course, deadlines and time expectations); in the future, requirements was essential. debriefings with partners would be useful to share suggestions. We needed to Our department has a strong Directly connecting students back connecting students advising team that works with to university issues, university in a streamlined firstyear students on course deadlines, and resources in a way to university registration, academic plans for purposeful manner improves advising, calendar, study, major choices, etc. To students’ connections to the course
, Plan, Implement, Test andEvaluate. Instances identified as EBR were coded based on where they occurred within theProcess of Design. Given that the focus of this study was just the engineering design challengeportion of the unit, instances of EBR that occurred during the Process of Design were given oneof three codes: Plan, Implement & Test, or Evaluate. Implement and Test were combined becausethese steps were difficult to distinguish as they were done concurrently by students due to thenature of the design challenge. The iteration aspect of the design process was also accounted for;these three codes were also noted as occurring in the initial design phase or within the redesignphase.The third step was to take a close look at how students
circulation. • Improves respiration. • Exercises the lungs and chest muscles. • Increases the production of (hormone) endorphins. • Boast the immune system. • Stimulates the cardiovascular system. • Lowers the pulse rate and blood pressure.Assessment of Humor in the ClassroomAt the end of each semester, the author administers Continuous Improvement Surveys toeach of his classes. These surveys provide the author with the opportunity to receiveanonymous student feedback and develop plans for future course improvements. At thesame time, the author has noted that students generally appreciate the opportunity toparticipate in the future development of the course.During the Spring and Fall semesters of 2014, the author administered
engineering schools [9].Studies conducted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) identified two high prioritycompetency gaps between manufacturing industry’s workforce needs and what is provided byeducational programs on its Manufacturing Education Plan [10]. Availability of graduates inMechatronics Engineering will help industry reduce the identified critical competency gaps [4] aswell as comply with industry requirements for professionals with interdisciplinary thinking. AMechatronics Engineering graduate will have knowledge of and be capable of applyingengineering principles for design, modeling, and implementation of manufacturing automationsystems and manufacturing process control.The main source of information for the assessment of
concepts through customer engagement*3. Thinking creatively to drive innovation† Project Planning and Development4. Learning from failure* (Freshman)5. Establishing the cost of production or delivery of a service, Project Management and Engineering including scaling strategies* Economics (Sophomore)6. Determining market risks Applied Engineering Statistics (Junior) (Junior Courses) Transport Operations II
used to rank eachcandidate in which a low GPA would not automatically disqualify an applicant as long as therewere other positive aspects within the application. Positive aspects included: extracurricularactivities that demonstrate ability to work on a team, personal statement demonstrates a passionfor a particular area of research that matches the planned REU projects, no prior researchexperience, home institution lacks research opportunities, high GPA in particular course(s),and/or exceptional recommendation letter(s). At least six quality applicants from the target poolwere selected. The remaining four slots would go to the highest ranked applicant in either targetor non-target pool.The only factor that could automatically disqualify an
Number Factor Names Abbreviation 1 Problem Solving/Logical Thinking PS 2 Engaging Stakeholders ES 3 Value Creation VC 4 Risk Management RM 5 Career Plan CP 6 Ability to Learn AL 7 Analyze Market Conditions MC 8 Systems Thinking ST 9
attention and efforts onefacultyoneresistance.org18 One model of how to respond Report Support Recommit19 Report • Unit, college, university levels • Law enforcement: campus, local, state (state investigation unit), federal (FBI, Office of Civil Rights) • Non-profits: SPLC, AAUP, AAC&U • Other online harassment support orgs: Heart Mob, Troll Busters, Crash Override, Online SOS20 Support • Physical and emotional safety of the target • AAUP chapters – engage impartial observers in meetings with administrators • ASEE Diversity Committee – sending indicators of support to target’s supervisors, P&T committees, etc. • Review other suggested plans and resources listed on
solutions that generate and strengthen career plans of students, as well as improve retention, graduation rates, and speed to graduation. He is recognized within education circles as standing at the vanguard of the progressive technological movement. He has taught students, trained corporate salespeople and career coaches, and advised entrepreneurs. His energy, passion, positivity, and attention to detail have served him well in bringing out the best in others.Dr. Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Kishore Pochiraju is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Stevens Institute of Technology. He recently
16(16) 2020-21 3 37* 32 2021-22 4 75 64 2022-23 5 100 128 *In 2020, a website error may have influenced low participation in the applications Table 1. The actual versus planned number of Ambassadors by cohort between 2018 and 2023Girls apply to serve as Ambassadors in the spring preceding their Ambassador year, and theyalso select an adult sponsor who will help them implement their project. Decisions regardingwho will be included in the program are made in early summer. Girls receive
plan for their capstone project.The first semester also introduces an Agile project management flow adapted for data science.Rather than a traditional waterfall approach which requires significant upfront planning, Agileallows for iterations and adaptive solutions [27], [28]. For the capstone class, the project teamconsists of the analysts (the learners), a process expert which serves as a coach and facilitator(the instructor), and the product owners who represent the stakeholders (the sponsors) [27]. Oncethe project plan is defined, the project is broken down into 3-week long sprints where learnersdefine short-term sprint goals, evaluate the sprint results, and then plan the next sprint [28]. Theidea is that the project plan will serve as the
