research question: Whatmotivates students to serve as undergraduate TAs in a flipped classroom?MethodologyThis work in progress is part of a larger evaluative project aimed at investigating the motivationsand outcomes of undergraduates serving as teaching assistants at a major public researchuniversity. At this university the Electrical & Computer Engineering department has convertedvirtually all their undergraduate courses to an undergraduate teaching assistantship model, andseveral courses have been converted to a flipped format. The Introduction to Signal Processingcourse has had nearly 50 undergraduate teaching assistants in the past five years, allowing for avariety of perspectives to be gathered. These TAs are being interviewed to gather
requireall high schools to offer computer science curriculum [5]. Just 35% of high schools teach someform of computer science in the United States [6]. Cybersecurity summer camps may be able tohelp address these education challenges.2. BackgroundThis section provides background in two parts; experiential education and project-based learningconcepts as integrated into the summer camp format and the creation of the GenCyber summercybersecurity camp program.Experiential education in a teaching philosophy in which learners purposefully engage withdirect experience to develop skills and increase knowledge while educators facilitate the learningexperience [7]. American educational theorist David Kolb describes experiential education as amultidimensional
systematic way of thinking havealso been used – leading to student performance being measured by project results [7] [16]. Thismethod of learning is beneficial in face-to-face situations where students may engage in groupactivities. But it becomes more challenging to replicate in online courses. There is evidence thatthe CIQ is widely used in various levels of education [5, p. 177], but there is only limitedevidence of how the CIQ is used in engineering online teaching environments. Keefer describesthe pedagogical value of this type of research: “We want to better understand the experiences and perceptions of the student learners, for the more we can understand them, the more we can teach in ways that may meet their needs” [5
applications andidentifies their potential within existing emergency response technologies.This MRRT project includes design, implementation, operation and testing of a 5.5 kW mobilerenewable energy system that is installed in a 20X9 feet trailer for disaster relief efforts in Texas.The MRRT contains a PV array with a rated installed power capacity of 4.4 kW, 0.3 kW windturbine, 8x100 Ah deep-cycle battery capacity, a 2 kW additional emergency gas-generator, andan additional 3x1500 VA Back-UPS Pro Unit Uninterruptable Power System that will provideapproximately a continuous peak power of 5 kW for 90 hours without any charging. The fundingfor project was provided by a local energy company to promote Environmental initiativesfor cleaner energy efforts
of a studentseeing a quadriplegic that climbs mountains would then become part of their dataset and the nexttime they are in a class or at work and they have an interaction with a customer or colleague witha disability, they won’t be making as many assumptions about the customer’s or colleague’sabilities. [1] suggests brining in speakers from underrepresented groups and “showcasing theirknowledge and expertise”.ANECDOTE 4: CASCADING EFFECT AND VISIBLE “NOTHING-SPECIAL”-NESS(Making a behavior the expected behavior)I advise a group called the EE/CPE Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Project. After a rainbowposter was removed from our bulletin board, we decided to respond by having a cake party onNational Coming Out Day. We had a large turnout
optics, microfluidics and devices that interface to the biological world. Dr. Dickerson is also interested in enhancing undergraduate engineering education, and investigates new and innovative methods for improving the learning experience for electrical and computer engineering students.Dr. Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee Clark is Research Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Assessment for the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. She conducts research on education projects that focus on active learning and engineering professional development. Current research includes the propagation of active learning
broadly categorized under designphilosophy, relevance of data procured to industrial equipment, and design for manufacture. In thispaper, we will give a historical perspective on how a project like this may be initiated with dresser-sizedunits, then how one can proceed through a step-by-step process to refine and miniaturize technology,see aspects commercialized to promote adoption, and then further miniaturize the design and prepareit for a larger-scale reproducibility of the associated pedagogy. Hands-on units that are to be used atmultiple stations within a classroom need to be low cost, light and simple to build. Such systems need tohave maximum visual impact, quantitatively simulate industrial equipment, and be simple to operate byteams of
´an is an educational psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile, with academic certification in Economy. He is an instructor and research assistant at DILAB UC (School of Engineering UC). He has collaborated in diverse innovation projects. In DILAB UC he researches on topics such as Engineering Education, Public Innovation and Teamwork. He is interested in research, theory and appli- cation of interdisciplinary social sciences, with emphasis on the intersection of educational psychology, philosophy and STSDr. Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003. He then completed
- year college. The program's objectives are to (1) increase the number of financially needy and academically talented students who graduate or transfer in a STEM program and (2) improve the retention and completion rates of STEM students through individualized and group support systems. The project was launched in the fall semester of 2016. Up to 60 students will receive full scholarships and support over five years to aid in their completion of a two-year program for graduation or transfer in either Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering. A central feature of the program is the use of a STEM Student Success Coach as the first line of support for participating STEM students. The Student Success Coach provides personal one-on-one
