students to transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. For example, the Arizona State and Maricopa Community College Partnership isa two-year STEM program that encourages students to pursue an engineering curriculumhowever these 2-year students are co- enrolled into the University College and not theengineering college. Therefore they do not receive dedicated support or academic advising fromthe engineering college. Research from the National Center for Education statistics hasdemonstrated that community college transfer students most likely to earn a bachelor’s degreeare those students that are enrolled in their major and actively earning credits toward theirmajor.9 This would include receiving program of study planning from people who
Basic camp thegirls had five and a half hours of class time to complete their headbands in the e-textiles classesspread throughout the week.Advanced Camp E-textiles CurriculumThe first two sessions (week 1 and week 2) of the 2014 UST STEPS camp season wereAdvanced Camp. On the second day of camp the girls were introduced to parallel circuits andmicroprocessors. These groups used the Lily-Twinkle, a pre-programmed microprocessor, toconnect three or four LEDs as part of a light-up patch that would then be sewn onto a bag. Thegirls would then take their bracelet and bag home.The original plan was to use this same project for both sessions of Advanced STEPS, howeverthe bag project took longer than planned and some girls left camp with unfinished
Page 26.11.2indicated that it was inappropriate to leave out one of the five most common disciplines, and thelatter because its enrollments and pathways are sufficiently interrelated with those of MechanicalEngineering students that studying some outcomes require the consideration of both disciplines.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2013, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. We are publishing in other disciplinaryvenues as we build on our success in being recognized for the best paper in the IEEETransactions on Education in 20111 for the first of our disciplinary studies and with the BettyVetter Award for Research from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network
4institutions. To assess whether the program content matched the interests of the participants,participants were asked to indicate the type of institution(s) to which they plan to apply.Institutions were categorized into four groups: research intensive, research and teachingintensive, teaching intensive, and community college. Participants were also asked to indicate ifthey were interested in tenure or non-tenure track positions. As shown in Figure 2, participants’interests shifted throughout the program. Although no conclusive tends were observed with theparticipants’ change in the type of institution to which they were interested in applying, this datadoes reflect the sentiment of indecision that was observed in the post program interviews
A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new
activate the student camera as they are taking the exam. Remember, these tablets arenot student own and are strictly used only for the exam. Thus, there are no privacy expectationsand the camera can be used to monitor the student during the exam to confirm the student istaking the exam. Future plans include using visual identification for distant or remote students.The instructor page also reports the percentage correct for each problem. This has proven helpfulin identifying potential issues with a particular problem. If the percentage correct is low, then theproblem can be quickly reviewed to make sure the problem is correct and there is not typo
competitiveness, economic prosperity, and security. Creativity isdefined by some cognitive researchers as the introduction of new variables, significant leaps,or novel connection, and is a process resulting in a novel products1,2. Torrance concludedthree characteristics of creativity: originality, idea fluency, and flexibility, and claimed thatevery person has his or her creativity and that creativity could be cultivated3. Amabileestablished a psychological model of creativity that includes four factors: intrinsicmotivation, domain knowledge, creative skills, and environment4. Metacognition refers to theawareness of and reflection on one’s learning process and is higher-order mental processes5,6.Metacognition includes making plans for learning and
dynamics, andbackground information on the types of illnesses faced by the residents at the partner facility.Each project team updated the class on their progress over the past week, their plans for the nextweek, and discussed any problems they were facing. The remainder of the time was devoted toworking on the projects. Students were also expected to work on their projects outside of class,as necessitated by the project.In addition to the work on their projects, students were also required to complete several otherassignments throughout the semester. Each week, students were required to answer severalreflection questions related to the topics discussed during class or to the status of work on theprojects. Also, at the beginning and end of the
undergraduateclasses. New course materials integrating parallel and distributed computing concepts weredeveloped and offered to undergraduate students. Class surveys were collected to guide futuredevelopment. Based on the results, more courses will be revised to accommodate HPC contentsin the coming years. A project-based learning scheme will also be introduced to our new coursedesign and implementation including subjects like Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Thisarticle presents the current outcomes and findings of the project and a detailed plan of theongoing education and research activities.BackgroundHPC technology has moved beyond bulky multi-rack supercomputers1, making its way into eversmaller systems, in particular, embedded devices and
current and planned efforts to modernizethrough smart grid initiatives. The goal of the course is for students from multiple disciplines,ranging from college juniors to graduate students, to arrive at an intuitive perspective on thecontrol, human, and cyber security aspects of the electric grid through a game-ified gridsimulation. Understanding of the multiple challenges and failure modes in critical infrastructure(e.g. growth without investment, arbitrage, and malicious actors), is achieved intuitively throughthe “Grid Game,” shown in Figure 2. That intuitive study, though important in its own right, isaimed at developing curiosity to engage students in attacking the underlying details of thevarious aspects affecting the technology outcomes.The
