Site project funded by NSF DMR program (Award #2050921) has completed itsfirst two years and provided research and educational opportunities to both undergraduates and high schoolteachers. The program achieved its overarching goals with noticed improved mentoring, researchexperiences, and communication during the second year attributed in part to the in-person programming.The REU program aimed to create an experience that took students beyond the development of technicalcompetence in science and engineering and provided an expertise particularly on research and innovationin various areas of energy and bioengineering. External evaluation, interviews and surveys of the REU andRET participants examined if the program goals were achieved. All
graduate from the Honors College with Distinction by Spring 2023. With Dr. James Huff as his advisor, his honors thesis is focused on characterizing the lived experiences of professional shame in accounting students. Grant Countess is a member of the Beyond Professional Identity (BPI) lab where he assists Dr. Huff with his research on shame and identity in the professional education setting.Kyle Shanachilubwa, Harding University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Faculty Members’ Experience of Professional Shame: Summary of Insights from Year TwoAbstractIn this paper, we present an overview of an NSF CAREER project, in which we seek to
Council and a Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Educa- tion project. His grant-funded activities are focused on serving Engineering Technicians in Undergraduate Programs, and broadening access to careers in STEM. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023High Tech and High Touch: Inclusive Ecosystems for Community College Engineering and EngineeringTechnology Student SuccessIntroductionThe economic demand for engineering and engineering technology professionals in the United Statescontinues expand with the support of national government policy. Through the efforts of previous andcurrent White House administrations [1]–[3], and recent legislation on
scholarship tomeet the full demonstrated need of each student for four years, including on-campus housing toensure that our scholars can fully participate in the college experience. Intentional programmingand a mentor network were implemented with an assets-based framework. One of WPI’spedagogical approaches to engineering projects is to have students learn and experience co-designing solutions with their end-users. Thus, we engaged our S-STEM CoMPASS Scholars toco-design a supportive college experience for first generations students at WPI.Methodology - Capturing student voices through a graphic recordingTo capture our students’ experiences, voices, and ideas, we partnered with a graphic illustratorand facilitator [2,3] for a design charrette at one
increased faculty interaction: The S-STEM Scholars are enrolledin the same sections of Statics and Calculus III in the summer. This also allowed us to schedulethe Professional Development course and related activities around their coursework and examschedules. The course instructors, as well as other faculty from the college, participate in theindustry tours to facilitate out-of-class interaction with faculty.Professional development course: The project team designed a two-credit hour professionaldevelopment course for the S-STEM Scholars. The course included curricular components inspatial visualization (Developing Spatial Thinking by Sheryl Sorby [7]), Gallup CliftonStrengthsFinder [8], team-building activities, job search skills, interview
engineering design in K-12 classrooms and applying them to undergraduate engineering coursesIntroduction and Background:This work-in-progress paper describes lessons learned from the first two years of a three-yearprofessional development (PD) research project [1] focusing on culturally relevant engineeringdesign implementation in upper elementary and middle school classrooms in rural North Dakota.This paper highlights how some of the key findings are being implemented into undergraduateengineering courses.Oftentimes, engineeringdesign tasks within the K-12 and college classroomsare missing cultural andcommunity connections.K-12 teachers are nowrequired to teachengineering design withintheir curricula due to theadoption of the NextGeneration
and Research Methods DivisionTags: IoT, VM, Virtual, Raspberry Pi, student labs, project development, virtual labsAbstractThe growing field of the Internet of Things (IoT) is valuable for Engineering and EngineeringTechnology students to know. Due to COVID and often limited resources, this can be a difficulttopic to teach. The authors pioneered a way to implement the same IoT systems both withphysical devices and a Virtual Machine (VM) environment using a Raspberry Pi with servos,buttons, and lights. The VM used the Quick Emulator (QEMU) on the Ubuntu Linux platform.QEMU is a type 2 hypervisor that runs within the user space and performs virtual hardwareemulation. The authors developed educational activities which allowed AAS/AOS level
