2006-1145: WHERE THE GIRLS ARE: APPLYING AN INTEGRATEDMARKETING APPROACH TO ATTRACT GIRLS INTO ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSPat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is the Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman experience, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.Leandra Aburusa-Lete, Boise State University Leandra Aburusa-Lete is the Student Support Coordinator for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She earned a B.S. degree in
nextverbally and pictorially and then tasked with translating those known operations into Matlabcode using Matlab’s extensive help menus. The help menus allow users to employ keywordsearches to find descriptions and examples of commands with the needed functionality.Results of student projects show improvement from the first to second years. Student responseto the course also shows an increased respect for Matlab as a useful engineering tool. In bothyears, students who were unable to verbally describe the needed operations in the programsgenerated less efficient or inoperable code.IntroductionComputational Materials Science (CMS) is a cross-listed senior elective and graduate course inMechanical Engineering that meets for 75 minutes twice weekly. The
engineering undergraduate students are required to take atwo-semester (6-credits) capstone design course sequence. The course sequence represents theculmination of the students’ undergraduate engineering training and education. Student teamsinterested in the power engineering field have the opportunity to select a design project thatcomplements their interest in the energy sector. For example, last year eight students from theelectrical and mechanical specialties investigated the CSM campus energy needs for the year2020 and beyond. Working closely with the campus architect, CSM plant facilities, XcelEnergy, NREL, and the group of power faculty, the students developed a detailed technicalengineering study focusing on the reliability and sustainability
University San Luis Obipso. Her research interests span engineering education, internationalization and embedded systems.Dr. Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. Fred joined the faculty at CalPoly in September of 1996. He is presently serving
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
studies, Mr. Weiner served as the founding Program Director for CREATE at Arizona Science Center, a hybrid educational makerspace/ community learning center. He has previous experience as a physics and math instructor at the middle school and high school levels.Dr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply a design process to
opportunities and service-oriented engineering programs in which students can take actions towards these topics. As a KolbeTM Certified Consultant, Dr. Dancz uses conative assessment to empower individuals with diverse problem-solving instincts to improve productivity, communication, leadership, and impact the diversity of engineers as global change-makers.Dr. Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University Jeff Plumblee, PhD, MBA is a Research Assistant Professor with joint appointments in Engineering & Science Education and Civil Engineering at Clemson University. Plumblee creates, directs, assesses, and grows engagement opportunities for students, including experiential-learning and project-based commu- nity engagement
ofa “Client Interaction Rubric” as discussed here fulfills this identified need while serving twopurposes: obtaining formative feedback from the clients to help improve students’ clientinteraction skills, and providing students ahead of time with a framework of key criteriaregarding having successful interactions with clients.This paper describes initial efforts to develop a rubric in support of student-client interactions forclient-oriented project-based learning activities. The rubric has been tested in two small, privatecollege environments: a user interface design course at Ohio Northern University taken by bothcomputer engineering and computer science majors, and an engineering capstone design courseat Smith College in Massachusetts. The
to enhance and leverage programs that promote inclusion throughout the science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. In supporting these efforts, theCollege brought together several successful programs including Women in Science andEngineering, Project Lead the Way™ (PLTW), For Inspiration and Recognition of Science andTechnology (FIRST®) Tech Challenge along with activities critical to the successfulmatriculation of students into engineering majors and managed by the Director of Admissionsand First Year experience. In addition, a Scholarships and Recruitment Coordinator and aDiversity and K-12 outreach coordinator, as well as an Administrative Assistant were hired. Thediversity and outreach team spent the first year
, Cleveland State University Xiongyi Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Foundations at Cleveland State University, USA. She obtained her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. Her research interests include technology-facilitated teaching and learning, self-regulation, and assessment and evaluation. Her expertise in research methodology has led her to serve as evaluator of multiple federal and state funded projects for preparing students of various levels for career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering, and math (STEM). Dr. Liu has been actively involved in academic community by publishing in peer-reviewed journals such as Contemporary Educational
