compriseundergraduate and graduate students at different stages of their studies, and all participatingstudents are graded and receive credit toward their degree for at least two years. Students choosefrom a wide variety of VIP teams based on personal interest. Participation in VIP teams providesthe time and context for students to [5]: • acquire in-depth experience and insights within their field of study; • learn and practice research and professional skills; • make substantial contributions to real-world projects; and • experience different roles on large, multi-disciplinary teams.The VIP structure provides opportunities for students to develop leadership and collaborationskills through peer support and peer management, which provide students
, and A. F. Mckenna,"Development of the Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment (ESEMA),"Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018.[2] L. B. Nilson, "Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors," 2nded. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010.[3] E.H.J. Yew and K. Goh, "Problem-Based Learning: An overview of its process and impacton learning," Health Professions Education, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 75-79, 2016. ISSN: 2452-3011.[Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpe.2016.01.004.[4] W. Mokhtar, P. Duesing, and R. Hildebrand, "Integration of Project-Based Learning (PBL)into mechanical engineering programs," International Journal of Learning, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 265-275, 2008
for teaching highly technical concepts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Considerations for Software-defined Radio Use within a Project-based Learning SubjectAbstractIn this paper we reflect on the use of software-defined radio (SDR) within a project-basedlearning (PBL) subject at the master’s level that incorporates a semester-long wirelesscommunication design project. PBL as a pedagogy is an important tool for addressing disparitiesexisting between the capabilities with which engineering students graduate and those demandedby employers. Ideally, it enables ‘dual impact’ activities in which both technical and professionalskills can be developed concurrently
management practices andsuccessful construction projects.MethodologyThe purpose of this study is to make a case for incorporating Pre-Construction Cost Estimatinginto the undergraduate and graduate Construction Engineering and Management curriculum.This study has the following two main research objectives: 1) Investigate the current state of teaching Pre-Construction Cost Estimating in Construction Engineering and Management and Construction Management programs. 2) Translate the results of industry based research to academia to adequately prepare our students to estimate costs from the pre-construction phase of a project to the end of its lifecycle.In order to investigate the current state of teaching Pre-Construction Cost
) Public-and Private-Sector Partnerships; (iii) FinancialInvestments and Support for Institutional Research Capacity, and (iv) Performance Measures andAccountability.To address the development and implementation of the above goals, our HBCU team togetherwith some other Majority Institutions and private sector, proposed to the Department of Energy(DOE) a manpower development project proposal designed to increase the number ofunderserved minority students interested in STEM programs in nuclear science and technology.This is because there is a great need to identify existing and future gaps in the nuclear energyworkforce and to bring to the pool of trained workforce from the minority students graduatingfrom our HBCUs. In addition, the nuclear energy
and computer engineering. Her pedagogical initiatives for digital transformation in education include digital and AI literacy, integration of cognitive diversity, and accessibility best practices. Dr. Marasco is active as a science communicator and outreach speaker in the local education community. She has been recognized as the 2018 ASTech Outstanding Leader of Tomorrow and received the 2016 Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Award for women in engineering. She was most recently recognized as one of Calgary’s 2019 Top 40 Under 40 recipients.Ms. Milana Hayley Grozic, University of Calgary; The University of British Columbia Ms. Milana Grozic (she/her) is a second year psychology major at The University of British
Paper ID #36961Student Definitions of DEI in First-Year Engineering and Capstone DesignDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is a Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include DEI in STEM, lab and design course pedagogy, and information literacy.Dr. Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, is a member of Northeastern University’s first-year engineering facutly, a group of teach- ing faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a
Academy of Engineering (NAE) for ”For innovations in nanomanufacturing with impact in multiple industry sectors”; Society of Manufactur- ing (SME)’s David Dornfeld Blue Sky Manufacturing Idea Award for ”Factories-In-Space”; SME-S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award; three Edison Awards for Innovation; Tibbett Award by the US Small Business Association sponsored by EPA for successful technology transfer; R&D 100 Award, (the ”Os- car” of innovation); Fellowships to the International 1. Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), 2. the American Society of Materials (ASM), 3. the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), and 4. the Institute of Physics (IoP), London, England; multiple best paper awards
image processing, computer vision, engineering education, and academic ethics. He has extensive experience as a computer hardware engineer at Hewlett-Packard. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #27793Dr. Jie Yang, Northern Arizona University Dr. Yang is an assistant professor of practice in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University. She serves a coordinating role in the NAU/CQUPT 3+1 Program. Her research interests are in wireless communications, signal processing, and engineering education. c American
diversification of faculty as a metric, butinstitutional commitment is best shown by inclusion of commitments in a publicly announced strategicplan. Hiring a diverse faculty may require that methods be employed akin to the approach of blindsymphony auditions [12], for example, anonymous resume reviews. Implicit bias [13] shows up in everysituation where the chance exists, so we need to design our procedures to minimize room for error. It issimply not true that diverse candidates who are superior are rare. O’Meara and Culpepper [14]compiled a list of proven practices as a part of an NSF ADVANCE program.To diversify our garden, we will still seek out a variety of seeds. This doesn’t change our K-12 efforts orthe need to increase technological literacy
approaches for designing and operating re- silient and smart urban water infrastructure. This research has received more than $15 million in funding and produced more than 75 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Burian’s enthusiasm for student learning has led to teaching awards and service assignments as assistant mentor and mentor at the American Society of Civil Engineers ExCEEd Teaching Workshop. He has also developed a variety of teaching and cur- riculum development workshops, including the Wasatch Experience Sustainability Teaching Workshop at the University of Utah. Steve has participated in the ASEE Annual Conference every year since 2007, co-authoring 14 papers and presenting 12. At the 2011 conference his paper was
concerns compared to their non-engineering peers [32]. Furthermore, a study conducted by Lilley andLarnell (2023) on historically minoritized graduate students in STEM, including engineering, identified the impactof continuous microaggressions and social isolation on their mental health. This research highlighted the need forevidence-based support systems specifically designed for students from historically marginalized communities tomitigate the effects of intimidating academic environments [33]. Another study, focusing on the Indian context,highlighted the role of interpersonal stressors, including changes in social activities and disagreements with peers,as significant contributors to students’ stress. The study also pointed to financial
-relianceand critical thinking skills of the participants. The authors also believe that this enhancement ofknowledge and skills will be a necessary component for all future bridge camps developed byND EPSCoR. ND EPSCoR is planning to conduct four bridge camps during the summer of 2020and will continue to refine the camp and track participants throughout their academic careers. Insubsequent research, in an effort to determine the overall impact of these camps, ND EPSCoRwill compare the college matriculation rates of the bridge camp participants to the collegematriculation rates of all AI high school graduates in ND.AcknowledgmentsThe development and implementation of the ND EPSCoR NATURE bridge camp was madepossible through funding provided by NSF
color in the field of cybersecurity.Dr. Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Dr. Zelmanowitz is Dean of Engineering at the United States Coast Guard Academy and Professor of Civil Engineering. As an institutional change agent, she has catalyzed the formation of a USCGA di- versity initiative inspired by the ASEE Engineering Deans Diversity Initiative and has brought faculty and stakeholders together to employ best practices to meet the the Coast Guard’s urgent need for more engineers prepared for 21st century technical challenges. Her teaching, research, and capstone projects span a wide array of environmental issues including storm sewer and sanitary sewer redesign, shipboard wastewater treatment
student transition support [8], [9].This paper examines the various impediments that contribute towards first-year student attritionfrom the engineering major. Further, it provides a case study of a summer bridge program calledthe Successful Transition and Enhanced Preparation for Undergraduates Program (STEPUP)created specifically to address the above challenges. The paper will propose STEPUP as ageneralized program model and best practice to be utilized by colleges and universities to promotethe success of first-year engineering students in general, and USP, in particular. 3 Figure 3. Framework for admission and retention of USP at public universities.Overview of the STEPUP ProgramHistoryIn
