write a literature review in the social sciences and engineering, how towrite a research publication, how to select a peer reviewed journal, where to look for funds fortheir research, how to write a research proposal, and science communication. For more see courseschedule in Table 1.Table 1: NRT capstone schedule spring 2021 Week Day Topic Lead M Welcome- interdisciplinary teams formed Engineering faculty 1 W Working in interdisciplinary teams- team goals Education faculty Working in interdisciplinary teams- Engineering faculty M 2 communication W Team work day M
, there are no required textbooks, and only a minimal number of lectures. Experts fromindustry, patent law and government agencies typically provide the lecture material. Studentsintegrate and apply knowledge from their major field of study toward a specific project.A number of biomedical engineering programs, like the University of Connecticut2 , have a fullyear of required senior design courses, here referred to as Design I and II. The major deliverablein Design I is a paper design with extensive modeling and computer analysis. Over the semester,students are introduced to a variety of subjects including working on teams, the design process,planning and scheduling, technical report writing, proposal writing, oral presentations, ethics indesign
. Theprogram content and products are designed to meet the needs of graduates entering the academy.Second, our goal is to develop a scalable model for working the pipeline issue nationally. Thepeer facilitated structure is cost-effective because it does not require institutional commitment offiscal or human resources. Third, engineering graduate students are more likely to participate ina program that has “face-validity.” Our program is product-oriented and designed to help prepareparticipants for the academic job search. Finally, the program reflects our commitment andenthusiasm for individual writing and peer review as an effective process for balancingindividual reflection and social learning.Our work has not been without challenges. For example
experiences for first year studentsa. By 1982, over 175 educators acrossthe country came together to discuss first-year seminars, and the following year the AnnualConference on the Freshman Year Experience was born. Today, an effective first-yearexperience has been identified as a high impact educational practice by the Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Although these experiences differ significantlyfrom university to university, ranging anywhere from a single course specifically taken in themajor itself, through more involved practices including live-learn communities, Kuh emphasizesthe most influential points of a first-year experience include a “strong emphasis on criticalinquiry, frequent writing, information literacy
Next stepsDuring the Spring 2023 semester, we continued to support students as they progress on theirprojects. As of May 2023, we conducted three workshops to support students as they work onone of their final products, writing and presenting an academic paper. The first workshop wasfocused on tools to organize the literature review, such as summary tables and synthesis matrices(cf. [18]). The second workshop revisited the Message Box [22] to help teams think of theiraudience for the academic paper, and also provided an opportunity for peer review, which allowsfor critique and revision of their work, the sixth feature of gold-standard PjBL [19]. The thirdworkshop focused on effectively presenting research via spoken presentations and posters
limitations.” College Teaching, Vol 60, No 4, p170-175 (2012).3 Castellanos, M., and Enszer, J. A. “Promoting metacognition through writing exercises in chemical engineering.”Proceedings of the 122nd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA (2015).4 Ohland, M. W., Loughry, M. L., Woehr, D. J., Finelli, C. J., Bullard, L. G., Felder, R. M., Layton, R. A.,Pomeranz, H. R., & Schmucker, D. G. “The comprehensive assessment of team member effectiveness: Developmentof a behaviorally anchored rating scale for self and peer evaluation.” Academy of Management Learning &Education, Vol 11, No 4, p 609-630 (2012).5 Brown, P. C., Roediger III, H. L., and McDaniel, M. A. “Make it stick: The science of successful learning.”Harvard University
of ● Outline of metacognitive ● Implement yourLearning videos (Teaching possible student activity (logistics, metacognitive activityExperiences: Metacognition to Help responses and identify content) - brainstorm list ● Write short review at theHomework Students Own and metacognition in those of other possibilities; completion of yourBefore Next Improve their Learning: responses focused description of implementationWorkshop Parts 1 and 2) and ● Watch pre-workshop activity showing ● Complete peer complete the provided video on assessing alignment
– The First ExperimentAs previously reported (Peterson, 2001) in the winter semester of 2000 I was assigned to teach agraduate seminar in engineering management for the first time. The course was an elective intwo overlapping master’s programs – one in industrial engineering and one in engineeringmanagement. The course was offered off-campus over a 12-week period. Each class was a threehour and twenty minute block that was to start at 6:00 PM. The catalog’s course description(Western Michigan University, 2000) of the course was as follows: “ISE 622 Industrial Supervision Seminar (3-0) 3 hrs An analysis of the writings, literature, and philosophy concerning line supervision and employee direction in manufacturing industries
