INNOVATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NANOENGINEERINGAbstract: Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) is establishing a new master'sdegree program in nanoengineering. The program will be highly interdisciplinary, drawingexpertise and resources from various disciplines from two universities North Carolina A&T StateUniversity and University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Master of Science in Nanoengineeringis designed for students with strong backgrounds in either engineering or science who seekadditional specialized education and training to qualify them for positions in the field ofnanoengineering or nanotechnology design, research and development, or manufacturing. The proposed Master of Science
Engineering Divisions, and has remained active in presenting educational work at the ASEE National Meeting related to faculty development and graduate student mentoring. Kirk was awarded an NSF CAREER Development Award from the NSF in 1995, and has remained an active researcher during his tenure in academic administration. He is currently serving as the co-chair of the 2007 Chemical Engineering Summer School, to be held in Pullman, Washington during August of this year. Page 12.1615.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Working Effectively with Graduate
AC 2010-532: WORKING WITH AND MENTORING GRADUATE STUDENTINSTRUCTORS IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSESMelissa Roberts, Michigan Technological UniversityAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological UniversityGretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University Page 15.1384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Working with and Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors in First-year Engineering CoursesAbstractMichigan Tech University has a history of teaching first-year engineering courses. Annually,approximately 900 first-year engineering students learn basic engineering skills and concepts inthe first-year engineering program. The program offers a
improvement of the undergraduate students’ understanding of the topic. Theimprovement was a small portion of the project grade. The paper presents the results of thesequizzes and the presentation will include clips of the videos. Each master’s student wasresponsible for two videos and, through a first come, first served policy, the students self-selected the topics. This paper is intended to share an idea of how to generate useful homeworkcontent for future classes of millennials whilst also providing a meaningful project to graduatestudents. IntroductionAt Texas State University - San Marcos, the senior-level estimating course is co-listed as agraduate course. Traditionally, graduate students in co-listed courses have completed a projectin addition
interests include multicultural education, identity construction, and interdisciplinarity.Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University Tori Rhoulac Smith began her appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University in 2003. In this position, she fulfills a number of research, service, and both graduate and undergraduate course instruction roles. Dr. Rhoulac Smith’s primary area of research is in traffic operations and multimodal school transportation systems. She engages not only in transportation engineering research, but regularly conducts engineering education research projects and serves as the campus coordinator for the Learning Communities for Scientific
AC 2011-2780: BOOTSTRAPPING A NEW GRADUATE CURRICULUMTHROUGH AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERDevdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and serves as Director for Education and Out- reach for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of manufacturing processes and materials engineering.Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University Robin Guill Liles is associate professor in counseling and counselor education in the Department of Hu- man Development and Services in the School of Education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
Paper ID #11704Understanding Missions for Engineering Outreach and Service: How NewEngineering Faculty Can Learn from Past Generations of Ph.D.-holding En-gineers and Engineering EducatorsCatherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette Catherine G.P. Berdanier is a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota and her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include graduate-level engineering education, including inter- and multidisciplinary graduate education
discussions. While research mentorship can be ataxing and often overwhelming part of being a junior faculty member, the development of aproductive research group is critical to career success. The tools developed in this workshop willbe helpful for faculty at all stages as they seek to make their group as productive as possible. References 1. Austin, A. E. (2002). Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty: Graduate School as Socialization to the Academic Career. The Journal of Higher Education, 73(1), 94–122. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2002.0001 2. Austin, A. E., & McDaniels, M. (2006). Preparing the Professoriate of the Future: Graduate Student Socialization for Faculty
, Working Effectively with Teaching Assistants. This paper lists typical dutiesthat teaching assistants may do, shares general tips and strategies gathered via listserv requestsfrom over 25 engineering faculty, and shows two samples of teaching assistant contracts fromnon-engineering disciplines. Gehringer’s recommendations include tips on the selection ofteaching assistants, strategies for maintaining the quality of the assistant’s grading work, andnotes on the importance of communication with teaching assistants.8Past engineering education papers on the topic of graduate teaching assistants have focused onprograms that train new teaching assistants. Professional training of graduate student TAs buildsteaching skills for future faculty. David A
member is expected to be proficient in all of these areas.The status and nature of training graduate students for teaching is itself a topic of its ownright. [3] There have been several suggestions for training doctoral-level candidates forteaching. However, in the engineering arena, most of the efforts concentrate on traininggraduate teaching assistants (TA) in aiding the full-time faculty during a particularcourse, as has been previously mentioned. A unique way to address this problem hasbeen put forth very recently by both Purdue University and Virginia Tech [4]. At each ofthese institutions, a graduate student can enroll in an Engineering Education program andreceive their Ph. D. in this area. Such students are exposed to every aspect of
