an economist. Theteam membership also rotates, so each student gets to work with most of the others. At theend of each project, students evaluate each team member in terms of their contributions inability to work together, contributions, and their overall performance from starting with theMost Valuable Player at the top of the scale. While students can be somewhat uncomfortablerating others, it is explained that is a preparation for their future careers where honest andconscientious judgements of the performance of others is often required.A grade for each student is based upon the ratings of their classmates, and the instructor'sevaluations based on posters, presentations and reports. The results of the two methods areusually remarkably
were also working to complete their capstone designprojects, and many of them were traveling for interviews. However, the advantage of catchingthem at this position in the departmental study plan is that the students were also more aware ofthe potential benefit of the course on their career, and the concept of adding this course project totheir resume was very attractive. In spite of catching the students at the end of their collegeexperience, the classroom demographics were favorable. When making decisions on the applicability of any set of techniques or approaches toteaching a course, several factors must be balanced. The position of the course within thedepartmental curriculum could affect the course load and the ability of the
Education, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning,Master Theses1. IntroductionEngineering education is a broad area that includes all the resources, tools, strategies,methodologies and practices aligned to improve the quality of the education in engineering. Theresearch in this area has grown during the last decades and some of the problems identified by theresearch are: The lack of motivation of people to study careers in engineering and other areas ofScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (), the high dropout rates of students fromengineering programs around the world, the misalignment between the curriculum and theassessment, and the gap between the skills of graduates and the needs of the industry, among others[1].The current
to encourage the adoption of teaching practices that promotediversity and inclusion early in their career; 3) vary instructional delivery and assessmentpractices to create more learning opportunities for a variety of student identities; and 4) beculturally responsive by explicitly linking students prior knowledge to the academic languageused (e.g. translate disciplinary language to accessible language for students)10. Based on thelarge body of literature highlighted here, that is not meant to be exhaustive, but provides astarting point for identifying pathways to integrate diversity into an engineering classroom.Looking into successful models to promote institutional change, communities of practice (COP)have been stressed in the literature
eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel Ally Kindel Martin is the Director of Student Engagement, Projects & Finance in the School of Engi- neering. In her position, she has worked with the Supplemental Instruction program, launched STEM Freshmen Outreach initiatives, created an Engineering Mentor Connection program, and revitalized the Engineering Career & Networking Expo. She holds a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Previously she worked as a Student Success Adviser and focused on early intervention initiatives. She has taught courses including First Year Seminar, Keys to Student Success and
. • Show the linkage between high school math / science classes and science or engineering–related fields. • Show students that careers in science and engineering are within their reach. • Encourage students to choose science or engineering majors in college.HOS&E activities are facilitated by a variety of University science and engineering departments,schools, and professional organizations. Typically, the students are required to participate inthree to four HOS&E activities per year during the ninth, tenth and eleventh grade. Sessions areinteractive, allowing students to learn by experience. Table 1 lists the departments, schools andorganizations that offered HOS&E activities to students in the pre-college
year, andthe percentage of women in most undergraduate engineering programs has remained at or below20% for decades, as estimated from enrollment and degrees awarded from National Center forScience and Engineering Statistics data (2012). Further research indicates that women inengineering programs value social context in their program of study. To this end, the designproject discussed in this paper integrates humanitarian application experiences using the NAEGrand Challenges as well as campus-specific projects.It is hypothesized that implementation of this module will a) increase students’ perspective ofengineering as a socially meaningful career option and, b) show higher retention and successfulcompletion by female and underrepresented
Mathematics (STEM) careers. It is estimated that by 2018, STEMbased job opportunities would be among the top 10 rapidly growing careers1. Developingevidence based solutions, Identifying underlying factors for a given problem, Holistic thinking,Understanding problem dependencies, are a few but not an exhaustive list of industry ready skillsacquired by STEM students. However, educational environment plays a very significant role inshaping the understanding of a given concept among the students. Current research trend isobserved on identifying effective teaching methodologies and developing innovative ways tokeep students engaged in a classroom. With different classroom structural settings in place, it isobserved that traditional teaching approach is
. The objective of the experiment was to differentiate between language difficulties (the FEExam is in English) versus weaknesses in formulating a problem. The experiment was designedto capture each of these two issues independently. The language issue has been suspected as a probable cause for the lower passing rates inPuerto Rico. Students in Puerto Rico are essentially 100% Hispanic so some of the researchquestions of interest are: are Hispanic students facing difficulties understanding the FE Examwhich is offered in English? Are they able to translate a problem into Spanish, thusdemonstrating that they clearly understand the problem statement? The author, through personal experience in his 22-year teaching career, has
