provides in-depth study ofseveral ABET Program Criteria.2 West Point courses that have hands-on laboratory experiments are discussed in Section 3.3.3 Environmental Policy and Regulations are covered in almost every West Point course, to include: EV301, EV394(Hydrogeology & Hydraulic Design), EV396, EV397 (Air Pollution Engineering), EV401 (Physical & Chemical Treatment),EV402 (Biochemical Treatment), EV481 (Water Resource Planning and Design), EV488, and XS391.3.4. Majors Commands and Military Occupational Specialties Relevant to EnvironmentalEngineeringThe U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy have major commands directly responsible forthe design and execution of civil and environmental engineering works. More specifically, theU.S
effects of training engineering students on their publicwelfare responsibilities for how engineering professionals think about and plan to respond toethical dilemmas of engineering design.BackgroundEngineers’ Responsibilities to Public WelfareThe engineering profession holds social and sometimes legal monopolies on entire areas ofknowledge production and the design, development, and maintenance of ubiquitoussociotechnical systems. As a result, the profession holds accompanying responsibilities forupholding the health and safety of the public it serves [4, 5]. These responsibilities are mostclearly articulated in engineering codes of ethics [6]. For example, IEEE’s Code of Ethics reads: We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the
otherattendees and presenters, the importance of networking, and the ways in which an intentionalnetwork of support is meaningful as they further their pursuits in the field. • Balance personal obligations with education/career • Relearn the art of learning Academic & Industry Barriers • Stay current in the EmTech fields • Navigate through bias and lack of sensitivity toward diversity • Implement effective mentoring • Increase practical work opportunities Recommend Plan of Action
demographic if they are aware of their skills andexperiences. This paper presents some of the issues and concerns of active duty and veteranspursuing an engineering degree compared to their traditional student counterparts wheninstitutions pivot to alternative instructional delivery, specifically Hyflex.BackgroundIn spring 2020, COVID rapidly transformed higher education practices which, for manyinstitutions, resulted in the adoption of a Hyflex lecture model. Planning for fall 2020 began inApril. With unknown COVID restrictions and rules for fall 2020, The Citadel pursued a means toallow for simultaneous teaching face-to-face, synchronous learning for those available, andasynchronous learning options for those quarantined or not available for the
12 9395*Note: Course titles for each course number shown in Tables A1-A3 are listed below: • EV301: Environmental Science for Engineers and Scientists • EV394: Hydrogeology/Hydraulic Systems • EV396: Environmental Biological Systems • XS391: Principles and Applications of Environmental Chemistry • EV397: Air Pollution Engineering • EV401: Physical and Chemical Treatment • EV402: Biochemical Treatment • EV481: Water Resources Planning and Design • EV488: Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Remediation • EV490: Environmental Engineering Design • EV491: Advanced Environmental Engineering Design Table A2. Data collected from curriculum to evaluate sub-goal #2 of Grand Challenge #1
) professionaldevelopment budgets for teachers, probably also serve significant low-income and under-represented student populations. This creates a challenge for organizations like ASEE andvenues like the ASEE conference. Promoting a diverse and inclusive community of facultyparticipants will be complicated by the fact that so many educators lack access to funds forprofessional memberships, conference registrations, and/or travel costs.RecommendationsThe data from this survey can help faculty and educational leaders plan how to adapt courses andeducational programs to address emerging energy trends and to embed various new technologiesinto their curriculum. Engineering, engineering technology and energy education programs of alltypes would be wise to study the
information from a wide variety of sources to develop their own answer to a questionor to provide a solution to a problem that they have identified through their own research.[10]Checkpoints are in place to monitor students’ progress and to provide feedback. A topic ofinterest will be chosen and then research conducted looking into what others have done with thattopic of interest. Through that research, a hypothesis will be formulated, and then differentmethods, or experiments, will be planned to test that hypothesis. This project will involvereading research/scientific articles, and then applying their knowledge of physics, skills, andimagination, students build on these items and then propose something worth exploring further.The purpose of the
