collection of first-year engineering courses. Some descriptive information about theuniversities, the college of engineering degrees offered, student demographic information, andthe collection of first-year engineering courses are presented in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of Descriptive Information about Three Institutions in Study Uni. Descriptive Information First-Year Engineering (FYE) Course/s 1 University: Medium-sized, private, STEM+Business university 1. Introduction to COE Degrees: Aerospace, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical
computing. She is currently involved with an NSF-funded S-STEM project that awards scholarships to students studying computing at USF. The project implements a suite of community- building activities designed to improve scholars’ self-efficacy and develop computing identity. Sami also co-directed a project that developed system support and user-driven strategies for improving energy effi- ciency in residential buildings. Sami has served in a number of service roles at USF and in her professional community. She was chair of the Computer Science department at USF from 2013-2016. She also served on the editorial board of Sigmobile’s GetMobile Magazine from 2014-2018. She has been involved with the discipline-specific
increases our sample range and will enrich our study by enabling us to understandhow these results might be different and/or similar across different types of institutions. Second,we intend to expand our sources of data to include students as participants in our study. Webelieve this is important for the triangulation of our data. Hence, we intend to interview studentsto understand how they perceive the study abroad program’s marketing materials.References[1] S. Jorgenson and L. Shultz, “Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Post-Secondary Institutions: What is protected and what is hidden under the umbrella of GCE?,” J. Glob. Citizsh. Equity Educ., vol. 2, no. 1, Art. no. 1, Apr. 2012, Accessed: Feb. 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https
perceptions of their level of engagement with the class and active learning. Thestudents in both sections were asked a series of questions designed by the authors, to elicitcandid responses. The survey was conducted separately from the regular student courseevaluations and was completed before the final course grade postings. Table 7 compares studentresponses on the midterm survey (S = Synchronous, N=41/41 and A = Asynchronous N=19/20).The only significant difference (p < 0.1) found using the Mann-Whitney U test was for thestatement “I felt more engaged during activities than lectures”. Table 8 compares studentresponses on the final survey (S = Synchronous, N=39/41 and A = Asynchronous N=20/20). Theonly significant difference (p < 0.5) found
ProgramsWhile literature examining the term “onboarding” specifically is limited within higher education,programs designed to support newly admitted students are commonly described in first-yearexperience literature [20]. These programs are meant to support students’ transition into collegeand have been around since as early as the 1600’s. In fact, Harvard College implemented anorientation program that connected new students with current students in 1636 [21]. The firstonboarding programs were primarily designed to support the transition of new students into post-secondary education. Today’s onboard programs vary among institutions, but it is common tosee one- or two-day orientation programs, first-year seminars, welcome weeks, and commonbook reading
collaboration, and (v) the following steps if they want to participate. Once interestedEEP teams approach the instructors, and then the teams are selected as potential sponsors basedon three primary criteria:(1) Need of the ECE skills to create the product for the EEP team’s product idea.(2) Scope of work and technical feasibility for ECE SD team to finish in one year,(3) Quality of EEP team’s market & customer study and business plan.Selecting the ECE team as design and implementation engineers (Second semester)Selected EEP team/s are invited to participate in the “pitch your project” event with all otherexternal sponsors in the following spring semester to the ECE SD class. ECE SD team membersare provided information about the EEP team (but not
emerged [1].As technology advanced and grew, society’s problems and needs became more complex andspecialization areas became more specific, allowing more engineering disciplines to take shape.Examples of engineering disciplines taking shape more recently in the past few decades includeusability engineering [5], web engineering [6], and mechatronics [7]. In some cases, additionaland more specific disciplines are considered ‘branches’ or ‘sub-disciplines’ of the ‘original’disciplines that many consider to be the primary engineering disciplines: civil, mechanical,electrical, and chemical [8]. For example, in Dixit et al.’s [3] book describing the history ofmechanical engineering, he also explains production engineering, industrial engineering
