this paper describes a Linear Systems laboratory project that involves designing a simplifiedspeech recognition system to recognize the 5 long vowel sounds for a team of 3 or 4 students. Thisproject is assigned soon after the student has been introduced to the Fourier Transform in theassociated Linear Systems lecture course. This paper describes the Laboratory project byillustrating the solution with a specific example drawn from real data for a single student team.This laboratory project has the primary goals: 1. Understand the importance of the Fourier Spectrum for developing useful signal analysis algorithms and systems. 2. Develop a speaker-independent vowel classification system to distinguish the 5 long vowel sounds for a
-leads the ”ADVANCE His- panic Women in STEM” project in Puerto Rico, and the Latin and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions’ (LACCEI) ”Women in STEM” forum. Tull is a Tau Beta Pi ”Eminent Engineer.”Dr. Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Center for Conservationand Evolutionary Genetics National Zoological Park PhD in Biological Sciences Page 19.30.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Starting Points for Involving Underrepresented Graduate Students in International Engagement: A Case Study on the Collaborations
science doctoral students? 2) Specifically, how do such interactions predict skill development (associated with primary funding mechanism) for the following career-related skills: a) research, b) teamwork and project management, c) peer training and mentoring, and d) communication?We administered the Graduate Student Funding Survey to engineering and physical sciencedoctoral programs in the United States, with focused sampling of institutions that produce a highnumber of doctorates and that have highly ranked programs. We developed the survey, includingsurvey items on demographics, funding mechanism, skill development, and climate (i.e.,interactions with others). Data collection occurred in Fall 2019 (n = 615). We did not
Paper ID #37134Training Construction Management Students about Sustainable andEquitable Infrastructure through Leveraging an Envision-Rating System ina Hispanic-Serving InstitutionMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environ
Research, Teaching, and Learning) at the University of Pittsburgh. April studied at Winthrop University, earning a BS degree in Chemistry and BA degree in Psychology in 2000. She then completed her PhD in 2007 at the University of Pittsburgh, studying oxidative stress in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. During her prior graduate and postdoctoral work in neurodegeneration, April mentored several undergraduate, graduate, and clinical researchers and developed new methods for imaging and tracking mitochondria from living zebrafish neurons. In her work for the EERC and Pitt-CIRTL, April Dukes collaborates on educational research projects and facilitates professional development (PD) on instructional and mentoring
Paper ID #38323Integrating Equity in the Systems Engineering Curriculum: A Pilot StudyDr. Julie Drzymalski, Temple University Julie Drzymalski is a Professor of Instruction and Director of the Industrial and Systems Engineering program. Her teaching interests lie in the areas of operations research and systems modeling. Current re- search pursuits are in the application of complex adaptive systems modeling to areas such as supply chains and human centered systems. Previously held industrial positions include various quality engineering, project and program management positions in the construction industries of the greater
remediated forPCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), an endocrine-disrupting, persistent pollutant. Testing forPCBs in the river water was important as PCBs may be transported and pose a risk to communitymembers who recreate and fish for sustenance in the river. Through an undergraduate researchexperience, a total of 48 water samples were taken from the Mill River around Ball Island andone upstream control. Samples were analyzed using GC-MS (gas chromatography–massspectrometry) after a hexane extraction following ASTM D5175-91. Mass spectra wereevaluated in comparison to known standards to determine whether PCBs were present. PCBlevels were below detection limits (0.14 to 1.10 ng/L) for all samples. The project offered avaluable undergraduate student
-paced journey toward equity-mindedness. TheGROW framework engages faculty through a collection of “seeds” (i.e. easy to implement practices inequity and inclusion) that can be integrated into an assignment, project or course based on the existingDEI skillset of the instructor. To accomplish this, the GROW framework operates via four guidingprinciples that allows faculty to focus their efforts more effectively in integrating equity and inclusioninto the teaching and learning environment. These principles include: Grow relationships, Reimaginerepresentation, Optimize learning through accessibility and Work toward awareness and self-reflection.Embedded within each of these principles are a collection of research-backed “seeds” that are optimizedto
Paper ID #37102Student Persistence Factors for Engineering and Computing UndergraduatesDr. Robert Petrulis Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.Dr. Sona Gholizadeh, University of South Carolina Dr. Sona Gholizadeh is currently a research assistant professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in science education from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She has earned an M.S. degree in industrial engineering
of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 S-STEM: Creating Retention and Engagement for Academically Talented
the following goals for this 3-yearcycle: (1) Excite, empower, and educate 30 undergraduate participants in traditional/advancedmetrology and NDI, (2) for the undergraduate participants to experience an immersive research-training through a related transformative project, (3) to mold the undergraduate participants asboth independent/collaborative researchers capable of effective communication, (4) for theundergraduate participants to learn to ask the right questions, formulate plans, pragmaticallyinterpret data, and (5) inspire and enable the undergraduate participants to pursue advanced studyand related STEM careers. This site was a direct response to a recurring concern raised byindustry partners and technical workforce recruiters about the
months, students are rising to the challenge of learning in complexvirtual and physical spaces. The cardiovascular engineering course described is no stranger tocreating an inclusive environment of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, long-distancecollaboration, and learning. This undergraduate/graduate course has continuously evolved over thepast decade to support students in their abilities to thrive in non-traditional learning environments.Originally the course started as Project-Based Learning (PBL), then adapted into Discovery-BasedLearning (DBL) and was recently remodeled into Innovation-Based Learning (IBL). Eachadaptation of the course is to meet the course outcomes of 1) promoting professional growth and2) prepare students with
Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by U.S. Department of Education, focusing on com- puter science and cybersecurity pathways, and from Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR projects related to the additive manufacturing training of active mili- tary. She is also part of the research team that has multiple projects funded from NSF focusing on veteran pathways and their success in engineering. She leads the team that delivers the summer program to nine graders that focus on broadening participation
historically underrepresentedminorities. Such capacity building of school counselors will inherently improve the diversity ofour nation's engineering workforce.This study focused on high school guidance counselors as part of a larger ongoing project[PROJECT NAME]. The project is a new high school level engineering education initiative thataims to ‘demystify’ engineering for high school students, teachers, and counselors through anall-inclusive high school level engineering course. Three key components of the project include:1) design and development of a new engineering course open to all high school students, 2)teacher and counselor PD, and 3) a learning community of teachers, counselors, engineeringeducators, and practicing engineers. The
Mechatronics Engineering in Jordan and Malaysia, respectively. In 2012 I graduated from UNLV with Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and immediately joined South- eastern as an Assistant Professor. I work in the area where Mechanical meets with Electronics to produce a nice mix called Mechatronics. I enjoy working with students while teaching in classroom, or in the lab doing research.Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Dr. Tireka Cobb serves as the Director of LOSFA Field Outreach Services and Project Director for Louisiana GEAR UP. She and her team work to remove barriers and to promote, provide, and prepare students for their future post-secondary journey. Dr. Cobb has a Bachelor of Arts
: a diversity workshop in anintroduction to engineering course, a student-driven project to encourage welcoming and diversestudy groups, and a junior-level teamwork design project.The study found the engineering program has a positive climate inside the classroom and aslightly less positive climate outside the classroom. Even when junior-level students report thatdiverse teams are more creative, students do not strongly believe that different backgrounds areimportant and maintain biases. The student-driven intervention was successful, as the upper-level students produced a video about the value of diverse study groups. We confirmed thattraditional engineering students are resistant to changes in student culture, as evidenced by thedifficulty
extrinsicmotivations and self-efficacy in learning programming [11]. Duckworth has reviewed the role ofgrit and self-control [12]. Data was collected in this study related to these topics, retention, andachievement of learning outcomes and is currently being analyzed for future papers.Project Approach & Experimental MethodsOverall Project StructureThe study started as part of an internal grant from the NSF-funded grant initiative at ourinstitution to increase evidence-based teaching practices in STEM courses. It implementedseveral active learning strategies to improve student satisfaction and engagement in an entry-level MATLAB programming course. The tools were implemented in all sections of the course,each taught by a different instructor. Materials
displacement contexts, such as refugee camps. Theoverall goal of this course was to prepare students to solve problems using engineering designeffectively. The LED course targeted the following learning objectives: 1) using a systematicproblem-solving method to identify, evaluate, and scope an engineering problem; 2) applying theengineering design process to generate ideas, critically evaluate and develop evidence-basedsolutions; 3) fostering the growth of reflective individuals and empower their social agency, and4) discussing and practicing professional competencies. Students develop a capstone projectwhere they applied the theoretical concepts learned in the course throughout the course. Thiscapstone project is an important component of our
, behavior, and design of concrete structures.Ms. Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University Christine Allison Gray is a doctoral student in the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. She also serves as a graduate assistant on the Reshaping Norms project in the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences.Dr. John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007 and was appointed as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow. His engineering career spans a variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in
, 3. In particular, Computer Science Principles (CSP) isemerging as a new standard for Advanced Placement (AP) and other high school ComputerScience (CS) courses. CSP takes a broader view of computing literacy, focusing not only onalgorithms, data structures, and programming, but also on the social, cultural, and technologicalimpacts of computing. The course has already had success at motivating and engaging studentsin pilot deployments nationwide4-6. Our project, EarSketch, uses a STEAM approach (science,technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) to lower the barriers to entry and increaseengagement in computer science through music7. In EarSketch, students write computer code toremix sound samples into original music compositions
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Mechanical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Degree via the “3+1” PathwayAbstractInstitutions of higher education that seek to provide affordable degree pathways that are alignedwith the needs of industry, and ultimately prepare students for employment, must strive todevelop innovative partnerships and educational delivery modes. This paper details thefulfillment of the goals and objectives of a multi-year project, between a two-year college and aresearch university, that has resulted in the creation of an associate to baccalaureate degree“3+1” pathway in mechanical engineering technology. The degree pathway is based on a strongalignment
served in the military for 23 years as an Engineer Officer with assignments around the world to include Afghanistan, Egypt, and Bosnia- Herzegovina. He is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia and a Project Management Professional. Aaron’s primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection in 2009 for the American Society of Civil Engineers New Fac- ulty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni
and graduate students. This survey includes a number ofkey questions which include: I am interested in seeking employment in the field that I participated in: I believe that participation will aid me in securing employment when graduating: On a scale of 1 to 9, please rate your technical skill in your area of focus before starting work on the project: On a scale of 1 to 9, please rate your level of comfort with the contest activities topic before starting work on the project: On a scale of 1 to 9, please rate your level of excitement with the contest activities topic before starting work on the project: On a scale of 1 to 9, please rate your
an additional 50% increasein the number of HSIs over the next decade. However, many of these institutions are not wellprepared to effectively educate students in this increasingly multicultural environment. Thediversity of engineering faculty in the US is woefully low consisting of 17.4% women, 3.8%Latinx, 2.4%, African American (Roy 2019). This mismatch in diversity between engineeringfaculty and students requires active intervention in the teaching practices of current faculty toensure the success of the underrepresented students increasingly enrolling in our institutions.University Diversity Disparity and Project MotivationAngelo State University is a public institution with a Carnegie classification of M1: Master'sColleges and
. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award.Dr. Rick Olson, University of San Diego Rick T. Olson is Associate Dean in the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering at the University of San Diego. His research interests lay in engineering student persistence, and applied operations research. He is active in outreach activities targeting underrepresented populations and has received NSF funding to support U.S. military veterans, community college transfer students, and innovative engineering ed- ucation. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and M.S
student to have received the award, which was granted based on outstanding activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding of equity and diversity issues within Engineering Education. Additional projects involvement include: Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Project; Computational Think- ing/Pedagogy Project; Rocket Project of SystemsGo; World MOON Project; East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood (ELPN) Project; and Robotics. Since 2013 he has served as the president of the Nu Sigma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi: International Honor Society in Education and was the founding president of ASEE Student Chapter at Texas Tech University. He can be reached at ibrahim.yeter@ttu.edu.Dr. Hansel Burley, Texas Tech
sectors as an engineer and/or project manager. A registered professional engineer and certified project manager (PMP), Dr. Banik has more than 40 refereed publications in the area of civil engineering and construction management. He has presented his research in several well-known and peer-reviewed conferences, such as ASEE, ASCE, ASC, WEFTEC and CIB, and published articles in those conference proceedings. He presented his research all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Greece, Italy, Brazil, and the Philippines. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Strategies and Techniques for Tenure-Track Faculty to Become Successful in AcademiaAlthough engineering and
Paper ID #11218PROGRAMMING A SIX AXIS MOTOMAN HP3C ROBOT FOR INDUS-TRIAL SORTING APPLICATIONMr. Hamza Kadir, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Alumni Hamza Kadir, M.Sc., currently works as a Controls Engineer in the Packaging Machinery OEM indus- try. He completed his Masters from Purdue University Calumet, majoring in Mechatronics Engineering Technology. He conducted his M.Sc. Directed Project at the Nick and Nancy Wilson Mechatronics En- gineering Technology Laboratory. This project involves integration of modern automation tools for an intelligent part sorting system. He has previously worked with use of
with their students.Dr. Michal Lomask c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Fundamental – Using Engineering Design Teaching Portfolios to gauge design teacher performance and infer design pedagogical content knowledge Abstract This paper reports on the creation and use of an Engineering Design Teaching Portfolio system created for the NSF-‐funded DRK-‐12 project Engineering for All (EfA). In this project two middle school engineering design-‐based instructional units were developed. The instructional units were designed to depict
and animal pathol- ogy. His research interests are developing nanobiopesticides for agricultural pest management, elucidating biomagnetics in plant growth and development, and transcriptome profiling of plants to identify molec- ular factors of disease resistance. He currently serves as a Co-PI on USDA-funded undergraduate plant breeding training program and a gene-editing (CRISPR/Cas 9) project with Dr. Marceline Egnin et al. Dr. Bernard has co-established the caprine research unit at N.C. A&T S.U (Dr. Mulumebet Worku) and, is actively working towards improving sustainability in small-scale farming production for local crop pro- ducers as well as infrastructure enhancement of the George Washington Carver