a hard deadline andfailure to meet the deadline results in loss of a project, contract or potential client. Students in Omaha hadbeen exposed to this policy in previous design spine courses, but the policy was new to Lincoln students.In general, we observed students used this policy to their advantage which resulted not only in highergrades but also better project reports in general. This policy applied not only to the final projectdeliverables but to pre-lecture and pre-lab activities as well.Second, we specifically outlined an AI policy in the syllabus and provided a lecture on debuggingtechniques and the AI policy specifically to clearly delineate expectations (AI policy available in the SI).We outlined the following key items for
students’ junior and senior years.While this course focuses on increasing the technical skills of students, it also intends to improvetheir abilities to work in a team and think critically about product design. These goals of thecourse are explicitly stated in the course objectives. To quantify the efficacy of the ClinicalObservations and Needs Finding course as it specifically relates to our geographical location andavailable resources, pre—and post—course surveys were analyzed both qualitatively andquantitatively. To directly tie the methods of analysis to the nature of the course, the learningobjectives remained forefront during the survey creation portion of the process. The objectives ofthe course as listed in the syllabus are as
in their future careers. The course components include: ● Academic and Individual Development Planning ● Communication, ● Teaching and Mentoring ● Exploring Pathways to Interdisciplinary Careers ● Leadership and Entrepreneurship ● Career Exploration and Networking ● Professional & Responsible Conduct ● Health & WellbeingThis course also was designed to provide opportunities for cohort development and networkingbetween current students and alumni of the program. A copy of the syllabus from Spring 2024 isprovided in the Appendix B.Formalization of the professional development activities for graduate students in theinterdisciplinary computational science program into a two-semester course was done to
, offering workshopsand seminars focused on scientific writing, public speaking, and presentation skills [9,10]. Someinstitutions have partnered with professionals to provide practical insights and real-worldscenarios, enriching the learning experience. Furthermore, there's a growing trend ofinterdisciplinary courses where students from different scientific backgrounds collaborate,simulating a more diverse communication environment [11,12,13]. Research in this field has alsoemphasized the importance of peer-to-peer learning, creating student-led discussion groups, andassessments focused on improving communication skills [11,13,14,15,16,17]. Digital platforms,like online courses and webinars, have also been leveraged to reach a wider audience
the semester, highlighting its relevance to mechanical engineering andintegrating it throughout the course. Table 1 illustrates the sequential steps and milestones in thedevelopment of the combustion engine, as outlined in the project timeline. The syllabus wasdesigned to incorporate both traditional lab experiments and project milestones such as designbriefs, thermodynamic analysis, and SolidWorks simulations, ensuring a comprehensive PBLexperience. Active learning techniques, including problem-solving sessions and peer teaching, wereintegrated to deepen student engagement and help students apply theoretical knowledgepractically. SolidWorks for simulations and leveraging technology for virtual collaborationenabled students to explore
research/work experience, including experience fromgraduate-level courses on robotics and related areas. The overall course syllabus and contentswere discussed with the Office of the Dean of Engineering and the School of Engineering’sIndustrial Professional Advisory Committee (IPAC) which consisted of industry members fromrelevant disciplines. More importantly, feedback and suggestions were welcomed from(anonymous) student surveys to keep the course relevant to students’ learning needs. The surveysleveraged student-faculty interaction for an improved learning experience [14]. The contentswere revised based on appropriate feedback. Topics unfamiliar to students were prioritized andlesson plans were fine-tuned with time. The current contents would
our pre-treatment period to begin in 2019 andomitted the year 2020, which was the chaotic pandemic year that saw a mid-semester upheavalof pedagogy. Thus, for this study, the pre-treatment period was defined as 2019 and 2021—twoyears, symmetric with the post-treatment period 2022 and 2023.Other than the change to maritime-specific content, the machine learning course remained thesame pre- and post-treatment. The course’s instructor, syllabus, objectives, expectations,content, etc. did not change from 2019 to 2023, a timeframe we refer to as the study period(omitting 2020). A total of 132 students completed the course during the study period, 68 pre-treatment and 64 post-treatment.The DiD method can be understood as follows. If xpre and xpost
