necessaryto allow for a transfer of their knowledge. Through this dilemma, the McMaster Problem Solving(MPS) program was created. The MPS was set up in 1982 and is still implemented by McMasterUniversity to date. The MPS program identified 37 general problem-solving skills that needed tobe developed to make effective problem solvers. They created 4 necessary courses, one duringthe sophomore year, two in the junior year, and the fourth in the senior year—importantly, thisdesign allowed for the continued development of problem-solving skills throughout a student’seducational career. There was a strong focus on bolstering students’ abilities to transfer theseskills to any context, allowing for lifetime continued education. The development of the
Paper ID #36935Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Statics Recitation CourseBrian Lani Brian Lani is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Behrend. He received his B.S. (2012) and M.S. (2014) in Aerospace Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. He started his career as a Design and Development Engineer with AmSafe Bridport before joining Behrend in 2015. Brian teaches Introduction to Engineering Design, Statics, Statics Recitation, Properties and Processing of Engineering Materials, Materials Testing Laboratory, Engineering for Manufacturing, and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory.Charlotte
Engineering to 6- 8th grades online. He is now an Assistant Professor of Practice at SBU, working on the Outreach Program. His educational interest is in exposing young students to engineering according to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and converting the traditional in-lab experiments into remote activities offered online.Kathleen Ann Dinota Kathleen Dinota received her B.S. in Marine Science and M.S. in Secondary Education, retiring in 2017 after teaching in public schools on Long Island, NY for 31 years. During her career, she taught earth science, biology and chemistry as well as science research. Kathleen has also worked in test development at NY State Education Department as an Education Specialist for
Paper ID #36967Integrating Race, Gender, and Indigenous Knowledge in theIntroductory Physics CurriculumEswara Prasad Venugopal (Associate Professor of Physics) Associate Professor of Physics, © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Integrating Race, Gender, and Indigenous Knowledge in the Introductory Physics CurriculumIntroductionThe University of Detroit Mercy is a recent recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)BUILD (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity) grant aimed at creating a career
design. MATLAB was chosen due to its blend of text, comments, images,equations, and programming that makes engineering modeling and programming more attractiveto the students that are new to it [1],[2]. One of the most important skills that engineers have istheir ability to do engineering modeling informed by STEM principles. In addition to fosteringengineering design thinking, this newly added lesson aims to develop students’ computationalthinking skills, which are increasingly important in our current economy. This lesson aims tobenefit students in their future career endeavors either in engineering or other fields.Furthermore, to ensure that students are better prepared by the time they reach theirpost-secondary studies, early exposure to
students in locating data-science-focused internships, through which they applied their data science knowledge. Finally, DSMCstudents worked to develop a capstone project, through which they reflected on theirexperiences, shared their knowledge, and explored the next steps for their data-science career. Fig 1. Typical sequence of students in Data Science Micro-Credential programDSMC CourseworkTwo courses comprise the foundation of DSMC: a course on data science and a course on datacommunications. These two courses provided introductions to data science skills throughproject-based learning. Project-based learning is an approach to learning that prioritizes learningthrough action rather than passive learning through lectures. The two new
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #40193 Hadas Ritz is a senior lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and a Faculty Teaching Fellow at the James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute (MTEI) at Cornell University, where she received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Among other teaching awards, she received the 2021 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award.Dr. William A. Kitch, Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a
. Riegle-Crumb et al. [30], in a survey of 229 Asian and White women attwo universities in chemistry and chemical engineering, measured women’s future commitmentto working in STEM, perceptions of agentic (being able to use skills to do enjoying work) andcommunal opportunities in STEM fields, and faculty/student interactions. They found thatagentic occupational affordances were a strong predictor of students committing to pursuing aSTEM career. They also found that White women who had higher satisfaction with facultyinteractions had higher commitment to pursuing STEM. Instructors may also have a role in the development of a sense of belonging, eitherpositive or negative, through their interactions with students. Sense of belonging, or
experience of industry as part of their education” [19].Kirschenman (2008) argues part of the problem is the lack of industry experience for engineeringfaculty [20]. He writes, “This experiment (after the Russians launched Sputnik 1 in 1957) of nothaving practical experience to teach engineering – a profession of practice – has not served theengineering profession very well and it is time we move on from that concept.” However, thereare some major challenges, such as getting engineering faculty some industrial experience andchanging the promotion and tenure system accordingly. Kirschenman makes the bold statement,“Engineering is alone among professional careers that try to educate future professionals withpeople that are not proficient in the
, accountability, honesty, respect, and integrity The company has several programs to educate farmers on safe and efficient uses of their products The company has recently announced a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by establishing programs for career development of women, Indigenous people, military veterans, and other historically under-represented minorities The company is advancing a program for diversifying partnership with entrepreneurs who are women, Black or indigenous The company has committed to institutionalize the promotion of diversity with specific guidelines in the Code of Conduct and two flagship training programs for employees “Inclusive Workplace Commitment” and “Respect in the Workplace Policy” The company has established