acknowledged as an important milestone in the engineering andengineering technology curricula. This project serves as a culminating experience for students intheir senior year where they can synthesize content from multiple courses in order to deliver aproduct or a solution to a technical problem. Many institutions offer a two semester project withstudents allocating the first semester for studying the background, for reviewing possibledesigns, and for planning their activities. The second semester is typically spent on execution ofplans, build, fabrication, assembly and testing of a prototype. It may, however, be noted that Page 26.1074.2there are
most valuable aspects of yourexperience with the program for your professional career?, 2) what were the benefits Page 26.1178.5of your interactions with graduate students?, 3) if you are planning to purse graduateschool, did participation in the program have an impact on your decision? The surveydata have been grouped in six categories: (i) multidisciplinary teamwork, (ii) effectivecommunication, (iii) understanding of impact of engineering on society, (iv) problemsolving, and (v) design, (vi) research /graduate school.Multidisciplinary Teamwork: To evaluate development with respect tomultidisciplinary
to rate ideas isexplained further in Table 2. As this process was repeated for each member of the conceptgeneration team, (4 members), each idea packet was evaluated by 8 different students. Two ofthe instructors also evaluated the idea packets from all 21 concept teams.After the evaluation of ideas, the project team was given time to discuss all the idea generationmethods that their peers learned. At the end of the discussion, students filled out the feedbacksurvey. The survey asked questions about preferences: which methods they liked and whichmethods they plan to apply to their projects. The last day was concluded with a brief wrap up ofthe do’s and don'ts for concept generation.EvaluationThe ideas generated by the concept teams were
oninterpersonal skills showing the strongest connection to results8. Effective training is directlyrelated to performance, adaptation, and skills, and indirectly related to empowerment,communication, planning, and task coordination9. Ideally this brief video would be paired with aclass discussion or a reflection assignment to crystalize learning, similar to the reflectionassignment modeled by the students near the end of the video10, but the video can also standalone as an educational tool.Individuals are more motivated by work if they believe it to be important to them personally11,and receive the most benefit from training when they are highly motivated to learn12. As a result,the teaching of team skills and communication, which may seem out of place
thefirst and last Monday nights of the semester were planned for orientation and presentations,respectively. Throughout the semester, students spent three hours each week on SE. Then, forone hour they would meet with their advisor to present the work they had completed, askquestions, and receive feedback. If time remained, they would plan the following week’s work.Unlike in the past, this meeting could occur any time during the week when all participants couldattend. This allowed instructors to have more direct oversight over their SE teams. Faculty werealso limited to no more than two teams at a time. These changes were not without concern. Twoof the initial “pillars” of the SE program were eliminated—the idea of overlapping student teamsand the
the settlement plan for land that would be newly openedby the project. Retaining the original designs of this major project might have helped avert thesubsequent political deterioration that spiraled into warfare.A rural development project in Rwanda that started in 1974 is another example of a missedopportunity that turned out instead to exacerbate tensions. In this case, the benefits (includingstructures, roads, and land access) were largely captured by local Hutus, excluding Tutsis. Thefinal result was judged by one Africa scholar to be “a great increase in inequality betweenregions, social classes, groups and individuals.”In two examples from Thailand, irrigation projects were constructed (in the 1950s-1970s) to winpopulation loyalty in a
helptheir employees embrace diversity and inclusion. Boeing’s diversity training covers a variety oftopics, including “awareness of cultural, gender and international sensitivities, avoidingstereotypes and micro-inequities, understanding generational differences, and how to positivelyimpact culture change”.18 The Department of Defense’s strategic plan for diversity and inclusionbuilds on the government’s plan and efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the federalworkforce.19 In addition, the websites of many companies (NASA, Johnson Controls, Dow,General Motors and 3M) have testimonials and statements from executives demonstrating theirsupport of diversity. Raytheon and Xerox have established diversity councils to define policiesand programs
train teachers on how to encourage students, especially girls and minorities incomputer science and engineering education has been noted9. In addition, financial support wasproven to play a large role at student success related with participation in robotic teams10.FIRST robotics is one of the most expensive competitions. Therefore, there is a need for studentsto develop computer skills for writing fundraising presentations, trip and team budgets, andbusiness plans as they search for sponsors to fund their team’s needs. Many Title I students areunable to accomplish these tasks without mentors that can provide the support and answertechnical questions as they arise.The objective of this study is to find how robotics and the participation in
3.67 5. I felt comfortable asking questions or getting help during the Math Review Sessions 4.28 6. I plan to continue using academic support services (such as SI, Math Lab or STEM Lab) for the Math Course I’m currently taking 4.41 7. My Math skills improved during this time due to the evening Math Review Sessions 3.64 8. My Math skills improved during this time
andcreeds. This paper reports on our progress to date and our plans for future studies.IntroductionA core principle of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) holds that theknowledge and skills possessed by an engineer are to be used to the advancement and benefit ofhuman welfare 1 . The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has adopted themission of fostering “technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity” 2 . Mostengineering programs concentrate on the development of knowledge and skills, with littleemphasis on how those skills will be applied to benefit humanity. Some critics of the codes and ∗ eljacobs@memphis..educreedal statements of engineering’s professional societies have even
