) curriculum had studentsdeveloping in silos, without the required interaction and learning experience of work with otherinfrastructure-related disciplines [1]. Commonly, the academic preparation of scholars oninfrastructure-related disciplines takes place in disjunct professional domains as the onedescribed [2], [3] rarely tackling interdisciplinary problem-solving, nor focused on a systematicunderstanding of research results and lessons learned from previous disaster experiences.To provide a solution to this important split, we designed RISE-UP as a collaborative platformamong the three campuses, to allow Faculty from the three Campuses to develop an integratedcurriculum that is currently offered as a minor degree. Providing a shared academic space
competency. 9Fig. 2: Comparison of IDI scores pre- and post- program. Eleven students showed an increasingtrend and seven students showed a decrease.Conclusions The Sustainability Across Sectors – Sweden program impacted students’ short- and long-term academic and professional paths. The summative teaching evaluation scores reflect thatstudents gained new cultural perspectives and that the program integrated Swedish culture intothe curriculum. Students also recognized the program in the larger context of their engineeringmajor at Purdue University. The short-term benefits continued and evolved to shape studentschoices regarding graduate school, thesis research topics, additional intercultural
similar strategies toincrease student engagement and encourage in-depth discussions without drastically increasinginstructor effort to re-format course content.IntroductionThere is a growing body of literature that supports an educational shift from being instructor-centered to student-centered, especially regarding science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) curriculum [14]. Student-centered learning (SCL) strategies have beenlinked to improved student learning and increased student satisfaction [1]–[3]. As a result, a largenumber of educational and governmental bodies have called for an increase focus on SCL inSTEM curriculum [1], and have even invested a significant amount of time and money towardthe research and development of SCL
various disciplines to solve real worldproblems [1]. A call to action has been made to develop and support new educational programsfor the revision of STEM education into a more integrated model [2], [3]. To this end, guidingframeworks are necessary for identifying what concepts must be incorporated into such modelsto effectively teach STEM in an interdisciplinary manner. In particular, the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS) outlines the “crosscutting concepts” as the common tools and lensesshared across disciplines that may be used to bridge into alternative contexts [4], [5]. The NGSSfurther distinguishes “energy and matter” as a crosscutting concept with relevance across thefields of science and engineering. The first law of
Paper ID #33997Capstone Design - Unexpected Challenges and Opportunities due to theCovid-19 PandemicDr. Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University Dr. Nathan M. Kathir, P.E., F.ASCE is a civil/structural engineer with over 35 years of experience in government and private industry. He earned his Ph.D. in civil/structural engineering from Texas A&M University (1991). Dr. Kathir is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the State of Colorado and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. After leaving the federal government with more than 30 years of civilian service, he is currently an associate
—rather than investigating systemic or “watershed”-type hazards [13]-[15]. Someapproaches that aim toward broadening faculty teaching strategies rather than protecting studentsfrom them include integrating relevant applications of STEM content; emphasizing the societalcontext and social justice implications of engineering work [16]; and using project-basedlearning to engage students in real-world applications and collaborative work [17].Moreover, engineering’s tendency to cling to an idea of itself as “apolitical” and “neutral,” ratherthan acknowledging its social construction and baked-in centering of white masculinity, has beenshown to be correlated with the marginalization of under-represented participants in engineeringculture [18],[19]. The
. Cornejo, California State University-Chico Dr. Pablo K. Cornejo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Chico. Dr. Cornejo received his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF) and B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Col- orado at Boulder. His research focused on the sustainability of water, wastewater, and integrated resource recovery systems; water and sanitation issues in the developing world; and sustainability in engineer- ing education. Pablo is passionate about teaching and increasing the participation of underrepresented students in STEM.Dr. Chris Fosen, California State University
