. Students might resent us for having them do more work and that is alrightbecause it will take time for them to develop the skill and it is hard to see its benefits right away.Along the way some encouragement helps keep students motivated. Collaboration betweeninstructors is also important for consistency and permanency of the skill, so it is favorable if thestudents are using similar layouts throughout their program. The author is planing to collect follow-up feedback form the same students before theygraduate. Starting this new academic year, the author is also using the Force Concept Inventory9to assess students’ learning more quantitatively.1. S. Bonham, R. Beichner, and D. Deardorff, “Online homework: Does it make a difference?”, The
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, creating a norm of all students keeping up with thepace of the class. Each of the six tables features a ‘go / no-go’ block that is red on one side andgreen on the other, with green indicating that all students at that table have completed the task(s)and are ready to move on. These blocks allow the instructor and any students who havecompleted the task to easily identify students who may need assistance.To accommodate this type of instructional arrangement, classes meet for longer periods of time(equal to the combined total of lecture plus lab hours allotted per week when those are taught asseparate classes in different rooms on different days and usually taught by different people).These longer class periods are assembled to align with university
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identitydevelopment as engineers?Literature Review: Students’ Involvement in Outreach Programs Engineering students’ desire to be involved in outreach. A sense of purpose is amotivating factor that describes an individual’s goal(s) for their actions [5] . Students may be 4attracted to organizations that convey values aligned with their personal and professional goals [6-9] . For some students the messages that engineering outreach programs convey, such as theapplication of engineering to solving the world’s problems [10], the need for diversity amongengineers [11] and the fact that engineering involves problem solving, [12] are congruent with theirown
differencesbetween transfer student experiences within the same institution, particularly between verticaland lateral transfer students. These results indicate that institutions cannot view all transferstudents as having the same experience or requiring the same support. Fostering a welcomingculture, helping students build networks, providing access to institutional agents, and ensuringeasily accessible information are all ways that institutions can begin to improve the transferexperience.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1428502. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of
likeengineers and explicitly using the EDP has made the process of goal setting, intervention, andevaluation remarkably clear. The overall process and specific tools presented in this case studymay be easily extended to other institutions, whether or not they are presently exemplar withregards to undergraduate diversity.References1. Ohland MW, Brawner CE, Camacho MM, et al. Race, gender, and measures of success inengineering education. J Eng Educ. 2011;100(2):225.2. Hackett G, Betz NE, Casas JM, Rocha-Singh IA. Gender, ethnicity, and social cognitivefactors predicting the academic achievement of students in engineering. Journal of counselingPsychology. 1992;39(4):527.3. Valian V. Why so slow?: The advancement of women. MIT press; 1999.4. Cheryan S
among students, and to provide constructivesuggestions to curriculum design. Future comparisons of current findings and priorstudies that were performed in a North American or a European context will also helpdeepen our current understanding of engineering leadership in different culturalcontexts.Acknowledgement This research was supported by Chinese Ministry of Education, Humanities SocialScience Study Program (15YJC880147).Bibliography[1] Kumar, S. & Hsiao, J. K. (2007). Engineers learn ‘soft skills the hard way’: Planting a seed of leadership in engineering classes. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 7(1): 18-23.[2] National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Vision of Engineering in the New
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example, those shown in Figure 4for questions 5 and 10) and in the higher variance of responses for Civil Engineering versus Mechanical Engineeringrespondents (Table 5). Although the small N’s make it difficult to suggest other patterns with a degree of confidence, it was notedthat the Computer Science respondents were often underrepresented with respect to those who strongly agreed(positive formulation) or strongly disagreed (negative formulation) as suggested by the lack of 1’s in the responses.Electrical Engineering tended to have lower results overall compared to the rest of the population. Finally, all
classroom while also seeking the additional knowledge required to create a valuable endproduct for their client. Engineers are hired to create value for their employer, and if a studentonly knows how to follow a syllabus, then they will not be prepared to anticipate unknownopportunities to create value. Learning core engineering skills is the single most important part ofan engineering education, and by teaching an entrepreneurial mindset through programs thatreinforce these skills, we are better preparing the innovators of tomorrow.ReferencesBarrett, T. W., & Pizzico, M. C., & Levy, B., & Nagel, R. L., & Linsey, J. S., & Talley, K. G., &Forest, C. R., & Newstetter, W. C. (2015, June), A Review of University Maker Spaces
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Paper ID #20398Horizontal Integration of the Same Design Project in Multiple Structural En-gineering CoursesDr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an assistant professor of structural engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matt Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T then worked as a bridge designer at
learning. This research needs to continue in otherengineering courses, including upper-level undergraduate courses, to understand similarities anddifferences in this established framework.AcknowledgmentThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF EEC1227110). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography1. Zawojewski, J. S., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Bowman, K. J. (Eds.) (2008). Models and modeling in engineering education: designing experiences for all students. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. (change 10 to 1, add 1 up to 10 to all so would be 12)2
faculty members in the Department wanted to follow suit, and began their search for theright type of practitioners, to enrich the academic process by bringing the practice into the classroom. After Foundation Engineering was over, and the final course grade was out, a“questionnaire” was sent to those who enrolled in the class seeking their opinions, evaluations,and any comment(s) they may wish to offer. Twenty six out of a total of 30 students returned the“questionnaire” on time! The opinions expressed and comments made were, by and large,positive to say the least. After regrouping, and rephrasing to correct the English language; thecomments offered by the ex- students, could be summarized as follows: The adjunct was easy to approach