topology would also greatly benefit an AV’sperformance under extreme weather and environmental conditions, such as total darkness, rain,fog, and dust.Ensuring that a low-cost, but effective sensor is used to be able to detect warm-body obstacles inthe path of the vehicle, this engineering solution would provide proper device initialization andutilization in AV applications. A challenge of this project is to develop a Light Detection andRanging (LiDAR) and Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) thermal imaging system to measurethe distance of live bodies on the road. The obstacles presented in the project involve geometricintrinsic and extrinsic calibration of thermal imaging cameras, as the standard black-whitecheckerboard calibration method used with
and GraceMusgrave from the WVRHC with an idea. The recent acquisition of papers from retired WVUengineering professor Emory Kemp made them curious about other engineering-related holdings.They asked if there was any interest in using primary-source objects to teach engineeringstudents? After a few meetings, we decided to look at and if they were suitable, use the materialswe have for Harry Outen Cole. We have several boxes of his materials and the fact that heworked on the Panama Canal in its earliest days, was an 1898 WVU graduate, and was anengineer made us think he would be a great candidate to work with.The scope of the project has also now expanded from its original idea of creating a display at theEvansdale library and me giving a talk
, the goal ofthis partnership was to build a portable trainer system including a linear electromagnetic actuatorintegrated with an industrial controller to enhance the capabilities of engineering technologylabs. The objective of this project was to provide a demonstration presenting the ability ofelectromagnetic linear motors to be used in several industries, compared to many cases of thecommon pneumatic actuator. Electromagnetic linear drives can be integrated with manyindustrial controllers, such as the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). They can beembedded as inputs such as switches, sensor I/O, or directly through a PLCs logic programming.Regarding the scope of this project, the authors created a state-of-the-art trainer system to beused
), driven bysupport from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) Foundation and the“PMMI U Skills Fund” exemplifies that unity. Using industry-standard software, equipment, andresources, like that provided by LinMot Inc. USA, allows students and workforce trainees tolearn using the newest equipment, learn about emerging technologies in packaging andprocessing, and provide a pipeline of workforce-ready talent. In this paper, the authors explainthe steps to design, fabricate, and build a testbed trainer to be used with the existing trainers inthe hands-on activity laboratories, student/industry projects, and capstone design. This project isa good tool for students to practice utilizing innovative technology and hands-on skills using
Paper ID #37386Case Study: International Summer Research Programming ExperiencesSponsored by TAMUS LSAMPDr. Michael D. 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 evalu- ation, and as publication support. Most of his work involves STEM education and advancement projects and is completed for Minority-Serving Institutions. He also conducts research regarding higher education focused on the needs and interests of underserved populations and
the Qualtrics survey and were asked questions related to thestudy’s effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, and impacts on professional development. Asubset of eight students (four from each university) were also interviewed and asked a set of 12questions related to the project roles, expectations, training, difficulty of work, and personal andprofessional lessons. The questions from the personal interviews fell into three major themes:research enterprise, student experiences, and educational gains.Preliminary results indicate that students who conducted the flood research interview workfound that it was a positive experience in terms of building their skills and confidence inconducting outreach research. In terms of student pre-study
Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. His research includes engineering design thinking, systems engineering, engineering education professional development, technical training, and adult learning cognition. He is currently working on a USAID funded project in Egypt, ”Center of Excellence in Water”, and Department of Education funded GEARUP projects in the area of STEM education related to engineering education. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Egypt
been recognized as crucial to responsible engineering, but the increasinglyglobalized environments present challenges to effective engineering ethics training. Thispaper is part of a larger research project that aims to examine the effects of culture andeducation on ethics training in undergraduate engineering students at universities in theUnited States, China, and the Netherlands. We are interested in how students’ curricular andextra-curricular (e.g., internships, service projects) experiences and training impact theirethical reasoning and moral dispositions, and how this differs cross-culturally. To understandthis, we are conducting mixed methods research longitudinally over four years to engineeringstudents at our participating