of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University. Mrs. Partlow currently serves as the Program Director of the Verizon Innovative Learning Program, which focuses on provid- ing minority middle school boys with hands-on learning experiences using advanced technology, app development software, 3-D design techniques, and entrepreneurship skills. She has also served as an on- line course development specialist responsible for the creation, organization, and delivery of several web based Electrical Engineering courses offered at Morgan State University. Her technical expertise includes, web-based learning, online course development, information management, systems integration, and 3-D simulation
the REAL system was limited to peer institutions.Limited availability of the PI due to an appointment as department head hindered promotion anddissemination efforts, although the PI indicated that he believed there was potential for greaterinterest in the system if given extensive promotion over time [15].2.2 The anTpaTT system Electrical Engineering faculty at WSU recognized the value of a low-cost antennaradiation pattern measurement capability to enhance a curriculum in electromagnetics andwireless communications. In the near term, the space and budget requirements for a research-grade antenna-pattern measurement system (antenna positioning system, anechoic chamber, anddedicated network analyzer) are beyond the department’s reach. A
project. As the universitychanged its course management system, software to implement the webpages was not availablefor one year. Ironically, this provided an opportunity to measure, using rubrics, the positiveimpact the use of project webpages have on the quality of final project reports and in assessmentof some of the program outcomes, which are detailed in this paper.Capstone Course and Outcome AssessmentThe 2010-11 ABET-TAC Criterion 4. Curriculum section states that “Capstone or otherintegrating experiences must draw together diverse elements of the curriculum and developstudent competence in focusing both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems”1. Ashort search of ASEE Conference papers variously defines the goal of the
overview of the course curriculum offered to test this new remote laboratoryscheme.The course titled Introduction to IoT Edge Computing is a hands-on laboratory course wherestudents learn to build embedded, Linux-based IoT Edge Devices. There are a number of differentuse-cases for IoT Edge Devices, but generally, they are infrastructure level components that addextra capability to the local network to enhance an IoT sensor network. The importance of thesedevices will grow as more and more AI applications using IoT sensor data are deployed in homes,offices, factories, and elsewhere. By moving smart decision-making from the Cloud to the localnetwork, an IoT Edge device enables low latency processing, control, and decision-making whilereducing
begins to be more relatable for a larger percentage ofstudents experiencing university entrepreneurship curriculum and programming and is morebroadly applicable in engineering education when thinking about levels of failure in a project orproduct development. When speaking about entrepreneurial failure in the university context,however, an even larger body of work speaks about failure without providing a concretedefinition (Korach & Gargach, 2019; Li et al., 2019; Hirschfield, Huang-Saad & Libarkin, 2017;Jamison IV, D, 2017) or implicitly define it as the inability to properly accomplish a given taskon the first try (Davis & Beyette Jr., 2017; Shooter & Orsborn, 2013).Given the large range of contexts and definitions of failure
. Similarly, Olds & Miller [18] examined thecumulative GPAs of multiple student cohorts, but the analysis compared students across groups (thosewho participated in an integrated curriculum intervention and a control) rather than studying the shifts andtrajectories of students’ GPAs without intervention.In this work, we seek to fill this gap by studying students’ GPA over time. By doing so, we may betterunderstand how GPA functions more generally before attempting to pinpoint specific factors thatinfluence GPA positively or negatively. Based on the evidence emphasizing the importance of grades andGPA as a research tool and as an influential aspect of students’ academic lives and overall wellbeing, wealso seek to share the tools of our analysis
Design Competition in China and included industrialmachines such as machining centers or rubbish cleaning machines.The MOSS SystemThe objective of the MOSS system is “to impart intuitive understanding of complex systems anddesign principles” according to its maker – Modular Robotics. [14][15][16] Children are exposedto “mechanical construction, basic circuitry, kinematic motion, robotics, software integration,and programming” through modular robot design and construction. [17] It is an interesting toolfor creative robot building and understanding modular robots. [14][15][16] A variety of blocksare available including the ones for power/light sources, control, and sensing (Table 1, Figure 1and 2) as well as structural MOSS blocks, power/data
University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as part of an NSF STEM+C grant as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant through INSPIRE in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University Her current research interests focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development.Jacqueline Gartner, Campbell University Jacqueline Gartner is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University in the School of Engineering, which offers a broad BS in engineering with concentrations in chemical and mechanical.Dr. Michele Miller, Campbell University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor and Associate Dean at Campbell University. Prior to joining Campbell in 2017, she was a professor of mechanical engineering
programming. Her research and evaluation has focused on educational programs, outreach and collective impact activities that foster inclusion and equity in computing and engineering. College student development and faculty career development are central themes across her body of work, which focuses on focus on capacity building in research and evaluation, organizational change in STEM education, and integration of computing into pedagogy.Dr. David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor and Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM) at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Pugalee has published works on STEM teaching and learning
outcomes in an integrative learning community," Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 32, pp. 53-78, 2014.[29] M. W. Keyser, "Keyser, M. W. (2000). Active learning and cooperative learning: understanding the difference and using both styles effectively," Research Strategies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 35-44, 2000.[30] D. W. Johnson and R. T. Johnson, "An Overview of Cooperative Learning," [Online]. Available: http://www.co-operation.org/what-is-cooperative-learning. [Accessed 15 May 2020].[31] R. Lazarowitz and R. Hertz-Lazarowitz, "Cooperative learning in the science curriculum," in International handbook of science education, B. J. Fraser and K. G. Tobin, Eds., London, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, pp. 449-469.[32] R
in both the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, postgraduate training in Computer Systems Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in eLearning
. This essentially divided the students into two groups—synchronousand asynchronous. Students expressed both appreciation for an in-person experience but also thechallenges of engaging with their peers across multiple platforms. For winter 2021, we are onlyoffering the course in an online synchronous format. While it’s helpful to have everyone on thesame platform, we are looking forward to a return to an in-person environment in fall 2021.Another takeaway from student input and our own reflection on the course has been to includemore direct engagement with the competencies. For winter 2021, we have integrated more directwork with the competency rubrics such as working directly with the reflection prompts.A third takeaway were ideas to help
, pp. 43-52.5. Maher, R.P., 1990, “A need for teaching writing skills in construction education”, Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, pp. 41-43.6. Wright, E.H., 1987, “Total integrated across curriculum writing”, Proceeding of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, pp. 91-94. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIFTE CHOUDHURYIfte Choudhury is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Science. He received a B. Arch.from Bangladesh University of
modalities of teaching physics.5 Physics to teach game physicsThe following section summarizes the author’s current work aimed to teach game physics togame programmers. The material is included to demonstrated that the flow of a game physicscourse is rather similar to a “real” physics course and provide further evidence that physicseducation may benefit from a game physics curriculum. Thus, a game physics course topic flowprovides an early roadmap in addressing how to construct a game physics course to teachphysics. Nevertheless, the material in this course relied on students to do their own programmingat a senior or graduate level.5.1 Source MaterialGame physics books (e.g. [2, 7]) and tutorials (e.g. [42-47]) demonstrate that PBA and
, 3D printing, Arduino electronics, introductory programming), and the last sixweeks students work in multidisciplinary teams to design and build functional prototypes of aproduct to help society. At the end of the semester, teams create formal engineering designreports and give presentations of their functional prototypes.This work focuses on one of the technical skills aspects of the course, the Arduino-based sensorand actuator kits and related curriculum. Each student in the course purchases an Arduino starterset as the course “textbook” for individual ownership and more personalized experimentation inlearning about common engineering sensors and actuators. In parallel to the physical Arduinokits, the course recently introduced the use of
experiences of the students who are being taught. Three factors arein need of consideration, the role of events and related cases that occur in the life world, howartifacts play a role in these events, and how these events and artifacts need to be integrated intocase-based analysis. The 3 levels of cases discussed above can help integrate historical, current,and potential cases and issues into engineering and ICT Ethics classes through the use of levels ofcases.3. Genuine Substances, Objects and Artifacts How objects and artifacts are defined plays an important role in the case-based methoddeveloped in this analysis. There are two fundamental approaches to objects and artifacts that caninfluence case-based analysis. The first approach is concerned
