, or planning for, monitoring, and evaluating one’s own learning, knowledge,and skills [13, 14]. Metacognition is “thinking about thinking,” or “knowing about knowing,”and a metacognitive student is one who is aware of his/her learning processes and who can adjustthese processes as needed [6, 14]. Pintrich recommends that metacognitive-related instruction beembedded within usual lessons [15]. Tanner has done specific work in teaching biology studentsto use metacognition to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning – all in the context of usualcourse practices, such as lecture, active learning exercises, homework assignments, and exams[16]. Metacognition is important because it supports the development of lifelong learning skillsneeded to
project was doneby each individual student. Students submitted a Project Management Log which they updatedthroughout the semester with meeting minutes, in-class writing activities, reflections, sketches,and other forms of documentation that they were effectively managing their team project.2.1.3 PrototypingThe most innovative aspect of the course was incorporating prototyping skills. Given that no othercourse directly taught these skills, the collaborators thought that this aspect of the study was crucialto the success of both the course and the EEP. Teams wrote a memo to the director of the EEPearly in the semester, outlining their initial plans for their prototype and requesting materials,personnel, and other resources.Teams then communicated
engineering. Then we provide a background on the way we integratetechnical content into knowledge integration activities and how we plan to integrate ethics intothat framework. Finally we talk about a method to assess the effectiveness of our study.Ethics Education in EngineeringOne of the major thrusts in engineering education is to develop students’ professional skills thatgo beyond the traditional technical curriculum [3]. Ethics education is a very important part ofany engineering program. ABET requires that all programs seeking accreditation mustdemonstrate that their graduates have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility[4].Integrating professional skills into the technical content of engineering curriculum has alwaysbeen a
- sigh has considerable professional experience. She has worked at various consulting engineering firms on projects that ranged from bridge design and analysis, to large-scale building design and construction. Vassigh has a Master’s of Architecture, a Master’s of Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.Hadi AlhaffarAlbert John Elias IV, Aberrate LLCMs. Giovanna Gallardo, Florida International University Graduate Assistant c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsAbstractThis paper presents an interdisciplinary research project engaging students
Paper ID #21944Lessons Learned in the Paths of Developing a Multidisciplinary CertificateProgramProf. Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University Hsiao-Wen Wang is an Associate Professor with the Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering in NCKU. Her fields of expertise include river mechanics and restoration, sediment transport, ecohydraulics, water environment planning and assessment, and geomorphology. Her research interests also include innovative learning and teaching design in engineering education. She has been working on sustainability issues based on multidisciplinary collaborations, and established a new
,engineering management, and chemistry departments as well as the university’s Nanofabricationand Imaging Center. Over three years, twenty-six students have been selected for theNanotechnology Fellows Program, and their majors span seven disciplines. Table 1 provides asummary of the program participation by gender and undergraduate major.This paper reports on the program’s evolution over the course of three years as well as thepositive impacts on students’ academic and professional careers. Formative and summativeevaluation tools were developed by program evaluators in the Office of Academic Planning andAssessment and psychology department; the tools include student feedback analysis, focusgroups, and surveys. The evaluation results from the first
, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Wendy C. Newstetter is theAssistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.Prof. Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology Colin Potts is Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As Vice Provost he is responsible for academic support, career advising, the integration of curricular and co-curricular programs, community engagement, curricular planning and the Honors Program. His research areas are requirements engineering, software privacy, and professional ethics.Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology Ellen Zegura is the Stephen Fleming
conducts consulting projects and professional development seminars for local industry on topics including forecasting, inven- tory control, production planning, project management, transportation logistics, procurement, and supply chain management.Dr. Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University Dr. Leslie Pagliari serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Technology and Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems. Her research interests center on STEM initiatives, leadership, global supply chain issues, and new technologies in the distribu- tion and logistics sector. She was one of three professors in the United States recognized in an Inbound Logistics Article
orientations are similar in both content and structure [11].However, the events are held separately to better address the diverse needs of the participants[12]. The inclusive teaching session has evolved since its inception in response to theuniversity’s strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2016 [13], and it varies due toCRLT Players’ schedule constraints. However, the goals are the same regardless of the format.After attending the inclusive teaching session, participants should be able to: ● increase their awareness of the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering, ● examine a range of scenarios highlighting problematic classroom environments, ● reflect on the impact of student and instructor social identities
lessons in other classes as desired. For instance, themodule on project management could be inserted in a design class or ethics moduleadded to any engineering course. Sharing with other instructors within the sameinstitution is readily accommodated through features of the learning management system.A final culminating module inserted at the completion of the course encourages studentsto reflect on what they have learned and plan for continuing growth in broad, “T-shaped”skills. Learning objectives are as follows: 1. Revisit your individual strengths andweaknesses. 2. Prepare a plan for lifelong learning growth. The content and activitiesassociated with this module typically include: • Readings exploring the value of lifelong learning and
