].Other competencies include ethics, professional judgement, and an understanding of practicalityand constructability, all of which have a critical impact on real-world engineering design. Mostimportantly, students must understand how these competencies fit into the complex nature ofdesign and the difficult choices that often must be made to satisfy design criteria and developsolutions in realistic conditions. Thus, to best prepare graduates for work, engineering educationprograms must incorporate authentic design experiences into their curricula, providing studentswith opportunities to think through real-world scenarios using a holistic set of competencies thatgo beyond technical knowledge alone.The purpose of this study was to understand how
thissoftware in real engineering companies. The students were immersed in construction companies,as interns on construction sites. Our research goals were to study the students’ learning and anyimpacts on the companies’ practices; in particular, how new communication skills, tools,symbols, concepts, and procedures disseminated in both directions. Open-ended surveyresponses from the years 2017, 2018, and 2019 were analyzed using the constant comparisonmethod to allow themes to emerge from the data. The analysis of these data shows 1) Throughthe design and prior training of workers, it generated a psychologically safe learningenvironment for students in companies. 2) students recognize they establish a clear connectionbetween the objectives of the
based on one of the term projects of a mezzanine levelmechanical engineering (ME) elective course on Lightweighting and Joining of Structures. The11-week duration class (including the final exam week) at Kettering University consisted of bothsenior undergraduate and graduate ME students. The prerequisites for the course includemechanics, CAE, design, material science and finite element analysis (FEA). For the analysiscarried in this paper, the currently used all-steel railcar truck stand has been redesigned andmodeled as a simplified 3D space frame using standard tubular (pipe section) members.Although the simplified model does not represent in any way the actual stand used in the railcarindustry, it is anticipated to serve the same purpose as
students for innovationcompetitions and their upcoming careers as well as catalyze their entrepreneurial minds forfuture success. Based on a series of interviews with experienced mentors of innovationcompetitions and programs, this paper presents a set of best practices for mentoring studentinnovation teams.IntroductionInnovation competitions and programs encourage students to think creatively and innovatively,solve complex problems, develop professional and technical skills, and improve communicationand teamwork skills. Hackathons, pitch competitions, design challenges, startup competitions,and entrepreneurship programs can be considered innovation competitions and programs, whichhave been known to have many important benefits for undergraduate
. Additionally, ECX could serve as a mechanism for ASCE to continue to engage theover one thousand ETW graduates worldwide and grow the community of people impacted byExCEEd programs. Being an ETW graduate was not required to attend an ECX event, althoughthe ideas shared and topics discussed in many of the ECX sessions build on elements of theExCEEd Teaching Model [16], which is covered in depth at the ETW.ECX 2020: The First Iteration of the ExCEEd Community Exchange (ECX)The initial iteration of the ExCEEd Community Exchange (ECX) sessions in summer and Fall of2020 were focused on providing a platform showcasing how instructors responded to thetransition to emergency online teaching earlier in the year, highlighting best practices and lessonslearned
family. She said there was only one thing that she didn't like and that was when the week was over.” 7Our UTK‐TCE outreach programs for women in engineering start in middle school. Asummer camp run two NSF‐funded research centers (NIMBioS, CURENT) from 2012‐2019 exposed girls in grades 6‐8 to engineering, math, and biology in a week‐long summerday camp. The girls participated in a variety of engineering, biology, and math hands‐onprojects and activities like the engineering design process as they worked in teamsthroughout the camp to build and then test their designs. Student teams collaborated,worked together to form a beginning design, took notes after testing to
diverse teams.The engineering design process consists of a sequence of phases such as (1) “Ask: Identify theneed & constraints”, (2) “Research the problem”, (3) “Imagine: develop possible solutions”, (4)“Plan: select a promising solution”, (5) “Create: build a prototype”, (6) “Test and evaluateprototype”, and (7) “Improve: redesign as needed” [26]. Within this process, steps 1, 2, 3 and 4can all highly benefit from divergent thinking, one of the best known dimensions of creativeability. Often overlooked for the role that creativity plays in it is problem definition andresearching the problem. More commonly accepted is the value of creativity in developing andplanning possible solutions. Some textbooks include specific techniques for teams to
