● Project Context ● Problem Context ● Developing the Situational Judgement Inventory (SJI) ● SJI Pilot Results ● Moving Forward 2In order to fully contextualize our SJI instrument, we will first provide backgroundinformation related to our research team, project context, and education plan. Thenwe will explain our process for developing the SJI and talk through some of ourpreliminary findings
interest in developing a social entrepreneurship program that had a stronger focus oninterdisciplinary skills. They had noticed a gap in the market for a social entrepreneurshipprogram that aimed to do more than just focus on the development of a business plan, andinstead, focused on the many interdisciplinary skills that they thought had made them successfulin their own businesses. Most social entrepreneurship programs tend to be located in a businesscollege or are developed as sub-programs within more established disciplinary areas such aselectrical engineering or public health. Additionally, these funders believed that it was importantto bring more business stakeholders into the development of the degree program. Often, this is aproblem because
, master planning, management for energy conservation/renewable energy projects and space planning for campus expansion. As a senior administrative leader, I have facilitated climate action planning in com- pliance with the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) and re- ceived the Outstanding Climate Leadership award that recognized successful carbon reduction strategies, innovative curriculum and the dynamic engagement faculty, staff and students in a the pursuit of carbon neutrality. Although my primary formal training has been in the field of architecture, recent doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania were focused in the field of higher education management. As part of an
experiences (CURE) into the curriculum. After theworkshop, participants join a year-long coaching process with a faculty mentor to develop and executetheir projects with students.In this paper, we report on the key elements of the workshop design and insights from past participantsacross multiple years. We surveyed all past participants of the workshops, and respondents indicated thatthey had received several benefits from the workshop experience including better planning andorganization of research experiences for undergraduates. Faculty reported significant benefits to thestudents such as more attending graduate school but also to their own research practices includingbuilding a capacity for more readily identifying the value of their work.We hope
bring CT into classrooms. This study sought to identify CT awareness in different educational roles to suggest a plan to promote CT in Kuwait education institutes. The promoted plan employs the CT Systemic Change Model, developed by ISTE. We utilize the model with the outcome of our CT awareness surveys to recommend a plan that fits the regulations and roles in Kuwait education. The survey derived from the technological pedagogical content knowledge framework; It investigated CT awareness of content knowledge (knowledge of CT concepts), pedagogical knowledge (knowledge of CT purposes, values, and aims), and technological knowledge (knowledge of the technologies and resources that support CT
accounts of the racist history andfoundation of US engineering programs but rather focus our attention on what has been done, isbeing done, and should be done to undo racist anti-Black policies and practices within USengineering programs. For example, the graphic in Figure 2 provides concrete steps on how to become an anti-racist individual. Within higher education, DEI-focused strategic plans have been developed at institutionssuch as the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, MIT in 2010,the University of Michiganin 2016, the University of Toledo in 2016, the University of Wyoming in 2017, and theUniversity of Colorado, Boulder in 2019, to name a few [11]-[17]. Existing strategic plansinvolving DEI provided us with example templates
. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a STEM Education Curriculum and Instruction PhD Candidate and Graduate Research As- sistant at the University of Louisville. Research interests include: interdisciplinary faculty development, first-year engineering student retention, STEM teacher education, and collaborative, team-based learning experiences.Dr. Thomas Tretter, Thomas Tretter is professor of science education and director of the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Plan- etarium at the University of Louisville. His scholarship includes collaborative efforts with science and engineering faculty targeting retention of STEM majors in entry-level STEM courses.Dr. Marie Brown
toendure.The proposed measurement framework of SoTE defines nine different criteria. Each criterioncovers one part of the educational system and also the approach. Accordingly, each criterion hasits own set of key performance measures (KPMs). For every KPM, there is one or more keyperformance indicator (KPI) to enable the measurement. Every KPI has its own analytic rubricthat will aid the calculation of different indicators including a one main indicator called theSustainability Indicator (SI) – See Figure 2. The nine criteria are expanded into 34 KPMs.The sustainability criteria upon which we judge SoTE is shown in Table 1. Criterion 1,Leadership and Governance, measures the sustainability of the institutional strategic plans andthe degree of its
