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of three-courses and anassociated Qualification Plan. The PFE courses serve as a means to inform and involve studentsin departmental and program activities. Having a sequence of courses that all EE students takeprovides an effective mechanism for getting the word out about innovations to changedepartmental culture to be more student oriented.The PFE course sequence aims to support the development of students’ identities as professionalengineers and to motivate them to persist in their degrees. Originally taken as optional electives,the PFE I–III courses became a required part of the core curriculum for EE majors Broadly, thePFE course sequence teaches ethical engineering principles, identifies areas of careeropportunities for students, and
follows. • Alternative credentials: micro-credentials, digital badges, and other industry-recognized certificates. • Digital open badge: use of digital technologies to represent competencies and various learning achievements; electronic badges include standard metadata on the evidence of learning and link back to sponsoring institution and evaluation criteria. An open badge has specific technical standards, as dictated by IMS Global. • Certificate: a credential issued by an institution in recognition of the completion of a curriculum that usually represents a smaller domain of knowledge than established degrees. Noncredit certificates need no external approval and must be identified as such
most impactful time toenergize students about careers in STEM is in K-12 settings. To emphasize and spotlight the importance ofbuildings on humans, along with providing an interactive learning experience for potential future STEMstudents, a five-day summer camp focused on multi-disciplinary building design was held at (insertuniversity name). The camp curriculum included hands-on, design-oriented projects from severaldisciplines: architecture, mechanical, structural, construction, sustainability, acoustics, and lighting. Inaddition, tours of several buildings on campus were conducted along with after-hours relaxation time forcampers. The implementation of activities and the well-designed hands-on projects not only increased thestudents
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
scenario is well described in a written manner withwell-defined constraints such that there exists a singular “correct” answer [3]. In order to moreeffectively prepare students for careers within the field of engineering which necessitates thatgraduates have the ability to generate solutions to ill-structured problems, the ABET EngineeringAccreditation Commission (EAC) [5] has emphasized the importance of integrating such ill-structured problems within civil engineering curriculum. ABET EAC has identified complexproblem solving skills (Outcome 1) as one of its defined learning outcomes. Specifically, thisincludes the “ability to… solve complex engineering problems by applying principles ofengineering, science, and mathematics.” Concurrently, ABET
for the certificate has cemented her passion for both teaching and educational research.Dr. Yasser Alshehri, Yanbu Industrial College Yasser Alshehri is an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at Yanbu Industrial College, in the Royal Commission at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer En- gineering from West Virginia University, USA, in 2018. His research applies data analytics and machine learning tools to different disciplines, software engineering, and software quality.Mr. Dale G Dzielski MBA, CMA, PMP, SAFe 4 Agilist, West Virginia University Dale Dzielski leads the Online Software Engineering Graduate Program in the Lane Department of Com- puter Science and
that community problems cannot be solved through technological orsociological deterministic solutions, STS can also provide students with an understanding onhow to avoid projects that prioritize the cultural enrichment of students from the Global Northat the expense of the empowerment of less-powerful groups, and how to disrupt unjuststructural forces that result in the advantage of some groups at the expense of the less-powerful. But this positioning of STS, as scholarship that can provide many critical insights,raises the following questions: How should this knowledge be shared with students? What kindof theoretical and pedagogical framework should guide STS-knowledge exchange betweenfaculty and students, so it does not become an exercise of
institutions as well as thestudent body and its needs, and have varied over time. These included a strong focus on biologypreparation in one case [10, 11], computer programming skills [1, 12], integrated science,physics, or chemistry [3, 28, 24], introduction to engineering [34], and CAD [12]. An overview ofthe content is given in Table 2, showing the most common components in some typical programs.In this summary, the term “Communications” includes reading, writing, public speaking orpresentations, or other forms of communicating that students may encounter. The term “Science”includes traditional science courses such as biology, chemistry, or physics, as well as any type ofintegrated science courses, and “Computer” includes CAD courses, computer
conferences by serving as TPC chairs, publicity chairs and TPC members. She is an IEEE Senior Member. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness and Learning Experience of Digital Circuit Design using Multiple ToolsAbstractElectronic devices, such as smart home devices, drones, robots, and autonomous cars, have beenpenetrating various aspects of our daily lives. To meet this growing demand, engineering programsoften include at least one electrical engineering course in their curriculum. Digital circuit designis a critical component of computer engineering and a fundamental class for computer sciencestudents. The class covers the basics of digital circuits
Paper ID #36811Refining Instructional Modules for Engineering Lab Writing Using aCommunity of Practice ApproachDr. Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 15 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He im- plements classroom demonstrations at every opportunity as part of a
