manyinstitutions that have benefited from The Whitaker Foundation’s industrial internshipprogram in biomedical engineering. This combination of internship opportunities forstudents offers a rich source of data for assessment of six of the BME program’soutcomes: 1.a, 1.e, 2.a, 2.b, 2.d, and 3.c.The relevant objectives (numbers) and associated outcomes (letters) that can be assessedwith data from student internships are given below. The numbers and letters inparentheses refer to ABET outcomes 3a-3k.1. To educate students to be successful in Biomedical Engineering by emphasizing engineering and biology as related to basic medical sciences and human health. After completing the B. S. in Biomedical Engineering, graduates will be
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these patterns into four dimensions, with twopossibilities in each dimension. Table 1 summarizes the four dimensions and provides someconcrete examples of how they manifest in learning preferences.Over the past several decades, many studies have shown that some MBTI types tend to strugglein or drop out of engineering programs more than others. These findings are most oftenexplained by mismatches between traditional teaching styles and the learning preferences ofmany of our students. In general, traditional engineering education is biased towards Introversion(I) over Extraversion (E), Intuition (N) over Sensing (S), Thinking (T) more than Feeling (F),and Judgment (J) over Perception (P).4,6,9 The S-N dimension is particularly influential
e S ys te m fo r E v a lu a tio n o f E d u c a tio n (S E E D ) A ssist in a ccre d ita tio n stra te gie s S ys t em for t h e D e p ts. E v a lu a t io n o f E d u ca t ion SEED R e p o s ito r y o f as s e ss m e n t s trat e gie s & to o ls C o o rd in a t e p r o
catalogue theseinstruments and methodologies used to assess and evaluate current and past E-teams,entrepreneurial programs and courses, the University of Pittsburgh in association with NCIIA isconducting an extensive survey of NCIIA funded projects. Principal investigators (PI) were askedabout their current assessment/evaluation practices, their future assessment needs, themethods/instruments they have employed, etc. Each PI was asked to submit copies of assessmentinstrument(s)/method(s) so that they could be accurately catalogued in the database. Anextensive literature and web-site review was also conducted to identify and classify otherassessment tools that might be useful to NCIIA participants.From the results of the survey, a web-based
function model was developed. 0.71 ⋅ e −0.58⋅s G p ( s) = 4 ⋅ s +1 Page 25.388.5It is a typical first order plus dead-time process model.Proportional-Integral (PI) Controller TuningOnce the process model was developed, tuning parameters were calculated using a number ofmethods1 and the system performance was evaluated as shown in Fig. 6. This figure shows theresponse of the control system when a temperature setpoint change of 10F was
educating future professionals with engineering principles integrated with practical experience. Twelve programs in the United States offer four-year bachelor degrees in general Engineering Technology (1). General Engineering Technology degree programs offer an interdisciplinary platform. In addition, many discipline specific engineering technology degrees are offered at the bachelor‟s level. For example, ninety-four ABET accredited programs offer bachelor degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology in the U.S.A. Similarly, sixty-six and six ABET accredited bachelor degree programs are offered in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology in the United States, respectively (1). A graduate program in
% Page 25.190.8Figure 1 “Did you use the workshop information and ideas in your course(s)?” How were workshop ideas and information used? Faculty who said they used workshop ideas andinformation were asked to indicate how. The response frequencies varied by workshop type and arelisted in Table 4. The conference workshop attendees reported adding new classroom activities(19 responses) and sharing workshop information/ideas with colleagues (11 responses) mostfrequently. Many participants also said they expected to use other ideas from these workshops intheir future teaching (18 responses). The curriculum design workshop was designed to help withcourse and program
to determine the oral presentation grade. Near the completion of the course, the attributes and characteristics sheets originally prepared and submitted by each student, but now including all of the comments from their group members evaluating the student‟s performance as PM, are complied and given back to the students. Therefore, at the conclusion of the course, students have a clear record of their individual performance as PMs as measured against their own initial list of the attributes and characteristics of a ‘good’ PM. This seems to be an extremely effective summary document as part of this approach to introducing, stressing and measuring project management performance.Student Reflections
Total 248 (64%) 138 (36%) 386Figure 2 shows the population breakdown by major. Students could report multiple majors, thusthe total count here is greater than our population total. 70 60 50 Number of Students 40 30 20 10 0 om e Ch cal al r S er
schedulers3,4,5,6,7,8,19,21,22,23,26,41,42, and finally (level 4)the product release generator22. The long-range objective of this research is to assist FABManagers in maintaining a stable FAB with maximum utilization of resources and withminimum inventory in an acceptable time frame.Our research was based on past and existing multidisciplinary ASU/Intel team(s) andASU/Motorola team(s) organized through the SSERC working on operational methods forsemiconductor manufacturing. The ASU/Intel team(s) have been working on an Intel providedabstract problem of the FAB process and the ASU/Motorola team(s) have been working inseveral FABs solving multiple scale problems from the atomistic scale of Chemical VaporDeposition (CVD)2,44 to machine level controllers in diffusion and to