) programhave started to develop cohorts of students and faculty who travel to international conferencesand report on their experiences. Cohort travel models are not unique in undergraduate circles;however, for our group of participants, the model serves as a pathway to broaden theparticipation of STEM-trained women and minorities in international engagement. The modelincludes immersing the cohort into a culture through participation in an internationalconference, presentations at a host university to develop collaborations with faculty andstudents, scientific excursions, discussion sessions addressing research questions, and plans forbuilding on the short-term experience. This model started in 2012 with a graduate studentpresentation at the Latin and
program – the support of collegemanagement (dean, associate dean, etc.) and faculty is key to the success of a such a program.As you determine the best way to justify and start up an undergraduate research program, takethis into account, as it may influence your justification plan and could heavily influence whetherthe plan is viable at your institution.Financial Support of an Undergraduate Research ProgramThe financial support of any co-curricular program is very important, and as universityemployees we have an obligation to fund the programs that will best benefit our students. TheSURE Program is currently supported by a combination of funding from the Suzanne and WalterScott Foundation and the CSU Provost; the program was initially supported
continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars, and workshops and has developed courses, videos, and software packages during his career. Najafi has more than 300 refereed articles. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, public works, and Renewable Energy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Sustainable Cities Using Renewable Energy: A Case Study of a Renewable CityAbstractThe paper aims to examine the ability of countries to develop
development and training of CHE graduate students. • Customized Learning Paths • Individual Development Paths • Modular Coursework • Student-Centered Approach • Continuous Assessment and FeedbackOverall Research Goals• Goal 1: • Create a personalized learning model (PLM) for graduate STEM education that is inclusive and incorporates professional training• Goal 2: • Generate the knowledge and examine the potential to extend the PLM from one STEM context to anotherDiversity, Inclusivity, and our PLM• IDPs are a student-centered tool for academic and career development planning. (Instructional Goals)• Increased choice in courses and professional development stream activities respects diverse interests and career paths. (Task
commonfirst-year educational pathway that every beginning engineering student must go through beforedeclaring their engineering professional program (i.e. Civil engineering, mechanical engineering,multidisciplinary engineering, etc.). Students are selected in the late spring term of the first yearbased on self-selected interest, achieving a minimum 2.5 GPA in FYE coursework, and passing aformal portfolio screening process conducted by the theatre department within the College ofLiberal Arts. Once accepted into the MDE program theatre engineering cohort, all studentsfollow an established plan of study (Appendix 1.) designed specifically to incorporate the 3-yearcapstone design pedagogy, and culminating in a senior capstone design experience.Three
needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. ● ABET Student Outcome 3: an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. ● ABET Student Outcome 4: an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. ● ABET Student Outcome 5: an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet
activities, iv) Family Caféevents, and v) Summer workshop for STEM teachers.i) NASA-STEM content developmentThe NASA STEM contents were first identified based on the existing lesson plans adopted inparticipating schools in Broward and Palm Beach Counties in Florida. Then, the NASA STEMcontents were embedded into the NGSSS based on the lesson plans and instructional calendar.The methodology adopted for NASA-STEM content development is shown in Figure 1. Thevarious steps were: i) Review and analyze the existing curriculum followed by the schools andwork closely with the STEM teachers to identify available time-slots to introduce NASA-STEMcontent to their existing lesson plans; ii) Download the NASA’s STEM content for Grades 6, 8,11-12 from the NASA
appearing categories, concepts, and events helped theresearch team construct assertions based on the events leading up to the teachers’ conceptions ofengineering design, plans for integrating engineering design-based tasks, and the actualimplementation of engineering design tasks.Classroom observations. The aim of classroom observations was to observe and characterizedesign-informed pedagogical methods employed by SLED teachers. Initially, members of theresearch team conducted informal classroom observations that included open field notes focusingon the teacher; specifically, his/her instructional practices exhibited during a given lesson. Basedon early field notes and a review of existing classroom observational protocols (e.g., RTOP,STAMM, and
organizationand the strategic approaches created to change the organization.6 Use of this approach improvesunderstanding of the organization; ensures that interventions positively impact the university atthe structural, human resource, political, and symbolic levels; and, therefore, supportssustainability of key grant activities beyond the length of the grant. The organizational analysisapproach also aids in project administration and evaluation.However, no plan is ever perfect. Even a change process needs to be open to change to beeffective. This paper presents the transformational strategy and organizational framework thatwere proposed and undertaken at the start of the grant and later refined as activities progressedand were evaluated and adjusted to
