pedagogical practice,such as grouping strategies, management techniques, questioning types, engaging students inproductive struggle, and fostering classroom discourse to promote problem solving skilldevelopment, and 3) plan lessons which integrate cybersecurity concepts in teachers’ classroomsbridging cross-curricular content.Computational thinking is relevant across academic disciplines and has the potential to promotestudent interest in STEM pathways [23]. Female students in MS score as well as their malecounterparts on content area assessments [24], however, they are vastly underrepresented in thecomputer and information science field [25]. Teachers can promote equity and access tocomputer science and technology in nonthreatening environments and
the curriculum in which themethodology was applied. Then, it shows the results of its applications to discuss the implicationsto adopt this approach to inform curriculum design and evaluation.2. Involving students in curriculum evaluation A curriculum is a broad concept. According to Stark and Lattuca (1997), it is not only a subsetof courses in a study plan, but also its content, the course sequence, the students, the teaching-learning processes, the evaluations, the resources, and the necessary adjustments to improve itsresults. Thus, curriculum design and evaluation should consider multiple factors, such as thelearning environments and the interactions between teachers and students [18], [19]. Surprisingly, teachers and students are
introduce PNMSat/CubeSat [13], [14], [15]mission design in a systems engineering framework and foster leadership development amongparticipants. The objectives of the course catered towards – (i) Introducing Systems Engineeringfor PNMSats, (ii) Engage students in the design of a PNMSat with a novel payload and (iii)Foster leadership and team development through learning stages. The course agenda consisted of3 phases and the following outcomes were sought for assessing the success of the course.1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of PNMSats and their purpose.2. Demonstrate an understanding of systems engineering and its need for the design and development of PNMSats.3. Envision a project life cycle of a PNMSat mission and plan to be successful.4
Team Building and Dinner 6 8 Team Building Demo Class 1 9 Demo Class 1 Assessment of Demo Class 1 10 Assessment of Demo Class 1 Learning Styles 11 Learning Objectives Learning Objectives 12 Lunch LunchDay 2 1 Planning a Class Planning a Class 2 Writing Writing 3 Team Time: Board Writing and Class Team Time: Board Writing and Class 4 Preparation Preparation 5 6 Team Dinner 8
awarded the Glen L. Martin ASEE Civil Engineering Division Best Paper Award. Steve is a registered professional engineer in Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.David Lawrence StevensonProf. Tariq Banuri, University of Utah Professor Tariq Banuri, Department of
Craftsman Program through Collaboration between Industry, Technical Community College and 4-year UniversityAbstractEngineering Technology curriculum generally provides wide spread knowledge in problemsolving, management of resources, and process planning. An Industry Advisory Council for auniversity in Louisiana expressed the need for multi-skilled craftsman trained graduates, andworked with Engineering Technology faculty to develop an associate of science degree program,in collaboration with a local technical community college, that is focused on advancedmanufacturing.This paper discusses the development of an industry-driven program on advancedmanufacturing. The program is implemented as a collaborative offering by a university inLouisiana and
students. Alex’s plans upon graduation involve becoming a professor or lecturer, specifically at a primarily undergraduate institution. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Soft Skills Boot Camp: Designing a Three-Day Student-Run Seminar and Workshop Series for Graduate StudentsAbstractA common challenge amongst the graduate student population is finding time to work ondesirable soft skills that would create a more dynamic applicant for academic and industrial jobs.Between lectures, classes, research, and duties required for assistantships or fellowships,graduate students have little time left over to attend workshops or seminars to cultivate theseproficiencies. This has been a
existing conveyor system. They also designed,built and tested the programmable logic control (PLC) system and its inductive proximity sensorcontrols. They installed the detection system, made slight assembly modifications and tested thesystem. With a successful installation the team then performed a 10,000 bag production test(nearly four hours) and confirmed that the percentage of soup mix bags without flavor packetsdetected and removed by the machine was similar to that percentage of customer complaints theprevious year. The detection system (Line #2) was released to production, and plans made toinstall another detection system on a second identical production line (Line #1).Statistical Verification of the Inspection SystemAfter eight months of
material.The computer science realm has led the charge for agile methods based on iterative stages ofdeveloping software [10]. The most basic idea of a Gantt chart from 1917 of what is required andin what order developments should occur is crucial, but these charts can be improved on byallowing users to adjust timelines on the fly [11]. Many so-called DevOp tools have beendeveloped over the last decade to facilitate tracking of software development, bug tracking, andentire life-cycles for software [12]. The idea is to adapt, iterate, and prioritize working quicklyand deftly rather than following a plan [13]. Gradually the success of these tools has encouragedother product development realms to adopt similar strategies. Educators are also beginning
potentially inhibitoryor suppressive presence of boys. The activities are designed to leverage girls’ existing interestsby showing how STEM fields require creativity, can improve lives, or can make the world abetter place. Over one-thousand girls between the ages of 3 and 13 have participated in the lastthree years, and feedback demonstrates that the event has been successful at getting girlsinterested in engineering. This paper will detail how to plan and implement a successful event tointerest young girls in engineering utilizing industry partners, student organizations, and fungirls-only activities.IntroductionCareers in STEM-related fields will comprise much of the future job growth in the U.S. andworldwide [1]. Innovation in science and
