Paper ID #22391Problem Design in HomeworkProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State University. His academic career started in China; in 1989 he obtained master’s degree on Physics from Zhejiang University and then was employed as technical staff in the Institute of Semi- conductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After receiving PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2000, he started to work as a faculty member in University of Wisconsin- Platteville and then in
the solution, but in accompanying the studentin finding a proposal that is consistent with the challenge presented. This requires that theteacher has certain strengths, abilities and methodologic preferences. On the other side, notbeing a traditional educational approach, students are not familiar with these dynamics whichcan generate uncertainty on the process. Furthermore, for a learning method to work, it must beappropriated by the students and it must be suitable on the topic that is being thought; CBL canbe very effective for certain students or areas, but possibly not for everybody, nor for a wholeuniversity career [5].This means that the process must be mediated from a co-creation perspective where thecommunity has an active role
performance.In being recognized as an engineer, even with derogatory intent, she found a strong sense communionwith others that she perceived to also value high performance in a particularly challenging major. What isstriking about this desired form recognition is that Rebecca sought to pursue a professional career in acareer outside of engineering following her graduation. Yet, being labeled as an engineer providedRebecca with an important form of belonging that connected with her core form of personal identity.However, Rebecca also sought to maintain “a good social life” while achieving high performance. As onewho especially valued the expression of her Christian faith, she demonstrated a keen sensitivity to thefeelings of others in relation to her
context. Prior to starting her career in education, Greses was a project manager for engineering projects and hydrologic and hydraulic studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Talking Engineering: Students’ translanguaging in engineering educationAbstractWith the integration of engineering education in the K–12th classroom, students areexpected to be competent in the practices of engineering design. From the body ofstudents in the elementary and secondary education system, bilinguals and speakers oflanguages other than English are one of the fastest growing populations among schoolchildren. For them, language represents not only a powerful tool to
since 2000, Dr. Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including the ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award, the John Wi- ley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NC State Faculty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NC State Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Out- standing Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the ASEE Southeastern Section Mid-Career Teacher Award. She is a member of the editorial board for Chemical Engineering Education and serves a Director of the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. She will be a co-author, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s
Graphics Journal and its Selected Metrics of EffectLike the various sports ranking systems, with RPI (rating percentage index) being one of thebetter known, systems and a vocabulary for ranking journals have proliferated. More recentlywith the maturity of computer-assisted analytics and in response to the need for data to prop upclaims of excellence and to promulgate entity prestige, JCR, SJR, SNIP, IF, Eigen, Scopus,Google Scholar, Altmetric, and a plethora of others have found their way into the vocabulary ofresearchers, authors, administrators, and the like. They continue to be bandied about as theirmerits are debated and careers are turned on the various approaches to journal ranking
agriculture and preparing them for careers in agriculture,horticulture, or dairy; 2) to acquaint its students with on-going thrust programs and relatedtransfer of technology programs in agricultural and allied areas; and 3) to help its studentsinteract with various agriculture and horticultural based industrial units in the region forinternships and placements. The college had poor performance for a few years before 2016. For example, the passingpercentage of its third (final) year students in 2015-16 was merely 16%. The first author joinedthe college as its principal (administrative head or dean) at the start of the academic year 2016-17and the second author joined the parent body Shri Shivaji Shikshan Prasarak Mandal of thecollege as its
, the CivilEngineering structural analysis class used the truss from the outdoor classroom as one of theirclass assignments, their design work (Figure 10) was used by the constructed managementstudents to fabricate the roof trusses (Figure 11). Figure 10: Roof Truss – As Designed Figure 11: Roof Truss – As ConstructedThis use of Micro-House Design/Construction projects in the curriculum exposes students tomaterial that is realistic, but not of overwhelming scope8. The students are given assignmentsthat are manageable, and that increase in scope and complexity over the course of a student’sacademic career. As a particular project progresses over time, students will be involved in theestimation, purchasing, planning
Paper ID #22355Investigating Influences on First-year Engineering Students’ Views of Ethicsand Social ResponsibilityMs. Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette Swetha is currently a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue. Her current work includes identifying and developing leadership and technical competencies for early career engineers and managers. She integrates her research in Engineering Education with prior background in Human Resource Management and Engineering to understand better ways to manage technical talent in organi- zations.Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette
engineering educa- tion. His current duties include assessment, team development and education research for DC Colorado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on
