teams now andafter graduation.2.3. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)COIL is a pedagogical modality that uses digital technology and online communication tools toconnect universities and specific courses in different world locations [22], [23]. Thiscost-effective approach engages students in a virtual international exchange to increasecross-cultural learning [24]. “COILing” a course involves a partnership between two facultymembers in different countries willing to collaborate and engage students throughinstructors-developed planned teaching activities [25]. For this implementation, chemicalengineering (ChE) students will work in a COIL experience to complete a five-weekcross-cultural project with ChE collaborators from
leveraged these features extensively.Quizzes: Setting up the quizzes require careful planning and working with the learningmanagement system to set up question banks and formula questions. Compared to the traditionalgrading with no reattempts, this system requires the instructor to create significantly morequestions. However, once the quizzes are released, there is no need to grade them. Feedback canbe incorporated into the learning management system. Formula questions can be hard to create ifwe have follow-up questions, e.g., asking students to figure out the network prefix using a subnetmask and then asking for the number of hosts in the subnet as a follow-up. For such questions, theauthor set them up as fill-in-multiple-blank questions in a
1. Alsodiscussed is the pedagogical background required for designing realistic engineering problems.Finally, an example project for sophomore-level electrical and computer engineers is explained indetail, with the author’s own experiences in assigning this project explored. The project is anopen-ended problem with multiple solution options. Students have scaffold-ed experiences withinthe course to guide them towards several possible techniques. Students follow a fullproblem-solving structure through defining their problem, exploring options, planning a method,implementing said method, and then reflecting upon the success of their design.IntroductionThe first of the seven ABET outcomes is stated as “an ability to identify, formulate, and
make plans, I am certain I can make them work.If I can’t do a job the first time, I keep trying until I can.When I have something unpleasant to do, I stick to it until I finish it.When I decide to do something, I go right to work on it.Failure just makes me try harder.When I set important goals for myself, I rarely achieve them.I do not seem to be capable of dealing with most problems that come up in my life.When unexpected problems occur, I don’t handle them very well.I feel insecure about my ability to do things. Table 4: Need for Achievement (nAch) PromptsI get my biggest thrills when my work is among the best there is.I never put important matters off until a more convenient time.I believe it is important to analyze
significantly modified or new learning outcomes for Fall 2022): 1) Students will develop critical thinking, writing, technology, and research skills. 2) Students will demonstrate competency in accessing WMU resources and services and will make meaningful connections with faculty, staff, student leaders, and peers to facilitate success. 3) Students will understand the requirements to earn their bachelor’s degree in CEAS. 4) Students will be aware of neuroscience-based learning tools and will understand responsible personal, academic, and social behaviors needed to be a successful student. 5) Students will create a personalized wellness plan highlighting the importance of emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual
Paper ID #39876Enhancing Student Engagement and Skillsets towards TransportationCareers Using Digital Badge Program: A Case StudyDr. Venktesh Pandey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Venktesh Pandey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. His research integrates intelligent transportation systems and emerging mobility services in traffic operations, congestion pricing, and transportation plan- ning models with a focus on sustainability. Dr. Pandey has broad interests in improving Engineering
(additional details below) and canchoose from 40 different opportunities or create their own with guidance. For example, 442 ofthe students have selected leadership as a focus competency and there are 15 opportunities listedwithin Spire offering leadership development. Figure 3 below provides an example of Spireinterface.Figure 3. Spire student interface showing opportunities, planning, and reflection features.Research QuestionsThe ultimate goal of this initiative is to identify pathways for student development ofprofessional competencies and engineering identity. This will be accomplished by examiningstudent engagement with the wide variety of available experiential learning opportunities and thenewly developed platform, assessing student
