detect changes pre/post, as well as thematic analysis ofopen-ended responses. These data were then compared to results reported in the literature tocontextualize our findings.3.3 Water Quality Data AvailabilityThe water quality datasets used in this study have been made publicly available1 2 . These datasetsinclude real-world environmental measurements collected using marine robotics, allowingeducators and researchers to replicate or extend our study in their own courses. We are providingopen access to these datasets to facilitate the integration of practical, real-world data into datascience and AI education, promoting hands-on learning experiences for a broader audience.4 ResultsOur results align with results from previous
results can be replicated—or refuted—by others, andethical standards require that researchers strive to accurately and truthfully convey theparameters of their work.Following the debriefing, students worked in their small groups to review three case studies,17which are included in Appendix B. The first case was a scenario about suspected datafabrication. The second case study concerned authorship and giving appropriate credit forresearch contributions. The final case study examines the appropriate treatment of outlying data.While 10 minutes had been allocated in the original class design for a final large-group debrief ofthese cases, in practice the small-group discussions were both lively and lengthy and there wasnot sufficient time for a
. Engineering students who had completed the WGS 250course in Spring 2018 or 2019 but had not yet graduated (N = 7) were invited to one of two focusgroup sessions held in February, 2020. The invitation included a description of the study and anassurance of confidentiality.Informed consent was obtained from the study participants in writing before any questions wereposed. Discussions were facilitated by one author and a faculty colleague, neither of whom hadserved as an instructor for any WGS class. Focus group facilitators provided copies of the WGS250 reading list as a way of reminding participants of past course content and providingreference points for specific reading and authors. In keeping with best practices for focus groupinteractions
their work, which requires design for safety aswell as the careful consideration of the needs of multiple stakeholders, potentialenvironmental effects, and various risks and uncertainties. It is difficult to fully educateengineering students on both the breadth and depth of complex information andrequirements that they will need to be ethical and effective practicing engineers within aBachelor’s degree. This is particularly true given that many Bachelor’s degree programs inengineering are decreasing the number of credits required for their program, largely due tooutside pressures related to college costs and helping students graduate within four years.This combination of forces led the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) topropose that a
be it; but professional prestige has never been agoal of ASCE’s “Raise the Bar” initiative.6. “ASME believes that the typical scope of an ABET Accredited bachelor’s degree can and hasbeen demonstrated to accommodate technical breadth and flexibility and the intellectual skillsnecessary for engineering graduates to (1) pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)Examination, (2) successfully complete a four-year internship under a licensed engineer and (3)go on to pass the final Principles and Practices Examination (PE) before being licensed as aProfessional Engineer.”In the position paper, this argument is presented as the first point of opposition to “a mandatory,across-the-board requirement of BS+30”, and then it is repeated nearly word-for
Paper ID #8918Using a ”Flipped Classroom” Model in Undergraduate Newtonian DynamicsProf. Susan B Swithenbank, US Coast Guard Academy Dr. Swithenbank is an Assistant Professor at the US Coast Guard Academy in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Prior to working at the USCGA, she was a researcher at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim Norway. She has a PhD from MIT in Ocean Engineering.Prof. Thomas William DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Thomas DeNucci is an Assistant Professor of Ship Design at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New
practices to target theretention of students, particularly those from historically marginalized communities. Accordingto reports from FIU’s AIM website for retention and graduation studies [13], some of theseactions and practices included:1. Changes in grading options – The No Credit (NC) grading option replaced a D or F in any University Core Curriculum course with an NC grade. While NC grades may be considered a negative impact on retention and graduation, they are less detrimental to a student’s success than Fs. Using the NC policy as an intervention helps bring about behavior change and thus increases the number of returning students.2. Implementation of an Early Alert system to identify at-risk students – Professors sent out early
rm focused on the evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. Throughout her career, she has served as an external evaluator for a number of NSF-funded projects associated with faculty development, community building, peer review of learning materials, and dissemination of educational innovation. She was PI for the project ”Learning from the Best: How Award Winning Courseware has Impacted Engineering Education.” This research focuses on determining how high quality courseware is being disseminated and what impact it is having on the culture of engineering education as measured by changes in student learning, teaching practices, and the careers of the authors of these
directly observe what happens in engineering design, model the practiceof their teacher, and reflect on the ideas they learn, including addressing any relatedmisconceptions. Teachers encourage the development of their learners by making tacit knowledgeexplicit, modeling effective strategies for completing tasks, providing scaffolded support whenlearners are practicing new tasks, and offering specific feedback for improvement15. Thisapprenticeship is vitally important for the transferability of what is assumed to be learned in anorientation or training session to become actual practice. As part of this research, additive manufacturing is being explored as a means of implementingthe theoretical cognitive learning concepts. Research on the use of