procedures for quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, as wellas some possible limitations to our approach. We additionally discuss the novel, ambitious, andcomparative nature of this project given that its collaborators and research subjects are drawnfrom four U.S. engineering schools, and we review our progress to date and plans for bringingthe project to completion over a five-year timeline. This paper will likely be of particular interestto scholars who teach and/or research engineering ethics, social responsibility, and allied topics.Social and Ethical ResponsibilityOur project is focused on social and ethical responsibility, broadly construed, and primarily inthe context of engineering education and professional practice. On
act as a bootloader and memory controller,loading old proprietary software onto the Zilog. The group did not anticipate how much effortwould be required for this project, and ultimately failed budget enough time. In the future, I planto take two steps to rectify the problem. First, I will work with students interested in reverseengineering a system to ensure that they understand how difficult such tasks can be. I also plan toinstantiate weekly in-class chats with each group to track progress and ensure that groups aresticking to a realistic project schedule.The other problem came up is that while several groups chose projects involving image andvideo processing, the process to read in video through the Zybo’s HDMI port proved moredifficult
the role of engineer starters’ early academic experiences,including participation in project-based courses, on retention. Future work will broaden bothpredictors and outcomes. In particular, we plan to assess engineer starters’ attitude toward STEM(e.g., interest, self-concept, self-efficacy) and academic performance and retention. Future workwill include pre-tests and post-tests to control for pre-existing differences in attitude and interestby course enrollment. We will also examine the impact of other early academic experiences onretention, including research experiences and participation in other courses with hands-onlearning components.IntroductionIn order to remain competitive in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM
use a software interface that wouldsolve the problem in real time as the instructor speaks and not just highlight the content while thevideo progresses. Equations needed little more attention and explanation. Overall, the short videoshelped students in this pilot study not only to prepare for the final exam but also to learn at theirown pace and understand key concepts of Statics. We plan to address these challenges in the futureresearch.Student Evaluations for Fall 2015Figure 6 shows student evaluations (scale 1 to 5; rescaled to compare different averages) for theinstructor of ENGR 2110 for the Fall 2015 semester. Generally, the instructor is evaluated bystudents based on following categories: (i) Presentation Ability, (ii) Organization and
abstraction across different objects to recognize that they fit into categories (abstraction). As students are sorting these items, they are learning about physical properties and deepening their understanding of what it means if all of the items in a pile are red or soft or strong (EDP – learn). After students have learned about these physical properties, they do an activity where they ask a series of yes or no questions about the properties of an object in a mystery bag until they are able to identify that mystery object (algorithms and procedures). Lesson 4 STEM+C – Test Materials & Plan Design: Students prepare for the design challenge by thinking like engineers while they test the materials that they will be using in their toy box organizer
personality, experiences, skills and values. This frame can provide insight into the ways that adult engineering students build their sense of professional identity through multiple modes. Successful development of an engineering identity is reflected by professional persistence. Work by Lichtenstein et al found that a minority percentage (42%) of seniors definitively planned on 12pursuing an engineering related career following graduation. Undergraduate engineering programs must try to do better to foster engineering identity development so that professional persistence is improved and the workforce is provided a steady stream of capable degreed engineers from a variety of
districts, we do not have a complete picture of the data todescribe our results.Bridge to Calculus – the Small-Scale InterventionTypically, more than half of first-year students majoring in engineering and computer science areplaced into courses below Calculus. A fifth to a quarter of the students begin their studies inCollege Algebra. This places these students significantly behind in an engineering or computerscience degree plan, and contributes to difficulties with retention in the majors and successfulcompletion of the major. Students electing majors in mathematics and science are similarly © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE National Conferenceaffected. We find
yearimplementation of the TDGs, group discussion focused on group leader planning and progress,the role of the group leaders, and successes with the group and concerns about the group. Forexample in September, the discussion focused on the nature of the meetings. One group leaderstated, “we plan to meet once a month.” Later in the semester, group leaders discussed the natureof their interactive teaching changes. One group leader, “I ask questions… on notecards… [thestudents] have a choice: to ask me a question or being asked a question. And they getmicrophones and I call like 30 cards a session. So, it is part of the whole lecture experience.” Inthe second semester, discussion focused on the progress of teaching development groupmembers toward making
role in supporting strategic goals for diversity in American highereducation. American universities have integrated language on diversity and inclusion into theirstrategic plans focusing on hiring and research, thus articulating the importance of diversity ontheir campuses. Academic engineering librarians can consider two strategies to playing this roleeffectively. The first strategy involves three areas of activity: collection development, publicservices, and outreach. All three directly support institutional strategic goals related to researchand diversity. The importance of collection development lies in the selection of educationalresources to support academic programming and faculty/staff development. Public services(reference
alone were a $7.5 billion market in the United States in 2016 (Smithet al. 2017). Traditional herbal medicine is a repository of knowledge regarding natural productswith medicinal properties (Miller and Su 2011). Availability of the required medicinal plants andtheir purity are rapidly becoming issues throughout the world. The looming antibiotic resistancecrisis is an excellent example of the need for MSPC research to produce new antibiotic molecules.A research-based education program, like iREP-4-PACE, to identify new antibiotics frommedicinal plants and then produce them using MSPC affords an excellent platform to train studentsin essential skills that can be applied to their career paths.3. Plan of Operation and MethodologyThe complete