women graduates of our undergraduate programs. We also createda diversity page on the department website with an inclusive statement and a series of videosfeaturing women graduates of our undergraduate programs. As an affiliate of BRAID in 2020,we are also learning best practices from peer institutions with a historical record of improvingthe representation of women within their programs.Results from Culture ChangeOur department is seeing a sustained growth from our efforts in both the number and percentageof undergraduate degrees awarded to women. The percentage of all undergraduate degreesawarded has grown from 9.8% in academic year 2012-13 to 16.1% in academic year 2019-20,increasing monotonically except for 2016 (Figure 1). This translates
international standards and best practices. On September 2011 the UANLpublished a new General Regulation for Evaluations (Reglamento General de Evaluaciones),which considers the development of competencies through the different courses of each programand requires the use of modern methods and practices, indicating that the evaluation for eachcourse cannot be specified using only a single method or score and has to be both formative andsummative through a series of specific and properly designed activities and their evidences. Tocomply with this regulation and at the same time satisfying ABET criterion 1 (relative to studentsand that specifies that “student progress must be monitored to foster success in attaining studentoutcomes..”) a new informatics
members and veterans enrolled in undergraduate and graduate education,” 2016. Stats in Brief. NCES 2016-435. National Center for Education Statistics.[14] A. Bandura. “Self-efficacy”. In V. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, New York: Academic Press. 1994. vol. 4. pp. 71-81.[15] W. Davidson, H. Beck, M. Milligan, M. “The college persistence questionnaire: Development and validation of an instrument that predicts student attrition.” Journal of College Student Development, 2009. vol. 50. pp. 373-390.[16] V. Tinto, V. “Research and practice of student retention: What next?” Journal of College Student Retention, 2008. vol. 8. no. 1. 8
Katherine Goodman is assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver, and curriculum lead at Inworks, an interdisciplinary innovation lab. Her research focuses on transformative experiences in engineering education. She is currently division chair of the Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: A Layered Mentorship Program for Engineering Student Success and RetentionAbstractThis Work in Progress paper of an Evidence-based Practice examines the impact of a LayeredMentorship Program (LMP) on the retention of first-year
can be designed with built-in flexibility. Forexample, elective slots within the structured framework allow students to explore interdisciplinarycourses while still ensuring timely graduation. This balance ensures that students have bothautonomy and guidance.At the same time, economic realities must be considered. Many full-time students work during theday to support their education, which has been cited as a reason for increasing course flexibility.However, research shows that extensive work commitments significantly contribute to studentattrition, with 42% of dropouts citing financial stress as a primary factor [3].A more balanced approach is needed—one that preserves the benefits of structured learning whileaccommodating students with
evaluates programmatic inter- ventions designed to recruit, retain and advance diverse faculty at UMBC. Dr. Reed also routinely dis- seminates best practices learned from UMBC’s diversity initiatives at national and international venues. Dr. Reed is on the advisory board for the Mid-Atlantic Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.Dr. Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Renetta Garrison Tull is Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Professional Development & Post- doctoral Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC: An Honors University in Mary- land), where she is the Co-PI and Founding Director for the National Science Foundation’s PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for
Paper ID #13869Engineering Education versus Vocational Training at a Tribal College: Im-plications for Students, School and CommunityDr. Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University Dr. Robert Pieri is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, ND. He has many conference publications on engineering education and design. His primary interest areas include: Engineering Education, CADD, Design, Fracture Mechanics, Materials Science and Alternative Energy Options. Prior to joining NDSU, he worked for Allied-Signal Corporation and in the aircraft supply industry. Prior to his
have been incorporated into all facets of life, from the medicalindustry to transportation and it has even made its way into our homes. These devices have accessto vast amounts of data, especially personal data. However, due to the compact nature of thesedevices, insufficient effort has been made to incorporate security into their design. With that inmind, IoT devices are treasure-troves of potential evidentiary data for forensic investigators,especially when these devices are used to aid in criminal activities. Concerning IoT devices, thereis a need to investigate these devices to find answers to questions such as, what data can berecovered from these devices along with their respective smartphone applications? What methodswould be best
