before the NSF S-STEM funding, the fundingprovided scholarships for some students who would otherwise not be able to participate,supported programming initiatives, and facilitated research regarding how students transition tocollege in a STEM, specifically engineering, field. The overall AcES summer bridge componentis now institutionalized and has been supported to some level by local industry.Fall Professional Development CourseThe 2-credit fall professional development course, open only to AcES participants, consists oflectures, company and laboratory site visits, guest speakers, and 1-2 design projects (dependingon the year). Course topics include: learning styles, goal setting, teamwork, professionalcommunication, and career paths. Students
SketchWhile many engineering educational programs teach teamwork skills, especially in first yearengineering courses, teaching inclusive, collaborative and productive behaviors for working inteams composed of people with diverse backgrounds is challenging [1]. For students frommarginalized or minority populations, many interventions focus on preparing them to workwithin a majority-focused and sometimes unwelcoming culture [2]. Supported by NSF funding, ateam of researchers investigated a different approach. They infused existing engineering andcomputer science curriculum with small, but impactful, changes or additions to help studentsdevelop inclusive professional identities. That project approached diversity holistically,including different life
Ohio Northern University, where he currently teaches first-year programming and user interface design courses, and serves on the college’s Capstone Design Committee. Much of his research involves design education pedagogy, including for- mative assessment of client-student interactions, modeling sources of engineering design constraints, and applying the entrepreneurial mindset to first-year programming projects through student engagement in educational software development. Estell earned his BS in Computer Science and Engineering degree from The University of Toledo and both his MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern
how to behave, succeed, and interact. Inengineering specifically, this can be seen in how traditionally, there have been lecture stylecourses where students are listening to learn, whereas in other disciplinary domains, like thehumanities, discussions are a part of how the learning is done. Other discipline specific rulesinclude how learning is measured, such as exams, projects, like in engineering or even aperformance piece, such as in an art discipline.StructuralIn the structural domain, institutions have policies and procedures that benefit some and notothers. In higher education, these policies and procedures include admissions processes andrequirements, defined by the institution itself.The structural domain of power is relevant as the
via the terminal. They can perform thisstep independently on Raspberry Pi or connect it with the local computer and log on via the IPaddress of Raspberry Pi. Now, download the model and run the model on Raspberry Pi.In the next step of this interactive simulation, they connect to the Raspberry Pi with the low-costsimplified 5-axis robot arm [17], as shown in Fig. 2. A similar robot arm is widely used byhobbyists or designing Arduino-based basic robotics projects. This arm can be easily connectedto microcontroller platforms such as Arduino Uno board or Raspberry Pi. The onboardelectronics allow students to tune various servo motors manually and via microcontroller serialconnections. In addition, the servo driver board can also allow connection
participants U.P. wide impacted by COVID-19 to transition to high-skill, high-wage employment and career pathways. The grant is part of a$17.8 million competitive grant awarded to Michigan Department of Labor and EconomicOpportunity (LEO) by the U.S. Department of Education. Michigan Tech, Manufacturing andMechanical Engineering Technology (MMET) Department will use the funds to support theseindividuals, resulting in industry-recognized credential attainment and reduced educational debt.Partnerships with eight local companies resulted in 40+ employees participating in fluid powertraining to date as part of this 2-year project. The introduction to fluid power components andsystems is 20 hours, run as two sessions (4) hours per day for one week to
globaldemand for qualified engineering graduates3. Several strategies have been proposed andimplemented to increase retention in engineering programs 4-7. Some of the most used techniquesconsist of addressing attrition related to calculus courses 6-8. Some institutions have offeredcalculus courses with significant engineering content highlighting the applicability of calculustopics to solving engineering problems 5-6. The Citadel is embarking on a project to improve thecalculus experience of engineering students to enhance learning and promote retention. In thisstudy, a new and improved section is used as an experimental and a traditional calculus sectionas a control.Experimental Calculus SectionExperimental Calculus section was taught with both face