inclusive pedagogy.Dr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co-director of the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE, funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust), a member of the governing board for the International Research in Engineering
and efficiency of human- machine interface.And finally, the interdisciplinary aspect of the project was developed through the integration ofArts and STEM, also known as STEAM. The literature on the integration of Arts and STEMshows several benefits of this approach [14-16]. Integration of Arts and STEM enhancesstudents’ skill in “problem-seeking” in conjunction with problem-solving skills - the formerinvolving divergent interdisciplinary modes of thinking, shifting among various disciplinaryperspectives, while the latter is focused on convergent analytical thought. STEAM experiencesare also known to improve students’ motivation towards STEM careers [14]. Following thetaxonomical categories of National Core Arts Standards on “conceiving
the activities improved their understanding of class materials,hands-on experience, and a peek into a future career. One student wrote the activities“really help me to even like the department more and more.” It should be noted that outof the three students who responded with “did not participate,” one wished they hadparticipated. Another indicated a desire to participate in the future.3) How did using (or not using) the Discord server (where the ACM, ACM-W, and CSI channels are) impact your integration into the department community?Two themes similar to the ones we found for Question 2 also emerged from the dataanalysis for Question 3. First, students found that the Discord server helped them build alearning community. For example, four of
described in thiswork regarding the observed changes brought about by the addition of these bench-topexperiments may be informative. The instructor has been teaching the Process Controltheoretical course since 2015 and the Process Control lab course since it began in its currentformat in 2021. The addition of the bench-top Arduino projects made possible the dedicatedProcess Control lab course and ensured that each student had much more opportunity to performexperiments within the topic area. Since the beginning of the lab course with the increasedprojects, the instructor has noted an increase in deeper “why” and “what if” questions asked inthe theory course. In addition, inquiries regarding and pursuit of careers in the Process Controlfield seem to
career with Kiewit and was involved with many projects in the he ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Approach in Designing and Teaching Hands-on and Immersive Construction Cost Estimating CourseAbstractConstruction projects require tools such as cost estimating to effectively control and manage them. Costestimating is required at all phases of a project irrespective of the project delivery methods. Studentsenrolled in construction-related programs must be trained on how to quantify, price, and bid projects justthe same way that practitioners do in real life. This requires crafting, designing, and teaching studentshands-on and immersive construction cost estimating
and technologies appropriate to careers for which my major prepares me; (6)I can conduct research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to my major.Computational Thinking (CT) self-assessment asks students to evaluate their performance onfour items related to computational thinking, a specific type of scientific literacy. This ismeasured with a four-item index using a 4-point scale of agreement: When solving problems,designing systems, and understanding human behaviors, I am able to… (1) use abstractions; (2)use logical thinking; (3) use algorithms; (4) use revision.The second measure of science literacy was directly assessed using items from the publiclyavailable Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (ToSLS) [42]. This measure was
the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations.Dr. Gonzalo Aguila, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Gonzalo Aguila is a Chemical Civil Engineer with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with more than 15 years of experience in Research and Innovation in Chemical Engineering, Catalysis, Processes, Energy, and Environment, complemented by ten years of experience in University Teaching. In his work as a Pro- fessor, he created and directed the Chemistry area within the Engineering career at the universities where I have worked, assuming
Paper ID #37781Application of an Industry-inspired Mock Mine as a Pragmatic Platform inSupport of future Skills Development for the South African UndergroundHardrock Mining IndustryDr. Shaniel Davrajh, University of Johannesburg Dr Davrajh has had an extensive career as an academic at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Uni- versity of Johannesburg prior to joining the CSIR as a Senior Engineer. His fascination with digital transformation led him to pursue a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, focussing on Quality Management for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. He then transitioned to 4IR applications in Mining and Man
Learning from Small Numbers NSF CAREER grantfurther highlighted that research methods used to quantitatively summarize or qualitatively codeparticipants’ marginalizing experiences into larger categories tend to misrepresent students(Pawley & Slaton, 2015; Slaton & Pawley, 2018). Pawley points out limitations of traditionalresearch methodologies related to a lack of recognition of holistic experiences of intersections ofprivilege and oppression and to a colonizing sense of the researcher assigning the identity andexperience of a participant.While Pawley’s study drew on narrative methods as an investigative and analytical tool, shenoted her own challenge with traditional forms of qualitative dissemination: “we also need othermethods that
. In his Ph.D., he built systems to help scientists manage their file-based datasets by predicting relationships among spreadsheet documents. Passionate about a career in academia, Dr. Alawini joined the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 as a postdoctoral researcher. As a postdoc, he developed data citation and data provenance systems for scientists. Dr. Alawini’s research interests are broadly in databases, applied machine learning, and education. He is particularly interested in applying machine learning methods to improve classroom experience and education in general. He is also interested in building next-generation data management systems, including data provenance, citation, and scientific management
current state of academia and focuses on actively citingauthors with historically marginalized identities in an effort to center and uplift their voices [13].Most if not all academic institutions favor those from non-marginalized backgrounds; generallyable-bodied white, cisgender, heterosexual men. This can be seen from degree recipients at alllevels [14] to faculty composition [15]. Those whose identities stray from that, especially thosewith an intersection of marginalized identities, have a more difficult time entering, building andmaintaining a career in academia [12]. Citation practices are a large contributing factor andundercitation of people with margenlized identities can be seen across disciplines [16]–[20].According to Zurn et al
