. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Collaboration and Design Practices in First-Year Project-Based EngineeringFostering first-year project-based learning (PBL) environments helps to engage students inengineering design practices and broaden their participation pathways in engineering fields [1].PBL collaborative design activities provide unique opportunities for students to develop,negotiate, and finetune designs. These design activities represent several engineering procedures,from planning projects and improving a production process to developing new materials [2].However, the collaborative design process in PBL is not well understood. Although researchershave conceptualized engineering design process among engineering
look into theinherent value of STEM learning and provided them the opportunity to engage in businessdevelopment activities such as idea generation, fast pitch, design thinking and business planning.In addition, lean start up approach provided students ways to interview potential customers andquickly make pivots in their plan for delivering a product or solution to potential customers fastand efficiently. According to data collected in the project, such entrepreneurship practices wellenhanced the overall STEM learning experiences of students. As a design and development project, research questions in STEM-Inc frame formative datacollection and analysis to address aspects of the design that worked and others that requirerevision. Summative
bring students from across the country to auniversity campus for the summer. These students learn how to conduct real research in theirdiscipline by actually doing it, under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Many students whoparticipate in REU programs remember these programs long after the program is complete. TheREU experience of working with a faculty mentor on bona fide research is undoubtedly key tothe educational and career planning benefits that students enjoy. The best REU experiencestypically don’t happen by accident. They must be deliberately planned. Despite the importanceof this component of REU programs, minimal literature related REU social programs exists.This paper considers what makes a strong REU social program.1
planning committee.Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley UniversityJanis P Raje, Janis Raje is a free-lance technical writer for higher education programs. She received her B.A. from Brigham Young University and her M.A. from University of Maine in English. She has a particular interest in STEM programs at the baccalaureate and pre- baccalaureate levels. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing STEM Degree Completion: A Framework for the Work in Progress Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship ProjectAbstractThis paper presents the practical framework for implementing the Civil and MechanicalEngineering (CAM) Scholarship project, funded by a recently received grant
teaches courses in construction management at RIT including construction schedul- ing, planning and control, principles of construction leadership and management, and sustainable building construction and design. Her research is in sustainable built environments, occupant comfort and behav- ior, indoor environmental quality, and building energy consumption.Dr. Bilge G¨okhan C ¸ elik, Roger Williams University Dr. Bilge G¨okhan C ¸ elik is a Professor of Construction Management at Roger Williams University. He earned his Ph.D. in Design, Construction, and Planning from the University of Florida and his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Architecture from Anadolu University in Turkey. Dr. C¸elik’s research and
implemented, but CodeIT Day still aims to showcase and encourage the introducing,diversifying and retaining of students in STEM fields. In the past, CodeIT Day did not involve anevaluation portion but now that the event is back with hopes to grow, we have implemented datacollection to better evaluate the program. This paper will discuss the 2018 implementation ofCodeIT Day, hosted by students at the University of Florida; some of which were apart of theoriginal cohort who took part in CodeIT Day instances at Clemson University. It will discuss thenew technology utilized, lesson plans, participant recruitment, the workshop structure as well asresults from surveys and participant focus groups. The paper will conclude with lessons learnedfrom the
mission and goals. Most recently her responsibilities included serving on the PRR steering committee for Standards 7 & 14 and the Co-Chair for Standard 14, working as a lead on ABET accreditation, chairing the general education committee for the college, and overseeing all assessments and institutional effectiveness plans. At the 2015 Drexel University assessment confer- ence: Assessment for Student Success - Building Academic Innovation & Renewal, Kathryn authored and conducted the presentation, Utilizing & Linking Academic Assessment Outcomes to Strategic Planning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Student Outcomes Assessment Methodology for Technology
to formulate researchquestions as well as how to develop and modify research plans with the guidance of their researchmentors. Students will learn to work independently and to collaborate with other group membersas they conduct research in specific topics in energy research. This will enable them to understandtheir own levels of aptitude and interest in a career in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) and give them the tools to prepare for the next stage in their education andcareer development. Students will report and present their research results in multiple settings. Inaddition to the hands-on collaborative research experience, technical and social activities will beincorporated into the program to provide students
and then students were tasked with further refining and re-designingtheir safe shelters. The students were given three additional weeks to refine and complete afinalized plan and professional scaled model. At project close, the students presented theirproposed designs for the safe shelter project to the professor and the community partner. Thecommunity partner offered valuable insight as to the most appropriate solution, and offeredsuggestions for further refinement before the project could be constructed. At the semester’send, the community partner chose which design best embodied the design intent, and onestudent’s design was chosen, see Figure 1. This design was the springboard to further explorationand study. Figure 1
Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and remains a flagshipprogram to promote diversity in STEM at the University [8].WISE Honors fits the definition of an academic program as defined by Lattuca and Stark: “aplanned group of courses and experiences designated for a specific group of students” [9, p.127]. The Program has both planned courses and a set of experiences for high achieving womenstudents pursuing degrees in STEM. No other institution of higher education offers such aprogram, with its strongcurricular focus in addition to 16 14research, service, leadership, 12and internship. The curriculum 10consists of a sequenced 8academic plan that
