their studio course the same term. In thestudio course, students were asked to design a facade for an existing residence building oncampus. The students then had to use their mechanics knowledge and design a canopy for theentrance of the building that also integrated with the design of their facade. The objective was toallow them to see the feasibility of their designs. This project gave students the opportunity topractice design that is aesthetically pleasing but also structurally feasible. Thus, emphasizing thatthey cannot design abstractly without considering the structural integrity of their designs.The comments from the students in the end of term evaluation highlighted that despite projectsof this scale being enjoyable and beneficial to
. Not only do these practices help to support a strong foundation for educational action research studies, they also serve as a foundation for an educational culture within which transformative learning can occur. 2. Experiential design courses should be used to teach integrated skills, and also these courses should be extended throughout the curriculum in a way that allows for maximum scaffolding, possibly beginning as early as the freshman year in some form. 3. More broadly, experiential opportunities should be developed that complement engineering programs and empower students to build integrated practical and professional/interpersonal skills, to participate in an inclusive, supportive engineering
National and Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process: The Significance ofthe Danish CaseThe Bologna Process was initiated through a 1999 ministerial meeting involving the educationministers of 29 European countries. While expectations of professional labor mobilityaccompanied the Treaty of Maastricht, given the financial and monetary-policy orientation of theearly conversations about European integration, an explicit focus on higher education andworkforce development was absent from these conversations. The main concern behind Bolognawas that European universities, despite their reputation, were not producing the quantity orquality of graduates necessary for Europe to “succeed” in the global economy.2Following the general logic of economic
AbstractIn this research paper, we explore student responses to Utility Value Interventions in staticscourses. Introductory engineering mechanics courses (e.g., statics, dynamics) are critical pointswithin a curriculum, and student performance in these courses can have a strong influence onfuture success. And while these courses are often thought of as “weed out” courses, the ubiquityof these courses for engineers is what makes them an important place for students to develop themotivation to persist through their engineering education. One particularly promising tool for thisdevelopment has been Utility Value Interventions (UVIs) in which students are given opportunitiesto reflect on how their coursework aligns with their lives through short writing
manufacturing, biomechanics, and other areas.Therefore, undergraduate BME students need intensive practical training on biomedical toolsand equipment to adequately prepare them for industrial careers. It is expected that upongraduation, most students would seek opportunities in industry [1]. Laboratories offer therequired real-world experience that is reported to significantly impact students’ learningexperience when integrated into the engineering curriculum [2].However, the use of physical laboratories comes with high monetary implications forinstitutions in terms of equipment acquisition, equipment maintenance, and staffingrequirements, especially in a rapidly evolving field like BME. Despite these challenges, thereremains an increasing industrial
human conduct. ISLO 5: Quantitative Literacy A "habit of mind," competency, and comfort in working with numerical data. ISLO 6: Integrative Learning An understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co- curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizing and transferring learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus.It was already been stated that Department of Engineering Technology at SSU offers CivilEngineering Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology programs, which are
Paper ID #41826Work in Progress: Transformation Course-Based Undergraduate ResearchExperience (T-CURE)Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education.EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma Associate Professor in Sciences and Mathematics, and Director of ACCESS in STEM, an NSF S-STEM supported program that supports students in natural science, mathematics, and engineering at UW Tacoma.Dr. Emese
Time learning adventure, users become participants in an interactive onlinegraphic novel that is integrated with video and an online game. This transmedia approach makesinteractive IE engineering narratives more immersive and emotionally engaging.It is important to note that the Talk to Me novel and associated learning adventures are allavailable for free on the TMW website. Because it can be accessed by everyone, TMW addressesconcerns about the shift toward transmedia resources widening the digital divide between richand poor adolescents.29,30V. Overview of the Through My Window Learning EnvironmentThrough My Window has a variety of elements that can be combined in different waysdepending upon teacher needs. It includes the following
challenges international students experience in the U.S., counseling of student-athlete populations, and experiences of student vet- erans in higher education. She serves as a Research Assistant at UNC Charlotte as part of an Office of Naval Research grant supporting student veterans and engineering curriculum innovation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Gendered Experience of Engineering Knowledge in Military Technology ClassAbstractInformed by social-constructivist and standpoint feminist theories, this ethnographic case studyexplored how male and female students evaluated the value, relevance, and
significant number of students fail to maintain crucial mathematical skills,impacting their success in physics. Notably, concerns have arisen from engineering majors whoexpress displeasure in being required to take math classes as part of the engineering curriculum.While math and engineering professors may find this objectionable, it is a reasonable concern,given that mathematics is often taught as an abstract discipline, and students need to grasp itsrelevance to their future roles as engineers.To address this issue, we have initiated the development of an Integrated Curriculum, startingwith two pairs of courses: MATH 140 (Calculus with Analytic Geometry I) paired with PHYS211 (General Physics: Mechanics), and PHYS 212 (General Physics: Electricity
