the complex professional environment.Engineers interface daily with non-technical peers - clients, managers, directors, executives,stakeholders, government or policy makers, marketing, etc. - and thus an even greater need todemonstrate an excellent ability of communicating their ideas (Norback et al., 2009).The changes made as a result of ABET EC2000 promoted greater curricular emphasis on oraland written communication skills within engineering education (National Academies, 2018).Although many engineering faculty cited a lack of incentives existing, more than two thirds wereinvolved in teaching professional skills across diverse engineering coursework (NationalAcademies, 2018). While great strides have been made in the last two decades of
approach.We have hired a digital marketing agency that specializes in website design and social media,and content marketing to begin work on some of these recommendations.Team Science TrainingAs interdisciplinary science continues to expand, scientists are increasingly working in largerand more diverse teams [3]. This particular team participated in the Teaming Readiness Survey,which evaluates a team's performance across key competencies. The survey feedback indicatedthat the team values the diversity of knowledge and experience among its members, with allmembers reporting that they learn from each other. Additionally, team members expressedfeeling respected by their peers and energized by their conversations and teamwork, as well as bythe project's
it immediately thus not causing grading bottlenecks at theend of the lab. Furthermore, the implementation of approaches such as peer-programming couldreduce the grading time using this method significantly.ConclusionIn this work, immediate one-on-one grading feedback methodology was implemented inIntroductory computer science programming labs. The method showed improved experience instudent's programming learning and communication skills compared with the traditional methodof grading and writing comments online for students to receive at a later time. This method allowedstudents to reflect immediately on their code and improve it, as well as learn better ways of writingcode. Students also practiced communicating their source code and
civilengineering areas to the capstone class. They also prepare technical report writing requirementsfor their respective areas and post the information on the course NDSU Blackboard web site. Since the NDSU CE curriculum includes the five basic CE technical areas, five-memberstudent design teams are created where each student team member has selected their first orsecond CE area of interest. Each team selects a team member to act as team leader and anassistant team leader. Teams select a CE task leader and assistant task leader for each CEtechnical area. This process simulates the assignment of a project within an engineering designfirm to a team of engineers within the firm by the firm’s principles. After the project scope hasbeen defined, each team
also report initial quantitative data on theacademic hardiness of the biomedical engineering students: Were these students measurablymore ‘academically hardy’ than other incoming engineering students? Did the repeated exposureto open-ended problem-solving situations measurably increase these biomedical engineeringstudents’ academic hardiness? Finally, we will present a comparison of the academicperformance of students who participated in this new curriculum with students who did not.IntroductionThe engineering design studio was created by a group of faculty who wanted to integrate design,writing, professional responsibility, and engineering topics into a multidisciplinary studio setting.Traditionally design studios are associated with
related to social justice [3] [4]. Not all approaches toengineering support these outcomes. For example, writing about “engineering mindsets,” DonnaRiley suggests that the ways many engineers work to solve problems may serve to reproduceinequities [5]. The mindsets she describes are particularly troublesome when they preventengineers from taking ideas or perspectives different than their own seriously.As educators, we are particularly concerned about how privileging their own knowledge andexpertise at the expense of others may foreclose opportunities for future engineers to engagemeaningfully with stakeholders. In this paper, we will refer to the stubborn idea that technologyor technical knowledge alone can be used to identify and solve real
performance in engineering programs. Toaid in the retention and success of all students, many first year programs have special classes forstudents who many need additional math skill development. Math skills are recognized as essential tothe success of future engineers. However, other skills are integral to the engineering career path.Within industry, it is communication skills that often make or break careers. Technically capableengineers will find their careers stagnating without well-developed communication skills, which are anessential part of engineering work. In fact, it has been shown that engineers spend over half theirworking days (55-60%) communicating both orally and in writing [1]. When engineers were surveyedabout the most important
students, in teams, were asked to answer questions about how to handle renovation expenses. The students had to write a report and do a presentation while abroad. b. Videologs: The students were tasked with recording 1 to 2 minute long educational videos of various locations we visited. The objective of this project was to encourage students to research the places we were going to in advance. They had to prepare and memorize a script prior to departure, and film at the location using a GoPro camera. The students were told to briefly comment on something interesting, engineering-wise and/or engineering-economics-wise. After the students
) Division. His research over past 10 years has resulted in national and international recognition, industry collaborations, 5 patents/patent appli- cations and over 75 scholarly publications in highly regarded discipline specific journals, peer-reviewed conference proceedings and invited book chapters. He is a scientific and technical reviewer for over 50 in- ternational journals, book publishers, and several funding agencies. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Mexico. His research interests include water and wastewater treatment, bioelectro- chemical systems, desalination, algae, biofuels, and sustainability. He enjoys teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research
importantly, they all have the same goal: to learn howto do research. Second, at “brown-bag” lunch meetings, each REU student would present abouttheir project, progress, and difficulties. Third, they were required to write a paper step-by-stepthroughout the summer, including the literature review, conducting the experiments, performingdata analysis, and writing the conclusions. Last, they were required to (1) create a poster tosummarize their work, (2) present their findings at both a university-wide poster session and anengineering-oriented poster session, and (3) respond to their peers’ questions about their projects.In addition to working on a research project, participants would also attend workshops and fieldtrips related to imaging technology
. Page 12.1014.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Leaving Tenure Behind: Lessons LearnedIntroductionThe goal of many Ph.D. engineering graduates who aspire to an academic position is to land atenure-track job at a large research university. Certainly, this was my goal – I had been trained ata large engineering research institution (ERI), and was unaware of that the majority ofengineering colleges in the U.S. were smaller, undergraduate-focused engineering teachinginstitutions (ETI). Indeed, when I was considering whether or not to pursue an academic careerafter graduating, I was encouraged by my Ph.D. advisor and student peers to apply only to thetop-ranked research universities. I also assumed that a tenure
pre-professional identity within engineering.Here we introduce foundations to an entrepreneurial mindset to freshmen and sophomores viaonline modules, which we developed and piloted this academic year. We have previously built aone-credit, online, pass/fail course, Engineering Virtual Studio (EVS), that builds understandingacross foundational coursework and into real-world relevance through discussions with peers andupperclassman mentors. Our new Entrepreneurial KEEN Modules integrate into EVSinvestigations into market and society driven problems, to which students explore solutions inconsultation with campus and local experts, all in an integrative context. This instills a mindsetof problem establishment and problem solving as cornerstones
” Session 1606At the University of Hartford’s Ward College AET program:• Design is introduced early in the program and integrated throughout the curriculum. Every semester has a design studio course.• Increased exposure to practice is provided through industry-in-the-classroom activities.• Increased emphasis is placed on communication, both oral and written. Requirements are integrated throughout the curriculum.At the University of Hartford, students are often challenged with "real" projects. Whenpossible proposed sites are accessible for student visits. Students present their solutionsand are critiqued by their peers, faculty, local professionals, and invited guests. Othermembers of the College and University community are present as well
-sponsoredprojects. Research shows that projects that were funded by industry and then turned completelyover to the students were invariably less successful than those that had an interested mentorengineer involved with the project. Having students feel responsible and accountable to anindustrial “customer” seems to be an important factor in their learning the practice ofengineering.E. Evaluation of student PerformanceIndividual students will be evaluated by their team members. Each member is required to write aconfidential percentage of the individual member’s contributions to the project. The grade willbe based on the average of the team member’s evaluation. For Example: Team 1 has gained 400points in their project. One member was evaluated by his peers
firstdiscussed and it is concluded that such applets should encompass what has been found to beuseful in previous non-WWW platforms. Thus animation and the ability to vary parametersare a prime consideration. However the ability to animate some shapes on a computer screencan be abused; a static diagram is open to misinterperetation and a moving diagram even moreso. Each new animation has to be thoroughly tested and revised to ensure that students learnwhat was intended. The latter part of the paper gives helpful hints on writing Java appletswhich include animations.1. IntroductionIn a companion paper [1 - in these proceedings] a description is given of the current state ofteaching vibration via the WWW. A comprehensive set of WWW notes, animations
enhancinglearning.I have selected to upgrade a course, Operations Research I, which I have taught for several years.This is a senior level course that covers Linear, Integer, and Goal programming as well asTransportation techniques. The course is being offered in a ten-week quarter system. At thetime I started this experiment, I had some students who had neither used email nor searched theInternet. Some students had problems with required background knowledge and skills, such asmathematical techniques, writing, communication, and computer technology. I started withidentifying the most important objectives that were critical for our students’ needs. Theseobjectives were based on the objectives of the department, the requirements by employers, andthe criteria
Wiley. He has helped lead the ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP - Fostering Team Science in an Engineering Education Research TeamAbstractThis poster displays results from a project supported by an NSF grant to enhanceinterdisciplinary collaboration in civil and environmental engineering education. In its secondyear, part of the project focused on improving team science competencies within the coreresearch group. Key activities included workshops on collaborative writing and grant writingbest practices. The team attended a Science of Team Science (SciTS) workshop to refinecollaboration skills and responded to the Teaming Readiness Survey, which revealed
design an experiment to address the design brief. In addition tosolving the problem, students must ensure their solution is realistic through considerations ofcosts, safety, and regulations. Students then write a memo, design report, or white paper as theirlab assessment. They report both their technical results, individual interpretations, andrecommendations based on the results.Early labs in the sequence contain significant scaffolding for students through guiding questions,examples, and class discussions. This scaffolding is slowly removed throughout the coursesequence to help students develop independence. The sequence ends with an open-endedlaboratory in which students are given a mystery material and must determine the type ofmaterial and
the college Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services (ITECS),Academic Affairs and the college assessment committee, and it demonstrates a wider collegecommitment to supporting and enhancing assessment processes. The purpose of the programassessment tool and database is to provide a 'one-stop' destination through which faculty cancreate assessment matrices and tasks, enter assessment data, generate results, interpret findingsand write reports. Overall, it is a tool to manage the assessment processes of each engineeringprogram. Also, administrators are able to monitor the progress of individual programs againsttheir assessment plans.Throughout the development of the tool, the authors of this paper had bi-weekly meetings withthe
. Students will have to select a topic they Page 22.252.3consider relevant, and write a short paper discussing this topic.c) Class Discussions.This assignment also serves the purpose of increasing student knowledge of contemporaryissues, through learning from peers, and discussing various points of view on the same issue.Students will each be given about five minutes to present the topic they chose for their WrittenAssignment to the class. In five minutes students will have to present the topic, answer questionsfrom classmates, and debate their point of view.d) Rubric.The rubric will be used to evaluate students’ answers to the Two-Question Survey
typical type of engineering quiz consists of a series of problems for the student to solve. Forexample, consider a traditional quiz problem in an introductory signals and systems course: • [10 points] Compute the convolution between {u(t) – u(t–4)} and u(t–3).The student is required to recall the formula for convolution and to work through the details ofthe problem. This type of problem is often presented in a timed situation with little opportunityfor the student to reflect on his or her knowledge base.In this study, the standard quiz was modified by including a preliminary exercise (Part A) inwhich the student demonstrated his or her knowledge about the concept by writing as much asthey knew about the given topic. After this part was
undergraduate cross-class researchproject (UCCRP) which relies on hands-on projects that students can work on throughout their4–6 years of undergraduate studies with a mixture of students from all undergraduate levels andmentored by peers, TAs, and instructors. The UCCRP was successfully implemented at Texas A&MUniversity at Qatar and the details of one project and its results are delineated here. Student self-assessment, competency based assessment, and the “structure of the observed learning outcome(SOLO)” technique are used to assess the level of attainment of the intended learning outcomes (ILOs).Key words: Experiential Learning, Project Based Learning, Achievement Goal Orientation Theory,Outcome Based Learning, Undergraduate Research
