field of Engineering Technology Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Senior Capstone Project in Green Technologies: Study of Electromagnetic Braking as Prospective Enhancement of Friction-Based Automotive Braking System ABSTRACT Senior engineering projects are the capstone of students’ educational careers, being a proof of theskills and competencies acquired as well as an important tool to assess students’ knowledge in their fieldof study. Capstone design courses enable students to integrate theoretical knowledge with the practicalskills gained during their academic experience. Senior design
, Drexel University Gregory Hislop is a Professor and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel University. His scholarly interests span computing education research, information technology for teaching and learning, and software engineering. Prior to coming to Drexel, Dr. Hislop spent 18 years working in government and industry, where his efforts included software development and support, technology planning and evaluation, and development and delivery of technical education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS ProjectsABSTRACT Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects
Virginia Tech. She also serves as support staff for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity where she is involved in the recruitment, outreach, and retention of engineering students. She researches and supports students from traditionally underserved and underrepresented backgrounds in engineering. Ms. Boyd received her B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Virginia in 2014.Dr. Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Watford is Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, and past-President of ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Systems Thinking
persuade her undergraduate students to investigate interesting questions in fluid mechanics with her.Heidi Reuter c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Art and Science of Fluid Mechanics as a General Education CourseAbstractA new experimental course on flow visualization (PHOTO 321N) is offered to undergraduatestudents as a General Education (GenEd) course at Penn State University. This course isintended to make integration between two knowledge domains: Art and Science of FluidMechanics. The course is not math oriented and is designed for the students with minimal to nobackground in photography or physics of fluid mechanics. Students explore a
research concerning the effects of flexible learning spaces and formative assessment techniques.Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Associate Professor of Education, and Director and Graduate Chair for Engineering Education Research Programs at University of Michigan (U-M). Dr. Finelli is a fellow in the American Society of Engineering Education, a Deputy Editor of the Journal for Engineering Education, an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education, and past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of ASEE. She founded the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering at U-M in
Melgares, University of Kansas Graduate student at the University of Kansas c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Impact of Course Transformation on Student Learning and Success in Fundamental Electrical Engineering/Computer Science CoursesIntroductionStudies repeatedly show improvements in learning, achievement, and success for students afterimplementation of active learning and student-centered teaching practices. Active learningimproves retention of content, achievement level, and success in courses [1, 2]. Research onflipped classrooms in engineering education has shown positive effects including increasedretention, better performance on learning
helped to develop different academic support programs across the school including Undergraduate Teaching Fellows to support active learning in the classroom, small-group tutoring in courses, and the Practice Exams.Grace ClarkDr. Molly McVey, University of Kansas Dr. Molly A. McVey is a post-doctoral teaching fellow at the University of Kansas School of Engineering where she works with faculty to incorporate evidence-based and student-centered teaching methods, and to research the impacts of changes made to teaching on student learning and success. Dr. McVey earned her Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
Environmental Engineering with honors and a 2019 graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Environmental Engineering for Community Development, Environmental Engineering Technologies, and Environmental Biological Systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Course Outcome Assessment: Is Using the Average Good Enough?IntroductionAssessment of environmental engineering course outcomes is critical for measuring studentachievement, evaluating course design, and ultimately assessing programs for ABETaccreditation (ABET 2018). While qualitative data such as survey results are often factored in,this assessment typically
Paper ID #23434Summer Exchange Program: A Unique Platform to Broaden Exposure andAddress Several Dimensions of LearningDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii)remote
application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education.Mr. Mitchell Fajardo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing and enacting weekly micro-reflection activities as a means of professional development of early career educators: Voices from the fieldIntroductionThis project is situated in the professional development challenge of helping practicing educatorsin higher education advance their teaching. Although teaching occupies a large percentage oftime for those employed in higher education, it is rare that educators have continued accessoutside of their everyday professional practice to advance their teaching
. Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida Juan E. Gilbert is the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chairman of the Com- puter & Information Science & Engineering Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida where he leads the Human-Experience Research Lab. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Developing Career Self-Efficacy of Researchers in Human-Centered Computing through Scholarship Support (Experience) Jeremy A. Magruder Kyla Tiffanie R. Simone A. Juan E. Waisome1 McMullen1
Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneur- ship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the UM ASEE Outstanding Professor Award and the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award. Prior to joining the University of Michigan faculty, she worked in the private sector gaining experience in biotech, defense, and medical device testing at large companies and start-ups. Aileen’s current research
interests are in ensuring the correctness of computer sys- tems, including medical and IOT devices and digital hardware, as well as engineering education. In addition to teaching software and hardware courses, he teaches Creative Process and works with students on technology-driven creative projects. His teaching has been recognized with the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize, and he has twice been named Professor of the Year by the students in his department. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Human vs. Automated Coding Style Grading in Computing Education1 AbstractComputer programming courses often evaluate student coding style by hand. Static
College c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of First-Year Programming for Underprepared StudentsAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper addresses an intervention started two years agoat the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth college aimed at improving the first-yearexperience and retention of underprepared students in the engineering major. Programcomponents, program analysis and retention results are presented.Background and MotivationThe percentage of students from underrepresented groups earning degrees inengineering remains low nationally (NSF, 2015). While women earned close to 60% ofall bachelor’s degrees in 2012, less than 20% of those degrees were in engineering(NSF
Paper ID #26817Incorporating DOD Research and Historical Materials into a Second-semesterIntroductory Calculus-based Physics CourseDr. Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Lanzerotti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at United States Military Academy (West Point, NY). She has conducted research presented at 2017 ASEE on learner-centered teaching techniques in her classes at Air Force Institute of Technology, where she was an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering. She has also held positions at IBM at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where she was
, mechanical robustness, and environmental sustainability, such as carbides, sol-gel coatings, high temper- ature oxides, and several polymers. Her research is interdisciplinary in nature and fosters collaborations with Chemical and Biomedical, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Public Health, Medicine, and the Nanotechnology Research and Education Center (NREC). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 RET in Functional Materials and ManufacturingWe describe the development, implementation and assessment of a Research Experiences forTeachers (RET) site in Functional Materials and Manufacturing. Between 2014 to 2018,twenty-seven high school science and math
. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium and the Purdue University 2018 recipient of School of Engineering Education Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the 2018 College of Engineering Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Initial Step Towards Measuring First-Generation College Students’ Personal Agency: A Scale ValidationAbstractThis research paper describes the development of a scale to measure how first-generation collegestudents use engineering as a tool
about teaching and learning. He serves as the Publications Chair for the ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Visual representations guide students’ use of conceptual knowledge and problem-solving strategiesIntroductionOne of the key findings from the expert-novice transition literature is that experts and novicesinterpret information from visual representations in different ways [1]. This suggests that what ismeaningful to each of these groups is different, and it is so ingrained that experts are able tonotice differences between two diagrams shown for 200 ms but only if the differences wouldchange the underlying science
tailored the IEEE/ACM guidelines for ITprograms to the local needs, following a continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan thataddressed the eight General Criteria and the Program Criteria established by the EngineeringTechnology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET. In October of 2014, the IET wasaccredited by the ETAC Commission of ABET, with the next comprehensive review beingscheduled by 2019. This paper describes the accreditation process for the IET program atNorthern New Mexico College from its conception to accreditation. Index TermsABET, Accreditation, Information Engineering Technology, Student Outcomes.1. IntroductionFounded in 1909 as the “Spanish American Normal School at New Mexico,” Northern
environmental engineering undergraduate program and research facilities, as well as a campus-wide interdisciplinary M.S. in Environmental Science. He received $13 million of federal grants to conduct research and to broaden participation in STEM fields. Most significantly, he was the director of an NSF CREST Center for Energy and Sustainability. Along the way, he was awarded the departmental outstand- ing professor award thrice and the campus outstanding professor award. He also won a national teaching award form ASCE. In 2013, he moved to CSUN to serve as the Associate VP for Research and the Grad- uate Dean. Most recently, he lead the effort to garner an NIH BUILD grant ($22 million; 2014-2019). His area of expertise is
