engineering by assembling metal parts andmotors, and no SW programing. These toolkits were designed and supervised by SITprofessors, and produced by group company SI Tech, Co., Ltd.Figure 5-1: Toolkits before assembly Figure 5-2: Assembled 6 legs boxer robot Its pedagogical philosophy was started initially to nurture engineering mind from childhoodas grass root education. In addition, it is enhanced as societal collaboration and lifelonglearning. Thus, this series is organized with following 4 levels. ・ Primary/secondary level: “Boys & Girls Robot Workshop” which consists of parts assembly, design, and competition ・ Highschool level: Line tracing robot seminar, including basic programming and control ・ Undergraduate/postgraduate level
engineering projects. Table 7 below showsthe number and percent that selected “Yes,” with the highest percentage for each itemhighlighted in green: Table 7: Changes in Interest in Science and Engineering, Post-project Formal Informal (n=429) (n=347) This project changed my mind about how interesting science is. 45% 58% This project made me want to take more classes in science if they are available. 30% 54% This project changed my mind about how interesting engineering is
component allowsstudents the opportunity to start developing certain aspects of engineering “habits of mind”,based on the grade and developmental level of the specific unit. Engineering “habits of mind”refers to the values, attitudes, and thinking skills associated with engineering and includessystems thinking, creativity, optimism, collaboration, communication, and an attention to ethical Page 23.1226.4considerations3.Using Literacy to Support STEM LearningThe literacy component builds upon the idea of integrating across disciplines by using high-quality science and mathematics trade books to enhance and extend instruction, which helpsstudents to
Paper ID #15160Listening and NegotiationDr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Callahan received her Ph.D. in Materials Science, her M.S. in Metallurgy, and her B.S. in Chemical En- gineering from the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include institutional change, women in engineering, mathematics, and materials science and engineering.Dr. Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre is an Associate Professor and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow in Industrial
Paper ID #40008Return to the Teaching Trenches — Lessons Learned, and Lessons RelearnedDr. Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University Christine Masters is the Assistant Dean for Academic Support and Global Programs and a Teaching Professor in the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department at the Pennsylvania State University. In between raising 4 great kids with her husband of 35 years, she taught large enrollment statics and strength of materials courses for 12 years and has been leading the efforts focused on support, global engagement, and academic integrity as Assistant Dean since 2014.Dr. Ibukun Samuel
Paper ID #29242Working toward tenure in a teaching focused branch campusDr. Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Dr. Shannon Parks is a registered Professional Engineer with 20 years of broad-based experience in the water resources and environmental engineering fields. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters of Science and doctoral degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently teaching water resources and environmental engineering at University of Pittsburgh at
Paper ID #17823NSU-LSMSA Makers Club: STEM Educational Modules and Quality Assur-anceEducationDr. Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University Dr. Jafar Farhan Al-Sharab has recently joint the faculty in the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University as an assistant professor. Jafar F. Al-Sharab received BS In Industrial En- gineering from the University of Jordan, MS in Metallurgical Engineering from the Science University of Malaysia, and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Vanderbilt University/Nashville, TN. Prior joining NSU, Professor Al-Sharab was and Instructional and
Partner interviews, we heard them talk about their work in ways that suggest thatboth scientific and engineering habits of mind, like observing, trying out different plans todetermine which is best, weighing different tradeoffs while developing a prototype, all as part oftheir making processes. These weren’t simply mindless activities, or things that people weredoing in the same way at all times; they were tinkering, experimenting, and working out the bestmethods to develop the best products possible given the materials they had on hand.Discussion: (M)aking vs (m)akingIn this paper, we have argued that while the Making has great potential to provide pathways toscience and engineering careers for many audiences, the ways in which the Maker
AC 2011-252: GRANDPARENTS UNIVERSITY PROVIDING THE SPARKTO ELEMENTARY STUDENTSCraig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His duties include the integration of communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program, including overseas experiences. He works closely with the Cooperative Engineering Education Division of the College of Engineering to monitor the com- munication skills of students who co-op during their college years. He is currently the editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen
concise, simple, and easy-to-use aids for helpingengineering students improve their engineering laboratory report writing skills,specifically preparing and presenting the results of engineering experiments. Thecollection of modules was designed and structured with scaffolding in mind. Earlyconcepts in writing lab reports are covered in the fundamental section for students new tolab report writing. More experienced students might skip these sections and be directed totopics in the intermediate or advanced sections. Module content could be used for just-in-time instruction when student questions or early performance indicates the need, or amodule could be incorporated as a whole lesson with progressive instruction in lab reportconduct and writing
