the University of Toronto in Canada and a Master’s Degree in Engineering Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. His research focuses on areas of automated rea- soning in Artificial Intelligence; specifically, automated planning, search and knowledge representation. Currently his research focuses on understanding how machine learning techniques can be applied to the in- telligent decision-making process, on the applicability of reasoning techniques and learning to databases. He is also an assistant researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019WIP: Engaging engineering teaching staff with
student assessment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work In Progress: Factors Influencing Career Choice and Success in Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe field of biomedical engineering (BME) has witnessed significant growth in recent years,driven by advances in technology and a growing emphasis on healthcare innovation. This growthhas led to a large range of post-graduation career paths for BME undergraduates includingmedical and professional school, graduate school, and direct employment as engineers in themedtech, biotech, and healthcare industries [1]. Much of the literature on career choice andmotivations of these students focuses on their plans at
also the faculty advisor for the Formula SAE team at LSU.Dr. Andrew Becnel, Louisiana State University and A&M College 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE): Boston, Massachusetts Jul 28 GIFTS: Career Guidance 101Students are frequently under the assumption that an engineering degree guarantees a job atgraduation. Our Mechanical Engineering department at Louisiana State University (LSU) beganembedding career planning into the first-year engineering courses during the 2022-23 academicyear to give students a model for what it takes to be a top-tier job candidate (or candidate forgraduate school) at graduation. By providing students with the tools to set themselves up forsuccess
analytics related modules are incorporated intheir current teaching materials. Through the analysis, we seek to explore how high schooleducation in Arkansas is preparing students for next-generation workforce needs in analytics. Inaddition, we perform a descriptive statistics analysis of the learning modules created by theparticipating teachers through the AR-DATA program. We summarize the standards the teachershave used for their modules as well as the common ideas and topics of the learning modules.Through connecting the modules in different subject areas, we also analyze the possibilities ofcollaborative lesson plans that teachers in different fields can coordinate and teach together.Finally, we examine related topics in the post-secondary
specific lesson plans, hands-on activities selected to encourage interest in teachingScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). At XXX University four weeksummer program was conducted for teaching STEM activities and lessons plans geared towardsMiddle/High School Teaching. The main focus of the summer enrichment program was toencourage students to enter the STEM teaching profession as Middle/High School teachers.Three primary areas selected to build enthusiasm for teaching STEM were ElectronicsEngineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Mathematics.IntroductionThe demand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is expected togrow at a phenomenal rate as compared to the non-STEM (17% from 2008 to 2018
through boththe University-wide and CoE Strategic Plans. In The Pennsylvania State University 2020-2025Strategic Plan, the university’s goals related to equity, diversity, and inclusion include to “foster aculture of respect and inclusion that values the experiences and perspectives of faculty, staff, andstudents” [1]. In alignment with this, Goal 1 of the 2020-2025 CoE Strategic Plan is to “grow apervasive, welcoming, equitable and inclusive culture and climate throughout the College’sstudents, faculty and staff that exemplifies the Penn State values” [2]. As a foundation of this goal,the CoE developed the Equity Action Plan, which contains specific action items for engagingstakeholders in the equity action process, with the goal of deepening
implementable lesson/exercise, as well as dissemination of newlyacquired knowledge at annual teacher summit and/or online presentation. The participants alsosummarized their studies and shared their posters with other research students and teachers fromdifferent RET/REU programs. The expected outcomes of this program would be the transferringof acquired practical knowledge and skills to excite, empower, and educate students through newclass/lab activities. Funding from industry allowed additional equipment for schools and havingmore teacher participants in this program. The three-year program achieved most of the planned objectives. The program recruitedand trained a diverse cohort of participants, most teachers managed to grow their
inequities and inclusive leadership is crucial toensuring these commitments lead to real change [3], [4]. As a result, this executive summary aimsto characterize the exemplars’ intentions by identifying and examining the institutional values andDEI commitments declared in the strategic plans and other relevant institutional documents. Weorganized the executive summary around three topics—project overview, year three research andeducation activities, and critical insights from the document analysis.Project OverviewUsing a multi-case research design framed by Kotter’s Leading Change theory and Acker’sInequality Regimes as theoretical foundations [5], [6], this CAREER award aims to uncover thechange strategies institutionalized by six exemplary COEs to
, and rehabilitation with a focus on sustainable green building design and construction.Miss Paula Alvarez Pino Paula Alvarez Pino is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Paula is in charge of monitoring the progress of research, outreach and training activities in the center, as well as to set short and long-term goals to ensure the continuous progress of the SSCRC. Paula collaborates with the City of Birmingham as liaison in several projects related to the built environment and to improving the overall quality of life of the communities. Paula plans international research experience programs for undergraduate and graduate students in
students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a member of the executive com- mittee of a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he taught the capstone course in spring 2014) and is on the planning committee for a new NSF IUSE grant to trans- form STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas is currently an
