American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationEducators generally adopt one of four approaches to improving the communicationcompetence of engineering undergraduates: (1) a required communication course, (2) acommunication lab, designed to provide assistance to students on a voluntary basis, (3)integrated communication and engineering courses, or (4) an integrated communicationand engineering degree program.In the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah, a series ofengineering courses have been revised to include significant communication components,such that students will have received instruction in and practiced
findings suggest that GBLoffers a promising approach, we acknowledge that this study may be considered a “best casescenario” for several reasons. First, the teacher participating in our study has family ties toagriculture and was both interested in and familiar with rangeland conservation issues andeffective land management strategies. Next, the student population in our study lives in a rurallocale and while it is unknown if they have direct family ties to agricultural lands, their responsessuggested some prior knowledge of ranching and land management practices. Finally, due toCovid-19 pandemic impacts, we were limited to conducting our focus group discussion viaZoom video conferencing which may have limited participation of quieter or less
programs span five academic years and include an average of six co-opquarters for a typical baccalaureate degree and our graduates are highly sought by employers.However, both the American Society of Civil Engineering and the National Academy ofEngineering have advocated a Master’s degree as the first professional degree for practicingengineers. With this in mind, in 2002-2003 the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering at the University of Cincinnati initiated a combined five-year BS and MS degreeprogram in Environmental Engineering (the Accelerated Engineering Degree (ACCEND)Program) with cooperative and research experiences integrated with the education. The BScomponent of the degree will be in Civil Engineering, and the MS component
warrants any authorship status in first place?In other cases, and again under the disguise of getting experience, the graduate student will beasked to tackle the entirety of reviewers’ comments on a journal paper and send them to thementor and if the students expresses frustration for doing all this work and not even beingpersonally acknowledged for his hard work, the mentor would allegedly claim that this is the roleof the student being a first author. Such practices are, like many of the other co-author situations,at best research misconduct and, at worst, fraud. The work presented for publication does notbelong to the mentoring author. There is often confusion that sets in for this form of co-authorship because academics tend toapply the
distributing information about research and internship opportunities, andengaging students in “research mixers” organized by the college’s Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) committee. Few examples of research topics showing a wide range ofresearch projects undertaken by the STEM scholars include: Characterization of Tetrahymenathermophila; Designing an Alternative 911 Mobile Communication system; Amyloid-βaggregation inhibition effects on Alzheimer’s disease; Post-Reverse Osmosis; GraphicalApproach to Assemble DNA Fragments; 311 as a Proxy for Weather Impacts; GeolocationCorrection of Satellite Precipitation Estimates using a Radar-Gauge Product; Kinetic Study ofAmine Cured Epoxy Resins; Data Analysis and Visualization of Heart Disease Using
, and others (more than 100 refereed publications). He has been serving as a principle investigator of several research projects funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an Editor of the Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativ- ity levels. He also applies his research to the design of rehabilitation devices (in which he has various patents under process) and design for sustainability.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityProf. Paras
graduating seniors to complete a form in which they rate their attainment of each outcome using a suitable Lickert scale. This could be done in the senior capstone design course, or through exit interviews with the department chair. The survey could be given to individuals, or could be a team-based rating form, where the team members discuss the ratings amongst themselves before completing the form. Because of the complex wording structure of the proposed seven ABET student outcomes, the survey form may need two levels: one for overall outcome (global level) and one for individual wordings (granular level). For example, an evaluation form for proposed student outcome (1) may look like Figure 2. Please rate your knowledge
interdisciplinary courses.Change the World: Olin’s First GCSP CourseOlin’s GCSP redesign culminated in the creation of a new course, Change the World: PersonalValues, Global Impacts, and Making an Olin GCSP. It was co-designed by Assistant Professor ofEnvironmental Engineering Alison Wood (who is also Olin’s GCSP Director) and Professor ofthe History of Science and Technology Robert Martello to serve as the cornerstone of theprogram. The main goal of the course is to provide structured support for a culminating reflectivesynthesis. As mentioned above, in the early years of Olin’s GCSP, graduating seniorsaccomplished their reflection through mentored writing outside of any course, which workedwell for students in the early years of the program but less so
development. He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the Fahein award for young faculty teaching and educational scholarship, the Corcoran award for best article in the journal Chemical Engineering Education (twice), and the Martin award for best paper in the ChE Division at the ASEE Annual Meeting.Dr. Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky Sarah Wilson is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Rowan University in New Jersey before attending graduate school for her PhD at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Sarah conducted her thesis research on the production of the anti-cancer compound Paclitaxel
. URMstudents in completion of their STEM doctorates and pursuing academic careers [8]. This well-known program (formally known as PROMISE) formed an alliance with University of Baltimore(UMB) and University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) based on best practices that havebeen actualized by the Meyerhoff Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Thus, as a whole,UMBC has been recognized as a top institution for cultivating and producing URM STEMgraduates [9].Based on the notion that we should learn from institutions that have been successful, severalinstitutions have tried to replicate components of programs housed at UMBC [10], [11].However, none have garnered the record success of UMBC. Some critics have argued thatalthough the Meyerhoff program is
those that are shown toincrease engineering education self-efficacy are: 1) a focus on deepening teachers’ content-specific knowledge; 2) active teacher engagement in learning activities; 3) sustained professionallearning over time; 4) substantial contact hours; 5) connection to teaching practices within theprofessional learning; 6) collaboration and networking among participants, and 7) exposure toauthentic, real-world engineering tasks connected to their lives and other content areas [20], [26-29]. Research is needed that highlights the most impactful practices for embedding thesecomponents into professional learning opportunities within the context of rural education.Project DescriptionParticipantsProject participants included 151 teachers
variabilityin responses highlights the need for human oversight and critical evaluation to ensure accuracyand efficiency when using AI for MATLAB debugging. In this context, one student shared theirperspective, stating, "ChatGPT is most effective for debugging, as it significantly reduces the timerequired to fix errors." Figure 5: Students' Responses on the Impact of ChatGPT on MATLAB Debugging Time.Students' confidence in developing MATLAB code for practical engineering problems was a keyfocus of another survey question. In this context, students were asked, "How confident did you feelabout your MATLAB coding skills after using ChatGPT?" The results shown in Figure 6 indicatethat 59.1% of students experienced increased confidence, highlighting
: assignment, treating it similarly to working with a tutor or using reference books. This transparency approach is aimed atA. Adaptive and Personalized Learning maintaining integrity without full prohibition. Gao [24], after An adaptive learning system adjusts content based on a reviewing the impact of ChatGPT on assessment, concludesstudent’s needs. Gen AI generates customized instructional that assessment design must evolve – for example,responses and practice problems that match the learner's style incorporating more oral defenses, in-class problem-solving, orand needs [4]. For instance, an AI tutor can provide an
State University program outcomes areachieved by exposing students to a variety of subject material across the undergraduatecurriculum and effectively teaching students across these courses how to preserve and enhancethe engineering profession including ethical and legal practices. The Department of Industrialand Systems Engineering of NC A&T engineering courses that specifically address ethics intheir objectives is GEEN 100- Engineering Design and Ethics, INE 289- Engineering Teams andLeadership, INE 389- Systems Approaches for Industrial and Systems Engineers, and INE 489-Professionalism and Ethics for Industrial and Systems Engineers. In order to effectively enhancethe engineering ethics curriculum and to assess and document the current
structuring twopairings, one of 'architecture and engineering' and the other of 'practice and the academy',significant dimensions could be added to the Rensselaer education of an architect and anengineer; dimensions that would have strategic impact on both the perspectives and practices ofRensselaer graduates. Such initiatives are not new. Modern era joint architecture andengineering educational initiatives have been pursued as far back as the 1970's when TedHappold, founder of Buro Happold, directed the interdisciplinary program for architecture andcivil engineering at the University of Bath which was successful in producing a generation ofcreative architects and innovative building engineers.2Components and History of the Bedford ProgramThe Bedford
integrated and comprehensive approach withnovel pedagogy, assessment, and technology, and other strategies, an innovative Pre-Calculuscourse (IPC) has been designed and offered for the first time in Fall 2003.Dimensions of Learning (DOL) Pedagogy A major component of the course reform is the pedagogy used which is based on theDimensions of Learning (DOL) framework. Its premise is that five types of thinking, or five“dimensions of learning,” are essential to successful learning. Robert Marzano of the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Institute developed the Dimensions ofLearning Framework in 1997. The framework grew out of many years of research into how welearn most effectively, and is designed to translate research
the President of a high tech start-up company.Ms. Melinda Covert, Northeastern University Melinda Covert graduated in May of 2013 from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. During her time at Northeastern, she held two co-op positions at The Shaw Group (now Technip) and Dow Electronic Materials. Melinda is currently employed as a Process Design Engi- neer for Stantec Consulting in Albany, NY where she provides design services in the consumer healthcare, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing industries. Page 24.323.1 c American Society for
Page 9.980.1and Application of an Interorganizational Model,” please visit the project website athttp://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gk18/STEM Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationoutcomes are pursued and achieved. For the purposes of this research, we define partnerships asvoluntary arrangements between organizations, anchored by agreements, to promote theexchange, sharing, or co-development of products or programs designed to stimulate STEMeducation.* Partnerships are a particular form of interorganizational collaboration. However, theyare distinctive in that participants are not merely bound by
and graduates highlighting her remarkable career journey. She is a published author of the book”Natural Language Processing using AWS AI services” and a reputed speaker. She has authored over 19 blogs on AI/ML and cloud technology and was recently a co-author on a research paper on CORD19 Neural Search which won an award for Best Research Paper at the prestigious AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) conference. Mona is currently working on another book called ”Google cloud professional ML Certification” which will help students and professionals build a career in machine learning and cloud computing.Ms. Venkata Sai Naveena Bathula, SWE Sai Naveena Bathula is a highly driven Software
. Solnosky is also a licensed Professional Engineer in PA. Ryan is also an advisor for Penn State’s National AEI Student Competition teams. His research interests include: integrated structural design methodologies and processes; Innovative methods for enhancing engineering education; and high performing wall enclosures. These three areas look towards the next generation of building engineering, including how systems are selected, configured and designed.Moses Ling (Teaching Professor) Educator © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Developing an AE Tutoring Engaging Advising & Mentoring (TEAM) Program: a Peer
shutdownand reopening drastically altered course pedagogies as the traditional seated classrooms morphedinto online and hybrid or blended courses. The problem was that the transition did not align withthe original instructional design. The instructional strategy became uncoupled and was no longercompatible with the learning objectives and student outcomes. A personal experience narrativewas performed to describe the nature of the teaching experience as the pandemic intervened inthe classroom. This paper provides the hallmarks of best practices and lessons learned whenimplementing online education into the structural engineering courses at a small, Midwesternliberal arts, private institution.IntroductionThe governmental stay-at-home orders abruptly
significant departure from the traditionalapproaches to engineering education and requires engaging learners in the kind of collaborativeknowledge work that is needed to solve complex problems. Knowledge building is aninstructional approach designed to meet this need.Knowledge building, as developed by Bereiter and Scardamalia, has been written aboutextensively, has formed the basis for considerable research, has been the conceptual focus of aninternational educational research community, and has led to the development of a web-basedtool (Knowledge Forum) designed to facilitate sustained discourse6-11. Although knowledgebuilding is being used around the world to prepare graduates to succeed in the knowledgeeconomy, its potential for reforming
), pp. 63-66; http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/astl.2013.36.15 3. Thai N. T. T.; B. D. Wever; and M. Valcke; The impact of a flipped classroom design on learning performance in higher education:looking for the best “blend” of lectures and guiding questions with feedback; Computers & Education; 107 (2017), pp. 113-126; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.003 4. Gilboy, M.B.; S. Heinerichs; and G. Pazzaglia; Enhancing student engagement using the flipped classroom; J. of Nutrition Education & Behavior; 47(1); 2015. http//doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.008 5. Moust, J.H.C.; M.L. Volder; and H.J.P. Nuy; Peer teaching and higher level cognitive learning outcomes in problem-based
education (based on Fall 2022 enrollment data) were considered ineach state (n=100). The research team recognizes that there are other institutions beyond these100 teaching civil engineering and that using this set of institutions does not encompass allcoursework offered to students in the U.S. However, following this method enables a reasonablescope while still supporting evaluation of a broad cross-section of civil engineering programs.For the educational institutions identified, the online course catalogs were reviewed forundergraduate- and graduate-level engineering courses related to timber or wood. Course titlesand descriptions were screened for keywords, including “wood,” “timber,” “design,” and“engineering.” General civil engineering
professionalism, ethics, and trust/ trustworthiness in professional-client relationships. A licensed engineer with over 35 years experience in engineering education and practice, Dr. Lawson has provided project management and technical oversight for geotechnical, construction ma- terials, transportation, environmental, and facilities projects nationwide.Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University Dr. Cleveland combines laboratory and field methods with information management, experimental design, and computational modeling. He is an experimental researcher, modeler, and teacher. His technical background includes environmental and civil engineering, and his research work is focused on water resources problems encompassed in
education has started to focus onoffering courses, concentrations and degrees in engineering systems. MIT’s ESD program is aconcerted effort in this direction.ESD’s vision is to advance research in these areas and to also simultaneously impart knowledgeof established methods and approaches to our students for tackling such problems. To date, theseefforts have primarily been conducted at the graduate level, where a strong student response andinterest in our programs indicates a good measure of success (see Fig. 1). More broadly, outsideof MIT, many engineering systems educational initiatives are focused at the graduate level.5Similarly, there are numerous examples of junior or senior-level design courses that draw onsystems-based approaches, often
assessments must be carefully integrated in course design and reveal the need for alarge scope of practice questions to enhance student learning.IntroductionAdaptive learning (AL) is a personalized learning approach that dynamically adjusts content,assessment, and feedback based on algorithms that monitor student progress, pace, orperformance. Learning analytics from AL systems enable instructors to adapt instruction basedon student needs and can identify at-risk students to provide interventions [1], [2]. ALcourseware provides students increased control and engagement, real-time feedback to developconfidence and improve grades, while increasing degree completion [3]–[5]. Notably, there isstrong potential that AL can disproportionately benefit
- ests include Model-Eliciting Activities, online learning, and the development of software tools to facilitate student learning. Page 24.1338.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using Natural Language Processing Tools to Classify Student Responses to Open-Ended Engineering Problems in Large ClassesPeer review can be a beneficial pedagogical tool for providing students both feedback and variedperspectives. Despite being a valuable tool, the best mechanism for assigning reviewers toreviewees is still often blind random assignment. This research represents
and effective ways to teaching and learning in STEM K-16. He is currently researching on best practices iKimberlee Ann Swisher, Arizona State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeast Section Conference Middle School Teachers Lesson Modules on Artificial Intelligence (AI) topics from Summer Workshop Kimberlee Swisher1, Suren Jayasuriya1, John Mativo2, and Ramana Pidaparti2 1 Arizona State University/ 2University of Georgia AbstractThrough a NSF funded ITEST program, labeled ImageSTEAM, a summer workshop
. We were also interested in how challenges might be overcome with moreresources and coordination. It is clear that many Nodes and Sites lack funding andexpertise necessary to do evaluation research, and the sharing of instruments andevaluation protocols could enhance evaluation and assessment activities. As I-Corpsenters a new phase of expansion, findings from this study will inform our ownevaluation work going forward, and allow us to share best practices with I-Corpseducators and administrators across the U.S. BACKGROUNDAcademic EntrepreneurshipMany institutions are actively investing in entrepreneurial ecosystems and initiatives toboost the involvement of faculty and graduate students in commercialization