new curriculum [5]. This paper will look at howstudents experienced the attainment of their first co-op placement. The research question for thisphase of the program development is: “How do BELL program student engineers experience theattainment of their first co-op placement?” In the data collection section below, the studentexperiences and inputs have been collected and analyzed. Improvements have been put in placeand ideas are available to draw on for future iterations.II. Model DescriptionThis new co-op centric educational model is an adaptation of two emerging world-leadingengineering educational models, as recognized by a 2018 MIT report [6], Charles SturtUniversity (Australia) and Iron Range Engineering (Minnesota). Adapted from
his research, he has devised a few teaching activities, including Lab-in-Class and Lab-in-a-Bag. He has received several teaching awards for his effort in developing the new activities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Undergraduate Engineering Students for their Profession – A Novel Curricular Approach Joel R. Howell1, Christos S. Ferekides1, Wilfrido A. Moreno1, Thomas M. Weller2, Arash Takshi1 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2 Oregon State University, Corvallis, ORAbstractThis Work-In-Progress (WIP) paper describes a
Southeastern University. He is a founding assistant professor of the Department of Engineering and Technology at the new NSU’s College of Engineering and Com- puting where he designs classes and program objectives in addition to teaching. He has published several papers in academic journals relating to heart valve tissue engineering studies. His research areas include vascular tissue engineering, artificial organs, and cardiovascular biomechanics. In addition, He enjoys collaborating in projects related to computational fluid dynamics, fluid structure interactions; algorithm optimization; finite element/volume analysis, computer aided design; steady and transient data visualiza- tion among others. In his free time he
examines the forms of student engagement in learning as is measured based onBOPPPS model. Various approaches have been used to estimate engineering education quality. Studentengagement is generally considered as a better predictor of learning and personal development. The premise isdeceptively simple, perhaps self-evident: The more students study or practice a subject, the more they tend tolearn about it (Carini and Kuh,2006). To adopt the active learning in engineering education process, it isessential to follow the initiative and directional principles and combine with the advent of technology enhancedlearning. The main proposal of this paper is to grasp the connotation and construction of the active learning withthe adoption of new information
Paper ID #28792A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in theInternship Search ProcessDr. Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder Katherine McConnell is a Senior Professional Development Advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work focuses on the integration of experiential learning, industry connections, and career-oriented education across the curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in the
Technical and Business Writing course, and this paper reports on thepilot study of implementing prototyping skills into this course.The larger study aims to foster institutional change and provide new knowledge on engineeringeducation and entrepreneurship program development.In this paper, we describe the ‘gaps’ in the curriculum we wanted to fill, the philosophy andassignments in the course, the methods we used to evaluate the course, and future directions forthe project.1.2 Writing and EngineeringPrevious studies have examined ways to connect writing instruction with the professionaldevelopment of engineering students, often integrating writing-intensive assignments into requiredcourses for engineering majors [1] [2] [3] [4]. This intervention is
Paper ID #22462Integrating Design Thinking into an Experiential Learning Course for Fresh-man Engineering StudentsDr. Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University Dr. Mark Povinelli is the Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurial Lead- ership in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University where he is developing and teaching curriculum in innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Povinelli current research interests and curriculum development are in experiential team learning approaches to engineering education focused on design thinking
Paper ID #33525Design-Based Research: Students Seeking Co-Op in Refined Educational ModelDennis Rogalsky P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato Dennis Rogalsky is excited to be part of the faculty for the IRE Bell program and share in this innovative approach to engineering education. Dr. Rogalsky’s degrees are in chemical engineering and he has twenty years of industry experience providing process control and automation solutions in petrochemical facil- ities. His career has blended educational and engineering experiences and he looks forward to teaching and research opportunities with the IRE Bell program and
Paper ID #22176Promoting Good Scientific Communication Habits by Leveraging the Com-munity of Practice within a Single Research Group ´Mr. F´elix Langevin Harnois, Ecole de Technologie Sup´erieure ´ Librarian at Ecole de technologie sup´erieure, an engineering school in Montreal, he works on developing information literacy skills for undergraduate and graduate doctoral students. He also works, in collabora- tion with 3 professors and a researcher, on a service that uses peer-support to help graduate students who have to write a thesis, a journal article or who want to develop
“relevant employability skills… before graduation.” In this case, employabilityskills are skills employers look for in potential hires that can serve as a metric for evaluatingperformance [2]. Due to the broadness of the term “employability skills” there is no definitive list ofwhich employability skills students are to gain, or what skills are to be transferred. Thismakes skill development difficult to track. There is, however, an expectation for co-opstudents to perform according to a standard. Competency lists exist for engineering bodiesand curriculums (such as CEAB and ABET) that schools adhere to. This gives programdirectors a focal point to develop curriculums around and a list of skills can then emerge.Even with these lists and the
experience of four projects beforegraduation. Many of the student engineers also work on internship or co-op throughout their finalfour semesters as it is highly encouraged.The structure of the new Bell program stems from this same idea of gaining industry experienceas a working engineer while earning full-time credits as a student in the process of earning their4-year engineering degree. The curriculum is the same, yet the delivery modality is a bitdifferent. The aim is to make this program accessible to students all over the country. Instead offour semesters in length like Iron Range Engineering, the Bell program is spread across fivesemesters. The first semester, “Bell Academy,” takes place on a community college campuswhile the final four
Hawai‘i’s technology firms, a few interesting engineering practicessuch as “recognizing the ‘good enough’ or ‘80%’ solution” came up often. Lines betweentechnician-like maintenance (making existing technology work, or work better) and engineer-likeresearch and development (selecting, adapting, or creating new technology) were often blurred,meaning the technician/engineer dichotomy is not always salient in these workplaces. At thetime, this was relevant for the development of local two- and four-year engineering technologyprograms; in the present study, it may relate to the outcomes for community college anduniversity students. Counter to the idea that entry-level technicians and engineers would simplybe “managed,” project management and
, and Career Compass Advisory Boards for their input and financial support.References[1] A. Welker and F. Falcone, “Professional Practices in Civil Engineering: Meeting andExceeding The New Civil Engineering Program Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2008 AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.https://peer.asee.org/3839[2] M. Habibi, M. Alaei, and A. Lillesve “Integrating Professionalism in a Project-BasedEngineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. https://peer.asee.org/19012[3] J. Mossbrucker, O. Petersen, and R. Strangeway, “Professional Development for ElectricalEngineering Students
. Education of the next generation of graduates has the potential to greatlyimpact society if their technical expertise are combined with personal and professional attributes tomake them more socially-engaged and effective as leaders. Leveraging a project-organised curriculumas opposed to a more traditional approach has proven to be successful in cultivating these personaland professional attributes alongside technical development. But transforming a curriculum is a slowand arduous process. The curricula in the School of Engineering at the University of Pretoria arebased on the CDIO framework, but limited resources and large student cohorts make it difficult tofully leverage the benefits of project-based learning within the formal curriculum
, 2020 Co-op education and the impact on the behaviors and competencies of undergraduate engineering studentsIntroductionUndergraduate engineering education has traditionally, and rightfully, been focused on a mix oftechnical learning outcomes, complemented by non-technical enablers of professional success(e.g. communication skills and life-long learning). In addition, programs have added learningoutcomes that draw on their traditions (e.g. social justice) or on newfound pedagogical theories(e.g. entrepreneurially minded learning). In order to satisfy all these learning outcomes in thespan of a four-year curriculum, the engineering curriculum subjects students to a level of rigorand pace that invariably influences their
Paper ID #27554Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Com-munity of Practice Model for Engineering Research EducationMs. Nicole Bowers, Arizona State UniversityDr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate
changes in thepolitical and legal environment have forced us to modify our programs and think creatively aboutways to reach underrepresented students without actually limiting program enrollment to specificpopulations.As we look toward the future of our K-12 outreach initiatives there are both opportunities forgrowth and new challenges. PCEC hopes to continue expanding outreach activities and wouldlike to offer more programming and summer camp opportunities than we do today.Implementation of the new Next Generation Science Standards [7] in K-12 schools across thestate provides a great opportunity for us to engage with schools as engineering content is nowrequired at all grade levels.At the same time, the K-12 population in the United States is
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Michigan. His undergraduate degree is in Agricultural Engineering Technology from Michigan State University.Dr. Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Professor Millunchick has two distinct areas of research. The first is in Materials Science and involves manipulating matter on the nanoscale in order to enable the design of new electronic materials for opto- electronic and photovoltaic applications. Specifically, she is fascinated by the details of atomic surface structure of compound semiconductors, self assembly of epitaxial nanostructures, and in situ characteri- zation. The second area of research is in Engineering Education, and studies whether student participation in engineering co-curricular
