of about 170 pages. Auburn team was graded by Auburn teacher and vice versa.The University of Plymouth’s interest in the project Students from Mechanical Engineering and related fields at the University of Plymouth(UP), UK, have for many years done team-based design projects in their final stage (years 3-4)design module in order to: • Develop group working skills ( team sizes are normally 6-8 students) • Gain an understanding of how graduate engineers work and to gain this experience; team chairperson and secretary are elected • Enable students integrate different fields of their undergraduate studies e.g., fluids, manufacturing, business etc. This is a requirement of the British accrediting professional
Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces.Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses. He also teaches a senior design class in a collaborative effort at UNC and Duke University. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Kevin Caves, Duke University Kevin Caves is an Instructor in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University and a Clinical
MarylandEastern Shore, received funding for an National Science foundation (NSF) grant entitled,“Experiment Centric Based Engineering Curriculum for HBCUs”. The project advances aprocess which will create a sustainable “HBCU Engineering Network” that is focused on thedevelopment, implementation, and expansion of an Experiment centric-based instructionalpedagogy in engineering curricula used in these HBCUs. ASEE HBCU Content Paper 2The goal of the project is to increase the number of highly qualified and prepared AfricanAmerican engineers, and all students, to have a better understanding of technology and its role inSTEM education and the policy associated with it. Another key goal
production design, the impact of technology paired with active learning pedagogies on student learning, and effective strategies for increasing gender diversity in STEM disciplines.Prof. Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Jeanne Christman is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology. She holds a BS in Electrical En- gineering, an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning. Utilizing her educational background, her teaching specialty is digital and embedded system design and her research areas include engineering education culture, equity in engineering education
joined to BUET in 2011 as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department. In 2015, he has become an Assistant Professor in the same department of BUET. In 2016, he has joined to School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of WSU as a PhD student. From that time, he has been working as a Research Assistant. As a research assistant, he has been working to improve learn- ing/teaching methods in undergraduate engineering education along with his scientific research. He is currently working on drug delivery approach modeling for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Aminul Islam Khan is committed to excellence in teaching as well as research and always promotes a student-centered learning environment. He has a keen
. Page 23.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A GIS Based Laboratory in Transportation Engineering: Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Students’ LearningABSTRACTThe focus of this paper is to identify an exploratory model that links students’ performance in aGeographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory to students’ perceptions and beliefs related tothis experience. Self-efficacy, perceived motivation and perceived difficulty, were examined assignificant predictors of students’ performance outcomes. Structural equation modeling approachwas adopted in this study.The results indicate that both perceived motivation and perceived difficulty are significantpredictors for
evaluated in order to avoidoverburdening the students.The project introduced in this paper was offered first-year students in their second semester,with the aim to demonstrate to them a typical application of computational methods inengineering and to stimulate their motivation and basic interest in informatics andmathematics. Although fluid mechanics is not part of the curriculum in the first year of study,automotive engineering freshmen naturally show a strong interest in this topic. Concepts likeaerodynamic drag, uplift and downforce are often used in connection with vehicle design, andthe visual perception of the flow around an airfoil or an automobile fosters the students’comprehension of fluid dynamics. Visualization bridges the quantitative
Paper ID #25276Using Topological Data Analysis in Social Science Research: Unpacking De-cisions and Opportunities for a New MethodDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and
responsibilities effectively and had to sacrificelearning goals to some extent.Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) – Challenges and Solution Typically, the main difference between a pure engineering program versus an engineeringtechnology program lies in the courses' hands-on portion. Thus, almost every course has thelaboratory portion integrated in the course curriculum. Due to the stay-at-home order, theuniversity suspended face-to-face instruction and moved completely online for Spring 2020 andSummer 2020 semesters. This affected the ECET courses to the max due to the lab portions of thecourses. The university resort back to a hybrid model in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, where thelectures will be synchronous via zoom and labs
research and activities, CASEE has definedspecific and measurable outcomes to challenge itself and the engineering community to achieveits goal of excellence in engineering education by defining excellence of engineering educationin terms of its effectiveness, engagement and efficiency.Along with institutional goals as standards of excellence, research in engineering educationshows that an integral part of the process is providing the undergraduates with opportunities todevelop individual characteristics that will positively impact the students’ future career.Rugarcia et al.2 state that an integral part of the engineer profile is the development of three maincomponents: knowledge, skills, and attitudes that dictate the goals toward which students