, both within and external to” the collegeenvironment (p. 290, 1989). These include student background characteristics and pre-college normative pressures, collegiate experiences and in-college normative pressures, theongoing influence of non-college reference groups and parental socialization, and finallysocialization outcomes such as career choices and aspirations.Weidman’s conceptual framework provides a useful model to understand how socializationcomes into play with other influences, it does not afford means to explicitly measure specificsocialization processes. The field of organizational behavior, however, operationalized twoprimary socialization processes: organization-driven institutional tactics (Van Maanen &Schein, 1979; Jones
Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Project REAP: Reaping the Benefits of High-stakes Assessment Frequency Boosters1. Introduction To help starting engineering students in properly preparing for their engineering careers,introductory engineering textbooks advise them to devote a minimum of two to three hours ofstudy for every lecture-hour they attend [1]. In such textbooks, the point is often made that inhigh school most learning takes place in the classroom, whereas in college most learning takesplace outside the classroom. This important point correlates with other studies based on cognitivepsychology, which point out that the
Friesel is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Faculty Resources Committee (FRC). The mission of the EAB FRC is ”to promote the continued evo- lution of engineering education and the career enhancement of Engineering, Computing and Technology (ECT) faculty through quality programs/products/services designed to advance innovation in educating engineers”. She is an Associated Editor in IEEE Transactions on Education. She collaborates regularly with many technical universities in Europe, Latin America and USA. Her research interests include math- ematical modeling, system dynamics, control theory, and educational methods in automation, robotics, and in engineering in general.Dr. Sergey Dubikovsky
papers in high-ranking architectural research journal and conference proceedings. Ms. Matin has over 5 years of experience of teaching in architecture and interior design field at Azad Islamic University and Eastern Michigan University. She has been LEED Green Associate since 2016. During 2018-2019 academic year, she was chosen as the outstanding PhD student of the year at College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University.Dr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Ali Eydgahi started his career in higher education as a faculty member at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute in 1985. Since then, he has been with the State University of New York, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Eastern Michigan
that the makerspace allowed for more meaningfulengineering experiences than those of the classroom. They appreciated the opportunity to accesssuch diverse resources. Having the autonomy to create and utilize the skills that these studentshave learned thus far not only helped foster confidence in their engineering identity but alsohelped solidify their future career plans. Melissa, a first-year electrical engineering student,described how her university makerspace has helped her conceptualize her future. “Themakerspace really lets you get a taste of what it really could be like in the workforce. It’s a goodway to make sure you know what you want to do.”The makerspace also allowed for students to take ownership of their projects and see their
, early in their careers, learn not to make promisesthey cannot keep, yet our students consistently present the boss—the instructor—with the mostaggressive estimated construction times instead of more conservative ones.Finally, teams must roughly estimate the amount of equipment time this project will require.Much more rigor will be put into this decision later, but at this point, teams rely, again, onhistorical data. It is important to note, the equipment—a KNEX crane—is the most expensivehourly cost on the project. Contrary to the aggressive construction times, this equipment costestimate is often overestimated greatly inflating this initial estimate.Teams submit their initial estimates to their instructor. Any material errors are highlighted
’ career experiences. Not only do students learn newFPGA design skills, they also learn about the professional positions of electronic engineers. Thisprogram helps students gain valuable skills in teamwork, lifelong learning, and solving practicalproblems, skills that may be difficult to achieve in the classroom. 7The 2018 open national FPGA Summer School attracted nearly 200 students from all over Chinato apply. 120 students were selected to participate in the Summer School by both universityprofessors and Xilinx engineers. There were 19 female students and 101 male students. Half ofthem were undergraduate students and the rest were master students. More than half of theenrolled students came from
, an adaptation of student-formed teams that leaves the final team- forming decision in the hands of the instructorsAll of these team-forming approaches start before the first term begins by providing studentswith project proposal descriptions, sponsor contact information, and guidelines on what toconsider when looking at potential projects (e.g. personal interest, career goals, prior experience,special skills, anticipated workload). This material allows students to start thinking about thetype of the project before classes begin. At the first class meeting, after discussing courselogistics, explaining the team-forming process, and answering questions, students attend a‘Sponsor Q&A Expo’ where they meet with sponsors of projects
as project manager, Sarah worked as the SEI Coordinator for a local high school and has also developed an inclusion program for Migrant and Immigrant students that utilized co-teaching and active learning as keystones of the program. She began her educational career as a high school teacher, teaching courses in English, math, and science.Dr. Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University Lindy Hamilton Mayled is the Director of Instructional Effectiveness for the Fulton Schools of Engineer- ing at Arizona State University. She has a PhD in Psychology of Learning, Education, and Technology from Grand Canyon University. Her research and areas of interest are in improving educational outcomes for STEM students
financial incentives. This could adversely impact thedecision-making process and impair the professionals from choosing the ethical option. Thecompetition between companies also contributes to ethical lapses in professional careers. Wetried to capture this in the Foundations Engineering design project. However, this problem needsto be expanded further to make the ethical dilemma less obvious.We intend to incorporate design problems in the future semesters for these engineering coursesas well as other courses during the coming semesters. The overall goal of this study toincorporate ethics modules with case studies and design problems in different civil engineeringdisciplines courses. The problems presented in this course will be improved based on