UnitedNations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDG 4, SDG 5, and SDG 10). Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright 2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2Based on lessons from The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement,1 it is important to firstidentify the goal of education and then to identify the best way(s) to reach that goal. Finally, thispaper considers the impacts of improving methods to meet the goal. In their book Investment inLearning, Bowen and Fincher assert that three primary goals of education are 1) practicalcompetence
operations on advanced machining lines that could be rapidly reconfigured to meet changes to a product’s design or production volume. In 2003 he joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia as junior chair of the NSERC-sponsored research program in Virtual Machining. His work at this time focused on the modeling of cutter/workpiece engagement geometry to support process modeling for aerospace machining applications. In 2007 he joined the faculty of the Engineering and Design Department at Western Washington University where he is currently a professor in the Manufacturing Engineering program. His teaching and scholarship interests lie in the areas of geometric modeling, design
themotivations and interaction channels between the academia and industry, and intends toanswer to following two questions:1) For what purposes would universities and industry jointly involve in educational UIC to trainfuture engineers?2) What are the best practices of educational UIC in facilitating university-industry relations inChina?To address the research questions, we undertake an explorative case study in a highereducation institution (the authors’ home institution) in China, investigating the motivationmechanism and interaction channels concerning university-industry educational collaborationfrom both universities and industry sides at organization and individual levels. By taking thisdiverse perspective, our study contributes to the discussion
generalframework for project planning that can be used by students and faculty advisors to outline goalsand objectives of senior design Capstone projects that requires team members to organize anddesign/build the project with limited resources. This paper also describes a capstone projectwhich served as a pilot study for the capstone project course which will be implemented in theDepartment of Engineering Technology in spring 2012 for the Civil and Electronics EngineeringTechnology majors. Electronic Name Tag System project was carried out by the SummerUndergraduate Research Training (SURT) program student during the summer of 2011. Thebasic project requirement was to design and build an Electronic Name Tag using the PIC16C57microcontroller. The main
. Her expertise extends to facilitating workshops and training sessions, catering to the needs of both staff and students within Purdue University.Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her current research focuses on integrating project management processes in undergraduate
to Physics practical are written forundergraduate students; laboratories are used as a platform to reinforce the lecture material.However, in many instances, learning more effective observational and recording techniques,deductive reasoning, and hypothesis formation are the key objectives of the laboratoryexperience [13], [14].The experimental learning units in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)are extensive and can take the form of hands-on pedagogies, field visits, practical training andprojects, schematic design, and more [3], [11], [15]. STEM professions require courseknowledge to grasp the growth of specific experimentation skills in addition to the idealunderstanding. Hands-on labs make it simpler for students to
David A. Delaine has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, USA. He currently serves as an executive member of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), as Vice President for Student Engagement, Diversity, and Inclusion. IFEES aims to strengthen engineering education practices around the world. He has recently completed his tenure as a Fulbright Scholar and is currently performing research as a FAPESP postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Jose Roberto Cardoso at the Escola Polit´ecnica da Universidade de S˜ao Paulo for his project titled ”Assessing the Impact of One Boundary Spanner on University-wide STEM Educational engagement” where he will
frequently serves as a mentor and invited speaker at CS education and outreach events.Dr. E. F. Charles LaBerge, University of Maryland, Baltimore County E. F. Charles (Chuck) LaBerge is Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Undergraduate Program Director for the Computer Engineering Program at UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), where he teaches a wide variety of courses ranging from Introduction to Engineering for freshmen to Error Correcting Codes and Information Theory for graduate students. From 1975-2008, he was employed by Honeywell’s Aerospace Research and Technology Center and its predecessor organizations
from teachingand a stipend for research activities every year for two years for each awardee. The strategysought to support junior female faculty at a teaching institution which also has a strongscholarship requirement for tenure and promotion. Through the support of the grant, theretention rate and promotion of female faculty in STEM disciplines was increased. By the endof the grant, six awardees will have benefitted from the grant. Metrics to measure the impact ofthis strategy are in place. The efforts will be continued through a university-wide, competitiverelease time program.Strategy 3, Leadership Development, was to formalize professional development opportunitiesfor faculty on the topic of leadership, previously not available at Gannon
