sculptures, also provide insight into earlyhuman design practices and the role of form and aesthetics in design. However, the writtenhistorical record of evidence of early humanoids' cognitive awareness of design as a formalprocess is weak, or nonexistent. Even the way we think about design, whether as a linear process,cyclical, or continuous can impact how we embody it in the world of objects, plans, devices,technology, human, or more-than-human concerns [32]. These more-than-human conceptsinclude ecological agency and systems, biocentrism, Anthropocene, non-life entities, and AI androbotic systems.The English word ‘design’ has its origin in the 1540s, meaning “to plan or outline or a scheme orplan in mind” derived from the French ‘desseign’ which
positedearlier in this paper, i.e., that there is too much variability in the methodologies and metrics ofcurrent ranking systems.Another nagging question, beyond that of the focus of the unit of comparison, remains however.This question asks: For what purpose is the comparison being made? The literature reviewyielded a whole range of purposes including: • Comparison of institutions • Evaluation of institutions/colleges/programs • Assessing progress towards strategic plan goals • Accreditation • Performance assessment, e.g., for promotion and tenure decision, of faculty • Guiding individual decision makingThe complexity of the problem of assessment and comparison is depicted by the illustrationdepicted in Figure 1. It shows that the
project director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Liz developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams as well as a popu- lar Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Current projects include providing comprehensive professional development, coaching and program consulting for K-8 integrated STEM using engineering schools in several states and serving as a Professional Development partner for the Engineering is Elementary program. She is also a Co-PI on two NSF DR-K-12 grants focused on practice and research in K-8 engineering education and the chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee on K-12
timerequired to print, which allows them to plan when their parts need to be submitted. This feature isalso useful since students can decide whether they desire to to create their own part or if purchasinga similar part is better. Another limitation is that the tool only considers specific FFF style printers,so other forms of additive manufacturing, or other FFF style printers cannot be used due to costsvarying. A third limitation is that students in the School of ECS only have access to polylacticacid (PLA) and Glycol-Modified PCT Copolymer (PCTG) plastics, thus there is also a design forfunction consideration necessary when using the tool since acrylic or other laser cutting materialscan bear more load than such plastics. Finally, when using joints
students who maybe experiencing emotional distress. These services can also include mental health education andtraining for students and staff, as well as crisis response plans for addressing mental healthemergencies. The second dimension is caring and supportive staff, which includes teachers,administrators, and other school personnel who are empathetic, responsive, and nurturing towardstudents. Caring and supportive staff can create a positive school climate where students feelvalued, respected, and supported in their academic and personal pursuits.The third dimension of Wang and Degol’s framework for emotional safety is an absence ofverbal bullying or harassment. This includes creating a safe and respectful school environmentwhere students are
this paper shows results from a surveyof faculty from these programs that aimed to identify: 1) courses/topics with content that doesnot dramatically change over time and does not need to be constantly updated, 2) courses/topicsthat need constant updating and for what reasons, 3) courses/topics that are novel and representmaterial that is in the forefront of construction engineering/management technology, and 4)topics that will be appearing in curricula in the near future.The results of this investigation will help construction programs plan their future curricula andhelp program administrators ensure an even faculty workload distribution.Key words: Construction, Course Preparation, EducationBackgroundFaculty should strive to improve their
of the experience: “The way that [they] kind of planned out this internship was very, very, very smart. [It] helped us stay on track and focus on what we're doing. [I] definitely worked with [Faculty Mentor 1] a lot.”The planning alluded to by Intern DP became clear when interviewing Faculty Mentor 2. In herinterview, she elaborated on the design of the research experience and how she developed anddistributed a calendar detailing shadowing assignments, experiment information, and scheduledtime for lunches and breaks (see Figure 1). In addition to the schedule, Faculty Mentors 1 and 2set aside time for one-on-one meetings with the interns each week, creating a space for thestudents to share not just science interests but to
outcomes of the instructional design phase are clear learning objectives, clear ways toassess students' learning, and possible pedagogical approaches. Regarding the latter, we mustemphasize that virtual labs can be adopted with any pedagogical approach, includingdemonstrations, simulations, project- and problem-based learning, and inquiry-based learning.When you know in advance which approach you will use, a more tailored virtual lab can bedeveloped.2.2 Virtual Lab Design DocumentLike a game design document [31], a virtual lab design document is a comprehensive plan fordeveloping a virtual lab. It outlines the virtual lab's objectives, goals, and learning outcomes,as well as the instructional strategies and pedagogical approaches to be used. The
performs further aggregations by common type if required (based on decision analysis). Final data and interface architectures are defined.These ADM steps align very closely with the ARCADIA method and Capella tool [19] which willbe the primary tool used in the planned MBSA/SE course to synthesize system architectures, andstudents will benefit from having early familiarity with the ADM at the introductory level.Findings from [20] showing that system architecture has the greatest effect on the success of anengineered system, with 70% of a system’s cost and capabilities being directly attributed to howthe system was architected (including concurrent decision analysis and requirements derivation),were also presented to, and discussed with
[2]. These rates become more concerningwhen we examine undergraduate STEM students from historically marginalized communities,who tend to have even lower retention and higher attrition rates [7]. This group of students tendto receive negative feedback and, as a result, may be more likely to change their academic plans,which can widen the racial/ethnic gap in STEM. Negative feedback can exacerbate existingissues, such as stereotypes and biases, that may lead them to believe they do not belong in STEMfields [7]. Additionally, negative feedback can discourage these students from seeking support,mentoring, and guidance, which can further disadvantage them [7]. As a result, historicallymarginalized communities have lower retention and higher
researchers to the field—for example, in National ScienceFoundation Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) grants, and CAREER BroaderImpacts and Educational Plan activities—which require traditionally-trained faculty to developengineering education research skills. Reflecting this shift, the number of qualitative researcharticles in engineering education reflects the increase in interest in qualitative methods and theneed for introductory material for pivoting researchers. It has been the norm for engineeringeducation researchers to partner with emergent and pivoting engineering faculty members tomentor them through this transition, but the process is often time- and resource-intensive. To meetthis need, we have developed this primer on
STEM Education Summit convened a wide range of STEM leaders from all 50 states,five territories, and several tribes. The goal of the summit was to outline and develop a nationalSTEM education plan that “will to help inform the development of the upcoming Federal 5-YearSTEM Education Strategic Plan” (p.3). To help support the initiative to enhance STEM education,the U.S. Department of Education allocated a $279 million dollars in discretionary funds for FiscalYear 2018.While federal, state, and district initiatives have created and implemented policies designed tobolster STEM achievement, there are numerous concerns that prove to be challenging informulating effective solutions. One concern regarding the exponential growth of STEM
togetherprovide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives (3) ABET Outcome 7: an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge asneeded, using appropriate learning strategies.ABET Outcome 1 - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineeringproblems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematicsStudent #1 - "Inspired design features and processes has always intrigued my mind tounderstand and also motivated my thinking on how nature can be used to design a well-suitedobject or building for a specific area or item that is needed such as prosthetics"Student #2 - "After the planning process I needed to do my research and see what materials anddesign would be most
five participants can identify up to 85%of issues, but they recommend starting with a small sample, analyzing data as it is collected, andadding more participants and data until saturation is reached. In the near future, plans for thiswork-in-progress study include the addition of another seven to ten participants. Additionally,results from other data collection methods, such as surveys [21], focus groups, and interviews,will be synthesized and reported. As with most UX research, the sample size limits the datageneralizability; therefore, the researchers plan to ultimately extend their research to otherengineering doctoral programs to determine if user responses are replicable across programs.Acknowledgment and disclaimer This material is
Paper ID #39179WIP: Using Human-Centered Design and Data analytics to improve studentaccess and success in an undergraduate pre-engineering programMr. Aishwary Pawar, University of Michigan - Dearborn Aishwary Pawar is a doctoral candidate in industrial & systems engineering at the University of Michi- gan–Dearborn. His research is focused on investigating the factors that influence undergraduate enroll- ment, retention, graduation, and dropout. For his Ph.D., he plans to incorporate human-centered design and data analytics to promote student success in undergraduate engineering programs and to support higher education
workerswere rising. These awards were decided by juries who were very sympathetic to workers. In1915, the workmen’s act was passed by the general assembly in Pennsylvania. The act definedinjury as “violence to the physical structures of the body” and, by doing so, standardizedpayment to workers who had gone through industrial accidents (Slavishak, 2008, p. 246). TheNational Association of Manufacturers approved workers’ compensation programs because “ofits central concept of liability without fault” (Ibid, p. 242). The plan “acknowledged the damagedbody of work but did not dwell upon it or ask it to prove itself as the result of individual orcorporate culpability” (Ibid). Ultimately, through such legislature, municipalities were able toremove the
towards students not in the specialization. It seems manystudents were keen for hands-on engineering design experience and often concurrently enrolledin other clinic subjects.Assessment for the subject is in line with the PBL pedagogy employed with most majorassessment closely tied to the design project. The first major project milestone is submission of aproject plan that breaks down anticipated tasks, determines a provisional timeline for workcompletion, and outlines team protocols and procedures. A mid-project design review isconducted as an oral presentation and enables instructors to give important formative feedbackon a team’s technical approach and engineering analysis. The main assessment instrument for theproject is a written report
address theimportance of effective communication in a hybrid learning context can greatly strengthen facultymembers’ ability to realize instructional and program goals. One recommendation is to develop astrategic plan that responds to the needs of engineering faculty. This plan can encompassprofessional development sessions, the creation of asynchronous learning modules, guest lecturesby leading experts in the field, and other online resources. Moreover, College of Engineeringleadership can embrace an interdisciplinary approach by collaborating with personnel fromdifferent colleges such as those from education, communications, and technology to developrobust learning experiences for engineering faculty.At a microlevel, the data revealed certain
strategies to overcome them. The study is overall encouraging forengineering instructors to integrate the concepts of intercultural learning into their curriculum, butthe study does have some limitations: 1) the results of the study are based on the student reflections,and no student interviews were conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the studentintercultural competence. 2) the data was collected through written reflections; validated surveyswere not used to assess the intercultural competence development of the students. As a part offuture work, we plan to conduct in-depth interviews to understand the intercultural competencedevelopment of the students and use validated instruments such as Intercultural DevelopmentInventory (IDI) to assess
, and welfare, aswell as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors, (#3) an ability tocommunicate effectively with a range of audiences, and (#5) an ability to function effectively ona team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusiveenvironment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives [7].Having standard qualifications for engineering programs is a wonderful concept, however,ABET requires programs to meet the learning outcomes only once throughout the bachelor’sdegree program. This is a major gap as many programs will stick to the bare minimum asresources continue to be limited for engineering programs.The experiential learning approach is a pedagogical method to create value in
improvements in economic institutions, which contradicts the belief that unrestrictedmigration produces institutional deterioration [24].MethodologyFollowing the methodology of [25], a systematic literature review was conducted in 3 phases:planning, development, and reporting (see Table 1). Phases Activities Planning Identify the needs of the review Formulate the research question. Define the review protocol. Development Identify relevant research. Extract and synthesize relevant data. Report
implementation and real impact. Topics include design thinking, product and service design, rapidprototype engineering and testing, business modelling, social entrepreneurship, team dynamics, impactmeasurement, operations planning and ethics. Possibility to travel overseas during spring break. Previous projectsinclude [example companies and products]. Periodic design reviews; Final course presentation and expo; industryand adviser interaction. Limited enrollment via application. Must sign up for [Course 402 A] and [Course 402 B].[Course 3 B].: Design for Extreme AffordabilitySame course descriptionEngineering [10]: Intro to Solid MechanicsIntroduction to engineering analysis using the principles of engineering solid mechanics. Builds on the math
