. Prior to joining UCR, she was a postdoctoral fellow at UC-Berkeley and received her doctorate from Stanford University. She was named a University of California Provost’s Engineering Research Faculty Fellow, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, a DARE Doctoral Fellow, and a Stanford Graduate Science and Engineering Fellow. Eskandari is a recipient of ASEE’s Early Engineering Educator Award and the prestigious K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders of Higher Education Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021To Inhibit or Invite: Collaboration From Far AwayAbstractThis
allof these components1. This model is one of three learning community models at IUPUI designedto engage all freshmen in high-impact practices that are developed to address equity and accessto programs defining their first-year experience2.The Themed-Learning Community at IUPUI that is the subject of this study is a combination ofthree freshman-level, related courses required of the Interior Design Technology program titled"Designers in the Making". It is part of the University’s First-Year Experience program and linksrelated courses together for a group of up to twenty-five freshmen to take as a cohort. Studentsare able to connect with their faculty and fellow students during the course of the semester.Activities are designed to bridge
Paper ID #34572Simulation and Validation of Battery Management SystemMr. Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy Edmund Huminski is a fourth year Electrical Engineering student at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Edmund was born and raised in Madison, Connecticut. Edmund is an avid runner and a member of the Marathon club at USCGA. After graduation Edmund hopes to be stationed on a National Security Cutter in California.Salena Marie BantzMr. Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy Senior at the United States Coast Guard Academy completing his final Research and Design Project.Mr. Liam Scott CaroDr
of 3-4 students. Grading is based on the teamworkaccomplishment, project planning and execution, system design, best solution to a problem,budget preparation, prototype development and demonstration and finally report writing andpresentation of their work to the peers. The CSP problems assigned to the students are smallindustry sponsored projects, new design project, or faculty research projects. At North DakotaState University (NDSU), Department of Mechanical Engineering, ME 461/462 courses offersenior design project experience. In the first semester students focus on project planning, systemdesign and budget planning. System design component is aimed at developing critical thinking,understanding the constraints and identifying the best
. Solar PV, wind and otherrenewable sources of energy are being integrated with DEGs to help reduce the fuel consumedby the DEGs, significantly reducing the electricity cost. The best such projects are the ones,involving renewable energy and energy storage technologies, combining student design andfaculty research efforts with private industry collaboration. The goal of such student designproject is to develop a hybrid power system for a remote off-grid application, integratingrenewable energy sources, energy storage units and smart control and power management withexisting fossil fuel based energy sources. The criteria for the design include: finding the mosteconomical solution in terms of lifecycle costs, making the best use of available
among the STEM faculty at UD. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Faculty Career EquityAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic onfaculty careers, offering a range of strategies higher education institutions, including engineeringschools and departments, may adopt to support faculty and promote equity. Emergent researchhas documented immediate impacts of the pandemic across all elements of faculty work,including research (e.g. loss of access to labs and field sites), teaching (e.g. shifts to remote orhybrid instruction), and service (e.g. increased student mentoring). At
] “Cybersecurity Curricula 2017 Curriculum Guidelines for Post-Secondary Degree Programs in Cybersecurity,” Dec. 2017.[12] “ABET Approves Accreditation Criteria for Undergraduate Cybersecurity Programs.” https://www.abet.org/abet-approves-accreditation-criteria-for-undergraduate-cybersecurity- programs/ (accessed Jan. 15, 2021).[13] D. H. Tobey, R. A. Gandhi, A. B. Watkins, and C. W. O’Brien, “Competency is Not a Three Letter Word A Glossary Supporting Competency-based Instructional Design in Cybersecurity,” Cybersecurity Skills Journal: Practice and Research, vol. 20, pp. 32–38, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://www.academia.edu/download/57509751/Tobey__Gandhi__Watkins___OBrien_2018_Co
(i.e. that student stress levels tend todecrease after completing the first coding interview and that students tend to find academic valuein the oral proficiency exam process) may help to alleviate anxiety and reduce gaps inbelongingness leading to a more productive and inclusive learning environment. The goal shouldbe to show students the positive impact the coding interview process can have on learning andthe invaluable potential impact the practice has on future job opportunities.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe would like to thank the graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants who helped run thecoding interviews. We would also like to thank the 748 students in CS 107 and CS 109 who gavetheir time and effort to their courses and this study. Lastly, we
the Statics course and identify areas of improvement. This paper discusses themotivation for intervening with Statics, the data collection procedure, and the recitation coursepedagogy.Intro:Statics is an introductory engineering course where sophomore-level students first synthesize thetechnical skills gained in math and physics courses. As such, it can be a challenging introductionto engineering concepts and routinely has a high attrition rate. Most engineering majors in thePenn State system require a Statics grade of C or better before graduation. As a result, poorgrades require students to repeat the course and failing Statics has a large impact on retention ofengineering students. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department at Penn State
. Mohammadian, F. D. Mohammadian, and of things (IoT) research, 2006–2018,” Heliyon, D. Assante, “IoT-education policies on national vol. 5, no. 8, p. e02264, 2019. and international level regarding best practices in German SMEs,” in 2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2020, pp.[17] V. D. Soni, “Security issues in using iot enabled 1848–1857. devices and their Impact,” Int. Eng. J. Res. Dev., vol. 4, no. 2, p. 7, 2019.[18] P. Radanliev et al., “Definition of Internet of Things (IoT) Cyber Risk Discussion on a Transformation Roadmap for
