2000students since its inception.Dr. Wickliff is blessed to work daily in the area of her passion – developing young professionals – in herrole at Texas A&M University. She is a Professor of Engineering Practice. At Texas A&M University,she has taught Capstone Senior Design, Statics & Dynamics, Engineering Ethics, Engineering Leadershipand Foundations of Engineering courses. She has also taught Project Management and Risk Managementcourses for the University of Phoenix.Dr. Wickliff has been honored with University of Houston’s Distinguished Young Engineering AlumniAward, the Black Engineer of the Year Career Achievement Award for New Emerging Leaders and fea-tured in several publications. She has presented keynote addresses, facilitated
, its progress beinghighlighted in the following sections. The CNC simulators to be developed and implementedduring this project will provide realistic operation, part programming and maintenanceenvironment at a fraction of the current cost. This will be done by using a real CNC hardware,therefore significantly lowering training costs. Industry-supplied and coordinated projects will beused in conjunction with capstone projects using collaborative student teams. The newly-equipped laboratories will be networked for cross-institutional use between Drexel Universityand affiliated community colleges. Figure 1 shows the overall architecture of the proposedcollaborative project involving web-enabled, advanced manufacturing systems over the Internet
National Science Foundation Grant Award # 1154398.References and Bibliography[1] 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections for 2012-22 [online]. Available: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecopro.pdf.[2] T. Estes, J. Finocchiaro, J. Blair, J. Robison, J. Dalme, M. Emana, L. Jenkins and E. Sobiesk, “A Capstone Design Project for Teaching Cybersecurity to Non-technical Users,” SIGITE 2016.[3] D. F. Whalen and M.C. Shelley, “Academic Success for STEM and Non-STEM Majors.” Journal of STEM Education, 2010.[4] B. W. Packard, J. L. Gagnon and A. Senas, “Avoiding unnecessary delays: Women and men navigating the community college transfer pathway in science, technical, engineering, and mathematics fields.” Community
important experience forthe participants. At first glance, not many applications were received, when compared to thenumber of expected participants (12). The compensation package was low. Finding corporationsor agencies willing to host an internship was difficult, and the MOU formalization process wasquite long. Formative evaluation of internship participants is critical to ensure students havesuccessful internships. Corporations A and D joined the Program for a first-round cohort. The program’s goal wasto hire six interns in year one, and six were hired. 17 applications were received for the first poolof applicants. The Department has approximately 600 majors, with 50 among them completingtheir capstone/senior project experience—who would
and Barnes 2009). When compared to writing code in atraditional programming assignment, the students that practiced the learning objectives within agame environment outperformed students who participated in the traditional assignment (Eagleand Barnes 2009).There are several ways to assess student progress towards learning goals. Traditional methodsinclude, but are not limited to, quizzes, papers, projects, reports, portfolios, exams, attitudesurveys, journal entries, and capstone design projects. However, entirely student-designed gamesas a method for assessing student learning is absent from the literature.This paper explores the use of student-developed board games as a method to assess studentmastery of construction and engineering
Paper ID #29345Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Physics: ThePIPELINE NetworkDr. Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society Dr. Crystal Bailey is the Head of Career Programs at the American Physical Society (APS) in College Park, MD. Crystal works on several projects which are geared towards marketing physics and physics career information to high school students, undergraduates, graduate students and physics professionals. Some of her principle projects include the Physics InSight slideshow, career events and workshops at APS annual and division meetings, the APS Job Board and Job Fairs, APS Webinars
manufacturing, communications and informationtechnology, defense and national security, energy, and health and medicine. While photonicsplays such an important role in enhancing the quality of our lives, higher education programs toprepare technicians to work in this area are few across the country. The existing programs do notproduce a sufficient number of graduates to fill the current and projected industry needs forphotonics technicians in our state and region as well as nationally2. Baker College has startedaddressing this gap by developing and introducing a two-year Photonics and Laser Technologyprogram, the only such program in our state. This initiative has received enthusiastic supportfrom the photonics industry in the state, and is also
Paper ID #8885Building Assessment and Evaluation Capacity of Engineering Educators ThroughASSESSDr. Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University Jennifer LeBeau conducts program and project evaluation through the Learning and Performance Re- search Center and teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership, Sport Science, and Educa- tional/Counseling Psychology. Dr. LeBeau’s primary interests lie in evaluation of projects related to STEM education and student success.Dr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr, Denny Davis is Emeritus Professor at Washington State University, after over 25 years of
(Integrated Design Projects, IDP) and a new integrated EE (Electrical Engineering) and DAQ (Data Acquisition) course sequence [3, 4, 33, 34, 35]. 3. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Helping women and underrepresented minorities feel identified and one with the program was at the heart of our RED project. The initial report from the project’s external evaluator revealed that some female students (anonymized) felt excluded and diminished, occasionally by faculty and staff and sometimes by classmates. Therefore, the program undertook several actions to address DEI in the four areas of change [2]-[6].4. Engineers in Training (EIT): The senior capstone sequence, connecting seniors and the industry, was pivoted
project on ethical andresponsible research and practices in science and engineering undertaken at a large publicuniversity in the southwestern United States. The objective of this research is to improveinstructor training, interventions, and student outcomes in high schools and universities toimprove awareness and commitment to ethical practices in STEM coursework. The paper willdescribe the progress made in several components of the grant: i) Preliminary analysis ofmeasures of ethical knowledge, reasoning skills, attitudes, and practices of several hundredundergraduate freshmen and seniors, correlated with demographic data based on data captured inthe first year of the grant; ii) Progress made in the development of the concept of “ethical self
Paper ID #18698Scaling a Faculty Professional Development Program to Multiple Disciplinesthrough Disciplinary Communities of Practice Evolving from Evidence-BasedWorkshopsProf. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept
have access to industry practitioners with the appropriate expertise to meet theirpractical course-support needs (e.g., site visits, guest lectures, and mentors for capstone projects).Researchers [20,21,22] have also argued that knowledge is distributed among people and theirCoP and that learning occurs by connecting with the CoP to aggregate information from thecommunity and participate in meaningful activities with the community.Despite the perceived benefits of integrating academia and practice, the education communitystill experiences marginal and unequal access to the CoP. Access is usually achieved via one-on-one contacts and relationships, leaving institutions or instructors, and consequentially students,without such connections or
- resented youth in after-school programs, which was developed and deployed over the past 3 years with support from an NSF ITEST grant.Mr. John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR John Ristvey, M.S., (UCAR, Principal Investigator), is development lead for Engineering Experiences in collaboration with Dr. Tammy Sumner, Srinjita Bhaduri, and Dr. Randy Russell. He provides expertise in Out of School Time (OST) programming with student supports and STEM education. Ristvey coordinates each of the teams and lead the design team as well as the work of the advisory board. He has conducted extensive research and development work in STEM OST projects such as Cosmic Chemistry (Institute for Educational Sciences, Department of Education) and
comprehensive PLTW curriculum, all games can be usedin a coordinated manner, where students eventually integrate all game modules in their seniorcapstone project, resulting in a sustainable city. As the capstone project builds on previous gameexperiments performed in lower-level courses, students are in a better position to see theinterconnection of their curricular courses and appreciate the integrated content values. Table Ipresents the detailed curricular alignment. Table I: Integration of VR games in the PLTW curriculum Context Infrastructures Game Modules Courses (Content) Power Power Ville Principles of Engineering
Black (15%), Hispanic/Latinx (12%), and women (17%) [2].Approximately 62% of veterans are first generation students [3]. With 36% reporting a service-connected disability, post-9/11 veterans have the highest number of service members whoseparate from the military with a disability of any veteran cohort in history [2]. These factors, incombination with technical interests and skills, maturity and life experience, and leadership andteamwork training, make SVSM ideal candidates for supporting engineering education inmeeting workforce demands well into the 21st century [4].1.2 Project Goals and Work PlanThis NSF CAREER project aims to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce. The project
