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include written componentslike this on their end-of-the-chapter problems since most engineering homework assignments arepulled from the course textbook, but unfortunately that is not the case [12]. Instead, instructorsare encouraged to add short discussion pieces like having students explain a concept, describehow a principle or object works, or find and discuss a real-world application. The prompt can bedeveloped to target different learning outcomes and levels [12]. Technical Memo Writing ActivityThe second type of WID activity used in ENGR 101 is to have students write technical memosabout in-class experiments. The course outcomes addressed by this activity are: 1. Plan and carry out a disciplined experimental study following a
, planning, scheduling, budgeting), critical thinking, self-drive andmotivation, cultural awareness in a broad sense (nationality, ethnicity, linguistic, sexualorientation) and high ethical standards, integrity, and global, social, intellectual andtechnological responsibility [3]. The focus of this paper is on some of those professional skills.Below are some examples of things that many employers look for in new engineering graduates: Leadership examples in school, at home, at work, in outside organizations, etc. Previous relevant work experience, preferably internships, co-ops, and research projects with professors. Can cogently discuss major projects, especially their capstone. Passion / interest in the company and
with COVID-19 limiting many aspects ofinterpersonal connection and community building.It is also important to recognize what it takes to actually get people interested, much less to attenda program or event. Remote events were especially difficult because of fatigue associated withremote learning and work along with the COVID-19 pandemic, this did give AHIC leadershipsome anxiety about how many students would attend. When we hosted an event, we did create apre-sign-up sheet sent digitally that gave us a rough estimate of how many students would beinterested and planned to attend. We learned that only about 25% of students from the pre-sign-upsheet actually attended the event.Another lesson we learned relates to what is colloquially called the
semester, nine students were recruited to participate in a UAS cybersecurity-focused undergraduate research experience. Three faculty members each identified a small topicarea for undergraduate students to pursue. The three areas are: 1. Small UAS (sUAS) Vulnerability and Threat Assessment and Mitigation 2. Effects of Cyber Attacks on Communication in UAS Swarms with Distributed Swarm Control 3. Enhancing Security of Cloud-Connected UAS ServicesStudents were placed onto teams based on their prior course experiences and the projectrequirements. Common resources were provided for all students to train them in conductingresearch. Teams were then tasked with developing a more comprehensive research plan for theirspecific project and
narrative in developing students’ ability to use critical thinking traits to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems that incorporate the broader impacts outlined in ABET SO-2 and SO-4?This larger study is planned as a quasi-experimental design using mixed methods data collectionthat includes comparison between EPRA survey data, responses to critical narratives, andstudents’ consideration of the broader impacts of engineering work in their senior designprojects.This current paper describes a pilot study implemented in Spring Term 2021 and focuses on thequalitative responses to three different critical narratives that served as an ethics module in seniorcapstone design courses (see Appendix for additional information on
assigned to students, to use diverse examplesin class, and to engage in honest and open conversations with graduate students. Foradministrators, an example recommendation was to institute stricter requirements for thediversity of faculty candidate pools, as well as stronger consideration of DEI statements andcontributions in evaluation of faculty candidates and promotion cases.Reflection and Next StepsAs the initial climate survey report has been distributed to members of our community, we arereflecting on future plans for a periodic DEI climate survey in our School of Engineering.The current plan is to administer the next climate survey two years after the first administration.This will allow School leaders the time necessary to review the
main goals of this study.4. Analysis and ResultsThis section presents the overall analysis of the data, including the summary of the analysis plan,the actual analysis, and the results and discussion of the findings. We used various statisticalsoftware throughout the analysis, including SPSS, Minitab, and JMP.The variables considered for analysis were: 5 a. TotalScore – continuous variable representing concept inventory scores b. Type – categorical variable that tags the participant whether one is faculty or student c. Gender – categorical variable that varies from male, female, to not identified. d. Institution – categorical variable representing four universities e. Courses
assess these decisions.The researcher chooses an authentic context and structures the problem so that the solver is askedto make a relevant subset of the 29 decisions to solve the problem. The basic components of theframework are 1) provide an authentic problem context, 2) ask a series of questions that requiretest-takers to make decisions about problem definition and planning how to solve, 3) providemore information, 4) ask a series of questions that require decisions about interpretinginformation and drawing conclusions, and 5) have test-takers choose and reflect on their solution.One of the authors has previously developed such an assessment in chemical process design 28 .One important feature of these assessments is that students are not
discussions of concepts and issues, which makes some team members impatient. 27 It seems as if little is being accomplished with the project’s goals. 29 Although we are not fully sure of the project’s goals, we are excited and proud to be on the team. Questions for the Storming Stage: 2 We are quick to get on with the task on hand and do not spend too much time in the planning stage. 7 The team leader tries to keep order and contributes to the task at hand. 9 We have lots of ideas but don’t use many as we don’t listen but reject before understanding them. 16 Many team members have their own ideas about the process and personal agendas are
still avoid advanced mathematics and sciencerelated courses and careers because they underestimate their capabilities and not becausethey lack competence or skill.”5During the assessment test on the first day, one young lady, named Louise complained toProfessor Hylton that she could not possibly do any of the mechanical advantageproblems. “That’s Physics, I can’t do Physics,” was her comment. Four weeks later,after being exposed to simple mechanical concepts and the associated math necessary toanalyze them, in addition to participating in numerous inquiry based experiments, thestory was different. On the last day of class, Louise was discussing her plans for classesat school that fall, and her hopes to go to college in a science or engineering
addition to his academic and athletic endeavors, Malcolm was the treasurer of the Black Graduate Students Association of RPI where he planned and executed team events and managed the finances of the group. Prior to accepting a position as a GEM Fellow, Malcolm completed four Graduate Assistant Research As- sistant internships at Los Alamos. In addition to his Ph. D. studies, Malcolm continues to pursue available opportunities in learning by auditing courses such as Fusion Energy at Princeton Plasma Physics Labo- ratory and earning certification in courses such as, Neutron Scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lean / Six Sigma at RPI. American c
. Additionally, she is the 2019 Teacher of the Year for the state of Indiana. Tamara holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Technology Education, both from Purdue University.Mrs. Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation Cynthia Murphy-Ortega is currently Manager of University Partnerships and Association Relations of Chevron Corporation. Her organization manages Chevron’s relationships with universities and profes- sional societies and institutes throughout the world. Cynthia joined Chevron in 1991 as an engineer with the Richmond Refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area. She held various engineering, maintenance, oper- ations, financial, business planning and process safety management positions
practices at the P-12 level can assist higher education programs with focusing theirsafety instruction on the areas of greatest need for incoming engineering students. This can alsohelp inform collaborate efforts among post-secondary engineering education programs, P-12engineering education programs, and industry partners to address gaps in safety relative toengineering instruction. Introduction Safety has been a critical component of P-12 engineering education programs for decadesas evidenced by its longstanding inclusion in curriculum plans and academic standards datingback to early manual arts and industrial arts programs (which later transitioned to technologyeducation, and most recently
Instruction and Learning for over two years as a Production Assistant, and focuses his work on using technology to enable course development and innovation. Brandon is from Austin, Texas, and plans on going into a career in financial technology.Sidharth Dhaneshkumar Shah American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session 2022 Creating Course Material through Automation of Lecture Caption S. Enrico P. Indiogine, Brandon Chi-Tien Le Engineering Studio for Advanced Instruction
usual mathematics textbooks), and should be interesting and engaging to thestudents. The main task for the engineering faculty member in each team was to suggest variousengineering applications in which mathematical concepts play pivotal roles in the modeling process;the topics may come from their own engineering research or from the engineering major courses thatthey teach to higher-level students. The main task of the mathematics faculty member in the team wasto make sure that the teaching modules were written and planned in such a way that they wouldcomplement and supplement the existing mathematics curriculum and syllabi of the course theapplication would be used in. Sample Teaching ModulesIn this section
planning algorithms and applying them to computational biology problems including protein folding. She continued this work as a Postdoctoral Research Asso- ciate and then as an Assistant Research Scientist until transitioning to teaching. She has also worked as an algorithmic consultant in digital oral care, leveraging her research experience in modeling motion.Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University Howdy, After 23 years in Telecom building LD, internet, and email platforms and networks, I observed that the front line personnel that I was hiring didn’t have what I considered to be skills that they should be bringing to the table. I began investigating why, and that led me to high school. Alas, I began my
Associate and Consultant Sales Engineer with a major HVAC company. His talk focused on HVAC systems, especially on innovative chiller solutions and basics, and their applications to building configurations. This talk, done by an expert in HVAC industry, brought a different flavor to the planned in-class activities, and the students had the opportunity to ask questions like what the necessary skills are to get hired and be successful in the HVAC industry. Similarly, the lecture was livestreamed and recorded on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.Project DescriptionIn addition to the previously mentioned activities, part of this Learning Module was a one-monthlong project related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
member and the university. Theprofessional development plan is a significant portion of tenure and promotion offaculty9. Engineering technology faculty can aspire to become professionally registeredwhich not only makes them more desirable outside academia but also makes them morecredible in the classroom when they are teaching1. If the tenured faculty has relevant andcurrent experience, there is less need to rely on adjunct faculty to fill the void. Thisresults in better coherency in the curriculum, because the faculty is better prepared toteach the current issues instead of hiring outside professionals for practical experiencetype courses.Some students feel that faculty members should be practitioners in the field they areteaching11. Students
them. They also had access to the machine shop in the casethey needed to fabricate anything in-house. As it stood, the problem statement was pretty muchopen-ended and was thus expected to generate different apparatus designs. There was, however,one important constraint on the design. It had to be explained with equations and principleslearned during class and during class only. In other words, if some students came up with amechanism that worked but they did not understand how its mechanics worked, this would nottranslate into a good project grade for them. This was clearly stated to them before they startedwork on their projects.Before putting together their projects, student groups met with the instructors to discuss theirproject plans. They
