. Page 22.1159.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Planting the seeds of computational thinking: An introduction to programming suitable for inclusion in STEM curriculaAbstractInadequate math preparation discourages many capable students – especially those from traditionallyunderrepresented groups – from pursuing or succeeding in STEM academic programs. iMPaCT is afamily of ―Media Propelled‖ courses and course enrichment activities that introduce students to―Computational Thinking.‖ iMPaCT integrates exploration of math and programmed computation byengaging students in the design and modification of tiny programs that render raster graphics
answers, and on-going feedback as an integral part of itsmethodology. The Kumon method uses a sequential curriculum made up of worksheets to move thestudent though a concept in small linear steps. The curriculum has 23 progressive levels,each level of which contains 20 sets, with each set consisting of 10 worksheets. Theearliest levels cover pre-counting skills, while the highest levels move through collegelevel calculus and statistics. The student moves on to the next level as mastery of theprevious level is demonstrated by meeting the timing and accuracy requirements. Kumonencourages the student to develop his or her memory, learn and store computationalprocedures, and be independent learners. After an initial placement test, students
consolidating learning from experiences, as many models ofservice learning and other experiential learning note. This paper addresses the mechanics ofassigning reflection, with an emphasis on assignment structure. The prompt should be open-ended enough to allow students to bring elements of their experience that they may think don’tpertain to the subject at hand -- precisely because those moments are often where the greatestlearning takes place. Drawing from years of experience with the Immersion Experiencecomponent of the Pavlis Honors College curriculum, this paper analyzes student reflections andoffers suggestions about the structure of reflective assignments and their placement in curricula.Experiential learning is increasingly recognized as a high
ways. LD #5 Social and Emotional Engagement: working in teams, teaching and helping one another, expressing pride and ownership, documenting/sharing ideas with others.Early efforts to understand student’s experiences with the tinkering and prototyping activitiesrelied on written student reflection and direct feedback. Lecture handouts were an integral part ofthe curriculum, providing opportunities for students to reflect on their communication, teamworkand design learning. Evaluation on an end of quarter in-class student reflection assignmentintended to help prepare students for their final design showcase presentation provided valuableinsight into preliminary outcomes of the “tinkering” teaching and learning approach. Of thefreshman
. Risley, “Case study of the physics component of an integrated curriculum,” Physics Education Research Supplement to American Journal of Physics 67(7), S16, 1999.[7] Beichner, R.J. J.M. Saul, R.J. Allain, D.L. Deardorff, D.S. Abbott, “Introduction to SCALE UP : Student- Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics,” Proceedings 2000 American Society for Engineering Education National Conference.[8] Saul, J.M. D.L. Deardorff, D.S. Abbott, R.J. Allain, and R.J. Beichner, “Evaluating introductory physics classes in light of ABET criteria : An Example of SCALE-UP Project,” Proceedings of the 2000 Annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education.[9] Beichner, R.J., J.M. Saul, R.J
influences vascular smooth muscle cell glucose metabolism and studying how cell alignment can change vascular smooth muscle cell metabolism. Her current research interests focus on applying her vascular mechanobiology knowledge to vascular calcification and the related cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, Dr. Mathieu teaches multiple classes in Biomedical Engineering, Engineering and Physics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Development and Assessment of an Innovative, Student- Centered Biomechanics CourseIntroductionBiomechanics is an essential course in a biomedical engineering curriculum studying the structure,function and motion of the
are prepared to work in ourincreasingly global society [10]. A characteristic that describes global engineers is their ability totranslate engineering work to a business context which can be done with an EM.The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) is here to meet this need. KEEN is apartnership of engineering faculty across the nation dedicated to integrating the EM intoengineering coursework [11]. Within KEEN, an EM is achieved through Entrepreneurial MindedLearning (EML) and applies what are known as the 3Cs: Curiosity, Connections, and CreatingValue. Since joining KEEN in 2017, The Ohio State University College of Engineering hasintegrated EML into the standard and honors course sequences of its First-Year EngineeringProgram