, refining both the shared language around and approach toteaching sociotechnical integration using design tools as the object lesson.We have come to describe this collective effort as “learning the tool, contextualizing the tool,and teaching the tool as sociotechnical practice.” This planned department-wide effortimplements and theorizes sociotechnical integration from the ground up, via repeated modulesaddressing specific engineering design tools. Candidate tools include those our faculty arealready responsible for teaching, such as SolidWorks CAD modeling and decision matrices, aswell as those we aspire to extend coverage of, such as Arduino microcontrollers and 3-Dprinting. For each tool, our ultimate goal is to collectively co-construct
collaborations for different engineering disciplines canbe fostered.This study is considered relevant to better understand the role of the Covid-19 pandemicin the perception of civil engineering cultures. It is planned to continue with theresearch and collect data from other engineering fields that will allow us to identify theperceptions in their areas and look for differences between them, in addition, it isaspired to collect information in different countries to report on the main differencesand similarities between countries based on the theory of Hofstede's dimensions.References[1] J. Namenwirth y R. Weber, «Ph (1987) Dynamics of Culture», Boston MA AllenUnwin.[2] G. Hofstede, «Cultural dimensions», Www Geert-Hofstede Com, 2003.[3] H
, that is, not just selected topics as in manyof the previous studies. This study had several objectives: 1. Determine which of the activities in a flipped Dynamics class are most effective, in the students’ opinions, in helping them master the course material. 2. Identify practices that help new instructors who are planning on flipping a Dynamics course, especially those who are planning on using materials developed by somebody else. 3. Identify factors and practices that lead some students to prefer a flipped structure in Dynamics and other students to prefer a traditional structure.Description of the coursesBrief descriptions of how the flipped course has evolved from being in a 100% remoteenvironment to a face-to
attend and participate.Aerospace engineering faculty experts. The planned transition to a PBL environment beingimplemented by the authors occurred within an introductory aerospace engineering course.Instructors of a similar class at ABET-accredited universities were identified from class offeringslisted online. Aerospace faculty within the authors’ networks who had demonstrated interest inpedagogical practice in aerospace engineering were also identified. Like the PBL experts, thesefaculty were contacted by email and asked (1) to participate in the study, and (2) to recommendany other faculty they think would add value to the study. Seven experts agreed to participate inthe study, and after a date was set, two participants were unable to attend
, names wereremoved, and then the comments were analyzed en masse. This study of student artifacts isapproved by Texas A&M IRB #IRB2023-047.Following is a week-by-week flow of the lesson activities, and the related deliverables. Morelesson detail and associated artifacts may be explored at Engineering Unleashed (registrationrequired). https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/3168 Week 4 1. The photovoice assessment tool is new to the students, so this activity is introduced early in the semester in order to address challenges with the activity before being used in the bio-inspired design plan reflection in week 13. Week 8 2. Students are grouped in teams of four per
launched somenew engineering learning programs. In China, similar reforms and transformations have also been* Correspondence E-mail: wangliang9170@zju.edu.cn 1implemented by governments in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM),like New Engineering Education Plan implemented by the MOE of China [11], [12]. Almost all reform andtransformation of engineering education mentioned above has shown common characteristics: shorten thedistance between professional engineering knowledge and the real-world by emphasizing the important roleof authentic engineering environments in engineers’ training process, which can be generalized as“authentic engineering learning”.In
with any element of attention focusing) SSAC Learning analysis and Self-monitoring, self- Self-reflection phase self-evaluation judgment Motivation No similarity of thematic Forethought phase (comprising area with any element of self-motivation/beliefs and SSAC values) Autonomy Self-judgment, learning Forethought phase targets (comprising goal setting, strategic planning)Table 1: Similarity of thematic areas with student self-assessment cycle by McMillan and Hearn[8], and self-regulation