department initiated an independent research propositioncourse for all first year PhD candidates. Student performance in this spring semesterthree unit course was treated as a graduate qualifier exam, and both students and facultyhave been supportive of this requirement, as summarized earlier1. Over the last decade, our first year approach to research education hasbroadened. Peter Kilpatrick added a one unit fall course, Introduction to Research, aprofessional development course including research ethics, presentations, andpublications. While these two courses were satisfying as stand-alone efforts, recentfaculty and graduate student sentiment pushed for an earlier engagement of student withresearch advisor, PhD committee, and research itself
with various partners. Although no generic template exits, many programs offer some combination of: courses,seminars, and workshops; development of materials such as portfolios and/or web pages;collaboration with partner institutions; experiential activities; mentoring opportunities; andcoverage of contemporary issues in higher education4. In general they promote a more holisticapproach to graduate education. The Ohio State University is typical of a number of institutionscurrently offer, specializations, minor or certificate programs5 which both structure anddocument the accomplishment of the student. Required courses often include teachingeffectiveness and process. They most often covers the topics of theory and practice in
& Transportation Coordinator for the Central Region in their Logistics Department in summer 2006. Jeremi graduated from Purdue University in May 2008 with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and imme- diately joined General Electric- Healthcare in Wisconsin as a Quality Assurance Speciality in the Invasive Cardiology group. Recently, Jeremi returned to Purdue University to pursue graduate studies. Upon completion, she hopes to gain a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Benjamin Ahn, is a Ph.D student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He re- ceived a M.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from
, various aspects of diversity in the absence of an intrinsicallydiverse classroom composition, as well as allow them to reflect on their own professional andpersonal experiences. Specifically, this module includes activities about implicit bias, stereotypethreat, and cross cultural competence. Student response has largely been positive, and studentreflection assignments have demonstrated critical thinking on the matter. As this is a recent pilotintervention, long-term longitudinal effects have yet to be investigated. Included here aredescriptions of the module activities, generalized student responses, and instructor perspective.While this topic is of great importance to all educators, it is often difficult to incorporate suchmaterial in well
Paper ID #10117Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering EducationMs. Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University Melodie Selby is a civil engineering and environmental science professor at Walla Walla University. A Walla Walla University graduate, she returned to the University in 2009 after 23 years during which she received a master’s degree in environmental engineering, worked as a civil and environmental engineering consultant, and worked in the Nuclear Waste Program and Water Quality Program for the Washington State Department of Ecology
2003, Hispanic Americans and AfricanAmericans comprised 6.2% and 7.9% respectively of those graduating with an undergraduateengineering degree from U.S. colleges7, while the general population of the U.S. is comprised ofapproximately 14% Hispanic Americans and 12% African Americans8. Moreover, Chubin et al9also reported that fewer than two in five (40%) minority first-year students who enterengineering graduate with an engineering degree. Clearly, diversity issues having to do withopportunities for underrepresented minority students are a major concern.However, racial/ethnic diversity was not chosen as a focus for this study simply in response tothe national concern. Focusing on African American and Hispanic American students isimportant and
an ASEEor SIGCSE conference, but with the advantage of being uniquely suited to Baylor University’sculture. The assessment of the effectiveness of this endeavor will be presented, along with plansto generalize these “core values in teaching” for the academic unit’s use in maintainingexcellence in undergraduate engineering education.IntroductionDeficiencies in engineering education have been enumerated exhaustively in recent years by abevy of panels and blue-ribbon commissions.1,2,3,4 ABET indicates that we must strengthen ourcoverage of fundamentals while also teaching more about “real world” engineering design, covering material in frontier areas of engineering
continueinto graduate school than their peers. A student research job improves students’ marketabilityfor employment in the field or graduate work—significantly more than other campus jobs.For the FacultyWhile not as widely studied as the benefits to students, working with undergraduate student Page 11.1086.3researchers offers a number of rewards for the faculty member as well4. By working closer withcertain students, and conveying higher-level skills than in the classroom environment, aprofessor remains more intellectually engaged in teaching. The student researchers enable theteacher to remain connected to the current student generation, thereby
teachers do, rather than what students think. Instead, they reframe formative assessment asresponsive teaching, an instructional approach in which teachers elicit student thinking around aparticular topic, notice and interpret the disciplinary substance contained within students’thinking, and then respond in real-time in order to support students’ disciplinary behaviors.Responsive teaching has been studied for some time in K-12 mathematics and science education,and it has recently become a focus in K-12 engineering education. However, to our knowledgeno research has investigated responsive teaching in undergraduate engineering education. Weintend to begin a conversation about this important area of study through three specific aims ofthis paper: 1
effectiveness of alternate delivery and compare itwith traditional face-to-face learning using education experts’ evaluation methodology as well asby documenting students’ learning experiences.Need for improved engagement in online classesIn 2008, a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education showed that 97% of 2-yearand 89% of 4-year public institutions offer distance-learning courses [4]. Also, according to newresearch recently released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison involving about 7,500undergraduate and graduate students, an overwhelming 82% of students said they would prefercourses that utilize online lectures over traditional classes that do not include an online lecturecomponent [5]. As more courses in higher education move to
