casestudy. The three to four case studies change every year. Students from diverse disciplines, includingengineering, planning, economics, hydrology, biology, architecture, geography, communications, andcomputational hydraulics, interested in flood risk reduction can apply. Those accepted into the Programare placed in interdisciplinary research teams composed of 5-6 students: 1-2 PhD, 2-3 Masters, and 2-3undergraduate students. The teams are guided by project faculty mentors from both U.S. and Dutchpartner institutions. A two-week long research trip to the Netherlands provides transformativeeducation and an authentic learning environment through field trips, meetings with Dutch flood experts,lectures, and participation in design workshops. Students
to Year 2, as well as the design and implementation of anew faculty orientation, called the Welcome Academy, specific to new engineering faculty andpractices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Finally, drawing on the principal investigator(PI) team’s reflections as well as feedback from external evaluators, we provide our insights withthe intention of sharing useful experiences to other colleges planning to form such FLCs.IntroductionOverwhelming evidence points to the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices inthe profession of engineering in general, and in engineering education in particular. There arestrong arguments for embracing DEI practices, from both economics (to improve the nationaltechnical workforce
providing teacher professional development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing An Assessment Toolkit for Precollege Summer Engineering Workshops (Works-in-Progress)Abstract Many universities have engineering outreach programming that expose students toengineering that include day camps, overnight camps, and multi-week programs. As the projectsoccur over hours, days, or weeks, rich content is delivered in a very abbreviated timeframe.Often only anecdotal evidence or evaluative surveys reflect what students’ experience. Thisworks-in-progress project describes the strategic plan and first stage towards development oftools for assessing engineering learning in weekly summer
at the community college leveldifficult. This paper will outline the process, activities, and barriers to successfully establishingthe first community college chapter of EWB while strengthening ties between the university andlocal community college.Cuesta is one of 114 California community colleges and a Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)(over 33% of students are Latinx) with an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students peryear in credit-granting programs at its main campus in San Luis Obispo. Cuesta hashistorically served a large percentage of students (50%) outside of its service area. However,as noted in its 2011-16 master plan [3], this is shifting due to changing educationalneeds/populations in the county.Cal Poly is committed to a
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civil engineering education.Dr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is Dept. Head & D. Graham Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: transporta- tion infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for bet- ter management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment
key elements from the program thatalumni found impactful, such as a group design project, field trips, and seminars. Smith andBailey3 discuss their “high touch, high value,” accelerated, systems engineering Master’s degreeprogram. They also reported the results from an alumni survey that highlighted students’ generalsatisfaction with the program. Wuyts et al.4 developed a one-year, multi-campus biochemicalengineering program in Belgium. This program was modular and they focused on the innovativeimplementation of the modules at multiple campuses and their future assessment plans. Each ofthese studies highlighted the new curriculum for a one-year Master’s program. The studentevaluation that was reported was in the form of alumni surveys from
, planning, marshaling, implementing people and implementingfinance) with our two independent variables (gender and family role model). Our results showthat overall, students with an entrepreneur in their family reported higher ESE for all the fiveconstructs than students who did not have an entrepreneur in their family. However, statisticallysignificant differences and interactions with gender were found for only searching, marshalingand implementing finance constructs. For searching, both the independent variables (family rolemodels and gender) were noted as significant predictors. In contrast, only presence of family rolemodels was found to be a statistically significant predictor for marshalling. Similarly, onlygender was significant predictor
AP BD+C and a CM-BIM holder.Prof. Silvana Polgar, California State University, FresnoDr. Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno Wei Wu, PhD, LEED AP, GGP, CM-BIM, A.M. ASCE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management in Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Built Environment and Equipment Engineering from Hunan Uni- versity in China in 2004, Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from University of Oxford in the UK in 2005, and Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Construction and Planning from Univer- sity of Florida in 2010. Currently, Dr. Wu teaches courses in Construction Graphics, Design Build
Education Development Graduate Research Assistant at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University and Global Stu- dent Forum Chair for 12th GSF’2016, Seoul. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Global Student Forum: A model for developing student leaders in engineering educationIntroductionThe Global Student Forum (GSF) is a three-day event organized by the Student Platform forEngineering Education Development (SPEED).1 Students come to GSF from all over the worldto participate in a series of workshops, discussions, and presentations, culminating in the creationof action plans. The chief aim of these projects is to enable students to become a factor
planning to work onmembers [2] so Girl Scouts may be a way to introduce engineering badges will be recruited. Middle school wasmany girls to engineering who may not have been chosen due to the importance of this time for students whootherwise exposed to the engineering field. are planning a STEM career in middle school are more likely Actively supporting identity development to graduate with an engineering or science degree [5]RESEARCH QUESTION
