companies. While students develop and apply skills from their disciplines, they also develop and apply professional skills that are important to team functioning and will be of great value to them in their future careers. 6. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged but not required. Multi-disciplinary teams are a hallmark of VIP programs, giving faculty access to the variety of disciplines and skill sets needed for projects to succeed. A new VIP site may initially be limited in disciplinary scope by departmental or curricular rules, but examples of successful multidisciplinary projects elsewhere in the Consortium can help overcome these barriers. 7. Dedicated classroom and
communication.Students were graded holistically, more on the correctness of their stylistic choices in writing,than on the content of their writing, as the writing was only expected to impart knowledge of anengineering topic of the student’s choice.However, this consistently received negative comments from students. To them, the writingseemed irrelevant to their future engineering careers. This despite instruction in technical styles,and faculty comments about the importance of clear communication in lab reports, white papers,and potentially authored articles. It became clear that the writing assignment was not having theintended effect. This resulting in analyzing how to improve the writing assignment, if it was tostay in the course, as it was still an
School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers’ understandings of core engineering concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Mr. Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University Ph.D. student at Oregon State University working under Dr. Shane Brown. Research interests include: engineering education, diffusions of innovation, concerns-based adoption model, conceptual change theory, workplace learning and earthquake engineering.Dr. David S. Hurwitz, Oregon
revealing the relevance of technical details theyneed to master and their impact on society.2.1 Course Learning ObjectivesThe course focuses on the form of sustainable high-performance urban districts. Students studiedhow eco-districts are shaped by their response to climate, strategies they use to reducegreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to achieve high energy efficiency and production, better stormwater management, and waste management. Special attention was paid to establishing ecologicaldesign objectives, baselines, targets, and strategies. Faculty identified a common set ofsustainable and resilient urban design knowledge and skill sets, curriculum requirements fromboth program disciplines, as well as the potential career pathways for both
, both in the UK. He started his career in the UK as the Senior Research Assistant at the SERC Engineering Design Centre. He joined Brunel University in 1995 where he worked for 18 years before joining United Arab Emirates University in August 2011. During his stay at Brunel he has worked with many British industries. Dr Sivaloganathan is a keen researcher in Design and was the Convenor for the International Engineering Design Conferences in 1998 and 2000. He has been a regular participant of the ASEE annual conference during the past few years. He has published more than 85 papers in reputed journals and conferences.Dr. Salah Burhan Al Omari P.E., United Arab Emirates University Salah Al Omari is an associate
in the research and teaching labs, connecting research collabora- tion opportunities, inspiring the next generation of engineers, helping academia prepare industry-ready en- gineers, and mapping out potential career paths for students. Erica has been with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies/Keysight Technologies for 19 years holding various roles including sales channel manage- ment, business development, applications engineering, product support, and program management, most recently in Keysight’s Power and Energy business. She has brought numerous products to the market- place meeting customer needs, and ensured sales channel readiness and alignment with customer buying processes to facilitate business growth
the Brian Lamb School of Communication and the School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. Editor of three books and author of over 150 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender communication, lead- ership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Commu- nities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales as well as everyday negotiations of
Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Arkansas and is currently working on a PhD in Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas.Mr. Trevor Joe Dodson, University of Arkansas c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Effectiveness of GRE Workshops to Increase AwarenessAbstractExcelling on the Graduate Records Exam (GRE) can be an important milestone for students whowish to attend graduate school. As part of an NSF-STEM project, two GRE workshops wereimplemented to inform students about the importance of starting the preparation process earlierin their undergraduate career. The second workshop, occurring the year after the first, includedminor modifications based on the
(e.g., TexasA&M University, University of Georgia, and University of Florida). The overarching goal of forming STEM education focused programs across the UScampuses is to enhance the quality of the college students’ STEM learning experiences andattract diverse student populations to choose STEM as their careers. For this purpose, the STEMfaculty, who are the major actors in the students’ learning experiences, play a central role. It is critical to ensure that STEM education faculty in general and engineering educationfaculty in particular in the university levels are well informed about the evidence-basedpedagogies. Evidence-based pedagogies are often the ones that are student-centered and learner-oriented. An essay
career, he had a very successful corporate management career working in R&D at Lucent Technologies and as the Director of Global Technology Management at Qualcomm. He had initiated and managed soft- ware development for both the companies in India. Prof. Radhakrishnan holds Masters Degrees (M.Tech, M.S., M.B.A) and Sustainable Business Practices certification from University of California San Diego. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Pragmatic Framework for Graduate Level Sustainability Capstone Projects Ben D Radhakrishnan, M.Tech., M.S., M.B.A. Program Director, MS Sustainability Management Program, Applied Engineering Department
