1987. Hedirects the OpenDSA project, whose goal is to provide a complete online collection of interactive tutorialsfor data structures and algorithms courses. His research interests are in Digital Education, AlgorithmVisualization, Algorithm Design and Analysis, and Data Structures. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Towards Designing an Interactive System for Accelerated Learning and As- sessment in Engineering Mechanics: A First Look at the Deforms Problem Solving SystemAbstractRepeated deliberate practice has been shown to be vital to developing mastery in engineeringproblem solving. Online tutoring systems have enhanced learning experiences
gathered through a survey conducted at the start of the semester indicated that morethan 50% of our incoming students have either completed AP Computer Science A or APComputer Science Principles or both, about 25% have taken another computer programmingcourse or learned programming through high school club activities, and only about 20% of ourstudents have no experience whatsoever. While this freshman level course does not require anyprior knowledge of programming basics, students having some background are at an advantagedue to their familiarity with the process of algorithmic thinking, and translation of an algorithmto a computer program. The primary objective of this research project was to determine theimpact of active learning on students
of nearly $2.4 B in maintenance and engineering over the next 20years; this translates into nearly 800,000 new and existing positions in these areas. Currently,while there is an increase in the number of certified airframe and powerplant technicians thisyear, there needs to be an increase of 37% to meet the projected demand [4].The need for increased diversity, especially in the aerospace industry, is needed because theindustry is becoming more global with increasing collaboration between countries andcompanies. This increased cooperation means requires greater diversity is needed to ensurepolicies, procedures, tools, and methods meet the needs of everyone involved. Diversity is alsogood for companies. Diversity in the workforce results in
Purdue University. Dr. Santiago has over 20 years of experience in academia and has been successful in obtaining funding and publishing for various research projects. She’s also the founder and advisor of the first ASEE student chapter in Puerto Rico. Her research interests include investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in engineering sciences, especially for underrepresented populations (Hispanic students). She has studied the effective- ness engineering concept inventories (Statics Concept Inventory - CATS and the Thermal and Transport Concept Inventory - TTCI) for diagnostic assessment and cultural differences among bilingual students. She has also contributed to the training and
capture the real problem when addressed from a multitude of viewpoints.Diverse designers provide diverse ideas to generate a variety of solutions. When the diversity ofthe designers is eliminated we risk the alienation of potential users and lose the intuitive interfacedesign. How can we produce effective user-product interaction or, more importantly, ensure ournext generations of designers are producing effective user-product interfaces?Background and Previous WorkThere have been a number of programs consciously reflecting on this need for developinggraduates who are aware and receptive to the needs of clients, users, and the general public. ThePicker Engineering Program at Smith College has implemented the TOYtech project into theircurriculum
accessiblesmartphones in the digital world today can be a better choice for smart and effective learning.Moreover, it will have more significance with increasing online studies in the current pandemicscenario. In this paper, an AR mobile tool prototype developed for engineering education isdiscussed. The app includes limited opensource 3D models, interaction abilities, teachingcontent, and quiz feature and was evaluated with a survey. This paper will introduce the project,present an overview, design framework, implementation process, testing, and survey results. Thesurvey results show that the app is effective and useful in learning.KeywordsAugmented Reality, Engineering Education, STEM Learning, 3D Models, Unity, Vuforia,Android app.1 IntroductionEducation
socialization includes an implicit understanding of what constitutes'evidence' to base engineering decisions [5-6]. The joke quoted in Donna Riley's Engineeringand Social Justice synthesis lectures satirizes the engineer's method of 'brute force' problem-solving that ultimately takes much longer than the sociologist's method of valuing localknowledge. As an added value, the rapport between the sociologist and the sexton may provehelpful in future stages of the project that could require local engagement and community buy-in.Students learn what counts as engineering knowledge in the engineering curriculum and can bequick to employ such 'brute force' methods of problem-solving. However, what perceptions ofproblem-solving are these students coming into
