. Engineers, whetherstudents or professionals, need to remember that problem solving involves understanding theentire process; a black box solver should never be trusted! It is shameful that students andgraduates alike pick up a calculator to work simple sums, products, and functions that theyshould be exercising their minds to determine. Calculators, spreadsheet templates, computerprograms, and other technological devices save a great deal of time. They aren’t bad -- they justshouldn’t be used blindly. Users need to understand the basis and limitations of any technologybefore relying on it.Within any STEM field, a skill that requires careful development is that of effectivelycommunicating solutions. In high school math and science courses, the work
Paper ID #32217Designing a new holistic engineering programDr. Julia D Thompson, University of San Francisco Julia Thompson is an Assistant Professor at University of San Francisco. She has a passion for integrating the soul’s work into the engineering design process and technology. She is driven to help students, and people in general, look at technology as a pathway toward healing of earth and unjust social structure. Julia did her undergrad in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley and her PhD in engineering education at Purdue. Her research interests focus on how engineering design practices impact the relationships that
Paper ID #33391A Virtual Internship ExperienceMr. Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Rodney Boehm is the Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor of Practice in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. He has broad industry experiences, including over 35 years in all aspects of the telecommunications industry (sales, marketing, manufacturing, business de- velopment, and technical design), the creation of a telecommunications standard (SONET - Synchronous Optical Network) for the fiber optics industry that is still in use internationally over 30 years
Paper ID #34988Teaching Social Justice to Engineering StudentsDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and the Director of the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Washington. She designs and teaches courses involving universal design, technical communication, ethics, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She co-founded HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology), where she mentors UW students in design for local needs experts with disabilities. She also leads STEM outreach activities for
-granting, Title IV-eligible institutions for higher education, and they enroll approximately30 percent of all undergraduates in the United States [1]. However, in 2018, only 3 percent of allfederal obligations for science and engineering research and development provided to institutionsof higher education was distributed to MSIs. Two agencies that tend to provide most of theresearch funding, the National Institute for Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation(NSF), awarded 2 percent and 6 percent of their research funding to MSIs in 2018 [2]. Federalfunding agencies, such as the NSF, have recognized the need to diversify their fundingportfolios to increase the engagement of under-participating institutions, including MSIs. Withthis in mind
redesigned a project in an introductory bioengineering course to explore stress managementtechniques through physiology, biosensors, and design. The project allows students to developdesign skills and to explore the impact of wellness practices on human physiology. Assessmentof the curricular redesign will be measured by student evaluations of the offering and theirwillingness to engage in the mindfulness portion of the course. The COVID-19 pandemic hasemphasized the need to focus on student wellbeing in addition to physical health. Integration ofwellness into the core curriculum promotes the use of existing campus resources presented inclass and may normalize the use of these resources within engineering departments and colleges.Ultimately, the
and curricular resources forachieving engineering literacy for all. This resource exchangedocument will provide a brief introduction to the framework andexplore how the highlighted concepts can build upon each otherto influence more immediate and purposeful instructionalpractice. The complete framework can be downloaded forfree at https://p12framework.asee.org/.Defining Engineering Learning: The framework operationally defines Engineering Learning as three-dimensional which includes 1) the Engineering Habits of Mind (i.e., Optimism, Persistence, Creativity,Systems Thinking, Collaboration, and Conscientiousness) that students should develop over time throughrepetition and conditioning, 2) the Engineering Practices (i.e., Engineering Design
Paper ID #32573Can I have More Problems to Practice? Student Usage and Course SuccessRelated to Auto-graded, End-of-chapter Problems in a Material and EnergyBalances CourseKayla Chapman, Kayla Chapman is currently studying chemical engineering at the University of Toledo and expects to earn a B.S. degree in 2021. She has assisted with multiple areas of research and data analysis regarding zyBooks reading participation and challenge activities. She became interested in performing research after completing a chemical engineering course that used zyBooks.Prof. Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo Matthew W
Paper ID #32807The Development of Techie TimesMr. Brian D. Tedeschi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brian Tedeschi is a current Graduate Student at Purdue University with research interests in STEM Educa- tion and informal learning environments. Brian received his Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology and is currently working towards a Master’s degree in Engineering Technology.Ms. Julia K. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julia Miller is a Grad Student pursuing a masters in Engineering Technology with a specialization in engi- neering/STEM education research at Purdue
increasingly complex world, higher educationinstitutions are more and more promoting entrepreneurial mindset and integratingentrepreneurship elements in their programs. Integration of entrepreneurially minded learning inengineering courses, which promotes entrepreneurial mindset and skills, is an approach that isgaining momentum among individual faculty members. This paper presents such effort involvinga junior level engineering statistics course. Given the abundance of data in today’s world and theimportance of extracting meaning out of them, statistics is an important tool for any disciplineincluding engineering. This importance is summed up in the following quote from WalterShewhart, who is known as the father of statistical quality control: “The