at a set of executable projects. The individual faculty members already hadappropriate teaching and research goals and the workshop aimed at institutional building andfaculty development by undertaking appropriate goals.The first author learnt the aspirations, the problems, and the goal setting and monitoringprocesses of the institution. The problems included the lack of sincerity of the faculty in workingtowards the goals despite proper allocation and inclusion of the goal performance in the KRA(key result areas). Table 1 lists the aspirations i.e., institutional goals. They include studentdevelopment for various pathways, ensuring better intake, and using ICT (InformationCommunication Technologies) for core and administrative processes
eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel Ally Kindel Martin is the Director of Student Engagement, Projects & Finance in the School of Engi- neering. In her position, she has worked with the Supplemental Instruction program, launched STEM Freshmen Outreach initiatives, created an Engineering Mentor Connection program, and revitalized the Engineering Career & Networking Expo. She holds a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Previously she worked as a Student Success Adviser and focused on early intervention initiatives. She has taught courses including First Year Seminar, Keys to Student Success and
was an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, where she was co-director of the interdisciplinary engineering education research Collaborative Lounge for Un- derstanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER). In her research, she is interested in understanding how engineering students develop their professional identity, the role of emo- tion in student learning, and synergistic learning. A recent research project uncovers the narratives of exemplary engineering faculty who have successfully transitioned to student-centered teaching strategies. She co-designed the environmental engineering synthesis and design studios and the design spine for the mechanical engineering program at
well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different
Torabizadeh, Old Dominion UniversityDr. Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Vukica Jovanovic is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology, focus on Digital Manufacturing. Her research is focused on mechatronics, digital manufacturing, digital thread, cyber physical systems, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mecha- tronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects
trained to contribute in theSTEM areas. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that healthcare occupations and industrieswill have the fastest employment growth between 2014 and 2024. 1 Occupations in STEM fieldsare projected to increase by 9 million jobs equaling a 13 percent growth during the approximatesame decade. There is no other area or sector where job growth is estimated to be higher duringthis time frame. 2It is imperative that US STEM education provides sufficient numbers of students that areproperly prepared to meet this increased need. In order to ensure that this happens, students mustbe incented to enter STEM education areas and remain in them. Understanding what makesstudents interested and generates excitement within the STEM
Case Western Reserve University, leads the Computation Fire Dynamics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering since 2015. Dr. Liao’s research projects range from basic fire science (material flammability, solid pyrolysis, ignition, microgravity combustion, flame spread, etc.) to understanding fire behavior in specific situations (such as structures, spacecraft, or wildland fires). Her work has been supported by NSF, NASA, CASIS, and UL. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors in the Central State Section of the Combustion Institute. From 2013-2014, Dr. Liao worked on thermal fluids and two-phase flow problems in the petroleum industry as a consultant and as a thermo-fluids
Paper ID #30071A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Course in Energy EngineeringDr. Radian G Belu, Southern University and A&M College Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton, Rouge, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to Southern University Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed
enhancements in the 2019 RET summer program:1) to have workshops and research activities that are centered around the 3D CAD design and 3Dprinting, which are now readily available in most high schools, and we already made greatimpacts on the design and manufacturing education; 2) to put more emphasis on the connectionbetween the design and manufacturing research experience with the high school STEM coursemodule development so that the participating teachers would not only have more hands-onresearch experience, but also be able to kick-start the development of the suitable coursemodules for their students. The goal of the project was to host 12 high school teachers toparticipate in engineering design and manufacturing research and then transfer their
author at University of Maryland Eastern Shore forengineering undergraduates, two web-based tools -(i)BITES ( Buildings Industry Transportationand Electricity Generation Scenarios) developed at National Renewable Energy Laboratories(NREL) and (ii) TEST (The Expert System for Thermodynamics) developed at San Diego StateUniversity are introduced to the students and integrated with the course project and classroominstruction.The BITES tool provides a framework to discuss thermodynamic cycles related to power,refrigeration, Otto, and Diesel cycles to energy production and utilization in commercial andresidential buildings, as well as the transportation and industrial sector at large, and their relevanceto carbon emission, ozone depletion, and
intermediate structural design courses for both steel and concrete, the format of eachfocuses on a semester long project in which a multi-story building structure is designed using athree-dimensional modelling program, and is documented using BIM. The first of these coursesin the curriculum flow is Intermediate Steel Design during the third year of the program. For thiscourse the building parameters (dimensions, number of stories, bay sizes, …) are set by theProfessor and each student is expected to utilize their knowledge from the first steel designcourse along with added teachings during the semester to design and document the structure forFigure 1: Students learn to utilize the RISA-3D Program during the semester project [3]the building [4]. The