;● Networking - how best to allocate time and resources to connect with other researchers in your field.Mentors are able to share their own experiences and strategies they have learned to excel in theircareers alongside each of the guiding questions prompts. In addition to the use of thesequestions during the CIMC meetings, the organizers also hosted virtual sessions with all CIMCmentors and participants as well as shared regular current topics, articles, and resources todynamically respond to participant needs.Virtual Synchronous Sessions with JamboardVirtual sessions were organized for the CIMC Kickoff, midway through the academic year (e.g.early Spring), and as a CIMC graduation event. These sessions were hosted by the ADVANCEPartnership PI team
select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. In addition, she serves as a Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Chal- lenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has been the recipient of over 15 awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Catalyzing Capstone Project Success through Readiness Reviews and Reflection
communications, 4G/5G dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithms, Smart grid applications, and IoT mission critical applications.Dr. Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr Sharif Iqbal Sheikh has completed his graduate degrees from University of Manchester (UMIST), UK. During his teaching carrier in Asia, Europe, and North America, he was awarded multiple distin- guished awards related to teaching, advising, use of instructional technology and supervision to student organizations. He also received several research awards including Best antenna paper in an IEE flagship conference. He has 100+ scholarly publications in refereed journals, conferences proceedings and US patents. His current research interest includes
curriculum criteria.The core curriculum courses are typically planned for the first two years of the degree programs.In the last three decades, the first year (and in some instances, the second year) curriculum alsobecame a focus of attention for recruitment, retention, and attrition efforts [3-7]. The retentionand attrition rates are usually at the center of this discussion as they can be directly linked toother metrics, including graduation rates. Several AEC programs also explored the idea of aninterdisciplinary/multi-disciplinary curriculum, which utilized a common curriculum in the firstand second years for multiple majors [8-10].Two specific observations can be noted from the decades-long research work: 1) the first andsecond-year success and
,” London: Edge Foundation, 2011.[8] C. E. Johnson and M. Z. Hackman, Leadership, A Communication Perspective. 7th Edition. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2018.[9] W. Archer and J. Davison, “Graduate employability,” The council for industry and Higher Education, 1-20, 2008.[10] A. G. Eggleston and R. J. Rabb, “Returning to an Industry-informed Technical Writing and Communication Course Design,” Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019. 10.18260/1-2—33246.[11] A. G. Eggleston and R. J. Rabb, “Survey and Best Practice Identification for Course Development and Integration of Technical Communication for Engineers,” Technology Interface International Journal
Paper ID #37743The Multiplicity of Care in Engineering Education andProgram BuildingMarie Stettler Kleine (Teaching Assistant Professor ) Marie Stettler Kleine is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, & Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers’ pursuit to “do good.” Marie received her B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and PhD in science and technology
sciencestudents. The project had a strong focus on supporting women and underrepresented minoritystudents in STEM. The curricular and the support strategies were built on high impact edu-cation practices that had shown to enhance the learning and the engagement of women andunderrepresented minority students in STEM. Research shows active-learning pedagogy suchas hands-on collaborative student-centered learning enhances the success of underrepresentedminority students in STEM [1, 4]. In this paper, we describe the work done to address the three critical areas. In particular: 1. We describe the design and the adoption of the college algebra with a corequisite model to shorten the time on algebra sequence. 2. We describe the curriculum redesign
wholeindividual, and not viewed with a deficit lens. In this study, we leveraged the overarching modeland its six forms of capital to better understand mentors’ approaches with their minoritizedmentees.MethodsThere were two main sources of data collected for this pilot study: individual contextualbackdrop summaries and individual interviews. The following sections detail the recruitment ofparticipants before discussing the methods for collecting and analyzing these sources of data.Recruitment of ParticipantsAfter receiving Exempt approval from the Institutional Review Board, the research teamidentified 5 individuals to pilot the interview protocol. These mentors needed to: (1) be a STEMprofessional practicing for five years or more and (2) have
