, communication, team and leadershipskills; life-long learning; emphasis on the social, economic and environmental impacts ofengineering; systems thinking; and design and ethics22. A review of the literature finds a goodbody of work on related subject matter in engineering, such as ethics, sustainability and “globalengineering”, but nothing that covers the breadth of STSE.In a study on teaching practices, it’s critical to examine the literature on teacher identity in thehigher education context. While “teacher identity” is a well-established area of research in the K-12 literature, research is more limited in higher education. One model of university instructoridentity “as teachers” was proposed by Robertson23. This particular model focuses on
Paper ID #7340Reliability of the Global Real-time Assessment Tool for Teaching Enhance-ment (G-RATE)Ms. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West LafayetteMrs. Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi S. London is a graduate student at Purdue University. She is pursing a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation. In 2008, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue in 2013. Her research interests include: the use of cyber- learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; assessing the impact
Program. Approximately 2300 students annually takecourses in fundamentals designed to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-basedenvironment. His responsibilities include operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, studentretention, and program assessment. Dr. Merrill received his PhD in Instructional Design and Technologyfrom The Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporatetraining, and contract research. He has made presentations at conferences held by the American Societyfor Engineering Education (ASEE) and its affiliate conference, Frontiers in Education (FIE). Dr. Merrillcurrently serves as an advisor for Engineers for Community Service (ECOS), a student-run
teaching. He teaches a variety of thermo-fluid and energy conversion courses, as well as design and professional component courses. He has coordinated the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior project team-taught courses in the WKU ME program. He has presented a variety of conference papers on energy conversion initiatives and engineering design initiatives in education.Prof. H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University Joel Lenoir is the Layne Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WKU, and for 33 years has taught primarily in the mechanical systems and design areas of the curriculum. His industrial experience includes positions at Michelin Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as extensive professional
withpersonal interests and values and that impact society, library tools, reference managementsoftware, reading research papers, crafting poster and oral presentations, writing technical reportsand statements of purpose for applications, and practicing technical communication. This paperdisseminates the resources from the class for reuse in similar courses or for training cohortsparticipating in summer research experiences for undergraduates.IntroductionMany universities promote experiential learning opportunities for students to apply their learningoutside traditionally required coursework. As one type of experiential learning, mentoredundergraduate research opportunities are common across engineering. A recent article by Westand Holles [1] provides
impact of the project. This paper will help othersin planning similar experiences for engineering undergraduate students.1. Introduction This paper describes the experiences provided in a Site for undergraduate research in"Structural Engineering" in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) Site was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this REUSite was to encourage talented undergraduates to enroll in graduate school by exposing them toresearch, and to increase their interest in graduate research. In this paper, first the basic approachadopted to plan the REU Site and associated activities are
and numerical simulation. Theproposed approach facilitates a mutually refined understanding of site, the data, and the methodsselected for testing; the results will be used to build models that simulate earth subsurfacestructures. This research training program aims to expose students to theory via topical seminarsand workshops, and to practice via hands-on experience in field geophysical surveying,comparative field data analysis, computational modeling and numerical simulation of syntheticseismic data. It offers structured education and training activities that guide experiences ingeophysical techniques and research. The goal is to integrate research into education by linkingthe creation of new knowledge with the transfer of that knowledge
activities.Through course and capstone projects, the students work in teams on projects that go beyondsimply learning theory and expose them to industry best practices. Also, many students continuetheir learning outside of the classroom by participating in paid opportunities supported throughfaculty research programs. Not only are they augmenting their skills, the opportunity to get paidoften allows a student who has to work to support their college education to do so in anenvironment that adds to rather that distracts from their education. Finally, the opportunity towork on a next-generation product for a real customer with the idea that the work may find itsway into the commercial sector is extremely motivational to most students and helps drive
educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Factors Impacting Engagement and Achievement in a First-Year Design Thinking
. Calvin A. Kent (Lexington Books, 1984) p. 4115. Knight Russell M. “Can Business Schools Produce Entrepreneurs ? An Empirical Study,” Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 5 (1) Summer 198716. AUTM: Association of University Technology Managers Licensing Survey (1999). http://www.autm.net/surveys99A.pdf17. Schreiberg, D. The Matchmakers. Stanford Today. (Jan/Feb 1998)18.Wolfe, C., D. Adkins, and H. Sherman. Best Practices in Action – Guidelines for Implementing First-Class Business Incubation Programs. NBIA Publications, Athens, OH 2001.19. Aley, J. “The Heart of Silicon Valley: Why Stanford.. Fortune. (July 7, 1997) pp 68-69.20. Robinson, R. “Technology Transfer”. Research Horizons (Sum/Fall 1998). Atlanta: Georgia
Page 26.1132.3at providing students with both skill practice and a broader context for understanding the content.Each student must individually complete the worksheet or activity and submit a personal solution,but only one randomly-chosen-student’s work from each team will be graded by the TA, and allgroup members receive this grade. This provides an incentive for team members to collaborateand to ensure that everyone in the group understands and is completing the activity.While students are working in their teams, graduate teaching assistants and (in some classes)undergraduate course assistants circulate in the room to provide subject help and groupfacilitation. These graduate and undergraduate course staff meet weekly with the
. 0.743 9. Understand the impact of your engineering design/solution in a societal and global context. 0.769 10. Design an experiment. 0.797 11. Analyze and interpret data. 0.797 12. Identify potential ethical issues and dilemmas of a project. 0.737 13. Apply techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools in practice. 0.747 14. Conduct (or simulate) an experiment. 0.806 15. Recognize the need for life-long learning
Paper ID #12508Exploring the Impact of Peer-Generated Screencast Tutorials on Computer-Aided Design EducationDr. Dongdong Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Dongdong Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Prairie View A&M University. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include: Micro- and Nano-Fiber Reinforced Compos- ites Processing Simulation, Transport Phenomenon in Polymer Composites Processing; Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational and Numerical Algorithms; Computer
:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONJOHN GESINK (john.gesink@wmich.edu) is an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering atWestern Michigan University where he teaches graduate courses in instrumentation, is responsible for thedepartment's capstone senior design projects courses and is the department's graduate program coordinator. Hisresearch area is rehabilitation engineering, sensors and instrumentation. He is a member of the IEEE and ASEE.S. HOSSEIN MOUSAVINEZHAD (h.mousavinezhad@wmich.edu) is Professor and Chair, Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University. His teaching and research interests includedigital signal processing (DSP) and Bioelectromagnetics. In addition to administrative responsibilities, he
that engineers urgently need“cross-boundary skills” to enable working “across disciplinary, organizational, cultural, andtime/distance boundaries” (p. 82).1 Hanneman & Gardner more generally identified boundaryspanning skills and competencies as increasingly important for college graduates, includingengineers.2-3 And in his studies of professional work in software and R&D units in global firms,Johri found that engineers and other technical professionals are frequently expected to assumekey roles as “boundary spanning knowledge brokers.”4To shed further light on the boundary spanning realities of engineering practice, the authors areleading a larger research project focused on two main questions: 1) What specific boundaryspanning roles
settings. She is currently assist- ing on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and presentation.Rami M. Younis, The University of TulsaLeah Tecle, University of TulsaDr. Daniel W. Crunkleton, University of Tulsa I am a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa and an Adjunct Professor of Energy Economics, Policy, and Commerce. My research interests are in the areas of Fluid Dynamics, Mathemat- ical Modeling, and Sustainable Energy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Professional Competencies with Behaviorally Anchored
14.3% 0.6 0.3 Caucasian 32.6% 46.1 61.7 Unknown/Other 5.6% 37.7 8.7 Note: Some students did not designate a gender. Also, students who designated Asian or Asian Indian ethnicity were combined into Asian American for the response rate comparison.VariablesThis research project focuses only on undergraduate and graduate students in engineeringdepartments. The following climate factors were analyzed in this research study: perception ofgender discrimination, feeling judged on the basis of gender, being singled out to speak for yourgender, intensity of the
panel brings together a group of men with diverse backgrounds and experiences to discusstheir perspectives and offer practical skills for men to effectively serve as advocates for genderequity. This paper augments the panel and captures the backgrounds, experiences, perspectives,and recommendations of the panelists, thereby providing a lasting resource for those unable toattend the panel or future interested individuals. The information we present targets men andadministrators, who will better understand the barriers to advocacy, learn best-practices ofeffective advocacy, and hear first-hand experiences of successful advocacy.BackgroundMany factors – systemic and non-systemic, conscious and unconscious, policy and climate – cannegatively impact
from competitions to industry-sponsored projects and fromentrepreneurial to humanitarian in nature. Thus, this pilot testing provides a broad sampling ofconditions that will inform future development and testing of the IDEALS modules.The modules used by engineering faculty at the seven collaborating institutions varied markedly.Some instructors used modules in only one skills area, while some used modules in two or threeareas. Some used all modules in a skills area; others did not. Some used modules in their entirety,while others used primarily the assessment part of the modules. Thus, the instructors selected andused the modules in ways that best fit their needs and goals for the design course, which modelsthe practices one would expect when
multidisciplinary engineering education, and a pilot course to improve Spatial Visualization skills of freshmen in engineering at UT-Austin. Her general research in eco-design provides methods for analyzing environmental impacts of design decisions, redesigning products for energy efficiency, modeling usage contexts, and actionable guidelines to help designers reduce environmental impacts. Dr. Telenko’s prior appointments include a postdoctoral research position in the MIT-SUTD International Design Centre with joint appointments at MIT and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She completed her PhD (2012) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin).Dr. Amit Shashikant