in South AfricaAbstractAlthough it has been 16 years since South Africa’s first democratic elections were held, thelegacy of unequal educational opportunities and provision remains with us. A consequence isthat few black students are able to obtain an engineering degree in the regulation time of fouryears. The problem was exacerbated in 2009 when the first group of school leavers who wentthrough a new high school curriculum entered universities. This curriculum was designed to bemodern and skills-based, but many mathematics and science teachers, who had insufficientprofessional development and inadequate content knowledge, focused instead on drillingstudents in a restricted set of problem types. Students at universities were thus less able
the software design project also plays a role. Students who demonstrated excellentcommunication skills in addition to technical and programming skills are best fit to mentorfreshman. The time requirement is selected such that the mentors are thorough in the content.Since the First-Year Engineering curriculum is revised continuously to improve the quality andrigor, it is critical to have mentors who know the material well. Once the prospective candidatesfor mentoring are determined, an email invitation is sent to all the qualified students prior to thebeginning of the semester. Interested students respond back with their interests and availabilityand are then hired as peer mentors. Usually, the mentors are compensated for the mentoringwork
Lowell) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Engaging Graduate Students as Co-creators of Educational Modules on an Interdisciplinary TopicAbstractCo-creation in higher education is the process where students collaborate with instructors indesigning the curriculum and associated educational material. This can take place in differentscenarios, such as integrating co-creation into an ongoing course, modifying a previously takencourse, or while creating a new course. In this Work-In-Progress, we investigate training andformative assessment models for preparing graduate students in engineering to participate as co-creators of educational
course[3]. The course curriculum covers specific topics relating to forces, equilibrium, and rigidbodies. Students often find this course very challenging, and there is usually a highoccurrence of failure as compared to other courses (i.e., D, F, and a Withdraw grades), [4],[6] which can affect students’ GPAs and their decision to continue in engineering or transferto another major [4]. At an R1 mid-western university in the United States, analysis revealed © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencethat 26.9% of engineering students received a D, F, or withdrew from the statics course since2016.Research has indicated the need to investigate the
College. The outcome of the proposed project will bea hands-on laboratory course in which NDE techniques of parts and materials will be presentedand applied through real-life problems. NDE curriculum will be designed to fulfill Levels I andII NDE in theory and training requirements, according to American Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT ) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (2001). Once fully developed, theNDE laboratory will serve as a training center for engineering technology students, as well as forthe workforce of local companies, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and PECO Energy, withwhom Drexel has a rich history of partnership in terms of internships and researchcollaborations. Such educational laboratories are nearly non-existent in
process2 and not as merely a “production” of static written or recordeddata. In addition, students, just like some writers in industry, often perceive written documentsmerely as a means to an end (to further a process, leverage more funding, meet regulatordemands) rather than as valid ends in themselves.3What our SDP course, by so visibly and deliberately integrating the rhetorical and the technicalcomponents of the senior project, attempts to do is to provide a context, a “situation that definesthe activity of writing.”4 This approach seeks to move students’ thinking beyond “Oh, it’s just areport” or “just writing.” It seeks to help students perceive the writing products of the course(technical report and presentation) as a lively conversation
Engineering Technology must complete an Integrated TechnologyAssessment (ITA) requirement. [5] The ITA is driven by the program’s publishedlearning objectives. Students are required to demonstrate their accomplishment of eachobjective with individualized learning statements drawn from their own academic,professional, or life experiences. The resulting portfolios must also contain evidencesupporting these statements; examples of such evidence may include copies ofexaminations or laboratory reports, design drawings, citations from supervisors or peers,honors or awards, or similar documentation. It may also include videos of presentationgiven in class or on the job, and letters from professors or employers attesting to skills inthe particular areas of
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Educational and Organizational Leadership and Development and Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and Faculty Director for Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). Her research and experiences include implementation of digital learning solutions, development of career pathways including educator professional development, and analysis of economic development factors impacting education and workforce development. Kris earned an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in Education
Resources that are available to students at no cost. As part of this project, we areworking to integrate this course into Spelman’s curriculum and determining the logistics ofoffering this class simultaneously on both campuses. Students will have the same lectures andcourse materials, accompanied by opportunities to work in small groups both on their homecampus and virtually with students and faculty from the partner institution.To provide more specific background knowledge that is important for data scientists, we are alsodeveloping new “short courses” that allow students to build skills in areas not typically includedin their primary degree programs. For example, a new short course in “Code Optimization forBig Data Analysis” will offer additional
which the curriculum tends to focus on the science ofengineering much more than the application. The traditional design capstone sequences result inpaper designs, leaving students wanting more experiential learning. This experimental projectscapstone course sequence is an attempt to address that in a more engaging way for the studentsthan a traditional senior lab course series. Due to the research focus of the capstone, EML wasan obvious choice for improving the course sequence. The core concepts of the EM frameworkwere already in the courses, so it mainly required adjusting the terminology.ImplementationLike most capstones, AE 4510-11 already requires more work than the students wish. Animportant aspect of this implementation of EML was to
. She is a member of the instructional team of the Fundamentals of Engineering Development course. She earned her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies at William Paterson University, her Master’s degree in Education Administra- tion and Supervision at Montclair State University, and her Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Higher Education from Saint Peter’s University.Prof. Lucie TchouassiDr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of ENGR101, an application-oriented course for engineering students placed in pre-calculus courses. He has
2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Impact and Delivery of an Engineering Service Learning Course in a Remote Environment Jeffrey Wolchok, Hanna Jensen, and Timothy J. Muldoon Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, ARExtended AbstractIntroduction:Undergraduate engineering curricula typically culminate with a “Capstone Senior Design”course, which integrates much of the engineering topics learned to date in a yearlong experiencewhich addresses a field-specific engineering question. The Department of BiomedicalEngineering at the University of Arkansas has recently adopted the Clinical Observations andNeeds
their intended degree program altogether. However,ECE 301 has pre-requisite relationships to several later courses in the EE curriculum because thematerial in this course prepares students for more advanced topics. The breadth of the course andthe need to integrate many knowledge bases—including physics, geometry, calculus, andcircuits—can contribute to an inherently challenging experience. ECE 301 instructors share acommitment to wanting to support students through this course. Nonetheless, the course hasdeveloped a reputation among students as a “weed-out.” Engineering education researchers havedocumented how gateway courses can have negative effects on students’ perceptions of theirbelongingness and their ability to succeed within the
engineering curriculum on student design in the first-year engineering classes.Students are given a pre-intervention survey to gather information on their self-efficacy and priorexperience with AM. Students complete a design challenge prior to the DfAM educationalintervention that is then offered in the form of a design workshop in conjunction with a brieflecture. Ideas generated are collected and assessed using an assessment framework thatencourages the use of DfAM considerations. Parts are scored on a scale of 1 to 4 in the followingcategories: part complexity, assembly complexity, number of separate parts, functionality,thin/smallest feature size, smallest tolerance, unsupported features, support material removal andthe largest build plate contact
procedural steps and required significant guidance from the instructor.ConclusionInteractive software is an excellent tool to prepare the students of laboratory courses forthe actual experimentation period. Our results show that the students can learn theobjectives and the procedure of the experiment in a more meaningful manner whenexposed to such software. The software can be accessed by the student at theirconvenience and can be viewed as many times as the student requires.AcknowledgementThe support of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (TLTC) is gratefullyacknowledged. Also, two of the authors (JH and EEA) gratefully acknowledge thepartial support by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and LaboratoryImprovement Program
