learning environments of interdisciplinarysettings, which focused on collaboration and equipment malfunctions [20]. In another, a clinicalimmersion program for biomedical engineering students, where participants evaluated clinicalneeds to address in a capstone project, was effectively pivoted to a remote format [21]. Largelyout of necessity, these studies have focused more on the adaptation process than the systematicmeasurement of reciprocal outcomes or virtual internship designs While the immediate needs forvirtual internship opportunities, caused by COVID-19, may be dwindling, these modalities willlikely have a role in addressing access and equity in both the workforce and higher education inthe near future [13], [18].Equity and AccessThere is
escape rooms have teams solve a problem using puzzles, clues, and hints ina limited amount of time. Two escape rooms were developed for seniors in our environmentalengineering program. The first escape room was centered on a hazardous waste incinerationproblem that included, the Ideal Gas Law, gaussian dispersion, and risk assessment. This escaperoom was used in our Solid and Hazardous Waste course to help our seniors prepare for theFundamentals of Engineering Exam. It was also piloted with two faculty teams during a summerteaching seminar. The second escape room was built around an engineering ethics case study inour capstone design course, which will be discussed in the companion paper. Assessment andevaluation of these exercises revealed that
spawned both a series of Global GrandChallenges Summits occurring biannually and a Grand Challenges Scholars program atnumerous universities [2]. Further, research in engineering education to best integrate some or allof these challenges into undergraduate engineering curricula and also promote studentengagement became a topic of interest [3] - [5]. Innovative ideas such as Chapman University’sfour-year team-based capstone model [6] have been put forth to best represent a ‘GrandChallenge’ curriculum. However, approaches to assess how an undergraduate engineeringcurriculum prepares students to address the Grand Challenges have, to date, been rarelydiscussed in literature. In 2019, the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
been replaced by β0 and xβ. The coefficients by β0 and β are notknown, and they must be estimated based on the available training data using a technique knownas Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE). In logistics regression, β0 is known as the interceptand xβ is known as the coefficient. Figure 6. Flipping the Logit curve into Sigmoid curve.In this project module you will discover how to use basic statistics and begin to prepareyour data for machine learning in Python using Numpy and SciPy.Both NumPy and SciPy are Python libraries used for used mathematical and numerical analysis.NumPy contains array data and basic operations such as sorting, indexing, etc. whereas, SciPyconsists of all the numerical code. SciPy has a number of sub-packages for
Context 11 Capstone, Internship, Senior Project, courses in disciplines such as physics, biology, chemistry, the humanities, or other areas Math and Statistics Calculus, discrete structures, probability theory, elementary statistics, advanced topics in statistics, and linear algebra. Table 3: Mapping of 7 competencies to 11 ACM Data Science Task Force Competencies3.5 Data Analysis Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient Analysis was conducted. Pearson correlationcoefficient
andprofessional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments,” 1 thecourse is also used to assess both outcome 3, “an ability to communicate effectively with a rangeof audiences,” 1 and outcome 7, “an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, usingappropriate learning strategies.”1 Further, the class includes a team-based project on a topicrelated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and so can also be used to demonstrate outcome 5, “ anability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives,” 1 andto address expected changes to Criterion 5 for the 2023-24 accreditation cycle: “a
Haofan Zhang (BS, CS ’20), Trevor Dowd(BS CS ’20), Robert Dutile (BS CS ’20), Milap Patel (BS/MS ME/CS ’20), Michael Taylor (BSCS ’19), Griffin Cecil (BS CS ’19), Dimitrios Tsiakmakis (BS CS ’19), and Praneeth Appikatla(BS CS ’19), who worked on this software as part of their capstone projects. We would like tothank the students in various courses at WPI who participated in testing the software and providingvaluable feedback. We also would like to thank Prof. Nicholas Bertozzi at WPI for his efforts intesting and utilizing the software in the Unified Robotics I (RBE 2001) course.References[1] “Working Model 2D,” Working Model 2D - 2D Kinematics & Dynamics Software - Engineering Simulait. [Online]. Available: https://www.design
programs have not given muchrecent consideration to the appropriateness of this requirement. While there has been muchdiscussion of other aspects of engineering education, including the incorporation into thecurriculum of more “soft-skills”, class delivery modes, and capstone design project requirements,there has not been much discussion of the appropriate role for technical electives. This issomewhat surprising considering the desire of many programs and universities to reduce thenumber of credits required for an engineering degree in an effort to increase graduation rates,reduce time-to-graduation, and decrease student debt loads. With this in mind, the primarypurpose of this paper is to prompt discussion of the purpose of technical electives
, Okudan G. Integrating systematic creativity into first-year engineering design curriculum[J]. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2006, 22(1):109-115(7).[9] Elvin Shields. Fostering Creativity in the Capstone Engineering Design Experience[A]. American Society for Engineering Education. ASEE Proceedings 2007[C]. IEEE,2007:12.756.1-12.483.10.[10] IlevbareI M, Probert D, Phaal R. A review of TRIZ, and its benefits and challenges in practice[J]. Technovation, 2013,33(2-3):30-37.[11] Chechurin L. Research and Practice on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)[M]. London, Springer, 2016:2-5.[12] Spreafico C, Russo D. TRIZ Industrial Case Studies: A Critical Survey ☆[J