Observation Protocol (RTOP).InstrumentsValue, Expectancy, and Cost of Testing Educational Reforms Survey (VECTERS)To assess faculty dispositions towards, and use of, specific active learning strategies, the Value,Expectancy, and Cost of Testing Educational Reforms Survey (VECTERS) was utilized [23].VECTERS measures dispositions towards, as well as current and planned use of, three activelearning strategies: (1) Using formative feedback to adjust instruction (2) Integrating real-world applications (3) Facilitating student-to-student discussions in classVECTERS prompts respondents to consider each strategy and consider the degree to which they(a) expect the strategy to be successful, (b) find it valuable, and (c) believe it is costly (e.g
-examination with feelings of fear, anger, guilt or shame 3. A critical assessment of assumptions 4. Recognition that one’s discontent and the process of transformation are shared 5. Explorations of options for new roles, relationships, and actions 6. Planning a course of action 7. Acquiring knowledge and skills for implementing one’s plans 8. Provisional trying of new roles 9. Building competence and self-confidence in new roles and relationships 10. A reintegration into one’s life on the basis of conditions dictated by one’s new perspective [4, p.22]Oregon State University and the School of EECS are committed to providing transformativelearning experiences. As Mezirow and other transformative theorists have pointed out
formally and in a co-located postersession. Future plans are to expand multidisciplinary senior design projects, and this effort ismoving forward as curriculum catalog changes were made to create a unified two semestersenior design sequence for all engineering majors. With better time alignment, moremultidisciplinary teams are expected to form.Pros and Cons of Elements of Senior Design DayIn an effort to convey the lessons learned from our Senior Design Day, a Pro & Con list wasmade for the major decisions and changes that were made to the event. It is hoped that thesePros and Cons will be of value to schools seeking to expand their senior design day events, andthat some of the lessons learned at Texas State University will help others to
education students receive. This background allowed thecourse committee to design a course for non-technical majors which achieves learning objectivesthrough application of technical concepts. All graduates enter into a military career ascommissioned officers and are expected to make informed decisions on topics ranging from spaceoperations to routine military installation maintenance and management. To address this widerange of occupational responsibility, the primary learning goal is for the students to be able tointegrate and advocate for sustainability principles in plans and decisions affecting the builtenvironment at the conclusion of the course. Course design worked backwards to accomplish thisgoal beginning with the summative assessment and
will also be explored during this Module. 2Module IV – ConclusionTo conclude this presentation, a summary of the three most significant lessons learned fromthe AAC&U TIDES initiative will be reviewed. Of particular importance is the inclusion of insightsinto which elements of TIDES can and should be adapted within other institutions’ settings.Additionally, in keeping with its interactive approach, this presentation will invite attendees tonot only ask questions, but to also share their individual experiences, successes, and challengesrelated to implementing culturally responsive undergraduate teaching strategies.A direct outcome of the Conclusion Module will be an agreed-upon plan for
Paper ID #23786Work in Progress: Biomedical Prototype Design in Collaborative Teams toIncrease Students’ Comprehension and EngagementKiersten Lenz, University of New Mexico Kiersten Lenz is a graduate student at the University of New Mexico in Biomedical Engineering. She has previous experience as a secondary science teacher at the high school level. Based on her observations as both a teacher and a student, Kiersten believes that the most effective way to teach is through creative lesson plans paired with collaborative problem-based learning.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in
strives to provide a clear “roadmap” to STEM degree attainment[10], [11], [12], [13]. Scholarship recipients will develop degree plans early in their academictrajectory and will meet quarterly with a dedicated STEM academic advisor to monitor andevaluate their progress towards the Associate in Science Transfer (AS-T) degree. Many WCCSTEM students intend to transfer to a nearby regional university, and the two institutions willpartner to provide a comprehensive transfer navigation strategy [14] and optional researchopportunities [15]. Table 1. Summary of Relevant CCSE Survey Report Data. Difference from comparison groups (2017
the REU Site was conducted by the Social and Behavioral Sciences ResearchConsortium (SBSRC) at UNL. The evaluation plan included surveys conducted with thestudents before and after their time in the program and focus group sessions conducted with thestudents and interviews with their faculty mentors. The evaluation plan also includes follow-upsurveys with the participating undergraduate students one year after their completion of theprogram. Since this is the first year of this program, this data has not yet been collected. Thequantitative data collection (pretest, posttest) was conducted by the UNL Office of GraduateStudies and the results were sent to the SBSRC for analysis and reporting. The qualitative datacollection (i.e., interviews and
. Thanks to a grant from the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, CoRe offers sustainability competitions. For the competitions, students are ask ed to investigate various campus departments for wasteful practices and to present their plans for improvement to a panel of professional engineering faculty, staff and Michigan State University Federal Credit Union judges. On the day of the competition, students are asked to submit both a technical and business plan with their general proposal. They are judged on their communication skills, PowerPoint presentation, and their ability to answer questions posed by the judges. Three top teams are awarded cash prizes and their presentations are sent to