undergraduate engineering students (n = 69). In this iteration, the survey wasimplemented within a senior-level space systems design course at a large, Midwestern, historically white,research-intensive, public university. The course serves as an introduction to the engineering designprocess for space systems, including technical content such as mission planning, launch vehicleintegration, or propulsion. In addition, ethical content related to the technical material, such as spaceterritorialization, climate change, and nuclear propulsion, were incorporated into the lesson plansthroughout the semester. This particular course was chosen as the sample for our study due to severalmembers of our research team making up the class instructional team.The survey
and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely with the departmental leadership to manage the undergraduate program including: developing course offering plan, chairing the undergrad- uate curriculum committee, reviewing and approving course articulations for study abroad, serving as Chief Advisor, and representing the department at the college level meetings. She is also engaged with college recruiting and outreach; she coordinates three summer experiences for high school students visit- ing Bioengineering and co-coordinates a weeklong Bioengineering summer camp. She has worked with the Cancer Scholars Program
members treatedRelationships each other with respect and appreciation). We laughed together, joked, poked fun good naturedly, and sharedHumor lighthearted moments. The team exercised perseverance, resilience, didn't get down, mood didn't getGrit down, kept trying, even keeled, drive, work ethic, avoided burnout.Problem Solving The team was effective at overcoming challenges. The team had a solid approach to identifying, planning for, and minimizingRisk Management risks to the project.Innovation/ The team used creativity and outside-the-box-thinking to improve theCreativity project.Collaboration
production planning to ensure that product/service meets quality standards, and, thus,mitigate production problems and minimize costs. To fulfil these tasks, engineers need to validatedifferent process and operations before starting the actual production or running a large-scaleoperation system, where M&S can play an important role in understanding complex systems inboth general and specific scenarios [10-12]. Thus, M&S has become a critical tool for industrialand systems engineers aiding in the design, modification, and evaluation of many complex systemsand interdependent decisions.Realizing the above-mentioned importance, the IMSE Department at UTEP creates an ampleopportunity for the students to enhance their compatibility in M&S
introductory engineering course at RowanUniversity. A student team of four was formed and the key success of student learning lies inthe pre-lab as well as within lab notebook page reviews. The pre-lab session is an in-classdiscussion between students and an instructor to help students at the initial stage to organizetheir body of conceptual work. During this discussion, the instructor will be able to assess theaccuracy and quality of the students pre-existing knowledge and subsequently be able tosuggest relevant formative feedback to the students. The teamwork project involvedmultidiscipline knowledge ranges from performing stoichiometric calculations, identifying,and planning appropriate measures to mitigate risk, modifying a process to achieve a
entrepreneurial skills, and to collaborate with other students.However, the authors also identified several challenges that students faced, such as difficulties indefining the problem, lack of resources, and insufficient communication and coordination withinthe project teams. Entrepreneurship-based projects in manufacturing courses can increasestudents' engagement and motivation. The study found that students who participated in suchprojects were more likely to continue their studies and pursue a career in manufacturingcompared to those who didn’t. In a study by Cudney and Elberfeld (2014) the authors describe acase study conducted at a US university, where manufacturing students were tasked withdeveloping a product and business plan for an
this study were these students’ plan of preparation to practice fortechnical interviews, and whether anxiety played an integral role during their participation fortechnical interviews. From this work, it was found that anxiety was an underlying factor thatcould determine a student’s overall performance in an interview. It was also concluded that asstudents become more exposed to technical interview practices their anxiety decreases, while inturn their overall performance increases.3. MethodThe objective of the interactive whiteboard problem solving study is to examine the students’ability to conduct critical thinking, verbally communicate their ideas, and create solutions to agiven problem. So far, this assessment has been conducted over a
. The earlier youestablish contact with the faculty and the administration of the host institution to develop anunderstanding of how to make your visit successful will be to your benefit. An invitation letter in some cases may not be required but will certainly make your casestronger. The reference letters you submit with the application must present a strong case of yourachievements and capabilities to prove that whatever you are proposing in your project you arecapable of achieving your targets. Another important aspect of the visit is the cultural differenceat the host institution regarding long-term planning, punctuality, work ethics, communicationethics, etc. So, it is a good idea to conduct thorough research and maybe talk to someone
