Session 3560 A Potential Barrier to Completing the Assessment Feedback Loop Ed Furlong, Promod Vohra Northern Illinois UniversityAbstractNorthern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology employs acomprehensive nine-component assessment model. Each element in the assessment model (Pre-test, Post-test, and Portfolio; Standardized Testing; Student and Faculty Surveys; StudentInternships and Cooperative Work Performance; the Capstone Experience; Student PlacementInformation; Employer Surveys; Alumni Participation; and Peer Review of the Curriculum
“the assessment tool(s) that will be used to assess studentlearning”25. There are both direct and indirect assessment measures. Direct measures ofassessment provide for the direct examination or observation of student knowledge or skillsagainst measurable performance criteria. These would include such instruments as writtenexams, oral exams, embedded questions in exams and assignments, portfolio analysis,papers/writing samples, simulated activities/case-studies, capstone projects, inside and outsideexaminers, and internship experiences. Indirect measures of assessment ascertain the opinion orself-report of the extent or value of learning experiences. Some examples of indirect measures of
Critical EngagementIn this study, students were invited to participate in a survey to share their experiences using AItools during one semester in four courses. Thirty-five (35) Computer and Electrical Engineering(CEE) students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout responded to the survey describing their useof AI tools such as ChatGPT in their studies. The group included 15 sophomores and 20 seniorsenrolled in 4 different CEE courses titled “CEE-215 Electronics”, “CEE-405 Capstone I:Computer Engineering Design”, “CEE-410 Capstone II: Computer Engineering Design”, and“CEE-355 Applied Electromagnetics”. The survey featured nine questions, seven using a Likertscale to measure students' opinions about AI tools in their education. The Likert scale
application of relevant standards and design codes is integrated into project work and design theory. Section2A.23 deals with industrial relations and asks programs to describe any participation in “multi-stakeholder forums for the developmentof technical standards, codes, regulations or guidelines.” Programs must provide, as part of the sections dealing with facultyinformation, information on memberships in standards developing organizations and on participation on standards developmentcommittees. There are no comparable specific requests in the ABET self-study guidance [7]Canadian engineering colleges are asked to provide information relating to staff participation in standards development work at thenational or international level. With respect to
the liberal arts at aresearch university. This unique combination not only defines who we are, but defines our unique characteristics. Our students will graduatewith a BS in Engineering and have an exemplary undergraduate experience infused with the liberal arts. We strive to be a leader inundergraduate education with primary motivations being: innovation in the curriculum, effective learning methods, and an authentic liberalarts curriculum to educate the whole person, featuring a project-based curriculum that emphasizes creative design and communitypartnerships. Currently, the department has 7 faculty and 130 students (42% female and 20% minority). Our vision for our engineeringstudents is to help them become (a) leaders and agents of change
Session XXXX 10 Recommendations for Incorporating MetacognitionMetacognitive approaches should ideally be included into the engineering curriculum at all stages,from engineering concepts in the first freshman semester to capstone projects in the senior year.Project/Problem/Inquiry-Based approach to instruction is the best way to address this aspect. Forinstance, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University has a course –Bicycle Dissection Labs – whose purpose is “To learn more about the most widely usedtransportation vehicle in the world - how it functions, how it evolved, and how to keep yours inbetter condition.” 17 The stability of a bicycle has also been discussed in physics literature.18 Sucha “hands-on
-on, collaborative learning through solving real-world problems. He directs the operations of the Institute-wide Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo, which highlights projects created by over 2000 Georgia Tech seniors graduating students on an annual basis. He serves as the faculty advisor for the student organization of over 100 student volunteers who all train, staff, and manage the operations of Georgia Tech’s Flowers Invention Studio – one of the nation’s premier volunteer student-run makerspace, open to all of the Georgia Tech community. Dr. Jariwala’s research interests are in the field of makerspaces, evidence-based design education, and advanced additive manufacturing process. During his Ph.D. studies, he was
strong mentor relationships post ● Internal students continuing based on REM (especially if at other institutions). May demonstrated progress include continuing mentoring relationship in school year ● Need earlier timeline for targeted recruiting ● Early engagement helps with capstone projects ● Inconsistent mentoring across participants ● Early training with mentors/mentees with enhanced training (EFRI-REM) ● Matching mentors/mentees ● Integrated learning into other ‘REU’ type programs● Sustaining research after the summer; ● Evaluation of
and possiblybefore the visit, consisting of: “Representative examples of graded student work including, whenapplicable, major design or capstone projects.” The glossary further clarifies that Student Workexamples should “span the grade range from excellent to poor.”a Engineering Technology is within the ETAC of ABET, and the other two programs are within the EAC. This paperrefers to both ETAC and EAC review expectations. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 2Since ABET encourages display