. Undergraduate students takingthe course as an elective may have attended library workshops during previous classes atNortheastern University. There is a common course for all first years that includes a libraryworkshop; however, that program was not required for all sections when this cohort werefreshmen, so attendance likely varies from student to student. Those who did attend would havereceived an introduction to commonly used research databases in engineering and would havepracticed evaluating and citing sources as part of assignments for that course. Additionally,students likely received some instruction and practice for IL skills in other courses throughoutthe curriculum, including a writing intensive course in their major and an advanced
Idaho, and worked as an engineer in design offices and at construction sites.Dr. Michael B. Kelley P.E. P.E., Norwich University B.S.C.E., 1974, Norwich University M.S.C.E., 1976, (Environmental Engineering), Purdue University P.E., Commonwealth of Virginia, 1979 to present. Ph.D., 1996, (Environmental Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Colonel, US Army (Retired) 15 years of undergraduate teaching experience at the US Military Academy and Norwich University. Currently an Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, David Crawford School of Engineering, Norwich University.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov is an adjunct associate professor
students participated in various chemicalengineering related projects in the past three years along with eight nuclear engineering students.At conclusion of the research projects the students were asked to give feedback on their overallexperience in nuclear engineering department and on the particular projects. Here some ofstudent’s feedbacks are summarized that reflect the need to integrate some of the chemistry,chemical engineering and nuclear engineering topics in undergraduate education (1) The nuclear engineering undergraduates expressed strong interest in taking advanced chemistry courses in reaction kinetics as it helps them understand the chemical reactions and models. The current curriculum lacks higher chemistry
sophistication and interconnection. In this networked model, the traditional analysis, laboratory, and design components would be deeply interrelated: engineering knowledge remains central but is configured to include both technical and contextual knowledge; competencies of practice, laboratory, and design experiences are integrated into the whole, as are professionalism and ethics.”1 Page 14.900.2In addition, the merger of the two centers has provided the NCME the opportunity to expand notonly its scope, but also its mission. During its inception, the overarching goal of the NCME wasto provide curriculum materials and
Paper ID #34050Pilot: ”Success is a State Function”—Ways of Viewing Student SuccessRobert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University Robert Gammon-Pitman: PhD candidate in STEM education with a focus in engineering education. His research focuses on student success and how the meaning of success changes as the students matriculate and enter the profession. Dr. Lin Ding: Associate Professor in Department of Teaching & Learning. Dr. Ding has extensive expe- rience in discipline-based physics education research, including students’ conceptual learning, problem solving and scientific reasoning, curriculum development
project. One of the selling points forthis type of project is that rather than develop interesting but trivial engineering solutions thestudents can develop software to solve a real-world program and provide an invaluable tool forundergraduate education.For the project a group of students committed to the project as CSET curriculum requires ayearlong junior project. The team project will be to create user-friendly services and a GUI(Graphical User Interface) which will be able to control the entire work cell through MSRS.In keeping our work within MSRS and Solidworks we are able to utilize the projects from allthree teams of undergraduate students in building a complete and functional work cell withintegrated parts delivery system. The central
and competencies, which are necessary for candidatesapplying for accreditation or certification as Bachelor of Electrical Engineering through LLL-system (Life Long Learning). This proposal has been developed under the work of the ELLEIECERASMUS thematic network1 (Enhancing Lifelong Learning in Electrical and InformationEngineering), where the consortium composed of 60 European universities worked together onthe ELLEIEC-project.IntroductionGlobalization makes it necessary to cooperate on an international platform, which again requiresnew sets of engineering competencies and professional skills to enhance technology andinnovation as critical foundations to develop knowledge based technical societies and economies.Engineering education has a
, and students are involved in learning, there is greater studentachievement and retention within that college environment 1, 6, 8, 10, 2, 3.College students experience three major stages in their acclimation to college: separation,transition, and incorporation or integration 9. Academic and student support services need to befront-loaded because the research demonstrates a high attrition rate during the first year ofcollege. In order for students to be retained, they need to develop their skill competencies andconfidence in their ability to perform well academically. This can be done by: a) increasing thenumber of minority faculty members; b) establishing mentoring programs; c) assigning academicadvisers and support services counselors; d
possibilities.It is hoped that the illustrations that follow will serve as a guide and spur many new innovationsthat can help improve engineering education. Furthermore, the humorous and discussion-likestyle of this paper is intended to reflect how the various topics can be conveyed to the studentsduring the class.II. MechanicsThe 1997 movie “Independence Day” (ID4, Paramount Pictures) was chosen to be an integralpart of an introductory class for freshmen/sophomores of all majors. ID4 was chosen in partbecause of its “looseness” with the laws of nature and stunning visual effects that create a greatopportunity to leave a lasting and hopefully educational impression. As mentioned earlier, thereare numerous topics and sub-topics that can be explored using
undergraduate education.II. Current State and Attributes of MOOCsOver the last few years the MOOC market has been able to grow and take hold. Free educationalmaterials have been available through the internet for some time but the course created bySiemens in 2008, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, is considered the first MOOC.3 4 Atthe end of 2014, roughly 2,400 courses were available, reaching ~17 million students, doubling Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityfrom the year before due to an estimate growth rate of two new courses being offered each day.5The majority of English speaking courses at this time are provided by Coursera, Khan Academy,Udacity and edX. Miriada X in Spanish, FUN
-Light and John Ittelson are the authors of Documenting Learning with ePortfolios: A Guide for College Instructors (2011).Dr. Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) Ken Yasuhara was a research team member for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Educa- tion’s Academic Pathways Study (CAEE APS) and is currently a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT). His research and teaching interests include engineering design, major choice, and professional portfolios. He completed an A.B. in computer science at Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering at the University of Wash
, particularly on low-achievement students, who are led to believe that they lack ability and so are not able to learn.Therefore, it is urgent and important to find practical ways to improve assessment methods andutilize them to better serve students’ needs. The integration of instruction, learning andassessment should be emphasized.Fortunately there has been some active research regarding how formative assessments cansupport learning, improve outcomes and actualize the drive for lifelong learning. (Clark, 2012)These research are mainly carried out in disciplines such as English (Wei, 2010), Criminology(Gijbels, 2006), Medical curriculum (Weurlander 2012) or conducted with Primary andSecondary learners (McLaren 2012). Some inside classroom formative
valuesof engineering), the ways engineers see themselves, and the ways they perceive their roles asengineers. Further testing of the instrument in engineering student population is needed todevelop the final version of instrument.IntroductionAs a discipline evolves and matures from a rough, ambiguous territory toward an arena ofsystematic, reasoned inquiry, central intellectual issues come into focus. The discipline ofengineering education now faces such a time, as scholars, researchers, and practitioners aredevoting attention to creating categories for engineering education practices and engineeringeducation research, articulating methods and processes1. The Research Agenda for EngineeringEducation suggests that the area of engineering
specifically at the transformation of engineering educationto address these needs5,6.Engineering capstone design courses play an integral role in this effort. As a culminatingexperience for graduates, students apply their newly acquired knowledge and abilities topractical engineering problems. This experience allows them to make valuable connectionsbetween theory and practice, and serves as an excellent opportunity to develop criticalprofessional skills7,8. The value and significance of this course is highlighted by the inclusion ofCriterion 4, the professional component in ABET’s accreditation requirements, which states that“students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in amajor design experience based on the
Southwest preserve their historic buildings and culturaltraditions. “Save America’s Treasures,” a public and private consortium between the WhiteHouse Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, singledCornerstones out in a formal acknowledgment of its outstanding leadership in the field ofpreservation.Several years of prodigious planning and fund-raising efforts preceded the current preservationproject. Texas State Senator Eliot Shapleigh, an oversight committee integrated into the MissionTrail Organization, and others, have coordinated efforts with Cornerstones CommunityPartnerships; the City of Socorro, Texas; the Catholic Diocese of El Paso; the Parish of LasPurisma; the Socorro Independent School District; and the
“contextually based; that is, students must understand contextual nuances and makereferences and analyses accordingly”(p.10)33. They also encourage students to challenge theirown assumptions and to be open to the wide variety of perspectives and solutions that may be presented by their fellow classmates33. In engineering classrooms, case studies can help developstudents’ critical thinking skills by requiring students to integrate technical, ethical, and societalknowledge to address the problems presented in the case study36.Case studies as Cultural ProbesThe Articulating a Succinct Description method draws upon Cultural Probes, an idea firstemployed by Gaver and his colleagues as an experimental approach to design research thatcaptures insight into
Paper ID #45289Revisiting Assessment Tools Used to Measure the Impact of Summer ProgramInterventions on Perceptions and Interest in Engineering Among UnderrepresentedPre-College Students – A Work in ProgressZeynep Ambarkutuk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Zeynep Ambarkutuk is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology program at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include motivation, motivation interventions, and the effect of identity and culture on motivation and learning.Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Jesika is an accomplished graduate of Virginia Tech
for Public Service from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, and currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the K-12 and Pre-College Division of ASEE.Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth A. Parry is the secondary contributor to this paper. She is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM Curriculum, Coaching and Professional Development and the coordinator of K-20 STEM Partner- ship Development at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past fifteen years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents and pre- service and in service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and
Paper ID #25791Free-Writing with a TWIST: A Novel Strategy to Enhance Student Learningin PhysicsDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts ed- ucational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. One component of
Millam is a senior consultant, executive coach and educator with over 35 years of leadership experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors,developing the leadership capacity to create high performing organizations and facilitating leadership teams to do likewise. She has earned a reputation for her leadership with female leaders, coaching them to live into their greatest potential. She uses an integrated model that balances the inside-out and outside-in approach to developing leaders. She has earned graduate degrees in Educational Psychology, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Leadership. She is a published author of several articles and two books