curriculum. The electrical engineering design curriculum is enhanced byoffering the integrated circuit design course elective that provides real, practical, handson experience in circuit design for the graduating seniors. Such projects can either beused as a stand alone cap-stone design or to assist the student to accomplish amultidisciplinary design projects in collaboration with other engineering disciplines. IntroductionABET program criteria for electrical engineering curriculum require that the curriculummust provide the depth and breadth across the range of engineering topics implied by thetitle of the program [1]. The acquired knowledge in the program should allow the studentto analyze and design complex
Paper ID #35764A Longitudinal Study of the Integration of Writing Support in aMulti-Semester Senior Capstone CourseMs. Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Ruth Pflueger has been the director of the Learning Resource Center at Penn State Behrend for 20 years, where she is also an affiliate instructor of English. She has been involved in a number of federal grants, including two NSF STEM grants, an EU-Atlantis grant, and is currently PI for an NSF IUSE-EHR col- laborative grant.Prof. Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Jonathan Meckley has been the Chair of
based on themes, shared experiences, or attitudes shared by participants. The use ofthis method helps preserve the integrity of the narratives while maintaining the reliability andvalidity of the statements [22]. In this paper, we are communicating the narratives to our readersbased on their (in)experience with WILs. Their stories were tied together by identifyingoverarching themes of students’ experiences and attitudes amongst the 18 participants,highlighting the commonalities resulting from their (in)access to WILs.We used an adapted framework of identity trajectory theory to understand what factorsinfluenced students' access to WILs and how WILs influenced their identity development overtime. Preliminary analysis involved identifying
) spatial mapping of urbanizationcharacteristics.The pedagogical assessment of these projects derive from the final reports/assignments for each course,as well as end-of-semester surveys that evaluate the students’ engagement with the project, includinghow they view their role within this broader project.IntroductionProject based learning (PBL) is a type of experiential learning in which students are presented with acomplex problem(s) that could have multiple feasible solutions and are tasked with developing a plan orproduct that addresses that problem. A lot of emphasis has recently been focused on integrating PBLexperiences into the undergraduate curriculum, particularly with an interdisciplinary component [1 – 3].Incorporating PBL into courses
siloed workplaces. CTE’s are typicallyorganized in terms of predefined career pathway clusters (e.g., Manufacturing, InformationTechnology, Arts, A/V Technology). In each pathway, students get the skills that have beenidentified within that given pathway and are taught the specific set of ways those skills areintegrated with one another through hands-on classroom scenarios along with on-site training.While there are obvious benefits in training students in the aforementioned model, we shouldaugment existing CTE programs such that it emphasizes contextual, horizontal integration ofskills needed for small-scale, diverse production. In such an approach, students are able to learnin a way where each piece of more knowledge added is integrated into
) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulation as a Tool for Helping Student Understanding of Fluid Flow ConceptsAbstractMolecular dynamics simulation has garnered tremendous attention nowadays as a computationaltool to investigate the physical movement and molecular nature of fluids. Molecular dynamicsrelated modeling and visualization software provide a new approach for high school andcommunity college educators to help students understand fluid flow properties. In this study,Research Experience for Teachers (RET) participants developed a set of modules that can beapplied at both the high school and college curriculum
generation, it is essential that the college creates an environment where they feel welcomeand have opportunities to become a member of the ECS student community. The Scholaractivities that support this concept include the cohort model, team based projects and role modelsintroduced within the curriculum, weekly meeting for tutoring and advising, high schoolpartnerships to acclimate students early and the CLC Baxter Innovation Lab which will serve asan ECS cultural hub and meeting ground.Since the introduction of the lab in 2018, an increased sense of community, collaboration, andinterest in the "making" culture had been witnessed. It has been suggested that makerspaces/fablabs, such as the CLC Baxter Innovation Lab, could increase retention of
