economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability Kirsten H. Dodson Assistant Professor, Lipscomb an ability to communicate effectively University, kirsten.dodson@lipscomb.edu the broad education necessary to understand the impact Kerry E. Patterson Execute Director, The Peugeot Center of engineering solutions in a global, economic, for Engineering Service in Developing Communities at environmental, and societal context Lipscomb University, kerry.patterson@lipscomb.edu a knowledge of contemporary issues Joseph B. Tipton Associate Professor, Lipscomb
Paper ID #20880Creating a First Year Engineering Course Utilizing the SCALE-Up MethodDr. David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pensacola Christian College and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He spent several years teaching in a first year engineering program at Clemson University. He is now a senior lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he continues to teach first year engineering courses. Combined, he has been teaching first year engineering courses for over five years. His previous research
involved in several grants at CSULA increasing student articulation.Dr. Zanj Kano Avery ElDr. Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles Menezes is an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department at CalStateLA. Since becoming part of the faculty in 2009, Menezes has focused on improving student success and has participated in sev- eral teaching workshops, including one on ”Excellence in Civil Engineering Education” and another in ”Enhancing Student Success through a Model Introduction to Engineering Course.” He is currently the PI of TUES project to revamp the sophomore-year experience at the college of engineering (esuc- ceed.calstatela.edu) and the PI/Director of the First-Year Experience (FYrE
measured by the REFERENCESstudents GPA after Introduction to Engineering. Studentswere divided into two groups according to their nationality, [1] J. L. Hieb, K. B. Lyle, P. A. S. Ralston, and J. Chariker, “Predictingand divided again according to which version of the course performance in a first engineering calculus course: implications forthey took. The interaction effect between nationality andFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference July 31 – August 2, 2016, Columbus, OH W1A-3
with all of the interpretations/conclusions of this paper. 3 N/A REFERENCES 4 31 [1]Aronson, J., Fried, C. B., & Good, C. (2002). Reducing 5 29 the effects of stereotype threat on African American college 6 37 students by shaping theories of intelligence. Journal of Experimental
, 10.18260/p.26590 Washington. 10.18260/p.24306 [14] Shepard, T., & Choi, J., & Holmes, T. D., & Carlin, B. W. (2015,[2] Bringardner, J., G. Georgi, V. Bill, "Incorporating Open-Ended June), The Effect of Project Constraints and Choice on First-Year Design Projects in a First-Year Engineering Course," In the 2016 Microcontroller Projects. Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference Proceedings
87.5 56 ment association and are nominated for various awards. For 2013 94.4 57 example, several HOME Program participants have been b 92.9 --- nominated for the Namaskar Award, the highest award for 2014 COE undergraduates, several participants have won the Blackb – data was not available through the Office of Institutional Engineer of the Year Award, have the designation as a GrandResearch Challenge Engineer, and secured prizes from participating in
Physics and interpret data. c An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. e An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. PSO f An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. a 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 g An ability to communicate effectively. b
future learning activities and pursuits.Process for Becoming a World Class Engineering Student. III. Design Your Process Project LITERATURE REVIEW The Design Your Process For Becoming A World Class Engineering Student project (DYP) is a nationally adoptedI. Framework: Self-Regulated Learning reflective activity originally developed by Raymond B. Landis [11] and Steffen Peuker [12, 13]. The primary purposeFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL
Paper ID #20904Development of Engineering Professional Identity and Formation of a Com-munity of Practice in a New Engineering ProgramDr. Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University Lee Rynearson an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Campbell University. He received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008 and earned his PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in 2016. He also has previous experience as an instructor of engineering at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, in Kanazawa, Japan. His current research interests focus on instruction for
