class declarations are not fully accessible to be edited. Passing informationbetween buttons and back-end operations becomes extremely challenging. In addition,a professional license for MATLAB compiler is needed. Without this license, one canonly share the project file, not export it as a standalone application. The drawback ofcoding capabilities in the app developer, along with the compiler is not fully available. Itdecreases the availability of the plugin to students and consumers. Therefore, a popularcross-platform game engine by Unity Technologies is evaluated. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings Figure 3
Paper ID #37951The Grand Challenges Scholars Program Research Experience: A GreatOpportunity to Cultivate Belonging in a Community of PracticeDr. Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Olgha B. Qaqish, Ph.D. is an engineering educator and researcher, who has experience working with students at all levels in science, math, engineering, and technology (STEM). Dr. Qaqish is an author of a mathematics textbook: Algebra Essentials.Chloe Grace Hincher, North Carolina State University Chloe Hincher is an undergraduate pursuing a B.S. in Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering con- centrating in
Paper ID #37781Application of an Industry-inspired Mock Mine as a Pragmatic Platform inSupport of future Skills Development for the South African UndergroundHardrock Mining IndustryDr. Shaniel Davrajh, University of Johannesburg Dr Davrajh has had an extensive career as an academic at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Uni- versity of Johannesburg prior to joining the CSIR as a Senior Engineer. His fascination with digital transformation led him to pursue a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, focussing on Quality Management for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. He then transitioned to 4IR applications in Mining and Man
Paper ID #37251Board 199: A Move to Sustainability: Launching an Instructor InterfaceDr. Kimberly Grau Talley, P.E. , Texas State University Dr. Kimberly G. Talley, P.E. is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Bobcat Made Makerspace Director at Texas State University, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and in Construction Engineering and Management are from North Car- olina State University. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and
of licensing [9].Moreover, many states allow engineering technologists to sit for PE exams, while another doesnot, noting differing requirements of technologists compared to engineers. For example, Kansassays: “An engineering technology degree does not meet the educational requirements” [10]. Proceedings of the 2023 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2023, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 3651.1.2 Industry certifications. Various professional societies recognize individual experience andknowledge in specific domains, such as the SME, a nonprofit association of professionals
[6]. Recently, associatingintelligent computer vision with an industrial robot arm catch a lot of researchers’ attention [7]-[10]. This lab exercise in this paper emulates a traditional assembly line robot arm to make it asmart robot by AI and ML integration. This lab exercise is a part of a senior-level course ondigital signal processing (DSP) in the Engineering Technology (ENT) Department. This labshows the integration of modern object classification algorithms using widely used NumPy,TensorFlow - Lite, Karas, and the other python libraries and ML utilities on a commerciallyviable Raspberry Pi and CMOS camera module [11], [12]. Students can use the pre-trainedmodel and/or train the model by introducing a new object to it and directing the
project manaJennie S Popp, Ph.D., University of Arkansa Jennie Popp, Ph.D. is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and the Associate Dean of the Honors Col- lege at University of Arkansas. As Associate Dean, Dr. Popp contributes to student success initiatives through the management of Honors College study abroaDivya Muralidhara, University of ArkansasMr. Thomas Carter III, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing and Implementing Innovation-based Academic Content and Experiences for First-Year Low-Income StudentsInnovation is critical to the health of our nation and economy, yet too few sciences, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) students
Paper ID #37636Experienced Teaching Assistants’ Perceptions of a Simulated Environmentfor Facilitating Discussions with Individual Student Avatars from aDesign Team in ConflictDr. Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware Haritha Malladi is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of First-Year Engineering at the University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, and her MS and PhD in Civil Engi- neering from North Carolina State University. She is a teacher-scholar working at the intersection of un
portion of the event, students had theopportunity to ask the recruiters and engineers questions one-on-one.2.8 Career Center Initiatives with the Technical Interview Process - Category 4Cornell University [6], Dartmouth University [7], Massachusetts Institute of Technology [17],Northeastern University [18], and Yale University [27] demonstrate a more indirect approach totechnical interview preparation by providing online content and direct links to external sourcesthat can aid in students’ preparation. Similarly, the University of Massachusetts Amherst embedsthese materials directly on their College of Information & Computer Sciences careers webpage[24]. On the other hand, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Center for Career
overlap in their courses and share the same learning outcomes in the first- and second-year mechanics courses. This paper shares in detail the methods in which the mechanics courseswere redesigned and the influence of a women teaching team on the students. End-of-termcourse evaluations were used to assess the success of the projects as well as enhance futurecourses. This paper aims to investigate and comment through multiple cases, the ways in whichthe diversification of a teaching team at the University of Waterloo in an undergraduateengineering classroom affects both the delivery of the course material and students’ perceptionof learning.BackgroundResearch has found that the lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering and math(STEM