sustainability b. Evaluate a product/ engineering system’s environmental impacts using Life Cycle Assessment c. Design/ redesign a product/ engineering system to using the engineering principles to improve environmental impactsThe achievement of these goals was assessed through students’ self-evaluations and analysis ofstudents’ coursework. In addition, the objectives are also planned to be assessed throughstudents’ capstone senior projects. But at the time of creation of this work-in-progress paper, thestudents who took this course have not worked on their senior project yet, as a result, this part ofthe assessment is planned to be conducted once the students worked on their senior projects. Toextend and complete this work-in-progress, it
calculus, and additive manufacturing (AM). From the integral calculus domain, students will learn multiple ways to visualize theinventory positions and their cost consequences for inventory control. For AM, the samestudents will learn to produce physical models for these mathematical relationships via AMtechnologies. Based on these teaching and learning experiences, we plan to show that thelevel of students’ understanding of the inventory models increases with these visual andtactile aids. Ultimately, we plan to show how tactile aids produced via AM help students learn themathematical concepts of integral calculus. We also intend to demonstrate how this calculusprovides a way to characterize the variations in products manufactured via AM
. Three engineering-education collaborators were interviewed in dyads tounderstand conceptualizations of futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking in relation totheir joint research project(s). All three dyads provided specific examples of different ways ofthinking from their shared research efforts. Preliminary findings suggest that a ‘ways of thinking’framework could provide a useful guideline for engineering and education faculty planning tocollaborate for interdisciplinary research as well as the overall EER community.OverviewThe world today faces complex problems ranging from climate change to health issues.Numerous calls by prominent organizations have been made in light of these global,sociotechnical problems to transform
models and stability, active/reactive power control principles with examples are introduced.In terms of course delivery of subject matters, sustainable power topics took longer thanexpected due to the lack of prior student knowledge in switch mode electronics. As a result, topic9 was briefly discussed and only critical items associated with this topic were covered.In addition, a total of seven laboratory activities (five hardware labs and two demo labs) areconducted to get students familiar with associated electric power and power electronicstechnology. Originally, four mobile demonstration labs were planned as discussed in Section II.However, due to the time restrictions associated with the term project progress, only the first
additive and subtractive manufacturingtechnologies. Kerbrat et al. evaluated the manufacturability of a product and then divided it intodifferent parts6, as shown in Fig. 1. For the parts that have complex geometries, additivemanufacturing is likely to be used to save time and energy. Zhu et al. developed an iAtractiveframework that contains three processes, namely, additive process, subtractive process, andinspection process7. It provides an intelligent solution to manufacture products that have internalfeatures. Besides, the inspection process provides feedback to improve the previous decision.Newman et al. proposed a Re-Plan process planning based on the iAtractive framework8.Using a robotic arm for 3D printing of large objects is a potential
Paper ID #23041An Experiential Learning Framework for Improving Engineering Design,Build, and Test CoursesMr. Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma Jackson Autrey is a Master of Science student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and is currently involved with research into assessment methods and pedagogy in engineer- ing design education. Following completion of his Master’s degree, Jackson plans to pursue a PhD. in Engineering with a focus on engineering education.Ms. Shalaka Subhash
students each semester, and mentor incomingfreshmen during the bridge camp and introductory courses. Mentors are also encouraged topursue their own ideas and passions, and they are given support to plan and carry out novelprograms. Mentors have written proposals and been given seed funds for innovative activitiessuch as a the first 24-hour computer hackathon in Louisiana, a weekend bootcamp forsophomores in chemical engineering, and a 3-day robot build, each demonstrating leadership andcommitment to the community. Analyses have shown that mentors are retained and graduate in engineering at a 30-40%higher rate than their CoE peers. Over 80 mentors have graduated since the beginning of thisprogram and are now employed across a spectrum of
theycannot simply copy answers. Most calculation exercises have an associated practice problemstudent can explore before attempting the scored exercise. Exercises are graded automatically,freeing graders to spend more effort on higher-level assignments, e.g., more sophisticated oropen-ended exercises or reports.Figure 2 is a screenshot of the PathFinder Plan Tab for a Spring 2018 Freshman EngineeringClinic II (FEC II) web-book at a public university in the northeast. FEC II is a second semesterengineering course that introduces students to fundamental engineering concepts such ascustomer-focused design principles, statistics, engineering economics, and engineering ethics. Itis the second in a sequence of four interdisciplinary, hands-on, project
responsible for the design of building systems from initial planning stages through final project inspection and completion. Julia was involved in new and retrofit projects including hospitals, health clinics, assisted-living and nursing facilities, education facilities, office buildings, retail facilities, dormitories, and churches. In July 2003, Julia accepted a faculty position with K-State in the Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Department. She completed her Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering (2005) and her Doctorate (2010) in Education both from K-State. She is a Licensed Mechani- cal Professional Engineer in Kansas and Iowa and holds two ASHRAE Certifications - High-Performance Building
of engineering and familiar with innovative research about the benefits of the technology.areas. They demonstrated basic information literacy, andpracticed writing a report in a precise and concise style. Use the information from the Research Guide on "How toThis activity will become a permanent part of the FED101 Evaluate Information Sources” to evaluate the quality of thecourse syllabus for ESC students and we plan to propose the article you found. Use the criteria in the “CRAAP test” andidea to other engineering departments for their FED101 make sure it is of equal quality to the article you chose fromsections. Formal assessment using a validated rubric for the list in
