for students to imagine the interactions between the important metricsand how the entire system operates. The computer game Factorio, was used as a simulation tool tohelp students visualize and measure the interactions and verify optimization algorithms that werereviewed as part of the lesson plan. The lesson plan was developed for use as stand-alone onlinemodules for students to work through on their own. IntroductionIt is often difficult for students to see how the theory that they are presented in classes applies to thesituations they will encounter in their careers. Research has shown that perceived abstractness oftheoretical concepts and separation of those concepts and the students’ experiences
Education in Control Systems," IEEE, Vols. T4E-23, 200312. Lee, Kok-Meng, Wayne Daley, and Tom McKlin. "An interactive learning tool for dynamic systems and control." Proc. of International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 1998, pp 71-76.MATILDA HOMatilda Ho is currently pursuing a Master’s in Systems Engineering and Management at the University of Texas atDallas. She was a member of the student team in the paper as an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. Shehas previously participated in research across civil and mechanical engineering labs, and hopes to continue her career inindustry. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference
are impossible to duplicate in the classroom. Communicating withpeople in industry, coping with unexpected problems, and working with specialized tools are justa few examples. This research project has exposed students to a renewable energy source andthe significant economic benefits of using energy wisely and efficiently. It also gave the studentsan idea of the importance that further development of renewable energy technologies has forsociety. With these newly gained experiences, the students involved will now be better preparedto face the many challenges that they will face in school, in their careers, and beyond.AcknowledgmentsThis work has been supported by a grant from the State of Minnesota through the MinnesotaOffice of Energy
Academic Integrity in the ClassroomAuthor: Dr. Steve SternbergAffiliation: Chemical Engineering, University Minnesota Duluth ssternbe@d.umn.eduThis paper will explore issues of academic integrity (AI) in the classroom: Define several meanings of academic integrity Explore how and why students cheat Describe techniques to enhance student integrityThe work is based on personal observations and informal discussions with many studentsthroughout my career as a student and as an instructor.Academic Integrity is a term used to describe the expectation of honest, open, and responsibleconduct while engaged in scholarly activity - be it research, teaching, service
attempt to presentmaterial that has applications to other specialties and career fields. The order of materialpresented here we feel is quite convenient to the learning process; of course, other arrangementsare certainly possible.The course begins with a review of uniform plane-wave propagation in a vacuum and inisotropic lossy media. This model of propagation adequately describes radio propagation after awave has left a transmitting antenna and before it reaches the receiving antenna. It also is a closecousin of propagation along a transmission line. A detailed understanding of these simple casesis very valuable to the future practicing engineer or researcher. The process of study includesMa e e ai i he i e a d phasor domains (which
presentation (propaganda) ofwhat software engineers do for a living and the career outlook, salary and placement rates.Following this presentation, the students were given free time to continue with their projects.About 15 percent of the groups satisfactorily finish the lab this second day without any out ofclass time. The other groups required or choose to put in additional out of class time. It isobvious that some groups put in substantial time to go far and beyond just satisfying therequirements. One such example will be demonstrated at the conference. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section ConferenceConclusions and ObservationsOverall the faculty has been very happy with the outcomes of this Software Engineering
to system safety culture improvement. In thepresent study the taxonomy categories are not only adopted to analyze the cognitive processinglevel that this kind of development may provide. The present study also adopts the taxonomy asa scripting guide for the students. Students from diverse disciplines enrolled in environmentalhealth and safety program were asked to add to each of their response to the survey questions alabel that is based on one of the cognitive process categories in Bloom's taxonomy. Questions weasked were for example: what motivates and inspires the students who are attracted to theprogram, what types of careers do they plan to follow, and what specific issues are important tothem?This modified taxonomy attempts to account
break apurposeful life. Practiced effectively, they augment the virtues distinctive to an individual, thusgrowing character and agency for the better good. Given the centrality of technology today,engineering students will help shape our future, significantly. Yet often they lack theprofessional skillset to reach the greatest promise in their careers and as citizens. How canprofessional skills be developed through experiential practice? Blurring the line between artand science offers one route via creative engagement: playing in a conductorless orchestrawhere students practice leadership, teamwork, and communication week-in and week-out. Theonly conductorless orchestra in the world composed of engineers currently resides at OlinCollege of
Paper ID #343372020 ETI Annual Summer School: Data Science and EngineeringProf. Steven R. Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology Steven Biegalski is the Chair of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Program at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has three degrees in nuclear engineering from University of Mary- land, University of Florida, and University of Illinois, respectively. Early in his career Dr. Biegalski was the Director of Radionuclide Operations at the Center for Monitoring Research. In this position Dr. Bie- galski led international efforts to develop and implement radionuclide