]. Available: http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-programs-2016-2017/.[3] C. Gonzalez, “Decision-Making: A Cognitive Science Perspective,” in The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Science, no. April, S. E. F. Chipman, Ed. Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 264–270.[4] D. H. Jonassen, “Engineers as problem solvers,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp. 103–118.[5] E. P. Douglas, M. Koro-Ljungberg, N. J. McNeill, Z. T. Malcolm, and D. J. Therriault, “Moving beyond formulas and fixations: Solving open-ended engineering problems,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 627–651, 2012, doi
behaviours or conflicts listed and individually documents theirpersonal strategy for dealing with this situation, which can reflect an approach they have used inthe past, or a hypothetical approach. Eight common underlying causes of conflict are thenintroduced [23]: • Attitudes • Perceptions • Personal goals • Behaviours • Communication • Resources • Conflict styles • ValuesReferring to this list, students are asked to consider which cause(s) may have underpinned theconflict they described and to reflect on how their knowledge of the underlying cause(s) mightaffect or change their solution. Finally, students are introduced to the following concepts whichserve to establish a positive and supportive interaction [24
the ADVANCE program, although strides have been made at the undergraduatelevel, yet the number of M.S. and Ph.D.’s awarded to underrepresented groups has not increasedappreciably since the mid 1990s [3], [4]. For instance, between 1997 and 2017, the number ofHispanic undergraduates grew from 14% to 24% whereas Hispanic faculty only increased from3% to 5% during the same time frame [5]. Zellers et al. [6] reported in 2008 that less than 10%of the full professors in sciences were women and only 3% of assistant and associate professorswere African American.There were 12,156 doctoral degrees were awarded with Native Americans earning 0.3% of thePh.D.’s, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders 0.6%, African Americans 4.2%, Hispanics 6% and women23.6% in 2018
student courseevaluations and was completed before the final course grade postings. Table 7 compares studentresponses on the midterm survey (S = Synchronous, N=41/41 and A = Asynchronous N=19/20).The only significant difference (p < 0.01) found using the Mann-Whitney U test was for thestatement “I felt more engaged during activities than lectures”. Table 8 compares studentresponses on the final survey (S = Synchronous, N=39/41 and A = Asynchronous N=20/20). Theonly significant difference (p < 0.05) found using the Mann-Whitney U test was for the statement“I prefer the use of activities and discussion rather than lecture only content”.The students were asked specifically, “With which activities or parts of the course have you feltmost
[19]. In addition, we will survey sophomore-levelstudents in spring 2020; all of these students will have taken the course. In summary, this work-in-progress paper presents a survey that measures a range ofoutcomes to assess the impact of a first-year engineering design course. By surveying thestudents at the beginning and end of the semester, positive changes in student self-efficacy andstudents’ perceptions of their skills are measured.References[1] A. Bandura, “Self-efficacy,” in Encyclopedia of human behavior, V. S. Ramachaudran, Ed. New York: Academic Press, 1994, Vol. 4, pp. 71-81.[2] A. Bandura, “Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioural change,” Psychological Review, vol. 84, pp. 191-215, 1977.[3] A
students who completed the assessmentsindividually. Additionally, we would like to focus on the impact of peer learning on the take-home test. What are the experiences of students who worked collaboratively on the take-hometest? How likely are students to seek help on this assessment? And where are they getting thissupport? By examining these questions and offering opportunities for students to share theirreasoning for opting in or out of the take-home tests, we will have a broader understanding oftheir decision-making and explore connections between critical thinking and collaboration.Bibliography 1. Baghdadchi, S., & Nemerever, Z., & Hadjipieris, P. A., & Serslev, S. G., & Sandoval, C. L. Creating Environments for Critical
