education [1].HSI scholars have emphasized the sense of communal or family orientation among Latinxstudents in engineering and computing, attributing it to their validated experiences and academicsuccess [2], [3]. However, research and policy reports suggest that STEM programs often fail toincorporate aspects of Latinx culture, such as representations of Latinx faculty, societal issuesrelevant to Latinx communities, Spanish language, Latinx music, or art [2], [4], [5], [6]. Inparticular, Núñez et al. [2] indicated that canfianza (interpersonal and community connections),respeto (moral integrity), and familismo (family connections in Hispanic culture) in computingare crucial for Latinx computing students' success in Computing Alliance of Hispanic
not require a lot of effort to identify parts of theproblem as in interpreting engineering problems. Different kinds of symbolic information requiredifferent kinds of processing and place different demands on the students [30]. Similarly,different success criteria for solving mathematics and engineering problem may require adifferent level of evaluating strategies. Solving an engineering problem often requires anunderstanding of the context, understanding the issues and ways to evaluate the process. Studentsneed to identify more involved criteria and constraints in solving engineering problems.The findings of the study may carry implications for teaching and learning improvement in anacademic setting. For example, integrating group
betweennegotiating tasks, comparing assumptions, and aiding each other in understanding courseconcepts. Implications of this work include forming a better understanding of how students makedecisions, judgments and build knowledge when working together on an ill-defined modelingproblem. Similarly, the results may assist professors in iterating on assignment design to furtherengage students in knowledge creating and engineering judgment practices.IntroductionIndustry engineers are often tasked with solving ill-defined problems in a group with fellowengineers [1], [2]. Although engineering curriculums are constructed to prepare students forindustry, there is a documented disconnect between the ways that many students currently solveengineering problems in
the first-year engineering curriculum. It will be a repository ofopinions on diverse learning environments, as authored by first-year engineering students.Specifically, an online questionnaire asks students – anonymously – about their pre-conceivedassumptions as they entered first-year engineering at Northeastern University. These questionsattempt to uncover what first-year students had thought about with respect to what they thoughttheir professor would be like, what they would look like, how diverse their classroom would be,etc. This data is collected in addition to non-specific demographic information, which is used tobroadly connect common misconceptions to background at a future date.BackgroundDiversity levels in STEM have been and are
students] choose the school or the major,”wrote one respondent. In sum, respondents identified a challenge of maintaining STEMexcitement, preparation, and awareness for female and URM students through the end of highschool, with some existing and proposed pre-college curriculum, teacher, and outreachinterventions.Theme: In-college InterventionsRegarding in-college interventions, one frequent theme was role modeling and mentoring. Thoserespondents who mentioned this theme voiced support for an increased representation of womenand URM in the body of instructors and among the faculty and program leadership. It was evensuggested that the representation of female and URM students among prospective student tourgroup guides is important. Respondents also
similar to pre-pandemic semesters and have far fewer U (unsatisfactory) grades than inSpring 2020 when the whole campus went online midway.IntroductionTeam-teaching has a long history when many educators had attempted integration acrossdifferent disciplines [9], curriculum [4] [14], and even country borders [12]. Besides traditionallecturing, projects [1]-[3],[5][6], and service-learning [8] could also be used in team-teaching.Despite the challenges in implementation, team teaching provided a wide array of benefits, evenfor faculty mentoring [13] and team-building [11]. Communication [10] and faculty help hadbeen deemed important ever since the remote-working technology was emerging [7].Traditional team-teaching may involve multiple instructors
Paper ID #15594Analytic Framework for Students’ Cognitive Mistakes in Studying Electro-magnetic FieldsMs. Yu Gong, Purdue University, West Lafayette Yu Gong is a graduate student in the School of Engineering Education and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Her researches focus on cognitive difficulties in engineering study, model-based inquiry learning, nanotechnology education, and global engineering education.Prof. N. Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Sanjay Rebello is Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue University
construction students to perform “hands-on” fit-up exercisesand test their performance.Introduction and BackgroundIn recent years, there has been increasing consideration given to integrated curricula by constructionengineering and management faculty and industry advisors. According to Hauck and Jackson3 eachproposal has tried to address core problems associated with an overly segmented curriculum and thelack of project based learning in different ways. A model proposed by Hauck and Jackson3 attemptsto teach construction management as a series of labs integrating the various constructionmanagement courses into an active, applied learning experience. Their integrated curriculumproposal for the construction management department is centered on the
Paper ID #36546Lab Modules for Developing Practical Skills in a Python Scripting CourseDr. Peng Li, East Carolina University Peng Li received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Connecticut. His professional cer- tifications include CISSP, RHCE and VCP. Dr. Li is currently an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in programming, computer networks, infor- mation security, web services and virtualization technologies. His research interests include virtualization, cloud computing, cyber security and integration of information technology in
direct shear, triaxial shear, hydraulicconductivity utilizing flexible-wall permeameters, and, perhaps, even consolidation. Andcertainly, most CET students are not exposed to data acquisition systems and computer-controlled data acquisition. It is also the author’s belief that exposure to data acquisition toolscan be very rewarding undergraduate experiences. While students must become familiar withbasic testing equipment, the use of modern, state-of-the-art equipment and data acquisition isextremely effective in stimulating interest in undergraduate laboratories. Equipment was integrated into the curriculum in the form of laboratory experiences inrequired courses in the Civil Engineering Technology program at Fairmont State College