research projects in quantum computing,which is a high-impact educational practice.1. IntroductionAs current semiconductor-based integrated circuits reach the limits of scaling, researchers areturning their attention to novel device technologies and new computing architectures to obtaincontinued improvements in computing performance [1]. A promising emerging technology isquantum computing, which is theoretically predicted to provide exponential increases in speedover classical computers for certain problems, such as solving linear systems of equations [2]and factoring integers via Shor’s algorithm [3]. The potential to factor large integers inpolynomial time with quantum computers makes current encryption methods vulnerable – thisinitially fueled
global communities and work to devise solutions to the givencommunity’s technical challenges. However, if these projects are created without a social justiceframework, or undertaken without appropriate student training, they can often reify the inequitiesthey seek to resolve. When students are motivated by a “design-for-charity” mindset, they maydevise effective short-term solutions to a specific technical challenge, but fail to adequatelyimplement a successful long-term resolution [1]. These projects can often have a paternalisticquality, in which engineering students, outsiders to the community, decide upon the best courseof action for community members without taking into consideration the community members’needs, goals, or desires [2
andregionally-approved best practices for instructional design. This paper examines some of the bestpractices and challenges for building and deploying a set of standards for online instruction,noting that while arduous, high fidelity instructional design creates value for students andfaculty, both online and offline, with students appreciating readily accessible course materialsand recorded lectures. Best practice recommendations are driven by synthesizing qualitativefaculty feedback and Likert-scaled student survey data. Faculty and student survey results showthat face-to-face learning is still the ‘gold standard’ for optimal learning opportunities, however,the pandemic has accelerated the build-out of hyflex course deliveries and created
Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded best-paper award by ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course development. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, microwave absorber design, ferroelectrics, photovoltaics, THz sensors, signal integrity, and semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
Universities To Deliver Engineering Curriculum To Students,” Jun. 2002, p. 7.226.1-7.226.4. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/articulated-pre-engineering-programs-how-community-colleges-can-be -effective-partners-with-universities-to-deliver-engineering-curriculum-to-students[4] C. T. Smith and A. Miller, Bridging the gaps to success: Promising practices for promoting transfer among low-income and first-generation students. Washington, DC: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2009.[5] B. Johnson, R. Ulseth, and Y. Wang, “Applying Design Based Research to New Work-Integrated PBL Model (The Iron Range Engineering Bell Program),” 2018.[6] R
methodsto overcome challenges such as the lack of academic resources and established campus practices,while simultaneously ensuring the academic and social development of students. In this regard, apedagogical framework known as the CIRE model – which is the acronym for Communication,Initiation, Reduction, and Extension – was recently designed and implemented in a Rigid BodyDynamics Fall semester course, which generated favorable results. In this study, the CIRE modelwas adopted for a virtual Statics-Strength of Materials summer [six-week] course to test itseffectiveness in a slightly different timeframe. However, the Initiation and Extension componentsof the model were modified to adapt to the fast-paced structure and allow the students to
the faculty prioritized ensuring that our students have “anability to…create a collaborative and inclusive environment” upon graduation. Our approach tointroducing DEI pedagogy was to focus on a first-year course, Grand Challenges in Engineering(GCE), and a second-year course, Engineering Mechanics: Statics (Statics). GCE is the firstfoundational design course in the program, where ABET Student Outcomes (SOs) 2-6 areintroduced. This was a natural fit for introducing DEI concepts, since they tie well with SOs 3(effective communication) and 5 (function effectively on a team). While Statics is a less obviouschoice to integrate DEI instruction, it was an opportunity to explore innovative ways toemphasize the importance of DEI in engineering in a
