Session 2380 Evaluating introductory physics classes in light of the ABET criteria: An example from the SCALE-UP Project Jeffery M. Saul, Duane L. Deardorff, David S. Abbott, Rhett J. Allain, and Robert J. Beichner North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP) projectat North Carolina State University (NCSU) is developing a curriculum to promote learningthrough in-class group activities in introductory physics classes up to 100 students. We arecurrently in Phase II of the project using a
Session 1380 Hands-on Laboratory Projects for Non-Science Majors: Learning Principles of Physics in the Context of Everyday Technology John Krupczak, Jr., Nathaniel Bair, Timothy Benson, Paul Berke, Dale Corlew, Kristen Lantz, Daniel Lappenga, Matthew Scholtens, and David Woessner Hope College, Holland, Michigan USAAbstractA set of hands-on laboratory projects has been developed for undergraduates who are notmajoring in science or engineering. The projects are intended to help explain the principles ofphysics to non-science majors. The projects explore both the technological and scientificaspects of
Session #3432 Using Senior Research, Design, and Development Projects in the Development of a Course in Electric Vehicle Technology Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, Richard Pfile, Akhouri S. C. Sinha, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Sergy Lyshevski, and Marvin Needler Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 723W Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5137 and
Session 1566 Assessing and Improving a Senior Design Project Course for Undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering Based on New ABET Guidelines P. B. Ravikumar University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WIAbstractThe Senior Design Project Course in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers a format of instruction and student participation that is centered around industrysponsored projects. The course is designed to serve as a transition from education to the practiceof engineering to the graduating
Session 2413 If You Let Them Build It, They Will Come: Hands-On Projects For Freshmen to Enhance Student Learning James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101Introduction The heart of engineering education is to facilitate the development of bright, creative studentsinto highly skilled problem solvers. However, in many cases, students receive little contact withactual engineering problems or any “hands-on” experience until their
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills Through the Incorporation of an Open-Ended and Ill-Defined Project in a Technical Core Course James P. Solti and James M. Greer, Jr. Department of Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force AcademyIntroductionEngineering Mechanics 200 (EM 200) - Fundamentals of Mechanics is an introductory“core” course which all students are required to complete prior to the start of their fifthsemester at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). This course offers an integratedintroduction to the Mechanics of Materials and to Statics. The course is not a preparatorycourse for engineers in which students are asked to learn
Session 1339 THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROJECTS AS A MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS J. Darrell Gibson Professor of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTStrategies for the development and maintenance of university/industrial relationships can takeseveral forms. These include industrial boards of advisors, research contracts, internships, facultysabbaticals, guest lectures from industry, etc. One strategy that is underutilized is the use of
Session 3253 Using a Project to Link Introduction to Engineering, Freshman Composition, and Pre-Calculus for Entering Engineering Students Walter W. Fisher, Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Carol Crowley University of Texas at El Paso INTRODUCTIONThe UniversityThe University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public urban institution. As amid-size, commuter campus located in the world’s largest binational metropolitan center, theUniversity of Texas at El Paso is recognized as one of the nation's most successful
Paper ID #44490A Case Study on Using a Mini Project in Structural Material Testing to AddressABET Student OutcomesDr. Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas Dr Lekshmi Sasidharan is a teaching assistant professor in the Civil Engineering department at University of Arkansas. Dr Sasidharan is very much interested in working on ideas to improve the student retention and student success.Tariq Sweidan, University of ArkansasMs. Abigail Mayhan, University of ArkansasPratik Ghimire, University of ArkansasSuman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A case
Paper ID #43435Anti-racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Database Curriculum ThroughGroup Research Projects on Historical, Social and Ethical Database RelatedTopicsDr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining
Paper ID #42435Applied Capstone Project for Working Professionals: A Decade of Experiencesin Design, Execution, and Creating Value for EmployersDr. Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Associate Director of Master of Industrial Distribution program at the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He is the co-founder of the Talent Development Council that works with Distributions on Talent acquisition, management, and development practices. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in
Paper ID #41441Applying Project Management Skills to NSF ATE Funded Grants: A Roadmapto Success for First-time GranteesMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC-retired) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Carolina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Following work in industry and administrative and teaching positions within a two-year college system, she continues leading educational improvement initiatives and serving as Principal
Paper ID #44328Assessing the Effectiveness of Open-ended Engineering Design Projects in aFirst-Year Engineering Programming Course for Improving Students’ Problem-SolvingStylesDr. John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida John Mendoza Garcia serves as an Instructional Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Education within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University, and his Master’s and a Bachelor’s in Systems and Computing Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, in Colombia, and Universidad Nacional
, University of Oklahoma Haley Taffe is an Accelerated Masters student in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. She focuses on first year students and self-reflection opportunities within the classroom to enhance learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Examining the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Design Self-Efficacy, Intentions to Persist, and Sense of Belonging of First-Year Engineering Students through Community-Partnered ProjectsAbstractCommunity-partnered projects (CPP) have been used in education from the 1990’s and have beenshown to demonstrate effective learning by working on real-time problems which are diverse andcultural, social, and environmental
Paper ID #41328Board 204: Barriers and Supports to Divergent Thinking in EngineeringProblem-Solving: An Engineering Student Project ExperienceShannon M Clancy, University of Michigan Shannon M. Clancy (she/they) is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her current research focuses on idea development and ideation tools, divergent thinking, and engineering curricular practices and culture. Her research interests
Paper ID #42026A Self-Efficacy Analysis on the Impact of a Thermoelectric Cooling SystemProject in an Applied Thermodynamics CourseDr. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is the First-Year Engineering Programs Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana Tech University. She is also the Co-Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering at Louisiana Tech.Mr. Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University Casey Kidd is a graduate student in the College of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. His focus is on project-based learning. He earned