Engineering education plays a crucial role in shaping the next generation of engineersand scientists (Agrawal & Harrington-Hurd, 2016; Brothy et al., 2008). Given its importance,research studies have sought practical ways to improve engineering education practices acrossmultiple dimensions (Crawley et al., 2007; Litzinger et al., 2011; Pizarro, 2018). Among theseefforts, there has been a long-lasting and ongoing focus on project- and team-based learning inSTEM and engineering education research (Felder & Brent, 2016; Kolar & Sabatini, 1996;Wankat & Oreovicz, 2014). Researchers found that project- and team-based learning practiceslead to favorable learning outcomes and behaviors, as well as effective cognitive and non-cognitive
(pre-lecture activi-ties, in-class activities, homework, coding projects) is statistically equivalent. While performanceon exams is statistically significantly higher in the in-person section even after controlling for stu-dents’ incoming GPA (2.4 percentage points higher when compared with students in the onlinesection, p = 0.028), we find no statistically significant difference in students’ final weighted aver-age score (the advantage for in-person students reduced to 1.2 percentage points with p = 0.067).When we disaggregate by gender, we find that women in the online section outperform the womenin the in-person section. Men’s, underrepresented minorities’, and first-generation students’ per-formance follow the same trends as the whole
attitudes defined in the CEBOK3 that civil engineers shouldattain and then maintain through undergraduate and post-graduate formal education, mentoredexperience, and life-long self-development to serve in responsible charge of civil engineeringservices. Responsible charge is the legal standard for the licensed practice of engineering. Mostengineering statutes closely follow the definition provided by the National Council of Examinersfor Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Model Law [2]: The term “Responsible Charge” asused in this Act, shall mean the direct control and personal supervision of engineering work.This includes responsibility for subordinates on the project team. An engineer serving inresponsible charge must be a licensed professional
ownership towards the game environment. Secondly, providing the user with a degree of control over a project, process or the organization is a good example of accomplishing this Core Drive.5) Social Influence and Relatedness: this aspect of the Octalysis framework concerns the social elements that motivate the users, such as social acceptance, feedback, companionship, mentorship, envy, and competition. An example situation evoking this Core Drive is when an individual observes a co-worker or a teacher that possesses great proficiency at a particular task, making the observer motivated to attain the same skill level.6) Scarcity and Impatience: associated with rarity or exclusivity, this Core Drive embodies a sense of desiring
taught courses (undergraduate, graduate and continuing edu- cation) and has participated in consulting projects in Lean-Six Sigma, Discrete Event Simulation (DES), Healthcare Engineering and Logistics. ˜ Tecnologico de MonterreyJ. Reyes Angulo Cedeno,Agustin Perez Araos, Tecnologico de MonterreyMarco Antonio de Luna Marco A. de Luna holds a Ph.D. in Bayesian statistics, Industrial Statistics and Optimization from the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. He has a master’s degree in Quality Systems and Productivity and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Since 1994 he has been a professor of the Industrial and Systems Engineering department, teaching topics of Industrial Statistics, Data Science
instructional strategies in Engineering Classrooms, supports educational components of grants, facilitates data and assessment project, and delivers teaching-focused professional development for graduate students and faculty in Engineering. His work explores the role of implement- ing online, blended, and flipped models in enhancing instruction and learning in Engineering programs, while bridging quantitative and qualitative methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Designing learning experiences with a low-cost robotic arm1 IntroductionThe increasing popularity of robotics in STEM education can be attributed to its involvement ininteractive and practical learning experiences
mutual agreements acrosscolleges may then vanish, continued disputes over academic territory, and challenges over resourceallotments. Essentially, there may be little to no incentives for academic departments to engage intransdisciplinary programming within the existing structures of higher education. However, some insightsand practices have emerged from this research project that can be useful in moving towardtransdisciplinary learning around topics of convergence. Accordingly, the paper will highlight features ofan educational model that spans disciplines along with the workarounds to current institutional barriers.This paper will also provide lessons learned related to 1) the potential pitfalls with educationalprogramming becoming “un
EducationAbstractThe vast scope of digital design and the cost associated with purchasing and maintainingspecialized lab equipment can pose a significant obstacle for pre-college students. This challengeis particularly significant for students from low-income and underrepresented minoritybackgrounds who often begin their higher education journey in community college programswith limited funding and access to engineering hardware. BEADLE, a project designed topromote equity in access to educational technologies, seeks to address this issue by providing anaffordable platform that allows students to remotely access industry-grade hardware to learn anddevelop their skills in digital design as a step towards pursuing advanced digital designcoursework in a
