does that future look like? What would need to change?Lesson Plan II: Reflecting on DesignIn this lesson, questions in a design journal will focus students’ attention on choices made and aproject’s causality. What-if questions at each stage of the design process should prompt studentsto reflect. This would be appropriate as part of a cornerstone or capstone design project. Theproposed questions could be tailored to specific student projects.In your design project journal, address the following questions: 1. Consider one of the conceptual design alternatives that you chose not to pursue. What are three strengths of this conceptual design? 2. In what way(s) could you consider that alternative superior to the design you have
thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses. Her research interests include the use of natural rubber in medical devices and engineering education.Dr. Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University Ann D. Christy, PE, is a professor of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering and a professor of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University (OSU). She earned both her B.S. in agricultural engineering and M.S. in biomedical engineering at OSU, and her Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Clemson University. She worked for an engineering consulting firm before entering academia and continues to collaborate with the consulting industry. She has taught courses in bioenergy, biological en- gineering, capstone design, HVAC
or fail to become engineers. Her research interests include utilizing a discipline-based focus to explore the professional identity formation of undergraduate civil engineering students and the in- and out-of-class experiences that shape these identities. She is also interested in the application of Grounded Theory and other qualitative methods to gain a nuanced understanding of individual student experiences. Dr. McCall’s current work includes an NSF-funded project examining the professional identity formation of undergraduate students with disabilities.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs
possible and even compelling [9, p. 4].There are numerous examples of innovative, interdisciplinary, first-year engineering courses thatalso motivated our curriculum development. Some utilize project-based learning strategies tohelp establish an understanding of the nature and limitations of engineering models [11]. Someembrace role-play as a way to demonstrate the importance of context and perspective in defining,to say nothing of solving, sociotechnical problems [12]. Yet others have an explicit focus onethics, having students grapple with real-world engineering ethics problems [13]. All of thesecourses prioritized communications and teamwork, and created opportunities for empathybuilding.3. Course overviewMaking the Modern World challenges a
Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of sustainable materials management (SMM) strategies.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s
engineering education, including a Statics workbook for undergraduate engineering students. She is the Director of Innovation Programs and Operations for the non-profit research collaborative, Ad- vancing Engineering Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education. Dr. Gurganus teaches several first and second year Mechanical Engineering classes along with the Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone design course for UMBC. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Assessing Engineering State of Mind of First Year Undergraduate African American/BlackStudents in Scholar Programs (Work-in-Progress)Abstract Research shows there are various internal and external
questions Q1-4 and Q9 and is associated withsetting up goals, starting projects, and working/managing others. Factor F3 involved questions Q5,Q7, and Q8 and is associated with direct influence over a team or community. Factor 4 (Q17-19)focused the professionals’ self-efficacy towards affecting their community.3. Results3.1 EFA results Due to the low sample size of 25 usable professionals’ entries after the data imputation, EFAwas not ran on the professionals’ responses. Moreover, the Central Limit Theory for theassumption of normality is not applicable; hence non-parametric tests had to be conducted. Instead,the factor distribution from the student data was used, and further analyzed, when analyzing theprofessionals’ responses, see Table 3 of
in which over 50% of the grade is based on written works. Theelementary computer security course may become one of these courses since much of thework involves assessment and argument.The point of this course is to provide students with a broad and useful understanding ofinformation security. It is not intended to be comprehensive, and it will not by itselffulfill Instruction 4011 curriculum requirements. This course will provide a structure forlearning about information security and a series of exercises in which the students willpractice what they learn.The Analysis CourseThis course has two goals: 1) give students more in-depth experience with informationsecurity concepts through more sophisticated labs and projects, and 2) cover
), and students can select from the course catalog that addresses a number oftopics such as, data ethics, entrepreneurship, laboratory life, for example. These courses useapproaches aligned with the humanities and social sciences to further investigate the social andethical issues related to engineering and engineered artifacts. In their fourth-year all engineeringstudents take a yearlong course sequence in both their fall and spring semesters. This is wherethey learn about STS theories, consider various ethical frameworks and apply these concepts totheir own research topics. A graduation requirement is for all students to generate a writtenportfolio that includes a report on their technical capstone project and STS research paper thataddresses