, conflict mediator and restorative justice facilitator and trainer. Annie is committed to transformative education that engages the whole person. She is inspired to cultivate the emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness of students, staff and professionals. She is a certified Search Inside Yourself teacher; a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program for leaders.Dr. Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto Dr. Reeve was the founding Director (Emeritus) of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engi- neering (ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. After a lengthy career as a consulting engineer he made development of personal capability central to his work with engineering students
promote social justice” and also ties itclosely to the needs of sustainable development. He goes on to discuss several aspects of socialjustice, including defining it as “standards for, and a view on how to promote, human dignity,rights, fulfillment for all of humanity." In his later description of the 10 principles ofhumanitarian engineering, he explicitly calls for the creation of “the best design that meets allconstraints (performance, reliability, cost, environmental, social, use of local materials, etc.) inthe social and physical context and keeping the people firmly in mind.” In fact, all the principleshe cites remain focused on one overriding concern – that engineering in general, and specificallyhumanitarian engineering, requires at its
brieflysummarized the “take-aways” from the Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning, EngineeringPerformance Matrices, and the Standards for Preparation and Professional Development forTeachers of Engineering.The Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning provides elements to help inform content,standards, and pedagogical development. The framework includes a recommended P-12 contentorganization (what teachers should teach) and guiding principles for P-12 engineering (howprograms should be developed). The content organization includes: ● Engineering Habits of Mind - Optimize, Persistence, Collaboration, Creativity, Conscientiousness, and Systems Thinking. ● Engineering Practice - Engineering Design, Materials Processing, Quantitative Analysis
Paper ID #35705Engineering by Remote Online Learning During COVID-19Marvin Gayle, Marvin Gayle is an Associate Professor in Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Com- munity College. He received an M.S.E.E. and a B.E.E.E. degree from The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York [C.U.NY]. Professor Gayle has a background in telecommunication and VHDL design. Professor Gayle teaches Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology courses. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer [P.E] registered in New York StateDanny Mangra Danny Mangra is an Associate Professor in Engineering Technology
Introducing Electromechanical Folk Art In Engineering Technology Programs Farrokh Attarzadeh Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper presents the preliminary steps taken to introduce a course in Electromechanical FolkArt. The paper discusses the introduction of the idea to senior students enrolled in the ComputerEngineering Technology Program at the University of Houston. The presentation included a 10-minute narrated slide show, highlighting the reasoning behind the proposed course, ademonstration of several
limitations at the time of the model implementation by theprofessors of the discipline, primarily in the competence of the conceive, design, implement,operate cycle. It is then assumed that a faculty member is expected to demonstrate her or his ability in the competencies proposed by the model. Specifically, CDIO Standards 9 and 10 address the issue of faculty training for the development of these competencies.[4]. With this in mind, the current research seeks to answer the question, do the faculties of engineering schools need to improve and update their knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to demonstrate their ability to guarantee the learning process of students under the requirements of engineering education standards such as CDIO or ABET
), working on initiatives to protect the watershed by bringing value to waste up-stream and transparency to the state of water quality. ● Twain High School, partnering for the participation of pregnant and parenting teens in a USD interdisciplinary course, Creative Minds, that combines ways of thinking from theatre, mathematics and engineering, to create tools or manipulatives that can be used by young children to facilitate mathematical learning. ● Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, enabling USD engineering students and Kumeyaay children to exchange ideas, collaborate, and share cultural knowledge in their Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM) lab. ● Waste for Life, supporting communities to develop
inengineering education focusing on women in engineering. We considered the context ofinclusive curriculum and showed the importance of a sense of belonging in developingengineering identity. Sense of belonging is a salient factor that enhances in-group feelingsthat confirm group membership and help develop stronger identity with the group [19]. Whileplanning and designing an intervention for empowering women in engineering classrooms, itshould be kept in mind whether the intervention is able to foster a sense of belonging in away that women feel they are a part of the engineering community. Strengthening groupdynamics can help minimize climate effects. So, interventions should be designed aroundincreasing women students’ belongingness in an
for informationand publicity purposes. If you do not mind being contacted, please provide your email address.Use the back of this paper for sufficient space to write your comments.Scale: 1 = Outstanding 2 = Pretty Good 3 = Average 4 = Could Improve 5 = Need practice 4. How do you currently rate your presentation skills? ___________ Have you learned anything in this class that has helped you? If so, what?_____________________________________________________________________________ In your opinion, should the classes on presentation skills be modified? If so, how?______________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do you currently rate your written skills for engineering
THE EVOLUTION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ORIENTATION COURSE William A. Bares and David A. Rogers Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105ABSTRACT During the last three quarters faculty members in Electrical Engi-neering at North Dakota State University have been experimenting withpossible new directions for a traditional orientation course for fresh-man electrical engineers. These new directions are an effort to meetthe challenges of: (1) the increasing enrollments, (2) the continualpressures on the curriculum caused by new technologies, and (3) therealization that our students need a more