working time relating to Criterion 5Activity 3:Criterion 5 (Curriculum)How will your institutionensure students obtainawareness of diversity,equity, and inclusion forprofessional success?The last day of theSummit, teams did aspeed networkingevent.• Two 45-minute rotations.• Presented their plans on each criteria to 2 other teams• Heard the plans for each criteria from the other teamsA 2023 ASEE papersummarized theevaluation and findingsfrom the Summit.• Overall, the Summit went extremely well.• Participants enjoyed discussing the topics with individuals from other institutions.• Major concerns included: • Faculty buy-in • Lack of time/money • Leadership support • Strategizing DEI Curriculum • Faculty Training• The
effects on enrollments at a specific university are difficult to predict, given all the potentialeconomic and geographic considerations. Generally, the best universities will continue to attractthe best students, but smaller, lesser-known colleges and universities may face enrollmentshortages affecting their financial operations resulting in program and employee terminations.This paper examines enrollments at Mississippi State University, considering population andeconomic trends to provide a general template for post-secondary administrators to determinetheir enrollment strategies for the next decade.Keywordsrecruiting, enrollment planning, enrollment forecasting, freshman enrollmentsIntroductionStarting in the 1980s, state funding for public
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Educational Tool to Support Introductory Robotics Courses With the rising popularity of robotics in our modern world there is an increase in the numberof engineering programs that do not have the resources to purchase expensive dedicated robotsbut find a need to offer a basic course in robotics. This common introductory robotics coursegenerally covers the fundamental theory of robotics including robot kinematics, dynamics,differential movements, trajectory planning and basic computer vision algorithms commonlyused in the field of robotics. The nature of this material almost necessitates the use of robotichardware to allow the students to practice implementing the theory they
teamwork, believes in education as a process for achieving life-long learning rather than as a purely aca- demic pursuit. He currently works on maintaining, upgrading and designing the classroom of the future. Mr. Perez is inspired because he enjoys working with people and technology in the same environment.Dr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas - El Paso Virgilio Gonzalez, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico
professional developmentprogram positioned the importance of the inclusion of engineering content and encouragedteachers to explore community-based, collaborative activities that identified and spoke to societalneeds and social impacts through engineering integration. Data collected from two of the coursesin this project, Enhancing Mathematics with STEM and Engineering in the K-12 Classroom,included participant reflections, focus groups, microteaching lesson plans, and field notes.Through a case study approach and grounded theory analysis, themes of self-efficacy, activelearning supports, and social justice teaching emerged. The following discussion on teachers’engineering and STEM self-efficacy, teachers’ integration of engineering to address
senior engineer in Combustion Research at Cummins Inc., where in addition to his primary role in developing future engine systems, he leads a planning team of Cummins engineers in organizing an after-school STEM Outreach Program at Girls Inc. to encourage girls to pursue STEM Careers.Archana K. KulkarniMr. Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj,Jennifer M. ThomassonAlexa Davis Alexa Davis graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2020. She has served at Girls Inc. of Johnson County for 4 years, and has begun her role as Program Director within this affiliate as of August 2021. Along with her experience at Girls Inc. of Johnson County, Alexa has worked with children and teenagers on
HIEPinvolvement. For example, HIEP's participation rates on different engineering and computerscience majors, including civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and materials engineering, etc.,are analyzed to examine the practices that work for a particular E/CS major. The present studyreports findings from NSSE 2012 and 2017 surveys.Results show that, among the E/CS seniors, service-learning, learning community, and studyabroad program are the HIEP with the highest non-participation rate with 41% (service-learning),59% (learning community), and 68% (study abroad program), indicating that they do not plan toengage in these practices in their senior year. Conversely, internships, and culminating seniorexperiences had the most participation among E/CS
Engineering at The University of Alabama in 1999. He has enjoyed 15 years of a dynamic profession of teaching, research, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Steven Jones, University of Alabama Steven Jones earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Auburn University in 1992. In 1994, he earned an M.S. degree in civil engineering with concentrations in transportation engineering and economics. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Virginia where he concentrated his education and research on the interaction of transportation and air pollution. His 20 plus years of transportation engi- neering and planning experience spans both academic and
2016, Zaida became an ELATE@ Drexel (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering) alumnus presenting an insti- tutional action project titled ”Raiders Abroad: A sustainable model for globally competent engineering students” that was adopted by the WCOE. The project, based on the work of cross functional teams estab- lished a strategic plan for 2016-2020 focusing on student participation and assessment on programs abroad and the development of a travel scholarship fund for students under financial hardship in the college. Mrs. Gracia brings twenty five years of experience as a mathematics’ professor at the Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico. She led successful initiatives to increase minorities
. Stone has worked extensively in the domain of welding, specifically in the area of weld- ing technology and training. He has a deep appreciation for the importance of the welding field and plan to continue pursuing research projects that benefit the welding community.Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University Devna Popejoy-Sheriff is the Student Success and Services program Coordinator and Co-Chair of the Undergraduate Research Program in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. She earned her M. Ed. in Higher Education from Iowa State University and has worked for the IMSE Department for more than 15 years. She has been recognized with multiple advising and
curricula, surveying 950 employers to determine their educationand training needs in the photonics area, delivering outreach events to 8000+ K-12 studentsinvolving hands-on exploration of lasers and optics, providing professional development tofaculty, participating in training and subsequently developing a recruiting and retention plan forfemales and minorities into the photonics technology field, and giving presentations about bestpractices in photonics technician education at several conferences. Next steps include setting upa laser assisted manufacturing laboratory at Indian Hills Community College and developing theassociated curriculum to serve as a model for colleges in the Midwest interested in teaching thisadvanced manufacturing technology
to recruit diverse students to graduate programs in engineering at theprogram’s home site. In order to develop strategies to recruit students to graduate programs atTAMU through its summer undergraduate research program, we first examined the efficacy ofthe USRG program in influencing students’ post-baccalaureate plans. Next, we examined factorsthat influence USRG participants’ selection of graduate school at the conclusion of the USRGprogram. Last, we compared the influence of the same factors for those who applied and thosewho did not apply to TAMU for graduate school, to determine strategies that universities canemploy to effectively recruit summer undergraduate research program participants to a graduateprogram in engineering at the
Tecnologico de Monterrey. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC QUALITY IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSAbstractOne of the main challenges in all areas of education is to ensure that the academic quality of theteaching – learning process is enhanced continuously. In this work, we present a continuousimprovement process based on Deming´s Plan-Do-Check-Act (also known as PDCA) continuousquality improvement model which was implemented in the School of Engineering and Sciencesat Tecnologico de Monterrey campus Puebla. This model encompasses a one-year cycle, it startsin August and ends in July. Faculty of the Academic Departments participate in the
Engineering Education include team learning, virtual teams, and team decision-making.Mr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDanielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Reflections of Undergraduate Engineering Students Completing a Cross-Disciplinary Robotics Project with Pre-Service Teachers and Fifth Graders in an Electromechanical Systems CourseAbstract. Engineering is becoming increasingly cross
wanted to ensure that students develop skills in not only project management but alsoworking in teams. The literature shows that Project Management Education needs to include apractical, hands-on project where students can use the theory they are learning to plan, manage,and execute a project with real stakeholders. Van der Horn and Killen found in their research inproject management education that courses in project management require more than justknowing the theory but rather having “lived experiences” and challenges for effective learning[1]. In addition, input from the university’s and department’s advisory boards demand thatstudents have project management skills that they can employ straight out of school.As part of redefining the course
development of suchcompetencies of both students and teachers for active learning. We want to use the data to seekevidence of better practice in promoting student learning in engineering core courses, especiallythe traditional lecture-based ones.Course structureThis study has been conducted in a sophomore-level Biothermodynamics class for two semesters(2022 Spring and Fall). Previously, the course was taught with lecture-based materials relying onnote-taking and individual homework traditionally. Under the new design, students will receive adetailed content structure at the beginning of the semester, shown in Appendix, Figure 1.Students will obtain a general view of the course content, types of assignments/exams, and theirdue times from this plan
. 1. Connection Plan – Future GR.A.D.S. utilized a ten-week connection plan that laid out the schedule with goals and tasks for each week. This connection plan included tasks for both the mentor and mentee regarding the goals, meetings, and surveys. For some tasks, email notifications were sent to the participants to remind them of the timeline. For other tasks, the platform also sent multiple reminders if the task went uncompleted. 2. Messaging Portal – The messaging portal allowed participants to communicate in a thread viewable in their connection. This single continuous thread is convenient for tracking. 3. Meeting Tracker – Participants were encouraged to link their calendars to their profile in the
school girls.The primary goal of the camp was to introduce more female students into STEM, especially, thefield of engineering through robotic projects and competitions, simple programming, guestspeakers, and STEM based field trips. There were 26 camp participants representing variousschool districts of San Antonio with a special emphasis of recruiting from underrepresentedcommunities. The camp was planned, coordinated, and directed by the authors who were also theprincipal investigators of the miniGEMS program. Additionally, five undergraduate researchassistants from the AVS Lab and three middle school teachers from the local school districtshelped with the prior planning and the entire management of the daily camp activities. The campwas
systems. Brent is currently in the process of completing his junior year of undergraduate study and plans to start his PhD immediately after graduation.Dr. Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College Dr. Phil McBride received a B.S. from the University of Arizona in 1986, a M.A.T. in 1989 from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Miami University in 2003. He taught high school in Northern Arizona for 5 years before moving to Eastern Arizona College in 1991 to teach chemistry. He was recognized by the EAC Student Association as the most admired faculty in 1993, received the Alumni Faculty Recognition award in 1996, the distinguished service award in 1997, and in 2008 received the Rocky Mountain