education was focused on the performance based engineering for structural systems under hazard loading, and application of innovative construction materials (fiber reinforced concrete) for underground construction. Her Ph.D. dissertation was focused on developing generalized performance-based seismic design procedures for residential buildings with a simplified format to be implemented by practice engineers. Her M.S. research was focused on performance of underground tunnel lining made from steel fiber reinforced shotcrete material. Dr. Liu is experienced in teaching structural engineering related courses and has held multiple positions as instructor at a number of engineering programs.Dr. Puttagounder Dhanasekaran
with students on what future careers in their majors of interest could be. It was also suggested that FYS instructors collaborate with graduating students involved in their capstone design projects, creating an opportunity to introduce first-year students to the scope and impact of culminating team design work. 3. Feedback for Continuous Improvement: Instructors were interested in collecting feedback directly from students around their experiencing using the modules. A pre/post module assessment could be considered to track the impact of content delivery and retention. It was recommended to share this feedback within the FYS Community of Practice and broadly across the COE to benefit a wider community
becomes drastically less effective. Newequipment is procured (major cost), but technical staff are not properly trained. Maintenancecontracts not signed for critical (and costly) equipment. Replacements for faculty and staff are notplanned well in advance. When sustainability is not practiced, and is not an integral part of theculture, how can it be taught effectively?Policy Making IssuesABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs [24-26] states that Student Outcomes (SO)“describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation …knowledge, skills, and behaviors.” In their earlier (a to k) version, SO (c) was defined as “an abilityto design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
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” Engineering &Manufacturing New Graduate Professional Development Rotation Program. Within thatprogram, NG is extremely proud that the company female population over the period of time is30 % and the total of minorities and females approaches 50%. In addition NG has a growingNew Graduate Leadership Training Program run out of our Baltimore facility that has also beenrecognized as “Best Manufacturing Practices” where 52% of the almost 250 participants in thelast three years are women and minorities.Northrop Grumman is the second largest employer for Engineers graduating from the NC StateUniversity College of Engineering over the past four years, having hired in excess of 75 newgraduate engineers for the Baltimore location alone. NG has a very
grids and micro grids. Jayashri has a deep interest in learning and teaching, and consistently implements strate- gies using technology innovations and industry partnerships to improve students’ active learning. She is institutionally and internationally recognized for the impact of her innovative, research-led and highly effective teaching and leadership. She leads best practice advanced teaching in electrical engineering through imaginative initiatives, including blended industry lectures, teamwork and flipped mode strate- gies. Esteem indicators include Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy awarded by Ad- vance HE (UK), UNSW Teaching Excellence Awards and the Australian Awards for University Teaching
activities but were not mandated to participate. Byensuring comparable student profiles across groups, this design offered valuable insights into theimpact of the required activities on student success. This methodology was particularlyappropriate in educational settings where random assignment to groups was not feasible.The evaluation model for the project employed both outcome-based and process evaluations [7]to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms driving its success. Outcome-based evaluations measured the project’s impact on student success by examining factors such asretention, academic performance, and post-graduation outcomes. Process evaluationscomplemented this by exploring the relationships among various components of
. For some people, it means alot of work and efforts preparing the best lecture possible in order to teach a course. It needs tobe understood that Online Learning should not be the same in every field. If we consider lecturesin the field of social sciences, they may require a big amount of graphs, pictures, tables, anddiagrams, in arts, they may require audio, high-quality images, and video. However, it is adifferent story when STEM courses are considered. Even between the fields that compose theSTEM area, there are remarkable differences between the teaching styles. For example, in math, Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21
the Data Science curriculum in computing education, and broadening participation of underrepresented populations in computing professions. She is currently a dean's teaching fellow for the College of Engineering at Purdue University.Tiantian Li Tiantian Li (Olivia) is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is a Purdue graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering, with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Processing Engineering. She has completed Purdue’s Certificate of Systems Engineering and Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education Certificate. Her research interest is in the assessment of systems thinking skills and systems awareness. She is also
Engineering. One of thegrants funded entrepreneurial multi-university wireless senior design projects, while the othersupported a series of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department senior design teams withentrepreneurial commitment. Additionally, Florida Tech has been an active partner of the NSF-funded Partnership for Innovation - Center for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization (CENTECOM) along with UCF, USF and Florida A&M University. Theresponse to these grants has been extremely positive, with 7 of 13 entrepreneurial senior designteams in 2005 intending to launch businesses around their senior projects. Additionally, therewere twelve graduate E-teams presenting their business ideas at the EngineeringEntrepreneurship Business
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