field and prior engineering identity studies. In particular, we seek tounderstand which factors may influence Hispanic students’ engineering identity development.We begin by answering the following research questions: 1. How do the engineering identity, extracurricular experiences, post-graduation career plans, and familial influence of Hispanic students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) differ from those of Hispanic students attending a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)? 2. How do the same measures differ for Hispanic students attending a PWI from those of non-Hispanic white students at that PWI? 3. How do the same measures differ for Hispanic students attending an HSI from those of non-Hispanic
mathematics learning community anchored by the UTA Student Chapter of the MAA (Mathematical Association of America), on which we have built strong support programs to ensure academic success and professional development for our SURGE scholars. • An institutional initiative to improve undergraduate retention and graduation rates, which overlaps well with the SURGE program in goals and plans. • A vibrant regional economy that provides ample opportunities to place our SURGE scholars in internships and permanent jobs. Many of our SURGE alumni work at major corporations in the region. They are great assets to our SURGE scholars for career mentoring and job placement.The MAA Student Chapter in the UTA
Paper ID #21334A Conceptual Model for Engineering Major ChoiceDr. 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.Xinrui (Rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Xinrui (Rose) Xu is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also serves as a career consultant
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business studentsdid not participate in clinic observations. Based on clinic observations, the engineering studentspresent problem ideas to business students who vet the concepts from a business standpoint.Working in multidisciplinary teams, students identify and address a specific unmet clinical needand develop a commercially viable solution or product. The engineering students focus onproblem solving and design of the solution while the business students focus on developing abusiness and marketing plan. The students enrolled in the “Special Topics in EngineeringBiomedical Innovation” are expected to spend a minimum of 4 hours per week outside of classdeveloping a solution, designing, building and testing prototypes. An engineering
these skills, not related to professional ambitions, come into play. Interestingly, aminority of students (14.3%) do not agree that English-language skills are important in thesecontexts, which suggests that their decision to study at a North-American institution is likely forother academic reasons. It should be noted that of those that did not agree on the importance ofEnglish-language skills, half indicated they were planning to stay in Canada after graduation(data not explicitly shown), which suggests a perception that communication skills are notrelevant to engineers or necessary for future success, even in an English-speaking environment. 45 42 40 35
powerful, GD seemed almosttoo flexible and complicated to a number of students whose computer literacy was stilldeveloping. In following semesters, we plan to use BBL as main platform, supplemented byGD.Introduction“Introduction to Engineering Design” is a course taken mostly by first- and second-year studentsin the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering programs at California State University, Chico.This course represents the first engineering design experience for most students in the programs.Students are instructed to keep a notebook in most of lab- and project-oriented courses in ourcurriculum, including “Measurements and Instrumentation” and the senior Capstone designproject. Specific format of these notebooks may vary, depending on the
, members together provide leadership, create a economic, environmental, and societal context collaborative and inclusive environment, establishi) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives engage in life-long learning 6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriatej) a knowledge of contemporary issues experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and usek) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering judgment to draw conclusions engineering tools necessary for systems engineering 7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as practice
on thedesign of bridges in Oregon.The class was co-taught by two faculty members, one from history and one from civilengineering. The design and execution of the course was a combined effort, with a unified set ofreadings and integrated instruction that exposed students to multiple viewpoints on the subject.The central goal was to provide civil engineering students with a broad perspective on the factorsthat influence engineering design, going beyond the purely technical to explore issues associatedwith aesthetics, place, politics, and economics.This paper describes the class structure and content, as well as issues raised by the uniquestructure of the field portion of the class and problems encountered during planning andexecution. A
collaboratively to improve andextend this type of entrepreneurial learning even further into the program. The impact on ABETand KEEN outcomes are addressed. Student feedback is also positive. The pervasiveness of theapplication of entrepreneurial mindset is present in student reflections, project technicaldocuments, design reviews, oral exams, and other student work. The entrepreneurial mindset hasbecome part of the culture of our program in a short time, which we view as a positive outcome.The experiences of the participating faculty members are presented in the paper, as well asstudent reflections on the application of entrepreneurial mindset in their courses and designprojects. Planned next steps are also addressed in the paper.IntroductionEngineers
focused on student success research and policies. Dr. Rincon holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from The University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Descriptive Study of Community College Transfers in Engineering and Computer Science in TexasAbstractCommunity colleges are an increasingly popular route towards a baccalaureate degree, offeringopen enrollment policies, flexible schedules, and opportunities to address gaps in academicpreparation. Unfortunately, research has