being introduced in pre-college settings. These pre-collegelearning experiences are opportunities to develop students’ interests further and continuallytransform their identities [19], [20]. This period of development increases the importance ofintroductory pre-college engineering activities that are “inviting and engaging for all students,particularly those who are underserved, underperforming, or underrepresented in STEM fields,including girls, minorities, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, students withindividualized education plans, and English-language learners” [21, p. 117]. In pre-collegesettings, positive collaborative experiences situated with engineering concepts could promoteinterests and continued engagement with pathways
biomedical engineering program.Figure 1: Design thinking process plan for larger NSF research grant (adopted from [4]). Thecomponents of the design sessions conducted in BME are highlighted within the red box.Diversity and Inclusion in EngineeringIntegrating diversity and inclusion into an engineering program is a complex challenge. One ofthe reasons behind the persistent lack of diversity could be the presence of systemic exclusionarymindsets and behaviors that permeate various cultures of engineering and requires institutional-level reforms [5] and shifts in culture [6]. One model of such institutional reform has beendescribed by Winters [7]. Winters defines inclusion as follows: “Inclusion is a value, and as suchmust be inherent in and integrated
NASA funded MIST Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a regional and chapter chairman of IEEE, SME, and ASEE, and as a session chair and as a member of scientific
orifice, and gradually shut down the flow. We had tochange the nozzle on more than one occasion, and we were only coating 9 panels. If a similarfield application was going to be attempted for a utility scale solar farm, some type of moreelegant sprayer would be necessary to prevent clogging (such as one with an ultrasonic vibratinghead).Weather was also a major variable for field applications of the coating. On two sequential dayswe had to cancel plans to coat the panels due to rain. On the day that we were finally able toproceed, we began the day with a nice calm sunny morning. However, after applying the firstcoat and beginning the second, a pressure front began to move into the area and winds picked up.We eventually had to cease application
to solveauthentic problems with an inquiry approach. We wanted the students to develop problem solvingand self-directed learning abilities while they also remain motivated to learn increasinglychallenging topics. To incorporate experiential learning in our curriculum, each module beginsfrom concrete experience to reflective observation, then to abstract conceptualization to activeexperimentation. In other words, the first stage is where the learner actively experiences anactivity. The second stage is when the learner consciously reflects back on that experience. Thethird stage is where the learner attempts to conceptualize a theory or a model of what is observed.The fourth stage is where the learner is trying to plan how to test a model or
solutions tostudent-defined problems is held in the last week of class. The IoT-based lab includes an accessibledevelopment environment, a structured lab delivery, and a layered learning environment to furtherenhance the retention of students within ECE.We have used qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate the success of the lab modules.Qualitative measures include anecdotal evidence and student evaluation of the course. The quanti-tative analysis is performed by measuring the improvement of student grades in a follow-on course.Our long-term plans are to disseminate our experience, expand the target audience, and publiclyrelease the lab manuals and supporting documents (link to the labs omitted for the blind reviewprocess).GoalsBelow, we
(thus projects had to be very well thought). In contrast, students were notrequired to achieve or deliver anything, it was their own initiative. A successful project was not one thatdelivered outcomes but one that delivered engagement. Although this study is exploratory and we are not measuring any outcome as part of it, we plan toconduct further research in the future to identify and measure the learning and professional outcomes of theIcarus program. Figure 1. Floyd-Smith, Wilson [14] model of outcomes of students’ engagement One impact of extracurricular activities on undergraduate students, there is research supporting thenotion that out-of-the classroom learning experiences promote students’ engagement with
faculty member secured a funded teaching fellowship to enhanceexisting and grow new group-based, project-driven modules in the Bachelor of ElectricalEngineering program. He had worked with his college’s Head of Learning Development to createhis fellowship proposal. The awarding of this fellowship was aligned with Walker and Laurence’s(2005) recommendation to support the activities of organizing, planning meetings, researching andpublicizing issues, and educating stakeholders about “appropriate actions to take” (p. 268). Itencouraged the fellow to take such a role.During the teaching fellowship a group of seven (five staff members, one Fulbright scholar, andthe Head of Learning Development) met once a month to discuss issues regarding