interactions. The primary capital of Enactusis its active student base who propagate Enactus’ brand and realize its vision of a “moresustainable world” [4]; hence, student motivations within the organization affect its essentialcharacter. Enactus’ goal of fostering a community-centered business environment presumes acommunity-centered motive; however, the drive to gain resume-building experience concurrentlyarises. This career oriented motive has been articulated by both students and the organization tobe a principal factor in choosing to join Enactus.Enactus’ organizational structure prioritizes student exposure to a wide range of positions. Thepotency of Enactus’ allure as an opportunity for practical application and resume strengtheningnearly
want inthe engineering graduates they employ; and (3) the non-technical skills are recognized asessential to career success in engineering. As the title of this paper indicates, the historical narrative presented here is provisional.Nonetheless, it provides a high-level view and the beginnings of an understanding of thefactors that contributed to increased use of the terminology “soft skills.” The documentaryevidence cited here is deserving of deeper analysis. It should be possible to identify the authorsand publications that have been important in the discourse on “soft skills.” Additionally, thispaper has skirted both the debate over what should replace the hard-soft distinction and therelationship between the scholarly and popular
university’s maker space. On a small scale, the goalwas to expose the students to engineering and the university, but on a large scale, the goal was toexpose these students (many of whom are first-generation) to the opportunities available in college.PartnershipDe La Salle North Catholic High School (HS) is a private college preparatory high schoolproviding education to underserved students from the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Theschool offers standard math and science courses but does not have the resources or facultyexpertise to offer any engineering curriculum. The school focuses on college and career readiness.In fact, the students all participate in a corporate work-study program. Participation in the programmeans that the students attend
the faculty at Kettering University for 18 years, eventually earning the position of Associate Provost. In addition to her work in academia she has served in industry and government. She is a four-time gubernatorial appointee to the Michigan Truck Safety Commission and, as commissioner, served as chair for two terms. She also chaired the Driver’s Education Advisory Committee and the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee for the Michigan Depart- ment of State—work that resulted in new legislation for Michigan. She began her career as an engineer for General Motors Truck Group and has been nationally recognized in higher education as both an Ameri- can Council on Education Fellow and a New Leadership Academy Fellow
of BME topics and their motivation to learn BME related content were classified as very important. All students reported that they felt that the information provided by the BME course would be very important to their future career.• Learning Strategy – Critical Thinking: In terms of learning BME related topics, students reported many strategies that require critical thinking. They reported that developing their own ideas based on course content and evaluating the evidence before accepting a theory or conclusion was preferred. They also reported questioning what they read or hear in class and thinking or possible alternatives.• Learning Strategy – Self- Regulation: Students reported using many effective self
future work in assessing teacher confidence inteaching soft robotics and engineering design as well as the impacts of teacher-delivered softrobotics curricula on students. Future measures may include teacher self-efficacy, studenttinkering self-efficacy, and STEM identity as methods to probe the impact of the curriculum onteachers, students, and classrooms either in person or virtually.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Office of Naval Research (award # N000141912386), NationalScience Foundation (award #1830896) and the Tata Trusts through The Lakshmi Mittal andFamily South Asia Institute.References 1. G. Potvin et al., “Gendered interests in electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering: intersections with career outcome
. 2Workshop objectives and general description:The two-week camp is part of a consortium project that includes research, education andoutreach programs. More specifically, this program has several objectives:1) Train high-school students to use the Autodesk Inventor™ 3D CAD computer program, tocreate technical designs, and teach them how to print designs in 3D using 3D printers.2) Improve students' STEM skills and Improve students' communication skills3) Bridging the gap in industry and research laboratories in terms of human resources andqualified personnel.4) Introduce high-school students to advanced manufacturing (AM) applications to increase theirinterest in pursuing university degrees that would prepare them for careers in AM.Each year, the
, these meetings provide opportunities for the authorsto discuss other important topics both professional and personal. Therefore, in addition toproducing scholarship outputs, this collaboration has also developed to be a source of bothprofessional and personal support to its members. This is particularly important since the authorsare in different stages in their careers, have different cultures and are in different types of highereducation institutions; therefore, they offer each other unique perspectives. The group serves adual role of both professional development (in terms of research and scholarship output) andprofessional/personal support (including other professional topics the authors encounter in theworkplace).The guidelines document is
Paper ID #29453The Impact Detector Project: Mechanical and electrical worlds collideDr. Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. He is also a registered professional engineer and an instrument-rated private pilot
timeso that even mild mental health problems can have a long-term detrimental effect [2]. Asadolescents and young adults, students begin to separate from their parents and make decisionsregarding peer group affiliations, intimate relationships, and educational choices. Depression canalter these career decisions and educational and vocational progress. Kessler et al. [2] wrote: …we estimate that more than 7.2 million people in the United States prematurely terminated their education because of early-onset psychiatric disorders, and only a fraction will later complete either high school or college….There are many societal consequences, such as less training of the workforce, less capability of full functioning in