Board. Graduate education, enrollmentand degrees in the United States. S&E Doctoral Degrees. [Online]. Available:https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20181/assets/561/higher-education-in-science-and-engineering.pdf. [5] R. S. Sowell, N. Bell, S. N. Kirby, and S. Naftel, “Ph.D. completion andattrition: Findings from exit surveys of Ph.D. completers,” Washington, DC: Council ofGraduate Schools, 2009.[6] H. Okahana, J. Allum, P. Felder, and R. G. Tull, “Implications for practice and researchfrom Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion,” Washington, DC: Councilof Graduate Schools, March 2016 [Online]. Available:https://www.cgsnet.org/sites/default/files/2016.03%2316-01%20Discussion%20on%20DIMAC.pdf .[7] G. Crisp and I
Multi-domain projects • Advanced Computer Skills • Large scale M&S • Basic Computer Modeling & • System simulations • Domain specific M&S • Specialized Skills • Basic data analysis • Big data processing domain specific Simulation • Simple tools and • Modeling languages • Virtual system analysis M&S simulations • System/physics models • CAD/Mech analysis
, the sculptor is instructed by the Joker to name the image. This is a particularlypowerful and moving part of the activity, often connecting participants’ cognitive interpretationof the image to their emotional response to the piece. Boal [33] states that it less important tounderstand the meaning of a particular image than to feel the image. This has been ourexperience as well.Forum Theatre. This category of theatre explores unresolved oppressive situations throughconstruction of a play in which both the oppressor(s) and victim are visibly present. The problembeing conveyed is usually a personal experience of the one directing the action, and often acommon themed experience of many of the spect-actors. The play is shown in its entirety
into the teamthat most interested them. Youth thrived on having a specific goal and a set of team members towork with. “The valuable components that were important to me was [sic] having a specificgroup, which was the media team, because that is what I wanted more experience with. I feltmore comfortable being with that team since I already had some experience as a film editor.”This focus did mean, however, that youth had limited opportunities to learn skills not within theirtrack. One said s/he wished they had the chance to work more with the general visiting public atthe Hall while another wished for more time to explore computer programming
College John R. Williams Outstanding Teacher for 2012, and the 2012 Statler College Teacher of the Year.Dr. Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years of
win” to demonstrate successful town-gown efforts. Finally, we are exploringmembership and workshop fee structures, but it is unclear that there is sufficient draw from therelatively small local communities to attain sustainability based on this revenue alone, or that itcan cover both personnel and supply costs.References[1] Schön, S., Ebner, M. and Kumar, S. (2014). The Maker Movement. Implications of new digital gadgets,fabrication tools and spaces for creative learning and teaching. eLearning Papers, n. 39 (July), 14 - 25. Availableon-line: www.openeducationeuropa.edu/en/elearning_papers.[2] Benton, C., Mullins, L., Shelley, K., and Dempsey, T. (2013). Makerspaces: Supporting an Entrepreneurial
for the starter circuitry that heoffered for the previous version of the pulse oximeter.10 Opinions, findings, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the NSF. Page 12.115.13References[1] R. Brinkman and W. G. Zijlstra. "Determination and Continuous Registration of the Percentage Oxygen Saturation in Clinical Conditions," Arch. Chir. Neurol., vol. 1, pp. 177-183, 1949.[2] Design of Pulse Oximeters. Bristol, UK: Institute of Physics Publishing, 0-7503-0467-7, 1997.[3] J. Yao and S. Warren. "Stimulating Student Learning with a Novel 'In House
offering of the INSPIRE Summer Academies.Quantitative and qualitative assessments were used to ascertain local and national Academyparticipants’ views on how well the INSPIRE Summer Academy program objectives were met aswell as the quality and applicability of the curricular lessons for their own students. The aim isto understand the impact of the INSPIRE Academies upon teachers’ views of engineering andopportunities and challenges for implementing engineering activities in their classrooms.I. Introduction“More S&P [Standard & Poor's] 500 CEOs obtained their undergraduate degrees in engineeringthan in any other field.”1 This would lead one to believe that students would be clamoring to gainentrance into our nation’s engineering programs
intercultural opportunities. This will enable studentsand faculty to develop an entrepreneurial and international adventurous spirit to better succeed inthe new frontier of a globalized environment1.History and Evolution of Capstone CoursesIn the early 1990’s there was mounting pressure from industrial and educational leaders to makesignificant changes to the engineering curriculum to better prepare engineers for leadership whileproviding real-world experience1. This was a result of industry feeling that engineeringgraduates were inadequately prepared for the practice of engineering. Response from thesepioneers developed what has become known as capstone courses or programs. These programsbrought open ended design problems and often industrially