Knight, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Laura Knight is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engi- neering at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and an advocate for expanding the numbers of future engineers through education and community outreach. Laura returned to academia after over 25 years of working in locations across the country and raising a family. She held engineering and manufacturing leadership roles with a variety of private and public com- panies, including President/Owner of a developing children’s discovery museum, which brought outreach programs to underserved populations. Collaborating across communities, industries, and academic disciplines
provide an ideal learning tool for students in STEMeducation, allowing them to gain hands-on experience regarding the mechanics, planning, andcontrol of robotic arms.Here, a robotic arm kit was introduced that is composed entirely of off-the-shelf components thatcan be assembled using a screwdriver and wrench. The assembled kit is low-cost (< $200), easilytransportable in a small plastic toolbox, and can be powered utilizing a built-in battery or standard5V USB cable (< 500 mA) connected to a laptop computer. This low-cost, transportable, anduntethered robotics platform was used to evaluate the design of experiential learning experiencesthat complement existing robotics curriculum focusing on the mechanics, planning, and control ofserial
, force and torque calculations, which presents a monotonous and (a) Six-Bar Mechanism (b) PrototypeFigure 2: A Six-bar mechanism (left) and prototype of the device (right) for STS motion shown inthe two extreme configurationspassive way to introduce a fascinating subject. Creation of mechanism design concepts is the mostcrucial step in the machine design process and usually requires creativity and experience. Synthesisrepresents the highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy [28], thus mechanism design exercises are typi-cally postponed to later stages in the course, and are integrated into an end-of-the-semester designproject. By this time, it may be too late to cultivate students’ interest in synthesis or
Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in eLearning technologies for training and devel- opment. Her research focuses on the efficient and effective transfer of knowledge and learning techniques, innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration, and strengthening the bridge between K-12 learning and higher education
Paper ID #37329Board 394: Sustaining and Scaling the Impact of the MIDFIELD project atthe American Society for Engineering Education (Year 1)Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan Lord is Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received a BS from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and MS and PhD in EE from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of equity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She has won best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions
, "Current Status and Implementation of Science Practices inCourse-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs): A Systematic Literature Review",CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 21, no. 4, p.83, 2022.[5] I.B. Mena, S. Schmitz, and D. McLaughlin, "An Evaluation of a Course That IntroducesUndergraduate Students to Authentic Aerospace Engineering Research". Advances in EngineeringEducation, vol. 4, no. 4, p.n4., 2015.[6] L. Potter, R. Stone, A. Fyock, and D. Popejoy-Sheriff, "Implementing a Course-basedUndergraduate Research Experience (CURE) into an IE Curriculum", 2018.[7] G. Bangera, and S.E. Brownell, "Course-based undergraduate research experiences can makescientific research more inclusive". CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 13, no. 4, pp
interest in engineering education. She develops materials and re- searches best practical classroom approaches for integrating computation and computational thinking in introductory CEE courses; and for promoting teamwork, communication and problem-solving in context, throughout the CEE curriculum.Dr. Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Dr. Ashlynn S. Stillwell is an Associate Professor and the Elaine F. and William J. Hall Excellence Faculty Scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on creating sustainable water and energy systems in a policy-relevant context. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the
: applying continuous improvement practicesand realizing that, in a sense, the program is in start-up mode (as in an entrepreneurial start-up)and therefore we need to be nimble and willing to evolve the program as we improve it andexpand it.As we have grown, we have also seen an increase in the number of students transferring fromother majors within the institution and from other colleges and universities. These includestudents who have courses that may satisfy some courses in our curriculum, particularly theintroductory programming courses (Python, R, Object Oriented Programming). This hasmotivated us to develop a course equivalency list which benefits the students and our academicadvisors.More on these topics in the next sections.Program
early sciencefiction that cautions against misguided and unethical science and engineering. As such, the novelshould be poised to help engineering undergraduates cultivate moral imagination and acommitment to socially responsible techno-science. However, despite recent critical editions ofthe novel that highlight its relevance for scientists and engineers, some instructors have faceddifficulties successfully integrating the novel into an undergraduate engineering curriculum, andstudents have struggled to appreciate its value to their ethical formation as engineeringprofessionals. Nevertheless, the novel’s potential to address ethical aspects of engineeringpractice calls for further attempts at integrating it into engineering education. In