basics of engineering as well as the importance of renewable resources. In addition, thiswork educates students on various skills such as research, persistence, design, construction, andtechnical writing.IntroductionAn innovative teaching approach was developed for the newly designed eight credit hourcornerstone course for the first-year engineering students. This method was very effective andwell-suited to educate students. Rather than just studying for exams to gain good grades, this skill-and knowledge-integrated approaches help highly motivated students to interact with otherstudents and faculties from various institutions and take further strides towards real worldsituations.This paper shares a sample project illustrating a new teaching
Paper ID #28661Purdue Mission to Mars 2.0: A learn-by-doing approach to recruitingDr. Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany Dr. Rustin Webster is an assistant professor in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University and specializes in mechanical engineering and computer graphics technology. Dr. Webster’s industry expe- rience includes time as a contractor for the Department of Defense as an engineer, project manager, and researcher. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Graphics and Design and a M.S. in Management of Technol- ogy from Murray State University, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from the
preserved in thescaled IST. The core region, heat transfer, flow patterns, and coolant inventory in the downcomer, coreand the riser above the core were all kept in similitude with an actual reactor. The steam generatorpreserved the heat transfer and boiling effects and the condensation with and without non-condensablegases [2]. Outside of these, the design of the IST included features to support its adaptation for otherdesign or research missions. While testing in support of the mPower SMR ended in 2014, the facility has been maintained tosupport other projects. The facility is still in use by several companies and Liberty University for thepurposes of furthering nuclear engineering research on multiple fronts.Description of Thermal Hydraulic
. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Dr. Weihui Li, Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology Weihui Li received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University and her PhD from Tulane University. She was also a research fellow in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
friendly, and safe manner. Most car manufacturers are focusing on publicroad transportation, but an intermediate proving ground may be large industrial, government andacademic campuses. This paper discusses the design and integration of an autonomous golf cart vehiclecalled the Autonomous People Mover (APM) as part of a multidisciplinary capstone project for engineeringseniors. The APM has been through prior capstone projects which firstly made the vehicle remote control,and then added advanced sensors such as LiDAR, computer vision, and GPS. The focus of this research ison navigation, localization, and obstacle avoidance on a large college campus. Through theimplementation of a particle filter algorithm combined with A* navigation and image
edition, Pearson.[10] James, G., Witten, D., Hastie, T., Tibshirani, R., An Introduction to StatisticalLearning, Springer, 2017.Appendix 1Assignment-1The Nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl, RussiaAnswer the following three questions on the nuclear power plant explosion using thethree components of creativity: (1) Originality, (2) Value, and (3) FlexibilityWhat is the cause of the nuclear power plant failure?How did the explosion change the nuclear power plant industry?If you were the Chief engineer on the project how would do it differentAssignment-2Space Shuttle Challenger DisasterAnswer the following five questions on the Space shuttle Challenger disaster using the threecomponents of creativity: (1) Originality, (2) Value, and (3
program evaluation of STEM education interventions.Angie Claris, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Angie Claris is a recent graduate with a Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her concentration is Training and Development with research and graduate projects including content on instructional multimedia design and the development of online instructional modules.Prof. Florence Martin, University of North Carolina Charlotte Dr. Florence Martin is a Professor in the Learning, Design and Technology program at University of North Carolina Charlotte. She received her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Educational Technology from Arizona State University
Paper ID #29872All-inclusive outreach - A long-term co-operation process between aFinnish mid-sized university and a mid-sized town (Work in Progress)Dr. Johanna Kristiina Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT Johanna Naukkarinen received her M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Helsinki University of Technology in 2001, her D.Sc. (Tech) degree in knowledge management from Tampere University of Technology in 2015, and her professional teacher qualification from Tampere University of Applied sci- ences in 2013. She is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher and project manager with the School
papers have been publishing showing it adopted toother electrical engineering courses, such as Signals and Systems. [10]Institutional and Course ProfileThe Milwaukee School of Engineering offers an accredited Bachelor of Science degree insoftware engineering and has been accredited since 2001. There is a strong emphasis on smallclass sizes (13:1 student to faculty ratio) and extensive usage of laboratory learning experiences.The program offers students several unique learning opportunities. One part of the program is a10 credit Software Development Laboratory experience where students work on large-scale,industry-sponsored projects. Prior to this, students enroll in a course in software verification,defined in Figure 2. Specifics of this course
application of Online Engineering (OE) technologies and its influence to the society. Furthermore Dr. May serves as Editor-in-Chief for the ’International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)’ with the aim to promote the inter- disciplinary discussion of engineers, educators and engineering education researchers around technology, instruction and research. At his former institution Dr. May was research scientist and project lead of numerous extra-mural funded research projects in the area of Engineering Education Research with focus on distance education as well as remote experimentation and with this he gained extensive experience in developing, integrating, and evaluating innovative learning experiences
