assessing abilityto consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental,and societal contexts.As a result of this review process, we adopted two new student outcome criteria:20.4 and 21.3. These additional student outcome criteria ensured that the skill wasbeing demonstrated in the context specified by ABET Student Outcomes 1-7. Wealso observed that we were using the same activity (e.g., capstone design project)to provide the artifacts for each of the program student outcome criteriademonstrating a single ABET student outcome, but using that particular activity wasnot a requirement in our process. Because we felt it necessary to demonstrate thatall aspects of the ABET student outcome were demonstrated in one
outdoorlab. One important consideration for site selection was the availability of the best wirelesssignal from the campus wireless network. Figure 10(http://arcims2.webgis.net/blacksburg/default.asp) shows the site location (indicated by a star)and its proximity to Virginia Tech’s main campus.Figure 10: Location of outdoor lab on campus (left) and Outdoor Lab Construction (right) The detailed design and the layout for the three phase implementation of LEWAS werecompleted by the first author in Summer ’08 with feedback from the third author6. In addition tothe support from the NSF-DLR project, undergraduate fellows from National ScienceFoundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program held during summer2008 and summer 2009
had practice with fully solving computational problems on thetopic. The students were told that error detection problems were fair game on the two midtermexams and final exam.In presenting the general concept of error detection problems, the instructors explained to thestudents that the problems were being implemented for the following reasons: • Literature suggests that seeing material both as an error detection problem and regular solution problem would improve their learning. • It can be common for an engineer in industry to review a colleague’s work for correctness. Thus, students would benefit from practicing a skill that may be used after graduation. • It was believed that error detection problems would
oppor- tunities for Murray State students.Prof. Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University Kevin Perry is a Registered Architect and Professional Engineer with over ten years of AEC experience in Kentucky and Tennessee. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Mur- ray State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology and the Advisor for the AGC student chapter. He teaches courses in Sustainable Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, Construction Materials and the Senior Design capstone course for students in Architectural Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technology. His research interest
in Figure 3, could be incorporated into the solutioncomponent of the challenge-based learning model. Seminar participants engaged in a briefdesign cycle practice exercise in order to better understand the process. They were asked to pairup and given the challenge of designing a free standing prototype of a structure that will preventa golf ball size object (for example, an egg) dropped from 6 feet from impacting the floor. Theywere given 10 minutes to complete the task, 2 sheets of 8.5x11 inch paper, 6 inches of tape and arubber band. The seminar ended by outlining the goals of CEEMS, as indicated in the grantproposal so that the participants would be aware of their role and the project’s wider scope whichintends to establish a cadre of
Engineering Education. 94(1), 41 – 55.4. ABET Board of Directors (2011). 2012 – 2013 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore, MD.5. Butcher, D. R. (2006). Redefining engineering for the year 2020, ThomasNet.Com Industrial Market Trends.6. Turns, J., C. J. Atman, et al. (2005). "Research on Engineering Student Knowing: Trends and Opportunities." Journal of Engineering Education: 27-41.7. Dym, C., A. Agogino, et al. (2006). "Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning." IEEE Engineering Management Review 34(1): 65-92.8. Whitman, L., Toro-Ramos, Chaparro, B., Hinckle, V. Z., Davidson, C. and C. Wilkinson. (2009). "A practical global design competition," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering
Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10091B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora-tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supportedby the National Science Foundation include
assessment tools and methodology to be used to measure the effectiveness of their proposal. 4. A list of any particular challenges or gaps in know-how in which they would like the Baylor KEEN grant team and KEEN members to assist.2009 KEEN Innovators Page 15.241.4As a result of our Request for Proposals (RFPs) for 2009 KEEN Innovators, two ECS facultymembers were selected, based on their program proposals. Their initial proposals included theembedding of entrepreneurial content into the freshman, junior, and senior design courses,impacting slightly more than 50% of the students in the School in this first year.Initial plans for embedding
lectures is what is best for their learning. Unfortunately,given that regular class attendance in and of itself is an equity issue, particularly for those withchronic illnesses and other disabilities, this practice of not recording often begs the question of“best for who or what populations?” Instructors must think about who they are including or notincluding by recording.Banerjee reconciles these seemingly conflicting conclusions by carefully delineating the benefitsto individual students of lecture capture as a supplemental resource (for which there isoverwhelming evidence) [2] vs. the aggregate impact on class attendance and performance whenstudents view recordings as a substitute for live lectures and in-class interaction [3]. Researchersagree
Management Professional, LEED Accredited Pro- fessional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering education; infrastructure; sustainable design; and clean, renewable energy.Dr. James Ledlie Klosky, P.E., United States Military Academy Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and the Dean’s Executive Agent for Design and Construction at WeRoderick WilsonCapt. Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy Captain Kevin T. Scruggs is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical
projects related to sustainability research by giving them the opportunity to presenttheir results to the public. OPLChem starts with best practice examples introduced by studentsfrom former semesters (as part of their presentation) motivating the new students’ researchquestions followed by the investigation period for studying existing literature and collectinginformation and the conception period combining ideas to an experimental concept, definingmethods and considering the setup. Then the students conduct their research in the laboratoryduring the experimental period in groups of 2-4 participants. At the end of the course thestudents have to present a written protocol and produce either a video or a blog where theconducted experiment and the
session. There are opportunities for continuedinteraction with students during reference and research consultation services. Librarians whoparticipate in student clubs, research expos, or practice embedded librarianship are able to buildmeaningful connections with students to provide research and academic support. Therefore, ILcurricula should be carefully and frequently evaluated for excessive materials. Librarians shouldrefrain from the urge to teach everything in a single session. Instead, they should consider theapproach to ‘microlearning’ or bite-sized learning. This approach to microlearning is a part ofthreshold concepts, which are the basis for ACRL framework [1]. Threshold concepts “are thoseideas in any discipline that are passageways
Austin (UT). Prior to earning her PhD Dr. Smith received a master’s degree in civil engineering from UT and her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology in civil and environmental engineering. After finishing her graduate work Dr. Smith worked in international development in Asia, the South Pacific, and Afghanistan, overseeing water and natural resource management projects. Since starting at Villanova University Dr. Smith has leveraged her experiences in her research focusing on rivers, floodplains, and flooding dynamics, particularly in urban settings. She also has several funded research projects investigating sediment transport into and through green stormwater infrastructure. She is the winner the of the Early
disappearance of subject libraries and specialist staff.At Imperial College London, ICE now provide the civil engineering department with itslibrary catalogue, the College Librarian having refused to support a departmental collection.The impact of the web and related IT developmentsThis process has, of course, taken place against the background of the development ofknowledge management systems, the use of the internet generally to retrieve information, theloss in primacy of bibliographic databases, the perceived irrelevance of library catalogues andthe potential for radical changes in user behaviour.These developments in the UK have been monitored by a series of reports notably thosefunded by RIN (Research Information Network), and JISC (Joint
of first-year college experience andstudents’ self-perception of math ability in persistence. Jackson et al. 7 concludes that the first-year GPA is the best predictor of attrition. According to Besterfield-Sacre, M., et al. 8, adoptionof an active learning format has the strongest impact on students’ academic performance and Page 13.182.2their attitudes about engineering profession.9Improving the freshmen experience has great potential for increasing retention which ultimatelytranslates into a higher graduation rate. Many engineering institutions in the nation aredeveloping and testing a combination of academic and non-academic programs to
for engineering practice. They mustalso have (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (h) a broad education inorder to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; (i) arecognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; (j) a knowledge ofcontemporary issues. Criterion 3 coverage will be addressed in the next section.Much of the above content Criteria are met by some physics degree programs; indeed, other thanthe senior design project and the specialized engineering requirements, Criterion 4 was met bythe Physics major at UW-P. The professional engineering science and design requirements aremet in the EP major in part by a 15-credit Professional Engineering
Paper ID #23781Interim Results of a Longitudinal, Multi-site Survey of Perceptions of Aca-demic IntegrityMr. Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University Samson is a junior studying bioprocess engineering at East Carolina University.Dr. Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of
EOP framework [1] with the Foundry model [2] to guide students in the learning andimplementation of the sustainability principles suggested by the EOP. We have called this effortthe Bio-Foundry Initiative.2) Connections with the EOP FrameworkThe EOP framework is a very useful taxonomy of nine principles associated with best practices insustainability [1]. However, the ability to apply such principles might be enhanced through asystematic selection of challenges found within engineering applications that, afterwards, need tobe addressed by development of a Prototype of Innovative Technology (PIT). The integration ofthe EOP framework with the Foundry [2] is a key aspect we are interested in implementing incourses and then assessing the impact
percentage ofstudents graduating with SMET degreeswithin the same time period, also shows theneed for reform. In 1971 5.3% of the BS degrees awarded were in engineering, in 2001 4.3% ofthe degrees were awarded in engineering. The percentage of students graduating with a BS inengineering, much like the actual numbers, decreased by 1976, steadily increased through 1986and declined dramatically by 19902.In response to the trends mentioned above there has been a plethora of activity focusing onimproving lower level courses. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that changes at the lower levelwill effect more students and therefore have a more cost-effective impact. In 1992 it was reportedthat the leading reasons why lower division students drop out of
analysis; and Agricultural communications participants are required to develop and deliver a marketing plan and promotional materials. The following participants of the Innovations Process were identified: Six full-time faculty members; One graduate research assistant; Approximately 40 participants per year; Approximately five client companies;Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4 Laboratory technicians; and Additional faculty/guest speakers. Outcome (impact): The following short, long-term and
, bioengineering, computer science &engineering, human centered design & engineering, informatics, public health, radiology. Otheruniversities and colleges around the United States, both large and small, are likely to havesimilar levels of cross-disciplinarity represented in their HE efforts.Limitations of Traditional Engineering EducationLeydens & Lucena [4] make the point that traditional engineering education is too narrowlyfocused and disciplinary to prepare students very well for most humanitarian engineeringendeavors. While this shortcoming could conceivably be overcome in practice if effective multi-disciplinary teamwork were feasible, such teams are unlikely given typical HE projectconstraints. Leydens & Lucena also identify a
10 ConclusionsThis paper has given a brief history of the development of team teaching at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University, Prescott campus, as practiced between the AE and COM faculty in AE421: Aircraft Detail Design. A description of the organization of this senior design class into four(4) primary tasks (i.e., engineering lecture, communications lecture, team meetings and informalbriefings, and open work sessions) was provided; three of the key alterations made to AE 421 inthe last eight (8) years to improve lecture material on required documentation, to provide morefrequent opportunities for students to practice public speaking, and to
on how the centerinfluenced their personal learning and development, and provide feedback on strengths and areasfor improvement. The qualitative questions are analyzed using a coding scheme described in [45].No predetermined themes were set in the analysis, and the uncovered themes emerged from thedata itself. The initial coding process was an open exploration, and the data were subsequentlyannotated. Words and sentences under each criterion were unitized and labeled as mutuallyexclusive categories [46]. Subsequent readings allowed for the emergence of themes andobservations.To assess the center's longer-term impact on students, we interviewed two recent graduates whospearheaded the bio-inspired robotics SIG. This group successfully designed
about preparing Americanengineers to work abroad surfaced after World War II, with diplomatic and internationaldevelopment concerns acting as primary drivers.6 During this period, a handful of commentatorsstarted discussing specific attributes and experiences that could enable these new career paths,including some supporting roles that schools of engineering might play. Paul McKee, Presidentof Pacific Power and Light Company, took one of the more conservative positions of the time: [I]f one is to practice engineering abroad, he should first of all be given the finest and highest type of engineering education available. … [F]rom an educational standpoint the best possible basic training for work abroad is a sound and
consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute.Mr. John Pickard, East Carolina University I am a teaching instructor at East Carolina University in
Mapping and Indirect Assessment of Universidad de las Américas Puebla’s Engineering School OutcomesAbstractAs part of assessment efforts at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) EngineeringSchool (ES), in 2009-2011 curricular mapping analyses were performed for ES outcomes in eachof the undergraduate engineering programs as well as a series of surveys were designed andimplemented to assess ES outcomes with various stakeholders (faculty, students throughout thecurricula, graduating seniors, alumni, and employers), regarding their perception about theimportance of the thirteen ES outcomes and the progress made by our students in achieving theseoutcomes. Engineering programs’ curricular mapping was carried out with collaboration
education.Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is the immediate past chair of the ASEE Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation; Chair of the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES); past chair of the ASEE Liberal Education / Engineering and Society Division; and a former member of the Society for the History of
, there were 62 participants, whichincluded tenure-track faculty, teaching faculty and researchers at the three alliance institutions. The third training course scheduled for this year was entitled "Thriving Interactions withPhD Students and Post-Docs”. It was designed and pilot-tested in-person at NYU in March 2024with the following goals: (1) Raise awareness of the challenges faced by STEM graduate students in terms of aspirations, daily life and mental health, interactions with advisors, and of the need to change; (2) Assist faculty to develop meaningful interactions focused on key principles such as awareness, identity, empathy, vulnerability, openness, and inclusivity; and (3) Deliver practical guidance for fostering
, usually on Monday. ● Reinforcement/Kahoot! – The students would be given extra practice problems that are similar to in-class examples and homework problems to reinforce the concepts. Occasionally these problems would be administered through Kahoot! with prizes for students who performed best. ● Test Prep - Mock exams and timed challenge problems, usually given within the week before a major exam in engineering or math.The fall quarter provided the students with thirty-five SI session opportunities with winter andspring providing twenty-five and twenty-three, respectively. Over the full academic year,seventy-nine two-hour sessions were made available to the students with thirteen (spring) tofourteen (fall and winter) students
holds an M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a B.S. in Astronomy and Meteorology from Kyungpook National University, South Korea. Her work centers on elementary, secondary, and postsecondary engineering education research as a psychometrician, data analyst, and program evaluator with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workplace climate, and research synthesis with a particular focus on meta-analysis. She has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments beneficial for STEM education research and practice. Dr. Yoon has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education