studentnotebooks and information in the course portfolio best represents the continuous assessmentprocess and course improvement each program had implemented. Each course portfolio is abinder containing the items discussed earlier in this section. It is stored at a central location thatcan be easily accessed by the course coordinators and reviewers. During the 2003-04 academicyear all information in the portfolio were updated at the end of each semester for the coursestaught during that semester.Each course peer review subcommittee reviewed the portfolio and collected student notebooks.The course assessment rubric form was designed and used in this assessment process. Afterreviewing the contents of the course notebook (samples of students work) and the
and political critique informed by Africana Philosophy and Critical Race Theory, Lisa invites readers and interlocutors to a space of reflection through (re)presenting and (re)languaging racialized experiences. Her research interests include culturally liberative mentoring, critical race pedagogy, STEM doctoral mentoring, and race and racism in non/informal adult education.Marah Lambert Marah Lambert just completed her first year in UNC Charlotte's Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Ph.D. program. She is working as a graduate research assistant part-time. She recently earned her Master's in Research Methods in Education from the University of Kentucky. She taught middle school math for 5 years in the
important aspect of software engineering education is the development of soft skills such ascommunication and project management. There are a number of examples of courses that makeuse of project work to help students enhance their soft skills simultaneously with their softwaredevelopment skills [36]. Decker and Simkins [37] introduced the use of an extended role playapproach in a game development processes class where the students were not assessed solely onthe artifacts they produced, but the processes by which they created the artifacts. Their role-playactivities emphasize industry best practices for both technical and soft skills (projectmanagement, communication, marketing, and interdisciplinary design). We included someroleplay activities in
University. In her work, she characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum, develops empirically-based tools to support design best practices, and studies the impact of front- end design tools on design success. Specifically, she focuses on divergent and convergent thinking processes in design innovations, including investigations of concept generation and development, exploring problem spaces to identify real needs and innovation opportunities, and approaches to integrate social and cultural elements of design contexts into design decisions.Leah PaborskySara L. Hoffman (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Associate)Steve J. Skerlos (Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Paper ID #37940Centering Social Justice and Diverse Voices in EngineeringEthics CurriculaCortney E Holles (Teaching Professor) Cortney Holles is a Teaching Professor in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines where she has taught and developed the required first-year ethics and writing course for STEM majors since 2004. She also teaches science communication and service learning. She defended her educational criticism/action research dissertation on “Faculty-Student Interaction and Impact on Well-Being in Higher Education” and earned her Ed.D in 2021. She is now engaged in the action
Director of Diversity and Inclusion at CISTAR, an NSF Engineering Research Center.Kristin Everett Dr. Everett is an educational evaluator and researcher and the lead evaluator at Everett Evaluation. She works with a variety of education programs and projects, including STEM, engineering education, teacher professional development, after school programs, and health education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Value of Assessing, Reporting, and Discussing Culture of Inclusion with a Scale Designed for an Engineering Research Center (Experience)AbstractThere is a common need
transitioning from industry to academia, based upon the recent experiences of surveyedfaculty who have completed this transition successfully. This preliminary work is intended toseek feedback that will be helpful for expanding this work to a more extensive survey of facultythat fit this category. The most obvious challenge is the adjustment to teaching rather thanworking in an engineering production, design, or consulting environment for industry. However,the information presented here includes a myriad of challenges beyond teaching, includingdeveloping an academic research program through direction of graduate work, and satisfying thevarious professional development, service, and research requirements expected of universityprofessors [1, 2].The three
currently serves as the Director of Computer Engineering and is Co-Director of the Engaging Learning Lab. His research focuses on how programming language representation connects to learning, remote digital computing assessment techniques, and educational games in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dr. Blanchard graduated from the University of Florida with his PhD in Computer Engineering. He served as the CISE UF Online Director from from 2017-2021. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work In Progress: Examining a Side-Facing Camera Arrangement to Increase Remote Proctoring