University in Japan in 2002. She is currently a Professor in the Innovative Global Program, a research-based full English degree engineering program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. She is a Principal Investigator of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Grants 24K06133 and the Shibaura Institute of Technology Grants for Educational Reform and Research Activity in the AY2024. Her current main research interests are: 1) how including humanities courses in an engineering education curriculum can help students to gain flexibility, and an appreciation of equity, and a greater richness of ideas; and 2) systematic issues impacting the effectiveness of engineering
frequency should these educational contextsbe woven throughout an already overloaded curriculum?Community-engaged service learning has the dual goal of enriching student learning andgenerating value for communities [11] . Students that participate in community-engaged learningoften benefit from a number of additional learning opportunities, including increased criticalthinking and intercultural skills, increased communication skills, ability to engage with a varietyof stakeholders during the design process, identifying unmet user needs, integrating informationfrom many sources to gain insight and assessing and managing risk. Because of the complexitiesof students learning through projects engaged with real-world communities, faculty aresometimes
Paper ID #41414QCTaaS (Quality Cloud Teaching as a Service): An Immersive Frameworkfor Teaching Cloud Computing for Cybersecurity MajorsDr. Mahmoud K Quweider, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley M K Quweider is a Professor of Computer and Cybersecurity Sciences at the U. of Texas at UTRGV. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science (Multimedia and Imaging Specialty) and B.S. In Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Applied Mathematics, M.S. in Engineering Science, and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering all from the University of Toledo, Ohio. He also holds a Bachelor/Master of English and a Master of Business Administration
EACCriterion 5, stipulating expanded incorporation of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) intocurricula. While these topics have begun to enter the broader civil and environmentalengineering curriculum and have made monumental gains in coverage [1], they have less oftenbeen integrated into structural engineering. The current undergraduate structural engineeringcurriculum at our institution lacks the incorporation and facilitation of the necessary skills tosupport the entrepreneurial mindset development needed for multi-faceted disaster riskmanagement. As many structural engineers begin their practice after undergraduate education, itis critical to begin to integrate and build these skills before they enter practice [2], [3]. Therefore,we develop an
Paper ID #44805Developing Moral Agency in Undergraduate Engineering Students: AnOngoing Exploration of Ethical-Epistemic Analysis PedagogyDr. Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work in progress: an Approach to Integrating Ethical-Epistemic Analysisinto Engineering EducationCaitlin A. Grady Caitlin A. Grady is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at George Washington University. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and her M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from
-making dilemmasuggests a pluralistic framework for structuring the chemical engineering curriculum. It adaptsconcepts and situations studied in business and social studies degrees to an engineering setting,creating an applicable, critical interdisciplinary and reflective curriculum [6-8]. The aim of thisstudy is to investigate how the integration of an entrepreneurial mindset into case-studies andcourse materials influences the perceptions of ethical dilemmas and develops critical thinkingskills in upper-level undergraduate chemical engineering students. It also identifies how thiscomplexity of the human factor and self-efficacy can be reflected in an assessment via a Likertscale survey and reflective journals.LiteratureEthics modules covered in
nonconvex programming, distributed optimization, and their applications in signal processing and communication. Additionally, Dr. Alvarado is actively engaged in engineering education, focusing on mathematics teaching and curriculum development.Sr. Jose Roberto Portillo, Universidad Galileo Roberto Portillo heads the Teaching Assistants Department of Universidad Galileo in Guatemala and is a mathematics instructor in engineering courses. He holds a Bs. in Electronics and Computer Science (from Galileo University, Guatemala) and an MSc. in Operations Research (from Galileo University, Guatemala). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in information technologies applied to education. He also has a vast teaching experience in
, and other practices well known to be in stark contrast with inclusivepedagogy and active learning. One of the largest drivers of attrition in engineering are so-called“gatekeeper” prerequisite courses that introduce math and science concepts in an out-of-context,high-stakes format.Through human-centered curricular interventions interwoven with co-curricular support we willtransform students' sense of belonging in college generally and in engineering more specifically.Our focus is on changing systems to promote student success rather than "fixing" or "weedingout" students. The traditional introduction to our engineering curriculum—and that of many ofour peer institutions—requires that students take prerequisite courses in mathematics and
Paper ID #41765An Alternative Methodical Approach and Its Effectiveness to Learn Changeof Basis Matrices in an Engineering Linear Algebra ClassMeiqin Li, University of Virginia Dr. Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University-College Station in 2017. Dr. Li holds a strong interest in STEM education. For example, she is interest in integrating technologies into classrooms to bolster student success, creating an inclusive and diverse learning environment, and fostering student confidence by redeveloping course curricula and assessment
/ML tools to solvereal-world engineering problems. For most engineering applications, simple AI models are often sufficient,and the ability to effectively apply these models is more critical than developing new ones. As a result,traditional AI/ML courses designed for Computer Science students may not be appropriate for METstudents, who should be trained as AI practitioners rather than AI model developers.To address the challenges of teaching AI/ML to MET students, we’ve designed a five-week AI/ML modulethat integrates directly into an existing robotics class. This approach allows us to bypass the need for newcourses in an already packed curriculum while providing practical exposure to AI within a relevant field.By embedding the AI/ML module
and conducted a workshop titled ”Learning Machines: Computation, Ethics,and Policy”, where we designed a curriculum to provide an introduction to autonomous robotsand machine learning, with a special focus on their integration in human-robot teams. It isstructured as an immersive 3-day workshop, fostering understanding through hands-on activities,group discussions, and case studies. The course targeted professional adults, specifically USAFleaders and decision makers, who are keen to utilize AI in their workplace. We focus not only onthe technical, but also the ethical, and policy aspects of AI presented through the context ofautonomous robots and human-robot teaming.Design PrinciplesAt the core of our Learning Machines curriculum are three
manuscript introduces a lesson design in engineeringeducation to analyze and improve educational strategies, reflective practices, and instructionalmaterials.Assessment methods: This study outlines a lesson design utilizing the ArgumentationFramework to support first-year engineering students in overcoming conceptual challenges whiledeveloping engineering projects. This approach was implemented in an Engineering Technologyundergraduate course at a Midwestern university, whose curriculum covered foundational topicsin Energy Science. The task involved designing a zero-energy home using Aladdin software, asan integrated CAD/CAE platform for design and simulation. Students documented their analysis,inferences, and decisions in a design journal with
studies and design challenges. Richards andcolleagues [9] define five elements of a case study: Relevance, Motivation, Active Involvement,Consolidation/Integration, and Transfer (see Table 1). There are multiple similarities whencompared with the elements of a design challenge (see Table 2). For instance, the activeinvolvement element requires effective communication with peers to come up with viablesolutions. Given these similarities and the ability of a case study to connect to the practices ofengineers, there is an opportunity to examine the potential for this pedagogical method withinengineering education in elementary classrooms. Table 1 Case Study Elements Elements Description Relevance Cases
influences vascular smooth muscle cell glucose metabolism and studying how cell alignment can change vascular smooth muscle cell metabolism. Her current research interests focus on applying her vascular mechanobiology knowledge to vascular calcification and the related cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, Dr. Mathieu teaches multiple classes in Biomedical Engineering, Engineering and Physics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Development and Assessment of an Innovative, Student- Centered Biomechanics CourseIntroductionBiomechanics is an essential course in a biomedical engineering curriculum studying the structure,function and motion of the
course[3]. The course curriculum covers specific topics relating to forces, equilibrium, and rigidbodies. Students often find this course very challenging, and there is usually a highoccurrence of failure as compared to other courses (i.e., D, F, and a Withdraw grades), [4],[6] which can affect students’ GPAs and their decision to continue in engineering or transferto another major [4]. At an R1 mid-western university in the United States, analysis revealed © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencethat 26.9% of engineering students received a D, F, or withdrew from the statics course since2016.Research has indicated the need to investigate the
their intended degree program altogether. However,ECE 301 has pre-requisite relationships to several later courses in the EE curriculum because thematerial in this course prepares students for more advanced topics. The breadth of the course andthe need to integrate many knowledge bases—including physics, geometry, calculus, andcircuits—can contribute to an inherently challenging experience. ECE 301 instructors share acommitment to wanting to support students through this course. Nonetheless, the course hasdeveloped a reputation among students as a “weed-out.” Engineering education researchers havedocumented how gateway courses can have negative effects on students’ perceptions of theirbelongingness and their ability to succeed within the
Paper ID #41914Board 91: Work in Progress: An Interdisciplinary Subject on HardwareAccelerated ComputingDr. Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne Glenn J. Bradford is a wireless engineering professional with experience in industry and education. From 2020 to 2023 he was a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he worked to create innovative curriculum incorporating practical, hands-on experiences to better drive student learning. He worked previously as a wireless systems engineer at both Intel Corp. and Motorola Solutions, Inc. Glenn
. Realff has disseminated this program to other institutions. She directs an NSF sponsored grant in innovation in graduate education which draws on best practices in team work to develop leaders in engineering practice. She has revamped the MSE UG lab experience and MSE curriculum with an emphasis on integrating assessment and including post-doc and graduate student development. Dr. Realff is a dedicated educator who listens to and advocates for students and has been honored for her teaching and mentoring at Georgia Tech. Her leadership and teaching excellence have been recognized through the Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, Atlanta Partners for Education Business School Partnership Award, CETL/AMOCO Junior
Paper ID #43795Pedagogy of Engagement: Exploring Three Methods in an Engineering Ethicsand Professionalism CourseJessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research focuses on equity issues in engineering education, particularly looking at the impacts of engineering outreach programs on historically marginalized groups in STEM.Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia Gayatri Gopalan is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Her research
University of Arkansas (U of A). Prior to Spring2022, there were no courses within the chemical engineering curriculum that counted toward theuniversity-level minor in Sustainability at the U of A. This meant that students minoring inSustainability were required to take additional courses outside the chemical engineeringdepartment and potentially add to their required degree credit hours.Once it was determined that a sustainability course would be developed, an initial review ofchemical engineering programs revealed that that there were not many broad-based Introductionto Sustainability courses that presented the principles of sustainability across all three pillars—environmental, social, and economic—in a chemical engineering context. In addition
ETD 325 Teaching Autonomous Navigation Using an Open-Source Middleware in a Hybrid Format Abhishek Patil and Jungyun Bae Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractAlong with other topics in mechatronics, autonomous navigation has been advancedamazingly in recent decades and is now playing a pivotal role in many industrialautomation applications. This paper discusses the new strategies designed to teachautonomous navigation of mobile robots using robot operating system (ROS), the mostpopular open-source robotics middleware. At Michigan Tech, the authors
performed to collect experimental height vs. timemeasurements that were compared to model data generated from a Bernoulli balance and themeasured discharge coefficients. The experimental and model data agreed very well,demonstrating the validity of the procedures used in the experiment and in the development ofthe model.Keywordslaboratory, fluid mechanics, experimentation, modeling, tank draining, orificeIntroductionThe undergraduate laboratory is an essential part of the engineering curriculum because itintroduces the student to engineering equipment and hands-on activities while illustrating manyof the concepts that are taught in the classroom. At the same time, lab is often used to buildimportant soft skills such as teamwork and oral and written
scholars. he e GCSP-REU program curriculum is continuously evolving and revised, based on priorTyear’s feedback and reflections, to provide this year’s scholars with impactful hands-on experiences over the 10-week summer program. Utilizing the ideas conceptualized through the “Future Work” section of the 2023 study, “The GrandChallenges Scholars Program Research Experience: A Great Opportunity to Cultivate Belonging in a Community of Practice,” various changes were implemented in aid of the evolution of the program[2]. Firstly, the weekly meetings continued with a hybrid option for student researchers to allow for maximum participation of scholars. Polling of the 2023 cohort resulted in an agreed-upon time
coursework. Thereare strong arguments on both sides of this debate. Some believe that the use of artificial intelligenceto complete coursework is an academic integrity violation and should not be used, while othersbelieve artificial intelligence can be used ethically and within academic integrity standards to be aresource for students. And of course, there are academics that stand somewhere in between. Thelack of clarity on the use of AI in the classroom and the disjointed opinions among professors, evenwithin the same college or university, has led to confusion among students on whether ChatGPT istaboo or a powerful tool. To try and understand whether students that are majoring in ArchitecturalEngineering should be introduced to AI Chatbots, a
Paper ID #42939Investigating Transition Phases: An Autoethnographic Study of InternationalWomen of Color Engineering Educators in the U.S.Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University Maimuna Begum Kali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering and Computing Education program at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). She earned her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the experiences of marginalized engineering
Paper ID #41153Incorporating Evidence-based Teaching Practices in an Engineering Courseto Improve LearningJulie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University Julie Anne Wildschut is an assistant professor in the Engineering Department. She teaches undergraduate classes related to water resources, hydraulics, sustainability, and environmental engineering. Her research interests include stream stabilization to reduce sedimentation, improving access to clean drinking water, reducing human impacts to waterways, and designing a more sustainable built environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
Paper ID #43350Applying Aspects of Professional Settings to Student Teaming in an Engineeringand Design CourseRobert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Simon serves as an Academic Professional for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Georgia Tech. He contributes to our undergraduate Global Engineering Leadership Minor, as well as our new Innovation & Entrepreneurship track, by infusing leadership, innovation, and team effectiveness into our engineering curriculum. He co-instructs our Innovation & Entrepreneurship in CEE Systems course, and is a member of the instructional team
Paper ID #43157Using Oral Assessments to Improve Student Learning GainsDr. Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego Saharnaz Baghdadchi is an Associate Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. She is interested in scholarly teaching and employs active learning techniques to empower students to attain an expert level of critical thinking. Her expertise facilitates students’ journey towards connecting facts with practical knowledge to tackle intricate engineering challenges. She excels in crafting innovative assessments and explores their impact on enhancing students’ learning outcomes and fostering an inclusive
example, rather thanhaving students design a lighting circuit for an automobile, have them design a lighting circuit foran off-grid school. This approach also allows non-technical constraints and considerations to beintroduced to students, as is done in [19]. Participants felt it important to emphasize the relevanceof EA concepts by mapping them to course learning objectives to combat the perception bystudents that it is extraneous or being taught to “check a box”.Electricity Access ProjectsHE education often couples classroom learning with project-based, experiential learning. Here,projects generally referred to as in-community experiences, either locally or abroad, for students.These may be offered within the curriculum or as an extra
that equipsengineering students with core concepts and methodological tools necessary to analyze the roleof engineering in society, using a Human Rights framework. This paper explores learningoutcomes in an existing course within this curriculum (i.e., “Engineering for Human Rights”)by analyzing original exit survey data from enrolled students. Our survey instrument integratedNew Ecological Paradigm (NEP) statements to assess variation in perceptions of the usefulnessof the course content as it relates to sustainability. The findings of this study have implicationsand suggestions for designing interdisciplinary curricula that integrate engineering,sustainability, and human rights in engineering education.Keywords – Human Rights framework