Paper ID #20939Motivation Profiles of Non-Major Computer Programmers in a Flipped Class-room EnvironmentLauren Miranda LingarAbbey WilliamsDr. Rachel McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rachel McCord is a a Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Divi- sion at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include the impact of metacognitive and self-regulated learning development on engineering student success, particularly in the first year. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #20945Third year assessment of a student-based mentorship program for first-yearenvironmental engineering studentsJoanne F. Uleau, Environmental Engineering Program, University of Colorado- Boulder Joanne Uleau graduated from West Chester University in PA with a BS degree in Elementary Education. Currently she is the Undergraduate Academic Advisor in Environmental Engineering. She was awarded the Outstanding Staff Advisor Award in 2016, she holds the place as chair for the Advisors Council and graduation ceremony. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
Paper ID #20907Redesigning an Introductory Engineering Course to Address Student Percep-tions About Engineering as a Profession and Field of StudyDr. David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University Dr. Feinauer is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Freshman En- gineering Coordinator at Norwich University. His scholarly work spans a number of areas related to engineering education, including P-12 engineering outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the
THREE C’S MINDSET BEHAVIORALengineering design classes. The paper describes the OUTCOME OUTCOME (ACTION)context and background of two vertically integrated (ATTITUDE)classes. Example work from students show the CURIOSITY 1. Inherently a. Observes surroundings tointerpretation of the entrepreneurial mindset. A survey interested in a wide recognize opportunitymeasures the effectiveness of the entrepreneurial mindset variety of things b. Explores multiple
do receive the necessary career guidance as wellas social and academic support. In light of our conclusion, we recommend institutionsevaluate the effectiveness of their FYE courses. Weencourage implementation of any ideas shared that wouldenhance student learning and success through such acourse. REFERENCES[1] Robbins, S. B., Lauver, K., Le, H., Davis, D., Langley, R., and Carlstrom, A., “Do Psychosocial and Study Factors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-analysis”, Psychological Bulletin, 130, 2004, pp. 261-288.[2] Krumrei-Manucuso, E. J., Newton, F. B., Kim, E. and Wilcox, D., “Psychosocial Factors Predicting First-Year College Student Success”, Journal of College Student
students, it is important to exploreand understand as much as possible about the many factorsthat can influence a student’s decision to stay or leaveengineering. At Virginia Tech we collect data while studentsare in enginering and also ask students who leave thecollege of engineering to complete an optional exit survey.Future plans for this work may include gathering morequalitative data to further unpack the significance of thedata. REFERENCES[1] First Year Experiences at Virginia Tech. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2017, from https://www.fye.vt.edu/[2] Jones, B. D., Ruff, C., & Osborne, J. W. (2015). Fostering Students’ Identification With Mathematics and Science. In Interest in mathematics
data of first year students in college of identified community needs and (b) reflect on the serviceengineering. Considering the result of the study, the activity in such a way as to gain further understanding ofprinciple goal of this program is to increase the retention course content, a broader application of the discipline and anstatistics for engineering students. Each of these fellows enhanced sense of civic responsibility” [1]. Consideringhas been assigned to one engineering department. Using society’s needs, students are led in solving real-worldthe help of this graduate fellow in the Civil and engineering problems using the concepts of their engineeringEnvironmental Engineering
and novel instructional methods.high school. Eng One is common to all departments. Upon IMPLEMENTATIONcompleting 11 courses within three semesters, students withsufficient academic standing are promoted to second year To facilitate student engagement, the Faculty of Engineering(“Term 3”). Academic Terms 3 through 8 alternate with 4- and Applied Science employs a First Year Engagementmonth mandatory co-op work placements. Approximately Coordinator. The coordinator is responsible for a) facilitating70-80% of Eng One students meet the promotion professional learning opportunities, b) promotingrequirements for Term 3
their project around. Each group mustthat were experienced in using the data that the students could select a freely available large data set from the internet.select from. The students in that section presented their Repositories for these data sets include kaggle.com andprojects as both posters, viewable by students and faculty in hadoopilluminated.com. Some examples include crimethe College of Engineering, and as videos posted online. statistics for Philadelphia, a bike sharing system in Boston,Instructor B had slightly fewer students at 68, but provided a and air quality data from Italy. Once they select the data, themore detailed framework for the project. The students in that groups must define their
