Computer Curriculum Quinn [26] emphasizes the importance of including ethical issues in each computercourse throughout the computer curriculum. He [26] states that this method targets specificethical issues relevant to specific computer topics. For example, ethical issues related to databasetechnologies are discussed in a database course, likewise, ethical issues related to computersecurity are discussed in a computer network and security course [26]. Metcalf et al. [27] alsoagree with Quinn in dispersing ethical topics throughout the computer curriculum and in eachrelated computer course. These researchers [27] state that an integrative approach is moreeffective especially if accompanied by relevant case studies that outline the ethical
. Although the intention behind the separation of domains was to facilitate abetter understanding of the learning process, an unfortunate consequence was that most of thework in curriculum development has taken place exclusively in the cognitive domain, except forsome compelling research support for the inseparability of the domains, especially betweencognitive and affective components [9]. The body of knowledge related to neuroscience,cognitive science, the social and behavioral sciences, and psychology shows that emotion andcognition interact to facilitate focused attention and decision making [10] [11] [12] and thatcognitive knowledge directs the execution of our movements or performances (motor-skills), andvice versa [12]. However, the
-serviceand/or in-service teacher training, afterschool robotics or CS programs provided by mentors whomay or may not be the students’ teachers, or in-class activities such as those provided by thenational nonprofit, Code.org.In general, working with robotics also allows children to learn-by-doing, which has been shown tobetter integrate the lesson in the child’s mind 2,3,4 . STEM interventions inherently teach childrenbasic skills such as analytical abilities, creative abilities, logical thought, and teamwork 5 ; theseskills are all necessary for academic achievement. Many studies have focused on the beneficialimpact of brief exposures to a robotics curriculum, through either intensive week-long workshopsor as an addition to their weekly coursework
Partnering with PhysicsAbstractThis work-in-progress paper will describe an effort at curriculum reform for the first yearengineering program at Texas A&M University. A variety of motivations for, and challengesencountered in this effort are discussed, which highlight how educational change often takesplace in tension between educational theory and institutional constraints. Preliminary discussionof results and future plans for assessment are discussed.IntroductionRetention of engineering students continues to be a concern nationally [1]. There are perhapsadditional pressures for improvement in retention at large state institutions, where legislatureskeenly watch metrics such as retention, and where the institutions have a mission to serve
knowledge, methods,and expertise from different disciplines and forming novel frameworks to catalyze scientificdiscovery and innovation; not just multidisciplinary (including more than one discipline), butinterdisciplinary (integrating disciplines) and further transdisciplinary (grand synthesis ofdisciplines). Mechatronics matches this new trend of convergence engineering for deepintegration across disciplines and is also inspired by its active means of addressing a specificchallenge or opportunity for societal needs. On the other hand, the growing mechatronicsdemands high quality workforces with multidiscipline knowledge and training in the industries.This paper is to report the preparation process of an NSF funded project addressing andpromoting
-ended problem solving program, and is working with others on campus to establish a broader integrated context for innovation and design. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Using a Second Intervention to Continue Improving Information Literacy Outcomes in a First Year Design ClassAbstractDoes a reinforcement lesson on scholarly and authoritative sources positively affect the qualityof students’ sources in the completion of an engineering design project? In the spring of 2017,the Design I information literacy team at Colorado School of Mines piloted a flipped lesson onevaluating sources in the first-year engineering design course
electronicsdevelopment staff have demanded that electrical engineering graduates support small-scalecustom electronic development efforts, and projects that previously would have been contractedare increasingly handled internally. The same developments that have driven demand for customelectronics in industry have made it flexible and affordable to deliver a project-based PCB designcourse in a single semester. Grand Valley State University (GVSU) offers an electricalengineering senior elective course covering project specification, software/firmwaredevelopment, CAD layout, PCB fabrication, surface-mount (SMT) assembly, circuit testing,remediation, integration, and packaging. Over the course of a semester, student teams design,assemble, test, package, and
Educational Innovation Award in 2012 for his work in teaching information assurance to students of all ages.Dr. Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University Julie A. Rursch is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Iowa State University. Her focus is on secure and reliable computing. She has been an integral part of onboarding the B.S. in Cyber Security Engineering and the minor in Cyber Security Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building a Cyber Security Engineering Program? Begin by Cloning Your Computer Engineering ProgramAbstractIntroductionThe nation is facing an increasing need for a
Paper ID #30658WIP: What Makes Courses Demanding in Engineering Education? ACombination of Mixed Methods and Grounded Theory ResearchMiss Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation at the Engineering Education Division in Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (UC). Isabel received a BEng from UC and an MA in Education Policy from Stanford University. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at UC-Engineering. Her research theme is the use of methodologies and analytical tools for continuous curriculum improvement