emphasized inentrepreneurial programs [2].Entrepreneurially-minded learning (EML) is an emergent pedagogy that emphasizes discovery,opportunity identification, and value creation. As a teaching method, it can be applied to all areasof study and has been developed by hundreds of faculty members at colleges and universitiesacross the country [3], [4]. EML can also be infused to specific fields of engineering at any levelfrom freshmen to capstone courses [5], [6]. EML relies on real-world experiences; opportunitiesto practice information literacy–accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information; expert-to-novice mentoring in the learning process [7]; and value sensitive design which results in universalvalue creation [8]. Undergraduate research (UGR
whatcareer path they want to pursue. Figure 6 shows responses to students being asked if the camphad helped them choose or discard potential majors. Figure 5 shows that many students came tocamp with a career in mind, but a few changed their minds during camp. A student commentedthat they found the electrical engineering course extremely interesting, but they would havenever picked it as a class if they had been given other options. In previous years, students choosefour areas to study in depth during camp, but now, all students take shorter course in all offereddisciplines. Under the old format, many student preferred classes in the sciences and forensics,either because they had covered material in high school coursework or enjoyed the
, 95% 107, 88% Yes No Yes No Figure 5: Student Self-Assessment of Project UnderstandingThe response to the second and third questions on the exit survey assessed student interest andconfidence in their ability to major in science or engineering. The percentage of students whoresponded that they plan to study science or engineering, if they go to college, was highest in theMakerspace class. This is shown in Figure 6, and responses for the other courses ranged from59% – 93%. However, the next question on the survey (“did summer change their mind”)impacts the interpretation of those responses and is shown in Figure 7. A
Paper ID #19950An Integrated Approach to Promoting STEM among High School Students(Evaluation)Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University Dr. Zhou is an Associate Professor at the Engineering Department of Central Connecticut State Univer- sity. Her research enthusiasm and expertise lie in quantitative analyses and modeling techniques, with applications in transportation planning and engineering. Recently, she has focused on issues of STEM ed- ucation since planned and directed a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funded outreach program: National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI).Ms. Sharon
Paper ID #38233Work in Progress: Recommendations for Early Career Faculty to Engage inInterdisciplinary STEAM CollaborationsDr. Renee M. Desing, Oregon State University Dr. Renee Desing is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University in the School of Civil and Construc- tion Engineering. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion in the engineering classrooms and workplaces. Dr. Desing graduated from Ohio State with her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, and also holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Paper ID #35796Exploring the Effects of Solid Modeling Approaches and ManufacturingProcess Knowledge on Quality of Students’ Execution of EngineeringDesign Course ProjectsMr. Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University Mr. Donndelinger joined Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science as a Clinical Associate Professor after 23 years of experience in the automotive and cutting tool industries. During his 16 years as a Senior Researcher at General Motors’ Global Research and Development Center, Mr. Donndelinger served as Principal Investigator on 18 industry-university collaborative projects focusing
importance in the aerospace industry.With these points in mind, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M Universityis but one of many in the United States that do not adequately reflect the diversity of itspopulation as a whole. Women are heavily underrepresented as undergraduate students in thismajor, comprising just 8.3% of Bachelor’s degrees awarded during the 2020-2021 academic year[4]. Ethnic minorities were similarly underrepresented during this academic year, with whitesaccounting for 67.5% of awarded Bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering [4]. Enrollmentfigures reported by the university in fall of 2022 reflect slightly higher representation, withwomen comprising 14.1% of students in the aerospace engineering department
statistician who can present statistical results in lay language. She is also a storyteller through data visualization. She earned her PhD in Educational Research and Evaluation from Ohio University. During her PhD, she served as a Graduate Associate in the Statistics and Research Lab, which allowed her to practice consulting with students on their doctoral dissertations in the field of Education, especially in research design and statistical analyses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Examining Timely Positive Interventions Utilized by First-Year Students to Improve their Course Grades in Science and Engineering Kim, S., Forney, A., Cappelli, C., Doezema, L. A., Morales, V. C., and
publications were heavily focused on teacherprofessional development of engineering topics (8.8%). For example, a “Science & EngineeringPractice” study published within EEJs [27] explored the relationship between Latino adolescentcultural funds of knowledge, and engaging in the engineering design process and utilization ofengineering knowledge, skills, and habits of mind (e.g. systems thinking, science/mathknowledge, teamwork, etc.) as they identified and solved community-specific problems. A“Teacher Professional Development” study published within OEJs [28] analyzed video andwritten artifacts of 6 science teachers (2 ES, 4 HS) participating in a professional developmentprogram, in order to understand teacher misconceptions about engineering