engineering areas of the curriculum. The proposed lab includes experimentation withdispersed resources (DR) in a utility-integrated mode. The most suitable DR types for the lab arephotovoltaic and wind power sources, although other sources could also be used with somechanges. Some of the issues that are becoming important in recent years, such as power quality,and renewable energy impact can be studied easily in the lab. At the same time, the lab allowsconventional experimenting with machines. For situations where actual DR installations are notavailable, opportunities exist for simulating their characteristics.1. Introduction Dispersed resources (DR) are considered by many experts as promising andenvironmentally friendly solutions in the
for eachobjective (ideally involving multiple sources), and get started yesterday!IV. Bibliographic Information1. ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.2. Felder, R, Chemical Engineering Education, 32 (2), 126 (1998).3. Shaewitz, J., Chemical Engineering Education, 32 (2), 128 (1998).V. Biographic InformationJames Newell is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He serves as aDirector of the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE and has received the Dow Outstanding NewFaculty Award. His areas of interest include high-performance polymers, integrating communications Page 4.33.6across the curriculum and undergraduate
– Creating a community of practice of SEEFs, instructors,administrators, student employees and other teaching-focused roles is a key part of creatinglasting organizational change through the SEEF program, due to the limited terms of the SEEFroles. Linking SEEFs into existing communities focused on teaching within an organization,such as within Stanford University’s CTL organization, also helps connect and create lastingarchives and resources for teaching and learning.Supporting long-term impact – SEEFs creating impact, including integrating active learning intothe undergraduate curriculums in their respective discipline, is dependent on both the continuedpresence of a SEEF role and the support from faculty and administrators to support
sources and sinks for projects at the institution. These include thecapstone design courses that are an integral part of each departmental curriculum, the seniorproject and thesis requirements for students, and the individual interests and efforts of bothstudents and faculty. In the current nascent stage of the PBLI there are a range of activitiesacross the spectrum of departments. Unit requirements for the capstone design experience rangefrom 4 to 9 quarter units, senior projects are occasionally integrated with capstone design, butmany are stand-alone classes or individual study experiences. Single student experiences are thenorm, with a few departments offering “interdisciplinary” experiences. Projects range frominstructor selected activities
Paper ID #8774What Can Reflections From an ”Innovation in Engineering Education” Work-shop Teach New Faculty?Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette Emily Dringenberg is an NSF-funded PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University with a background in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Her interests include qualitatively exploring the experience of engineering students, impacts of personal epistemology, and curriculum and pedagogical design. She also enjoys engaging with engineering outreach.Mel Chua, Purdue University Mel Chua is a contagiously enthusiastic hacker, writer, and educator with over
experience serving as the catalyst for this paper. He is now a major proponent of the Bedford Program within the School of Engineering and anticipates future collaborative work with the School of Architecture to develop formal assessment processes for continuous improvement of the program.Mark Mistur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Mistur is the Associate Dean of Architecture and Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he has been instrumental in developing a curriculum based on the inclusion of theoretical, design, and technical intelligences as necessarily integral to a progressive architectural design. His teaching and research focuses on innovations driven both by
Paper ID #29111WIP: An Undergraduate Theory and Methods of Research Class for HonorsStudentsDr. Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming Joseph H. Holles is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wyoming. His current research interests include overlayer bimetallic catalysts for controlled reactant/product binding to improve activity and selectivity. He is the Associate Editor for Chemical Engineering Education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: An Undergraduate Theory and Methods of
were expected to implement yellow lights as well as double-red states,and they were given the opportunity to integrate car presence sensors, a pedestrian crossing, anda mode in which a traffic officer could seize control of the indicator and advance the statesmanually. The cost of all materials needed for a single station for this lab was approximately$2,200.Figure 1: (Left) PLC Trainer Board, (Right) NI myDAQ & Pitsco myVTOLThe third experiment again used bang-bang or on-off control only, but this time to control thetemperature of the water in a cheap electric teakettle. Each team was assigned a different type oftea with a different optimal brewing temperature. Then, the students used an Arduino Unomicrocontroller, a temperature sensor