the intentional design and assessment of global engineering programs, student development through experiential learning, and approaches for teaching and assessing systems thinking skills. Kirsten holds a B.S. in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and an M.A.Ed. in Higher Education, M.S. in Systems Engineering, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Virginia Tech.Dr. James C Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Exploratory Study on Upper-Level Computing Students’ Use of Large Language Models as Tools in a Semester-Long Project AbstractBackground: Large Language Models (LLMs
Paper ID #41379Engagement in Practice: Innovating a Project-Based, Community EngagedCourse for Engineering Students that Fosters Ethical ThinkingProf. Tucker Krone, Washington University in St. Louis Tucker Krone joined the faculty in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 2017. He teaches statistics, ethics, publication writing, communication, and community engaged courses. Tucker emphasizes engineering and statistics as forces for equity and social justice. Tucker Krone’s current passion focuses on integrating community engagement, social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into
engineering students taking gateway or introduction toengineering classes. In this in-situ interdisciplinary intervention method, so far, we have engagedone of two cohorts of university freshman engineering students (16 students/cohort): one withActive Learning (AL) (with a culture of inclusion through video-based activity/interaction) andthe other with AL and creative video projects (CVP) activities in a 2-semester enrichment program.Our intervention investigated a new 100% (AL) method that combines video-based interactionamong student-faculty and group CVP (for ex., self-reflective biography of scientists) to inspire,motivate, and improve the retention rate within TAMIU’s engineering program, promoting aculture of inclusion. The CVP was created
Paper ID #41731Board 277: Exploring the Intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, andEthics in Engineering: Project Overview and Preliminary ResultsMs. Isil Anakok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ms.Anakok is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has a Ms. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and Bs. in Mechatronics Engineering from Kocaeli University, Turkey.Dr. Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Justin L Hess is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Hess’s research
Paper ID #42946Board 29: A Service-Learning Project for Surveying Students: EstablishingBase-Flood Elevations in Special Flood Hazard Area ADr. Salvatore Marsico, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Marsico is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Legal Issues in Engineering in the University College of Penn State University.Henrique Candido de Oliveira, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Henrique Oliveira is currently an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Surveying Engineering – at Penn State University - Wilkes-Barre campus. His teaching responsibilities are in a broad area of Geomatics encompassing the
Paper ID #44383Board 294: HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: The Freshman YearInnovator Experience (FYIE): Bridging the URM Gap in STEMDr. Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativity levels. He also applies his research to the desDr. Javier Ortega, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Dr. Javier A. Ortega is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University
Paper ID #42108Board 295: HSI Planning Project: Integrative Undergraduate STEM Educationat Angelo State University (I-USE ASU Grant #2122828)Dr. Brittany Paige Trubenstein, Angelo State University Dr. Paige Trubenstein (or Dr. T) is an Angelo State alumna who graduated from ASU in 2015 with her Bachelor of Science in psychology. She attended the University of California, Riverside, where she obtained her master’s degree in developmental psychology in 2017 and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology in 2020. She eagerly returned to ASU as a faculty member in the fall of 2019, and she teaches multiple undergraduate and
Paper ID #41686Board 315: Initial Findings of Engineering Faculties’ Perceptions of MasteryAssessment in a Project-based Engineering ProgramDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley.Miss Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno Kelsey is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. There she completed her
Paper ID #42231Board 355: Project Update: Academic Success of STEM College Studentswith ADHD and the Role of Classroom Teaching PracticesNolgie O. Oquendo-Col´on, University of Michigan Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colon is an Engineering Education Research PhD student at the University of Michigan. He holds a MS and BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.Miss Xiaping Li, University of Michigan Xiaping Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests encompass faculty development and change, neurodiverse college student learning
both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on educationally based research projects with an emphasis on statistical analyses and big data. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The First Two Years: An Overview of Contributions of the NSF CAREER: Valuing Education and Career Transition Opportunities Raising Student Success ProjectTags: engineering education, transfer student capital, transfer students, two-year college1. Project OverviewTwo-year (or community) colleges, with their open access missions, have a significant impact inthe higher education landscape. These institutions enroll a large
. in Biology from TunghaiUniversity, Taiwan, M.S. in Plant Physiology from Louisiana State U. and Ph.D. in Biology fromUniversity of Iowa. His research focuses on the application of bioinformatics in solvingenvironmental problems. As a program coordinator in Biotechnology, Dr Lin is dedicated toconnecting higher education and industries. The Influence of Belongingness and Academic Support during a Global Pandemic for Engineering Students through Participation in an S-STEM Intervention ProjectAbstractThe purpose of this S-STEM intervention project is to provide support for talented but financiallyneedy students to increase degree completion and successful job placement in STEM fields. Theproject provides support through scholarship
Paper ID #41274Board 405: The Stressors for Doctoral Students Questionnaire (SDSQ): Year3 of an RFE Project on Understanding graduate Engineering Student Well-Beingand RetentionJennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jennifer Cromley is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on two broad areas: achievement/retention in STEM and comprehension of illustrated scientific textDr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering education research at the
Paper ID #43467Board 396: Supporting Students’ Success in the Cybersecurity Field: Accomplishmentsand Lessons Learned by the ACCESS projectDr. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University Dr. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova is a Professor at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Her research interests are in software engineering, cybersecurity, and data analytics, as well as in higher education focused on these areas. She has served as a Principal Investigator on various NSF, NASA, DoD, and industry funded projects. She leads the B.S. in
Paper ID #41554Board 398: Sustaining and Scaling the Impact of the MIDFIELD Project atthe American Society for Engineering Education (Year 2)Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan Lord is Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received a BS from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and MS and PhD in EE from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of equity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She has won best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE