papers. The objective of this study is to deepenunderstanding of current practices for the purpose of supporting changes in the way theseassessments are used as learning activities.MethodsA method was developed to address the following questions: How does the quantity of feedbackof different forms (i.e. cross-marks, text phrase, etc.) vary: 1. in relation to solution quality which is measured using the summative mark? 2. in relation to the problems being graded?A research protocol was submitted and accepted by the Research Ethics Board (ID: 37507). Weexamined graded student papers from three electrical engineering courses at a large publicuniversity. The study used 7 problems from each course, resulting in 21 unique
.] lays out a clear methodology and the outline for the various curriculum aspects for EMeducation. ASEM’s recommendations include but not limited to professional ethics, management,operations, engineering economics, strategic management and project management. Major universities inthe U.S. and around the world have developed EM graduate programs focused on key skills developmentfor students supporting the range of curriculum suggested in the ASEM handbook.At the University, the curriculum is divided in to three sections: core courses, specialization courses andcapstone project courses. Students initially complete a set of six core courses as listed below: - Engineering Management Concepts - Project Management Principles - Risk
institutions. Theseevaluations must be done based on engineering professional ethics. The evaluationrecords must be used for program improvement, as well as for substantiation for programtermination. There should be no room for opinions, feelings, and/or hiddenagendas. Therefore, a mutually agreed upon evaluation scheme must be designed at thebeginning and the principles of it must be entered in the MOU. Additionally, the MOUmust have a clause that would underline the consequences in case a party unilaterallyterminates the program without substantiation.Some of the critical areas where there may be pitfalls are listed below: 1. Memorandum of Understanding: Define the duration of the agreement, the conditions under which it will be renewed and
following barriers to thisopportunity to study abroad: funding, ethical and safety issues, lack of institutional support, timeconstraints and pressure to complete their doctoral research, personal commitments, cultural andlanguage barriers, barriers toward mobility in non-European or developing countries, and theease of completing research while abroad [21]. Another study interviewed OB/Gyn medicalstudents and residents to assess their interest in participating in a global health program foradditional training in low- and middle-income countries; some common barriers by surveyparticipants were cited including scheduling conflicts and time constraints, concerns about costsand funding, a lack of contact with mentors or other contact points for the
blended online and offline learning program, previously used by the PI withnovice data scientists. The training also included a final unit on ethical issues such as privacy,bias and fairness issues in Big Data, as well as issues of implicit bias, all of which are importantin computing. Post-orientation, teachers continued to polish and learn new specializedfoundational concepts progressively within their hosting research groups as needed. They alsoparticipated in optional additional training on more advanced topics that were decided upon bythe teachers, on demand. This included Deep Learning.The faculty member heading up each research project served as the teacher’s formal supervisor,and along with designated graduate student mentors, they
itself. As effective engineering leaders need to demonstrate effectiveness as engineersfirst, four skills needed to be an effective engineer are technical competence, interpersonal skills,work ethic, and moral standards [41]. One problem, though, is that because successful engineeringstudents demonstrate proficiency in a highly technical field, they consequently also tend to hold ahigh value for technical competence. Effective engineers, then, may not value the development ofskills needed for success as leaders.The Communities of Practice model then points to other important leadership outcomes that resultfrom participation in, and subsequent mastery of, a particular practice. While research indicatesthat some successful engineering leaders
decision-making. With a focus on qualitative research methods, she is working to better understand the ways in which undergraduate engineering students experience design and ill-structured problem solving. Her interests also include neuroscience, growth mindset, engineering ethics, and race and gender in engineering. In general, Dr. Dringenberg is always excited to learn new things and work with motivated individuals from diverse backgrounds to improve engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Validation of an Interview Protocol to Explore Students’ Beliefs about IntelligenceAbstractThe overarching research goal driving this
this point has resulted in a unique designexperience within the mechanical engineering curriculum, demonstrated by the wide range ofABET student outcomes addressed throughout this project. The project definition assignmenttasks students with formulating an engineering problem definition given a range of requirementsand constraints, which involves ABET Criterion 3 [14], Student Outcome (c), an ability to designa system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability. The following assignment, in which students perform a market analysis andliterature review speak to Student Outcome (h), the broad education
3 7% resilient 3 7% critical thinker 2 5% ethical 2 5% resourceful 2 5% trusting 1 2%Our first observation is that a majority of the codes are interpersonal in nature. That is, theyidentify a characteristic of a person that makes sense or is relevant only in the context ofinterpersonal activity. Consider, for instance, a more obvious
needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability • (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contextOutcome (c) describes sustainability as a constraint, while outcome (h) indirectly drives towardssustainability through the triple bottom line. Additionally, program specific criteria forArchitectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering all require thedesign portion of their respective curriculums to include sustainability principles [5].Sustainability is also highly sought after in other disciplines
-charger-1-cable-to- power-all-your-devices. [Accessed: 27-Jan-2018].[10] Cora Ball, “Cora Ball - Microfiber Catching Laundry Ball,” Kickstarter.com, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/879498424/cora-ball- microfiber-catching-laundry-ball. [Accessed: 27-Jan-2018].[11] Flow Hive, “Flow Hive: Honey on Tap Directly From Your Beehive,” Indiegogo.com, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/flow-hive-honey-on-tap- directly-from-your-beehive-environment--5#/. [Accessed: 03-Feb-2018].[12] L. G. Richards and M. E. Gorman, “Using case studies to teach engineering design and ethics,” ASEE Conf. Proc., 2004.Appendix I: Project description distributed to studentsENGR 240Engineering
-Dec-2018].[4] H. Owen, “A brief user’s guide to open space technology.” [Online]. Available: http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm. [Accessed: 05-Feb-2018].[5] EODF, “What is open space?,” 15-Jul-2018. .[6] A. L. Pawley et al., “The PEER Collaborative: Supporting Engineering Education Research Faculty with Near-peer Mentoring Unconference Workshops,” presented at the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2014, pp. 24.1237.1-24.1237.19.[7] A. Takala and K. Korhonen-Yrjänheikki, “A National Collaboration Process: Finnish Engineering Education for the Benefit of People and Environment,” Sci Eng Ethics, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1557– 1569, Dec. 2013.[8] R. S. Adams et al., “Catalyzing
gendersHeteronormativity: The assumption that all individuals are heterosexualIntersex: A person who is born with sex chromosomes, genitalia or internal reproductive organs that areinconsistent with “standard” male or female. Intersex people are still assigned a binary male/female sexat birth in most countries. Many intersex babies are “surgically disambiguated,” and there are oftenmajor issues surrounding medical ethics. Intersex can also be due to hormones, developing after birthSafe Zone Participant Booklet — Level 1 Workshop (Updated 2/19) 3“In the closet:” Describes a person who has not disclosed their gender identity or sexual orientationSomeone can be “out” in one context and “closeted” in another. See coming out
Paper ID #27847Bridging the Gap: Teamwork and Leadership in Engineering Capstone CoursesDr. Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottDr. Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Angela Beck is a member of the Dept. of Humanities/Communications at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott campus. As an Associate Professor she teaches technical communications with oc- casional forays into applied linguistics, the philosophy of language, and ethics. She helped found and institutionalize the practice of team-teaching between her department and the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle
the ability to analyze data and other information. 4.40 I understand science. 4.36 I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.96 I have learned laboratory techniques. 4.32 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 4.40 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 4.40 I have skill in science writing. 4.08 I have self-confidence. 4.32
field. 4.28 3.56 0.72** I have the ability to integrate theory and practice. 4.20 3.84 0.36 I understand how scientists work on real problems. 4.40 3.52 0.88** I understand that scientific assertions require supporting evidence. 4.52 4.04 0.48* I have the ability to analyze data and other information. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I understand science. 4.36 3.88 0.48* I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.96 3.96 0.00 I have learned laboratory techniques. 4.32 4.00 0.32 I
information. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I understand science. 4.36 3.88 0.48* I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.96 3.96 0.00 I have learned laboratory techniques. 4.32 4.00 0.32 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 4.40 4.00 0.40 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I have skill in science writing. 4.08 3.68 0.40 I
. Clear Communication 7. Ethics and Respect for Human Dignity 8. National Security of the American Republic 9. Warrior Ethos as Airmen and CitizensTo ensure a complete, sustainable, and accountable assessment process, the twenty-nine (29)core courses were mapped to the nine (9) institutional outcomes and outcome teams werecreated. In deciding on the alignment of a core course to an institutional outcome the ability ofthe course to contribute to the development and assessment of the outcome were considered.The course alignment to the AEM outcome is shown in Figure 1. The outcome teams are a cross-disciplinary collection of faculty and staff who oversee the development
their own philosophies, heritages, and educational processes. Indigenous knowledge fills the ethical and knowledge gaps in Eurocentric education, research, and scholarship (p. 5).This excerpt from Battiste provides a better understanding of how Indigenous knowledge is notonly complementary to the Western conceptualization of science, but it is also a way of life.Indigenous knowledge does not separate the individual from the history, culture, andsurroundings (e.g., the context). Western science and knowledge, on the other side, try toseparate the object (science) from the subject (the scientist). Thus, Western science rhetoric hascreated a false perception of objectivity and neutrality while perpetuating the idea that science,and
work ethic and team commitment played a stronger role in overallsuccess. Moreover, several studies [7, 10, 11] found students in teams with a performance goalorientation (cf. learning goal orientation [12]) tended to divide tasks along gender-correlatedlines in ways that undermine individuals’ learning goals and reinforce minority status. In sum,students’ self-perceptions, their mental models of success in engineering, and how theyformulate their identities are critical to their persistence and success in engineering [13, 14].Women and under-represented minorities (URM, def. non-white, non-Asian) are often therecipients of subtle messages of non-belonging, thus creating an inhospitable environment whichinhibits the formation of professional
does not break ties using GPA,however, as its randomization takes precedence for the fair tie-breaking.junto can also be compared to CATME 5 , a software tool to make teams. CATME takes a moreindividual-centric approach, querying instructors to complete subjective surveys about theirstudents. Combining peoples’ schedules, work ethics, and interests with the survey data, CATMEprovides holistic teams, but requires many inputs. junto, in contrast, cares only about preferencedata, and optionally factors in student GPA while balancing teams. In the workflow for creatingcapstone project teams, junto provides a specialized option, tuned to its requirements.The scalability of genetic algorithms is an important factor in making junto a portable web
in his militarydeployment, and contrasted it to his undergraduate degree. My undergrad was in math. I wasn’t necessarily out working in a math based field, it was more a people management type of field… I think that West Point tailors its undergrad education to be broad… philosophy, ethics and psychology, people motivation, things like that…Chuck also spoke of leadership, with a reference to what he had learned in the military including“leadership development and sort of management class.”DiscussionIn some ways, military returners’ experiences match those of non-military returners; as with thegeneral population of returners, the degree to which they used their undergraduate knowledge intheir employment differs, and
students are most likely to experience success in college? The literature suggests thatstandardized test scores, high school GPA or a combination of the two may be used to predictstudent success in college to some degree [1, 2]. In addition to these cognitive variables, studiesalso focus on noncognitive factors that affect student success such as academic motivation andinstitutional integration [2,3]. While standardized test scores are uniformly administered to allstudents under similar conditions, they only measure a students’ current knowledge base. Manystudies have shown that success in high school academics (i.e. GPA) is a better indicator ofsuccess in college academics because it indicates students’ intellectual habits; i.e. work ethic [4-7
student assistants. A small group of in-service and pre-service teachers will work closely with RET facultymentors and his/her students on a specific research project for six weeks in summer. Anorientation to review safety, research methodology, ethics, and be familiar with researchfacilities will smooth the transition of participants to the program. Information on the programwebsite allows the selected participants to know their research team and project informationbefore the program start date. This provides an opportunity for them to contact the research teamto clarify the research objectives and scope so that the participants could (i) do preliminaryinvestigation and be well prepared before joining the program and (ii) possibly
, social, environmental, and economic factors project)3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of Presentation of course project to audiences the client (MFC voltage sensing project)4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional Selection and justification of responsibilities in engineering situations and make components for any project, informed judgments, which must consider the impact of
. Martinez, C. M. Ouellette, L. T. Plante, B. M. Wallen, and J. A. Starke, “An environmental engineering sequence: Deliberately addressing and evaluating environmental attitudes and knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Penn State University - Berks, Reading, PA, 2017.[4] C. M. Ouellette, L. T. Plante, E. V. Martinez, B. M. Wallen, and J. A. Starke, “Informing an environmental ethic in future leaders through environmental engineering education,” Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.[5] B. M. Wallen, N. P. Sheehan, E. Martinez, L. T
in order to ensure topicality and the provision of adequate resources.In addition to technical or “hard” skills, recent graduates need – but very often lack – “soft” ortransferrable skills, including communication, leadership and teamwork [22]. Therefore, in thesubsequent spring semester students will receive training on key transferrable skills in a 3 credithour 600 level seminar course designed to integrate these skills with the research-related contentcovered in the foregoing 500 level course. This seminar course will train participants incommunication, teaching, funding procurement, entrepreneurship, management, teamwork,conflict resolution, mentoring, leadership, and outreach as well as ethics and research-relatedskills. All NRT
appropriate principles of construction management, law, and ethics, and; (i) perform standard analysis and design in at least one sub-discipline related to construction engineering.The average performance of students in CON 357 for each of the four course objectives ispresented in Figure 1. The offerings from 2013 through 2018 were made without anyconsideration for the use of OER, using only traditional materials. There is some minor variationin performance from year to year for these offerings. It was mentioned in the “Background”section that several variables, which are difficult to control, may have led to these variations.Among them are size of the class, institution, and timing aspects (e.g. day vs. night, one longweekly session vs. two
that scored low on the participantsurveys are areas the evaluation team felt that project leadership should revisit in future iterationsof the Young Scholar programs. Those included: • Students feeling like they designed and/or implemented their own investigation under supervision • Improving onboarding process. Students were sent journal articles and slide decks • Intensifying the review and discussion of research ethics at weekly meetings • Increasing utility and importance of the weekly meetings • Creating a deeper sense of community among the Young Scholars during the weekly meetings. As mentioned in the design-change section of the overview changes were made to improve these sessions and additional
Engineering; I teach microbiology (lecture and lab) to under- graduates and graduate students and do research on microbes in natural and engineered environments.Dr. S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware Professor S Ismat Shah has a joint appointment in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. He is also the Director of the Energy and Environment Policy Program. In addition to the STEM courses in his the Departments, he teaches policy and ethics courses.Prof. Sheldon Allister Hewlett, University of DelawareProf. Jenni M. Buckley, University of Delaware Dr. Buckley is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor’s of Engineering (2001