: participation in the development of the schedule, Page 24.740.3subcontractors’ participation in planning of the project, details about it; level of detail theschedule was developed, how did the planner(s) breakdown the work to activities; how did theplanner(s) decided the sequence of the work (sequence of activities and work flow). Also,students are instructed to find if other alternative sequences were considered in the developmentof initial schedule, and why was the particular sequence selected. The core questions the teamneeds to answer is how the contractor assigned activity durations, what information did theplanner(s) have to gather to develop
motivation to keep building and sharing.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1129342. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References 1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. (2006). Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Bulletin 2800. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Page 24.746.13 2. National Science Foundation. (2006). Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966–2004
with substantial programs in STEM fields are known to have lower proportions of women faculty, the 2006 American Association of University Professors (AAUP) data [5] placed [Institution] second from the bottom of 1,445 U.S. universities for women in faculty ranks. The national averages for percentage women across assistant, associate, and full professor ranks were 45%, 31%, and 24%, respectively. While these numbers were lower at doctoral institutions (41%, 26%, and 19%), [Institution]’s profile revealed significantly smaller percentages of women at the advanced ranks. Further, the pattern was not confined to STEM departments but prevalent across
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Belize. Using Downey et al.’s (2006) categorizations for global competency pathways, the case studies represent an integrated class experience and an international field trip. Sagicor Visionaries Challenge The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge aims to promote sustainable Caribbean communities through innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It asks secondary school students to: 1. Identify a challenge facing their school and or community, 2. Propose a sustainable and innovative solution, and 3. Show how that solution uses STEM In 2013, this challenge was implemented in the
number of students will indicate they want less of a particular project type as those whoindicate they want more.Another trend in the data was that if a student knew what engineering major s/he wanted cominginto the program, there was typically one project that helped cement that choice, often related tothat major, and possibly another project that helped them determine what they did not want to do.Minor Design projects, which are design-and-build are mentioned, along with weekly homeworkprograms. These are both listed in many categories. The responses show that certain projects areperceived as connected to particular engineering majors, and participating in those clearly helpedstudents make decisions on those majors. In the comments, the
Paper ID #8747Place Based STEM: Leveraging Local Resources to Engage K-12 Teachers inTeaching Integrated STEM and for Addressing the Local STEM PipelineDr. Louis Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an associate professor in the College of Education at Boise State University, with a PhD in educational psychology from UNLV. His scholarly interests include all areas of STEM teaching and learning, inservice and preservice teacher professional development, program evaluation, multidis- ciplinary research, and conceptual change. Nadelson uses his over 20 years of high school and college math, science, and
questions. Therefore, we did not remove participants thatneglected to answer between one (1) and five (5) questions. After removing a total of 574participants, 1574 participants remained for exploratory factor analysis.Survey Participants’ Demographics The demographic information we collected from participants included (a) age, (b) gender,(c) years working as an engineer, (d) years working within academia, (e) engineering degree, and(f) current engineering practice. The engineering disciplines participants could select from weredepicted by the specific degree offerings from the university through which the survey was beingdisseminated. Table 2 shows the profession(s) of survey participants at the time of the survey.For each question
supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1220305. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Page 24.1188.2Science Foundation.IntroductionWith the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [1], elementary teachers are called forthe first time to teach engineering to their students. For the teachers themselves, as well as thoseworking to provide curriculum and professional development to elementary school teachers inengineering, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. Adoption of engineering curricula
other engineering disciplines, both for understanding the underlying fundamental reasons for the impact, as well as to test the breadth of possible impact. The authors acknowledge the support of this work from NSF Grant #1226325. References1. ABET (2006-2007). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.2. Donovan, M. S., Bransford, J. D. & Pellegrino, J. W. (Eds.) (1999). How people learn: Bridging research and practice. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.3. Salomon, G., & Perkins, D. N. (1989). Rocky roads to transfer: Rethinking mechanisms of neglected phenomenon. Educational Psychologist, 24(2), 113–142.4. Krause, S., Decker, J., Niska
American college students excelling inthe sciences: College and postcollege outcomes in the Meyerhoff scholars program. Journal ofResearch in Science Teaching, 37(7), 629-654.[13] Bragg, D. (2001). Community College Access, Mission, and outcomes: Considering intriguingintersections and challenges. Peabody Journal of Education, 76(1), 93-116.[14] Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S., & Baumgartner, L. M. (2007). Learning in adulthood: Acomprehensive guide (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.[15] Maslow, A. H. (1970). Motivation and Personality (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Harper & Row.[16] Griffin, K. A., Jayakumar, U. M., Jones, M. M. & Allan, W. R. (2013). Ebony in the ivory tower:Examing trends in the socioeconomic status, achievement
Context: Page 24.511.6 impact on natural systems, including key vocabulary; client(s) Primary - Engr (redesign desired features; and budget. They are given an option list for park considering client choices of what they would like to place in the outdoor area. At the needs and budget) closing of the lesson, the students share their design with the Secondary - Sci (use client, as well as a planned persuasive presentation to influence the learned info on human client to
5TH ANNUAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DAY INNOVATIVE GREEN SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO GREEN ENERGY MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 Time Location Description Presenter(s) 1:00 – 2:30pm EPNGCC Dr. Louis Everett Essential Ethics for Leadership Program Director, NSF
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enhanced student retention in both groups. The enhancementwas more for the women group.Further, an important and interesting observation from this study about student attrition suggeststhat early period after admission is decisive for a significant majority of students, irrespective ofgender.Bibliography1. Cech, E., Rubineau, B., Silbey, S., & Seron, C. (2011). Professional role confidence and gendered persistence in engineering, American Sociological Review, 76(5) 641–666.2. Databytes: Female enrollment in engineering undergraduate programs still growing. Connections – newsletter of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), December 2013. (http://www.asee.org) (Last accessed, December 2013
.b Crystal Ball Fit Case Instruction, EM620 course material, Stevens Institute of Technology, (2011).17. Merino, Donald M., “Fall 2011 – Part 3.c Cost Estimation Report Instruction”, EM620 course material, Stevens Institute of Technology, (2011).18. Merino, Donald N,PhD., P.E., & Gandhi, S. J. (2012). SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS ON GREEN ECONOMICS. Engineering Management Journal, 24(4), 1-2. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.stevens.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434438772?accountid=1405219. Rana, Vishwajeet. (2011). The Energy Economics of Financial Structuring for Renewable Energy Projects. (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest. (3467236).20. Tverberg
Paper ID #9007Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification and Vali-dation User CommunityDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined RMU in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With US Airways, Acharya was responsible for creating a conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were
input from other faculty members who are activelyengaged in hands-on pedagogical activities.Biobliography1. B. Ferri, S. Ahmed, J. Michaels, E. Dean, C. Garvet, S. Shearman, "Signal ProcessingExperiments With LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Kit for Use in Signals and Systems Courses,"Proceedings of the American Control Conference, St. Louis, June 2009, pp. 3787-3792.2. G. Droge, B. Ferri, and O. Chiu, “Distributed Laboratories: Control System Experiments withLabVIEW and the LEGO NXT Platform,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, SanAntonio, June 2012.3. B. Ferri, J. Auerbach, “A Portable Finite State Machine Module Experiment for In-Class Use inLecture-Based Course, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, June 2012.4. B. Ferri, J. Auerbach
Paper ID #9177Creating an Infrastructure Education Community of PracticeDr. Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleDr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Carol Haden is s Senior Evaluator with Magnolia Consulting, LLC. She holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on program evaluation from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Haden has extensive experience in the evaluation of formal STEM education projects across the K-20 spectrum and the evaluation of informal STEM Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) programs. She has designed and implemented evaluations of programs
, and theupper cylindrical support that connects to the robot wrist assembly on the other side. It representsa passive compliance system with minimal friction that compensates for misalignments betweenthe positioning holes on the end-effector and on the fuel cell components and the PTFE pinsmounted on the endplate during pick up and release operations. This compliance system alongwith the conical tip of the alignment pins may compensate for misalignments as large as a fewmillimeters, which are much larger than the usual limitations in a robot’s accuracy andrepeatability.The workcell for automated fuel cell assembly (see Figure 1) demonstrated during the capstonedesign project class consists of a single Fanuc S 420F robot and a workbench on
inquiry and creativity, further correlating participation in these activities withchanges in creativity and interest in engineering.References 1 Intel Corporation (2011), Exposure to Engineering Doubles Teens’ Career Interest. December 6, 2011. http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/12/06/exposure-to- engineering-doubles-teens-career-interest. 2 Bachman N., Bischoff, P.J., Gallagher, H., Labroo, S., and Schaumloffel, J.D. (2008). PR2EPS: Preparation, recruitment, retention and excellence in the physical sciences, including engineering, a report on the 2004, 2005, and 2006 science summer camps. Journal of STEM Education. vol. 9, pp. 30-39. 3 Enriquez, A. (2010). Improving the participation and
technology faculty indelivering such an initiative? What form should it take?Clues to answer the first question were found from a literature search and a survey of area highschool counselors and teachers, community college technology program directors, careerservices liaison, four-year administration, and faculty. Observations of the survey data (Table 1)as reported in a 2010 paper1seem to indicate the respondents felt that their understanding ofengineering/engineering technology ( the ‘E’ and ‘T’ of STEM) as being lower than theunderstanding of Math/Science (the ‘S’ and the ‘M’ of STEM). The responses seem to indicatethat there is a greater need for the involvement by engineering/engineering technology programsin STEM education
organization specific training that fit in with the organizational structure and culture to facilitate success. Bibliography 1. J. A. Cannon, M. J. Arnold. 1998. Student Expectations of Collegiate Internship Programs in Business: A 10- year Update. Journal of Education for Business 73(4) 202-205. 2. Weatherton, Y. P., Chen, V. C. P., Mattingly, S., Rogers, K. J., & Sattler, M. L. (2012). Sustainable engineering internships: Creation and assessment. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings 3. Lee, C., & Chao, C. 2013. Intention to “Leave” or “Stay” – The Role of Internship Organization in the Improvement of Hospitality Students’ Industry Employment Intentions. Asia Pacific
. Theseresults attest to the individual success of the students as well as to the success of the program.IntroductionA comprehensive program has been developed at the University of South Alabama to addressissues associated with the transfer process. This student success initiative, USA-LINK, is anNSF-funded S-STEM program that stimulates enrollment, enhances retention in engineeringprograms at the university, and increases the technical workforce. Important lessons havebeen learned during the early stages of the program.Transfer students are selected for USA-LINK on the basis of academic ability, motivation forstudying engineering, and demonstrated financial need: Academic potential or ability indicated by a combination of GPA and completion of
supported by the National Science Foundation under awardnumber DUE - 1317238 and is supported in part by funds given to the National ScienceFoundation by the Intel Foundation and the GE Foundation. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not Page 24.736.5necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References 1. American Society for Engineering Education. 2012. Going the Distance: Best Practices and Strategies for Retaining Engineering. Engineering Technology, and Computing Students. http://www.asee.org/retention- project 2
efficient.Faculty members acknowledge the ease of use and effectives of the new tool. As a result, thenew tool was adopted and replaced the old tools of assessment. This tool played a critical role inhelping creating a system of continuous improvement of course outcomes.Bibliography1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). (2006). 2007-2008 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Retrieved January 5, 2007 from http://www.abet.org/forms.shtml2. S. Ashur, Civil Engineering Assessment Plan, Department of Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, December 2008.3. S. Ashur, Civil Engineering Program Assessment Report: Spring 2010 Semester, Department of Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue
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refining K-12 engineering standards, our work can inform that process andsupport the NAE’s goal of expanding the pipeline of engineering students.We will also prepare and deliver research briefs targeted to each of the stakeholders andrepresentative organizations. This will include organizations like the National Academy ofEngineering and individual K-12 engineering programs like Project Lead The Way and FIRSTRobotics. Finally, we will prepare journal articles and conference presentations targeted atundergraduate engineering educators.Bibliography1. NAE Committee on K-12 Engineering Education. Engineering in K-12 education : understanding the status and improving the prospects. (National Academies Press, 2009).2. Brophy, S., Klein, S
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