RoboCell simulation software. Theseaid students in understanding the actual functioning of an industrial robot. The next section deals Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwith the relevance of robot simulation in technical education and the motivating factors leadingto integration of educational robot and simulation software. Then, we discuss the RoboCellsimulation software, highlighting simulation procedure. We conclude the paper by presenting thekey advantages of simulation in general, and RoboCell in particular. Robotic
who feel differently. Additionally, the lastquestion of this section assesses students willingness to a potential change in curriculum. Question Questions Type Identifier D1 I would be surprised if a fellow student mentioned Likert agreement discomfort with this term D2 I would feel empathetic towards a classmate who finds Likert agreement this term problematic D3 I would be accepting of using an alternate phrase if a Likert agreement classmate expressed discomfort with the use of this termTable 3: Pre-CAR and post-CAR questions asked of respondents if they answer "StronglyDisagree" or
data, but given what we learned from the post-session survey about lack of time as apotential contributing factor for students’ lower scores, it was an adjustment worth making.Faculty SurveyFaculty who integrated the library sessions into their course were surveyed after the Fall 2019semester and again in Fall 2020. Seven faculty members responded, all of whom had made theworkshop mandatory for their students to attend. They were sent a survey to assess theirperceptions of a measurable increase in the number of citations from the previous year,improvement in the quality of research from last year, whether the students conveyed a sense ofvalue, and whether the instructors themselves thought the workshops had value and wouldcontinue to require
and sentiments from student responses visually, to inform a novice-led analysis toultimately help with course planning for future semesters.Keywords: COVID-19, First-Year Engineering, Machine Learning, Sentiment Analysis, AssessmentIntroductionWe consider integrating student feedback and experiences into course planning as critical, since studentsare an important stakeholder in the learning environment (Lattuca and Stark 2009). Our approach ofusing heuristic approaches through automated tools to enable faster preliminary insights from studentresponses may be a first step towards helping instructors and administrators make informed decisions fortheir courses. Amplifying students’ voices and allowing them to significantly contribute to
can develop work experiences that fosterincreased student graduation and entry into STEM career pathways. This project, which iscurrently in its first year, seeks to examine how a curriculum that integrates cross-sectorpartnerships to provide work experiences can enhance STEM learning and retention. Usingmixed methods and grounded theory, the project will expand knowledge about: (1) the impact ofcross-sector partnerships that support work-focused experiential teaching and learning; (2)systematic ways to maintain and better use cross-sector partnerships; and (3) the degree to whicha model of work-focused learning experiences can be adopted at other two-year HSIs and byother STEM fields. Baseline data about Hispanic serving identity at the
topic is covered as a separate section in College Algebra classes andnot a lot of time is allocated. We suggest to include a literal equation type of problem after eachfunction topic is covered.Suggestion 6. Accept and integrate use of smart phone apps for relevant problemsIt is essential for new generation learners to utilize digital tools to solve problems as technologycontinues to change and evolve. Qualification of professions in engineering and technologyfields nowadays demands fast adaptation to the new technology and the ability of using digitaltools to find relevant information and solve problems in addition to strong mathematicalbackground. An introduction to smart phone apps by the instructors could help students makeuse of these
project. Both courses require studentsto integrate the knowledge they have gained from their undergraduate curriculum into solving a real-life problem. In both courses, the project is a real project in progress at a local engineering or Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationconstruction company, and engineers or construction managers from the company act as mentors tothe students.2The challenge with using real-life projects is that project approaches are always changing. Onefairly recent change in the way that civil engineering projects are delivered is the
for everything that is added, something must be taken away. This is an age-old problem faced by mechanical engineering programs which were first reduced from five years to four, and then asked to include additional content as the field of mechanical engineering continued to evolve. New materials, techniques, and analysis tools are added each year to an already crowded curriculum. To implement the recommended changes within the 128 credit limit would be very challenging, especially in the face of accreditation constraints. 2. Engineering fundamentals must be retained What is the definition of engineering fundamentals? An mechanical engineering faculty will have difficulty making the distinction
University. She spent 12 years teaching secondary science and engineering in Oklahoma, and is a 2014 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.Dr. Nick Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology
goal setting. All these sessions were conducted by guests invited from acrosscampus and the project PIs. In addition, design, based on an engineering challenge and hands-oncohort team building activities were integrated into the seminars to promote social interaction.For the design activities, scholars were divided into teams of four, with facilitation provided by apeer mentor. They were given constraints on the materials and supplies they could use. Theseminars and design activities were held in person before the pandemic but due to safetyguidelines during the pandemic, they were moved to an online video format. All theme seminarsand team activities were followed by food and soft drinks. When activities were held remotely,the scholars joined
model- ing of educational systems, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods.Dustin Grote, Weber State University Dustin currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Teacher Education at Weber State University and leads the higher education leadership program. He holds a PhD from Virginia Tech in Higher Education. His interdisciplinary research agenda includes graduate funding in STEM, transdisciplinary, experiential and adaptive lifelong learning, undergraduate education policies, systems thinking, organizational change, broadening participation in engineering, improving community college transfer pathways in engineering, curricular complexity in engineering, and assessment and evaluation in