involves the quantification and integration of human-centered considerations in engineering systems and/or the design process. Her research program has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Air Force Office of Sci- entific Research, and many others. Her projects that involved the intersection of diversity and mechanical engineering have been featured in media sources including National Geographic, NBC’s Today Show, Essence Magazine, Reuters, National Public Radio and many others. A highly sought out role model for the younger generation, Dr. Reid Smith’s story about her double dutch jump rope invention is featured in two children’s books and was on the 2017 New York State English
SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Cheating and Chegg: a RetrospectiveAbstractIn the spring of 2020, universities across America, and the world, abruptly transitioned to onlinelearning. The online transition required faculty to find novel ways to administer assessments andin some cases, for
integrate design into theengineering curriculum (e.g., Crawley, 2002) and to identify effective ways for assessment (Dym et al.,2005). Some faculty were comfortable engaging in a pedagogy based on project-based learning (PBL)(Smith et al., 2005). Employers started to recognize the qualities that PBL provides for students, includingcommunication, teamwork skills and interest in life-long learning (Oakes, Coyle, & Jamieson, 2000;Smith, 2004).The constantly changing nature of the engineering curriculum, in concert with economic, social andglobal contexts, continuously call for engineering faculty to adapt, by incorporating new content as wellas utilizing effective educational interventions. A recent study on The Global State of the Art
course material introduces students to the construction project lifecycle from theconceptual design phase through construction completion and operation and maintenance. All thecontent delivery was online asynchronous, but there were online synchronous TA and instructoroffice hours. The course was designed to individualize each interaction the students had with theLMS interface (e.g., lecture page visits, discussion page visits). The design took into accounthow Canvas measures user interactions inside of modules like the one shown in Figure 2. Eachweekly module was unlocked Monday at 12:00 AM. The expectation was to complete thematerial in the module by the following Sunday at 11:59 PM. Since the course wasasynchronous, the instructor pre
coreofferings, followed by analytical courses, followed by capstone/internship/project/thesis, followedby statistics/probability/math, followed by programming, followed by businessintelligence/NLP/Machine learning. Least on the list is communication /privacy /professionalism/ethics. In an earlier study [7], content analysis of a total of 59 ALA-accredited Library Master’sprograms in North America listed on the ALA website (www.ala.org/accreditedprograms/directory)in December 2015 were evaluated. Each institution’s course offering documentation on theirwebsites, such as the current course catalog and course description database, were reviewed toidentify data-related programs and courses. The goal of the research was to identify current trendsin
Paper ID #32597Design Science in Engineering Education ResearchDr. Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Johanna Naukkarinen received her M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Helsinki University of Technology in 2001, her D.Sc. (Tech) degree in knowledge management from Tampere University of Technology in 2015, and her professional teacher qualification from Tampere University of Applied sci- ences in 2013. She is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher and project manager with the School of Energy Systems at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT with main research
show three discernable constructsthat align with the three dimensions of student attitudes previously defined by Aiken [5]. Items inthe affective dimension focus on how students feel while programming (i.e., I find programmingfrustrating or programming is boring), items in the behavioral dimension focus on the actions ofbecoming a better programmer (i.e, I take part in programming projects if I get the chance, I doresearch in order to be a good programmer, or I follow the developments in programming) anditems in the cognitive domain focus on the value of programming in solving problems (i.e,programming makes human life easier or programming improves your problem-solving skills).While self-reported scales do have some limitations in
; ● uncertainty about operational performance rather than certainty in projections; and, ● augmented memory or information processing through interaction with external sources, tools, and experts rather than complete and adequate internal memory.The interaction among these characteristics yields complex, potentially poorly structuredproblems—having poor data quality, ambiguity, and high-stakes. Thus, developing engineeringjudgment in order to make decisions in the face of complexity is an important educationalobjective. Prior research suggests that decision making under complexity involves severalinteracting cognitive processes including but not limited to: perception (reception or collection ofinformation from the natural, social, or