design project were piloted by co-author VanderGheynst. Asummary of the course lecture plan is provided in Table 1. The course was hugely successful interms of student engagement and viability of the learning content. Adjustments were madeduring winter 2017 implementation, particularly with the inclusion of two mid-term prototypetesting assessments in a competition-like setting (Table 2). 3Table 1. Lecture topics for ENG 3 in winter 2017 Week Communication topics Design topics Listening skills, and individual and group Engineering defined and the role of social 1 values and their importance in problem
their path to the Architectural Engineering (ARCE) major, (2) explaining thecomponents of earning an ARCE degree from KU, (3) describing what they learned over thesemester about the field and profession, and (4) exciting their audience about the field andprofession. The videos were to be designed with high school and middle school students as theintended audience. Students first submitted a project plan approximately five weeks before thefinal due date, and a draft of the submission due approximately 2 weeks prior to the final duedate. The video lengths were set for between 12 and 15 minutes long and were developed andrecorded individually. Detailed project requirements are provided in Table 2.Table 2. Class Project Video Description
policy to “supports the concept of a master’s degree orequivalent as a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of civil engineering at the professionallevel [3]. In that same year, ASCE discontinued TCFPD and established a new committee, theTask Committee on the Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (TCAP^3) to developdetailed plans to attain the full realization of PS 465. In late 2002 TCAP^3 created the Body ofKnowledge Task Committee (BOKTC) to define the academic requirements for the practice ofcivil engineering at the professional level. It was through the work of both TCAP^3 and BOKTCthat the ASCE Board of Direction again revised the language of PS 465 in 2004 to: “ASCE supports attainment of a body of knowledge for
by the dean,provost and chancellor (or designee). Note, the policy provides campuses with flexibility in howthe initial review will be conducted, and in general it was assumed that this review would beconducted by tenured faculty in the faculty member’s unit. RPD 20-9 also introduced andrequired the possibility that a review could result in a decision of “Does not meet expectations”for a faculty member. If such a determination was made, a remediation plan would be created,and the faculty member would be given three academic semesters to improve his/herperformance (unless the shortcoming was research-related, in which case he/she would have fouracademic semesters to rectify the shortcomings). If a faculty member was not deemed to
interdisci- plinary emphasis in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State University. Her thesis was entitled, ”Nanomanufacturing Outside of the Lab: An Academic-Industry Partnership Case Study.” She also re- ceived her B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from Boise State in 2014. In the Spring of 2016, Ann was recognized as part of the first cohort of University Innovation Fellows at Boise State, and has worked as a Fellow to collect and incorporate student feedback into future plans for makerspaces on the Boise State campus. As an undergraduate and graduate student, she has been involved with the Society of Women Engineers, and also taught a materials science laboratory course as a graduate teaching
ethical analysis The third workshop led to a number of agreements: 1. A small number of BEfaculty members would form a curriculum development team. Beginning in the summerof 2017, this team would identify existing course components or create new materials forteaching ethics across the BE curriculum. 2. Instructors of BE courses would work withthe curriculum team to implement newly developed materials and pedagogical models. 3.The BE program decided to submit a second grant proposal to the Engineering EducationCenter for supporting the implementation and assessment of the new curriculum. Figure 1illustrates the plan of work agreed by participants at the third faculty workshop
70 industry projects in almost every area that is recognized by theuniversities in the United States related to the Industrial Engineering field. The areas include butnot limited to Safety Engineering, Ergonomics, Facilities Planning, Logistics and Supply Chain,Quality Control, Manufacturing, Construction, Financial Decision Making, Education,Healthcare, and Project Management. He has applied different techniques including OperationsResearch, Simulation, Data Mining and Machine Learning, Lean Management, and Statistics inthese projects. The expert does not categorize the keywords based on his personal beliefs aboutIndustrial Engineering related jobs. He uses his industry and academia experience to select andcategorize the keywords. In his