Ph.D. in management and organization from the University of Oregon in 2002. Dr. Bryant has taught undergraduate, MBAs, graduate students in accounting, science and engineering as well as practicing technical managers. His primary focus is on improving people management skills including: personality, conflict, negotiation, motivation, supportive communication, and many more. He has conducted research projects at Microsoft, Nike, Planar and published articles in leading management journals. Scott’s recent research has focused on leadership, growth mindset and emotional intelligence.Dr. Brock J. LaMeres P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is a Professor in the Department of Electrical &
JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020What is Energy? Examining Engineering Students’ Conceptions of EnergyAbstract Public opinion about energy issues has created an ideological divide between renewableand non-renewable energy sources. In engineering
effective to make each report due within a few weeks of completing the lab instead of both reports due during the same week. • Better handouts for some of the labs would go a long way for this course. Also, it is sometimes unclear what the instructor is looking for in certain sections of the report. Having three big projects worth a large percentage of the course grade due the week before finals is not an ideal situation. A suggestion would be to spread due dates out more.COVID Operation in the Context of ABET Student OutcomesFour of the seven ABET student outcomes are directly related to the lab courses, althoughOutcome 1 is largely covered in all engineering courses. How did COVID affect the executionof
theirengineering first-year students with a focus on increasing retention. The authors also wouldintroduce some early appreciation to engineering design, the building of models, prototypetesting, and actual implementation of a product/process to first-year students. An innovative wayof illustrating Senior Capstone projects targeted on solving real-world water problems andenvironmental issues will be attempted.AcknowledgmentThe PI and Co-PIs want to thank the National Science Foundation - Division Of UndergraduateEducation for the grant Undergraduate Scholarships for Excellent Education in EnvironmentalEngineering and Water Resources Management (USE4WRM) (Award #1565049) for thefinancial support that could help enhance the recruitment and the retention in
Engineering at Western Michigan University. She teaches the capstone senior design sequence and the College-wide engineering design courses. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, and SME, for which she is the student chapter advisor. Page 12.676.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing the Learning of Engineering Economy with Innovative Technology and TeachingAbstractAs one migrates from the traditional classroom instruction using black or white boards to the useof computers, many other forms of technology have become available—both as hardware andsoftware—that can
. The mission is accomplished by a strong foundation in mathematicsand physical and engineering sciences upon which student problem solving and application skills aredeveloped. The curriculum stresses analytical and communication skills, with particular emphasisplaced on engineering design throughout the curriculum. A capstone design experience in the senioryear provides the opportunity to integrate design, analytical, and problem solving skills along withcommunication skills in a team environment that emulates aerospace engineering practice.The mission is accomplished by the following educational objectives, which describe what ourgraduates are expected to be able to accomplish during the first several years following graduation.Our graduates
at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes.Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University
engineering course, including the capstone senior design course, other core courses, and technical electives. The differences in hours reported were statistically significant and dramatic. The average time invested in numerical methods was 35% higher than the next highest course. It was twice the average of all other courses. Details are published in Coller Page 14.844.5 & Scott3.• Finding #2: Students taking the game-based numerical methods cours appear to learn the material more deeply than students taking traditional textbook-based numerical methods courses. Using a concept mapping technique, we3 compared the
various cases and your responses as an engineering professional and anengineering educator. Case: The Next Generation Landmine Part I.Ms. Jane Enaj is a project manager at a multinational corporation which has just beenawarded a contract to develop and produce the next generation land mine. She is also amember of the Design Review Committee. The committee’s responsibilities includereviewing and approving design changes, procedural changes and submittingperformance reports to various U.S. Department of Defense agencies withrecommendations.Today Jane finds herself in a difficult situation. DRC is meeting to finalizerecommendation concerning the new land mine. It offers significant
case studies. These topicsshould also be emphasized in capstone design classes. The standard of “understanding” does notguarantee that the student has internalized these qualities of character and ethical responsibility.One of the primary dilemmas for students choosing to obey (or not) these fundamental cannons isthe possibility of losing their jobs. The motivation of fear of losing a job is a negative motivation.These codes/cannons are a “minimum” list of guidelines to help engineers face challenges in theworkplace. Understanding does not imply that employees will always do the right thing. If thesecannons are part of a personal, internal ethic, then the engineer/computer scientist will be moreinclined to do the right thing for the right
results of the individual course assessment arecombined with the results of other assessment tools including senior capstone projectassessment, senior exit survey, senior student satisfaction survey, cooperative educationreports and feedback from the advisory committee. The model is shown in Figure 3. Figure-3. Continuous Improvement Model The outer loop is the long term program assessment in which major reviews aredone every three years. Primary assessment tools utilized here are alumni survey andemployer surveys which are conducted every three years. In addition to these two tools,the major program review also utilizes the cumulative results from the short term toolsused in the annual cycle. In order to be successful