, and Master’s and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. Dr. Das teaches a variety of courses ranging from freshmen to advanced graduate level such as Mechanics of Materials, Introductory and Advanced Finite Element Method, Engineering Design, Introduction to Mechatronics, Mechatronic Modeling and Sim- ulation, Mathematics for Engineers, Electric Drives and Electromechanical Energy Conversion. He led the effort in the college to start several successful programs: an undergraduate major in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems Engineering, a graduate certificate in Advanced Electric Vehicles. Dr. Das’s areas of research interests are modeling and simulation of multi-disciplinary engineering problems
PittsburghManuel Peace, General Motors Alan Wiechman The Boeing Co. Greg Shultz , Wal-MartPaul Clayson, nCoat Inc. James E. Stike, Materials Innovation Technology Ohio State and Ohio is active in industry; One of the first ERC programs; Comprehensive partnerships are necessary (ex. with Honda – schools pay a role in research, cost sharing, day to day solutions for practical problems); Faculty/Student Teams working with Industry, and Industry working directly will University; NSBE Jr Chapters, Following trends which need benchmark research to push the technology. Multiple methods need to be used to work with companies for success; NSF provides a good template for forming partnerships with companies; Master
new perspectives about mentorship.This first year of the Engineering MFP focused on providing practical resources for students andsurveying faculty members to evaluate their mentorship perspectives. The upcoming year willfocus on the opposite; a survey will be created to evaluate the advisor-student relationship fromthe mentee’s point of view, and practical resources for faculty will be implemented.IntroductionRecognizing the importance of students engaging in healthy, stable mentoring relationshipsduring graduate school, Purdue launched the Mentoring Improvement Initiative in January 2022.This initiative aims to pursue evidence-based and culturally responsive research and training forfaculty, students, and staff at the university over the
exclusively on CC students, INSET effectively promotesearly engagement in STEM research, providing opportunities for active learning activities thatmay increase retention and degree completion, while at the same time drawing a diverse studentpopulation.INSET was designed to expose this traditionally under-engaged pool of students to theexcitement of scientific discovery, innovative engineering, and the societal impact of science andtechnology. This is achieved in part by immersing students in a university research environment,giving them first-hand experience on cutting-edge original research in a discipline of theirinterest and with the mentorship of a UCSB student just a step or two ahead of them. The CCinterns make original contributions to this
reducing greenhouse emissions; focusing on creative strategies for improving energy performance in buildings; reducing the need for carbon-based fuels in the energy supply; and encouraging occupant behaviors that reduce the net environmental impact of the campus. Through our unique requirement for all undergraduate students to enroll in two Interprofessional Projects ( IPRO) courses, and the simultaneous offering of a broad array of graduate and undergraduate research projects, IIT students are getting involved in many ongoing energy and sustainability initiatives using campus energy and sustainability operations as a real-world and practical laboratory. These projects include: micro grid (smart grid) and renewable
University of Maryland University College. She is a graduate of the Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech.Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech Shreya Kothaneth is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vir- ginia Tech. She is also the lead of the College of Engineering’s Instructional Technology Team. Her research interests include diffusion of technology, usability, and cultural ergonomics.Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech Dr. Glenda R. Scales serves as both Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Tech- nology and Director of the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. As
Team Roller Coaster Construction w/challenges Team demonstrations Discuss Engineering Design Process and best practices for team work Lego build session with partially built kitsSaturday Lunch at Grace Watson Student Dining HallAfternoon Robotics Lab Tour/demonstration Learn NXT Software with Team Leader Simple robotic challenges to navigate vehicle Engineering Design Process with homework to “design” demonstration on Arena SchematicSunday Overview of dayMorning Teams collectively work to make one demonstration design Design and Build utilizing Amusement Park Arena
from design of systems based on industrial ecology and byproduct synergies, life cycle and sus- tainability assessments of biopolymers and biofuels, and design and analysis of sustainable solutions for healthcare. In addition to building and maintaining a successful sustainable products research group, Dr. Landis has spent her career promoting and supporting women and underrepresented minorities in STEM. Like many of her predecessors, her early work was voluntary and informal. She began encouraging women in STEM through volunteer and outreach programs as a graduate student, and took on informal leadership roles as an Assistant and Associate Professor. Some of her early efforts included negotiation workshops
evaluating efforts across ERCs and the predictive validity of these outcomes on preparing thefuture engineering workforce. The next steps of this project will consist in the launch of ouronline platform which will host the MERCII Survey as well as other instruments designed byTEEC.References[1] D. Roessner, L. Manrique, and J. Park, “Economic impact of engineering research centers:preliminary results of a pilot study,” The Journal of Technology Transfer, vol. 35, no. 5, pp.475–493, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-010-9163-x[2] National Science Foundation, "Engineering Research Centers," National Science Foundation,[Online]. Available: https://nsf.gov/eng/eec/erc.jsp. [Accessed 24 January 2023].[3] J. Biancolo, "Best Practices Manual," Aug. 16
(UK) where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and an Associate Director of the Center for Applied Energy Research. At UK he leads a research group focusing on biofuels and environmental catalysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Enhancing graduate education by integrating research and professional skill development within a diverse, inclusive and supportive academy1. Background1.1. Challenges faced by graduate education and training in engineering and the sciencesGraduate education and training often take a monodisciplinary approach that is not informed bybest educational practices, ignores the needs and