relate societal challenges withtechnical concepts. Nationwide initiatives, such as the Kern Entrepreneurial EngineeringNetwork (KEEN), have developed a learning framework specifically designed to createengineers such as these. The implementation of EML aims to stimulate connections, create value,and ignite curiosity. This study introduced a semester-long project based on these EML skillsetsin a sophomore-level biomechanical engineering course. To evaluate the effectiveness ofthe project design, students were equally distributed randomly to different versions of theproject. Version 1, or the experimental group, contained students participating inthe project embedded with the target EML concepts - such as identifying anopportunity, investigating
, surveyed 12data mining courses and concluded there was no consensus on data mining curricula. 1C¸etinkaya-Rundel and Ellison reach a similar conclusion, but note that computer programmingplays a central role. 2 Snyder et al, however, stress that data science curricula should focus onsoftware tools rather than on writing computer code. 3 In addition to data science curricula, Mikestresses the importance of investigating the unique pedagogical challenges in data scienceeducation, some of which are: (1) dealing with the interdisciplinary nature of data science, (2)inclusion of knowledge from different application domains, and (3) how best to teach technicalskills (computing, mathematics and statistics) and nontechnical skills (e.g
have developedengineering self-efficacy, self-efficacy for self-regulated learning, and resilience – attributes thatwill help them become self-reliant, self-actuating, resilient engineers. Since our 360 Coaches arenot restricted to those faculty who are instructors for the first-year engineering design course, wewill also evaluate the impact of the 360 Coach’s role in the first-year engineering design course(instructor, technical mentor, none) on the efficacy of the mentor-mentee relationship.Our planned assessment focuses on three questions: 1) Is the advising provided by 360 Coaching providing what students want from advising – do students like 360 Coaching? 2) Is the advising provided by 360 Coaching effective in supporting
InstructionMotivationUndergraduate engineering programs seek to train students in the process skills of engineering,which include designing hypotheses, identifying and synthesizing relevant literature, interpretingand analyzing data, and presenting findings [1]. While engineering educators routinely reportthat engineering process skills are critical, many report difficulty teaching students these skillsdue to time constraints [2]. Librarians, who specialize in the organization of information anddata, are well-equipped to help biomedical engineering (BME) educators address some of thesegaps in their students’ learning [3]. This project sought to determine whether integrating aspecialized information literacy curriculum into a BME laboratory course sequence couldimprove
provided early AEC gateway experiences that assure them that AEC programs andprofessions are a good fit for them. Insights have theoretical and practical implications towardstransformations that will strengthen the attraction, preparation, and retention of the nextgeneration of AEC women. In the long term, this would reduce AEC workforce shortages andfoster the innovation of more gender friendly AEC products and services.INTRODUCTIONIn addition to workforce shortages and the lack of racial diversity in the architecture,engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, women are severely underrepresented in AECprofessions. With projected employment growth in the AEC industry, there are seriousnationwide concerns about these workforce shortages [1-4
of student self-reportedsurvey data. The results support the use of a modularity analysis as a way to analyze andvisualize the complex network interactions occurring within a makerspace, which can supportthe improvement of current makerspaces and development of future makerspaces.KeywordsMakerspaces; Network Design; Engineering Education; Modularity; Bio-inspiredIntroductionMakerspaces have recently become integrated into a wide variety of engineering programs atuniversities worldwide [1]. This has drawn increasing attention as to how best to create an areawhere students gain hands-on experience [2, 3]. Several studies in the past few years havefocused on barriers to entry and how tools vary in different makerspaces [4-6
conductingoutreach. These methods also have the potential to remain effective even following a return to"normal" conditions and thus supplement and positively augment pre-pandemic methods.1. Introduction Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has become more widely recognized in recentdecades as a critical discipline for an ever-evolving world.[1] As MSE has become moreprevalent, so has the need for effective ways to communicate how materials impact theenvironment and society as a whole through outreach efforts. This is especially true for K-12students as they will be designing the materials of the future. Furthermore, MSE practitionersmust effectively communicate with the public to develop a shared understanding of howmaterials science and technology
