Tucson, one in Meteorology from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. She is a Senior Lecturer now at the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include a wide range of topics from educational games in college teaching to engineering management and optimization problems and applying systems methods to climate change modelling.Mr. Sandeep KrishnakumarMr. Arun Kottayil c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 1 How to design lean six sigma simulation games for online
implementing algorithms that show their results on real signals in real life situations right away. Despite this being on a smaller scale most of the time, the impact on students having hand-on experience with such a project is significant. 2. Students who take the undergraduate SDR course have the opportunity to put that knowledge into practice immediately. • For graduate students: 1. Most of the graduate students will have two different career paths in their future: they will either follow an academic career supervising and advising future graduate students, or will find a career in a company or government lab, involved in
her substantial experience supporting students with disabilities, she has assisted faculty members in redesigning instructional content and syllabi to ensure digital accessibility. Furthermore, Elnara has conducted training sessions for instructors and textbook authors to enhance the representation of students with disabilities both in classroom settings and within textbooks. She is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Technology Leadership and Innovation program at Purdue University.Mr. Shawn Farrington, Purdue University Shawn is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University. He coordinates the core design thinking course as part of the Freshman Experience, teaches his sections, trains
Entrepreneurial Idea Pitch and Research Proposal Competitions often determine theaward of cash prizes [ e.g. $100,000 at MIT] and scarce resources. The recipients of these awards aredetermined by judging processes. These judging processes are rarely audited or evaluated as to quality orconsistency. We contend that judging processes will be more fair and perceived as less subjective with a highlevel of consensus between judges [interrater agreement], especially for those ranked as best. Our researchcalculates aWG for idea pitch competitions, identifies interventions that improved interrater agreement over timeincluding external factors that may support higher quality judging processes. We seek participation in acollaborative application to continue the
Practice, 37(1): 64-71.[20] Morgan, C., Isaac, J.D. and Sansone, C. 2001. The role of interest in understanding the career choicesof female and male college students. Sex Roles, 44(5/6): 295-320. [21] Harriger, A. 2008. Finding success through SPIRIT. Journal of STEM Education, 9(3,4): 31-36. [22] Costello, A. B. and Osborne, J. 2005. Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: fourrecommendations for getting the most from your analysis. Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation,10(7).[23] Brown, T. A. 2006. Confirmatory factor analysis for applied research. New York: Guilford Press. Page 22.1053.17
change higher education. Its 10threcommendation states: Page 26.907.2 Research universities should foster a community of learners. Large universities must find ways to create a sense of place and to help students develop small communities within the larger whole4. (p.34)The Boyer report served as a call to action for colleges to reform their educational practices andrestructure classrooms to increase active learning among students.Scholarly research in the 1980s and 1990s provided the underpinnings of the learningcommunity concept. Vincent Tinto who studied the causes of attrition in college found thatstudents were more likely
to understand the existing technology, where the results are examinedto determine the impact and utility of the tool in design and as part of engineering designcurricula. A second experiment is also conducted with graduate students from The University ofTexas (UT) at Austin to further analyze the effectiveness of the tool on quantity and quality ofthe concepts generated. These experiments aim to demonstrate that state-of-technology designtools provide an effective foundation and platform for designers to generate a larger quantity ofconcepts, with higher quality and novelty. There exist significant implications on engineeringdesign education from this process. For example, the systematic mapping of the state-of-the-artin a field is an
storytelling as well as a book on continuous administration of innovation. After completing his Master’s in Business Administration in 2015 with ”Suma cum laude” he was awarded the ”Generation Leader EXATEC 2021” title by the ITESM. Currently, he is a Ph.D. Graduate Student on Management and Innovation of Institutions, his dissertation focus is understanding the factors impacting academic researchers interested in ”Collaborative Infrastruc- ture” and ”Convergence approach”. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022Constructively Aligned Instructional Design for Oral PresentationsAbstract: The work described here was implemented at an R1 polytechnic
universities to help freshmen and upper-classmen succeed in challenging college courses. SI can consist of peer tutoring, instructor officehours, review sessions, study groups, or any combination of these. Students who use SI havebeen shown to earn higher term and cumulative grade point averages (GPA’s) as well as moretimely graduation rates than their peers who do not utilize SI.. [3] [4] [5] It also has been shown thatthere is a statistically significant correlation between higher term GPA’s and more time spent inSI. [2] [6] “The U.S. Department of Education has designated SI as an Exemplary Educational Practice and has validated the following three research findings: Students participating in SI within the targeted
. The student-teachers willadapt lesson plans for all three levels of public school: Elementary, Middle, and High School.The purpose of this first of three phases of the study is to gauge the impacts on undergraduateSTEM student-teacher-researchers of a series of four-hour Saturday-based sessions occurringover the course of Fall Semester 2013. Participants in this first phase of the internally-fundedundergraduate research project will be assessed for their gains in the areas of K-12 STEMteaching, learning, and educational scholarship, as well as student-teacher mastery of relevanttechnical content necessary for successful micro-controller design, build, application, andinstruction to others.Embedded technology micro-controller programming topic