, comparative studies that assess theefficacy of various game-based learning tools could provide deeper insights into their respectiveimpacts on student learning and skills development. Investigating the long-term retention ofskills acquired through such interactive learning experiences could also offer significantcontributions to the field.References[1] Bidabadi, N. S., Isfahani, A. N., Rouhollahi, A., & Khalili, R. (2016). Effective teachingmethods in higher education: requirements and barriers. Journal of advances in medicaleducation & professionalism, 4(4), 170.[2] Cruz, M. L., Saunders-Smits, G. N., & Groen, P. (2020). Evaluation of competencymethods in engineering education: a systematic review. European Journal of
factors overscientific or theoretical knowledge, implementing targeted interventions, thus adjusting theinstructional approach and refining the use of the tool. These efforts aim to strengthen theanalysis of the lesson design’s impact on learning outcomes and explore the potential integrationof emerging technologies for enhanced effectiveness in specific educational contexts.References [1] C. Vieira, R. Aguas, M. H. Goldstein, S. Purzer, and A. J. Magana, “Assessing the impact of an engineering design workshop on colombian engineering undergraduate students,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1972–1983, 2016. [2] M. A. Feij´oo-Garc´ıa., H. H. Ram´ırez-Ar´evalo., and P. G. Feij´oo-Garc´ıa., “Collaborative
understanding of how the design problem-solving behaviors ofundergraduate engineering participants differ based on their levels of spatial ability while, whysuch differences exist and how they might affect their learning outcomes is yet to be known. Futureresearch provide us some insight into it.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF #2020785).Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. 11REFERENCES 1. R. Gorska and S. Sorby, "Testing instruments for the
sampling(KMO = 0.91) and sufficient factor correlations (χ2171 = 2562.3, p < 0.001). Phase 2 also showedsuitable results (KMO = 0.92) and (χ2171 = 2690.6, p < 0.05). Table 3. Cronbach Alpha’s Value for Both Study Phases. Phase 1 Phase 2 Cronbach’s alpha Cronbach’s alpha Searching (S) 0.78 0.80 Planning (P) 0.73 0.77 Managing (M) 0.77 0.82 4 Implementing People (IP
engineeringfaculty at a research institution who collaborated on an NSF-funded research project aimed atstudying the impact of implementing oral exams in high enrollment courses. The primaryresearch questions were: How did the instructor’s perspectives and behaviors change as theyimplemented oral exams in their courses? How did the instructors act on a growth-orientedmindset?MethodsWe invited six teaching professors from the departments of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering and Electrical Engineering to participate in the study. To protect the confidentialityof each individual, pseudonyms were used in lieu of using their full names in data analysis (SeeTable 1). Instructor Department Course(s) that implemented oral exams
integration of AI tools into STEMpedagogy. This collaborative network among key stakeholders will serve to support equity andaccessibility in education and create a more inclusive learning environment for all futurelearners.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the AI.R-NISTH AI for Social Good ResearchGrant at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Any opinions, findings, conclusions,or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the AI.R program. We would like to acknowledge all the researchers, datacollectors, and students who participated in the study.ReferencesAbulibdeh, A., Zaidan, E., & Abulibdeh, R. (2024). Navigating the confluence of
in approaches and areas for improvement or learning on thepart of novices. This work will also feed into the longer term goal of this project which will thenaim to categorize students and dispositions that allow for problem solving success. For example,if we can determine that reflection, or intrinsic motivation, (for example) are critical aspects forsuccess then future work by our group or others could focus on developing these dispositions instudents or would lend weight to existing best practices for doing so.AcknowledgementsSupport for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation under Award No.2301341. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not
ofsociety and engineering solutions/technologies related to each theme. They are provided withopportunities to further explore theme(s) that they are interested in through individualizedresearch-based assignments and a team project. In this course, students also learn about programrequirements and opportunities to achieve the program competencies, and develop a customizedfour-year plan for the program, i.e., they identify opportunities they would like to pursue to meeteach competency requirement and plan out when to pursue each opportunity during their fouryear journey. Due to the active learning and group based nature of this course, the first yearstudents also closely connect with their peers and the first year community in the GCSP. Moredetails
diverse perspectives andfemale role models in STEM (Konowitz et al., 2022). Introducing students to the narratives andaccomplishments of women, minorities, and people from various cultural backgrounds canmotivate and empower underrepresented groups to pursue careers in STEM (Cheryan et al.,2015; Gilberth, 2015). Institutions, including K-12 and higher education, should develop moreinclusive and supportive environments for students interested in STEM. This involves offeringmentorship programs, networking opportunities, professional development for teachers, andresources suited to the needs of different student demographics. Such efforts align with Yeo etal.’s (2024) preliminary work that teachers use verbal and non-verbal cues to facilitate
s sections of theengineering course at a large Midwestern university. Over the semester, students were asked toreflect after each lecture on two aspects of their learning experience, i.e., what they found 1)interesting and 2) confusing in the lecture? In total, we collected reflections from 42 lectures, andthe average class size was 80 students in each section. To inform the study, we generated areflection summary for all reflection submissions in each lecture using both NLP approaches andhuman annotators. Furthermore, we evaluated the quality of reflection summaries by assessingthe ROUGE-N measure for each lecture’s reflection summary generated by all three approaches.These summaries were then aggregated for each approach by averaging
