]. While innovative ideas offer the promise of challengingthe status quo, the processes of generating them also tend to be complex because of the preliminary set ofdivergent thoughts and ideas. Nonetheless, it is important to have a diverse group of people involved in theprocess of identifying the best strategies [2]. The use of workshops to distil the optimal strategies for successis well-documented particularly in terms of their long-term effectiveness in curriculum planning and design[3], [4]. Motivated by the tenets of design thinking, the workshop aimed to avoid how initiatives falterbecause of ignoring the connection between needs and outcomes, and the omission of eliciting prototypesto solicit feedback be it in course design [5], social
conceptual learning of diverse populations of students, within the contexts of the educational systems (i.e., institutional contexts, instructor and student histories, beliefs and practices, and the innovation – the CW).4. Promote and track propagation of the enhanced CW via targeted community building in ME. This will be accomplished through workshops, implementation of an Action Research Fellows Program, collaboration with professional societies in ME and outreach efforts to two-year colleges.5. Continue to develop and refine a sustainability plan for continued expansion of the CW.Last year, we focused on objectives 1 and 2. This year, we will provide a brief update on ourprogress on these, and will expand upon objective 4, community
capabilities that we can educate the next generation of engineers andscientists on. These core capabilities are: (1) Reliable Infrastructure for data collection andanalysis; it is important to educate the students about the importance of privacy as well; (2)Application of machine learning and data analytics across multiple domains; and (3) Distributedapplication development for deployment of services and applications in an efficient manner.3. Framework3.1 Module Types Based on the NSF guidelines for “Data Science: the science of planning for, acquisition,management, analysis of, and inference from data” [10], this study focused on Data Analysis andInterpretation through Interdisciplinary Learning. As seen in Figure 3, this includes activitieson
acceleratedover the last several years, and companies around the world are investing in their future with thecloud. With the increased demand for cloud-skilled professionals the last four years, we launcheda cloud literacy initiative to meet cloud talent needs. This initiative aims to provide our students inthe computing/IT fields with the knowledge, abilities and skills needed to accelerate their cloud-related learning.With the support of NSF ATE, we collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create anew pathway for the next generation of cloud computing professionals. The course sequence wasdesigned in conjunction with an AWS Educate team assisting in the design of course sequencingand degree plans to leverage their educational experience in
, Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/ Runway Excursions, AirportEnvironmental Interactions, and Airport Management and Planning [1]. Student teams are free toeither address specific challenge areas as defined in the Technical Design Challenges section ofthe ACRP design competition guidelines, or propose design solutions based on other topics thatfit the four broad challenge areas [1].The evaluation criteria for the design competition are available on the ACRP website [7]. Thecriteria are used by the competition judges to evaluate design proposals, and could assist studentteams to evaluate and improve their proposals before final submission. Each of the designproposals submitted are evaluated, and evaluators may choose to provide a score in half
Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. New York, NY:Cambridge University Press, 2000.[4] C. Wieman, Improving How Universities Teach Science: Lessons from the Science EducationInitiative. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017.[5] J. Saldaña, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage,2015.[6] M.T. Hora and A.-B. Hunter, “Exploring the dynamics of organizational learning: Identifyingthe decision chains science and math faculty use to plan and teach undergraduate courses,”International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 1, pp. 1-21, Nov. 2014.[7] S.E. Shadle, Y. Liu, J.E. Lewis, and V. Minderhout, “Building a Community ofTransformation and a Social Network Analysis of the POGIL Project,” Innovative
depth and breadth in the subject area with significant flexibility in coursechoices enriched by the liberal arts. The new biomedical engineering curriculum consists of 130credit hours spanning a 4-year academic plan. The program curriculum consists of five integratedcourses in biomaterials and biomechanics, three integrated courses in medical instrumentation andimaging, one course in design and development, two elective courses, and two capstone designcourses, as well as courses in general engineering and basic sciences. Six biomedical engineeringcourses include laboratory components. A pre-med track is available for the students. The programis unique in that it shares a common first year with other engineering programs and that it mergeswith
Station, Texas. She plans on majoring in Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. This is her first experience in research related to engineering and enjoys learning new information. She anticipates to continue major-related research in her college career. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 WIP: First Year Engineering Experiences With Arduino Microcontroller Introduction and Background In this WIP research study, we present the preliminary findings from the meta-analysis ofquantitative research on the effects of Arduino-enabled activities on first-year
likely thanmales to declare engineering as their major in college [7]. In 2006, about 15% of first-year femalecollege students planned to declare a major in all STEM fields combined; but if biological andagricultural sciences are removed, only about 5% of first-year female college students intend tomajor in a STEM area of physical sciences, including engineering [8]. At the same time, morethan a quarter (25%) of first-year male college students declared a physical science major [8].DiscussionFor many years there were few women engineers and even fewer female managers. For example,in 2018 women occupied only 6% of the CEO positions in the Fortune 500 corporations [9]. Therationale has been that from an engineering perspective, women were not
mentoring undergraduate research scholars. Aamir has presented his research both at regional (SERA, TAMU LAUNCH) and at international (FIE, AERA) educational research conferences. Aamir has three published conference proceedings and is currently working on several research projects dealing with technology and equity in STEM classrooms.Ms. Christine M. McCall, Texas A&M University Christine McCall is a junior education major specializing in 4-8th math and science education from Texas A&M University. She plans to pursue a master’s degree and her research interests include peer mentoring, experiential learning, and leadership development. American c Society
laboratoryactivities are very useful, and second, additional student feedback mechanisms, other than gradedlaboratory reports, such as quizzes and poll questions are also really helpful. While thesestatements may seem obvious, this work provides data that in support of them. Future workinvolves a performance analysis via earned grades and correlating this data with the survey results.The authors also plan to continue gathering data and incorporate additional engagementmechanisms into the online laboratory that students can assess in future surveys.References1. T.A. Ghebreyesus. WHO Director‐General's opening remarks at the media briefing onCOVID‐19. https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who‐director‐general‐s‐opening‐remarks‐at‐the‐media‐briefing‐on‐covid‐19
data indicating the number of the healthy versus the ill, the numberof the educated versus the uneducated and the number of the employed versus theunemployed, for example).We also provided them with a Matrix of Basic Human Needs, designed by Max-Neef [95].The matrix incorporates and lists all basic human needs that typically have to be met in orderto live a satisfactory life.Maps and plans of either district (along with residential listings and form of occupation –domestic or business) were also given to the students. This was to give them an insight on the‘urbanisation’ of either district and of the road networks, to facilitate the designers’understanding of the environmental and cultural scenario/status they are to ‘deal with’.This Human
areplacement for professors and peers when they needed help. Nearly all students (96%) providedfavorable ratings about the trustworthiness of the video library and most students trusted the MEOnline videos more than other videos available online. They were particularly happy whenfinding videos by their favorite instructors who were clear, engaging, and knowledgeable. Moststudents plan on using ME Online as alumni for both professional and personal reasons – 88% ofthe students reported they expect to use ME Online to study for licensing exams, graduate schoolwork, professional work, and/or just to learn new things.The study also explores the potential for video libraries like ME Online to help addressachievement gaps among historically disadvantaged
appointedto lead the research department of the School of Engineering. From 2017 he is appointed to be the head ofthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Universidad Nacional de Asuncion. He is currently workingas the director of the Planning Directorate of the Paraguayan Space Agency. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Building 1U CubeSat as a Tool to Promote Project-Based Learning in Paraguay, a case studyIntroductionIn Paraguay, various higher education institutions such as universities do not have properlyequipped engineering laboratories because it requires a significant investment [1]. Also, theselaboratories may require extensive infrastructure
process.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to describe the approaches to creating open online mechanicshomework problems by faculty in engineering and physics at three institutions. Very littleresearch has examined strategic approaches to curriculum practices for enhancing Physics andMechanical Engineering in diverse university contexts. We will focus on approaches to problemdifficulty level, usage plans, and development processes. Our research question is: Whatapproaches and strategies toward creating open online mechanics problems are being used, andhow are these approaches and strategies perceived by faculty and student developers?Integral to the primary research question are the following sub-questions (SQs):SQ1. What contextual factors influence the