security, information technology, business,and manufacturing. Community colleges often train students to meet workforce demands. Inaddition, they prepare some students to transfer to 4-year colleges.Northeastern University recently received an NSF grant for an REU site. The site recruitscommunity college students from the greater Boston area with the goal of preparing students toeither join the workforce or transfer to higher education. The REU site, called REU Pathways,focuses on smart engineering with four research themes: artificial intelligence and machinelearning, smart infrastructure, smart materials, and smart health. The program is guided by twoof the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering: personalized learning
Paper ID #39749Faculty Perception of the GRE as a Graduate Admission RequirementAnimesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh was born in Tripura, India, and raised in a liberal modern ”brown” military upbringing. He prefers the pronouns ”He/They” and considers himself a creative, sanguine, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation Institute as a Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Racheida Lewis. His research is in Engineering Education, focusing
engineering programs [3] , [4] , or as virtuallabs focused on manufacturing technology and closely related to industrial applications [5] .Most recently, remote laboratories and project became a necessity due to the global pandemic.This paper describes an effort to adapt two existing first-year engineering projects to a remoteformat. Engineering Techniques (ENGR-111) is a highly interactive engineering course takenby all first-year engineering students. The main course objectives are to help with transition tocollege, to better understand the engineering profession, and to develop basic engineering andcommunication skills. When done right, this course should get students excited about theengineering profession and about the university’s engineering
surface water quality, and affected indoor airquality due to use of contaminated tap water.Ketul PopatDaeSeok ChaiChristie PeeblesAbdulkhakim Salokhiddinov © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Enhancing STEM Education with a Global and Interdisciplinary Perspective: Developing and Teaching a Course on Global Water Challenges through an International CollaborationAbstract: Typical engineering curriculum focuses mainly on the technical content, concentratingon the theory, applications, problems and solutions only related to US and the students are typicallytrained to develop solutions utilizing the available technology without considering global andcross-cultural perspectives. However
of Toronto. He is interested in software programming and electrical systems. He is proficient with C/C++, Java and SQL and familiar with JavaScript, Verilog and Assembly.Yuqi YangMiss Qian Guo, University of Toronto Qian Guo is a fourth year Electrical Engineering student at University of Toronto. Previously, she worked as a Quality Analyst in SS&C Technologies. She is interested in software programming. She is proficient with C, C++ and Python and familiar with PSQL, Intel FPGA Verilog and ARM Assembly.Mr. Junhao Liao, University of Toronto Junhao Liao holds a Computer Engineering Bachelor degree from University of Toronto. Previously, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto. He is
faculty’s (1)inflexibility, (2) lack of understanding, (3) arbitrariness to accommodation decisions, and (4)repeated refusals related to granting student requests for accommodations. Sub-themes are represented through a composite narrative of interwoven co-researchers’quotes. ‘Maya’ was formed as the persona to articulate the impacts of these collectiveexperiences through a single person. Maya is a fourth-year undergraduate engineering student atSouth Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.) who identifies as disabled. Maya speaks abouther journey through the disability accommodation process. Through this journey, she mustnavigate faculty’s reactions, including their unwillingness to provide and lack of understandingof disability
and CS education efforts.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University at West Lafayette Alejandra J. Magana, Ph.D., is the W.C. Furnas Professor in Enterprise Excellence in the Department of Computer and Information Technology with a courtesy appointment at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a B.E. in Informa ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Evaluating Self-paced Computational Notebooks vs. Instructor- Led Online Lectures for Introductory Computer ProgrammingAbstractTeaching a new programming language to computer science students ischallenging, time consuming, and fraught with error. Students face manychallenges while attempting to learn a new language
Paper ID #36912Innovation Training and Its Impact on Faculty Approach to Curricular andPedagogical ChangesProf. Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University Dr Arun Srinivasa is the Holdredge/Paul Professor and associate department head of Mechanical Engi- neering at Texas A&M University and has been with TAMU since 1997. Prior to that he was a faculty at University of Pittsburgh. He received his undergraduate in mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India in 1986 and subsequently his PhD from University of Califor- nia, Berkeley. His research interests include continuum mechanics and
Paper ID #37281Comparing First-Year Student Programming Confidence Perceptions BetweenDifferent Hands-On ProjectsDr. James E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. is research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology used in the classroom.Mr. Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville Nick Hawkins is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at
engineering courses in industrial and manufacturing engineering. His research covers advanced quality technology, AI applications in smart manufacturing, health care applications, and computational intelligence/data analytics.Dr. Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ADITYA AKUNDI is an assistant professor in the department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Akundi received hisPhDat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2016. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated the use of information theory to understand and assess complex socio-technical systems. Before joining UTRGV, he worked as a research assistant professor in the Industrial