is presented on how they effectively plan and execute field trips ofconstruction sites as part of a senior level design class. The focus of the paper is on structural andgeotechnical components of construction, though the recommendations are applicable to a widertour scope of topics and classes. Clearly defining the purpose and goals of the field trip,coordinating with construction managers and others involved in the project throughout theplanning and tour, and organizing the activity are all important to providing a meaningfulexperience that addresses the class learning objectives. A range of examples are presented oftours that have been conducted to demonstrate specific learning opportunities available atconstruction sites. Photos are
Blended Delivery of a Statics CourseAbstractThis is a complete paper on Evidence-based Practice. A project was undertaken at the Universityof British Columbia to modularize the engineering mechanics: statics course. The full duration ofthe project is three years. In accordance with the project schedule, by September 2019, modulesfor the first half of the statics course were developed. The schedule calls for the remainingmodules to be developed by September 2020, and be implemented in that term.This paper presents a pre-implementation study to compare the effectiveness of two of thesemodules against conventional lectures. This study has been approved by the Behavioral ResearchEthics Board of our university. A total of 332 students enrolled in the
. As a result, in 200-level programming classes, faculty membersspent lots of time reviewing fundamental programming concepts that had already been taught inthe introductory course. Another observation is that students often procrastinated taking theirhigher-level programming courses because of unfavorable experiences in the introductory course.Based on the above observations, the goals of this project were to: (1) improve students’performance, (2) help students retain their programming knowledge/skills, (3) motivate studentsin learning programming, (4) improve classroom engagement, and (5) give students a betterprogramming experience in the introductory course so that they will not defer enrolling in 200-level programming classes.Research
Education, and Project Assessment and Evaluation. She is currently internal evaluator and assessment coordinator for multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education.Prof. Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Professor Oscar M. Suarez joined the University of Puerto Rico - Mayag¨uez in 2000. A Fellow of ASM International, he is the Coordinator of the new Materials Science and Engineering graduate program, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico. He is also the director of the university’s Nanotechnology Center Phase II, which is supported by the National Science Foundation.Dr. Agnes M. Padovani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Agnes M. Padovani is a
theabilities to utilize the concepts and principles to solve problems. However, the numbers andcategories of basic courses offered by the Experimental Class in China exceed those of theFirst-year Engineering Honors Program, indicating more emphasis on basic subject teachingin Chinese engineering education. The American program focuses more on basic engineeringeducation, and has specifically set up ENGR1281 and ENGR1282 to improve the retentionrate in engineering. Moreover, the honors program in America places more emphasis onstudents’ practical ability, capacity to solve practical problems, as well as an emphasis onteamwork abilities. Through hands-on lab experiences and project-based experimental design,students are able to experience the real
- versity. She has a Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology from Saint Louis University and has been involved in academic assessment for over 20 years.Dr. Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University Dr. Sarah Strout is the Assistant Vice President for Assessment and Planning at Worcester State University and was the Associate Director of Assessment at Radford University.Dr. Prem Uppuluri, Radford University Prem Uppuluri is a Professor of Computer Science at Radford University. His primary interests are in cyber security and computer science education. Dr. Uppuluri’s work is supported by grants from NSF and NSA. He is the PI of the NSF S-STEM project titled RU-Nextgen (2014-18) c American
undergraduate research projects, and his research interests include manufacturing laboratory pedagogy and writing pedagogy.Dr. Wendy Michelle Olson, Washington State University, VancouverMr. Kevin Michael Wandro, Washington State University - Vancouver Mr. Kevin Wandro is an undergraduate student at Washington State University - Vancouver in the Me- chanical Engineering Department. He has been involved with writing transfer on Dr. Kim’s NSF team, interested in automated systems and robotics.NarayanKripa Sundararajan, Washington State University, Pullman NarayanKripa is a doctoral candidate in educational psychology at Washington State University, Pullman. Her research interests include program evaluation, quantitative and mixed
Paper ID #20148Investigating Peer Observers’ Perspectives on Middle School Engineering De-signers’ Communication Challenges (Work in Progress)Dr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate complex engineering design projects. Her
as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, non- verbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley served as Professor and Head of the