (highways, roads, and bridges) in his
EngineeringDivision has historically hosted round-table discussions on topics relevant to the division membership,so it was only appropriate to have a discussion that would focus on effects of the pandemic so that ourmembers could learn from each other. Although the sessions were open to all ASEE members, weanticipated this roundtable to be an intimate discussion specific to the construction engineeringdiscipline. It turned out that 196 ASEE members from at least 18 Divisions and representing 122institutions attended, providing a broad perspective on the topic.LITERATURE REVIEWAs the meeting was held shortly after schools moved to online learning, there was very little in the wayof peer reviewed research on this topic. However, our participants shared
. An introduction to process simulationsoftware (ASPEN Plus, Aspen Technology Inc.) is also included, making the course ratherunique among those computation-based courses offered by our peer institutions.The primary mathematical modeling and analysis software package used in CMCE is MATLAB(MathWorks, Inc.), which is provided to all students at no cost via a University-funded sitelicense. The mid-semester MEB modules which focus on time-dependent mass and energybalances coincide with the introduction of methods for the numeric solution of ODEs in theCMCE course. In CMCE, such examples are examined following discussions of the temporalODE systems which arise from chemical reaction kinetics, such as those encountered by studentsin general
aqualitative paper outlining our student chapter experiences over the course of 2020’sunprecedented events. We also documented our writing experience, including future paper ideasand their anticipated project timelines, so that future officers will have a streamlined pathway topursue more involved ASEE conference papers.Chapter 3: Executing an informed pivot in chapter roles & responsibilities (June-December 2020)3.1 New strategies for increasing participation/engagementBased on feedback from our expert elicitation, we aimed to improve advertising of our chapter’sevents. Before the start of the academic year, we updated our website with current information(including our mission and values statements) and integrated a calendar on our homepage
]. • “My career was spent programming within teams, so the new design is right on target as to what careers will be like” [5].The deployment of peer teaching assistants (TAs) to grade the new courses provided an idealsource of evaluation. They had just completed their first two semesters of college with theprevious curriculum, and were then contracted to provide guidance and grading support in thenew classes. They were tasked with learning Python just ahead of the new students, whichprovided a running commentary of comparison to their first year courses.Peer teaching assistants are insatiable learners, so the opportunity to explore and guide a newcurriculum deployment was enthusiastically embraced. They provided constructive
determine if changes in the course affected the studentexperience.1 IntroductionLike many of their peers in other engineering disciplines and at other universities, IndustrialEngineering students at the University of Pittsburgh culminate their undergraduate experiencewith a Capstone Design Course (IE1090). The course provides students with a hands-on learningexperience in a relatively unstructured environment as they prepare to enter the workforce aspracticing engineers. Course outcomes and curriculum align with Criterion 3 and Criterion 5 ofthe ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs [1]. Students enrolled in the class,which is traditionally offered each Spring and Fall term, are matched in teams consisting of 4-6students and tasked
, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and to all other group members(Smith et al 1981; Johnson et al 1991). Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners haveshown that positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded as crucial to today’s learningcommunities. They reduce uncertainties and increase the quality of social adjustment andintegration into college life. Isolation and alienation, on the other hand, often lead to failure. Twomajor reasons for dropping out of college are: failure to establish a social network of classmatesand failure to become academically involved in classes (Mckeachie et al 1986; Tinto 1994).The
University. Her thesis is on conducting an engineering and financial analysis for a local wastewater plant facility.Ms. Shelly Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shelly Tan is an undergraduate researcher working with Dr. Lucietto. She is currently pursuing a Bach- elors of Science in Health and Disease at Purdue University, and began working with Dr. Lucietto in the summer of 2019 as part of the Summer Stay Scholars program. In addition to her biology course- work, Shelly is pursuing minors in Studio Arts and Chemistry. Outside the classroom, she enjoys writing creative fiction, making art both physical and digital, and moderating for her favorite online communities. American