Utilization by U.S. College Students: 10-Year Population-Level Trends (2007–2017)," Psychiatric Services, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 60-63, 2019/01/01 2018, doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800332.[10] E. K. Czyz, A. G. Horwitz, D. Eisenberg, A. Kramer, and C. A. King, "Self-reported Barriers to Professional Help Seeking Among College Students at Elevated Risk for Suicide," Journal of American College Health, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 398-406, 2013/10/01 2013, doi: 10.1080/07448481.2013.820731.[11] D. Eisenberg et al., "The Healthy Minds Study: 2018-2019 Data Report," 2019.[12] S. A. Wilson, Hammer, J.H., Usher, E.L., "Engineering Student Mental Health: Analysis of national data from the Healthy Minds Study," in American Institute of
, researchers noticed several ways that race emerged in theattributes of engineers that were worth noting. One of the most common ways we noticed racewas when children explicitly stated that anyone, regardless of race or gender, can be an engineeras shown in text from Figure 1. This theme is coded as a color blindness approach to diversity inengineering. Two drawings stated, “Anybody, everyone is an engineer.” Furthermore, in follow-up interviews, the children mentioned how race and gender do not matter when it comes toengineering because it is about your heart and mind. Figure 1. Transcription: My picture is showing a person walking in the street. I put this because anyone can be an engineerIn each camp, the mission
Paper ID #33435Student Communication of Engineering Design Solutions (Fundamental)Alexandria Muller, University of California, Santa Barbara Alexandria is a third-year doctoral student working with Dr. Danielle Harlow in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona in 2017. She has worked with informal science institutions for the past 11 years, including The Chandler Museum, Tucson Children’s Museum, and Biosphere 2. Currently, her research interests are facilitator, curriculum and exhibit
construction and implementation of engineering designs at scale.Some students went as far as to state that a lack of foresight about the consequences is simple,“bad practice” and thus directly hints at irresponsible innovation. “…it is incredibly important to consider in order to understand past, present, and future implications of technologies’ applications.” Student 14 “[Engineers]…in the design or production stages must keep in mind that their solution may have unintended consequences.” Student 23 “At the same time people solving these problems using engineering techniques must take into account the social implications. As many solutions can have consequences beyond what was initially intended.” Student 26
Paper ID #33459Framing Engineering as Community Activism for Values-Driven Engineer-ing(RFE Design and Development - Year 2)Dr. Joni M. Lakin, University of Alabama Joni M. Lakin (Ph.D. , The University of Iowa) is Associate Professor of Educational Research at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include educational assessment, educational evaluation methods, and increasing diversity in STEM fields.Dr. Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University Dr. Daniela Marghitu is a faculty member in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department at Auburn University, where she has worked since 1996. She has published
Paper ID #33096Redefining Student Preparation for Engineering Leadership UsingModel-Based Systems Engineering in an Undergraduate CurriculumProf. George Frederick Halow, University of Michigan George F. Halow is named Professor of Practice in Aerospace Engineering effective May 1st, 2019 and is specializing in teaching leadership and professionalism in engineering. He is the winner of the 2020 Sigma Gamma Tau Silver Shaft Award as the top teacher in Aerospace Engineering, and the 2021 Aerospace Engineering Department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Impact Award. Prior to his appointment at the University of Michigan
]. Shortly after World War I, there was an increasing classconsciousness within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers which led Thorstein Veblen[36], however erroneously, to posit in Engineers and the Price System that if there were to be aworkers’ revolution in industrial America, it would come via a “Soviet of Technicians.” Layton[37] unpacks Veblen’s errors in reading the power, position, and organization of the engineeringprofession.This internal contradiction has historically led to tensions within groups of engineers, with moremanagerial-minded engineers veering and lobbying for the growth of professional societies,which largely worked to exclude other technical workers as a means to protect the white-collarclass position of engineers
COMPUTER EDUCATION IN CIVILENGINEERING-IS IT WORKING? I. C. GOULTER, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, R3T 2N2. 39INTRODUCTION The tremendous advancement in computer technology overthe last decade has had a d~rect impact on all fields ofengineering. These advancements have affected not only themanner in which problems are solved but also what problems cannow be solved. These changes, however, have not affected allengineering disciplines to the same degree or in the same way.Of all the engineering fields, Civil Engineering has perhapsbeen the least affected. There have, nevertheless, beensignificant developments in the use of computers
into aschool district’s required curriculum. Benefits for the kindergarten teacher as well as theengineering professor will also be discussed.1. IntroductionKindergarten is a transitional stage in a child’s life. Their young minds are soaking in new ideasand learning every day. The kindergarten curriculum not only focuses on their social andemotional development, but it also emphasizes the importance of academics such as reading,math, science and problem solving. Bringing fun, hands-on activities into the classroom thatdemonstrate simple engineering concepts is an excellent opportunity to introduce these studentsto engineering at a young age and motivate their interest in learning. There are numerousresources available for teachers through
Paper ID #35228Teaching an Engineering Lab Through Hybrid InstructionProf. Shamim Mirza, California State University at Long Beach Dr. Shamim Mirza has been teaching at the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, CSULB, since Fall 2013. He is teaching several courses including materials labs. His research interest is in the field of nanotechnology, especially, polymers and nanomaterials (e.g., carbon nanotubes, graphene, organic/inorganic nanoparticles, bio-sensors). Dr. Mirza was the PI of several government SBIR/STTR projects including NASA, DoD, and NIH. American