students that graduated in the first engineering major they choseafter FYE, compared to 78% of DM graduates who stayed with their first major choice. FYE programs also have thequickest path to graduation in engineering, which may be a result of fewer FYE students changing their majors asevery change of discipline within engineering requires an average of two additional semesters.7Motivation theories attempt to explain the relationships between beliefs, values, and goals with respect to action andthus, may be useful for studying major choice. A number of identity and motivation constructs have been associatedwith retention and success within engineering. Specifically, researchers have shown that domain identification, utility,perceived ability, and
that are important for other institutions to consider when attempting toreplicate such a partnership.Overview of the ProgramBay College and Michigan Tech successfully collaborated on a grant proposal to the NSF fortheir Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant, which was awarded for a total projectcost of $702,324. Much of these expenses were dedicated towards personnel costs to developrobotic simulation software, create curriculum, and design the articulation agreement betweenthe two institutions. Money was also reserved for stipends to be paid to workshop participants,travel to conferences and meetings, and instructor professional development. In order to trulyalign the curriculum, however, Bay College needed to purchase several robotic
introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and
Paper ID #216602018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29”What the problem really was. . . ”: A preliminary exploration of youth prob-lem definition in everyday contexts.Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan Jacqueline Handley is a graduate student at the University of Michigan, in Science Education. Her back- ground is in Material Science and Engineering, with an emphasis on Biomaterials Design. She is inter- ested in, broadly, how best bridge engineering practice and education. More specifically, she is interested in engineering access and
argumentation is a promising approachto teaching engineering, the National Research Council (NRC, 2012) contended that studentsshould master “constructing a convincing argument that supports or refutes claims” for solutionsabout the designed world – a recommendation that was adopted by the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS Lead States, 2013, p. 63).Although argumentation can help both students and engineers achieve positive outcomes(Gouran, 1995; Zohar & Nemet, 2002), it’s not always a simple skill for students to master(Wilson-Lopez & Garlick, 2017). Consequently, we argue that there is a need for more researchrelated to best practices for supporting K-12 students in engaging in engineering argumentation.The purpose of this review is to
Paper ID #21292Teach-Flipped: A Faculty Development MOOC on How to Teach FlippedDr. Cynthia Furse, University of Utah Dr. Cynthia Furse (PhD ’94) is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Furse teaches / has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, microwave engineering, circuits, and antenna design. She is a leader and early developer of the flipped classroom, and began flipping her classes in 2007. She is now regularly engaged helping other faculty flip their classes (see Teach-Flip.utah.edu
manufacturing and materials. This paper willdiscuss the lessons learned from managing and facilitating a collaborative program. It will alsodiscuss how this program was able to leverage regional assets to provide a deep and meaningfulexperiential learning opportunity for the participants. Finally, it will discuss how the participantswere guided through a process to develop curriculum that connected their experiences andemployed research based best practices for encouraging underrepresented populations to pursueengineering.INTRODUCTION Global competitiveness in future manufacturing will depend upon the maturation andadoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. These technologies include robotics [1],artificial intelligence [2], 3D printing
Paper ID #24423Mapping Entrepreneurial Minded Learning with the Longitudinal Model ofMotivation and Identity in First-Year EngineeringMs. Renee Desing, Ohio State University Renee Desing is currently a graduate student at the Ohio State University in the Department of Engi- neering Education. Ms. Desing holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Pennsylvania State University. Most recently, Ms. Desing worked as a managing consultant for IBM Public Sector Advanced Analytics.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State
Conference on Neural Networks. His research interests are: applications of neural networks, fuzzy logic controllers, and design of fuzzy logic controllers for industrial applicationsDr. Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT) Mequanint Moges earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and M.Sc. degree in Communication Systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia. His research interests are in the areas of wireless sensor networking, load scheduling in parallel and distributed systems and
indicated theirwillingness to share the information with selected faculty who they thought might be interested,no additional participants were gleaned from this recruitment method. One organizationalrepresentative requested that the researcher obtain full institutional review board approval fromthe target institution prior to allowing the request for participation to be shared with theirengineering faculty. While this may be standard practice for that institution, it set a high barriergiven that the likely best-case result would have been only one or two additional participants.Additional details regarding the methodology for this study are beyond the scope of this paperbut are detailed in a separate paper presented at the ASEE Zone IV conference
Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University in the Polytech- nic School. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to ASU, London worked at the National Science Founda- tion, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Way to Win: Incentivizing Engineering Faculty to Incorporate Entrepreneurship in their CoursesAbstractIt can be very challenging to incentivize engineering faculty to incorporate something
