career plans, and (4) peer influence—and identified considerations for educators and advisors in developing engineering curricula and program structure. [8] (2) How do women engineering students characterize, and show interest in, the technical vs. managerial career paths in engineering industry? Brief Overview of Findings: Analyses generated four key findings: (1) the majority of students expressed an interest in the managerial career path; (2) students associated the managerial career path with preferences for collaboration and holistic work, applying dual skills, and opportunities to have relational and organizational impact; (3) students associated the technical career path with preferences for
to feel comfortable with both their peers and their TA tobe able to recover from a setback quickly. 1. Student experiences a setback (lab does not go as planned). 2. Student looks to a) lab partner(s) or peers, and/or b) TA, and/or c) class and lab materials to decide how to respond. 3. Student's ability to move past the setback depends on whether a) others experience the same setback, b) others normalize setbacks, and c) they know where to look to help them troubleshoot. These factors impact whether they can effectively manage their frustration in the moment.Figure 1. Student Response to Setbacks in Lab Settings FlowchartConclusion To summarize, students’ ability to recover from
where programsroutinely operate in silos, this project is encouraging cross course communication as thebuilding takes shape. Incorporating the Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach, thestudents in the Architectural Technology program are charting the initial path with the shell andmaster plan layout of the building. After the initial design development, we infuse the ElectricalEngineering Technology students and work with solar energy with zero energy as their goal.The Interior Design & Architectural Technology students will begin partnering on designing theinterior spaces for each dwelling unit in the building. We then bring in the Computer GraphicsTechnology design students to create the dynamic presentation imagery needed to sell
struggle during thehardest period, but others even were helped during the same. This WIP paper analyzes literaturethat focuses on Organizational Resilience (OR) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). OR is“the organization’s capability to face disruptions and unexpected events in advance thanks to thestrategic awareness and a linked operational management of internal and external shocks” [2]. 3. MethodThe SLR approach used for this research considers the method used in [3]. The methodologyconsiders three different stages of SLR development. First, planning the review focuses on theidentification of the need for a review, the preparation of a proposal, and the development of thereview protocol. The second stage of conducting the review focuses
theseintegrated courses on student learning. Students have been receiving FANUC certificates formaterial handling and operation through the Industrial Robotics class. Now, they have theadditional option of obtaining FANUC Robot Operator licensing I and II through NOCTI, whichwill serve as an added certification beyond the standard course completion certificate. If thisintegration is successful, the future goal is to include MET students and develop an automatedassembly system with vision capability for CNC parts and manufacturing.Research Question and Assessment PlanThe main research question that we are planning to address is “How does the integration of"Automation & PLC" and "Industrial Robotics" courses, combined with faculty
Award, The Nevada Women’s Fun Woman of Achievement Award, and the UNR College of Engineering Excellence Award.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of studenMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on engineering graduate students’ experiences and motivation centered on career planning and preparation
beyond robotics including Human-Machine Teaming and Cybersecurity.IntroductionDeveloping a diverse Artificial Intelligence workforce is a critical national need 1. This isrecognized by government funding agencies 2, and there is a focus on increasing participation ofunder-represented groups3 and addressing the gender gap4. A particular interdisciplinary spaceinvolving multiple engineering disciplines, mathematics, and computer science is Swarm AI-machine learning techniques to control groups of robots (called swarms) to accomplish a task.This involves skills such as mechatronics, mechanical engineering, sensors and signalprocessing, wireless communications, computer networking, machine learning, control theory,path planning and optimization, and
the 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright©2023, American Society for Engineering Educationbuilding a ramp block to successfully ramp from setpoint to setpoint at a setacceleration/deceleration rate.Planning the LabThis design incorporates a dc motor with pwm speed control board and PLC for programming.Appendix I gives a wiring diagram for the lab. Appendix II gives a partial program for use inimplementing the lab. The lab has not been implemented in the classroom except as ademonstration. It is being planned for the present term as a general lab for students. The lab willclosely follow the program of Appendix II. A second PID loop for position control will beimplemented in future semesters.The lab is
