pandemic.KeywordsEducation, Recession, Epidemic, PandemicIntroductionThere has been much research on what happened during the recent global pandemic due to Covid-19(McEntire at al. 2021, Naeem and Bhatti 2020, and Adhikari et al. 2021). In countries where an epidemic-level disease spread has not been recently seen, it may be difficult to imagine how they affect theeducation system. The CDC provides some guidance on the difference in the terminology of diseaselevels, but these definitions lack specificity. An epidemic is a sudden increase in cases, and an outbreakindicates a spike in cases in a limited geographic area. In contrast, a pandemic indicates an epidemicspread over several countries or even continents (CDC 2012). With previous epidemics and pandemics inthe
practice is an important skill for computing students to master; responding toreflection prompts can aid students in developing problem solving skills. However, there is limitedempirical evidence on the effectiveness of reflective practice in Data Structures courses, in whichcomputing students are honing problem-solving skills. To fill this gap, we evaluate theeffectiveness of assigning guided reflection prompts with programming assignments in anundergraduate Data Structures course in encouraging students to articulate their problem-solvingstrategies. 219 students completed two programming assignments and were asked to respond toreflection prompts after each. Students’ responses were (1) analyzed for word and sentence countas a measure of
from these campsthat might be useful to other faculty members and engineering education community. gO WEST CampThe gOWEST camp is a one-week camp limited to highly promising high school female studentsand is free of charge to participating students. The selection criteria for the participants are asfollows: a) Females students from 9th to 12th grades b) Students with grade point average of B or above c) Students who show interests in STEM disciplines d) Students who are traditionally underrepresented e) Students with recommendation for the gOWEST camp from teachers f) Students are required to submit an essay why they should be chosen g) Students undergo personal interview
in Project 2) once a week. Student teams will work on design activities during that time frame. • Projects should require teams to prepare proposals, final written reports and presentations to wide range of audiences. • Influence of having an actual client on students’ motivation and interest level in engineering will be investigated more in detail. Some students commented that they would prefer to interact with the costumer more often. In the future, customer will be invited to more design classes to provide feedback to students.REFERENCES [1] S. Anwar, T. Batzel, and E. Sell, “Integration of Project Based Learning into a Freshman Engineering Design Course”, Proceedings of the 2004 American
in course design and teaching practice encourage instructorsto increase diverse representation within the curriculum and create a welcoming classroomatmosphere. Ultimately, such changes may correct previously exclusive signals, both subtle andexplicit, that impact student belonging and thus make it more likely that minoritized groups willpersist within STEM [8]–[10].However, less of this critical examination of higher educational practice has focused on thegrading itself and the choice of scoring mechanisms that instructors use to describe theperformance of their students. Generally, the benchmark by which instructors may judge theefficacy of inclusive teaching practice has been an increase in exam scores or final grades.Essentially, an
interconnected technical andorganizational processes. This complexity often makes it difficult to assign causal responsibilityto actions of specific individuals when ethical, technical, or legal failures arise [8], [9]. While wemaintain that individual actors in organizations have agency and thus may be deemedresponsible for their actions, the chain of decision-making within an organization suggests thatmultiple individuals within that organization ultimately share responsibility [8], [10].In addition, engineers cannot predict all possible uses and associated consequences oftechnologies when integrated in the real-world. It may be particularly challenging to assignblame and hold individual engineers responsible when users utilize their technologies
test fixtures at home. In L.D. Fink’s book, the effective teaching should help student“…develop skill in thinking or problem solving” 2. This is a pedagogical approach for developingproject design courses / experiments and the curriculum in virtual/remote environments.This is an ongoing and repeatable project. The student engineering teams have been working onthis multi-year, multidisciplinary project to integrate a complex variety of technologies into anew RC aircraft design; this complexity and new approaches requires multi-year developmenttime.This project provides a better learning modality for around 55 Aerospace Engineering(ARO)/Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)/Mechanical Engineering (ME) seniorstudents every academic year. The