results over the seven-year analysis period. Embedded Indicator results (n = 2,628) for professional skills outcome indicators (n = 48), ranging from 79 to 83% (Avg. 82%) trended in between Senior Exit Survey responses and FE Exam scores over the four-year period of available data.Table 9. Overall Combined Comparison of Direct and Indirect Measures, 2019-2015 Year FE Exam1 Sr. Exit Survey2 Embedded Indicators3 2009 74% 93% 2010 75% 89% 2011 64% 89% 2012 73% 87% 79
sessions in the international conferences for the past 30 years. Professor Zilouchian is currently an associate editor of the International Journal of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering out of Oxford, UK. Professor Zilouchian is senior member of several professional societies including Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity (FAU) and a graduate faculty member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU.Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM do- mains, applying a learning sciences
Tennessee State University.Dr. Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University Aubrie L. Pfirman is a Teaching Consultant for the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University. Her research interests are chemical education, scholarship of teaching and learning, educational development, inclusive educational practices and reform, and STEM education. Dr. Pfirman received a B.S. in Chemistry and an Instructional I Certification in Secondary Education from Miseri- cordia University, and both an M.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
journals, conferences, and publications. He is a professional mem- ber of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a senior member of the IEEE. For more details on Dr. Salehfar’s research work please visit http://www.h2power.und.eduMichael Klein, University of North Dakota Michael Klein holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and Bachelors Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and Benedictine College, respectively. He is passionate about applying his engineering education to developing affordable, effective, and sustainable access to basic human needs in developing areas. His interests include
has published extensively and lectured widely to national and international audiences. Her work has been recognized by the National Science Foundation with numerous research grants. She is equally passion- ate about her teaching and has recently designed and created a seven-MOOC Professional Certificate on C-programming for edX for which her team won the ”2019 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning”. Previously she designed a MOOC ”Analysis of a Complex Kind” on Coursera. The recipient of the New Hampshire High Tech Council 2018 Tech Teacher of the Year Award, the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching at Wesleyan University and the Excellence in Teaching Award at the
Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Interdisciplinary Mini-mester Course on Rapid Prototyping for Product Design Abstract In Fall 2019, Georgia Tech implemented a pilot program offering a selection of five-weeklong, one-credit hour courses covering a range of unique subjects. These mini-mester courses aimto introduce students to non-traditional classroom material, allowing them to explore topics theyare interested in without a major time commitment. The flexibility and versatility of the mini-mester format enable constructive experimentation regarding the curriculum and structure of acourse. This paper
relevant to the subject.Reflection on Critical Thinking for Graduate Students and the Adaptability of ThisImplementation in Other SettingsCritical thinking is a skill highly valued in both undergraduate and graduate education. Thenational studies cited at the beginning of this paper indicate that imparting these skills is notconsistent nationwide, and furthermore that critical thinking skills are assumed to developorganically in graduate education. A search of ASEE conference papers since 1997 showed 98contributions with “critical thinking” as a theme, surely an indication of the importance of thesubject. Fewer than 10 of these dealt with graduate education, however. As far as the
to assess the effectiveness in producing more collaborativestudents. The results of the TKI were evaluated through a series of statistical tests. TKI paper-based questionnaires were distributed to 53 juniors over a four-year period for the threegraduating classes of 2016, 2017, and 2019. In addition, another 53 questionnaires weredistributed to the identical students while they were seniors. The TKI scores were tallied anddocumented in order to determine each student’s conflict management style during their juniorand senior years and then used to evaluate the changes in styles, as a collective student group.To accomplish this effort, five independent samples one-tailed t-tests were performed for eachTKI conflict style. First, the scores for
facilitate engineers’ consideration of bothtechnical and contextual aspects of systems thinking in their work. References1. Hayden, N. J., Rizzo, D. M., Dewoolkar, M. M., Oka, L., & Neumann, M. (2010). Incorporating systems thinking and sustainability within civil and environmental engineering curricula at UVM. ASEE Northeast Regional Conference Proceedings (Vol. 26), Rochester, NY.2. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.3. Rebovich, G. (2006). Systems Thinking for the Enterprise: New and Emerging Perspectives. 2006 IEEE/SMC International Conference on System of Systems Engineering
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