program which may make the sample less comparable toother engineering students at similar points in their academic career. As such, we delve deeperinto the context of the study. The study happened in an upper division project-based engineeringprogram which is part of the extended campus of a medium size public university in theMidwest. The course had a total of 28 students and 17 of the 28 fully participated and consentedto the research. Each semester the students in the program are placed on vertically integratedteams, meaning first and second semester juniors (J1s and J2s) are working with seniors (S1s andS2s), and assigned a project of the scope and scale of a typical capstone project. Students earnsix credits for completing this project
symptomatic dysfunction due to thestructural changes that are transforming the nature of work and reshaping employmentopportunities. This shows that organizations and policies are not keeping up with the changes inbusiness practices and new technologies that are defining what kind of jobs will be created andwhere they will be located. So there is a need for companies to redefine how and where differenttasks have to be carried out requiring new skills and new employer and employee relationships[2].It is very important to attempt that the possibility of international careers for engineers has beenexpanding access to low-cost talent professionals and creating a greater need for workers withhigher levels of education and specific skills in order to
capture design concept for the 2018 Air Force Research Lab(AFRL) Design Challenge on orbital debris removal. The proposed solution will use two cameras, a pairof stereoscopic cameras, a lidar detector, and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) controlled image mappingprogram to identify and track a debris and will deploy mechanical arms to grapple the rocket body uponcontact. 2. Description of Course and Team The Senior Design course at Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department of University of Minnesota Duluth uses real world engineering problems to teach students engineering design, analysis, communication, and project management. The students’ teams provide real consulting services to real clients and begin their long rewarding career as
important factors. Other factors include experience of the instructor, student perception of the content, ability of instructor to connect the material to the student’s vision of their future career path etc. These additional features could or could not impact the change in lecture format but this instructor feels that there was definitely a positive impact of adopting the blended learning format. The format was not only helpful for students by providing self-paced learning that aided their understanding and prepared them for the classes better but also allowed more in-class time for the instructor to discuss topics in-depth and to bring in the real world examples. These opportunities provided frequent and better interactions in
, and socially just. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and alumni are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She has received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of
preparemanagement practices were directly related to their research for careers with a research focus. These additional electiveprocesses.”[13] The author also recommends that a better ap- classes have included courses to mentor students through theproach may have the students create sections of the DMP as research process,[24-28] critical review of the literature,[29, 30] oralassignments throughout the course. communication,[31] teaching,[32] and safety.[33] Research data Another similar course, “Data Management and Steward- management fits well into this group for two reasons. First,ship in the Climate and Space Sciences,” was offered through following best practices in RDM will make
of systems of oppression are oftenholistic of all of the systems, rather than additive and linear. By attending groups and joining inconversations aimed at processing single identity categories, students with multiple marginalizedidentities may siphon off and obfuscate other experiences for the sake of majority dominantstudents. For instance, important work-life-balance conversations for Women-in-Engineeringgroups will tend towards heteronormative topics of balancing marriage and having children withan engineering career. A lesbian student, or students within other intersections of socioeconomicbackground, may relate differently to these conversations. An attention to intersectionality infacilitating such conversations might acknowledge
). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Working Towards More Equitable Team Dynamics: Mapping Student Assets to Minimize Stereotyping and Task Assignment Bias Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard and Geoff PfeiferStereotyping and Bias on Student TeamsGroup-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs andinstitutions is common because it prepares students for STEM careers that require regular workin teams, and it allows them to develop skills associated with collaborative problem solving.These skills include communication, leadership, management, creativity, problem solving, andconflict resolution. However, research shows that stereotyping and bias are
Bridges from Campus to Campus study (NSF IUSE#1525367) is to increase the number of underrepresented students (i.e., African American,Native American, Hispanic American students) in undergraduate Engineering majors. By doingso we strive to address the urgent need to expand the pool of undergraduates who earn a Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degree. This paper describes progress in Year 2 ofthe project with a focus on Cohort 2.Goals: To improve retention in Engineering, this study conducts academic enrichment programsfor racially underrepresented Engineering students at three points in their career at thePennsylvania State University—entering first-year students, rising sophomores, and risingjuniors. The goals of the study are to