. She draws on her experiences in technical recruiting and mathe- matics education to influence her research. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master’s in educational psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.Ms. Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin Margo Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and profes- sional development advising, capstone projects program, research experiences for undergraduates, first- year interest groups, and other special programs.Dr. Laura Suggs, University of Texas
the undergraduate level. Through the years, there have been several projects aimedat creating case study modules for teaching. Most recently, the Software Development CaseStudy [8] project developed a set of case studies that can be used across the software engineeringcurriculum based upon the digital home. However, while testing materials were part of theproject, the materials were not focused specifically on verification and validation.A later NSF project, Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification andValidation User Community [9], focused on developing active learning exercises for softwareengineering. This paper provides initial feedback on the usage of one such activity in a softwareengineering program.About the
88.2 2 33.3** Community service through Scholars Program 13 76.5 3 50.0 Optional service learning course or trip 8 72.7 2 50.0 Field trips/tours 12 70.6 2 50.0 Taking Humanitarian Engineering Scholars 11 64.7 Not Applicable Seminar (Scholar 1100) Humanitarian Engineering Capstone project 2 50.0 Not Applicable Serving on the Humanitarian Engineering 3 42.9
IT 424 Computer System Security for IT (3) ElectiveSummer: MGT 471 Project Management (3) Required IT 499 Capstone Project (2) RequiredAdditional BSIT Graduation Requirements: 12 Units of additional IT Electives: Any IT course may be taken as an elective, such as: IT 402 Advanced IT Programming (3) IT 400 e-Commerce (3) IT 401 Web Intelligence (3) IT 469 Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks for IT (3) Other courses may be considered as electives, such as: Art 324 Web Design (3) Art 326 3D Animation (3
. Programs such as the FIRST RoboticsCompetition and Project Lead the Way are highly successful. The paper also highlights threeinnovative high schools in the Waco area that are addressing these issues with limited success.Lastly, the paper outlines several new activities at Baylor university to encourage students tobecome engineers. One such program is the mentor program that is being undertaken by BaylorUniversity student organizations in engineering to address some of these secondary schools’needs. IntroductionThere is a shortage of engineers, or so we are led to believe by recent headlines in the media.The bottom line is that engineers are in short supply and the demand is increasing. Currentheadlines
Big 15 Learning Picture Authentic Beliefs Learning Tasks Context Transfer 6 Assessment/ Activities Evaluation Beliefs Integrating Learning Activities Manufacturing Experience Closure/ Capstone Generalization ExperienceFigure 1. Instructional Design Model
long-term effects (timely graduation) of dropping any course.The Change of Major Form that also requires the Department Head signature. This allows theDepartment Head to provide a larger vision for working through academic difficulties as well ascollect critical data as to why students are choosing to leave engineering. During the mandatoryadvising each semester, students discuss their career goals, leadership opportunities, student clubactivities, pursuit of a minor, undergraduate research, and internships.Student Excellence Day. During the past three years, students have had the opportunity topresent their senior capstone, research, service, and competition projects late in the springsemester. Engineering students observe and question their
,students are taught modern making skills to enable them to create proof-of-concept prototypes oftheir engineering designs. Historically, mechanical engineering students across the US, as wellas many globally, develop functional prototypes for their senior capstone project. At CarnegieMellon University, students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering conduct prototypingin at least one core course each year of their undergraduate career.The safe and correct use of rapid fabrication equipment is taught individually through hands-ontraining in class and directed practice outside of class. Students were surveyed before and aftercompletion of the course to self-assess their ability to apply modern making skills in the areas ofCAD software, 3D
theMechanical Design Project module taught to chemical engineering students at ImperialCollege London (ICL).The MEng Chemical Engineering programme at ICL is currently undergoing a review of itscurriculum and we believe that this study and its results would be valuable to inform anddirect future module design within the programme in which many modules are team-based.This could involve and lead to the introduction of new- and the strengthening of existing peerlearning opportunities which could transform the way we teach and learn in our department.The role of academic self-efficacy, peer learning and team efficacy within PBLThe use of PBL in engineering education is widespread [7, 8, 12 - 15]. In PBL, real-lifeproblems are presented as the stimuli to
Paper ID #21713Assessing and Enhancing Standards Education for Environmental Manage-ment and SustainabilityDr. Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deanna H. Matthews is Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Teach- ing Professor in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as the academic advisor to undergraduate students in the department and teaches introductory and capstone courses for engineering students to understand the complex nature of technology solutions in society. Her research interests include developing student meta-cognition and