with theengineering students focused more on the construction materials and safety issues as opposed tothe plant selections, ivy, and herbs. Thus, all students are given exposure to ecologicalengineering, in relation to the development of urban brownfields.Following spring break when daylight saving time resumes and the weather improves, the class,which is held every Tuesday evening, will begin to construct the living walls that will consist ofa variety of plants best suited for the climate. The Penn State sign will be painted, and the palletswill be recycled into mini-growing units with herbs.During the second half of the spring semester, the students will also be hosting guest speakersand attending multiple, pre-planned field trips. Thus
, Organized, and Thematic (EROT). The two alsodescribe Azjen’s [7], [8] Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which asserts that behavior, andthus behavioral change relies on attitudes, norms, and social pressures, where feelings toward aparticular behavior are driven by a set of beliefs regarding the consequences of performing suchbehavior. This is germane in the context of conservation because participants will not changetheir environmental conservation behaviors if they do not believe their actions will haveconsequences. The actual consequences of an action are less important than an actor’s personalinterpretation of those consequences when it comes to acting [2].It follows, then, that with proper “River Magic” [5], a river guide could employ
problems, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing andinterpreting data, constructing explanations and designing solutions, and engaging in argumentfrom evidence. This led us to design the entire curriculum around a central driving question:How can we monitor a disaster area (a town) to alert the community of possible danger? Westructured the curriculum so that each week youth were engaged with engineering designactivities to help them to progress towards “figuring out” this driving question.A second premise of phenomena-based instruction is that youth will find this style of learningmore engaging, as the questions youth have at the end of one activity naturally motivates thenext. This requires that the designers of curriculum
. The choice of soldering position on the PC board ground plan also offers teachable moments on the importance of keeping lead lengths short. The coax cable connection to the ground plan also teaches that one has to consider both the signal current path and ground current path when working at high frequencies. Figure 3 and figure 4 show close ups of the solder interconnections near the frequency mixers. The three 16 ohm resistors that form the power splitter are also shown. The handling of surface mount resistors with soldering irons is also a key part of the learning objectives of this laboratory.Figure 2: This is a photograph of a completed I-Q modulator assembly. 0.085 inch semirigid coaxialcable assemblies are soldered on to a printed
Paper ID #21337Student Career Decision Making Approaches and Development of Profes-sional Engineering TrajectoriesDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Nichole Ramirez is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue
underrepresented groups.Open Space Technology WorkshopUsing the open space technology (OST) model, the unconference will self-organize its questionsand activities around these goals. OST is a self-organizing practice of collective activity that is inkeeping with maker culture.In order to work well, an unconference or OST workshop requires: ● A powerful theme, ● Interested and committed group, ● Space to meet with full group and for break-outs, ● Time to achieve desired results (Owen, n.d.).The creativity and leadership of participants emerge as they initiate sessions on topics that matterto them, engage in inquiry, reflection, and learning, and develop plans, recommendations, and arecord of the proceedings as the process unfolds. These
architects started working on floor plans andother items before the engineering and construction management students started full-time workon the project. During this initial design stage, the architects brought in engineers andconstruction managers to consult as necessary. After design concepts were substantiallycomplete, the construction managers played a larger role in developing constructiondocumentation, specifications, and plans for construction. Shown in Figure 3, the ΔT-90 house officially placed first in the Affordability Contest of the
based on five moral theories (justice, relativism, egoism, deontology, andutilitarianism). He then developed four IT ethical scenarios and empirically tested the model.Riemenschneider et al. (2011) considered attitude, subjective norm, moral judgment andperceived importance as the influencing factors of ethical behavioral intention based on theTheory of Planned Action. Renwick and Riemenschneider (2013) proposed a model ofethical decision-making among IT students and showed that moral judgment is the mostimportant indicator of ethical intention.The theoretical foundations of this research are based on the Theory of Perceived Possibilityof Disclosure1 presented by Bolhari et al. (2017). They argue that the possibility ofconducting an unethical
evaluate main project and Quick- 1Build submissions, we developed a rubric with categories spanning the steps in the engineeringdesign process. Accuracy, reliability, and ease of implementation were considered when designingthe rubric.Compared to other high school engineering programs that offer sequential engineering courses,our proposed curriculum is unique in that it offers students an opportunity to learn about differentengineering disciplines, teamwork, time management, project management, planning, execution,and evaluation via a project-based learning environment [12-13]. During the semester, studentssimultaneously work on long term and short
and write the best that could be done.” " …[Caitlyn] is in charge of keeping documents because responsibility is one of her top five strengths…[Kyle] is a competitive person and this will help our team to turn in the best work possible and strive for success..." “We chose to give me the task of the recorder because I am an includer. Therefore I want to make sure that everyone is on the same page with what is going on in every aspect of the project. Also, I am strategic so writing things out allows me to organize and visualize everything in a more complex way. Being able to see write everything allows me to strategically plan out and keep up with the rest of the group.” “I am resotarive