Paper ID #32917Serious Games in Engineering: The Current State, Trends, and FutureJaveed Kittur, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Javeed Kittur is currently a doctoral student (Engineering Education Systems and Design) at Arizona State University, USA. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Power Systems from India in 2011 and 2014 respectively. He has worked with Tata Consultancy Services as Assistant Systems Engineer from 2011-2012, India. He has worked as an Assistant Professor (2014 to 2018) in the department of Electrical and Electronics
, and hy-flex classroom teaching.Dr. Jack Bringardner, New York University Jack Bringardner is the Assistant Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is also an Assistant Professor in the General Engineering Department and Civil Engineer- ing Department where he teaches the First-Year Engineering Program course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is the Director of Vertically Integrated Projects at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on Smart Cities Technology with a focus on transportation. His primary focus is developing curriculum, mentoring students, and engineering education research, particularly for project-based cur- riculum, first-year
successfully complete the project, students need to think critically and creatively about howtheir programming skills can create value, not just in a functional game, but one thatcommunicates and educates effectively on a unique issue. Ultimately, this is an engineeringproject, not just a programming task [1].As part of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network [citation to Engineering Unleashed],Marquette is committed to “Entrepreneurial Mindset” as part of their student mindset.Entrepreneurially Minded Learning is utilized throughout the curriculum. EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning is not focused specifically on entrepreneurship, but instead on developingmindsets focused on Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value [2].Literature BackgroundEML
the development of educational laboratories and how changes have been incorporatedthroughout the years. The use of laboratory as part of the engineering curriculum can trace itsroots to the training of military engineers, combining theory with lots of practice. FollowingWorld War II, the ASEE Grinter report noted that the engineers being produced were toopractically oriented and were not sufficiently trained to seek solutions by referring to firstprinciples. While engineering programs became more theoretical after World War II, a balancewas struck in engineering curricula to include laboratories in an effort to ensure that thegraduating engineers were prepared for their industrial careers. More recently, there have beensignificant
marginalized populations at the organizational level. Her current research projects include exploring relationships between STEM graduate student funding types, educa- tional experiences, and skill development, as well as examining the relationship between Responsibility Center Management (RCM) and administrative outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Virginia Tech, an M.B.A. from Lynchburg College, and a B.A. in Spanish from Mars Hill College.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and
error detection in patient radiation therapy treatment plans. In his spare time, Dr. Kump works to combine his research with his love of electronic music performance and production by teaching machines the craft of songwriting. With extensive course and curriculum design experience, including Maritime College courses Signals and Systems, Machine Learning, and Programming for Engineers, Dr. Kump is continuously committed to developing an electrical engineering program that best prepares students for the ever-changing demands of industry leaders. Dr. Kump’s teaching interests include alternative methods of content delivery, for example, with online education and classroom flipping. He has been recognized by Open
decisions [3]. In theirbook, they mentioned poor teaching by Science, Math and Engineering (SME) faculty,curriculums that are overloaded and fast paced that become overwhelming, inadequate highschool preparation, lack or loss of interest in SME, conceptual difficulties in one or more SMEsubjects, non-SME majors offering better education or more interest, and loss of confidence dueto low grades in early years as contributing factors for attrition.Students’ misconceptions and the inability to solve word problems have been found to be maincontributors for students’ failures in math and engineering courses [4-6]. Without an appropriateremedial intervention, the path of these students in engineering is infeasible.Conclusions and Recommendations:This
Paper ID #33250Resilience in the Home Office Through a Scaled-down MicrogridMs. Tessa Veurink, University of Pittsburgh Tessa Veurink graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electric Power. Her interests include renewable energy, sustainability, and electric power.Mr. Bradley G. Fox, University of Pittsburgh Bradley Fox is an electrical engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh. He is interested in power electronics and enjoys learning about a variety of other disciplines as well. He plans to start his career in industry in 2021 and grow as a
