produce functional casting prototypes of any size, complexity, andmetal that could be mechanically and physically field tested and used as actual parts. Toenhance practical research and learning experience of the students applying this hybridtechnology, several undergraduate projects, master and Ph.D. allowed student to participateactively in the development of the processes. Numerous research presentation, papers and thesiswas produced.1. IntroductionEarly in history of rapid prototyping (RP), now often called 3D printing, development the partsproduced were used by design engineers as 3D physical representations of the part model; thoseRP parts in general were fragile and dimensionally inaccurate with rough surface finish. Today,RP models are
called environmental influences or effects [6]) such as family socio-economicstatus, cultural values and norms, educational access, or supportive individuals that priorresearch has shown to be particularly salient among Appalachian students. Other constructs inthe model include learning experiences, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interest.These qualitative research questions will be explored throughout the life of the project followingthree phases, shown in Figure 1. The three phases correspond directly to the three researchquestions. Phase 1: Understanding Student Experiences Qualitative focus groups and interviews with engineering students
. These experimentsare made suitable for automotive industry since most of our graduate students work atautomotive industries.Industrial research projects related to automotive and industrial electromagnetic compatibilityproblems, such as vehicle grounding, vehicle controller area networks (CAN), and shielded andunshielded twisted pair cables led to adding simulation and experiments similar to real worldproblems in Electromagnetic Compatibility course [6-10].2. Selected Examples of Simulated Circuits to Demonstrate Interference Effects Caused by Noise and Parameter TolerancesSome of the experiments and simulations exercises analyze the following: 1. Adding spikes to regular waves as input or as data on the transmission lines. 2. Effects
. As financial constraints are a major disincentive forstudents to enroll and persist in higher education, this project combines scholarships with otherforms of academic and professional support to ensure student persistence and completion of aB.S. Engineering degree. Providing resources and educational opportunities for undergraduateengineering students will increase the number of students graduating with Bachelor degrees inengineering and could encourage students to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees in sciencesand engineering along with increasing and diversifying the technical workforce in South-CentralTexas. The overall objective of the proposed program will be accomplished by successfullycompleting the following three tasks: 1) Create
’ academic pursuit, (2) establishing a military-safe environment, (3) authenticmentoring experiences, (4) appreciation and utilization of military assets for academic success,and (5) spearheading research endeavors while being in good hands. The results from this studyprovide important insight into the experiences of graduate engineering student veterans and howvarious units of higher education (e.g., institutions, programs) can develop an effective andculturally-relevant support system for student veterans in graduate programs.IntroductionThis study is part of a larger mixed-methods evaluation research that assessed theimplementation of and outcomes from an externally funded grant project at a large public urbanuniversity in the Southeast. The
English as a Second Language from Jimma University and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Before moving to the U.S., Atota taught ESL courses at Mada Walabu University for seven years where he also served as the uni- versity’s Quality Assurance Director, Teachers Development Leader, Pedagogy Trainer and English Lan- guage Center Coordinator. Atota was Principal Investigator of a project titled ”Engendering Higher Ed- ucation Curricula”, examining gender responsiveness in formal and hidden curriculum and the education system of the the university in Bale Robe, Ethiopia. Atota’s academic interests are equity and quality in higher education, particularly for international and underrepresented populations
framework for critique by our peers so that we can incorporate their feedback duringthe pilot. We also hope to raise awareness of this project to encourage additional colleges toadopt the framework in the future.We define research-based teaching practices as pedagogical strategies that have been tested usingeducational research methods and published in peer-reviewed literature. Future faculty aregraduate students and post-doctoral fellows who aspire to faculty positions that include teachingresponsibilities, however, current faculty will also be invited to participate in the DLCs.The motivation for this NSF-funded project is that research-based teaching practices have beenshown to improve student learning compared to traditional methods like
Meltem Alemdar (PhD) is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects. In addition, she has been external evaluator for various NSF Projects over the past nine years. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis and quantitative methods such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, and Structure Equation Modeling. As part of an
. Additionally, the scope of this study closely assessed the situation by takingadvantage of the opinions of relevant experts and utilizing similar experiences and a case studyfrom past projects implemented in Afghanistan in order to establish a comprehensive list ofpriorities and recommendations in order to make the current Afghan engineering educationsystem academically competent and to increase its relevancy to the country’s economicdevelopment.The new Afghan National Unity Government, with assistance from the international community,is committed to implementing basic reform programs in the country's governing institutions. Thehigher education sector in general and the engineering education system in particular are amongthe Afghan institutions that