and walk around theclassroom.A secondary goal of this course was to empower graduate students with the pedagogical skillsfor university teaching and course development. The course instructors were doctoral studentsenrolled in different civil engineering disciplines. Instructors were selected through anapplication process during the fall semester, approximately 9 months before the course, and metregularly to develop course activities and coordinate logistics throughout the spring semester andearly summer.Course planning contained various steps ranging from recruiting and training instructors torecruiting high school students, developing course content (i.e., syllabus and assessments),incorporating active learning techniques, collecting
ocean engineering. McCue taught that coursein 2008 and 2010. She emulated that design with a 1-credit course offering in Spring of 2020 atMason, the semester which included a mid-term pivot to online instruction due to the COVID-19pandemic. Using lessons learned from those instructional experiences, McCue and Carr launcheda 3-credit hour course in Spring of 2022, offered a second time in Spring of 2023, at Mason focusedbroadly on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.In its present design the course outcomes are that: • Students will demonstrate the knowledge needed to be advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the engineering workforce • Students will demonstrate the skills needed to be change agents in the
. • Once the semester commences, the course coordinator provides a steady stream of materials and information to instructors and students. These materials cover a wide range, including project assignment, submission deadlines, example problems, and innovative ways to present the material. • The coordinator posts course content information to online platforms (MS Teams and D2L) to ensure proposed materials are shared among the instructors for peer review and comment, confirming the product is ready for students well in advance. Assessment: Course coordinator is also responsible for course assessment including selection of assignments for assessment, and the development and implementation of
learning objectives, which students should be able todo upon the completion of the course: A. Explain the value of managing stress in achieving optimal health/well-being. B. Identify one's personal coping style and strengths for transforming stress into a positive factor. C. Explain key strategies to flourish in a challenging environment through optimistic and resilient thinking. D. Describe how to use the concept of “failure” to learn and grow. E. Identify how to use emotional intelligence to prevent stress and fatigue and improve one’s health/well-being.Students were made aware of the learning objectives through the course syllabus that wasdistributed at the beginning of each course. Appendix A contains the course
-Discipline: Student Adaptation to Emergency Remote Teaching in an Integrated Engineering Energy Course during COVID-19,” Education Sciences, vol. 10, 2020, Accessed: Feb. 05, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1277023[6] L. E. Gin, R. A. Scott, L. D. Pfeiffer, Y. Zheng, K. M. Cooper, and S. E. Brownell, “It’s in the syllabus … or is it? How biology syllabi can serve as communication tools for creating inclusive classrooms at a large-enrollment research institution,” Advances in Physiology Education, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 224–240, 2021, doi: 10.1152/advan.00119.2020.[7] C. J. Stanny, M. Gonzalez, and B. McGowan, “Assessing the culture of teaching and learning through a syllabus review,” Assessment & Evaluation in
27-114 2023 4(3,0,0,0,1) 19(14,0,0,0,5) 20 32-86a Number of courses(In-person, Asynchronous, Online Synchronous, Hybrid, No Information)b Up until midspring 2020 all courses were in-personB. Data CollectionLMS feature use data was collected from each Canvas course for spring semesters from 2019 to2023. This data included LMS feature use at two points in time each semester: mid-Spring and atthe end of the semester. For comparison purposes to Spring 2020, mid-Spring (denoted m19-m23) LMS feature use data were recorded at the end of the 9th week of the semester (i.e., whenin-person instruction stopped). Spring data accounts for all LMS feature use across the semester.LMS feature use data were provided
activity has been a successful idea.Overall, the students liked the technique and found it beneficial, regardless of whether the studentwas an online student or a face-to-face student. Furthermore, former students have come back totell the faculty that they have used the excel spreadsheet they developed for the project. Havingfaculty colleagues’ workload in mind and for easy implementation in their own courses, links tothe course syllabus, project assignment, and two student final reports were provided. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education
inadvertentlyadvantaged students of their own background [6]. Some schools have developed programs thatattempt to increase the feeling of belonging for historically marginalized groups, but most ofthese interactions occur outside the classroom [3]. The purpose of this study is to quantify andevaluate the efficacy of a clinical observations and needs-finding course on historicallymarginalized groups, to create a more welcoming and equal learning environment.Methods:To measure students’ perceptions before and after completing the course, a Qualtrics survey wascreated with Likert scale questions and open-response questions that directly aligned with thecourse objectives as stated in the syllabus. The survey was administered to all 75 junior-levelundergraduate
