. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning
Paper ID #12476Correlation between engineering students’ performance in mathematics andacademic successDr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAndreas Zw¨olfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz Andreas Zw¨olfer is currently studying Automotive Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum Graz. Prior to this he gained some work experience as a technician, also in the automotive sector. On completion of his studies, he intends to pursue a career in research.Prof. Domagoj Rubeˇsa, University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM, Graz Domagoj Rubeˇsa teaches Engineering Mechanics and
students perceiveproblem-solving at this particular point in their academic careers: at the starting point of studyingengineering. Jonassen11 identified troubleshooting and diagnosis as “among the most commontypes of problem solving,” and trial and error as one of five global strategies commonly used inthe troubleshooting process. Jonassen further described the trial and error as “randomlyattack[ing] any section of the system where the possible fault might have occurred,” which alignswith the operational definition for this descriptor as used in the analysis (an iterative process oftrying out different variables or options until the task is accomplished or a solution is reached). Infuture work, strategies, and more specifically, trial and error
teachingassistants (GTAs) from within the department, many of whom speak English as a secondlanguage, teach the labs and evaluate the reports. Previously, the GTAs received no training inevaluating student writing. They were required at some point in their academic career to takeED 5100 College Teaching, which taught basic course management skills such as developing asyllabus, leading discussion, and interacting with students – all of which are valuable skills, butnot exactly what the lab GTAs needed to effectively evaluate writing. Because of this lack oftraining, undergraduate students often complained they received inadequate feedback on their labreports, that grading was inconsistent between GTAs, and that they learned little or nothing abouttechnical
use of technology to advance the student learning experience. He has been honoured with four departmental teaching awards and was selected as a New Faculty Fellow at the 2008 Frontiers in Education conference. In 2012, he was awarded the Early Career Teaching Award by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.Dr. Brian M. Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, and the Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s Uni- versity where he works on engineering curriculum development, program assessment, and developing educational technology. He is also an associate professor in Electrical
numerical modeling with applications ranging from Biomedical Engineering to Materials Engineering. I have supervised a total of 10 MSc and PhD students throughout my career. My publication record consists of over 45 peer –reviewed journal publications in leading in- ternational journals with over 950 citations and an h-index of 15. I have made significant contributions in the area of composite mechanics research. Les has served on numerous University, National and Inter- national committees. He has served on the Schulich School of Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, member of the Schulich School of Engineering Undergraduate Committee, Schulich School of Engineering Post Graduate Committee and many others. He
Education Collaborative.10. Caprari, F., & Palmisano, R. (2011). Multidisciplinary collaboration for sustainable innovation. Medical News Today. Retrieved from http:// www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/227404.php11. Designing a Career in Biomedical Engineering, Engineering in Medicine & Biology. (n.d.). Retrieved January 27, 2016, from http://www.embs.org/docs/careerguide.pdf12. McClelland, M. & Kleinke, D. (2013). Improving lives using multidisciplinary education; Partnering to benefit community, innovation, health & technology. Journal of Nursing Education; 52(7): 406-9. doi:10.3928/01484834-2013. PMID 2375594013. McClelland, M. & Kleinke, D. (2011). Innovative Educational Collaboration between
sustainability.Jason D. Millar, Oregon Institute of Technology Jason Millar is a graduate student in the civil engineering program at Oregon Tech. With a background and emphasis in structural engineering, Jason is conducting a research study regarding the use of technology to enhance the education and application of non-destructive structural health monitoring. In his fourth year at Oregon Tech, Jason has enjoyed the opportunity to attend multiple national engineering conventions, hold leadership positions in several extracurricular clubs, and excel in a broad range of civil engineering and related projects. The ultimate career goal for Jason is to own a private consulting firm specializing in sustainable structural
, students in theexperimental groups completed the screencast exercises more than once.Study Context The project was implemented in a freshman "Mechanical Engineering Drawing" course thatwas offered in Mechanical Engineering Department. The course has been designed to teachstudents CAD modeling skills using Siemens NX and prepare them for their future career indesign and manufacturing. Students and instructors met for three hours every week for thiscourse. The present project was launched in Fall 2014 and it has been implemented since then(i.e., Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015). Students in the control groups received thetraditional instruction where the instructor made the screencast tutorials. Students in theexperimental groups were
Paper ID #14839Utilization of an Engineering Peer Tutoring Center for Undergraduate Stu-dentsDr. Ben Pelleg, Drexel University Dr. Ben Pelleg is an Assistant Teaching professor for the engineering core curriculum department at Drexel University. He earned a B.S. degree in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 2014.Miss Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University Kristin Imhoff graduated from Drexel University with her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering in 2009. She began her career at Drexel in 2009 as an academic advisor for the Mechanical
, and validation lifecycle.III. program launchThe Capstone Experience was originally designed as a 5 credit-hour, one-quarter-long projectcourse. Projects were solicited from internal faculty and from local industry, tapping into thecontacts of members of the EE Advisory Board. A faculty member (the author) was the facultyadvisor and, in lieu of charging companies to participate in the Capstone program as someschools do, each company was asked only to provide material support, such as the cost offabricating a printed circuit board, and provide an engineering mentor for the team. The mentor2 The author is quite knowledgeable about the technology lifecycle, having come late to teaching after spending themajority of his professional career as an
Vehicle Technology Directorate from West Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Dr. Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania Jason Forsyth is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at York College of Penn- sylvania. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech in May 2015. His major research
for Georesources and Pollution Research, Ayres Associates Inc., and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He earned his BS (High Honors) and MS in Civil Engineering and his PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin where he conducted research within the Small Scale Waste Management Project. Prof. Siegrist is an internationally recognized expert in decentralized water reclamation and in situ remediation of contami- nated land. During his 40-year career he has published over 300 technical papers and 3 books and was awarded 2 patents. His new textbook, Decentralized Water Reclamation Engineering, was just published by Springer (www.springer.com/us/book/9783319404714). He has given invited keynote
third iteration, the first author proposed a model based on the data and the results of the second iteration. The author presented this model and the others helped refine it with comments, questions, and suggestions for data. Another member joined the team here to offer additional perspectives, and due to his familiarity with professional formation. The remainder of the paper discusses and tests the hypothesis that resulted from this iteration.Current HypothesisThe current theorization has foundations in Ibarra’s11 framework for professional identityformation during a mid-career change, which consists of three processes: • Engagement with professional activities – This refers to the process of identifying and
programs will be covered.IntroductionMost degree programs that teach building engineering have design opportunities are often less thanideally constructed to reflect practical careers due to relatively few faculty members being trained, or theyhave no similar industry experience necessary to guide students [1]. Consequently in these settings, only asurface level understanding of their value is realized [2]. Many engineering students do not know how toapproach large complex systems due to their exposure to idealistic examples [3]. Additionally, they notcapable of providing critical multi-disciplinary integration of their designs due to the isolated nature oftopics in the classroom [4] [5]. Capstone courses provide a comprehensive evaluation of
of this paper is to report the results of the 2018 ASEE Student Veteran Leadershiproundtable. This roundtable brought together a diverse group of veterans, engineering educators,and engineering student veteran researchers. Through a series of ideation exercises anddiscussions, the group examined the challenges student veterans traditionally face, on-goingsupport initiatives at their home institutions, and recommended actions for ASEE to pursue in theyears ahead. The topics discussed during the panel are related to previous research about thechallenges faced by veteran students beyond ETETE career paths. A series of novel initiativesare presented that may assist ASEE and university administrators more broadly in adopting afresh approach to
technologically advanced and the demand for more scientists,technologists, engineers and mathematicians is continually on the rise. In order to excel andpursue STEM career routes, Algebra has been a key requirement to gain access to such fields andrelated courses. Due to its importance, 32 states have made it a requirement for high schoolgraduation 1 ; the remaining states define the amount of math credits required to graduate, but donot specify which courses must be taken. Despite its importance and requirement by most states,students are not excelling in this area. While there is no national standard or standardized test tomeasure Algebra competency, most states offer their own end of course assessments.Additionally, there are national assessments and
working to createopportunities to foster analytical and problem solving abilities among its upper divisionengineering students. CET seeks to provide Junior and Senior-level students with undergraduateresearch and industry workforce experiences to better prepare them for graduate programs andfor highly evolving and technology-based labor market. The literature has reported for more thanthree decades the substantial benefits for underrepresented minorities (URM) when engaging inURE. A myriad of recent publications substantiates the importance of URE including increasedconfidence in research and professional skills, enhanced preparation for graduate school, andgreater clarity on future career pathways [4], [5]. Using grant-funded equipment and
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that are committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Currently, Paige is serving as the Immediate Past President for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Paige earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial and systems engineering and B.S. in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech.Kurubel Belay, University of Maryland c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 1Work in Progress: Assessing the Impact of the First Year Summer ExperienceProgram on
, because I work best when I know what Ineed to be doing, my mind is settled, and I am not distracted.” Although Mary intended to solveher distraction problem by studying alone, cutting herself off from others, working ineffectivelywith others, or not attempting her homework alone first, these strategies may have prevented herfrom learning from others what she did not realize she did not know. Mary is able to connecther work as a student broadly to her future career as an engineer when prompted and expresses adesire to use her Industrial Engineering degree to do good in the world. Mary received Bs innon-STEM courses, Ds in engineering and chemistry, and a failing grade in math.Geoffrey: Geoffrey initially had difficulty adjusting to the pace of the
Latinx students, engineering educators have a unique opportunity toapply their engineering design expertise to innovate the educational experience of their students. InDesign Thinking, one key feature is the emphasis on user engagement and developing a deepunderstanding of a user’s needs, environment, and assets [7]. Educators, as educational designers, shouldfirst seek to understand the unique characteristics of the students in their programs. This process ofdeveloping a deeper understanding of one’s students can result in educational experiences that supportstudent learning by meeting students where they are [8] and connecting to themes, ideas, and topics thatare relevant to the student and their desired career trajectory [9].While the
overlap between being aveteran and being a minority and encourages the integration of scholarship on student veteransand on under-represented minority students. Our study aims to add to this literature on theexperience of Black student veterans, with a particular focus on BSVEs.Our prior research on veteran subpopulations and identity has shown that for First GenerationStudent Veterans in Engineering (FGSVEs) military and engineering identities were more centralto their current experiences than their first-generation status [30]. The decision to pursueengineering was primarily to pursue a career that offers financial stability [12]. For womenStudent Veterans in Engineering (WSVEs), we found that the decision to pursue engineering wasoften related
deterring and a major barrier to retention andsuccess in the profession.[5-10]Several factors have been identified as key challenges: (a) the lack of exposure to engineering orcomputer science as fields of study or as career opportunities [11], (b) the lack of professionalidentity (inability to see oneself as a professional) [7], (c) an impaired sense of belonging [12,13], and (d) the lack of self-efficacy (how well one can execute a course of action to deal with aprospective situation) [14]. Adding to the challenge is the rigor of engineering curriculum whichsubstantially contributes to high dropout rates from engineering [15], averaging at 50%, andranging from 60 to 67% for minorities [12, 16, 17]. These numbers are strongly driven by highfailure
Mr. Beckstrom graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and M.S. in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. He is a registered Pro- fessional Engineer. The majority of his 40 year career has been in industry interdisciplinary projects as an engineer, as commercial business developer, program manager, project manager and as an executive managing numerous project and strategic business teams. His recent industry consulting focus as been training and developing fresh engineering graduates to be productive contributors in their workforce and workforce competency and skills assessment. His work experience has included the high arctic of Siberia and Alaska
the national average. In addition, thepercentage of females in engineering has been declining since 2016 while the percentage of womennationally has been increasing. These trends are concerning and have been a focal point for recentdepartmental efforts related to improving equity and inclusion with a focus on increasing sense of belonging.The research team created a series of three simple interventions, embedded them into an existing course, andstudied the impact on the development of student sense of belonging. The interventions were added into afirst year, introductory engineering course (Introduction to Engineering & Design) with the aim of impactingas many students as possible early in their academic careers. The WWU Introduction to
definition orscope of a wicked problem. Wicked problems exist in a dynamic knot of social, policy,economic, moral, ethical and technical dimensions. Attempts to solve wicked problemsfrequently yield unintended outcomes that render the solution unsatisfactory or incomplete.Environmental engineering practice addresses challenges more like wicked problems than tameproblems. Accordingly, teaching principles of environmental engineering “in context” of the realsocial, political, economic and technical dimensions that exist with the challenges professionalsface in practice provides students with an opportunity to develop critical thinking skillsnecessary to be successful in their careers. Assessment of teaching in-context, and examplesfrom different STEM
that formed the basis for this project, and examine lessons learned. • We will detail the implementation and evaluation of our cyberlearning telepresence project, from an initial pilot study to a multi-year, multi-classroom program.Making as Micro-ManufacturingUsing technology to provide an individual with some element of embodiment has numerouspotential applications. Whether it is a land-based expert teaching enlisted men while they areaboard ship at sea, tourists remotely exploring foreign cultures, or STEM experts preparing thenext generation for careers in the sciences, enhancing the degree of embodiment of the remoteuser is beneficial any time human interaction takes place. Being physically present is the ”goldstandard” for
shift, refinement, or reaffirmation in one’sunderstanding of ethical engineering practice.We hope that by exploring changes in how practicing engineers experience ethics throughouttheir careers, including how and to what extent myriad aspects of the work environmentinfluence one’s way of experiencing ethics, we will be positioned to identity which teachingapproaches are best aligned with how ethics learning actually occurs in engineering settings andwhether new pedagogy or interventions are needed. We do not anticipate the findings aboutchange incidents and influences to necessarily be normative (i.e., we do not assume the change inengineers’ ways of experiencing ethics always occur in a desirable direction). However, we doanticipate gaining
differences in novelty and quality across students’ designs. This study also expandson current developments in methodology that has implications for expanding this study in orderto better relate students’ design experiences to their design ability.IntroductionEngineering students have a wide variety of educational experiences throughout theirundergraduate career within and outside of their required coursework. The goal of these variousengineering opportunities is to develop students into engineering professionals, that not onlysucceed but are also able to make a better, safer, more sustainable world [1]. There are essentialtopics in which students should become competent [2,3]. These key knowledge and skill areas areconsidered the most essential
project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Ms. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Yan Chen, University of New Mexico Yan Chen is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Departments of Chemical AND Biological Engineering at the University