Paper ID #37936Scaffolding reflection across the design curriculum:Triangulating Student, Alumni, and Faculty Perspectives ofthe Role of Design within an Engineering Science ProgramRubaina Khan Rubaina Khan is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests lie at the intersection of engineering design, learning communities and reflective practice. Prior, to pursuing graduate studies, Rubaina spent 10 years in autonomous marine vehicles research and, teaching robotics and design to engineering students in Singapore.Lisa Romkey (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Paper ID #35953Bringing Social Justice Rhetoric and Deliberation into the EngineeringWriting Classroom: the case of Amazon ”cubicle activists”Dr. Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California Associate Prof of Practice, Engineering Writing Program, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California. Expertise areas include: communication in collaborative environments, multidisci- plinary groups, and far-flung virtual teams, communication support for open innovation inside and out- side the enterprise, and finally, techniques to support global multicultural organizations. Dr. Elizabeth Fife has taught
from the onset of our newly developedengineering technology program, and provides some useful tips for similar programs seekingaccreditation.Background of our Electromechanical Engineering Technology programIn 2015, the department of engineering at Northern New Mexico College introduced a newengineering technology bachelor program in Electromechanical Engineering Technology(EMET), keeping the emerging technological need of the region in mind, with the input from theexisting department of engineering faculty and the program external advisory committee (EAC).Faculty from other similar engineering programs joined the new program and conducted extensiveresearch on similar programs nation-wide and played the pivotal role in the development of
Paper ID #37103Proposal for the design of a professional practice program forgeology and mining engineering students through acommunity outreach projectMonica Quezada-Espinoza (PhD) Monica Quezada-Espinoza is a professor and researcher at the School of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, where currently collaborates with the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish), as an instructor in active learning methodologies. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, faculty and continuing professional development, research-based
likely to stay in engineering),which can be encouraged by both hearing from diverse identities and finding social relevancewithin STEM [5], [9]. Presenting engineering within a societal context can also aid in retention,as women in particular often choose engineering as a path to help people [9], [10]. Curricular andinstitutional changes, innovated with these factors in mind, can assist in making engineeringmore appealing, welcoming, and inclusive for women and URMs.Despite the urgency that disparate representation in STEM presents, history, ethics, and identity(HEI) are almost never included in graduate programs, as shown in the Appendix. Graduatestudents generally constitute the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, and policy
Paper ID #36853The Design of Interactive Video Modules using Asset-basedParticipatory Design Thinking to Increase StudentEngagement in EngineeringJianyu Dong (Associate Dean)Jim Kuo Jim Kuo is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California State University, Los Angeles. His teaching focus is on thermofluids courses. His research interests are in the area of renewable energy, thermal management, and engineering education.John Christopher Bachman (Assistant Professor)Pearl Chen (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
contribute to a sense of STEM identity, andthereby retention, in URMs [39], [52]. In addition to providing opportunities to socialize withother like-minded students, this would provide students with the opportunity to receivementorship from faculty members, which is tied to higher engineering persistence [32]. Asindicated in Figure 2, all participants expressed interest in interdisciplinary research.Similarly, we suggest that universities join forces with industry partners to offer and effectivelymarket interdisciplinary internships, especially towards URMs. Internships have been shown toincrease retention and graduation rates for engineering students [53], particularly URMs [54],making them a promising setting for interdisciplinary collaborations
such as mechanical andcivil engineering [1]. The tools of the engineer in students’ minds are often closer to a hammer ora wrench rather than a test tube or beaker, and thus their conception of engineering is oftenlimited at best [1]. This can get further complicated by the lack of interdisciplinarity exemplifiedin the engineering classroom. When engineering instruction is scaled at the university level, thereis the potential to lose interdisciplinarity as well as too much emphasis on limited topics relevantto the field of engineering [2]. When this happens, the curriculum may revert to limiting thecurriculum to the most popular images of engineering, fields such as mechanical, civil, andcomputer engineering [1].The goal of this work is to
Paper ID #38058Board 327: Investigating Role Identities of Low-Income EngineeringStudents Prior to Their First Semester of CollegeDr. Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Associate Teaching Professor of MathematicsDr. Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University Catherine Cohan, Ph.D. has been a research psychologist for over 20 years. Her areas of expertise include engineering education, retention of underrepresented students, measurement, and assessment. She is currently an Assistant Research Professor and coorDawn Pfeifer Pfeifer ReitzJanelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University
Paper ID #38082Work-in-progress: Reflection & Projection: An Explorationof a Scavenger Hunt Assignment in an Introduction toAerospace Engineering CourseKali Morgan Learning ScientistKelly Ann GriendlingJakob Ryan Kinney © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Reflection & Projection: An Exploration of a Scavenger Hunt Assignment in an Introduction to Aerospace Engineering CourseThe first year of college is a significant transition for most first-time-in-college students, as well as fortransfer students in their first year
Paper ID #38097Industry 4.0 or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) - itsfuture impact on two-year engineering technology educationGary J. Mullett (Professor & Dept. Chair) Gary J. Mullett, a Professor of Electronics Technology and the present Department Chair of the Advanced Engineering Technologies (AET) Group, presently teaches advanced technology topics at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) located in Springfield, MA. A long-time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous program and/or curriculum reforms as either the