could assemble would make an educational andinteractive activity. The LEGO kit can be bought at a fairly reasonable price and the finishedobject should fit into one of our display cases as well.Our next step is to determine exactly what role Harry Cole played in the creation of the PanamaCanal? What kinds of artifacts and letters do we have to tell his and the Canal’s story? Weasked an AmeriCorps volunteer to look through the boxes, files, and microfilm to see exactlywhat we had at hand. We planned for her to do the bulk of the work over the summer of 2023and have most of the display and other physical materials ready to be put in the cases for a falldebut.Unfortunately, our AmeriCorps volunteer’s contract was not renewed. Our WVRHC librarians
differentinstructor (2017−19 average 4.5I, 4.3C). Students reported that the class “modeled andencouraged problem-solving strategies” more in 2022 (4.9) than in 2021 (4.0). Better studentsatisfaction was shared by UCD (89%, 4.8I, 4.8C) versus the evaluation results frompre-pandemic instructors (2009-19 average 3.7I, 3.8C). Our results complement recent researchon PBL-related improvement on self-reported learning [11], confidence [11], and perceived value[12] in biomedical engineering education.The redesigned lectures are planned to be continually implemented in both sites. Moretrack-record in time and the high enrollment (typically > 80 in UCD) will help us with finding thesignificance in student performance while understanding whether the improvement in
planning and design work from concept through prototype. • Provide collaboration space to foster an inclusive environment and to build community.A relatively small space was identified on campus (~600 sq ft.). The awarding of internal grantsallowed for the space to be outfitted with work benches, whiteboards, a projector, hand tools, andother items essential for student innovation. A 3-D printer is available for modeling andprototyping.The space is also equipped with computers and monitors for virtual meetings and has been usedfor calls with international partners. There are currently workstations for two different projects tobe in the lab simultaneously. A simple but critical edition was a shelf and storage system fordifferent Humanitarian
levels of implementation of each I4.0 category, implemented and sustained, theimplementation is in progress, planning complete and starting implementation, andimplementation planning started [3]. This part of the survey provides valuable information onI4.0 status in Iowa as well as where it is expected to be in the near future.The purpose of developing a survey was to supplement the information CIRAS was alreadygathering on the nine primary categories of I4.0 with more detailed information following theframework proposed by Frank et al., [4]. This work aimed to explore more of the details withineach of the categories in I4.0 to better understand the status under each category. A detailedunderstanding of the difficulties and successes of Iowa
Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million grant toIndiana Tech to purchase technical equipment to support engineering- and manufacturing-relatedcertification programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan [5]. The supportedprograms are • Programmable Logic Controller Certificate • Cybersecurity & Data Analytics • Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing Certificate • Automation Certificate • Cybersecurity & Information Management • Artificial Intelligence Certificate • Printed Circuit Board Design CertificateThe Additive Manufacturing Certificate is the focus of this paper.3. Project Description3.1. Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing certificateThis program
study. Peer support and advisement was also found to bedecisive in terms of keeping up with course work, planning and executing research projects, andother initiatives that the participants took part in, including planning in relation to STEM studiesand career. As one participant put it, “[it is] not so much about which class or when to take aclass, but more about what do I do next.”From the interviews, it appears that SEER was successful in creating a supportive community,which nurtured its participants amidst a welcoming and encouraging environment. It alsobrought forth multiple support networks comprised of peers, alumni, mentors, and researchers,which helped to sustain productive relationships among participants. The community
,over 5,000 students were enrolled in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering andEngineering Technology (SPCEET). Like KSU, SPCEET attracts a diverse student body relatedto race. Nearly 24% of students identify as African American and 15% as Hispanic. When genderis considered, 21% of SPCEET students identify as women. SPCEET comprises ninedepartments, including CEE, the study’s target department. The CEE department enrollment wasover 700 students during the Fall 2022 semester. Of these students, 21% were African Americanand 20% were Hispanic. The department outperformed the college with women representation atjust over 27%.C. Community Engagement Event (Planning)A planning effort was launched approximately 2 months prior to the