acquired a Bachelor’s in Civil & Environmental Engineering with HoDr. Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel Dr. Nandan Hara Shetty is an assistant professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his BE from Dartmouth College and his MS/PhD from Columbia University, researching the performance of roof gardens and rain gardens. He also worked as an environmental engineer for the New York City Parks Department on the planning, design, construction, and research of green infrastructure for eleven years.Dr. Dena Garner, Dr. Dena Garner is a full professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance and is the Director of Undergraduate Research and
theuniversity applies to evaluate the partnership. Instead, PU3 described a “gut gauge” in which theuniversity considers the project, and the industry and tries to mitigate any possible conflicts. PU3asks the industry about their previous partnerships with the university, if those exist, and alsowhat that industry’s plan is for the project over the next several years. If there is a publicperception risk that may impact the university’s reputation, the partnership is evaluated at ahigher administrative level on campus to check for and mitigate any concerns. PU3 also stressedthat the partnership has to align with the university’s research agenda and mission. Overall, theassessment is subjective, with no standard set of guidelines created or used.PRU1 is
- sities in matters of entrepreneurship, business plans and marketing. She currently works as a teacher and academic secretary at the Faculty of Engineering of the Andr´es Bello University. The areas of research interest are the impact, relationship and integration of the gender perspective within communications and marketing in the various areas of development, digital marketing and content marketing.Miss Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, ChileProf. Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andr´es Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in
science, and architecture, building and planning. In comparison, femalesdominated undergraduate programs in medicine, veterinary science, and agriculture andrelated subjects. The nature of ET programs having more application-based lab coursesthan traditional engineering may be an influencing factor in these differences.Research [5], [6] seeks to gain an understanding of why there is a higher percentage ofURM students in ET programs than in traditional engineering. These studies look atprevious research and search for insight into the needs of students that are often in theminority. Data indicate that incoming ET URM students are more likely coming fromunder-privileged or underserved urban or rural high schools. It is recommended thatadditional
encouraged by the positive response it received for its initial run.While it is unclear if future instructors will continue with this specific application as an extendedproject, design-based laboratory, these instructors are encouraged by the teams’ efforts, learning,and project results. We know now that encouraging students to think about renewable energy(especially early in their academic career) can play an important role in molding positiveperceptions regarding renewables and building sustainability values and attitudes. Socialpsychology theories such as the Theory of Planned Behavior [9] and the Value-Belief-Normtheory [10] suggest that attitudes strongly predict behaviors and increase their salience. Our hopeis that early student engagement
interest in other tasks. "I procrastinate a lot whenthere's a task that feels overwhelming, which leads into a "shame spiral" lasting a few days to acouple weeks -- I feel shame over not working, which makes me anxious, which makes me evenmore unable to work". - Time Management (N=49):Individuals with ADHD expressed concerns about planning, scheduling, time management, andprioritization on the ADHD Subreddit. Many of them shared stories about how they struggle withadapting to different schedules. On the ADHD Subbredit, there were several stories aboutindividuals who could not keep appointments, make scheduled calls, or arrive at work on time. P6said, "Had a super important call with my director and out biggest client today. I
Accuracy Recall PrecisionFigure 2 Accuracy, Recall and Precision Statistics Comparison in Ablation ExperimentConclusionThere are several limitations related to our study. First, the study was performed with studentsfrom only one course in one term. To prove the model’s generality, we plan to extend the study toseveral courses and multiple terms. The study investigated a single neural network model forprocrastination. More types of neural network and other models must be developed and analyzedto identify the best model for a given context. The training and test data used in the study wasrelatively low with respect to the structure of the proposed neural network having the risk of modeloverfitting. To be sure that