150 journal papers and refereed conference articles. Bugallo is a senior member of the IEEE, serves on several of its technical committees and is the current chair of the IEEE Signal Processing Society Education Committee. She has been part of the technical committee and has organized various professional conferences and workshops. She has received several prestigious research and education awards including the award for Best Paper in the IEEE Signal Pro- cessing Magazine 2007 as coauthor of a paper entitled ”Particle Filtering,” the IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2009), for development and application of computational methods for sequential signal processing, the IEEE Athanasios Papoulis Award (2011
students, including students in rural areas and those who learn differently, in STEM education from pre-K through graduate studies. Her current work focuses on supporting and evaluating the construction of collaborative communities and building evaluation capacity within organizations and large-scale programs. In all efforts Adrienne works to (a) truly understand the purpose and needs for the evaluation or research undertaking, (b) develop feedback cycles that support continuous program improvement, (c) make implementation and impact data available and interpretable for program implementers, and (d) select the most rigorous, yet feasible analytic designs that are tailored to the unique needs of each program context. She
, irrespective of the field or industry they enter after graduation [4,5]. It isexpected by employers for engineers to be proficient in teamwork. They must be able to solveproblems as part of a team practicing good communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution.The collaboration method proposed in this study is similar to what is expected in the workplace.Engineers will likely be working in teams during their professional careers. They will be expectedto do their individual work ahead of time to collaborate effectively during team meetings. The I-in-Team method is designed to reflect these industry expectations to prepare engineering students forsuccess in their professions after graduation [6]. In today's organizations, effective collaboration
into conversation with NASA engineers, scientists, and managers, to discussthe long term ethical and societal implications of NASA’s human space exploration efforts fromthe Moon to Mars. Whereas some ASEE ethics division research focuses on the impact ofeducational discussions on students, ours involved practicing engineers as well as managers andpolicy analysts who shape the future of major engineering endeavors. While we will describe thiscase study in subsequent sections, we will point out some specific points of content in the reportnow, that may best serve as bridges for engaging in the engineering education literature.This paper seeks to further explore the concepts described in the workshop report, particularly asthey relate to
, free of charge forstudents. Best practices of schematic design and board design were shared with the students asthey were encouraged to design PCBs for previous circuits that they had built.Intro to Python (Hardware and Software) LessonsThe first week of material consisted of a combination of the basics of Python programming andcircuits using CircuitPython and the Metro M0 Express microcontroller board. The programmingconcepts introduced included variables, operators, functions, conditional statements, loops, lists,and dictionaries. The students built upon these programming concepts and Python skills duringthe Machine Learning week. The circuit concepts included microcontroller pins, electroniccomponents, analog vs. digital, Ohm's Law with the
usuallyinvolves group work. Many of the engineering projects in the paper were group work. Engineersare now, more than ever, expected to collaborate and cooperate with their peers [17]. Futuredirections for integrating PBL in these courses include adding one more project that allowsstudents to design from scratch in Logic Circuits, and assessing whether the students who havebenefited from PBL will continue to be successful in their future courses.References:[1] Shekar, A. Project based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Practices, ASEE 120thAnnual Conference and Exposition, paper ID 10806, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[2] Pang, J. Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course. 2015 ASEE Zone IIIConference
educate a large enough share of their URG students in engineering.Strategies that have been employed to increase the success of DEI efforts have been many andvaried. Research has shown that where there is community and belonging, the successes arelarger. For instance, a study found there to be a positive correlation between the diversity offaculty to that of the diversity and success of students [37]. Training the professorate in DEI hasbeen a strategy that has increased significantly in recent years, recognizing that the majority offaculty lacked the tools to understand and implement best practices. Training materials, courses,workshops, and experiences that reward individuals and programs for increasing their knowledgeand skills in DEI have