- dedicated to innovation in traffic safety and public safety technology, as well as research in decision support systems, data analytics and cybersecurity. Throughout his career and through his work with CAPS, Dr. Parrish has obtained approximately 200 funded projects totaling approximately $100M from a variety of state and federal sponsors. Dr. Parrish has published in approxi- mately 100 refereed journals and conferences, and is internationally active in computer science education, having served as the Chair of the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and currently is chair of a major effort to revise the computing accreditation criteria and to develop new accreditation criteria for cybersecurity. Dr. Parrish
andpersonal competencies that engineering education researchers identified as important forsuccessful engineering. This list is summarized in a preliminary version of Table 1.Second, we reviewed a subset of professional reports that highlighted competencies relevant toengineering student success, including ABET, National Science Foundation (NSF), the NationalAcademy Press, and the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. Similarto our review of engineering education research papers, we expanded the list of academic andpersonal competencies that these reports argued as crucial for successful professionalengineering or STEM careers. Furthermore, we refined personal competencies based oninterpersonal and intrapersonal competencies to
Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for
graduate study and encouraged them to choose a career pathinvolving research. We observed that the students developed more intellectual confidenceas they were succeeded in hands-on experiences and application implementation. Theybenefited greatly when collaborating with other students who share their commitment toscience, mathematics, and engineering. The project also advanced the research skills of theundergraduate students and enhanced the research and employment opportunities for thesestudents. Shortly after joined this project, one student was offered an on-campus researchassistantship by the 1890 Land Grant Research Project III. And another student was invitedto a NASA summer student research fellowship.References:1. Columbus L. 80% Of
Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). http://engineering.tufts.edu/me/people/wendell/Dr. Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Jessica Swenson is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a research focus on engineering education. She received a M.S. from Tufts University in science, technology, engineering and math education and a B.S. from Northwestern University in me- chanical engineering. Her current research involves examining different types of homework problems in mechanical engineering coursework and the design process of undergraduate students in project-based courses
, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). http://engineering.tufts.edu/me/people/wendell/Ms. Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Jessica Swenson is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a research focus on engineering education. She received a M.S. from Tufts University in science, technology, engineering and math education and a B.S. from Northwestern University in me- chanical engineering. Her current research involves examining different types of homework problems in mechanical engineering coursework
Human-Centered Computing, both from UMBC. His primary research investigates the impact that Making may have on youth engagement in STEM education and careers.Stephanie Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation Stephanie Grimes has been working in education for over 15 years in many different capacities. A former Early Childhood Educator, Stephanie is now the Director of Education for Digital Harbor Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. Steph oversees all curricular creations and youth programs for the DHF Tech Center and workshop experiences. She works to produce innovative, project-based, and accessible content that focuses on preparing youth for the careers of tomorrow, with a focus on technology and making.Shawn Grimes
collaborative within the NSF-funded National Girls Collaborative Project which brings together girl-serving organizations across Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that are committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Currently, Paige is serving as the Immediate Past President for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Paige earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial and systems engineering and B.S. in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Title: Exploring the incorporation of diversity and inclusion curriculum in engineering
Proposal Submitted in 2016”. Accessed 12-20-16.http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EAC-Side-By-Side-Criteria.pdfAtadero, R. E., Paguyo, C., Rambo-Hernandez, K.E., & Henderson, H. L. (2017). BuildingInclusive Engineering Identities: Implications for Changing the Temperature of EngineeringCulture. European Journal of Engineering Educatio (online first)Dasgupta, N., Scircle, M. M., & Hunsinger, M. (2015). Female peers in small work groupsenhance women's motivation, verbal participation, and career aspirations in engineering.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(16), 4988-4993.Greenwood, J. D. (2009). The Disappearance of the Social in American Social Psychology. NewYork, NY: Cambridge University Press.Finelli, C
Education (OWHE). She received a Fulbright award in 2015.Mr. Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University Tiago Forin is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education and researcher at Purdue University affiliated with XRoads Research Group, the Global Engineering Program and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness. He received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from Purdue University.Ms. Roisin Breen, Rowan University Roisin Breen is a senior Chemical Engineering student at Rowan University. She has interests in the environment and humanities, and aspires to make a positive impact through her career in engineering.Patricia