workforcedevelopment and the implementation of Industry 4.0 within manufacturing enterprise settings.Having a better understanding of industry needs can help manufacturing educators better preparetheir students for successful careers in the workforce of the future.What is an Industry 4.0 Manufacturing System?Advances in information and communication technology (ICT), computational modeling, andcontrol algorithms have enabled the transformation of data into knowledge and control ofmachines and systems in real-time with high accuracy via smart sensory devices and wirelessnetworks. Such systems are known as cyber-physical systems (CPS) [7-9].In a conventional manufacturing system, inputs such as raw materials, equipment, tooling,fixtures, energy, and labor are
their values or theircultural identities. They may turn away from engineering because they do not see themselvesfitting into engineering spaces [5]. Furthermore, for individuals from historically marginalizedracial and ethnic groups working towards a career in engineering, the culture often feels isolatingand unwelcoming [8], diminishing their desire to continue in the field [9]. There has been a long history of implementing interventions to help historically excludedstudents navigate the exclusionary culture of engineering. Within the context of individual highereducational institutions, we categorize these activities as institution-driven interventions andstudent-driven interventions. Institution-driven interventions sit within the
introductory engineering lab courses inmechanical engineering.The concept of a community of practice is popularly attributed to Lave and Wenger in theirseminal work on situated learning in 1991 [12]. Hoadley describes the development of the ideaof a community of practice moving from a descriptive concept to a prescriptive one, with CoPsfirst being studied and understood and then built intentionally [13]. He also differentiates anincidental community of practice that is distinguished by its shared practices from a moreintentional knowledge-building community that has both agency and a mission to learn. Etienneand Beverly Wenger-Trayner have spent much of their careers refining the CoP concept, offeringthis definition [14]: “Communities of practice are
complete design process, fromproblem formation to a handoff of a final product/process to their client. The stages of the designprocess were also redefined from the original ICOV model, found in the DFSS framework.The first journey through the new paradigm is this current academic year, so a final assessmentof the effectiveness of the changes remains to be completed at the end of the academic year.However, teams are almost entirely on schedule or significantly closer to the planned schedulethan in the past few years as measured by weekly feedback from faculty advisors, which iscertainly a positive indicator.References:[1] Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineer, National Academy ofEngineering, The National Academies Press
reinforce students’ growth mindsets and resilience in the face of failure.The cumulation of small wins (successfully achieving small goals) helps students become moreself-efficacious; it helps them truly believe in their abilities. This leads to the belief that students’abilities are not simply inherent and that their abilities can grow, change, and improve withpractice. In engineering courses, where most students are challenged with at least part of thecurriculum, providing mastery experiences or modeling them for students, especially at thebeginning of their college careers, could help with student retention. Several studies have shownthat self-efficacy is lower in students who have one or more minority classifications. Therefore, itis
on hands-on group projects outside of class. A large number ofassignments can be a strain at times, but it allows the student to learn time management and alsolearn a wide variety of skills.” It is extremely possible that many of us will enter careers where wewill be juggling multiple projects or tasks at one time and building these time management skillsin college with be extremely beneficial. Experiential learning and the hands-off nature of theprofessor with our schedules helped stress the importance of prioritizing certain assignments whenneeded and creating a week-long or even month-long calendar to keep on track. The creation ofmilestone assignments helped keep the projects at a doable pace and allowed us to decide what weneeded to
education into theengineering curriculum had a significant impact on improving creativity, critical thinking, andproblem-solving skills [9]. Shane and Venkataraman defined entrepreneurship as “the discovery,evaluation, and exploitation of opportunity” [10]. Academic research on teaching the EMsuggests that developing an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students is a process thatrequires practice and repetition. Consequently, EM should be incorporated in courses throughouttheir educational career and not limited to one or two courses.Once implemented, entrepreneurial education provides students with an opportunity to use theirtechnical knowledge to meet market demands and create solutions to real-world problems. Itallows the students to become
, Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering Project 3: Students design, build, and analyze a Mars Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, rover system that can navigate variable terrain. Computer EngineeringAnd while some of these disciplines benefit from the fact they are a bit more contextuallyindependent, such as mechanical engineering, the instructional team felt that some disciplinessuch as bioengineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, and industrialengineering, could use more coverage. This would be in hopes to show a more diverse image ofengineering as a career choice.New project designsAlternative design options for project one and two have been
engineering students at TAMUK take an introductory engineering course entitled“Engineering as a Career” (GEEN 1201). Departments within the College of Engineering eachoffer their own section of the GEEN 1201 course specifically designed for their students. As partof an ongoing NSF project, the GEEN 1201 courses for four departments (CNEN, EECS, MIEN,and CAEN) have been augmented to include collaborative hands-on design projects. Theremainder of this section describes the design projects that were used in each of the updatedGEEN 1201 courses during the fall 2022 semester. Descriptions of the design projects used inprevious semesters can be found in [4, 5].Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering: There were four hands-on design projects offered tostudent