Engineers. 2. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education 3. Society of Automotive EngineeringPROPFESSIONAL SERVICE ABET Program Evaluator Member, Board of Advisors, Prince George’sPublic Schools Project Lead the Way U.S. Representative for IJSO (International Junior Science Olympiads) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Changing Mindsets, Transforming Learning Environments: A Collaborative Approach to Innovation and EntrepreneurshipIntroductionThe national government of the United Arab Emirates has set transitioning to a knowledge-basedeconomy, including the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship, as a key pillar of itsVision 2021 National Agenda [1]. With this initiative, the country
Paper ID #26017Board 72: Why Engineering Ethics? How Do Educators and AdministratorsJustify Teaching Engineering Ethics?Dr. Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University Soheil FatehiBoroujeni received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Merced in 2018. As a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University, School of Engineering Education, Soheil is working on a multi-institutional project characterizing governance processes related to change in engineering education, and pursuing other research interests in epistemology and design, among other philosophical topics in engineering
corporatesponsor and was heavily tied to real industry needs. By working with corporate mentors studentsbecame better acclimated to the engineering profession through the use of engineering acumen,and problem solving techniques. This opportunity allowed students meaningful early exposure tothe engineering discipline and helped to shape their understanding of the field. This engagementprovided a basis for future skills needed for project based learning such as capstone coursework[7].Among the major University partners for the Summer Bridge Program are the Math and ChemistryDepartments, the Learning Center, University Library, Career Services and the Writing Center.Each of these provide unique services that benefit the program. For instance, the Math
a. Custom resin formulations 5. Industrial Quality Assurance a. Control charting of results from testing i. Cpk studies ii. Measurement Systems Analysis 6. Capstone Projects a. Senior projects i. Resin formulating ii. Process ImprovementsAs a hands-on development tool for students through use in demonstrations or labs, studentscould experience a process not used by many at an undergraduate or even graduate level.9. SummaryThe research team was able to successfully automate the lab scale prepreg treater into acontinuous system within the prescribed budget. The treater was qualified through a processingrun that produced 23 feet of prepreg which
students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related
for Social Scienceswithin the university core. This required the course to conduct some surveys and analyze the datain a meaningful way, and this activity had to be a reasonable percentage of the course content.Fortunately the four-credit course structure permits this to happen and still retain sufficient classtime and activities to explore project management, the functions of an engineering team within thecontext of a business operation, and aspects of entrepreneurship. The course allows the engineeringstudents to have a basic understanding of business principles and terminology.3.2 ABET AssessmentWhile much of the liberal arts core does not directly contribute to ABET assessment, the courseon Engineering and Technology Ethics will be used
Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr. Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kathy Newton is an Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Success for the Purdue Poly- technic
1999 Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award (Qualitative Research Methodology) and the 1998 Selma Greenberg Distinguished Dissertation Award (Research on Women and Education) from the American Educational Research Association. She received the 2006 Distinguished Paper Award for her article “Engineer Identity” from Cultural Studies of Education. She is currently the PI of ESCALATE: Engineering & Science Careers in Academia, Learning from ADVANCE and Translating Effectively, an NSF ADVANCE-PAID Project. Address: #319 Education, 5425 Gullen Mall, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-577-1764 (v), 313-577-5235 (f), ag7246@wayne.edu
describe their experience with engineering design, juniorengineering students often refer to their cornerstone design course but not to their second andthird year coursework. This means that students do not recognize their analytical training as anecessary part of their design preparation. Despite this disconnect, these students are expected topull their analysis training together with their first year design experience to successfullycomplete a capstone design project in their senior year. Based on this, we assert that designlearning needs to be enhanced to integrate seemingly disparate pieces of design knowledge andskills. Empirical evidence supports this assertion.2A proven way to enhance learning is to engage students in their own learning
Session 24685. Design. With a strategy incorporating a computer equation solver with the ‘raw’ fundamental symbolic equations, design and redesign activities can be naturally introduced in the first mechanics of materials course. The authors’ aim in this introductory course is to introduce design through short, simple and well-defined projects. As the student progresses to more advanced courses, i.e., machine design, structural design, etc., projects become lengthier, open-ended and difficult, leading to the capstone design experience. The implementation of this approach carries with it the following significant challenges:1. Symbolic Equations. The difficulty in requiring a symbolic approach with sophomore and junior engineering
Automation 14.3% 14.3% 35.7% 35.7% 13. Computer Integrated manufacturing 23.1% 15.4% 38.5% 23.1% 14. Project and Organizational Management 16.7% 25.0% 50.0% 33.3% 15. Capstone Projects in manufacturing / Senior 21.4% 14.3% 50.4% 21.4% Design Projects 16. Sustainable manufacturing 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 44.4% Table 5: The manufacturing engineering technology contents covered by the participating faculty B.S. in