stories pertaining to the curriculum to each other, the industry partners, and the VT-PEERS implementation team.Student Reflections: At the closing of all lessons and activities, students are asked to reflect onwhat they learned about the content and about engineering in general. Unfortunately, these oftenbecame rushed in many of the sessions. While an open-ended questions generally invite thegreatest variety of answers, we learned that it also provides difficulties in extracting answersfrom 6th grade students. Some of the challenges included the reading and writing level ofstudents, the time allotted for students to write their reflections, and the understanding of thereflection question itself. While some student answers showed a direct
Initiatives. After graduating in 2015, he joined the BEARS Lab (B&E Applied Research and Science) in the nuclear engineering program at the University of Florida as postdoctoral researcher where he investigated spent fuel storage and cancer treatment. Throughout his graduate and postdoctoral experiences he participated in teaching, student mentorship, and faculty development as an instructor and advocate for learning inno- vation. He joined the Temple University faculty in 2015, where he focuses on Engineering Entrepreneur- ship, Social Networking and Connections in Higher Education, Peer-to-Peer Mentorship, and Open and Inclusive Education.Pete Watkins, Temple University Pete Watkins is an Associate Director in
students in the U.S. come from developing and newlyindustrializing countries, most notably China2. Many students believe that the prestige of adegree from a foreign, especially an American, degree is greater than one from a local institution.Also, with the tremendous growth of U.S. companies setting up manufacturing facilities inChina, a technical degree from an American university is extremely desirable3.In the classroom, many performance studies have been completed. Oakland4 documents thatChinese students are more organized than American counterparts. Chinese students exhibithigher achievement in mathematics than their American counterparts. However, Turner5 foundthat aptitude in critical thinking skills is below their American peers
emails. Poor English writing skills were a commonly cited problem bygraders. There was a dramatic drop in the average grade and a very high standard deviation.The average grade for the peer-graded assignments was a 66.5% versus an 82.5% on the auto-graded assignments. A solution to increase the effectiveness of the peer-graded assessments wasnot adequately found therefore in the subsequent offerings of the course all six weeklyassessments were turned into automatically graded assignments. Thought was given to bringingthe peer assessments back for the campus-based mini-MOOC but the idea was dismissed in favorof the improved assignments that have taken their place.Planned assignments for the Spring 2014 mini-MOOC, and their respective percentage
peer editing, targeted computing grant proposal writing and career-life balance discussions including remote call-ins from faculty role models at other institutions.A faculty member from the Department of Biomedical Engineering was funded by a Connect grant todevelop a peer mentoring network. This project included addressing the challenges raised by thereviewers of a declined grant submission, leading to resubmission of this proposal. This wasaccomplished using an external mentor who provided guidance on designing effective experiments.This process enabled the grantee to broaden mentorship to other experts in their research area andsupported their professional development by establishing their research lab and assisting with becomingknown as a
Page 26.403.6primary faculty mentor who is closely related to that student’s field of study, and returning scholars serve as role models and mentors for the new scholars. The faculty mentors meet withtheir mentees at the beginning of each semester and as needed throughout the academic year. In addition to undergraduate mentoring, faculty peer-mentoring is also an important componentof the program. The faculty mentors for the MAX program consist of a mix of professors,associate professors and pre-tenure assistant professors. The weekly planning meetings are usedfor continuous improvement of the MAX program, but they also provide an outlet for peer-mentoring and building community amongst the MAX faculty. Topics such as academic writing
artificial intelligence titled ”Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Double- Edged Sword,” which was given at the World Engineering Education Forum & Global Engineering Dean’s Council in October 2023. His work demonstrates his keen interest in cutting-edge technology, engineering solutions, and a passion for DEI topics. In addition to his academic pursuits, Kevin has gained valuable experience through various internships and work roles. He served as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Jacobs, where he contributed to HVAC and MEP design projects, created energy models using HAP, and performed essential calculations for mechanical equipment selection. His involvement in report writing summarizing ultrasonic pipe testing