Paper ID #43707Undergraduate Level Hands-on Ecological Engineering Course with Semester-LongProject and Laboratory ExercisesDr. Niroj Aryal, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Niroj Aryal is an associate professor of Biological Engineering at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design at the North Carolina A&T State University. His academic background includes a bachelorˆa C™s in Agricultural Engineering, a post-gradate diploma in Environment Education, MS in Biosystem Engineering, and a dual major PhD in Biosystems and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Aryal is interested in instructional
analysis was to observe a similar level of analysis bystudents individually when asked to answer the questions “What was the problem(s) youwere trying to solve as part of Project 1”?”Research questions: 1. How do FYE students comprehend and state their initial understanding of a given engineering problem? 2. How do FYE initially indentify the primary function of an engineering system (device or process) they are designing?MethodsParticipantsThe participants in this study included sixty-four students enrolled in an honors versionof the first year engineering (FYE) course at a large midwest university during the Fall2010 semester. These students self-select into the course and were accepted on a firstcome bases. These students have a
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Virginia Demonstration Project— A Summative AssessmentIntroductionThe Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) is a middle-school-focused, educational outreachprogram that is designed to increase the interest of middle-school students in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. This is accomplished by exposing the students toreal-life, problem-based challenges, solved in a cooperative learning environment and stimulatedby lesson plans collaboratively implemented by their classroom teacher and visiting Navyscientists and engineers (S&Es). It makes science and math connections between the classroomand real life, supplies
theMechanical Engineering Technology programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Thetopics presented in the paper include the development of the simulation laboratory, thecurriculum, students’ response and future plans.IntroductionThe Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at SUNY Institute of Technology atUtica/Rome, N.Y., has established a successful baccalaureate degree program over the past twodecades. The department offers B. S. and B. Tech. degrees in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology and the program is accredited by TAC/ABET. Recently a new Master of Science inAdvanced Technology (MSAT) degree program has been initiated. All of these programs aresupported by fifteen well equipped laboratories as a consequence of the fact that the
1950’s, devised a partial factorial method of experimental design that requires farfewer trials than the traditional full factorial scientific method. His method combinesengineering techniques with statistical methods in such a way that rapid improvements in qualityand cost reduction occur when optimizing product designs and manufacturing processes. “FordMotor Company was one of the first companies in the United States to recognize the value ofTaguchi’s approach to quality. Ford brought Dr. Taguchi to Dearborn, Michigan, to teach itssuppliers these techniques in 1981.” (Magowan, 1991). “The quality of Japanese automobiles isattributable largely to the widespread application of the Taguchi Method.” (Roy, 1990). It is imperative that
simulators. The following is an example of how the contents of thejunior-year separations (equilibrium stage and mass transfer) course(s) can be coordinated withthe senior design course(s) to enable chemical engineering graduates at the B.S. level to makesignificant contributions in the workplace. It presupposes that prior to the separations course(s),the student completes a solution thermodynamics course that covers modern methods ofdetermining multicomponent phase equilibriaIn the summer of 1998, a new process design textbook by Seider, Seader, and Lewin21, entitled,"Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation", will be published by JohnWiley & Sons. The table of contents of this textbook is shown in Table 1. The most
society’s needs.CONCLUSIONWe have developed a concept map that uses philosophical concepts to organize AI technologyfor use in the high school classroom. The purpose of the map is to increase learning by helpingstudents organize their knowledge in a meaningful and holistic way. We have also developedassociated activities that help students learn about the concepts presented in the map. Page 10.977.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2005, American Society for Engineering Education1. Develop initial map(s) Decide on the scope of the
done using the electrical analogy.The author learned of this approach at North American Aviation in the early 60’s. This approachis useful for setting up the difference equations and boundary conditions for use in a Spreadsheet.An electrical analogy for heat transfer in a 1-D wall broken into nodes is shown in Figure 3. Inthis analogy, boundary nodes and surface nodes do not have a means for storing energy whereasinternal nodes have a mass associated with them and therefore a thermal capacitance. Thethermal capacitance represents the amount of energy per unit temperature change and is theproduct of the specific heat and mass of a node. The resistances between nodes can be analogousto convection, conduction and even radiation.In Figure 4 an
encourageengagement and knowledge exchange in both student-student and student-ChatGPT interactions.Therefore, gaining a deeper understanding of ChatGPT’s role as a conversation agent in CSCLbecomes increasingly critical. By elucidating the specific contributions of ChatGPT incollaborative learning settings, we can better harness its potential to enhance student engagement,knowledge sharing, and learning outcomes.References [1] L. S. Vygotsky and M. Cole, Mind in society: Development of higher psychological processes. Harvard university press, 1978. [2] D. D. Suthers, “Technology affordances for intersubjective meaning making: A research agenda for cscl,” International Journal of Computer-supported collaborative learning, vol. 1, pp. 315–337