and State University David B. Knight is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Special As- sistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of Research of the Academy for Global Engineering at Virginia Tech and is affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, tends to leverage large-scale institutional, state, or national data sets, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. He has B.S., M.S., and M.U.E.P. degrees from the University of
well as Europe, and spent time as a researcher in the software industry. His research inter- ests include knowledge management, software engineering, mobile computing platforms, and computer science education. Dr. Hicks received his B.S. degree in computer science from Angelo State University, and his MCS and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Texas A&M University.Dr. Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC Michael Preuss, EdD, is the Co-founder and Lead Consultant for Exquiri Consulting, LLC. His primary focus is providing assistance to grant project teams in planning and development, through external eval- uation, and as publication support. Most of his work is on STEM education and advancement projects
layout behaviors for Information-Rich Virtual En- vironments for desktop to immersive platforms. He is a member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, and the Web3D Consortium. He is a co-author of the international standard (ISO) Extensible 3D (X3D), elected Director and President of the Web3D Consor- tium, and Chair of the Web3D User Interface Working Group.Dr. Christian W. Hearn, Weber State University Dr. Hearn is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Weber State University. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He was a member of the Virginia Tech Antenna Group during his plan of study. Before returning to graduate school, Mr. Hearn was a mechanical engineer for the
theirsophomore engineering courses, which negatively impact student retention (Ricks, Richardson,Stern, Taylor, & Taylor, 2014).One way an engineering program at a southwestern university is working to better prepare theirstudents in their classes is by implementing a competency-based math assessment in one of theircritical second-year engineering courses. The exam was created through Pearson’s MyMathTestwhich uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to adapt a study plan based on the student’s correct andincorrect answers. The administrators customized the exam to test students on math topics thatwere considered important in order to successfully pass the engineering course. The assessmentwas given to students on their first week of school and was
identified as essential were implemented in-person provided they obtained an approved safety plan. Students were not compelled to attendface-to-face courses and were given the option to pursue virtual alternatives. This combination offactors presented us with a unique opportunity to study the impact of face-to-face and virtualsynchronous instruction modes.A critical part of the biomedical engineering curriculum at [the institution], [this course] coverscore engineering analytical and computational techniques, with a laboratory portion consisting ofa sequence of MATLAB-based programming activities for undergraduates in biomedicalengineering [1]. Typically offered in a face-to-face (F2F) modality, the most recent Fall 2020 termpresented these
College of Engineering as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator where she plans and organizes outreach activities and camps for students in the Fargo-Moorhead area.Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University Stanley Ng received his BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California Irvine and MS in Biomedical Diagnostics from Arizona State University. He serves as faculty and director of engineering programs at Biola University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering and STEM Education at North Dakota State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Anonymous Online Peer Review for Innovation-Based LearningAbstractThis paper presents a
hoped students would gain (and also what they hoped they themselves wouldgain). During the third session, after sharing their iterated-upon exam wrappers, participantswere invited to think about how students might react to engaging in the exam wrappers they haddesigned (participants created personas of students and then imagined the student personaexperiencing their exam wrapper). Between the third and final session, participants iterated ontheir exam wrappers to take into account their increased understanding of the kinds of reactionsstudents might have to the exam wrapper. In the final session, participants shared their finaldesigns and discussed plans for implementing their designed wrappers with students. Samples ofthe exam wrappers are
