reportingpreliminary data on Cohort 1 after their first semester (Fall 2016). Academic performance dataafter the first semester include grade point average, math course grades, academic social support,and whether they are retained at the University.Overview of the Project Goals and Objectives The current research seeks to accomplish three goals: (1) Increase retention inEngineering among racially underrepresented engineering students by extending a successfulsummer bridge model and transition program to regional campuses in the Penn State system, (2)Develop long-term sustainability plans for these programs, and (3) Compare the efficacy of threedifferent bridge models. The primary outcome measure is retention in baccalaureateEngineering majors following
interaction and help break thetraditional lecture dominant pattern when cooperative learning protocols are deployed. Thepaper will illustrate how cooperative learning can advance academic success, quality ofrelationships, psychological adjustments, and attitudes toward the college experience. Whatneeds to be done to move the process forward? What are the key components of successfuldeployment of active learning in general and cooperative learning in particular? How tofoster and expand the community of engineering faculty who use cooperative learning?What plans, efforts, and resources need to be mobilized to institutionalize pedagogies ofengagement including cooperative learning at the department or college level?Next, it identifies barriers to
the effectiveness of the videos inteaching abstract engineering concepts for online teaching. This activity was several yearsbefore CTU initiated its 2015 strategic plan to provide delivery of engineering courses online in2016.Professor Santiago investigated techniques to develop multimedia e-books consisting of videosand other media. The multimedia recordings included using engineering tools and interactiveteaching platforms like Matlab/ Simulink, Labview/Multisim, PhET and Algodoo. The authorexplored numerous internet marketing technologies that appear applicable for developingeducational content and suitable for online delivery. The research efforts led to uploading ofYouTube videos to test and assess its effectiveness. In addition, the
(DTU). Each summer, these* Refer to the webpage for more information on the Summer School: https://pire.soe.ucsc.edu/universities host an intensive, four week course housed in Electrical Engineering (UCSC, DTU),Biological and Agricultural Engineering (UC Davis), and Energy and Environmental Planning(AAU). The program is open to selected senior undergraduates, graduate students and morerecently professionals in any discipline from US and European Institutions; participants areadmitted based on their academic qualifications, creativity and commitment to renewable energyand sustainability assessed through the submission of an essay and interview. The bulk of theactivity takes place in the summer during a three week, in-person workshop preceded
technol- ogy. In that regard he was an IDEA Studio fellow at Autodesk LLC in San Francisco and is one of the Autodesk faculty Fellows. He was a member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design working group on the future of design education and served recently as Midwest District Vice President of the Industrial design Society of America. He is currently a member of the Core Planning committee for the new Seibel Center for Design at UIUCMs. Baigalmaa Batmunkh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Baigalmaa Batmunkh received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering and Technology from Mongolian State University of Agriculture and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering
recognizedthat parents influence their children’s plans for study and career (Frome & Eccles, 1998; Wei-Cheng, 2003), particularly for engineering (Dick & Rallis, 1991). Studies on the topic oftenfocus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies and careers, but just asFrome and Eccles (1998) include English in their study, we feel that the non-STEM fields wouldprovide benefit if they were also investigated. In fact, a strong link has been demonstratedbetween parents’ entrepreneurial activities and the likelihood of their children pursuingentrepreneurship (Carr & Sequeira, 2007; Solesvik, 2013; Van Auken, Stephens, Fry, & Silva,2006). Our central theme aligns well with the published research on the topic. Of particular
planning on taking one or two moresemesters to finish their undergraduate degree (n=5) or were continuing on to graduate school(n=4); these students often did not have concrete ideas of what an ideal career would be. Whilethere was a significant diversity in responses, the researchers identified trends that fit into fourgroups that are distinguished by the degree to which the student described helping people orimproving society as integral to a careers desirability, and whether they expressed this desirebefore or after being asked what would make a career rewarding (Table 2). The types of eachstudent and other demographics are shown in Table 3. For students with internships, theinterview in which they discussed this experience are noted in the
robot would contact the ground.Milled out aluminum was used for the legs; an aluminum frame was used for the body, and woodshelves were fitted inside the body to place electronics. Components in the body were planned tobe secured to the shelves using velcroTM and cable tie wraps to enable ease of installation andremoval.Upon testing and evaluating options, the students decided to include both ultrasonic and laser-range-finder (LRF) sensors on the robot for path planning and obstacle avoidance. The goal wasto achieve some level of redundancy and complement the field of view offered by eachtechnology. The safety requirements on the LRF were investigated to ensure that its operationwould not cause any concerns for those operating or observing the