rotations. Students who wereidentified as having weak spatial skills compared to their peers were advised to take a half-semestervisualization training course. The gender trends from the visualization assessment fit with past data, andadditional race and ethnicity trends in the data are presented. Male students who are not in underrepresentedminority groups generally performed the best on the assessment. The effectiveness of the spatialvisualization training course was determined by giving those students the same assessment again that all ofthe students took initially. Overall, the course provided significant gains in spatial visualization skills tothe students, consistent with past results with similar courses. This course was offered entirely
fundamental concepts and enabling technologies in addition to the use of open source software to develop and run SDR applications. In addition, Dr. Dietrich has performed and directed research in the areas of cognitive radio, software defined radio (SDR), multi-antenna systems, and radio wave propagation, and has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer- reviewed journal and conference papers. He has worked at Virginia Tech, Bell Northern Research, and the Defense Information Systems Agency. He has served as chair of the Wireless Innovation Forum’s Educational Special Interest Group, is a member of ASEE and Eta Kappa Nu, Senior Member of IEEE, and an Extra class amateur radio operator.Dr. Nicholas F. Polys
comments you may have.” only two students responded with comments regarding their beliefs on societal impact in the healthcare industry (R1) and their appreciation for the lecture (R1 and R2). R2 in response to online format due to restrictions on in-person classes following university COVID-19 safety measures. Table 4. Concluding questions from the post-survey asking students (Q6-Q7) if they thought the topics were beneficial for engineers to learn and if they would recommend the topics to their peers. Free response resulted in two comments supporting their positive feelings towards the content.4.2 Thematic Analysis The final portion of the course required students to form groups to research, write a review
students to actively interact in class/field/lab and participate in the assigned tasks. When teamwork is required, it is measured via anonymous peer evaluations. b. Project(s) Completion [30%]: The allocated percentage is for successful completion and generation of assigned 3D model(s). If teams were employed, 5 percent points of the total allocated points are used for peer-evaluation of team members assigned to the project. c. Completion of Assessment Documents [10%]: This requires the completion of quiz(zes) for direct assessment and survey(s) for indirect assessment of the acquired knowledge. d. Poster and/or Oral Presentation [10%]: In the course, a poster related to the assigned project is generally
know what exactly, I know the area I want to go into. I just need to find the gap in that area and dig into it and exploit it… (March, 2018)”As data collection continued, over time, participants’ responses to the anticipatory cognitionquestions shifted focus from topic selection and problems that were hindrances for getting startedwith their research projects to problems they did not anticipate with the actual implementation oftheir research, specifically about writing and data collection. For example, one participant stated, “The main challenges, at this time, (long pause) lit review, literature review, designing, the appropriate instruments and administering that. That is the plan for the summer, which is upon
provide a personalized “real-world” experience of policy/diplomacy, thestudents are invited to participate in an optional fellowship application process.Individually students propose a list of three potential fellowships to their classmates.From the comprehensive brainstormed list, each student selects a single topic andpresents a Pechu Kucha describing “why” they are qualified for this opportunity andshould be selected for a fellowship. Then students begin the process of completing a draftversion of an application. The draft paper is graded by a peer, and returned to the studentto use as part of the final submission for a fellowship. Because some fellowshipopportunities fall outside of the cycle of the class meeting, the instructor allows some
that students areoften required to show in their solutions is minimal. For full credit, high school students areaccustomed to simply writing their answers down in a list. In college-level math, science, andengineering courses, they quickly learn that showing their work is not just encouraged, it isrequired! Some students have never had to show any work, and they really don’t know how. Inpractice, just knowing how to find the answer is not enough. Presenting and defending a solutionrequires that the solution be supported with dialogue explaining what was done and why it wasdone. Students cannot create that dialogue without looking beyond the equations. They have tounderstand the model and the mathematics in order to explain it, and without an