solutions Student teams work on projects Sweeping Operations 10 Lab Safety Challenge 1: (remotely or in session) How to plan a 3D print 1030 Lab Tour Create school logo Multipiece/tolerance Concept Challenge 2: practice project 11 Intro
. 2In 2015 the President of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) identified diversity as one ofthe University’s platforms in the “Strategic Plan for the Race to Excellence” for FloridaAtlantic University. The University Diversity Council was thereafter established toidentify, promote, and build institutional cross-cultural competencies.In 2016, FAU received federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as itsenrollment of full-time Hispanic undergraduate students reached 25%. At the sametime, FAU and the College of Engineering and Computer Science were awarded a TitleIII STEM Articulation grant from the US Department of Education. This grant whichserves as a STEM pipeline is in collaboration with two local state colleges
. Faculty will reflect on the importance of using empathy and their interaction with students in teaching. 2. Faculty will apply the concept of empathy with equity-focused teaching strategies in their classroom settings. 3. Faculty will create an action plan to enact empathy in their teaching approaches towards their students. 2. Purpose of the workshop: Empathy in Equity-focused TeachingAs empathy is a component of the strategic vision of the College of Engineering at the University ofMichigan, this “Teaching with Empathy” workshop can potentially attract many faculty interested inincorporating more equity-focused teaching in their classrooms. Empathy, a learnable and teachable skill[10], can be a great starting point for the faculty’s equity
that the most appropriate would be an ADVANCE Adaptation Grant focused onchanging the culture on campus to retain female faculty, adapting strategies that had beensuccessful at other institutions. These included the Advocates and Allies Program (A&A)developed as part of the North Dakota State University (NDSU) ADVANCE InstitutionalTransformation grant2, cross-disciplinary mentoring including Mutual Mentoring3 and facilitatedpeer mentoring circles4, and policy review. The proposal was originally planned for submissionin January 2020; a decision was made to hold off until January 2021.Shortly thereafter, COVID-19 hit.Part 2: Faculty Development (FD)Elsewhere on campus in 2018, FD was housed in the admissions office with a FD coordinatorand
, & Saldana, 2014) we identified three categories ofanticipated (planned) role expectations and actual roles. Role expectation was defined as “theteacher’s preferred program responsibility” and included three categories: classroom manager,helper, and learner. The categories were based on verbatim wording in the transcripts. Classroommanager referred to teachers having and using their pedagogical content knowledge regardingtheir classrooms. Helpers indicated a desire to help in whatever ways needed and included acombination of jobs such as classroom manager or to review lesson plans for pedagogicalcontent knowledge (e.g., timing and appropriateness of content for sixth grade). Finally, learnershad a specific intent to learn more about
also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) that he applied to solve complex problems. In the manufacturing operations field
began working with Dr. Brobst on research related to this projectin 2019.This summary gives a short overview of the program and reports on student demographics, butfocuses primarily on the research, including both the design and findings so far. This summarycloses with a brief discussion of plans for the future. Further details will be provided in the fullposter presentation.OverviewThe CS/M Scholars Program supports WWU students majoring in math or computer sciencewith scholarships averaging about $4500 per year, renewable for up to four years, and variouscurricular and co-curricular activities. Students are recruited from WWU’s applicant pool whilethey are still in high school. Typically, ten to fifteen new CS/M Scholars are recruited for
-to-face mentoring activities during the COVID-19outbreak were mainly replaced by video conferencing and emailing. Our structural equationmodeling (SEM) results indicated that e-mentoring inputs (i.e., e-mentoring attitude andindividual development plan) and processes (i.e., e-mentoring frequency, perceived instrumentalsupport, and perceived psychosocial support) are positively associated with mentoringsatisfaction, which in turn positively predicts student academic, career, and mental healthoutcomes. The findings also revealed that mentoring experience, academic progress, career self-belief, and mental health of underrepresented groups—females, lower socioeconomic status(SES) students, and students with disabilities—were disproportionately
-world projects, and 4. propose a continuous improvement plan for the course sequence.Course Development HistoryThe global capstone course sequence was created to give students an engineering experience in a real-world, global development context. This was first offered in the 2015-2016 academic year as a projectoption in a traditional civil engineering capstone (CE Capstone) course sequence for students interestedin working on a humanitarian engineering project. The initial project was a water supply, treatment anddistribution project in collaboration with a rural community in Tanzania. Due to the growth in popularityof the Tanzania project and minor differences in course deliverables that created student confusion, aseparate section
pitching, as a learning objective for my graduate students who areacademically, culturally, and linguistically very diverse. This tool enriched their learningexperience by increasing their connectivity and inclusivity. Along with breaking communicationbarriers, they built cross-cultural relationships and developed a sense of belonging towards theirpeers who shared common interests, beliefs, and hobbies. They learnt to tailor theirconversations depending on their audience. This assignment was assessed by me in a traditionalclass setting. I plan to repeat this activity in my subsequent classes. This pedagogical practicecan be implemented with first-year engineering students who face similar challenges in theirtransition as they learn to explore