collected through these tools to improve the class experience. Figure 1. Screenshots for “PrimeBot” and “WebDeveloperBot”The instructor made adaptations to his course along the way to better support students’ use ofgenerative AI and also demonstrated that he was tinkering with generative AI along with thestudents. For example, after the second session of the course, the instructor found that thestudents were asking many questions regarding the syllabus in “GeneralBot”. However, because“GeneralBot” was the same as ChatGPT and the syllabus was not included in the training data,“GeneralBot” was unable to provide students with answers. Seeing this phenomenon, theinstructor and the team created “SyllabusBot” and introduced it in the next
university studenthonor code stated on the course syllabus regarding cheating. We plan to account for this in future study by requiringstudents to sign a declaration of complete academic integrity prior to taking the examination with their study sheets. In conclusion, this study illuminates the intricate connection between students’ self-generated study materialsand their performance in examinations by exploring the impact of study sheets on students’ performance. While thisstudy could not establish the direct relationship between the quality of the study sheet with the students’performance, the study reveals that student's preparation and use of study sheets does not negatively affect theirperformance. The authors intend to conduct a future
Paper ID #44618Incorporating Sustainability Concepts into the Course Design of FluidMechanics: An Approach to Improving Students’ Problem-Solving Skillswith Environment ScienceYingxiao Song, Muskingum University Assistant Professor in Physics and Engineering Department of Muskingum University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Incorporating Sustainability Concepts into the Course Design of FluidMechanics: An Approach to Improving Students’ Problem-Solving Skills with Environment Science Yingxiao Song
they need to be effective learners. A syllabus may reflect the instructor’sbeliefs and attitudes about the subject matter and students, making it a guide for the instructor aswell as to the students. Cullen and Harris argue that “a syllabus is more than an outline of course.It represents the mindset, that is the professor’s philosophy of teaching and learning as well ashis or her attitudes toward students, and conceptualization of the course [8].” Cullen and Harrisfurther argue that a review of course syllabi can reveal much about an instructor’s learner-centered practices and have developed a rubric for assessing learner-center qualities of coursesyllabi. Eslami, et al., analyzed undergraduate STEM syllabi and found students enrolled
familiar with each other and the theories and principles that inform this program. They will share a current syllabus that they plan to update as they move through this program. Like the modules, the orientation includes a synchronous discussion. Participants play the collaborative online game, exploring the diversity of ways in which communication and collaboration, scientific inquiry and innovation, debate and engagement can be done more inclusively, without conflict/competition. Module 1: Updating a course syllabus: Participants update an existing course by interrogating the sociocultural basis of their discipline, drawing upon knowledge and perspectives, discourses and methodologies from diverse cultures. They exchange
project completion. These aspects wereconfirmed through literature [2] and online survey [3]. Non-technical aspects of the course thatmake students better engineers were also discovered [4], [5]. To assess senior design coursesacross engineering disciplines, Larry J. McKenzie pointed to Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) outcomes [6]. The outcomes with sufficient specificityenable straightforward assessment. With this framework, the course can be revised toaccommodate the rise in enrollment [7] and the preparation of students for the course can beimplemented [8], [9].Depending on the available spatial and manpower resources, universities implement either one-semester or two-semester format for their senior design. Regardless
, enrollment in the physicsadvanced composition courses was approximately 60% of the number of senior physicsmajors. Figure 1: Courses in the core physics curriculum at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.For this work, we collected course materials that were publicly available through course websites.For the majority of courses, the materials consisted of the syllabus and assignment details. Wechose to analyze more materials from the lab (401 and 403) and advanced composition classes,because these courses require the most writing, despite the imbalance this introduces whencomparing across the full set of courses.2.2 AnalysisWe drew on systematic methods for qualitative coding of the course materials [20, 21].References to writing or written