involvement ofstudents from marginalized groups. Cooperative class environments are also perceived as“warmer” by students, which contributes to positive outcomes in a host of learning outcomes (likepersistence in STEM after graduation), especially for female engineers [35, 39]. Finally, reflectivelearning can be an important contributor to leadership development as it leads to interdependencewith others [39, 42]; connecting leadership experiences to coursework can deliberately engagestudent in reflective learning on their experiences.The curriculum is only one of two aspects of students’ college experience that influence theirdevleopment. The co-curriculum, such as participation in Greek life, athletics, internships, on-campus employment, or
education. Opportunities to participate inargumentation and its analysis could become an essential component of learning and masteringthe engineering design process. Moreover, integrating argumentation into engineering degreeprograms has clear advantages for producing desired student outcomes, such as the ability todesign a system with respect to relevant constraints and criteria. These assertions are explored indetail below.Future ResearchAs stated, there is currently little research around arguments and argumentation in engineeringspaces; our systematic review identified only 11 peer-reviewed articles that use a clearly definedframework to assess products of engineering-based argumentation. Those that exist put forth, orborrow from, frameworks
Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, focuses on advancing written, visual, and verbal communication skills. Her research centers on affect theory and its application to technical communication, specifically information design. Jill studies how to enhance the effectiveness of pedagogical documents by incorporating principles from affect theory. Through her work, she aims to empower students, fostering an environment where they actively shape their communication interactions, including teamwork and ethical discussions. By integrating these principles, she goes beyond traditional methods, ensuring that students not only learn but also take an active role in shaping their communication experiences.Christian Sims, Georgia
funded MIST Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a regional and chapter chairman of IEEE, SME, and ASEE, and as a session chair and as a member of scientific and
Paper ID #43999Research on Engineering Ethics Education in China’s Science and EngineeringUniversitiesDr. Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology I am an associate professor from the Institute of Higher Education, East China University of Science and Technology. I got a Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in 2014. My research interest includes: engineering eduction research, university-industry collaboration.Xinru Li ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Research on Engineering Ethics Education in China’s Science and Engineering
Hoffer, “Introduction,” in Cultivating STEM identities. Strengthening student and teacher mindsets in math and science, 2016, p. 19.[43] H. B. Carlone and A. Johnson, “Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens,” J. Res. Sci. Teach., vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 1187–1218, Oct. 2007, doi: 10.1002/tea.20237.[44] R. Dou and H. Cian, “Constructing STEM identity: An expanded structural model for STEM identity research,” J. Res. Sci. Teach., vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 458–490, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1002/tea.21734.[45] S.-C. Fan and K.-C. Yu, “How an integrative STEM curriculum can benefit students in engineering design practices,” Int. J. Technol. Des. Educ., vol. 27
], [12]. Walther et al. [2] presented a model of empathy in theengineering context with three core dimensions of empathy as a skill, practice orientation, and“professional way of being”. In professional engineering contexts empathy and other related softskills are necessary for productive teamwork, communication to funders and investors, beingprofessionally ethical, and generally meeting the requirements for being a licenced professionalengineer [13], [14], [15].A need to build and integrate empathy in a professional context is not unique to engineering,many professions foster and embed empathy instruction within the curriculum, such as socialwork [16], nursing [17], teaching [18], where processes are relatively well established at thecurricular
to focus on women in computing, in which sheexplored what caused women and other marginalized groups to pursue careers in programmingand software engineering. She described how she derived personal and professional meaningfrom her research: “I think it's a[n] interesting blend of, what you said, personal and research stuff…. I like to do outreach activities…. It's fulfilling and it makes me excited about, okay, I'm here to do research, and I'm going to encourage the next wave of people to do the same.” - AngelAs a result of this integration, Angel reported strong, permanent identification as an engineer, inspite of multiple sources of social pressure to do otherwise: “I do see myself as an engineer…. Alot of people in
Paper ID #34091Studying the Impact of Humanitarian Engineering Projects on StudentProfessional Formation and Views of Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Dr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She graduated from Lipscomb University with her Bachelors degree before completing her Doctoral Degree at Vanderbilt. Upon completing her research at Vanderbilt, she joined the faculty at her alma mater where she has focused on thermal-fluids topics in teaching and
Paper ID #14832Development and Implementation of Problem-based Chemistry Experimentsfor Engineering Students in a Multi-disciplinary CourseDr. Tiffany L. Hesser, University of New Haven Tiffany Hesser is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering and Applied Science Education Department and the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department at the University of New Haven. With an M.S. in science education and an Ed.D. in educational leadership, her research efforts have been concentrated on technology integration, student learning with a strong focus on under-prepared student populations, and classroom design. She is the course
., S.A. Brownell, and A.T. Dale, The wicked problems in sustainable engineering (WPSE) initiative: Pilot results of a cross-institutional project-based course offering in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2014: Indianapolis, IN.12. Matthews, D.H., Far-post assessment of a sustainability engineering high school outreach program, in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2011: Vancouver, BC.13. Sattler, M.L., V.C.P. Chen, B.H. Dennis, S.P. Mattingly, K. Rogers, Y. Pearson Weatherton, M. Rani, and K. Kositkanawuth, Integrating sustainability across the curriculum: Engineering sustainable engineers, in American Society for