, capacitors, LEDs, pushbuttons, a few diodes,transistors, sensors, chips, a breadboard, and a wiring kit. Many starter kits on the market do notinclude inductors, and it is recommended that one or two inductors are added to such boxed kits.Each course differs in its lab planning, so beyond the purchased kits mentioned above, someinstructors would prepare the extra parts in a small bag, while other instructors would build anextra lab kit in a case. Using such extra lab parts, the students did not have to pick up the parts atthe beginning of each lab. This practice was not only sanitary but also timesaving. Theassociated challenge, of course, is that the instructors need to decide which components to use inthese labs before the semester starts.The
to all undergraduate students enrolled indegree programs within the School of Engineering and Technology. These questions weredeveloped in coordination with the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness at WCUand included several questions derived from the National Survey of Student Engagement COVIDModule, which was to be subsequently administered across the entire student body [9]. Studentswere asked to self-identify their major and year within the program (freshman, sophomore,junior, senior). The survey covered a broad range of topics including course modality, supportservices, facilities, safety, and instructor attitude and behavior. This paper focuses on a subset ofthose questions related to student opinions on learning
more on the statistical and mathematical offerings while others on the computerand programming offerings. The goal of this research study is to evaluate associate and undergraduate data scienceprograms in the U.S. to identify similarities in course offerings and program structure among thecolleges examined. The research questions answered as a result of this study are: • RQ1: What are the characteristics of Data Science programs? • RQ2: What are the common core courses and competencies of data science associate and undergraduate programs?2.0 Literature Review2.1 Undergraduate Data Science Programs Several studies have focused on undergraduate data science programs and have maderecommendations regarding curriculum plans
want to work is uncertain. Technology should be used toanswer such questions in higher education because technology would be used to answer suchquestions in real life!It is important to pause here in order to link this retirement planning example directly to ourunderlying notion of coupling industry-centered analysis and engineering design in EE. The realconcepts at work in the retirement situation are identifying a problem (saving for retirement) andthe variables generally within my control (how much I save, the career I choose), understandingthe unknowns and uncertainties of the problem (salary growth, inflation, future needs, how long Iintend to work), creating boundaries for a problem (i.e., bounds on the unknowns), and thengenerating
becauseyou can ask in lab what to do and so it was an extra class that students thought they could dowithout. Attempts to reduce the number of lab lectures were equally unsuccessful and the lablecture has evolved to include review of common mistakes and how-to sessions rather than simplyan introduction to the experiment.Table 4 Lab evaluation from mid-semester surveyLab course evaluation 1 2 3 4 5 SD D N A SA AverageLearning objectives were clear 1 4 21 8 4.0Course content was organized and well planned 1 3 4 16 10 3.9Course workload
complex word problems, to identify students of high ability and potential who enterRice without a comparable level of K-12 STEM preparation than that of the average incomingRice STEM student [13]. For example, some RESP Scholars did not have access to APcoursework in high school. STEM students who enter Rice with weak math skills are at aparticular disadvantage, as most STEM degree plans require students to complete calculus andcalculus-based physics courses simultaneously in the first year.This disparity in educational access and preparation was identified as a contributing factor toinequitable STEM degree attainment outcomes at the university, precipitating RESP’s founding.To address these disparities, the residential summer component of RESP
formulated some type of alternative course delivery strategy as theyapproached the 2020-2021 academic year. The results of this study begin to describe a deeperunderstanding of the teacher’s challenges, successes and failures when they shifted to analternative course delivery method, and to illuminate the importance of proactive emergencyinstructional design models, and collaboration amongst educators. As the e4usa teachers had toadjust their course delivery, the e4usa team had to adjust and the summer 2020 teacherprofessional development module to one that was facilitated online. Our preliminary resultsshowed that teachers, for the most part, successfully transitioned despite a lack of a coherent orplanned plan. Issues of equity remain: teachers in