development). These projects have included Robotics Platforms, Planning, Monitoring and Control algorithms, Sensor Interface, User Inter- faces, Wireless communication, Signal Processing etc. All of this involves direction and teaching teams how to use the required tools and apply engineering skills to transform a concept into a product. She also manages interdisciplinary senior design projects in collaboration with other engineering departments such as Textiles Engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Beyond senior design, she has also created and teaches undergraduate as well as graduate-level classes in ECE (Python and scripting, Algorithms in ECE, Practical Engineering Prototyping (PrEP). She also has designed and
affiliation).Before the three-day convening, teams submitted a draft version of their plans to address thechanges proposed by ABET as well as the results of an institutional inventory of their DEIresources. Throughout the workshop, teams further developed their plans and gave feedback toand received feedback from at least two other teams.In this paper (written from the perspective of the external evaluators, with contributions frommembers of the planning team), we identify common issues across institutions related to theimplementation and assessment of DEI that might be navigated collaboratively based ondocument analysis and participants’ survey responses. Specifically, we discuss the challengesand supports commonly expressed by event participants
, andcreating and managing budgets are inherently entrepreneurial activities. The three Cs, curiosity,connections, and creating value, used in the KEEN EM framework, are useful for facultydevelopment. Engineering faculty instill curiosity in their students every day and are curiousabout solving research problems, they make connections when they teach in class and performresearch, and create value when they teach courses students want to take and solve researchproblems organizations wish to fund. This paper prepares the foundation for a robust, holisticapproach to faculty development using the three Cs. The career planning support at threedifferent institutions is summarized and the concept of a career strategic plan is discussed.Recommended
)represent a unique yet understudied student group that comprises substantial numbers of thosehistorically underrepresented and underserved in STEM (i.e., due to race, ethnicity, gender, socialclass, ability, orientation, etc.). The individual diversity reflected by SVSMs, as well as theirtechnical interests, leadership and teamwork skills, maturity, life experience, and self-discipline,highlight SVSM as promising candidates for helping the field of engineering meet 21st centurySTEM workforce diversity goals [1,2].Project Goals and Work PlanThe overall goal of this NSF CAREER project is to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce via two complementary work streams: aresearch plan and an
Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000.Anna Tanguma, Science Foundation Arizona Anna Tanguma brings 10 years of STEM strategic planning and program management experience in higher education environments and initiatives. Anna has a history of promoting and increasing enroll- ment in the programs she manages, as well as developing collaborative relationships with corporate and c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #23780community members. Anna has provided successful direction to federally
led energy conservation research projects for Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in civil engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University. Wayne is a frequent speaker and author on continuing education for engineers, and is a member of the College of Engineering’s Education Innovation Committee.Dr. Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. Jeffrey S. Russell is the Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his role as Vice Provost, he is striving to make UW- Madison a global leader in the service to lifelong learners. He
certifications such as major, minor or concentration,presenting a sequence of engineering or technology focused entrepreneurship courses in currentcurriculum, collaborating with business school to lead in-class trainings and extracurricularactivities such as business competitions, etc5,7,8. Among non-degree, course sequence focusedprograms, although the practices are often engineering theme focused, entrepreneurshipeducation is seldom offered at the first year level as part of a design course where studentsdesign, build and test a tangible product.We report on the practice of integrating a module featuring a series of lectures onentrepreneurship and business plan development into an existing first-year engineering course.This two-quarter Introduction to
-related professions through interactive mini-sessions and displays.This paper focuses on one specific mini-session, which introduced best management practices(BMPs) for stormwater design. The session was collaboratively designed and delivered bypracticing engineers and educators. In this mini-session, student teams developed cost-effectivesite solutions that adhered to county area specifications. After a brief introduction to the topic,teams were provided with a site plan, sheets representing BMP options, a worksheet, and othersupplies. The activity was structured into the following steps:1. Calculate the Impervious Area2. Calculate the BMP Area3. Design a Minimum of Two Alternative BMP Solutions4. Estimate the Cost of the Selected BMP
Engineering Education, 2024 Meta-Activity Theory as a Conceptual Toolfor Supporting Transdisciplinary Curricular Experimentation in Undergraduate Learning ContextsWhen it comes to carrying out external evaluations of academic plans in higher education, LisaR. Lattuca and Joan S. Stark’s text, Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans inContext, has provided a critical resource (Lattuca and Stark, 2011). The text lays out aframework for analyzing the social aspects of curricular plans, which often involves examininghow the intended curricular design of an academic program compares to the actual livedexperiences of students and faculty who are involved in the curriculum. By drawing on Lattucaand Stark’s framework, external
Engineering LibrariesAbstract: This article describes the marketing and outreach efforts and related assessmentactivities of the Columbia University Libraries Science & Engineering division. Our marketingand outreach plan incorporated a three step approach to connect with our user base. The stepsincluded launching a monthly newsletter, marketing our extensive electronic resources, andimplementing a robust workshop schedule. Our assessment of these activities has showncontinual growth of campus interest in our services and resources.Introduction University administrations seem to believe that the growth and accessibility of electroniccollections, justify the closure of library spaces. Institutions have
Paper ID #15595An Active Learning Approach to Core Project Management CompetenciesDr. Mark Angolia, East Carolina University Mark Angolia, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Industrial Distribution and Logistics degree program in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University (ECU). Prior to entering academia in 2005, he held industrial positions in engineering, manufacturing, quality, materials, and operations management for manufacturing companies within the automotive sup- ply chain. Dr. Angolia’s teaching focuses on Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP software
completing an online questionnaire • Review documentation (e.g., website, facility layout, organizational structure, etc.) • A facilitated on-site discussion • A facility walk-through • A detailed report that includes observations and recommendations Figure 1. CR Assessment ProcessDuring the on-site facilitated session, the following topic areas are discussed (abridged): • History o General information o Reasons for being successful o Strategic plan • Marketing/Sales o Recent sales numbers o Weaknesses, threats, and opportunities o Strategic marketing plan • Customers o Primary customers/profiles o International business
Paper ID #34427Work in Progress: Building Career Goals and Boosting Self-efficacy inEngineering StudentsDr. Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayag¨uez (UPRM). She graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM (1983), a MSIE (1985) from Purdue University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material Handling Systems, Women in Academia in
, mathematically, and technologically literate populace” is the effective integration oftechnology and engineering in K-12 curricula. Key to this process is current teachers, and evenmore critical, future teachers (pre-service). This work is particularly interested in the engineeringtraining of pre-service teachers during their engagement with middle school students, theirunderstanding of their role in strengthening the engineering pipeline, and their development ofSTEM lesson plans. Engineering faculty instruct pre-service teachers to explore STEM issues ina capstone course entitled “Contemporary STEM Issues”. Successes and challenges of the courseare presented relative to 1) pre-service teachers’ preparation (through a capstone course) toeffectively
paper discusses the developments during Year 2 of a project concerned with analyzing thecurricula of engineering programs in the United States to understand the structural barriersembedded in degree requirements that could push out diverse groups of students. We are usingan emerging method for quantifying the complexity of these programs called CurricularAnalytics. This method involves treating the prerequisite relationships between courses as anetwork and applying graph theoretic measures to calculate a curriculum’s complexity. In Year 1,we collected 494 plans of study representing five engineering disciplines (i.e., Mechanical, Civil,Electrical, Chemical, and Industrial) across 13 institutions - spanning a decade. To ensure thedataset is as
to develop a strategic plan ´ Learn how you can connect with the WCEC This is how strategic planning is supposed to work...good job! [I appreciated] the connectivity with so many professionals across multiple industries and being able to work together on a Lots of time to talk through action
Paper ID #20603A methodology for civil engineering technology senior capstone projects withpublic, private, and federal agency collaboration to assist underserved com-munitiesDr. Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University Dr. Knakiewicz has seven years of field experience as an Interior Systems Estimator, Construction Crew Supervisor, Municipal Engineer/Inspector, and small business owner. As an Engineer and Inspector for the Village of Dundee, MI from 2006-2010, he managed projects relating to the design, construction, and reconstruction of subdivisions, roadways, public utilities, and site plans, including the Village of
Academy Major Todd Mainwaring is a junior rotating faculty member. Todd is a 2007 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has earned two Masters of Science from Stanford University: one in Civil Engineering (Sustainable Design and Construction) and another in Management Science. His areas of interest include energy efficient building design, industrialized construction and life cycle assessment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Monitoring and Controlling a Construction Project in the ClassroomThe planning phase of construction is relatively easy to implement in a classroom setting.Exercises that demonstrate and assess estimating and scheduling techniques are
LearningIntroductionThis paper describes a case-based, mixed-methods study of how K-12 teachers support andscaffold student learning in a Problem-based Learning (PBL) engineering lesson. The studyexamined how K-12 engineering teachers planned to support student learning using scaffolding,how they implemented scaffolds during PBL engineering activities, and how they reflected upontheir PBL engineering lesson implementation.PBL in engineering educationEngineering practice and other design-focused fields involve solving complex problems, often incollaborative teams. Generally, these engineering problems do not have a single solution andrequire multifaceted skillsets from many domains. However, engineering students often findthemselves unprepared to manage messy
Resolution 946-22 [3]. While five years seems like ample time to make this transition, itis not. The timeline shows that the time between the announcement of the decision to thesubmission of every academic department’s plan was only sixteen months. This paper chroniclesthe conversion to semester effort during this time period for the architectural engineering(ARCE) program and suggests a formalized methodology that other programs and institutionscan use if found in the same situation. The paper attempts to focus on the process and thechallenges of this conversion more than the specific details of the ARCE curriculum. January 27, 2023 Each academic department submits its Academic Program Plan to the appropriate