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2 ft x 2 ft interlocking rubber mats. It is intended to protect the drones fromdrop impacts to the floor and to reduce reflections off of the floor. The lab is equipped with 17 ft (length)x 20 ft (height) of netting that is required to protect the users from autonomous vehicles operating in theworkspace. This netting can be attached to the ceiling, or the net can be secured at the base - using tablelegs, and wall hooks - to ensure that the net is taut. Figure 2. A sample of the mission server control window for a testing setup 7 The ground station QDrone mission server employs a matlab/Simulink-based software package. In each flight, the matlab Simulink software is employed
about. In contrast,amongst women born overseas, more explanation was needed, both on their part and mine. Thiswas reflected in their opening narratives as well.Here is Kalpana, a young engineer who was educated in India and came to the United States forgraduate school: Me: How did you become interested in engineering as a career? Kalpana: So I think the main reason goes back to my family, and what my parents, even my grandfather, what they did, how they thought about things. That’s what got me into physics or math or engineering in general. My grandfather was a schoolteacher and eventually the principal of the school. He never got to study more than a bachelor’s level. In spite of that, the amount of
storage spaces, build spaces, andworkbenches. High-resolution tool-use data collection is set to begin spring of 2020 at TexasA&M, including details that will remove some of these limitations.Because of these limitations a hypothetical dataset was created to reflect student-toolinteractions. This hypothetical dataset is guided by current data and engineering curriculum forTexas A&M, so the results are reasonable. These results present a picture of the design advicemodularity analyses will be able to provide once additional data is available.Hypothetical student-tool network creation © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE ConferenceA hypothetical-realistic
throughoutthe planning and implementation phases. Since its launch, educators have used the materials in avariety of ways, some of which the development team had not previously considered. This paperwill particularly focus on the implementation and evaluation of the engineering content on thesite. We will present and discuss results from (1) educator feedback surveys, (2) websiteanalytics, and (3) educator focus groups. We will also reflect on the challenges and opportunitiesin promoting new web-based educator materials. Our team has implemented a number ofstrategies to reach teachers, including social media, conference attendance, and emailnewsletters. Now that the materials have been available for over 18 months, we are able to sharelessons learned
demonstration; come to a consensus on their interpretations of the concepts; orcomplete a quick example of each concept. A key component of the interactive lecture is that no“solution” slides are provided. The teams must work through the calculations or reflections togain a complete set of slides. This forces all students to engage in the lecture. Answers are sharedout in the larger group and the instructor guides the discussion of the answers so as to ensure acommon understanding of the concepts.Our initial assessment shows a marked improvement in student understanding of the relevanthydrodynamics concepts necessary to designing an underwater vehicle. Students are able toconverse more knowledgeably on hydrodynamics, and the ROV designs are more
and the breakdown of each assignment in the project (i.e. market analysis, business model…) • It was cool • The project was interesting and realistic data collection process was good to experience • Let’s you reflect on what I’ve learned • I liked the real world applications and going over data analysis techniques • It was well rounded, showed another side to research • I liked how we went through the whole process in regards to creating and running a study • Benefited senior project exploration, technical writing and formatting skills • Working on real world problems • Project based class • I liked how we had freedom to decide what we wanted to do for our human performance project, it
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completion of the group project proves untrue. Though this is the case, it is worth noticing that team dynamics in Section 1 deteriorates in a statistically significant manner (see Table 7 where t = 1.38, nu = 29, and p<0.05) whereas there is no statistically significant difference when comparing answers to Question 2 (Q2) for pre- and post-project survey results in Section 2—see Table 12 where t = 0.83, nu = 41, and p>0.05. This is also reflected in the respective median score as that of Section 1 decreases from 9 (pre-project) to 8 (post-project), while that in Section 2 stays constant at 8. Put differently, the answers to
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had a serious problem with team dynamics that required the instructor’s intervention.Based on this evaluation, we will place more emphasis on teams’ planning of activities and haveScrum Masters pay closer attention and give more frequent feedback regarding teams’implementation of their plans.These rubrics, as well as ways of using them, are still a work in progress. Keeping teams on trackwith their project management is still a challenge. Some students view it as an unnecessaryburden, which can detract from their motivation. Teams do show improvement over the course offour sprints, but we have to keep reminding them of the importance of this segment of theirproject. Our hope is that this experience will be reflected in more effective
DiscussionBy fall 2019 semester, about 260 students had participated in the online survey, 68.92% male,and 30.28% female and 0.8% identified as other. The online survey addressed pre-college,family background, campus life and faculty interaction, peer interaction, extra-curricularactivities, internship experience, and social life. Charts reflecting this data can be seen inAppendix C. Of those surveyed, 41.67% were Mechanical Engineering students, 13.33% wereBiomedical Engineering, 18.33% Civil Engineering, 16.67% Chemical Engineering, 8.33%Electrical Engineering, and 1.67% Engineering Entrepreneurship.When surveyed about family background, almost 29.49% of the participants responded that theyhad an immediate family member in the engineering field. As
. Question pertained to the topics currently covered in theDifferential Equations course and their perceived importance by the respondents. There is avariation between these topics and those surveyed in 2017; this reflects the desire of the team tooffer some other topics not covered in 2017.Question 2: What is your perception of what the students learn and/or the level of instruction inMATH 301 (Differential Equations – in terms of topics covered) (Conditional on answering“yes” to Question 1 above).Fourteen people answered this question; the results can be seen in Graph 3. As can be noted, noengineering faculty chose “Exceeded Expectations”, thus confirming the necessity of thisinitiative, but 71% claimed that the course and/or student achievement
analysis relied upon thequalitative methodology of open coding; that is, a strategy that divides the narrative data intodiscrete units of analysis (quotes) reflective of the major themes that are embedded in the wordsof study participants [15]. The coding scheme represented emergent themes and variables ofinterest, including challenges and strengths of the workshops. Themes are presented below withillustrative quotes drawn from the participant responses (in italics), staying true to the language ofthe participants.5.2. Participant demographicsSixty-six participants completed a survey from one of the four workshops on MRE Education. Themajority of these participants were white, male, and current faculty. • 74% Male (87% of the sample reporting
functions that they discovered. Upon finding suspect segments of code, stu-dents modified the contents of the executable and observed the effects to see if the problem waseliminated. They reverted back to the previous version of the executable if the modificationshad unexpected or undesired results. Finally, students implemented and tested their additional modifications. In the previousstage, students had been deliberate in taking notes and discussing various features to alter.Therefore, they simply explored the different ideas they liked most. In BinaryNinja, once theexecutable was altered, the graphical view would immediately reflect the result of the alterationon the program’s flow. Students altered the executable, confirmed that the
-face social interaction, basic skills needed for success in the workplace. Thispaper will examine the trends seen in the literature, reflect on the iGen students entering theuniversity, and attempt to understand their circumstances and culture. This paper will then offersome suggestions on how engineering programs can add value to the students, helping them mature.By helping iGen students mature, the students will become productive members of society, able tofunction in today’s changing world and find joy in their work. IntroductionMake no mistake, there is a mental health crisis facing the university. The American College HealthAssociation in their Spring 2018 report states that 63 % of college
in 2016 responded to the survey. TABLE 5 reports on the combined 2015–2016results, including the average score and the standard deviation of the responses to each questionin the three categories. The number of each question reflects the order of how the questions wereasked in the survey. The percentage of responses with a score of 4 or 5 (“Agree” or “Strongly Agree”)is also included in the last column of the table. Survey results from the three years, after the subject learning outcomes and perception data arecollectively processed by category, are visually compared side by side as shown in Figure 9. In thegraph, the mean values of the responses to the questions under a category and their standard de-viations are both included to
did not attributethe researcher’s attitude to racism (Burgin et al. 2015). Such close interactions with studentsseemed substantial in determining the students’ overall reflection of the program. Peers and Family. Peers developed relationships throughout group activities, especially in residential campsand daily afterschool programs that operated for an extended period. Programs that intentionallyframed the group as a “family” or community help nourish a sense of belonging amongstparticipants, building confidence to persist in STEM. Students’ families were regarded as highlyinfluential in providing support for students, specifically in keeping students involved in STEMactivities and performing well in school.Theme 4: Common Student
identified as counterspaces as they reflected on both their undergraduate andgraduate experiences.Methods. This study adopted narrative interview methods to capture stories of the livedexperience of Black graduate students in engineering. In order to be interviewed for this study,participants had to: (1) identify as Black; (2) be enrolled in a doctoral engineering program at anaccredited engineering college; and (3) have engaged in either NSBE and/or BGLOs as anundergraduate student. As an initial recruitment effort, the research team deployed ademographic survey to targeted institutions through networks of Minority Engineering Programadvocates and listservs associated with Black engineering organizations. More than 60 Blackengineering graduate
) Volunteer Experience (VE) 9 LWE was and remains advertised amongst the other preLUsion opt-in programs. Some are purely fun (like OAP), some help people learn about issues they care about like the environment, and food on and near campus. Some encourage internal growth and reflection, and others are more academic minded, like Fabricate: LU and LWE. Each of these programs have core modules independent from one another; while at other times (for ex in the evenings) they reconnect together for social events hosted by the OFYE
engaged in community service during their finalyear in high school [11]. These preset requirements are often referred to not as volunteering, but asbeing “voluntold,” something that Generation Z is pushing back against once reaching college [11,p.250]. According to Seemiller and Grace: Given Generation Z students’ lack of interest in volunteerism to begin with, these students will likely not take well to strict parameters that reflect being voluntold to serve the community in a particular way or for a particular cause. Opening up the definition of community service or volunteerism to include entrepreneurism, invention, and other engagement opportunities might overcome the
those who hadreached senior status, so we do not know the perspectives or experience of students whostarted but did not continue in engineering studies. 5 Grades and AccessOur study uncovered practices that contributed to the perpetuation of a competitive culture ofE&CS - which in turn helped shape students’ sense of (academic) belonging. The competitiveculture was reflected in pedagogical practices and department policies. Pedagogical practicesincluded forming teams to work on projects. Students described becoming aware of eachother’s GPAs based on team formation. Javier, a CS student, said that he was aware that facultyused GPAs to form teams. “So, they
pursuing doctoral degrees. To help guard against theeffects of confirmation bias, we worked to identify our assumptions. Through the processes ofEMPOWERING STEM PERSISTENCE AMONG GRADUATE WOMEN 10weekly self-reflection, personal memos, and group discussions, we considered how to managethe influence of our privilege, identities, and perspectives in the research process. Results A total of four themes were identified to summarize participants’ suggestions andrecommendations to women and WoC who might be considering discontinuing their STEMdoctoral programs, described below. Quotes from (de-identified) participants are utilized tofurther illustrate
all years among respondents, males were slightly underrepresented and femaleswere slightly overrepresented, and respondents had somewhat higher grades than was averagefor the college. Underrepresented minority 2 students (includes domestic African American,Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Native Hawaiian, SE Asian or Pacific Islander) were slightlyunderrepresented in 2008 and 2019 but participated at representation equal to their enrollment in2 In some cases we will use the terms “underrepresented minority students” in this manuscript because that was theterminology utilized at the time of the research study and is reflected in collected data variable names. However, werecognize that this terminology implies responsibility on the part of the
-test toassess the effect of the classroom intervention on students.For qualitative analysis, student reflection data, prompted with open-ended questions, will becollected to provide insight to improve the intervention strategies. Thematic coding will be usedto analyze the open-ended questions.ConclusionThe Engineering Education Pilot program described in this paper aims to produce data that willinform one another to understand how this intervention is able to provide supports for students’career pathways. In this paper, we outline the theoretical bases for this work, SCCT, and IBM.Together, these frameworks inform the types of interventions to be implemented with 8 th-gradestudents in low-income areas. The results of this work should provide
found that “Good cooperation between development team and client” and “Goodrequirements” were the two qualities most beneficial to projects [37]. The Standish Group’sCHAOS reports also emphasize the importance of user involvement and complete requirements,and pre-2000 reports are frequently used to illustrate the connection between requirements andproject success [15], [29], [37]. Newer reports frame the factors differently, yet still point to aclear connection between user or stakeholder needs and clearly stated requirements,recommending that projects focus “on a narrow set of features and requirements, which usersfind easier to understand and absorb” [39]. Bahill and Henderson reflect on famous failures toconsider if poor requirements
to on-line student services created to provide a seamless transition from in-person to remote learning. While many of the links were not specifically related to deploying course resources, they became a convenient access point for students to seek help with many student related services, thus increasing the value of the site to the students.• A wayfinding strategy to organize pertinent information provide feedback into restructuring the organization of the course materials into themes vs. modules• The journal section of the site became the focus for tracking group progress, conflict, and reflection. Instructor feedback for weekly reports and expanding on requests for information were provided weekly.• Using Google
averages (all 12 questions) for theABET “a to k” criteria for the Spring semester Capstone Experience class as compared toDepartmental and College averages. Note that ABET question “g” was split into separateevaluations of written and oral communications. As can be seen from the figure, the studentsroutinely, with one noted exception, rated the Capstone Experience class course well above boththe Departmental and College averages for all other courses. We feel that these scores reflect therequirement of direct application of concepts that students are taught in their previousundergraduate coursework, which is the primary objective of all OU Capstone Experiencecourses. A more convincing argument for the efficacy of the two-semester
) underaward number CMMI-1762999. Any opinions, findings, conclusions and/or recommendationsfrom current work solely belong to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceReferences[1] FREE Cornell University Course Teaching Engineering Simulations, ansys.com https://www.ansys.com/blog/engineering-simulations-course[2] Z. Mansouri, S. Verma and R.P. Selvam, “Teaching modeling turbulent flow around building using LES turbulence method and open-source software OpenFOAM” in Proc. 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Virtual Conference, Sep. 13-15, 2021.[3] R. P. Selvam. ASEE21