collaboration of the program directors to postpone thebeginning of the Module's teaching towards the end of the semester gave us time to investigate,gather information, discuss, reflect, design, iterate and implement.ConclusionsA pilot program is essentially a validation instance that includes methodologies, facilitators'profiles, implementations, application of instruments, and results analysis. This program was thechallenge we faced in 2017. The Faculty Council presented the results to develop the project byincreasing the entrepreneurship and innovation seal to all students. It was necessary to adjustexpected learning, expand coverage, train teachers, among other actions, reaching 100% of thefirst semester students of the faculty nationwide in 2019
environmentallydevastating.” Considering the potentially devastating consequences, many students highlightedthe need for immediate attention in nuclear terror: “I enjoyed looking at your presentationbecause I believe this issue [Preventing Nuclear Terror] should be addressed as soon as possible”and “if a solution is not found to prevent these nuclear terror attack methods millions of livescould be lost, ecosystems ruined, and endless destruction/war.”Especially relevant to current circumstances within our world, many students made connectionsbetween these issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. Some highlighted the priority status given tomitigate the impact, stating that “many projects that were in place to help achieve this goal [goodhealth and well-being] were put on
that homework accuracy 2 weeks prior can indicate exam perfor-mance [6], which suggests time is an influential factor in flipped classrooms. With this in mind,it is evident that understanding student behaviors is necessary to improve the learning in flippedclassrooms. Willman et al., studied the effect of study habits in students’ performance in CS1 and found that“students who receive the highest grade start and finish their work early, do not work on weekends,and do not work at night....” [18]. Edwards et al., and Shaffer et al., also found that students whobegin programming projects earlier perform better than those who begin closer to the due date[16, 19]. Given that it is mostly accepted that students who start earlier on assignments
) Pedagogical studieshave demonstrated that the case study/ case history approach to engineering education provides agreater understanding of the multifaceted nature of civil engineering.(7,8) They can be used tosimulate a variety of learning protocols such as: design and analysis experiences,interdisciplinary issues and concerns, costs, hazards, owner preferences, and compliance withstandards and guidelines. Cases, by and large, describe situations, projects, problems, decisions,etc., and are primarily derived from actual experience, and do reflect thoughts, outlook, andconcerns of: managers, professionals, regulatory agencies, communities, and owners. Cases arealso widely used in other disciplines such as: education, medicine, and law. Cases
faculty to meet adjunct candidates, before andafter the seminar, to get to know the candidate and discuss matters of mutual interest, includingpotential future collaboration. (1)Some of the adjunct faculty-particularly those who are seniors in specific industries-could offerimportant linkages for the development of industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, summertraining opportunities, and employment opportunities for new graduates. They may also providenew ideas for senior design projects, topics for graduate theses, or render help in theestablishment of collaborative research programs.When a choice has been made and the candidate has accepted, it is important that he/she feelswelcome and be assisted in becoming familiar with his/her new
exerciserelated to defining the problem, and how such activity informed the remaining engineeringdesign project: Student 2: Okay. So, we have to define the problem and investigate, create test, and then find, and you could like create design, test it, and if it doesn’t work you have to investigate back to here. I'm excited for the great design, we’ll still need to do.Student 2 clearly expressed that the activity helped understand other student’s ideas, and how theactivity fit into the larger engineering design curricular unit. Yet, Student 2 did not writenumerical quantities runoff or absorption and decreased in numerical quality. It is uncertain whyStudent 2 did not represent the numbers in the second model.4.1.5 Negative change in
school students, and 82% of high school studentsregularly used a smartphone, and 41% said they used a smartphone twice a week to completeschoolwork. Further, a 2017 survey found that over 71% of K-12 teachers allowed students toresearch subjects using the internet, and 58% used educational apps [37]. Technology use ineducation was projected to increase at that time and was known to have dramatically increasedwhen schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic [38].Similar to corporations, schools can control the applications and websites their users access onschool devices and networks. However, this approach becomes more challenging when learnersare off-campus and not utilizing school networks/devices. Per the K-12 Cybersecurity 2019 Yearin Review