independence and their pursuit of higher education.Enjoyment of maths and of practical, hands-on learning encouraged participants toconsider engineering. Selecting an appropriate sub-field of engineering was an importantconcern—during secondary school and even earlier. They perceived engineering was agood career for women and that engineering jobs in their country would be plentiful.Having good job opportunities was crucial to their decision-making. Participants saw theirgovernments encouraging high school graduates to pursue engineering. With regard tofuture employment, they anticipated working in teams with men as well as women, andwith people from many parts of the world. They envisioned their work would be conductedin English and that they would
Anchorage in Arctic Engineering in 1998 and Missouri University Science & Technology in Civil Engineering in 1999, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 2004. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley served as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence
negotiationson a common topic, namely: agricultural productivity incorporating the use of geneticallymodified organisms, sustainable intensification, and agro ecology. One optional term project (U8) offers students an opportunity to submit an application for a national or internationalfellowship opportunity in the broad area of “science policy” (i.e., Fulbright program, [31]) toallow students an opportunity to explore alternative career paths beyond the traditionalengineering approach of working for a company, consulting firm, or regulatory agency. Andone optional term project (U 9) offers students an opportunity to write a case study of sciencediplomacy on a topic of their choosing using the lessons of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 as aguide [32] to
other softwareThe last goal of the new curriculum was to help the students obtain internships and coops soonerin their college careers and to be better prepared for these opportunities. This is perhaps the mostdifficult goal to quantify because we do not hear from all (or even many) of the students’internship or coop employers. However, on our final class surveys we have asked the studentsthemselves if they feel prepared to work at an internship/coop:Do you feel these courses have helped you feel more prepared for working at an internship/coop? 96% answered yesFinally, to attempt to gather the general sentiment and overall feelings from the students aboutthese three courses, the last question on the survey simply asked the students for any
, effective introductorycourses are important for students’ future success in their program of study, and therefore,careers [1], [3], [8]–[11]. As summarized by Temple et al. [3]: “[F]irst year courses can improve academic performance, stimulate interest and improve retention, and better prepare students for future coursework. It is important that students acquire the qualities that prepare them to be successful engineers in the changing workplace, including the ability to work on and communicate with members of a multidisciplinary and professional team.”Research on high-impact educational practices has shown that in-class active or collaborativelearning in introductory science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM
Paper ID #23310Supporting Student Learning Through Peer-led Course Support InitiativesJenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University Jenai Kelley Brown has a background in college life coaching as well as career counseling. Before com- ing to Clemson University, she was a Senior College Life Coach at Florida State University working primarily with first generation college students. Jenai is currently the Assistant Coordinator for Tutor- ing in Clemson’s Academic Success Center where she trains and manages approximately 60 tutors each semester. While her roles in Higher Education have changed, her primary goal has remained to help
for grants, supporting their data storage and preservation needs and, finally,looking to teach RDM to students and faculty. Teaching RDM skills to students is an importantacademic competency that the students will need as they progress through school and into theirprofessional careers. Carlson et al. in their assessment of data information literacy needs ofstudents and research faculty state, “Although faculty and students do consume research data,our analysis indicates that we have to address their roles as data producers as well.” [9]. With thegrowing emphasis on data reuse, interdisciplinary research and multi-institution collaboration,the next generation of researchers will need RDM skills to navigate and excel in this shift towardbig
microaggressions. While the term “microagression” is somewhat a misnomer in thatthe consequences of these aggressions are far from small in terms of detriment to career andwell-being, they are made to seem small in the sense that their affects are often invalidated bythose who do not recognize their harmful nature [19]. However, the language of Canon 8explicitly states that these types of experiences must be dealt with as a matter of civil engineeringpractice, and as a result, it creates a space for issues that otherwise would not have beenaddressed.ASCE ReactionFollowing the passage of Canon 8, people gave feedback in on different channels ofcommunication. On an ASCE page announcing the passage, comments ranged from supportiveto critical. One supportive
conventionally feminine appearances are perceived as lesslikely to be competent or suited for STEM careers due to the male gendering of STEM [23].This, in some respects, imposes a perception of gender non-conformity for many women whootherwise would not identify as gender non-conforming within engineering. In the face of thesegender dynamics there are professional organizations, student clubs, summer camps, andwomen-specific spaces which are avenues for forming support structures and mentorship forwomen in engineering. As mentioned prior, this has been critiqued as further entrenching thenotion that we live within a binary gender system in which women have an inherent ‘lack’ whichneeds to be assisted [6]. The experiences and statistics of women in
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Effect of Teacher Professional Development on Implementing Engineering in Elementary SchoolsAbstractIncreased attention on the implementation of engineering education into elementary schoolclassrooms aims to start preparing students early for potential engineering careers. In order toefficiently and effectively add engineering concepts to the curriculum, appropriate developmentand facilitation of engineering design challenges is required. Therefore, professionaldevelopment programs are necessary to educate teachers about engineering and how toadequately teach it. This paper explores the effects of an engineering professional developmentprogram for