experience, comprising curricularexperiences, classroom experiences, and out-of-class experiences [21]. Curricular experiencesencompass students’ unique coursework patterns, their choice of an academic major, the extentof their integration into the field, and their participation in additional academic experienceswithin the general or major field curriculum. (e.g., internships, cooperative education, studyabroad). Classroom experiences include, among other things, types of teaching methodsstudents experience in their classrooms. Finally, students’ out-of-class experiences which includestudents’ living arrangements during school, their level of engagement in co-curricular activities,study hours, family and work commitments, and the support they
supporting institutional goals for diversity and inclusion can be bothdirect and indirect, depending on parent institution’s structure and mission. Support is directwhere academic libraries are integral to the strategic goals for research and teaching—twostrategic goals that are easily quantifiable and universal aspects. Academic libraries canarticulate direct support through collection development, reference, and instruction. Selectingmaterials is in the purview of subject area liaisons—who are engaged in reference and instructionas well—whose commitment to diversity and inclusion may vary by institution, department, orthe particular faculty requesting such materials. In addition to supporting the curriculum throughthe selection of culturally
some job candidates have a basicknowledge of lean manufacturing techniques, few realize how environmental wastes andpollution prevention relate to lean initiatives. Based on a request from an automotivemanufacturing partner, Tennessee Technological University is taking a lead in filling thisknowledge gap and meeting these demands by incorporating manufacturing sustainabilityconcepts into the classroom. Meeting manufacturing sustainability goals requires acommitment to incorporate green manufacturing knowledge in the day-to-day activities of allmanufacturing professionals, not just executives, managers, or process engineers. Integratingthese course materials into the proposed PSM-Manufacturing Sustainability curriculum willhelp build our state
profession. The challenge for many engineering education programs ishow to include this global dimension in the curriculum. The most common and traditionalapproach is study abroad programs, however, a limited number of students can afford themdue to financial and other reasons. Thus, universities try to find other opportunities for the so-called ‘internationalization at home’3 e.g. cross-cultural communication trainings2. Acomparative analysis of the engineering curricula at the US and Russian leading researchuniversities shows that only few of them succeed in developing a global mindset of theirgraduates. This process requires a new generation of faculty who are globally engagedthemselves13.An approach described in our previous paper16 focuses of
,interdisciplinary community where the contributions of non-academic educators are not onlyrecognized but also integral to the organization's evolution. This change would lead to morepractical applications of research, greater diversity in perspectives and expertise, and a moreprofound impact on the engineering education landscape. Meagan Pollock: "We should be an organization of practitioners who might also do other things like research... One of my greatest joys is turning research into practice... If ASEE were more inclusive... I would feel more valued, included, and affirmed for my contributions." Sreyoshi Bhaduri: "I’d expect to see increased collaboration, more research, potentially more money/funding... behavioral economists or IO
courses'competitive nature.Engagement is one of the main factors that can be used to predict academic success. An engagedstudent is more likely to have short-term goals such as an intention to participate in an internshipprogram or long-term goals such as intentions to pursue graduate studies or move into the technicalworkforce. Tutoring sessions, field trips, and research projects have been introduced to theundergraduate engineering student's curriculum ostensibly to increase engagement. Peerdiscussions in undergraduate courses have helped develop the personal and social skills to thrivein an engineering major. Peer discussions seem to enhance student learning compared with coursesthat do not allow peer discussions [2]. Capstone projects serve as a great
, and facilities layout. Before joining to SIUE he worked at Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System project coordinator for RIT’s integrated circuit factory. He is a senior member of IIE and SME, and a member of ASEE, Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Dr. Hasan Sevim obtained his B.S. degree in mining engineering in 1974 from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity, Turkey. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1978 and 1984, respectively, from Columbia University, New York. In 1984, he joined the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale as an assistant professor in the
ID #34553Melissa Shuey is an incoming Ph.D. student in Science and Technology Studies, at Virginia Tech (Blacks-burg, VA). She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy,NY) with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. Under the direction of Dr. Atsushi Akera andDr. Alan Cheville, she has worked as an undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research assistant on twoNSF-sponsored studies. Her current research is on documenting the student experience as educationaltechnologies are integrated into engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Situating Engineering Education in a World Impacted by COVID
key questionis whether the SMEs are ready for this change to take place?The fourth industrial revolution provides an opportunity for innovation, growth, and competition;but there are risks for some organizations, as the roadmap to Industry 4.0 is filled with differentchallenges. According to a survey conducted by McKinsey, about 50% of the US Enterpriseshave made little or no progress towards the adoption of Industry 4.0 16. Companies are worriedabout their ability to integrate the new technology with the existing one, and about the long-termimpact these machines will have on their organization. One of the major implementation barriersnoted by many executives in the survey was lack of skilled professionals. The other alternativewas to partner