on these choices and to exercise control over the self and the environment” (p.5),may be used to understand and examine how motivation and self-direction are realized. Beingthat the focus of the study is on non-traditional students, the utilization of properties of humanagency as described by Bandura (2006) will help reveal the motivations and interests, goals andoutcomes, action plans and self-regulators, as well as self-reflection and evaluation of these non-traditional students who are pursuing a doctorate while working full-time.Methodology This study seeks to identify factors that impact the agency of individuals pursuing theirgoals in dual roles, as doctoral students and higher education administrators, by analyzing theirlived
skills [2]. Technical knowledge is the most crucialcharacteristic for a competent civil and construction engineer, followed by decision-makingskills, knowledge of teamwork, planning and scheduling abilities, and leadership skills [3].According to research, the most commonly identified competency categories for constructionmanagers are technical knowledge, leadership skills, effective communication, management andorganization, planning abilities, teamwork, and a strong sense of determination [2]. Thesecompetencies are critical for ensuring successful construction projects delivery. However,despite ongoing criticism, engineering programs in undergraduate studies continue to prioritizetechnical skills over non-technical skills, resulting in
COVID-19 pandemic, the project successfullyestablished several main components, namely the ESC, Summer Research Internship Program,and Faculty Summer Teaching Workshop, as planned. The evaluation results from the externalevaluator demonstrated the great success of these strategies during the first year of implementation.The authors are taking a more strategic approach to increase the response rate during evaluationsfor the upcoming years. Additionally, they plan to analyze whether there is a relationship betweenstudent characteristics and the project findings as the project unfolds in the next few years andmore information becomes available through future assessments.The support from the NSF HSI IUSE program has provided the opportunity to tap
for one academic year. The program was an at-home engineering project,where families completed researcher-developed engineering kits. These kits provided familieswith instructional guides, one for the parents and one for the child(ren). These instructionalguides were not meant to give the families a step-by-step guide, but rather, a chance to gothrough the different stages of the engineering design cycle, conduct research: looking atproducts that already exist; plan: thinking how to build; create: putting the prototype together;test: try out prototype; and improve: redesign your prototype.In total, there were 12 kits for the families to choose from, and each family selected six kits. Oneexample of a kit is the Toy Hack, which is a way to
Ideation Tools Methodology Communication • Medical Device • Strategy • Design Planning • Research Team Basics Development • Brainstorming Management • Human • Qualitative Data • Quality Function • Conflict Physiology Collection Deployment Management Basics • Literature Review • TRIZ Basics • Technical • Bioelectronics • Market Analysis • Biomimetic Presentation • Biomaterials • Stakeholder Design • Technical
minute podcast again (or modify your original plan)5 Production 10 - 13 Update Storyboard Based on Feedback: Look at and planning address provided revisions, practice for time and consider format items (intro/outro, other sound items?)6 Podcast 14 - 16 Final Project + Reflection: Produce final podcast(s) and production and upload for distribution. Complete the final Metacognitive distribution Reflection.3.2 Data Collection The data was collected using a metacognitive reflection assignment consisting of twosections, with three questions in each section. The first set of three
University seeks to cultivate entrepreneurial thinking inengineering and engineering technology students with the goal of creating graduates who bringimpactful contributions to industry through the generation of creative technology ideas and newbusinesses. Over its planned six‐year duration, this project will fund scholarships to thirty‐sixunique full‐time students with financial need who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in engineeringor engineering technology. The project aims to cultivate skills in entrepreneurial thinking amongundergraduates in engineering and engineering technology by involving a cohort of studentsacross academic years in an intensive learning community and bringing their technology‐oriented product ideas from concept to market
, and problems from these can include technicaland logistical issues from the planning of attacks and defense to actual issues on the groundduring these conflicts.The fourth and final assignment reverts back to a simple DMAIC. With it, students are allowedto consider any problem from the start of the United States' involvement in WWII to the end ofWWII, particularly with the development and use of the atomic bomb. In the assignment, a listof topics is provided for students to consider, including the development of the atomic bomb,Hunter-Killer groups, time of air operations, aircraft repair planning and operations, aircraft paintschemes, submarine operations, and battle planning and strength of military forces. These topicsrelate to course