Paper ID #37351Work in Progress: Robotics Programming Made Inclusive, Motivating,Enabling via Alternative Forms of AssessmentLisa Milkowki, Seattle University Lisa Milkowski is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Seattle Uni- versity. She obtained her BS in Biomedical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), and her MS and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. She then held Assistant and Associate Professor positions at MSOE in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sci- ence. She taught courses in a variety of areas including signal
Paper ID #33004Preparing the Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce UsingCollaborative Robots and Experiential Learning (Work in Progress)Mr. Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kenechukwu C. Mbanisi received the B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria, in 2013, and the M.S. degree in robotics engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MA, USA in 2018. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in robotics engi- neering from WPI, USA. His research interests include shared autonomy, haptic feedback, human motion modeling
Paper ID #34771Utilizing an Engineering Design-Based Research Approach to Study andStrengthen a Teacher Preparation Program in STEM at the Secondary Level(Work in Progress)Dr. Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Katherine C. Chen is the Executive Director of the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education, teacher education, and equity in education.Shari Weaver, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDr. Gretchen Fougere, STEM Leadership
years to promote computer science skills in the initialschool years. Nowadays, computational thinking has been widely recognized as a fundamentalskill to be used by everyone in the world by the middle of the 21st Century. Computationalthinking is also considered crucial for developing engineering habits of minds and solvingengineering problems [2]. When students work on coding, they can learn how to design acomputer program while developing their computational thinking skills [3]. Computationalthinking (CT) includes the thought processes involved in formulating problems, solvingproblems, building systems, and human behavior through the lens of computer science concepts[4]. However, little is known about how and to what extent children acquire
developing their skills and interest in the STEM fields to ensuretheir success at the post-secondary level and beyond. The fundamental principles of E-CADEMY are based on a combination of best practices from research including: a project-basedlearning (PBL) curriculum, high dosage model, cohort of like-minded peers, engagement withSTEM professionals, and family engagement [4]-[8]. This paper provides an overview of theprogram’s component, student feedback and program model future considerations.II. Program Overview Project SYNCERE has provided equitable hands-on engineering experiences for morethan 20,000 underrepresented students in grades three through twelve since 2011. The goal of theorganization’s work is to create pathways for
materials andmanufacturing trends is a prescription essential to man (woman) power transformation. Teamreflections support program revisions which include civic minded components of research ethicsand engineering for the good of society, as well as the benefits of community-based learningteams for workforce development of the next generation of STEM professionals.IntroductionAdvanced manufacturing and materials science education is directly related to pre-collegeengineering education in that it involves the implementation and integration of new technologyto improve products and/or processes, with the relevant technology described as ‘advanced,’‘innovative,’ or ‘cutting edge’, into innovative teaching strategies and robust learningmaterials.1,2 A
20.90 –2.00Instructor B’s Class 37.21 39.68 2.47 23.25 20.57 –2.68Instructors’ scores were not correlated with students’ post-course scores on either the systemicscale (p = 0.618) or the hierarchical scale (p = 0.368). Participation in student organizations alsohad no significant effect on either dimension (p-Systemic = 0.075; p-Hierarchical = 0.114). Thelow number of matched respondents prevented meaningful comparisons on the basis of gender,race, country of origin, international living, or military service.DiscussionThis engineering leadership course was not designed with the Adaptive Challenges Model3 orEcological Leadership Theory4 in mind. Instead, the Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Scale
the students in a profound way in termsof him beginning to see that he has the aptitude to be a STEM professional even if he opts not to.He said, I am not sure that I want to be an engineer, but I know that if I wanted to and put my mind to it I could. The ones I have met are regular people.Although, the student may not pursue engineering, the course was successful in building studentconfidence and providing information about the possibilities of what can be. Career paths are notlimited.One student expressed that she is still undecided about her major. She initially entered the programwith a strong interest in medicine, but the exposure to engineering has her thinking about exploringengineering options. She stated, Even if
research also has found that students attention spans during lectures istypically fifteen minutes long and after this time their attention begins to drop dramatically.Therefore, Prince2 pointed out that breaking up the lecture into discrete sections can refresh thestudents’ mind and help to keep them engaged. To engage students, and have a real timeassessment of students’ understanding, a Classroom Response Systems (CRS) has beenincreasingly used in many engineering classroom3-6. A CRS (sometimes called a personalresponse system, student response system, or audience response system) is a set of hardware(clickers) and software that facilitates face-to-face teaching activities. Previous research has shown that CRS can enhance student
Paper ID #12801Work-in-Progress: Student Dashboard for a Multi-agent Approach for Aca-demic AdvisingDr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso VIRGILIO GONZALEZ, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico; and before he was the Telecom- munications Director for ITESM in Mexico. His research areas are in