continuous improvement within the curriculum.III. BME Assessment Committee Evaluation, Results and DiscussionThe department’s Assessment Committee annually evaluates ABET Student Outcomeperformance from the prior year’s spring design course teams (BME 201, 301 and 400-402)using the team’s final report(s) and peer-evaluations. In brief, the Committee first calibrates itselfusing a randomly selected senior team by discussing any discrepancies in scores and theassessment process itself. Following the calibration exercise, the Committee Chair assignsreviewers to a random sampling of projects. At least two reviewers assess each project’sreport(s) and peer evaluations to the expectation of graduating seniors for all levels. In 2010, weestablished a rubric
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as combine two or more datasets, add or remove variable(s), transformnumerical data to categorical (or vice versa), create new variable and assign value, andconditionally-screen output data. An in-class test will be graded.Research Project and PresentationThe group project will be assigned to students during the fourth module of the curriculum. Eachproject team includes three students, and they will be either assigned a topic or propose theirinterested analytical research project. The objective of the project is to develop and answer anaviation-related question by using aviation databases and statistical software package(s). Theteam will develop a research question, a methodology, data collection plan, and analysis plan.Ideally, the project
, first to the end of 2016, and then into the2017 spring semester. During this time, one additional research group was added.Program AssessmentWhether in clinical or research settings, the literature notes the difficulties librarians haveencountered when trying to evaluate the impact of embedded librarian services. Previous reviewsof clinical librarian services have discussed the challenge of identifying direct impacts,suggesting that forming casual links between information services and impacts on majoroutcomes such as improved patient care is “difficult if not impossible.”52 However, Brettle etal.’s systematic review of the effectiveness of clinical librarian services concludes that clinicallibrarians have created a satisfactory service model
second choices, nearly a fourth of the students ranked it theirlast choice.A second question asked: When you do not understand a concept in one of your math, science orengineering courses, what reason(s) would cause you not to seek assistance? (For example: Areyou too busy? Are you uncomfortable in asking questions of the instructor? Do you figure it isan unimportant question?) The responses to this question were reviewed to find the frequencyof various themes. Table 2 collects the common themes and counts their frequency. A givenresponse from a student could contain multiple themes. Theme Counts Time / Too busy 16
Engineering Dean’s Office were critical partners inthis endeavor, offering counsel and support throughout the program’s planning andimplementation.References[1] S. Pneena and C. J. Romanowski. “A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in theWorkplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills.” Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 685-693, 2001.[2] National Commission on Writing. (September, 2004). Writing: A ticket to work...or a ticketout. A survey of business leaders. Available:http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/writingcom/writing-ticket-to-work.pdf.[3] Engineers Canada Accreditation Board. (2015). Accreditation Board Criteria and Procedures[online]. Available:https://engineerscanada.ca/sites/default/files
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energy systems to students for years to come.AcknowledgementThis work has been supported by the US Department of Education under the joint DHSIP Programwith the University of Texas at El Paso, PR/Award No.: P031S120131. The authors wish toexpress sincere gratitude for their financial support.Bibliography1. Wong, Y. H., Omilian, M., McCoy, S., and Mongillo, L., “Harvesting Energy Using Piezoelectric System: Applied to Roadways,” Senior Design Project, Drexel University, MET – 423 – 601, 2015 – 2016.2. E. Weaver, "An Affordable Plan to Cut Down Power Plant Pollution," Environment Building News, 2012. [Online]. Available: http://www2.buildinggreen.com.ezproxy2.library.drexel.edu/article/affordable-plan-cut- power-plant-pollution
both air and ground. His team deployed a bomb finding robot named the LynchBot to Iraq late in 2004 and then again in 2006 deployed about a dozen more improved LynchBots to Iraq. His team also assisted in the deployment of 84 TACMAV systems in 2005. Around that time he volunteered as a science advisor and worked at the Rapid Equipping Force during the summer of 2005 where he was exposed to a number of unmanned systems technologies. His initial group composed of about 6 S&T grew to nearly 30 between 2003 and 2010 as he transitioned from a Branch head to an acting Division Chief. In 2010-2012 he again was selected to teach Mathematics at the United States Military Academy West Point. Upon returning to ARL’s
energy demandburden as they are available through more defined communications, rather than have to operateat pre-determined values. The complexity of these levels was meant to match the expertise of the high school studentsattending the lessons. Smart Grid and Micro-Grid were both highly collaborative lessons withinteraction amongst all parties to promote self-discovery of the system in discussion.Assessment The Young Scholar’s group knowledge and experience gains were observed in several areasincluding science self-efficacy, science understanding, sense of inclusion, and energy beliefs,knowledge, and behavior. (Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE). (n.d.),DeWaters,J. Quaqish, B.,Graham, M., & Powers, S. (2013). Riggs, I.M
-disciplinarycollaboration which is new in China but necessary in order to allow students combine theirprofessional knowledge with the writing skill they obtained. This paper represents as an initial investigation to improve Technical Writing in China. Itcalls for changes in policy and infrastructure to implement Technical Writing-related courses inEnglish and Chinese. An assessment program will be developed shortly afterward to evaluate theoutcome of the proposed changes.References:1. Alred, Gerald J. (2015). The Handbook of Technical Writing, 11th Edition, by Bedford/St.Martin's.2. Purdue OWL (2013). “Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) and Lower Order Concerns (LOCs)”,Purdue Online Writing Lab. (https;//owl.english.purdue.edu/)3. Krauss, R. and McGee, S. J
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2014 Colorado State University College ofEngineering has been involved with the first United States The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)based pilot of the Engineers Without Borders Australia [1] require engineers who are defined by theirglobal design challenge (EWB Challenge). The EWB intersectionality, that is, engineers who are technicallyChallenge is a series of design challenges in different competent in their field(s) of engineering but also have thetechnical areas, created in cooperation with a local global and professional skills to be able to practicecommunity and non-government organization in a engineering outside their native context and culture.different