) from an academic program must prepare their graduates with “an ability to communicateeffectively” (SO k), and the “ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret data” (SO b), and others [6]. In fact, the new ABET student outcomes, effective in2019-2020, have a stronger emphasis on team efforts: “An ability to function effectively as amember or leader of a team that establishes goals, plans tasks, meets deadlines, and creates acollaborative and inclusive environment” (SO “3”)[6]. All these outcomes can be assessedthrough the Unit Operations Laboratory; however, the main challenge is to implement practicaltools for a team, either assigned or self-selected, to function properly throughout the semester.For instance
planning support activities. Drawing from Bandura’s sources of self-efficacy [4], engineering educators can be intentional about designing mastery experiences,providing explicit social encouragement, and creating environments that foster a positiveinterpretation of somatic and emotional responses, particularly for URM and women students.The presence or absence of URM women role models in the classroom, administration, alumni,and campus speakers could have an outsize impact on vicarious experience as a path toincreasing ETSE.Our results also suggest that URM status must be considered alongside gender when interpretingself-efficacy and self-confidence measures. A 2014 study, based on a large dataset of 7,833students across 21 institutions, similarly
National University, San Diego, CAAbstractThe Sustainability Management graduate program objective is to train future leaders ofcorporations, government agencies, non-profits etc., who will strive to demonstrate a balanceamong the three elements of sustainability, namely, Environment, Economics and Equity/SocialJustice (generally referred to as 3 Es). Implementation of sustainability projects bring in elementsof technical and management aspects.Sustainability Management capstone projects bring to fruition all the knowledge and skills fromthe coursework to solving a real-world problem. The project is key to students’ academicsuccess, develop future leaders’ planning and implementation skills. Students in this programcome
March 2018 in conjunction with the 2018 ECEDHAconference. A panel of junior professors is planned. Also, more time is allocated to the studentposters to allow for more interaction time with the chairs.We would like to increase the participation of the students in the surveys. During the March2018 conference, we plan to put more emphasis on the value of the survey as an important tool toevaluate the effectiveness of the program and modify it to maximize its value. Although thesurveyed students will most probably not be the direct beneficiaries of the improvements, theirfeedback will benefit future students. Therefore, the survey can be viewed as an opportunity forthe participants to contribute to the cause of improving the diversity of the ECE
graphic overview of the curriculum. All courses areFigure 1. The WPI robotics program is structured around a core offered over 7-week terms with 4consisting of Introduction to Robotics, Unified Robotics I-IV, and the hours of lecture and 2 hours ofcapstone project [8]. laboratory per week. Further, inkeeping with the long history of the WPI Plan, the courses emphasize the combination of theoryand practice as embodied in project-based learning, hands-on assignments, and studentcommitment to learning outside the classroom. Robotics Engineering majors are expected tocomplete all five core courses before
, intensivepractice, and skill mastery.Short-form (1-2 hour) workshops are often the most universal offering for training. They are theeasiest to book rooms for (or offer online as webinars), find instructors for, and create materialfor. For the participant, one hour is a reasonable amount of time to find in their day and there arerarely any follow-up requirements. Thus, there is very little risk of making a bad time investmentfor the learner, and the instructional team has a lot of flexibility in repeating the training andexperimenting with content. From research methods to retirement plans, this format is anexceptional platform for learners to explore new tools and services. Even though hands-onpractice can be quite limited in this format, this discovery
course content. On his way to completing adegree in Psychology, mathematics presented a serious obstacle. Unless he could succeed in thePre-Calculus Algebra course mandated in his degree plan, he would not be able to complete thedegree. This student reached out to the academic support services unit at the university andpartnered with members of the mathematics tutoring staff to create tools that would allow him tosucceed. The outcome of their efforts was the development of PDM. This fully audio method ofmath instruction and assessment allowed the student, whose motor control deficits precluded hisuse of braille and math braille, to fully control the solution processes for all of the topics heencountered in his college math courses.Although PDM