recognized(Bakshani & Allen, 1992; Broman, Byggeth, & Robert, 2002; Hesketh, Slater, Savelski, Hollar,& Farrell, 2004; Mott, Neff, Stratton, & Summers, 2002; ABET, 2007, p.2), it is imperative thatinstructors and institutions find ways to incorporate this need into their curriculum. This hasbeen done in various ways (Diehl, Boks, & Silvester, 2005; Handy, French, & Jackson, 2005).While sustainability can be viewed as part of the design process, Richardson, Irwin & Sherwinargue that sustainability is an attribute of good design rather than a portion of it (2005).The remainder of this paper is devoted to describing presentations and the corresponding insightsgained from implementing them. It is important to note that they
offering features such as chat rooms and direct messaging, to encourage discussions and interactions in the class. Slack provides more instant communication and is also more mobile-friendly than email communication.4) Adjust the term project so that students could choose to do a group project or an individual project. The requirements of additional hardware components for the project were minimized. The project assessment focused more on unit testing and system integration with some level of simulation instead of full hardware integration. The final presentation of the project was changed from in-person oral presentation format to virtual format. Each project group was required to make a 10-minute video of their project presentation
utilize service-learning in a Probability andStatistics course. This course is required of all Engineering majors and is cross listed with theMathematical Sciences department. The elements that the author wanted to see in a service-learning experience included the following: o Math that explicitly included course content o That the experience explored ‘non-technical’ or social structural issues and perhaps engage the community more broadly and make the students think more broadly and integrate their thinking about STEM in a social context o Service-learning as an option for students, not a requirement, and therefore equivalent to other course expectations. It could not take away
Paper ID #35530Geometric Design Project for First Year Civil Engineering StudentsHadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology Hadi Kazemiroodsari is assistant professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD in Geotechnical engineering from Northeastern University. His area of expertise are Geotechnical engineer- ing and Earthquake engineering.Dr. Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology Anuja Kamat is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. Prof. Kamat received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona
following: the most salient/beneficial aspects of the program, the impactof the LLL program on graduates’ attitudes and behaviors, the perceived value of the LLLprogram among alumni, and the key learning from the program that continues to shape graduates'leadership today.Through the survey, we sought to identify which parts of the curriculum the graduates view asmost influential in their leadership development.a. Self-awareness through various assessment instrumentsb. Consciously creating a clear vision for one’s future through a leading and learning planc. Using action learning strategies for testing one’s abilities centered on an action learning projectd. Gaining more clarity about what “leadership” really is, what it looks like, and the
2016 and is an Assistant Professor-Educator in Biomedical Engineering and the Undergraduate Program Director in Biomedical Engineering. Before joining the University of Cincinnati, she was an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomedical Engi- neering at Syracuse University for two years. She teaches a variety of biomedical engineering courses from the first year to the fifth year in the curriculum, including CAD, electric circuits, and sensing and measurement. Her educational research interests include the use of teaching technologies and student engagement in learning. Her Ph.D. and Masters in Biomedical Engineering were granted from Vanderbilt University where she completed a certificate in college teaching. She
their interactionswithin teams so that they can improve the overall well-being of the team.ConclusionThis pilot project developed a preliminary approach to evaluate teamwork and leadership withinthe Civil Engineering, and Construction Engineering and Management curriculum using an SLR,peer-evaluation, and psychological safety (PS) survey. Through the project we evaluated thestudents' ability to effectively perform within a group on a few team assignments. They eachprovided artifacts directly aligned to SO 5: provided leadership, created a collaborative andinclusive environment, established goals, planned tasks, and met objectives.Based on the SLR and the peer-evaluation, students’ notion of leadership was closely tied to therole of a leader. In