and motivated by NCState’s strategic plan to expand the proportion of transfer students, the College of Engineeringteamed with the College of Education at NC State. We established initiatives aimed directly atNC CC’s and their communities: 1) to disseminate accurate information regarding engineering atNC State and 2) to develop a valuable network of higher education institutions in North Carolina.In addition to promoting the transfer of high quality students into engineering at NC State, ourgoal was to improve their retention and performance. In this paper, we detail the strategies weemployed to achieve these goals, including programming and publications created by the Collegeof Engineering, targeted solely to NC CC students and advisors. We
construct a map of the environment, as well as its known relative position, in accordance with its location, by using Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) (Ghani et. al. 2014). Turtlebot uses the SLAM algorithm called GMapping. Using GMapping, the robot analyzes an existing map to find the best route to get to a destination(Schmidt et. al. 2012). If multiple routes exist there are existing algorithms to help the robot make a decision. In this paper, we document our findings of the many deficiencies in this method of “Robot-made” mapping, and then we propose a method that does not have these same deficiencies. We present a method where the floor plan could be converted to the map file format that
semesters has indicated that students enjoy having multi-ple homework assignments throughout the semester when they are asked to look up a paperrelated to a particular field covered in the robotics class, e.g. finding a paper in the field ofmanipulation and mobility after a manipulation lecture. The hypothesis of this work is thatthe topic that is assigned would affect the students relative interest in the subject and in pur-suing a job or internship in the field after the course has ended. During the semester, studentswere asked to look up papers of the same subject for the first half of the semester. In the sec-ond half of the semester, students were grouped into the topics of either motion planning orcontrol when being asked to look up papers in
the classroom. The current solution to tackle these challengeswas implementing a professional identity assessment [3], as well as utilizing the reflectionsto better understand their experiences and what needs arose from the program. IntroductionThe at-home remote patient monitoring sector of healthcare is a growing industry. Thishealthcare market is valued at $24 billion and is projected to reach $166 Billion by 2030 [1],[4]. This industry provides individuals with disabilities or chronic medical conditions withnew levels of independence by allowing them to remain at home. These companiesleverage technology and personally crafted care plans that address the needs of theirclients. The technologies
the implementation of innovative ideas in sustainable energy and bioengineering. 2.Educate students to become independent researchers with entrepreneurial thinking skills and provide themopportunities to use their newly developed as well as innate skills in the summer-end final projectpresentation and competition. 3. Develop a network of mentoring relationship among high school teachers,faculty and underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduate students that will support them in theirprofessional and graduate careers. 4. Educate teachers on sustainable energy and bioengineering and helpthem create their lesson plans for high school curriculum development on nanotechnology and engineeringthat will increase students’ interest in STEM fields.The
instructors (Fig.1) throughout the Spring 2023 semester. We asked to meet with each instructor to plan theimplementation of ABP into the instructors’ courses early in the spring semester. Additionally,we recruited an instructor to allow us to collect data in his course so we could gather informationon students’ responses to ABP. Pre-Data Post-Data Professional Implement Debrief Plan Collection Collection Development Instructors Individual Plan course of student of student Host
Spring2020 was certainly not the semester we had planned due to disruptions from COVID-19, we areoverall quite pleased with this initial offering of the course.What worked well?First and foremost, we should acknowledge we had a small and highly engaged group of 18students enrolled in this course. During the first weeks of the semester, students were able tobuild a strong bond with each other and the instructor. This served as an excellent foundationwhen we transitioned to emergency remote teaching (ERT) roughly halfway through thesemester. We capitalized on the opportunity to explore students’ response to COVID and ERTas well as their response to the course itself [1].One lesson we took from our research into CSPs was the importance of connecting