program, they developed an action-learning project that was carried out in their organizations to test their leadership capability andcapability for solving real issues within their organization. Finally, they left the graduateprogram with a plan for continuing their leadership journey beyond the university and into theirfuture. Students worked in learning groups to support one another and actively coached eachother on their progress. Many commented: ‘this was my first time to truly assess myself in somany different dimensions and really put a plan in place to become the kind of leader I want tobe’. It was exciting to watch their leadership capabilities emerge and grow.In the survey of alumni conducted for this paper, an ongoing effort to track
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Conferencetools. Interactions with friends, classes, projects, and other staff and instructors have also beenshown to aid in student involvement within the space [6]. Reoccurring tools such as the 3Dprinter and computer stations were also often identified as "gateway" tools that could aid in theearly introduction of the students into the space [11]. Knowing the importance of tools and theirinteractions can help create a pathway for students to enter the space and become morecomfortable with tools in the future [11, 12]. The approach taken here, which looks for ways tobetter engage students within the makerspace by understanding their interactions with
-March-2021]. [Online]. Available: https://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/awards/[36] J.-B. Michel and et al., “Quantitative analysis of culture using millions of digitized books,” science, vol. 331, no. 6014, pp. 176–182, 2011.[37] J. N. Long and L. S. Young, “Multiplayer on-line role playing game style grading in a project based software engineering technology capstone sequence,” in American Society for Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education, 2011.[38] J. G. O’Brien and G. Sirokman, “Teaching vectors to engineering students through an interactive vector based game,” age, vol. 24, p. 1, 2014.[39] Y. Tang, S. Shetty, and X. Chen, “Interactive virtual reality games to teaching circuit analysis
]; this is important forengineering teams because many engineering problems are complex and require interdisciplinaryteams where team members are able to share their expertise [47]. Psychological safety alsoimpacts both decision quality and team performance [46]. Again, these factors are relevant forengineering design teams because engineers often work on projects with lasting impacts; gooddecisions and good team performance can contribute to better outcomes for society. Finally, partof psychological safety is inclusion safety, which leads to an increased sense of belonging [39].This suggests that psychological safety is a relevant construct for engineering educationresearchers and practitioners.2.4 Improvisational trainingImprovisational
, students in the early years of computer science, they get these exciting project ideas about computer science and then their middle years, all they do is theory, which can push them out of the field. And then they go back in their senior year, where they start taking all of these, again, the exciting projects, final projects, the capstone project, but in the middle two years, that's where they lose excitement about the field. So part of it was retention through those tracks, to have people get a little bit more cyber security and data analytics for example in the junior year, to keep them engaged.”Track development has been collaborative as well, with faculty ownership of tracks where theirexpertise
adaptiveexpertise-modified course was based on four principles: 1) Establishing the Class Culture viaShared and Student-Derived Values and Behaviors - where the class was envisioned as aworkplace with a set of expectations; 2) Aligning Effort Contingent Learning and Rewards -supported by researchers who have suggested that focusing assessment on effort rather thanability may better support mastery learning strategies and better knowledge retention in students(Ames, 1984); 3) Empowering Students with Autonomy, Self-pacing, and Inductive TeachingMethods; and 4) Using Proactive, Team-based Motivational Strategies to Support TeamAssignments and Capstone Projects. A comparison of the traditional lecture-based senior designcourse with the modified course
Paper ID #32343Student Internships During Times of Pandemic: A Historical View ofPandemics, Recession and Their Effect on EducationDr. Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University Dr. Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University, with a background in struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University Dr. Yates joined the Oklahoma State
Paper ID #33623Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Statics Recitation CourseMr. Brian Lani, Pennsylvania State University, Erie CampusDr. Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Dr. Charlotte de Vries is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 2009. She received her M.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2014) in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. She teaches First-year and Capstone Design, Dynamics, System Dynamics, and Instrumenta- tion