field of microelectronics, 77% of manufacturers polled in 2018 byDeloitte cited talent shortages as a major concern. There is a critical need to develop strategies totrain and retain workers to satisfy industry demands. One challenge to meeting the educationaldemand is that niche topics within microelectronics, such as radiation hardening andheterogeneous integration & advanced packaging, are relegated to upper-level courses if taughtat all [1]. Before they reach these upper-level courses, students often have had internships orco-ops and considered areas of specialization. Thus, students have likely decided on a career pathlong before they have awareness of the existence of the high need areas in microelectronics.The goal of this study was
Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Heuristic Reasoning through Community-Engaged Learning in the Architectural Design Process (Work-in-Progress)AbstractPeter Rowe’s “A Priori Knowledge and Heuristic Reasoning in Architectural Design”emphasized the importance of heuristic reasoning through problem-solving in the architecturaldesign process. [1] In recent years, architectural designs are demanded to respond to issuesbeyond the architectural realm, aspiring to expand dialogue around social and environmentalconcerns. This need calls for design strategies that include multi
positions • Communicate their experience and background in a professional manner • Complete initial online safety and responsible conduct of research training • Describe the required techniques for record-keeping and documentation during research projects • Describe how research is disseminated through journal articles and conference presentations • Describe pathways to pursue a research career and the application for advanced degrees in STEM fields • Describe the importance of inclusion and diversity within the research communityThe seminar topics (Table 1) mirrored the professional development sessions often embedded in NationalScience Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates site programs. The articulated
intimidating depending on students’ prior experience with design, as well as theirsocio-economic, and demographic backgrounds. This work-in-progress study explores cognitivepsychology-based methods to teach mechanical engineering design courses effectively andinclusively for a diverse body of students regardless of their backgrounds. The theoreticalfoundation for this course design are two seminal theories of cognitive psychology: deliberatepractice (DP) [1], and preparation for future learning (PFL) [2]. Deliberate practice theory, asdescribed by Ericsson is used for development of competency in many different fields (e.g. sport,musics, physics, etc.). PFL has shown how a prior learning activity that prepares the learner canenhance learning from
broadening participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the academy and industry; 2) discipline-based education research that informs pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related fields. She uses her scholarship to challenge the perceptions of who belong in computing.Disha Patel Disha Patel, is a PhD student in the Knight foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). Her research interests include studying the impact of social media on women's participation in computing, and broadening the participation of underrepresented minorities in computer science education through
design experience [1].Individual and/or team-based capstones can be used to provide a comprehensive evaluation of astudent’s education [2]. As a hallmark of most AE degree programs, the capstone experience [3]has been established as the positive result of both industry pressure and ABET requirements [4].A capstone design course delivers authentic engineering design experience [1, 5-7]. Capstonesallow upper-division students to showcase their knowledge in a practical way through designdevelopment of construction projects like those designed by AEC firms.As perhaps an AE curriculum’s most visible attribute [8], capstone design courses deserve acontinued sense of importance as students strive to conclude their academic experience and
explicitly on their writing and communication skills,it will be possible to quantitatively examine improvements across four consecutive assignments.Replacing some reports with research posters introduces students to a new mode ofcommunication, presenting new constraints and options to further diversify how data may beanalyzed and conveyed to different types of audiences, which aligns with ABET Student Outcome3: an ability to communicate with a range of audiences. In addition to communication skills,students are also encouraged to develop their teamwork and leadership skills by (1) including aleadership role as part of the course both through lectures and in-class activities on leadershipstyles and (2) requiring students to write reflective
female engineering students in WIEP programs can contribute to higherCOE graduation rates.IntroductionThe gender gap in undergraduate engineering programs in the United States is stubborn andpersistent. In 2000, 20.5% of engineering bachelor’s degrees were earned by females and over thecourse of two decades, that percentage increased just slightly to 22.7% in 2019 [1]. In roughly thissame period, the percentage of women in the engineering workforce increased from 10% in 1999to 16.1% in 2019 [2].There exists a plethora of research identifying the challenges and barriers to women enteringengineering fields that start in early elementary school and exacerbate as students continue throughmiddle and secondary school. There has been an equal amount of