University of Hartford Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education their respective disciplines. Thus, for example, the faculty member in engineering with expertise in digital signal processing would work side by side with the faculty member in technology with the same specialty, and the students would have easy access to both faculty, regardless of whether they were students of engineering or technology. To accomplish this, a merger was arranged that had three dimensions. The first was an administrative merger that took place on 1 July 2003. This meant that there is one dean, one promotion and tenure committee, one academic standings committee, one curriculum committee for the entire
developing an energy efficient system for remote lighting control which continuesto save the college energy and money.Another group of Energy Interns designed and built a bicycle powered generator fordemonstration purposes. Realizing that the kinesthetic experience of pedaling to light LEDbulbs and tungsten bulbs is a memorable exercise in energy efficiency, the students builtthe Energy Bike and donated it with documentation and curriculum to a local high schoolto inspire future college students to study physics and engineering and to be more energyefficient.Solar InternsThe Solar Interns learned through hands-on projects how to site and install solarphotovoltaic panels. After their month-long program they formed study groups to preparefor the North
theeducational and experiential processes whichTable 3. Simplified Definitions of Activities in the Affective Domain Continuum Level DefinitionReceiving Being aware of or attending to something in the environment.Responding Exhibit some new behaviors as a result of experience.Valuing Display some definite involvement or commitment.Organization Integrate a new value into one's general set of values, giving it some ranking among one's general priorities.Characterization Act consistently with the new value.by Valuequalify an engineer for entry into the professional practice of civil engineering. Based on thisand other evidence in the literature the BOK3 Task
AC 2011-748: ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP: DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS AND STUDENT PERSPECTIVESCamilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific Camilla M. Saviz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in the area of hydrodynamic and water quality modeling. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. Her current research interests include sustainable engineering and
high level of competence is essential for professionalcareers in academia or research. Even though ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 hasencouraged engineering colleges to expand communications instruction in theundergraduate curriculum, it has long been possible to complete an undergraduate Page 7.851.1engineering program with no formal writing instruction beyond freshman composition Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(1, p. 130). Thus, many engineering graduate students could profit from a review
Vertically Integrated Projects(VIP) (Strachan et al., 2019; Cullers et al., 2017), now known as, the VIP Consortium Inc. The VIPprogram is an alliance of universities from around the world including Georgia Tech., Texas A&MUniversity, Stony Brook, Purdue, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Inha University, South Korea,etc., where graduate and undergraduate students take part in long-term projects. The projects areled by faculty from the same or other schools in the consortium in a start-up company setting wherestudents apply and develop technical as well as professional skills. The VIP program, for example, isa credit-bearing course counting towards the students’ degrees, which makes the VIP, essentially,a modified version of the second
Page 22.404.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Ron J. Gerrits, Ph.D.Ron Gerrits is currently an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Academic Program Di-rector of the Master’s of Science in Perfusion program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He holdsa B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (1994) and a Ph.D. in Phys-iology from the Medical College of Wisconsin (1999). He most commonly teaches health science coursesfor nursing, perfusion and biomedical engineering students. Professional interests focus on science ed-ucation and he currently serves as the chairperson of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee of theHuman Anatomy and Physiology
an articulated “communitycollege to university success program” (CUSP) located at Hartnell’s newly constructed“Advanced Technology” campus, which among other advantages, functions as a livinglaboratory for research on micro-grid control and integration. The program’s holistic approachto workforce development integrates design of sustainability curriculum, student internships,professional training, hands-on technology usage and its implementation; incorporatingexperiential learning with real world consequence into the classroom. CUSP primarily servesstudents from the community college and neighboring high schools in the Salinas Valley, andstrives to give these students, who may otherwise have minimal access to technological resourcesand
Education, and Service Learning. Since 1992 he has been working with students on international Service Learning projects. Page 15.1060.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Service Learning in the College of Engineering Villanova UniversityIntroductionIt is important for students to participate in community service and to develop an awareness ofthe impact they can have on society. When people work on service projects they usually learn agreat deal; however, this paper specifically discusses Service Learning defined as “a teachingand learning strategy that integrates meaningful
U.S. are finally heading the many calls to include sociotechnicalthinking–grappling with issues of power, history, and culture–throughout the undergraduateengineering curriculum. While non-purely-technical topics have historically been relegated toseparate courses, universities are now working to integrate sociotechnical content in coursespreviously considered to be purely technical. Researchers have varying motivations for thisfocus, including to better prepare students for engineering practice, which is inherentlysociotechnical [1]; to increase the sense of belonging of historically excluded students, who aremore likely to be interested in the social aspects [2]; and to create better societal outcomes [3-5].Attempts to disrupt the social
support for all forms of active learning examined. Student centric curriculum design andimplementation was discussed in business management & IT education in [9] and can be appliedto other subject including engineering education. In [10], a student-centered approach coupledwith the full integration of lecture and laboratory formats and hands-on activity based-instructionshowed clear cognitive and attitudinal gains in students. Chapman in [17] provided educatorswith recommendations for developing and presenting an effective and worthwhile lecture. A 5-step Paper-Based model was discussed in [18] to foster students’ participation in large lectures.Cognitive theories describe three phases of the learning process from attention to comprehensionto
Paper ID #37873Developing a New Course in Design, Construction, and SocietyDr. Luciana Debs, Purdue University Luciana Debs, is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management in the School Construction Man- agement Technology at Purdue University. She received her PhD from Purdue University Main Campus, her MS from the Technical Research Institute of Sao Paulo. Her current research includes the technol- ogy and teaching within design and construction and the impact of Construction and Education 4.0 in undergraduate curriculum.Dr. Claudio Martani, Purdue University Claudio Martani is Assistant Professor at the
theirengineering identity formation. Students believed that engineers were individuals who had highlevels of technical competence and engaged in creative, real-world problem-solving. Studentsdiscussed how they struggled to see design thinking as a means to identifying as an engineerbecause, in their experiences, design thinking had not been clearly connected to otherengineering elements and creating creative real-world solutions. One student believed that thenewly integrated design thinking elements were “distracting” to the current curriculum: The reason why I so strongly feel that the design thinking component is distracting, from the lab or the course, is because everything that helped me grow as an engineer was already in place and
structure to the challenges of a faculty development program and/ora curriculum development effort. Figure 1. DEJI® Model Application to Curriculum Development in Alignment with Faculty Development ProgramThe case example presented utilizes the DEJI systems engineering model [4], which advocates astructured approach that can be followed to Design, Evaluate, Justify, and Integrate elements ofany new work design, such as developing and executing a mentoring program. In this particularcase example, a New Faculty Development and Mentoring (NFDM) model is illustrated toenhance faculty development in higher education for an unconventional educationalenvironment, such as the Air Force graduate school. The structure of the
that contribute to engineering failures will allow us topractice and teach engineering in a way that emphasizes the “system” effects. It is not enough toemphasize that engineers need to have integrity and avoid immoral practices individually,although this is a necessary condition for avoiding engineering disasters. We also need to beaware that the way we practice design and the nature of the technological and cultural systems weinteract with are contributors to some of the problems with technology. The categories describedin this paper can provide an outline for accurately
Logical Systems 3 hours Political Systems 3 hours Written Expression 3 hours Physical Systems 3 hours Social Systems 3 hoursIII. The 300-400 Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum: THEME: INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE: LIVING IN AN INTERDEPENDENT UNIVERSE Each student takes two 300-level courses that integrate two or more categories of the core curriculum. 300 Level Interdisciplinary Courses …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 hours Each student also takes a 400-level senior seminar that integrates two or more perspectives of the core curriculum and that requires students to demonstrate the ability to do appropriate
Page 10.1436.9VR models seemed to have a purpose, and was not just an add-on to the lessons. Students seemed Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationmore engaged in collaborative groups formed to solve problems during the lessons. Primary suggestions made by the instructors from the Curriculum and Instruction Departmentincluded providing opportunities for students to have more hands-on experiences with the VRtools, increasing student group activity, increasing opportunities for student to manipulate the VRmodels, and increasing student engagement during class sessions. Evaluation results
AC 2007-2208: PREPARING AND ADVISING A FAST-TRACK EDUCATION INROBOTICSDavid Chang, USMA Major David J. Chang is an Assistant Professor at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY. His recent research has been on Coordinated & Sensing Robotics, Distributed & Autonomous Control Systems, and Network Vulnerability & Flexibility. Chang received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Contact him at david.chang@usma.eduGrant Jacoby, USMA Lieutenant Colonel Grant A. Jacoby is a Senior Research Scientist and Assistant Professor at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY
. A completely new view isheld of what it is meant by learning and how it takes place.Is e-learning different from traditional teaching and learning? In e-learning, it is the learner, not the facilitator, who controls the learning pace andorder of learning experiences, and to a certain extent, the selection of which experiences area part of the course. Each learner may experience different learning outcomes through thesame curriculum. E-learning can take place when and where learners want it to, making iteasier to integrate learning with a definite procedure. However, e-learning is never morethan a mouse click from engaging or quitting. They can start or drop out at any moment.Web designers can never take the motivation of the learners
/interest in Engineering Education.• It gives me an opportunity to learn about best practices in other institutions It offers a forum for me to fraternize with people who share my passion for education and learning• Networking with like-minded faculty colleagues• To be informed about the current trends in engineering curriculum development. To learn about the new effective teaching techniques in engineering. To remain updated about the awards, fellowships, summer internships etc. available to students and faculty. General Benefits• To receive copies of PRISM to allow me to keep (somewhat) abreast of developments in Eng.• ASEE is the professional organization that represents the educational aspects of our collective