working as a Research Assistant for an NSF-funded project at UTEP dedicated to broadening the participation of Latinx students in higher edu- cation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Identity Capital and Persistence among Latinx Engineering/CS Undergraduates on the US-Mexico BorderAbout 10% of engineering and computer science degrees in the U.S. were awarded to Hispanicsfrom 2004 to 2014 [1], while only 8% of the engineering workforce and 7% of the computingworkforce, respectively, was comprised of Hispanics, as of 2018 [2]. In spite of concertedefforts over the last several decades at expanding their enrollment and
into the basic workings of a blockchain. We did not, however, completeany deep analysis on how the mining and hashing works in the blockchain. This is one topic wewould like to further research.6.2 Conclusions and Next StepsIn conclusion, we have achieved the major objectives laid out in Section 2. However, we alsoidentified numerous topics that could be a fertile ground for many exciting and rewarding researchand capstone projects as listed below.It is exciting to share our journey of creating a private blockchain network. We believe that thevirtual machines and hands-on lab exercises being passed down will be valuable to the academiccommunity interested in learning and/or teaching the inner workings of blockchain. We hope thatwith the
science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering and
purpose of elevating the understanding of all parties; this is anexample of both the challenge and the reward for teaching science diplomacy. And yetengineers are not entirely excluded from practicing a form of subterfuge in negotiation asexemplified through the process of entering a low bid to win a construction project andrelying upon cost overruns to turn a profit [3]. It is within this dynamic tension, betweenpractices shared by engineers and diplomats and practices shared by engineers andscientists, where a pilot course entitled, “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, andMath (STEAM) Diplomacy” was initially proposed in 2017 [4].As defined in 2010, in a report co-published by the Royal Society and the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement
homework, in class exercises and discussions,quizzes and exams. The EML was infused into the course by revising one of the homeworkassignments and turning another one into a class project. The two assignments combined targetthe entire course learning outcomes listed above.Implementation and RelevanceThe EML assignments were composed of an in-class activity and a follow up report, andreplaced the traditional homework assignments targeting the same course learning outcomes. Thefirst assignment was executed early in the semester in week 3; the second assignment wasscheduled towards the end of the semester, in week 11.Assignment 1:This assignment was designed to help students learn the fundamentals of descriptive statisticsand how to characterize a
Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, Jun. 2015.[10] D. Kotys-Schwartz, D. Knight, and G. Pawlas, “First-year and capstone design projects: Is the bookend curriculum approach effective for skill gain?,” presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, Jun. 2010.[11] S. Sheppard and R. Jenison, “Examples of Freshman Design Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 248–261, 1997.[12] S. M. Lord and J. C. Chen, “Curriculum Design in the Middle Years,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 181–200.[13
an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological
of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can
you choose to do?My interest in interdisciplinarity stems from my experiences as an undergraduate engineeringstudent. My senior capstone project involved working on an interdisc iplinary design projectfocused on designing and developing a vertical takeoff and lift system (VTOL). The problem wasdefined in the context of a 2040 urban rescue. There were four different disciplines involved—industrial and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering,and aerospace engineering. Tensions arose throughout the project among the mechanical andaerospace engineers, including instances where I was left unsure of how I fit besides sharing myknowledge about anthropometric dimensions when designing with ergonomics in mind
communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and
faculty advisor for the senior capstone design course and several independent research projects.Col. Mark Robert Read, United States Military Academy American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Applying Resilience Theory to ‘Bounce Forward’ from COVID-19 for Environmental Engineering ProgramsThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education in numerous ways. As COVID-19spread worldwide in the spring of 2020, most colleges and universities closed their campusesand transitioned to remote learning platforms. As uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 persistedinto 2021, many colleges and universities continued to employ remote learning or
contract engineer at Engineer Inc., a Gainesville education enterprise that designs and distributes STEM laboratory kits to remote learners. She is currently working as an intern in an effort to expand her scope to the aerospace field.Dr. Sean R. Niemi, University of Florida Sean R. Niemi is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UF, and founder of the MERGE (MEchanical engineeRing desiGn pEdagogy) Lab focusing his research and teaching efforts on Capstone Design, Mechanical Design, Design for Manufacturing, and Instrumentation Design. Sean co-advises the UF Rocket Team (Swamp Launch), mentoring a group of interdisciplinary students in developing a 10,000 ft. apogee rocket for the
Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity