:“I chose the route of meeting with an academic advisor because I don’t feel like I know exactlywhat I would want to do quite yet. I have a general idea that I want to do entrepreneurship orfinance, but I don’t have a specific path in mind.”However, students who chose connecting with a student organization had a clearer idea about themajor/career they wanted to pursue and expressed a desire to explore those interests, whilegaining relevant experience for their future careers. One student said:“I chose this activity because I am interested in mechanical engineering and I wanted to join aproject team that would meet this interest.”Regardless of the chosen activity, many students indicated an interest in making connectionswith mentors and peers
integrate evolving team fundamentals and project management skills. Journal of Information Systems Education, 19(1).Taylor, S. S. (2011). “I really don’t know what he meant by that”: How well do engineering students understand teachers’ comments on their writing? Technical Communication Quarterly 20(2), 139–166. doi: 10.1080/10572252.2011.548762Trevelyan, J. P. (2010). Mind the gaps: Engineering education and practice. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, Australia. Retrieved from http://aaee.com.au/conferences/AAEE2010/PDF/ AUTHOR/AE100035.PDFWendler, C., Bridgeman, B., Cline, F., Millett, C., Rock, J., Bell, N., & McAllister, P
alwayskeeping in mind that an effective solution must create value for someone in society.To tackle this challenge, the University of New Haven developed a series of 18 e-learningmodules covering a broad set of topics mapped to attributes of an entrepreneurial mindset. The e-leaning modules were integrated within regular engineering and computer science courses in ahybrid format (on-ground and online), providing a supplement to topics generally included inthose courses. The e-learning modules are open source, developed with funding from the KernFamily Foundation. Over the past four years, the e-learning modules were deployed outside theUniversity of New Haven at 55 other institutions by 77 faculty. In this paper we present theperceptions of over 1500
Education,” Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference, Valparaiso, IN.[4] Gerhart, A., Carpenter, D., Fletcher, R., Meyer, E., (2014), “Combining Discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering Courses into a Single Multi-discipline Course to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset with Entrepreneurially Minded Learning,” Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.[5] Jablonski, E., (2014) “Fostering Intra- and Entrepreneurship in Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.[6] Meyer, E. and Nasir, E. (2015), “Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset through the Development of Multidisciplinary Learning Modules Based on the ‘Quantified Self’ Social Movement
date, students and faculty involved in the program come from mechanicalengineering (ME), civil engineering (CE), electrical engineering (EE), computer science (CSC)and computer engineering (CPE).The current resources available for the lab include a microgrid with its renewable energy sourcesand a utility scale 4.5 MW single-axis tracker solar farm [2] that was built on our campus.Although the primary role of the solar farm is to produce electricity, around 25% of the campusdemand, it was built with research opportunities in mind so a tremendous amount of data comingout of the field is available to us. This data includes information about every inverter, everytracker, every transformer and the weather conditions, including irradiation and total
Paper ID #29422The Napkin Sketch Pilot Study: A minute-paper reflection in pictorial formCapt. Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy Jes Barron is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from West Point (2009), a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University (2015), and a Master of Science degree in Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (2018). He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. His research
Paper ID #29775Learning to talk the talk – Preparing students for success duringinternships through communication workshopsDr. Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky Sarah Wilson is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Rowan University in New Jersey before attending graduate school for her PhD at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Sarah conducted her thesis research on the production of the anti-cancer compound Paclitaxel (Taxol) through the use of plant cell cultures from the Taxus Yew Tree. Throughout her time
Paper ID #29427Comparing Students’ Solutions to an Open-ended Problem in anIntroductory Programming Course with and without Explicit ModelingInterventionsDr. Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Kelsey Rodgers is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She teaches a MATLAB programming course to mostly first-year engineering students. She primarily investigates how students develop mathematical models and simulations and effective feedback. She graduated from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University with a
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Paper ID #30003Software Support for Materials-related Active LearningDr. Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc. Kaitlin is currently an Education Fellow with the Granta Education Division at ANSYS. She received her PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign under Professor Paul Braun. Her research was split: focusing on manipulating eutectic material microstructures for optical applications and examining how en- gineering outreach programs influence participants’ self-perceptions of engineering and self-confidence. Her interests lie in materials education and STEM outreach.Dr. Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta Currently
Paper ID #28522Comparing Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring for Direct Admit andCollege-Ready FreshmenDr. Teresa J. Cutright, The University of Akron Dr. Cutright is a Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron. She has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on environmental remediation techniques with over 20 years of experience conducting site assessments, soil characterizations and treatability studies for a variety of environmental contaminants. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA education grant and a NSF Scholarships for STEM education. Most recently she
allpartnerships. As such, this was in mind even before the collaboration was finalized. Whenspeaking with potential collaborators, the expected outcomes were made clear. As previouslynoted, the sophomore level of the engineering students means that many implemented designsare expected to fail. The only way to mitigate this is to find collaborate partners that fullyunderstand and accept that no successful outcome is guaranteed. In this case, working with aneducational institution with the shared goal of educating students permitted this condition.Regular communication kept the collaboration going.A third challenge is another one faced with all projects – cost. In this instance, starting acollaboration with a public school did not allow for funding by the
1 Session XXXX Design a fixed-wing drone for Titan exploration Micaela Olivas, Mostafa Hassanalian Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Tech AbstractPlanetary exploration can reach new heights through the use of space drones; particularly whencomparing the mapping capabilities to those of a rover or satellites and orbiters. A drone is capableof reaching greater distances than a rover while maintaining a higher resolution than orbiters
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Conference Proceedings, Jun 22-25, 2003, p 11408-11411. 4. Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K.,(1988), “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engineering Education 78(7), pp. 674-681. 5. Jensen, E. (1998), “Teaching with the Brain in Mind,” Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 6. Klegka, J.S. and O'Donovan, T.E.,(2002), “Using SIMULINK as a design tool”, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 8505-8517. . 7. Metzger, R.P. and Rodriguez, A.,(2002), “An Interactive Modeling, Simulation, Animation, and Real-Time Control (MoSART) flexible Inverted Pendulum Environmnet”, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 1-9. 8. Rao, S.S
Paper ID #28938Modifications to a graduate pedagogy course to promote active learningand inclusive teachingMs. Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley Kara Fong is a PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University as well as a Master of Philosophy in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge.Dr. Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Shannon Ciston is the User Program Director at the Molecular Foundry at
/device operations and materials science/stress analyses,respectively, to contribute to the course design and learning effectiveness.The course framework was structured with the following learning objectives in mind.• Establishing relevance: Based on a preliminary survey results from a total of 31 engineering students in the department before the course was offered, including 20 ME and 11 EE students, the majority of ME students (about 75%) did not consider taking the course. Most of them assumed it involved advanced circuit analysis and electronics architecture that they were not familiar with. About 36% of EE students did not think the course was relevant, with some of them linking reliability to failure of mechanical
commonlearning styles. Another top theme at the beginning was Motivation. Many students discussedwhat they liked about certain classes in high school and how that motivated them to excel andcontinue their education through an engineering degree. There was a shift in top theme from thebeginning to the end of the semester from Learning to Time Management-Balance as shown inTable 4. By December, students have experienced a full college workload and can reflect on howwell they handled it. Additionally, a top theme for the final reflection was Study. As finals areapproaching, studying is at the front of students’ minds and they commonly mentioned how theyimproved or changed their habits throughout the course of the semester.Table 3: Most Popular Themes for
semester that integrated social context into a technically focused course. Thiscourse, a third-year Engineering Materials Science course taught by the second author, is arequired course for Integrated Engineering and an elective for Mechanical and Industrial andSystems Engineering students. This course was designed to introduce engineering students to thefundamentals of materials science engineering. Modules were accompanied by homework andexam questions to reinforce the relevance of these topics to the overall class. Incorporating socialcontent into engineering courses requires an intentional, sustained, and consistent approach thatbears in mind student’s limited time, conflicting priorities, and level of maturity.Of the four modules, two have
Paper ID #31125Continuing to Promote Metacognitive Awareness in a First-Year LearningStrategies CourseDr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. As the lead author of the ”Thinking Like an Engineer” textbook, currently in its 4th edition, she has been the primary author team–member in charge of the development of the MyEngineeringLab
Paper ID #29095Longitudinal Study to Develop and Evaluate the Impacts of a”Transformational” Undergraduate ECE Design Program: Study ResultsandBest Practices ReportDr. Rachael E Cate, Oregon State University Rachael Cate: Dr. Rachael Cate received her MA in rhetoric and composition from Oregon State Univer- sity in 2011 and her Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Research from Oregon State University in 2016. She joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University as a member of the professional faculty in 2016. In this role, she provides engineering communications
Paper ID #28935Exploring Ethical Hacking from Multiple ViewpointsDr. Radana Dvorak, University of Portland Dr. Dvorak received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of London, Queen Mary College, and Master’s degree in AI from the University of Sussex. Dr. Dvorak has been working in IT, higher education, academic industry and program development for over 25 years. She has served as a researcher, university professor and dean in the US, UK, and the Cayman Islands. Currently, Dr. Dvorak is the Director of the University of Portland Shiley School of Engineering Bachelor of Computer Science Post- Baccalaureate
culture, some students were able to thrive, while others’ low levelsof self-efficacy prevented them from having successful experiences. Since most REU studentsworked individually, opportunities for mutual support among research teams were not developed.This project determined to create research experiences that would address these issues. With aPBL approach in mind, engineering faculty members recruited students with a variety of STEMbackgrounds to work collaboratively on a complex problem in transportation engineering. Theresearch was intended to be a collaborative effort among students to reach their common goal.This paper has described the REU as it has developed over two years.During the first year of the project (summer 2018), the eight
, challenge their minds in ameaningful way, and directly connect their efforts with accomplishments.1. IntroductionScience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has become a top prioritydue to growing concerns regarding a shortage in the U.S. STEM workforce. Many initiativeshave been taken to encourage and engage in teaching innovation to better prepare a diverse andglobally competitively STEM workforce. There are numerous innovative educational tools andmethods developed and studied to build and sustain interests in the STEM fields. With theexplosion of digital technologies in recent years, computer simulations and animations havedrawn great interest. Computer simulations present concepts in a dynamic environment andallow
Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2A Learning Model Proposal Focused on Challenge-BasedLearningMARTHA LILIANA TORRES-BARRETOGINNA PAOLA CASTRO CASTAÑOUniversidad Industrial de Santander, ColombiaANDMILEIDY ALVAREZ MELGAREJOUniversidad de Investigación y DesarrolloBucaramanga, Colombia ABSTRACT This paper proposes a model that comprises a learning exercise based on challenges, whichtends to promote non-technical skills such as oral expression, communication, resource manage-ment, leadership and problem solving among engineering students. Since engineers have beenrecognized throughout the world for their ability to creatively
Paper ID #30927Examining Pathways into Graduate School through Stewardship TheoryMr. Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park First-year graduate student at Pennsylvania State University in the mechanical engineering department. Previously a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University based in Searcy, Arkansas. Current research interests include graduate school attrition and Stewardship Theory as applied to higher education.Dr. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor in
Paper ID #30689Lessons learned in professional and identity development as part ofteaching assistant training programMs. Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison Erica J Hagen is an Instructional Technology Consultant in CEETE, serving the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Passionate about student success and inclusive teaching, she works to improve the student experience one faculty consultation at a time.Ms. Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison Elizabeth Harris has been part of the University of Wisconsin Madison’s College of Engineering since 2012. She approaches
Paper ID #30196A study of the effects of peer tutoring in relation to student GPADr. Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University Dr. Scott Steinbrink is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, primarily tasked with teaching computer methods and design.Mr. Adam Finn NogajDr. Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is the Dean of the College of Engineering and Business and a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in Marine Systems Engineering
Paper ID #31352An Improved Design for a Viscometer ApparatusMr. Joseph Michael Derrick, IUPUI I am currently a model-based development engineer at Carrier specializing in dynamic modeling. My main responsibility is the development of system level models of HVAC products to be used in control verification. Additionally, I assist design engineers through the design optimization process of their prod- uct. I have also played a support role in the VMEA process using developed product models. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in Indianapolis. My area of research is in the
Paper ID #30145Work in Progress: Development of a General Education First-Year DesignCourseDr. Courtney Hollar, Boise State University Dr. Courtney Hollar is a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Hollar earned a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boise State University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho. She is passionate about methods to attract and retain women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields.Dr. Sondra M Miller, Boise State University Dr. Sondra M. Miller is an associate professor in the