sessions were held online and weekly recitation sessions wereoffered both in person and online. We leveraged Matlab live scripts in the homeworkassignments to integrate the mathematical and graphical representations of the fluid mechanicsproblems in Fall 2020, which as shown in recent studies can decrease the cognitive load forstudents during their work with abstract mathematical concepts [1]. Furthermore, to address thechallenges that students face in terms of motivation and engagement in an online mode ofdelivery we developed team-based “scavenger hunt” missions around everyday fluid mechanicalconcepts and systems that students typically encounter all around them. This decision is based onresearch that shows motivation is driven by the
students enrolled in the fall 2020 semester of MECH 340. While lecture consisted of the entire class, activity time was divided into two sections. Prior to this semester, DFW rates for this course varied in the single digits for the same instructor. Unfortunately, the DFW rate for this first online semester was 38%. Notwithstanding the effectiveness of online teaching, assessing student outcomes under such an extreme difference in teaching modality is no less than problematic. That is, was the aforementioned implementation of technical writing exercises a success given the high DFW rate? As for as technical writing skills, profound levels of improvement were observed over the course of the semester. Regarding their curriculum, students must take
- versity and is the Director of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) at ASU. Through the GCSP, Amy aims to prepare students to become globally and socially aware engineers who will lead future efforts to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Amy also helps new schools to develop GCSPs as part of the GCSP Network New Programs committee. She is also actively involved in the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), focused on students’ development of entrepreneurial mindset through GCSP and curriculum. Amy received the 2019 KEEN Rising Star award for her efforts in encouraging students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Amy has contributed to the development of a
Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University where he teaches courses in Senior Design, Unit Opera- tions, Transport Phenomena, Material & Energy Balances and Mathematical/Computational Methods. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, process safety education and conceptual learning.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Dr. Bodnar is an Associate Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game- based learning in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the
Paper ID #33723Investigating Team Roles Within Long-Term Project-Based LearningExperiencesMs. Amy Dunford, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Amy K. Dunford is the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program Manager at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Amy earned a master’s degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from the Uni- versity of California, Irvine and a master’s in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Amy spe- cializes in project-based learning management and curriculum development, and has prior experience as a first-year engineering laboratory course developer and instructor at UC Irvine.Dr
]. This model of education is anexample of a top down level approach in which students start with the definition of the problemin a specific course, then they learn the details and components required to solve the problem. Forthis project, we are using the same problem-based learning model to create an EE program. Itbegins with a concept and system modeling approach, integrating the required courses in the EEprogram, connecting the lower division courses to the real-world applications, and improvingretention. First-generation college students, such as 53% of California State University San MarcosStudents, need to be able to relate their education to the real world. In order to address the factorsthat persistently cause so many students to leave
company and as founding Director of the Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. Under Dr. Spiegel’s leadership, the CIRL matured into a thriving Center recognized as one of the leading National Science Foundation Laboratories for activities to promote science, mathematics, and technology (STEM) education. While at Florida State University, Dr. Spiegel also directed an award winning teacher enhancement program for middle grades science teachers, entitled Science For Early Adolescence Teachers (Science FEAT). His extensive background in science education includes experiences as both a middle school and high school science teacher
encourage greater engagement for all students.More effort and attention should be placed in future onboarding efforts to highlight theimportance of active engineering engagement and the benefits of seeking support from peers,engineering faculty, and staff.References[1] C. Clark, “Diversity initiatives in higher education: Intergroup dialogue as pedagogy acrossthe curriculum,” Multicultural Education, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 51, 2005.[2] A. B. Dessel and N. Rodenborg, “An evaluation of intergroup dialogue pedagogy:Addressing segregation and developing cultural competency,” Journal of Social WorkEducation, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 222-239, 2017.[3] A. Dessel, M. Rogge, and S. Garlington, “Using intergroup dialogue to promote social justiceand change,” Social
. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001, M.Ed. in Secondary Science Education in 2005 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Ph.D. in Science Education in 2016 from North Carolina State University. Dr. Gutierrez is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion University. She teaches elementary science methods and secondary science and mathematics methods courses with emphasis on multicultural education and equity pedagogies. Her research interests include both formal and informal STEM education, with specialization in the integration of engineering and computer science into science
remotely from their garages to complete the robot integration. Through the story of theBadger project, students learned stewardship and responsibility.POST BADGER PROJECT STORY:All seniors were graduated in May 2020, and progress on the project stopped and seemed like itwould remain unfinished. However, last summer, one junior student worked as an intern tocontinue the integration supported by A&K Systems. Last December, a member of the Badgerbusiness team from the second year, who was an international exchange student fromLeTourneau University, contacted the faculty to address the interest to participate the ‘startup’contest as part of LeTourneau University’s curriculum. The student presented the pitch on thebehalf of Badger team and received
Tech, her MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the joint program between Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University, and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Surrey.Dr. Lauren Lowman, Wake Forest University Lauren Lowman is a Founding Faculty member and an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Depart- ment at Wake Forest University and has served in this role since 2018. In this role, she has developed new interdisciplinary curriculum that bridges engineering fields and reflects the Wake Forest University motto of Pro Humanitate (”For Humanity”). Lauren received a Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil and Environ- mental Engineering with a focus in Hydrology and Fluid Dynamics from Duke University, and a B.A
practice in engineering and innovation design. His curriculum design for in- novation, co-developed by and building on the research of Jeff and Staney DeGraff, was adopted by the University of Michigan ’Certified Professional Innovator’ program in 2014, one of the first such certifi- cations in the country. Now a faculty member in the Keysone Program at the University of Maryland, Dr. Eagle’s current work is on the integration of diverse perspectives to discover unique engineering de- sign spaces and on the development of multi-disciplinary courses that bring together students of multiple colleges and/or universities to perform design and practice innovation. American
individualstudents in developing a professional identity. Professional identity development is the processof “becoming” a practitioner, including the reconciliation of professional identity with one’sother identities (such as gender and cultural identification). An effective path towardassimilating a professional identity is participation in the STEM community and in theperformance of work that is authentic to professional practice.All engineering students and many other STEM majors at Montgomery College take a freshmanlevel course called “Introduction to Engineering Design.” Like similar courses in virtually everyengineering curriculum, this course features development of fluency in engineering vocabulary,an introduction to some of the technology tools of
theequilibrium equations and subsequently a decision is made on whether to keep or discard eachreaction couple with the help of an equations/unknown table. We provide three examples to showthe application of this universal approach to different types of problems that involve bearingsupports. We have found assessing the effectiveness of this approach difficult in a Statics class,but plan on implementing an assessment in Capstone Design.Introduction and MotivationThe fundamental purpose of a Statics course is to initiate and encourage the development of astudent’s engineering judgment, at least with regards to mechanics, by employing the free-bodydiagram (FBD) as a tool. In a standard undergraduate civil or mechanical engineering curriculum,students build
ofTopcoat,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45(7), 2006. 9. Li, J., and D. F. Yang, ”A DataProcess System based on Embedded System,” Process Automation Instrumentation, 23(4), 1-10, 2002.10. Li, J., and D. F. Yang, ”Introducing the Technology of Ethernet into Fieldbus is an Inevitable Trend,”Process Automation Instrumentation, 22(5), 1-5, 2001.PRESENTATIONS 1. Jia Li, An Integrated Evaluation Method with Application to a New AmmoniaSynthesis Process Design, 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting at Orlando, FL., Nov. 2019. 2. Jia Li, A Multi-Objective Multi-Technology (MOMT) Framework to Evaluate Various Ammonia Synthesis Processes,2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2018. 3. Jia Li, Andrew Kohler, Samuel Feaster,Julia Cappa