yearprogram. Faculty from multiple disciplinary backgrounds stressed the need for students to beexposed to multiple ways of thinking and making meaning, noting that the benefits of liberaleducation far exceed the writing, presentation, and teamwork skills often considered sufficient toaugment technical content in preparing students to work in industry.The group planned to merge pedagogical approaches traditional to the humanities (seminar) andvisual and performing arts and design disciplines (studio). Each of these approaches would beused to help students integrate knowledge from both technical and liberal education domains.Faculty members’ own experience with these models informed our initial vision of the learningexperience. The initial intention
, providing insight into the best practices from anindustry and/or collegiate perspective. For example, the University of Hartford’s Ward College ofTechnology and New Horizons described the importance of identifying industry-specific needs,developing an appropriate plan, establishing a mutual agreement, and assessing the model in orderto make continuous improvement to the partnership and project 1 . This process created a projectthat could make mutually beneficial progress. In another example, Gannon University’s graduateprogram incorporates the academic program with application-based training of key real-worldindustry problems 2 . In explaining their success, the authors describe communication as the key tosuccess, and an annual review meeting
Planning and Coordination allocation Translation Artifact used to cross boundaries in language Artifact generated by small population to gain new Self-Explanation understanding for themselves Artifact prompts and facilitates new understanding of Education concepts and/or development of skills in audience Artifact used to discover or compile information previously Gathering of Information unknown to a population (e.g. scientific discovery or group opinion) Facilitation of Decision
operations and the management and operation of the state’s transportation sys- tem. Mr. Barton held a variety of positions with TxDOT in two TxDOT districts as well as the agency’s central administration during his 30 years of state service including Area Engineer, Director of Trans- portation Planning and Development, District Engineer and Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations. Mr. Barton graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986. To mention a few of his most recent accomplishments, in October 2014 he received the Distinguished Graduate Award of the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering from his alma mater, in February 2015 he was
rates.The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are all critical in successful delivery of a standout App. Oursurvey questions cover these aspects in a succinct manner.Evaluation Design for
Paper ID #17780Strategies for Delivering Active Learning Tools in Software Verification &Validation EducationDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for
) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teach- ing and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student
. Amy Hurst, researching the potential uses of 3D printing and modeling in education. Upon graduation in May, she plans to continue pursu- ing research involving children’s interactions with technology and how technology could be designed to continue to enable children’s natural sense of creativity and sociability.Dr. Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Amy Hurst an associate professor of Human-Centered Computing in the Information Systems Department at UMBC and studies accessibility problems and build assistive technologies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Fabricating Engagement: Benefits and Challenges of Using 3D Printing to Engage
designed to 1) fill the void created by NSF’s elimination of the preliminaryproposal review process for the ATE program in 2012; 2) address the challenge thatapproximately two-thirds of the nation’s 1,123 community colleges have never received NSFfunding; 3) better manage the rapidly growing number of requests received by ATE centerprincipal investigators and NSF program officers related to grant proposal development andproject management ; and 4) most importantly, develop grant writing and leadership skillsamong STEM faculty members at two-year colleges.The Mentor-Connect project resulted from a comprehensive planning process that involved NSF-ATE principal investigators, NSF-ATE program officers, potential NSF-ATE grantees, theNational Academy
was needed and provided documentation ofwhat was being built on other university campuses. All of this information would be presented tothe Board of Regents of Georgia to justify the construction of a new library (Box 5, Series 2).Crosland continued to investigate the preliminary plans with other library directors and wrote toEmerson about her concerns. Mr. John Burchard, Head of Humanities and former director oflibraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was invited to the campus to do a librarybuilding study. He supported Crosland’s view that the Carnegie Library was too small and that anew building was needed (Annual Report, 1949-1950).In 1951, Crosland’s dream for a larger library became a reality. Groundbreaking
[15][Bellevue College FG07, as cited in [14]]. This is recommended in theservice-learning literature as well [5]. ii. Intentionally and explicitly connecting reflection to learning outcomesAn observed or suspected obstacle to reflection is the thought that it is irrelevant to the task athand [Cal Poly-SLO FG02, as cited in [14]][12][15][10]. This challenge seems to be addressedby the recommendation found in the literature to establish a clear link between reflection and thelearning or course outcomes. This is in reference both to planning of reflection activities [Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology FG09, as cited in [14]][9][17] and also in making thisconnection explicit to students [14][9]. iii. Practical and cultural
to obtain the contactreaction force on the punch (during a test), and stress and strains in the specimen. After thesimulation, the ABAQUS results are compared against the existing experimental data forverification purposes.Failure Criterion for Forming Simulation: The first step of the design process is to calculate the maximum suitable punch force that needsto be provided to the set up. The suitable punch force is the one that will rupture the strongestmaterials (at maximum thickness) that are planned to be tested. The industry considers failure tooccur at thickness strain ( ) of 20%, known as “thinning.” A negative sign is used to illustratethe decrease in thickness of the sheet metal as it experiences higher magnitude of strain
Engineering Communications Program (ECP) have developed a sophomore tosenior, communication-across-the-curriculum plan, called the “MAE/ECP Initiative,” to meet theneeds of students, faculty, the college, and industry alike in their quest to heighten the pre-professional skills of graduating students. At its core, the partnership encourages the students'development of communicative self-efficacy in meeting the complex communicative demandsrelated to performing technical work in mechanical and aerospace engineering. This paperdiscusses the pedagogical framework, the research paradigm, the foundational concepts(engineering communication: communicative practice, context, communicative design, andengineering identity), communication modalities (written
changes described in 1) and 2), but much planning and careessential if one wishes to address student perceptions related is needed to help students connect the exercises to their pastto “what it takes to be an engineer” and the role for experiences and the learning objectives of the course.engineers in their careers, communities, and families.First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-2
)faculty mentoring, (2) a university initiative derived from Supplemental Instruction, STEM-PASS(an acronym for STEM Peer Assisted Study Scheme), and (3) student-to-student tutoring.A. Faculty Mentoring Intervention ApproachSEECS faculty members are diligent about checking the grades and progress of SEECS students.Each SEECS student is assigned one SEECS Principal Investigator (PI) as a secondary academicadvisor. Grades are checked at midterm and more frequently as required. When a student isfound to be in need of specific intervention, the first line of action is a meeting with their SEECSPI. Students are made aware of the danger of loss of scholarship funding, and the PI and studentagree to a plan of action. Students are made aware of existing
but have them to either side of my body. Avoid pauses and have complete thoughts flowing that are clear and concise.” (Presentation 1) “Practice enunciation, breath and relax and take my time.” (Presentation 1) “Provide the wide example of things and show the application and give more of an idea of what I am doing.” (Presentation 2) “Plan, plan, plan. Narrow down the background info that is important and relevant.” (Presentation 3) “I will attempt to highlight the importance of my research and its application.” (Presentation 4) Student responses reflect detailed evaluation of specific areas of improvement. Commonareas of improvement identified by students included body language
establish project objectives when different project tasks must be completed. 15. Use technical literature or other information sources to fill a gap in your knowledge. 14. Identify and plan for risks in an engineering project. 13. Prepare a sketch of a design concept that is understood by your colleagues. 12. Analyze the tradeoffs between alternative design approaches and select the one that is best for your project
validation 37VAV.fnd V&V terminology and foundations 5VAV.fnd.1 V&V objectives and constraints k EVAV.fnd.2 Planning the V&V effort k EVAV.fnd.3 Documenting V&V strategy, including tests and other artifacts a EVAV.fnd.4) Metrics and measurement (e.g., reliability, usability, and performance) k
interpreting and measuring constructs of course-level motivation that relate tolearning[14-18]. The following sections are an overview of both frameworks and how they relate to theredesign of the IPCCourse Design FrameworkBackward Design [1] is a widely used framework for course development and assessment of courses andcurricula. It has three main steps: 1. Identify desired results: Come up with high-level course outcomes. 2. Determine acceptable evidence: Draft demonstratable objectives and assessments that measure them. 3. Plan learning experiences and instruction: Come up with coursework and course-related interactions that guide students towards demonstratable objectives.Once the process is complete, best practice is to use
sight of one’s engineering goals when all one does is take prerequisiteclasses and other college requirements. Students from underprepared backgrounds tend tostruggle especially hard during their first year and often end up dropping their plans to studyengineering quite early on in their college career. These students are especially vulnerable duringtheir first year here since, after having been high achievers in their high schools, they now mightexperience their first class in which they struggle and receive a poor or even failing grade.Students’ confidence often drops after one such event, and it is our goal to supply the academicand emotional support to prevent a first poor grade from derailing a student’s path through ourschool.The Thayer
a presentation to introduce the research project on the openingday of the internship program. The ten-week activities for the research project were divided intotwo-week literature study and project preparation, seven-week project development, and one-week report writing and presentation preparation. The group discuss the project progress with thefaculty advisor in 2-hour weekly group meetings. In each meeting, individual slide-based oralpresentation was given by each intern, followed by group discussion. The presentation consistedof three components, including 1) project progress for the past week, 2) plan for the next week,and 3) issues and questions need to be discussed. A journal club activity was also organizedwhere each intern
is a 1996 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and obtained an M.S. from both the University of Missouri at Rolla in Geological Engineering and the University of Texas at Austin in Environmental Engineering. Most recently, he graduated with his Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Water Resources and Planning, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Mr. Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., U.S. Military Academy COL Jeff Starke is a Military Intelligence officer with command and staff experiences at the battalion, brigade, joint task force and combatant command levels. His most recent operational