)‚ Worksheet for law of cosines problem using both special functions macros (2 pages)‚ Mathcad solutions (X pages)‚ Summary Sheet Excel/Mathcad (1 page) Page 13.321.10A pre-formatted summary sheet was given to the students to fill in as follows: S u m
with theengineering community, both academia and industry, the experience they had with theirrespective second job at an architectural firm and a civil engineering firm and the factors theybelieve need be addressed to make this concept effective.BackgroundIn the 1950’s the engineering students were taught by professors whom a majority of them wereengaging in engineering practice. These faculty members either worked as private consultants orworked with an engineering firm. The highest degree these faculty members possessed mayhave only been a master of science or master of engineering. As the focus of fundamentalresearch heightened and the availability of research funding increased during the early 1960’s,many engineering professors directed
= Induced Drag Coefficient RAC = Total System Weight S = Wing Area SFC = System Complexity Factor W/S = Wing Loading I. Introduction The AIAA Design, Build, and Fly (DBF) Competition brings schools from around the world to compete. Each year the teams design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft in order to meet a specified mission profile. This year the competition calls for a surveillance/attack UAV. The capabilities of the aircraft include carrying a large simulated fuel tank and four Estes rockets. There will be five stages of judging for the contest: 1) Written paper. 2
sufficient forfinding an equilibrium state. Press the Enter key or the Calculate button and the complete state iscalculated and displayed. The green background signifies input and the cyan backgroundindicates a computed property. The property symbols are also color coded – red for materialproperties such as the molar mass MM, blue for all thermodynamic properties, green for extrinsicproperties, and black for system properties34. Page 14.1187.6While the ideal gas table displays only hk (T ) , uk (T ) , and sk0 (T ) , the state daemon producesthe complete set of thermodynamic properties – v , u , h , s , g , and c p . To obtain mole basedvalues
. The total design and development ofboth software and hardware was a two year evolutionary process.I. Introduction The 68HC11 EVB (evaluation board) was made by Motorola, Inc. in the 1980’s.9 Dueto the effort of Motorola University Support program, this EVB was very popular in most ofthe universities and community colleges microprocessor/microcontroller related courses andprojects designs. When Motorola spin off their microprocessor division to Freescale Inc., 5 the68HC11 EVB became very hard to obtain. The alternative EVB made by Axiom is moreexpensive. 1 Another draw back is that the alternative board has limited functions as comparedto the original Motorola 68HC11 EVB.1,9 In order to extend the use of the 68HC11 EVB and keep
; however, there were students in each grade level who recounted how their groupnegotiated specific disagreements around design decisions. Consider, for example, the followingexchange, in which one student describes a disagreement about the placement of the catapult inthe 6th grade design challenge: R: Did you feel comfortable sharing your ideas with the others in your group? S: Yes ma'am. R: Why do you think that is? S: We was all buddies and stuff. She let us choose groups. We got to choose our buddies. I felt comfortable because, you know, there was really no target answers. It was just an idea. R: Was there a time when there was any kind of disagreement in your group? S: Yes. One time me and this
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 In 2 In 4 Institutionalizatio Institutionalizatio Very Institutionalize Freshman department department n n limited d s s in progress in progress In 2 In 2 Institutionalizatio Sophomor Institutionalize
market for the product(s) and other revenue generating streams was discussed (Outcomes 2 and 6). e) A clear recommendation as to whether the project should be considered in more detail was made. This recommendation was based on the I/O economic assessment, as well as on environmental and social measures. It was also made clear which process alternative(s) were viable, if any (Outcomes 1 and 4). f) The proposal was written in a logical format. There were minimal typos and formatting errors, the figures were clear and readable, and the references were cited correctly (Outcome 1).Students were assigned the prompt on the first day of class and were allowed eight weeks tocomplete the