Devices for Exposure to Biomedical ApplicationsWithin Chemical EngineeringKITANA M. KAIPHANLIAM1, OLIVIA M. REYNOLDS1, DAVID B. THIESSEN1, OLUSOLA O. ADESOPE2,and BERNARD J. VAN WIE11 Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman WA2 Educational Psychology Program, Washington State University, Pullman WAABSTRACT (pre-COVID-19; [indicates edits])Chemical engineers have a breadth of opportunity to utilize their skills in projects involving thelife sciences and medical field, yet the misconception that this is not the case is noted to beprevalent at the undergraduate level. This perception can misguide [lower-division] students asthey choose between chemical engineering and bioengineering as a
isimportant or convenient, implementing 1756 DHRIO and the CAT #756-EN2T will be veryimportant to allow.3. Hardware DocumentationHardware Documentation is the most crucial part of migration procedure. The first step indocumentation is setting up diagrams of the current control system, confirming every singleconnection. This is the base for the project and if it is incorrect, the rest of the project will beincorrect; any CAD software will suffice. The CAD drawings should have multiple different parts:I/O connections, high-level topology, and communication connections. After the current systemdrawings are configured correctly, the user can begin planning for the updated hardware. High-level topology is the first part that will be updated. It is
engineering and automation, electricalengineering and automation, chemical engineering and technology, computer science andtechnology.In 2007, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance decided to implement the“Project of Undergraduate Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform in Colleges andUniversities” in order to actively explore the reform of the program evaluation system andfocus on advancing the pilot work of program accreditation in engineering technology andmedicine, in an attempt to build a accreditation system adapting to the social and professionalneeds. In December 2007, the National Engineering Education Program AccreditationSupervision and Arbitration Commission was established to further promote the improvementof engineering
as acareer path, it is imperative that we engage participants early in life [6]. By engagingparticipants in computer science at an early age, we can promote the development of self-efficacy in computing before adolescent opinions are formed that may discourage girls fromseeking curricular or co-curricular experiences in computing [7]. A study by the National GirlsCollaborative Project states that although women earn 57.3% of bachelor degrees in all fields in2013 and 50.3% of science and engineering bachelor degrees, only about 17.9% of womenreceive these degrees in computer science [8].To engage diverse populations in computing, we need to better understand how to supportparticipants in navigating conflicts between identities with computing
- Software process - Software quality - Security.In addition to the guidelines for software engineering education, the post-secondary student willbe exposed to the broader engineering curriculum. The Washington Accord Graduate AttributeProfile [13] defines 12 elements that graduates of engineering programs need: - Engineering knowledge - Problem analysis - Design/development of solutions - Investigation - Modern tool usage - The engineer and society - Environment and sustainability - Ethics - Individual and teamwork - Communication - Project management and finance - Life-long learning.While a pre-engineering undergraduate student would not be expected to master these skills tothe extent of a graduate, an
outside the classroom, researching new engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on
in Higher Education and Student Affairs from New York University, and his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from University of Southern California.Dr. Jianyu ”Jane” Dong, California State University, Los Angeles Jianyu Dong is a professor in electrical and computer engineering and currently serves as the Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at Cal State LA. Her area of expertise is video compression/communication, multimedia networks, QoS, etc. With a strong passion in Engineering Education, she has been engaged in multiple funded projects and initiatives to increase the participation and success of students from undeserved, low-income communities in engineering areas.Dr
scholar is participating in an NSF REU this summer after the end of the grant. These experiences include research presentations at multiple internal mini-conferences, as well as two national conferences. • Living Learning Communities: All EPIC Scholars were placed in a living-learning community specifically for women engineering students (The Partners In Engineering (PIE) Floor), housed with the College Honors students, and mentored by two upper year engineering Resident Advisors and two faculty sponsors. EPIC Scholars often (but not always) also served as the RAs. • Collaborative Learning and Projects: All EPIC scholars completed a service project in the sophomore year and a three-semester
Institute of Technology ever since. The module includes both classdemo and small group project and testing.The intended learning outcomes for the hands-on active learning module are: 1) Observe the effects of different stiffness and mass on the frequency of structures. 2) Observe resonance of the building. 3) Calculate the natural frequency and stiffness of the building.The class demo project uses a 6-story comprehensive balsa wood building model simulating thereal-world building as shown in Figure 1, and the building details include mini-figures andfurniture on each floor to representing real loads, adjustable mass on each floor and adjustablelateral stiffness of the building. The input motions are simulated earthquake loads from
has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of
ability of the experts [8]. Moreover, researcher questions may unintentionallyinfluence responses, assessing expertise bay be difficult due to lack of face-to-face interactions,and attrition may exist [9]. But when appropriately administered, the Delphi method can be anextremely flexible and robust method [10].Our ProcessInitially, we met with stakeholders and an advisory board for the CISTAR project in Fall 2019 togenerate a definition for consensus. This group included faculty in chemical engineering who teachcourses related to light hydrocarbon industry processing, industry representatives, engineeringeducation experts, and teacher professional development experts. The group agreed to cease datacollection when the standard deviation on