provide mentoring, foster a community ofempowerment, cross-pollinate STEM professionals, and provide connections that fosterbelonging and identity. PVWIS advances equity and inclusion in STEM by celebrating womenwith nontraditional STEM pathways and experiences--particularly community college women.This paper will explain the origins of PVWIS, including organizational goals and values;summarize past and planned activities; and present relevant data. Strengths and challenges of thenetwork will be discussed. A review of the literature on the impact of networks and networkingevents on women in STEM will be provided.Finally, a collaboration between PVWIS and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will behighlighted. This partnership, funded by Northrop
)Community network. This recruitment plan effectively supports the sustained engagement andintegration of RIEF participants and diverse individuals in the EER community. Application and Selection: Invitations for mentees to apply to the JEE MentoredReviewer Program included a link to an online application. The application collected contactinformation and demographic data and had open-ended questions to determine each applicant’sbackground and level of expertise. Questions requested information about demographics, Ph.D.concentration and year earned, relevant EER experience (e.g., publication and conferencepresentation history, reviewing history), confidence reviewing EER manuscripts, and the numberof EER colleagues with whom they regularly
support services. They found thatinteractions students have with faculty, staff, and peers can directly influence undergraduateretention, and the mechanism of action of this direct influence is that it affects students’ sense ofcommunity and connection to the university, their ability to navigate the college experience andmeet academic expectations. We acknowledge that the SI program could achieve this type ofinfluence, but that intentional planning and action had to be taken to create and enact theseholistic approaches.I. Motivation for StudyThe coronavirus pandemic that hit the globe in 2020 forced our university to conduct all our firstyear engineering courses virtually. Despite previous research on the positive impact of SI onstudent outcomes
issues and understand howinterdisciplinary instruction affects students’ ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems,communicate effectively, appreciate the impact of planning and engineering solutions, anddevelop understanding of ethics-related factors. The effectiveness of integration of PBL andimmersive technologies is measured with pre/post surveys related to the above outcomes and theresults indicate increased technical and collaborative skills in students.The authors in [42] work with graduate and undergraduate students to develop a web-based 3Dvisualization and cluster computing system for disaster data management, resource distributionand communication between local authorities and disadvantaged populations affected by adisaster
used in the course are discussed. Finally, plans forfuture offerings of this course are reviewed.1. IntroductionThis paper presents the efforts undertaken to develop and the implementation of a flexiblelearning defensive security course. The course covers the CompTIA Security+ requirements andis based on the HyFlex delivery model which was originally developed at San Francisco StateUniversity.This paper discusses how a limited-flexibility model was transformed due to the COVID-19pandemic into a highly flexible delivery model. Specifically, the course went beyond simplyhaving lecture and laboratory components to offering a HyFlex Options Menu where studentsselect between several options for each area of the class. Students were offered the
Engineering Education division. She is also a Fellow of ASEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Elementary Students Learn How to Engineer Online (RTP)AbstractThe educational disruptions caused by COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 were vast. Schoolsutilized a variety of instructional methods from paper packets to varying amounts of onlinesynchronous and asynchronous instruction. One Nashville independent elementary schoolprovided lesson plans each day for students to complete, with the assistance of their parents,largely asynchronously. To combat the difficulties encountered by families with two workingparents and children frustrated
, teaching methods, and curriculum design that the faculty at theLoyola University Chicago undergraduate engineering program utilize. Loyola University Chicago’s Provost named Engineering a major initiative in theUniversity 2015-20 strategic plan. Beginning in October, 2014, the Director of Engineering, withthe supports of a campus-level Engineering Planning Group, started building this new program.As a former Bell Labs engineer, the Director used systems engineering [4] to plan a generalengineering program that could meet the needs of industry [5-7], the engineering educationcommunity [8-16], engineering faculty [17, 18], and engineering students [19, 20] for at leasttwo decades. In 2020, the program received ABET accreditation. In fall
demonstrate energyconservation as energy supplies become expensive andcritical. A rubber band-powered tractor contest seemed to be theanswer. Here was an inexpensive, equal source of energyfor young designers to work with. In many ways rubber bandpower offers chances for more innovation than standardizedmodel airplane engines.The Contest: This type of activity should be meaningful, but alsofun and interesting for all concerned. The sponsoringdepartment should be rewarded by the quantity and qualityof potential students contacted. The actual planning andrunning of the contest can be delegated to undergraduzatestudents in the department. The contestants should beenthused while designing, constructing, and competing withtheir peers. Rules
center to allow a student with spina bifida to participate in the classroom learning experience. There is a need for a device to stimulate a student’s eye hand coordination to regain their normal use of upper body motion skills. A Gantt chart was then created to assist in planning and scheduling of the project.Background InformationBased on the defined need and information gathered during the initial visit with the specialneeds child, the teams then obtained background information on the particular disability of thechild and began searching for existing devices that might meet the need.Problem ConstraintsThrough information from their background research, from suggestions made by the therapists,and based on observed motor
workshop and the teachers’ experience. We used Likert Scalequestions to ask if the goals were accomplished, their understanding enhanced, and asked themto rate the instructors, activities, and facilities. In addition, we asked for feedback on theworkshop’s strengths and weaknesses, how they plan to incorporate these activities into their 6 5 4 Maximum 3 Average 2 Minimum 1 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9
explained, “I was unable to speak English in Cyprus”, and Sofia planned to travel alone to Australia with noparent or guardian. However, she was determined to become a professional engineer in her mother’s birthplace.Sofia always wanted to come to Australia to study once she finished high school to study civil engineering.However, the admission requirement for the course required Sofia to complete program for English. This actionwould take one year to complete before getting into the Bachelor degree program. Instead of following this courseof action, she applied for the Associate degree since she met the English language requirement for the Associatedegree program. Sofia explained that she was thrilled to follow this pathway opportunity offered
Nariman Farvardin Professor of Engineering at the Clark School on Jan- uary 5, 2009, having come to the school in 1995 as an assistant professor and served as chair of the school’s Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2006 to 2009. As dean, Pines has led the devel- opment of the Clark School’s current strategic plan and achieved notable successes in key areas such as improving teaching in fundamental undergraduate courses and raising student retention; achieving suc- cess in national and international student competitions; giving new emphasis to sustainability engineering and service learning; promoting STEM education among high school students; increasing the impact of research programs; and expanding
level, it is also important to have “buy-in” fromother entities beyond the Graduate School that manages and organizes this event. To ensure anequal opportunity for all campus partners to be involved, invitations are sent to the Dean of eachCollege and Director of each Research Institute. This yielded a financial commitment from theOffice of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Office forResearch and Innovation, and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science(ICTAS). Without the financial and representative support from others, the HBCU/MSI ResearchSummit would not have the same impact, size, or experience for its participants. The summit ishighlighted in three sections to describe the planning
other related STEM disciplines, 2) engage MDaS students in immersive preparation forretention initiatives, 3) engage MDaS students in professional development initiatives, and 4)evaluate program components on the enrollment and graduation of the students. This extendedabstract and presentation will provide an overview of the program and its planned initiatives.Keywordsfaculty paper, scholarship program, STEM, data scienceIntroductionThe demand for STEM-trained professionals with data science skills is booming. STEM-relatedcompanies recognize that firms with effective data science capabilities have a significant marketadvantage. The ability to draw insight from enormous volumes of data helps these companiesmake effective, time-critical decisions
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Inc.,2) seniors within one academic year of graduation from an ABET EAC accredited program,3) graduate students in ABET EAC accredited programs or in graduate engineering programs indepartments with an ABET EAC accredited undergraduate degree, 4) licensed professionalengineers, 5) members of the Canadian Calling, and 6) individuals with noteworthyaccomplishments in engineering [2]. Graduates of engineering technology programs are not, ingeneral, eligible for membership.Each Link is responsible for the planning and execution of induction ceremonies. The ceremonyis often proximate to graduation ceremonies at university Links or during an annual meeting forLinks at professional organizations. The
, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Stephen Moyer is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Ed- ucation. Prior to starting graduate work he worked in the aerospace industry as a software engineer, and in the automotive industry as a manufacturing engineer. He has a BS in Mechatronics Engineering from UNC Asheville and NC State University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David B. Knight is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Special As- sistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of Research
case studies/examples TEConomy also examines opportunities to increase impacts and enhance regional development ecosystem Can be combined with core competency assessment, TBED platform identification, strategic planning etc.Colleges ofEngineering.Structure ofFunctionalImpacts © TEConomy Partners, LLC.Undertakingeconomic andfunctionalimpact analysis.Starts withmapping outimpact domainsUndertakingeconomic andfunctionalimpact analysis.Starts withmapping outimpact domains Increased economic
the respective CC, IC or PD and/or set up teleconferences. TheCCs, IC, and PD keep constant touch with the teams to monitor their progress andhelp them to plan for the next step. In the month of May, an internationalteleconference is organized where all the teams present their research findings viamultimedia tools. NDSU’s Information Technology Services (ITS) works witheach team to set up the system needed for the teleconference. The preparation forthe teleconference typically starts a month prior to the actual event. NDSU’s 398Interactive Technology Consultant sends out video conference software(PolyCom) to the team and tests for connectivity and clarity. As a backup theteams set up a Skype or Google
and physics. All students takethe 3 classes and they are not divided into groups to account for initial knowledge level. Rather,the 3 instructors work together to create a unified science experience revolving around acommon topic, for example: energy, to be studied from their respective points of view. Pre-assessment and post-assessment is carried out to evaluate conceptual understanding.The communication and study skills class has an emphasis on career and academic majoradvising. Pre-assessment and post-assessment are carried out by means of essays intended tomeasure writing and composition skills. During the eight weeks, students engage in independentprojects such as developing their academic plans for declared and alternative majors
Team members: Laarni Beciril Omar Alomair Saurabh Gaikwad Xin Gu Advisor: Dr. Nasir Sheikh Case Study: Use of Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (SMART)A Decision-Making Technique in Choosing an Appropriate Supplier 1 of 11 I. Introduction The owner of Company XZY in Algeria plans to expand its business. XYZ started in 1992 as a paint manufacturing company. In 2015, they build a new facility for personal care and detergents product lines. After years of
backgrounds and a high percentage of the students are potential first-generationcollege attendees. These populations are underserved in engineering. The study will thenresearch the ways in which a subset of the workshop teachers teaches engineering in theirclassrooms, using the workshop as a basis of comparison. We plan to use the knowledge we gainthrough this research to make recommendations for teacher educators about the needs of theseteachers and how to best support their use of engineering design projects in their classes. Originally planned as a two-day in-person workshop, the resulting workshop was a four-part series of half-day, synchronous meetings with eight rural teachers from three schools in ruralareas in the Mid-Atlantic region
. 6 Figure 9: Minimum clearance width for Figure 8: Typical desk for wheelchair (CMU) single wheelchair (ADA)Parking: Parking seems to be a major problem for handicap access into buildings. Handicapparking spaces need to be planned out and designed ahead of the construction plan because theparking spaces must be larger, allowing for space in-between cars for easier accessibility intoand out of automobiles. Rather than having actual handicap parking spaces, most parking lotspainted old, regular parking spaces with blue lines and handicap signs. This is not sufficientthough, because normal parking spaces do not allot enough space in-between the spaces for easyhandicap accessibility. In
. Kornegay, E. Alale and D. Reaves, "Security and Privacy ofMedical Internet of Things Devices for Smart Homes," 2020 7th International Conference onInternet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS), 2020, pp. 1-6, doi:10.1109/IOTSMS52051.2020.9340231.AppendixResearch Experience for Teacher (RET): Lessons Plan and Classroom ActivitiesAfter gaining an invaluable experience with IoT applications and platforms, the teacher developedlesson plans, hands-on activities, and projects to teach in the upcoming year. These activities andprojects are intended to introduce STEM fields, especially engineering careers. The exercises andactivities align with state core standards and the Standards for Technological Literacy (STEL).Table 3 presents the