undergraduate cross-class researchproject (UCCRP) which relies on hands-on projects that students can work on throughout their4–6 years of undergraduate studies with a mixture of students from all undergraduate levels andmentored by peers, TAs, and instructors. The UCCRP was successfully implemented at Texas A&MUniversity at Qatar and the details of one project and its results are delineated here. Student self-assessment, competency based assessment, and the “structure of the observed learning outcome(SOLO)” technique are used to assess the level of attainment of the intended learning outcomes (ILOs).Key words: Experiential Learning, Project Based Learning, Achievement Goal Orientation Theory,Outcome Based Learning, Undergraduate Research
are not the focus of thispaper, their implications for the delivery of instruction necessitate changes to the traditionalstructure and delivery of a flipped class. The implementation of COVID protocols around socialdistancing and sharing of objects alone introduce difficulties to the active learning methods thatcharacterize a flipped class. While working on problem solving or completing in-class exercises,social distancing limits the ability of the instructor to provide one-on-one guidance and critique.Social distancing can also limit student group work and collaboration, which reduces the benefitsgarnered from peer-to-peer teaching. Eliminating the sharing of objects to reduce surface tosurface transmission has the effect of disrupting hands
attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US Patent # 7904323, Multi-Team Immersive Integrated Collaboration Workspace awarded
strategies like peer-instruction[61].The instructor hopes to improve the reception of the Student Board Notes by more firmlycommitting no more than a quarter of lecture time (15 minutes) to (a) students writing their noteson the board and (b) reviewing and correcting those notes, with the remaining class time devotedto example problems and quantitative homework problems. Due to poor student preparation seenvia either insufficient or incorrect notes, in-class time spent on Student Board Notes in the firstyear of implementation often took over half of the class. Overall, faculty agree with studentsabout the imbalance in class time between conceptual understanding and quantitative elementsand look forward to addressing this shortcoming in the next
analysis of networking protocols, secure wireless communications, and privacy-protected vehicle-to-vehicle communications and simulation techniques. He has supervised a number of projects with Ford Motors and other local companies. He is currently the Editor of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Transactions on Passenger Cars: Electrical and Electronic Systems. He is the author of over 100 published peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings. He has supervised four Ph.D. dissertations and eight M.S. theses. Dr. Mahmud is a member of SAE, the American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. He received the President’s Teaching Excellence Award from
ineducational settings. Mirroring the development of plagiarism detection mechanisms, these toolsaim to identify AI-generated content through advanced analysis of writing styles, patterns, andnuances. However, AI-generated content's dynamic and sophisticated nature requires these toolsto employ techniques that surpass traditional textual matching. Evaluating the authenticity ofstudent submissions has thus become a critical function of these tools, detecting AI involvement,and preserving the integrity of the educational process. However, these detection tools are notwithout limitations [17]. Writing tools, such as Grammarly, which assist a user with documentproofreading, editing, and suggestions now make use of AI in their product, which will
received a number of awards including the ACS Award for Achievement in Research on Teaching and Learning 2014, the Norris award for Outstanding Achievement in teaching of chemistry in 2013, and the 2010-2011 Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Award from the Society for College Science Teaching.Dr. Kevin C Haudek, Michigan State University Kevin Haudek is a Research Specialist in the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State University. He is a member of the AACR research group. His research interests are in student understanding and application of chemistry in biological contexts and strategies to increase student writing in undergraduate STEM courses.Jennifer Julia Kaplan, University of Georgia
, writing, andcommunication skills that are vital to successful careers in science and engineering [29].Student participation in REU programs was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and raisedconcerns related to REU learning outcomes. Several REU programs over the past few years wereheld remotely or virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Research on the impacts of virtual orremote REU programs is limited. One study by Nyarko and colleagues highlighted how, despitechallenges encountered during a virtual REU, students demonstrated gains in knowledge,confidence, and communication skills [30]. Even as many REUs return to in-person experiences,research into the impacts of virtual or remote REUSs can be useful as developers and hosts ofREUs and other