overarching goal of the IPERF program is to emphasize and strengthen theentrepreneurial development of underrepresented Fellows, advance best practices in postdoctoralprograms, and significantly expand the participation of underrepresented scholars in innovative researchand technology entrepreneurship.The IPERF grant is committed to providing professional experiences for African Americans, HispanicAmericans, American Indians, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in innovative start-ups and more industry-oriented research to encourage their own entrepreneurship. In addition to enhancing the quality of on-the-job training and mentoring provided to the Fellow by the host company, ASEE started a new professionaldevelopment series designed to address the
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include on avenues to connect Product Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing a Multi-Cycle
part-time students who were in no hurry to graduate, the Capstone Experience dragged on for up to five quarters.As part of our ongoing ABET assessment process and after several teams completed theprogram, we made some significant changes and these changes represent the CapstoneExperience as currently implemented. Three key changes were implemented: 1. The Capstone course was extended to two quarters. Capstone I is a two-credit course in which the students research the project and create a formal specification that must be approved by their industry mentor. Capstone II is a three-credit course in which the students actually build, debug and validate their design. Capstone II ends with a report, a
, that are common across multiple programs. Here, the challenge in updating or changingthese courses is ensuring the needs of a more diverse constituency are met. As previouslydescribed [Kunberger and Geiger, 2015], our introductory engineering course was changed tocreate a cohesive educational experience for the students, while continuing to meet theprogrammatic needs of the engineering programs involved as the first touchpoint those programshave with their students.Many of the courses within the WCE practice high impact practices as recognized by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), particularly with respect tocommon intellectual experiences, writing-intensive courses, and collaborative assignments andprojects [Kuh
relation to other students.Ben exemplifies the drive to “be the best” in comparison to others. “I have that drive to always get the best score possible and mostly just impress myself, not even to necessarily impress others but just to show that I am, you know, one of the top students, I can be the best and that drive just keeps me doing work and making sure I study and stuff like that, so that way I can be the best.” BenLinda thought back on her high school graduation and exposed motivation deeply seated in howshe ranked compared to her classmates. “In high school, if you got – if you had a GPA higher than 3.6, I think, they gave you an honor cord and I was really obsessed with cords for some reason. So I really
enterprises.Students also have the option to complete a program at what is called a VET College beginningafter the eighth year of schooling. These programs, like apprenticeships last for between one andfour years. There are many different types of VET colleges, including business schools, schoolsfocused on engineering, management, tourism and fashion. Graduates of these schools qualifygraduates to practice the occupations concerned based on the program completed. It bears statingthat Austria has many more requirements than the U.S. for certifications and diplomas. It is notpossible to get many jobs without the necessary qualifications, which of course providesadditional incentive to complete the necessary programs.Austria’s dual vocational education ensures
Paper ID #33713A Scaffolded, Semester-Long Design/Build/Fly Experience for theMid-Career Aerospace Engineering StudentDr. Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College Tobias Rossmann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College (Easton, PA). He received his PhD in 2002 from Stanford University. His research interests have focused on the development and application of advanced optical measurement technology to complex fluid flows, from micro-optical sensors to large reacting flowfields. He has received the 2011 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (SAE International), is a five-time winner of
; her industry experience includes systems analysis and cognitive science applications. With a life-long interest in technology and its potential for enhancing human capabilities, her research includes intelligent interface design, motivated system energetics, and other topics relative to knowledge-intensive systems.Dr. Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, she is currently an associate professor in the Me- chanical Engineering Department, and serves as the interim associate dean for the College of Engineering and Business. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in Marine Systems Engineering from the
, 22 teachers from nineschools were introduced to the detailed 8-step design process through activities in water-treatment and assistive technology [4]. These 8-steps come from the MA curriculum frameworkand are “Identify the need or problem, Research the need or problem, Develop possiblesolutions, Select best solution(s), Construct a prototype, Test and Evaluate, Communicate thesolution, and Redesign,” as shown in Figure 1. Although the concept of the design process wassimilar, the content of the original TEMI workshop and the one for grade 3-5 teachers was quitedifferent.Overall the TEMI workshop is still an amalgamation of short activities, presentations, guestlectures by engineers, discussions and field trips. However it has been modified
engineering programs.This paper describes a two-step method for developing teams and communicationsskills, and immediately exercising those skills in a practical introduction to the teamprocess using a simple PET (polyethylene terephthalate) soda pop bottle developedby the TIDEE (Transferable Integrated Design in Engineering Education) NSFsponsored project. Clearly defined team roles and communication skills areintroduced in a manner that allows a group of students to develop the synergyneeded for a successful team activity. Then a short design exercise (using a well-defined design process as a guide) is introduced to facilitate a practical applicationof both the design process and team and communication skills. The TIDEEteaching/learning model links
organizations, and extra-curricular activities” [1, p. 1]. Many of theseinstitutions have been designated as “veteran friendly” by organizations such as CollegeChoice’s “Best Colleges for Veterans” [11], Best Value Schools’ “Military-Friendly Colleges”[12], and G.I. Jobs’ [13] “Sponsored Schools that Want to Educate You.” These initiatives oftenhighlight the institutional characteristics that contribute to student veteran success. For example,College Choice recognizes that the best colleges establish “a vet-friendly culture at their school,which only happens through a holistic approach that engages the administrators, the studentbody, veterans, service members, and of course their families” [11, emphasis in original].Research indicates these programs
