Paper ID #242532018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29A WiSE Approach: Examining how Service Learning Impacts First-yearWomen in STEMDr. Amber Manning-Ouellette, Iowa State University Amber Manning-Ouellette, Ph.D. is a lecturer of leadership studies at Iowa State University. Dr. Manning- Ouellette teaches several courses in the Leadership Studies Program including leadership strategies in a diverse society, women and leadership, and the leadership research capstone. She is also the director of the global leadership study abroad program which
to excellence in undergraduate engineering education. Focus areas include contemporary teaching and learning technologies, capstone, VIP, special degree programs with partnering academic institutions, and K-12 outreach. Dr. Filippas is especially proud of her collaboration with NSBE at VCU, an organization that embodies excellence in academics as well as community service, leadership and diversity. In addition, Dr. Filippas was instru- mental in establishing oSTEM on the campus as well as reaching out to other underrepresented minority groups to further the university’s commitment to student success and inclusive excellence.Dr. Lorraine M. Parker, Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy Dr. Parker received her Ph.D. from
Paper ID #30116Analyzing Student Achievement to Measure the Effectivenss of ActiveLearning Strategies in the Engineering ClassroomSarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her role
Academic Affairs, Southeast Universityincharge of ad- ministration of the university’s teaching research projects for undergraduate programs, also undertook the national social science fund project, published a number of teaching reform papers in the core journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Field Programs to Accomplish the Learning Objectives for Engineering Courses: A case study of Road Surveying and Design Course at Southeast University, ChinaAbstractBackground: China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA)emphasizes advancing the learning objective requirements of the Chinese studentsmajoring in engineering disciplines to the
Paper ID #42244Exploring Civil Engineering and Construction Management Students’ Perceptionsof Equity in Developing Infrastructure ResilienceMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure construction projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. candidate at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
from the Software Engineering Master’s Program.Two distinctive aspects of the Stevens engineering curriculum are the traditional breadth ofengineering education (see Figure 1) and the integrative, eight-course Design Spine The DesignSpine is a fundamental component of the engineering curriculum that is required for all B.E.students, regardless of discipline. It consists of eight core design courses taken throughout alleight undergraduate semesters of study including a two-semester capstone senior design project,which introduces students to the underlying principles of engineering design through hands-onand project-based learning [7]. For the software engineering students, the senior design projectwill be a multi-disciplinary project focused on
and nature of asset-based practices both in theory and practice, andhelped identify a variety of practical asset-based pedagogical strategies from community-inspireddesign projects and asset-mapping to translanguaging and cross-institutional faculty professionaldevelopment initiatives. We believe that these findings will potentially motivate the engineeringeducation community to actively implement asset-based approaches in design instruction, andfurther develop and test more nuanced strategies that draw upon students’ funds of knowledgeand cultural wealth.IntroductionEngineering design is typically recognized and taught as a team activity, with cornerstone andcapstone project-based courses requiring students to work on teams and to navigate
freshman or capstone engineering classes that have a fairly broad scope of learningobjectives. This paper describes the design and assessment of a service-learning module in arequired junior-level course in probability and statistics for engineering students at a large publicuniversity, which typically enrolls 90-100 students. This course is ideal for service learningbecause students struggle with the material, complaining it is “too theoretical”, and can feelanonymous in a large lecture course. Yet, there are few examples of how to successfullyintegrate service-learning ideas, including reflection activities, into a high-enrollment course thattraditionally focuses heavily on quantitative fundamentals.This paper details the design, student work
Paper ID #11940Engaging Freshmen Women in Research – Feedback from Students and BestPractices for FacultyMs. Terri Christiansen Bateman , Brigham Young University Terri Bateman is adjunct faculty in the Brigham Young University College of Engineering and Technol- ogy where she has worked with Women in Engineering & Technology at BYU, numerous mechanical engineering capstone senior design teams, and the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group. She received her bachelors and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from BYU, and also worked at Ford Motor Company as a manufacturing and design engineer in Automatic
shapeproject constraints and user needs [2]. In other cases, the aim is to help students approach designin the context of ethics or sustainability, with an eye toward the long-term impacts of their workacross a range of users and circumstances [3]. Immersive classroom experiences like design-build-test assignments and community engagement projects can help facilitate this kind ofknowledge [3-5]. Lab classes are good candidates for doing this kind of work, given the alreadyhands-on nature of a typical materials science lab course. One area where the lab class has yet toexcel, however, is in preparing students to communicate meaningfully about their work acrossdiverse audiences and situations. In this paper, we argue that strategic focus on
Engineering School, then as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in 2019. Her research focuses on sensors, combining organic materials, including polymers and biological cells, with conventional devices.Dr. Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park Vincent P. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects
University. This paper will focus on three course design considerations and how each onemay be expanded and translated to offer strategies for course design and instruction. Reflectionand reframing of course design considerations offers faculty developers new approaches tocourse development.Background of Course The course focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and problem framing for studentsto generate insight about a complex problem situation. This course was designed as anopportunity for students to connect their learning across courses and prepare them for advancedstudy in interdisciplinary coursework and senior engineering capstone design. The primary focuswas on developing students’ abilities to engage with multiple perspectives
bioengi- neering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, bioengineering ethics, leadership, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineer- ing, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in K-12 educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Work In Progress: Toy Adaptation in Undergraduate Education and Outreach - An Initial Examination into Participant Experience and PerceptionsService learning is a
, he supports over 230 cadets in the ABET accredited systems engineering major. Systems Engineering is currently the largest engineering major at USAFA, administered by seven departments with cadets participating in over 30 engineering capstones projects. Trae received his undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering in 2012 from USAFA with a focus in Electrical Engineering. He is a distinguished graduate from the Air Force Institute of Technology receiving a Master of Science in Systems Engineering in 2018. Trae serves in the USAF as a developmental engineer and holds Department of Defense certifications in systems engineer- ing, science and technology management, test & evaluation, and program management. He
Washington include introductory and honors courses in bioengineering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, diversity and ethics in bioengineering, lead- ership, service learning, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineering, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in service and educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading K-12 educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington.Camille BirchCelina Gunnarsson c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring the Interplay of Diversity and
-lecture formative assessments and designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Medical Technology, a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is a Teaching Professor in bioengineering with thirteen years of teaching experience across introductory, laboratory, and capstone design courses. Her teaching career began in 2010 when she joined the University of Washington as an
resulted in a long-term friendship that helped them in choosing other classes, projects, and internships. The classfamilies did group quizzes each week to teach each other what they learned in class during thatweek, did labs together, and prepared for exams together, to name a few. In my observation, theclass families approach helped the students manage their academic stress better and provided areliable support system, ultimately contributing to student retention and academic success. Thepaper also includes the results of a student survey on their perceptions of the class familiesapproach. It further discusses some of the challenges associated with this approach. My preference is Lessons Learned- lightning talk.Introduction Although
accessible to a broader range of students.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering MecProf. Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati Dr. Murphy is a professor in the Department of Engineering & Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is a retired associate professor in engineering management and manufacturing. At Western Michigan Univ., she coordinated and taught capstone design courses for 20
mandatory active learning style, which increases the retention of female students,students of color, and first-generation students [28-31]” [46].Building on the social justice core curriculum already provided by the university, Engineeringadministers social justice case study projects within Engineering courses to teach about thesocial consequences of technology on others. “Four social justice case study projects areembedded in the Introduction to Engineering Design first-year course, Experiential Engineeringsophomore course, Electronics Circuits and Devices sophomore course, and Capstone Design Isenior course. Each case study project has a different format, and contains written, presentation,and discussion components” [47]. This program is the
ofengineering faculty may be newly motivated to integrate SJ issues into their teaching. This paperprovides ideas for individuals newer to considering SJ integration into their teaching.Most engineering ethics textbooks fail to address SJ issues in a substantive way. In Unger’s 2017book [14] the terms social justice, racism, and poverty are not found. A passing nod is given tothese issues in a short description of the Panama Canal project, i.e. “there is much to criticizeabout the way that the workers, particularly the black Caribbean laborers, were treated.” (p. x).McGinn’s 2018 The Ethical Engineer [15] does not explicitly use the term social justice but doesdiscuss Rawl’s Theory of Justice: “for the unequal distribution of a benefit or a burden
Paper ID #16509Balancing the Influence of Driving and Restricting Factors to Use ActiveLearningDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach James J. Pembridge is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Dr. Kari L. Jordan, Embry-Riddle