, no. 4, 2000, pp. 63-85.did this, for example in asking the mentors to come to class [6] Pejcinovic, B., et al. “Assessing Student Preparedness forand talk about their work experience, expectations were met. Introductory Engineering and Programming Courses,” accepted forWhen we were less clear, for example regarding continuing FIE 2017.contact after the class meeting, results were less successful. [7] Ringenberg, J., et al., “The Programming Performance Prophecies: Predicting Student Achievement in a First-Year IntroductoryIn addition to making
. AAHE Bulletin, 39, 7 (Mar. 1987), 3–7. Nicholas Voorhees, Graduate Research Assistant,[2] Pistilli, M. D., Willis, III, J. E., and Campbell, J. P. 2014. Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Analytics through an institutional lens: Definition, Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas, theory, design, and impact. In Learning analytics, from voorhn1@unlv.nevada.edu research to practice, J. A. Larusson and B. White Eds. Springer, New York, NY, 79-102.[3] Verbert, K., Drachsler, H., Manouselis, N., Wolpers, M., Vuorikari, R., and Duval, E. 2011. Dataset-driven research for improving recommender systems for learning. In Proceedings of the 1st International
minimum and (b) Horizontal Band maximum evaluation points obtained from the poster judges. (a) Clasuing Lathe (c) Trak K3 Mill It can be seen that all design teams scored well above average (Well) Saw FIGURE 3 on their team project work. Therefore, it is believed that this SAMPLE MACHINE MODELS USED FOR THE CAD TEAM type of teamwork activity or
Paper ID #20878Incorporating the Constraint-Source Model into the First-Year Design Expe-rienceDr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University Dr. John K Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity, providing instruction primarily in the areas of introductory computer programming and first-year engineering. He has been on the faculty of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department since 2001, and served as department chair from 2001-2010. He received a B.S.C.S.E. degree from The University of Toledo and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer
(2011); 2) UW College of Education outstanding research award (2015); and 3) UW College of Educa- tion outstanding service award (2016). Her research interests include partnerships with in pre-service and in-service teachers in STEM Education with a focus on engineering education applications. An active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, and NSTA, Dr. Burrows has presented at over 50 conferences, published in ranked journals (e.g. Journal of Chemical Education), reviewed conference proposals (e.g ASEE, AERA), and co-edits the CITE-Science journal. Additionally, she taught high school and middle school science for twelve years in Florida and Virginia, and she was the learning resource specialist for the technology
Paper ID #20894Freshman Peer Mentoring: Successful Continuous Improvement of the Tran-sition ExperienceMr. Kevin Joseph Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kevin J. Lindsay Freshman Lecturer and Advisor; MAPS Program Director B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1999 M.S. in Physics, Clemson University, 2003 MBA, Loyola University in Maryland, 2010 I came to UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. My 10 years of experience at STScI culminated in my final duties as a Senior Research
Paper ID #20897The EWB Challenge – Preparing engineers to work globally through inter-national development design projectsMr. Alistair Cook, Colorado State University PhD Candidate in Education SciencesMona Hemmati, Colorado State University Mona Hemmati is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the Col- orado State University. She received her B.S.E. (2011) and M.S.E. (2014) in Structural Engineering from the Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.Dr. Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University Tom Siller served as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Colorado State University
). Before joining MSU Mankato, Dr. Kim was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Purdue University, teaching courses in the thermal fluid sciences, and conducting research in nanotechnol- ogy. His research expertise and interests lie in the controlled synthesis of CNTs for thermal and biological applications. While at Purdue, he was actively involved in research sponsored by DARPA (Defense Ad- vanced Research Projects Agency) in the development of carbon nanotube (CNT) enhanced wicks for vapor chambers (Thermal Ground Plane Program), and in enhancement of thermal interfaces using CNTs (Nano Thermal Interface Program). Currently, his research activities are concentrated in the area of engineering