asinstrumental approaches [21], organizational communities [25], and engineered formal CoP [22].Because of this wide range in definitions and implementations of CoPs, it is important to definethe CoP that was used in this study.This community is on the less formal side of the spectrum. It is a group of professors who allteach engineering labs and have a strong interest in improving their students’ writing skills andlaboratory reports. The participants described above volunteered to participate and receivedfunding to attend the first meeting of the CoP. This community plans to meet annually to shareideas and support each other’s efforts to improve engineering writing.The first meeting took place face-to-face on the campus of Washington State
designers on diffusion rates. To betterunderstand the adoption data that has been collected, surveys were sent to training participantsafter the school year had started to better understand how they intend to use or are using theinformation from the trainings. While intentions to behavior changes do not always correlatestrongly to actual behavior changes, articulating specific things they intend to do does increasethe likelihood of the intentions being realized [17]. The relevant questions in the survey were: • Even before participating in this workshop, I planned to use Gradescope in at least one of my courses during the upcoming year. (1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: neutral; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree) • After
up earlier to get them ready. The days that hedoesn’t go to school he asks why he doesn’t have school. I have to plan for those days…Sometimes it doesn’t come out as planned. I have to think about what to do. Things change,emergencies come up… I have a Plan A and Plan B just in case” (Family 31). Family relationship building—Another common theme across all seven families wasparents perceiving and leveraging the engineering activities and engineering design practices tosupport family collaboration and build relationships among family members, including siblings,spouses, or extended family members. As one parent stated when reflecting on the most valuableaspect of the program: "El tiempo juntos, aprender juntos uno del otro. Las ideas
different than typical campus events is that these sessionsare tailored to STEM Core student interest and availability. The STEM Core team plans theworkshop schedule around the Bridge program and STEM Core academic schedule, i.e., test dates,busier times of the semester, etc. This is meant to be fun and exciting for students, not an extratask that might be stressful for students to attend.STEM Career AwarenessSTEM career industry awareness is a focus of the STEM Core program from the moment studentsbegin participating in the bridge program, as they are tied to specific employers wherever possible.During summer 2022, sites completed ORISE modules in additive manufacturing andcybersecurity tied to research being conducted at national labs. The bridge
strategies can be categorized into threeoverarching themes: planning, facilitation, and explanation. Planning strategies are those that aninstructor uses when developing an activity and can include getting or incorporating studentfeedback into their activities. Facilitation strategies are those that an instructor uses during theactive learning activities to help better engage the students in the activity, such as walkingaround the room and answering questions. Explanation strategies focus on how an instructor canintroduce or give context to an active learning activity such as an instructor relating the activityback to the lecture or describing why they are doing the activity in the first place. Much of the previous research focused on active
populationinteractions but needed to justify how this would be accomplished. Responses included variouscombinations of mask mandates, percentage of retail closures and travel restrictions. Manystudents were initially concerned with only bringing down the death stock in the stock and flowmodel, however, this prompted a foreign student to share his experience of not being able to seehis family for three years, leading to a very valuable conversation about the effects of policymaking on the population.In both of these activities, the DEI component was not assessed directly as part of the coursegrade although future plans include incorporating this into the grading rubric. Anecdotally, therewere some very valuable learning moments for both the students and
, and readily analyzed, so wecould compare observations to faculty and student reports of engagement. Thus, we consideredexisting observation protocols. At first, we planned to use OPTIC, but pilot observations atmultiple institutions with POGIL, lecture, and laboratory classes, revealed that OPTIC workswell for POGIL, but not for lecture. Similarly, COPUS focuses on practices involving clickerquestions and Peer Instruction and is less suited for POGIL. Other protocols had similarlimitations - SEcLo and ELCOT focus on engineering, while PORTAAL and OSE focus onspecific settings. We liked protocols that coded widely used, lower-level practices (e.g., SPOT).We liked how OPTIC coded similar interactions at different levels — within teams