and Computer Engineering. Her research focuses on shifting the culture of engineering via the study of engineering identity which centers students of color and examines systemic change.Peter C Nelson (Professor & Dean)Jeremiah AbiadeDidem Ozevin (Dr.) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering Students: Lessons Learned and Progress ReportAbstractThis paper provides the status report of an NSF S-STEM program that is currentlyin its fourth year in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois atChicago (UIC), a
. Therefore, it is necessary toeducate students not only in the technical aspects of security, but also in the situation-dependent way that it is applied. Such an education would provide students with theskills needed to enter the field and the in-depth understanding to be upwardly mobile. Tothis end, the curriculum is being developed to provide a mix of both technical skills andbroad knowledge. This is present both in the course material, and our commitments toutilizing the strengths UCF has to offer (National Center for Forensic Studies, PublicSafety Technology Center, etc.) and developing tight integration with other departments(Criminal Justice, Business, etc.). Additionally, all of the courses in this program aremade available through the FEEDS
of requirements that slightly differ in category definitions and number of credit hours. Thearchitecture, engineering, and construction degrees include the core curriculum courses as a partof the degree requirements defined by the state, regional accreditation, and professionalaccreditation procedures. The core curriculum courses also offer an opportunity for earlypreparation and recruitment for professional degree programs. This paper reviews the corecurriculum participation of Texas architecture, engineering, and construction programs. As partof this study, the Texas General Education Core Curriculum database is queried for approvedcore curriculum courses taught by architecture, engineering, and construction programs at highereducation
, “Securing the information and communications technology global supply chain from exploitation: Developing a strategy for education, training, and awareness,” Proceedings of the Informing Science and Information Technology Education Conference, Porto, Portugal, July 1-6, 2013, pp. 313-324. 8. Newhouse, W., Keith, S., Scribner, B., & Witte, G., 2017, —National initiative for cybersecurity education (NICE) cybersecurity workforce framework, NIST special publication, 800(2017), 181. 9. Li, H., & Jin, K., 2020, —An Innovation Framework to Integrate Engineering Standards into Industrial Engineering Graduate Curriculum, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 5(2), 80-87
American Chemical Society, American Society of Microbiology and American Society of Engineering Education. In addition to teaching and research, Professor Brigham serves on the Wentworth Faculty Senate and the Biological Engineering ABET and Curriculum Development Committee.Dr. Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology Afsaneh Ghanavati received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Shiraz University, Iran in 1998, and the M.S. and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA in 2012 and 2018 respectively. She is currently an assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering program, school of engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Her present
Introducing Emerging Technology into the Engineering Curriculum Through Capstone Projects Paul Ruchhoeft Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Richard Bannerot, Ross Kastor, and Gangbing Song Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Houston AbstractIn the one semester, three engineering department, capstone design course taught in theCullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, multidisciplinary teamswork on design projects provided by local industry and the faculty. A rich source of gooddesign problems associated with
3 Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering EducationThe course curriculum relies heavily on previously existing materials from the CaliforniaCommunity Colleges Accessibility Center1 and Pennsylvania State University’s guide,Accessibility and Usability at Penn State,2 as well as feedback from stakeholders across campus.The target audience for the course is faculty at Mines creating OER, however it is open to theentire campus and to educators across the state to participate. The course is now also publishedas an OER in Canvas Commons, enabling adoption beyond Mines. 25ACE provides extensive information on accessibility issues found in STEM materials andaddresses the specific challenges such materials pose for accessibility
undergraduate curriculum. In the scope of the Institute's undergraduate and master’sdegree integration initiative, this second particularity (item b) may yield anticipated credits for amaster’s program.In a more general context, which was part of the Strategic Planning Commission considerations,CTP creation initiatives at ITA conform to the recommendations of “more flexibility” and“increased research participation” in engineering programs [6]. As explained above, it willstreamline interested undergraduate students into master’s programs with a solid practice base. As aresult, these will provide master’s degrees as entry degrees into the engineering profession, thusalso conforming to proposals outlined in [7].3 Structure of the CTPThe program involves