, community engagement and research profile.Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the evaluation, design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of various teaching learning and assessment initiatives. Lisa teaches undergraduate courses in engineering & society, and graduate courses in engineering edu- cation. Her research interests include teaching and assessment practices in engineering. Lisa also serves as Associate Director for
becomes available at the end of 2020, it will be compared toprevious class evaluations to determine if the modification of class activities to work within theconstraints of remote class delivery was an effective change to the class program and make a listof best practices to assist with future syllabus development for capstone courses.TEACHING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE REMOTE 4 Introduction The author has taught the capstone project course for Construction ManagementEngineering Technology (CM) students (CON496) for four years. The course descriptiondescribes the goals and outcomes as follows: This is a
for the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. Rider is a Research Collaborator with the Sustainability Science Education program at the Biodesign Institute. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s de- gree in Environmental Management from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc.Rachel Sinclair, University of Virginia Rachel Sinclair is a graduate with a
-0002-5351-0341.5. Pintarič Z.N., Kravanja Z., 2020, The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 on the Quality of STEM Higher Education, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 81, 1315-1320 DOI:10.3303/CET2081220.6. Vutukuru, M., "Faulty Assumptions About Lab Teaching During COVID," https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/08/05/engineering-instructor-disagrees-notion-lab-courses- cant-be-taught-effectively.7. Thai, N.T.T.; De Wever, B.; Valcke, M. “The impact of a flipped classroom design on learning performance in higher education: Looking for the best ‘blend’ of lectures and guiding questions with feedback”, Comput. Educ. 2017, 107, 113–126.8. Zhang, Z., et al., "Teaching Power Electronics With a Design-Oriented
Paper ID #32364Student Opinion on Teaching Thermodynamics Through Synchronous andAsynchronous Distance LearningMs. Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University Tara Wilson is a graduate student in Wright State University’s Biomedical Engineering program. She cur- rently works as a clinical researcher & data specialist for Kaleidoscope Innovation, an Infosys company. During her undergraduate career at The Ohio State University she spent four semesters as a teaching assistant for the Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department’s thermodynamics course. She was also a teaching assistant for OSU’s fundamentals
. Ross, Florida International University Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, designs research focused on broadening par- ticipation in computer science through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and disciplinary identity; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women (specifically Black and His- panic women) in computer-related engineering fields. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021
outcomes of students engaged in these experiences. She is also involved in student outcomes research in the BME Department and with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Office, College of Engineering at Michigan. Cassie received a B.A. in Engineering Sciences at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) and a M.S. in BME from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).Kevin Cai Jiang, University of Michigan Kevin Jiang is a staff member in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan where he works on the design, development, and change of experiential learning, first-year programs, and biomedical engineering curriculum. He also leads a team of undergraduate students engaged in curriculum design and development
training of mathematics teachers that is at the core of this problem. Since enrollment at UIC, Janet had dedicated her studies and research efforts on Mathematics Socialization and identity amongst pre-service elementary teachers, an effort at understanding the reasons for lack of interest in the subject with a view to proffer solution and engender/motivate interest amongst this group that will eventually reflect in their classroom practices. She is currently a Graduate Assistant with UIC Engage, a commu- nity focused project that provides help for less-privileged students from K-8 in mathematics, reading and writing. She continues to work as a substitute teacher occasionally to keep abreast with current practices
softwarefactory [21]; teaching large scale teamwork in a small college environment by usingmulti-semester, multi-course projects [22]; collaboration between a graduate Education courseand an undergraduate SE course [23]; a collaboration between two graduate Distributed SoftwareDevelopment courses at two different universities [24]; and a collaboration between threeundergraduate courses in the areas of marketing, computer science, and product design [25].Unlike [11] and [12], the work described in the current paper evaluates the collaboration betweentwo undergraduate courses. Compared to [11], [12], and [14–16], we evaluate the collaboration interms of specific skills and knowledge that the collaboration promotes for students in bothcourses. We also make
“effective” practice is considered to be one that supports and better preparesstudents, especially those designated as URM, to score higher on these “objective” measures[11]–[14]. Less dialogue has invited instructors and administrators within higher education torethink whether these instruments, the measures themselves, may be imperfect and biased. Whilegrades have a strong place in the logistics and culture of higher education in the United states(see Appendix A and B for information on American grading practices), now is the time toconsider their flaws and limitations, as well as explore new grading practices that may reducetheir inequitable impact on students who are already marginalized in STEM disciplines.In this paper, I argue that the very