Paper ID #23060Community Cultures: Broadening Participation By Understanding How Ru-ral Communities Support Engineering as a College Major ChoiceDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co
, 2008]. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.26 Herkert, J. R. 1994. Ethical Risk Assessment: Valuing Public Perceptions. IEEE Technology and SocietyMagazine (Spring).27 Vallero, D. A. and P. A. Vesilind. 2006. Preventing Disputes with Empathy. Journal of ProfessionalIssues in Engineering Education and Practice 132(3).28 Bielefeldt, A. R., K. G. Paterson, and C. W. Swan. 2010. Measuring the Value Added from ServiceLearning in Project-Based Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Education26(3):535-546.29 Bielefeldt, A. R., M. M. Dewoolkar, K. M. Caves, B. W. Berdanier, and K. G. Paterson. 2011. DiverseModels for Incorporating Service Projects into Engineering Capstone Design Courses. InternationalJournal of
Paper ID #7337Meeting the NAE Grand Challenge: Personalized Learning for EngineeringStudents through Instruction on Metacognition and Motivation StrategiesDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University After an eighteen year career in the automotive industry, Dr. De Clerck joined the
electives throughout their sophomore and junior years like"Healthcare Innovation by Engineering" that deepen their understanding of healthcaretechnology, policy, and needs, and can participate in clinical or industry immersion experiences.These classes and experiences culminate in their capstone design project, which they plan intheir junior year and complete in their senior year. Future WorkMoving forward, we aim to come closer to solving the health challenges that will shape thetracks in our curriculum and implement these challenges into faculty-led communities of practicethat are integrated into the project-based curriculum. The health challenges in these communitieswill be the point of integration for co-curricular, research, and core
spatialability has been shown to be a predictor of student success in first-year engineering students [12].The students are also trained to develop metacognitive skills and work to develop growth mindsets,both of which have been linked to success in STEM courses [13–15]. Importantly, this seminar isalso serving as the launch point for peer and faculty mentoring.Engaged engineering projects: As part of this project, Scholars are invited to participate inEngaged Engineering projects which focus on enabling our Scholars to tackle real-world/authenticdesign challenges [16] with the goals of improving sense of belonging [17, 18], and gainingengineering skills that are required for upper level capstone senior projects, and, more broadly, theworkplace [19]. We
CIT-E community of practice (CoP) is a group of faculty members who teach civilinfrastructure-related courses at different institutions. Currently, the CoP is supported by awebsite and a model course on Canvas. The model course is composed of 43 lessons that aregrouped into five categories: Fundamentals, Water, Energy, Transportation, and Capstone. InSpring 2021, a survey was conducted among the CIT-E CoP, which revealed that over 4,000students have been impacted by the group, and that respondents are enthusiastic about improvingtheir understanding of and pedagogical skills related to addressing issues that connectinfrastructure and social justice in the classroom [1]. This project is a direct result of that survey,and our goal is to increase
NationalScience Foundation) have been widely reported (e.g., Refs. 7, 8).Several of the studies have involved bringing research activities directly into the curriculum(e.g., Refs. 9, 10, 11, 12). Most of these investigations appear to keep research as the focal pointof the experience for the students. Sanford-Bernhardt and Roth reported multiple options foradministratively promoting research activities for students. 9 Others have reported research-oriented capstone project experiences (e.g., Ref. 10). A lesser amount of research experiences forconventional lecture and/or laboratory courses has been reported (e.g., Refs. 11, 12), especiallyin civil engineering. When incorporated, students have reacted favorably to having curricularcontent that is not
research projects and 83% reported greater confidence in research skillssuch as performing literature searches, designing and executing experiments, and analyzingresearch results. Undergraduate students exhibited greater ownership of design projects,capstone projects, and senior-level research projects, after participating in industrial cooperativework experiences (which require that the company assign a mentor to the student).2 Mentoringalso improves retention,3,4,5,6 facilitates exploration of career options7, increases participation inundergraduate research and cooperative work experiences2, and leads to greater consideration ofgraduate programs3,4,6,8,9 by women, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation-to-collegestudents.Although the
used tocollect data for three experiences: undergraduate research (N=250), capstone design (N=120),and industry internships (N=60), and comparative analysis revealed that statistically significantdifferences in many of the outcomes existed when comparing the three experiences as well asgender differences [40, 41]. A comparison of undergraduate research and industry experiencesfound that most students participated in these learning experiences as rising juniors and seniorsbut the majority of the participants (about 70%) only participated in either industry internships orundergraduate research. Once students selected to participate in undergraduate research orindustry internships, most of them also continued participating in the same type of
Engineering Design CurriculumAbstractFunctional modeling is often covered as a critical element of the engineering design process inengineering design texts, but little empirical data clearly demonstrates that functional modelingimproves engineering designs or that teaching functional modeling makes students betterdesigners. The overall objective of this project is to determine the impact of teaching function onengineering students’ design synthesis abilities. Two studies are being performed as a part ofthis project: (1) a longitudinal study following students through their sophomore, junior, andsenior year following some being taught functional modeling, while others not, and (2) a yearlystudy looking at capstone project quality of students from
. Technicians will require Associate Degrees as a minimum. Engineer education will require specialized preparation in many hybrid and diesel specific areas. Technical writing, Teamwork, and Innovation will be top business skill requirements; 9. New programs are needed, and they should include lab or capstone project content. A comprehensive educational resource center dedicated to Advanced Automotive Technology would play a role in all the above. Some of the industry survey data are summarized in Tables 1-4. Table 1: Anticipated Workforce Demand in Advanced Powertrain Technology Over the Next Five Years
Paper ID #10148JTF Web-Enabled Faculty and Student Tools for More Effective Teachingand Learning Through Two-Way, Frequent Formative FeedbackProf. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is professor in the Materials Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials science and engineering. His research interests include strategies for web-based teaching and learning, misconceptions and their repair, and role of formative feedback on conceptual change. He has co-developed a
without a laboratory. In the rare cases of existing labs, such hardware based teaching labslack the flexibility to evolve over time and adapt to different environments.Supported by a NSF TUES type II project, we have developed a series of software defined radio(SDR) based mixed signal detection laboratories for enhancing undergraduate communicationand networking curricula. In our previous NSF funded CCLI project “Evolvable wirelesslaboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineeringeducation”, we have developed and demonstrated the first nationwide example of evolvable SDRbased laboratories for three existing undergraduate courses.In this project, we are developing new lab components that can be adopted by
Engineering as a Program Coordinator Senior with the K-12 Engineering Education and Outreach team. Since then, Velez has managed such programs as FIRST LEGO League Robotics, MESA, and the National Summer Transportation Institute. She currently coordinates EPICS High (Engineering Projects in Community Service) to engage high school and mid- dle school students in human-centered engineering projects in their communities. Through this program, Velez works to build partnerships with school districts, industry, and non-profits to bring STEM program- ming to underserved communities across the state. Before joining ASU, Velez spent seven years as an elementary educator at a STEM focus school. She currently holds a Masters of
the scholarship of teaching and learning community and is a 2006 CASTL Institute Scholar (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). She is currently directing graduate and undergraduate students on two NSF-funded projects, to develop materials for teaching ar- tificial intelligence through an experimental approach modeled after the lab sciences, and to develop a Virtual Engineering Sciences Learning Lab in Second Life to provide an immersive learning environment for introductory engineering and computer science courses. Her industry experience includes software and system engineering for several defense C3I programs, and applied artificial intelligence research for military and medical