mathematics and physics concepts taught in the current high schoolcurriculum. The authors also endeavored to create a fast paced yet fun environment in order toeliminate any down time and maximize productivity.The areas chosen had to be interesting to teens and provide visible results that lend themselves todynamic presentations. With the above criteria in mind, the areas of emphasis chosen wereComputer Aided Engineering and Design (CAE/CAD), Graphical Programming and Simulation, Page 12.1213.3and Internet Communications. The objectives were designed with the intent to stimulate interestin research and development, therefore the engineering design
comments: (1) “I liked how it improved your knowledge of what people face and how their lives can be improved with the help of engineering techniques. I also liked how it taught you to open your mind so that you can see there are many more problems or solutions to problems than you can think of.” (2) “The case studies gave concrete applications of engineering. They were actually quite interesting, and introduced a variety of issues concerning engineering design (cost, reliability, possible problems, etc).” (3) “It was interactive and helped me learn better, whereas if this information was taught to me in a lecture, I probably would have slept through half of it. It was interesting
AC 2007-1298: CLASSIFYING WEB-BASED DISCUSSION FORUM TASKS ANDLEARNING OUTCOMES OF UNDERGRADUATE INFORMATION SCIENCESTUDENTSKausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver Dr. Wijekumar is Asst. Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State Beaver. She holds degrees in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, and Instructional Technology. Her research interests are in intelligent tutoring technologies, the effects of computers on human knowledge structures, and mentoring students in information sciences, mathematics, and engineering. She has received over 30 million dollars in grants from various fundings agencies for developing intelligent technologies for
AC 2008-2311: CENTRIFUGAL PUMP DESIGN, FABRICATION ANDCHARACTERIZATION: A PROJECT-DRIVEN FRESHMAN EXPERIENCEMike Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Mike Swanbom received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from LeTourneau University in 2002, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 2007. His interests include Trenchless Technology and Robotics. He is active in developing online educational tools for instruction of engineering fundamentals. He has been closely involved with the development of innovative project-based curriculum at the freshman and sophomore levels at Louisiana Tech University.David Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall
, engineering programs in the United States have sought todevelop a larger role for professional ethics education in the curriculum. Accreditationrequirements have helped facilitate this shift. These requirements have themselves beendeveloped to help ensure that engineering graduates have the knowledge and skills—non-technical as well as technical—needed in today’s engineering profession. With this in mind, it isworth noting that almost half of all engineering graduate students in the U.S. are internationalstudents. And about forty percent of these remain in the United States and are employed in somefacet of engineering research and practice. It therefore seems prudent for the profession thatthese students, coming from diverse backgrounds, receive some
AC 2009-721: RESEARCH GRANTS TO BUILD LABS: ASAMPLE--MECHANICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS LAB (MECHBUILD LAB)Daphene Koch, Purdue University Page 14.1028.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Research grants to build labs: Mechanical Building Systems Lab (MechBuild Lab)AbstractAs the requirement faculty to develop research increases, create projects with funding potentialare needed. One faculty member developed a grant to support the development of a MechanicalBuilding Systems Lab (MechBuild Lab). This lab will to serve an accredited four-year Bachelorof Science program in Construction Management. Students learning in this lab will
AC 2009-2487: COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOME OF CONSTRUCTIONTEMPORARY STRUCTURESGouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 14.372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOME OF CONSTRUCTION TEMPORARY STRUCTURESAbstractThe changing construction environment demands more advanced use of temporary structures foreconomy and safety. The planning, design and construction of concrete formwork systems arecompletely the responsibility of the general contractor and their hired sub contractors. As such,most accredited construction management and engineering programs offer course work related toconcrete formwork. Teaching
2006-61: LEARNING FROM THE ENEMY: EDUCATIONAL METHODS OFPRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT COLLEGESPhillip Wankat, Purdue University Phil Wankat is the Clifton L. Lovell Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned his BSChE from Purdue, his Ph.D. from Princeton University and an MSED from Purdue University. His technical research is in separation processes and he is interested in improving teaching and learning in engineering education. Page 11.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Learning From “The Enemy:” Educational Methods of
markets • ‘leading edge’ reputation in science, technology, ICT and businessWith these points in mind, the following two case examples of international engineering educationare described. In both cases, bilateral foci on educational quality, equivalence, transferability ofacademic credit, differences in academic culture and financial matters were all of high importance.However, the considerable and lengthy effort expended in the assurance and continuingmaintenance of these factors has not been described in this paper except where pertinent to theengineering educational theme.The SHU-TARC Articulation PartnershipThe Sheffield Hallam University, UK (SHU) - Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia (TARC) articulation partnership
engineering students and the number ofstudents involved was small. In the case of the SAE team from our university, it involved threestudents, one advisor, and a non student pilot. Recently it was reported in a local news paper thata professor in University of Dayton had introduced the concept of model plane building tofreshman engineering students1. But no further information was forthcoming. In the above cases, the time line for building and flying a plane ranged from 10 hours to months.Based on our course curriculum, it was decided that 4-5 hours per team could be allotted for thisproject. With this in mind, the criterion for this event was: • Building and flying the plane should be completed in less than 5 hours. • Every student on a team