) pivoting to remote teaching is an opportunity forinstructors to learn how to apply new pedagogical methods and how to use new instructional tools,and more generally, to review their approach to instruction to continue to make it engaging forstudents. 15B. Suggestions for Undergraduate Engineering InstructorsBased on our experience with the pivot to remote teaching over Spring–Fall 2020, we can makesome suggestions and observations for undergraduate engineering instructors engaged in remoteteaching. We divide our suggestions into those related to curriculum and those related toinstruction.i. Suggestions related to curriculum: • Shift the focus to learning activities that students can carry out
participation rates and effects of experiential learning vary acrossdifferent undergraduate engineering student populations (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, discipline,socioeconomic status)?Employing a narrative literature review approach, this paper synthesizes current research inengineering education and higher education on experiential learning for undergraduate students,and proposes areas for future research. This review illustrates the challenges in measuring aspectsof student involvement, suggesting salient characteristics of involvement that future researchmight investigate, and identifies types of mechanisms that have been attributed to the influence ofinvolvement, including developing skills, networking with peers, fostering sense of belonging
Paper ID #32256Student Perceptions of Connections Between an Introductory DynamicSystems Class and Co-Op Work ExperienceDr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Student Perceptions of Connections Between an Introductory Dynamic Systems Class and Co-op Work ExperienceAbstractThis work focuses on connections that students see between co-op work assignments and aspecific class in their mechanical engineering curriculum
Engineering Education” and ”Engi- neering Mechanics: Statics.” Dr. Goodridge is an engineering councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and serves on ASEE’s project board. Dr. Goodridge actively consults for projects includ- ing the development of an online curriculum style guide for Siemens software instruction, development of engineering activities for blind and visually impaired youth, and the implementation and investigation of a framework of engineering content to incorporate into P-12 engineering education.Mr. Benjamin James Call, Utah State University Benjamin Call graduated with his Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Em- phasis) in 2006 from Utah State University. After
currently an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches Senior Design and thermo-fluids courses. She has also developed new curriculum and programming for student professional development and career exploration which have strengthened connections between students, alumni and industry partners. She serves as chair of External Relations for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. She has been the Wolenski/Roller Faculty Fellow since 2017.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College
others. Thepurpose of this embedded mixed-methods study was to document student perceptions of learningwhile on co-op and provide student-centered language for these learning experiences.IntroductionThere is a high demand for well-trained engineers that can create innovative solutions tocomplex world problems [5]–[9]. To solve the National Academy of Engineers GrandChallenges [6] or other engineering problems of today, we need the current and next generationof engineers to quickly transition into their full-time roles, work efficiently and respectfully withothers on a multidisciplinary team, be comfortable with large-scale, open-ended problems, andhave a strong understanding of fundamental material that they can map to new problems in
-based, discipline-specific technical course.The new course takes a retrospective approach and asks students to leverage their experiences tocreate a set of stories that in turn highlight their values and guiding principles. Their finalassignment was to develop a professional document, such as a personal statement, LinkedInpage, or resume, grounded in one or more competencies and informed by feedback from peersand alumni mentors. The pre/post assessment effort is a partnership with a faculty memberleading a course on systems engineering and business leadership processes. The faculty memberselected a subset of the key competencies (leadership, risk management, systems thinking, andteamwork) which aligned with course objectives. The pre/post
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and in learning the professional skills (communications, teamwork, organization, etc.)necessary for success. While most students opted to follow the suggested schedule, about 15% ofstudents instead chose to delay course participation until later in the semester. This varying paceof participation had an unexpected impact on some of the most dedicated students, who found itdifficult to engage in productive discussions online when not all of their classmates wereworking as quickly through the materials.IntroductionSuccessful engineering programs often integrate experiential learning experiences throughout thecurriculum. Cooperative education or internship programs may be the most familiar approach toexperiential learning in engineering; in these
, community engagement and research profile.Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the evaluation, design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of various teaching learning and assessment initiatives. Lisa teaches undergraduate courses in engineering & society, and graduate courses in engineering edu- cation. Her research interests include teaching and assessment practices in engineering. Lisa also serves as Associate Director for