students opportunities for acquiring 21st century knowledge and skills required to compete with a technology-rich workforce environment. The second c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15360 grant aims at providing educational and administrative support to undergraduate student in areas of career and financial management planning. He has been selected as Research Fellow at the Educational Test- ing Service at Princeton for two consecutive summer terms. He has been program chair and president of the regional association (Southwest Educational Research Association) and presently
Head of Pillar, Engineering and Product Development(EPD), and Co-Director of the SUTD-MIT International Design Center (IDC) at the Singapore Universityof Technology and Design (SUTD). Dr. Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Divisionof Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&TBell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in September1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design andmanufacturing, in addition to a teaching laboratory for prototyping, reverse engineering measurements,and testing. During his academic career, Dr. Wood was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the
medical processes, with a focus on detecting human errors before harm is done and preventing such errors. He has used software engineering techniques to formally represent and analyze models of complex HIPs and industrial engineering techniques to elicit and validate models of such processes. He is also interested in human-computer interaction techniques for presenting information to assist process performers during an ongoing process. Stefan Christov holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Dr. Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University Mark Hoffman is a professor of computer science at Quinnipiac University. He joined the University in 2001 following a career in industry and has taught
game.Coaches make their players practice both in pieces and putting it all together. Routine problemscan be seen as analogous to a layup and complex real-world problems analogous to a scrimmage.In a previous study one student highlighted this difference when he asked, “you mean you wantme to solve this like a real problem in the lab or something, not like homework or a problem onan exam.” Our students have learned how to “play school” well, but we need to make schoolmore applicable to the careers we are preparing them to enter. Students need more practicesolving complex real-world problems. It seems unnecessary to make students wait to start thispractice only after they have mastered basic math and science concepts. As Schwartz et al.(2005) propose
engagement in engineering design. Onceteachers can notice disciplinary aspects of students’ engineering design, they can actively workto promote these in class. This will give elementary students experience with the open-endedproblems of the engineering profession and the actual strategies that engineers use to solve theseproblems. Students gain an appreciation for engineering as rigorous, informed problem solving,rather than simply arts and crafts or the application of mathematics and science. Framingengineering this way may interest more students in engineering as a future career, particularlythose who are interested in problem solving but do not believe they are good at mathematics andscience. Furthermore, when elementary students are exposed to
mentor Extreme 10 no coordinate strategy; anything and everythingEvents-based 7 demo day or project day; attend career day; conferencesOver half of responses (n=173) utilized external contacts as a source of finding projects. Of those, about athird of respondents (n=50) mentioned local and regional industries: “Keep sponsors located within a 90mile radius.” (R71) and “Contact local clients/foundations/clinics/centers.” (R389)A comparable number of comments (n=49) remarked that alumni were a significant source of projects: Advisory board provides some, but most successful is former students. Best sponsors are those that have been out of school for 4-5 years. Senior-level sponsors of projects are often
Paper ID #15297The ASCE BOK, ABET Accreditation Criteria, and NCEES FE Exam - AreThey Appropriately Aligned?Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for Administration at the University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environ- mental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a ded- icated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education
design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University Lorraine Kisselburgh (Ph.D., Purdue University) examines organizing and communicative practices in sociotechnical contexts, particularly collaboration in engineering design teams, spatial and material in- fluences on organizing, and gendered practices in technological settings. She has backgrounds in com- munication, human performance, and computer science, and
participants walked in they started talking impromptu about things on the top oftheir mind. Simon (all participant names are pseudonyms, conforming to the participants’ genderas presented during meetings and later reported on a survey administered after the final focusgroup meeting) was the first to show up and Ayush and Simon talked for a few minutes aboutSimon’s participation in the Engineering without Borders program that has played a pivotal rolein Simon’s career trajectory. James, Robbie, and Simon engaged in a brief discussion aboutLEED certification of buildings (James had worked as a professional civil engineer beforejoining graduate school) and on metrics for sustainability. After a few minutes, Ayush asked thegroup to summarize the video as