mentoring.Giovanni Bautista, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Yanfen Li is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2018. Dr. Li has extensive experience in engineering education focusing on recruitment and retention of underrepresented and under resourced students and engineering pedagogy. Her work spans the areas of curriculum instruction and design, program design and evaluation, and the first-year college experience. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Systematic Review of Instruments
oftendemotivated and discouraged the overly competitive nature of engineering [13], open-endeddesign tasks could provide welcoming and positive experiences for underrepresented groups.Historical overviewAt our large, southeastern university, we offer a Physics for Engineers course sequence but donot have an introductory, design-focused course. As such, we have historically supplemented ourphysics for engineers courses by integrating team-based design projects and instruction. Tojustify this, the projects have always been closely tied to the course content, which has often ledto relatively closed-ended project contexts. For instance, for many years, the design task in themechanics course was a mousetrap car that had to accomplish some goal that varied from
-year community college (Clark College in WA), a public polytechnic institution(Oregon Institute of Technology in OR), a branch campus of a public R1 institution (WashingtonState University Vancouver in WA), and an independently governed Catholic institution (theUniversity of Portland in OR). We included courses from three engineering disciplines (civil,electrical, and mechanical) with one general engineering curriculum. All courses are 2nd yearengineering labs, except MECH 309, which is offered in the 3rd year. CE 376 is offered in the2nd year.Table 1 provides information regarding the major of the courses being analyzed, along with thename of the course, the institution, the term and year in which it was offered, and the number of
Paper ID #40515GIFTS: It’s Time to Start with ’A Safety Moment’Prof. John I Messner, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Messner is the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program at Penn State and a Professor of Architectural Engineering. He specializes in Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital twin, and immersive technology research.Dr. Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural
Paper ID #37335A First-Year Design Project That Encourages Motivation, Curiosity,Connections, and MakingDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. Dr. Zhu is an Associate Teaching Professor of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). In this role, she focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program
understanding, students must critically examine the importance ofengineering in their field [20]. Ethics should be reconceptualized “as an integrative force ratherthan a discrete requirement” [22]. Students should actively participate in their ethics education,and it should not be separate from their engineering education. It must be relocated “from theperiphery of the curriculum to its core by empowering students to investigate ethics in the waysthat are most meaningful to them” [20]. A proven methodology for doing so is a “modified versionof the Critical Incident Technique (CIT), which asks students to locate an ethical problem in afilm, text, or TV program, and then briefly to describe the problem, analyze its ethical dimensions,and indicate
thecurriculum-specific Top Hat textbook, while the other group (n = 109) used a traditional textbook,which was an abridged version of “Statics and Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Approach”by W. Riley, L. Sturges and D. Morris [5], and “Mechanics of Materials” by W. Riley, L. Sturgesand D. Morris [6]. Student performance was quantified through graded assessments, namelymidterms and a final exam, and as well as their overall course grade. The effect of the assignedtextbook on student performance was then compared using t-tests. Student perceptions of theirrespective textbooks were also collected through surveys and analyzed using qualitative methods.There was no statistically significant difference in student performance considering the use of
the top ten percent of her class from the Architectural Engineering program at Cal Poly, Abby Lentz worked as an intern at her current place of employment while simulta- neously earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In school, her senior project in building restoration, master’s research in earthquake resiliency, and seismic retrofit work on a school in Nepal with Structural Engineering Students for Humanity added to her passion for engineering. Miss Lentz believes in structural artistry, that as an engineer her innovative designs add beauty to the built environment and maintain structural fidelity to form and function. Miss Lentz values the integrated design build process and enthusiastically works with the
conservation.Marko V. Lubarda, University of California San Diego Marko V. Lubarda is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He teaches mechanics, materials science, design, computational analysis, and engineering mathematics courses, and has co-authored the undergraduate textbook Intermediate Solid Mechanics (Cambridge University Press, 2020). He is dedicated to engi- neering pedagogy and enriching students’ learning experiences through teaching innovations, curriculum design, and support of undergraduate student research.Xuan Emily GedneyDr. Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California San Diego Saharnaz Baghdadchi is an Assistant
, MA from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, and BA from Fordham University.Dr. Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh Scott Streiner is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department, teaches in the First-Year Engineering Program and works in the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Scott has received funding through NSF to conduct research on the impact of game-based learning on the development of first-year students’ ethical reason- ing, as well as research on the development of culturally responsive ethics education in global contexts. He is an active member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN