7th Grade (AB7G) has been launched as a pilot program from National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA), hosted by the University of Cincinnati and Purdue University. The program begins with students in the 3rd grade and continues each year until the 7th grade where the students are exposed to Algebra and hands on projects. The students’ progress and test scores are tracked and monitored. Our pilot sites meet two Saturdays of each month. All participants are required to have access to the Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) web-based student assessment system or a similar software program. The system can measure which skills the student has mastered and skills in which the students need more
Jennifer Blue, Amy Summerville, Brian P Kirkmeyer1 A sense of social belonging appears to be a crucial factor in student success and retention in STEM. As part of a larger NSF-funded project, we collected data about students’ perceived social belonging in the department for a calculus-based physics course taken by the majority of engineering majors and in an early programming course. Students completed surveys in the first two weeks of the semester, and again approximately one month later, after the first exam (6-8 weeks into the semester). Students reported a decrease in belonging over time. We examined whether this pattern differed for several historically marginalized groups: women, non-white
, BradRoth, Julie Walters, Sanela Martic, Joi Cunningham, Kathleen Moore, Jo Reger andDavid StoneInstitution: Oakland University in Rochester, MichiganSubmitted to: 2019 CoNECD (April 2019) 1Oakland University started the Women in Science and Engineering program(WISE@OU) in 2011. The program was funded by an NSF ADVANCE PAID Grant(Award 1107072). The PAID grant program focused on partnerships for adaptation,implementation, and dissemination. The proposed project included a very largevariety of activities designed to recruit and retain women STEM faculty at OaklandUniversity (OU) with a four-pronged approach. The first prong involved a thoroughcampus analysis and
, an ideal institution would provide asmuch access and training for that tool, etc. as possible. Students must be prepared for theworkforce as it is today, not as it was 10 years ago.Educators should seek to create useful access points to learning wherever possible. Many accesspoints can be reused, and often the time input for the professor is mostly up front with long-termbenefits. This is true for online content like videos and notes, hands-on project plans, group-workactivities, interactive practice problem sets and exams (created through Typeform, Classmarker,the institution’s own site, etc.), and other access points devised by educators.Examples of Access Points to Learning (List not exhaustive): ● Class time ● Homework ● Textbooks
colleges [4].LLCs can take on many forms, but they typically consist of a group of students of the same orsimilar majors assigned to live together in a residence hall. With their shared subject interest,those students typically are taking similar courses. Many LLCs also require all residents to take acommon course, attend community building activities together, or work on projects together [5].LLCs also tend to offer additional resources including a faculty in residence, a staff of olderstudents to study with, department engagement events, and required advising.One example of an engineering LLC is at a four-year public university in the pacific northwest.This particular LLC houses roughly 68 first-year students per year in a coed residence
: vector addition, dotproduct, cross product, projection of one vector onto another, and the right-hand rule. This isfollowed by differential vector operation examples explaining the concepts of gradient,divergence and curl of a vector field. Other visualizations are based on examples thatdemonstrate the underlying concept of Divergence and Stoke's Theorems. After these vectorcalculus topics, the module includes visualizations on a broad range of EM topics such as:transverse electromagnetic (TEM) wave propagating across a coaxial cable, an animated particleaccelerator model, and plane waves that are incident on semi-infinite dielectric interfaces. Thetime-varying nature of the TEM wave inside the coaxial cable are generated using the Pythonscript
lifecycle ofdynamic products, which are part of the technology push market drive. Then, an example of a lablifecycle is provided using programmable logic controllers. The intended audience for this workincludes professors designing new labs, lab technicians, lab assistants, lab coordinators, andadministrators. They need to understand the importance and implementation of all these stages forscheduling, personnel planning, and funding purposes.IntroductionThe importance of experiential learning, active learning, and project-based learning throughlaboratory experiments and exercises is well documented in educational research and practice [1-8]. Also, the lifecycle of a product is analyzed in many design textbooks [9, 10]. The engineeringdesign process
inmechanical engineering and (ii) Exploring Engineering, History and Culture in Vietnam which is a technicalelective. Visits were arranged to hydropower stations, local traditional industries such as wooden boatmanufacturing, basket weaving, lantern making and honey bee farms, world heritage national parks, andnumerous local points of interest which were an integral part of this DOC program. Homework, projects,book reports, presentations, two tests and a final exam were based on the standard syllabi and site visits.Learning environment was conducive to promote interdisciplinary academic pursuits, experiential learning,and practical applications in fluid mechanics, mechanical design, hydropower, geology, socio-economicsetc., as well as independent
integration of a large system.They demonstrate how to integrate software and hardware in the same system and how thecustomized hardware and the software complement each other. The remaining article is organized as follows: Section 2 discusses the development and theplatform setup; Section 3 provides the detailed description of one case study - an ultrasonicdistance sensor controller core; Section 4 lists other possible project ideas; and the last sectionsummarizes the article.2. Curriculum Development and Codesign Platform Current Digital Design Curriculum To manage complexity, computer system development emphasizes the abstraction and adoptsa layered model. The computer engineering curricula basically follow the model and organizethe
–12. In an even broader context, engineering has a culture of militarismand a focus on industries and companies. Defense contractors that work with the governmentseem to be the largest employers of engineers and a large amount of research funds are pouredinto engineering and defense related projects 18. Militarism is also deeply entrenched inengineering education, making a strong presence in classroom culture (rigidity of assignmentdeadlines, marginalization of women, extremely intense time-constrained exams, etc.) and inengineering education content in the form of military examples in textbooks for example 18,29.More importantly to our point, this military culture can manifest in students emotionallydistancing themselves from the technology
- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Mr. Sean Eddington, Purdue University Sean Eddington (Ph.D., Purdue University) will be an assistant professor of Communication
process – particularly as it includes drawn plans – usesand challenges spatial thinking skills. Next, we describe what we know from research on youngchildren’s planning in engineering design.Planning in Kindergarten Curricula Planning takes place in kindergarten engineering curricula either explicitly as a Plan stepor implicitly within other steps or elements in engineering design processes. Those that use anexplicit Plan step include PictureSTEM and Engineering is Elementary (EiE) for Kindergarten[10, 11]. Planning is also included within design process steps or elements such as “Model”within Project Lead-the-Way’s Launch design process for PreK-5 learners or the “Try” stepwithin a process developed by Lottero-Perdue and colleagues for
waterwheel with a conveyor belt that sweeps trash off the surface. Designed for usagein rivers, where it helps to prevent trash from entering the ocean, since 2014 it has removedabout 1.6 million pounds of debris [81]. However, it is limited to small areas; the GPGP wouldoverwhelm its capabilities.The Seabin Project: Like Mr. Trash Wheel, this device also has limited utility. It looks like agiant trashbin with a filter on top. Once submerged, an underwater pump suctions water throughthe top, and trash is pulled inside and drops into a catch bag, which is fine enough to filter outmicroplastics and oil. However, it too is very limited, collecting only about 1,000 pounds peryear [82]. It is also requires relatively high maintenance: emptying the catch
with a select group of key stakeholders to gain commitment, test assumptions, refine the strategy, and establish a success story. 4. Launch: Roll out the community to the broader audience over a period of time in way that will attract new members and deliver immediate benefits. 5. Grow: Engage members in collaborative learning and knowledge-sharing activities, group projects, and networking events that meet individual, group, and organizational goals while creating an increasing cycle of participation and contribution. 6. Sustain: Cultivate and assess learning, knowledge, and products created by the community to inform new
Paper ID #26328Facilitating Transfer Student Success in an Engineering Baccalaureate Pro-gramDr. Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University Dr. Nena Bloom is an evaluator and education researcher at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University. The primary area of her work is evaluating STEM education projects that focus on opportunities for, and retention of, K-20 students in STEM areas, majors and fields. She also conducts education research focusing on questions about professional development for educators and how educators support student learning in STEM.Mrs. Jennifer Johnson, Northern
Engineering and Language Attitudes in the U.S. A QuandaryGlobalization and the international projection of engineering In the last 30 years, the literature on engineering education has been paying increasingattention to the changes that the field has experienced due to the advancement of globalization.The goal of this concerted effort is to determine and validate the set of skills the job marketdemands from the engineer in the 21st century. There is consensus among researchers that in the context of globalization the U.S.engineering programs either adapt their curricula to meet the expectations of the globalworkforce or take the risk of becoming irrelevant [1]. Irrelevance refers to the currentcurriculum
Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering
. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two
economics, and public policy. Dr. Cowell previously worked as an Assistant Regional Economist for the Buffalo Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She was previously a member of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation-funded re- search project, ”Building Resilient Regions” and also part of a team of researchers assessing southwestern Virginia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem for the Kauffman Foundation. She is currently a faculty member and co-Faculty Lead for Virginia Tech’s National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program on Disaster Resilience and Risk Management. Dr. Cowell’s research has been funded by the National Sci- ence Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Kauffman Foundation
- tudes and beliefs teachers hold about cultural diversity and teaching culturally diverse students. Past and current projects include designing and teaching undergraduate and graduate-level coursework intended to help teachers develop effective science teaching practices and culturally relevant pedagogy for their classrooms, mentoring pre-service science teachers, working with in-service science teachers to develop and implement integrated STEM curricula, leading STEM integration professional development for in- service science teachers, working with administration and teachers to develop STEM programming in their schools, and developing a K-12 STEM observation protocol that can be used in a variety of educa- tional
STEM education. In her dissertation work, she developed and validated a new interdisci- plinary assessment in the context of carbon cycling for high school and college students using Item Re- sponse Theory. She is also interested in developing robotics-embedded curricula and teaching practices in a reform-oriented approach. Currently, a primary focus of her work at New York University is to guide the development of new lessons and instructional practices for a professional development program under a DR K-12 research project funded by NSF.Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sonia Mary Chacko received her B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University
and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12 students, as well as perspective WVU students and their families. Dr. Morris was selected as a Statler College Outstanding Teacher for 2012, the WVU Honors
departmental BPC plan focusing on increasing women and underrepresentedminority’s participation in our programs. The committee will also work with faculty to supportBPC component in research proposals and projects. The committee co-chair is also the facultyadvisor for WiCSE, was given course releases in fall 2017 for organizing trips to Grace HopperCelebration and in spring 2019 for BPC efforts by the department. The department also providesadministrative support for coordinating industry mentoring luncheons and trips to diversityfocused conferences.The CSE department started the Computing Partners Program (CPP) in 2018 to enable industriesto develop close working relationships with students and faculty. The industry partners joiningthe program get
. Several innovative course elements andassignments are described in more detail below.Table 1. Course Topics and Assignments Question Course Topics Assignments What is chemical Chemical engineering Group project focused on engineering and what can coursework and applications chemical engineering I do with a degree in Career paths in chemical companies chemical engineering? engineering Personal reflection Guest speakers from industry, assignments on guest academia and government speakers How can I succeed in
Costs-benefits with engaging in socially responsible behavior, 0 such as service.Study design and processThe research was executed in three phases: instrument design (Phase I), validation (Phase II),and full survey launch and data analysis stage (Phase III). Phases I and II focused on tailoring theresearch instrument to be appropriate for both the research objectives and populations of interest.Phase III focused on answering the research question and laying the groundwork for futureresearch. The phases for this research project are described herein.Pilot phase I: Survey developmentA survey to identify social responsibility based on the PSRDM was developed using the DillmanTailored Design method [19
Paper ID #25588Students’ Experience with Collaborative Engineering Design Challenges in aMiddle School Engineering Course (Evaluation)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Sci- ence, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM integration at the elementary and middle grades levels, design-based implementation research, and fidelity of implementation. Dr. Gale has a particular interest in project-based engineering in elementary school communities and the socio
collaborate on multidisciplinary teams addressing real world challenges and with industry engagement. College signature programs include the Texas A&M I-Corps Site, Ag- giE Challenge, INSPIRES, and two annual Project Showcases. Magda is the Principal Investigator of the Texas A&M University I-Corps Site grant and has been active in promoting entrepreneurship both at the local and national level.Dr. So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University So Yoon Yoon, Ph.D., is an associate research scientist at Institute for Engineering Education and Innova- tion (IEEI) in College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). She received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with
NI ResearchThis section presents excerpts from a Narrative Inquiry project with an SVSM undergraduateengineering student named Cooper (self-selected pseudonym). Cooper’s stories of becoming anengineer are being documented within a narrative inquiry project to understand the experiencesof “nontraditional” [71, 72] undergraduates in engineering [73, 74]. Examination of Cooper’sstories of becoming are important for the field of engineering education; they provide rare andvaluable glimpses into the knowledge, skills, and assets that returning veterans bring to theengineering profession, as well as the unique ways in which veterans experience formalengineering education. I share practical understandings gained about veteran student experiencethat
Paper ID #26270Practice Exam Program Impact on Student Academic Performance and Stu-dent RetentionMs. Dawn Patterson Shew M.Ed., University of Kansas Dawn Shew is the Director of Undergraduate Academic Services at the University of Kansas School of Engineering.Dr. Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas Dr. Lorin Maletsky joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Kansas in 2000. He is currently a full professor and serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Engineering. He has created and taught a project, team-based freshmen course in Mechanical Engineering as well as
manufacturing in both of these disciplinesis needed8. Many current engineering programs do not emphasize the marriage of design andmanufacturing in a modern industrial technical workforce [10].Many research studies have assessed the quality of exposure to manufacturing through the seniordesign or capstone course. McMasters and Lang indicate that few people in industry have anunderstanding of how the current engineering education is undertaken. Through design projects,the inclusion of industry partners in the education process will enhance the education provided tothe students and better reflect the expectations of industry [11]. Universities are exposingstudents to manufacturing through senior capstone design courses to offer students with arealistic