fundamental concepts such as heat and temperature, all the learning in the class ispurely memorization, which does not lead to problem solving ability required by anengineer. Page 11.578.6References[1] National Research Council, Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics,Engineering, and Technology (Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 1999).[2] Handelsman, J., Ebert-May, D., Beichner, R., Bruns, P., Chang, A., DeHaan, R., Gentile, J.,Lauffer, S., Stewart, J., Tilghman, S.M., Wood, W.B., "Scientific teaching." Science, 304(5670): 521-522(2004).[3] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience
Paper ID #30030A Multidisciplinary Energy Project: Re-building a Non-working ElectricCar with StudentsDr. Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Faruk Yildiz is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State Uni- versity. His primary teaching areas are in Electronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education.Dr. Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University Dr. Keith L. Coogler is an instructor of engineering technology at Sam Houston State University. He
Paper ID #22338Efforts to Improve Free Body DiagramsMs. Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology Ms. Kate Leipold has a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. She is currently lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She teaches graphics and design classes in Mechanical Engineering, as well as consulting with students and faculty on 3D solid modeling questions. Ms. Leipold’s area of expertise is the new product development process. Ms
engineering practice (r=-0.11, n=99, p=0.914).However, there was a significant correlation between group female percentage and theachievement in biology knowledge of all students (both girls and boys) (r=0.162, n=185,p=0.027), although there was no significant correlation between group female percentage andall students’ achievement in engineering practice (r=0.088, n=185, p=0.233).How to interpret all these achievement results in relation to the female and male students’levels of engagement? Would they be more influenced by behavioral, emotional, or cognitiveengagement? What were the specific factors that were related to the students’ changing levelsof engagement? We will continue with our data analysis with these questions in mind andreport more
1991.Ms. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove the point, she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one from Montclair State University by day, and 8 years later, one from New Jersey Institute of Technology, by night, while working full time by day at Exxon Research and Engineering. While a traditional female career, like teaching, was the last thing on her mind, she was drawn to educational outreach because she herself had received so little career advice. She eventually ran the educational outreach program at Exxon. After 25
. He is integrally involved in the design and delivery of the Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education Program and others of that ilk at OSU, as a part of his specific interest in soft skill development, diversity, recruitment and retention initiatives.Mr. Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University Nicholas is an Undergraduate Research Associate with The Ohio State Department of Engineering Ed- ucation. He is in the process of completing a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering in the In- tegrated Business and Engineering Honors Program at Ohio State. His interests include incorporating Entrepreneurial Minded Learning into engineering coursework and interdisciplinary innovation. c
information onthe achievement of the attributes at/near graduation. With this in mind, the two-semesterCapstone Design course for students in their senior year of their undergraduate engineeringdegree programs assesses eight of the twelve CEAB GrAtts (problem analysis, investigation,design, individual and teamwork, communication skills, professionalism, economics and projectmanagement, and lifelong learning). This paper will examine how the Mechanical EngineeringCapstone Design course assesses the achievement of GrAtts and how the assessment data can beused to continually improve the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree program andcurriculum.Literature ReviewDevelopment of course learning outcomes and valid assessment methods in
offered recommendations on the shape, number and various kinds ofmaterialsFor civil engineering student Stephanie Sanchez, [i]t was an eye-opening experience to see how much we actually do know how to do. We got the chance to visually see and apply what we know and it makes so much more sense when you see it in front of you. Our professors emphasized that the lack of coordination is actually a huge issue in reality between architects and engineers, and we were able to see exactly that in our short time of working with the studio. Whenever I do enter the working field, I will already have in mind what it will be like or what to expect.16
Paper ID #17427WORK IN PROGRESS: Design, Creativity, and Creativity Techniques: Find-ing, Encouraging, and Developing the ’Voice of the Designer’Dr. Allen R. White MRSC, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Allen White is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington, and a sixth level wizard.Dr. Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Glen Livesay is a Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering; he co-developed and co-teaches the biomedical engineering capstone design sequence at
. Finally, if a person exhibits a physical reaction (e.g., sweaty palms, racingheartrate) to a task, these physiological states can lead to positive or negative changes in self-efficacy. We believe that a summer research experience can contribute positively to thedevelopment of each of these four factors and thus to improved self-efficacy for engineeringamong participants.With all of this in mind, the TTE REU Program was created with the goals of increasing studentself-efficacy and transfer rates of community college students into STEM. The program wasdesigned as an intervention for students so that they would have the opportunity to build theirconfidence in science and engineering with the goal that this intervention would lead to