plans for the future. A discussion on theconcept of a polytechnic institution, its definition, and transformative nature is included to clarifythe reasons behind this radical and somewhat unsettling approach to education reformation.IntroductionAcademic institutions of higher learning are facing many difficult challenges, includingdeclining enrollment trends, complaints about costs vs. value, curricular stagnation, and inabilityto adapt quickly to changing environments facing graduating students. Many researchers andauthors claim that the traditional educational methods and structure espoused by universities isoutdated and potentially restrictive to learners. 1, 2 The College of Technology at PurdueUniversity is dealing with these challenges
. Likewise, the knowledge mix atOlin might well contain a robust dose of entrepreneurship due to the superb opportunityfor collaborating with Babson in this area. Informed “guesses” may need to be made toprovide a knowledge mix that covers a wide set of possible futures.Community CenteredBetter learning appears to occur in community. What are the best practices; how can wedesign learning communities that work best, function at a distance, and persist pastgraduation? Of special interest are methodologies for maintaining a learning communityas students engage in learning experiences in industry, government and internationalsettings.The Impact of New MediaNew media will radically change the way students learn. We must understand how tobest make use of
finite inertia power systems particularly naval vessels. Currently he works at CAPS-FSU as a research associate and as the instructor for Engineering Design Methods at the FSU-FAMU College of engineering.Dr. Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University Nikhil Gupta received his Bachelor of Technology degree from Y.M.C.A. Institute of Technology, Haryana, India in 2008, Master of Science degree from North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, in 2010, and Ph.D from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, in 2014, all in Mechanical Engineering. He is cur- rently an Adjunct Professor teaching Senior Design in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also serving as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Center of
the solid rocket engine motors,experiences of the undergraduate students who have participated in the competition and lessonslearned through this experience, and a few key projects undergoing current development. It willbe shown that these projects focus on the principles of systems engineering with highly detailedsystem/subsystem designs for rocket systems and propulsion systems. These projects have shownto offer unique opportunities for students to experience real-world challenges that are typicallyfaced by the aerospace industries on a daily basis.IntroductionIn recent years, several engineering universities have seen student-run, student designed, launchand operated high-power rocket systems and fundamental research in propulsion
is lacking, it is hard to discern student differences in internship participationand variability in the impact of internships on outcomes likes student persistence, graduation,and transition to technology careers. The case study analysis which takes place in a “naturalreal-life context” allowed us to see the internship process from multiple points of view to betterunderstand what is working, for whom, and under what conditions (Stake, 1998; Miles 2015). We address the following questions in our research: How are technology internshipsdesigned and structured? Who participates in technology internships and why? What are theopportunities and challenges for student participation and how do these vary by gender andrace/ethnicity? What are
a data graphic usingfreeware. They were exposed to many different ways to create data graphics and asked to pickthe best format for their specific data set (Fig. 7).Figure 7: Sample data graphic by student K. L.2.11 Week 12Students used the map from week 5 to add the final trip (Fig. 8) that Mark makes in his rovercaravan. They were also asked to indicate a storm that the main character had to avoid.Figure 8: Sample map Mark’s trip in the rover caravan103.0 The Martian video game projectTowards the end of the semester students were assigned a three-week design project based on thebook:“The Schulich Space Exploration Education Association (SSEEA) has decided to developcomputer games to educate people about the engineering feats behind Mars
learning outcomes desired of engineeringgraduates. Work on this project began with a literature review searching for learning outcomesfor engineering students [5]. See Figure 1 for the project elements and procedure.Figure 1. Activities E-NSEE and E-FSSE Development.The initial research review uncovered 44 outcomes, of which 12 were addressed in ABETcriteria 3a – 3k and 4 [6]. Another five outcomes also fit a minimum citation criterion, yielding 17 Page 14.1344.3“fundamental” learning outcomes. These outcomes were sorted as relating to analysis,experimentation, and design (“Technical”) or to communication or other people-related skills(“Social
: RevolutionizingEngineering and Computer Science Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) grant, we aim to"revolutionize" engineering education, by preparing students to practice engineering using acontextual framework that embeds humanitarian, sustainable and social justice approachesalongside technical engineering skills. This research will produce and disseminate a model forredefining the “engineering canon” to include a professional spine threaded throughout thecurriculum with the goal of developing “Changemaking Engineers”. The revised engineeringcanon will build upon engineering technical skills to include the knowledge and professionalskills needed to empower our graduates to impact society and enhance the common good. Themodel will provide a template for change for
research focuses on exploring and understanding engineering learning environments. He harnesses these insights to propose solutions that encourage the creation of safe and inclusive educational environments conducive to learning, professional development, and innovation. His research interests include graduate student mentorship, faculty development, mental health and well-being, teamwork and group dynamics, and the design of project-based learning classes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An exploration of how faculty advising influences doctoral student psychological safety and the impact on work-related outcomes AbstractFaculty advisors perform a vital role in doctoral