that students gained an increased appreciation for (andunderstanding of) both the science/technology and ethical trade-offs in energy systemchoices. Our assessments (via remote oral presentations, online quizzes, electronic homework,and recorded videos) found that students, regardless of discipline, met course learningobjectives despite the limitations of a remote format.IntroductionAccording to the United Nations [1], “climate change is the defining issue of our time” – almostevery facet of our lives will be affected by either our changing climate or our attempts to adapt tothese changes. The impacts will be disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable populations inthe world [2], who not only had little responsibility for historical
has long been recognized as crucial to engineering, althoughethics curricula and research have tended to be developed in and by people from the US [1]–[4].However, engineering is more cross-cultural and international than ever before, with peoplesfrom different places studying and working together as never before [5]–[8]. As a result, andsince culture affects ethics [9]–[14], it is unclear if curricula developed and research conductedin the US would be effective among non-US students and engineers. (Here the term “ethics” isused in a relatively broad sense, to refer to conceptions of right and wrong, what should andshould not be done, in general, “normativity.” This comes from the word “norms,” referring torules regarding what people are
variables. The incompleteness of information may be statistical in nature and thus anuncertainty associated with it. The nuance between uncertainty and ambiguity has beenarticulated by Schrader, Riggs, and Smith [1]. They note that while uncertainty is the lack ofinformation, ambiguity is the lack of knowledge about relationships between the variousvariables.Formally introduced by Frenkel-Brunswick [2] as a behavioral trait, tolerance of ambiguity hasalso been reported as a situational response [3]. Tolerance of ambiguity has been defined byBudner [4] as “the tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as desirable” while intolerance ofambiguity as “the tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as sources of threat”. The positiveaspects associated
Powered by www.slayte.com TEACHING EARTH SYSTEMS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: DEVELOPING A MIXED REALITY (XR) SANDBOX D. Tennakoon1 , A. U. Usmani1 , M. Usman2 , A. Vasileiou1 , S. Latchaev1 , M. Baljko1 , U.T. Khan1 ,M. A. Perras1 , M. Jadidi 1, ∗ 1 Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada damitht6@my.yorku.ca, usmani@yorku.ca, m.usmannn@gmail.com, toli95@my.yorku.ca, sasha.latchaev@gmail.com, baljko@yorku.ca, usman.khan@lassonde.yorku.ca, mperras@yorku.ca, mjadidi@yorku.ca 2 Department of Information and Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi
biomechanics courses. Meagan is currently working with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network partnership at OSU, integrating her interests in STEM education, entrepreneurial partnerships, and community engagement. Long term, Meagan is passionate about leveraging biotechnological advances in physiological data collection to both 1. promote factual science communication and learning and 2. to innovate community-driven engineering solutions centered around health and wellness. She values authenticity, connection with others, & integrity and prioritizes these values as an educator, bioengineer, and scientist.Laine Rumreich Laine Rumreich is a PhD student at Ohio State university studying computer science and engineering
design, development, and facilitation, and offers future recommendations forimprovements.IntroductionEngineering educators often combine emerging new technologies with creative teaching andlearning strategies [1]-[3]. To usher the planet into the next century, the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) identified fourteen grand challenges that must be tackled to ensure thecontinuation of life by making our world more sustainable, secure, healthy and joyful (Table I).The Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) was established and endorsed in 2008 by theNAE. Table I The NAE’s Twenty-First Century Grand Challenges for Engineering Make Solar Energy Economical Prevent Nuclear
Modeling in a University-Industry Collaboration: Deep and Surface ApproachesIntroductionEngineering in the workplace often requires interdisciplinary teams to address ill-structured andcomplex problems [1], where experienced designers use multiple ways to communicate theirdesign ideas that allow for deep inquiry into a design scenario [2]. These forms ofcommunication include sketches, diagrams, and models [3]. Moreover, successful teams are aptto share mental models, or shared knowledge structures that allow a team to coordinate actionsand adapt their behaviors [4], influencing both design product and design process [5][6]. However, there is a lack of data regarding how successful interdisciplinary teams address acommon, urgent design goal.This