navigating the NGSS engineering designfacets. In the parallel literature on science practices, research on student understanding andlearning of practices like argumentation and modeling have provided foundations for curricularsupports and professional development (Osborne, Erduran, & Simon, 2004; Passmore, Gouvea,& Giere, 2014). Understanding how students conceptualize facets of engineering design couldhelp inform the design of better supports for teachers and students. This analysis focusesspecifically on the question of how students conceptualize problem definition in engineeringdesign.Methods Overview This work is part of a larger, on-going project entitled Sensors in a Shoebox, which aimsto connect young members of an urban
, particularly engineering(Stoeger, Duan, Schirner, Greindl, & Ziegler, 2013; Wang, Degol, & Fe, 2015). Although girlsreceive comparable or even higher scores than boys in mathematics, there are questions as towhether girls have comparable affinity towards mathematics. Mathematics is a particularlycritical subject area for those wishing to pursue coursework and a career in engineering. This NSF ITEST funded research reviews the achievement scores and affinity towardsSTEM scores of male and female students after participating in a unit focused on understandinga solenoid. The unit is based on Constructivist Theory and uses project-based learning.Constructivists Theory suggests that humans construct knowledge and meaning from
Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted
concern or question expressed on pre-experience survey was: how can successfulwomen achieve work/life balance and have success in both family and career? Other commonconcerns expressed by participants on the pre-program surveys included: overcoming feelings of“inadequacy” or the imposter syndrome;1 how to speak up when silenced, interrupted, orignored; and how to negotiate for what participants need to be successful.The qualitative responses, both on the pre-program survey and from observations of discussionin the first session, suggest a deeper motivation for participating: many participants feel isolatedin their work. For the participants in this project, the presence of a structured and facilitatedprogram offered certain advantages over less
of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Iryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – a new initiate at Purdue
University of Colorado Boulder.Twenty-five survey items were used to measure four sub-components of sustainable engineeringmotivation, single items were used to measure global interests and interdisciplinary value, andnine items evaluated consideration for others. Sustainable engineering self-efficacy, value, andnegative attitudes were similar among students in all three majors. Environmental engineeringstudents had higher scores than civil and architectural engineering majors in sustainableengineering affect and overall motivation. Interest in working on projects outside the U.S. washigh, without significant differences between environmental, civil, and architectural engineeringstudents. Interdisciplinary value was the higher among environmental
Engineering Equity Extension Project and served as a curriculum consultant on a National Science Foundation Gender Equity grant. She also co-authored the Engineering Connections to STEM document published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She is currently serving on a commit- tee with the National Academy of Engineering, Guiding the Implementation of K-12 Engineering. Page 26.248.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessing the GRIT of Incoming Engineering Students In the fall of 2014, the College of Engineering at NC State University
'heterogeneous engineering'.24 Stevens, Johri, and O'Connor note that “... the socialand technical are almost inextricably tied up together in any engineering project ...”25. LucySuchman, through the analysis of a bridge building project, demonstrates that apart from thedesign and technical work, the organizational activities of sense-making, persuasion andaccountability, considered by engineers to be somewhat peripheral, are essential, to the ‘real’work of design.26 Vermaas, Kroes, van de Poel, Franssen, and Houkes27 argue that engineering is“the result of social negotiation processes in which the various groups involved, includingcustomers but also producers, articulate their wishes and needs. The function of the product thatis to be developed is thus
research inter- ests are in heterogeneous catalysis, materials characterization and nanomaterials synthesis. His research group has pioneered the development of electron microscopy tools for the study of catalysts.Dr. Jamie R Gomez, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Lecturer Title III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering For- mation (PFE: RIEF) for the project- Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity. She is a member of the department’s ABET and
for Engineering Education in the College of En- gineering at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. from Louisiana State University and an M.S. from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer whose engineering career spans over 45 years. Prior to joining LSU, Hull was a senior partner with an international engineering firm, managing design and construction projects throughout North and South America. He was also a career U.S. Air Force officer, retiring in the rank of Colonel. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Insights from Focus Groups: A Qualitative Assessment of Students’ Perceptions of Their Communications SkillsIntroductionAt
532 184 349The initial division of papers illustrates one manner in which “disab*” is used within engineeringeducation conference papers, and served as a basis for an initial set of categories. This set hadthree major categories: 1) paper itself not about disability, disab* found within the biographicalnotes or the reference list; 2) disability in design projects; and 3) disability as major focus ofpaper. As the conference papers were reviewed using these categories, it became apparent thatfurther development was necessary; for example, a paper that included the phrase “disable thecar”10 in the body of its text was discovered by the keyword search, but did not fit into thecategories
Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12 students, as well as perspective WVU students and their families. Dr. Morris was selected as a Statler College Outstanding Teacher for 2012, the WVU Honors College John R. Williams Outstanding Teacher for 2012, and
Goni, Juli´an is an educational psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (UC), with aca- demic certification in Economy. He is an instructor and researcher at DILAB UC (School of Engineering UC). He has collaborated in diverse innovation projects with the National Innovation Council (CNID), the Center for Studies of Argumentation and Reasoning (CEAR UDP) and ChileCreativo. In DILAB UC he researches on topics such as Engineering Education, Public Innovation and Teamwork. He is interested in research, theory and application of interdisciplinary social sciences, with emphasis on the intersection of psychology, innovation, education, philosophy and engineering.Miss Hellen Massiel Fuenzalida Hellen
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Storytelling And Utopia AsResistance To Marginalization Of African American Engineers At A PWI Chanel Beebe April 2019 WATCH AND REFLECT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD2o6soOe1I How did that make you feel? What stuck with you? What did you see? Key pointsEducation should prioritize active learning and embodied knowledgeEducational opportunities are different for different groups of people Marginalization exists AGENDA• My Story• Background of Project• Phase 1 and Phase 2• Phase 3• Summary of Findings• Recommendations• TakeawaysPROJECT BACKGROUND: MY
) experience. Theseexperiences provide a unique context for students to establish engineering communities andestablish their engineering identities. Yet, little is known about how these different experiencesaffect veterans. This WIP is a case study of two veteran students who are participants in a largerresearch project. Our analysis is guided by Wenger’s Communities of Practice framework andGee’s identity framework. The two students in this case study are Jacob and Malcolm. Jacob is atransfer student pursuing a computer engineering degree through a Post General Education(PGE) FYE pathway. Malcolm is a transfer student pursuing a computer science degree througha pre-major common FYE pathway. Preliminary results indicate that Jacob and Malcolm havesome
issue, our project, funded by the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEMEducation (IUSE) program, aims to cultivate an early interest in hardware engineering tomotivate students to view it as a promising career option. We are developing a hands-on andgamified curriculum to simplify fundamental hardware concepts such as binary numbers, logicgates, and combinational and sequential circuits. These concepts serve as a stepping stone fordelving into the complexities of AI hardware and edge computing. We utilize hardwareplatforms such as low-cost Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and microcontroller andsensor-based IoT boards to facilitate this learning journey by introducing an additionalabstraction layer. This approach is particularly beneficial for
the past two years, this site has hosted a diversecohort of undergraduate researchers. They worked on interdisciplinary research projects inelectric and autonomous vehicles, green construction materials and structures, and resilientinfrastructure. In addition to the individual research experiences, all SRTS-REU participantsengaged in cohort experiences including workshops and seminars that addressed sustainabilitytopics and supported the development of students’ research, communication, and collaborationskills. In this short paper, we summarize findings on perceptions of sustainability amongparticipants of the latest cohort of the SRTS-REU program, which can be used to inform similarfuture programs that aim to engage undergraduate students in
Paper ID #42502WIP: Piloting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment to Enhance EngineeringFaculty DevelopmentDr. Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University Dr. Megan Morin (she/her) is the Associate Director for Engineering Faculty Advancement within the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Megan’s career path includes previous roles as a Senior Project Specialist at ASHLIN Management Group, a KEEN Program Coordinator at UNC-Chapel Hill, an Education Coordinator/Graduate Assistant for the FREEDM System Center and PowerAmerica Institute at NC State University, and a middle school teacher within
supportInitiative success • Identify programs that work for specific student audiences • Communicate evidence-based practices and partner with institutions to implement these. Action Plan• 4 brainstorming sessions with national experts in Spring 2022 to identify successful programs & initiatives, as well as areas for improvement• Conversations with the Engineering Societies Education Pathways Roundtable Task Force in 2022 on ways to partner once the project reaches implementation stage• Engineering Research Visioning Alliance-ASEE co- sponsored Listening Session in October 2022 to hear voices of engineering students• NSF-funded NAE-ASEE Conference
how to behave, succeed, and interact. Inengineering specifically, this can be seen in how traditionally, there have been lecture stylecourses where students are listening to learn, whereas in other disciplinary domains, like thehumanities, discussions are a part of how the learning is done. Other discipline specific rulesinclude how learning is measured, such as exams, projects, like in engineering or even aperformance piece, such as in an art discipline.StructuralIn the structural domain, institutions have policies and procedures that benefit some and notothers. In higher education, these policies and procedures include admissions processes andrequirements, defined by the institution itself.The structural domain of power is relevant as the
Paper ID #43886STEAM Outreach Incorporating K-12 Teachers and Youth Robotics WorkshopsMr. Norman Henry Philipp P.E., Ed.S., Pittsburg State University Norman’s professional work experience includes consulting and lecturing on Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering Design, and Project Management. Mr. Philipp recently completed an educational specialist degree (Ed. S.) in continuation of his dual bachelors and dual masters degrees in the fields of Architecture and Engineering (B.Arch., M.Arch., B.S., M.S.). Mr. Philipp currently serves as a full professor in the College of Technology at Pittsburg State