Paper ID #40012Is this a good engineering activity? Helping K-12 teachers implementquality activities in their classroomsDr. Stacy K. Firth Stacy K. Firth is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah. In her role, she focuses on Engineering education in grades K-12 and undergradu- ate education. She has developed an inclusive curriculum for a year-long Engineering exploration and projects course that is now taught in 57 Utah high schools. She also developed and provides professional development workshops for Elementary and Secondary science educators to support
project manaJennie S Popp, Ph.D., University of Arkansa Jennie Popp, Ph.D. is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and the Associate Dean of the Honors Col- lege at University of Arkansas. As Associate Dean, Dr. Popp contributes to student success initiatives through the management of Honors College study abroaDivya Muralidhara, University of ArkansasMr. Thomas Carter III, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing and Implementing Innovation-based Academic Content and Experiences for First-Year Low-Income StudentsInnovation is critical to the health of our nation and economy, yet too few sciences, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) students
degree programs 1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline. 2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline. 3. Create a construction project safety plan. 4. Create construction project cost estimates. 5. Create construction project schedules. 6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles. 7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects. 8. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process. 9. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control. 10. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and
that are driving the Industry 4.0 revolution for smart factories [3–5]. Themechanical engineer of the future needs the same foundation of technical skills and ability tosolve problems as always. But additional skills are needed to participate in the IoT revolution.Thus, preparing mechanical engineering students to contribute in this new field is a pressingeducational need.To meet this need, we developed a new modernized mechatronics course that focuses on the IoTtechnologies, and incorporates project-based learning (PjBL) as well as software engineeringmethods from computer science. Our overarching goal is to integrate skills from computerscience and mechanical engineering, and bridge the gap in mechanical engineering curriculum tobetter
complexity. This sandbox encodes genetic dataand abstracts the concepts of behavior and genotypes using machine learning concepts. Besidesinputs and outputs, organisms’ internal networks are completely dependent on its encoded“genes”, a bit string, which includes connections between neurons and the properties of theneurons themselves. Such a sandbox was developed, conclusions and comparisons to nature weremade, as well as insights to possible expansion and application to education. In addition, thereare evaluations of configuration changes and its effects are recorded for each unique trial withinthe simulator. Analysis on similar projects are provided and how they may proceed against someproblems in design and theory. These applications are then put
impacts of urbanization.Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University Jeritt Williams is an assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches applied industrial automation and robotics.Maria Luisa Zamudio ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Stakeholder Views in Building a Sustainable Engineering Learning Ecosystem: Afterschool Green Energy, Robotics, and Automation (Work in Progress)AbstractThis research was part of the first year of a National Science Foundation funded project aimed atpromoting high school students’ interest in green energy, robotics, automation and post-secondary engineering and
class declarations are not fully accessible to be edited. Passing informationbetween buttons and back-end operations becomes extremely challenging. In addition,a professional license for MATLAB compiler is needed. Without this license, one canonly share the project file, not export it as a standalone application. The drawback ofcoding capabilities in the app developer, along with the compiler is not fully available. Itdecreases the availability of the plugin to students and consumers. Therefore, a popularcross-platform game engine by Unity Technologies is evaluated. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings Figure 3
applied after recruitment emails were sent to localschool district contacts. In July 2022, a one-day workshop was held at UIUC with a group of fifteenK–12 educators from twelve different local schools, ranging from pre-K to high school. After theinitial introduction, workshop participants were divided into five groups based on their teachingrole and grade level. A human-centered design approach was then used to guide a series of groupactivities, which focused mainly on connecting all stakeholders to create better support betweenservice-learning project developers (university students) and receivers (K–12 students). Lessonslearned from the summer workshop include: (1) having a long-term (3–5 years) commitment forpartnership between local schools
