Engineering Education and a Technical Program Chair for the Frontiers in Education Conference 2022.Brian J Novoselich (Lieutenant Colonel) (United States Military Academy) Brian J. Novoselich, Ph.D., P.E., is an active duty army officer, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, and the director of strategic plans and assessment (G5) for the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering education at Virginia Tech in 2016. He holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and USMA respectively. His research interests include capstone design teaching and assessment, undergraduate engineering student
’ liminal identities areshaped in both traditional and sociotechnical engineering education settings. We believesociotechnical integration is an important topic for the future of engineering education becauseof its potential to improve engineering practice as well as potential implications for diversity andinclusion at both the student and faculty level. We continue to analyze the very rich data we wereable to collect and plan more publications in the future. For example, we are currently exploringwhat the diverse student perspectives on sociotechnical thinking observed in our focus groupstells about what engineering educators should do, accentuate, or avoid when trying to teach tothat range of perspectives. We would be excited to discuss
transcripts from a series of interviews conducted as part of a podcastseries, Engineering Visibility (https://icat.vt.edu/projects/red/podcast.html). The podcast wascreated to highlight the experiences and voices of students, faculty, staff, and administratorswithin an ECE department that may not have previously been at the forefront of the department.The podcast was planned as a limited series podcast to highlight several identities and concernswithin the ECE department from a departmental climate and culture study. Episodes featuredstudents, alumni, academic advisors, and administrative leaders discussing a variety of topics. Adescription of the episodes from which participants agreed to have their interviews be part of thisresearch study are
examined the factors influencing students’ access to work-integratedlearning experiences (WILs; i.e., internships and co-operative education). Several studies haveexamined how WILs enrich students’ academic and career development. Yet, fewer studiesexamine the considerations associated with who participates in WILs and how these types ofexperiences shape students’ beliefs about themselves as engineers or their career plans afterparticipation. This study examines the narratives of 25 students who did and did not participatein WILs to understand why students choose to participate in WILs, the considerations andchallenges to participating in WILs, and the impact of WILs on students’ identity development.This research used an adapted framework of
their cohort to develop a “convergent” presentation that leveraged all of the researchers’ expertise in an informal learning setting for adultsFor the cohorts described in this paper (one organized around the theme of Movement and oneorganized around the theme of Elements), the informal learning settings for their individualpresentations, hackathon challenges, and convergent presentations were virtual. However,because these settings had analog counterparts that the project team used prior to the COVID-19pandemic, the planning and execution of the five activities listed above were largely the same forthe researchers. The major changes these cohorts experienced related to accessibilityconsiderations, technical differences in how audiences
Paper ID #40196Advances in Graduate Training in Integrative Bioinformatics forInvestigating and Engineering Microbiomes (IBIEM)Dr. Glenda T. Kelly, Duke University Glenda Kelly is Director of Evaluation and Assessment for the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University. She previously served as Associate Director for Assessment and Outreach for the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), Duke. For both Centers she designed the overall evaluation plan and collaborated with
development throughout undergraduateprograms in engineering. The 2022-2023 ABET accreditation criteria for engineeringencompasses a need for students to develop technical skills (e.g., basic principles of engineering,science, and mathematics; analyzing and interpreting data; and drawing conclusions based ondata) while simultaneously developing professional and leadership skills (e.g., planning tasks,establishing goals, teamwork, cultivating inclusive environments, leading a team, ethics,responsibility, critical thinking, and thinking about the big picture in terms of economic,environmental, social and global impacts) [2]. There is an increasing demand from theengineering industry and employers for engineers entering the workforce to be equipped
, what, where, when, why, and how) (1 pt) b. As a group, construct a final evaluation matrix with all alternatives scored across the limited list of relevant criteria (1 pt) 2 3. Prototype and test solutions (2 pts total) a. As a group, develop and execute a plan to collect information about the feasibility and viability of the top three alternatives (i.e., from interviews, from precedents, from history, etc) (2 pt) 4 4. Select a valid solution using engineering judgement (4 pts total) a. Group score (2 pts) – create a “one-pager” to argue for your team’s single best solution and post to
terms with the loss and process his grief. Although Victor speaksof the “despair that is exhibited on the countenance” in the wake of a loved one’s death and the“bitterness of grief,” he concludes somewhat abruptly that “[t]he time at length arrives whengrief is rather an indulgence than a necessity” [5]. And he speaks with admiration of his adoptedsister and fiancée Elizabeth, who “veiled her grief” and “forgot even her own regret in herendeavours to make us forget” [5]. After a relatively short time of mourning, then, Victor resignshimself to proceed with his plans to attend university: “My mother was dead, but we had stillduties which we ought to perform; we must continue our course with the rest” [5].Once in Ingolstadt at university, is it