State Polytechnic University - Pomona Todd Coburn is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering at California State Poly- technic University Pomona, an FAA DER, and a stress/structures consultant. He joined Cal Poly Pomona in September of 2012 after a 25 year career at the Boeing Company and restarted his consulting work around that time. His work at Boeing included the structural analysis of aircraft and rockets. His last seven years at Boeing he managed the large and expanding commercial aircraft strength analysis team in Long Beach, California. He holds a PhD in Engineering & Applied Industrial Mathematics from Clare- mont Graduate University, MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and
created only via the concerted effort of many actors in a culture which imbuesmeaning on the problem; any problems which are able to be discussed must have been noticed,measured, compared to a norm, reported, discussed, and accorded a shared meaning andimportance. Applying McDermott’s framework, we can see new dimensions to many commonapproaches in studying the problem of struggling students in STEM. In quintessential retentionresearch, the powers that be define the terms of success and failure (e.g., persisting in a certainmajor, institution, or career, achieving a certain GPA, stating a sense of disciplinary identity andefficacy), and find the aspects of students which contribute most to success or failure (e.g.,gender, race
sustainability are dependent uponone’s ability to change intentionally. Such growth may be difficult for some, and the challengesto individual development may be hindered by personal, career, family, and psychological issues,as well as a dysfunctional relationship with time or technology.2 Some psychologists, likeMaslow3 and Rogers,4 as well as engineers Adams5 and Petroski,6 suggest that barriers to growthare related to a variety of personal limitations or insecurities. Bigda-Peyton7 suggests that“humans have inherent [psychological] tendencies to destroy and use up” and that “harmfuloverconsumption occurs when psychic structures dominated by destructive instincts succeed inoverpowering life-sustaining impulses” (p. 264). Academia often deemphasizes
program director. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her aca- demic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985, and was a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. She was a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and an Associate professor at Tennessee Technological University for 7 years prior to arriv- ing at the University of the District of Columbia in the Fall of 2001. Dr. Ososanya’s research interests include new applications for VLSI ASIC
all aspects of their lives in college. Also, if they perform well in an Honors contract, the mentor could write a strong recommendation letter, more substantial than the one from a regular instructor of a course, to help them advance in their careers. - Most faculty members (89%) think that the students will gain more self-confidence after they finish their Honors contracts, but very few students (only 30%) feel this way. This is alarming. To carry out an Honors contract, the students will be required to go beyond the regular scope of the course, but the mentors have detailed instructions and often arrange weekly meeting with the Honors contracts students to help them along the way. We do
Paper ID #16805Personal Learning Environments: Analysis of Learning Processes, Reflection,and Identity in an Academic ContextMiss Judith Virginia Gutierrez, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) PhD. Science, Engineering and Technology Education. Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.Dr. Frida Diaz Barriga, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) The Mexican researcher and teacher Frida D´ıaz Barriga Arceo serves at the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her academic career includes a degree in Psychology, Mas- ter’s degree in Educational
facilitating courses that already includeactive learning techniques, and students who hope to pursue a career in teaching and may need todesign their own courses in the future.Defining Course GoalsGoals are the foundation of course reform. Although TAs are typically not responsible fordefining the course goals (this is normally the instructor’s responsibility), an important aspectemphasized in the “SAIL TA Training” was to ask the TAs to 1) reflect on why it is important toknow the goals of the course, 2) articulate what these goals are, and 3) understand why/how theinstructor plans to use active learning methods to achieve these goals. This step ensures thatinstructors and TAs communicate the same goals and expectations to the students.To model these
, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Since 2003 Kenneth J. Fridley has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a ded- icated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs in construction engineering, architectural engineering and
socialimplications in terms of diversity (an overly used, minimalist justification) or some form ofdissemination into K-12. Yet they rarely find a way to connect course content with socialproblems, particularly those related to SJ. For example, and existing REU Site grant titled “FluidMechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments” is aimed at mentoringundergraduate students in “the current need for basic and applied research in fluid mechanicsacross a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students instate-of-the-art laboratory environments.” And in traditional fashion, the grant justifies meetingCriterion 2 “by enhancing and diversifying the pool of students considering a research career inengineering
, specifically young women to broaden their technical understanding and encourage them to pursue education and careers in STEM fields.Mr. Baheej Nabeel Saoud, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Baheej Saoud is an Aeronautical Engineering senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is set to graduate in June 2015. He will be continuing on to graduate school in Manufacturing Engineering. Baheej has been contributing to the Cal Poly Dynamics Research team since 2013. Page 26.858.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 How Misconceptions
outstanding preparation for professional life. HerGPA upon graduation in engineering discipline A was around 3.1. She had lead CTA to successas a project manager, had engineering internships, participated in a variety of studentorganizations, and done research with the faculty advisor of the competition team.Alice had very specific and focused career goals, including the desire to work for a particularlyprominent and inspirational company. She also knew that while this goal could be realistic in thelong term, in the short term she would probably have to work for a less prestigious company tobuild her credentials before the more prominent company would want to hire her. …Short term [goal] is to find a job that will get me financial stable first
topics,such as ethics, which are related to the professional practice of engineering. These coursescommonly utilize case studies focusing on ethics as the basis for student discussions.1 Measuringthe student learning resulting from the case study process is often very subjective, difficult toquantify, inconsistent between evaluators, and costly to adminsiter.2,3Proficiency in engineering professional skills, such as ethics, as described in ABET criterion 3 -student outcomes 4, is critical for success in the multidisciplinary, intercultural team interactionsthat characterize 21st century engineering careers. These professional skills may be readilyassessed using a performance assessment that consists of three components: (1) a task that
do believe that I would volunteer to do this again, aloneor with the people that we met.”- Brenda Díaz“This semester we learned a lot of things that will be useful in our professional careers, but Ibelieve that the best way to learn it was to put them in practice in the Resiliency andPossibility Challenge. We chose to perform maintenance work on the city parks and to enlistpeople in the community to continue doing it. We transferred knowhow to the community,created awareness, listened to their proposals and took their proposals to CongressmanDamián Zepeda who joined our initiative. Now we are now confident that this project willcontinue.”- Abigail A. Padill4.1 Case 2. Tampico - Prof. Maria Magdalena OcónStudents taking “Organizational
on empirical evidence to gain an understanding of how and whythe designed learning works. Thus, our ultimate goal is to utilize the DBR process to developtheories that can be translated into classroom practices to enhance students’ understanding ofscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects while simultaneously inspiringthem to pursue STEM careers. We employ DBR constructs, in the context of a robotics-basedinstructional framework, to support both student and teacher learning in several ways. The use ofrobotics serves to help stimulate an interest in STEM learning for students. In addition, roboticscan help break the silos of the underlying disciplines of STEM to help realize the vision ofintegrating these disciplines. Such
experience this entire process within a single semester. By allowing students to directly create the parts that they are modeling, they become more proficient at using the software for its intended purpose. Providing students with these skills in their first year makes it more likely that they will use them for their endeavors as students and later on in their engineering careers. It is additionally beneficial for students to add 3D printing to their skillset because the technology has become far more mainstream in recent years and companies are seeking talent. In a 2014 study conducted by 20PricewaterhouseCoopers , out of 108 companies who responded, 45.3% selected that one of the largest barriers to fullscale
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Dr. Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in September 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing, in addition to a teaching laboratory for prototyping, reverse engineering measurements, and testing. During his academic career, Dr. Wood was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Through 2011, Dr. Wood was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Design
of the Engineering Leadership program (E-Lead). Inthis paper, the methods and outcomes are presented for how these pillars were put into practiceby the E-Lead students through experience-based learning in our Introduction to EngineeringLeadership course. This course is intended to introduce incoming student to both the culture ofthe E-Lead program as well as equip them for success in their college career. Piloted in the fallof 2013, the initial response from students was less than satisfactory and a change was needed.Relying on their personal experience and feedback from their peers and the E-Lead faculty, agroup of students that completed the pilot course proposed a major reform for the following year.In the summer of 2014, the group of now
engineering,complicating any analysis of diversification efforts. In the case of economic competitiveness, thegoal is simply production of the maximum number of STEM graduates. The strategy is puttingmore bodies into the beginning of the STEM education pipeline so more come out the other end.In the case of educational pluralism, the goal is more about economic (and career) opportunity“for all,” and inclusiveness and diversity as desirable social and educational foundations in theirown right. These two diversification logics often fold together in practice—and are oftenconflated by STEM education reform advocates—confusing the conceptual foundations formany STEM inclusiveness initiatives. Therefore, while policy support for broad-based STEMrecruitment
- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his ar- eas