is significantly different. For these youngest elementary school students, the focus is not on career education so much as it is toward problem solving, creativity, working with others--in point of fact--engineering habits of mind [7]. Multiple approaches to engineering curricula for younger students have emerged in the last ten years [7] [8] [9] [10] Some lean on robotics, some on LEGO, but two in particular place their engineering problems in the context of stories. EIE [8] and Novel Engineering [10] use story books (custom or trade) to provide context for the youngest of engineering investigators. This literacy-based approach [11] provided inspiration for the design of activities for the pre-K- second grade students at this engineering
their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the
Sciences of the KU Leuven and at the Leuven Statistics Research Centre. She is also Associated Research Fellow at the University of the Free State (South Africa). Her research is focused on educational career choice and career development, transition from secondary to higher education, drop out in higher education, learning and study strategies, role of gender, methodology used in educational research (including test construction).Prof. Greet Langie Langie, KU Leuven Greet Langie holds a MSc degree and PhD in Physics from the University of Leuven (Belgium). From 2009-2011 she was the chair of LESEC (Leuven Engineering and Science Education Center, http://set.kuleuven.be/LESEC), a research center focusing on applied
effectiveness, and (3) project dissemination. These phases wereexpanded into seven evaluation questions that were investigated as part of the research grant.Software Design 1. Is the game infrastructure flexible and user-friendly for plugging in additional content? 2. How can the Game-Based Learning (GBL) modules be improved?Instructional Design and Effectiveness 3. To what extent is each of the five major learning outcomes attained? 4. Are GBL modules effective for students at each educational level? 5. What are students’ attitudes toward further education and careers in Forensics?Project Dissemination 6. How easily and effectively are modules integrated into existing curricula? 7. How supportive are experts in the field to the
, University of Connecticut Arash E. Zaghi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He received his PhD in 2009 from the University of Nevada, Reno, and contin- ued there as a Research Scientist. His latest research endeavor is on creativity and engineering education, with a focus on the unique potential of students with ADHD. Supported by multiple grants from the Na- tional Science Foundation, his research was highlighted the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism Magazine. He received a CAREER Award in 2016 to study the significance of neurodiversity in developing a creative engineering workforce.Ms. Christa L. Taylor
University of Washington. She received her BS in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She is the head of the Ability & Innovation Lab, dedicated to designing new tools and techniques to improve human ability through engineering, and also a leader of AccessEngineering to enable individuals with disabilities to pursue careers in engineering. Dr. Steele previously worked in multiple hospitals as an engineer, including The Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of
, mentoring models, areas of guidance/strength, programs/workshops, resourcesavailable, retention strategies, top priorities, and supporting mid-career/senior faculty. Theinterview protocol can be seen in Appendix A. One of the questions in the interview protocolasked about the role of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking within engineeringcolleges. The authors felt this question in particular elicited compelling responses and it was thusdecided to analyze these responses further through a separate thematic analysis. All of the interviews were audio recorded and later transcribed using REV’s transcriptionservices. These transcriptions were then uploaded to a qualitative analysis software calledDedoose [12]. A rigorous process was
Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes: A Library and University Writing Program Partnership IntroductionIn 2005, librarians at the Marston Science Library (MSL) began offering one-time libraryinstruction for ENC 3246: Professional Communication for Engineers. ENC 3246 is a requiredcourse with approximately 25 traditional sections a semester and 2 large-enrollment onlinesections (see Appendix 1). All 5,800 undergraduate engineering students enroll at some pointduring their academic career. The principal goal of ENC 3246 is to prepare engineering majors tocommunicate effectively in their fields by emphasizing the literacy skills employed inprofessional decision-making. Over time, library
ofthe ABET a-k outcomes. We frame developing the required engineering skills from thefoundation of their individual strengths. Our “One-Minute Engineer” assignment requiresstudents to describe why they are pursuing engineering as a career path. Again, the frameworkof StrengthsFinder helps students clearly express their motivations.Team projects form the framework for ItE course sequence. We sort students into teams withdiverse Strengths [2]. Students utilize team contracts in which they develop team roles based onindividual Strengths [3]. A team mapping exercise reveals that our engineering students tend tooverpopulate the executing and strategic thinking domains of Strengths. Less stereotypicalengineering students with Strengths in
purpose of this paper is to recommend adapting new pedagogical methods to theaccepted topics in an introductory probability and statistics course for engineeringundergraduates—methods that better match the learning characteristics of Millennial students inour courses. In a nutshell, those characteristics may be summarized as: (1) They want relevanceto their major, and future engineering career; (2) They want rationale (for the textbook selected,and for specific course policies and assignments); (3) They revel in technology (to collect data,compute, communicate, and multi-task); (4) They want a relaxed, hands-on environment; (5)They prefer instructors who rotate among several classroom delivery methods.Considering the “Five R‟s” learning