, Solutioncompletion and Solution accuracy. Each item in the revised PROCESS consists of four scalinglevels ranging from 0 to 3 with zero being the minimum attainable score for each item. Anyidentification regarding group identity was removed prior to scoring and replaced with a project-assigned ID number to maintain privacy and to mask group membership from raters. All students’solutions were scored using the PROCESS rubric after the semester. Thus, PROCESS scores donot reflect or have an effect on students’ course grades.Raters’ scores for a subset of student solutions were analyzed to determine how consistently ratersmeasured student problem solving ability. Traditional statistical (Cohen’s kappa) and itemresponse measures (Rasch many facet model) of inter
biomedical engineering capstone design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, increasing student engagement with hands- on activities, and more recently, creativity & design. He has received an NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Foundational Engineering Science Course and Its Impact on Those Who Teach ItCurricular innovations are difficult to implement and sustain. Many innovations were developedthrough the NSF-funded Engineering Education Coalitions in the early 1990’s
Paper ID #22303Standardizing the Statics Curriculum Across Multiple InstructorsDr. Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology Kimberly B. Demoret, Ph.D., P.E., teaches Statics and Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design at the Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Florida Tech in 2015, she worked for eight years at Kennedy Space Center on development of launch systems in support of NASA’s space exploration goals. Before that she was a US Air Force officer for 20 years, supporting several aerospace programs as a developmental engineer and manager.Dr. Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of
experienced engineersWe first recruited and interviewed 19 engineers who have developed novel technologies and‘matched’ their technologies to problems. The details of the systematic qualitative analysis canbe found in our work [29]. The interviews focused on discussing specific projects they haveworked on, which led to the commercialization of their technologies. Example interviewquestions are shown in Table 1. 3Table 1. Example interview questions Interview Focus Area Example Question Developing technology From the beginning to the end, can you tell me
engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engi- neering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in education, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s
. [4] Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2005). Definition and Selection of Competencies (DeSeCo) Project. Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/41529556.pdf [5] Williams, J. (2002). The engineering portfolio: Communication, reflection, and student learning outcomes assessment. International Journal of Engineering Education, 18(2), 199–207. [6] Boiarsky, C. (2004). Teaching engineering students to communicate effectively: A metacognitive approach. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20 (2), 251–60. [7] Gömleksi˙ z, M. N. (2007). Effectiveness of cooperative learning (jigsaw II) method in teaching English as a foreign language to
in preparation andgrading for a minimum of 480 man-hours of time gained. Perhaps most important, is that thetime gained did not come at the expense of results on Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanicsrelated questions on the FEE. The past decade has seen an increase in the number andcomplexity of Mechanical Engineering capstone projects requiring faculty advisors to spendadditional time with their teams. It is likely that this increased time spent with the capstoneprojects would have not been possible without a corresponding decrease in time spent in teachingtwo courses to all of the engineering majors at the institution. The largest disadvantage of the integrated approach to these two courses is in seekingequivalence at other
attributes to be another aspect of the content that provedproblematic. 6Lack of real life-application of contentInstruction focused on AC circuits and other complex circuit concepts should make use oftangible and real life application where possible. Providing students with the ability to engagewith the concept in a concrete manner is reported to have lasting impact on their ability to recalland transfer their knowledge from one domain to another [1-2]. The findings from this study haveindicated the need for the inclusion of real life application in introductory engineeringclassrooms. While the argument can be made that students get exposed to design problems whenthey are assigned their capstone
senior capstone course. Page 26.222.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Application of Life Cycle Analysis to Systems in an Introductory Materials CourseAbstract:Application of materials Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) to structures and systems addresses bothcourse outcomes, such as ABET 9a, 3i, 3j, and our program objectives. This effort is directed atimproving pedagogy in an introductory materials course to meet the above goals, and 3j (societaland global issues) specifically.The field of LCA is quite mature and has typically been presented in
between delivery methods, defined as the waythe training is incorporated into the curriculum, and instructional strategy, defined as the waythat instruction is delivered in a specific course. They found three primary delivery methods:embedded approach (also known as across the curriculum), joint model or team teachingapproach, and a standalone course.13 Colby and Sullivan found similar delivery methodsdescribed as standalone ethics classes, brief discussions in multiple classes, and modules inintroductory and/or capstone courses. Colby and Sullivan reviewed 100 ABET self-studies andvisited 7 programs. They found that a carefully thought-out strategy for ethical instruction forengineering students was rare. Rather, “overall, a picture emerged of