undergraduate degree makes it difficult to even think about these manyaspects of her career progression.This self-doubt/lack of self-confidence came up other times, for instance, when she was askedwhat her plan after graduation was: I need to continue studying because I don't feel prepared for life, I don't feel that I have the resources or the awareness of how to learn things on my own yet, as in I don't have the foundations for learning other things... [contd] I don't even know how to get into one of those [Ph.D.] programs. And my GPA isn't the best. I don't have the best track record and research. I haven't-- I'm not a primary author in any research papers, I haven't done anything fantastic. So acceptance
they become focused on anarrow set of possible solutions that does not lead to a workable outcome. A similar situationarises when teams do not put sufficient thought and effort into creating design representations(see below) which results in poor project organization and planning. Failing to reassign teammembers to the most pressing tasks and jumping too early into project implementation is anotherway teams become overly focused on unproductive pathways, which also can lead to stuckness.Stuckness has been a perennial issue in the capstone course described here, leading to non-optimal project outcomes in many cases. Stuckness not only affects projects, but individualstudents as well. Students’ mental health can be negatively affected by the
questionnaire and semi-structured interview data.The questionnaire data will be used in confirmatory factor analysis and other structural equationmodeling techniques to further validate the instrument and analyze the relationships among theconstructs. We also plan to include another iteration of data collection and analysis using arevised questionnaire, based on improvements noted in this current exploratory analysis.References[1] G. D. Hoople, D. A. Chen, S. M. Lord, L. A. Gelles, F. Bilow, and J. A. Mejia, "An Integrated Approach to Energy Education in Engineering," Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 21, 2020.[2] B. Cohen, J. S. Rossmann, and K. L. S. Bernhardt, "Introducing Engineering as a Socio- technical Process," in Proceedings of the
, more women are absolutely needed in the fields of technology, all the relevant stakeholders because the greater the variety of people developing the technology of our heard. society, the better they will be able to take into account all the necessary aspects. (207) The [technology] sector solves complex social problems that can affect different populations in different ways. For example, better consideration of the perspective of women in the planning of community structures could contribute to social equality. (337) Common
collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives[16]. The author of this paper, with several years of industrial experience, verifies that this ABEToutcome conforms with what the industry requires. The industry forms teams for effectivecollaboration among their members to provide useful products and services. As a result, capstoneprojects at engineering schools need to be designed to create an environment for students toobtain this skill set.Significance of collaboration with industry in the capstone experienceCollaboration with industry has become more important in the last few years. First, the industryis motivated to work with the university to access new technology findings and enhance theirinnovation [17
in their classes. One stated, “I definitelyencourage them to go online and search, there’s so much information out there.” Another stated,“it’s important for [the students] to understand the difference between just searching the web andgoing into a more reliable source.” Faculty from both engineering and business pointed out avariety of resources they talk about with their students ranging from databases like Factiva andWeb of Science to other free and governmental resources, such as EuroMonitor and the Bureauof Labor Statistics. Another faculty member confirmed that they do take class time to talk aboutthe research process as a whole, “how to plan for it, how to search, how to screen results andnarrow down.”Others expressed it is an area
preceding the study had evolved from “a definite teaching plan” and “pedagogic consistency” [p. v] to a “chaotic condition” [p. 6]; and • an integrated approach to humanistic studies that recognizes “human values and costs” as important considerations in engineering [p. 92] and has the potential to develop “a unity of purpose and outlook which will be a great asset in developing a professional consciousness among engineers” [p. 97].Mann takes an outcomes-based approach to curriculum design that is recognizably the same asthat used in Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). Like the framers of EC2000, Mann recognizesthat STEM competencies are necessary but not sufficient for successful engineering practice. Acrucial
teaching space and discuss the anticipatedrenovations and improvements which will soon be in place. Surveys that were administered tostudents, faculty, and advisory board members will highlight key findings which serve as a basisfor the transformation, and future plans for additional steps are also included in this study. Itshould be noted that this is an ongoing project which plans to analyze the long-term effects ofchange and improvement in one particular classroom, therefore final conclusions may be issuedin future publications.In addition, this paper reviews the literature which discusses similar research and observationsfrom comparable studies to evaluate student learning environments embedded within othermajors as well as additional higher
theteaching of mathematics. It was the material embodiment of a radical educational philosophy.” 1LOGO Culture's success showed that complex topics could be taught with the direct use ofcomputers and electronic systems. A turtle that could teach typing, for example, if it wereprogrammed to move in a way that would trace the typed words across the floor. It would thenhave a “pen down” command to do the actual inscription, and a “pen up” command to move tothe next letter.26, 31 These projects showed that it is possible to teach computer programmingalongside and in addition to another subject. This lesson plan structure has become a hallmark ofEducational Robotics and is still used today.30