, Paraguay↑↑↑UFS, CoNAE-Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina↑↑↑↑AEP, Agencia Espacial del Paraguay, Paraguay1 derlis_ortiz79@hotmail.com, 2lmoreira@ing.una.py, 3jmoreira@ing.una.py,4 dstalder@ing.una.py, 5bvega@conae.gov.ar, 6jkurita@aep.gov.pyAbstractIn a developed country, for every 2,000 inhabitants there is at least one graduate engineer per year.However, in Paraguay for every 30,000 inhabitants, just one engineer graduates. For a country solagging behind in the development of infrastructure this relationship is catastrophic. Additionally,the interest on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers has decreasedbecause of the lack of knowledge and the poor performance in subjects related on these areas.According
Paper ID #29708Catalyzing institutional change by implementing a faculty developmentprogram for culturally responsive pedagogy at an HSIDr. William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public and private sector. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, California and TexasDr. Andrea L. Robledo, Angelo State University Dr. Andrea Robledo received her PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana
they arepresented with assignments requiring quality academic sources. It is crucial to reach studentsearly in their college career to instill IL skills into their scholarly endeavors. To help remedy thisdeficiency, academic librarians collaborate with teaching faculty to provide IL instructionsessions to their classes, providing students with a basic introduction to the library to advancedresearch skills. While important to an engineer over the course of their studies and professionalpractice, little has been done to integrate IL to engineering curriculum.Those studies that have examined IL, focus on the self-perceived skills of upper-divisionstudents in design courses [1]; are for a singular major course [2] or are focused on
and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways.” National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2016.[10] Committee on Understanding the Engineering Education-Workforce Continuum, “Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers,” Washington, DC, 2018.[11] C. E. Harris Jr., M. Davis, M. S. Pritchard, and M. J. Rabins, “Engineering Ethics: What? Why? How? And When?,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 93–96, 1996.[12] J. P. Gee, Situated Language and Learning. New York: Routledge, 2004.[13] T. Sedlacek, Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street. New York: Oxford, 2011.[14] J. R. Herkert, “Ways of thinking about and
developinga learning strategies course for first-year engineering students in a cohort who enter theuniversity underprepared for success in Calculus I. Revisions to the course includeimprovements in scaffolding metacognitive development and engaging students in professionalpractices to develop learning capacity and career competency. All members of the cohort are co-enrolled in STEM courses that are prerequisites for changing into their engineering major ofchoice. Additionally, the students are enrolled in a 2-credit learning strategies course focused onthe development of personal and professional strategies relevant to academic success.The pedagogical model for the learning strategies course is Entangled Learning [2], whichproposes an iterative
achieving all of the authors’ design goalslisted in Section 2.5 ConclusionsThis report has described Crayowulf, a multidisciplinary senior capstone project in which a 4-person team of computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering students builta unique Beowulf cluster. Full details of the project are available on its website [9].Completing the project forced each student to apply existing skills, learn new skills, and interactacross disciplinary lines. The students enjoyed the multidisciplinary teamwork and felt a deepsense of satisfaction at its success. The PDC knowledge, teamwork, and life-long learning skillsthe students acquired through this project will be useful throughout their careers; the authors wishthere was a way
for their future careers. One key lesson learned was time management; being able to manage and meet project deadlines is extremely important in the workplace so focusing on delegating work and breaking it down into smaller manageable sections is key.Multiple teams also brought up the importance of flexibility and “thinking on your feet” whencarrying out this community engagement project. The first lesson that we had to learn was how to think on our feet. With so many kids and so little experience managing everyone it was important that we were able to improvise if an activity or lesson wasn’t going according to plan. Another aspect we initially overlooked would be adaptability. Even though we planned out every lesson plan
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included emotionalintelligence, intellectual property, social justice, ethics, negotiations, professionalcommunication, and professional etiquette. In addition, students receive career advisementworkshops in resume writing, interviewing, and internship success skills.An Industry Scholars Mentorship Program has also been developed [19]. The goals of thementorship program were to provide continued industry mentorship for students who hadcompleted the ISP program and to foster organic one-on-one mentorship relationships betweenindustry and students to further their professional skills education. The mentoring programmatches students who have completed the ISP program with mentors from Industry based oncharacteristics of the mentors and mentees and
believed to be accessible to a population with limitedengineering training. Both authors had engineering training and engineering education expertise, Social: often team-based; develops through X X X client, peer, and colleague feedback and insightthe first author also had career experience in engineering. The questions were designed to beauthentic enough that engineers with expert knowledge relevant to the scenarios may have space Interdisciplinary: science, technology, and X X
requires students to design a prototype and experience the engineering design process. An advantage of first-‐year projects is they allow teams to practice skills and learn content related to the classic engineering disciplines (for example, solar powered cars for electrical engineering, egg drop for biomedical engineering, bridges for civil engineering) but can fail at captivating the interest of all students. A student who wishes to study chemical engineering or material science might feel disconnected from the project because the content area does not seem to apply to their future career. In addition, the projects