knowledge learned in class could beapplied in a "real life" or "daily" context. The authors interpret that the fact that studentsconstantly mention their personal environment is an indicator that they find a relationshipbetween the topics and their applicability or usefulness to their own context. This perceptionof students is a fundamental factor in the planning of similar activities. It should be noted thatthe bridge that served as an inspiration for this activity was being built very close to theCampus. The professors emphasized that the design, calculations and procedures that werebeing carried out were very similar to those that were being used in the real construction site.It can be noted that the activity has prevailed over traditional
-discipline and self-motivation from the students. When a student is not guided in his learning process and lacks discipline, he may not fully engage in the course content. To mitigate this difficulty a study plan may be designed for MATH 101 by setting well- defined daily tasks and weekly goals e.g., establishing a minimum number of modules to be completed per day or week. Since MATH 101 is an introductory course, it is essential to monitor the students periodically while keeping track of their progress. This task requires one or more teaching assistants depending on the group size, but the extra costs involved are worth it. To conclude the discussion, in future versions of MATH 101, we are interested in introducing some of the well-known
and environmental engineering disciplines, 33% were from otherengineering disciplines, 7% were from outside of engineering, and 24% did not specify adiscipline, but provided other data. This paper discusses the results from this study, presents areview of relevant current literature, and explains plans for future work.BackgroundMany faculty in civil engineering, and we suspect other engineering disciplines, became awareof learning styles theory through Richard Felder’s work [1, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Since 1999, over 1000faculty members in the civil engineering education community have been introduced to theconcept of learning styles as a result of their participation in the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering
program,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 142, no. 11, 2020. [7] E. Dolan and D. Johnson, “Toward a holistic view of undergraduate research experiences: An exploratory study of impact on graduate/postdoctoral mentors,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 487–500, 2009. [8] C. R. Madan, B. D. Teitge et al., “The benefits of undergraduate research: The student’s perspective,” The mentor: An academic advising journal, vol. 15, pp. 1–3, 2013. [9] J. C. Hearn, “Impacts of undergraduate experiences on aspirations and plans for graduate and professional education,” Research in Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 119–141, 1987.[10] S. H. Russell, M. P. Hancock, and J. McCullough, “Benefits of
to know each other. School life was discussed by many in the First Year Program. The results of conversation topics recorded by both Forbes [16] and Anderson [7] in industry mentorship programs show similar trends, with a significant portion of the conversations focused on getting to know the mentor/mentee or personal background, and other common topics including networking, the student’s career plans, and academics. The number of flags raised by mentors related to various issues are shown in Figure 5. The greatest number of flags raised by professional mentors in the Career Program were related to mentees difficulty finding internships and jobs. We know that this was a particularly acute problem during the Covid-19 pandemic. A
areultimately asked to evaluate the performance of the meter regarding the overall energy loss of themeter.IntroductionIn the field of engineering, it is important for students to understand the engineering paradigmthat moves from design, to simulations, and finally to physical testing. Simulations are animportant tool to initially evaluate a design since they are relatively low cost compared to lab orfield tests and facilitate quicker iteration [1]. The simulations can then be used to develop atesting plan that can be implemented in the laboratory to complete the evaluation of a design.Students must also be trained to recognize that simulations are not reality and thus experimentalresults might differ from simulation results. When results from a
survey measures that were revised or added for the ER2 project. For thosewishing to learn more about either of these two studies, we recommend previous papers thatdescribe our study designs and methods in much more detail [11], [17], [18].Figure 2. Expanded study design and research plan for follow-on ER2 research projectPart 1: Summary of Previous FindingsThe results summarized below are drawn from the first of the two aforementioned projects (CCESTEM), which used a longitudinal, mixed-methods study design to investigate studentperceptions of engineering ethics, social responsibility, and related concepts. In brief, theseresults center on repeat survey responses from students (namely, complete sets of three surveyresponses from n = 226 students
Production management Logistics Management Operations research Production Planning Manufacturing processes Industrial Engineering Issues Strategic management Strategic management Organizational Management English English I English II English III Information Technology Information systems management Information technology Own elaboration.According to the