foster ML self-efficacy within these three audiences,as shown in Table 1. Table 1. Lao’s Learning Outcomes Adapted from [8]Knowledge Skills AttitudesGeneral ML Knowledge ML Problem Scoping InterestKnowledge of ML Methods ML Project Planning Identity and CommunityBias in ML Systems Creating ML Artifacts Self-EfficacySocietal Implications of ML Analysis of ML Design Intentions and Results Persistence ML Advocacy Independent Out-of-Class LearningWhile limited
Paper ID #39852Earning Daisy Girl Scout Robotics Badges with a Hands-on Soft RobotGripper Design Activity (Resource Exchange)Lucy BrizzolaraElizabeth Ann McNeela Bioengineering undergraduate student interested in the effects of outreach programs and curriculums on engineering enrollment.Thomas Tran, Thomas Tran is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Bioengineering department. He plans to attend the University of Chicago and pursue a Master’s in Molecular Engineeging. His research focuses on utilizing soft robotics as a means to expose K12 students to engineering
approach in class sessions in differentcourses, including: • Quick Review • Addressing muddiest point(s) • In Class Activities o TPS/conceptual MC o Problem solving o Mini-labs • Leading to the full assignmentWe will finish this section with working time and discussion on the development of a learningactivity for attendees.Part 5: Expectations and Lessons Learned (10 Minutes)In the final part of our workshop, our team will discuss expectations instructors should havewhen starting this process as well as lessons we have learned over several years of transition andsteady implementation of flipped classrooms. These discussions will include: • Time to implement/long term planning for flipped classroom
. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely with the departmental leadership to manage the undergraduate program including: developing course offering plan, chairing the undergrad- uate curriculum committee, reviewing and approving course articulations for study abroad, serving as Chief Advisor
new research, policy, and/or interventionare needed.A planning committee composed of scholars and practitioners who do work in therespective research areas is appointed by the ARC Network PIs and is responsible fordeveloping a workshop agenda, identifying relevant background materials, andcurating a list of potential invitees. Members of the workshop planning committeenominate scholars working in the respective area who represent a diverse array ofdisciplines, research specialties, institution types, career stages, and socialdemographic backgrounds. Each workshop has between 20-30 attendees. During theinitial planning and throughout the workshop, we use an intersectional gender equityframework and build space such that multiple perspectives
. D. Jones et al, "An analysis of motivation constructs with first‐year engineering students:Relationships among expectancies, values, achievement, and career plans," J Eng Educ, vol. 99,(4), pp. 319-336, 2010.[2] V. G. Renumol, D. Janakiram and S. Jayaprakash, "Identification of cognitive processes ofeffective and ineffective students during computer programming," ACM Transactions onComputing Education (TOCE), vol. 10, (3), pp. 1-21, 2010.[3] S. Bergin and R. Reilly, "Predicting introductory programming performance: A multi-institutional multivariate study," Computer Science Education, vol. 16, (4), pp. 303-323, 2006.[4] M. Thuné and A. Eckerdal, "Analysis of Students’ learning of computer programming in acomputer laboratory context," Null
initiative; share their personal opinions, make suggestions, and contribute to the design process. 7. Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of peer reviews and create a plan for mitigation of design flaws and making improvements. 8. Seek expert opinions and stakeholders' input; 9. Work in teams and responsibly share workload; communicate effectively and produce good quality results; 10. Learn new skills and techniques and applied them successfully during the implementation of the design.Student DemographicsFourteen (14) students were enrolled in the first offering of this course, and their demographicsare provided in Table 1. The course was designed for juniors, but one senior elected to take it(concurrent with
mobile device use increase learning of identified difficultconcepts in thermal-fluid science courses as indicated by increased achievement scores?(Enhancement) and (3) What are student perceptions of using mobile devices for solving real-lifeproblems? This poster will provide an overview of the research plan and describe year 1 resultsand some preliminary research efforts based on year 2. This work is supported by the NSF:Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) (Award#2106345).Major Project GoalsTo address the three primary research questions, achieve the project goal, and gain competency insocial science research, the PI Dr. Krishna Pakala, a faculty in a traditional engineering disciplinein a midwest university is working with the