students to both get oriented to engineeringdisciplines, job functions, and overall career awareness, as well as to help students develop thegrowth mindset and success strategies needed to be a successful college student in a rigoroustechnical field. As such, many of the activities developed for the lecture and laboratoryIntroduction to Engineering curriculum are designed to help students grow in these vital areas.In developing the lab experience for this course, a primary objective was to identify and design aset of experiments that provided hands-on exploration in the major fields of engineering and theengineering design process, which could also work well in a remote learning setting. A relatedobjective was to identify a set of equipment to
programreports that students regarded team work, communication, and time management and/ororganization as “the three most valuable things learned” from the EPICS course. (26)There is strong evidence that supports the statement noted above (27) including assessment dataon the impact of PBL &design courses on student’ benefits, general outcome, & future career (28).Mills and Treagust (29) reviewed published evaluations of PBL programs in engineering andconcluded that students who participate in PBL early on, are more motivated, demonstrate bettercommunication and teamwork skills, and have better understanding of professional practice andhow to apply their learning to real problems; however, some may have less complete mastery ofengineering
education had numerous benefitsincluding improved learning and achievement in science and mathematics; increased awarenessof engineering and the work of engineers; understanding of and the ability to engage inengineering design; interest in pursuing engineering as a career; and increased technologicalliteracy.2Initially, individual states led the effort to include engineering in K-12 education. More recently,attention has shifted to the national level with the integration of engineering design into the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS). The NRC notes that the insight and interest students gainfrom this integration should “help students see how science and engineering are instrumental inaddressing major challenges that confront society today
curriculum.An approach to enhance spatial thinking or spatial reasoning skills is learning three-dimensional(3D) modeling [4]. 3D modeling involves several steps and design decisions to make sure that afeasible design is made. Learning 3D modeling is supposed to not only enhance students’ designdecisions but also improve their spatial thinking ability. With the proliferation of consumer-level3D printing, Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR), there is a sparked interestamong educators to teach 3D modeling using tools like Tinkercad in formal and informal settings[5], [6]. An additional benefit of 3D modeling knowledge is the career path it opens. Severalcompanies and industries are in the need for 3D designers for a variety of projects
’ work experiences.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Patrice M. Buzzanell is a Professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication and the School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. Editor of three books and author of over 150 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender communication, lead- ership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Commu
concepts using the Azelis line of construction additives and admixes for the mortar and concrete industry. Previously, Jessica worked as the principal scientist for the startup construction consulting company Concrete Process and Science (CPS). Before joining CPS Jessica was the Senior Scientist for CalStar Products a masonry products company specializing in the use of supplementary cementitious materials. Early in her career she performed numerous research projects for the Federal Highway Administration and through the University of Wisconsin-Madison including the use of nanomaterials for use in construction materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018
same” as the scientific method, and often taught this to theirstudents. Also, many teachers prior to the program where not aware of the disciplines ofengineering and how these areas of study translate into engineering careers, products, andservices. During group and individual interviews of teachers, many remarked that they weresurprised at how long it took graduate students to work on design engineering experiments,equipment and procedures, where students would often iterate when something did not work asplanned. They indicated that they would take these types of experiences back to their classroomsto illustrate to their students the cyclic nature of the engineering design cycle. Interviewquestions are provided in the Appendix.Table 12
Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers’ understandings of core engineering concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Ms. Dominga Sanchez, Oregon State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring Faculty Beliefs about Teaching Evaluations: What is Missing from Current Measures? AbstractIn this research paper, we