improve their skills of the BIM technology. The authors noted that embedding BIM in theundergraduate capstone project is critical to keep students current with the industry.Wu and Issa explored the relationship between BIM education and student career development [7]. Throughthe survey with the educational and professional communities, the authors showed that there is significantattention in BIM adoption and implementation in educational and professional communities. The authorsalso concluded that a gap exists between college BIM education and the expectations from the AEC industryand recommended that a strong partnership between the educational and professional communities isrequired to improve the college BIM curricula to bridge the gaps
student interest but ensurethe projects are still challenging such that the students can continue to grow. A graphic ispresented below in figure 2. This graphic is derived from our observations and some of thefeedback we get from students. However, it is only a representation and not a definitive graph ofhow to ensure student retention. Figure 2: Retention of studentsBeyond the UniversityIronically, a main goal of Universities is to help students exit through graduation. With an endgoal in sight, students want an exit strategy that prepares them for their emerging careers. This isthe reason for the lecture part of the course. There are many guest speakers from both industryand other academic institutions, often
typically female or male firstname but were otherwise identical. When asked to provide both quantitative and qualitativeassessment of qualifications of the two candidates, participating students gave the female resumelower quantitative marks and honed in on non-technical and language skills more so than they didin their evaluations of the male candidate. This paper presents the findings of this initial study andoutlines a path toward a more comprehensive look at gender-bias in engineering studentperceptions of qualifications.IntroductionIn the Fall of 2019, the author taught a required, senior-level mechanical engineering courseintended to develop student career readiness through discussions and guest lectures on topics suchas ethics, codes and
graduate school curriculum, nor are they normally part offaculty development for early or later stage career academics. In order to support thesechangemakers, the REDPAR team provides a customized support for RED teams throughmultiple channels: the monthly RED Consortium call (open to all RED team members andaddressing a variety of topics that can contribute to team success), the annual RED ConsortiumMeeting (where all teams can meet, collaborate, and learn from each other), and teamconsultations provided by members of the REDPAR team. Simultaneously, REDPAR isconducting research in collaboration with the RED teams on the processes of change occurringthrough each of their respective RED projects. Based on these interactions, REDPAR determinedthat
-curricular opportunities that foster diversity issues (Solis & Durán 2020).However, do these study areas create an experience that challenges underrepresented studentswhile they are new and then fades away over time? All of these questions and many more cannotbe answered without a thorough analysis of a practical survey from underrepresented communities,who actively use the co-curricular spaces. A comprehensive study that could provide thefoundation to extend the concept of the co-curricular areas beyond the freshman year of theundergraduate career is very imperative to secure the educational benefits of diversity.The limited number of studies present information about the critical role of the co-curricular spaces(Vance & Perkins
evidence gathered by the authors that few experimentalpsychologists utilize 3D printing in their research. The senior author has over 30 years ofexperience in experimental psychology and has been developing apparatus for various organismsthroughout his career. His laboratory is one of the few in the United States that developapparatus and teach students how to create their own. The use of 3D printing is a naturalprogression in the construction of apparatus yet surprisingly few experimental psychologists aretaking advantage of these remarkable devices. Thus, the purpose of this paper is two-fold. First,we wanted to estimate the use of 3D printing by experimental psychologists and second, to offerrecommendations on how to increase the interactions
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in education by applicating the simulation procedures fornumerical analyzing tools such as SolidWorks and LS-DYNA using the example - seat railstructures. Understanding the various assumptions made and the procedural steps followed toperform design iterations using these software tools is critical to obtain accurate results. Use ofCAE and math tools allow students to explore ‘what if’ scenarios and develop critical thinkingskills needed in STEM careers. Designing components and assemblies that are lighter and safersaves energy and environment as a whole. Use of recyclable materials such as aluminumcontributes to these global issues. To conclude, computer usage in this work was very intensiveand key take away for readers in developing
local elementary and middle schools to increase student awareness of STEM.Another model is the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp [8]. This free camphas been offered at more than a dozen universities across the country aiming to build self-confidence and interest in STEM among middle school students, particularly fromunderrepresented populations, using a project-based inquiring learning model. However, themajority of these programs are not designed for early elementary grades, despite findings thatearly exposure positively impacts students' perceptions and dispositions toward STEM [9], [10],which increase the likelihood that students will ultimately pursue STEM careers [11].One OST program that does specifically target early
]. Contextualizing course topics is a strategy to combat studentdisengagement by providing real-world examples related to course topics allowing students tosee the applications of abstract theoretical concepts [3]. Providing real-world context fortechnical topics covered in engineering courses is typically accomplished through case studies[4], [5]. While case studies can be useful in practice as an intellectual exercise, the skills ofanalyzing a case study are not necessarily drawn upon during an engineer’s career followinggraduation. More commonly, engineers working in industry, government or academia useprimary research literature to inform the engineering decisions made in their work. As such,learning how to read and interpret scientific articles is
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