Michael FarabeeCollege of Science and Technology NCA&T: Electronics Technology Graduate Greensboro, United States mmfarabe@aggies.ncat.edu XXX-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/$XX.00 ©20XX IEEEAbstract ̶ ̶ We present the design, development, we felt would be essential to the outcome weand implementation of user-friendly lesson plans wanted and the learning experience we wanted tothat provide high-level explanations of solar provide. We had issues with the consistency of theenergy concepts. The project kits will be available sunlight charging our devices adequately forin novice, intermediate, and advanced difficulty functionality, so we had to figure out the bestlevels. We have chosen this project
choices and motivation as well as the focus on the personal importance of a given task.In this work, we focus on two particular aspects of EVT: Utility Value and Expectancy for Success.Utility value refers to how a particular task relates or contributes to an individual’s future plans orgoals, while expectancy for success refers to an individual’s beliefs about how well they will doon upcoming tasks in the future (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002; Wigfield & Eccles, 2000). We focuson utility value because prior research has shown that when students can articulate the ways inwhich course content is personally useful or important to them, they are more likely to engage withthe material and perform at higher levels (Canning et al., 2018; Kosovich
information aboutthe life and work of the professional engineer in order to obtain morefrom their studies, to make adequate career planning, and to carry thesebenefits into their professional practice. One way to affect this isthrough an orientation to electrical engineering course. Erlandsen [l] reviewed dozens of university catalogs and found thatonly about 50% of the engineering programs offered something like an engi-neering orientation course. Further, study of the last several years ofthe IEEE Transactions on Education will reveal very few articles on sucha course. It seems as though very few people are motivated to contributein this area perhaps due to the lack of professional compensation forsuch efforts.History Probably many
power data reporting. A sample of theSkystream data over the course of one day is shown below. Figure 3: Power and voltage measurement data from the Skystream 3.7 turbine system.Future StepsThe project is in its final year and we expect all operating systems to be instrumented andproviding data prior to the end of the project period. After the conclusion of the currentproject tasks, we plan to continue operating the turbine systems in an effort to collectlong-term reliability data and to continue providing a testing facility for additional smallwind turbine designs. We hope the turbine site can provide an opportunity forundergraduate and graduate student conducted research in areas related to the currentproject such as electric to heat energy
knowledge of the capabilities ofthe software. The initial proposal states the problem that will be investigated, justifies the use ofa numerical model (i.e. the problem has no analytical solution), identifies the modelingobjectives, and defines a work plan with specific milestones and due dates. The instructorreviews the initial proposal, provides suggestions, and returns it to the student. This documentprovides the basis for the project work during the course of the semester. If the student does agood job on the initial proposal, the project generally proceeds smoothly and they have a goodstart on the introduction for the final proposal. The student submits a proposal update memomid-semester. This memo discusses the tasks completed, any remaining
year 2030. The recommendations of Vision 2030 include significant, broad changes tomechanical engineering education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They also bring tolight the dualistic nature of engineering education, with faculty and courses focused either on thepractice of engineering, or on an academic research-oriented approach to engineering. Thispaper discusses the potential effects of the recommendations on mechanical engineeringprograms, including the curriculum, faculty, and reward structure. The mechanical engineeringprogram at the University of Minnesota Duluth is analyzed as a specific example, and a plan forimplementing the Vision 2030 recommendations is presented along with a discussion of potentialdifficulties
. Aspects that I plan to improve on in the future include allowing thestudents to use the CATME feedback surveys on two week intervals rather than four weekintervals and to develop additional projects that would fit the same format.Acknowledgments: Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Higher Education Incentives Seed Grant, that supported the purchase of the supplies used in the project. Milwaukee School of Engineering Rapid Prototype Consortium Manufacturing the RP models pro bono. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Conference Figure 5 Samples from Successful "Cam-A-Rok" VideosReferences1. Thoughts on Freshman Engineering Design Experiences. Sheppard, Sheri and Jenison, Rollie
Collaboration Critical Thinking flexibility Curiosity Willingness to take calculated risk Initiative Ability to prioritize efficiently Persistence/grit Project management (supervising, planning, scheduling, budgeting, Character etc.) Qualities Adaptability Teamwork skills and ability to function on multidisciplinary