, certification Journal 7: Professional certification 12 Professional development and Journal 8: Professional societies advancement 13 Resources for women in engineering Project 4: Career plan and technology careers, promoting diverse participation 14 Changing the culture Journal 9: Personal statement 15 Prominent women in engineering and Journal 10: Notable engineer technology 16 Insights from professionals Journal 11: Personal reflection Finals Project 5: Final course project weekStudents in this course were primarily junior- and senior-level engineering students. As thispopulation
, there were only significant differences in course grades between thosewho entered with 1-20 credits and those who entered with more than 20 credits (p=0.046).Among students entering with zero pre-college credits, females had higher course grades thanmales (F=8.38, p=0.005). No differences were observed between genders for those entering with1-20 credits (F=1.29, p=0.26) or those with more than 20 credits (F=0.22, p=0.64).Previous use of SI and study methodsWe also examine whether prior use of SI and other study methods, including attending officehours and studying in groups, in high school correlated with planned SI use for students’ firstsemester in college and subsequent academic outcomes. Our previous research has shown thatfirst semester
standardsand applications relevant to students. Each teacher developed a plan for her/his own school andcurriculum during this part of the RET. Formative feedback on these plans included weeklyfeedback from graduate student, research mentors, resource specialists from Engineering Projectsin Community Service (EPICS) at PU, and the other teachers in the RET program. Teachers were also embedded into the research groups of their mentors: they attendedgoup meetings, discussed research results, and conducted laboratory work, modeling exercises,or other utilized other methodologies to answer their research questions. Teachers also workedwith their research group to develop implemenation plans, and in particular, what type ofsupplies and equipment
planning, and leadership skills. Dr. Singleton is enthusiastic about educating professionals and students to advance their business and academic endeavors using project management competencies, tools, techniques, and leadership. The purpose of this paper, Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module, is to introduce the 12 Project Management Principles to engineering students to influence their behavior in future project environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course ModuleAbstractProject engineers should have the appropriate technical and
curriculum and AI concepts. This research focuses onleveraging 6th and 7th-grade science curricula related to state standards to introduce machine learningconcepts by using fossil shark teeth. Researchers from engineering, education, and paleontologycollaboratively developed learning modules to upskill Title I schoolteachers to meaningfully integrate AIfundamentals within their existing curriculum. With a special emphasis on machine learning (ML), fivelesson plans were presented during a week-long teacher professional development. Teachers conceptualizedand implemented ML models that distinguish fossil shark teeth by their taxonomy and primary functionsto recognize ecological and evolutionary patterns. After introducing a lesson, each teacher
selected your major, who, if anyone, were asked about their contributed to your choice? What courses, if any, prepared you major selection and for your major? influences on deciding 2. What factors/characteristics are required for success in your on that major. major? 3. How important are technical in your major? Professional skills? Section 2. Participants 1. What elective track/specialization have you selected/plan to select were asked about their within your major? Why? specialization or 2. What factors/characteristics are required for success in your area elective track within of specialization? their major. 3. What are the ways, outside of coursework
planned implementation and dissemination. Furthermore, surveying is a professionwith a low public profile and only a few accredited programs exist in the US. Thus, as asecondary objective, engineering students of any major will learn about surveying and beexposed to real surveying problems. This can help students identify themselves as futuresurveyors and aid in recruitment and enrollment.IntroductionThis is a work in progress (WIP) paper that aims to enhance mathematics courses such as collegealgebra, trigonometry, and calculus with real life (RL) problems from surveying which, forinstance, incorporate area, volume, and slope calculations. Mathematics and statistics instructorsoften complain that students are less motivated in their classes as
chain management. Dr. Meixell has extensive industry background in logistics management, production planning, supplier management and supply chain design in the automotive and telecommunications industries. Dr. Meix- ell’s current research interests include sustainable supply chain management, performance implications of outsourcing, and curriculum development in undergraduate programs.Dr. Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University Nebil Buyurgan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Program at Quinnipiac University. Prior to joining QU, he served as Associate and Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engi- neering Department at the University of Arkansas. He received his doctorate in engineering
, at least 25 departments will designate faculty Fellows and participate inthe change process.Fellows serve as connectors between the AGEP-NC project and their department faculties. Theyare responsible for disseminating information to and collecting information from theirdepartments. For example, Fellows might share information they learned in project workshopsand their own individual studies, and they might gather departmental data on rates of doctoralprogram completion and attrition and career paths of recent doctoral graduates. They alsocoordinate faculty efforts to develop plans to increase URM doctoral candidate recruitment andretention. Figure 1 depicts arrows between the AGEP Fellows and the Project Team to show thetwo-way information
their own by supporting themselves, pursuing education, and planning theirown adventures 5 . She used the admiration of the public to spark discussion about femininity, equalopportunity regardless of gender, woman’s rights, and equality 4 .Edward Elliott, President of Purdue University, was impressed by Earhart and realized she wouldbe the perfect role model for the female students his institution. After much discussion and severalvisits to the institution, Earhart, in 1935, joined the staff as a Counselor in Careers for Women andtechnical advisor in the Department of Aeronautics. Before officially starting, Earhart created anddistributed a survey to measure female students’ interest in pursuing a career and how they wouldbalance that pursuit
standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell Labora- tories, Bellcore (now Telcordia), and Rockwell International. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
Head of Undergraduate Studies and Service in the Nuclear Engineering department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests expand on past work in nuclear system monitoring and prognostics to incorporate system monitoring and remaining useful life estimates into risk assessment, operations and maintenance planning, and optimal control algorithms.Dr. Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Anahita Khojandi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the director for the Reliability and Maintainability Engineering program at University of Tennessee- Knoxville. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh. Her
. Kenneth A. Bright, University of Delaware, College of EngineeringDr. Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Engi- neering Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research Center University of Delaware Newark, DE c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engineering (verb) Diversity: Using the Engineering Design Process to Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan of Action for Undergraduate Diversity at the Institution LevelJenni M. Buckley, PhD1; Amy Trauth-Nare, PhD2; Kenneth Bright, BA1; Michael Vaughan, PhD1; Rachel Davidson, PhD1 1
Tennessee atChattanooga--that this positive evaluation took place in the first semester in which the new criteriawere effective is regarded as particularly notable. While an earlier version of this work describedthis process as a partially implemented strategy [1], the plan has now been completely detailed,implemented, and validated by the ABET visit which found no shortcomings. This paper describesthe assessment processes, along with the two-year cycle of the assessment schedule, and givesexamples of assessment artifacts and rubrics. The paper also describes some common assessmenterrors and misconceptions, and recommendations on how to avoid them. While each programshould thoughtfully develop its own assessment plan based on its curriculum, its
experience of the new doctoral students and postdoctoralresearchers. Given the high attrition rates in graduate education, the retreat was also designed tofoster retention by integrating attributes of the Workforce Sustainability model.The retreat was framed around four objectives: (1) build community, (2) communicate groupnorms and expectations, (3) develop individual strategic plans, (4) and introduce research skills.The retreat encouraged individual and collective reflection on goals, deliverables, andexpectations. The experience was guided by the notion of beginning with the end in mind and, inthis case, meant aligning individual professional development plans with that individual’s long-term career goals and vision of the research group. The
mission and goals.Next, the students spent several weeks drawing the existing building in a building informationmodeling software program, while also completing a thorough building code study. Studentswere tasked with completing a building design that was both functional and aestheticallypleasing. Students also had to develop a one word concept, which could be seen in alldimensions of the project. Figure 2 provides an example of a concept board, as created by onestudent.Figure 2: Example of Student Conceptual WorkOnce the students completed a building code study, to ensure code compliance, the class metwith the community partner to present preliminary color plans. Students received critique fromthe client regarding both positive and negative
jointly with the S-STEP advisory board, and theemphasis has been on providing updates for both programs, the progress of incorporatingcomponents of each project into a comprehensive and coordinated plan, and the academicsupport of the STEP project via supplemental instructions. One of the primary recommendationsto both programs was to collect and analyze the academic outcomes of participants in theprograms.CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PLANSOverall, the Pathway Scholar Program is rated very highly by current students, and the programis delivering on its promise of supporting the students financially so they can focus more on theireducation, and connecting the students with others in their field to promote networking.Additionally, the Pathway Scholars
), and onebrave sophomore (1).BackgroundAs described by Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick in a work in progress at ASEE in 2017 [16], thecourse that these students participated in was organized around objectives that included studentlearning about working in teams and collaborating while building drones.The output of each team was a jointly-constructed drone and a team-designed plan for a “pro-social drone”—that is, a design that would somehow have a positive impact on society. Studentswere challenged to wrestle with what it means for something to be pro-social. In the syllabusstudents were alerted to the ways that this class was likely to be different than others that theyhad taken before.As Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick describe it, the course was
process to beperformed in the organization for the institutionalization of a process:1. Establish an Organizational Policy 7. Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders2. Plan the Process 8. Monitor and Control the Process3. Provide Resources 9. Objectively Evaluate Adherence4. Assign Responsibility 10. Review Status with Higher Level Management5. Train People 11. Establish a Defined Process6. Control Work Products 12. Collect Process Related ExperiencesInstitutionalization of ABET Metrics at California State University, FullertonData plays a key role in any improvement effort since it shows the areas that
transfer students shows that different groups of transfer students need different kindsof assistance in order to succeed at their new college or university ([10] and references therein).Factors affecting transfer student success include: • Emotional factors (feeling of isolation, transfer shock, lack of sense of belonging), • Financial factors (cost), • Educational planning factors (credits earned, time to completion, clarity on credit transfer), • Academic factors (GPA, academic preparedness, required remedial courses), • Institutional factors (size of school, distance of school).Research on the STEM transfer pathway involves two sides of efforts: On the side of communitycolleges, they mainly focus on factors that can