Paper ID #11936Improving Engineering-Student Presentation Abilities with Theatre ExercisesMr. John W. Brocato, Mississippi State University John Brocato is the coordinator of the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in the Bagley Col- lege of Engineering at Mississippi State University, where he teaches technical communication and pro- vides writing/presenting-related support to the entire college. He is the LEES Division Program Chair- Elect as well as the Campus Representative Coordinator for ASEE’s Southeastern Section.Mrs. Amy Barton, Mississippi State University Amy Barton (M.A. in English from Mississippi State
Content Analysis Guidebook. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne: SAGE, 2002.[20] M. W. Ohland, H. R. Pomeranz, and H. W. Feinstein, "The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: A New Peer Evaluation Instrument," in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL., 2006.[21] N. Kidd, T. Parry-Giles, S. Beebe, and W. Mello, "Measuring College Learning in Communication," in Improving Quality in American Higher Education: Learning Outcomes and Assessments for the 21st Century, ed: Jossey-Bass, 2016, p. 189.[22] C. Griffin, "Programs for Writing Across the Curriculum: A Report," College Composition and Communication, vol. 36, pp. 398-403
cohorts through a series ofproject-based learning (PBL) courses. Furthermore, this attempt is enhanced by the introductionof incentives that encourage student involvement in undergraduate research as well as on-campusengineering organizations. The specific focus of the mentorship is on student-studentrelationships in addition to the conventional faculty-student relationships. These relationshipsallow students to learn from each other since they are able to strongly relate to each other’sexperiences among their peer group. The mentoring model proposed in this paper formulates alearning community that allows the student to form a support group and a mechanism forpreventive intervention, as discussed in other studies on mentoring programs. Such
Simulation Trainings. Toanalyze students’ presentation skills improvement through the VR-activity, the authorsconducted peer evaluations for pre and post-activity presentations. Additionally, after the VRactivity, the authors conducted an exit survey, obtaining the students’ perception of theactivity. The data obtained from the different surveys and evaluations allowed the authors to(1) develop an ordered probit regression model to understand the influence of several factorssuch as academic level, gender, first-generation and international status; (2) identify themajor deficiencies in CM students' communication and presentation skills; and (3) assess theeffects of VR-based presentation simulations on CM students’ presentation skills. The
minority students in STEM related fields. The proposed modelspans the educational engineering spectrum, impacting high school students and teachers,undergraduate and graduate students through structured education, research and mentoringactivities. The main components of the present model are: 1) Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering (T3E) program 2) Peer Undergraduate Mentoring Program (PUMP) 3) Optimization Models for Engineering Research Class 4) Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Engineering Optimization 5) Speaker Seminar Series & Graduate School SeminarFirst, through the participation of high school teachers in the Teaching Teachers to TeachEngineering (T3E) program, teachers benefit by having a tested set of standards
justice and engineering with the aim of cultivating an inclusive and socially just engineering profession.Dr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityDr. Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University Qwo-Li Driskill is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. They hold a PhD in Rhetoric & Writing from Michigan State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Exploring Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Engineering UndergraduateExperiences through
sessions. Assessment is underway to ascertain optimum strategy in incorporating peer-mentoring.Student SupportEnrichment/Research workshop for pre-engineering students is offered every summer. Itis designed to reach out to engineering majors who are academically not prepared toenroll in the science and mathematics courses of engineering curriculum. The motivationis to strengthen students’ academic skills and therefore increasing the likelihood of theirretention in engineering.The five-week long workshop focused on improving students’ Physics, Chemistry andVisualization skills in an inquiry-based/active-learning environment. Upon completion ofeach module in the workshop, students were required to write reports about their subjectmatter. It
inkey capstone exercises, including a mid-semester, peer-based design review as well as a final symposium.This student engagement and undergraduate networking has far reaching benefits, as the studentsinvolved enrich their own experiences and become resources to pass information and critiques along toone another.Our plan for assessing this program and its students involves following the participating studentsthroughout the sophomore, junior and senior years. Students, at varied stages in the curriculum, alongwith their mentors and industry sponsors, will be interviewed to assess the effectiveness of theintroductory course and the influence of early exposure to the capstone experience on their capstoneprojects. Project performance will also be
majors and career fields. The factors that havebeen studied fall into three broad categories: individual attributes(17-20), environmentalconditions(7,21-28), and learning pedagogy(19,23,25,29-31). The academic and career experience forwomen in STEM has been characterized by isolation, a lack of mentors, and a shortage of rolemodels(26). Faculty and peer interactions have substantial influence on the satisfaction andretention of students(2,3,32). Specific faculty influences include the frequency of interaction withfaculty, the quality of teaching by faculty and TAs, and the availability of female faculty and TArole models. Peer interactions affect the classroom climate and influence women’s confidenceand sense of belonging(29). Peer interactions
succeed.Outside-of-class activities that involve online communication tools already familiar to studentslike social media, blogging, and video sharing platforms, are extra useful for breaking the ice andgetting students to know each other. Peer-created content is also useful for fostering community[2]; students can write a blog or post an instructional or response video on a shared drive that thewhole class has access to.Materials made by the professor, such as videos or notes, are more personal than third-partymaterials like textbooks or YouTube videos. Posting original content demonstrates acommitment on the part of the instructor and makes the class unique and memorable. Surveyshave shown that students use virtual office hours not just for content but
– essentially a time & motion study project during their first semester in the MFGE program, every student is on the same footing as none enter the program with prior experience. Whereas we used to assign groups randomly, we now use the rank in class method to motivate underperforming students and give them one final chance to demonstrate subject mastery. • Computer applications project – a project that requires students to develop an Excel spreadsheet to solve an assigned set of engineering problems, write a training & operations manual for the spreadsheet in Word, and present their efforts to their peers using PowerPoint. Because students in the computer applications class come from multiple
Engineering Education"Researchers conducting studies in engineering and science classrooms and laboratories havevalidated many of the techniques used in the learning model. Extensive use of a combination oflecturing, active learning exercises, collaborative learning exercises, and peer instruction is foundthroughout the learning model.The longitudinal study of engineering student performance and retention performed at NorthCarolina State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. In the study, acohort of students took five chemical engineering courses taught by the same instructor in fiveconsecutive semesters. There were more than 100 students in the cohort. For this study, thefocus was placed on analyzing: (i.) the success
most comprehensive – it lacked peerinput for team members. The students may experience something on a daily basis thatmay not be observed in a meeting – missed deadlines, lack of contributions – all elementsthat should be included when grades are issued.In order to address this challenge, the capstone advisor implemented a self-gradingrequirement. Twice a semester, at the mid-point and end, students have to grade theirwork as well as their peers. During this self-evaluation, no rubrics are provided; thestudent is responsible for not only detailing their contribution, but also supporting theirgrade selection with prose and examples of their work.In order to quantify the team-grading structure and determine its efficacy, as well asidentify
can be accessed easily through the CATME®website [12] as the authors used the default set of questions.The qualitative data in this paper consists of open-ended responses provided by students in their peerevaluations. As part of these evaluations, students are expected to complete peer-to-peer comments, inwhich they provide comments to each teammate, as well as write comments about themselves [14]. Theinstructor then releases these comments so that they are visible to the entire team via CATME®.This paper looks at the peer-to-peer comments submitted by students as part of their third peer evaluationassignment, completed at the end of the semester. Data analysis consisted of open coding, in whichcodes and categories emerged from the data [15
this approach), the students are asked to summarize the described technology orscientific advance, using peer-reviewed sources to verify the claims made within the newsarticle. Potential sources for these news articles are given to the students as a primer to thisexercise, but the selection process is entirely student-driven, allowing the students to exploretopics they personally find interesting rather than having instructors dictate appropriate topics. Page 26.1755.2Depending on the course and /or instructor, the “mini” approach and specifics vary. We reporthere on three variations on the “mini project” theme in courses that range from the