of the 21st century," IEEE Engineering Management Review, vol. 37, no. 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 38, 2009, doi: 10.1109/EMR.2009.4804347.[2] D. H. Cropley, "Promoting creativity and innovation in engineering education," Psychol. Aesthetics, Creat. Arts, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 161–171, May 2015, doi: 10.1037/aca0000008.[3] "Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education American Society for Engineering Education." https://www.asee.org/member- resources/reports/CCSSIE (accessed Feb. 26, 2021).[4] F. O. Soares, M. J. Sepúlveda, S. Monteiro, R. M. Lima, and J. Dinis-Carvalho, "An integrated project of
highlights the need for identity to be developed and maintainedthrough the engineering curriculum. The foundational work of Gee [9, p. 99] frames identity asbeing strongly influenced by interactions with others and defines identity as “being recognized asa certain ‘kind of person’ in a given context.” The recognition as a certain “kind of person,” inthis case as an engineer, is important in identity development [1], [3], [10]–[12], andopportunities for recognition to occur must be purposefully integrated into engineeringeducation.The individualistic culture of engineering [13], paired with its current content-centric curriculum[14], [15] may not easily facilitate opportunities for the development of an engineering identitythrough recognition. An
). The Implementation of BIM application in University Teaching: Case Study of Construction Management Program, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings[5] Ku, K., Taiebat M., (2011), BIM experiences and expectations: the constructors' perspective, Int. J. Constr. Educ. Res. 7 (3), 175–197.[6] Joannides, M.M., Olbina, S. and Issa, R.R.A. (2012), “Implementation of building information modeling into accredited programs in architecture and construction education”, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 83-100.[7] Ghosh, A.; Parrish, K.; Chasey, A.D., (2015), Implementing a vertically integrated BIM curriculum in an undergraduate
program was not sufficient [19]. This reflects differences in the extent that the formalcurriculum integrates ethical and societal issues (e.g., some programs require a full course onengineering ethics, others have an ethics-across-the curriculum approach, others only include asingle small ethics integration in capstone design) [20, 21]. In addition, some educators believethat ethics education should be grounded in theory versus others taking a more ‘practical’approach [20]. There are also important differences among engineering disciplines. For example,the extent that macroethical issues such as sustainability are taught varies by discipline andvaries within the professional codes across different disciplines [22].Given the interdisciplinary
Paper ID #32896Teachers Navigating Educational Systems: Reflections on the Value ofFunds of Knowledge (Fundamental)Dr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. His research has contributed to the integration of critical theoretical frame- works and Chicano Cultural Studies to investigate and analyze existing deficit models in engineering education. Dr. Mejia’s work also examines how asset-based models impact the validation and recognition of students and communities of color as holders
related to this implementation include studentscollecting their own environmental data via a simple software-controlled sensor application andanalyzing this data using mathematical software scripts. Thus, this case study implementationand the planned subsequent activities provide an authentic learning experience that meets severalof the stated learning outcomes of the course. Additionally, the two-year curriculum does notcontain any environmental engineering courses, and the integration of this environmentalengineering case study into the first-semester course exposes students to the field ofenvironmental engineering.2. Theoretical Framework: Case StudiesCase-based instruction has a long history of applications in different fields including
Paper ID #32797Types of Models Identified by First-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Kelsey Rodgers is an assistant professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She teaches a MATLAB programming course to mostly first-year engineering students. She primarily investigates how students develop mathematical models and simulations and ef- fective feedback. She graduated from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University with a doctorate in engineering education. She previous conducted research in Purdue
increasing graduation rates and numbers in the STEM disciplinesProf. Peter Stiling, University of South Florida Dr. Stiling is currently a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South FloridaDr. Kevin Yee, University of South Florida Dr. Yee is the director of the teaching center at USF.Dr. Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida Ruthmae Sears, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on curriculum issues, the development of reasoning and proof skills, clinical experiences in secondary mathematics, and the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics.Dr. Catherine A. Beneteau, University of South Florida
impacted their motivation,learning, and sense of community. This research specifically examines mechanical engineeringstudents’ experiences at a large public university in California. At the end of this university’sWinter Quarter, faculty were given two weeks of training and preparation during an extendedSpring Break to develop their online curriculum for the upcoming quarter. Courses were offeredin synchronous and asynchronous formats. Students were also given the choice to take anunlimited amount of class units with a “credit/no credit” grading system. For this new quarter,most course webpages were moved to Canvas, a course learning management system new to ourinstitution.Literature ReviewOver the course of the past few decades, some
department.Instrumentation For the purpose of this investigation several surveys were designed and developed. Thesesurveys focused on “capturing” the experiences of partner faculty and their students as they workedthrough the COVID-19 pandemic. These surveys were administered online. Faculty were asked to share their perspectives on the integration of the new rules into theircourse platforms and plans. Included in this paper is an outline of their responses organized bytheme, to questions about how they worked through the pandemic situation. For students, questions focused on identifying barriers to learning, opportunities forlearning, sources of information, and collaborations, overall impact of learning virtually and thequality of the student
