students have been admitted to study at Tsinghua. In 2018, L. RafaelReif, MIT President, Robert B. Millard, Chairman of the MIT Board and the MIT delegationvisited Tsinghua University. The two universities celebrated their long history of friendship andextensive cooperation in the fields of computer science, architecture, engineering, medicine, andclimate change. Based on the cooperation with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Tsinghuaset up a Latin American Research Centre in 2018. A Centre for Russia Studies was set up atTsinghua, with support from St Petersburg University in 2019. During phase three, the Tsinghua-Berkeley Institute was built in China and later upgraded to Tsinghua Graduate School inShenzhen. Global Innovation Institute
acknowledgesetbacks or problems, perhaps indicating that students believe that failures are uncommon inactual practice. By supporting students in learning how to fail or to see failure as a useful tool, itmay also improve their ability to make use of prototyping, experimentation and planning forfailure as part of the design process. Taken together, these results suggest that SEED Lab offers apromising approach for helping students develop skills related to engineering practice.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Amanda Blickensderfer, John-PaulMeyer, Colin Siles, Tyler Stuhldreier, and Naya Winkelstein in coding the student responses.This work was funded in part by a grant from Epilog Laser.References[1] R. Martin, B
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thegraduation rates in engineering (ENGR) and computer science (CS). The four- and six-year rates(~17.7% and ~64.5%), are below the University’s average graduation rates (~ 33.1% and 67.4%,respectively). We designed the bootcamp to improve graduation rates by a) improving students’knowledge and confidence in required math topics, b) familiarizing students with CS and ENGRmajors through problem-based learning activities that integrate skills from multiple disciplines.Calculus and other math courses serve as prerequisites to most of the ENGR and CS courses.Therefore, each time a student fails a math course, his/her graduation is delayed by at least onesemester. In addition, some upper-division courses are offered only once a year, so delays incompleting
Paper ID #33067What Do Mechanical Engineers Do? A Content Analysis of MechanicalEngineers’ Job DescriptionsElizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University Liz Pollack is a PhD student at Michigan State University studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Design.Gavan Alexander Sarrafian, Michigan State University Gavan Sarrafian is a recent graduate from Michigan State University where he obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace Engineering. He is now working as an Associate Engineer - Post Grad at SpaceX throughout the summer of 2021.Dr. Michele J. Grimm
must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political. The professional component must include (a) one year of a combination of college level mathematics and basic sciences (some with experimental experience) appropriate to the discipline (b) one and one-half years of engineering topics, consisting of engineering sciences and engineering design
. Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses at Texas A&M UniversityThe courses taught at Texas A&M University, implemented for the Fall 2020 and underimplementation for Spring 2021 semester, were all Junior level engineering courses that includeboth the lecture & lab components. The following are the courses under present study: a. Thermodynamics for Technologists: Fall 2020 b. Fluid Mechanics & Power: Fall 2020 c. Strength of Materials: Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 d. Product Design & Solid Modeling: Spring 2021The above-mentioned courses were delivered Face-to-Face with synchronous remote option,which defines them as hybrid courses. All of the above-mentioned engineering courses are majorengineering courses taught nationwide
Paper ID #33846Engineering Communication and Engineering Criteria 2000: Assessing theImpact Through Papers Presented at the ASEE Annual ConferenceDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Soci- ety Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She has served twice as chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and received the Sterling Olmsted Award for outstanding contributions to engineering education. i She is co-chair (with Judith Norback) of the Com- munication Across
Paper ID #32486Evaluation on a New Virtual Program Format: How Does an EngineeringSummer Program Evolve and Adapt to Meet the Needs of an IncreasinglyDiverse Student Population During a Pandemic? (Evaluation, Diversity)Mrs. Maria Manzano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Maria Manzano is the Director of Engineering Special Programs and EPIC program where she works to develop programs to reach out to pre-college students to encourage them to pursue engineering in college. She is involved with a variety of diversity and inclusion efforts in the college of Engineering ranging from student support programs
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. aDue to unspecified responses, the numbers are inconsistent with the total number ofparticipantsB. AssessmentSince 2018, pre- and post-program surveys have been administered to evaluate the effects of theI-Corps Site program on students and adjust the program to ensure program goals are met. Indetail, the online program evaluation consists of the pre-program survey with four sections andthe post-program survey with five sections: (a) current knowledge, (b) a scale on perceptions ofentrepreneurship, (c) practice, (d) team and business model, and (e) program evaluation (post-program survey only). The format of the assessment included both open-ended questions andseven-point Likert scales, which ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly
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Hewlett Foundation, and the Arizona Department of Education, among others. Areas of expertise include evaluations of engineering education curricula and programs, engineering commu- nities of practice, informal education and outreach programs, STEM teacher development, and climate change education programs.Dr. Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University Dr. Claire L.A. Dancz is a Research Associate for Education Systems at the Watt Family Innovation Cen- ter and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University.Dr. Yushin Ahn, California State University at Fresno Yushin Ahn received the B. Eng. Degree in civil engineering and the M.Sc. degree in surveying and digital
) Group 1 (113 Students) Group 2 (121 Students) 1-11 minutes (Pre-Quiz) Conduct Quiz A Conduct Quiz B 11-40 minutes 1) Review all the concepts in brief (Concepts review) 2) Ask students to solve similar questions 3) Allow peer-to-peer feedback 4) Provide answers and feedback to students’ questions 40-50 minutes (Post-Quiz) Conduct Quiz B Conduct Quiz A Table 1: Intervention Implementation Procedure During a 50-minute lecture.At the beginning of the class, an unannounced pre-quiz was conducted to identify and measurethe concept gap in students’ knowledge. After the pre-quiz, a concept
ofbelonging, and therefore can contribute to persistence and retention. These supports include a)co-curricular/extracurricular involvement, b) peer support, c) faculty and departmental support,and d) residence programs [13]. National science training programs (STPs) have been implemented at universities toprovide research experiences and student mentorship for these underrepresented groups with theaim to recruit, retain, and support these students. However, these programs vary in their designand targeted major within STEM fields. Certain majors have successfully diversified as a resultof STPs while others remain homogenous. While there has been an improvement inrepresentation of women and students who are minorities in the STEM field as a
more square instandard landscape usage. The side panel is highlighted with labels A and B in Figure 1. Studentscan input symbolic or numeric answers, and generalized feedback if given for certain mistakes.Compared to our previous version, we reduced the detail of the scaffolding to try to focus on theproblem solving process rather than the steps to complete a specific problem.Figure 1The interface for solving free body diagrams. (A) Problem image and description. (B) Equations that must be solved andsolutions entered. (C) Instructions on diagram sketching. (D) Sketch, Erase and Clear tools. (E) The sketching canvas.Sketch SurfaceThe remainder of the screen after the side panel is dedicated to the sketching surface. Students areprovided a grid
Paper ID #34886What Are Crucial Barriers and Opportunities to Bringing Our Whole Selvesto Engineering Education? Moving Watermelons TogetherDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential
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participants’questions individually. The standard time limit traditionally imposed on the MCT was eliminatedon the TMCT to allow for adequate time to tactilely interpret each model.After preliminary testing, the TMCT was split into two subtests, A and B, of equal difficulty toallow for faster completion of the test and to measure gains in scores over a weeklong period ofinterventions. In order to create two equal forms, a difficulty index was calculated for each testproblem based on pilot data. After an analysis of the results, subtest A had an average difficultyindex of 0.627 and a standard deviation of 0.163, and form B had a difficulty index of 0.654 andstandard deviation of 0.112. Figure 1. Rotating turntable holding Figure 2. Participants
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
Paper ID #33919Exploration of a Nontraditional Assessment Method Using a ParticipatoryApproachDr. Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University Dr. Tamara Floyd Smith is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tuskegee University. She has been a faculty member at Tuskegee University for 18 years. She currently teaches Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. Those courses integrate well with her scientific research portfolio. She is also actively engaged in engineering education research. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploration of a Non
Paper ID #33040A Curriculum on Naval Science & Technology for a Midwestern UniversityDr. James Buchholz, University of Iowa James Buchholz is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa. He received the Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics and conducts research in unsteady aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.Dr. Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa Dr. Russell serves as the Director of Research & Analytics Office of
Paper ID #32957Work-in-Progress: Ambiguous Reaction Couples: A Universal Approach toAnalyzing Bearing and Hinge Support Reactions in 3DStatically-Determinate ProblemsDr. Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Danesh-Yazdi is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology.Dr. Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Shraddha Sangelkar is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She received her M.S. (2010) and Ph.D. (2013) in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. She completed the B