,Signals and Systems, and Microcomputers I, through which students gain solid foundation beforestudents take on senior design projects. Lab modules with open-ended design learning experience through using a lab-in-a-boxapproach were developed to allow students to solve lab problems with multiple approaches thatallow problem solving independently and collaboratively. Because this innovative lab designallows problem solving at various cognitive levels, it is better suited for concept exploration andcollaborative lab learning environments as opposed to the traditional lab works with a“cookbook” approach that tend to lead students to follow certain procedures for expectedsolutions with the absence of problem exploration stage. In addition to
of the survey are presented along with ideas for future improvements to themodule.IntroductionIt is important to some students to be able to see how the material they learn in class is connectedto real-world applications. It can be motivating and rewarding for students to learn skills thatenable them to contribute to solving important problems of our time. There are many previouspapers that have described connections to real-world problems such as courses that are project-based [1], that address socially relevant problems [2], that include projects related to renewableenergy [3] and efficient lighting [4], and courses that have students design a health monitor [5],games [6], [7], musical instruments [8], wireless speakers [9], sensors for a
intention is totransform the identity and mindset of the learners in our engineering programs from ‘student’ toengineer in training, or engineering apprentice.A key feature of pro-ops is that students take on professional roles in experiences intentionallydesigned to resemble a professional experience in all aspects, to differentiate them from justanother class project. We use immersion as a measure of the level of industry-like context, with ahigh level of immersion being required to qualify as a pro-op. The overarching goal of Pro-opeducation is to create a healthy professional culture (Pro-culture) within our engineeringprogram, where students engage in repeated professional experiences and tell stories about themthrough the reflective lens of
• System design, introducing concepts related to engineering complex systems.Swarm Dynamics • Swarm dynamics, illustrating through demonstration how simple rules can result in swarming behavior.BLIMP Construction • Build video, providing a step-by-step guide to building a BLIMP.The trifold release of videos via YouTube, Vimeo, and the project website is intended to maximizereach over multiple platforms. The videos posted to the project website are embedded withinspecific lessons of the previously described curriculum and incorporated as part of a resourcespage [10], which also provides a curated collection of publicly available videos and websites byother content creators that support learning in this domain. In Table 2, mini-lessons
course, in which one of the learning objectives was the ability to workeffectively on a team to complete a semester-long design project. Data were collected fromapproximately 90 participants in each of two fall semesters and 50 participants in each of twospring semesters, for a total of nearly 280 sets of responses. Study variables were the fourTuckman team development stages.The questionnaire was administered at the 75% completion point of the semester, where it wasexpected that the teams would have approached the Performing stage, or were between Normingand Performing. The questionnaire results revealed that student teams were operating accordingto the Norming and/or Performing stages, which could be an indication of face and contentvalidity
the PolyVent, potentially by students, by designing new printed circuit boards (PCBs). Figure 4: The control module, showing extensibility by adding PCBs.5. Real-time data viewing. The instrumentation producing a dynamic real-time graph of breath pressure, flow, and volume is provided by a separate WiFi enabled device (the VentMon), allowing easy projection on a large monitor to an entire class [8].6. Use of accessible parts. Many of the components, such as the air connectors, are off-the- shelf components purchasable in any country from vendors such as Amazon and McMaster-Carr. The parts are individually labeled with stickers.7. Mechanical component modularity. The PolyVent mechanical airway components are designed as
Engineering Education in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, andDr. Andrea Goncher, University of Florida Andrea Goncher is an Assistant Instructional Professor in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. Her work focuses on teaching and learning projects in human centred design and humanitarian engineering. Her research interests include text analytics, international higher education, and engineering design education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Assessing Student’s Stakeholder Awareness Skills in an IntroductoryEngineering Design Course through Systems