tounderstand how different types of engineering literature can be used to discover the backgroundand current trends in a topic of choice, learn how to find relevant standards, technical reports,and patents in their field using both library and real-world resources, and how to properly citewhat they find in their own final reports. Students will have already been through the first-yearseminar session and will be expected to already know the topics that were discussed then. Thelesson emphasizes the following aspects of the INCLUSIVE ADDIE framework: • Needs – models and encourages discovery, student led-learning, and communicating findings. • Context – the capstone-level course revolves around completing a project (either in groups
been pivotal in the development of structural programs to promote research inpredominantly undergraduate institutions [2]. This has led to an increase in undergraduateresearch programs at different universities over the last 35 years.Several models for undergraduate research programs exist, in addition to REUs. These modelsinclude capstone experiences, senior theses, internships and co-ops, course-based undergraduateresearch experiences (CURES), wrap-around experiences, bridge programs, consortium/project-based programs, community-based research programs [1], [3]. However, most of these programsare relatively short-term (i.e., limited to one to two semesters) and thus constrain how deeplystudents can delve into their research.Earlier studies
been active withinternational student projects for several years through the mechanical engineering seniordesign program. Working directly in Senegal, Peru, and Malawi, and indirectly in Rwanda,Dr. Kochersberger has initiated 21 international capstone projects and advised 15 of these ina six-year period, with work focused on agriculture, healthcare, water, and sanitation. Theseprojects have given technicians in Malawi a new latrine pit desludging technology(replicated in Niger), NGOs in Peru a portable exam table for cancer screening, and farmersin Senegal a simple grass chopping system for making silage for livestock.Over a six-year period, more than 130 Virginia Tech students have been exposed to theseinternational projects where design work
practice.Intentionally, the application of critical thinking is systematically integrated within multipleopportunities for students to practice and broaden critical thinking skills, in general educationcourses, academic program courses, and experiential learning.As an example, design and problem solving projects are integral parts of all Mechanical,Manufacturing, and Electrical Mechanical Engineering Technology (MMET) program courses,with increasing complexity and integration of multiple domains as the students’ progress towardstheir capstone experiences. Approximately half of freshmen courses are in the engineeringtechnology core. This allows opportunities to help students immediately begin developing theircritical thinking and analytical skills and highlights
Technology course. Implementation varieddepending upon course learning outcomes and instructor preference, from a single lecture, to amulti-week simulation project culminating in a capstone session. Table 3 provides an overviewthat maps the standards modules and topics that were included to the specific courses in whichthey were utilized. Table 3: Correlation between Module Topics and CETEMS Courses 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of ColumbiaFollowing lectures and class exercises such as a simulation game, small group work or acomprehensive case-based project, the students' work was analyzed to determine how well theygrasped concepts or were able to successfully apply the
young professionals – in herrole at Texas A&M University. She is the Director of the College of Engineering’s, Zachry LeadershipProgram and a Professor of Engineering Practice. At Texas A&M University, she has taught Capstone Se-nior Design and Foundations of Engineering courses, but now teaches Engineering Leadership Develop-ment courses. She has also taught Project Management and Risk Management courses for the Universityof Phoenix.Dr. Wickliff has been honored with University of Houston’s Distinguished Young Engineering AlumniAward, the Black Engineer of the Year Career Achievement Award for New Emerging Leaders and fea-tured in several publications. She has presented keynote addresses, facilitated workshops and given moti-vational
multiple teams at the university to track metricsthat may offer insights into our effectiveness in changing the curriculum, and ultimately,the ecosystem. We intend to assess the following statistics: the number of companiesengaged in the program through guest lectures, co-ops and internships; the number ofnew and current students who apply to the program; funding requests for researchingteaching methods to improve the engineering technology program not only for theuniversity but the community college and career-technical centers; number ofsponsored manufacturing internships and capstone projects with an applicationcomponent.The industry relationship-building that the steering committee and faculty haveintegrated into the first two years include
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core component of any engineering education. Most students take someform of engineering design in their capstone experience, as is recommended by ABET [1].Recently, however, more opportunities for this work have been created for underclassmen.Studies have shown that placing team-based engineering design earlier in an engineeringcurriculum can provide students with valuable teamwork skills and connections to real-worldengineering work, as well as increase retention of material learned in class [2]. Teaching designfreshman year increases retention of women and underrepresented minorities[3]. It also providesrelevance and context to young engineers’ careers.While there is an increased interest in teaching engineering design, understanding how to