focused research remains a priority [9].Wright College, an urban Hispanic Serving open-access community college within the CityColleges of Chicago (CCC) system, understands and appreciates the opportunity and need todevelop equitable frameworks that are focused on access and excellence. In the past eight years,Wright College and CCC have adopted many of the best practices to improve student access andsuccess. Wright College prioritized equity work and inclusive excellence, by integrating diversityand equity within mission and operations [10]. These efforts set the foundation for an innovativeengineering transfer program. Through NSF-HSI funded research, Wright College found successin developing aspiring engineers and computer scientists. Diverse
thinking, data modeling, communication, reproducibility and ethics [11]. In a similar study [13], researchers monitored trends across Europe in order to assess thedemands for particular Data Science skills and expertise. They [13] used automated tools for theextraction of Data Science job posts as well as interviews with Data Science practitioners. Thegoal of the study [13] was to find the best practices for designing Data Science curriculum whichinclude; industry aligned, use of industry standard tools, use of real data, transferable skill set,and concise learning goals. The best practices for delivery of Data Science Curriculum includemultimodality, multi-platform, reusable, cutting-edge quality, reflective and quantified, andhands-on. In
, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Mary E. Johnson is a Professor and Associate Head for Graduate Studies in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology (SATT) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She earned her BS, MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington. After 5 years in aerospace manufacturing as an IE, Dr. Johnson joined the Automation & Robotics Research Institute in Fort Worth and was a program manager for applied research programs. Fourteen years later, she was an Industrial Engineering assistant professor at Texas A&M - Commerce before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as
skills insummer 2021, and develop pre and post assessments for a more rigorous study on studentsdevelopment of professional skills. We are also working to pilot an additional program with the2021 Summer Undergraduate Research participants to explore how building electronic researchportfolios may reinforce professional development. Lastly, our work with undergraduatesindicates that many graduate students may be entering Masters and PhD programs lacking in avariety of research and professional skills. We are currently working with members of theengineering faculty to transition some of our workshops towards graduate students, with the hopeof designing a multiyear study on the impact of professional skill development on graduatestudent
about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Ms. Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers Leslie Nolen, CAE, serves as director, educational activities for the American Society of Civil Engineers. She brings over 20 years of association management experience to her work with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and graduate level education of civil engineers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Civil
could be a positive aspect, sometimes these experiencesparalleled the negative department environment. Such work environments can have lastingrepercussions for women personally and professionally and negatively impact their experienceswith the promotion and tenure process. Recommendations for institutions, EE departments,department chairs, faculty members and future research are offered to help promote a supportiveculture for women EE faculty members applicable to other STEM environments.IntroductionWomen faculty members have an important place in universities in the United States as an elitegroup of highly educated professionals. However, women faculty members are underrepresentedin all professorial ranks of the Science, Technology
the traditional model still hold? These are the central questions weseek to explore in the context of a novel, NSF-funded Computer Science (CS) training programat San Francisco State University (SFSU). The PINC: Promoting INclusivity in Computingprogram (https://cose.sfsu.edu/pinc) is designed for life sciences majors, and the program’s goalsare to increase computing literacy among life science students and to improve diversity in thecomputing workforce (Kulkarni et al., 2018; Yoon et al., 2018). The PINC program is a collaboration between the Biology, Chemistry, and CSdepartments at SFSU. Undergraduate students majoring in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistrytake five introductory and application-oriented CS courses through the PINC
student success [1, 4]. Researchers have called for curricular changes to supportstudents to develop care ethics, such as situating design problems as socio-technical andevaluating solutions from a justice lens [5], as this is in line with professional practice [6-8]. Weargue that such approaches, while critical for students, can be strengthened by greaterarticulation of ways faculty display and model care. However, a majority of research on howinstructors show care has been conducted in K-12 settings [9] or in fields where care is a majorfacet of practice (e.g., health care). Thus, care is poorly operationalized, especially in the contextof chemical engineering, making it unclear what faculty might do that students are likely toperceive of as
our industry partners and the UM Aerospace Industrial Advisory Board in doing this is a priority for us. We stand committed to ensure that our graduates get the best preparation to become successful engineers in the workplace." —Tony Waas, Department Chair, University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering ● “As an industry recruiter, I could tell within the first 5 minutes of an interview, without even looking at the resume, whether someone had robust student project team experience by the way they answered questions, engaged, understood technical work in the broader context of delivering value, in teams, on time and on budget. Unfortunately, those skills were more the exception rather
-centeredinstruction, and difficulties faced by transfer students and members of underrepresented groups.Project evaluation is done by Horizon Research, Inc.Project thrusts and impactsHere we describe the project thrusts and estimate the number of faculty, graduate assistants andundergraduate students impacted. The value of these impacts on participating faculty andgraduate assistants was discussed in our earlier paper [1]. The value of these impacts onundergraduate students is described for some of the program thrusts in the next section.In designing our interventions, we have found it useful to take note of the Theory of PlannedBehavior [2], using it as a guide to design interventions that will be most likely to succeed. Ofcourse, our own experiences as