, “Validation of the five-factor model of personality acrossinstruments and observers.,” J. Pers. Soc. Psychol., vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 81–90, 1987.[22] L. D. Walsh, M. Onorato, and S. V. K. Simms, “Ethical Sensitivity and Its Relationship toPersonality and Area of Study,” SAM Adv. Manag. J., pp. 11–20, 2016.[23] A. Triki, G. L. Cook, and D. Bay, “Machiavellianism, Moral Orientation, Social DesirabilityResponse Bias, and Anti-intellectualism: A Profile of Canadian Accountants,” J. Bus. Ethics,vol. 144, no. 3, pp. 623–635, 2017.[24] A. Godwin, G. Potvin, Z. Hazari, and R. Lock, “Identity, Critical Agency, and Engineering:An Affective Model for Predicting Engineering as a Career Choice,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 105, no.2, pp. 312–340, 2016.[25] G. L. Downey, J
performance is one of many reasons why students drop out ofSTEM career programs [22]. Aside from transfer students who may experience high stress due tochanging school cultures, students who perform poorly on initial exams may suffer from poorself-esteem and doubt their ability to succeed in engineering. Such self-doubt may result inemotional disengagement with learning tasks. Disengaged and poor-performing students areoften at risk of withdrawing from engineering courses, such as statics, that they deem to becognitively challenging. Because resilience is particularly relevant for students who experienceinitial poor performance, we will study the resilience/academic performance relationships ofstudents who struggle initially in statics and either
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were implemented this early in the curriculum at ourinstitution. Such efforts have however been reported in literature [10], indicating similar goals ofhelping to enhance student learning; linking theory with real-world applications, and helping todevelop career-ready students prepared for job market requirements when they graduate. Thatstudy described implementation of two energy-related student projects using COMSOL andmentioned that assessment of students’ satisfaction with the experience based on survey data wasoverall positive, but survey data was not included [10]. Our project incorporated three scaffolded and contextualized simulations that develop:(a) technical competency in modeling, (b) deeper understanding of thermo-fluids
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]-[11]. Although more and more educatorsrecognize the value of using active learning, how to effectively implement it is lessstraightforward. How is “effectively” defined in this context? What are appropriate ways toassess student learning? What methods work best in which situations and for what kinds ofstudents? As a new professor, how can I get my career going and also put in the time required toteach in the best way possible particularly if that is different than how I have been taught? or Assomeone who has been teaching in a more traditional lecturing style for years, why should I/howcan I change my methods? After 14+ years of university-level teaching, 18 different coursesfrom freshman to graduate-level at my current institution
regarding pre-requisite knowledge; and 2) how the Hardware Security courseimproved their understanding and confidence of ECE concepts. Student knowledge fromprevious courses varied, but the post-course data show that students improved theirunderstanding and confidence in various topics. The data also point to possible weaknesses inthe students’ past courses, which can be used as feedback to improve the respectivedepartment curricula. Overall, the course evaluations showed student growth in hardwaresecurity and progress in reinforcing ECE fundamental knowledge. The work presented here will help ECE faculty and departments deploy similar curriculato prepare students for a cybersecurity career and provide an evaluation of student
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particular must also have, or rapidly develop,excellent diagnostic skills on a variety of platforms, as they must support students oftenexperiencing the languages and platforms for the first time. Augmenting instructor experiencewith appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to guest lecture on particular topics (e.g., UserExperience and User Interface Design, iOS, JavaScript) has proven valuable, both for theexperience such SMEs can provide, but also for students still learning about the wide variety ofengineering and software development careers available.The complexity added by a hardware component creates additional complexity for a course ofthis nature. Designing an IoT product, including the enclosure and electronics, requires a varietyof
Paper ID #21221An Arduino-Based Hardware Platform for a Mechanical Engineering Sopho-more Design CourseDr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include control applications in robotics
Paper ID #22238Assessing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge in the Affective DomainDr. Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas Norman D. Dennis, Jr., is a University Professor of Civil Engineering serving as the Senior Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Before joining the U of A faculty in 1996, he served in the US Army as an engineer officer for 24 years. During his military career Dennis had the unique opportunity to build roads, airfields and other facilities on five different continents and spend over 11 years as a member of the faculty at the US
. ● Discuss why you believe that the major you identified is the best fit for you in terms of turning your passion into a career to meet the three, five and ten year goals. Include at least two example to support your choice of major. ● Provide three specific examples and explain how the non-technical, non-academic programs you have chosen will help you in achieving your goals. ● Reflect on your commitment to your engineering, engineering technology, or construction management degree. Describe, in detail, why you are – or are not - more committed now than before to your chosen major, the College of Engineering, and/or UNC Charlotte,Successful Completion of the AssignmentYou will submit this assignment to your manager