Colorado,Boulder Institutional Review Board (IRB) to access the de-identified results of the broader study.I presented them with a multitude of themes. A few examples included receiving,comprehending, processing, and remembering information; demonstrating knowledge: when,what, where, and how; and physical, social, and cultural environments. Following our discussion,I decided to expand this effort into a broader study.I plan for the broader study to focus on multiple facets of structural dis/ableism. I believe this isnecessary to adequately explore the rich, in-depth, and extensive nature of this research. Thecontributors and I also found it prudent to disseminate some of the key findings from this firstphase of research through multiple timely
approachcan offer stable and reliable instruction well beyond the COVID-19 crisis.IntroductionSince March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of life and has become a majordisruption to higher education worldwide. Many institutions have opted to cancel in-personclasses, including labs, and have mandated a pivot to online instruction to help control the spreadof the virus. Researchers have studied online education for decades and research shows thateffective online learning results from a planned instructional design using a systematic model fordevelopment [1]. Research also showed that educators who are new to online instruction reportchallenges related to increased workload, the usage of new technologies, and organizing theircourses
the full spectrum of teaching activity. Some protocols are designed to observe a specific pedagogy in practice. The goal of this project is not to research the effectiveness of one particular pedagogy, it is to research the effectiveness of the space and tools designed to enable the instructor’s teaching plan. If a protocol is too heavily based on observing an expected pedagogy, important observations might go untracked. Active learning classrooms should support a variety of teaching perspectives and pedagogies and be designed in a way that encourages the use of a broad spectrum of learning activities, so the instructor has the flexibility to pick the best teaching approach for their intended goals
frequency shift keying (FSK). This project used a microprocessor design with a keypad to facilitate user input. The selected signal is modulated by hardware, and the signal is presented at a test point for display via oscilloscope. A simple 555 timer and cascading filter network were chosen for the frequency generation module. The design process, circuit schematic, program code, and theory of operation were included in the project. The project demonstrates that a student interested in wireless communication can construct a simple circuit to measure and test the fundamental elements of RF generation and modulation. Student plans to develop additional modules to demonstrate amplitude shift keying (ASK) and binary phase shift
Paper ID #32586Student Perceptions of an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Its Relevance toEngineering CareersMs. Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University Alexandra Jackson is a senior Electrical and Computer Engineering student with a minor in Mathematics at Rowan University. She began research in Rowan’s Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd) depart- ment in the Fall of 2019, and has developed interests in entrepreneurial mindset and student development. Besides research, Alexandra is involved as a Resident Assistant and is the Treasurer of Rowan’s chapter of the College Diabetes Network. Upon graduation, she plans to
education research. Dr. Farghally’s work is mainly directed towards developing inno- vative technologies to help students better understand abstract CS concepts. Furthermore, Dr. Farghally is interested in analyzing students interactions with online eTextbook material to better understand students’ learning behaviors.Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University Mostafa Mohammed is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech. He is planning to defend his dissertation on June 2021, Mostafa’s background includes extensive teaching experience and significant contributions to the computer science education research. Mostafa’s work is mainly directed towards developing eTextbooks
innovation that I consider exciting or a best practice. There is a lot going on in this class.” (8 Nov 2019).There is also the importance of planning ahead and, while attempting to keep to the schedule,being able to be flexible and move things as needed. Professor B continued: “I think that issomething to do for the spring (assuming I teach [Class B] again) – make a plan, before thesemester starts, for the specific interventions that I want to do, and incorporate them into the[pre-class daily assignments] and course schedule up front.” (1 Feb 2019).At the core of the observed solutions, sociotechnical integration is facilitated by a realisticperspective. Time is a limiting factor in the classroom, both during and in preparation, so lookingfor
students interests towards pursuing a graduate degree.The physical and psychological impacts of student involvement, such as attending social events,giving oral presentations, being part of a group, club, organization, etc., have been studied widelyby scholars [31][32][33][34]. They have shown a major role in students’ self-efficacy andpersistence and positively impact students’ academic autonomy, career, and lifestyle planning[32][35][36][37]. “Academic involvement, involvement with faculty, and peer involvement” arethe three most powerful involvement forms according to the literature [31]. Likewise, learning ina group is an effective practice in promoting greater academic achievement, promising attitudestoward learning, and increasing