are few incentives to work with others which restrict theiropportunities to develop communication skills and teamwork. Students become less critical whenit comes to thinking through complex problems because they are not encouraged to do so underthis pedagogical framework. Although many institutes still use the traditional approach, manyothers explore and integrate other pedagogies into their curriculums. Institutes recognize thetechnological change and complexity of the contemporary industry 4.0 paradigm requires a highlyskilled and well-rounded generation of professionals [14]. The demand in the workspace leads to amore urgent pursuit for alternative pedagogies. In this paper, the Department of SystemsEngineering at West Point recognizes an
. Among the initiativesdesigned to meet this need, MIT has developed four complementary programs in technicalleadership that are administratively housed together: the Undergraduate Practice OpportunitiesProgram (UPOP), the Gordon-MIT Program in Engineering Leadership (GEL), the GraduateProgram in Engineering Leadership (GradEL), and the School of Engineering CommunicationLab (CommLab).While these MIT programs are managed under a common umbrella, that we refer to as TechnicalLeadership and Communications (TLC), reporting directly to the School of Engineering,integrating them into an overarching technical leadership framework remains a work in progress.This paper provides an update on the current status of these programs, and highlights the
Paper ID #38296Developing Professional Identity: Integrating Academic andWorkplace Competencies within Engineering ProgramsBetul Bilgin (Clinical Associate Professor) Betul Bilgin is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Betul received her M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University. Betul’s interests include engineering education, team- based learning, and biotechnology.James W Pellegrino (Professor)Cody Wade MischelLewis E Wedgewood
solvecomplex problems that mimic problems encountered in real-life applications [7]. PBL has provedto improve innovation [8], metacognition [9], engagement and meaningfulness [10], [11]. Inaddition, it encourages design thinking [12] as well as curriculum integration [13], [14]. PBLhelps students learn by applying the learned knowledge rather than memorizing it [15] and isrecommended as an effective teaching and learning method in engineering economy courses[16].On the other hand, simulated and immersive environments, such as virtual reality (VR), insertthe user into a virtual world with which the user can interact [17]. Several studies haveinvestigated the effectiveness of immersive technologies in engineering education [18].Immersive technologies
design factors might be mosteffective. Furthermore, are different instructional practices needed to attend to the needs ofnovice versus senior students? Our work here seeks to progress our understanding of the answers to these questions thatour previous research [3], [4], [17] initiated. In the next section, we will describe our approach toincorporating a set of predetermined factors for effective flipped instruction into two (anintroductory and an advanced courses) curriculums, the evaluation of these factors’ efficacy forstudent learning and engagement, and the proposal of several considerations for differentiatedinstruction across the two contexts. ApproachResearch Methods The
core courses [8]. This poster reports on initial efforts of a two-yearresearch study to utilize mobile technologies and a technology-enhanced curriculum to improvestudent engagement and learning in STEM undergraduate courses. This (work in progress) posterdescribes a quasi-experimental mixed methods study on implementing mobile devices (iPad andPencil) and a technology-enhanced curriculum in an undergraduate thermal-fluids engineeringcourse, a foundational engineering class. Research has indicated that engineering students’performance in foundational courses is a predictor of future academic success [9].The technology-enhanced curriculum will be fully integrated in the thermal-fluids course todeliver content and to facilitate student
by these infections.Future DirectionsRobert McGinn identifies the fundamental ethical responsibilities for engineers to not causeharm, to try to prevent harm, to try to alert and inform about risks, and finally to serve legitimateinterests of employers or clients [14]. Students must receive regular and active education onbuilding an ethical toolbox that prepares them for bioengineering with a diverse set ofstakeholders in mind. As students continue their capstone design projects, they will interview astakeholder to share their preliminary designs and update their analyses from the fall semester.Future work will reexamine students’ definitions of bioethical principles and ethical decisionmaking as an integrated element of the design-build