Assessing Embedded Process Safety Curriculum Within Core Chemical Engineering CoursesIntroductionIn a field that has been plagued by numerous industrial accidents and incidents sinceit’s very beginnings, process safety education of chemical engineering students shouldbe an important focus of every chemical engineering department’s curriculum. Toillustrate how important process safety education is, we only need to look at the numberof industrial accidents in the recent past: the European Commission’s Major AccidentReporting System (MARS) has logged over 129 major accidents since 1978 [1] whilethe U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Identification Board (CSB) has completedinvestigations of 105 accidents since 1998 [2]. These two databases only
Ewert © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Laying the Foundation for Education 4.0: Access, Value and Accountability The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today. (ancient proverb)The complexity of the global problems engineers are working to solve has long been discussed inboth engineering and engineering education circles. The Grand Challenges for Engineering [1]are grand because of the complexity of the challenges. While the challenges stand over a decadelater, the speed at which the terms in which they are
Powered by www.slayte.comTechnological literacy: Subject or Pedagogy. Implications for liberal educationIntroductionAt the 2010 meeting of the Technological Literacy Division Heywood argued that “a personwho has no perception of the contribution that engineering can make to our understandings ofbehaviour and society is not liberally educated. At some stage (high school/university) theyshould experience the study of engineering literacy” [1]. In the 12 years that have followedmuch has happened in the world of engineering, and while it is possible to stand over thethesis that was then offered, much has changed, and what members of the public conceive tobe technological literacy is somewhat different to what some of us thought it to be, even inthat
development of students’ real-world skills [1]. In their ideal state, projects allowstudents to embark on an ambitious agenda, not otherwise achievable in a semester’s work by theprototypical individual student, through coordinated groupwork. Projects allow students to flextheir communication and team-work abilities in a relatively safe and pro-discovery environment.At an even higher level of aspiration, projects can also be designed to be amplifiers of behavioralengagement [2], including serving as community builders within the classroom by facilitatingorganic friendships and exchange of ideas, especially in smaller colleges and programs wherestudents may find themselves as repeat colleagues in classes. Beyond engineering, in an effort toactualize
feedback. Several semesters into the iterative implementation of thesechanges, teaching assistants observe greater student engagement, without an increase in teachingworkload.IntroductionThe development of effective communication skills in engineering students is critical [1]-[3]. Thisobjective will always be a difficult one, given the inherent complexity of communication and themany ways our expectations and practices are shaped by our disciplinary cultures. However, thedifficulty is currently compounded by additional challenges, including the separation ofengineering and writing studies and the implicit nature of many of our expectations aroundcommunication. These challenges present opportunities for progress. Although different forms
conversation in recent years within the United Statesand both it and the related concepts of macroethics and sociotechnical thinking have beenfeatured in multiple sessions at the American Society for Engineering Education’s annualconferences. Although engineering is frequently taught from a fairly decontextualized,reductionist viewpoint ([1], [2], [3]), engineering practice is sociotechnical in nature ([4], [5],[6]). This disconnect may leave students ill-prepared for their future workplaces [7], and it mayalso create a false sense of what to expect from engineering practice that could impactpersistence through engineering programs.Social justice, macroethics, and sociotechnical thinking have a number of definitions varying bycontext. For the purpose
Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work in progress: Creating micromoments to develop a student’s entrepreneurial mindsetIntroductionEngineering programs aim to prepare students for their careers. This includes training students tobe innovative and to adapt to fast-changing professional environments. To address this aim,many programs adopt pedagogical approaches that promote inquiry and use skill-based learning,such as entrepreneurial minded learning (EML). With the framework that was developed by theKern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) [1], EML promotes curiosity, connections,and creating value strategies, known as the 3C’s. EML encourages
student population regardless of academic major. Thisprovides a diverse cross-section of incoming students, academically and otherwise. With over2600 students completing the course during these semesters, this study objectively comparesperformance on course graded events such as exams, lab reports, and group design projects. Theultimate goals of this study are to 1) compare student performance across remote and in-personclassroom settings and 2) provide future instructors with data to help optimize the studentlearning environment for all classroom settings. The conclusions of this study indicate thatsemesters of transition between in-person and remote learning are the most challenging forstudents, but otherwise student performance was not