Paper ID #22573Tools for Creating and Managing Student TeamsDr. Eric M. Rice, Johns Hopkins University Eric Rice teaches management and communication courses in the Center of Leadership Education in the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University where he also directs the Graduate Non- Degree Program. A sociologist by training, he has used his knowledge of organizations in his teaching and consulting practice with financial institutions, unions, fortune 500 companies and not-for-profit or- ganizations to develop strategic plans, design programs, create management and instructor training and materials, and
suitable to the two-course sequence for ourcapstone senior project, ME400 – Mechanical Engineering Design and ME 412 – MechanicalEngineering Senior Project. The team drafted both the interim and final project status reports toaddress the specific needs of the sponsor. This project was presented at the 46th WKU AnnualStudent Research Conference, where their work was favorably reviewed by peers and otherfaculty within the university community. It was also presented to the Mechanical EngineeringAdvisory Board.The Western Kentucky University ME curriculum assures that program graduates haveexperienced the engineering profession and demonstrated the ability to perform in a professionalmanner. The team project demonstrated student competence in the
of identities while comparing thestrength of students’ engineering identity.Current Research and Data CollectionThis work is part of a larger mixed-methods study in which we are examining the experiences ofengineering graduate students in the context of identity and motivation frameworks. We willutilize data from a large national survey of engineering graduate students to demonstrateexamples of meaningful disaggregation of demographic groups. Demographic information iscollected in accordance with best practices to collect a comprehensive range of demographic data[22]. The survey instrument, which contains Likert-type measures of graduate students’future-time perspectives, identity-based motivations, identities, and academic experiences
P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the ”Ameet and Meena Chakma award for
Paper ID #23677A Study of the Attitudes and Practices of K-12 Classroom Teachers who Par-ticipated in Engineering Summer Camps (Evaluation)Dr. Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University Amber Kendall is the Coordinator of STEM Partnership Development at The Engineering Place at North Carolina State University. She recently received her PhD from Tufts University, where she worked as a graduate research assistant with the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. She graduated from North Carolina State University as a Park Scholar with a BA in Physics, and spent several years teaching physics to high-school
criteria 16New at ABET 2018CyberengineeringETLI ConferenceWashington, D.C.October 2018Program Criteria for CybersecurityEngineering• In January 2016, IEEE established a committee to develop Cybersecurity Engineering program criteria• Drafts were circulated and reviewed within the community from July 2016 through early 2017• CSAB and INCOSE became involved in the conversation as societies with significant interest in the area• Guiding Principle: Accredited programs in cybersecurity engineering should prepare graduates to apply engineering analysis, design, and problem solving to address issues of security, protection, and survivability in the presence of risks and threats
scaffoldedactivity worksheet [18]. The mismatch in content (mathematics vs. chemical engineering) mayhave impacted perceptions of effectiveness as well as the engagement of the graduate students inclass. Although teaching practices span content, it would be beneficial to create engineeringspecific instructional videos to reduce cognitive load and increase interest from engineeringgraduate students. Overall, graduate students on average thought interacting with other studentswas effective for their learning. Table 5. Graduate student perceptions of seminar activities Below is a list of activities used during the graduate seminar. Please circle the response that best describes how effective each of the following
. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include engi- neering design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), faculty development, career pathways (both academic and industry), approaches for supporting education research-to-practice.Dr. Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Courtney S. Smith,PhD is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Undergraduar Director at UNC Char- lotte. Her research interests span the mentoring experiences of African American women in engineer- ing,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for diversity and inclusion in the Engineering classroom.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl
efforts on Mathematics Socialization and identity amongst pre-service elementary teachers, an effort at understanding the reasons for lack of interest in the subject with a view to proffer solution and engender/motivate interest amongst this group that will eventually reflect in their classroom practices. She is currently a Graduate Assistant with UIC Engage, a commu- nity focused project that provides help for less-privileged students from K-8 in mathematics, reading and writing. She continues to work as a substitute teacher occasionally to keep abreast with current practices within the school system. Her work as a Research Assistant for the BEST program has turned out to be one of her best experiences as a
to just have thissharing of ideas. I learned what everyone’s doing that they see is best, and it’s great to have thatcommunication, and to have that sharing of knowledge. And I think that even if we have themodules all designed, having just a gathering or a sharing of those practices from time to timewould be very useful.”Barriers That Impacted Adoption of the Instructional ModulesAs mentioned above, the participants varied in terms of how many and how much of the modulesthat the participants had utilized in their course. When asked about the modules that they felt weremost difficult to implement, participants’ comments aligned with several themes that emerged inthe coding process. Table 2 identifies the primary emergent themes relating to