directed project teams to ensure product excellence and programhealth. How effectively students applied these tools and processes was then assessed by panels ofindustry and faculty judges at three team design review events throughout the course.To ascertain the effectiveness of the teachings and enable continuous improvement to thecurriculum, we examined student survey responses, quantitative scoring and comments by judgesduring team design reviews, and student teams’ performance in their respective competitions. Inaddition, we incorporated feedback from experts in the aerospace field in response to courseteachings and outcomes.Finally, this paper outlines future plans for scaling the curriculum to a full hands-on, lab-basedexperiential learning
department level a newDirector of DEI position was created and filled by Prof. Rob Carpick (one of the authors of thiswork). This person has also created a DEI Task Force within the Mechanical Engineering &Applied Mechanics (MEAM) department (on which the other author is serving). While the fullmandate of the DEI Task Force is still taking shape, the main goal is to tackle pressing issuesrelated to DEI in the department, and to develop a longer-term action plan to address theseissues. This will begin as a descriptive research project to take an honest look at where we are asa department to generate baseline data against which future interventions can be compared.Over the past year there have been several curricular and extra-curricular efforts
Planning and Evaluation, published ex- tensively on these subjects, and serves on several professional boards and expert panels including the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE, U.S. National Research Council) and the International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, United Nations). She is coauthor of the college text- book Systems Engineering with Economics, Probability and Statistics, J. Ross Publishing, 2012. She serves on the editorial boards for the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation and Transporta- tion in Developing Economies. Kennedy is the founding chair of the Committee on Sustainability and the Environment of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Transportation and
each semester during one academic year. • Tier 4: $6,000 for students who complete their major preparation at Rio Hondo College and transfer as a STEM major to a four-year university or college.The NSF award is for a total of $599,988. This enables the college to present more than twentyscholarships a year for five years.Eligibility is determined by the following criteria: U.S. residency, full-time enrollment in aSTEM major (biological sciences, physics, chemistry, astronomy, materials science,mathematical sciences, computer and information science, and engineering) as shown by acomprehensive educational plan, financial need, motivation and professionalism (as described inan essay), and academic merit.Grade point average and
engineering economic analysis and stochastic, modeling, analysis and simulation. Professor Ryan’s research interests lie in the planning and operation of energy, manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Her work has been funded by several single and multi-investigator National Science Foundation grants, including a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, as well as by industry, private foundations, and the U.S. Department of Energy through its ARPA-E initiative. She is PI of a National Research Traineeship on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist.Dr
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Apoyando y Modificando el Currículo: Supporting our Next Generation Latinx STEM StudentsAbstract Work in Progress(WIP) Paper: To address inequity within higher education, the NSFINCLUDES ALRISE Alliance (NSF#2120021) has empowered faculty to modify theircurriculum, tackle inequity issues within Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and aim forsystems change benefiting Latinx/e students in STEM. Inequity manifests in various formswithin the classroom, by adjusting the curriculum, faculty can establish an equitable learningenvironment. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach within the ALRISE Alliance equipsSTEM Team faculty with the tools to identify problems
minutes total1) Introductions and expectations – 5 minutes2) Climate – 10 minutes3) Change theory – 5 minutes4) What we are doing – 10 minutes5) Levels of leadership/connection – 10 minutes6) Creating an action plan – 10 minutes 2Current Climate Source: add 3While members of the audience may be familiar with this graphic, we do not think itcan be overshared! This is one of the most powerful tools to answer, “why should Icare?” Generation Z has a much higher rate of LGBTQIA+ identification than anyprevious generation. This is having a profound
Wheelock, Great Hearts Academy, Irving, TX Raziye Aghapour, Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, Jaivardhan Sood, Victoria C. P. Chen, Ph.D., Erick C. Jones Jr., Ph.D. Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractWe present K-12 educational lesson plans towards conducting college level research in engineering.These experiences are an extension of a National Science Foundation Research Experiences forTeachers project (EEC-2055705), where math and science K-12 teachers are trained to conductresearch on sustainable and resilient engineering systems in various disciplines. For