the scenario and writing an essaywould have been as effective as actually doing the role-play (Figure 6). I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE LEARNED THE SAME IF I HAD JUST READ THE BOEING SCENARIO AND WRITTEN A REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON IT: Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 47% 39% 12% 2% 12Figure 6: Student responses to the prompt, "I believe I would have learned the same if I had just
environments [35], [37], [38] to peer interactions and working onteams [28], [39], [40]. For example, belongingness has been linked to extroversion on teams,suggesting that speaking up and trying to fully participate on a team can increase sense ofbelonging [28]. Yet this can be challenging if the team is not a psychologically safe one,suggesting that psychological safety may be an antecedent for sense of belonging on teams.2.3 Psychological safety and engineering teamsPsychological safety is an emergent characteristic of teams that is of interest when discussingsense of belonging in engineering education. Edmondson defines psychological safety as a“shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking” [5, p. 354]. An individualworking on
. Additionally, researchpreparation skills, including research methods courses, presentation skills, abstract and researchproposal writing, and grant proposal seminars were incorporated. LSAMP scholars werementored and supported for opportunities to attend and to present their research, via poster ororal presentations, at conferences in local and national arenas.Many SUNY LSAMP Alliance institutions conducted Summer Research Institutes. Theseprograms were carefully planned to include both pre-freshman and undergraduates. Theundergraduate programs had a duration of six to ten weeks. These included research placementsand a variety of professional training, graduate school preparation, training for research,community building and service activities. In
. Stereotype threat is most robust in situations thatinclude a variable that “triggers” the stereotype. Tests that are explicitly framed as ability testsor difficult tests are more likely to heighten stereotype threat [18]. As Ben-Zeev, Fein, & Inzlichtreported [19], an identity threat, such as telling women who identified with math that they wouldtake a very difficult math test, was enough to cause them to perform poorly on a test completelyunrelated to math and easy to do - writing their name backwards.Literature recommends numerous techniques to reduce stereotype threats in a learningenvironment: ● Teach students about the phenomenon of stereotype threat [20]. ● Provide students with situational (as opposed to stereotype-based) explanations
positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager.Amy Marie Beebe, Women in Engineering Program Amy Beebe is the student program coordinator for the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin whose mission is to recruit, retain and graduate more women to advance gender equity in engineering. As a program coordinator, Amy assists in coordinating programming for current students which includes the WEP Leadership Collaborative student organizations, WEP’s Peer Assistance Leaders and WEP Kinsolving Living Learning Community. In addition to current student programming, she coordinates
and bored in the classroom where the entire learning mode is passive listening. They learn by doing or through tactile activities. An overwhelming majority of our learning systems are set up to be used as a passive learning resource. This effectively excludes students who are not good at working in that mode.Inclusive systems seek to remove barriers and provide the means for educating ALLstudents with high quality instruction, interventions, and support such that all studentshave the opportunity to be successful. Inclusive schools have a collaborative andrespectful culture where all students are presumed to be competent. They encourageand develop positive social relationships between peers and recognize all students as
powder production for additive manufacturing, and characterization of metal powders for spreadability and flow modeling. Dr. Abu-Lebdeh has published over 70 papers and 25 peer-reviewed proceeding papers related to struc- tures, structural mechanics, and powder characterization for AM. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing/Structural Mechanics from Louisiana State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Teaching Advanced Manufacturing Online to STEM Early-College and High-School Students Ahmed Cherif Megri, Sameer Hamoush, Taher Abu-Lebdeh North Carolina A&T State
environments.Autoethnography uses self-reflection and writing to understand and explore anecdotal and personalexperiences which allows for a deeper connection across individual educator stories as well ascontribute to a wider understanding of perspectives. Using a collaborative autoethnographicapproach allows educators to discuss their experience, coming together to make sense of theirsituation, context, and experiences. The study concludes with highlighting best practices andlessons learned for applying each of these teaching and learning formats, providing compellingjustification for continued use of all or parts of these teaching and learning formats as a goodpractice (regardless of a pandemic). Examples are provided for these engineering courses:Leadership