management practices in higher education – improvement ofprocesses to reduce non-value added time of faculty members and staff. The authors aimed tocontribute to the Lean Higher Education best practices by presenting the case study completedwithin the South Dakota State University Lean initiative.Lean Practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEI)Since Lean became a management philosophy in Higher Education, the approach has beenconsidered as a method of reducing costs and increasing the quality of education9. In comparisonwith manufacturing Lean practices, the concept is still quite new for Higher Education, and it hasnot been introduced to universities as a whole but more commonly in discrete systems orprocesses6. Most popular projects for Lean
Paper ID #21690Integrated Learning In Context for Heat Exchanger AnalysisDr. Jan T. Lugowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jan Lugowski is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) at Purdue Univer- sity in West Lafayette, IN, where he teaches and conducts research in fluid power and energy systems.Prof. William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette William (Bill) Hutzel is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he teaches and conducts research into high performance buildings. c American Society for Engineering
engineeringdesign capstone courses include: ● the culture of the engineering program and of the design course [8][11][20]-[23] ● mentoring and engagement in a community of learning [8][11][13][16][18][19][21]-[23] ● professional identity development [8][11][13][16][18]-[23] ● reflection practice integration [8][10]-[11][20]-[23] ● affective awareness and professional integrity development [8][10][11][20]-[23]The prevalence of these influencers across best practice and theoretical research indicates thatthey have strong impacts on transformative teaching and learning. While they have beenseparated out because of our need to focus narrowly on each one in order to deepen ourunderstanding, they are all closely tied. For example, the culture
teaching continues for over 12 years since his graduate school. He has been active with ASEE and educational research for over 10 years. He is particularly interested in en- hancing critical thinking skills among civil engineering students through various educational approaches. His research interests include water - energy nexus, desalination, and biofuels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Understanding student expectations of writing skills in engineering designcourses and professional practiceThe importance of writing in engineering practice is often not emphasized. As a result, manyengineering students do not appreciate the impact of written reports in expressing theengineering content
. His research interests include capstone design teaching and assessment, undergraduate engineering stu- dent leadership development, and social network analysis. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Prof. Tom Weis, Rhode Island School of DesignLt. Col. Harry Howard Jones IV c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Mechanical Engineering Design for Complex Environments: Incorporating Industrial Design Perspectives into a Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProjectAbstract The rapid pace of global communications development coupled with an unprecedentedincrease in technological advancement has increased the need for
. Robin D Anderson, James Madison University Robin D. Anderson serves as the Academic Unit Head for the Department of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. She holds a doctorate in Assessment and Measurement. She previously served as the Associate Director of the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at JMU. Her areas of research include assessment practice and engineering education research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Validating a Sustainable Design Rubric by Surveying Engineering Educators: Comparing Professional Viewpoints with Established Sustainability
J. Kerr, University of Tulsa Alison Kerr is a graduate student at The University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational 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.Dr. Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa Dr. Brummel is an Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at The University of Tulsa. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at
social responsibility and moral decision-making,specifically in terms of engineering pedagogy.Keywords: social responsibility, embedded teams, human-centered design (HCD), engineeringeducationIntroductionSince Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was first introduced in the 1950’s to expandorganizational bottom-lines from profit and legal considerations to issues of social impact, CSRhas grown into a global force for linking corporations with the areas in which members live andwork. Extant research has explored CSR on a broader organizational level, without necessarilyconsidering how social responsibility manifests on the team level. Thus, we contend that feelingsand understandings of responsibility experienced by students working on design
Paper ID #23718Examining Children’s Engineering Practices During an Engineering Activityin a Designed Learning Setting: A Focus on Troubleshooting (Fundamental)Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting
Bell Helicopter for seven years, earning airplane and helicopter private pilot ratings. She has a Professional Engineer license in Texas in Thermal/Fluid Systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Mapping Design Processes to Practicing Engineers’ Perceptions of Uncertainty in Aerospace Design Student PaperAbstractUncertainty is an unavoidable aspect of design. We discovered there are many different types ofuncertainty in complex systems, however these can be condensed into a few categories.Significant research exists on epistemic uncertainty, but proper understanding and managementof other forms of uncertainty are less
knowledge aboutstudent choices regarding graduate school. We considered these things when making ourdecisions about which faculty to approach, which course to try, and what the research curriculummight look like for integration of undergraduate research experiences as part of a pilot program.Applied Ergonomics and Work Design (IE271) is a second-year, required, introductory humanfactors course that covers the basic concepts of ergonomics and work design impact. It is threecredits, taught in two sections during the spring semester, by two industrial engineering facultymembers. Both faculty members are highly involved in research, and both emphasize the samefundamental concepts and content in their sections. Historically, both faculty members