anintroduction to rock mass rating systems. Geologic hazards such as earthquakes and landslidesare covered next, and geotechnical resources (e.g. GEER reports, USGS design maps) areutilized in the activities. In geomorphology, the topics include the interaction of the lithospherewith the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere and the landforms that result from thoseinteractions. Throughout the course, the activities deliberately focus on the engineering aspectsor applications of geology.Tip 2. Decide on course layout and logistics upfrontThe authors learned not to underestimate the importance of course organization and thoroughlogistical planning to successfully teach in a flipped format. There were important questionsabout the course that the authors
able to demonstrate effective learning of the intended outcomes as each semesterprogressed. Moreover, student responses indicated that they enjoyed the process of learningthrough the different activities planned for the course.I. Introduction PhD students in an engineering major are in general expected to devote the majority oftheir time to research. For a few semesters during the PhD program, they may be funded asgraduate teaching assistants for an undergraduate course taught by a faculty member.Responsibilities of a graduate teaching assistant typically include grading, holding office hours,leading labs and help sessions, and substitute-lecturing when the faculty member has otherengagements. Serving as the instructor of record for
Paper ID #23612Tensions Arising When Teaching Scientific Disciplinary Core Ideas via Engi-neering Practices (Evaluation)Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas at Austin Hannah Brooks is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on promot- ing equitable access through collaboration and instructional design. She is also interested in improving teacher education programs in the sciences by studying how teachers plan and structure learning using various methods. She has a BA in Biology and a M.Ed. in middle and secondary instruction from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her
Professor ofElectrical and Computer Engineering, while WISE honors courses are taught by affiliated STEMfaculty and staff. The majority of WISE students are residents who live together freshmen year ina designated dormitory, which is designed to promote social acclimation to campus and major.WISE first-year students all take one-credit introductory seminars on university life and STEMcareer planning; specific science and mathematics coursework varies by major, for example,engineering students begin with physics, mathematics, and introductory engineering. During thefirst year, WISE students joined five or six additional first year WISE students in a weekly studyand discussion group led by an upperclass undergraduate mentor; the mentors were trained
theworld have engaged in conversations to bring more awareness to to both sets of ideals.In September 2017, UNESCO convened the Kick-off Meeting for their “Engineering Report II”in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. The meeting was co-sponsored by the InternationalCentre for Engineering Education (ICEE), under the auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) based atTsinghua University in Beijing. The center has been affirmed by the president of the ChineseAcademy of Engineering. Content of the meeting included discussion of engineering’scontribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Several disciplines can beinvolved with plans to achieve outcomes related to the SDGs, however, participants in thismeeting were particularly interested in
the first author. Thesecond author was a visiting scholar who spent several months on our campus. He is anindustrial engineer with research interests in engineering and social justice. Consistent with thevision of introducing changemaking themes in required classes in the majors, the initial plan wasto do this in several ways including: Introducing some lecture topics in the context of changemaking Rewriting some homework problems to include themes related to changemaking Create two new cases with social justice, humanitarian, or sustainability foundationsIn the end, these goals proved to be overambitious. The first goal was met with modest success,but the last goals proved too difficult for reasons that will be discussed below
Paper ID #21441Multidisciplinary Research Efforts in Post-Earthquake Civil InfrastructureReconnaissanceMr. Jack Bergquist, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jack Bergquist is a undergraduate student at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a major in architectural engineering and minor in Italian. He has formally been engaged in earth- quake engineering and reconnaissance research for the past year, and has a specific interest in the seismic performance of historic and vernacular structures. After graduation, he plans to continue working in this field as a structural
(baseline models) that are in current formats A project where variety of systems could be feasible Available local codes from municipalities Available utilities plans and rates for the area Structural 60’≥ high above grade or some unique configuration to force complex loadings Available geotechnical reports Lighting/Electrical Variety in the types of spaces for different lighting conditions Opportunity for daylighting Mechanical Opportunity for energy savings Construction A semi-realistic to real project budget/final price A