historical example but it unravels the truth. Typicaldescriptions of historical standards are incomplete. Casual references that feed inaccuracy to thenext generation of engineers do no one any favors. Brief modern day examples are alsopresented and standards are used by faculty, staff, and students.There is a strong need for more educational materials. Standards organizations have preparedsome materials but the materials vary in quality. Materials from several standards educationalorganizations and major standards development organizations are included.[This departs from previous incomplete versions of the abstract.].IntroductionNew engineering educators begin their academic careers with varied experiences. Their primaryfocus is becoming successful
is programmed with facts relevant to the problem. Once the facts have beenincorporated, the problem is dismissed from the forefront of the mind, and storage takes place inthe unconscious. In the unconscious of our mind that keeps working problems, and that is whysometimes we find its solution in the morning after a good night sleep.In general there are considerations applicable to every strategic teaching method (pedagogicallyspeaking)10:• Educational objectives: why, for what?• Subject matter: what?• Psycho-structure (of students): who (recipient)?• Media (learning and teaching means): with what?• Social structure (environment of education): where?Teaching method (teaching algorithm): how, when?One very important recommendation in the
. Williams, J.M., The engineering portfolio: communication, reflection, and student learning outcomes assessment. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2002. 18(2): p. 199-207.7. Jalkio, J.A. Using Self-Evaluation and Student Generated Portfolios for Assessment of Student Learning and Course Effectiveness. in Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE. 2002. Page 11.1000.138. Upchurch, R.L. and J.E. Sims-Knight. Portfolio use in software engineering education: An experience report. in Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 2002.9. Christy, A.D. and L. Marybeth, Use of student portfolios in engineering instruction. Journal
discussion on a breadth of topics relating to graduate education,acquiring a job, and the transition therein. The course component of PPIT aims to improve theteaching qualities of each student by providing theoretical and practical instruction on teachingin the classroom. In class, students are introduced to learning theories, literature in the field,learning styles, syllabus development, and others. The emphasis in this environment is on thedelivery and not particularly the technical content of an engineering professor’s instruction. Thiscomponent scaffolds the development of personal teaching philosophies and learning objectives,and gives each student a video-recorded microteaching sample for feedback purposes. Thesuccessful completion of both
also would be a valuable topic for adepartmental mentoring program in the sciences and engineering. References1 Fox, M. F., & Mohapatra, S. (2007). Social-organization characteristics of work and publication productivity among academic scientists in doctoral-granting departments. The Journal of Higher Education, 78 (5), 542-571.2 Tenure-track job satisfaction survey: COACHE report highlights. (2007, August). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education.3 Olsen, D., Creamer, E., & Layne, M. A. (2005). AdvanceVT faculty job satisfaction model. Poster presented at the 2005 Advance PI Meeting. Washington, DC. (http://www.advance.vt.edu
undergraduate and graduate education or K-12 educational outreach andthat will have a real impact on the target audience. It also gives advice, from the point of view ofa former college president and NSF officer, about issues of the reward system in general,promotion and tenure at different types of higher education institutions in particular, and howthese differing standards should be taken into account as one decides how much and what type ofeducational initiative should prudently be undertaken.IntroductionIn 1990 Earnest Boyer published a seminal work1 that enlarged the perspective of “research” bycalling it “scholarship”, and describing it in terms of four overlapping descriptors: thescholarship of discovery (research), the scholarship of teaching
of Connecticut in 1985 and 1986 and a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1995. Page 15.849.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Making Service Count: Advice for New Engineering EducatorsAbstractPromotion and tenure requirements for engineering educators vary for different types ofinstitutions and generally focus on one’s achievements in teaching, scholarship, and service. Atmany institutions, research publications are necessary for successful promotion and tenure cases.For non-tenure track faculty and for faculty at teaching institutions, scholarly publicationsresulting from
Clarity, (iii)Assignment and Grading, (iv) Intellectual and Scholarly Approach, (v) Incorporation of StudentInteraction, (vi) Motivating the Students and (vii) Effectiveness and Worth. The instructor matchedor exceeded ratings when compared to the departmental ratings in motivation of students,assignments and grading, organization and clarity and presentation ability and more importantlyIncorporation of Student Interaction. The instructor was surpassed by the college and universityratings in several categories. Although, this is true; it will not be fair comparison to generalizestudent ratings with traditional engineering courses and general education courses where thecontent and approach can be significantly different across disciplines. A more
Paper ID #19702Grader consistency in using standards-based rubricsNathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Nathan M. Hicks is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida and taught high school math and science for three years.Prof. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell
others. Page 26.1058.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Leadership Development in Change: A Panel to Explore Experiences, Skills, and Learning in Change Management for New Engineering Educators (Panel Discussion) Ella L. Ingram, Ph.D. & Julia M. Williams, Ph.D. Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionGraduate programs largely focus on knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the primary fieldof study. For example, one graduate program in civil engineering lists a set of student outcomes