Paper ID #23362Thriving for Engineering Students and Institutions: Definition, Potential Im-pact, and Proposed Conceptual FrameworkMs. Julianna Sun Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julianna Ge is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a Purdue Doctoral Fellow. At Purdue, she developed and currently teaches a novel course on thriving for undergraduate engineering students. At the broadest level, her research interests intersect the fields of engineering education, positive psychology, and human development
seen students working on minimizing drug waste at a hospital pharmacy, without considering the impacts that such changes in drug stockage could have on service level. This paper addresses the research question, do solutions in SDP incorporate aspects ofauthentic engineering? We performed a qualitative analysis of 52 SPD’s in industrial engineeringin 4 different institutions. We used the results to derive a set of guidelines that could be useful toredefine the rubric for evaluating SDP’s.Background This section will draw from the existing literature in order to frame our approach to dataanalysis and provide background to understand Senior Design Projects. Ill-defined Problems. Problems that
) continuedavailability of critical resources, (2) readiness maintained in the face of climate change, (3) wasteand pollution minimized, and (4) management and practices built on sustainability andcommunity [14]”. The course is designed to develop baseline competencies in students thatprepare them to address these four primary objectives.All graduates of the USAFA will commission into the US Air Force and serve a minimum offive years. In this position graduates fundamentally are decision makers. Regardless of major,they will be prioritizing, executing and advocating for a variety of projects. Their ability tounderstand the long term implications of sustainable and resilient infrastructure is critical tomaintaining national defense. Additionally, many graduates
allowed students to vote their preference for the comments posted on the discussion forumbased on their perceived value. Students can now identify the posts that have the highest numberof likes and use that information to decide which are most useful, thus improving the efficiencyand value of using the discussion forum.Another early example of MEERCat’s on-going research-to-practice cycle is the integration ofscalable teaming experiences to our large-enrollment courses, as enabled by CATME (whatbegan as the “Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness”). CATME is a web-based tool that enables instructors to implement best practices in managing student teams [11].The RED team has worked with capstone design instructors, whose collective
which several of the student authors have been involved. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine testing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Dr. Matthew John Swenson P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow After graduating from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1999, I im- mediately pursued a career in industry, quickly excelling and continuously accepting roles of increasing responsibility. The first five years, I worked at GK Machine, Inc., a small company south of Portland, designing customized agricultural equipment. Next, I worked at Hyster-Yale Material Handling, most re
Professor in the KU Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering de- partment, with a specialty in structural engineering and bridge structures. She works closely with KU Engineering’s post-doctoral Teaching Fellow and oversees the overall Engaged Learning Initiative in the School of Engineering. Caroline is responsible for overseeing KU Engineering’s active-learning class- room design and usage, prioritizing course assignments in the active-learning classrooms, helping faculty to advance their pedagogy by incorporating best practices, and advancing implementation of student- centered, active-learning approaches in the School of Engineering. Caroline is also active in contributing to university-level discussions
graduations: 1. Transform Teaching and Learning: Improved retention as a result of expanding our undergraduate teaching assistance (UTA) programs and institutionalizing a formal UTA training pedagogy. A working knowledge in best practices will enable UTAs to be both effective and engaging in the laboratory and/or classroom. 2. Increase Faculty and Student Interactions: Improved retention as a result of implementing university-wide and discipline-specific (intentional) community building activities that foster STEM students’ sense of identification with STEM departments.PRIMES conceptual framework was designed around three groups that intersect: STEM faculty,STEM undergraduates, and STEM Undergraduate Teaching
blind review policy) has had a strong commitment to sustainability issues on the institutional level andby individual faculty in their research. In 2009 the Institute for Sustainability wasestablished to foster research and curriculum on diverse impacts of economics, scienceand technology, and social equity on sustainability. Its mission is to “promote, facilitate,and develop educational, research, and university and community programs related tosustainability.” The Institute is committed to serving our campus community byincreasing interdisciplinary and cross-functional communication, and supporting andaiding in the development and application of sustainability practices within the universityand community. In past years the Institute has
Presidential Award of Diversity and a three time winner of the Women’s Vision Award. She has presented papers at ASEE Annual Conference, the ASEE Global Colloquium, Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-Year Conference, Additive Manufacturers Users Group, and Solid Free-Form Fabrication Symposium. Her research interests center around the development and assessment of students’ spatial visualization skills, the effective integration of 3D modeling into engineering design, and the impact of c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #22470