well aware of these novel technologies, we need to update our curriculum andcourse design. In this paper, I present some laboratories (labs) that the students conducted as apart of a course project in the ubiquitous computing class. This course is an elective forundergraduate Computer and Information Sciences or Information technology students. Thestudents who take this course are either juniors or seniors. Covid-19 has taught us how remoteteaching is useful to ensure proper education during the time of the pandemic. This project aimsto design different lab modules that the students can conduct without purchasing hardware. Idesigned this course at the time of covid pandemic to ensure student learning and success in aneconomical way. I devised
-level courses. As a department, we took this to mean that studentsneed to complete their first year not only with competency using the CAD software but also with the self-study skills to renew their CAD capability in later courses without direct instructional intervention.Observations made by faculty mentors and external reviewers during senior capstone projects as well asfaculty feedback from other upper-level courses, also indicate our students lack the skill and confidence touse programming for analysis. Currently, we rely on MATLAB as our ME programming language,introduced in the first-year programming course and again in an upper-level third-year course called MEAnalysis. Student work in other upper-level courses demonstrates a lack of a
Sciences at Kansas State University. Currently, he is working on several projects that examine co-evoRebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - MadisonNathan P. HendricksDr. Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State UniversityDr. Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University Prathap Parameswaran is currently an Associate Professor and the Fornelli Engineering professorship holder at the Civil Engineering department, Kansas State University. Parameswaran’s research interests pertain to all aspects of biological wastewater treatment and sustainable resource recovery from wastes using novel environmental biotechnology platforms. He is an international expert in the implementation and long term operation of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors
their role in ensuring a wide residential coverage to Chicago during itsexpansion.A cumulative online exam was given during the week of Thanksgiving, but students could takethe exam starting as early as the Thursday before Thanksgiving. The content of the examincluded all lectures, readings, and book discussions up to the date of the exam. In addition, theexam was divided into two online quizzes – one with all the closed-ended questions that could beautomatically graded at the end of students’ attempts and one with open-ended questions thatinstructors manually graded. Students were provided a second attempt at the automaticallygraded quiz during the exam period if they wished.Finally, a semester paper was given to students. This project was
Paper ID #39936Board 264: Endeavour S-STEM Program for First-Year Students: 3rd-YearResultsDr. Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston Diana de la Rosa-Pohl is an Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Houston (UH). She is currently the Director of the Endeavour S-STEM Program. In addition to S-STEM courses, she teaches courses in computer engineering and capstone design. She has also developed multiple project-based first-year experience programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Endeavour S
university established goals anddominantly pursuing undergraduate majors. The University related actions to pursue.has five schools: Architecture and Design, Computing andData Science, Engineering, Management, and Sciences and Inclusive Excellence: We commit to the continuous de-Humanities. It offers 21 undergraduate degree programs and velopment of a campus culture that is increasingly diverse,equitable, and inclusive. We strive to develop a campus where projects, as discussed by the authors in [5]. In this paper,everyone feels valued and meaningfully supported toward the authors present an innovative method of using a learningreaching their full potential
teaching undergraduate engineers; the novelty of our approach is the focus onelectrical and computer engineers. This motivates our research question: Is PBL a more effectivepedagogy (than lectures) to teach ethical reasoning in support of social responsibility tofreshman ECE students during their primary introduction to the discipline?To answer this research question, the introductory course for electrical and computer engineering(ECE 121) at the University of Alabama (UA) has been redesigned to center ethics in theprofession. With this redesign, the course is offered in both PBL and traditional lecture style. Inthe following sections, we outline this project as a work-in-progress that includes: courseredesign, evaluation of student data on
professor, he worked as a structural engineering professional at Skidmore, Owings & MerrillDr. Robert Petrulis Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.Dr. Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. He has received many grants from NSF, Department of Education and NASA.Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Xiaorong Zhang received the B.S. degree in