Google scholar, has been referenced about 50 times, and the update in2005 [3] has been referenced about 107 times. From the engineering education literature, mostreferences to the DCI can be put in four main categories: 1. Assessment of curriculum modifications or innovations 2. Assessing the efficacy of course modifications. The modifications were usually introduced into a course to improve conceptual understanding. 3. Pointing out the limitations of the DCI or in the context of developing an abbreviated dynamics concept inventory. 4. Referenced in the paper but not discussed or used. These papers usually reference the DCI as one of many concept inventories.An example of a paper that used the DCI to assess a curriculum
made mention of the fact that he was gay and I forget which term they used for him. I kind of bemoaned that on Facebook and then, one of my colleagues from [university], she [VCP leader] came in and offered me a position in the, the LVCP to kind of explore, you know, concepts of LGBTQ identity within STEM. And, I personally have been trying to engage in that space personally just as another way to, kind of, I guess, like, develop myself a little more and maybe hopefully, get a deeper appreciation of what it means to be an engineer.” “I'm not doing it all the time per se, but I've been able to integrate this [VCP and Safe
level engineering courses and designing and enhancing curriculum to increase engagement and student motivation. Her interests within engineering education include inno- vative teaching pedagogies for improved retention, specifically focused on women and underrepresented minorities.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 through the integration of active learning and technology-enabled
. It aims to build a world-class, international, innovative zone ofleadership talent cultivation in China. The Michigan College began preparations foraccreditation in 2012. In the preparation process of more than three years, it further clarifiedthe talents cultivation goals, further standardized the curriculum system, improved thelaboratory environment and conditions, strengthened safety management and education, andimproved the level of experimental teaching and student service. The college formallyapplied for accreditation in January 2015, submitted a self-assessment report in July 2015,and completed an on-site assessment in October 2015. It showed course materials, studentachievements, software and hardware facilities, and teacher and
tobuild circuits on breadboards. From here, hands-on activities alternated with very short talks aimedat introducing students to new components or types of projects. First, simple loops with an LED ora motor were built in order to understand the closed loop setting and how to power a circuit. Afterthat, the integrated development environment (IDE) was introduced and students learned how theycan install the IDE on the computers, how to locate examples, and how to download them ontotheir boards [10]. For this part of the workshop, a Sparkfun Inventor kit was used [11].The kit comes with a variety of components, besides the Arduino board, and a full set of predefinedexperiments, which are available for downloading on the company’s website. It turns
ways to promote empathy as a valuable social competency for engineeringpractice. Many scholars assert that service learning and other community engagementpedagogies are valuable for helping students further develop their empathic abilities. Thisqualitative study aims at studying an engineering course with an integrated service componentand investigating the role empathy plays in the students’ experiences. Participants are first-yearengineering students in a service-learning course at a large land grant institution. We utilize aphenomenology study and focus on students’ experiences within the course. Data was collectedvia semi-structured interviews conducted through online video conferencing. During interviews,several participants mentioned how
curriculum. This has direct implications for the diversity ofengineering students and workforces. Qualitative studies, for example, find that undergraduatewomen who place a high value on social responsibility leave engineering programs when theyencounter unsupportive environments, decontextualized technical courses, and curriculardifficulty.This paper builds on prior literature by sharing the results of research that integrated criticalsocial science perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR) into technical courses inpetroleum engineering, mining engineering, and electrical engineering – three fields routinelycharacterized as enrolling the least diverse student bodies in terms of gender. Our data consist ofthree years of pre- and post
, GPIO_PIN_0 | GPIO_PIN_1,ui8PinData); SysCtlDelay(2000000); if(ui8PinData==4) {ui8PinData=1;} else {ui8PinData=ui8PinData*2;} }}The purpose of these lab design is to expose students to different IDEs and different solutions to practicalscenarios, then push them find the commonness among these solutions, so that by the end of the quarter,they can quickly integrate the skills of (1) writing to registers directly; and (2) calling available TivaWarePeripheral driver functions, to finish their course project in groups.In the course project, each group was provided the following devices: a temperature sensor a real time clock a 7-segment Display and an LCDthey were expected To use the ADC
little doubt that one lesson and one homework assignment are not sufficient to develop acommitment to both understand and practice professional ethics, but the assignment provides anintroduction to this field, to be continued elsewhere in an engineering curriculum. In addition, atthe end of the course, there is no available evidence as to whether students had changed theirown ethical decision making process, or what their disposition was with respect to thestakeholders’ perspectives in the in-class exercise.Ethical ConsiderationsThe data from consenting participants will have been de-identified prior to analysis, inaccordance with IRB regulations [13]. We will also assume that the data accurately reflectparticipants’ responses to the assignment
Paper ID #29698To Be, or Not to Be, a Professor: Views of Engineering PostdoctoralScholarsDr. Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She earned a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas, a MS in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and a BA in Economics from Washington State University. Dr. Mendez’s research centers on the educational attainment and schooling experiences