-grade components from manufacturers’ catalogs. The practicingautomation engineer needs to be able integrate various components such as gearbox, transmissionelements, motion controller, I/O cards, sensors, control devices and be able to program thecontroller using a high-level language to build an automatic machine.In this paper, we present a senior-level Automation course and its laboratory to address the gap.The novelty of the course is the balanced coverage of industrial practices and theoretical contentusing industrial components, manufacturer data sheets and catalogs. Theoretical calculations forsizing motors, gearboxes and other components are presented. Operating principles of drives andcontrol hardware are explained in detail. This is
process of newly hired employeeslearning the necessary behaviors, attitudes, and required skills and knowledge for achieving arole in an organization [1]-[4]. As its outcomes linked to employee job performance andretention [4]-[6], new employees' proactive or motivated behaviors in the socializationprocess [7]-[9] have been explored and defined by many scholars. According to previousstudies, new employees' proactive behaviors affect short-term outcomes in the socializationprocess, such as better understanding their roles and jobs, mastering the required knowledgeand skills, and getting socially integrated into the workgroup [6], [8], [10]. In addition, theirproactive behaviors also affect long-term outcomes such as job satisfaction and job
technologicalstandpoints in future. To address the educational needs of the future engineers in such areas ofsignificant importance, quantum entanglement and quantum cryptography experiments, as twofundamental topics in quantum mechanics, are brought into the mechatronics course in an initiativethat is reported in this paper. The integrated quantum and mechatronics topics also providesopportunities for open discussions on exploring the interface of quantum technologies and classicalengineering systems, which can potentially push the engineering boundaries beyond classicalpossibilities by accessing and leveraging the quantum advantages. An innovative online remotedemonstration of such quantum experiments is also developed and presented to the students. Thiscourse
in order to adapt to and overcome modernchallenges [1]. Figure 1. Crossflow heat exchanger.In general, education in engineering requires both theoretical and practical knowledge, and in mostcases, students gain theoretical knowledge in the classroom, but laboratory experience is neededto obtain practical skills [2]. The engineering Thermal-Fluids Laboratory course at the Universityof Texas at Tyler (MENG 3211) is one such curriculum that has made substantial progress in thedevelopment and integration of thermal-system analysis in the form of virtually simulated heatexchangers. This virtual analysis provides an accurate preview of what to expect when workingwith a physical engineering system without the
equipment including colloid characterization equipment. Recent experience includes Integrated Management of Radioactive Sealed Sources (IMPRSS); a Cradle-to-Grave management of radioactive sources ensures the safety and security of sources during its life cycle. Experienced in many technical issues related to safety and secu- rity of radioactive sealed sources. Current experience also is related to developing an Integrated Model for Sustainable Development (IMSD), an innovative approach that addresses the energy-water-environment nexus. He supervised more than 55 international fellows who received their training in many areas such as disposal of low- and high-level radioactive waste, decommissioning and decontamination
, University of Virginia Sarah Lilly is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education at the University of Virginia. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics and English and an M.A.Ed. in Secondary Educa- tion from The College of William and Mary. Her research centers on STEM education, particularly using qualitative methods to understand the integration of math and science concepts with computational mod- eling and engineering design practices in technology-enhanced learning environments. Prior to beginning doctoral work, she taught secondary mathematics for four years as well as created and implemented an interdisciplinary, project-based mathematics, science, and principles-of-technology
Precollege division of ASEE in 2004; was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, and was conferred as an ASEE Fellow in 2011. She has served on multiple NAE committees, and on the NSF ENG division’s Advisory Committee. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Minority Status and Belonging: Engineering Math as a Vehicle to Build CommunityAbstractThis research explored feelings of belonging and engineering identity among entering first yearstudents, within the case study of an engineering math course at a large, public institution.Incoming first-year students who did not place
the second summersession, participating students will take a regularly scheduled math class and a second class that isnontechnical. Further, they will reside in the residence hall that during the academic year houses theECS Living-Learning Center. Baylor’s Foster Success Center will assign a graduate student to workwith these students, and Success Center staff, and the ECS Student Success Specialist, willcoordinate other community and academic enrichment activities. Again, it will be a balancing act toencourage students to participate in this enrichment program that will improve their chances ofpersisting in an ECS curriculum, versus an unintended result of actually increasing the enrollmentyield within the at-risk admitted population
, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives.A question pertinent to any engineering educator is, “Where, when and how do we satisfy thisoutcome?” As an example of this, Sangelkar et al [2] surveyed faculty in their mechanicalengineering program to identify teaming experiences throughout their curriculum. They found anumber of courses with collaborative learning experiences, projects staffed by multiple students,and some degree of instruction in teaming, but conclude that the teaming experience in acurriculum can contain significant gaps.One of the challenges of teamworking is finding the time to provide instructor guidance withinthe scheduled classroom time. Some of the key issues to be addressed in teaming instruction arenoted in [3] and [4