institutions. The results can inform strategiccurriculum development, the design of more effective student support systems, and betterresource allocation to address the specific needs of students in these fields. Beyond the academicliterature on student success in engineering, this research also provides a practical framework foreducational institutions to make informed decisions in curriculum design and planning in theevolving field of engineering education.1 IntroductionEngineering curricula are intentionally designed to ensure contingency, consistency, and integrity,recognizing that later courses build progressively on the knowledge acquired in earlier ones. Thisis especially evident with mathematics-related courses, including but not limited to
Support for Use of CAD Software by Visually Impaired IndividualsSince the AME 308 lectures are based on Siemens NX, it was important that any adaptation ofthe course to enhance visual accessibility be based in NX as well. As of 2019, NX did not haveany native support for visually impaired users [1].As an alternative, OpenSCAD is a free CAD software whose operation is purely script-based.The user provides a text script which the program parses to produce a 3D rendering of a solid.[2] While in principle a visually impaired user could create such a script using a screen reader orbraille display, there is no support for them to visualize the created part and troubleshoot thedesigns without seeing the software’s rendering of the script.This initiative
SMART Health, where she focused on wireless health monitor- ing for stroke and pediatric asthma. Her current research is on engineering education and women’s health, specializing in pedagogy strategies to promote learning and innovation in design-build-test courses, in- cluding senior design, computer programming, and computer-aided-design courses, as well as pre-partum and partum medical devices.Matthew Lo, University of California, Irvine Matthew Lo is a graduate student pursuing his Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. He completed his BS in Biomedical Engineering: Premedical from UC Irvine, during which he lead and participated in a wide range of research, including (1) refining virtual
five different projects running simultaneously. Each team identifies afocused design and development scope of work within the larger context of the project they areinterested in. They give weekly progress reports and gather input from their customers. The workculminates in a prototype and final report to document their work for student teams who willcarry it forward in future terms.CUREs are differentiated from other course-based engineering design projects (e.g. designcompetitions) by the following characteristics [1]: • Course outcomes are developed in context of new research questions/directions each term. Research efforts progress and shift focus term-to-term. • Students engage in authentic practices representative of
fostercollaboration or exploration of evidencelike a true development project does.Moreover, most lab kits available toremote students are single-use to beshelved or discarded when complete, Fig.1 Timeline slide from startup presentation.which is neither sustainable for schools Presented to Graduation Solutions March 2023nor rewarding for students.Conversely, prevalent online educational platforms like Khan Academy or IXL, often rely on avideo-to-quiz content format without live lab experience or collaboration.To address this gap, I developed a remote-accessible program focused on student-driven STEMdevelopment exchange kits, guided by State Standards as research topic guides, which aims toprovide remote students with engaging
Paper ID #44692Determining Where and How to Teach Engineering Communication SkillsDr. Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Department Chair, Humanities and Communication, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Determining Where and How to Teach Engineering Communication SkillsThe authors of this paper co-teach a first-year “cornerstone” design experience that combines afirst-year Computer
researchers to better understand itsrole as a conversation agent in collaborative learning settings. It encourages thoughtfulconsideration of the appropriate use case of ChatGPT and emphasizes the importance of furtherexploring its potential to enhance collaborative learning experiences.1. IntroductionRooted in Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development [1], computer-supported collaborativelearning (CSCL) posits that students’ cognitive development is promoted through sharedunderstanding and meaning-making from their interactions during group activities [2]. Given thisinherent nature, active engagement and discussion within student groups play a pivotal role in thesuccess of CSCL [3]. With recent advances in machine learning, a plethora of data
Architectural Engineering curriculum at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo containsthree computing courses ARCE 352-354 taken in sequence at the junior level. These are pairedwith the structural analysis lecture courses, that together, provide fundamental knowledgenecessary to proceed to the senior-level seismic analysis course. Table 1 shows each of thestructural analysis lecture classes with their paired computing class and its catalog description.The lecture class has a 32-person enrollment that is generally three times per week at 50 minutesa session, while the lab has a 16-person enrollment taking place once a week for nearly threehours. The lab typically includes at least 1-1.5 hours of coding demonstration or discussion bythe faculty followed by in
developed their own hardware andcurriculum to ensure that visually impaired students would receive the same educationalexperience as their sighted peers.a. Existing Literature Vision-based teaching methods have become ubiquitous in the modern mechanical engineeringcurriculum through the universal adoption of computer-based tools in both the classroom andlaboratory. However, this heavy reliance on a vision-based teaching and engineering practice doesnot consider the needs of visually impaired students. This gap in accessibility is even morechallenging in engineering laboratory courses. Globally, over 250 million people live with some form of visual impairment, according to astudy done by the CDC in 2017 [1]. In the US, of the over 20 million
obtain college creditfrom the project, high school students are permitted to participate in project development, giventhey show enough interest and drive to learn. Students at the secondary level can join sub-teamsduring fall and spring semesters or can opt to participate in work that the electrical engineeringsubsections do during the summer. With over 100 members and growing, BANSHEE seeks togive this unique opportunity to as many students as possible.2. Current ProjectsBANSHEE’S core goal is to improve the performance and battery life of UAVs throughstructural and battery modifications. [1] Research and developments have been performed onautonomous ground stations, pattern detection software, on-wing solar panels, and inductioncoils for
Basson, Ph.D. 1 and Colleen E. Bronner, Ph.D. 2 1Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis 2Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis Background Cultural Humility in Graduate Civil Engineering Education➢ Engineering students are actively engaging and addressing global
co-processor for specific parallel work off-load, sowill quantum computers, providing a QPU (Quantum Processing Unit). In this paper the methodsfor helping students deal with the triple challenge of learning parallel programming, writingcorrect code for any scale, and verifying scalability are presented along with new methods toincorporate quantum computing as another hybrid option. The paper provides details of how thetriple challenge can be extended to include the fourth challenge of advanced co-processingmethods. Techniques used are problem-based learning for mastery and contract-based projectswhere students demonstrate their achievement of key learning objectives.1. IntroductionBased upon prior work to improve Numerical and Parallel