learning environments. Dr. Swanson received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a BA in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to graduate school, she was an elementary science educator for a small children’s science center in California. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020“Because I’m not always constantly getting everything right”: GenderDifferences in Engineering Identity Formation in Elementary Students (FUNDAMENTAL) I IntroductionEngineering is a relatively new addition to elementary school classrooms, a
curriculum overview • Mandatory items - travel documents, weekly progress report, survey responses Korea - weather, packing tips, arrival information, meeting point at the airport, safety tips, must- have apps, getting around, accommodation • Research - expectations, lab culture in Korea • Professional Development workshop while in KoreaStudents were assigned homework for orientation II (picking an attraction to visit and explaininghow to get there using the recommended app) and orientation III (uploading questions to a livedocument on Dropbox).Summer 2019 Cohort: In-country ActivitiesAll the students arrived in Korea on June 15 (Sat), were greeted at the airport and shown to theiraccommodations by Prof. Kim. Students
pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Dr. Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University Michele J. Grimm is the Wielenga Creative Engineering Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to her scientific research, Dr. Grimm has spent a large part of her career focused on curriculum development and enhancement of student learning in engineering. She served on the faculty of Wayne State University for 25 years, where she developed and implemented both undergraduate
physical activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sustainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engi- neering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility and is a past member of the TRB Committees on Traffic Flow and Characteristics and Transportation Network Modeling. Stephen is also a member of the Ameri- can Society
Paper ID #30354Maintaining Dual ABET Accreditation in a Computer Science andEngineering Technology ProgramDr. Jared Oluoch, University of Toledo Dr. Jared Oluoch is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CSET) at the University of Toledo, OH. He is also the Program Director for the CSET and IT programs, where he is responsible for advising, curriculum development, and ABET accreditation. He received his PhD in Computer Science and Informatics at Oakland University in 2015 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Maintaining Dual ABET Accreditation in a
interesting research topics andindustrial applications so that students can make meaningful connections with the subject matter.Such integration requires an alignment between participants’ professional background, areas ofteaching, and the topic of their research. Strong alignment is the key to cultivating student interestin STEM and manufacturing. To meet these challenges, we have initiated the following changes in the 2019 program: 1.Recruit teachers whose area of teaching is directly related to engineering applications especiallyin the manufacturing sector; 2. Allow teachers to design a smaller curriculum unit so it is easier tofit in their teaching assignment; 3. Encourage teachers to inspire intrinsic motivation amongstudents to learn the
desired program outcomes will also be outlined.2.0 Curriculum OverviewFigure 1 presents an overview of the new architectural engineering program. Highlights of thisprogram include the following: 1) the students alternate between academic and coop work terms,with the exception of having two back-to-back academic terms in their fourth year; 2) each termfeatures a studio course – as mentioned earlier, each of these courses will involve the planningand execution of a series of design projects that integrate and put into practice concepts coveredin the other courses the students will be taking; 3) the core courses in the first two years are builton the established civil, environmental, and geological engineering programs at the sameinstitution, and
understand that listening is an important skill related to engineering, includingsustainable design. It was hypothesized that listening to community voices would contribute toachieving sustainability learning outcomes in the affective domain [7]. Listening is perhaps besttaught in a cohesive approach that is integrated through the curriculum, similar to otherprofessional skills taught ‘across the curriculum’ including ethics [49,50], sustainability [51,52],communication [53,54], and professionalism [55]. Therefore, this research integrated the conceptof the importance of listening to community members into three civil engineering courses taughtby the author. Each of the three courses already included learning objectives related to ethics
, the students’performance is impacted by this intrinsic motivation [5].Integrating industry into engineering classes as well as getting students out intoindustrial/professional environments help to prepare students for their future careers [6].However, finding ways to also integrate professional skills into engineering core curriculum canbe a challenge [7]. This paper will present one way in which the Grand Valley State University(GVSU) School of Engineering has sought to incorporate professional skills into their co-opwork experience in order to provide students with an opportunity to identify and propose aproject that can be completed as they progress through the engineering program.BackgroundThe GVSU School of Engineering has an industry
Barrier Change. She currently is the Vice President of her school’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers and oversees the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge competition teams. She will be the president of the chapter next year.Dr. Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering Jack Bringardner is the Assistant Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is also an Assistant Professor in the General Engineering Department and Civil Engineer- ing Department where he teaches the First-Year Engineering Program course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is the Director of Vertically Integrated Projects at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1998, and his M.S.C.E.P and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His primary areas of interest are game-based education, engineering ethics, and process safety education.Dr. Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University Dr. Bodnar is an Associate Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game- based learning in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into