sequencewhere students leave mechanical engineering?The ME Graduates cohort is purposely chosen to include only those students whoremained ME majors throughout their undergraduate careers. But, a critical questionconcerns those students who leave ME: When do they leave and why do they leave? Toexamine this question, a cohort was formed of all students who entered Georgia Tech asME majors between the years of 2009 and 2011, and who graduated prior to 2017. Thiscohort is termed ME Starters, and includes n = 1185 students.Figure 5 shows graphically how many ME Starters graduate with a BSME degree. Of the25% that leave ME (some of which actually leave the university), the largest number doso between Physics and prior to Statics. Only 8% of the ME Starters
academic career at Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity, Boston University, Olin College, and Northeastern University he has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle Scholar Award, and an Early Career Development Award from the NSF as well as a three-time recipient of the Omega Chi Epsilon Outstand- ing Faculty Award from the Northeastern Student Affiliate of AIChE. He also has led industrial R&D teams at Organogenesis Inc. and Polymerix Corporation developing tissue-engineered medical products and drug- generating biodegradable polymers, respectively, and has co-founded Automated Cell, Inc. In addition to being an inventor on 11 issued US patents, he has published the
. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, students’ persistence, advising and mentoring, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Hassan worked for five years at General Electric where he graduated from their Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) and then worked as a gas turbine fleet management engineer. In addition to his technical role, Hassan supported the recruiting, interview, and selection process of the
significant contributor in teaching of the solid mechanics courses. For the past ten years, he has been involved heavily in educational research at RIT and has also served as the coordinator of the Engineering Sciences Core Curriculum (ESCC) in Mechanical Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Challenges in Teaching Ideal Flows to ME Students concurrently with Senior DesignAbstractStudents in mechanical engineering need to learn important analytical and mathematicalconcepts of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) if they wish to choose a career in fluidmechanics. However, these tools are challenging to learn and are not always interesting to moststudents
Paper ID #25012Civil Engineering Program Criteria: A Snapshot of How Programs Meet theCriteriaDr. Scott R. Hamilton, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Hamilton is the Coordinator for the new Civil Engineering Program at York College of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has both a MS and PhD in civil engineering and a Masters in engineering management from Stanford University and a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is a retired US Army Corps of Engineers officer who has had assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. During his military career he spent over
of the goals of thegrant, which we refer to as our focus on the digital electronics metaphor of fan-in, fan-out. Fan-in relates to the diversification of not only the students who enter the program, but also how theyhave been prepared to engage in engineering education (i.e. methods of teaching and learning tobe successful in engineering). Fan-out relates to the diversification of careers pursued by studentsgraduating from the degree program. In order to increase this order of complexity, the inter-module must be re-designed. Historically, for example, many of our students work forgovernment defense contractors upon completion of their degree. In building a foundation for thework of the grant, we have learned that the field of computer and
which students discussed changes in their knowledge of sustainability,energy conservation, smart grids and/or renewable energy as a result of the course. Studentsalso discussed the perceived applicability of the course to their future careers or courseworkand their perspectives towards the active learning used during class. Structured observationdata depicting the nature of the in-class time will also be presented.Lastly, observations including a summary of what was successful versus not as successful arepresented. This “lessons learned” summary will include a plan to explore conversion to a“flipped” style course for the summer of 2019.IntroductionA course in power distribution engineering and smart grids is a unique and innovative approachto
Technology and a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include digital and wireless communications, computer architecture, computer hardware/software interface, hard- ware virtualization, embedded systems, computer networks and the internet of things.Dr. Safwan Omari, Lewis University Safwan Omari is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the department of Computer and Math- ematical Sciences at Lewis University, USA. Dr. Omari received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from Wayne State University, USA. Besides his academic career, Dr. Omari spent several years working in the industry as a senior software engineer including Nokia and Amazon
4 5 6 7 sustainable I enjoy the creative aspects of developing designs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In design, assessment of the potential impacts on economy, environment, and society is important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I enjoy the construction and building aspects of design 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Learning about sustainable design will be useful for me in my future career 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 If income was not a factor, I would prefer a job related to sustainable design
having a small friend group who I knew I could go to with questions throughout the semester. I felt more comfortable navigating campus, as well as talking to professors and other professional persons on the campus.While most of the respondents indicated that participation in the program had a positive impact on theirtransition to the university, several students indicated that they felt that they did not derive much benefitfrom participating in the programs. One participant indicated that they were not able to maintain therelationships that they developed during the program, because they were at a different point in theiracademic career than most of their peers. This person wrote: There was only one friendship that lasted. The