both in and out of the classroom. In 2020, this activitywas conducted as a virtual webinar and student questions were asked in the Q&A feature whichwas monitored by the meeting host.After listening to the dean’s interview, students are asked to write a one-page reflection paper inwhich they are asked to describe what they learned from the interview: (1) what is needed to besuccessful in the engineering profession; (2) the expectations of, or norms for, engineeringstudents; and (3) the lessons learned from the examples provided regarding the differencebetween successful and unsuccessful engineering teams. These reflections play an important rolein helping students understand the importance of valuing diversity in engineering teams
across flat ground, pick a different instant in stance phase, etc.) and re-calculate the axial load in the weight-bearing member. 4. Write a report to explain their workA total of 10 groups of 3 to 4 students each were assigned for the project based on whetherstudents had provided consent to analyze their written work under the IRB-approved protocoldescribed in the following section.In Mechanics II, students did two distinct OEMPs: the first (OEMP-2) involved analysis of a carcrash based on some crash-scene analysis data, and was assigned across homework assignmentsin three subsequent weeks. The second (OEMP-3) was a rigid body dynamics group project(with an individual component) with student-proposed topics.The goal of OEMP-2 was for
collection ofliterature articles in a systematic way. Borrego, Foster, and Froyd (2014) identified eight steps towriting an SLR [11]: 1) Decide to do a systematic review 2) Identify scope and research questions 3) Define inclusion criteria 4) Find and catalogue sources 5) Critique and appraise 6) Synthesize 7) Identify limitations and validity concerns 8) Write the reviewThree databases were accessed: Academic Search Complete, Education Resources InformationCenter (ERIC), and Scopus. A search string using Boolean logic operators was developed togather all articles relating to TAs in STEM education courses from the three databases. The finalsearch string was:("teaching assistant*" OR "teaching associate*" OR “UTA*” OR
averages. This suggests that there may be other factors that promote student success inengineering that merits further investigation. The Rising Scholars program was developed toexplore these additional predictive success factors. Initial data from the program appears to showthat RS are performing at a statistically enhanced level in retention and GPA compared with theirengineering direct-admit and exploratory studies peers [5]. The value of experiential experienceswithin the RS program is presented in [6]. This paper concentrates on the cultural aspects of theprogram borrowed from the close-knit, supportive culture of Biological & AgriculturalEngineering departments.II. Background on the Rising Scholars ProgramAdmissions processes at top
was doing a lot of the things I shouldn’t be doing and how I can change them. • Having the opportunity to discuss what I read and think more about how they play into my life was benefitial [sic]. • All the book chapters had great ideas on how to reframe thinking or be nicer to yourself (?) in order to achieve goals. I would like to grow into someone who is able to do that. • Ways to let it be easy – I constantly think that I have to do stuff myself and it makes it hard to [sic] me to really think long term about anything else. I also like the writing activities during meets [sic] to get my thinking cap on. • It was awesome to connect to a professor and my peer on topics relevant to all of us, and
as: Write a concise report on the xperimenton Cold Working and Hardness Testing. It should include objectives, introduction, apparatus andmaterials, procedural steps, results (tabular and graphical formats), and discussion of results. Inthe last section, discuss the behavior pattern of hardness against percent cold work; justify theresults in comparison with theory; comment on any notable results or deviations; and discuss anysources of error.An assessment exercise addressing RLO-3 is worded as: Write a concise report on theexperiment on Cold Working and Hardness Testing. It should include objectives, introduction,apparatus and materials, procedural steps, results (tabular and graphical formats), and discussionof results. In the last section
other (through peer evaluation of team members on these characteristics)Performance Criteria ‘f’ Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Conference The University of New Mexico - Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationTAC Criterion 2, Outcome ‘f’, “an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems. 1. Ability to identify engineering/technical/computing problems: Given a problem, the student is able to (i) understand the given problem and identify the subject area and concept involved, (ii) convert the problem into a well labeled sketch (such as free body diagram, flow chart, functional