of thebenefits of peer mentor learning facilitation in a makerspace-based team project-centeredengineering design course.Our exploratory research involved collecting input from first-year design students to identifyareas of current social support by peer mentors and the areas of need within a makerspace courseenvironment. We analyzed the student responses to identify categories of support that peermentors currently provide. We also categorize areas of needed support through the lens oflonger-term student success, students' sense of belonging, and retention of first-year designstudents.We found the students perceived the mentors as positively influencing their learning, workinggroups, and sense of belonging. The students had few
, colors,textures, and plants into the built environment. This project aims to highlight the importance ofbiophilic design in architecture and how it can be incorporated into interior architecture.IntroductionIn 2007, for the first time in history, the population of people living in cities surpassed that ofpeople living in rural areas [1]. In 2050 it is estimated that 75% of people will live in urbanenvironments [1]. While this is good for nature because people moving out of rural areas willallow nature to take back those areas, but for people, this means spending less time outdoors [1].It is estimated that people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors [2]. Being in a naturalenvironment has many health benefits [1], [2], [3], [4]. Biophilic
includes [6] report on teaching shipbuilding courses usingMS-Project, MS-Access, and FORAN, and. The MarineTech project which taught high schoolstudents with Project Based Learning [7]. Others, reported on the use of distance learning duringthe COVID-19 pandemic with games for an undergraduate marine engineering curriculum [8].In an ASEE Peer paper, Verma and Hughes [9] discuss the teaching of Lean Manufacturing atthe Apprentice School at Northrop Grumman, Newport News. Other publications involve theNational Shipbuilding Research Program such as the September 1992 report on the“Shipbuilder’s Classroom of the Future” in which outputs of PC graphics and text, videodisc,audio tape and linear programs are used to meet the needs of the trainee from an
evolution is not without barriers to entry andassociated risks.The objective of this paper is to share the experiences of three established civil engineeringfaculty and their mentor who are within two years of receiving their first NSF grants to supportEER projects at their home institution. Barriers to entry, challenges, and the lessons learnedassociated with their growth as emerging engineering education researchers are discussed.Strategies and resources are provided to assist new engineering educators to: lobby forinstitutional support, secure initial extramural funding, initiate collaborations, formulate short-and long-term career plans, build an Individual Development Plan (IDP), and develop aneffective mentor-mentee relationship with an
through language and behavior rather than biological markers[21]. Central to social constructionist approaches is the notion that the experience and expressionof emotion are dependent on cultural norms and are therefore not universal. In the past twodecades, there has been growing research in education using social constructionism. However,the aforementioned review of literature on emotions in engineering education indicates a lack ofstudies with a cultural and sociological focus, and the authors call for broader engagement withsocio-cultural perspectives in engineering education [13].MethodsProject ContextThe present study is part of a larger project that is exploring macroethical development in civiland architectural engineering among
manufacturing system for optimal response to disturbances,process deviations, and possible system failures.Digital twin concept has been embraced by various industries including manufacturing,agriculture, energy, etc. The global digital twin market size was valued at $11.12 billion in2022 and is projected to have compound growth of 37.5% from 2023 to 2030 [4]. Hence, it isnecessary to introduce this concept in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs sothat graduates can be prepared for emerging technologies and needs of industry.Digital twin concept has been introduced in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MAE785/885 “Advanced Manufacturing Technologies” course at Old Dominion University. Themodern simulation tools, MATLAB with Simulink
-efficacy. The survey was administered at the conclusion of two separate offerings of the samecourse in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California Irvine (UCI):one in a fully remote format (Winter 2021) and the other in a hybrid format that transitioned fromfully remote to in person in the middle of the term (Winter 2022). This required upper divisioncourse for mechanical and aerospace engineering majors involves lectures, laboratoryexperiments, and a final team project. We employ non-parametric methods for hypothesis testingto compare survey responses from students in the two different course offerings, and we computerank correlation statistics of students’ responses and institutional data to determine