Assessments. Analysis of Arguments Constructed by 142 Freshman Only Mix of International First-Year Engineering Students Majors Journal of Science Addressing Electromagnetic Induction and Mathematics Problems Written Argumentation Across the Curriculum 173 Lower Division Mix of Communication Majors Computer Automatic Argument: Assessment of 30 Mixed Computer Applications in Final Project Reports of Computer Undergraduates Engineering Engineering Engineering Students. Education
Boston, San Diego and finally Rochester, Kathy spent many years in the fitness industry while raising her daughter, wearing every hat from personal trainer and cycling instructor to owner and director of Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio. Kathy draws upon these many diverse career and life experiences while directing WE@RIT. In the spring of 2020, Kathy earned her Master of Science degree in Program Design, Analysis & Manage- ment through RIT’s School of Individualized Study, combining concentrations in Project Management, Analytics and Research, & Group Leadership and Development. An unabashed introvert, Kathy enjoys reading and spending time with her family, exploring the world of craft cocktails, and
. Another initiativeis the Leadership Alliance, a more comprehensive program that involves more than 30institutions of different types (Ghee et al. 2014). One of the key aspects of this consortium is 8-10 weeks of summer research experience. Students from member MSIs accepted for theexperience in a research institution carry out a research project, receive mentorship, and gainresearch and professional skills. These programs and other similar ones have the potential tobuild capacity for the transformation of higher education and the workforce. Similarly, theHBCU/MSI Research Summit has the potential for broadening participation by creating acontext in which initial encounters-- between students, and students and faculty-- may lead toresearch
Paper ID #28447Who benefits most from a holistic student support program in engineering?Dr. Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington. She works on the evaluation of several projects aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. She also conducts research on the social- psychological and institutional forces that contribute to the persistence of race and class inequalities in the United States. Emily earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from the
positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager.Amy Marie Beebe, Women in Engineering Program Amy Beebe is the student program coordinator for the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin whose mission is to recruit, retain and graduate more women to advance gender equity in engineering. As a program coordinator, Amy assists in coordinating programming for current students which includes the WEP Leadership Collaborative student organizations, WEP’s Peer Assistance Leaders and WEP Kinsolving Living Learning Community. In addition to current student programming, she coordinates
in the course or to make sure they can access course materials Using real world examples to illustrate course content Autonomy Assignments that ask students to express what they Competence have learned and what they still need to learn Work on group projects separately from the course Relatedness meetings Frequent quizzes or other assignments Competence Live sessions in which students can participate in Relatedness discussions Meeting in “breakout groups” during a live class Relatedness Breaking up class activities into shorter pieces than an Autonomy in-person course Table 1. Mapping of recommended online teaching practices to their primary associated
on the board. Confusion on the course Suggest next lecture reviewing project information and then project using a muddiest-point- minute-paper to identify remaining points of confusion. Suggest a rubric. Students concerned they don’t Point students to learning outcomes. Potentially go over know what the exam will be some high-level review of the course showing how the ideas like are connected and what you consider important. This focuses students' review efforts on what you think is important Homework is out of
modules was made of interactive sessions that mix both theory andapplications. Although there are cases when destruction of the components was deliberate per-mitted as way of teaching students, the instructor was always monitoring student activities andproviding close guidance to avoid unintended equipment damage; additionally, the instructor alsoprovided theoretical explanations of most observations as needed during the session. Unfortu-nately, there were certain theoretical facts that could not be directly be seen using these modulesonly; in that case, the instructor would conclude the session by discussing those unobservedtheoretical facts. At the end of the program, students were asked to complete a term project of developinga