include in their syllabi?” J. Excellence in College Teach., vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 29-61, 2010.[7] J. Parkes and M. B. Harris, “The purposes of a syllabus,” College Teach., vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 55-61, 2002, doi: 10.1080/87567550209595875.[8] E. Karanja and D. M. Grant, “Evaluating learner-centeredness course pedagogy in project management syllabi using a content analysis approach,” J. Inf. Syst. Educ., vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 131-146, 2020. [Online] Available: https://jise.org/Volume31/n2/JISEv31n2p131.html[9] H.A. Diefes-Dux and G. Panther, “Instructor adaptability and the course complexity typology as tools for faculty development,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo.., Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2022.[10
turnaround time for responses. This accommodates diverse communication styles and ensures timely support. Incorporating Minimum Meeting Requirements in Syllabus: One faculty member suggests including a minimum number of meetings with the instructor in the syllabus, setting clear expectations for student-instructor interactions. Utilizing Online Booking Portals: Faculty members express interest in or plan to continue using online booking portals as a means of streamlining the appointment scheduling process. Exploring Alternative Venues: Considering the current high student turnout, one faculty member suggests exploring a change of venue for office hours to better
focus on community building within engineering. Thenuances of my experiences inside and outside of the classroom over the course of my four yearsat this university inform my following recommendations and speak to the impact of positive andnegative teaching experiences encountered during my educational journey.Preliminary Findings and RecommendationsOur analysis of the instructors’ guide revealed that several policies have been implemented withthe intent of supporting student learning, but their impact falls short in terms of aligning withhigh-impact teaching practices and fostering inclusive learning environments. Syllabus languagewas the first item addressed in the instructors’ guide, with the following recommendationsstanding out to us: 1
-020-09532-8.[17] J. L. Hsu, M. Rowland-Goldsmith, and E. B. Schwartz, “Student Motivations and Barriers toward Online and In-Person Office Hours in STEM Courses,” CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 21, no. 4, Dec. 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-03- 0048.[18] L. D. Feisel and A. J. Rosa, “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 121–130, Jan. 2005, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x.[19] E. Dubicki, “Mapping curriculum learning outcomes to ACRL’s Framework threshold concepts: A syllabus study,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 288–298, May 2019, doi: https
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 There's a Textbook for this Class? Scaffolding Reading and Notetaking in a Digital AgeAbstractInnovative engineers depend on technical reading as a primary means of lifelong learning.Several scaffolded course activities encourage the practice of reading and notetaking in acollaborative learning environment. In lower-level courses, students receive brief instruction inHow to Read a Book[1], Cornell notes[2], and Sketchnoting[3]. Student Note assignmentsrequire students to take hand-written notes while reading the textbook and post a picture of theirreading and class notes to an online discussion board. In later courses, students, well trained inthe Student Notes
, the official university guidance was released. Within thefirst click of navigating this guidance, the university offers “considerations for your syllabus andcourse” that includes a wide array of example syllabus language and a general position that theuse of AI can help students explore their own learning as long as faculty and transparent andclear in their expectations. This guidance goes on to include how assessment and evaluation areimpacted by AI, and how the development of discipline-specific expertise can be fosteredthrough intentional AI usage. Finally, multiple examples of creative pedagogy with AI areoffered to faculty for integration into their course. These integrations included supporting the useof AI to help frame faculty’s
Group. She has contributed to educational initiatives as a teaching fellow at Teach For India.Mrs. Belen A Garcia, University of Michigan, Dearborn Belen A. Garcia is an instructional designer at the University of Michigan Dearborn. She earned her Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology with a focus on engineering education from Purdue University. In her dissertation research, she investigated how middle school students built sustainable virtual cities and the effect on their environmental attitudes. She has taught college courses in interdisciplinary studies, educational technology and Spanish. Previously, she taught German at the high school level. Her research interests lie at the intersection of online learning
. • State and Review Late Submission Policies at the beginning of their classes (requirements by immigration law and school academic policy) and read the course syllabus. Understanding the policies related to late submissions in your course and institution is essential. This policy can be in the course syllabus, online classroom, and the instructor's policies regarding late submissions. It is practical to clearly state that any late submission or missing deadline can cause instructors to deduct a certain percentage of the grade each day until zero. • Policy execution matters. Instructors must stay calm and assess the situation when late submission or missing deadline occurs. Working with international