to put theory into practice in the real world.She goes on to write that ”students should be continually engaged in these intellectual processesthroughout the curriculum — not just in their final year — and at an increasingly sophisticatedlevel.” She advocates for ”the need to do all of the above concurrently and continually across thecurriculum, in an intentional and coherent way, which may require a “wipe the slate clean”approach to the design of 21st century engineering education” [14].Similarly, the University of Dayton sponsors a Kern Entrepreneurial Engineer Network (KEEN)Fellows Program for faculty to reach 100 percent of the undergraduate engineering studentpopulation by significantly expanding the number of faculty involved in the
based on summary report from the National Survey of Student Engagement, “NSSE 2017 High-Impact Practices: U.S. Summary Percentages by Student Characteristics,” Indiana State University, 2017 [4].BackgroundThe VIP ModelThe VIP model was developed in 2001 at Purdue University, and it unites faculty research andundergraduate education in a team-based context. The model is named for the verticalintegration of sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students and faculty within VIP teams. InVIP, faculty lead student teams on projects that contribute to their research, and teams last formany years, if not indefinitely. Students earn academic credit and can participate for multiplequarters/semesters and years. Projects last longer than any individual
. As one of the broadestengineering majors, mechanical engineering offers training in areas that range from thermal fluidsciences to mechatronics to machine design. In the ideal program, students are also given a tasteof industry work through team activities, project-based course content, or a required engineeringwork experience. Mechanical engineering graduates have the opportunity to join any number ofindustries, and are indeed highly sought-after for their problem solving skills and technicalbreadth. Yet, mechanical engineering students are generally not provided with guidance onmatching their interests with one of the multitude of jobs or non-traditional career paths availableto them.Students are also lacking direction on skills so
and has resulted in many publications (see https://sites.google.com/view/chenderson). He is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Dr. Henderson is the senior editor for the journal ”Physical Review Physics Education Research” and has served on two National Academy of Sciences Committees: Under- graduate Physics Education Research and Implementation, and Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education.Dr. Daniel Collier, Western Michigan University Daniel (Dan) is an alum of Bradley University, Roosevelt University, and The University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign - and currently serves as a post-doctoral researcher for the Center for Research on In- structional Change in
inspired. Emergent content analysis of this final question [9] was used to answerRQ3, RQ4, and RQ5. There were 117 homework assignments that were explored for the researchin fall 2017 (from among the assignments of the fall 2016 and fall 2017 cohorts of students).This content analysis was conducted after the assignments were graded by the course TA andtherefore the research had no impact on student grades in the course.The demographic variables explored for RQ1 and RQ2 were known based on students’ answersto a voluntary survey at the start of the semester where they indicated previous internshipexperience, participation in undergraduate research or EWB, and the sub-disciplines of interestfor a job after graduation. Because some students did not
, students are developing invaluableskills including: diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing circuits, designing and building adaptations,soldering, de-soldering, and using diagnostic equipment. These experiences serve to complement andreinforce theory learned in classrooms.Community Outreach and EducationIn addition to learning practical technical skills, students are also challenged by hosting outreach events,such as toy fairs and education programs which can be helpful to both students, parents and professionals.We have conducted 10 events in the past 4 years where the parents and children can come get a new toy,and learn how to modify toys for themselves. Recently we have collaborated with Beta Box, a mobilemakerspace which has enabled us to
NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The teachers were all from localschools and they commuted daily to attend the PD. The project team (facilitators of the PDprogram) included engineering and education faculty, researchers, and graduate students whoperformed a preliminary design of robotics-based lessons meeting state standards for middleschool science and math, based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [14] and theCommon Core State Standards for Math (CCSSM) [15]. During the PD program, we followed aregular schedule for daily activities. Specifically, each day’s schedule consisted of two four-hourslong morning and afternoon sessions. Each session started with short formal lectures thatintroduced foundational material using
secondary science teachers the tools to design and implement learning experiences for their students that are effective and authentic to the discipline. Much of this work has been centered on model-based inquiry and the integration of scientific practices in a supportive and structured way. He has been funded by NSF and other agencies to conduct research on preservice teacher education, undergraduate engineering education, and community partnerships in secondary education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining interventions to increase classroom community and relevancy in an early career engineering courseAbstractThe current NSF-funded project was
usually taught by engineering faculty and areunder the control of engineering departments. Third, unlike introductory design courses orintroductory programming courses, these courses have fairly consistent content from oneinstitution to the next. For these reasons, the authors felt that the engineering mechanics coursesrepresent the best way for a few high-quality OER resources to have the largest impact onstudents, the largest return on investment if you will.2. Literature Review:2.1 The History and Use of OER in Higher EducationPinning down the exact origins of offering freely available and modifiable learning content ishard because of the simplicity of the idea, but without a doubt, having digital content has madefree distribution much more
, University of Alabama, Huntsville Sandra A. Lampley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics and Science Education from Middle Tennessee State University. Her research interests include professional development of pre-service and in-service teachers and research-based instructional strategies for teaching science.Dr. Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville Monica L. Dillihunt, Ph.D. is a graduate of Howard University, where she received her degree in edu- cational psychology and a sub-specialty in educational leadership and administration in 2003. She also received her B.S. in psychology
not easily practiced in cookie-cutter labs [5,6,7]. Collaborative learning includingpeer-teaching has also been shown to increase student learning [10] in a laboratory environment[3]. Though collaborative, student-led inquiry and peer-teaching has been shown to supportmultiple learning outcomes, it remains unclear how much support students need in laboratorycourses and how such pedagogical methods can influence students’ confidence in their learning.In this approach, inquiry-based learning followed by peer-teaching was used in a QuantitativePhysiological Signal Analysis Lab course for 4 offerings. An iterative, design-based approachwas used to continually analyze and improve the implementation of this pedagogical technique.Continuing from a
you keep in mind that some of the respondents graduated 16 years ago.In order to increase response-rate we took multiple actions that were developed based on pastexperiences and best practices [40]: • The invitations and survey featured clear but appealing design with photos of the course • We ensured concise content without unnecessary details. The content of the three e- mails varied slightly, highlighting various values for the respondent each time: the opportunity to give something back to their alma mater and prospective students by further improving the curriculum; the chance to reflect on their own educational and career goals; and an opportunity to win a prize. • The initial drafts took 20
(such as what each studentmight need to best ensure his or her own spiritual, social, physical wellbeing); and a designcomponent where student cohorts are tasked with creation of a solution to a real-world problemexperienced by a local non-profit organization. The seminar meets once per week, with someadditional out-of-class activities, devoting approximately half of all class time to design, and therest split among professional and personal development activities. Out-of-class activities includethe tours mentioned, invited lectures and purely social activities. To-date, SEECS has granted217 student-years of scholarship funding and has seen 40 students graduate from the program.Current SEECS enrollment is 25 students.Section III: Evolving Goals
oppor- tunities for Murray State students.Prof. Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University Kevin Perry is a Registered Architect and Professional Engineer with over ten years of AEC experience in Kentucky and Tennessee. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Mur- ray State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology and the Advisor for the AGC student chapter. He teaches courses in Sustainable Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, Construction Materials and the Senior Design capstone course for students in Architectural Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technology. His research interest
administration, and other related teacher-focused outcomes. Teacherswere also asked to discuss the ways in which they felt IC participation had impacted theirstudents. These teacher perceptions of IC’s student impacts across years will be summarized inthe results section. For more complete results on the qualitative data, see [4], [5].Student Data: To complement the teacher-focused research efforts carried out over the pastseveral years of IC implementation, student-focused research was undertaken beginning in Fall2016. This research effort consisted of a student survey, following a pre-post design,administered at the beginning of Fall 2016 and again at the end of Spring 2017. The survey was based on a similar survey on science and math related
Paper ID #23781Interim Results of a Longitudinal, Multi-site Survey of Perceptions of Aca-demic IntegrityMr. Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University Samson is a junior studying bioprocess engineering at East Carolina University.Dr. Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of
andmidterm exams.A summary of challenges facing CBA include: 1) Proctored electronic assessment infrastructures: If a dedicated testing center is used then physical space or at least unused hours in an existing computer lab are needed. Management of the IT infrastructure and accommodation in response to fluctuating period of demand are expected to provide suitable services to students and instructors. 2) Availability of suitable digitized questions: While CBA has been proven to be popular and highly-effective in some disciplines, such as Business, Mathematics and Education, test banks and assessment design for Engineering are in their relative infancy. Research is needed to evaluate the impact on workload of a one-time burden to
Paper ID #21674Exploring the Dynamic Interactions and Cognitive Characteristics of NSF In-novation Corps (I-Corps) TeamsDr. Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is a Professor of Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, creativity in science and engineering, and high perfor- mance teams. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of ASME. Dr. Jablokow is the architect of a
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