supportive environment where role models and mentors foster can-do attitudestowards STEM. The WINS program is free. After a first-year curriculum in 9th grade, paidinternships with mentoring STEM professionals or other employment such as working asexplainers on the Museum floor are available to WINS enrollees in 10th-12th grades. EngWINSis an NSF funded project to expand WINS into the field of engineering and help train mentors toincrease the number of young women, especially Black and Latinx women going into the STEMfield.Program OverviewThere are two main components to the EngWINS project: the curriculum and the mentor trainingand experiences. Curriculum: Beginning in the summer before 9th grade, WINS students arewelcomed into the program for an
Paper ID #38001An Engineering Course as a Design ObjectNicholas D. Fila (Research Assistant Professor)Corey T Schimpf (Assistant Professor) Corey Schimpf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo, SUNY his lab focuses on engineering design, advancing research methods, and technology innovations to support learning in complex domains. Major research strands include: (1) analyzing how expertise develops in engineering design across the continuum from novice pre-college students to practicing engineers, (2) advancing engineering design research by integrating
that seeks to promote racial equity andincrease interest in computing careers by integrating elements of computing, music, social justice,and entrepreneurship. Centering around the song “Entrepreneur” by Pharrell Williams, studentsengage in lyrical analysis to extract and explore themes of social justice using the OUTKASTImagination framework. Students then engage with musical concepts from a computingperspective and implement them using EarSketch, a web-based, learn-to-code through musicremixing platform developed at Georgia Tech. In this paper, we present a description of the YourVoice is Power Curriculum and results from an evaluation study. The curriculum overviewincludes a description of the content and activities, as well as a discussion
research aimed to explore different pedagogical methods for integrating software intoengineering courses. This is a follow-up study to a preliminary study that was conducted duringthe previous semester on a quality control course. The preliminary study implemented twopedagogical methods: a traditional Instructor-Guided method and an active-learning Think-Pair-Share method. The study resulted in no statistically significant differences between the twomethods. Therefore, for this study, we modified the traditional method, identified as ModifiedInstructor-Guided, and added two new active-learning methods, Flipped Classroom and Problem-Based Learning, in place of Think-Pair-Share. This study was conducted on an application focusedstatistics course
learning.”While LEAP students were always encouraged to participate in internships, only several studentsdid because internships did not offer credit and students had difficulty fitting them into theirschedules. In the last two years of the program, however, internships were integrated into theacademic curriculum as an elective course for all four degree programs. This action was taken toemphasize the importance of internships and to encourage student participation. Internships arenow required for scholarship recipients in UVU’s new S-STEM program. Faculty mentors willencourage S-STEM participants to plan for and carry out an internship, probably in their junioryear. Students will receive credit toward graduation. Most internships are paid at an
fashion, isentropic relations can be determined by integrating explicitlyequations (67) or (68). The resulting equation was presented earlier as equation (60): (γ m −1) / γ m T ⎛P⎞ =⎜ ⎟ T0 ⎜⎝ P0 ⎟⎠The mixture specific heat c p is the weighted average specific heats of vapor and carriergases. With the effective area ratio of a given nozzle from the calibration expressed byequation (61), the steady, one-dimensional equilibrium flow of an inviscid, thermallyperfect gas is described by the set of algebraic equations, equations (62), (64), (65), (66)and (68) where the integrals in equations (66) and (68
Calgary. In addition to designing and managing several residential, commercial, and hospitality projects, he also spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Arizona.Shahnaz J. Aly (OAA, Leed AP) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Rethinking the Student Learning Objectives in an Architectural Project-based CourseAbstract:Constant review of curriculums, courses, and teaching methods are needed to fill the gapbetween Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) education and practice. The waycourses are designed, delivered, and evaluated is crucial for students to form
Session T4A3 Challenge-Based Instruction in an Engineering Technical Elective Course Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Vanessa Svihla3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin AbstractThis paper presents the methodology and results of teaching an engineering technical electivecourse using a challenge-based approach. The challenges consisted of eight