. Due to time constraints, the module had to betrimmed to only 15 minutes. This haste was reflected in the feedback from students, described inmore detail in the Results and Discussion section below. As a result of this feedback, DEIinstruction was tied to ABET SO 5 as part of the program’s continuous improvement plan. Tyingthis instruction to student outcome assessment does two important things: 1) it makes DEI inengineering a permanent feature in the program so that all students see the content and 2) it willbe assessed and improved upon each year as a part of ongoing improvements to the institution’sengineering program.In 2020, the DEI instructor was again the course instructor, and the module extended over aperiod of three days. The
consumption and efficiency of mill 4. Alternative fuel sources for lime kiln process 5. Heat energy and water efficiency pulp plantThe teams performed research, developed, and designed a proposed plan in which Suzano canbecome more sustainable in the designated sector. This project required the students to gaintechnical knowledge on their sector’s processes and the impact their sector has on the sustainabilityof the company and its goals. The teams then collaborated to innovate new solutions and developa plan for the company to be more sustainable, looking at its resources and needs. They appliedengineering concepts and discussed international policies that impact the company’s sustainablegoals. Teamwork was particularly important for the
thatincorporated the history of rockets and space exploration and arts activities into the physics andengineering design curriculum followed by community presentations at the SAMFA Family Day.With the onset of COVID-19, camp organizers were challenged to deliver a similar outreachprogram to local families given the new confines of health and wellness restrictions. The goals ofthe 2020 camp offerings were for 70 percent of participants to come from underrepresentedminority groups, and for 65 percent of participants to complete their rocket design and build andattend a launch session.COVID ProgramThe planning started with a meeting of camp organizers to discuss alternatives to accommodate thesafety restrictions accompanying the global pandemic. The
the University of Pittsburgh, a center charged with creating a national network for STEM precollege programs and a local network of undergraduate STEM programs designed to broaden participation. Dr. Allen has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education degree in policy, planning and evaluation and a Doctor of Education degree, both from the University of Pittsburgh. .Dr. Jennifer Iriti, University of Pittsburgh Jennifer Iriti, Research Scientist and Director of the Evaluation for Learning Group at the University of Pittsburgh, designs and manages mixed-methods evaluations of education initiatives in PK-20 settings to support educational
pilot institution has beencollected and assessed at the institutional, departmental, and for different educator rolesincluding faculty, support staff, and administrative leaders to produce inputs towards developinga detailed plan of action. Early results from baseline data, visualizations, planning responses, andinitial project activities for student work experiences and faculty professional development willbe reported in the submission. The impact of Covid-19 to Year 1 activities will also be discussed.Expected long term results of the project include: development of sustainable mechanisms tofoster cross-sector partnerships; increased student retention and workforce readiness; andmeasurable successes for STEM students, particularly Hispanic
participant’s experiencewith the project, but also included some demographic questions. Table 1 lists the questions andtheir respective research questions. A selection of the results organized around three researchquestions from the study is given below:How did the students view this type of activity?For many of the participants, this activity was a new experience for them. Someparticipants revealed that they had prior experience co-planning projects or activitieswith other content areas, however a majority stated that they had limited experience co-planning such intense design projects between content areas. The overall feelings aboutthe project were positive, and the students listed several benefits of the assignment.What problems did the students
describes the outcomes of a successful program development and approvalprocess and the planned phasing of its implementation. The development team treated the1 Corresponding Author: M. Dyrenfurth, mdyrenfu@purdue.eduexisting program approval mechanisms, as found in most universities and states, as a staged-gate approval process. This necessitated the development of (1) a conceptual proposal, (2) acompetitive analysis, (3) a detailed program plan, (4) an implementation plan, and (5) aformal proposal with supporting data as required by the state coordinating body for highereducation.The program that evolved from this process was an industry-facing, distance/on-campus-hybrid professional doctoral program permitting extensive tailoring of the