Paper ID #37472Board 387: Sociotechnical Systems Perspective of UnderrepresentedMinority Student Success at a Predominantly White InstitutionDr. Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Arunkumar Pennathur is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a doctoral degree in industrial engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He has successfully conducted many NSF projects in STEM education.Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Priyadarshini R. Pennathur is an associate professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Dr. Emily G
contacts at: - Defend the Republic Spring 2022 (6) - Defend the Republic Fall 2022 (3) - International SeaPerch Challenge 2022 (7) - American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference 2022 (10) - The Marine Technology Society Bioinspired Marine Systems Committee Seminar 2022 (1) - SeaPerch Stakeholders Meeting 2022 (3)In addition to connections established through these events, kits were provided to directconnections of members of the research team (4). Additionally, campers in a maritime roboticscamp during the summer of 2022 were provided the opportunity to test fly a BLIMP as documentedin [11].We received feedback following a questionnaire from 12 contacts, a detailed report from 1 contact,and informal
Learning in Community Colleges and Four-Year UniversitiesIntroduction Community colleges serve an important role in the development of students in science,technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Most community colleges are open-accessinstitutions, with students coming from all different walks of life to enroll in these schools [1].These include students directly out of high-school, or those that are returning to school for asecond career. When looking that the demographics of community colleges, we find that theyserve a disproportionate number of students who are marginalized [2]. These institutions oftenare a gateway to transferring into a four-year school where a student can continue their educationand receive a bachelor’s
University. His career experiences include industrial consulting and managing an outreach center. His research interests include Distance education qual ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Introduction In the Fall of 2021, many universities attempted to return to a semblance of normalcyafter a year and a half of COVID restrictions. This seemed an appropriate time to survey distanceeducation students about their experience, and how COVID impacted their decisions about theireducation. An online survey was sent to all currently enrolled distance education students (591students in all) in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology program at East CarolinaUniversity (ECU). In addition to several
lower elementary [3]. Research suggests emerging technologies have great potential toimprove learning and help students develop an interest in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) [1]. In essence, academia, non-profits, and for-profits have begun todevelop AI curricula and resources for pre-college education [2]. The Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) recently released ‘The Middle School AI + Ethics Curriculum,’ whichintegrates ethics in technical lessons to develop students’ ethical design skills [2].BackgroundArtificial Intelligence in Pre-College EducationArtificial Intelligence (AI) in literature is defined as “the science and engineering of creatingintelligent machines” [4, p. 2]. AI is a branch of CS that merges
techniquesdo not always yield the desired results. Morrison (2019) argued that there is a 6 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedingsdisconnect between theory and institutional practice for diversity and inclusion programsand policies. For example, at one of the largest STEM colleges in the US (Anonymous,n.d.), the aviation maintenance and engineering technology program has seen a largeincrease in the number of students applying for the program since 2010, hitting its highpoint in 2019 – pre-pandemic year. However, although applications have gone up forboth men
in the Bioengineering Department at Northeastern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Lessons Learned: Understanding environmental factors in academic honesty awareness towards a better interpretation of plagiarism via Turnitin similarity scores Paper ID: 37577Mireia Perera-Gonzalez1, Shiaoming Shi11 Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, MA.AbstractThis Lessons Learned paper evaluated the influence of cultural and environmental factors onstudent academic honesty awareness. Technology advancement can improve students’ learningexperience and skillset while triggering an increasing concern about dishonest practices, includingplagiarism. There is a
presented below apply for the first-yearengineering students generating the data as well as more broadly, which could include any 2science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) students or even middle and high schoolstudents creating their first spreadsheets.Materials and MethodsAn interactive book from zyBooks – a Wiley brand – is available under the standalone titleSpreadsheet Essentials or as single chapter of the Material and Energy Balances zyBook [36,37]. All activities by students, faculty, and learning assistants are completed within any HTML5-compliant browser without additional applications. Content is divided into sortable sections, andthree topical categories will help organize the data
it, and I would encourage you to do the same as now. So many opportunities lie present simply at your fingertips and I recommend you take full advantage of this. Say for example, participating in a robotics competition, or applying for an internship at a local tech company, or even signing up to tour a technology facility, all of these are great opportunities for anyone with serious interest in engineering. The moment I found my spot in the opportunities I had; taking part in robotics competitions, applying for jobs, working with clubs in my area designing and building cool tech projects, I found that I now search more and more not for clubs to take part in or opportunities to take
Paper ID #38807Board 256: Development and Evolution of Workshops to Support OnlineUndergraduate ResearchDr. Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Robert Deters is an Associate Professor with the School of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide. He is the Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology. His research interests include online engineering education; wind tunnel testing of airfoils, propellers, and propeller-wing configurations; design of testing configurations for thrust performance of propellers and UAVs; and measuring propeller