. Theinstructor also invited students to use the rear part of the classroom so that they can use anyposture while not disrupting other students’ learning.An important consideration of implementing UDI is to facilitate and promote the learning ofneurodivergent populations. Student perceptions surveyed from the formative and summativeevaluations indicated that the re-design components were positively received by students. Theoverall goal of the re-design is to accommodate all kinds of neurodiversity through UDIprinciples assuming everyone has different learning styles, and continuous re-design effort isplanned with more data measurement and systematic research.The initial re-design procedure took one year; planning meeting and workshop in Spring 2020
is also Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming. She holds additional degrees from Middle East Technical University (B.S.), Bilkent University (M.S.), and University of Wyoming (M.S.). Dr. Bilen-Green’s primary teaching and research interest is in quality engineering and management of people systems. She served as lead investigator and director of the National Science Foundation funded ADVANCE FORWARD Institutional Transformation program and the ADVOCATE FORWARD PLAN-D partnership project. Dr. Bilen-Green formed, led, and/or served on various institutional committees including Commission of the Status of Women Faculty, Women with
Testing Concepts Through Customer Engagement 7 Adapting a Business to a Changing Climate 8 Cost of Production and Market Conditions COP 9 Role of Product in Value Creation 10 Determining Market Risks 11 Financing a Business 12 Defining and Protecting Intellectual Property IP Developing a Business Plan that Addresses 13 Stakeholder Interests, Market Potential and Economics Organizational, Professional and Behavioral Abbreviation
course and list of Modules is given in Table 1.Table 1. Course Outcomes (left) and Module listing (right) for a junior-level undergraduatecourse in software engineering securityCourse Outcomes ModulesDescribe key concepts in security fundamentals Module 0: Computer Networking ReviewAnalyze completeness and correctness of security Module 1: Overview of Computer Securityrequirements for a software systemApply appropriate verification and validation Module 2: Information Technology Security - Physical, Host,techniques to software and Basic Network securityConstruct a risk management plan for software Module 3: Security in the SDLC: Requirements and Standardsarchitecture
Computing (BPC), there have been efforts [4]to get those who are considered underrepresented in computing involved with computing. Due tothe growing computing workforce and noted job growth, there is a tremendous push for BPC. Ona national level, the National Science Foundation has established BPC specific research plans andgrants to encourage this kind of work[5]. In general, tech companies have also joined in on BPCefforts to get students of all ages interested in computing to increase the diversity of thecomputing pipeline. Higher education institutions play an essential role in preparing students forthe computing workforce. Therefore, addressing diversity at the higher ed level (as students arepreparing for the computing workforce) is necessary
the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts (5) an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives (7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies” (ABET, 2021).Engineering education researchers have also argued that professional skill development andexpertise are essential for the development of future engineers who are “highly innovative global‘problem solvers’” (Shuman et al., 2005). Recent research has also demonstrated that studentslearn these professional skills
planning information only and does not supersede requirements as stated in the university catalog (2020 -21 catalog).Courses that are offered in Fall ONLY or Spring ONLY are indicated by F or S, respectively. Figure 3: 2020-2021 Mechanical Engineering curriculum flow chart* Refer to the catalog for Humanities & Social Sciences courses needed to meet Goal 3 and 4 requirements.** A minimum grade of C is required in this course as a prerequisite for 1 or more subsequent required courses.*** ENGL 101, 279, & 289 are recommended courses to fulfill the General Education requirements. Other courses may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements. Students should consult the “GeneralEducation Requirem ents
actions,we need to access the prevalent mental models employed by actors in the STEM educationalecosystem and how these change over time. We will do this through examination of themetaphors and frames [33] used in the way we talk about education. There is ample evidencethat the words we use are indicators of our underlying ideas and processes (i.e., our mentalmodels) [16-23]. We are currently developing tools to track the metaphors or references peopleuse over time as an indicator of the change in mental models. To evaluate changes in mentalmodels, the project will analyze faculty reflections and action research plans for metaphors [34-37]. A survey is currently being developed to identify and track changes in actors’ mentalmodels.Asset-based
average score that rangesfrom 0 to 5. The tool generates a report that presents students with anonymous feedback from 9their peers. Students then use this report in developing an action plan to improve on theirstrengths and weaknesses. A team debrief session is held during one of the lab sessions.Goal Orientation:I used a one-item scale to assess students’ goal orientation. The item was added to the study’squestionnaire. Students were asked about which concerns were of more importance to them inchoosing courses- performance concerns or challenge-oriented learning concerns. The item ispart of a goal choice measure developed by Dweck (C. Dweck, 1999).Academic Success:Students’ academic success in the
criteria for students to be included in the study are: • First-time-in-college students (FTIC). This excludes students that transferred to the institution. • All students who had their first degree-granting-major as ME. This excludes students that switched into ME after beginning in a different major. • Black ME students. This excludes students of other races.We chose to include FTIC students as MIDFIELD includes more data for these students andthese students more closely follow the 4-year curriculum plan for engineering students. We alsoonly included students whose first degree-granting-major was ME.Students were then categorized according to the four potential outcomes. These outcomes areknown and mutually exclusive and
computer code so that it would answer a particular problem. 13. Completing computer programming assignments helped me methodically approach similar complex problems outside of computer programming. 14. Completing programming assignments helped my overall problem-solving skills in general.Part 3: Short Answer QuestionsFor the last set of questions, consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed yourperception of programming skills, specifically in regard to Senior Design (if applicable) andyour post-graduation plans. 1. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, what were your perceptions of computer programming skills during your undergraduate education? 2. What has been the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on your perceptions of
] were followed to ensure trustworthiness in data analysis. Prior todata analysis, all personally identifiable information was removed from the data. Credibility andtransparency were established as the authors met to resolve discrepancies in codingcompetencies. For example, the raw data from one participant stated the following competencyand definition: “time management, effectively organize and planning tasks to achieve a goal.”This data was coded as “time management” by one author and “achieving goals” by anotherauthor. To resolve this discrepancy, the authors discussed that “achieve a goal” only showed upin the definition to illustrate a positive outcome of time management, rather than illustrating theimportance of another competency. Thus
questions and a conclusion for the interview.Feedback and Piloting: Several sources of feedback were used to shape the interview protocol.Beyond the feedback from developing the interview collaboratively, the interview protocol wasshared with our broader research team to solicit feedback and ensure clarity in the plans. Thisconversation and our self-reflection were guided by a checklist adapted from [22, Table 4]. Wedid not pilot the interview with a separate population, but following the first interviews wedebriefed to reflect on whether the interview protocol was effective, whether participantresponses followed the topics we expect (i.e., that questions were clearly understood), andwhether any improvements needed to be made. Completing even the
cultivate STEM innovative talents, but also otherSTEM literacy to effectively teach and apply in practice and practical education [14],[15]. Yildirim and Sidekli [16] also emphasized in their research that STEM teachersneed quality and effective STEM education to improve their pedagogical knowledge,situational knowledge, 21st century skills knowledge and integrated knowledge, tomake them more competent at their jobs [17].As a new teaching method, STEM education needs new courses, professionaldevelopment and training plans which are suitable for the development of STEMpreservice teachers [3], [18]. Based on the characteristics of interdisciplinary,interesting, and integrated of STEM education, it is far from enough for STEM teachersto have a single
Data alsorequired largescale technological infrastructure such as motion detection systems, cameras, andlarge projectors. In this paper, we discuss the collaborative educational benefits and potentialdrawbacks of Andromeda in a typical classroom setting.2.2 WhiteBox LearningWhiteBox Learning is a software learning system that offers activitybased STEM assignmentsfor 6th to 12th grade science and preengineering classes [10]. Through WhiteBox Learning,students can research, design, analyze, simulate, and compete with classmates. Students canconstruct 3D renderings and print plans to physically construct their designs. This option letsstudents complete the engineering design process from research to end product. Figure 2. Example