high school to college, what happens to students once they enroll in college, the economics of postsecondary education, and applying new statistical techniques to the study of these issues. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Academic Success of College Students with ADHD: The First Year of CollegeIntroductionStudents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), many of whom plan to major inscience, engineering, or mathematics (SEM), represent an increasing fraction of incomingcollege freshman [1], [2]. On average, these students experience less collegiate academicsuccess, as traditionally measured by
suggest that participants’intrinsic motivation, sense of belonging, and perception of campus climate were not statisticallydifferent among mentoring modalities (PAIR, GROUP, and GOAL). Furthermore, a positive linearcorrelation was found between intrinsic motivation and sense of belonging.IntroductionImplementing meaningful retention strategies is a priority for changing the current climate towardswomen in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Mentoring programshave been established to assist students in career planning, boost engagement, and improveacademic performance 1 . Mentoring occurs when a dynamic relationship provides guidance andsupport from a senior person (mentor) to a less experienced person (mentee) 2,3
hybrid delivery method did notwork for the instructors; we felt like we were not serving our students well. We also learnedsome new tools such as TinkerCad and tried new features of Blackboard. We plan to combineTinkerCad with a hands-on Arduino project in near future. We also plan to have one recordedsummary video for Introduction to Engineering every week for students with excused absences.Lastly, we noticed that students were more inclined to use virtual office hours. We will continueto schedule some online TA and instructor office hours to create more opportunities for studentswho need help with assignments.We expect the effects of pandemic to continue to impact our students’ performance and attitudein our classrooms. We also acknowledge
Although we are not fully sure of the project's goals, we are excited and proud to be on the team. Items Indicating the Storming Stage: 2 We are quick to get on with the task on hand and do not spend too much time in the planning stage. 7 The team leader tries to keep order and contributes to the task at hand. 9 We have lots of ideas but don't use many as we don't listen but reject before understanding them. 16 Many team members have their own ideas about the process and personal agendas are rampant. 20 The tasks are very different from what we imagined and seem very difficult to accomplish. 23 We argue a lot even though we agree on the real issues. 28 The goals we have
will inform and further develop our approach to and practices indeveloping PBL-oriented and STEM-integrated learning experiences in the next phases of theLabSTEM project, particularly concerning the composition of future problem-orientedSTEMlabs as well as in practicing physical, blended and hybrid models of facilitation in thelabs. Furthermore, the exploration and experimentation with co-created educational designs in2022 will initiate another iteration of exploration, reflection, and adjustment following theexperiences and needs of participating teachers. An emphasis is placed on supportive tools,guiding principles and templates for teachers to plan and communicate their intentions andeducational designs as well as on online resources to
diverse computational scientists and engineers directly into the technical arc of a course.We have found that both practices illuminate the synergistic relationship between technical rigorand the principles of DEI, and help students better understand both ideas from both domains.Qualitative and quantitative data collected over the course of a semester substantiate the claimthat these practices improve students’ learning outcomes and their sense of belonging in acomputational science and engineering environment.In the future, we plan to continue to investigate further opportunities for deep integration oftechnical rigor with DEI, including in graduate-level computational science coursework. We planto survey alumni from this course several years
curricula require MEP content inhigher education. Few construction professionals possess this expertise compared to thesignificance and long term benefits of good MEP systems. However, new constructionengineering students need to develop MEP skills and knowledge and eliminate knowledge gapsin complex work scopes. Construction engineering graduates are expected to work in an activeenvironment performing various tasks including planning, estimating, scheduling, and managingthe construction process. Many new graduates joining construction companies come fromconstruction or civil engineering programs and fewer come from mechanical or electricalengineering. Despite the importance of MEP trades in building construction, it is not easy forconstruction
applications, network devices, hardware, and even other machinery of a system. AsMaier observes, “Architecting, the planning and building of structures, is as old as humansocieties — and as modern as the exploration of the solar system” [22]. When viewed in thisgeneral context, engineering is more of a science, and architecting is more of an art. Or in moredetailed level, engineering is concerned more with quantifiable costs, architecting more withqualitative worth [22]. Or as per INCOSE’s SEBOK definition, “System Architecture is abstract,conceptualization-oriented, global, and focused to achieve the mission and life cycle concepts ofthe system” [23]. It is Architecture Description Language (ADL) which helps to describe theentire system architecture
. Buthow do well-developed spatial skills contribute to engineering student success? In previousstudies with elementary students, children with good spatial skills were able to create strategicsketches—sketches that accurately represented the problem and led to a correct answer. Poorvisualizers drew non-strategic sketches—these were pictorial in style and did not lead to correctsolutions. For example, when asked how many trees could be planted along a driveway that was15 meters long if they were spaced every 5 meters, high visualizers drew a plan view of a linewith an X spaced every 5 meters to arrive at the correct answer. Low visualizers drew a pictureof a tree. In this paper, we report on a study to examine the link between spatial skills and